John sat in the car quietly as Scott drove them to their destination, dinner and drinks with Scott's friends. John was in uncharted territory here. He'd never met these people, never imagined his relationship with Scott would ever go beyond Scott's own home. He felt fairly certain this was a mistake, but a part of him couldn't deny that he wanted to do this. He did want to please Scott, and Scott has made a convincing case. This would be a one time deal, in a city almost 30 miles away, far removed from John's straight life and persona on campus.
John reassured himself once more by reminding himself that he could leave at any point during this little experiment. The fact that he was bigger and stronger than Scott typically made him more willing to give in to Scott's requests. John always felt that he could stop anything he didn't like, and tonight was no different.
They pulled into the parking lot and Scott turned to John before exiting the car.
"Now remember, I don't want this to be weird for my friends. As far as they know you're just my boyfriend, so just act normally... I don't want you to clam up and act like something's off, yeah? I have high expectations for you tonight. You follow my lead and do not shy away from any affection I show you. Understood?
"Yes, Sir." John answered.
"Good boy." Scott leaned over and kissed him once more before starting towards the restaurant.
John followed Scott into the restaurant and towards their table. Two middle aged women were sitting next to each other and chatting, with thirty-something man w glasses and a neatly trimmed beard sat across the table from them. Immediately John felt a rush of anxiety, as he realized how foolish he was to assume that all of the friends would be gay men close to Scott's age. For reasons John couldn't articulate if he has wanted to, the thought of limiting this event to other gay men had made him feel more comfortable.
Too late now, he thought to himself.
One of the women noticed Scott approaching and they greeted him with smiles, happy birthdays and hugs.
"This is my boyfriend, John." Scott said, smiling. "John, this is Susan, Jane and Tim. We all worked together at some point."
"Hi John" Jane said I'm an excited tone. "I'm so glad you could come."
"Me too." John lied. "Nice meeting you all." John greeted and exchanged pleasantries with the group. Eventually they sat down and John took his place directly next to Scott. Scott put his arm around John and again John felt an intense wave a unease. He tried his best to hide how uncomfortable he was with all of this.
"So, John, how long have you been seeing Scott?" Susan asked him.
"A little over four months." John said, leaving out the fact that he wasn't actually dating this friend of hers, merely leaving his dorm room a few times each week to suck his dick, among other things.
"Wonderful, how did you two meet, if you don't mind me asking?" Susan was smiling broadly and very polite, although John detected a hint of judgement from her. Was it directed at him, or at Scott for dating a much younger man? John realized he may just be projecting.
Scott answered the question for him. "We met online. John was looking a sexy older man to show him the ropes." Scott said, smiling as he put his hand on John's shoulder.
"Who says you're sexy?" Tim deadpanned.
"John does, every night." Scott winked at John and John felt himself beginning to blush.
Asshole, thought John.