Victor grunted as he pushed up and pulled down the dumbbell. I was standing behind the dumbbell rest as his spotter.
"So when do I meet him?" he grunted out.
I looked down at him, confused, "Who?"
"You know who, your new boyfriend," he pushed the dumbbell all the way up and I helped him place it on the rest. He sat up and turned to me, "I've met your last boyfriends. Is this one a murderer or what?"
Victor wore a loose tank top with workout shorts that ended mid thigh. He had always been thin since he was a runner, but lately he had been working out more and building muscle. His skin was tan and his hair was cut short like a buzzcut. He didn't like having hair longer than a buzzcut. "Too much maintenance" is what he told me once. He was Hispanic and had taught me many Spanish words, mostly Spanish slang. His family loved me and didn't care that I was gay. They accepted me into their family because of how close Victor and I were.
Our friendship started in the 5th grade when he told me he liked the Pikachu shirt I had. It was silly how we became friends but it's something we often joked about. Victor always looked out for me and acted like a brother to me. He was the first person I came out to and he supported me all the way. "You're still my best friend and nothing will change that, unless you murder someone or do something horribly wrong." he said to me. Although he is straight, there have been times in the past where I've sucked his cock. Mostly out of curiosity but other times it was just me needing to suck a cock. He would tell me it didn't change anything between us or his sexual orientation. He still loved fucking women and being with a woman. "But sometimes you gotta help a homie out," he'd often wink after saying that.
"Well, I don't know," I moved to the bench and sat down, "He's still new to all this."
"It's been a month now right?" I nodded, "You gay guys work fast turning straight guys to your side" he elbowed me in a joking manner. He always made jokes like that, any other gay would probably be furious with him for jokes like that but I made the same type of jokes. Plus, it was always between us.
"Well, it turns out he has been either bisexual or bicurious for a while now. He claimed to have a hard on in the locker room once after seeing a teammate's cock."
"Come on, I've gotten a boner in the locker room as well. It's random, these things..." he grabbed his junk, "...have a mind of their own sometimes."
"Oh trust me, I know. I can't be near an attractive guy and not have a boner."
He nudged me again with his elbow again and winked, "I'm an attractive guy and you don't have a boner right now."
"Maybe you're not that attractive," I said with a grin across my face.
"Ouch! Okay, calm down."
We both laughed.
"So do you like him?"
"I do, and I think I am falling in love."
"But?"
"I'm not sure if he'll love me back. We've been having a lot of sex and making out and of course spending time with each other, but I don't know if he has the same feelings I do for him."
"Like you said, he's new to this, give him time. I'm sure he will open up to you," Victor stood up from the bench and stretched then turned to me, "but I wanna meet him."
"Yeah, I'll work on that."
Later that day, I asked Matthew if I could stop by to talk to him. He had asked if everything was okay. I assured him it was, and he said yes. I drove over to his house with my light green pick up truck and parked in the street. I wore blue jeans with a yellow and blue polo shirt. The shirt was a design from one of my favorite video games, Mother.
As I walked to the house, I ran into Matthew's mother, Dorothy, "Hello, Mrs. Grayson."
She was looking through her purse when she noticed me and said, "Oh, Hi, you're that guy from Collin's Yardwork right?"
"Yeah, good memory."
"I have to remember people's faces for a living. Did Matthew hire you for something today?"
"No no, your son and I are friends. We've bonded over video games."
"Oh I see, good to see him making new friends. At least kind ones like yourself. Anyways, I must go. There is traffic on the 405 I must beat."
We waved to each other as she walked to her car. When I turned to the front door, I saw Matthew standing in the doorway. He had on a white Motley Crue t-shirt and blue jeans.
Dorothy had pulled out of the driveway and drove off. In that time, I had made my way to the porch and was now standing before my man. Matthew gave me a warm smile then said, "So what did you want to talk about?"
"Inside maybe?" He nodded and I entered. The door closed behind me and I turned to him. "It's nothing bad, if that's what you're worried about."
"Oh?"
"Yeah, my best friend, Victor, he wants to meet you."
"Is that so? I suppose we can make that happen," he was less serious now and it felt like he was calm now.
"I'm sorry if you thought I came here with some bad news or something. I like you and he knows that. He just wants to meet you."