Tim and Bjorn Ch 01
Tim hosts a Swedish transfer student
You're going to have to "suspend your disbelief" big time for this one, written last year and filed away until a recent edit This is a very different genre for me--so comments would be appreciated. All characters engaged in sexual activity are over 18. No AI was used in the composition of this story. © 2023, all rights reserved, Brunosden.
I parked the F-150 in the street in front of the ranch style house because a large moving van occupied the driveway. It looked like they were almost finished loading the van. Mom has asked me to pick-up an exchange student who will be spending the rest of the school year with us. I'm not entirely happy with the situation. She had made the decision to host without discussing it with me a few days ago. Christmas break is almost over, and my world is about to be upended for next year.
Bjorn Sonneborg had been at our school since September. He's a full year exchange student. The Coopers, owners of the house in front of me, had agreed to host. They had a son, my age and in my class who was his "foster bro." But Bill Cooper had been transferred—and would start his new job several states away on January 4. Another "host" was needed for Bjorn. Guess who was volunteered?
We are all seniors at the Dawson School in exurban Boulder, CO—actually in Gunbarrel County. (Yes, that is not a misspelling. It really does exist. And we're all accustomed to the jokes.)
Obviously Bjorn is, duh, Swedish. He had graduated with a baccalaureate (a college-bound secondary school degree) in Gothenburg. He's a rising hockey player, and plans to attend university in Boulder, about 25 miles away. But, they strongly suggested that he spend a year perfecting his English before enrolling. They didn't want to risk academic disqualification for a potential star, and they wanted to extend his ability to play. Thus, we are both seniors. I'm 18; he's 19. He's been in several of my classes. So, I do know him. We've talked a few times and run into each other in the gym lockers and showers. He's a nice guy.
So why was I "not entirely pleased"? First of all, I'm an only child. Dad died when I was young, just after Mom got her graduate degree in Education Administration. She's actually the dean of the Middle School at Dawson. We're not wealthy, but we're comfortable. Because of her position, I get free tuition at this exclusive place. I'm quiet, a loner, an introvert and I really like my privacy. I've had a pretty good situation—up to now: two rooms and a bath to my own on the upper level of our Cape Cod. I've had total privacy for anything I wanted, including viewing internet porn and stroking. I'm about to lose that.
But, there's more. I've discovered in the last year or so that I'm sometimes attracted to boys as well as girls. It's really confusing. It scares me. I don't think anyone, certainly not Mom, suspects this—although she is always on me about my infrequent dates. And, you guessed it, Bjorn is a handsome blond hunk. I've been perving on him since last September. Now he's going to be sharing my house and my bathroom. I don't need that kind of challenge in my last year at home. I was hoping to keep things under wraps until I am away at college. Then I could begin to experiment and maybe confirm my sexuality. But, I could do it anonymously, not in a small town where everyone knows everyone.
I'm pretty sure Bjorn is straight. His good looks, hockey ability, and foreign cache have made him a chick magnet. I think he's been through most of the girls in our class and is now reaching down to the junior class where there are a few who've celebrated their eighteenth birthday already. Essentially, he gets whomever he wants. Girls are hanging on his words—and his shoulders, all the time. I've even caught a few of the younger teachers eying his butt as he leaves the classroom for a little longer than typical. He doesn't seem to mind at all.
Mom didn't ask my opinion. In fact, she announced the decision at breakfast on Christmas morning—assuming I would be delighted to have a "brother"—particularly since I've got only one more year at home, and she has been elected President of the local teachers' union. She's been traveling most weekends around the State. I've been alone—and frankly I've liked it. Apparently, she hasn't noticed. She assumes I'm lonely.
My name is Tim Granger. I'm a good student (lots of AP science credits) and an All-State track team member. I will have my choice of various colleges—in fact four are recruiting me right now. All, except UColo, are far away. I'll need to decide in a few months or less. I'm inclined to go far away.
My Dad was an Army Captain, killed in action at the beginning of Desert Storm when I was a little boy. I never knew him—and he didn't have other brothers—so there are no extended family or proxy father-figures. But, I'm pretty sure that has nothing to do with my interest in guys.
I'm tall, about 6-4, rangy and slim with modest muscles (good guns, thighs, and glutes—all presumably related to my track training) and a flat belly, lightly cut. I have shaggy black hair—Mom, of course thinks it's too long. I've been on the track team for four years—long jump, pole vault, long distance runner. I've also tried a bit of lacrosse, but never made varsity. Mom has commented that I like solo "cerebral" athletics, not team sports. I do like to settle into my head and zone out before competing. But, it works.
My dress (when not in the required school uniform of khakis, white polos, navy V-neck sweaters or blazers) consists of tight dark jeans, a dark hoodie worn over dark, usually black tees. I don't like calling attention to myself. Oh, I wear contacts, but often I find that my black-rimmed glasses are more comfortable. They definitely convey the nerdy, don't-bother-with-me look I've practiced.
I've dated some, but many seniors now have steadies—not me. And there aren't a lot of available girls at this point. Shamefully, I'm an "almost" virgin. (By "almost", I mean that since my last birthday, I've fondled a few bare breasts, pinched a few nipples, and shot in my pants when she touched me there.) Girls seem to like my serious, chiseled face, square jaw and bright green eyes, but I'm obviously not running for Mr. Personality or Mr. America. Some of them love my quiet, gentlemanly demeanor. But, more of them seem to be attracted to the bad boys.
Like me, my cock is long and fairly thin and cut. I haven't dared any grooming, but I'm not particularly hairy—despite the black mop on top.
I guess I was daydreaming, listening to the MP—or prolonging the inevitable, while sitting in the truck cab. Just now, the front door opened and Bjorn emerged in shorts and a tee (Christ, it's December!) with a large duffel over his shoulder. I jumped out of the cab and went to help. "Do you have much more?"
Bjorn smiled and the dull winter day lit up. My stomach flipped. He was a typical Swede: not so tall as me, but with wide shoulders and a very slim waist and hips. The short tee revealed well-cut abs. Blond and blue. Wide smile with thick luscious lips. Gleaming teeth. Milky complexion. He was dressed in silky hockey shorts—at least two sizes too small--with a straining basket (probably commando), showing off his thick thighs, and a too-short, too-tight tee. A letter jacket was thrown over the duffel. (God, I need to get this together. I'm practically drooling already.)
"Another case. A few boxes of books and some hockey gear. Thanks for the help, but I think Jerry is coming out with most of it."
Within five minutes, everything was loaded and Bjorn went in to say his farewells to his first host family. I followed—and of course Mr. Cooper thanked me profusely for stepping in (Why me? It was Mom who offered.) Jerry took my hand and voiced his thanks, and then whispered a curious, "Good luck.
But, watch your ass, boy."
I would soon confirm that Bjorn was my social opposite as well as my physical counterpoint. Large family (he was the middle of seven). Gregarious. Alpha. Social. Touchy-feely. A hugger. A prankster. (Very) experienced in the sex department. And of course, he looked so different.
As we drove home, Bjorn, after spending several minutes commenting on my nerdy glasses and expressing his gratitude, began several conversations, mostly non-sequitors, one quickly following another and mostly dominated by him--which suggested we had been together for years and assumed that we had similar aspirations, expectations and desires. Often to make a point, he would grab my thigh and squeeze. By the time we got home, I knew practically everything about him—but had shared little about me. As I had surmised, he was definitely a player, with voracious sexual appetites, physical and an extrovert. I was also having difficulty hiding my arousal.
We passed the drying Christmas tree twinkling in the corner and climbed the stairs to my bedrooms. Mom was shopping. There were two rooms on the expanded Cape Cod second floor with a large bath between. Mom slept downstairs in a small added wing, connecting the garage to the house. This space also housed her library and office—somewhat remote from my space—although I really wasn't a noisy kid. In fact, we pretty much lived in our own little cocoons in the house—when she wasn't judging or correcting or nagging in the kitchen or over meals. We dumped all of his stuff into his room (previously my study and game room).
"Do you mind if I shower? The hot water at the Coopers was not working this morning. They've already cut it for the move. We haven't had any Christmas break practices yet—so I've not had the use of the locker room. I must really stink." (If this was stench, in his opinion, I would need to start showering twice per day!)