Nash is really Noah; and Simon is really Shane. They started as randy eighteen year olds sharing their bodies. It is now decades later; and there is a rift that needs to heal. Part one will make all of this clear.
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So the Nash and Simon of my story are mature men now. Many decades have passed, with no contact between them. It is time for their real life counterparts, Noah and Shane, to share a long overdue visit. There's bound to be plenty of emotions to go around. I know that I have a lot of pent up feelings for Noah. How does he feel about me after all these years? He's the one to say it best:
Noah Arrives -
It was a big surprise to read the story in Literotica about two guys from the East Coast. Thing is, while their names were different, I was shocked at how the story details perfectly matched those in my real life memory. It finally occurred to me that my teenage buddy, Shane, may have been the author of the story. Shane. I can see him now. It makes me smile to have my memory of him refreshed like this. Heck, even after all these years, I still carry a flame for my childhood crush.
"Shane!" We decided to keep our thoughts mainly to ourselves until the visit. I even suggested that we not share any recent photos...just to see if we would recognize each other! I'll be staying with him, at his house. He has a spare bedroom.
"Hello, Noah. How was the flight? Let's get your bags while we talk."
"Good. It was good, Shane. I just have this carry-on. I'm so glad you agreed to see me." My heart is pounding in my chest. As soon as I saw him again, all of my feelings for him came rushing back. I have him in the most gentle and loving hug I can manage. I just want to hold him like this forever. He is not resisting me; but neither is he into this.
"My car is just outside. You hungry?"
"Starved. They gave us peanuts on the plane, literally, just peanuts." I want to kiss Shane so badly. Nothing in these recent years has made my libido flare like this. Why did I ever move out West? A failed marriage, depression, years of therapy and treatments, for what? Just to try and correct the fact that I chose to hide my true feelings as a kid. Jumping from guy to guy for quickies seemed to be enough back then. Man did I ever jump a lot! As soon as I moved, though, I had a big shift in my perspective. I needed love. The jock in me could not come out...so I made a life with a woman. It wasn't fair to her, or to me, but that's what I did. I left my real love back East. I left Shane.
"Good. I own a small chain of cafe's, Noah. We'll get something to eat at one of them."
"Great. Will you comp me, or will you take my money?" Shane looks too serious, like he is suppressing things. It's my fault, I know. Our sense of humor used to click; maybe it still will.
"Oh, I can think of other ways you can pay me, Noah." Good. There's the old twinkle in his eyes. But how far can I push this without digging up the hurt?
"I'll bet!" I just let out a very deep and revealing breath. "Look, Shane. I know we have a lot to say to each other along with the trash talk." I just moved my hand to his thigh. "But please believe how much I have come to understand about myself...and about you." He's driving, so I only got a very quick side glance that told me he's conflicted in his feelings at the moment. So maybe it's best if I take my hand off of...
"No. Don't pull away from me." He has his hand on top of mine. Damn, we got old! I clearly remember how his hands...how everything about him looked. Gone are the youthful toned muscles, the tight and flawless skin, the original color of his hair. Me too, I guess. But he still turns me on something fierce. I'll get used to seeing him this way, like I am used to seeing myself. "I just need some time." He's pulling into a parking lot. This must be his Cafe.
"We're here." We. If only I had stayed...if only...
"Hey, Shane. This is great! I got a calm and relaxed feeling as soon as we walked in." I was always the hyperactive one to Shane's contemplative ways. His Cafe personifies him: thoughtful, caring, kind, considerate...makes me sad to think how I treated him. As soon as we sat down, we were served! "Does your staff read minds?"
"It's a job requirement. Can you read mine?" Woah - trapped. While I am gazing into his eyes, he suddenly averts his.
"Sure. You still carry the hots for me." He throws me a defiant look. "I hurt you and you haven't forgotten or forgiven me. I wish I could take it all back, but I can't. That's in the past, Shane, and both of us need to heal. I'm here with my tail between my legs, like the sorry ass bad dog I was to you. Maybe it's more than I can expect of you to believe me, but it's true." If we get past this one moment, I know I can win him over.
"I don't know, Noah."
"Why not? It's not like you have anyone in your life. Your cousin brought me up to date. Hey, maybe we can't be besties again, but at least..."
"WTF Do You Know? At least you had a life! I came out - to one person - when I turned sixty nine. One person. It's not a joke, Noah!"
"Sorry. You have to admit...it's sad but still funny as far..."
"Funny? I'll tell you what's funny. How you avoided your own truth, got married...to a woman...left her after a nervous breakdown and waited five decades to contact me!" He's got his head in his hands now. "Maybe this whole thing..."
"Should have taken place fifty years ago. You're right. I couldn't admit it to myself then, or say it to you...I loved you then, Shane...I still do." That got his attention.
"What is love, Noah. Tell me. Please." Now's my chance. I've been rehearsing for this.
"Love is never having to say you're sorry."
"Asshole. Let's go home, Noah." At least I got him to smile. I love the way he smiles. I missed that. Looks like I have a lot of work ahead of me.
His Place -
Shane says he has five Cafe's spread out through the surrounding towns. Impressive. This neighborhood we're driving through is nice. It looks calm and inviting, like Shane. Like the Shane I once knew, anyway. This Shane has an edge. I get it. Loneliness does that to us.
"This is it. Is it what you were expecting?" He has what looks like a two family house. It's neatly landscaped. Like his young body was. I wonder...