The Glory Hole

 by: Hankster

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Chapter 6
A Period of Adjustment

The morning after Carla asked John for legal help, Craig was late arriving at the office.  He looked like he had been hit in the head by a baseball bat, and then thrown under a steam roller.  He slinked into his office and closed the door.

Carla did not come in at all.  She resigned via a text message to the senior partner.

John couldn’t stand it.  He went into Craig’s office without knocking and closed the door behind him.  He stared a long time at Craig without saying anything.  Finally, he croaked out, more than he spoke out, “You should have been more careful.  I’ve known about you and David for months.”

“So you’re the one who told your mother,” Craig spat out.  He was really angry.

“You know damn well I didn’t tell her.  I kept the secret all this time.  I didn’t even tell Matt.”

Craig seemed reassured.  “Then how did she find out?” he asked.

“She got suspicious and followed you.  She told me about it last night, and I pretended to be shocked.”

“Have you called Matt, since last night?”

“No, I’m waiting for next week.  I’ll tell him when he comes home.”

“Please,” Craig begged, “Let me stay with you and Matt until I find a place of my own.  I just don’t want to be alone in some hotel or at the Y.  I’ll try to find a place by the time Matt returns.”

John reached into his pocket and handed Craig a key.  “This is the key to my apartment,” he said.  “Take the day off and go chill out there.  You’re lucky I’ve known about you and David for a long time.  At first I wanted to kill you for betraying my mother, but I’ve simmered down, so I won’t be making a big scene.”

“Thank you,” Craig said.  He buzzed his secretary, told her he was taking a sick day, and ran out of the office.

When John came home he found Craig sleeping in his and Matt’s king-sized bed.  He was completely naked and John got an instant erection.  He quickly found a sheet in the linen closet and covered Craig’s alluring body.  He undressed, put on a warm-up suit, and went into the kitchen.  He found two frozen dinners in the freezer, and got them ready to cook.

While John was setting the table for dinner, he had a disquieting thought, or several disquieting thoughts.  He finally recognized the fact that Craig’s naked body had aroused him, and he shuddered.  Then he realized that there was only one bedroom and one bed in his apartment.  Where was Craig to sleep?  Until Matt came home there was plenty of room in his and Matt’s bed, but could they control themselves?  They were both horny homosexuals.

John was about to go into the bedroom to awaken Craig, but the bedroom door opened.  Craig came out wearing only a pair of boxer shorts.  He saw the table set for two, and he asked? “Do you have another frozen dinner?”

“Sure.  Why do you ask?”

“I spoke to David before you came home.  He told his wife that I was very sick, and he was going to stop off to see me.  He’ll be here any minute.”

The blood rose up in John’s neck and traveled to his forehead.  “I hope you two aren’t planning on fucking in my bed,” he said.

“Relax,” Craig said, “we just want to discuss our situation and see where we go to next.  John, I know this is hard for you to understand but I do love your mother, and I love David just as much.  I don’t know how it happened, and it took me a while to accept that I might be bi-sexual, but it’s true.  We had planned on keeping our secret forever, but now one of us is free.  That changes the picture a whole lot.”

“How does David feel about you?” John inquired.

“We love each other equally,” Craig stated very simply.

“Did David tell you that he and I used to have sex together?”

“Yes, John, he did.  He said that he didn’t want any secrets between us.”

“So you guys have no secrets between you, only between you and the rest of the world.”

John’s anger was beginning to erupt, so he took a deep breath, and stopped talking.  He found another frozen dinner, and placed a third setting on the table.

There was a light tap at the front door, and Craig went to answer it.  He assumed it was David, and he gave no thought to the fact that all he had on was his underwear.  As soon as David came into the room, they grabbed each other, and hugged tightly. They broke out in heartbreaking sobs.

John was moved by the scene.  He couldn’t imagine loving Matt, and not being able to have him because of an impossible situation.

“You came to talk,” John said to David.  “Go talk while I finish dinner.”

Both men nodded at him, and went into the living room.  They sat on the sofa and David took Craig’s hand.

“I can’t live without you,” David said.  “My kids are grown and can take care of themselves.  I’ll continue to take care of my wife, but I have to leave her.  I love you too much to lead a double life any longer.”

Craig started to cry and he leaned into David to kiss him.  “Are you going home tonight?” Craig asked.

“I don’t want to, but I have to.  This is the night I break the news, and tomorrow we’ll look for a place of our own.”

“We’ll stay at a hotel until then, a good hotel, not the sleaze trap we used to tryst in.”

Just then, John called them in for dinner.  When they sat down, there was utter silence at the table, but at last John blurted out, “How could you have let this happen Craig?  Did David seduce you?”

“Actually, I seduced him.  I told him that I had always been curious about gay sex, but I was too frightened to experiment.  He asked me if I’d like to try it out with him.  I was scared, but I agreed.  Honestly, John, I didn’t expect to enjoy it so much, and I certainly couldn’t conceive of falling in love with David, but I did.  I’m just as shocked as you are.”

John took Craig’s hand.  “Nobody can make a gay man straight or a straight man gay.  You must have buried your true inclinations.  Please don’t kick yourself in the ass for loving a man.  Without Matt, my life would be meaningless.  The last thing John wanted to do was show Craig compassion, but he stood up and threw his arms around his stepfather.  Craig was weeping on his shoulder.

After dinner they cleaned up, and chatted a little.  Finally David admitted that he had a traumatic night ahead of him, and he wanted to get it over with.  He left, and both Craig and John kissed him goodnight.

“Have you got some sheets for the sofa?” Craig asked. 

John laughed.  “You might as well sleep with me.  You’ve already mussed up my bed.  It’s big enough for four people, and from what I gather it’s only for one night.”

“Fine, but I’m turning in right now. I’m exhausted.  I didn’t sleep a wink last night.”

“Go,” John said.  “I’ll put the house to bed and I’ll be right there.”

Apparently, Craig was very exhausted.  He fell asleep at once, with the lights on.  He was under the sheet this time, but John knew he was naked.  He could see his boxers on top of his heap of clothing.  John and Matt always slept naked also, so without giving it a thought, he jumped into bed in his birthday suit.  The two men were a good foot apart.

They were both used to sleeping with someone.  In their deep sleep they began to inch toward each other.  Eventually their subconscious brains told them that there was someone nearing his naked torso.  Little by little they both began to wake up.  At some point of awareness, they looked at each other and smiled.  They fell into each other’s arms, and began to kiss passionately.  There was no lube around, so they twisted around, and began a very loving game of sixty-nine.  They both came rapidly and swallowed all their cum, so there was no mess. 

When it was over, John said, “Forget about being bi-sexual.  You’re totally gay.”

“I think you’re right,” Craig said.  They kissed and fell asleep.

In the morning, as they were getting ready for work, Craig was very fidgety.  “Are you okay with last night?” he asked, afraid of the answer.

John laughed.  “Of course I’m all right with it.  I’ve always loved you.  As my anger at you began to disappear, I really wanted to show you how much I loved you in the best possible way.  But I have to let you know that I intend to tell Matt.  I think you should tell David also.”

“I think the four of us should sit down and hash it out together,” Craig said.

“That sounds like a plan.  Are you thinking of a foursome?”

“No, I hadn’t thought of a foursome, but I think it’s a great idea.  Have lunch with David and me today, and let’s talk about where we go from here.”

“I’ll tell you where we’re not going, and that’s to the hotel to do a three way.”

“I had no such intension, even if it’s a great idea.”  Craig broke out in a big grin.  It was the first time he smiled since Carla threw him out.

The next day, the three lawyers went to a restaurant near their office.  It was a public place, but without shame, they took each other’s hands and agreed that this was a private matter between Craig and Carla, and between David and his wife, Jeanne.  They took a vow that it would not impact on their friendship.  More importantly, they vowed not to let it impact on their professional association.  When they returned to the office (in under an hour) all of them felt that a great burden had been lifted from their shoulders.  They smiled at each other and went back to work.

To be continued...

Posted: 6/21/19