Mchapter10

Josh had never kissed a man before. He�d never actually kissed a woman after Christi either. He had forgotten how good it felt. Josh leaned closer to Lance, wanting to be as close as possible.

Lance couldn�t believe that he was actually kissing Josh. �This isn�t happening,� he thought, not able to believe it. But it was. Lance hadn�t kissed many men before. He�d kissed a few women before he found out that he was gay, and the few times after that that he�d kissed men had been experiments.

This was real. Or at least it felt real. Josh ran his tongue across Lance�s closed lips, asking for permission to enter. Lance was about to open his lips and accept Josh�s tongue, when he heard someone clear their throat. They weren�t alone in the room.

They jerked away from each other. Josh�s eyes searched the room and he sighed when he saw Joey standing in the doorway to the kitchen.

�I was just going to check up on you two,� Joey started, �but I see that you�re doing fine on your own.� He was grinning.

Lance�s heart was beating so fast. He�d never been caught fooling around with someone, and decided it wasn�t something he enjoyed.

Josh smiled back at Joey and said, �yes, we are, thank you very much, Joey. Why don�t you go down with Leah and Justin and distract them for a few more minutes? We still have some dishes to clean.�

�Riiight� dishes,� Joey joked, knowing that Josh and Lance weren�t going to do dishes when he left. �You two have fun.� And with a wink, he was gone.

�Sorry about that, Lance,� Josh apologized.

�It�s ok. Although he did scare the shit out of me,� Lance said laughing.

�Yeah, me too,� Josh replied, before leaning closer to kiss Lance�s swollen lips quickly. �We better finish the dishes so Leah and Justin don�t suspect anything. They�re going to want dessert soon. Then maybe we could go for a walk or watch a movie?� Josh suggested.

�Sure, that sounds good,� Lance agreed, grabbing a dishtowel and drying the dishes that Josh handed him.

He couldn�t help but think that they made a good team.

****

When Joey went back into the basement, he was met with Leah�s eager and curious face.

�So?� Leah asked.

�So� they were kissing!� Joey exclaimed, �and it probably would�ve gotten hot and heavy had I not interrupted.�

Leah laughed and clapped her hands. �This is so great, I�m going to be teasing him about this forever.�

�Wait, your dad and Lance were kissing?� Justin asked, confused, �did I miss something?�

�Yeah, you must have. You see,� Joey began, �Josh is bi and Lance is gay and they are both attracted to each other. So Leah was trying to get them together. And it seems like it worked,� Joey explained.

�Woah. You�re dad�s bi, Leah? How come I didn�t know that?� Justin asked.

�Well, I think only Joey and I know. He asked me not to tell anyone. But while I was at the hospital, I told Lance and he seemed interested. That�s why I invited him for dinner. We just tricked dad into agreeing by calling it a �Thank You� dinner. I�m so glad it worked. Dad had been so lonely for such a long time,� Leah said, sighing. �I hope this works out between them.�

�Cool,� was all Justin said. He didn�t have any problem with Josh being bi. It wasn�t like he was going to change or anything.

�Yeah,� Joey agreed, �so let�s go up now and see if we can make them squirm.�

Leah and Justin laughed before agreeing, both wanting to have some fun.

****

Josh and Lance were done the dishes by the time Leah, Justin, and Joey came upstairs. They were getting out plates and forks for the pie that Leah had made for dessert.

When Leah entered the kitchen, she smiled as her father and Lance before saying, �so, what�s up?�

�Oh nothing. We just finished doing the dishes,� Josh told her.

�Are you sure that�s not the only thing you were doing?� she asked, winking at Lance.

�What are you talking about?� Josh asked, pretending to have no idea what she was referring to.

Josh looked over to Joey with a warning look that said �if you told her, you are in big trouble.� Joey just smiled back at him. Joey�s smile was innocent, but Josh could tell that he�d spilled some information to Leah. He just wasn�t sure how much.

�A little birdie,� Leah started, looking over at Joey before continuing, �told me that you and Lance were� not doing the dishes.�

�Joey I�m going to-� Josh started, but was interrupted.

�It�s ok, Josh. Leah seems to be ok with everything, right?� Lance interrupted Josh.

�Yeah, everything�s cool. I just wanted to play with you guys a little. So� how was it?� Leah asked.

�Leah! You did not just ask me that. That�s none of your business!� Josh exclaimed, wondering where his daughter�s manners were.

At the same time, Lance said, �it was great.� And then he blushed when Josh looked over at him.

�I knew it!� Leah exclaimed, �didn�t I tell you guys you�d be good for each other?� In her excitement, she walked over to Justin and planted a big kiss on his lips. He was surprised to say the least.

�What was that for?� he asked her, a little embarrassed that she�d just kissed him in front of an audience.

�Oh, nothing,� Leah answered, winking at him.

He blushed and then studied the floor.

�So anyway, how about dessert?� Leah suggested, grabbing the pie and bringing it into the dinning room.

�Woah, that was weird, what is up with her?� Joey asked, confused by her actions.

�I think she�s gotten more bold over the past week or something. She�s usually the shy one in school,� Josh explained to Lance, �ask Justin.�

Justin just nodded.

�Weird,� Lance said, wondering why Leah had acted so strange. And he hoped that he�d be around this house often enough to find out.