A Little Relief
Part 27
After a few moments, Brian leaned up so that he could whisper into Nick's ear. "I could never hate you Nicky. Never ever." He whispered the words fiercely, trying to make sure that Nick knew it was true. Nick pulled him tighter in response, his tension easing.
"I don't want to hurt you Brian, I never want to hurt you."
"You haven't hurt me. You never have. And you haven't made me do anything I didn't want either."
"But..." Nick began.
"No buts Nicky." Brian silenced him with a finger on his lips. "You didn't make me do anything that I didn't want to do. I just never admitted it... not even to myself."
"But you're straight!" Howie squeaked out, surprised.
"Not entirely." Brian looked at Howie briefly, smiling at him before turning his attention back to Nick.
"I've always been... curious. But I just thought it was teenage hormones and ignored it. But even when I stopped being a teenager, the feelings never went away. And then you told me you were Bi."
Nick's eyes widened and his mouth fell open in shock. "But you never..."
Brian silenced him again with his fingers, though this time he cupped Nick's cheek and traced Nick's lips with his thumb.
"I couldn't tell you Nick. I just couldn't. I'd been ignoring the feelings so long that I just didn't know how to. How could I admit it to you, when I couldn't even admit it to myself?"
Brian sighed and shook is head. "So I let myself get caught up with LeighAnne. Figured it was for the best and that it was how it ought to be. And in a way I'm glad. Cos if she hadn't done what she did, this would probably never have happened, and I'd never have admitted to myself who I really was. I'd never have found out how incredible it was to make love to another man... or to be made love to." Brian's voice fell into a smooth, seductive tone as he spoke the last part, causing Nick's head to shoot up.
"But we only... I didn't..." Nick was lost for words, unable to believe what Brian was saying.
"I know." Brian replied, pulling away from Nick and heading back below decks. "I was hoping that you three were planning on rectifying that." He called back over his shoulder, smirking wickedly as he disappeared below deck.
The other three were left standing still on the deck, staring at where Brian had gone in complete shock. After a few moments AJ roused himself enough to speak.
"Did he just say what I think he said?"
"I don't know. What do you think he said?" Howie asked.
"I think he just asked us to fuck him."
"That's what I thought too." Howie confirmed.
"Nick?... Hey Nicky."
"Hmmm"
"Is that what he was asking?" AJ asked.
"MmmHmm." Nick confirmed.
"That's what I thought."
The three stood there for a few seconds more before AJ spoke again.
"Hey guys?"
"Hmm?" "Wha?"
"Why are we still standing here?"
They looked at each other for a second, as if suddenly realising what was happening, before they all moved at the same instant, heading for the hatch to get below deck as quickly as they could.