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Recognition hit Will like
a fist to the gut. He blinked, certain he was imagining a resemblance. No,
the man on the other side of the banquet room looked like an older version
of Ryan Anderson. Looking at the other man’s dark hair and muscled body,
accentuated by the cut of his suit, he was instantly transported back to
high school….
He was so nervous, sitting
beside Ryan as the handsome young man studied his chemistry book. Will was
there to tutor him in advanced chemistry, but all he could think about was
the chemistry he wished was between them. It didn’t matter that common
sense dictated the crush he had on Ryan was futile. It still didn’t keep
his stomach from twisting into knots, or his palms from getting sweaty,
just by being near the high school quarterback. “I just don’t
understand this section, Will,” said Ryan, his frustration evident in
his tone and the way he mussed his hair. He jumped at the sound of
Ryan’s voice, having been so busy trying to hide any sign of his crush
that he’d let his attention wander. “Uh, it’s…let me see.” Will
bent his head to look at the text, but couldn’t focus on it with
Ryan’s breath washing across his neck. When Will looked up,
trying desperately to get his brain to work, the other boy’s proximity
startled him. Their faces were so close, their lips just inches apart. If
he were braver, he could lean forward and kiss Ryan. Of course, he
wasn’t going to do that. There was no way the star athlete could feel
the same way he did. Ryan had dated half a dozen beautiful girls in the
past year, and he was a shoe-in for homecoming king, guaranteed to have
SueEllen Gantry, head cheerleader, as his date and queen. They were too different,
so it made what happened next that much more surprising. Ryan leaned
forward, brushing his lips against Will’s. First, shock froze him in
place, followed by a surge of sensations. He gasped under the onslaught of
physical and emotional reaction, parting his lips. Ryan took advantage of
it by slipping his tongue inside. The appendage was a warm, wet probe,
seeking out every secret place in Will’s mouth. A shiver racked his lean
frame, and Ryan put a hand on his thin bicep. Will caught a glimpse of
them in the mirror on Ryan’s wall. They were such a contrast—he, so
pale, with white-blonde hair and light gray eyes. His complexion looked
pasty next to Ryan’s robust tan, and his skinny frame made him look
gaunt in comparison to Ryan’s muscles. It had to be a trick, or
something. Any minute, the gag would play out. Maybe Ryan was trying to
catch him, to prove he was gay. Will was used to being teased about being
gay, but he hadn’t come out and wouldn’t. Were the jocks trying to
make his final year even more torturous? Would they stoop so low, using
one of their own for bait? In a panic, he tore his
mouth from Ryan’s, mourning the withdrawal of the warm contact and
subsequent feelings it inspired. He wiped his hand across his mouth,
trying to erase the other boy’s touch and his own reaction. “What are
you doing?” Before Ryan could answer, he struggled out of the chair and
backed away from the desk. “Will, wait.” He ignored Ryan and ran
for the door. “Whatever game you’re playing, just stay away from
me.” He rushed out of the room, terrified to look back. If Ryan was
following him, he didn’t know if he would have the strength to keep
running, even if the other boy was planning a cruel hoax. To protect
himself, he had to keep going and forget about what might have been…. He had often wondered what
would have happened if he hadn’t chickened out and bolted from Ryan’s
room. After that, Will had gone to the teacher and arranged another tutor
for Ryan. Since he hadn’t been in the same period with the quarterback,
and they’d shared no other classes, it had been easy to avoid him in the
halls. Will had watched Ryan from afar, awash in confusion and regret, but
hadn’t been courageous enough to approach him again.
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