Sixty Nine

Mike gulped another bottle of alcohol-like water while Steve stared at him strangely. It had been a while since he got in touch with him; getting back to the country after a long time had made them both busy, but he had learned about some of the things happening in his life through Sharon, not that he would tell Mike that. He knew how he felt about this relationship with Sharon. So, he decided to tease Mike.

“Trouble in Paradise?”

Mike stared at him with a raised brow, “Are you trying to be funny right now?”

Steve shrugged, “The last time you drank this badly was because you were getting married. I don’t think you’re about to get married again. Are you?”

For the first since their meeting, Mike smiled at him, “I won’t change my bride for any reason, but I don’t mind changing the circumstances that brought us together. Maybe, she wouldn't be going through so much pain then.”

Steve nodded. After a few more minutes, he dived into what he had been going through. He had never been good at