Chapter 3 - David

I never dreamt that I would find someone so interesting and alluring when I agreed to tag along with Kai.  Granted, I wanted to see Brandon, but I never thought that I would run into someone so feisty and spunky as Alex.  I have this sudden urge to tame him.

I know they said he is straight, but everything that is straight can also be bent if you apply just the right amount of pressure. 

I keep glancing towards him periodically.  He is so beautiful.  I think he is even more beautiful than any of the girls or guys that I’ve been with before.  Oh, I’m just going to keep the little fact that I’m bi to myself for right now.  Brandon and Kai know that I am, but they are busy with their own things right now. 

I glance across the table and catch Kai staring at Chance.  This is a first.  Kai has only ever dated girls and he has never even looked at a guy, but that isn’t stopping him from staring at the feisty dimpled guy when Chance isn’t paying attention.  Well, I do have to admit that the guy is cute, and those dimples are adorable, but my attention is still pulled to alluring Alex. 

My focus is suddenly pulled towards the sea of people as someone yells, “DAVID!!  WE ARE HERE!!”

I look up and see the rest of my engineering group walking towards us.  I motion my head and shout, “Hey, you finally made it!  Grab a seat and a beer!  We have plenty on the table!”

Each of them grabs a beer and pulls up a chair around the table.  I use my bottle of beer and point to Brandon and then Paul.  “Guys, this is my friend, Brandon, and his boyfriend, Paul.  Don’t even think about trying anything with either of them.  Understand.”  The boyfriends nod their heads and chime, “Hi.”

My engineering gang nods back.  I then point to the dimple guy.  “This is Chance.” 

He raises his beer.  “Nice to meet you.”

Then, I slowly move my bottle to point at the last person.  “And this here is Alex.  He is off limits.”

My gang knows right away what that means. 

Kai raises an eyebrow and looks between Alex and me.  “David, he just made a bet.  That doesn’t mean that he is off limits.”

Alex smiles and nods his head.  “Yeah.  I just bet that I could go without sex for a month, but you saw me earlier letting that beautiful girl know that she can come back next month.  I’m not off limits.  They just have to wait.”

Brandon chuckles and shakes his head.  “Alex, this has nothing to do with the bet.  He is telling the guys that you are off limits because you don’t swing that way.  Really.  Now, I know why Chancey is always getting frustrated with you.  Your mind is always thinking about sex.”

Well, my cute friend is partially correct, but it also means that the alluring Alex is mine.  Kai should have known that, but clearly his mind is thinking about something else or should I say someone else. 

Alex chuckles and shakes his head.  “Like I said earlier, if I can’t have sex for a month, you are going to have to put up with me talking about it.”

Oh, I think I can do more than talk about it, but I don’t think he is desperate enough.  Maybe by next week, he will be needing his release and I will be able to make some progress.  I glance over to Alex and when he isn’t looking, I slowly lick my lips.  This is going to be fun.  I love the chase.

With my eyes still soaking in every part of the alluring man, I smile and take a drink of my beer.  I wonder what he is like when he is drunk.  I have this strange feeling that he doesn’t normally get drunk.  If that girl earlier is any indication of what his nights in the bar are typically like, than he often leaves before he has too many.  

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Alex frantically waves his hands in front of his face as he slurs, “I.I’m f.f.fi.fine….  I’m (hiccup) n.not eve.even dr.dru.drunk yet.”

I bite my lip to keep myself from laughing.  He is funny.  However, we all know that he is totally wasted.  Well, the sober people that is knows the truth. 

Chance is almost passed out and is leaning against Kai, who has a huge grin on his face, while Brandon is curdled up on Paul’s lap.  I still can’t believe that Brandon can be that open with PDA.  He has never been like this before.  Okay, maybe he has never been in love before or had a steady boyfriend, but he would always slap my arm away when I would try to drape it around his shoulders. 

However, the cutest out of all of them is my Alex.  His cheeks are flushed, and he keeps pouting.  I’m glad that I have agreed to come tonight. 

Earlier, I moved him from across the table to sit beside me, because I’m afraid another girl is going to try and talk him into something.  A part of me doesn’t want to see him leave with someone else, but there is also a part of me that wants him to win this bet.  Granted, I’m not part of it, but I’m rooting for Alex.  Plus, I want to tame the feisty beauty and if he goes off with a girl, I wouldn’t be able to convince him when he reaches his breaking point. 

With my one arm wrapped around Alex’s waist, I grab his hand as he raises another bottle of beer to his lips.  “I think you have had enough.  As it is, you can’t drive yourself home.  Someone is going to have to take you home.”

He pouts and shakes his head.  “Nooooooooo.”

I take the beer out of his hand and set it back down on the table.  “Yes.  I think the others are going to leave now.  I need to get you home.  Where are your keys?”

He pushes his bottom lip out further and pouts even harder.  “N.N.Noooooo….  I d.do.don’t w.w.wa.want tooooooo.”

Damn, he is cute. 

I nod my head.  “Yes.  It is time to go.”  Max helps Kai pick up Chane as Kai announces, “I’ll make sure that Chance gets home safe.”

Paul nods his head.  “Okay.  I need to get Brandon home too.  Thanks for helping me.”

My sly friend smiles and shakes his head.  “Not a problem.  Where does he live and where are his keys?”

Paul points towards Chance’s pants.  “His keys should be in his pocket, and he lives in the dorms, building 4, room 917.”

Kai shoves his hand into the drunk man’s pocket.  A small smile flashes across his face.  Oh, I think he is hunting for something else.  After a few minutes, he pulls his hand out with a set of keys.  “I found them.  We will be off then.”

I smile and give him a warning.  “Don’t do anything crazy.  Understand.”

That is our subtle way of telling each other to not cross any lines and in this situation, to have Kai take Chance home, but don’t do anything else.

My friend’s smile faulters a little bit before he nods.  “Okay.  I will.”

Chance suddenly raises his head and mumbles something, but I can’t make out what it is.  I have a feeling that Kai is going to stick to him going forward. 

I’ll have to say that this really surprises me.  I didn’t know that Kai is open to having a relationship with a guy, but it is easy to see that he has fallen for the dimpled man at first sight. 

Alex waves his hand wildly in front of himself.  “B.b.bye… C.C.Cha.Chancey..”  Hiccup.

As Paul moves to get up and carry his boyfriend out of the bar, I decide that it is time for me to take Alex home.  I don’t have to worry about my bike because I came with Kai. 

Before Paul goes too far, I turn towards him and shout, “Paul!  Where does Alex live?”

However, he is already too far to hear me, and he continues to walk into the crowd with Brandon in his arms.  Now, what am I going to do?

Not wanting to play any more games, I stand up and push Alex to sit upright.  With one hand, I make sure that he won’t fall over while I hunt for his keys with my other hand. 

With his eyes almost completely closed, he giggles.  “T.Th.That t.t.tick.tickles….”  Hiccup.

I shake my head and ignore his comment.

I don’t find anything in that pocket, and I switch to his other pocket.  Bingo.  There they are.

I pull out his car keys.  While still holding him upright in his chair, I call out over my shoulder, “I’m going to take Alex home.  I’ll talk to you guys tomorrow.”

Several chime, “Okay,” as I pull the drunk beauty out of the chair.  I wrap his arm around my shoulders while I wrap my arm around his waist.  My gang clears a path for me as I head through the bar and go outside.  As I stand in the parking lot, I take his keys and hit the unlock button.

A smaller white SUV’s lights flash not too far from us.  I drag him towards his car and open the passenger side.  Before I put Alex in the car, I check his back pockets looking for a driver’s license or something that will tell me where he lives.  However, the only thing that I get is him giggling. 

I shake my head and finally put him in the car.  I guess the only option I have now is to take this drunk beauty to my apartment.  Luckily, Kai will probably be staying overnight at Chance’s dorm room.  That is if I read his signals correctly, but I guess it really doesn’t matter either way.  My apartment is my only choice right now. 

I walk around the car and climb into the driver’s seat.  When I start the vehicle, Alex begins to babble, but I can’t make out many of his words.  I do manage to hear what I think is baby several times.

I smile and pull out of the parking lot. 

When I get to my apartment, I don’t even bother trying to get Alex to walk.  Instead, I carry him princess style from his car to my apartment.  I manage to get my apartment door unlocked and opened without having to put him down. 

Once inside my apartment, I shut and lock the door before I head directly to my bedroom, where I gently set him down on the bed. 

I sit for a moment and stare at him.  He is so beautiful even with his black raven hair ruffled and messed up.  I reach out and use my fingers to put his hair back into place.  How can any man be so beautiful? 

Alex moves around a bit, but he soon begins to snore.  Well, that didn’t take long. 

I sigh. 

After a few moments of staring at him, I get up off the bed.  I need to get cleaned up and go to bed.