Problems

(Part 1 from 2. Fiction.)

Boom! The horrifying and unmistakeable sound of the wooden door being ripped violently from its hinges. Daniel pulled his knees in as close to his chest as he could and huddled himself tightly into a compact corner of his room. He braced himself for what he knew was about to happen to him.

Smack!

Darkness...
...Silence...
...Stillness in time...

***-

Morning. Daniel woke up suddenly to the sound of shouting downstairs. His eyes shot open like a greyhound out of the start gate at the beginning of an intense race. He found himself on the floor of his room. His back was against the hard, cold wall and his legs were folded around the 90 degree angle of the corner of the room. His right arm ached where he had been led on it. He tried to move his numb, tingling right arm out from underneath his stomach but it wouldn’t move. No matter how hard he struggled to pull his arm out from underneath him, it wouldn’t budge. Slowly the numbness started to die and it was replaced with unbearable and intense pain. That’s when Daniel realised, he was lying in a shallow pool of his own blood, and his heart started racing as he realised all of a sudden, the indescribable agony he was in. He remembered what had happened the night before.

***-

Daniel was stood casually at the bar with his very best friend in the world Jake. Jake was tall, dark haired and very good-looking with his well toned muscular body, glowing white teeth, clean-shaven face and perfectly formed rounded ass. Not to mention the massive bulge in his trousers. He was always a hit with the ladies wherever he went. Daniel was at least as much a hit with the ladies, if not more so than Jake. Daniel was a little bit shorter than Jake, his body was not toned as much as Jakes but was still gorgeous. He also had stunning white teeth the same as his friend. Daniel had a short, stubbly beard which highlighted his facial features and an ass which was to die for. The problem was, where Jake relished in the limelight which he received from girls, Daniel was completely uninterested. Daniel was gay.

Daniel had known that he was gay for a while now and he had finally admitted to himself that he liked guys rather than girls. He had denied it for years but eventually came to find that it was eating him up inside, and that he could no longer deny it to himself. He was used to the thought by now anyway and was beginning to become more comfortable with his sexuality. Being gay was no longer a big deal for Daniel but he still had one big problem. Nobody else knew about it, not even his closest friends and family. He wanted to tell people but every time he got close to telling someone, he chickened out at the last moment and had to come up with some ridiculous way of finishing his sentence. The pressure was slowly killing him and he was beginning to feel like if he didn’t tell someone soon, he would explode!

Sat at the bar, Daniel was deep in thought. So many thoughts were whirling around in his brain uncontrollably. “I CAN’T TAKE THIS ANYMORE!” he screamed as he flew out of the club with tears gushing down his face. Jake looked around in shock as he wondered what all the commotion was about.

“Sorry Stacey” Jake exclaimed to the random girl he was chatting up at the bar, “I’m gonna have to go and see what’s up with my friend, I’ll call you”!

Jake downed his beer and sprinted out of the club as fast as he could after his best friend. When he got outside he quickly glanced around to see if he could see where Daniel had gone but he couldn’t see him. He was worried and a little confused about the situation he had suddenly found himself in.

“Danny!” he yelled as he frantically searched the busy street, “Where are you buddy”?

Various people stared at him as they wondered what was going on but Jake was too busy to notice them as he continued to look around, waiting for a response. There was none. He had to think hard but the alcohol was making it difficult for him to think.

“Now think” he thought to himself “if I know Danny, I should know where he would run to”.

Then it struck him!

“The old wishing well!” he remembered as he thought about the last time Daniel had ran off in a panic.

He started charging his way through the crowded street outside the club in the direction of the well. He ran as fast as his feet would carry him so that he would stand the best possible chance of finding his best friend and doing whatever he could to help him out. They had always been close and had come through a lot of shit together so Jake was sure that whatever the problem was, he could help him find a way through it.

He reached the well. It was dark, quiet and very eerie. He stopped running and tried to catch his breath for a few seconds.

“Danny, are you there mate?” he panted as he searched the area.

There was no response and Jake started to think that maybe he wasn’t there at all, but then he heard the sound of sniffling and sobbing and he knew instantly that it was Daniel. He followed the sound and found him sulking with his head in his hands in an alleyway near the wishing well.

“Danny...” he said softly and caringly, “...what’s going on”?

“Just leave me alone!” Daniel snapped as Jake placed his hand on his friends shoulder.

He pulled away and turned his back on Jake. Jake felt hurt by this and knew that whatever the problem was, it must be really bad.

“Come on don’t be like that with me, I just want to help. You know you can talk to me, I’m your best friend!” Jake explained.

“You wouldn’t understand so just leave it ok!” Daniel wept in response.

“No I won’t leave it!” Jake responded firmly, “you’re my best friend and i care about you”.

“Huh, yeah alright then Jake, why don’t you tell someone who gives a shit”?

“Hey, don’t be like that with me Daniel!” Jake roared, “I just ran all the way here after you! You should fuckin’ give a shit!”

“Yeah well if you really cared about me that much then you would have fucking realised by now that I...I...” Daniel stumbled.

“You what Danny, come on you can tell me”

“I’M IN FUCKING LOVE WITH YOU!!!”

Silence...

Jake was shocked. His eyes flickered between the eyes of the man in front of him. Tears were streaming down Danny’s face as he shivered in the cold night breeze, staring back at Jake. Jake felt the tears starting to well up in his own eyes as his mind strained and struggled to process the information which it had just received. He looked down at the floor in confusion. The atmosphere was electric, it could have been cut with a knife. He simply didn’t know how to react.

Jake’s big blue eyes were glued to the floor. His heart raced like a steam train pounding out of a dark tunnel at full speed. His emotions were all over the place. He tried to look up at Daniel who was still stood in front of him in silence. Jake wondered what he was thinking as he tried desperately to make sense of the situation. The truth was Daniel was stunned at his own words. He had been trying to say that very sentence of months but he never could. He felt like a huge weight had been lifted from his shoulders. He’d said it. Finally, Jake knew how he felt. Then his thoughts came crashing back down to earth as he realised the reality of the scenario. Daniel looked down at his best friend. Jake was now crouched down on the cold, wet dirty floor of the alley with his head in his hands. He was clearly confused and upset and it was all Daniel’s fault.

“I’m sorry” Daniel said in a gentle tone. He didn’t know what else to say.

Jake removed his head from his hands and glanced up at Daniel. “You’re sorry ... you’re sorry are you Danny” he replied, anger now filling his eyes as he began to stand upright.

“I’m sorry” Daniel murmured again quietly has he once again started to cry.

“YES I KNOW YOU TOLD ME!” Jake snarled as he grabbed Daniel by the arms, “YOU’RE SORRY AND THAT’S SUPPOSED TO MAKE IT ALRIGHT IS IT?” he questioned.

There was no reply as Daniel struggled to release himself from Jake’s tight grip.
“Answer me” Jake demanded. Still no reply. “ANSWER ME DAMNIT ” he yelled as he began to shake Daniel back and forth.

“I’m sorry” Daniel whimpered as the tears drifted swiftly down his soaked face. “I’m sorry”

Jake glared into his best friends big brown eyes. They were red and obviously sore where he had cried so much. Fear encompassed his pupils as he stared back into Jakes angry blue eyes.

“I’m sorry” Daniel repeated once again as he continued to stare back.

Jake realised what he was doing and Daniel saw the raw anger begin to drain from his friends now increasingly calm blue eyes. Jake stopped shaking Daniel and slowly removed his hands from the other mans arms. His eyes drifted once again to the floor as he began to feel physically sick at the thought of what he had just done to his best friend. The anger which he had felt take over his body drained away and was replaced with an overwhelming sense of sadness and guilt. He knew then that something had changed inside of him and that things would never be the same again between him and Daniel.

“Forgive me” he pleaded as he glanced back up.

... nothing...

Daniel stood perfectly still. His eyes were closed. His lips were trembling, but made no sound. At that moment Jake broke down. He couldn’t bear to see his best friend suffering like this knowing that it was down to him and that he was powerless to do anything about it. He burst into tears, turned and ran as fast as he could. He had to get out of there. He reached the wishing well where he and Daniel and enjoyed so many happy moments together as kids. He stopped and looked back at the alley. Danny was still stood there motionless. Jake considered going back but acknowledged that there was no point. He had done enough damage for one night so he continued to run.

Daniel stood alone in the alley way. His head was empty. “What now” he thought to himself. “Is that it? ... After all we’ve been through is that it? ... He’s just going to leave me here on my own after all that just happened? ... Well if he thinks I’m gonna come crawling back then he’s wrong. ... That’s it, it’s his turn to be sorry!”

With that he turned and walked slowly back home. He got back and sat down on his bed. He was exhausted and badly needed to sleep so he removed his clothes and climbed into his soft warm bed. He was so tired that he didn’t even bother to brush his teeth. He just clambered into bed, pulled the sheets over himself and slept, instantly. He went out like a light.

The next morning Daniel awoke at 11.30am. That was late for him, he was a morning person who was usually up and ready by 9am at the latest. His head was thumping from the night before. He didn’t remember at first as he rolled over to look at his clock. His eyes darted open as he saw the time. He jumped out of bed and headed for the shower. As the hot, cleansing, relaxing water trickled down his skin he began to feel much better. His eyes widened gradually as he started to feel more awake.

...he remembered...

...all of a sudden the whole experience came back to the front of his mind.

“AAAAAAAHHHHHH” He screamed as he realised what he had done. “Oh my god, what have I done, it wasn’t meant to be like that. How could I be so stupid to let him find out in that way?” he questioned in his head.

Bang bang bang... the bathroom door knocked. Daniel almost jumped out of his skin in surprise.

“Daniel what’s the matter hunny I heard you scream, is everything ok?”. It was his mother. She was clearly concerned. Jake had forgotten that his parents were back that day.

“Oh, sorry, yeah everything’s fine” he replied as he tried to regain his composure.

Even with the distraction, Daniel still could not take his mind off of what he had done. He was beating himself up inside and he badly wanted to speak with Jake. He finished getting ready as quickly as he could and then ran downstairs and straight out of the front door without even saying hello to his parents whom he had not seen in 2 weeks. He sprinted as fast as his feet would carry him to Jakes house. He reached the opening to the street where Jake lived and he turned onto it. He was in for a big shock!

He stopped suddenly as he noticed it. It was outside Jake’s house and his parents were stood out in the front garden. They were upset. It was a police car. Daniel walked cautiously over to where Jake’s parents were stood. He knew Jakes parents well as he had spent a great deal of time around them as a kid when he used to visit the house. He had never seen them like this though. He reached them.

“What’s going on?” he asked curiously and worried.

Jake’s father reached out and placed his hand gently on Daniel’s left shoulder.

“Danny, I don’t quite know how to tell you this but ... Jake is missing”.


***


Everything went quiet. Daniel had completely frozen. His eyes were open and he was looking around. He could see Jake’s parents looking at him worryingly. Their mouths were moving and yet Daniel heard no sound. The picture started to drain away as if the entire world was dissolving in front of him into a dull, gloomy, empty darkness. Jakes parents could only watch as their son’s best friend seemed to drift away into another realm...


***


“Danny”

...

“Danny wake up”

Daniels eyes crept slowly open. The world was a blur, as if the scenery was spinning around him.

“Wha-wha-what’s happening?” Daniel murmured.

“Danny, just stay calm ok, your alright but we need to get you up off of the ground” said Jake’s mum.

Daniel was confused; there was just too much going on in his mind. He was dizzy and everything seemed distant and strange. Eventually he came to his senses and was able to sit up. He felt ok now, not perfect but ok, however, his head was still pounding and he needed to be on his own so that he could try and make some sense of the events which were occurring.

“I need to think” he said to Jake’s parents who were now on their knees, leaning around him. With that he stood up and walked calmly and collectively away from Jake’s house.

He walked to wherever his feet would take him, all the while running over recent experiences in his head. Over and over again the memories rolled around and around whirling repetitively around his head. He remembered details which he had forgotten and tried his very best to piece everything together in the right order to develop his understanding of his life and the lives of those around him. There were so many thoughts, feelings, emotions and questions flying through his brain. “Why is this happening to me?”, “What have I done to deserve this?”, “Why has Jake ran off?”, “Where is Jake?”, “Is he ok?”, “God i hope he’s ok”, “I don’t know what I’d do without him”. The thoughts were endless. He was so deep in his own thoughts that he was completely unable to concentrate on where he was going or what he was doing. People stared quizzically at him as he charged blindly past them on the street but he didn’t notice, it was all happening so fast. He stopped. Suddenly and randomly out of nowhere a thought occurred to him.

“The abandoned farm, I bet he’s gone to the abandoned farm”.

Just outside of the town where Daniel and Jake lived, there was an old abandoned farm. The two boys used to sneak away sometimes after school or in the summer holidays to the farm and mess around like kids do. They had shared many great times there through childhood and through their early teenage years whether it be playing gun fights or chasing each other around, or as they got older just going and chatting about things. It was always looked upon by both of them as a place where they could escape to, where they could get away from the madness and the rush of the town. It was quiet, peaceful and tranquil. Every time either of them felt like they needed some time alone, or they wanted to spend time with each other, they would always got to this secret, hidden, out of the way place which seemed to hold some kind of mystical heeling power for them.

With that thought, Daniel spun instantly on his left foot to face the opposite direction. He couldn’t be sure that Jake would be there but it was his best bet, so he began to jog gently in the direction of the farm. He jogged back down the same street, retracing his footsteps. He was determined now that he had to find his best friend, had to know that he was safe and that no harm had come to him. The very thought of anything happening to Jake made his skin crawl. His jog turned into a slow run and the pace kept increasing as he got closer to the junction leading to the main exit road of town. He could see the road now; it wasn’t far to the edge of town. He reached the junction and ran straight around the corner onto the main road out of town. The farm was not far from where he was now and he could almost hear Jakes voice calling to him as he got ever nearer to his destination. He continued to sprint, he was tired and out of breath but he couldn’t stop now, he was nearly there. A familiar sight appeared around the long bend in the road. He saw the barn where he had spent so many hours of his short life. He was almost there now and so started to slow down a little to try and catch his breath a little. He reached the barn and collapsed against a wall. Slowly his breath came back and he could breath again. As soon as he could, he moved on in his quest without hesitation.

“Jake!” he yelled out at the top of his voice. “Jake buddy are you here?”

There was no reply. Daniel walked slowly towards the enormous, heavy, brown, wooden barn door and began to push it open. The door opened with a deafening squeak. Daniel entered the barn and the heavy door forced itself shut behind him. It was gloomy and musky in the big, empty, old abandoned barn. Daniel glanced around searching for any sign of life. There was none. The barn was definitely empty. He turned around to leave the barn and look elsewhere. He searched the door with his hands. To his horror, there was no handle of any kind on the inside of the heavy barn door. His heart began to race as he tried desperately to find a way of getting out. He pushed against the door with all his might but it wouldn’t budge. He was trapped.

“Help!” he cried out.

There was no response.

“Help, please I’m trapped in the barn! ... Is there anybody there?”.

Nothing.

There was nothing he could do. He was stuck. He figured he would just have to wait and pray that somebody would come looking for him. The problem was, he was on an abandoned farm in the middle of nowhere. As far as Daniel knew, there was only one person other than himself who knew that the place existed. Jake. Daniels chances of escaping depended solely upon the very person who was the reason for Daniel being in the situation in the first place. It looked bleak.

The light started to fade as night fell over the abandoned farm. It was quiet and peaceful, and usually Daniel would have relished the peace. This time though, peace was the last thing he wanted. He was scared, he was cold and he was alone. He longed for someone to find him, someone to be with him, to hold him and to comfort him. He longed for Jake. He began to shake uncontrollably as the temperature dropped. He decided that he should get up and search the big empty barn for some way of keeping warm. He slowly struggled to his feet and began to glance around. The barn was empty apart from an old rusty tractor in the far left hand corner and some bales of straw behind it. He knew the straw would be itchy and uncomfortable but he didn’t care, he had to find some way of keeping warm. He walked over to the bales and began ripping them apart. He led down on top of one of the bales and grabbed hand full after hand full of the straw and pulled it over himself. After about 10 minutes of doing this, he was feeling much warmer due to the exercise and was sure that the straw would keep him warm enough to survive the night. All that was left to do for Daniel now was wait.

***

Morning.

Daniel woke up with sunlight pouring through the many cracks in the walls of the old run down barn, onto his cold, numb face. He was itchy all over from the straw and in places, his body bled from where particularly sharp, hard pieces of straw had been digging into his delicate white skin. His body ached all over and he was in pain. He struggled to his feet making bits of straw fly everywhere, tumbling like a waterfall off of his fragile body. He stumbled carelessly back across to the big wooden doors, hoping and praying that in the daylight, he would be able to find some way of escaping his prison. There was no handle on the huge wooden door, and no way of getting out. He tried everything he could, he pushed, pulled, rammed, tugged and battered but it was no good. He was definitely trapped. He felt completely hopeless. “Oh why do these things always happen to me” he thought as he fell to the floor and began to cry into his hands.

***

Meanwhile back at Jake’s house, Jake’s parents were worried sick. Jake was still missing and they hadn’t seen their son now for nearly two days. Not only that but they had just received the news that Daniel was missing now as well. They felt awful! They didn’t have a clue where they’re son or Daniel was and they knew that there was nothing they could do to help. They could only wait. They had no idea about the situation Daniel had gotten himself into and it was still a total mystery where Jake was.

In fact, Jake was staying at a just friend’s house just around the corner from his house. He just needed to get away from things for a while, he was confused and needed to think. He was feeling much better now and was thinking much more clearly. He had thought about nothing and no one other than Daniel for the past 2 nights and had calmed down by now. He had realised that he didn’t care that Daniel was gay, he was his best friend and he would stand by him and do everything he could to help him get through the torture which he knew that Daniel must be going through in his head. He was just shocked at first that was all and he was a little angry that Daniel, being his best friend, hadn’t told him sooner. On the other hand, there was also the fact that Daniel was “in love” with Jake, and it was that which he was still unsure about. He didn’t know what he was going to do, say, or how things were going to change between them in the future.

“Hey bro thanks for letting me stay over” Jake said appreciatively to his and Daniels friend Darren, who’s house he had stayed at, “It’s been a really big help to me and I’ll never forget it”.

“No problem mate, anytime” Darren replied, “You know I’d do anything for you, you’re a good friend”.

“Alright mate, I should probably get back home, who knows what my parents are thinking?” Jake explained looking back at Darren who was stood outside his front door.

“Yeah, I bet they’re worried out of their minds!” replied Darren thoughtfully.

They said goodbye and Jake began to make his way home. He started to run as he longed to speak to his parents and let them know he was ok, but more importantly, he longed more than anything else to talk to his best friend who he hadn’t seen since that night in the alley. He had to let Daniel know that he was still his friend, and that he was there for him and always would be.


He reached his house and slowly, carefully opened the door, not knowing what to expect. His parents leapt for the door as they heard it close and to their relief, there stood their son, safe and unharmed.

“Oh Jake hunny your ok!” his mother cried out with relief as she grabbed her precious son tightly and squeezed him into a loving hug.

“Where have you been Jake? Your mother and I have been worried out of our minds!” his dad exclaimed, placing his hand on Jake’s shoulder.

“I’m ok” Jake said, “I just needed to think that’s all. I was staying at Darren’s house”.

“Well we’re just relieved that your alright” his mother said as she released him from her hugging grip.

“Yeah, I’m sorry guys I should have told you where I was” Jake claimed with a contemplative face. “I’m gonna take a shower and then I need to go and talk to Danny”.

There was an awkward silence which filled the room as the atmosphere changed.

“What?” Jake questioned as his face dropped.

“You may want to sit down son” his dad said in a serious tone.

“Oh god, it’s Danny isn’t it” Jake asked panicking “what’s he done?”

“Well, to be honest, we... we don’t know. The truth is, well... nobody knows. He’s just disappeared.” Jakes dad answered sympathetically.

Without hesitation, Jake grabbed his coat and ran out of the door. He ran to Daniels house to see if maybe he was back and that maybe he just hadn’t told anyone yet. No luck! He sprinted around the town checking every place he could think of. He tried the park, the wishing well, the club, everywhere. He was exhausted by now and was trembling and worrying like mad. Daniel was nowhere to be seen! He stopped and sat on a bench near the library. He needed to catch his breath and it gave the young man an opportunity to think. Jake ran through a list of all the places he had checked. “That’s it, that’s just about everywhere in town” he thought helplessly to himself. Then it sunk in. There was one last place, one last place which wasn’t in town, one last place which gave him hope, this wasn’t over yet!


***

Daniel had now been stuck in the horrible, old, smelly barn for what seemed to him like an absolute age! He was tired, he was hungry and felt like the whole world was against him, but above all he was lonely. The memories of the past week were all Daniel could think about as he sat alone in the middle of his vast, empty prison, thinking, thinking, thinking. Wondering if he was ever going to make it out!

“You what Danny, come on you can tell me”.

“I’M IN FUCKING LOVE WITH YOU!!!”.


Those two ominous sentences kept repeating themselves over and over in his mind. He felt like he was going crazy!


“Danny, I don’t quite know how to tell you this but ... Jake is missing”.
The memory of Jake’s dad informing him of his best friend’s disappearance, all because of something he had done. Daniel quivered as he acknowledged the scale of the mess he was in. He worried about Jake, he prayed that he was alright. Whatever happened to himself, he just wanted Jake to be safe. His heart bled as he began to sob uncontrollably into his hands as he curled himself up into a ball on the cold, hard floor of the barn.

Then, out of nowhere, footsteps! Footsteps which grabbed Daniels attention like gunfire in a crowded place! This was his chance, possibly his only chance for help! He cried out;


“Help!” as he struggled to raise his voice to its highest volume!

“Help I’m trapped in here!” He screamed desperately as the footsteps got closer!

“Danny”! he heard call back to him, “Danny can you hear me buddy, are you there?”.


Daniel’s breath picked up and his heart raced as he immediately identified the panicked voice of the man he was in love with!


“Jake!” he yelled, “Jake I’m in here, please help me!” he burst into tears.

“Danny I hear you, I’m coming!” Jake replied emotionally as he listened to the panicked, upset words blaring from the barn.

“Ja-a-a-ake!!” he sobbed as the tears streamed down his scratched face from is swollen, tired eyes.


Jake ran up to the barn as fast as he could and grabbed the mighty wooden door. He pulled with all his strength and to the relief of the two worn down boys, the enormous, heavy wooden door swung open releasing Daniel from his prison!

Danny ran into the brilliant sunlight, relieved! He was free! More importantly, Jake was safe. He latched onto his best friend and Jake hugged him back with a tight grip as they both cried into the others shoulder.

“I’m so glad you’re ok” Jake wept as he tried to calm his very emotional friend!

“Oh Jake” Daniel cried “I thought I was a goner”!

“Well it’s alright now buddy, your safe, I’m here” Jake replied in a soft, calming tone.


Danny said nothing. He just clutched Jake tightly with his arms as the sun beat down upon them. Jake hugged back and began to run Daniel’s back to comfort him. Daniel’s heart beat slowed as he melted into the embrace and he began to relax. He felt safe in Jake’s arms and didn’t want the moment to ever end. Jake sensed the panic drain from the other boys body as silence fell over them.


“Ok, buddy are you alright now, my arms are getting numb” Jake asked sensitively.

“Yeah, I’m sorry” Daniel answered with a hint of laughter in his voice, ”I’m just so happy to see you that’s all”.

“Yeah I know mate, let’s go sit down”.

“Ok”.


They broke the hug and walked slowly around to the field at the back of the barn where they usually sat and talked when they came to the abandoned farm together. They sat down, exhausted on the soft grass. Jake pretty much collapsed on the floor after running all around the village looking for Danny, then running all the way to the farm as quickly as he could. He was shattered! Jake led on his back with his arms by his sides and shut his eyes to give them a break. Daniel sat next to him contemplating what he had put this guy though recently. He looked at Jake’s exhausted face which was red and sweaty. Even though he was clearly not at his best, to Daniel, he still looked gorgeous! His soft smooth skin glistened with the sweat in the sunlight. His bright red lips standing out from the pinky/white skin. “So cute” Daniel thought to himself secretly as his eyes drifted down to his best friend’s chest and torso. He wanted so badly to reach out and touch the firm muscles on Jake’s chest but he couldn’t. Daniel’s brown eyes looked back to Jake’s face to make sure his eyes were still closed. They were. He looked back down to Jake’s chest muscles which he could see pulsating through his sweaty white t-shirt. Down his eyes continued to drift to his slender stomach which again, he yearned to touch. He couldn’t resist it, he had to look down that little bit further to his crotch. He looked. “Wow” he thought as he stared at the bulge! “What would it be like to have that in my mouth?” he wondered, oblivious to the fact that Jakes eyes were suddenly fixed on his own!


“Danny...” Jake exclaimed quizzically.

“What?” Daniel replied startled.

“I know you’re in love with me, and I know your gay, and I’m ok with that buddy, your my friend and I will stand by you no matter what,” Jake said “but I am a little uncomfortable with you staring at my cock like that”.

Daniel paused for a second as he realised he had been caught.

“I’m sorry,” he said regret in his voice “I can’t help it though. You have no idea how hard it is for me. You lay there in front of my looking beautiful and I can’t take my eyes off of you! You think I wanna be like this? You think I haven’t tried not to be in love with you? I can’t help it Jake, i want you so bad that it’s killing me inside. When I see you with girls when we go to the club, and when you talk about them and how you wanna do stuff with them, I fell like I wanna die Jake!”.

“Ok, don’t get upset on me again” Jake said as his vibrant blue eyes looked calmly into Daniel’s brown ones, “I understand that you can’t change who you love, it’s ok, I told you”.

There was quiet for a while as they both just rested for a minute or two.

“You really feel that strongly about me Danny?” Jake questioned, kind of flattered.

Daniel looked at him directly in the eye and melted at the look he was getting from him.

“Yeah” he answered quietly in a high pitched voice.

“Ha-ha, I kind of like that” he giggled.

“Really?” Danny smiled, “I’m surprised”!

“Me too”

They both laughed together as they gazed into each other’s eyes. For the first time ever, Jake realised how good looking Danny was. He noticed the big beautiful brown eyes and dazzling smile on his best friends face. He felt confused at this new found side of him but at the same time, he sort of liked it, and he kind of wanted to explore further. At this point the laughter had stopped and Danny noticed that the eye contact had been going on for much longer than usual. He suddenly felt incredibly nervous as his eyes darted away from Jake’s and to the floor. This broke Jake’s trance and he realised what just happened. There was silence again as they both stared at the floor. Then it was broken.

“Jake?”

“Yeah Danny”

“Do you...” Daniel paused questioning in his mind whether or not he should finish the sentence.

“Do I what?” Jake interrupted.

“Do you think I’m good looking?”

“Ummm, I suppose so” Jake said cautiously and nervously.

Danny smiled as they made eye contact again.

“Why did you ask?” Jake asked pretending he didn’t know that Danny was obviously coming on to him! He never thought he could feel like this about another guy but in the last 10 minutes or so, he had experienced feelings for Danny and was curious, so he played along.


Daniel struggled to find a non-committing answer which he could cover up with some random story if it all went wrong, but he couldn’t think.

“I saw you looking at me earlier,” Danny answered, “I’m a bit confused that’s all, I thought you were uncomfortable with that”.

“Yeah,” Jake agreed “so did I until your little speech earlier. I don’t know, I guess I’m a little curious” he smiled.

“Curious?”

Jake looked down at the floor, a little bit ashamed at the situation.

“It’s ok Jake, this is good, you know how I feel so lets just get everything out in the open so we both know where we stand ok?” Daniel said emotionally and with understanding in his voice.

Jake looked back up into his friends big brown eyes, which he loved more and more every time he gazed into them. Then, suddenly without warning, he reached over and grabbed the back of Daniel’s head. He pulled his face close to his own and kissed him roughly on the lips. Danny was taken by surprise and resisted at first but as he realised what was happening he relaxed and began to kiss back, closing his eyes. This caused Jake to relax as well as the kiss became more passionate. To his surprise, Jake found that he was really enjoying the kiss and this made him want more. He opened his lips and pushed his tongue through into Danny’s mouth. Their tongues were set free to explore each other’s mouths as they danced around, getting to know every part of the other boy’s mouth. Daniel was in heaven but then, Jake pulled back and broke the kiss.

“I’m sorry, I should have asked first” Jake said as he realised what he had just done.

Daniel just looked at him adoringly and put his finger on his friend’s lips. He smiled and said “I didn’t know you had it in you, that was amazing”.

“Neither did I,” Jake laughed, “It just kind of happened”.

“Did you like it Jake”?

“I did” Jake replied flirtatiously.

“hmmm, in that case, I think you should take me home, I have an idea” Daniel muttered seductively as he winked.

“Are you sure you want to go home, wouldn’t you rather stay here in this big empty old field with me?”

“hmmm, maybe that could work” Daniel beamed with a huge grin.

Daniel leapt over and threw himself on top of Jake as he pinned him to the ground. “I’ve waited a long time for this”.

Pinned to the soft grassy ground, Jake felt a rush of adrenalin surge over his entire body! He had never experienced anything like it. Jake saw the burning desire, beaming out from his friend’s big, beautiful brown eyes. This was a sight which was new to him, and also one which made him hungry for more! He never knew that he could have ever felt this way about another guy! In the past when he had thought about this kind of thing, it made him feel uncomfortable, insecure and a little bit uneasy. Now though, it was actually happening and to his surprise and delight, he felt completely comfortable. It felt natural. He was in love!

Daniel just sat there for a minute and paused, taking in the moment. He had never felt happier than he did right then! He had waited so long for this moment and now it was here. He finally had the opportunity to do what he had been yearning to do for years! With his legs either side of Jake’s warm slender thighs, he stared lovingly down, gazing lustfully into the gorgeous blue eyes of the man he loved.

Feeling the warmth between them, the emotions seemed to leap out of Jake’s brain and take control of his entire being! He felt the bulge in his trousers stirring uncontrollably as his dick began to thicken. Gazing into Danny’s eyes, he gave a mischievous grin and immediately Danny knew what Jake wanted!

Danny leaned down, pushing his cute red lips onto Jake’s hot pink ones. They kissed passionately, massaging each other’s mouths. Jake was the first to open his mouth, eager to let his tough slide though into Danny’s waiting mouth so that he could explore some more. Savouring every second, Danny opened his eyes so that he could look at Jake. He was in awe at how gorgeously stunning he looked as their tongues danced together. Jake opened his eyes and they made eye contact and the situation heated. Romance was in the air and they were both all over each other. Neither one of them could take their hands off the other. Rubbing, feeling, touching, lovingly stroking each other’s smooth, firm bodies. They closed their eyes as Jake’s hands roamed down to Danny’s sexy round ass. Danny broke the kiss as he moaned with pleasure at the intimate touch.

“God I love you” Danny remarked lustfully.

“Haha, I know” Jake replied teasingly, “now shut up and give me some more of that hot tongue action!”

Danny tried to respond with a witty comeback but before he could think of what to say, his mouth was invaded once more by Jake’s hot, slippery tongue! They both moaned together as their cocks twitched simultaneously. Taking that as a hint, Danny started dry humping his new lover, thrusting his rock hard dick into Jake’s groin, all the while maintaining their passionate kiss.

Suddenly, Jake grabbed Danny’s ass cheeks firmly and began kneading them like dough, forcing Danny to thrust faster and harder. Jake couldn’t take it anymore, he grabbed hold of Danny’s hips and rolled him over dominantly, deciding that it was his turn to pin the other to the ground!

“Why I never did this ages ago, I’ll never know!” Jake said seductively, “you’re so fuckin’ hot man!”

“Hahaha, me neither!” Danny laughed.

Jake latched onto the bottom of Danny’s t-shirt and rapidly pulled it up over his head. He disposed of the garment quickly, throwing it to the ground! Daniel smiled with pleasure as his round, pink nipples were hungrily circled by Jake’s wet tongue. Jake felt the nipples harden and expand as he licked them, switching between the two like a wild animal feasting on some poor defenceless animal. They both loved every second though. Danny moaned loudly as waves of electricity shuddered through his body each time Jake’s tongue flickered over the top of his erect nipples.

“Ohhh that feels good!” Danny practically shouted!

That comment turned Jake on even more and encouraged him to take the next step! Jake paused for a moment and looked up at Daniel’s face. He watched as his friend looked back at him, confusion on his face.

“What’s wrong?” Danny questioned nervously, fearing that there might be something wrong.

Jake smiled at him, acknowledging that his reaction to the pause was very cute. “Nothing’s wrong” he giggled playfully, “I just thought I’d tease you a bit”.

“Aww man” Jake replied relieved, “don’t do that to me, you had me worried there!”

“Oh, I’m sorry baby, I didn’t mean to worry you”.

Danny smiled at Jakes choice of language and this signalled back to Jake that all was good.

“Now where was I?” Jake chuckled flirtatiously.

“I think you were about to go down on me weren’t you” Danny said suggestively.

“Oh you think so do you, you cocky little so and so!” Jake joked, finding that he enjoyed this new part of their relationship, “so what if I was actually about to get up and mouth rape you instead huh?” he asked jokingly.

“Bring it on big boy!” Danny laughed.

With that, they began to playfully wrestle each other, each trying to prove their dominance over the other. In the end, it was Danny who won the fight and was again on top of Jake. The wrestling stopped and there was a pause again as they made loving, sensual eye contact. Without messing about any longer, Danny returned the favour of releasing Jake from his t-shirt. He swiftly whipped it over his head and threw it to the side. He then kissed Jake passionately on the lips once again, savouring the taste of his lover. Then his proceeded to kiss down his jaw line, neck and down to his chest. He briefly stopped at the nipples to play around a little and explore, but he now had his mind set on other things! He was hungry, and you can probably guess what for! When he was satisfied with his work on Jake’s nipples, he carried on kissing his way down to his perfectly sculpted, but not overly worked abs. He quickly learned that this was one of his favourite parts of Jake’s body as he kissed and licked his belly all over.

“Aww come on stop teasing, you’re driving me wild!” Jake moaned.

Danny chose to ignore this and carried on his business. Eventually he was satisfied with his work on Jake’s abs and decided enough was enough. As Daniel finished exploring Jake’s abs with his mouth, he rubbed his hands up his leg and onto Jake’s tight crotch. He felt Jake’s rock hard dick throbbing beneath his hand as it cried out for attention! It craved freedom as it pushed against the stiff fabric of Jake’s trousers. Without delay, Danny slowly removed the other boy’s belt, and seductively undid the button on the top of his trousers. The cold zipper then flowed smoothly down to its base, giving the raging monster a little more freedom, now only restricted to the thinner boxer shorts.

Danny paused and looked Jake directly in the eye, this time with a serious and very sexy look on his face. Jakes cock twitched and spasmed as he watched Danny’s head slowly sink down. Next, came a feeling which was better than anything Jake had ever experienced! Danny’s hot, wet mouth, suddenly gripped Jake’s throbbing penis through the soft material of his boxer shorts. Jake moaned extremely loudly at the complete ecstasy which he found himself in! The quick, wet, flickering tongue began to massage Jake’s aching hard on. Now it was getting serious! Danny could sense that Jake loved it which spurred him on more, knowing that he must be doing something right. He bit gently at the thin material of the boxer shorts so as not to hurt Jake. He secured the material between his glowing white teeth and made a sexy growling noise as he aggressively tugged the shorts down, pulling his trousers down first with his hands. Jake now led on this soft grassy ground of the field next to the barn, completely naked. The sight really was something to behold and both boys were now hornier than they had ever been in their lives! Not wanting to wait any longer, Jake decided that it was time to release the hard on which was clearly raging in Danny’s trousers at that point. So, before Danny had a chance to get his face back to Jake’s crotch, Jake took the opportunity to sit up whilst Danny was down by his feet. He followed this up by standing on his bare feet and pulling Danny up with him.

It was like a movie scene as these two hot, sexy young studs stood together in the middle of the big, empty, lush, green field, one completely butt naked and the other topless with a raging boner, making a large tent in his crotch region. All the while the hot, bright sun beat down upon them.

They kissed passionately again, but the kiss was broken quickly as Jake got down on his knees. Jake undid the buckle on the front of Danny’s belt. He slid the 2 parts of the belt apart and moved onto the button. He sleekly and smoothly undid the button, and then slid the cold metal zipped down to its base. Daniels trousers fell to the ground when Jake let go of them and Danny eagerly stepped out of them. Danny couldn’t wait for Jake to make his next move. Feeling hungry, Danny grabbed his own boxers and pushed them down his legs.


“hahaha” Jake laughed with the biggest smile on his face, “getting impatient are we?”.

“I can’t help it, your making me sooo hot baby!” came the reply.

Jake could feel the hunger in the atmosphere which had formed thickly around them. Jake looked in awe as Danny’s cock stood up proudly in front of his face.

“wow” he commented, “Danny you dick is huge!”

Danny smiled down at him. His cock was a huge 9 ½ inches and he was very proud of it. He considered it to be the best part of his body, and now that Jake had seen it, he liked it as well. Jake was hungry! He really wanted to suck on the enormous instrument before him. The problem was, he had never done it before. Jake had always thought of himself as straight and he wasn’t entirely sure what to do. He just knelt there for a while and stared. Danny looked down at him, curious about the pause.

“What’s wrong babe?” Danny asked.

“Nothing, nothing it’s just, it’s just that umm...”

“What? Come on Jake there’s no need to be nervous” Danny said with sympathy in his voice.

“It’s just that, I’m new to this”.

“Haha, that’s ok, I guess I’ll have to show you how it’s done then” Danny chuckled flirtatiously as he winked.

Not wanting to wait, Danny went down to his knees so that he was at eye level with Jake. He looked lovingly into Jake’s eyes. Jake looked back at him but Danny couldn’t help but notice the nervousness in Jake’s lovable deep blue eyes. Danny smiled sweetly as Jake gazed back into his big brown eyes.


“Jake... if you don’t want to do this, we can stop. I love you and I don’t want to make you do anything that you don’t want to do.”

Jake paused for a second and thought. He looked sheepishly at the ground and Danny could see that he had doubts.

“It’s ok Jake; I can see that you are nervous. If you’re not ready then we can wait.”

“No...I...I want to but... I’m just nervous Danny. I’ve never done anything like this before.”

Danny smiled and kissed Jake on the cheek before saying “Jake you don’t have to be nervous, it’s ok, we all have to start somewhere, I understand. I had to go through it too and it’s hard. You know that you can trust me. You know me, and you know I would never do anything to hurt you. I love you Jake!”

“I love you too Danny” Jake replied, “I don’t even know why I’m nervous; I’m just being stupid that’s all!”

They stopped for a while and just let their eyes flicker between the other’s; admiring, enjoying, falling even more in love with each other. These two young men, within less than a week of Danny confessing to Jake that he loved him, were already here, at this stage, kissing, sitting naked before each other at the place, the abandoned farm, where they had so many memories, good and bad, from every stage of their lives so far. Danny couldn’t help but feel that maybe they were moving too fast in their relationship. Maybe Jake needed some time to think, adapt, and admit to himself that he was completely in love with his best friend.

Jake chuckled, “You look like you’re in deep thought there buddy”.

Danny smiled, still looking into Jake’s blue eyes, “I am. ... Do you think that maybe... I don’t know ... maybe we are moving too quickly with this? I mean, we’ve both had a lot to deal with lately, what with me going mad and running away,” he smiled slightly, “you having to chase me down every five minutes. Then you have to go through the confusion of finding out that I love you. I’ve put you through a lot haven’t I? I ... I’m sorry Jake.”

Immediately Jake saw the sadness creep over Danny’s face and he replied as soon as he noticed, “Yes, yes Danny you have put me through a lot,” a pause, “but it’s alright! Let’s face it I didn’t exactly make life easy for you did I? My reaction to what you said the other night was pathetic! If anyone should be sorry it’s me. I’ve been a jerk about the whole thing Danny and I promise you, hand on heart, I will do whatever it takes to make it up to you!”

“Anything?” Danny responded suggestively.

Jake’s face lit up at that moment when the biggest smile crept across his gorgeous face. He loved the fact that Danny wanted him so badly. That’s when he realised that he wanted Danny too. He wanted Danny more than anything else. Right at that moment something clicked in his head and he knew that he didn’t need any more time. He knew what he wanted. He was 100% sure and nothing, NOTHING, was going to get in his way!

Surprise was what Danny felt next; he was taken completely by surprise as Jake’s hot wet tongue hit the tip of his now soft cock. Jake moved so quickly that Danny didn’t even see him as he somehow managed to get his head from where it was, to where Danny’s crotch was quicker than Danny could blink! Danny got the message. Jake was ready!

Jake’s hot wet tongue gently caressed the head of Daniel’s dick as it circled delicately around it. Danny moaned in pleasure as his body shuddered in ecstasy. His penis began to thicken rapidly as it was worked hungrily by the slippery tongue which proceeded to violate it. Jake knew that he must have been doing something well as his pretty blue eyes shifted up Danny’s toned body to his face. Danny looked lost in a different world as his head tilted backward. His eyes were closed tightly and his pink lips were wide open as if he was trying to speak but couldn’t bring the words to his lips. Jake’s concentration shifted back to the job at hand as his tongue went wild over the tip of the huge, now fully erect 9 ½ inch cock which stood proud before his youthful good looking face. He took a second to prepare himself for the next stage. Although this was a first time experience for him, he knew what to do. He had seen it done before when he had seen porn movies on the internet and he had received a blow job once from one of the girls that he hooked up with at the club where he and Danny would drink sometimes. The same club they were at on the night that Danny came out to him. Jake paused momentarily, but within no time at all he was ready. He wanted Danny’s cock so bad! Jake leaned in closer to Daniel’s enormous throbbing hard penis. The pleasure was immense for Danny as Jakes soft, moist lips slid sensually over the end of his rod!

“Ooooooooooooohhhhhh!!!!!” Danny moaned loudly.

“You like that?” Jake asked in the most seductive voice he could manage.

“Yeeeaaaaahhhh!!!”


Jake continued to glide his caressing lips up and down Danny’s shaft. Danny was overwhelmed with pleasure. He could not believe how good Jake was at sucking his dick! This was Jake’s first time, he had no experience and just five minutes ago he was so nervous that he couldn’t do anything but stare at his cock. Now, here he was sucking Danny’s cock like he was born to do it! It was the greatest feeling that Danny had ever experienced, he was loving it, and Jake was too. Jake had always been adventurous and loved trying new things. He found that he loved sucking Danny’s cock. It gave him an opportunity to explore, and try things which he never thought he would do. His tongue worked away at the fat, throbbing head as his lips continued sliding over the long shaft of his lover’s solid pole. He explored with his tongue, tasting every part of Danny’s dick. It tasted so good, salty, sweet and sour all at the same time. Time flew by and minute after minute seemed to fly past them as they had the time of their lives! Danny was getting hot now and didn’t know how much longer he could last. A drop of sticky pre-cum landed on Jakes tongue and he lapped it up eagerly, excited to find out what it tasted like. By now he was so turned on by the situation that his own cock was fully hard between his legs and desperately needed attention, so he grabbed it with his left hand and began to jerk it slowly while he gave Danny a blow job.


“Keep on like this and I’m gonna cum” Danny commented in a deep, sexy voice.


Jake looked up at him with his cock still in his mouth and winked. That was it! That wink sent him over the top, it was so sexy when he did that! He couldn’t hold back any longer! He was past the point of no return! Spurt after spurt of hot cum erupted out of Danny’s giant dick! The back of Jakes throat was violated by a stream of sticky man jizz! Jake gulped and swallowed as quickly as he could but the quantity of cum was massive! Danny had never ejaculated that much before and Jake could not swallow it all! It seeped out from the sides of Jakes tightly gripping mouth. Streams of cum trickled down his smooth sexy face. The sight only made Danny cum more! It was so sexy! Jake enjoyed the taste of the hot semen. He had always wondered what it tasted like and a couple of times he wanted to taste his own but never could build up the confidence to do it. He continued to work Danny’s dick as he swallowed the cum which remained in his mouth. He could feel that Danny was getting soft now and figured it was time to stop. He pulled his head back and Danny’s limp penis plopped out of his mouth. He licked his lips, trying to clean up the cum which was running down his face.

“Here let me help you with that” Danny said with a huge grin on his face and he leaned in towards Jake and kissed him even more passionately that before. He tasted his own cum inside Jake’s hot mouth and he followed the kiss up by licking his cum up from his best friend and lover’s face. When he was done, he pulled away and sat down on the soft grass for a second.


“That was so good Jake! Are you sure that was your first time? You sucked me like a pro man!”

“Ye-heah,” Jake giggled, “I’m glad you liked it!”

That’s when Danny noticed Jake’s 8 inch dick sticking straight upwards against his toned hard stomach.

“Looks like you enjoyed that too!” Danny laughed looking down at Jake’s rod with his big brown eyes.

Jake just laughed back and looked down at his throbbing manhood.

“Well then sexy boy, I guess I’m gonna have to show you an experience that you will never forget!”

“Oh and what do you have in mind there Danny boy?”

“Ha-ha, wanna find out?”

“Yeah...” Jake replied lovingly before kissing Daniel quickly on his cheek, “but that can wait ‘til later. We really need to get back home. Your parents are worried sick about you!”.


Contemplating in his head, Jake suddenly felt a wave of guilt rush over his entire body. He felt guilty not because of what he had just done, but because of the time at which he had done it. He bowed his head in shame and Danny immediately noticed the concerned expression on his face!
“What’s up baby?” Danny asked wearing a concerned expression.

Jake said nothing. He looked up into those eyes. To his surprise, the look in Danny’s eyes told a story of happiness. Jake couldn’t help but smile slightly when he acknowledged the pleasure which he had provided the other man with. He gazed deeply into those big brown orbs which invited him into the soul of the man he was now deeply in love with.


“You know,” Jake said, “it’s amazing what you can tell by looking someone in the eye”.


Danny looked at Jake as if to say “what the hell are you talking about”, but he didn’t say it. Jake giggled foolishly, likening Danny’s body language to that of a small puppy with those cute brown eyes wide open and glazed over, and his head tilted to the side. Jake was pretty sure that if he could of done it, Danny’s ears would be sticking up!


“C’mon, lets go,” Jake exclaimed, “It’s gonna get dark soon”!

“Okay, I guess we should start thinking about heading home”.


So gradually they stood up, gathered their scattered clothes and got dressed. As the two exhausted young men began to walk back towards the quiet roads outside of the abandoned farm, Danny stopped abruptly and grabbed Jake’s sweaty hand. Jake, taken a little by surprise, was wrenched backwards as Danny firmly gripped his hand. He swung around and smiled but the smile gradually disappeared as he saw the serious expression on Daniel’s face.


“What’s up?” he questioned.

Danny reached out for his other hand and grabbed it so that he now had hold of both of Jake’s hands and said nervously, “Jake, I want you to promise me something”.

“What?” was the simple response.
“I don’t want you to tell my parents, or anyone about any of this.”

Jake paused, unsure of what he should say, but eventually answered with, “Danny, you know that I would do anything for you, I always have done, and I always will do, but...”.

“But what Jake? Come on, please I’m begging you!” Danny interrupted panicking.

“BUT!” Jake repeated louder, “I don’t know if I can lie to your parents about this, this is a serious thing Danny”.

“I know but I really don’t want anybody to hear about this”.

“About what?” Jake questioned with growing concern.

“About any of this!” Danny practically shouted.


Jake just gazed at him confused and worried, his eyes doing that familiar trick of dancing and flickering between those of his friend. He was truly puzzled, not knowing what to think, his brain started working overtime. What was Danny really worried about people knowing, about being trapped in the barn, or about them being together?


In a soft, sort of vulnerable, weak, emotional voice he asked, “Is it that you don’t want people to know about us, about how we feel about each other, or that you want to hide the fact that you locked yourself in the barn?”.


Danny’s point of vision drifted to the ground.


“Danny. ... Danny what’s the problem, you need to tell me otherwise I can’t do anything about it. Let me help you Danny. Whatever it is that’s making you act like this all of a sudden, you have to talk to me about it you hear me?”.

“I want to tell you Jake but it’s complicated”.


Danny stared into Jake’s calming blue eyes and sought comfort as he saw the understanding, and caring concern from deep inside of the guy he had been friends with for as long as he could remember. He wanted nothing more than to blurt out the entire story, and get it all out in the open. The problem he had was that he was scared of what it would mean if he let go of his secret. He was scared of the consequences that he would have to face, but at the same time, he knew that he could trust Jake, and that however he reacted at first, that Jake would be there for him and support him in the end. Danny had always considered himself very lucky to have Jake as his best friend, he was always there when he needed him, always by his side to comfort and care for him when he needed somebody who he could rely on.


“Danny, it’s ok, whatever it is you can tell me”.


Daniel had heard that line before, just before he told Jake that he was in love with him. That time though, Jake’s reaction was less than comforting and Danny didn’t want to risk them falling out like that again. If they hadn't fallen out over that the last time, they wouldn't even be in this mess. All of this added to his uncertainty.


“Okay Jake,” Danny said seriously as he continued to make eye contact, “I will tell you, but you have to promise me that you won’t flip out at me like you did last time. I don’t want this to turn into a huge drama like last time. And I still don’t want you to tell anyone about any of this shit that’s been happening lately ok?”

“Fine!” Jake responded acceptingly. “I won’t say anything”.


Danny took a deep breath.


“Huh,” he sighed, “well obviously, you know that I’m gay”

“Obviously!” Jake replied.


Danny stared down at the dirty gravel covered ground, trying to find the right words.


“Well you ... you are the only person Jake ... and, and ...”

“Yeah I figured that out already from the way you acted that night at the club, but you’ve got to tell everyone sometime right?” Jake asked, “Hey, I’m in the same situation as well, nobody knows about me except you, alright so I’m bi ... I guess ... and maybe that’s different to being gay, but I’m still going to have to tell everyone.”

Danny interrupted before Jake could say anything further, “Yeah but it’s not that simple for me!”.

“What are you talking about? Of course it is, you just have to explain it to people and they will understand!”.

“But that’s just it Jake! Not everyone does understand, some people hate it, they think that the whole thing is wrong, sick ... unnatural!”

“And do you think that?!”

“No, of course I don’t but...”

“But what? Isn’t that all that matters? Danny believe me, if people really care about you, and I know a lot of people who do, then they aren’t going to be bothered by the fact that your gay! As long as you’re happy they won’t care! If people really care about you then the fact that you’re happy is what should really be important to them.”

“BUT THEY WILL FUCKING CARE!” Danny screamed as he burst out crying, tears immediately gushing down his face.


Danny ran off down the road, barely able to see as his vision of the world blurred and distorted as he continued to cry more and more. Jake didn’t understand what was up with him; he just knew that something was clearly not right. He ran after him, still exhausted after the mad day that he’d had.


“Danny!” he shouted, “Danny wait up!”

“Leave me alone, you don’t understand Jake!”

“No you’re right I don’t!” Jake panted, trying his best to catch Danny but failing miserably as he ran, “But, if you ... don’t tell me ... then ... then I never will!”


Danny ran quicker, not wanting to allow Jake to see him in this state, not wanting to talk about the reason why he wanted Jake to remain silent. Faster and faster he ran, picking up incredible speed even though he had been locked in a barn for well over 24 hours, and had been fooling around with Jake in between. He was now running so fast that Jake was unable to keep up with him. He sprinted faster than he’d ever ran before, as if trying to escape from a pack of hungry wolves!

Jake ran as fast as he could to try and keep up with Danny but there was nothing he could do but watch as Danny edged away from him. Then, he watched in horror as a flicker of light temporarily blinded him and he saw it! A truck. `Oh shit!` Jake thought to himself as he came grinding to a halt.


“DANNY LOOK OUT!” he yelled out, almost straining his voice with the sheer volume of his scream!


Danny’s eyes widened and the tears seemed to vanish instantly as his vision became crystal clear. Neither of them will ever forget the horrible, violent, piercing screech which howled through their heads as all of the trucks massive tires locked up and scraped across the surface of the road when the burly truck driver stomped on the brake pedal of the gigantic articulated truck! Danny suddenly reacted and Jake could only stand back and watch, terrified as Danny threw himself into the air using all the energy he had left as he leapt for his life! Daniel went flying though the air! SMACK! He hit the ground, landing flat on his face at the side of the dusty road as the monstrous truck screamed past the spot where Jake was previously stood and eventually slid to a stop. Jake was horrified as the man he loved laid motionless, face down at the side of the road. He started to run again until he reached the spot where Danny was led.

“Danny!” He exclaimed as he grabbed his friends shoulder and flipped him onto his back.


Jake panicked when he saw the blood pouring from Danny’s nose down his youthful face.


“Danny talk to me, please Danny, please just say something, oh god Danny just say something! ANYTHING!” Jake squealed trembling with fear, hoping that his best friend wasn’t badly hurt.

“I’m alright” Danny replied as his big brown eyes opened and stared back at Jake, who now held Danny’s head in his hands. “I think I broke my arm though” He moaned in agony.


Jake wept as he pulled Daniel carefully up off of the ground towards his own body, grabbing both of his shoulders. He wrapped his arms around his best friend, crying in relief as he tried his best to avoid his arm as they embraced. They both knew that Daniel had been very lucky to keep his life, but they said nothing. They didn’t have to. Suddenly their attention was grabbed by the sound of a door closing. It was the truck driver. Danny and Jake looked blankly into each other’s eyes, unsure of what to expect from the big, burly driver as he stomped towards them. Would he be angry that he was forced to stomp on the brakes? Or happy that everybody was ok?

Simultaneously, both emotionally drained young men turned their heads to face the driver, trying to identify from his body language what kind of mood he was in. The driver was a giant compared to Danny and Jake, towering above them and with a much wider build. This made him instantly intimidating to both of them.


They’re thought processes were broken when the driver said; “Are you boy’s ok? It’s a good thing you dived or I don’t think you’d be stood there right now!”

“Uh, yeah I think so” Danny answered confidently.

“What about your arm?” the man said as he reached them and stopped, noticing the intimidated and slightly scared look on their faces, “it looks hurt, is it broken?”

“I think so,” Danny said holding his left arm up with his right hand, “it sure as hell hurts enough to be!”

“Okay, is it just your arm that hurts?”

“Yes sir”

“You can call me Bill, we should probably call your parents and explain to them what happened, do you have a mobile phone?”

“No, please don’t make me call my parents” Daniel said in a moment of panic as Jake glared at him quizzically, “I...I don’t want to worry them!”

“Danny...?” Jake responded questioningly in a concerned tone.

“Jake, please, I don’t want them to hear about this.”

“What, do you think that they won’t notice a broken arm?” Jake responded wondering what the hell Danny was thinking of. “Don’t be stupid Daniel, they’re going to find out!”.

“Just leave it, please... for me.”

The truck driver butted in saying “Well alright but at least let me drive you to the hospital”.

“Well, I don’t wanna cause you any more hassle Bill...”

“Yes,” Jake interrupted, “yes, it would be great if you could give us a lift, that’s very kind of you Bill”.

“Really,” Bill acknowledged, “it’s the least I can do”.

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