Chapter 108

Jacksonville, FL

MIKE DIDN’T COME straight to the kitchen, which was unusual. When he did walk through the kitchen door, I understood. He was naked and erect.

“Can we warm dinner later? I’m suffering from SWS.”

“SWS?”

“Sexual Withdrawal Syndrome.”

“Race you,” I said.

Somewhat later, we were back at the kitchen table, still naked, enjoying our reheated dinner. We hadn’t even taken our usual shower.

“I’ve been thinking,” Mike said.

“And?”

“That table we got for the deck is kind of nice, isn’t it?”

“And?”

“Let’s get one for the patio.”

“Okay.”

“Have you given any thought to our upcoming houseguests?” he said.

“In what way?”

“What do they eat for breakfast, that sort of thing.”

“Babe, they’re sixteen, they’ll probably eat most anything. I certainly did at that age.”

“I was talking about food, not dicks.”

“Are you saying I was a teenaged slut?” I said.

“I’m saying we were both extremely active, once we figured out how to tell the gay boys from the straight boys.”