Garner working as a waiter at an upscale restaurant with a growing attraction to a man named Alonzo, who always asks to be put in his section for dinner. One night after work, the man is assaulted while trailing Garner. Garner goes to his aid, but is shot for his trouble.<br><br>Taking time off from work to recover, Garner is resting on a park bench when Alonzo suddenly appears at the other end of the bench. Garner never saw him approach. He asks why Alonzo is trailing him.<br><br>After some hesitation, Alonzo explains he wants to recruit Garner to help fight against others who systematically hunt people like himself. Garner isn’t inclined to get involved in anything dangerous, but he does finds Alonzo more and more attractive, so he agrees to consider the idea. As he learns more about Alonzo’s bizarre and dangerous subculture, what Garner really wants to know is whether Alonzo is romantically interested in him at all.

Call to Love

His name was Al, short for Alfred. He was a photocopier sales and repair man, and yes, he was gay.


Garner was entranced with the situation, and had no immediate need to move on, but then something slipped, either inside Garner, or in the man. The latter shivered, fear showed in his eyes and he slid sideways, out from between Garner and the wall.


A moment later, Alonzo was there, at Garner’s side. He took the man’s chin in both his hands and stared intently into his eyes, completely hypnotizing him. Garner, seeing this from the side, felt a stab of discomfort.


“Don’t worry,” Alonzo whispered without turning his head. “We’re not going to hurt this guy. And we’re going to give him the time of his life—or at least you are.”


With that Alonzo pushed the man’s head to one side and fastened his mouth onto the man’s neck. The man gasped, his face blossomed into an expression of great pleasure. Garner, on impulse looking down, saw that the man’s pants were tenting impressively.


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