Page 82 of Something Like Summer
Some hurried mentalexertion was necessary to keep from getting a boner. Looking awayfrom Tim didn’t help because he ended up looking at Jace. His was abody that Ben knew well, since it had provided him hours of endlesspleasure. Seeing Jace nearly nude only put Ben more in the mood.Allison was the only safe person to look at, an ironic truthconsidering how stunning she looked in her bikini.
Music pumped from thepark’s loudspeakers, but otherwise the park appeared abandoned.Occasionally they would pass another group of birthday guests, butmost waterslides were without lines. The lifeguards on duty yawnedin the sun, many only perking up when Allison came around. Theywere at the third set of slides, blue covered tubes that twisted inall directions, when Ben’s secret agent abandoned thewar.
“You can’t leave me,” Bencomplained. “You’re supposed to be my chaperone!”
“Just look athim!”
Allison nodded in thedirection of a lifeguard who was casually flexing his ebonymuscles. “And what do you mean, chaperone? I thought I was justrunning interference.”
“You know what I mean,”Ben said, tearing his eyes away from the lifeguard. “Are you sureyou want to hang around here when there’s a whole park toexplore?”
“As tempting as theprospect of spending the day with three gay guys is, I think I’lltake my chances with tall, dark, and interested overthere.”
Down to three now, theirlittle party hit the wave pool next, followed by tubing around thewinding river before they headed back to the restaurant for somefood. Afterwards they debated whether the “wait thirty minutesafter eating” rule was an urban legend or not. In the end theycompromised by lounging in the artificial lagoon.
Unlike the rest of thepark, the lagoon’s waters were dark, the bottom lined with sand.Half the water was ringed by a beach, the other by a jumble ofrocks coursing with waterfalls. Far from resembling any naturallandscape, the lagoon was still a pleasant place to cooloff.
The three men waded intothe water, diving into the usual antics of splashing and dunking.Eventually Jace retreated to the beach to catch some sun while Timwent to explore the rocks. Ben floated on his back, idly watchingthe clouds drift across the azure sky. He was in danger of dozingoff when Tim called out to him.
“Check it out! There’s acave behind this one.”
Ben chuckled to himself.This was sure to make the evening news.Tim Wyman, budding archeologist, discovered a previouslyunknown cave in Splashtown today.Benasked Jace if he was coming too, but his boyfriend didn’t respond,meaning that he was probably sleeping behind those sunglasses. Benmade a mental note to turn him over before he burned.
The central waterfall wasthe strongest, and it was here that Tim stood, the water coursingover him. He waited until Ben was near before holding an arm out,redirecting the water and creating a makeshift entrance. Ben bowedthrough, ending up in a small cave with an even smaller pool, thewater only reaching his waist.
“You know this is whereeveryone comes to pee,” Ben said.
“Or to do other things,”Tim grinned, joining him in the water.
“They should put a hot tubin here,” Ben replied, doing his best to ignore the come-on. “Thatwould be way cooler.”
“I liked hearing you singtoday,” Tim said. “In the car. It was nice.”
“Thanks.” Benflushed.
“Sometimes at night, onthe very edge of sleep, I swear I could hear you singing.” Timpaused and laughed. “That sounds cheesy, but it’s true. Never in amillion years did I think you’d be in my life again, that I reallywould be able to hear the sound of your voice.”
Ben looked to the ceiling,hoping to find some random detail to turn the conversation toward.This was where he was supposed to recognize Tim’s intentions andshoot him down, heading back out into the open where his boyfriendwas waiting. His brain knew this was the best course of action. Hisbody disagreed. His heart was just confused.
“Do you still paint?” Benmanaged at last.
Tim remained silent untilBen looked at him. Then he moved in close. Ben started to saysomething, but Tim shook his head warningly, white tiger eyeslocked onto their prey.
Ben remained frozen inplace, his heart thudding furiously as Tim closed the gap betweenthem. He stopped, just inches away, close enough that Ben couldfeel the heat of his skin. Tim reached up and touched a lock ofhair above Ben’s right ear. Then his fingers slid to the back ofhis head, gently taking hold before pulling Ben in for akiss.
At first Ben didn’trespond. The last part of him that still resisted wouldn’t allowhis lips to move. But it was too late. The rules had been broken,trust had been betrayed. All that was left now was to enjoy it. Hekissed back, stepping forward so that their bodies were pressedtogether. Their kissing worked into a frenzy, their hands graspingat each other as their increasingly hard cocks rubbed togetherthrough their swimsuits.
Then the breaking of thewaterfall’s steady rhythm stopped them both.
“About done?” Jace askedevenly.
Ben shoved Tim away so hardhe fell backward in the water. This left his bulge exposed, but itwas clear from Jace’s expression that he had seen enoughanyway.
“I’m sorry,” Benapologized as Tim stood back up.
Jace didn’t look away fromBen. Already his look of anger had faded todisappointment.
“Maybe you should wait forus outside, Tim,” Jace suggested.
