Date: Tue, 6 Nov 2001 22:18:27 EST
From: H
Subject: "Soulful desires" - chapter 10

This story contains explicit material that focuses on men loving men and
sharing consensual sexual experiences. If you know this is going to offend
you, then you shouldn't be here in the first place. Any similarities to
plot, setting, themes, etc., are purely coincidental.

Chapter 10 - Rouge and Adam

Rouge watched Bryan and Ossie as they walked into the hospital. To Rouge,
Bryan looked familiar, but he'd never seen the other guy before. Then it
hit him.  He had seen Bryan with Taylor on one occasion, but he couldn't
really remember where. Rouge hoped that Bryan didn't pose a threat to him
in any way, because if he had to, Bryan would be eliminated without
thought. He followed Bryan and Ossie at a proper distance to see what they
were up to.

Bryan walked hastily, with Oswaldo behind him, to the front desk. They were
eager to find out about Taylor's condition...

"Excuse me miss." Bryan said to the receptionist.

"Yes, how can I help?" The receptionist said, still typing away at her
computer.

"Um, a friend of ours was involved in a serious accident, and I was told
that he was brought here." Said Bryan, looking at the woman for a response.

"What's the patient's name?" Questioned the lady.

"Taylor Hastings." Oswaldo said quickly. Bryan looked at him in amazement
because he always assumed that Ossie only knew Taylor's first name.

"This guy sure has a lot of visitors tonight." Said the lady, as she looked
at them for the first time. "But I'm sorry, visiting hours are over."

Bryan looked at his watch...

"Can we just see him for five minutes." Bryan begged. "I promise, only five
minutes and we'll be out."

"I'm sorry sir, you'll have to come back tomorrow." The lady said, sternly.

"Miss, we're his friends and we're desperate to find out what condition
he's in." Ossie told the lady. "We're only asking for five minutes here."

"I'm sorry, but you have to come ba..."

"Come back tomorrow, yeah, yeah, yeah." Ossie said, finishing the sentence
for the lady. "This is so fucking ridiculous. Well, what are the times for
visiting hours tomorrow?"

"You can see this patient during the hours of 6 to 10pm." The lady told
them.

"Gosh, but can you at least tell me if he's OK." Bryan asked the lady, in a
sad voice."

"I don't have any information of that sort, sir." The receptionist said, a
bit annoyed.

"Come on, man, this is some stupid shit!" Ossie said, angrily. "Let's call
Adam and we'll find out from him how Taylor is doing."

"Yeah, I didn't think of that." Bryan said, in a more uplifting voice.

Rouge stood, inconspicuously, about ten feet away from Bryan and Ossie. He
knew they came to see Taylor, but he thought they might know Ryan too. If
that were the case, then he would have to keep a close watch on them. Maybe
they would lead him to Ryan's hiding place.

As Bryan and Ossie proceeded out to the hospital exit, they spotted
Adam. Boy, was Bryan relieved.

"Thank goodness I caught you here, man!" said Bryan. "They won't let me see
Taylor."

"Yeah, I know what you mean." Adam said, agreeably. "Rouge and I tried to
stay a bit longer, but we practically got run out of Taylor's room."

"Rouge?" Ossie inquired.

"Oh, he's a friend of mine." Adam told them. "What happened, I left two
messages on your answering machine like two hours ago."

"We got caught up in the moment." Bryan told Adam. "I'm so sorry that I
wasn't here for Taylor. Tell me, is he OK?"

"Man, he's so going to be OK."  Adam told them jovially. "He had a minor
surgery, and some bone fractures, but the doctor said Taylor is going to
pull through just fine."

"Now I can sleep tonight." Bryan said smilingly. "It's so tragic that
something like this had to happen to him on his birthday."

"I know, but I'm grateful he's alive." Adam told them. "Dude, it could have
been much worse."

In the police station's parking lot...

Ryan sat in Matt's car, thinking whether he should go inside the police
station to report the crime committed against him.

"Man, if I was you I would try to get that asshole off the streets as soon
as possible." Matt told an indecisive Ryan.

"I don't know man, you know how the media is." Ryan started. "Once I go to
the police, there's no turning back. They are going to put the information
I gave them on the news, and if Rouge caught wind of his sketched face on
the 6:00 news tomorrow, it's no telling what he'll do."

"What about tonight?" Matt asked. The police could move in on him tonight
and avoid the media scenario. He might still be at the hospital."

"He's smarter than that." Ryan told Matt. "He's going to be on the lookout
for the police tonight, and if he senses any sign of the police, then the
very thing I dread happening, just might happen."

"This is crazy." Matt said to Ryan. "This guy might be dangerous, but he's
not invincible. How hard can it be for the police to find this Rouge guy?
The longer you wait to go to the police, the harder it's going to be when
you really want to find him."

"I guess you're right." Ryan partial agreed.

"Of course I am." Matt said with confidence. "Now get your butt in that
station and tell the police everything you know about this asshole."

Rouge left the hospital without alerting Adam. He secretly escaped and
drove home to his apartment. He immediately turned on the TV to see if
there was any information on the news about him. He figured he was safe for
now, because even if Ryan went to the police, the police don't know where
he lives. But Adam knew, and that might be a problem. Rouge decided to
relax for a few minutes by taking a warm shower. He had been feeling tense
all night, and he needed to think things through. He slipped off his
clothing and climbed into the shower. He turned the warm water on and then
let it ran down his back before applying the soap wash on his beautiful,
sculpted body. Oh how he wished that Adam was his.

He liked Adam from the first time he saw him. He remembered when his
partner first pointed out Adam. He couldn't see Adam too well because of
the distance, but Adam looked like something he would be interested
in. That was almost two years ago. Only recently, in the past three months
he was blessed with the opportunity to meet Adam in person. He owed this
privilege to his partner, who wanted him to play with Adam's emotions. So
he had to find a way to see Adam often. Often enough to develop a
friendship between them and then possibly more. So he got a job at Kelly's
Bakery as an apprentice chef.

His partner told him that Adam usually stopped at the bakery every morning
before class. This was the prefect way to lure Adam into their web of
deceit. But for Rouge, it was more than that. He truly found Adam
attractive, and he wanted him. But the way things were going for him now,
it didn't seem possible for anything sexual to happen between Adam and
him. This was crazy, why did he allow his partner to trick him into this
disgusting plot to destroy people lives. But it was already too late for
him. He could feel something drastic was about to happen to him, but he
couldn't tell what it was. But all he wanted out of this terrible situation
was to have one night with Adam.

For the first time, in a long time, tears rolled down Rouge's cheeks. What
had he gotten himself into? His life was so much better before he met his
partner. Well, not that much better, but it sure beat the shit out of the
mess he was in now. He admitted that he had had minor misdemeanors in the
past, but all of that had pretty much cleared up. What was he going to do
now? Rouge began to fantasize about Adam. He imagined Adam's hand all over
him, touching him, stroking him, and lightly squeezing him. He fantasized
about Adam's warm mouth slurping around his hardened nipples, and his
tongue following the trace of his hair that led to his crotch. Rouge began
touching himself, imagining it was Adam's fingers lightly stroking his
stiff cock.

He began to moan softly as he sped up his stroking a bit. The warm water
that beat against his shoulders and trailed down his back was helping him
get off. He thought about Adam fingering him in and out of his juicy
ass. He wished the opportunity would present itself for Adam and him to be
together. He continued to stroke his seven inches with speed and vigor. In
his vision, he also imagined Adam making love to him and filling his ass
with cum. Suddenly, Rouge felt that incredible urge to shoot his load. He
let out a loud groan in the shower as his cock throbbed uncontrollably as
his manjuice exploded from the slit. It slowly drizzled down his muscular
thighs.

Rouge cleaned himself thoroughly, put on silk boxers, and then went in the
kitchen for a beer. He glanced at the clock on his wall......1:14am. He
thought he could rest tonight, because there's no possible way that the
police would arrest him. Tomorrow is another day of uncertainty, which he
would have to face. Suddenly, he heard a tapping on the door. He pitched
and stood quietly, waiting to hear voices or other noises. He heard the
tapping sound again, but this time he heard a familiar voice calling his
name. It was Adam. Now he was delighted to hear Adam, but he still had to
be careful. Adam might be with the police and he really didn't want to take
any chances.

He walked quietly to the door and peeped out the small hole. He only saw
Adam, but why would he come to my apartment at this time of night? Rouge
thought. Adam knocked again, but Rouge still didn't open the door. A few
seconds later, Adam began to walk away. Rouge suddenly opened the door and
called out to him.

"Hey, man, did I disturb you out of your sleep?" Adam asked Rouge, as he
walked towards him.

"No, no, no, I wasn't sleeping." Rouge told Adam. "I was taking a shower."

"Oh, that explains it." Adam said, smilingly.

"What brings you here so late?" Rouge inquired, as he motioned for Adam to
follow him inside.

"You left without telling me." Adam said to his friend. " I didn't know if
you were OK or not. Why'd you leave like that?"

"I dunno, I guess I didn't want to bother you." Said Rouge.

"Bother me? Dude, how could you bother me by telling me that you're
leaving?" Adam questioned.

"OK, I'm sorry I left the way I did." Rouge apologized. "I didn't know you
cared so much."

"Of course I do. If you felt that way because it seemed like I didn't want
to spend time with you, please forgive me." Adam told Rouge. "You know
Taylor occupied my thoughts all day, and I couldn't focus."

"It's not that." Rouge said slyly. "I just thought I wasn't important to
you."

"Well, you are." Adam told him.

"How important am I to you?" Rouge asked mischievously. He wanted Adam and
he thought tonight would be the perfect opportunity to seduce him.

"What do you mean?" Adam inquired.

"I mean, would you do anything for me?"

"I don't see why not." Adam said innocently. "I consider you to be my
friend and I take friendship very seriously. My other friends can vouch for
me."

"You sure you would do anything?" Rouge probed further.

"Well, as long as it doesn't get me into trouble." Adam told Rouge. "Why
are you asking me these types of questions?"

"Because I want you to do something for me." Rouge said, looking at Adam
almost lustfully.

"I see..." Adam said, looking slightly bemused. "What do you want me to
do?"

Rouge stared at Adam for a few seconds before he answered Adam.

"I want you to kiss me." Rouge told Adam pointblank.

"What?" Adam questioned surprisingly. Adam was taken back by Rouge's
question. He assumed Rouge was straight, because Rouge never gave him any
indications that he was gay. "Are you serious?"

"I've never been more serious than I've ever been in my life." Rouge told
Adam. "I wanted you from the first time I saw you. I was scared to admit it
to you, because I knew you were involved with Taylor."

"And I still am." Adam said quickly. "I think I'd better go."

"No, I'm sorry, please don't go." Rouge pleaded.

"I can't stay, this is wrong, man." Adam said as he stepped back a few
steps.

"Please Adam, here me out." Rouge said, as he walked towards Adam.

"NO!" Adam said strongly. "I have to go."

Rouge yanked Adam's hand and pulled him into his lips, kissing him
passionately. Adam was motionless, just standing there letting Rouge kiss
him. In his mind, he knew he was betraying Taylor, but he was unable to
break away.  Maybe he wanted Rouge all along. He just denied it because he
was in love with Taylor, and he didn't want to hurt him. What should he
do?" Adam thought, as Rouge slipped his tongue in and out of his mouth.

To be continued...

Chapter ten ends here. I hope you have enjoyed this chapter. Stay tuned for
chapter eleven and discover the possibilities between Adam and Rouge.

I want to say a special thanks my editor.