Date: Sat, 23 Feb 2013 23:53:09 -0800
From: Charles Wolfe <c.sportswolfe@gmail.com>
Subject: The Ultimate Man- The Ultimate Challenge Ch 2

Hey everyone, I hope that you have been well. I am going to be getting
these chapters out as fast as I can but there might be times when it takes
a week to get it up.

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	After not seeing my boyfriend for over three months, going on a
date with him was a great way to start the semester. Hanging outside his
dorm, I texted him to let him know I was waiting outside. Being that it was
technically still summer, there was a warm heat hanging in the air. It
didn't take him long to come out, his long wavy hair almost bouncing under
the evening sun.

	He almost seemed to skip a little as he approached me, an adorable
girly movement that made me blush as he moved up close to me. Pressing his
chest up against mine, he leaned me back into the frame of the car, leaving
me with wonder on what all he was going to do. With a twinkle in his eye,
he leaned in for the kiss, but didn't connect, leaving me to return the
other ten percent of the way, forcing me to do my part on this erotic
moment.

	Leaning in close, I whisper softly right before I kiss him, "I've
missed you you sexy stud." Then our lips connected and the fire raced
through our bodies. It was a wonderful sensation as he pressed his arms
around me onto the car frame, almost as if to keep me from sucking him in
completely. He was breathtaking in his kissing, the way he moved his lips,
the pressure of his kisses; it was something that I had been missing for
the longest time.

	Releasing himself from his own pleasure, not that I was complaining
about it, Kyle licked his lips and gazed at me deep into my eyes, "I've
missed you too babe." God he was insatiable as he grabbed my ribs and
proceeded to tickle me. With me having nowhere to run, I could only crumple
to the ground but that wasn't even given as an option as he pulled me back
up from exhausting my laughter out of me.

	Rising from the ground, I gripped his firm biceps as I stood to my
feet, looking at him deeply in the eyes. Shaking my head at him, I only
uttered in discontent, "Are you done? Ready to go to dinner?" Kyle went in
for my sides again, making me squeal for a second before moving around the
car to his door.

	The drive to Olive Garden was short; a simple drive up State
College Boulevard. It had been a while since I had ate there but since they
were still doing their endless breadsticks deal, it seemed like a deal too
good for starving college students to pass up. Making it even more
worthwhile were the coupons I had that could help us afford the slightly
pricer food than we were normally accustomed too.

	After being sat down, it didn't take us long before we had found
something great to eat. Placing down my menu ad waiting for our food to
arrive, there was a slight lul in time before I asked Kyle a potentially
problematic question. Swallowing hard, I formatted my question very
carefully, "Kyle, I want to ask you a question, but before I do, I want you
to know I'm not going to hold it against you."

	Kyle's eyebrows went high for a brief second then dropped down as
he started to fiddle around with his silverware. "This is about me cheating
on you isn't it?" Kyle's shame reemerged from the depths of his body, the
mistake seemingly haunting him forever.

	Even though I had hoped to have moved on from it, with Michael and
Skyler in a very similar situation, I wanted to know what it was like on
the other side of the table. Being quick to extinguish any doubts on who we
were focusing on, I went straight to the point, "Babe, this is not to do
with you. I love you. We all make mistakes and learn from them. This is
actually about Michael and Skyler..." I let my voice trail off as he starts
to come back from the pit.

	Noting his interest, I continue, "Michael made the same mistake and
I don't want to see their relationship go through what we went through, or
worse... My question is, what caused you to do it? I know that's selfish of
me to ask but I need to know so I can learn." It was my turn to fiddle with
the silverware as this might lead to a conversation that I don't want to
hear- but I need to hear it.

	Kyle sorts, eliciting a surprised look from me, "Sorry, it's just
for all the shit that Michael gave me about hurting you and what does he
do? He goes and fucks up his own relationship. Bit ironic if you ask me."
Giving him the 'You're missing the point' look, Kyle sucks up his pride and
continues with a heavy sigh, "Fine, but he's still an idiot."

	Taking a sip from his water, Kyle places his hands open on the
table. "I felt disconnected from you. Even though you thought it was going
great, I felt as if we were just fuck buddies." That stung a little bit. "I
didn't have the balls to confront my own feelings about how I felt but when
you found out, it was a hard slap in the face to come to face the facts. I
had realized what I had lost; not only a hot guy who cared for me but a
companion whom I could trust and confide in- it was hard. I hope he learns
from his mistake and reconciles with Skyler. Unlike you and I, he and
Skyler will be seeing each other at the same university probably every
day."

	I didn't know what to say. He had spoke the truth, or at least I
hope he had. Was that why Michael did what he did, because he didn't have
the bond with Skyler I thought he had? "Thanks." That's all I could think
of to say.

	Kyle knew words couldn't fit what had been done so instead he
offered me some good words of advice, "As much as I dislike him, don't give
up on him. If it weren't for Ellie, it would have been a whole lot harder,
and longer, for me to come to terms with what I did. She did way more than
you realize to reconnect us back together." Kyle drifted off into his own
world as he looked back on what all Ellie had done for him. A slight smirk
slid across his face, making me wonder what all she actually had done.

	 It didn't take much longer for our food to arrive, making it
perfect then that we were able to finish that conversation when we
did. Kyle and I ended up sharing a chicken fettuccini alfredo pasta, the
tasty noodles doing more than enough to fill us with the endless
breadsticks that were flowing out. Taking a bag to go, mostly because we
wanted to save some for later, we headed back to Kyle's campus to call it a
night. Parking outside his hall, I debated in my head if I wanted to go up
with him or not, but it was Kyle shutting off the car for me the sealed the
deal. "Come stay the night with me Chris." As he had leaned over to grab
the keys, he also turned my head to kiss me. He could tell I was
contemplating it in my head and after the kiss he knew he had me coming
with him.

	Walking up to his room it was strange how empty the halls
were. Kyle quickly dissipated my concerns, turning around as we talked out
on his floor. Moving up to me, he started to undress me, making me start to
freak out a little. "It's ok." He cooed playfully as he slipped off my
shirt. "Very few students took the chance to move in early. I don't even
think anyone is here on this floor. Heck we could do it out here and
probably no one would know." The twinkle in his eyes told me that the
thought was growing, leaving me little time to get him into his room.

	Playing around with him, I push him back softly, taking off his
shirt in the process and turning him around to walk towards his
door. Kissing his neck romantically, my bare chest pressed against his back
as we moved up to his door. The warm flesh was a nice reminder of what was
to come tonight. Opening his door, I could see that he had already
overtaken the room, leaving little space for whomever had the unlucky
occurrence of becoming his roommate.

	Pulling off my belt, I trailed it over his neck as I walked him
in. He turned around and kissed me passionately as I kicked the door shut
with my foot. Kyle trailed down my chest, unbuttoning my pants with his
teeth, sliding them down to my feet. Slipping off my shoes, I pulled Kyle
back up and pushed him over to his bed, allowing me to undo his pants in
the process. Kissing his navel, I knew tonight was going to be a great
start to the semester.

*****

	It was a soft pounding that woke me from my slumber. Looking over
to see Kyle still asleep, his white chest moving up and down, I mentally
calculate that it isn't him. Groaning I try to rub the cobwebs from my mind
as I try to orient where it was coming from. Looking to the door as the
most logical area, I noticed a shadow hanging over the slit to the hallway.

	Slamming my head against the bed, I grumble to myself on how my
sleep had to waken up by the RA. But wait, Ally wasn't back yet. My mind
shot awake then, wondering who it could have been. Was it the new roommate
for Kyle? Oh man that would make for a very awkward situation. Reaching
over my boyfriend to look at my phone, I saw that we had slept in till
8am. Crawling over Kyle, I tried not to wake him but it was a futile
attempt as he shifted from his slumber to look at me. "What's up hun?"

	Grabbing my boxers, I whisper out to him. "Someone's at your
door. I'm going to see who it is. Try and shoo them away so we can go back
to sleep." Scratching my ass, I take note how sore it was, the well worn
muscles from last night making their enjoyment known with every step I
take. Kyle closes his eyes and drops his head back to the pillow, opening
them again slowly.

	Looking through the peephole, I note that there are three guys out
there. Definitely not the RA. Rubbing my hair around to make it not so
messy, I open the door to see the guys more clearly, their attire workout
clothes. They were good looking guys but no one I had seen before,
definitely not from the Frisbee team. The tallest one was in the middle, a
beefy dude with a good amount of muscle on him. The other two were just as
built, almost as if they could all be brothers. All had the same hair
color, though their eyes were each a different color. Swallowing hard, I
piped up at their surprised expressions. "Hi, you guys need something?"

	I was definitely not who they were expecting as they all took a
step back. It might have also been the fact that I answered the door in
just my briefs but we were in the dorms, what college guy didn't do that?
The smaller guy on the right managed to find his voice first, rasping out
in a deep tone, "Hey are you Kyle's new roommate?"

	I didn't have to look back to see Kyle bolt out of his bed, the
shuffle around the room telling me he knew these guys. A muted "shit shit
shit" was flowing around the room as Kyle moved back and forth to try and
find his boxers, a futile attempt for him. Chuckling to myself I corrected
the guy in a confused tone, "No, I'm his boyfriend." They all were shocked
at that statement, though not from the boyfriend part as I noted the raised
eyebrows and blinking. They apparently all knew he was gay then.

	Kyle pressed his body behind me, his bare chest giving me comfort
in this awkward situation. Pulling the door open more, he stood there in
some jeans, the best thing that he could find in the short time
period. "Hey guys, I am sorry that I forgot about our workout this
morning."

	The tall guy took a step forward, making me move back into Kyle
more, as if he could somehow protect me from this fit guy before me. His
crew cut hair made me wonder what all he did for a job, or if he just liked
his hair like that. Kyle wrapped his hands around me, interlacing his
fingers on my chest. "It's all cool Kyle. You just owe us one." The guy
looked over to me as I gave a weak smile to him. "You must be Chris. I'm
Darren. This is Leon," he motioned to his left then to his right,
"Monty. Kyle talked of you all last year. It's a pleasure to finally meet
you." Darren gave a laser stare to Kyle as he extended his hand to me. His
smile was hard to read but his handshake was firm, almost too firm.

	Wincing from the grip, I quickly backed down to move to the other
two guys. Kyle rested his head on my left shoulder as he looked at the
guys. "Instead of making up the run, what about Jamba? I'll make it up by
paying." Mulling it over in my mind, Jamba Juice did sound like a great
breakfast, and I could tell from their reactions that they were ok with it
as well. Smoothies were always a great way to start a morning, especially
when it was free. After nods from each of them, Kyle commented, "Let us get
dressed real fast then we'll be out ok?" There wasn't they could say as
Kyle pulled me back in and shut the door.

	Waiving my hand at the door, I whispered hurriedly, "Who was
that??" Moving to collect my things, I get dressed as fast as I could. The
smell of sex lingered in my clothes but there wasn't much I could do about
that.

	Kyle pulled a shirt over his body, covering up his sexy chest,
shutting off any chance for morning sex. "They are friends I met last fall,
we all had jogging together and it kind of evolved into a workout
group. They are great guys, I am actually glad you're able to meet them." I
wasn't so sure about that as I thought about Darren. Had he harbored
annoyance towards me about how I treated Kyle last year? It was a toilsome
year for the two of us so I didn't know how much he had confided in his
friends.

	Heading over to Jamba Juice, the guys peppered me with questions,
asking everything from what my major was to how I met Kyle to where I was
originally from. Leon and Monty seemed to be alright with me but Darren was
more reserved as if he hadn't gotten the memo that Kyle and I had sorted
everything out. I felt like the center of attention as they broke into my
relationship with Kyle and how we played Frisbee against each other. After
playing 20 questions with me, it was my turn to play the game, asking them
each their individual questions. I learned that beyond jogging, it was a
hard weave to put them all together in the same basket. Kyle and Darren
shared the same major, apparently sports therapy which I had never known.
Leon was a business major, focusing on international marketing. Monty was a
criminology major, a popular one at Fullerton, or so he told me.

	They all were great guys as I stepped out of the conversation from
time to time. It almost reminded me of Bryan, Zach and me. The way the four
of them worked together and joked with each other made me feel glad that
Kyle had nice friends. Darren was going to be my biggest detractor, him
looking over to me a little more than Kyle. Kyle's smile when hanging with
these guys was genuine, a sign that things were going well on my
introduction to them.

	It didn't take long for us to finish our smoothies and head back to
campus. It was approaching ten-ish and I had to get back to Long Beach to
get my things together for the semester. After dropping off the guys, I
leaned over to Kyle and kissed him on the lips. I knew the guys were
watching and probably going to give him shit for it but I didn't
care. Neither did he as he added a little tongue to the mix, catching me by
surprise as well. "I'll see you in a few days ok?" I murmured to him as he
moved to get out of the car. Kyle winked at me as he nodded.

	Waving to the group as I drove off, I noticed them playfully punch
Kyle in the arms and Leon even went to grab Kyle's neck, rubbing his head
to mess up his hair. The drive back was short and I was thankful that I
didn't encounter too much traffic. Pulling into the parking lot closest to
Bellflower Boulevard, I noticed Skyler and Austin passing a soccer ball
back and forth in the nearby field. "Finally, I could talk with Skyler!" I
thought to myself as I exited the car and made my way towards them.

	Not interrupting their practice, I waited patiently off to the side
till they took a break. Skyler was taking it a little hard on Austin,
rolling the ball backwards and pushing Austin back as Skyler aggressively
made his way towards the coned goal. It wasn't hard to see that Michael's
mistake had taken its toll on him, his playing style losing all structure
and evoking a rough spirited game play. Turning around near the goal,
Skyler brought his foot back and rocketed the ball through the goal, using
way more force than was necessary.

	Austin looked at Skyler and shook his head as he went off to get
the ball. Skyler looked and saw me sitting on the grass, then shook his
head as he ran to his goal and back. Austin had brought the ball back by
then but before they could start again, Austin motioned to Skyler that I
was here. Skyler shook his head and muttered something inaudible before
motioning me to come over. "What do you want Chris? If this had to do with
Michael, I don't want to talk with you about it." The tone was very
accusatory, as if I was a bad guy in the situation as well.

	Shocked at the anger towards me, I cut him off quick and
sharp. "Look Skyler, you think I am on Michael's side?" Truly I was but
more for them to get back together. "He fucked up and he deserves your
wrath. I've been in your spot before so cut that crap that you're alone in
this."

	Austin jumped into the fray at that point, stepping up to defend
his friend. "Then what are you doing here then?" His tone wasn't too nice
either, something that I didn't want to have to deal with at this moment.

	Glaring at Austin, I spat out back, "I'm here to see how Skyler is
doing. He's my friend too." I got a little testy, stepping up to make sure
that I wasn't being portrayed as just team Michael. I didn't take sides on
this shit.

	Skyler stepped in between us and rubbed his temples, "Shut up! I
don't need this right now." Austin and I both glared at each other, neither
of us wanting to back down. We both uttered our apologies and looked at him
hoping he'd continue. "Chris, I'm crap right now ok? I'm pissed, hurt, and
scared. It's bullshit." He was breaking down in front of us and he knew
it. A slight tear started to materialize in his right eye. Looking fiercely
at Austin he concluded, "Austin, don't give me crap about emotions and gay
shit. You were worse when your girlfriend dumped your ass and then hooked
up the day after." That really shut up Austin fast as he cowered back
down. I stood my ground as I wanted him to keep talking. Skyler though
stopped before it got too bad, a sign that there was more that he might
have wanted to talk about but not here.

	Austin held his shoulders low and looked at the ground, "Sorry bro,
I should be more supportive for you."

	Looking at him in the eyes, I shifted my weight in my feet. "Well,
if you want to talk, you know where to find me." I was about to walk away
when Skyler piped up.

	Stealing the ball from Austin, Skyler dribbles it back and forth to
himself. Slowing to a crawl, he murmurs out, "Give me a few days ok?" I
expressed my pain at seeing him in this condition and nodded.

	Walking back to my apt, I accepted the fact that I couldn't do much
more to help him. Entering into the living room, I walked right into Bryan
making out with Christine. The two of them shot up and away from each other
like rockets, her hurriedly buttoning up her blouse in the
process. "Umm... Hi Chris." She coughed out as I quickly shuffled to my
room.

	"Hi Christine. Hi Bryan. Glad to see you too are getting to know
each other well." In my head I couldn't help but think of Ron Burgundy
saying 'Well that escalated quickly'. Chuckling to myself, I went into my
room to let them get back to their business. I had a feeling though that I
had just cockblocked my friend again. Poor Bryan, one of these days he'll
get lucky.

	Lying on my bed, I closed my eyes and started to drift off. While
it was about noon, a good nap was needed. Before I fell asleep though, I
could have sworn I heard a door shut and it didn't sound like the front
door. A small smirk drifted across my face.

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I hope that you enjoyed that chapter. Things will be getting interesting
between Michael and Skyler so stay tuned to see what all is going on with
them. Bryan seems to be making good ground on Christine but is he moving
too fast? And then we also have Darren, Leon and Monty... These friends
will definitely be showing up again. :D