Date: Sun, 31 Aug 2008 07:32:47 -0700 (PDT) From: JMH Subject: Circle the Noun Chapter 35 Aidan knew why Oliver and Justin didn't like him. Unlike them he had been working on a future outside of being a houseboy. He was, in fact, a med student working on becoming a psychiatrist. Living with Vale and Edward had fulfilled two needs. First, it provided him a roof for his head and food for his stomach. The money had also helped pay for medical school. Second, Vale had taken him under his wing and taught him the tricks of getting clients to open up. Still, while Aidanhad fucked Vale in return for the help, he had never liked the guy. Out of all the guys in the house, Aidan had been the least surprised that Vale was being charged of Thomas's murder. Vale had been almost smug in telling Aidan that he was fucking Thomas. If the fact that Vale also had AIDS had not also come out, Aidan would have been happy. Instead, he was scared out of his mind. He was almost certain that he was infected. With all the sex he had with Vale, it would be a miracle if he was not. Aidannoticed that the house looked nice, not as stylish as Edward's, but then from what he knew of Andrew he had expected the family atmosphere. The three of them sat around the den listening to music video's when the smell of food began to fill the room. "Good, they're going to feed us," Oliver smirked as he switched from MTV to VH1. "Watch it, smart ass, or they might kick us out." "Hey, I'll willing to pay my way." Oliver grinned as he spread out his arms offering his body to the room. "Yeah, I'm sure they want your infected ass." Aidan laughed. "I don't know about the two of you, but I feel perfectly fine. That just might be because I never let those old queens fuck my ass, unlike you two," Oliver enjoyed saying. "Shut up!" Justin shouted, not liking being reminded of the things he had done to keep a roof over his head. "Yeah, shut up, Oliver, or I will just have to fuck you myself," Aidan added. He was much stronger than the pencil thin, twink-type Oliver. "Not in this lifetime, babe. Ya'll made your beds and now you can be buried in them. As I always said, safe sex or no sex." "I think that is about enough from you, Mr. Oliver Staples," Josh said as he came in carrying a bowl of soup in each hand. He gave one to Justin and the other to Aidan. "Hey, what about me?" Oliver asked when he was not served. "Wait your turn," Robert said as he came out of the kitchen. He carried a bowl of soup in one hand and a basket of heated rolls in the other. After all of them had been served - with Oliver making a few crack comments about the plainness of the turkey noodle soup. Josh began asking questions. "So tell me about yourselves." "Who would you like to go first?" Oliver, always the talker, asked. "Why not you, Oliver?" Robert said as he took as seat next to Josh. "Well I'm a raver, disco kid, circuit boy? whatever you want to call me. Been partying constantly since I was 15 and I don't plan to stop till I'm thirty." "Jobs? education?" Josh asked. "I finished high school, did some community college, but it wasn't really my thing. I've mostly worked in music stores, tried to become a DJ but no one seems to like my mix of techno and country." "So what do you see yourself doing with your life?" Robert spoke up. "How the hell should I know? I'm 21 years old. I thought I was set for the next few months with Edward, but that seems to have gone to pot. Don't worry about me though, I always land on my feet." "Ok? Aidan?" Josh said turning his attention to the dark-haired man. "I'm a medical student. Working on getting a specialty in psychiatry. I used Vale's connections to get an internship at the local mental hospital. Unlike Oliver, I was not a houseboy for the money but for the connections. Now that Vale's rep is in the trash, it looks like I was wasting my time." "Your plans?" Josh asked. "Finish med school, join a clinic or hospital staff." "Ok? Justin?" Josh asked last. "My past was fucked up. My life is fucked up. My future is fucked up. What else can I say?" Justin said, clearly stressed. "Tell us why you think that?" Josh asked. "My grandfather was military, so was my father and three brothers. Even my sister joined the military, but only I get kicked out." "Because you were gay?" Josh asked. "No? they never learned that. I was kicked out for mental reasons? emotional instability. I couldn't handle the stress. It was not just having to hide that I was gay, but just firing a gun would give me a heart attack." "You should have never joined then. You should have taken a different career path," Robert, who had been in the military to pay for college, said. "Did you not hear me? In my family it is the army or nothing. I was practically disowned by everyone when I was medically discharged. My dad did not even had to guess that I was gay, he accused me of being it saying only a fairy could be such a wimp." "So when did you meet Edward?" Robert asked, feeling concern for the young man. "A year latter. I was working as a security guard at a club. He saw me and offered me 300 dollars to just hang out at his house for the weekend. It seemed cool so I went. I needed the money anyway." "Ok so how did you end up as a houseboy?" Robert asked as he took a seat next to the upset man. "Well, while at the party the guys would offer to buy the clothes right off my body, 50 dollars for my shirt, a 100 for my pants. You get the picture. By the end of the party I made a good 1000 dollars. In that one night I made more money than I did in a month almost. "Ok? continue," Robert said as he pulled the young man against his chest. Relaxing a little in Robert's arms Justin continued. "I went to more two parties like that, where I was just paid to take my clothes off and act as decoration. I was getting used to having all that money, but at the next party no one would pay me to take my clothes off. I guess that was because there were two new guys there that were now the center of attention. Two more parties passed and I was practically ignored and all the money I had earned from the earlier parties was running out. I was desperate for money. I guess that is why I accepted Edwards offer. He told me he knew I was behind on my rent and was in debt so he told me he would take care of it all if I agreed to move in with them. He led me to a great bedroom, loaded with a TV, stereo, computer, and a killer bed. I was amazed by all the stuff. The only thing he was asking in return was that I have sex with him, Vale and Andrew. I knew it was wrong, that I was selling my body, but I was desperate, and I had to admit all three of them were hot. It was not like I was being asked to have sex with some old fat troll. So I accepted his offer and he fucked me that very night." "And Andrew?" "Well, he seemed to be the only one to be a little embarrassed with what was happening in the house. I could hang around him and not have to worry about other guys making a pass at me. I guess I felt grateful to him for keeping me safe. That is why I made love to him? to pay him back for his kindness." "Awww how sweet," Oliver mocked. "Shut up, Oliver," Aidan said as got up to take his bowl to the kitchen. "Hey, I know about you two? that ya'll are sweet on each other." Oliver grinned as Justin got up and joined Aidan. "You don't know when to keep your mouth shut, do you?" Robert glared at the peroxide blond. "Hey? God gave me this mouth for a reason. It's my job to spout out the truth." "To cause trouble is more like it," Josh grunted. He got up and went to see how the other two were faring. ********************************************************************* "Why did Oliver have to come with us?" Justin cried against Aidan's chest. "Shhhh? It'll be ok. Oliver is smart. He knows when to jump off a sinking ship. Soon he will be up to his old tricks and try to get money from everyone but I think he will be surprised? this place is not like Edward's. No one is going to pay him to suck their cocks." "Then why will they keep us?" Justin asked worried. "I told you about Andrew? that you could trust him," Aidan said as he held Justin. "Yes? and you were right." "Well, I had a lot of talks with Andrew. Like us, he made a big mistake letting Edward talk him into moving there. He has a real family here? a caring one. I think? I hope? that in trying to help him they will try to help us." "It's a long shot," Justin sighed. "Just like Andrew falling in love with me." "You never know." Aidan grinned. "Yep, you never know." Josh smiled as he stood by the door. One of the advantages of it being a swinging door was that it could be opened very quietly. "Shit!" Aidan said as he let go of Justin. "Relax, relax? I didn't hear anything that would hurt you," Josh said as he made his way over to them. "How old are you?" Aidan had to know. He usually could tell but not with Josh. "39? will be 40 in February. Why?" "Cause you could pass for one of us." Aidan grinned. "A houseboy? you got to be joking but that brings up an important point, in this house ya'll are guests, there is no expectation nor is it desired that you try to pay us back with sex." "OK?" both Aidan and Justin agreed. "Second? there will be no prostitution on the premises. You can bring a boyfriend home, but not if he is paying you. We will have to trust you on this, but don't take advantage of it. This is your one and only warning." "Fine with me," Justin replied. "Can we do our business outside the house?" Aidan asked. "That depends," Josh said sternly "On what?" "If you are infected or not. It's your body and you can do with it as you want, but we will not have you living under our roof if you are going to go out and get people infected. Am I clear?" "Then I need a job. A well paying one." "Can you get one at the medical school?" "I have an intern position but that will be over in January." "And after that?" "I finish school and start looking for a psychiatry fellowship." "That will pay and get you insurance." Josh smiled. "I guess," Aidan sighed. "What's wrong?" "I think I'm screwed. Everyone at work knew I was sleeping with Vale. When everything comes out the psychiatry community will have me blackballed." "That is what you are afraid of. You won't know till you try," Josh said optimistically. "Yeah, but like most things it is not what you know but whom you know. My rep is pretty screwed." "What about you, Justin." "I need a job. I need medical insurance. I need to get my life back in order." "What did you do in the army?" Josh asked. "I was a desk clerk? filing mostly." "Ok? how would you like to be a paralegal? We can get you enrolled in class and hire you at my law firm. We have group medical coverage so you can be taken care of." "Does Andrew work at your law firm?" Justin asked hopefully. "He used to." "Ok?" Justin said, disappointed. "Well, I'm offering you a job? you don't have to take it if Andrew offers you one as well." Josh grinned. "Do you think he would hire me?" Justin smiled. "Don't know. We'll have to wait and see." "Thanks," Aidan said, glad that Josh was helping Justin out. He looked at Josh's 5'8" frame and the way his cloths hung on his body. Aidan was sure there was less than 5 % body fat on Josh's frame. Aidan knew that if asked to show his appreciation to his host he would have no problems hopping into Josh's bed. But if he were infected, he would not get into anyone's bed but Andrews and Andrew was just not his type. "Can you take your shirt off?" Aidan had to ask. "What?" Josh said surprised. "I'm not trying to seduce you, I just want to see what you look like with your shirt off." "Trust me, you will have plenty of time to see me with my shirt off." Josh blushed. "We have a gym in the basement." "Cool!" Justin said as he peeled his shirt off. Underneath it was a gymnast body, every muscle showing out clearly. "I take it you work out!" Josh laughed. "Dad had us working out when we were kids. It was sort of a competition to see which of us could build the biggest muscles." "I notice you have also kept your military haircut," Josh added. "Well it is the only haircut I have ever had? dad's doing." "I keep in telling him to let it grow out but he won't listen to me." "I think it looks cool," Josh said as he rubbed the top of Justin's head. They were around the same height. Aidan, not wanting to be left out, peeled off his shirt showing off his long muscled deeply tanned body, dusted with black hair on his built chest and his ab-packed stomach. With all the bare skin showing below his belly button due to his low hanging jeans there was no mistake that Aidan was going commando. "Your turn." Aidan grinned evilly. "I told you? ya'll will see it in time." "Oh come on hon? show that us old folk still have it," Robert, who had slipped in to check on Josh, said with a wide grin. "No, Robert," Josh laughed. "What you are not going to let me show you off? Show these kids what a hot husband I have?" Robert said as he walked up behind Josh and wrapped his arms around Josh's waist. "My body is just for you," Josh giggled as Robert tickled his stomach. "Raise your hands up, Josh," Robert ordered. "NO?" Josh laughed as he crossed his arms in a vain attempt to protect his stomach from Robert's tickling. "Raise them," Robert ordered again but this time slipped a hand down the front of Josh's pants. "Ok!" Josh relented, shooting his arms straight up. "Good." Robert grinned as he began raising Josh's shirt with one hand while the other remained down Josh's pants, playing with his dick. Both Aidan and Justin watched Robert undress his lover with great interest, both of them massaging their growing hard-ons through their jeans. "Come on, Josh? let's give them a show." Robert grinned. "No?" Josh said as he pulled away, his shirt coming off in the process. "What's gotten into you?" "We can talk about it later," Robert said disappointed. "Fine," Josh said as he picked his shirt off the ground. "Well, that was interesting." Aidan grinned as he served himself more soup.