Good Guys Don't Date Bad Boys – Epilogue
By Laura S. Fox
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Gay Erotica
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Epilogue
Jonathan picked up his
toiletries one by one and placed them carefully in a small bag, making sure not
to knock over any of Ray's stuff by accident. It felt so strange to do these
things in reverse. His mind took him to the first day of junior year, when he
had stood there, in the exact same spot, pondering over how, most likely, his
roommate would be some spawn of hell, since he had had only bad luck before
coming there, to Sunny Hill. At the same time, he remembered that day as if it
had just happened the day before, yet he perceived it as a distant memory from
a lifetime ago. One thing he was entirely sure of. It was a dear memory.
"JJ!" Ray shouted from
behind the door. "Where are you?"
"I'm here," he shouted
back as an irrepressible grin broke from within. "I'm just collecting my last
things."
"Grab mine, too, please!
We're going to be late for the most awesome party of the year!"
The Amazing Four wouldn't
be called that if they didn't throw a party to celebrate the end of the year,
Maddox had informed him. That meant that the deal was to empty their dorm room,
drag all their stuff to the house where Maddox had lived over the year with his
friends, party until the wee hours of the morning and then saddle up and leave
for home directly. Jonathan would have argued that it wasn't the most
convenient plan, but Ray had begged him, with stars in his eyes, that he wanted
the experience of getting tired out of his eyeballs, sleep in a room with fifty
or so other people, and then embark on his ride home with bloodshot eyes and a hangover.
Yeah, when his bestie put
things in perspective like that, it had to be part of college life to get to
that state of exhaustion by having fun until they dropped. Jonathan wasn't sure
it would truly count as fun, but who was he to argue, anyway?
He walked out of the
bathroom with his arms full of Ray's toiletries. The famous and infamous
backpack leaned against the wall, already full to the brink. Jonathan had yet
to decipher the mystery of what Ray had in there. Probably his entire
collection of board games that had only gotten bigger with Hanna around.
He handed Ray the
remaining items only to be met with a forlorn look. "Where am I going to stuff
all that?" he complained.
Jonathan offered him a
sympathetic look. "Are you sure there is nothing in there you don't really
need?"
"Definitely," came the
unfazed reply. With a sigh, Ray grabbed the things and somehow found a way to
stuff them all into one of the side pockets. "There," he said with
satisfaction. "I'd hate to be a waster."
Jonathan hiked his own
bag on his shoulder. In his case, he was travelling light after sending his
books home first. "Ready to go, roomie?" he asked.
Ray let out a sigh that
came from somewhere deep in his solar plexus. "Can you believe it, JJ? We
survived junior year."
"With flying colors, I'd
like to think."
"Totally." Ray nodded
eagerly. "I got a girlfriend, you got a boyfriend... Phew, I mean, going through
all the finals was nothing compared to achieving that. I mean, we even got in
the inner circle of the best group on campus."
"Aren't you supposed to
say the most popular?"
"I don't think that's the
most important thing when it comes to them. After getting to know them all,
they're nothing like the other popular kids I've ever met."
"I believe you're right
about that."
"Maddox really surprised
you, didn't he?" Ray grinned and nudged him in the ribs.
"Yes, without a doubt."
Jonathan smiled fondly.
"So," Ray said with
aplomb, "I heard that Maddox called you a bad boy."
Jonathan feigned surprise.
"You did?"
"Yeah, he was bragging to
Dex that he's the one actually dating a bad boy, and by that, obviously, he
meant you." Ray gave him a knowing look. "So, all this time, it was the other
way around. You were afraid of bad boys, when you were one."
"I will have to invoke
the roommate code and ask you to keep it a secret from all the others. My
reputation might suffer."
"With your grades?" Ray
snorted. "It would only make people finally believe that you're not some
android sent to make the rest of us look bad. I just don't get how you manage
to juggle both a boyfriend and studying like that!"
"Call it bad boy magic,"
Jonathan said with a shrug. "You know how most villains are usually incredibly
intelligent?"
"Don't flatter yourself,
JJ. You're not villain material. Just be satisfied with the bad boy label. It's
all you're going to get."
Jonathan had nothing to
add to that.
"JJ, do you think we can
still be roommates next year?" Ray asked. "I mean, probably Maddox will want to
be your roommate, and I have nothing against that--"
"Don't worry, Ray. I
talked to Maddox about it, and he agreed that we should postpone moving in
together until we finish college."
"Really? Was he really
okay with that?" Ray didn't hide his excitement well.
"Our parents told us that
we need to prove ourselves, and it looks like Maddox is bent on impressing my
folks by showing off how mature he can be about it all. In other words, we
should focus on our studies first."
"I bet it wasn't that
easy a decision to make, right?"
"I won't risk answering
that." Jonathan grabbed Ray by the shoulders and squeezed hard. "Until the end
of college, you're the best roomie ever. Is that fine with you?"
"Yes. I hope Maddox
doesn't hate me already."
"He would never,"
Jonathan assured him. "I enticed him with the idea of sleepovers and sneaking
around, and he got quickly on board."
"Good. I like those
ideas, too. I'm going to tell Hanna about them and see what she thinks."
"Let's go, Ray. Weren't
you the one saying that we're going to be late to the party of the year?"
Ray took him by surprise
by hugging him abruptly. "Thank you for this year, JJ. You're my best friend
ever."
"Same here. You know,
some might say you're pretty emotional for a straight dude."
Ray gave him a puzzled
look and then he laughed. "You said `dude'."
"Ah, well, I'm hanging
out with quite the strange crowd if I can call it that."
"And by that, I suppose
you mean Rusty." Ray gave him a fake sour look. "You know, not only Maddox was
jealous over the Rusty incident."
"I think I might have
heard something to that effect," Jonathan said in an airy tone. "Your worries
are completely unfounded, Ray. Rusty is Maddox's bestie, and I don't think
either of them would ever surrender that title."
"Besties for life,
right?"
"Besties for life,"
Jonathan agreed. "Like you and me."
"I'll hold you to that
fifty years from now. Don't think I won't."
"Same here. It's a
promise."
Jonathan gestured for Ray
to walk out of the room first. He threw one last look over his shoulder. Would
the room they would be in next year also seem so small, all of a sudden?
***
We
just caught a whiff of something amazingly romantic, guys and gals of Sunny
Hill! Maddox Kingsley proposed to his boyfriend Jonathan Hamilton, and the
answer was a resounding `yes'. We promise to keep you posted on the
proceedings, and maybe, just maybe, we can get someone to crash the wedding and
take some really cool pictures. We wonder what sleeping arrangements will be
made next year, if Maddox and Jonathan tie the knot this summer?
We'll wait and see.
Now,
that we've got the sappy things out of the way, it is high time to get you up
to speed with the latest news on the king of Sunny Hill just before you all
leave the grounds – some of you for good. On top notch authority, we have it
that Rusty Parker is into cat boys!
Yes,
you heard that right. Rusty Parker is all willing to part with his cohort of female
adorers only for the chance of petting a cat boy. We really have no idea where
this is coming from, but that's Rusty Parker for you, everyone. Always a
surprise!
Wait,
does that mean that Rusty is willing to ditch his straight ways, if we can use
that term to define him, and head over to an alternative lifestyle? Hmm, it
makes us wonder.
It was a bit difficult to
focus on reading the latest gossip with Jonathan giggling in his ear.
"Are we getting married
now?" Maddox asked and rolled his eyes.
Jonathan shrugged. "It's
how this kind of journalism works. All it took was for Hanna to scream happily
`Maddox and Jonathan are getting engaged' while in an open space, and Xpress
immediately grabbed it and turned it into a planned wedding, of course. But how
did they find out about Rusty and cat boys? Wait, is that even true? It doesn't
sound like it's true."
"It's actually true,"
Maddox confirmed.
"Oh," Jonathan said in
that restrained way of his that might have come across to anyone else as
arrogant and uptight. Not to him. To him, everything Jonathan did was adorable,
no questions asked. "I'm afraid to ask."
"Don't be. If you ask
Rusty, he's going to give you the complete rundown on how and when his
attraction toward a different kind of tail might have emerged."
The music was thumping
downstairs, but they had found a way to ditch the crowd and spend some time
alone together on Maddox's bed, lying on their bellies, swinging their feet in
the air, and reading the latest from Xpress. Basically, he was the one reading,
since Jonathan was getting busy teasing his ear with one smart and deft tongue.
"Babe," he drawled. "Come
`ere." He hooked one arm over Jonathan's shoulders and pulled him close. Their
lips found each other for a kiss.
"Hmm," Jonathan purred
and licked Maddox's bottom lip with unhidden enthusiasm, "I thought you were
about to tell me how Rusty got into cat boys."
"Well, that's a story
that you better hear from him."
"You think?"
"Without a doubt. Rusty
might strangle me over missing some detail that should be in the original
story."
"Original story? What
other stories are supposed to be out there?"
"I don't know." The truth
was he didn't care, not with Jonathan's lips so close to his.
"Are we truly wise to be starting
something like this right now?" Jonathan breathed out against his mouth.
"Wise? When were we
ever?" Maddox tasted Jonathan's lips in full, licking round and round and
sucking the juicy bottom one into his mouth.
"Point taken," Jonathan
agreed and shivered. "I have a feeling someone's going to burst in at any
moment now."
"Forget about that
feeling. Let's think about the summer."
"I agree. I can barely
wait to see you again next week."
"I should just come with
you," Maddox said. "I hate losing entire days I could be spending with you."
"I hate it, too,"
Jonathan agreed. "But your mom agreed that you're going to spend two months out
of three with us, and I cannot ask for more. I'd look greedy."
"Feel free to be greedy.
Are your folks okay with you spending the rest of summer break with my family?
We're nothing fancy."
"They are happy they're
going to get to see as much of us as they are. And by the way, I have some
really serious plans for this summer. We're not going to spend those two months
at my family's estate. We'd get bored out of our minds."
"I kind of doubt that,
but heck, if your mom and dad are going to watch our every move, I'm willing to
go with whatever plans you have that remove us from under those hawk-like
eyes," Maddox joked.
"They will be plenty busy
themselves. It's summer, after all, my mom's favorite season. But we might have
to accompany them to a couple of places, just so, you know." Jonathan swept
Maddox's hair out of his eyes. "You know what that means, right? They're going
to introduce you as a soon to be Hamilton."
"Ugh, no pressure or
anything, right?"
"Why would you feel pressure?
You're perfect."
Maddox felt giddy
whenever Jonathan praised him. If he had a tail, he'd wag it happily. Not a cat
tail, though. Rusty and his ideas.
Too bad he had the special
ability of summoning the cockblock police with just a thought. A loud knock on
the door interrupted them, and Rusty barged into the room.
Only this time, he wasn't
alone. Dex, Kane, and even Hanna and Ray, were there.
"Dudes, why the hell are
you wasting time when there's a party?" Rusty bellowed.
"They're busy smooching
the hell out of each other," Kane pointed out in a very teacher-like manner.
"You'll have time to do
that all summer, you dogs," Dex chimed in.
"It's our last night
together till fall. Whether you two like it or not, you have to come with us,"
Ray said. The most energetic of them all, he grabbed Maddox and began to pull
him away from Jonathan. In turn, Jonathan suffered the same treatment from
Hanna, who, despite her small frame, seemed to pack quite the strength. No
wonder she could keep up with Ray and his board game marathons. She was more
than met the eye.
She giggled and leaned in
to whisper in his ear. "I know you two think we're a bunch of assholes now, and
you'd be right. The only smooching allowed tonight must be conducted at the
party. So we're petty assholes and don't want you and Maddox to have your fun."
"But it's the privilege
of having a private bedroom," Maddox complained.
"Nothing's private enough
when you have me under the same roof," Rusty declared. "Let's lift them up,
boys. I'm leading!"
Despite their protests,
they were hiked up, held by legs and shoulders and carried away, down the
stairs. It was difficult to imagine a more outstanding exit and a fitting end
for their junior year.
Nah, it was all right,
Maddox thought. He couldn't be mad at his friends. After all, he had Jonathan,
and if they both suffered at the hands of these awesome guys, that meant they
were in it together, all the way.
"Hey, watch it," he
shouted at Rusty who almost ended up slipping down the stairs while dragging
him by the legs. "I need to remain in one piece."
"At least until the
wedding, right?" Kane laughed.
Dex was carrying Jonathan
by the arms, while Hanna and Ray were splitting his legs between themselves.
Maddox really hoped they were doing a better job than these two mofos. He needed Jonathan in one piece, as well.
They were finally placed
on their feet at the foot of the stairs, and only then Maddox saw the giant
cake. "What is that?" he asked.
Rusty held him by the
shoulder. "See that figurine with the black hair? That's you. And the one with
the brown hair--"
"Is it a wedding cake?"
A collective cheer from
the entire crowd confirmed his suspicions. He turned toward his bestie.
"A mock wedding cake, and
I got those figurines online. They're from an anime series," Rusty took care to
inform him.
"Well, let's eat cake,
then," Maddox said, deciding that it was just better to go with the flow. It
looked like everyone wanted a piece of that cake, and he hoped he could at
least save the figurines from the impending doom that would follow.
Someone, however, seemed
to have drunken a bit too much and propelled by unknown forces, stumbled and
fell, face first into the giant cake. Under the collective gasp and held breath
of the audience, the tower of confectionary trembled and fell on one side.
"Five second rule," Rusty
shouted.
All hell broke loose in
an instant, everyone hurrying to get a piece that hadn't been in contact with
the floor for too long.
Maddox turned toward
Jonathan, who was shaking with laughter. "You wouldn't laugh if it was our real
wedding cake," he said with a bit of rancor. He really had wanted to have a
bite, preferably in a civilized manner.
"Cake fight!" Rusty
announced.
A clump hit Maddox right
in the cheek. Jonathan laughed harder and took a piece before the entire clump
fell. He held his fingers to Maddox's lips. "Don't be mad, sweetheart. And here
is your bite. I heard the initial plan involved Rusty coming out of the cake,
most probably naked."
Maddox sighed and nibbled
at the cake in Jonathan's fingers. "I suppose we should count our blessings,
then."
"And they are many,"
Jonathan agreed. "Save a little for me?"
The kiss they shared next
was the sweetest.
And it wasn't because of the
cake.
THE END
Author's
note:
And
that was the epilogue! Next week, I will start publishing Rusty's
story, which will take place during senior year, so Maddox and Jonathan will make
a comeback as secondary characters. Good Guys Don't Date Bad Boys is also
available as a book on Smashwords, and if you are interested in spending more
time in the company of Maddox and Jonathan, on my Patreon
you will find an exclusive story I wrote following the suggestions offered to
me by patrons.
An
excerpt from the first chapter of this story can be read on my
Tumblr blog.