Date: Sun, 9 Apr 2017 06:32:43 +0000 (UTC)
From: Kyle Newton <kylenewton25@yahoo.com>
Subject: Wet shame, wet fun - chapter 8

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Wet shame, wet fun

Chapter 8

Their second year at university kept them remarkably busy. Unlike the
previous year, they now shared fewer classes with each other as they had
advanced into different majors from each other. While Jake has chosen to
major in pharmacology, Theo decided to go down the road of `functional
human biology'. Despite spending less time together during the day, Jake
was integrating well into Theo's larger group of friends and acquaintances.

One day, Theo brought home a classmate and they settled down at the dining
table while Jake was preparing dinner.

"Honey, I'm home," Theo called out, which he usually did despite how lame
it was.

Jake poked his head out of the kitchen to greet him, but froze when he saw
an unfamiliar face at his dining table.

Sensing a stall in the greetings, Theo introduced Jake to his classmate.

"Brent, that deer-in-headlights over there is my boyfriend, Jake. Say hi."

Brent snickered at Theo's casual attitude in what was basically his `coming
out'. Brent had met Theo in one of his classes and quickly grew to
appreciate Theo's cavalier and humorous demeanour, as many of his
classmates did. Being the charming personality Theo was, Jake was never
surprised at the growing number of friends his boyfriend made, but Theo
hadn't yet brought a friend over for dinner until today.

"Hi, Jake," Brent spoke.

"I hope you don't mind that I invited him over for dinner. We've got an
assignment to work on together afterwards." Theo walked towards Jake and
took him into his arms as he turned his head to talk to Brent. "He always
takes so good care of me and makes the best dinners. There'll be more than
enough." He turned back to Jake and gave him a soft kiss.

Jake's face noticeably reddened and he visibly squirmed in Theo's arms,
which only earned a chuckle from the older boy who gave him another
kiss. He was very aware of Jake's persisting reservation towards displays
of affection despite having been in this relationship for over a year. It
was merely an attribute of Jake's introversion; hence Theo took no offense
to it. However, he did enjoy seeing his boy fidget whenever he softly took
his boyfriend a step outside his comfort zone.

"He's shy," explained Theo as Jake slinked out of his arms and sought the
privacy of the kitchen. Brent nodded in understanding and thought nothing
of it.

When dinner was served, general chit-chat was shared between the two
classmates while Jake listened silently. Over the course of the meal, Jake
became more comfortable with Brent and participated further in
conversations with him when appropriate.

Letting Theo get started on his assignment with Brent, Jake cleaned up and
washed the dishes by himself before retiring to the comfort of his bedroom,
bidding the visitor a `goodnight'. He did some reading for his next
lecture, but quickly grew tired of reading about drug development and
clinical trials and started playing a game on his smartphone. He started to
get very sleepy a few hours later. Because Theo was still working with
Brent on that assignment, Jake felt slightly disjointed at having to go to
bed alone. However, he was happy with the fact that he had met another one
of Theo's friends and appeared to get along with him. The extreme
discomfort that disabled him earlier in their relationship whenever Theo
introduced him to others as his boyfriend no longer plagued him.  In a way,
Jake was secretly ecstatic that Theo was publicly announcing him as more
than just a friend. He drifted to sleep smiling and dreamt of their future
together.

*** The first semester came to an end and the boys received their exam
results. High-fiving each other, they celebrated their successful outcomes
with a dinner out at their favourite steak house before ending the night
with a passionate romp in bed of the sexual nature. Their fervent
love-making was not unheard by their flatmate, Kevin, who light-heartedly
made comments to them the morning after, much to Jake's embarrassment.

The last semester came and went. Not unexpectedly, both boys excelled into
their classes and earned themselves excellent results. As the year came to
a close, both boys spent Christmas with Jake's family before travelling to
Theo's family to spend New Year's with.

Their third and last year of university started uneventfully. Again, they
shared a few classes together but most of their papers were different. Jake
already knew that he wanted to study pharmacy after he finished this
current degree and had already began the process of applying for Pharmacy
School. Jake was particularly interested in getting into the Pharmacy
School at Auckland University, which was the closest one to where his
parents lived. While he enjoyed his time away from the place that he grew
up, he missed his parents dearly and would take the opportunity to move
closer to his family. However, to increase his changes of being accepted
into Pharmacy School he applied at the two other universities that offered
a Pharmacy programme.

On the other hand, Theo had absolutely no idea what he wanted to do after
he graduated. The only thing that was certain was that he was going to
follow Jake wherever he ended up – that much was clear. The thought of
pursuing further study after his current degree hadn't crossed his mind
until he was having the conversation with a new guy who had started working
at the library with Theo. Like Theo, Joseph was also in his final year of a
Bachelor of Biomedical Science but majored in reproduction, genetics, and
development. Joseph had revealed to Theo that he had just applied to
Medical School at their present campus. Knowing Theo's exceptional
intrapersonal skills and confidence, as well as his academic proficiency in
the human sciences, Joseph encouraged Theo into considering a career in
medicine.

Theo sat on the idea for a few weeks before discussing it with Jake. He
shared his concern that starting Medical School would be a massive
commitment. Jake echoed Joseph's assessment that he would make a great
doctor and that he would support Theo in whatever decisions he made. After
a meaningful phone call home to seek his parent's opinion, who also
expressed positive feedback for whatever Theo wanted to do, he finally bit
the bullet and began applying for Medical School.

Fortunately, all the places that Jake had applied to for Pharmacy School
also had a Medical School, so he applied to those three universities. A
fleeting concern filled Theo of the possibility that he wouldn't be
accepted into the same university as Jake, but he quickly pushed that
thought to the back of his mind as there was no point in worrying about it
then.

Despite now having a plan for after graduation, the added stress of
thinking about Medical School and getting good enough grades, filling out
endless paperwork for the applications and hoping to pass the first hurdle
of obtaining an entrance interview significantly affected Theo. He picked
up a few extracurricular activities and leadership roles at a few social
clubs to add to his CV and to round out his applications to Medical
School. This was all in addition to studying and his part-time job at the
library. He was frequently tired and had less leisure time with Jake, which
did not go unnoticed by the younger man. Jake spent more nights heading to
bed alone and had developed an increasingly nervous bladder, which he kept
separate from Theo. Even Kevin was starting to tiptoe around Theo because
of how on-edge he was.

The tension that Theo carried had become obvious to his colleagues at the
library when during a shift, Joseph watched as Theo snapped at a library
patron who was trying to dodge paying a library fine for an overdue
book. Having been told off by Theo, the patron quickly paid the fine and
left the library in haste. Joseph abandoned the trolley of books he was
putting away and walked up to a tense Theo who was muttering while he
scanned newly returned books into the system.

"Hey man..." Joseph started. Theo continued to scan books, not
responding. Angry clouds floated above his head.

"Look, Theo. You are hella stressed. I've noticed it. Everyone here has
noticed it. I know this whole medical school thing has been driving you
crazy, especially since you started looking after the Football Club and
picking up that Library Science course, which I still think you're insane
for doing." Theo still hadn't acknowledged the other man, but Joseph knew
he was listening. "I hate seeing you so wound up. Come over to my place for
a drink after work. We can watch a movie or play some video games. When was
the last time you spent an evening relaxing?"

Theo paused scanning books and simply stared ahead. They stood in silence
for a few seconds before Theo resumed scanning books.

"I don't know," he replied flatly.

Joseph sighed. "Please, just come over, okay? You're not even going to make
it to the interviews at this point – you'll have run yourself into the
ground." Theo again stopped scanning books and began to object to Joseph's
last statement, but before he could, Joseph interrupted him. "And don't you
even say it. Of course you're going to get an interview, don't be
silly. You've got an amazing application. Don't second guess yourself. Now,
you're going to come over for a drink. I won't take `no' for an answer."

Theo resumed scanning books and didn't reply any further but Joseph knew he
had already agreed.

After closing up the library, Theo accompanied Joseph back to his
flat. Joseph's flatmates were already settled in their own rooms, leaving
the communal living room for the two men. Joseph retrieved two cold beers
from the fridge and handed one to Theo and they both sat on the couch. As
Theo took his first swig, Joseph could already feel the stress leave the
man's shoulders.

"So, how are you feeling now?" Joseph said after taking a big sip from his
bottle.

Theo closed his eyes, leaned his head back and sighed.

"I wish you never told me about medical school," Theo replied. Joseph felt
an instant guilt that perhaps he was the root of Theo's agony. But that was
quickly reversed when Theo turned to face him. "But yet I'm glad that I'm
going through with it. The more I think about it, the more it feels
right. I've finally got something planned for the future that I'm looking
forward to. Thanks for that." Theo smiled for the first time that week.

Joseph watched his colleague as the smile appeared on his tired
face. Despite the bags under his eyes, Theo was still a very handsome
man. He watched as Theo's shirt stretched across his muscled chest as Theo
rested his arm along the back of the couch. He had returned to closing his
eyes and resting his head against the back of the couch. Theo heard Joseph
move beside him and suddenly felt a hand rest on his chest and a pair of
warm lips on his own. Theo's eyes snapped open as his colleague began
making out with him. He was momentarily frozen as Joseph's hands swept down
his abdomen and began rubbing his inner thigh, dangerously close to his
crotch.

Before it went any further, his brain kicked into gear and his arms
instinctively pushed back against Joseph with enough force to cause him to
fall back towards the other end of the couch.

"What the hell are you doing?" Theo loudly whispered, aware that the other
tenants in the flat might be sleeping.

Joseph sat up and scooted back towards Theo.

"I wanna help you relax, Theo. You've been so wound up." He placed a hand
back on Theo's thigh. "Let me do this for you." He slowly inched towards
Theo's bulge.

Theo threw Joseph's hand off of him, stood up and starting walking towards
the front door.

"Joseph, don't ever do that again. You know I love Jake. Don't you dare
come between me and him." He opened the door and left the building.

By the time he got home, Jake was deep asleep as usual. Theo suddenly felt
incredibly guilty for not having spent more time with his boyfriend as of
late. After he slipped into bed besides Jake, he debated whether to tell
Jake what had happened with Joseph. Was this something that he was supposed
to share with his boyfriend even if it literally didn't change their
relationship at all? Before he could work himself into a complete knot, his
fatigue caught up to him and took him along a bumpy ride into dream land.

TBC

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Hey guys. Thank you for reading my latest chapter. It's a short chapter
this time. I'm starting to wind things up as I've completed most of the
story line that I had planned. I appreciate any positive feedback. Feel
free to send me a note on kylenewton25[at]yahoo.com