Nifty

Dinner was quieter than usual as the boys thought about what had gone on in Jordan's room a short time earlier. They kept sneaking peeks at one another, then quickly diverting their gaze when caught looking. They blushed when that happened, but Seth kept grinning, seemingly less troubled by it than Jordan.

"You boys are sort of quiet tonight," Mrs. Kelly noted, "are you nervous about the campfire?"

"Nah, it will be fun, we already met a couple of the girls from the camp," Seth said grinning wider now.

"Oh?" Mack chuckled, "Got a hot date, bud?"

"Nah, but we met these two girls, Tina and Carol while we were cleaning the bathrooms," he quickly explained when he saw the looks the adults gave him, and was laughing when he finished, "No we didn't meet them in the bathroom if that's what you're thinking."

"I didn't say anything," Mack chuckled.

"But I know what you were thinking dad," Seth laughed.

"What time is the campfire?" Mr. Kelly asked to change the subject.

"Uh, I guess when it gets dark," Seth said, "I thought we'd go a little early and maybe get to know some of the other kids."

"Especially the girls," Mack laughed, "I heard there are four of them, but one is a bit older, 16 I think."

"That's only 3 years," Seth joked, "I've always wanted to get with an older woman."

"Ugh, you'll be the death of me boy. For now, stick to your own age...please."

"Relax dad, I'm not going on a date, just hanging with some Church kids. It's no different than at our Church."

"I know, I trust you bud, but this one," he chuckled looking over at Jordan, "I don't know, he looks like a real ladies' man to me."

Mr. Kelly chuckled, "Like father, like son. I had a girlfriend when I was in 6th grade. Janet Williams, she was red haired and very passionate..."

"Okay, dear that's enough. I don't need to hear about your past loves."

"Gross," Jordan said shaking his head, "I'm trying to eat here."

Everyone laughed and the conversation turned to Christmas and less embarrassing things. When it was time to clear, the boys volunteered, then asked if they could be excused.

"What should I wear?" Jordan said once they were in his room.

"Just jeans and a tee shirt, maybe a hoodie. It's gonna get cooler as the sun sets."

"Yeah, okay. What are you wearing?"

"The same, when you get through primping we can go over to my place and I'll change."

"Okay, should I shower? Yeah...I should. I skipped it last night. Wait here, I'll be right back," Jordan said grabbing a clean pair of underwear and heading out the door.

Seth didn't reply as he watched Jordan go, but he noted that all he took was his underwear, which meant that when he returned that's all he'd be wearing. He blushed at the thought, but that didn't keep him from looking forward to seeing Jordan half naked once again.

He supposed his interest in Jordan's body was nothing to be worried about, he was just curious, and this puberty thing was confusing. Not to mention that the kissing thing had got him to thinking about what it would be like to get naked with Jordy.

He no longer worried about whether he was gay or straight or bi, all he knew was how he felt and what excited him, and seeing Jordy in his briefs rated right up there. The only thing that would be better, he decided, was if Jordy was completely naked.

"Back," Jordan said running in the door, his dirty clothes in his hand.

Seth was disappointed to see that Jordan had a towel wrapped around his waist, but after throwing his clothes in a hamper, he dropped the towel to reveal his white cotton briefs.

Suddenly Jordan bent over and began digging through a bottom dresser drawer and Seth's eyes were drawn to his cotton clad bottom like a bee to a flower. Seth automatically adjusted the erection he hadn't been aware of until that moment, and felt his heart speed up a little as he continued to stare at the twin pillows of his new friend.

Suddenly Jordan straightened up, a tee shirt in his hand, and when he saw Seth staring at him he laughed, "Stare much dude?"

"What, uh...no, I wasn't staring at your butt," Seth stammered. Why did I say butt? He thought grimacing.

"I didn't say you were. Were you?"

"No, of course not," Seth said shifting uncomfortably, hoping Jordan didn't notice his state of arousal.

"Is this tee shirt okay?" Jordan asked, suddenly dismissing the whole thing as he held up a Harry Potter tee shirt.

"Harry Potter? Well, maybe you should find something less...satanic," he said chuckling, happy that Jordan had changed the subject, "some churches think Harry Potter is satanic cause of the magic."

"Oh, shit...that's right," he said bending over to dig out another shirt.

This time Seth was careful to look elsewhere, but it wasn't easy. When Jordan straightened up again he held up a plain navy blue tee with the image of a dolphin on the chest.

"Yeah, as far as I know dolphins are okay," Seth laughed, "hurry up dude, I still need to shower and find something to wear."

"Okay, okay...Jordan said skinning the tee on then grabbing a pair of socks. He sat down by Seth on the bed and pulled on the socks then hopped up to slip on his jeans. Next, he laced on his athletic shoes and dug in his closet for a hoodie.

At Seth's cabin, Jordan waited in the loft while Seth took a shower, and when he returned he was already dressed in jeans and a plain white tee shirt. Jordan was a little disappointed that he didn't get to see Seth in his undies, and he wondered why Seth had chosen to dress in the bathroom. It certainly wasn't because Seth was shy or modest. Maybe he was just in a hurry to get to the campfire and see those girls again. Yeah, that was probably it, Jordan decided. Little did he know it was because Seth couldn't get his erection to go down.

On the way out the door they met Mack coming up the path from the Kelly's house.

"You boys off to see your girlfriends?" Mack teased.

"Yeah dad, don't wait up for us. We'll probably be spending the night in the girls' tent," he joked.

"Yeah, right. I'm sure the good Reverend would be fine with that."

"Yeah, well what he don't know, won't hurt him. Once the old man goes to sleep, it's anything goes."

"Wow, you sound like me at that age. Maybe I should warn your victims," he chuckled.

"You know I'm kidding dad. I promise I'll be a perfect gentleman, and I'll keep an eye on lover boy here too," he said grabbing Jordan in a head lock.

"Stop asswipe," Jordan laughed as he pulled away, "Uh sorry, Mack."

"I've heard worse, nice word by the way. You boys have fun, be back by nine or so, okay?"

"Yes dad," Seth whined, "I was hoping to sleep over."

"You can sleep over with me," Jordan said before he could stop himself.

"I gotta better idea," Seth said taking Jordan's words in stride, "call your folks and ask if you can sleep over with me. That way we can just come back here and you won't have to walk all that scary way to your place alone."

"Is that okay Mack?" Jordan asked hopefully.

"Of course, any time bud. In fact, you two go on, I'll call your folks and square it. I'm sure they'll be fine with it."

"Great dad, thanks," Seth said grabbing Jordan by the arm, "come on, the girls are waiting," he chuckled.

They could see the campfire long before they got to the campsite, and Seth hoped the group hadn't used all the firewood at once. When they got closer they could see a number of kids milling around, but so far none were sitting around the campfire.

"Hello boys," Reverend Jones said as they entered the campsite.

"Hello Reverend Jones," the two muttered, "I see we didn't miss it."

"Oh no, not at all. We just got the fire going a while ago. Some of the boys are cutting sticks to roast the marshmallows on. There's a cooler of soft drinks over there if you boys are thirsty, just help yourself, and feel free to mingle and get to know the other kids. The boys grabbed a soda and suddenly a familiar voice came from behind them.

"Hi boys," Tina said, "I'm glad you came, you can sit by me and Carol if you want."

"Yeah, that sounds good," Seth said happily, "we were just going to introduce ourselves to the others, maybe you could come along with us."

"Oh sure, I'll introduce you to everyone. There are a bunch of really neat kids here. Come on."

Neither Jordan or Seth would remember every name, but there were a few kids that caught their attention. One of them was a black boy named Trevon. He was one of the older kids at 15, and seemed like a very nice boy. Seth didn't know that many black kids, but Jordan, having lived in Chicago, knew lots of black kids from school, though none of them seemed quite as tame as Trevon.

"Trevon is in the choir," Tina said, "he is such a good singer. Someday I bet he is gonna be really famous."

"Aww...thanks," Trevon said, "I love music, and I'd like to be a singer someday, but it's hard to break into the business."

"What about YouTube and Twitter and stuff?" Jordan said, having more experience with such things.

"Yeah, I have a few videos on my YouTube channel, but I only have like a hundred followers so far."

"Hey, send me a friend request and I'll check em out," Jordan enthused.

While Trevon and Jordan stepped aside to swap information, Tina  proceeded to flirt with Seth, who found he wasn't quite as pleased with her attention as he'd thought he'd be. She was one of those pushy girls, and obviously expected every boy to fall over in her wake. Carol on the other hand seemed more his speed, shy and unassuming, but it seemed as if Tina was making sure he didn't get near her this evening.

Jordan and Trevon joined them then, and they finished their rounds just as Mrs. Jones began banging on a pot with a metal spoon to get everyone's attention.

"Everyone gather round the fire, we're about to begin our campfire ritual."

"Ritual?" Seth chuckled lowly so only Jordan could hear, "sounds kind of scary."

"Yeah, I hope sacrificing young virgin boys isn't part of the ritual," Jordan snickered, earning him a curious look from Tina who only caught the virgin part.

"Come on boys, you can sit over here with me," Tina said taking Seth's hand and leading him to a large log on the other side of the fire.

Carol was already seated, and the boys couldn't help but notice that she was positioned in a way to separate the boys. Without protest, Seth allowed himself to be guided onto the log to the right of Carol and Tina wiggled her way in on the end.

With nowhere else to sit, Jordy sat down next to Carol, "Hi, remember me...Jordan."

"Yes, remember me...Carol," she giggled.

"Yeah, thanks for inviting us and all," Jordan said politely, though he'd rather be just about anywhere else at the moment. Girls made him nervous, and being this close to one was almost too much to handle.

He glanced over at Seth, expecting him to have a grin on his face and be enjoying his new gal pal, but instead he looked just as nervous and maybe a little put out.

A boy about Seth's age, one whose name they couldn't remember, handed each of them a stick and a bag of marshmallows for the group, then went on to the next log and did the same. Soon everyone had their stick and ammo for roasting, or more likely burning the sugary treats, and they began.

More marshmallows went up in flames or fell into the fire than went into stomachs, but everyone seemed to be having a good time if the constant stream of giggles was any indication.

Seth proudly managed to lightly toast a marshmallow, then feeling gallant he offered it to Carol who accepted it with a smile.

"Thank you Jordan, I always burn mine," Carol said, "we can share this one if you want."

"Uh, no, that's okay. I'll roast another one, that one I roasted specially for you."

"How sweet," Carol said sounding all dreamy.

Ugh, Jordan thought, why did I say that? Now she thinks I like her or something, and I'm just trying to be nice.

Seth had two marshmallows on his stick and was putting out the fire on the bottom one when Jordan looked over.

"Don't put it so close," Jordan said, "it doesn't take much heat to brown them. They're mostly sugar."

"I know, I know. I bet I've roasted more marshmallows than you," Seth said, but he was grinning, "besides, maybe I like them charcoaled."

"I'm sure," Jordan said rolling his eyes, "remind me never to roast weenies with you."

Tina giggled suddenly, and Jordan blushed when he realized the double meaning of the word weenie.

"I don't roast my weenie, thank you," Seth said, causing Tina to burst out laughing, but Carol seemed as embarrassed as Jordan.

"Gross, Seth said. You shouldn't be talking that way in front of these girls."

"Oh, it's okay," Tina said, "I'm not offended."

Jordan tried to think of something pertinent to say, but failing, he grabbed the bag of marshmallows and stuck two more on his stick. Seconds later he had two lightly browned marshmallow delights which he downed quickly. Tina had yet to eat all of hers, and when Jordan offered to roast her another, she said one was enough.

Girls, Jordan thought. Who can eat only one marshmallow? He wished they had some graham crackers and chocolate bars to make s'mores with, but so far no one had offered anything other than the marshmallows.

"Okay gang," Reverend Jones said clapping his hands together, "I assume everyone has downed a few marshmallows, so why don't we sing a few songs. You can continue to roast your marshmallows as we sing. Let's start with Deep and Wide."

"Deep and Wide...Deep and Wide..." the kids began to sing, and eventually Seth and Jordan joined in. The lyrics were simple, and both boys knew this song, so why not? It was better than looking like a doofus in front of everyone.

They sang several more songs, most of which the boys knew at least a few words, and the ones they didn't they faked. Jordan had to admit, it was kind of fun singing with the others and eating marshmallows, but he kept wondering if there wasn't a sermon somewhere on the horizon.

Eventually, the singing ended and Reverend Jones led everyone in a round of applause. "Very nice everyone, and I even saw our visitors Seth and Jordan joining in. Thank you boys, for visiting us and helping us celebrate what God has given us. I trust everyone has met the boys, if not, be sure to introduce yourselves before the evening is over...and now, please bow your heads and join me in prayer."

Thankfully, both boys knew The Lord's Prayer, but after that had been recited the Reverend took over and began a long and rambling prayer that pretty much covered everyone and everything in the world.

When he finally murmured, "And everyone said...," both boys were happy to loudly say Amen, just to end the thing.

"All right children, you have until 9 to visit and enjoy yourselves. If anyone needs a special prayer, or needs to talk to me or Mrs. Jones, please see us in the RV," and with that, the good Reverend and his wife disappeared.

"He's just gonna leave you guys alone to do whatever you want now?" Seth said in disbelief.

"Sure, why not? No one is gonna do anything bad, besides the older kids are sort of like chaperones," Tina said, "but we do get naughty when we go to our tents," she giggled.

"Oh, well...what do you mean?" Seth said, not really sure he wanted to know, but feeling the need to ask anyway.

"Well, I don't know what the boys do, but us girls talk about boys, and sometimes we practice kissing. Just so we'll be good at it when we kiss a boy."

"See, I told you," Seth said before he could stop himself.

"Seth, shut up," Jordan said, fearing that Seth was about to spill the beans about their own practice kissing.

Seth made a zipping motion on his lips then smiled.

"What?" Tina said looking from one to the other.

"Nothing, is kissing all you do?" Seth said then. He might never get an opportunity like this again, and he was going to get all the info out of this girl that he could.

"Yes, what else could we do?... Oh, OH...you dirty boy," she giggled. Then leaning in to whisper in Seth's ear, she said, "I once touched a girl down there."

Seth went instantly hard and he felt his face redden as he adjusted himself. Jordan looked over at the two and wondered what Tina had said, but from the look on Seth's face he figured it was pretty revealing.

"Those two..." Carol clucked, "we should go for a walk," she suggested.

"Oh, well...okay, if you want," Jordan said nervously. Anything was better than watching those two go at it, he supposed, and who knew? Maybe he'd get to put his newly learned kissing skills to use.

Carol stood and offered her hand, and Jordan took it and joined her.

"We're going for a walk," Jordan said to Seth.

"That's a good idea," Tina said, "Seth, why don't we go for a walk too, but in the other direction," she added giggling.

Jordan rolled his eyes so only Seth could see, but Seth seemed oblivious, or at least unconcerned. As Jordan and Carol started off, he looked back to see Seth leading Tina off in the direction of his cabin.

He wondered why, then suddenly he remembered the old tool shed and his face reddened, but not out of embarrassment. He was angry to think that Seth would take this strange girl to the shed and...and what? He suddenly realized just how ridiculous and unreasonable he was being. Seth wasn't going to do anything bad. He might get a kiss, but that was probably all. And even if he did do more, well, that was what they'd both said they wanted, right?

Wrong! Jordan realized. He'd actually rather be with Seth than with this girl that had a hold of his hand. Sure, she smelled nice, and she was kind and funny, even if a bit shy, but suddenly Jordan had an epiphany. He didn't want a girl, he never had, it had started with Lee, and now there was Seth, but it had nothing to do with girls.

He'd agreed to the kissing practice with Seth, but it had nothing to do with preparing himself for kissing a girl. No, he'd wanted to do it because he wanted to kiss Seth, to feel his lips, touch his face, hold him close.

My God, he thought even as Carol pulled him along, I must be gay.

"What are you thinking about?" Carol said suddenly intruding on his thoughts.

"Huh, oh nothing. Uh, where are we going?" he stuttered, realizing he could no longer see the campsite or the fire.

"Here is fine," she said stopping, "it's private here."

"Oh, uh...okay," Jordan said swallowing hard.

"Do you like me?" Carol said softly as she put her hand on his chest.

My God! Are all girls this pushy? Jordan wondered. What next? Will she try to get in my pants? Well, it's not going to happen, he thought, steeling himself for the worst.

"I only just met you, but you seem nice," he said honestly.

"I like you, a lot. You're very cute," she giggled, "I know we probably won't see each other again, but...if you want to kiss me...that would be okay."

Kiss her? Isn't that what he wanted? Wasn't that what he and Seth had talked about? Wasn't that what Seth was doing right now? Kissing a girl? And later they could compare notes and it would be fun. Maybe Seth would even show him how he'd kissed Tina. Yeah, this would work. So why couldn't he reply? Why was he still sputtering and blushing and acting like a total idiot?

"Whats wrong, I thought you liked me," Carol said looking hurt.

"I do, it's just that...that, I...I mean, I've never...you know?"

"Oh," she said looking surprised, "I just assumed a cute boy like you, being from a big city, that you'd been with a lot of girls. You mean I'd be the first?"

God why did I tell her that? Now she won't be satisfied till she is my first. He thought with distress, but he nodded just the same.

Suddenly before Jordan could react, she grabbed his shoulders, raised up on tiptoes and planted a quick dry kiss on his lips. Then pulling back, she took his hand and led him back towards the camp.

"I think you're really nice," she said, and such a gentleman, "I wish we lived in the same town. I'd like to get to know you better."

"Uh, thanks. I guess we're just not meant to be," Jordan said stupidly. Of course we're not meant to be, I like boys, not girls, but what did it hurt to be nice to this girl? "You're a nice girl, and...and thanks for giving me my first kiss."

They'd arrived at the campsite by then, and Jordan was surprised to see Seth and Tina had already returned, and seemed to be engaged in an awkward conversation away from the others.

"Uh oh, looks like Tina did it again," Carol said.

"Did what?"

"Oh, sometimes she comes on a little strong and some boys don't like it. Your friend looks pissed off," she giggled, "sorry, I mean mad."

"Pissed off is all right," Jordan said laughing, "it's okay. I don't think girls have to talk a certain way or anything. They're just human after all."

"There you are," Seth said when he saw the two approach, "we need to go, remember...dad said to be back by 8:30," he lied.

"Oh, is it that late?" Jordan said going along, "Yeah, we really need to go then."

"Yeah, sorry. Hey, be sure to tell the Reverend thanks for inviting us and we'll see you guys tomorrow. We'll come and check on things and make sure everything is okay."

"Aww...too bad," Tina said, but she didn't sound sorry they were leaving.

"Well goodnight Jordan," Carol said touching his arm gently, "be sure to say hello tomorrow."

"I will," Jordan assured her, "thanks for everything..."

"You're welcome," she said grinning.

"Well, we should go," Seth said, pulling at Jordan's arm, "Goodnight girls, see ya tomorrow."

Then before they could answer, Seth was dragging Jordan off toward his cabin.

"Wow ,act rude much?" Jordan said once they were out of earshot.

"Sorry, but I had to get away from Tina. I'll tell you all about it later. So, how did you and Carol make out?"

"We didn't, make out, I mean, but she did kiss me."

"No way! You dog! Well, how was it?"

"It was okay...I guess, but truthfully...you kiss better," he said making it a joke just in case Seth was uncomfortable with that revelation.

"And I'm prettier," Seth laughed, "but seriously, way to go dude! You did better than I did."

"Wow, really? Cause I thought Tina was hot for you," Jordan said, fishing for more info.

"Oh my God, wait till you hear...but later. I need to think about this some more."

Back at Seth's place, the boys filled Mack in on their evening, though Seth was vague about his part of it. Mack seemed satisfied though and went back to his TV program, and the boys grabbed a soda and climbed up to the loft.

As soon as they were there, Seth toed off his shoes and skinned off his jeans, "That feels better," he said giving Jordan a wan smile, "that was...not as fun as I'd hoped."

"I can see that, but what happened exactly?"

"Later, in the dark. I don't want you to see my face," he said looking away.

"Aww, dude, it can't be that bad."

"I dunno," he sighed, "it's not what I expected to happen...it's weird."

"Okay, I won't pressure you. You can tell me, or not tell me, and we're still cool."

"Really, thanks man," Seth said smiling for the first time since they'd left the campsite.

"Hey, wanna play some Wii?"

"Sure, but I am so gonna kick your butt," Seth laughed.

"Lick my butt, did you say?" Jordan joked, but a chill ran through him at the mental image of that, even if it was not something he'd ever thought of before.

"Eww...I like chocolate, but not that kind," Seth laughed.

"Do you think...I mean, do people really do that?" Jordan said making a face.

"Sure, it's called rimming. I guess if the person being rimmed washes their butt, it's not so bad."

"Would you ever do that? Jordan blurted out, "I mean, if it was a girl you liked or something?" he quickly added.

Seth frowned, "I dunno, honestly I've never thought about it. I mean, I'd like to try the other fun stuff first. Maybe it's something you learn to like once you get to know someone."

"You're pretty smart for a hick," Jordan joked, causing Seth to throw down his controller and tackle him.

"Hick, then what are you big city boy? I may be a hick, but I gots internets and all that fancy stuff," he said in a hillbilly voice as he continued to tickle Jordan.

"Stop..." Jordan giggled, "I can't breathe, oh...no...please, it's...too...much."

Seth had pushed Jordan onto his back now, and though he'd stopped tickling him, he had his arms pinned and was straddling him, their faces only inches apart. Suddenly, Jordan stopped struggling as their eyes locked on one another's and their breath came in ragged pants.

Seth could feel his excitement growing, but from the feel of the lump pressing against his backside, he wasn't the only one. He knew he should be embarrassed or at least concerned about what Jordan might think about his state of arousal, but he just couldn't pull his eyes away from the beautiful boy beneath him.

He wondered why he'd never noticed before just how beautiful Jordan was. It was as if a veil had been lifted from his eyes and now he could see clearly. Was this what they meant when they said, looking through the eyes of love? Because he was sure he loved Jordy, which was crazy considering they'd known each other all of a week, but nothing had ever seemed more sure or more real in his life.

Looking down at the brown haired boy under him, Seth saw his own feelings mirrored in those eyes, and he blushed. Was it possible that the feeling was mutual? Did he dare believe that Jordy might love him as well, think he was beautiful, and want the same things he did?

But what did he want? He'd never thought about liking a boy this way before. What did it mean? How did it work? Boys were supposed to like girls, and fall in love and get married and make babies. Two boys couldn't make babies, though he guessed they could do the kind of stuff that would make babies...sort of. His thoughts were all jumbled up now. He wasn't stupid, he knew what gay meant, knew there were gay men who lived together, some even marrying these days, but it wasn't something he'd ever thought of for himself.

This was silly, he thought, we're just kids. It's just a crush, yeah a crush, he decided, and it will go away. We're not in love, we're not going to get married, we're just best friends, and best friends are really close like this. Then why did he suddenly feel such a longing in his heart to kiss Jordy and...to do all the things he'd read about, but never thought about?

"You okay?" Jordy said breaking his concentration.

"Huh, oh yeah. You?"

"Fine, something is poking my stomach though," he giggled.

"Oh, well...something is poking my butt," Seth said grinning, "sorry about that, it happens."

"I know," Jordy said smiling, "it's cool," he said gazing up at Seth longingly.

Why doesn't he kiss me? Jordan wondered. Please let him kiss me.

Seth released one of Jordy's arms then, and taking his fingers he began to trace the outlines of Jordy's cute face. Pushing back a lock of long brown hair, he touched his forehead, then let his finger drift to his thick eyebrows, around his eyes, to his delicate pixyish nose, his cheeks, his chin, and finally touching his pouty lips.

Instinctively Jordan puckered up and kissed Seth's finger tips causing him to smile. Encouraged by Jordan's reaction, Seth leaned down, their faces coming closer and closer as their eyes closed, and suddenly their lips met.

It was a sweet chaste kiss, with little tongue, but to both boys it was Heavenly. Jordan's hand went to the back of Seth's head, feeling his shaggy hair, then pulling him closer and kissing him deeper. Seth's hand was on Jordan's chest now and he instinctively rubbed his erect little nipples.

Jordan's feelings were on overload as he moaned into Seth's mouth, and pulling his other hand free, he placed it against Seth's chest and returned the favor. They kissed for what seemed like an eternity, but was probably no more then a few minutes before Seth pulled away, hopped up and disappeared down the ladder.

What the? Jordan thought with distress, did I do something wrong? Only then did he feel the slight wetness on his chest and he suddenly realized what had happened.

He considered going after Seth and assuring him that it was no big deal and that he wasn't upset, but instead he got up and sat on the bed and waited for his return. It seemed like an eternity, all the while worrying and wondering if this was the beginning or the end, but eventually Seth returned.

"Hey," Seth said once he'd cleared the ladder.

"Hey," wanna play some more Wii?" Jordan said, pretending nothing had just happened.

"Uh, nah, not right now. Can we talk?"

"Uh, sure...what about?" Jordan said, still playing dumb.

"Uh, about what just happened for one thing, and about...what happened earlier...with Tina."

"Sure, uh...go ahead."

"Well, it's kind of embarrassing..." he stuttered.

"It's okay," Jordan assured him, "I'm not upset, shit happens."

"But...I kissed you," he whined.

"No, we kissed each other, big difference. You didn't force me. I...I liked it and I guess you did too," Jordan said laughing nervously.

"Yeah," Seth said, "but...I...well...you know? I...came. Oh man, did I get any on ya?"

"A drop or two on my tee, but I think it's dry now. It's no big deal."

"Oh man, I am so embarrassed," Seth said looking ready to cry.

"It's not like you drenched me, besides, it's kind of a compliment that I made you...you know...blow," he said, and both boys collapsed into giggles.

When the giggles subsided, Seth's smile disappeared and he looked worried again. Jordan was worried too, but not for the same reasons. He was worried that Seth hadn't like the kiss as much as he had, and that he might not want to do it again. Sure, he'd been excited enough to...well...to lose it, but what now? Would he be too embarrassed to try again?

"I guess I oughta tell you the rest now," Seth said with a sigh.

"Sure, okay, but only if you want to," Jordan assured him, "you don't have to for my sake."

"Nah, I want to," he said sighing, "cause it sort of has to do with what just happened...with us."

"Oh, okay," Jordan said, a little confused now.

Seth sighed again and shifted on the bed so he was looking into Jordan's eyes. "Okay, here goes. When you and that girl went off...you know? on your walk, well...I... Oh God, this is so hard," he muttered.

"What? Just tell me," Jordan said, hoping the answer was the one he  wanted to hear.

"Well, I know this is crazy, but I was sort of...jealous."

"You wanted to be with Carol?" Jordan asked, giving Seth an out just in case.

"No," Seth said shaking his head, "I was jealous of her. I...I wished it was you and me going off together."

"Me too," Jordan said enthusiastically, "and I hated that you and Tina were going off together. I don't like that girl, she's too...too pushy."

"Tell me about it, she tried to...to molest me," Seth said blushing, "I know, I know, I thought I wanted that too, but when it came down to it...I just couldn't do it."

"Wait! She tried to molest you? What did she do?"

Seth blushed again, "She was all over me when we got far enough away that no one could see, "she touched me...my...down there," he said looking embarrassed again, "I was hard, but...when she touched me...I didn't feel like I knew I should have. It was weird, it just felt wrong. I mean, I guess I always figured the boy should be the one to start stuff, but it was more than that."

"I get it, I felt the same way with Carol. She kissed me, I didn't kiss her, but she was a nice girl and she wasn't pushy about it. She asked first, sorta."

"Yeah, really? I just thought you were, well...enjoying yourself, and I felt stupid for feeling like I did."

"No, remember? I didn't want to come to begin with. I just did it for you cause I thought you wanted to...to get lucky with that girl."

"I thought so too," Seth said, "but after we...uh, after we kissed, I felt different."

"Me too," Jordan said smiling, "and I wasn't joking when I said you were a better kisser."

"Really? Thanks. You're a pretty good kisser too," he chuckled, "look what kissing you made me do," he added blushing again.

Jordan laughed, "So we're good, right?"

"Yeah...yeah, we're good, but  now what?"

"Well, I don't know exactly what's happening, but I like what's happened so far. So, why don't we just take it slow and see what happens next?"

"Yeah, yeah...that's good," Seth said grinning, "I'm starved, wanna pop some popcorn," he added springing back to life.

"Yeah, and maybe we can watch a movie or something."

"Yeah, in my bed. Then if we get tired we can just turn off the TV and go to sleep."

"Yeah, perfect," Jordan agreed, but he hoped sleeping wasn't the only thing that went on later.

 

 End Chapter Three