Rentboy

benediction. Edward hadn’t
    thought it possible to come three times in quick succession, but he did, pumping his fluids into Fox’s
    mouth. When the last vestige of pleasure was wrung from his willy, he waited, unable to move. Fox
    wrapped both arms around Edward’s waist, hanging on to him.
    Never in his life had Edward felt so unutterably grateful and happy and sated as he felt at that
    moment. I could die right now and regret nothing.
    “Fox, stand up.” Fox obeyed. “Come into the bedroom and let me make you happy again.” He
    took the sweet young face in both his hands, looking down at him. “What do you want me to do to
    you?”
    “I want you to hold me and talk to me.”
    “What about the other thing?” Edward asked.
    “Sex? I love sex. It’s great. But right now I want you to hold me and talk to me.”
    “Your wish is my command,” Edward said.
    They dried off with Edward’s one towel. He brushed his teeth and rinsed the toothbrush under
    the running water for several minutes before handing it to Fox. “Sorry I don’t have a spare. I tend to
    buy things like that as I need then. That one’s quite new. I got it from the dentist last month at my
    checkup.”
    “You’re funny, Eddie.” Fox took it and brushed his teeth.
    “Suppose that’s better than being weird.”
    They wandered into the bedroom. The minute they lay down, Edward took Fox into his arms. As
    if he had never had a hug in his life, Fox cuddled in close. “That was the most incredible thing in the
    world,” Edward said.
    “What?” Fox threw his leg over Edward’s hip.
    “You putting a condom on my willy and saying those words.”
    “Willy?” Fox laughed outright. “Only five-year-olds say willy .”
    “I can’t say the words you say. I wasn’t brought up that way. In my house everything to do with
    sex was all innuendo and euphemism. When I was fifteen, my dad said, ‘One day you’ll meet a girl,
    and you’ll want to get close to her. If you can’t wait until you’re married, be sure to protect
    yourself.’ I thought he was talking about my karate lessons. I couldn’t imagine giving a girl a jab to
    the throat.”
    Fox burst out laughing so hard Edward could feel the vibrations from Fox’s belly against his
    own. When he could speak again, Fox said, “We didn’t exactly talk about sex at home either, but
    when you’re out with other blokes and in the clubs and you’re getting it on, you can’t exactly say,
    ‘Suck my willy.’ The dude would be in hysterics.”
    “That’s just it. I’ve never been out in clubs with other blokes. A few beers in the student union
    pub after classes was the extent of my university socializing. And it’s been all downhill since then. I
    only went into a gay club once. None of the men paid a jot of attention to me. I had a beer and left
    feeling like Billy No Mates.”
    “Is that why you were out looking for a rentboy?”
    “Sad as it sounds, yes.” He might as well admit it.
    “Say cock ,” Fox said.
    “No, I can’t,” Edward said.
    “Yes, you can.” Fox shoved Edward onto his back and rested on one elbow, looking down at
    him.
    He couldn’t stop smiling. Fox made him feel giddy.
    “Go on. Say it. Say fuck and cock .”
    What was wrong with him. It was like he became mute in the face of a couple of stupid words.
    Fox laughing at him didn’t help. It made him want to laugh too without knowing why. “Come on,
    Eddie. Say cock . You can do it.”
    It came out as a whisper. “Cock.”
    “Louder,” Fox said.
    He had the most mischievous grin in the world, more on one side of his face than the other.
    There was a slight dimple in his chin when he laughed. Looking up at him, Edward felt deliriously,
    deliciously happy. Everything in his monotonous world was ramped up and exciting with Fox.
    “Cock,” he said a little louder.
    “Shout it.”
    “The neighbors!”
    “Come on, shout it. All right, I’ll do it to show you how.”
    “Fox, no!” Edward catapulted himself up and rolled over on top of Fox, attempting to press his
    hand over Fox’s mouth, but he was too late.
    The room reverberated with the words, “Cock! Fuck!”
    Finally getting control of him, Edward lay on top of Fox, gagging him with his hand. Utterly still,
    Fox looked up at him, making mmmm noises behind the hand. “I’ll only take my hand away if you
    promise not to shout.”
    Fox nodded. Slowly Edward removed his hand. Fox began to laugh again, making Edward
    bounce on top of