Date: Fri, 1 Aug 2008 13:05:37 EDT
From: Draginacht@aol.com
Subject: the-bandini-affair-16

The Bandini Affair 16

Draginacht@aol.com (AKA Jeff)

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Disclaimer: The following is a work of fiction and any resemblance to real
people or events is purely coincidental.  The story contains graphic
descriptions of sex between men. Anyone who is forbidden by law to read
such material must stop now.  This story is being posted to the Nifty
Archive solely for the enjoyment of its readers.

From Chapter 15

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"Night," Matt said softly.

"Night," Leo replied as he turned his head to his right and found Matt's
waiting lips.

'The dreaded "Morning After" awaits,' Matt thought. 'Please Leo, remember
this evening favorably.' Matt was asleep.

'I sure hope I didn't screw this up,' Leo thought as he heard Matt's
breathing deepen. 'I was so easy Matt probably thinks I'm a slut. Wait a
minute! He started it with that kiss in the kitchen! But we were playing
games with each other all evening before we got to the kiss. And we did
discuss everything before we did anything. But I... I was a little too
eager. Oh Matt, thank you.' Leo slipped into a deep sleep.

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Chapter 16

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The sun came up on schedule Wednesday morning.

Matt immediately knew it was Leo who was pressed against him. 'How nice can
it get! Leo, you feel so-o-o good in the morning.' When Matt fell asleep
Leo was spooned back against him. Now Matt lay on his back and Leo was
rolled up against his left side, somewhat chest to chest. Leo's arm draped
across Matt's chest and his shoulder was wedged into Matt's armpit. That
placed Leo's head on top of Matt's shoulder and when he exhaled through his
nose, the warm breath stimulated Matt's left nipple. Matt was definitely
aroused.

Matt smiled and dreaded hearing the alarm clock. 'ALARM CLOCK!' Matt
thought with some degree of panic. There was already too much light in the
room. He raised his head and looked. It was now 6:30 AM and the alarm
should have gone off at 6:00. He and Leo had to be at work at 7:30. 'SHIT!'
Matt scolded himself. He realized he'd forgotten to set the alarm. He
normally didn't set it for Monday and Tuesday mornings because those were
his days off. He now remembered that last night's more pressing activities
had, shall we say, interrupted his routine.

"Leo, wake up! We overslept!" Matt exclaimed not too loudly as he placed
his hand on Leo's shoulder and shook his sleeping companion. Leo groaned to
indicate he was awake but didn't move and kept his eyes closed.

Matt quickly rolled out of bed and hurried to the bathroom to relieve his
bladder. Moving even faster, he went back to the bedroom and pulled on some
boxer briefs, tan shorts and a clean Bandini polo. Looking around, he saw
Leo had rolled onto his stomach and placed his head under the pillow.

Matt grinned. Taking hold of the covers, he threw them back exposing Leo's
sexy round globes to the morning light. Instantly Matt imagined his tongue
plowing the desirable furrow between Leo's ass cheeks. A nano-second later
he felt embarrassed. 'No time for that this morning,' he thought. However,
Matt couldn't resist the temptation...

SMACK!

"OW!"

"C'mon, Leo, shake a leg. We've got less than an hour to get to work and
the drive takes almost twenty-five minutes. Coffee's ready; I'll be in the
kitchen." With that, Matt left the room.

The pillow covering Leo's head was hiding a big grin. Matt had actually
given him a love slap on his butt. He thought back to his youth when he'd
watch his brother and friends pop each other on their shoulders and give
friendly butt taps. Even then he understood that they were only expressing
a bond of deep friendship and trust of one another. Now he wondered it
there had been any sexuality involved but quickly dismissed it. He'd never
had that kind of relationship but always wanted one. Was Matt playing with
him like that kind of friend?

"TWENTY-FIVE MINUTES!" Leo exclaimed as he sat bolt upright in the bed. The
urgency of that information finally hit him.

Matt had poured juice, set two cereal bowls on the counter along with
spoons and boxes of cereal. The coffee was ready because he'd set it up
before dinner last evening and the timer had done its job this morning.

Seeing movement out of the corner of his eye, Matt looked up just in time
to see Leo dash toward the front door, open it and run to his car. Matt
laughed to see Leo run across the yard wearing only shorts and sneakers, no
top and no socks. On his return, Leo was carrying a large brown paper sack
as he dashed back to the bedroom.

'What was that all about?' Matt wondered. Moments later he got his answer
when Leo emerged from the bedroom fully dressed in a clean Bandini
outfit. 'That little fox!' Matt grinned. 'He came here last night fully
prepared to stay. There's hope here,' he thought with a smile.

"Here's juice, there's a bowl and Cheerios, shredded wheat, or bran flakes;
take your pick.

"No Fruit-Loops?" Leo asked trying to sound disappointed.

"You're kidding! Fruit-Loops?"

"Yeah, I'm kidding." Leo smiled and he downed the juice.

They sat across the table from each other silently eating cereal - Matt ate
Cheerios and Leo chose the shredded wheat. Matt was very much aware of
Leo's presence so when Leo stopped eating Matt noticed and looked up.

"Matt... about last night."

'Oh-oh, here it comes,' Matt thought as he looked directly into Leo's
beautiful, almond shaped eyes.

"Uh..." Matt began but Leo cut him off.

"I want to thank you, thank you very much." Leo took another bite of
cereal.

"Uh, it was all my pleasure, believe me." Matt was caught a little off
guard. He'd been anticipating the opposite reaction.

"Well actually, you get only half of pleasure; the other half was mine."
Leo grinned. Both men fell silent as they smiled at each other. Then Matt
spoke

"Rather than divide it in half, suppose we each get one hundred percent."
They grinned at each other and took another bite of cereal. Matt swallowed
his bite, sipped his coffee and looked at Leo. "Does that mean you'd
consider a repeat engagement?" This was moving faster than Matt had any
reason to anticipate and he continued to smile hopefully at the recent
developments.

" Absolutely," Leo responded then he thought, 'and if we didn't have to be
at work in about thirty minutes we could do it right now.' He was getting
hard and wondered if Matt was, too.

"Let's talk more about this later," Matt suggested as he placed his now
empty cereal bowl in the dishwasher. "Right now I need to brush my teeth
and put some shoes on. Then we need to hit the road." It was all said in a
loving tone of voice and Leo followed Matt to the bathroom where they stood
side-by-side brushing their teeth. Leo had remembered to put a toothbrush
in his overnight bad, or brown paper sack.

For the drive to the nursery, Matt gave Leo a mug with fresh coffee because
they hadn't been able to finish even one cup before leaving the
house. Because Matt knew some short cuts to avoid the worst of the morning
traffic, he led and Leo followed. Leo's mind was occupied with thoughts
about last night and this morning.

'Wow! What a night! Matt was really quick on the draw. I suppose that
qualifies as my first one-night-stand. But maybe not... he just asked for a
"repeat engagement." Is it possible that we could be going somewhere with a
real relationship? But why would he be interested in me? Just look at
him. He can have about any guy he wants. Why me? But wait! Last night!
Didn't he say he'd had a crush on me since he was fourteen? Did that mean
that he still does? I was way too preoccupied last night to appreciate the
promise of that statement. Is it safe to assume he's still interested?
Well, I must admit he's being awfully friendly.'

As he followed behind Matt, Leo also became aware that his dick ached. It
was a good kind of ache, not painful. Actually it was his prostate that
ached but who's complaining. He'd never experienced that before; he'd never
had orgasms as close together as he did last night. And the ache seemed to
intensify each time he remembered last night and he started to get
hard. That would repeat several times throughout the day. Leo took a sip of
coffee then looked at the mug. 'And now I have another reason to go back -
I need to return this cup.'

They both pulled into the nursery parking lot and parked side-by-side. Matt
delayed and let Leo walk ahead of him, hoping not to draw attention to the
fact that they were essentially arriving together.

The rest of the day proceeded normally, except that Leo and Matt went out
of their way to find each other, exchange smiles and say 'Hi.'

"Are you okay? You're awfully chipper this morning," Megan commented at
about 10:30. She'd arrived shortly after 9:00 AM and quickly noticed a
change in her brother's demeanor.

"No, I'm fine." Leo's response was quick and brief in the hope that his
sister would drop the subject. Then he admitted to himself that he'd been
acting almost giddy all morning. He'd have to control that, act more
normal.


'What are my motives here?' Matt wondered as he began to rearrange some
Soft Touch hollies. A customer had just purchased a dozen and the remaining
pots were scattered about. 'I have no doubt that Leo means much more than a
quick fuck. He's much too nice, a real keeper. I wouldn't dream of using
then tossing him. Plus, that's not the way I was raised to treat
people. Leo deserves respect and I'm going to give it to him. But what does
that mean? Just exactly what do I want? Well, one thing I know for sure,
I've never felt so good as I did this morning when I awoke to find Leo
intertwined with me. Nothing has ever felt that comfortable. With other
guys I've always wanted to get out of there and never go back. But Leo's
different. Take last night for example. He said he trusted me and then he
proved it. He may have been anxious about what we were about to do but once
we got started he was definitely a willing partner. And in the shower he
wasn't afraid to "take things into his own hands" so to speak. Wow, that
was hot. And yet, he wasn't aggressive either. Okay, I really need someone
in my life. So Leo, let's approach this slowly and see where it goes.'

Meanwhile, in the office:

'Should I really believe this is happening. I really did spend last night
with Matt... And we really did have sex. Well, a form of sex, anyway, and
it was... way better than I ever imagined. Those stories I've read don't
really do it justice. And those videos, wow, I'll just have to wait and
see. Marcia and I never achieved such level of sexual pleasure and
enjoyment. I guess I now know why. One thing's for certain, Matt was great
about all of it, too. I always felt comfortable with him. I never felt like
he was taking advantage of me. He was nice last night, he was nice this
morning, and he's been nice today. It's like I finally found a good
friend. And I do trust him, like I said. But there was more to it than just
the sex. This morning when he popped my butt, I sure liked that. I think
Matt respects me and that's very important. Now! Where is this going? I
don't know but I'm determined to find out.'

At that moment, 3:15 PM, Leo's cell phone chirped, indicating he had a text
message. Leo flipped the phone open and looked - it was from Matt. "Store
shed 3:30?" He smiled and immediately sent the following reply: "C U @
3:25!"

Leo turned to Megan and said he was going out into the yard for a
while. Wednesday business was slow as usual and two people weren't needed
in the office. Once outside, Leo wandered around trying to look busy while
at the same time becoming very well aware of where Matt was. About five
minutes later Leo caught Matt's eye. Matt looked at Leo, made a deliberate
turn, and started walking in the direction of the storage shed. Leo then
turned and walked the opposite direction around the house.

Megan had answered a phone call from a salesman who wanted to talk to
Leo. Just then she saw him walk past the front door and disappear around
the side of the building. She locked the register and walked outside to
find her brother. When Meg rounded the corner of the house she saw him walk
into the storage shed. Rather than shout at him, she decided to catch up
and tell him the caller was waiting.

Leo walked into the shed and saw Matt standing at the far left side of the
room near the sink. In a matter of seconds they were greeting each other
with a long kiss.

Megan approached the entrance to the storage shed and came to a screeching
halt. Two more paces and her foot would have landed on the wooden platform
outside the shed and the noise would have announced her arrival. She
watched in shock as Leo approached Matt, placed one arm lovingly around
Matt's waist and the other around Matt's neck, rose on his tiptoes and
engaged Matt in what Meg could only describe as a very hot kiss. Matt was
obviously a willing participant because one hand was behind Leo's head and
the other was under Leo's butt.

Slowly, carefully, Megan took two steps back, and with one more look,
quietly turned and returned to the office. She told the caller that Leo
would call him back. Then she sat down in shock.

It was a simple kiss. Lips parted and tongues caressed but there was no
deep, frantic, throat probing, tongue thrusting. Respect for each other was
the message. It lasted for over two minutes as hands wondered and petted
and caressed. Finally their lips separated and they came up for air.

"Oh, I needed that." Matt gasped. "It's all I've been able to think about
since this morning."

"Yeah, me too," Leo gasped. "This is harder than I thought."

"Hard?" Matt asked. "In what way?" And he gave Leo's erection a gentle
squeeze.

"Uh... that's not what I meant," Leo replied and reciprocated with a
squeeze of Matt's hardness. "I'm finding it difficult to be around you all
day and not be able to do anything about it."

"I'm giving another class at the Police Academy tonight but we could get
together later," Matt suggested hopefully.

"I think I'd better stay home tonight. I don't want the 'rents' to get
suspicious. But I'm thinking about getting a place of my own and that'll
give me more freedom." Matt leaned down and initiated another long
kiss. Leo willingly participated.

"Ha!" Leo gasped for air when their lips separated. "I think I'm beginning
to get a deeper understanding of that old saying: You can never go home."

"I've never had the experience but I'm sure it cramps your style," Matt
chuckled.

"One more kiss and then you have to get back to work," Leo said sternly.

"Yes, Boss!" Matt replied. They both chuckled. The third kiss was even more
passionate, leaving both men very hard and gasping for breath.

"I'll call you later tonight," Leo managed to say just a little
breathlessly.

"I'll be waiting."

Matt was the first to leave the storage room and Leo followed about one
minute later. As he entered the office Megan handed Leo a message.

"This guy called about an order you were interested in," she said. Megan
could also see that her brother looked a little flushed and she chuckled to
herself. Based on personal observation, she had to conclude that her
brother was probably gay. Meg quickly got beyond that issue and thought the
prospect of him hooking up with Matt was a wonderful idea.

Leo accepted the note and sat down at a desk to return the salesman's
call. By the time he concluded the call, he was almost back to normal. Leo
walked back behind the counter and stood next to his sister.

"If I were you," Megan began in a voice just above a whisper, "next time
I'd close the door to the storage shed."

Leo almost went into shock. He'd been caught! He'd allowed his passion to
cloud his judgment! He'd made a critical mistake, not closed the door, and
Megan, his own sister, had seen him kissing Matt! In a split second Leo
envisioned his entire safe, secure world crashing down around him! Nothing
would ever be the same again! 'WHY DIDN'T I SHUT THAT DOOR?' He felt a hand
on his shoulder and he was being turned toward his sister.

"Leo?" Meg asked as she looked into her brother's face. She saw the panic
in his eyes and the water collecting at the corners. Her intuition told her
that he was about to loose it. Like throwing a rope to a drowning man, she
took him into her arms and whispered into his ear.

"It's okay, Leo. Everything's going to be okay. You're safe. It's
okay. Here me?"

"Yeah, I hear you," he managed to get past the lump in his throat. "I'm
sorry..." he started to say.

"Here, here, there'll be none of that." Meg admonished. "So what? If you're
gay, you're gay. You're still my brother; I still love you. You're the same
sweet brother now that you were fifteen minutes ago. So please don't beat
yourself up. Please?" With that request Megan released Leo from her embrace
and look directly into his face again.

Leo pulled away from his sister and sat down in a metal folding chair that
was close by. He placed his elbows on his knees and buried his face in his
hands. He took several slow, deep breaths and then looked up at Megan. She
stood looking down at him in anticipation.

"I've really screwed this up, haven't I?" That was a rhetorical question
and he didn't wait for a response. "It... it all happened so fast. I let
things get away from me. Where do I go now? I don't know what to do." He
again buried his face in his hands. He was thinking more of Matt than
himself. Leo remembered the conversation with his father about Matt. Pop
had said that Matt being gay wouldn't be a problem as long as didn't
interfere with his work. Leo now felt that through his carelessness he may
have crossed a line and placed Matt's job in jeopardy. That pained him. At
that moment he was aware that Megan was talking to him. He looked up to
find her kneeling in front of him with her hands on his arms.

"Leo? Leo?" she repeated until she was sure she had his attention. "Look, I
have to leave in a few minutes. I want you to come to my house tonight for
dinner. After the kids go to bed we can talk this out. I'll call Mom and
tell her what we're doing so she won't worry. What do you say?"

Leo thought for a moment. "Okay, that'll be good. If I go home I know that
Mom and Pop will know something is wrong."

"Yes, you've never been very good at hiding your emotions. One look at your
face and they'll know you're troubled. You should see how you look right
now." Meg smiled at him, hoping for some reaction. Leo smiled back
faintly. Meg leaned forward and kissed her brother's forehead then stood
up, confident they had made a start.

Meg left to go home and Leo hung around to lock up at 6:00 PM. Matt hung
around to help as usual. When he walked into the office, one look at Leo
told him something was wrong.

"Leo? Are you okay?"

Leo looked up, saw Matt, and bit his lower lip. He took a deep breath and
spoke. "Matt, I've screwed up."

Matt could clearly see that Leo was in some kind of emotional pain and he
walked around the counter and hugged him. "What's up?" he asked. Leo gently
and politely pushed away and explained.

"Meg caught us in the shed; she saw us; she knows."

Matt experienced a moment of panic then relaxed. He'd learned how to handle
situations like this but he was concerned more about Leo. How was it
affecting Leo? First, he wanted to assure Leo that this wasn't the end of
the world.

"How did she react?"

"Oh, she said it was okay, that everything would be fine." Leo paused
briefly and Matt waited. "She doesn't have a problem with what I've
done... but what about..." Leo stopped and changed directions. "I'm going
to her house for dinner and we're going to try to talk this out before I go
home and face Mom and Pop."

"Can I help? I want to help if I can, Leo. I want you to know that."

"Thanks, Matt, that means a lot right now." Leo wanted to end this
conversation before he said something he might regret. He also wanted to
feel the security of Matt's arms once more but thought better of it.

Matt sensed that Leo wanted to end the conversation. "Call me
tonight... please? I don't care what time it is, call me. I'd really
appreciate knowing what happens with Meg."

"Okay, I will." Matt stepped forward and embraced Leo once more just to
show his support then he stepped back. Leo had not resisted the contact.

"Don't worry, Leo, everything's going to be okay. I believe that."

Leo reached out and gently touched Matt's right forearm. He smiled like he
was trying to convince himself that he believed what Matt was saying, but
there was more than a lingering doubt.


It was just after 8:00 PM when brother and sister sat down in the living
room. William, Meg's husband, was putting the kids to bed and would retire
to his office when he was finished. Meg had told him what happened that
afternoon and he had hugged Leo when he arrive and offered his support.

It was a little after 10:00 when Leo left Meg's house. He felt much better
after airing out the situation with his sister. Things didn't seem quite so
complicated or threatening as they had earlier. Leo had decided he needed
to tell his parents immediately that he was gay. Now that his secret was
out, he wanted to make sure that his parents heard it directly from him,
and he even had a plan for how he was going to do it.

Meg had said one thing that surprised him. She told Leo that she never felt
that Marsha truly loved him but that she had collected him like some
trophy. It was as though Marsha was making a statement like: "Look at me,
I'm such a good person because I married a man of mixed race!"

The minute Meg said that, a light went on in Leo's head. Some pieces of the
puzzle he'd been searching for suddenly fell into place. But he knew that
was only part of the problem and he now had a better understanding of that
too.

Sitting in his car, Leo flipped open his cell phone.

"Hi," Leo knew Matt knew it was him calling. "How did it go?"

"Fine. Good. Better than I expected." There was a pause in the
conversation.

"And?" Matt asked as if on pins and needles.

"Ha-ha." Matt knew Leo was better when he heard the laugh. "Tomorrow I'm
going to tell Mom and Pop that I'm gay. And Matt?"

"Yeah?"

"I'm going to keep you out of this. I don't want them to know you were
involved in any way." Leo waited several seconds for a response from the
other end. He could imagine Matt sitting in his front room or even on the
edge of his bed thinking. Why not ask?

"It's okay, Leo. I don't mind if they know. In fact, I'll be happy to stand
by you when you tell them."

"Thanks Matt, that's really sweet. But I think this is something I have to
do by myself. That way, if there're any repercussions I don't want them
coming down on you."

"Leo..." Matt was about to say the 'L-word' but didn't. "Okay, I
understand. You WILL call me when it's over, right?"

"Yes... Sure. I'll call you tomorrow after my session with the 'rents.'
Okay?"

"I'll be on pins and needles until I hear from you." Again, Matt
desperately wanted to say the 'L-word' but held his tongue. "Night, Leo..."

"Night, Matt..."

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 (To be continued.)