This is a love story following the life of a young man who has a hard life at home and is told to leave when he comes out as gay. All the characters are fictional.
Warning - it contains m/m sex.
People Like Us Aren't Queer
As soon as Tony met Jason he could see why the two were attracted to one another. He could sense the love between them so it was no surprise when Kyle announced once the meal was over that he was moving in with Jason. He knew it would happen sometime but at least he liked Jason so readily accepted his offer to remain good friends.
"So how soon are you moving in?" Tony asked.
"We thought tomorrow would be a good time to move everything since it's a Sunday" Kyle replied waiting for Tony's reaction.
"Fuck, you guys don't hang about do you?" Tony laughed. He was pleased for Kyle even though he'd miss him, but at least he'd get to see Jason every time he came round!
Unbeknown to Kyle, Jason owned a small van which he used for his plumbing business when it was possible to park near the job he was doing. It was another item he'd purchased with his inheritance. The following morning he drove Kyle round to the room he shared with Tony. They'd enjoyed their time with him the previous evening and when it was time for him to go back home alone he hugged and kissed Kyle as if he was never going to see him again. Jason was moved by the affection Kyle showed Tony. It was obvious that Tony was in love with Kyle but it was not reciprocated. However, Kyle had the ability to still make someone feel he loved them even when it was only friendship. It was one of the many things Jason liked about him even though he'd only known him for a short time.
"You're sure about this are you?" Jason said as they drove.
"What, about moving in with you?"
Jason nodded.
"Of course I am, I love you and want to be with you" Kyle replied as he placed a hand on Jason's knee.
"Good, because I love you too but I just wanted to make sure I hadn't pushed you along too fast. I do get like that sometimes; you'll have to slow me down if you think I'm going too fast for you."
"I'm a fast runner" Kyle giggled squeezing Jason's knee again.
"Thought you might be" Jason chuckled, "Now, the question is where the fuck do we park round here?"
"How about right outside" Kyle laughed as he watched the owner of the ground floor flat pull out into the road leaving a perfect parking space.
"You're a genius; how the fuck did you manage that!"
"Ah, there are lots of things you don't know about me" Kyle laughed.
"Mm, I can see I need to do some more exploring the next time I have you naked and under my spell."
"Ooh, I can't wait" Kyle chuckled as he climbed out of the van.
Jason was somewhat shocked when he saw how small the room was that the two of them lived in. It really was only suitable for one person and even then it was tight. Once they'd all kissed and hugged each other, Kyle set to work.
"You will come round to see us won't you" Jason said to Tony whilst they watched Kyle pack up his things. He could tell that Tony was going to miss having Kyle living with him but life had to move on.
"Yeah, sure I will; I don't want to lose contact with this hunk of a man" he laughed looking at Kyle.
"I'll look after him, I promise" Jason replied smiling.
"Yeah, you do that because ..."
He stopped and looked at Jason. He was going to say `because I love him' but decided not to. Jason guessed what the missing words were but said nothing.
"Right all done" Kyle suddenly said having been completely oblivious of what Jason and Tony had been saying to each other.
"I'll take these and see you downstairs in a few minutes" Jason said as he picked up Kyle's large bag and another smaller box of things. He knew Kyle and Tony would want to give each other a special goodbye and decided it was best they did that alone.
"Thanks for everything" Kyle said to Tony as he pulled him into a large bear hug, "You really are a true friend and I don't know what I'd have done without you. I do love you Tony but not in the same way as you love me. You will remain as a friend won't you because I don't want to lose you".
Tony buried his head into Kyle's chest and nodded. He was too tearful to say anything other than mutter `thanks'. After hugging him for what seemed like several minutes, Kyle placed his hand on Tony's cheek and lifted it so he could see his eyes. He then smiled and pulled him into a passionate kiss.
"Au Revoir as they say in films; look after yourself and keep in touch" Kyle said once the kiss had ended.
"I will and thanks for being such a wonderful friend" Tony said finally.
"All okay?" Jason asked once Kyle arrived outside with the remaining boxes of his stuff.
"Yeah, he's a bit tearful but he'll be okay; I've told him he must stay in contact and come round for another meal; hope that's okay."
"Of course it is" Jason laughed and pulled Kyle into a kiss. He didn't care whether or not anyone was watching. He loved this guy and he wanted the world to know.
"I've made some space for you in the wardrobe and in one of the drawer units" Jason explained once they'd unpacked the van and got all of Kyle's things into the apartment.
Kyle smiled to himself. He couldn't believe what was happening as he hung his clothes into the wardrobe and found he still had space to spare. In Tony's room they'd had to squeeze everything onto the same hangers because there was so little space.
"Thanks" he said and pulled Jason into a hug; "I love you so much, have I ever told you that?" he giggled.
"Mm, you may have done on the odd occasion but I think you need to keep telling me" Jason chuckled in reply before saying "I've got a job to go to this afternoon but do you reckon we've got time for a quickie?" he laughed.
"Yeah, there's always time for a quickie" Kyle giggled as he started to strip off his clothes. He couldn't get enough of this gorgeous guy so took every opportunity to explore his beautiful body.
"Are we a top or a bottom for this quickie?" Kyle giggled once he'd jumped on the bed to take Jason's naked body into his arms.
"Oh definitely a bottom" Jason laughed and lifted his legs in readiness.
"Oh fuck, fuck and more fucks" he exclaimed once Kyle was fully embedded inside him, "That feels so fucking good".
Kyle grinned and continued pumping away until his climax came and he shot his load.
"There you are, now you can go off to your job with a bit of me inside you" Kyle giggled.
"Why don't you come with me as you've not got any jobs to do at present; I could do with a mate."
"But I know nothing about plumbing" Kyle exclaimed but excited at the thought of going to a job with Jason.
"I'm not expecting you to plumb in anything; all I want is someone to help me hump stuff about and hold the end of things."
Kyle giggled, "Yeah okay, I'm good at humping and holding the ends of things!"
"Yeah, yeah, very funny" Jason laughed "Do you bring everything down to sex?"
Kyle nodded grinning.
"Can see life with you is going to be fun" Jason laughed as he went off into the bathroom to clean up.
The job Jason had to do involved taking out an old hot water cylinder, that had furred up and needed replacing, fit a new one and a new immersion heater. It seemed a simple enough job but like most, complications arose once they had got into it. Kyle became a useful member of the team since it required one person to be at one end of the hose that was to empty the tank and another at the other end. It saved Jason having to run back and forth so he was more than happy to have Kyle with him.
It also required two hefty guys to lift the old cylinder out and get it down the stairs into the van since Jason had agreed to dispose of it. To do that by himself would have been almost impossible as it happened since the staircase had several turns and the owner was hovering around to make sure they didn't damage the paintwork, not that they would but she didn't know that!
The next problem came when the new cylinder was fitted. Like everything in life, the new cylinder was different in design to the old one so the pipe fittings had to be changed to fit. This involved re-running the hot water pipe which had been placed in a stupid position by another plumber in times gone by. The correct position came bang smack up against an electrical outlet which had been fitted previously for some other purpose.
Fortunately, having a qualified electrician on hand sorted the problem since Kyle moved the electrical outlet up the wall by about a foot to accommodate the new pipe. All they then had to do was fill in the holes in the wall which Kyle was also able to accomplish. To add to Jason's problems, when Kyle looked at the wiring for the immersion heater he said it did not meet BSI standards so could not be used. This too had to be changed. Fortunately, Kyle had automatically picked up his toolbox when he left the apartment and put it in the van so he had with him most things he needed with the exception of some cable that met the BSI standards plus some ducting.
"We'll have to pop round to the suppliers" he told Jason.
"Fuck, I was hoping to get this job finished today" Jason exclaimed.
"We can, once I've got the cable and the ducting; it will only take me twenty minutes at most to rewire and connect the new immersion heater up."
Jason couldn't believe that amount of work could be done in such a short time but he went along with it. He explained the problem to the owner and that they had to go out to get materials. The owner was not pleased since she'd hoped everything would be finished that day.
"It will" Kyle assured her, "You'll have hot water tonight I promise".
Jason smiled to himself as he walked out to the van. Kyle had a wonderful way of calming people down and what was more, he had a feeling that he would do what he'd promised.
Jason stayed in the van whilst Kyle popped into the suppliers to get what he needed. Parking was difficult at the best of times where the supplier was situated so he hovered outside keeping a keen eye for any traffic wardens who were likely to pounce on him. Fortunately Kyle was in and out within about five minutes so all was well. The more he worked alongside Kyle, the more he began to realise he needed him in more ways than one!
"Right, off we go and get the hot water back on" Kyle laughed.
"You really enjoy what you do don't you"
"Yes, I love it, don't you?"
"Yes, most times but when there are problems like this I find it a pain. If you hadn't been on hand I'd have had to call in an electrician and that would have delayed the job for several days plus I would have had a very unhappy if not angry customer."
"Just as well I'm here then isn't it" Kyle joked.
"Yeah, it is" Jason replied thinking through a plan in his head.
As Kyle had predicted, he did the rewiring in around twenty minutes and connected the new immersion heater. They stayed long enough to make sure everything was working okay before finally packing up their tools and leaving. Jason had to warn the customer that the final price would be more than originally quoted since he hadn't reckoned on wiring that didn't meet current BSI standards.
The customer understood the situation and was more than happy now she had her hot water back so she accepted the increase to the originally quoted price.
"It makes a pleasant change when a tradesman keeps his promise, so thank you" she said to Kyle, giving him a sweet smile.
"Wow, you certainly charmed her" Jason exclaimed once they were in the van and on their way back home.
"Yeah I know, it's my natural charm"
"Mm, and a few other attributes I can think of; have you ever had customers coming on to you?"
Kyle said he had and gave one or two examples. Jason said it was a pity that most customers who were around when they did jobs were female.
"Just think of the fun we could have if they were guys who flirted and wanted a roll in the hay" Jason laughed.
"Who's bringing things down to sex now then!" Kyle laughed as he gave Jason a good feel.
"It's great working together"
"What so that you can be groped on your way home" Kyle laughed.
"No, you know what I mean" Jason replied seriously.
Kyle was beginning to pick up on what Jason was suggesting but decided not to say anything in case he'd misread things.
Once they were home they unloaded their tools and materials from the van. Although Jason was able to park it off the road at the front of the house, it was still open to theft should anything valuable be left inside. He'd managed to negotiate with the landlord to have a small lockup at the back of the house. It was small but secure since it was made of steel and had very secure padlocks. Jason had even set up a small burglar alarm to alert him if anyone did attempt a break-in.
"Is that connected to anything?" Kyle whispered pointing to a security camera on the wall that was facing the lockup."
Jason shook his head 'Mock' he mouthed. "The security light is live and comes on if anyone comes round here at night" he added.
"Very professional" Kyle replied having put some of his own tools in the lockup but he hung onto his prized toolbox which he wanted to keep inside".
"I don't mind having the tools of your trade under the bed" Jason laughed, "In fact come to think of it I have one of them in the bed! I take it you will continue servicing your clients?"
"I'm not sure I will" Kyle replied once they were inside the apartment and stripping off to have a shower.
"Bob and David might be disappointed" Kyle giggled.
Kyle then had to explain that Bob wasn't a paying client so it would depend on whether it would affect their working relationship. "Likewise David" he added.
"We could always suggest a threesome if you wanted to cease being the escort. I'm sure Bob would be interested and David also."
"Maybe"
"I've also got another suggestion" Jason said as he dried himself from the shower.
"Oh, what's that then?"
Jason told Kyle to get dressed first since having his naked body near him made it difficult to think straight. Once they were both dressed, Jason led Kyle into the living room and sat him down.
"I'd like you to listen to what I'm going to say and then if you feel it's not for you or you want time to think about it you must say so."
"For fuck's sake, spit it out" Kyle giggled guessing what Jason was going to say.
"Well, I think we'd work well as a team and a lot of my work involves electrical aspects so I was wondering if you'd be interested in joining my business."
"What, as an employee you mean?"
"No, as an equal partner. We'd share the profits between us" Jason laughed.
"Are you serious?" Kyle exclaimed.
"Of course I am. We'd make a good team and our type of work goes hand in hand."
Kyle was speechless. He hadn't thought Jason would go that far. He pulled him into a passionate kiss and hugged him.
"Thank you" he spluttered once the kiss had ended, "I'd love to join you".
"Brilliant" Jason exclaimed, he hadn't been too sure whether Kyle would want to commit himself that far having not known each other that long but his instincts told him that it was the right thing to do and he had a feeling Kyle's instincts were telling him the same.
"I thought we'd call ourselves 'J & K Services Ltd' with Plumbing and Electrical as a tag line. What do you think?"
"I think it's brilliant" Kyle exclaimed.
Over their meal they discussed the finer details. Having agreed them, Jason said he'd get his solicitor to draw up the necessary paperwork and do what had to be done to change the name of his business into the new name. He'd also get the bank to change the name of the accounts and make Kyle a bank signatory. Kyle said he'd transfer what was in his business bank account into the newly named account. "It's not a lot but it's something". He also agreed to get new business cards and letterheads designed and printed.
"I suggest we use Tony. He's good at that kind of stuff and this time I'll pay him" Kyle added.
"Out of company funds don't forget. And I know a good printer who could use Tony's designs".
Things were panning out better than Jason had thought they would. Kyle was more of a business man than he had expected. He was well pleased!
Having made a list of who was doing what, they opened a bottle of wine that Jason had been given by a customer for doing an excellent job well within the timescale he'd asked. He'd kept it for a special day, and this was it!
"To us" he said raising his glass to the man he loved so much.
"To us" Kyle replied grinning, "and to J & K Services Ltd" he added.
They finished the bottle with their meal and then had a whisky afterwards. They were both so happy and they couldn't stop kissing and cuddling each other.
"I suggest we go to bed" Jason giggled.
"Mm I wonder what the man hath in mind" Kyle chuckled, "But first I'd like to call Tony and tell him our news as well as arranging a time to go round and talk about the business cards and stuff.
"Why not invite him round tomorrow evening for a meal so we can discuss things" Jason suggested.
Kyle was happy with that so called Tony.
"That's brilliant" Tony said when Kyle told him about him and Jason joining forces, "I'm sure it will work well".
Kyle then mentioned the business cards and the letterheads and emphasised he'd get paid this time.
"Excellent" Tony chuckled already thinking about a logo and layout for business cards and letterheads.
"See you tomorrow evening around six thirty then" Kyle said ending the call. He then walked into the bedroom starting to undress.
"Oh my god, there's a naked man on the bed!" he laughed seeing Jason's stark nakedness. He quickly took off the rest of his clothes and walked over to the bed.
"Oh mummy, there's a big naked black man walking towards me and he has a big black cock with two big black balls. What should I do Mummy?"
"Fuck him and then suck his cock and his balls" Kyle replied in fits of laughter.
"Alright Mummy, I'll ask him to bend over the end of the bed so I can fuck his gorgeous arse" Kyle said keeping in character.
Kyle bent over the end of the bed and waited for Jason's hard cock to penetrate him.
"Oh Mummy, he has such a big cock but it feels lovely"
"Yes Mummy, his black arse is so gorgeous to fuck; do you think I should spunk inside him?"
"Oh yes my son, it shows how much you love him"
By now, Jason was spewing his load and Kyle loved it.
"Now my mummy said that I should suck the black man's cock and his balls, do you think I should?" Jason giggled.
"Oh yes, you should always do what mummy says" Kyle chuckled getting onto the bed so that Jason could kneel over him.
"I think mummy also said the black man should finger your arse whilst you suck his cock and his balls" Kyle added.
"Mm, I think mummy is a bit naughty don't you."
"Naughty but nice" Kyle giggled hardly able to control himself.
Jason knelt across Kyle's chest so that his arse was in reaching distance. As he took Kyle's big black cock into his mouth he felt two fingers invading him.
"Oh my god, that feels wonderful" Jason exclaimed as he attempted to take the organ he had in his hand into his mouth. "Fuck this is big" he muttered.
"Mummy says stop talking and stuff it into your mouth"
Jason nearly choked with laughter as the big head hit the back of his throat. In no way could he get the whole length in but having achieved getting the head in with quite a lot else was a feat in itself. He moved the hot rod back and forth inside his mouth and he could hear Kyle groaning with pleasure. Suddenly he was conscious of some hot seed rushing down inside his throat. It felt wonderful and the taste inside his mouth was like nothing he'd ever experienced.
All the while, he could feel fingers probing his arse. He had no idea how many there were but it felt good. In fact Kyle had opened him up sufficiently to get his four fingers in which somewhat surprised him before thinking that he'd taken the full girth and length of his cock before.
"Oh yes" Kyle was now shrieking as his hot seed erupted from him.
"Mm" was all Jason could say with a mouthful of cock still erupting.
Finally Kyle ceased and Jason pulled the large cock from his mouth. He could still feel the fingers inside him and it felt so good. He pressed back so that more went in.
"Fuck that feels good, how many fingers you got in there?"
Kyle giggled, "You'll have to wait and see".
"I want your cock first" Jason laughed, "despite the fact you've just shot your bolt".
"No problem, get that arse further down the bed"
Jason crawled to the end of the bed so that Kyle could get into position to fuck him from behind. Suddenly he felt a big black cock invade his arse.
"Fuck. Mummy I've now got the black man's cock up my arse."
"Aren't you the lucky one, now you tell that black man to give your arse a good hard fuck."
"Yes mummy, I sure will" Jason replied almost choking with laughter as Kyle fucked away. As he did so, Jason found his body gradually moving down the bed until there was no bed to go any further. He reached out his arms and placed them on the floor. Kyle moved forward and held him round his waist. Eventually Jason was upside down and being fucked like mad. Suddenly he sensed Kyle reaching another climax and more spunk being shot out inside him.
"Fuck that was good" Jason cried out once Kyle had finished and gently dropped his body to the ground. He looked up into Kyle's face which was grinning from ear to ear.
"I think mummy is rather good don't you" he giggled.
"Fucking good" Jason replied laughing.
Kyle held out his hands and Jason grasped them so that Kyle could lift him back onto the bed.
"I rather like having a big strong boyfriend who can do naughty things to me" Jason chuckled once he was lying beside his lover.
"Mm, I love you so much and I'm so happy" Kyle cried out. It made Jason feel good. He'd not felt as good as this since before his parents had died. Life was at last moving on and in the right direction.
A week later the change of business name had been put into effect and both Jason and Kyle had been registered as directors of the new company. The bank as usual was not as efficient. It seemed it was not possible to change the name of an account so a new one had to be set up and the old one closed once the funds had been transferred to the new account. By the end of another week this had been done but of course they were still waiting for their cheque book and cards!
They were now working on Bob's big new job. When they told him about their joint business he was very pleased for them. He was even more pleased when he heard they were now partners in love as well. Telling David was a more difficult situation but he too was happy for them once he'd been told. Kyle also told him that he was no longer doing the male escort work and he seemed okay with that, especially when Kyle said he must come round for a meal and perhaps some fun and games with both him and Jason. David said he looked forward to that!
Jason had the task of installing a new hot water cylinder, a shower, a bathroom suite as well as install the kitchen sink. Kyle had to install a new consumer unit since the current one was not large enough for what was to be installed, wall panel heaters in each room, new electrical sockets in each room as well as connect up the kitchen appliances once they'd been fitted. There seemed to be workman flitting around all over the place with Bob roaming around monitoring progress or giving instructions. As usual, the job had a time limit so they were all working like mad. Kyle enjoyed working under pressure but Jason was not so keen so every so often Kyle would give him a hand to calm him down.
At last the job was complete and Kyle sat down to do the job he most enjoyed which was producing the invoice! Jason was not so organised when it came to accounts so when he saw Kyle's electronic systems he jumped with joy and it was agreed that Kyle would handle the accounts and general admin work and Jason would deal with sales and get the work in. They worked well as a team which was what it was all about.
Tony frequently came round for a meal and on one occasion the three of them got very free with each other and ended up in bed together. After that it became a frequent event. Tony loved being fucked by Kyle and Jason and they loved being sucked off by Tony.
On another evening they invited David round for a meal. This too ended up with the three of them in bed and he too enjoyed being fucked by two gorgeous guys in return for sucking them off.
"I can't believe we've been together nine years" Kyle commented to Jason as he gave him his morning kiss and wished him a happy anniversary.
"Yeah, nor can I; just think, you've put up with me for all that time!" Jason giggled.
"And you with me" Kyle added.
"I've enjoyed every second, have you?"
"Of course; you were the best thing to happen to me" Kyle replied snuggling up closer to the guy he loved with all his heart, "I think it deserves an extra special fuck, don't you?" he giggled grabbing hold of Jason's erection.
Almost every morning for the past nine years, they'd both woken up with a hard-on. Most days they'd managed to find the time to satisfy their needs!
"Don't forget we've got David coming over tonight for dinner; I hope you're still up for a threesome because I know he is!" Jason laughed as they had their joint morning shower.
David and Bob had remained good friends over the nine years, as had Tony who'd now moved out of his small bedsit and gone to live with his new boyfriend. Kyle just hoped it all worked out for Tony but so far it looked as if it would.
Work for both of them had been good. David and Bob had introduced them to other contacts so their business network had expanded nicely. There was money in the bank and they managed to enjoy a decent holiday each year so life was good. Jason's van had finally given up the ghost so they had to buy a new one but they managed to pick up a good second hand one which was doing them well.
David had aged in the nine years. More than the actual passing of time and Kyle wondered whether there was some underlying reason but he didn't like to ask. If it had been Bob he would have done since they seemed to be able to talk to each other about all sorts of personal things. But David had always kept a slight distance, although he was happy enough to be fucked by Kyle and Jason who were now twenty nine.
During the meal David announced that a friend of his, who ran a small theatre above a gay bar, needed an electrician to set up spotlights. David asked Kyle if he was interested. Kyle said he'd be delighted to help out so it was agreed that David would meet Kyle at the bar the following day.
The bar was near Highgate and was very run down. It would close in due course because the whole building was to be redeveloped but the owner wasn't ready to do that just yet. The owner of the bar and the theatre above was a very nice guy but didn't look at all well. He showed Kyle what he wanted doing which was all fairly straight forward.
Kyle agreed to start the job the next day which pleased the owner no end since a new play was due to start the following week. It was being directed by a young writer who was the son of an Earl and his name was Julian Drayton. When Kyle arrived the following morning, he found Julian already there along with some actors who were busy rehearsing. Since Kyle was working on heavy spotlights above the stage he had to ask them to stop so he could get on.
"No problem" Julian grinned, "Am happy to do anything for a gorgeous guy like you!"
Kyle grinned and got on with his job leaving the others to rehearse whilst sitting in the audience seats. Every so often he looked over to them and noticed Julian smiling at him. He felt a reaction down below and hoped the bulge would not be that obvious.
When he'd finished the work and checked them he asked Julian if he was happy with what he'd done. Julian jumped up and almost ran over to where Kyle was standing.
"They look fantastic" Julian exclaimed putting an arm round Kyle's shoulder and pulling him tight up against him. Kyle could smell Julian's eau de cologne. It smelt nice and the heat of Julian's body against his again caused a stirring down below.
"We're finished for today so do you fancy a drink?"
The job had taken most of the day and Kyle hadn't even stopped for lunch so the offer was tempting. As the others made their way, one of the actors came over to join them.
"This is Robin my partner" Julian announced. Kyle and Robin shook hands and another electric shock ran down to his lower regions. Robin was gorgeous.
"Hi" Kyle said holding Robin's hand as long as he could, "are you Sri Lankan".
Robin was impressed since most people had difficulty in working out his nationality due to his mixed race.
"Born here but my mother is Sri Lankan and my father was English; he died some while ago" Robin replied.
"Oh I'm sorry to hear that; I know what it's like to be without a dad because mine threw me out of the house when he found out I was gay."
Robin and Julian were shocked to hear that and pulled Kyle into a deep hug.
"It must be hard to deal with that kind of rejection" Robin said, "Do you have any brothers or sisters?"
Kyle said he had one sister who was okay about him and they often spoke to each other on the phone or by email and he had his partner.
"Ah, what's his name?" Julian asked intrigued.
When Kyle told him, Robin asked "Is he the J in 'J & K Services'?"
"Yep he is, he's a plumber"
"Wow, quite a team then; I imagine there's always plenty of people who want a plumber and an electrician" Julian chuckled.
"Did I hear mention of a drink?" Robin giggled.
"You did my love so, let's go and get one"
Whilst they chatted over their drinks, Julian asked Kyle if he'd be interested in being the lighting technician for the theatre. When Kyle found out that it would only involve about four nights a week when a production was running, and was only a temporary post, he said he might be interested. Jason was currently doing an evening course to update his Corgi gas fitter registration so he couldn't argue if Kyle had a few nights out. It was left that Kyle would email Julian that night once he'd talked it over with Jason.
"He's rather hot, isn't he?" Robin giggled once Kyle had left them to go home.
"Down boy, he's already spoken for by the sound of things" Julian laughed.
"Fuck me, working for the gentry now are we" Jason teased Kyle when he heard about the offer to be the lighting technician.
"Would you mind?" Kyle asked.
"Well, I shall miss you but I presume I could always come along and hold something for you!" Jason chuckled.
"Now that sounds a fucking good idea" Kyle exclaimed, "because to be honest I don't see how I'm going to do it on my own; you could be the Assistant Lighting Technician!".
Jason was not sure about that but he did rather like the idea of working with the guy he loved in a theatrical environment. In their normal work they only helped each other if there was a need for two people.
Kyle emailed Julian his answer and said he would need the assistance of his partner for some of the work but if that was okay then he'd be happy to take the job on. He also gave him the rate he would charge having added a bit to cover Jason. Within half an hour he received a reply saying 'Great, welcome aboard!' and accepted Kyle's charge rate without any comment.
"The guy is probably loaded if his dad is an earl" Jason laughed, ."But every bit helps and it will be good fun; at least it will be better than dealing with blocked toilets or leaking tanks" he added.
"Yeah, and if the actors are anything like those I've seen today, there will be plenty of eye candy!"
The job at the small theatre was not that onerous for Kyle. Once the lighting for each production had been set up there was little for him to do since during the performance someone else operated the spots which were electronically controlled from a main control panel he'd set up. He just had to be on call in the event of a problem that needed urgent attention. Jason helped out on some occasions but he found that in the main he could manage on his own. He got to know Julian and Robin well and they frequently invited him to various things they were doing. Jason was always invited but he seldom went so Kyle went on his own. Kyle began to wonder if the love they had for each other was beginning to wane but Jason always assured him he loved him with all his heart. The real reason was that Jason didn't feel at ease with theatrical types whereas Kyle loved it.
Some six months after Kyle had taken on the job, Julian told him that he'd bought the bar and its theatre above from the guy who Kyle had met when David introduced him. His illness had taken a turn for the worse so he'd decided to sell up.
Six months after that Julian announced that he'd purchased an old cinema in Highgate and was going to renovate it and move the theatre company there. The move was timed perfectly since the bar and the theatre above was to be pulled down as part of a redevelopment within the next few months. Julian asked Kyle if he was willing to be the Lighting Technician for the new theatre and deal with general maintenance.
Kyle said he'd think about it. He enjoyed working in the theatrical environment but he also enjoyed his normal electrical work and he wasn't so sure about the maintenance side of things. This was more Jason's type of work since he imagined it would often involve plumbing work of some sort in a building like that.
"What's your view, should I agree?" Kyle asked Jason that evening when he got home.
"You like doing the lighting side of things and from what you say this new theatre would give you more scope to use modern electronic lighting equipment" Jason replied, "And you enjoy being around the young guys" he giggled.
"True, but it might mean more evening work if they put on more plays and concerts" Kyle said "And there's the maintenance side of things which I'm not so keen on".
After further discussion, they decided that Kyle would go back to Julian and say he was prepared to take on the job of Lighting Technician but the maintenance work would be done by Jason although it would all come under the one contract with J & R Services.
Having emailed his response to Julian he returned to where Jason was sitting.
"I feel like a nice long session of sex" Kyle chuckled as he pulled Jason into his arms.
"Are you suggesting that two men should have sex?" Jason giggled.
"Yep, even though people like me aren't queer!"
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