Elephant in the Closet
by Pan
Arriving home from an unsurprisingly unsuccessful date, I immediately went and found my roommate to bitch to him about it. It wasn't hard - he was in my room, trying to fix the strange colors that my monitor was suddenly showing. It started when he put some anti-virus software on my computer, so I guess he felt responsible.
"How'd it go?" he asked, as I slumped onto my bed, my unhappiness obvious.
"A disaster. Again."
Simon knew well of my recent dating problems. I kept him updated - he was always happy to lend an ear, thank goodness.
"There," he said. "That should fix it."
Standing up, he went into the lounge room, and I followed him, scuffing my feet. I collapsed onto a couch, and he fetched me a drink (I don't know why it took him so long) and sat on the sofa opposite.
"Now," he said, staring me straight in the eyes. "Tell me all about it."
For the next fifteen minutes, I regaled him with the tale of the latest in a string of truly terrible dates. He nodded, sympathized and laughed at all the right places as I drank down the whiskey and soda he'd fetched me, and tried to ignore the steady, rhythmic ticking of the clock (was it always that loud?) in the room with us.
"I just don't know what's wrong with me," I eventually sighed, and fixed him with a strong glare as he unsuccessfully tried to hold back a smile. "What? What is it?"
"Oh, come on..." he scoffed. "Are you kidding me, Karen?"
"What?" I asked defensively. "What are you talking about?"
"It's the elephant in the room, Kaz. Or the closet, I suppose."
"Are you saying..."
"Yes, Karen," he said, staring intensely into my eyes, a slightly unusual tone entering his voice. "I'm saying you're a lesbian."
We sat there in silence for a few seconds, maintaining eye contact all the while as I finished my drink and tried to work out how to respond.
"Why do you say that?" I eventually asked, and a slight smile came across his face.
"Well..." he said, hesitating slightly.
"What? What is it?"
"I mean, to begin with, you must admit - you've got an awful track record with men."
I wanted to deny it, but I couldn't. I'd never dated a guy for more than a week or two - it was if something about me actively repulsed them. I know I'm attractive, mind you - I've got a great body, and I've never been shy about showing it off. I figure if you've got boobs and an ass like mine, why not let the world see them?
And since I'd started watching the exercise tapes Simon had lent me, I'd gotten into way better shape. I've always been curvy, but to my surprise when I started losing the pounds, my boobs stayed huge. I guess I'm just lucky.
"What else?"
"Well, there's that friend of yours - Leslie. You and her are always hanging around."
"Uh, yeah." I said, rolling my eyes. "Sometimes people have friends. You should try it."
Simon's not a super-nerd or anything like that, but he doesn't really go out much. He spends most of his time in his room, or working on little projects around the house. Just a month or two ago, he insisted that we switch the whole house to solar power, and replaced all our light globes with fluorescent ones. They're better for the environment or something like that, but they have this weird flicker. It was annoying at first, but I got used to it pretty quickly.
"I know she's your
friend
, Karen, but...is that really all she is?"
"Yes!" I replied immediately, my cheeks burning up. I didn't like where these questions were going.
"Fine," he said. "Fine. What about your haircut?"
"Oh please!" I said, surprised by how much I was letting his words work me up. "Lots of straight chicks have short hair! What next, you're going to say that I must be a dyke because my tongue is pierced?"
"Well..." he replied, and I stood up angrily.
"This is ridiculous! I'm not a lesbian!"
"C'mon, Kaz - it's the 90s. It's fine! Besides, I wouldn't mind if people knew I had a gay housemate. It's time to come out."
I glared at him - I couldn't have people thinking I was gay. Sure, it had become more acceptable over the years, but there was still a stigma about it that I didn't want attached to me.
"Cut it out, Simon! Come on - what would I have to do to prove to you that I'm straight?"
"Look at my cock," he replied instantly, as if he'd been waiting for me to ask. "Stare at my cock without being grossed out, and I might start to believe you."
A part of me wanted to storm out, but I knew that he'd take that as a sign that he was right, and never let this drop. So after a few seconds of inner turmoil, I rolled my eyes and agreed to his terms.
With a smile, he stood up, pulled out his dick, and watched my face carefully.
And, I'm sad to say, I flinched. I don't know why - his cock was actually quite beautiful. By far the best-looking one I'd ever seen.
"Ah ha!" he cried. "I told you!"
"No!" I said, hating how defensive I sounded. "Come on, that's not fair - I wasn't ready! And we've friends for six months now - of course I'm going to be a bit weirded out."
"No, no," he said, his cock slowly hardening before my eyes. "I'm right, and you know it. That's why you're having so much trouble with the guys...you, my dear Karen, are all about the
ladies
."
I didn't really want to do what I did next, but I just
had
to prove to him that I was gay. So without speaking, I stepped forward, wrapped my arms around him, and kissed Simon as passionately as I possibly could. He froze in shock, but soon his hands started roaming my body - which, I had to admit, felt nice - and actually seemed disappointed when I pulled back.