Chapter 7: Photos
Jamal grinned and chuckled, ogling the handful of pictures he had in his hand. Adam came in through the front door, hanging his motorbike keys onto the hook, before coming in to turn on the PS3.
"Checking out the pictures again? What's that, like, the 30th time?" Jamal laughed as he looked over the pictures; knowing Jamal, Adam felt better about showing him the photos of where Merrick is naked, and not just the ones of the playful face shots of him.
"Can't help it, dawg, ya gotta nice boy goin' on here," Adam smirked as he came up to him, and plucked the pictures from him, scoffing as he saw the next picture was of Merrick's backside.
"Not that I'm insecure, but I think that's enough looking at them," He said as he put the pictures on the stand.
"He's lookin pretty bitchin'. I would'n mind bending HIM ova mah bed!" Adam laughed as he searched for the controller's power cord.
"Yeah, not without me, you're not," He then fished out the plastic cord, and plugged it into the PS3, "And what happened to that flamingo dancer from the club? You had her over for like 10 nights last month. For a while there, I thought you two were dating."
"She flew to Chicago, man. Check it, though, there's a dancer with a flower costume, and she's got a bo with a honeybee set. What's the chances of a 3-way happenin all up in here?" He said with a grin.
"God, I swear," Adam said as he put the controller onto the table, "You're such a sex-maniac!" Jamal snickered as he swiped the PS3 controller just as Adam had picked out a game, "Hey! I'm playing Kingdom Hearts!"
"Tough, yo! I'm on Grand Theft Auto!" Jamal said as he loaded up his file.
"Fucker," Adam grumbled as he went into the kitchen.
"You know it, man!" As Adam began unloading the dishes from the dishwasher, Jamal paused his game, and went over to the kitchen.
"So, Adam..." He said as he leaned onto the counter, "How come you never bring yo boyfriend ova here?" Adam smirked as he sorted the silverware.
"Maybe I didn't want you to steal him?" He said with a kidding chuckle.
"Naw, man. You know I's never do that," He said, "But I AM wonderin though." Adam put the plates down, and sighed.
"It's... It's complicated. I told you guys before, he's afraid of meeting new people."
"Well, how's yall met, anyhow?"
"Well..." Adam said as he walked around the counter, "Kinda like... THIS!!" Adam then dashed onto the couch, where the controller was placed.
"Aw HELL NAW!" Jamal said as he went after him. Adam dove onto the couch, and seized onto the controller.
"Oh shit!" He tucked the controller in under him as the black guy pounced him. He laughed out loud as Jamal wrestled him to the floor.
"Yo man, give it up!" Jamal said as he tried to dig in and around Adam.
"HAHA, NEVER!" Adam said as he squirmed to protect the controller.
"You guys at it again?" Yuri said as she came out of the bathroom, holding Roxas in a towel. The cat's orange fur is all darkened and spiky, fresh from a bath, "There you go, Roxy~ Good boooy~" She said as she put the cat down, where he then ran across the room, into a sunlit corner, and started to groom himself.
"Yuriii!" Adam said as he pressed the controller against his chest, "Tell Jamal to let me play Kingdom Hearts! Hahaha!"
"Jamal," Yuri said, "Let him play Kingdom Hearts."
"Heeeeellll naw!" Jamal replied. Yuri shrugged and giggled.
"Looks like he REALLY wants to play HIS game, Adam."
Adam growled before he flailed off, and held the controller up, "Ok, fine, here!" Jamal blinked, hesitated, and got off.
"Man, screw that, I'm gonna go shoot hoops."
"AAAAggghhhhhH!" Adam laughed and groaned in aggravation as he pulled himself back onto the couch.
"Yo Yuri, you see his boyfriend pictures??"
"Yeah, about a month and a half ago."
"Naked ones too?" Yuri blinked in astonishment.
"There were naked ones?"
"AH! Uhhh!" Adam sprang up and ran up to grab his pictures, but Yuri is too quick.
"Oh, c'mon, just a peek, Adaaaamm!!" Yuri laughed out loud as Adam hoisted her up. Her legs kicked in the air as she clutched the pictures. "Wow, feels a LOT thicker than the ones you showed me, Adam!"
"C'mon, Umiyama, you know how this is going to play out!"
"Adam! ADAM! AD-DAM!! You're starting to crush me!" Adam groaned, and put her down. Yuri chuckled as she went to the kitchen table, rubbing her mid-section, "Jeez," She grinned as she shook her head, "You're lucky I grew up with three brothers, or the police would be all up on you."
"Good grief, Yuri." Yuri started flipping through the pictures.
"Heh, wow, he IS cute," She said as she came to one where Merrick is kissing Adam on the cheek, "Does he do a lot of modeling?"
"Well... You COULD say that,"
'Now that I think about it,' Adam thought, 'That IS a good over! Merrick is such a natural at modeling, he could definitely get behind that! He doesn't like clothes anyway!'
"YES! He's a model! He earns his money taking pictures such as these."
"Hmm..." Yuri said as she looked through them, "You only showed me 5 pictures last time, Adam. There's gotta be at least 30 of them here, I'm mean THIS one's new," She said as she plucked up the one with Merrick kissing Adam's cheek.
"We take pictures every time he visits."
"Ah ok."
"Though, we use digital cameras; he HATES the flash from a regular camera. There was this one time when we were taking pictures..."
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Adam flipped through the photos as he walked onto the thinning dirt, wondering what images he shall be adding to his collection.
"Adam!" Came a familiar voice. He looked up and smiled to see the naked blonde male on a wet rock, already dry from the sun's rays.
"Hey, babe! Glad to see YOU early this time," He said as he approached him. Merrick tilted his head to the side curiously as he looked at Adam.
"Um, Adam... What's THAT?" He asked as he pointed at him. Adam stopped and looked at himself. He turned curiously around and looked back.
"What do you mean, Merrick?"
"THAT! That... That thing, it's on your chest, stomach, and on your arms?" Adam looked down, and scoffed.
"Oh! Heheh, this is called a SHIRT, Merrick. All humans wear them." Merrick blinked, looking clueless.
"... Why?"
"Well um... Because... Well, it's just that... Th-Think of it this way..." Adam said, as he struggled to find a reason he can explain to Merrick, who is listening expectantly, "Oh, I don't know," Adam said as he dropped his backpack, and pulled off his shirt, "I didn't make it up," and stuffed it into the pack. He got up, and looked at Merrick, who is now eyeing his cargo shorts. Adam slumped his shoulders and chuckled, "Oh, alright, babe," He then undid the front of his pants, and pull down his shorts, and tossed them aside, showing that he's only wearing a tight speedo, "Anyway, the pictures came in, sweetie."
"Pictures?"
"Yeah," Adam whipped out his camera out, "Like THIS,"