They say absence makes your heart grow fonder. Apparently the same thing is true for your dick.
The longer Chad was gone, the more I found myself craving him. I missed the smell of his skin, the warmth of his touch, and the comforting weight of his body on mine. I even missed the things that had bugged me before, like the crap he'd leave lying on the ground, and the dull stuff he'd make us watch on T.V.
Even just walking around campus, I'd see guys shooting hoops, which would always remind me of him. I'd end up daydreaming in lectures, which pretty much always got me hard. I got to be adept at hiding my boners in public. I started wearing looser clothes, and I mastered the art of surreptitiously slipping my dick in my waistband.
Chad and I did talk of course, which was always the highlight of my day. I knew it was a release for him too. I could tell how much strain he was under, though he didn't usually let on. I made it my mission to cheer him up as much as I humanly could.
Most nights we had to squeeze in our alone time after I'd finished my classes and Chad had gotten back from the hospital. We usually ended up jacking off over Skype. It was always awesome to watch him pound his pud while I pounded my own. We tried to time our loads so we'd both shoot at once, though sometimes we were more successful than others.
The calls almost always ended the same way. We'd both be lying in bed, naked and wet, while we blew each other kisses and told each other good night. But those moments were always bittersweet. We both knew that as soon as we hung up, we'd each go back to being alone.
The saving grace was our support system. On one night in particular I was lying in bed, having just finished with Chad, when I got a call from Amy. "All right," she said without so much as a hello. "I guess I'm officially your consigliere."
"Say what?"
"Well," she said, "we just had Johan's intervention."
I sat up in bed. "W-what?"
"I made the trip myself."
"Now wait, I didn't ask you to do that--"
"It's fine," she said. "I had to visit Northwestern anyway. I might as well kill two birds with one stone."
I started to feel a hint of relief. "S-so... how did it go?"
"It was basically what you'd expect. We sat Johan down and read him the riot act. Then Rosie made him unlock his phone and computer, and she went through his stuff. It turned out he'd been a helluva photo collector."
"Y-you mean--"
"Apparently he'd been lurking online and asking guys for their pics. He seemed to have quite the library... at least till Rosie wiped it out."
I licked my lips. "So my pictures are gone?"
"Yeah," she said, "along with God-knows-how-many others."
"Oh thank God," I said as I felt my muscles loosen up.
"You should block him from your phone and e-mail too. To be safe."
"I did that already."
"Good boy."
I took a deep breath. "Listen, I uh...."
Amy waited for a second. "You what?"
"Well, I owe you one," I said. "Big time."
"It's fine. Maybe you can return the favor someday... but I'm not keeping score."
I nodded. "Thanks."
"Are you okay? You sound pretty glum."
"Well, I dunno if that's really the way to put it...."
"Then how else would you say it?"
"I mean... I'm okay I guess. It's just the situation that sucks. Chad's birthday is next week, but he'll be either stuck in that hospital, or hanging out by himself. Either way, it's not cool."
"I'm sorry."
"It is what it is."
"What are you getting him?"
"You mean for his birthday?"
"No, for Talk Like a Pirate Day," she quipped. "For shit's sake, Scott, what do you think I could've meant?"
"I-I guess I haven't thought that far ahead--"
"Why the hell not?"
"I just... I'm just trying to take things one step at a time." Truth be told, I was trying to keep Chad's birthday out of sight and out of mind. I really hated the idea of spending it apart. I would've done anything to take him out to a nice dinner or something, the way he'd done for me. I also felt a little guilty about Christmas, when I'd just gotten him a small gift yet he'd spent so much money on me.
"Actually," Amy said, "it sounds to me like you've got all the more reason to get him something special. I'm not saying you need to spend a lot of money, because that's not what it's about... you just need to be thoughtful."
"Okay... so what do you suggest?"
Even over the phone, I could sense Amy rolling her eyes. "Oh my God," she said. "I would think a gay guy would get this."
"What the hell is that supposed to mean?"
"You're as hopeless as Dad! What, were you planning on getting him mop heads too?"
I scoffed. Amy was referring to a time when we were kids, when Dad had gifted Mom a bunch of cleaning supplies. He'd apparently thought this was a good idea, since we really did need them, and he'd gotten a good deal on them. But he'd never lived it down. "Now wait, I'm not that clueless--"
"Oh we'll see about that," Amy said. "What's Chad even into when he's not around you?"
"I dunno," I said. "I mean, he's obviously into basketball... and rugby I guess."
"What are his favorite teams?"
"I know he likes the Lakers, but I don't know about that rugby stuff. He told me about it once, but I don't remember the details--"
"Omigod you're a mess. What kind of music does he like? Or movies? Books? T.V.?"
I remembered how Chad had mentioned the Night's Watch. "Well, he definitely digs
Game of Thrones
," I said, "and he does like to read, though you probably wouldn't think it."
"What do you mean?"
"Well, you've seen what he looks like. He's not exactly bookish."
"See, now we're getting somewhere. You're telling me who he is behind the facade."
I acted annoyed-- because after all that's what brothers do-- but secretly I welcomed Amy's help. She'd always been more sensitive than I was, and she seemed to gauge people's feelings in a way I never could.
She asked me a bunch more questions, and after much discussion, she gave me a bunch of tips. Then she sent me off to go shopping. The first thing I bought was a beard-trimming kit. I tried to get Chad tickets to a game, but the Lakers weren't playing in D.C. anytime soon, and neither were any of the other teams he liked. Rugby was also out of season. But I did get my hands on something I hoped he'd be into: an autographed copy of the original book
A Game of Thrones
.
I also sent Chad a gift I couldn't tell Amy about. Since he'd sent me naughty pictures for my birthday, I figured I should reciprocate. Especially after what had happened with Johan, I wanted to show Chad how much I trusted him. I also wanted to give him as much jack off material as I could.
I ended up doing more than just taking pictures. Over the course of a few days, I recorded a whole bunch of videos of myself getting off. I made sure to give him some nice variety. One video started with a striptease-- a nice slow one to get him horned up-- till I couldn't take it any longer, and I eventually shot my load in the camera lens. Another video had me fucking myself with the dildo of Chad's dick, while I told him how badly I wanted the real thing. I recorded stuff in my bed, on my floor, and everywhere else I could manage. I even did a video at the gym, in the same bathroom stall where Chad and I had fucked.
As fate would have it, when I left the gym, I ran into my neighbor Hannah. It was pretty awkward, especially since it confirmed what I'd always suspected. Hannah had clearly been the one who'd caught us having sex. I wanted to ask her exactly what she'd seen, but I decided not to go there. After all, even if she'd watched us at length, I'd already gotten back at her. I just shot her a glare, and she glared right back.
I tried to keep myself as busy as possible, to keep the loneliness at bay. I also needed money if I was going to make a trip to see Chad. I kept thinking ahead to Spring Break, which seemed like the next opportunity, though it still felt like a long way off.
I ended up applying for jobs at a bunch of restaurants around town. I made the rounds from Giulia's Pizza to the Riedegost Ale House, and I interviewed with as many as I could. Riedegost was the first to take the bait. They asked me to start that weekend, which was fine by me.
When Chad's birthday finally dawned, I texted him as soon as I woke up.
Happy birthday sexy
, I wrote. Then I sent him the first video of me.
I can't wait till you see the real thing.
Holy shit
, he texted back a few seconds later. He couldn't have had time to watch the whole thing, but he'd apparently gotten the gist.
Talk about just what the doctor ordered!
Then he added an eggplant emoji.
I was tempted to send him the second video then, but I decided to hold off. Instead I just showered and dressed.
By the time I got to my first class, I had another text waiting for me:
You just made me jerk off in a public restroom.
Holy shit
, I texted back.