Edgartown, FLA Ch. 01
by BJ Michaels
I don't know why I said what I said and did what I did. I had never done anything like that in my life until last night. No, really....
The first beer went down so easily I had another one and then another. Beer seems to go right thru me so I hurried to drain the lizard. I'm taking a leak in the nasty smelling men's room when this big, fortyish-looking guy, dressed in a nice, black suit comes in and stands directly beside me.
The men's room had one of those metal troughs instead of individual urinals but there was plenty of room for him to stand a few feet away from me but he stood right next to me. Anyway, aside from being a little annoyed, I didn't think much of his rudeness because I had to go so bad and it felt great to get rid of the beer.
Now those metal troughs can be a little noisy and my steady stream seemed pretty darn loud but when this guy starts pissing -- good gawd - it sounded like a driving rain storm on a cheap tin roof. Jesus Christ, it was loud!
Now I've never had the inclination to check out guys pissing next to me in men's rooms -- no way -- I always keep my eyes glued to the wall straight ahead of me, but this time I couldn't help myself -- what kind of serpent did this guy have that was making such a racket?
Without moving my head, I was able to see his dick in my peripheral vision. HUH? What the hell is THAT? I was so shocked at what I saw my eyes lingered on it longer than I intended. I mean, holy crap, his damn dick had to be eight-nine inches long and it wasn't even hard. The damn thing looked like a fire hose!
Well, the man in black must have caught me looking because I heard him say, "Do you want to feel it, boy?"
Now I've been propositioned by fags before and I generally shrug it off and tell 'em "No thanks" or if they're persistent I say "Fuck off" but for some reason when he asked me "Do you want to feel it, boy?" the first words out of my mouth were "Not in here."
I was about to correct myself and say "No thanks" but wasn't quick enough.
He said, "Yeah, you cute little queerboys just can't resist a real man, can you?"
I cringed at the word 'queerboy' but thought it nice he thinks I'm cute.
"I'm gonna make your dream come true, kid, and let you play with it out back in my car...now, you be a good little boy and go back and finish your beer - I wanna couple drinks before you give me a handjob...I'll be sitting at the end of the bar and you watch me until I give you a signal...I'll nod my head when I'm ready to take you outside -- wait until I'm out the door before you follow me...I'll open the back door of my car and you'll climb inside...when I get inside I'll take out my dick and I'll let you play with it all you want -- would you like that, boy? Now go wash your hands and wait for me at the bar!"
I was dumbfounded. I was done pissing but stood frozen in place with my dick still in hand.
"Quit embarrassing yourself and put that tiny thing away - go wash your hands and wait for me at the bar!" he snapped at me.
I must be dreaming, I thought, this can't be real!
I washed my hands in a daze. No man had ever talked to me like that in my life. Shouldn't I be madder than hell?
I heard him call out, "Hey kid, take another look at it before you leave!"
He'd turned slightly towards me and there it was -- it looked like one of those fake logs you throw in the fireplace in the winter.
"Wait 'll you feel my balls, kid," he said with a taunting smirk on his worn, scraggly face, "they're the size of Granny Smith apples!"
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I walked towards the front door of the bar to get out of there but suddenly stopped and thought, 'Who the hell does he think he is? Don't let him intimidate you, John...he can't make you do anything you don't want to do...just calm down and go finish your beer!'
I took a deep gulp of air and returned to my bar stool. When I picked up the beer bottle my hand was shaking. I took a deep swallow and immediately felt better.
My body flinched when I saw the man in black sit on a stool at the end of the bar. My heart began pounding.
An image of his horse-cock was burned into my memory. How can he walk around with that thing? I wondered...and balls the size of Granny Smith apples? That's ridiculous! I tried to picture which ones were Granny Smith apples?
He called out to the bartender but I kept my eyes straight ahead. Thirty-seconds later the bartender placed a lowball glass in front of me filled with a clear liquid.
The man leaned in and softly said, "He bought you Peppermint Schnapps -- he says he wants your breath minty fresh when you kiss him!"
I don't think my face had ever turned that shade of red before. I stammered, "I-I-I'm not kissing a MAN!"
The bartender frowned and whispered, "I know you're not from around here but don't you know who he is, kid? Haven't you ever heard of Edgar Bronstein? He's the richest businessman in town -- one of the richest guys in the whole state!"
"Well, yeah, I've heard of him," I said. "What's a guy like him doing in a dive bar like this?"
"Haven't you heard the rumors about him?" he asked me.
"No, what rumors?" I asked the bartender.
His eyes bugged wide open. "Do you live under a rock, boy? Everybody knows Edgar Bronstein's a fag -- it's the worst kept secret in town!"
"Oh, I didn't know," I whispered
"He comes in here once in a while trolling for little cuties like you," said the bartender.
'Little cuties like me?' Is the only bar in this tiny town a queer bar?
The bartender winked at me and said, "You're a very, very lucky boy -- Mr. Bronstein is extremely picky when it comes to the boys he takes outside...you know what, kid?"
"What? I automatically asked.
"Mr. Bronstein is v-e-r-y generous to the boys who put out for him!" he softly said.
"Yeah, but I'm not gay," I softly said.
"He doesn't give a rats-ass if a boy is queer or not -- all he wants is to get his rocks off," said the bartender.
"But I'm NOT gay," I repeated.
He ignored me and leaned in real close and very softly whispered, "You know the other rumor about him?"
"What?" I asked just as softly.
"They say he's hung like a donkey," whispered the bartender.
From what I saw in the men's room I was thinking a horse would be the more appropriate animal.
He added: "They say it's so huge the only thing he has pretty boys do for him is jerk him off...you're having car problems, right? Imagine getting a new car just for jerking some guys dick! Goddamn, you pretty boys have it made!"
"How do you know I'm having car troubles?" I asked him.
He paused for an instant then asked me, "Aren't you the new kid Merle hired at the Shop N Go?"
"Yeah...." I said.
The smile returned to his face as he said, "This a very small town, boy...everybody knows everybody else's business here..."
"I believe it," I replied.
"In fact, Jessie, the mechanic working on your car was in here tonight...he softly said. "I hate to be the one to break the news to you, kid, but your engine is shot -- Jessie said it would cost more than the car is worth to fix it!"
My heart sank. Damn, now what do I do?
"You know, boy, by now everyone in town knows about your car..." said the bartender.
"What good does that do me?" I asked him.
He lowered his voice again and whispered, "If everyone knows about your car it means Mr. Bronstein knows about it, too!"
"So?" I asked.
"So if he wants you to go outside with him you better jump at the chance...you do what the man wants and you just might drive out of this town in a nice car -- maybe even a brand-spanking new car!"
That made absolutely no sense to me.
We suddenly heard Mister Bronstein call out: "Barkeep, another round for me and my little cutie over there!"
Did he just call me 'his' little cutie?
The bartender snapped to attention and almost shouted, "Yes sir, coming right up, sir!"
Before he left to make the drinks he winked at me and whispered, "He likes to be called 'sir'...when you're in his back seat with him always call him 'sir'!"
I said, "Okay" even though I had no intention of jerking-off some rich guy to maybe get a car.
My alter ego argued, John, you'd be crazy not to do it! What difference does it make? You don't know anyone in this shithole town -- what do you have to lose?
I looked around the bar and saw it was just me, the bartender and Mr. Bronstein. I asked myself how many times has an opportunity like this ever come up and the answer was NEVER!
The bartender placed another full glass of chilled Schnapps in front of me, but I hesitated to drink it.
He leaned in close with an expression of thoughtful compassion on his leathery old face and said, "You know, kid, chances like this don't come around very often in life -- especially in this town. Let me tell you, I missed a couple opportunities I had when I was your age and look at me now -- I'm schlepping drinks in this rathole and regretting my life every single day!"
I heard Mister Bronstein clear his throat and looked to see him lift his glass and drink the clear liquid in one, huge swallow.
The bartender whispered, "He's getting ready to leave, boy, if you want to get on his good side you better drink up, too."
And so I did.
When I finished the Schnapps I turned just in time to see Mister Bronstein nod at me then climb off his bar stool and walk towards the door.
The bartender whispered, "Here's your chance to make something of yourself, kid, just follow him and get into the back of his limo with him!"