Taking a deep breath in an attempt to control his nerves, Scott reached out and pushed the doorbell of the suburban house. He took a step back and wiped his slightly sweaty hands on his jeans. He shouldn't be this nervous as he has spoken to Enrico on the phone a couple of time. But this was the first in person meeting between the two.
Footsteps could be head approaching from the other side of the door. Scott willed himself to relax once more as he heard the deadbolt slide back. The door opens inward revealing a very handsome, Latino man. Maybe upper twenties or, at most, thirty, six-foot, maybe six-one with what was probably a fit muscular body beneath the light cotton pants and short sleeved button up shirt. The shirt was open a couple of buttons showing the top of the caramel skinned chest. The man's face was classically handsome with a closely trimmed beard, beautiful brown eyes and black hair groomed to enhance his looks.
"Scott?" the Latino man asked, smiling easily, showing off near perfect teeth. He reached his hand out in Scott's direction.
"Yes, I'm Scott," he said after a brief pause. "And you must be Enrico." Reaching out Scoot grasped the proffered hand and the two shook hands firmly. Lasting maybe a little longer than a normal handshake, Scott was the first to withdraw. Rico maintained his firm grip for a half second more before releasing the other's hand.
"Please come in and please call me Rico," he said as he made room for Scott to enter. Closing the door, he said, "Please remove your shoes, you can even take off your socks if that would be more comfortable." Scoot took a moment to remove his shoes and as he was about to stand back up saw that his host was barefoot, so he also removed his socks. Smiling, Rico lead the way from the entry into the living room. "Please take a seat, can I get you something? Water, coffee, tea, Wine?" Scott looked at the available seats and chose the couch rather than one of the arm chairs.
"Anything would be fine, thanks," Scott replied as he seated himself stiffly on the edge of the couch. He looked around the room while rubbing his hands on the cushion near his legs.
Rico watch the older man, smiled and said, "Wine it is, looks like you could use something to relax. Don't worry, you're safe here. As we talked about there is no pressure here." Rico went to the sideboard and poured two glasses of a nice Syrah. He handed a glass to Scott and then took his own seat in once of the large chairs. Rico sat easily and comfortably, his presence seeming larger than it should.
The two men sat quietly for a few minutes, sipping at their wine. Finally, Rico spoke. "So Scott, as we talked about I am not a professional therapist or anything, I've had some training in various relaxation techniques and some classes in other therapeutic techniques. I don't charge anything, I just want to help people. If you're ever uncomfortable or just want to leave, let me know. No judgements or requirements. Now, would you please go over again why you're hear and what you're looking for?"
Scott took a larger swallow of his wine and set his glass on the table in front of him. "Well, as I mentioned, I recently had a couple of occasions where my interactions with a young man were less than satisfactory." As he was about to continue, Rico interrupted.
"Hold on, Scott. Please speak plainly, more relaxed, " he encouraged.
Taking a deep breath, Scott recommenced. "The last couple of times that I hooked up with this guy I was unable to perform. I couldn't stay hard even though this guy was very sexy. I had met him a number of times and usually didn't have any trouble. He thought maybe I was stressed and just needed to relax. He gave me your number saying that you might be able to help me. I think after it happened the first time, I was thinking too much about it so it was more likely to happen again."
"Ok," Rico responded. "Let's get some basic information so I understand you a little better. First, please describe yourself, physically."
"I'm 42 years old, 5'8" and a little under 200 pounds. I think I'm in OK shape but I don't workout regularly or anything."
"Do you consider yourself gay or bisexual?
"Gay."
"When did you come out?
"I was 35."
Rico cocked his head, "Late bloomer, then," he said, smiling.
"I suppose so. Looking back, of course, I always was, I just didn't really think about it," returning the smile, beginning to relax.
"Top, bottom or versatile?"
"I've been a top since coming out."
"Never tried being a bottom? Any fantasies about that? What lead you to be a top?" Rico asked delving deeper into the older man's psyche.
"Not really, I guess it is just easier to find a hookup. Seems like ninety percent of the guys on the apps are looking for tops. I suppose I have some curiosity but I have trouble talking about what I want. I think, due to my age, that guys think I know what I'm doing."
Rico chuckled, "Yeah, it does seem to appear that way, even most of the verse guys usually want to bottom. Tell me about things you like during a hookup, types of guys you like, activities, whatever."
Scott reached for his wine and took another swallow before continuing. Rico could see the older man was uncomfortable with opening up this way to a stranger.
"Scott, take a moment, breathe and relax. I know this type of conversation can be difficult if you are not used to talking about it. Just know that, in all likelihood, there is nothing that you say that I haven't heard or probably done. As I said, no judgements. This information will help me figure out how to help you." Rico had some ideas of what Scott needed based on his conversations with Scott's hookup.