Flip and Trey Ch 04
All four guys take the next step
This story is entirely fictional. All characters engaged in sexual activity are over 18. References to past or present Broadway musicals are co-incidental. Many of the characters is this series will be familiar to those who have read one or more of the Flip series. But these stories are written to be stand-alone. Š 2024, Brunosden. All rights reserved.
Dinner with Brent and Kirk was always something we looked forward to. The food, typically ordered in advance by Brent, was always good and different. Tonight we were doing Greekâfrom the little taverna about two blocks away.
When we arrived, Kirk and Brent had obviously just emerged from the showerâtheir hair was wet and there were a few droplets here and there. We knew shower sex was something they loved. They both looked spent and Brent was obviously holding some of Kirk inside. All four of us realized that only seconds before, we were being transported to the pleasures of heaven by our partners. "I guess there are no secrets among us, are there? We've all already had our appetizers!"
We moved into an easy conversationâa continuation of the updating stories of our experiences. Everything was casual. Old friends who knew each other well were just catching up after a time of satisfying sex.
Kirk brought us up to date on his video venture, already renewed for the next season. He talked about the prairie, the log cabins, the primitive life. While many of the background scenes had been shot in rural Minnesota, Kirk's "prairie" was actually inside a film studio on Long Island. And the log cabin had been created by set designers from very modern materials. He loved every nostalgic bit of itâeven if Yellow-cabs and Ubers were rolling just outside the studio doors. This was the heritage of his family, making him wistful about earlier, simpler days.
But, then, with a totally straight face, he asked. "What do you think gay folks did then? Did they repress everything? Did they do it, but keep it quiet, in constant fear of being found out? I know we've come far in so few years. I don't think there were fewer gays 100s of years ago. But for thousands of years and still in many places, people with natural urges are persecuted. The level of societal self-denial was simply unimaginable."
"Don't get me started about how this still is in the south. It is really amazing how many folks think they have all the answersâand that they are channeling what they think is divine revelation. When it's really, "Just the way we've always done things." Those Evangelical Christians are so certain in their beliefs. To hear them speak, the number of divine appearances and revelations has exploded even with the decline in basic social manners and church-going. Anything that is different from the way they do things is unacceptable, sacrilegious, and should be illegal."
"We can't let them win." This was a conversation we had had beforeâand we knew we weren't going to resolve the issues in their living room.
To lighten things up a bit, Brent opened another bottle of white and poured liberal amounts in each glass. Then, he changed the subject. "We've secured the first show for the beta testing of the new lighting system. It's a new musical adaptation of Tom Jones...."
"Fuck, not Tom Jones," I shouted. "Don't you remember that was Michael's. It wasn't a musicalâbut it was his breakthrough in New York. His first non-gay role. And, fuck, what a non-gay role that turned out to be. I think he managed to strip a half dozen times and take four different women to bed in less than two hours. Given his subsequent historyâand our pastâthat was probably the most difficult role he ever played."
Brent and Kirk began to laugh, deep belly laughs. They knew Michael well.
Trey was curious. "I've never met this Michael. Is he going to do this musical?"
"I haven't heard. In fact, I haven't heard from him in more than a year. I know he's been in New York, but we didn't even get together for a drink. I think he's definitely a Hollywood guy now."
Brent added, "I checked. Michael is not in the cast. It's a small production with a lot of new faces. And it has the right level of improv for our test. Give me a break, Flip. Don't you think I'd have told you if Michael were involved?"
Trey was not mollified, "So tell me about him."
"You really don't want to know. When you get below the surface beauty and physique, he's a real jerk. He can't keep his dick in his pantsâeven if his life depended on it. Incidentally, you've got a nicer dick. And you use it very well, thank you."
"But you saw something in him, didn't you?"
"Trey, that was a long time ago--BT."
Trey dropped the subject, but I could tell we weren't finished yet. We talked shop for awhile, and Kirk mentioned that he'd had a feeler about another revivalâbut they wouldn't even give him the title. But, he guessed it was South Pacific. "I told them to come back to me when they've got it mostly put together. I like doing TV, but it usually means that I've got eight or so months on my hands every year. I need something more." Throughout, I noticed that Brent was carefully watching all of Kirk's body language. Brent had told me before that he allowed Kirk to "roam" a bit on the setâbut the TV drama, set on the prairie had not so far been fertile ground for him to plant. He was the only gay in the cast as far as he knew. Maybe he needed another shot at Broadway to find outlets for his "tension." I wondered how Brent felt about that.
It was getting late, and we could tell that Kirk and Brent had plans for a second act. So, we stood and thanked Brent for dinnerâand the room. He led us to one of the guest rooms and I headed into the bath. Brent went to a dresser and pulled out a DVD. He handed it to Trey. "This will tell you everything you need to know about Michael." It was a collection of all of my porn flicsâand more than half were with Michael.
As I came out of the bath, Brent was leaving, but I noticed the DVD in Trey's hand. "What's that?"
"Brent just handed this to me. Do you just want me to look through this? Or do you want to provide me with some background? I know I wasn't your first, Flip. But, I sure as hell want to be your last. You've never really told me anything about that part of your life. I don't think I'll ever understand Brent's attitude toward Kirk's extra-curricular activities."