Even when he was in his early teens, a display of fireworks, such as the one on Independence Day in his home town, had an erotic effect on Paul Porter. The first time he saw such a display, he became sexually aroused and had to go home and masturbate in the bathroom. This was long before he became a drag queen or was even aware of his true sexual nature. The result was the same every year on Independence Day. Of course, while he lived in his home town in America's Bible Belt, his true sexual orientation had to be kept secret from everybody, especially his parents, who would not have tolerated such blatant sinfulness from their own flesh and blood.
Following his escape from there to San Francisco's Castro District when he was 19 years old, the pyrotechnic displays had a similar effect. Pauletta, which is the name he started using, was able to be open about his gayness and, except for his first summer in San Francisco, has always attended the annual event with a boy friend or friends. The first time, he hadn't become the beautiful drag queen he is now, but was lucky enough to be able to find a man in The Castro who was willing and able to assuage his horniness resulting from watching and hearing the spectacular explosions in the sky.
In subsequent years, he attended with some of his favorite sex partners and, by that time, had started reveling in wearing highly erotic, provocative women's clothing. For reasons of safety, the celebration of Independence Day was held every year on an open space right next to the water and, when the last of the skyrockets had exploded and rained colorful sparks onto the bay or ocean, he and his friends could go to somebody's home and fuck and suck to everybody's hearts' content.
This year, things were expected to be different. He has a permanent boyfriend sharing his bed in the apartment he rents in the converted Victorian and, since the skyrockets and shooting stars and all the rest have become such a major part of Pauletta's sex life, he wanted that boyfriend, Cliff, to take him down to Fisherman's Wharf so they could watch it together. The promise of the fabulous sexual pleasures they would share when they returned home, even hotter and better than their usual frolicking, made Cliff a more than willing companion.
Whatever its charms might otherwise be, the City and County of San Francisco is not a good place to drive, and Pauletta has never owned an automobile. Cliff owns one so, just before sunset on Independence Day, they went with another gay couple in the back seat of the sedan to Fisherman's Wharf, where they would view the display. Because of the sexual aspect of the night's outing, Pauletta dressed in drag, wearing a red and white striped mini-skirt and blue blouse to acknowledge the patriotic holiday. Except for the leather pumps he was wearing, it was the same outfit he had put on to march in the Gay Pride Parade a few days earlier. Even in July, the nights get cold by the waterfront, so he also brought a white cardigan to wear later.
Thinking he might not be able to wait until they returned home and he and Cliff might decide to get out of the car and fuck over the trunk, he wore his customary crotchless panties and padded bra under his outer clothing. Their planning was excellent, and they arrived early enough to get a good parking space in the shadow of Russian Hill, where nobody would be able to see what they were doing when the fireworks had their usual erotic effect on Pauletta.
The problem with getting there early was they had to wait a long time before the spectacle in the sky started, but this was not a problem for the couple in the back seat. Frances, who preferred that spelling of his name, and David were wrapped up in each other and sharing long, passionate kisses. Frances had his hand inside his friend's pants and, before Pauletta could look away, pulled out the other man's stiff cock and bent over to start sucking on it.
"Can't you guys wait until you get back home?" Pauletta chided them mildly.
"Look who's talking," David responded. "How many guys have you fucked or sucked off at The Purple Knight?" The other man in the back seat didn't say anything, because his mouth was too full of the other's hard cock for him to speak, and he didn't want to stop what he was doing.
Pauletta conceded they had a point. The dark interior of the car was just as private as the cubicles in the rest room David had referred to, and a lot more discreet than the booths in the barroom where he had sometimes indulged in sex. He looked over at his steady boy friend in the driver's seat and wondered if he would want to emulate the men in the back seat.
Cliff must have been aware of what was going through the mind of his partner. "Wait until we get home," he said, smiling as he did, because he wasn't sure he would be able to wait either.
Although pouting a bit, Pauletta believed he could wait a few hours before he would have to get sexually involved. He would be much more aroused by that time anyhow, and it would be more fun for him and for his partner. The display of fireworks was due to start in a few minutes anyhow, and after that would be the time to start their carousing.
As if it had read his mind, the first rocket streaked into the sky less than a minute later, and exploded high overhead, sending out umbrellas of red, white and blue. As he gaped at the awesome display, Pauletta could already feel the stirrings beginning in his groin, and he expected them to get much stronger as the celebration continued.
He was absolutely right in that expectation. The first rocket was followed, one per minute, by ever more gaudy explosions of crimson and blue and green and white and yellow, each shower of color followed a second later by the familiar whistling and booming. The sounds and lights were getting to Pauletta, and he was squirming on his seat after just a few of them had been launched. He had discovered a small lump in the upholstery of the car seat, and he raised his skirt and slid over to sit on top of it so he could move back and forth while the protuberance dug into his ass. It felt good, but didn't do much about taking care of his needs.
"Do you want to go outside and watch?" he asked Cliff.