Shy Boy Ch.3: The Change
The time that Eric and Travis spent with each other remained consistent and often very steamy.
Leo, on the other hand, wasn't around as much as he used to. He took it very hard after his parents' divorce and moved out of the neighborhood with his mom.
The dynamic between the friends seemed to waver. Eric kept Travis very busy with his many sexual fantasies that they brought to life. However, he did become less friendly towards Travis.
They only interacted when it was time for Eric to get his dick sucked or maybe to play a new game that he bought. As time progressed, Travis grew closer to Eric's older sister Sophia and less so with Eric.
Sophia would prove to be a voice of reason and someone truly accepting of Travis's differences. She was the first person to spot Travis's sexual preference, it wasn't hard because she was bisexual. At least, that's what she told him.
A week later, Travis's social life would be flipped upside down, his sexual activities and appetite would be revealed to his general friend group. Apparently, his "friends" told everyone that Travis was gay behind his back.
He was absolutely devastated by the betrayal from his best friends for literally all his life. To make matters worse, he was told that Eric's family was moving, and he would never see Sophia in person again.
Travis spent almost a month without directly interacting with people around him outside of his parents. Even after hearing the news about Sophia and Eric moving, he just bottled up his feelings.
He and Eric's interactions immediately stopped after the betrayal. Eric tried to contact him, but the trauma never disappeared or healed. He just separated himself from the gang.
Honestly, Sophia was the only person who never treated him differently. In fact, she embraced him more closely than she did prior to his outing. It's almost as if she took him under her wing because she knew that she wasn't going to be there for him.
The days, weeks and months seem to whisp by until it was their final day together. They spent every weekend attending parties together, watching movies at the local theater and he accompanied her while she got a tattoo.
"Stars just resonate with me, and they look so sexy on me, don't they?" Sophia asked as she gestured to the line of stars tattooed below her waistline.
Travis smiled for a moment as he observed her tattoo. "Soph, you know I love blue, and the stars look so cute. Next time we visit a tattoo shop, I'll be getting one too!"
Life moved on with Travis, it was like he was missing a piece of himself without Sophia and even Eric. He didn't have a sister to talk about guys and he didn't have his "best friend."
Travis continued to explore sexually after his grooming experience with Eric. For the beginning of his adult life, his sexual experience was limited only to Eric. Now, he had a new cock in his mouth every weekend and sometime during the week after work.
The men came and went without leaving much impact on him. It wasn't until Darren spontaneously approached Travis at his favorite sub shop.
Ever the introvert, Travis was mentally in his own world as he pondered what sandwich he wanted to eat for the day. He typically orders their chicken bacon ranch melt sub but, something was different today. After much thought, he ordered their special pizzeria sub.
Travis felt an unfamiliar presence standing closer to him than the other people in line. He glanced at his side and noticed a tall slim man standing just a few inches away from him.
"That's my favorite from them." The man said just a moment after Travis turned his head towards him. He was at least a foot taller than Travis; his skin was caramel in color, an almost bald buzz haircut and had a naturally toned built body.
Travis looked up at the man who spoke to him with a warm smile. "I'm usually a chicken bacon ranch sub person but something told me to try something different today." He smirked as he addressed the man and glanced back to the server prepping his pizza sub to be placed in the oven.
The man ordered the same sub as Travis and moved forward in the line along with Travis. "It's nice to meet you I'm Darren but, people who know me call me D." He was confident and direct as he spoke with Travis almost as if they were the only people in the restaurant.