A construction worker's life drastically changes when a video in which he appears shirtless goes viral. Out of nowhere, the hunky 46 years-old becomes a sensation in the gay community! And when he realizes how much money he can make selling pictures and videos of himself online... Bruce decides to become Silver Fox!
SILVER FOX
Chapter 12: The Intervention
"Nick?! Why is freaking Nick, of all people, coming over on a damn Sunday morning?"
"Fuck... I'm sorry... With everything that happened, I wanted to check on him. I mean, I know you've been feeling bad about Nick getting fired, and I felt somehow responsible too."
"What's your point Logan?"
I sighed.
I hated being woken up abruptly and I was pissed.
"Nick went public about his FansVips' page yesterday. Since my own account was blocked after your privates with him, I contacted him on Instagram..."
"Why? How is this any of your business?"
"I didn't mean any harm. I wanted to make sure he was doing okay and... We talked. I'm sorry if I crossed a line."
"I just don't get it. What have you two talked about? You want to help him now, manage his page or something?"
A concerning thought crossed my mind.
Could Logan leave me for a younger model with more potential to make big money on the long-run?
"No... I mean... I told him I was helping you and he understood that it was the reason why you used my account in the first place, that you didn't mean to hide your identity... And... Well, he told me he was in deep shit and I said that we should talk it through together, all of us..."
I rubbed my eyes. I was still very sleepy.
For God's sake, I had not even had my coffee yet.
The week-end of shooting content had been going so well, why did we have to handle Nick right now?
"Damn, Logan... I'm not mad at you but you could have run this by me first."
"It happened very quickly. He told me he was in the neighbourhood this morning and..."
The intercom rang, right on cue.
I rolled my eyes.
"I suppose you told him that we were happy having him for breakfast?"
"Sorry..." Logan repeated. "I just really think you two should talk; you had a fight over nothing. That's silly and I know you feel icky about what happened."
I stood up from the couch where I was sleeping to get to the intercom.
By the way, - and if this had not been made clear yet -, I could not care less about wandering around naked in front of Logan by this point.
I exposed my glorious morning wood with no second thought.
"That's fine. I just hope he's ready to have a normal adult conversation. You know, on Friday, I tried to talk with him on the worksite and in response, he tried to punch me. That idiot!"
I picked up the intercom.
"Hey, it's Nick..."
He did not sound as smug as usual. Maybe that was a good sign.
"I'm letting you in, kid. Third floor."
Logan looked very stressed.
"I overstepped; I apologize." He told me seriously.
It was not that big of a deal.
"No need to beat yourself up, but if the kid is going feisty and wants to fight again, you'll help me tie him up!"
"Oh God... I hope not!"
I smiled.
"I'm just kidding. If he's acting like an asshole, I'll escort him out myself."
Logan stared at my crotch (as per usual).
In all fairness, my dick was rock-hard and dripping, pointing to the ceiling.
"Don't you think you should...?"
He did not need to finish his sentence.
"Oh, right... Let me get a pair of underwear."
I picked up the blue boxer shorts with the stain of precum which were still lying on the floor from the night before.
Nick arrived shortly after.
How was I even supposed to greet him? I opened the door and opted for a hand-shake. A firm one. I did not want to look weak.
"You wanted to see me, boy?"
"Hi, Bruce..."
"Hey, Nick!" Logan intervened immediately, trying to manage any building tension. "I'm Logan, we just talked on Instagram."
"Yeah, yeah... I recognize you."
They also shook hands.
Nick did not seem to be angry but he had lost his usual smirk.
I hate myself for it but I kind of missed his cocky attitude. He just seemed tired and frankly, quite sad.
That was not good.
"Wanna drink something? Coffee, or I think I have some orange juice in the fridge." I offered.
"Juice is cool."
I bet that he loved himself some juice...
Definitely, having him there was awkward.
Nick glanced at my underwear. My hard-on had subdued but I was not soft either. I rarely was anyway. The precum stain was also hard to miss.
We sat around the kitchen table and I could tell that Logan was mortified from the uncomfortable reunion he had just created.
I tried a joke to lighten the mood.
"Feels like we're doing an intervention."
Both Nick and Logan pretended to laugh.
"It kinda is one... Guys, you're on the same hustle, you should help each other out instead of going at each other's throats." Logan said.
"I don't even know what this meeting is about. What are we discussing here?" I asked.
"Logan told me you wanted to see me." Nick replied.
I could hear the arrogance coming back in his tone of voice.
"I haven't asked for anything!" I defended myself.
"Guys! Good Lord, just apologize to each other."
"I haven't done anything wrong." Nick immediately said.
"You tried to get me fired and then you tried to punch me in the face!" I snapped.
"You did get me fired! And you outed my x-rated page in front of the entire crew! And, fuck, you used a fake account to make fun of me while I was just trying to make some money!"
And there we were again, I thought.
"I was not making fun of you! What are you talking about? And boy, I did try to have a normal conversation on site but you would not have it! You outed your page yourself, bonehead!"
"Whatever! I'm jobless and my father kicked me out!"
I almost snapped back but his last point had me stunned.
"Wait, what? What about your father now?"
"What do you think? He called me a worthless moron, unable to keep a decent job, and then, that asshole talked to Porter! You bet that he told him all about Wild Nick and the x-rated page. I came home and my dad was going through my collection of dildos!"
If I had any doubt before, now it was clear, I felt awful.
What had I done to that poor kid?
"Fuck. I had no idea, Nick."
"Well, yeah, this is why I was keeping my page on the downlow... I knew my old man would not be such a fan."
"Damn, boy... I... I seriously don't know what to say."
"Don't make that terrorised face, Bruce. I'm fine! It was time for me to bounce from this hell of a place anyway. My dad has always been a selfish dumbass, he just proved it once again."
Logan was giving me a look which was saying something like: "see why I have invited him over".
He had mentioned that Nick had some problems and right there, I was only understanding how bad it truly was.
"A father should never act this way." I settled. "What about your mother?"
Nick shrugged his shoulders.
"She's never been around. She's probably drunk somewhere in Atlantic City... If she's still alive."
Dang... Nick had had it rough. Maybe that explained a lot about the brat's behaviour.
I walked to him and I took the boy in my arms. I could not help myself.
"Come here, man. You need a hug."
"What the hell?"
He complained but he did not push me away. I held him warmly. The daddy issues were real.
I resisted going near his ass.
It was not the most appropriate time to grope his peachy bum.
"Where are you staying at currently?"
"I've been sleeping at a friend's place, in this neighbourhood, very close to this building actually."
I was not living in the best part of town.
I wondered if he was not staying in one of these warehouses with drugs addicts. Many outcasts of the town had found their ways there.
If it was possible, I felt even worse.
"Is this a sustainable solution?"
"No... But I'm already looking for an apartment to rent. I do have money. I've been living rent free, saving my salary and there's also the money from the FansVips. Remember how much you paid me?"
I ignored his last comment.
"That's encouraging, I suppose."
"And I talked to a good friend of mine, he told me we could get a big chunk of money from the construction company."
"How so?"
"Easy! We sue them for unfair layoff."
I chuckled.
"How was it unfair?"
"They fired me because you talked about the dildos and because I'm gay!"
"Wait. So, you're actually gay now?"
I was flabbergasted.
"No, I'm not! But that doesn't matter! They believe that I am, and as soon as they found out, they fired me. We have a case for discrimination."
I had the longest sigh.
"You cannot be for real, Nick. Going after the Porters? In court?"
"They deserve it!"
"And with what money would you pay the legal fees? Also, they did have very concrete reasons to fire you. You do realize you were worst employee of the year, right? Always showing up late, doing the work only when you were feeling like it. Ridiculous!"