Tommy's Third Year at College
[In this part of the story, Tommy and Martin take over the narration.]
Chapter 52 Martin: Alone in Camford
When I had returned with David Singleton-Scarborough from Bristol airport feeling sad that I would not see my darling fag-boy for at least ten weeks, he said to me, "Martin, I know exactly how you feel! Saying goodbye to the man you love is a wrench that I had many times per year during my stage career. Moreover, it was not just Jon that I had to say goodbye to, but our children as well. When I was touring, he and I slept together less than 50% of the nights in a year."
These were the first words I thought of the next morning as I sat doing my morning business on the toilet. I knew that not only would I not see Tommy for weeks, we had agreed not to use modern technology to communicate. No Skype or FaceTime, we had agreed. Just three E-mails and one phone sex session per week. I sighed as the last turd fell out of my hole and I reached for the toilet paper. That hole would not be getting a visitor for quite a while. My morning toilet session would now be a solitary one. In the flat, Tommy and I had always used the bathroom together in a morning, one doing his business while the other shaved, followed by us showering together.
I moved over to the bidet and began to wash my anus. The bidet was a luxury that I would have to give up in two weeks time when I was back in college. The small en-suite bathrooms in college rooms had no space for more than the minimum toilet, washbasin and shower. The towel-rail was on the back of the door, as was the toilet-roll holder.
Jon and David had very kindly invited me to stay at Octavia Avenue during the vacations (for a reasonable rent), and I got quite a bit of reading done during the next two weeks. October found me back in college and lectures and tutorials began. Lunch was often a solitary occasion, though in the evenings I ate with David and Jon about once a week. College dinner was no problem. I had several friends in Sanguis with whom I could sit to eat. I joined the Camford University Opera Club, which once a year gave four performances of an opera. Although I am no great singer, I can read music and my voice was good enough to get me a place in the chorus. That year they were presenting an ambitious production of Mozart's
Die Entfürung aus den Serail
, and one night a week was spent in rehearsal.
I had had several E-mails from Tommy. He had found an apartment to live in. It was shared with two other male students. There was no provision for real cooking—not that he was much good at cooking—so he had to take his lunch and evening meal in a student restaurant, of which there were several. Fortunately, the food was of reasonable quality. Often he and his flatmates would go out together to eat. He had a bedroom/study with its own en-suite bathroom, and there was a shared social room in the apartment. Both the other students were Italian. Tommy had been anxious not to share with other international students, or he would have ended up speaking English.
He had signed up for several useful lecture courses and found life in Padua very pleasant. After a week or so, when he had got to know his flatmates, he revealed that he was gay. This rather startled me. My impression of Tommy had always been that he was shy and introvert. And here he was, out and proud! To his amazement, one of the other boys said that he too was gay. Although Tommy had made clear that he was in a committed relationship, the two agreed to go out together, and made regular trips to the cinema. The gay guy, whose name was Matteo, told Tommy that he was glad to have another gay in the house, because Leo, the third flatmate, had always teased him for being gay. "You'll be glad to know that I don't find him particularly attractive! We are good mates, but I don't really consider him bedworthy!" Tommy wrote.
One of the first things that I did when term began was to contact Ken MacAlpin to arrange to go for a swim and to ask him if he had heard from Adam Williams of Buckingham. He said that he had and that they had met in the Randy Soldier. Adam liked classical music and said that he would come to Ken's next concert. He was not keen on swimming however. I told Ken that I too would be at the next concert and would like to meet Adam.
Chapter 53 Exchange of E-mails
From: m.robinson@xxxx.ffff.ac.uk to: t.a.singleborough@yyyy.ffff.ac.uk
My darling Tommy
How are you? I'm working hard, but lusting mightily for your arse. I don't feel lonely during the day, but when I'm lying in my narrow college bed I long to feel you beside me, or beneath me, or even on top of me! I desperately want to run my hands over your delicious arse-cheeks and to kiss your sweet chest.
You'll be glad to know that Adam Williams and Ken have met one another and the three of us will be going to Ken's next concert. I spend more time in college now than I did last year, but that's partly because I have a room to go to!
My sweet boy, if you feel like sex and desperately need it, I don't mind, providing that you tell me about it and don't make it a regular habit. Similarly if either Adam or Ken wants a BJ, and I oblige, I will tell you about it. But one rule for both of us: NO ANAL. Let me know if you are happy with this. I won't do anything that you don't want me to do. I'll even stay sex-starved if you insist!
My father is very happy with his new bride. He must have been very sex-starved for years. I hope he is enjoying having a cunt at his disposal without any menstrual mood-swings! They say that women only begin to enjoy sex after the menopause. I don't know if that's true, and I'm not interested in finding out. Besides, it's none of my business. Children should not pry into their parents' sex lives.
Please write to me soon. I love you.
Martin
From: t.a.singleborough@yyyy.ffff.ac.uk to m.robinson@xxxx.ffff.ac.uk
Hi, stud-boy
I miss you. I miss seeing your red hair next to me when I wake up in the morning. I miss your company and I miss your cock.
However, I am steadily get acclimatized to the Italian student way of life. There is decent beer to be had in Padua if you know where to look. The micro brewery movement is well established here, and there are some very good craft beers being brewed. Not that I don't drink wine, I hasten to add.
I have decided to go to Trabizona for the weekend once a month, not just to see Luke, Tom and Olivia, but to see my little nephew, who has just said his first word. It was "No!" We speak no English when I'm there. However that will change when Giovanni learns to talk, because they want to bring him up bilingually. My sweet sister-in-law seems very glad to see me, and it's a break from the student environment.
Every couple of months I go to see my aunt and uncle, where I do speak English, as auntie Dorothea likes to speak her native language sometimes, though I always speak Italian to zio Massimo. I go to the English church regularly, and it's the only other time that I speak English. There are Anglican church services in Padua, but we only get a proper eucharist once a month when a priest comes from Rome. There are services taken by Readers though, on other Sundays.
My social life is a bit restricted. I go to the cinema with Matteo once per week, and I have to admit that we hold hands together. But he's a really touchy-feely sort of person, and holding hands is not a sign of intimacy. He has shown me the most important sites and landmarks in Padua, like the Orto Botanico and the Prato della Valle. He is very sweet person and it is a pleasure to go out with him. We often eat together. At the moment I do not feel any urgent need for sex, but of course he might decide that he wants it. If he does, it will be on my terms, and I will tell you about it! I don't want you to get jealous, because you know how dependent I am on your love. But if you need a suck, or even a rim, feel free to go ahead on the terms that you mentioned.
There are also a few occasional social activities at the English church. I really enjoy my visits to Trabizona, but I don't want to spend a lot of time there. Olivia is expecting another baby in June, so I don't like to impose on them too much. I must confess that I keep a big picture of you beside my bed, and think about your sweet body every time I jack off. Moreover, I really love our phone sex sessions. I always go to bed early on the nights that we're going to talk.
Please write again soon.
Love, Tommy.
Chapter 54 Tommy: Autumn in Padova
I was really enjoying Padova. It was a beautiful and historic city. My self-confidence in speaking Italian had increased spectacularly in the first month, and I was busy each night writing down the new words that I had learnt in a notebook. This caused some amusement to my two housemates. They were very helpful in increasing my vocabulary of dirty words! We used to go drinking together one night per week, but I refused to go to any night-clubs.