"SURPRISE!" came a shriek that nearly knocked him over.
He glanced around his apartment and watched as his friend ran up to him and tackled him to the floor.
Naked. Tony was naked.
"Dude, what the fuck are you doing?" he laughed.
"It's your birthday," Tony beamed.
"Yes, and?" Billy stammered, climbing back to his feet.
"And pretty soon it'll be my birthday," Tony winked.
"Umm, Tone?" Billy laughed. "You're standing in my apartment naked. This begs several questions, none of which have to do with your birthday or mine. Mine was yesterday, incidentally."
Tony cocked his eyebrow and shook his dick at Billy, causing the younger man to laugh uncomfortably.
"First, how did you get in here?" Billy sighed.
"My loverman let me in," Tony grinned.
Billy nodded. Benji had a spare key to the place, just in case of emergency.
"And why are you running around with no clothing on?" Billy asked sternly.
Tony shrugged his shoulders. "Because I can?"
Billy chuckled lightly and placed his keys on a nearby table. "Well, could you please, for my heterosexuality's sake, put something on that lily white ass of yours?"
Tony made a silly frowning face and padded into the hallway. "Suit yourself."
"That's what you need to do, Tony," Billy yelled after the blonde. "SUIT yourself!"
He laughed at his own humor, though there was no response from Tony.
"So, I was thinking," came a giggle from the hallway and Billy practically jumped.
"That must have been difficult for you, I'm so sorry," Billy grinned.
Tony scratched his head and stared at his friend. "Huh?"
"Nothing," Billy snorted. He was now washing the dishes in his sink.
"Dude, you are so fuckin domestic," Tony laughed, searching through Billy's refrigerator and coming away with a can of Budweiser.
Billy glared at the other man as he chugged the beer then let out a loud belch.
"I'm not domestic," he defended. "I just like to keep things clean."
"That's called domestic," Tony snorted. "You're like my grandma, always cleaning."
"I see," Billy dismissed and continued to rinse his dirty silverware.
"Look, dude," Tony's voice boomed through the small kitchen. "I've got this SPECTACULAR present for you and me for our birthdays."
Billy cocked an eyebrow.
"She'll be here ANY minute!" Tony glowed.
"Tony, you didn't!" Billy sighed. "You did not invite a girl to my place, dude."
"I did!" Tony clapped. "Isn't it great?"
Billy sighed loudly and turned to glare at Tony. "Tony, I love you bro, but seriously. You've got to stop inviting people over here. At least ask me first. What if I had plans tonight?"
"Do you?" Tony cocked an eyebrow.
"No," Billy sighed.
"See!" Tony grinned. "Now you do!"
"Wonderful," Billy grumbled as he wiped his hands on a dishcloth.
*~*~*~*~*
"And that's how I met Tony here," she giggled. "He was really cool, and he said that it was your birthday, so."
Billy nodded.
"So, I was thinking," Tony grinned, slapping Nicci's thigh. "We should probably cut the bullshit and do what needs doing, right?"
Nicci glanced up from her glass and eyed Tony suspiciously. Billy watched the pair interact, amused at Tony's utter brashness and lack of tact. Further amused by that fact that, as always, girls never seemed to care with Tony. He could say or do anything, and they still fawned over him.
Nicci, Billy observed, was a leggy brunette who seemed to have no problem with Tony glaring up her miniskirt everytime she recrossed her legs. Her hair was long and flowing, natural curls present throughout. Her eyes were a tranquil turquoise, a shade that Billy surmised was not real and probably some expensive contact lenses. Her beauty- and Billy noted that she was gorgeous- was marred by a miniscule gem in her right nostril, and a matching, equally tiny diamond in her chin. Interesting that a girl who could easily be a model was adorned with piercings.
Odd, Billy thought. But it was this contradiction about Nicci that made her sexy.
"Earth to William Dean Martin," Tony was laughing loudly. "Come on, Space Boy, come on!"
"Huh, yeah?" Billy questioned, tuning back to reality.
"Nicci asked you a question, Bill," Tony snickered.
"Sorry, Nicci," Billy sighed. "What's up?"
Nicci giggled. "I asked if you were single."
Billy stared at the girl as she batted her eyelashes seductively at him. She was legal and that somehow made it okay to flirt back, even if he wanted her and Tony gone so he could go to bed and watch TV.
"Yes," Billy smiled casually. "I'm single. You?"
Nicci giggled again. "Yeah, I'm very much single. You have to be in my line of work."