ACROSS THE STREET AND TWO DOORS DOWN by Spanky de Bautumn

When she lead him into the living room, Justin and Matt were sharing a laugh. They both stopped, mid-chuckle, and their jaws dropped in sync. They spent the next couple of hours nailing down how this affair was going to work. Jamie had to change back but didn’t want to. “Someday,” he told himself. They said goodbye to Justin and DeOhGe and everybody left happy.

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The first couple of times they went to Justin’s, Carrie went along to help Jamie. He was a fast learner and when he got to where he could do it on his own, Carrie told them that she and Justin were going to take them out to dinner Friday night. Of course, this caused Jamie all kinds of anxiety, but Carrie and Matt kept telling him it was no big thing.

The night came, Jamie took extra care to make sure everything was perfect. He walked, he was getting good in heels, into the living room. The three others all complimented him. This was going to be his first time in public and the butterflies in his stomach refused to calm down.

Justin opened the door, Carrie and he walked out. Jamie and Matt stood at the threshold. Jamie said, “Matt.”

“You scared?”

“Yeah, will you hold my hand?”

He looked down, smiled, took his hand, and said, “Always.”

Together they stepped through the door, into a brand new world.

Which brings us to the end of this tale, or is it really just the beginning?