A Straight Bet

Our group had grown to six, from Jace, Brad and I in the few years since we graduated from college.

Jace Collins, the blonde, blue eyed hottie with the killer bod, that you met last chapter, was now working as a Commercial Real Estate Agent, he is single as he and his college girlfriend had broken up when see took a job in another state.

Brad Parker is a tall jock type, 6’2” with brown hair and coffee brown eyes, the cutest smile that made me weak in the knees every time he flashed it. He was also single and worked CPA in a large accounting firm. He had gotten used to my teasing just as Jace had and mostly ignored my comments.

Harrison Hardwick was the next to join our group, he met Jace at his office when he was there doing an upgrade to their computer system. Harrison, “don’t call me Harry”, worked for a computer service company that services large commercial accounts with their networks and mainframes and whatever. He was a 5’10” pale redhead with emerald, green eyes. He was biggest neat freak I ever knew, he never had a hair out place, his clothes were always pressed, it seemed his socks always matched his shirt, and God forbid if he wore a black belt with brown shoes. He was also single but was always talking about all the “babes he beds”.

Brad met Darrell “Bubba” Williams when he had an old pick-up truck that he inherited from his grandpa restored. Bubba owned a restoration shop and was very good at what he did, that truck looked like new when Brad drove it home from the shop. He was married and was sort your basic dumb jock type, dumb isn’t really fair, because he was very intelligent and could rebuild an engine in his sleep. Let’s just say he was kind of clueless, he wasn’t able to pick up subtle hints. He was 6’ and had a nice solid build, black hair and blue/grey eyes. His arms and legs were covered in the same dark hair that poked out of the collar of his shirt, a very manly man.

The last of our little group was Danny Jacobs, he was about 5’8” and if he held a sack of flour might hit 130 lbs. on the scale. I met him at the gym I work out at and thought he had a cute nerd look and invited him to one of our card nights. He was quiet and shy, so much so that if you didn’t keep him involved in the conversation, you might just forget that he was even in the room. He had brown hair, and his eyes were hidden by the oversized glasses that he wore. He worked as an inventory control clerk in a large manufacturing plant, he kept track of all the pieces and parts that were used in the manufacturing process at the plant. He was married and had two kids under the age of four, it was clear that his wife was in charge, and he was very good at saying “yes dear”. I think the only time he relaxed was when he was at our weekly card games.

Our next card night was at Jace’s place, I walked in, Bubba was already there.

“Yo Adrian.” He yelled across the room in his best Sylvester Stallone voice, he does that every time he sees me, and always laughs at his own cleverness.

I wave “hey Bubba, ya big dumb grease monkey, how are they hanging?”

He giggles, “just a little to the left, thanks for asking.”

Jace looks at me, “why do you encourage him like that? It’s the same joke every week.”

I wink, “let me suck you off and I will stop.”

He sighed, “when will I learn, grab the cards and the chips out of the cabinet please.”

I was setting the cards on the table as Brad, Danny and Harrison arrived, we grabbed our drinks and sat around the table.

Brad started to shuffle the cards, “alright boys, what are we playing?”

Of course, I blurted out, “how about strip poker?”

Bubba laughed, “God Adrian, you say that every week, what are you gay or something?” Laughing even harder as he looked around the table.

I nodded at Bubba, “yeah, I am gay.”

His smiled disappeared, “really, you are?” He looked at the rest of the guys.

In unison, they all said, “duh!”

Harrison said, “we have been getting together for over a year, Adrian always asks us to show him our dicks, did you seriously not know he was gay?”

Bubba just shrugged, “I thought he was kidding.”

I was starting to feel sorry for him, “that’s ok Bubba, I hide it very well.”

The rest of the table laughed, and Brad dealt out the cards. The conversation turned to our usual topics, how work was going, what kind of car Bubba was working on, if Jace had sold any buildings that type of thing.

Harrison asked, “so how much insurance did you sell this week Adrian?”

I sighed, “once again Harrison, I don’t sell insurance, I am an Actuary.”

Brad said, “yeah, I never really understood what you do, what is an Actuary?”

I said, “you guys are just going to think it’s boring.”

Danny shook his head, “no, my job is boring, counting nuts and bolts all day, yours couldn’t be worse.”

I chuckled, “it’s about the same, I use data and statistics to determine the risk of insuring a particular person or property.”

Bubba said, “huh?”

I rolled my eyes, “I figure out what the chances are of your shop burning down based on the age of your building, the neighborhood and what you are doing in the building.”

Bubba looked concerned, “so what are the chances of my building burning?”

I shrugged, “I don’t know Bubba, I need a lot more information before I can tell you that. I told you guys it was boring, I just tell the agent what he should charge for premiums.”

Harrison stepped in, “well, you were right Adrian, that is boring. How about I tell you about the chick I was with last night?”

Bubba giggled, “hey Adrian, what data and statistics do you need to determine the risk of Harry knocking up this chick?”

The table erupted into laughter, Harrison growled, “it’s not Harry Bubba, it is Harrison.”

Jace still laughing, “ok guys, who’s turn is it to deal?”

We teased back and forth while we played cards. It was quiet for a minute as Brad dealt the next hand.

Bubba broke the silence, “so, Adrian, what do you do when you are with another guy?”

Everyone at the table looked shocked at Bubba’s comment.

I finally said, “I don’t know, the same thing you do with your wife.”

Bubba pondered for a second, “I fuck her, so you fuck guys. But guys don’t have pussies.”

We all stared at Bubba for a minute, it finally came to him, “oh, you fuck him in the butt. Wow, do you suck dick too?”

I rolled my eyes, “yes Bubba, all those things, kissing, sucking, and fucking.”

The rest of the guys were looking back and forth as Bubba and I talked.

Bubba’s eyes went wide, “kissing?”

I laughed, “do you think kissing is worse than sucking a dick or a cock in an asshole?”

Bubba considered this for a minute, “well, I guess I don’t know.”

Jace got us to get back to the game as he raised the pot. We played another hand, trash talking and teasing as usual.

At the next lull in the conversation Bubba asked, “so what kind of guys do like?”

Harrison threw his hands up, “Jesus Crist, Bubba if you want to go on a date with Adrian, just fucking ask him out already.”

Bubba protested, “I am only asking a few questions, just chill Harry.”

Harrison glared at Bubba, “Harrison!”

Bubba waved him off, “so Adrian, what kind of guys do you like, that little blonde that works out at the gym, I am sure he is gay?”

I chuckled, “if you want the truth, no, he is too feminine for me, I actually like guys that are more straight acting.”

Bubba asked, “really?”

I said, “yeah, if I wanted someone feminine, I would probably date a woman.”

Bubba pushed on, “so, would you like to date someone like all of us here?”

I sighed, “of course I would, in fact I asked Jace out the first time I met him, he turned me down, but we became friends.”

Jace nodded, “yep he asked me back to his place to take a shower and has not quit trying since.”

I looked around the table, Danny and Brad hadn’t said anything, but were listening to our exchange intently. Jace was staring at his cards as he listened, and Harrison was starting to get annoyed.

Bubba looked around the table, “but we are all so different looking, don’t you have a type?”

Harrison rolled his eyes, “oh my God.”

I shook my head, “look, I met Jace and Brad first, they both have great bodies and cute smiles, Danny has a cute nerd vibe going on, they always seem to have big dicks, Harrison is a red head, I don’t know why I have always like gingers, and you are a big old teddy bear.”

Harrison blushed, Jace and Brad just had a little smirk on their faces and Danny just kind of sat a little taller with a proud look on his face. Bubba just looked around the table considering my comments.

This seemed to satisfy Bubba’s curiosity and we got back to our cards. We still joked a little with one another, but it was sort of a little bit awkward, it was like we were each sizing each other up. I wasn’t bothered by any of Bubba’s questions, but I saw the rest were still thinking about our conversation.

After a few more hands the game started to break up, the rest of the guys were leaving, I stayed back to help Jace clean up a bit.

I asked, “so how did you do tonight?”

Jace counted his money, “ok, I’m up 20.”

I looked at my cash, “I did about the same, I think Harrison was the one who was down the most.”

Jace chuckled, “yeah, I think Bubba’s questions threw him off, it’s always funny when he loses, he takes it too seriously.”

I agreed. Jace was wiping the table he asked me, “so why do you think Bubba was asking you so many questions?”

I started to wash the glasses, “I told you, most every straight guy is just a little curious.”

Jace shook his head, “I don’t know, maybe about what gay guys do, but I don’t they are curious about having gay sex.”

I looked at Jace, “I wasn’t lying, I am attracted to everyone in our little group, and to be honest I would not turn any one of you down if you offered. So, I am going to ask you, honestly, have you ever thought about doing anything with another guy?”

 Jace was drying the glasses, “do you mean with you?”

I said, “no, not necessarily, look, I understand that you may not be attracted to me the same way I am attracted to you. If there was a guy that you did like, do you think you would do something with him?”

He paused, “I would never approach another guy if that is what you mean. And for the record, I do think you are a good-looking guy, I am secure enough to admit that.”

I shook my head, “It doesn’t matter who initially made the first move, do you think you would go through with it.”

He thought a minute, “I can’t say that I would.”

I smiled, “but you can’t say that you wouldn’t either?”

He shrugged. We finished our clean up and I was getting ready to leave.

I stopped at the door, “How about a little wager?”

He looked me in the eye, “what do you mean?”

I said, “I still think that every straight guy can be talked into doing something gay, after Bubba’s questions tonight, I bet I can get Danny, Brad, Harrison and him to do something gay with me.”

He asked, “like what, what do you mean something gay?”

I replied, “I bet that I will be able to get them naked and at least give them a hand job or a blow job.”

He asked, “do they have to do anything to you?”

I said, “I think that I can get them to at least touch me, but I will leave that to you. Do you want them to do something to me?”

He thought a minute, “I tell you what, I guess them just letting you do something to them is enough. I know Brad will never let you do anything, as much as Harrison likes the ladies, I don’t see him giving in either, I’m sure Danny’s wife will never let him out of her site long enough to do anything. The only one I think you may have a chance with is Bubba, especially after the questions he was asking tonight.”

I agreed, “I think you are right, Brad will be the hardest, but Harrison might be overcompensating, one of the guys I knew in college was the biggest ladies’ man in high school, he turned out to be gayer than I am. I think Danny is so used to be told what to do that it will be easy to talk him into anything. You are right about Bubba, I think he is definitely curious.”

Jace asked, “so what do I win if you don’t succeed?”

I said, “I will never ask to see your dick again.”

“And what do you get if you win.”

I grinned, “I get to see your dick…Whenever I want to.”