The Skin of Things (ch. 11)
29 Jan 2020 comments
He sat down on the edge of the pool and dipped his legs in the water, kicking about slowly. Only a moment later, the door opened to the pool room and the night manager entered.
Chris Lewis Gibson
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The Skin of Things (ch. 10)
28 Jan 2020 comments
I am always getting into trouble," Brian said, stretching out on his stomach. "And now, to make matters worse, you're getting me into trouble.
The Skin of Things (ch. 9)
27 Jan 2020 comments
Donovan began to undo his shirt, and Brian helped him. Brian undid his pants and Donovan helped him, and soon they were naked and coming to the bed, kissing and tasting and touching, and then lying there linked together.
The Skin of Things (ch. 8)
26 Jan 2020 comments
They were speaking every couple of days, and then once a week, and Don began to wonder if that time when Cade had lived with him, and they had spent whole hours together was an illusion.
The Skin of Things (ch. 7)
24 Jan 2020 comments
He needed Don as he always needed him, and wrapping the towel around himself because all of his clothes from the past day were dirty with that day, he went into the darkened room, and lay beside this man.
The Skin of Things (ch. 6)
23 Jan 2020 comments
The hotel room was empty. Wherever Simon was, it wasn't here. After showering and being bored and that odd feeling that always comes after you've been having sex and now you're all alone, Cade got online. His friend was on.
The Skin of Things (ch. 5)
22 Jan 2020 comments
Part 5, I think of sand and the smell of grey blue water, weeds in the sand. Oddly, the invitation to sex had sex being the last thing on my mind.
The Skin of Things (ch. 4)
21 Jan 2020 comments
That night back at home is the roughest one Donovan has had in a long while. Anger competes with other thing. Loss, the sadness that this love will not happen.
The Skin of Things (ch. 3)
19 Jan 2020 comments
We had been together for a few months, and it was right after Simon said, "We should do interesting things. We should push the envelope if we want to keep things fresh."
The Skin of Things (ch. 2)
16 Jan 2020 comments
The night moved on in an ordinary fashion except that Donovan kept wondering what the hell had been going on. He needed to talk to Cade. They had fucked three nights before, all night. Cade had started it. Hadn't he?
The Skin of Things
14 Jan 2020 comments
This is a story about the skin of things. This is the story of the love of Donovan and Cade. This is the story of meeting the person you've longed to meet and not knowing what to do about it. This is a story about the pain therein. This is a story about loving who you are before you can love someone else the way you must. This is a story about learning to accept what you've done.