“Ok, I’ll start. Truth or dare?” Brian said. AJ’s hand was trembling in his, and he wanted to get him distracted as quickly as possible so his claustrophobia couldn’t kick in too bad. That was something that he’d never known about AJ, and it surprised him. After all the time the five of them spent together, both as a group and separate, there were rarely things they came across that they didn’t know about one another. When you practically lived with people, you learned so much about them, whether you wanted to or not.
AJ shuffled in his spot. “Um, truth, I guess. We’ll start with that.”
“Truth, huh? Boy, you must be nervous. You were always a dare kind of person.” Brian teased. He was rewarded with a smile. “Ok, now a truth. Let’s see, something that I don’t already know about you. That’s difficult. Well, hell, how about that? Tell me something about you I don’t know. One thing.”
Looking over at AJ, he could see that his friend was biting his lip. Brian had always found that cute about AJ. He had all these little nervous habits, things he tried not to let other people see. Granted, more often than not, people didn’t see them. But, Brian paid attention more than most. Where it came to AJ, he always had.
“It’s hard to think of things I haven’t already told you, Rok.” AJ admitted, looking away toward the elevator door. Brian wondered if AJ knew that he always gave himself away when he lied. If he wasn’t wearing his shades, he never could look at a person and lie to them. But Brian waited patiently, knowing that AJ’s sense of fair play would make him eventually answer.
After another pause, AJ answered his question. It was an answer Brian had never expected to hear come from AJ’s mouth. “I’m gay.”
For a few moments, Brian could only stare at AJ. What? Gay! Had he heard him right? There was no way. Absolutely no way that AJ was gay. Maybe the alcohol was still affecting him, and he’d heard wrong. “You’re what?”
“Gay, Bri. A queer, a fag. I like guys.”
Still in shock, Brian reached over and slapped AJ’s chest. “Don’t call yourself a fag.” He said absentmindedly. His brain was in overdrive. Holy God, AJ was gay! It was like, a dream come true. Not even that. Never in his wildest dreams had Brian thought AJ would be gay. He’d never even fantasized about it, because the possibility had seemed too remote to ever happen. It hadn’t even seemed worth wishing for. Yet here AJ was, telling him that he was gay like it was nothing. No, not nothing. AJ’s foot was jittering again, and he was picking at his thumb with his free hand. Definite signs of nerves. Nerves about what?
“Uhm, so, yeah. Your turn.” AJ said suddenly, turning the conversation. Even in the light from the phone Brian could see that AJ’s cheeks were flushed. “Truth or dare, Bri?”
Brian still hadn’t managed to make his brain work right yet. “Uh, truth.” He stuttered out.
The elevator went silent as AJ thought about what he wanted to ask. His voice was quiet when he finally said “Does it bother you?”
That snapped Brian back to attention quickly enough. He turned toward AJ, shock on his face. “What? No, J! No! Not at all! Why would you think that?”
“Well, you just went all quiet and weird. I know some people are weirded out by that kind of stuff, and what with us being trapped in a small elevator together, I didn’t know if…yeah…” AJ’s voice trailed off. His word left Brian speechless. There had been fear in AJ’s voice, and a sadness that caught Brian off guard. He gave his friends hand another squeeze. “Alexander James, I swear to you, I have absolutely no problem with your sexuality, nor am I bothered by being in this elevator with you. Are we clear?” he asked in his most stern voice.
AJ’s lips curved in a small smile. “Got it.” He whispered.
A whole new world was opening up before Brian. Possibilities that he had never known were there. So when he asked “Truth or dare?” his brain was going a million miles a minute. This new information changed so many things for Brian. There were things that he saw now in an entirely new light. A picture was forming before him, and he wondered if it was true, or just his wishful thinking that was connecting the pieces together.
“Dare.”
Butterflies swam their way around Brian’s stomach. Sweet God, could he really do this? For so long he had thought it would never be possible. He had resigned himself to not having what he wanted. Yet, right here before him, all the rules were changing. There was a chance now. Could he really be too much of a coward not to try? Especially if, by not trying, he could be missing out on the best thing that could ever happen to him? Summoning his courage, Brian said, “I dare you to kiss me.”
He heard AJ’s sharp intake of breath, and knew that he’d caught him off guard. But Brian stayed sitting, his eyes closed, waiting for the reaction. After a moment of silence, he grew worried, afraid of the rejection that he now thought was sure in coming. Idiot! Just because AJ had said he was gay didn’t mean that he was attracted to Brian! How could he have been such an idiot?
Then suddenly Brian felt AJ move. He barely had time to think before AJ was there, and their lips were connecting. Brian melted into the wall. It was what he had always imagined and so much more. AJ’s lips were warm and soft against his. Brian moaned, bringing his hands up and wrapping them loosely around AJ’s neck. He opened his mouth. AJ needed no more invitation. His tongue slid into Brian’s mouth, tasting, touching, and caressing every inch. Brian moaned. He twined his fingers in the hair at the nape of AJ’s neck as he gave himself over to the kiss. When AJ pulled back, nibbling on Brian’s lip as he did, Brian let out another moan, this one of loss. He opened his eyes to find AJ staring at him, their faces mere inches apart. There was a look in AJ’s eyes like a caress that left Brian’s body tingling.
“Truth or dare, Brian.” AJ rasped. It wasn’t what Brian had expected. His voice trembled when he answered “Truth.”
“How long have you wanted me?”
With AJ staring at him like that, Brian didn’t feel any embarrassment in admitting this. “Over a year now.” He said, his voice breathy and low. Something flashed in AJ’s eyes. The shadows over his face gave him a devilish look, and Brian marveled at how handsome, how sexy, he was. “Truth or dare, AJ.”
“Truth.”
“How long have you wanted me?”
A corner of AJ’s mouth quirked to hear his question turned back around on him. He leaned back, taking his seat next to Brian. He wanted to be able to see his face as they spoke. “Almost two years.”
Surprise raced through Brian. He felt his eyebrows wing up as he stared at AJ in surprise. Two years? AJ had wanted him for almost two years? Jesus. It wasn’t like AJ to not have spoken up. He was always so vocal about everything. So many questions popped into Brian’s mind, but he held his tongue, sticking to their game.
AJ’s grin was sexy as hell as he asked “Truth or dare, Brian.”
“Dare.” Brian said, recklessness overtaking him. He had no more secrets now. There was nothing he had to lose. He was already lost in AJ’s eyes.
“I dare you to touch yourself for me, here in this elevator, against that wall. I want to watch you face as you touch yourself, knowing that I’m watching you.”
Excitement ran down Brian’s spine like a chill. He felt his breathing pick up and his heart race at the thought of doing that in front of AJ. The blatant sexuality in AJ’s voice and on his face turned Brian on beyond belief. He didn’t speak as he moved to the left, leaning against that wall. It better displayed him for AJ. With shaking hands Brian reached down and unbuttoned his jeans. He unzipped them and pushed, sliding both them and his boxers down enough that he could reach inside. His cock was already hard and throbbing.
Under AJ’s watchful eyes, Brian took hold of his cock and started to stroke it. He stared into AJ’s eyes the entire time he did. Waves of pleasure ran through him and his body tingled. He had never done this with someone watching before. It was an erotic experience. AJ licked his lips, and Brian couldn’t help the small moan that slid out. His hand picked up speed.
Slowly, the control of the situation changed hands. Brian could see what it was doing to AJ, watching him. He saw the lust in AJ’s eyes, the way that his hands gripped at his jeans. Each time Brian moaned, AJ would shiver. Brian kept rubbing, his hand pulling on his cock in ways that he wished AJ would do.
“Truth or dare.” Brian gasped out, watching AJ’s eyes as he said it.
“Dare”
With a small smile, Brian let go of cock. He let his voice drop low, and his accent rolled thicker as he said “Dare you to get over here and help a guy out.”