Wednesday Briefs #27

Good morning and welcome to another Wednesday briefs by me, Michael Mandrake. Well, Katlin and Lacey really want their story to be written. Each week they bug me about a new part and I succumb to the muses. *laughs* I do love this couple and hopefully after Mon Frere and Pretty's sequels are done, I'll find the time to write their book.

For now, here is another part for them with the picture prompt, rain drops on glass. 

Rain Drops on Glass
(Kat and Lacey M/M)

After more kisses and gropes, Kaitlin and Lacey finished undressing and headed for Kaitlin’s bed. Thank goodness the baby didn’t wake when they made so much noise but Lacey had a feeling the night would still be short lived. After all, little Larita was barely one and from experience with his little baby brother, he knew at that age they still craved a parent’s or loved one’s touch in the middle of the night. Still, Lacey would enjoy the moment regardless of the circumstances. They finally had a moment alone after months of playing around with no action. Finally, Lacey and Kat were able to spend the night in each other’s arms. Lord knows, Lacey had been wishing and begging for it to happen for quite a while.

Lacey crawled in first on the side facing the window, not knowing which his desired partner preferred. Kat didn’t seem to mind at all since he said nothing when he took his favorite spot.

“Hey babes, lemme go take one last look at Larita and I’ll be back. Make yourself comfortable in there. Keep looking sexy,” he added with a grin. Kaitlin pulled a pair of sweatpants out the pile of clothes in the corner and tugged them over his naked thighs. He blew Lacey a kiss and left out quickly.

Lacey returned the smile and settled underneath the white cottony sheets. He leaned his head against the board and sighed when the soft fabric touched his skin. Kaitlin’s mattress was firm just how he liked it too. Seemingly another thing they had in common with one another.

Content, Lacey turned his attention to the window on his right. Small clusters of rain drops pelted the glass and a rumble of thunder followed by a flash of lightening lit up the night sky. “Good thing, we made it in just in time to avoid the storm.” If they were still outside, the date would’ve been ruined but making love with the rain as a backdrop would be romantic. Sometimes he was sappy like that and he laughed at himself because of it. He wondered if Katlin felt the same way about those lovey dovey things. The kind of shit they talk about in love songs. Lacey couldn’t recall the last time he had that kind of relationship with anyone. Hopefully Kaitlin would want that kind of lasting connection with Lacey now that they’d gotten over the initial hump. There were still many to come but Lacey was prepared for the long haul because Kaitlin was well worth it.

“She’s good for now.” Kat came back in, stripped off his pants, and jumped in bed making Lacey laugh. He cuddled up next to him, lay his head on his chest, and yawned while fingering the small patches of curls that lead to Lacey’s navel.

Lacey jerked a little and planted a kiss on Kat’s scalp, enjoying the warmth from his potential man’s body. Though shorter and slimmer than Lacey, the man was built solid like a brick house which had to come from Kat’s job working for delivery company as long as he did. Nothing hotter than muscle on muscle. Lacey had always been attracted to men who took good care of themselves much like he did. Kaitlin surely fit the bill. “You think Larita will allow us some more time in the wee hours of the morning?”

“Hope so. She’s a great kid, Lacey but she is teething right now so we’ll see what happens. Really, I should text Shanna and tell her to come back to the apartment and do her job as a momma.”

Lacey silently agreed, not wanting to stir up an argument with Kaitlin about his baby’s mother. Perhaps later on Lacey could talk to Kaitlin about taking over primary custody of Larita since it seemed Shanna wasn’t ready to be a proper parent. No real caring mother would leave a young child in a crib alone, even if it was to go right across the hall. How would she hear if the baby was crying? Thank goodness nothing had happened while she was out.

“Why so quiet, baby? I know what you’re gonna say…” Kaitlin’s brown inquisitive gaze met his.

“Then I won’t have to repeat it,” he interrupted him with a small peck on his lips. “I don’t wanna start a fight. It’s best for me to keep my opinions to myself. We’re having a good night and I don’t wanna ruin it.”

“You won’t and I suppose that’s something else we’ll talk about over coffee,” Kaitlin sighed and settled back against Lacey’s body. “I know what I have to do, babe. No worries there.”

“Good.” Lacey cradled Kaitlin’s firm torso close to his own and massaged his back underneath the covers. “Besides, I don’t wanna chat about that right now, anyway.” Lacey pointed at the window. “Did ya’ notice the rain outside, love? Sure makes for a perfect scene don’t it?”

“Mhmmm…” Kaitlin shifted until they were face to face again and softly caressed Lacey’s chin. “I love nights like this and even more so when I’ve got my hot man right next to me to share it with.”

That last statement brought Lacey out from his lust filled haze. “Yeah? Is that what I am? I hoped I would be.”

Kaitlin chuckled and pressed his lips on top of Lacey’s once again. “Of course you are, silly man. I don’t bring just anyone around my family, Lace. You gotta know that. Ever since De died, there hasn’t been anyone else in my life because I didn’t think I’d ever find another man that would make me happy but I should’ve known better. You and I had that thing when we saw each other on the court that day and it never left even though we didn’t get together right away.” Kaitlin looked away a moment and moistened his lips. “De was my man but there was no question I wanted you from the first time I saw you, Lace. Now that we’ve this chance, let’s make the most of it.” A stray tear slid down Kaitlin’s face and he sniffed but didn’t break their moment of staring at one another.

Lacey’s breath caught in his chest and he kissed the moisture from his lover’s face. “We will baby. I’ve never wanted anything so much in my whole life.”

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Wednesday Briefs #26

Good morning folks.

Here is more of Kat and Lacey who have demanded I write their story soon. 

I might have too before I end up writing the whole book on this blog. Grr...

It's a little saucy this week!

Enjoy!

Don’t Stop Until I tell You To (Kat and Lacey M/M)

In moments, Kat and Lacey made their way to Kaitlin’s bedroom, fumbling with each other’s clothes, tongues tangling, and breathing hard. Kat actually tripped trying to get rid of his jeans, making Lacey burst out in laughter.

Katlin joined him in the chuckle. “Yeah, don’t tell nobody I did that, bay.” He threw the jeans in the neat pile in the corner of his room. Once he did, he yanked Lacey’s shirt over his head and tossed in the other direction while nipping on Lacey’s bottom lip. Kat enjoyed the fullness of them and sucked on it until Lacey whined and pulled away.

“Shit man…” Seemingly just as aroused as Kaitlin, Lacey reached down between them and jerked Kat’s cock through his cotton boxer briefs. “You packing down there, aren’t cha?”

Lacey’s jerks brought Kaitlin’s dick to life immediately. If he wasn’t already hard as rock, he definitely stiffened up now. “Mhmm… you know this, Lace. Damn, look at that!” Katlin smoothed the flat of his palms against Lacey’s strong, chocolate colored chest. His nipples resembled chops on top of a cookie he’d love to lick. And he did, leaning down and taking the left one into his mouth, sucking hungrily as if it were his last meal.

“Oh God, Kat!” Lacey unbuttoned his jeans and shoved them down his lean torso until they pooled around his ankles. He held Kat’s head in his big hands and planted a light kiss on his scalp. “Shit, Kat. Now, damnit now!”

“Uh huh!” Mixed emotions filled Kat while he went from one nipple on the other. He hadn’t been with any man since DeMario died. Not even a down low fuck had crossed Kaitlin’s mind over the past year and a half. He’d resorted himself to jacking off to porn as the only means for a release, thinking he’d never meet Mr. Right nor deserving to meet another caring person. But now, the man he desired even when his boyfriend was alive stood in front of him with a nice sized package of his own. He’d always been into Lacey ever since they met and now he wanted nothing more than to be in his arms tonight. They’d worry about forever later. Sex, hard, rough, and real is what he needed. Hell what both of them needed and wanted. No more games for Katlin and Lacey, he thought. The cat and mouse play was getting tiring.

Ready to do more, Kaitlin made a trail with his tongue down the center of Lacey’s body, tasting the mixture of salty sweet goodness that was all Lacey. When he reached his navel, he traced the rim and tugged his boxer’s from his waist revealing that beautiful brown vessel between Lacey’s muscled thighs. The mushroom head beaded with pre-come, bobbed against Kat’s chin, making Lacey grin wide.

“Sorry.” Lacey sounded embarrassed and steadied himself on Katlin’s shoulders. His brown gaze meeting Katlin’s.

"Don’t be sorry, babe. If I want anybody’s dick to hit me in the face, it’s definitely yours.” Kaitlin lick along the edge of Lacey’s shaft until he got to his nut sack. Immediately, he took one into his mouth, enjoying more of the wonderful mixture along with Lacey’s musky essence and body soap. “You smell so good, baby.” Kat pulled his underwear down until his own cock spring free. While palming it, Katlin went from one ball to the other and back up to the tip of Lacey’s dick. He sipped the pre-come from the slit as if it were tea from a teacup, lavishing it on his tongue. “Mhmm…” Katlin glanced back up at Lacey and used his free hand to tweak Lacey’s right nipple. He squeezed, then turned it counter clockwise, making Lacey yelp like a dog.

Lacey bit his own lip and threw his head back. Once he met Katlin’s eyes again, he gnashed his teeth and gripped the sides of Katlin’s face. “Jesus, Katlin! You’re killing me here, man. Gotta get inside you or you into me!”

Kat loved the reaction and continued on with his task of making Lacey miserable. In truth, he was doing the same to himself, waiting so long to get one of them prepped and into bed but hell, they’d waited this long. Why not a little longer just so they’d enjoy themselves fully? Foreplay was the best way to keep a man interested and even though Kat wasn’t quite ready to talk about future, he wanted to leave something on Lacey’s mind. A permanent reminder of the man he could have if he played his cards right.

With his groin aching for release and Lacey expanding between his lips, he decided it was time to take things a step further. When he let go of his own dick, he felt the loss of warmth but gratefully traded it to prep Lacey for what was to come later. Kat reached around Lacey’s body, finding the crevice of Lacey’s ass. Slightly, he parted his hips and forced one of the fingers in between until he got to Lacey’s tight ring. While he continued to suck Lacey’s cock, he forced a finger inside as far as it would go, breaking the seal he was sure hadn’t been opened in a while.

“Oh fuck, Kat!” Lacey frantically bucked into Katlin’s mouth and moved his hands to Kat’s head. “Don’t stop, oh shit, farther in baby and don’t stop until I tell you to.”

Katlin smiled and went on, doing as he was commanded. He pressed another finger in, much to Lacey’s delight who he could feel was on the verge of explosion. Kat let go of Lacey’s shaft and went back to wildly jerking his own. He hummed and tightened his mouth around Lacey’s dick, taking more of him down his throat. In seconds, he shuddered and almost gagged when Lacey thrust further into his mouth. Thick ropes of come spurted from Kat’s dick onto the hardwood floors beneath him, making a small puddle that he was sure had been the most he’d seen in quite a while.

“God, ooh shit!” Lacey yelled at the top of his lungs, shooting his own seed in between Kaitlin’s lips. He trembled and almost lost his balance but Kaitlin quickly let go of his own to steady Lacey.

Once he finished drinking every drop of Lacey’s release, Kaitlin watched the ecstasy on his face. The pleasure of being blown and filled with fingers he knew was the best way to get any gay man off and even some straight men too. Nothing better than feeling that pressure from both places.

While Kaitlin’s breathing turned back to normal, he licked Lacey’s dick clean, leaving no trace of his climax. When he finished, he also licked the remnants of his own come of his hand while gazing up at the man he desired.

“Let me have some of that, huh? I wanna taste you.” Lacey pulled Kat up to his feet and took Kat’s thumb into his mouth, sucking it until it was clean. When done, he pressed his lips on top of Katlin’s, forcing his tongue deep inside of Kat’s mouth.

With that kind of mind blowing embrace, Kat almost lost his balance too and Lacey caught him before he toppled over. He could’ve sworn he saw fireworks and stars in from of his eyes with this last kiss and his flaccid cock jolted just from Lacey’s mouth on top of his. “Oh shit, Lace. God, I want you inside me as soon as you can get it up again.”

Lacey held onto Kat’s arms. “Not sure when I’ll be able to babe ‘cause you just did me in when you fingered my ass.”

Kaitlin laughed and gripped Lacey’s naked thighs. “Then I’ll wait. We got all night, Lace as long as the baby stays asleep.”

“Yeah. That’s a big if but I guess I’ll have to take what I can get!”

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Wednesday Briefs #25

Ah good Wednesday Morning. 

Once again, Kat and Lacey have demanded that I write more about them so here it goes, a little of Kat and Lacey with the prompt, I knew you were the one, when...

Lacey blinked twice and backed away from Kat. Despite the tightness in his groin, he thought it best to finish their conversation. Kat seemed really serious about carrying a gun on his person and this bothered Lacey. He hated that Kat was hurting so much but he knew doing some form of vigilante justice wouldn’t help either.

“What’s wrong, bay?” Kat stepped closer to him and closed the space between him and Lacey. His hot breath tickled Lacey’s top lip. Kat ran his hands down Lacey’s sides, underneath his shirt. Tightly, he squeezed Lacey’s flesh, piercing him with his nails.

“Nothing. I don’t wanna hear you advocating violence, Kat. You’re smarter than that.”

“I know, Lacey but you know you can never be too careful. If fools see you with your guard down, they’ll take advantage. I can’t have that, Lacey.” Kat dropped his hands from Lacey’s waist to the underside of his ass. He pinched his skin through the soft material of his slacks, making Lacey gasp and swallow hard.

“Um, Kat…” Lacey closed his eyes and gasped at Kat’s touch.

“Hmm? Listen babe. As much as I’d like to chat with you about guns and why I need to pack one, I really want this hard and beautiful body on top of mine. I’m sure you could use a stress reliever and so could I.” Kat pressed one kiss on top of Lacey’s lips, then another until he had Lacey in an intense lip lock. Suprisingly, Kat lifted Lacey off the floor and carried him to the couch without much effort.

Lacey knew Kat was strong but not like that. Not too many people could move Lacey’s solid body. Kat’s strength definitely impressed him. “Damn, Kat…” Lacey dug his claws into Kat’s back, leaving marks on his caramel colored skin.

“Uh huh, baby boy. Got cha wanting me, don’t I?” Kat sat up straight a moment and yanked his t-shirt from over his head. He tossed it aside and collapsed his mouth on top of Lacey’s once more. Kat moaned into his embrace and sucked Lacey’s bottom lip until it hurt. Lacey really wanted to pull away again but he couldn’t help the emotions he was feeling right now. He ogled the script on Kat’s neck, noticing his dead lover’s name. Is he finally ready for this? “Kat…I…”

"What, Lace? I swear we can pick up this conversation tomorrow, right? We got the apartment all to ourselves, Larita is asleep. Let’s take advantage baby boy. You want me, I want you. Let’s stop fucking around and get down to business.”

“Mhmmm…” Lacey groaned and gripped Kat’s back muscles, circling them with his fingertips. Yeah he wanted this, oh damn did he but they weren’t finished talking about this gun thing. “Damn Kat, I swear.”

“What, beautiful? I make you crazy, right? De used to say the same thing. When it comes to sex, I forget everything logical, you know? All my thoughts just go out the window right then. And damn, Lace, it’s been a long time. Too long, man. I want that dick, baby. Gimme some of that!”

Immediately, the dirty talk caused his cock to strain against the zipper. Nothing he would’ve liked more than to make this man his for the night. Hell, for the rest of his life. They still had much to go over but this evening, they’d let it go in favor of some mind blowing lust. Sex. They needed it. Both men deserved it. “Okay then…I’ll do that, slim. But not here on the couch. Not too comfortable on this sofa.”

"I know right? I swear this thing’s had it. The springs have started showing and it’s discolored. It’s definitely seen better days.”

“Yeah it has.” Lacey pecked him again on the mouth and lightly shoved him until he was upright. “You sure you ready to take this step, baby? In the car, I wasn’t sure if you wanted me or hated me with the way you were talking.” Lacey hopped up off the cushions.

"Stop that now, bro. I was just worried about getting caught that’s all. I don’t live in Boystown and even if I did, I’m not sure we could get away with PDA.” Katlin took Lacey’s hands into his own, kissed them both, and traced his knuckles with his tongue. “Too bad it couldn’t have been me and you in the beginning Lace. I swear, I knew you were the one when we met on the basketball court almost two years ago. When I first saw you making those six threes in a row, I wished I was your man instead of DeMario's.”

Lacey looked away and grinned at the comment. “Why, cause of my basketball skills?”

“Naw man, more like how hot you looked in the MJ jersey. Sexy mofo, you. DeMario was jealous as hell. He didn’t let me live it down that night.”

“Yeah?” Lacey pulled Katlin in and hugged him tightly. Kat’s words about their first meeting took him back to that day on the court at Washington Park. Lacey couldn’t stop gawking at Kat and vice versa. “Then let me show you why you should’ve been mine first, Kat.”

“Yeah baby. We can talk tomorrow morning.”

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Uh, I see a love scene for the next time.

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Wednesday Briefs #24

Good morning.

Well, I'm taking a much needed rest, we somewhat. Edits to do on Closely Guarded and Under the Gun two are next but UTG wont be out until late June. 

Despite the fact I want to edit, this story still continues to haunt me. Grr...

Kat and Lacey, my two young African American  friends from Chicago want their story. And tehyw ant it now.

*NOT LISTENING*

So how I appease them is by doing the briefs with them until I'm ready to write. 

Here is another snippet off the cuff with a prompt, You Can't Hurry Love.

You can’t hurry love (Kat and Lacey m/m) Still fuming from this disagreement, Kat pulled away from Lacey and stomped towards the window of his living room. He glanced at the tall buildings across the street watching the neighbor’s dog who ran lose on their front yard, appearing to be doing his business. Damn, I wish they’d control that mutt. Seemingly, his neighbors didn’t care about getting fined from the management of this small housing area. He guessed they had money to burn. Kat knew he didn’t but couldn’t understand why they wouldn’t make sure the dog stayed on a leash. “Damn dog. I should go out and use him for target practice,” he chuckled. Kat tried his best to calm down and not let his foul mood completely ruin this night with Lacey. “The hell you are, Kat. Listen to me!” Lacey yanked his arm and spun him around. The anger showed in his handsome features; it did nothing but arouse Kat even more. Kat shook his head and grabbed Lacey’s biceps. “Calm down, baby. I’m only joking…about the dog anyway. Look man, you gotta understand where I’m coming from, right? My lover was killed by three men. Those fools left me and him to die, neither of them got caught. You have to understand my point, Lace.” Lacey softened and moistened his lips. “I get it but what I’m telling you is that won’t solve a damn thing! Violence doesn’t solve violence. You going for revenge won’t bring DeMario back to life!” “I know…” Kat focused on Lacey’s full mouth, the body that had been roaming his dreams for weeks. Damn, he wanted to kiss him right now but what was the use? He didn’t want to rush into bed with him. You can’t hurry love. Especially not true love but they’d been going back and forth for months and did nothing. Kat knew this was mostly due to his own insecurities. He just wasn’t ready to take that next step. Despite that feeling, he still wanted to bed Lacey tonight. With Shanna out with her girlfriends and Larita still in bed, the two of them could enjoy a nice romp right there in the living room. What better way to get the aggression out other than sex. Sex makes everything better.  Lacey shook Kat from his lust filled haze. “You know, what, Kat? You say these things but sometimes you’re so serious, I dunno whether you’re joking er not.” “I know DeMario won’t come back but like I said, I gotta protect mine. I gotta protect Larita, Shanna, and myself. And you for that matter. Carrying a weapon makes me feel safer.” Lacey cocked an eyebrow, he didn’t look convinced. “Have you learned how to use the thing?” “I mean,” Kat looked down at his feet. “I remember some of the things De told me about the gun. He had one back in the day too. Just so happens that night with me, he wasn’t carrying it. Dumb bastard!” Lacey only blinked twice and sighed heavily. “Maybe he felt he didn’t need it with you.” “Running around our ol' hood, yeah we did. Staying on the south side of Chi and being in the closet wadn’t no joke, Lace. It’s not like around here where we’re living close to downtown in a mixed area where a call to the police means they’ll be there in minutes as opposed to hours.” Kat ran his hand over his scalp. “He was silly that night by not having it with him, Lacey. Perhaps if he had it to defend us, he might still be here today.” “And in jail for shooting someone…” “It was self-defense,” he countered. “Better than being unarmed and beaten to death with lead poles and baseball bats. Don’t matter though, it won’t happen to me. I can tell you that now.” “Again, you don’t know what you’re doing. You need training…” “Can you show me?” Kat stepped closer to Lacey, so close he felt the hot breath from his mouth tickling his lips. The smell of his cologne infiltrated his nostrils, sending jolts of electricity straight to his groin. “Please?” Kat turned on the charm and showed his nearly perfect teeth.” “I…” Obviously distracted, Lacey stuttered and turned his attention elsewhere. “Maybe man but you gotta promise me you’ll be careful. I get what you’re saying, right? You wanna protect your own. I don’t need it by the way.” “How you figure, Lace. Just ‘cause you know that martial arts, bs, you think you can beat someone up?” “Yeah…I do,” Lacey retorted. “That martial arts bs has gotten me out of some tough situations. I know how to fight with my hands and my mind. I use it to my advantage.” “Yeah?” Kat smiled wryly and inched closer to Lacey. Wanting him, he dragged a finger down the front of Lacey’s tight black t-shirt and stopped right before he got to the button on the front of his trousers. “Maybe…you can show me a few moves sometime… huh? I mean, I’m not trying to be no expert but, just something so I can defend myself if I need to.” “Not that simple, man. Takes months and years of training. Anyway…um…” Lacey rubbed the back of his own neck. “I still want you to rethink carrying that gun, Kat. You can get in a lot of trouble for toting it around, licensed or not.” Kat nodded in agreement and wrapped his arms around Lacey’s waist. He leaned in close to his ear and caressed his back through the thin material. “I don’t plan on toting it, Lacey. Only using it when absolutely necessary.” Ugh, damn muses! Hope you enjoyed. Check out the other briefers this week. Lily Sawyer MA Church Cia Nordwell Andrew Gordon Julie Lynn Hayes

Wednesday Briefs #23

Greetings readers.

Here I am with another episode of Wednesday Briefs. 

Lately, I've been writing a lot of paranormal but I finally take a break with the last two briefs.

Here again is my characters Kaitlin and Lacey from my WIP Kat and Lacey which I hope to be writing in a month or so!

Prompt – Are you Crazy, you could have… (Kat and Lacey M/M)

Kaitlin led Lacey into his apartment with his bag of leftovers in hand, clutching it tightly. Just what does Lacey have to say? His eyes darted and shoulders tensed, Kaitlin Harris was scared to death to hear what his potential man had to tell him. What kind of secret was he holding on to? Kaitlin was sure it wasn’t anything as horrific as what he’d been through. That almost made him want to commit suicide but knowing he had a daughter to take care of, it stopped him from finishing the job.  

“Come on, man have a seat. Sounds like Shanna’s gone for the night…again…” he sighed. He hated when she left Larita in the apartment alone once she fell asleep. “Let me go check on her to make sure she’s okay.”

Lacey shook his head. “Damnit man, I don’t know why you don’t call DCFS on that girl. I know she’s like family but…”

“Save it, Lacey,” he snapped again and clicked his teeth knowing he hurt the man’s feelings once more. “Fuck, I’m…”

“Go check on your kid, man.” Lacey pushed passed him and went to the bathroom, slamming the door hard and making Kat jolt.

Damn.  

Disgusted by his and Lacey’s actions, Kat stomped to his daughter’s room and opened the door quietly so he wouldn’t wake her up. When he noticed her sleeping soundly, he tiptoed to the miniature bed and planted a gentle kiss on her forehead. The moment he saw Larita’s face, all the tension and anger in him withered away. The more he looked at her, the more she favored DeMario instead of Shanna. Good thing too. He wanted to be reminded of his lover, the baby’s father he loved more than anything.

“Damn, DeMario. She looks more like you with each passing day.” Kat slowly stroked the girl’s back and patted her, remembering when Shanna was about to deliver. She and Larita almost didn’t make it but by the grace of God, they we’re saved.

Too bad, DeMario wasn’t around to see his daughter grow up.

“Jesus, Mario…” Kat rubbed the top of his scalp and dragged his hand to the back of his neck. “Listen man. I know you may not like it but, I gotta move on, man. I can’t keep living this straight boy lie, taking care of your baby momma and the baby. Tired of being lonely man. I gotta take a chance with Lacey. He's good people.” Kat nibbled on his bottom lip and closed his eyes tightly, remembering that awful day.

Immediately, the joy of seeing Larita’s lovely angelic expression dissipated and his mind replayed the worst time in his life as if on a DVD.

“No, damn…” Kat held himself tightly and the tears started to flow. He gulped hard and his heart started to race. “I… shi… no DeMario, you bastard… are you crazy, you could have been killed. And…” Kat sniffed and shook his head in disbelief… and you were, you stupid asshole!”

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It was a dark and stormy night with the rain coming down in buckets. Kat and DeMario quickly ran across the street, away from their chasers who seemed to have a bone to pick with DeMario and desired to settle the score. Their black clothes were soaked from head to toe after running almost three blocks when they stepped into a club just to have a beer.

Demario sucked in two breaths and wiped his forehead. “Think we lost them, dude.”

“Man, what did you do all those years ago,” Kat asked, huffing and trying to catch his breath.

DeMario laughed heartily and wrapped his arms around Kat. “Man, I played a practical joke on one of them in high school. They’ve never forgotten, I guess.”

Kat cocked and eyebrow while he shrugged away. No question even out in the rain, he wouldn’t want to be caught hugging his lover, especially on the south side of Chicago where faggots were as good as dead if they showed themselves. “What kind of joke?” Kat was afraid to hear it but DeMario was always the court jester in all their classes so he wasn’t surprised.

“Man, back in the day, I put a whoopee cushion on the football team captain’s seat,” he laughed.

“No you didn’t, jerk off!” Kat shoved him hard to the ground until DeMario fell over in a heap. While he laughed, he tripped Kat, causing him to fall right next to him on the sidewalk. “You ass, that’s not why they’re chasing us right now. What the hell did you do, De?”

DeMario stopped laughing a little and cleared his throat. “Okay, okay. I put a couple of firecrackers by his car that sounded like gunshots. When he started his engine, I ignited them and they went off. Man it was hilarious!”

“Fuck DeMario, you crazy, you know? You could’ve gotten hurt or killed yourself, man. Playing around with that kind of shit when you don’t know much about firecrackers. And that shits illegal here in Illinois.”

“Yeah yeah.” DeMario got up and grabbed Kaitlin’s hand. “Let’s go home, babe. It’s getting late and um… before we go our separate ways, I wanna make sweet love to you.”

Kat nodded and smiled sweetly at his man. When DeMario tried to kiss him, he backed away and shrugged, “Not now, De. Wait until we get out the streets.”

“Damn you drive a hard bargain. Alright then…” DeMario bowed his head once and turned around. The moment he did, he was tackled from behind by someone and driven to the ground.

“No!” Kat was grabbed by another man. He yelled loudly and screamed, watching in horror as two masked men beat Demario savagely and kicked him while he was still down. Kat grit his teeth and struggled against the tight grips of this gorilla’s hold but he could do nothing else but cry after each blow they’d given his lover. “No! God, no…leave him alone!”

“Shut up, you faggot!” The voice sounded familiar but before Kat could say or do anything more, he felt a blow to the back of his head and everything went black.

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Kat dropped to his knees and covered his face with his hands. He continued to cry and rock forward as he recalled his lover being beaten to death mercilessly by two men with a lead pole and baseball bat. They left both of them to die and never were found or charged for the crimes. Violently, he shuddered and clenched his fists tightly. “Oh God, DeMario… I swear to God if I ever cross paths with them again…”

“You’ll do what, Kat?” Lacey stepped in the room with a bottle of water in his hand for himself and Kat.

“I’ll kill them, Lacey. They got away with it once, but Lord help me they won’t get away again.” Kat struggled to get up but when he did, he scampered out the room away from Lacey, not taking the drink offered to him. He could’ve used it but right now, he was so upset about reliving the horrible nightmare, he might’ve vomited anything he attempted to eat or drink.

“Kat, Kat… come here.” Lacey closed the door to Larita’s room and hurried to Kat’s side. He placed the water on the side table. “Hey man.” Lacey bear hugged him and stroked the back of his neck to calm Kat.

“Oh God, Lacey! I can’t do this! I just…” Kat’s face full of moisture, he accepted the hug and reciprocated it but used Lacey’s back as his own punching bag. Lacey knew he was strong and could take it better than anyone. After all, Lacey was a bodyguard and a master in Taekwondo.

“Shhh…easy man, easy. Yeah you can, man. He’d want you to stand up for yourself but you can’t make those kind of threats, Kat. You’re not prepared to fight anyone.”

Kat leaned on Lacey’s shoulder and stopped jabbing him momentarily. Right now, the strongest emotion was his anger but arousal was a close second. How could he resist Lacey being this close, comforting him, dressed so well in his fitted black slacks and shirt. He looked so handsome and damn if Kat didn’t want to take him to bed right now to make love until the wee hours of the morning. 

Instead of acting on that, Kat only bowed once and peered into Lacey’s wild brown eyes. “I’m prepared, Lacey. I got a gun in my name so the next motha…”

Lacey’s brows furrowed. “Whoa, whoa, man… hold up. You got a gun? Are you crazy?”

“Yeah man…” he sniffed and wiped his nose and eyes with the back of his sleeve. “I’m not playing no games, Lacey. “If anyone steps to me, I promise you, they will be good as dead when I pop their ass.”

Seemingly stunned by Kat’s declaration, “Lacey stepped back, put his hands out in front of him, and shook his head. “Kat, that ain’t no way to solve a dispute.”

“Lacey, this ain’t a dispute anymore, okay? This was my life, destroyed in minutes. This was my man, getting beat to death, and these fucks not getting caught. If they or anyone else tries to touch me or my daughter, it’s over, man.”

“And how will that bring him back, Kat? Will that solve anything?” Lacey crossed his arms over his strong chest.

“No, but I’ll feel a hell of a lot better when I get my revenge!” Kat wrinkled his lips into a sly smile.

“And you’ll get caught, most likely get twenty or more in prison. You’ll be almost in the same predicament as DeMario. Not able to see your daughter grow up. Do you really want to take that chance for some random act of violence?”

“It’s not random, Lacey. This is for DeMario, Larita, and hell, for Shanna too as well as me. Because of their foolishness, my daughter doesn’t have her father! They gotta pay for that!”

“Only three men assaulted you guys that night, Kat. No one else. You can’t fault everyone.”

“Yeah I can, Lacey. This is society’s fault for teaching people that gay or bisexual men don’t matter. Telling them it’s okay to beat someone to death because they’re gay. I’m mad at the world, Lacey and goddamnit so help me, I’m gonna take my anger out on anyone who gives me shit!”

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