Just Sex Mates (boyxboy)

Chapter 30: Surprises.

Taylor's remark about lobbing a hand grenade in his direction made me chuckle. Only he would say something as humorous as that about something that was quite serious.

I waved his remark away. "Nah! Just slow down a bit and keep to the inside lane, so if you do need to pull over, then you can, okay?"

Taylor slowed down and pulled into the inside lane. "Okay! Fire away..., but I'm going to pull into the next service area we come to. I can't drive and deal with you struggling to explain your epiphany moment."

The wink and cheeky smile he sent me made me laugh. "I didn't have an epiphany moment. Tom just got me thinking about all sorts of things, not just my relationships."

"If he's got you thinking about them then he's definitely an okay sort of guy."

"It was kind of ironic that Tom immediately picked up on my relationships though.., saying that he didn't think they were right for me."

"I've been telling you that for ages and you didn't pay any attention."

"Oi! That's not fair. I have. It's just that he told me what I should do about it."

"And I haven't?" Taylor asked, sounding a little miffed.

"You did. Sort of, but Tom saw things from a different perspective. He wasn't seeing it as someone I was in a close relationship with. He said that my heart was fragile and I needed to be more careful with it. Although he could see the barriers that I had tried to put up to protect it, he said I had failed miserably in doing so."

"Well he ain't wrong there, is he?" Taylor interrupted. "You seem to fall in love far too easily with the wrong sort of guy and always end up getting hurt."

"Tom told me not to let the stars play tricks with my eyes or let the moon break my heart."

Taylor giggled. "That sounds like words from a song. I'm surprised you remembered that."

"They do, don't they, but I don't care. I remembered it word for word as I thought it was pretty cool and I really did get what he meant. He went on to say that I shouldn't waste my time on guys that are just out to impress or just out to use me."

He looked at me questioningly, raising one eyebrow. "And?"

"And what?"

"Did he tell you the sort of guy you should be wasting your time with then?" There was a sarcastic tone to his voice as he said 'wasting'.

"Well... er... yes..., that's why I'm talking to you right now."

Taylor double-looked me. He went to say something but didn't follow through.

"Tyler told me some of the conversation you had with him on the way down." I saw Taylor start to blush. "It kind of fits what I had been thinking for sometime but I kept on telling myself that you were only confused because you weren't sure about your sexuality. From what he said it sounded like you were no longer confused. You told him that you really loved me. Is that true?"

He quickly looked at me again and gave a weak smile before looking away. "Hmmm. Yes. You know I've always liked you but it's only since I've been on that medication that things have changed."

"Is that why I have this funny feeling that you engineered the weirdest conversation that I've ever had with a sixteen year old boy? Did you tell Tyler to take the opportunity to tell me your true feelings when you went to the toilet?"

He didn't have to answer me for me to know I was right. He looked awkward and blushed big time.

"But why would you want me to know that you really loved me right now..., this very weekend? I get the feeling that something has happened to make you do this Taylor..., and I don't think it was just your medication."