ODDS OF LOVE : SEASON ELEVEN

Episode 66

" Joe Jacobs, man whore of the universe, actually asked you to marry him and you said no ," Spencer said from the comfort of his bed that late afternoon. He had been feeling oddly tired all day so when DuBuis and the kids got home he was perfectly happy to turn over Miracle's care to her other daddy while he went upstairs for a small rest. He had been about to nod off into a nap when Winston Arnett had called him.

His half brother who was beginning to feel like a new friend in some strange way that Spencer could not yet comprehend.

He pulled himself up in bed and waited for a response from the man on the other end of the phone.

" He's not a man whore. Ok. Maybe he is. But yes he told me he wanted to marry me. Told me. Didn't ask me. Told me. In the usual Joe Jacobs rules the world way. And I told him no."

Spencer could not resist smiling a little. Joe was not his favorite person being that before their marriage DuBuis had had a sexual relationship with Joe. And that Spencer's own mother had also once paid the man to seduce DuBuis away from him during the marriage after he was shot and at rehabilitation prison relearned how to live again. It didn't displease him to hear someone making the man suffer. If he did indeed suffer from this rejection. " What did he say or do after you.... after the no ? "

Winston sighed. " He's pouting. He's forty five years old and the man is pouting. " He suddenly laughed. " It is almost cute in a way. He pouted and refused to talk to me and stomped off to the club. " His voice then drifted off gradually until he once again said," The club where all his twinks are. Employees and club goers. I'm pretty sure there's someone else there that finds his pouting cute too. "

" Why did you say no ? So you don't want to get married or you just don't want to marry him ? "

Winston laughed. " I like the idea of marriage but I don't think I would be good at it. I know Joe wouldn't be good at it. Before..... Sarah ..... passed away I was considering asking her to marry me but it would not have been..... the same. "

" Sarah was your beard. "

" Exactly. It was not the same. Joe is different. I actually love him. He says he loves me but..... I'm afraid it's just his pity for me that inspired the big I love you revelation from him. Once I take off this bandage will he still love me? He likes beauty. No. He loves beauty. I'm not beautiful anymore. I'm damaged. And he can't be faithful. He loves sex too much. "

Spencer furrowed his brow as he replied," DuBuis loves sex and for most of our marriage we did not engage in sexual relations. Well we have now but. He's never been unfaithful to me though. Not once. Maybe you should give Joe the benefit of the doubt? "

Winston sighed deeply. "Yes but your husband, half brother dear , has never fucked men from DC to Virginia and back to Maryland again. Joe has. The real reason I said no is I don't want to get sucked into a real relationship with him and end up heartbroken. Because I will you know. He'll end up shattering me. "

The door to the bedroom was still open and in came a reluctant looking Glory who knocked at the opened door and said," Hello, Spencer, darling, can we have a little chat ? "