ROAD TO NOWHERE

Chapter 25

They look around at the voice. Tim's face goes pale as he sees one of his use to be regular customers. The man stood a good three inches taller than Tim.

"John." Tim gasps.

"Hey there, gorgeous." The large man says with a sneer as he steps toward Tim. "You gonna give me and my buddies some fun tonight?"

Tim shakes his head and begins to back up, dropping his pool stick.

The other three stand in shock as they stare at the giant man.

"I .. I .. I .. don't .. I don't." Tim stutters as he backs away. "I'm .. I'm not a p .. prostitute no .. no more."

"Don't be ridiculous. Remember all the fun that you, me and my friends had?" John says as he continues to back Tim against the wall, pressing his body against him.

"Y'all gang bang me." Tim says turning his face away.

"You enjoyed every minute of it. And we paid for every f*ck we had." John says, grabbing Tim by his jaw to turn his face back toward him.

The man grabs a hand full of Tim's hair as he slams his lips harshly against his prey, forcing his tongue inside his mouth. His other hand slides quickly to Tim's crotch.

As the realization hit, Avi grabs the man's huge bicep.

"EXCUSE ME!!" Avi shouts angrily.

"Wait your turn." John growls.

"He's not lying. He quit selling." Austin says.

"Get. Your. Filthy. Hands. Off of him." Avi says, gritting his teeth.

"And just who the hell are you?" John asks, looking down at the smaller man. "You talking awfully big to be so small."

"I happen to be his boyfriend and this pool stick in my hand makes me just as big as you." Avi growls.

"Maybe you guys need to go find your 'entertainment' elsewhere." Adam says as he pulls a switchblade from his pocket. "Cause Tim is no longer available."

"Fine. But let me tell you one thing, Timmy Boy." John says leaning over with his face only a few inches from Tim's. "Once a whore, always a whore." He laughs as he walks away.

"Oh, my God." Tim whispers as he brings a shaky hand to cover his mouth. Tears begin to fill his eyes.

"Baby, are you alright?" Avi says as he lays a hand on Tim's arm.

Tim shakes his head as his breath quickens.

"I think I'm going to be sick." He whispers as he pushes past them and runs to the bathroom.

"Tim!!" Avi calls out for him but he had already disappeared into the crowd.

"Do you want me to go check on him?" Austin asks.

"No, I'll go." Avi answers.

As Avi reaches the door, a man comes out shaking his head.

"Don't know if you wanna go in there right now. Some dude is in there throwing up." The guy tells him.

"I'll be fine." Avi says, giving the guy a smile.

As Avi walks in, he can hear Tim throwing up in one of the stalls. He goes over to the sink and grabs a hand full of paper towels and wets them.

"Tim? Baby, open the door." Avi says softly after finding the stall door locked.

"No. Avi, just go away." Tim says in a hoarse voice due to the vomiting.

"If you don't, I'll crawl under." Avi replies.

He hears a sob before the lock clicks. He slowly opens the door to find Tim sitting on the floor, his cheeks wet from tears.

"Here, Sweetie." Avi says softly as he hands Tim the paper towels.

"This ain't gonna work." Tim sobs as he wipes his face with the wet towels.

"What's not?" Avi asks, squatting down beside him.

"Us." Tim says as tears roll down his face.

"What? What are you talking about?" Avi asks, his heart seems to have stopped waiting for an answer.

"He was right. I'll never be able to live it down." Tim sobs, shaking his head.

"I don't want to hear this." Avi says, shaking his head.

"Well, you're gonna hear it!" Tim turning his eyes to the green-eyed man. "I might as well have 'whore' written across my forehead. You deserve better."

"Tim, I love you." Avi whispers as a tear rolls down his cheek.

"No, no. Please don't say that." Tim cries as he gently wipes the tear from his lover's face. "This wasn't supposed to turn out this way. We were just supposed to have some fun. No strings attached. And then go our separate ways."

"You love me too, Tim. And you know it. I felt it when we made love." Avi says as he grabs Tim by the hand.

"You have such a free spirit, Avi. You're a beautiful man, both inside and out. Maybe you need to find someone more deserving to have you." Tim says as he softly squeezes Avi's hand.

"I can't believe what I'm hearing. Are you breaking off our relationship?" Avi sobs.

"I .. I just need time. This is all happening so fast. I need time to get me head and my heart straight. I don't want to hurt you. I don't." Tim sniffs, shaking his head. "I just need to think. Please, give me that time."

"So what am I suppose to do? Just stop loving you? I'm sorry, but I can't do that." Avi says as he rubs a thumb across Tim's cheek.

"After Austin and Adam's wedding, maybe you should go visit your parents for just a little while." Tim says quietly.

"You're being serious." Avi nods with a shocked look on his face.

"Avi, please listen to me. I need time. Time to know if what I'm feeling for you is true love. I don't want to lead you on." Tim tries to explain. "I've never been in love before. This may be love, I just don't know."

"Okay, if time is what you need? I'll give it to you. Cause you are worth the wait." Avi says, quickly wiping a tear that rolled down his cheek. "Just remember one thing, I love you so much. If you can't stay here because of your reputation, I'll go anywhere with you."

"That's good to know. Cause I probably won't be able to stay here." Tim nods.

"Maybe, another road trip?" Avi chuckles through his tears.

"Definitely." Tim laughs and wipes his eyes. "Maybe the northeast? See Maine. I'd love to see Boston."

"Sounds fun. Just not in the winter." Avi giggles.

"True." Tim nods before pulling Avi into a hug. "Just don't give up on me."

"Never." Avi whispers as he hugs Tim tightly. 

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