Summer, 1983 (I'll call you by mine)

Hidden Desires

Sunday mornings at the Adler Perlman house were very quiet. No one got up before 10 am. They lay in bed bare skinned, Elio kissed Oliver's chest.He noticed over the last few months it had begun to turn white. Elio liked it, no matter what Oliver was going to age well and Elio was still going to look like a youth when he didn't have a beard. Elio had a few years before he was 40 and showed no signs of age. No grey hair, crows feet, puffy under eyes nothing.

"Do you think we need to get up?" Elio asked between each kiss.

"No because we get out of this bed then we have to deal with the reality." Oliver groans, Elio gets up straddling him.

"Well we could stay here all day but then you would have to call Stan and Diane and cancel tonight."

"Oh that's right, you will be showered with attention by Diane. I think she loves you more than diamonds."

"Diane doesn't love anything more than diamonds, my god did you see those earrings he bought her before we left? Jesus Christ, if you bought me anything ridiculously expensive like that I would have you committed."

"Elio, I would buy you the grandest piano or the most beautiful guitar. I know that's the way to your heart." Oliver tucked a loose curl behind Elios ear.

"Yes, but you always have a way to my heart, all-access pass so to speak."

"Dear god cheesiest thing I've ever heard you say, Jesus where is the well-spoken scholar I fell in love with?"

"Well If the words fit I'm going to speak them." Elio smiled as he leaned down kissing Oliver softly on the lips. The phone rang, Oliver leaned over to pick it up not breaking the kiss.

"Hello?" Oliver answered.

"Professor Adler? It's David."

"Oh good morning David, what can I do for you today?"

Elio had moved down to Oliver's feet kissing the arch of his right foot.

"I was wondering if you needed me today for anything before I planned anything."

"Uh yes actually, um I do. I uh, sorry I need you to start reading a manuscript I have finished. If you want to head over around noon that would be great." Oliver lifted off the bed mouthing "stop it" to Elio with a smile on his face.

"Ok, I can do that."

"Oh and bring an extra set of clothes your Sunday best. My family and I are going to a dinner party tonight and there are people that will be there that you need to meet. It will be very beneficial for you David."

"Uh thanks, Professor, that's amazing I will do that."

"No problem David see you at noon." Oliver hung up, lunging at Elio, they crashed to the floor. Laughing and shushing each other.

Two doors down, Christopher was woken up by the crashing sound from his parent's room.

"Oh god not again, every Sunday morning like clockwork." He stifled his disgruntled groan with his pillow, getting up and walking into his bathroom. Christopher looked at himself in the mirror, he was starting to grow very fine facial hair that may as well have been peach fuzz. He took a shower to wash away what had happened that weekend. The bathroom door opens, he peaks through the shower current seeing Jude sitting on the toilet.

"What are you doing?" Christopher asks.

"I'm trying to get as far away from the noises of your parents, and right now I can't hear them." Jude wrinkles his nose. Christopher puts his head back under the water.