Between The Yees And The Haws

Montgomery Montana Smith

Name: Montgomery Montana Smith
Age: 28
Occupation: Leather Man
Created By/Modeled After: Devin Guinee

"Montgomery...how could you, partner?"

AN HOUR EARLIER:

Montgomery left, angry. What he just witnessed was intense. His head was still ringing from Edward and Cletus' shouting, and poor Vivian was caught in it all, too. He looked to where Edward stormed off to once he left Cletus' place.

"Edward! Damn it, wait up!" Montgomery called after him, running.

"For fuck's sake, Mont. Why do you always gotta clean up his messes?" Edward huffed, continuing to walk without making eye contact with him.

"Who said anythin' about cleanin' up his mess?" Montgomery asked him. "I'm just as pissed as you are."

"And why's that? He ain't do nothin' to you." Edward said. Montgomery chuckled.

"You kiddin' me? Guy's been treatin' me like shit our entire friendship. I tried to comfort him about all this and he told me to fuck off."

"So why didn't you end it? The friendship, I mean. Seems like a good reason to."

"I didn't have anyone else. I suppose I coulda gotten closer to you and Viv, but that just seemed odd. He introduced me to y'all. It'd be...odd." Montgomery explained.

"Fuckin' hell. Look at that." Edward chuckled. "He's got a hold on your life too, partner!"

"What do you mean?"

"I bet when you got too close to us he woulda told ya somethin' about how Viv and I were his friends, not yours. Some bullshit like that." Edward said. He and Montgomery continued to walk the trail, rounding the corner to Edward's house.

"It wouldn't be outta character for him." Montgomery said softly. "But...I don't know...he means well, don't he?"

"I suppose he do. But that don't count for much." Edward told him. They reached the porch of Edward's house. "He's a stubborn fucker, he is." Edward stopped. "You wanna come in?"

"Do you want me to? You ain't never invited me in before." Montgomery told him. Edward shrugged.

"I'm inviting you now, ain't I? You just wanna stop this conversation here?" He asked. Montgomery shook his head.

"No I...I'll come inside. Thanks, partner." They walked up the porch steps. Edward opened his front door and walked to the kitchen. Montgomery stayed in the living room.

"You want water?" Edward called.

"No, I'm good. Thank you." Montgomery sat on Edward's couch. Edward walked in with a cup of water.

"I got it for ya anyways." He said, setting it down. Montgomery chuckled.

"Well, thanks."

"Mont...do you like Cletus?" Edward asked. Montgomery shook his head.

"No, he's my best buddy! Why would I-"

"Not romantically or nothin'! Just...do you like him? As a person?" Edward sat down on the couch next to Montgomery.

"Well a' course I do. He may be an asshole, and he may treat me like shit, but he's good. I promise. I seen the good in him. He's a quality guy. But..." Montgomery sighed. "I can see why you just about had enough of him."

"I like Cletus. I really do." Edward said. "But...I'm just frustrated with him. We had a good thing and he...well, he didn't listen."

"He didn't listen to what?"

"To me! Or Viv! Or anyone who told him to stop whatever weird obsession he had with our relationship, because it wasn't even a fuckin' relationship!" Edward sighed. "I'm just...frustrated." He told him. Montgomery nodded.

"It's alright, Ed. I know. I am too. I always am." He chuckled. "And you deserve to be listened to." He placed his hand on Edward's thigh. Edward's eyes drifted down. Montgomery immediately retreated his hand, realizing what he had done.

"Shit, sorry." He said. Edward laughed.

"That's alright, Mont." He smiled. He paused. "I'm upset you ain't ever try to get to know me better. You seem real sweet." Edward chuckled, nudging him. This time, Edward placed his hand on Montgomery's thigh. Montgomery's face flushed.

"Well shit, Ed." He looked at the man in front of him. "If I didn't know any better I'd say you were comin' on to me." Edward smiled at him.

"Now why's that?" Edward asked, drifting his hand up Monty's thigh. Montgomery's heart pounded.

"Ed, I..." He began. "I don't know if we should-"

"Tell me you don't want me, Mont." Edward said softly.

"I don't...I..." Montgomery started. Edward raised his eyebrows at him. He stopped, looking Edward in the eyes. "I want you."

Edward pulled Montgomery in for a kiss, grabbing him by the back of the head. He kissed him for a while, and Montgomery held the back of Edward's neck. Edward eventually broke away from the kiss, standing up and holding his hand out. Montgomery raised an eyebrow, taking Edward's hand and following him.

"Where are we goin'?" Montgomery asked. They walked into Edward's bedroom. "Oh."

Edward pushed Montgomery onto the bed, taking off his shirt.

"Ed...Ed holy shit, wait just a minute!" Montgomery grabbed Edward's hands opening his shirt buttons. "Are you sure?"

"Are you?" He asked. Montgomery shrugged.

"Yeah. Yeah I am." He smiled. "Only if...well, I don't know if I feel comfortable saying this, really." Montgomery said. Edward raised his eyebrows.

"Wh-oh. Oh, you want me to be on b-"

"I'd prefer it, yeah." Montgomery said. Edward laughed as Montgomery took him in his arms and flipped him around on the bed, having Edward underneath him. Their shirts were both on the floor as Edward kissed him again. Suddenly, Montgomery stopped.

"What's wrong?" Edward asked.

"We...we shouldn't be doin' this. It really ain't fair to Cletus."

"You couldn'ta had this battle with your morals before you were half naked on top of me?" Edward asked him. Montgomery looked into Edward's eyes. He wondered if he was in love with him. It was crazy, since they were always just friends. Maybe not even friends. Just friends of a friend.

"Edward...I'm glad your my friend of a friend." He said.

"What?" Edward asked.

"Nothin'." Montgomery said before pulling Edward in for another kiss. "And ya know...Cletus don't need to know about this."

slight time skip due to the author not wanting to write gay porn about her friends. a perfectly acceptable wish, really.

"Cletus, I can explain." Montgomery told him. Cletus shook his head.

"Montgomery...how could you, partner?" Cletus asked, his voice breaking.

"Cletus...just listen." Edward said, still not getting up. He kept the covers over him.

"Are you fucking serious, Ed? You askin' me to listen to you? To do you a fucking favor and listen?" Cletus spat. "I know you're not my property, and I know I treated you like it. But...how...how fucking could you?"

"It was pretty easy, actually." Edward snapped at him. He retreated back. "I'm sorry. Cletus, I'm sorry. But you're right. I'm not your property. So...so why are you always treatin' me like it?"

"I...I can't tell you, goddammit. 'Cause every time I try..." He sighed. "Fuck it. It don't matter anymore." Cletus walked out.

   He opened Edward's front door, walking out and closing it behind him. He looked at Edward's house, where he first met him. Where he knew that this man was different than all the other people he had met in Buckleton. And that he didn't want to let him go. Staring at the closed door, he softly said,

"I love you, Edward."