Chapter 5
Jesse laughed at Ivan. The boy had just asked him if he was gay. However, Ivan didn't even crack a smile. "You're serious?" Jesse asked.
"Dead serious." Ivan responded. He was really feeling determined to uncover Jesse's sexuality.
"What makes you even think that?" Jesse asked and started walking towards the main building.
Ivan was immediately behind Jesse's steps. The thought of knowing someone else was gay thrilled him. Ivan grabbed Jesse's shoulder and finally he stopped walking away.
Jesse turned around and saw a smirk on Ivan's face.
"I didn't think. I saw." Ivan smiled and it grew even wider as he noticed Jesse struggling with the decision whether to tell him the truth or not.
Jesse wasn't really sure about Ivan. He was rude when they had met and he hadn't seen anything remotely friendly from the boy. He put on a passive face and said, "I don't know what you're talking about." Jesse resumed walking.
Ivan watched as Jesse walked briskly away from him. One of these days you're going to have to let someone in; Jean's words echoed in Ivan's ears. He had to admit it. He was coming on a little too strong. Truth be told, he wanted Jesse as a friend, and more so if he had happened to be gay. And ambushing somebody with a personal question wasn't really the smartest way to make a friend, he realized that. "Jesse!" Ivan called as he ran to the boy. "Look, I'm sorry." He said catching up to him.
Jesse couldn't believe his ears when he heard Ivan apologized. So there was a genuine person inside that rude sarcastic boy. Jesse stared at Ivan, waiting for him to continue.
Ivan sighed. "I thought I saw you the other night in an alley downtown. You were..." Ivan's voice drifted off. Hearing the words come out of his own mouth, he couldn't help but feel like he was coming off like some kind of perverted voyeur. He looked away in embarrassment.
"Receiving head." Jesse finished plainly for him.
Ivan wasn't expecting Jesse's nonchalant reply. He felt heat crawl all over his face as he shifted on his feet. "Exactly."
Jesse stopped himself from laughing. This just couldn't get any better. Not only did the boy couldn't get the word blowjob out of his mouth, he also got embarrassed with the discussion. He was a virgin! "Yeah. I think I remember." He grinned before adding, "That was one of the best blow jobs I've ever had! Dude, his tongue makes me go crazy every time."
Ivan's jaw dropped and his face turned into a much deeper crimson. He couldn't believe how Jesse was so open about his sexuality. Just a few minutes ago, he was walking away from the question and now he was bragging about his conquests.
"What gave me away? Because I'm sure it was pretty dark in there." Jesse asked as he put an arm around Ivan's shoulders.
Ivan looked Jesse's arm as they walked, resisting the urge to remove it. He hadn't had any close physical contact with someone for a really long time, especially with a boy. "Your voice. I recognized it." Ivan answered.
"Really? So you've been listening to me talk all this time, huh." Jesse smirked. All these time, Jesse thought Ivan had been ignoring him because aside from the obvious resentment Ivan had showed since they had met, he also appeared to be always deep in thought.
Ivan rolled his eyes when he saw Jesse's satisfied smirk. "Get over yourself. Besides, 'Dude' was pretty much a dead giveaway." He said which earned a chuckle from Jesse.
