A few weeks have passed since Nathan saw Arnie leaving Vince's trailer that evening. Since then, Nathan and his older brother Noah have been to Vince's home a handful of times, but Nathan hasn't brought Arnie up. Not that Vince expects him to. But Nathan must at least suspect that something sexual had happened between the older man and Arnie -- not that Vince cares if the boy suspects anything, but he gets excited imagining Nathan being turned on by it. Maybe the boy has thought about it in the nights since? Maybe he's even become aroused? And touched himself because of it? Vince's cock begins to twitch and wake up from his thoughts. He mentally scolds himself and focuses on the task at hand.
Right now, the two boys are helping him build bookshelves: Vince had purchased the shelves earlier in the day. When the boys had seen him unloading them, they asked if he needed help. The brothers are handy, especially Nathan. The boy has a determined, almost hypnotic look in his hazel eyes as he quietly works. Noah is a hard worker as well, but not a quiet one. He has talked almost nonstop since they began working on the shelves. Vince doesn't mind though. Noah has always been conversational; it's why he and Freddie (Vince's son) are such good friends. Either of them could carry on a conversation with a solid brick wall if they wanted to. Nathan is the opposite. He only contributes to a conversation when he has something to say. Mostly he just nods in agreement or shakes his head.
"Have you seen that Brad Pitt movie from last year, where he's an assassin on the train?" Noah asks Vince.
"I have not."
"You should! It's funny!" Noah tells him.
"He's right, it is pretty funny!" Nathan adds in a quiet but confident tone.
"Did you guys watch it together?" Vince asks.
Noah answers, "No, I watched it at our cousin's house on TV."
"I saw it in the theater with my friends," Nathan informs him.
"You and your friends go to the movies often?" Vince inquires, hoping to keep Nathan talking as long as possible.
"Occasionally. When we can and when there is a movie we all want to see," Nathan tells him.
"What else do you do? Besides going to the theater occasionally, I mean?"
Nathan shrugs at his question. "Mostly we just ride around town and goof off. We go out to eat too. Usually to Waffle House. Not like there's much to do in this town." His hazel eyes meet Vince's dark blue ones for a second after he says that last bit. There's a playful, almost cheeky glint in them. It makes Vince's heart flutter.
Vince chuckles. "That's the truth! Do you ever hang out with Noah and his friends?"
Noah shakes his head. Nathan smirks playfully at his older brother, "No. They are a bit too...redneck for me!" He puts emphasis on the word "redneck" and is obviously teasing Noah with it.
"Bitch," Noah calls him with a smirk.
"Twenty year old infant," Nathan counters.
"Skank."
"Stop trying to be a smart-ass, Noah, because you're not smart."
Vince tries not to, but he sputters and begins laughing. Nathan really burned his brother with that last remark, but also, the calm and nonchalant way they delivered their insults to one another, while each is building a bookshelf, was comical. Vince knows that they are just messing with each other and not being serious.
"Slut," Noah hurls at him. "Oh no wait, you're still a virgin. How sad."
Vince observes Nathan's face to see how he reacts to what Noah just said. The boy's eyes meet Vince's for a slight second before Nathan averts them, his face turns a slight shade of red, but other than that it remains relatively stoic.
"So what if I am still a virgin? I'm only eighteen."
Noah snorts, "I lost mine well before I was eighteen!" he announces with a proud smirk that showcases his handsome features. With his long dark brown hair and chocolate-colored eyes, it isn't any wonder that Noah gets a lot of attention from the opposite sex.
"I've seen some of the girls you've fucked Noah," Nathan tells him in a tone that's slightly disapproving, "I have standards." The look Nathan gave Vince after saying it was very subtle and quick. Vince almost missed it, almost. It made his heart beat faster and caused his face to burn slightly. But did he mean that as a jab towards Vince too? He did see Arnie leave that day.
Also, that's the first time Vince has heard Nathan cuss, ever, and it was "fuck", one of the most crude ones...also Vince's favorite cuss word to use when he's...well, fucking.
"This may be an overshare, but I didn't lose my virginity until I was twenty," Vince announces.
Noah looks surprised, no "surprise" there. Nathan of course looks stoic as ever. He only nodded at the older man's words and continued working on the (now) almost completed shelf.
"No way! Our dad told us you had lots of girlfriends back in high school!" Noah says.
Vince chuckles, "I'm not sure how your dad would know that since I was out of high school long before he ever got there! But he is right. I did my fair share of dating then. However, I never sealed the deal, if you will, with any of those girls," Vince admits. "When I was twenty, I met this older woman, a cougar, I guess, who offered to train me in how to please a woman correctly." Of course he's also learned how to please men too since then, but he doesn't add this to his monolog.
Noah makes a face. "I've never been attracted to cougars. The age difference has always bothered me."
Vince opens his mouth to say something, but Nathan beats him to it, "Age is just a number." He declares. Vince is surprised by this, but not as surprised as Noah. His jaw is practically on the floor now, he stops working and turns towards his younger brother.
"Seriously, Nate? You'd date or fuck a woman in her eighties or nineties?" Vince is sure Noah has turned a little green just thinking about it.
Nathan shrugs nonchalantly. "I won't go seeking out an old person as a potential partner, but if I met one who was a good person and has a good personality, why not?"
Noah gives his brother an incredulous look, "Because they are oollllddd..." he deadpans, dragging out the word "old". He quickly looks away from Nathan to Vince and adds, "No offense, old man!"
"None taken. But remember, if you're lucky, one day you'll be my age! Possibly older!" Vince reminds him with a laugh.
Noah chuckles at that and then a comfortable silence washes over them as they continue to work. The way Noah had said "old" just now makes Vince recall something from a few days ago...
*TWO DAYS EARLIER *
Vince had just pulled his blue pickup truck into his driveway, having just finished running some errands, when Noah came out of his family's trailer onto the front porch, waving him down. Vince waves back and Noah bounds off of the porch and heads over to him. His dark brown hair that's normally braided hangs loose and wild, the curls make it seem shorter than it actually is.
"What's up, Noah?"
"Do you have a minute? I want to show you my knife collection. "
"Uh..." Vince looks from the boy to his truck where a few Walmart bags are seated. He only bought a few groceries this trip, a couple of them being TV dinners that need to be put in the freezer.
"It will only take a minute," Noah tells him., "Or I can help you take your stuff in first?"
Vince thinks it over and decides to just go with him first. It's a cool Fall Saturday afternoon. The food shouldn't spoil anytime soon. "That's okay, you can show me the knives right fast."
Noah beams ear to ear. "Follow me!"
As they approach the trailer, Vince notices that John's car is gone. "Your parents gone?"
"Yeah. They go visit our mamaw and papaw on Saturday. They took Isaac with them. It's just Nate and I home right now." Isaac is their youngest brother. Vince instantly perks up at the mention of Nathan. With luck, he'll get to see him in a matter of seconds. Vince knows that Noah and Nathan share a bedroom, they always have, so he will likely see him in there.
It may be a bit creepy of the older man, but early on the weekday mornings, he watches out his side window (that has a wonderful view of the walkway down to the bus stop, just so he can catch some looks at Nathan as he walks with his little brother to the stop. Just seeing the cute twink from afar improves his day.