” I had gone from being lazily nosey to having a great interest in what they were saying. The last boy (also the better looking of the three, thoug... they weren't anything special) then spoke up, he laughed, “You lasted about three seconds.” this resulted in howling laughter between the three of them. “Fancy going again tonight?” The first boy questioned, though I imagine that at this point, he didn't care if he had company or not. “I'm definitely on it,” said one. The other let out a sigh of. Forty, and single, and probably out of the reproduction game for good. I’m terrified. Being with you gives me courage. It makes me feel like I have something to offer, like maybe I really can say goodbye to a life that makes me unhappy and try starting over with someone else. Don’t let some stupid idea about chivalry, or whatever, ruin that. I need it.’ The gap closes a little more, and our lips meet. It’s a gentle touch, deeply intimate but not passionate. A promise in a kiss. ‘I have to go to. It was definitely MY first kiss!Our hands moved tentatively over each others' bodies until we both had a hold of the other’s penis….–And let’s be honest: Neither of us was particularly well endowed at the time. At that age, really, nobody is. The pubescent hormone surge still hadn’t quite hit. So our cocks, which seemed to us, at the time, to be these massive pieces of meat, were actually smaller, boyish sized little nuggets…Shawn and I quickly removed our underwear and sat side by side. I turned over a ten without even trying."Again," he said."Double or nothing," I suggested and he nodded. Forty pounds is a lot of money, and I saw some sweat on the big man's face.After Tom's shuffle, I turned a jack. Carter smiled and found an ace with a missing corner. I knew what he had done, and I think by then he knew that I knew. He took his money and left without another word."So," Tom said as he gathered up the cards. "Freddie's yours." No," I said, "but she ain't yours neither. Let her.