Page 29 of Second String

Miguel seemed to consider it seriously, clutching his parrot tightly as he searched Dmitri’s face with a solemn gaze. But then he smiled brilliantly and nodded. “Okay. Do you like ice cream, Meech?”

“I love ice cream,” Dmitri replied. “Would you like some now? We should celebrate that we both have boyfriends who are nice to us, right?”

“Right!”

Dmitri finally straightened and immediately found himself engulfed in another embrace, this one including a kiss that threatened to steal his breath. He returned it, burrowing for a moment against Andre’s body, reveling in his taste and feel. God, he’d missed this, even if it had only been a week.

When Andre pulled back, he looked down at Dmitri with a smirk. “You’ll share the ice cream with me, too? I mean, I am your nice boyfriend, right? You told Miguel, so it must be the truth.”

“I’ll share anything you want,” Dmitri promised, sneaking in a quick grope of Andre’s ass to emphasize his meaning. “But ice cream at the zoo sounds like a good place to start.”

After so many years of wanting and waiting, things were finally working out the way Dmitri had always hoped. There were even a few added bonuses he’d never expected; he’d discovered the importance of his place in the F-Holes, and he wasn’t second string the way he’d always believed. He had a partner he adored, and a child to love and help nurture. Andthere were even better things to come, as long as he had Andre by his side.

With Miguel between them, holding on to their hands and chattering away about what flavor he was going to get and which animals he wanted to see first, they walked toward the entrance.