10 - Springs of Water
Day three of our vacation was usually spent relaxing. Stu and I would spend a couple days hiking around and adventuring, then spend the third day just enjoying each other's company in whatever shade was available in the south Utah desert (given that we...
08 - Gang Aft Agley
The rest of our work on the golf course passed without - well, nearly without incident. Hayate did try once more to harass us, but Craig sent him packing with a quick wave of his phone, reminding him of the "evidence" that he had saved. In fact, he...
06 - Weekend Recovery
Friday night, both Toby and I were pretty worn out from our days, so after I got home and had a light dinner, we just went to bed without much ado. But much to my surprise, he woke me up early on Saturday morning and bade me pack some overnight gear....
19 - Cabin Time
"Look, I'm gonna run over to that market over there, I'll be right back. You need anything, Tig'?" "Nah, I'm good." Toby looked up from the magazine he was reading. "Just once, I'd like to finish an article I start in a waiting room." I...
Afterword - The Hitchhiker
Thanks to those who have read this story thus far. It began as a fantasy of mine, that I might pick up a hitchhiker traveling between school and home, and have him pay for the ride by helping me explore my latent sexuality. I never did, mostly because...
07 - Of Mice and Men (updated)
The final three weeks of my summer business were taken up primarily by work at the Sunny Creek Golf Club at the west edge of town. Most of my clients didn't need much maintenance at this point, as the summer heat slowed their lawns' growth and kept...
13 - Toys for Tiger
Sprawled out on the bed, still naked, and feeling full from dinner, I watched Toby bustle about the room in his fur to clean up the leavings. Druff moved over to where he had set his small duffel, and was sorting through its contents. "This isn't a bad...
08 - Masquerade
Shortly after fall break, the campus began preparations for its annual Hallowe'en Masquerade, the first of the formal dances of the year. I had managed to make the proper excuses to miss all of the formals in high school, but the real reason was that I...
03 - Wake Up Call
Craig Azeria Stratford Inn, Downtown Cedar City Sitting in the stand again, I looked out at the mostly empty hearing room. The only member of the audience, Toby, was doing his best not to look completely bored. By the glaze on his eyes, though,...
03 - Aftershocks
The walk upstairs to the apartment was torment. What was I going to tell Toby? How would he take it? Would he believe I didn't mean for it to happen? Questions ran through my head with each step. By time I made it to the top floor, I had determined...
10 - Holiday Denouement
After we got home from lunch and took a well-earned nap, I awoke to find that Toby had gotten up before me. Sunday afternoon was the time he usually worked on math, so I was not surprised to find him in the office, with his nose in a book and a pencil...
06 - Goodbye
Stuart Marten St George, Utah Toby and Craig sat on my couch, telling me all about what had happened with Craig's dad. "So yeah, when we go back to Nebraska, we'll have to stop in at Cedar and give Detective Holcolmbe another statement," said...