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together?"
Esteban looked back at him in silence and Javier continued.
"Esteban, I'm tired of being this sad because I'm
alone. You're the only person I can relate to, not even Diego makes me feel as
at ease as you do. I want to have someone to live for, to fight for, please
Esteban."
Suddenly, Javier remembered his status, and let go of
Esteban's hand.
"Oh, God. I forgot the whole HIV thing. I'm sorry, the
idea of not seeing you got me crazy, I can't move in with you."
This time Javier got Esteban's attention for sure.
"Javier, being honest, I don't know if sex is in our
future, even if we live together. I'm not sure how I will ever see sex as
something normal after so many years of abstinence."
Javier smiled and declared enthusiastically.
"That makes you my perfect partner."
"I don't know, Javier. This is unexpected for me, and
I'm used to planning my life to the smallest detail."
Javier sulked, and said, "It's because of the virus,
right?"
Esteban surprised him when he leaned forward and hugged him,
pressing his cheek to Javier's face, but keeping their lower bodies separated.
"Listen, Javier, if we ever do it, there is safe sex is
for this type of case, right?"
"Yes, there is, but there is always a risk, and I would
never date anyone who is HIV negative. I'm sorry for being this bold, when I
know this might be so awkward to you."
Esteban shook his head. "Your HIV status is the least
of my worries, I can live with that."
"Are you sure?"
"Yes. I need time to think about if I want to share my
life with you, that's all. If I decide to give us a chance, I won't be a coward
again, it won't be easy, but I'm willing to give it a try."
This time Javier wasn't so sure anymore. "But the
risk…"
"I'll take the chance if I think we could have a future
together."
"And if you don't?"
"I'll leave you alone to find someone who can make you
happy."
Feeling Esteban's warm body so close, Javier muttered.
"Perhaps, I'm not worthy of you."
Esteban broke the embrace, and looking him in the eyes,
cupped Javier's face in his hand while stroking his skin with the thumb from
the same hand.
"You are so worthy for me that I want the best for you,
and I don't think I'm the best you can get. You're still young, and you can do
better."
Then slowly he leaned forward and tentatively pressed his lips over Javier's
mouth. The tender kiss lasted only seconds, and without another word,
Esteban walked away and went down stairs.
Esteban kissed him!
Javier stayed in the same spot long after Esteban was gone.
That was all he could think of, and he hadn't reacted in time. If he ever got
that close to him again, Javier wasn't going to let it go so easy.
Chapter 7
During the following weeks, it seemed as if Esteban had
given up on him. He'd stayed mostly at his parent's house, and when he came
around, they were never alone. More than once, Javier caught Esteban watching
him when he thought nobody noticed and it wasn't Javier's imagination, there
was a longing in Esteban's gaze that contradicted his actions, as if he said
with his eyes what his mouth held back.
The press problem was solved after Esteban let them follow
him around on a couple of occasions. Javier had watched on the local news how
the reporter complained of Esteban's stoicism; nothing she had said seemed to
impress the former priest. Diego had laughed at her astounded expression as the
TV crew followed Esteban, who ignored them and walked as if they were ghosts he
couldn't perceive.
The last time she covered him, she practically closed the
case saying that his quitting the church probably had been a coincidence, and
that she would be covering the trial, which was the real news.
Javier reflected on the news against his own situation with
Esteban as a real impossibility. The man had a will of steel and few things
really touched him. He considered himself lucky because he'd witnessed a
weakness nobody else had.
The following week Javier started working with Diego at
Esteban looked back at him in silence and Javier continued.
"Esteban, I'm tired of being this sad because I'm
alone. You're the only person I can relate to, not even Diego makes me feel as
at ease as you do. I want to have someone to live for, to fight for, please
Esteban."
Suddenly, Javier remembered his status, and let go of
Esteban's hand.
"Oh, God. I forgot the whole HIV thing. I'm sorry, the
idea of not seeing you got me crazy, I can't move in with you."
This time Javier got Esteban's attention for sure.
"Javier, being honest, I don't know if sex is in our
future, even if we live together. I'm not sure how I will ever see sex as
something normal after so many years of abstinence."
Javier smiled and declared enthusiastically.
"That makes you my perfect partner."
"I don't know, Javier. This is unexpected for me, and
I'm used to planning my life to the smallest detail."
Javier sulked, and said, "It's because of the virus,
right?"
Esteban surprised him when he leaned forward and hugged him,
pressing his cheek to Javier's face, but keeping their lower bodies separated.
"Listen, Javier, if we ever do it, there is safe sex is
for this type of case, right?"
"Yes, there is, but there is always a risk, and I would
never date anyone who is HIV negative. I'm sorry for being this bold, when I
know this might be so awkward to you."
Esteban shook his head. "Your HIV status is the least
of my worries, I can live with that."
"Are you sure?"
"Yes. I need time to think about if I want to share my
life with you, that's all. If I decide to give us a chance, I won't be a coward
again, it won't be easy, but I'm willing to give it a try."
This time Javier wasn't so sure anymore. "But the
risk…"
"I'll take the chance if I think we could have a future
together."
"And if you don't?"
"I'll leave you alone to find someone who can make you
happy."
Feeling Esteban's warm body so close, Javier muttered.
"Perhaps, I'm not worthy of you."
Esteban broke the embrace, and looking him in the eyes,
cupped Javier's face in his hand while stroking his skin with the thumb from
the same hand.
"You are so worthy for me that I want the best for you,
and I don't think I'm the best you can get. You're still young, and you can do
better."
Then slowly he leaned forward and tentatively pressed his lips over Javier's
mouth. The tender kiss lasted only seconds, and without another word,
Esteban walked away and went down stairs.
Esteban kissed him!
Javier stayed in the same spot long after Esteban was gone.
That was all he could think of, and he hadn't reacted in time. If he ever got
that close to him again, Javier wasn't going to let it go so easy.
Chapter 7
During the following weeks, it seemed as if Esteban had
given up on him. He'd stayed mostly at his parent's house, and when he came
around, they were never alone. More than once, Javier caught Esteban watching
him when he thought nobody noticed and it wasn't Javier's imagination, there
was a longing in Esteban's gaze that contradicted his actions, as if he said
with his eyes what his mouth held back.
The press problem was solved after Esteban let them follow
him around on a couple of occasions. Javier had watched on the local news how
the reporter complained of Esteban's stoicism; nothing she had said seemed to
impress the former priest. Diego had laughed at her astounded expression as the
TV crew followed Esteban, who ignored them and walked as if they were ghosts he
couldn't perceive.
The last time she covered him, she practically closed the
case saying that his quitting the church probably had been a coincidence, and
that she would be covering the trial, which was the real news.
Javier reflected on the news against his own situation with
Esteban as a real impossibility. The man had a will of steel and few things
really touched him. He considered himself lucky because he'd witnessed a
weakness nobody else had.
The following week Javier started working with Diego at
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