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possible new turn his life was making, Jack was appropriate after all… especially to his young, new friend.
    He pushed away from the counter and walked toward his bedroom, unbuttoning his light green oxford shirt as he went. As he entered his bedroom, he tossed the shirt into the dirty clothes hamper beside his dresser and started sliding off his brown wing-tipped shoes. He picked them up and put them neatly into the bottom of his closet.
    Jackson sighed with relief as he unbuttoned and unzipped his pants and slid them off. He draped his pants over the back of a chair and sat heavily on the edge of the bed. Looking down at his half-aroused prick, he sighed. "You might as well get over it, buddy. There'll be no playtime for you."
    On top of the oak dresser, a framed picture of Ben peered at Jackson. He picked it up and sighed as his gaze roamed over Ben's tanned body and smiling face. Memories of taking the picture on their vacation to Hawaii, just a few months before Ben's death swirled to the surface of his mind. They had spent the day laughing and swimming in the ocean and generally being captivated with each other. When the sun began to set, Ben asked someone to take their picture so they could remember their joyous day in paradise. Little did Jackson know less than six months later, Ben would senselessly be ripped out of his life forever. He traced the tip of his index finger over Ben's tall, athletic form. "What am I going to do, Benjamin? I don't know why I'm attracted to him. Elijah's nothing like you, and he's way too fucking young for me."
    Knowing Ben's picture would not have an answer for him; he sighed and set it back in its place. "Well, you're no help," Jackson griped. He opened the middle dresser drawer, pulled out a pair of old blue jeans and slid them on.
    He still missed his lover, but Jackson was beginning to believe he needed something more than just a memory to keep him warm at night.
    Maybe I should go out on a date.
    Just the thought of going out with someone new made Jackson shudder. God, he really hated the dating game.
    Maybe I should ask Elijah for a date.
    Maybe not .
    At least he didn't have his erection anymore.
    Thank God.
    He pulled out his favorite white t-shirt and put it on. He walked out of the bedroom with a new determination to push his attraction to Elijah aside and to maybe start looking for someone else… someone closer to his age.

Chapter Four
     
    Elijah sat in Jack's outside oasis and took a deep, healing breath. Ever since he woke up this morning, Elijah had felt a little off kilter. But looking around the lush greenery that surrounded him, he knew Jack's backyard would now be the new place Elijah would think of while he did his relaxation therapy. In the past, when his previous therapist had asked him to visualize somewhere peaceful, Elijah could never pick a specific place. It was always some beach or field of imaginary flowers; it was never a place where Elijah truly felt at home or at peace.
    Like Jack's place did.
    Elijah briefly reflected back on the difficult day he had. He'd met with his new therapist, Jay, and it had been hard rehashing his past. Elijah was lucky though, because by the end of the hour, they ended up having a good rapport and session, even though it drained him emotionally. For the time being, they had agreed to meet twice a week. While Elijah knew it wouldn't always be convenient to meet with him so often, if he wanted to continue to heal and grow following the difficulties of his past, it would be worth it.
    Elijah sat in the middle of the yard where the old shade trees and the fragrant flowers bloomed. Beside him, the manmade waterfall trickled as the water ran down from two different levels. Huge goldfish swam around and nibbled at some of the water plants. In amazement, he watched a pretty red cardinal fly down and land on one of the rocks that outlined the pond, and then take a couple of deep drinks of water.
    Elijah took another swig of his drink