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turned nineteen a few months ago.”
     
    Nineteen… Wow. At least he was old enough to get into the club.
     
    “Okay, so no alcohol for you at the club then, because if I get caught contributing to a minor, even off the clock, I’d be fired.”
     
    He laughed again. “That’s not really a problem; I’m not much of a drinker. Next question?”
     
    “Have you ever actually been with a man before? I only ask because you mentioned about having to hide who you were back home earlier and you seem so nervous tonight.”
     
    He looked past me over my shoulder as if he couldn’t look directly at me while he answered. “I went to a gay club in Wichita one night, a couple months after I turned eighteen. Worked up the nerve to go, told my mom I was going to stay the night at a friend’s house and then drove the two and a half hours there. It was incredible dancing with whoever I wanted to, grinding against hard, male flesh and the pure manly smell was to die for.” His eyes got all glossy as he described it. “It was probably the best night of my life so far… at least until I got home.” He shivered and his eyes narrowed like he was having a horrible flashback.
     
    “What happened when you got home?” I asked him gently, a bit concerned with the change in his posture so I took his hand back in mine.
     
    He closed his eyes, took a deep breath and exhaled slowly, which I knew was a technique for getting through moments of anxiety without breaking down. “Long story… Anyway, I met this guy named Gabriel, he was probably twenty-three or twenty-four—I’m not quite sure, I didn’t really ask—and we danced most of the night. He was really cute and I was incredibly turned on but it was kind of like having a sensory overload. He took my hand and led me to a dark corner and we kissed for a long time, rubbing up against each other and we ended up giving each other hand jobs in the club. He wanted to take me home with him but I wasn’t ready to give up that kind of trust to a stranger, so we said our good-byes and I went home.”
     
    “So you’ve had some experience but you’ve never really been with a guy then?” I clarified, trying to put it in simpler terms.
     
    “Yeah, basically.” He looked embarrassed again.
     
    “Then I won’t be letting you go home with anyone tonight, just so you know. Everyone in that club is going to be a stranger to you and I can guarantee that there will be several who’ll want to take you home with them. With what I just heard, that’s not going to happen,” I warned him. “I don’t want you to think I’m trying to tell you what to do or how to live your life, but I promised Robyn I would take care of you, and I will.”
     
    “I appreciate that. There aren’t too many people that I can say would do that for me.” The sad demeanor was coming back, I could sense it, so I stood up and pulled him up with me.
     
    “Okay, it’s time to go have some fun now; the club is just a couple blocks down the road. Are you ready?”
     
    “Let’s do this thing,” he said with some enthusiasm and I was really glad to hear it back in his voice.
     
    It didn’t take us long to get to there and when we walked through the door, I instantly felt like I was at home. TSL was a place where everyone was welcome and no one would judge you, which was great because I was pretty sure it was exactly what Riley needed.
     
    “Hey, Big Man!” I greeted our bouncer. “How are you, man?”
     
    “I’m good, Ty, I’m real good,” he answered, pulling me in for one of those one-armed man hugs. What can I say? It’s a friendly place. “You here as a patron tonight?”
     
    “Yup, showing my friend Riley around; he’s new to town and needs a night to let loose!” Riley smiled shyly at Big Man; he was a bit intimidating. I mean at six-three and nearly two hundred and fifty buffed up, beefy pounds, he could scare the crap out of anyone, but if you knew him, he was really a big