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homosexuality sometimes, but gay porn would be too high a mountain for them to climb.
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    Much as Jesse remembered from growing up in Urlack, the local chamber of commerce played a big role in the life of the community. It served as a launching pad for political careers and an endorsement from the chamber’s president in local political races could give a candidate a huge boost. Jesse was initially puzzled why a former porn star like Wes would want to be involved in an organization so interested in maintaining the status quo, but he got the sense that Wes had political ambitions and used the chamber for the networking possibilities. He also suspected that as a gay former porn star, Wes wanted to be part of the status quo. Whatever the reason, Wes devoted a lot of time to the chamber when he wasn’t helping people buy and sell real estate. In addition to chairing the chamber’s State Fair Committee, he also chaired the chamber’s Labor Day Picnic Committee. The picnic had been Wes’ idea, and it had become a huge deal in Urlack, much looked forward to by local families as it was a combined end-of-summer/back-to-school affair.
    But Wes hadn’t mentioned anything about attending the picnic with Jesse. Wes had said more than once that, while the picnic had its fun moments, he really couldn’t relax. He told Jesse that he would still be “on” because the picnic was his gig. I’d love to see you there , he had told Jesse a few days before the picnic, but I can’t guarantee that I’ll be that much fun to hang out with.
    That didn’t sit right with Jesse, but all he said was that he probably wouldn’t be able to make it to the picnic anyway. His promotional video business was picking up and he had a couple of projects he was behind on anyway. He worked on those projects Saturday morning, mainly to take his mind off of Wes. Jesse was falling in love with Wes, but he was having doubts that were nagging at him. Then he got texts and phone calls from Lindy and Brian later in the morning, trying to entice him into coming to the picnic. His resistance didn’t last very long, so around noon he rode his bike over to the picnic to meet his brother and sister-in-law there.
    He was impressed with the number of people at the picnic. The energy reminded him of the energy he’d noticed at street fairs in Chicago. It made him smile. Maybe this picnic won’t be so bad , he thought. He found Brian, Lindy and a few of their friends at a spot near the beer tent. They had opted to do their own grilling, so there was a wonderful aroma of meat sizzling. He was able to immerse himself in the fun of the picnic for about half an hour before thoughts of Wes intruded. He excused himself from the group and walked around for a bit. He caught a glimpse of Wes under a canopy. An attractive young woman stood next to him. There were a lot of people under the canopy. Maybe it was a chamber of commerce thing, Jesse thought. People were shaking Wes’ hand and he kept the young woman with him very close. He either held her hand or had his arm around her waist. Jesse tried to be nonchalant about his approach to the canopy. He was sure that Wes hadn’t seen him yet. He sidled under the canopy, accepting a clear plastic cup containing white wine from a young woman. It seemed to be some sort of VIP area. He sipped the wine and set the cup down on the nearest table.
    As he neared Wes and the young woman who now had her hand on Wes’ shoulder, he saw that the two of them were talking with an older couple. Jesse decided sneaking around was silly, so he simply walked over to say hello.
    “Hey, Wes! Great picnic!” he said.
    To Jesse’s surprise, Wes didn’t miss a beat. He smoothly greeted Jesse and then introduced him to the older couple and to Lucy, the pretty young woman who, it turned out, was Wes’ assistant. Wes mentioned that he was helping Jesse’s brother and sister-in-law with buying a house and that Jesse had grown up in Urlack, had gone to