Tales Of Akron
Chapter 27
by Dard Hanson
[In Chapter 26, Mike slept after Dr. Jim gave him a sleeping pill. He
moaned and shifted throughout the night. Dan suspected Mike
was having another bad dream. Since the accident Mike had
dreamed of the two children whose parents were killed in the
accident. Finally, morning came and Mike awoke rested and
refreshed.]
"I want to get out of the house," Mike said. "I need to be
somewhere else, do something different."
"The Gay Pride celebration is today. We could go to
Cleveland, watch the parade and go to the park where the Gay
Pride celebration takes place," Dan said.
They stopped by Dodie's for breakfast. "Roberta is the best
waitress in the world," Dan said. "Remembers our names, what
we like to order and seems happy to be at work."
"You're right," Mike said. "But, don't think those sweet words
should take the place of a good tip."
They drove to Cleveland and talked in binges -- a lot of fast
talk and then silence.
"The Pride Day parade is good," Dan said. But, I sure wish
someone would put in some decorated floats. Marching people
and bands are good. But, I want more."
"What do you want, Dan," Mike asked. "How about male
stripers and body builders and anything else that might be a gay
man's dream?"
"Not bad for starters. I did enjoy hearing the Northeast Men's
Chorus sing in the parade. But, somehow, I just want more out of
that parade."
"The story of your life -- you want more. Be happy with what
you've got."
"You're sure testy, today," Dan said.
"No, I'm not being testy, or difficult, or mean. You're my
partner, my lover. I should be able to express myself to you.
Sometimes my thoughts are merely half baked. But, I want to
express them to you. AND, you should be willing to listen and not
be so damn critical."
"Why don't you leave those half-baked ideas in that oven
head of yours until they're done before you put them on exhibit.
Both of us would be better off," said Dan.
Mike turned and walked the other way through the vendors at
the Gay Pride Day celebration. "Damn, never enough port-a-
potties when you need them. Why don't the organizers realize
how many people stand in line and for how long. This is stupid."
Dan turned another corner and realized Mike was gone. Dan
visited with the men at the gay journalists table. "Nice guys," Dan
thought to himself and kept walking. He watched the boats go by
the park. "Well, now they know what gay people look like,"
thought Dan. He stood and watched the waves of Lake Erie and
wished he had a sail boat or maybe lunch or ... he knew what he
wanted. "I want to have sex, wild uninhibited sex. Not with Mike. I
want to make love with someone I don't know. I want anonymous
sex." He looked around at the hundreds of good looking guys.
Anyone of them would have been a good partner for Dan.
Unfortunately for Dan, most of them had partners.
"I remember how to cruise and find a new guy. Mike will never
know," Dan thought.
"Hey, Dan, how you doin'?"
Dan smiled. He recognized Clark. He had always carried a lust
for Clark in his loins. "Clark, glad to see you," Dan said, slipping a
hand around Clark's waist and planting a kiss on his lips.
A few yards away, Mike turned just in time to see the kiss.
Mike looked away. He took a deep breath and started walking in
the opposite direction.
[What gives with Mike and Dan? Is this the beginning of the end?
Can Dan have an affair and be forgiven by Mike? For the answer
to these and other important questions, be sure to read the next
exciting chapter of Tales of Akron.]
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