II
Giules emerged from the back office to find a Middle Eastern beefcake waiting patiently at the register.
A normal gay would have thanked Allah for the extra-large piece of eye candy at the end of a long shift, but Giulian was anything but normal. According to his shrink, Giules associated attractive men with rejection, which manifested itself as intimidation in their presence.
So, instead of getting his flirt on with the sexy stranger, Giulian was all business.
“Welcome to Giulias, would you like to try one of our specialty sandwiches?”
“Nah, man, thanks. Let me just get a bottle of water and some Ruffles,” the man responded in a Bronx-thick Miami accent. Giulian’s initial attraction faded as soon as the guy asked if he could ‘get a bottle of water.’
Giules felt that it was bad enough to be working a proletarian job. The last thing he needed was to assimilate to it.
“You certainly can,” Giules said with a smile. “That’ll be four sixty.”
The guy pulled a debit card from the waistband of his basketball shorts, lifting his shirt just enough to show Giulian some abs.
The attraction came back as quickly as it left. Suddenly interested in the big hunk of Miami meat, Giules strained to read the name on his credit card.
Mr. Amir L Reyes.
Sex appeal just oozed from every part of Amir – from his rippling muscles to his square jaw and deep-set eyes. He looked like he could be anywhere from twenty-five to thirty-five. It’s not that he looked old, he just had strong, rough features.
Giulian could totally see him as one of those kids who looked like he was thirty years old when he was in high school – a stark contrast to his own look. Giulian’s blonde hair and baby face made him look like he was thirteen well into his twenties, although his bestie Bryant said that he looked more like a petit lesbian than a little boy.
Either way, Giulian was positive that Amir was both straight and not the least bit interested in him, so he gave the guy his receipt and saw him off with a smile.
And that was when Mr. Amir Reyes did the unthinkable…
