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First I was picking up Joey. I had never seen Joey’s place yet, I just knew he lived in a nice part of town. I turned left out of my apartment parking lot and quickly took the right onto South Beneva Road. I had to stay on there for quite some time. It was quite a nice road, but also the type of road that gets you to a nicer part of town the longer you drive on it. After about ten minutes, I managed to miss the left onto Sarasota Square Boulevard and had to turn back. Soon I could take a right onto Crockers Lake Boulevard and I knew I was close. I had not expected Joey to live in a cul-de-sac. The gardening in the area was upheld beautifully. Mowed lawns and countless palm trees. I felt like this is what I expected Florida to look like before I moved here. The street seemed very quiet, like somewhere mainly old people lived.
When I got to his apartment building, I was unsure where to park. It was a little past 6, but I didn’t see Joey anywhere. It was a nice two-story building with lots of trees around. I took my phone and wanted to call him, just as I saw him walk toward me. He had a huge smile, he seemed equally excited. He had also opted for a more casual travelling attire: a blue T-shirt stretched across his large chest and tight jeans gripped his muscular thighs. He had a gym bag flung across his shoulder.
Joey and I had decided to just be friends only a week ago. Truth be told, I had felt a little awkward at times. It was clear that the sexual chemistry was still there. Although now Joey was no longer acting on it. I noticed him wanting to grab my shoulder or pat me on the back sometimes, but pulling back. It was going to take some time to adjust. And as much as I was looking forward to this trip, as I saw him walk toward my car, I knew how hard it was going to be to not act on any urges. Because my dick was already hard in my sweatpants. Only now I realized why my clothing might have been a bad idea. My erect cock visibly twitched and bobbed up and down underneath the fabric.
Joey put his bag in the back seat and then sat next to me.
“Hey man! You excited?”
“Yes, can’t wait!”
I saw Joey’s eyes dart to my crotch. He must have seen my actual level of excitement, as he quickly looked away.
“Well, let’s get this show on the road”, he said. “It’s going to be a long 6 hours!”
I turned and drove out of Crockers Lake Boulevard and turned right onto Sarasota Square Boulevard, the opposite direction of how I came. I started to relax as I felt my boner go down. I turned right on McIntosh Road and then left onto the Central Sarasota Parkway. Not long after, I had to take a right turn to go to Honore Avenue. It became very clear we were leaving the city as there was barely a building in sight. After a while, I got to the I-75.
Joey asked me if I felt ready. I said I was, which wasn’t a lie. I had been very well-prepared by both Joey and Marie. I knew I could do this, there was only one thing I worried about.
“I’m kind of afraid someone will have a question I don’t know the answer to.”
Joey chuckled adorably, like always.
“You know everything there is to know about our material. You studied it so well. And even if you blank on the answer, I’ll be there!”
I guffawed.
“If you would have to answer a question at my presentation, it would feel like I had failed.”
“You are too hard on yourself. In my first year I often told people I would get back to them on their question. Like, I would go back to the office, look it up or ask Marie or something and then e-mail it to the person.”
“Really?”
“Oh absolutely, I had no idea what I was doing at first.”
I laughed.
“That makes me feel better, actually, thanks.”
At Punta Gorda we crossed a bridge over the Peace River.
“So pretty”, I said.
“There’s going to be lots of bridges across water”, Joey said, smirking.
“As a Kentucky boy, I am not used to it like that though”, I answered.
It was about 64 degrees (18 Celsius), and mostly sunny. I looked across the water and for a second I felt like I was going on holiday with my boyfriend. I reminded myself of the work ahead of us.
“Were you born in Kentucky too?”, Joey asked.
“Yep. My parents are from Mexico.”
“Sorry. I didn’t mean to assume.”
I smiled.
“No problem.”
After a short silence, Joey piped up.
“So how do you like working with us so far?”
“It’s great! I love the work, the people are fun. And it’s great for me, moving here from out of state that there’s so much to do outside of the office. I feel like I’m making friends and I haven’t even been here for a month.”
“That’s great to hear, man. I do feel like you fit in very well.”
Another silence followed, after which Joey asked if I could turn on the radio. Probably to make the silences less awkward. He looked out the window on the right side, resting his head against it. It didn’t take long before I saw Joey nodding off.
We had been on the road for almost three hours and I wanted to stop somewhere to stretch my legs, take a leak and buy a coffee. Gas would be quite nice as well. We were in Naples. Joey was sleeping peacefully. He looked so cute. I took an exit, and went right on Pine Ridge Road. I saw that there were restaurants and gas stations on the other side of the road. I made a U-turn and drove to the first option I saw, which was a BP.
As we stood still, Joey woke up.
“Hey, I’m just getting some gas. Do you want to go and stretch your legs?”
He wiped his eyes and nodded quietly. I got out of the car and loaded it up. Joey slowly got out and walked toward the shop. He looked a bit sleepy. His ass looked magnificent in those jeans. He managed to be adorable and absolutely fuckable at the same time. Somehow him backing off made me want him more. I realized I was still confused as to what I really wanted.
I paid for gas, went to the bathroom and walked outside to find Joey standing beside my car with one coffee in his hand and another on the roof.
“Hey, thanks”, I said as I walked up.
“No problem”, he said, smiling as he handed me the other coffee.
“Sorry I fell asleep there, didn’t want to make the drive boring for you.”
“Oh, don’t worry about it”, I said.
“Do you want me to drive the rest?”, he then asked.
“I don’t really mind either way”, I answered.
“I’ll probably doze off again if I’m not driving, so…”
“All right then”, I chuckled as I handed over my key.
Now that I wasn’t driving, I quickly got bored myself. For a while it felt like we were just driving through Florida’s swampier areas. I asked Joey how he has enjoyed working at Medtronic the last few years.
“It’s been pretty great. I really felt like I’ve always been given the opportunity to develop my skills. I get the freedom to work my creativity into my job, it’s even rewarded. I like that a lot about it. And like you said, the people are great to work with as well.”
I chuckled.
“What?”
“It just sounds different when you say it.”
Joey laughed.
“That’s very naughty, Hector.”
“So, how did all of that come about anyway?”
“Are you asking if I made the first move on my co-workers?”
I smiled and noticed I was blushing.
“Well, Daniel was first. He literally just put his hand on my ass and squeezed it at an office party one time.”
I audibly gasped.
“We had both been drinking, to be fair. But yes, I let him fuck me for the first time that night.”
I saw Joey smile.
“That’s so odd. He seems so happily married.”
“I honestly think he is. He just has a high sex drive that his wife cannot always… meet. I guess. The man fucks like a bunny rabbit, too.”
“Oof.”
“TMI?”
“TMI!”
“And, well, now that he knows I’m gay, he just comes back every so often.”
“What about the others?”
“I was working late one night when Craig came and got me as the building was about to close. He asked me if I didn’t have a woman to go home to. So I came out to him. This is like, a few months ago. We got talking, he asked me some questions about being gay, invites me to his place for drinks. I knew where it was going to go. Still hoping for a repeat of that. He was definitely the best lover out of them.”
“And Ted?”
“Ted… well… I saw what he was packing in the men’s room in the office and I couldn’t help but say something. He pulled me into a stall and fucked me. It was really short, after a few thrusts he pulled out, said sorry and left. We never talked about it since. This was in, maybe September? He was already seeing that girl he always talks about.”
“Well, hot stories, all of them. But you are a slutty gay.”
“I know, I know. I’m working on it.”
“Hector? Hector?”
I woke up. I realized I must have fallen asleep myself.
“We’re crossing the bridge. We’re leaving the mainland.”
I looked around and saw the ocean on my left. I smiled.
“That’s so cute that you woke me up for that.”
“This is Key Largo”, he said, pointing ahead and ignoring my remark about him being cute.
We crossed the ocean a few more times and I couldn’t help but get a romantic feeling. Islamorada was dazzlingly pretty. The sun was shining and reflected on the water. The sky was a perfect blue. The boats in the marinas that we passed definitely gave me a holiday feeling. Seeing nothing but water on either side of the bridge, as far as the eye could see, gave me a feeling of freedom and relaxation. A man driving next to me with big strong arms in combination with the scenery made me feel warm and fuzzy inside. Then I also realized it wasn’t much longer until we were going to be there. Slight nerves were kicking in.
There were plenty of ocean views during the last part of the trip, but I didn’t tire of them. I was rehearsing the first presentation in my mind. I looked at my watch. We were going to get to the hotel just before 1:00, and the first presentation was at 3:00.
We pulled up at the Perry Hotel at 12:45. Joey parked and immediately gave me back my car key. Checking into a hotel with Joey gave me slight butterflies, though it could also be the nerves for the presentation taking over.
When we got to our room, Joey opened the door and let me in first. I walked in and looked around. A king size bed with crisp white sheets and a balcony. There was a view of blue sky and palm trees. It looked very nice, but the one bed was interesting. I decided that was something to think about later.
“You, hit the shower first”, Joey said as he put his bag on the bed. “Let’s try to be ready to get out of here by 2:30.”
I walked into the bathroom and it looked very pretty. I jumped out of my clothes and started the shower. It felt very nice to feel the warm water on my body as I tried to relax. I wrapped a towel around myself and walked out of the bathroom.
I was immediately distracted by Joey, who was standing by the bed in just his underwear. His body looked absolutely amazing in black briefs. He saw me and looked me up and down in just my towel. There was a moment of sexual tension. He snapped out of it first and squeezed past me to use the shower.
I got changed into my red plaid shirt and black pants. I checked the shirt for wrinkles, but it seemed like everything made it through the journey OK. I put on my watch and quickly fixed my hair in the mirror. I took my laptop from my bag and quickly flipped through the presentation. I heard the water go in the shower for a few minutes. Joey had already laid out his white shirt and blue slacks on the bed. He had worn the same outfit when we had prepared in the conference room a week earlier. I loved how it looked on him. I tried to focus on preparing again as I heard the shower stop.
Not much later, Joey left the bathroom in just a towel and looked at me all dressed up.
“Looking good, man!”
“Thanks!”
He whipped off the towel and just started getting changed. I got a short view of his dick and the trimmed patch of pubes. I looked away and back at my laptop as he got dressed.
“You’re going to be fine, buddy. Don’t worry so much.”
Joey was buttoning the sleeves on his shirt. He looked amazing. I sighed and knew he was right. It was time to let it go and feel confident.
“You’re right”, I said as I closed the laptop. I stood up and walked out onto the balcony which was quite large, very private and had a view of the swimming pool. Joey came to stand next to me. He looked at me and smiled. I immediately felt more relaxed.
“You’re ready, I know you are. You are going to fucking nail it.”
I wanted to hug Joey. Kiss him. Smell him. Feel him close. I had decided that I couldn’t. Even though he was perfect. Before I got emotional, I shook my head and jumped up and down.
“That’s it, shake off the nerves”, Joey said, laughing. He had no idea.
I checked if we had everything we needed, which was just a laptop, a USB drive and a folder of hand-outs. The hospital was 7 minutes away from the hotel. We got there in time to get set up before staff arrived. Joey took care of the first presentation. I got slight butterflies in my stomach watching him. Partly because he looked amazing, but also because I knew I would be next. After a short break, it was my turn. After some nerves at the start, everything went quite smoothly. There were a few questions, but I could answer them all. I was very proud of how I did, but wanted to check with Joey.
When we walked onto the parking lot, he beat me to it.
“So, how did you feel it went?”
“I was nervous at first, but I think I did pretty well.”
“Man, you knocked it out of the park!”
“Really?”
“Yeah, you were very clear, you didn’t speak too fast, you didn’t get lost in tech lingo… For a first time, that was flawless.”
“Thanks!”
“We should definitely get changed and have a nice dinner to celebrate.”
I smiled.
“Let’s do it!”
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