His butt was broad and thick, whilst the enormous thighs that carried him were some of the widest Jimmy had seen. With her arm draped over her new husband’s mighty shoulders, her hand frequently drifted over to it, stroking and caressing it, almost without conscious thought.Įverything about Paul had changed. It was a feature that Jimmy could tell Edith enjoyed most keenly. His hair had started thinning by the end of college and by now he was essentially bald, with a very short cut at the back of his head that failed to hide the remarkable roll of fat that filled his neck from the back.
A large, round ball-gut dominated his easily four hundred pound frame, with a double chin that entirely encircled the lower half of his head. Utterly transformed from the muscular and fit boy Jimmy had met as a fresher, Paul had become an absolute beast of a man over the years. For, despite all of her achievements, Edith’s new husband, Paul, was undoubtedly her most beloved accomplishment. That was how she was able to afford the large and lavish wedding that was taking place. Not only had she proved herself within her Aunt’s company, but she had become quite the asset. You really had to hand it to Edith she had done remarkably well for herself in the years that followed college. They watched them all, seeing the inevitable drama unfold, whilst nursing a beer in their large hands, resting on their guts. On a Friday night, a noisy crowd of large, bearded men sat at the table below the front window, chatting loudly with their big, booming voices and seeming to know every person who came in. There was an odd hierarchy that Dan couldn’t immediately put his finger on. But that didn’t mean that it was perfect either. Here, the men were a mix of older and younger the beer was good and the music didn’t suck quite as badly as everywhere else. That was how he came to find a bar, tucked away on a quiet back street, that he felt much more suited to.
However, he didn’t want to draw attention to himself in the way that some of those guys clearly craved. His dress sense was a little dull, he realised, looking at some of the outrageous things a few of the boys were wearing out. He had his boyish good-looks and an athletic build, with strong shoulders from his many years of playing the drums for his old band. However, here the rules were all different here.ĭan had to admit that he hadn’t expected it all to be so hard. To the girls, Dan’s pepper gray hair made him appear distinguished. But even the small successes were hollow. If he got up on the dance floor, he felt the judgemental eyes of them all, wondering what the old guy was doing there. Being over twenty-five seemed to automatically discount him from being flirted with. Going to the big gay clubs had certainly been an error. He began to feel like an old man amongst a sea of slender, fun-loving gay guys, who clearly felt none of the guilt about their sexuality that had plagued Dan’s life up until now. Like his father before him, Dan’s hair was prematurely turning a little gray in places.
He couldn’t help feeling that he had missed out when he was younger fresh out of the box and ready to take on one sexy guy after another. Having only recently decided to explore his attraction to guys, at the grand old age of thirty, he had frequented many different gay venues and left them all feeling completely out of place. The gay scene was such a bizarre place and Dan had struggled to find his way within it. Daddy? Was that guy really serious, grumbled Dan to himself as he took himself off home alone.