Hitman's Creed - 17

 

After Joey closed his cell, he sighed. His mother looked at him and asked what was wrong.

"Nothing, just being stupid is all," he told her somewhat dejectedly.

"Joey, are you, well, interested in him?"

Joey shrugged. "Maybe. Not that it would do any good if I were. He's already made it clear that he's way older than me. Hell, he joked about me wanting to fix him up with you."

She looked at him in shock. "Now why would he think you'd want to do that?"

"I was, well, we were talking about how he had never been in a relationship because he didn't have time and I said he did now and he asked that and…"

"And?"

"And I said you were too old and he said maybe he liked older women, then well…"

"Older women?" his mother said while she tried not to laugh, adding, "So I gather he's straight."

"No, he's bi."

She nodded, tapping a finger on her lips. "You asked?"

"He told me, after he wanted to know if you knew I was gay."

"That must have been quite the conversation." She looked at him worriedly. "So he knows you're gay, you know he's bi. Has he shown any interest in you, made any, well, advances? And as far as that goes have you, now that you know?"

"No, no, not at all! Like I said he pointed out he was much older than me. To him, I'm just a kid."

"He has a very good point, Joey. He's at least ten years older than you, I'd say. That's a very big age difference."

Joey nodded. "I know, but I can't help how I feel."

"How do you feel exactly?"

With an embarrassed smile he said, "I've been dreaming about him."

"I would take it they were somewhat erotic?"

"Oh yeah, and I shouldn't have admitted that, should I?"

"I did ask," she told him with a soft chuckle. "Look, I'm not one to give advice on love, if that's what you think you're feeling, or even lust which is much more likely, but you have to be very careful not to come on to him in any way. I don't want him taking advantage of you just because he knows he could."

"Do you think he would?"

"I can't say, but older men sometimes feel a sense of pride when a younger person finds them interesting and they'll take advantage of it."

"He's not like that," Joey protested.

"You know this how?"

"I… I just do."

His mother nodded. "All I'm asking is please be careful. I don't want to see you hurt."

"I will be, mom. I promise." He hugged her quickly. "Now I better go study."