But all of that cleared, briefly, when Simon finally put it out there into that so-thin space between them, laying out there what he wanted. The words Mindy had whispered into his ear back at the shop, what he had denied because Simon hadn't shown any signs (...maybe he had, now that Peter thought back on it?) of wanting anything, never mind this.
He was a little nervous to talk with the feeling of the black pencil smearing at his eye and barely moved his lips, but it was enough. "I want to know more." It wasn't an immediate yes, or a denial, or anything rash but one of the better things he could have said. A positive. Curiosity, even if it might have been a morbid one at this point, but not a pull away or a look of disgust or rejection.
Innocent, yes, but far from stupid. He wanted to know more about... all of this before he let this go any further. Did he want to be with Simon? Possibly more than anything other than staying with JC at this point in his life. Did he realize there was a whole great deal to Simon he knew nothing about? Oh yes. He needed to know more. If it was what he saw in Mindy... he already had questions, reservations, thoughts, but if Simon would show him, he would hold back most of those until the night was over.
Except for one thing.
"No one else touches me tonight." That wasn't something he was going to argue with, not tonight. Mindy had answered so quickly to Simon, even though she wasn't... his. He wasn't sure he would ever want that, but in particular tonight? If they were doing something with... that, then he didn't want someone else there to start things with him.
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But all of that cleared, briefly, when Simon finally put it out there into that so-thin space between them, laying out there what he wanted. The words Mindy had whispered into his ear back at the shop, what he had denied because Simon hadn't shown any signs (...maybe he had, now that Peter thought back on it?) of wanting anything, never mind this.
He was a little nervous to talk with the feeling of the black pencil smearing at his eye and barely moved his lips, but it was enough. "I want to know more." It wasn't an immediate yes, or a denial, or anything rash but one of the better things he could have said. A positive. Curiosity, even if it might have been a morbid one at this point, but not a pull away or a look of disgust or rejection.
Innocent, yes, but far from stupid. He wanted to know more about... all of this before he let this go any further. Did he want to be with Simon? Possibly more than anything other than staying with JC at this point in his life. Did he realize there was a whole great deal to Simon he knew nothing about? Oh yes. He needed to know more. If it was what he saw in Mindy... he already had questions, reservations, thoughts, but if Simon would show him, he would hold back most of those until the night was over.
Except for one thing.
"No one else touches me tonight." That wasn't something he was going to argue with, not tonight. Mindy had answered so quickly to Simon, even though she wasn't... his. He wasn't sure he would ever want that, but in particular tonight? If they were doing something with... that, then he didn't want someone else there to start things with him.