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<\/a>“Starsk?”<\/p>\n“Hmmm?”<\/p>\n
“When did you know?”<\/p>\n
“When you kissed me.”<\/p>\n
“An hour ago?”<\/p>\n
“No. In the hospital.”<\/p>\n
“You remember that?”<\/p>\n
“I was unconscious, Hutch, not dead. (chuckle) I’d just gotten over being dead.”<\/p>\n
“Don’t remind me.”<\/p>\n
“The mustache felt weird. But it was the sweetest, most caring, loving kiss I’d ever known. My heart flew right into your hand. It’s been there ever since.”<\/p>\n
“Hmmm.”<\/p>\n
“When did you know?”<\/p>\n
“When I woke up and saw your name on the window.”<\/p>\n
“Really?”<\/p>\n
“Should we send Gunther and Callendar thank you notes?”<\/p>\n
“No.”<\/p>\n
“I love you, Starsk.”<\/p>\n
“Love you, too, Hutch.”<\/p>\n
“Hmmm.”<\/p>\n
“What do we do now?”<\/p>\n “Pretend it never happened?”<\/p>\n “Not an option.”<\/p>\n “Get married?”<\/p>\n “Not yet an option.”<\/p>\n “Would you?”<\/p>\n “In a heartbeat.”<\/p>\n (Silence)<\/p>\n “So, what do we do now?”<\/p>\n “Check into a clinic?”<\/p>\n “For ‘the cure’?”<\/p>\n “Yeah.”<\/p>\n “Hypnosis, electroshock treatments, heterosexual porn flicks twenty-four\/seven, sex therapy with gorgeous\u2026 therapists.”<\/p>\n “You’ve read the brochures.”<\/p>\n (More silence)<\/p>\n “Do you want to be ‘cured’?”<\/p>\n “No\u2026 Do you?”<\/p>\n “Never.”<\/p>\n “We’ll be discrete.”<\/p>\n “Careful.”<\/p>\n “Circumspect.”<\/p>\n “No touching in public.”<\/p>\n “Now, wait a minute…”<\/p>\n “At least no kissing.”<\/p>\n “Okay.”<\/p>\n (Silence)<\/p>\n “And as soon as it’s an option?”<\/p>\n “I do.”<\/p>\n “Me, too.”<\/p>\n “Hmmm.”<\/p>\n “Hmmm.”<\/p>\n END<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Three separate drabbles about ‘the first time’. ——————————————— “Hutch\u2026” “Hmmm?” “Why did we wait so long?” “Well\u2026 maybe\u2026 because\u2026 it wasn’t the right time.” “The stars weren’t aligned?” “Something like that.” “The omens were inauspicious?” “Indubitably.” (Silence) “Scared, you think?” … Continue reading <\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n