My German Lover, Part 24, chapter 1

"Ah! That's a surprise!" Paul answered, beaming... "But I forbid all of you to go in there, you hear? Now, swear to me you won't go in there before I tell you to... And you too, François... Swear to me!"

Of course, they all swore... But needless to say they were all very curious...

And a few days later, when all the work was finished... Paul said:

"Now my friends... come with me!"

Will, Ludwig and François followed him across the great hall... Then, Paul opened the doors to what used to be the "Salon bleu" and, looking at François and Ludwig, he said:

"Welcome to your own den!"

They all walked inside the room... and couldn't believe their eyes...

The room was so... modern... the furniture... the wall-papers... the drapes... even the lighting...

"Oh shit!", Ludwig exclaimed... "It's so nice in here..."

"Your mother is going to be mad like hell", Will said to his lover...

"The hell with her!", Paul answered, laughing...

"...It's fantastic...", François said... "And it's for us?"

"Yup! For Ludwig and you... and your friends, of course. Now guys, you have a place of your own...and we won't bother you in here...", Paul said, smiling...

"Cool!", Ludwig answered, laughing...

"...And what's that over there?", François asked...

"Ohhhhh... but that's the utmost refinement, my friend!", Paul answered, grinning...

"I know what it is..." Ludwig shouted... "It's a turntable..."

"Yup!", Paul answered, beaming...

"And open the door over there...", Paul said...

Ludwig opened a door... and saw a collection of records... lots of records!

He started to look at the records, one after the other... and he couldn't believe his eyes...

"Hey François", he said to his friend... "Look: Glen Miller "In the mood"... and here... "Pennsylvania 6-5000"... and here, look: Benny Goodman..."

"Where the hell did you get those records? We can't find them in any store...", Will asked his lover, stunned...

"Ahhhh... never heard about the black market before?", Paul answered, laughing his heart out...

"But... That's illegal...", Will answered, shocked...

"You don't say! And do you think I care?", Paul answered, laughing...

Obviously, Ludwig and François were ecstatic...

"Can we try one?", François asked, looking at a record...

"Sure... They are all yours!", Paul answered...

Ludwig took a record out of its envelope, put it on the turntable and then pushed a button... The record started to turn and then, they all started to listen to Glen Miller and his orchestra, playing "Tuxedo Junction"...

"Shit", François said... "I had heard about that song... but I can't believe I can finally hear it..."

"All those records... and everything else in here... It must have cost you a fortune", Will said to Paul...

"Yeah well... guys... this room is your room now: You can have your friends over here, and enjoy yourself!" Paul simply answered...

And of course, it didn't take long before François found the courage to invite Philippe over there...

Philippe couldn't believe his eyes when he saw the place: He had never seen anything like that before!

"...Your dad must be a very rich man...", he said to François...

"Are you kidding me?", François answered... "My dad is a very poor farmer living in a small village near Chartres. The mansion here, and everything you see around in here belong to a very good friend of mine... It's almost like if he has adopted me... And thanks to him, I can go to college... cause otherwise, I would still be working on my dad's farm..."

Hearing that, Philippe turned to look at François then slowly said:

"(...) You're honest with me, François. I appreciate that..."

"I'll always be honest with you Philippe! That's the way I am..."

Rather than replying verbally, Philippe just nodded, smiling at his new friend...

And of course, it didn't take long before the two friends had fun... listening to the records... talking and laughing...

Then, the doors opened, and Ludwig walked in...

"Oups! Sorry", he said, when he saw François was not alone...

"...No problem pal... Come on in... and meet my friend Philippe...", François said to Ludwig, with a big smile on his face.

Ludwig came in and shook hand with Philippe...

After a while, the three teenagers were having fun... just like if they had known each other for years...

But all evening long, Ludwig kept watching François and Philippe...

And he got suspicious...

"Yeah", he thought to himself... "Philippe is a good-looking guy... but I mean... Why is François so excited about him? After all... he's just another guy!"

And when Ludwig saw that his best friend's eyes were sparkling, he got even more suspicious... but of course, he didn't say a word. Not one word! Anyway, what was there for him to say?

That night and after Philippe had gone home, Ludwig and François slowly made their way to their bedroom, and went to bed...

As the lights were turned off and as the two friends were laying down on their beds, Ludwig said to François:

"... I guess he's a nice guy..."

"Huh?"

"... Philippe... I guess he's a nice guy..."

"Oh yeah! He is. I'm glad you like him..."

"(...). Night François..."

"Yeah... night..."

Ludwig didn't go to sleep right away... Oh no!

He started thinking about François and that guy... Was his best friend falling in love with that Philippe?

"And anyway... What the hell do we really know about that guy, huh?", he asked himself... "And he's not so funny! (...) In fact, he's rather dull, when I come to think of it..."

That's when Ludwig heard a very suspicious noise, coming from his best friend's bed...

Of course, Ludwig kept his eyes closed... but he kept listening...

Yup! François was wanking in his bed!

Ludwig grinned in the dark and said:

"...Taking care of your "needs" pal?"

"I thought you were sleeping...", François answered, grinning...

"I'm not! Need some help with that?"

"...Thanks pal: I can manage..."

"You sure?", Ludwig asked... "I wouldn't mind..."

"Nah! Don't bother... I'm almost there..."

"(..) You're thinking about that guy, aren't you?"

"Huh?"

"...About Philippe... You're wanking, thinking about him, huh?"

"Why do you ask?"

"(...) Don't know... Just asking...", Ludwig answered.

François burst out laughing and replied:

"(...) Just turn to your other side pal, and let me finish my job in peace, will you?"

"No problem...", Ludwig answered, not too happy...

François had never refused his "help" before...

Now, Ludwig felt bad about it... Was he jealous of Philippe? Nah! Come on...

But when he heard François softly moan... the ache inside him didn't dim...

"That's not the right kind of guy for François", Ludwig said to himself... "I must warn him, cause he's gonna get hurt! Yeah! I'll talk to him about that, and tell him what I really think about his new friend...", he decided. "Demain!" (tomorrow...)

Having taken his decision, Ludwig went to sleep, not thinking farther than the tip of his nose... and not thinking about how François would feel, hearing that his new friend was a no good... No, that thought never crossed Ludwig's mind!