The Telling...

[Greco]

Luc ponders...

Hy could hear snow flakes falling, and their soft gentle landing.
Luc didn't share this talent with anyone, not even with Mariana.
Yes, Mariana. The thought of her at home brought hym a warm feeling.

But, at the end of this day, Luc looked out the window after hys last client.
The one hy called Beauty was ready to terminate. Luc felt sad, and good at
the same time. Beauty had come a long way with her courage, strength, and
resilience, she had survived and now had began to thrive in her life.

Luc had finished the last notes and locked them in hys desk. While falling
flakes caught hys attention, thoughts of his friend Bern surfaced.

Bern had had a strange competition with Luc. Little did Luc and Bern
know that they had been talking with the same femme. But, they
had indeed met the same femme online.

Luc thought back to that year of still reeling from the loss of
his wife, and working 24/7 to survive.

Bern shared of this femme hy had met. Bern talked about
her beauty, her intelligence. Luc shared hy had met an exciting
femme as well.

The office began to get cold from the snowstorm outside
Luc's office...how long ago had it been? Hy began to
remember...But was brought back to the present by a call.
Cell phones where the thing now and Mariana called to ask
how long it would take for Luc to get home. Luc told her hy
would run home, and would be 30 mins .

Luc closed the shutters on the window, and changed into
hys running clothes and running shoes all the while thinking
about Bern. Hys friend, Bern.

Luc breathed the cold air into hys lungs and began the run
home. Hy thought about home, and Mariana, and the home
they had created together so many years ago. And, hy thought
about hys friend Bern and the home hy thought hy was creating
with a femme they didn't know was speaking to both of them at
the same time with online.

Luc had always had this extra sense of things beyond things.

It always helped hym in hys work with people suffering from
pain, and healing would grow as sure as the Spring would arrive.

Hy knew it was a calling, and hys purpose in this life.
And, hy loved it, "walking with people" for a bit on their path of
this life. But this femme had not made a ripple on his psychic radar.

This night as Luc ran home, hy recalled Bern's concerned voice
when last Luc spoke with hym, "Man, I don't know. She's moved in
her whole family. I can't get a word in edge wise! And, ok, no sex either.
Man, I made a mistake big time.
I'm sorry bro, I thought I had gotten one over on you.
But, it's me, I messed up. Wish I could change it."
Luc attempted to soften Bern's mistake.
"You know it's only the
beginning, give her some time."

But, time was up for Bern.

Luc discovered the fact of Bern's sudden death online. Hy cried from
disbelief. How hys friend was used and abused by a femme who used
butches easily, without remorse, without conscious.

Bern had been a good person, and a good friend.

Luc heard the crunching of his running shoes against the snow as
hy ran home. Coming to their street, hy saw the lights on in their home.
Mariana's shadow against the curtain moving inside the sanctuary
they had created. Luc heard the snow tell hym hy was home.

Home.

This night hy rang the bell.
"Honey, did you forget your keys?", said Mariana.
The woman, hair the color of night, now with gorgeous
silver streaks telling the story of their years together.
"Yeah babe, I forgot my keys.", and hy took her in
hys arms, and kissed her warmly, deeply, grateful for
having her in hys life.

"Honey, I have dinner ready for you, take your running
shoes, and stuff off and come eat.", said Mariana.
Luc took a quick shower and put on a crisp shirt, and
jeans, went to the dining room and lit their candles.
Mariana brought in the piping hot plates.
Luc said, "Amor, I love you.", as hy went to her and
held her close. Mariana said, "Honey, you ok?"
"I'm more than ok my love, I'm more than ok."

The "gift" told hym they would live a long life together, a
long love and beyond, and hy felt grateful.

Luc thought about the loss of his friend Bern.
Hy had lost his life thinking hy had won a woman that they
were, unbeknownst to them, both talking to online.
Such was gay life now.

Dedicated to my friend Bern, RIP Buddy

2018© Greco