The delivery guy!

After the swimming, the naughty cycle ride and the fun in the shower, Nigel didn't have much energy to cook something so he ordered chicken chow mein from the nearby Chinese takeaway.

While waiting for his food to arrive, he quickly picked up his T-shirt and shorts from his cycle ride, stuffed them into his bag and shoved the bag in a cupboard.

Realising he only had a few minutes to spare, he ran upstairs to get dressed but was only able to grab some shorts before the doorbell rang, he quickly pulled them on and almost fell down the stairs as he rushed to the door.

Just as he was about to open the door, his shorts fell down, he quickly pulled them back up and realised it was the shorts with the broken cord.

Trying not to panic, he opened the door and almost let go of his shorts when he realised the delivery guy was someone he knew from school, Nigel had not seen him during the last few years since they left school but he couldn't forget the big beefy wolf he had a huge crush on at school, called Mark Johnson.

"Uuh, um, hi" Nigel stammered getting a bit flustered.

"Took you long enough" replied Mark.

"Oh, um, sorry, I was upstairs when you arrived" Nigel said trying not to blush.

"It's ok, I'm just teasing" Chuckled Mark.

As Nigel took the food from Mark, he momentarily forgot about his shorts and they fell to the floor with a flop.

"Oh fuck" Nigel exclaimed and quickly grabbed them hoping Mark didn't see anything.

"That's something I don't normally see when doing deliveries" Exclaimed Mark.

Nigel's face went red with embarrassment.

"Don't I know you from school?" Mark asked.

"Uhhh, probably" Stammered Nigel, getting very flustered.

"Are you ok? Do you need some help?" Mark asked a bit worried.

"I'm er, I'm fine" Stammered Nigel.

"See you again soon" Said Mark as he turned to go.

"Yeah... Thanks for the food" Said Nigel and he quickly closed the door, dropping his shorts and almost tripping over them.

"Damn it!" He exclaimed as he kicked the shorts away and went into the kitchen.

Feeling very embarrassed, he grabbed a fork and flopped down on the sofa, ate his food and watched TV for a few hours before falling asleep on the sofa.

He woke up about 9:30 Sunday morning, annoyed with himself for not replacing the cord in those shorts and embarrassing himself.

He cleared away the takeaway container, grabbed the shorts and went upstairs to get dressed while trying not to think about what had happened until he remembered Mark's last comment.

"What did he mean by that? Does he think I order takeaway every night or something" Muttered Nigel as he grabbed the laundry hamper from the bathroom.

Going back downstairs, he grabbed the T-shirt, shorts and towel from his bag and loaded up the washing machine but before he had a chance to turn it on, the doorbell rang.

He decided to ignore it because he wasn't expecting any visitors and he wanted to get his housework done but the doorbell rang again making him spill the washing powder "Damn it!" he exclaimed.

So he went to see who was disturbing his day and opened the door and said "Yes, what?" In an annoyed tone and then he realised it was Mark.

"Hi, sorry to bother you but I wanted to make sure you are ok after what happened last night" Said Mark.

"Oh, yeah, I'm fine" Nigel sighed.

"It's good to see you again, it's been a few years since I last saw you at school" Said Mark cheerily.

"I'm surprised you even remember me, I wasn't very popular in school and it's not like you ever bothered about me either" Said Nigel coldly.

"Sorry about that, I didn't know you liked me that much until recently" Exclaimed Mark.

"What?" Said Nigel a bit confused.

"I was talking to 1 of the guys I used to hang around with at school and he told me that he often saw you watching me from a distance, kind of like a stalker" Explained Mark.

"Oh no!" Said Nigel getting embarrassed again.

"If I had known, I would have made time for you in school but you never told me" Said Mark apologetically.

"I didn't know you were gay and I was too shy to actually talk to you because you were very popular" Exclaimed Nigel.

"Yes, I am gay but I had to keep that quiet at school but we could have spent some time together as friends if nothing else" Explained Mark.

"I think I need some time to process this information" Nigel stated a bit shocked by this new information.

"That's ok, this is my number if you want to meet up sometime" Said mark holding out a piece of paper.

"Thanks, I will think about it" Replied Nigel as he closed the door, stuffed the piece of paper into his pocket and went back to doing his housework.

A few weeks later, Nigel had forgotten about randomly meeting Mark and had not messaged him either and after what seemed like a longer-than-usual Friday looking for work, he decided to order something to eat from the local Chinese takeaway.

Unfortunately, the memory came back very quickly as the doorbell rang and it was Mark delivering his food again.

"Hi" said Mark cheerfully.

"Hi" Nigel replied blushing as the memory came rushing back.

"No clothing problems today?" Asked Mark.

"Umm, no" Said Nigel trying not to get embarrassed as he took the food from Mark.

Nigel noticed Mark had a second food order and said "You should go deliver that before it gets cold"

"Oh, this is mine, yours was the last order for tonight so I got something for myself" Mark explained.

"Well you best get home before it gets cold" Nigel stated wondering why Mark didn't leave his food in his car.

"I was wondering if I could join you for dinner this evening if it's ok?" Asked Mark.

Nigel just stared at Mark speechless.

"Sorry to ask something like that, I never heard from you since I last saw you" Explained Mark.

"Oh yeah, sorry about that, I kinda lost the piece of paper you gave me and I didn't know where you work" Said Nigel apologetically.

"I know you remember how much time I used to spend in the gym when we were at school, I started working there when we left school and I just got promoted to the assistant manager position" Mark explained enthusiastically.

"Oh right, I didn't think about you working there, I've just been really busy working crappy part-time jobs and trying to find full-time work to even think you might be working there" Nigel sighed.

"There's a full-time receptionist position available at the gym if you are interested, we can talk about it while we eat if you want" Said Mark happily.

Suddenly realising they are still standing in his doorway, Nigel moved aside and invited Mark in.

Nigel told Mark to make himself at home while he grabbed some forks from the kitchen and flopped down on the sofa next to Mark but leaving a gap between them.

After discussing the job vacancy while eating their food and Nigel agreed to go to the gym in the morning to meet the boss for an interview.

"Do you live here all alone?" Mark asked suddenly.

"Yeah, I do, I inherited the house from a family member last year but I have no partner to share it with" Explained Nigel.

"It's a really nice house, I still live with my parents on the other side of town because I can't find anything suitable for my needs" Mark said sadly.

"Well, this is only a 2 bedroom house with a basement, a garage and a decent sized garden, nothing special really" Nigel said wondering why Mark started talking about this.

"This is the kind of house I've been looking for because I want to create a basement gym and the garden would be ideal for summer workout sessions" Mark explained.

"Sounds good" Nigel yawned, not really paying attention and not realising he was now snuggled up against to Mark.

"I think I should get going, it sounds like you need some sleep" Mark stated.

"You can stay if you want" Nigel mumbled sleepily.

"Sure thing cutie" Mark said smiling.

Mark turned off the TV and carried sleepy Nigel upstairs, found his bedroom, gently put him on the bed and carefully removed his T-shirt and shorts but left his briefs on.

"I will go sleep on the sofa, see you in the morning" Said Mark quietly.

"You can sleep here next to me" Said Nigel as he patted the bed sleepily.

Mark didn't want to argue so he took off his T-shirt and shorts, kept his boxers on and lay down next to Nigel and pulled him in tight for snuggles.

"This is nice" Nigel mumbled as he drifted off to sleep.

"Sweet dreams cutie" Mark whispered.