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January 17, 2012

The Formula – Chapter 2

This is a chapter of a writing experiment I’m undertaking for what I hope will be a novel someday. I know the basic premise, the title, and a few things about the main character. The rest is being written without much of a plan. The book started with this post. You can click on The Formula – A Novel under Categories to see the entire set of chapters to date.

Mike stepped through the door as Jake opened it. Mike Crowe, a tall and strikingly handsome man, entered wearing classic black silk pajamas and slippers, a cup of coffee already in hand. “Hey there Jake.”

Mike bent over a bit and kissed Jake fully on the lips as Jake was closing the door. This is their standard greeting that often raises eyebrows when others witness it. Most write them off as foreigners for whom mouth kissing is part of their culture, or as gay lovers. It seems to bond their friendship, so Mike and Jake keep doing it. Since Mike is gay, or actually more specifically closer to a 4.5-5 on the Kinsey Scale, Jake is often assumed gay as well. They both find it amusing mostly. Mike said the first words.

“So we’re both in Las Vegas and we have no commitments ahead of us for a few days. What do you want to do?”

“I want to sleep in late, eat at a few great restaurants, see a few good shows. Just chill. We both need it.”

“Jake, nowhere in that list did I hear women. At least in your case isn’t that pretty much a necessity?”

Oddly enough, women were not at the forefront of Jake’s mind. As Mike so bluntly implied, they were typically an integral part to Jake’s existence. But the crazy schedule Jake had been keeping lately kept the opposite sex as a lower priority. Perhaps it was time to change that. Just didn’t seem so important this weekend. Hanging out with Mike seemed like more fun.

“No. Not saying I’d turn it down if a beautiful offer crossed my path, but let’s just hang out.”

“Sounds good to me.”

“And, by the way, couldn’t I say the same thing to you? No pursuit of men this weekend? Or are you still seeing that Brazilian?”

“Sort of still seeing the Brazilian, but since when does that matter? You know me.”

“True.”

“So, how was the last adventure? Sorry I couldn’t help. Fashion Week always heats up this time of year and I like the energy there. Got a few great gigs.”

Jake found amusing Mike’s passion for one of the two careers he’s well known for, modeling. It just didn’t seem to sync with the more intellectual Mike that Jake had known since high school. Freshmen year in high school to freshmen year in college was a period of astounding transformation for Mike. He went from bookwormish average meek guy to movie star handsome outgoing stud without losing the smarts.

Jake began to recount his last case (or adventure as Mike preferred calling them).

2 Comments on “The Formula – Chapter 2

Charley Lively
February 5, 2012 at 1:11 pm

All right, I’m interested. When’s chapter 3 coming?

Race Bannon
February 24, 2012 at 1:49 pm

Charley, working on it. Apologies for the delay. Life’s been hectic, but I hope to get back to more writing soon. Thanks for the interest!

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