Lev removed Elroy's toes from his mouth and sat up. He shrugged and said, "I don't know what got into me."
Kyle glared. "His foot, obviously."
Elroy rubbed his foot against Lev's man breast and said, "Don't be too hard on him. He's only human. We all have needs." He wiggled his toes against Lev's puffy nipple. "And I do have sexy feet."
Kyle ignored Elroy and said, "You've let me down, Lev. I thought you were different from other men. I thought you cared about feelings and talking and getting to know me." He gestured to Elroy. "I can understand him. He can't control his filthy urges. All he cares about is sex. But you, you Lev have truly disappointed me. When I think about all those times I've walked around you in my bare feet I want to shudder and clamp my knees together."
"There's nothing wrong with having a foot fetish," Elroy said. "A lot of people have foot fetishes. Stop being such a prig."
"You need to be quiet, Elroy," Kyle said. "I'm not saying there's anything wrong with a foot fetish or any other kind of fetish. I'm talking about the way he led me to believe he wasn't interested in sex. I'm talking about the way he led me to believe he was more interested in my mind than my body … or in this case, my feet."
That's when Lev got a little defensive. He climbed out of bed and grabbed his jeans. "I'm only human, Kyle. He's a hot guy and God knows I'm not getting anything from you. We've never even kissed and I've been coming here to study for a long time."
"You never even kissed?" Elroy asked. This was getting more entertaining by the second.
"Shut up, Elroy," Kyle said. He frowned at Lev. "I'm sorry if I led you to believe there would be a physical relationship between us. I thought you were different from other guys. I guess I was wrong."
Lev put on his shirt and reached for his socks. "Well, I'm not different from other guys. I have needs, too, Kyle. And if I'm going to keep seeing you I need to know there's going to be more."
Elroy sat up; he wished he had popcorn.
"I don't think you should come back," Kyle said. "I'd never feel the same walking around barefoot again in front of you. I'm sorry, but I think you should leave now. I hope we can still be friends."
Lev glanced at Elroy and asked, "Is he serious?"
Elroy folded his arms across his chest and shrugged. "What do I know?"
Kyle crossed to the door and opened it. "I'm always serious about these things. You deceived me, Lev. I thought you were better than this."
After Lev Godwin left, Kyle went to his bed and sat down. "Well, Elroy, I guess you were right about him. He really is just like everyone else and all he was interested in was sex."
Elroy had never seen such a dismal expression on Kyle's face. If he didn't know better, he would have thought someone had died that night. "You wanna go out for coffee or something? I can get dressed fast."
Kyle lifted his hand and said, "No, thank you, Elroy. You've already done enough for me tonight. I want to go to sleep now. I'm exhausted."
"What did I do?" Elroy asked in a defensive tone. "Lev is the one who lied to you, not me."
"Don't pretend. I know you orchestrated this whole thing. You wanted me to walk in here and find Lev in bed with you. I'm not an idiot."
Elroy frowned. He saw no point in denying this; it would only make things worse. "I didn't plan the foot thing. He did that on his own. I swear on my life. Are you mad at me?"
Kyle laughed. "Actually, I'm not mad at you. If Lev had been the man I thought he was he would have turned you down. He didn't have to get into bed with you. You didn't force him into bed with you. And you didn't force him to do those things to your feet."
"Of course not," Elroy said. "I would never force anyone into bed with me. And I'd never force anyone to suck my toes." He wanted to laugh again, but held back.
"But you knew he couldn't resist you," Kyle said. He glanced down at Elroy's feet and made a face. "Or your big old feet."
"That's true."
"And I have to admit you were right about Lev all along."
"You sure I can't get you anything?"
Kyle turned out the light next to his bed and started to undress. "I'm fine. I'm just tired, is all. It's not the first time I've been disappointed by a guy and I'm sure it won't be the last."
Elroy felt a pull in his stomach. When he heard the disappointed tone in Kyle's voice he wanted to get out of bed and hug him. "Would you like me to get into bed with you tonight? I promise no sex at all. I'll just hold you. I won't even try to kiss you."