07-25-2018, 02:31 AM
Mason helped as he could with the meal. He smiled at the tease and enjoyed how they carried casual conversation. The way he joked about his belly, it felt like Herek was extremely comfortable talking about all aspects in his life. Mason, honestly, felt that same security talking to the professor. The more they talked, the less the age difference made Mason uncomfortable. It was never a big gap to begin with, but Mason was able to connect with Herek on all levels, even if he was more mature and experienced.
Mason knew he had been had when Herek commented on the wine, obviously unable to hide his distaste. They had been talking enough though that again, Mason wasn’t really concerned about trying to impress him anymore. They seemed comfortable with each other and Mason knew if Herek was really appalled by him, things wouldn’t have been going so smoothly.
As Herek talked about his family, Mason realized how even more similar they were. A loving, yet not necessarily approving family, secrets about relationships, everything lined up between them. Mason picked up how when mixing the pregnancy and his family, Herek talked about it more clinically. “Condition,” he called it, as if there was still a slight sense of shame in it, at least when in reference to his family. Mason was sad to think about it. Pregnancy is such a beautiful thing, why should anyone care whether it was occuring in a man or a woman? Mason knew all too well it wasn’t the pregnancy that was directly the issue.
“I can entirely relate, well you know, excluding getting pregnant. My family isn’t too keen on these kind of relationships either. I certainly never told them when I started seeing other men. Besides that, they are doing well though. I’m sure they’ll miss me a little, but they have gotten use to me not being there, and they know it’s not like I’m going back after graduating. I am so done with small towns." Mason had always longed for the city. Besides seeking inclusivity, he loved the energy and culture that came with a bustling city. Once he got to one, he never planned on looking back.
As they continued to talk, Mason didn’t even realize Herek had finished all of the preparations and before he knew it dinner was in front of him. Everything looked and smelled amazing. He thanked the kind gentleman one more time and they began to eat as their conversation continued.
"It’s entirely your prerogative, but I think it’s cool you kept them instead of taking to societal pressures. Did you ever think you would get pregnant?” Mason knew it was a pretty personal question, but Herek had already been pretty intimate in regards to the babies inside him, even letting the inquisitive boy touch his belly. He also thought maybe Herek would enjoy opening up, since this isn’t a topic he could openly talk about to many people.
Mason knew he had been had when Herek commented on the wine, obviously unable to hide his distaste. They had been talking enough though that again, Mason wasn’t really concerned about trying to impress him anymore. They seemed comfortable with each other and Mason knew if Herek was really appalled by him, things wouldn’t have been going so smoothly.
As Herek talked about his family, Mason realized how even more similar they were. A loving, yet not necessarily approving family, secrets about relationships, everything lined up between them. Mason picked up how when mixing the pregnancy and his family, Herek talked about it more clinically. “Condition,” he called it, as if there was still a slight sense of shame in it, at least when in reference to his family. Mason was sad to think about it. Pregnancy is such a beautiful thing, why should anyone care whether it was occuring in a man or a woman? Mason knew all too well it wasn’t the pregnancy that was directly the issue.
“I can entirely relate, well you know, excluding getting pregnant. My family isn’t too keen on these kind of relationships either. I certainly never told them when I started seeing other men. Besides that, they are doing well though. I’m sure they’ll miss me a little, but they have gotten use to me not being there, and they know it’s not like I’m going back after graduating. I am so done with small towns." Mason had always longed for the city. Besides seeking inclusivity, he loved the energy and culture that came with a bustling city. Once he got to one, he never planned on looking back.
As they continued to talk, Mason didn’t even realize Herek had finished all of the preparations and before he knew it dinner was in front of him. Everything looked and smelled amazing. He thanked the kind gentleman one more time and they began to eat as their conversation continued.
"It’s entirely your prerogative, but I think it’s cool you kept them instead of taking to societal pressures. Did you ever think you would get pregnant?” Mason knew it was a pretty personal question, but Herek had already been pretty intimate in regards to the babies inside him, even letting the inquisitive boy touch his belly. He also thought maybe Herek would enjoy opening up, since this isn’t a topic he could openly talk about to many people.