chapter 3

He visited his dorm room and packed his gym bag. He headed over to the recreation center. He saw that there were seats that lined the different areas, likely for those actually working out to take a seat if needed. He saw a hoard of huge guys by the weights, but Joshua stood out as the largest.

He saw the girls gawking at their boyfriends and he smiled to himself. He knew he was just as bad, coming to watch Josh with the same lustful stares. He saw Jess glance in his direction and he looked away. He knew not to cross her. She had power.

He noticed the girls begin their own exercises on treadmills and ellipticals and glanced back towards the boys. Josh looked over at Cole, and found himself excited to see his new spectator. He and Cricket hadn't been as chummy as they once had been, but he had hoped that maybe, just maybe, they could get back to that sort of relationship.

Josh waved at him and Cole waved back frantically, his face covered in a deep, red blush. He hadn't expected to be acknowledged. He figured he'd just exist in the same area as Joshua did. That would be enough for him, knowing at some point in time, they had been friends.

Josh turned back towards the weightlifting club and confidently directed them as to what the objectives of the day's workout would be. His large thighs and firm, round behind were highlighted by his red athletic shorts. The massive size of his arms was on full display in what Cole assumed to have actually been a t-shirt in a past life. Now its sleeves had been cut off, and there was a large slit on each side that allowed the sides of his body to be seen. Cole took in Joshua's dark chocolate skin and found himself getting an erection.

Josh was a beast in the gym. Cole assumed today was leg day, and he got a decent view of Josh doing squats and deadlifts and leg presses. He thought about how powerful Josh must've been and how his strong legs could be used to push his sizable dick into his asshole. His sexually charged fantasies were causing him to reach his boiling point. Luckily for him the club dispersed at the end of their workout. Josh stood talking to one of the other members who remained.

Cole grabbed his bag and debated if he should approach Josh or not. He made his way towards the exit, not wanting to ruin a good thing. He smiled to himself knowing Joshua remembered he was alive. "Hey, Cole!" a voice called from behind him. He turned to find Jessica.

"Oh, uh, hi Jessica," he said nervously. He smiled awkwardly and she smiled back flawlessly. "I was just going to get going, so is there anything I can, uh, help you with?"

"Yeah, you actually can help me." She walked closer to him, staring him in the eye. They were nearly the same height. He had about two inches on her. "Stop being such a slut, m'kay?"

"I think you might have me mixed up with somebody else. I haven't slept with--," Cole began. He'd only slept with one guy before, and that had been nearly a year ago. He hadn't slept with anyone at his new school. What was she even talking about?

"No, you want to and I know it. Stay away from my boyfriend," she began. "Don't come to his practices. Don't talk to him in class, in the hallways, around campus. He is not--gay," she said with such distaste you'd think she had sampled something disgusting.

"Hey, Cole, uh--Jess," Josh said as he met them near exit of the rec center. He smiled his boyishly handsome smile and lightly touched Jess on the shoulder before dropping his arm to his side lazily.

Cole felt that he must've looked awful and red-faced, but Jessica smiled strikingly and flipped her hair in a model-like fashion. She stood in a pair of purple athletic shorts, her brunette hair pulled back in a bouncy ponytail. She had a fuller figure, akin to many reality stars nowadays. Exactly what Cole thought a black guy like Joshua would want his white girlfriend to look like.

"Let's go babe," she said, turning to leave. Cole began to turn as well, willing to run away, as not to embarrass himself in front of Joshua by crying.

"Want to grab dinner, Cricket?" he asked, oblivious to the extreme tension between the two. Jess made a face so incredibly frightening Cole immediately declined. He felt cold and hot at the same time. "Oh, are you sure?" Joshua insisted.

"He doesn't want to eat with you Josh, let's go." She grabbed his hand and began to walk away. Josh hesitated for a moment before he allowed himself to be pulled along like a little puppy.