It was the first beer he'd ever tasted.It was the first beer he'd ever tasted. He didn't like it much, but he drank it anyway. He was thirsty and he wanted to be 'cool' like Luis. Most of all Rafael wanted to be grown-up. Rafael settled back into the couch, his body about a foot away from Luis. He expected Luis to edge closer, to reach out and start touching him, even to pull him closer, but Luis didn't seem interested. He watched the ball-game. Rafael watched too, absently following the action as he wondered when the real action would begin. |