[SwimTeamSpeedo]

Bryan wandered back up the boardwalk path toward the condo shortly before seven. After his dream, he went out on the beach for a long slow run watching the sun fill the sky and the ocean with yellow rays. The air was crisp, at least for Florida, and the sky was still dark as he started out, a shadow in the lights of the condo complex that quickly faded into the black sky as he slowly ran along the edge of the surf. Whatever coolness he felt from the ocean breeze soon became sweat as his body warmed into the run. He was bare-chested, barefoot, and barely clothed. He was wearing a really cool Turbo English Bull Dog swimsuit, it had been his first Turbo suit ever and he really loved it. Bryan saved that suit for only special occasions, but a day with Steph was probably just as special an occasion as any.

The apartment was still quiet, mostly. Joel was up before seven, sitting on the balcony. He watched as Bryan ran back down the beach and then up the boardwalk path toward the condo building. Joel smiled at the look of the handsome young man barely clothed walking along the edge of the pool. Joel had on a pair of really short running shorts, the kind with virtually no inseam, and the sides fully split. He loved wearing them for running or to just hang out in. His hand was nestled between his legs, playing with what was barely inside the loose fitting shorts.

“Hey Bryan,” Joel called out quietly, standing at the rail. Bryan stopped and looked up. Joel smiled as he looked down at Bryan, who looked amazing standing just below the balcony, Joel had a top down profile view of him all glistening from the sweat. Joel rubbed the front of his skimpy shorts, a stirring there. “Want to hit the hot tub?” He barely whispered.

“Um, sure,” Bryan replied. “Grab me a water,” Bryan added. “And a shirt.”

“Stay there,” Joel replied.

The two guys had the hot tub and the pool to themselves, it was still fairly early. Joel was still in the same short running shorts, which were loosely floating around him in the bubbles of the tub. Bryan sat directly across from him, his face flush from the run and the warm tub. Joel had never admitted to anyone that he is sometimes interested in guys, but Bryan was one of those guys.

“Sleep well,” Joel asked. “I mean it must have sucked being on the floor.”

“It was fine,” Bryan replied. “Yeah, I slept pretty good. Just woke up really early.” No mention of the dream. “How about you?”

“I always wake up early here. It is like I don’t want to miss any of it.” Joel replied. “We are going to have a blast today.” Joel added , watching as Bryan hoisted his long, svelte body onto the side of the hot tub. His suit clinged to him, his bulge almost eye level to Joel. Bryan had his legs spread about shoulder width, giving a great view. Joel couldn’t help but stare right at his friend’s package. “Cool swimsuit,” he finally added. “You got some great suits.”

“Thanks, man. Yeah I really like this one. It is different.”

“Hey, serious question. You ever look at some guys and think they are really good looking?” Joel asked Bryan. His heart was racing in his chest. “I mean not like sexual, but just that you think they are handsome.”

“Never really thought about it,” Bryan answered. “Yeah, maybe. I mean at swimming I see some guys and think they look really strong and stuff. Why man, what’s up?”

“Oh nothing, I was just thinking, you know.” Joel replied.

“What, you think I am a stud?” Bryan replied. “Is that it?’ he teased.

“Well, I do think you are a good looking guy,” Joel replied seriously. His response was sincere.

“So are you,” Bryan replied. “I mean you are a machine.” Joel smiled.

“Let’s go running on the beach later.” Joel changed the subject. He had gotten enough of an answer, for now. In his exploration of figuring himself out, he felt like all was okay.

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Nick and Jimmy were far up the beach the opposite way to Bryan’s run. They had both quietly left the condo shortly after Bryan. Jimmy was wearing a orange print Speedo vortex print swimsuit. It was a wider leg cut that the swim team suits, but he liked the colors. Nick was wearing a black and white Nike splice brief. Over they each had on sweatshirts, which made for a funny contrast. It was still dark when they set out. Neither had finished “business” after Bryan’s wild dream, so they were both still holding an undercurrent of arousal.

“You think we’ll see the sunrise over the water?” Nick asked.

“Only if the world flipped over last night,” Jimmy mocked in reply. “We are on the west side, so it sets over the water.”

“Ah, duh,” Nick replied.

They walked in silence, both caught not sure what to do now that they had some real alone time, masked by the darkness of the sky. They were truly alone, the dark beach, the surf occasionally wetting their feet. It was an awkward moment, almost like the kiss at the end of a first date. Nick finally broke the silence.

“Okay if we do this?” he asked as he reached over and took Jimmy’s hand. It just felt like the right next step.

“Sure,” Jimmy replied as felt Nick wrap his right hand around Jimmy’s left. The grip was strong, warm and very romantic/

“I wanted to do this all day yesterday,” Nick confided. He felt himself start to get aroused, the grip of his suit getting tighter.

“Me, too.” Jimmy replied. “I wasn’t sure how to ask.”

“You know, we need to just ask when we want to try something, and agree we will never hold back.” Nick responded.

“Deal,” Jimmy proclaimed as waved their held hands.

They never went further than the hand hold, even thought they both wanted to. Despite the pact, they both held back on taking the next step. It was just as well, they had a peaceful walk together as they explored each other’s feelings.

“What was the first thing you liked about me?” Jimmy asked as the sun started to break over the horizon to their east.

“Well, it wasn’t so much looks, although you are really cute, but I like how sincere you are,” Nick replied. “And you make me laugh.”

“I like that you make me feel good, I mean you make me feel okay with who I am,” Jimmy shared back. “Plus you do look hot in swimsuits. I mean you make me bone at practice.”

“Well, yeah, there is always that part,” Nick agreed.

By the time they made it back to the condo, they had learned so much more about who they were, both as individuals and as a couple. Despite the daylight, the still held hands. A little more of their secret was being revealed. They walked past Joel and Bryan in the hot tub and headed into the condo.

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The guys were all up by 8, a few a little blurry eyed from the beer and the bottle of wine they copped from the college guys later the prior night. Both bathrooms of the beachfront condo went non stop as the guys showered and cleaned up, ready for a second fun day at the beach, this time with the girls. Steph already had texted Bryan to say they were already up and ready to head out somewhere close to 9. The guys had about an hour, so they opted to head to a nearby Dunkin Donuts for the perfect Sunday breakfast of egg sandwiches, donuts and coffee. Most of them had on shorts of some type, except for Nick, Jimmy and Bryan who all wore swimsuits under their swim team T-shirts.

The cute girl at the counter smiled as the gang of guys piled into the shop. She diligently took their orders, smiling and bantering with each of them. When she got to the three swimsuit clad guys, she made them raise their shirts so she could see what they packed underneath. “We don’t see many guys in Speedos in here,” she confessed. The guys made quite a commotion of the back counter staff. It was all fun.

“Alright, dudes, what’s the plan?” Jimmy asked out loud as they all piled around three tables pulled together.

“Well, I am getting some alone time with Steph,” Bryan announced to a bunch of implying remarks back.

“I think you are already getting a boner.” Barry teased. “Better get a bigger swimsuit.”

“You just wish you could get a boner,” Bryan teased back.

“Hey nit wads, we are in a family restaurant,” Joel cut the banter off.

The guys finished up breakfast and cleaned their mess up. As they headed out the door, the counter girl called out “Hey, come back tomorrow and all of you wear Speedos,” she smiled. The guys headed out the door, high on sugar and caffeine. It was the launch of a wild and crazy day.