Aquiles... a curious straight. Gonzalo Narvreón
thought if Marina had already told them about the decision to start trying to get pregnant, an issue they had only talked about again in the morning.
Besides that, Aquiles was sure that their wives talked openly about their sex lives, so obviously, they spoke about their husbands' likes and preferences.
“Wine or beer?” asked Aquiles.
“It depends on what we would order for lunch,” answered Adrián.
“¿Sushi, pizza, empanadas?” asked Marcos.
The majority voted for empanadas, which they decided to accompany by beer.
“In the kitchen, I left a board of cheese and cold cuts,” said Marcos.
The men went to the kitchen to get beers and open the snacks that Marcos had brought, while the women stayed in the living room, gossiping and ordering empanadas. They already knew by heart what everyone wanted after years of meeting and sharing different moments.
“Homie, tell Adrián what happened in the office with Alejandro,” said Aquiles, looking at Marcos.
“Who is Alejandro?” asked Adrián.
“An employee of ours,” answered Aquiles.
“The issue is that I left my office and saw that he was in front of his screen with a video conference; on the other side, there was a naked guy... Actually, he wasn’t nude; he was wearing underwear, but later I'll tell the story in front of the girls to hear their opinions,” said Marcos.
“But is he a faggot?” asked Adrián.
“No… in fact, we don't know if he's a fag or not,” said Marcos.
“But stop... are you talking about the same Alejandro who once came to play football with us?” asked Adrián.
“The same one,” answered Aquiles.
“But that guy little fucker is zero fag! I remember that once he came to play with us, and he almost tore my legs off from his fouls and fought the ball hand-to-hand like a beast; he even stayed for a drink after the game and was very cool; I thought he was masculine,” commented Adrián.
“Yes, I agree, maybe we're still half closed-minded, and we think that only mannered men are attracted to other men,” said Marcos.
“I agree. In the building where we lived, we had neighbors who we didn't know if they were brothers or not, until a day, the janitor building told us they were a couple. We had supposed it, but the very masculine attitude they had, threw us… One of them even played rugby,” said Adrián.
“Changing the subject, how are things in the sailing world?” asked Marcos.
Adrián had studied naval engineering and had a shipyard that he had inherited from his family. Beyond continuing the tradition of his ancestors, it was an activity he enjoyed and allowed him to lead an excellent standard of living.
“No complaints. Besides the ups and downs of our country and its economy, the naval environment is a high economic target, so there is always work,” said Adrián, who added, “Like what happens to you guys; if the economy is up or down, we all need damn lawyers and accountants.”
“Of course, it's true,” said Marcos.
Marcos was a lawyer and had specialized in the criminal area, beyond the fact that the firm also handled the civil area.
Aquiles had specialized in the tax area, so they had managed to put together a good team of workers, and they had been friends for years.
The electric porter sound interrupted the conversation. The delivery was downstairs.
“I'm coming,” said Aquiles, who grabbed his wallet and put on slippers to go down.
Marcos and Adrián put the snack, glasses and drinks on a tray and went to the living room. It was rare for them to sit at the table to share a meal, unless it was some special one. They usually gathered around the coffee table in the living room and ate there, no matter in whose house they were.
Aquiles opened the door and entered carrying two boxes.
“Here is the food to feed the beasts,” he said.
He placed the boxes on the table, and they began to distribute the empanadas according to the flavors each one had chosen.
“What a pity Félix and Sofi couldn't come,” said Marina.
“They are at a stage where, if they can't manage to leave their children in someone's care, it will be difficult for them to leave, especially with a month-old baby,” said Paula.
“Of course, you don't have a problem anymore because you had your children very young, and now they are teenagers,” said Inés.
“That’s true... anyway, everything has its pros and cons. On the one hand, it was good to have them as young people, but we also had to delegate many things that you could do, especially me, because Marcos continued with his career,” said Paula.
Paula’s comment generated a second of uncomfortable silence because it was not clear if it was with a hint of reproach for Marcos or merely a description of what they experienced.
“Be careful not to misunderstand it; I'm not saying it as a reproach because it was a decision made in accordance,” added Paula, who approached Marcos and kissed him on the lips.
Paula was an architect and worked independently. She did it for pleasure and worked just when she hooks a client through her friend’s circle. She didn't do it out of financial necessity.
“Talking about children... Do you plan to wait much longer? Or did you decide not to procreate?” asked Marcos, addressing the other two couples.
“This morning, the gentleman just raised the subject with me, and we started working straight, attending this issue,” said Marina, referring to Aquiles.
“I understand; that's the reason you were crawling around on the court,” said Adrián, even known after the game, Aquiles had already told them what had happened to Marina.
They all laughed.
“Gee... look at you! Didn't you think to tell us?” said Paula.
“We're telling you now,” answered Marina, “Anyway, I have to go to the gynecologist to get my IUD because otherwise, it's going to be a little difficult for me to get pregnant,” she added.
“Well, my friend, then start eating well, take vitamins... there's a stage of having sex and more sex. I remember that, when we started to look for getting pregnant, we were so lustful about it, and it was a stage in which we did it almost every day,” said Marcos.
“Now I understand; it was the stage where you dropped your papers in the office and found you sleeping with your head on the desk,” said Aquiles, laughing and joking.
Everyone laughed again.
“And what about you?” asked Aquiles, addressing Adrián and Inés.
“We were also talking about it,” said Adrián, who was interrupted by Marcos who, brutishly and unfiltered, as was his custom, said:
“More than talking about it, you must put it on, my friend!”
Everyone laughed aloud.
“Kidding aside, we want to have a baby; Inés finishes her postgraduate studies in a couple of months, so I guess we'll have news any time now,” continued Adrián.
Inés was a systems engineer and was doing a specialization in robotics.
“Well, it looks like a lot of sex and extreme lust phase is coming,” commented Marcos.
“Speaking of sex and lust, tell the girls what happened in the office,” said Aquiles.
Intrigued by what Aquiles said, the three women stared at Marcos, waiting for the story.