Cheat on the Beat

While I was out on the town this past weekend, celebrating my faux going away party (I was the only one invited btw), I met a couple.  Benjamin and Trey.  MISMATCH!!!

I saw them walking around the club for a while and thought that surely they were NOT TOGETHER.  I was mistaken.  I eventually had a conversation with the two of them because I found them intriguing.  It was interesting to me that every time that Benjamin had to use the bathroom Trey would follow him into the bathroom.  Trey did not have to go himself but instead would stand in a corner and watch every one at the urinals.  He would not take his eye off of his boyfriend Benji, who was, obviously, the attractive one.  Trey, on the other hand was ugly.  

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He did NOT have an alibi.  This is why I thought it was interesting, because they were SO mismatched and at first glance everything seemed kosher.  Then the night progressed.  On three different occasions all three of us were in the bathroom at the same exact time.  It would not have been AS awkward had it been JUST Benji, or JUST Trey, any three of these times but it was ONLY Benji using the toilet and ONLY Trey standing in the corner watching.  

The last time I walked by Trey on my way out and mentioned something to him about the crazy way the gay people were acting.  He agreed.  Then he said that they could act crazy with each other as long as they did not mess with his man, and motioned at Benji.  When Benji finished using the bathroom and Trey introduced us, Benji has an awfully big smile.  Maybe it was a cultural difference between the two of us, and maybe not.

Trey and I started talking about the south.  His Aunt lives in Atlanta.  We love the south.  Then I told him of my possible move and he stopped me.  Why would you want to go back there?  Boston is amazing and you should stay here, you have only been for a year.  I told him I was not impressed with the selection of men, and he boasted about his "Great catch, Benji."

I kept thinking to myself that something just wasn't right, but for the sake of the night I kept my mind optimistic.  Maybe there were couples out there that were happy and content to have each other.  Even if one was ugly and the other was devastatingly handsome with a great physique.  

Then the next day I found Benji on Manhunt.  His profile said "Looking for safe fun" which means I don't want to get caught by my boyfriend.  I emailed him to say hello, and he did not recognize me from my pictures, also he had plenty to drink the night before.  His email response was "Hello, I can't talk now my boyfriend is home."

I have to admit, it made me feel better to know that they were not JUST a mismatch.  

Trey had boasted of finding happiness and I was happy to find out that it was merely on the surface.