{ #5 } Eclipse Of The Moon (MxM || 18+)

Chapter 24 - The City Of Theft

Eclipse Of The Moon ~ Book 1 of Aaron
Chapter 24
The City Of Theft

Wednesday 11 June 2003

The last two or three weeks have gone rather smoothly now that Jaden and I have found a way to make money rather easily, rather being a key word because it's not always as easy as we thought.

First, we quickly learned that certain spots are kind of owned by hustlers who control prostitutes and provide them with clients. Neither Jaden nor I are totally innocent, though, and as much as their offer might sound attractive, guaranteeing countless horny dudes ready to pay against a bit of pleasure, we also know that these pimps take a large percentage of the sex workers' earnings.

Selling our oral hole is just a means for us to survive, it's not like we have a rent and utility bills to pay, so we're not going to make it a full-time job. Our goal is just to earn enough cash to get high. To avoid the hustlers' grip, we keep changing spots and whenever one of them approaches, we simply move to another one.

Then, there are nights clients are scarce and we're clearly not the only independent guys selling their bodies. A lot of our companions actually sell more than their mouths, so there is competition, but I refuse to bottom for money. Jaden accepted once for 60 dollars, but that amount is not worth having something up my ass.

All in all, we manage well, earning more than enough to fulfill our addictions, but not only. We have been able to buy clothes and to feed ourselves to our hearts' content, which is good. After much discussion, we have decided to work almost every night for two or three hours rather than spend a full night twice or thrice a week, and this way, we make sure we will never run out of cash – or drugs for that matter. On the negative side, if I have to remain objective, it hasn't helped our laziness as we spend most of the morning in bed and just hang out at the squat for the rest of the day. On top of that, it also leads us to fall deeper into our addictions, which is definitely not the best.

We hit it off with a few other guys there who have been walking the streets for a long time and given us a lot of advice regarding safety. One is about bending over the driver's window to smell his breath and if it reeks of alcohol, backing off is a safer option. Also, we always make sure to get the cash in advance, then only accept to go inside their car once the notes are inside our underwear. Making things clear from the start is also important and I always announce the rate at the beginning of the discussion – 20 bucks for a simple blowjob, 30 if they want me to swallow their load. Lastly, we have invested in a pepper spray each, and even if I haven't had to use it so far, I wouldn't hesitate to do so if needed.

We also often get the LA LGBT center's visit while we walk the streets. A mobile van with volunteers distributes food, a bit of clothing, but more importantly safe sex kits to the young prostitutes. These include condoms obviously, as well as a leaflet with recommendations and guidelines, reminding us that the center offers assistance to detect STDs and medical help if necessary.

"Are you ready, Jaden?" I call out from my room as I run my fingers through my hair in front of the broken mirror I found a few weeks ago in a trash container.

This is the last touch to my preparation before work, trying to set that freaking mope into a nicer disheveled mess. It's getting far too long now, and I should definitely take some time to visit a homeless shelter that provides free hairdresser services.

"Yeah, waiting for you actually..." he smirks, leaning against the doorframe of my room.

Rolling my eyes, I turn around to face him. Exactly like me, he is wearing nice fitted jeans that hang low on his waist, a black tank top that hugs his fit chest and displays the sexy biceps of his arms, and Converse shoes that we got from a secondhand clothes shop. His blond short stubble mirrors my dark one and we could almost pass off as brothers if it weren't for the color of our hair.