Weak in the Knees Ch. 02 - Sex Stories

Weak in the Knees Ch. 02

... though he drew a ton of buildings and landscapes too. There were also a few of Kali, drawn from memory, showing her personality in the poses and clothing she wore.

There were others, too, like Zayne in his wheelchair, and Brinxton with Zayne at their wedding, Elias and Aspen together, and a few self portraits. All of the self portraits seemed to portray different feelings and stages of vulnerability. Anger, grief, despair, joy, contentment, and desire. The one for desire was sexy, with Zach only wearing his jeans, which were unbuttoned and unzipped to show the peak of his boxer briefs underneath as he laid on the bed, his muscles rippling as he stretched out enticingly, his hands gripping the sheets in anticipation.

From an emotional standpoint though, the grief, despair, and joy drawings drew the most attention. It showed sides of Zach that he didn't show all the time, and he had put his vulnerability out there for the world to see in the drawings. It made him, as a person, so beautifully multifaceted and real.

Diego lingered longer on each new drawing than the one before, though his face reddened when he saw the desire drawing. He pulled his gaze away regretfully, turning the page to see the beginnings of a new sketch that still hadn't taken form yet. Closing the book with a regretful sigh, he handed it back to Zach. "They're all more beautiful than the last. You're an exceptional artist."

"Thank you," Zach said with a slight blush on his cheeks. "My parents ...

... always supported our artistic endeavors, even if we went into different professions later. Zayne is an amazing painter, which I'm sure you've seen through the house, and I loved using pencil and charcoals. It's a good way to get difficult emotions out. I drew the Despair and Grief ones right after Kali died."

"You're both very talented. I'm not very creative, really. I excelled in math and science as a kid but used absolutely none of it while dodging bullets, so it kind of faded away," Diego commented. "Teaching kids has always been something I'm good at and it's the best way I can picture shaping the future into a more civilized world than we've lived through."

Zach shifted a little so he could better look at Diego as he took that in. Diego didn't talk about his military time very much, though Zach knew about it because of his resume and the fact that Diego was getting his education through the GI Bill. "That's admirable, especially after how much bloodshed you've probably seen. Plus I've seen you with Nadya, so I know how good you are with kids."

Diego laughed a little mirthlessly, "Well, babies are easy, all you have to do is love them. I'm specializing in adolescent education, which should be considerably more challenging."

Zach looked at Diego askance for a moment, though there was humor in his eyes. "Are you telling me that this part of her childhood isn't actually the hardest part? Because based on the sleep deprivation and emotional upheaval, I was hoping ...