About Poster Child

by Syd McGinley
30 pages / 7400 words
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Charlie knew Dr. Fell wouldn't be so mean as to refuse his request to have a Rainbow Babies picnic at the cabin, especially since Charlie prudently took Mama P and Little Bit with him to ask his favor.

Will Dr. Fell manage to survive the chaos caused by twink and Owen as well as a horde of sugar-fueled children? And will Charlie manage to figure out why his best friend is being so damn mean about Charlie's happiness?

Sample

Dave hung out with Charlie as they puttered with Betsy. It didn't matter what sort of car someone had, Dave was interested. He had Betsy's hood up and was checking her fluids while Charlie contorted himself to clean the inside of the windshield. Damn, it was hard to reach it all! And, really, how had he got his foot to that position?

Woah, vinegar! Charlie sputtered at the fumes, and took a good swipe at the footprint. By the time the glass was shiny, he was weeping. He backed out of the car, and rubbed his face with his arm.

Oh, he was crying, not just reacting to the fumes. He felt his shoulders shake.

"What's wrong, Charlie?" Dave stuck his head around the raised hood and crinkled his forehead in concern.

"Dunno," gulped Charlie. He shuddered, and then relaxed a little as Dave's arms went around his shoulders. Damn, Dave was a big piece of man! He let Dave guide him to a sitting position, and they sat with their backs against Betsy while Charlie fought for control.

"Wow," he said, gratefully taking Dave's offered hanky, and patting at his face. "That was from nowhere!"

"I doubt it," said Dave. "Sir's been teaching me a lot, and usually it's from somewhere!"

Charlie blew his nose. "Smartass. Yeah, thinking about Rob and the car wax, and then I got the vinegar… took me back." He squirmed and looked at Dave. "You know I was pretty fucked up when I met Ben, right?"

Dave nodded, and Charlie felt a rush of affection for his friend. Dave had no clue about drugs and being a slut. He had Cindy and Rass for parents and Dr. Fell as a Sir, and he was still hugging a drug-addict-slut-twink-dropout-failure…