下学期的时候还有一个任务,找房子。学校附近的房子基本上都是租给学生的,租期都跟着学期走。所以保险起见最晚最晚春季就应该要找好秋季的房子了。4 |4 u D, P5 |8 q$ g/ [+ r: d& k
之前不是没跟Leo讨论过这个问题,基本都被他以太忙不急为由不了了之。我跟当时自己的室友关系挺好,室友也常常见到Leo,曾表示如果Leo愿意搬家的话可以一起去找个三人间。所以无论如何我还有备选,也就随他了。我猜Leo跟现在的室友可能也是差不多的状态。) M* V, r1 z+ H
结果某次去他家浪的时候再次碰到他神出鬼没的商科室友,聊了会儿,谈到这个话题,他室友直接爆出惊天大瓜,说刚刚收到兄弟会的入会邀请,下学期估计得搬去和兄弟们住了。他室友说这事儿的时候我一直偷偷看Leo,这小子耸耸肩,看起来竟仿佛毫无波澜。难道我之前猜错了? `$ h7 I' n. @! e
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H/ M, _$ l ^. B- ?结果后续Leo依然没有要主动讨论这件事儿的意思。进他房间那会儿我想说嘿嘿这回该他急了吧,敌不动我不动。结果敌人淡定得令人发指,还是那个套餐组合,先用投影看动漫,再帮他按摩。按的时候仍在在腰那儿停留良久,打着圈儿在那一块儿用力。实在好奇这腰是怎么回事,便试探着问:, \0 G0 F; ~+ f% c
"Leo what's up with your back around here? Are these the commonly strained muscles in hockey? I googled common hockey injuries and it seems like people usually tend to have more problems in the lower bodies. But this is around the core area so I don't know": R0 @ k( u t- g5 A# W
Leo头转过来这边,语调有些戏谑:
& Y6 t/ N+ _( A! M/ i! {8 }" K“You googled it?"4 M7 a' Y4 Y& t5 `- q8 b4 J, h: ^; U9 }
"Oh I didn't mean to probe. Just genuinely curious because something does seem kinda off right here. Wondering if I can better help"斟酌着说,但这是实话。
+ Q; Z% ~1 z8 c: r/ |4 \Leo没有回答,就这么饶有兴致地看着我。每次被这么看着我都心里发毛,好像心里想的事情都被看光了。我把眼睛挪开,继续帮他按:
# U( a" p0 z `4 [' L1 D“Sorry I probably shouldn't have asked. Won't happen a-"
8 F8 M# q( n) K' N2 e" }4 Y"No you're fine"Leo轻声打断我:“Remember the wild skating accident I talked about before? This took place back then. That lake was among the first to freeze over, so it had quite a bit of bubbles and cracks, things not ideal for skating. But a freshly frozen lake was so irresistible, that I decided to try it anyways."
! c7 n6 C5 S2 n. s( y停顿了一下,仿佛在回忆:
: D" a, {( |$ V! j% k. }0 I"It started off better than I expected, a little bumpy yes, but generally very doable. I stayed pretty alert in the beginning, but kinda let down my guard after a bit of indulging myself without issues. And then shits happened - I got my blade wedged in a sizeable crevice. So I fell, on my back, which I had not done for years. Worse yet, I fell in this meticulous way where I strained my back so bad, that I couldn't even pull myself up."
% O7 J+ O, z4 \0 h: U: V"You went there alone didn't you?"我用大拇指在腰那儿打转,看Leo的反应他好像最爱这个方式,只是真的有点费拇指。# U% C) _" c- w& x- p5 O6 R% f
"Yea. I skipped school for that and my friends didn't like that idea. I was a bit of a rebel back then, didn't know any better. Public education was way too easy, you know, at least for most Asian kids with strict upbringings. I hated sitting through classes listening to teachers mumbling about stuffs I had learned years before, so I skipped classes on a regular basis, almost to the point of expulsion. My friends would join me in the beginning, but backed off after being told no. I guess unlike me, they do listen to their parents"
: ?4 [. K+ o7 E, Y' |3 ~"I can totally see you blowing off classes, even now in college. To be honest I have been kinda surprised that you haven't missed more. So you stopped missing class after that?"想到Leo平常的学习状态,我轻轻笑了笑,问道。
0 i. w+ M' w( \- }"Yup. I mean I learned it the hard way. That incident costed me 3 months of PT. And I almost felt a huge relief when I was finally able to go back to school. Now that I think about it, my attendance record was so atrocious that I probably would have trouble graduating if I had not been through that"Leo也笑了笑,同时还打了个哈欠。
+ {% W1 M5 W7 x4 L! w, U& j0 s“But does this help? You fell asleep the first time I did it"
7 _% m9 t1 J7 W- O“It probably doesn't do much in the grand scheme of things, but it does give out a special sensation every time you press there like that"# o0 ^: N, [ h/ G3 |. M
"What kind of sensation?"我原本真的就是顺着他的话,随口问问。
; z; |% u0 U+ T# ]7 E6 `结果Leo好一会儿没回话,我不解,停下手上的动作,朝他看去。只见黑暗中Leo目光灼灼地看着我,那架势仿佛要把我钉在墙上。我背脊一凉,Leo的一只手忽然朝我伸出来,搭上我的脖子,用力一带。完全没料到有这一出,猝不及防下我直接翻倒在床的另外一侧。刚想起来,肩膀被Leo一手按下,同时抬腿跨在我身体两侧。2 u9 L, `& [4 b& f$ r
“Leo wha-"本想推开他,结果手碰到鼓鼓一包,小Leo精神抖擞的,在宽松的睡裤下几乎无遮无掩,整个轮廓清晰明了。手像被烫到一样拿开,后半句话登时说不出来了。+ ]% G7 _6 \6 K" `0 t1 i
我抬起头,黑暗中看不清Leo的表情,只看到一双大大的眼睛和逐渐靠近的黑影。我从没见过这样的他,手下意识地挡在眼睛前面。视觉关机后其他感官灵敏度直接拉满,感觉心脏跳得飞快,下体也快要充血了。结果过了许久也没什么动静,正想要不要把手拿开,就听到了他的声音:. L$ h7 `: p4 L8 D
“Now you know which kind it is don't you"
) M8 w$ j; M( H& l这句话几乎是贴着耳边说的,吹过来的风是温热的,带着他的气息,酥麻的感觉仿佛能从耳朵传到心尖。气泡音就像一串水滴落在大大的木碗里,滴滴清脆,绵长悠远。
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8 z# E8 } b1 s" s' G说完这句话Leo就从我身上离开了,瞬间感到身子一轻。我疑惑地把手拿开,看到Leo已经好整以暇地坐在床的另外一边,满脸坏笑地看着我。我终于想起来刚刚发生了什么,蹭一下坐起来,朝他那边扑过去,我想揍人!!- f0 h6 p' F( Q. ]) \
Leo在床上笑得直打滚,我捶了几拳,终归是不舍得下重手。感觉再折腾下去不知道会搞出什么名堂来,我一脸窘迫地下床,决定换衣服裤子走人:
2 K: \' [1 r& d$ v7 u“I am going back now"" T* J q' D0 B, q- U
"I'll walk with you"Leo笑够了,也从床上起来。' f4 [, E0 s9 f
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+ e: f; k8 K, D- j/ R: c/ ]' Y路上的雪终于冻硬了,不再泥泞不堪,好走了许多。Leo好像心情很好,路上居然哼起了小曲,认识他这么久尚属首次。至今也不知道那是什么曲子,可能就是Leo荒腔走板随性而来。声音浑厚悠远,不知道是曲子还是人的缘故,刚刚耳朵的那阵酥麻好像又回来了。今晚月亮很亮,我偷偷看一眼Leo,月光如水银般泻下,连发梢都染上了一层银色的光晕,像文艺复兴的油画。/ \8 E* ~7 z% l1 ~- t+ b
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! ~- h) f3 ~8 N' R他又是送我到半程,拍拍肩膀说明天见。我忍不住叫住他,问:
. N8 D! T4 M& B6 c& h' I5 i“Hey Leo. Do you have a housing plan for next year?"
- l" g, } s7 y/ ?6 X0 C: D3 C# P3 F. R"What about it?"他停下脚步。
3 \5 F6 a5 ?. g“I mean, you can come live with us. I have a roommate and he said he'd be ok moving to a 3 bedroom if you wanted to join us"
9 v' P4 p7 G" j" z9 b"But why would I wanna do that?") l7 N6 V X$ R/ }1 }
我没料到他会这样问,想了想,说:; e5 Z9 t( `6 g) [
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Leo摇摇头,嘴角上扬:
: k, u% m* W/ M$ w" R" r. ~) Z"Rent is cheap. For couple hundred dollars a month I can get a studio all to myself. No big deal"
4 Y* j& z* Y2 ?! M"Eghhh but we could avoid a lot of walking like this if we lived together no?"- o m0 j: I0 ]8 q9 m( w
"I'm sure I can find something close to your place. Even your apartment has some studios right?"2 S2 E- u# N/ D7 o
我抓抓头,怎么这么困难。结果还没等我再说话,Leo摆摆手,潇洒地走了:( e. z. S- d' z7 `- x2 b t, u/ w
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“Home"
6 ]2 V: A( j* R! k+ C过了一会儿Leo回:; `0 i# N6 h- ^0 z0 `
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我对着手机发了会儿呆。其实刚刚Leo临走前我就猜到了他想听什么答案,只是还没来得及说。不过以我的性子要当面讲估计够呛。定了定神,我跟他说:
* r: ^ T9 [1 n7 w4 f3 P6 N& A$ H"Leo I really want to live with you. I think you probably know that too. If you don't have other plans set in stone yet please keep this in mind. Coming from your little brother Dustin"
: U+ O* U( L* ^1 T, \" }印象中这是我第一次提这件事,发完以后脸都在发烧。当下发誓如果他要敢说I'll think about it之类的立马跟他绝交。
! k( b; U# H4 F* M$ H; Y* l刷好牙后回来看,手机里躺着Leo的消息:* P2 o4 l9 v0 m, z( Y
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' {, M I7 u/ M9 ?0 c8 z恩,这还差不多。
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