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。: i; ^: `+ v3 }1 e/ y+ p C7 B! d8 d
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。
! S( Q+ L; R7 x# L2 x5 H/ G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?
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) T% @: X0 m1 g- m( g! t' B- L8 P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:7 x8 ~+ s4 O9 L) E% e" `6 J/ [ `! N/ P
"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"
: N; ]( ]; B& Q0 ELeo头转过来这边,语调有些戏谑:( R6 |7 p& w. y% H1 O2 w/ F6 {
“You googled it?"$ D% B; \$ g: t L6 L+ z3 w; [
"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。
( l8 O$ } H \- u# t% p* xLeo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:1 p. S6 `2 I C k4 v2 `
“Sorry I probably shouldn't have asked. Won't happen a-"
) T0 K" f& D/ u8 o! o' |4 q' F7 g"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."
: W, a/ u* d9 A9 T/ S1 ]' o2 _+ o停顿了一下,仿佛在回忆:
" U6 m/ M# L2 B0 l) P* w"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."
1 @& _- }. e+ b+ ]0 C$ w: ?; h" Z"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。+ N/ `0 ~5 g+ k3 ~% R7 K% E* E
"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"8 J; V6 V- x* T v. Z
"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。
: l- K( O$ ^ z [4 W& z2 d"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。
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“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"" m5 E- V$ A& V; q5 W
"What kind of sensation?"我原本真的就是顺着他的话,随口问问。; O; R" O2 A: ~& w6 N
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。! n( b! P: F- ?+ B- x. M# O, C
“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。
6 T" M: K$ W1 `3 P6 q6 E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:( e7 Z7 ]0 @% n) {% K9 c9 F0 O& S
“Now you know which kind it is don't you"
' V9 {- d9 I% `1 a$ V* G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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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!!
1 {" ?: N% n g! _6 B7 a/ K) X- \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:
! C0 [/ v0 F$ H y“I am going back now"
: j) i) ^1 K+ l* |5 r"I'll walk with you"Leo笑够了,也从床上起来。
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9 H" @+ D5 _4 ~7 _) D8 ?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。5 t9 C1 A! T' p$ \/ }, r0 N
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“Hey Leo. Do you have a housing plan for next year?"
9 z% `3 a! \/ B"What about it?"他停下脚步。$ A, O- w' M6 } a. r' f
“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"
( y9 }/ Q' w7 O! t B8 U5 z( T"But why would I wanna do that?"
9 \& ?0 l+ h* j) V; G7 Z我没料到他会这样问,想了想,说:3 W/ ^0 S' e7 r* Z0 U$ O7 a1 D/ H
"The rent could be a bit lower"
; S" T+ m! r3 CLeo摇摇头,嘴角上扬:
) ]* J5 j& p0 M, C. }% r6 F"Rent is cheap. For couple hundred dollars a month I can get a studio all to myself. No big deal"! l, Y8 l. O% A: ]
"Eghhh but we could avoid a lot of walking like this if we lived together no?"
; M+ m& f9 _# @) s0 r( h"I'm sure I can find something close to your place. Even your apartment has some studios right?"
/ I/ V1 p+ y( i: B, f, m, w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:2 @" W7 V% Y1 t
“I'll think about it. See you tomorrow"
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过了一会儿Leo回:
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" ]3 O5 u6 V' E! K. L8 g X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:
0 V, b$ M4 ?" D, `+ A, O/ i! _"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"& V8 @" {+ x* r Y1 o: o2 \
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刷好牙后回来看,手机里躺着Leo的消息:" X% I3 ^6 `$ {7 y: L# s; F: J
“We can take a look at 3 bedrooms together tomorrow"
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