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WATER IN A DROUGHT

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By Dusk Peterson and Parhelion

Dick's mouth was suddenly twice as dry as before. He didn't even know he'd moved till he found himself kneeling, staring at where the trucker's hands had paused on the buttons of his moist jeans.

When he finally dared to look up, the trucker's eyes were narrow again. "Oh-ho," the other man said softly. "So that's the deal, is it? Who taught you that kind of stuff?"

He licked his lips, feeling the cracks there. "A friend."

"I always thought you cowboys must find some pretty wild ways to have fun during those long winter nights on the ranch." He stared down at Dick silently. Dick felt his heart beat hard in his throat, maybe thirty, forty times.

At last the trucker nodded. "It's good to know what you want out of life," he said. "And you're headed in the right direction to find it. Nellies ain't going to give you that sort of entertainment. You need real men if you want that, and you'd better be tough to take it. You're going to have to give in return, though. Not everyone's taste is as narrow as yours."

"I know," Dick said, voice low.

The trucker gave a sharp laugh. "Yeah, you've figured that out, haven't you? You played me a pretty tune to get me to this point."

He shook his head furiously, feeling all choked up. "Nope, mister. I wasn't trying to herd you. If you want—" He hesitated, trying to voice what he'd been thinking. "A gift. That's all. If you please."

The trucker nodded slowly. "Yeah, okay. A gift. Your reward for a job well done. Son, you lied before. You are looking for a sugar daddy. It's just a different kind of sugar you want."

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