Something Like Stories - Volume One (Something Like..., #7)

by Jay Bell

Tim Wyman Born: August 24th, 1979 Height: 6’ Build: He’s got muscles, and boy am I tired of hearing about them. Other physical traits: What Ben calls a winner’s smile, I call a shit-eating grin. One thing we agree on—those silver eyes are out of this world! Hobbies and interests: Painting, jogging, homewrecking. Ha! I kid, I kid… Noteworthy relatives: Ben (husband), Jason (son), Ella (mother), Thomas (father), Nana (grandmother) Motto/Quote: “First impressions and second chances? If you keep ruining those, then it’s time to take a long hard look in the mirror.” Bio: I like Tim. Let’s get that out of the way because I flip-flopped so many times over the years. When he first met Ben, I was wary but also happy for my friend. I saw Tim making an effort, despite still being in the closet, and I was won over completely right about the time he ruined it all. I wasn’t thrilled to meet him again in college, and I did my best to keep Ben and Tim apart. Was I wrong? It might seem like it now, but things were complicated back then because whenever Tim got near Ben, he made a mess. Then came a dark time in all our lives, but especially so for Ben. A shadow hung over him for years, and things got bad enough that while I was browsing through old photos, I saw one of Ben looking happy and realized than it had been ages since I’d seen him smile. Tim was in this photo too, lying on the same bed that Ben was perched on, and even though Ben was looking at the camera—at me—I knew the real reas...