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。7 P" @9 U! f5 \/ T; L" h
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。0 q6 @ |7 H5 X& y
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? U7 y$ Q: s$ H
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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:6 F6 ~3 q$ S3 C1 O* i" a+ O
"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"
7 x& J/ y* W9 i: |/ |# \, nLeo头转过来这边,语调有些戏谑:6 h# Y- ^, a9 r' R) D
“You googled it?"
8 C6 `" u4 d/ m8 |* R0 ^"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。6 B2 G$ z& P: }+ k1 g
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:: U8 s6 I4 V6 Z3 S
“Sorry I probably shouldn't have asked. Won't happen a-"
! m1 U2 W) m& J+ Q4 Z2 ~/ B"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."; V: l& W) o& `4 l+ s: Z
停顿了一下,仿佛在回忆:3 w7 Y N K$ q. a' Q8 o
"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."
$ Q: T$ v0 u3 ~ l* Z) B* O4 H6 A$ e"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。
1 H& d/ [& l6 r+ I# R"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"
1 g* ?! j/ u( @; {' t"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。! |& f: J3 p2 e/ ]
"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。
0 |' j6 B9 d; m' w) y- Z W3 z$ ^“But does this help? You fell asleep the first time I did it"
, R$ W2 { T0 p" y“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" _+ w$ N+ S3 M% q% n
"What kind of sensation?"我原本真的就是顺着他的话,随口问问。$ E- p: y* _) s* m8 L5 W* m; i
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。8 R3 I8 c/ V, k7 Q
“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。
0 F5 B% s7 a9 R# a! ]( |! f, A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:0 S( l: R5 _& O/ g( d% J0 y3 n
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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。9 }1 \! Y2 n8 V" a, M. R
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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:1 q3 V* z7 h8 t* s. B
“I am going back now"
) ^/ E% H9 b2 }0 |"I'll walk with you"Leo笑够了,也从床上起来。
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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。
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他又是送我到半程,拍拍肩膀说明天见。我忍不住叫住他,问:
+ J6 b5 K: w3 {; Z* n“Hey Leo. Do you have a housing plan for next year?"
7 W5 c! m0 }1 I" I6 S* F"What about it?"他停下脚步。
' g' w. G& G( \' j8 v. D“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"
( I) Y) ^" m- u8 S0 G"But why would I wanna do that?"
, t% I0 \" A+ [6 z" C8 f( s; N我没料到他会这样问,想了想,说:
: H& b6 W* R2 ?9 U- i; p"The rent could be a bit lower"
* g& r" \! v# C0 f Q7 R7 E# i: LLeo摇摇头,嘴角上扬:) A4 u6 Z0 v: }
"Rent is cheap. For couple hundred dollars a month I can get a studio all to myself. No big deal"3 H' _' j0 n# V5 x4 t* ^
"Eghhh but we could avoid a lot of walking like this if we lived together no?"
& }6 J4 E( @9 c5 X- P" l. j) y"I'm sure I can find something close to your place. Even your apartment has some studios right?"
% V) q3 E2 Z5 e* ~' C& r+ s- j& \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:: Q, H+ u0 _9 f
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过了一会儿Leo回:/ z, t4 e( U" ]1 l" o6 x& M
“Me too"
' P6 l5 i) a- |" e" y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:" |, ~4 a1 p3 p0 s/ V5 t$ u# h4 { C
"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"- f! F2 w" m1 }) H( d
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。
+ z& |; F, ^6 ?' t( L刷好牙后回来看,手机里躺着Leo的消息:
' ~0 `$ y. q E. P' h: \0 `8 O“We can take a look at 3 bedrooms together tomorrow"
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# n* a; k+ F9 I; q4 Y: a5 A4 r恩,这还差不多。
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