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。
+ |+ ?; b4 I1 E3 u$ 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。
: k/ r5 U; C- t0 R# _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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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 Y2 a$ Q1 U( q, F$ 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"5 T A. ~0 Z5 x5 E
Leo头转过来这边,语调有些戏谑:
% V6 V$ F# Y- s b; r“You googled it?"- e J$ k& r2 q
"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。
1 c- f( [6 i: J# Q, b. YLeo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:
! n# ^. s5 R# H/ |“Sorry I probably shouldn't have asked. Won't happen a-"
9 b6 w9 l6 d, \" b+ t! P"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."
: j6 M% @! o4 ?: h2 i3 R) _+ Y/ Z6 @停顿了一下,仿佛在回忆:
8 p# h% p1 D6 m( o6 ^"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."7 U1 j0 U2 f' _& B/ w/ H& D
"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。
+ @) }. x- Z( i: o"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"9 R; G f- z8 P/ H3 f ]6 z+ p
"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。! g2 y' Z, b* m
"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。
9 ^# K, i, H f# u$ b) }“But does this help? You fell asleep the first time I did it"4 b5 u. P- |# r- `
“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"
$ T. S# @, l) w# D"What kind of sensation?"我原本真的就是顺着他的话,随口问问。% f g F5 [2 n' i2 E3 k
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。; V5 p( @: A6 j: [) r3 }5 c, ?+ i
“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。+ F1 A: x# k8 ^; {3 `! K2 x
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:
: C8 E( w/ p! j3 f“Now you know which kind it is don't you"! D7 s$ p2 ` _
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!!$ R+ `8 s/ q @, a9 o
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:
' K2 O/ l5 g- @1 W' c6 r) A“I am going back now"
. A+ B3 k8 q) b# T/ R! G, T3 x3 J% }"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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0 n8 f/ n3 G) _7 r' a他又是送我到半程,拍拍肩膀说明天见。我忍不住叫住他,问:2 g r0 ~, `' w, ]1 S
“Hey Leo. Do you have a housing plan for next year?"
8 |3 a7 Y F# d$ m- R"What about it?"他停下脚步。( g3 P. A* q* u1 u: U
“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"3 D8 U0 o/ T4 w
"But why would I wanna do that?"
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"The rent could be a bit lower"
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"Rent is cheap. For couple hundred dollars a month I can get a studio all to myself. No big deal"
% W4 ~" \. V! D+ `8 W8 c"Eghhh but we could avoid a lot of walking like this if we lived together no?"
: M$ ^( k7 \5 ~; f2 O, C: l"I'm sure I can find something close to your place. Even your apartment has some studios right?": A! G: w# m1 A
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:
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“Home"
0 W* q- |* K! J8 _" z过了一会儿Leo回:
8 C) }2 e0 j* L: X“Me too"1 ^: o+ X i. d9 {4 k2 Q4 E9 [
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:9 w! F8 U9 E8 ]9 f6 o- `0 Y: P2 s
"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"1 F) H$ O4 L! z0 ]9 H
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“We can take a look at 3 bedrooms together tomorrow"
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0 d; Q4 G! D0 i- B恩,这还差不多。
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