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。
) s9 P" V$ i8 o+ o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。
9 t8 \& l' A |$ U Q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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- I, A$ C2 L( [# H. n/ n6 c- j: I# \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:
' R6 _1 P& Z, R/ k7 Q8 `/ a( E"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"* d5 h; G5 _9 p* { y! Y
Leo头转过来这边,语调有些戏谑:
0 X# L* f5 F- A9 i. C$ e“You googled it?"# f2 B: f) u# P4 u
"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。
0 F1 Z1 A- e: Q6 kLeo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:" U3 A% E+ l t$ }" C
“Sorry I probably shouldn't have asked. Won't happen a-"
) ~4 B, e" F6 F" s5 f. e% J"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."
) b" b& N& [7 l0 I: J) g2 h停顿了一下,仿佛在回忆:2 [0 p2 i/ R! K5 S
"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."- ] y) 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。: G% d5 H5 `/ W& P: @* T
"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"
% j0 {. H- }. J- I4 ~/ R6 I. p6 A"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。# r9 n, K. h8 K$ ^& v1 }
"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。' g* n) ]- k4 k: z- K2 {# E5 F1 G
“But does this help? You fell asleep the first time I did it"
5 |/ X( [4 A* p$ m' R) O“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"
& ^4 o% m. o+ ~6 u" b6 |& W"What kind of sensation?"我原本真的就是顺着他的话,随口问问。4 ^6 X8 Q7 Q( V# I) q. S2 j
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 b/ ~( a" ~7 |! _ z“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。
: ?/ Z1 m* A* x9 l0 j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:
: L6 h) z/ [3 ?“Now you know which kind it is don't you"
1 B7 l; {$ q8 x6 W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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+ n( X# ^( ~: ^: j# @( M& L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!!7 y, l7 S* d+ l/ a
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:# G9 N( |8 L- K( p: D+ {" X
“I am going back now"
9 p4 P7 L1 Y4 ]& L"I'll walk with you"Leo笑够了,也从床上起来。
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2 V7 p, l1 @& c4 R) b# V7 b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:8 i& {. \6 B0 I9 q
“Hey Leo. Do you have a housing plan for next year?"& D( B5 d# G* p
"What about it?"他停下脚步。" R c2 N% R- v k4 m( ~5 Z9 v7 O
“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": q0 W9 ~: M6 A- v5 e+ e0 Q
"But why would I wanna do that?"' s) a- {: B: M
我没料到他会这样问,想了想,说:
) k# r1 u" O, L ?* K+ K6 z"The rent could be a bit lower"# W7 R. V/ \; I2 f/ G+ a
Leo摇摇头,嘴角上扬:
; m+ k7 b# J8 a0 g1 i"Rent is cheap. For couple hundred dollars a month I can get a studio all to myself. No big deal"
) V5 ^3 G) x( \# f8 Y& g9 c$ ]"Eghhh but we could avoid a lot of walking like this if we lived together no?"# m; @5 S8 G+ j# S/ I5 n( k
"I'm sure I can find something close to your place. Even your apartment has some studios right?"+ c h; n/ I# Y# @
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:# H+ ^5 Q- `' Y, g: K. v
“I'll think about it. See you tomorrow"( I2 l+ K* z& h$ L" L4 P: _2 {- d
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回到家,我掏出手机,跟Leo报备:% D0 o. M! u" Q5 Z6 n3 e
“Home"
4 K9 g! C5 V7 l- \5 `过了一会儿Leo回:
. q( B* _4 y6 C, q5 L7 J q& t5 g" N1 A“Me too", d' U( B. V) C/ I0 s& b7 c! ?
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:
3 P5 ?& Y; \+ W7 F t$ D"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"
! J' @+ d" v# e! ]. F2 q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。, m4 T* f/ ^9 p% I. L
刷好牙后回来看,手机里躺着Leo的消息:
/ Y* s9 m: E: [2 Z" {, d, O/ o“We can take a look at 3 bedrooms together tomorrow"
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; p" H$ F7 Y% k: Y6 w9 t$ x1 o恩,这还差不多。
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