Biography, LGBTQ, Romance
Date Published: August 3, 2022
Publisher: Gatekeeper Press
The Final Chapter is a true story about a romance between a man, Brandon,
who falls in love with a Brazilian social media influencer, Junior. The
story begins on the first day they meet and follows them through the next
eight months of their relationship. It ends with their final tragic day
together.
Each month shows the progress of their journey and the role social media
plays in their love. It outlines the current fashion of LGBTQ dating
involving apps, open relationships, and the evolving meaning of exclusivity.
Witness their passionate sexual experience, their romance, explosive
outbreaks, and multiple vacations.
In their final months together, feel their love before it is destroyed by a
tragic accident.
Excerpt
Day 1
I wish I could say I met Junior at a store or a restaurant
or we had some amazing occurrence where we locked eyes and had a cute awkward
encounter, but that was not the case. I met Junior on an app that many of us
know all too well in the gay world, “Grindr”. One night, I got a message from a
very attractive Brazilian man and our sexual preferences seemed to be a good
match. We began talking that night for a little bit, but unfortunately I had
plans that evening and told this guy to please save me as a favorite and we
would circle back. I went to sleep early that night once I got home and moved
on to the next day as normal. I worked my normal 8-5 and messaged a few other
guys throughout the day on this app. As the evening approached, I had a
friend’s birthday dinner to celebrate. I never knew that evening, I would be
meeting someone who I would fall desperately in love with. However, I would
have to go through a few twists and turns before this encounter occurred.
I wrapped up my day at 5:00 o’clock and was planning to
celebrate somewhat of a new friend’s birthday. The event was occurring around
8:00 that evening. I went to the gym as normal after work and then took a
shower and began getting dressed for the evening. I decided to check Grindr
again and remembered the attractive Brazilian I was chatting with the night
before. I reached out and asked how he was doing. He gave me a quick response.
He would be in the Orlando area that evening but would have to go back home
that night, which was about an hour away. I responded that I would like to see
him tonight, but had a birthday party to attend first, but I would reach out to
him that evening. He gave me a thumbs up or some type of quick response to let
me know he understood.
I went to attend the birthday party that night. I began
driving downtown, which is about 30 minutes away from me. About half way to the
event, I realized I had forgotten my driver’s license at the gym and had to
turn around and travel to the gym first. You will realize throughout this story,
I am a bit forgetful and I stress myself out pretty routinely. I would love to
say Junior helped me with this, but he was just as forgetful as me and lived
his life without much organization or structure.
But anyways back to the birthday event. I finally made it to
the club downtown that evening. I provided my ID that I finally had to the
staff and entered the party. The party was a great time. I was able to meet a
few people and have a few drinks. I posted a picture while at the event and
tagged the location. Over the next hour, 2 or 3 guys that lived downtown had
reached out to me from that photo asking if I wanted to link up that evening
after my party. One was a prior fling that had lasted about 2 months. The other
was a guy that I had experimented with prior as well. I know this does not put
me in the best light and it makes me seem that I had hooked up with many
people. However, the truth was I had been single for almost 2 years and I had
met many guys in the Orlando area. As I went to the bathroom, I checked our
favorite app and realized another gentleman that I had been talking to prior
wanted to see what I was doing that night. I checked to see if the Brazilian
had responded or sent any further messages, but he did not.
I ordered one final drink at the event. As you get to know
me in this story more, you will not be surprised that I ordered the drink and
then ended up spilling it a few minutes later when attempting to take a photo
with some friends. At this time, I decided it was probably time for me to
leave. I made my way to my car and continued entertaining messages from my
social media and Grindr. As I got into my car, I decided to send another
message to the cute Brazilian. If you have ever used these apps, you will
realize, you typically do not send multiple messages in a row or you come off
as that annoying person and you will quickly be blocked or deleted. I wrote a
simple message “what are you up to”. I received a response pretty quick that he
was in the area but pretty tired. I continued responding to some of the other
guys, but something inside of me really wanted to meet this one. Physically, he
was very much my type and I think that I liked that I had to chase him a bit.
As I was heading home, we were chatting back and forth and he advised he would
want to see me and I thought for sure he would be coming over. I finally made
it home and took a shower and prepped for the event that he would be stopping
by.
I do think it’s time to explain in the gay world, that it is
typical we sometimes will hook up upon meeting each other on this app and
typically we are using this app for sexual needs. I had put on a pair of gym
shorts and something that was comfortable in order to meet this guy that I was
excited to see. As I finished getting ready, I received a message that he was
very tired and would need to go home. I was frustrated at this point and ended
up sending one final current picture in hopes that he would come over. Needless
to say, it was a bit of a sexual photo. He quickly responded that he was tired,
but he now wanted to come over. He said he would be there in 20 minutes or so.
I was excited, but I myself was getting a little bit tired as I had drank and
also had work in the morning.
About 30 minutes later, I received a knock on the door. I
opened the door and it was this man who had a very aggressive demeanor. I
attempted to give him a hug, but it was a bit awkward. We both entered my room
and immediately began connecting. I was shocked at our physical connection and
his aggression in a way. He was very direct with what he wanted, but it was one
of the most sensual experiences I had encountered in a long time. We were
physical for almost an hour. He was so dominant and aggressive and that was
something I found very attractive. He told me exactly what he wanted done to
him and advised what positions he wanted me in for both his pleasure and mine.
He was so giving sexually and did many things that were directed at pleasing me
which I had not had someone do in a while. Most of the time, guys are more
concerned at what is pleasurable to them, but do not focus on the other person
involved. However, that was not the case this time. During this sexual
encounter, he began kissing my neck and even my face. He would whisper things
in my ear that we were very good sexual partners together and that he had not
felt this good in a long time.
Before our encounter, we had described things that turned
each other on. During this hour, we both continued doing these things to each
other and it made the experience so sensual. Upon both of us climaxing, we laid
together for about 15 minutes. We both cleaned up in the bathroom and made
small talk that this was very fun and that it felt extremely good for the both
of us. Unfortunately, again, in the gay world this is somewhat common. We
normally will discuss how it was good and that we should meet again, but most
of the time we move on with our lives with little response or communication.
As we exited the room, we walked through my living room and
we were approaching the front door. I was planning to give him a small hug and
let him know to reach out soon, but he stopped me and said, I want to know more
about you. I was a little bit surprised and asked what he wanted to know. He
said he just wants to talk and to get to know me more. At that time, it was
almost midnight and I still had to work early in the morning. I advised him I
was pretty tired and maybe we could catch up another day. He said he just
wanted to talk for 10-15 minutes and then he would leave. I had never had a guy
be so direct and was a bit surprised. We were nearing my kitchen and I said we
could talk a little bit if that is what he would like to do. Trying to be
clever and ensure this would not be an awkward situation, I advised him we
could each ask 10 questions and we both had to answer the questions. I told him
he could start. He first asked “What do you do for work?” I provided my answer
to him and then asked him what he does. He smiled a little and said, I kind of
have a weird profession, but I am trying to become a comedian. I made a joke
that it sounded like he does not have a real job. He began laughing so hard and
said he had never had anyone be so direct with him before. I smiled and said
you were the one who wanted to talk and get to know me.
I then asked him “Where are you from?” He had told me he was
from Brazil and then advised that he would take me soon since we have a pretty
good connection. I made a joke that he was pretty cocky, but I liked it. I told
him about being from the small town of Inverness, Florida. He laughed and told
me he had never heard of that before, but since he was going to take me to
Brazil, he would take a trip with me to Inverness. He could not pronounce it,
and I had to explain how to say it several times. I then told him that the
small town of Inverness hosts a pretty spectacular “Cooter Festival.” I had to
explain to him it was a festival about turtles. Honestly, you just need to
Google it to see for yourself. We could not stop laughing through these few
minutes.
His next question was very direct. He asked about my past
relationships. I was not prepared to go into my major heartbreak that I had,
but did tell him about my prior marriage, which was significant in my life as
well. I was with a man for 7 years and we were married for one. I told him I
was a 26 year old divorced man. He said he was happy I had told him. It became
pretty serious at that time and truthfully I was a bit surprised I was
explaining this to a man I had just met a little over an hour ago. There were
times I hid that information for weeks or months when talking with guys.
We then discussed our favorite foods, favorite color,
favorite vacations, and continued talking for an hour I quickly forgot which
question we were on and I was loving just talking to you and seeing your
passion and smile as you told me things about you. As time progressed, it was
almost 2:00 in the morning. We had not moved from my kitchen, where I was
sitting on the countertop and you were still standing.
I had told you that I really liked talking with you, but I
think it was time that you left because I had to be up soon for work. I went to
give you a hug and say goodbye, but you told me that I needed to walk you to
the door and give you a proper goodbye because that would mean I plan to see
you again. I followed your direction and walked you to the door. I gave you a
hug goodbye and you kissed me on the cheek and said that you would wait to see
me again. As I went to sleep that night, I could not stop but ponder how unique
this evening was.
About the Author
Brandon McKinney is a twenty-seven-year-old currently pursuing his master's
degree in global strategic communications. He obtained his bachelor's degree
in marketing from the University of Florida. He is a Florida native. He
loves traveling, animals, and hopes to one day have a big family. In his
spare time, he is active in many sports leagues in the Orlando area. This is
his debut novel.
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