I Knew I had the Itch - Part 3 - QB Trim by Scott the Haircut Lover

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I Knew I had the Itch â€" Part 3 â€" QB Trim

So now Shawn and I had the same haircut. It was late. I asked him if he wanted to sleep over. Shawn was cool with it, texted his mom, and it was set. We went in and got some food. My mom just shook her head. "I think you are getting carried away Zack." I looked at her embarrassed and said "Um mom you cant just accept that I am good at this. Im making something of it. With all of the tips I have gotten I applied to barber school. I start in three weeks the day after my 18th birthday." We grabbed out plates and went up to my room.
Shawn said "That was kinda awkward." I looked down a bit embarrassed " She thinks I need to be more than a barber, but bro I have a passion for it. There’s just one thing." He looked at me intrigued "What is it?" I looked Shawn in the eye. "I get turned on sometimes. Especially when I give you a haircut." He smiled "Why do you think I’ve been coming back so often?" I kissed his cheek and rubbed his shaved hair. "Did you know I was gay?" Shawn said "I hoped so. Im not out either, but I have know I was for a while." We started making out. Then to my bed. And well it was intense!
The next day was Sunday. I didn’t usually cut hair on Sundays. Shawn and I hung out all day. I showed him a business plan I had created for after I got my license. He was pretty impressed I had put all of it together. One shop growing into several more assuming they stayed profitable. The biggest problem with my business plan was that I was going to have specific criteria for the Barbers and I was sure it was legal. Now get your mind out of the gutter! No I was looking to staff my stores with clean cut guys not over 35. I wasn’t even sure that was legal yet. But anyway, all digital with a screen at each chair where the barber and the client could go through a series of styles while they decided how the client wanted his/her hair.
Shawn took me to dinner. He asked me to be his boyfriend and said he didn’t want to hide it anymore. I was really worried that my clientele, such as the entire football team, would stop coming for haircuts. We talked about that for a while. I had no problem coming out as gay as long as I didn’t lose my clients. Shawn asked if I could teach him. I was apprehensive as all of my training so far came from YouTube. I told him to start watching videos, tell me if he thought it was something he was into and could do and maybe we would add a second chair to the garage.
A few weeks had gone by. I go so many compliments on my own haircut I decided to keep it short for a while. Shawn had been watching videos every day and we even bought a haircut dummy and he was practicing on him. I wouldn’t say a fade was his best cut be he was definitely ready to do some trims and definitely buzz cuts. When we came out no one was even surprised. It was so cool to be able to be open about being gay. If anything I got more clients after I came out. Things were rolling along.
One of the regulars was the QB of the football team. He came in before every game and got a trim. He said it was a superstition. I didn’t care about any of that I just loved doing his hair. It was thick and sandy blonde with a little wave to it. Duncan was his name and he was drop dead gorgeous. He came in that Thursday evening after practice for his regular cut. Shawn was hanging out with some other friends. When Duncan showed up I was all set up for him. We did a bro hug and hand shake as he took his seat in the chair. He loved to talk about football with me and besides sitting in the stands I really knew nothing about it so I just went along with it. I was wetting down his hair and combing it out. We were talking about the next nights game and how worried he was about how good this team was. Again, I just went with it. This was the first time I think we had been alone in the garage. Duncan said "So how are things going with Shawn?" I looked at him surprised by the question from the masculine stud "Uhhh things are good. Not gonna lie it felt good to be able to be myself at school. He is a great guy!" Duncan smiled and said "Yeah being yourself is the key right. Someone in my position has to act the part most of the time. That’s why I have my hair like this. Typical jock longer style. And that’s why… ummm never mind." There was an awkward silence. I started trimming his hair like usual as I knew exactly how he liked it already. I couldn’t stop thinking about the last part of his statement. I always took my time when I was cutting his hair because I never wanted him to leave the chair. Selfish I know, but he didn’t seem to mind at all. Then Duncan said "Think I should do something different?" I replied "With your hair?" He laughed "Yeah what did you think I was talking about?" I blushed and smiled "Oh I think all of that came out wrong. Yes with your hair. Duncan ill do it anyway you want it. I just assumed you wanted your usual trim." He said "The first time I saw you in school with the shaved head (not bald but it was buzzed super tight) I was like that is bold." I started combing and styling his hair "Wow that would be a big change for you. You sure Michelle would kill you I bet!" We both laughed when I said that. I could tell he was stressed about his look, but perhaps wasn’t happy with it. How hard should I push here? I just kept combing and styling for a while. He spoke up "Maybe not tonight. I don’t want to mess up my superstition. I can just never make it look as good as you make it look! You have a real Talent Zack." I said "Duncan I don’t really offer this to anyone else, but if your going out and want to stop by and look your best just shoot me a text. If I have time id be happy to style it up for you." He looked at me and smiled in the mirror "I might take you up on that." I was melting inside! And said "Any time bro. And ill be at the game tomorrow to cheer you on. If you need me on the sidelines to style it up between plays just let me know." We both laughed! "How’s that?" I said. "Perfect as always Zack thanks so much!"
Shawn and I went to the game. It was so awesome to hold hands and cuddle a little like all the guys did with their girlfriends. While I was at games I was usually checking out everyone’s hair. A dork I know but my mind would race as to how I would style it. What would look good on them. And back to my business plan at my shop. I started to think if I had all of this digital tech I could build a video profile for each client so they could see their history anytime they wanted it. Shawn poked me. "Ummmm are you here? We just scored!" I laughed "oh yeah I saw (lie)". Shawn and I had a great night. I couldn’t stop thinking about what Duncan was holding back when I was cutting his hair, but I didn’t share it with Shawn because I felt like Duncan told me in confidence. Our team lost by 1 point. It was the first loss of they year. I could tell Duncan was totally stressed! Shawn had SAT’s early the next morning so after the game we grabbed some food and he headed home. I got a text from Duncan about 11pm. Shocked he texted me so late. I just stared at it for a while shocked and confused at the same time. This was not asking me about a haircut……. To be continued

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