Cruising Little Village in Chicago

John became a notorious, successful, and compulsive street cruiser after having given up on the traditional ways of meeting men in the bars, the night clubs, the adult bookstores, and the local parks. After cruising the streets and having more than one man’s share of adventures with men, he eventually cruises Jose, a handsome and streetwise Mexican, in Chicago’s Little Village. John’s attraction to Jose and his desire to be partnered with him becomes his obsession. Over time, John and Jose develop a relationship. It is a relationship that both of them need. John needs a more stable life with one partner, and Jose needs someone who offers him a solid foundation in which he can escape his criminal life involving the pimping of prostitutes and his involvement with illegal drugs. However, tensions exist between the two of them due to Jose not liking John’s infamous reputation as a past street cruiser in the area. John’s reputation greatly concerns Jose, as he wants to keep his own reputation as a tough, macho ladies’ man among the locals. Equally, John is concerned about Jose’s history of being a well-known and successful criminal on the street. Furthermore, John continually fears that Jose could be easily tempted to return to his exciting life as a man who is sought after by street criminals and beautiful women. More than that, John realizes that the decent amount of dirty money and drugs of which Jose had been accustomed could tempt him back to the street. Before their crumbling relationship totally dissolves, John suggests that they both come clean by detailing their sordid pasts to one another. After all, some of the gossip on the street about both of them is fabricated, and John feels it is time for both of them to reveal their true stories. After Jose sums up his criminal past, he is John’s captive audience of one as he hears John’s incredible confessions of being a compulsive street cruiser. Does the sharing of their pasts save their relationship, or do their shared revelations push them apart? Contemporary gay adventure —- ISBN: 9798329129526