Eric and Carl stayed around a while helping Mr. Marshall and learning all that they could about Jared. Jared was finally able to sink into being Jasper the horse. Jasper earned a hundred dollars that evening although a percentage went to his dad. Eric and Carl got chances to ride Jasper too, not a full riding session but just a quick gallop.
As the boys walked home, Carl said, "You should be more careful, Eric. Mr. Marshall might have suspected that you were gay."
Eric said, "I was just helping him get a semen sample."
Carl said, "But you kept calling him Jared, your human friend. That horse wasn't Jared anymore. You heard Mr. Marshall. When Jared becomes a horse, he become completely Jasper and there isn't any Jared there. At least I hope Jared didn't notice you stroking his cock. That was still weird how Jared's dad handled him before he became a horse. Jared will probably be freaked out about it when he becomes human again."
Eric said, "We've been thinking about telling Eric anyway. I think we can trust him."
Carl said, "Tell him, yes, but we don't want to shock him. He has his heart set on Rachel. We need to be kind when we tell him that his two best friends are into each other."
*****
Jasper earned another $400.00 on Saturday and $300.00 on Sunday. Mr. Marshall thought about how much he could earn if Jared didn't have to go to school. Mr. Marshall was tempted to make Jared be Jasper permanently but he was sure that his wife and other son wouldn't go for it.
Meanwhile, Jared was freaked out about having his dad and his friend take a semen sample from him. Jared was aware and remembered it. He struggled with it internally. He knew that Jasper didn't care. Animals didn't care that much about what they had sex with. They had preferences of course but as long as it was pleasurable, that was all that mattered. But Jared couldn't take it so casually. It meant something more to him as a human. He didn't hate his dad or his best friend because of it but he was experiencing cognitive dissonance and needed to find a resolution between his desire for Rachel and the fact that he was aroused by Eric.
When he went to school, Carl asked him about it but Jared pretended that he'd already sunk into being Jasper and wasn't aware of anything Eric did. Carl and Eric finally admitted to being gay and Jared was cool with it. He said, "I already suspected as much. Thank you for confirming my suspicion."
Eric asked, "You don't mind?"
Jared said, "Even if you were attracted to me, I wouldn't mind. I don't know where my limits are but I might even strip for your entertainment sometime."