"Wasn't bad?" David scoffed. "He just shaved you bare. How is that not sexualized?"
"Maybe it's innocent," Steve said. "Anyway you're the one who got hard when he touched you."
David grew tense on the chair. They were both still naked from their "dollies" session and he made sure to angle his leg so Steve couldn't see him plumping up again. "He's just a kid. I'm not into that."
"Well something got you going."
They were both irritated and David let some time go by before answering, to calm down again. "He doesn't even treat us like people," he mumbled.
Dennis, who had been around the corner listening to every word, walked in just then. "We are not people. We are dollies," he said firmly. "If the big ones want us shaved, we shave. If they want to touch, we are touched. In the end we are their toys."
"You said it was innocent," said Steve. "A family tradition."
Dennis shrugged. "Mostly it is. The boys, they don't getting ideas until they are Matheo's age. Anyway," he said to David, "you like it, yes?"
"What? No!"
"You have hardness just thinking about it. You were born for this. You not grow back."
"Now just a minute," Steve protested. "You can't just keep someone small." He avoided looking at David, not wanting to see any truth in these wild claims about his best friend. Being gay was one thing, but.....
"It has happened," said Dennis.