ROMERO AND JULIAN
by
T.J.Hurford
copyright 1996.
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
Romero and Julian are two star-crossed gay lovers.
Romero works for his parents in a small, smart suburb of New York. The family business is hair dressing and they are rightly proud of their reputation.
Unfortunately, all is not as rosy as it might at first appear. Romero and his parents are losing some of their oldest and wealthiest clients to a new salon that has just opened nearby for business. Romero is sent to investigate and, disguised as a wealthy customer, he keeps an appointment.
Julian is the son of the couple who own the new salon. He is highly talented and not a little flamboyant. It is his flair and imagination that is taking away the custom. Romero is smitten and introduces himself. The couple get on like a house on fire until Romero is introduced to Julians' parents. Unfortunately, whereas both young men are obviously gay, neither set of parents has recognised the fact and each believes the other son is corrupting their boy. Julian and Romero have to meet secretly whilst their respective sets of parents become increasingly agitated, becoming more and more aware of their son's sexuality and blaming what they see as a change upon the influence of the other young man.
Romero and Julian are distraught when the worst happens. Romero is to be sent away by his doting parents who believe that a long trip back to Mother Italy will calm things down. Romero will stay with Great Uncle Luigi, a Mafia boss known for his lack of humour and very short temper. In short, he is an absolute BEAST.
Romero leaves his tearful friend at the airport but Julian is not taking the situation lying down. Disguised as an air stewardess for Air Italia, he gets aboard the plane and causes mayhem amongst both the crew members and the minders sent by Uncle Luigi to collect Romero. These men are hot-blooded Italian gangsters who think that Julian is one of the most attractive 'women' they have ever seen.
Romero is incensed at the bottom-pinching, leering attention being paid to his boyfriend by all the men on the aircraft and Julian ends up scaring several of them witless when their 'friendliness' goes too far and they learn the. to them, horrible, truth.
Uncle Luigi is NOT amused!. The two New Yorkers are given lessons in manliness, beastliness and nastiness. He turns them into two, manly, beastly, nasty gay hair stylists with ATTITUDE.
Romero and Julian return to New York. They dress in the uniform of the Mafiosi: Italian suits , patent leather shoes, reflective, silvered, 'shades' and trilby hats. All in very butch black. The parents don't know what has hit them. Romero and Julian are no longer timid, cringing, effeminate stylists. They are now 'in yer face', aggressive, cutting-edge style creators. They leave the parental' nests' and set up in business for themselves; an act that finally brings the parents together out of mutual need to fight the 'threat' to their established businesses from their talented sons.
Romero and Julian are aggressive no-nonsense, hi-tech designers who tell their customers what they are going to do. They DO NOT ask for permission. They are tanned, muscular, sharp New York Italian guys. They are a SENSATION.
(Maybe they go on and take over their parents businesses, establishing a chain?). (Perhaps the parents take lessons from their sons?)..
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