An Odyssey  

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Craig Taylor recovered well from his operation.  Jennifer nursed him, and Justin continued to spend as much time with him as he could.  After his checkup, Craig was told that everything looked good, and he could move back to his apartment, and resume his old life.

 

Justin had found it increasingly difficult to stand his father’s prejudice against Brian specifically and homosexuality in general.  He bore Craig’s tirades, feeling that his father’s health somehow depended on him.  However, as his father improved, Justin started to withdraw.  He had endured as much as he could.  When he tried to reason with his father, he was rebuffed and chastised like a child.  On the day his father left his mother’s house, Justin once again left his father’s life.

 

He had gone to Jennifer’s to help his father move back to his apartment.  Craig started in on Justin while they packed his belongings.

 

“Have you left that fucking pervert yet?” Craig demanded.

 

“No, dad.”

 

“Well, you better wake up soon, before it’s too late.”

 

“I’m not leaving Brian.”

 

“What?  I thought you were thinking about it.”

 

“I never said that.”

 

“But you let me think that you agreed with me.”

 

“I never agreed with you; I just didn’t disagree.  I didn’t want to fight with you while you were recovering.”

 

“And now that I’m recovered, you’re going to fight with me?”

 

“Not unless you make me.”

 

“Are you going to get away from that asshole Kinney?”

 

“No, and I want you to stop calling him names.”

 

“I have no intention of letting up on that pervert until you leave him.”

 

“I’m not leaving him, but you’re going to force me to leave you.”

 

“So be it then.  Get out!  Go away and leave me alone.  I don’t want anything more to do with you.  From this point on I have no son.”

 

Justin stared at his father.  Over a month of listening to this shit, taking all the crap his father dished out, all for nothing.

 

“I’m going, dad.  I’m sorry you still hate me.  I tried.”

 

“Not hard enough!  You’re as perverted as your boyfriend.”

 

Those were the last words Justin heard as he ran down the stairs.  His mother met him at the bottom.

 

“I’m sorry, honey,” she said.  “I heard it all.”

 

“He still hates me.  I thought I could make him forget about me being gay.  Go back to the way things used to be.”

 

“I don’t think he’s going to let that happen,” Jennifer said sadly.

 

“You’re right.  I should have known better.  I was fooling myself this whole time.”

 

“But you did help him, Justin.  He got through this whole cancer business a lot easier, because you were there, “Jennifer said softly, trying to comfort her son.

 

“I’m sorry I did it.  He almost tore Brian and me apart, and then he tells me to get out.  He doesn’t care about me at all.  I bet he wouldn’t even come to see me, if I was the one who had cancer.”

 

“Oh, Justin, don’t say that.”

 

“Why not?  It’s true.  I hope I never see him again.”

 

Justin left, not shedding a tear.  His father wasn’t worth tears.  He caught a bus and was at the loft in half an hour.  He hoped Brian would be there.

 

When Justin arrived at the loft, there was no Brian.  His heart sank.  He really needed to see him.  He tried Brian’s cell, but it was shut off.  He groaned.  Where could Brian be?  It was Saturday morning, so he might be at the diner or at the comic book store with Michael.

 

At the diner there were no familiar faces and Debbie wasn’t working that shift.  He decided to check with Michael next.  There were a few people in the comic store, but no Brian.

 

“Hey, Boy Wonder,” Michael greeted him.

 

“Hi, Michael.  I’m looking for Brian.”

 

“Haven’t seen him today.”

 

“You don’t know where he might be, do you?”

 

“Ordinarily, on a Saturday morning, I’d say with you.  Why isn’t he with you?”

 

“I went to my mom’s to help my dad move back to his apartment.”

 

“And Brian would want no part of that,” Michael offered.

 

“You got that right,” Justin agreed.

 

“So Brian didn’t say what he was going to do while you were helping your father?”

 

“No.  I thought I’d be gone most of the day.”

 

“What happened?”

 

“I ... I don’t want to talk about it.”

 

“I think you do,” Michael said, seeing tears welling up.  “Come in the office.  I’ll leave the door open, but we can have some privacy.”

 

Justin followed Michael into the office.  Michael pulled a chair around so that Justin’s back was to the store, but Michael could keep an eye on his customers.  He handed Justin a Kleenex.  Justin gave his eyes a quick swipe and took a deep breath.

 

“I’m fine,” he said.

 

“No, you’re not.  What happened?” Michael asked.

 

“My father told me to get out, go away.  He said he no longer has a son.”  Justin was trying to hold it together.  “It was pretty ugly.”

 

“I thought you were spending a lot of time with your father, that things were better between you.”

 

“I did my best to help him through his surgery.  I tried to get him to love me again.”

 

“But he didn’t.”

 

“It was awful, Michael.  The whole time we were together he kept at me about Brian corrupting me and how I needed to get out of my perverted lifestyle.  I thought I was going to go crazy.”

 

“What a bastard!” Michael said.  “He just doesn’t get it.”

 

“That’s for sure.  Now that he’s better, I couldn’t stand it anymore.  When I told him to stop, he kicked me out.”

 

“That must have hurt.”

 

“It did.  That’s why I need Brian.”

 

“You’ll find him.  I hope Brian doesn’t go ballistic when you tell him about this.”

 

“Oh, shit!”  Justin looked frightened.  “I don’t want him going after my father.”

 

“Yeah.  A murder charge wouldn’t look good on his resume,” Michael joked.  He was immediately sorry that he had said that when he saw the fear on Justin’s face grow even greater.  “I was kidding, Justin.  He’ll blow a gasket when you tell him, but he won’t actually hurt anyone.”

 

“You don’t know that, Michael.  He’s already been to see my father and that was not pleasant.”

 

“Oh,” said Michael.  “I know Brian will be angry, but really, he’s not into violence.”

 

“Yeah, I guess so,” Justin said, looking somewhat relieved.  “Thanks for talking to me, Michael.  I should go.”

 

“Anytime, Boy Wonder.  I’m sorry your dad’s such a bigot.”

 

“So am I.”

 

“Where are you going to look next?  Lindsay’s?”

 

“That’s a good idea,” Justin said, getting up.  “Thanks again.”

 

Michael smiled, as Justin turned to leave.  “Poor kid,” Michael thought.  “He really wants his father’s love.  It must be harder to lose your father than never have one at all.”

 

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Justin rang the bell at Mel and Lindsay’s.  A moment later the door opened and Gus barreled out into Justin’s arms.

 

“Jus'in, Jus’in,” he cried, giving Justin slobbery kiss after slobbery kiss.

 

“Hey, Gus.  I’m glad to see you too,” Justin cooed at the boy.

 

“Play,” Gus demanded.

 

“Okay, in a minute,” Justin said, hugging the baby and looking at Lindsay who stood in the doorway.

 

“When I said it was Justin at the door, he bolted right past me to get to you,” Lindsay explained.

 

“He’s a handful.  Is Brian here?” Justin asked hopefully.

 

“No, I haven’t seen him today.”

 

“Oh,” Justin said, looking crestfallen.  “I really need to talk to him.  Do you know where he might be?”

 

Lindsay shook her head.  “Did you try his cell?”

 

“Yeah, but it’s shut off.”

 

“Come in, and stay for a while.  Gus wants to play.”

 

“I’m sorry, Gus, but I need to go.”


“No!” Gus said, tears starting to fill his eyes.

 

“All right,” Justin gave in.  “For a few minutes.”  Gus kissed him again and squirmed down.

 

“Thanks, Justin,” Lindsay said.  “We would have been in for a major crying session, if you left without playing.”

 

Justin followed Gus into the house and sat down on the sofa where Gus began bringing him toys.  Justin wound up the wind-up ones and Gus clapped.  He gave the stuffed animals voices and Gus giggled.  Finally he started building a pyramid with blocks and Gus took over.

 

Once Gus was busy, Lindsay said, “You could talk to me.”

 

Justin shook his head.

 

“I’m a good listener,” she persisted.

 

“I know, but it’s hard to talk about.”

 

“Is it your dad?  I heard he was ill.”

 

“He’s doing better.  He went back to his apartment today.”

 

“That’s good.  You must be relieved.”

 

“Yeah, right,” Justin said sarcastically.

 

“What does that mean?”

 

“He told me to get out, that he no longer has a son.”

 

“Oh, Justin,” Lindsay looked shocked.

 

“He hates me.  I tried so hard to please him and help him and then he throws me out because I won’t leave Brian.”

 

“Sweetie, I’m sure you did your best, but you can’t control how your father feels.  You have to do what’s right for you.”

 

“I know, but I miss him.  Correction, I missed him, but not anymore.”

 

“Sometimes you have to cut your losses.  Let him go.”

 

“I’m beginning to see that.”

 

“I had to do that with my parents.  I wanted them to help with the wedding and attend the ceremony.  They wouldn’t do either, and pretending to be something we weren’t didn’t help either.”

 

“That must have really hurt you.”

 

“It did.  I don’t know if I can ever forgive them.”

 

“I guess we both have shitty parents.”

 

“Yeah, but you have your mother.  Both my parents refuse to acknowledge who I am and my relationship with Mel.”

 

“Are you trying to tell me I don’t really have it so bad?”

 

“No,” Lindsay chuckled.  “It’s bad, but just know that you’re not alone in this.  It isn’t easy being queer.”

 

Justin laughed.  “Sounds like a Muppet song.”

 

“Maybe it should be,” Lindsay said somewhat seriously.

 

“My dad really hurt me today, but I’m beginning to see that I’m not alone in having this happen.  It doesn’t make it hurt less, but it is kind of comforting.”

 

“Sounds like you’re feeling a little better.”

 

“I am, but I still want Brian.”

 

“What about Deb or Vic?” Lindsay asked.

 

“Haven’t tried them yet, but that’s a good idea.  I better get going.  Bye, Gus,” Justin said, giving the baby a kiss.

 

“Bye, Jus’in,” Gus said, still busy with his blocks.

 

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Justin arrived at Deb and Vic’s soon after leaving Lindsay’s.  Brian wasn’t there either.  Debbie made Justin come in for milk and cookies.  They sat at the kitchen table.

 

“Why aren’t you and Brian out together today?” Vic asked.

 

“I went to help my father move back to his apartment.”

 

“What happened?” Vic pursued, sensing that there was some reason for Justin being there.

 

“He kicked me out.  Told me he has no son,” Justin said rather sadly, but with no tears.

 

“What brought that on?” asked Vic.

 

“He thinks I’m a pervert.  He wanted me to leave Brian.”

 

“Fucking asshole!” Debbie contributed.

 

“Yeah, but it doesn’t make me feel any better.”

 

“What he is shouldn’t really matter,” Vic said.

 

“But it does matter, Vic.  He hurt me.”

 

“I understand that, and it isn’t the first time he’s hurt you, is it?”

 

“No.”

 

“So you can let him keep hurting you, or you can refuse to be hurt.”

 

“How can I do that?”

 

“By concentrating on the good things in your life, and not dwelling on the fact that your father is a fag hater,” Vic stated.

 

“That sounds too simple.”

 

“It is simple.  Why were you trying to find Brian?” Vic asked.

 

“Because I wanted to tell him what my father did.”

 

“So Brian could beat the shit out of your father?”

 

“Of course not.”

 

“So Brian could hold you and tell you it’ll be all right?”

 

“Yes, I need him.”

 

“So you’re concentrating on the good things in your life.”

 

“Oh,” Justin said, realization dawning.  “I guess that’s why I need Brian right now.”

 

“So why are you still here?” Vic grinned.

 

“I’m going.  Thanks, Vic,” Justin said, giving the man a hug.

 

“What about me?” Debbie asked, wanting a hug too.

 

Justin hugged her.  “Thanks, Deb,” he said.

 

“For what?  Keeping my big mouth shut while Vic talked some sense into you?  I know when to shut up ... sometimes.”

 

Justin hugged her again and left.  He stood on the porch trying to figure out what to do next.  He decided to call Emmett, although he didn’t really think Brian would be there.  Emmett confirmed that Brian wasn’t there, but suggested Brian might be at work.  That was a possibility, but if his cell was off, there would be no way to reach him there.  Justin decided to go back to the loft and wait.

 

When Justin opened the loft door, his heart skipped a beat.  Brian was sitting on the couch watching TV.

 

Brian looked up and said, “Hey.”

 

The next thing he knew he had a delicious blond body in his lap.  Justin squeezed the breath out of him and gave him a hard kiss.

 

“Whoa, what’s got into you?” Brian asked, hugging him.

 

“Where have you been?  I’ve been looking all over for you,” Justin said, kissing him again.

 

“Why were you looking for me?  Weren’t you with your dad?”

 

“We had a ... disagreement,” Justin said.

 

“What the fuck does that mean?”

 

“He kicked me out,” Justin said.

 

“Fuck!” Brian responded.

 

“It’s all right.”


“No, it’s not!  What happened?”

 

“The usual,” Justin said ruefully.

 

“Get away from that pervert, Kinney.  He’s ruining your life,” Brian repeated Craig’s all too familiar words.

 

“Pretty close,” said Justin.

 

“What did you do?”

 

“I finally told him to stop.”

 

“Good, but he didn’t.”

 

“No.  I told him I had tried really hard to get him to accept me.  He said I hadn’t tried hard enough.”  Brian grimaced.  “Then he told me to get out.  He no longer has a son.”

 

“Fuck!”  Brian shoved Justin off his lap, needing to get up and pace and rant.  “I should go over there right now and beat the shit out of that fucking asshole!  Who does he think he is?  You took all of his crap for weeks and then he kicks you out.  Fuck!”

 

“It’s all right.”  Justin tried to calm him.

 

“It’s not all right.  He’s hurt you again.”

 

“True, but I’ll be all right.”

 

“How can you say that?  I know how hard you tried to make things good between you.  He just doesn’t fucking get it.”

 

“You’re right.  You’re the second person to tell me that today.”

 

Brian looked at him, eyebrows raised.  “Who else?”

 

“Michael.”

 

“Michael?  What does he have to do with this?”

 

“I was upset.  I was looking for you and went to the comic book store.  Michael was really nice to me.  He talked to me and made me feel better.  I just wanted to be told it wasn’t all my fault, and Michael did that.”

 

“Good for Mikey,” Brian said, strangely pleased.

 

Justin smiled.  It was nice to see Brian happy that they were getting along.  Things were sometimes tense between Justin and Michael.  “Michael suggested I go hunt for you at Lindsay’s, so I did.”

 

“You were making the rounds, were you?”

 

“Yep.  I played with Gus a bit and that cheered me up.”

 

“Gus is good for that,” Brian observed.  “How can you be upset when he’s got you around the neck and is planting slobbery kisses up and down your face.”

 

Justin laughed.  “He’s the best, and Lindsay’s pretty good too.”

 

“Oh?”

 

“She knows how to cut through the crap.”

 

“You’re telling me!” Brian reacted.

 

“I was feeling sorry for myself, and she let me.  Then she reminded me about her wedding and what her parents did to her.”

 

“She was very hurt.”

 

“Yeah.  I never realized how much.  They don’t even see their grandchild.  How can they do that?”

 

“I don’t know.  They’re worse assholes than your father.”

 

“I stopped feeling sorry for myself after that.  Lindsay’s amazing how she doesn’t let it get her down.”

 

“Most of the time,” Brian agreed, remembering a few times when a devastated Lindsay had come to him, and they had comforted each other.  “So where did you go next?”

 

“Vic and Deb’s.”

 

“What happened there?”

“I’m not exactly sure.  Debbie barely said anything.”

 

“Are you kidding?” Brian couldn’t conceive of that.

 

“She said she knows when to keep her big mouth shut.”

 

Brian snorted.  “So Vic did all the talking.”

 

“He’s incredible.  He told me I could continue to let my father hurt me, or I could refuse to be hurt.  I didn’t understand how I could do that.”

 

“How does someone do that?”  Brian asked, knowing that he did it by shutting everyone out.  He hoped that wasn’t Vic’s advice to Justin.  He didn’t really think Vic would suggest that.  He wouldn’t want Justin turning into a cold, heartless shit like Brian.

 

Justin looked intently at Brian, wondering if Brian was thinking about himself.  He wanted to see Brian’s reaction to Vic’s advice.  “He told me to concentrate on the good things in my life and forget about the bad.  That’s why I needed to see you,” Justin said, and waited for Brian to respond.

 

Brian processed Justin’s words.  After a minute he said, “I’m a good thing in your life?”

 

“Of course you are.”

 

Brian smiled at him, but shook his head.

 

Justin continued, “At first I was looking for you so you could be angry at my father like I was, and blame it all on him.  I wanted to hear you say you’d beat him up for me, even though I didn’t really want you to do that.  Michael got me past that.  Then I was feeling sorry for myself, and Lindsay showed me that that was a useless emotion.  Finally Vic made me see the positive side of things.”

 

“Quite an odyssey.  You didn’t need me at all.”

 

“I sure did, and I do,” Justin stated emphatically.  “You’re my good thing.”  Justin looked at him, his eyes darkening with lust.  “Want to show me how good?”

 

Brian laughed.  “Always,” he responded.

 

Justin grabbed Brian’s hand and pulled him down onto the couch, where he kissed him deeply.  Justin’s hand caressed the back of Brian’s neck and pressed his lips into his own, not wanting them to separate.  After a few minutes of delicious sucking, Justin let them both come up for air.

 

“Hoover,” Brian gasped.

 

“What?” Justin chuckled.

 

“Are you really all right about your father?  I can still go kick the shit out of him,” Brian offered.

 

“Not necessary.  I’m through with him,” Justin stated.

 

Brian pushed Justin back to look at his face.  “I know you better than that.  Your father can kick you out, but you can never do the same to him.”

 

Justin frowned.  “I guess you’re right.  If he was willing to accept me for who I am, I’d want him back in my life.  But ... that’s not likely to happen, so I’m not going to worry about him.  I want to concentrate on us, on you,” Justin added, his hand dropping to Brian’s crotch.

 

Brian groaned, feeling his cock swell and stiffen.  “It’s extremely difficult to have a serious conversation with you when you do things like that,” Brian said, trying to look stern.

 

“Look who’s talking about serious conversations,” Justin retorted, rubbing Brian’s crotch a little harder.  “I don’t want to talk right now.”

 

“I won’t argue with you.”

 

Brian felt Justin unzip his jeans.  “Pretty bold, aren’t you?”  Brian asked, liking this assertive Justin.

 

“Bold enough,” Justin bragged.

 

“You better be ready for the consequences of your actions.”

 

“More than ready!  What do you have in mind?”

 

“Lay down,” Brian commanded.

 

Justin now had Brian’s dick free.  He ran his thumb over the slit and clasped it securely in his hand.  Brian’s head went back as he savored the feeling.  He loved when Justin touched him, especially like this.  He started to push his jeans down, but he needed to get up to do that.  Justin still had him by the cock.

 

“Let go,” he ordered.

 

“No,” Justin said, continuing to hold on.

 

“Justin!” Brian said ominously.

 

“No,” Justin insisted, pulling Brian farther up his body.

 

“What are you doing?”

 

“Fuck my face.”

 

“What?”

 

“You heard me.”  Justin continued his maneuverings.  Brian inched forward, his legs straddling Justin’s chest.  Justin raised his head and kissed the tip of Brian’s cock.  Brian pushed him back down and inched up farther, allowing Justin to take his cock into his mouth.  Justin’s tongue swept around the cap and through the slit.  Brian gritted his teeth and groaned.  Justin released his cock and smiled up at him.  He started licking up and down Brian’s shaft, sucking here and there, and squeezing Brian’s balls with his other hand.  Brian’s mouth dropped open.  He slid up a little farther, placing his hands above and on either side of Justin’s head.  Justin took Brian’s cock into his warm, waiting mouth and held it there.  Brian shifted up a bit farther and began to rock back and forth, his cock plowing in and out of Justin’s willing mouth.  Justin did his best not to choke, as Brian took it slow at first.  When Brian would pull back, Justin would suck the tip, making sure it didn’t escape.  The reaction to that suction was exquisite for both of them.  Brian’s head would lean back, his eyes would roll back, his lips would curl back, and from the back of his throat would come the most primal growl that Justin had ever heard.  It made him shiver, knowing that he could elicit that sound from his lover.

 

Brian had never felt anything like this.  He was totally in control, but Justin was adding the most unbelievable sensations with his soft, warm mouth, lips and tongue.  Brian began moving faster, unable to stop himself.  He wanted to savors every moment, but he knew he wouldn’t last long.  He felt his orgasm building and looked deeply into Justin’s eyes.  He saw such love and trust there, and he was lost.  With a sound bordering on complete insanity he came and came and came into Justin’s mouth.

 

The next thing Brian knew he was cradled on Justin’s chest, the boy’s arms wrapped tight around him.  He felt Justin kiss the top of his head.

 

“You okay?” Justin asked tenderly.

 

“More than okay,” Brian gasped.

 

“Was that good?”

 

“Un-fucking-believable!”

 

“Sounds as though you liked it,” Justin chuckled.

 

“Ummm,” Brian groaned.  “That was fabulous!  Now it’s your turn,” and he took hold of Justin’s straining hard-on.  “Let’s see what I can do for you.”

 

An hour or two later they lay in bed, tired and sated.  Each had done his best to pleasure the other, to make the other go beyond anything they had experienced before.  In a way it was like starting over, putting all of the Craig Taylor bullshit behind them, and finding their way back to each other.

 

Justin lay against Brian’s chest, and whispered, “I’ve never felt closer to you.”

 

“We have actually been closer several times today,” Brian reminded him.

 

Justin smiled up at him.  “I didn’t mean physically.”

 

“I know,” Brian said, kissing Justin’s fingers that were intertwined with his own.  “I feel like we’ve found each other again.  Maybe we had to get rid of your father to do that.”

 

“Maybe.  Today was so horrible, but now it couldn’t be better.”

 

“Like a phoenix we rise out of the ashes.”

 

“Is it rising again?” Justin giggled, looking at Brian’s cock.

 

“You wish.”

 

“I don’t have to wish.  I can make it happen so easily.”

 

“Smart little fucker, aren’t you?”

 

“You bet,” Justin said, leaning over and kissing the tip of Brian’s cock.  He got the desired reaction.  “See,” he said, flashing his most angelic smile.

 

“How can you look so sweet and be such a bad, bad boy?”

 

“Practice.”

 

Brian snorted.  He reached down and ran one finger up the inside of Justin’s thigh.  He saw the boy’s cock twitch in response.  “Seems like you’re not the only one who can cause something to rise.”

 

“Want to go again?” Justin asked.

 

“Always.”

 

“God, you are insatiable.”

 

“No more than you.”

 

“True.  That’s why we’re so well suited, “Justin said.

 

“Yeah.”

 

“I’d kinda like to stay like this a bit longer.”

 

“That’s fine with me,” Brian agreed.

 

“We don’t talk all that much, even yet, so I like it when we are quiet and together and can talk.”

 

“Sure,” Brian said.  “What do you want to talk about?”  He hoped it wasn’t the list.

 

“I was wondering where you were when I was looking for you.”

 

“Oh,” Brian answered, not wanting to say more.

 

“You had your cell shut off.  What were you doing?”

 

Brian debated lying, but had long since learned that that only created more problems.  He either had to refuse to answer or ‘fess up’ as Debbie was wont to say.

 

“I went to see my mother,” Brian admitted.

 

“Your mother?  What for?”

 

Brian knew he was going to have to explain.  That was the price of having Justin with him.  He sighed and said, “I thought I’d make it a family day.  Since you were getting blasted by your father, I’d go and be flagellated by my mother.”

 

“Since when are you into flagellation?”  Justin grinned at him.

 

“The right kind, maybe, but this, never.”

 

“So why did you go?”

 

“God, you never give up, do you?”

 

“Of course not.”

Brian groaned.  “I haven’t seen my mother for months, so I thought she might have softened a bit.  I guess I started thinking about her after the list.”  Brian stopped, regretting that he had brought up the list again.  Justin didn’t say anything, so he continued.  “I thought maybe we could at least be civil.”  Brian stopped again.

 

“How did it go?” Justin prompted.

 

“Just heavenly.  She had a long discourse about Hell and how quickly I’d find myself there.  She asked about you too.”

 

“Me?  Really?”

 

“Yeah.  ‘Is that blond boy still with you?  He’ll be losing his immortal soul too.’ “

 

“At least we’ll be together.”

 

“Trust you to find the silver lining in a condemnation to Hell.”  Brian kissed him.  “You’re such an optimist.”

 

“One of us needs to be.”

 

“Are you calling me a pessimist?”

 

“If the thong fits ... “

 

“What kind of thong are you referring to?”

 

“Don’t change the subject,” Justin said, giggling.  “Did you get anywhere with your mother?”

 

“Not exactly.  She’s going to pray for us.  At least we didn’t come to blows.  She’s still deathly opposed to my homosexuality.  Like that has a bearing on anything!  Maybe she thinks if she’s horrified enough, she’ll scare me straight.”

 

Justin laughed.  “Not likely to happen.”

 

“You should know.”

 

“How did you leave things?”

 

“She didn’t piss me off so much that I’ll never see her again, but I think we’ll keep our distance.”

 

“That’s too bad.  At least I have my mother.”

 

“You’re lucky.  How did she react to what your father did?”

 

“She tried to make it better.  She said I’d helped him overcome the cancer.  I think she feels caught in the middle.”

 

“I’ll bet she’ll be glad to have Craig back in his own apartment, and out of her life.”

 

“I think so.  There were some tense moments.  I can imagine she tore a strip off him after I left.”

 

“Yeah.  I know what it’s like to be on the wrong side of your mother.  She wears a velvet glove to hold the meat cleaver she beats you over the head with.”

 

“I’m going to tell her that,” Justin threatened.

 

“Don’t you dare!  We’ve just started to get along.”

 

“If she knew you thought of her as wielding a meat cleaver, she would take one to you.”  Justin chuckled at the image that conjured up for him.

 

“Justin, don’t be cruel to your mother, or me.”

 

“I’m kidding,” Justin gave in, “but it would have been fun to see her take you on if I told her.”

 

“Don’t you even think about it, bad boy!”

 

“Hmm, how bad?”

 

“Very bad!”


“I can be even badder.”

 

“Is that a word?  Although, I like the concept.”

 

“Want me to show you?”

 

“I can hardly wait, the badder the better!”

 

Justin groaned and snaked his hand down to Brian’s cock.  “Let’s see just how bad I can be,” he said speculatively.

 

“I can only imagine!” Brian replied, his cock already responding.

 

“Imagination’s everything,” and Justin gave him his most wickedly angelic smile.

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