David, at Nathan's request, waited in the hospital lobby for Greg to show up. Nathan wanted the rift between David and Greg to be fixed as soon as possible and so had extracted the promise from David that he would explain himself to Greg.
While the rest of the family were on the third floor taking turns on seeing Glen in the ICU, David had to wait, and wait, and wait for Greg to show up. When he finally did show up, Greg had an arm wrapped around his waist, the arm of a much taller guy.
"You're here..." David grunted. He had been waiting for almost an hour.
"Sorry, Scott took us around the block a few times till I calmed down," Greg lied. In truth Scott had taken the long way to the hospital so he and Greg could talk.
Seeing the lack of redness in Greg's eyes, David saw through the lie. He looked up at the guy who was even taller then he was. He had black wavy hair, a beak like nose and a slender frame. David also noticed the looks of affection the guy was giving Greg.
"You are Scott?"
"Yeah," Scott said as he reached out a hand.
David did not take up the hand. Instead he began asking questions. "Your relationship to Greg is?"
"He..." Greg tried to explain but was stopped by Scott squeezing hard.
"His dad is sleeping with my dad. We live in the same house... one big happy family," Scott snickered, enjoying the fact he was able to annoy David so easily.
"I see... Well we better hurry. I don't know how long the doctors will let visitors see uncle Glenn."
David led them to the elevator and took them up the nurse's desk of the ICU. Josh, Robert, Nathan, and Terry were all waiting there.
"Glad you made it Greg. The docs want Glenn to rest so you won't be able to see him but it is good that you are here."
"Who are you?" Robert asked Scott.
"I'm Scott... I live with Greg," Scott proudly declared as he hugged Greg close to him.
"You live with?" Josh said with arched eyebrows.
"No dad... it's not what you think. Scott just lives in the same house as I do."
"Oh... ok," Josh sighed with relief.
"But I think there is more going on here," Robert smiled. "Are the two of you dating by chance?"
"We are..." Greg tried to speak again but was stopped by Scott.
"We are in the pre-dating phase."
"Predating what?" Nathan grinned. He liked the idea that Greg now had a guy interested in him.
"Pre-date," Scott said slowly. "We are seeing if we are both interested in dating each other right now."
"Why wait... I can already see you are interested in our Greg," Robert said as he patted Scott on the back.
"Well I'm ready but I want to give Greg some time to realize he is just as crazy about me as I am about him," Scott said triggering a deeper shade of red on Greg's face.
"Well Greg?" Robert said staring at his nephew.
"I..."
"He's a hot guy... seems to like you... where's the problem?" Nathan asked.
"I like you Scott, I really do. I'm just not sure I'm in love with you."
"Greg... I'm not asking you to marry me... just date. How else are you going to know if you are in love?" Scott said seriously.
"I guess you're right..."
"Hell... I'm always right!"
"That's what you think!" Greg laughed.
"So... can I be your boyfriend?" Scott asked after Greg stopped giggling.
"I guess..."
"You guess?" Scott laughed.
"Yes... you can be my boyfriend."
"Good, cause I was about to tickle you till you agreed," Scott grinned as he lifted Greg up to his face and kisses him, triggering sighs from everyone.
"I think he is a keeper," Josh said as he gave Greg a hug.
David watched as everyone congratulating Scott and Greg. It made him angry that they were being praised while no one paid attention to the relationship he was trying to have with Nathan. Why couldn't everyone be cheering him? He was the one offering marriage.
Robert must have seen the look of anger growing on David's face as he soon grabbed him and took him out into the hall. "What is your problem?"
"Nothing... just leave me alone."
"Hey... you should be happy. Greg finally has a boyfriend. You know how long we have been waiting for this day?"
"I know... but do you know how long I have waited for a chance with Nate. I tell you it is much longer then Scott has know Greg."
"I know but David, you getting a boyfriend or girlfriend for that matter is not that big of a deal. You have had plenty of them. Yes... this time it is with Nathan but it is not like you have had the same problems Greg has had meeting people."
"I just want everyone to be happy for us. I feel if you and Josh acted happy seeing us together that Nate would be happier."
"You want us to help you talk Nathan into marrying you is what you want," Robert said flatly.
"Is that so wrong?"
"David... I have known you for a long time. I know you work hard to get what you want but this thing with Nathan is going to take some time. No matter how much you wish it were so, Nathan did not spend his whole childhood in love with you like you were with him. Take a note from Scott and Greg and take things slow. Passion comes quickly but love takes time to build."
"I know... I just wish people would be happy for me... finally getting what I always wanted."
"Well I'm sure you dad is happy, I am happy, and deep down even Josh is happy. Right now though it is Greg's turn at the spotlight. You and Nathan don't need us as much as you think to make your relationship work. Greg on the other hand...well to call him a little jittery around people would be an understatement."
"Yeah..." David agreed.
"Well from what I've seen, Scott will be good for him. He is self-confident... if not a little cocky. He is considerate to Greg's inexperience but will to give him a push every now and then. I just worry what will Greg do if they ever break up."
"I think Greg is worrying the same. He has waited a long time for another guy to be interested in him. I guess that is why he won't call him a boyfriend yet."
"Yep... better to take things slow if one of them is unsure about their feelings... get my drift?"
"Yeah... I get it. I'll slow down with Nate."
"Good. Now lets get back so you can show your support for you brother."
Robert took David back to the nurse's station where everyone was still circled around Scott and Greg. Terry and Ashley were even there, making a fuss over the new couple.
"So does this mean that the two of you kiss and stuff?" Ashley asked with some disgust.
"Yes it means that they kiss and stuff," Nathan laughed as he picked up his half sister and gave her a kiss.
"Ewww, boy germs!" Ashley squealed is Nathan's arms."
"Oh come on, you love your big brother giving you kisses," Nathan insisted as he gave her another one.
"She is growing up fast Nathan," Terry, who was their mother, said as she tried not to laugh.
"I know... soon she will be charming the boys away form their tree houses."
"No... more likely she will want them to play football with her," Kyle said in an attempt to lift his own sprites.
"Well don't worry Kyle, Glen and I talk and we agreed that I should move in for a little while. I just need to talk with Richard about it."
"Well he is such a pushover," Robert laughed.
"I know I seem to be attracted to does kind of men."
"Hey... if Josh is anything he is no pushover," Robert.
"He's right mom... Dad can be very strict."
"I'm not talking about work or raising a family, I'm talking about in love."
"Well at least Richard is not gay."
"An you better not make him gay!" Terry warned everyone.
"Awww you mean you think he might be?"
"No... it's just he has confessed to fooling around in college."
"So he is gay?" Robert laughed. "You must have better gaydar them most gay men."
"No... he is bisexual. He's not slept with a man in over twenty years."
"And you are afraid that being around us might reactive his homo-genes."
"Well, you were the one to phrase it like that but yes."
"Don't worry Terry, I've seen how Richard acts around you. He loves you."
"Yeah well I can think of another man who loved me but fell for an old childhood friend. How do I know that ya'll were not on the same little league team many years ago with my husband and that the two of you don't secretly desire each other?"
"Well you don't have to worry about me... I got myself a Josh!" Robert grinned as he hugged his lover.
"Oh my gosh you mean... you are tell me that the two of you are back together? I'm so happy!" Terry shouted before she noticed the sad face on Kyle. "I'm sorry Kyle," She apologized.
"Its ok... I'm happy for Robert and Josh it was just what Robert said... him getting a Josh. That was something Glenn always told me. Instead of getting a tan, losing weight, or working extra hours in the office he would say he was working on getting a Kyle, me, instead."
"I... I... forgot Kyle. That was insensitive of me."
"No... you are happy. No reason why you shouldn't be."
"Dad... can we go back home?" Ashley asked as she left Terry and went to hug her father.
"Robert?" Kyle said as he looked up questioning at him.
"Yeah... we can stay and keep an eye on things. Glenn is recovering but they will want to do more tests tomorrow."
"Ok... I'll take Ashley home. Want to follow me Terry?"
"It is ok... I need to go talk with Richard. Knowing him, he is watching college football right now. I'll come over and bring dinner."
"Ok... Can Josh and you come over for dinner?' Kyle asked Robert.
"The whole family will," Robert agreed.
"So... what are you boys going to do?" Josh asked his son.
"I don't know... where do you need us?"
"You can do whatever you want."
"Want to show me your real home?" Scott suggested.
"We can do that," Greg agreed.
"Ok... how about Nathan go with Scott and you go with David," Josh said in a tone that hinted that he did not want anyone to argue with him.
"Alright..." Both David and Greg agreed, knowing that going against him would be a bad idea.
"Ok..." Nathan said as he took Scott's hand and began dragging him to the elevator.
"So..." David asked, as he looked guilty at Greg. "How are things going?"
"Fine..." Greg said curtly as he went for the elevators in hope that he could ride with Nathan and Scott. He made it only for the door to close in front of him.
"Come on Greg... I'm trying..." David said as he grabbed Greg's arm a little hard.
"Hey watch it!" Greg pulled away.
"Greg... why are you making this so difficult. I'm trying to say I'm sorry."
"Sorry for what?" Greg replied in an angry tone.
"For being a jerk to you all the time. I should have called or visited you as soon as I learned you were gone. I should have been more supportive of you when you came out of the closet. It would have been better if I told you that I was also gay. I just didn't know how you would feel about me being in love with Nate," David said quickly so he would not be interrupted
"I see," Greg replied just as the elevator doors opened. "You enjoyed watching me being the only gay guy out of the three of us?"
"No... I didn't. I felt bad how the other kids treated you. Nathan worked to help you out but me... I was so interested in protecting my rep I didn't come to your defense when some of my friends made fun of you. But that's over now. By Monday the whole school will know what a fairy I am."
"A tall, muscular, hairy fairy," Greg laughed. "No one in their right mind would mess with you."
"Maybe with fists but unless I want to spend my whole senior year in detention I can't punch every person who calls me queer," David sighed as he stepped into the now open elevator.
"David... you are queer," Greg chuckled.
"No I'm not... I don't like pastels, I hate musical theater, I like country music over techno, I don't have a high pitched voice, and I gossip about as much as a monk who has given a vow of silence."
"So you don't fit the gay stereotype... look at me. I turned down Scott's offer for a blow job... how gay is that?"
"I just don't want people to make assumptions about me," David pouted.
"Do you think anyone does? Do you think the kids taking computer classes like being called geeks? Do you think the cheerleaders like the stereotype of being viewed as being jock sluts? Do you think the jocks like being viewed as idiots?"
"No..."
"Well being gay is like that. You have to deal with some bad type casting. It is only the people who really know you that can see that you don't fit the stereotype," Greg explained.
"Hey... I thought I was suppose to be the older brother," David chuckled when he realized who was giving him good advice.
"Hey in gay years I am much older then you," Greg defended himself.
"Well that is enough about me... how about you and Scott?"
"Oh man... I don't know. I have always dreamed about having a guy like Scott but now that I have him I don't know what to do with him."
"Wish I could help. I'm trying to figure out what to do with Nate. I want him to know how I feel but I'm afraid I might be moving too fast."
"Well Scott and I have just met so we are taking things real slow even though he has a lot more experience then I do."
"How so..."
"Well as he explains it... he is sort of the school's team mascot..."
"Yes, I'm a slut, I can't help it. I see a hot guy and I just want to suck the cum right out of him," Scott explained as he talked to Nathan in the car.
"So what are your intentions with Greg? Do you really want to be his boyfriend or are you just out to get into his pants?" Nathan asked.
"Oh I really do want to date him and I'm talking about long term. I plan to go to KU next year so I'll be close by."
"So you want a serious relationship with him."
"On the romantic side...yes. That is going to be exclusive but a man like me has needs to meet and cocks to see."
"So even if Greg makes you the happiest boy on the planet you will still want to fool around with other guys?"
"Happiest MAN... I'm already 18 so I'm a MAN," Scott insisted.
"Ok... man."
"One I do plan to settle down... just not right now. For two years I've been having fun with my teammates, does getting a boyfriend mean I'm supposed to stop that?"
"Well there is a thing like commitment."
"I do plan to be committed, but in my own way. No other guy gets to kiss me. No other guy gets to fall asleep in my bed. I plan to take care of Greg."
"But why?"
"Oh... I see you don't believe in love on first sight. Well, as I know from Greg that you care for him, I'll tell you. When Greg came into the house he was a scared lonely kid, just as I was. There were the sex parties, my father's revolving door of boyfriends, and a household that didn't care what you did as long as it didn't get in the way of what they were doing. Emily was the only kid my age there and she is just a pain in the ass. When Greg came all I heard was how big of a pain he was being by staying in his room so I thought what the hell, why not get to know the guy. He seems to hate the place as much as I do.
"Ok..." Nathan said as they continued to drive.
"Well I snuck my way into Greg's room and tried to give him a welcoming he would not forget."
"Which is?"
"To get him back to my bed for a little 69ing... but he turned me down. Surprised the hell out of me."
"What... that he said no?"
"Yeah... if you have not noticed I have a bit of an ego. I know what my strengths are and it's not my brain."
"Ok so it..."
"It made me feel ugly... being rejected by another gay guy."
"Well I don't know about that," Nathan laughed.
"I know... I'm hot. The boys can't keep their hands off me," Scott beamed.
"Except Greg."
"Yeah... Greg... he wants to be in love before having sex but how is he going to fall in love with me if I can't do what I'm best at."
"Scott... I'm sure there is more to you then your body."
"Not much Nathan... not much. If I couldn't talk or sleep my way through school I would have failed out by now."
"You sleep with your teachers!"
"Hell no... I just have lots of tutoring sessions with some of the bigger brains at school. You could say I help them out an d they in return help me."
"I think you value sex too much," Nathan grinned.
"As I said... it is what I am good at. Some people are good at math, others in science... me... I just one of the best fuck and sucks in town."
"Well Scott... you might think that you bed skills are your best asset but to win Greg over you will have to do more."
"I know... I have to actually fall in love it seems," Scott moaned.
"Is that a bad thing?"
"Well everyone that I have ever loved has screwed me over."
"Then you will be glad to know that I think Greg is a bottom."
"Takes one to know one," Scott laughed.
"I guess." Nathan laughed.
"So you and David are a couple?"
"I don't know... David wants me to but I don't know if I am ready for a relationship as serious as he wants."
"Why is that?"
"He wants us to act like a married couple."
"Do you love him?"
"Yes... I do. It's just that I've not loved him the way he has me. It feels awkward."
"He has a lot of expectations...?"
"That is what I feel. He has been dreaming of this for years and has it already planned out. Doesn't really leave me much room."
"Then you need to tell him. I don't know you too well yet, Nathan, but if Greg can tell me to back down I'm sure you can."
"I know... He looks so hurt when I tell him though."
That's his problem then. Don't make it yours. If he can't handle taking things slow then I would consider dumping him till he is ready to take your needs into consideration."
"Do you want to become a shrink?" Nathan laughed.
"Hell no... I just live with one."
Both David and Scott's cars arrived at the house at the same time with all four of them meeting at the front door. As Nathan went through his pockets, looking for his keys, Scott grabbed Greg and led him over to some hedges.
"You and David have a nice talk?" Scott grinned.
"Yeah... we cleared the air between us. How did you and Nathan get along?"
"We talked. I have to admit I can see why everyone thinks he is a cutie."
"Cuter then me?" Greg asked worried. He always felt so ugly against his two brothers.
"Hell no... you are the cutest guy I have ever met. I also have a thing for blonds," Scott said as he played with Greg's hair.
"You're just saying that," Greg blushed.
"Yes I am... because it is true."
"Uhmmm... want me to show you my old room?" Greg blushed as he noticed everyone entering the house.
"Yeah... I would love to see your bed," Scott grinned as he followed them in.
After nagging Robert all morning for more "material" Jessica had been shown his collection of porn DVDs and videos. She took a wide variety of them and camped herself in the den to watch them.
It amused her to watch a bunch of men fucking each other. After her bad experience with Andrew she had felt that nothing a man could do justified the chore of a women letting herself be fucked. It was better that men just fuck each other... they seemed to enjoy it at least.
Jessica imagined the stories she could write. She even had one running in her head of a queen ruling over an army of male sex slaves but instead of them having sex with her, Jessica planned of having the men entertain the queen by fucking in front of her.
She was deep into imagining herself on a throne; a throng of men entertaining her, as the front door opened. As the boys came into the house she was dead to their footsteps as they approached to see where the moans were coming from.
"MOM!" Greg said shocked in seeing his mother watching a pair of porn stars 69ing.
"Ooops!" Nathan blushed. He had forgotten to tell Greg about his mother's new hobby.
"Hey cool!" Scott grinned as he took a seat in one of the leather chairs while David excused himself to the kitchen.
"Mom what do you think you're doing!" Greg shouted, not able to comprehend what he was seeing.
"Getting caught up in gay culture," Jessica said, her eyes not leaving the screen.
"Mom... porn is not what gay culture is about."
"No... it is more of a utopia," Scott laughed.
"A sleazy version of it!" Nathan added.
"How can you call it sleazy...? Look at those bodies... not a single speck of dirt, not one pimple, not a single hair out of place," Scott defended his comment
"Sleazy no matter how manicured is still sleaze," Nathan insisted. "How many words did those two men say to each other before they were naked and having sex?"
""It is love making," Scott corrected.
"They said hello and they came on the screen already naked," Jessica said as she looked down at her notes before returning her eyes back to the screen.
"Love making? I bet the guys don't even know each other's real names."
"Maybe..." Scott grinned.
"You don't really believe that porn shows real love making?" Greg asked concerned.
"Ok... so it is a little mechanical," Scott admitted after seeing the worried look on Greg's face.
"A little... it is like sex by numbers," Nathan laughed.
"Ohhhh... do we have a fellow porn coinsure here?" Scott laughed.
"No... I only just watched one video and by the end of it I was bored," Nathan admitted.
"Must have been a bad one then," Scott said as he got up.
Just at that moment, the guy on the screen who was pounding away at his partner's ass, pulled out, tore off his condom and cummed all over the other man's backside. At that moment, Greg's mom pushed the pause button.
"Want to tell me why they always do that?" She asked the three boys.
"Do what?" Greg asked just as David came back from the kitchen, looked at the TV, turned around and went back in.
"I'll be back," Nathan said, worried about David's comings and goings.
"Tell us what you are referring to?" Scott said as he pulled a surprised Greg into his lap.
"Why do they cum all over the other person instead of inside their ass?"
Even Greg knew the answer to that..."AIDS mom... isn't that obvious?"
"Well I don't see condoms used much in straight porn."
"That is there choice but most gay porn uses condoms except for the bare backing videos," Scott said with some disgust.
"Do you think that Robert has some of these "bare backing" videos?"
"I very much doubt that," Nathan's voice came as he and David walked out of the kitchen.
"Why not?" Jessica asked.
"Unsafe sex has a certain distaste for him. He caught syphilis once," Nathan replied.
"Oh... then I need to interview him. Adding that to my story would give it a "real" touch."
"I don't think so mom. It is a very sensitive subject with uncle Robert."
"Well... I'll just have to ask him," Jessica said, not getting the hint.
"Alright... your funeral," Greg sighed.
Just at that moment, Mike and Patrick came from around the corner in their bathrobes. They had listened in to everything. "Jessica... you do know that the guestroom has it's own TV and DVD player," Mike said in a stern voice.
"Yes... what is your point?" Jessica said, not liking Mike's tone.
"The point is you don't have to do your "research" in the den."
"But the screen in my room is only 24 inches," Jessica said as she waved toward the 48" plasma screen.
"Yes but I'm sure your eyes are not that bad. The point is this is the family room, porn should not be shown on the family TV."
"Why... all of you are fags."
"Gay... we are GAY!" Mike said sternly. "If you plan on writing gay fiction you might as well use the correct terms. Also... just because we are gay doesn't mean we all have the same fetishes as Robert does," Mike added, triggering a laugh from Patrick, if anyone in the house had weird fetishes it was he and Mike.
"Fine!" Jessica pouted, seeing that Mike was not going to let her stay. She decamped herself, picked up her videos and began walking toward the guestroom. At her door she stopped and turned to face the men. "Its good to see you finally have a boyfriend Greg. He just better not hurt you or I'll have to kill him."
With that she went to her room and slammed the door close triggering a laugh from everyone.
"That woman is you mom?" Scott chuckled as he gave Greg a hug.
"Yeah... sorry... she can be a little much."
"She's a weirdo, no doubt about it," Mike said as he turned the TV to ESPN, he wanted to see the college scores.
"Glad you took care of that uncle Mike," David said gratefully.
"Well she is a guest and should act like one. I'm sure when Robert gave her those videos he didn't think she would want to watch them in the den when she has her own TV in her room."
"You never know!" Patrick laughed. "He might have knowing how much it would annoy you dear."
Mike pulled Patrick over fell on top of him on the couch. "Don't you boys have some place to be?"
"We can't watch the game with you?" Scott asked, a little hurt.
"Nope... this is their time together. Mike was a college player himself," Nathan explained as he began to take David up the stairs.
"And Patrick?" Scott asked as he and Greg followed them.
"Oh he talks about how hot the guys are in those tight pants. After the game they play quarterback meets towel boy."
"Aren't they a little old to be role playing?" Scott asked.
"They've been doing that since they met. Those two could power this house with the amount of energy they spend on sex."
"I guess we have to show them the advantages of youth?" Scott grinned.
"Oh no... there is no way you and I can beat uncle Mike and Patrick in the bedroom... at least with creativity. They've done everything that does not involving hurting each other."
"Ok..." Scott laughed.
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