I Woke Up 14 by M.P. Arsent
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"Get in the van Pete. Nobody should spend Christmas alone."
"I couldn't intrude on your family like that Mr Holtz."
"Family?"
"Get in the van already!"
"Why?"
"Because I can,we can Pete. Not remembering your parents at all is one thing,but knowing them and not having a good relationship with them, well,it probably is not the healthiest thing in the world for you to be alone right now. Do you want to stop by an urgent care first?"
"Oh hell,I got worse than this playing football."
"Bobbie why don't you sit in back with Karl and me. I think Pete would be more comfortable in a seat by himself right now."
Bobbie showed a remarkable underastanding of the matter without opening his mouth. Yes Karl and I are gay. For Peter to sit with us might make an already uncomfortable situation almost untolerable.
We would soon enough be back at Karls house. Peter was shown to a bathroom so he could clean up and joined us in the living room looking quite a bit better.
"Time to plan Pete. Do you have anything at home you need to salvage?"
"Just some clothes,nothing of any value."
"Any money of your own or a job?"
"I've managed to squirrel away a few bucks in a savings account and part time over at Fullers Market."
"What do you want to do about your father?"
"Do? Like what?"
"Well you're over 18 so it's not child abuse,but it is battery,I think. You could also get him arrested for spousal abuse if he beats your mother."
"You mean get him arrested? He's still my dad even if he is a piece of sh....crap."
"Doesn't give him the right to beat up people my boy. At the very least you could get a restraining order so he can't be in the house to abuse your mother."
"Dads unemployment is the only money coming into the house other than the few bucks I can toss in. What would happen to mom?"
"Does your mom have any skills?"
"She told me once she was a secratary before she meant dad,but she hasn't done any of that since before I was born from what I can gather."
"I suppose I could help there young man. I could help your mother update her skills if she is willing. It's part of what I do. Then we can help her look for a job."
"What is she going to do in the meantime? She's good at stretching a buck,but even she needs something to work with."
"I float her a loan Pete and one she will pay back when she is able. The same for you until you can find something full time."
"She won't take it and neither can I."
"Make you feel any better if I charged you interest? Come on Pete you gotta give a little to get a little."
"You guys aren't gonna give up are you?"
"You tell me Pete. You knew me before the accident. Was I one to give up then?"
"Oh hell no."
"Then what makes you think I'd give up now?"
"Not a damn thing. Ok,how do we start this?"
"Well enough Christmases have been ruined today. We attack this in the morning. Right now,it must be almost time for the football game."
"You're telling me that two fa.....sorry,gay guys are gonna watch football?"
"Oh Peter Peter Peter. Just because Karl and I are lovers doesn't mean we don't like 'guy' things. I think you might have a lot to learn Pete."
"Maybe I do."
We five guys sat and watched the game and with Peter there I for one gained some new insights into the game.
The game and post game were over and they were about to start the player interviews when were were called to dinner.
Petes eyes got a bit round when he saw the layout that Gert and Alice had put together.
"I'll just hang in the living room."
"You will do no such thing young man. You will notice that there is a place set for everyone,including you. Mrs Holtz would be fair well insulted if you didn't sit down and eat with us."
"But......"
"But nothing young man. I always make more than enough so sit down and don't be shy."
"Yes Mrs Holtz."
Once we all sat down, Stan held out his hands and we all joined hands.
"Dear Lord on this your birth we thank you for family and friends. Particulatly we thank you for giving Dennis back to us and for the bounty you have made possible for us all. Amen."
That bounty today included honey glazed ham,mashed potatoes, peas,carrots and corn. While Gert and Stan enjoyed a bottle of wine, the rest of us had ice cold apple cider. Dessert was deep dish apple pie ala mode.
"I haven't had a meal like that since I couldn't tell you when."
"Well Peter I'm glad that you enjoyed it."
"Can I help clean up?"
"You can help clear the table as can the rest of you gentlemen."
"Yes dear."
"Yes mom."
After we had taken care of the table Pete kind of went off by himself in a corner of the den. I went over to him.
"Whats up Pete?"
"Just ... all of it....all of this. I didn't think this kind of family still existed anymore."
"There are probably a lot more of them than you think out there. You just never hear about them. They are the people who just go about living their lives and helping when and where they can. It seems it's always the ones that need the help that you hear about and not the ones who are there to help."
"But why? Why do folks like you and the Hotlzs do it?"
"Mostly because we can,well that's why I do it and I'm betting it's the same for them. It's the old golden rule. I'd sure as hell want somebody to help me if I needed it. It's just like I don't know what I would have done if Karl didn't show up when I woke up. He had to tell me that we were lovers. I had no idea when I woke up. Hell they even had to tell me my own name."
"Damn I really had no idea Dennis."
"A pretty scary feeling not knowing anyone, hell not knowing a lot of things. Like I said I owe Karl a lot and I am glad he was there to help me when I needed it. Guess I'm just paying it forward I think is the term. Whenever you're ready we can head over to my house."
Peter would get a startled look in his eye at that.
"Relax big guy I told you before, you've made your feelings perfectly clear. I'm not suicidal."
"Just kind of a lot to get my head around Dennis."
"I'm sure it is. You have a phone at your place?"
"There's one in the hall. No telling who will answer it if anybody."
"When we get over there the first thing you're going to do is try to call your mother and let her know you are safe."
"Crap! She must be going out of her mind about now. Can we go soon Den?"
"Right now if you want."
"Please?"
"Stan, Gert I hate to eat and run,but there are some things that Peter has to take care of."
"We understand Dennis."
"You want me to come over with you?"
"No, I think having to deal with one gay guy in the house is enough for one night Karl. I'll see you in the morning,bright and early."
Karl walked us to the back door. Peter started toward the gate and I gave Karl a quick kiss before I went through and into my own yard. We got inside and I killed the alarm and started turning on a few lights.
"Damn..all this is yours now?"
"Yeah. What can I say? Come on in here."
We went into my dads office.
"You can call from in here. I'll give you your privacy."
I left Peter and went into the family room to wait for him. It would be quite a while before he came out.
"Mom finally was able to get away from dad and come to the phone. Dennis,it's bad. I either need to go back there and get between them before he kills her or get the police to do something and if I get them involved I don't know what will happen."