Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2006 19:34:42 -0800 (PST)
From: Bobby <metroidprime209@yahoo.com>
Subject: I Have You ch.4

    The phone rang at three. Way too early to be getting phone calls,
huh? But every neighbor knew not to wake the neighbors unless the news
was bad.

    "Hello?" I could hear my mom answer.

    "What? Well when did you decide this? Uh huh, well, um, that's
fine. I'll clear out the guest room and you can stay with us. Okay bye
dear."

    I walked over to their room and asked who was on the phone. Mom said
that relatives were coming down for Thanksgiving and they would be
staying with us for a few days. Of course, the relatives meant
grandparents from my mom's side, Eva and Bob, her two sisters and their
husbands, Mary with Jerry and Jill with Tim, as well as Jill's son,
Danny. None of my family, however, knew I was gay so this could be an
interesting visit this time. The past two times I managed to slip out of
it easily but this time I had a boyfriend that wants to spend time with
me. Not that Matt didn't, but he wasn't up to the idea of a family get
together.

    "So what's the good news?" I asked mom sarcastically.

    "Come now Jared, they're family. Even if you don't get along with
your cousin they're coming to visit and we have to enjoy their company.
Besides, it's only for a week." Mom said enthusiastically. I knew,
however, that underneath that fake smile she knew her parents and her
sisters were no easy crowd. And they weren't. They were always pushing
me and pushing subjects I didn't want to talk about. Like sports; I was
always lectured that I should be playing a sport. And it's not that I
couldn't, because I can, but I just didn't want to. Then they'd start
talking about girlfriends. And how I should be doing better in school.
Now let me tell you something, I got straight B's except in P.E. which I
got an A in. I don't think I could do any better. Don't get me wrong, I
do not doubt myself at all, but if I tried harder I might drop some
grades. I'm happy with what my grades are and my parents are happy with
them as well. Then the subject comes up about girls. They'd ask why I
didn't have a girlfriend and I'd tell them the same thing every year,
"I want to concentrate on school first." Then of course I'd hear about
how Danny had a girlfriend and managed to get five A's on every report
card. Boy I get sick of hearing that. But not this year, I am going to
come out to them.

    "A week!? You want me to pretend to be happy for a whole week!?"

    "Jared not so loud. But yes, a week of faking it. And who knows,
maybe this time you won't have to pretend." She said.

    "That'll be a cold day in he-" I stopped suddenly seeing my mom's
seriousness. "Fine, but can I have Tommy over?"

    "Of course Jared. See, maybe things won't be as bad as you
thought."

    I walked backed to my bedroom thinking of how I'd come out to them.
Maybe surprise them by just kissing Tommy? No, I'll announce it right
before they start eating. Hmm, well I'll think of something, but for now
I just wanna go back to sleep.

    Noon was when I awoke again. I had already taken a shower and did my
chores. During Thanksgiving break the only thing to do was chores. Well
not really but I didn't mind. Thanksgiving was in two days and the
relatives were set to be here in a few hours. When family came out to
visit, mom turned into Helga the Super Cleaner. Yes, mom was a clean
freak.

    Apparently Tommy had called several times in the morning and so I
decided to invite him over for a couple days. He asked his dad and
thankfully he said yes. Tommy was at the door within seven minutes. I was
so excited to see him. Although we had just been together the previous
night it just seemed like we hadn't seen each other in years. Right when
I answered the door I started to kiss him furiously.

    "Hi Mrs. Delfino, the house looks so clean." Tommy said as he made
his way inside. He was becoming less shy by the minute. However, that was
with my mom. Once my dad came into the picture he seemed to freeze up
again.

    "Hi Mr. Delfino." Tommy stated quietly.

    "Tommy." Dad said as he just nodded.

    "Well babe lets put your stuff up in my room." I said while
dragging Tommy upstairs.

    As soon as we got to my room I couldn't wait any longer. I needed to
feel my boyfriend close to me. I grabbed him into a hug. He seemed to
sigh in relief.

    "I love you so much Tommy."

    "I love you to Jared. I'm so glad Matt cheated on you." Right after
he said that I pulled back and looked at him with a bewildered face.

    "I mean...not to hurt you...um, but so I can be with you...I
mean..." I stopped him before he could continue and kissed him.

    "I know what you mean Tommy. Thank you." I said as I kissed him
gently.

    "Jared! Get your butt down here and clean! Now!" mom screamed.

    I said to Tommy with a giggle, "I have to go clean now before Helga
really gets pist. You can stay up here until I'm done if you want."

    "Nah I wanna be with you every minute."

    We went downstairs and started cleaning the living room together.
Dusting and vacuuming were the usual, however, with mom came much more.
Her idea of dusting was moving every single piece of electronics we owned
and clean under them. Every piece of furniture was to be vacuumed under.
And every window was to be scrubbed  spotless. Like I've said before, mom
is a perfectionist. I did the heavy lifting of the furniture while Tommy
vacuumed under it considering I was about twice his size. I didn't work
out but I still had a nice body. He didn't work out either but he
managed to stay incredibly adorable. Anyways, within ten minutes Tommy
and I had cleaned everything on the bottom half of the house. We were
actually having fun cleaning and learning about each other all at the
same time.

    "And Mike, don't laugh at all those embarrassing stories my mother
tells." We heard my mom saying to dad while they came down stairs. Tommy
and I just listened quietly.

    "They're not really embarrassing. Some of them are kind of funny. My
favorite is the one where you jumped off the high-dive as a kid, and the
top of your bathing suit came off and the lifeguards used it as a
slingshot." Dad laughed as he made a fake sling shot noise and motion.
But he soon stopped after he studied my mothers face and saw anger in her
eyes.

    "If they're so embarrassing why don't you just tell her?"

    "I can't tell my mother!"

    "Why can't you tell your mother?" he said while mocking mom.

    "It's old stuff Mike just stay out of it."

    "Alright fine, I'm neutral. I'm Switzerland. I have no opinion."
Dad said with a funny face. Tommy and I laughed until mom looked at us
with a stern look then we just got back to cleaning.

    Fifteen minutes after mom and dad argued the doorbell rang. We
quickly put things away and stood in the living room. Mom went to open
the door and then I heard them. The grandparents that were always so
excited to see us. I couldn't figure out why though, maybe they really
did love us.

    "Jared! Sweetie! Oh come here!" Grandma Eva hollered.

    "Hi grandma." I said as I walked to her while she embraced me in
her arms.

    I said my hellos to the rest of the family, introduced Tommy, and
then they quickly got settled in. Grandma and grandpa would be staying in
the first guest room and my aunts would stay in the second with their
husbands which, unfortunately for me, was right next to my room. Danny
would take the couch bed.

    "Hey dork." Danny said as he walked in my room. He always called me
dork just because he was one year older. But as far as I was concerned he
was the dork.

    "Shut up! Can you not bug me this week? I haven't been in the most
pleasant of moods." I said looking at Tommy; he knew exactly what I was
talking about.

    "Of course not cuz! I'm stuck with you for the next three days so
you'd better keep me entertained." Danny said sourly. I hated the way he
treated me. He always acted as if I didn't have any feelings. I could
see Tommy looking at him with a disgusted face.

    "What the hell are you looking at twig?" Danny stated harshly.
Tommy may have been small but he was no twig. It looked kinda like he had
a swimmers build, or maybe even a runners.

    "Hey! Watch it Danny! This here is my best friend! You mess with him
you mess with me!" I stood up and locked eyes with him. Oh how bad I
just wanted to slap him, but I kept my cool as I thought about mom.

    "Yeah? What are you gonna do?"

    I sighed as I said, "Nothing." I sadly looked at Tommy who gave me
a reassuring smile.

    "That's right. Now I hope you'll be comfy on the floor `cause I'm
taking your bed."

    "No your not. Tommy and I get my room. You get the couch bed. My mom
already said so."

    "Well she'll find out that you volunteered t give up your bed."
Danny said as he shoved me down quite painfully. Tommy quickly stood up
and got in front of me.

    "Don't shove him!" Tommy said that which surprised me. All of a
sudden Danny punched Tommy in the gut. He fell back in pain and shouted.
I could here people coming upstairs. Then Tommy got back up and hit him
in the face. Now it was Danny's turn to fall back shouting in pain.

    "What the hell happened?!" Aunt Jill shouted. "Tim go get some
ice!"

    "That ass punched me right in the face!" Danny hollered.

    "What!?" Jill screamed. She moved towards him but I quickly got up
and blocked her.

    "Move Jared! Your friend just hit your cousin! Your gonna allow
that!?" she shouted.

    "Yes." I calmly said.

    "Why!?"

    "Because every time you came here he'd boss me around and push me
around. I'm tired of it! He always made me feel like I wasn't even
alive! He got what he deserved!" I was getting angry at my ignorant
aunt.

    "Young man I think it's time for you to leave." Grandma said.

    "No, Tommy is not going anywhere." I said viciously. "He is
staying."

    "He just hit your cousin. You couldn't possibly want anything to do
with him now?" grandma asked.

    "Why would I kick my boyfriend out of the house just because he hit
someone I despised?" I couldn't believe I had just said that. I just
came out to my family. But not only that I basically made Tommy come out
as well.

    The look on everyone's face was one of those Kodak Moments. Mom and
dad had a smile on their face. Grandma and grandpa looked shocked. And my
aunts and uncles looked sick. Danny was wide-eyed.

    "You're...you're a sodomite?!" Aunt Jill shouted.

    "Jill don't you dare call me son that ever again!" mom stepped in
front of us and looked at her sister with one of the most evil looks in
the world. There was an awkward silence that seemed to last forever.

    "Fine, but I do not want that sod...sorry, homosexual, touching my
son again. And if he does, I will be sure he gets the punishment he
needs." Jill said sourly looking at Tommy with the same look. After that
little debate everyone, except Tommy and I, went downstairs.

    "Thank you Tommy. That's the first time someone stood up for me."
Tears started to drop from my eyes as I looked down to the ground.

    "Hey," Tommy said as he brought my chin up, "no problem. But I
should be thanking you as well. You stood up to your own aunt just for
me." Tommy gently nudged my chin up and kissed me. This time it was his
turn to tear up. And he did. He really did. I pulled him into a hug and
he grabbed onto me. We cried with each other for ten minutes. It was
quite romantic.

    "Boys dinner is ready!" mom shouted.

    "Coming mom!" I shouted back.

    "Come one babe. This is going to be one crazy week." I smiled at
him with mischief in my eyes.

    "Right behind you Jared."

    Dinner wasn't to quiet. Everyone got into discussions of stupid
things like our governor and taxes and basically anything I did not
understand. Tommy seemed like he kept up with them. He was pretty smart.
After that joyful family dinner everyone went their separate ways. Mom
and grandma washed dishes. Dad and grandpa watched the news. My aunts
were talking in their rooms. Danny was listening to his music. And my
uncles were making a quick trip to the store. Tommy and I went upstairs
to my room and got ready for bed. We brushed our teeth and then started
to watch a movie. The movie was a classic and one of my all time
favorites. And it was the best romantic movie to watch with your
boyfriend, Titanic. I absolutely adored the music from it. It always put
me in a romantic, depressed mood.

    The part was coming up when Jack and Rose stood at the front of the
ship and did the legendary pose. And the legendary kiss. This was my
favorite part. Tommy was rapped up in my arms and when the part finally
arrived he whispered to me, "I want to do that one day Jared."

    "I do to babe." I whispered. Slowly I came down as he turned his
head to the side. We locked lips and felt each others' tongue; gliding
past one another like cars on a freeway. I stared into his eyes. They
were filled with tears.

    "Someday Jared, we'll do that in the sunset." Tommy gently said.

    "Tommy, I promise you we will."

    We kept kissing before we stood up and lied on my bed. The kissing
continued while my hands went under his shirt and felt his smooth
stomach. He let out a couple of moans as I moved my way downward. I
slowly undid his pants and pulled the zipper down. I don't know what had
gotten into me at that moment but I was moving to fast; but I just
couldn't stop.

    "Jared...slow down." Tommy struggled to say. I made my way down
lower nudging at his briefs.

    "Jared stop," but I couldn't, "Jared seriously stop!" all of a
sudden a felt a small jolt of pain on my face. I fell off Tommy holding
the place where he had hit me. My face turned red as I realized what
happened. Tommy was staring at me trying to catch his breath. I started
to cry; I never thought he'd hit me, although, I did deserve it.

    "Jared I'm sorry." He said with pleading eyes.

    "No Tommy, I'm sorry. I should have stopped. I don't know why I
didn't but I thought I was pleasing you." I said as he came and hugged
me. Kissing my cheek where it was bright red.

    "You were, but I'm not ready for that."

    "I know and I'm sorry again. I'm not ready either so that won't
happen again, I promise." I smiled at him letting him know I was
serious.

    "I'm tired now after that sexual harassment you did to me." Tommy
laughed as he said that.

    "Come on Tommy I said I was sorry." I said feeling more guilty.

    "I'm kidding Jared." He said with a kiss. "But I am tired so
let's go to bed. It's ten anyways."

    "Alright." I said being happier after hearing I was forgiven. We
crawled into bed and kissed each other goodnight. I didn't even tell
anyone else we were going to bed, but I figured they could find out for
themselves tonight.

    "I love you so much Tommy."

    "I love you more Jared."

*****

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