Date: Thu, 23 Nov 2006 10:39:28 -0800 (PST)
From: Bobby <metroidprime209@yahoo.com>
Subject: I Have You ch.5

    "Good morning Jared," Mom came in and shouted! "Happy
Thanksgiving!" She always wanted me to be up early. But when I looked at
the clock I was surprised that it was eleven. And I was even more
surprised when I didn't feel Tommy next to me.

    "Um morning mom. Where's Tommy?" I asked drowsily.

    "Oh yes, Master Chef Tommy. He is downstairs cooking." She said
with a smile while opening my blinds letting the bright light seep into
my room.

    "What? When did he wake up?"

    "Oh I'd say around ten. Then he came downstairs and noticed grandma
and I needed some help so he volunteered. And let me tell you Jared that
boy can cook. He knows almost as much as I do." Mom said. She knew
almost all there was to know about cooking and has tried to teach me, but
I almost burn the house down every time.

    "Well it smells good that's fo sho!" I said enthusiastically. Mom
just looked at me and smiled. She probably didn't realize that I was
commenting Tommy more than her.

    "Jared, will you please use proper English?"

    "Sorry mom. So I guess grandma got used to Tommy and I pretty
fast."

    "Well we argued non-stop about you and him. I finally got it into
her head and everyone else's head with the exception of your Aunt Jill
and cousin, that you are still her grandson and Tommy means a lot to you.
I also convinced her that Tommy could one day be her grandson-in-law one
day. She seemed excited to hear that one. She got even more excited when
I mentioned Stacy would be coming home for dinner."

    "Wow mom thanks." I said as I got out of bed and gave her a hug.
"So when were you gonna tell me Stacy was coming over?"

    "Well I was hoping it would be a surprise but I guess not anymore.
Now get up because Tommy made breakfast and everyone has eaten but you.
Although, Jill left and picked breakfast up for her, Tim, and Danny
because she didn't want to get a disease. God, the nerve of that
woman." Mom said as she let out a heavy sigh.

    "Mom she'll come around some day. Even if she doesn't everything
will be okay."

    "Yes well I was thinking of how this is affecting you. But
apparently I don't have to worry about you anymore." She said with a
smile.

    "It's not affecting me at all. If she wants to be ignorant and a
hater than she can. But I don't want her calling Tommy anything
insulting. I couldn't handle that." My eyes narrowed as I looked at
mom.

    "Well good Jared. Nice way to think of it. But don't worry she will
not be calling either one of you any names. Your grandmother and Aunt
Mary put that into her head. As well as that cousin of yours."

    "Thanks mom. Tell Tommy I'll be down in a minute."

    "Okay sweetheart."

    I was excited to hear Tommy and I got accepted just after the first
night. That was relieving, well, except for Aunt Jill and Danny. But they
didn't matter now. I'm happy with Tommy and that's what matters. The
smells of different foods got me out of bed faster than I had planned.
Before I knew it I was already standing in the kitchen.

    "Morning dear." Grandma said. "I want to apologize for last night
Jared. It just came as a shock is all." I looked at her then at Aunt
Mary, Uncle Jerry, and grandpa. They each had apologetic looks on their
faces.

    "It's alright. I guess there could have been a better time for that
though." I giggled as I said that.

    "Now young man, did you know your boyfriend was such a chef? My
goodness he almost threw us out of the kitchen and took over." Grandma
said as she let out a small laugh.

    "Yeah I kind of got a taste of his breakfast a week ago. And I'm
dying to taste it again." I saw Tommy cooking in the kitchen. He looked
up at me and smiled. Breakfast looked amazing. Tommy made omelets, toast,
waffles, and fresh orange juice. My boyfriend served me and I almost
didn't wait until he put my plate down. I engulfed everything. It must
have taken me seven minutes to eat everything. Tommy, including everyone
else, was laughing pretty hard.

    "That was so good babe! I can't wait to try dinner!" I said
enthusiastically.

    "Thanks Jared. Your mom and grandma did a lot to. I just
kinda...took over." Tommy laughed.

    "Well what are we gonna do today Tommy?"

    He was putting dishes in the dishwasher. After cooking always came
cleaning. I was curious as to know what we were doing today because
although it is Thanksgiving I don't wanna be bored all day.

    "How about we just stay home and watch movies all day?"

    "That sounds like a great idea Tommy." My mom said.

    "Alright then, I'll grab some movies and we'll start." I said.

    I ran up to my room and grabbed some movies ranging from The
Terminator to Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls. Jim Carrey was an idol of
mine. He is very funny and I love all his movies. That also goes for
Arnold Schwarzenegger, and although he is a lousy governor, he is a great
actor. Anyways, I put the first movie in then went up to take a shower.
When I'm in the bathroom I never lock the door. My parents are very
generous on my privacy like I said before. My showers are always hot.
Sometimes, though, I do take cooler ones. But hot water always relaxes
me, usually. I stepped in and sighed relief as I felt the hot water
running all over my body. The shower was pretty big itself. If I tried, I
could probably fit six people with plenty of moving room. I heard the
door shut and I got a little nervous as to who it was.

    "Hi babe." Tommy said softly. "Can I come in? I'm a mess." And in
deed he was.

    I looked him over a couple times as he removed his clothing. His body
was so cute. Daydreaming at his body, his voice brought me back to
reality.

    "Jared!"

    "Oh, what? Sorry babe, I got...distracted."

    "Yeah well can I come in then?"

    "Of course."

    He got in and didn't like how hot the water was so I turned it down
for him. We didn't do anything in the shower but wash each other and
kiss. After the shower we went back downstairs and watched the movie.

    It's three and we managed to watch about four movies. But my Aunt
Jill still hadn't come home. Maybe she hated me that much. Nah, she's
probably visiting friends that she has out here or something. And maybe
it was ironic but since she left Stacy arrived with her boyfriend.
Everyone was so excited to see her. As was I, just not as much as
everyone else. Tommy seemed to calm down around everyone finally. And
before we knew it, it was time to eat. Tommy, mom, and grandma made a
huge turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes and gravy, cranberry sauce, salad,
rolls, green beans, and four pies for dessert. They went food crazy.
Before anyone dug into the food Aunt Jill, Uncle Tim, and Danny walked in
and they looked somewhat happy. We finally got to put food on our plates
and mom said that we were all going to say something we are grateful for.
She, of course started, thanking God she had such wonderful family.
Everyone said almost the same thing but then it was my turn. I did say
thanks for my family, even the haters, but I also said thanks for my
boyfriend. This made Jill and Danny's head turn towards me and just
stare blankly. Tommy thanked God for me especially. Then we finally got
to eating. I didn't know where to start. My whole family just started
eating like animals. Jill then started talking directly to me.

    "So Jared, what is it like being gay?" she asked questioningly. No
one else really paid that much attention but did look at me in wonder.
Mom slowly stopped eating and got a serious look on her face but didn't
say anything, yet.

    "It's fine. I like it. In fact, if I had to choose between gay or
straight I'd choose gay. It just seems much easier than dating a drama
case." That brought a few laughs from everyone. Everyone that is, except
my aunt and cousin.

    "So you'd rather displease God than please him I see?"

    "Yes. If he didn't like gays then he wouldn't have put them on
this earth. And even if he only allowed them because he wouldn't kill or
destroy them then he still had the choice of banning us. But the way I
see it is that he doesn't have a problem with gays."

    "Good point. So how do you know you are? I mean have you dated a
girl?" she asked while taking another bite of her food. Mom just seemed
to get angrier.

    "Well no but when I dated Matt I knew I was gay. It was a feeling at
first and instincts told me to look for boys, not girls. And I have no
regret of being gay. I still have the air in my lungs and have the best
boyfriend I could ever ask for." I said. Tommy grabbed my hand under the
table and squeezed it gently. I could tell her wasn't too comfortable
with this conversation, but I was not going to let my aunt win.

    "So dating boys is more of a choice really? It must be quite
exciting to get rammed up the ass to continue with it."

    I could not believe she just said that. Mom looked like she was about
to explode, but kept her cool. Tommy looked like he wanted to leave.

    "Yes, it is a choice. And no, I do not get rammed up the ass." I
looked at Jill with a challenging look. Things were starting to heat up.

    "Ah I see. So you must do the ramming on that thing then right? I
don't blame you I mean if I was you I'd rather give someone else a
disease also." She said sourly returning my look, but a worse one.

    "No. We are both still virgins. Would you like to check?!" I was
now getting angrier. Everyone slowly stopped eating.

    "Of course not, you could still have a disease. I wouldn't want to
catch anything and pass it along to my perfect son."

    "Oh yeah really perfect. Torturing his cousin for years I'm sure
counts as heterosexual fun at your church."

    "Yes, as a matter a fact it is. Our church would never allow
homosexuals in the church and destroy God's grace. So you and your toy
can go back to ramming each other until your heads explode!"

    Tommy looked sick. Mom looked pissed. Dad looked just as pissed. And
everyone else sat in awe.

    "If you were my son I'd let them bash you! Maybe it would knock
some sense into you!"

    Did she just say that? I couldn't believe that. If I was her son
she'd let people bash me. Even if I'm not her son that's so wrong to
say.

    "Jill that's it! Shut the hell up or get the hell out of here! I
will not just sit here and listen to you degrade my son and his
boyfriend! How dare you! I allow you to stay here and you verbally
assault my son like that!?" Mom screamed.

    Suddenly Tommy bolted outside as everyone got into a huge fight.
Mostly everyone was arguing at Jill. Actually, everyone was ganging up on
Jill and Danny. They just didn't understand that gays aren't bad.
People who hate gays are the bad ones.

    "Stop it!" I screamed. "That is enough! Tommy is my boyfriend. I
invited him over to spend Thanksgiving and you two decide to attack us?!
I expected better from you, at least." I looked at Danny and Jill.

    "And you, too! You didn't say one word! You act as if Tommy is just
a Matt in disguise! Well he's not! He actually cares about me! Tommy
thinks you hate him. That first night he was over you looked at him with
distrust in your eyes. Well does he have your trust now!? Huh? Does he!?
Getting insulted out of the house! Is that good enough for you!?" I
looked at dad with disgust in my eyes. Everything I just said was true.
He sat there with his jaw hanging down. His face turned pale. The whole
family fell silent and just stared at me and him. Before he could say
anymore I stormed out of the house after Tommy. I felt so embarrassed for
the ay they treated him.

    "Tommy...I'm so sorry. I didn't know she'd do any of that."

    "It's alright Jared. Your right, it's not like you planned this.
I'm sorry I ruined things today." He started crying lightly as he fell
into my arms.

    "Oh no Tommy, you didn't ruin anything. I had a great time with you
today. And I really enjoyed your cooking. Really, you're super good." I
said pulling him back and looking him in the eyes.

    "Thanks Jared. You always know how to make me feel better. Should we
go back?"

    "No, lets just sit here and watch the sun go down for a while babe.
They can handle things on their own."

    We sat down the street form the house at a small park for the
neighborhood kids. A cool breeze blew past us. It was a beautiful ending
to a semi-good day.

*****

well, i hope you liked this chapter. some of you may have figured
something out and if you think you have, write me. comments are
appreciated. thanks.

Happy Thanksgiving!!!