Date: 12 Mar 2000 02:25:21 -0500
From: djpaul@surfree.com
Subject: Chapter 4 of Kids will be Kids

Chapter 4 Emotions abound

Cameron and I went downstairs to have dinner. Usually there is a lot of
chatter between my Mom and Dad and I. But, tonight was a different night in
our house. It was very quiet at the dinner table. After dinner my Mom
cleared the table and it was my job to put the dishes in the dishwasher.

So, Cameron decided to help. I put the soap in the dishwasher and started
it. With that we all got our coats and headed for the car.

My Mom decided that she would drive since my Dad had to work soon that she
would give him a break. We arrived at the hospital at 6:00 pm.

Visiting hours were from 4-8pm. In the intensive care room the patients
were only allowed 2 visitors every 15 minutes. In other words you would be
able to stay for 15 minutes and then you have to leave for 15 minutes. So
My Mom and Dad went in first. Cameron's Mom and Dad were in beds side by
side.

My Mom was holding Cameron's Mom's hand. And my Dad was over saying a
prayer at Cameron's Dad's Bed. They both came out of the room after 15
minutes. And I could tell by the look on their faces that things weren't
too good. My Mom offered to take Cameron in to see his parents.

So, they both went into the room. It wasn't long that Cameron came running
out of the room. He was in tears and he came running over to me and through
his arms around me and started to cry. I held him as tight as I could and I
took my one hand and ruffled his beautiful hair. I said; " That's o.k.

Cameron you try and get it all out. I will hold you until you feel
better. I love you and will be here for you. You don't have to worry about
that." I guess I loss track of who was in the room at the time I got
wrapped up in all the excitement. My Dad gave me a look of
astonishment. And I am sure that he would have said something to me, but he
probably didn't want to say something while Cameron was around. I held
Cameron for about 10 minutes until I could get him calmed down. So, I said;
"Hey buddy are you going to be allright."

I looked at him and wiped the tears from his eyes. And he said; "I will be
ok now as long as you are with me." My Dad stooped down and took his hand
and brushed Cameron's hair back off his face.

And he said; "Listen, Cameron you are going to be staying with us for
awhile so when we leave the hospital we are going to go to your house and
pickup some of your clothes and your video games and whatever else you want
to bring over to our house." "Ok Mr.

Robinson whatever you think is best." Just as Cameron was talking to my Dad
I heard the loudspeaker and it said; "Code Blue, Code Blue Intensive
Care. I had been to the hospital many times when my grandma was in here so
I knew what that meant. A couple of minutes later my Mom came out of the
room with tears in her eyes and I knew why she was crying. My Dad went over
to her and asked her why she was crying and she told him that Cameron's Mom
had just passed away. And, that they didn't think that his father was going
to make it through the night. So Mom and Dad took Cameron and I into a
waiting room off of the Intensive Care Unit. My Mom and Dad leaned down to
tell Cameron that his Mom had just died. And, that they weren't sure that
his Dad was going to make it through the night. He burst out into tears and
my Mom held him and tried to comfort him. And I was so upset that I began
to cry too. So my Dad came over to try and comfort me. My Dad held me and
kissed my forehead trying to comfort me. I think that I was crying more
because my sweet lover was so upset. I stopped crying and my Dad wiped my
tears away and said; " Hey JR your Mom and I want to talk to you later
about something that you said before. But we are going to take Cameron over
to his house to get his clothes and anything else that he wants to bring
over to the house. Is it ok, if Cameron stays in your room with you for a
while until we convert the Den into a bedroom for him." "Sure Dad that's
not a problem at all."  My Mom got Cameron calmed down and she decided that
we should go home now and try and get some rest. She left our home phone
number in case the hospital needed to contact us. They said that they would
call if Cameron's Dad took a turn for the worst.


So we left the hospital for home. It was a quiet ride to Cameron's house
and when he entered the house with my Mom he started to cry.

It's no doubt that this was going to be a long night at our house.

Cameron went into his room with my Mom and started packing his clothes. And
he disconnected his Saturn Games system and packed that and his games in a
sport bag. My Mom did most of the packing of his clothes. And then my Mom
went downstairs and went into the laundry room to see if Cameron had any
dirty clothes in the hamper and she took a plastic bag and packed them
up. She would take them with her and wash them when we got home.


My Dad and I stayed in the car, while my Mom and Cameron went into his
house. I just knew what was going to happen when my Dad and I were alone in
the car. And then came the question that I have been trying to avoid. "JR
two or three times tonight you have mentioned that you love Cameron and he
loves you. You do mean you love one another as friends don't you?" " Well
Dad it's not exactly like that. You see Cameron and I really do Love one
another and it is more than being friends or make believe brothers. We are
in Love with one another." "JR are trying to tell me that you and Cameron
are gay?" " Well I guess I couldn't have said it better than that
Dad. Cameron and I are gay and we are gay lovers and I am sorry if that is
a surprise to you." "Well JR you and I and your Mom are going to have to
discuss this later on tonight. I must say that I am disappointed in you."
"Hey, Dad I am hoping that after we talk tonight that you will have feel
different." " O.K. JR we will talk later, your Mom and Cameron are coming
out of the house." "All right Dad." Cameron opened the back of the car up
and put his stuff in and then jumped in the backseat with me. My Mom got in
and we headed for the house.


When we got to the house, I helped Cameron carry his stuff into the
house. We went up to my room and hung up all his clothes in my closet and
he put his sport bag down on the floor. I said; " Hey Cameron I know this
is not a good time to tell you this but I have no choice." " What's wrong
JR?" "Well when we were at the hospital and I was holding you I told you
that I loved you I didn't realize that my Dad and Mom had heard what I
said. My Dad asked me in the car while you and my Mom were in your house,
what I meant when I said that I loved you. We had a short conversation
about me being Gay and I told him that I was Gay and that I did love you
and that we are Lovers. He told me that we would discuss this later on
tonight with my Mom. So I don't know what to expect." " Wow Jr that is
pretty heavy. I hope that everything goes all right tonight when you talk
to them. If you want I will come down and talk to them too." " I am sure
that they will talk to you too but I would appreciate it if you would wait
until they call for you to come downstairs." " No problem JR." "Well I am
going to go downstairs, why don't you lay down and take a nap. It's been a
bad day today and you could use the rest." " O.K. JR but, can you come up
in a little bit and make sure that I am all right." "Of course, do you
think I would leave you alone here and not check on you." I leaned over the
bed and gave him a kiss and a hug and he turned over on his side and tried
to go to sleep. I went downstairs to talk to my Mom and Dad. I knew this
was going to be tough but I had no choice now I let the cat out of the bag
and now I am going to have to live with it. My Mom and Dad were sitting at
the kitchen table discussing what was going to happen to JR. And I just got
a glass of water and pulled out a chair and sat down. Of course, I was
interested in finding out what was going to happen to JR too. My Dad said;"
JR your Mom and I want to talk to about what you said at the hospital. I
know that you and I had a short conversation in the car but I think that we
should discuss this now along with your Mom." " O.K. Dad."  "Mom, Dad I am
gay and so is Cameron. We have been lovers for over a year now. And we do
have sex but we are careful about the things that we do." Mom said;" Oh, my
God JR how long were you going to take until you told us about this?" "Well
Mom I wasn't sure exactly how to bring it up but I thought that you would
realize it because I spend so much time with Cameron. And I never talk
about girls. So I really thought that you either knew about it or may have
had thoughts about it but didn't know what to say to me." " JR if I had any
idea that you were gay I guess I would have had a problem talking to you
about it. Your Dad and I work so much that I guess we really never had the
time to sit down and discuss it between us."

"I have been talking to your father about this before you came down and we
have just a couple of questions, but we want Cameron down here to talk to
him also. So please go upstairs and ask him to come down." "Okay Mom I'll
be right back." I went upstairs found Cameron asleep. I took my hand and
shook him softly trying to wake him up. Then I thought since he didn't wake
up that I would be a smart-ass and start jumping on the bed. He finally
woke up and sat on the edge of the bed. I went over and sat down beside him
and put my arm around his shoulder. " Are you all right Cameron?" "Yes JR I
am ok. What's up? Why did you wake me up?" " I told you before Cameron that
my parents would probably want to talk to you." " Oh, yeah I forgot
JR. Give me a minute to shake the cobwebs out of my head. And I have to go
to the bathroom. Tell your parents that I will be right down." " All right
Cameron we will be waiting for you downstairs." I went back down my parents
and sat down. " Mom and Dad please don't put too much pressure on Cameron
he has enough to worry about now." " Don't worry JR your father and I just
want to know how he feels about you too being in love." Just then the phone
rang. My Mom got up to answer it.


*****Ok folks, here is another chapter that you were asking for. I know
that this is a sad time in the story but real life happens this way
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the stories. Seeya soon, Djpaul *************


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