Kyle
I pulled into Omaha just as the sun was setting, I stopped at the convenience store a few blocks from the cemetery to grab 2 RCs and bags of M&Ms. I put my coat on as I stepped out of my truck for my visit with Gavin. I ate my M&Ms and drank the RC as I set Gavin’s on his headstone. There were some fresh flowers there, so clearly, I wasn’t the only one visiting Gavin. I finished my snack and headed to my parent’s house. I will be staying there this weekend.
Mom greeted me with a hug as did dad. Mom was busy cooking tomorrow’s dinner. She and Aunt Carla were sharing the cooking duties, but we would be eating at Carla’s house. I hadn’t seen them since Claire and I had broken up, so mom had lots of questions. Dad and I sat at the table, having a beer, while mom cooked. After I filled them in on the whole thing with Claire, dad asked about work at the shop.
I said, “we just finished a few big jobs, things will be slow until after the first of the year now. No one wants their house a mess during the holidays. We get a lot of work after everyone starts to get their tax refunds back in February and March.”
Dad nodded, “I guess I never thought about your work being seasonal, but that makes sense, then I suppose it also picks up when new construction starts in the spring.”
I smiled, “yep. It’s kind of nice to have a little bit of break this time of the year, it gives us a chance to clean the shop and enjoy the holidays.”
Dad said, “I’m glad the shop is working out for you guys, it’s always a big risk to own your own business, but you and Luke seem to be making it work.”
I took a sip of my beer, “yeah, we are a couple of months ahead of payments to Frank and we think we will be able to have him paid off at least a year early.”
Dad grabbed us each another beer and said, “good for you son.”
Mom smiled as she wiped her hands, “yes Kyle, we are both proud of you. I think I have everything ready, I just have to put the sweet potatoes in the oven in the morning. Carla has the turkey ready to go. Steph, Rob and the baby will stop here, and we will all go over to Carla’s together.”
My sister Steph married Rob a couple of years ago and now have a six-month-old daughter, Hailey. I was a little excited to see Hailey, she was starting to get to the age that she is fun. To be honest, I didn’t care to be around newborns, to me they all look the same and all they do is sleep and poop. When I saw Hailey last month, she was starting to smile, and I could at least play a little bit with her.
Mom, dad and I talked for a while longer and then all headed off to bed. After a good night’s sleep, dad and I were helping mom get everything ready to carry over to Carla’s. Steph and Rob arrived and after Hailey played shy for a few minutes, she and I were on the floor playing. She was starting to crawl, so as I was hoping, she was a lot more fun to be around.
Mom said, “ok, let’s go, everyone grab a dish.”
I set the dish I was carrying down on the counter and gave Carla a hug, the house smelled great, and the turkey was a perfect golden brown as Carla checked it one last time. We all helped set the table and I was ready to sit down and dig in, I don’t get a good home cooked meal too often anymore.
Carla said, “I guess everything is ready, as soon as Colby gets here, we can eat.”
I hadn’t even considered that Carla would invite Colby, but I guess he didn’t have anyone else to spend the day with. I just told myself to suck it up. While it was nice that the family was all together, there was still a heaviness in the air because of Gavin not being here. No one had expressed that thought out loud, but I know we were all thinking about it. I am sure having Colby here was Carla’s way of having a little bit of Gavin here.
Carla’s phone rang. She answered, “hey Colby, dinner is ready, are you on your way.”
She listened, then said, “no, it’s ok. No, you are not staying home alone, we will come pick you up. No, I told you, someone will be there in 10 minutes. Colby, this is not up for discussion. We will be there soon.” Carla ended the call.
Mom asked, “what’s wrong?”
Carla said, “Colby’s battery in his truck is dead.” She turned to me, “Kyle will you please go pick him up.”
Before I could answer, mom said, “of course he will.”
I just nodded, “sure.” I walked out the door, as I told myself, I’m doing this for Aunt Carla, and I owed it to Gavin. I could surely stand 10 minutes alone with Colby for their sake.
Colby walked out of his door as I pulled into his driveway. He climbed in the passenger door and said, “hey Kyle. Thanks for picking me up.”
I forced a smile, “it’s ok. So, your battery is dead?”
He nodded, “yeah, I have been babying it along until I can afford a new one.”
I said, “it’s like a hundred bucks dude, you can’t scrape together a hundred bucks?”
He hung his head, “no, I kind of got behind on my rent and other bills when… Gavin was sick…”
I suddenly realized that I shouldn’t have said what I did. I mumbled, “sorry, I didn’t mean it like that.”
We rode in silence the rest of the way home. Carla gave him a hug as soon as we walked in, I heard her tell him, “I told you I would give you the money for a new battery.”
He responded, “and I told you I would take care of it.”
We finished putting the food on the table and we all ate too much. It was clear that like me, Colby hadn’t had a decent meal in a long time. We spent the rest of the day playing cards and I spent more time on the floor with my niece. Carla wrapped up some leftovers for Colby as we all started to prepare to go home. Colby gave her another hug and we climbed into my truck so I could drive him back to his house. We did make a little small talk on the drive, but I think we were both glad when the trip was over. He got out and said, “thanks for the ride.”
I nodded, “you’re welcome.”
As I drove home, I was still trying to figure out why I didn’t like Colby. I was glad that he looked better than the last time I saw him. I know he was still sad and missing Gavin, just like we all were, but I am happy that he was at least trying to get on with his life. I got home in time to play with Hailey a bit more and say goodbye to Steph and Rob. After a busy day, we all went to bed early.
The next morning, mom made us a big breakfast, it sure was better than the usual cup of coffee and muffin that I normally had.
Mom asked, “do you guys have anything planned for today?”
Dad shrugged, “I’m going to work on the old truck today, Kyle is welcome to help me if he wants to.”
I smiled, “sure, I would love that.” Dad was restoring a 1972 Ford pickup. It was the same model as the first truck he owned when he was in high school. After we finished eating, I followed dad to the garage. He showed me his progress on the truck since the last time I helped him. As he was going over what he was doing next, I said, “hey dad, do you mind if I go take care of something before, we get too deep into this?”
He gave me a questioning look, “sure Kyle.”
I smiled, “thanks, I should only be gone about an hour. Can I borrow a couple of wrenches?”
He nodded, “of course, anything you need.”
I grabbed the wrenches and drove off. A quick stop at the auto parts store and a few minutes later I was pulling into Colby’s driveway. Thankfully, Colby didn’t lock his Ranger, I opened the hood and took the old battery out. I grabbed the new battery out of my truck and began hooking up the cables. I heard Colby come outside.
He yelled, “what the hell are you doing?”
I said, “I’m replacing your battery.”
He asked, “who asked you to do that?”
I shook my head, “nobody, I just wanted to help you out.”
He was still yelling, “I don’t need your help, I can take care of myself.”
I yelled back, “yeah, you sure know how to do that. Laying on your couch for three days, having a bad battery for months. Sure, you can take care of yourself. I just thought I would do something nice for you.”
He retorted, “why would you start being nice to me now?”
I shook my head, “it’s installed now, you better get your keys to see if works. Don’t worry, I won’t do anything nice for you again. Oh, and no need to thank me.”
I slammed the hood shut and grabbed my tools and drove back to help dad.
Colby
I knew Carla wouldn’t let me out of coming to her house for dinner. I was hoping Cal would pick me up, or even Steph and Rob maybe stopping on their way to Carla’s. I sighed when I saw Kyle’s truck pull into my driveway. It only took him two minutes to get on my case about not being able to afford a new battery. He gave me a half assed apology, but it kind of set the tone for the rest of the day. Thankfully, we were able to mostly avoid each other for the rest of the day. I guess I was glad I went, it had been a long time since I have had a meal like that. I was also pleased that Carla gave me some of the leftovers, at least I would have something to eat for the next couple of days. The ride home was a little better, I just told him thanks as I stepped out of his truck.
I put my food in the fridge and fell onto my couch. I sighed, well, I made it through my first holiday without Gavin. I walked to the shelf and pulled a DVD out and loaded it into the player. I wrapped myself in a blanket as the movie started to play. I don’t remember when, but shortly after we started dating, Gavin and I would watch “Home Alone” every year on Thanksgiving night. I guess it was sort of our kickoff for the Christmas season. I’m not sure why, but we both thought the movie was hilarious, I mean, it is a funny movie, but most people our age weren’t as amused by it as we were. I was surprised when I found myself actually laughing out loud. I felt Gavin laughing right along with me, even though he was gone. I fell asleep on the couch about halfway through the movie.
I woke up the next morning, and I headed to the kitchen to make some coffee. I headed to the bathroom to pee while the coffee was brewing. I grabbed my phone to text Leah to see if she could pick me up this afternoon for work. Hopefully we will have a busy weekend at the bar, and I could make enough tips to finally buy that new battery. Last week, I was finally able to catch up on my rent, but it left me with only 20 dollars in my wallet. Once I sent the text, I returned to the kitchen to pour my cup of coffee. I noticed movement out of the window, the hood on my Ranger was up. I ran outside to find Kyle replacing my battery with a new one.
After we exchanged words, I went back inside, my heart racing. Damn it, why the hell was he trying to help me? I didn’t need his help, or anyone’s help for that matter. It pissed me off when Kyle reminded me that I really wasn’t taking care of myself. It pissed me off even more that he was right. After I was sure the Kyle was gone, I grabbed my keys to make sure that the Ranger would start. I sent another text to Leah to tell her that I didn’t need a ride this afternoon.
I busied myself the rest of the morning around the house with dishes and some laundry. I made myself a turkey sandwich then took a shower and headed out for work.
As I walked in, Leah asked, “so you got your truck fixed?”
I nodded, “yeah, I guess.”
She said, “well, you don’t seem very happy about it.”
I shrugged, “I’m just a little upset that Kyle bought the battery and put it in without talking to me about it first.”
She smiled, “that seems like a nice thing for him to do, why are you so upset?”
I said, “first of all, I never asked him to help me, and he has never done anything nice for me before, why should he start now.”
Leah shook her head, “Colby, I know you and Kyle have never really gotten along, but maybe this is his way of trying to make up for that. I know that you miss Gavin a lot, but you need to remember that Kyle is probably missing him too. Maybe this is his way to honor Gavin’s memory.”
I thought about it for a minute, “I don’t know, maybe. I just wish he would have asked first.”
She said, “it’s ok to accept help Colby, even if you don’t ask for it. Whether you think so or not, there are a lot of people around here that care about you. All the staff here at the bar, and all of our regular customers, have all been concerned about you these last few months.”
I sighed, “I know. You guys have all been great, I guess I should just appreciate what Kyle did for me, but as soon as I can, I am paying him back.”
A large group walked through the door, and we were suddenly busy, but I did think a lot about what Leah told me. She was right, everyone at the bar had been very supportive of me ever since Gavin got sick. Honestly, if Bob hadn’t been so patient with me, I would probably be unemployed and homeless right now.
We stayed busy the rest of the night, so time went quickly. When the ranger fired right up after we closed, I sighed, I guess I should be grateful for Kyle helping me. I don’t know why I was so upset with him. I just didn’t know why he would do that, he had never done anything like that for me before. Maybe Leah was right, it just might be a way for Kyle to remember Gavin. Gavin did look up to Kyle and I know they had a special relationship. I just needed to put this out of mind, and as soon as I could, I would send Kyle the money for battery. I certainly didn’t want to owe him for anything.
I made myself another sandwich after I got home and sat on the couch, turning the TV on. There’s not much on at 2 in the morning, so it wasn’t long before I was dozing off. Just like many other nights in the past few months, I started dreaming about Gavin walking through the door as I lay on the couch smiling. Gavin strips out of his clothes as he walks toward me, a seductive grin on his face the whole time, I am already naked. I put my hands behind my head as Gavins reaches the edge of the couch, he goes to his knees and immediately sucks my cock into his warm, wet mouth. I sighed as Gavin bobbed up and down on my love pole, taking me to my nuts on every stroke. My precum was lubing his throat allowing it slide down with no effort. The only time my cock left his mouth was when he took a few seconds to lick and suck my cum-filled nuts. Sucking one, then the other, followed by taking them both into his mouth. After a few more minutes of sucking my cock, Gavin pushed my legs up, exposing my waiting hole. He smiled at me just before he stuck his tongue out and started to rim me like his life depended on it. Every nerve ending in my body danced as his tongue penetrated and my eyes rolled back in my head. God, Gavin gave the best rim jobs, even though I had nothing else to compare it to. Gavin and I had only ever been with each other. I let out a loud moan as Gavin finally got to his feet, I braced myself, I knew I was getting that perfect cock next. I was not disappointed when Gavin leaned down and kissed me as he slowly pushed in, not stopping until he hit my sweet spot. I released all the air from lungs as he started to piston in and out. It felt like an out of body experience, I was floating overhead as Gavin pounded me, I was loving every moment. I had my arms wrapped around his back, and my legs were locked on his ass, I wanted this to last forever. We continued to kiss as he sped up his assault on my hole. Gavin panted, “I am going to give you load. Are you ready?”
I swallowed hard and breathlessly just nodded, “yeah, give it to me.”
Gavin pushed in one last time and let out a low growl as he filled me with his seed. We kissed until his spasms subsided, I smiled at him and he smiled back. I said, “are ready to take my load now?”
He grinned, “I thought you would never ask.”
I wiggled out from under him as Gavin lay flat on his stomach on the couch. God, he had the sexiest ass. He reached back and spread his cheeks, I leaned down and raked my tongue across his winking pucker. Gavin raised his hips up as I began my assault, and a groan escaped his lips. I left my slobber in and all over Gavin’s hole in preparation for inserting my love pole. Just for good measure, I rubbed my precum leaking cock across his hole, adding more lube. Gavin was now begging me to fuck him, he thrust his ass up trying to impale himself on my manhood. I leaned down and bit his neck as I sank in until my nuts were tight against his ass. I continued kissing and biting Gavin’s neck and began to pick up speed, his tight hole milking my dick like the best farmer in the world milking his favorite cow.
I panted in his ear, “are you ready for my juice?”
He gasped, “yes, breed me baby.”
I let my baby makers fly, filling his hole. I collapsed on top of Gavin as I tried to catch my breath. Just as I did, Gavin turned over so we could share a passionate kiss as our heart beats returned to normal. I broke the kiss to look down at him and smile.
I gasped and jumped to my feet when instead of Gavin’s face, I saw Kyle’s.
To be Continued…
