Kyle
When Colby told me that story about Johnny Hendricks, I felt like a total asshole. I wasn’t mean to Johnny, and I didn’t pick on him like some of the other kids did, but I also didn’t do anything to stop it. I just thought he was strange, I didn’t take the time to get to know him and understand his situation like Colby did. Just like I did with Colby, I put him in that box of someone I didn’t want to get to know better. Because I had a good home and family, I assumed everyone else did. I feel bad that I didn’t learn the compassion that Colby did. It certainly was an eye-opening conversation. Maybe Colby is going to help me become a better person, better late than never.
As we started our search for a college, I marveled at the look on Colby’s face. I don’t think I have seen that look on him before. I was suddenly excited for him and was glad that I could be a small part of his happiness. We spent the rest of the afternoon comparing colleges and programs. We found a couple that Colby liked.
I had called Luke earlier and we were going out with him and Olivia for dinner. I checked the time and said, “we better get going, we are supposed to meet Luke in less than an hour. We can pick this up tomorrow.”
Colby smiled as he wrapped me in a hug, “thank you, I know I have made the right decision now.”
I gave him a kiss, “you don’t know how happy you have made me. Thank you.”
We took a quick shower, even though we would have loved to stay in for the night. We were only about 5 minutes late.
Luke smiled and waved when we walked in, we joined them at the table.
I said, “Colby, you have already met Luke, this is his wife, Olivia.”
Olivia smiled, “it’s nice to meet you.”
Colby smiled, “nice to meet you too, now that you have met me, will you stop trying to fix my boyfriend up with your friends?”
Olivia’s face turned red, Luke laughed and said, “I really like you, Colby. I’ve been telling her that for years.”
Olivia held her hands up, “ok, ok, I know when I’m outnumbered.”
Colby chuckled, “I’m sorry, I just had to tease you a little bit.”
She said, “it’s fine, I guess I deserved it.”
We ordered a round of drinks and had a nice conversation, then ordered our dinner.
I said, “we do have some more news.”
Luke raised an eyebrow, “oh God, now what?”
I chuckled, “Colby is going to move out here with me.”
Luke smiled, “that’s awesome, so what are you going to do when you get here Colby?”
For the first time since we started telling our family and friends about the move, Colby had a good answer. I sat there and smiled as he excitedly told Luke and Olivia about the college search, we had started. I will never get tired of seeing him happy, it was such a contrast to that day after Gavin’s funeral when I found him lying on his couch. I have to admit, I was the happiest that I have been for a long time too.
After a pleasant meal with Luke and Olivia we headed home. It had been a long, eventful day, so we went straight to bed. I had my arms wrapped around Colby, who had resumed his role as the small spoon, at least for tonight.
I was surprised the next morning, when I woke up alone in my bed. I searched my memory, had this all been a dream? The smell of coffee brewing drew me to my feet, and I walked out of the bedroom. Colby was sitting at the table tapping away on my laptop. Thank God, it wasn’t a dream. I walked to him and gave him a kiss. I said, “you’re up early.”
He smiled, “sorry, I tried not to wake you. I was so excited about this that I couldn’t wait to get at it today. I made some coffee, I hope you don’t mind.”
I started to pour myself a cup, “of course I don’t mind. This is your home too.”
He looked at me over the screen, he said, “it suddenly occurred to me that I never really asked you if I could move in. Are you sure this is, ok?”
I laughed, “yes, I am sure, now quit asking me that.” I gave him another kiss as I sat beside him at the table. I asked, “have you narrowed down the schools?”
He nodded, “yeah, I think so.” He turned the screen so I could see it. He said, “this one is closer to the apartment, but it is more expensive. This one is about 40 minutes away, it’s a little more affordable and I think a lot of my gen ed classes from Omaha will transfer. Plus, I really like their program.”
I smiled, “it looks like they offer several classes online, so you wouldn’t have to commute as much.”
Colby said, “yeah, I noticed that too, but…”
I asked, “but what?”
He shrugged, “it’s still a lot of money, how do I pay for this?”
I put my hand on his as I guided the mouse to the button that said, “Financial Aid and Scholarship Options”. Colby smiled as we pushed the button.
We spent the rest of the day filling out applications for the college, for financial aid, and for scholarships. Colby also filled out several job applications for the chain bars in the area.
I said, “remember, just a parttime job, your priority should be your classes.”
He said, “but I need to help with rent and expenses.”
I shook my head, “don’t worry about that, I can handle those. We won’t be buying any new cars or furniture for a while, but we can get by.”
He snickered, “but I remember what you did to your last roommate when they didn’t contribute.”
I gave him a kiss, “but I didn’t love them, I love you.”
Colby finished filling out all his applications and we fell asleep watching tv. He was going to drive back to Omaha in the morning. He was going to talk to Bob about his job and house, start to get rid of the furniture that he didn’t want to keep. I was going back to Omaha in two weeks and load his things in my truck for the trip back to Colorado. Those two weeks couldn’t go by fast enough. Since we had gotten busy at the shop, the time did go quickly. I took Friday off and drove to Omaha, Colby had most of his things packed by the time I arrived.
He wrapped me in a hug when I walked into a house of boxes and furniture out of its usual place.
Colby asked, “so you decided to rescue me away from all of this?”
I smiled, “yep, it’s too late to turn back now. I have half the closet cleared and I put your name on the mailbox.”
Colby smiled, “good, I got some other news today.”
I asked, “what was that?”
I said, “I got that scholarship, and some financial aid, with that and the small student loan I applied for, my first year should be covered. That means I can start classes in the summer session.”
I gave him a kiss, “see, I told you we could figure this out.”
He smiled, “I know, thank you.”
We quickly finished packing what we needed to pack tonight and then headed to the bedroom for a shower and some together time. It had been two weeks, and the phone sex just wasn’t cutting it any longer. God, I was glad that I was never going to have to sleep alone again.
We got up early Saturday morning, mom, dad and Carla were coming over to help us finish packing. Colby had placed a bunch of ads on Craig’s List as well as hanging fliers all over campus to sell his furniture. It was all used and priced so that the average college student would be able to afford it. Dad and I spent the day helping kids load and tie their new found treasures to the top of their cars, while Colby manned his phone trying to keep track of who was coming for what piece of furniture. By late afternoon, the house was mostly empty. We loaded the last boxes in my truck and Colby’s car. Mom and Carla had been cleaning as we cleared each room.
As we loaded Colby’s bed on someones’s truck, Colby said, “oh shit, I hadn’t thought about that.”
Carla asked, “thought about what?”
He said, “I just sold my bed, where are we going to sleep tonight?”
Dad laughed, “well, if you promise to just sleep, Kyle’s old bedroom does have a double bed.”
Mom scoffed, “oh Cal, of course they can stay at our house. Carla made a casserole, it’s already in the oven and Steph, Rob and Haily are waiting for us. Let’s go home.”
Mom, dad and Carla headed to mom and dad’s house, Colby and I took one last trip around the empty house to make sure we didn’t leave anything. Colby sighed as we got to the door.
I asked, “are you alright?”
He smiled, “yeah, I think so. There are a lot of memories here, it was our first home.”
I gave him a hug, “I know, but we are taking him with us.”
Colby
After a quick stop at the cemetery complete with RC and M&Ms, I followed Kyle across Nebraska, I was so looking forward to the fresh start. I was especially looking forward to getting that fresh start with Kyle by my side. I laughed to myself, if you had told me that I would be doing this a year ago, I would have rolled my eyes and fell on the floor laughing. I was sure it was the right thing to do, Gavin had always told me that Kyle was a good guy, now I knew for sure that he was.
When we arrived at the apartment, Kyle called Luke, he and Olivia came over to help unload Kyle’s truck and my car. It didn’t take long, it was mostly just my clothes and a few other odds and ends. We ordered a pizza and had a few beers.
When Luke and Olivia left, Kyle smiled at me, “welcome home.”
I gave him a kiss, “thank you, I’m glad to be home.”
He said, “feel free to move things around, if you have things you want to hang on the wall, go ahead. This is your place too, make it your own.”
I smiled, “we’ll make it ours.”
I walked to the stack of boxes that we hadn’t unpacked yet. I dug through the top one and pulled out a framed picture.
I said, “I would like to hang this one up tonight, if you don’t mind.”
Kyle took the picture and looked at it as a tear formed in the corner of his eye, he said, “I think it would go great right here in the living room.”
I nodded, “I agree.”
We put the hook on the wall and hung the picture, Kyle put his arm around me as we stood back to admire the picture. I laid my head on his shoulder as we both stared at the picture that Carla and Donna forced us to take on mine and Gavin’s high school graduation. Gavin was standing in the center with his arms around me on his right and Kyle on his left.
Kyle gave me a kiss, “I told you he was coming with us.”
I took his hand and said, “I don’t know about you, but I am beat. Shall we go to our bedroom?”
He smiled, “yes, I could use a good night’s sleep too.”
We undressed and crawled into bed, Kyle took the small spoon position tonight. Somehow, we had started to alternate, neither of us caring anymore, as long as we were together.
We soon got into a routine, and I started classes. I also started a part-time job bartending at a Carlos O’Kelly’s that was near our apartment. Kyle didn’t want me working full-time, he sounded like I always imaged a real father would sound when he would say, “your job is school, that needs to come first, don’t worry about the money, we will figure it out.” Business was still good at the shop and Kyle had been able to afford the apartment on his own before I moved in. We were happy with our old furniture and TV, so we weren’t spending like when Claire was in the picture. Gavin’s old car was still running fine, so I was able to get to classes, plus I was taking as many as I could online to save gas. We would still go back to Nebraska for the holidays and a few family gatherings, but it was a lot less frequent than when Kyle was driving back to see me. Before we knew it, I had been in Colorado for a year.
Because a lot of my general education classes transferred from Omaha, I was able to take all my behavioral education and Psychology classes. At the start of the next semester, I was going to go to a school and shadow an established teacher. The college said it was a final check to make sure this was the career that the student wanted. Once some students were actually in a classroom setting, they realized that it was or wasn’t for them. They would then have the chance to change majors if it wasn’t.
I was a little nervous the night before I was to report to the school that I was assigned.
Kyle noticed, he gave me a kiss, “you got this, I know you do.”
I smiled, “thanks, I needed to hear that.” His words did comfort me, I have never had someone in my corner before. So, this was a new feeling for me, and I must admit, I liked it.
The next morning, I was introduced to Jenna Sievers, the teacher that I would be shadowing. She smiled as we got acquainted and the students started to file in the room.
She said, “class, this Colby, he is going to joining us for the next two weeks. He is going to college to be a teacher like me, so, listen to him and give him the same respect you give me.”
I smiled as in unison the kids said, “hello Mr. Colby.”
She started her lessons, and I sat and observed. I noticed one little boy was not really paying attention and getting a little restless. I walked over to him and quietly said, “hey, I’m Colby, what’s your name?”
He eyed me suspiciously, “Jacob.”
I pointed to the worksheet the kids were working on and asked, “would you like to work on this problem, I can help you.”
He shrugged, “maybe, but I don’t like these problems.”
For the next half hour, we talked and before he even realized it, Jacob had finished the worksheet, so had the rest of the class.
The rest of the day he paid attention to Jenna and participated with the rest of the students. He gave me a fist bump as he left for the day.
Jenna said, “Colby, I need to talk to you about how today went.”
I nodded, “I’m sorry if I overstepped with Jacob, I should have asked you if it was ok to help him like that.”
She smiled, “no, you were great, you did exactly what you should have. I have tried very hard with Jacob, I don’t think his mom is very good with him, I don’t think she is abusive, but I noticed when his dad is home, he is much better. I think he relates to men better than he does to women.”
I asked, “his father doesn’t live with them?”
She shook her head, “I don’t think his mom and dad get along, they fight, and he moves out, then they make up and he moves back in.”
I nodded as we discussed it a little more and she went over the next day’s lesson plan. I was in such a good mood as I drove home, I already knew I wanted to work with these kids forever, I had made the right choice.
I got home about an hour before Kyle came home, so I started to make dinner. He walked in and joined me in the kitchen.
After a kiss, he asked, “so how did your first day go?”
I couldn’t hold it in any longer, I grinned, “Johnny Hendricks.”
He looked at a little confused, “Johnny, what about him?”
I said, “this little boy in my class is just like Johnny, I swear he even looks like him. I was able to get through to him, I know for sure that this is what I want to do.” I went on for another 15 minutes about my day, Kyle was standing there smiling at me.
He said, “I told you, you got this. I am so proud of you.”
His words brought a tear to my eye, I have never had anyone tell me they were proud of me before. The rest of the two weeks were just as good. The next two years were a blur, between classes, my job and getting to really know Kyle, my life had never been so good. To make it even better, a month before I was set to graduate, I applied for and was offered a job at the same school I had spent those first two weeks at. Jenna’s recommendation sealed the deal, I couldn’t wait for Kyle to come home so I could tell him the news.
I was waiting in the living room for Kyle to get home from work. He walked in with a huge smile on his face, he immediately wrapped me in a big hug.
I said, “wow, someone is in a good mood.”
He gave a kiss, “yep, Luke and I just got a big job today.”
I smiled, “that’s great…”
He interrupted me, “but that’s not the best part.”
I asked, “what else?”
He said, “we wrote our last check to Frank today, the shop is all paid for. We get to keep all the profits from now on.”
I laughed, “that is incredible.”
He nodded, “yeah, and we were able to do it a full year and a half early, Frank was pleased too.”
I smiled, “well, I kind of got some good news today too.”
He looked at me wide eyed, “you heard about one of the jobs you applied for.”
I nodded, “yep, Jenna’s recommendation got me my first choice, I start this fall.”
Kyle wrapped me in another hug, “I told you, you got this. I am so damn proud of you.”
God, I will never get tired of hearing Kyle telling me he was proud of me. Our hug turned into a kiss, and we were soon stripping as we made our way down the hall to our bedroom. As soon as we were both naked, I said, “oh shit.” I ran from the bedroom and a few seconds later returned to see Kyle with a puzzled look on his face.
He asked, “what was that all about?”
I smiled, “the stove was on, I was just starting dinner. I’m not sure how long we will be, so I didn’t want to leave it on.”
We laughed as we fell on to the bed, each of us with a cock in our mouths. In the almost four years we have been together, I still loved to explore Kyle’s body, and I always found something more to like. Kyle let my dick fall from his lips and he started to lick my nuts, then spread my legs to lick further down. I sighed as I moved and spread my legs even further, Kyle’s tongue found my hole, sending me into orbit. He had become an expert at giving rim jobs. I rolled onto my back and pulled my legs straight up in the air. Kyle smiled at me as he moved around so he could properly attack my ass with his tongue. Once he had me good and wet, he moved so his tongue was finding its way to my mouth and his cock was sinking into my welcoming love tunnel. I wrapped my legs around his waist and my arms around his neck as he pistoned in and out. I could tell by the way Kyle was breathing, he was getting close. I tightened my grip as Kyle let out one final groan, then filled me with his love juices. His body went limp on top of me as we continued our game of tonsil hockey. As soon as Kyle’s breathing returned to normal, and his cock slipped from my hole. I grinned at him and bucked my hips, sending him flying onto his back. He smiled at me as I pushed his legs up and went straight to his beautiful pink pucker. He grabbed his ankles as I worked my magic, covering his hole with my saliva. Kyle was looking down at me as I grinned up at him, my tongue still flicking back and forth. I wiped my chin as I sat up, and asked, “would you like more?”
He panted, “oh God yes.” I was soon balls deep in Kyle’s ass as we kissed until our lips were raw. It didn’t take long before I was filling Kyle with my seed, and we were holding each other trying to catch our breath. Our lust now sated, at least for the moment. We showered and then made our dinner, both excited that our life was on track. I just needed to finish my finals over the next two weeks and get ready to start my new job.
I aced my tests and Carla, Kyle’s parents, and his sister’s family were coming out for my graduation. Steph and Rob had welcomed a son to the family last year, with Carla’s permission, they named him Gavin. It had been a while since we had been home, so we were looking forward to seeing them.
I was getting ready to go to my graduation ceremony, I was looking in the mirror, tying my tie. I sighed as Kyle stepped behind and gave me a kiss on the back of my neck.
He asked, “have I told you how proud of you, I am?”
A tear worked its way to the corner of eye, “yes you have, but I could never had done it with you. You and the rest of the family were so great. Thank you.”
He smiled, “that’s what family does”
Just as we shared a kiss, we heard knocking at the door. Carla, Donna and Cal were soon sharing hugs with us. Rob, Steph and the kids arrived a few minutes later. We headed to the graduation ceremony. Again, a tear rolled down my cheek after I received my diploma, and I looked out in the crowd and saw smiles on the faces of all my family. They were my family, weren’t they? After the ceremony, I was wrapped in a lot more hugs and of course I was still crying like a baby hearing how proud everyone was of me.
We all went out for a nice dinner and finally headed home. The rest were staying at a hotel nearby, we were meeting for brunch in the morning, before they were headed back to Nebraska. Kyle stripped me naked as soon as we walked into our apartment to show me again how proud he was of me.
We were holding each other after we had finished making love. Kyle pulled me in tight and asked, “are you still sure you want to move out here?”
I laughed, “yes, I think so. Are you still sure you want me to move out here?”
He chuckled, “I’m starting to warm to the idea.”
After a few minutes, he said, “now that I have the shop paid for and you have a job, we could start to think about a new place.”
I nodded, “yeah, a bigger apartment would be nice, maybe a two bedroom, so when we have guests, they wouldn’t have to stay a hotel.”
Kyle said, “that would be better, but what about a house?”
I turned to look at him, “a house? I never thought about that, but that would be awesome. It does seem like an adult thing to do."
He chuckled, “I guess it does.” He paused for a minute and then crawled out of bed and opened a drawer in the dresser. The moonlight shining in the window perfectly highlighted Kyle’s beautiful ass as he walked away. It also gave me a good view of his manhood as he walked back to the bed.
I asked, “what are you doing?”
He turned on the bedside lamp, went to one knee and opened up the small box he had taken from the dresser. He asked, “will you marry me?”
I burst out laughing, Kyle suddenly had a concerned look on his face. He asked, “what’s so funny?”
I said between my chuckles, “I’m sorry, I have seen a lot of proposals on tv and in the movies, but I don’t think I have ever seen the man naked when he gets down on one knee.”
Kyle laughed, “I guess you are right, but I didn’t want to be overdressed in case you said yes.”
I was still chuckling as he looked up at me and asked, “are you saying yes?”
I smiled as I crawled out of bed, then walked to the closet and pulled a small box from my coat pocket. I opened it as I got on one knee in front of Kyle.
I said, “I’ll say yes, if you do.”
The End.
