The living room was dark and the hardwood floor uncomfortable. Eric wriggled around on top of his sleeping bag trying to find the right vantage point to look up at his two boyfriends laying on the couches above him. “Oh my god, did you guys see the ass on Brody?” He whispered with a quiet laugh trying not to wake the sleeping parents in the bedrooms down the hall.
“How the fuck could we miss it? He has the perfect bubble butt!” The cute, redheaded Max whispered back with a snicker.
Also whispering Cam asked, “you guys think he’s gay?”
“I couldn’t tell” Eric responded. “He just kinda… ‘was’… you know?”
“Yeah, he didn’t seem either gay or straight to me, and he also didn’t seem to give a shit what anyone thought of him, but I think I caught him checking me out” Max said with a proud smile that no one saw through the darkness. The other two just snickered. They continued to whisper quietly so they didn’t wake their parents.
“I am so fucking horny” Cam said as he removed the blanket and pulled his fat manhood out of his briefs. “Eric,” he whispered “suck me off”
Eric snickered as he started to move towards his boyfriend while his other boyfriend, Max, scolded them in a whisper from the couch “You guys are gonna wake the parents, they will freak if they catch us.”
Eric continued his crawl over to Cam, passing by Max and squeezing his dick through the blankets and his underwear along the way. Max’s mouth protested, but his hardon was telling another story and he moaned at Eric’s quick but intimate contact. Their three-way relationship had endured and grown for seven months and each partner had taken on a different role. Eric was the instigator, Max was the responsible caregiver, and Cam was the tiebreaker – just happy to be loved by two wonderful men.
Eric moved past Max and over to Cam, taking his engorged cock into his mouth… Cam moaned his approval quietly. The couches were in an ‘L’ shape, Eric reached back putting his hand back on Max’s hardon, rubbing it through the blanket and his briefs. He had to stretch far to do it and could barely reach, but he made contact. The three of them were finally touching, this was happening… parents in the house or not! Max quietly protested again, this time ending his sentence with a quiet moan as he kicked off the blanked and pulled his briefs down to his ankles. Eric smiled around Cam’s fat cock knowing that he won the battle with Max. they were all in.
He opened wide and took the fat cock all the way into his mouth burying his nose in Cam’s pubic bush as he jacked-off Max. the three of them were all getting into the pure decadence of it all as sounds of quiet slobbering and whispered moans started to fill the living room. Just as they were zoning out and drifting into a world of pure pleasure, they heard a squeaky door hinge from down the hall, then a floorboard squeak, then another one just a bit closer. SHIT! Someone was coming down the hall.
The three were terrified of being caught, Eric spit the cock out of his mouth and dropped the one in his hand as he hustled back to his sleeping bag and slipped in. His two lovers pulled up their underwear and threw the blankets back over themselves pretending to be asleep. The bathroom door shut and the three guys exhaled in a collective sigh of relief. “holy fuck” Eric said as he propped himself up on his elbows, “that was close” Cam giggled and Max sat up, craned his neck, and tried to peak down the hallway to see who it was.
The bathroom door opened again and Max dropped back down to the sleep position. In walked Eric’s mother while the three feigned sleeping as she peered into the room and smiled to herself when she saw the three precious students fast asleep dreaming of their studies no doubt. ‘such good boys’ she thought to herself as she turned and went back to the bedroom to get in bed with her husband.
Cam and Eric were doing their damnedest not to laugh out loud while Max almost started to hyper ventilate. “Shit that was a close call” said the ginger in a whisper as sweat formed on his brow.
“God he’s cute when he’s freaked out isn’t he?” Cam said to Eric as the two of them moved toward Max’s cock.
Eric nodded in agreement and whispered, “fucking adorable.” The two met at their lover’s cock, pulled his blanket off, his briefs down to his ankles, and started to devour his engorged manhood. Cam was sucking his meaty, pink balls as Eric deepthroated his slender, red shaft.
“Get off you guys” Max protested weakly. He was scared shitless of getting caught but at the same time loving every fucking sensation they were giving him. Eric’s lips moving up and down his shaft and Cam’s warm mouth enveloping his full balls. His protests turned to moans as his hips instinctively pushed up burying every inch down Eric’s throat. Cam took both balls in his mouth, sucked hard and pulled back stretching the soft, pink scrotum. “Fuck!” Max accidentally cried out. They all stopped what they were doing and stood perfectly still waiting to see if any of the parents heard.
They waited for a minute or so in silence making sure no one came out to see what the noise was. When the coast was clear Cam giggled and reengaged with Max’s balls, sucking, and stretching as the ginger squirmed in pleasure. Eric gave Max a quick ‘don’t fight it’ kiss on his way back to engulf his cock. It only took a couple of minutes for Max to shoot his hot, thick load into Eric’s mouth. After sucking our every drop of the salty sweet fluid Eric shared the prize with Cam, snowballing the load back and forth, then together they fed it to Max. the cum swap ended in a three-way kiss and Eric whispering in Max’s ear “you owe us one red.” Then the two guys laid down and finished themselves off silently in the darkness shooting their loads on their chests. To pay his boyfriends back, Max got on the floor and licked Eric’s chest clean, then moved over to the other couch and did the same to Cam. They each went to sleep with a satisfied grin.
It was early Sunday morning and the old duplex was a hive of activity. On the first floor the three “roommates” and their parents were in the kitchen making a list of items they needed for the apartment. “You guys need kitchen towels and dishrags” Max’s mom said as she desperately looked for something to wipe up the spilled coffee that was about to run off the old counter around the coffee maker and onto the floor. She found some napkins left over from pizza the night before.
“I’ll add it to the list” said Anne as she sat at the table making notes, “and paper towels” she added, “Oh and toilet paper… we’ll get ‘em stocked up.” The other parents stood or leaned against the counters as they all threw out suggestions for the list. Cam and Max sipped their coffee while their parents took control. Meanwhile, Eric hit the shower first and reveled in his alone time as the hot water cascaded over him.
The second floor was a little less hectic as Zach and Seth sat down with Brad at the old kitchen table that a neighbor back in Arizona had given them. “Anne and I don’t fly out until eight tonight” Brad said. “All the parents are planning on making a Target run later this morning so we can get you all stocked up before we all head home.”
“My parents will get here this morning I know my mom will want in on the shopping action” Zach said as he took a sip from his hot mug and the other two guys laughed.
“I’m excited to finally meet your parents in-person” Brad said.
“Yeah, my mom is extremely excited to finally meet ‘one of the fine young men that raised Seth.’ You know, she thinks you’re a hero.” Zach said grinning at Brad. Frankly, so did Zach and Seth, Brad just blushed at the compliment
“You going to church with us?” Seth asked his older brother Brad.
Brad let loose a ‘pffft’ “I think you know the answer.” While Seth found comfort in the community of church Brad viewed organized religion as the enemy, religion destroyed his family. Brad changed the subject and started talking about what classes his brother was taking, when he was starting back at his job at Starbuck’s, etc. As the brothers chatted, Zach snuck off to take a shower.
Up on the third floor, Brody was in his element as he set down his cup of coffee and stood alone in front of his well-used easel. Facing a blank canvas, his cute little body clad in nothing but a pair of old, paint-covered boxers, he made his first brush stroke, then his second, and another. Each one perfection… well perfect for any other artist, but not Brody. Brody had no clue how amazing his work was, he only saw what could be better. He was oozing with talent but didn’t see it, all he saw was room for improvement. He was always pushing himself harder and further.
Brody planned to make up for all the socializing he had done the day before by spending his day in the solitude of his little studio, just the way he liked it. Brody grew up in a small North Carolina town, he and his brother were shifted between his divorced parents. His father was a mechanic, his mother a waitress, and the day his brother graduated high school he went to work on the docks. They were hard working people who didn’t really understand all this artsy crap Brody was into. They did their best to be supportive, but they just didn’t get it… Brody was different from the people he grew up around. As a result, he was painfully shy and social situations made him anxious, so he did his best to avoid people. He moved to Milwaukee for school a couple years prior and had done a good job building a life of solitude as he pursued his degree. Unfortunately for him the five guys that moved into the two flats below him were just the opposite. They loved to be surrounded by friends, family, and social chaos. Now that they had met, he would likely be pulled in whether he liked it or not. He knew his quiet existence was about to end.
About an hour later, everyone from the first and second floors of the duplex were gathered on the front lawn ready to walk to the Unitarian church about a mile away. Well, everyone except Seth’s brother Brad, he was still on Arizona time and went back to bed. About an hour into his rest the doorbell rang. He ignored it and it rang again. After about four times he jumped out of his slumber and bounded down the staircase in his underwear to answer the door.
“SETH!! Did we wake you?” Said Kelly Hall, Zach’s mother. Brad looked at her in his groggy state, still not sure what was happening.
Nathan Hall (Zach’s father) looked the underwear-clad stud up and down secretly taking in his beauty, “That’s not Seth” he said almost drooling, “you must be Brad.” He smiled as he put out his hand eager to connect with the hot man.
“Of course, I’m so sorry” Kelly said. It was an honest mistake, all the Westin boys looked alike, just slightly different sizes.
“Damn, you look just like him” Zach’s little sister Riley said as she stood between her parents in the doorway.
Brad started to come out of his sleep-induced grogginess, “Oh! Kelly and Nathan! It’s so good to finally meet you both! And you must be Riley?” He said excitedly as he started to wake and realize that he was almost naked. “I’m so sorry” he said looking down at his broad, bare chest. “Everyone else is at church, I went back to bed. Come in” he offered as he moved to the side and let them go up the stairs. Riley went up first followed by Kelly, but Nathan let Brad go ahead of him so he could watch his sweet ass move up the steps. Nathan was a lawyer and the Mayor of a small Wisconsin town, happily married with two awesome kids that he loved. He had made a choice in his younger years to live as a straight man, however he was bisexual… his wife and son knew his orientation, as did Zach and his family. Although Nathan never acted on his urges, he still indulged them by checking out the occasionally hottie, and Brad was too hot to look away from.
The four of them ascended the steps, Brad led them to the coffeepot in the kitchen, then excused himself. While Brad was in the bedroom changing, the Hall’s looked around the cute flat. By the time they got to the living room Brad emerged from the bedroom. To Nathan’s disappointment, he was fully dressed.
“This place is adorable!” Kelly gushed.
“It’s a hell of a lot nicer than my college apartment” Nathan added.
“Jeff The landlord is an old friend of my brothers-in-law Randy and Kevin” Brad replied.
“Ah yes, the village” Kelly said with a friendly laugh. Seth and his brothers had moved in with Brad and his husband Scotty when they were teenagers, and all their friends and family rallied around to help and support them, they refer to this incredible group as ‘The Village.’ Kelly had been fascinated by these people and Seth’s story since her first introduction to Seth and his upbringing almost a year ago.
“Yup” Brad responded. “Jeff and his wife Annie are supposed to stop by later today do a quick walk through and make sure everything is in order, you’ll meet him then” Brad said with a smile as he walked to the kitchen to get another cup of coffee. “Everyone is going to breakfast after church, Seth is supposed to text me when they head over and we can join them.”
“Great!” Said Nathan. “C’mon kid” he said looking at Riley, “help me unload the car.” With that they bounded down the steps and started bringing up bags of groceries and cleaning supplies.
“All the parents are here and plan on doing a Target run later, Zach said you’d want in on that action” Brad said to Kelly as he sipped his fresh coffee.
She laughed and said, “my kid knows me well,” she was all in.
“Zach’s an awesome guy. I’m glad he and my brother found each other” Brad said as he and Kelly clinked their mugs together. The two of them talked and sang the praises of the two boys, they were both truly proud. Then they started to discuss what the boys needed. Brad pulled up the list on his phone and Kelly added to it. At just twenty-seven years old, Brad was basically a father to three college students and had been through this several times, but in their early forties the Halls were going through it for the first time. Kelly found herself looking to the younger man for leadership. As they were talking and plotting their plan for the day Brad’s text alert dinged, “Seth says they’re leaving church to head over to a place called Ma Fischer’s for breakfast. He sent the address.” The two helped Nathan and Riley finish unloading and then jumped in the Hall’s convertible and headed to meet the others.
Ma Fischer’s was bustling with the students who were moving into the neighborhood surrounding the campus and their visiting parents. Their group was still standing outside waiting for a big table when Brad showed up with the Halls’ in-tow. “Mom and Dad!” Yelled Zach as he ran out into the parking lot to meet his parents.
“AHEM. I’m here too” said Riley dramatically clearing her throat to get her brother’s attention.
Before Zach could react, Seth came running across the parking lot, waving his arms in the air, and screaming her name. “Riley! Oh my god everyone, Riley is finally here!!” he yelled as he was over-the-top fawning over her. He squeezed Zach’s little sister tight and lifted her off the ground making an enormously huge deal over her as everyone looked on. The seventeen-year-old giggled and blushed in response to Seth’s theatrical display of affection for her, then playfully punched her brother’s boyfriend in the arm and called him a jerk. After the big scene in the parking lot, Zach dragged his family over to the others and introduced everyone just as the waitress let them know their table was ready. The large group entered the restaurant and took their seats making the already chaotic diner even louder and crazier. Seth looked across the table at his brother Brad and smiled, they were both thinking how much this reminded them of breakfast back in Arizona with their village of family and friends. Seth realized that he was building his own village of friends and family 2,000 miles away from his brothers and he loved that idea.
After breakfast everyone headed back to the duplex to change and take final inventory of what they needed to pick up on their Target run. They got back home and the place was instantly chaotic with the guys changing and the parents taking inventory and finalizing their lists. Even though he was alone in his studio on the third floor blissfully painting away, Brody could feel the chaotic energy from below; he just kept painting.
They jumped in the cars and headed to Target. Zach hooked the trailer to the back of the GTI once more before he and Zach jumped in. Brad jumped in the U-Haul that had been parked out front all night and the three of them made a detour to drop off the rentals. By the time they got to Target the others were well into their spree and their carts were filling up quickly. The Hall’s had already ticked most of the items off the boys list for them. “You’re timing is perfect” said Kelly as the three guys walked up to her. “Which throw pillows do you like best?” She asked as she looked at several options on the shelf in front of her.
Zach could not have given less fucks about the color of the throw pillows, but Seth stood next to his boyfriend’s mother and together they decided on teal. Then Kelly picked a throw to match, then kitchen towels, and bathroom towels, and a few accents. Apparently teal was now the official accent color of their new home. Kelly looked at her list then looked through the cart, they had everything they needed. Eventually they all met back at check-out, paid for their purchases then went to the parking lot and packed up the cars and trucks with their newly acquired treasures and headed back to the duplex. When the cars pulled up to the beautiful old house, they saw a good-looking man on a ladder changing the bulb in the porch, there was a beautiful woman holding the latter for him. Brad Was riding with Zach and Seth, He jumped out of the GTI “Jeff and Annie” he yelled to the landlord and his wife on the orch. Brad had met them a couple of times when they had come to visit his in-laws in Arizona.
Jeff yelled a hello from the porch as he continued finished his task. By the time they all got to the porch, Jeff was stepping off the ladder, he walked over to greet Brad and the others with a huge smile and hearty handshake, his wife at his side. “It’s great to see you Brad” he said “Good to see you again, Seth” he said turning his attention Brad’s little brother. Seth shook his hand and reintroduced all his roommates. Jeff had met the young men when they came to tour the place at the end of the last semester. “This is my wife, Annie” he said introducing the beautiful woman at his side. “Have you guys found any issues?” he asked.
“Nope” said Seth, “everything is great. I love the new paint job.” The other guys agreed and added their praises of the house to Seth’s. “We met Brody last night, seems like a great guy” Seth added.
“Really?! I’m surprised he came out. He’s kind of a recluse. The last tenants only met him once” Annie said then added. “He’s a great guy.”
Zach smiled at her “he seemed nice, trust me, if anyone can pull him out of his shell, it’s us.” She smiled back at him and laughed. The parents pushed the guys aside to talk to the landlords, pummeling them with a million questions on everything from utility bills to snow removal. Jeff thought to himself ‘good. These parents will make sure they take care of the place and pay the rent on time’ Not that he was worried about Seth, he knew the family well.
Jeff and Annie walked through the lower flat with the new tenants and their parents checking things out and taking notes, then they toured the upper flat doing the same. The parents all felt good about the boys living there after meeting Jeff and Annie, they knew they were in good hands. It was still early afternoon when Annie decided to go grocery shopping for the boys, the other parents joined her while the guys stayed there and put away all the new stuff they picked-up at Target. Brad stayed at the Duplex and hung out with Jeff and Jeff and Annie on the front porch for a while and caught up.
After a while Eric’s parents returned in the old beat-up farm truck with a brand-new gas grill secured in the bed. They pulled up to the curb, jumped out of the cab and started to untie the shiny grill. The three on the porch came down to help. “We all pitched in and bought the boys a housewarming gift” Eric’s mother said, “the other parents are picking up stuff for a cookout. One last party before we go.” Brad looked at his watch checking the time before his flight… he was good. They moved the grill to the front yard and got it all set it up, Brad quietly slipped Eric’s mother $50 to put towards the grill as they did. The grill was ready to go before the other parents returned from the grocery store and unloaded the groceries into the duplex.
When the parents entered the flats, they were pleasantly shocked. The guys had worked their asses off putting things away, organizing, and turning the old duplex into home. The first floor was the perfect hangout for three college guys. The living room was set-up perfectly for gaming, watching TV and hanging out, each bedroom had a study area and the beds were all made perfectly (unbeknownst to the parents two out of three of them would pretty much stay that way).
The second floor was the perfect first home for a young couple in love. Everything was meticulously in its place. The teal accents that Kelly Hall bought at Target tied the place together, when you walked from room to room everything flowed perfectly. It didn’t look like a bunch of old mismatched junk just thrown together (which it pretty much was), instead, it looked like a home where every piece had been lovingly handpicked and curated with purpose and care… it was almost too nice for a couple of college students. “Oh my god” Kelly exclaimed as she entered the living room with her hands full of grocery bags, “This place looks amazing!”
Seth and Zach stood in the living room beaming with pride “Thanks to you, Mom. I’ll run down and help Riley and Dad with the groceries.”
“Here let me help you, Kelly” Seth said Grabbing some of the bags from Kelly’s arms and moving towards the kitchen to put everything away. Zach, Nathan, and Riley dumped the rest of the groceries on the counter and then announced that they were headed to the front yard. The neighbors were gathering out front and the parents were occupying the porch again for a repeat of the day before.
Kelly and Seth worked like a well-oiled machine in the newly appointed kitchen putting the groceries away, making hamburger patties, and pulling together side salads for the impromptu cookout. The two talked as they worked and Kelly wiped her hands on the new kitchen towel. “I’m glad we got a little alone town, Seth” she said as walking over to the kitchen table. She fumbled in her purse and produced a small jewelry box and walked over to Seth and held it up. “Zach told me that you gave your St Joseph medal to your father, I replaced it for you.”
Seth and Zach had made an impromptu to Texas at the end of the last semester to visit his parents and start a reconciliation with his father who had been estranged from his siblings for three and a half years. His father was a religious zealot when they were growing up. He left the church a couple of years prior and Seth believed he was sincere in his efforts to change and reconcile with his family… Seth badly wanted a relationship with his parents. After a long, heartfelt discussion with his father, Seth gave him the St Joseph medal he wore around his neck to remind him how important his family was. The Hall’s had given Seth the medal for Christmas when he was struggling with his personal relationship with god as a reminder of the same. The gesture Kelly Hall had made was heartfelt and meaningful to the young man.
Seth reached for the box as the two locked eyes, he took the small box from his boyfriend’s mother, opened it, and examined the meaningful object. “Thank you” he said as he started to choke up at the act of kindness. “I’m sorry, I gave it to him because he seemed to need a reminder of what was important, and your gift helped me so much last year, and…” Kelly touched his hand, cutting him off.”
“I thought it was a beautiful gesture, I knew that medal was important to you” Kelly said. With nothing left to say Seth hugged her before taking the medal out of the box and putting it around his neck. “You’re a good kid, Seth. I’m happy Zach found you.” She said, meaning every word. When Zach first came out, Kelly and Nathan were worried that their son would be forced to lead a life that was less than. They feared his options would be limited and he would give up his chances of having a family, and potentially lead a lonely existence… enter Seth. Over the past year Seth introduced their son, and their family to “the village,” a group of gay people who love, support, and accept each other. They are not defined by their orientation, but by their love for each other. Kelly marveled at them and what a wonderful young man Seth was as a result. He gave her hope that Zach could lead a wonderful life filled with love regardless of his orientation.
After the heartfelt moment, the two went back to work. Talking and enjoying each other’s company, they were able to pull together platters of meat for the grill and enough sides to feed an army. Meanwhile the other parents were doing the same in the first floor flat. The two walked down the flight of steps and onto the front porch carrying trays of meat ready for the grill. “Who’s hungry?” Kelly said walking off the porch to the grill. The other parents had already set up a couple of tables on the lawn. The parents worked in unison going in and out of the house, filling the tables with food from both kitchens as the students hung out playing in the streets again. Zach had brought out his soccer ball and made makeshift goals, they turned the front lawns of several duplexes into their field and were having a great time. Once again, the block was teeming with hot, shirtless college guys.
Seth bound up the steps behind the house and knocked on Brody’s door ready to invite him down for dinner again. There was no answer. Seth pounded harder, but his knocks went unanswered. After about five minutes he gave up and joined the others out front.
A few hours later it was time for Brad and Ann head to the airport to fly back to Arizona. The said their goodbyes in the front yard as the other boys and parents continued the fun, then got into the little Fiat and took off. Cam hugged his mother goodbye at the airport, and Seth did the same to his big brother… his hero. As he said goodbye, he made a final plea “Brad, please think about inviting mom and dad for Thanksgiving” Seth requested with a sincerity in his eyes.
“That’s a huge ask, Seth” Brad said with a sigh. “Listen, I’m happy that you’re in contact with the guy, I know you want a relationship, but our Thanksgivings with our friends and family are my favorite day of the year, and I know him being there will just ruin it for everyone.” Brad loved his brother (he loved all his siblings), but he had made it clear that he wanted nothing to do with his father. He just wasn’t ready to forgive and forget, he didn’t know if he ever would be. He was considering Seth’s request because he knew how important it was to his baby brother, but damn… it was a lot to ask of him. “I’ll think about it” He promised. He didn’t really want to, but maybe it was time.
Cam and Seth headed back to the duplex. The parents were all packing up their vehicles and getting ready to say goodbye leaving their sons behind with a nice safe place to live, and two refrigerators full of food. Seth got there just in time to say goodbye to the Hall’s. He hugged Riley and Kelly goodbye, then gave Nathan a bro hug and thanked them all for everything they had done for them.
That night, the most Brody could bring himself to do was watch out the window. He liked the guys downstairs and had truly enjoyed himself the night before, but the idea of having to socialize just made him anxious. Two nights in a row spent with people was a lot to ask of the adorable artist. Sometimes he wished his social anxiety would just go away… ‘baby steps’ he thought to himself. He knew eventually he would hang out with the guys again, but he needed to work up to it slowly or he’d retreat to his solitude. He knew himself well.
To be continued…
Author's Note: Hey all, life is getting in the way of my writing. Please bear with me as I try to find time to tell the story. Thanks for your patience.
