Michael clicked the link out of curiosity, and the video that opened centered on a couple. The guy looked a lot like Edwardo, but his hair was slightly longer and his shoulders weren’t as wide. The other person was a beautiful Hispanic lady with long dark brown hair, and a grin that suggested whatever this was about had some serious mischief attached.
They introduced themselves as Enrique and Angela, Edwardo’s brother and sister-in-law. Apparently this was their plan to get back at Edwardo for getting totally shit-faced on the plane trip, and to give Michael a candid look on how their family feels about Edwardo being in a same-sex relationship. Enrique was going to handle the interviews, and Angela was going to film and translate. Michael continued watching eagerly…
The format was pretty simple. They asked their family members if they’d noticed Edwardo was feeling down, and pretty much everyone admitted to thinking s
“Alright Hot Stuff, you ready for this?” Scott asked.Rayan sighed nervously. “About as ready as I’ll ever be…”They were in the driveway of Scott’s parent’s house, which had very helpfully been left clear just for them. Parked cars lined both sides of the street around them. Both Scott and Rayan were in matching and decidedly hideous holiday sweaters, with Rayan’s being several sizes too big to make it easier to get on and off. It was a bitterly cold, clear, and bright Christmas Eve day, and the guest of honor had just rolled up to the annual Kranston Christmas Party and been unloaded.“Cuddle Bug, what if the rest of your family doesn’t like me?” Rayan got more nervous as he was pushed closer to the door.“Impossible! They’re related to me, so they’re bound to love you!”Rayan did h
Present time. Rayan was all but forgotten with those words as the kids swarmed around Howard, eager for whatever trinkets had been prepared for them. Gail put on some festive music as packages were distributed, and boxes were exchanged. Damien was the only one who didn’t run off with the other kids. He was still busy at work with his picture. “Damien! Damien! Look! You got a present too!” Sophie came bounding back over with two little packages, handing one to her brother before taking him by the hand and dragging him off. “Come on, let’s go open them together!” “They’re some good kids,” Rayan sighed wistfully, admiring his newly colorful bandages. “You did very well with such a large group of kids. I’m impressed.” Scott leaned in to steal a kiss. “I like kids well enough, I just don’t get much opportunity to interact with them.” “Well, either way, I believe my father an
Michael couldn’t help fidgeting with the zipper on the coat Edwardo had gotten him for Christmas. The bodyguard Mr. Sanchez had promised to assign him sat next to him in the waiting area of the airport terminal, and the Sanchez family jet was taking absolutely forever to arrive…New Year’s had been a somewhat private thing at Scott’s parent’s place, which had given him the perfect opportunity to fish for advice with the issue at hand. He’d even been able to ring in the new year with Edwardo through a video call. It was certainly better than last New Year when he was stuck with Rayan at work with a skeleton crew because everyone else had called out, and a nice little break from the drama. Getting to sign Rayan’s casts was a nice touch too, since it completely slipped his mind until he saw all the cute little scribbles on them.Speaking of Rayan’s casts, they were supposed to be coming off today
“So…” Edwardo shifted his hips a little further out so his body didn’t accidentally ruin the moment.“So…?” Michael echoed.“Michael, you know I’m sorry for hurting you, right?”“I know.”“And how the last thing I ever want to do is hurt you again, right?”Michael didn’t respond right away. Thinking about what happened still left a sour taste in his mouth, and he knew this whole thing was supposed to clear the air, but he still dreaded talking about it.“Eddie, I’ve been doing a lot of thinking since that night, and even more thinking since your brother sent me that video. I mean, I’m still kind of mad, and I’m definitely hurt, but I can also see why you did what you did. I mean, I’ve been kicked around by all that ‘heteronorma
“Oh GROSS!” Rayan exclaimed in disgust. “Why does it smell so bad?!’“Well, I told you there would probably be a little smell,” Scott said levelheadedly, “It’s not that bad.”Scott was doing his best to look unbothered for Rayan’s benefit, but was stealthily breathing through his mouth. The whirring sound of the mini saw echoed through the exam room. The long awaited day for Rayan’s casts to come off had finally come. The physician in charge had taken Rayan’s larger leg cast off first, and the stench coming off the limb was nearly unbearable.The whirring stopped, and with the hard protective layer of the other leg cast removed, the physician set to cutting away the gauze underneath. Rayan would have been ecstatic about having both legs finally free, except of course that the smell got worse.“You’re doing great,&rdqu
The physical therapy session ended just in time for a late lunch. Rayan had been given a little goodie bag with some stress balls and elastic resistance bands, along with a rather nice water bottle and a thick pair of slipper socks with the rubber grips on the bottom. Considering how cold it was outside, it was the socks Rayan was most thankful for. In their rush to make the morning appointment, Scott and Rayan both forgot he would need a pair of shoes.The chilly weather wasn’t about to put a damper on Rayan’s mood! He had a stress ball in each hand as he was loaded into the car, and even started pressing his feet against the floor like he’d been shown how to do after he was buckled in. None of it went unnoticed, of course. After loading up the wheelchair and hopping in the driver’s seat, Scott asked his little body builder where he wanted to go eat.“Oh, can we go to that Middle Eastern place again?” Ray
“Inside…” Rayan begged. “I want you inside…”Scott couldn’t resist teasing a little, especially when Rayan’s voice sounded like that. “What do you want inside? You have to tell me…”“Your dick…” Rayan played it up, well aware of this game and currently loving every minute of it.““But, didn’t you have my dick in you earlier…?”“Scoooott-!” Rayan whined.“I know, I know…” Scott chuckled and offered a placating kiss. “I’ve got an idea, so bear with me a sec, okay?”Scott helped Rayan roll off of him before going to retrieve Rayan’s foam support pillows from where they’d been so unceremoniously tossed on the floor that morning. Rayan wasn’t too amused at first. He wasn’t fo
“Let me think about it?”Michael’s words replayed themselves over and over and over again in Edwardo’s head. It hadn’t been an outright “no,” but Edwardo knew the second his question left his mouth that morning that their relationship was nowhere near repaired enough to ask such a thing.Let me think about it…It had barely been a week since Edwardo came back from his family holiday in Mexico, but that night had been the only one they had together. They hadn’t even had a chance to go on a proper date yet either. Back with the Christmas rush and shopping season Michael had worked nearly every day, and Edwardo always looked forward to seeing he got home safely. Now with that all over with, Michael didn’t get anywhere close to as many hours as before, and with fewer excuses to see each other Edwardo had to admit he was kind of lonely…T