Coming of Age

Scott went to greet them with Conor asleep on his shoulder.

Mel looked a bit shocked – “Dad, you tell us that we needed to be here this weekend. When I text you from the house, you then tell us to come to this address, now Scott is standing here holding a 10-month-old little boy looking happier than I have ever seen him, what gives and who are all these people?”

Teddy called out to JT – “JT, is that you? What gives? I haven’t seen your sorry ass in years.” The two men hug. Becca and Mo hug as well, they were sorority sisters from way back.

AJ grabbed Steph’s hand – “No whistling, the boys are asleep. Will everyone step into the house and close the door.”

Everyone settled in and Teddy called out – “JT, is this little Aaron? Holy shit he is quite the specimen. Aaron, are these your boys , Scott why do you…”

AJ cut Teddy off and introduced the rest of the family before he jumped in – “Melissa, the boys are 7 months old, I prefer AJ and I’ll give you the Readers Digest version – I’m in love with your brother and we are going to try and make our relationship work, so we would appreciate your support. Given the lame-ass Q & A we just had – you each can ask us one question and we will answer it or we can just have a conversation. Your choice.”

JR jumped in – “We are not going to do Q & A. For the Reed clan – this weekend was supposed to be about Scott telling you why he called off his wedding. During that story, you would have found out that he is in love with AJ here, by the way, he is a Cheeky Ass.”

Teddy winked at JT then turned his attention to Scott – “Ok baby brother, start talking, I feel like we are way behind on your life. Dad, just know being a ‘cheeky ass’ runs in this family. JT, Mo, Becca and I know each other from college and firsthand experience, if AJ is anything like JT, Scott you are in for a ride. It will never be dull but hold on to your jockstrap.”

Eva jumped in first – “Given we didn’t get to dinner and there are more people here now, I’m ordering pizza, salads and drinks. Anything besides anchovies and artichokes that are out? Alright, then I’ll get that ordered, carry on with the inquisition.”

Scott whispered to AJ – “I got this as long as you are with me.” Instead of answering him, AJ pulled him in for a kiss that lasted minutes.

Scott was short of breath when AJ pulled back – “Holy shit batman. Wow. Teddy, long story in just a few minutes – AJ’s wife Sydney was killed in a car accident that Dad managed. I heard the call come in over the radio on my way home. As I was driving down the hill, a voice was persistently telling me to get AJ and take him to the hospital. He needed me and I needed him. She was so freaking persistent that I took the call. When AJ answered the door.”

AJ interrupted – “So Syd told you, my name? Ok now that makes sense you called me AJ and not Aaron. Sorry for interrupting.”

Scott kissed him on the cheek. “When AJ answered the door, I was slain. It was obvious that I was smitten. I spent the night with him at the hospital and every turn the love he showed Syd made me fall harder for him. I saw him several times over May and fell head over heels for him. During this time, I saw Maureen for who you all knew she was and called off the wedding.

Syd has been hammering me for the last 3 months to get my ass in gear – stop drinking, eating pizza and get to wooing AJ. Well suffice it to say when I came here tonight, I told AJ I loved him and was going to woo his fine ass. When I went to kiss his cheek, he full-on gave me the most overwhelming kiss I have ever had, it turned me inside out and upside down. So here we are – gonna work this shit out and be together forever. No questions, good. AJ, I think I’m going to need to borrow a shirt and this little guy needs to be changed.”

Eva went to take Conor and Scott waived her off – “AJ where are his diapers and clothes?”

AJ stood up – “I’ll show you so the grownups can talk about the kids in private.” Scott kissed AJ’s cheek and followed him upstairs.

AJ and Scott changed the boys together. AJ was quick, he was done before Scott had gotten Conor wiped down. To be fair he has been doing this for 7+ months and this was Scott’s first time. AJ tried to get the diaper over Conor’s penis before he peed again but was too late. Now Scott needed shorts as well. Both boys were put in their cribs as they were both still asleep. The monitor turned on and the receiver clipped to AJ’s shorts.

AJ led Scott to his bedroom, he found a t-shirt and shorts that he thought would fit. When he turned around to hand the items to Scott, he was standing there with nothing on as the pee had soaked clear through his clothes. AJ’s breath was taken away – this man in front of him was gorgeous and hard as a rock. “I take it you need underwear too?”

Scott chuckled – “Or we could lock the door and both get naked and see where this could lead.”

AJ walked to the door stripping off his shirt as he went. He locked the door and dropped his shorts and underwear. Scott was stunned – AJ was ridiculously cut but likely needed to put on some pounds but that cock was huge. He said out loud but thought he was just thinking it – “why couldn’t I fall for a guy that didn’t have a donkey dick swinging between his legs”.

AJ laughed loudly – “I don’t think it looks like a donkey dick. Theirs are kinda gross looking and I think Jr. here is not bad-looking at all. I’ll admit he is a big boy.”

Scott’s ears were instantly red but he closed the distance between the two and pulled AJ to his body and began kissing him passionately. He sank to his knees, grabbed AJ’s cock and slid his mouth over the head and started giving his first-ever blow job. He knew he was not doing a good job but AJ was still enjoying the effort.

AJ was giving him pointers along the way and toward the end of it, Scott had improved 1000%. AJ warned Scott that he was going to cum, Scott locked eyes with AJ and continued to blow AJ. AJ could hold back no longer – it had been 6 weeks since his time with Julia and Trav. He came copious amounts and Scott failed to keep up with all of the cum but after AJ’s orgasm was through, he cleaned him up with his tongue.

Scott stood and AJ cleaned up Scott’s face with his tongue and dropped to his knees. “Scott, I have to tell you that you are not my first but you will be my last” he dove onto Scott’s manhood with gusto – he had Scott blowing in under 60 seconds – AJ had taken him to the root and slid a finger into Scott’s ass prodding his prostate. Just before Scott came cries were coming through the monitor and then what sounded like singing. AJ was undeterred even though Scott was trying to pull away. AJ wanted his nut and he was going to get it. AJ swallowed every drop of cum Scott was able to give, made sure he was cleaned up and gave him a quick kiss before tossing his underwear to Scott.

The underwear fit despite AJ having a smaller waist – he had to buy a size up to fit his prodigious package in. The shorts were elastic waist so those worked and the shirt was a bit large. All in all, it all worked and was better than the pee-soaked clothes that were now in AJ’s hamper.

The two young men made their way to the boys’ room where they found them playing in their cribs. Scott picked up Caleb this time so he could get to know both boys, he was going to make this work. As AJ picked up Conor he saw Syd, Gams & Gramps in the corner of the room, smiling and Syd told AJ not to screw this up, take care of the boys and Steph was right – things happen for a reason and to be happy. AJ blew them all a kiss and headed downstairs to face the family firing squad.

As AJ and Scott came down the stairs the banter, smart-ass comments and ribbing began. Teddy was the first – “So that took way longer than it should have – Scooter why are you wearing different shorts, he only peed on our shirt and what’s with the shit-eating grin on your face? You had a taste of AJ and you liked it, didn’t you?”

Gina piled on – “Neither of you is walking funny so I’m going to assume you just gave each other Blowies.”

Another knock on the door. AJ made his way to the door and welcomed his mama, pops, Nanny, Charlene, Elliot and Gran to the party. “Of course, you all would be here as well. Sorry – it’s just a bit crazy here today.” AJ hugged and kissed them all as they came in losing Caleb to mama in the process. Charlene asked where Conor was when she caught him out of the corner of her eye. “Who is that holding Con?”

AJ took a deep breath and asked everyone to come in and he would get to introductions. His siblings and their spouses circled behind him as the older crew took seats on the couches and chairs. Steph hugged AJ from behind, and whispered in his ear – “Baby boy, yeah, I know you hate that but get over it. You got this and we are here for you. All anyone in this family wants is your happiness.”

Before AJ could speak, Scott stepped in – “I believe I have met all of you, but my name is Scott Reed and I’m going to rip the Band-Aid off – I am in love with your son/grandson and he has agreed to see if we can make a go of it. Before you say anything –

• No, this isn’t some joke
• No, this isn’t some attempt to be hip
• No, this isn’t too fast
• Yes, this is love
• Yes, Syd is behind us – we’ll get to more of that in a minute
• Yes, AJ loves me too
• Yes, I know he is a package deal
• No, we haven’t figured it all out – especially the gay sex thing
• Yes, we did give each other blow jobs upstairs
• Yes, it was fan-fuckingtastic
• Yes, I am rambling and Eva knows I do this a lot when I get nervous

So, if I have not totally screwed up, I’m hoping you can support us in trying to figure our stuff out. Any questions?”

The six newcomers were flat-footed just like the rest of the family was when they found out – well with the exceptions of Eva, Mat & JR.

Elliott rose from the couch and AJ stepped between him and Scott and started with – “Dad…”

Elliot smiled at AJ and kissed his cheek, moving past him, he wrapped Scott in the biggest, tightest hug he could muster. “I’m not going to make the mistakes of the past. Since my son is in this with you, welcome to the family my boy. If you hurt him, I will bury you where no one will find the body, got me?”

AJ hugged Elliot and told him he had just threatened a police officer who happens to be the police chief’s son. Elliot smiled and stated – “Don’t care, you mean too much to me to see you hurt. So, Scott are we clear?”

Scott hugged Elliot and said loudly – “Crystal. I’m worm food if I hurt your son. All I can promise is that when I do hurt him, I will do everything in my power to make it right. I have every intention of being with AJ until we both meet Syd on the other side.”

The remainder of AJ’s family welcomed Scott with open arms with varying messages of – hurt him and we’ll help Elliot. Scott & AJ were certain they were not kidding. AJ’s Pops pulled him aside – “I know we have screwed up in the past and I was unsure when you told us you were bi-sexual and totally messed up about the rape but the last time I saw you this happy was the last time I saw you and Syd together. Just love each other and make sure you take care of my grandsons.”

AJ hugged his Pops – “deal.”

Throughout the rest of the night, everyone was brought up to speed on all the things that had transpired since Syd was killed in the car wreck. AJ had gotten the boys' dinner ready and let the grandmas feed them, bathe them and put them to bed while the two families talked and got to know each other.

While there was acceptance all around there was a cautiousness that belied the surface. AJ was sensing it throughout the evening. When the two grandmas came downstairs, he got everyone’s attention and asked pointedly – “On the surface, everyone is being supportive and polite about Scott and I trying to see where this goes – I want to get all of it on the table now.

My family knows me well and I don’t put up with false support. There are unasked questions / unsaid concerns, so out with them or let them go because we are going to make this relationship work. We know there are a lot of things to work through but that is our business, not yours so this is the last chance to weigh in, after tonight we won’t tolerate lack of support.”

Melissa chuckled – “Dad you are right, this one is ballsy.” She walked over to AJ and hugged him tightly, kissed his cheek and stated to everyone – “Just as Elliot stated to Scooter, if you hurt him, I’ll bury you where no one will find the body.”

AJ kissed her cheek – “Mel, I’ll tell you the same thing – I will hurt him, you can’t have a great relationship where that doesn’t happen, but I will commit to loving him until we meet Syd on the other side and in the meantime, I’m sure the makeup sex will be out of this world.”

AJ grabbed Scott’s hand and pulled him into his body, kissing him long hard and deep. Scott’s knees gave out and AJ caught him in his muscular arms without breaking the kiss. When the kiss broke Teddy commented – “HOT, Holy shit. Little brother don’t fuck this up. You have never looked happier and never have I seen you pop a boner after a kiss. By the way, do you mind if I give it a go?”

Scott found his legs and voice – “I’m realizing now that this group here is a bit more sexual than most families and I’m starting to put 2 and 2 together. So, unless you want your shit aired, the answer is I do mind and I’ll break your legs if you try it.”

JT and Teddy glanced at each other as did Mo and Becca. AJ caught the glance – ‘Hold the freaking phone, you all are busted. Maxie isn’t the only member of this family that has the hots for someone of the same gender.’ He was going to get to the bottom of those looks now.

AJ stared intently at JT, who finally met his eyes. JT grinned at him and winked with a slight head nod. AJ asked his brother for some help getting some ice from the freezer in the garage. The brothers went out to the garage and as soon as the door closed behind AJ he spun JT around – “So you and Teddy; Mo and Becca, huh?”

JT chuckled – “Baby brother, I simply don’t know what you are referring to.”

AJ now was convinced he was correct. The door opened behind him; Teddy spoke in an even tone – “Do you boys need some help?”

JT played it cool – “I think we got this but my baby brother thinks he knows something about you and me, Becca and Mo.”

Teddy brushed past AJ, grabbed TJ and pulled him into a deep passionate kiss. The door opened again and Scott stepped into the garage pulling the door closed behind him. “Teddy you little shit. You told me you played on both teams in college and that you had a regular thing with a hot dude but fuck this is too much. My soon-to-be husband’s brother?”

Teddy spun around, lust and want still in his eyes – “Scott, what did you just say? Husband? Do you understand how hard this is going to be for the two of you? I love man sex just as much as the next bi-guy but damn you are talking about next-level shit here.”

Scott stepped into his older brother’s space – “you may be older than I am but I can kick your ass every which way there is, so listen up you sanctimonious ass. AJ allowed you to voice your concerns in front of the family. You pussed out and didn’t take that opportunity, I love this man with every fiber of my being and I know it is going to be difficult every day but I don’t give a flying fuck – he is my soul mate and my epic love. Get on board or stay the fuck out of my life; do you understand me?”

JT put his hand on Scott’s arm, which caused him to tense. JT sensed he was on thin ice but knew he had to diffuse the situation so he pulled Scott to him. “SJ, hey look at me – I don’t think Teddy is saying don’t love AJ but know what you are getting into before making declarations about forever. You two have spent very little time together and this is catching us all off guard. Throwing in the fact that TJ and I have intimate knowledge of each other and that our wives also have been intimate gives the four of us a little bit of an edge on the rest of the family.”

AJ stepped forward and between Scott and the brothers. “Do you prefer Teddy or TJ?”

Teddy – “Your brother was the only one that called me TJ. It still gives me chills hearing it roll off his lips. I think…”

AJ interrupted – “Ok Teddy, we’ll leave the ‘TJ’ to JT. We are going back in the house now and understand this, I am going to call you out in front of everyone so you need to get your perspective in order. I don’t suffer fools, liars or cheats so have the balls to air your concerns within the families here because I will guarantee you this – if you don’t, I won’t have you in my life.”

Scott backed AJ up – “Teddy, I love you but I’m with AJ. This is going to be hard enough without everyone in our families being on board or out of our lives. You need to choose, we have.”

AJ had grabbed a bag of ice, Scott grabbed his hand and kissed him on the lips passionately – “You, Conor, Caleb and me against the world. You up to make this work?”

AJ dropped the ice bag, grabbed Scott and brought their bodies together. One hand on the back of Scott’s neck and one on his ass and kissed him with everything he had. Scott went weak in the knees but AJ held tighter not letting the big guy fall. They kissed for several minutes – JT and Teddy were looking on and had not realized they were holding hands and hard as rocks.

The door to the garage opened – Becca and Mo were standing there with their mouths open just watching the sight in front of them. AJ finally pulled slightly back from Scott, still holding him tight. He rested his forehead against Scott’s – “Against the world Sam.”

Scott laughed out loud – “I love you more with each passing moment. Thank you, Syd.” He kissed AJ with everything he had, this time it was AJ who swooned but Scott held tight.

Eva and Gina in unison – “Oh my God, you have years for this kind of behavior we need the ice.”

Gina picked it up off the floor – “The four of you might want to get your shit together. JT/Teddy, holding hands with hard-ons, sends a distinct message. Mo/Becca, holding hands and drooling also sends a pretty clear message. This day just keeps getting more interesting.”

Eva and Gina bid the six of them good evening. AJ went to pick up the ice but it was gone – “Where did the bag of ice go?”

Mo laughed and shook her head – “AJ, the last time I saw you this oblivious to what was going on around you was when you told us Syd was pregnant. You couldn’t keep your hands off of her. Might I suggest that you stop stroking your future husband’s ass so blatantly, pull yourself together and rejoin the family.”

AJ stopped mid-stroke and quipped – “it’s just so fine, to quote our brother-in-law.” Scott and AJ made their way past Mo and Becca with quick cheek kisses for their sisters-in-law. Scott turned to Teddy – “You have 5 minutes and if you don’t show, we’re done.”

Becca and Mo stepped into the garage and the door closed behind them. Becca looked annoyed – “What the hell did you do Teddy? I don’t want to hear it from you JT, you are always much better at the spin with me than Teddy. Teddy?”

Teddy looked at the floor and JT elbowed him in the ribs, but nothing. JT jumped in – “No spin, no bullshit. Teddy stepped in it with SJ, he made some comments after Scott referred to AJ as his future husband. AJ, being AJ let him have it – ‘you were given every opportunity to say your piece, you didn’t. AJ made it clear that if Teddy didn’t get it out in front of the family, he had no room in his life for him.’ SJ supported AJ very forcefully.”

Becca slapped Teddy across the face, it was the first time in the 10 years they had been together that she had physically struck her husband. It got his attention very quickly – “Theodore Jonathan Reed, you sanctimonious asshole. You have had more man-on-man sex than Scott has, I know you loved JT when you were together and you dare to question your brother’s intentions. Let me be clear if you fuck this up and I don’t have Scott and AJ in my life after today – yours will become a living hell. Am I perfectly clear?”

Becca spun and headed for the door. Mo was less physical and emotional – “I know you both love your brothers and want nothing but the best for them. This is it, so show them the love and respect I know you both are capable of.” Mo kissed Teddy’s cheek where Becca had left a red mark and then gave JT a quick kiss on the lips. “My dear, I love you with all my heart so help Teddy make this right.”

JT asked Mo to talk to AJ and ask for more time. Teddy stopped her and said he was ready. The three of them all filed back into the house. The families were engaging, eating and getting to know one another.

There was no hint of something amiss until Teddy and JT stepped into the family room. The tension rose dramatically and the conversations stopped. AJ stepped next to Scott with his hand in the small of his back. Scott felt the fire from AJ’s touch and fell a little more in love with him for that simple gesture.

AJ was about to say something when Teddy stepped forward and pulled him into a hug. Teddy turned to Scott and whispered – “I’m so very sorry.” Then to the larger group – “As dad pointed out AJ is a ball of fire. When we all went to get the ice, I said some stupid things about their intentions and suggested that they should just have sex and then find women to marry. I have loved two people in my life that I could see a future – one man and one woman. I married that woman but that is only because I didn’t have the balls to try and make it work with the man, I fell for first.

I’ve lost touch with him since college but I know he would be disappointed in me that I could not support my kid brother in going after what his heart truly desires. I’m so very sorry I did not support you out of the gate. I just want you two to be happy and go in with eyes wide open – you don’t have an easy road ahead of you. That said, I know it will be so much easier with all of your family supporting you and being in your corner. So please forgive my momentary lapse in judgment.”

The three men hugged and a few tears were shed in the room. JT, Becca and Mo got in on the hug. JT stood right behind Teddy with his growing cock pressed firmly in his crack. Becca whispered an ‘I love you’ to Teddy.

Conversations started up again and the drama was avoided. AJ was pretty much in the middle of the hug and felt Teddy’s growing cock on his thigh. He quietly said to Teddy – “TJ if you start humping my leg with that hard-on, I’m going to turn the hose on you.” The six of them laughed at the quip but Teddy made it clear he was responding to JT’s very large erect cock currently pressed against his ass. JT chuckled in TJ’s ear – “You don’t know large until you have seen my baby brother. Just be thankful you don’t have to deal with what he is packing. SJ make sure you use a bucketful of lube.”

Scott’s ears turned bright red, AJ pulled him away from the group and headed over to see if Elliot and Charlene were up for a drive and a quick private conversation. They were and the four piled into AJ’s Tahoe – they made their way to the river where AJ and Syd had done everything together. They all walked down to the water’s edge, AJ had grabbed a blanket from the back and spread it on the ground. The four of them sat together on the ground.

AJ jumped right in since this was his idea – “Mom/Dad, I know this is a lot to take in, I’m still working to get my head around it. Dad, I know you already told me you were 1000% supportive but I wanted to get you two alone so we can all talk honestly and openly.”

Charlene kissed AJ’s cheek – “First and foremost, thank you for calling me, mom. After all, we have done to undermine you, I am just grateful that you let me be part of your lives , AJ let me finish.

You don’t owe us anything. You loved our daughter with your whole heart and soul. It was clear to us when we first met you – it scared us to death as we had never seen such pure joy and passion in someone’s eyes. Don’t get me wrong, I know     Elliot loves me and I love him but the looks, the body language, what you said and what you didn’t say gave us pause.

Then we saw that love grow, then you wound up pregnant and honestly, we handled that so badly. We were over the moon that Syd had found someone who loved her so deeply but we were concerned you both would not follow your dreams. You proved us wrong again. You mustered on without us – you will see when the boys grow up it is a bittersweet day when you realize your baby doesn’t need you anymore.

I see in the two of you, the same love that I saw between you and Syd. I want you both to hear me – we will screw up, we will piss you off, we will butt in, we will defend you both with our lives. Scott, you need to know he is our son and you had best treat him right.” Charlene touched her cheek as a tear slipped down her cheek.

Syd could be heard by all four and seen by AJ – “mom/dad, thank you for loving AJ enough to be open to Scott – who by the way was a total pain in the ass.” AJ chuckled, “Oh darling, I love you with every fiber of my being but you were epically ridiculous and a pain in everyone’s ass. Thank You for not giving up on us.”

Scott defended AJ – “Syd, it’s not like he had just lost his soul mate or anything. I’m not sure I would be out of bed yet if something happened to AJ.”

Syd – “Touché Sam, his sheepdog. Mom/Dad, please give them all the love you gave me. I will always be with them as they are meant to be.”

To Syd who was holding her mom’s face – “Oh darling, thank you. I love you too and I’m sorry we didn’t get our shit together when you were alive. We will watch over them both and yes, we will interfere and screw up but we will love them just as we did you and AJ.” The three men had tears in their eyes.

Syd smiled at AJ – “I love you to the moon and back.”

AJ had tears running down his face – “Always and forever my love.”

She faded away and was gone for the moment.

AJ spoke first – “It’s late and we need to figure out where the motley crew is going to sleep. Thank you all for coming down here with me. Mom/Dad, I love you both and thank you for the support. I believe Scott and I are meant to be but we need to get to know each other better and make certain we talk through the consequences we will face being a male/male couple.”

The four of them returned to the Tahoe, AJ opened the door for his mom, she made it clear that she knew they could handle anything that came their way as long as they communicated with and supported each other. AJ kissed her cheek and closed the door.

When they returned to AJ’s home, arrangements were well underway – the parents/grandparents had secured 7 rooms at the cougar land motel. JR’s kids would be staying with him and they were all packing up to head out. AJ was good with the arrangements but Scott raised a fuss – “That’s ridiculous, family stays with family. Even with Mel and Teddy here, dad has an extra bed and sofa sleeper. I have two rooms and a sofa sleeper and so if I stay with AJ, that is six beds, dad do you still have that nice inflatable bed? that makes 7 queens or larger bed.”

Nanny stepped forward and pulled Scott to her – “SJ, can I call you that? Well good, I have not said much tonight, I have listened and watched. What I see are two people that are VERY much in love. You need time together – stay with AJ and get to know each other. I don’t want to sound anything but grateful so please take what I’m about to say as your loving grandmother – ‘I want my own bed with some privacy. I’m sure I am stereotyping here but my guess is it smells like a bachelor pad and I’m not up for the odors.”

Everyone laughed but Scott – “Nanny, may I call you that? I will have you know my house is spotless, the clothes I ran in this morning are in the washer. There is no odor except the faint smell of Pine-sol. If you want to stay at the motel, all you had to do is state that – throwing shade at me and my housekeeping skills was out of bounds.”

AJ grabbed Scott’s ass and squeezed it – “Scooter (I kinda like that nickname), Nanny was busting your chops. It is a great sign that she has accepted you into her family.”

Nanny joked – “Well with that ass grab we all better head for the hills before they get naked and take each other right here on the floor.”

AJ shook his head at his grandmother – “You nasty old woman. Get out of my house.” Scott recoiled – “AJ how dare you speak to your grandmother that way. What is wrong with you?”

Nanny hugged her grandson – “AJ, I love you with all my heart. You are right I am a nasty old woman that knows a lot about you, so you may want to play nice with me my dear.”

AJ kissed his Nanny’s cheek and whispered loud enough that Scott heard him – “I need you to help me with this one he seems to think I’m disrespectful even though you know there is no one I have a deeper level of respect for, you old coot.”

Nanny leaned into Scott, kissed his cheek and parted with – “SJ, he is my light, he keeps me young and when he doesn’t spar with me, I know something is wrong. He is the only one in the family that is allowed to talk to me like he does because I know his heart is pure and it is always meant with love.”

Cheryl called out – “Old woman, who are you riding to the motel with?”

Nanny spun around – “Cheryl Olivia, do I need to get a switch. Treat your elders with respect.”

Cheryl whined – “That’s not fair, AJ gets to call you names and no one else does.”

Nanny chuckled – “Frowning is going to make you look old before your time. You know very well that AJ is my favorite person in the world, so why get your panties in a twist. I love you all but AJ reminds me so much of your G-Pop I can’t help myself.”

JR had arranged for breakfast at his house around 9:30 AM and everyone was off to their respective places to sleep. AJ and Scott stood in the doorway as everyone pulled away. Scott turned to AJ, leaning his forehead into AJ’s – “I should head home too.”

AJ grabbed Scott’s waistband and pulled him into the house, closing and locking the door behind him.