An Unexpected Turn

Setting the Date

Slowly, everyone caught their breath and soon, one by one, cocks were removed from mouths and asses, condoms were disposed of and all four collapsed onto the mats in the workout room. The smell of cum filled the air and the sound of tension-relieved laughter resounded around the room. Silence, and then Peter said, “Holy fuck! That was awesome”! The laughter resumed and then relaxation and the stillness and silence of sexual bliss put everyone in a state of calm.

“So, Peter, having a good time”, Steve asked him? Peter hesitated for a minute before replying, “It was awesome Steve, but I almost shit myself when you came down and startled us. I thought for sure I was getting my ass kicked”. Steve smiled. Ian and Ryan erupted in laughter. “I had a feeling you’d react that way”, Ryan said after stilling his laughter. “I think you guys set me up”, Peter accused. Steve grinned and said, “I assure you, that was not our intention. We wanted you to get comfortable with Ian before we came down to join in. We weren’t sure you’d be comfortable at first with a group. However, the look on your face when you turned and saw us will remain ingrained in my memory for a long time. I just wish I’d filmed it or at least taken a picture”. “That look was priceless Peter”, Ryan said, laughing again. “I didn’t think it was funny at all”, Peter said. Everyone else laughed and eventually Peter couldn’t help but laugh as well, picturing himself at that moment. “So, do you like fucking or getting fucked more”, Ian asked? “Yes”, was Peter’s one word response. “What’s that supposed to mean”, Ryan asked? Peter grinned and said, “I’d like to fuck and get fucked more”. We all laughed at the answer and then Steve said, “We can help with that request”.

“Fucking faggot! I used to like that show until he came out as a faggot”, Tom said as he changed the channel. “There isn’t anything on that I have any interest in tonight”, he continued. Mike was finishing his dinner, sitting in the living room with his dad, Tom. They normally watched the same sitcom while eating dinner, but it was now being reported that one of the main characters had come out as being gay. “Dad, what difference does it make if the guy is gay or straight? You always said how much you loved his character”, Mike asked? “Really? How can we take this guy seriously now? He’s married? That’s not believable now. He’s a cocksucking faggot! He’d never marry a woman! It’s just disgusting”, Tom ranted! “Dad, they’re actors. Their characters are fictional. Keanu Reeves isn’t Neo and Chris Evans isn’t Captain America”, Mike tried to explain. “Yeah, who’d have thought Captain America was a liberal”, Tom said, missing Mike’s point entirely. Mike got up and headed for the kitchen. “Where are you going? You haven’t even finished your dinner”, Tom asked? “I’m not that hungry and I want to talk to Julie before it’s too late. They’re hours ahead of us, remember dad”, Mike said. “Yeah, ok”, Tom replied. In reality, Mike was now seeing his father from a different perspective for the first time. He realized that this was the way he had reacted weeks ago to Tony and Scott coming out to him. He went up to his room and plopped down on the bed. He loved his dad. He had raised him from a small child to who he was now, an adult. He was eighteen and able to choose his own way in life, but also free to open his eyes to a different perspective from the one in which he was raised. He was now worried about how his dad would react to his best friends.  What would he say or do when he found out his best friends were gay?

Peter glanced over and took notice of Steve and Ian just lying there and looking at each other. It seemed strange, as if they were communicating, but their lips weren’t moving and there was no sound. He felt a tap on his arm and turned to see Ryan smiling. “Pretty strange, isn’t it? They do that sometimes. At first it creeped me out, but then I came to the conclusion that it’s their gift or bond between them”, Ryan said. Peter turned back to watch them for a little longer before turning back to Ryan, “I have no idea what they’re saying to each other, but I can almost feel the love emanating from them. It makes me feel happy”. “Yeah, it does, doesn’t it”, Ryan said before kissing Peter.

“Looks like you two are ready for more”, Ian said, indicating the stiff cocks between Peter and Ryan’s legs. They were both startled by the sudden break in silence. They both grinned and Ryan said, “So I guess you two are finished with your private conversation”. Steve and Ian glanced at each other and then both nodded in affirmation. “So, Peter, what would you like to try next now that you’re no longer a virgin”, Steve asked? Peter blushed before asking, “Would you fuck me Steve”? Steve glanced at Ian who grinned back at him, then said, “I’d love to”. “Ian, could I get a piece of that hot ass of yours before going back to campus”, Ryan asked. Ian smiled and said, “Sure, why not”.

Peter remained on his back and Ian climbed over him in a sixty-nine position while Steve and Ryan put on condoms and lubed up. Steve then positioned himself between Peter’s legs and slowly teased his hole as he glided the tip of his cock between Peter’s buns. Ryan was doing the same to Ian while Peter and Ian bobbed on each other’s steely shafts. Steve looked to Ryan and nodded and then they both slowly entered them. Ian and Peter both moaned on the other’s cocks as Ryan’s and Steve’s cocks eased into them. Soon they were fully inside, and Steve and Ryan leaned in for a quick kiss before starting to slowly piston their cocks in and out eliciting moans of pleasure from Ian and Peter. Soon the pace picked up and the sound of skin slapping on skin mixed with the moans and grunts filling the room. Sweat droplets were forming on all four as Steve and Ryan pounded Peter and Ian’s asses. Peter’s moans grew louder and soon Ian’s did as well. Suddenly Steve felt Peter’s ass spasming around his cock as Peter shot his seed into Ian’s mouth. Ian hungrily swallowed the seed and felt his own impending orgasm approaching. “Oh, fuck! I’m cumming”, Ryan cried out! Ian felt Ryan’s cock swell inside him bringing him over the edge as well. As his own ass muscles spasmed around Ryan’s cock, milking the remainder of its cum, Ian’s cum was flooding Peter’s mouth. Steve then cried out, “Fuck yes”, as he came inside Peter’s hot, tight hole! Ian pulled his mouth from Peter’s spent rod and Steve bent down and kissed him. As their tongues dueled, Steve tasted Peter’s cum in Ian’s mouth and grunted his approval. When they broke their kiss, Steve pulled his cock from Peter and Ryan pulled out of Ian. Ian then climbed off Peter and Ryan leaned down and kissed Peter, tasting the remnants of Ian’s cum. All four laid back on the mats catching their breath and reflecting on the hot sex they’d just had. All four had huge smiles.

“I need a shower”, Ian said, breaking the silence. “I think we all could use one “, Steve chimed in as he got up. After cleaning up the area, the four of them went up to shower. Ian and Steve in their master suite. Peter made Ryan wait until he’d cleaned himself out inside before allowing Ryan to join him in the shower. “It’s not like I didn’t know what you were doing”, Ryan said as he came in grinning. Peter turned beet red as he replied, “Just the same, I wanted some privacy”. Ryan laughed as he stepped into the shower with Peter.

As Steve massaged the soap into Ian’s shoulders, Ian leaned his head back, feeling his muscles relaxing. He was about to ask Steve if he told him how much he loved him, when Steve said, “Every day and I love you as well Stud”. Ian just giggled and then said, “Yes, I know”, before Steve had a chance to say, “You know what that giggle does to me”. Steve spun Ian around to face him and kissed him deeply. As they broke the kiss, Steve smiled and Ian said, “A Spring wedding would be awesome Steve. I’d marry you right this second if you wanted”. Steve’s smile grew wider as he said, “I do want that, but I also want our wedding to be as perfect as possible and Spring is the perfect season for new things to sprout and even though things between us will remain the same, it will be a new beginning in our life”. “Steve”, Ian began? Steve stopped him before he got another word out, “Don’t even ask that question. Sometimes this thing about getting in each other’s heads can be a problem. Consider it a random thought”.

That evening the four sat out on the deck listening to the waves crashing below while sipping their drinks. They talked about Ryan and Peter returning to college tomorrow and if they’d stop by during Winter break. There was a chill in the air, and Steve mentioned that the deck would be getting work done to it for the next week or so. It would be extended and there would be sliding glass walls installed so that they could enjoy the deck all year long. Melissa had agreed to come over during the day while the contractors were here. It grew quiet and Steve noticed Ian’s eyes getting heavy, so he suggested they head back inside, and that Ian and he were going to bed. “That sounds like a good idea. It’s been a long day”, Ryan said. “Yeah, I’m pretty worn out myself”, Peter added. Steve grinned as Ian and Ryan laughed. Peter’s face turned crimson, and he said, “That’s not what I meant guys”.

As Steve and Ian undressed for bed, Ian said, “I didn’t know Melissa had a key to the house”. Steve replied, “She doesn’t. She’s coming over tomorrow to get one”. “Oh, ok. Will she be bringing little Ben along”, Ian asked as he tossed his briefs in the hamper and crawled into bed. “I’m not sure, but it would be good to see him again”, Steve said as he climbed in next to Ian. Ian laid his head on Steve’s chest as usual and said, “Yeah it would. I really like kids”. “Me too Stud”, Steve said. Ian then raised his head and smiled at Steve knowingly before giving him a kiss. Then he laid his head back onto Steve’s chest. Steve put his right arm on Ian’s shoulder and smiled before they both drifted off to sleep.

As Ryan and Peter undressed, Ryan asked, “So, now that you’re no longer a virgin, are you going to open your sexual horizons around campus”? “What do you mean by ‘open my sexual horizons’, Peter asked? “I mean are you going to look to dating others around campus”, Ryan asked? Peter hesitated for a moment before replying, “I haven’t thought about that. I thought we… I mean, never mind”. The reply caught Ryan off guard and as he crawled into bed next to Peter, he put his arm around him, “Peter, what I meant was that I was ok if you wanted to expand your horizons. I’m ok with that. I’m also more than ok if you’d rather stick with my sorry ass for the time being”. Peter looked over at Ryan and saw him smiling at him. Peter broke into a smile himself and said, “I guess, for now at least, I’d rather stick with your sorry ass”. Ryan’s smile widened as he began tickling Peter, “I’ll show you who’s a sorry ass”. Peter began laughing and squirming as he tried to get free of Ryan’s tickling fingers, but Ryan had climbed on top of him, and he couldn’t break free. Thankfully Ryan gradually stopped tickling him and they looked into each other’s eyes for a bit before both leaning into each other’s lips. They were both hard as rocks, but just remained in an embrace. Soon, both drifted off to a peaceful sleep.

Steve found himself walking through the house. He heard splashing and laughter out at the pool. It was children’s laughter. As he opened the sliding glass doors, he saw two young boys. At first, he thought they were little Davey and Greg, but then he realized it wasn’t them. The boys looked very familiar, though Steve couldn’t put his finger on it. They almost looked like twins, but there were differences. As he watched the boys play in the water, he felt something nudging his thigh. As he looked down, he found himself opening his eyes and looking down at Ian’s head resting on his chest. Ian was humping his thigh while playing with his left nipple. “Morning Stud. You seem as frisky as ever this morning”, Steve said, feeling his hardness pressing against his thigh. Ian giggled and said, “I’m really horny this morning Steve and I’d really like to fuck you right now if you don’t mind”. Steve grinned and asked, “So what do I get in return”? Ian flipped around, placing his knees between Steve’s legs, then leaned in and kissed Steve before saying, “You get my seed planted deep inside you”, with a grin. Steve chuckled and said, “Oh, I see. Sounds like a deal to me”. Ian bent down and began licking the underside of Steve’s cock as he probed at Steve’s anus with a finger. As Ian began sucking on his cock, Steve spread his legs further apart for Ian. Soon Ian was pushing inside Steve while keeping constant eye contact with him. Ian put his arms under Steve’s knees and slowly pulled them up toward Steve’s chest and then slowly sank his stiff cock inside him. Steve grunted as he kept Ian’s gaze and then said, “Fuck me Stud”! Ian slowly began rocking back and forth, pistoning his rigid cock in and out of Steve’s tight hole. “Fuck yeah! I needed this tight ass”, Ian said as he began speeding up his thrusts and slamming in harder. “Fuck yeah Stud! Fuck my ass hard”, Steve said, loving the feel of Ian’s cock in him and the look on Ian’s face as he fucked him. Soon Ian’s breathing became ragged and then he cried out, “Oh fuck! I’m cumming Steve”! Steve felt Ian shudder and then he felt Ian’s cock pulse inside him and his warm semen began spurting his insides. “Fuck yeah! Breed me Stud Boy”, Steve encouraged! Eventually, Ian’s orgasm subsided, and he pulled his still hard cock from him. He then collapsed down onto Steve. Before he knew what was happening, He found himself being rolled onto his back and Steve climbed up straddling his chest and stroking his cock while looking down at Ian smiling. Ian grinned back up at Steve and said, “Feed me your cum Steve”, before opening his mouth and sticking out his tongue. That was all it took to drive Steve over the edge as volley after volley of cum fired from Steve’s cock. The first two missed Ian’s mouth, landing in his hair and forehead. Ian leaned up further to make sure he got the rest. As the last of Steve’s cum dribbled from his cock, Ian made sure to suck up every last drop. Steve watched and grinned down at Ian and once Ian had cleaned the last bit from his cock, Steve slid back and then leaned down and kissed him. They snowballed Steve’s cum back and forth in their mouths until it was completely consumed, then Steve rolled off and laid next to Ian while both caught their breath. As they laid there, Ian asked, “So what were you dreaming about this morning”? The question caught Steve off guard as he was beginning to believe that Ian shared all his dreams. “I actually can’t recall what it was about”, he lied. Ian knew Steve was lying about it, but let it go. He figured Steve would tell him eventually and had a reason to keep it secret for now.

Ryan woke up and just like yesterday morning, Peter’s hard wood was wedged tightly between his firm butt cheeks. Peter’s arm was draped over him and began massaging his cock to life as he said, “Good morning, Ryan”. Ryan grinned and as he grew hard, he pushed back into Peter’s crotch and said, “This is getting to be a habit”. “A good one or a bad one”, Peter asked. Ryan turned his head and kissed Peter and then said, “Most definitely a good one”, and then pulled a condom from the nightstand drawer and handed it back to Peter. Peter slid on the condom and then lubed himself up. He then began rubbing a lubed finger against Ryan’s hole. As he was about to push his finger inside, Ryan stopped him, “No. I want your cock inside me, not your finger”. “Are you sure Ryan”, Peter asked? Ryan’s response was to reach back and grab Peter’s rigid cock and hold it while positioning it against his hole. Then he pushed onto it, impaling himself on it. He drew a deep breath as it pushed inside, but he continued pushing back until he was pressed tightly up against Peter’s pubes. “Fuuuck”, Peter groaned as he felt his cock slide into Ryan’s warm tightness. “Fuck me, Peter”, Ryan said. Peter did as he was told and began fucking Ryan slowly, gradually increasing his pace as he lost himself in blissful lust. “Fuck yesss. Your ass feels so tight around my cock Ryan”. “Fuck yeah! Give it to me Peter”, Ryan said as he turned his head back to kiss him! “mmMM! mmMMM!”, Ryan moaned euphorically against Peter’s lips as his cock pistoned in his ass! Peter broke the kiss and said, “Could you roll onto your back? I want to look in your eyes as I fuck you Ryan”? Ryan loved the idea, because he wanted to watch Peter’s expression as he fucked him as much as Peter wanted to watch him as he was fucking him. Ryan flipped on his back, raised his legs and Peter immediately positioned himself, reinserted his cock and resumed pounding away at Ryan. “Oh! Fuck yeah, that’s the spot. Oh fuck”, Ryan said as his eyes rolled back. Peter was bouncing off Ryan’s buns with loud slapping sounds and suddenly cried, “Oh, Fuck! I’m gonna cum”! He continued thrusting in and out of Ryan as his cock was ready to explode. Suddenly, Peter pulled out of Ryan and quickly pulled off the condom. Immediately, his cock exploded, firing his seed onto Ryan’s chest, abdomen and crotch. Peter then grabbed Ryan’s cock and gave it a few pumps before Ryan cried, “Fuck, I’m cumming”! Peter slid back slightly and put his mouth on Ryan’s cock just as it began spurting its seed and flooding his oral cavity with its creamy load. “Holy fuck! What a way to wake up”, Ryan said grinning. Peter pulled off Ryan’s cock and crawled up, straddling his waist and then leaned down and kissed him, sharing his own cum with him. As they kissed, Peter began sliding back into Ryan’s crotch, rubbing it between his firm cheeks. His own cum which he’d deposited across Ryan acted as lube as he slid back and forth. In no time, Ryan’s cock was iron hard again. Peter reached to the nightstand and pulled out another condom, opened it, and slid it over Ryan’s cock. “You horny bastard”, Ryan said grinning as Peter positioned himself over Ryan’s cock and then slowly sank down onto it. Once he was completely impaled on Ryan’s steel shaft, he began moving up and down on it, “Fuck yeah Ryan. Your cock feels so good in me”, Peter cooed. Ryan looked at the look on Peter’s face as he rode his cock. His eyes were almost closed. His head tilted back and his mouth was agape as he panted and moaned in ecstatic pleasure. His cock bounced up and down against Ryan’s abs and his own in time to his own movements, spattering precum and even some of his own cum which had smeared on his cock as he had slid back and forth across Ryans body. As Peter’s bouncing slowed, Ryan suddenly took control and rolled Peter onto his back. His cock never leaving Peter’s tight hole. Ryan pulled Peter’s knees to his chest with his arms and began hammering in and out of his hole. “Oh my god! Yes! Fuck me Ryan”, Peter cried out, surprised, but elated by Ryan’s sudden move! Ryan hammered away filling the room with the slapping of skin on skin and moans, groans and heavy breathing. “Oh fuck! Oh fuck!”, Peter cried as suddenly cum began blasting from his untouched cock. It landed in his hair, his face, chest and eventually his abdomen and then dribbled its final amount on his pubes. The spasming of his butt as Peter came triggered Ryan’s own orgasm. “Fuck yeah”, he cried as he pulled out of Peter and ripped off the condom and immediately began firing his seed onto Peter’s torso and crotch. As the last of his seed leaked into Peter’s crotch, Ryan climbed over him and they embraced tightly, wedging the cum between them.

Breakfast was an extremely bright display of smiling faces and colorful food. There was fruit, eggs, bacon, sausages, pancakes and toast as well as cereal and oatmeal. Everyone insisted on helping to make it, as well as to help clean up afterwards. As they finished putting the dishes in the dishwasher, Ian asked, “So, do we need to call the insurance company to repair the damage to your room”? “What”, Peter asked in shock? Ian grinned, “With all the noise in there, we figured the room was being destroyed”. Peter turned crimson red. “Ian? Really?”, Ryan asked and then looked to Steve. Steve just threw his arms up and said, “Don’t look at me”. Suddenly everyone but Peter broke into laughter and after a minute Peter joined in realizing how it may have sounded. Afterall, the four of them had sex together the night before. He was beginning to feel more comfortable around his new friends. It didn’t help though when Ryan said to him, “It’s good they didn’t see us make our way to the bathroom”. Instantly, his face turned crimson red.

Shortly after lunch, Carl and Chad arrived, and within an hour, so did Tony and Scott. They talked about Ryan and Peter’s return to college and their disappointment with the cooler weather. They wouldn’t be swimming today. Instead, they decided to play some basketball. Peter admitted he wasn’t a very good basketball player, so Steve agreed to take him on his team since he was the tallest and best player. Carl immediately picked Ian for his side because even though he was the shortest, he was very athletic and could almost dunk the ball because of his vertical leaping ability. Steve took Tony next, so Carl took Chad, not knowing Ryan nor Scott’s skills. Steve was about to take Ryan, but then thought Scott may work well with Tony and took him instead. Carl then picked up Ryan. They played for the best out of three. Every game was competitive, but in the end, Steve scored the last two points and their team won. They were all pretty exhausted after that, so they showered and lounged on the patio while Steve and Ian prepared dinner. Someone else arrived and immediately went to the kitchen. Shortly after that, another car came up the driveway. Mike had arrived and joined everyone on the patio. “Yo, Mike, glad you made it”, Tony said, giving him the fist bump. Mike greeted Scott the same way and then they introduced Mike to Peter.

Melissa arrived shortly after that, without little Ben and after she said her hellos to everyone else, she went to the kitchen to talk with Steve. “Hi Melissa. Where’s Ben?”, Ian greeted her, giving her a hug. “Hi guys. Ben stayed behind with his grandfather. They’re building a treehouse together or rather dad’s building the treehouse and Ben’s asking a lot of questions distracting dad from the work. Dad doesn’t mind though. He loves spending time with Ben”, Melissa said. Ian replied, “I’m sure he does. I love little Ben”. Steve said, “Hi Melissa. Thanks for coming. Let’s get you a drink and then go find that key. Dinner’s in very capable hands with these two”.

After getting her a drink, Steve led Melissa into the living room and handed her the key. As they sat down, Melissa said, “I see you didn’t have to look too hard to find that key”. Steve grinned and said, “It was a good excuse to escape from the kitchen so we could talk. The crew will be here around nine tomorrow morning. I hope that’s not too early”. “No, that’s perfect. I drop Ben off at 8:20 and dad will pick him up in the afternoon and either drop him off here or take him home with him”, Melissa replied. “Hopefully he’ll drop him off here. Ian and I would both love to see him. Ian loves kids and I do as well”, Steve said, trailing off toward the end of the sentence. “Steve, what’s wrong? You seem troubled about something”, Melissa said, concerned. Steve began, “Well, like I said, Ian loves kids and so do I. We’re getting married this Spring”. Melissa broke in, “So you’re thinking about adopting a kid”? Steve replied, “That’s a possibility, but I haven’t discussed it yet with Ian. Since we both love kids, it would be an option to consider since neither one of us can get pregnant, obviously”. Melissa laughed and then asked, “But I don’t understand what’s troubling you about it”. “Well, even though we both love kids, adopting one would be a big change in our lives and I’m not sure how Ian would react to that idea. The other thing is this dream I had last night. I was walking through the house and heard the laughter of children. When I looked out on the patio, two boys, who could have been twins, were playing in the pool. They looked so familiar, but I don’t know why. The other odd thing was, the next morning, Ian asked me what I had dreamt about”, Steve said. “Were you talking in your sleep”, Melissa asked? “Possibly, but that’s not what I meant about it being odd. It’s hard to explain, but recently we seem to have developed some kind of bond between us. I had dreams or nightmares about the landslide and before I could tell Ian what I’d dreamt, he would describe the dream to me. He had literally shared my dream”, Steve explained. Melissa sat there staring, with her mouth open, then when Steve had finished, she asked, “How is that possible”? Steve replied, “I have no idea, but it’s been happening, but Ian didn’t share this dream with me and it concerned me. So, when he asked what I’d dreamt, I told him I didn’t remember. The dreams I’ve been having lately have become reality within a few weeks”. Melissa nodded her head and said, “You’re afraid something may have happened to Ian before this particular dream becomes real”. Steve nodded his head and looked at the floor, then said, “It’s a possibility that worries me, but during the dream, I didn’t feel sad at all. I felt joy hearing those kids playing in the pool. Well, we should get back. I need to help in the kitchen”. Melissa smiled and took Steve’s hand, “Thank you for sharing that with me Steve. I hope everything turns out fine for the both of you. You two really do make a great couple and a great rescue team as well. I’m going to go out and say a more proper hello to the rest of your guests”. Steve smiled and said, “Thanks Melissa”.

The dinner turned out to be a feast. Salads were served first with dinner rolls. Then the main course was brought out; Bacon-wrapped Filet Mignon and Lobster Tail with split baked potato with bacon and parsley, a choice of broccoli or asparagus smothered in butter. A white and a red wine were served to each guest. And for dessert, chocolate souffle and or cherry cobbler with a choice of ice cream flavors, delivered by Steve, Ian and Jeremy, the mystery chef. Carl and Chad looked at each other, suspecting something was about to be announced. The meal was quiet for the most part as everyone was gorging themselves on the fine food and drink. They couldn’t have gotten better food at a five-star restaurant.

As everyone was finishing their deserts, Steve stood up and tapped a spoon on his wine glass to get everyone’s attention. Steve smiled at everyone and began, “Ian and I would like to thank our close friends for everything they’ve done for us and with us. I’d also like to introduce you to Chef Jeremy. We’ll be opening a restaurant on the rebuilt pier and Jeremy will be the head chef. You can thank him for the fine meal we’ve just had this evening. I know, Ian can make a great filet, but this is Jeremy’s profession and I’m sure, given the fact that there’s not much left on anyone’s plate, that you’ll agree that he’s pretty good at it”. Everyone clapped, cheered, and encouraged Jeremy. He turned a bit red and said, “Thank you. I’ll do my best”.  Steve raised his glass in a toast to Jeremy and then continued, “Ian and I have another announcement to make. As you know, we’re engaged to be married. Well, we’ve decided to set the date for this Spring. The work rebuilding the pier is moving faster than expected and the Army Corps of Engineers expects to turn the property over to us before Christmas. Now, while we won’t have any permanent buildings up, we will be able to erect enough infrastructure to have the wedding on the pier. Turns out, even though we wanted to keep it small, there won’t be enough room to have it here. We’re planning on having the wedding on Saturday, May 20th. We’ll fill you in on the details in the coming weeks”. There was applause all around along with yells of congratulations. Chad tried to be funny and asked, “So, Ian, will your wedding gown be white”? There was a lot of laughter until Ian countered with, “Well Chad, being the Maid of Honor, yours will be pink”, then the laughter grew even louder at Chad’s expense. “Ouch. Touche’ Ian”, Chad replied with a red face. Everyone laughed again when Steve said, “Who says I’m not wearing the gown”? As the laughter settled, Steve continued, “For the record, we’ll all be wearing tuxedos except for the flower girl. Now this will be a new stage in our life together and some things will change, but for the most part, we’re going to try to keep things the same as they are now. You guys are our closest friends and we wanted to tell you first. Now let’s all enjoy the rest of the evening. Ryan and Peter have to head back to campus in a bit. Do you have a ride to the airport”? “No”, came a resounding cry from everyone there! Steve and Ian both looked to each other and laughed and then Steve said, “Gotcha! I have an Uber driver on the way”.

Two hours later, Ryan and Peter climbed into the Uber and headed back to campus. The remainder hung out for a few more hours. Jeremy wanted to leave earlier, not wanting to intrude, but Steve and Ian assured him that he was now a friend and not just an employee and should stay. When Melissa left, she assured them that she’d be there before nine and that she’d try to have Ben there at least some of the time when Steve and Ian returned home. She then nodded to Steve, giving him a reassuring look before heading home. Eventually, the rest of the guests filtered out and Ian and Steve were alone. “I love you Steve”, Ian said. “And I love you Ian”, Steve replied, then said, “Let’s get ready for bed and then move out to the deck for a nightcap”. Ian replied, “You read my mind”. Steve looked to Ian and said, “Yeah, we’ve both been doing that a lot lately”. They cuddled while sipping their drinks and discussed some details of the wedding before deciding to head to bed. They stripped and climbed into bed, Ian snuggling back into Steve’s spoon.

 End of Chapter 46