Coming of Age

by AJ

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Evie walked up to Scott – “My dear boy, that was spectacular. You have indeed come a long way from the first time I saw you with the boys. I hope you know we love you and are excited that you are AJ’s fiancé and look forward to the day you become his husband.” Evie kissed Scott’s cheek and went back to hosting.

The rest of the night was spent hanging out as a family. Enjoying catching up with old and new family members. AJ’s Aunts and Uncles adored Scott and were bowled over by how big the boys were. They expressed their support and sympathy for AJ and his family, congratulated him on finding love again and were truly excited about the guys starting medical and law school soon.

It was the boys’ bedtime and the grandmas wanted to put them to bed. They conned Mimi and Grandma out of 3 stories. AJ had gone to check in on them and they were still reading, the boys were jumping around trying hard to stay awake. When they saw Dada they dove under the blankets and tried hard not to giggle. AJ looked at his Mama and Mom and tutted them – “If you don’t get those two to sleep, they are all yours tomorrow. They will be absolutely impossible to deal with in the morning.”

In unison, “We got this and will deal with them tomorrow. You will see they will be fine.” AJ shook his head and closed the door. There was a shrill scream from the boys when he closed the door so he opened it quickly and they dove for cover again. AJ went back to the rest of the family and found Scott and Teddy off to the side talking some more so he went to find Jeff. He wanted to catch up on Trav and Jules.

Jeff and Ray were talking with Steph, Jim, Mel and Grant. AJ sat with them and listened to the conversation. Steph finally could not take it any longer – “Skeeter, why are you so quiet, you are freaking me out.”

AJ shook his head and chuckled – “I’m freaking you out because I’m quiet. What would you prefer, me to strip down to my underwear and run around like a lunatic?”

Jeff leaned forward – “Actually we would prefer you to strip naked and run around like a lunatic. Ouch.” Jeff got 3 smacks – Ray, AJ and Scott.

Scott put Jeff in a loose headlock – “You told me you had no designs on AJ yet you want to see him naked. I otta pop your head off.”

Ray laughed loudly – “Scott, Jeff loves me but we both have our ‘pass fantasy’. Ouch, what the hell.” Jeff was annoyed – “Don’t go there…” Ray was laughing, “So you would prefer that I not tell everyone your pass is AJ?”

Jeff was not amused – “You are such a dick.” Jeff got up to leave and Scott pulled him into a hug and whispered in his ear – ‘Don’t worry about it. I trust you both but I’m ready to beat your spouse to a pulp.’

Jeff kissed Scott’s cheek and whispered back – ‘Me too.’

AJ was watching Ray this whole time. He was getting visibly annoyed the longer Scott and Jeff hugged. AJ chuckled – “Ray being a dick doesn’t always pay dividends. Scott doesn’t like you; he does like Jeff so the clench is to ensure you get annoyed. . I wouldn’t suggest you do what you are thinking about, it will end badly for you.

I have a question Ray, what were you hoping to gain by divulging Jeff’s pass fantasy is me?”

Ray was caught completely off guard by AJ’s directness – “I don’t know. If I’m being honest with myself having you back in my life and not being a dick is hard for me to navigate.”

AJ smiled – “Well at least that felt genuine. I guess I don’t get it – you say you love Jeff, so why embarrass him when he specifically asked you not to say something. You aren’t drunk so you don’t have that excuse, stirring the pot makes some sense but I don’t understand why. It’s one thing to use a pet name or nickname in a crowd but something that is that personal/sexual seems wrong. Maybe I’m being too critical.”

Charlene and Evie returned to the patio. AJ shook his head – “You are just getting them to bed? Ok, let’s be clear about the next two and half weeks. This is the last night you indulge their pranks. They are babies and you are the adults. Their absolute last time to be in bed is 8:30 PM. If you can’t commit to that, they will come home with me. Holy crap, it is now 11 PM – you two will have the monitors in your rooms and you will deal with them in the morning when they are grumpy, tired and cranky.”

AJs phone rang and he answered it without thinking. “G’Day mate. How’s that big ole cock hanging these days?”

AJ was beaming – “Trav, you pervert. Jr.’s a little tired today. He got a great workout last night. Let me ring you right back.”

Scott overheard AJ’s exuberance talking to Trav. Jeff did as well and leaned in – “Scott relax, he loves you and only you.”

AJ wandered over and grabbed Scott’s hand. He led him into his Pops’ study. He closed the door. Kissed him passionately – “Sam, you have absolutely nothing to worry about with Trav or anyone else for that matter. I’m yours and you are mine. Don’t try and brush this off, you were upset. I saw it, Jeff saw it so please talk to me if it is an issue.”

Scott was flummoxed – AJ had addressed this head-on like everything else, totally disarming him. “Taz, you are right, my gut dropped when I heard you talking to Trav. I know in my head we are together but he was your first, something I can’t be.”

AJ hugged Scott – “Sam, you will be my last. I’m calling Trav and Jules back and I want you here for the conversation.”

AJ dialed from his Pops’ conference phone on the desk and sat down. Scott stood there looking a bit hesitant. AJ grabbed him by the belt and pulled him between his legs and bit his cock. Scott groaned loudly just as Jules and Trav answered the phone.

Jules sang out – “Skeeter do we need to call back. It sounds like you are engaging in sex.”

AJ smiled and winked at Scott – “No just letting my fiancé know he is in for a night of fun.”

Trav jumped in – “Holy shit, I thought you were waiting until Christmas, what the hell happened? I’m going to kick Jeff’s ass; he didn’t give us a heads up.”

Scott smiled and shook his head – “Hey pretty boy, it just happened…” Trav interrupted with a loud groan – “Why Skeeter?”

Scott chuckled – “We have NO secrets. There was a gasp on the phone. Anyway, Taz was singing ‘Sold’ to me and after he finished, he got on one knee and asked me to marry him. The thing is I had an identical ring in my pocket because I was going to ask him too but he beat me to the punch.”

Jules squealed – “When are you going to have the ceremony? We want to be there so, please wait a few months after Jonathan Aaron Michaels is born. Yes, Skeeter, the Jonathan is for you and the Aaron is for both you and Trav. I guess Jonathan could be for Scott too…”

Trav laughed – “Hey let’s not get carried away. He is taking our third partner out of business.”

Jules laughed loudly – “I thought you said you wanted a four-way with them – you change your mind? Scott, I hope AJ told you that. Oh my god, I’m an idiot, pregnancy brain.”

AJ had pulled Scott into his lap and was nibbling on his ear. He moaned again – “Shit, I’m sorry but Taz is manhandling my private bits and sticking his tongue in my ear. Jules, we’ll see what happens and yes, I knew that was something Trav wanted. Fuuuucckkk, you need to stop that, or I’m going to… UGGGHHH, damn it Taz.”

AJ smiled an evil little grin – “Scott/Jeff what the fuck are you doing? Ouch, that wasn’t called for.”

Trav and Jules were laughing their asses off. Trav finally got control – “You two need to stop, you are making me horny halfway round the world.”

AJ chuckled (he had whispered to Scott and asked if he could convey that he had bottomed with Scott…) – “I have some news. We all know that Jules, Cin and Syd had ‘girls naked weekend’ and that they intended to get Trav, Jer and me to have ‘naked guys weekend’. Additionally, we all know that Trav and I have spent time together having ‘guy time’ where I topped and he bottomed. Well, I have voluntarily bottomed with Sam and liked it. We will be doing it more often since I did not relive the violence from 8 years ago.”

Scott got out before anyone else – “He still prefers to top but he did have an orgasm.”

Jules was giddy – “So does this mean when we come over for your wedding that we will all get to play? Trav, why are you so quiet?”

AJ knew what was wrong that is why he wanted it on the table – “Trav, I love you man but I’m head over heels for Sam and I want him with me as my life partner forever. That doesn’t mean I care about you any less, it is different.”

Trav found his voice – “Skeeter, what is with this nickname ‘Sam’ and I thought only Syd could call you ‘Taz’.”

Scott jumped in – “The Sam moniker is Syd’s fault. She was trying to get Taz out of a funk and just used the nickname with him. He was confused as hell so I showed him my Sam the Sheepdog tattoo on my left hip. You know that AJ has the Tasmanian Devil on his lower abdomen and cock and it fits his personality so I just started calling him that. Others have tried using them but AJ shuts them down and Syd indicated she was more than ok with it.”

The four friends talked for hours catching up about work, pregnancy, lack of sex for Jules and Trav, medical and law school, when the guys thought they would get hitched and where. Trav and Jules invited Scott and AJ down for their honeymoon or just a trip to see them. The guys were excited about the possibility. By the time they hung up, it was almost 1 AM.

They made their rounds of goodnights with those that were still up. They made it to their room, showered and crawled into bed cuddled up into their big/little spoon and were out like light switches. Scott was having the best dream, he was having sex with AJ and enjoying the hell out of it. When he woke up, he realized it wasn’t a dream, AJ was riding him like a cowboy on a mission.

AJ saw Scott’s eyes flutter open, they locked eyes and Scott noticed cum on AJ’s face – “I’m so sorry I slept through my first orgasm, how was I?” AJ laughed, you tasted awesome, now you need to ride the train with me, with that AJ spun on Scott’s cock and now had his back to him with his left leg between Scott’s outstretched legs and tucked under his left leg. He then proceeded to lift Scott’s right leg so he had better access to Scott’s ass.

AJ continued to ride Scott’s cock as he sunk two fingers from his left hand into Scott’s already lubed ass. He quickly found Scott’s button and started massaging it, Scott quickly came in AJ’s ass. When he came down from his orgasm his legs were quickly in the air with AJ buried balls deep.

AJ went to work trying to fuck a third load out of his gorgeous man. Within 15 minutes of AJ entering Scott’s ass, they both were covered in sweat and Scott’s cum. They both now had the others baby batter deep in their bodies.

Scott pulled AJ into a passionate kiss – “Taz that was awesome. We will need to open the window because I know it has to smell like two men in heat and covered in cum.”

AJ laughed – “I like the smell. It smells like us after we sex each other up.” AJ got up and crossed to the window – “But for you Sam, I will walk naked covered in your cum across this vast distance to do your bidding.”

Scott laughed at AJ – “You are such an utter goofball. I love you to the moon and back.”

AJ bent over to kiss Scott’s cock – “Always and forever, Sam.” AJ kissed Scott’s cock and proceeded to swallow the whole piece of fine ass cock. Scott hissed out – “Oh my god, you are going to break him.”

AJ winked at him as he slid his finger into Scott’s ass and continued to suck Scott to full erection. AJ pounced on Scott, sliding his sweat-covered body all over Scotts – “Sam I have no intention of breaking my plaything, it does cool tricks. It gets hard when I play with it and if I get enough friction on it, it feeds me the most wonderful protein shake.”

Scott rolled AJ over and under him. He started kissing and playing with AJ’s body. When he reached AJ’s cock it was fully erect. Scott swallowed as much as he could and slid his fingers inside AJ. He was going to suck a load out of him to return the favor of the 3 AJ had gotten out of him this morning. It was turning Scott on to no end feeling his cum in AJ’s tunnel, he used it to massage and milk AJ’s prostate. His other hand roamed AJ’s taught body and when AJ’s button started to harden, Scott grabbed one of AJ’s nipples and pinched hard. He was rewarded with what felt like a cup full of cum.

As AJ came down from his orgasm, Scott still had his mouth wrapped around AJ’s cock and his fingers in his ass. AJ smiled at Scott – “Sam that was fucking awesome. By the way, I love the look on your face with my cock sticking out of your mouth. If you keep it there, I will be ready to go again in no time. Oh fuck, GAAWWWWDDDD that feels so fucking good.”

Scott had AJ hard as a rock and went to work again. It was his turn to milk AJ for every ounce of sweet Taz nectar. AJ was squirming on the bed; he didn’t know whether to thrust his cock down Scott’s throat or push his ass back on his fingers.

There was a knock on the door – AJ yelled out – “Unless someone has died go the fuck away.” No more knocking just laughter from the other side of the door when AJ yelled out, I’m cumming. GAAWWWDDD I love you, Sam.”

Sam was grinning around AJ’s cock as he swallowed every drop of AJ’s cum. He slowly removed his fingers from AJ’s ass and slipped his cock out of his mouth. He crawled up AJ’s body like a predatory cat, licking his body as he went. When he got to his mouth, he laid down on him and kissed him passionately. When they broke Scott smiled at AJ – “Taz, I love you so much. Not only do you taste good, but you also turn me on so much when I watch you cum, you have no fear of telling people to fuck off and not worry about them hearing you have sex. I’m learning to relax and enjoy the ride.” Scott kissed AJ again and got up pulling him up as he went.

They made their way to the bathroom and got in the shower. They cleaned each other up, kissed a little and played around with their bits for a while. They got out of the shower and dried each other spending a bit of time sucking each other’s cocks. Just enough to be playful not enough to get completely distracted.

They got dressed and headed to the kitchen. When they walked in, Steph and Mel were there drinking coffee. When the guys walked in the ladies started laughing. Before AJ could get anything out, Scott popped off – “You two are just so freaking hilarious. What the hell were you doing stalking our door? Serves you right that you heard us making love.”

Mel was caught completely off guard – “Scooter, AJ is rubbing off on you in a good way. No red ears with that commentary and you stood your ground.”

Scott was annoyed – “So your red neck betrays you peeping Thomasina. Two can play at the game sister dearest.”

AJ was trying hard not to laugh but was failing miserably. Steph was also trying to keep a straight face. AJ finally got control of himself, he wrapped his arms around Scott from behind and kissed his cheek.

Mel started to say something but Scott beat her to the punch – “For those inquiring minds, no Taz didn’t take me from behind. I actually had his cock buried in my throat and a couple of fingers in his ass.”

AJ cleared his throat – “Ladies, I think we have discussed our morning sexual routine enough for today. If I hear from any other familial units, it will be a cold swim for both of you, capisce? Now Sam, what am I going to do with you now that you are all wound up and breathing fire?”

Scott spun around in AJ’s grip and grabbed the back of his head and kissed him deeply and passionately – “Well we could go back to bed and see if we can make some more noise.” Audible groans were heard from their sisters. Gina, Eva and Cheryl walked in at that moment.

Gina asked Steph and Mel – “So what are you groaning about? The two love birds getting too attentive?” Steph smiled – “No, we were just remembering when our significant others were that passionate with us.”

Jim, Grant, Max & Kevin walked in – “Darling, that is hardly fair to compare these two horn dogs with us. We have been married for 18 years, almost as long as AJ has been alive.”

AJ smiled his most innocent smile – “You mean when we have been together for 18 years, we won’t have sex anymore? Ouch. Steph what was that for? Your husband implied that the passion goes away, I did leap but he said it not me.”

Mat walked into the kitchen and eyed the group. AJ noticed that Eva looked uncomfortable – “Eva, where is Gran? We need to talk about the foundation and how the three of us are going to stay in sync while I’m in North Carolina.”

Eva smiled – “She’s over at Nanny’s, we could head over and handle this before the day gets going.”

AJ took Eva’s arm and they headed out. Mat started out as well, AJ turned around to the group – “This board meeting should not take too long.” Mat continued to follow and AJ addressed her directly – “Mat you are more than welcome to accompany us over but you won’t be able to join the meeting, we will be discussing a few items that are confidential to the board.”

AJ turned toward the door – “Eva, you know the bakery that is in old town Bellevue. I think the owner’s name is Miranda or something , Mat are you coming?”

Mat looked annoyed – “No AJ, you made it clear that this was you, Eva and Aoife thing.”

AJ smiled – “Ok then. Eva, the bakery owner Miranda, do you think she might be a good person for JR to date?”

They talked about the possibility of hooking the two of them up during the Christmas holidays as they both thought that would be a great idea. When they got to Nanny’s it was just Gran and Nanny. AJ looked at the two Grand Dames – “Ok so this is how this is going to go. Nanny, Gran and Eva are going to join me in your office and chat. When we are done Gran will bring you up to speed. Move it now.”

When the door was closed, AJ looked right at Eva who was looking nervous – “Take your sweater off.”

Eva grimaced – “It’s cold. I thought we were here to discuss board business.”

AJ was not amused – “Eva, the sweater will come off if I have to do it myself. You know perfectly well that the board meeting was a ruse. Ok so you are going to be stubborn, how long has Mat been beating you?”

Eva was a bit stunned by the directness of AJ’s commentary. Gran was shocked but reacted quickly – “Eva, answer his question. I never question his intuition and if he thinks Mat is hitting you, then I’m sure he is right.”

Eva broke down and slumped into a chair. Mat’s voice could be heard on the other side of the door and Eva sat up and wiped her face. When the door opened Mat was unsure what to do. AJ had no problem with that – “Hey Mat, what can we help you with? We just got started but if it is important, we can pause for a minute.”

Mat looked at the three of them – “Eva we are going to town to grab a few things for the girls.” Mat took a step toward Eva and AJ stood between them – “Ok I’m done playing this game. Who the hell do you think you are to hit my sister?”

Mat was incensed and went to slap AJ but he caught her hand – “While I don’t make it a habit of hitting people, your actions certainly open up the possibility and I would be completely justified as you attempted to hit me.”

AJ released her hand and asked her to leave. She made another attempt to get to Eva and AJ blocked her path. This time when she went to slap AJ, he let her make contact. He pulled out his phone and dialed 911 – “This is Aaron O’Brien; I need someone at Lindal O’Brien’s home immediately I was just physically assaulted by Mat Sullivan. Yes, it was caught on video, thank you.”

Mat was livid – “This will not hold up. Eva let’s go.” Sirens could be heard in the distance and getting closer, fast. Mat took another swing at AJ but was stopped by Eva – “ENOUGH.” That was caught on camera as well.

Gran made her way to the door to let the police in. Mat was yelling at Eva and cursing AJ. When the police entered the room, everyone was separated. AJ told his version, Eva hers, Gran hers, Nanny hers and Mat hers. In the end, the stories of everyone but Mat aligned. Nanny showed the video to the police and Mat was handcuffed and taken to the police station.

AJ got on the phone with his contractor – “Bill I need your help. There is a set of house keys in my guest house in the top drawer next to the refrigerator. The key chain has a WSU logo on it. I need you to take that set of keys and go to this address on Killarney way and the contractor code for the alarm is 55467. I need all the locks changed and the new keys put back in that drawer. I need this done before the end of the day. Thank you. I truly appreciate all you have done for me and the boys.”

AJ looked at Eva and pulled her into a hug – “My dear why didn’t you talk to me? You know I have your back and will always fight for you. Will you go upstairs and pack Mat’s bag? Scott and I will take it and her car to the station and let her know she needs to stay away. Scoot.”

When Eva had left, Gran pulled AJ into a hug – “I’m so glad you use your powers for good and not evil. I’m going to go help her, I can’t believe I didn’t see it.”

AJ kissed her cheek and thanked Nanny for getting the film. He headed next door to talk with Scott & Cheryl. When he walked into the kitchen Mama and Mom were wrestling with the boys, who were grumpy and not in a great mood. AJ smiled a wicked smile – “Told you. They are my boys and just like me when I was young. Fight to stay up and an absolute bear if I was allowed. Cheryl, Scott I need to see both of you in the office.” AJ didn’t wait for a response he just headed straight there. When they arrived behind him, AJ closed the door – “Sis, I need you to draw up a restraining order for Eva against Matilda Sullivan. Gran is getting photos to accompany it and we need to file that immediately.”

Cheryl was trying to catch up – “Skeeter, slow down. What the hell is going on?”

AJ took a breath – “Mat has been beating Eva, the board meeting was a ruse so I could confirm my suspicions. Mat hit me and was arrested while we were there. I am having the locks on Eva’s house changed and we need this restraining order to keep her away from Eva and the girls.”

Cheryl was already on the computer accessing her work files. She found what she needed and was preparing the document – “AJ, go get Pops. He can sign this as Eva is not related to him by blood or marriage.”

As AJ was leaving, he asked Scott to go get the photos of Eva from Gran, he went out to the patio and grabbed Pops – “Please follow me to your office, Cheryl and I need to talk with you.”

When JJ arrived inside his office, Cheryl was printing the order of protection. AJ started in on the explanation. When he was done Cheryl turned the document to JJ for signature. She explained what she had put in the form. JJ indicated he needed to see some proof.

Scott walked in with a few photos of the bruising on Mat’s upper body. AJ told JJ that the police had a video of Mat slapping and then trying to attack him if he needed that too. JJ signed the order of protection and handed it back to Cheryl who popped up and headed for the door. AJ stopped her – “Sis we are going to take Mat’s car to the station along with her belongings we can stop at the courthouse first and get that filed with copies for the police, Mat and Eva.”

They piled into the vehicles and got the order filed and copies made. They headed to the station where they were just finishing up with Mat’s booking. They were releasing her on her recognizance. Cheryl walked in with AJ. They handed Mat her keys and the order of protection, handed a copy to the police and turned to leave. Mat leaped at AJ – “You son of a bitch I’m going to kill you.”

Cheryl turned to the police officer there – “I would suggest you lock her ass up for a couple of days. I can guarantee if you don’t and anything happens to AJ or Eva, I will ensure that you pay for negligence.”

There were now two officers trying to restrain Mat. The police chief came out to see what the ruckus was about – “Cheryl, AJ how are you doing? You must be the infamous Scott. How is the family?”

Cheryl chuckled – “Well here is an order of protection against Matilda here who just tried to attack my brother. We all know he is annoying but not that annoying. She assaulted AJ at Nanny’s and per these photos and statements from her former girlfriend she has been beating her for a few months. Yes, this is the infamous former police officer and AJ’s fiancé, Scott Reed.”

The chief looked at Mat and told the officers to lock her up until Friday. He shook the three visitors’ hands and told Scott to keep an eye on the whirlwind that he is getting hitched to.

Mat began screaming at AJ. Every filthy word she could think of started coming out of her mouth. She ran out of breath at one point and AJ calmly told her that she lost the best thing to ever happen to her because she was a horrible person and an abuser. Cheryl, Scott and AJ left with Mat cursing at AJ.

When they got back to the house, everyone was up and starting to prepare for Thanksgiving dinner the next day. AJ was hanging out with his boys, Scott and the nieces and nephews up in the media room. They were watching movies and just chilling out. Evie opened the door – “Skeeter, will you come with me for a minute I need you to taste something, it is off and I can’t figure it out.”

AJ jumped up and headed for the door. His little guys were running after him, yelling “Dada, Dada, we go” so he slowed down and waited for them. Next came “uppy” and AJ told them they were getting big and didn’t need uppy all the time. He realized that they were wary of the stairs so he grabbed Caleb and handed him to Mimi and picked up Conor. They all headed to the kitchen.

AJ tasted the batter for the pumpkin cake and went to work fixing it. Two things were missing and he got it taken care of quickly, popped the cake in the oven and set the timer.  He kissed his Mama on the cheek and started to leave but Evie stopped him – “Skeeter, I know this is a shitty time but I was hoping you would spend some time with me catching up and cooking with me.”

AJ looked at his mama and hugged her tightly – “Thank you for asking. I’m open to help but I won’t do it all. What do you need my help with?”

Evie hugged AJ tightly – “I don’t tell you this enough but I love you so much it hurts sometimes.  If you would take on the rest of the desserts, I would appreciate it. I am responsible for the turkeys, stuffing and 8 deserts.”

AJ chuckled – “So what you are saying is that I need to come up with 7 more desserts? Ok then. Any restrictions or do I have carte blanche? Also, do we have to make enough of each to have a portion for everyone or enough to give all 80+ people a dessert?”

Evie smiled and told AJ “Have fun and it would be good to have enough desserts to have at least 2 different selections but by no means was it required that there be enough for everyone to have a serving of all 8 desserts.”

AJ frowned a bit – “so what you are saying is if I have 7 cakes there will need to be 4 of each flavor to cover 165 pieces. Ok, cupcakes it is then – 24 cupcakes from a typical mix vs. 14 slices of cake… Is that the only pumpkin cake? Ok, so 8 desserts it is then.”

AJ texted Scott to have Amanda and Chandler watch the boys. He was getting a baking lesson. Scott, Amanda and Chandler made it to the kitchen in short order. The girls took the boys back to watch movies. AJ explained to Scott that they needed to make cupcakes for dessert for tomorrow’s dinner. His mama had made a pumpkin cake and they needed to make sure that there were 162 or more servings of dessert – 23 cakes or 7 batches of cupcakes plus 3 more pumpkin cakes or a batch of cupcakes. AJ was going for the cupcakes and likely doubling the recipe on each to give more than enough for folks to have more than 2 cupcakes. The decorating would be the bad part.

AJ asked Scott what his favorite cupcakes were, chocolate was the immediate reply. AJ laughed loudly – “Sam, there are 10+ different chocolate cupcakes – pick 2 of the following – German chocolate, mocha fudge, chocolate coconut, chocolate oreo, mint chocolate, chocolate lava, white chocolate, milk chocolate, dark chocolate, devil’s food, Guinness chocolate, black forest, chocolate zucchini…”

Scott interrupted – “Taz, I pick chocolate.”

AJ elbowed him – “Dick. Ok, mocha fudge, Guinness chocolate, coconut, lemon, spiced rum, vanilla, orange and pumpkin.”

The two men got organized. Scott was there to follow directions, learn and have some fun with his man. AJ was feeling good, he had Sam and he felt Syd encouraging him to keep her in his heart and move forward. He was doing his best to make that happen and baking with Sam was a great way of being in the moment.

They started in on the Chocolate Mocha cake. When they got to the last step Scott looked at AJ – “Taz, this looks really thick and not as tasty as I expected.” AJ chuckled – “Sam, you need to turn the mixer on its lowest setting and take that boiling pot of water and slowly pour it into the batter. It will be runnier than you think it should be but trust me this cake is to die for.”

Scott did as he was instructed and when the mixing was complete the batter was very runny. They scooped the batter into 24 regular cupcake tins and 48 mini cupcake tins and put them in the oven. They cleaned up the bowls and moved on to the Guinness Chocolate. They were almost done with the batter when the Mocha Fudge cupcakes were ready to be removed from the ovens. AJ and Scott put them on cooling racks, finished up the Guinness Chocolate batter, and
put them in the tins and then in the oven.

They repeated the process until every surface of Mama’s kitchen was covered in cupcakes.

Scott and AJ had each sampled one mini cupcake of each flavor. Scott was a fan of all the cupcakes but his favorites were the Mocha Fudge and the Pumpkin. They had been dealing with family members trying to take cupcakes throughout the process and had successfully defended them from all comers.

Now it was frosting time. Scott was not as enthusiastic about baking as he was when he started. They had to make several types of frosting – mocha buttercream for the mocha fudge, Irish cream buttercream for the Guinness, Mango buttercream for the coconut, raspberry buttercream for the lemon, spiced rum buttercream for the spiced rum cake, a strawberry cream cheese for the white cake, vanilla for the orange cake and cream cheese for the pumpkin.

They finished up with the cupcakes around 10 PM. They had been going mostly non-stop, except for playing with the little ones occasionally and defending the cupcakes from all comers.

At the end of the process, they had 192 regular cupcakes and 384 mini cupcakes. Between AJ, Scott, Conor and Caleb 32 of the mini cupcakes had been consumed. They were delicious. The guys were tired but they had a great time just being together. AJ smiled at Scott – “God, I love you.” Scott winked at him –

by AJ

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