An Unexpected Turn

Don’t Leave Chad Hanging

Things were perfect. Ian had his memory back. My burns were healing. Ian and I had both just been promoted. Things were perfect, almost. There was still at least one elephant in the room. Ian decided to address it, “Steve, I’m not sure if you want to talk about this right now, but Chad’s supposed to be coming by tomorrow and he’ll need to know “. I looked at Ian, trying to gauge my reply, “So what are you going to tell him”, I asked? Ian looked back meeting my eyes, “The truth. He deserves that. He’s still my friend and I don’t want to lose that, but I know he’ll be hurt”. I smiled and said, “I’d expect nothing less from you Ian. It’s one of the many things about you that I love, your pure heart. I know you’re already aware of the concerns I had while you were suffering from amnesia”. Ian suddenly said, “Steve, we’ve been over this…” I put my hand up, “Let me finish. I was worried I’d lose you, yes, to Chad. After I got to know him, I grew to like him. I was having internal battles with myself and thought about how I would deal with things if I had lost you to him. Could I handle having the two of you around knowing what could have been. Then I had to ask myself, could I handle not having you around at all. I realized then that your happiness was the most important thing for me. I realized I could deal with the loss as long as you were happy Ian. I now know that is no longer a concern. You have your memory back and the clarity to make informed decisions and I’m honored that you have chosen to love me. That being said, I would hope you will also try and hold onto the strong friendship you’ve cultivated with Chad over the years. I meant what I said when I told him he’s welcome here anytime. Can I ask you a question? It might be difficult and don’t worry about hurting me with an honest answer”. I could tell Ian was taken aback by my question as he nervously nodded his head, “Ok. Ask me”. “Ian, do you love Chad”, I asked smiling? Ian was shocked by my directness and it took him a few seconds to respond, “Steve? That’s not fair. I already told you I love you”, he said, but realizing I was still waiting for an answer he looked down, “Yes, I do love him. I’ve known him since high school and when we recently reconnected, our friendship reignited. We’ve had sex and it was great and I enjoy his company. I do love him Steve, but it’s different. It’s like a love of best friends, with benefits (he grinned slightly). My love for you is different. It’s deeper than that. With you it’s a soul thing. You complete me Steve”, Ian looked back up at me with watery eyes. I smiled and said, “It’s the same for me Ian. You complete me and those few weeks without that were tearing me apart so bad. I needed that answer because I don’t want you to lose Chad and so far we’ve had a pretty open relationship and I’m willing to continue that so long as you are. Obviously Ryan didn’t come between us although he is pretty cute and has a nice tight butt”. Ian gave me the evil eye and said, “You’re cruising for a bruise on that good arm of yours”, and then grinned at my mischievous smile.  “You know Steve, Chad thinks you’re really hot and brought up more than once about having a threesome with you”, Ian confessed. “He did”, I asked intrigued? Ian grinned, “Yeah, he’s a horn dog. He also suggested a threesome with Carl”. “Really”, I asked, even more intrigued? Ian got up and came over to me and sat on my lap facing me, “Steve, you said you were honored that I had chosen to love you? It wasn’t a conscious choice Steve. It was a need from my very soul. I love you that much”, and we locked mouths and embraced for what seemed like minutes but soon realized the sun was beginning to set. Once again, we decided to retire to the deck behind the bedroom with drinks and snacks to watch the sun set. Afterward, we went to bed. We didn’t have sex, though we were physically intimate. The love we were feeling between us transcended the need for sex in that moment. We were content in each other’s arms.

Tuesday morning arrived and I began to wonder how Ian ever made it to work on time, “Come on sleepy, time to get out of bed”, I said in his ear. He pushed back into my stiff cock, “I’m awake. I just want to stay here against you for a while”. Steve Jr. was jumping for joy. I pulled back and rolled out of bed. Ian rolled onto his back and said, “Spoil sport”, and laid there pouting. “Come on stud, first full day as a Group Leader. I’m going to be with Charles for most of the day”, I said. Ian laughed, “Yeah, Group Leader, but I don’t have a group to lead yet. At least you had me”. “Yeah, you’re right. See, you’re already starting off with a better advantage than me”, I said snickering. A pillow to my head almost knocked me off my feet, it had struck me so hard. I looked at him with a big grin on my face. He was giving me the evil eye, “You’re going to pay for that later”, he said with a slight grin. “I’m sure I will”, I said with little regret.

My day with Charles was very enlightening. He was direct, but friendly and kept no secrets from me. He seemed almost anxious to shed his responsibilities and move into retirement mode, but at the same time was trying to make sure I had the knowledge and tools to succeed in his place. I tried my best to pick up on the nuances of dealing with different clients as well as with our own management. If there was anyone harboring resentment at being passed over for the position, I hadn’t noticed. On the contrary, everyone I encountered seemed to enthusiastically congratulate me as well as praise me for my actions during the two accidents. Personally, I just wanted to forget about it.

On the drive home from work, I asked Ian about his day. “It was long and boring. I missed our banter as we designed things together. At one point I was looking around the lab for an inanimate object to call Wilson”. I laughed as I recalled the old Tom Hanks movie and the prospect of Ian talking to a blank screen of an upright control console. I told Ian what popped into my head and we laughed the rest of the way home. As we were getting out of the car, Ian said, “I did get to interview a few prospects today. I wasn’t too impressed. Although, one of them was really cute”. I gave him the evil eye, “Ok Ian. You’re sleeping in the guest room tonight”. He shot back, “You forget, Chad’s coming over tonight”. “You’re right. I forgot. He get’s the guest room. You’re on the sofa”, I smirked. I loved my muscle pup.

We were just going to make burgers on the grill and deep fry some French fries though the fixin’s were going to run the gamut; We had the typical mustard, ketchup, tomato, onions and lettuce along with mayo, jalapenos, bacon and of course cheese, not to mention vinegar for the fries for those who prefer that. There would also be corn on the cob.

Then there was the question of how to bring up the fact that Ian had his memory back, let alone what came next. It was going to be difficult for all of us. I flat out shot down Ian’s lighthearted way to deal with it. It would have been amusing but may have ended up not so funny in the end. Ian thought it might be funny for him to play scarce at first and for me to start coming on to Chad as though behind Ian’s back. It may have been fun to see if Chad went for it or grew uncomfortable at the advance. Ian definitely had a devious side to him. In the end, I convinced Ian that honesty would be best as it was a serious conversation, especially if Chad did have hopes of there being a Chad and Ian at some point. It would be better for them to clear the air on that, but after we ate.

Chad pulled up and hopped out of his car. He inhaled the smell of dinner before strolling up to the house. He came right back to the patio and yelled, “Smells awesome. Steve must be cooking”. “Hey! I can grill”, A stung Ian griped defensively! I grinned recalling the steak and lobster the other day. “I brought my suit just in case there was other company showing up”, Chad said. “Just the three of us and Steve’s allowed to be in the pool as long as we dry and redress his burns as soon as he gets out”, Ian said. “I see he got the mittens off”, Chad observed. “Yeah, Doc Green said he’s healing really well”, Ian said. “Hope you’re hungry Chad. I made the burgers a little on the large side and there’ll be plenty of fries. Hope white corn is ok”, I said greeting Chad. “I’m definitely hungry and I love white corn. It’s sweeter than the yellow”, Chad replied. Ian ran in for drinks and Chad asked, “How’s the amnesia thing coming”? Thinking on my feet I replied, “That’s a question I think you should ask Ian, but after dinner. You may also want to ask him about his new job position”. Chad looked at me puzzled, “You mean he’s no longer your assistant? Is that ok with you”? I grinned, “Ian was a great assistant and I’ll miss our time together, but I would never hold him back from advancing. I’m proud of him”, I said, not telling him everything. Ian came out with drinks and not long after we were scarfing down burgers, fries and corn on the cob. We cleaned up and then had another drink as we digested our food and made some small talk. After that, we hit the pool for a while. Ian and Chad dunked and splashed each other while I stayed out of the fray due to my injuries. We eventually got out of the pool and Ian assisted me with rewrapping my wounds which looked very good. After that, I went in to change clothes to give Ian and Chad a chance to talk.

“So, I hear you got a promotion at work”, Chad began. Ian was surprised Chad knew about that, “Yeah, Steve tell you”? “He mentioned it, but didn’t give me any details. He didn’t seem too upset that you won’t be working so closely together any more though. He said he ‘s proud of you”, Chad said. Ian smiled, “Steve said that huh? Did he tell you about his promotion as well”? “No, he didn’t mention anything about that”, Chad said, now curious. Ian was beaming, “Yeah, Steve’s a big-wig now. He’s Assistant Executive Director of Operations and soon will become the CEO of the entire company”. Chad could see the glow of pride and enthusiasm in Ian’s voice as he said this. “Holy shit Ian! CEO? That’s fantastic. I wonder why he didn’t tell me”, Chad asked? Ian laughed, “You know Steve enough by now to know he never brags about himself”. Chad thought for a second, “Yeah, you’re right. He’s always giving credit to everyone else isn’t he? So what kind of promotion did you get, Vise President”?, Chad said grinning. Ian laughed, “I wish. No, I got Steve’s job, but with a crew of assistants once we hire them. The company is expanding, in part because of all the publicity around the accident.”, the excitement in Ian’s voice faded a little as he said, “which is something I need to talk to you about Chad”. “Are you offering me a job Ian”, Chad suddenly asked? Ian rolled his eyes and he sighed, “No silly! I was referring to the accident. I remember everything”. Chad’s eyes lit up and he jumped up to hug Ian tightly, “That’s great Ian! I’m so happy for you! We need to celebrate! Wait, why don’t you seem as happy as I am about this? Ian”? Ian backed away from Chad’s embrace to look him in the eye, “Chad, I remembered everything that happened including what happened while we were away on the project and right before we left. I remembered that I’m in love with Steve”. Chad looked at Ian and waited a few seconds and then said, “Yes, but why don’t you seem happy about it like I am”?  Ian looked at Chad. He didn’t hear him, “Chad, I’m in love with Steve”! Chad seemed to just shrug off what Ian said, “Yeah, I know, and Sunday follows Saturday Ian. Why are you so down about this. You should be happy”. Ian couldn’t believe what he was hearing. Chad was in denial, “Chad! I’m in love with Steve and he’s in love with me. We love each other”! “So, Steve is into you too. That’s awesome dude. I’m so happy for you. Why aren’t you happy for you”, Chad asked Ian like he wasn’t sure if Ian got what he was saying? Ian finally said it, “But I thought you would be bummed about it”. Chad grinned, “Ian, you called out Steve’s name on more than one occasion while we were fucking and that was while you still had amnesia. You didn’t think that would give me a clue? I saw how you looked at each other, though I wasn’t sure if Steve realized how hot he was for you. You’ve been telegraphing that you were gaga over Steve since you’ve been back. You didn’t think I knew? Yeah, I was a little bummed the first time you called me Steve when we were having sex. I got over it. I still enjoyed the sex and I like your company, dude. You’re my best friend and with benefits, at least there were benefits. I guess that’s gonna end, but if you think you’re going to scare me away with this news, you’re wrong. You’re still my best friend”! Suddenly Ian wrapped Chad in a tight hug, “Fuck Chad. You’re the best friend I could ever wish for”. Chad was caught off guard and tried to hug Ian back, but was finding it very difficult to breath and began patting Ian on the back. Ian finally released the hug and Chad took in a deep breath. Ian grinned, “Oh, sorry Chad. I’m so excited. I can’t wait for Steve to hear”. “Hear what? As I was walking out here I thought I might have to render CPR to poor Chad. I thought I might be hearing that you just hugged him to death”, I said grinning. “Steve, I let Chad know about us and he’s ok with it. He kind of suspected it all along”, Ian said smiling. “Suspected it? When you shout out Steve in the middle of..OW!”, Chad suddenly stopped and was rubbing his arm. Ian gave Chad the evil eye and said, “What Chad meant was he’d seen signs that made him suspect there was something between us, right Chad”? Chad continued rubbing his arm, “Yeah, something like that”. I grinned, having a pretty good idea what Chad might have been about to say. “So, now that we’re fed, how about another drink”, I asked? Ian said, “Sounds good. I’ll go for them”, and he immediately jumped up and headed inside.

“So you two had a pretty good talk”, I asked? Chad smiled, “Yeah. We did. Apparently, Ian didn’t realize how obvious it was that he adored you. It was no secret, at least to me. Ian’s my best friend and under other circumstance maybe we would have been more but having him as my best friend is more than good enough for me”. “What about the part with benefits”, I asked grinning? “Uh, Steve. I, we, shit! You knew about that”, Chad stuttered? I smiled, I had Chad squirming, “Chad. Of course I knew. Was I jealous? It’s more complicated than that Chad. Ian and I had confessed our love for each other when we were away and we agreed on having an open relationship so long as we wore protection with other partners”. “You mean you two have had sex bareback”, Chad suddenly asked?  “You’re getting ahead of things Chad, but yes. Anyway, after the accident when Ian had forgotten about US and began hanging out and having sex with you again, I was concerned that I was losing him”. “Why didn’t you just tell him”, Chad asked? “It would have been selfish of me and may have even had Ian questioning my motive behind telling him something like that”, I explained. Chad considered what I said and replied, “Yeah, I see your point. It must have been hell. I’m so sorry”. “Don’t be. It’s not your fault and I appreciated everything you did for him. It was difficult, but it also enabled me to get to know you and like you. I meant it when I told you you’re welcome here any time Chad”. “Thanks Steve. That means a lot”, Chad said. “So who gets the koolade”, Ian said as he walked up. “The what”, both Chad and I said in unison? “Just wanted to make sure you were paying attention”, Ian laughed. Ian handed Chad his drink and then began to hand me mine. “Yeah, I’ll take those “, I said as I took both mine and Ian’s drinks. “Wait Steve, that’s mi..shit”, Ian yelled as he entered the pool!  Chad and I were at the edge of the pool when Ian walked up. After his remark, I decided to kool him off, so I grabbed both our drinks before bumping him into the pool. As Ian came to the surface, Chad and I were both laughing. “How’s the koolade Ian”, Chad asked? Ian climbed back out of the pool dripping. I waited as he pulled off his t-shirt and he caught me off guard when he dropped his shorts as well, leaving just his red and blue American Eagle briefs and then I handed him his drink. “Thanks. The water felt good, but you’ll pay for it later”, he said to me. “What, because I accidentally bumped you”, I asked innocently? Ian giggled, “Accident huh”? Between the giggle and how those wet briefs made his fabulous butt stand out, Steve Jr. was straining to break out. Chad seemed to be hiding his own crotch from view, obviously aroused as well. We then built a fire in the outdoor fireplace and sat around while Ian explained his dream turned nightmare and how when he awoke, recalled everything. “That’s a different perspective of the accident that wasn’t on the news, but it pretty much verifies reports of what happened”, Chad said as he was looking in my direction. I shifted my attention away from Chad, afraid of where he might go if he continued on, “Yeah, I’m just glad to have Ian completely back. He had me worried”, I said smiling toward Ian. Ian grinned, “Careful what you wish for”, he said looking at me with those mischievous eyes. I just grinned back at him. By then it was getting late and Chad asked, “You don’t mind if I stay here tonight and drive home in the morning do you? I can sleep on the couch”? “Of course I don’t mind. We’d planned on it since we were going to be drinking. You can sleep in the guest room. Ian’s on the sofa”, I said and then chuckled as Ian gave me the evil eye. “Ian, you must have really pissed Steve off to get the sofa”, Chad laughed. Ian laughed as well, “I told him about the hot guy I interviewed for a job this morning”, he said. Ian and I let Chad get ready for bed and headed out on the deck for our usual night cap and then we crawled in bed as well.

I woke up to the smell of coffee and the feel of Ian’s butt firmly planted against my morning wood. Steve Jr. was very excited. I reluctantly pulled back and rolled out of bed, “Time to get up Ian”. He rolled over and looked at me grinning, “I woke up Steve Jr. earlier. I was hoping he’d convince you to stay in bed longer”. I grinned down at him, “Well, I was almost convinced, and since when have you been calling him Steve Jr.? I thought that was a private nickname”? Ian giggled, “I think he whispered it to me one night”. Steve Jr. throbbed at Ian’s giggle, “He did huh? I’ll have to have a word with him about that”, I said grinning. I threw on my robe and went to investigate the smell of coffee coming from the kitchen. “Good morning Steve. I hope it was ok that I made us some coffee”, Chad greeted. “Not at all. It was great waking up to the smell of fresh coffee. Ian never gets up before me. I have to plant sticks of dynamite around the bed to get him up in the morning”. “Morning guys. What about dynamite”, Ian said as he walked into the kitchen? Chad laughed and said, “In Jeopardy terms, ‘It takes this to get Ian out of bed’”.  Ian smiled and said, “Actually I wanted to hold out for a different kind of stick”. We all burst out laughing. We ate breakfast, showered and got ready for work. As Chad was leaving, we made plans to get together again on Friday.

Wednesday and Thursday seemed to fly by. I seemed to have a full grasp on things in my new position and was slowly taking on more of Charles’ responsibilities. Ian had one assistant hired already and was deciding on two more when we informed him that he would instead be Leading three groups and each of those groups of four would have its own Group Leader. His new title would be Field and Design Superintendent.  In all there would be seven Groups. A Group Leader for each and a Group Supervisor for two Groups, with the exception of Ian’s three Groups. The two Group Supervisors would also answer to Ian, the Field and Design Superintendent. He told me he wasn’t sure he was ready for such a large responsibility and may not get the respect of the older Supervisors beneath him, but I assured him I knew he could handle it and once they realized his knowledge and qualifications, his respect would be earned. Things had changed and the company was growing and Ian had come in at just the right time and showed his value. Things were good.

Friday morning Ian and I had to drive separately as I had to get my burns looked at. Dr. Green wanted to see me personally for some reason. I thought my family doctor would have been easier for me since it didn’t involve another hospital visit. As I entered Dr. Green’s office, his receptionist greeted me, smiling, “Good to see you again Mr. Andrews and on time. Have a seat. Dr. Green will be right with you”. “Thanks”, I replied and took a seat in the empty waiting room. No sooner had I sat down then Dr. Green came out and ushered me into his office, “Good to see you again Steve. How are the burns”? “They’re healing very well Dr. Green. Thank you”, I replied as we entered his office. The nurse began unwrapping the bandages as Dr. Green asked, “Any issues with the wounds”? “None. They’ve been healing pretty well actually”, I replied. “And how’s Ian doing”, he asked. “He’s good. I mean he’s doing really well as far as his memory is concerned. That’s what you meant right”, I stammered after realizing how it initially came out. Dr. Green suddenly had a wide grin and said, “I think you answered my question Steve”. I must have been three shades of dark crimson.  Dr. Green then examined the area that the nurse had unwrapped which were all but the one on my forearm. They all were slightly pink circles surrounded by a ring of dead skin where the blisters had been. Even the one on my left shoulder looked similar, though slightly darker pink than the others. “Excellent! They’ve healed up rather well. We won’t recover these. I want you to keep those areas out of the sun though. It’s new skin and needs to be exposed to the air, but needs to be protected from direct sunlight. Cover them if you go into a pool or if you’re going to be outside for any length of time. Now let’s see the other one”, Dr. Green said. The nurse then began unwrapping my left forearm, the one which had third-degree burns. The wound had shrank from about a three by five inch area to about an inch and a half by two inch scab. “This one’s looking pretty good as well, but is going to take a lot longer to heal”, He said and then poured some peroxide onto it, allowing some to spill on the floor to insure he totally drenched the wound. It stung and foamed up a lot, but Dr. Green seemed unimpressed.  After a minute, he patted it dry and had the nurse apply some ointment before rewrapping it. “I’d like to see you in one more week and if things go as expected, one last visit, but I think that one can be with your family doctor. Steve, do you have some more time before you need to get back to work”, Dr. Green asked. I wasn’t sure what Dr. Green wanted, but I replied, “I can spare some more time if you need it Dr. Green, I don’t have to be back at any specific time”. “Would you mind coming with me to visit another patient of mine”, Dr. Green asked? It seemed an odd request, but I replied, “Sure Dr. Green. I’d be glad to help if I can”. We walked out into the waiting room and Dr. Green told his receptionist to take messages for any incoming calls. The receptionist just smiled at me as we walked out. We went down to a restricted area and I had to put on scrubs and a mask before we entered. We stopped at the nurses station and Dr. Green said he was going to see Anthony Boscola. The head nurse smiled and said, “I’m sure he’ll be glad to see you Dr. Green. He’s still beating himself up about it”.

We entered a semi private room, but one of the two beds was unoccupied. Dr. Green walked over to the occupied bed and began looking at his chart, “Good morning Mr. Boscola. I know, Tony. How are you doing today”? The kid in the bed half smiled and said, “Morning Dr. Green. I’m doing ok I guess”. “You guess? You need to stop beating yourself up over this. Accidents happen and every one of your passengers are recovering. Your depression is not helping your recovery. I see your friend isn’t in bed this morning”, Dr. Green said. Tony replied, “He’s down getting more work done on his ankle”. Dr. Green nodded, then said, “I brought someone along to visit you Tony. You may not remember him, but he gave you and your friends a hand on the day of the accident. Tony Boscola, this is Steve Andrews”. I stepped to the side of the bed and said, “Hi Tony. How are you doing”? Tony reached over and wrapped his arms around me tightly and began crying uncontrollably. I patted him on the back trying to calm him down. This was the driver and the last person I had pulled from the burning car. His sobbing began to slow and he was finally able to say something, “Thank you so much for saving my friends. They would have died if you hadn’t pulled them out and me as well”. I felt a tear roll down my own cheek, “It’s ok Tony. I just did what you would have done if you could have”. Tony sat back into his bed again and he looked at me, “That’s just it, Mr. Andrews. I couldn’t do it because I was unconscious, and it was my fault in the first place. I wasn’t paying attention when I should have been, and my friends are paying the price for it”. “Tony, call me Steve, please. We all make mistakes and some of them result in things we can’t fix. It can be tragic sometimes, even resulting in death. It happens and you can’t take it back. There are no do-overs when we make mistakes, but mistakes are inevitable. We’re going to make them. That’s why they’re called mistakes. We don’t mean for them to happen, they just do. What we can do is try to correct what we can in order to not repeat the same mistake. We can also do whatever we can to try to mitigate the results of our mistakes. Tony, have you apologized to your friends for your lapse of judgement”? Tears were still running down his cheeks as he nodded, “Yes, many times over and now they just tell me to forget about it. They said they forgive me and won’t keep repeating it, but I’m so sorry”. I felt for Tony and thought about that day, “Tony, who was the kid in the passenger seat next to you that day”? Tony looked at me questioningly and said, “That was Scott. He’s my best friend and right now my roommate. He’s down getting more surgery on his ankle”. I remembered seeing the bone protruding as I helped him out of the car, “Scott. Tony, you know as I was pulling Scott out of the car and we both knew it was on fire, he stopped me and even with his ankle the way it was, told me to let him get himself away so I could go back and get you out. He wasn’t blaming you, he was desperate for me to help his best friend get out alive. Tony, you have friends who love you and I’m sure family as well. What you don’t have and need right now is forgiveness, not the forgiveness of your friends who’ve already forgiven you a thousand times, but forgiveness of yourself. Face it, Tony, you made a mistake and now you must forgive yourself. It’s the only way you can get over this.” “Irony is such an odd word is it not”, Dr. Green said smiling. I hadn’t noticed he had left the room and had just now walked back in, hearing what I said. A tear rolled down my cheek as my words rolled back over me like a wave crashing ashore.  Tony looked at me puzzled, “Are you ok Mr. An, I mean Steve”? I looked at Dr. Green and said, “Yes Tony. I am now. I just taught myself a very valuable lesson. You see, I have been punishing myself for a decision I made a few weeks ago that resulted in a person very close to me getting injured. He insisted I had made the right decision, but I blamed myself because it resulted in an injury to him. What I just said to you made me realize that I need to forgive myself for that so I can free myself of the burden of that guilt. Can you do the same Tony”? Tony smiled and seemed to think about things. Then said, “I think I can try. I guess I can’t change what happened and thanks to Steve, we all made it out alive. I was just so mad at myself that I thought it would have been better if I would have died. But after what you said Steve, I’m glad I can still hang out with my friends and enjoy what’s ahead in our lives. Thanks for that Steve”.  Dr. Green then said, “While you two were talking, I went down to check on Scott’s surgery. It went very well. He should make a full recovery after therapy”. Tony smiled and I said, “That’s really good news. I’ll give you my number and when you guys get out of here and with your parents approval, I’ll have you over to the house”. “That would be great Steve. It would give all four of us a chance to thank you”, Tony said. I quickly added, “That invite is only good if there are no gushing thankyou’s involved”. Tony and Dr. Green both laughed. We left Tony’s room and Dr. Green was smiling, “Thank you Steve for having that talk with Tony. Healing works so much better when your spirits are high”. “I was glad to help Dr. Green, but I have this feeling that Tony wasn’t the only one you were looking to help today”, I responded with a knowing glance in his direction. Dr. Green grinned widely and said, “I don’t know what you’re referring to Steve”. I just grinned. Dr. Green headed back to his office and I headed back to work, feeling better than I had in weeks.

I arrived home and checked my mail and then pulled out the steaks we would be grilling once Chad arrived. Ian had said he was going to stop at his house before heading here to check his own mail and make sure everything was ok. I wanted to speak with Ian about that and our situation in general, but tonight was not the time for that. Ian and I had spoken about tonight’s potential and had come to an agreement that what occurred would depend on what transpired naturally. Ian arrived a half hour later. “Everything ok at the house”, I asked? “Yeah, but I need to go over tomorrow and do some dusting and vacuuming. I’ve been neglecting it”, Ian said. “I’d like to come with you and help if you’ll let me”, I volunteered. Ian grinned, “Really? I’d like that. Maybe we could even christen the place”. “You mean you’ve never….”, I asked. Ian just shook his head no, “Just what you caught us doing”, he said blushing. I grinned, “I can’t wait”. Ian giggled and then said, “I’m going to clean up and grab a shower and then I’ll help you prepare dinner”. “Sounds good”, I said.  I washed the baking potatoes and set them to dry and then went in to clean up myself. When Ian was finished with his shower, he prepared the steaks I’d gotten out.

Chad arrived around five o’clock and came around to the patio, “TGIF guys”! “Hey Chad! How was work”, I asked, greeting him? “Work was work. Time for rest and relaxation. Hey, your bandages are off. Great!”, Chad said. “Yeah, all but my forearm. It’s going to take a lot longer to heal, but it’s nice to have full use of my hands again”, I said. “Awesome dude. Where’s Ian hiding”, Chad asked?  “He should be out in a minute. He’s bringing the potatoes out since they need to bake an hour. The steaks won’t take as long”, I said. Ian soon emerged with the potatoes and I went over and helped him load them into the grill on the top shelf. “Ok, we have a half hour before we need to put the steaks on. Anyone for a swim”, I asked? I barely had my t-shirt over my head when I heard a splash. Chad had stripped and was already in the pool. Ian wasn’t far behind him and I watched as those two globes bobbed up and down as he walked to the edge of the pool. By the time I had undressed, Steve Jr. was acting like a divining rod guiding me into the pool. I caught a glimpse of Chad watching me as I jumped in. We splashed around and swam for a while. I was a lot more active after having most of my bandages off. When we got out of the pool, Ian went over to put the steaks on while Chad assisted me with drying and applying new bandages to my forearm. “Wow Steve. That looks like it was pretty deep”, Chad said as we wrapped my arm. I smiled, “It was a lot worse and larger a week ago. I had to look away when they were cutting the tissue out”, I explained. Chad looked like he might puke and said, “I’ll take your word for it Steve. I’m glad I didn’t see it then”. I laughed, “I guess I was too pumped up with adrenaline at the time, but I barely felt most of it until the next day”. By the time we got back outside, Ian was already sprinkling bacon and chives on the baking potatoes he’d already cut in half and prepped. Chad looked wide-eyed, “Did you scoop out and chop the potato up and then put it back in the skin Ian”? Ian smiled and said, “Yeah, it’s called twice baked. You put the insides back in after mashing it up and that way you can mix the bacon, chives and cheese in with the potato before putting butter on and throwing it back on the grill” “Looks awesome dude. You’re turning out to be a pretty good cook”. “Yeah, he’s not bad”, I said winking at Ian. Soon after, we were sitting at the outdoor bar eating T-bone steak, twice baked potatoes and corn on the cob. “This is delicious Steve”, Chad said with his eye on Ian’s reaction. Of course Ian looked over with a death glare at Chad. I couldn’t help but snicker, but then eventually said, “Actually, all I did was get the steaks out of the fridge and wash the potatoes. Ian did everything else including prepping and grilling everything. Ian’s great at grilling and with making steaks in general”. Chad continued chuckling since he knew he had gotten to Ian, “I’m sorry Ian. I couldn’t resist. I have to admit though that you are a great cook. You’ll make someone a very good wife someday”. Ian jumped up and Chad frantically tried to run, but fell backwards out of his chair. He scrambled up and then tried to run, but Ian scooped him off his feet and onto his shoulder and then tossed him into the pool. I sat there laughing as Ian turned toward me. I put my arms up as if to say I wasn’t getting involved. “You better not say anything Steve”, he said while giving me the evil eye. “I didn’t say a word other than to say you’re a great cook. Almost as good as me”, I added. Ian grinned and then looked back at Chad climbing out of the pool, “What was that again Chad”? Chad grinned, “You’re a great cook Ian. Chef extraordinaire”. “That’s more like it. You look like a drowned rat Chad”, Ian giggled. “I’m glad I brought a change of clothes. I’ll change after I eat though. Don’t want it to get cold”, Chad said as he sat back down dripping and resumed eating. We finished eating and Chad stripped out of his soggy shorts and briefs and hung them over a lounge chair while Ian and I cleaned up. Chad was already in the pool when we returned outside. “Not giving me the chance to throw you in again huh”, Ian yelled to Chad. Chad grinned and said “You got lucky last time”. Ian and I stripped out of our clothes and cannon-balled Chad on either side. We then horsed around dunking each other and splashing around for over an hour. Eventually we climbed out of the pool and went into the pool house to retrieve towels to dry off. By the time we emerged, it was obvious all three of us were semi hard. “Want to help me rewrap Steve’s arm”, Ian asked Chad. “Sure”, Chad said, more than happy to help.

The three of us went into my bathroom to rewrap my forearm. As Chad was finishing applying the tape, Ian started grinding his semi erectness on Chad’s leg. I laughed and said, “Hey! Get a room”! Chad laughed and Ian said, “Well, there is one right through that door”. Indicating my bedroom, or recently Ian and my bedroom. I rose my eyebrows and said, “Oh no. There’s no sex happening in my bedroom without me being involved”. Ian grinned and said, “So, what’s stopping you”? Chad was confused and couldn’t believe what he was hearing. He kept looking back and forth between Ian and I and wondering if this was some sick joke that he was the brunt of. I looked at Ian trying to keep a straight face, “I might be convinced, but Steve Jr. wants first dibs”. Ian smiled and said, “You know I always like to please Jr. and I’m sure Chad won’t mind”.  Chad had no idea what was happening as he was ushered out of my bathroom and into my bedroom. I walked around to the opposite side of the bed and stood at the bedside. Ian pushed Chad forward onto my bed and then jumped beside him. Chad looked up at me and then to Ian not knowing what to do. Ian grabbed Chad by the hair, but not too roughly and aimed him in the direction of my throbbing cock, “Go ahead Chad. Steve Jr. needs some attention”. Chad suddenly grinned and then opened his mouth and engulfed a couple inches of my cock. “Fuck yeah, that feels nice Chad”, I said. Ian then climbed on his back and slid under me and began licking my balls before sucking one into his mouth. Seeing Ian working below him encouraged Chad who began going deeper onto my cock. He choked a few times, but he didn’t let it slow him down. He was really going to town on my cock. “Alright guys let’s get a circle going”, I directed. We all climbed on the bed and I decided to reciprocate, taking Chad’s cock in my mouth while Ian took mine. Chad eagerly bobbed on Ian’s cock. At one point, Ian pulled off my cock long enough to grin in my direction. I gave him a wink. All was going as we had discussed. I soon began playing with Chad’s buns and brushing my fingertips across his pucker. Each time I did, I heard a groan emitted. I gradually pressed my index finger inside him resulting in a loud moan from Chad on Ian’s cock and a flood of nectar from his own cock. Chad pushed back on my finger as I worked it inside him. Ian then moaned deeply on my cock and I knew Chad had taken a cue from me to begin playing with Ian’s tight hole and before long, Ian’s fingers found their way to my own rosebud. I added a second finger to Chad’s hole, working it in and out and Chad responded by opening his legs further. I slowly withdrew my fingers and tapped Ian on his shoulder. Chad looked at me questioningly as I pulled off his cock and positioned him on his knees. I reached to the door in my headboard and pulled a condom from inside it. Chad smiled, but looked puzzled as I positioned myself in front of him and pushed my cock to his lips. As he took my cock in his mouth, I tossed the condom to Ian who opened it and then wrapped it around his rigid cock. As Chad continued bobbing on my cock, I tossed Ian some lube which he then spread onto his cock and then into Chad’s hot, tight hole. Chad began moaning on my cock as Ian rubbed the head of his stiff cock up and down the crack of Chad’s butt. “MMMMmm”, Chad suddenly moaned louder as Ian thrust inside him! Ian hesitated for a moment before sinking in deeper. Chad began sucking harder on my shaft as Ian began stroking inside him and began moaning in time to Ian’s thrusts, “Mmmm, MMMnn, MMMMmmm”! Soon Ian was thrusting hard and fast into Chad’s buns slapping abdomen into buns loudly. I pulled my cock from Chad’s mouth which he released reluctantly. “Oh fuck yeah. Fuck my ass Ian”, Chad cried! I grabbed two more condoms from my headboard and moved behind Ian. Ian glanced back and grinned and then turned back front and instructed Chad to flip onto his back before sliding back inside him. I couldn’t help but become mesmerized watching those two globes of muscle flexing as Ian thrust in and out of Chad. Ian looked back to me grinning, “Stop gawking at my butt and start fucking it Steve “! I couldn’t help but grin when he caught me staring, but I couldn’t help it. I placed a palm on each globe and felt the muscles tense and relax as he thrust in and out. Eventually my fingers found their way to his hot, tight ring and soon one, then two were working inside him. I removed my fingers and pressed up tightly against Ian’s firm globes as they flexed in rhythm to his strokes inside Chad. My cock was throbbing so hard I was afraid I’d cum before getting the condom on. Once I had the condom on and had applied lube to it and into Ian, I pushed the head of my cock into him. Ian froze deeply inside Chad as I slowly buried my throbbing cock into him. I was eventually pulled up tightly against Ian’s hard muscular globes with my chest pressing against his back. I leaned in and kissed the nape of his neck and just below his earlobe as he began moving back and forth fucking into Chad and then impaling himself on my hard shaft. “Oh fuck yeah! Fuck me Ian”, Chad cried as cum spurted out from his throbbing cock over his head, into his hair and face and eventually onto his chest. “Yeah Chad! Cum for us”, I encouraged as I watched over Ian’s right shoulder as Ian continued thrusting back and forth. “Oh fuck! I’m getting close”, Ian said as he seemed to speed up his thrusts even as they became more ragged in their rhythm. “Cum on me Ian”, Chad said and then Ian pulled back onto my cock as he slid out of Chad. Ian slid off the condom as I began slamming into him. “Fuck me”, Ian yelled as his cum blasted out bathing Chad’s chest, abs and crotch blending in with Chad’s own seed. As I continued slamming into Ian’s hard buns, he slowly collapsed onto Chad sandwiching their cum between them. “Fuck, I’m getting close”, I said as I pulled my condom-covered cock from Ian. I pulled off the condom and laid across Ian’s back wedging my cock in his deep crack as I continued thrusting. “Fuck yeah”, I yelled as my seed blasted between us adding another thick layer of cum to our triple-decker sandwich. We laid there catching our breath for a few minutes. I felt a rumble beneath me. It was Chad laughing before he said, “Fuck! I never saw that coming. Thanks dudes”. I pulled up from Ian and he rolled off Chad to one side. I moved in between Chad’s open legs and he gave me an odd look before realizing what I was doing, “Really Steve”, he asked wide-eyed? “You up to it”, I asked as I put on the other condom that I had? “Oh, hell yes”, Chad said lifting and opening his legs for me. I didn’t bother loosening him up since Ian had just been inside him. I just positioned myself and slid in until my pubic bush was pressed tightly against him. “Fuck! That feels so good Steve. Fuck my ass hard. Pound me Steve”, Chad encouraged. I started a slow deep stroking and then shorter quicker thrusts, changing up and driving Chad wild, “Oh fuck! Oh fuck! Yes! Oh fuck me Steve. Harder! Please! Yes ! Fuck! Fuck yes”! Ian laid next to Chad enjoying watching me slam his best friend. “Oh fuck! Oh fuck! I gonna cum”, Chad Yelled! Ian quickly grabbed onto Chad’s cock and laid the side of his head on Chad’s solar plexus aiming Chad’s cock at his open mouth. Chad’s cock then began firing a second load onto Ian’s face and into his open mouth. Seeing Chad’s cum coating Ian’s face and entering his open mouth while Chad’s hole spasmed on my cock took me over the edge as well. I quickly pulled out of Chad’s hole, stripped off the condom and began shooting my own seed across Chad’s crotch and onto Ian’s face and into his open mouth. As my seed stopped flowing from my cock I looked down at a smiling Ian, whose face was glazed in cum. I bent down and our lips met in a kiss as I tasted the cum blend. We broke our kiss and then leaned down and began planting kisses all over Chad’s face and neck. By the time we broke and laid back on the bed, all three of us were coated in a glaze of cum. We just laid there smiling and soaking in the afterglow of our passion.  After several minutes, Ian looked over at Chad and said, “Well Chad. You got your wish”. Chad looked back to Ian and grinned at the shiny glaze all over his face, then said, “That was way more than I wished for Ian. That was so fuckin’ lit dude. To think I got fucked by both of you. That was so awesome! Fuckin’ cum everywhere!”, and he began laughing as he looked over the three of us. “Yeah, cum everywhere”, I chuckled looking back and forth between Ian and Chad. “We need to get cleaned up before this dries. I have a one time deal. After we clean ourselves up, you two help me change the bed and we can all share it for the night”. “Deal”, both Ian and Chad said in unison. We were able to fit all three of us in my shower. It was a little tight, but I don’t think it was an issue. After we changed the bedding, we grabbed a drink and went out and sat on the deck. “Wow Steve. This is so lit. You have your own little paradise out here. This is so cool. Watching the sun set and listening to the waves crash on the beach below. You have heaven right outside your bedroom”, Chad said in wonder. “Pretty cool huh dude”, Ian said grinning at Chad. “I like to think of it as my own private paradise”, I said, happy to be sharing it. We actually made a second drink after the sun had set and just enjoyed the peace and quiet of the night and the sound of the waves crashing on the beach below us. As we were heading inside, I asked Chad, “Can you come over for dinner tomorrow Chad”? Chad grinned and said, I’ll never turn down an invite to dinner here Steve. Say the word and I’m here. You two can both cook. OOPs, Ian cover your ears, you weren’t supposed to hear that”. Ian giggled, “Too late Chad”. “Anyway, I’m making baby back ribs tomorrow. I hope you like them spicy”, I said. Chad said, “Sure, I like spicy food and ribs are one of my favorites”. “Good. I’ve also invited Carl over”, I added. Chad’s eyes lit up and his smile was beaming. We then all crawled into bed, but Chad didn’t sleep much. Instead, he laid awake most of the night thinking of tomorrow and Carl.

End of Chapter 14