TITLE: Love Sees All
AUTHOR: Clairisant and Brenda
CLASSIFICATION: Tom/Francesca
FEEDBACK: Always welcome.
AUTHOR'S NOTE: This story is a sequel to Through The Eyes Of Love
CREDITS: A special thanks to our beta readers, Qupeydoll and Mary.
Chapter 1
Tom and Josh Boone pulled up in front of the Chegwidden house prepared for a manly Sunday. Nora, Josh's wife, and Miranda, Nora's mother and AJ's wife, had taken Randy to the zoo for the day. It was his latest obsession and he couldn't get enough of it.
Walking into AJ's house without knocking still bothered Josh a bit, but Tom had the privilege of being AJ's oldest friend, and knew he was welcome to do that. As the two entered the living room with beer and snacks in their hands, AJ came out of the kitchen with a large tray of sandwiches. "It's about time you two got here. The pre-game show is going to start any minute now!" AJ grumbled at them as he put the tray on the coffee table.
"Blame it on Josh! He and Nora were going at it when I got there to pick him up!" Tom declared.
At Josh's uncomfortable flush, AJ became concerned that his step-son-in-law and his wife had been arguing. The two of them had always seemed so happy together and this was the first he had ever heard of a disagreement between them. He asked with concern, "You two were fighting?"
"No, you old squid!" Tom laughed. "They were going at IT! They were doing the horizontal mambo, the two backed beast, they were getting some afternoon delight, some nookie, doing the nasty, getting hot and heavy, getting kinky…"
AJ held up his hand as his old friend seemed ready to go on all day, "I get the picture, Tom. He and Nora were making love."
"Sorry," Tom groused. "These days I have to live vicariously. It's a sad state of affairs when even a bald old squid like you is seeing more action than a handsome guy like me!"
"I'll have you know that Miranda finds me very attractive and if I remember right she had her chance to have you and chose me instead!" AJ bragged a bit.
"Sure! Kick a man when he is down!" Tom grumbled and then brightened when he remembered something. "Maybe I can get your daughter to introduce me to some hot Italian ladies while I am over there!"
"I could call her and see if she knows any blind women…" AJ kindly offered and he opened a beer and turned the TV on with the remote.
"Are you kidding?! They'd be lucky to have me!"
"Hey Uncle Tom, I think Sam's mom has started dating, maybe I could get him to fix you up with her!" Josh volunteered.
"Isn't Sam older than you?" Tom asked skeptically.
"Yeah, why?"
"How much older?"
"Only nine or ten years….why?"
"So that would make him 34 or 35 and then his mother would have to be at least…."
"Still younger than you, old man!" AJ interrupted Tom's mental math.
"Don't start with me, squid! You know we're not that different in age!" Tom groused.
"Yeah, but I'll always be better looking!" AJ taunted.
It always took a bit of time for Josh to get into the feel of these two's friendly banter, but when he finally did he could dish it out like the two old pros! "Now, now, both of you are equally as pretty! Why don't you kiss and make up so we can focus on the game?"
Tom and AJ just stared at the young man for a few minutes and then took their revenge! AJ grabbed Josh's favorite sandwich from the tray and even though it was peanut butter and jelly, took a large bite and placed it back on the tray. Not to be outdone by his 'equally as pretty' friend, Tom grabbed the can of beer Josh had just opened, took a sip, and placed it next to his own, claiming both for himself.
Josh was about to comment when his cell phone rang. He answered it and after 'hello' only said "Thanks!" into the phone before ending the call. He got up, went into the kitchen and came back just a minute later with a plate in his hand with two PB and J sandwiches on it.
The two older men looked at each other and exclaimed, "Miranda!" in unison.
To be continued…