Next Morning
Randy woke up checked the clock, groaned then looked over at John who was still fast asleep. He smiled and ran a hand through the older man's hair before leaving the bed to shower. Donning a pair of shorts Randy went downstairs, picked up the morning paper from the front step then made his way to the kitchen
"Why can't I shop like this?" He asked himself after opening John's refrigerator and seeing it stocked like there was an impending apocalypse only he was aware of. Randy gathered the ingredients he'd need to make breakfast and got started. He browned sausage while the eggs he had in a frying pan cooked. When they were ready Randy flipped the eggs to finish his omelet then served himself. He ate the food quietly as he scanned the paper
"John?" Randy said stepping into the bedroom
"Mm." The man grunted
"Do you want breakfast?"
"Yea." John croaked before clearing his throat. "Bring it to me?"
"I'll bring it to you." While Randy was tending to his breakfast, John took a hot shower then went back to his bed lying down after pulling the extra flat sheet up
"Thank you." He said to the man who was handing him a plate
"You're welcome."
"Can I have a kiss?"
"Of course." Randy said kissing the man. "How'd you sleep?"
"Like a baby. Did you eat?"
"I've been up for a while babe."
"Why'd you let me sleep in? This is good by the way."
"Thank you. I let you sleep in because for one you looked too cute lying there," John guffawed. "And because if you were still sleeping it meant to me that you were still sleepy."
"I guess that makes sense." The men looked around almost suspiciously when both their cell phones buzzed
"Must be the hospital."
"But for what?"
"Don't know." Randy said reaching for his phone. "Oh," He said with a smile. "My time off request was approved." John chuckled
"What if that's a text that says my time was denied?"
"That's not funny. I'm not going to Disney alone. Check."
"I'm eating here."
"You can't reach over and grab the damn phone?"
"You are so annoying." The older man said grabbing the device. "I got the time off." He said picking the plate up again
"Can't you pretend to be happy?"
"I'm very happy but these eggs are too damn good."
"You're so full of it." John took one last bite clearing his plate then looked at the other man
"Sometimes I am but about this I am not. It's no Turks and Caicos but I'm happy that we're vacationing together okay?"
"Yea I was with you until you added okay."
"Oh for God's sake. Just let me kiss you so I can forget about what an utter pain you are." Randy pulled John toward him by his ears and the men kissed deeply. As they started to recline on the bed John's phone rang
"Don't answer it."
"Just let me check to see who it is." Randy sighed loudly. "Ade?"
"Hi John!"
"Hi. Are you okay?"
"Yea I'm fine. I've been looking everywhere for some of my shoes but I think they're at your place. It's the only place I haven't been able to look. Are you home?"
"Yes."
"Well can I come over and take a look? I'm about five minutes away right now."
"Yea come on over." Randy eyed John
"Okay! I'll see you in a little bit. Bye!"
"Bye."
"What's going on?"
"She can't find some of her shoes and wants to look here. She'll be over soon."
"I'll clean up the kitchen."
"I need to get those clothes out of the dryer."
"Oh they're probably so wrinkled now."
"I put them on fluff and used a dryer sheet."
"Yea that'll do it." John rolled his eyes. Randy had loaded the dishwasher and was hand washing the pans he'd used when he heard the doorbell. He dried his hands and walked to the door
"Randy?"
"Hi Adrianna. It's nice to see you again."
"It's nice to see you too! Especially without your shirt on." Adrianna mumbled. "Don't tell John I said that." Randy chuckled
"I won't."
"What are we not telling John?"
"John!" The woman said excitedly and with a huge grin on her face
"Hi Ade." John said hugging her
"You look hot. I like your hair."
"Thank you."
"What made you grow it out?" John shrugged
"Just trying something different. I have to use product now." Adrianna laughed
"I know how much you have to hate that."
"I feel like it's a chore at times."
"Well you look really good so deal with it okay." She said with a smile
"I'm trying. Where'd you leave your shoes?"
"I have no idea. I came here as a last-ditch effort. They're either in the bedroom or a guest room." John stepped to the side gesturing toward the staircase. "Don't mind if I do." When she was out of sight John walked to the kitchen
"So having more hair is a chore?"
"Stop."
"If you don't want it,"
"If I don't want longer hair then I'll cut it. I know that. I don't need you to tell me." Randy snarled. "Cute."
Adrianna walked into John's bedroom her eyes immediately scanning the scene. The disheveled bed, the two phones on each table and two champagne flutes. The woman's jaw dropped and she covered her mouth
"Oh my goodness." She said smiling to herself. "He used both flat sheets. Nasty boy." Adrianna walked over to the closet and searched through John's massive footwear collection until she stumbled onto the shoes she had been searching for
"I remember those." John said startling the woman
"I bet you do remember these. You do have a foot fetish."
"I do not but there's something about nice curvy legs in the air with beautiful shoes attached." Adrianna raised one perfectly manicured brow
"Been looking at any curvy legs lately?"
"What?"
"Did you guys have something going before you and I broke up?"
"Ade what are you talking about?" The woman who was a good five inches shorter than John took him by the hand and walked him out of the closet
"I know the old two flat sheet trick," John opened his mouth but she held her hand up. "And even if that's not what you were doing then explain the champagne flutes. Those are your good ones. I'm not judging, I'm just curious."
"After we broke up. He'd been hitting on me from day one pretty much but I said no." John couldn't bring himself to tell the woman he cheated
"And you just gave it up like that huh?"
"No I didn't just give it up like that. I was really freaked out by it all."
"What made you try then?"
"Have you seen him?" The woman laughed
"Oh I've seen him."
"And there's just something about him I like. He convinced me to take vacation."
"Oh did he? You never vacationed with me."
"That's a lie."
"What? Two times?"
"You said never."
"Where are you going?"
"Disney."
"Randy must really be doing a number on you then. If you take any cute pictures I want to see. Will you guys get those Mr. and Mrs. shirts?"
"We're both men Adrianna."
"Just asking. John?"
"Yea?"
"He's got no booty and I know you like booty." John chuckled and gave the woman's ass a slap
"You leave him alone."
"One more and I will." John obliged. "You always had a firm hand."
"Stop it."
"So how do you guys do it? Do you take it?" She whispered
"No I don't take it as you put it."
"Randy does?! Oh my gosh John!"
"Quiet down Ade."
"I'm sorry. Can I watch you guys because this sounds hot?"
"No you cannot watch us. What is the matter with you Adrianna?"
"Nothing but it still sounds hot. Does he moan like a girl?"
"Ade!" John whispered loudly as he laughed
"I'll wait."
"...sometimes."
"Gosh...so cute. Are you sure I can't watch?"
"I'm positive you can't watch."
"But you didn't even ask Randy."
"You're such a little weirdo. Come on." He said picking the woman up and putting her on his shoulder
"I'm going to ask him."
"You are not."
"Find the shoes?" Randy asked as he met John and Adrianna at the bottom step
"Got 'em!"
"Giuseppe Zanotti's, nice."
"They're my favorite." Adrianna said as John put her down
"No Louboutin's?"
"John bought me a few but those fuckers are so damn uncomfortable. Loub's are really just about having a red bottom on your shoe in my honest opinion."
"I guess this is a women's thing." Adrianna shrugged
"I've always been a woman so I don't know. Thanks for letting me come get my shoes John."
"No problem."
"Call me sometime. See you later Handsome." She said to Randy before kissing John square on the mouth and then leaving
"You're blushing."
"She's pretty." Randy nodded
"Very pretty...she has really nice skin too which is an odd thing for me to notice." John chuckled
"The dark olive-y light brown is rather nice. Ade moisturizes a lot too."
"I wish I could tan to that color."
"Unless there's some Black in you somewhere that's not going to happen. Also, she knows about us." The tall man reached out and grabbed John by the arm as he tried walking away. "What? Mad about that tan you won't get?"
"No. What do you mean she knows about us? What did she do to you up there?"
"She saw the sheets."
"And?"
"Ade and I used to sleep together so she knows about my two flat sheets."
"Maybe,"
"And she saw the champagne flutes. Those are the good ones."
"So what now?"
"Nothing...well she wants to watch us have sex and see any cute pictures we take at Disney but that's it."
"Hold on – she wants to watch us? What did you say?"
"I told her no but then she said I didn't ask you to which I assured her the answer would still be no."
"She wants to watch or join?" Randy asked curiously
"Oh my God." John said walking away
Randy's
John wandered around Randy's condominium while the younger man printed and gathered the papers for their vacation. In the seven months they had been together the older man had only been inside about six to seven times. He looked at the pictures of Randy and his family that decorated the living room. He smiled at the picture of his boyfriend and a dark haired woman who was kissing his cheek
"John!" The older man followed the screech and found Randy in a spare room
"Do you have to always yell for me like that?"
"Yes. See how fast you got here?"
"What do you want?"
"I have all the paperwork."
"You could have just come downstairs you know."
"Having you come when I call is so much better though."
"What's that beam for in your room? It doesn't appear to be supporting anything so you could probably get rid of it."
"Beam?" Randy laughed. "That pole you mean. It's for pole dancing."
"And why do you have a stripper pole in your room?"
"It's not a stripper pole. It's a pole for pole dancing and that's what I do. It works my lats, biceps and shoulders."
"You got moves though?" John asked with a lecherous look
"Do I got moves? Why wouldn't I have moves?"
"But can I see them?"
"Come on."
In Randy's bedroom John watched him climb to the top of the pole, flip upside down and slide down
"Oh my. What else," Before he could finish his thought Randy was back up the pole but this time he came down like a corkscrew with his legs spread
"Close your mouth John, you'll catch flies."
"I don't know what I was expecting but that was hotter than I could have imagined."
"Yea I know a bunch of shit."
"So I should get one of these for my room and you'll show me yes?" Randy shrugged
"Maybe." He said walking away
"Yes." John insisted following him
"Maybe."
"But yes." Randy only laughed
Cody and Evan's
Cody looked at Evan as he slowly walked in front of his recliner with a big smile on his face
"What are you up to Little Man?" Evan plopped down in his fiancé's lap
"Heavens." Evan said as Cody shifted him around. "It's so big." Cody laughed
"What do you want?"
"To talk wedding stuff." The small man said unlocking his iPad
"Okay."
"First off I want us to have matching wedding bands that are engraved."
"Okay. Are you leaving that up to me? Should I order another one in my size?"
"I strongly suggest it."
"Okay."
"And don't worry I'll send everything we talk about to you in an email."
"I'll mark it as important in my Gmail."
"Second, well more like first and a half, do you want to wear linen, seersucker or a combination of the two?"
"I like the idea of both but linen gets really wrinkly."
"You're right but I really like the idea."
"Didn't I just say that?"
"I'll pop you Cody."
"No you won't. Let's move on shall we?" Evan flicked the tip of Cody's nose with his fingers. "Ow."
"Now listen to me."
"I was listening to you. Stop being so mean you little jerk. Move on to the next thing before I get mad."
"Food...what type of food do we want to have and how do we want it served?"
"You know I'm a fan of Spanish foods."
"It is delicious but not everyone enjoys it."
"But I don't want boring, regular wedding fare."
"I understand and I don't want,"
"What if we do an international type of thing?"
"I'm listening."
"From the hors d'oeuves all the way through to dinner. Sushi, tapas, bruchetta...you know little shit that can be picked up with your hand. For dinner,"
"Slow down babe."
"Sorry. Let me know when you're ready." Cody sat there rubbing Evan's exposed legs while the small man jotted down notes. "Are you wearing my t-shirt?"
"Yes. Shush."
"That's why I always have more dirty laundry than you. You wear my shirts."
"You don't even do laundry so stop crying. Go on with the menu."
"For dinner I'm thinking along the lines of Mexican, Southeast Asian...Caribbean,"
"What about a little barbecue? I know that's not,"
"Nope, add that too."
"I think this is a good mix of stuff and as long as we have chicken and beef we should be fine."
"I agree."
"So that's done. I'll have to find a company willing to work with us on all this."
"Maybe John's knows someone in Sunapee."
"Perhaps. We're keeping things small so it shouldn't be too much of a problem."
"All this talk of food has me hungry: where's dinner?"
"I ordered Thai. You have to get it when they come because I'm not putting pants on."
"Okay."
"You need to think of who you want to invite as well. I'll give you my list so we don't invite the same people."
"Alright. I'll wait for you to make your list."
"It's done."
"Done?! I just proposed three seconds ago."
"Don't lie."
"But seriously how are you finished already?"
"I've had the list made since the day I realized I could mold you into the man I wanted you to be. You're mine because I created you Cody."
"You're such a psycho."
"That convinced you to marry him. Smart psycho is probably more accurate."
"Tell me you love me and you're not just with me to be married."
"Cody."
"No. Tell me that you love me and you had better mean it. If I feel like you don't then that's it."
"Cody of course I love you. Do I not show you? I'm sorry if you don't think that I do because just as I never want to feel unloved I'd never want you to either. I mean you were a little rough around the edges when we met but I liked you so much that I would have accepted you just as you were."
"You changed me Evan. Like, you made me change and you're proud of that. You gloat."
"I'm joking around when I bring that up and I'll stop if you want. I'm not trying to hurt you. I feel like you're better now...I don't want to get into all of that but you know what I mean."
"The cheating and lying."
"Yes that but you know I don't like talking about it. It's over." Cody wiped the tears from Evan's cheeks. "Cody when I was moved up to the cardiac unit four years ago and I saw you, I was in love with you...okay it was more your face and then your body after I saw you naked on our second date," The blue eyed man chuckled. "But I've wanted to be with you since then. Even with you cheating and lying I didn't want to leave you...I just wanted you to be better, that's all."
"Aww, Half Pint,"
"I love you Cody Garrett."
"I love you too." Cody said kissing the other man as they wrapped their arms around each other
"...even if you are prettier than me." Evan mumbled
"Ev."
"Well you are."
"I know but we don't need to talk about it."
"You're lucky the doorbell just rang." The taller man grunted as he stood up, his fiancé still attached
"Go wash your face while I get the door. I don't like seeing you sad or crying." Evan stood on tiptoe and with a hand on either side of Cody's head he kissed him. Cody smiled
"God you're cute."