Immediately he was wary and upset at the sounds, a different scent in the air, the strange car parked in front of his mother's house, HIS house, home where he'd grown up but as his mother would say, not matured any.
The laughter made the tiny hairs on the back of his neck bristle.
His dearest Moeder with another man.
That tore him inside out, shredded, a paper doll clipped with scissors.
Justin increased the movement of his feet, growl building up in the back of his throat, heading as quickly towards his curled upper lip as his legs were traveling to the steps and-
The door swung and he grabbed it without thinking.
A mass of cloth dropped into his hands.
'Either fold or hang to dry, your choosing, Hairball.'
He blinked, lashes down, behind the pile of whites.
'Dah-Roo?!'
'The one and only.'
'I'm glad...I'm glad you're the Only but aren't you NOT supposed to be here?'
'That's why I'm leaving by late tomorrow. Passport with a temper.'
'You're here with me, at my home and leaving the same time I- you PLANNED this the entire time, you sneak!'
'I had help.' Crooked small grin and trouble starting sky eyes shining behind a full clothes basket.
'Pledge, don't yell! He's great with his hands and very helpful.' Sweet Moeder there suddenly, scolding but smiling, hugged him around the laundry somehow.
Justin hugged back, a huge but not hard squooshy hug then his hearing did a backtrack of what his mom had said.
'Moeder, please, that's humilating!'
'What did I say?'
'That he's good with his h-'
'No, she said GREAT.' And another prefected Drew smirk made its presence known enough that Justin dared to kick at his tree tall lover.
'I was speaking of helping with the chores.' His mother said softly. 'What you do in bed in your own business.'
Drew's grin never left, while Justin's blush increased tremendously.
'You have yourself a nice man, I've never had so much help before.' His mother nodded to Drew knowingly. 'Pledge used to hide far up in the trees to get out of housework.'
'As a child.'
'Oh more than that, he still does it.'
Drew chuckled and justin covered his face in shame.
'Well I won't today.'
'You'll help?'
'As long as I'm here whatever you need, I'll do.'
'Hmmm.' A big smile crept over his mother's face while they folded and sorted clothing. She nodded again to Drew. 'You're a decent influence on him yet.'
Late night, very late, hours past midnight and hours left to sunrise, a dilemma intruded.
'So what ARE we going to do?' drew fixed his jeans back in place.
Justin wiped his chin and licked his hand dry before speaking. 'I don't want to wake Moeder.'
'Me either, she's wonderful...it's nice having a mom around.'
'I'll share mine with you.'
'There's no need to-'
'Drew, shut up. I'll share, I don't mind, you deserve some mom love too.'
'I...thanks.'
'And that's NOT anything against your mom, she's cool too and still yours of course.'
'I should hope so.'
'So...let me think...'
'I'll nap during.'
'Shut UP,Drew!' Justin laughed into his damp hands. 'We don't have close neighbors.'
'We're going to fuck outdoors?!'
'Yeah! You up to it, chicken?'
'I'm more beef than poultry.'
'Then prove it. Let's visit my favorite tree.'
'TREE?!' Drew yelped as he was hauled out the window.
