Monday it was back to school and back to reality. The weekend had been awesome but I guess we were ready to get back to our everyday life. We saw Tony in the hallway and said hello. He said hi back but he seemed a little cool and I didn't press him. Once he was out of ear shot I turned to Bastion and frowned.

"I hope Tony isn't regretting what happened Saturday night. He seemed a little cold just now."

"It is possible. Sometimes we do things in the heat of the moment that we regret later. I suggest we don't mention anything  about it unless he brings it up first."

"Yeah, I guess. I just hope...well, that I haven't lost a friend over it."

"Oh, I hope not. Surely not. I suppose he's just feeling a bit embarrassed. He'll get over it."

We saw Tony again in gym class and he seemed a bit friendlier, but still not as talkative as usual. I tried talking to him about baseball and that seemed to pull him out of his funk. He said he was really looking forward to playing next season and that he was glad that Bastion and I would be on his team.

"Luke might sign up too," I said before I thought and Tony seemed to go back into his funk a bit. What was it about Luke that troubled him? I wondered. I mean he had as much to do with the rest of as he did with Luke. Was there some attraction there that was freaking him out?

We played skins and shirts and Tony was a skin, Bastion and I were shirts. Until recently I hadn't noticed just how well built and sexy Tony was, and now that I'd seen and experienced his body I could appreciate him even more.

When it was time to shower he chose a stall across from ours but I did my best not to stare. After gym class we walked to the bus stop and I waved at Maria who was in the pickup lane.

"Well...see ya tomorrow," I said sighing, "I wish I could come over, but mom said I had to stay home tonight. I'll call you later though."

"Good, I'll be waiting anxiously," he said grinning, "Perhaps we can exchange some....special pictures again."

Special meant naked and I giggled, "Okay, and maybe we can talk each other through some self love."

"Oh, Cody that's so wicked. Yes, definitely. I can hardly wait. Well, I better go, I hate to keep Maria waiting."

"Sure, I understand. I'll talk to ya later."

I sat with Trey on the way home and we talked about the party and when I mentioned Tony he listened with interest. "You know Tony has sort of a rep as a ladies man. I mean that's what I heard anyway."

"I'm not surprise, he's a cute and sexy guy. I guess maybe what happened the other night is a little confusing for him. I hope he won't let it affect our friendship though."

"Naw, I don't think that will happen. Just give him some time, he'll come around."

"That's what Bastion thinks. Oh, and when I mentioned Luke today he seemed to be a little upset."

"Well...let's face it they don't exactly run in the same circles. Being friends with someone like Luke might hurt Tony's rep with the cooler kids."

"I never thought of that. But....that's stupid, we both know it."

"Maybe, but it's life. Did you talk to Luke today?"

"No, as a matter of fact, I didn't see him all day. Maybe he was out sick."

"Love sick maybe," Trey laughed, "did you see the way he was looking at Tony all night?"

"Yeah, but he finally go what he wanted. Well, I kind of wish I hadn't invited him now. I mean it's not worth loosing a friend over."

"Relax, it'll all work out."

We arrived at my stop then and when I stood up Trey said, "Tell Danny I said hi."

"Is that all?" I said fluttering my eyelids.

"You know," he whispered looking around to see if anyone was listening, "Tell him I'll call him later."

I came in noisily and Danny came out of his room and met me in the living room.

"Lover boy says hi and he'll call you later," I chuckled.

"Shhhhh...." Danny said pointing toward the kitchen. 

Ooops, mom was home. I guess she must've parked the van in the garage. I made a face and muttered, "Sorry."

We went into the kitchen but mom was actually in the laundry room so we'd lucked out. She couldn't have heard me clear back there. When she came out she gave me a hug and reminded me why she wanted me home tonight.

"Your dad and I are going out, to a party at the dealership and I want you  home here with Danny. Mrs. Nelson next door is on call if you need anything, but I feel you boys are old enough to be home alone for a few hours."

"Oh, yeah...I forgot," I said grinning, "dad's getting some kind of promotion or something, right?"

"Yes, from car salesman to sales manager and it's a big deal for him....for us. His salary will almost double if he does a good job...and I know he will."

"Yeah, he's the best, but....will this mean we see less of him? Will he have to work more....longer hours?"

She sighed, "I'm afraid so, but he's excited about it and I don't want you boys to spoil it for him. He will still make time for you boys. Well, I've got to go get ready...I'm meeting your father at the motel where they're having the party."

"Wow, a party just to promote dad, that is big deal. Tell him...tell him, I'm proud of him and congratulations."

"Yeah, me too," Danny said grinning, "real proud."

Mom smiled and kissed us both on the cheek, "You are such good boys. I've left money for pizza on the table and you can stay up till ten. We may be a little late," she said smiling.

"Cool, no worries mom. You can count on us."

She left about an hour later and we walked her to the van. As she drove off and the door closed Danny and I did our happy dance.

"Yeah, home alone and no parents!" Danny giggled.

"Yeah, but I'm in charge," I said making a stern face, "so you gotta do what I say."

"Okay, what do you want me to do....suck your weenie?" he laughed, "gotta catch me first." he said running out the side door and into the back yard. 

Instead of chasing him I locked the side door and went inside and locked the patio door and the front door and sat down and waited. I called Bastion and got his voice mail. I was a little surprised. But lately his folks had been spending more time at home and I figured he might be visiting with them.

I laid the phone down and turned on the TV and started watching a movie on NetFlix and about half way through it I heard Danny beating on the patio door. I was laughing my ass off as I got up to let him  in.

"No fair," he said as he brushed past me, "you were supposed to chase me."

"Why chase you when you came to me anyway?" I chuckled.

"What are you doing?" 

"Watching Back to the Future. I tried to call Bastion but all I got was his voice mail so I left him a message plus a text."

"Hey, did Trey call?"

"Nope, not yet. Why don't  you call him, he might've forgot."

"Naw, he wouldn't forget, but I'll call him anyway."

He went off to his room and I went back to my movie. The phone rang a few minutes later and it was Bastion.

"I was in the bathroom," he said sounding embarrassed, "and I left my phone in the living room. I just found your messages."

"Everything come out all right?" I joked, "next time mention my name and you'll get a good seat."

"Very funny Cody, and terribly overused."

"Hey, who put a burr in your skivvies?" 

"Sorry, I just.....well, I just expected my parents to be home by now, and they're still at work."

"Aw..well, let me see if I can make you miss them a little less," I said hopping up and locking my bedroom door. No need to get Danny involved in this one...he he.

I pulled off all my clothes and fell down on the bed and gave my cock a few strokes. It was already semi and suddenly  it popped up in all it's glory.  

"Hold on, I'm gonna take a few pics and send them to you."

I took six selfies of my cock and one even had my face in it as I held the phone between my legs. I sent them to Bastion and the little devil had already taken a few pics of his own. They came flying back through cyberspace  and landed in my phone and I felt my cock jerk as I opened them. Damn that boy was sexy and that cock of his was sooooo yummy. 

"So...are you stroking it?" I said in a husky voice, "I want you to put the phone up close to it so I can hear that slapping noise."

I heard him giggle and then I heard that wet slapping noise that cock and  hand make when you're fapping and I started beating my own meat. "Gawd that is hot," I whispered, "only thing better is when we're together."

"Ummm Cody, let me hear you doing it now," he said in a dreamy voice.

We talked dirty and fapped for the next fifteen minutes, but it was so freaking hot that we couldn't hold out any longer. When I came it was like a fountain and unfortunately I hadn't planned ahead and the gusher went all over me and some dripped down on the comforter. I fell back in a daze and closed my eyes.

"Mmmmm...lover that was so good. Was it good for you?"

"Oh Cody, even talking you to is exciting, but phone sex is amazing."

"Hold on, my bratty brother is knocking on the door," I said as I sat up and slipped on my undies. I went to the door and opened it a little and peered out, "Who is it?" I squeaked, "I'm not decent."

"I bet," he giggled, "been beating off and talking to Bastion, haven't you?"

"Maybe, are you jealous?"

"A little, you could've invited me," he pouted.

"What about lover boy Trey, didn't you call him?"

"Yeah, and we did the same thing," he giggled.

"Ass, come in but be cool, I'm still talking to Bastion."

"The brat is here," I laughed as I returned to Bastion.

"Oh, tell him I said hello."

"Bastion says hello," I muttered, "So what are you doing tonight. Danny and I are home alone." I explained about the party and my dad's promotion and I swear Bastion seemed as excited as we were.

"Only problem is he's going to be working a lot harder and more hours. He's the boss now. But the good news is.....he's gonna make a ton of money now, maybe as much as a hundred thousand a year. That's twice what he's making now."

"Wow, that is good news. Maybe you can get a pool," Bastion said sounding happy.

"Yeah, or move to a bigger house, but not too far away from you. Maybe in your neighborhood."

"That would be ideal, but what I'd really like is for you to move in with me," he giggled.

"Wow, so soon. I mean that's a big step to take," I chuckled, "I'll run it past the rents," I joked.

"Speaking of the rents," Bastion said sounding serious all of a sudden, "Mine have been acting a little strange lately. I...I'm not sure but I think they may be starting to wonder if our friendship isn't a bit unusual."

"Why do you say that?" I replied feeling a little sick at my tummy.

"Well, it's just a feeling. Certain things they have said. Not disapproving mind you, just curious things. Oh, I don't know, I could be imagining it."

"Uh uh, knowing you as I do, I think you are probably right. As a matter of fact, my mom seems to be  hinting at the same thing, but my dad...well, I can't really read him. He's sort of a hard guy to figure."

"Mom knows Cody," Danny suddenly said looking serious.

"What? What does she know?" I said in horror.

He shrugged, "That....you like Bastion in a special way."

"How do you know this?" I said putting the phone on speaker so Bastion could listen in.

He shrugged again, "I just do. She asked me stuff, like what do you and Bastion do at his house and stuff like that."

"So, she hasn't actually come out and said anything?" I said feeling a little relieved. 

"She's not stupid," Danny sulked, "I don't think she thinks it's bad, but I think she knows you're....well, that you're gay."

My head was spinning and I felt very sick now, "Uh, Bastion can I talk to you tomorrow. I need to go right now."

"Of course Cody, but don't worry too much and call me later if you need to talk, okay?"

"Okay, sure...bye now...love ya."

"I love you too Cody and don't worry everything will work out."

I wished I was as sure as he was, but there was nothing I could do about it either way. Except maybe...not seeing Bastion as much and being more careful when I talked about him and when we were around our folks.

"Cody...don't worry, mom doesn't care. She doesn't think it's a bad thing. She likes Bastion a whole lot and I don't think she would ever say anything about it to you."

"Well...what about you and Trey, does she think that's weird too?" I said feeling a little annoyed.

"I didn't say she thought it was weird and she has asked me a few questions about Trey, but I think she thinks we become friends because of what happened to him and all."

"Sorry, I'm just freaked out by all this. I mean what if they found out and kept us apart? I'd die if I couldn't see him again," I said becoming more agitated by the minute.

"They won't. Cody, stop it!" Danny said mentally slapping my face.

"I'm sorry. I just love him so much."

"I know, I know. I'm sorry I mentioned it."

"It's okay, hey...ready for some pizza?"

"I was thinking...maybe Chinese instead. If mom didn't leave enough money, I'll pay the difference."

There was plenty of money for sweet and sour chicken and broccoli beef and fried rice and two egg rolls each and we even tipped the cute Asian boy five dollars and flirted with him. He seemed to like it and actually winked at me when I handed him the fiver.

"He was sooo cute," Danny giggled, "I wonder if he's gay."

"Naw, just friendly," I said, "if we'd been girls he'd of been just as friendly, that's how they get good tips."

"Oh," he said, but he'd already lost interest and was digging in the sacks for the food.

The food smelled great and we divvied it up and sat down at the table and went to work on it. Despite being upset and nervous earlier I was starved and I ate like a little pig. Danny's favorite is the broccoli beef, I swear that kid loves that green stuff more than anyone I know. I just went for the simple stuff and the sweet and sour chicken was just fine for me. The rice was good and the egg rolls excellent and before long we were stuffed and there was still food left over. We parked it in the fridge and decided to take a shower then watch a movie.

"We could take a shower together in mom and dad's bathroom," Danny said eying me for my reaction.

"Okay, but no funny stuff," I joked. 

"No...not that," he said blushing, "just to save time..unless you wanted to...."

I laughed, "'We'll see what happens."

Once we were naked I began to get a little turned on. I knew technically we weren't brothers and it wasn't exactly incest, but truthfully I don't think it would have mattered to either of us if we were. It was fun, it was convenient, and we weren't hurting anyone so what happened next was inevitable.

Within a few minutes we were both hard and when I offered to wash Danny's back he was eager to let me. I lathered up his back and let my hands swoop down lower and lower until my hands were caressing his soft little butt.

He leaned back into me and sighed, "Mmmm...feels nice."

"Oh yeah, well how does this feel?" I said giggling as I moved up against him and pressed my hardon against his crack and reached around to grab his hard dick.

He drew in a breath and shivered a little at my touch, "Nice....it feels really nice."

I was lost at that point and as I pushed against his hole he bent over a little and I slid in slowly as he gasped with pleasure. 

"Ohhhhh....mmmmm....yeah, that feels nice too."

"You like that huh, well here's the rest of it," I said pushing in all the way in, "hang on I'm gonna bang that butt like a drum," I added giggling.

He giggled too and started to push back as I began to move. I worked his hard cock as I banged him, but I needn't have bothered because just rubbing against his boy button sent him over the edge. I had just began to get my rhythm and really get into it when I felt him tense up and suddenly my hand was covered in his boy goo. There wasn't a lot but he came hard and I felt him tremble as he leaned heavily against the shower wall.

A dozen or so strokes and I was right there with him flooding his guts with my hot boy spunk as my legs went weak and I leaned down into him hugging his waist and kissing the back of his neck. 

"Good one," I sighed, "how about you?"

"Uh huh," he said shuddering as my cock throbbed inside him.

I pulled out slowly and finished washing him then let him wash my back while I washed my front. We rinsed off and got dried and dressed in our undies and went to my room and piled down in my bed to watch the movie. That way if we got tired and fell asleep we'd already be in bed. I didn't mind if Danny slept with me, and I knew the rents wouldn't think anything of it.

It was well after ten when they got home and when the movie ended we brushed our teeth and peed and went to our separate beds to sleep. It had been a good evening but we were both dog tired and eager to catch some z's. The last thing I remembered was my door opening and my mom and dad peeking in. I rolled over and went to sleep and didn't wake till morning.

Dad was already gone when we got up the next morning but mom was bubbling over with joy. She had gotten up early and fixed waffles and Danny and I had time for one before we left for the bus stop. She kissed us goodbye and we were out the door and off to meet the new day.

The rest of the week passed fast and things sort of got back to normal. Tony was friendly but he never mentioned the party again and we didn't bring it up. I saw him talking to a girl at lunch one day and someone told me that was his new girl friend. I guessed maybe he was a ladies man after all. I hoped that what had happened at the party hadn't caused him too much grief, but he didn't seem different really so maybe it was no big deal to him.

Dad worked a lot of hours but he said the dealership was doing really well and he seemed happy so we tried to adjust to things as they were. Mom seemed a bit lonelier in the evenings and Danny and I started spending more time with her and we talked a lot and one night I got the shock of my life.

Danny was busy doing homework in his room and it was just me and mom sitting in the living room watching TV. She seemed to have something on her mind but I didn't press her. I was there if she wanted to talk, but I wasn't going to start things up.

Finally she took a deep breath and turned to me, "Cody....I have been wanting to talk to you about something for a while now, but I haven't been sure how to bring it up...until now."

Oh, God, I thought, this is is it, she is finally going to talk about me and Bastion.

"You know that your father and I love you more than anything in the world," she began turning to touch my cheek tenderly.

I felt like crying but I was doing my best to stay strong, "I...I love you too," I said trying not to show my fear.

"And you and Danny are the most important things in our life. The house, the cars, the money...they don't mean anything compared to you two. Your father took this new job to make a better life for us, but the life we have is good, and I've been very happy...we all have."

I relaxed a little, maybe this wasn't about me after all. Then she began again.

"Your father and I only want what's best for you," she said laughing nervously, "and I guess we thought we'd plan your whole life for you and things would be just fine. What we didn't realize when you were born was that you already had things planned out for you in some ways."

"Uh, what do you mean mom?"

"You know your father and I are open minded about things and well...we know that kids these days aren't as hung up on certain things as our generation was."

Oh, no here it comes.

"Uh, like what?"

"Well, sex for one thing," she said blushing. I knew it was hard for her to go on, but I certainly wasn't going to make it easier for her.

"Awww mom, dad had this talk with me already," I whined.

"No, not this talk," she said fidgeting nervously, "I'm talking about....(sigh) your relationship with Bastion."

"We're just good friends," I said too loudly and then calmed down a little, "we...we think alike and we help each other out, that's all. He's like the best friend I ever had." I said sadly.

"Oh, honey...I'm not saying I have anything against your friendship. I'm just saying that I feel like it's a little more involved than that. Am I wrong?"

I thought about that a minute then turned my sad eyes to  her and nodded, "I love him mom," I said finally breaking down, "I love him and I don't want to be different, but that's just how I am."

"Oh honey, come here," she said wrapping me up in her arms, "I know...I know...shhhh..it's all right. I'm not condemning you or making any judgments. This is just new to me...to us and we don't want you to get hurt...either of you."

"You..you're not going to..to make us stop seeing each other...are you?" I sobbed.

"No, of course not. We both like Bastion very much and it's apparent Danny feels the same. He's been good for you and I think you've been good for him, but you're so young and I worry that you may be too young and immature to deal with these kind of emotions."

"Mom, I'm 13 and if this isn't love than I don't know what love is. I know it's love cause I want to be with all the time, and I care more about him than I do myself and I love everything about him....how he looks, how he talks, how he acts, even how he eats."

She smiled, "Well, it certainly sounds like love and I assume he feels the same."

I nodded, "I think he even feels it more than I do. He says he was nobody till I came along and I feel the same. You see how things are with me and  Danny now, that was cause of one little thing that he said to me and that was before we became this close."

"I wondered about that," she said smoothing my hair back and kissing my forehead, "This may seem like a silly question after all we've said here tonight, but I have to ask anyway, "Cody..do you consider yourself to be gay...or are you bi?"

"I don't think I'm bi," I said still unable to say the words I knew I needed to say.

She nodded, "I didn't think so, but you are still young, things could change."

"No mom," I finally said growing a set, "I'm gay. Your son is a little gay boy," I said wiping my eyes and looking at her defiantly, "and nothing is ever gonna change that. It's like you said, I was born that way and that's how I am. If you and dad can't accept that then....then I don't know what to do."

"We love you unconditionally Cody," she said hugging me again, "but I think when your father has time we need to talk with you and your brother some more about this."

"Why....uh, does Danny have to be involved?" I asked nervously. Had they figured him out too?

"He's your brother and he has a right to know what goes on in this family. I'm sure he has already figured out that you and Bastion are more than friends, he's not stupid."

I nodded and relaxed a little, but I'd have to talk to him before mom got to him if possible.

"Can...can I go now?" I said suddenly feeling drained and very tired.

"Yes sweetie, you go on now and don't worry, everything will be all right. I promise."

Boy, I'd sure heard that a lot lately but somehow I believed her. I went to the bathroom and peed and washed my face and Danny showed up just as I was leaving.

"Hey, movie over?"

"Uh uh, I just got tired of watching it. I'm headed to bed."

"This early? Well, goodnight."

"Hey, stop by when you're done I need to talk to you."

"Okay, sure..just gotta brush my teeth and pee."

I was stretched out in bed when Danny breezed in a few minutes later looking a little worried. Apparently he could see that I was upset. He sat down on the bed and pursed his lips, "What's up?"

"You were right, mom knows. She told me tonight and she made me admit that I was gay." I said simply.

"What? Wow, was she upset?"

"No, not really, but she did say she and dad were going to talk to both of us about it. So, you gotta be really cool about this and not let them think you already knew or anything."

"Uh uh, not gonna work," he said nervously, "mom already guessed that I know."

"She said something like that earlier. Well, we just gotta keep our stories straight and not get all upset or excited. Can you do that Danny?"

He nodded, "You tell me what to do and I'll do it. But, I don't know how much longer till they figure me out too."

"But at least you like girls too. I think they would prefer that to your being gay."

He nodded, "But right now I'm with Trey and they may figure that out."

"God, I knew this was going to happen someday, but I hoped it would be a long time from now."

"Do...do you think they will talk to Bastion's parents about it?"

"Oh, God...I hadn't thought of that," I said feeling sick all over again.

"Well....you said his folks are cool..so what's the big deal?"

"Being liberal and open mined is one thing, but knowing your son is being gay with another boy is another."

"Yeah, I see. Well, maybe we can talk them out of  talking to his folks."

"I hope so. Man, this is gonna keep me awake all night. I hope she forgets about it or dad doesn't have time for it."

"Trust me, she won't forget and remember Dad has Sundays off so I bet it will be then."

"You're not helping," I teased, "This is awful...the worst thing that I can think of."

"Nope, the worst thing would be if they caught you two doin it," he laughed.

"Or us," I said softly in horror, "I think it's best that we don't do that stuff anymore," I said reluctantly.

"Well...not for a while anyway, but you'll see everything will be okay."

"I guess...well...goodnight. See  you in the morning."

"Nite, bubber," he said leaning in to hug me, "and don't worry."

"Huh, no chance of that."

I tossed and turned half the night and by morning I was so exhausted I didn't want to get up. Danny finally shook me awake and I got up and peed and washed my face and got dressed. I didn't feel like eating but mom had French toast and I didn't want to be rude so I ate a piece and had some SunnyD. She didn't mention our talk that night before and that was fine with me. 

"I'll be home by six,"she said and I'll bring dinner home, "your father will be working late again."

We kissed her goodbye and walked the short distance to Danny's bus stop then I left him and went on to mine. Trey was looking chipper this morning and I wanted to shove his face in....lol.

"Who shit in your corn flakes?" he laughed.

"My mom," I shot back. And then I told him the whole story.

"Oh, shit...and does she know Danny is....uh that way too?"

"I don't think so, but if we're not all careful the whole thing may fall apart for all of us."

"What can I do to help?"

"Just play it cool and don't act gay around them," I teased.

"Do I act gay?" he said looking around to see if anyone was paying attention to us.

"No, relax. I just meant be careful around them, that's all."

He nodded, "Wow, this is crazy."

At school I managed to button hole Bastion and fill him on what had happened, but he didn't seem as upset as I was.

"I think it's encouraging that your mother seems to accept your sexuality so easily. And from what you've told me, your mother seems to have implied that your father is just as open minded."

"I worry most about him, I must be such a disappointment to him."

Bastion sighed, "I think you worry too much about things like that. You have a right to be who you are and no one should try to change that. Our parents don't own us. Yes, we owe them our love and respect, but in the end we must be true to ourselves."

"I've never heard you talk like that before,"  I said looking him up and down, "this is about you as much as me, isn't it. Your parents expect certain things of you too, don't they?"

He sighed, "My parents want me to be a doctor, but I have other  plans for my life. It has become a bit of a sore spot with them."

"I see, well....at least they haven't figured out the other thing...yet."

"I don't think that would bother them in the least. In fact it might fit into their plans better. I mean at least I wouldn't be as likely to have children."

"Oh, they don't want grandkids?"

"No, I doubt it. They really didn't want a child, but I guess they've made the best of it."

I felt sorry for Bastion then. At least my folks wanted me, planned for me, and wanted more. Danny was proof of that.

We made it through the day and when I got home Danny met me at the door.

"Dad called, he said the dealership was closing early tonight to have some work done on the sales floor. He said he'd be home by 7."

"Oh great, that's all I need," I said as he followed me to my room.

"So, the sooner we get this over the better...I think anyway."

"I could live without it, but I guess you're right," I said as I threw my backpack down.

I started changing out of my school clothes and Danny made himself comfortable on my bed. 

"I talked to Trey today."

"Oh, what did he say?"

"He asked me what he should do and I told him to drop you like a hot potato," I teased.

"Uh uh, you did not. What did you really tell him?"

"To just play it cool and not act weird around the rents."

"He won't....we won't. It's you and Bastion they're worried about."

"Thanks for reminding me," I sighed, "you're loads of help."

He shrugged, "Well, maybe after tonight it will be over with."

"What, my being gay? Huh, I'm not gonna quite being gay. I just hope I can keep seeing Bastion after the talk."

"Mom said she wasn't going to stop you from seeing him, but they might want to keep you from having too much alone time." Danny said making me groan.

"Well, they might as well kill me then. I'm not sure I could stand it if I couldn't be with him sexually."

"Sure you could. I mean you'd find a way to slip around or something."

"I need a nap," I said collapsing on the bed.

"Okay, go ahead. I'll just lay here with you, I'm kind of tired too."

At five thirty we woke up from our nap and peed and washed our faces. Around six mom pulled up in the driveway and we heard the garage door open. I looked at Danny and frowned.

"Here we go."

Mom breezed in looking happy carrying a big bag from the Colonel. It smelled  Heavenly and despite my fear I found I was starved. We decided not to wait for Dad but we left him plenty and still ate our fill. We were just finishing up when Dad showed up.

"Mmmm...I smell something delicious," he said as he came in all dressed up from his new job.

"Why thank you," mom teased, "it's probably me."

"Or me," I joked.

"Or me," Danny added as he attacked his dessert cup.

"Well as good as you all smell I think it's the chicken that is calling my name. Lunch was too little and too long ago."

Mom fixed dad a plate and for a while he was busy feeding his face. He wiped his fingers on a napkin and began to tell us about what was going on at the dealership. "The owner decided he wanted new floors and new furniture in the offices so we closed early so the workers could get it done. They're going to work all night."

"Well, at least he's interested in making things better."

"Yeah, and in other ways too. He's letting me set policy for the salesmen and the morale has improved 100%. No more chewing outs for not selling impossible customers. We're concentrating on being informative and helpful and not pushy. I insist that the salesman be honest and above board with the customers and it's paying off. Our sales are up by 15%."

"Way to go dad!" Danny and I said at once, then we locked pinkies and laughed.

"Well, I admit I miss being here with you guys, but I promise it will all be worth it once I get things going the way I want. I'll be able to let my assistant take over in the evenings and I'll be home more. And Sundays will now be family day."

Dad finished eating and went off to shower and change while we cleaned up the mess. I was as nervous as I'd ever been in my life and when dad joined us in the living room I could see by his attitude that the time had come.

"Well, mom tells me she had a little talk with you yesterday Cody and we both agree that it's time for all of us to talk about a very important matter."

Oh God, my life was over. 

"First of all, I don't want you to feel like you're in trouble Cody. We're not here to punish you or make things harder for you."

Of course the words harder had a double meaning for me and I almost laughed.

"Danny, in case you don't already know....and I doubt that since you two are so close, this is about Cody and Bastion."

I wanted to shrink into the couch and disappear. It was one thing to talk about this with my mom, but this was my dad and no way would he understand about being gay.

"We love you both very much and we only want what's best for you. Somethings are out of our control though. For instance we can't choose who you like, who your friends are, and we certainly can't control your...ummm sexual persuasion. I know a lot of people think that sexual persuasion is a result of how you are raised. Some even think it is a matter of choice. Another theory is that we are born with our particular sexual persuasion and your mother and I accept that as the most likely."

I was a little confused, but so far things seemed to be going okay.

"I guess what I'm trying to say is: gay or straight we love you and we will support  your right to be who  you are."

I could tell that took a lot out of my dad and for a moment I was paralyzed. Then slowly I got up and went to him. I wasn't sure what to expect but when he held his arms out to me I swarmed into them and as they closed around me I began to cry tears of relief and joy.

"It's okay son, it's okay. We love you and we understand how hard it must've been to keep all this inside. I promise you will never have to hide who you are again."

"I love you dad. I know I must be a disappointment to you, but I can't help who I am."

"A disappointment? Are you serious. No father has ever been more proud of his son. You're a good person and a wonderful son. No man could ask for more. I'll admit that during all that time you and Danny were having problems I wished I could change how you felt about him, but as it turned out it was Bastion who did that. For that alone we owe Bastion a debt of gratitude, but there have been other changes in you as well. Some bothered and puzzled us at first, but once we figured things out it all made sense."

"You don't wish I was....straight and that I would give you grandkids?"

He laughed, "Who's to say you won't. A lot of gay couples are becoming parents today and now that the marriage equality act  has passed things will be even better for same sex couples. And there's always Danny, maybe he'll give us some grandkids."

"Hey, don't I get a say in that?" Danny laughed.

I pulled away and sat back down and waited. I knew there was more to come.

"Now that we have that out of the way, we'd like to talk to you Danny," my mom said smiling at him as if she could eat him alive. She loved that kid more than any mom had ever loved a kid, except for how she loved me of course.

"I'm cool with it, if that's what you mean," Danny said shrugging.

"I'm sure you are since you probably knew all along," dad laughed, "but what we wanted to say was this, what we said to Cody applies to  you too. We want you to feel comfortable being who you are."

Danny looked down at his lap and when he raised his head he said the most amazing thing, "I don't know if I'm gay or bi or straight to tell you the truth. I've like both boys and girls and it was cool both ways, but I've got a long time to figure things out. I do know this, Cody and Bastion are good for each other and they love each other and I think that's great. I love them both and I'm glad they are together and happy. And I think we have the best parents in the whole wide world to accept us for who we are."

Wow, that was a lot for kid to say and he seemed worn out by the time he was finished. I felt better about things but at the same time it was weird to think that my rents now knew my deepest darkest secret. And even though I knew they'd never say it out loud they must have guessed that Bastion and I had had sex of some kind, though I doubted they could imagine just how far we'd gone.

"Now, I know you are probably wondering, what's next? Well, your mother and I have talked about this for some time and we have come to the conclusion that forbidding you to have sex or trying to keep you and Bastion under our watchful eye would be ridiculous and ineffective. I was once a teenager myself and I know what those hormones can do to you. I can't say that I completely condone sex at your age, and that would apply whether it was with a boy or a girl, but I am also smart enough to know that it does happen and there is little a parent can do about it. I will say this then I am done with my speech, be considerate of your partner and be as sanitary as possible."

Mom laughed lowly and slapped dad, "I guess that about wraps it up, unless you too have anything you'd like to add."

"I just want to say what Danny already did, that we have the greatest parents in the world and that I will try to make you proud no matter what."

"We are proud of you both and we're glad we have the kind of relationship that makes it possible to be frank and open about things like this."

"Now, why don't you two go take your shower and get ready for bed and we'll come tuck you in, just like when  you were kids, a couple of months ago," mom laughed.

I had a whole new respect for my dad after that day. I knew it wasn't as easy as he let on to accept his oldest son was gay, but he never made me feel bad about it and for that I loved him more than ever. Mom told me later that it was dad who first figured things out and that he took it much better than she would have imagined.

They came in together just as I was snuggling in beneath my covers and mom sat on my bed while dad stood beside her.

"Goodnight son," mom said pulling the covers up around me and kissing my cheek. 

Dad leaned down and patted my head like a dog and I laughed and barked, "Goodnight rover."

"Ruff...night mom and dad...and thanks. I love you both so much."

"We love you too soon. Sleep well."

"I will...now."

And I did sleep well. I knew there would still be difficulties with my being gay in the future but it was good to know that my parents and my brother were on my side. I wondered if Danny knew just how lucky he was to be adopted by us, but then we were pretty lucky too.

End of Chapter Nineteen

More to come....soon

Now that the secret is out Cody can relax a little but what happens when Bastion's parents confront him about his sexuality? Will they be as accepting or will the boys' troubles just begin?