Friends, Sexcapades, And Love Affairs – Epilogue
By Laura S. Fox
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Epilogue
"So, you're the only one
not marrying into billions."
Jared turned quickly to
face his husband. "Where is that coming from?"
Shane gave him a crooked
grin. "My folks are all in stunned silence. Adrian surely meant it when he said
his mother-in-law has some pretty strange ideas about what it means to have a
low-key affair."
Jared pulled him into a
hug and a kiss. "I'm looking right at your folks, and sure thing, they moved on
from their stunned silence. I'm glad to see them enjoying themselves. Even the
twins seem to be having fun."
"Ah, they're quick to
find their way around. Although pop's loose tongue might be because of the
whiskey your father keeps pouring."
"They look like they hit
it off well. Our mothers, too. Now, tell me what was that about my not marrying
into billions, hmm?"
"Well," Shane caressed
his shoulders and then dropped his hands to Jared's waist, "I can't help but
see that both Edward and Ryan are from some pretty damned rich families."
"Yeah, they are, and how
is that relevant in any way?"
Shane cocked his head.
"Maybe you could marry a rich dude, too."
Jared smiled and got
close enough to have their noses rub together. "Oh, are you feeling
competitive?"
"More like unfit." Shane
liked to joke a lot, but it was a husband's duty to make sure his partner
didn't have any such doubts.
"Darling, babe, husband,"
Jared said slowly, "I frankly think you're the most fit
of everyone present tonight. I mean, you have legs so long that I wonder how
the bed doesn't seem too short, and such nice muscles." To make a point, he
touched Shane's abdomen through his shirt, earning a small surprised sound in
return. "I have no idea how Edward and Ryan fare in bed since we're all
gentlemen here, but, again, it is my honest belief that you would be on top."
Shane grinned. "C'mon,
babe, you know I let you top, too. I'm not like that."
Jared placed a small kiss
on his lips. "Shane, if I wanted money, I wouldn't be here. Plus, you are
richer than me, anyway. You have the bar and an awesome family."
"You have an awesome
family, too."
"Not as numerous as
yours," Jared pointed out. "Numerically wise, you beat me."
"I'm not competing with
you," Shane protested.
"Ha! So you are
competing. But haven't Adrian and Mike told you already about how little interested
I am about material things? All right, maybe not shampoos --"
"I'll buy you as many as
you want."
"See? You are perfectly
capable of providing for me. Plus, I have my freelancing career. If we ever run
into any trouble of the financial kind, we'll be fine. I may be, how my friends
say, the artistic type, which literally means walking around with my head in
the clouds, but I have some savings. Have your ancestral worries been put at
ease, now? We're not going to go hungry now that we're married."
Shane made a serious
face. "Then is it a good moment to tell you that the bar is going bankrupt?"
Jared stopped and looked
at his husband. Shane no longer seemed to be joking. "No, it's not a good
moment since it's our wedding, and you should have said it sooner. Why didn't
you tell me?"
The suffering in Shane's
eyes was real. "Yeah, and the ranch ..." He sighed.
Now Jared was growing
alarmed. He stole a quick look at the table where his parents were having the
time of their lives with Shane's family. "What about the ranch?" he whispered.
"Will be gone, come
fall," Shane replied.
Consternation was too
little a word to describe what Jared was feeling. "What will your parents do?"
Shane's shoulders slumped
in defeat. "They're thinking of coming to live with me. With us."
"My apartment is kind of
cramped, but we'll find a bigger place," Jared said quickly. Shane's parents
didn't look at all like people on the verge of losing their livelihood. His
eyes narrowed, and he punched Shane one time quickly in the stomach.
Shane doubled over
theatrically. "Is this the domestic violence I should expect from now on?"
"Shut up. You deserve it.
You really fooled me there for a moment."
Shane began laughing.
"You should've seen your face, babe. So funny."
"Yeah, right, because I had
to think up ways of accommodating two more families in my impossibly small
apartment."
"Yeah, it is small,"
Shane said and shook his head like an old lady disagreeing with the price of
mackerel. "Tiny."
"Well, you didn't seem to
care so much while living there."
"But it is very, very
small."
Jared stared at Shane,
and his mind gears began turning. "Where are you going with this?"
A face splitting grin was
the answer. Shane pulled from his pocket a key chain and dangled some keys in
front of him. "When we come back from our honeymoon, we'll move into our new
home."
Jared punched Shane once
more in the shoulder. "Did you go house shopping without me?"
"Ouch. Babe, stop going
to the gym or you'll wreck me. My parents gifted it to us."
"Oh. Then we should go
and thank them."
"Good idea. I think you
gave me bruises," Shane complained.
"Don't be such a baby.
You'll be fine."
"Will you kiss me all
over to make it better?"
Jared wrapped his hand
around Shane's arm. "Of course I will."
***
Mike listened intently to
Mrs. Armstrong's recount of a strange adventure that involved a stray cat, an
accountant, and an old neighbor. He hadn't quite yet decided if he understood
exactly how the stray cat had come to play a role in the story, but Ryan's
mother had a knack for making everything sound like it was extremely important.
The problem was that he focused so much that he somehow failed to understand
the plot.
"I will steal my husband
for a moment," Ryan announced.
Mike fought hard not to
let his mother-in-law see his relief at being saved.
He joined Ryan on the
dancefloor. As he wrapped his arms around his neck, he whispered, "Thank you."
"My mom thinks you're a
great listener. I heard her saying that you never interrupt, and you always
have this look on your face like you understand everything."
"Ugh, I'm afraid I don't
understand anything, and I'm just pretending that I do."
"Don't worry; nobody
really gets her stories."
"Seriously? Not even you?
Or your dad?"
"We do get a few things
here and there, but she's a bit quirky."
"Hmm, I think I'm quirky,
too. That means that I should understand her."
"Maybe you do since she's
so keen on thinking that you're completely on the same wavelength."
"Did she say that?"
"Ever since that little
confrontation --"
"Which I didn't want --"
"Ever since there, she's
been infatuated with you. In her book, that's a lot."
Mike pondered for a
while. "Is the stray cat a red herring?"
Ryan pulled back so they
could look each other in the eyes. "Is that from the story with the accountant
and the neighbor?"
"Yeah, that one."
"I really have no idea,
Mike. She's my mom, but sometimes only she knows what she's talking about. And
that's a face she doesn't show to anyone except family."
"So, I'm special?" Mike
asked.
Ryan pulled him close as
they glided on the dancefloor. "You totally are, Micah, you totally are."
"Now I'm sure the cat is
a red herring," he said with conviction.
"And I'm sure you must be
the only one to get my mom completely," Ryan replied and finally shut him up
with a kiss.
***
"You must be really
proud. The reception is a great success."
Edward's mother hooked
her hand around his arm. "You know very well that it's only a rehearsal. Wait
till the reception Charles wants to throw for you."
"Should I be worried?"
Adrian asked.
"I put in a few good
words. He will lose that stiffness, trust me. I already told him that your
business acumen is truly outstanding. Since it comes from me, he has to believe
it."
"Then I'm glad that I
have you on my side," Adrian replied.
"You're the man my son
decided to marry. I trust him, and I'm not just throwing words around, Adrian.
Even if I was surprised to see someone as good looking as you involved so
deeply in whatever concerns financial matters, let's say that my surprise was a
pleasant one. Edward really hit the jackpot with you."
"I hope this isn't just
you flattering me, right?"
"No, it's not. Charles is
happy to learn that his son-in-law is dependable. He was worried about Edward's
lack of interest in anything regarding the family wealth. Now you took a burden
from his shoulders."
"Will I become as stiff
as my father-in-law once I start to get really involved in these matters?"
Edward's mother laughed.
"Only the future will tell. For now, I think you'll do fine. And it is up to
Edward to keep your life interesting and entertainment, as your husband."
"There you are." Edward
kept Adrian's mom company, and they appeared to get along just as well as he
and his mother-in-law were. "I think it's time for us to join the others for a
final toast."
Their mothers didn't mind
being left behind, as they engaged right away in animated conversation. Adrian
was happy to see his mother so happy with her new relatives. Since he had
sprung on his folks the news of him getting married, he was beyond satisfied
with how well they took everything.
"My father is over the
moon with how reliable you are," Edward said.
"That's exactly what your
mother told me," Adrian replied and offered his husband his arm. "I still have
plenty of things to learn."
"And I have complete confidence
in your abilities to conquer any challenge," Edward said with conviction.
"I wonder," Adrian said
with a hint of a smile, "if anyone realizes that I'm marrying into a life of
hardship."
Edward laughed and leaned
in to place a quick kiss on his cheek. "Yes, I'm the lucky one, and nobody
suspects a thing. Let it be our little secret. And if you ever find these
things too much, we can just leave lawyers and whoever else is needed to handle
everything."
"I wouldn't do that. It's
our family, and I will watch over our best interests, always."
"Damn. Have you spent a
lot of time lately in my father's company? You start to sound like him."
"Who knows? I might end
up to live up to the Hastings' famous cold as a fish attitude."
"No way," Edward
protested. "And if you ever do, I'll take care of you. In fact, I will do that,
as soon as we live for our honeymoon."
"Which should happen in ...
what ... half an hour?"
"First, let's listen to
my father's speech."
***
Mike and Ryan were
chasing each other and Bran on the beach, while Jared and Shane were sipping
from two straws stuck inside the same tall glass filled with an exotic drink.
"I know your mom wanted
to take care of the wedding, but you surprised us with this shared honeymoon,"
Jared said.
Edward shrugged. "This
was actually my idea. Adrian spent so little time with you the last few months,
so I thought of surprising everyone with this trip."
"Well, it's awesome,"
Jared said. "Mike was incredibly happy that you allowed them to bring their dog
along."
"How could I have said
`no'? I like dogs a lot."
"I vouch for that,"
Adrian intervened. "If Mike and Ryan ever have troubles training Bran, I'm
telling you, this guy here is the best doggy whisperer in the land."
Mike and Ryan fell
exhausted by their side, directly on the sand. "We don't have troubles training
Bran. He has, with us. There's no way we can keep up with him," Mike moaned.
"You're just out of
shape," Adrian said with a grin. "You need the workout, Mike, admit it."
"It's true," Mike
admitted. "Hey, Edward, is this island yours?"
"Yeah, I was wondering
the same," Shane jumped into the conversation after finishing his drink and
licking the last drop from Jared's lips.
"Guys, that's not a nice
thing to ask," Jared said.
"It's all right," Edward
replied. "It's not. We just rented the place since it's
small enough to accommodate us without imposing on other tourists."
"But you could own one,
right?" Mike asked.
"I don't think it would
be a viable option," Adrian said.
Edward hooked one arm
over his husband's shoulders. "He knows better."
Jared took a look at his
friends and their husbands, and suddenly, an idea came to him. "Guys, did you
know that Shane and I are moving to a new neighborhood? There are a bunch of
awesome properties there."
Adrian exchanged a look
with Edward. Mike did the same with Ryan.
"Are you guys thinking
what I'm thinking?" Jared asked, more and more excited. "We could all live
there if you guys want." Some of his enthusiasm vanished. "Although Edward and
Adrian need to live at that large estate, right? And Ryan, you already have
that house ... Ah, maybe it wasn't such a great idea, after all."
"What are you talking
about?" That was Edward. "It's actually excellent."
Adrian laughed. "My
husband is not that crazy about living like the Hastings," he explained. "I
guess he only needed a push."
Edward turned toward him.
"Adrian, do you think we can?"
"Of course. I'd like to
live in the same neighborhood with the guys."
Mike took Ryan's hand.
"What do you say, Ryan?" He didn't dare to make puppy eyes at his husband, but
it was almost natural for him to do that when he wanted to ask something.
Apparently, he was a natural.
"We will definitely look
at them. You guys are so close friends that I know you would miss one another."
"And now, you, our
husbands," Jared said and hugged Shane, "are our friends, too."
"We could do everything
together," Mike said, "like before. Okay, so maybe not everything, but a lot,
right?"
"Sure thing," Adrian
confirmed. "Come on, guys, let's take it all here." He extended his hand, and
Edward placed his on top. The others followed quickly. "For friendship?"
"For friendship!" They
all shouted at the same time.
THE END
Thank
you for reading this story until the end!
Should you want to have a taste of something extra, there is a
side story I wrote starring Edward's naughty cousin, Christian, and the
infamous Mr. Brown (for those of you who don't remember him, he was the guy
with a penchant for BDSM and a thing for Edward at The Awakening party). The
story is called Secrets of a Power Bottom, and you can read an excerpt here. Also, on my
Tumblr blog, you'll see other excerpts from side stories I wrote for
patrons, involving these boys.
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