September 2040 Justin Taylor's office, Kinney-Taylor Ad Agency "Papa do you have a minute?" "Sure Gus what's up?" "Papa would you or Dad mind if I invite someone to the party?" "Of course we won't mind. It's your birthday party after all. Is it someone we know?" "Yes, I think so anyway. Papa I have to ask you something personal, is that OK?" "Well Gus I figured it was going to be personal when you called me Papa. When you talk to me about business you call me Justin or Mr. Taylor, depending on whether we're in public or not." "I guess I did give it away. I know that I turn 40 today but I feel 14 again. I really don't know how to ask this though. I know that I can ask you anything; I've always known that. I've always known that I can ask Dad anything except for anything that has to do with sex." "Just ask; that's the best way. It was always amusing to the family, how the sex stud of Liberty Avenue would get so tongue tied talking to his son about anythig sexual. He was just so afraid of hurting you in any way Gus that he let his fears about what others would think cloud his judgment. Is there some problem with this woman you want to invite to your party? It's been over four years Gus, no one's going to be upset with you getting on with your life. In fact your Dad and I've been worried that you haven't been dating before this. I probably shouldn't say this, but it's too funny, but Taylor is worried that you aren't getting any action and will explode any day now." "He thinks what? Why would he say something like that to you?" "Have you had the talk with him?" "You know I did, it was so much easier than I expected though. I mean the only thing I had to go on was when Dad had the talk with me and that was anything but easy for either of us." "Well the day after you told him about the birds and the bees he came to me and asked about the bees and the bees." "What?" "You told him about the heterosexual facts of life and he came to me for the homosexual facts of life. He then told me that he was worried about you not having a sex life since Katherine died." "Why would he worry about my lack of a sex life and how does he know I don't have a sex life?" "He worried because you had just told him about sex and he's a very bright boy. It doesn't take much to figure out you don't have a sex life since you haven't gone out with anyone since Katherine died." "Wait a minute, why did he ask you about the gay facts of life?" "I asked him that Gus when he asked me to tell him about gay sex." "Is he gay then?" "I don't know and I'm sure he doesn't know for sure yet either. My guess is that he is going to be bi-sexual since he said that he has dreams about guys and girls and equal opportunity boners. He said that he figured that he should just cover all of his bets. It was hilarious when he told me that he came to me because he loves his Granddaddy too much to cause him to have a heart attack by asking him sex questions." "I thought that Dad was going to have one all of those years ago when he told me about the birds and the bees. I imagine Dad would have been speechless if his grandson asked him to tell him about gay sex." "I'm sure that Brian would have surprised all of us if he had to deal with Taylor's sexuality but I don't want him to have to deal with it. Taylor was very explicit with his questions. He wanted to know exactly what it felt like to get or give a blow job, or fuck or be fucked. Brian would have passed out I'm sure; I just turned bright red, but the little scamp wouldn't let me off of the hook until I told him." I'm glad he had someone to come to then. I just want him to be happy and to fall in love with someone. I don't care if it's a guy or a girl just someone that'll care about him." "That's what he's looking for. I'm sure that as he gets older he'll experiment with both boys and girls but when he finds that right person he'll fall head over heels in love and it won't matter if it's a guy or a girl it'll be his true love. Society is so much better than it was when I was his age or even when you were his age that two boys in love isn't a big deal. Now that we've discussed your son why don't we get back to why you came to talk to me in the first place?" "There really isn't a problem with who I want to invite to the party except that it isn't a woman." "What?" "I find that I'm attracted to another guy for the first time in my life. I mean I think I'm attracted. I don't know for sure." "What makes you think you're attracted to this guy?" "Well when we're talking all I can think of his how beautiful he is and how much I would like to hold him and kiss him. Hell Papa I don't have the slightest idea if he would even be interested in me. I've never had thoughts about another guy like this before. I never got the bees and bees talk so I don't even really know what I would do with another guy." "Actually Gus, considering where and by who you were brought up it really was surprising that you never experimented when you were a boy. Don't worry if this actually goes anywhere I can give you that talk, just don't ask me any specific questions about how the various acts feel. I could tell Taylor but I don't think I could tell you anything that specific." "Don't worry Papa I'd never ask you anything about sex acts. I simply never had any desire to experiment when I was a boy. I figured I was going to be gay before I really knew what that meant. You and Dad didn't give me any visual experiences about being gay other than the few times I was able to trick you into kissing each other by pretending to look away. Mama and Mom certainly gave me more visual experiences about being lesbian though. Then when I got through puberty and started popping boners at the sight of pretty much any girl I decided I was straight. Of course I then had to have a Drama Princess moment about that decision." "No one has ever denied who your father is Gus, as much as I've loved Brian for the last 40 years I've always known how much of a drama queen he can be if he just lets himself go. No one in the family worried about that little incident, though it did get a laugh or two. Mel and Linds were more demonstratably sexual than Brian Kinney and Sunshine, who would've ever thought that could be?" "I didn't do anything for the next couple of years because I was living up to my idealized view of how Dad had lived his life before he met you. How in the world did I ever think that Brian Kinney was a virgin until he was 29 years old?" "I think most sons want to think of their fathers as perfect. If I had had any real idea of what you thought I would have broken the truth to you somewhat more gently." "I don't think the fact that he fucked pretty much anyone who would drop their pants could/ve been delivered gently Papa." "You have a point Gus but he wasn't quite that promiscuous, he did have some standards. It still surprises me how easily he gave up tricking once he decided that he wanted to. Tricking was much more than just sex to Brian; you have to understand that Gus." "By the time I was starting to think that I was getting old enough to actually do something besides jack off I met Katherine and any thoughts of random sex left my worldview. I loved her from the instant I saw her. Did you have any idea that I saved myself until our wedding night?" "What? No you didn't. Brian'll never belive that." "Looking back I'm not sure why I decided to wait but it was my decision, Katherine certainly would've slept with me before that night. Even on my wedding night I had to steel myself to gain the courage to actually have sex with my wife. I think that she didn't push me for more than I was willing to do because she understood it was a statement I was making to myself about Dad." "Saving yourself for your marriage bed was a statement about Brian, how do you see that?" "Papa you know that I've loved you and Dad since before I can remember but deep down I resented that he was such a slut once I found out about his past. So I decided that I wouldn't be that kind of guy. This wasn't a consious decision Papa since that would mean that I actually thought about it and decided that there was something wrong with Dad and I would've never done that. That was probably where my abominable behaviour came from when Katherine died. I suppose that it was one of those I'm going to be different than my my Dad decisions that boys make. Most of the time I was very happy that I looked so much like Dad but there were times when I wished that I didn't look like him. The time some drunk at the Diner thought that I was Dad and pushed me into the corner and started kissing and groping me was a time that I wished that I looked like anyone but Brian Kinney." "When did this happen and why didn't you ever tell us?" "The summer between my junior and senior years at Chief Joseph when I was waiting tables at the Diner. I never said anything because it didn't really amount to anything and I didn't want you or Dad going to jail. You know that if I had said anything Dad would've hunted the guy down, with you right behind him, and beat the shit out of him. You know Papa I've heard a lot of people, over the years, say things like that about Dad yet I can't remember him actually hitting anyone. Deb about knocked the guy through the wall when she saw what he was doing. She would have banned him from Liberty Avenue as well as the Diner if she could have." "That certainly sounds like Deb. Your Dad wouldn't hit anyone unless there was no other choice, that was one of the phobias he developed because of how he was raised,and I use that phrase lightly. You're right though we would've hunted any guy that bothered you down like a lion hunts a gazelle but it would've been me that beat the crap out of him not your Dad." "Papa do you have any idea why I would suddenly have feelings for another guy? I've never been interested before yet I've even had dreams about him. Did you ever think about having sex with a woman?" "Sexual desire is a very complicated emotion Gus and it does vary for everyone to some degree. To be honest I've never desired a woman even though I've had sex with one. I suppose that part of that is because I've been with your Dad almost continually since the day you were born 40 years ago today. Brian has always been everything I've ever wanted, even when I was living with Ethan I still wanted Brian. Don't tell her but the only reason I was able to stay hard enough to have sex with Daphne was because I was thinking about Brian the entire time. Your Dad had sex with your mother a few times when they were in college but I think that might've been his only experience with heterosexuality. Does this guy remind you of Katherine? That could explain why you have sexual desire for him when you've never had a homosexual desire earlier in your life." "No he doesn't look like Katherine in any way. You had sex with Daphne? How did that happen?" "One time and one time only because she wanted her first time to be with someone she knew she could trust. I've loved Daphne in a sibling way since long before you were born and that little incident almost ruined our relationship. I do know that some gay men enjoy having sex with women more than I did but I think that it's probably more that they enjoy haveing sex with a particular woman rather than women in general. If you really think that you're attracted to this man then you need to look into it. You don't have to have sex with him to have a relationship but if that's where it leads then give it a chance. You may find after one gay experience that it isn't for you or you might find that it's something that you can enjoy. I think Gus that you aren't gay or bi but you just find this particular guy interesting. If he's interested then just go where it goes. Of course before you actually do anything come to the Sunshine School of Gay Sexuality." "Do you think that you could come with me and see if he pings your Gaydar?" "Gus you must have some reason to beleive that the attraction is mutual or you would've never come to me to talk about it." "You're right Papa but I don't know if I'm imagining things or not. Will you come with me when I go to ask him to the party." "Sure Gus but is there any reason why he won't be surprised that you are asking him to your birthday party?" "Well that is another problem, he sort of works in the building." "Is he an employee of the company because if he is then that's another kettle of fish entirely." "No he doesn't work for us; he runs the coffee shop down in the lobby." "Jay, Jay Jewett, well Gus I hate to tell you this but that youngster is gayer than I am. I don't need to check him on my Gaydar since that went off bigtime the very first time I met him. I do have to say that you certainly have good taste. He's a delectable portion of a man, and he's probably only a year or two younger than you." "You're sure Papa, you think I have a chance." "Gus I don't really know him but I'm sure that he won't turn his nose up at you. You're a very attractive man in your own right. Are you sure that you want to take this chance?" "Yes Papa I'm sure, I haven't felt the way I feel when I'm around him since Katherine. I don't know if I really am ready to go through sexually but I do know that I want to be around him more than just at the coffee shop." "Well Gus we'll just go down to the coffee shop for our coffee break and I'll simply ask him if he's interested in having a relationship with a curious breeder." "Papa you wouldn't." "Gus will you ever learn." "Can I have my chain back Papa?" "Of course, if I don't give it back then how can I pull it the next time?" "I'm sure that you and Dad'll pull it many times before you die and leave me alone, of course by then Tay will have started pulling it." "By the way Gus there will be a surprise at the house when you get home this afternoon." "What do you mean Papa?" "Well your Dad and I are celebrating something from our lives in addition to your birthday. The party planner is setting up for two parties as we talk. It's going to be a surprise party for the guests instead of the guest of honor." "Well don't keep it a secret." "It's an anniversary party." "Well sure you two met 40 years ago." "No it's our 27th anniversary as married men." "What the fuck are you talking about Papa?" "Do you remember back in '13 when your Dad and I took your Grandmom on a trip to Ireland?" "Yes and I remember being upset because you wouldn't take me because school had started. What does that have to do with you and Dad being married?" "Well your Dad is planning on explaining everything tonight to all of the guests but I can tell you this much, your Grandmom was a very devious woman." "Why're you finally telling everyone after 27 years?" "Because until this past July the marriage had no legal standing; plus your Dad wasn't ready to explain the details of how the King of Liberty Avenue wound up married to the twink that wouldn't go away." "It certainly is going to be an interesting time when this little event gets explained. It probably is a good thing that Mikey won't be there." "I only regret that we weren't able to tell Deb before she died. She would've been so happy that two of her pseudo sons got hitched. While I'm leaving the details of the wedding for your Dad to tell; I found it very interesting how Brian handled the situation when gay marriage finally became legal here in the states this past July. On July 1 the law legalizing gay marriage went into effect in all 56 states. Part of the law allowed for legal weddings in other jurisdictions to be formalized at the county courthouses around the country. Not only did we get our Irish wedding formalized on July 2, since July 1 was a Sunday, we were there an hour before the Court House opened. Brian wanted to be the very first Gay couple to be recognised as legally married in Allegheny County, I wouldn't be surprised if we were the first recognised couple in Pennsylvania if not the entire country. We then spent the rest of the day celebrating. I tell you Gus we hadn't had so much sex in years and years, Brian forgot about being 69 and acted like he was 29 again and I just had to go along and pretend that I was 17 again. I guess he thought of that day as our honeymoon. Enough about that let's go see if you're going to have a date for your birthday party." "I'll just call my assistant to tell him that we're going to the coffee shop in case either of us are needed before we get back from our coffee break." "I just had an evil thought Gus." "What?" "Do you want to pull your Dad's chain?" "Considering how often he's pulled mine over the years, of course." "Well if Jay agrees to go with you to the party after you introduce him to Brian just pull him into your arms and give him a big sloppy kiss." "Papa you really are evil. Let's go get some coffee."