Chapter 7
Lindsay Peterson’s House Suburban Pittsburgh 4 PM Wednesday October 17, 2018 Lindsay answered the doorbell and as always was surprised at how handsome Brian Kinney looked. Even at 47, with some silver in his chestnut hair he was still the only man that she could’ve been happy living with even though she knew he‘d have never been happy living with her or any other female. She also knew that he wouldn’t have been happy living with any male either. “Brian, thanks for coming. I hope it wasn’t too big an inconvenience for you. Come in, come in don‘t stand out there in the rain.” Lindsay stated calmly even though she was anything but calm. I hope he can make Gus see reason. Nothing I’ve said has had a bit of difference in how Gus is behaving. Lindsay and Brian entered the house and walked into the living room. Lindsay sat on the sofa and Brian stood looking out the window. “You didn’t give me much choice Lindsay. Is Gus still threatening to elope? He hasn’t run off with his boyfriend has he?” Brian asked with some trepidation at the answers he would receive. I’d never tell anyone but I’m glad Gus is able to admit that he can love another person. “No he hasn’t run off and he isn’t threatening to elope any more. I think Alex talked him out of that nonsense. Alex is very grown up for his age both physically and mentally.” What Gus is threatening now is worse and much more likely to happen. I still can’t believe that my little boy is putting his dick up another boy’s ass and that he’s taking that boy’s cock up his own ass. Why couldn’t he just stay my little Gussy? “That’s good, so I can just go about my business and not bother Gus?” It won’t be that easy if I know anything about Lindsay at all. “Brian come and sit down next to me.” God he’s beautiful and Gus is his spitting image. It’s no wonder that Alex fell so hard for him. I know that my reaction to Gus’ feelings towards Alex is silly since he could’ve had any other boy he wanted for the last three years but I just can’t help myself. Brian moved to the sofa and sat down beside the mother of his child. “No you still need to talk to him. He’s threatened to move in with Alex and his father.” He’s still my little boy and he isn’t old enough to live with another boy. “Will Alex’s father let Gus move in with them?” I’m not so sure that Gus moving in with his boyfriend wouldn’t be the best answer to this mess. “I don’t know, I don’t really know the man that well. Brian I really don’t know what I did to make Gus so antagonistic to me. He was always such a loving boy but now no matter what I say it makes him angry. He’s angry at Melanie and he’s angry at you too. The only person he isn’t angry with is Alex. That isn’t true, he’s still on good terms with Emmett. He barely speaks to Deb, though even Deb understands that anger. Alex is a wonderful young man and I would welcome into the family some day. But I don’t think Gus should be getting so serious with his first boyfriend. I really don’t think they should be having sex so often either.” I wonder if I sound as hypocritical to Brian as I sound to myself? “I still don’t know what you want me to say to Gus. I’m not a big enough hypocrite to be able to condemn him for having too much sex. I wasn’t having sex every night when I was 18 but I certainly wasn’t celibate either. If he’s not threatening to run off and get married I don’t know what you want from me. I did find it amusing that of the 51 states only five haven’t legalized gay marriage and that four of them are among the most liberal states in the country. Gus can’t get married in his home state and I can’t get married in the state I’ve been living in for 18 years but I could get married in West Virginia of all places. Brian said with a big grin. Not that I have any desire to get married in West Virginia or anywhere else. “You have to convince our son that he’s too young to be so serious about Alex. They’re too young to live together as a couple. They need to enjoy their senior year of High School and they need to go to College. If they still feel the way they do about each other once they’ve graduated from college and have started their careers then I’ll be happy for them. I simply can’t stand by and let them ruin their futures by becoming so serious now. Just give him the Kinney stare and scare him back into being a virgin.” I don’t believe I said that. “Have you lost your fucking mind? Scare him back into being a virgin? What the fuck are you talking about Lindsay?” If she’s saying things like that to Gus it’s no wonder he’s upset with her. “I know how stupid it sounds Brian. I just want him to be my little boy like he used to be.” I know that isn’t going to happen but a mother can dream can’t she? “Lindsay you know better than that. Gus is 18 years old you can’t expect him to act like a five year old. So he’s having sex with his boyfriend; is that the worst thing he could be doing? When should I be at the diner so I can accidentally run into him? Will I see this famous boyfriend that he’s fucking every night?” What will the queens of Liberty do when there’s another Kinney as the Stud of the Avenue? “I’ll send him to get some Lemon Bars around 6 and you’ll only see Alex outside of the diner. Don’t be so sure that Gus is the one doing the fucking.” Is that the reason I’m so upset about Gus and Alex being so serious, that Gus is getting fucked? “What do you mean I’ll only see Alex outside of the Diner? I don’t care if Gus is a top or bottom as long as he’s happy.” My spy told me that Gus has always liked the idea of versatility since he learned about topping and bottoming years ago. “Deb won’t let the two of them in the Diner at the same time even when Alex isn’t working. She say’s that Gus is so jealous of Alex that if another guy even looks at him while they’re in the Diner Gus scares them off by just giving them the Kinney stare. Of all the things you could’ve given your son why did you have to give him that stare?” I’m getting sillier by the minute. “Like I had any control over that. I’ll be at the diner before six but I still don’t know what I’m going to say. I think I burned my bridges with Gus about 18 years ago when I signed my parental rights away.” Why did I ever agree to signing my rights away? That has to be the biggest mistake of my life. “Just talk to him, convince him he’s too young to settle down. You, of everybody in the world, should be able to convince him of that fact.” Why did Brian get that momentary look of pain in his face? “I’ll try Lindsay but I still don’t think Gus will listen to a word I say.” Why does she still think that I’m incapable of settling down with someone? Does she really believe I’m incapable of loving someone? Liberty Diner Pittsburgh Pennsylvania 5:45 PM October 17, 2018 Brian entered the Liberty Diner and then walked to a booth in the back where he sat down opposite from Emmett Honeycutt. “Hi Bri, what brings you to Pittsburgh?” This conversation should be very interesting. “I had a business meeting downtown and as you know full well I had to go see Lindsay. She wants me to convince Gus that he shouldn’t settle down with the first guy he fell for and that he should sow some wild oats. For some reason she thinks I’m the perfect person to tell him this. She seems to think that Gus grew up on Liberty Avenue and never heard a word about my past. She also thinks that Gus will actually listen to one word I have to say to him.” God I wish I could tell him how proud I’ve been of all of his accomplishments. Any man would be very happy to have a son like Gus. “Don’t sell Gus short, he’ll listen to what you have to say. I don’t how much stock he’ll take in what you have to say but he’ll listen to you.” Gus doesn’t know how much he really wants you in his life but he does. Of course he also plans on having Alex in his life for the next fifty years or so. “That’s encouraging Emmett. About our last call, what have you learned?” I hope he realizes that’s as close to an apology he’s going to get from me. “There was never any chance that Gus and Alex would’ve eloped to West Virginia. Lindsay’s just overreacting to Gus’ falling in love. Of course none of us thought he would fall so hard and so fast.” The biggest surprise of this whole situation was that Deb has been able to keep the secret about Gus and Alex jerking each other off in this very booth. “Well Lindsay tells me that he’s going to move in with this boy and his father.” I wonder if Lindsay realizes how silly most of her comments were? “That isn’t going to happen either. I’ve met Alex’s father and he’s a very nice guy but he doesn’t want his son to get married any more than you or Lindsay want Gus to get married.” If I thought there was any chance of you settling down with one guy I’d set you up with Mr. Taylor, strange I don’t remember ever hearing his name, in a heart beat. He’d be perfect for you except for that little detail about him only topping and everyone on Liberty Avenue knows Brian Kinney rolls over for no man. “Brian I don’t know why Lindsay thinks that Gus and Alex are having sex every night.” Though it’s kind of funny that she thinks the two of them are fucking each other five or six times a day. “What do you mean?” Why can’t Emmett just say what he means? “While I have no doubt that Gus wants to get into Alex’s pants, I’m reasonably sure that they haven’t done anything yet. Oh they’ve jerked each other off and they may have blown each other but they haven’t fucked yet.” “How do you know this, Lindsay is sure that they’re fucking every night and probably every day at school during the lunch hour.” I don’t know why it bothers Lindsay so much to think of Gus getting fucked but I can understand why it bothers Gus so much that she does. “If they were fucking then Gus wouldn’t be hinting to me that he’d like to use my spare room. It boils down to the fact that they don’t have any place private enough for them to fuck.” It’s kind of neat that Brian Kinney’s son won’t fuck in public when his father never worried about that. To be fair Brian never really fucked in plain sight but he certainly didn’t worry about who saw him in the backrooms or the alleys of Liberty Avenue. “Why’s that a problem?” I certainly never worried about fucking in private even when I was Gus’ age. When I was Gus’ age I wanted to be seen. “While you never had a problem fucking in public Gus simply isn’t that brave yet. Brian, I just thought of something.” “Well what did you think of?” This should be good. “Didn’t you tell me that you’ve been putting money in a savings account for Gus since he was a baby?” Lindsay doesn’t know about it or she wouldn’t have complained so many times over the years about Brian not caring enough about his son. Like she didn’t push Brian’s buttons to get him to sign away his rights to Gus so that Mel would be less bitchy about Brian being the sperm donor. “Yes I have, every year on his birthday my accountants have deposited the largest amount that wouldn’t require Gus to have to pay taxes on it.” It was always interesting how that amount changed from year to year since the politicians could never keep from changing the tax laws pretty much every year. “How much has that added up to?” More than the vast majority of 18 years olds have in their savings accounts. “I don’t know, I suppose it’s getting close to 200,000 dollars with what I had deposited and the interest on the money over the years.” “Then you have more problems with Gus than we thought.” I don’t know why these Kinney men have to be so stubborn. Gus wants Brian in his life and Brian wants Gus in his life so why didn’t they just make it happen? “What the fuck do you mean Honeycutt?” Why can’t he just say what he means? “If Gus has that kind of money available why hasn’t he rented a motel room or bought a house so that he can have the privacy he wants to fuck his boyfriend?” I’ll bet he simply doesn’t acknowledge that the money is there. “Shit.” Why the hell did I ever agree to give up my parental rights? “That’s right, he’s still so upset with you that he won’t use the money he has to know about to do something that he’s dying to do.” But knowing you have something and actually admitting you know you have something are two different things. I know how much Gus wants Brian in his life but I guess I never knew how much he resented Brian not being in his life. Gus entered the Diner and put in his order for the Lemon Bars. While he had seen Emmett and knew who was sitting in the booth with him he purposefully ignored them. “Brian your prey is here, don’t scare him away before you get a chance to talk.” While we all know how much Gus looks like Brian, seeing them both at the same time really emphasizes that point. “Thanks Emmett, for everything you’ve done for me over the years.” Where did that apology come from? “No problem Brian. Brian, Gus really does want you in his life, he just doesn’t know it yet.” Say the right thing and make your son happy. “I still don’t know how I’m going to play this but I suppose I’d better bite they bullet and go talk to my son.” Damn Lindsay why did you make me sign my rights away? Why did I agree to sign them away? Brian got up and walked to the cash register where Gus was waiting for his order. “Hi Gus.” Well that wasn’t totally stupid. “Are you talking to me Brian?” What the fuck does he want with me? “Is there any other Gus standing here?” This’s going well. “I don’t have anything to say to you. I suppose Mom set this up. Does she really hate the idea of me loving someone so much that she had to send for the ultimate asshole to set me straight?” God why can’t I just let the man say what he wants to say? “Gus that isn’t fair. Your mother only wants what’s best for you. I want what’s best for you too. I understand why you won’t believe a word I say but everything I did was what I thought was best for you. If marrying your boyfriend is what‘s best for you then I‘ll support you against your Mom and everyone else.” I’m sure that isn’t what Lindsay wanted me to say. “Shit, we never wanted to get married. Someday we might be ready for that step but not yet. Though the idea of marrying Alex is wonderful I know that we aren’t old enough to make that decision yet. The idea of sleeping beside him every night is just an amazing idea. The waiter brought the Lemon Bars and Gus paid for them. “Brian I never thought that I’d be able to be stand being in the same room with you, but surprisingly you aren’t quite the monster I always thought you’d be. Do you want to meet Alex? Just promise me you won’t try to steal him away from me.” Why am I being civil to him? Why is Auntie Em smiling so big? “Sure I’d like to meet him and don’t worry I won’t steal him away. I’ve heard about how protective you are and I don’t want to lose any body parts.” He really has grown up into a fine looking young man. Gus couldn’t help himself and broke out into a huge smile.” Maybe we can be civil with each other despite the last 18 years. Gus and Brian left the Diner together, which caused Emmett to sigh with relief. Deb had come out from the kitchen and was looking out the window. “Oh my fucking God, Emmett come here now.” I fucking don’t believe what I’m seeing. “What’s the matter Deb?” “You know how all of the family have thought that Alex reminded us of someone but that we couldn’t figure out who it was.” “Yes it’s something about his eyes.” “Well look out the window and tell me if you don’t know now.” “OH my god I don’t believe it, how can that be?”