The Starlings invited the Fraziers over for Thanksgiving dinner in Greenwich and Jack’s family agreed, although June protested a bit. She had planned to spend it with Stacy and Liam at the Ferguson house, but last minute conceded to go with the rest of her family to CT. Brayden, who goes everywhere Henrietta goes, also planned to attend Thanksgiving in Greenwich. Since they were cooking for 14, Ethan, EJ and Jack drove down early Wednesday morning to help with the preparations.
Jack met Alan Jr., Ethan’s older brother who they call AJ, that lives in California with his wife Rebecca who is ethnically Korean but born in New Jersey. They were there for the week. He met their two sons, Alan the 3rd, called Al, who was 8 and Thomas called Tommy, who was 4. AJ and Becky both teach on campus at Berkeley, AJ in the economics department, Becky in the sociology department. Between a full house and Suzanne putting them to work cleaning the house, they barely spent any time together the whole day.
As they were laying in bed that night holding each other Ethan said, “I don’t think I have ever fucked anyone in my room before.”
Jack said, “Really? Not even Carlos?” He poked him.
Ethan was thoughtful. “Oh yea. We did one time. But that was like the worse day of my life so I think I’ve tried to forget it.”
Jack asked, “Why?”
Ethan looked at him sideways and asked, “Do you really want to talk about first loves and ex boyfriends right now?”
Jack shrugged, “Won’t bother me if it doesn’t bother you.”
Ethan sighed, then said quickly, “We were 16 we had sex, I told him I loved him and he told me he didn’t love me. Then he left the following day and wouldn’t return my calls for months.”
“How did you go from that to him being your best friend?” Jack asked.
“Well we were kids then we grew up. He’s always only ever had his mom and me so when he started talking to me again I didn’t shut him out. By then I was with someone else from my high school up here and he was too, so it was ok. We had other relationships and supported each other through everything. We’re kind of each other’s person, the one person I can talk to about anything, and I’m the same for him.
Jack was thoughtful listening to Ethan who continued, “Speaking of which, I had planned to spend New Years Eve in Times Square this year. I reserved a room way in advance right in the middle of all of it to spend the night there with EJ. Then on New Year’s Day we are meeting up with some of my friends in the city, including ‘Los and whoever he slept with the night before most likely. You’re coming right?”
Jack smiled in his chest. “You want me to be your date for New Year’s Eve?”
“Fuck you, EJ is my date. You can come along as the baby sitter and occasional concubine.”
Jack laughed, “You always know how to make me feel so loved and needed.”
Ethan kissed his head. “And I always will.”He kissed his head again, and said, “I want to be inside you so bad right now, but it’s a full house and you’re a kinda loud.”
Jack bit his nipple hard through his shirt and said, “Asshole.” Ethan yelped, then laughed.
He lifted Jack’s head up to look into those emerald eyes of his. They kissed deeply and passionately as they removed each other’s clothes until they were fully naked. Then Jack got on top of Ethan and grinded their erections together. They kissed and Ethan held onto Jack’s bottom tightly against him as Jack moved against him up and down.
After they frotted for a while, Ethan said, “Fuck I’m so close. Don’t fucking stop babe. Don’t.” Jack leaned into him and sucked on his neck hard. As he felt the first waves of his orgasm he whispered, “Come with me baby.” The he slipped a finger into Jack’s bum.
Jack let out a loud moan and Ethan came first with Jack coming seconds afterwards. They laid still, sticky with both of their Irish cream between them on their chests. Jack made to roll off but Ethan move his arms to around his back and held him tight.
“Stay with me,” He whispered.
And Jack who was still in Ethan’s neck whispered back in his ear, “Forever.”
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The next day Jack’s family arrived early so Marie could help with the cooking and force Henrietta, Mina and June to join them. Jack introduced his uncle Henry and Brayden to Alan and AJ, and they became fast friends even with the sports rivalries. They watched football, drank beer and talked sports, the stock market and politics. After a bit, Ethan tapped Jack on the shoulder for them to head upstairs since everyone was occupied, including EJ with his cousins.
Ethan locked the door as soon as they entered the room and they immediately embraced and kissed. Ethan said, “I feel like I haven’t been alone with you in days.”
“Because you haven’t, we’ve been busy.” Jack said. He started moving toward the bed backwards, taking Ethan with him. He asked, “How much time do we have?”
Ethan looked at his watch before he pushed Jack back on the bed. “Turkey went in about 11am and it’s noon so I’d say about 3 hours give or take. Longer than Sundays.”
He laid on top of Jack fully clothed and they kissed. Then Jack used his strength to push Ethan over until he was on top and moved on top of him like he did the night before.
Ethan said, “Uh-uh Jackie Bear, I want all of it.” He patted his ass.
Jack stopped moving, kissed him on the lips and said, “Ethan. Let me fuck you.”
Ethan smiled, “Huh?” He pretended like he didn’t understand the request.
Jack’s eyes narrowed, “Let. Me. Fuck. You.” Since his birthday three weeks ago they only had sex four times but Ethan only bottomed for him one other time.
“And if I say no?” He said but his brown eyes sparkled and Jack knew he wouldn’t actually tell him no.
“Then you will be blowing yourself for the next two weeks.” Jack said defiantly.
Ethan laughed heartily. He patted Jack’s bottom again and said seriously, “You don’t have to ask every time you know. You could just…you know. Take it.”
“That sound a bit rapey to me, so no thanks.” Ethan laughed. Jack then said, “I just want to make sure you’re good, every time. I know you’re typically a top so…” He shrugged.
Ethan ran both his hands through Jack’s hair. “With you, I am everything you’ll ever want or need me to be. I’ll be your top, bottom, cum slut man pussy whore if that’s what you need.” Jack laughed as Ethan pulled his face down for a kiss. “I’m good. Stop asking me. I’m yours.”
Jack smiled as he stood up and started taking off his clothes. He grabbed the lube as Ethan used his radio remote to put on soft R&B music. Jack pulled off Ethan’s pants, then his shirt and kissed him all over his chest, then put his member in his mouth. Ethan moaned, then used the remote to turn the music up louder, just in case.
Jack leaned back to sit on his hind legs between Ethan and lubed up Ethan’s hole first, inserting his fingers inside until he was nice and wet. Then he leaned over and took Ethan’s penis with his and lubed them both up, making a show of stroking them both using two hands.
Ethan moaned, “Uuuugggh…unless you want me to come like thissssss…”
Jack let him go and lubed himself some more, then slowly entered Ethan. Ethan moaned and reached up to grab Jack on his sides with both hands. When Jack was all the way in, he gave Ethan a few seconds then leaned over him and kissed him as he began to move inside of him. Jack picked up the pace and Ethan got louder and he loved that he could make Ethan feel as good as Ethan makes him feel, and make him give up control.
Ethan’s insides were on fire as Jack slammed into his rectum over and over again and he never wanted him to stop. He came hands free all over his chest but that did not stop Jack from pounding him. He continued to get fucked and his penis kept ozing out cum. Jack never wanted to stop either, Ethan was so tight and it felt amazing. But eventually he started feeling his own orgasm coming up.
He leaned all the way down and kissed Ethan and said, “Tell me.”
And Ethan knew what he wanted to hear. He said breathlessly, “I fucking… love you… Jackie Bear. Fucking… love you…love you.”
Jack pumped right through his orgasm, cumming intensely and silently as his voice was caught in his throat. Finally he stopped moving and Ethan could still feel his penis pulsing inside of him making him continue to be hard and horny. He tapped Jack to move off him and Jack slide off to the side. Ethan stood up and grabbed the lube to stroke himself fully erect again while Jack watched with that sideways smile of his. He knew they were not done.
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Suzanne asked, “Where is Ethan? He’s supposed to help me with the stuffing, he likes it a certain way.”
“Well he’s not in the living room with the boys, I just came from there.” Becky said.
Mina said slyly, “Anybody check upstairs? Where’s Jack?”
“They went upstairs hours ago.” June said casually.
Suzanne looked up sharply. “Are you kidding me? Right now?”
“Oh honey they do this every Sunday.” Marie said, “They drop Ethan off with us, find a reason to excuse themselves and we don’t see them until it’s time to eat.”
“Are you serious?” She asked incredulously.
Marie repeated, “Every Sunday.”
Mina tried to help, “To be fair, they don’t really get a chance to…be together during the week because they are both working. Not to mention EJ sleeps in the same bed with them at night. So if they need a moment to connect, I say let them.”
Suzanne groaned. “Ugh. They can keep it in their pants for one more day. They are acting like love sick teenagers.”
“That’s because they are in love.” June said factually. Everyone looked at her as she continued to mix the cheeses for the mac and cheese.
Suzanne asked, “Did Ethan tell you that?”
“No, Jack did.” June said. “They confessed their love for each other. And they plan on staying together as committed partners. Raise EJ together.” Suzanne’s eyes grew wide.
“Wow.” Becky said. “That’s huge for Ethan.”
Mina asked, “Why? It seems normal to me, with how close they are.”
“Because the last time Ethan fell in love, it ended badly. Like, real bad.” Becky said. “It was like four years ago but he pretty much vowed never to fall in love again. And I believed him. I didn’t see him opening up again and so soon.”
“Well Jack has never really been in love, not as an adult. And he’s giving his all to Ethan. So I’m not surprised that they are opening up to each other.” June said.
Marie said, “Jack also doesn’t get serious about a lot of things, until he is serious. If he says he’s serious about Ethan being the one for him, then believe it.” She turned to Ethan’s mother. “What do you think Suzanne? You seem a bit stunned.”
“I am…I just want Ethan to be happy but he seems to struggle with finding happiness in his life. I truly do hope this is it for him. For both of them. Because I like Jack and he deserves to be happy too.”
“You raised a good son.” Marie said. “I couldn’t have asked for a better person for my boy.” The two moms hugged.
Suzanne then said, “But still, I have one rule with my boys – Nobody is fucking in my house but me! I’m bringing their asses back down.” Everyone laughed.
Mina said, “Awww, just give them another hour.”
Suzanne gave Mina a look, then relented. “OK. One hour.”
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Jack laid on Ethan’s chest, dazed and drained from the love making session they just had. “We need to make time to do this more often,” he said.
Ethan was rubbing Jack’s back. “It won’t be like this always. EJ will grow up and want nothing to do with us before you know it.”
“And what about his little siblings?”
“What siblings?”
“You really don’t want to have any more kids?” Jack asked.
“I mean…sure but not from my loins. My divorce was final right around this time last year. I’m not sticking my dick in another woman ever again.”
Jack said, “That’s OK. I’ll take one for the team.” Ethan nudged him then laughed.
They laid there listening to Babyface playing from Ethan’s mp3 player: “And no one does it like me/And no one but you/Has that kind of whip appeal on me/Keep on whipping on me…”
“I think our families are getting along,” Jack said.
“Yea, I guess everyone passed the test. Guess that means we got the OK to keep going,” Ethan said, making Jack smile. Then he said, “Let’s just stay up here a bit longer. Maybe through dinner. Maybe they won’t miss us.”
As if on cue, there was a knock on the door. Mina said, “Ethan, your mother wanted me to remind you of her number one house rule, and to politely invite you back downstairs. Hi Jack.” She sang Jack’s name.
Ethan started laughing. Jack asked, “What rule?”
“Nobody fucks in her house but her.” Ethan said still laughing.
“Oh my God!” Jack and laughed too.
“C’mon. Let’s go,” said Ethan. But he didn’t move and neither did Jack for another couple of minutes. Then Jack sat up and looked at Ethan. Ethan started at him for a moment, then sat up and they kissed.
Jack whispered, “I love you.”
Ethan ran his hands through Jack’s hair and touched his face. “You don’t even know Jackie Bear, how deep this love I have goes for you.” He said. “I’m never letting you go.” He laid Jack back down, grabbed the lube and pulled his legs apart to enter him one more time.
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Thanksgiving dinner was nice and uneventful until Jack said to Ethan’s parents, “Thank you for inviting me and my family to spend the holiday with you all.”
Suzanne said, “We’re happy to have you. Especially since you and Ethan have gotten so…close.” Jack smiled. Suzanne continued, “So how close are you two? Ethan hasn’t really said anything about it since he told us you were going to be more than friends back in September. How’s it going?”
Ethan said sarcastically, “It’s going great Ma, thanks for asking.” Jack snorted a laugh, then coughed.
“Don’t get snarky with me,” Suzanne scolded, “I’m just asking.”
“Sue, you know Ethan doesn’t talk unless it’s bad, so no news is good news.” said Alan.
“Well it must be going fantastic because I hear nothing!” She practically yelled at him.
AJ tried to help, “Ma, give it a rest will you?”
“What’s wrong with me wanting to know if my son is in love and happy? I’m his mother.”
“Because if he wanted you to know he would say it.” AJ said, still trying to defend is brother.
“But that’s the thing, he wouldn’t say it.” said Suzanne.
Ethan got annoyed. “Can everyone stop talking about me like I’m not right here?”
“Well if you would throw your mother a bone now and then she wouldn’t have to.” Alan said.
“Well Jack isn’t shy so let’s just ask Jack.” said Marie. “How is everything going between you and Ethan?”
The table got quiet as everyone looked at Jack, including Ethan. Jack looked at Ethan and he gestured with his hand toward the table as if to say, go ahead. Jack cleared his throat and said, “Well. We love each other. Committed to each other. And we’re happy.”
Ethan gave him a sideways smile, then turned to his mother and said, “You happy? Now you know.”
His mother beamed. “Yes, thank you Jack. Oooh I hear wedding bells down the road, don’t you Marie?”
Ethan and Jack said simultaneously, “We’re not getting married.”
Mina said, “Awww, why not?”
Jack answered, “Besides the fact that it’s been like 2-3 months since we made it official, neither of us actually want to get married. Why the rush to marry people off?”
Uncle Henry joined the conversation and said, “Because that’s what you do when you meet someone, fall in love and want to spend the rest of your life with that person. If you say you’re committed, then commit fully.”
Brayden said, “here here!” and raised a glass.
Henrietta rolled her eyes. “I’m with Jack and Ethan on this one. I feel like your generation is always trying to marry someone off. It’s just a piece of paper, it doesn’t solidify anything.”
Brayden said, “Except it does.” The table went back and forth about relationships and marriage, with Jack shaking his head and Ethan growing increasingly agitated. They learned how Henry and Marie met:
After Henry and his two best friends immigrated to the US -one of them being Brayden’s dad, Brian- and worked for Sean’s father in Boston at his store doing deliveries, he met a 16 year old girl and followed her from Boston to Providence, Rhode Island. Henry and Brian started working on the apple farm just so he could be closer to her, knowing they delivered to stores in Providence.
When her father caught his then 17 year old daughter with a 22 year old delivery man, he chased him out of town back to the apple farm where he lived in the guest house in the back with Brian. A week later Marie shows up with a book bag of clothes and she never left the farm again. They married the day she turned 18 and she was already 3 months pregnant.
They also learned how Suzanne and Alan met: They have known each other their whole lives, growing up in the Throggs Neck section of the Bronx. They went to the same grade school, were friends in middle school and started dating in high school, broke up senior year, went to the same college, Fordham University, and got back together by junior year. One slip up and Suzanne was pregnant walking down the aisle to get her diploma.
“And what do you do when you knock up a good Irish Catholic girl?” Alan asked.
Jack answered, “You marry her!” He smiled at Ethan who did not smile back.
AJ and Becky gave their own love story: They met at Berkeley, freshman year. At first AJ was going for a Finance degree, but switched to Economics so he could take some sociology classes with her, as she was a Sociology major. They moved in together senior year off campus and two years later they got married.
“And I was not pregnant!’ Becky laughed. “Although to be honest we had a pregnancy scare which started the conversation about marriage.” They waited until they were more settled to have kids, as they had broken up at least three times prior to that.
“And see,” said Henrietta, “With the exception of Becky, everyone at this table who has been married got married because they had to get married. I want to get married when I feel like it’s the right time. Not because I’m pregnant or because it’s comfortable with my partner.”
Brayden got offended. “So is that all I am? Comfortable to you? You’re waiting for something better to come along?”
“That’s not what I said.” She huffed.
“That’s what I heard you say.” He challenged her.
Henrietta got frustrated. “Well it’s not what I mean! Brayden, we have been together since we were in diapers, our dads made sure of that. Despite that, I do love you. I don’t want anyone else but you. But marriages end. 50% of marriages end in divorce, so a piece of paper isn’t keeping people together. Love and commitment is, and we have that.”
“But that’s not a reason not to get married, because it could go bad,” said Henry. “You put the trust in that it won’t, and you put the work in every day to ensure it doesn’t. I don’t understand why you and Jack have such an aversion to spending your life together with someone.”
“We don’t have an aversion to spending our lives with someone else, we both are already doing it.” said Jack. “We just don’t need a marriage to prove it to anyone else.”
Ethan finally spoke up. “Especially since I already have one divorce under me and I don’t need another one.”
Jack did not like that at statement all. “Um…what the fuck does that mean?”
Ethan looked at him and said, “That came out wrong. I don’t have any intention of this ever ending; quite the opposite or we wouldn’t all be here at this table, your family and mines. I just meant that divorce is not fun. Break ups are bad but divorces are messy and nasty and you literally become a different person when it’s all said and done.”
He turned to the table and said, “Now I appreciate everyone’s investment and support of our relationship, and I’m sure Henrietta does as well-” Henrietta was scowling- “…albeit by the look on her face less so. You all have great solid marriages that we can look up to. But as for me, I’m not getting married, ever again. I did the white wedding walk, once was enough. But as far as love, commitment, trust, devotion, putting in the work, companionship, security, all of that, I’m living that every day with Jack.”
He looked back to him. “It’s me and you. Nothing is ever going to change that.” Jack nodded. He leaned in for a kiss on the lips knowing everyone was watching and Ethan did not hesitate to return the kiss in front of their families. He tapped his lips twice, then leaned their foreheads together.
Suzanne beamed again. Marie said, “I think this is a good a time as any to bring out my apple pies.”
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For Christmas, Ethan’s parents opted to spend it in Berkeley with AJ, his family and Becky’s family, so Ethan came over to Jack’s family for Christmas Eve dinner, a Frazier family tradition. He and EJ were to spend the night to wake up there Christmas day.
June made an announcement on the morning of Christmas Eve, “My boyfriend is coming to spend Christmas Eve with us.” Ethan, who had a sinking suspicion of who her “boyfriend” is and a strong fact that Jack still had no clue, knew this was going to be bad, but decided to keep his mouth shut and see how it all played out.
Jack harassed her the whole day, “Who the fuck is this loser?” “Is he even from New York? Or is he from Idaho or some shit?” “You better not be fucking him.” “I’m not going to like him am I? That’s why you never mentioned him.” “No really, who is this fucking loser?” “Just give me his name. It’s like Blaine or Chad isn’t it? Or Tyrone!?” “You better not be fucking him. If you get pregnant I’m going to fuck him up.” Until Henrietta told him to knock it off and hid her upstairs.
Brayden came by late afternoon, went upstairs first to see Henrietta, then sat in the living room with Ethan and Jack to watch TV. Jack was complaining to Ethan.
“I’m not being irrational, I know she is growing up, but I need my little sister to focus on her studies, not on some lame asshole who just wants to get in her pants. Because that’s all it’s about, I know it. She’s so inexperienced, she doesn’t understand how men think.”
Ethan played the dutiful boyfriend and listened and nodded. Brayden sat through 10 minutes of Jack’s ridiculous rant and finally spoke up. “You should probably give the guy a chance,” he said.
“What?” said Jack sharply.
“I think that whoever comes through that door for June, you should give the guy a chance. Hear him out. It might not be what you think.” Ethan looked at Brayden intently. He was pretty sure Brayden knew what he knew.
Brayden continued, “I’m just saying. She’s not a little girl, she’s a grown woman now. And she will be dating and falling in love, getting married, having children before you know it. She’s not always going to be just your kid sister. At some point you’re going to have to let her go. Anyway, those are my thoughts.”
Jack was quiet for a moment. Then said coldly, “Well Bray, I don’t think anyone here asked you for your thoughts did they? So how about you mind your fucking business?”
Ethan’s mouth dropped at how nasty Jack was being. Brayden said, “Listen, I’m just saying-”
Jack snapped at him, “Don’t SAY anything. Because she’s MY sister. My baby sister. It’s my job to protect her and it will always be my job to protect her no matter how old she is. My job!” He punched his chest hard as he spoke. “I don’t give a shit who this guy is that comes through that door for MY Junie, if I find out he’s fucking her I’m going to make sure he never walks again.”
Brayden smiled like he had a secret, “You sure about that kid?”
Jack stood up fists tight and said calmly, “Don’t call me kid, dickhead. I will beat the shit out of you in my own house.”
Ethan was stunned. He touched Jack’s arm and called his name. “Jack! What the…stop!”
Brayden stood up and shook his head. “You got fucking issues, Jack.” He said to Ethan, “Good luck with that one.” He walked out of the living room.
Ethan was still stunned as Jack plopped back on the couch with him. “Jack what the fuck was that? Maybe Brayden has a point, maybe the guy won’t be that bad-” But the look Jack gave him made him was so cold it made him shut the fuck up too. After a few minutes of silence, Ethan slowly got up and went to find Brayden, who was coming out of the kitchen with another beer.
As Brayden walked past him, he asked, “Bray, you know don’t you?”
Brayden turned around and didn’t answer his question, instead said, “Jack is going to flip the fuck out. So be ready.”
“I mean, is he really going to go after him? His best friend?” Ethan whispered.
“You’ve never really seen Jack go off have you?” Brayden asked.
Ethan shrugged, “I mean, I’ve seen him upset, he’s even snapped at me a time or two.”
Brayden shook his head. “Jack has a temper. A bad one. And when he is there he’s uncontrollable. There have been plenty of times that we’ve had to get him out of situations where we really thought he was going to hurt someone. He’s grown out of it mostly but something like this is going to set him off tonight. It’s better that it’s here in front of his parents, they will keep him in check. But be ready.” He patted Ethan on the shoulder and went upstairs to sit with Henrietta.
At 10 minutes to 6p the doorbell rang. Jack ran to open it and Liam was standing there. Ethan held his breath.
“Hey, you’re spending Christmas with us?” Jack asked, excited to see his best friend.
“Yea. I hope that’s OK.” Liam said cautiously.
“Of course, you’re family. Where’s Stacy?” Jack led him inside, helped him take off his coat.
“She couldn’t come. Well I asked her to but she decided not to because…” He trailed off as June and Henrietta started coming down the main stairs and Liam looked up at her. June looked stunning in a black off one shoulder three quarter length dress with a white band center and white heels to match. Her curly jet black hair hung loosely off her shoulders and her green eyes sparkled with the perfect natural looking makeup that Henrietta did for her. Even Ethan smiled widely. She certainly did not look like anyone’s kid sister tonight.
Jack said to Liam, “Well I guess you needed to get away from the rat’s nest and she didn’t. Too many people in that damn house. It’s cool. C’mon.” Jack led him away from the front hall and noticed June coming down the stairs. He said, “Don’t mind her, she just thought it was her loser boyfriend.”
Jack came and sat next to Ethan and left room on his other side for Liam. Liam walked halfway into the dining room but did not sit down. Marie and Mina came out the kitchen and stood there awkwardly as June and Henrietta stood in the doorway of the dining room, also awkwardly. Ethan sat in his seat staring straight ahead. Brayden came casually into the room from the living room and stood against the wall. The only person who didn’t feel the tension was Jack.
Liam looked around and took a deep breath and exhaled loudly. He looked at Jack, then turned around and walked over to June and took her hand.
“Hi,” he said.
She smiled. “Hi.”
Jack was confused at first, “What the fuck are…” And then it hit him like a punch to the dick. He got up slowly. Liam and June turned around to face Jack, hands entwined. No one spoke as Jack saw red, then he exploded. “YOU’RE FUCKING MY LITTLE SISTER!??”
He started moving towards them with speed but Ethan got up quickly and grabbed his arm, holding him back. Liam protectively moved June behind him as Jack tried to pull away from Ethan forcefully. Ethan tried, “Jack-”
Jack screamed at him, his green eyes almost black with rage, “Get the fuck off me, I’m going to kill him, I’M GOING TO FUCKING KILL YOU LIAM!”
Brayden and Henrietta both ran over to help Ethan hold Jack back. But Jack was a lot stronger than Ethan thought he was because he felt like all three of them were all being dragged by Jack as he got closer to Liam, despite their best efforts.
Liam said, “Jack listen, you have to know something-”
“No!” Jack yelled. “You need to get the fuck away from my sister right now. NOW!”
June moved from behind Liam, let go of his hand and came toward Jack. “Jack stop, please! You want to be mad at someone, be mad at me. It’s my fault we didn’t tell you.”
Jack still struggling against all of the hands holding him said, “Tell me what? That you’re fucking my best friend? No you are a fucking kid, but this mother fucker right here…this sister fucker…fucking my baby sister… I’m going to rip your fucking heart out your chest!”
June shrieked at him, “Stop saying that! We aren’t just fucking, I love him! And he loves me! Why is it OK for you to be in love and not me!?”
Jack yelled back, “Because you’re a fucking kid! What do you know about love and sex?”
“I am not a kid! I’m 20 fucking years old. And I fell in love with the most amazing man and it killed me that I couldn’t just tell you because I knew you would react this way!”
“How did you think I was going to react?” Jack cried. “How could you not tell me Junie? That you’ve been with Liam? Liam!? What the fuck! I tell you everything. Everything! We don’t keep secrets from each other, ever! How could you keep this from me?”
Liam started from the doorway, “We wanted to tell you at Thanksgiving but you guys never came back for Sunday-”
But Jack started struggling again against all the hands and said, “Don’t you dare fucking talk to me! You saw me every day for…HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN FUCKING MY BABY SISTER!??”
He really started fighting to get to Liam, and Ethan and Brayden had to use more strength. “Jack, calm the fuck down.” Ethan said sternly.
“FUCK THAT!” Jack escaped their hands by turning around and started heading to the other side of the table to go around. “How long Liam? How long?” He started running and Ethan and Brayden tried to tackle him. He managed to get a little closer until Uncle Henry, who had been in the living room with EJ came into the dining room hearing all the commotion.
“ENOUGH!” He growled to Jack, “Sit down. NOW!” Jack glared at his uncle, but sat down in the nearest chair. Ethan sat down next to him on the side that was closest to Liam, and Brayden stood behind his chair.
June started talking. “It started about 8 months ago, really after your birthday gathering. Something changed between us and believe me we wanted to tell you, especially Liam, but I wanted to be the one to do it. Because you are right, we tell each other everything first. But it just never seemed like the right time and every holiday it just kept getting pushed back. So be mad at me, not him.”
“I’m not allowing this shit. It ends today.” Jack ordered.
Marie said, “Jack. You can’t do that, you can’t control your sister’s life that way.”
“If I say it’s over then it’s over.” Jack was so angry he couldn’t look at either of them. June went over and knelt between him and Ethan, tears in her eyes.
“Jack, please. Please. I know you have always protected me and cared for me, kept me safe. You’re keeping your promise to dad, I know. But you don’t have to do that anymore. I’m not that same little girl you held in the cubby closet anymore. I’m not your Junie. I’m June Elizabeth Redmond Frazier. I’m a woman and my own person. And it’s Liam who I’ve chosen.
“You trust Liam with your own life. Why can’t you trust him with mines? Because I do. I trust him with my heart, my life and everything in between so please. Just let us explain, show you that this isn’t some one time random affair. It’s as real as you and Ethan, I promise you. Please Jack.” Tears rolled down her face, but Jack was still seeing red. He stood up again and Ethan looked at him.
Jack glared at him. “Did you know?” Ethan held his gaze but did not answer.
Jack spatted at him, “Fucker!” He looked around. “Did you all know!?” No one said anything. Jack scoffed, “Fuck all of you. I’m out of here.”
He walked to the dining room entrance glaring at Liam. At first Liam did not look at him but in the last second as Jack walked past him, he looked at Jack in the eyes, giving him a defiant stare back. Jack turned away first, grabbed his coat and walked out, slamming the front door behind him.
Ethan stood up. “I’ll go after him.”
“No, I’ll go.” Liam said. “I know where he went. And it’s me he wants to hear from.”
Liam left and walked through the orchard in the dark, following the path to the Jennings territory line. He found Jack in his tree, where he always goes to be alone and think. Jack was sitting in the V part of the trunk, fuming because he forgot his gloves. He glared at Liam as he walked over. Liam leaned on one side of the tree not facing him. They didn’t speak for a few moments.
Jack then snapped at him, “How the fuck could you not tell me Liam? You saw me every day and…you didn’t tell me you were falling in love with my sister?”
“And every day I wanted to, trust me.” Liam said. “But when it started, we didn’t even know what it was, how could we explain it to anybody else? Let alone you, you think I didn’t know I was signing my death warrant with this? The day of your party, we were just talking. I asked about her life in New York, she asked about my future plans here, and it was just…nice you know. Like all of a sudden June is a person, not just Jack’s kid sister. And I promise you, I never looked at her before that day.”
“You shouldn’t have looked at her at all,” Jack growled.
“I wasn’t trying to!” Liam cried. “It was a connection I felt, we felt individually but brushed it away and never talked about it. Then she came home and we had her little party and again, we talked and again it was nice. She was openly flirting with me, remember?”
Jack said dismissively, “She was drunk.”
“I thought so too, but she wasn’t. Ask your other sisters.” He paused.
“I kissed her that night. I needed to know and she kissed me back, with no hesitation. Then we started hanging out. I mean, we all hung out all summer, here, my place, Ethan’s place. But then we’d find moments to be alone and we were drawn to each other. We didn’t think to tell you because it couldn’t go anywhere, she was in college I was here and we thought we were keeping it light and fun. But then she had to go back and it was like my heart was ripping apart.
“The day she left I knew I was in love with her. We agreed not to talk because we both knew it would be hard to let go but I just couldn’t let it go. I don’t do relationships, you know this, and definitely not long distance. How many times have I told you that Bray and Etta were crazy for doing it? But I’d do it for her, Jack. I’d walk to the moon and back for her if she was on it.
“After my Tuesday shift right after she left, I got in my car and drove to her dorm, and didn’t even tell her I was coming until I was already there. She opened the door and took one look at me and started crying and laughing, and my stupid ass starts crying and laughing too. We both just knew. August 21st, we made it official.
“We planned on telling you that weekend but then you left with Ethan that Sunday and didn’t get back until late. Then we promised we would tell you together, but it just never seemed like the right time. Then we planned on Thanksgiving but you all went to Connecticut, and then you didn’t come back with everyone that night. So we said Sunday dinner that’s it, we’re telling everyone, and again you stayed in Connecticut until late with Ethan. But we decided to just tell everyone else then. The only reason why Ethan knows is because he caught us making out in your house over the summer. But y’all weren’t together then so we knew he wasn’t going to say shit.”
Liam stood up and faced Jack. “I love her. I love June. I will never hurt her. Shit I’m pretty sure I love her more than she loves me so she has more power here than I do. She’s it for me Jack. June is beautiful, smart, loving and funny. She challenges me and motivates me. I’m taking online classes for IT, all because she encouraged me, told me I could do it, that I was smart enough for college, and I just needed to find my passion. Nobody ever believed in me like that.”
“I do,” Jack said. “I never thought you were a dumb kid and I told you that. I always believed in you.”
“Then believe me now when I tell you, June is the love of my life. I’m going to do everything right by her. I’m going to be a better man every day, just to be worthy of her. I’m not asking for your permission, I don’t need it because she already gave me hers when she gave me her heart. I’m asking for your understanding. And forgiveness for keeping something so big from you. OK and maybe your blessing.” He smiled.
Jack shook his head in disbelief, but stood up and held out his hand for a shake, looked at Liam right in the eyes. Liam gleefully took it, but Jack squeezed him tight and pulled him close. “You better not ever-”
“I won’t. I won’t ever cheat on her.” Liam said automatically, shaking his head profusely. Jack knows Liam is famous for having two girls and keeping them both in the dark.
Jack shook his head again. He exhaled. “Okay.” He reached his other hand around Liam for a brotherly hug and Liam did the same. They started walking back to the house. Liam happily and excitedly grabbed Jack by the shoulders and jumped around. Jack said, “Cut that shit celebratory shit out. I’m still mad you took her virginity.”
“Is that what this is about? Because Jack, I didn’t take her virginity.” Liam said.
Jack stropped in his tracks and faced him. “My sister was a virgin going into college.”
Liam shook his head slowly. “No, she wasn’t. And I’m not her second either.”
Jack’s eyes narrowed, “That’s impossible. Unless she was screwing some guys in New York!?”
Liam opened his mouth, then closed it. Jack caught it. “She…wasn’t…before she left? Who the fuck fucked my baby sister in this town!?” Liam stood there looking dumb. “Somebody I know?” Jack asked testily.
“Let it go Jack. You wont like the answer so let it go.”
“One of my friends!?”
Liam laughed, “It wasn’t me. That’s all I know.”
Jack walked on. “I’m going to find out who took my baby sister’s innocence and fuck their whole shit up,” he said seriously.
“Didn’t you get your man cherry popped at 15?” Liam reminded him.
“That’s not the same.”
“So a double standard then?”
“Shut the fuck up.” Jack said. Liam laughed then Jack smiled.
They walked and talked about all the times he sneaked down to see June in New York or weekends she sneaked up and he paid for her room at the Inn while Jack was there with Ethan. By the time they got back to the house, Jack knew everything about their relationship. Ethan and June were standing on the porch in the cold waiting for them. June approached Jack first, the question in her eyes.
Jack hugged her. “It’s fine. It’s whatever.” he grumbled.
She hugged him tighter. “Thank you.” She kissed his cheek, then went to Liam to kiss him.
Jack went to stand next to Ethan. “Are you OK?” Ethan asked.
“How the fuck could you not tell me?” Jack asked hotly.
“I am under no contractual obligation to tell you what I might or might not have seen before we were official.” Ethan said.
“So every time you saw Liam’s name as a paid guest, you thought what, he was sleeping in there alone?”
“I had no proof of any illicit behavior.” Ethan said, “But I did tell Liam sometime in November that if he was doing what I suspected, he either needed to knock it off, suck it up and tell you or I was going to tell you myself come the New Year.” Jack nodded. Ethan reached down and took his cold hands, rubbed them, kissed them. He then led everyone inside for dinner.
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Ethan rented out a two bedroom hotel suite at the Casablanca in Times Square from New Years Eve through January 3rd. EJ fell asleep by 8p but Ethan and Jack watched the ball drop at midnight from their window and shared a kiss. Then went into the bathroom and made love in there for the next few hours, Jack inside of Ethan in the shower, and Ethan inside of Jack on the bathroom floor.
Ethan’s phone rang early the morning of New Year’s Day. Carlos was loud in his ear, “Mi Amor, Feliz año nuevo!” He screamed.
“Yo, why do you sound drunk?” Ethan asked groggily. He left a sleeping Jack in the bed and went to stand by the window to talk.
“I might still be drunk. I haven’t been to sleep yet.” Carlos said and laughed.
“Well get some sleep so we can meet up later.”
Carlos hesitated, “Well see, that’s why I’m calling you. I’m not in New York right now. I’m not going to be able to meet you later.”
Ethan was disappointed. “What the fuck, ‘Los?”
“I know I know and I’m so sorry. I’m going to make it up to you, promise. But two days ago I met this Boricuo and I dicked down him and his wife- his fucking wife!! -and they wanted me to come down to Puerto Rico with them so I told them I would. So I’m sitting in San Juan drinking a coquito just now remembering that we were supposed to meet up with Sheed and Sonia today.”
“And Jack.” Ethan reminded him.
“Jack? Oh yea the new boyfriend. Yea I was meeting him too right?” Carlos said absentmindedly.
“Yes. This was important to me. And you haven’t seen EJ in months. He doesn’t even know who his uncle Carlos is anymore.”
“Lo siento mi amor. Te lo compensaré mi amor. Lo juro. (Sorry my love. I will make it up to you my love. I swear). Ethan, say something.”
“It’s cool. Enjoy your trip. You’ll meet him another time.”
“I will, I will make a special trip just to come see him. I can see he’s important to you.”
Ethan hesitated. The purpose of having Jack meet all his friends together was so that Carlos wouldn’t act a fool and grill him, like he would do if they were one on one. “No you don’t have to do that. We’ll plan it another time.”
“OK But just tell me one thing…did you give up the ass?”
Ethan laughed, “Shut the fuck up.”
“Ugh you did, didn’t you? You gave up my ass, oh nooooo!” He yelled like he was in pain.
Ethan was still laughing, “You don’t own shit over here Los.”
Carlos laughed with him, “Just remember it’s supposed to be you and me in the end. We made a pact.”
Ethan said, “I don’t know about that anymore Los. This one is here to stay.”
“Hmmm…ok. You sound good mi amor. Happy.”
“I am happy. Jack makes me happy.”
“As long as he is doing that, it’s all good with me,” He said. “Ok let me get back to my new friends. I’ll call you when I get back in a week. Love you E.”
“Feliz año nuevo Carlos. Love you too.” Ethan hung up and looked out at the window thinking how good the streets looked despite billions of confetti dropping down on it just hours before. He was also thinking of how far he had come from that kid with Carlos to being a man with Jack. Jack, who was the love of his life. He turned back to the bed to see Jack was up, his green eyes watching him. He smiled at him and slid into the bed and Jack instinctively moved his head to his chest and closed his eyes again.
That afternoon they met with Ethan’s friends, Rasheed and Sonia and their two girls Maya age 5 and Yasmin, age 3. They took EJ and the kids to the ToysRUs Megastore in Times Square and let them pick out as many gifts as they wanted, then went ice skating in Central Park. Later on they went to Benihana’s for dinner and all the kids loved the live show of flipping food in the air in front of them more than actually eating the food, which was to be expected.
EJ fell asleep on the way back to the hotel and stayed asleep as Jack placed him in his bed. Then he crossed the room to lay down next Ethan who was sending out Happy New Year’s texts to family and friends. When Jack laid down, he rolled on top of him and kissed his mouth. “My friends like you. I can tell.”
Jack shrugged, “I’m pretty perfect.” He smiled.
“You cocky bastard.” Ethan smiled at him. Then kissed him again and said seriously, “You are pretty perfect. I’m the fucked up one in this relationship, coming in with hella baggage.”
“That’s not true.” Jack shook his head.
Ethan scoffed, “A whole kid? A crazy baby mama? A cheating past? A divorce? If that’s not baggage I don’t know what is.”
“I have baggage, trust me. I’m just hoping it never comes between us.”
“What do you mean?” Ethan asked curiously.
Jack turned his face away and sighed. Ethan felt the distance forming between them even though he was still on top of him. He slowly turned Jack’s face back to him and kissed him slowly, softly until Jack warmed back up to him completely. Then he said, “I won’t ask about your past. But just know that I’m always here for you. I’m not going anywhere.”
Jack nodded. Then he said, “Come on.”
He pulled Ethan toward the bathroom, remembering to grab the lube off the counter before they went in and closed the door. He turned off all the lights except the dimmer under the mirror so they only saw each other in an orangy glow. He slowly started undressing him, kissing his neck and running his fingers up and down his chest. Ethan did the same and they stood bare chested, touching each other. When Jack lifted his head up, Ethan moved in to kiss his lips but Jack averted his kiss. He tried again, and again Jack moved his head back and smiled at him.
“So no kissing then?” He asked amused. Jack shook his head no and said, “No talking either.” He started undoing his jeans, looking at Ethan in the eyes. He kissed his chest, nibbling along the way down. Ethan groaned softly as Jack got on his knees and sucked his dick like it was the first and last time. He grabbed his head and gently but firmly faced fucked him as Jack took all of his dick and cupped his balls.
Ethan gave him no warning and moaned loudly as he filled up Jack’s mouth with his cum, and almost doubled over on top of him. Jack stood up and grabbed Ethan’s face, opened his mouth and pushed Ethan’s own cum onto his tongue. Ethan moaned as he tasted himself, surprised that Jack snowballed him first. They kissed and moved Ethan’s Irish cream around until it dissolved, then they kissed some more until their lips hurt and Jack’s dick ached to come out and play.
Jack undid his own belt buckle, dropped his pants and kicked them off. Ethan moved closer and made to return the blow job but Jack spun him around and pushed him to the sink counter and leaned him over. Ethan smiled to himself at Jack’s dominance over him at this moment and allowed it. Jack kicked Ethan’s legs further apart and held onto his waist while he lubed Ethan first, fingered him for a bit, them lubed himself. He entered forcefully and in one motion landed at Ethan’s bottom.
Ethan cried out, “Fuck Jac-” but Jack slapped his hand across Ethan’s mouth, harder than what he wanted but fuck it now, Ethan’s wide eyes and surprised looked on his face meant it was worth it. He held his face tightly, leaned over in Ethan’s ear and said in his deepest voice, “I fucking own you now.”
Then he pushed Ethan’s face down against the sink counter roughly knowing it was going to leave a bruise by the morning. Ethan groaned in his throat as his torso was flat on the counter and started panting. Jack held one hand on the back of his head so he couldn’t move, and the other on his waist, and fucked his lover mercilessly. He pounded over and over and Ethan took it, moaned loudly with his dick pressed against the counter uncomfortably but the pleasure Jack was giving him more than made up for it.
They stayed that way for minutes, hours, days, centuries it felt like as Ethan climaxed and came again way before Jack let out a groan and buried his dick against Ethan’s prostate to pump his own cream all inside of him. When finally he let Ethan’s head go, Ethan slid to the floor and laid there as Jack fell against the wall to catch his breath. He looked down as Ethan started chuckling. They smiled at each other for a moment until Ethan said, “I fucking love you Jackie Bear.”
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Ethan, Jack and EJ explored The Bronx Zoo for his birthday in the morning, then the Central Park Zoo in the afternoon. They ordered pizza to the hotel and watched kid movies with EJ until he fell asleep early again, exhaustion setting in for his now three year old body for the second day in a row.
Once they got him settled in his bed, Ethan and Jack got into their bed, held hands and talked about future plans: Moving in together into an actual apartment or bigger house with room for an art studio; Adopt one to two more kids, they both agreed a sibling group would be nice; Jack considering getting his bachelors in psychology, either online or at Rhode Island University while Ethan toyed with the idea of buying another property. They played around with names for the Inn, settled on Inn Love at the B&B. Ethan and Jack talked well into the night until they started falling asleep, not knowing who fell asleep first. They were both hopeful for their future lives together.