Title: Antelope Sausage and Webcam Talking [Unnatural History]
Title: Antelope Sausage and Webcam Talking
Word Count: 3,110
Rating: PG-13
Characters/Pairings: Henry/Jasper
Series: The Big Man and the Villager, part one can be found Here
Summary: Lots of people talk about Henry and Jasper, and some of them are even Henry and Jasper.
Warning: We have two underage minors engaged in an incest D/s relationship with one another and they’re both guys. It’s times like this I’m glad I don’t believe in hell.
Author's Notes: Sorry this part took so long but here it is I hope you all like it. And Constructive criticism is always welcome.
Previous Part
Get up,
dress for run: shorts (black), T-shirt (the gray one), socks, shoes (running)
Go on run: Delancy Park, three laps on the main jogging track
Come Home, shower and change
Dress in: Jeans (Tan), Shirt (green-blue (mine)), the hoodie (Orange with strips), jock strap, socks and shoes (daily wear).
Breakfast
~~Big Man
Henry smiled as he read over the list he’d found clipped to his hammock when he woke up. He cast a glance over at Jasper who was just visible in the early light of dawn. He was sprawled out, half under the covers, half not; dead to the world for at least another half hour.
Henry quickly dressed himself in his running gear and made his way out of the house and to the nearby Delancy Park. He enjoyed his morning runs. They gave him time alone in something close to nature. He could run and use his muscles, something they didn’t get nearly enough of any more. He made his way to the jogging track and let his body fall into it’s pace as he just let his mind drift.
The last two weeks had been the best two weeks since he’d come to DC. He’d never expected anything other then being homesick until the year ended and he could return to traveling with his parents. He hadn’t expected to like Jasper and Uncle Bryan, become friends with Maggie or be in a relationship with Jasper. And he had not forseen the way their relationship was turning out, he may like DC after all, he may even miss it when he leaves…he was going to leave someday, so was Jasper, and even Maggie...
“Maggie?” Henry said in surprise as he turned to see Maggie running to try and come along side of him.
“Slow down some of us weren’t trained by gazelles,” Maggie huffed out as she ran a little faster to try and reach Henry.
“I wasn’t trained by gazelles, but I have-“Henry started as he slowed down a bit to let Maggie catch up with him,
“Whatever Henry, but next time listen to the world around you! I’ve been calling your name for the last half mile,” Maggie told Henry once she was even with hm.
“Sorry I was in my head. What are you doing here? I’ve never seen you running here before.” Henry asked.
“You need to try being in the world more often, but I wanted to talk to you about our talk last week and since you never seem to want to bring it up at school or when I’m over at yours and Jaspers’ I had to hunt you down…and my dad mentioned that he saw my strange friend that thought he found Sputnik in the park during his run so here I am,” Maggie explained as she dropped from a fast jog into a fast walk, “and slow down so we can talk Henry.”
Henry smiled as he slowed down to Maggie’s pace before answering, “What did you want to talk about, our talk was nice but I am not sure what to add, and you father thought I was strange?”
“Henry, you’re my friend and I like you but you are strange. Now how about telling me who this mystery guy you like is? Come on you have to tell me, I know it has to be someone at school, which has to be why you don’t want to talk about it at school but come on, share,” Maggie pestered with a smile.
“You are oddly interested in my romantic feelings, it is very odd,” Henry told Maggie with a half frown.
“Look Henry I don’t have someone right now and that’s not likely to change anytime in the near future so you’re the best I’ve got, now dish,” She ordered as he gave Henry her best glare.
“Michael O'Malley has all the traits that are considered attractive,” Henry answered as he stared straight ahead.
“Mike, how could you like that jock, he’s a jerk and he’s just…” Maggie ranted before she stopped abruptly and returned to glaring at Henry, “and you never said YOU like him. You tried to trick me.”
“Physically he is attractive?” Henry hedged as he smiled at Maggie.
“And you expect me to believe that looks are all your care about? You may be a guy but you’re not that normal,” Maggie replied, she stopped and watched as Henry kept going, “I will find out who it is and we both know it.”
“I wish you luck in all of your endeavors,” Henry called over his shoulder as he picked up his pace and started jogging again.
***
“You’re running late,” Jasper called out as Henry came down the stairs, his hair still damp from the shower.
“Maggie joined me in the park for part of my run and that took a little extra time,” Henry explained as he joined Jasper in getting out everything they needed to cook their breakfast.
“Maggie runs in the park too?” Jasper asked as he looked up from where he had started cracking eggs.
“No, not normally; just this morning. Her father does run in the park every morning with a few of his colleagues but this is the first time I have seen her there,” Henry answered as he started frying the sausage.
“Really? Does he run in uniform?” Jasper said as he tilted his head to the side remembering when he’s met Maggie’s dad before, then he snapped out of it, “wait never mind, why was Maggie there?”
“She wanted to talk to me about what guys I find attractive, again,” Henry answered with a grimace.
“I understand why you told her but she’s not going to leave it alone now that she knows,” Jasper sighed as he started beating the eggs, “we may have to just tell her.”
“I like that choice, I do not like hiding it from her, I really do not like lying to Maggie and Uncle Bryan,” Henry added as he turned the sausage, “and she is going to find out. Hiding this from her when she knows that we are hiding something…”
“Yeah its better we tell her, after school in the DOUM rooms so when she freaks out we’re alone at least,” Jasper said with a sigh as he poured the eggs into a warm frying pan before added chess and tomatoes.
“I do not think she will freak out, she seems fine with me liking other males,” Henry said defending Maggie.
“It’s called being ‘gay’ Henry and I’m not worried about her having a problem with you being gay or me being bi it’s us being us given that we’re, you know, cousins,” Jasper whispered as he glanced at the stairs.
“I understand but sometimes you have to let go and let the universe guide you,” Henry answered calmly.
“Yeah, I so trust the universe,” Jasper said sarcastically as he mixed up the scrambling eggs.
“Without trust in the universe, the universe is a scary place,” Henry told Jasper as he checked the sausage again.
“I trust my dad, I trust you and most of the time I trust Maggie, anyone else can just deal with it Henry, I’ve learned my lesson about trust,” Jasper said abruptly.
“Then I will have to trust the universe for you until you can,” Henry told Jasper just as they heard noise from hall.
“What’s this about trusting the universe?” Bryan asked as he entered the kitchen, “and breakfast smells wonderful. Is it safe to ask?” he added looking at Jasper at the last part.
“Yes dad it’s mostly normal, and the rest is a good odd,” Jasper told his father as he pulled the pan of eggs off the stove.
“A good odd?” Bryan asked rising an eye brow as he picked up the pile of plates and sliver wear and carried them to the table.
“Antelope,” Jasper told his dad.
“Antelope?” Bryan repeated as he turned to look at the pan that Henry had taken off the stove.
“Antelope Sausages, they are very good and Jasper seemed to like the idea, what was wrong with tarantula I’m not sure,” Henry said shaking his head.
“Did he just say,” Bryan started as he looked over at his son.
“Yeah, I stopped him. So we have Antelope,” Jasper answered as he start dishing out the eggs.
“I suppose Antelope isn’t that bad, and what’s life without a little risk,” Bryan replied as he brought over the milk and orange juice.
“Risk is what makes life worth living,” Henry smiled as he too started dishing out his part of breakfast.
“You would think that,” Jasper said with a look as he set the pan down on the counter and took his seat as Henry did the same.
“He’s right Jasper sometimes you have to take a risk and do something out of the ordinary to be happy right? Just be smart about it,” Bryan asked then said as he looked down at his plate.
“Right Uncle Bryan,” Henry said with a smile.
“Yeah right,” Jasper replied as he looked at his father who was studying the paper intensely as he ate.
***
“I can’t believe you didn’t tell me Jasper, me!” Maggie demanded as she slammed the door of Jaspers’ locker closes as she glared at him.
“You can’t believe I didn’t tell you what? That S. officinarum is from New Guinea and not India? I thought you’d know that,” Jasper told Maggie as he returned her glare reopening his locker.
“I do know, that’s the last time I let Hunter try and work with me on a project or touch my PowerPoint,” Maggie complained before she glared at Jasper again, “and that’s not that I’m talking about, you won’t distract me Jasper. I’m talking about Henry and you know it.”
“Henry? Something about Henry? He seems to be adjusting…mostly,” Jasper told Maggie as he fished out his book for the next class.
“I know about Henry and I know about you, I can put two and two together Jasper,” Maggie informed Jasper.
“Look Maggie, if you have put it together and did the math right then you should know why we didn’t tell you Maggie. We’ll talk more later, and don’t bother Henry until then Maggie…DOUM room today, after classes,” Jasper ordered as he walked away.
***
“Okay now how much do we tell her?” Jasper asked as he paced the DOUM room mail shed.
“Why not tell her everything? If we trust her we should trust her,” Henry answered as he opened his eyes to look at Jasper.
Henry was in his half lotus on top of one of the table as he started watching Jasper pace around him.
“We could…okay so she knows we both like guys, is sure we’re together…we’ve never told anyone about the other stuff…what if she….” Jasper trails off as he turn to looks at Henry, “You sure?”
“I trust you, if you think she can handle it after the rest. I am okay with her knowing,” was all Henry said.
“Okay, thank you for trusting me,” Jasper told his boyfriend. He then reached forward and pulled Henry into a kiss. Jasper pushed his tongue past Henry’s lips and into his willing mouth as pulled him closer by the front of his shirt, deepening the kiss until they were both breathless, or Jasper was anyways.
“That would be an enjoyable way of telling her,” Henry said with a grin as he licked his lips.
“That would be fun but I think we can find more subdue way of letting her know.”
“Letting her know what?” Maggie asked as she walked in through the open door.
“Maggie hi it’s great to see you,” Jasper cried out as he grabbed Maggie in a hug.
“Jasper?”
“What are you doing Jasper?” Maggie demanded as she looked at Henry over Jasper’s shoulder.
“I’m just so happy to see my best friend,” Jasper said with an overlarge smile before glancing at Henry. “Other then Henry of course.”
“Right, Jasper please stop hugging her. I think your scaring her,” Henry said as he jumped off the table and moved closer to Jasper and Maggie.
“Yeah, really. Your dying aren't you? That’s not the big news is it? Because I thought it was something else,” Maggie questioned as Jasper broke the hug and stepped away.
“I hug her and she thinks I’m dying?”
“When was the last time you hugged her?” Henry asked in return as he looked over at Jasper.
“Good point,” Jasper tells Henry before he turned back to Maggie. “No I’m not dying. Not unless you tell my dad about what we’re about to tell you.”
“Come on, Jasper. After everything we’ve done together you think I’m going to rat you out now? Really?” Maggie said as she took a seat in one of the chairs.
“She does have a point. We can trust her,” Henry said out loud to no one before turning to look at Jasper.
Jasper just looked between Maggie and Henry for a minute before he realized why no one was talking. “Oh right, I’m the lucky one. Okay Maggie so you know Henry’s gay. What you may not know is that I’m bi,”
“Please, I’ve known that since…did you say bi? You like girls?” Maggie stated as she started rolling her eyes before she looked at Jasper in surprise.
“Yes I like girls. I just like guys too. And right now there’s one guy I really like,” Jasper shot back as she frowned at Maggie.
“Sorry I thought you were just gay…darn I can’t believe I missed it,” Maggie said as she started looking Jasper up and down, inspecting him. “Are you sure?”
“Yes I’m sure! What do you want me to do, sleep with a girl to prove it? Because I will!” Jasper yelled.
“Jasper,” Henry said in a low flat voice as narrowed his eye and started at Jasper.
“Right, sorry I didn’t mean that Henry,” Jasper said back as he half smiled at his boyfriend.
“You better not. I do not share some things with everyone,” Henry answered as he smiled back.
“Yeah, you to are together! I knew it. And wow! Henry is scary when he’s possessive,” Maggie cheered. “I knew you two were together. Now when did it start? Because I’m torn if it was at first sight or did it happen after the basketball thing?” Maggie asked.
“The sliver actually,” Henry answered. “But I have always liked Jasper.”
“Yeah, but not in this way. It started when he was taking care of me while I recovered. You’re okay with this, the cousin part?” Jasper asked.
“Yeah I’m fine with it; it’s not like your going to have inbred children or something, because that I would have a problem with. I’d have to insist you’d adopted or something,” Maggie told them. “Have you even…you know done it?” she added her checks turning red.
“Maggie!” Jasper yell as he to turned red and looked everywhere in the room but Maggie and Henry.
“I do not understand this problem everyone seems to have about discussing sex,” Henry said just shaking his head.
“So you have done it?” Maggie said looking over at Henry.
“No!”
“Not yet,” Henry said as he looked over at Jasper who’d gone red all over.
“No, we’re not…that is we just….no. Moving on,” Jasper sputtered at last.
“So come on tell me everything, and don’t worry about being too graphic I can take it, so go ahead kiss as you tell me” Maggie said smiling as she looked between the two guys.
***
“Bryan is that you?”
“Yes Rosemary it’s me,” Bryan answered into the computer as he smiled at the webcam.
“Wow, what time is it there…is something wrong is Henry-“Rosemary started saying as her voice grew more worried.
“No, no, no, Roes he’s fine. He’s not hurt or anything. I just didn’t want to wake you up in the middle of the night and I wasn’t going to sleep anyways…”
“That is it? What is wrong?”
“Henry’s safe but we do need to talk about him, and Jasper. We need to talk about both our sons,” Bryan said. As soon as he was done he reached for his glass of scotch.
“Should I get Zafer?” Rosemary asked as she frowned at the glass in her brother’s hand.
“No, not yet. Rose…there’s no easy way to say this…I think our kids are,” Bryan paused as he took a deep breath. “Together.”
“They’re the same age I would image they spend a lot of time together. That’s part of why Zefer and I wanted him to stay with you and not Dante even before he passed. It’s good for Henry to be around someone his own age,” Rosemary answered smiling.
“I don’t mean they just spend time together Rosemary. I think….I think they’re a couple Rose,” Bryan said at last.
“What? Zafer and I thought Henry might like…but Jasper?” Rosemary said as she looked away from the webcam and at something off screen. “Are you sure? Never mind of course you’re sure you wouldn’t have told me otherwise…what should be do about this?”
“I don’t know. If I ordered Jasper to end it he might or he might just tell me he’s ended it and just hide it better….I don’t want to force him to lie to me. And Henry…”
“If anyone orders Henry to stop doing something he’ll just do it more.”
“Yes, he’s like his mother like that,” Bryan said with a smile.
“And Jasper’s not unlike his father. Does anyone know? Are they hiding it from everyone?”
“I believe so, they may have told Maggie. She’s an old friend of Jasper’s and has become a good friend of Henry’s. they spend a lot of time together but I’m not sure if she knows,” Bryan filled in for Rosemary.
“Is it just fooling around? An age thing until they develop?”
“I don’t know. They’re very good at hiding it; it’s only by chance I even realized anything was going on. I just wasn’t….I don’t know….They’re growing up and I’m not sure what to do,” Bryan said as he leaned back and let out a breath.
“Parents never are, ours weren’t always sure what to do with us. I say give them time. To either move past this phase or talk to one of us, anything else and…
“We might lose push them into doing something everyone will regrets…Your right Rose,” Bryan said quietly as he looked at the wall that joined his and the boy’s room. “Well since we’re talking how is India?”
The end of Part Four
Next Part
Word Count: 3,110
Rating: PG-13
Characters/Pairings: Henry/Jasper
Series: The Big Man and the Villager, part one can be found Here
Summary: Lots of people talk about Henry and Jasper, and some of them are even Henry and Jasper.
Warning: We have two underage minors engaged in an incest D/s relationship with one another and they’re both guys. It’s times like this I’m glad I don’t believe in hell.
Author's Notes: Sorry this part took so long but here it is I hope you all like it. And Constructive criticism is always welcome.
Previous Part
Get up,
dress for run: shorts (black), T-shirt (the gray one), socks, shoes (running)
Go on run: Delancy Park, three laps on the main jogging track
Come Home, shower and change
Dress in: Jeans (Tan), Shirt (green-blue (mine)), the hoodie (Orange with strips), jock strap, socks and shoes (daily wear).
Breakfast
~~Big Man
Henry smiled as he read over the list he’d found clipped to his hammock when he woke up. He cast a glance over at Jasper who was just visible in the early light of dawn. He was sprawled out, half under the covers, half not; dead to the world for at least another half hour.
Henry quickly dressed himself in his running gear and made his way out of the house and to the nearby Delancy Park. He enjoyed his morning runs. They gave him time alone in something close to nature. He could run and use his muscles, something they didn’t get nearly enough of any more. He made his way to the jogging track and let his body fall into it’s pace as he just let his mind drift.
The last two weeks had been the best two weeks since he’d come to DC. He’d never expected anything other then being homesick until the year ended and he could return to traveling with his parents. He hadn’t expected to like Jasper and Uncle Bryan, become friends with Maggie or be in a relationship with Jasper. And he had not forseen the way their relationship was turning out, he may like DC after all, he may even miss it when he leaves…he was going to leave someday, so was Jasper, and even Maggie...
“Maggie?” Henry said in surprise as he turned to see Maggie running to try and come along side of him.
“Slow down some of us weren’t trained by gazelles,” Maggie huffed out as she ran a little faster to try and reach Henry.
“I wasn’t trained by gazelles, but I have-“Henry started as he slowed down a bit to let Maggie catch up with him,
“Whatever Henry, but next time listen to the world around you! I’ve been calling your name for the last half mile,” Maggie told Henry once she was even with hm.
“Sorry I was in my head. What are you doing here? I’ve never seen you running here before.” Henry asked.
“You need to try being in the world more often, but I wanted to talk to you about our talk last week and since you never seem to want to bring it up at school or when I’m over at yours and Jaspers’ I had to hunt you down…and my dad mentioned that he saw my strange friend that thought he found Sputnik in the park during his run so here I am,” Maggie explained as she dropped from a fast jog into a fast walk, “and slow down so we can talk Henry.”
Henry smiled as he slowed down to Maggie’s pace before answering, “What did you want to talk about, our talk was nice but I am not sure what to add, and you father thought I was strange?”
“Henry, you’re my friend and I like you but you are strange. Now how about telling me who this mystery guy you like is? Come on you have to tell me, I know it has to be someone at school, which has to be why you don’t want to talk about it at school but come on, share,” Maggie pestered with a smile.
“You are oddly interested in my romantic feelings, it is very odd,” Henry told Maggie with a half frown.
“Look Henry I don’t have someone right now and that’s not likely to change anytime in the near future so you’re the best I’ve got, now dish,” She ordered as he gave Henry her best glare.
“Michael O'Malley has all the traits that are considered attractive,” Henry answered as he stared straight ahead.
“Mike, how could you like that jock, he’s a jerk and he’s just…” Maggie ranted before she stopped abruptly and returned to glaring at Henry, “and you never said YOU like him. You tried to trick me.”
“Physically he is attractive?” Henry hedged as he smiled at Maggie.
“And you expect me to believe that looks are all your care about? You may be a guy but you’re not that normal,” Maggie replied, she stopped and watched as Henry kept going, “I will find out who it is and we both know it.”
“I wish you luck in all of your endeavors,” Henry called over his shoulder as he picked up his pace and started jogging again.
***
“You’re running late,” Jasper called out as Henry came down the stairs, his hair still damp from the shower.
“Maggie joined me in the park for part of my run and that took a little extra time,” Henry explained as he joined Jasper in getting out everything they needed to cook their breakfast.
“Maggie runs in the park too?” Jasper asked as he looked up from where he had started cracking eggs.
“No, not normally; just this morning. Her father does run in the park every morning with a few of his colleagues but this is the first time I have seen her there,” Henry answered as he started frying the sausage.
“Really? Does he run in uniform?” Jasper said as he tilted his head to the side remembering when he’s met Maggie’s dad before, then he snapped out of it, “wait never mind, why was Maggie there?”
“She wanted to talk to me about what guys I find attractive, again,” Henry answered with a grimace.
“I understand why you told her but she’s not going to leave it alone now that she knows,” Jasper sighed as he started beating the eggs, “we may have to just tell her.”
“I like that choice, I do not like hiding it from her, I really do not like lying to Maggie and Uncle Bryan,” Henry added as he turned the sausage, “and she is going to find out. Hiding this from her when she knows that we are hiding something…”
“Yeah its better we tell her, after school in the DOUM rooms so when she freaks out we’re alone at least,” Jasper said with a sigh as he poured the eggs into a warm frying pan before added chess and tomatoes.
“I do not think she will freak out, she seems fine with me liking other males,” Henry said defending Maggie.
“It’s called being ‘gay’ Henry and I’m not worried about her having a problem with you being gay or me being bi it’s us being us given that we’re, you know, cousins,” Jasper whispered as he glanced at the stairs.
“I understand but sometimes you have to let go and let the universe guide you,” Henry answered calmly.
“Yeah, I so trust the universe,” Jasper said sarcastically as he mixed up the scrambling eggs.
“Without trust in the universe, the universe is a scary place,” Henry told Jasper as he checked the sausage again.
“I trust my dad, I trust you and most of the time I trust Maggie, anyone else can just deal with it Henry, I’ve learned my lesson about trust,” Jasper said abruptly.
“Then I will have to trust the universe for you until you can,” Henry told Jasper just as they heard noise from hall.
“What’s this about trusting the universe?” Bryan asked as he entered the kitchen, “and breakfast smells wonderful. Is it safe to ask?” he added looking at Jasper at the last part.
“Yes dad it’s mostly normal, and the rest is a good odd,” Jasper told his father as he pulled the pan of eggs off the stove.
“A good odd?” Bryan asked rising an eye brow as he picked up the pile of plates and sliver wear and carried them to the table.
“Antelope,” Jasper told his dad.
“Antelope?” Bryan repeated as he turned to look at the pan that Henry had taken off the stove.
“Antelope Sausages, they are very good and Jasper seemed to like the idea, what was wrong with tarantula I’m not sure,” Henry said shaking his head.
“Did he just say,” Bryan started as he looked over at his son.
“Yeah, I stopped him. So we have Antelope,” Jasper answered as he start dishing out the eggs.
“I suppose Antelope isn’t that bad, and what’s life without a little risk,” Bryan replied as he brought over the milk and orange juice.
“Risk is what makes life worth living,” Henry smiled as he too started dishing out his part of breakfast.
“You would think that,” Jasper said with a look as he set the pan down on the counter and took his seat as Henry did the same.
“He’s right Jasper sometimes you have to take a risk and do something out of the ordinary to be happy right? Just be smart about it,” Bryan asked then said as he looked down at his plate.
“Right Uncle Bryan,” Henry said with a smile.
“Yeah right,” Jasper replied as he looked at his father who was studying the paper intensely as he ate.
***
“I can’t believe you didn’t tell me Jasper, me!” Maggie demanded as she slammed the door of Jaspers’ locker closes as she glared at him.
“You can’t believe I didn’t tell you what? That S. officinarum is from New Guinea and not India? I thought you’d know that,” Jasper told Maggie as he returned her glare reopening his locker.
“I do know, that’s the last time I let Hunter try and work with me on a project or touch my PowerPoint,” Maggie complained before she glared at Jasper again, “and that’s not that I’m talking about, you won’t distract me Jasper. I’m talking about Henry and you know it.”
“Henry? Something about Henry? He seems to be adjusting…mostly,” Jasper told Maggie as he fished out his book for the next class.
“I know about Henry and I know about you, I can put two and two together Jasper,” Maggie informed Jasper.
“Look Maggie, if you have put it together and did the math right then you should know why we didn’t tell you Maggie. We’ll talk more later, and don’t bother Henry until then Maggie…DOUM room today, after classes,” Jasper ordered as he walked away.
***
“Okay now how much do we tell her?” Jasper asked as he paced the DOUM room mail shed.
“Why not tell her everything? If we trust her we should trust her,” Henry answered as he opened his eyes to look at Jasper.
Henry was in his half lotus on top of one of the table as he started watching Jasper pace around him.
“We could…okay so she knows we both like guys, is sure we’re together…we’ve never told anyone about the other stuff…what if she….” Jasper trails off as he turn to looks at Henry, “You sure?”
“I trust you, if you think she can handle it after the rest. I am okay with her knowing,” was all Henry said.
“Okay, thank you for trusting me,” Jasper told his boyfriend. He then reached forward and pulled Henry into a kiss. Jasper pushed his tongue past Henry’s lips and into his willing mouth as pulled him closer by the front of his shirt, deepening the kiss until they were both breathless, or Jasper was anyways.
“That would be an enjoyable way of telling her,” Henry said with a grin as he licked his lips.
“That would be fun but I think we can find more subdue way of letting her know.”
“Letting her know what?” Maggie asked as she walked in through the open door.
“Maggie hi it’s great to see you,” Jasper cried out as he grabbed Maggie in a hug.
“Jasper?”
“What are you doing Jasper?” Maggie demanded as she looked at Henry over Jasper’s shoulder.
“I’m just so happy to see my best friend,” Jasper said with an overlarge smile before glancing at Henry. “Other then Henry of course.”
“Right, Jasper please stop hugging her. I think your scaring her,” Henry said as he jumped off the table and moved closer to Jasper and Maggie.
“Yeah, really. Your dying aren't you? That’s not the big news is it? Because I thought it was something else,” Maggie questioned as Jasper broke the hug and stepped away.
“I hug her and she thinks I’m dying?”
“When was the last time you hugged her?” Henry asked in return as he looked over at Jasper.
“Good point,” Jasper tells Henry before he turned back to Maggie. “No I’m not dying. Not unless you tell my dad about what we’re about to tell you.”
“Come on, Jasper. After everything we’ve done together you think I’m going to rat you out now? Really?” Maggie said as she took a seat in one of the chairs.
“She does have a point. We can trust her,” Henry said out loud to no one before turning to look at Jasper.
Jasper just looked between Maggie and Henry for a minute before he realized why no one was talking. “Oh right, I’m the lucky one. Okay Maggie so you know Henry’s gay. What you may not know is that I’m bi,”
“Please, I’ve known that since…did you say bi? You like girls?” Maggie stated as she started rolling her eyes before she looked at Jasper in surprise.
“Yes I like girls. I just like guys too. And right now there’s one guy I really like,” Jasper shot back as she frowned at Maggie.
“Sorry I thought you were just gay…darn I can’t believe I missed it,” Maggie said as she started looking Jasper up and down, inspecting him. “Are you sure?”
“Yes I’m sure! What do you want me to do, sleep with a girl to prove it? Because I will!” Jasper yelled.
“Jasper,” Henry said in a low flat voice as narrowed his eye and started at Jasper.
“Right, sorry I didn’t mean that Henry,” Jasper said back as he half smiled at his boyfriend.
“You better not. I do not share some things with everyone,” Henry answered as he smiled back.
“Yeah, you to are together! I knew it. And wow! Henry is scary when he’s possessive,” Maggie cheered. “I knew you two were together. Now when did it start? Because I’m torn if it was at first sight or did it happen after the basketball thing?” Maggie asked.
“The sliver actually,” Henry answered. “But I have always liked Jasper.”
“Yeah, but not in this way. It started when he was taking care of me while I recovered. You’re okay with this, the cousin part?” Jasper asked.
“Yeah I’m fine with it; it’s not like your going to have inbred children or something, because that I would have a problem with. I’d have to insist you’d adopted or something,” Maggie told them. “Have you even…you know done it?” she added her checks turning red.
“Maggie!” Jasper yell as he to turned red and looked everywhere in the room but Maggie and Henry.
“I do not understand this problem everyone seems to have about discussing sex,” Henry said just shaking his head.
“So you have done it?” Maggie said looking over at Henry.
“No!”
“Not yet,” Henry said as he looked over at Jasper who’d gone red all over.
“No, we’re not…that is we just….no. Moving on,” Jasper sputtered at last.
“So come on tell me everything, and don’t worry about being too graphic I can take it, so go ahead kiss as you tell me” Maggie said smiling as she looked between the two guys.
***
“Bryan is that you?”
“Yes Rosemary it’s me,” Bryan answered into the computer as he smiled at the webcam.
“Wow, what time is it there…is something wrong is Henry-“Rosemary started saying as her voice grew more worried.
“No, no, no, Roes he’s fine. He’s not hurt or anything. I just didn’t want to wake you up in the middle of the night and I wasn’t going to sleep anyways…”
“That is it? What is wrong?”
“Henry’s safe but we do need to talk about him, and Jasper. We need to talk about both our sons,” Bryan said. As soon as he was done he reached for his glass of scotch.
“Should I get Zafer?” Rosemary asked as she frowned at the glass in her brother’s hand.
“No, not yet. Rose…there’s no easy way to say this…I think our kids are,” Bryan paused as he took a deep breath. “Together.”
“They’re the same age I would image they spend a lot of time together. That’s part of why Zefer and I wanted him to stay with you and not Dante even before he passed. It’s good for Henry to be around someone his own age,” Rosemary answered smiling.
“I don’t mean they just spend time together Rosemary. I think….I think they’re a couple Rose,” Bryan said at last.
“What? Zafer and I thought Henry might like…but Jasper?” Rosemary said as she looked away from the webcam and at something off screen. “Are you sure? Never mind of course you’re sure you wouldn’t have told me otherwise…what should be do about this?”
“I don’t know. If I ordered Jasper to end it he might or he might just tell me he’s ended it and just hide it better….I don’t want to force him to lie to me. And Henry…”
“If anyone orders Henry to stop doing something he’ll just do it more.”
“Yes, he’s like his mother like that,” Bryan said with a smile.
“And Jasper’s not unlike his father. Does anyone know? Are they hiding it from everyone?”
“I believe so, they may have told Maggie. She’s an old friend of Jasper’s and has become a good friend of Henry’s. they spend a lot of time together but I’m not sure if she knows,” Bryan filled in for Rosemary.
“Is it just fooling around? An age thing until they develop?”
“I don’t know. They’re very good at hiding it; it’s only by chance I even realized anything was going on. I just wasn’t….I don’t know….They’re growing up and I’m not sure what to do,” Bryan said as he leaned back and let out a breath.
“Parents never are, ours weren’t always sure what to do with us. I say give them time. To either move past this phase or talk to one of us, anything else and…
“We might lose push them into doing something everyone will regrets…Your right Rose,” Bryan said quietly as he looked at the wall that joined his and the boy’s room. “Well since we’re talking how is India?”
The end of Part Four
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