While Robert was gone I put up the balloons and decorations, I wanted this to be a very special day for my man. Robert came in all choked up, his Dad all smiles, Robert came to me and pulled me into a hug.
"This is so sweet of you to do all this for me Tom. Thank you so much for all of the things you have done to make this a special day for me." Robert said tears running down his cheeks.
He and I kissed, his Dad no longer turning away if he and I showed affection for each other, he now knew I loved his son with all my heart and soul.
"Robert I love you, this day should be special for you. Just wait Babe so much more to come, still the naked man in your cake." I said to him smiling.
Lisa and Robert showed up at three, they all sat in the sitting room while I got dinner finished up. I had some time before we were to sit and eat. We all sat and talked about past birthdays, why the one we remember was so special to each of us.
Roberts Dad his was when his Mom had bought him the shirt he wanted so badly, he proudly wore that shirt till it was a rag. Lisa was when she and I had gone to an all male stripper night on her last birthday, her childhood ones not memorable. Eddy's was when his Dad had taken him for his first beer at the local bar for his Birthday, he said he and his Dad had a great time there.
For myself it was when I was twelve, my Grandmother had bought me the shoes I wanted so badly, I kept them even after I had grown out of them. For Robert it was when his Dad had let him drive the very first time when he was twelve on his Birthday. Lisa helped me get dinner on the table, we all sat and enjoyed our meal. I brought out the cake, I had them make a cake with a GI-Joe in the middle of it, naked of course.
Robert laughed so much over this, I explained that I told Robert I would have a cake with a naked man in it, so I was not about to disappoint the man. We enjoyed our cake, Robert got a card from his Dad, telling him what a great son he really had and how proud he was of all he had accomplished. Lisa and Eddy bought him a weekend stay at a bed and breakfast, one Robert and I had talked about.
"Guys this is to much, thank you so much Lisa, Eddy man this is great, you guys have to join us." Robert said to them.
"That is the plan my man, that is the plan." Eddy told him.
"Tom I will have to get the bike tuned up before we head out on this trip, this one is a nice long one." Robert said to me.
"Yes Babe we will, now open mine." I said handing him his card.
Robert opened the card, inside I had the pamphlet in another envelope so he had it to open after he read my card to him.
"Robert I cannot express how I feel for you in a card, I have never loved another person as much as I love you, for me to buy you something that shows how much I love you, I could not find it but open the other envelope and let me know if I was even close?" I said to him.
Robert looked up, already his eyes were tearing up, Robert slowly opened the envelope, he had no idea of what I had bought for him, for us really. Robert pulled the pamphlet out, he sat there his mouth open, his eyes glassy.
"Tom you didn't did you? Tom it's to much, I can't accept this." Robert said his eyes filled with tears.
