Readers please note: If you're looking for a lot of hot, steamy, gay sex scenes, this story, especially this part (7) is not for you! Back out now.
If you tend to enjoy more emotional and heart touching and loving scenes I hope you enjoy it.
As an author, I tend to get wrapped up in my stories, as if I'm there, and I tear up pretty easily. I used about a half a box of tissues writing this part.
I had planned to bring in the LGBT club forming in this part, but other activities popped up and took a lot of space, so that will happen in the early stages of Part VIII. There were some situations in Part VII that I didn't really plan, that took time and space.
As always, I appreciate comments, whether positive or negative.
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Saturday, DJ and Doug are both scheduled to work from 3:00 PM to 9:00 PM and, being Saturday, Jamie has to work until close, 11:00 PM at the pizzeria.
About 5:00 PM DJ and Jamie both received a text from Mattie: 'Hey guys, it's sat night, wanna get together for a while this evening?'
DJ returned a text: 'Can't, working until 9:00, maybe another night.'
Jamie returned the text: 'I'm working til 11:00 tonight then going to DJ's house for the night, sorry.'
Matt sent another text 'Shucks, you guys just work too much, you gotta have some fun, let me know when we can get together. Later.'
DJ then got a brainstorm and sent another text to Mattie 'Mattie, would you like to meet me at the pizzeria about 9 or so. We can kill a couple hours while I wait for Jamie to finish his shift.'
Matt responded immediately with another text 'Cool, see you about 9:00.'
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About 8:30 Mathew, dressed in some of his most boyish clothing, with his baseball cap on backwards was ready to leave his house.
"Where you going Matt?" his mother asked.
"Down to Anthony's Pizzeria. I'm meeting with a couple of guys from school."
His mother, with just a tad of hope, "Are you finally starting to get an interest in boys?"
"Sorry, Mom," Matt answered, "These are boys, but they're a little different. They're a gay couple, DJ and Jamie, and I feel very comfortable around them."
"When are you going to be home?"
"Probably around 11:30, if I'm going to be later I will call you." He gave his Mom a hug and headed out.
Matt arrived at the pizzeria at just about 9:00 PM and stepped inside.
Jamie, seeing Mattie, "Dude! Eating in or picking up?"
"Actually, I was planning to chill a couple hours with DJ while he waits for you to finish up." (Matt melts when a guy calls him 'Dude').
"Great! Follow me, DJ should be here any second. I'm going to seat you up in the corner, out of earshot of the other patrons. What are you drinking?" Mattie told him Mountain Dew would be fine.
A couple of minutes later, DJ walked in and spotted Mattie, and walked over and sat across from him at the booth. Jamie brought over the Dew and a Pepsi for DJ.
Jamie to DJ, "Hi Baby, What are you guys eating, on me of course!"
Mattie replied, "I don't expect you to pay for my food, Jamie."
"But I want to," Jamie returned, "besides, I get half price. I can only spend a little time with you guys as I still have other patrons to serve. So what will it be?"
"Jamie," Mattie said, "Since you're buying, just surprise us, but please, no green peppers or anchovies." DJ nodded in approval.
Anthony, eyeing Matt suspiciously, "Jamie, is everything OK between you and DJ?"
"Sure, Anthony, why do you ask?"
"Well, I noticed DJ with a young man I've never seen before, and I was a little concerned."
"Oh," Jamie responded, "No need for concern. That's Mattie, and he is one of DJ's and my closest friends from college. He's a great guy, but thanks."
"Well," Anthony replied, "you know what they say about bringing friends into a relationship."
About 25 minutes later, Anthony delivered a large Italian Stromboli, setting it between DJ and Mattie, along with a bowl of hot marinara sauce.
"What—is that?" DJ asked, really expecting pizza.
"Italian Stromboli, it's got capicola ham, sausage, salami, pepperoni and of course, mozzarella cheese. It's what Jamie ordered for you. I hope you like it. DJ, are you going to introduce your friend to me?"
"Sorry, Anthony," DJ replied, "This is one of our closest friends from school, Mattie, and Mattie, this is Jamie's boss, and the owner of this pizzeria, Anthony." The two shook hands. Anthony smiled.
Just a couple of bites and both DJ and Matt agreed that it was awesome. A few minutes later Jamie came by to check on his friends and see if they needed anything. Mattie told Jamie how tasty it was.
"Baby," DJ blurted, "This is just simply delicious, thanks."
"I knew you'd like it," Jamie said, smiling, "Anthony does a great job with the food here. Let me run and check on my other patrons."
"DJ," Mattie spoke, "I'm really glad we're becoming friends. I like to hang out with guys, but some of them scare me. You know, I still have a lot of female in me, and I'm afraid some of them might try to push me into sex. I have 100% faith that neither of you would ever do that."
"You're right about that, Mattie," DJ said, grinning, "We are pretty tight, anyway, and you don't have the right plumbing, yet."
"Have you ever been with a girl, sexually?" Mattie asked, curiously.
"Nope, never had the desire. I know you're kind of a girl, but I think both Jamie and I think of you as a boy. We both value your friendship, a lot, but neither of us would ever want to get you in the sack. Have you ever been with a boy?"
"DJ, I passed up my Senior Prom. I couldn't find a girl that would date me, and I wouldn't have put on a dress to go, even if a guy would have asked me."
"Just changing the subject," DJ asked, "what is your curriculum at school?"
"Mechanical Engineering, and yours?"
"Both Jamie and I plan to be pharmacy technicians, I would think Mechanical Engineering might be kind of heavy for..."
"Don't say it DJ," Matt interrupted, "I'm gonna be a man someday, and I want to be a Mechanical Engineer. I'm doing a two plus two, two years at community college, and the last two at a four year college, where I can get my bachelors degree. I'm very fortunate, that my parents are able to put me through college, and pay my medical expenses also. Mom took my side and convinced Dad that they needed to do this for me. We changed my name when I was 15, and I graduated from high school as Mathew."
"WOW! Didn't kids at school give you problems when you changed names?"
"Nope, we changed names over the summer, before my Junior year, and my family moved, to get me into a different district, so when I started my Junior year I was already 'Mathew'. My doctor got me exempted from gym my last two years, so other kids never saw me undressed. They never knew that I was female underneath."
"You were so lucky," DJ said, some tears slipping from his eyes, "to have a family that loved you, and cared."
Mattie, using a napkin to sop up DJ's tears, and with concern in his voice, "You don't think your family cares?"
"Mattie, I'm going through some serious changes over the next few weeks. My name is going to change too. This is rather complicated, but Dad has filed papers to adopt me, legally, making him my real father."
"I'm confused," Mattie said, "how can your father adopt you?"
"Well," DJ explained, "Doug isn't my biological father. He rescued me, back in the spring, from a really bad environment, and I have been living with him since. He is the best Dad any boy could ever hope for. Since the first couple of weeks I have called him 'Dad' and, when this adoption is cleared, he will really be my Dad, and I will be his legal son."
"OK, Matt said," it's starting to get a little clearer. So this man, Doug, is going to adopt you, making him your legal father. And I suppose that will change your last name."
"More than my last name, Mattie," DJ stated, now smiling, "my whole name. Because I am over 18, I have the option of changing my entire name. On the day of that adoption, Dewain Jovan Jackson will die, and Douglas Joseph Kendall will be born. And DJ will be the happiest boy in the world!" Then, smiling, "The neat thing is, my nickname will still be DJ! Mattie, you have got to meet my Dad!"
"He seems like an awesome man, and I would like very much to meet him."
About 10:15 Mattie and DJ had eaten the whole Strombolli, and were just chatting, and nursing their 2nd refill of drinks. Mattie was starting to slide out of the booth.
"Leaving already?" DJ asked, disappointedly.
"No, I just have to pee."
"Me too," DJ said, "we can go together."
"DJ, you know I usually use the men's room."
"So do I," DJ smiled, "it's a two holer, you use the stall and I'll take the urinal."
"Okay," Mattie giggled, "I guess it's cool, it just seems strange to share a small rest room like this with another guy."
DJ caught just how Mattie had said that 'another guy' and felt that Mattie really does consider himself a guy. They returned a couple minutes later and resumed their seats. Jamie came over to check on them, and picked up the dirty dishes, except for their drinks.
"We're closing in half an hour," Jamie said, "if I had some help wrapping silver I probably could get out of here right at 11:00. I still have two tables to keep track of and a couple of pickups due any minute."
"Was that supposed to be a subtle hint?" DJ replied, smirking, "Bring it over, and I'll wrap it."
"I'll help," Matt said, "if you show me how."
"DJ can show you."
Anthony, well aware of this exchange of words, "Jamie, you're becoming an expert at pawning your side work off!" and chuckled.