Coming it Part 16
DJ and Jamie visit Disney World
DJ models his sexy swim trunks
Girls are chasing after DJ and Jamie
DJ assumes his new position
Joe's and Doug's wedding plans are completed
DJ Part 16
Thursday night Jamie, DJ and I all got off work at 9:00 PM, and drove back to our house for the night. DJ had told Jamie that Joe was cooking and would have supper ready for all of us. The kitchen had a very enticing aroma when we walked in together. Joe dished up side dishes of steamed broccoli, and placed the pot of his creation on a mat in the center of the table. Whatever it was sure smelled good.
I dished a good portion on my plate, but the boys both took only a small spoonful, at first. After tasting it, they both took a much larger portion.
"Joe," DJ inquired, "what do you call this?"
"I don't know if it really has a name. It's ground beef, onions, slivered almonds, and mushrooms, then a quart of beef broth, and rotini cooked in it, absorbing the broth, and, of course, some seasonings. Do you like it?" DJ nodded.
"Joe," Jamie replied, "it's scrumptious!
"What time is your air flight, Monday?" Joe asked.
"I don't know," Jamie replied, "Dad's got the tickets."
"We need to know," Joe responded, "Somebody's got to take you scalawags to the airport Monday, and someone's got to pick you up when you get back Friday night."
"Carl's at work right now," I said, "Let me call Karen, she may know." I placed a call to Karen.
"OK," I said, "Karen's going to have Carl call me in the morning after he gets up, and give me the info."
"I think I'm going to need to buy a suitcase," DJ remarked.
"I don't think so, DJ," Joe said, "I've got one of those big ones, with wheels on the bottom. You guys are only going to be gone for 5 days, and I think it's large enough to hold both of your clothes, you might want to take some carry-ons, like your back packs."
"Baby," Jamie said, "we share everything else, we can share a suitcase." DJ nodded.
"I guess," DJ added, "we're going to need to pack, over the weekend. Joe, dinner was very tasty, and different. I could easily handle that meal again, in the near future."
"Guys," Joe replied, "there isn't enough left to bother saving, can't you guys finish it off?" The boys, both smiling, divided the remainder between their plates, and it soon disappeared down into their stomachs.
While Joe and I cleaned off the table and I assisted Joe with the dishes, Jamie and DJ sneaked off into the den and fired up the play station. None of us had to work early tomorrow, both boys were due at 3:00 and 4:00, DJ closing at 9:00 PM and Jamie at 11:00. Joe and I slipped off to bed, leaving the boys playing games.
Daryl was finished at his former store, and scheduled to work on New Years Day at 2:00 PM at the CVS store here in town. He was taking advantage of having the weekend off, and was hoping to get as much as possible done, getting things arranged in their new home. Randy was scheduled to open our store on Friday morning.
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Friday morning, December 29th, Randy and Daryl got up about 8:00 AM. Daryl had worked hard all day Thursday, trying to get at least some of their stuff organized. Randy said he was dying for a shower, and was prepared to take one right then. While Randy was showering, Daryl started a pot of coffee brewing, then joined Randy in that large shower stall, and they thoroughly enjoyed their first shower together in their new home.
Daryl had done a little grocery shopping Thursday evening while Randy was still working that double shift. He also had made some headway at the house, organizing most of the dishes, utensils and small appliances in the kitchen, as well as their toiletries and towels and wash cloths in the bathroom.
"Baby, shall we do the Bojangle's thing again this morning?" Randy suggested.
"Nope," Daryl responded, "I'm cooking breakfast this morning, for my love and I! We have coffee ready now." Randy smiled.
The two men went into the bedroom, found their underwear in some boxes, and t-shirts, slipped on their slippers and headed to the kitchen. Daryl turned on the broiler-oven to heat, poured two mugs of coffee, then retrieved two thin breakfast rib-eyes from the fridge, seasoned them and placed them in the broiler.
Sipping coffee in between, Daryl proceeded to fry eggs and make some toast. A few minutes later, Daryl sat at the table with his lover and they enjoyed steak and eggs for their first home cooked meal in their new home.
Randy, a couple of tears escaping his eyes, "Baby, someday you're going to make some man an awesome husband. I'm so glad I fell in love with you!"
Daryl, bending over to give Randy a loving kiss on his lips, "I hope that 'someday' isn't too far away, I love you so much!
"Hun, if you'll excuse me, it's 9:15 and I really, really need to shave before I go in to open the store this morning, it's been 3 days. You've done a terrific job here, getting things together."
"I'm glad I had these few days off, or I wouldn't have been able to do very much. There is still a lot of stuff still packed, we ain't done yet. What time would you like lunch?"
"Why?"
"Because, like a good boyfriend, I'm going to bring it to you. I can't do that often, when we're both working," Daryl replied.
"OK, sweetheart," Randy answered, smiling, "how about between 1:00 and 2:00. Maybe I'd better marry you soon, before some other guy comes along and grabs you up!"
Daryl, laughing, "I don't think I'm quite ready to do that! I'm just a little too attached to you, to give you up that easily."
Randy shaved, got dressed, kissed his lover goodbye, and headed out the door about 9:45 AM.
Randy got to the store at about 2 minutes before 10:00, unlocked the door and was followed inside by Cindy and Lois. They were all prepared for a typically busy Friday. DJ and I are both scheduled to come in at 3:00 PM.
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About 10:30 AM, DJ, Joe and I were at the table having coffee, and Jamie was, typically, nursing a glass of apple juice. My phone rang, and it was Karen.
"Good Morning, Karen," I answered.
Carl, chuckling, "Good Morning Doug, but it's Carl, on Karen's phone. I guess we need to discuss getting the boys to and from the airport. Their departing flight is scheduled at 5:00 AM on the 1st, and that means they need to be there to check in by 4:00 AM. It's about a one and a half to two hour drive to the airport, so they really need to leave here around 2:00 AM."
"Doug, I'm off on Sunday, and New Years Day, so I can take them up to the airport, but I'll be working Friday, and I cannot pick them up Friday evening. Their inbound flight is scheduled to arrive here at 8:20 PM, Friday night."
"Carl, it looks like I need to talk to Randy. He's pretty accommodating, and I think he may be able to let me go Friday evening about 6:00 PM, maybe 6:30, and I can go from the store right to the airport, and I should get there by around 8:00 PM."
"That sounds like a plan, Doug. As I said, I'm off both Sunday and Monday. If the boys can have everything packed that they need from your house, they can come here, finish packing, and spend the night, and I can make certain we can leave here by 2:00 AM on Monday morning."
"Great, Carl, I'll talk to Randy when we go in to work today, at 3:00 PM. If there is a problem, I'll get back in touch, but I don't see a problem. Have a nice Friday." We both hung up.
"OK boys," I stated, "here's the plan. You guys need to pack everything you need from here before Sunday evening, then you can go out to Jamie's house, and pack whatever you need from there. You'll spend the night, well, the three or four hours, at Jamie's, and Carl will take you guys to the airport. You need to be there by 4:00 AM, as your flight is at 5:00 AM."
"Wow," Jamie exclaimed, "we're leaving like in the middle of the night! Who's going to get us, when we return?"
"Unless Randy throws a monkey wrench into the plan, I'll be coming to the airport to get you guys, when your plane gets in at 8:20 Friday evening. I'll talk to Randy today, worst case scenario is that you guys may need to hang around the airport until I can get there, which could be as late as 11:00 PM."
"I think Randy will let you go early," DJ remarked, "he really tries to do his people right. Dad, did you know that Randy is giving me a promotion?"
"No, I didn't," I answered, "Is that what he wanted to talk to you about yesterday?"
DJ, nodding, and beaming, "He's promoting me to a trainer, I'll be training any new cashiers that he hires. It came with a pay raise too, another fifty cents an hour, but I'll still be mostly working as a cashier. It's effective January 1st."
Jamie, smiling, "DJ, you usually work about 30 hours a week, so that's about a $15.00 a week raise! Baby, I'm so happy for you."
"Son," I stated, "I am so utterly proud of you, you've developed so much, just over the last 9 months, In a way, I hate losing the boy in you, but I welcome your growth into an incredible young man."