When Gary got home from work that Friday, Bill and Lee were sitting on the sofa watching TV. He leafed through the mail he'd picked up, discarding the junk.
Lee saw him look at one letter and his face changed, then look at another and his face looked even more confused.
"Shouldn't you guys be getting ready for your big weekend?" Lee asked.
His father opened the first envelope and read the letter, then said, "I'll be right back, I need to talk to Robert." He went out the back door and disappeared.
"What was that about?" Bill asked.
"I don't know, let's go find out." Lee replied.
They got to Bill's deck door and saw both fathers sitting on the sofa as Robert read the letter.
"You guys are still going to your concert aren't you?" Lee asked.
"Yep. Nothing's changed." Robert replied. "But your dad has something to tell you first."
Gary looked at Robert, discomfort evident on his face and he said, "No big deal, it can wait till Monday."
"No, it can't wait. Do you want us to leave?" Robert asked him.
"I'd rather you didn't." Gary replied. Robert moved over and draped his arm around Gary's shoulders.
"Lee, you know that your mom hasn't been around much lately..." he began.
"Or ever, that I can remember." Lee said.
"Well, that's what I need to tell you. We've gotten a divorce. We filed a couple of months ago and I just got the papers today saying it was final. I had hoped that your mom would show up so that we could tell you together but she's says she's too busy."
"You mean she just dumped us?" Lee asked, incredulous. "She didn't even bother to call me on my birthday and now you tell me she divorced you without even telling me?"
"You know she has a demanding job..." Gary started to say.
"And a new boy toy that she's been shacking up with for who knows how long." Lee finished.
"You know about him, huh?"
"I'm not dumb, dad. Wait a minute, does that mean she got community property?"
"Um, yeah. She got a lot. But, don't worry; we're still comfortable, just not as comfortable as we were. I had to buy her out on the house and everything else, plus she got half of my retirement account. I made sure that your college fund is safe and we can live here till you decide to sell."
"I'm sorry; dad, but you married a real cunt." Lee said.
"I know I'm supposed to tell you not to talk like that about your mother and all of that good father happy horseshit but in this case, you're right. She is a cunt."
Robert stroked Gary's shoulder and held him closer.
"So, what's the other mail that made you act funny?" Lee asked.
"More cuntiness, I'm afraid." Robert said.
He tossed a thick brochure across to where Lee and Bill sat facing them. It was an advertisement for an art exhibition-not very good art, by any stretch.
"What is it?" Bill asked.
"That's the boy toy." Gary replied. "Look at the top of the front."
Lee read the sentences and said, "Wait, MOM is sponsoring this?"
"I guess that's why she needed the money." Gary replied.
"But this is really bad." Bill said. "It looks like stuff Keith Haring was doing in the 80's only without the talent."
"Yeah, a few years ago she wanted me to buy some of his stuff and I told her I thought it was crap. She didn't take it well."
"So she shook us down to support her boyfriend." Lee said. "Look, don't let this spoil the weekend for you guys. You've been looking forward to this forever, get ready and hit the road. I'm okay and I can deal with it."
"Your mom was the best and the worst thing that ever happened to me." Gary said. "The worst because she's a conniving bitch but the best because I got you out of the deal." he said to Lee.
Everyone was quiet for a moment and then Bill said, "Aw, that's so nice. Pardon me while I go throw up."
"And I have to tell you that you're really adopted." Robert said.
Bill sat forward, his eyes wide and then noticed that Robert and Gary were both grinning. Soon they and Lee were all laughing.
"Fuck all of you." Bill said. "Don't you old codgers need to get on the road? I know the concert isn't until tomorrow but you senile old coots may get lost between here and Palm Springs and miss seeing your geriatric idols fall down and break a hip."
"We do need to get going." Robert said, turning to Gary. "I reserved a room with a hot tub whirlpool."
Gary said, "I guess I won't be getting much sleep tonight."
"I have something better planned." Robert replied, nuzzling his neck.
"Enough with the gay True Romance shit." Bill said. "Get you asses in gear and hit the road."
* * * * * *
Robert and Gary had departed about an hour before. Bill and Lee were lounging on the sofas in their Speedos and Bill was looking at the gallery brochure that had come in the mail.
"Did you look at this thing?" he asked Lee.
"Not really, why?" Lee answered, sitting down next to him.
"It gives his studio address and says he's open from 9 to 5 on weekdays."
"So?"
"So, we could go scope him out." Bill said. "Has he ever met you?"
"Of course not. Is there a photo of him?"
Bill handed the brochure to Lee, turned to the last page and Lee examined the photo.
"He's not that cute, he must have a really big dick." Lee said.
"We could find out. We do have our summer project to work on."
"You mean turn my mother's boyfriend out? That would be really cruel." Lee said. He thought for a minute and then said, "They deserve it."
"Damn right." Bill said. "Let's see where this place is."
He fiddled with the screen on his phone, and then fiddled a little more.
"Look," he said, turning the screen to Lee, "we can take a bus, walk about a block, take the train and walk a couple more blocks when we get off and we're right there. I bet it wouldn't even take an hour."
"We could go Monday or Tuesday while everybody is at work." Lee said. "Do you think we can get him?"
"He's an artist." Bill replied. "All of those guys are at least bi."
Lee got up and went to the kitchen and looked in the refrigerator, got out the makings for a sandwich and set them on the counter.
"Hey," he called, "whose phone is this on the counter?"
Bill came in and looked and said, "That's my dad's. He probably doesn't even know he walked out without it."
He punched up Gary's number on his phone and Gary answered on the first ring.
"Hey, what's up? You guys haven't been arrested already, have you?"
"Very funny, Gary. Put me on speaker so my dad can hear."
Gary did as asked and said, "Okay, go ahead."
"Dad," Bill said, "where is your phone?" He switched on his speaker so that Lee could listen in as his dad searched his pockets.
"Shit! Did I walk off without it?"
"It's no big deal. I already stuck it in the charger and if we need you two we can call Gary's line. The hotel is bound to have a landline, too."
Suddenly they heard Gary yell, "Stop it! Your dad has been groping me since we got in the car."
"I just can't control my hands when I'm sitting next to the sexiest man in the world." Robert said.
"Is this when I'm supposed to give you the lecture about horseplay while driving?" Bill asked.
"Stop it!" Gary yelled. "He's grabbing my dick again."
"He's had a hard on since we got in the car, don't listen to him."
"I don't want you guys going out and getting drunk and stupid tonight." Bill said.
"Don't worry; I'm not letting this hot fucker out of the room once I get him there." Robert said.
"Just remember if you get arrested, we're not coming to bail you out."
"Bye, pervs!" Lee called and Bill disconnected.
"They're worse than teenagers." Bill said.
* * * * * *
An hour later, Bill and Lee were watching an old sitcom when the doorbell rang.
The boys looked at each other and Bill said, "I'm not expecting anyone." He got up and went to answer the door.
When he opened the door, there was an older man standing on the front step.
"Hi, you must be Bill. You probably don't remember me, I'm Tom Skyler, and I work with your dad."
Bill was looking him over. Tom Skyler looked to be in his mid fifties. He had a classically handsome face and short brush cut hair. The white shirt he was wearing barely contained the massive shoulders it covered and the sleeves strained and clung to his bulging biceps. His torso tapered down into a v shape and his trim waist held up a pair of thin gray flannel pants, the legs tight around his muscular thighs and nicely filled at the crotch.