My Life

Chapter 6

Christmas day has come and gone, and now today is New Year's Eve. We do little for Christmas except exchange a few gifts after dinner. Dinner usually comprises either ham or chicken, mashed potatoes, a veggie, rolls and two pies, which is usually cherry and pumpkin. Dad's parents died about ten years ago, and he has no siblings, and we haven't seen mum's parents in over a year, so it's just us. We usually spend the day volunteering at a food bank, the children's hospital, or some sort of volunteer work, which we do throughout the year, anyway. Hudson and I spent Christmas Eve day today with Julian, and exchanged our gift to each other that day.

Tonight dad, Jenson, Julian and I are spending it with Hudson and his family at his home to ring in the new year together. We're supposed to be at their home by 7 p.m. for dinner, and we are bringing mashed potatoes and a pumpkin pie. While Julian is having his afternoon nap in his room, I'm making the pie as dad makes the mashed potatoes, and Jenson is playing a video game online through the PS4 with a few of his friends in the living room.

"Jeremiah, can I have an honest answer from you to the question I'm going to ask, okay?" dad asks while we're working on the food.

"Sure you can. What's up?" I return focusing my full attention on him as he does the same.

He softly sighs before asking the one question I was hoping he wouldn't; "Hudson is pressuring you for sex is he? I like him very much, and I think he's wonderful for you and Julian, but I'm just concerned."

My jaw hits the floor, I swear, as I manage somehow to answer; "No, he isn't. I promise he isn't."

It's the honest truth, we've discussed sex, but we both want to wait for a little while longer into our relationship before we take that step.

Dad briefly nods before picking up the masher to mash the steaming potoatoes without another word on the subject. Taking the pie pan off the counter since it's finished, I place it in the preheated oven to let it cook, I join Jenson in the living room to join his game. Grabbing a controller off the coffee table, I sit on the couch and enter the game.

When dad enters the room a short while later, I hand him the controller since I can hear Julian starting to fuss throught the baby monitor. When I walk into his room, I find him standing while holding onto the rail as he bounces while he lightly cries. Taking him from the crib with a kiss on the cheek, I then gently bring him over my head with a light wiggle, and I earn a loud giggle, and that is one of the best sounds ever.

Grinning at him, I bring his body against mine to walk us to the changing table where I change his dirty diaper, then change him into a long sleeve onsie that is black with a brown reindeer on it, a pair of black fleece leggings, red and white stripped thigh socks, and the white Vans. Carrying him downstairs once finished, I lie him on his belly to play while I make his bottle.

A couple of hours later, we're ready to leave for Hudson's when there is a knock on the front door, causing the three of us to look at each other in confusion. Dad opens the door, and to our irritation, mum stands on the other side of the door with the man she left us for. Dad's deminor instantly changes from happy to pissed, and understandably so.

"Why in the hell are you two here?" dad demands.

Mum continues to smile like a damn fool; "I came to see my son's, Jeremy. That's allowed isn't it?"

"No it isn't unless they want to see you," he grits through his teeth. "Boys, do you want to spend time with your mum?"

"No," Jenson instantly answers as he is trying his hardest not to scream at her.

"Jeremiah, baby, please?" mum tries with me knowing if I agree to this, Jenson will too.

"Nope. We have plans anyway," I say crossing my arms over my chest with a glare at her. "What do you expect from us? That you show up after a year with open arms and your paramour, as if you didn't fuck us over royally?"