Just Hit 'Send' By Grasshopper

Just Hit 'Send' - The Happy Years by Grasshopper Valentine's Day

"I am not."

"Are so."

"I so am not."

"Guys!"

Jordan and Easy stopped their bickering to look at Markie. "What?" they said at the same time.

"You are being ridiculous."

"Am not."

"Are too."

Markie threw a pillow in their general direction and left them to their argument.

Nic watched them, Jordan grinning, Easy scowling, as they started up again.

"Oh, Ez, you are so."

"Dang it. I am not."

Laughing, Nic wheeled his chair to the window, catching Easy's eye.

"Want some help, Nic?"

"No, I'm fine. Go on with your denial," he chuckled.

He listened and thought about all that Danny had told him one day as they sat on the back porch, watching Jordan and Easy throwing the Frisbee for Fiddlesticks. Danny had told him about Jordan running away, of Easy finding him, of how Jordan wouldn't leave Easy in Tampa under that bridge. He had come to understand in the last 5 ½ months, just how much these four young men meant to each other. He had talked to Easy enough to know that behind that easy going manner, behind those deep hazel eyes, secrets were hidden. Danny hadn't told him what Easy had been doing alone in that big city, a boy half grown but Nic knew. His heart hurt for the secrets Easy had to carry.

He smiled as he heard Danny and Griff join the tussle.

"Ez, it's ok. We won't tease you............much."

"Nothin' to tease me about, Lil Bro."

"When do we get to meet her?" Griff snuck in.

"Yeah, Ez. We gotta check her out."

Nic laughed, "Boys, don't you think Easy has a right to his privacy?"

"NO!!!!" they all shouted together.

"You've been seeing this girl for 3 months, Ez. We just wanna meet her," Jordan said, trying to look serious.

"Oh, like I'm gonna bring her here so you can tell her everything that's wrong with me," he moaned.

Griff snorted, "Uh, Ez. That would take waaaaay too long. We haven't got a millennium."

Danny, always the peacemaker, asked quietly, "Ez, are you really afraid to bring her here?"

Easy actually looked embarrassed, "It's more like she's scared to death to meet you all at the same time."

Markie sat down beside Griff, cuddling into his arms. "Guys, let up on him. Think what it would be like to walk into this menagerie cold.

Griff chuckled, "Let's see......we've got a very presentable married couple, a wild child, a couple of gay dudes, our patriarch on wheels, a dog from the planet Doof and one very bashful black guy. Nope, I don't see anything weird."

"I promise to be very good," Danny giggled. "I won't attack Jordy while she's here."

Jordan grabbed him and pulled him into his lap. "You know you can't keep your hands off me, cutie britches." Danny tugged his face down and kissed his cheek.

"See?" Easy sighed. "They won't be good."

Jordan mumbled wickedly, "Danny's always very very good." Danny giggled.