More Than my Twin

Chapter 4

*Coby POV*
Cory and I wake up pretty much at the same time then we get ready for the day. We go downstairs and no one is awake or here yet so we go out back and sit on the back steps.
"Cory I have to admit something" I say
"What" he asks
"I'm also gay. I have been gay since the beginning of college. I wanted to tell you then when I realized that I was gay but I was afraid. Then when you admitted you were gay I wanted to tell you but I didn't because I don't know why. I didn't even tell mom and dad. Now they'll never know" I say and tears start coming towards the end
"Coby how long have you been holding this in for? You never told anyone" he asks
"No. I never did. I was scared. I thought that I'd get made fun of. Especially since people knew I was religious and they would've said something like it's against the religion or something" I say
"Oh Coby." He says
He pulls me in for a hug and I just melt in his embrace. We pull apart and just watch the sun rise. After a few hours we decide to go inside. We walk in and everyone is awake and has arrived.
"There you two are. We thought you were still sleeping" Mrs. Jones says
"Nope. We've been out in the porch watching the sunrise" I say
"Since when have you two watched the sunrise" Garrett asks
"We do it a lot" Cory says
"We watch the sunset a lot too" I say
"Wow" Cody says
"Boys be kind" Mr. Jones says
"Yeah yeah yeah" Tyler says
We all eat breakfast, then us guys head to my childhood home. I grab the spare key and then unlock the door.
"Ok. Let's just go room by room and go through stuff then at 4:30 cory and I have to go meet with the lawyer. We're going to plan for the funeral to be tomorrow" I say
"Alright. Let's get started. Just let us know if you twins need a break" Cody says
"Alright" I say
The guys go to the kitchen to start boxing plates, bowls, and glasses. Cory and I start in the living room. We each grab a box from under the tv and open them. Inside of them are pictures. I start going through my box and they're full of pictures from my parents wedding. I feel some tears roll down my cheeks but I ignore them. I finish this box and then grab a sharpie and label it so we know what it is. I look at Cory and he also is crying. I scoot closer to him and I look at the picture in his hands. It's the first family picture. Cory and I were just born and our dad is holding him and our mom is holding me.
"I miss them Cobes" he whispers
"I know Cor. I miss them too" I say
We finish going through the rest of the pictures and by the time we are done it's 4. We get up and go to the kitchen and see it all packed up.
"Hey guys Coby and I have to head out. You can stay here and there's boxes of photos you can look at if you want or you guys can head out. Just let us know what you plan to do and if you leave make sure you lock the door" Cory says
"Alright. Good luck guys" Tyler says
We leave and get in Cory's car. I start it and drive to where we're meeting the lawyer. We arrive and go inside.
"Uh we're here to see David Fields" I say
"What's your names" the receptionist asks
"Coby and Cory cotton" I say
"Alright go ahead in" she says pointing to a door
We go in and he greets us then we sit down.
"I'm so sorry for your loss boys. Your parents were great people. Very kind." He says
"Thank you Mr. Fields" Cory says
"You guys can call me David. Your parents and I were great friends. So let's start with the funeral" he says
"Our parents wanted to be cremated so it will just be a small service at the church then Cory and I will be taking their ashes and sprinkling them somewhere else. Our parents said they have it in their will" I say
"Ah yes. Right here. They want them spread in New Orleans under the cherry blossom tree at the church of Christ. It's where they first met apparently" David says
"Ok" Cory says
"Alright so they just have it in here that you two get everything and you two are basically splitting everything. What do you plan on doing with the house" David asks
"I think once we empty it out we plan on selling it. There's a charity our parents were big supporters for so we will donate the money to that one" I say
"Ok. Well I will be at the funeral tomorrow. I will organize it for you guys if you let who you want to come know. Say 10 AM for the funeral" David says
"Ok. Thank you" Cory says
"Oh you each also have a bank account that money has been getting placed in by your parents. Their money will be split into the accounts and then you will get the account numbers tomorrow" David says
"thank you" I say
We head out and go back to the house. We go in and find the guys looking through the photos still.
"Hey we're back" Cory says
"Hey. How did it go" Tyler says
"Okay. The funeral is tomorrow. It's just a small ceremony to pay respects because Cory and I are to spread their ashes in New Orleans" I say
"Okay. Well it's about dinner time so let's get some food then we can either come back or whatever" Cody says
"That works" I say
We go out to the cars and I ride with Cody while Tyler and Garrett ride with my brother.
"Why aren't you riding with Cory" Cody asks
"I don't know. I guess I just need a little bit of distance" I shrug
"That's understandable. I have a question and it might be stepping over boundaries so I don't know if I should ask it or not" he says
"Cody you are like another brother to me. Go ahead and ask" I say
"Are you gay? You haven't had a girlfriend ever so I'm just wondering" he says
"Yes. I'm gay." I say
"Alright. Then why don't you confess your feelings" he asks
"What do you mean" I ask
"I see the way you look at Cory. It's the same way he looks at you" he says
"It's complicated" I say
"Everyone uses that excuse" he says
"Well that's what I'm saying and I'm not changing it" I say
"Ok" he says
We arrive at shake shack and go in and find the others. We order our food and once we have it in our possession we go and take a seat. Garrett prays for the food and then we start eating.
"So when are you boys going to go to New Orleans" Garrett asks
"After we finish with the house and it sells. We want to make sure that we have no other requirements here before we leave" Cory says
"Ok. Well we will help as much as you need us to" Tyler says
"Ok well a lot of it is going in the dumpster that we rented. Some will go back to our places. The rest will be up for grabs or just go to the thrift store" I say
We finish eating and the guys head out and Cory and I head back to our parents house. We go inside and work on organizing what needs to be thrown out and what needs to be looked through later. At about 3 in the morning we decide we should head to bed so we go to our old bedroom and fall asleep.
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*Cory POV*
I am woken up in the morning to knocking and the doorbell ringing. I look at my surroundings and see my brother sleeping in the bed next to my bed. I quietly slip out and go downstairs. I open the door and see the guys in nice clothes.
"It's 9:30. Why are t you guys awake yet" Tyler asks
"We were up late going through things" I say in midst of a yawn
"Is Coby still asleep" Cody asks
"Yeah. I'll go wake him up" I say
"I got it. You go get dressed" Garrett says handing me some clothes
I nod and head off to the bathroom. I get dressed then go back out to the other two. Ten minutes later, the other two come downstairs. We head to the car and get in. Cody starts it up and then drives to the church. We get there and go in. Eventually others come in and give their condolences to me and my brother as they sit down. Once people are in Coby and I walk to the front and sit down. The pastor then starts talking. After the little ceremony/funeral my brother and I get given their ashes and then people leave. I look at Coby and it looks like he was holding in tears the whole time. I nod and him and I both let our tears flow. We set the ashes down and hug each other as we continue to cry. After a few minutes we pull away and see the guys standing there. We group hug then pick up the ashes and go out to the car heading back to the house. We leave the ashes in the car then go in the house getting to work. By 7:30 PM all the trash is in the dumpster and anything we want to keep is loaded up in Mr. Jones' trailer.
"Alright. We can finish up tomorrow before you two meet with the realtor who is coming at what time" Mr. Jones asks
"3:30" I say
"Ok. Let's go and get some dinner then hit the hay. It's been a long day for everyone" Mrs. Jones says
"Alright" we all agree
We go and get pizza and once we're done eating Coby and I go to the Jones' house tonight. We go up to the guest room and quickly drift off to sleep exhausted from the last couple of days.