Chapter 4 Emotions abound
Cameron and I went downstairs to have dinner. Usually there is a lot of chatter between my Mom and Dad and I. But, tonight was a different night in our house. It was very quiet at the dinner table. After dinner my Mom cleared the table and it was my job to put the dishes in the dishwasher.
So, Cameron decided to help. I put the soap in the dishwasher and started it. With that we all got our coats and headed for the car.
My Mom decided that she would drive since my Dad had to work soon that she would give him a break. We arrived at the hospital at 6:00 pm.
Visiting hours were from 4-8pm. In the intensive care room the patients were only allowed 2 visitors every 15 minutes. In other words you would be able to stay for 15 minutes and then you have to leave for 15 minutes. So My Mom and Dad went in first. Cameron's Mom and Dad were in beds side by side.
My Mom was holding Cameron's Mom's hand. And my Dad was over saying a prayer at Cameron's Dad's Bed. They both came out of the room after 15 minutes. And I could tell by the look on their faces that things weren't too good. My Mom offered to take Cameron in to see his parents.
So, they both went into the room. It wasn't long that Cameron came running out of the room. He was in tears and he came running over to me and through his arms around me and started to cry. I held him as tight as I could and I took my one hand and ruffled his beautiful hair. I said; " That's o.k.
Cameron you try and get it all out. I will hold you until you feel better. I love you and will be here for you. You don't have to worry about that." I guess I loss track of who was in the room at the time I got wrapped up in all the excitement. My Dad gave me a look of astonishment. And I am sure that he would have said something to me, but he probably didn't want to say something while Cameron was around. I held Cameron for about 10 minutes until I could get him calmed down. So, I said; "Hey buddy are you going to be allright."
I looked at him and wiped the tears from his eyes. And he said; "I will be ok now as long as you are with me." My Dad stooped down and took his hand and brushed Cameron's hair back off his face.
And he said; "Listen, Cameron you are going to be staying with us for awhile so when we leave the hospital we are going to go to your house and pickup some of your clothes and your video games and whatever else you want to bring over to our house." "Ok Mr.
Robinson whatever you think is best." Just as Cameron was talking to my Dad I heard the loudspeaker and it said; "Code Blue, Code Blue Intensive Care. I had been to the hospital many times when my grandma was in here so I knew what that meant. A couple of minutes later my Mom came out of the room with tears in her eyes and I knew why she was crying. My Dad went over to her and asked her why she was crying and she told him that Cameron's Mom had just passed away. And, that they didn't think that his father was going to make it through the night. So Mom and Dad took Cameron and I into a waiting room off of the Intensive Care Unit. My Mom and Dad leaned down to tell Cameron that his Mom had just died. And, that they weren't sure that his Dad was going to make it through the night. He burst out into tears and my Mom held him and tried to comfort him. And I was so upset that I began to cry too. So my Dad came over to try and comfort me. My Dad held me and kissed my forehead trying to comfort me. I think that I was crying more because my sweet lover was so upset. I stopped crying and my Dad wiped my tears away and said; " Hey JR your Mom and I want to talk to you later about something that you said before. But we are going to take Cameron over to his house to get his clothes and anything else that he wants to bring over to the house. Is it ok, if Cameron stays in your room with you for a while until we convert the Den into a bedroom for him." "Sure Dad that's not a problem at all." My Mom got Cameron calmed down and she decided that we should go home now and try and get some rest. She left our home phone number in case the hospital needed to contact us. They said that they would call if Cameron's Dad took a turn for the worst.
So we left the hospital for home. It was a quiet ride to Cameron's house and when he entered the house with my Mom he started to cry.
It's no doubt that this was going to be a long night at our house.
Cameron went into his room with my Mom and started packing his clothes. And he disconnected his Saturn Games system and packed that and his games in a sport bag. My Mom did most of the packing of his clothes. And then my Mom went downstairs and went into the laundry room to see if Cameron had any dirty clothes in the hamper and she took a plastic bag and packed them up. She would take them with her and wash them when we got home.
My Dad and I stayed in the car, while my Mom and Cameron went into his house. I just knew what was going to happen when my Dad and I were alone in the car. And then came the question that I have been trying to avoid. "JR two or three times tonight you have mentioned that you love Cameron and he loves you. You do mean you love one another as friends don't you?" " Well Dad it's not exactly like that. You see Cameron and I really do Love one another and it is more than being friends or make believe brothers. We are in Love with one another." "JR are trying to tell me that you and Cameron are gay?" " Well I guess I couldn't have said it better than that Dad. Cameron and I are gay and we are gay lovers and I am sorry if that is a surprise to you." "Well JR you and I and your Mom are going to have to discuss this later on tonight. I must say that I am disappointed in you." "Hey, Dad I am hoping that after we talk tonight that you will have feel different." " O.K. JR we will talk later, your Mom and Cameron are coming out of the house." "All right Dad." Cameron opened the back of the car up and put his stuff in and then jumped in the backseat with me. My Mom got in and we headed for the house.
When we got to the house, I helped Cameron carry his stuff into the house. We went up to my room and hung up all his clothes in my closet and he put his sport bag down on the floor. I said; " Hey Cameron I know this is not a good time to tell you this but I have no choice." " What's wrong JR?" "Well when we were at the hospital and I was holding you I told you that I loved you I didn't realize that my Dad and Mom had heard what I said. My Dad asked me in the car while you and my Mom were in your house, what I meant when I said that I loved you. We had a short conversation about me being Gay and I told him that I was Gay and that I did love you and that we are Lovers. He told me that we would discuss this later on tonight with my Mom. So I don't know what to expect." " Wow Jr that is pretty heavy. I hope that everything goes all right tonight when you talk to them. If you want I will come down and talk to them too." " I am sure that they will talk to you too but I would appreciate it if you would wait until they call for you to come downstairs." " No problem JR." "Well I am going to go downstairs, why don't you lay down and take a nap. It's been a bad day today and you could use the rest." " O.K. JR but, can you come up in a little bit and make sure that I am all right." "Of course, do you think I would leave you alone here and not check on you." I leaned over the bed and gave him a kiss and a hug and he turned over on his side and tried to go to sleep. I went downstairs to talk to my Mom and Dad. I knew this was going to be tough but I had no choice now I let the cat out of the bag and now I am going to have to live with it. My Mom and Dad were sitting at the kitchen table discussing what was going to happen to JR. And I just got a glass of water and pulled out a chair and sat down. Of course, I was interested in finding out what was going to happen to JR too. My Dad said;" JR your Mom and I want to talk to about what you said at the hospital. I know that you and I had a short conversation in the car but I think that we should discuss this now along with your Mom." " O.K. Dad." "Mom, Dad I am gay and so is Cameron. We have been lovers for over a year now. And we do have sex but we are careful about the things that we do." Mom said;" Oh, my God JR how long were you going to take until you told us about this?" "Well Mom I wasn't sure exactly how to bring it up but I thought that you would realize it because I spend so much time with Cameron. And I never talk about girls. So I really thought that you either knew about it or may have had thoughts about it but didn't know what to say to me." " JR if I had any idea that you were gay I guess I would have had a problem talking to you about it. Your Dad and I work so much that I guess we really never had the time to sit down and discuss it between us."
"I have been talking to your father about this before you came down and we have just a couple of questions, but we want Cameron down here to talk to him also. So please go upstairs and ask him to come down." "Okay Mom I'll be right back." I went upstairs found Cameron asleep. I took my hand and shook him softly trying to wake him up. Then I thought since he didn't wake up that I would be a smart-ass and start jumping on the bed. He finally woke up and sat on the edge of the bed. I went over and sat down beside him and put my arm around his shoulder. " Are you all right Cameron?" "Yes JR I am ok. What's up? Why did you wake me up?" " I told you before Cameron that my parents would probably want to talk to you." " Oh, yeah I forgot JR. Give me a minute to shake the cobwebs out of my head. And I have to go to the bathroom. Tell your parents that I will be right down." " All right Cameron we will be waiting for you downstairs." I went back down my parents and sat down. " Mom and Dad please don't put too much pressure on Cameron he has enough to worry about now." " Don't worry JR your father and I just want to know how he feels about you too being in love." Just then the phone rang. My Mom got up to answer it.
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