My long-range forecast

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UD and Jack are enjoying Bradenton Beach to the fullest. CJ and Wally get them back safely to St Pete Beach, where the rest of CJ's group is ready to party with UD! Watch out, host Jimmy has everything planned for the group once they return.

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Friday morning came around and I felt more energetic than I did yesterday. After relieving myself, I made the coffee for everyone this morning. I thought it was later, but it was only 5:50 am according to the kitchen clock. After setting the coffee to brew, I went back into the bedroom, shut the door and locked it. I quietly went over to the bed, and removed the sheet off Wally. I gently climbed on the bed and started kissing him on the lips. He quickly responded, rolled me on my back and climbed on top of me. Wally broke the kissing and said "how did you know I was dreaming about us and really wanted to make love this morning?" I smiled at him and replied "I was having the same dream baby, and I need my man bad this morning." Our kissing continued, and eventually led into a breathtaking love session.

After we had both reached our orgasms, we laid together intertwined in the bed. I had my head on Wally's shoulder and rubbed my fingers through his chest and stomach hair. He gave me a kiss on my forehead and said "do you know how much I enjoy waking up with you? You give me so much positive energy CJ, and I love every minute that we spend together." I pulled my head off his shoulder, gave him a kiss and said "you give me double the amount of positive energy that I give you. Are you ready for a really deep question this morning?" Wally gave me his big grin and said "I'm always ready to hear from you CJ. What's on your mind?"

I propped myself up on my arm and said "I drifted off to sleep with the vision of UD and Jack on the pier. I'm glad I got the perfect picture on my phone, and want to share it with UD. I need to tell him though he has to bring Jack in the loop on what Sally told UD. UD may be all over the place in his mind in the coming months. He needs to share it with Jack, so that if UD appears angry, Jack will know it's probably not him causing the anger. Am I making any sense Wally, or do you think I should stay quiet to UD?"

Wally gave me another grin and replied "my God, we are so similar CJ. I was thinking the same thing last night as I drifted off to sleep. I want to tell UD a similar message, but I don't want to overstep my bounds with him. I also don't want to break the trust he has with you about not telling me until he leaves. I'm on the same page with you sweetheart, and he should tell Jack to keep the communication open between the two of them. He's going to need Jack to lean on at some point and it's probably going to be sooner than later. Let's think it over CJ. If he confides in me, I'll let you know and maybe we can deliver the message to him together."

I gave Wally a kiss and said "do you know that you're my hero?" He cracked up and said "you are the wind beneath my wings!" We both broke out in laughter and Wally said "one of us has to sing that song at karaoke tonight." I looked deep into his eyes, gave him a passionate kiss and said "deal, big guy! I love you." As I suspected, my man responded with "I love you more."

All of us were ready to go by 8:00 am. We stopped by Mama B's first, and loaded up on food for the day. I told her I felt guilty for taking everything and not staying, but she looked at me and said "go out and have fun today. You bring everyone here for a sit-down breakfast tomorrow." I gave her a smile and replied "I will Mama B. You have a great day, and thank you for all of the food. I know we'll be munching on it all day."

We got to the marina and went down the ramp to Wally's boat. Wally turned to the three of us and said "well UD and Jack, here it is." Jack whistled and said "Wally, this is a fine-looking vessel! Is there any special meaning to the name I Love You More?" I took a quick look, and the name had been changed to what Wally and I decided on." I looked at him and said "when did you have time to do that?" Wally chuckled and said "I arranged for it after we got back to St Pete on Labor Day. Do you like it sweetheart?" I went over to him, planted a kiss on him and said "I love it baby, and I love you more!" UD snickered and said "are we boating today, or are you two just going to hang all over each other on the dock?" We all had a good laugh and Wally said "everyone climb on board. You'll now see what a fine co-captain we have after only one day on the gulf! CJ, let's get moving." I gave my man a big grin, winked at him and said "aye aye captain, I'm on it!"

We were off! Wally took us over to the fuel depot, and filled us up for our excursion today. UD and Jack were getting comfortable, stripping down to their speedos and spreading lotion all over each other. After we fueled up, Wally said "what's your pleasure today gentlemen? Do you want to do some fishing or just a nice boat trip out in the gulf and back?" Jack said "can we do both?" Wally said "sure we can. I know of several inlets around Holmes Beach where the fishing is good. CJ, how do you feel about a return visit to Ana Maria, then down the coast to Holmes Beach and finish up at Bradenton Beach just like we did last time?" I said "that sounds fine to me. If we're going to Ana Maria, do you mind if we dock and I run to the sandal shop? Both Alex and Ronny want a pair of the sandals we got there." UD suddenly perked up and said "are those the sandals you two wore the last two nights?" Wally nodded his head yes, and UD said "make it four pairs. Jack and I noticed those and were going to ask you where you got them at. We'll each take a pair as well."

Wally looked at me and said "let's head for the helm my love. Jack and UD, make yourselves at home. Eat, drink, stretch out and enjoy the sun. Let me know if you two need anything." Wally grabbed my hand and we went up to the helm. He looked at me and said "I'll get us out of the marina, then it's your ship captain!" I looked at him, kissed him and said "our ship, captain!"

We ran into a group of dolphins as we were exiting the marina. Jack and UD saw them, and were fascinated by them leading us out of the marina. They were chatting away like two youngsters in love. I knew they would enjoy boating as they rarely have the opportunity to do it in Ohio. Once we were out of the marina, Wally turned the boat over to me and yelled "all hail Captain CJ!" UD and Jack applauded, and UD yelled "hey captain, flash me a smile for a picture." Both him and Jack took a picture and Jack yelled "now another one with both of you at the helm, followed by the last one of you two kissing at the helm!"

The pictures kept continuing throughout the morning. Wally showed them the picture of the two of them on the pier at sunset. They both wanted a copy of it, and he sent it to them. I kept maneuvering the boat in between the coastline and the island. I was quickly losing site of the northern tip of Ana Maria and yelled at Wally "when should I turn it to a southwest heading." He yelled back up at me and said "you're doing fine. Let's go for a while longer. Do you want something to drink and a burrito?" I nodded my head yes, and he brought it to me along with a round of several passionate kisses.

Wally and I switched for a while. As I was eating, I looked down at Jack and UD. I cracked up when I saw UD on top of Jack making out on one of the boat benches. I tapped Wally on his shoulder and pointed down to them. Wally took a look, smiled at me and said "love is such a beautiful scene. Should we let them have the cabin for a nap today?" I smiled and said "can you fit four in there?" Wally cracked up laughing at me and said "I'm not sure, but we can try anything once."

We continued boating for another hour before approaching the public docks at Ana Maria. Wally steered the boat in, while I tied the boat to the dock. After I had the second rope in place UD looked at me and said "goodness CJ, the Florida life is certainly agreeing with you!" I smiled and replied "it sure is UD. Don't worry, I won't ever forget my roots in Ohio, but I'm now very much at home here with the love of my life." Jack grabbed UD's hand and said "your love show's so much CJ. I'm so happy for both of you, and I cannot thank you enough for accepting Dean and I like you have." The three of us entered into a hug, and Wally yelled down "hey, no group hugs without me!"

All four of us put our board shorts on over our speedos. However, my friend Denny caught all four of us and said "CJ, Wally, I was hoping to see you two again before this season is over." I gave Denny a smile and said "hey Denny. We brought two more visitors for you this time." I introduced UD and Jack to Denny, and I believed their eyes were going to pop out of their sockets. Jack finally said "wow, the island life sure brings out the cute young men down here." UD chuckled and said "yeah Jack, it sure does. We may have to take Denny into the cabin for a nap before we leave today." Denny blushed and Wally broke out in a burst of thunderous laughter after UD finished his statement. Wally went over to Denny, gave him a hug and said "good to see you again Denny. Don't let those two bears intimidate you, but they do enjoy young, beautiful island boys like you! If you're hungry, we have plenty of breakfast food and coffee left. We're going into town for more sandals." Denny replied "I don't know how many people tell me they come here to visit Island Sandals. I have to admit, the sandals are comfortable." UD looked at Denny's feet and noticed he had regular boat shoes on. UD said "hey Denny, since you're going to watch our stuff for a while, what size shoes do you take? I'll buy you a pair!" Denny said "thanks UD, you don't need to do that." I went over to Denny and whispered to him "you better tell him your size, or you'll end up with a pair in every size." Denny cracked up and said "I'm good in a size 11." UD just smiled at him and said "atta boy. We'll be back for our nap with you soon."

As we began our stroll down the main street, I thought about what UD had mentioned twice -- a nap with Denny. I'm not sure if UD and Jack are into three-ways with younger guys, but it was on their list of items to accomplish during this vacation. I started to giggle to myself, with Wally noticing me. I looked at him and he gave me a wink. I winked at him back knowing he and I were on the same wavelength about UD, Jack and Denny.

Before I knew it, Wally and I were in full laughter mode. UD said "what the hell you two? Did I miss something?" I could not compose myself, so Wally took the lead and said "I think CJ and I are on the same page UD. We're wondering how serious you and Jack are about a nap with Denny? You mentioned it twice, and it was also on your trip list. Are you two into three ways with young guys?" Jack put his arm around UD's shoulders and said "sweetheart, I think they're on to us." After Jack said that I had to stop walking and sat down on a bench to continue my uncontrollable laughter. UD sat on one side of me, and Jack sat on the other side. UD put his arm around my shoulder and said "are you ashamed of us being two male bear whores? Every trip we take, we find a youngster we both like and have a three way. We always play it safe though and wear protection." Jack chimed in and said "between Dean's beer can thick cock and my long tool, we always give a boy plenty of satisfaction! Please don't be upset with us CJ." I got myself composed and said "I'm not upset with you two, I'm happy for you. I can't believe we're here talking about a 20-year-old bleach blonde stud who you two find attractive. When I think back to all of the time I spent with you two growing up, I wish we would have all been as comfortable about our sexuality as we are now. I love you both, and I'm happy as hell for both of you. You two can do Denny, but keep your hands off Toby, please. I have other plans for him!" UD snickered and said "so it's you, Wally and Toby?" I cracked up more and said "nope, I'm reserving Toby for a guy you will meet tomorrow, Fred. Fred has an eight-year-old boy Jimmy and is moving into our complex. Fred and Jimmy have had rough luck lately, and I think Fred and Toby will get along great. Fred's not sure what he wants in the future, but both Wally and I agree that Toby may be the perfect match for Fred."

UD and Jack both joined me in hearty laughter and Jack said "thanks CJ for saying all of that. You're right, I wish Dean and I would have been more comfortable with you growing up. We're from a different generation CJ, and our privacy is so important to us. Plus, we did not want you to hate us." I took a look at UD, then turned to Jack and said "I could never hate you two! You two have always been there for me when I needed you in my teen years. I love you both, and I'm glad that we can share our darker secrets with each other now." UD said "we are too, CJ. We both love you, and no matter how sexy Toby is, we'll leave him alone for you, Wally and Fred. Mark my words though, Denny will be ours before we leave Bradenton tomorrow." Wally interjected and said "what are we doing sitting here on the street then? Let's go get those sandals, and get back to the boat. CJ and I will let you two take the cabin with Denny as I think he's interested in older guys. If it all works out, why don't you two invite him to dinner tonight at Zeke's, then you can entertain him again in the bungalow?" UD got up, gave Wally a hug and said "perfect thinking you stud. Why don't you and CJ join us for a five way on the boat?" Wally snickered and said "don't worry about us UD, we'll be fine on one of the boat benches for a while. You two have your fun with Denny this afternoon."

We made it to Island Sandals. I found the style and sizes for Alex and Ronny. UD and Jack decided to go with a different style, and picked up a size 11 for Denny. The labor-day sale was over, but UD worked his charm on the cashier and received a 25 percent discount off the total sale.

UD saw the cigar store and said "hey CJ, do we need any cigars for tonight or the weekend?" I said "I think we're good for tonight, but we may need some for the weekend and next week. I'm not sure what we have left from our birthday stash. We can always wait until we're back in St Pete tomorrow and hit our usual store there." UD smiled and said "sounds good son. Let's head for the boat."

UD and Jack were ahead of Wally and me. I could tell by their advanced pace that they were excited to get back to the boat and see if they could seduce Denny into spending some time with them.

Denny was waiting for us at the dock entrance. UD and Jack quickened their pace and began chatting with him prior to Wally and me arriving. We finally caught up to the three of them and I heard Denny saying "I'd really like that Jack and UD, but I have to watch the marina desk." Wally said "I used to work a marina Denny, how busy are you today?" Denny replied "it's been really quiet today, Wally. You four are the only ones to come in today." I smiled at Wally and he returned the smile to me. I looked at Denny and said "we'll take care of keeping things under control for you. If we need you, we'll interrupt. Have fun you three." Denny's smile grew from ear to ear and said "thanks CJ. Come on Daddies, let's go have some fun." Wally said "there are sheets in one of the cupboards for the mattress guys." UD just smiled and said "sheets .... we don't need no sheets! We're going to take this handsome stud on the ride of his life."

UD, Jack and Denny headed for the boat. Once they were out of our sight, I looked at Wally and he looked at me. We both broke out in laughter and he said "let's go make out in the marina office for a while captain!"

About three hours later, UD, Jack and Denny appeared in the office. Jack spoke up and said "do you two care if Denny joins us for dinner and karaoke tonight?" Wally smiled at me and said "no, not at all. Denny, do you know where Captain Zeke's is at?" Denny grinned and said "yeah, I do Wally. I thought karaoke was on Saturday night there?" Wally smiled at him and said "Zeke and Toby are trying a Friday night instead to see what response they get." Denny said "sounds good. I'm off at 5:00 today, so I'll meet you there for dinner around 6:30? Give me your number and if anything changes, text me." Jack and UD gave him a hug and kiss. Jack said "bring an overnight bag stud, and thanks for a great afternoon."

We went back to the boat, and Wally pulled over to the fuel depot where Denny helped us fill up. Wally settled up our fuel bill, and UD said "see you tonight sweet cheeks. I hope you can go another round with us?" Denny grinned, blushed and said "I'll be ready Daddy Dean. Don't ware yourself out fishing this afternoon." Wally and I looked at each other and tried to keep our composure.

Once we were out of the marina, I said "did you two have fun, and will Denny be able to walk tomorrow morning?" They both gave themselves a high five and Jack said "yeah CJ, he'll be walking fine. He's a good kid with a strong sexual appetite. I think Dean and I found our boy for whenever we come back to Bradenton." All of us cracked up laughing, and UD got Jack and him a beer from the cooler. UD took a swig and said "Wally, how about just cruising the coastline today instead of fishing? Jack and I already caught a 200 pounder today and it wore us out! We need to recoup for round two tonight!" Wally and I busted out laughing. I joined UD and Jack in having a beer while Wally took the helm.

The rest of the afternoon was beautiful with sunshine and very little cloud cover. Wally and I switched off occasionally, so that we could each enjoy some time with UD and Jack. The gulf was relatively calm, and I thoroughly enjoyed our day boating. I know that everyone else enjoyed the day as well. As I was steering, I looked down at UD, Jack and Wally. UD and Jack were holding hands, and I saw Jack give UD a kiss. It brought a smile to my face knowing they were relaxed and at peace in their own slice of heaven today.

We got back to Wally's marina and docked the boat. After a quick clean up, we headed for the jeep with everything. Wally had the sheet from the bed and said "Jesus, this sheet wreaks of cum and heavy man sex!" Jack and UD cracked up, winked at each other and UD said "yeah, you may have to replace the hammock and the guest bed after we get through with Denny tonight." All of us had a good laugh on that with Jack saying "don't worry Wally, we won't destroy anything because we want to come back here as often as we can. Our boy Denny said he expects us here at least once a month." I just shook my head and said "man whores!"

The four of us went to the bungalow and refreshed ourselves for a night at Captain Zeke's. We arrived just after 6:00 pm at Zeke's, and found Denny waiting at the bar for us. Zeke was behind the bar and said "hey guys, how was the fishing today? UD and Jack each put their arms around Denny and UD said "fishing was great today, Zeke. We landed ourselves a prize catch today!" Zeke cracked up and said "Don't corrupt Denny, I like him -- he's a good boy." Denny grinned and said "too late Zeke, I'm corrupted and plan to enjoy the evening here with my Daddies." Zeke just shook his head and said "guys, I have the best table in the house reserved for you over there. I'll have your server over there in a minute. What can I get you to drink?" UD asked Denny "do you like beer?" Denny nodded yes and UD said "two pitchers of your best IPA to start with Zeke. We'll figure the rest out as we go along."

I was glad that UD requested beer, and I think Wally was as well. We each had two beers on the boat, and with all of the sunshine today I don't think either one of us wanted any hard liquor tonight. Zeke brought over two pitchers and five mugs. Jack filled all of the mugs and started a toast with "to a wonderful day, good friends, handsome lovers and a new addition of Denny to our group. I look forward to so many good times ahead with all of you."

Oh yeah, the IPA tasted great and I already could tell that our group was in the mood for great food, lots of singing and general horseplay for the rest of the night. UD kept refilling my mug and said "drink up son, I love you!"

Everyone decided on the island appetizer plates and grouper rueben sandwiches. Toby arrived around 6:30 and had some dinner with us before starting the karaoke contest. I didn't have to make introductions of Denny to Toby, as they knew each other from many previous encounters on the island. Toby saw all of the flirting going on with Denny, Jack and UD. I think he was a little jealous of it, so I gave a signal to my man. We began flirtatious activities with Toby, and soon I think he forgot all about Denny receiving the attention. I told Toby "I've got someone I want you to meet this weekend in St Pete Beach. His name is Fred, and he has an eight-year-old child named Jimmy. They're great people, and they've had some bad luck lately. Things are improving for them, and I think Fred is starting to appreciate all of the men in his life around him. Take it slow with him, but I think you two are going to hit it off very well." Toby smiled at me and said "thanks CJ, I need someone who will go slow with me and I love kids! I can't wait to meet them both. Don't worry, I won't embarrass Fred by calling him Daddy while were drinking this weekend." I cracked up at Toby and said "you're going to do fine with him Toby, I can feel it. Be sure to ask Jimmy about parrots, hurricanes or Taylor Swift. Watch out though, you'll become his best friend in a matter of minutes."

The crowd continued to filter into Zeke's. Toby looked at me and said "hey Friday may be a better night for karaoke than Saturday." Wally smiled at him and said "during the off season, why not Friday and Saturday night karaoke?" Toby replied "too much for me! I can only handle one session per week. However, you might have a point about off season. If we can get a crowd this size in each Friday and Saturday, it may be worthwhile to do. I'll talk to dad about it after we see how it goes tonight."

Toby started getting the crowd wound up around 7:30 for the contest to begin at 8:00. He went around to each table and passed out song cards. UD, Jack and Denny immediately looked for trio songs, while Wally and I looked for singles and duets. All of us submitted our song choices to Toby and he said he'd try to get as many of us on as he can.

I'm not sure when I first got into karaoke. I know it was on a high school teen night at a west-side Cincinnati establishment, but I can't remember exactly which year of high school it was for me. There was never a problem at Maumee finding a karaoke bar, and Ronny and I visited a number of them to keep up our social status as the television terminators at Maumee. It's always stuck with me as a fun, carefree activity that all can participate in and let their cares go by the wayside for a few hours.

Wally was called up from our group first, and performed Ole' Red from Blake Shelton. He got the crowd into a rowdy sing along with him. I've seen my man in action before on karaoke, and I must say he can work a crowd up very well. He wrapped up and I think everyone in the bar rose to their feet whistling and cheering for him. It took him at least two minutes to get back to the table as he received so many hugs, high-fives and pats on the back from the partiers. Toby went back up on the stage and said "all right, if that song doesn't get everyone fired up for more tonight, I don't know what will." The crowd went nuts and Toby continued to introduce more contestants for the evening.

UD and Jack got their chance next, with an outstanding version of Tequila by Dan and Shay. They put their all into it and had the crowd eating out of the palms of their hands. Their moves were in sync, and I believe the crowd is witnessing their go to karaoke song. When it ended, they gave each other a hug and made their way back to the table. It was obvious to me that they had sung this together before, and when I asked them about it, Jack said "yeah, it was the first song we ever sang together in a contest, and we always love to sing it when we've had a few too many drinks!" I cracked up at both of them and gave each one a hug. UD refilled everyone's mugs and said "okay CJ, let's see your big stud and you top that outstanding performance." Wally cracked up and said "you're on UD!"

The crowd tonight was so much better than what I've seen at Mel's in St Pete Beach. Toby had enough entrants to fill over three hours. With each single or group song, the crowd got more into it. Zeke came over to the table and got between Wally and me. He said "guys thanks for the invite to the game and having us move this contest to Friday. I think this crowd is better than any Saturday crowd we've seen." Wally replied "yeah Zeke, it's a great environment tonight. I told Toby earlier how about Friday and Saturday contests during the off season? He said he's going to talk to you about it." Zeke smiled, patted Wally on the back and said "no more thinking about it, karaoke is officially on Friday and Saturday nights starting next week."

Toby was able to fit in two more songs for our group. Denny, UD and Jack did a version of Waffle House by The Jonas Brothers. Ahhh - if anyone knew it's really Denny Jonas and his two daddies. UD and Jack were not in sync like their previous performance, but all three of them had a great time singing at the top of their lungs.

Toby announced that the next performance was going to be the last of the night due to those local noise ordinances. He got a round of boos from the audience, and he said "don't worry though. We're open until 1:30 am and remember to tip the bar and wait staff well." I knew he saved Wally and myself for last for a mellow conclusion to the contest. He said "the last group is coming off their USA tour of karaoke bars. They're making a stop here at Zeke's tonight to give us a beautiful rendition of I Don't Care. Ladies and gents, let's hear a huge Zeke's welcome for CJ and Wally who will belt this tune out better than Ed Sheeran and Justin Bieber, aka The Biebs! CJ and Wally, get on up here and take us home tonight."

That's just what we did, we took the audience home! I swear we had never practiced that song together, but we had so much fun with it. The crowd got into it with us and it turned out to be a fantastic song to end the contest on. Wally and I gave each other a hug, bowed to the audience and made our way back to the table getting so many cheers and hugs from them.

One group from our table did take a win. I couldn't believe that UD and Jack won the group contest with Tequila. The winner of the single performance was a guy who did a rendition of Piano Man. I thought to myself "dammit -- he stole my go to song!" We ended the evening with another pitcher of beer, and settled up with Zeke for our bill.

Once we made it back to the bungalow, UD and Jack started stripping in the living room. They looked at Denny and said "come on stud, time for a midnight swim followed by more fun for all of us tonight." Wally and I joined them for a midnight swim, but came back into the bungalow ahead of them for our own private fun. Wally and I were going at it hard when we heard the threesome come back into the bungalow. I was riding Wally's hard cock, when we both heard UD say "okay Denny, assume that position we taught you today!" Both of us broke out in laughter, and continued to enjoy ourselves in our special position that we both know and love.

We agreed to meet Zeke and Toby at Mama Bette's around 10 am for breakfast. Even though it was a late evening for everyone, all were in a good mood and ready for more fun this weekend. Denny joined us for breakfast as well since he did not have to work today. Mama B was ready for us and her pleasant personality gave an extra special touch to our morning. UD said "hey CJ, will you do me a favor and call Alex? Ask him if everyone is still set to go to the game tomorrow. If not, we'll have Denny tag along with us and he can take a place."

I placed a call to Alex and was surprised when he answered with Ronny and Jimmy in between the two of them. I smiled and said "good morning you three! Jimmy, are you helping Alex and Ronny today?" Jimmy smiled, giggled and said "hi CJ, we're missing you and Wally. Will you be home soon?" I replied "yeah Jimmy, we'll be there around 12:30. Where's your dad today?" Jimmy said "daddy had his crew work some this morning. He'll be back around 1:00 today. Until then, I'm being a big help to Alex and Ronny." Alex and Ronny smiled with Alex saying "he sure is helping us a lot today, CJ. We'll have everything ready for you when you get back. We've got our shopping list made out and we're heading to Publix after we finish this call. Is there anything you need from the store?" I smiled and said "nope, let's just go with your list and if we need anything else, we can get it later." I positioned the phone so that Toby and I appeared in the screen. I said "hey everyone, this is Toby. Jimmy, Toby made your shirt and he likes parrots, hurricanes and he's a Swiftie also." Jimmy screamed "yeah....... it's nice to meet you, Toby. Please get here soon and I'll give you my hurricane presentation, and then we can listen to Taylor songs all afternoon." Toby cracked up and said "it's great to meet you also, Jimmy. We'll be there soon and I'm looking forward to doing everything you mentioned." Ronny and Alex got a big grin on their face and both said "hey Toby, nice to meet you. We'll see you this afternoon."

Before ending the call, I said "hey Ronny and Alex, has anyone told you they can't make it to the game tomorrow?" Ronny responded with "no one has called or texted us CJ. I know everyone is ready to see the game and root for Baker." Jimmy yelled "yeah, Baker is the best quarterback. I hope I can meet him tomorrow." Everyone laughed and I closed the call by saying "okay guys, we'll see you in a couple of hours." All three of them waved at me with Jimmy saying "bye CJ. Hurry back. Alex and I got us a good cake to eat from Jan's place." I cracked up after ending the call and thought to myself "those three make an adorable trio. I can see Ronny and Alex making great parents for a child or two."

I told UD that everyone is all set for the game tomorrow. Denny looked at him and said "that's okay UD. I do have to work tomorrow, and I haven't checked with anyone to cover for me. I'm not worried, the three of us will see each other soon." Jack put his arm around Denny and said "you're damn right we'll see you again. Dean and I will be back soon. We still need to do some real fishing sometime, and you will go out with us. We'll also get you up to Cincinnati soon so that you can see Fiona and Fritz in person." Denny smiled at both of them and said "sounds great daddies! I love the time we have spent together and can't wait to do it again." I smiled and thought to myself "when the hell did those three have time to talk about the hippo bloat in Cincinnati?"

Mama B outdid herself again with breakfast. UD summarized it all with his comment of "I'm stuffed with all of this fine food Mama B. I could eat some more, but I'm afraid anymore will send me into a comatose state for the afternoon." Mama B broke out into her hearty laugh and said "I'm glad everyone enjoyed breakfast this morning. Jack thanks for all of the recipes, and I'll keep in touch with both of you for the wedding dishes."

Hugs, kisses and sentimental statements were shared amongst everyone. Zeke said "Mama B, I promise to visit you more often. The bar keeps me busy every night, and by the time I'm ready for breakfast, you're usually closed. I'll change my schedule and make sure that Toby and I visit you weekly at least." She smiled at them and said "I welcome that Zeke, and now since I know you have karaoke on Friday, I'll be there to enjoy a Friday evening of fun."

Everyone loaded up in their vehicles and exited the parking lot. Denny split off from us, honked his horn and waved at all of us. UD and Jack had put the convertible top down and were immediately behind me. Toby and Zeke were bringing up the rear of our caravan. I led everyone back through Bradenton and made it to the interstate heading north back to home. I looked at Wally, gave him a smile and said "thanks for a beautiful break sweetheart. I had a wonderful time, and I know UD and Jack did as well." Wally returned the smile and said "thank you CJ, you're the glue that holds us all together."

The trip north to St Pete Beach went by very quickly. Wally and I chatted all the way about various topics and reflected on our time at Bradenton Beach. Traffic was not bad, and we exited the interstate in just over one hour.

I made our way to the condo and UD and Toby were right behind me. Wally jumped out of the jeep and showed them were to park as I went to my spot. I looked over to see Ronny, Alex and Jimmy unloading groceries out of Ronny's truck. Jimmy saw me pull in, and ran to meet me at my jeep. I opened the door and got out. Jimmy held out his arms, gave me a hug and said "I'm glad you're back CJ. Alex, Ronny and I have had a lot of fun today." I smiled at him and said "do you want to go meet my uncle and Toby?" Jimmy said "yeah, let's do it CJ."

We walked over to the convertible and I said "Jimmy, this is my uncle. You can call him UD." Jimmy smiled at UD and said "hi UD, it's nice to meet you. CJ has told me a lot about you, and I'm glad you're finally here." Jack walked around the convertible and Jimmy turned to him. Jimmy smiled and said "you must be Jack" and held out his hand to shake Jack's hand. Jack said "I sure am Jimmy. I'm glad to finally meet you. UD and I hear that you're an expert on hurricanes. We want to see your science fair project, and you can give us your presentation several times before we leave." Jimmy smiled and said "okay guys, I'll teach you everything I know about hurricanes since you don't see them in Ohio. Where's Toby, CJ?"

As Jimmy and I walked to meet Toby and Zeke, UD turned to Wally and said "oh my god, if you lighten his hair color, Jimmy reminds me of a duplicate CJ when he was eight!" Wally cracked up and said "I know UD. CJ and him have bonded so well, and I have never met a more polite child than Jimmy. You'll both meet his dad Fred later today. They've had a streak of bad luck, but things are finally turning around for both of them. CJ introduced me to Fred, and Fred works as one of my construction managers now. Jimmy and Fred are moving into the complex very soon." UD asked "Wally, do we need to watch ourselves around Jimmy?" Wally smiled and said "Fred has explained to Jimmy what a gay couple is. Fred does not want to hide anything about today's society from Jimmy. Jimmy has accepted us all, and enjoys being one of the group. All of the guys we hang around with love him so much, and he in turn has enriched all of our lives so much. He can drive you crazy with his inquisitive questions, but he's a bright, sociable and adorable child. You'll both like his father also."

Ronny and Alex carried all of the groceries up to the condo and came back to the parking lot. Both of them yelled "UD, how the heck are you?" as they approached. UD gave hugs and kisses to both of them and said "Ronny, Alex this is Jack. Jack, I think you may remember Ronny from the Maumee TV auctions, and Alex is Ronny's partner." Alex was first to extend his arms to Jack and said "Jack, it's so great to meet you. I'm so happy that UD and you could make it down for a week." Ronny gave a similar greeting along with a hug to Jack. Jack looked at UD and said "Dean, you were so right. Such pleasant personalities and handsome men all around. I love it here! Ronny and Alex, thank you so much for the hospitality, and I can't wait to get to know both of you better over the next several days."

Jimmy and I brought Toby and Zeke over to the group, where I introduced them to Ronny and Alex. After all introductions were made Jimmy said "come on everyone, let's go upstairs and put stuff away. Alex said we're going to have a pool happy hour today, followed by a great dinner." Everyone chuckled at Jimmy and said "okay Jimmy, you show us the way to the condo." Jimmy smiled and said "follow me everyone."

We got to the condo, and I heard Jimmy yell "hey everyone, they're here!" I should have known that some of the group was already here to await UD's arrival. Bailey and Aaron were in the kitchen putting groceries away and making up coolers of drinks. UD and Jack were right behind Jimmy and UD yelled "there they are -- my two favorites at the station! How are you Bailey and Aaron? It's so good to see both of you again!" I saw Trev, Carl, Darrell and Lucas enter from the patio and approach the guests of honor. I did not have to make introductions to anyone, as Jimmy was taking care of everything for me. Alex leaned into me and said "I asked Jimmy to be the host today and introduce everyone to each other. I hope you don't mind?" I smiled at Alex, pulled him into myself, gave him a kiss on the cheek and said "not at all. Do you know how cute you, Ronny and Jimmy were on the phone today? I can see you two in a few years with a set of twin boys, one who looks like you and one who looks like Ronny." Alex chuckled and said "I hope that vision comes true CJ. I also hope their Uncle Jimmy teaches them proper manners. He's such a joy to be around CJ."

After Jimmy made all of the introductions, I went to UD and said "UD, I want to give you a more formal introduction to Darrell. This is Detective Darrell Fullinger from the St Petersburg Police Department. Darrell is the main reason that I'm still here today. He along with a number of other police officials apprehended Jasper Jeffers." I didn't have to say anymore as UD began to shed tears, wrapped his arms around Darrell in a bear hug and said "I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart Darrell for what you did for CJ, and what you do everyday for the citizens of this fine community. My family and I are extremely indebted to you for all that you have done to assist CJ." Darrell pulled himself away from UD and said "it's wonderful to meet you UD. Your nephew deserves most of the credit in the apprehension. So many people would have frozen up in the situation he faced. He bravely apprehended that evil individual while not allowing himself to be injured in the incident." UD said "thank you Darrell. I know CJ is a strong-willed individual, but without you and the fine officers on the case, the situation could have been so much worse. I will never be able to thank you or pay you enough for what you have done."

Darrell smiled and said "please UD, I appreciate your thanks but no repayment is needed." UD smirked and said "bullshit detective. You're going to have some fine food creations during the next few days while I'm here. I'm anxious to get to know you and Lucas better while we're here." Lucas stepped in and said "we're hoping to get to know you and Jack also UD. I'm working all day on Monday at the restaurant and I want you and Jack to drop in for a few drinks if you are able to."

While all of the conversation was going on, Jimmy had slipped away and changed into his swim suit. He came back out to the living room and said "hey everyone, are we going to talk all day or go to the pool and get this party started?" Everyone erupted in a loud outburst of laughter and Bailey picked up Jimmy in his arms. Bailey said "you heard Jimmy, lets all get our suits on and head for the pool. We've got plenty of drinks and food ready for the afternoon at the pool. Come on Jimmy, you can help Aaron and I start carrying down things to the pool." Jimmy started laughing and said "okay Bailey! Last one to the pool gets thrown in!"

Everyone made their way to the pool. Fred showed up about twenty minutes after the original group were all having fun in the pool. Jimmy saw him walk into the pool area and yelled "hey everyone, there's my dad! Hi Daddy. I have your swim suit upstairs. Do you need help getting changed?" Fred just cracked up and said "no, I'll be fine Jimmy. Where did you leave our suitcase?" Jimmy said "it's in CJ's office daddy. I'll go get it for you." Fred replied "no, you stay here and enjoy yourself. I'll go get changed and come back down." Jimmy said "okay daddy. When you get back, I'll introduce you to everyone you don't know." Wally went over to Fred, handed him a beer and said "your little guy is being quite the host today. Is everything okay at the site?" Fred smiled at Wally and said "yeah, everything is good. Three of the guys can not make it in on Monday, so we all agreed to work today. They're happy, and I'm very pleased with what we got done today. I'm looking forward to the rest of the weekend and totally relaxing. I have a surprise for Jimmy tonight. Mrs. Tesar's son gave me the keys to the condo. We're going to stay here tonight and get a feel for the place. He's offered all of the furniture to us, so I figured Jimmy and I will start making lists of what we'll keep and what we'll discard. Do you care if anything we discard goes to the warehouse for staging if we need it?" Wally smiled, put his arm around Fred and said "absolutely not! You can haul anything you want to the warehouse. We'll find some use for it." Jimmy must have heard Wally and Fred talking about work and said "hey daddy, no more work talk! Get your suit on and have fun today."

The rest of the afternoon was carefree frolicking in and out of the pool. Most of the group was able to make the afternoon pool party except for Bill and the twins. I'm actually glad that they did not make it as I could see a fight breaking out between UD and Bill over UD flirting with the twins. I grabbed a raft and just lounged in the pool enjoying the laughter, friendship and joyful love in the air. Wally drifted over to me and said "hey baby. Did you notice that UD and Jack are over talking under the umbrella together? They've been there for about fifteen minutes now. Do you think everything is okay?" I smiled at Wally and said "yeah, I'm sure it's okay baby. If UD says anything to me, I'll let you know."

I decided to take a break from the pool as an intensive pool volleyball game got underway. I saw that UD and Jack were still talking under the umbrella. I refilled my drink and wondered over to them. I said "is this a private conversation, or can I join in?" UD smiled and said "sit your ass down with us! I was actually going to call you over in a few minutes. Seeing all of this love and friendship today reminded me of how important Jack is to me. CJ, I came clean with Jack on what Sally told me before this vacation. We're good, and I wanted you to know that I was not being fair to Jack, and he needs to know what's happening with me in case I become a total prick to him." I cracked up and said "is it even possible for you to become a total prick, UD?" Jack busted out laughing and said "well CJ, I've seen him a couple times in this lifetime and trust me, you don't want to be on the receiving end of his shit when his prick attitude appears!" UD and Jack both got into a hearty laugh, with UD grabbing Jack's hand. UD kissed it and said "we're good CJ. We're not sure what is ahead of us in our life, but we both figure we now have a loving family here that we can join anytime we need to." I smiled at both of them and said "absolutely you two. On behalf of everyone here, you two are always welcome in your good times and any bad times. I hope for both of you that the good times always outweigh the bad times." Jack grabbed my hand and said "thanks CJ. I know I love Dean, after the last few days I now realize we need to be together and grow old together. Seeing all of you here gives me more confidence that we can achieve that and our love for each other will continue to flourish."

I got up from the chair, and pulled both of them in for a hug and kiss. I said "I love you both, and I'm always here for both of you in whatever way you need me. You're both welcome to join me and Wally as we plan and enjoy our long range forecast together."

The three of us then did cannonballs into the pool. We joined into the volleyball game in progress. I ended up on Jimmy's team which also included my husband to be. I made my way to him and whispered in his ear "all is well babe. UD came clean with Jack, and they're in love more than ever now." Wally gave me a kiss and said "hey Jimmy, come here and help me dunk CJ!" Jimmy laughed and said "no way Wally! He's taking all of us to the football game tomorrow, so we have to be nice to him!"

Ah the football game. I can tell already it's going to be an event for everyone to enjoy.

Look out Baker Mayfield! CJ and his posse are coming your way tomorrow and expect you to win your first game with the Buccaneers!