Hello everyone. For those college basketball fans out there, I hope you're enjoying the start of March madness.
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Well the day of the football game has finally arrived. The weekend continues, and everyone is having a great time. UD and Jack may never be the same once they return home. Bailey's birthday gift to CJ turns out to be a fantastic event enjoyed by all.
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I'm surprised that the evening is winding down earlier than I expected. Fred left Jimmy stay up for an extra hour, but they made their way to their new place around 10 pm. Jimmy was so excited to be staying at their new place and asked his dad "since we have an extra bedroom, should we ask someone to stay with us tonight?" It actually was a great idea, as I did not know what I was going to do for accommodations for Toby and Zeke. I was saving my office for UD and Jack, but they decided to shack up with Carl and Trev. I knew what they were up to as they could have access to our place for all the beer they needed, and then stumble next door to use the play room. Zeke said "well CJ, if nobody is going to claim it, I'll be happy to stay in your office."
Toby decided to crash at Fred and Jimmy's place. Jimmy was excited to show Toby his two new bedrooms. Before they left, Fred asked Toby "can you drink some more beer with me tonight? Toby replied "sure Fred, that sounds good. I have to warn you though, I'm probably going to call it a night around midnight." Fred smiled at him and said "no problem, I probably will as well. I'd like to spend some more time on my new patio after I get Jimmy into bed."
Fred filled up a pitcher with beer from the kegerator and announced "hey everyone, what a great day today. Jimmy and I are going to christen our new place, and Toby is camping out with us tonight. We'll see you all tomorrow morning." UD spoke up and said "Jimmy, what's your favorite breakfast?" Jimmy grinned and said "I like eggs, pancakes and sausage UD." Fred cracked up and said "he usually eats anything put in front of him UD." Jack jumped into the conversation and said "breakfast is at 8:00 tomorrow everyone if you care to join us."
I walked Fred, Jimmy and Toby to our front door. Fred looked at me and said "thanks for a wonderful afternoon and evening CJ. I'm going to love living here, and Jimmy and I have you to thank for it. We'll see you in the morning." Fred gave me a hug, and then I leaned down to Jimmy and he gave me a hug also. I told Jimmy "You get some good rest tonight. We'll have a good breakfast together, and then tomorrow afternoon we'll see Baker and the Buccaneers play football. Are you excited?" Jimmy gave me his biggest smile he could and said "I'm really excited CJ. Today has been a lot of fun for me, tomorrow will be even more fun. You know what the best part of today has been though?" I shook my head no and Jimmy giggled, grabbed Toby's hand and said "I met a new friend who's a Swiftie also. Come on Toby, I'll go show you my new home!" Toby cracked up, gave me a hug and said "thanks CJ for everything today. I can't wait until tomorrow."
I watched them go down the corridor with Jimmy chattering all the way there. Wally joined me and said "well Dr. Frankenstein, you're at it again! Did everything just fall into place today, or did you give any nudges to Fred and Toby?" I smiled, gave Wally a kiss and said "I did not do anything sweetheart, but my future meteorologist in training took care of all of my plans. If I did not know any better, Jimmy shares our telepathic waves. I think he likes the idea of having a new friend for him, and also for Fred. Did you see Fred ask Toby if he could drink a few more beers with him tonight?" Wally said "I did baby. I hope that a good friendship develops between them, and if everything is in alignment for them perhaps a relationship will blossom there." I smiled at what Wally had said and replied "maybe we'll be the best men at their wedding?" Wally busted out in laughter and said "come on babe, let's go see what the rest of our friends are up to. When I left the patio, I saw UD and Bailey singing to each other."
The patio was still lively. Several of the guys were watching a college football game, Ronny and Alex were in a heated euchre game with Darrell and Lucas, and UD and Jack were kicking everyone's butts in cricket. Their current victims are Bailey and Aaron, and I've never heard such trash talking in my life! UD and Bailey are hanging all over each other professing their love for everyone on the patio. It's great to see UD enjoying himself so much. I smiled at him, gave him a wink and he said "Jesus CJ, how many times have I told you that you can't be empty handed on this patio! Grab you and your stud each a beer and hang out at the high top. You two can play Jack and me once we annihilate Bailey and Aaron."
Wally and I sat at the high top and watched the four in action. Aaron and Jack were holding the teams together, as Bailey and UD were getting very sloppy with their shots. UD demanded a recount when Aaron had a lucky turn knocking out a double seventeen and a bullseye to take the win. Bailey said "hey UD, let's you and I sit out and shoot the shit, while we let our future grooms to be take on Jack and Aaron." UD smiled, pulled Bailey in for a hug and kiss and said "okay my dear friend. Let's fire up another cigar for our conversation." Jack heard what UD said and yelled "hey Dean, light me up one as well sweetheart."
The four of us got into our game and Jack pulled me in close saying "don't worry CJ, I'll get him calmed down in a while." I cracked up at Jack and said "not to worry Jack, I've seen UD in this state many times in my life. You can tell when he's relaxed and enjoying himself. I have to tell you, I see so much love between you two that I never noticed earlier in my life." Jack smiled and said "we rarely get like this CJ except on our golf or fishing trips. We play it cool in Cincinnati, but there have been so many times that I just want to give him a sloppy wet kiss in front of everyone. I'm so glad you're here in Florida now, as it will be easy to explain to my family that our golf trips are moving further south than the Carolinas." I gave Jack a hug and said "like we've told you, you two are welcome here or at Bradenton whenever you need time together. Please watch out for UD over the next couple of months. I'm not sure what will happen to him as he and Sally dive further into the news she delivered to him. I worry about him Jack, and if you ever need me in Cincinnati to help out, just call me and I'll be there as soon as I can." Jack grabbed my hand, looked me deep in the eyes and said "you have my word CJ, I will not let anything bad happen to Dean. I'll be there for him through the thick and thin."
The party continued on with several people exiting after the football game was over. Zeke came over to the pub side of the patio, walked up to Wally and said "thanks my dear friend for including me and Toby in the weekend activities. Everything has been great so far this weekend, and I can't wait to attend the football game tomorrow. I have to ask one question though, and don't give me any shit about being a caring dad!" Wally cracked up and said "ask away Zeke, but I can't promise you anything as I still can't believe my carefree island mentor is a father!" Zeke cracked up and said "I think Toby is falling head over heels for Fred. He's not that experienced from what all he and I have shared with each other. I worry about him Wally, and I don't want him to be hurt." Wally cracked up laughing and said "ah Zeke, you are a caring father!"
Zeke looked at Wally and said "dammit Anthony, I'm being serious here! Is Fred cool, and is there anything I need to know?" Wally knew that Zeke was being serious and said "Zeke, you have my word that Fred is one of the most caring people I have met in my life. He is devoted to his son, and I think he wants to have a relationship in his life at some point. He's finding himself in this crazy world, and does not want to hurt his son or himself. What type of relationship does he want? Only time, caring, patience and experience will tell. Toby will be fine with Fred and let's just sit on the sidelines and give them all of the support that they need. I hope they start off with a good friendship, thoroughly discuss what they are both looking for in life and take tiny steps together to find it. Fred's an excellent guy, Zeke. If Toby ends up with him, he will be well cared for, loved and have an excellent partner for his life." Zeke smiled, put his arm around Wally's shoulder and said "thanks bud, I needed to hear that tonight. However, if Fred ever hurts him, I'll kick Fred's ass!" Wally busted out in hilarious laughter and said "Zeke, you're adorable when you play the caring father role!"
About twenty minutes later, Trev and Carl headed out with UD and Jack trailing them. UD came up and gave Wally and I hugs and kisses. He looked at both of us and said "what a beautiful day, and it's going to be an even more beautiful evening. Do me a favor and keep your door open in case Jack and I need some more beer?" Wally and I cracked up and I said "sure UD, stop back over anytime you want. Now remember, Jack promised breakfast for anyone who wants it at 8:00." UD snickered and said "CJ, when have I not taken a Sunday breakfast seriously? We'll beat the two of you into the kitchen and have a feast ready for everyone. I love you both, but now Trev and Carl are going to show us the playroom. I'm going in the sling tonight, as I want to feel Jack's long cock penetrate me hard tonight. If we make too much noise, just deal with it!" Wally cracked up and said "have fun UD, and we'll see you in the morning."
It ended up being Zeke, Ronny, Alex, Wally and myself closing down the patio. Zeke asked "will anyone join me in another beer or two, and a round of 501?" All of us joined in with our evening closing activity. After each of us had thrown our first round of darts, Toby appeared with an empty pitcher. He was surprised to see the five of us and said "hey guys. Fred and I put Jimmy to bed and he went to sleep immediately after all of the activity today. Fred and I drank our first pitcher, and we decided to have another one before we turn in." Wally snickered, and Zeke said "sounds good son. Just be careful and remember we've got a long day tomorrow." Toby filled the pitcher with beer and replied "I will dad. This complex is awesome guys, and I love your kick-ass patio. Fred and I have been talking about future plans for his patio. I love his ideas of how he wants to change things around for him and Jimmy. Good night, everyone and we'll see you all for breakfast!"
Toby gave everyone a hug before leaving and Wally said "Toby, if you or Fred want another beer before turning in, we're leaving the door open here." Toby cracked a smile and said "thanks Wally, I have a feeling this pitcher will do us both in. Everyone sleep well."
We returned to the dart game in progress. Wally winked at me and I returned the wink back along with shrugging my shoulders. Zeke must have noticed us and said "did you two plan to set up my son with Fred?" Before Wally and I had a chance to say anything, Chief Alex kicked in and said "Zeke, take it from me that Fred is one of the most genuine people I know. He's a great father, an excellent friend and one of the most-kindest people I know. Fred's in need of some good friends in his life. If Toby and him become friends, please know it will benefit both of them. If something more develops between them Zeke, your son will be the luckiest man in the St Pete beach area." Zeke smiled at Alex and replied "thanks Alex, you're the second person to calm me down about Fred tonight. I'm just concerned about Toby guys. He's young, impressionable and one hell of a nice guy. I want to protect him, and make sure he's not hurt." I was shocked when Ronny spoke up and said "Zeke, it's okay to be a dad and care for your kid. You have to let Toby expand his wings and find what he's looking for. Who knows, maybe Toby and Fred won't be compatible in certain areas. If Toby and Fred do become good friends, I can guarantee you that Fred will protect Toby, just as much as he protects Jimmy. Toby will be fine with Fred, Zeke. If he does mistreat him, he will have to answer to all of us. Trust all of us though, the Fred we all know and love could be one of the best things to ever happen to Toby."
The game continued, and I was absolutely shocked by the comments of Alex and Ronny. I had not talked to the two of them about trying to fix up Toby with Fred. They must see what I do in both Toby and Fred, which pleases me immensely as my original circle of friends wants happiness, love, security and well-being for everyone they come in contact with.
All of us decided to turn in just after midnight. As Wally and I got ready for bed, I wondered how things were going for Fred and Toby. I'm sure they're fine, and I hope to get some alone time with Toby at the game. As Wally and I snuggled into our spooning position I said "hey babe, have you asked Alex to be your best man yet?" Wally said "no babe, I am planning to ask him sometime today at the game." I smiled, gave him a kiss and said "okay, I'm planning to ask Ronny as well today. Once again sweetheart, our telepathy is in overdrive." Wally rolled me on my back, started kissing me all over and eventually said "oh yeah CJ, what's my telepathy saying to you now?" I smiled at him, looked into his eyes and said "it's saying you love your man more than anything and want to make love to him before going to sleep." Wally started in and began to ravage me with raw passion as only he can do.
Fred and Toby finished the second pitcher of beer and decided to turn in. Fred said "let's go find a set of sheets for the third bedroom. I hope you don't mind sharing a bathroom with Jimmy in the morning?" Toby replied "that is no problem, Fred. I have to say you are doing a wonderful job in raising Jimmy. He is probably the most polite and adorable child I have met. It's been such a wonderful day meeting both of you, as well as the rest of the circle here. Your all very lucky to have found each other."
Fred said "I know Toby. These guys have come into my life, when I needed help in the worst way. All of them have saved me and Jimmy. I can never repay them for all they have done for us, and I hope to broaden my friendships with all of them and you in the future." Fred looked puzzled while searching for more sheets in the linen closet. Finding no more sheets, he said "I should have taken a closer look earlier today Toby, but I don't think there is a sheet set for the third bed. You're welcome to crash in the master with me. The bed is a king size, and we should have plenty of room for us." Toby smiled and said "that's fine with me Fred, but I can just sleep on the couch tonight so I don't bother you." Fred smiled at him and said "nah, come on in and get ready for bed."
They went into the master bedroom, brushed their teeth, stripped down to their briefs, and climbed into bed.
After they were both in bed, Fred said "Toby, I have never been in bed before with another man. I'm nervous, but I've enjoyed meeting and talking to you today. I hope you don't mind me saying this, but I'd like to get to know you better. Toby smiled at Fred and said "it's my first sleep over with a man also Fred. Let's just call this two guys getting to know each other better with no sex. Sound okay to you, Fred?" Fred grabbed Toby's hand and said "that sounds perfect Toby. Finish off that story for me of how you met your dad, will you?" It was two hours later when they drifted off to sleep. Both were relaxed and looking forward to a fun day ahead of them.
The morning came early for some of us, but there was a general sense of excitement in everyone no matter if they only got a couple of hours of sleep.
UD and Jack were up and at it in the kitchen by 6:30. I heard Alex talking to them, knowing that Alex was up early to get the pool area opened up. Ronny was also up as I heard him tell UD that he'll go to Publix and pick up the necessary items for breakfast. It wasn't too long after I heard Ronny leave, that I began to smell coffee and cinnamon rolls baking. Wally was awakened by the smell also and said "is that cinnamon I smell?" I looked at my man, gave him a good morning kiss and said "yes, it is my love. I think Jack is making his homemade cinnamon rolls this morning." We laid in bed for a while longer in each other's arms, and we soon heard "hi UD, hi Jack. I'm ready for the day. Daddy and Toby will be down after they get ready. I'm so excited about the day, that I got up early, showered myself and got dressed for the game. What can I do to help this morning?"
I looked at Wally and said "glad we made love earlier, versus having our little friend out there finding us going at it this morning." Wally grinned and said "it's going to be fun having him here in the complex with us. That's one person I won't ever get tired of seeing."
Wally and I took a quick shower, and got ready for the day. We walked out to the kitchen area and Jimmy said "wow, we're all going to look great today in our shirts!" UD smiled at Jimmy and said "do you mind hanging around Jack and I even though we're wearing Chicago shirts, Jimmy?" Jimmy smiled at them and said "no, I like your shirts also. The colors are neat, but Tampa Bay is still going to beat Chicago today!" Jack laughed and said "you got that right Jimmy. Dean and I are true Chicago fans, and the last few years have not been good for us. It's just great to be with everyone today, and watch the game in a beautiful stadium." Jimmy smiled and said "yeah, I hear they have a tank of sting rays who live at the stadium. I'd like to see that today." Wally smiled at Jimmy, lifted him up to sit on a barstool and said "do you want anything to drink this morning, Jimmy?" Jimmy said "some orange juice sounds really good, Wally. I'll have milk with my breakfast." I went over, sat next to Jimmy and said "you have the most important job this morning. When anyone comes in with a football jersey, add them to your count. We should have 16 in total and when we're all here, you let everyone know. Will you do this important job for me?" Jimmy smiled and said "sure CJ. I can do that for you!"
The rest of the gang came strolling in with everyone in a chipper mood. Alex finished up his morning work, and Ronny made it back from Publix with all of the items that UD and Jack sent him out for. Ronny said "my goodness, it's just as busy here as it was at the store this morning. I can tell this town is ready for NFL football to return today. The tailgaters and game watchers are getting their party supplies set for later today. UD, I managed to get the last two bottles of Bailey's for you. Will that be enough for this morning?" UD said "we'll make it work Ronny. Just make sure that Wally and CJ don't take double shots of it."
Everyone who is going to the game was at our place by 7:30 am, with Toby and Fred being the last two to walk in. Jimmy said "okay CJ, there's 16 of us here now. Daddy and Toby are the last two in." Fred cracked up, walked over to Jimmy and said "are you the official counter this morning?" Jimmy grinned and said "yeah daddy, I had the most important job this morning. Now UD and Jack will finish cooking for all of us. Come on daddy and Toby, let's take plates out to the patio!" Fred and Toby smiled and Toby said "will you let your dad and I get a cup of coffee first before we tackle that assignment, Jimmy?" Jimmy said "sure, you two get coffee and I'll take the plates out."
The conversation, coffee and Bailey's was flowing around the room. Jimmy is being a trooper by getting all of the plates, utensils and glasses to the patio. Jack and UD are in their element fixing a huge breakfast for everyone. I was surprised when Randy, Leo, Josh and Zach entered the front door. Randy started in and said "Good Morning everyone! CJ, I hope you don't mind us crashing and we want to offer our services to all of you today. We'll take care of the breakfast cleanup, and then we're going to enjoy ourselves by the pool this morning. We'll watch the game from here, and have a light dinner ready for everyone tonight if that sounds, okay?" Leo chimed in and said "plus we brought some champagne for mimosa's this morning." Everyone erupted in cheers, and Bailey said "oh man, a mimosa sounds wonderful this morning. I'll be in charge of making them for everyone." Jimmy heard this as he returned from the patio and said "wow, can I have one also?" Bailey looked at Fred, gave him a wink and said "sure Jimmy, I'll make you an extra special one. Yours will have two strawberries in it, and everyone else will get one in theirs. Does that sound okay to you?" Jimmy grinned and said "wow daddy, will Sunday breakfast be like this every weekend when we move in here?" Everyone joined in a hearty laugh and Alex said "maybe we can start a new tradition, Jimmy. That's a good idea. You and I will have to work on planning Sunday breakfasts for everyone."
UD and Jack outdid themselves on breakfast. I stuffed myself on their special dishes and it brought back fond memories for me of enjoying special creations each Sunday morning with UD in Cincinnati. Before we left for the day, I gave him a hug and told him how much this reminded me of our special Sunday mornings together. He looked at me, gave me another hug and said "I've been thinking the same thing CJ. I want us to get back to that tradition. I'll keep in touch with you son, and I may need our bull sessions more often as Sally and I decide on what direction we're going to take. Who knows, maybe your old geezer of an uncle will end up down here in St Pete Beach with you." I smiled and said "UD, if that is what happens, you know everyone will welcome you with open arms. Our place is yours, and if you need to disappear from Cincinnati for a while, the door is always open here for you." A few tears began to develop in his eyes as he replied with "I know that CJ, and I'll probably need to take you up on that in the near future. I'll be fine son, as I know I have a solid support system here within your circle of friends. I don't ever want to be a burden or an intrusion on the beautiful life you are creating for yourself here." I smiled at him, put my hands on his shoulders and said "you are never a burden or an intrusion. Wipe those thoughts from your mind. You have always been there for me in my life, and it's an honor for me to help you out when you need it. We're family UD, and I'll be here to get you through the rough times you encounter in your life. I love you UD."
Aaron surprised us with a special announcement before we headed out to our vehicles. Aaron said "I have the station excursion bus scheduled to pick us up here at 8:45 am. Instead of us taking multiple cars to the stadium, my co-workers Danielle and Stephanie agreed to pick us up and they'll bring us back here after the game today. The only thing we need to do is help them set up tables and the promotional items from the station." Everyone thought it was a great idea, and Jimmy said "Aaron, will they have any neat stuff that I can have?" Aaron smiled at him, ruffled his hair and said "yeah, they will Jimmy. I asked Stephanie to throw you in a couple of special gifts." Jimmy screamed and said "does it have a radio, and can we listen to Taylor songs?" Aaron replied "it has a great stereo system, plus a couple of tv's in it. We can watch tv, and listen to any songs you want today." Jimmy started for the door and said "come on everyone, let's get moving so we can all have lots of fun today!"
This was my first time on the station excursion bus. I was in total disbelief when I boarded it. It's decked out with comfortable leather seats, a killer sound system and several televisions. The ladies welcomed us all aboard. Everyone gave compliments to Aaron on a job well done. Bailey didn't know he was doing it, and was so proud of him for thinking ahead. He whispered into Aaron's ear saying "what a great touch to the excitement of the day baby. I love you, and I'm going to give you an extra special gift tonight." Aaron grabbed both of Bailey's ass cheeks, planted a seductive kiss on him and said "that sounds excellent big guy. I just thought this may be easier for all of us so we can all have a few drinks at the game today and not worry about anyone driving back to the condo." I saw the two of them in an embrace and joined them. I put my arms around both of them and said "thanks guys. This is such an unexpected surprise today, and I can't thank you two enough for this." Bailey replied "CJ, this is all Aaron's doing, but I agree with you it's an extra special touch for today."
The ladies let Jimmy set up front right between the two of them in what they called the captains chair. Stephanie said "I hear you're a Swiftie, so we're going to let you control the music today. Are you up for that challenge Jimmy?" He smiled and said "oh yeah, I can do that. Let's turn to 98.5 because they play Carson Daly and The Daly download at 9:00 on Sunday mornings. I like that show and station. There should be at least two Taylor songs in the show this morning." Danielle announced "okay everyone, let's get those seat belts fastened and our next stop is Raymund James Stadium!" Cheers erupted around the bus and I can tell everyone is ready for a spectacular day! Wally and I shared a seat built for two. It was a tight fit, but it felt good to feel his hairy skin next to mine this morning. I gave him a teasing look, kissed him on the lips and said "I'm glad we're not travelling too far this morning. I'm going to chub up soon sitting this close to you." He returned the look to me and replied "I'm already at half mast, and may have to hold a book in front of me when we get out of the bus." He and I busted out in laughter with all of my other guests probably wondering what we are up to.
Danielle took the Gandy bridge over to Tampa. I have not taken this route, as I'm usually heading to the airport when I go to the Tampa side of the bay. I watched what she was doing, and the downtown area was not busy yet for a Sunday game. Before we all knew it, she pulled us into the vendor lot near the stadium. Several people directed her to the station's setup spot and she announced "okay everyone, we're here. If you don't mind helping Stephanie and I for about 10 minutes, we'll have you off to tailgate parties and the pre-game fun activities."
With 16 of us helping, the setup did not even take 10 minutes. Stephanie said to all of us "I want to bring all of you to every Sunday home game! Thank you so much for your help today, and please feel free to use the bus as your home central place. We'll be here all through the game, and we'll start our tear down near the end of the game. When you're ready to join us for the trip back to St Pete Beach, just come back here." Bailey said "let's give Danielle and Stephanie a big thank you everyone!" Everyone joined in a round of applause as well as cheers and hugs. Bailey continued "the station suite does not open until 11:00. How about we meet back here at the bus around 11:00 and then we can all go to the suite together. Until then, please enjoy all of the tailgate activities and the pre-game fun."
Several groups broke off. Jimmy took the lead of his group with Fred and Toby trying to keep up with him. Zeke tagged along as well, and Jimmy said "come on Zeke. Let's go find some free stuff." Zeke smiled and said "okay Jimmy, you show us the way."
Our group turned out to be the foursome that I love and treasure dearly. All of us had our shades on, and started to blend into the crowd. I did not think about Ronny and I being hounded for autographs, but we were. Wally and Alex were cracking up about it and Alex summed it up by saying "well, you hairy ass bear, this is what we have to look forward to by having celebrities in our lives. Can you deal with this popularity big guy?" Wally smiled at him and said "yeah Alex, I can deal with it. I know no matter what those two encounter with their groupies, you and I will always support each other." Alex put his arm Wally's shoulder and said "yeah Wally, we sure will."
Ronny and I had a bunch of people requesting pictures and autographs from us. Wally took this time and said "do you mind if I ask a request of you, Alex?" Alex smiled at Wally and said "after all the time we have known each other, don't you know you can ask me anything? What's on your mind today?" Wally smiled and replied "I know I can ask anything of you, but this one may take your breath away." Wally had peaked Alex's curiosity with Alex replying "Wally, is everything okay? There's nothing wrong with you or CJ, is there?" Wally grabbed Alex and pulled him in for a hug. He said "everything is fine with me, CJ and the two of us. For our wedding next June, I'd really appreciate you being my best man if you will do so?"
Alex looked at Wally, gave him a hug along with a kiss on his cheek. Tears formed in his eyes as he said "Wally, I will be honored to be your best man. This is very unexpected, and you did take my breath away." Suddenly, Alex changed the hug into a bigger bear hug and wrapped his legs around Wally's waist. He looked into Wally's eyes and said "you always surprise me you hairy-ass bear! I love you, and promise to be the best-best man that any guy has had in their life." As the final picture was being taken, I noticed what was going on between Alex and Wally. I figured what had transpired and knew that it was my turn to ask Ronny the same question that Wally had just asked Alex.
Ronny and I made our way back to our mates. Ronny was the first to speak and said "remind CJ and I to never wear these jerseys in public together again. I tried to say that we weren't Ronny and CJ, but the names on the shirts gave us away." I cracked up and said "you think that was the only thing to give us away, you hairless stud? I figured between the jerseys and our channel two shorts, we are definitely marked targets all day today." Another two young ladies came up to us at that point, and requested a picture. They asked Wally and Alex if they work at the station also. Before Ronny or I responded, Alex jumped in and said "yeah, we both do. I'm the morning news producer, and Wally is the director for the afternoon and evening newscasts." The one women said "great, let's get someone to take a picture of the six of us then. Will all of you also sign my shirt?"
The rest of our pre-game activity was fun. We received more picture requests, and were offered so much food and beer by the tailgaters. All four of us made our way through the lot and ended up back at the station bus about ten minutes before we were supposed to meet up.
Meanwhile, the other groups were out wondering through the crowd and having fun as well. UD and Jack have bonded extensively with Carl and Trev. Their playroom fun which lasted well into the early morning has now transpired to the four of them enjoying the crowd. They took part in so many groups, and had too many beers even before the game started. UD kept egging Carl and Trev on saying "come on you two, keep up with us! Jack and I took your cocks up our holes last night, and tonight it's both of your turns to enjoy some daddy cocks!" Trev looked at the two of them and said "Jesus UD, between your thick beer can cock and Jacks long uncircumsized tool, I don't know if I'll make it." UD said "come on Trev, don't pussy out on us. If you can stand someone piercing your dick, you can take a six-inch thick circumference as well as a nine-inch snake. I have faith in you and Carl, and it's a must do event tonight." Carl cracked up and said "we'll do it UD. We'll get Trev lubed up good, and his mouth can work on my dick while you and Jack work on his ass. I'm anxious to try both of you as well. Let's go find the rest of the gang, and head up to the suite."
I heard Jimmy's voice before I saw him. I finally noticed him running towards the van with two bags in his hands. Toby, who also had two bags in his hands, was running behind him trying to keep up with the little roadrunner. Jimmy said "CJ, you should see everything that Toby and I got from the different vendors here today. It's been so much fun, and I have enough game stuff to share with everyone." Toby finally made it to us and said "we lost dad and Fred a while back. I'm sure they'll be here soon. My new friend has so much energy. I don't know how Fred can keep up with him all day long." Jimmy started searching his bags, and pulled out special gifts he collected for Danielle and Stephanie. He walked over to them and said "here you go Danielle and Stephanie. These are small gifts for you to say thanks for driving us here today, and taking us home." Danielle and Stephanie were touched by the lad's gesture. They each gave him a big hug, and Stephanie handed him a him a huge sack of channel two promotional gifts. She said "thank you so much Jimmy. Danielle and I want you to have these channel two gifts for being such a good captain in the van this morning." Jimmy started to look through the new bag, and said "thanks to both of you. This is great! Toby, look at all this neat stuff."
Fred and Zeke showed up about five minutes behind Jimmy and Toby. They were smiling and chatting away. I was glad to see the two of them together, and hoped the time together calmed Zeke's anxiety down about Fred. Once they got to the van Fred smiled and said "I bet you feel like you need another shower Toby, after running around with my little guy this morning?" Toby smiled and said "it's been a memorable morning. When I grew up with my mom, there were quite a few younger children in our complex that I watched. I absolutely love to take care of youngsters, but I have to admit, Jimmy takes the cake on being an extra special young man." Zeke also chimed in and said "Fred, I have to agree with Toby. Your little one is sweet, polite and a joy to be around. I wish I could have had the same experiences with Toby when he was this age." Toby got choked up, and went over to Zeke giving him a hug. He looked at his father and said "I wish we could have had that time as well, dad. Please know, I'm glad we've met now, and I enjoy what all we do together and look forward to so much time with you in the future."
All of this did it for Wally and me. I lowered my head, and tried to hide the fact that I had formed tears in my eyes. My man was next to me and grabbed my hand. I looked over at him, and he too had a few tears streaming down his cheek. Leave it to us two softies to be the first in the crowd to need tissues to conceal our emotions.
The rest of the group showed up and soon we were heading to the suite. Jimmy asked Bailey if we will pass by the sting ray tank on our way to the suite? Bailey replied "not on our way over Jimmy, but at halftime Aaron and I will make sure you get to see the sting rays." Jimmy was satisfied with Bailey's answer, and I knew that Bailey will make sure he gets to see the rays before we leave today.
I'm glad that Bailey is here today, as he is making a wonderful tour guide leading us right to the suite. Once we got to the suite door, our server opened the door for us and opened the glass windows to let the fresh air start circulating. Everyone entered the suite and were impressed with the surroundings. UD first spoke up and said "oh boy, this is a great venue to watch a game." The server came up to me and said "excuse me Mr. Walters, but I want to introduce myself to you. I'm Jer, and I'll be serving you and your guests today. The station provides food, which I'll bring in around 12:30 if that's okay with you?" I smiled at him and said "that sounds fine, Jer. Please though, call me CJ today. Is Jer short for Jerry or Jerold? CJ is short for Christopher Jackson." Jer smiled at me and said "it's great to meet you CJ. I watch your broadcasts when I can in the morning, and I never miss a noon show. Jer is short for Jerry. The station also provides a keg of beer to be hooked up. I have the beer list here for you and your guests to choose from. The refrigerator is stocked with water, soda, lemonade and ice teas. If you and your guests desire any liquor, I can get that arranged for you as well."
As the rest of the group was milling around the suite I said "hey everyone, this is Jer and he will be our server today. We get a keg hooked up, so let me know if you have a favorite from the list here. Jer's also going to bring us in food starting at 12:30." Bailey turned around and said "Jer, I'm glad to see you again this year! Everyone, Jer is the best. He's been at the stadium for at least four years that I know of, and always takes care of the station guests very well." Jer smiled, walked over to Bailey and gave him a hug. He stepped back and said "so good to see you on opening day this year Bailey. Please let me know if you and all of the guests need anything."
Jer exited, and the crew looked the beer menu over. Jimmy came up to me and said "CJ, is it okay if I have a bottle of water?" I kneeled down to him and said "you can have anything you want to today, except for beer!" He smiled and said "wow, this is going to be great CJ! Don't worry, daddy let me smell his beer once and I don't like the smell of it." UD heard all of this and joined Jimmy and I. UD got down on one knee also and said "don't worry Jimmy, give yourself ten more years, then you'll like beer. When CJ turned 18, I had to hide all of my beer from him. He didn't like the smell of it either when he was your age, but that all changed once he graduated from high school." Jimmy looked at both of us and said "I don't know UD if I will ever like it. I'm satisfied with everything else in the refrigerator today though."
Jer returned and started setting out dishes of popcorn, pretzels and potato chips. He sat a number of plates in the serving area, and unloaded a large supply of cups from the one cupboard. The cups had the Buccaneers logo on one side, with the channel two logo on the other side. He returned to me and said "I'm not trying to rush you CJ, but did your guests decide on a beer yet?" I smiled at Jer and said "they sure have Jer. You can never go wrong with Yuengling beer, so we'll go with that." Jer said "an excellent choice CJ, and my go to brand. I will call down for that keg, and we'll have it here soon for everyone to enjoy."
I had not noticed at first, but on the back and side walls of the suite there were pictures of the stations' personalities, along with pictures of the news teams. Wally had picked Jimmy up, and the two of them were looking at all of the pictures together. I listened into their conversation and heard "look Wally, there's CJ. We need to get a picture of him standing by his picture today." Before long, I heard him say "there's Trev, and look there's a picture of Ronny also. Do you think someone will take a picture of me with each of them standing at their picture today?" Wally grinned at him, ruffled his hair and said "we sure will Jimmy. Look there's also a picture of Bailey. We should get a picture of you and him beside his picture also today." Jimmy said "okay Wally, this is such a neat place. I can't believe we're here today and we can watch a live football game. I should go to the bathroom now before it starts." Wally smiled and said guess what? You don't even need to leave the suite to go to the bathroom. There's one here in the suite." Wally took him over to show him where it was at. Jimmy just giggled and said "this is better than watching a game at home since we have someone serving us food all day!"
After Jimmy finished up in the bathroom, he got his wish and we took pictures of him with each of us standing by our photographs on the wall. This soon started a trend and before I knew it, I had taken a picture with everyone in the group standing by my photo on the wall. It was the same for Ronny, Trev and Bailey. Our crew was having a great time, and after the photo session was over Jer announced "okay everyone, please help yourself to some beer." Bailey said "thanks Jer. Hey, you did not get any pictures taken, so we need to get you lined up with the four of us."
After we were done with the Jer pictures, Ronny came up to me, put his arm around my shoulder and said "look at this CJ. The two of us looking out at the stadium field, our pictures are on the wall, and we're in the thirteenth largest television market in the US. Did you picture this five months ago during graduation?" I turned to Ronny and said "yeah big guy, I did picture this for us. I can't believe we're together and enjoying all of our first experiences together. I'm so happy that it's turned out this way for us. I do have one more first for us, if you will agree to it?" Ronny replied "sure bro, what is it?"
I grabbed us two beers, and returned over to Ronny. We clanked out glasses together and each took a drink. I smiled at him and said "you and I have shared so much in our years together. I look forward to us sharing so much more in our life together. Next June, will you do me the honor of being my best......". I didn't even get to finish my question as my best friend gave me the biggest bro hug, I had ever received from him, as well as a kiss on my cheek and him lifting me off the ground. He said "Yes, CJ! It is my extreme honor to be your best man at your wedding."
Everyone in the suite heard this and started applauding and cheering. Wally and Alex joined us, and we all embraced in a four-way hug. I looked at each of them and said "I love you all, and this is one of the best moments of my life knowing that it will the four of us at the alter together next June." After we broke our hug, more hugs occurred with everyone in the group celebrating in our festive announcement. As Fred gave Wally and I a hug, I said "Fred, we have one more question to ask your son today. Do we have your permission to do it?" Fred smiled at both of us, grabbed us both in a three-way hug and said "of course you two have my permission. Congratulations guys, I'm so happy for both of you and love you both."
Wally and I went over to Jimmy, and Wally lifted him up between the two of us. I said "Jimmy, we have a very important question to ask you. Do you know what a ring bearer does at a wedding, Jimmy?" Jimmy got a big smile on his face and said "yes, that's the person who carries the rings down the aisle, then presents them to the couple as they're saying their vows." Wally smiled at him and said "that's right Jimmy, it's a very important job. CJ and I want you to be our ring bearer, if you will?"
Jimmy screamed at the top of his lungs saying "sure guys, I will do it! I'm very happy for the both of you and can't believe I'll be in your wedding party." I smiled at Jimmy and said "it won't be a party with out you Jimmy." Jimmy gave me a kiss on the cheek, followed by a kiss to Wally on the cheek. UD snapped several pictures of the three of us together, and the afternoon festivities went into overdrive.
The station lays out a huge feast for the suite guests. Jer served us plenty of cheeseburger slider sandwiches, chicken tenders, a veggie tray, several side dishes and a dessert tray loaded with cookies, brownies and other sweets. Jimmy loaded his plate up with some of everything, and went to a seat. I got him another bottle of water, and he said "come on CJ. Fill your plate up and come sit next to me. This is the best football game ever!"
Everyone enjoyed the game and the afternoon. Several of us took Jimmy to see the tank of sting rays at halftime, while the rest of the group enjoyed the halftime show from the suite. It turned out to be a wonderful afternoon, and to top it off Tampa Bay beat Chicago 27 -- 17. UD and Jack were not upset as they both declared Baker and the Bucs the winner of a fine game today.
Jimmy made a plate of food for Danielle and Stephanie to enjoy. We all said our farewell to Jer, and I saw several people hand him money on the way out. As I was leaving, I also handed Jer a fifty-dollar bill and said "thanks for the outstanding service, Jer. I hope to see you at another game yet this season. Until that time, here is my contact information and my address in St Pete Beach. If you're not doing anything after the game, please stop by. I have a feeling this party is going late into the evening." Jer smiled at me, gave me a hug and replied "thanks CJ. If you don't mind, I think I will stop by later. I've enjoyed being with your group today, and it sounds like a very nice way to conclude an enjoyable day for me."
On our way back to the van, Zeke told me "Thanks, CJ for one hell of a fun day and weekend. I hate to see it come to an end, but Toby and I will enjoy one last night with you and your friends. By the way, I gained a much better perspective of Fred today. He's everything and more that you, Wally, Alex and Ronny told me. I don't know where they will end up, but if nothing else I hope they remain good friends."
We made it back to the van, and Jimmy gave the ladies their plate of food. Both of them ate a slider sandwich and had a cookie while the parking lot was clearing out. Everyone was still on an emotional high from the day and the game. Bailey came up to me and said "Happy Belated Birthday, you stud! Did you enjoy your day?" I pulled Bailey in for a hug, looked him in the eyes and said "yeah Bailey, I sure did. Thank you for the beautiful gift you gave me. Most of all, thank you for being such a good friend and the best boss anyone can have." Bailey smiled at me and replied "thank you CJ for giving this old dog a new purpose in life. I love you big guy and I can not wait to marry you and that handsome stud of yours next June." He gave me a kiss on my cheek and said "hey UD, you ready for a cricket rematch when we get back to the condo?" UD just smirked and said "sure thing you old fart. I'm going to whip your ass tonight!"
The ride home was rowdy, and I'm so glad I was not driving. It's been a wonderful weekend, and I hate to see it end. However, I'm also glad to be getting back into my normal routine, and enjoy the rest of the visit with UD and Jack.