Chapter thirty-one Saturday Aug 3
Saturday afternoon Klu dropped over to visit his cuz, Will. He had gotten an idea - he had a good hunch where - of getting a video camera and making some of his own home movies. Hell after all the fucky shit he stepped in... hell if y'can't beat'm join'm he told himself. Not like he was gonna be goin and filmin the sequel. Shit, like he had the budget for "Return of the Moose"! Ain't happenin. But he found himself at the mall sporting his new look, smooth shaved head and blond goatee and new Ferrari shades. Okay, he had to admit to himself, it was more deep camoflage than image upgrade. The first few times in public he was gonna be almost unrecognizable. He even went so far as to park way in the back of the lot, in case one of the homies recognized the wheels. He went into the electronics store to check out the latest DVD players. Somehow the camcorders were calling him from across the store. What could he do?
He wanted to show off his new toy so he drove over to the relatives and parked a few doors down the street. Maybe a new paint job? . When he walked around to the back and into the kitchen he found no one at home. After giving a couple of shouts he finally heard a "back here" from the garage. Going in the side door he found a very dirty and very sweaty Uncle Bo rearranging a lot of boxes and junk, the usual stuff that tends to fill up garages without any help whatsoever.
"Hey Unc where's Will?"
"Damn if I know, he's supposta be helpin me with this junk!" Bo stopped what he was doing, giving Klu a long hard look.
'Whatyadoin, lookin for Will's booze?" Klu smirked, knowing full well Will hid it in the basement.
"I better not find you two drinkin out here" Bo was trying to wipe the grit off his face but only making it worse "besides you in enough trouble already."
"Why's that Unc?" Klu knew damn well.
"Don't mess me with boy" Bo went back to the boxes "you'n me still got a score t'settle."
"Y'still sore about that?"
"Sore?" Bo turned to face him until they were inches apart "yeah y'could say I'm sore."
"Sorry Unc, didn't mean anything by it" but Klu knew he was going to be super careful around his favorite uncle for a long time now. He needed to change the subject fast "so why you makin all this mess Unc?"
"I had me some weights out here once" Bo tried to look nonchalant.
"But Unc you always go to the Y, why not now?" like Klu could not guess why Bo was a bit reluctant to work out in public after what happened the previous week.
"Got too expensive" Bo lied "and besides I can keep an eye on things better here. Like a son and a nephew all wild on me now-"
"So where're yer weights?" Klu started to pitch in fast. He grabbed a box from Bo, seeing where he was digging. He set his box down and looking around. Beneath piles of boxes he could make out a bench and a rack but no weights.
"Damn if that Will sold'm" Bo muttered rearranging some boxes. He tried to move one in the corner, the muscles in his arms and back flexing like mad but the box barely budged.
"Looks like you found'm" Klu laughed "shit lemme help ya."
"Good idea, y'know you in deep with me right?" Bo did not turn "but that language Klu."
"Sorry Unc" was the best Klu could manage.
The two of them opened the box and one by one took out the weights and piled them on the floor. Now that Bo found what he was looking for he started to replace the boxes and with a half-hour of hard sweaty work from both of them - mainly Klu - he had a garage again. As he cleared a spot towards the middle Klu jumped to assemble the weight bench and racks and very soon was loading the bars with a fair amount of iron.
"So Unc we're all set up for you now" Klu said feeling a bit proud but more grimy than he planned for the day. He knew this would not pay back the debt but if this is what Bo wanted from him right now, okay.
"Think I just may get me in a set" Bo said looking at Klu's work "but I'm gonna rinse off fast. If y'know what's good for ya y'better stick around and spot me."
Klu wanted to clean up too, but hell let Bo wash up first and then take it from there. He went back inside the house and rinsed his face and arms as best he could in the sink trying not to make a mess. When we felt a bit less filthy he went back outside and retrieved his new camera and brought it back in the kitchen. He got it out of the box ignoring the instructions, and started to put it together and plug it in. After a bit of playing around he got a good image and started to pan around the room. He hit playback and was rather pleased with the results. After he erased the experiment he started to film again, now playing with the zoom and the lighting. As he was working it around the room Bo came into the kitchen wearing a clean set of shorts and sleaveless sweatshirt.
"Hey Klu" he said holding his hand over his face "get that shit outa my face, ya tryin t'blind me?"
Klu filmed another ten seconds then turned it off "y'like my new toy?" and he held out the shiny camera.
"Man why's everyone pointing a camera at you these days?" Bo knew Klu would know what he was referring to. And that gave Bo an idea.
"Hey Unc" Klu said lowering his voice "yknow man what we did that day-"
"You gonna gimme shit like Will now?" Bo said starting off a bit embarrassed but then more confrontational "cause y'give me any of your - "
"Yknow Unc" Klu continued "a lotta people woulda said you lost it, doin all that shit especially in front of all those people-"
"And you know more'n anyone why I did it!" Bo grabbed him "t'save yer skinny ass is why, remember?
"C'mon Unc I'm clean with the docs again remember? Doin that Saturday shit wit you an-"
"Well y'ain't clean wit me boy! Not by a long shot."
"Man I told ya I'm sorry n'shit! I know I got ya into that shit okay? If it wasn't for me - "
"No use cryin over it now Klu" Bo went to the frig and poured himself a glass of water. When Klu tried to help himself to one as well, Bo stopped him "you gonna haveta earn yours."
"Say wha?"
"Y'heard me boy" Bo stole a glance at the camera "you owe me bigtime!"
"Okay okay I owe ya" Klu picked up his camcorder again "I said I was sorry... besides..."
"Besides what?"
"I... sheeet" Klu looked out the window "y'know I was blown away big time with what y'did n'all. But man y'were freakin!"
"You think I was freakin?"
"Not really Unc" Klu started heading back outside, Bo following "fuck what they think, I think it took a whole lotta balls to do it" not looking back to see his reaction "and besides if I looked like you, shit..."
"You gonna be tellin me I had no business...?"
"Fuck no Unc you are the bomb!" and he turned and slapped Bo on his shoulder, then started rubbing his palm "damn iron man..." and that got a small chuckle out of Bo. So far so good, Klu thought.
"So unc..." Klu started "I know you're mad about all that stuff..."
"What it matter if I was."
"You know..."Klu could barely make eye contact "like what I did to ya?"
"Y'keep remindin me."
"But what if I actu-"
"Lemme see if these are any good still" Bo said cutting him off and started checking the weights. He got on the bench under them "wanna spot me?"
"Man..." Klu was still playing catch-up here "I was hopin to get cleaned up a bit..."
"Tough it out Klu. Ain't like yer goin to church til tomorrow" Klu shrugged and went to spot Bo. He was amazed to see how effortlessly he could toss the weights and barely break a sweat.
"Hell man you want more weight on there?" Klu was dumbstruck looking down at him.
"Naw we're just warming up" Bo chuckled to himself and finished the rep. He put the bar back in the slot with minimal assistance from Klu.
"So where is everybody?" Klu tried to look away while Bo rested a bit.
"The family's off visiting relatives til maybe Monday I s'pose. Except for that Will. He's supposed to stick around and help, but as soon as I told him I was cleanin out the garage he made tracks outa here" he gave Klu a sly look out of the corner of his eye "don't expect him back til supper, if then."
"You and Will cool?" Klu was still trying to figure out how pissed Will was with him about last week.
"Well he's been kinda weird for a while. Not talking to me much and just avoiding me when were eating like that. Finally I just cornered him and told him, out with it, somethin eatin at you just say it! Well he screamed and yelled and called me every name in the book, but when he saw I wasn't gonna have any of his crap he kinda just ran outa steam and that was that. The next day he just saw me and well he gives me a lotta distance now. But he's been startin with a new nickname for me. Stuffin n Gravy."
Klu looked at him "say wha?"
"Guess it's his way of tryin t'yank my chain y'know, makin jokes n'all. So now every time he sees me it's 'Hey SG what's hangin' and stuff like that. Think it's his way of kinda dealin with the whole thing."
"Well don't give'm too much mind" Klu said putting more weights on the bar and lifting it off the rack "you should be proud of yourself."
"Don't be startin t'give me shit boy" Bo said glaring at Klu and then started to chuckle to himself. He then grabbed for the weights and started to do his set of presses.
"Ain't shit Unc" Klu continued encouraging him on more"now that y'lettin me talk t'you, well shit. Like I could jus come out'n say, Unc you the stud! or Unc you lookin real fine today! but now hey I can tell ya how good you look! Like right now, man you just don't know how fine you are, man you oughta see yourself."
"All this b-s flattery ain't gettin ya off the hook wit me boy-"
"Shit Unc" and Klu got the idea to save his ass "hell I'll prove it" and he went to retrieve his camera from the kitchen. He returned to see Bo putting on more weights. He turned and saw the camera.
"Now what y'think y'gonna do with that?" but Bo had his ideas. Shit, this boy's so dumb he's gonna hang himself.
"Don't ya wanna see how good you look when you work out? Yknow like those exercise videos, but all those punks are skinny with their fake muscles, you got the real thing."
Klu went around the garage and found some worklights and set them up in the corners. When he had two on, the garage started to look half way decent. He set up his camera and turned it on, crossing his fingers.
"Go on Unc let's see you throw those weights around like they're just toys" and he went back to his spotting position and helped Bo go through the next set. When his pecs were pumped to the max, Bo switched to some arm curls with different weights. After a few sets of those he started to feel his muscles warming up. Between the lights and the exertion he was starting to shine.
"Okay Unc break for a bit" and Klu turned off the camera "wanna see?" and that was the bait. Bo bit his lip to keep from grinning,
"Hell I don't need to see myself" Bo was glancing at the screen like he couldn't be bothered, like this was slightly annoying. But when Klu hit the playback switch a great image of his workout started to play.
"Damn that thing takes an okay pic" Bo said getting in close "wonder if the doc's-"
"Probably better, seeing that one he had" Klu said maybe a bit too quickly "but at least here we don't have a goddamn audience."
"Klu I'll tell ya somethin" Bo continued to watch the display "what if I tell ya it don't bother me half as much it should they were watching..." watching Klu's expression very carefully. He continued to reel out the line, and damn but Klu continued to take it in.
"What ya mean, ya like showing off?"
"Like? Y'trippin Klu? Hell, no, not 'like' yknow but it's not a big goddamn thing. Maybe if I was still your age... but at my age-"
"Unc cut the crap y'know y'look ten times better'n you looked-"
"When I was still in shape? Before I got fat?" dig yerself in deeper Klu. Just keep it up.
"Damnit you ain't fat. That's muscle Unc! That ain't flab."
"I ain't gonna argue wit ya Klu" Bo said, keeping the edge in his voice. He glanced at the camera again. Like he planned it, Klu took the bait.
"Okay Unc let's get some more of ya" and Klu put the camera back and hit the record button again.
"Damn Klu y'know y'shoulda been buyin a cycle or something? Not wastin yer money on camera shit" Bo went back to the bench, but there was a sly smile on his face.
"Hell I can't kill anybody with this" he adjusted the light and the focus "and it fits in my pocket better... Hey Unc before ya do another set how about a couple a poses-"
"Yeah right-"
"Go on just a couple."
And Bo leaned forward and spread his arms doing a double biceps, watching the quicksand swallowing up Klu deeper now.
"Shit not like that! Stand up!"
Bo stood up and did some more turning and doing a couple of side shots.
"C'mon Unc, I can't see... see shit with that sweatshirt on. Take it off so we can see your muscles."
Bo looked at Klu like he was way out of line,
"What you askin boy?"
"C'mon Unc no biggie, just lose the sweatshirt. Hell ain't ya hot in here?"
Bo gave him the most threatening look he could but pulled the sweatshirt over his head. His huge chest and shoulders, shiny with sweat looked awesome under the lights.
"Yeah now you're lookin real fine. Go on hit the pose!"
Bo stood there long enough to let Klu know he was flirting with disaster. When he saw Klu's expression he started to go through the routine again, hitting the double biceps and the single biceps and then some side and back shots. After a minute or two he ran out of poses.
"That's enough, ya gotta be outa film now" Bo went back to the bench.
"It ain't like that" Klu said getting ready to spot him "this thing'll go for a good hour."
"Hour?" Bo made a mental note of that.
"Easy. And I got a couple more tapes back in the kitchen" Klu offered, putting the noose around his neck now. Bo just shrugged and continued with the next sets now all but oblivious to the camera softly humming in the corner.
When Bo slowed down after a while Klu said, "y'know Unc you really were not shittin before about not being shy about... y'know... stuff?"
"What ya mean Klu?"
"Well it's kinda hot in here" and Klu pulled off his shirt and then pulled down his shorts revealing his jockstrap "ya could lose the shorts y'know."
"And why'd I wanna do that?" taking in Klu's state. Boy, y'really askin for it, ain't ya?
"Dunno... cause it's... hot" Klu almost picked up his shorts and put them back on. But Bo smiled,
"It's all fine for a kid like you. I ain't in shape like you t'be runnin around showin off. Y'just insultin the old man now-"
"Hell no Unc" Klu looked down his sweaty jockstrap over Bo's head "I wanna keep livin."
"Well... I don't know..." but that sly smile retuned "shit it's not like it gonna be turnin anyone on" and he reached down and pulled down his shorts. He had nothing on underneath. His dick and balls flopped onto his thigh when he leaned back again and grabbed the bar.
Klu let out a hiss of air "man you ain't go NO idea how fine you look! You don't KNOW what I'd give to look like that" taking in Bo's naked form beneath him. He looked over at the camera recording and said to himself "daaaaaaamn" and pulled the bar off the rack and set it in Bo's grip. He looked down as the muscles tensed and strained again but now all of Bo was open to view and Klu took it all in. When he felt himself start to fill out the jock, he just thought, fuck I couldn't stop if I tried...
After the set Klu took the weights from him and said "Man Unc you ain't got no idea how awesome you look. Go on do some more of those poses."
Bo looked down at himself exposed, "Hell boy, not like this! Y'trippin?"
"Sheeet man, it'd be too too damn hot!"
Bo struggled a bit to get to his feet but then stood up, facing away from the camera. He made a point to face Klu and could not help but notice the condition of his front. He gave a short hiss, shrugged and then turned around slowly. He started to go through the poses again, now adding some leg poses showing off the striations in his thighs and hips. When he turned around to show off his gluts and calves he had to notice that Klu was almost poking out his jock.
"Shit Klu you throwin some kinda bone there..."
"I told you Unc you are looking SO fine! I guess maybe I'm hopin y'getting useta seeing me like this I don't know..."
"Boy y'got somethin ya wanna tell me?" Bo turned away from the camera.
"Sheet Unc, I ain't the only - I mean lotsa people, chicks and yeah maybe some dudes too really get off seein you like that" and he did a bit of adjusting himself. Bo did not miss a tug.
"You know you're askin for trouble doin this" he looked down at himself naked as the day he was born, then back at Klu "you sure get hard easy kid" Bo said "y'wanna tell me why this is such a turn-on for ya?" his gaze burning into him "or does anythin at all get ya horny?"
"Ain't like that" Klu said looking down and readjusting, trying to keep the head from popping out again "maybe it just don't take much, dependin on how the wind blows the flagpole."
Bo had to laugh at that one "okay all this is real educational n'all but this is enough for one day" and he started to look for his shorts. He knew Klu was too horny to call it quits just yet. So he was not surprised to hear behind him,
"Naw c'mon Unc do some more. We got lots of film left."
"Some more what?"
"I don't know. Think of somethin."
"Don't be puttin ideas in my head boy y'might end up regrettin" Bo scowled, but no matter what Klu did the head was starting to come back out the side strap of his pouch. Yeah, Bo thought, the kid's nice and primed.
"Go on Unc" Klu said "just give it a... y'know just one pull" pointing to Bo's crotch.
"Y'better not be suggestin what I'm hearin-" when both heard a car pull into the driveway. Will!
"Damn!" they both yelled and jumped away from each other. Bo threw on some clothes as did Klu while at the same time hopping over to the camera on one foot and turned it off, throwing it in a box. Just when they were sitting pulling on their socks the door opened.
"Hey pops" Will stuck his head in.
"Will" Klu shouted.
"What you doin here Klu?" Will came all the way in "what's all this?"
"Remember y'wuz supposed to be helpin me today? Remember the talk we had this mornin-"
"Sorry pops" Will looked around the room, and maybe taking a step back towards the door.
"And Klu here was good enough to help me when you took off and we got the workout stuff set up no thanks to you."
Will looked back and forth maybe a bit nailed, at least until he looked closer and damn if Klu wasn't a bit "full" in front.
"Well thanks Klu for helpin out SG here."
"SG?" asked Klu playing innocent.
"Never you mind cuz" Will said and then to his dad "guess you didn't wanna wait til I got home" and he went back outside.
"Where you going Will?"
"Just inside to grab some stuff then over to Shayna's for the evening-"
"Shayna?" Klu yelled "what happened to-"
"Ancient history" Will stuck his head in the door "but I'll tell ya later. Chill" and Will was gone, headed for the house. They heard the kitchen door open and slam.
"Damn I don't think I want to know what he woulda done-"
"Don't y'be worrin about him" Bo said, turning to face Klu "I'm thinkin y'got bigger worries right now..."
"Say wha?"
"Soon as the son of mine is gone" Bo went to door, and sure enough Will was already exiting the kitchen. They had a few more words but Will was gone like lightning before Bo could finish with him. He returned to find Klu reviewing the tape in the camera "and you can just put that right back on the stand and get yer ass in the kitchen for another tape-"
"Unc?"
"We got some unfinished business here boy..."