Caelen pressed his lips together and looked down, giving the impression of a naughty toddler.
“Whaaat?” Vin asked suspiciously.
“Can that drive be to my parents?” Caelen asked hesitantly, almost looking as if he was bracing for impact.
“Wait, as an official meeting of the parents, or just as friends?” Vin asked for clarification.
“Official,” Caelen answered, giving him a sort of pleased yet embarrassed look. “See, my brother noticed my ring and mentioned to our mom that I was suddenly wearing a wedding ring. So she called me up and demanded an explanation and I told her that I married someone who couldn’t just come right out and announce it to the world. She doesn’t fully understand, but asked me to ask you to at least meet them.”
Vin took a deep breath as he thought this over. Then he nodded. “Alright. I’ll meet them and you can tell them anything you want, except that I’m a career criminal. That’s probably just better off not being said.”
Caelen pinched his chin in thought. “I’m sure I could tell them bits and pieces, like… You said one of the things you do is produce adult videos.”
Vin laughed. “More like oversee and occasionally help out as an extra or fluffer.”
“Wait, fluffer is a real thing?” Caelen asked with interest.
“Well yeah. It can sometimes take a while in between scenes, and so, it’s helpful to have someone get the actors ready as quickly as possible,” Vin explained.
“Ah. I just figured the other actors would do it.”
Vin shrugged. “Also, we do own a couple of Gentlemen’s Clubs and a Sex Club. Those are all legal.”
“Alright, so, according to what I tell my parents, I married a man who owns a Sex Club, some Strip Joints, and a porn production company,” Caelen said with a laugh.
“Hey! At least they’ll probably realize that I make a lot of money. You could definitely marry someone worse!” Vin exclaimed defensively. Then he sighed in mild aggravation. “If I’d known you wanted me to meet your parents, I’d have driven my Bentley, as that at least looks like a simple luxury car.”
Caelen looked out the window at the dark gray sport car. “What’s wrong with that one?”
“It’ looks like I’m trying too hard to make an impression,” Vin answered with a frown.
Caelen laughed and gave him a kiss. “You have bleach blond hair, wear multiple earrings in each ear, and have a thick gold necklace like a Rapper. I’m pretty sure the car will just fit right in in their minds!”
Vin chuckled and returned the kiss. “You might have a point.”
Rather than say anything else, Caelen simply led him to the bedroom and tossed the door shut behind them.
“Since it’s your birthday, what say I start with a blowjob and see how many times I can get you off before you beg for mercy?”
“Mmm,” Caelen moaned in anticipation.
As it turned out, it was five times – of Vin using every trick he knew – before Caelen tapped out.
“Enough! Fuck! Just get inside me already!”
Vin laughed and kissed him. “Well, if you insist.” By this point, he was so turned on that it didn’t take long to reach the end. He pumped Caelen full with a blissful sigh. “Aaahhhhh…”
In the morning, Aidan knocked on the door, but only opened it a crack. “I made breakfast…”
Caelen cracked an eye open and looked at the digital clock on his bedside drawer. It was coming up on 10AM, and so, he’d actually slept in. Also, he was starving.
“Breakfast sounds really good. Thanks A!”
“No problem K!”
By 2PM, they’d had breakfast and a very light lunch, and then tanned a bit in the backyard – which was probably going to be the last day warm and sunny enough to tan until Spring came back.
Then Caelen sat up and smiled at Vin. “We should have just enough time to drive to my parents and relax a bit if we leave now.”
Aidan grinned at them both. “Mom’s really looking forward to this! She said she made her favorite marinade last night and has three racks of ribs marinating. Dad’ll grill ’em with some cobs of corn, and there’ll probably be baked potatoes and potato salad – or maybe egg salad.”
Caelen returned his grin. “And Tequilaberry Salad, which I specifically requested.”
“Nice!” Aidan cheered.
It only took them a couple of minutes to change and visit the bathroom, but then they were ready to go. As they approached Vin’s car, he gave the keys to Caelen. Caelen was so excited that he felt his blue eyes sparkle.
“You’re really going to let me drive???”
Vin chuckled. “I said I would, didn’t I?”
“No, you just said we’d go for a drive,” Caelen reminded him.
“Well, it’s what I meant,” Vin explained with a smile. “Just be careful, okay? It has a LOT of get up and go. It can go from 0-60 in just under 2 seconds, and has a top speed of about 250.”
“HOLY CRAP!” Aidan blurted out with wide-eyed reverence. “Now ***I*** wanna drive!”
“Ha!” Vin huffed a laugh. “I had a feeling you’d say that!”
Aidan pouted on purpose. “Yeah but it’ll more fun if I do. Caelen drives like a cop!”
Caelen laughed and shook his head but didn’t say anything.
Vin laughed too. “That’s still better than me. I drive under the limit and add at least 30 extra miles to every trip.”
“Yeah right,” Aidan muttered in disbelief.
They got into the car, Aidan feigning reluctance to get in the back seat. Once settled, Caelen chuckled and pointed to a device on the dashboard. “What’s that?”
Vin rolled his eyes until he was looking at Caelen. “I’m pretty sure you can recognize a radar detector when you see one.”
“I can, but they’re not illegal, so I’m actually curious as to why you need one when you claim to never even drive the speed limit,” Caelen said.
“Even I have times when I just want to fuck around,” Vin explained with a shrug.
“Alright,” Caelen murmured in acceptance as he double and triple checked that the mirrors were angled correctly, his seatbelt was secure, and the seat itself was comfortable and the right distance from the wheel and the pedals. Then he turned the car on and carefully backed out of the driveway. “I’m glad you warned me, otherwise I probably would have accidentally gunned it out of the driveway and into the neighbor’s yard!”
Vin simply laughed and let Caelen get on with it. Soon enough, they were on the highway. Using a combination of sheer speed and the radar detector, Caelen managed to make the two hour trip in a little over an hour.
As they got out of the car, Vin took a good look around. “This place is beautiful,” he said, pointing at the lake. “The red and golden leaves of the trees look really picturesque in the reflection of the water.”
“When I was growing up, my grandparents used to always bring us ‘up to the lake’ each weekend, but as they got older – I think a year or so before my grandpa died – they couldn’t do that anymore. So, when my parents retired, my mom missed the tradition so much that she insisted they sell their house and buy one here.”
“She hopes that we’ll continue the tradition by bringing our kids here – when we have them,” Aidan added.
“Plus, our aunts and or cousins will show up a couple of times each summer,” Caelen finished the explanation.
The door opened. “You’re earlier than I expected. Well don’t just stand there, come in!”