Hi Folks its Mark again as I told our buddy Mike this chapter is also from my point of view.
The friend that I was watching his guide dog for finally agreed to have the surgery once the Marty called to speak with both of us, but especially me since I do not have my drivers license yet. Marty, explained to me that they both where headed home from the beach, so that he could take Mike to the hospital instead of him using a cab. I really do not think that my lover (or so he told me he was ) Mike was all that happy that his summer vacation was being cut short, just because somebody needed his dad's help. Well that is not really true as our friend Mike had called his cousin in Southern Maryland to ask her if she could possibly drive up to take him to the hospital, but Marty told Mike that as much as the boys loved me and he knew that Mike was legally blind unable to drive himself. Marty said," Mark you have Mike ready on Sunday night when both Mike and I arrive to assist you in getting him to the hospital, and than we will stay there to make sure his place is ready for him upon his release". True to his word Marty pulled up in front of Mike's place to unload their stuff into the guest room, but Mike acted like spoiled kid pouting in the car because his vacation had been cut short. Mike, was not upset that I had not been there or happy to see me again, and it broke my heart. I did something that I have not done in years. Mike was in his room trying to get Bagger settled down with all the people coming and going, and I ran to him to cry like a baby because of the cold shoulder that Mike was giving me.
Marty saw what had happened and was getting more and more pissed off at his son, because all his son was thinking about was himself and not how others where feeling at the time. I could tell that Marty was really angry at Mike, because his friend Mike was facing back surgery while putting on a strong face for Mark. I was scared that our friend may have allot of trouble walking after his surgery, and I told Marty not to upset him that I thought of Mike as a second dad. Once again I started to let the tears flow. Marty told me that he thought that was a really nice way to think of Mike, and I asked him point blank," Why is Mike being such an asshole lately especially towards me?" Marty said," Mark would you please explain what you mean". I than told Marty how Mike had been hanging with some of those bigoted jocks at school after the Spring Fling Dance, and when ever I walked by they would say," If it isn't that faggot who fucked the coach to get on the football team". I had told him also that Mike had not done a damn thing to stop it and he even started it sometime especially in the lunch area.
After fixing us all a light dinner since our friend Mike could not have anything to eat or drink after Midnight, Marty thanked me for fixing the dinner. With Mike sitting there like a bump on a log I informed Marty that as long as there where bigots and two faced friends who refer to themselves as boyfriends one minute, and than ignore you or bash you during the remainder of the school year. I stood up and said," Marty you are a great football coach but ever since Mike started to hang out with those bigots, and since he does not understand how important it is to me that I be able to earn money for me to have to spend when I like something. Marty, I regret to inform you that I will not play football for New Town especially with a two-faced player like Mike on the team". Well that started the fireworks for the rest of the night, and even after we heard that Mike's back surgery was successful. Marty asked me to reconsider what I had decided to do when it comes to football, and he than turned to his son Mike saying," If your idea of a perfect life is to be living off of me than forget it mister because I have also notice how badly that you have been acting towards Mark, so I called you mom to inform her that unless you straighten up that she was going to be have her gay faggot son living with her and Claude Darr". Also Mike your credit cards have been cancelled from the time that you started to pout like a spoiled child when I told you that we had to return home to help both Mark and our friend Mike out when it came to taking him to the hospital.
Mike stood up looked at me and yelled, " Its All Your Fucking Fault Mark". I responded to him no its not my fault that you thought just because your dad used to play Pro Football that everything was going to be handed to you on a silver platter, well Mike get a fucking life because it just does not happen that way. Than I noticed that he was not wearing the ring that I had saved up to buy for him so I asked," Mike why are you not wearing the ring that I saved up to buy for you?" He could not answer, and I noticed that Marty saw that he was wearing the band that Mike liked better. The white and yellow gold twist band that he had charged two rings to a credit card of Marty's prior to the Spring Fling. Marty said," Mike since you like something that I had to pay for on my credit card, and you are not wearing the ring that Mark gave you after he saved up to buy it himself. Take the ring off and hand it over as it belongs to me as well as that watch you are wearing and do it NOW !!!!! "
I was so upset that I left them to fight it out amongst themselves. Our buddy Mike and Bagger entered my room to make sure that I was alright. I lied to him by telling him that I was just fine. How could I have lied to such a sweet man? Marty knocked on the door and asked if he could enter, and I said sure no problem. Marty walked over to me handing me this seasons playbook asking me to please reconsider what I had said about not playing football this season. Ok I will look at it but can not make any promises about playing or not playing.
Later on that night Bagger did something that was not like him at all, he jumped up on my bed licking me as if he wanted me to follow him or I thought maybe he needs to go outside to go to the bathroom. Well it was not the later. Bagger nudged me towards Mike's bedroom where I found my friend crying as he held a pillow close to him. I asked Mike why he was crying, and his response made me so sick that I had to get Marty back over here as soon as possible. I called Marty's house and when he answered the phone asking what was wrong that I would call him at 2 AM since he had to drive Mike to the hospital in 4 hours. Marty, please come over here as soon as possible because Mike does not want the surgery because all it has done since he asked me to help him is to cause trouble between Mike and myself, and he has been in his room crying for the past 5 hours over how he has messed up such a beautiful friendship, also he is afraid that you are just doing this before dropping him like his folks did when he was a child.
That last statement made Marty ask me what was meant by it. I told Marty that Mike was born legally blind and he does not know who his parents are as they left him at a convent, and I would tell him the whole story as Mike had told both Mike and myself last year just before he was appointed as the new principal at New Town. Marty arrived with Mike in tow some 10 mins. later. He told myself and Mike he wanted to hear the whole story.
So we took mugs of coffee onto the patio.
Mike did something that he had not done since the dance. He leaned over and kissed me. Than he asked for me to accept his apology for acting like such an asshole. Before I could answer him. Mike than turned to Marty and asked for his forgiveness. Marty asked Mike," What brought this on all of a sudden?" Mike replied," Dad once you hear the story than I think you will understand." With that both Mike and I started to give Marty the story that our friend Mike had told us in a nutshell and leaving out allot of the stuff that made the two of us sick when Mike told the two of us it right after our first lovers fight that he over heard. Mike said," Dad once you hear this please do not tell Mr. Mike that we told you his story as we respect him for all that he has been through." Marty just nodded his head as he was drinking his coffee at the time Mike made that request. I than told Marty that Mr. Mike (even though he hated to be called that) had told us that he was born with a visual impairment, and never knew who his mom and dad where or if they are still alive, and that he was in so many foster homes along with group homes where he was abuses sexually or in one case sold to a neighbor while in foster care because the man's wife was going to away for a month, and this guy wanted someway to have a sexual relief. Mike than told his dad the real reason that Mr. Mike need to have back surgery was because the last group home he was in just prior to turning 18 years old some dyke took a baseball bat and hit him across the lower part of his back.
After we gave Marty the summary of Mr. Mike's story, I turned to Mike and asked him if he was serious about his apologizing to me. He told me that he was so sorry for being such an asshole and idiot. I took Mike ( by this time we both had nice size chest and I know its close to 44 if not larger) looking him in his eyes as the eyes are the windows to the soul, and I accepted by giving him one of the hottest French kisses that either of us have had.
I than asked Marty what we should do about Mr. Mike? For some unknown reason I just had a feeling that he needed to know that Mike and I are back together, and that Marty and Mike are no longer fighting. I hope that I am right, and was surprised when Marty told me," I think that you two need to let Mike know that you are back together, and Mike he can be told that we are no longer fighting." Marty than said," Boys you realize that the reason Mike told you about his background is because he hopes we will become his family, and I do not believe that he has any relatives in Southern Maryland." I told both Mike and Marty," I think it be kind of nice to have 2 dads that worry enough about us", and Marty please do not take that the wrong way as I love you dearly its just that I think maybe we need to expand our family to 2 dads, 1 guide dog, and 2 teenage lovers and partners. How about you?
Before anyone could answer Mike and Bagger came out of his room to step outside, and you could see his eyes where red from crying all night. As soon as they came back inside Marty told Mr. Mike to go get some sweats on and that they would head to the hospital, and the boys would clean the house as well as take care of Bagger.
[I did have back surgery in July 2004 and have been going through water therapy that is why the story was over a month in having the sophomore year started]
TBC