Daniel, Lost...Then Found

"Okay, you win...but it was worth a try. Then is it okay to double with Sean and his date? I'll get her name and phone number for you and Mom, my date too. Thanks Dad, I promise you wont regret it. I'll take good care of the car. Wow...I can't believe you agreed before I even asked. I knew you there was something different about you."

Janey was smiling and told the kids she needed to talk with me and they went to the TV room. She started for the patio and asked me to follow. When we got there she turned to me and said...

"Okay TJ, spill it. What happened at the reunion...I see what Cal saw, there's a definite change in you. What's happened."

I couldn't stop the smile spreading across my face. Just before I started to speak Janie gasped!

"It's Danny isn't it...ohmigod...he's gay too! You two got together at last...I'm right aren't I, I know it...You and Danny! Oh TJ that's so wonderful!

I stood there open mouthed. I can't believe the powers this woman possesses sometimes. It's uncanny how she can sense things. Finally I spoke...

"I guess you know where we went and what we ate for breakfast too. How can you do that Janey? Yes you are right on all counts. We spent the last two nights together and he'll be here one night this week. He lives in Bowling Green, only an hour away."

She rushed to hug me..."I'm so glad to hear this. I want you to be happy TJ and I know he's the man who can do it for you. This is perfect. When are you going to tell Cal and Suze, they're going to be as happy as I am about it."

"I may wait a while with them and see how this goes."

"Okay, I understand but don't worry about them, they will be as excited for you as I am. And I want to meet him when he comes here."

We went back into the house and Suze had her head in the fridge this time. She came out with a carton of juice in her hand. I walked up behind her and hugged her to me.

"hey baby girl, what's going on with you?"

"Oh Dad! it's you with the big news, when are you going to tell us who has you so happy now?"

Again, I'm standing there with my mouth hanging open.

"oh migod...you have you Mom's powers!

I looked to Janey who just shrugged...

"TJ it's nothing special, it just that you men are so transparent. Everything you do shows on your face."

"CAL...help, they're ganging up on me."

Cal wandered in from the TV room "hey you guys stop picking on Dad, don't get him in a bad mood!"

"Okay kids here's what's up. Your old man here, met up with his childhood friend at the reunion over the weekend. His name is Dan, he's my age, divorced and has a son and daughter the same ages as you two. He's coming to visit one night this week and we'll all go to dinner, okay."

Both kids hugged me, Cal whispered "good for you Pops, I'm really glad you found someone who makes you happy again." That choked me up a bit. I have wondered about Cal. He's always been accepting of the fact that his Dad is gay, it has never bothered him, nor his sister either for that matter but it's the males that usually have the most problems with it. Will I be as accepting as Cal is if he comes to me as tells me he is gay? I sure hope I can be.

I saw that Suze was whispering something to her Mom and Janey flushed a little. I just looked her in the eye and gave her the raised eyebrow question.

"well, I didn't want to spoil your news but I have some of my own. Saturday night Jerry asked me to marry him and I said yes."

I hugged her to me. "Wow, both of us on the same night! That's amazing! You know how happy I am for you and Jerry. He's a great guy. Have you set the date yet?"

"No but it will have to be when school is out"

I asked "Why when school is out, Cal and Suze can bunk here and go to school, you don't have to wait that long because of them. Janey this is all about you and Jerry. Suze, Cal and I will adjust our schedules so you and Jerry can do whatever you want when you want. Right guys."

Both of them told her yes. We would all do what we could to help them.

"Janey got a little choked up and thanked us saying she would talk with Jerry. He's on your side, he wants us to elope right now. Thank you TJ, it means a lot to me that you and Jerry like each other so well and that we're still great friends and the parents of these two here. We all are so very lucky."

"eeew...enough, we don't want to hear that mushy stuff Mom," Cal wailed. "When are we gonna eat guys?" he added.

"I'm hungry too Cal, anyone for the cafeteria at the mall in Green Hills, my treat tonight." I said.

Three voices sounded as one when that all said yes. I tossed the keys to Cal...

"get the Stang out of the garage Cal...very carefully."

Cal already had the top down and booted as Suze and I took the back seat and Cal and his Mom up front. We all had a great meal and enjoyed each other immensely. I took a lot of questions from the kids about Dan and when they would get to meet him. All in all we had a great night together as a family. As we were leaving the restaurant the kids ran ahead to the car and Janey held back with me. As we walked she hooked her arm in mine and said...

"thanks for tonight. We're very lucky we can be like we are TJ and I love you for it. We've done a good job with those two out there, they're both great kids."

"yeah we're lucky alright and as for those two, it's all their mother's doing that they turned out so well. She's a great Mom and a great friend too." Janey just squeezed my arm and laid her head on my shoulder and smiled up at me.

When I got home after dropping Janey and the kids off the phone was ringing as I opened the door. It was Dan and I got the 'Danny feeling' again just hearing his voice. We both had similar evenings and his kids had visited with him. The situation with his ex-wife was hostile though and they rarely talked.

He asked if it would be okay for him to come down on Wednesday afternoon and of course I readily agreed. I told him that Janey and the kids all wanted to meet him and We'd all go to dinner if that was okay with him, he agreed and was eager to meet them. I was wishing he was here in my bed tonight. We talked for almost an hour before hanging up.

After our conversation I got on the internet and Googled Western Ky. University in Bowling Green, just curious and a thought had been in my head since hearing of Janey's engagement. I was thinking of moving to Bowling Green. Cal would be off to college in a little over a year and he had no interest in going to Belmont where I worked now even with the free pass I have for my children's education.

I found that WKU was wrapping up a three year capital campaign and setting goals and strategies for their future. Since fund raising was my forte I decided to send a resume off and see if there was any interest from them. I didn't mention this to Dan or my family but I did alert my boss that I had sent off the resume and why, only saying that I had met someone there and was serious about a relationship with this person.

Finally Wednesday afternoon came around, I left work at 4 p.m. and was pacing the floor at home when the phone rung. I gave Dan directions and met him at the end of my street where it met Hillsboro Pike. I was so anxious I could hardly wait until we were inside the house and then we were all over each other, hugging, kissing and just holding the other. Finally I took Dan's hand and led him on a tour of my house ending in front of my bed. We grinned at each other and we were both naked in seconds and falling onto the bed.

Being only our third time together we were still frantic in our love making. It was urgent and demanding yet satisfying and it calmed two horny middle aged men down to a slow boil. As we lay there limbs entwined in the after glow of fantastic sex I heard the front door slam and Cal was calling out for me.

"Hey Pops..where are you!"

"Damn, I forgot to lock the door... I'll see what he wants. Get dressed and come meet my son Dan. This has never happened before. I can't wait to see how embarrassed he gets when he figures it out."

"Hi Cal, I'm in my bedroom, be out in a sec."

I called out as I pulled on a pair of shorts and a tee shirt. Cal was coming down the hall as I stepped out of my bedroom.

"Hey Pops, whatcha doing?" Cal asked.

I had to laugh "Just gross old man stuff but thank goodness I was through when you came in. What's up with you son.?"

"Just wanting to get out of the house. Suze is over at her friends house and Jerry's there with Mom and I felt like I was in their way." he said.

I had turned him around and we were headed toward the kitchen when the bedroom door opened and Danny came out. Cal looked back and went white as a sheet.

"Oh...uh..gee...er Dad...I'm so sorry...I didn't...kn..."

"Cal...it's okay, you didn't interrupt anything. It's my fault, I forgot to lock the door."

"Dan, come here...Dan this is my son, Callum, Cal this is Dan Drennan. Dan and I met in kindergarten and were best friends until we parted to go to separate colleges. We met again after fifteen years apart last Saturday at our reunion. Dan lives in Bowling Green and works for GM at the Corvette plant there."

As they shook hands, Cal seemed both embarrassed and awestruck, not himself at all. He did manage to engage in polite conversation but when Dan went to the restroom Cal's questions came at me rapid fire.

"Dad...he's the guy? He's the one your so happy about? Way to go Dad! He's a stud! A very good looking dude, you know... for an older guy. He looks like a model you see in magazines. Mom's gonna be jealous...Jerry's no where near as good looking as Dan."

I had to laugh, I had never seen Cal get so flustered at meeting someone and the bit about his Mom being jealous was too funny. Of course it isn't everyday you accidentally meet your Dad's new boyfriend by barging in on them as they had just finished having sex.

By the time that Dan returned Cal had recovered sufficiently to start questioning him about the Corvette plant. While they were talking the phone rang and it was Janey, checking up on Cal since he just disappeared from the house. I told her he was talking to Dan which got her started and I had to convince her to wait until tonight when we all went to dinner before she met him. She was coming over right now if I had permitted it.

After Janey's call I hung back and just watched Dan and Cal talking. Cal was back to being himself and was really into talking with Dan about the Plant and the Corvette. I saw them both stand and Dan looked back at me... "we're going out for Cal to look at my car, be right back." he said. I took the opportunity to rush back to my room and put on some Jeans and a pull over. Looking in the mirror I saw my unkempt hair and laughed, Cal had to know we had been having sex just by looking at me.

I was in the kitchen making a pot of coffee when I heard Cal and Dan come in and Janey and Suze were with them. Janey was carrying a big bowl of tossed salad and announced that she thought we ought to order in and just stay here for dinner and get to know Danny. As she made her way to the fridge with the food she brought she quietly said to me...

"you never told me Danny was such a hunk TJ, I mean like...WOW!"

"he wasn't like that fifteen years ago, I didn't recognize him until I saw him laugh, his eyes and smile gave him away. He didn't know me either, we're both a lot different that we were in High School. But I agree with you...WOW!"

I started to introduce them but Janey said..."we did that outside TJ while Cal was drooling over the Corvette."

I noticed that Danny was now talking with Suze and evidently getting along fine as she was smiling and laughing with him. Thinking about dinner I called in a take out order at Ireland's for steak and biscuits with fries. I called Cal over and asked him to go down to Ireland's and pick up our take out order, he readily agreed at the chance to drive my car. I asked him to take his sister with him and he made a face then smiled and said sure. They really got along well for their ages.

With just Dan, Janey and myself there now Janey started her questions for Danny, asking everything she could think of from his ex-wife, the kids, his job and finally his feelings for me. I started to protest but he stopped me.

"It's okay TJ, I love being able to talking about you and I there's no one at home for me to talk about you with."

In the end he had convinced her that he was the one and only man for me and she ended up hugging and kissing him on the cheek. And giving her official approval of him. She went to the powder room and Dan came to me and wrapped me in his arms and kissed me long and deeply. We broke the kiss and I lay my head on his chest just enjoying being held by him when Janey appeared.

I looked up, embarrassed, it has never been my intention to flaunt or let any of my family see me show any overt affection to a man. I know I was blushing, I could feel the heat in my face. She was surprised, I saw that in her face, but she shook it off and smiled at us...

"you two sure make a good looking couple. I'm really glad you found each other." She said."

Danny held out one arm, inviting her into a 3-way hug, she joined and hugged us both then we broke away. It was just a moment but it meant the world to me to have her acceptance of Dan and I as a couple.

During dinner Jerry called Janey on her cell and she got him to join us and we all had a good time laughing, talking and just enjoying each others company. Later after every one was gone and Dan and I were on the sofa, my back against his chest, his arm around me and he said..

"I am completely blown away by the way your family has welcomed me into their lives. It truly warms my heart TJ. I only wish that you would get the same treatment from my family but I know that it isn't going to happen. My kids have just begun speaking to me again.

I've found out that Mary Ann, my ex, has been telling the kids awful things about me that were not true. That I was cheating on her with both men and women and wasn't sending her money for their support. We had it out on the phone one night and I told her that I would set the kids straight about her lies and show them the canceled checks I sent that she cashed each and every month. I think it scared her because she apologized to the kids and and told them that she told those lies just to get back at me."

"uh oh...it's already after nine, I need to be heading back I have meetings at eight in the morning, I don't want to leave but I have to. Are you coming up this weekend? " Dan asked. "oh yes, I'll be there Friday evening. It's just two days but it's so long to wait to be with you." Reluctantly we got up from the sofa and Danny collected his things and after some serious making out I was standing on my porch waving goodbye.

Late Thursday afternoon I had a phone message to call the Presidents Office at WKU. I told our assistant that I'd be on a private phone call and closed my office door. I called the number and was told that President Ransdell was on the phone and would call me back. I gave my cell number in addition to the office number. In about five minutes the call back came, but it was President Ransdell's assistant on the line asking when I could come for an interview. I told her that I was planning to be there over the weekend and I could stay over and be available on Monday. She asked me to hold a moment and was soon back on the line asking if one p.m. would be a good time for me and I agreed that it would.

When I got home that night I read everything I could find about the school and the current capitalization campaign. At work on Friday I told my boss that I had the interview and he said he had talked with President Ransdell and he wished me well but hoped that I would change my mind. I had the car packed and left from work at 4:00 Friday afternoon and was waiting in the driveway when Dan got home. We both drove into the garage and when the door closed we were locked in a kiss. As Dan led me to his bedroom I wondered how two middle aged guys like us could stay so horny. Danny soon had my mind on more urgent things and we made love again, this time was slower less frantic, more about giving and receiving pleasure that the need to ejaculate.

As we lay entwined I heard and felt Danny long contented sigh. I looked up at him...

"I know babe, trust me I'm working on it"

"what are you talking about TJ?"

"Well, it was that long sigh you just gave. You were thinking how we should be like this always and not be apart, right?"

"Some of Janey's powers have been transferred to you I guess. Yes that's exactly what I was thinking."

"Dan I need to tell you something. When I got home after the reunion weekend I looked up WKU on the internet. I liked what I saw and sent off a resume."

"No! You really did that TJ?"

"Yes and there's more. I have an interview with President Ransdell at one p.m. on Monday. But before I go I need to know if it's alright with you. I want us to be together and with Janey remarrying it's the perfect time for me to make a move. Cal will be in college after next year and If I get the job he'll be here at WKU, then Suze two years after. As an employee my kids will have free tuition."

"Oh migod, TJ, what great news! Of course I want you here. We can stay here or get another place. It doesn't matter where we live as long as we're together."

"Tomorrow I want you to drive me over to the campus and I'll explore some and take some pictures. I don't think it will be too hard to get Cal excited about coming here to school. Janey may not like it but she'll have Suze and Jerry to keep her mind occupied."

We got up and took a long leisurely shower, each still fascinated by the feel of the others naked body. After the shower I looked in the fridge for something to fix for our dinner and found little that would make a good meal so we headed out to the market to find our dinner. As we were going in Danny said to me...

"Okay TJ, this place is off limits unless I'm with you."

"Why Danny, it's just a grocery market."

"Ah...how little you know. This is the best pick up place in the whole town. I've been cruised and propositioned more here than anywhere I've ever been, by both men and women and it doesn't seem to matter if they're married or not."

"well if it's off limits to me, then it is to you too!. We'll only come here together, okay."

As we shopped I saw what Danny meant. Women and men were openly flirting with us. I was reading the nutrition info on a label, Dan was only a few feet away when a guy walked up and was trying to start a conversation. Just as I started to tell him I was taken Dan walked up and said...

" Hello Charles, I see you've met my partner. TJ this is Charles Moore, a Professor at WKU, Charles this is Thomas Clarke. TJ to friends, he and I have been friends since we were five years old. We were reunited last week.

Charles coolly offered his congratulations and turned and walked away. TJ and I both laughed and I told him that he hadn't seen the last of Charles, he is very persistent.

"I've turned him down countless times and most of them right here in this market. He's always here. I bet he has the best stocked pantry in town. Oh my...he'll be after you all the time if you go to work at WKU!"

We finished our shopping and went home to cook dinner. In a little less than an hour we sat down to a dinner of Chicken Piccata with Fettuccine, steamed vegetables and Moscato wine. Danny was very impressed with my culinary skills. After dinner and the clean up we spent a leisurely night, watched a little TV, made out like teen ages, and when we got to bed the fireworks started. Our love making was slow and sensual this time. Taking foreplay to new levels for me, my entire body was buzzing by the time Dan put his cock into me.