Page 106 of Three Not-So-Little Words
"Dude, I am exhausted," I say to Drew as he joins me in his bed. "An evening with that kid wore
me out, and I didn't even do most of the work. You did."
Yeah, I'm usually pretty wiped by the time my head hits the pillow every night.
"I sincerely apologize for calling you every night. I should be letting you rest." I say it as a joke, but I am completely serious. Iplayed video games with Colton for a while before he insisted we have a NERF Gun fight. Somehow, we also squeezed in dinner. Then Drew helped Colton with homework and gave him a bath.
Drew pulls me into his arms. "I willneverpass up an opportunity to talk to you. I don't give a shit how tired I am.”
"How do you do all of this every single night?"
"I have to," he says. "It's part of being a single parent. If I don't do it, who will?"
I guess he has a point. Having kids must require an incredible amount of sacrifice. I'm not sure if I would ever be ready for that. It just seems like way too much.
I tell him, “You're a really good dad."
"Thanks, baby. I'm just happy I've kept him alive."
I've never had a man call me baby when we weren't in the middle of some sexual act. It's a foreign concept to me, but I think that I like it.
"Are you a lot like your own dad?" I ask.
I feel his large body tense slightly. "God, I hope not."
"Not a good role model, huh?"
"Not even a little bit."
I'm not sure if I should ask for any more information or not. It seems like a sore subject.
It takes a moment for him to start talking. "Growing up, my parents were both serious alcoholics. The older I got, the worse it became. When I was a teenager, they started dabbling in hard drugs and even got my older brother doing it too.” He pauses for a moment. “I got into a fair amount of trouble before I started fighting. Thank God I was able to get away from them. For a while, I would go home and visit but every time I did, they would just want me to pay to fuel their habit. When I sent them pictures of their grandson after he was born, they didn't even say congratulations. They just asked for money. After that, I went completely no-contact."
“So, you haven't talked to your parents in over six years?”
“Nope. They've tried like crazy, but I block all of their attempts. I’m guessing they have no idea I’m not in Florida anymore.”
"No offense, but they sound awful."
"They are. No offense taken. I figure if I'm nothing like them, maybe I'll have a chance at raising
Colton the right way.”
"He's a cool kid," I say. "I think you're doing a great job with him. "
"Thank you, beautiful. He seems to really like you too.”
I don't know if that's entirely true, but I'll take it.
Even though I could fall asleep right here and now, it suddenly occurs to me that Drew and I are alone for the first time this evening. I think that deserves to be celebrated.
I slowly lift my head off of his chest and move down his body. I reach below the waistband of his sweatpants and pull out his cock.
"What are you doing, baby?" He asks like he doesn't already know the answer.
I smile up at him "Oh, nothing."
I give him a couple slow strokes before sucking it into my mouth. With every long drag in and out of my mouth, he gets harder.
