131. Doubts
Rocco was feeling excited but he also worried. He wanted what Dee was opening up in their relationship, but insecurities were clawing up to the surface. And whenever he felt insecure, it was in his nature to call his mom or dad. Basically whoever answers their phones, first. And today it was his mom.
“My sweet darling boy, what can I tell you to make you feel better this fine afternoon?”
“Hi Mom, I missed you too. Thank you for asking but I’m good. Healthy. I can hear that you are too, and since there’s no urgent call from the hospital I assumed Dad is awesome as well.”
She laughed from the other line. This was the usual talk he had with his parents whenever he called. Yes, he should’ve checked in more often. But they know their son very well, and it’s not like they live across the country. They were an hour away, if Rocco didn’t work far and the commute was easy the man would never leave the nest. Rocco was one of the lucky ones who had loving and understanding parents.
“So, I have a situation.”
“Mhmm… tell me, wait do you need your Dad to listen in, I can go get him? he’s working, finishing off on a commission project. But it can wait,”
By working Rocco would guess that he was in the middle of making another nude sculpture. He had learned from a young age not to burst into his Dad’s workshop since he would have nude models posing for his work. This was how he knew that he was bisexual from an early age, yes, his Mom had watched Rocco practically salivating for the models as they were posing nude on several occasions. His mom had pulled him aside telling him that it was okay to feel sexual urges for both genders. Rocco was twelve at the time and he was bright red when his Mom and Dad had accepted him and educated him on safe sex, although he didn’t have a girlfriend or boyfriend at that time.
“You can tell him later, I might need to go there anyway…”
“Wow… okay, this is very important then. You haven’t been here in weeks.”
“Ugh… I know Mom, it’s just that Dee had been busy with her friend’s wedding and I didn’t want to visit without her cause I know both of you will be asking me questions. Also, Dee would kill me if I went there alone and let you feed me and not her.” Rocco rolled his eyes anyway, knowing his Mom couldn’t see him from the other line. She giggled before telling him to continue.
“So… spill, don’t leave me in suspense,” her voice sounded more intrigued and Rocco knew that he might as well just say it already.
“It’s Dee and I, we are bringing in a third in our relationship. He’s kind, and sexy, and he worked with us, so we both know him for a while now. But I…”
“Ah… this is serious then. You and Dee have been together for years. Honestly, your Dad and I have been wondering what’s been keeping you back from marrying her. She’s such a lovely young woman.”
“I know Mom, you and Dad have been pushing me for grandbabies. Both of you just don’t know how to be subtle.” Rocco heard his Mom laugh softly from the other line.
“Your Dad wanted to live a full life, sure he loves his art, but he also loves his family. He wanted you to have a family of your own. Babies are optional actually, as long as you have someone… and now, I’m hearing another someone. I am happy for you and I know your Dad will be too. Why don’t you bring him over for dinner?”Belongs © to NôvelDrama.Org.
“Mom… we’re not exactly there yet. Rockford, he’s a little rough around the edges, he had a hard life, always worrying about something. I don’t know, maybe I’m wrong, but think… he kind of treated us as a kink. You know?” It never felt strange for Rocco to share his doubts with his parents. He always had a very honest talk with them in every relationship that he had ever been in. They know about all three of them. Yep. Despite the sexual freedom that his parents instilled in him from a very young age, Rocco had always been a relationship man. A damn picky one at that too.
“Oh, baby… my sweet baby boy. You are always more than a kink. You know that. I don’t want you filling your head with such nonsense. We never brought you up that way.”
“I know Mom, but you know me.”
“Yes, your Dad and I know you too damn well, and we still love you. So, bring this Rockford guy and see if we can feel him out. Don’t worry we will go easy on him.” His Mom giggled and Rocco whined telling her that he’ll talk to Dee first.
“Yeah, just tell her that I’ll make her favorite Pecan pie for dessert and another one to bring home.”
“Mom, you always play dirty,”
“I know my darling boy. This is what I do for our only son. Just tell me when is the best date for all of you and I’ll get Dad to bring out the grill.”
Rocco cursed and his Mom laughed knowing it’d be a special night when Dad was going to man the grill. Of course, his parents had always instilled positivity in their life. Talking about Rockford even when he was uncertain about the thing between them, had made his Mom aware that Rocco was thinking of Rockford in a future setting.
Rocco ended the call with a promise of a dinner date for all of them and in return, she promised not to embarrass him with naked baby pictures and swim team pictures from his teenage years. Yes, it was a tradition for his Mom and Dad to show off his trophies and how proud they are of their only son. He had gone through with every date he brought home. Yep, all three of them, with Dee being the last of them. It was an embarrassing night but also a memorable one where he asked her to move in with him that same day and she had said yes.
He was hoping that bringing Rockford to meet his parents would shed light on how they would move forward. He had always been a straightforward kind of guy and every time he got nervous, it meant that there was something more to be nervous about.
“So, what did Mom said?” Dee asked once she was in front of him, while still wearing her street clothes.
She was the third performance of the night and Dee decided to hang around by the bar before she needed to go get ready for her shift. His mom had made Dee call her ‘Mom’ since Rocco asked her to move in with him. She was their daughter already, Mom was just waiting for him to pop the big question and make it official.
“You know how she is.” Rocco already told her about his phone call to Mom and Dee was still pushing him as he decided to keep it a secret from Dee, though he knew it wasn’t to be a secret for much longer.
“Lemme guess, she wanted him to attend family dinner? Wait… does that mean Pecan pies for me?! Oh, you filthy dawg… if I don’t love so fucking much I swear I move in with your parents and let them adopt me.” Dee grinned before drinking her glass of soda.
Dee was about to go get changed when she saw Rockford, then Rocco felt his insides flattered a little bit when he saw him smile at both of them.
“There’s the sexy couple. So, why aren’t you back there changing? haven’t you smoldered him enough at home?”
“Hmm… never enough, Rocco is such an attention whore just like me. We could never get enough of each other and now… there’s you.” Rocco watches as Dee puts her hand on his chest, giving his boyfriend a sneak peek of what’s to come if Rockford decides to come home with them again later.
“Oh, baby, you better ask him the date, I need Mom’s Pecan pies. Yup, I know I’ll be getting another pie to bring home after dinner. So, ask and make it convincing.” Dee curled her fingers around the back of Rockford’s neck before pulling him down for a searing kiss.
“And what was that all about? I think I’m a bit behind on your cute couple lingo.” Rockford asked as he rested his elbow on the bar waiting for him to explain after Dee sauntered off to the changing room.
“Well, I called my mom, we talked, and she told me to invite you to dinner with my parents. Dee is going for the pies, but Mom said that Dad is going to bring out the grill. Look, maybe you think this is too fast and I totally understand if you think I’m assuming stuff between us that is way too presumptuous. But this is me, my family is like that, you don’t have to think anything of it. We’re just…”
“Breathe… Rocco,” The sexy guard put his hand on top of his arm and Rocco went quiet instantly. “I’m off on Tuesday and Wednesday, so… do you want to tell me why I’m getting invited to your parents?”
“Um… because I told Mom about you. About you, and me, and Dee.”
“Ookay… and I assume that’s something normal in your family, oversharing things, I mean?”
Rocco felt a stab of pain in his heart, a humiliation that just made him cowered, and decided that he needed to go to the back storage and get more mixers for the drinks. “Why are you following me? I said it’s okay if you don’t want to go. We can still fool around, or not, you don’t have to come tonight if you don’t want to.” Rocco was getting flustered and he was almost out of breath when Rockford closed the storage door behind him and pressed Rocco to the storage wall before kissing him, shoving his tongue, and shutting him up effectively.
Rocco was swooned, he had longed for a man to just shut his mind and somehow Rockford did exactly that. His hand gripped his shirt while Rockford squeezed his ass making Rocco moan his name, quivering like a baby dear in his arms. Now, if he can just have the man longer in his life that’ll be just perfect. That was all Rocco ever dared wish for since he knew nothing lasted forever with him, even Dee. He knew someday Dee was going to leave him no matter how much in love she was with him. Nothing lasts forever. Not for Rocco.