Brotherly Rivalry
Date: 7/1/2024,
Categories:
Gay Male,
Author: byBeltBuckle
... think you're stronger than me? Let's arm wrestle and see, right now."
Both their ex-wives were always annoyed when the two of them did that, but Brian wasn't. He always found it funny. And now, years later, he knew it could work to his advantage. He smiled as he watched the two talk outside from the kitchen window. Then, he turned and opened the fridge to get a fresh six-pack of beers. It was time to spend some quality time together.
He went out through a back exit and approached his dad and uncle slowly. They were deep into a conversation about football and didn't even notice that Brian joined them at first. When they did, they both turned to him - Lucas with a smile and Brian's dad with a raised eyebrow.
"Brian!" Lucas called out, "The better part of my brother's genes! Decided to join us, huh?"
"Well," Brian shrugged, "It's a big night, isn't it? You're moving with us, at least for a while, and I figured we should celebrate."
Brian's dad eyed his son and then the six-pack of beers he was holding in his hands.
"Celebrate, huh?" he asked skeptically, "It's Tuesday. Don't you have a lecture tomorrow?"
"The first one starts in the afternoon," Brian replied, smiling as he raised the six-pack. His dad frowned while Lucas clapped his hands together laughing.
"That's my boy!" he exclaimed, "Or your boy, I guess. Honestly, Jim, I would expect you to remember a little bit more from college, considering you went and I didn't."
Brian's dad, Jim, leered at ...
... Lucas and then back at his son.
"I...um...," he said, stuttering a bit, "I remember working hard from morning to evening, every day. And what I remember even better was going to sleep early and not drinking alcohol in the middle of the week."
He raised his eyebrow as he nodded towards the six-pack. Lucas smiled and leaned over to take one of the cans that Brian brought.
"I'm going to stay quiet not to undermine your parenting, little brother," Lucas said cheekily, nodding at Brian as a 'thank you' for the beer, "But I remember your college years a little differently."
Brian looked at his dad, who clearly saw that his authority was in danger, and waved the cans of beer in his direction. Jim sighed in defeat and reached out for a can himself.
"Don't tell your mother," he noted grumpily as he opened his can with a sizzle, "She's already upset with me enough as it is, I don't need her to know I'm out late drinking with my son."
"It's alright, dad," Brian said as he reached for a small wooden stool to pull it closer, so he could sit down and talk to both the men, "She doesn't need to know. And besides, I'm over twenty-one, so I'm pretty sure I can do whatever I want."
That made Lucas, Brian's uncle, chuckle and raise his beer in the air proudly. It didn't seem to make Jim think any differently, though.
"I suppose you have a point," Brian's dad said, "But still. And I would be careful with the 'whatever you want' part."
"While we're on the subject of doing ...