The Truth about Love Songs, Chapter 4

Tyler couldn’t help but laugh. “What’s with the amateur dramatics? Why does she hate Candy so much? It’s not because she’s black is it?”
“No no no, it’s not that at all. It’s because she’s a stripper. Mum seems to think she’s a slut. She only doing it to work her way through school but mum doesn’t give a fuck about that. All she sees is a stripper. My mother doesn’t think that there are many people out there good enough for her children.”
“Does that include me?” Tyler asked, not sure he wanted to know the answer.
“You know it doesn’t. She had a hard time dealing with us but she’s over it. Now she’s turned her attention back to Bill. There are 9 of us kids and she will always find something to worry about with all of us. The woman is nuts anyway.”
“Yeah, but in that nice motherly way” Tyler laughed. “So what’s your father saying?”
“Oh he loves Candy, so he’s trying calm mum down. The last time I looked he was trying to convince her that Candy was doing a great job and was in fact a nice person, well you know mum when nuts over that. She started shouting at him saying if he thinks she so great then why doesn’t he marry her. At that point I left. And here I am phoning you, begging for sanctuary”
“It sounds like it’s all go over there. You know I want you here always and mum doesn’t mind. Do you need me to come get you?”
“No, I’ll be fine. Give me about thirty minutes”
“Good. Get your ass over here then so I can fuck it” Tyler said in a mock aggressive tone.
“Yes sir” Lucas giggled

Thirty eight minutes later, Lucas was riding on top of Tyler. Tyler’s cock was deep in Lucas’ ass. They kissed hard as they rocked back and forth in perfect motion with each other. Sweat starting to appear on both their heads. Tyler stared into Lucas’ beautiful green eyes for a second before going to work on his nipples. He loved his boyfriends nipples. He loved the way Lucas would moan. He loved the way Lucas would bite his bottom lip. Tyler couldn’t get enough of him, every part of him.

After twenty both boys where ready to cum. Lucas could feel Tyler banging into him harder and harder. Sweat now poured off them. Tyler had rolled Lucas over about five minutes before and was pounding is arse for all it was worth. Lucas could do nothing but hold on. He eyes clapped shut, and his mouth wide open, gasping for air; every nerve in his body was tingling. Being fucked by Tyler felt fantastic and Lucas never wanted it to stop. He always wanted to feel this complete satisfaction. But both boys were coming close to the point of no return. Lucas started pumping hard on his own cock, in time with Tyler’s ministration. It took a mere thirty seconds for his cum to start flowing freely from his cock. He came hard, his body convulsing. Lucas clapped his arse down so tight that Tyler felt like his cock was in a vice. He managed to push into his arse one more time before he shot his load. Tyler yelled “fuck, fuck, fuck” at the top of his lungs.
It was the moment after that the boys loved the most. The moment when there hearts still raced, sweat still poured from their over-heated bodies and they were still shaking a little. That moment when they could cling to each other and know that they are both sharing that perfect blissful moment, together. It didn't take long before sleep takes the two lovers.

The two weeks were up and Tyler had his audition. When he had entered this he didn’t realise how hard it was going to be. As he sat in the waiting room, waiting for his name to be called, he looked at all the great looking men around him. Some were stunning; he had to admit to himself. He’d always had confidence in himself, but for some reason, sitting in a room filled with all these great looking guys, made him feel far from adequate. He wanted to leave, to go down to the car where Lucas was waiting for him. He thought about Lucas for a second. Lucas believed in him so much. He felt really lucky to have him. Just then he heard his name. He looked up to see a fifty something lady poking her head though a door, looking around.

“I’m here” He stood up and said.
She smiled weakly and said “follow me”
Four minutes and twenty seconds later he was done and on this was back to Lucas. Tyler Pulled the handle on the car door so hard that Lucas thought he was going rip it off.
“What happen?”
“Nothing”
“So it was the car handle that has upset you?” Lucas smiled
Tyler turned to face him a little “You do know that you’re not funny”
“Oh I’m sure I am. Seriously, what happened?”
Tyler couldn’t help but notice the tenderness in his eyes and loved Lucas all the more for it. “Nothing happened” he started softly “I went in, I read, they asked me a few questions and then I left. That was it”.
“Then what’s wrong?”
“I don’t know. I think I was expecting things to go a little different”
“Like, how?”
“Like, they where going to offer me the part right there and then”
Lucas smiled at Tyler warmly but didn’t say anything.
“I know it doesn’t work like that” Tyler continued “but…I guess…I just want this so bad. I don’t want to wait”.
Lucas’ smile widened. “Come here” he said. When Tyler leaned forward Lucas kissed him softly. “Thing are going to work out for you and even if they don’t, you will always have me”. They kissed again before Tyler started the car and drove off.

It only took a day and a half for Tyler to get the phone call he was waiting for, telling him that he had the part. He and Lucas celebrated by going to the Raven Inn, drinking too much and having sex in his car in the parking lot.
The next day they both felt like shit. They were too drunk to drive anywhere, so when they woke up they found themselves half naked and freezing their arses off in the back of Tyler’s car. When Lucas managed to look around, he had notice that they were still in the car park of the Raven Inn. He turned his head, trying to get rid of the knot in his neck and noticed the time on the dashboard. I read 7.13am.
“Shit” he yelled, trying to shake Tyler to life. “Come on get up”
“Oh fuck” Tyler exclaimed “My back is killing me. Where the fuck are we and why are we in my car?”
“No time for questions. You’ve got to get you arse in gear. You’ve got to be on set in two hour and I’ve got to get home. Mum is going to do her nut.” Lucas said, while trying to put his jeans back on. As he turned he noticed Tyler’s eyes closing again. “TYLER” he yelled “Move yourself now”
“I’m up, I’m up”
Twenty three minutes later Lucas was walking though his front door. Making his way to the stairs he was suddenly stopped by a hand on his shoulder.
“Mum is going to kill you”
“Charlie” Lucas breathed. He turned and noticed Charlie smiling at him. Lucas looked around for a second before he continued. “Where is she?”
“Getting Lisa and Sam ready. She’s been yelling all morning”
“That woman doesn’t know how to do anything else”
“IS THAT SO” Lilly shouted from the top of the stairs. Both Lucas and Charlie ducked under her booming voice. Charlie looked at the rage on his mothers face and moved out of the line of fire. But not before giving his brother one last ‘I’m sorry look’.

Lilly continued to move down the stairs and Lucas knew that there was no way this wasn’t going to turn into a argument.
“I wouldn’t need to shout if I could just get a little respect from my children”. She started. “I mean, is it too much to get a phone call to say that you’re not coming home, instead of making me stay up all night worrying that something might of happened to you. Is that too much to ask for?
“I’m sorry, next time I’ll call” Lucas said. He started to head for the stairs but was cut off when his mother blocked his way. He looked at her through his blood shot eyes and repeated it again. “I’m sorry, next time I’ll call”
Lilly looked at her son with pure rage but said as calmly as she could in her current state. “Have you been drinking?”
Lucas closed his eyes and wished that he could just be lying on his bed right now but his mother was not going to let that happen anytime soon. He took a deep breathe and simply said “Ty got some good news; we were just celebrating”.
“Ty got some good news” she mimicked “Tyler got some good news and you had to go off and get drunk and stay out all night. Is that how it’s going to be from now on? You, wandering off whenever you what to and not letting me or your father know where the hell you are?” She stopped for a second as the tears began to roll down her face. “Why do all my kids hate me?” she turned, sat on the nearest step and put her head in her hands. Lucas sat beside her and wrapped his arms around her.

“We don’t all hate you. Lisa doesn’t know how to hate yet” He smiled. She turned to him and he could see that she was not amused. “Sorry, bad timing” Lucas squeezed his mother a little tighter and said “I really didn’t mean to stay out all night, honestly. I will make sure that the next time I will call and let you know where I am, ok?”
“Fine” Lilly replied softly. She broke free from her sons embrace, stood and straightened herself up. She turned to Lucas and said in a tone Lucas had never heard before “We haven’t been in America that long. I get scared for my children. I’m a mother and that will never change, neither will my love for all of you. Now go and get Sam ready”. And with that she turned and left for the kitchen. Lucas had never really thought about how hard the move must have been for his mother. She had to leave behind as much as everyone else; her friends and family. He never really thought that she might be lonely in any way. As he watched her walk way he realized that she was fighting hard to keep her family safe in a place she knew nothing about. He got off the stairs and made his way to his room where collapsed on his bed.

A week after Tyler completed the commercial he quit collage. He couldn’t see the point in staying when his heart wasn’t in it. He knew he was a talented actor and he wanted to put everything into trying to make it. Trying to relay this same confidence to his mother was a different matter. He was on the phone with Lucas trying to find the courage he needed to face her.
“Just tell her how well the commercial went and that you’re going to have a lot more jobs lined you for you”. Lucas said enthusiastically
“She is going to go crazy on my ass” Tyler sighed.
“Do you want me to come over?”
“Yes. But I need to do this by myself so you should stay where you are”.
“Ok. but we’re still meeting up later?”
“If I’m still alive, then yes.”
Lucas laughed a little. “Look I’ve got to go, Charlie and I are taking Matthew and Sam to play football, the English version not American one, so I’ll see you later”
Tyler laughed then said softly “I love you”
“I love you too Tyler” Both of them stopped and listened to each other breath for a few second before they hung up their phones.

Tyler got up from his window seat and made his way down stairs, taking deep breaths. He heard his mother in the kitchen, singing along to a Meatloaf song and cooking up a storm.
“What culinary delights are we having tonight?” He asked, taking a soda out of the fridge.
“I’m not sure yet” She said with a nervous grin. “I’m just seeing what happens really. So what’s up?”
Tyler took a deep breath but didn’t say anything. Melissa turned to her son and frowned. “What’s wrong Tyler? It’s not you and Lucas is it?”
“No, it nothing like that, Luc and I are great. I need to tell you something”
She eyed him suspiciously but said nothing.
“You know how much I love acting? Well…” He paused for a second, then as fast as he could spat out the rest “Well I quit collage and found an agent. But don’t worry because I’m already working. I did commercial a week ago and I’ve already got the money for it” Tyler stopped for a second to study his mothers expression but he couldn’t tell what she was thinking so he just continued “I know you must be disappointed at the moment but you know this is my dream. I’ve wanted to do nothing else but to act and now I’m finally getting an opportunity to do it and I need to grab that opportunity with both hands. This is everything to me, well, this and Lucas. I hope you can understand that I can’t let it go” He took a deep breathe and watched his mother, waiting for a response. But she said nothing. She simply smiled, turned to face the pan on the stove and began stirring whatever she was cooking slowly.
“Aren’t you going to say something?”
“What is it that you would like me to say Tyler” She responded calmly.
“How your feeling would be a good start”
At that Melissa through down the wooden spoon, turned off the stove and walked out of the kitchen. As she passed Tyler she said “I’ll get the menu for Chinese”
“Mum, don’t be like this” Tyler said following after.
“Like what? I’m simply getting my son something to eat”
“No, you’re acting childish by not talking to me about this”

At that point Melissa stopped dead in her tracts almost causing Tyler to bump into her. She turned slowly and Tyler shuddered when he saw the look on her face. He had never seen such anger in his mother’s eyes before. Before she even began Tyler put his hands said with pleading eyes “I’m really sorry, I didn’t mean to say that” But he could tell it was to late and for the first time in his nineteen years of life he was about to feel his mothers wrath.

“Childish” She began through gritted teeth. “You think I’m being childish” He was about to say sorry again but the look in her eyes told him not to say a word. She stepped closer to Tyler causing him to step back a little. “You come in here and announce that you have left collage and are now starting an acting career and you talk to me about being childish” Slowing her voice began to rise. “How dare you. You did not even have the decency to discuss this with me and yet you expect me to do what, say ‘oh congratulations Tyler, well FUCKING DONE.” She screamed. “I have worked my ass off making sure you had everything you ever wanted, making sure that you had the opportunity to go to collage and this is how you repay me? I have had to go without so you didn’t have to and you come in here telling me that all that hard work and worrying was for nothing. Your father would be ashamed of you if he was still alive. You are a smart boy Tyler but sometimes you can be such a selfish fool.” With tears in her eyes she walked away and Tyler hear her bedroom door slam.

“I’ve never seen her like that” Tyler sighed
“She’ll be ok, she’s just mad now. Once she sees you up on the screen she’ll say ‘oooh that’s my child” Lucas and Tyler couldn’t help but laugh at Lucas crap attempt at a southern accent. They were both laying on Lucas’ bed with Tyler’s head resting on Lucas’ chest.
“We’re not from the south you dumbass”
“I know, I just liked how that sounded in a southern accent. Hey, give me a kiss” Tyler looked up and gave Lucas a quick kiss then put his head back down and sighed deeply. They laid in the silent room, thinking, wrapped in each others arms. They could hear Matthew chasing Sam around the house while Charlie was yelling at Millie and Mya over something. Lucas’ mum could be heard talking loudly to Bill while his father was trying to settle Lisa, without much success.
As they both listened in the darkness of room, Tyler felt peaceful. He always wanted a brother or sister but his dad sudden death put a stop to that. After he passed away Tyler mother decided that she wasn’t going to be with anyone else. Tyler watched his mothers life drift pass her without her ever trying to find love again. Until one day she came home with man only a few years older than Tyler was now. She justified herself by saying “I’m horny and he’s got steamier” He smiled to himself when he thought about all the men since then but none of them were that important. They were all people she could have fun with but none that she could really love.

Tyler lifted his head and looked in Lucas’ face. He smiled down at him and kissed his lips softly.
“What was that for” Lucas smiled
“When I get enough money we’re going get a place of our own and I want us to live together.”
Lucas looked up at Tyler and smiled “are you serious?”
“I want to be with you every minute of every day. I want to wake up with you next to me every morning. I want you to be the last thing I see before I go to sleep. I want the rhythm of your heart to put me to sleep at night. I hate not being at your side. I hate not being able to make love to you when I want to and where I want to. So, yes I’m serious. I want us to get a place together”
“Tyler, we haven’t been together that long, don’t you think we should wait a little longer”
Tyler frowned and said “Do you doubt us Lucas?”

Now sitting up a little Lucas replied warmly “You know I don’t.”
“Good, because neither do I. I know how long we’ve been together and I also know that it doesn’t matter. I love you and I know that this is going to last forever. So why should we wait to start our lives together. I don’t want to wait. I want you now”
“Your right. Why should we wait?” Lucas took Tyler’s face in his hands and stared deep into his beautiful eyes “I would love nothing more that to live with you baby.” And he sealed it with a kiss.