What a Day!

Jazz here. I’d like to thank all of you for the birthday wishes yesterday. I appreciate them very much and can assure you I spent very little time thinking about being 30. I spent very little time thinking, actually.

Thorny is limber, energetic, and my God is he getting creative. To those of you who are the authors supplying him with ideas via your books, seriously, God bless you. We both have goofy grins and a hitch in our gait today.

If you don’t visit the site, but maybe read the posts in your email or some other way, Thorny asked me to let you know there’s a poll on the sidebar. Thorny’s curious about the type of sex scenes readers most enjoy, so he’s got a little multiple choice thing going on over there. He said you can choose as many options as you want, but please only vote once. Which one did I choose? Since most of the time it’s Thorny reading aloud a sex scene, I’ll take whatever he’s willing to give. Usually because it’s like getting a script and, hell yes, if my little husband wants to play porn stars, I’m up for it.

We didn’t stay in bed the entire day for the obvious reasons that can’t be avoided, but also because there’s a motorcycle in the garage. If Mores does smile down on us when we’re on that gorgeous bike, I’m betting he had fun watching what we did on it while it was parked, lights off and garage door shut. Thank God the garage is connected to the house.

(For those of you who’d like a look at Mores through Thorny’s eyes, he’s reloaded a post from last year when Mores came to dinner one night after Thorny moved in with me. I truly cherish the memory of that night, and Thorny’s take on it in that post is priceless.)

Gifts! I almost forgot to tell you that Thorny got me several things to enjoy during my day of distraction. The biggest was a pair of black leather pants that lace up the front, back and both legs. Almost like chaps, really, if you leave off the optional panels. They went very nicely with the Harley. A couple new toys to play with that included what I thought was a leather wrist cuff. It does not cuff a wrist. I let him have a good laugh over that and then I had him wear it for a while. I just love the way he begs.

There were a few practical gifts, but we managed to make them naughty too. The sunglasses when combined with him in that cuff and me in those pants were what sent us down to the Harley, for example. My favorite orange marmalade that our local groceries stopped carrying for some reason (and which Thorny had to travel up hill both ways through a blizzard to find) somehow got combined with, well, him. I may never eat it off toast again.

Honestly, now that it’s come and gone, I’m not so upset about turning 30. I have so many of the goals I’d wanted to accomplish, like my own home, a good job, and an exceptional spouse, that the number is just a number. Mission accomplished, honey. :)

Happy Birthday, Jazz!

I’m writing this Tuesday night because my evil plan for the old fart’s birthday involves keeping him in bed and demonstrating how amazing he is no matter what number of years he’s got. Don’t worry! I miniaturized all his favorite foods for easy consumption in bed and there will be plenty of water to keep us nice and hydrated. The big bottle of lube is all ready to go too.

See I know there are advantages that come with age — like stamina, control, focus, creativity — and I know I appreciate the heckfire out of those aspects of him. I’ll cry uncle first and we both know it, though he’ll probably grumble at least twice that I’m going to put him in an early grave. As if I want insurance money more than multiple orgasms. Ha! I’ll show him where my priorities are.

Could there be a noise complaint or two?

It’s possible.

Will we go to work tomorrow a little sore and exhausted?

If we do it right.

Is Jazz going to have a good birthday?

Oh. Yeah. Baby.

Bittersweet Memories

Yesterday, Jazz’s family gave him one big gift from all of them and it was the motorcycle formerly owned by our cousin Mores who died in October. I probably don’t need to say that pretty much everyone cried both because we’re so happy to have it and because we’ll always miss him.

Mama Bear had given me a heads-up about it a couple days ago just so I wouldn’t be too stressed out when they gave it to him. I wasn’t sure if I wanted to blog about this until it happened, but damn it, if I want to talk about it, I’m just going to. Losing Mores to suicide last year was one of the most painful moments of my life and the online follow-up to it was right up there. Jazz and I both have photos and trinkets that remind us of the good times with Mores, and Jazz’s family has some great childhood stories they share too. This motorcycle, though, is a thing we can use and enjoy for a long time and it’s all about Mores.

I see the bike and remember the first time Mores rode up to the house on it. He was such a sophisticated guy that I had expected some sleek black car, all secret agent like. So him in leathers on a Harley Davidson Fat Boy just seemed wrong…until I really looked at him on that machine and saw how happy and free he’d seemed. When I think of that now, I know it was the prefect ride for someone who could’ve used a conversation starter sometimes, hoped he’d someday have a guy to sit on the seat behind him, and who loved to give rides to anyone who wanted one.

I know we’ll both miss Mores every time we thunder down the road, but I want to believe he smiles knowing we still love him and are having a blast on his bike.

Memorial Day with the Family

Jazz and I will spend today with our families mingling over at his parents’ house. Since his birthday is so close and everyone’s together, there will be cake and presents in addition to the usual picnic-y goodness.

At the same time, though, Papa Bear will have the flag in the yard at half-mast until noon and then we’ll raise it up to the top and take a moment to remember that the day is really all about remembering all our fallen soldiers. All of them, every man and woman who ever wore a uniform and died serving our country. We’ll have a soldier with us this year and I know we’re all going to love the stuffing out of him and maybe whisper our thanks now and then.

Music I Love: Open Arms by Journey

Six Sentence Sunday: GET ME IN THE BOAT

Over on LC Chase’s blog, for the Hop Against Homophobia, I offered up a short story to the contest winner (you have until midnight tonight Pacific time to enter!). I thought I’d make a little peek at that story, GET ME IN THE BOAT, my Six Sentence Sunday contribution this week :D

It’s more than six sentences, obviously, but I think this is my favorite part of GET ME IN THE BOAT. The whole thing is based on an event from our camping vacation last summer when I discovered that I’m not so fond of little boats. Or at least getting into them…

Hale really was afraid, and that he nodded and tried again meant the world to Rusty, so he didn’t patronize or tease. He let Hale inch along and didn’t laugh when he tentatively peeked over the dock’s edge before letting his legs down into the boat. There was sweat on his brow when he finally looked at Rusty while white-knuckling the dock.

“I should hop?” He sounded a little breathless.

Rusty braced his legs apart and reached for Hale’s hands again. He offered them without hesitation, and Rusty kissed the back of each. “I really do love you.”

Hale’s smile was shaky. “I know. Just get me in the damn boat.”

Since, sometimes, the best method to get what he wanted from Hale was to manhandle him, and because Hale closed his eyes right then, Rusty let Hale’s hands go and grabbed his waist. A fast pull and twist, a loud scream, and then Hale was sitting on center bench with the boat only wobbling a little bit.

“You bastard,” Hale said breathlessly.

“You’re in the boat.”

He shook his head, but smiled just a bit while he panted. “Fuck you.”

“Let’s get away from shore first.”

Hale barked a laugh, one hand now gripping the seat and the other pressed over his heart.

“I’m sorry, baby,” Rusty said and sat down on the triangle seat in the bow. He cupped Hale’s face and gave him tiny kisses on the tip of his nose, each flushed cheekbone, and his favorite freckle beside Hale’s left eye.

Hale took a deep breath and let it out. “It’s okay. I didn’t know I’d be so nervous.”

“Did it anyway, though.” Rusty smiled at Hale. “My beautiful, brave boyfriend.”

Hale relaxed his head into Rusty’s hands. “Yep, I’m a total stud.”

Rusty laughed until their lips touched, then he kissed his studly man, tasting the sweat on his upper lip and the sweet tea they’d had with lunch. Gradually, Hale really relaxed and kissed Rusty back with his usual passion. When they pulled back to smile at each other, Hale looked much better.

The winner over on LC Chase’s blog will get a copy of GET ME IN THE BOAT and an exclusive cover just for them as made by me. Then, later this month, I’ll offer the story for free download here and, maybe, other places too with a different cover :D

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