My Brother's Boyfriend by Jeremy Jenkins

Author:Jeremy Jenkins [Jenkins, Jeremy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Double Iron Publishing House
Published: 2022-01-13T16:00:00+00:00

I got into my car and drove down the smooth Texas roads on the way to my mother’s house out in Wine Country. The ritzy city area around me transformed into cool greens, trees dripping with moss, vast, lush fields with Texas Long Horn bulls milling about, and the promise of the American Dream in the air.

I glanced over the rolling hills and saw Texas mansions sitting atop them like castles; rich people that always had a dream of moving out to the country for the ‘easy life’ and ranching. Part of me wanted that. As I got older, I grew tired of the city life; of the bars, the noise. The thrill of the night had dimmed into a slow hum of dread, where whenever one of my friends asked me to go out and party, I came up with excuses not to go out. Eventually I moved away from the city center, but it didn’t feel far enough. I craved the trees, the green, the grass, the wild. In fact, part of me fantasized about selling my big house, downsizing, and moving out to the country. But that thought was always followed up with the keen sense of loneliness and lack of meaning that followed me everywhere.

But if you had Mikey…

I drove down the open, misty road, letting myself fantasize about what life with Mikey would be like out here. Let’s say we were together for a while, and decided to start our lives out here. We’d get a bougie ranch house overlooking the lake. White marble floors, contemporary design, elements of the farm life—but fancy. I liked luxury.

But I didn’t want the house to be like the one I had now; a big edifice that continually reminded me of its emptiness.

As I pulled into my mother’s long driveway, I imagined what it would be like to finally get married. It would be nice to experience domestic bliss with someone, and I knew it was easy to pick any person off the street. At the risk of sounding egotistical, I knew that pretty much any sugar baby would be thrilled to have a partner like me. When I was in a relationship with someone, I was in it: 100% devoted, kind, tender, and caring.

The problem was, I wanted a relationship with real meaning, and everyone I’d ever dated lacked the kind of good stuff I sensed was at the end of the rainbow.

I pulled up to the enormous circle drive in front of my mother’s cottage and put my car in park. I looked out the window and took in the stone face, the windows filled with charm, the fountain out front, and the hidden wings obscured by the opulent gardens.

I felt a sense of calm.

I’d spent my childhood here. Not super rich, but clearly rich.

Horses grazed in a field in the back, and the stable towered over a distant hill.

I sighed and got out of the car.

As soon as I stepped on the concrete, I heard my mother’s voice from behind me.

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