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Oh My Gosh
Summary: William wants to ask Megan Connor out with Jim’s blessing. Will he give that to him?
“Christmas dinner was excellent at your dad’s this year, wasn’t it?” Blair asked.
“Yeah, it turned out well. It was really nice of him to invite Megan and Simon, too. I’m glad he had the Christmas dinner, and he seemed quite happy with the turnout.”
“Maybe we should have a New Year's Day dinner, or a New Year’s Eve party, and invite him and Steven.”
“Call my dad and find out if he would like to come to our house for New Year’s Eve. We have Eve and Day off this year so that we can do either. You make the plans, and I’ll help do the cooking.”
“I’ll go into the office, you continue watching your NASCAR race. Have fun watching, man.”
Blair walked into the office and called William.
“Ellison…”
“Hi, William, I know this is short notice, but how would you like to come over for New Year’s Eve celebration with us. It would be the same people, plus a few extras, on that night. What do you say?”
“Blair, could I talk to you about something first?”
“You can talk to me about anything, William. What’s up?”
“I was thinking about asking Megan Connor out for New Year’s Eve, but I would love to see her at your party if you think Jim could handle that.”
“You’re interested in Megan Connor?”
“I have been since I first met her a year ago. But I never had the nerve to ask her out. I think I might finally be ready to ask.”
“I think you should talk to Jim about it. Let me go and give him the phone.”
“Wait, does he not like Megan?”
“He loves Megan as a friend, but I don’t know how he would feel about you dating her. It’s time to talk to your son. And good luck with it.”
“I find myself very nervous.”
“Stop it. Just talk to him.”
Blair stopped in front of Jim and said, “Your dad would like to talk to you.”
Jim shut the television off and took the phone. “Hi, Dad. What’s up?”
“I was thinking about asking someone to come with me to your New Year’s Eve Party. How would you feel about that?”
“I think it’s a great idea. I would love to see you date someone. You’ve been alone long enough, I think. Who is she?”
“It’s Megan Connor…” William waited for the laughter or the anger to explode out of Jim.
“Megan Connor? Does she know you’re interested?”
“No, not yet. She may say no, but I thought I could ask and see what she says.”
“You might be a little old for her dad. Did you think about that?” Jim wondered.
“Oh, yes. I have thought of 20 different excuses she would have for not dating me. But I’d like to ask at least.”
“Then, by all means, ask her. She might say no, but she is lonely, so she might say yes.”
“If she says yes, you wouldn’t mind?”
“I wouldn’t mind at all, Dad. Ask her tonight, and then she’ll probably talk to me about it tomorrow.”
“Okay, I will. I already have her number, because she gave me one of her cards almost a year ago. It seems like yesterday.”
“Good luck, Dad. Talk to you soon. Oh, if she says no, you’ll still come to our house for the party, right?”
“Maybe I shouldn’t ask. It would throw things off if she said no.”
“Stop being a chicken. Call and ask her out. Call and tell us what she says.”
“Okay, you talked me into it. I’ll call you in a little bit.”
Jim said his goodbyes and closed his phone. “Do you believe he wants to ask her out?”
“She’s quite lovely, I think she might go for it.”
“He might be too old for her. You know?”
“He might be, but it’s up to them. Now, we wait.” Blair sat next to Jim, moved a little closer, and began kissing him passionately.
“I’m not really in the mood, Blair. I’m worried about my dad now.”
“You’re kidding. Well, we’ll wait and see what happens with them, then.” Blair lay his head on Jim’s shoulder and took in his scent while he waited.
Blair said, “Finish watching Nascar while you wait.”
“I will,” Jim said as he picked up the remote and turned it back on again. “Oh, man, I missed a good wreck. This always happens.”
“I swear, you enjoy seeing them crash. You’re sick, you do know that, right?”
“Yeah, I know. I can’t help it. It’s nice to see someone else get into an accident besides me.”
The two men watched until the end of the show.
Blair looked at Jim and said, “I think it’s bad news. William would have called us by now.”
“I agree. It’s been 45 minutes. It’s too bad.”
The phone rang, and Blair picked it up. “Hello…”
“Hi, Blair. I’ve been on the phone this whole time, talking with Megan. She said yes. She said she knew I liked her, but she was going to talk to you guys about it tomorrow. She doesn’t want to start any trouble.”
“That’s wonderful news, William. Are you totally excited, or nervous?”
“A little nervous, but not bad. I can’t wait for her to come to the party on my arm. She’s so beautiful. I hope she won’t mind dating for a long while. I’m smitten.”
Jim burst out laughing. Blair slugged him in the arm.
“Is that Jim laughing at me?” William asked.
Jim pulled the phone away from Blair and said, “Congratulations, Dad. You’ll have a good time this weekend.”
“I believe, I will. Now, I have to get ready for bed. If you need help planning the party, you know where to find me. In fact, if you want to have it at my house, that would be good too.”
“Nah, we’ll have it here. Your place is fancy.”
“If I could get one of the condos in your building, I would be thrilled.”
“Dad, you have a big house. Why would you downsize to a loft apartment?”
“I don’t want to make Megan think it’s all about money. My house says that, doesn’t it?”
“Yeah, it does. I’ll look for some condos for you and let you see what you can get.”
“That would be great, Jimmy. Thank you for making this old man so happy.”
Jim closed his cell after they were done talking, and Blair said, “Are you still not wanting closeness?”
“I want closeness. Let’s get ready for bed.”
So, they did just that.
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The following day in the Bullpen, Megan walked up to Jim and said, “I want to take you and Sandy out for lunch. Is that doable today?”
“Yeah, that’s fine. How about noon?”
“Perfect. I’ll meet you at the elevator.”
She walked away with a huge smile on her face. Jim couldn’t get over how much happier she was. Blair brought Jim a cup of coffee, sat down, and said, “I’m starving.”
“We’re going to lunch at noon with Megan. That’s only an hour away, Blair. I think you’ll make it.”
“If you have time today, please write a list of things you want to eat for the party. I’m just doing appetizers, not dinner. I need to type up something to hand out. Talk to you later.”
Jim smiled at Blair’s excitement. He pulled out a piece of paper and started writing down all the appetizers he could think of that would taste wonderful at their party. After listing about 20, he decided that that would be enough. Now, they would have to do the shopping for everything, get wine, their favorite beers, and get champagne.
“Chief, put on there to take a cab, no drinking and driving.”
“Good idea, I’m almost done with it.”
When Blair was done typing it up, he delivered the finished copies to everyone in the bullpen. When he was done, he realized it was noon. Now, he was really hungry.
Blair went into Simon’s office and told him the three of them were going to lunch. When he got to the desk, Jim was getting up to leave.
They met Megan at the elevator and got on.
“Your truck, or my car?” Megan asked.
“I’ll drive,” Jim answered, making both Blair and Megan laugh.
Jim ignored both of them and said, “Where are we going?”
“Golden Dragon,” Megan said, “I felt like Chinese food.”
Jim said, “We love Chinese food.”
They all got into the truck and off they went.
“So, Jimbo, how do you feel about me dating your dad?”
“I think he might be too old for you, but that’s my problem, not yours.”
“He’s not too old for me. I like an older man. I like your dad very much. I can’t wait for the party.”
Blair said, “Just be gentle with him. I think it’s been a long time since he’s been with anyone.”
“Blair, we don’t know that for certain. He could have been dating all along.”
“Nah, he’s been waiting for someone special. How does that make you feel, Megan?”
“I don’t know for sure. I’ve never been anyone special to anyone. It’ll be a first.”
Jim asked, “You usually date cops, don’t you?”
“Sometimes, but I wanted something new, something different. And I like the fact that I’m someone special to him. In fact, that makes him twice as sexy to me.”
“Stop now, Connor. I don’t want to hear about sex when it’s about my dad.”
“Okay, but I can still talk to Sandy about it if I want to.”
Blair said, “He wants to get a loft apartment in our building.”
“Really?” Connor asked, “I think that’s super sexy.”
“Connor, please?”
“Oh, I forgot. His house is too fancy for me. I would feel so much better in a condo. Maybe he would let me help him pick one out. I don’t think he needs to be in the same building as you guys.”
Jim said, “He might want serious, Megan. And you don’t strike me as a serious person when it comes to men.”
“We’ll work on it, Jimbo. I like to take it as it comes.”
“He’ll probably drive you crazy,” Jim guessed.
Megan smiled and said, “Enough about that. Let’s get inside and eat lunch.”
“Sounds great to me,” Blair said.
They went in and had a great lunch, brought something back for Simon, and went back to the bullpen.
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As they left that night, everyone was telling them they would be at the New Year’s Eve party. Jim and Blair knew they needed to go shopping and decided to go right then. Both were in a good mood, which doesn’t happen every day. Jim gave Blair his appetizer list, and Blair said, “We’ll probably have way too much food, but maybe not. They’re all pigs.”
When they got to the grocery store, they shopped until they practically dropped. But they got enough food for an army. Jim was getting excited.
“We’re going to have plenty of time to make the appetizers during the day. Are we making dessert, too?”
“I ordered single-serve desserts from the bakery. There are 12 items to choose from, so I took all of them. They can have them before dessert time if they want to.”
“Hot damn, no making desserts. Good thinking, Chief.”
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Later that night, while in bed, Jim said, “I hope Megan doesn’t dump him in a week.”
“I’m in the middle of an after-glow, and you’re ruining it for me.”
“Sorry, I’m just a little worried.”
“He’s a big boy, Jim. It may not work out, but it might. You don’t know. Relax, take deep breaths, and fuck me again.”
And Jim did what he was told.
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On New Year’s Eve during the day, Jim and Blair were so busy, it wasn’t even funny.
They cooked and cooked and cooked some more. Blair could tell that Jim was a little nervous about his dad and Megan, but he wasn’t bringing it up, so it was not bad at all.
Finally, at 6:30, William and Megan showed up first. Both of them looked so nice.
William said, “The decorations are lovely. It looks so festive in here. And it smells divine.”
“I agree, William,” Megan said, “we remembered to take a cab. No drinking and driving for us.”
“Jimmy, I bought a new house today. I just got done showing Megan on the way over here. It’s a condo, and it’s pretty big and roomy. You two can come and see it tomorrow.”
Blair was bouncing, “That’s great, what did you do with your house?”
“It’s on the market right now. It was always a little too fancy and stuffy for me.”
Megan said, “The condo is beautiful. It’s actually about four blocks from here. We went last night and looked at it. William asked for my opinion. And you know how I love to give my opinion. It’s lovely. Very comfortable.”
“Did you go out and eat last night?” Blair asked.
“Yes, we did. And then I showed her the condo.”
“So, this is basically your second date,” Jim pointed out.
William smiled and said, “It’s our third date.”
“Well, aren’t you the little planners,” Blair said, laughing.
Jim said, " Let’s move, everyone is coming up the stairs. I’ll prop the door open for them.”
Jim opened the door, and everyone was standing there waiting. Everyone walked in, and the party was starting. Jim put on the music, and there was food, dancing, talking, and laughing.
Rafe walked up to Jim and said, “Did you know Connor is dating your dad?”
“Yes, I did.”
“Well, that’s cool, I guess.” And off he went.
Jim danced with Blair many times and was hornier than all get out. But he was also having a great time, and the food was great too.
The countdown started right before midnight, and they all chimed in. Jim happened to look over at his dad and saw how happy he looked. This date was a good thing. By 1:00, everyone was gone. The loft was a big mess, but Jim was thrilled to do it after he made love to Blair.
“Dancing makes you sexy, my main man.”
“Thank you for doing this tonight, Chief. Everyone had a good time. It was worth all the work. I took a lot of pictures with our camera, and we’ll be able to remember this for years.”
“Let’s get this place in shape again.”
The two of them stopped to kiss now and then, but within an hour, they got the entire loft clean and shining. Once the food was all packed away, they went upstairs and made love again.
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TBC?