Let's see how Tom and Ben spend their Halloween
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Halloween Tricks- by Lily Sawyer
If there was one holiday that Tom and Ben loved more than
anything, it was Halloween. Tom
remembered going out trick or treating with his siblings and friends. But when he got to be an adult, he’d thought
he left all that ‘fun’ behind him. And
it felt like he had; at least the few partners he’d had would rather not be
around for the trick-or-treaters. All
that ended when he met Ben. The man looked forward to decorating. It was
infectious; so much so, he’d gotten into the spirit.
Like right now they were in a Halloween store looking for decorations for the outside of their home. Each year, they’d pick out something new. It was exciting how the manufacturers would come up with something scarier than the year before.
“Tom, come here, you just gotta see this!” There was his man now, sounding like a little
kid in a candy store.
“Hold your horses, I’m coming.” Tom had been looking at costumes. He and Ben
loved to dress up to surprise each other and the little trick-or-treaters. Tom found Ben standing in front of one of
the many displays scattered throughout the store. “Step on that.” Tom looked down at the orange square sitting
on the floor. He obliged his husband and
stepped on it. A very large, hairy
spider started to slowly rise straight up thensuddenly pounced forward and let
out a scream. Tom jumped back for a
moment then started laughing.
“I think that would be perfect for behind that small
boxwood. It’ll scare the kids so much!” Ben
had almost jumped up and down with glee when he saw Tom’s reaction.
“Can I help you?” One
of the workers came over and asked.
“Yes, I’d like to get one of the spiders, please.” Ben pointed at the item he wanted.
“Of course, sir. I’ll
get one from the back. He’ll be waiting for you at the register.” The dark-skinned man walked towards a curtain
and disappeared behind it. Apparently
they kept all the big items in the back and retrieved them for each order.
“Do you know what costume you’re going to get, Tom?” He and Ben had developed a tradition between
them. They dressed up for Halloween but
didn’t reveal what they were going to be until that night. A few
years ago they surprised each other by dressing up as Ennis and Jack from
Brokeback Mountain. They both loved that
movie; they must have used up a box of tissues at the end. Hugging and swearing they’d never quit each
other.
“Yeah I found something I think will ‘scare’ you.” Tom put his hands out like claws and used his
most scary voice.
“Oh you!” Ben
laughed. “I found my costume too. Are you going to get yours now?”
“No, I’ll come back here tomorrow and pick it up. You do remember our tradition, right?”
“Yes, I know. We don’t get to see what we’re wearing until
Halloween.” Ben sounded disappointed,
but a smile quickly lit up his face again.
“I’m going to buy mine now, so I’ll have to ask you to wait for me at
the car.”
Since Tom had driven them there, it was no problem. He kissed Ben and then went out to his car
and sat waiting in the parking lot. He
opened up the trunk so he could put his bag and the box the spider came in into
the rear.
Then they drove home and set up the spider among the other
various decorations they’d laid out last weekend.
* * * *
“Oh Tommmm” Tom
could hear Ben calling to him downstairs.
He’d been waiting for him to finish putting his costume on.
When Tom came down the stairs he had to stop for a moment
when he saw that Ben was dressed in a chef’s outfit, complete with a toque, the
white hat they wore.
“Uh, maybe I should change.”
Tom tried to make a fast getaway but Ben had a strong grip on his arm
that made escape impossible. Well, unless he really truly wanted to escape his
chef, and he didn’t.
“My, my talk about a perfect costume, good enough to
eat.” Ben walked around him and then
kissed him. Tom had dressed up as a
piece of candy corn.
“Should I be afraid?”
Tom feigned terror.
“Yes, be afraid.” Ben kissed his lips. “Be VERY
afraid.” They were interrupted when they
heard their spider go off and the kids screaming.
“Looks like our first victims. I mean trick-or-treaters are
here.” Ben smiled as he grabbed the bowl
he’d filled with little trick-or-treat bags loaded with candy. Including his favorite, candy corn.
“So am I spared from getting eaten?”
“Oh no, I’ll be eating every bit of you later.” He laughed devilishly, licked Tom’s ear. The
doorbell rang and he opened it.
While Tom enjoyed giving out candy to all the kids, he
couldn’t wait to receive his own treat from his own trickster later.
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