A/N: This is a sequel to Twoset Grapefruit Boys (Chapter 26), Twoset Grapefruit Boys II (Chapter 34) and Twoset Grapefruit Boys III (Chapter 48).
Brett and Eddy are in their mid-40s, happily married and lives with their adopted daughter Claire is 20 years old who is a university student.
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Eddy knocked on Brett's study.
"Brett, you have a minute?"
"Sure. Come on in."
Eddy let himself in.
"Hey...look, I need to tell you something."
Brett raised an eyebrow.
"O..kay...?"
"But you have to promise you won't get mad."
Brett widened his eyes.
"Oh my god is it bad, Eddy??"
Eddy bit his lip.
"Well..."
"Oh my god... can it be fixed !?!?!?"
"Um... well.. actually come of think about it, I'd say the extent of irreversible damage may be in fact negligible."
"What the f*ck is that supposed to mean? Don't you know?"
"To be honest, no I don't..."
"Just tell me Eddy."
"I need you to stay calm and not storm out on me."
"OMG Eddy, you're scaring me."
"No, I'm scared of your reaction Brett, please, let me either hug you or handcuff you to a bedpost or tie you up before I tell you."
"Oh my god!!"
"Please choose."
"You're not handcuffing me or tying me up!!!"
"Fine."
Eddy wrapped his arms around Brett.
"...Brett?"
"Eddy?"
"I love you."
"Oh my god Eddy what is it !?"
Eddy tightened his hug.
"Our daughter got piercing done."
"Oh...."
"Are you okay?"
"But Claire already had her ears done when she was 12 or something..."
"Yeah..."
".....so.. she got more done on her ear lobes?"
Eddy tightened his hug even more.
"...What the f*ck...oh my god.... bellybutton ????"
Eddy shifted his arms downwards, immobilising Brett's arms.
"F*ck... Eddy.. you're gonna squeeze me to death first!! Just tell me!!!"
Eddy buried his face into Brett's shoulder and mumbled.
"...........nipple."
Eddy spent the next 5 mins trying to prevent Brett from breaking free from his hold while Brett thrashed around in Eddy's tight hold. Eventually, Eddy tossed Brett onto the single bed next to Brett's desk and he threw himself on top.
"Eddy.... let ..me...GO !!!"
"And just where do you think you're gonna go Brett!?? Huh???!"
"I will go to uni and drag her out of her lecture theatre or tutorial room or whatever and find out...."
"What?? Just HOW are you going to find out !?!?!?"
"Oh my god!!!!....Oh my god..."
Brett was on the verge of hyperventilating.
"Brett, she is 20 years old. She is over 18. SHE IS AN ADULT.
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO"
"OMG we're not going through this again are we?"
"Just hang on a second...!! Eddy !! Just how the f*ck did YOU FIND OUT!?!?!?"
"I found a receipt in her bedroom...."
'What, did it have an itemised description!?!?!??!"
"Yes, much to my bemusement it bloody did."
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO"
Brett was desperate for an alternative scenario.
"But...but.. but Eddy, it could have been for someone else ?? Like her friend ??? I know !!! That Brad kid!! Yeah!!! He must have gotten it done !!! Of course !! That would make sense !?!?"
"Brett... it had her name and date of birth printed on it.."
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO"
"Brett, she is an adult now. Had she moved out of home at age 18, we would have never known what she'd be doing. I mean, I entertained the thought of not telling you..."
"Eddy!!"
"I know. I couldn't do that to you either. Even though I knew you'd freak out. You're her dad too. If I know, you should know, too."
"Oh my god... my baby...WHY..!?!?!? Oh my f*ckig god do you think she's going to show it to Brad !?!?!?!"
Eddy bit his lip.
"Um... I dunno, maybe she wouldn't want to show it off to anyone...?"
"But if she doesn't want to show it off to anyone, why would she get it done..??"
...for her own pleasure?
Eddy cringed. He so wished Brett didn't speak his thoughts out loud with so much detail. Sometimes it would take Eddy's thoughts to places he just really didn't want to go to.
It took a bit longer for Brett to arrive at the place where Eddy was.
"OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMG!!!!"
That's when they heard the front door unlock.
"Daaads?? I'm home."
Brett caught Eddy off guard and rolled out from underneath him and sprinted to the front door. Eddy quickly chased after him and managed to grab him from behind but he couldn't cover Brett's mouth in time.
"HOW CAN YOU DO THIS TO ME!!!!!"
Eddy calmly thought what a bizarre thing to say to your adult daughter.
"Detty?"
"You!!! You... you got a..."
"Brett!!!"
"Deddy..?? Why is Detty mad?"
"I'm sorry Claire, I found your receipt from the piercing parlour in your room...."
"Oh my god"
Claire ran into her room and slammed the door.
Brett shouted,
"YOUNG LADY YOU GET OUT OF THERE RIGHT THIS INSTANT!!!!"
"Oh my f*cking god Brett, she's 20, not 2!!!"
Claire stormed out of the room with a backpack.
"Dads, I'm going to auntie Belle's. I already called her, she said I can stay with her."
"YOU ARE NOT GOING ANYWHERE !!"
Claire ran past Brett as she shouted;
"Bye Detty!!!"
Claire looked up to Eddy as she passed him.
"Deddy.. I love you. I love Detty, too. But he's too crazy at the moment..."
"We love you too. I'll call Belle and speak to you later, okay?"
"EDDY, WHY THE F*CK DID YOU LET HER GO !?!?!?"
"Because she's right. You are f*cking too crazy at the moment !!!!"
"NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHH"
"Oh my god Brett, look, I wanna call Belle. Are you going to stay quiet and listen or do I need to lock myself up in my car to make this call?"
Eddy gave up trying to calm Brett down and left him to vent in the house while he went downstairs into the garage and locked himself in his car.
"Belle..!!"
"...Eddy.. are you level headed? Are you even worth talking to right now?"
"I swear Belle, I am...!! Please!!"
"Are you alone? Don't get me wrong, I love him like he's my own brother, but sometimes that husband of yours is..."
"I know. Yeah, I'm calling from my car. Look, it's just with stuff when it comes to Claire. He just can't seem to get it in his head that his little girl is now an adult. I'm sorry and thank you so much for being there for Claire. I wanted to tell you how much I appreciate this."
"So what happened?"
"I found the receipt and I told Brett and he went berserk."
"Of course he would. So what's your stand on this?"
"Well... she's an adult, I'll respect her choices."
"Good. Hang on Eddy..."
"D..Deddy.?"
Eddy sighed a sigh of relief and smiled.
"Hey, Claire-bear."
"Oh, Deddy..."
Claire sniffed.
"Deddy... how's Detty?"
"Don't worry about him. I'll make sure he behaves. How are you?"
"Deddy... why did you tell Detty?"
"I'm sorry Claire, I had to when I found that receipt next to your bin when I was collecting the rubbish from your room. I swear I wasn't snooping. But he's my husband and one of your dads, if I learn something like this I can't keep it from him. I hope you understand."
"Yeah.. I suppose..."
"So... have you healed okay?"
"Oh my god"
"Look, I know it's none of my business, I just want to make sure you didn't get an infection."
"Actually I did."
"Oh no."
"Yeah, and it got really bad.. I had to take it out."
"Oh... um... I'm sorry to hear that.."
"..You are !?"
"Well, you obviously had it done because you wanted it.. and no one wants an infection.. so are you okay now?"
"Yeah... I was on a course of antibiotics and so my... wound is better now."
"That's good to know."
"Deddy.. can you please tell Detty that it was sort of a bad mix of a dare and drunken stupidity.. and I just changed my mind afterwards and so it's now not there anymore?"
"Look Claire, you are a grown woman, you don't have to lie or give all the information to your dads, you know."
"I know. But I'm not lying and I think this info would be good for Detty."
"Alright. I'll tell him tonight."
"Thanks Deddy.. I'll come home tomorrow after uni, okay? Love you."
"Love you too Claire-bear."