My Bull Uncle
My boyfriend, Bill, has quite a close family. They do everything together, and adjusting to this has proven to be difficult. From birthdays, to holidays, to vacations, our schedule is always packed. And this closeness of time and place has led to some very interesting outcomes. One such is the story of how my boyfriend's uncle came to be our personal bull under everyones noses:
It was the middle of July and, as always, the whole family was at the beach for our annual ocean trip. This included his grandparents, my boyfriend's parents and siblings, his aunt and cousins, and of course his uncle. Uncle Sean was married into the family before I stepped into the picture and was an older, well kept man who instantly caught my eye when I had first met him. He was a typical suburbanite dad. Overconfidence in addition to a graying, hairy body that carried a few extra pounds all around made him stand out to me, but I had never imagined I would get to know his body and personality as well as I did.
On these vacations everyone stayed in close quarters at the grandparents house. Everyone arrived that Friday evening at different times. My boyfriend and I showed up a little late, around 10. As we entered and set down our bags stuffed with everything we would need for the next week, everyone looked over and exchanged greetings with us, asking how the drive was, if we were tired, etc. As we walked our way upstairs everyone began discussing the plans for the next morning, an all day fishing trip at the docks. As me and Bill settled into our room I inquired, "do you really want to wake up at 5 tomorrow and go on that trip?".
"Of course, I haven't been able to fishing in ages. And I really want to spend some time with my brother. You know I never get to see him anymore." Bill had always been an active person and had a notable fear of missing out on any event. Bill was my first and only love. He was a funny, high energy man who I had started talking to roughly 6 years ago, and ever since then I have more or less become a fixture in the family as a whole. Bill's personality was not his only attractive quality though. He was just my type, standing over six feet tall with a large body and hair in just the right places. Being together so long we had hit a dry streak, but I was still happy and considered myself to be the luckiest man alive.
"Well that's fine, but I hope you don't mind if I take a break and sleep in tomorrow. That drive kicked my ass." I was desperately hoping to get some alone time before I had to spend a whole week with everyone.
"The drive was only 3 hours! You didn't even have to drive the car," he said with a laugh. "Are you sure? I really want you to be there."
"Yeah, I think I just need some time to myself. I promise I'll do everything else!"
"Ok, ok. I get it. Let's just go to bed. I'm gonna need to get up early."