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Eric's Story

Easy Rory

what can i say..... i love this story so much. Its so intresting and i am loving the development of all the characters from the first chapter.

have to say i love Luke, he's such a sweety!

i look very much forward to your next update

:D:D:D:D
 
Part Thirty-Eight



“It has been said that man is a rational animal. All my life I have been searching for evidence which could support this.” Good luck, Bertrand; apparently he died still looking. Mr. Russell's skepticism was confirmed when Larry got back from his photo shoot.

“Well, so much for that. I hope I get paid. Andrew's probably going to be pissed.”

“What happened?” I asked him.

“I walked in the door and the first thing Chris said was take off all your clothes and wear this. It was some kind of X-Men villain costume including finger nails, a wig, and a huge padded jock. I complained – a lot - that the finger nails were creepy and the jock was too small and it pinched. He said I was being uncooperative and I said, “You wear the fucking thing.' He hemmed and hawed and admitted he had never tried it and I demanded that he put it on. He surprised me and actually changed right there. He said it fit perfectly. 'That's because your dick is so small,' I told him. Then I told him to kneel. And he did! 'A good photographer could find a way to make this look menacing,' I told him and slapped him in the face a few times with my dick. Then he grabbed me and rubbed his face into my crotch and held me by the ass.”

“How do you expect to get paid for that? He didn't even take any pictures.”

“He did that next. I pried him off of me and told him to get busy. So he took a bunch of shots at low angles with different monochrome backgrounds and lighting. All the while he's wearing just the padded jock. He asked me if I could work up an erection. I told him it would be easier if he helped and I have to admit he was a good cocksucker. When I was hard I pulled his jock down and he had an erection, too. I laughed and pointed and said 'Hey, dude, it does get bigger – sort of.' He turned beet red and pulled the jock back into place. So he took some more shots of me and then said I think we're done.”

“At least it was over with. You were pretty harsh.”

“It wasn't over. Then I said that I always thought that anticipating the moment of penetration could be the most menacing part of sex and that we should work that in. And he said he couldn't afford another model. So I said 'Let's use you. Can't you rig the camera to take multiple exposures automatically?' He said yes and I took it from there. I got him to lie on a wrestling pad and use his elbows and hands to prop his ass up in the air. I greased him up with some kind of camera lube oil and he was liking that part. Then said 'I can do standing back flips. What if I did a back flip right into your ass? That would fit the superhero thing you're going for and you could get the whole thing in time lapse.' He looked terrified but didn't say no. I stroked my cock back hard and demonstrated the flip. He shot a couple of my best flips and agreed it might work.”

“If they ever rebuild the Tiki, Larry, I want you to move in.”

“Yeah, anyway, so we regreased him, lined everything up, and then instead of the flip I just plunged in - into his ass. Man, he almost levitated. 'What the fuck!' he cried. 'Dude,' I said in my best stoner accent, 'Wasn't the camera going?' I pulled out and he started the camera. I plunged in again. 'Aahrrgh! You were supposed to flip.' And I said, 'You already shot the flips. Now we're doing the entry shots.' So we had a little discussion of the shots and all the time I'm pumping his ass and it actually felt pretty good for me even though he was basically upside down. He said he hoped everything came out because he wasn't doing any retakes and I said, 'Wait a minute.' I pumped him really hard and came; he loved it. I left him in a crumpled pile on the floor, pulled on my jeans and left carrying my other clothes. So I probably ought to take a shower now. That lube oil sort of turned my dick black.”

That afternoon I told Luke that my plan was to finish up at Disney and take the paramedic courses while also doing the math internship at Cal. I had saved enough money that I could get through it if I was careful until I was working at the hospital again. Then I asked him what kind of lube would turn a person's dick black.

“I have no idea, unless it wasn't an oil or cream at all. Graphite could do it. Harmless enough, but it might be a while – like years - wearing off. Let me see.” He waited for me to drop my underwear.

“It's not me; it's Larry. He used some kind of camera lubricant.”

Luke just laughed and shook his head.

Amanda called and I reminded her I was at work. “I'll make it fast. The studio wants you for the next two or three weeks starting Monday. Let me know when your getting in and I'll set it up.”

I told Luke and he said that I'd only be leaving a little early. The hospital was transferring people to the fire department at the end of next week anyway. “I'm going to miss working with you,” he said and quickly left the ER.

It was a quiet night and I worked mostly on the ambulances, stocking and cleaning them. I went to see the shift scheduler and told her I wanted to quit at the end of the week. I asked her about the possibility of coming back after I got paramedic credentials and she brightened.

“Good, that way I won't have to say you quit. I'll say your on educational leave effective immediately. You won't get paid, of course, but you can come back when you get your certificate. Does end of the week mean after the Saturday shift? Please say yes; I can cover the rest of the days after that.”

“Yes.”

I went to change and told Luke about the educational leave deal. He almost yelled his pleasure; he hugged me, not caring that there was another guy in the locker room. The other guy didn't care either; he just grinned seeing Luke's enjoyment.

I went home and told Larry about going to LA; he agreed to stay while I was gone but thought it was about time he looked for some other place.

“Don't be in a rush,” I told him. “By the way is your dick still black?”

“No; well, maybe just a little bit up where the condom didn't cover it.”

“Well, it might stay that way for a while. If the lube was graphite it'll take a while to wear off. It's almost like a tattoo. At least you were wearing a condom. Mind if I check my email?”

“Sure. Let me save this. I'm almost done with the yacht club study.”

I found an email from Edgardo Cortez as Tony was now known. “I can't offer you any advice other than to play your hardest and make the most of every advantage. As we Mexicans say, 'It is not a crime to steal from a thief.' Buena suerte, amigo.”

So the gold was mine. It should easily cover any time I'd be unemployed I thought.

After a cake and coffee farewell at the hospital, I headed for LA on Sunday afternoon. Amanda met me at the airport and dropped me at the Disney Dorm. The next morning I met the principal actors including the young heartthrob lead Logan Long. Logan photographed better than he actually looked; but he was good-natured and not too impressed with himself. The ingenue Marah Chinofsky needed two hours in makeup to look human, let alone sixteen. The actors playing their parents were competent, experienced, and very professional. Colin Turner was on set on-time and prepared. Memories of the Mexican fiasco were fading; and, despite the ridicule and damage to his reputation, he wasn't guilty and he did have a contract.

And then there was me. I had no idea what I was doing.

Everybody under thirty, which I think left out Mara, was told to get into lacrosse uniforms. Then all I was told to do was walk into a locker room, stand in front of a certain locker and take off my shirt while Logan entered a few seconds later and did the same. My line was “Good game, Linc.”

So we did it. And then we did it again. And then there was a conference among the director and some of his assistants. Then things were reversed and I entered second, kept my shirt on, and spoke the line. Success.

Next scene we were supposed to walk out of the showers wearing towels and go to the lockers. My line was “Next week we play South High.” Then Logan had a line. Then I was supposed to say, “We can beat 'em if you're playing.” We were supposed to dodge a few towel snappers on our way. Take one. I dodged and Logan tripped. Take two. I dodged and Logan lost his towel. Take three. I dodged and Logan got snapped.

Cut. More conferring among the directors. It was decided the conversation would take place with us clothed, walking out of the school. Mara would come up and lure Logan away from the guys. It went smoothly.

There were a couple more scenes I wasn't in; so I watched and then we broke for lunch. Deck came up and said hello. I asked him how I was doing. “You're doing fine, maybe too well. We can't have you and Logan in the same shot, because nobody will be looking at Logan if we do. And he's the star. So they're working on lots of cuts.”

“You mean I'm getting cut?”

“No, I mean brief shots of your faces while you speak, to avoid seeing you both at once in the same frame.”

That afternoon seemed completely crazy to me. They shot me doing expressions and saying a couple of words. Just me nobody else. Do this. Do that. Turn to your right. No, just move your eyes, not your head.

They also discovered that Logan couldn't even fake lacrosse. He kept trying to hit the ball instead of trap it. Gianni said we needed some lacrosse practice for Logan. Colin, Deck, and I were scheduled to give him lessons in the morning. I told Deck I knew another kid Logan's age who wanted to learn and asked if I could invite him. He'd be another beginner who wouldn't put Logan to shame. Deck said not to worry about wounding Logan's ego - he had enough for all three of us, but maybe another kid wouldn't hurt.

On the next break I called Seth but got the answering machine. I left the arrangements and was about to hang up when Amanda picked up. She thanked me for remembering and said Seth was due home any minute. He'd call if there was any problem. Five minutes later he called and was delighted. “Logan Long? Really?”

Bright and very early the next morning we were all in Buena Vista Park introducing Logan and Seth to the equipment. Colin was on his best behavior and the boys seemed to hit it off. We practiced running abreast and passing the ball. Logan and Seth seemed matched and were catching on.

Then we practiced some interceptions and long passes. Again the boys did well enough that Deck called a halt to the practice. “We only need good enough here, not a championship team.”

Seth asked me, “What now?” I told him to tag along and we'd see what came up. Logan solved the problem when we got to the studio. He challenged Seth to a Halo Wars match. They disappeared and Deck asked me if I wanted to see yesterday's scenes.

We went into editing and I saw the guys I'd talked to before. They showed me the first raw locker room scene and I could see why Logan and I couldn't be in the same frame. Then they showed me the spliced conversation scene. Put together, it all made sense and looked perfectly natural. Deck left and they showed me more.

“You guys are wizards, complete wizards. I never would have believed Mara could look so young.”

“Here's a little something we snuck in.” They showed me the scene where Mara was supposed to take Logan away from the guys. Instead they had her looking at me with lust in her eyes. They had me looking pretty good, too. “They're going to want to reshoot this; maybe we'll get you an extra day's pay on set.”

“Thanks. I can always use that. Maybe you should tone it down, though. Deck said I'm looking too good.”

“No such thing as looking too good in Hollywood, Eric. See ya,” he said as I left.

I met Seth for lunch and asked him how he was doing. He lost to Logan at Halo he said, but then Logan said he deserved a consolation prize. So the two of them 'had some fun' with one of the makeup girls.

“Had some fun? Is this something your mother is going to be pissed about?”

Seth looked at his watch and said, “An hour and thirteen minutes ago I became an ex-virgin. Mom will be happy; she was worried I was gay. Bisexual she'll handle better.”

“What can she know about your sex life that only began an hour ago?”

“She caught me and another kid doing stuff. Now that I'm out of high school she's trying to loosen up; but she can't quit trying to run my life. She knows you're bisexual and trusts you; I think she is hoping you'll teach me stuff.”

“Seth, lacrosse is all I'm teaching you. You can ask me anything you want about other stuff, but don't look for any on-the-job training. And who says I'm bisexual? I'm gay; but I don't mind a girl now and then. They're nice, too.”

“Isn't that what bisexual means? Does it have to be exactly half and half? ”

“I don't know, Seth. I didn't make up the rules.”

We finished eating and Logan asked Seth if he wanted to practice passing the ball. So they left to become lacrosse experts, while I spent the afternoon doing brief takes that again made no sense to me. All I could do was trust the director. I think they had me talking to Mara's character.

At the end of the day I found Seth and we walked to the Dorm where Amanda would pick him up. Seth seemed to still be on a high from his morning session with the makeup girl. On the way I asked him how the afternoon went. Seth said that in the morning he and Logan fucked a girl and in the afternoon they fucked each other.

“Oh, shit, you mother is going to kill me.”
 
Rory,
An interesting chapter, to be sure.
I love the code speak e-mails - no crime to steal from a thief, eh?

Those pieces of 8 can add up to some nice green.
The Disney scenario is intriguing, too.

Then there's the case of the semi-black penis.

And, welcome to adult-hood - a menage a trois in the AM two guys on one gal, and the guys giving it to each other in the PM. What a way to soundly crush one's virginity!

Thanks, again, for the continuing saga.
:wave:
 
Part Thirty-Nine


“Oh, shit your mother is going to kill me.” I could still hear my words. All Seth did was laugh.

“No, she won't. She likes you. Why do you think she trusts me with you? She figured we might even hook up. Which would be ok with me, too, because I don't think Logan is so hot as a top. He's much better as a bottom. You want to fuck me?”

“Seth! Easy, fella.” He followed me into my room at the Dorm.

“Come on, let's do it.” He rubbed up against me and gently squeezed my cock. “Damn, that thing is much bigger than Logan's.”

“Hey, come on. Quit it.” The little rascal had my jeans undone before I could pull away from him. I knew I should have worn underwear. While I was holding my pants up Seth pounced on me, toppling me onto the bed.

He landed on top pinning me down. He kissed me and my mistake was letting him. It only inspired him. “At least let me suck you.” He slid down and commenced. He wasn't very good at it, but he was enthusiastic. He held my cock in his hand and looked at it, “Mmmmm … nice.” Then he went down on it again, gagging a little.

“Ow! Teeth!” I got serious about taking control of the situation and pulled away from him, trying to tuck myself back into my jeans. “Practice on Logan's cock,” I told him.

“At least I got a little,” he grinned, pleased with his attempt to seduce me.

“Call your mother. Now! I'm taking a shower.” I went into the bathroom, deciding to show confidence in him and not lock the door. Another mistake. A minute later a naked Seth joined me under the spray.

He wasn't skinny exactly, but his teenaged slimness emphasized the wet, shiny swell of his ass. In spite of my good intentions, my head filled with thoughts of how sweet and easy to fuck he would be.

“Take it easy,” he said, “I'm not going to rape you. I can't get in my mother's car smelling of Logan's cum.” I consented and in a flash the little fucker had his soapy hands all over me. My cock quickly responded to his touch.

“Nice,” he murmured, “Now feel me.” He put my hand on his cock and pulled my head down so he could kiss me. He seemed to know what he was doing in the kissing department. Then he turned around and pushed his ass against my cock, sliding around on the lubrication of the slippery suds. We soaped each other up and it was actually kind of fun, goofing around. Then he began stroking me more seriously and humping his soapy cock against my body. A few more kisses and we were at the point of no return. Again he turned around and rubbed his slippery ass against my cock. “Please fuck me.” I stood still, leaning against the wall while he pulled his ass cheeks apart for me. “Please, Eric, please.” He held my cock against his pucker and backed onto it, slowly, gradually.

I could tell it was hurting him, but he kept going, holding his breath and then pushing more. “Oh. Oh, man, I'm so getting fucked,” he moaned as he took more of my cock. He trembled and I held him so he wouldn't fall. Then he resumed. “Oh, that's a big cock,” he gasped as he took it all. I felt his ass pressing on my pubic bone. ”Now fuck me,” he cooed, rocking a little. “Oh, yes, fuck me.” But I didn't. I stood still and let him control the motions. As he moved gently in tiny motions back and forth, I held him around the chest with one hand and stroked his cock with the other. “Oh! Eric! I'm gonna … Yeah!” He erupted and I had to use all my strength to keep him from falling. He gasped and shook as his balls emptied.

When he recovered we got out of the shower. “Wait, you didn't get off,” he said.

“That's ok,” I started to dry myself.

“No, it isn't.” He decided to try cocksucking again and did much better this time, getting me off alright, but he miscalculated the cum shot and took it in the face, took quite a lot in the face actually, and groped his way back into the shower asking if cum could damage his vision permanently.

He rinsed down again and got out without any damage. I had to admit he was a gamer.

“When is your mother coming?” I asked.

“Oh, I haven't called her yet - in case you want to go again.” He was in my arms, offering himself.

“Call her and the fewer details you give her about today the better.”

We were both dressed and looking like nothing had happened when Amanda got there. “Eric, they're expanding your part. Whatever you're doing, keep doing it. And don't let Logan steal all the scenes.”

“Hah!” said Seth with a knowing smile, “like that would ever happen.”

His mother looked at him curiously, “And how was your day, Seth?” she asked as they left.

“Let's just say the chance of me making you a grandmother increased enormously after today.”

“Reeee-ally?” asked Amanda. “What happened, my sweet little boychick?”

“Sorry, Mom. You don't get the details anymore.”

“Oh, wait a sec. Eric?” she knocked and I opened the door.

“Seth got me off track; can you go out with Maddie tonight?” I said sure and she responded, “I wish all my clients were as cooperative as you.”

Seth was standing behind her and blew me a kiss. “I wish all you clients were half of what Eric is.”

She looked at him quizzically and then gave me the details about meeting Maddie.

The event was a minor award show calling for dressy casual, as Maddie called it, no tux or gown, but no ripped jeans either. I always enjoyed being with Maddie; and we were with another couple who were fun, just having a good time, no other agenda. Maddie was nominated for a model award, which she didn't win but she should have. Afterward I again went to her apartment and spent the night. The session with Seth had left me horny and I was pretty much a tiger that night. Maddie was pleasantly worn out and asked, “Are you sure you're gay?” She asked again in the morning.

“If anybody could talk me out of it, you could,” I told her.

That pleased her and she said, “You know, Eric, if you wanted to do anything about that, I could go along. There are lots of riskier people than you. Wait, that sounds so negative - and what I'm trying to say is if you would want to make this a longer-term arrangement, I'd love to, without thinking twice.”

“But thinking twice is exactly what you should do. You deserve somebody's undivided attention.”

“I don't know if I'm going to get it,” she frowned. Then she told me she was almost engaged to a producer. “He's considerate and attentive and undemanding. The sex is better than ok, but it's not too special. I'd kind of be a trophy wife, and in return he's willing to have children and he represents a lot of security. He's not the love of my life; but I don't know who is. You come the closest; you are kind of dreamy, you know. Does that make me mercenary?”

“That makes you practical, but what's wrong with that? Being practical about marriage worked for centuries.”

I left for the studio before Vera arrived and got another wink from Deck. “You're keeping this movie in the news, guy. The producers like you. And Maddie's spectacular.”

“Maddie and I worked together on my first job. We're friends, very, very good friends; but it's not going anywhere. It's geography as much as anything. Would you like to meet her?”

“Are you kidding?”

“No. Serious.”

“Eric, I'd love to meet her.” Deck looked interested in a way that made me wish he wasn't straight. He was grade-A boyfriend material for some lucky girl.”

“Um, you're not married, are you? I wouldn't want to do that to her.”

“No, never. I'm ready, willing, and available.”

Later in the day, after calling Maddie, I tracked down Deck. “Here's her phone number. She knows your name and will expect a call; but she's going to be out of town for the next three weeks. Call her in three or four weeks and don't delay or you'll miss the chance. You've got competition.”

“Thanks.”

“Deck? She's smart and down-to-earth and charming and she doesn't deserve a rotten deal from anybody.”

“I'm glad you're protective, Eric. I won't disappoint you.”

Finally that afternoon, I got a scene talking to a real person. It was Mara. The scene was just to advance the plot; it wasn't difficult. I talked about games and she talked about dances. When it was over, I thanked her for being professional and patient with me.

“What do you mean patient? We did it in two takes. I'd be half a day doing the same thing with Logan. It's good fifteen million young girls love his ass; if he had to depend on his acting skills, he'd be flipping burgers.”

Before we left the set Gianni diLauro asked for one more take. He made it up on the spot. I was supposed to look earnest and ask Mara to the prom, she was supposed to look conflicted but finally tell me she was going with Logan. It took about two minutes and we were done.

“I think Gianni likes you,” Mara said. “Your part is getting bigger.”

“Is that good? The liking me stuff, not the part.”

“Depends. He's got a boy friend at the moment; so you're safe. Otherwise he might expect something from you.”

“Boyfriend? Didn't I meet his wife on the first day?”

“Hollywood, Eric. Things are flexible; successful people get whatever they want; and everybody goes along with it because we all want the glamor. Both the wife and the boyfriend know they're only temporary.”

“Well, the only reason I'm here is because some drunk women ripped my pants off.”

“Was that you? I thought there was something familiar about you.” She laughed and then added, “You were so cute and unaware of your appeal in that clip.”

So the shoot continued. Instead of being an older mentor for Logan's character; I was made into a rival and was in about a quarter of the scenes. I lost the girl, but won the big game. Colin took over the mentor role, stayed on good behavior, and seemed to do well; but Deck said I had the featured role and would be the one remembered. Finally my last scene was done and it was time to go back to Alameda. Without being too much of a suck-up I tried to thank everybody who had helped me, especially the editing crew, and got encouraging words in return. Of course, words don't mean much, but they were still nice to hear.

I called Larry to warn him I was on my way home and he said, “There's a surprise waiting for you. I'll pick you up at the airport.” True to his word he was waiting for me at the baggage claim and drove me home.

“What's the surprise?”

All he would say was, “You'll see.”

I walked in the door and dropped my bags. The light of my life went on again. Suddenly my chest hurt and all I could say was “Z.”
 
Rory,
You have developed a very nice, comfortable, believable style.
You are continuing to flesh the characters out, and you keep the story moving along.

I really enjoy your story, with all of the different interactions.

Eric is a real nice, grounded guy. He's not always had the best of times in his life, but he's learned from it, and hasn't become overly jaded. He accepts his mom and step-dad for what they are, and gets on with his life.

I'm so glad you decided to continue the story for us. I hope you're glad, too.
:wave: (*8*)
 
I love the story but I hate that everything is falling into place. Normally once this happens a story ends and this is one I hate to see end. Then again, this story has had some surprising twists and been made better because of it. Thank you for taking the time to write it.
 
Part Forty

It was great having Z back and not just the sex. Knowing he would be there every night made every day easier. I didn't care if I got cut off in traffic. I didn't care if I had to wait in a line. Little stuff didn't matter; it was just background noise. I just wanted to be close to him. For the first few days I couldn't stop touching him to make sure he was real. Z wasn't as demonstrative but I could see his feelings in his eyes; he didn't have to do any more.

Luke and Mark invited us to dinner and, since we had spent most of a couple days in bed, it was really the first time I had a chance to talk to him without it turning into a fuck.

Mark told Z that he liked the 'ZeeLuvZee' underwear; so Z stood up and pulled his shirt up and his waistband down, showing off a pair. “They're really comfortable; I like 'em.” Z showing his underwear gave me a hardon. I couldn't help it. I think it was the tease, seeing him in those Italian jeans that emphasized his ass, so close, showing a bit of skin, and me wanting him and knowing I had to wait until we got home.

Mark and Larry carried some plates into the kitchen and Z sat in my lap, facing me. My erection was obvious to him. “I knew that would get you hard,” he laughed.

“You'd be really sorry if it didn't.” His arms were on my shoulders, hands clasped behind my neck; he gently and lingeringly kissed me. I loved his confident possession of me. I was his and he knew it.

“I want to fuck you right now,” I whispered urgently.

“I know. That's why I did it. I want to keep you that way.”

“Uh-hem,” Mark coughed as he came back with an abalone salad and some sourdough bread.

“Sorry, we can't seem to stop,” Z said, as he sat back in his own chair.

“Mark, where'd you learn to make this stuff?” I asked, sitting up straight.

“My family may have been dysfunctional, but we weren't poor. The cook taught me, of course. And I bought the bread at Scalise's,” Mark said.

Larry poured some Triple Rock Beer and we ate well.

I told everybody the G-rated version of my three weeks in LA and that the studio was hustling to get the movie into release for Christmas.

“Is Tom Cruise really gay?” Mark asked.

“How the hell would I know?”

“Come on, Eric; don't you insiders know everything?” Larry winked.

“Obviously, I'm not an insider. Hollywood is a lot of hard-working people. The amount of screwing, sexual and otherwise, that goes on isn't as much as you think. But there does seem to be a good percentage of gay people involved, more than … well, almost anywhere else.”

“More than at a hospital?” Luke asked.

“Hmmm. Hospitals are pretty gay, aren't they?” Mark said, looking at Luke and me.

“Fashion's pretty gay, too,” Z said.

“Enough about that, I'm starting paramedic training in a couple of weeks and then there is the Cal math thing. That's what matters at the moment.” I looked at Z, “You matter, too; you know that.”

“The big news here is the FBI is checking on Mark, to make sure he has no felony convictions.”

“Don't you know, Mark?” Z asked.

“Well, I was uh, fried, to put it mildly, for a couple of years; the details are a little fuzzy. I think I'm clean – arrests, yes, but no convictions.”

“Why do they need to know?” Asking this, I wondered how much Disney knew about me.

“The bank wants to make me a director and a felony conviction is grounds for the government to say no.” We all drank to Mark's success.

“What's Larry doing?”

“There's a Marilyn Monroe festival in Berkeley. Right now he's seeing “Niagara” with Rory.”

The knock at the door was Andrew in a lather. “Sorry to bust in, but do you know where Larry is?”

“Seeing a movie with Rory,” I said again.

“Why doesn't he have a cell?” Andrew sounded exasperated.

“The usual reason. No money for one.”

“Chris is desperate to talk to him. He can't decide whether to file charges for rape or to offer him half interest in a video.”

“Rape? Larry?” Mark and Luke asked at once.

“Ok, not rape exactly; maybe you could say an unforeseen athletic event.”

“Spill, Andrew,” I demanded.

“Chris has an opportunity to sell a video of Larry to the producer of an X-rated version of 'Jackass'. For a lot of money, a LOT of money. But that use of the video isn't covered in Larry's release, so he needs Larry's permission.”

“Well, I guess that's worth a call. Try Rory. They're together.”

Andrew called on Luke's speaker phone and got a breathy voice singing, “Take me in your arms and make my life perfection ...”

“Rory! What the fuck?”

A wistful Rory said, “It's the song Marilyn sang in 'Niagara'. Andrew, would you consider growing your hair a little longer and bleaching it?”

Andrew rolled his eyes at the room and quietly said, “Maybe.” Andrew managed to look a little embarrassed, which was a rare event in his life. “Are you with Larry? Put him on.”

After a pause Rory replied, “He won't talk while he's driving.”

“Well, drive over to Luke's.” Andrew sought Luke's approval with his eyes; Luke nodded. “It's important.”

“We're crossing the Park Street bridge; see you in five.”

They arrived as everybody but Andrew cleaned up the last of the dinner. Andrew's opening comment was, “A hundred thousand for a back flip fuck.”

“Sorry, Andrew, I don't want to mess up anything between you and Rory. Don't even try to negotiate.” Larry was smiling and Rory still humming Marilyn's song.

“Not me, nitwit! Chris wants to sell a video of you and whoever you back flip fucked.”

“It didn't happen that way.”

“Details! Who cares? Sign and collect fifty thousand. He's offering you half.” Andrew's frustration showed; he could never understand not-doing-the-deal.

“Would you guys like a beer?” Luke offered. “I got a box from Triple Rock.”

“On Shattuck? I like their beer.” Rory accepted the offer. “It comes in a box? Doesn't it leak?”

“Please, guys, let Larry answer,” Andrew begged.

“Not tonight, Andrew. I'll think it over. I need more details. It would be gay porn. Would that kill any more modeling jobs? Lots to think about,” Larry said.

“It might not hurt, Larry,” Z said. “I did some almost-porn for Forum and nobody said a thing.”

“You did?” I asked, astonished.

“It wasn't a back flip fuck; but there was touching,” Z said. “The company hasn't decided whether to use it. It depends on who buys the clothes.”

Then my cell phone buzzed and it was Amanda. “Eric, turn on ABC; Disney's airing a teaser for your movie in the next break.”

Everybody waited through several minutes of some inane comedy about children who were geniuses and parents who were idiots and then it came on. “Will she? Or will she?” the voice said as Mara looked right as a picture of me flashed on and then left as a picture of Logan flashed on. “It isn't only the sticks that are crossed,” the voice continued as shots of Logan and me in a game showed. “One hero? Or the other hero?” There was a shot of me being carried on teammates' shoulders and then a shot of Logan looking longingly at Mara. “'Sticks and Stones' starring Logan Long and Mara Chinofsky and introducing Eric Malone. Coming at Christmas.”

Andrew made the first comment, “If you get more than ten minutes screen time, you will totally steal that movie from Logan Long.”

“Logan looks pretty anemic compared to you, Eric,” Mark said. “You looked hot in that team shot. Did you notice that one player almost touching your cock?”

Luke stood behind me and put his hands on my shoulders.

“No comment?” I asked him.

“I just want to touch you while you still dwell among us,” Luke patted me and went for more beer.

“You'd be hot with Marilyn, Eric. The young Marilyn … ” Rory offered.

Larry just smiled and clapped.

Z said, “My hero.” He looked a little worried.

At home, chilly in the room, warm in the bed with Z, I asked him why he looked worried. “I'm afraid success will take you away.”

“Worry about something else. Like the Big One. Or global warming. That'll happen first.” I tried to convince him with kisses.

In the morning my mother called. “Eric, you're father and I ...”

“Step-father,” I corrected.

“Yes, dear. Anyway we saw you with your charming friend Maddie and then in an ad for that movie, and I just wanted to call and see how you are.”

I told her about paramedic training and the Cal internship. She was unimpressed. “Do you think you could bring some of your Hollywood friends to a party your father, um, step-father is giving in Los Angeles?”

“I don't really know anybody famous.”

“What about that baseball player?” She sounded desperate.

“Sorry, Mom.”

She sighed and hung up.

Larry got back in the late morning. “The club accepted my emergency plan and paid me! And one of the club directors wants me to do the same thing for Spreckel's Sugar in San Leandro.” Z and I congratulated him; he was so different from the guy who arrived with his tail between his legs a few months ago. “Can I kiss your boyfriend, Z?” He gave me a hearty but chaste kiss and said, “It's all because of you, Eric.”

“No, it's all because of you, Larry. I just gave you some encouragement.”

“Encouragement, and a safe place to sleep, and great friends, and paying jobs, and a different idea of men, and ...”

I put my hand over his mouth, “I love you, Larry, but I will have to kill you if you don't shut up.”

The phone rang and I answered. “Z, it's Laurie! Z says hi, Laurie. What's up?”

“Eric, I need your help.” She sounded afraid.
 
Now, to post what I tried to post 3 and a half hours ago, but the connection to JUB got funky.

So much happening. Eric and Z are back together and close to needing to be surgically(?!) removed from one another, lol. I guess the GGG version of events is best

Back Flip Fuck for $100K - split 50:50 for Larry? Think well on it, Larry.
I understand the future employment concerns. Z does have some insight, too.

And the ABC teaser on the movie ~ Eric has good things headed his way, methinks. And a user of a mother and Step-Dad that he understands quite well and responds to politely, but appropriately. Some less tactful souls might tell mama to tell "self-absorbed-had-no-use-for-me-as-just-your-son-shit-head-of-a-step-dad" to go FUCK HIMSELF with a Bottle Brush.

And then there's the cliff-hanger with Laurie . . .

You continue to do a great job with this story, Rory.
Thanks for continuing to bring it to us.
:=D: :D (*8*) :wave:
 
I really like the way that you've been telling this story. There is a lot of subtle (and at the same time very crass:=D:) humor tied all together so neatly with sexual tension, mystery, romance and conflict.

It's awesome that Deck and Maddie might be getting together - at least for now, that's how I think the story might take them? I like those two together.

It seems Larry's a lot tougher than even he thinks. It's cool to see him grow and develop overtime. Eric doesn't just wave a magic wand or anything to fix everything right away, he just encourages and supports his friends and they support each other.

On the negative side, I am really not liking (and never have liked) Eric's mother. At best, she's selfish and immature, and at worst she seems sort of vile and manipulative.

And glad to see spitfire Laurie back - and whatever cliffhanger she brings!

Hope you keep going with the story..|
 
Part Forty-One

“Saddle up guys, we need to save a damsel. Larry, could we use your truck; she's probably got a bunch of stuff.”

Laurie, whose panic subsided when we arrived, hugged Z and me and pronounced Larry a perfect addition to the household. “And you're part of it, too, as of now,” I told her.

“Oh, no, Eric.”

“Oh, yes. You can't stay here if people are threatening you because of your fiance. Larry's truck is in the drive. Let's load it with your stuff and get out of here. Where is Prince Charming, anyway?”

“I don't know; he's been gone for about a week. The yacht business was a front for something else. Probably drugs, but I'm not sure. But I've been getting calls and this morning a visit from collection agents.”

“Laurie, pack just your own stuff. Nothing else, not even something the guy gave you. Larry, pull your truck into the garage so nobody can see what we're doing.”

“It's a California garage, Eric,” Laurie said, meaning it was a storage area for everything but vehicles.

“Oh, ok, we'll stage your stuff in the garage and then load it all at once.” In twenty minutes we had everything in the truck and left.

As we drove down Aughinbaugh, three guys in the front seat and Laurie on my lap aroused the suspicion of the Harbor Bay police. They stopped us and we produced ID's. Then one cop said, “Wait, aren't you the guy that caused the riot at the Harbor Bay Club?”

“Yes, sir.”

“That was the funniest morning I ever spent in sixteen years on the force. Where are you going with this stuff in the bed?”

“Moving the young lady to my house on San Antonio.”

He poked around a little in the truck's bed and seemed satisfied. “You want to work at the Policemen's Wives Club lunch, Eric?” We laughed and he waved us on our way.

Laurie approved of the house on San Antonio. “This third bedroom is a little small; do you want to take the attic, Laurie? There's a bath up there.”

Laurie said the small bedroom was perfect; and so our household was almost restored. In fairly short order, less than a week, Laurie was back to her old life waitressing and looking for 'opportunities'. She said she could afford to be very selective about the opportunities since her friend had paid off her debts and given her a bit of cash as well.

We invited Mark over for dinner and Laurie had the chance to tell him about her missing fiance problems. As we finished eating, Mark said he'd make a few calls and see what he could find out. He sat on the porch and we could see him punching numbers into his phone.

“I'm amazed. He barely looks the same,” Laurie said about the new Mark. “He's gained a bit of weight and actually looks healthy, kind of hot, too.” She winked at Larry and I wondered if she and Larry had shared more than the hall bathroom.

Mark came back in. “There's good news and bad news, I guess. The bad news is he was a grifter, who tried to take advantage of the wrong people. He probably did some drug wholesaling on the side, but mostly he tried to get people to put down deposits to buy things he didn't own, including boats, now and then. He also used the boats, ocean racing yachts, really, to transport drugs. The good news is some boats are gone and so is your man. Nobody seems to know where he has gone or if he's dead, which is likely; but nobody thinks he'll be back either. You were smart not to try to take anything from the Harbor Bay house.”

“I have Eric to thank for that,” Laurie said. There were tears in her eyes. “I know he was a bum, but he had his moments,” she sniffled. “He was a nice bum.”

“He must have been or you wouldn't have agreed to marry him,” I told her. There was silence for a bit, acknowledging Laurie's disastrous engagement. “Meanwhile, how is your gigantic brother with the small dick?”

“Cal is ...” she started to say.

“It's not THAT small,” Z said. Everybody's eyebrows shot up.

“You DID molest him?” Laurie asked, half-shocked and half-amused.

“Of course not. That was a small house we lived in, if you remember. We were showering and shaving in the bathroom at the same time. He asked my opinion and I told him it only looked small because the rest of him was so big. He was glad to hear that and almost hugged me but we were both naked. So he shook my hand and my usual problem recurred.”

“Z has trouble avoiding an erection in public,” I explained to the assembled crowd.

“Come on, this beautiful guy was inches away – I think we accidentally crossed swords at one point. Who wouldn't get hard? And, seeing me, he got hard, too. And, well, when he's hard, he's not that small AT ALL.”

“Now that that's cleared up, how is your gigantic brother with the 'not that small' dick?” I repeated.

“He's fine,” Laurie said with a giggle, “but the team is bankrupt; maybe the whole league. Cal figures his contract is worthless and he's thinking about going back to Stockton.”

“Is Stockton a bad deal?” Larry asked.

“No, but in Stockton he'd never have a chance to do much with athletics and that's what he's best at.”

“He ought to move to Alameda. There are four high schools on the island; one of them has got to be looking for an assistant coach,” Larry said.

“Really? You think? The job, I mean; not the living arrangement.”

“I bet it could work. He can live here, too, if he wants; the attic's available and private; but maybe he doesn't want to live with three gay guys and his sister,” I said.

After I convinced Laurie I was serious, she said, “He liked you and Z, and I know he'd like Larry. I'll ask him.”

Amanda called right after Mark left and said there was going to be another ad for the movie on. “Sorry, Amanda, no TV,” I told her. She said she'd tape it and I could see it next time I was in LA. “I don't know when that's going to be,” I told her. She said to let her worry about that part; that's what agents are supposed to do. “Ok, but I start school right after Labor Day,” I reminded her.

Then she added that Seth was practically best friends with Logan. “And I owe it all to you, Eric,” she said. All I could think was if she knew what Seth and Logan were doing she wouldn't be so thrilled with my assistance.

The next morning I had a chance to introduce my neighbor to Laurie as Laurie left for work. “The house is filling up, Eric. It's nice to see happy people living there again.”

“Carolyn, if we cause you any problems, let me know.”

“Eric, you and Z. Is that a special relationship?”

“Yes. Does that bother you?”

“Oh my, no. I was just being a busy body. The two of you seem so well-suited.”

“Well, for the rest, Larry's gay, but unattached and Laurie's straight and unattached since her engagement blew up recently. And maybe her brother Cal will move in temporarily and he's straight also. You'll know Cal; he's huge. I'll have to get you a program so you can keep track of all the characters next door.”

“You'll do no such thing.”

“I'm going to cut my lawn. Want me to do yours?” She thanked me and went inside.

Larry got back as I finished sweeping the walk of grass clippings. “I just met with Andrew and Chris and the video is pretty spectacular. I never did a back flip fuck, of course; but he put together a bunch of clips and stills that sure makes it look as if I did. It looks very convincing. You want to see it?”

We viewed the CD on my computer and Larry was right. “I guess they'll have to warn the kids not to try that at home, huh?” I commented.

“Andrew said the plan is to issue an R-rated version of this 'Jackass' clone for public use and then include this and some other X-rated stuff on the 'Director's Cut' for private sale. The best thing is Chris has me looking so good you can't really tell it's me in the video. So I signed the release.”

“Larry, I can tell it's you.”

“But that's just because you know me and see me every day. Other people wouldn't notice.”

“Larry, the way Chris has you looking is the way you look. You have always had a great body and now that you're away from that dickhead you smile more and your smile is … I don't know the word for it.”

“Well, I'm not getting billing so I can just deny it. You want help with the rest of the yard?”

We trimmed the bushes and weeded some beds in both yards. Carolyn brought us some iced tea for a break and we were finished in an hour and a half. Going into the house I asked Larry if he didn't notice people walking by staring at him when he had his shirt off. He had no idea what I was talking about.

Z came back from a lawyer's office and said the European agency's contract didn't forbid anything Andrew could find him, so he was going to follow up with Andrew. He had an interview later in the afternoon at Cal State to see about getting reinstated. He needed about two quarters to finish his degree.

“So you have a couple of hours to kill? I know a way to kill them?”

Larry left to scope out his consulting contract at Spreckel's Sugar. As soon as he left, Z and I made the most of killing an hour and then Z had to leave, too.

Amanda called and said Disney was dithering about the movie. “First they though it would be a TV movie followed by a series, then they thought full theatrical release, now they're thinking TV only, no series,” she explained. “Apparently it isn't testing so well. Nothing to do with you, you generate very positive feedback. It's Mara and Logan, not the greatest love match in Hollywood history.”

“What can I do to help?”

“Nothing, but you better put off buying the Ferrari until they work it out.”

“The Ford runs perfectly. How's Seth doing?”

“He and Logan are a pair. You know, I can tell what they're up to, mothers know that stuff; but they cover it pretty well. They've been in the columns a couple of times for being girl crazy. Quite a buzz.”

Are you happy with the outcome, Amanda?”

“There's my older son who has already made me a grandmother and will take care of me in my old age; and then there is Seth, who is so much fun lately. I don't have any complaints.” She ended the call with a promise to keep after more work for me.

Larry came in with a couple bags of groceries. “A partial version of the back flip fuck is already online. A guy at the Safeway asked me if I was the acrobat. I pretended I didn't know what he was talking about. He asked me to fuck him anyway. In the parking lot! He wasn't bad looking, but he had a really knobby, skinny ass. Looked uncomfortable. I'm not sure I like getting recognized.”

“So you better do a really good job for Spreckel's.”

“The guys at the sugar refinery are a bunch of sweeties. Did I really say that?” Larry hit himself on the head. “Anyway, I've got some ideas that should save them a bunch.” He stared out the door and said, “Wow, who's this coming up the walk?”

“Oh, that's Cal, Laurie's brother.”
 
Rory,
It's too bad things didn't work out for Laurie, but then again, maybe they did.

She's out of debt, and back living with her REAL friends in a situation that makes it easier for all of them to afford and to help each other out.

I'm thoroughly enjoying the story and the character development.

Thanks, again, for continuing it for us.
:=D: :wave:
 
Part Forty-Two


“Eric, great to see you,” Cal said, declining my offer of a beer. “I need to stay in shape in case the team reorganizes.”

“This is Larry, who's taking Mark's place,” I made the introduction.

Cal told us the Sabercats bit the dust, leaving the players short their last paycheck. “I'm ok for a while, but I need to look for something soon.”

“I suggested to Laurie that you might find something with a high school here,” Larry said. “I played for Alameda when I was in high school.”

“What position did you play?”

“Don't laugh? Guard. I got pulverized regularly.”

“You're not that small,” Cal said and I couldn't help but recall the earlier conversation about being not that small. From Larry's expression it looked as if he remembered it, too.

“I weighed about thirty pounds less in high school. I was pretty small for the position.”

“I hadn't thought about high schools 'til Laurie mentioned it. It's one way to stay in the area.”

“Alameda is probably having a summer practice now and it's close. You want to walk over? The coach should remember me.”

Cal was willing and they left. I decided that if he might be joining the crowd I had better make one more sweep through the attic. I took a small cardboard box up with me and put the pipes and their rack in it. There was a similar closet on the opposite side of the room, but it was completely empty. I knocked on the pipes I found in the first closet and opened the secret compartment. I felt carefully around and there was a paper stuck to the top. I pulled it out and unfolded it. It was a complete family tree of the Peralta family from the time of the first grant of Rancho San Antonio to Luis Maria Peralta by the last Spanish governor of California in 1820. There were some additional pages in Spanish that I couldn't read.

I gathered up the papers and added them to the box. The papers looked interesting to me and might be of historical value to the community I thought. Z got home and I showed him. His Spanish was better than mine and he thought that the letter described how the Peraltas invested in holdings in Mexico after the Mexican government seized Alta California from Spain in 1822.

“The script is hard to read and my Spanish isn't good enough to figure it all out, Eric. Maybe you should find someone to translate it,” he said.

Larry and Cal got back and Cal greeted Z like an old friend. “Safe to hug you this time?” he asked Z and gave him a bro' hug.

“How was practice?” I asked.

“Larry introduced me to the coach and he said there might be something for me. He said he would need to shake some money to pay me out of the Booster Club. There was nothing in the school budget for an assistant coach. The guys they have are not going to be a great team - ever, but they can be better than last year with a little serious work.”

“What about staying here, Cal?”

"Suits me," Z said, endorsing the idea. He left for the store.

“Ok, but only until I start getting paid, that's assuming I even get the job. Then I'll get something of my own.”

I showed him the attic with its own bathroom and I think he liked that arrangement. He said he'd be back tomorrow. He and Larry talked football on the porch until Laurie got back. After talking over the arrangements with her he left for the night.

“You guys are so great,” Laurie said. “Cal thought his life was going down the drain when the team dissolved. He felt he had only one chance and blew it. Now he's looking ahead again.”

“I can't believe that. He's got a gazillion possibilities,” Larry said.

“You and I think so, but he couldn't see them. How did you feel when you were living in Bay Farm?” I asked.

“I see what you mean,” Larry said.

Andrew arrived looking for Rory. “He's not at work and he doesn't answer his phone? Laurie? Are you part of the house again?”

“Don't be too welcoming, Andrew. You might make Laurie might feel comfortable,” I said.

“That's not what I meant. Your house always has a swinging door, I was just surprised.”

“That's because all of us like it that way,” I told him. “Anyway Rory hasn't been here.”

“Damn, I getting worried,” Andrew said.

“About his safety? How long has he been gone?” Laurie asked.

“No, not his safety. He's preoccupied lately; I'm worried he's not going to hang around. And the house we're fixing up is ready to move into.”

“Don't worry about things that haven't happened yet,” I suggested.

“Yeah, I guess. By the way, Larry, what do you think about a reprise of the back flip deal. Chris has some ideas.”

“I kinda think no. Once I can live down; but twice and I'm hand-cuffed, professionally, that is.”

“You're right, but I thought I'd ask. Chris can't get you out of his head.”

“See, that's what I was afraid of. That piercing stuff doesn't go away with him. Tell him flat out no. Ok, Andrew?”

Cal came back. “Hey, Larry, I got as far as the San Mateo Bridge and remembered some of the old team are going to scrimmage this afternoon. Want to come?”

“Yes,” he said to Cal and a confirming “No!” he said to Andrew.

“Is that Larry's new boyfriend?” Andrew asked.

“No, that's my brother,” Laurie said. “He's moving in tomorrow.” She went upstairs.

“He looks like a lot more than a roommate,” Andrew confided.

“I don't think so. He's straight as an arrow and I don't think he has any plans of changing that,” I told him.

“Just saying … ” Andrew stopped to answer his phone. It was Rory. “That's ok. You don't need my permission for anything, but if you could just tell me? I won't worry then. You know I do. We move in tomorrow; I can't wait.”

Andrew explained, “Rory's now a docent at the Pacific Film Archive and he was asked to judge a Marilyn look-alike contest in North Beach tonight. He'll be home late. That's a relief.” Andrew got another call and was talking full speed as he waved to me and left.

Laurie reappeared freshened up and said she was on her way to work a happy hour session at Chevy's. I asked her if she wanted to go to dinner with Z and me later but she said she'd eat at work.

One of the nice things about living with three, soon to be four housemates is that the social possibilites are almost endless; tonight, however looked like just Z and me.

Z drove up and parked in front. He stopped to talk to Carolyn and I was impatient. Fuck the old lady, Z, get in here and fuck me. I met him at the door and said, “Come in, let me help you out of your clothes.”

Z giggled and kissed me. “I couldn't stand it if you were less horny,” he said. “I'd feel neglected, abandoned, in the battle for hearts and minds.”

I reached into his pants and grabbed him. “When you have 'em by the balls, their hearts and minds will follow.” He followed me upstairs and was undressed and lying on the bed before I even got my shoes off. It was one of those times when Z wanted to be the bottom and I was happy to oblige. I spent a lot of time on giving him a blow job because he liked it, mainly, but also because I liked playing with his foreskin. Eventually I got around to fucking him and I entered slowly. I had him sit in my lap and lean back. It let me keep my cock in him while I continued the blow job. He came very quickly and I prepared to pullout.

“No, stay in me,” he said and I did, lying on top of him as his legs wrapped around me. “I want to concentrate on feeling you in me without the distraction of wanting to come.” He kissed me and I thrust slowly. “I want to feel every inch.” He kissed me again. “Every thrust.” He clutched at my ass trying to pull me closer. I pulled back and thrust harder. “Ooow!,” he cried.

“Did I hurt you, Z? I'm sorry.”

“No, don't stop.” He kissed me again and my tempo increased, long hard thrusts. He panted as I kissed him back. Then the short strokes, faster, each one as deep as I could go. Then something in Z relaxed and it felt like I went even deeper. He groaned and I came, long thrusts again with a spasm each time as I pumped my cum into him.

As my orgasm ended I trembled and Z held me tight. “I could feel your cock get bigger in me as you came. I love knowing that.” He held me and kissed me as I cooled down.

“Anything else you want to know about me? Feel free to experiment.” He looked at me wondering if I was somehow displeased. “I love you, Z.” That dispelled his concern.
 
Rory,
Your timing is almost perfect.
Just the pick-up I needed right now.
One big Happy family, and Eric and Z are becoming One in every way possible.

Thanks so much, for continuing this story.
 
Part Forty-Two


Cal and Larry arrived early in the morning and their several trips to the attic with Cal's stuff woke the whole house. In short order Cal was settled, except that there weren't sheets for his bed. So with a shopping trip left to do, we all sat down to breakfast. As we were finishing Andrew burst in the door.

“That little asshole! God damn him!” Andrew plopped into the kitchen chair that Z had barely vacated in time to avoid a collision.

“What little asshole?” Larry asked.

“Rory!”

“He's not that small,” Laurie said and everybody but Cal and Andrew burst out laughing.

“I don't know what's so fucking funny,” Andrew said, slurring the f's. “That little asshole fucked the winner of the Marilyn look-alike contest. And it wasn't even a drag queen. It was a real girl. He fucked her. Damn. Why is he so damn cute?” Andrew hang his head in his hands.

“Who's cute? The drag queen?” Z was putting dishes into the machine and missed some of the talk.

“Rory, obviously!” Andrew wailed. “He came home and fucked me before he said anything. I've probably got cunt juice up my ass.”

To drown out the snickers, I asked, “Andrew, have you been drinking?”

“Yes, what of it?”

“It's nine in the morning and you need to find work for three of us today.”

Andrew was angry and looked around the room. He settled on Cal and Larry. “Hilarious, huh? You two slept together last night didn't you? I can tell.”

“Yes,” said Cal.

“No,” said Larry.

“Yes, but it wasn't what you think,” Cal said.

“I was on the floor and Cal was in the bed,” Larry said.

Cal said to Laurie, “I offered him the bed, but he wouldn't take it.” Laurie patted his hand and managed not to laugh.

“Assholes all of you,” Andrew said, near tears. “My life is going to hell and you just make jokes.” Laurie gave Andrew a kiss on the cheek, somewhat mollifying him.

“When are you moving into the new house?” I asked.

“The truck is due at ten,” Andrew sniffled.

“What's Rory doing now?”

“He's cleaning up the new place.” Andrew was calming down.

“Does that sound like he's about to ditch you?” Z asked.

“No.” Andrew was taking deep breaths.

“What did he say when he got in last night?”

“He said he was really horny and we went to bed. And then, when we were done with sex, he told me how much the winner looked just like Marilyn and that he fucked her.”

“In his mind, he was fucking Marilyn, not the contest winner. He was just living out a fantasy that will never happen again. You know how literal-minded he is,” I suggested.

“Literal-minded and fantasy aren't compatible,” Andrew challenged, drunk but not stupid.

“I'm not explaining it right. He fucked a dream and then he immediately wanted YOU. You're his reality.”

“You think?”

“Sure.” Everyone pretended to agree with me, whether they did or not.

“I'm going to go and help Rory. Why don't you have a little nap and then join us?”

Andrew crashed on the couch and was asleep almost instantly. Cal said to Larry, “Football teams are never like this.”

“Firemen, either,” Larry said.

Everybody but Laurie went to the new house to help and before long we had the house in reasonable order. Rory knew exactly where Andrew wanted things and there was no hesitation as he directed the arrangements.

About one in the afternoon Laurie and Andrew arrived. Andrew was very complimentary and praised Rory's efforts at every chance. Everything was in the right place and everything looked good. The clean-up was complete and thorough. Even the clothes were put away he noted. Andrew found no fault with anything.

Rory, who rarely smiled, beamed with pleasure. “It was just memory. All I had to do was remember what you said, Andrew.”

“All you had to do was remember the eighty thousand things Andrew said over the past couple of months, you mean. Magnificent work, Rory,” Z sad.

Rory just smiled, looking for only Andrew's approval. We left them with Andrew looking forward to some make-up sex.

The five of us were walking home and I said to Cal and Larry, “If you two are going to continue sleeping together, could you use Larry's room? All that clumping up to the attic will keep me awake.”

Cal stammered and sputtered and looked to Larry for help.

“He's joking,” said Larry and Cal looked grateful for the advice.

There was a message from Amanda at home. Disney had apparently decided to release the movie for TV only and to release it in the fall away from any Christmas competition. My Hollywood career was getting smaller and smaller by the week.

About a half-hour later, Andrew called and said he had a photo shoot for the three of us lined up. It was to be a nautical theme again. “We are going to be haunted by those shorts forever,” Z said.

Larry wanted to know about the shorts and Z showed him the earlier shoots. “I can see why they are popular. You and Eric look like gods.”

Cal gulped when he saw the pictures but said nothing. Then he and Larry left for Alameda High.

Laurie thanked us for letting Cal move in and said it was funny watching him adjust to the surprises of life in a semi-gay household. “He likes it, though, I can tell,” she said. She left for work leaving Z and myself alone.

“You want to see if we can match yesterday afternoon,” Z asked.

“I'll never say no.” Later, wrapped in each other's arms, I told Z, “I keep wanting to tell you that I love you, even with other people around, as if you'll forget or something if I don't remind you every ten minutes.”

“We need a code,” Z said. “Like one means 'I love you'; two means 'I'm hard'; three means 'Fuck me or I'll explode'; four ...”

I interrupted him, “One, two, three.”

He fucked me and we spent an hour exchanging ones and then I fucked him and we exchanged more ones. At last, spent, he said, “Eric what's that pipe collection? Are you going to start smoking a pipe?”

I told him the story of the pipes and the gold and he was enthralled. He picked up two meerschaums and banged them together. The bowls opened and unset jewels fell out of each one.

“Man, what is this? Are these real?” Z asked.

“I have no idea; but all the other stuff has been real.” I told him about the bonds but I didn't mention Tony. I knew I could trust Z, but for some reason I kept that part to myself, just as Tony asked.

Z tried the other pipes and all the bowls contained a few stones colored green, red, and clear. “The Mexican flag?” Z mused. “Emeralds, rubies, and diamonds?” I responded. We dressed and headed to an appraiser.

“They're real,” the appraiser said, “but the cut is old fashioned, not popular today.” He continued examining them with his loup. “I think they may be more valuable as antiques than as gemstones. I'm not enough of an expert on antique gems to tell you. They're very appealing as a collection, however; the colors contrast beautifully.” The appraiser gave us the name of a colleague in the city who handled estate and antique jewelry.

We dumped the stones in the safety deposit box and agreed to get an appraisal another day.

“One,” I told him, “but not two or three.”

“One back and thank God about the rest. I'm worn out.” Z sighed.

When we got home, Cal and Larry were sitting at the dining room table; it looked like they were playing cards. The cards, however, represented the players on the Alameda High football team and contained stats and opinions of their strengths and weaknesses.

Z and I sat on the porch having a drink; we couldn't help hearing Cal and Larry through the open windows. They were in deep discussions of each player and putting the cards into various piles. Cal referred to one guy, saying “He's not that small.” Larry laughed and Cal asked why everybody thought that was so funny. Larry told the story about Z and the bathroom meeting and then Cal laughed.

“I can't get used to some of the topics of conversation here,” Cal said.

“Really? Guys at the fire station would comment on each other's equipment if it was way big or small.”

“Well, Z got the story right. That's the way it happened,” Cal said. “I wondered why I got hard, too.”

“Forget it; young guys are always getting spontaneous erections.” Larry obviously didn't want to continue the discussion and immediately resumed talking about whether the team's kicker was good for distance or placement. Cal thought with practice the kid could be counted on for both. Larry felt they needed a back up.

I whispered in Z's ear, “Who wouldn't get hard around you?” We went back inside and asked about dinner plans. Nobody had any so we decided to go out. I called Luke to see if he and Mark wanted to join us. They agreed and we went to Nick's in San Leandro.

Larry saw a couple of his friends from the fire house and sat with them for a drink while he learned that the investigation into his abuse was continuing. Apparently his abuser may have been guilty of some misappropriation as well the guys told him.

He rejoined our table and said what good guys the firemen were. “I told them I was sorry I didn't have any explanation for my actions and they said I didn't need any. 'We judge you on how you respond in a fire,' they said.” Cal asked what he was talking about and Larry told him he'd tell him later. “I don't need to spoil everybody's dinner.”

On the way to the car, Larry said to Luke and me, “I don't know what to tell Cal. I don't know what he'll think of me.”

“Tell him the truth. You don't have to put in every detail, but tell him the truth,” Luke said.

When we got home it was still light so Cal, Larry, Z, and myself decided to go for run along the beach. Cal and Larry left the two of us in the dust and after fifteen minutes or so, Z and I returned home feeling chilled from the stiff breeze off the Bay. The hot shower we took felt great and so did Z. We decided that 'four' would be the code for “I want to hug you'.

Our two more athletic housemates came back later. Cal said good night and went up to his attic room. Larry got cleaned up and came back downstairs. “Did you tell him?” I asked. Larry nodded. “How did he take it?”

“He said, 'If I ever see that fucker who hurt you, I'll kill him.' He sounded like he meant it.”
 
Rory,
A great chapter.
I started it before work, but had to run before I could finish it and post.

A lot of action with the old/new housemates and now nearby neighbors.

Larry and Cal seem to be hitting it off. One can only wonder if our young Straight buck who accidentally crossed swords with Z in the bathroom might be a little more open to exploring possibilities with Larry. Hey, when your rocks are getting overfull, more options look attractive and, he's getting to know Larry as a humane caring human being, too.

He's a decent guy, too - and I like his reaction to Larry telling him about his former relationship.

Who says he needs to find a place of his own - esp. if the Booster club is going to be paying his salary - not likely to be a lot.
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Part Forty-Three

With the addition of Laurie and Cal the house settled into a new routine over the next few weeks except we were rarely all there at once. Z started back to Cal State; I started at Alameda for paramedic courses and Cal for math; and Laurie that found her expenses were reduced and relied solely on waitressing for income.

Cal and Larry were swept up in the excitement of high school football. The season was rocky, but they both had hopes for improvement as it went on. Among the students, faculty, and mothers, there was no shortage of females throwing themselves at Cal and sometimes he'd hook up with one. Larry did his best to ignore it, but anyone paying attention could see he was hurt every time. The team's record was two wins better than the previous year, however, and that was their focus.

Rory and Andrew, after patching up their affair, were again going through a rocky patch owing to Rory's unbreakable attraction to the Marilyn look-alike. It's purely physical and not even frequent, he would tell Andrew; but every night Rory spent with Marilyn was another cut and Andrew, or at least his love for Rory, was dying the death of a thousand cuts.

Luke and Mark were the same as always; their trust and affection for each other seemed unshakable even if it wasn't scorching hot. Mark's success with the bank continued and Luke, to his disappointment, was exclusively an ER doctor now, not an ambulance rider.

In mid-September Z and I were lying in bed, clothed, and I was nibbling on his cock through his jeans when he mentioned the stones we had discovered in the old pipe bowls. “What if they're worth a fortune, Eric?” Z asked.

“Are you getting hard because of me or does the thought of jewelry turn you on?”

“I'm just curious. It would be fun to know what the stuff is.”

“What if they are real? What would that change? There's nothing I need that I don't already have. Let's ignore them.” I unbuttoned his jeans and began sucking his cock for real.

“Maybe you should tell Mr. Levenson about them,” Z suggested. He pushed his pants down to mid-thigh for me. “Turn around, I want to suck you, too.”

I rearranged myself on the bed and continued, “I tried to tell him about the bonds and he refused to listen. Wouldn't let me say a thing, as if he didn't want to know, or already knew but didn't want me to know.” He struggled with my pants and I said, “Wait. Let me help you.”

“I know... I know you know... I know you know I know... One of those things, huh?” Z went back to sucking my balls.

“Kind of in reverse. Levenson was Tony's lawyer. I think Levenson knows everything but doesn't want me to be able to say I told him. That way if there's anything crooked he can claim he didn't know a thing. Tony's probably the only one who could nail him and Tony's gone. I told him about the family tree I found and he just said, 'That's interesting; but it's of no value.' He said I could keep it or throw it away, whatever I wanted.” I resumed licking Z's cock and then practiced my sword-swallowing skills.

Z heightening arousal made me come; I swear his reactions to me were as important as any direct action he took. I loved watching what I could do to him, what I could make him feel. His face displayed every pleasure he felt, beautifully mirroring his ecstasy.

He spit some of my cum out on my belly and then slid his cock around in it. “You can fuck me, if you want,” I told him.

“I like doing this,” he said, “It's hot watching my cock slowly slide over yours. I can nudge you in the balls and then push your cock around, and the smell of your cum gets to me.” He pumped his cock against my stomach and ... “Ahhh! Yeah! Eric, I love you, baby, I love you.” He shot and his cum hit my cheek and chin.

Later that day I noticed Carolyn putting up a 'Room Available' sign. I asked her what she was looking for in the way of a tenant. She said a few bills had come along and she wanted a little extra money to pay them. “I also get a little lonesome sometimes. I wouldn't mind someone to talk to now and then.”

The next night we were all going to be home so I invited her over for dinner. Laurie and Z cooked and the table was full. Carolyn loved hearing about the Alameda High football team; she knew the families of some of the players and had a bit of innocent gossip to share about them.

Cal and Larry cleaned up and Laurie left for a date. Z was planning to study, so I went for a walk with Carolyn. She had a story to go with each house on the street and was good company. I was surprised to learn she was fifty-eight, I had guessed she was older. I mentioned that my mother was almost her age and she asked her name. When I told her she asked if my mother was ever a member of the Piedmont Cotillion. Small world; they had known each other in their teens, although not well.

I dropped her at her door and went home. Upstairs Z said “One, seven.” I grimaced and told him I didn't remember what 'seven' meant. “It means I want to sleep with you in my arms,” he said.

“No, it doesn't!”

“It does now,” he said and he was asleep after just one kiss. Z and I had reached the point were sex wasn't so frantic, although there were wonderful and very frantic exceptions to that rule. Tonight, however, I lay awake thinking pleasant thoughts and enjoying the warmth and presence of Z in the bed. It felt almost parasitic, like I was absorbing energy from my sleeping lover.

Then I heard Cal and Larry in the hall. “I will if you want to, Larry,” Cal said.

“No, I don't want you to close your eyes, grit your teeth, and 'let me'. You have to want to do it.” Larry said.

“I don't think that going to happen,” Cal said; he sounded genuinely regretful.

“Then I'm happy the way things are, just being friends,” Larry said and they went to their bedrooms.

The next morning Amanda called and the roof had fallen in. Logan and Seth had been photographed if not 'in flagrante delicto', then unmistakably close enough, kissing, pants down, and touching each other. It was all over the Internet. Disney was canceling the release of “Sticks and Stones”. Apparently teen girl fans are unforgiving; they might take Logan as comic relief in a different movie, but he was no longer boyfriend material. A couple hours later she called back and said they were thinking about a reshoot with a different male lead, but nothing was certain.

“How's Seth taking it?” I asked her.

“Oh, he's a mess. He thinks it was his fault and can't get in touch with Logan, who is drugged out somewhere in Malibu. Seth is in his room with the door locked.”

“How can I help?” I asked.

“Your movie goes down the toilet and you're worried about helping me?”

“Well, I don't need the help and you do, Amanda, or maybe Seth does.”

“I can't believe how kind you are. If I think of anything, I'll let you know. We're fine for now.”

I told Z about the abrupt end of my movie career and he said, “Now do you want to get those stones appraised?”

“I've saved enough until I can get back to work at the hospital and maybe Andrew can turn up some jobs. Still, maybe we should have them checked out. I don't think I kept the card.”

“The name was Moe Betah Jewelry. How could you forget that one?”

So we made a short trip of it, driving into town and visiting Moe who was on Maiden Lane, one of the lesser streets off Union Square. Moe said the jewels were genuine emeralds, rubies, garnets, and diamonds in the style of French Second Empire from the cut. The cut was popular in the mid-1800's wherever French fashions were popular, which included the US before the Civil War and the Mexican Empire of Maximilian in the 1860's. If they had been set, he could have been more definite about origin. As it was, he suggested that the stones were probably from either American or Mexican jewelry of that period. Colored gems were more popular in mixed settings then. If these stones were in a single piece, it must have been spectacular, according to Moe.

“If you want to sell them, I could handle it for you, but I wouldn't do it in San Francisco. There is more money for this kind of thing in Los Angeles or New York. I could forward them to an associate for auction there. We're probably talking a hundred thousand, if the stones go individually, or possibly some kind of premium over that for the entire group. They could be made up into a very attractive chain, which is a current style.”

“Mr. Betah, I'm not sure we own them; we found them in a house I'm leasing and the house is part of an estate without an heir currently. A lawyer in Oakland is searching for an heir.”

Moe joked, “My name isn't Betah; my wife thought thought was a cute name for the business and after I decided she was wrong, I was too cheap to change the sign. It's Morris Adelstein. Who is the lawyer?”

“His name is David Levenson, on upper Broadway in Oakland.”

Moe or Morris froze and then said that he might not be the right person for the sale. He suggested that getting Mr. Levenson's clearance should be our first order of business. After chatting so willingly, he was suddenly eager to end the interview.

Back in the Ford, I called Mr Levenson's office and asked to speak to him. His assistant said he was out of town, so I asked her to tell him I had found some possibly valuable items in the Peralta house and wanted to know what to do with them. “Ok, Z, we've done our duty,” I told him as we headed east on the Bay Bridge.

The next morning I admired the stones, shining even in the faint sunlight coming through the kitchen window. They were pretty things lying in a multicolored pile. Then I scooped them into a baggie and put them in my pocket.

Getting ready to return them to the bank, I considered the absurdity of someone my age having a pile of gold and a pile gems; even though they were small piles, it seemed an odd circumstance for someone at the ripe old age of twenty-three.

Larry breezed in and out of the kitchen on his way to present his report to Spreckel's. He looked quite professional but still physically powerful, like a construction foreman. He was dressed a cut or two above the workmen; there was no mistaking him for the laborers.

“Can I say you look … ? I was going to say professional, but it's better than that. You look like somebody believable and trustworthy, and if anybody at that company has a single gay gene, somebody very hot, too.”

“Thanks. I need a little boost this morning to sell this thing. I'm suggesting they spend a lot of money, but I'm giving them other options, too.”

“Just remember, you're the best thing they're going to see all week.” Larry left looking happy; mission accomplished.

The phone rang and it was David Levenson. He let me describe the stones and then said their ownership could not be determined based on either Mrs. Peralta's or Tony's inventories of property. He said he would retain them as possibly part of the estate, subject to final disposition at settlement. His agent would pick them up.

I had barely cradled the phone when the agent, who must have been enroute while we were talking, showed up at the door to pick up the stones. He left a receipt for me. The receipt accurately described the number and type of the stones. Now there was an impressive feat of mind-reading on the part of Levenson; I was sure I never told him or his assistant any details about the stones.
 
i have just sat and read this whole story from start to present...wow

wonderful writing, beautifully drawn characters, witty, funny, charming and sexy.

will be on the regular lookout for more!
 
Rory,
Another very interesting chapter.
And, some "warm" interchanges there, too.

It's too bad about the gems.
But, all's not lost, yet.

One never knows what will happen around the corner.
It's also too bad about the movie, but maybe not there, too.

The former Lead is now toast; they liked how our main boy, Eric showed, and now he can be the lead, we hope.

It will be interesting to see who our lady next door winds up with as a tenant.

I have an idea, but quien sabe?

Thanks, again, for continuing to bring us this great story.
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