Chapter 574 – A Farewell Class And Someone Needed Reassurance of Love
It was comforting to know we had police presence with us, given the fact Clay was staying with us and the potential risk of hanging out with Duncan, since his involvement was rather major. I was a little surprised that Duncan wasn’t under greater scrutiny by W&S, given his role in handling all the money transfers from Hastings’ bank, funneling it to anonymous accounts to be redistributed among other accounts, however they divided up the money. I was grateful that Lucky had become such a good friend also. The more protection we had, the better, especially in times like these.
The ladies were flooding in for Ladies’ Night, and the bar was once again busier than hell with the crowd we had tonight. I noticed Mary Ann, Ginny and Sue had shown up and grabbed a table while they could still get one. Tink was busy taking their orders for drinks. I noticed all three of the ladies stood up and hugged him. I imagined his ass got groped a few times also. We gay guys were just too irresistible to straight women. It was kind of fun irritating Rod, the fact that Mary Ann would screw me before she’d screw him, knowing I’d have no satisfaction out of that event at all, while he’d fall head over heels in love. I couldn’t help myself, and headed to them to say hello, getting myself hugged as well.
“Oh, Josh, this is just the greatest night, and you treat us so fantastic with the free drinks and all,” Em said, as she hugged me and gave me a kiss on the cheek.
“Hey, we’re all friends, and even practically business partners. We probably will be official business partners once we all graduate. Stoney Enterprises will use you guys exclusively for all our design work, so your business is ready made,” I offered, getting an even bigger hug and my buns pinched.
“Why couldn’t you be straight. Damn, I’d marry you in a heartbeat, never wanting to get out of bed with you ever again,” Em replied, making me chuckle.
“You’d have to fight Jake off for that to happen,” I chided, making her shake her head at me, then kiss me on the lips.
“You sure my kisses don’t mean anything to you at all?” she asked, trying desperately to get some kind of favorable reaction out of me. I smiled.
“They mean you are one of my closest and dearest friends, Mary Ann. I will treasure that relationship for life,” I replied. I thought she was going to cry, but Tink showed up with the drinks just in time.
“Watch these gals, Josh. I damn near got molested when I told them hello,” Tink chided. They all said Tink was just the cutest thing, and would love to get him in bed with all of them and molest him. “Damn, wait until I tell my brother and cousin about that offer,” Tink chided. They all laughed. I knew that would send Rod right off the deep end.
“Hey, Em, Rod has a special dance cooked up for you this evening. You might want to pat his bare behind when you tip him, or better yet, just molest the boy. He won’t care if it’s you,” I suggested. Em gave me a strange look. “I’m telling you, you walk on water in his mind. That boy could be your slave,” I said, embellishing somewhat.
“Seriously? Rod?” she asked, as if she wasn’t sure what she was hearing. I assured her that Rod had the hots for her, and no other woman existed on earth according to him. “Damn, maybe I should pay him more attention. I thought I was, but maybe he needs more,” Em replied. I told her she needed to let loose with him. She seemed somewhat surprised for some reason. Thinking I had greased the skids some, I headed back to help out at the bar.
Dylan caught me saying that Gentry wanted to see me for something in the dressing room. I immediately headed to the there. Wes gave me a hug when I got there. “Hey, Harvey wants to dance, but Leo and I refused to dance with him. Gentry wants to put him in with Rod, Tyler and Lonnie. We thought we better ask you first,” Wes told me. I saw Harvey talking to Rod.
“Unbelievable. He really wants to do this?” I asked, somewhat shocked. Wes told me he did, but he and Leo weren’t really talking to him these days.
“I think he’s lonely, having alienated practically everyone that knows him, so he’s looking for pussy, and we all know this is the best place to find it on a night like this,” Wes replied. I shook my head. “I know, I’m not crazy about it either, but we’re not acting gay tonight, and Rod and his crew don’t really know him, so I guess it might work, since we’re all on our own, dancing for the gals individually,” he commented.
“They don’t mind putting up with him?” I asked. Wes shrugged his shoulders, saying it was too bad they didn’t know him better or they’d want to kill him. That made us both laugh. “I guess if he behaves, the more dick we have out there for the ladies, the better,” I replied. Wes patted me on the back, telling me it was kind of a waste, surprising me with his comment. “Wait, you’re not into pussy anymore?” I asked.
“Just joking. The jury is still out on that one, but I see the value in male relationships hanging around you guys, more than I see the value in a straight relationship. Can’t say I’ve given up on pussy and tits just yet, but I’m in no hurry to have a close relationship with the finer sex. At least not at this stage of my life,” Wes replied. I patted him on the back, telling him he was a great friend. That seemed to make him happy. I patted his bare behind, making him laugh. I caught Gentry on my way out of the dressing room, telling him if Harvey so much as looked cross eyed at anyone, Gentry was to throw the bum out. He said he could handle that gladly, but so far, he seemed to get along okay with Rod, Lonnie and Tyler. I found that hard to believe, but was glad to hear he was behaving.
The decibel level was almost too much when the show began. The dancers were really shaking their stuff tonight. Afterall, it was the first Ladies’ Night since before Break. The gals seemed super horny tonight for some reason. Spring had come, and I guess everyone’s horn level was at the season high. Looking down the bar, I noticed that Ethan seemed to be talking up some hot looking chic. She seemed to be enamored by him, and he seemed to be delightfully entertaining to her. But then, he always seemed to be charming to either sex. I just wished he knew what he wanted to be happy.
I was anxious to see Harvey dancing with Rod, Tyler and Lonnie. He seemed to be holding his own, as the guys paraded around the stage strutting their stuff, wiggling their buns and swinging their hips, as their junk was practically falling out of their thongs. The women were going crazy. Mary Ann, Ginny and Sue were front and center for the boys’ act. Rod was shimmying down in front of Mary Ann, who patted his bare buns as she stuck a few dollars into his string waistband. She pulled him in for a kiss. I thought he was going to pop a boner right then and there, he got so excited. The next thing I knew, Harvey was trying to horn in on Rod, who was basically there to entertain only one girl. Mary Ann gave him a couple of dollars, and patted him on his bare ass also. I could practically see the fire in Rod’s eyes, as he bumped his ass into Harvey pushing him away. Mary Ann even chuckled at the action. Harvey looked pissed, but seemed to get the message. Harvey just couldn’t help himself. He had to piss someone off all the time. I almost believed he had a daily mission to piss off as many people as he could.
I was pleased when the night finally ended. Mary Ann, Sue and Ginny gabbed stools at the bar, waiting for the boys to get dressed and come out. Sandy came by telling the girls they looked hot tonight. I had to give the girls a rundown on Sandy, telling them he was well equipped, but was only into one-night stands. He didn’t like relationships, just sex. They couldn’t believe it, as hot and rugged as he looked. He was quite the flirt, by all means, and ended up walking out of the bar with two ladies on his arms. I knew those two gals would have one hell of a night, but then Sandy would be history. Still, one night with that big cock, might be all they needed anyway. I figured Devin and Jim were in for a loud night if Sandy had two gals in his bed to take care of.
The girls requested some coffee, which surprised the hell out of me. They reminded me, the last time the guys walked them home, Mary Ann puked on Rod. They thought they needed to sober up a little this time. I rolled my eyes. Blake couldn’t believe what he heard. I had to chuckle over that one. Mary Ann said it wasn’t one of their finer moments, and they needed to guard against that happening again. I told her I thought that was the smart thing to do.
“Josh, this is Sally. We’ve known each other for most of the semester, as she’s in one of my classes. This is the first time she’s come to Ladies’ Night, and I was glad to see her,” Ethan told me, as he introduced a cute blonde girl to me. “Josh is our CEO, Sally, our boss and our swim team captain also, not to mention the best friend anyone could have in the world,” he added, making me feel rather proud. “Do you mind if I leave a little early and walk Sally home tonight?” he asked. How could I say ‘no’ after his gracious introduction? I told him to be sure and get her home safely. To my surprise, Sally gave me a quick hug, telling me it was nice meeting me, and hoped to see more of me in the future. I told her she was always welcome to come by. “Oh, could you tell Dustin I might be late getting home tonight, so he doesn’t worry about me?” Ethan asked, and he hustled to go change out of his shorts and wifebeater to walk Sally home. I told him I’d let Dustin know, shaking my head at the thought, wondering how that was going to go over. I caught Dustin shortly after Ethan left, telling him what Ethan told me to tell him. Dustin looked a little taken aback, but shrugged his shoulders, thanking me for letting him know.
“You knew this was going to happen someday. Are you okay?”: I asked. He shrugged his shoulders.
“Sure, why wouldn’t I be?” he asked, somewhat unconvincingly. I grabbed him and hugged him. “I’m really okay, Josh. It’s not that I’m short on love. I have three basketball players that love me to death. I’ll survive. We’ll just have to see where it goes, and whether it’s even serious or not. I agreed to this, and I’m keeping my word,” Dustin told me. I told him I loved him. He told me he loved me, and that’s what really mattered in this world. I gave him one last hug, then let him go on his way.
Harvey was the first to emerge, meeting up with some gal who was obviously waiting for him. “Sup?” he said to me. I nodded at him. “You have a good break, Josh?” he asked, delving into small talk. I told him we had a great Break at our resort in Key West. “Glad to hear it. Have you heard from Tim?” he asked, out of the blue. I told him I talked to Jason and Erin, his business managers in Ft. Lauderdale, at our corporate meeting we had one day in Key West, telling Harvey they said he was doing great. “Josh, I know things got a little out of hand with him and me, but I want you to know, I do care about him as my friend. I just couldn’t do that sex stuff he wanted me to do, hell demanded I do. That’s not me, and never will be. Tim’s alright, and yes, I did take advantage of him at times when I thought he was a straight roomy, but I just want him to be happy now. That’s all. Maybe his going to Ft. Lauderdale will make him happy. I hope he is. No hard feelings, as I still consider him a good friend. Like I said, I hated the way it ended, but I couldn’t go on with it like it was,” Harvey confessed, somewhat shocking me for his expression of regret.
“I’m sure Tim will be fine in his new environment, and he’ll be a big help to Erin and Jason also, Harvey. Thanks for letting me know you care about him though. That means a lot,” I told him. Harvey stuck out his hand to shake my hand. I shook it.
“Can we be friends and good frat brothers?” he asked, amazingly sincere.
“I can if you can, Harvey,” I told him, as I shook his hand. I thought he wanted to hug me, but I wasn’t going that far. “Nice to have you back for Ladies’ Night. Just don’t bug Rod’s girlfriend like you tried to do tonight when he pushed you away,” I somewhat teasingly warned.
“Dude, I had no idea. I told him to tell me next time who was off limits. We’re good. I apologized to him. I didn’t know. When the girls are handing out money like those girls were tonight, we all try to get some. I had no idea he had something special going on with that one. No, we’re all good there, Josh,” Harvey replied. I was even more shocked by his kindness. “Gotta go, as that young lady over there wants to show me a hell of a good night. Can’t keep the ladies waiting,” Harvey said, then took off. I was somewhat shocked at his politeness tonight, wondering if he was on some kind of drugs.
Rod, Tyler and Lonnie finally emerged. The girls were happy to see them. I drew the boys a beer as they joined the girls. “Okay, guys, I have to give it to you, you looked pretty damned hot up there on stage tonight. Got to admit, it got our juices flowing a little bit, that or the free alcohol Tink served us,” Mary Ann said.
“You mean I finally got your attention?” Rod asked, somewhat hopeful. Mary Ann smiled at him.
“Oh, honey, I think you got a lot of women’s attention tonight. You’ve got some moves, Rod. You certainly know how to shake that booty of yours,” Em replied, almost blowing Rod away. I swear he blushed.
“Just for you, Mary Ann. It was all just for you,” he replied, laying the BS on thick.
“Who was that blonde haired guy you bumped out of the way with your ass? He was kind of cute,” Em commented.
“Oh, he apologized when I told him you were my girlfriend. He was just in it for the money. I was in it for love,” Rod said, laying it on even thicker. Mary Ann about chocked on her coffee.
“I have to admit, Rod, you’re starting to grow on me. We kind of got off to a rough start, because of that one,” Mary Ann said, nodding her head towards Lonnie, who about choked on his beer.
“I apologized over and over for that, Mary Ann. I couldn’t be more disappointed in myself for what I did. I’m ready to fall on my sword in front of you, if that’s what it takes,” Lonnie offered, making the girls laugh.
“I think your sword is between your legs from what we saw up on stage, and I don’t think you want to fall on that,” Em chided. I liked the way the conversation was going.
“Oh, but it’s a beautiful sword,” Ginny commented, running a hand over Lonnie’s crotch. Mary Ann said ‘TMI’, as did Sue, who had her arm around Tyler’s waist. The two looked cute together. Tyler was smiling, so I knew he was liking her attention.
“Well, boys, you going to walk us home tonight or what? I promise not to puke on you this time, Rod. Talk about embarrassing. That was the worst.” I swear the boys chugged the rest of their beer, not able to swallow it fast enough to leave with their women. Mary Ann had to give me a hug and a quick kiss before she took off. Rod winked at me, like he was going to get lucky tonight. I hoped he was.
“What, you’re not going to give me a hug tonight before you leave?” I said to Rod, which caught him off guard.
“What? You really need a hug from me?” Rod asked, completely surprised. I asked him just to be ornery.
“I will,” Tyler said, then came flying over, giving me a big hug and a kiss on the cheek. “I’m not too proud to kiss Josh, the guy that’s done miracles for all of us. We all couldn’t have a better friend,” Tyler said proudly, somewhat surprising me. Mary Ann gave Rod a shove towards me, as if to say he’d better give me a hug also, especially since Tyler did.
“Oh, all right. I finally get to take Mary Ann home, and that, what, makes you jealous or something?” Rod quibbled. I laughed, waving him off, but he came and hugged me, even pinching my ass.
“I love to see male bromance. In fact, it kind of turns me on,” Mary Ann said, prompting Rod to be more melodramatic in his farewell embrace. “That was nice, Rod. You too, Tyler. Josh has been great to all of us,” Mary Ann said, making Rod feel his hug for me was more than acceptable by his girlfriend. I wished them a good night, telling them to go home before things got out of hand, making them laugh.
Blake, Cam, Kyle, Wes, Jake and I headed upstairs. Dylan and Garth had already gone up. I didn’t see Dustin leave, although I assumed he went back to the house with Dave, Chase and Caleb. Clay was working on his laptop in his briefs at the kitchen island.
“Okay, spill. What happened today with Duncan and the attorney?” Kyle asked, excited to know.
“Okay, this is top secret information. Baxter wanted to know who all knew what Duncan told us today. I told him only the people that were involved in the investigation that led us to Duncan, so all our lips have to be sealed until it’s public information, or in your case, Clay, you’re allowed to report the news,” I told them. They all swore they’d keep the secret. I spent a good half-hour telling them everything Duncan told Baxter and the questions Baxter asked. Clay was riveted to my report.
“I knew it. I just knew it. I tell you what. Garth is a miracle worker. Without him, no one may have found the connection from Hastings and Dickerson to Duncan. We’re just lucky that Duncan finally came clean. Josh, isn’t he going to be somewhat in danger if this leaks out that he’s testified for the AG’s office?” Clay asked.
“We have that figured out. He’s leaving town shortly and won’t be available to anyone until there’s a trial, then he’ll return under protective custody at that point, until the trial is over. We’ve taken care of that for him, just to keep him nice and safe,” I told them, not telling them where he would be. Jake and Blake knew, but the others had no idea. I decided it was safer to keep it that way. The less who knew the better.
“Those fucking assholes,” Kyle said, still upset with what they pulled over on him, planting Kenny in his life to act like he loved him, then stealing everything he could from him. “I’d love to hang Kenny by his balls, if we could find him,” he added.
“I’m with you. What he did to you was unconscionable, Kyle. You thought he really loved you. He was fucking you alright, physically and monetarily, while he only enjoyed the monetary part. He’ll surface someday, and when he does, we’ll nail his ass. He’s complicit in this conspiracy, just as guilty as any of the rest of those that perpetrated this whole thing. He can definitely go to jail for what he did. Are you sure he hasn’t been around town somewhere, possibly working for Crenshaw?” I asked. Kyle shook his head.
“Believe me, when I say, if I got wind he was anywhere around here, where I could lay my hands on him, he would have been devoid of his balls by now. I’d have ripped those suckers off and force fed them to him. That little prick. Actually, he was fairly well hung. Can’t say I didn’t enjoy the sex at the time. Hell, I really thought I was in love. To find out it was all an act to steal everything I had and bankrupt me, that just about killed me at the time. But, look who had the last laugh. I’ll have my debt paid off, as it was stolen money anyway, and possibly add an extra million in damages, so I came out better than I would have, had Kenny not stolen from me. I guess, in a way, he did me a big favor. Except I would have been shit if you hadn’t bailed me out, Josh, and I’d gone tits up,” Kyle exclaimed.
“Duncan even said, the guy that bailed you out, Kyle, was the smartest guy in the world, as he lit the match that blew up everything in the face of the conspiracy boys. The party blew up in their faces, just as they thought they won everything,” Blake told Kyle. I just smiled.
“Josh, that was wonderful of you to do what you did. It couldn’t have worked out better. That would never have happened had you not stepped in. There was no one in the world that was willing to gamble on me, except you. You saved my life, and I’ll never forget that,” Kyle told me, getting up to give me a hug.
“Well, had you guys not had your meeting of all the developers, and my dad met Josh that night, I’d still be in a state of depression. I guess we really owe Duncan some thanks for every wrong thing he did that turned out right for us,” Cam chimed in, making total sense. I had to give him a hug, amidst the cheers from the other guys for Cam’s great recovery.
“We love you, Cam. You’re a great addition to our company team also. So many good things came out of all the bad things that happened. I’m just glad we were on the right side of what happened. My gramps used to say, and my father, always do what’s right, and you sleep good at night,” I told them. “We did what was right, and look at us now. Couldn’t ask for greater friends and business associates than we have now. We’re going to do great things, guys,” I told them, to the chant of ‘amen’.
“Speaking of turnarounds, what did you do to Harvey, Wes? He was a totally different person tonight,” I told him. Wes smiled from ear to ear.
“We had a little heart to heart talk this afternoon when he asked me if I thought you’d be okay with him dancing tonight for Ladies’ Night. I told him about his arrogance, his selfishness, basically being a major asshole, a disgrace to the frat, the lacrosse team and humanity in general. He got a little defensive. I told him if he ever wanted to have any friends ever again, frat brothers and someone like you that allowed him to make money, he had to change. I hadn’t seen much change in him since he basically destroyed Tim’s life, a great friend to all of us. I admitted, what Tim did was wrong, but he didn’t have to be such an asshole to the rest of us for the situation he created with Tim,” Wes explained.
“That little talk changed his life that much?” I asked.
“Well, I added if he didn’t change, he was going to be thrown out of the frat, off the lacrosse team, and a bunch of guys were going to strip him down naked while I shoved my big cock up his asshole, without lube, and pounded him silly, blowing off his tonsils when I came in his ass. Not sure which incident I described changed his attitude, but one of them did at least,” Wes replied, making us all laugh.
“Unbelievable. Anyone taking bets on how long this nicer Harvey will last?” I asked.
“Every time he gets a little out of hand, I just rub my dick through my jeans, and that seems to turn him around again. It’s working so far,” Wes answered. Wes had us in stitches. “Hey, I’m not kidding. I will fuck him hard if he doesn’t behave, and he knows I will,” Wes added.
“Glad to know your technique works, but I wouldn’t wish that on your dick for anything,” I replied, making him smile. Wes did say that Harvey had a cute ass, but he better not bend over in front of him in the showers. Wes was in rare form tonight for sure.
“Guess I better be heading back to the frat,” Wes said, after he took the last chug of his beer. Minus Leo tonight, as I think he’s at the house. I told Wes he was welcome to stay here with us tonight, if he thought he might get lonely. Wes said he had some studying to do, but might want to take us up on that sometime. I told him he was always welcome. Blake told him, he was definitely welcome. Wes lit up at the thought. Kyle said he and Cam could drop him off on their way back to the apartment if he wanted a ride. “More like I’d enjoy the company,” Wes told them, making them smile. The three guys took off.
Clay had already showered and was heading to bed. I guessed he didn’t need any attention in the shower tonight, as he missed his opportunity. I asked Blake if he needed any attention. “I thought you’d never ask,” Blake replied. The three of us headed to the shower together, relieving Blake of some ball pressure, twice, before we sent him to bed. Blake told us how grateful he was for the stress relief. Then Jake and I finally headed to bed, having saved or loads for each other.
“You think Clay is getting more used to us, and our playing around with one another?” Jake asked me. I had to think about that.
“I think he’s getting more comfortable around us. He must be, as he’s agreed to go to work for us. He’s carefully guarding the fact he does like a little light sex with us from time to time,” I replied.
“What’s your definition of ‘light sex’?” Jake asked. I told him the blowjobs mostly and ass licking, although Clay had never reciprocated with any rimming, but seemed to enjoy having it done to him. “So when are you going to fuck him and break him in?” Jake asked, making me chuckle.
“Hey, your guess is as good as mine. I’m not pushing it. You’re welcome to do the honors if you think that needs to happen soon,” I offered. Jake almost tickled me, but I half screamed before he got his hands on my naked body and started tickling.
“You’re the only one that breaks someone in the right way, Josh. That needs to come from you. You know better than anyone when the time is right. So, I guess we’ll just have to wait until you tell us he’s ready,” Jake replied.
“So, you think I’m the only one that knows when the best time is to fuck?” I chided. Jake smiled at me, shaking his head. “Well, I say the time is perfect right now for me to fuck you. What do you say about that, Babe?” I asked. Jake fell down on the bed, his legs spread apart and in the air.
“Take me now, and take me hard,” he said, excitedly. Well, you know what happened after that.
I was anxious to hear how Rod and crew made out with the ladies last night on their trip home, or did they get to stay over. Rod seemed chipper, when he met us for coffee the next morning at the SU before marketing lab. “Well, so what happened. Did you finally score?” I asked, anxiously. Rod smiled.
“Depends on how you define ‘score’, Joshua. Did I get my dick wet in pussy juice? No, that part didn’t happen. What I did get was a great conversation and some decent make-out time with Mary Ann, which meant the world and all to me. She finally takes me seriously,” Rod reported, proudly.
“Good deal. Things are progressing in the right direction. Glad to hear it finally. What all did you guys talk about?” I had to ask, trying to see what they had in common I might be able to help him out with, promoting more of it with Mary Ann on Rod’s behalf. Rod shook his head.
“You mostly. Go figure. She is so enamored with you, it’s not funny, Josh. Of course, I am too, so we have you as our mutual common denominator,” he replied.
“Not good for the Rod,” Trevor teased. I shook my head.
“Seriously, you couldn’t divert the conversation to anything else the two of you had in common?” I asked, concerned.
“Oh, no. You and your projects are her world right now, along with her future plans. I started to feel like she was using me to get to you. Doesn’t that just suck?” Rod asked rhetorically. I was almost dumbfounded.
“Look at it this way, Rod, she made out with you, not me. That’s a good sign,” I pointed out. Rod rolled his eyes.
“I’d almost bet you a million bucks she pretended I was you, Josh,” Rod replied, still trying to wrap his head around what happened. I told him ‘no way’. I refused to let myself be abused by a woman. That made him laugh. “Like you could help what she thinks about in her mind,” Rod replied.
“Damn, this woman is complicated. Can’t you find an easier one to love?” I asked.
“Kind of late for that now, with all the time we have invested in that crew, not to mention the projects we’re doing together. It’s like we’re all stuck together, whether we want to be or not. We’ll just have to see where this goes. At least she kissed me and kissed me pretty good too. I got a boner out of it anyway, not that she noticed,” Rod confessed. I patted him on the back, telling him ‘way to go’. “Yeh, well, I had to take care of that with rosy palm when I got back to the house. Lonnie got a blowjob out of Ginny, and at least got his finger wet with pussy juice.”
“Well, that’s progress,” I said, in an upbeat tone of voice. I thought Trevor was going to gag, but Andy punched him in the shoulder.
“Get this, he complained that Dylan was far better at sucking cock than Ginny was. He had to try hard just to cum to get it over with, where Dylan got him off in no time at all. What the fuck has happened to us?” Rod said, somewhat desperately. I really didn’t know what to say, so Trevor spoke up.
“You’ve been exposed to better sex than any woman could ever hope to provide, Rod. It’s that simple. I know, because I was there. No woman I ever fucked has made me cum as hard as the guys I’ve been with. Woman just can’t do it. And that gushy, slimy, icky, stinky pussy of theirs that bleeds for a week every month, sure as hell doesn’t do anything for any of us. A buddy of mine told me one time, he’d never seen anything bleed that much and not die. Women are totally messy creatures where guys are just clean, shoot a load out of the dick and enjoy it. No hassles, no fuss, no drama,” Trevor said gleefully. Rod looked disappointed.
“You make one hell of a point, Trevor, but I can’t give up just yet in hopes it’s going to get better. Every guy thinks he knows what he wants. Hell, we’re programmed that way from birth. Okay, well some of you got your programming mixed up, but most of us are okay. Then when you finally get what you thought you wanted, it’s just not quite what you thought it would be,” Rod said, as if he was disappointed. I patted him on the back.
“Give it some time, Rod. You’re just finally really getting to know Em. Surely, what you thought she was, is there somewhere. Remember this is all new to her also, and she has to get used to you,” I reminded him.
“Hell, Josh, she was fucking her ex for months, living with him. You’d think she’d miss having a dick in her twat and be needy,” Rod commented. Trevor smiled.
“Hell, she’s probably got a big vibrator with heavy duty batteries, Rod, getting her jollies off all the time, not ever in need of a dick again,” Trevor suggested, getting the craziest look from Rod.
“Great, my dick has been replaced before it ever got started, by a mechanical device capable of producing more intense orgasms than a male penis in her vagina,” Rod said, hopelessly.
“Well, there’s always your friends’ lips to take care of what a mechanical device can’t do for a guy,” Trevor suggested, making the rest of us crack up.
“You don’t know how much truth there is to what you just said, Trevor. I swear you don’t,” Rod replied. While the conversation was comical, we had to go to class. I slung my arm around Rod’s shoulders, telling him better days were coming with Mary Ann. He said he hoped so, or he’d be over more often for BJ’s to get him through this. I just shook my head.
Mary Ann was in a chipper mood, but true to form, she hugged me first before the rest of the guys, leaving Rod for last, which I knew just disappointed him to no end. I whispered in his ear, she saved the best for last. He told me I was fucked up to believe that, making me chuckle.
“Were your ears burning last night, Josh?” Em asked me, with a big smile.
“Why would they be burning?” I asked, innocently, although I had an idea where this was going.
“Rod and I talked a lot about you last night. Don’t worry, it was all good. We’re very fortunate to have you and your friends as our friends. I think Rod appreciates you as much as we do, you, Blake and Jake most of all, as we don’t know the others all that well, but hope to someday,” Em replied. I told her I hoped she got to know all the others also, as I wasn’t any better than any of them. We were all partners in what we were doing together. Mary Ann pointed me out as a leader, however, saying someone had to lead the troops, and I did a marvelous job of that. Thankfully, the bell rang, and Ty got us altogether.
When we broke up into our small groups for our lab, I made Blake work with me and Rod work with Mary Ann. They seemed to get along okay doing their research together, even chuckling a couple of times. Rod seemed to settle down some, for which I was grateful. Damn, if this thing he had for Mary Ann wasn’t complicated, and I had to end up in the middle of it all, wanting to have nothing to do with any of it. Still, I was committed to helping my buddy. Bromances can be complicated, especially between a gay guy and a straight guy. Two straight guys never had a problem with only pussy on their minds. Rod was wanting pussy, which I had absolutely no interest in. Some things just don’t work well together.
I was anxious to get to our luncheon to see if Jordan had any news of the meeting with the AG and Duncan. Blake, Jake and I were all ears when they showed up. “Okay, guys, tell us what happened, if anything,” I urged eagerly.
“The meeting happened this morning, Josh. Baxter presented Duncan to the AG, who deposed him under oath. Duncan did well, according to Baxter, giving the AG what he was looking for all along. Our AG is already working with the Illinois AG’s office to subpoena the C&S Bank’s records for the accounts set up with money deposited from W&S Construction. This may take some time to get those records, but once they have them, arrests for Hastings and Dickerson could be eminent. Baxter gave them the plane manifests for the trips the three of them took to Chicago. If necessary, Greyson can testify they were actually on the planes if they deny it at all, saying the manifests were fraud in an attempt to set them up. Duncan has his immunity in writing now, so he’s safe. Baxter said there really wasn’t any relevance to any of the sexual information, unless opposing counsel brought it up, thus saving Duncan from embarrassment. However, the AG did say if Duncan wanted to press charges for the sling incident in Chicago, he was more than welcome to do that, but warned all his previous escapades would definitely be brought up by opposing counsel, most likely pointing the finger at Duncan as a willing participant for all the history he had with Simon and Spence, where he never complained about being sodomized, willingly participating at the time and taking their drugs and alcohol, hanging out with them and the like. Duncan told the AG just to put them away for good, and he’d be fine to leave the rest alone. The AG said if anything was brought up as to Duncan’s character in that regard by opposing counsel, then he’d go after them with a vengeance for rape, if necessary. The AG said he didn’t think that Hastings and Dickerson would want that on their rap sheets going to prison, or they’d have a hellacious prison life to the end of their days,” Jordan told us, which made perfect sense. “Oh, and Baxter was elated with your offer to send Duncan to Florida, saying even he didn’t want to know where he was in Florida, but would give Duncan a burner phone to be able to contact one another when needed.”
“Sounds like Duncan and the AG had a productive morning,” I remarked. Jordan said he hoped justice would finally come out of all of this.
“So what do you hear about Simon and Spence these days?” I asked Jordan and Nate.
“The local prosecutor is handling that, but I’ve heard the guys are not talking, which is probably what is keeping them alive so far. The district attorney and the Feds, have a ton of evidence against them, but they’re trying to find the rest of their network, these guys were working in. Obviously, the out-of-town attorneys are trying to block their every move. I don’t think the boys are going to get out of this one, no matter how much their daddies spend to spring them. So far, they’ve been remanded without bail, which may have been at their request, as they’re probably safer in jail than they are out. Their attorneys have some interesting drivers that look like Chicago goons to most of us small town boys,” Jordan remarked.
“So, Duncan is done with the AG for now?” I asked. Jordan told me he was until they needed him again, but said that might be weeks from now. “So, I guess Blake and I have him for class this afternoon then, which will be his last, if he leaves this weekend. Damn, we’re going to miss him now,” I commented, thinking about having to start all over again with a different professor. “We’ll probably end up with another grad student to fill out the semester, I suppose. Gees, let’s hope he’s sane, unlike Dennis, my accounting grad student,” I mentioned.
“Maybe we’ll get another real estate guy that might be handy to know,” Blake suggested. I told him we could only hope, but I doubted it.
Blake and I took off for class to meet up with Duncan, like we usually did some fifteen minutes before class. He was sitting there at his desk, just kind of staring into space. “Heard you had an interesting but productive morning, Duncan. How was it?” I asked, as Blake and I walked into the classroom.
“Fine, I guess. The AG seemed happy to get all the information I had, all the stuff you guys know about. He said it was going to be an interesting few months ahead for Hastings and Dickerson. Seems as if the Feds will be interested in Hastings bank fraud as well as the state. I hope they get those guys by the balls and never let go,” Duncan said, rather melancholy. I put my hand on his shoulder.
“You okay with everything?” I asked. He gave me a half smile, still rather pensive.
“I guess I have to be. I’m excited about working for you guys, especially down in Key West. I think that’s what I really need is a new start somewhere as far away from here as I can get. Key West kind of fits the bill in that regard,” Duncan replied. “I hate having to start all over again, but I need to, and far from here when I do. I’ll be fine, Josh, once I hit the road on Saturday,” Duncan added. I asked him if he resigned yet. He smiled. “I’m going to call in on Saturday, while I’m on the road, and resign. I have the dean’s personal cell phone for emergency purposes. I’m going to tell him that my mother has a long-term disease of some sort, and I’m going to live with her and take care of her. I’ll tell him I won’t be back so he needs to fill my position and go on. I’m sure very few people will know I’m gone for a while at least. No one will know where I am except for you guys,” he told us.
“Where does your mother live, by the way?” I asked. He smiled.
“Would you believe she lives in Florida, near Orlando, quite a ways from Key West, which is a good thing, as I don’t need to spend much time with her. She has her own friends down there in a huge retirement center. I swear you can get lost in that huge over 55 development. They all have golf carts they run around in. I swear the place has everything, golf, supermarkets, movie theaters and lots of bars and nightclubs. Those old folks are real swingers down there, I’m telling you. Anyway, if anyone goes looking for her there, they’ll never find her for sure. We don’t even have the same last name. When the dean asks me for forwarding information, I’ll tell him I’m not sure what that will be, but my personal attorney at Baxter’s firm will be able forward anything they think they need to send me. I’ll give them Robbie’s name instead of Baxter, as Baxter might invoke some suspicion as to why I had a high priced defense attorney as my personal attorney. Robbie might come in handy for something. I swear he’s hot to trot if you guys are interested in tapping that boy,” Duncan added, then smiled. Blake and I shook our heads.
“Any ideas as to who will replace you in class here?” I asked. Duncan shrugged his shoulders.
“May have to be the dean until they find someone, or possibly a grad student. Don’t get too many grad students in real estate. Might be able to find a realtor interested in part time work like I did. I’ll have to tell the guy I’m turning my stuff over to about the position. He might want to do it. It’s not that hard, which you two realize. Other than my personal real estate business, I don’t have to spend much time preparing for class, and I only have this one. They wanted me to teach the second part of this class, but I told them I wasn’t interested at the time. If you two want to continue on, there is supposed to be another sequel to this class next year, just so you know. Josh, you might want to call me, and fill me in on what’s happening here in class sometime. I’d be interested in knowing who takes my place. And, if you need any help with the class, you know where to find me,” he reminded me, making us chuckle. “Oh, by the way, I’m not saying anything in class today about my leaving. I might thank the class for their indulgence on Tuesday where I had to dismiss the class, and tell them it was due to an emergency with my mother, which I may have to travel to see about her care. But that’s all I’m saying. You all will find out next Tuesday, I’m not coming back. Sound like a plan?” he asked us. Both Blake and I told him it seemed well thought, out and should work like a charm. “I’m going to miss you two. I always looked forward to our chats before and after class. You two were great students and became good friends. I appreciate all you’ve done for me, so we can stay friends. I also want to apologize to you for deceiving you like I did with certain things I was made to do. I felt terrible about setting you up with that meeting with Weinstein, Seward and Crenshaw. One good thing came out of it, however, and that was you got to meet Kyle, becoming good friends over that meeting. That, I’m not sorry about, as Kyle needed a friend, especially after what happened to him, which was part my fault. Anyway, it all worked out, and I’m glad it did,” Duncan said, shaking hands with both of us, as the rest of the class started showing up. Blake and I took our seats.
The class went on as normal. One wouldn’t suspect this was the last class Duncan would ever teach at Uni, and that next week he would disappear into the ether. It was both sad and good in a way. He was finally going to be free from his oppressors, having the satisfaction later to put them away, if all went the way it was planned. I was glad we could help in that effort. We shook hands and bro hugged at the end of class before leaving him. He said he hoped to see us soon in another land. I was sure that would happen and soon, as I had a closing to attend to in Key West to finish the purchase of the Grand Victorian.
Swim practice was productive again today. We decided to work out instead of swimming, to work on strength. We did concentrate on working out, leaving out the sexual teasing and being serious. Afterall, I had Zach and Ethan. I was reasonably sure Ethan wasn’t interested in Zach and me messing around sexually with one another, although extremely tempting. I did ask him how his new girlfriend was last night. He rolled his eyes.
“I just took her home and we talked. There is a serious side to her, and what you might call a little naughty side also. I kind of liked both, if you really want to know. Nothing happened sexually, although I think she was willing. I’m not looking for a one-night stand. I can get off with Dustin anytime I’m horny, so I don’t need to sow my seed with just anyone. I’m interested in seeing if this can go somewhere. It showed signs it could, so we’ll see,” Ethan told Zach and me.
“So what did you tell Dustin about this new girl?” I asked, hoping they’d talked about it, as I was sure Dustin was on pins and needles wanting to know what his future with Ethan might be like. Ethan smiled.
“He’s okay with it. Like I said, who knows if it’s going anywhere. I got home late, but Dustin was still awake, and in our bed when I came in. He wanted to know what she was like and if I liked her. I told him all about her and that nothing happened. He said, ‘great, now fuck me quick, so I know you’re not leaving me just yet’,” Ethan explained. Zach and I laughed. I asked him if that happened. “Yes, I was horny anyway, after spending time with Sally. Sally and I did kiss some while we were talking. It was nice, but like I said, we’ll just have to see if it goes anywhere,” Ethan replied.
“It’s good to know Dustin was okay with everything like he said he would be. I’m glad that worked out,” I replied.
“I hope he can tolerate my having a relationship with a girl, if not Sally, then some other girl. I guess this will be a true test of our friendship and bromance,” Ethan stated. “I don’t want to hurt him ever, but we both agreed to the limits that were set before we got too deeply involved with one another. I just hope he meant what he said, so there’s no deeply hurt feelings. We know we love each other, but there has to be a limit as to what all that includes,” Ethan said. I gave him a hug, telling him I was sure the two of them would work things out. Ethan said he hoped so. Zach told me later, he thought Ethan was crazy, but Dustin kind of asked for it, so we’d see what happened.
Sore from our workout, we jumped in the showers to get the sweat off us, then headed to the hot tub to soothe the muscles. I lagged behind Ethan and Zach so I could watch their tight bare asses move as they walked, almost making my dick hard. Ethan didn’t stay long, saying he had to get home as they were doing something special for dinner tonight at the house, and he had to make the salad. He said they all took turns cooking and preparing various dishes, eating rather well, according to him. I reminded him they could eat at the CNB if they wanted to. He said they knew that, but it was kind of fun trying outdo one another with various meals, which resulted in some good eating. He said there were some great recipes online with instructions on how to cook almost anything. Anyway, he said it was actually kind of fun. He said Dave made some squirrel stew one night, the thought that made me queasy to think about.
“Tell me you guys didn’t eat squirrel,” I told him. Ethan laughed.
“No, silly. Dave substituted hamburger, saying he was sure we wouldn’t eat squirrel, although it was tasty and they had it a lot when he was growing up in Tennessee. Plus, he didn’t know anyone that even had squirrel meat in this town, and he wasn’t going hunting for it,” Ethan said, making Zach and I laugh. “I have to admit, the stew was tasty with the hamburger. Can’t say what it would have tasted like with squirrel meat though.”
“That’s one meal, I think I would have excused myself from,” I admitted. Zach said he had it one time when he was a young’un, but he didn’t like it. It tasted greasy and gamey. I could only imagine, just happy my mother never cooked any squirrels. Ethan leaned over and gave me a quick kiss on the cheek, then got out of the water to take off. Zach and I stayed for a few more minutes, as he had his hand on my dick, gently stroking it, making me hard as a rock, while Ethan was talking squirrel.
“What are you doing?” I finally asked Zach after Ethan took off, as I grabbed his dick which happened to be hard also. Zach smiled.
“I miss you. We don’t get to have sex hardly anymore, and I miss you. I miss the days when we swam naked back home and fucked in and out of the pool. I miss the nights we had sex together in your bed upstairs above the garage, my bedroom also when you left to go back to school. I miss you inside me, sharing your love with me,” he told me, somewhat surprising me.
“Is it that bad? Am I that neglective of your needs? Zach, I’m so sorry. You know how much I love you, but I thought you were very happy with Brady. I’m so sorry, I’ve neglected you because I never meant to hurt you in any way. I swear I’d never want to do that,” I replied getting a little emotional, realizing that this was probably the first time in a long time, we’d been naked together by ourselves and he needed loved. Zach smiled.
“I’m happy, Josh. Just kidding you, but I treasured all those memories we had together, just you and me. I know those days are practically gone, but sometime when we can eek out a few private moments, I want that dick of yours back in my ass and you show me you still love me,” he replied. I shook my head at him, half smiling, half concerned, then kissed him rather passionately before others joined us in the hot tub. We had to wait for a few minutes to let our appendages relax before getting out of the hot tub and heading to the showers.
“You sure you’re okay. I mean, we’ll make time to be together, as I love you so much Zach, and would die before I wanted you to think I neglected you and forgot you. I know we’re all busy, but we have to take time to share our love with one another. I had no idea you felt neglected,” I said, as sincerely as I could.
“It’s no big deal, Josh. I know how busy you are, and I’m perfectly happy with Brady. He’s a great guy, and I love him to death. We have a great sex life together and wonderful friendship. He’s the perfect roommate. I couldn’t imagine sleeping with anyone else other than him, with the exception of you and Jake, but that’s not right either. I just wanted to see if you still loved me, that’s all. I was just pulling your dick teasing you. I didn’t intend for you to get all emotional and all,” Zach replied.
“You did literally pull my dick, you know,” I chided. He smiled, telling me he certainly did and enjoyed it too. “You would tell me if my inattention bothered you, wouldn’t you?” I asked.
“I just did, dummy,” he teased, making me laugh.
“You know what I mean, Zachary. I’m serious when I say I love you as much as I love anyone else. You’re right there with Jake, my soulmate. I couldn’t love you much more than that,” I replied, hoping he’d cut me a break. Zach smiled.
“I’ll kiss you when we get back to the apartment, and I don’t care who watches. You are my life also, Josh. I just had to tease you some to see if that spark was still there,” he replied.
“I’ll show you some spark and soon. It’s about time I had that hot skinny ass of yours on my hard cock,” I told him, making him laugh, and slap my ass in the showers.
“I’m holding you to it,” he replied, then stuck his finger in my asshole making me jump. I told him he was naughty, and I was going to punish him soon. He said he couldn’t wait.
Zach and I walked back to the apartment together, finding ourselves alone for the first time in a long time. On the way, I stopped, and kissed him passionately, getting both of us worked up some. We certainly had boners as a result.
“Zach, I love you so much. That will never change,” I assured him.
“Ditto, Josh. I’m yours forever, no matter who I end up with long term. We’ll always be the same through life as we started out, kindred spirits, totally understanding and loving one another. Knowing that, we can deal with all the rest of life’s distractions and hurdles. That’s all we need to get through anything,” he told me, then hugged me tightly. I couldn’t love him enough.