The Coming of Josh

[Kyanimal]

^^^ Are y'all Awesome, or what?

Including Trent in the workout with Dylan and the boys was a good move. Getting naked and wet together helps break down barriers, and creates a certain bond whether admitted or not. I remember the gang showers in school and college. Even the worst of enemies called a temporary truce when exposed and vulnerable. Seeing Trent's bruises seemed to have perhaps broken down some of Dylan's resistance to Trent, as it had also improved his relationship with everyone else, too. It may be my imagination, butt I think I detected a bit of sympathy/empathy from Dylan having also been a victim when he was just a kid.

Since Josh is adamant that he's not going to be Aiden's 'first', it's looking more like Zach and Brady are the prime options. As much as I love 'em, Allen and OBB might not be as gentle as Aiden needs. Besides, Zach and Brady are already 'close' with him. REAL close! Maybe our swim and tennis sweeties should do me first, just so I can vouch for their tenderness, and their use of lots of lube. I'd have NO problems being their guinea pig just to assure they'd do Aiden right! (Hey! For a chance with those two morsels? I'll try Any excuse!)

Ethan! What the literal fuck, buddy? What should be done with you, if anything? Geese, dude!

Ethan and Dylan seem to have a major struggle with labels. Ethan with his str8 concerns, and Dylan with his crazy college boys prohibition. Both are limiting themselves with superficial exclusions. Can't go there, and can't do that, even though they seem to want to! ACK!

At first I thought Dustin was just being a dick, and not in a good sense. More like a prick. Then Dr. Dustin showed up, and all became much clearer. There's one thing I think he's missing with Dylan though. That's Dylan's sense of not deserving to be where he is. That could also be part of his issue with Trent. A 'class' war going on in his head.

When Dustin went to sleep in his own bed, in order not to totally 'chap' Dylan, that amazing sperm fountain of a fine young man impressed me even more! He's ranking right up there with Josh! Is Jake in the epicenter of the best spot in the universe, or what?

Speaking of centers, Buss want's to construct the planet's prime gayborhood? Now there's a worthwhile project!

Sarah's not the only one who wants to see those pics! Which brings us back into the middle of the Ethan quandary. I swear that boy is going to end up in Dr. Wayne's ward if he doesn't get ironed out soon.

Damn! Here we are talking about all these characters like they're actually Real people! See what you've created, and have going at full throttle now, FT? Fucking Fantastic, bud!

You've made each of us an OBB! (Good one, Jim!)

MORE, Please!!
Chaz

 

[bigcannon]

Gees, I'm late getting to the party this week. Please don't let that stop you from posting another chapter on time tonight, FT. Would never want to jeopardize that for any reason.

I think the guys said it all, from different perspectives. Like Chaz, it was always interesting showering together in gang showers both in high school and in college. Damn, if we didn't have some hot guys in college at the athletic center and the swimming pool. I can remember we had to pass a swimming test at the university pool. It was a requirement to graduate where I went to school. Wearing a bathing suit to swim from one end of the pool to the other end was optional. I had to wear one or risk sporting a boner the entire distance. I would say around half the guys showing up for the qualification didn't wear suits and swam in the nude. Damn, if I didn't have to stand around and watch a lot of the guys qualify, even after I qualified and was dismissed. There must have been a hundred guys there for the qualification. It was a most delightful afternoon, one I shall never forget. I remember in junior high seeing guys that were just getting pubes. My dick was still bald where many of the guys have nice bushes. It made me so fucking horny watching the guys run around naked in and out of the showers. I had no idea I was into guys at the time, I was so naive, but I knew I sure liked the scenery. I digress, but Chaz brought up some fond memories.

Like the rest of you, I don't know what the hell is going on in Ethan's mind. I kind of think he's desperate for Josh's love and attention, and he believes he has to be physical with him or he's coming up short, much to what he admitted about the initiation ceremony as a new shareholder. But WTF, sitting on Brady's cock? Why? Was that to show the guys he could be one of them and to demonstrate to Aiden, he had the boys cocks before Aiden did? Sarah has him confused. He likes his new relationship with her. He's a horny straight guy with her, but yet he likes his life with the guys also and doesn't want to be left out there. Chaz is right. He's going to end up in Dr. Wayne's office sooner or later if he isn't careful. If he could just go with the flow, enjoy a straight friendship with the guys and fuck the hell out of Sarah, he most likely would be fine. Dustin admits he likes both and doesn't hide the fact he does. Chaz is right in that Dustin took Dylan's demeanor into consideration by not sleeping with Jake and Josh that night. I really like Dustin. He's hot as hell, very considerate, very appreciative of Josh and friends, and has the time of his life with the guys, then takes on Dannie for another adventure. He did admit in one of the chapters he was more gay than straight and loved how hard his orgasms were with the guys as opposed to just fun with the girl. What a guy.

With Dylan, I think Chaz nailed it. Dylan has a class struggle going on in his head. I think the need to show how much he cares physically is growing rapidly, and would be well accepted by the guys. He acts like he doesn't want to have anything to do with crazy college boys, when in reality, he'd love to fuck them all. He limits himself, telling him these guys are out of is league by pretending he's out of their league. The question is how long is this going to continue to fester. Something has to give. Josh is waiting for Dylan to make the first move, no doubt. I don't know if Dylan can. He's definitely going to need some prodding. Is it possible that Dylan and Trent might get together???? They certainly have a lot in common when you think about it. Still, there is some bad blood there from Dylan's viewpoint. Such hangups.

I wonder how Josh and team are going to make amends with Trent for making him an outcast. At least they were big enough to admit they made a mistake in not making him feel more a part of the group. Sure there were some bad incidences and deeds creating mistrust, but the guys really did care about him at one point. I'm glad Josh told him changes would be made. And, yes, taking him to workout was a great idea.

Like Chaz, I love the idea of a gay neighborhood, a small campus, clothing optional of course with a nude community swimming pool and clubhouse for them to gather round in the summertime, or hey, with all the money they make now, build an indoor pool too. What the hell.

Okay, FT, this is story is so ridiculously addictive. I know and love all these guys thanks to you. I'm going to stop typing and let you do all that. You know we love all this stuff and will keep reading until these guys are 100 years old and still together somehow. Keep typing, our friend, or as Chaz says, "More Please". BC

 

[Thanatos]

You only left out one comment for Jerome: "Hit the ROAD, Jack!"

So true

 

[funtimes]

What, no one likes Jerome and thinks the guys need to reconsider and bring him back into the fold and rehabilitate him showing him how wonderful love can be??? NOT. Jim was right. He needs to hit the road, but the question is, will he go away willingly or the hard way? Think about that and give me your opinions.

I really enjoyed the comments about our somewhat confused characters, namely Ethan, Dylan and Dustin. It's amazing how everyone loves Dylan. We all feel this need to nurture him and make him feel loved, like he was meant to be. I find that fascinating, but very real also.

Oh, I need to go on record, that I too enjoyed skinny dipping many times in my youth with very close friends. I can't say that I had any sex involved with any of those adventures, but like BC said, it was great JO material for later when I was by myself and had a little privacy. There was actually one time when a bunch of us guys in a church youth group were skinny dipping in a strip mine pond. I got so horny looking at all my fellow naked friends, that I had to go into the woods at the side of the pond supposedly to take a piss, but it was more than a piss to relieve the stiffness I had between my legs. I shouldn't tell all these trashy stories about myself, but you all seem to share so much, I feel like I've known you as friends for decades.

I'm sure you'd rather have another chapter to chew on, so on we go. I just stated writing Chapter 350. I can't believe we've come this far. I started out to write three chapters and look how twisted and bent we've all become 347 chapters more. Sometimes i wonder if I need help. You guys have to tell me when you think I need therapy. Anyway, have fun and, as always, let me know your thoughts. Huggs, FT

 

[funtimes]

Chapter 347 – Dr. Wayne Seeks Info on Jerome

I couldn’t wait to show Thad, and some of the guys, the proofs of the pictures taken for The Boys of the CNB. Simon had done an amazing job. Not only that, but there was another hefty check coming my way for working with Riley and another one for the group at the CNB. I opened my laptop in the office and brought up the file. Thad was eager to see what we had.

“Damn, these are kind of hot. Show me more,” he said, as we looked at the first two. “Shit, look at the one with Trevor. Wow, can we really hang that up? I mean, he didn’t leave anything of his ass to the unknown. Knowing him, he’ll definitely be proud of that pose. I think you should leave it up on Thanksgiving when all the families are here,” Thad said, chuckling.

“Woops, don’t want Mom to see that,” Thad. I think we have to be very careful where this is posted. All the rest of us are fine. Maybe we can get one where we airbrush out the specifics there,” I suggested.

“No, you can’t do that. That furry asshole of his is his personality. You can’t take away his personality. That wouldn’t be right,” Thad replied. We both laughed, but he did have a point.

I showed Thad the proofs of Riley and me in the underwear we modeled. “Damn, if that isn’t some hot stuff. Where can we buy these models?” he asked, getting excited.

“I just happen to have the ones I wore for the shoot. You’re welcome to take a couple if you want. I don’t have the balls to wear them around here anyway,” I replied. Thad smiled big time.

“Wouldn’t mind modeling a couple of these for Cliff. Get that boy horned up and have some major fun,” Thad said, excitedly. I laughed at him.

“Speaking of Thanksgiving, we need to figure out who’s here and who’s not going to be here. Were you able to secure rooms for our out of town guests?” I asked.

“Got ‘em. I have a block of rooms at a couple of hotels. All we have to do is let them know how many we need as late as a week before we need them. It’s wide open during that week with all the students gone,” Thad replied. I was pleased.

“Can you start working on who is going to stay and how many family members are coming, so we can nail everything down?” I asked.

“Already started working on it. I have you down for your mom and dad. Not sure how many will come from Jake’s family yet, so you need to ask him. Andy told me he’d rather stay here. His brother Tony would come here. Ollie would obviously come also. He wasn’t sure about his parents. Ash would stay, but his brother Parker would come over with Tony and Ollie that morning, since the CNB1 will be closed Thanksgiving Day, but open the night before. You know Trevor is going to stay if Ash and Andy are. Not sure if his parents will come or not. I kind of hope they do, because my curiosity is killing me, wanting to find out what they’re like. We need to know which side of the family he gets his personality from, if you know what I mean,” Thad said, chuckling. I had to agree. This was going to be exciting, meeting everyone’s parents. It might also be kind of revealing, so we had to be careful, as some parents might not be aware of our lifestyle.

“You know Cliff is totally invited also, Thad. Anyone that’s close to any of us is invited. That goes for Todd and Chad, Conner and Neal, Devin and Sandy, all our accountants on staff, anyone that’s connected to us that has no place else to go that day or wants to spend it with us. That’s the rule we go by, just so you know,” I informed him. He seemed excited to put this altogether. I was also, when I thought about it. “Oh, and we need to do a mini shareholder meeting, show what all we own and the value of the company from when we started to where we are today. We need to put together a PowerPoint presentation that shows everything. That ought to get their juices flowing,” I told him, getting excited myself. “It will be good for all of us to take stock in where we are also.”

“You need to talk to Ken and Jordan about the financials. I’ll get Erin and Jason to send us some shots of the Tight Jock in Ft. Lauderdale. I’ll e-mail Griff and Toby for some pictures of the Lubed Hole in San Diego, and we’ll get Greer to send us some PG shots of the Pink Flamingo Resort. I hope no one looks that one up online,” Thad said, tongue in cheek. I had to agree wholeheartedly.

“We definitely need tame pictures of the other bars also. One of our proudest ventures is the expansion of the ranch and the aviation department. I guess we probably need to concentrate more on those businesses than the bars, seeing as this is a family event. Don’t forget the dormitory and I’ll get Buzz to put together his architect’s drawing of the Office Building for this property,” I informed Thad, who looked a little shocked.

“So, we are going forward with that?” I nodded, ‘yes’. Josh, this is going to be great,” he said all excitedly.

“We need to set up a meeting with Allen’s father’s new guy, Jules, but I want Cliff’s bank involved, so Jules will have to see what he can work out with Cliff. Cliff needs some credit for this with his bank. We need to make him look good, get him promoted to VP level or something,” I said smiling. Thad kissed me on the lips, he was so excited.

“For your information, Cliff already looks damn good, and even better naked,” Thad boasted.

“You are definitely right about that, Thad. I meant professionally, though.” Thad laughed, knowing exactly what I meant.

“Buzz has all the projections and supposedly is running them by Ken and Jordan. Oh, and Nate is joining us next week. Check with him on the Thanksgiving dinner. See if there is anyone he wants to invite or whether his family will attend also. What are you doing, by the way?” I asked.

“Mom and Dad are on a cruise in the Mediterranean during the holiday. Greg, my brother, is available. He had so much fun the last time he was here, I’m sure he’d come for Thanksgiving,” Thad told me. “Why did he have so much fun the last time he was here?” Thad asked, curiously.

“Maybe we need to find out when he gets here,” I suggested, knowing full well we fucked him silly, unbeknown to his, then, what we thought was straight, brother. Thad looked puzzled, but quickly got over it.

“Should be fun to see him anyway. We were always kind of close. I’m going to have to explain to him about my lifestyle, as I’m not going to hide Cliff from him. No way,” Thad explained.

“You might have to hide Cliff from him for other reasons than explaining your lifestyle,” I chuckled. Thad looked at me curiously. “Just joking, but the two of you need to talk. You have more in common with each other than you think,” I chided. He wasn’t sure what to think about my comment.

“What about Zach and Brady? Are they staying, or do you know?” Thad asked.

“I know Zach will be here, because he adopted my parents and they adopted him. Brady, you’ll have to ask. Not sure about Allen and OBB. Allen’s parents might come for dinner, but I’m not sure about OBB’s family situation. That’s one I haven’t heard much about. Guess we need to ask him sometime. The conversation always revolves around his one ball all the time, and we always seem to get stuck on that subject, of all things,” I commented. Thad had to chuckle, saying it did seem like that. “Dylan will definitely be here with no guests. Trent will be here, but not sure about his parents. Dustin will probably stay, but not sure about his family coming. We’ll have to see. We might be able to fly Erin and Jason up here. I’m sure his parents would come over, and his obnoxious brother, but I’m not sure how well the Jason thing will go over with the parents and his brother. You might test the water on what Erin and Jason want to do. It would be great to see them again. I really miss Erin, and Jason, hell, who couldn’t love him?” I said, cracking a caring smile.

“This is going to be quite a party, Josh. It’ll be amazing if everyone has a good time and it comes off the right way. We’ll make it great, one way or another,” Thad pledged. I told him I was sure of it, and if he needed any help with the plans, to get Allen and OBB involved, as they were great at planning events. Thad agreed.

I got a call from Conner, saying that Dr. Wayne had interviewed Jerome this morning. I couldn’t wait to hear what happened. “Get this, Dr. Wayne said the boy was perfectly sane, but had an evil streak. He put it in technical medical terms, something to the effect that he needed to be dominant, and had little patience for those that didn’t submit to his demands and needs. He generally was not prone to violence, but it seemed like when he felt like he wasn’t being treated the way he thought he should be, or people weren’t submitting to his likes and needs, the need to control was growing. He definitely knew the difference between right and wrong, but didn’t seem to care when he wanted his way. Basically, the boy is angry at the world right now, and he’s not able to control his anger. Anyway, that’s it in a nutshell,” Conner informed me.

“So, what does that mean? Are they going to put him in jail for assault or in the psych ward somewhere?” I asked.

“Dr. Wayne asked that Jerome remain in custody for the time being, since he was still agitated, so he has time to further evaluate him and run further tests,” Conner replied. “So, in answer to your next question, Trent is safe for now. He’ll be safe if Jerome gets out on bail, anyway,” Conner added.

“How can you assure that, Conner? You just never know what that boy might do. You should see the bruises on Trent’s back, legs, chest. I mean Jerome really worked him over, kind of like what X did that one time that put him in the hospital. Thank goodness it wasn’t quite as bad, but almost,” I reminded Conner.

“I can assure you, Josh, Jerome will not hurt him again. That’s all I’m going to tell you and you don’t need to ask how. I have my ways of protecting him,” Conner assured me.

“Ooo, clandestine. Maybe I shouldn’t ask. Okay, I never asked you. We didn’t have this conversation. You intrigue me to no end, you know that. This conversation makes me hot,” I teased. Conner laughed.

“You watch too much television or see too many movies, Josh. Just rest assured, your boy is safe, and I plan to keep him that way,” Conner assured me one more time.

“Can I see your gun sometime?” I asked, teasingly.

“I think you held it and stroked it in your shower one time, if I remember,” Conner replied.

“Not that gun, which was very nice in itself, and I never got to see enough of it, but your real gun. I want to make sure it has bullets in it if you have to use it,” I told him.

“I can assure you both my guns have bullets in them, the one on my waist and the one between my legs. Ask Neal, if you don’t believe me,” Conner chided.

“Now you are making me horny, Conner. I think it’s time you took care of that with Jake and me, Neal too,” I suggested.

“Forget it, Josh. I’m your friend and protector, not one of your lovers. We have to keep this professional. Those are the rules, as much as I’d like to break them sometime,” Conner replied.

“Oh, so you have at least thought about breaking the rules? Well, that makes me happy to at least know you’ve thought about it. I think my dick is hard now,” I chided. Conner laughed.

“Your dick is always hard, Josh. Anyway, I’m working, trying to protect the public, so I need to go and do my job. Share with Trent what I just told you. All of that is public record, so you’re not telling anyone anything confidential,” he added, then told me goodbye and hung up.

“You shouldn’t give him such a hard time, Josh,” Thad advised me. I laughed.

“He loves it. I would love one night in the sack with that manly man, roll my naked body all over his naked body, and feel that thick dick of his up my ass filling me full of his seed,” I said, getting carried away.

“Josh! We got it. Now, you’re making me hard. Come back to earth, and go tell Trent what you found out, so the kid stops shaking from fear,” Thad told me.

“Is he still scared?” asked.

“Hell, yes. He came in early this morning, just to be here, and not at his apartment, in case they let the asshole out of jail. He’s still frightened,” Thad informed me. I left him to go find Trent. He was behind the bar, since we weren’t busy at the time.

“Trent, I have some good news to tell you, then I have to go to swim practice,” I started to say, getting his undivided attention. “Conner called and said they’re keeping Jerome in custody for the time being. He’s still undergoing further psychological examinations until they decide whether to try him for assault or get him treatment of some sort. Even if he gets out on bail, and this is important for you to understand, Conner says he will not be a threat to you ever again. Don’t ask me how he knows that, but he told me Jerome will never harm you again. You need to know and understand that,” I told him. Trent came around the bar and hugged me. He felt good in my arms.

“How does Conner know he can’t hurt me?” Trent asked, curiously.

“Didn’t I tell you not to ask me that?” I chided. But he said how could he not ask me that, as it was extremely important for him to know, so he understood why he shouldn’t be afraid of Jerome ever again. “I’m not sure, but Conner is sure of it, and Conner’s never been wrong. You’re going to have to trust him. I do, with all my being. You should also, Trent,” I assured him.

“Well, that makes things a little easier, I guess. But, I’ll feel much better once he’s behind bars for a long time,” Trent added.

“As will all of us,” I assured him. I told Eric what happened also. He told Trent if Jerome ever stepped foot in here again, he’d make sure he flew through the wall head first. I laughed, but Trent wasn’t so sure. “Eric, you need to replace Jerome in the kitchen. Now is not a good time to be down a man. We should probably look for two guys. Check with Fritz and see what he thinks,” I suggested.

“Already working on it, Joshman,” Eric replied, smiling.

“I can help out some in the kitchen, Josh, getting salads ready ahead of time. I can work up several in the morning before the noon rush, then more in the afternoon, like now, for instance. In fact, I’ll go see if Fritz needs help now,” he said, then started to take off for the kitchen, but not before he hugged me one more time.

“He’ll be fine, Josh. He’s a little rattled right now, but he’ll be fine. Give him a couple of days. You taking him to work out last night helped him a lot. He had glowing things to say about how much better he felt last night than he has in a long time. He still thinks Dylan’s mad at him, and I guess that’s one more thing Dylan has to work through, but that will change also. Dylan’s come a long way. He’ll get over his beef with Trent, just as he did with Ross. Give him time,” Eric suggested.

“Hey, for Thanksgiving, what are you and the family going to do? I’ve been meaning to ask you, since we’re throwing a big shindig here and all.” Eric grinned.

“I guess the in-laws are coming here to have Thanksgiving with us, since I don’t have a lot of time off, and even though I know you’d give me the time off, I don’t want them to know that, because the less time I spend with them the better, if you know what I mean,” Eric replied.

“So, they are welcome to attend our big family gathering here then if you guys want to. It’s going to be great. There’ll be a lot of people here. Invite your parents also. And, Thad has rooms booked at hotels, so they won’t have to stay in your small apartment either,” I said, smiling, which made Eric smile.

“You’ve got a deal. With that many people around, I’ll be busy and not have to spend that much time with them at all. Sounds like a winner to me. Maddy might not like the fact I have to work, but, oh well,” he chuckled. I told him he didn’t have to work all that time. “Josh, trust me. I do have to work,” he said winking at me. I laughed and told him he was bad. “You, of all my friends, know how bad I can be. I mean who makes love to their best same sex friend on his wedding day just before the wedding. I mean that’s really bad,” he reminded me. I quick looked around to see if anyone heard that. I was relieved to know no one was close by. Then he smiled and blew me a kiss.

“Okay, Eric. You are bad, but I love you for it,” I told him. “I gotta run to swim class before I’m late,” I said, then took off to meet Allen, OBB and Zach to head to the natatorium.

We got to swim practice just in time to get naked to change with Aiden, Ethan and Andy. OBB and Allen took off for the diving squad, while the rest of us got naked to put on our trunks.

Standing next to Aiden, I gently fingered his asshole making him jump. “How’s your ass today? Still hurt?” I asked as he jumped.

“Damn, I thought that was your dick. I thought I was finally getting what I needed. My asshole’s fine, but I wish it was sore from being fucked by your dick,” Aiden said sarcastically. I just smiled and shook my head. Zach laughed.

“Someone you really care about, like Zach and Brady, need to help you out there, Aiden,” I replied.

“We tried to help you out last night, but I guess you weren’t ready yet,” Zach chimed in.

“I showed you how easy it was,” Ethan said, smiling.

“You’re not even gay, Ethan. You didn’t deserve that dick of Brady’s,” Aiden retorted. Ethan shut up.

“Slow and patient. Slow and patient, then an ouch, then an AAAHHHHH, and the world is great,” I chided. Aiden shook his head, but the rest of them agreed, even Ethan, to my surprise, confusing me even more. “Come on, guys. Let’s go set some records,” I said, as I covered up my naked junk with my trunks, and led them off to our practice pools.

Andy stopped me on the way to the pools, while the rest of the guys continued. “Josh, I gather that Aiden’s still bugging you about taking his virginity?” he asked. I nodded yes. “How come you won’t?” he asked.

“Andy, I really don’t want to, to tell you the truth. I care about him, but I don’t love him like I love the rest of you guys. I don’t need another sexual needy friend at the moment. You can understand that, can’t you?” I asked, seeking his understanding.

“He’s got a sexy ass, I have to say,” Andy said smiling, making me frown.

“You’re not helping matters. You have a sexy ass too. The difference is I love you very much, and I don’t know Aiden all that well. I mean I like him as a friend, but not enough to be his first in anal sex. He needs a decent boyfriend for that experience,” I replied. Andy agreed. “Oh, by the way, Jerome is still in jail and will be until they figure out what to do with him. Conner is going to keep us informed.”

“Couldn’t find a better place for the prick, if you ask me. Poor Trent. Can’t believe Jerome actually beat him like you guys said he did. Just think, I was probably only days away from that happening to me,” Andy said, thinking out loud.

“I’d have killed him, Andy. I truly would have. I guess he’s become more aggressive with time. He was just mentally abusing you at the time. Now he’s progressed to being physically abusive. Not good, by any means,” I explained. Andy shook his head.

“Even in high school he had some evil ideas. I just thought he was reaching out for attention, and kind of ignored them. The sex was okay, but nothing passionate and full of love like we had together. It was more mechanical, I guess you could say. Don’t get me wrong, as it was great to get off and cum, and his dick and ass were kind of hot. But afterwards, you kind of felt cheated somehow, like there should have been more, like cuddling and caring. There wasn’t any of that with Jerome. His parents were on the strange side also. They pretty much ignored him when he was young, never doing anything with him, just kind of giving him things to keep him busy and out of their hair, nothing like our family where my parents did things with Tony and me, and always had to know where we were. Mom and Dad were no big fan of Jerome’s either. They thought he was ‘odd’, was the word they used to describe him. Go figure. He’s odd alright,” Andy explained. I had to agree with him on that.

“So, you have any feelings one way or another on his situation?” I asked curiously.

“I guess society is going to have to figure out how to deal with the guy. Either put him through a psych program or lock him up. Seems to me he is still doing things to get attention. He’s starved for attention. I know when you and I got together and quit associating with him, it really pissed him off. He thought he was the greatest friend ever and for us to disown him, nearly killed him. I don’t think he ever got over that. Thinking about it some, I think Jerome took up with Trent, playing on the fact they were both outcasts of ours. You and I disowned Jerome at the beginning of school last year, then the whole group disowned Trent when he had his problems this year. They found kinship together, then something must have happened and that kinship went south. Jerome wasn’t about to face another loss again, and became angry at the thought of Trent breaking up with him. He just wasn’t going to let that happen to him again, and lashed out. I’m not a psych major, but knowing Jerome like I do, it seems like that might have happened,” Andy confided.

“I’m just glad you’re okay, Andy. No permanent damage done to you, thankfully,” I told him.

“That was thanks to you, Josh. You showed me genuine care, like I’d never seen before. We had some very special times together, very meaningful and genuine. You turned me around and showed me what real love truly is. Then I fucked it up, but I still have it, thanks to you again,” he said as he patted me on my ass, making me giggle.

“I do love you, you know,” I assured him. Andy smiled.

“I know that. And so does Ash and Trevor. Trevor, good grief. That was a hell of a move from you to Trevor, by way of Ash. I think I need a psychiatrist to tell me what happened there. Still, he’s funny, impulsive, somewhat crazy, very sexy, and very loving at the same time. Anything you’re looking for you can find in Trevor. Ash is steady and predictable, very creative, as most artists are, fun, sometimes, and very sexy and loving also. We make for a crazy group, but it works and makes us all happy,” Andy confessed.

“Until Trevor seduces the donut guy, you mean,” I chided, making Andy laugh.

“If that ever happens, I won’t know what to think about him anymore,” Andy said, laughing.

I left Andy at his squad, then headed to work with Aiden and Zach. I ran them through some drills, working on faster starts off the platforms, then form, then speed. Zach was improving rapidly, and was only a couple of seconds off my speed. Drew was timing us today and showing us our progress. None of us had posted any times recently for other schools to track. I did tell Zach and Aiden that Max was still a contender and was looking for a rematch and upset of last year. I had heard Max had recruited a Freshmen this year, that had won his state championship in another bordering state with time right there with mine and Max’s. I told Zach and Aiden we had our work cut out for us, and the key to winning was James’ program I used last year, we had adopted for this year’s training. They both agreed we needed more work.

“Was it true what some of the guys are saying, that you had a bet with Max last year and got to fuck him because you won?” Aiden asked. I just smiled and chuckled.

“Don’t believe all those crazy stories you hear, Aiden,” I replied. Zach smiled at me, knowing the truth. The I suddenly remembered that Riley’s first cousin on the State team was involved in that incident also. Riley and I had never really talked about it. I wasn’t sure Riley knew the whole story, but he knew something, as he insinuated something happened there in one of our later conversations before we became intimate friends. I made a note to ask him about it.

With practice finally over, we headed to the showers earlier than we normally did, so we had plenty of company. Allen and his group were just leaving, but Les was there and the rest of the relay team. I hadn’t talked to Les that much recently, but he was still full of piss and vinegar, almost like another Trevor, but more well equipped and not quite as hairy.

“Been missing that cock of yours, Josh,” Les whispered in my ear, as he squeezed one of my ass cheeks, showering beside me. I rolled my eyes.

“You and Brandon been getting any?” I asked. Les smiled, giving me an indication, he had. “Good for you, buddy. Nice?”

“Very nice, but he likes my cock up his ass more than his up mine. You know me, I like both, but I’m kind of partial to a dick up my ass. I like bottoming and make no bones about it. Brandon is more versatile. He liked boning both ways when we had fun with a couple of older guys my brother’s age, when we were living with him this summer. He became pretty popular with the bottoms my brother had as friends. He was getting so good at it, according to the guys he serviced, I was beginning to think maybe I ought to try him out,” he said smiling. I laughed.

“You didn’t, did you? You wouldn’t do that with your own brother, would you? He does have a nice cock, not as big as yours, but certainly one I wouldn’t mind,” I replied.

“No, I didn’t bottom for him, but I sure thought about it when he and I had to jerk off at times. A night without a cock in your ass makes you think about strange things to remedy that situation. There are times a Dildo just isn’t good enough. You know what I’m saying?” he chided. I shook my head and laughed.

“Where did you find this new guy that you like so well? You meet him at the CNB by chance?” I asked. Les grinned and shook his head.

“No, now don’t make fun of me, as Brandon and I were kind of desperate at the time, Josh, but we kind of found him on Grindr,” he said, somewhat embarrassed. I shook my head at him.

“Les, you were desperate. Did he look anything like his picture, or was he old and scary looking, but had a big dick?” I teased him, knowing a lot of the postings were of some hot guy and not the guy posting the pictures.

“Oh, no. He was everything he was represented to be. Nice dick and ass, which is all you saw on his posting, but a hot looking guy. He was way over sexed. It’s obvious Brandon and I aren’t his only regulars. That’s one thing we have going for us. He’s getting enough tops, he doesn’t mind topping for us, giving his ass a small intermission, so he says,” Les said, then laughed.

“I guess you kind of found the best of both worlds then. Sounds like a great find. Is he new to Grindr?” I had to ask.

“Not really. I guess he just stepped up his game recently, as his live-in boyfriend just found out what he was doing on the side and moved out on him, so now balls to the wall with guys. Not the kind you bring home to Mom, obviously, but great for an hour or so of some hot sex,” Les replied, making me feel sick at my stomach, wondering if the guy could possibly be Peter of all people.

“What’s his real name, Les? Did he happen to say?” I asked rather seriously.

“He told us to call him Axel, but I know for a fact, that’s a fake name. He told us he wanted to remain anonymous. We told him as long as he fucked us and got us off, we’d call him whatever he wanted to be called. He kind of liked that idea, and even stayed longer that night. Tickled the hell out of our asses. I even topped him. He told me with a dick like mine, he had to have some of that, if we expected him to ever come back,” Les shared. I shook my head and smiled.

“You do have the perfect cock for a top, Les. You have to admit that,” I complimented him, looking down at his large cock and nice balls, then remembering what that ass felt like on my cock. I was starting to get a little stiff in the showers, as I talked to him. We were too early to be showering together under one spicket, like we were used to. All of us had our own shower heads today, playing it straight. “What did this guy look like, if you don’t mind my asking?”

“He had a nice dick about your size, only his didn’t point up like yours does when it’s hard. Nice shaved balls, and ass, nice ass,” he emphasized. I rolled my eyes.

“Did he have a head, arms and legs also?” I asked. Les looked at me kind of funny.

“I thought you wanted to know about the important things,” he replied. I told him he was impossible. “He looks somewhat like you, but not as cute. But he does have dark hair, some hair on his legs, nice pubes, by the way. I guess he’s about your size and weight. I have to admit, when he fucks me, I see you fucking me, which makes me cum even harder. Damn do I cum hard when I get fucked by you, Josh, or just thinking about you. Whew, I’m getting hard thinking about it now. Let’s talk about something else,” he said, fanning himself as if he was hot. I shook my head and laughed at him. He had pretty much described Peter in his description. I was almost sure he was talking about Peter, describing his looks and the fact he just recently lost his live-in boyfriend. The guy had been on Grindr and having sex for some time, but just recently stepped up his game, which is what Jake had shown me in the description Peter had on his Grindr account. Les had all but confirmed Peter was definitely involved with other guys long before Terry found out about him. I thought about saying something to Les about Terry and Peter, and the possibility it was Peter he and Brandon were having fun with, but I didn’t want to screw up his fun. Actually, it was probably better that Peter was doing what he was doing, seemingly needing this type of sexual activity with different guys. At least Terry couldn’t be hurt by him anymore, a fact I was grateful for.

I got a quick bro hug from Les, our penises briefly touching, before he left the shower room. I knew he wanted his cock to touch mine, but that was okay. I’m sure we both got a little thrill out of it. It was all good.

“Haven’t seen you talk to Les that much in a long time,” Andy mentioned, as we were toweling off and heading for the lockers.

“How’s he been on the relay team so far this year?” I asked.

“Much better and a great asset, actually,” Andy replied. “Now that he’s calmed down and not sexually frustrated anymore, he’s been great. Remember last year when we reached out to you for help. You straightened him out somehow,” Andy reminded me. I remembered all too well fucking the guy in the First Aid room to calm him down, he was so sexually frustrated. Now he seemed find, getting his ass attended to on a regular basis, by supposedly none other than Jake’s best friend and partner on the gymnastics team former boyfriend, with none of us the wiser. Oh, well, Terry was safe, so no harm done now, I thought.

Andy, Ethan, Zach and I headed back to the bar from practice. I got a call from Tuck, of all people. “Hey, you know that football season is winding down and basketball is about to start soon. You are an ex-officio assistant coach of the basketball team, but you haven’t made one practice. The team keeps asking for their inspiration after you became famous last year. You’re going to have to get your ass over here for some practice sessions some afternoon,” Tuck told me.

“Tuck, you are so full of shit. Most of those guys don’t know who the hell I am. I’m thinking Hector is lonely and needs some tender loving care, and you’re using B-Ball practice as an excuse to get me over there to take care of things,” I replied, giving him his own shit back. He laughed.

“Well, I have to admit, Hector’s been down lately because he misses you so much, Josh. I could use a good massage also, if you know what I mean,” he hinted. I laughed. “We do have an evening practice once a week on Tuesday nights, if you could make it sometime. That can’t be a busy night for the bar, being close to the beginning of the week. I would imagine you get busier towards the end of the week,” Tuck added. He was right about that.

“Okay, I’ll try to make it sometime, possibly next week if things work out,” I suggested. I could hear a cheer at the other end.

“Hector just stood straight out, he got so excited,” Tuck teased. I laughed again. “Miss you little bro,” Tuck said.

“I’ll try to get over there some afternoon to take care of your situation with Hector and then maybe make next weeks’ night practice. Miss you and love you too, big brother,” I replied. He told me he loved me also.

“You still have a big brother?” Ethan asked me, as we continued to walk back to the bar. “Does that make him my big step brother?” I laughed, and shook my head.

“No, silly. Well, I guess technically it could. You are in the same frat as he was president of last year. That’s Tuck, captain of the basketball team last year, assistant coach this year, with another powerful team,” I said proudly.

“Who’s Hector then?” Ethan asked curiously. Andy about choked, knowing full well who Hector was. I hadn’t told Zach anything about Hector before, and I could tell he was just as curious. I chuckled also.

“Hector is near and dear to Tuck. We got real acquainted last year, putting up with Tuck. Hector actually helped me out considerably last year, helping us to win the national championship. We don’t talk about Hector that much, but he hangs around with Tuck most of the time, him and his other two ball buddies,” I replied, tongue in cheek. “You guys like basketball?” I asked, quickly trying to change the subject.

“I played a little B-Ball in high school,” Ethan replied. “It was fun. I like watching it. I did watch the championship game on TV last year and heard your name mentioned,” Ethan replied. Zach, said how could anyone forget that game with me mentioned at the end. Andy just smiled and shook his head.

“The team has a night practice on Tuesday nights, and Tuck wants me to show up and give them some, so called, inspiration, before the season starts. He wants me at as many games as I can attend, so anyone that wants to go, the more the merrier. We get to sit right behind the team in reserved seats,” I told them. Ethan said he was in. Zach said he and Brady might like to go sometime. Zach thought Dustin would like to go also, which didn’t seem to set well with Ethan, but he didn’t say anything, just made a face, I happened to catch a glimpse of.

I jumped in the office to check e-mails when I got back. Thad was there working. “I told Jordan and Ken what you wanted for a presentation. Ken said it was going to be tight, but he thought he could consolidate the financials by that time, although the mechanisms to create them on a regular basis might not be constructed by then. At any rate, he said he had your ass covered. He wanted to know why we blew out of class as fast as we did yesterday. I told him you’d have to explain all that to him sometime. He’s very curious,” Thad informed me. I smiled.

Jake stopped in the office to let me know he was back from gymnastics practice. He had Terry in tow with him. Jake said Terry was trying to give Ty some space, as he didn’t want to wear out his welcome. Jake invited him for dinner and to study with us, which I thought was nice. I thought to myself, we might even get lucky and get him naked later on to have some fun. Jake and Terry were cut out of stone and just beautiful to look at, all muscular and all. Terry was welcome to hang out with us anytime he wanted, as far as I was concerned. He and Jake were really close friends, which I was happy to see.

“Terry, you’re not going to believe this, but one of the guys on our swim team entertains a guy on Grindr. I really think it might be Peter,” I told him. Terry got real serious, as he and Jake sat down at the small conference table. I told him about the conversation I had with Les. I swear, I thought Terry was going to cry, when I told him how long Les and his brother had been having fun with the guy. He just shook his head, somewhat shell shocked. Jake and I both hugged him.

“I just don’t know what to say. You think you really know someone, love them, cherish them, make love to them. They let you think you’re the only guy in the world and you’re totally loved by them, only to find out you’re not the only guy in the world at all, but just the roommate, and the love of your life is having sex with half the guys on campus, and you don’t know anything about it. Was I that stupid?” Terry asked himself.

“No, no, not at all, Terry. You were just deceived by someone you trusted, having no reason to believe they were what they were,” I told him. Jake reinforced that thought.

“I swear, when we had sex, which was almost every night and many times first thing in the morning when we woke up, it was the most amazing feeling. The love just flowed between us. I honestly don’t know how Peter had the energy or the stamina to have as much sex as he did outside our relationship. How in the hell did he keep it all straight? I certainly couldn’t do what he did. Physically, I don’t think I could handle it, but emotionally, it would have made me a wreck, trying to keep it all straight and him from finding out. It just blows my mind, guys. I don’t understand it at all,” Terry commented, shaking his head. Jake and I had to agree.

“Terry, Jake and I love you. That you can count on. We’re here for you anytime you need us. Make us your family,” I told him. Jake agreed wholeheartedly. Terry said we had been the best friends he had ever had in this world. “Jake, Terry needs a beer. You guys go have a beer and I’ll be out in a minute, once I get through these e-mails. I don’t see anything important here, so I’ll be out in a minute,” I told them. Jake and Terry got up to go get a beer.

“That’s gotta hurt, like really bad hurt,” Thad commented. I had to agree totally.

“How’s he holding up?” Thad asked.

“Seems to be doing okay so far. Moving him in with Ty helped. Letting him hang out here really helps also. He likes all the guys, and seems to enjoy everyone. He’s such a great guy himself. It’s just a shame he had to be hurt like he was,” I remarked.

“Yeh, that’s about one of the worst things that can happen to a guy in a lifetime. Talk about a shit sandwich you’re forced to eat. That’s a big one,” Thad replied. I had to chuckle, but he was definitely right about that. “I told Cliff if he ever felt the need to have sex with another guy without me there, he needed to tell me about it. I’m not sure how I’d feel about it, but as long as I knew about it, I could form an opinion and tell him how I felt about it. Not knowing and finding out later would really hurt me. Cliff agreed, but said he’d never do that without me, like if we were playing around with you guys together,” Thad informed me.

“Like if I fucked you right here in the office, because we both felt the need to have sex with one another, would you tell Cliff about it?” I asked, seriously.

“Yes, I would, and he would totally understand it, because of how much you and I love one another. He would know it was something we really needed to share with one another, but he’d also know I wasn’t doing it to hurt him or for self enjoyment. He would understand and probably be happy we did. He thinks the world in all of you too, Josh. He really does,” Thad replied. I smiled. “Why, do you need a little loving or something?” Thad asked mischievously. I laughed.

“No, no, not that, although you know I’d love that kind of attention anytime, but I respect your relationship with Cliff also. Jake and I’ll come over sometime and play with you guys, since we’d have more privacy at your place. It’s kind of like what you and I did with Ken and James that one night. I have no desire to go outside our group of friends. Jake and I are comfortable with that. Mainly, because we know our love for one another is stronger than any other could ever be. We trust one another completely and share what we do with one another,” I explained. Thad gave me a hug and told me how great our family was together. I totally agreed.

There was a knock on the office door. I thought it was Jake, but he didn’t need to knock. It was Cody, I noticed, when I opened the door. He had Dr. Wayne with him. “Josh, if it’s okay, Doc would like to talk to Trent. I asked him a few questions about Jerome, then he asked me how I knew all about everything that happened, and I told him about you being involved to a certain extent also,” he said, as I invited Dr. Wayne and Cody into the office. Dr. Wayne shook my hand, but I gave him a quick bro hug, which seemed to please him even more. Thad said he’d excuse himself. I told him to find Trent if he could, and send him in. Thad took off. I sat Cody and Doc down at the table.

“Sorry to barge in on you, Josh, but when I heard you were involved in this situation somewhat, I knew I needed to talk to you and would love to talk to Trent to assess the damage that was done. I’ve been looking over Jerome’s case. While he hasn’t had any priors necessarily, from what Cody has told me, his behavior was somewhat the same as when he worked with Jerome, with some of the same behavior I’ve witnessed, having worked with him also. With his behavior here with you guys, and then his radical behavior with your friend Trent, I thought maybe it might be better to hear everything first hand to help me with my assessment. I know you’ll give me your honest opinion, having worked with you on Dawson’s case. What I’m saying is you’re a good person, Josh. I trust you implicitly,” Doc explained. Made my heart warm.

I told Doc what all happened here yesterday and then what we found out later from Trent, the abuse going on at Trent’s apartment. Doc said he was shocked to hear what happened from Cody, as he just had some sketchy information from the police department. He said the police didn’t like to give him much information ahead of time, so as not to taint his opinion before he interviewed the offender. I guess I could understand that to a point.

“In talking to Jerome this morning, he was rather smug and dismissive of his abuse to Trent. He said most of what Trent claimed happened, never happened, as Trent was just desperate for some kind of attention, having been shunned by his friends and now employer. He was rather arrogant, which from the time I first met him, I always had that impression, as did Cody. It’s amazing all of us know the guy and have for some time. He is a little common denominator between all of us, that we never realized until now. We all just kind of tolerated him, not really paying him much attention, but he certainly affected all our lives in one way or another. I understand you, Josh, had a sexual relationship with him early on at the beginning of your Freshmen year?” Doc asked. While I was embarrassed to admit it, I felt it was time to get everything out in the open for Doc to analyze everything pertaining to Jerome.

“Yes, he was on the swim team, originally, at the beginning of my Freshmen year. I’m not sure if you met Andy or not, but Andy was his boyfriend at the time. The two of them kind of found me in the hot tub one day after practice and we kind of flirted a little, then ended up having sex together later. It became rather evident early in the relationship that Andy was kind and sweet, very caring. I never really cared for Jerome at all, as he was arrogant. I kind of fell for Andy right off. He did for me also. I didn’t want to break up their relationship, as they’d been together during high school and all. I didn’t really see what Andy saw in Jerome, but the heart wants what the heart wants, I always say, so I thought maybe there was something that Andy really liked about Jerome I hadn’t discovered yet. We messed around with each other, mostly the three of us, several times. Andy and I did have an occasion where it was just the two of us, and he let me know he wasn’t happy with Jerome at all, but didn’t quite know how to end the relationship. It was then I learned that Jerome was more mentally abusive to Andy than physically. I helped Andy end that relationship with Jerome, being his support for getting out of it. We discovered we really cared for each other. We had, and still have, a very loving relationship even today. We both kind of fell in love with other guys, as time passed, but we still love each other as brothers and lovers to this day,” I confessed, giving Doc the background.

“So what happened to Jerome after you guys gave him the boot?” Doc asked. I sighed.

“He dropped off the swim team, not wanting to have anything to do with Andy and me anymore, then eventually he dropped out of school, I think. I never really ran into him again until I saw him in the Psych Ward at the hospital when visiting Dawson. I had no idea where he was or what he was doing. I know Andy ran into him a couple of times when he went home for vacations and Jerome was kind of nasty to him then, but I don’t think anything of it, other than some harsh words were spoken. I can make arrangements for you to talk to Andy also, if you’d like to,” I offered. Doc said it would be great if he could to gather more background information on Jerome in his earlier years. Doc asked me how Jerome came to work for us, since he had a bad history with Andy and me. I told him that was kind of mistake. I had blown Jerome off at the hospital, telling him, yes we were hiring, but we had a ton of applicants, so I wasn’t sure what his chances were. I told Doc, I arranged for our manager Eric to interview him and then send him on his way. I told Doc when the interview happened, Jerome represented himself to be a personal friend of Andy’s and mine and was excited to get to work for us and be around us again. I told Doc, I was embarrassed to say that Eric forgot all about just interviewing him, and ended up hiring him based on Andy and I being references for him. Once hired, it was hard to get rid of him, although we were working on it, as Jerome was pissing off everyone in the place, although his work was good, and he always showed up, for the most part. Doc shook his head at the sequence of events that started this whole thing rolling. I told him I was embarrassed about it also.

There was a knock on the door, then it opened with Thad letting Trent in. Doc stood up to shake Trent’s hand. “Sorry, I was in the middle of taking care of a customer, and had to finish up before I could come. I hope I didn’t keep you all waiting,” Trent said, apologizing. Doc told him he was just getting some background information from me for Jerome’s earlier years.

“Do you need anything more from me?” I asked Doc, thinking I should probably leave Trent alone with Doc to tell his story.

“Only if you could possibly round up Andy for me to talk to him. I’d love to be able to get his information,” Doc replied. I told him I would round him up and have him ready when Trent finished. Cody said he’d go with me.

“Oh, before we go, I need to show you some of the physical abuse Jerome inflicted on Trent,” I told Doc, as I pulled up Trent’s CNB shirt and showed Doc the bruises on his back. I had Trent unbuckle his belt and lower his jeans and briefs, so I could show Doc the bruises on the back of Trent’s legs and ass cheeks. “Sorry, Trent, didn’t mean to strip you naked, but just wanted Doc to see some of Jerome’s sick work,” I said, realizing I was almost stripping the boy.

“No problem, Josh. Feels kind of good, you touching me like that, instead of Jerome beating me or hitting me with something,” Trent replied. I chuckled, then patted his bare ass, as I pulled up his underwear and jeans, letting him get dressed again.

“Jerome was very abusive to have bruises like that,” Doc commented. “Have a seat, Trent, and tell me all about your relationship with Jerome. This ought to be insightful as to what’s going on in Jerome’s mind,” Doc told him.

“Come on, Cody, I’ll buy you a beer. Doc, you want anything?” I asked. He told me he was good right now, but later might have a beer with us. I told him we’d definitely make that happen. Cody and I left and closed the door.

Andy was behind the bar and helping out. I told him Dr. Wayne wanted to speak to him next, after he finished with Trent. Andy said he’d hang around and talk to him. He was sorry Trent had to go through what he did. I told Andy, I was embarrassed we actually hired the guy. Andy agreed wholeheartedly.

Cody sat at the bar and I drew us a couple of beers. “Hope you didn’t mind me brining Doc over here, but after I talked to him about what happened, he was amazed I knew all you guys and that you all had history with Jerome. He thought it might be a big help if he interviewed you guys. I hope that was okay, Josh,” Cody confessed. I told him I thought it was a great idea.

Dylan came by, and walked behind the bar with a rack of clean beer glasses, about to stock the glass chillers under the bar. “Sup?” he asked, his general greeting. He glanced at Cody also, spreading his ‘sup’ to both of us, I supposed.

“Hey, Dylan, how was your day? You didn’t get too cold today, did you? It was kind of nippy today. Winter’s almost here, unfortunately,” I told him, as he was placing the beer glasses in the chiller.

“Didn’t freeze my balls off, if that’s what you want to know. There still hanging there,” Dylan said, try to be humorous, something that rarely came from him. I liked it. Cody and I laughed. I introduced Cody to Dylan. Dylan said he’d seen him around before and possibly met him. He wasn’t sure, as I had so many friends, he couldn’t keep track of them. Cody said if that wasn’t the truth.

“How long do you think Trent’s going to be talking to Dr. Wayne, Josh?” Andy asked me, as he came by.

“Not sure. Why are you in a hurry?” I asked Andy.

“No, just trying to decide if I have time to grab a bite to eat before the interview,” Andy replied. I told him I was sure Trent was going to take a while, so he might as well.

“Dylan, did you get something to eat after you got off work?” I asked him. He nodded yes, he was good.

“Josh, do you think it would be possible for me to take my driving test on Friday afternoon this week? Do you have time to take me?” Dylan asked, somewhat excited, like he had been thinking about this for some time. I went through my mental calendar.

“I think we could do that, Dylan. Do you feel confident you can handle it?” I asked.

“Yes, if we can practice parallel parking one more time on the way to take the test. We still have the cones at the construction site,” he replied, getting more excited that I might say yes.

“Then, let’s do it. Sounds great. I would be honored to take you to the DMV to get your license,” I told him happily. He actually grabbed me and hugged me. I smiled, like I was surprised out of my mind, I received a spontaneous hug from Dylan of all people. Cody even got a big smile, getting excited for us. “All right, Dylan. You are the man, buddy,” I told him, excited to receive a hug from the boy, after the ups and downs we had experienced lately.

Cody asked about Andy and what the relationship was like between Andy, Jerome and me, not really having heard the whole story before. I told him some of the same things I told Doc, how it was awkward at the time, and difficult for Andy to end the relationship because he considered Jerome volatile.

Jake came by with Terry and said hi to Cody. Terry was going to help tend bar for the dinner crowd with Jake and me. I told Jake I was going to grab a bite to eat with Dr. Wayne, Cody, and possibly Trent to continue our conversation about Jerome, once Andy was done talking to Dr. Wayne. Jake thought that was great. He said he and Terry grabbed a bite already, then were going upstairs to study afterwards, and for me to come up when I got done.

“Hey, Cody, I gotta piss. Be back in a second,” I said, getting up off my bar stool and headed to the restroom. I stopped and talked to Jordan and Buzz, who came in for dinner. They were disappointed Jake and I were tied up and couldn’t join them. I told them they’d get over it, I was sure and I’d see them later. They laughed as I took off.

When I got back, Cody looked confused. “Josh, I’m not sure, but I may have said something wrong,” he said, concerned, making me curious.

“Why, what happened?” I asked, curiously, now getting concerned myself at his concern.

“Dylan asked me who the other guy was that came in with me. I told him it was Dr. Wayne, the top psychiatrist at Uni Hospital, that he was here to work with Trent and you, getting insight into Jerome, as he had to analyze Jerome. I told him Dr. Wayne was the greatest at analyzing people to help them solve their problems and he could help Trent through his trauma. Dylan got extremely upset, I could tell. He told me he thought the guy was a friend of yours. I told him Dr. Wayne became a great fan and friend of yours when you were helping out your friend, Dawson, who was a patient of Dr. Wayne’s. I told him that’s how I met your also,” Cody said, still very much alarmed at something.

“So what happened?” I asked, not putting two and two together yet.

“He got terribly upset, threw his towel at the bar and called you a fucking liar. He said he should never have trusted you, as you couldn’t tell him the truth about anything. He stormed out of the bar area and headed upstairs,” Cody said, very nervously. “What was that all about?” I almost sank to my knees, realizing what had happened.

“Cody, it’s not your fault. I fucked up and fucked up big time,” I said, shaking my head, trying to figure out how I was ever going to fix this between Dylan and me. Cody was still in a state of shock. “I was having trouble reaching Dylan, as you just got a taste of why. I asked Doc if he could talk to him and see if he had any insight into how I might reach him, make him feel comfortable with us and assimilate him better into our family here. Doc agreed to talk to him sometime. I introduced the two recently, calling Doc a friend of mine and said he wanted to hang out with us sometime. Doc told Dylan, he’d love to hear his story sometime, as I had told him something about the tough times he had to endure, but succeeded. Dylan told him sure, he was up for that. Now Dylan just realized he’s not the ‘friend’, he’s a shrink to help me analyze Dylan. Now do you get the picture? Now, Dylan thinks I lied to him, and in a sense, he’s right. I just didn’t tell him the whole truth, because he never would have agreed to meet with Doc if I had. I am so fucked right now,” I said, practically shaking, knowing I had made tremendous progress on my own, then thinking Doc could help and now making Dylan mistrust me more than ever.

“Oh, Josh. I am so sorry, man. I feel like shit. I didn’t know. I am so, so sorry,” Cody said, shaking his head. I gave him a hug.

“It’s all my fault, Cody. It’s all my fault. Back to the ‘no good deed, goes unpunished.’ I fucked up big time. I have to fix this now, and that’s probably not going to be easy,” I told him, as I hugged him.

 

[bigcannon]

As always, another great chapter, FT. Sounds like you, Chaz and I have had similar experiences in skinny dipping with friends in our younger days, but a church group? Wow, you guys were pretty close.

So the guys are having fun looking at the proofs of their photo shoot. Of course Trevor is the star once again with his hairy asshole of all things. Sounds like some serious planning going on for Thanksgiving. I'm sure it will be an interesting mix of people for this celebration. I can only imagine some of what might take place with cousins, siblings and other attendees. It will be interesting to see how Greg, Thad's brother, and Thad interact finding out what they have in common. I'm wondering if Jake's cousin Luke might show up along with Jake's sister's boyfriend Mick, who seemed to like some of the things the boys like to do. Can't wait to read about the holiday.

Always love the bantering between Conner and Neal. Someday it should be more than bantering. Conner and Josh definitely have the hots for one another. The question is can the ever jump across Conner's wall for a quickie sometime. I vote yes.

The Aiden saga continues. Would someone please take care of that boy? Sounds as if Aiden is a little miffed at Ethan for sitting on Brady's dick when as Aiden put it, Ethan didn't deserve Brady's cock because Ethan isn't gay. You really know how to heighten situations and emotions, FT. I might be jealous too.

We learn more about Jerome and some history between Jerome and Andy. Sounds like Jerome was a spoiled brat that always got his way. Andy was caught up in the sex and didn't realize what was happening to him emotionally. Not a good thing. Trent also just wanted the companionship and sex, putting up with the bad side of Jerome just to have some kind of attention. So sad.

So, did Les, and his brother Brandon, get to experience Peter, hooking up with him on Grindr???? Good grief, everyone is so intertwined in one way or another. Wow, FT, you took a sexy guy we thought Josh really had the hots for, and turned in into a major slut and asshole, somewhat of a male nymphomaniac. Nice work. I almost feel sorry for Peter. Not. I like the fact that Josh cares about Terry like Jake does. That's nice. Terry is one fortunate dude to have both Jake and Josh love him.

Trent gets to tell his story to Dr. Wayne. Josh gives Doc a peek at Trent's bruises and a feel of his ass. That was cute, FT.

So, you leave us with another major cliffhanger. Cody spills the beans on Doc and Dylan loses it. Josh has some 'splaining' to do. One step forward, then two steps backwards with Dylan. Will the boys ever get able to earn Dylan's trust? Poor Josh. You know this is killing him, thinking he let Dylan down.

It's Saturday again, so here's hoping you lay the next installment on us tonight, FT. Need to keep this going as we are so hungry for more. As our beloved Chaz would say, "More Please!" Thanks a million, FT for the fantastic expose of bentness. We just love it. BC

 

[Kyanimal]

Sounds like you, Chaz and I have had similar experiences in skinny dipping with friends in our younger days, but a church group? Wow, you guys were pretty close.

Yeh! Church group! I was the preacher's kid, and Dad was the camp director. Butt, I was always in one of the cabins with a councilor. A few, but not all, of my fellow church camp skinny dipping buds were also in my scout troop back home. Unlike scout camp, we couldn't go swimming naked during the day. So, we had to wait 'til everyone else was asleep before we could sneak out to (quietly) hit the lake. We were sorta the core group that 'corrupted' the guys from other places. There was also a small select bunch of us at school chorus camp. I wonder why the common thread among home/church/scout/chorus was Me!

BC has artfully touched most of the bases. Definitely looking forward to the Thanksgiving bash, and the business presentation. The financials, and everyone's reactions, are going to be interesting. Just might cushion some of the feedback from parental units should some 'personal secrets' accidentally get revealed, too. Can't wait!

Awesome that Trent, and everyone else, can breathe easy, knowing that Connor and Neal have them in their protective pocket. Jerome is not the only threat out there. Just sayin' ...

I had totally forgotten that Riley's cousin was with Max! One more of the seeds, that BC notes you plant, cumming to flower. I'm sure we're going to hear more about that further down this bent path, along with Tuck, Hector, and basketball. How's Chase doing?

Fascinating information with Dr. Wayne. Wasn't aware of a lot of that. Thanks for filling us in. It's too bad that Cody fulfilled the inevitable, through no fault of his own. I had the feeling that Josh's little deception was bound to eventually be discovered by Dylan. Another 'BC seed'? Good thing 'our' skinny uncut cutie isn't free to flee! Otherwise I'm pretty sure no one would ever see him again. Besides, who could really blame him? I would be royally pissed, too, and I don't have a quarter of his insecurities! Well ... maybe up that to half. In any case, Josh certainly has his next challenge cut out for him, by his own hand. This is going to be riveting ...

Sometimes I wonder if I need help. You guys have to tell me when you think I need therapy.

News flash, buddy! You ARE our therapy!

Love ya! MORE, Please!
Chaz

 

[funtimes]

Originally posted by Kyanimal
News flash, buddy! You ARE our therapy!

May God help us and save us.

OMG, you guys crack me up. Glad to know we all enjoyed some similar experiences growing up. Chaz, if you were the glue and common denominator between all those groups you belonged to, you must have had a bunch of fun guys to be crazy with. I hope some of them still keep in touch. I'm also glad to know we haven't lost our bentness just because we grew up a little. Might as well stay that way for the duration.

It's Saturday night so I guess I'll drop another chapter on you so BC isn't traumatized. I'm out of town Wed and Thurs of next week, and won't have access to my computer. I'll see if I can post another chapter on Wednesday morning possibly or Thursday night, but we'll get another one in there somewhere. Wouldn't want you to have to go without. You might actually become sane again. Ha. Love you guys. Huggs, FT

 

[funtimes]

Chapter 348 – Making Amends

I felt sick at my stomach after Cody shared with me what happened with Dylan. I knew in my heart, Dylan felt I had betrayed him. Hell, I felt guilty like I had betrayed him, even though what I attempted to do was to help him. While Dylan’s relationship, with me and the rest of the guys, was improving daily, it was still fragile, with the least little thing taking away any momentum gained. I felt like I had just blown it out of the water with little, to no help of ever repairing it. Like I said, I felt sick at my stomach.

Cody felt extremely bad also, having unknowingly delivered the fatal blow. We hugged each other for a few minutes. Jake came by and asked if everything was okay. I told him what happened. I watched the life fade out of Jake also, realizing what had happened.

“Josh, we can’t baby the guy. He has to listen to reason. You didn’t lie to Dylan, you just left a few things out about Dr. Wayne at the time you introduced him. He needs to man up and accept things for what they are. You, personally, have gone way overboard trying to make him happy. If he doesn’t appreciate all that you’ve done for him, then you know what, he doesn’t deserve to have you as a friend. He might as well just be a guest here and be treated like Trent was treated, left alone and hoped he finds something to make him happy if he can’t assimilate with the rest of us,” Jake said, trying to make me feel better, but it wasn’t working.

“I should go talk to him, Jake. I have to face him and try my best to get him to forgive me,” I told him.

“You want me to go with you? I might not be able to keep my cool if he starts in on you, though. He needs to know you’re the best he could ever hope for in a friend in his life,” Jake told me.

“That’s okay. I created this mess. I know I need to solve it, or at least try my best,” I told him. “Andy is waiting to see Dr. Wayne, once he’s through with Trent. Then we need to get Doc a beer, and then Trent, Cody, Doc and I were going to get a bite to eat and talk some more. Let me know when they’re done, if I’m still alive. I’ll go talk to Dylan,” I told Jake, not knowing exactly what to say. Jake hugged me quickly and told me he loved me, and if anyone could make it right with Dylan, it was certainly me. Cody hugged me also, as did Terry, having overheard me talking to Jake and figuring some sort of catastrophe happened.

I hurriedly climbed the stairs to the apartment. Ethan was there in his underwear, studying at the kitchen island, using his laptop. “Dylan in his room?” I asked Ethan. Ethan gave me a strange look.

“Yeh, but I wouldn’t bother him if I were you. He’s on one of those super pissed off moods of his, where no one wants to deal with him. Better to leave him alone and let him cool off so you at least have a chance at a half decent discussion,” Ethan warned. I didn’t pay any attention to what he said, and headed to his door. The door was closed. I could hear the sound of video games on the TV in the room.

“Ethan, have you seen Dustin? Is he here in his room also?” I asked him before I made an attempt to enter Dylan and Dustin’s room.

“Haven’t seen him. Last time I saw him he was downstairs helping out in the bar, but then I wasn’t paying attention to him that much. Dustin is Dustin after all,” Ethan replied.

“What’s that supposed to mean?” I asked, not really wanting to get in the middle of what was bothering Ethan about Dustin.

“You know, he just likes the spotlight on him for some reason. Everyone has to love Dustin,” Ethan replied.

“We do love Dustin. Dustin is a very wonderful loving friend, just like you are,” I reminded him.

“If you say so,” Ethan replied. I wasn’t about to start another war front at the moment, and was concentrating on how to attack the situation with Dylan.

I decided to hit it head on. I knocked on the door, but there was no response. I tried to open the door, but it was locked. “Dylan, it’s Josh. Can we talk?” I asked. No response. “Dylan, please. I need to talk to you. Please let me in,” I pleaded.

“Nothing to talk about,” Dylan replied, finally answering me.

“I think you know there is. I need to talk to you. Please let me in to talk to you. It’s important,” I added.

“Go away and leave me alone, Josh. You’re just going to lie to me anyway, like you have been all along,” Dylan answered.

“Dylan, I’m sorry you took something the wrong way. It’s not what it seems. I truly care about you. The fact that I’m here wanting to apologize to you should mean something to you. If I didn’t care about you, I’d just blow you off and could care less what you thought. I do care about you, and it’s killing me to think something I might have done is killing you. I can’t stand not being able to talk to you,” I pleaded with him.

“Go talk to one of your preppy groupies and lie to them. They eat all your shit up anyway. I don’t need that kind of crap. They love it, so go fuck them over with your bullshit,” Dylan replied, making me feel worse than I already did.

“Guess he doesn’t want to talk to you,” Ethan commented.

“Ethan, I love you, but shut up, would you,” I said rather harshly, causing him to quickly concentrate once again on his studies, sensing I was pissed off also.

“Dylan, please let me talk to you. I need to talk to you. This is killing me. You’re breaking my heart,” I pleaded again.

“That’s hard to do, when you don’t have a heart when it comes to me, Josh. I guess we finally proved that now, didn’t we. Not that I ever knew what that was all about anyway, so I guess I never will because no one has been able to show me what that is. Just empty talk and a lot of bullshit,” Dylan said, through the door.

“I’m going to find Dustin to get him to let me in the bedroom,” I told Ethan, then headed back downstairs. I found Dustin and told him what happened.

“Fuck, I’d leave him the hell alone if I were you, Josh. Shit, I’m sleeping with you tonight. I might get my dick and balls cut off in my sleep, as mad as I’m sure he is right now. You know Dylan, he’ll cool off and be better in the morning. I’m not sure you want me to let you in there with him tonight. I’d wear riot gear if you really want to storm the bedroom. I know I wouldn’t,” Dustin chided, but with some truth to it.

“We could go together,” I suggested. “I could follow you in when you open the door.”

“Yeh, put me right in the crossfire. Nice plan there, chief. Send in the point guard to get shot at first. I like that idea, except I don’t like the idea of me working point,” Dustin replied.

“Just open the fucking door for me, and I’ll go in first. I’m more concerned with not talking to him and letting this fester, than I am of him being belligerent. He doesn’t want to go back to jail, I can assure you,” I remarked.

“I’m not so sure he’ll think about that consequence before he kills you. Maybe afterwards, but I’m pretty sure, not before,” Dustin replied.

“Dustin, he’s not going to hurt me and you know it. Now give me the fucking key, and I’ll do this myself,” I demanded. Dustin gave me his key, then hugged me, telling me if he didn’t ever see me again, he loved me and thanked me for everything I had done for him, as unlike Dylan, he was totally grateful, and I could do no wrong in his book. I quickly kissed him and headed back up. I could see Jake, Terry and Cody looking worried in the background. Still, I had a mission to achieve.

Ethan rolled his eyes when he saw me return. “You really serious about doing this?” he asked, concerned. I ignored him and went to Dylan’s door.

“Dylan, I’m coming in and we are going to talk,” I told him, then turned the key and opened the door. He was laying on his bed face down, naked except for his boxers, with a pillow over his head, as if he wasn’t going to listen to a word I said. I sat down on the bed beside him.

“Listen, I know what Cody told you upset you, because you thought Dr. Wayne was just a friend of mine, I wanted you to meet and get to know. Doc is a friend of mine, but he’s also a psychiatrist, one of the best in the country. I told him some time ago, when you first came, that I was struggling with how to reach you to make you happy. I asked him at the time if he had any suggestions as to how to approach you, to earn your confidence and caring, to try to lead you to a happier life, knowing that the life you came from and the one we all have here are worlds apart. I just needed some guidance on how to win you over. I wasn’t trying to trick you. I just felt that if there was a way to help you better understand us and me better understand you, we could find some common ground to build on to help you become happy, have a more productive life, and not waste away into nothingness,” I told him, putting my hand on his back, which he hurriedly removed. Still, nothing from him.

“At first, I really thought you were a lost cause and nothing I did, or any of the rest of the guys did, was ever going to change that. Still, I didn’t want to give up on you. We tried out different jobs that didn’t work out. You showed no interest in anything. Then all of a sudden we put you to work at the construction site and the amazing thing is, you like it. It’s meaningful to you. You had a little setback there, but we fixed that. I stood up for you along with Todd and Chad, and everything worked out. It gave you a sense of purpose for once in your life. Think about that, Dylan. You are an integral part of our company now, doing an important job. Not only that, but you’re building up your self confidence by working out. You’re doing that along with some of the rest of the guys, who have come to enjoy being with you, but were concerned about you at the beginning. You are gaining friends that care about you and respect you for who you are now, Dylan. You’re learning how to drive, and hopefully, by this weekend, you’ll have your drivers license for the first time in your life. Wow, that’s a great achievement that was made possible by your hard work and determination to make it happen. I helped you a little. Will helped you with your parallel parking. Will is proud of you. Although we helped some, it was your determination to make this happen, that got you to where you are today. Getting your license, will open up a whole new world for you once you have it. You can do more things for the construction company once you have your license. Todd told me he can’t wait for you to get your license so you can do a lot of the running he has to do, making yourself more valuable to our company. The more skills you develop, the more valuable you become, Dylan. Everyone likes you now, which wasn’t always the case. I have to admit, we all had our doubts when you first arrived, but we were determined to hang in there with you to help make you happy and helpful to all of us. Everyday you’re here, we all care about you more and more. Your hurt is our hurt now. We share your pain and your joy these days. Look how happy you were when you asked me if I’d take you to take your driver’s license test on Friday afternoon. Hell, I’m just as excited as you are about this event. When you hugged me after I told you we could go, you made me so happy and proud of you, I almost cried with tears of joy and pride, Dylan. That’s how much you’ve grown on all of us. You’re our brother now, for good and bad. We’re not always going to agree on everything and we may fight from time to time, but never to the point we lose sight for our love for one another and the care we share for our family together. You’re my brother now, Dylan, and I’m going to fight for you the rest of my life,” I told him, getting a little emotional, putting my hand on his back once more. This time, to my surprise, he didn’t throw it off like he had earlier. He rolled over on his side to look at me. He had tears in his eyes.

“I’m sorry, Josh,” he said, getting a little emotional. “You’ve done so many wonderful things for me. I just automatically think the worst when I hear something that makes me feel like I’m being setup. The only thing I could think of, as to why you didn’t tell me this Doc guy was a psychiatrist, is that maybe you wanted his help to commit me to a mental institution or something, not that I probably don’t belong there. My life has been so fucked up. You have to realize, that I’ve never had good news my entire life. Everything that I’ve done to try to find happiness always ends in bad things happening to me. That’s all I know. I’m starting to feel a little more secure, but then I think this is going to blow up at any second, because it’s too good to be true. I never win. I just never win. When your Cody friend told me who that guy really was, I knew I was going to be next. We all know Trent’s fucked up, letting guys beat him up and tell him what to do. At least I never put up with that. But if he needs a shrink, then I probably need one worse than him, so I thought I was next and probably be sent away to give me shock treatments or something,” Dylan said, shaking his head. I leaned over and hugged him.

“You know, Dylan, the honest to God’s truth is you’re okay. You just needed a chance to prove yourself. You’re smart. We’ve all learned that. You’re a hard worker. You’re not a bullshitter, what you say is what you do. We even saw a hint of a sense of humor with Ross and Wally this last weekend and your jaunt in bed with them,” I said, making him smile a little. You’re fine. You don’t need a shrink at all. I realized tonight for the first time possibly, although I think it heals everyone over time, you just needed friends to care about you and a sense of security we’re here for you. Love heals so much pain. That you can bank on. I know you haven’t had much love in your life, a thought that breaks my heart, as you deserved it more than anyone. A mother should love and protect her child no matter what. You deserved that love that you never got, unfortunately. But now you have a group of guys that care about you, and want more than anything for that growing care to grow into brotherly love. You’re one of us, now and forever,” I told him in all sincerity.

“So, you’re not going to send me away then?” he asked one more time, just to make sure.

“Nope. Never. I care about you too much to lose you. You have to stay and put up with us, be one of our brothers for us to love and cherish,” I said, sincerely. “If Doc was to meet you today and learn all the great things you’ve accomplished in the short amount of time you’ve been with us, he’d say the same thing. You have adjusted to being a person of tremendous potential, and all you need is love to get you to where you want to go.”

“Are you sure he knows what he’s doing? He certainly doesn’t know much about me and my losing streak,” Dylan chided. I leaned over and hugged him tightly. He hugged me back, making me feel great all over.

“Are you okay now?” I asked, sensing he was, but wanting him to tell me himself. He kind of half smiled.

“I guess. Sorry I got scared, but you know my track record,” he admitted. I smiled at him, then kissed him on the cheek.

“Your track record has been wiped clean. You have a clean slate, and it’s all positive. You need to accept that,” I told him, patting him on his naked back. He smiled up at me. I’m going back downstairs to have a bite to eat with Doc, Cody and Trent. You’re welcome to join us, if you want,” I told him.

“Not really into Trent, in case you couldn’t tell. You can have all of him you want, but I don’t like him,” Dylan replied.

“Dylan, he needs more care and attention than you do right now. He’s hurting a lot worse than you were. He’s been physically and mentally abused. He really needs our help now more than ever. I blame myself for not seeing that sooner and realizing how bad he was. I can’t change history, but we can sure turn him around and treat him kinder starting now. We need your help with him also. It would mean a lot to him to have you as a friend. He was really reaching out to you last night. Can you help me with that?” I asked him.

“I don’t know if I can. I’ll see, but I just don’t think I can, Josh. Too much bad stuff between us,” Dylan replied. I patted him on his bare leg, as I got up to leave.

“Like I said, come down and meet Doc and ask him any question you want to ask him. I’m sure he’ll really like you, like the rest of us crazy fucked up college boys,” I told him. Dylan smiled.

“You said it that time, I didn’t,” he replied. I smiled then left.

“Well, I see you’re still in one piece. I didn’t hear furniture crash or any blood curdling screams. Wow, what did you say to the boy?” Ethan asked me.

“I told him we all loved him and he was one of us. He was scared of something that I told him, and I could certainly understand why. I had to clear all that up. I think he’s better now than he’s ever been,” I informed Ethan.

“Did you fuck him?” Ethan asked, causing me to frown at him.

“No, I didn’t do anything of the kind. We just bared our souls, not our dicks,” I shot back unappreciative of what he asked. He could tell.

“Well, you said you only fucked guys that you loved, and I don’t think you’ve fucked him yet, that I know of anyway. As worthless as Dustin is at times, he does keep the rest of us informed on things like that, unless he doesn’t know,” Ethan explained, almost causing my head to explode.

“What the fuck, Ethan? I can’t process this all right now,” I said throwing my hands up in the air. “I’m going back downstairs. You can go back to the dorm anytime you want tonight. You don’t have to stay here. I can’t deal with you any more tonight,” I said, then headed down, realizing I might have just hurt his feelings, but his weirdness with Dustin was bugging me at the moment. I was mentally drained from dealing with Dylan, and on my way to deal with another personal situation. My life had become mentally taxing for the past several days and weeks, when I thought about it.

Cody, Jake, Terry and Trent were all ears once I got back. Jake seemed relieved, knowing I wouldn’t have looked okay, if things hadn’t gone well. He knew me too well. Cody and Terry didn’t know me all that well, yet.

“You survived, I see,” Jake told me, grabbing me and hugging me. Each of them took turns giving me a hug, even Trent, to my surprise.

“He’s going to be okay, guys. We had a long talk, and I think he’ll be fine. It takes him a while to process personal things, but I think it went well. He feared the worst, like we were going to have him removed or something. I finally got him to understand nothing was further from the truth. He can be a handful at times, but we’re all really starting to get attached to him,” I explained. They all seemed greatly relieved.

“What’d you do with my barback?” Eric asked, teasing me some. I told Eric I gave him the night off. Eric gave me shit about having one employee in jail, one in therapy in the office and the other one I gave the night off. I told him he needed to work extra hard, he was slacking off. He shot me the finger, then blew me a kiss, making me laugh.

“Well, if the coast is clear and there’s not too much carnage upstairs, Terry and I need to study. We didn’t want to interrupt anything you had going on up there, and thought it best to wait,” Jake informed me.

“Ethan’s up there studying, but I told him he could leave anytime. He’s in a weird mood also, and I just didn’t have the patience to deal with him tonight,” I commented. Jake smiled, shaking his head.

“So how did it go with Doc?” I asked Trent. Trent told me he told Doc everything from Jerome’s mental abuse, the threats to control him, virtually blackmailing him, Trent being vulnerable in that respect because he was on probation, to the physical abuse and the random beatings, when he didn’t think Trent respected him like he should. Doc told him that Jerome fit a profile he was working on, and that Trent’s information, Cody’s and mine, helped lend credence to what he thought was going on. Trent said Andy had been in with Doc for some time, but should be out soon. I asked Cody if we were causing him to miss out on anything he had going on. He said this was more important than anything he could think of, and was glad to be of help. Trent thanked him again for all the help he had been. I thanked him also.

“I’m so glad you were able to work out things with Dylan, Josh. I felt like dogshit after he blew up and took off. I had no idea what ticked him off like that. Then to think I caused all it, oh, that just made me sick at my stomach. Thank goodness you were able to reason with him and settle him down,” Cody said, relieved things worked out okay.

“All he needed was a little understanding and some love,” I replied.

“Don’t we all,” Trent commented.

“Yes, and you desperately need that also, Trent. I’m so sorry things worked out the way they did, but I promise you, things are going to change now. It makes no sense, that someone near and dear to us, doesn’t feel loved. Things are going to change and change now,” I proclaimed. Trent hugged me and thanked me.

The door to the office finally opened. Doc and Andy came over and joined us. I found us a table. Andy had a beer with us, while the rest of us had a beer and bite to eat. “I got a lot of useful information from everyone today, which helps me tremendously. I still can’t believe this one guy was somehow involved in all your lives, and no one has anything good to say about him,” Doc told us. We all kind of chuckled, but it was true.

“If it helps any, the kitchen staff he worked with couldn’t stand him either. He just wasn’t a nice person, and treated everyone else like they worked for him,” I added. Trent confirmed what I said.

We spent another 45 minutes or so discussing various aspects of Jerome’s relationship with us individually and here at the bar. Doc said the visit had been well worth it, but wouldn’t discuss with us what he thought was going to happen, as he said he didn’t think Jerome was mentally ill, as he knew right from wrong, but for some reason, just chose to be an asshole. He felt like there would be some kind of consequences for his physical abuse to Trent, but other than that, he wasn’t sure what a judge might do. He suggested Conner keep us informed as to what would happen there. Also, he was sure Trent might have to testify as to the abuse at some sort of trial if the DA charged Trent with assault and battery, which was quite possible. Trent said he wasn’t looking forward to testifying in court, but he didn’t want Jerome beating on him anymore. We all told him that had to stop and none of us would allow it if we could help it. Trent seemed happy to have so many guys in his corner all of a sudden. Doc thought the afternoon had been beneficial to all of us. I shook Doc’s hand and gave him a quick hug before he left. Again, he told me my hug felt good. I told him it did to me also, which made him smile.

I told Trent to go home and get some rest after we finished up. It was well into 8:00 already and the bar wasn’t that busy. He thanked me for it, telling me he was exhausted. Cody volunteered to walk him home, which we all thought was nice of him. The two seemed to hit it off well when they talked the night before, so maybe Trent found a new friend, a mutual acquaintance that disliked Jerome also. They could share war stories together.

“Josh, I wanted to ask you if it is possible to throw Ashton a birthday party upstairs in your apartment next week,” Andy asked me, catching me by surprise.

“Sure, why not,” I replied. “We could have it downstairs here, section off an area and have beer and whatever food you want,” I suggested.

“Well, what I had in mind for a present for him for his 20th birthday, was to see if I could get Sandy to maybe fuck Ash’s ass for him, seeing how he loves big dicks. I don’t think we should do that in a bar full of people, although either one of them probably wouldn’t mind, but it might not go over too well with the general public,” Andy replied, making his point crystal clear to me.

“Yeh, if that’s the case, upstairs would probably work out better. What night do you want to do it?” I asked.

“Thursday would be good. His birthday is on Thursday, and it’s an off night for us at the bar, so we could spare the guys for the party,” Andy suggested. I liked the idea.

“Trevor know about this?” I had to ask.

“It was his idea. Who else would come up with something that crazy?” Andy replied. I had to laugh.

“Have your talked to Sandy to see if he’d do it?” I asked, curiously.

“I mentioned it to him. He said if it’d make us happy, and we could have as much fun as we did before involving him, he was all for it. He said he might just have to plug Trevor while he was at it. Get this, he said he really liked the feel of boy ass on his big dick. It always made him cum hard, so he was game if that’s what we wanted to do. Trevor suggested we get the whole group involved also. He said he had a great game we could play letting Ash figure out who we were by various aspects of our anatomy,” Andy told me, making me really wonder what Trevor had in mind. I asked Andy who all he wanted to invite. He told me all the partners for sure and anyone else we thought fit our group and knew Ashton. I told him we should invite Devin, if Sandy was the one to service the guest of honor. Andy agreed. He said Jake could invite Terry if he wanted to. Andy said Terry was kind of hot and seemed like he fit into our group. He was dying to see what Terry looked like naked and with a hardon. Andy said Trevor specifically asked for Terry if he wanted to come. I had to laugh. Trevor didn’t miss anything. I asked him about Ethan. Andy said he didn’t think Ethan would like that kind of thing, but he was certainly welcome if he wanted to come. Andy said Ethan was certainly hot, someone any of us would love to play with, but that was up to him. I agreed.

“Ash is really going to be 20, huh?” I asked Andy.

“Yep, getting to be an old man, he is. He’s a year older than most of us. I guess he started school a year later than the rest of us, being he had a fall birthday. He’s supposed to be more mature, but we’d have to vote on that one,” Andy said, laughing. I got a kick out of that myself. “The party should be fun. We haven’t had a naked get together in some time, so everyone should have a good time, especially Trevor. You know how he gets when he’s naked and has a crowd,” Andy reminded me. We all knew that.

Andy gave me a hug and said goodnight. I patted his hot little rear end as he headed out, then ran upstairs to get some studying in before bedtime. Ethan was still studying there at the kitchen island, which surprised me after telling him he could leave earlier.

“I thought you were going back to the dorm earlier,” I told him, as I came into the apartment.

“It wasn’t time. I still had some work to do yet,” Ethan replied. I shrugged my shoulders. “Plus, you didn’t actually make it sound like it was okay for me to leave. You made it sound like you wanted me to leave. That kind of hurt, Josh. I couldn’t leave thinking you were mad at me for something I didn’t know what for. I didn’t mean to make you mad by any means,” he said apologetically. I went over and hugged him.

“I’m not mad, Ethan. I still love you. I was just frustrated earlier and, I don’t know, I just wasn’t thinking straight. Sorry if I was rude to you, because I don’t want to be like that,” I told him as we hugged.

“That’s fine. I should have kept my mouth shut and let you vent instead of sounding off like I did. I’m sorry too, Josh. You’re my best friend in this whole wide world, and I don’t want to ever make you mad, if I can help it,” Ethan told me. I smiled at him and kissed him on the forehead. I asked him if my kissing him on the forehead bothered him at all. He told me it definitely didn’t, but it would upset him if I didn’t show him some kind of affection, seeing how all the others got a lot of it from me. I hugged him around his neck while he was sitting on a kitchen bar stool.

“Terry and Jake studying in our room?” I asked him.

“The last I saw them, they were. They were quizzing each other on something,” he replied. “Dustin’s studying in his room. I guess Dylan is into video games with the headset on to keep from bothering Dustin.”

I told him I was going to check on Terry and Jake, then study with him at the kitchen island. Ethan said he’d love the company, as it was kind of lonely out there by himself.

Terry was sitting in my chair at my desk in his underwear and Jake was in his chair. Terry offered to move, but I told him to stay. They were quizzing each other for a class they had together. I gave Jake a kiss, then stripped down to my underwear and told them I was going to take my laptop and study with Ethan at the kitchen island. Terry said he felt bad, but I told him it was fine and better for me anyway, as I was sure we’d get distracted too early if I studied with them. They both chuckled, but said it wouldn’t be a bad thing. I had to agree.

I plopped myself down on a kitchen stool beside Ethan and opened my laptop. I quickly checked e-mails. I had an e-mail from Will saying he missed Jake and me, and was planning on being here Saturday night to help out with Gay Night. He said he had another shipment of cattle coming in on Friday night so he wouldn’t be able to head over to us until Saturday morning. Then he said he was horny, so to be ready. I had to chuckle. Ethan wanted to know what was so funny. I just told him Will sent me and e-mail teasing me. No big deal. Ethan just shook his head. I got another e-mail from Tom, telling me he and James missed us also. They were working all this weekend with trips. He said the trips this weekend were very profitable, so they had to take them. He said he was going West, otherwise he would have dropped Will off and picked him up later. I sent him a note back, and told him to take care of business first. We would make do with ground transportation. I told him to be safe also. E-mails out of the way, I brought up a study site and started reading, getting deep in a story we had to read for American Lit. We were reading Emerson and Thoreau at the moment, the Existentialists doing a comparison between the two. I liked them both actually. They made you think. It didn’t take long to become immersed in my reading.

About a half hour into reading, Dustin came into the kitchen for a break and to get some tea. He came up behind me and started massaging my shoulders, pressing his naked chest up against my back, as he did. “Oh, fuck, that feels so good, Dust. I just may have to marry you, you do that so well,” I told him, sighing. Ethan gave us a strange look. “Fuck, that feels good,” I added, as he continued to work on my shoulders, arms and neck, loosening me up.

“Damn, you’re tight tonight, Josh. Need to get rid of some of that stress, buddy,” he said, as he continued to knead my shoulders.

“Can’t say I’ve been without stress lately. This evening was quite the stressful night. How’s our boy?” I asked, as I ooo’d and ahhh’d at his attention to my shoulders.

“Quiet tonight. He didn’t have much to say to me. He’s not quite in one of his moods, but he’s close. I think he’s trying to work through some things in his mind, if you ask me. He seems very pre-occupied at the moment. At least he’s calm for now,” Dustin replied, as his hands moved over my chest and massaged my pecs, paying particular attention to my nipples. I grabbed his hands and held them, then kissed them, showing my affection for his sweet attention.

“You know you’re making me hard, playing with my nipples like that,” I warned him, as his fingers continued to stimulate my nipples while I held his hands. His lips moved down and started kissing my neck. “Oh, Dustin, you’re making me hard, buddy. My dick is hard now because of you,” I admitted. He chuckled.

“You know I have a hot ass you could bury that in and fill me full of juice,” he teased.

“Oh, please. Really?” Ethan asked, somewhat perturbed as to what was going on. “You two need to get a room,” he said somewhat sarcastically.

“Just funning around, Ethan. You need a massage too?” Dustin asked.

“I think what your offering is more like a happy ending to a massage, if you ask me. No, I don’t need my dick massaged, thank you. I have Sarah for that, and you have, what’s her name, to take care of your dick, so why do you mess around like you do?” Ethan asked Dustin, as Dustin moved his hands down to check to see if I had a boner, which he found out I definitely did. He smiled at me, as his hand caressed my cock through my underwear. I kissed him on the lips, making Ethan grimace more.

“Just have to show my buddy here, how much I love him, Ethan. Can’t show your love enough for those your really love. It’s in our DNA somehow and can’t be avoided,” he replied. I shook my head at him, wondering what point he was trying to make, but enjoying his intimate attention. I felt Dustin’s hand go into my underwear and swipe some pre-cum from the end of my cock, then pull his hand back out again, putting it to his lips to taste.

“Want a taste of Josh’s pre-cum, Ethan?” Dustin teased, making me laugh.

“Oooo, Fuck no. How can you do that, taste something that comes out of a dudes cock, Dustin? That’s just gross,” Ethan replied, making a face.

“You’ve tasted your own cum before and you said it wasn’t that bad,” Dustin replied. “It actually tastes pretty good. I’ve taken both Josh and Jake’s loads in my mouth and swallowed them before,” Dustin told him.

“OMG, all of it?” he asked grimacing like crazy. “Tasting it is one thing, but swallowing a gob of cum, how could you do that? That isn’t natural. It’s just gross,” Ethan replied, somewhat grossed out. I just chuckled.

“You know, in the heat of passion, you’ll do just about anything, like lick another guy’s asshole. Now who would think it would be decent to do something like that?” Dustin asked rhetorically. Ethan kind of smiled at that remark.

“Okay, it’s gross to stick your tongue on another dude’s asshole, but I have to admit, it feels great on the receiving end. That part I like,” Ethan commented.

“You can’t just pick and choose, Ethan. Either you’re all in or you’re not. When you make love to your male partner, you surrender your bodies to each other and share the most intimate of acts. It’s beautiful beyond imagination. It just is. That’s why I could never be totally straight, because there’s just too much intense passion between two guys that I can’t ever see or feel between a woman and a man, at least not for me,” Dustin told him. Ethan was listening intently, but he still wasn’t convinced, saying he’d stick to pussy and tits. He loved Sarah’s tits and nipples and going down on her, which Ethan said was pretty gross, wondering why he could eat a fishy smelling pussy, but couldn’t swallow cum. Somehow, Ethan couldn’t equate the two.

Dustin finally stopped quasi-molesting me, although it felt so damned good, then leaned in and kissed me passionately.

“I feel like a horned up wet noodle now,” I admitted. Dustin laughed. “My body’s limp from your massage, but my cock is rock hard,” I told him. He smiled and kissed me again, patting his ass and telling me it was all mine if I wanted it. I just smiled and told him I had to study, but thanked him for the offer. Dustin squeezed Ethan’s shoulder a little, as he went around the island to get him some ice tea.

“Showoff,” Ethan told him. Dustin just smiled at him, then poured his tea and poured me a glass also. He asked Ethan if he wanted some, but Ethan declined, saying he just drank a glass and didn’t want to have to pee.

“You know, I could give you a prostate massage, Ethan, and make your dick fire one hell of a load, if you want. You seem to enjoy having fingers up your ass for some reason. That might relieve some of your stress,” Dustin chided, as he sipped his ice tea.

“Ah, I don’t think that would help things. Just forget about the finger thing. I don’t know what I was thinking that night. That’s really an ‘out’ door down there, not an ‘in’ door,” Ethan reminded him.

“Oh, but the fun is when you entertain the penis inside youm, of someone you truly admire and love. That’s when that ‘out’ door gets your whole body excited and makes your balls explode, with your love juice shooting everywhere,” Dustin said, laying it on thick. I was chuckling, knowing damn well, this talk was exciting Ethan, even though he didn’t want to admit it.

“Maybe you should massage your roommate a little and see if that doesn’t loosen him up some, as uptight as he seemed tonight,” Ethan suggested to Dustin.

“Oh, that might get us all in trouble, me putting my hands on that boy. Don’t think I’m ready for that war just yet. I have to sleep in that room, remember? I could get my dick and balls cut off in the middle of the night for teasing Dylan. No, he has to ask me to do something like that first. Josh is easy. He always enjoys someone showing their love for him. Dylan, I’m not so sure. Before I ever did anything with him, I’d have to be one-hundred percent sure he was into it. Nope, that’s not the hill I choose to die on,” Dustin said, shaking his head, as he disappeared down the hallway and back into his room.

“If Dylan is gay, then why wouldn’t he appreciate a show of affection from you guys?” Ethan asked me.

“Truthfully, I think he would love to, Ethan, but he’s too stubborn to admit it. Deep down inside, I think he really likes us, but he doesn’t know how to genuinely show it like he’d like to. I think he’s afraid, if he tries to, he’ll screw it up and ruin any chance he has of earning our love. We’re the crazy college boys, remember? Can’t be caught dead having sex with someone he considers out of his league. If he’d just relax and let himself go, he’d be great and really happy. There’s still that wall there. It has some cracks in it, but it’s still there. Ross and Wally stripped off his boxers last Sunday morning and acted like they were molesting him in the hide-a-bed, where they spent the night. He hollered like crazy for help, but said later, he kind of enjoyed it. He wants to let loose, but he just can’t yet. I just hope he can finally get there someday.”

“Wow, they actually tried to play with him? That was bold and brave,” Ethan replied. “I would have hollered for help also, thinking about it.” I laughed, but he was probably right. “It was strange enough doing what we did for my initiation. I sucked it up and got through it, but it would have been weird to have two guys strip you, and try to play with you, if you weren’t really into that type of thing,” Ethan added.

“Yes, for a straight guy, it would have been rather traumatic unless you were drunk, or something like, that and didn’t give a rip. There are guys like that also. They use a drunken stupor as an excuse to get their rocks off by any means possible,” I suggested.

“I guess that could happen. Like I said, I don’t mind getting my dick sucked, but to put another guy’s cock in my mouth and their penis up my ass, just kind of creeps me out. I mean, as much as I care about you, Josh, it’s still weird and unnatural, but I can do it, because it’s you, and I guess I trust you to not go where it makes me uncomfortable,” Ethan admitted. I smiled at him.

“You don’t have to go there at all, Ethan. Be yourself. You’re straight, so be straight. Don’t let what the rest of the guys do make you think you have to do that also. Like I said, I’ll love you just the same, and would never think anything different.” Ethan thanked me for saying that. I still couldn’t tell if he was being totally honest about it, but let it go at that.

We studied for another hour or so. I told Ethan he could leave at any time as it was getting close to bedtime. He finally started packing up his things, getting ready to go, but hadn’t got dressed yet. Terry and Jake came out of the bedroom naked.

“Josh, we’re going to jump in the shower. You want to join us?” Jake asked, suggestively. I knew where this was leading.

“Yeh, I’ll be right there,” I told them. They headed off and I could hear them turn on the water. “I’ll see you tomorrow, Ethan. Have a good night, buddy,” I told him, then gave him a hug before he got dressed. He hugged me tightly, like he really needed my hug this time.

I stripped off my briefs on the way to the shower and joined Terry and Jake, who were in the process of washing each other. I grabbed some soap and started to join in the fun. We were all boned up in no time at all. Just as it was getting good, someone else walked into the shower naked. It was Ethan.

“Mind if I shower also?” Ethan asked rather nervously, like he wasn’t sure he should be there, but something compelled him to be, as he walked right in. What was I to say, other than, ‘why not’, although somewhat surprised. “Can you wash my back, Josh?” Ethan asked. Terry and Jake gave Ethan a questionable look, as if to really wonder why he came in with us, as he had to know what we were up to.

“Didn’t we just shower together this afternoon?” I asked Ethan, as I soaped up his back, my cock still semi-hard from the initial intimacy I just began with Jake and Terry.

“Yeh, but it sounded like a really good idea, getting a nice massaging shower before heading to bed,” Ethan replied, letting me wash him, his penis flaccid, as if he wasn’t there for any fun and games. I ran my hands all over his handsome back, firm solid ass cheeks, shoulders, back of his legs and thighs, all the way down to his feet. His skin was smooth and almost hairless, except in the right spots, in his manly pits, a nice patch above his cock, and some hair flanking his junk where his thighs met his pelvis. I hadn’t stopped to notice in some time, how hot he really looked, and how magnificently he was put together. I guess I just got used to him naked around me, and took his body for granted. Still, he was stunning, something juicy really. Had he been gay, I would have lusted after him. I guess because he was straight, and I loved him as my friend, I never thought of him as someone to enjoy hot male sex with. However, tonight, with virtually just the two of us, with the exception of Jake and Terry, he looked different to me and very desirable. I had to restrain my thoughts, lest I get carried away and betray his trust. I did run my fingers through his butt crack and tickled his asshole, getting a giggle out of him. His fine dark blonde ass crack hairs were getting my juices flowing.

“Okay, my turn to wash you,” he said, eagerly turning around and grabbing the soap to suds up his hands to give me a going over. That he did. Not only were his hands all over my back, up my ass crack, down my legs, up under my pits, but over my shoulders and around on my pecs, sudsing up my nipples, where he lingered and teased them with his fingertips, giving me a full-on boner. Then his hands went down my torso, through my pubes, surprising the hell out of me, especially when they found my hard cock, where he washed me there and massaged my balls and taint while doing it. I wasn’t sure what the hell he was doing, but just let him do what he thought he needed to do. Then I got a shock. He pressed himself up against me, his naked front up against my back. I could feel his penis, still flaccid, up against my ass as he began to stroke my hard cock and caress my balls. I wasn’t sure how to react, other than to just let him go. Remembering how he said it was weird touching another guys penis, I wasn’t sure he wanted to do what he was attempting to do. I gave him a couple of moments, then turned around and hugged him.

“What are you doing, Ethan?” I asked considerately.

“I just wanted to make you happy and share some sort of intimacy with you, Josh. All the other guys get to and I never do,” he replied, as I held him in a tight embrace, his flaccid penis up against my groin and hardon.

“You don’t have to do this. This isn’t who you are, Ethan. I’ve told you a million times, I love you just the same. Don’t do something you’re not comfortable doing, something that will make you ashamed of yourself and you’ll regret. It’s not that important. Like I said, I love you just the same,” I whispered in his ear, as couldn’t help but kiss him tenderly on his neck.

“I need to do something with you, Josh. I can jack you off. That doesn’t bother me. I want to please you somehow with some sort of sex between us, even if it’s not what you’re used to doing with the others, at least I can do that for you,” Ethan replied. If he only knew I was minutes away from burying my cock in one of the hottest athletes on campus, playing with Terry and Jake, then why would I want a hand job from a straight guy, when I could be having some of the hottest sex available to man, with Terry and Jake. Still, I didn’t want to hurt his feelings, as he was making me terribly horny.

“Why don’t I suck you off instead. Would that work for you?” I asked, remembering him just saying he liked the blowjobs I gave him before. Ethan got all excited.

“Oh, you’re the best, Josh. That would be fantastic,” he said, as I sank down to my knees, then turned him around to face and lean against the wall, then first split his solid buttocks and revealed his hole. How I wanted to bury my cock deep in his ass and fuck him senseless, but that was not to be. And, although he impaled himself on Brady’s cock the previous night in the steam room, I was not going for that intense form of intimacy with my nervous straight little brother. It took about two seconds for me to get him hard, when my tongue licked his asshole and began to tease it, darting in and out of it. He began to sigh, his legs quivering with my teasing. I could see a string of pre-cum hanging from his piss slit, as I gazed on his beautiful penis through his legs. I pulled his cock back through his legs and to my mouth, where I sucked off all his pre-cum and stimulated his penis with my lips and tongue. Then I licked down the back of his shaft, over his balls, taking my time sucking on his sparsely hairy balls, then up his lightly haired taint and back into his asshole, once again, where I spent several moments driving the poor kid wild. I kissed his inner thighs, as I gently stroked my own penis, enjoying my actions way too much, driving a straight boy completely crazy with my actions. I slapped his ass, then told him to turn around and lean his back up against the wall and spread his legs. Ethan did as I asked. I grabbed his throbbing rock hard cock, and teased the head with the tip of my tongue. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw Terry and Jake looking on, huddled together as they watched what was happening with Ethan. They were gently stroking one another’s cocks as they watched on. Seems if Ethan’s lust was making for a good show. I was having fun. At least I knew that.

After teasing the glands of Ethan’s penis, I ran my tongue up and down his shaft, then engulfed it in my mouth, his legs trembling from the sensual stimulation. I caressed his balls, as I gave him the blowjob of a lifetime. To add to his oral stimulation, I licked my middle finger and it up behind his balls, through his ass crack finding his hole, gently stimulating his anus, just short of driving the poor guy totally crazy, as his legs shook terribly. I could feel his penis enlarge, ready to deliver his male juices, but continued to stimulate him, driving my finger into his asshole to find his prostate, then quickly backing off his cock, as he shot one ribbon after another of cum, hallway across the shower room. He was sliding down the wall, completely drained of his energy, having shot it all out his cock. I jumped up and caught him under his arms and pulled him to me. We kissed passionately for several moments, as if he had lost total control of his straightness and completely surrendered himself to my will. I finally leaned him back against the wall, then bent over and sucked his cock, relieving him of any sperm he had left in his dick. I kissed him again, and let him taste his own seed. At this point, Ethan didn’t care what I did to him or how. I sat him down on the bench seat in the shower and sudsed him up again, washing his wilted penis, balls and pubes, to make sure they were cum free. Then I pulled him back up to rinse him off, then rinsed myself off. Jake and Terry continued to shower a couple of minutes, letting me walk Ethan into the bathroom to towel him off.

“Are you okay?” I asked Ethan, as I attempted to towel him off.

“Oh, gawd, that was wild, Josh. I’ve never felt anything so wonderful as that before in my life. I thought your other blowjobs you gave me before, just to get me hard, were good, but I swear this blew my mind. I’ve never cum so hard in all my life. Never felt anything so intense as that, except for getting fucked by all you guys, but that wore me out after a couple of you guys. I can’t get over this. No wonder you guys enjoy each other as much as you do, if everything you do even comes close to what this felt like. Good grief. Whew,” he said shaking his head, as he sat on a wooden bench, we had in the bathroom before you walked into the shower room. We kept clean towels on the bench and put our feet up there to dry them off. I stuck a foot of my own up there to dry off one of my legs and foot. Ethan reached out and stroked my flaccid cock a couple of times and ran his hand under my balls. “Who’d have thought a dick and balls could be so much fun,” he said, as he looked at my genitalia.

“Careful now. Don’t want to turn you queer,” I suggested. He looked up at me and smiled.

“No one has to know about this, do they, Josh?” he asked, somewhat concerned.

“Well, I’m pretty sure Terry and Jake watched the whole thing, but we aren’t the type to kiss and tell, so I think your secret’s safe,” I said smiling at him. He still looked concerned.

“Terry’s sleeping with Riley, Sarah’s brother. Sarah’s the last person I need to know about this. What am I going to do?” Ethan asked, almost in a panic, as he just now remembered who Terry was. I put my hands on both sides of his face.

“Relax, Ethan. Sarah or Riley will never know. Terry’s a great friend and he’ll keep your secret. Remember that the next time you feel like getting miffed at Riley though. There’s no reason not to like him. Jake and I really care about Riley, and Terry definitely does, so you need to be nice to him also. Remember, he’s just as good, at what I just did for you tonight, as I am. Might want to keep that in the back of your mind if you’re hurting sometime,” I suggested. He shook his head ‘no’ to that suggestion, as if it scared him.

Terry and Jake finally emerged to dry off. “Looks like you kind of enjoyed yourself in there, Ethan,” Jake mentioned, as he and Terry smiled at Ethan. Ethan gave them a guilty look.

“Kind of got carried away, getting caught up in the moment, I guess,” Ethan replied. “Look, guys. No one has to know about any of this, okay?” Ethan pleaded.

“Know about what?” Terry asked. “You shower with all the guys all the time and nothing happens.” Ethan looked at Terry like he wanted to trust him, but wasn’t totally sure.

“Riley can’t know about his, Terry. Please, for my sake. It would kill me if this got back to Sarah,” Ethan said, almost in tears. Terry caressed the side of Ethan’s head.

“No one has to know about the beautiful moment you shared with a guy I know you love with all your heart, Ethan. You and Josh shared something beautiful, and that’s no one’s business but yours and Josh’s. I’ll never breathe a word of it to anyone. We all watch each other’s backs, and protect one another, in case you haven’t figured that out by now,” Terry told him. Ethan breathed a sigh of relief.

“Nice dick and balls,” Ethan told Terry, looking directly at Terry’s junk, almost at face level, confusing Terry.

“Wait, you’re supposed to be straight. How can you say something like that to a gay guy?” Terry asked. Ethan shrugged his shoulders.

“I don’t know. I was just trying to find something nice to say about you for what you’re doing for me, not telling anyone about what happened. Your junk was practically in my face, so I said something nice about it. You have a smoking hot body, according to my girlfriend. I’m sure she’d rather have you in bed with her instead of me,” Ethan replied, complimenting Terry. We all chuckled. Terry leaned down and kissed Ethan on the forehead, which didn’t seem to bother him at all.

“Come on, let’s get you dressed. We have school tomorrow and Terry, Jake and I have some unfinished business to take care of, thanks to you,” I told Ethan. Ethan smiled as I pulled him off the bench onto his feet. He thanked me.

Ethan got dressed, hugged me dearly, and kissed me quickly on my lips, saying he loved me, and he’d never forget what happened tonight his entire life. I told him this didn’t have to be a one-time thing, but he had to be comfortable, as I was not going where he was not comfortable going. He said he understood, and still had hangups over much of what we all did, but he was learning to be accepting and tolerant. I told him he better be. He smiled, then hugged me one more time and took off.

“You are spending the night, aren’t you?” I asked Terry, as the three of us headed naked into our bedroom.

“Only if it’s okay with you and Jake,” Terry replied.

“Oh, it’s more than fine with us. Just text Ty and tell him you’re with us. He’ll understand and won’t worry about you then,” I told him. Terry was all smiles as he found his phone and texted Ty. Then the three of us fell into bed together, putting Terry in the middle. We fucked him to his heart’s content, and he ran out of sperm, but then, so did we.

 

[Thanatos]

Thank God the storm has passed and now Dylan and Josh have solved their misunderstanding I was seriously holding my breath from Thursday waiting to know this would have endend. Now I cab breathe normally again.

Dustin still teasing Ethan and Ethan still reacting harshly, then somehow solving the situation with the help of Josh and even going slightly horny on him in the shower at least Josh made it clear that he doesn't have to do stuff he feels he has to do because he has to, but he must want to do something out of a free will. I hope I said it clear..

Ashton's birthday party? That's truly gonna be something to remember only Trevor (or Allen) could come up with something like that.

Keep it coming, Ft, keep it coming

 

[VAhotboy]

Thanatos - you and I both were holding our breath on that Dylan storm. I think Josh may have broken through the barrier this time - and Dylan's tears are evidence of it. That was a touching scene - I think we all had teary eyes on that one. And touching to see the recovery of Trent - sure hope that he and Cody can become a couple. Looking forward to the growth of both our boy Dylan and our boy Trent.

And then there is the Jerome question. No doubt he had to go from the group at this time, but we learned a bit about him - sadly, buried deep in his childhood is the neglect of family when he most needed it. Some kids just are more sensitive than others - and this kid obviously was, and his anger is deep. Can Dr. Wayne reach him?

Gotta luv Dustin - his playing with Ethan has a purpose, and it is having an effect on helping the boy understand what his heart is telling him versus the major roadblocks in his head. That was an interesting scene in the shower, but there are a lot of barriers yet to overcome, I think. This situation will be fun to watch.

Yeah, this is going to be one fun party. Where would the group be with out Trevor and Allen to cum up with these events?

And then a fun weekend with sweet Will, and who knows what for Gay Night...

So many story lines going - you are the BEST FT. We love you!

 

[bs29697]

Chapters 347 & 348 were fantastic reads FT. At the end of chapter 347 I knew Dylan had jumped to a conclusion concerning Dr. Wayne. Things were going too "smoothly" for Dylan and he went to his dark place because his life always seemed to end up there in the past so he figured why wait on a middle man and just go there. Dylan said as much to Josh when Dustin finally opened the door for him. When Josh told Dylan he loved & cared for him unconditionally it seemed to ease his mind he even let Josh kiss him on the lips. BC, Thanatos, Chaz and Jim summed up Chapter 347 for me already.

In Chapter 348 you wrote what I had hoped Josh would say to Dylan once Josh got inside Dylan's room to explain everything to him. Dustin is like a Dylan whisperer for Josh at times when he can't figure Dylan out. I hope Josh's parents take a liking to Dylan and quasi adopt him like they did Zach giving them 4 sons Josh, Jake, Zach and hopefully Dylan.

I can't wait to read about Ashton's birthday bash headed up by Trevor, Allen and OBB it should be one for the record books if they can help it!!

I wonder since Will is coming Saturday afternoon if Dylan would ask him to take him for his drivers test to show the he's been practicing what Will showed him to do.

Thank You for all of the time you put into OUR favorite story. We love you

Brian

 

[bigcannon]

Like the others I was so relieved that Josh was able to smooth things over with Dylan. I swear we were all holding out breath. What a relief. Dylan is still wary, however. I don't know what he'll ever be completely comfortable with the guys, and that's so wrong. He can't help himself. It's his survival mode, I'm guessing, never having anything turn out positive for him and give him happiness. Josh is trying, but even as great as Josh has been to him, he still can't seem to totally relax and trust his new friendships.

I'm beginning to love Dustin more and more. These guys are all like brothers in a sense, only a hell of a lot more intimate. I love the way Dustin drove Ethan crazy messing around with Josh at the kitchen island. You make everything so real, Ft. I could just see Dustin driving Ethan up the wall. You know Dustin had to give Ethan a boner doing the things to Josh he was doing and offering to do for Ethan. Dustin was so naughty, but oh so sexy at the same time. Dustin was right about Dylan, however. He didn't want to put the moves on Dylan until Dylan totally welcomed the affection of all the guys or at least his.

I think Josh explained the Dylan situation the best when Ethan asked him why Dylan wouldn't accept some intimacy if he was really gay:

If Dylan is gay, then why wouldn’t he appreciate a show of affection from you guys?” Ethan asked me.

“Truthfully, I think he would love to, Ethan, but he’s too stubborn to admit it. Deep down inside, I think he really likes us, but he doesn’t know how to genuinely show it like he’d like to. I think he’s afraid, if he tries to, he’ll screw it up and ruin any chance he has of earning our love. We’re the crazy college boys, remember? Can’t be caught dead having sex with someone he considers out of his league. If he’d just relax and let himself go, he’d be great and really happy. There’s still that wall there. It has some cracks in it, but it’s still there.

That statement of Josh's really summed it all up.

I love the way Ethan got to have his intimacy with Josh. Josh spared him from having to do anything uncomfortable for him by taking control and making Ethan feel great. That had to mean a lot to Ethan. I was surprised Ethan started anything at all around Terry, knowing Terry was the boyfriend of Ethan's girlfriend's brother. That was a little risky. I think he is starting to understand that all the guys are so closely connected together and do look out and protect one another. Like Dylan, Ethan has to learn to trust more. Hopefully this breakthrough with Josh, someone he truly does love, but in a straight way, will settle him down some and allow him to relax and enjoy his great friends, rather than feel jealous of them. We'll keep our fingers crossed.

Brian must have done some done some heavy reading. At least he didn't have to suffer through any cliffhangers. I couldn't wait that long to miss any chapter. I am glued to the thread, wanting the next chapter almost as soon as it comes out. I am so grateful you keep putting these chapters out as often as you do, FT. I don't know what I'm going to do if you ever stop, so please keep typing and every chapter is memorable in some way. We can't thank you enough. As Brian says, we do love you. BC

 

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Dustin is like a Dylan whisperer ...

BOOM! Nailed it!

Dustin seems to have Ethan's number, too.

I gotta go with Everything else your WCGEOTS posse has said. Thanatos and Jim have accurately christened "Dylan Storms". Kinda like (tropical) depressions that all have the same name ... and source. I wonder what might set off the next round of hurricane warnings.

BC mentioned the underlying significance of Terry being a specific witness of Ethan's surprising climb to Nirvana. That slid right under my radar. I must be slowing down in my advanced years.

We're gonna have to name BC our official "Truffle Snuffler", routing out those special seeds that you so deftly plant, FT.

If y'all are traveling over the next few days, do it Safely! Have a Happy Turkey Day! And, to those who might not be in the Crazy Colonies, have an Awesome Thursday!

Kindly pass more of that delicious bent Josh, Please?!
Chaz

 

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Quote Originally Posted by Brian
Dustin is like a Dylan whisperer ...

Okay, that cracks me up. We may have to use that in the story somewhere. Glad to know you guys are starting to pick up on the little seeds that have been sewn throughout the story. It's so much fun. There are a few others you haven't found yet, but then I don't know if I've posted those chapters yet, so you probably haven't seen them.

Dylan is still an enigma. The quote from the story that BC posted explains most of who he is at the moment. I know you all want to love him. I find that fascinating. The question is will he ever allow himself to be loved. We shall see if and when that happens. I'm sure you all are contemplating how that should happen. I have something in mind, but I don't know whether it should happen. Still on the fence there. It could be immediate and spontaneous or it could be a long drawn out laborious process. I guess we'll have to wait and see. In the meantime more surprises and friends from the past interact with new friends.

I love how you guys are all excited about Ashton's birthday party. If it has something to do with Trevor, anything can happen. Trevor is quite the pill but he gets more rambunctious even before the party in another surprise coming. So much fun playing with these guys minds. Having a ball lately writing so look out. More bentness on the way. I promise.

Since I am going to be out of town for a few days, I'm leaving you an early Thanksgiving present - another chapter to ponder. Thanks again to all of you for your great interest in this crazy work and your fantastic comments. May you all have a wonderful and safe Thanksgiving, and be grateful for the friends and family you all have together. I love you guys back. Huggs, FT

 

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Chapter 349 – Conner Tells Josh About Jerome’s Fate and Finding Someone for Trent

It felt good having Terry spend the night with Jake and me. He was still devastated over his breakup with Terry, but felt comfortable and cared for, spending time with Jake and me. I opened my heart to him as Jake had. He felt genuinely cared for and accepted into our family of friends. He made it known he didn’t want our pity and sympathy. He was willing to work for us in order to hang out with the group and be part of our circle of friends. We were happy to have the help and happy to have him be part of us. He was great guy, and the fact he had a beautiful muscular gymnastics body didn’t hurt anything either. That beautiful naked body was sporting a good 6.5 inch, thick, hard cock on Wednesday morning, as the three of us woke up to a new day, our naked bodies entangled with each other. Needless to say, we enjoyed some morning protein, produced by none other than our dangly bits between our legs, delivered in forceful shots from our rock hard cocks eager to breed one another. Our blissful night had come to a climactic end, causing us to get out of bed and take on the world for a new day.

I was dreading this day, to a certain extent, knowing it was a long day, with Ladies’ Night to wear us out at the end of the day. Who knew what else was going to land at our feet, as it had certainly been an eventful week so far.

We all had a little fun in the showers this morning with Allen, OBB, Brady, Zach and Dustin, welcoming Terry, our overnight guest. He got the full treatment of hands all over his hard body, fingers up his asshole, his cock in various mouths, and his balls caressed. He admitted he’d never had so much attention from a group of guys in his life. He believed Jake and I lived in a perfect world, as he put it.

I was still trying to figure out what was going on in Ethan’s mind. He was troubled with something, but the small amount of intimacy we shared between us in the shower the night before seemed to cure a lot of the stress he showed beforehand. I was hoping he’d get over this jealousy thing he had going on against Dustin and Riley. Time would only tell.

Phil told us in Stat that he was excited it was Wednesday already. He loved Ladies’ Night. He said he never failed to get laid after his performance, and was sure all the rest of the football guys did also. I didn’t have the heart to tell him that Wally and Ross were getting laid, but with each other. He didn’t need to know that little detail. We hadn’t seen Ross and Wally since Sunday morning, so who knew if they found ways to share their intimacy since that time.

Jake and I met Trevor, Andy and Thad at the SU after Stat and before Marketing. Trevor thanked me over and over for agreeing to host Ashton’s birthday party. “We are going to have so much fun, guys. Sandy said he’d be happy to stick his big cock up Ashton’s boy ass and fuck him good. Ashton will really appreciate that action. Although he says he can live without big dicks now, since he has Andy and I to take care of him, we know he misses it to a certain extent, so why not treat the boy to a big dick on his birthday, at least,” Trevor shared. We all thought it was a novel idea. “Oh, and we’re going to get everyone involved that night. I’ve worked out a little game to play with him also, which involves all of us getting naked, so who knows, we might end up with another group orgy again. One can only hope,” Trevor announced. We laughed, knowing Trevor would come up with something crazy.

“What are we going to do about this Jerome character, Josh? I mean he abused my Andy some time ago and now Trent. This shit’s got to stop. Are they going to put him away or what?” Trevor asked, getting serious for once.

“Don’t know yet, Trev. Conner said he’d let us know when the courts decided what to do with him. The DA has the case and Jerome’s still in jail. I would imagine they might let him out on bail, but he’ll have a restraining order against him where he can’t come anywhere near Trent or any of us, including the bar. They’re not sure about the aggravated assault with a knife, but they’re working on that. He could get a few years in jail for that little stunt. Dr. Wayne is working up a profile on him right now,” I explained with the help of Andy.

“Dr. Wayne asked me how long I had known Jerome last evening when he interviewed me. I told him as far back as middle school. He asked me if I saw signs of aggression back then. I told him there was some indication, but nothing that disturbed me at the time. I just always thought he had a short fuse, but then he got over it fairly quickly. I told Doc that Jerome didn’t have much of a family life, as his parents were always busy with things. He was an only child, and his folks gave him everything he wanted. If they didn’t, he’d throw a tantrum. Then they’d let him have his way, just to shut him up. He was pretty spoiled, you might say, used to getting his way all the time. He used to get these naked guy magazines from somewhere. I think he had a cousin that was gay or something. Anyway, that’s how we got started, jacking off to the gay porn he had, then later watching gay porn on the internet, then started practicing on each other. Needless to say, when we started sucking each other’s cocks and blowing our loads in each other’s mouths, we thought it was the best ever. It was, and we did it a lot together. Then we discovered anal sex watching gay porn on the internet, and that was even better. I guess I didn’t notice his demands all that much, as I liked all the things we did together, and I just thought I was pleasing him when he wanted me to do things for him. Then he got a little rough during sex, but I still thought what we were doing together was great. I guess I got used to his demands and just complied, not realizing he was being that demanding. It was only after I met Josh, and we had sex a couple of times without Jerome, how wonderful, kind and loving Josh was compared to Jerome. Then I realized what an ass Jerome had been to me. When I confronted his demands, he got pissed. Then we played some sort of mind games and I, eventually, had enough of him. Josh saved me, thank goodness, or I might have eventually ended up like Trent,” Andy explained.

“Jerome was being an ass to you around me, which really pissed me off and made me feel sorry for you, Andy. He was not a nice person, but I thought you really cared about him at the time,” I commented.

“I did really care about him, but I didn’t know why. It was only after you opened my eyes,, as to what he was doing to me, that I realized how insensitive and abusive he really was. I guess the sex blinded me to all his control freak shit. One thing’s for sure. He didn’t like it one bit that I finally rebelled against his crap. Of course, he blamed Josh for poisoning my mind. Go figure,” Andy told us. “No, I’m glad he’s finally totally out of the picture, like I thought he was over a year ago. Trent wasn’t so lucky, but he certainly knows now,” Andy remarked. We all had to agree.

“I wonder if his parents know, or even care, that he’s in jail,” Jake chimed in. Andy shrugged his shoulders.

“I wondered that myself, if he even told them. He’s going to need their help to make bail if he even gets bail. I’m sure they will come to his aid, knowing how they always gave him whatever he needed. I have to say they were decent to me. I guess they were just happy I was occupying Jerome’s time to keep him from bugging them,” Andy replied.

We finished our coffee and hurried over to Marketing to see Ty before class started. He was always happy to see us. “So you guys kept my new roomy last night, did you?” Ty asked rhetorically. Jake and I smiled. “That was nice of you, because I’m sure he’s still broken up about what happened with his boyfriend. You guys are very thoughtful friends,” Ty told us. We liked hearing that, coming from someone like him. “Oh, by the way, a guy by the name of Peter stopped by last night looking for Terry. I haven’t told Terry yet, but I think that was the boyfriend, if I’m correct?” Ty asked.

“You have to be kidding. He actually stopped by to try to talk to Terry?” I asked, surprised.

“Yep, he said he needed to see him and heard he’d moved here. Nice looking young man. Seemed very nice. I just told him that he wasn’t home and was spending the night at a friend’s apartment. I wasn’t sure when he’d be back. All he said was he’d catch him later. I guess you guys can let Terry know Peter stopped by,” Ty told us.

“I should probably talk to Peter and tell him he’s wasting his time,” I mentioned. “There’s no chance in hell of those two getting back together again. I know you don’t want to get involved in gay relationship problems, Ty. We all have enough trouble with it ourselves, but with all the deception Peter’s involved with, Terry will never take him back. He’s so much happier since he’s left that relationship. Oh, and he thinks you’re the greatest, by the way,” I told Ty, making him smile.

“Okay, if he comes by again, I’ll tell him not to come back and just try to call him. I’m sure Terry would reach out to him if he wanted to talk to him,” Ty replied. I told him that sounded like a good plan.

Ty wanted to know what all the excitement was at the bar a couple of days ago that he heard something about on the local news. We explained the situation with Jerome. Ty agreed that Jerome was kind of a prick, having dealt with him picking up orders from the kitchen to serve. He had no idea the guy could be violent, however. We told him neither did we. We asked Ty if he was showing up tonight to help, or if he had enough information already. He said he always learned something new when he worked with us, so he guessed he’d be there again tonight to help out. He told us there was no better entertainment than that at the bar, mainly the customers. We had to laugh, but knew he was right.

I quickly showed Ty the proofs of the Boys of the CNB that Simon provided. Ty was blown away by them, saying they were definitely ‘interesting’. He loved the one with Trevor, and nearly laughed himself silly. Trevor seemed very proud of that picture, as only Trevor could be.

“Hey, I was the star of that photo for sure,” Trevor told Ty. Ty acknowledged the fact he was, and mentioned he was quite the center of attention for a lot of things. The rest of us confirmed that, with Trevor taking a quick bow. I had to close my photo album on my phone, as others were starting to come into the classroom. The class seemed to go quickly, mainly because we were so interested in the material Ty prepared for the class. He was talking about the various marketing aspects of a business, but it sounded like he was describing our company, as everything he presented sounded so familiar. Ty even grinned at me a couple of times as he went through his presentation. I was beginning to really care about the guy. I kept thinking I wished I knew what he was looking for from me, with his exploits in the shower. He was searching for something. I was pretty sure he wasn’t coming onto me, but seemed like he was trying to figure out something, but things happened faster than he wished they had of. I needed to find a time to have a confidential conversation with him to see if I could be of help to him in some way, not just sexual, but I wouldn’t have any qualms about helping him out there. I didn’t think that was what he was after, as he could have just asked. He knew we were all gay. That was a no brainer. No, he wanted something else, but I was absolutely clueless at the moment as to what it was. I guess time would tell, like it does everything else.

We all walked back to the bar after class to get a bite to eat and check in with the business. Eric said things were in good shape, although we were still down a guy in the kitchen. I asked him if he had any interviews scheduled. He said Trevor told him he made an offer to another guy that worked in fast food, but he couldn’t work until Saturday for the lunch crowd. I found that surprising, but nothing was less than surprising with Trevor, I had to think. Eric said he thought we could get by until then, but we definitely needed someone for the weekend business, especially for Saturday night. I had to agree with him on that, and didn’t necessarily want to have to work kitchen detail myself this weekend.

Conner and Neal stopped in for lunch and waved me to come talk to them. I scooted into a chair beside Conner at their table. “Hey, just wanted to update you on your buddy Jerome,” he started off saying.

“Not my buddy, but go ahead and tell me you put him away for life and make all of us happy,” I replied. Conner shook his head smiling.

“Don’t want to ever see you on a jury. You’ll go for the death penalty for a misdemeanor. Gees, Josh,” Conner remarked, shaking his head at me.

“You have to admit, putting Jerome away makes your job easier. I don’t want the SOB coming back here and hurting Eric, Trent or any of us, including me. Promise me that’ll never happen, and I’ll buy your lunch,” I chided. Conner laughed.

“I can’t help but love you, and yet I try so hard not to. Damnit, Josh. You’re just too loveable,” he said, then pinched my cheek like I was a little boy.

“I’d rather you jacked my cock than pinch my cheek,” I chided. Again, he shook his head chuckling.

“Would you stop and let me tell you what I know. Don’t interrupt me now. You’re too fucking cute, and I lose my place for what I want to tell you,” Conner replied.

“Oh, he is so fucking cute, Conner. I told you, we should have spent the night with them that one night, but no, you had this professional wall built, and nothing could penetrate it, and I so wanted to be penetrated by Josh or Jake. What a wasted opportunity,” Neal added. Conner gave him a glare and told him not to start. Neal shut up and looked serious. Something told me I could have Neal in the restroom if I wanted him. Conner was going to be a long drawn out project if even the possibility existed. I could only hope it could.

“Anyway, before we were so rudely interrupted,” he started to say, glancing over at Neal and giving him a dirty look, “I started to tell you that there is an arraignment for this afternoon. The DA is going to recommend he not be released, but he can’t stop it if the judge decides he’s not a threat to anyone or a flight risk. The DA will claim he is a threat, due to the fact, he threatened Eric with a knife, before Eric put him in a choke hold and took him down. His court appointed attorney will argue he’s okay and not a threat anymore. But without a job, and I assume you terminated the boy for say, workplace violence, he doesn’t have a job or means of support for himself. And there will definitely be a hefty bond placed on him until his trial. He’d have to come up with at least 10% in cash and get someone with a net worth to guarantee the bond for the rest. I would also assume you guys aren’t going to bail him out,” Conner stated. I told him he was correct in that assumption. We definitely were not going to bail the asshole out. “Okay, then, he could possibly plead guilty, throw himself on the mercy of the court and work out a deal with the DA’s office. Small skirmishes, which they consider this to be, for whatever stupid reason, might land the boy in jail for 30 days or so. Honestly, the DA said Jerome would be better off taking a deal and a light sentence as opposed to rolling the dice and ending up with a few years, if this goes to trial, as he’ll ultimately be found guilty. By the way, Dr. Wayne determined that Jerome is sane and doesn’t have a mental disorder. He stated the boy is a spoiled brat and used to always having his way. When he doesn’t get what he wants, he lashes out, but he knows the difference between right and wrong, he just believes that doesn’t apply to him, as he should be able to do whatever he wants, because he was most likely spoiled by his privileged parents who thought he could do no wrong. That’s basically what his report said, only he put it in psychological terms, words you and I can’t understand,” Conner stated. I shook my head.

“Do you think he’ll get 30 days?” I asked, concerned. Conner shook his head yes.

“It’s his first offense and no one got hurt in the skirmish. Trent was hurt and mentally abused, but according to Jerome, Trent asked to be abused and gently beaten during sex, as it gave him greater orgasms that way,” Conner said, making me almost lose my cool.

“Bullshit! Conner we all know that’s Jerome bullshit!,” I said harshly and somewhat loud, getting a few stares from customers, making me lower my voice. “You know that’s not true,” I finished saying, in a normal voice.

“I know, but how do we prove it. Look at Trent’s record which will ultimately come up if there is a trial. Who really knows what the kid likes? I guess we could call Thad as a witness to testify how sweet Trent is in bed, but does he really want to do that? Remember, Trent through him out, which could be construed by Jerome’s attorney that Thad wasn’t rough enough on him during sex. Think about that,” Conner replied. I shook my head, getting pissed off again.

“Okay, it doesn’t look good with Trent’s record. Can we just make Jerome go away and out of our lives with whatever punishment he receives?” I asked desperately. Conner smiled.

“Yes, I think after Jerome gets out of jail, he’ll most likely get at least a year of probation. You won’t ever see him around you guys again. I will have my little chat with him also, saying if Trent so much as sneezes if Jerome is around, I’ll take him down and put him away. I don’t think he’ll bother anyone anymore. I just wanted to let you know what could happen, but that could all change this afternoon during the arraignment. Don’t go getting your dick in a knot before we hear the outcome,” Conner warned. I settled down. Conner patted my hand. “It’ll work out. We’ll make sure it does, Josh.” I hoped he was right.

We talked about happier things after that. I did tell Conner and Neal about the misunderstanding Dylan and I had the night before, and how it almost killed me to think I may have deceived him. Conner was so sympathetic to my concern. I told him about my difficult talk with Dylan after he blew up and stormed up to his room. I could tell Conner could feel my pain. Neal wasn’t sympathetic to the boy at all, but kept his mouth shut. Conner asked me how it ended.

“I think we’re fine. We hugged after our talk. He really thought I might have him committed or he’d have to go back to jail if he didn’t pass whater Doc was sent to evaluate him. I told him that love and care had cured him, something as simple as that. He didn’t need any sessions with a shrink, as he was an honest stable person now, with a new purpose in life with people that cared for him and were going to make sure he did well. He seemed relieved. I still have a problem with him not liking Trent. Trent apologized to him and everything, extending the olive branch, but Dylan wouldn’t have any part of it. That disappointed me, but I think that too, will change in time,” I told him. Conner shook his head.

“You’ve done a marvelous job with him already, Josh. It sounds like last night was a minor setback, that you considered major, of course. I might have considered it the same way you did. But, if he came around that quickly, that tells me you have his confidence, and he believes in you and trusts you now. A few weeks ago, that would not have been the case, but it is today. Just keep doing what you’re doing, as it’s working, believe me. He’s practically excited telling me everything he’s done for the week when I meet with him on Friday mornings. When we met the first few weeks, you couldn’t get anything out of him except how dumb all you guys were, and living with you all was a waste of time for everyone. Now, he’s excited about his job, his learning to drive, his work here at the bar, and he even seems to like some of the guys here now. He’s still not sure about Dustin, and he doesn’t much care for Ethan, but most of the rest of the guys he ignores or doesn’t care. Oh, he does like Will, but Will is only here on the weekends I guess. Was Will the one that taught him how to parallel park your Ranger?” Conner asked. I chuckled and nodded my head.

“I tell you, Conner. Dylan has grown on all of us. I thought for sure I had destroyed all the progress made to date, and we were going to have to start all over again after he found out about Doc,” I confessed. Conner patted me on my shoulder and told me I was fine. No one could have pulled this off like Jake and me. I told him I hoped he was right.

Jake came and got me, saying he had a hamburger for me, and that I should eat so I could get to class on time. He shook hands with Conner and Neal. I told Jake I would fill him and Trent in later on what Conner told me. I squeezed Conner’s thigh before getting up and thanked him for everything. He said it was nothing, as we all were great friends now. I patted Neal on the shoulder as I left the table, telling him to take care of his great guy. Neal said he would definitely do that.

Jake had us a table with ice tea and hamburgers ready for us to eat. Jordan and Buzz came by quickly, saying they had to get back, and saw that I was busy. I asked Jordan if we sent a letter to Jerome terminating his employment for workplace violence, which I was sure violated our code of conduct. Jordan told me he’d get right on that. I shook my finger at him, telling him it was his job to protect our ass legally. He joked he’d rather play with my ass, but I wasn’t in the mood for his jesting at the moment. He and Buzz took off, saying they’d see us later.

“You okay?” Jake asked me, seeing I was somewhat rattled. I told him what Conner told me, most likely, would happen to Jerome. That pissed Jake off also, but he said he guessed it couldn’t be avoided, and at least we were all safe. I told him I guessed so, but it didn’t seem fair. I told him I was fearful that Trent would never get a decent break with anything legal, with his past following him around. Jake told me that happens when you make bad choices. The fallout lasts a long time. I guessed he was right, but that didn’t make me feel any better for Trent.

Trent brought us more ice tea. I filled him in on what Conner told me. He looked disappointed. I patted his hand and told him to hang in there, as the DA was going for whatever max he could get. I told Trent the main thing was he was safe now and Jerome would never bother any of us again. Trent said that made him feel better. Then he said something that really floored me.

“You know, Jerome wasn’t really all that bad a guy. He did have some good points,” he started to say, making me concerned. “He was decent a lot of the time, and he was there for me. Yeh, he had an attitude, and the world sucked according to him, but it was kind of nice having him around, and having someone to talk to, even if I didn’t like what he had to say at times. Andy leaving him really hurt him, Josh. He blamed you for most of that, although after spending time with Jerome, I can see why Andy left him. I should have called it quits sooner than I did, but I didn’t see a way out of it with the threats he made,” Trent admitted.

“Trent. We definitely need to work on your self-esteem, buddy. I don’t know where it went, but no one deserves to be abused like you were. For the life of me, I don’t know how you can find anything good to say about Jerome, period,” I told him, somewhat irritated he said what he did. He could tell.

“Sorry, but when you’re all by yourself, and you think no one gives a shit about whether you’re alive or dead, even having someone around that isn’t the most polite person, or someone you’d choose to be with, sometimes is better than nothing at all. You’ll never understand that, Josh, because everyone loves you. That’s not the case with me. I might as well have been radioactive for all anyone cared,” he said, sadly. I grabbed him and hugged him again.

“Those days are over. You have friends now that deeply care about you,” I assured him. “I told you things were going to change.” He gave me a half smile, but I could tell he wasn’t so sure. “Do you need any more time off to get yourself together?” I asked him, thinking maybe he came back to work too soon after everything happened.

“No, please no. I can’t stand being by myself, and working here lets me be with all of you and keeps me busy. I need to work, Josh. Please don’t send me home,” Trent pleaded.

“Okay,” I said throwing up my hands. “Work as many hours as you want to. It’s all good. We certainly need the help with Jerome gone.” Trent hugged me again for that.

“So, how’s the rest of your day going?” Jake asked me teasingly. I looked over at him and smiled, wanting to kiss him in the worst way.

“I’m fine now. I hope I’m fine later, then all will be fine,” I chided, smiling at him big time. He shook his head at me, then squeezed my thigh underneath the table. “Jake, I meant to tell you, last night with Terry was special. He’s a really sweet wonderful guy. Not only that, but his ass is a work of art that made me cum so hard. Not as much as your ass does, but he’s definitely up there. I think that’s because we care about him so much. The more I’m around him, the more I find myself caring about him. I know you certainly do, so I know you understand,” I told Jake. Jake reached over and squeezed my hand.

“Thanks, babe. I was hoping you’d say something like that. At least you see what a special friend he is to me and, now, hopefully, to you also. He’s just a great guy and wonderful friend. We share so much together. I wanted you to share with him also and the three of us to be great friends, and even lovers when we feel like it, like last night. I wasn’t sure you’d be up to it, especially after you had to take care of Ethan, but you were, and the night was magical between the three of us. Josh, you don’t know how good you make me feel with what you just told me. I love you so much, Josh,” Jake said excitedly, looking deep into my eyes. Well, at least I knew I made one person’s day. It felt good sharing my care for Terry with Jake, who I knew really cared about him.

“I still have to deal with Peter at some point in time, but I’m in no hurry, as he’s not going to like what I have to say,” I told Jake. Jake smiled.

“I wasn’t sure if you believed Peter or not. I had no reason to doubt Terry, as he’s always been up front with me on everything. He really admires you, Josh. He told me he definitely knew why I loved you so much. He told me I was the luckiest guy on the face of the earth,” Jake assured me. I squeezed his hand.

“We make quite a pair, Jacob. A little strange, but everyone seems to love us. Some a little too much, I’m afraid, but then that’s better than hating us, I guess,” I replied, making him chuckle.

“Thinking about Trent, we need to get him laid. Question is, who’s going to do the deed and make it meaningful?” I got a blank look from Jake.

“Uh, I’m hoping you’re not suggesting you and I do it,” Jake replied.

“No, I wasn’t suggesting that at all. But, no one seems to come to mind. Brady and Zach haven’t had a shot at him yet. They think he’s cute, but with everything they’ve heard about him, I don’t think there’s any interest there. Allen and OBB will fuck anything almost, but I’m not sure they’d take on Trent either. Trevor might, but I doubt if Andy would be into letting Trevor do it. Sandy might, but we’d have to make a production out of it, and that’s not what Trent is looking for. Besides, that would take away from the excitement of Ash’s birthday party. Thad and Cliff for damn sure won’t want to take on Trent. Or would they?” I asked, thinking out loud.

“Seriously? I don’t think I’d ever ask that of those two. They’re such a new couple anyway. Why introduce an ex- lover that created so much pain it drove Thad to Cliff? Well, you kind of sent him in Cliff’s direction, but it worked and the two are very happy together. I guess there’s always Jack and Marty, but who’d wish those two on anyone,” Jake replied.

“Maybe Les and Brandon might. Les said Brandon’s been topping lately and seems to like it. At least he’s versatile, which is what Trent is. Maybe I ought to introduce them and see what happens,” I said, thinking out loud. “It certainly beats having Peter over there, the nasty slut,” I said, sarcastically. Jake kind of laughed and shook his head at me.

“Tell me what you really think of him. I would suggest Terry, but nah. He’s into Riley right now for some casual sex, plus we need to take care of him also. He doesn’t need anyone with baggage at the moment.

Just as we were discussing a possible friend with benefits for Trent, he happened to come by and pour us more ice tea. “You two are talking up a storm. I hope it’s nothing bad,” Trent said, cautiously. Jake and I both laughed, saying ‘hardly’. He had no idea what we were trying to remedy. “I wanted to ask your opinion on something,” he started to say. We were all ears. “How well do you know Cody?” Trent asked. Wow, what a great question, I thought to myself.

“Cody is a wonderful decent guy, Trent. He’s been very helpful with helping us with the Jerome situation. He was great helping me with Dawson, which is where I first met him. He’s definitely very cute and sexy and I happen to know he’s nicely hung. What else do you need to know, other than that?” I asked, all ears. Trent smiled.

“He’s really been great to help me, Josh. He walked me home last night and spent the night, not wanting me to be lonely or scared,” Trent replied, making me really light up. “Easy, we didn’t have sex. He just cuddled with me. He never took off his jeans for that matter. I guess he didn’t want me to think he was there for sex. We talked half the night. He left early this morning, but he did give me a hug and a quick kiss on the lips, nothing passionate at all, just as if he was my best friend. He told me he would check in on me from time to time to make sure I was okay. What kind of guy is that considerate?” Trent asked.

“Sounds like another Thad, actually. But, I happen to know Cody is a great guy and very considerate. I would say he is genuinely caring, Trent. Why, are you interested?” I asked. Trent gave me a bashful smile. “Looks like you might be,” I suggested.

“I don’t want to rush into anything, and he’s probably not interested in me at all with all the baggage I have, but I felt comfortable and safe with him. I never felt that way with Jerome by any means. Cody was just refreshing, like there was hope to find someone kind, gentle and caring,” Trent replied.

“Well, he is kind of the keeper of mental patients in the Psych ward at the hospital, so I guess he’s kind of seen it all. But truthfully, I don’t think you could find a better friend than Cody, if you need a good friend. I’d encourage him to come around and check on you. Do you have his cell number?” I asked.

“Yes, he put it in my phone, and told me to call him anytime if I needed anything or was scared. I thought that was sweet. I like him. I really do like him,” Trent replied. I liked the thought of Trent liking Cody. “Anyway, just thought I’d ask. We’ll see. Later,” Trent said, then left.

“Well, there’s our answer, Jake. He handed it to us on a silver platter,” I told Jake, getting excited.

“Easy matchmaker. We’re not sure of how Cody feels about all this,” Jake reminded me. I waved him off with my hand, as if it was a forgone conclusion we had a boyfriend for Trent. Jake wasn’t so sure Cody was just being a good person, trying to be a good friend, and not interested in being a lover. I had them having hot fucking sex in my mind. That thought almost gave me a boner.

Thad came and found me and reminded me it was time to go to class if we wanted to see Ken before class. If not, we had a few more minutes. I jumped up and kissed Jake, then took off with Thad.

“I’ve been thinking about Trent’s situation and him being alone, Josh,” Thad told me on the way to class. “While I’m not too keen on having him sleep with Cliff and me, I wish there was some way to make him feel loved again by our group, or we could find someone that was interested in him,” Thad told me, as we made the chilly walk to the business building and Ken’s office. I chuckled.

“I have someone in mind, Thad. I think the two like each other. It might take some time to get to know one another a little better, but let’s let nature take its course and see if a relationship develops between the two,” I suggested.

“The two? Who’s the other one besides Trent?” Thad asked. I smiled.

“Don’t go saying anything, but I think Cody’s interested, just hasn’t gotten to know Trent well enough yet. He walked him home last night and spent the night. No sex, but wanted to make sure Trent felt safe and unafraid. Sound like someone else we know?” I teased. Thad hung his head.

“Hey, I really did care for Trent at one time, Josh. I really did. It’s just the longer we were together, the less I trusted him and, as we found out, for good reason. Hopefully, all those reasons are history and Jerome is history. If Cody has a clean slate to work with Trent, he has a possibility of success in that relationship, if the two really connect as friends first,” Thad replied. I patted him on the back and told him ‘we could only hope’.

Ken was excited to see us, but more excited to find out why we had to dash out of class on Monday. We filled him in on the excitement. He was blown away by Jerome’s treatment of Trent and his actions at the bar with Eric. “Wow, you guys never lack for excitement at the CNB. Good grief,” he exclaimed. “Your poor Trent can’t seem to get a break. Is he traumatized?” Ken asked.

“He’s okay. Working helps him. Conner says we have nothing to worry about from Jerome anymore. I hope the hell he’s right. My friend from the Psych ward at the Uni Medical Center has kind of helped him, and in the process, befriended him, so I’m hoping we may have found another companion for him. We can only hope his life takes a turn for the better now,” I remarked.

“Speaking of a turn for the better, how’s Dylan coming along?” Ken asked. “He is kind of cute, but he doesn’t talk much.”

“Oh, he talks plenty when he gets mad. He has his moods at times and they’re a little hard to deal with, but it’s becoming less intense bringing him out of his moods now than it was earlier. He’s gaining some self-respect. He loves his job. I’m teaching him how to drive, and with a little luck, he’ll have his driver’s license by the weekend. Keep your fingers crossed,” I asked him. Ken chuckled.

“You’ve done wonders with that kid, Josh. He owes you and the guys a lot. Not many guys like him get the breaks he got. Don’t know what Conner saw in him, but he could tell there was good there, and with your help, it would overcome the bad in time anyway. James and I were talking about that not long ago, how you really took on a big project there, but it seemed to be working out.” I smiled at Ken.

“We’ll see. There are times I think we are really tight, only to have it blow up in my face fifteen minutes later, and I mean big time. Then he comes back down to earth, rationalizes us as being crazy college boys, which he has to endure, but not necessarily care for, and then all settles down again, until the next big misunderstanding and another blow up. Seriously, though, he’s coming along well. I say that now and then later tonight, he might want to kill me. I just never know. We’ve figured out he’s a little jealous of Dustin and Ethan. He definitely doesn’t like Trent. Trent apologized to him the other night for whatever misdeeds happened between the two when they were doing their whoring. Dylan didn’t accept his apology, and told me he could never like the guy, although he’d try to be civil. We’ll have to see what happens, but right now, Dylan is still holding a grudge. Oh, and if I can’t take him to work out on nights he thinks we’re going, I am pure, unadulterated dogshit. It’s like I pissed all over him, then shit on him for fun,” I exclaimed. Ken almost laughed. Thad shook his head.

“I have to admire you for hanging in there, Josh. Very few people would put up with that. That’s a testament to your care for others. We’ve all had a taste of that from you, and it’s powerful. Look how fortunate we all are, having met and worked with you. Even Jonas was saying the other day what a great opportunity this was for him and all of us. Oh, and he asked me if he had so suck cock or give up his ass to be a shareholder someday. I reminded him, you told him that was not necessary. Then he asked me if it felt good. I threw a wad of paper at him. We both laughed. I told him it was great we could joke around with each other like that. He said it was fun also, but if he stepped over the line to let him know before he got himself in trouble. I told him I’d warn him. He’s a great guy and going to be a great asset,” Ken informed me. Thad and I were both glad to hear that. Just then the bell started ringing, causing the three of us to race down the hallway to the classroom, getting glares from all the rest of the students again.

Ken gathered himself together, and then apologized for being a few seconds late. “Mr. Smythe, what do the three of you do before class that you have to race in here?” one of the students asked. Ken blushed, probably remembering all the sexual craziness that took place in his office over time. Then he smiled.

“I’m glad you asked that question, which will give me a chance to explain some of the neat things we’ve been working on,” he started off saying. Then he explained that the next part of his life after school was beginning already. He was helping to put together an entire accounting system for new company, one that I had started some time ago, and was growing like crazy. Everyone turned and looked at me. I just kind of half smiled and did a little wave at them, not really wanting the recognition.

“Josh was starting a bar the last time we heard something about the company, sometime last year. Some of us have been to the one here in town, we guessed was part of the one in the City he started last year,” one of my classmates stated. Ken took off from there, and explained what all we had put together since the first idea of the first bar, and how I had asked him for help in organizing and structuring the accounting side of the business to provide the necessary financial information to analyze and operate the company efficiently and effectively. Ken must have spent a half hour explaining how the accounting part of the business was developing and what he was structuring along with four other students and another TA. The class was really shocked at what all we had put together and how big it became in such a short period of time. They were even more shocked to learn about the fact we owned the new dormitory they saw everyday being built on the edge of campus. When the final bell rang, Thad and I had all kinds of classmates asking for future jobs. I told them to study hard, as we were going to need a lot of people in the future. I was called the new Steve Jobs or Bill Gates, even a Mark Zukerburg. I told Ken after class, he embarrassed me. He said I should be very proud of the accomplishments so far. I reminded him he was an integral part of the whole thing. He said he was very proud to be and owed me a lot also. I told him he could pay me back by delivering Jonas’ ass for a night. He laughed and told me I was terrible. I told him I knew that.

Thad and I headed over to Jordan’s office and the accounting offices with Ken after class. Jordan had his feet up on his desk, as I went in to bug him for a few minutes while Thad headed to accounting with Ken. I plopped down in a chair in front of his desk. He finally ended his phone conversation by saying the words, “Love you too.” My eyes got big.

“Secret lover that Buzz doesn’t know about yet. You still fucking the bistro guy?” I teased. Jordan threw something at me.

“For your information, that was Buzz, you idiot. He hates being over in the construction trailer now. He says his role on site is starting to wind down, now that the basic outside structure is almost complete, and then the interior will continue to build out. His need to be on site, during the interior build out, is less than the exterior structure and site work of the building. Besides, he says that Todd and Chad are doing a remarkable job putting this altogether. He has high praises for the two of them,” Jordan replied, taking his feet down off his desk and looking more like a professional.

“Have the two of you slept with Todd and Chad yet?” I asked. Jordan looked surprised.

“Hell no. We haven’t even thought about that. Well, maybe thought about it, but no, it’s never happened.

“You’re missing a hell of a fuck, Jord. Todd’s got a biggie between his legs. Just the kind of thing your asshole really enjoys,” I teased. Jordan looked embarrassed.

“Hey, you’ve got a very nice thing also. No complaints from me about it,” Jordan replied.

“Just think, next week, you’ll have Nate with you here in your little suite of offices. I won’t be able to do you on the conference room table anymore. Maybe we should think about doing it one last time, and put another mark up there on the wall before the place gets too crowded with new employees,” I suggested. Jordan looked half tempted for a couple seconds, then shook his head, as if to say, that wouldn’t be professional. I reminded him that none of our fuck sessions were professional, but they were extremely hot. He said he believed that also, and treasured every one. I reminded him how nice it was the night we spent together in Ft. Lauderdale, after a day at the nude beach. Jordan sighed, saying that was a wonderful trip, even if we did do a lot of business while we were there. He said he still couldn’t believe I made him get naked in front of all those people on the nude beach. I told him he was an exhibitionist at heart. He laughed, saying that was the craziest thing he’d ever done in his life, but he was glad he did it. Then he bulked about the ten-mile high club initiation on the way back. I laughed then. “We have had some great fun since the time I’ve known you, Jord,” I said reminiscing. He smiled.

“Yes, we have. I never thought I would be working for a company and helping to steer it in its future like the one we have. I can be my gay self and be around other gay friends, and have a ball, while working my nuts off and building something substantial. It’s like a dream come true, Josh. I think that’s what Nate sees in this opportunity also. I liked the work I did at the firm, but it was so stuffed shirt. I can guarantee you no one got laid on the conference room table and left a cum spot on the wall. Nope, that would never happen there. Might have been a few admin assistants laid in the earlier years, but those would have happened in the privacy of someone’s office. I heard some tales, but never knew if any of them were true. I have some firsthand experience in the tales of this office, and the evidence is on the wall, thanks to you,” Jordan chided.

“Me, it was your cum that hit the wall and hit it hard, if I remember,” I said, accusingly. Jordan smiled.

“It was your cock up my ass that made me shoot that far, Josh. I think we both were involved in that adventure,” he reminded me. I smiled big time.

“I wouldn’t have it any other way, Jord. I do love you, dude,” I told him.

“I love you too, Josh. Can’t help myself, as one of your adoring fans. Jake is a very lucky guy and fucking hot also. Damn, you knew what you were doing when you fell in love with him,” Jordan remarked. I smiled again.

“Buzz is no slouch,” I reminded him. Jordan smiled, thinking about Buzz also.

“No he isn’t. Has a very nice dick, and thanks to you, he’s really learning how to use it well also. He has a nice tongue and seems to enjoy rimming my ass with it also,” he said, sighing. I chuckled.

“You been keeping him happy that way also? Turnabout is fair play, you know,” I reminded him. He kind of made a face.

“He likes doing it to me so well, I hate to take his fun away from him,” Jordan replied.

“Jordan, you better be taking care of my buddy, or I’m going to have to do it for you,” I threatened. Jordan laughed.

“I do my share, Josh. I’ve grown to realize it takes two to make things work well. He’s a great guy and a great find. He loves me more than he should. Sometimes I wonder why, but he just keeps coming back and thinking of more ways to make me happy. This house he’s building for us is something else. I can’t believe he putting so much effort into this thing. He asks me to help pick out things like flooring, fixtures, kitchen appliances, toilets. Who picks out toilets? They’re just there, I always thought. But then, I never owned one of my own, just renting. These toilets we picked out have heated seats that raise and lower with a remote control. What kind of shit is that? I mean, talk about over the top. I can’t begin to tell you what all electronics he’s installing in this home. It’s a very modern looking home, set in the woods, something Frank Lloyd Wright might have designed. We don’t have a creek flowing through it, although he mentioned at one time it might be kind of neat. I told him I’d have him committed if that ever happened. It’s just amazing, Josh. Oh, and he’s dead set on designing another home for you and Jake with several bedrooms for all your friends when they come and vist, or in your case, may come and live. How long do you have to raise Dylan? Is that a lifetime commitment, or is there a limit to your sentence?” Jordan chided.

“You know, I haven’t really asked. I would hope no longer than our time in school. Conner told me one time, that once he was on the right track, working full time, saving money and living responsibly, the court would probably release him. Kind of like what they did with Erin when he got in trouble. He was on probation for a few months in my care, then his record was expunged. Now he’s living, working and going to school with the love of his life,” I explained. “Erin used to sleep with me last year. We’d wake up every morning together, our cocks hard, wanting to fuck. Damn, he had a sweet ass and loved to get fucked. I miss him,” I confessed.

“You don’t have to sleep with Dylan like that, do you?” Jordan asked concerned. I gave him a shocked look.

“Oh, Heaven’s no. Oooo, I can’t imagine what that’d be like. He is kind of cute, but we’re not sexually involved. He doesn’t believe in fucking crazy college boys. We’re not in is league, according to him. I guess he has higher standards, a more sophisticated crowd,” I replied. Jordan smirked.

“You’d fuck him if he let you, wouldn’t you?” Jordan asked, getting kind of personal. I sighed.

“You know, I’ve told him several times, I only make love to those I care about. He told me one time, he only knew how to fuck. He didn’t know how to make love. I told him he would realize the difference when he figured it out. He thinks I’m crazy anyway, so I don’t see a melding of the bodies anytime soon, if that’s what you’re asking. He is starting to ‘care’ more, so maybe there’s hope somewhere down the road. I would hope he could get to the point of sharing with all of us guys sometime, and be part of the overall family, instead of this us and him. It should be all of us together. Do you know what I mean, Jord?” I asked, as if I was still trying to sort it all out myself.

“I got you. If I know you, Dylan will be a loyal family member at some point in time. He won’t be able to help himself,” Jordan replied. I smiled, hoping he was right.

“Hey, bud, I need to get going to swim practice. It’s been nice fucking with your brain, but I like your ass a hell of a lot better,” I told Jordan. He laughed again. “By the way, what color bikinis do you have on today?” I had to ask. Jordan pulled down his dress slacks just enough to show me he had on purple.

“Purple? What the fuck is that all about?” I asked, expecting red or navy at least. “Purple means you’re melancholy, not interested in sex,” I remarked. “It’s a good thing we didn’t go at it with those briefs.”

“For your information, purple happens to be Buzz’s favorite on me. Don’t ask me why. I never liked purple either. But he does, for some reason. I told him he had to take them off me with his teeth, if I have to wear this dismal color. He does, so I wear them for him,” Jordan replied. I shook my head in dismay.

“Kind of kinky there, Jord. I’m going to have to keep an eye on you two. If he installs a sling in the new house, I want to know about it,” I chided.

“Oh, he’ll invite you over and put you in it,” Jordan assured me. I lit up with excitement.

“You’re on. We’ll have one hell of a kink party. He’ll be sorry he ever thought of something like that. Here, I thought he was kind of a prude. You really have been working on him. No telling what all you two have discovered together,” I teased.

“You and Jake have to come over some night and we’ll show you some of our moves,” he replied winking at me. I hugged him and gave him a big kiss. “Hey, I kind of enjoyed your visit today. We haven’t had some alone time together in a long time. It was kind of fun,” Jordan told me, warming my heart. “You need to come back more often, and I promise to wear my red bikinis if you do,” he said, winking at me. I kissed him again and squeezed his tight ass, telling him how hot that made me. He laughed, of course.

I stopped into the accounting office to tell Thad and Ken I was heading to swim practice. Curtis was there. I said hi to him and invited him to come over to the bar more often. He said he really enjoyed the oil wrestling contest, saying it was freaky cool. I told him next time, it was me and him in the contest. That seemed to excite him some. At least, he laughed anyway. I popped in to say hi to Jonas, telling him he looked hot today. Jonas just laughed, saying I probably said that to all the guys, but he appreciated it just the same. I teased him saying, ‘some day’, I’d show him how hot he really was. He said he was sure he’d disappoint me greatly, then laughed. He was a cool dude, and I told him that, which he was glad to hear.

I put on my jacket and headed to the natatorium. Zach was bringing my sports bag. I got there just in time to get naked with the guys and suit up for practice. “You need any help tonight for Ladies Night?” Aiden asked, out of the clear blue sky.

“Hell, yes. We can always use extra help. You want to work in the kitchen and then help serve?” I asked. “I’ll pay you well,” I told him. Aiden gave me a big smile.

“Can I take it out in trade?” he asked, hinting as to what he really had in mind.

“On second thought, we probably have enough help for tonight after all, Aiden,” I replied after his insinuation. Aiden looked sad.

“I was just teasing, Josh. You don’t have to get that creeped out over showing me some love, love that you show everyone else but me for some reason,” he replied, making me feel bad, like maybe I had slighted him. I put my arm around his naked shoulders, and gave him a kiss on the cheek in front of Zach, Andy and Ethan. Aiden smiled.

“Someday, buddy. Just hang in there. But I wouldn’t wait for me to start enjoying your life. Don’t waste any more time waiting on me. Have some fun. You’re a hot guy, Aiden. You deserve to have someone really care about you,” I told him.

“You all are my good friends, and I care about all of you. But right now, I feel like the odd man out. I don’t want to be ‘that guy’,” he replied. I wasn’t sure how to respond.

“Come help us tonight. I would love for you to be there working with us, Aiden. We love you, and you need to be with all of us tonight. I need you there if you can help us,” I told him, trying to make him feel like we all needed him. That seemed to excite him, and make him happy once again.

 

[bigcannon]

Thank you so much for that early post of this last chapter before Thanksgiving, FT. I really enjoyed it, except then there was an extra day of waiting for hopefully another great chapter tonight. Pretty please. There is so much going on we need to keep this going so we can stay tuned and not lose our place here. Not that we couldn't go back and refresh our memories, but awaiting another exciting chapter is like waiting for Christmas when you're little. It never comes fast enough. Only our guys cum fast enough. We could never keep up with them.

So it looks like Jerome might get some time in a city or county hotel with bars. I'm sure he's going to love that. I hope he doesn't put everyone through the trouble of a trail. He'd be better off taking whatever deal he might get from the DA. I'm sure Conner will work towards those ends for all concerned. I love the way Josh teases Conner about his gun. Josh is way too witty, and Conner loves it.

More hype about the upcoming birthday party for Ashton. You know you we can't wait for this great event. Only Allen, OBB and Trevor could come up with some sort of crazy celebration. Can't wait to see the invitation list also. I'm sure there will be some nice dicks at that party.

I like the fact that Josh cares about Terry, much the same as Jake does. It's nice when the two of them care so much about the same guys. Hopefully Terry will enjoy Riley but know that the guys that care about him the most are Jake and Josh. He truly trusts Jake, but he's getting into Josh big time also.

So Josh gets to explain in class the development of the company. At least the class understands why the guys show up late from time to time. Or do they? Josh's explanation of the company and Ken's involvement was great, but he failed to tell them he has sex with Ken at different times on top of Ken's desk. Minor detail left out. Yeh, baby.

So are Josh and Jordan going to have one last intimate engagement on the conference room table and score another point on the wall before Nate shows up? Might was well. Why not? I'll bet Jordan wears red bikini underwear for the next two days just in case.

So the big elephant in the room is Trent and Cody? Wow, that might just work. Hopefully, Trent will settle down and behave for the future.

Then there's the 'when is Josh going to fuck Aiden' question. That poor boy needs some attention, FT, and he needs it soon. I worry about him every night not having the kind of attention all the others seem to have. We need to get him laid by Josh so he can move on. See if you can make that happen.

As always, way too much fun and excitement here. I am way too addicted to it also, and will never stop reading as much as you can put out. Keep the chapters coming FT. We all need this bad. You know we love you. BC

 

[Kyanimal]

Interesting back story on Jerome. Thanks for filling more of that in. I'm betting his folks will bail him out, if needed, then just leave him alone again. Kinda feel a bit sorry for him ... a teeny bit. He might be sane, but he could certainly use Lots of therapy!

Which reminds me ... Conner said earlier that no one would be hurting Trent because he has ways of protecting him. That was another seed for BC and us, wasn't it? What the heck do you have coming around the corner at us, and how far down this bent road might that be?

Sounds like Cody would be an excellent bud for Trent. Maybe even a bed bud?

As seeds go, what does Ty really want? Is there something else there, or is Josh projecting?

Looking forward to hearing more about the latest new corporate faces. Nate with Jordan, and Jonas with Ken. I have no doubts that Josh is going to do his best to oversee they are properly merged with the rest of the team(s). That's going to be interesting!

Of course, there's also the ongoing Dylan venture. Still not sure if that skinny cute boy is actually gay ...

So ... Aiden's helping out for Ladies Night. Any bets he doesn't escape the premises 'til morning? The real question is: Will he be walking 'normally'?

Speaking of 'normal', I hope y'all had a wonderful Bird Day (as I heard someone call it recently)! In a way, it'll be good getting back into a regular routine, until the next Holiday Scramble in just a few weeks. As for 'Josh World', there's hardly anything that's 'normal' or 'routine'. That's why we LOVE It!

Keep Smilin'!!
Chaz

 

[Kyanimal]

Well ... I see BC posted while I was rambling. There's almost an hour between our posts, but it didn't take me that long. While I was typing, Kev dropped down to my dungeon lair (basement office) for a chat about what leftovers are for dinner tonight, and such. He was in one of his baking moods today. Fresh bread, some oatmeal/raisin/chocolate cookies, and such. No wonder I'm getting fatter!

I will certainly be checking back in later, just like BC, and, no doubt, the rest of your posse. No pressure there, buddy! You've got us trained to eagerly wait for you to drop more delicious morsels.

 

[funtimes]

Ah, thanks to my two wonderful friends. Glad to know you two made it through the holiday safe and sound, and hopefully had a great time or at least enjoyed the day or two off. I even got to go shopping on Black Friday and bought some much needed tools at Homo Depot. Damn, they have some cute kids working there these days. I could hang out all day there asking questions. There was a cute guy working the registers named Zachary. Of all the guys, he had that name. I could imagine him as being Zach in the story. I had to see him twice on Friday, and it was like he was flirting almost, he was so cheerful and helpful.

Chaz, Kev seems like quite the chef. From what he baked for you, made my mouth water. You are one lucky stiff.

Anyway, here's your next chapter. It's late and i need to get my beauty sleep, unlike Chaz who posts well into the wee hours of the morning it seems. Have fun guys. This is another milestone coming up, the big 350. Huggs, FT