Date: Fri, 1 Oct 2010 21:20:58 -0600
From: dnrock@rock.com
Subject: The Beneficial 10C

The Beneficialby:  dnrock(dnrock@rock.com)


10C: Holidays Part 3


"We need a second oven for the goose, why don't you two take it to Edith's
kitchen, here are the instructions."  Richard and Peter took the goose and
stuffing while Tom worked up the other delicious, like cured fish and flat
bread.  Conrad and Eddy spent the last few hours of the afternoon at
Conrad's playing computer games.  Edith came home early to find Richard and
Peter stripped to their thongs making out in the living room.  When she
entered the kitchen she could smell the goose cooking.  The boys were so
busy they did not notice her presence.  At first Edith was shocked, she had
never thought much about male-male sex and even less about it between these
two teens.  Peter was first off the mark saying, "Hi, Edith, we were just
warming up for you."  The two boys approached her, two 17 year old sex
machines, broad shoulders, narrow hips, erections straining against the
black cotton of their "2 X ist" thongs.  Taking the surprised women in
their arms, Edith was unable to protest and the tingling between her legs
was suddenly so strong she didn't want to anyway.

"We have an early present for you," Richard said, as they lead her up the
stairs.

After dinner the Samples and Peter went their separate ways to join their
families Tom, Edith, Richard and Eddy cleaned up and settled in the living
room, to attack the mountain of gifts under the tree.  Almost all of them
were for Eddy.  Edith had given up trying to tell Tom not to spend so much
money on the boys and her.

"Richard needs to get his stuff first," Tom announced, "he has 'miles to go
before he sleeps and promises to keep'." (Robert Frost, in the poem
Stopping By Woods On A Snowy Evening) Eddy played present distributor and
Tom operated the camera.  The First item was a long narrow rectangular box
at least 4' in length and about 8" across.

"Edith, how did you know I needed a new La Cross stick?"  Eddy looked away
trying to hide his face.

"A little Chickadee told me."

"Oh yes those little, noisy forest birds.  Where did you find it, I have
not seen any in the stores lately, the wrong season you know?"

"I found it in the sporting goods department at our La Cross, Wisconsin
store, I figured that must be an omen.  The sales person told me it was
Canadian made, I take it that equates to quality."  (It does equate-to
quality.  La Cross is Canada's National Sport, hockey may be more popular
but La Cross was declared such by Parliament in 1867.  Want to know more:
http://www.lacrosse.ca/handbook.asp or
http://www.lacrosse.org/the_sport/international.phtml)

The next box was very large and turned out to be box in box, 8 times.  In
the inner box were two envelopes a small one and a large one.  In the
larger, two other envelopes, one was a flight simulator on CD the other had
three X's and personal, so Richard figured Garth did not want him to open
it in public.  The other envelope contained tickets to Amsterdam for spring
brake.

From Tom he received a leather outfit, black pants and red and black shirt.
Eddy encouraged him to try on the outfit.  Caught up in the moment, Richard
pulled off his shirt and replaced it with the leather one, which fit
exactly as intended.  Perfectly across the shoulders and tight but not to
tight around the chest and abdomen.  It did look sexy.  Richard stood up
pulled off his jeans revealing his ample manhood and pulled on the leather
pants which looked like he was pored into them.  The back fitted the
contours of his butt exactly and the front was pouched to accommodate his
half hard shaft.  Eddy and Edith were impressed and everyone was sensually
touching the boy's body. Tom knew this was a real hit, so did Richard.
From Edith several sweaters and pull over shirts, the kind of thing one
gets from your mom.

Lastly Eddy handed him a small package he had obviously wrapped himself.
Richard opened the little box to reveal a small charm on a chain.  Eddy had
purchased three silver letters about 3/4 inch high E, R and A and soldered
them together, running the purchased chain through the apex of the A.  Con
had helped him by getting the parts and showing Eddy how to silver solder.
On one leg of the A he attached the E facing out and on the other the R.
Both Tom and Edith had given him the money he needed.  Richard was very
touched, he asked Eddy to fasten the clasp.  The charm lay perfectly in the
opening of his leather shirt just below the neck.

"Did you make this just for me, Eddy."  Richard asked.  Eddy nodded.

"Than this is the only one in the world like it isn't it?"

"I guess so."

"This has got to be the best present I have ever received."

"No, it is not very fancy and I didn't have much to spend..."

"No little bro, it is the best because you made it, it comes with a part of
you attached and that makes it extra special.  Remember what Tom told you
its not the gift but the thought that counts most.  This says my little bro
loves his big bro."

Eddy climbed on Richard and they hugged and kissed.

"Now Eddy before I go you got to open the gift I brought for you."

Eddy went under the tree and found the package.  Upon opening it his eyes
were as wide as silver dollars.  It was two carved and painted birds, a
Gray Jay and a Chickadee.  The Jay was looking down at the smaller bird who
was looking up at the Jay.  Eddy was absolutely thrilled.  Richard did not
carve or paint the birds, his uncle Rich had made it for him.

"That's you and me he shouted."  Kissing Richard again.

Richard than departed for his mother's looking oh so sexy.

Most of the remaining packages were for Eddy, all the usual stuff like
clothing, toys, games, his own tickets to Amsterdam.

"Tom I hope Garth didn't..."

"No, he would not do that without asking you first."

"And you?"

"Me to, I think we should talk about it later."

"You two are incorrigible, but I appreciate the thoughts, at the very
least."

"This is for you Mom," Eddy said holding up another small box.

Edith opened it to find a small charm, this one manufactured, of Tinker
Bell, small diamonds set in yellow gold.

"Oh, Eddy it is so beautiful..."

"I got it at Disney World," he matter of faculty stated.

"But how did you afford this, I must have cost all your spending money and
then some?"

She looked at Tom for some kind of explanation.  Tom had no idea and just
shrugged.

"Well dad gave each of us kids fifty dollars "Mad Money" and you gave me
some before I left and Richard gave me some so I had enough, I got Grandma
Anderson to help me buy it."

Edith was overwhelmed she had always loved Tinker Bell, Eddy knew that so
when he saw the little pendent he just had to get it for her.  She also
realized he sacrificed most of the trinkets a little boy would want to get
it for her.

"Mad Money?"

"Yes, I sent the kids each a fifty in the form of a puzzle they figured it
out, remember.  If you really want to know, ask my mother if she topped up
for him, although you may not get a straight answer."

Edith knew she would not get a straight answer from Tom's parent's; after
all, Eddy was their new grandchild and Tom didn't learn to spoil kids in a
vacuum or from his text books.

Eddy had made a wooden pencil holder for Tom's desk which he was thrilled
with.  Eddy had turned it on the lathe in the wood shop at camp and spent
god knows how many hours sanding and polishing it.  Edith had purchased a
sweater made by west coast natives in Canada for Tom, which he was most
appreciative of.

Tom, had not quite known what to get for Edith.  Given her new work
assignments and part time student status, he thought a PDA would be in
order.  Edith thought it was to expensive and gave Tom a big kiss to thank
him.  That kiss gave Eddy renewed hope of his dream.  Maybe Tom and Garth
could some how accommodate Edith in their relationship, he wondered.  He
now knew that she was willing to share her bed with both Richard and Peter
at the same time, well why not Tom and Garth?  Eddy had learned some
important lessons from Grandfather, the most important one being, when to
keep his mouth shut.  Edith and Tom were beginning to feel a bit more
comfortable in the shared role of parenthood.  Neither had any real
experience with a roommate of the opposite sex.  Sex yes, but living and
sharing with the opposite sex, well that was beyond the experience of each.

It was getting late as the three sat watching some high brow classical
performance of Handle on TV.  Eddy in the middle he soon fell asleep with
his head on mom's lap.  Tom picked the boy up and carried him to his room.
As soon as they entered Eddy began kissing Tom in the most passionate way.

"Not now little one, no sex now," as Tom returned his kisses.

Edith had everything just about put away and the dishwasher started when he
came down.

"Can I help?"

"No, I have it just about finished.  Would you like some coffee or a
drink?"

"Yes but if I don't get to my bed soon I will be like Eddy falling asleep
and I'm just a bit to big for you to cary."

They both laughed and Tom gathered up his sweater and pencil holder and
kissing Edith on the cheek departed.  "Hum, she thought, I think he kind of
likes me, and I know I kind of like him."  She meant more than as a friend,
for they were already friends and had been for some time.  No, she could
feel a tingling between her legs and her breast nipples were hard, pressing
against her bra.  Not, the kind of raw passion and lust experienced earlier
that day but a passion and lust of some other kind seemed to be starting.
Tom too felt it, he had felt it before but tried to tell himself it was
just lust and he was not interested in women, just Garth, and Eddy and
Richard and Conrad and well boys.

Tom woke up with a start.  He listened intensely all he could hear was the
high pitched cry of the Chick- a -dee, dee, dee....  He pulled on a robe
and looked out the window.  there was Eddy up and out in the yard.  There
were six chickadees flying around him.  Eddy held out his hand full of
sunflower seeds.  The birds began landing on it, picking up a seed and
taking off, making space for the next bird.  Tom watched this for a short
time.  He had never seen anything quite like it before.  Sure he had gotten
wild chickadees to take a bit of bread from his hand in the woods but never
six of them.  Eddy was laughing and excited and his new friends were
singing and chirping.  Wow he thought.  Wow!  He called Edith, "look out
the window, quick."  She looked and mom was just as amazed as dad.  Tom got
the video camera and began recording.

"Well little spirit eyes how did you get those birds to come to your hand
like that?"

"Easy I just held out my hand with seeds on it and told them I was a
friend, they just started to come.  Did you see the one sitting on my head?
Is that special or something?  Should I tell grandfather about it?"

"Well yes it is special and yes you should tell grandfather next time you
see him."

Tom made sure the feeders were full before they departed for Middletown.
It was one of those, bright cold winter days, with little wind.  The 300M
loves the clear open road and Tom loves to drive under these conditions.
Fine music on the system, good company and little traffic.

This was one of those TV type family settings, Children playing nicely
together, women in the kitchen, men sipping a brandy in the living room.
The Andersen's were visiting and the only absence was Garth.  Just before
dinner Tom's lap top came to life as Garth summoned him to a video
conference.  The children had been given video phones by the grand parents
and were busy e-mailing snaps to Garth.  Tom began to think that maybe
having a female life partner would not be all that bad, especially one as
attractive as Edith.  He banished that thought from his mind but getting in
her pants, well that was completely different and something he was suddenly
more than willing to consider.

Edith was making lots of progress too.  She was beginning to understand and
feel comfortable around something called family and Tom was starting to
look more physically attractive then he ever had or perhaps she was just
beginning to notice.  Everyone noticed the absence of the older boys and
girls, their presence was missed by all, each for their own unarticulated
reasons. That evening the parents dropped off the younger ones at the camp
for the balance of the seasonal school brake.

Tom and Edith rolled along the highway in the dark.  Both adults wanted to
articulate their feelings to the other, both were to shy or afraid of
damaging the existing friendship to do so.  Neither one looked forward to
sleeping alone.