Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:38:20 -0600
From: dnrock@rock.com
Subject: The Beneficial 4

The Beneficial
by:  dnrock(dnrock@rock.com)


4: Tom and Eddy

At the summer meetings, with few adults and fewer boy lovers, men and boys
over the age of 18, who preferred sex with the under 18 group; the boys
would often play group sex games, form daisy chains and so on.  In
addition, the Novices were being prepared for the joint meetings, real
orgies, with the Aphrodite's, held at the fall, winter and spring solstices
and the two equinoxes.  In modern times, since the 1960's, these meeting
are in fact on the nearest Saturday to the solutes or equinoxes.  The
themes were always the same.  Harvest in the fall, light in the winter and
fertility in the spring.  The sex education classes for both boys and girls
was highly biological and mechanical.  It also covered things as: family
planning, anatomy and so on.  The Apollo's and Aphrodite's provided the
ethical, feeling, romantic and social aspects of sex in all forms.

Tom found himself making more frequent trips to the camp, he began spending
weekends just to be near his boy and Charley.  Most of the adult members
volunteer a week or so a year to the society, which helps keep the
membership fees reasonable.  Having an Olympic level athlete or symphony
conductor teaching, inspired the boys and girls beyond imagination.  Wayne
would be the canoe touring instructor during the first week in August.  Tom
being a freelance writer, specializing in science, had knowledge and skills
important to the campers.  Tom would be able to exchange his time for
Eddy's fees, by running coed nature trails hikes and working in the
survival training for older kids.  That would help to free up dollars spent
directly on the kid.

During the year prior to sponsoring Eddy, Tom had agonized over doing the
right thing.  He spoke to the elders in the Apollo League.  He ask Wayne,
his mentor and BB for advice.  He knew a good part of the reason for his
sponsorship was selfish.  Sure he had access to any of the willing boys in
the league, including Charley.  Tom loved Charley, after all he was his
brother's son.  He was his only nephew and spoiled the boy, according to
Charlie's parents.  Wayne would never stand in Tom's way of having a sexual
relationship with his son, as long as Tom followed the society rules.
After all they still shared sex between themselves, just as they had since
they were boys, just not as often.  Wayne may not want an incest
relationship with his son but he was not opposed to sex with other males.
Young boys may not be Wayne's prime sexual interest, as it was Tom's; in
fact, his prime sexual interest was his wife.  He was a League member, he
worshiped at the Temples of Apollo as well as Aphrodite.  As, "setting the
boy up", yes in one aspect he was, just as he and Wayne were set up by
their family and just as Wayne was setting up Charley.

The elders told Tom as long as he followed the league rules and paid extra
attention to the boy's feelings and desires, he was not doing wrong.  One
elder suggested that since the boy had no father or other male figure in
his life and Tom knew that to be a fact and not just a rationalization,
then he was obligated, at the very least, offer to be that male figure.  If
he followed his plan of keeping his financial support a secret, so the boy
was never made to feel obligation and was willing to risk not being
accepted, not ever having a sexual relationship, he was right and nobel and
following the societies founding principals.

That elder had been a orphan and he and his sponsor was arranged by the
society.  They grew to love and respect each other, "he was as good or
better to me than if he had been my biological father but after my
induction ceremony we never again shared a sexual contact.  I would have
gladly and he knew that, but he was not interested in sex with me or any
other boy, only in our mutual love and respect.  I could see other boys
sharing their bodies with their sponsors and I could see other boys like me
who did not, we all turned out okay.  Since you recognize your motives may
have a duality and have acted to insulate the boy from pressures, you are
doing the right thing.  In fact, not to bring this male-less boy into our
society and under our guidance, out of reluctance to error, is the greatest
error of all.  Life is full of errors and mistakes, the true man learns
from them, the true man knows he will make them and presses on anyway,
realizing inaction is a greater sin than prudent action that results in
error.

Eddy recognized that both Richard and Tom wanted him.  Not because he was a
boy and just for sex but because he was Eddy, a unique person, a free agent
in the universe.  He probably would not have stated it quite in these terms
but that is what he felt, that is what he knew.  Everyone who saw the two
together, immediately recognized how much Tom cared for the boy and how
much the boy cared for Tom.  Richard and Tom became good friends too.  Over
the years they had know each other and had sex numerous times.  All the
boys knew Tom as having a soft spot for the young ones and a wonderfully
long and hard cock for them to ride on.  Tom's treatment of his LB was
special and Richard appreciated that more then anything.  He sure
appreciated the respect and tenderness Tom show toward himself as well.

Charley, Eddy and James were becoming fast friends.  While they lived in
the same city they all went to different schools and hadn't known each
other before this summer camp.  Now they were Novices together along with
the other 9.  All the boys were encouraged to make as many friends as
possible, especially among your peer age group.  This group of eight year
olds was encouraged to form friendship with the second year Novices like
Norman and next year they would be encouraged to form friendship with the
new crop of first year Novices.  Forming sports teams was one obvious
method.  The age peer groups also formed singing and playing groups, to
perform at the camp's theater and graphic arts presentations and some
educational classes.  The best glue was sex.

When ever anything new was learned in the sex education class, the boys
were encouraged to try it on each other.  The theory that had passed from
boy to boy, as far back as anyone could remember, the more you use it the
bigger it gets.  The pre pubescent boys encouraged each other to that
extent, if they were not fondling each other they were fondling them
selves.  I should point out that Oleffsen believes this is nothing but a
myth.  He suggests genetics has the greatest influence in penis size and
points out that the genetic pool of the MBRS is relatively narrow, since
over 95% of the members are related in some way to the founding families.
.......................

Charley, Eddy and James formed a bronzed triangle on the blanket.  Hiking
with their big brothers, the group came on a grassy wide spot under the
shade of the oak trees.  Next to being fucked by their big brothers, these
three love to suck on each other's boyhood.  Without a word being spoken,
the Novices removed their shorts, not holding off to let their big brothers
help.  Nate, Richard and Stan follow.  The Novices lay on their sides with
the top leg bent at the knee, foot positioned on the bottom leg's knee.
Charlie's mouth was engulfing James', Eddy Charlie's, James' Eddy's.

The older boys quickly followed and lay down next to a Novice kissing and
reaming these small tender and now tanned butts.  Having hiked for over an
hour the boys were sweaty, giving a slightly salty taste and deeper then
usual boy smell.  James was intoxicated with Eddy's smell and taste, the
big brothers were almost over come by the sweet taste of Novice butt, as
they licked and presses their tongues against the now well trained
sphincters.  Each immediately opening for the this most welcome invasion.
The Novices just kept sucking not reacting to the toughs prodding their
asses.  Their bodies were reacting and the big brothers could tell when
each was ready.  One by one they moved up and began pressing their erect
cocks into the most inviting of boy holes.  It was a fearfully hot and
humid day with no breeze and even a slow and easy fuck raised the body
temperatures of the participants.

All six were sweating profusely as one by one the brothers fill then
Novices with semen.  This was a favorite spot for camp hikers to rest and
fuck.  This spot had been used for just such purposes by campers since
camping began, for just such reaction activities.  The boys did not notice
and the trees and grasses did not notice but your narrator noticed the
spirits smiling in the tree tops and laughing from the lazy clouds floating
over head, noticed.  Hundreds of male and female spirits smiling down,
noticed.  ....................

"Hay guys, guess what," Eddy shouted !  "Our mom's are coming to the
concert."

"How do you know, are you sure, why?"

"I told him, because I arranged it," Tom announced as he entered the room.

Eddy was excited, probably more excited than Charley and James, since his
family until a few weeks ago, had never been bigger then two of them.

James still looked puzzled, "how do you know my mom?"

"I have know Sheila since we were toddlers, your dad was an intermediate
when I was a Novice, he and my brother were buddy's, like you three are."

Charley was getting red in the face, he was thinking about James father and
his, as eight year old boys, Novices doing what Novices do.

"In fact if you two go over to the Hobart building and look at the photo
albums, you will find photographs of your fathers as Novices and strangely
enough, you sure look a lot like them at the same age.  Just ask the
Liberian to help you find them, if I recall Art is your dad's BB, James."

With that Charley and James ran out, eight year old boys only walk when
forced.  Tom scooped Eddy up giving him many kisses and hugs.

"Thanks for inviting my mom, Tom.  She told me how much she misses me and
how much she is looking forward to meeting my new friends.  I miss her a
lot too."

"Anything for my little boy, anything that makes him happy makes me happy."

"Being loved by you makes me happy," he stated in a frank and almost off
hand tone of voice, while pulling Tom toward Richard's bunk.

"Someone has been in here already today," Tom joked, as his tongue pressed
into the boys anus.  Eddy giggled but his mouth was full of his man's
penis, talking was not an option.  Tom ejaculate into his bowels and Eddy
collapsed on his man's chest his sphincter slowly pushing the deflating
penis out.

"You know son, when we are in public and especially in front of your
mother, we need to be relatively formal."

"I know, if she thought we were doing anything like we do, I would not be
allowed to see you anymore...and..."  he was starting to cry at the very
thought of not seeing his man his sponsor and friend again, at the thought
of never feeling is love again or being taken away from the camp.

"Its okay son, its okay, we just got to play the game that's all.  We can
hold hands and hug and stuff like that, I can put my hand on your shoulder
and even pat your butt now and then."

"Do I have to call you Mr. Anderson?"

"No, you don't.  I'll make sure Edith knows sir names are not used at the
camp and between members."

"You called me son and you never call any of the other boys son, like some
men call us.  Does that mean..."

"It means I think of you as my son, as the son I will never be the
biological father of."  He cut Eddy off.  Eddy pressed his face against his
shoulder and kissed his neck and cried.  It was an emotion letting cry, a
release of joy cry.

"Can I call you my dad," he questioned with a hopeful lilt to his voice
in-between the quiet sobs.

"When we are alone you can call me anything you like but dad would make me
feel very proud, because we both know it is not being used a power title.
When we are with people who know I am not your father or guardian, like
your mother, I think it best to use Tom."

Tom knew that Eddy did not know who his biological father was.  Eddy knew
only that his mom had loved the man, that he was a "love child".

What neither Tom nor Eddy know, was his father was not only loved by his
mother but was a first degree relative and that he refused to accept his
fatherhood.  Either refusing to believe or accept that he was the one and
only male Edith has ever had intercourse with.  That rejection was
crushing.  Rejecting her or rejecting the child was bad enough but to
reject both was so traumatic that she has never spoken of him since.  To
her he is dead and that is what she told Eddy, simply dead.  When Edith
came to the city it was her intention to abort but on the bus ride, while
dreaming, she changed her mind.  The dream was of her child, a boy, running
in the fields with birds flitting around his golden head.  She could not
abort, some how it would work out, somehow she knew it would work out.

When Tom moved from Chicago, he looked around for an affordable apartment.
It took a long time to find anything he liked.  What he finally found was a
large, modern townhouse.  It was much more than he needed.  It was more
than he and Garth needed.  Tom walked inside and he just knew this was what
he wanted.  The place was not new but it was affordable, almost nothing
down and 30 years to pay.  It was old enough to have large trees, mostly
spruce, growing along the lanes and in the green areas.  A very large and
stately spruce grew right next to his unit.  The previous owners had set up
several bird feeders by the kitchen window and Tom noticed many birds,
mostly chickadees in the trees.  The birds made quite a noise as he came
and went on the inspection, telling the humans the feeders were empty.  The
complex manager remarked that the place had been empty for several months
and he had shown it several times but this was the first time the birds
made such racket.

Tom settled in quickly, not having all that much to unpack.  He was up and
running, as it were, working in his new home based office, in record time.
On the third day while sitting at his computer he became aware of racket
the birds were making, in the tree next to his window.  Tom looked out to
see 5 or 6 pairs of Chickadees scattered among the branches all calling.
They were calling to him.  The birds wanted his attention.  He quickly want
to the shopping center to replenish the bird seed in the feeders.  Later
that afternoon he became aware of them again.  This time when he looked it
was not the birds that got his attention but a small boy playing with is
toys on the green, behind the unit next door.

Over the next two years those Chickadees would often gain Tom's attention
as he worked.  Mostly alerting him to the presence of the boy playing on
the green.

"Eddy, do you know that I fell in love with you the first time I laid eyes
on your little body?"

"No, was it a long time ago or at the induction?"

"It was a long time ago.  I saw you playing on the green and I could not
stop watching you.  I have been watching you ever since."

"That's funny, some times when I was playing alone, I would get the feeling
I was being watched, I would get the feeling some one was watching over me,
I mean.  I always hoped it was my dad, I wanted it to be my dad, I guess.
I would look around at all the buildings but I could never see anyone."

"Well, it was me, son, I was watching from my office window, the second
story one that looks on the green.  And I was wishing I was your dad."

"I guess we both got our wish then," Eddy mumbled between his hard and
earnest kisses on Tom lips.

"No matter what happens from, well a few weeks ago, you have lots of males
looking out for you, Richard and I being the two most important of course."

"What if she doesn't like Richard or the camp?"

"Fear not son, Richard will charm her like he charms everyone, how could
anyone not like him and for the camp she will love it.  When she hears you
boys sing your fate will be sealed."

"My fait?"

"Yes, you are fated to be loved by us and especially me, once the Apollo's
have you, they will fight to the last phallus to keep you.  The only ass
this cock can't live without is yours," Tom stated taking is limp penis and
patting it against Eddy's butt cheek.

This brought a smile to the boys face and a giggle, that sub soprano boy
giggle that turns Tom into a limp rag in the kid's hands.

"Look, Jim's mom and my sister in law are both members across the road.
They know the score and they sent their sons here.  They have know me since
I was younger then you.  Your mom will be convinced that the MBRS is the
greatest thing for a boy since bicycles and I am the best thing that
happened to you since you were weaned."

Eddy was now laughing and smiling, Tom was playing with the boy's butt,
something Eddy likes almost as much as male ejaculate.

"Lets get cleaned up and find the dinning hall, I'm starved."

"Do you really think we sing well, Charley, Jim and I?"

"I sure do.  I think you all sing well together, but kid you are special.
No one here will tell you that but you are.  I never believed in Angles
until I heard you sing Eddy.  I'm not saying that because you are my
special boy, my son who I love more than anything, I have listened to our
boy singers since I was one but you are the best I have ever heard.  Why do
you think they gave a solo to a first year Novice with three weeks of voice
training?"

"Because I'm so cute of course," Eddy quipped.

"I'm serious."  Eddy looked around, "dad, do I have talent?"

"Yes son, that's what I have been trying to tell you."

"What if I forget the words or go off key?"

"Look Eddy, all anyone expects you to do is try to be the best you can at
what ever you do.  The operative word is try, we will share your elation in
success and your disappointment, if that is the case but we will not judge
or fault."

Tom knelt down on one knee looking deep into the boy's eyes with his hands
on his shoulders.

"Your mom will love you and I will love you no matter what you do.  A
mother's love is unconditional, that is the way mothers are.  My love is
unconditional that's the way I am.  Your buddies and your BB and well
everyone else around this place, is behind you 100% in what ever you do.
What is it they keep telling the Novices, you can not fail in trying you
can only fail to try."

"Okay, uh dad, would you mind spending the night with Charley, Nate can
join Rich and me?"

Eddy was pressed against his naked body having just finished drying each
other.  Tom looked at his boy with question-marks all over his face.

"I think Charley needs a man's love and I've got lots, I can share."

Tom was blown away.  Eddy was giving up, what Tom knew he wanted most,
because he thought his friend needed it.  He had said, anything and he did
love his nephew.  Like all lovers, Tom had small little doubts but those
just went into limbo land, somehow he did not understand how, but somehow
he acted on an impulse and that impulse was right.  Eddy was everything a
boy lover could love and even more.

"Sure thing son."

Later that night Tom was laying next to Charley, getting ready to put his
cock in the boy's butt hole.  They were spooning, Charley was facing away
from him, "you know Chuck you can pretend I'm Wayne if you want, in fact I
would be honored."

Tom did not expect a reply and he would never know what Charlie was
thinking.  He sure enjoyed the long slow side on sex play and consummation.
Charley did pretend it was his dad repeating his initiation night
performance.  Demonstrating his love in a physical way.

....................

"Isn't this place great?  I love it here, but I miss you.  That is my BB,
talking to Tom and his BB Wiley, Wiley runs computing services."

Eddy was just talking non stop, dragging his mother from one place to
another.  Edith was quite impressed with the facilities, they were even
better then the photographs suggested.  She was impressed with the program
and how much improvement Eddy was logging in each.  She noticed how well
organized all the boys seemed to be and how clean everything was.  Not all
the boys had parents or grand parents visiting, those who did not were busy
on facility maintenance.

"Behind the seen is a small army of young men working for the camp," Tom
was explaining.  "These are the Senior boys and junior men over 16 under
20.  They are responsible for painting, building, gardening, kitchen staff,
assist the instructors and so on.  They are paid for their service in the
form of spending money. Special activities like wilderness camping trips,
skiing in Colorado, and so on.  The instructors are all in some post
secondary education or training program and they are paid in cash for
schooling, or to supplement academic and athletic scholarships.  The needs
of every boy are secured.  All that is asked from the boys is an honest
effort in what ever they do.  We encourage them to strive for excellence
but never pressure them.  As men we ask that they give of themselves to the
next generation.  Edith we pull by example, no boy or man is ever pushed."

"Rita and Elisabeth were telling me the WGRS is almost exactly the same as
the MBRS but how can you afford all this?"  Edith is a bookkeeper and
accountant, she understands finance, Tom needed to choose his words
carefully.  If she ever realized the value of Eddy's sponsorship she might
pull away.

"Both organizations are very well endowed in land and investments.  For
example, you see all the uniforms, a type of clothing sold by your
employer.  The manufacture is one of the big names in children's clothing
and is owned by the endowment.  We run our own HMO that covers members and
their families completely or supplementing employer provided benefits and
so on.  I pay for Eddy's and most of my fees by providing my services as a
science instructor.  Most of our food is grown on society owned farms,
operated by farmer members and so on.  You will recognize the faces of many
celebrity and notable academic men and women on our campuses.  They are
giving back, not just money, but something even more valuable, themselves."

"I had better be careful around you Tom, you may just convince me that men
are not all bastards."

Tom realized at that point Edith must have been greatly hurt by one or more
men in her life.

"No, I would not even try but I will try to convince you that not all men
are bastards and that MBRS members are among the best."

"Who is the best, me?"  Richard asked as he approached.

"No Richard, not you us, all of us."

"Hands down Ms "S" , especially this season's Seniors and Novices."
Richard was over playing his normal teenage boy bravado.

"Edith, the new Big Brothers always think their Little Brothers are the
best, it come with being 16 I think."

"You can call me Edith, Richard.  That seems to be the rules around this
place.":

"Okay, Edith it is.  I just want to tell you, before Eddy shows up, that I
am proud to be his BB and I promise to do my best."

"Isn't that the governor and my vice president swinging Eddy, Oh, my!"
Eddy had swung off the four strong hands of his two companions and was
doing a hand stand on Carl's (he is the governor) shoulders.

"Ya but we make him check his office and bodyguards in the parking lot.
You know Stephen from work?"

"Yes I do Richard, he is the vice president my section reports to."

Eddy came running up mom, "guess what, Carl is my accompanist, for the
solo."

He kissed her on the cheek and ran off dragging Richard with him and
ignoring Tom except for a wink.

"I think they are off to get ready, the boys are serving the parents.  Carl
this is Edith, Eddy's mom."

The little bugger has brought out the big guns, Tom thought.  Everyone was
chatting as they moved toward the dining hall.  Edith was just a bit
uncomfortable at first but Carl and Stephen went right to work making her
feel welcome.  What a stroke of luck this is, Tom thought, Edith working
for one of the members.  Edith was thinking too.  She had worked in an all
female department for 5 years now and had only ever met Stephen a few
times, and she never ever used his first name.  As for the governor she had
never even met anyone who knew him personally and well, she didn't vote for
him either.  After they were shown to their table Carl and Stephen excused
themselves leaving Tom and Edith alone for a few minutes.

"You see people around here are, well different and I didn't vote for Carl
either, I like the man just not his party.  I take it you already knew
Stephen?"

"Yes, well a bit, he is the vice president my section reports to.  I take
it work and politics are two subjects not discussed at the camp?"

"Well yes and no.  Work and politics are often discussed and debated but
never in a personal way.  None of us give a dam about what Carl's party
thinks but we do care about Carl and what his personal ideas are.  Same
with Stephen, We can talk for days about business ethics, methods and so on
but not a word about how he manages.  That is just the way it is.  You will
find both of them are more interested in how their children or grand
children, little brothers or mentors are doing, than anything else.  In
fact Carl was Wayne's BB when he was a boy."

"Wayne?"

"Sorry, I forgot, Wayne is my biological brother and Charlie's father.  I
think Carl is a second or third cousin of my father and I have no idea how
I'm related to Stephen but I'm sure we are somehow.  Except for a hand full
of boys, like Eddy, sponsored by us childless men, we are all related to
the founding families in some way or another.  It's the same thing at the
WGRS.  In fact all of the childless couples I can think of sponsor at least
one boy and one girl."

Carl and Stephen returned and several other parents joined the table.
Richard, Nate, Charley, Eddy, Norman and Cyril were the servers and joined
them at the table.  Tom was impressed with their work and table manors.
Eight year olds are not known for the quality of their manners but some how
these boys managed to leave a good impression.

After the dishes were cleared away Carl stood up, "Eddy and I must leave
you now, we both need to warm up our instruments."  He held out his hands
to Eddy.  "Ready little man?"  "Ready big guy."  Eddy grasped Carl's hands
kicked off his legs and flipped up to and hand stand above Carl's head and
lowered his body to sit on the man's shoulders.  Edith just about fainted.
Carl knelt down so Eddy could kiss his mom and then Tom, Edith was a bit
taken aback but said nothing.  Carl pranced out the door toward the
theater.  "All the boys kiss their parents or guardians.  Even us over 21."

"I'm sorry Tom I was so afraid Eddy would fall and hurt himself."

"I understand, you probably didn't know the under 14 boys all do gymnastics
every day, as part of their fitness training.  Nor that Carl was a pro
football player before he got into political life," Tom said.

"Carl would never do anything to hurt Eddy or any of us, Edith, the only
thing that you can do to have your membership revoked, is willingly harm
another member and it is even worst to harm in any way, any child, any
place, any time.  No one will tell you what that punishment is, I guess no
one ever was stupid enough to find out," Richard chimed in.

"Nate told me the only person who is more protective of us Novices than our
BB is our mom."  Charley added.  Stephen by this time was trying
desperately not to laugh he knew the boys were deadly serious but figured
Edith was not all that concerned just surprised.

..........................

"I told you the boy had talent or they never would have let him solo after
only three weeks of training, now you heard it for yourself.  I think Tom
should arrange voice lessons for him in the city as soon as school starts
in the fall.  If Eddy wants them that is."

"But Stephen I can't afford voice lessons."

"Didn't Tom tell you, what ever support the boy's family needs will be
provided.  Tom has the power to arrange what ever you and he feel is needed
or appropriate.  When you applied for financial assistance you put down
your income an assets.  We know what yours and Tom's financial
contributions can be, the society will make up the difference.  Look at it
this way.  The family nurtures, teaches, guides and supports its members.
We are nothing more then a big extended family.  Your immediate family
doubled in size a few weeks ago, You got another son Richard, sorry about
sticking you with a teenager and Tom a surrogate dad.  All the rest of us,
about 1100, come along with them."

"But Stephen, I'm not ready for that kind of responsibility."

"What additional responsibility are you concerned about.  You already have
a reasonable job, a comfortable home and you provide the basic necessities
of life to your son, food, shelter, education and lots of love.  Richard
and Tom will not take any of your limited resources but bring with them all
the resources of your new extended family.  You are asked to share your
son's time and affection with us.  I don't know if you sensed it or not,
everyone here loves that boy as though he were there own.  I would hope you
can open your heart to Richard just a little.  He has a loving mother
already, but like Eddy he does not have a father, so he looks to us and
Eddy looks to us for that male based, guidance, love and affection in his
life.  We are asking you to share your parental duties and
responsibilities.  All of us want the same thing for Eddy, to become all he
can or wants to be, what ever that is.  Some wise person once said it takes
two parents to have a child, it take a village to raise that child.  You
now live in that village."

"I don't quite know what to say and I'm not usually at a loss for words."

"You need not say anything.  Tom and Richard will not do anything that you
have not approved of in advance, Tom will see that Richard has guidance and
resources.  Richard's BB Wiley and Wiley's mentor will also provide
additional support or assistance."

Edith started to cry, "when Eddy was small I would some times hear him
crying at night because he wanted a dad like the other boys.  My heart
would almost brake but his biological father was such a bastard I would not
risk hurting Eddy, I didn't trust any man after he betrayed the two of us.
I'm sorry I getting all emotional.  Now he has his wish and I guess I'm
afraid it will....go away and he will be hurt."

"How did you come here today?"  "I came with Richard's mom and Tom's sister
in law."

"On the way home ask Rita, she is a single mom, about her experiences and
remember she is willing to share Richard with you, and I'm sure get to know
Eddy pretty well.  The extended family has two lines, the biological or
sponsor line and the mentor line.  That means every boy or girl has two
different access points to the network.  If one falters for any reason,
accident, illness, war what ever, the other is still likely to be in tact.
By the time the child is 10 they will have a rock solid peer relationship
with at least 20 others from different biological and mentor families.
That 20 more access points.  I think you get the idea."

"I guess I just have some personal issues, you are right.  I guess I need
to chase my ghosts away."

"You are never alone, help is just a phone call away.  We have
professionals of every kind, it is no shame to seek help or council.  It is
shame to agonize in silence and loneliness.  You are not powerless, you are
powerful.  Use the power."

"Stephen I still don't quite understand why the extended family gives a
rats ass about me, its Eddy you people want?"

"No, that is where you are mistaken, we have always had Eddy, he is a male
child, he is one of us.  We give a rats ass because we believe in the whole
person, the whole man if you will and part of that person is his or her
biological family.  If that family is strong and healthy and functional,
then the person is strong, healthy and functional.  A boy or girl needs
both mother and father figures in their lives.  If we have boys who are
motherless, we draw on the WGRS to provide that female person in the boys
life.  If the WGRS has a girl with no father figure they draw on us.  That
is the way our founders thought it should be and we have been highly
successful for 114 years.  You must have stopped at the day care?"

"Yes, the Banting building, I think."

"Bernetta Banting was my grandmother and she was one of the first female
M.D.'s in these parts.  Her father was killed in the first war and her
mother died of influenza.  Bernetta was raised by her big sister's family.
My mother thought her foster parents were her biological grandparents until
she discovered the facts in the library.  That is the kind of power I am
talking about.  She was orphaned and educated at a time when women didn't
go to medical school but she wanted to and the rest is history.  You can
imagine for yourself what advice she would give you."

Eddy came running up at that point.  A good thing for Stephen, he took his
leave.

"Did I do good mom?  Did you like my singing?"

"Oh Eddy it was beautiful, I liked it very much.  You were....were...so
professional.  I thought everyone did very well."  Edith did something that
even surprised her, she reached out for Richard and pulled him into an
embrace, "Thank you Richard, your playing was excellent.  Would you escort
me to your mom's car."

Eddy was a bit dumbfounded but he said nothing just looked up at Tom and
winked.  This little kid is one hell of a lot sharper than anyone had given
him credit, Tom thought.

"How did you know that Carl and Stephen would be so successful at charming
Edith?"

"I just knew, Sam said I have spirit eyes, That I could look into a
person's eyes and see into their heart.  I looked in Carl's eyes and saw
love, like when I looked into your eyes."

"My eyes?"

"Sure I looked into your eyes and saw love, but mostly love for me.  I
looked into Carl's eyes and love too, not love for me love for people.  He
is a good man like everyone else around here.  You already knew that didn't
you?"

"Yes I did and I agree."

"Dad, are you going to marry my mom, so we can be a real family?"

"Not so fast kid.  My eyes said I loved Eddy not Edith remember.  I'm not
to sure about me and your mom as life partners, we are friends and I like
her as a friend.  She likes me as a friend but..."

"No magic?"

"Ya, no magic.  Not like when I look at you.  Now that's magic."

Eddy just smiled at Tom and he looked into his eyes but couldn't see into
his scheming eight year old mind to save his sole or his mostly gay ass.

"Hell I haven't been turned on by a female since I was 17 and fucked
Belinda Marshall in the back seat of my dad's Olds 88.  I guess I had
better find out just what they are teaching in the sex ed. classes.  Just
how much do these kids know?"  Tom pondered.

"Anyway we are a family, we are all one big family around here, you know
that.  Besides if you live with your mom and cross the drive way to be with
me, it's just like we were a "real family".  In addition, having two houses
means we don't have the tension of all living under the same roof.  Lots of
kids live with mom or dad and visit the other parent on weekends, you
know."

"True, lots of kids in my grade 2 class had split homes,"

"So what is a real family, let us examine that question?"  Eddy rolled his
big hazel eyes.

"Okay Socrates, what do we call this dialogue?"

"I wonder who told him about Greek Philosophy?  I didn't know any of this
stuff when I was eight.  PBS?"  Tom was doing a lot of thinking and self
questioning.

"No dialogue, just my idea.  A real family is any group of people that care
for each other and share unconditional love for each other and where you
know, you are loved and you feel comfortable."

"What about sex, I like sex?"

"A real family does not depend on sex but if sex is part of it, all the
better.  Do you want sex with your mother?"

"Yuck, I love my mom but I don't want sex with her."

"Why because she is a woman or because she is your mom?"

"Because she is my mom silly, I don't know about girls in general, one way
or the other."

"How about Richard and I, if we are family do you still want sex with us?"

"You bet, if being a real family means not sex with you, I'm for that
status quote."

"Its status quo, and we sure agree on that one."  Tom patted the kid's ass,
eliciting one big smile.

....................

"I guess this is it for the summer camp, Norm?  It has sure been fun and
I...we, Eddy and I, want to thank you for all the help and just, uh, being
Norman, I guess."

Charley was getting a tear in his eye.  Showing emotion is OK in this
place, it is kind of expected, sort of a "let it all hang out" 1960's
attitude.  The three boys hugged and kissed each other.

"I'm sure going to miss you guys too but we will see each other lots over
the school year.  Last summer when camp ended I thought they were sending
me to purgatory but, it turned out real good.  As long as I kept up my
grades, I got to come out here lots of weekends and school brakes.  My dad
also took me to lots of league meetings.  In fact between my BB, his BB and
some of the older men, it was almost like being at camp.  In the city I
live in, there are several older members who like Novice ass."  Norman took
his hands and rubbed is little bubble butt.  "They always take you places
and buy you things.  My advice to you is same as I got.  Just do your best,
keep your cool, don't talk back to your mom, and if your not getting enough
physical love and attention tell you BB or your dad."

It is always interesting to listen in on these kind of conversations,
between the new eight year olds and their so much more experienced nine
year old, self appointed advisors.

Every year the camp ends one week before school starts.  This gives the
families and boys as chance to get organized and the Senior boys a chance
to do something completely on their own.  This year they are canoeing the
Gunflint trail and Lake Of The Woods.  For those Novices and Juniors
without an older male sibling, the nearest Intermediate volunteers to
assist, should he be needed.  By about the 4th day home the Intermediates
are usually called into action.  After two months of constant attention
from every male you encounter, it is hard going to almost zero.  Some boys
find it very hard getting accustomed to sleeping alone, all they dream
about is snuggling with their BB and feeling his penis resident in their
now empty anus.

Charley was most concerned.  He was sure his dad would not have sex with
him.  Tom all but confirmed it, reminding Charley his grandfather never had
sex with himself or Wayne.  Nate would be home soon and he plus Art, the
Intermediate that lived about 10 blocks from him, would see he was well
cared for.  James though his dad would be, quite willing to help him out
and Eddy reminded him the three of them could get together.  We adults some
times forget, a week to us is nothing but a week to a small boy is like an
eternity.  Anticipation usually being greater then realization also plays
on the active imaginations of these kids.  They would live through it.

On the trip back to town the conversations were far different then on the
trip out; the three friends knew Eric was one with them.  Waiting in the
van each boy had a "Just the right size" golden dildo and tube of lube in a
belt loupe ready carrying case, a gift form their sponsors.  Eric had also
placed a large foam mat in the back of the van so the boys could get one
last play period.  Before the van had cleared the driveway all three were
naked.  By the time they hit the expressway the sounds reminded Eric of a
cheep porn flick sound track.  It was the high alto voices that gives it
away, he thought.