Date: Mon, 10 Aug 2009 02:06:50 +0000
From: Jacob Latson <jacob_latson@hotmail.com>
Subject: Agony & Ecstasy Chapter 36

Please don't be upset with references to Federal Agencies.  The same
applies to sex between adults and younger people.

Thanks to Bill for his editing skills.

I personally love this chapter!!!!

Agony & Ecstasy Chapter 36 The Plot Thickens

Taylor Coleman had spent over a week doing research before he called John
Miller to discuss his findings.  Because of the sensitivity of his
investigation, he wanted to be sure of his facts before he called John
Miller.  "I have some information for you," Taylor said when he called John
Miller's cell phone.  "I think I should show you what I found instead of
talking on the telephone."

"Can you come to my home tonight?" John asked.

"How does 7 sound?" Taylor asked.

"I'm almost afraid to hear what you found out," John admitted.  "I'll be
fortified with a Manhattan before you arrive."

John tried to return to the emails and pressures of his job, but his mind
was still reeling from what he had read in the letter from Lola Albright.
For the past week he had barely eaten anything and was drinking heavily.
He had withdrawn from his family and friends and everyone was concerned.
Helen was the first to notice the change in John's personality, and she
didn't hold back.

"John, you're my boss and friend, and I can tell that something is really
bothering you," Helen said.  "Your eyes have lost their sparkle, and
everyone has noticed the change in your personality.  Are you sick?  What's
bothering you?  Please let me help!"

"I just have some personal issues to work through," John replied.  "I'm
sorry if my funky mood has affected you and the people here in the
headquarters."

"I've told you before that your eyes clearly show your emotions," Helen
said.  "Normally your eyes are sparkling, but lately they are dull and
everyone's worried that you're sick or that we did something wrong.  Please
let me help you!"

"Maybe you'll hate me if I tell you the truth," John said honestly.

"That will NEVER happen!" Helen insisted.  "Kvetka and Nicklas both called
me and said that they could tell that something was really bothering you
when you talked to them.  Mike's upset too because you won't talk to him.
Please talk to me!"

John relented and needed someone that he could talk to.  He went into
Helen's office and sat in the lounge area and stared at his cup of coffee.
He took a deep breath and told Helen about the letter that Margaret had hid
from him.  He explained that Taylor Coleman had been investigating the
letter and was going to meet with him at his home that evening.  "I'm
terrified about what Taylor will say to me," John admitted.

"Why do you think Margaret hid that letter from you?" Helen asked.  "Forget
that question!  I already know the answer!  She had her claws in you and
didn't want to let go!  My advice is for you to leave here and go to the
Hidden Harbor Yacht Club and have a meal and a couple of Manhattans.  Does
Mike know about this?"

"Butch is the only one other than David Williamson, my ex-brother in law
who found that letter.  Derek was with me when David brought the letter to
me." John replied.  "Butch and David were with me when I read that letter
for the first time.  I'm so embarrassed and humiliated that I'm afraid of
anyone knowing what happened."

"You won't know the details until you talk to Taylor tonight," Helen said.
"Mike came to me and talked about quitting his job because you won't tell
him what's bothering you.  He loves you and can't understand why you are so
distant with everyone.  Listen to Taylor and then take action!  You're the
man who faced certain death up in Onaway and you can handle this challenge
too!  Don't push away the people who love you!"

John hugged Helen and went looking for Mike Mahon.  He found his travel
assistant and took Mike to his office and closed the door.

"I love you," John said to Mike.  "I've been a shithead, and I apologize
for my behavior."

"I've been very upset for the last week because you won't talk to me about
what's bothering you," Mike admitted.  "I love you and whatever's wrong I
want to help make it right.  You've pushed me away, and I can't stand it!"

"This letter was found in Margaret's closet when she lived at the Wiliamson
home," John said.  "Read it and you'll know why I'm so upset."

"Jesus Christ!" Mike exclaimed after he read the letter.  "Did you know
about Lola Albright?"

"Not until about a week ago when David Williamson gave me this letter,"
John replied.  "I called Taylor Coleman and asked him to check things out
for me.  He's coming to our home tonight at 7 to tell me what he found."

"You have to promise me to be honest with me in the future," Mike said.
"You and I have a special bond, and I'll never stop loving you!  I was
ready to quit my job because you wouldn't talk to me about this.  I knew
something big was bothering you and wanted to help you cope.  Please don't
do this again to me."

"I'm sorry for not trusting you," John said.  "I don't have any appetite,
but Helen suggested that I go to the club and forget about work.  Will you
please go with me?"

Mike hugged John and started crying.  He was relieved that John was talking
to him again and wanted to be with his special friend.  Instead of going to
the club where he suspected that John would get drunk instead of eating,
Mike insisted that they leave the headquarters with him driving John around
in the 1967 Mustang.

When they were in the parking lot, Mike insisted that John look at the
front of the Headquarters building.

"Look at this beautiful building!" Mike said to John.  "Think about all of
the people inside that trusted you to take care of them and their families!
Think about the shitheads that you fired to clean house here!  Think about
Butch Mendez, Christina Karpov, Helen Baxter and Howard Cole.  You rescued
those people and trusted them to make this a fantastic place to work.
Think about Nicklas and the children at Proud Les Domo!  What would their
lives be like without you?  Think back to the Arrowhead Lodge and Keith and
Marty Wadsworth.  You've never been a coward and you won't be tonight!"

Mike took control and drove John past the home of Betty Anderson and Martha
Jenkins.  He reminded John that his two aunts had trusted him to lead the
Sea & Jungle Company into the future and would always love him.  He drove
John to the Novi farm and reminded John about the crate and money that John
had handled.  He continued talking to John about the positive things that
he had done with his life and reminded him that he had a son,
daughter-in-law and a beautiful grandson who all loved him.  He drove John
past the apartment complex that was owned by the World Wide Investments
Company and said, "Inside that building, Karen Winkelman is living with her
son, Cole.  You could have hated them for what Herbert Winkelman did to
your family, but you knew that they were honest people and you rescued
them!  Everywhere you go, you find people in need and reach out to them!"

John listened to Mike and tried to push away the bad thoughts about the
content of the letter.  When they arrived at the homeless shelter, John
never hesitated and followed Mike inside.  Instead of going to the yacht
club to get drunk, they served meals to the unfortunate people of Detroit.
The other volunteers were thrilled to see John again, and thanked him for
his generous financial support of their ministry to the homeless.

For John, it was a reality check!  Being back at the shelter brought back
the memories of his life when he was struggling to pay his mortgage on his
home.  Seeing the homeless people again was a gut check for him, and he
helped serve the meals and reflected back on his life.  No matter what
happened to him in the future, he remembered his past and was determined to
make this a better world for everyone!  Instead of eating a gourmet meal at
the club and drinking himself into a stupor, John ate a simple meal at the
shelter with Mike after they had served the homeless.

On the trip to their home on Long Lake, John thanked Mike for opening his
eyes to the changes in his life.  He was still concerned about the meeting
with Taylor Coleman, but he was ready to face the truth.

Derek Kaufman and Lindsey Hunter had been following John and Mike, and had
been in constant contact with Butch Mendez.  They had listened to their
boss and had allowed Mike and John to drive around without interfering.
When they arrived at the home on Peninsular Drive, Butch was waiting to be
with his boss and special friend.

"I can leave if you don't want me to hear what Taylor has to tell you,"
Butch said to John.  "You saved my life and I want to do whatever I can to
help you through this."

"Thanks," John said.  "I'd like you and Mike to sit with me when I hear the
news.  I might need some advice when I hear what Taylor found out."

Mike made John a Manhattan and sat in the living room to wait for Taylor's
arrival.  When the door chimes rang, Butch went to the front door and let
Taylor inside.

Taylor Coleman knew that John would be upset with the news, but remained
professional and wasn't going to hide anything from his valuable client.

"Just give it to me straight!" John said when they were all seated in the
living room.

"I've been traveling to make sure of what I'm going to tell you tonight,"
Taylor began.  "Lola Albright left the University of Michigan campus when
she realized that she was pregnant.  She went back to Idaho and gave birth
to a baby girl who's still living in Boise.  Lola Albright died six months
ago from cancer, but the daughter is still alive.  Lola Albright was never
married and lived with her parents until they died about 10 years ago.  Her
daughter, Katelyn Albright was married and has two children.  Zachary is 12
and Brooke is 11.  Katelyn is divorced from her husband, Sean Markham and
took back her maiden name when Sean went to prison for embezzlement.  He's
still in prison for the embezzlement charges and grand larceny charges from
another arrest.  Katelyn changed the last names of her children back to
Albright, and is trying to wipe out her past with Sean.  With the timing of
the pregnancy of Lola Albright and the information that you gave me,
there's a strong possibility that you're the father of Katelyn Albright and
the grandfather of Zachary and Brooke."

John choked and thought that he would pass out from the information from
Taylor Coleman.  He knew that he had shared unprotected sex with Lola
Albright, but never dreamed that she had become pregnant.  To John, it was
like his entire life was being torn apart with the revelation that he might
have another family.  He took a huge drink of the Manhattan and tried to
decide what to do with the startling information.

"What else did you find out about Katelyn and her children?" Butch asked
when he realized that John was speechless.

"Katelyn graduated with a two year Associate's Degree in Business and has
been working two jobs to support her children," Taylor said.  "She works at
a small furniture store during the day and at a convenience store at night.
She and her children live in a trailer park in a nasty part of Boise,
Idaho.  Zachary is an honor student and gifted athlete, but he quit playing
football and basketball when he started delivering papers to help support
his family.  Brooke is an honor student too, and plays trumpet in the
middle school band."

"From what I've been able to uncover, no one in the family has any idea
that you might be the father of Katelyn Albright," Taylor added.  "I can do
some more digging if you want me to."

"Mike, can you get me into Boise, Idaho so I can visit Katelyn Albright?"
John asked.  "I have to face her and find out if I'm her father.  Taylor,
please dig into their financial conditions and find out more about the
family."

"Please let me go with you," Butch said.  "I want to protect you.  I'll
make some calls and find a DNA lab in the area that can make sure of any
paternity issues.  Please don't get mad at me, but if someone sees you come
to their door and they realize how wealthy you are, they might make demands
for financial support.  DNA evidence will prove if you are indeed the
father of Lola Albright's child."

Two days later, John was standing at the front door of a trailer in Boise,
Idaho.  His body was filled with anxiety, but he choked back his emotions
and knocked on the door.  When no one answered, he knocked again and again.

Katelyn Albright was alone in the kitchen making supper for her children,
and ignored the knock at the door of her trailer.  She suspected that it
was the trailer park manager wanting the monthly rent, and she wanted to
avoid talking to him because she didn't have the monthly rent.  She wanted
to get the evening meal ready for her two children before she had to leave
for her evening job, and finally realized that the visitor wasn't going to
leave.  She opened the door and was surprised to see a handsome man
standing on her porch.

"I'm looking for Katelyn Albright," John said when the door opened.  He
looked up and saw the eyes of the woman who opened the door and was
shocked.  Looking back at him were the "Miller Eyes" and seeing his own
eyes in the woman took his breath away!

"I'm Katelyn Albright," Katelyn said.  She looked at the handsome man and
saw something in his eyes that she had never seen before, except in her own
eyes and those of her children.

"My name's John Miller" John said.  He wanted to remain calm, but seeing
the eyes of the beautiful young woman put him in shock.

"OH MY GOD!" Katelyn exclaimed.  She recognized the name and couldn't
believe that John Miller was standing outside her trailer.

"Can I please talk to you?" John asked.

"I guess that you can come inside," Katelyn began.  "I'm cooking for my
children and need to leave for work in about an hour.  What do you want?"

John walked inside the trailer and saw that everything was clean but very
old and worn.  He sensed that Katelyn Albright didn't want him to be there,
and struggled to decide how to talk to her.

"Do you recognize the handwriting on this envelope?" John asked.  He handed
the old letter from Lola Albright to Katelyn and waited for her reply.

"That's my mother's handwriting!" Katelyn said immediately.  She looked at
the handsome man and was immediately angry.  "THEN YOU KNEW, YOU BASTARD!"

John was shocked, and didn't know how to respond.  He watched Katelyn storm
out of the living room and into the bedroom.  He didn't want to leave, but
he was certain that the woman wanted him out of her trailer.  He waited and
was shocked when she returned and threw at least six more envelopes at him.

"My mother sent you many letters, but you sent all of them back!" Katelyn
yelled at John.  "Get out!"

John looked at the unopened envelopes and recognized Margaret Miller's
handwriting across the letters.  "Return to Sender" was scrawled across
each of the letters.

"I'll leave if you insist, but the only letter from Lola Albright that I've
ever seen was given to me about two weeks ago," John said.  "The letter
that I showed you when I came here was never delivered to me!  My ex-wife
is dead, and someone found that letter in her closet.  I dated Lola
Albright when I was in college, but I never saw that letter from her until
two weeks ago!  I can only say that the handwriting that says `Return to
Sender' is from my ex-wife and not from me!"

Katelyn Albright sat down and tried to process what she had just heard.
She was filled with hatred for the man who refused to acknowledge that he
had impregnated her mother, and wanted to lash out and hurt her visitor.

"I'll leave if you want me to, but I need to know the truth," John said.
"Lola and I dated and had sex, but I never knew that she got pregnant.
When I saw the letter that I just gave you, I was shocked.  I hired a
private investigator to find out what he could, and he gave me your
address."

"My mother's dead," Katelyn said with tears in her eyes.  "She would never
tell me who my biological father was, but only said that he didn't want to
be part of our lives.  She left Ann Arbor and came back here to live with
her parents to raise me.  Even when she was dying she refused to tell me
the name of my father, and only said that he was a football player.  Two
months ago I finally looked through her personal effects and found those
other letters.  I always dreamed about finding my biological father, but
right now I want you to leave!"

"My grandmother always told me that I have the `Miller Eyes'" John said.
"When you opened the door, your eyes shocked me!  You have the `Miller
Eyes' too, but I don't want to create any problems for you.  I just wanted
to contact you and find out if I'm your father."

Katelyn broke down crying.  She had always dreamed of finding her father,
but now she was looking at a man who was exactly like her mother had
described.  She remembered her mother telling her that she had her father's
eyes, and this man was now in her home and she was terrified!

"I'll leave if you want me to," John said again.  He was trying not to cry
after seeing the eyes of the beautiful young woman.  He knew that she was
his daughter, and he was embarrassed and afraid.

"Tell me about her," Katelyn begged.

"Lola and I met at a mixer dance and became friends," John began.  "She was
beautiful!  From what I remember, she was about 5 feet 6 inches tall and
weighed about 110 pounds with long brown hair and brown eyes.  She played
in the marching band and was full of energy.  We dated for about two months
before we had sex.  I was a football jock and dated other girls too, and
got Margaret pregnant.  Margaret and I considered an abortion but decided
to get married.  My son Johnny is married and has a baby that we call
Little John.  I never knew that Lola was pregnant until about two weeks ago
when my brother in law found that letter in a closet."

"So you were a typical jock and fucked anyone you could!" Katelyn blurted
out.

John knew that Katelyn was being honest, and the bitter comments hit home.
He had been a jock and had fucked several girls before he was married.  His
vision blurred when he thought about his lurid past when he was a football
hero.

"I'm sorry for saying that," Katelyn said.

"You have every right to dump on me," John replied.  "I came here today to
find out the truth.  When I saw your eyes, I was speechless!"

"My mother always said that I had my father's eyes," Katelyn said.  "Zach
and Brooke have my eyes too!"

"There's a way for us to determine if we're related," John said.  "There's
a DNA lab here in Boise that we can use to make sure, but after seeing your
eyes, I know the truth.  Would you consider going to the lab and giving
blood samples with me?  I'm here today because I want to know the truth and
take responsibility for my actions.  Please don't send me away!"

Katelyn Albright choked back her emotions and decided to go to the DNA lab
with her visitor.  She had always dreamed about finding her biological
father, but seeing this man was hard for her to accept.  She called the
store and said that she would be in late and left a note for her two
children.  She followed John Miller to the lab and then left to go to her
evening job.

Three days later John was in Houston, Texas for a meeting with the new
District Manager and store manager for the local store.  In the middle of
the meeting, his cell phone rang and he saw that the call was from Mike
Mahon.  He excused himself from the meeting and went out in the hallway to
take the call.

"John, a messenger just delivered an envelope from the Jackson Medical Lab
in Boise, Idaho," Mike said.  Mike knew that John was anxious to hear the
DNA report, and called John when the envelope arrived.

"Open it!" John insisted.  He waited anxiously for Mike to give him the
results of the DNA testing, and couldn't wait to hear the results.

"One chance in a billion!" Mike began.

"FUCK! John exclaimed.  He had interrupted Mike and was devastated!  After
seeing Katelyn's eyes, he was sure that she was his daughter.

"You didn't let me finish!" Mike exclaimed.  "There's one chance in a
billion that you are NOT the father of Katelyn Albright!  She's your
daughter!  Congratulations, Papa!  You have a daughter and two
grandchildren!"

John broke down crying!  He had seen the pictures of Zach and Brooke and
saw the Miller Eyes in both children.  Now he knew the truth!  He had a
daughter and two grandchildren!

"I have a Lear Jet waiting for you at the Houston Airport," Mike said.
"The lab report is waiting for you at the Boise Airport for you to deliver
it personally to Katelyn at her home!"

John returned to the conference room and announced that he had a family
emergency that made it necessary for him to leave immediately.  He ran
outside the store and saw that Butch was standing beside a limo and waiting
for him.  He was whisked away and realized that Mike Mahon had made all of
the arrangements for his emergency trip to Boise.

When John arrived at the trailer park, he was pleased to see that Katelyn's
old Chevrolet was in the driveway.  He grabbed the envelope and ran to the
front door and knocked repeatedly.

Katelyn Albright opened the door and saw John Miller standing on her porch.
She saw that he was holding an envelope, and knew what was inside.

"I want you to open this report!" John said excitedly.  "My copy was
delivered to my office in Detroit today, but I haven't seen it!"

Katelyn's hands were shaking when she opened the envelope and read the
results of the DNA testing.  She broke down crying and hugged her father!
It had been a terrible day for her because she had just learned that the
furniture company was closing and her job was gone.  She was behind in the
rent for her trailer and was trying to figure out how to keep her home for
her two children.

John sat with his daughter and tried to comfort her.  "This is a shock for
both of us, but I'm here to try to make amends for my past.  Please let me
help you."

"Today I lost my job, and now we'll have to move somewhere else," Katelyn
sobbed.  "This is more than I can handle right now!"

"You don't have to worry about anything," John said softly.  "I'll take
care of your immediate bills so you and your children can survive."

"I can't pay the rent here and the utility bills without the job at Carson
Furniture!"  Katelyn sobbed.  "I only work nights at the Qwik Save, and
that won't pay the bills!"

"Have you ever heard of the Sea & Jungle Imports store here in Boise?" John
asked.

"It's the most famous furniture store in all of Boise!" Katelyn replied.

"I have some connections and can get you a job in that store," John said.
"Right now I want you to tell me how you want to handle this DNA testing."

"I've always dreamed of finding my father," Katelyn admitted.  "When I saw
your eyes and heard your name, I knew what the lab results would say.  Zach
and Brooke will be home in about 30 minutes, and I don't know what to say
to them."

"Would you consider telling them the truth?" John asked.

"School will be out in a week, and I don't know what to say to them about
having to move," Katelyn said.  "I don't know where we can live that will
cost less than this trailer!"

It was obvious to John that Katelyn didn't know about his job or wealth,
and he decided to take things slowly.  He reached into his pocket and
brought out $1,000 in 50 dollar bills and handed then to his daughter.

"I can't take money from you!" Katelyn insisted.

"When you had financial needs, did your mother ever give you money?" John
asked.

"Yes, but I always paid her back," Katelyn replied.

"Please take this money so you don't have to worry about your bills," John
said.  "If you need more money to keep the bill collectors away, please let
me know.  Today has been a shock for both of us, and I can leave now if you
want me to."

"I want you to meet my children," Katelyn admitted.  "I still can't believe
that I've finally met my father!"

John was sitting with Katelyn when two children came into the trailer.  He
looked at the eyes of the children and choked back his tears.  They both
had the "Miller Eyes" and he knew that they were his grandchildren!

"Who are you?" Zach asked.

"Why are you crying?" Brooke asked her mother.

"This man is my father!" Katelyn choked out.

John looked at the two children and saw their confusion.  Zachary had long,
curly brown hair and vivid blue eyes and was extremely handsome.  He
remembered that Taylor had said that Zach was 12, but to John it looked
like the boy was at least 15.  Brooke had long, straight brown hair and the
same vivid blue eyes.  She was a beautiful young girl with a perfectly
developing body.

"Are you my grandfather?" Zach asked.

"Yes," John replied.  "My name is John Miller, and your mother and I just
learned today the results of DNA testing.  I'm your grandfather!"

Zach turned away and headed for his bedroom, but not before yelling, "GET
THE FUCK OUT OF HERE!  I HATE YOU!"

"Why haven't you been here when we needed you?" Brooke yelled before
heading to her own bedroom.

"Both of you come back here!" Katelyn demanded.  She waited for her angry
children to return and demanded that they sit down and listen to her.
"This man never knew that we existed until a few weeks ago!  He never knew
that Grandma Lola was pregnant with me until he found a letter from her
that had been hidden from him.  We've always dreamed of finding my
biological father, and now it's happened."

"Why should I believe you?" Zach demanded.

"Look into my eyes and tell me that we aren't related," John said softly.
"You, your mother and sister all have the Miller Eyes!  Your mother and I
had DNA tests performed, and the results are right here!"

"So now you come into our lives and want us to support you!" Brooke blurted
out.

"STOP IT!" Katelyn yelled at her children.  "He came here to find out the
truth, and I won't let you disrespect him!"

"I think I should leave and let you talk about all of this," John said.
"Your mother lost her main job today, but I can promise her a new job at a
store here in Boise.  I'll call you in a few days to see if we can
establish some sort of relationship.  Just so you know, you have an uncle
and a cousin who live in Detroit."  John wrote down his cell phone number
and handed it to Katelyn before leaving.

John left the trailer and wondered if he would ever have contact again with
his new family.  He got inside the rental car and let Butch drive him out
of the trailer park.

Butch saw the tears flowing down John's face and decided to let his boss
and friend have some private time.  He wanted to know how things had gone
with Katelyn and her two children but waited until John had calmed down.

"You should call Mike and Helen and let them know how that went," Butch
suggested.  "I won't pry, but I'm concerned too."

"My grandchildren hate me," John said.  "I should have been part of their
lives and they don't believe that I just found out that they exist.  I gave
Katelyn a little money and will make sure that she has a good job in the
Boise store.  I don't know what else to do for them right now."

"Just give them time to process all of this," Butch suggested.  "You can
help them financially until they decide if they want to be part of your
family."

John returned to Michigan and everyone noticed that he was back to being
himself again.  He was still quiet and reserved, but he was working hard to
get ready for the summer visit of Nicklas, Jan and Lodak.  The children
would spend two months with him and Mike and would take a cruise on the Sea
& Jungle IV and then tour the country.

John was at home when his cell phone rang.  He looked at the caller
I.D. from Boise, Idaho but he didn't recognize the name of James Able.

"Hello," John said.

"Is this John Miller?" a voice asked.

"Yes, I'm John Miller," John replied.

"This is Zach Albright," Zach said.  "Will you please talk to me?"

Anxiety filled John's body when he heard the voice of his grandson.  He was
afraid that something bad had happened in Boise, and he collapsed on the
leather couch and wished that he had a huge Manhattan to drink.  "Is
something wrong?" he asked.

"Yes," Zach began.  "My sister and I have had some long talks with our
mother and I owe you an apology for the way I treated you.  Please forgive
me!"

"Zach, you certainly don't need to apologize to me," John replied.  "This
has been a shock for all of us and I'm the one who should be apologizing to
you!  Where are you calling from?"

"My best friend said that I could use their phone," Zach said.  "Our phone
was turned off when we didn't pay the bills."

"Let me call you right back so we don't run up your friend's phone bill,"
John suggested.  "I'd really like to talk to you!"

John carried his cell phone to the bar and made a Manhattan while he was
placing the phone call.  When Zach answered, John said, "I'm very happy
that you called me.  Our first meeting didn't go well, and I was afraid
that I wouldn't hear from any of you again."

"Mom doesn't know that I'm talking to you," Zach admitted.  "She started
her new job today and is the happiest that I can remember!  Thanks for
getting her a fantastic new job!"

"That's the least that I could do," John said.

"Will you forgive me for cussing at you?" Zach asked.

"Only if you forgive me for not being part of your lives," John replied.

"We want to see you again, but you live a long way away from Idaho," Zach
said.  "We can't drive to Michigan with our old car, so maybe we can use
email.  Jimmy has a computer and said I can use it to send email to you."

"I have a suggestion," John began.  "Would you like to go on vacation with
me in about a week?  I can have someone pick you, your sister and mother up
and we can spend some time together."

"Well, Mom just started her new job, so I don't think she'll be able to
go," Zach said.  "I have a paper route and don't know if I can get anyone
to cover for me.  We need the money to pay some bills, so I don't think
that we can get away."

"Do you do any banking online?" John asked.

"I use Jimmy's computer to check the account for my paper route," Zach
replied.  "Mom has me check her bank account that way too."

"Can you get to Jimmy's computer right now and check your bank account?"
John asked.

"I did that a few days ago and I know that I have $28.75 in my account,"
Zach answered.

"Check it right now" John suggested.

"HOLY SHIT!" Zach exclaimed.  "There must be a mistake!  My balance is
$10,028.75!!"

"Now look at your mother's account," John suggested.

"She's got over 20 thousand dollars in her account!" Zach exclaimed.  "The
bank must have made mistakes!"

John just smiled, and knew that the bank account balances were accurate.
He had transferred money into those accounts to help his family with their
bills and hoped that they would agree to take the cruise with him and the
rest of his family.

"I'm sure that the bank didn't make any mistakes," John said.  "Zach,
you're the man of the family, and I really hope that you'll go on vacation
with me.  I want you, your sister and mother to meet the rest of my family.
We'll all travel together and get a chance to know each other.  Just do
this for me please.  Call the store and talk to the manager and see if
he'll give your mother some time off.  Then see if you can get someone to
cover your paper route until you get back home.  Find out those things and
call me back so we can do some planning.  I really want you to spend some
time with the rest of our family."

Zachary Albright was in shock!  He couldn't believe that he had over
$10,000 in his bank account!  He ran home to share the wonderful news with
his mother and sister.

Katelyn Albright was surprised when Zach told her that he had called John
Miller, and she was shocked when she heard about her bank account balance.
Her new job paid three times what she had earned in the past, and she
didn't want to do anything to lose her job.  She wanted to meet the rest of
John Miller's family, but had bills to pay and couldn't see how they would
be able to go on a vacation.

Two days later, John got another call from Idaho.  This time it was a cell
phone and the caller I.D. said that the call was from Zachary Albright.
John was excited when he heard Zachary talking so fast that it was hard to
understand his grandson.

"WE CAN GO!" Zach screamed.  "Mom's boss said she could take a long
vacation and will still be paid!  Today we got our passports too!"

"Wonderful!" John exclaimed.  He then gave Zach the sketchy details of the
travel arrangements, but wanted to keep many things a secret from his new
family.

Zach wrote down the details but was frustrated when John didn't tell him
where they would go on vacation.  Zach really didn't care.  His family had
never taken a vacation where they would fly and he was excited that John
Miller was putting him in charge of the travel plans.  He bubbled over with
excitement when he told his mother and sister that John would have someone
pick them up and take them to the airport.  All that he knew was to pack
clothes for a warm climate.  He had been jealous of his friends who
traveled frequently, and hoped that they would go somewhere very special so
he could brag.

On the day that they were leaving, Zach paced back and forth in the trailer
and couldn't eat!  He was afraid that something would happen to cancel the
trip, and kept looking out the window at the driveway.

Katelyn Albright wished that she knew where she and her children were going
on the vacation, but shared in their excitement in waiting for someone to
pick them up.  She knew that their flight was leaving at 9:30 a.m. and was
upset that it was almost 9.  She knew that they could never get to the
airport and pick up their tickets and go through airport security before
the plane would leave.

Brooke started crying when she realized that they would miss their flight.
Zach was pacing back and forth and started getting angry at John Miller.
Was this just a nasty joke?  He had been bragging to his friends about the
trip and would be humiliated when his friends found out that they had never
left.  He was going to call John Miller and cuss him out when he saw the
beautiful stretch limousine pull into the driveway.

"MOM!  THERE'S A HUGE LIMO IN OUR DRIVEWAY!" Zach screamed.

"It can't be for us," Katelyn said.  "They must have the wrong address!"

"Is this the Albright home?" the limo driver asked when the front door flew
open.

Zach had tears flowing down his face when he realized that the limo had
come to take them to the airport.  All of the neighbors were looking out
their windows, and he was shaking with excitement.

"Let me take care of your luggage," the driver offered.

"Our flight leaves in 30 minutes!" Katelyn said to the driver.  "We'll
never be able to get our tickets and make the flight!"

The driver just smiled and said that there was plenty of time for them to
make the flight.  When he opened the door to the stretch limo, he laughed
at the expressions on the faces of his passengers.  It was obvious that
they had never seen one of the Executive Transportation limos, and were
shocked by the luxury of the interior.

Zach wiped away his tears of joy and saw that all of their neighbors were
outside and looking at the beautiful white limo.  He waved to the neighbors
before climbing inside.  He couldn't believe the interior of the huge limo!
The seats were white leather and he saw the television, stereo system and
bar and couldn't believe his eyes!  He was pushing buttons on everything
and wanted to spend the entire vacation in the beautiful vehicle.

The driver explained some of the features of the limo and offered them a
drink from the bar and mini refrigerator.  He explained that they would be
at the airport in 20 minutes and for them to relax and enjoy the ride.

Katelyn and her children had only ridden in a small limo when they attended
the funerals for her grandparents and mother.  She looked at the excitement
on the faces of her children and was thrilled.  She was still worried that
they would miss their flight.

When the limo arrived at the airport, Katelyn and her children were
surprised that they didn't go to the main terminal.  Instead the limo drove
out on the tarmac where a spectacular plane was sitting.  The limo circled
the plane and they were excited to see the beautiful graphics on the sides
of the Gulfstream 5.

"Look at that plane!" Zach screamed excitedly.  "Why are we stopping here?"

The limo driver stopped the vehicle and opened the side door before saying,
"You can board now and I'll take care of your luggage."

"WE'RE FLYING IN THAT?" Zach screamed.  He had borrowed Jimmy's digital
camera and wanted to take pictures of the limo and plane to show to his
friends.  The driver just smiled and suggested that he take a picture of
the family walking up the steps into the private jet.  He snapped several
pictures and then handed the camera back to the handsome teenager.

"Welcome aboard!  I'm Thomas Lindstrom, captain of this flight and this is
my co-pilot, Judy Sowden" the pilot said.  "Your flight attendant is Damian
Martin and I'm sure that he'll make our trip pleasant for you."

Katelyn had never dreamed that she would be inside a private jet, and
wondered how John Miller could afford the cost.  She had searched the
Internet when she first learned the name of her father, but John Miller was
a very common name and she gave up in frustration.  She didn't even know
that John Miller lived in Michigan until two weeks before.  She drank in
the beauty of the exotic furnishings of the airplane and felt dizzy.  The
logo on the side of the plane identified the same store where she now
worked, and she was confused.  How could John Miller get her the job and
get the use of a private jet from the Sea & Jungle Imports Company?

John Miller was pacing back and forth in the Jungle stateroom aboard the
Sea & Jungle IV.  The luxury yacht was anchored outside the port in Miami
and he couldn't wait for the arrival of Katelyn, Zach and Brooke.  He and
Mike had flown to Europe and brought Jan, Lodak and Nicklas back for the
beginning of the vacation, and he was excited to have his new family
together for the first time.  He had been honest with everyone and was
pleased when Johnny just hugged him and said he wanted to meet his sister
and her family.

During the flight from Idaho to Florida, Zach never stopped talking!  He
was thrilled with the food that was served and bounced around the airplane,
taking pictures of everything!  He even visited the cockpit and was
thrilled when the co-pilot left her seat and let him sit next to the
captain.  Of course he had to have pictures to prove to his friends that he
actually flew the private jet!  He played video games, watched a movie and
raided the galley for snacks during the flight.  He even nicked a small
bottle of wine and chugged it down before his mother could stop him.  This
was the best day of his entire life, and he didn't want it to end!

When the jet arrived at Miami International Airport, the Albright family
was surprised that they had to go through the Customs Inspection area.
They all had passports for the first time in their lives and had been
shocked when John Miller had made the arrangements in such short notice.
Damian Martin led them out of the customs area and through the VIP Lounge
area in the airport.  "I'll be leaving you now," Damian said.  "This is
Kelly Clark, and she'll get you to the shuttle."

Katelyn watched Brooke and Zach run around in the VIP Lounge and she was
thrilled.  Even if their vacation ended right now, it would be one that she
and her children would never forget.  Zach was taking digital pictures of
everything and everybody, and she was afraid he would have a heart attack
from all of the excitement.  After a ride in the electric cart, they
arrived at the tarmac where a helicopter was waiting for them.  They
climbed aboard, but only after Zach had taken more pictures.  Katelyn
laughed and wondered how many pictures the camera would hold.  Zach would
have the batteries drained before he quit snapping pictures.

"Welcome aboard," Captain Mike Wallace said to his passengers.  He
introduced himself and his co-pilot and said that the flight would only
take 15 minutes.

"Where are we going?" Zach asked the pilot.

"Out over the ocean to a tiny boat," Captain Wallace teased.  "We might
have to jettison some of your luggage to keep from sinking the boat when we
arrive.  I'm just teasing!"

Zach was in heaven.  His friends would never believe this trip and he
prayed that his pictures would turn out.  When the helicopter headed out
over the ocean, he was thrilled!  Tears of joy flowed down his face and he
looked at his sister and mother and saw that they were crying too.  He
looked out the window and saw a huge yacht and yelled excitedly to his
sister and mother.  "Look at that ship!  It's huge!"

When the helicopter circled the Sea & Jungle IV, Zach snapped several
pictures.  He thought that the pilot was just showing them the huge ship
but was shocked when they started their descent to land on the pad on top
of the ship.

"This is the tiny boat?" Zach teased the pilot.  "THIS IS UN-FUCKING
BELIEVABLE!"

"Zachary Thomas Albright, if you cuss like that again I'll wash your mouth
out with soap" Katelyn threatened.

"This is un-fucking believable!" Brooke whispered to her mother.

Katelyn just laughed and agreed with her children that the ship WAS
unbelievable.

John Miller was pacing back and forth on the helipad and couldn't wait for
the blades to stop so he could greet his family.  He wasn't surprised to
see Zach jump out of the helicopter and run up to him with his arms open.

"GRANDPA!" Zach screamed with tears flowing down his face.

John hugged his handsome grandson and shed his own tears of joy.  He hugged
Katelyn and Brooke and led them inside the boat and into one of the luxury
lounges.  Anxiously waiting for the new arrivals were Johnny, Kirsty,
Little John, Mike, Jan, and Nicklas.  "This is my daughter, Katelyn
Albright, my grandson, Zachary, and my granddaughter, Brooke," John said
excitedly.  He introduced the new arrivals to everyone and watched the hugs
and tearful greetings from everyone.

Zach was dizzy from the elegance of the ship and couldn't wait to brag to
his friends.  He tried to remember all of the names of the people that he
just met, but he would never forget two special names.  John had introduced
Nicklas as his son, and Zach's brain tried to process the information.  If
Nicklas was John's son, the beautiful red haired boy was his uncle!
Nicklas was smaller than he was and he wondered how old the boy was.  He
had never seen a more beautiful boy and stared at the bright red hair,
freckles and jungle green eyes and felt his dick twitch in his jeans.  He
looked at Jan and saw another handsome boy that he wanted to spend time
with.  He was afraid to approach the two handsome boys, but hoped that they
would be friends.

"I propose a toast!" John announced.  Crystal glasses of expensive
champagne were distributed before John said, "Today is a special day for
all of us!  Here's a toast to the Miller-Albright family!  May we all enjoy
this vacation together and become one larger and happy family!"

"HEAR, HEAR!" Everyone cheered before sipping the champagne.

"Grandpa, are you rich?" Zach asked.  "Are you a millionaire?"

John just laughed, but Mike Mahon broke in and said, "Your grandfather is
very wealthy.  The word `millionaire' starts with an M.  Change that M to a
B and you'll have your answer!"

Katelyn, Zach and Brooke processed the information in their brains and were
shocked!  John Miller was a billionaire!

"John just happens to own this yacht along with 75 Sea & Jungle stores in
the United States and another 235 stores around the world!" Mike added.
"He also owns the largest investment company in the world and all of the
planes, limos and helicopters that you rode in today!"

Katelyn had to sit down to comprehend what she had just learned about her
father.  She had never dreamed that he was so wealthy, but now things
started making sense to her.  No wonder that John had said that she could
work for the store in Boise!  Now she knew where the money came from that
was in her bank accounts and those of her two children.  "I must be
dreaming!" she said to her father.  "This can't be real!"

"I feel the same way," John admitted.  "A few weeks ago I never knew that
you existed.  Now I want to be part of your lives and try to make up for
the past.  Please let me be part of your family."

"Grandpa, how many people can this ship hold?" Brooke asked.  "It's
beautiful!"

"When this boat is in port we have about 60 crewmembers on board," John
began.  "When we leave the port we have about 300 crew members and can
easily accommodate 400 passengers.  We'll spend the night here and tomorrow
morning more people will arrive before we start the cruise."

"What cruise?" Zach asked.

"We'll visit the Bahamas and then travel to Jamaica, Aruba, Costa Rica and
Cozumel before we come back here," John replied.  "The new guests who will
arrive tomorrow are associates of our stores who were awarded the cruise
for their exemplary performance.  Are you ready for a tour of the ship?"

Jan Sladek looked at Zachary and wondered if he had a chance to get in the
boy's pants.  He had noticed that Zach had been staring at him and Nicklas
and hoped that the handsome boy would be gay or bi-sexual.  He had been
discrete, but it looked like the new boy had a boner that was pushing out
the front of his jeans.  Zach was taller than he was and he wondered how
old the boy was.  He was guessing that Zach was 15 or 16 and wanted to talk
to him.  He leaned over and whispered to Nicklas, "Let's go talk to
Zachary".

Nicklas was afraid to approach the new boy.  He thought that Zachary was
very handsome and he loved his sparkling blue eyes.  It was easy to see
that he was related to John because Zach's eyes were identical to John's.
He had noticed the boy rearranging his boner in the baggy jeans and wished
that Zachary was wearing tight shorts to show off his meat.  He whispered
in Czech to Jan that he was afraid that the older boy would reject them and
want to be with someone else.

Jan saw Constantine carrying luggage into one of the staterooms and devised
a plan.  "My name's Jan and I was wondering if you could take me and some
friends on a tour" Jan asked the handsome steward.

Constantine looked down at the handsome boy and would love to take him on a
tour of his own quarters for some intimacy.  He knew the rules of Captain
Dimitri Kostas that the crew should do anything to accommodate the
passengers, and also knew that the crew couldn't be the ones to initiate
any sexual contact.  Any complaint about sexual matters could cost him his
job, so he and the other crew members were always very careful and
discrete.  He quickly agreed to take Jan on a tour and was pleased when the
boy said that he wanted two other boys to go along.

Jan grabbed Nicklas' hand and walked up to Zachary.  He introduced himself
again and asked if Zachary wanted to go on a tour with him, Nicklas and
Constantine.

"Please call me Zach, and I'd love to go with you!" Zach said with a big
smile.  He looked at the beautiful red haired boy and couldn't believe the
sparkling green eyes.  His dick had never gone completely soft and it was
hardening again.  He knew that he'd have to go into one of the toilets and
jerk off to release his sexual tensions from being around the two handsome
boys and all of the handsome crew members.

"You guys talk funny," Zach said to Nicklas and Jan.  "What is that
accent?"

"We're both Czech," Nicklas said.  It was the first time that he had spoken
to Zach and he was staring at Zach's beautiful eyes.  His dick started to
inflate, and he tried to think of something nasty to make his dick go down.
"How old are you?"

"I'm 12 and a half," Zach replied.  He loved the sounds of the accents of
the two boys and wondered why they were Czech instead of Americans.  "Where
do you live?"

"We live at Proud Les Domo, an orphanage in the Czech Republic," Jan
replied.  "John Miller owns the orphanage and adopted Nicklas last year.
I'm here to spend time with my boyfriend, Mike Mahon."

"BOYFRIEND?" Zach thought!  "Boyfriend?"  Maybe the term meant something
different in the Czech Republic, but he hoped that it didn't.  He shook his
head to clear his mind and asked, "How old are you guys?"

"I'll be 14 in October," Nicklas said.

"I just had my 14th birthday," Jan added.

"If you're John's son, that makes you my uncle," Zach said with a smile.
"Do I have to call you Uncle Nicklas?"

Nicklas laughed and thought it would be funny to have a nephew who was
younger but much taller and stronger than he was.  He and Zach teased each
other and decided that they would be cousins.

Constantine loved hearing the voices of the handsome boys and would love to
see them nude.  He was gay and wondered if the boys were open to talk about
sexual activities, but decided that he would let them initiate any sexual
talk.  He took them on the tour of the main parts of the ship and then
asked if they wanted to see his quarters.  The three boys seemed to be
enjoying the tour and he opened the door to his stateroom and said, "This
is the room that I share with my boyfriend, Nikkos".

Zach stopped and let his mind wander again.  For the second time he had
heard the term "boyfriend" and seeing only a double bed in the stateroom
made it obvious that Constantine and Nikkos slept together.  He decided to
find out the truth.  "Boyfriend?"  He asked Constantine.

"Yes, he's my boyfriend," Constantine replied.  "We met when we were 12 and
have been boyfriends now for almost six years.  Nikkos is ashore right now,
but he'll be back this evening and will go with us on the cruise.  Here's
his picture!"

Nicklas, Jan and Zach were shocked to see a color picture of Constantine
and Nikkos on a nude beach.  The picture left nothing to their
imaginations, and they all waited to see the reaction from each other.

"Is it legal to be nude on the beach?" Zach asked.  "My friends and I
skinny dip at a pond but we have to sneak around so we don't get caught."

Constantine laughed and said that many of the beaches in Greece allow
public nudity.  He saw that all three boys were staring at the picture of
him and his lover, and he was sure that three young dicks were inflating.
He decided to continue the tour and see how the boys reacted.  When they
walked down the hallway, several crew members came out of the showers and
made no effort to hide their genitals.  He introduced the other crew
members to the three handsome boys and saw that all three of the boys were
trying to hide their erections from view.  Zach had been taking digital
pictures, so he asked the handsome boy to refrain from taking pictures of
the nude crew members.

Nicklas was horny and couldn't wait to get Jan back in their stateroom so
they could suck and fuck.  He initiated the physical contact with Zach by
touching his arm to point out insignificant things on the tour.  He was
thrilled when Zach didn't pull away and actually initiated more contact
with him and Jan.

When the tour ended, Nicklas invited Zach to see the stateroom that he
shared with Jan.  They had been offered separate rooms, but they both
wanted to be together.  When the boys got inside, Nicklas pointed out the
Jacuzzi and asked Zach if he wanted to relax in the hot tub with him and
Jan.

Zach was on the spot!  He lusted after the two Czech boys but was afraid to
make the first move.  He saw that Nicklas and Jan were starting to undress,
and he took a deep breath and couldn't wait to see if Nicklas had red pubic
hair.

"I have a problem," Zach began.  Instead of explaining himself, he simply
pointed to the front of his jeans where his erection was making a tent.

Nicklas just laughed and turned to show the front of his thin shorts and
the obvious bulge.  "I can usually hide my boner, but Jan sure can't"
Nicklas teased.

"HOLY SHIT!" Zach exclaimed when he saw the huge bulge in the front of
Jan's shorts.  He thought that Jan had a sock in the front of his shorts,
but that thought was extinguished when Jan pulled down his shorts and
underwear.  The biggest dick that he had ever seen was now exposed, and it
looked like it was a foot long!  "How long is that monster?" he asked.

"25 centimeters," Nicklas replied.  "Jan and his brothers all have huge
ones!  Mine's tiny compared to theirs!"

Zach hesitated before opening his jeans.  His dick was so hard that he was
afraid that it would explode.  He took a deep breath and dropped his jeans
and boxers to reveal his own meat to the view of his two new friends.  "25
centimeters is about 10 inches" Zach said.  "Mine is 5 inches with a full
boner."  He saw Nicklas pull down his shorts and was excited to see the
thin red hairs on each side of the slender cock.  Both Nicklas and Jan were
uncut, and he wished that he could play with their foreskins and suck both
of them dry.

"Mine is 14 centimeters," Nicklas said.  "I hope I get a big one like Jan
and Mike."

"You said that Mike is your boyfriend," Zach began.  "Maybe it means
something different in the Czech Republic."

"Mike and I have sex," Jan said openly.  "Mike has a huge dick too."

Zach was afraid that his cock would erupt at any second.  These two
beautiful boys had no inhibitions about nudity or revealing their
erections, and he wanted to suck them dry.  Jan was handsome, but Nicklas
was spectacular!  The snow white skin made the red hair and freckles even
more pronounced, and he wanted to kiss and lick the boy for the rest of his
life.

"We need to shower first," Nicklas said.  "I think we can all fit in the
shower together unless you want to shower alone."

Three nude boys slipped into the large shower area, and body contact was
inevitable.  Nicklas initiated the contact by washing Zach's back and let
his soapy hands slide down to the firm cheeks of Zach's bubble butt.  He
let one soapy finger stroke Zach's rosebud while his other hand reached
around and stroked Zach's balls and cock.  The moans from Zach told Nicklas
and Jan that their new friend was enjoying the sexual stimulation.

Soapy hands were everywhere!  Hard cocks were stroked and butt cracks were
probed.  Nicklas and Jan started kissing and wondered how Zach would react.
They were both thrilled when he shoved his tongue between their lips and
joined in the fun.

Nicklas let Jan continue kissing Zach while he started sucking the left
nipple of his new friend.  He could tell by the moans that Zach was
enjoying their activities and decided to go for broke.  He dropped to his
knees and deep throated Zach's cock just in time to be rewarded with no
less than eight blasts of boy cum.

Zach was afraid that he would pass out from the intensity of his orgasm.
He moaned and kept French kissing Jan until his orgasm ended.  He wanted to
suck both of his new friends and decided to go down on Nicklas first.  Even
with the water splashing on his face he was able to see the thin red hairs
when he gobbled the slender meat to the hilt.  He nibbled on the foreskin
and marveled at how it moved on the pink head of the throbbing cock.  He
wanted to spend a year sucking the beautiful cock, but the first shot of
boy cum hit him in the eye and he quickly took the throbbing meat in his
mouth to savor the special juice.  He gulped down all of the watery cum and
saw that Jan was aiming his cock at his mouth and was stroking it
furiously.  Zach released Nicklas' cock just in time to cover the head of
Jan's cock when it started exploding.  Jan's cum was much thicker and
stronger flavored, but Zach loved it!  He tried to swallow all of it but
some leaked out of his mouth and ran down his face.

Nicklas got on his knees and slurped up the cum that leaked out of Zach's
mouth.  He took his turn in sucking on Jan's meat and then kissed Zach to
share the juice.

Three satisfied boys were in the Jacuzzi when Mike Mahon came into the
stateroom.  He and John had pass keys that would let them into any
stateroom on the ship, and he had been looking for the three boys.  When he
saw them in the Jacuzzi, it was obvious that they had been having fun.
Nicklas' face always was flushed after he climaxed, and Mike could tell
that the boys had been doing more than soaking in the bubbling water.  When
he had opened the door, the three boys were kissing, and from the arm
movements he was sure that they had been jerking each other off.  "You guys
had better get dressed for supper!" Mike said.  He didn't want to interrupt
their fun, but John had sent him looking for the boys.

"Will he get us in trouble?" Zach asked.  He didn't want anything to happen
that would get his grandfather angry.  The last thing that he wanted to
happen was being sent home.

"Mike's my boyfriend," Jan said.  "I'll talk to him, but I'm sure that he
won't do anything to get us in trouble."

"He must have seen us kissing and jerking each other off," Zach said
excitedly.  His erection had wilted with the fear that he was in trouble.
"I'm scared!"

"Jan and I have had sex with Mike before," Nicklas said.  He got out of the
Jacuzzi and dried off a towel and said, "I bet he wanted to undress and
join us!  I'm hungry!  Let's get dressed and see what we're having for
supper."

John was in the lounge having a Manhattan and talking to Katelyn and Johnny
when Mike came in.  He had sent Mike to find the boys and wondered where
they had gone.

"When the new passengers arrive tomorrow, everyone will have a badge to
wear," John began.  "Each badge has a barcode, and scanners in the various
areas of the ship will let us keep track of where people are in case of
emergency.  25 associates from the U.S.  stores and 35 from around the
world will be here with their families.  This cruise is a reward for their
exceptional performance during the past year."

"I still can't believe all of this!" Katelyn said.  "I never dreamed that I
would ever find my father!  Now I have a new job and my kids are in orbit!"

"I've contacted a real estate agent in Boise, and would like to buy you a
nice home," John said.

"I can't accept that!" Katelyn said.

Johnny interrupted and said, "Dad bought a new home for Kirsty, Little John
and me.  My dad can certainly afford to spend some money on you.  Sorry, I
should have said OUR dad!"

"A private investigator told me that the trailer park that you live in is
part of the Jefferson School District," John said.  "That school system is
one of the worst in the state!  Madison Heights is a nice neighborhood and
in the George Washington High School District.  George Washington has
excellent credentials and from what I hear, one of the best football and
basketball programs in the state!  Zach told me that he loves football and
basketball and quit to deliver papers.  Please let me do this for my
daughter and grandchildren!"

Katelyn thought about the trailer park where she lived and knew that Zach
was being pressured to join a gang.  Zach's best friend, Jimmy Able lived
in Madison Heights and went to George Washington High School along with two
other friends that Zach spent time with.  She had dreamed of getting a
better job and moving out of the trailer park, but was still trying to pay
back the money that her husband, Sean Markham had embezzled.  Sean had
started using drugs when he got frustrated with his inability to support
his family, and had turned to a life of crime to support his drug habit.
Getting out of the trailer park would cut the ties to her past with Sean
and she wanted to accept the generous offer, but didn't want to take
advantage of her father.

"I hope you aren't angry with me, but Taylor Coleman did some more digging
for me," John began.  "I know that you've been making payments to General
Steel to repay what your ex-husband stole from them.  I sent them a check
to take care of what Sean took from them.  I'm proud of you for what you've
done with Zach and Brooke, and how you've tried to keep your family
together.  Please let me help you financially."

"You already did that by getting me a job at the Sea & Jungle store in
Boise," Katelyn said.  "I bet that I can qualify for a mortgage now so we
can move."

"You didn't listen to OUR dad," Johnny said.  "He helped me and my family,
and now he wants to help you!  I can't imagine Zach and Brooke living in an
area full of gangs.  What if something bad happened to them?"

Katelyn listened to her brother.  Just having a brother was more than she
could comprehend.  Yes, Johnny was technically her half brother, but John
had insisted that they only refer to each other as brother and sister.
Zach had been in fights with gang members when they tried to force him to
join them.  So far he had survived, but with school out for the summer, the
pressure would be intense.  She looked at John's eyes and saw the deep
concern.  She smiled and said, "I accept your wonderful offer."

"Great!" John exclaimed.  "We'll be cruising for two weeks and then we can
fly to Boise and start looking at homes!  We'll have a quiet supper
tonight, but tomorrow we'll have a lot of guests and things will get more
formal.  I'm really happy that we'll have this time together!"

Mike came up and whispered in John's ear.  John just rolled his eyes and
couldn't believe what Mike had told him.  He knew that Nicklas and Jan were
very sexual boys, but hoped that they hadn't seduced Zachary.  He decided
to let boys be boys and wait to talk to Nicky about behaving.

Everyone enjoyed the supper of garden salad, French onion soup, prime rib,
mashed potatoes and gravy, steamed green beans, and warm apple pie topped
with vanilla ice cream.  John watched the three boys and realized that they
had become close friends by the way they joked and had fun together.
Brooke seemed left out, and John wondered what he could do to include her.

"Brooke, we'll be here until tomorrow afternoon", John said.  "Kirsty wants
to go ashore to do some shopping tomorrow morning, and I was wondering if
you want to go with her?  Maybe your mother wants to go along and buy some
clothes and get some souvenirs to take back to your friends."

Brooke was excited.  She loved to go shopping, but didn't have any money to
spend.  It would still be fun to go with Kirsty, and she quickly said that
she wanted to go.

"I'll give you some money to spend," John said with a smile.  "Katelyn, do
you want to make it a `ladies day' and go with them?  Maybe Zach wants to
go along too."

"Who wants to go shopping with a bunch of women!" Zach said quickly.

"We'll find lots of things to do here on the ship!" Nicklas said excitedly.

John looked at the boys and knew what they would be doing together.
Nicklas was blushing again, and John knew his son!  When Nicklas was
blushing, he had just had sex or was aroused by thinking of it.  John just
rolled his eyes and decided to let the boys have fun together.

Katelyn was tuned into her son's emotions and suddenly recognized the look
on Zach's face.  She decided that she had to act, and she pulled Zach away
from the table and took him out of the dining room.

John saw the look on Katelyn's face and correctly guessed that she was
going to chew Zach out.  He suspected what Katelyn was upset about and
decided that he should intercede.  He walked around the corner and heard
part of the conversation between his daughter and grandson.

"How could you have sex with them?" Katelyn demanded.  "I'm just getting to
know my father and you promised me that you'd behave!  You could ruin
everything for us to become a real family together!"

John saw the tears pouring down Zach's face and decided to step in.
"Katelyn, can we go somewhere private so we can talk?  Zach can come too so
we can sort through what's bothering you."

The trio walked into one of the lounges and went to a table near the
windows to talk in private.  Zach was afraid that John would send him home,
and he was devastated.

"I didn't want to tell you that Zach's gay," Katelyn admitted.  "He
promised me that he would behave on this vacation, but he didn't do it!"

"Maybe this is the right time to tell you about Nicklas, Jan and the other
children at Proud Les Domo," John began.  "Proud Les Domo is the name of
the orphanage in the Czech Republic, and the literal translation is River
Forest Home.  All of the children are orphans and were treated terribly
before I took control.  Nicklas lost his parents and was living with his
aunt and uncle in a tiny home where he was abused.  Nicklas is gay and was
caught by his uncle having sex with Nicky's two cousins.  The uncle beat
Nicklas several times and forced him to have sex.  The uncle broke Nicky's
nose several times.  Here's a picture of what Nicklas looked like when he
first came to the orphanage."

Katelyn and Zach looked at the picture of the battered face of the young
boy and were shocked!  It was hard for them to believe that it was the same
boy who was on the yacht with them.

"His nose was large and had been broken by the uncle and other men who used
Nicklas for sex," John said.  "He was sleeping under a bridge and stealing
to get food.  When it turned cold, he slept in a dumpster behind a store in
the village near the orphanage.  He couldn't breathe through his nose
because of the facial damage and had a terrible, raspy voice.  Doctors in
Prague operated on his nose and repaired the damage and reduced the size.
He's very sexually active and his face is always flushed after he has sex.
If Zach, Jan and Nicklas had sex, I'm sure that Nicklas initiated it!"

"But Zach knew the rules!" Katelyn insisted.

"Try to put aside your anger and see if you can answer this question
honestly," John said.  "If you were gay, could you resist the temptation to
have sex with Nicklas?  He's beautiful and he doesn't try to hide his
sexual orientation."

Katelyn took a deep breath and admitted that Nicklas was a striking young
boy.  The red hair, freckles and sparkling green eyes had captivated her
when they first met, and she admitted that both Jan and Nicklas were very
handsome boys.  "Do you have a problem with having a gay grandson?" she
asked.

"Why would I have a problem with Zach being gay?" John replied.  "I'm gay
too!"

Zach was shocked!  His handsome grandfather was gay?  He had been married!
How could he be gay?  He blurted out, "But you were married!  You had sex
with women and made babies!"

"Some people know that they are gay for their entire lives," John replied.
"Others don't really understand their sexual orientation until later in
life.  I heard a statistic that 80% of all boys fool around with their male
buddies.  For the majority, they end up being straight, but 10% of all
males are gay.  I thought I was bi-sexual but accepted my true orientation
during the time that I was married to Margaret."

"I'm still upset that Zach broke my rules," Katelyn admitted.

"Nicklas could seduce the Pope!" John replied.  Both Katelyn and Zach
laughed, and the tension was broken.  "This is a trip so our family can get
acquainted, and sexual orientation is something that families need to
understand and respect.  The only rule that I have is that no one can be
forced into any sexual situation.  Boys in puberty have a very strong sex
drive, and I suggest that we let the boys be boys with the understanding
that they keep their sexual activities private and out of view of the other
passengers on this cruise.  How does that sound?"


Katelyn hugged her father and thanked him for his understanding.  She was
impressed at how he handled the situation and saw the relief on Zach's
face.

"Thanks, grandpa!" Zach said while hugging his grandfather and wiping away
his tears.

The discussion was interrupted when Nicklas and Jan came looking for Zach.
"Constantine said he would teach me how to bowl!" Nicklas said excitedly.
"Do you want to go with us?"

Zach looked at his mother and was thrilled when she nodded that he could go
with Nicklas and Jan.  The three boys ran out of the lounge to go to the
bowling alley for more fun together.

John wanted to talk to Nicklas in private, but decided that the boys could
handle themselves during the cruise.  He sat in the lounge with Katelyn,
Johnny, Kirsty, Little John and Mike and talked about the plans for the two
week cruise.

After bowling, the boys were ready to explore the luxury yacht and find
something exciting to do.  Zach admitted that he wished that he could call
his best friend, Jimmy Able to brag about the vacation.

"I bet that Mike can help you," Jan said.

Mike had talked to John about the sexual activities of the three boys and
was happy to help Zach contact his friend in Idaho.  "Let's go to the
communications center," Mike suggested.  He led the boys to the special
area and showed Zach how to use the phone system and one of the many
computers.  He decided to let the three boys have privacy and left to find
Lodak for some intimacy, but reminded Zach not to send any nude pictures.
He knew that Zach had been taking many digital pictures and hoped that the
boy wouldn't send anything inappropriate to his friends.

"Hello," Jimmy Able said when his cell phone rang.

"Jimmy, it's me, Zach!" Zach said excitedly.  "I'm calling from the biggest
fucking yacht in the entire world!"

"Bullshit!" Jimmy responded.

"Dude, you won't believe what's happened today!" Zach said excitedly.

"Toby and Nathan are here with me," Jimmy said.  "Can I put you on the
speaker phone so they can hear us talk?"

"I'm with two awesome new friends and I'll put you on the speaker here
too!" Zach said.

"We heard that you left in a huge fucking limo!" Nathan said.  Is it true?"

"The limo was huge, but you won't fucking believe what else happened!" Zach
began excitedly.  "We flew on a Gulfstream 5 private jet to Miami where we
got on a helicopter to fly out over the fucking ocean to a huge fucking
yacht!  I got to sit in the co-pilot's chair and even steer the plane!  My
grandpa is a fucking billionaire!"

"Now I know that you are bullshitting us!" Toby said.  "Are you smoking
crack?"

"I can send you some digital pictures from this communication center on
this fucking yacht!" Zach insisted.  "My grandpa owns the entire fucking
Sea & Jungle Imports company, all of the limos and jets and this yacht!
You can't believe how big it is!"

"We don't believe you!" Jimmy insisted.

"It's true!" Nicklas interjected.  "John Miller is my adopted father, and
he owns what Zach told you!"

"Who is that dude?" Jimmy asked.  "He sounds funny!"

"His name is Nicklas, and he lives in the Czech Republic," Zach replied.
"He's here with me along with his bud, Jan.  A guy named Mike said I can
send you digital pictures of the limo, the jet and this fucking yacht so
you'll know that I'm telling you the truth!  We're gonna cruise around the
Caribbean and then we'll be back in Boise so grandpa can buy us a new home
in Madison Heights!"

"If you're lying to us, I'll kick your ass!" Jimmy insisted.

"You couldn't kick my ass without a lot of fucking help!" Zach teased.
"Are you guys blowing each other?"

"Jesus!  You've got other people listening!" Jimmy said in shock.

"We traded blowjobs here and then made out in a fucking hot tub!" Zach said
excitedly.  "Nicklas has red hair and green eyes and even has red pubes!
Jan has the biggest fucking cock in the world!  It looks like it's a foot
long, but he said it's 25 centimeters!  He blows the biggest fucking load
in the world!"

"We need proof!" Jimmy said.

"I'll send you pictures of the limo, airplane and the ship," Zach promised.
"If Nicklas and Jan agree, I'll take pictures of their faces, but I won't
take any pictures of Jan's huge wiener!  A guy named Mike made me promise
not to send any X rated pictures.  Wait till you see my grandpa's
stateroom!  He's got two stuffed tigers next to his bed, and has mink and
ermine pillows and bedspread!"

"If you're telling us the truth, you're the luckiest dude in the fucking
world!" Jimmy exclaimed.

"I'll have to send you a bunch of emails," Zach said.  "Just look at the
pictures and you'll know that I'm not lying!"

"Send us some pictures of that huge cock!" Jimmy begged.

"I want to see red pubes!" Toby added.

"No way!" Zach replied.  "I'll send you pictures of everything and the
faces of my two new friends, but no nudies!"  Zach ended the call and asked
Nicklas and Jan to help him pick which pictures should be sent to prove
that he hadn't lied to his best friends.

The boys were still sending the emails when John and Katelyn came into the
communications center.  Zach was relieved that he didn't have any nude
pictures on the camera and told his mother and grandfather about the phone
call to his friends.

John shared in Zach's excitement and increased the level of excitement with
an announcement.  "After we find a new home for your family, maybe some of
your friends and their parents will join us for a week at Walt Disney World
in Orlando!  I hope to meet your friends when we go to Idaho, and I hope
that they'll join us for a week of fun."

"Are you serious?" Zach asked.

"I'll never lie to you!" John promised.  "You're my grandson, and I want to
meet your friends and their families and have fun together.  I also want
you, your mother and sister to join us for the Christmas holidays in the
Czech Republic.  We had a wonderful time last year and associates from
around the world want to join us.  I want our new family to be together to
celebrate the holidays."

Zach hugged his grandfather and shed tears of joy.  He still couldn't
believe that he wasn't dreaming, and was so excited that he couldn't type
out the email messages to his friends.  He finally composed himself and
sent six emails to Jimmy with pictures attached.  The last email had the
invitation to go to Disney World, and he knew that his friends would go
ballistic.  He prayed that his friends would be able to join him and meet
his new grandfather.

In Idaho, Jimmy Able opened the first email from his best friend and was
thrilled with the pictures.  He and his two friends looked at each picture
and knew that Zach was telling the truth about his fantastic vacation.
They had never seen a more beautiful plane and were jealous when they saw
Zach sitting in the co-pilot seat.

"Zach has never lied to us!" Toby said emphatically.  "Look at his face!
I've never seen him so happy!"

"He told me to do an Internet search on John Miller and the Sea & Jungle
Company," Jimmy said.  "I've always prayed that Zach would get out of that
fucking trailer park and go to school with us!  He said that his
grandfather will be here to buy them a new home, and I can't wait to meet
his grandfather!"

"We've always loved Zach and wanted him out of that trailer park," Nathan
added.  "Open that next email so we can see more about his trip!"

The three boys were awestruck when they saw the pictures that Zach had sent
to them.  None of them had ever been on a luxury yacht, and shared their
excitement when they saw the beauty of the Sea & Jungle IV.  When they saw
the pictures of Nicklas and Jan, they were jealous that they weren't on the
yacht with Zach and his two new friends.

"God, look at those freckles and green eyes!" Nathan exclaimed.

"I'd blow him on the 50 yard line during halftime at the Super Bowl!" Toby
said excitedly.

"He's too beautiful to be a boy!" Jimmy added.  "Look at his friend!  Zach
said the other boy named Jan has a huge cock!  Fuck!  Zach's in heaven!"

The three boys were reading the email messages and making so much noise
that James Able came into the room to check on his son and two friends.
"What's going on?" he asked.

"Look at these pictures that Zach sent us!" Jimmy said to his father.

"Holy shit!" James Able said when he saw the Gulfstream 5 jet.  "Is this
real?"

"Zach's grandfather owns the Sea & Jungle Company!" Jimmy exclaimed.  "Look
at the yacht that Zach's on right now!  Look at his grandfather's
stateroom!"

James Able was a successful attorney and recognized the name of the largest
import company in the world, and was shocked that Zach was related to the
owner.  He wanted to sit and look at the pictures but knew that his son was
entertaining two friends, so he was going to leave after begging his son to
send the messages to his email account so he could show them to his wife.

"DAD!  DON'T LEAVE!" Jimmy screamed.  "HE'S INVITED US TO SPEND A WEEK AT
WALT DISNEY WORLD IN ORLANDO!"

James Able read the last email from Zach Albright and was shocked.  The
three boys were running around the room screaming with joy, and he tried to
calm them down.  He shared in their excitement and hoped that the
invitation was legitimate.  He wanted to believe that Zach was telling the
truth, but was afraid that his son and two friends would be disappointed
and devastated when the invitation was proven false.  He reminded his son
to forward the emails to his account so he and his wife could look at the
pictures and talk about the invitation.

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