Date: Sun, 4 Sep 2005 13:49:17 -0400
From: ocalacowboy46@yahoo.com
Subject: Cowboys Love Chapter 4

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                  Last Time

Jimmy just stood frozen in his lover's warm embrace his thoughts wandering
to what they could do to help this boy. It was obvious that Davey loved his
mother, but Jimmy decided something had to be done.  He couldn't stand by
and let the child get hurt anymore than he already was. Jimmy remembered he
had Davey's mom's work number where he had called her earlier today from
the hospital. He hated making the call, but this was one call he knew he
had to make. Her son had been beaten and raped by his own father there had
to be a stopping point somewhere. As he and Gary waited in silence for the
doctor to arrive, Jimmy began making plans for what he had to do when the
silence was broken by a bloodcurdling scream.

                      A Cowboy's Love Chapter 4

Rushing into the bedroom, the two men found a very frightened young man
sitting in the middle of the bed, crying and shaking all over. Running over
and taking the teen in his arms, Jimmy rocked him back and forth, trying to
calm him down. While Jimmy rocked and talked Davey, Gary left to the answer
the door and let the doctor in.

"How is the patient?" Dr Smith asked as he entered the foyer.

"Not good at all right now, doctor.  He just woke up screaming and
crying. Follow me, and I will take you to him," Gary replied, directing the
doctor toward the bedroom where Jimmy and Davey were.

Walking into the bedroom, Kevin Smith was not prepared for the sight before
him. He tried to keep his professional composure, but his face clearly
revealed the pain and heartbreak he felt over his young patient.

"Davey," Dr Smith said, as he approached the bed.  "I am here for you,
buddy; we aren't going to let anyone hurt you anymore." Kevin reached out
to touch the boy's shoulder not wanting to startle him with any sudden
movement. "Davey, buddy, I need you to let me examine you and see how bad
you are hurt.  Can you let me do that?" he continued, as he stroked the
boys shoulder.

Nodding his answer to the doctor, Davey released his grip on Jimmy and laid
back on the bed, giving Dr Smith the go ahead to start his exam.

"Jimmy, will you stay with me please?" Davey pleaded with his friend who
had rescued him.

"Yes baby, I will be right here; I am not going anywhere. Just relax now,
and let Dr. Kevin do his job, ok?" Jimmy reassured him, as he stood up and
moved out of the way for the doctor to do his exam.

"Davey, we need to take your clothes off, so we can examine any bruises or
cuts you may have ,and check for any broken bones."  Kevin spoke gently to
him, so not to frighten him.  "Can you do it, or do you want Jimmy to help
you?" he asked.

"Jimmy, will you help me please? I hurt too bad to do it alone." Davey said
in a soft and low voice.

"Sure sweetie.  You just lay there, and I will get your clothes off for
you," Jimmy responded, as he started gently removing the injured child's
clothing.

The more clothing they removed the more bruises and cut were visible. This
child had been beaten worse than they thought, and his underwear was bloody
where he had bled from the rape . Jimmy fought back tears as he stripped
the young boy, who lay there like an angel. Kevin had his camera ready to
document all the injuries. After taking all the pictures he needed, Kevin
started his exam, going over every inch of the boy's bruised and battered
body. On completion of the exam, he gave the boy an injection for pain that
would also help him rest. As Davey drifted off to sleep, Kevin motioned
Gary and Jimmy into the other room to talk to them.

"Guys, I know he said he didn't want to go to the hospital but he needs
surgery to repair his torn anal muscles and I also suspect he has one or
more broken ribs, not to mention that he is going to need serious help to
deal with what has happened to him," the doctor said frankly.

"Doctor, I am sure he needs it, but without a parental signature how can we
seek medical help for him?" Jimmy asked, "He is afraid of being taken away
from his mother. I need to call her. I have her work number.  I'll call and
have her come here. Would you be willing to wait here and talk to her to
see how she wants to proceed with this?"

"Anything for that boy in there. I promised him at the hospital today that,
anytime he needed me I would be there," Kevin spoke up.

"okay, let me go make that call, Gary, hon, can you stand by the bedroom in
case he wakes?" Jimmy asked, as he turned to leave the room and make the
call he so much dreaded.

Gary watched his lover walk out of the room and noticed that this seemed to
be taking a lot out of him. It seemed as if Jimmy had aged 10 yrs in the
last few hours. He remembered another boy, a long time ago, and wondered if
this was what was going thru Jimmy's mind. That scene then had taken so
much out of Jimmy that he had just recently stopped having nightmares from
it.

Gary could remember it as if it were yesterday. Three boys playing in the
barn, Jimmy, Steward and Him. All three had come out to each other, and
would often meet in the old barn at Steward's house, to mess around when no
one was home. All three boys were naked, running their hands over each
other, and kissing like they did all the time. Usually no one bothered
them, as no one was home at this time of day. Stu's dad worked in a factory
in town, and his mom worked as a waitress. Today would be different.  Stu's
father, Mr. Cole, had gotten off work early that day and had caught a ride
home, after leaving his car in the garage to be repaired.

James Cole knew the boys used the barn to play in after school, and decided
to hide there to see what was going on. He had thought for sometime that
Stu was different from other boys, but he just couldn't put his finger on
what was wrong. He thought maybe the boys were experimenting with
drugs. So, determined to catch them, he hid in one of the stalls waiting
for the boys.

Entering the barn, the boys were laughing, talking, and horsing around as
usual as they spread out the old blanket they kept hidden in the barn.
They began to strip their clothes. James Steward could only watch as the
scene unfolded before him in shock he couldn't move. "What were they doing"
he thought to himself. He had been in circle jerks when he was a kid but
something told him this was different. As the boys started kissing and
caressing each other, he thought: no way!  No way is my son going to be a
fucking faggot if I have to beat it out of him, and his little faggot
friends. What would his friends and family say if they knew his son was a
faggot?

Jumping up from his hiding place and running into the stall where the three
boys were trapped he screamed " WHAT THE FUCK IS THIS!!!!!!" He grabbed
Jimmy, the boy closest to him, and threw him up against the wall.  Then he
turned and grabbed Gary, and threw him on the ground. Reaching his son, he
grabbed him and began beating him with his fists, shouting "No Son of mine
is going to be a fucking faggot, if I have to beat it out of all three of
you.

"Run Gary, Jimmy, please run," Stu begged the other two boys.

Jumping to his feet, Jimmy tried to stop James from beating Stu, only to be
knocked down again. James Steward was beating his son as if he were an
adult male in a fight. He wasn't going let him be a faggot my any means.

"Gary, go get help!" Jimmy yelled, as he grabbed a board and started back
toward James, determined to save his friend. As Gary ran for help, the last
thing he remembered was Jimmy screaming: "Get off him you son of a bitch."
Gary, after getting help, returned to find Jimmy and his friend laying on
the ground, battered and bloody. Jimmy was breathing; Stu was barely
breathing. Both boys were taken to the hospital where Stu died a few hours
later. His father was arrested and sent to prison for murder and attempted
murder.

"Now all of this is coming back again to haunt Jimmy," Gary thought to
himself. This is why they both had became teachers; so they could help
children. Gary looked up to see his long time lover, and best friend,
coming back into the room with tears in his eyes. Opening his arms to
him. Jimmy seemed to fall into them. Holding Jimmy close, Gary let him
cry. He didn't notice that the other two men in the room had moved over and
were now joining the hug to console one another.

Finally, Jimmy told the other three men that Davey's mom was on the way,
but she was not happy. She had told Jimmy that she thought something had
been going on but had never able to prove it, or get Dave to talk to her
about it.

" It seems Davey's mom really loves her son," Jimmy told the Doctor. "From
what she said to me on the phone, you may have to give her a shot to knock
her out. Seems to me she is not a woman to be messed with when it comes to
her son."

"I am sure you are right. I have found, my friend, that that child always
comes first when dealing with moms." Besides, we have ways of dealing with
cases like this. I am sorry for not introducing my partner when I came in,
but things were so hectic. Let me introduce you to my long time partner and
best friend, Allen Martin, Attorney at Law and Director of Lee County CPS."
Kevin said.  "If worse comes to worst, he can have you two approved in just
a matter of minutes for foster care. He can also take custody of Davey, and
place him protective custody in your home, if you two are willing," he
continued.

" It is good to meet you both, I just wish it could have been under better
circumstances," Allen said, shaking hands with Gary and Jimmy. "Do not
worry about anything; I can handle all of this," he continued. Sweetheart,
I need to go to the car and get some things from my briefcase.  I'll be
right back," he said, as he kissed Kevin on the cheek before leaving.

"Let me go start coffee; I can see this is going to be a very long night,"
Gary spoke up. "I would suggest something stronger, but I think we all need
clear heads now," he joked, trying to lighten the mood.




"How do you think his mom will react to having him placed away from her
temporarily?" Jimmy asked Kevin

"In cases like this, it is normal for a child to be removed from the home
until a complete investigation is completed.  We need to see if just one or
both parents are at fault. If she is to retain custody, she will have to
kick the man out of the house and assure the courts that he will not have
any contact with the child again if the courts prove that he is the one
that did this," Kevin answered. "So, after we explain all this to her, she
will more than likely be willing to cooperate with us and have him stay
with someone he knows and trusts where she can visit, rather have him
placed in a stranger's home."

"What worries me is that he loves his mom, and if she doesn't accept him
and stand by him this could really affect him bad," Jimmy said, as he and
Kevin took seats in the living room. Jimmy sat on the loveseat and Kevin on
the sofa. "I want to let him sleep until she gets here if possible," he
continued.

"That will be no problem; the medicine I gave him in the injection will
keep him out for a while," Kevin smiled.

As the two men sat and talked, Allen came in with his briefcase and set it
down on the coffee table in front of him.  "Okay, I have all the forms here
to make you emergency foster parents. All you have to do is fill out these
forms and then sign them.  I will also need Gary to do the same. Then I
will take the information and send it to the main headquarters," he
explained.  "Also, I expect problems from the mother, so I took the liberty
of calling an old friend of mine.  He is chief of police and gay
friendly. He is on his way out here now. If this woman gives us any
problems about getting medical treatment for the boy, and keeping him safe,
then he will be here in an official capacity.  As of now, however, he is
just here as a friend."

"Allen, I can't thank you and Kevin enough for what you are doing," Jimmy
said to the two guys, with tears in his eyes. "I don't really foresee his
mom giving us any problems as she was worried to death about her son."

"No need, my friend, we would do this for any friend or any child," Kevin
returned, giving his partner a gentle hug. "This big lug may act like a
bear sometimes, but he is actually a gentle teddy bear; my Teddy bear."  He
grinned, causing Allen to blush.

Gary returned to the room carrying a tray with coffee and creamer and sugar
as well as a plate of cookies for their guests. Setting the tray on the
table, Gary passed out cups to each of his guests, as well as his lover,
before taking his seat beside Jimmy on the loveseat.

"Gary, are you willing to become an emergency foster parent, along with
Jimmy? This will mean not only for Davey, but should we have another child
come up you might be called on to provide shelter for him as well?" Allen
asked Gary, as he sat down

"Yes, without a doubt, I am willing to help any child who needs it," Gary
answered without hesitation.

"Okay then.  I need you both to fill out these papers," Allen told them, as
he handed each one a set of papers to fill out and sign.

While the guys completed the paper work, Kevin decided to check on Davey
and see if he was still resting. As he approached the door, Kevin could
hear Davey talking to someone. As he got closer, but not wanting Davey to
see him just yet, he heard the small boy praying. This was something Kevin
had not expected.  He had grown up in church and believed in God, but to
hear this innocent child pray such a beautiful prayer brought a lump to his
throat and tears to his eyes.

"God please help me thru this.  Please bless Jimmy and Gary and Dr Smith
for helping me tonight. Father, please help me forgive my father for
hurting me." When Kevin heard Davey praying he did not want to interrupt,
nor did he want to hear anymore, fearing he would break down and start
crying.  He tiptoed back to the living room and joined his lover and
friends.

Noticing the tears running down his lover's cheeks, Allen pulled him into
an embrace just as he broke down in sobs. All three men stopped what they
were doing to look at Kevin, wondering what brought this on.

"Baby, what is wrong?" Allen asked

"Nothing's really wrong," he replied, trying to get his composure back. "I
guess I just got emotional for a minute."

"What brought the tears on?  I know you too well sweetie." Allen said, as
he brought his hand under his lover's face and lifted it toward his.

"When I went in just now to check on Davey, I heard him praying the
sweetest prayer. He was asking God to help him get through this and to
bless all of us for helping him and also for strength to forgive his father
for hurting him. How could anyone hurt such a sweet child?" Kevin asked, as
he broke down crying again.

Hugging his lover tightly against him, Allen kissed him gently, knowing
what a softy his lover really was.

Getting up, and going to check on Davey himself, Jimmy found Davey awake
and staring at the ceiling. Walking over and sitting down on the bed beside
Davey, he took his hand and held it.

"Feeling better, sweetie?" Jimmy asked, as he leaned down and gently kissed
Davey on his forehead.

"I still hurt bad Jimmy.  When is the hurt gonna stop?" Davey asked, half
crying.

Taking the boy in his arms, Jimmy tried to sooth him as he caressed his
back.

"I called your mom and she is on her way," Jimmy told the boy, trying to
calm him down, but not telling him how she reacted on the phone.

"Is she gonna be mad at me?" Davey asked, clinging to Jimmy tighter. "She
is all I have.  Jimmy, what am I gonna do if she is mad and me and makes me
go away?" the boy sobbed into his mentor's shoulder.

"Baby, we are not going to let anyone hurt you again. If she can't keep you
safe from him, then you can stay here with Gary and I and, if you want, she
can come visit you here," Jimmy reassured the boy.

"You mean it?  You mean I could stay here with you and Gary? the boy
exclaimed in an excited voice. "No one is gonna believe me over him. I
never told you what he does."  Davey started to get afraid again

"No, you didn't tell me anything about him, but it doesn't matter; he can
never touch you again. I promise you that."  Jimmy talked to him softly, so
as not to worry the child anymore than he already was.

"I need to talk to the pastor of my church.  She will know what to do.  She
can talk to mom; she knows how to handle her," Davey told him

"Sure baby, anything you want. Would you like me to call her and have her
come here?" Jimmy asked him.

"Would you please? I can give you her phone number," Davey said, getting
excited about seeing his pastor again. She was one of the few people he
actually felt comfortable talking to.

Getting the pastor's name and phone number, Jimmy told Davey to just lay
back and try to rest some more and he would go call, as he left the room.

Just as Jimmy entered the living room again, the doorbell rang.

"Gary could you get that please? I have to make a call for Davey," Jimmy
asked his lover, as he reached for the phone to call Rev. Baylor. Dialing
the number, Jimmy watched as a tall, slim, good looking man in a police
uniform entered the house with Gary. Nodding to his guest, Jimmy turned
back to the phone just as a lady answered.

"Hello.  I need to speak with a Rev. Baylor," Jimmy told the lady on the
other end.

"This is Rev. Baylor.  How may I help you?" Lisa Baylor replied, not
recognizing the voice on the other end.

"Reverend, my name is Jimmy Duckworth. I know you don't know me, but I am a
math teacher at the Junior High School.  I have one of my students here at
my home, and I understand that is he a member of your church.  He has asked
me to call you and see if it were possible for you to come and see him,"
Jimmy told the Rev.

"Yes, I will be glad to.  What did you say the child's name was?" the
pastor asked

"Oh, I am sorry rev.  His name is Dave Connors," Jimmy apologized, while
telling her his name.

"Yes, I know Davey very well; such a sweet young man. I have to ask though;
why he is at your house asking for me?" the Rev questioned.

"Well, pastor, I won't go into it too much on the phone, but Davey has a
serious problem, and he really needs all the friends he can get right
now. I have called his mother, but she can't get off work for another
couple of hours, and Davey is in a very bad way right now. How soon can you
come?" Jimmy almost pleaded

"I can be there in just a matter of minutes.  Where to you live?"
Rev. Baylor answered him

When Jimmy told her where he lived, she was surprised to find out that he
only lived down the road from her. Then she also realized that she had
heard gossip about him; that he was gay and living with another man.  This
did not phase Rev. Baylor as she stood up for Gay rights. Her own Grandson,
Michael, was gay and had been thrown out of his home by his dad several
years ago. This had not set well with the good Rev. because his dad was her
own son. She thought she had raised her son to be more loving and accepting
of people. Michael had just moved back into town a week ago, and was now
staying with her. She also knew, even though he had never told her, that
young Davey was also gay. He had been attending her church since he was 8
years old, and played guitar and sang with an older couple from the
church. Davey had the voice of an angel in her opinion.

"I live just down the road from you and will be there as soon as my
grandson and I can get there. Thank you for calling me Mr. Duckworth, as
you may have guessed, I love our young friend very much," the kind Rev
assured Jimmy.

"Thank you Rev. but please call me Jimmy." I will see you in a few minutes
then," Jimmy said, ending the call and returning to the bedroom.  He found
the police officer in there with all the other guys, talking to Davey.

"Hey guys, heads up. I just talked to Davey's pastor, and she is on her way
over here now.  I guess there's no need to tell you we need to act kind of
straight while she is here," Jimmy said to the group as Davey burst out
giggling. "Okay young man, and what is so funny about acting straight?"
Jimmy smiled, glad to see the boy actually smiling for a minute.

"There in no need to try to act straight around Rev. Baylor; she accepts
gay people. Her Grandson, Mike, is gay. I have only met him one time when
he came back here on a visit, and that was a couple years ago. His dad is a
deacon in the church, and he threw Mike out when he found out he was
gay. Reverend Baylor went ballistic and, from what I heard, almost disowned
her son for that. She will not let anyone speak down about gay or lesbian
people in her church, and I know another gay couple in the church that
everyone knows about," Davey explained, causing everyone in the room to
sigh in relief and a small giggle.

"Well, I do think we need to find our young man some clothes before he
meets the preacher. As accepting of gay men as she sounds, I still don't
think she is ready to see a naked teenager laying in a bed." Jimmy laughed,
as he leaned down to kiss Jimmy on the forehead, causing everyone to bust
out laughing and Davey to throw the sheet off and wag his soft cock at the
room.

"You're just jealous `cause mine is bigger than yours, Jimmy," Davey
teased.

"In your dreams big boy; in your dreams," Jimmy came back, grinning but
knowing the boy was probably right; he was bigger than his 6 inches.

"Well, I see he is not at all bashful," Allen laughed.

"I think we have some shorts and a t-shirt that your nephew left behind
when he was visiting last week. He and Davey are about the same size, so
those should fit," Gary said, as he turned to leave the room and fetch
clothes for the naked youth.

"Okay, Big D can you stand up for us to help you get dressed or do you need
help?" Dr. Kevin asked, teasing him with his new nickname: Big D.

"I can do it if you help me. I am still a little woozy from that shot you
gave me doc, and, by the way, I owe you for that. That Hurt my butt. I will
get even with you," Davey laughed, teasing the doc.

"You'll get over it," Kevin laughed, giving Davey a light squeeze on the
shoulder as Gary returned with shorts, underwear, and t-shirt for the boy.

Handing the clothes to Davey, Gary helped him ease off the bed and onto his
feet to get dressed. Just as Davey finished dressing, the doorbell
rang. Everyone left the bedroom to go into the living room while Jimmy
answered the door to find a lady in her early 80's standing there.  With
her was a man, probably in his early 20's, who was extremely good-looking
and well built.

"Rev. Baylor, I presume," Jimmy said, has he reached out his hand to
welcome the lady to his home. "I am Jimmy Duckworth; I spoke to you on the
phone.  Won't you come in and make yourself comfortable?  Everyone is in
the living room."  Jimmy ushered his guests in, and led them to the room
where everyone was seated. All the men stood as Rev Baylor entered the
room.

"Gentlemen, please take your seats; there is no need to stand," Rev Baylor
said to the men in the room. As she glanced around, something told her that
Michael would not be the only gay man in this room.  "May I present my
grandson, Michael," the rev said, "and please, everyone, just call me
Lisa. There is no need to be formal."

"Hi Mikey," Davey said, excited to see Mike with his grandmother. "When did
you get back to town?"

"Hi Davey; I got back last week.  I will be staying here for good this
time," Mikey informed him, giving him a big hug which caused Davey to
whimper in pain. Hearing him whimper, Mikey thought he had done something
wrong. "I am sorry, buddy, I didn't think you would mind me hugging you,"
he said with a hurt look on his face.

"It's ok Mikey.  I am just kind of sore."  Davey assured his friend that he
didn't do anything wrong. "Hi Sister Baylor.  Sorry I had to have Jimmy
call you," Davey apologized for getting the pastor out so late.

"It's okay Davey.  You know I told you call me anytime you needed me for
anything. But why don't you come over here and sit down and tell me what is
so important?" Lisa told him, pulling him into a seat beside her on the
sofa.

Sitting down beside her, Davey lowered his head and began to cry. Seeing
this upset Mike, because then he knew something was seriously wrong. Going
over and kneeling in front of Davey and lifting his face up, he gave the
boy a gentle kiss on his head. "It's okay little buddy; we are here for you
now.  Dry those beautiful eyes and tell us what is wrong."  Mike spoke
softly and calmly. Something about this boy was doing things to Mike. He
had never felt like this before about a boy this young, but something about
Davey was making him fall in love the minute he saw him tonight.

Lisa put her arms around the boy, and pulled him gently to her side while
watching her grandson's face as he interacted with the boy. She saw a look
of love in his eyes that she had never seen before from her grandson. Then
it dawned on her that Mike was falling in love with this young boy. Because
of the age difference, she was worried because it could cause problems for
both Davey and Michael.

Davey was the first to speak, telling his story again about what had
happened. As the chief of police, Lisa, and Mike listened to Davey, they
could all see a rage come over Mike and he suddenly got up and ran out of
the house.

"Oh my God he hates me now," Davey cried, as his friend ran from the house.

"Oh Baby, I don't think so.  I think he is just upset over what happened to
you. I can assure you he DOES NOT hate you," Lisa assured the boy, as she
hugged him closer to her. "Lee can you go see if you can find Michael,
please?" Lisa asked the chief

" Sure thing Ms. Lisa" Lee Ashton told the older lady, as he rose from his
seat to go look for Michael.

"Sister Baylor, can you please pray for me, that God will ease this pain
and give me strength to go through this?" Davey asked, looking sadly at his
pastor and most of all friend. Sister Baylor had been like a grandmother to
him since he had joined her church a few years ago. "But first, I have to
tell you something and I hope you won't hate me when I tell you," Davey
said, looking away and turning his head down toward the floor again.

"You know I will pray for you anytime, anywhere, son, and I don't know for
sure what you are gonna tell me, but I think I have a pretty good idea.
And there is no way I would ever hate you.  Do you believe me when I say
that?" Sister Baylor said to the frightened boy.

"Yes ma'am I do believe you. You have never lied to me before," Davey
answered

"That's right; I never have, and never will, lie to you sweetie. Now tell
me what is so important before we pray."  She hugged him and assured him

"Well, you see it is this; and the only way I know how to do this is just
say it. I am gay." Davey said, looking down at his hands as tears started
falling down his cheeks.

"Ah - Well sweetie, news flash here.  I already knew you were gay, from the
time you joined the church. Is that why you thought I would hate you?" Lisa
kind of giggled.  "And if I am guessing right, you aren't the only gay man
in this room," she said, looking around at the two couples in the room and
seeing the shocked looks on their faces. "Hey, give me some credit here.  I
may be old, but I am not blind, and I am not stupid. I see the love you
have for each other, and I felt the presence of love when I walked in
here."  Lisa had to laugh as all the men breathed a sigh of relief.

Davey had started laughing at the older guys being read by Sister Baylor,
who had outted them in just a few minutes after meeting them.

"So, now that is out of the way, would you all like to introduce yourselves
so that I may know each of you?" Lisa asked in a matter of fact tone.

"I am Dr. Kevin Smith, but just call me Kevin and this is my long time
partner, and best friend, Allen Martin, attorney at law and also head of
Lee County CPS," Kevin introduced himself and his lover.

"You know who I am, and this handsome gentleman next to me is my lover and
best friend since we were kids. This is Gary Melton," Jimmy introduced his
lover.

Davey giggled as Gary blushed when Jimmy was introducing him.

"Davey, now we can pray, since all the introductions are done. Lets all
gather around and join hands," Sister Baylor instructed the men.

All the men knelt in front of the sofa, and everyone joined hands as Sister
Baylor began to pray. After finishing her prayer, they were all ready to
get up when Davey himself began to pray.

"Father, thank you for these four wonderful men who have come to my rescue
tonight. Thank you for sending them into my life. Father, keep Michael safe
wherever he is, and please don't let him be mad at me or hate me. Father, I
thank you for my church Grandmother and spiritual leader Sister Baylor.
Bless her well, Lord. For it is in the name of Your Son Jesus we
pray. Amen," Davey ended, as everyone in the room chorused Amen, and were
wiping tears from their eyes as they stood, and each one in turn hugged
Davey.

"Davey, that was absolutely beautiful, son.  Where did you learn to pray
like that?" jimmy asked his young friend

 "I had a great teacher." he answered smiling, and looking at Lisa who had
tears of joy on her face.

Just then the door burst open and Michael entered, followed by Lee. I
seemed Lee was pushing Michael, forcing him to get in the house.

"Young man what you did was stupid tonight. Let the police handle this.
You could have gotten seriously hurt had I not been there to stop you.
And, you could have been sent to jail over a piece of garbage. I know you
wanted to help Davey, but now you just sit down there. Sorry guys, but I
found him just as he drove up to Davey's house.  He was going to. . . well
let's just say that what he had planned, a lot of us want to do.  But it
would get us all in trouble," Lee explained, just before his grandmother
grabbed his ear to give him a piece of her mind.




"What do you mean running off like that and scaring everyone, especially
Davey who thought you were mad at him and hated him?" Lisa lectured.

"Oh my God, little buddy, I was just so mad at what your dad did to you.  I
wanted to hurt him and hurt him bad. I am sorry. will you forgive me? I
could never be mad at you or hate you."  Michael apologized as he got up
and knelt in front of Davey, taking him in his arms and holding him as
tight as he dared to, without hurting him.

"I thought you hated me Mikey, when you ran out," Davey sniffed, laying his
head on Mikey's shoulder. I couldn't stand it if you hated me. I Love you,"
Davey blurted out before he thought of himself. Realizing what he had just
said, he jumped and ran into the bedroom and flung himself face down on the
bed and started crying. Mikey would surely hate him now, he thought to
himself.

Back in the living room everyone sat in shock.

"What just happened here?" Gary finally broke the silence

"I can tell you what happened; Davey just professed his love for my
grandson here.  And from what I saw earlier, I think the feeling is
reciprocated.  Am I not correct Michael?" Lisa asked.

"Yeah, Grandmother, you are a 100% correct," Michael admitted

"Well, then, I think you should get in there and tell him.  Don't you think
so?" Lisa told her grandson, giving him a hug.

"Thanks Granny." Michael hugged her as he got up and approached the
bedroom.

Reaching the bedroom door, Michael could here Davey crying. "Dang, how
could have hurt him so bad?" Michael thought to himself. Walking over to
the bed, Michael sat down and gently starting rubbing Davey's back. "Hey
buddy, why the tears?" Michael asked, knowing the answer he was going to
get.

"I'm sorry for embarrassing you in there. I know you don't want a kid like
me for a boyfriend," Davey managed to say in between sobs.

"Come here baby.  Sit up and talk to me."  Mikey reached to help Davey sit
up next to him. He wrapped his arms around Davey and pulled him to him,
then kissed him passionately. "Does that answer you question, sweetie?"
Mikey looked at him as Davey managed to catch his breath.

"WOW!!!!!!!" Davey exclaimed "That was hot," he continued, blushing bright
red "I do love you, Mikey."

"I love you too, Davey. I knew I loved you the minute I laid eyes on you
tonight. I don't know how we are gonna work this, because of our age
difference.  I could get in trouble, but I know I am not letting you go if
you will have me," Mikey told Davey, as he kissed him again, this time a
little gentler.




"Just hold me Mikey and never let me go please," Davey pleaded, wrapping
his arms around Mikey and holding him tight.

"Come on.  Let's go join the others.  They are worried about you too,"
Mikey said, pulling him up on his feet and taking his hand and holding it
as they walked together, smiling, into the living room. As they walked in
they could see all eyes were on them.

"What!" Davey laughed. "Ain't you seen two guys holding hands before?"

"Well, I see you two got everything worked out between you. You do know,
though, that we all need to sit down and have a long talk about your
relationship because of the age difference.  It needs to be kept hush hush
for a while till all this is settled," Jimmy said, knowing if word got out
this could get Davey taken away from him if he was appointed his guardian.

Just as everyone began to settle down, the doorbell rang. Gary got up to
answer it . When he opened the door, a woman with black hair dressed in
jeans and shirt stood waiting.

"I'm Marilyn Connors. I believe my son is here," the woman said,
introducing herself.

"Yes, please come in. I am Gary Melton.  My roommate called you.  Everyone
is in the living room.  If you will follow me please," Gary replied,
allowing the woman to enter, and showing her the way to the living room.

As Gary and Marilyn entered, she was surprised to see so many people there.
She immediately knew this was something that had to be serious.

Looking up from his seat on the sofa, Davey saw his mom and immediately
began to cry again. Seeing her son burst into tears, Marilyn ran to him and
knelt in front of him, hugging him to her breast.

"Hey sweetie, don't cry Mom is here now," Marilyn cooed over her child as
she held him and rocked him, trying to soothe his crying.  "Could someone
please tell me what is happening?" she inquired, as Jimmy got up from his
seat and knelt beside the mother and child.

"I'm Jim Duckworth.  I called you," he said, as he introduced himself to
Davey's mother. "It seems, ma'am, that your son has been attacked by his
father and severely beaten," he explained, without going into the rape. "He
asked us to call Sister Baylor here, and we also called Dr. Smith who
brought the Head of Lee County CPS, Allen Martin. Dr. Smith has examined
Davey, and he has recommended that Davey go to the hospital. I think maybe
Davey and Dr. Smith should explain more about what happened," he told her,
as he introduced Allen and Kevin. "If you wish, you may use my office to
talk in private."

Jimmy stood as Marilyn brought Davey to his feet, along with her.

"Thank You sir," Marilyn offered, as she turned to speak with Jimmy.  "I am
glad you were there for my son when he needed somewhere to turn, but I feel
I must explain.  Carl is not his father; he is his step father. It is a
long story and I will explain later, but right now I need to see that my
son is taken care of," she continued

"I agree that Davey comes first. Davey, would you like to show your mom and
Dr Smith to my office, where you can talk privately?" Jimmy asked the young
man.

Dr Smith stepped over to the group and stuck out his hand to greet
Mrs. Connors. "I'm Dr. Kevin Smith, but please call me Kevin."  He shook
hands with the lady in front of him. "Would you mind if Mr. Martin joins us
in our talk?  I think it will be of help to all of us," he continued,
bringing Allen into the group.

"I really think you should ask my son that. As far as I am concerned, I
have no problem with that. What about you, son, is it okay for Mr. Martin
to join us? she asked, looking down at her son

"It is okay, Mom.  He knows everything already, and is here to help," Davey
said as he led the three to Jimmy's office, just off the living room.

As the quartet entered the office, Kevin closed the door behind them for
privacy. As everyone sat down, he started:

"I don't how much Jim told you on the phone about your son's injuries, but
I must tell you now that you are going to hear things you are not going to
like. Your son has been seriously injured by your husband and may require
surgery," Kevin explained

"Please just tell me what I need to do to help my son," Marilyn replied
with tears streaming down her face.

"Okay, before we get to that I think Davey has something he himself needs
to tell you about what happened," Kevin told Marilyn, as he took Davey's
hand and stood him up beside him.  "Do you think you can do this, or do you
need me to do it Davey?" Kevin asked the shaking young boy.

"I have to do this, Doc," Davey replied as he turned to his mom.  "Mommy,
there is no way to make this easy and no easy way to tell you."  Tears
started pouring from his eyes, and Kevin tightened his arm around the boy
for support.  "Carl raped me," he continued, as his mother gasped and
almost went limp on the sofa. Allen was there for her support. Tears were
now flowing from Davey's mom's eyes as she listened to her son while he
continued telling her what had happened to him.  "He got me when I got home
after school and he raped me, mommy.  He beat me and he raped me, so I ran.
I called Mr. Duckworth, and he and Gary came and got me and brought me
here.  They called Doc here, and the police. They also called Sister Baylor
for me. He hurt me bad, mommy.  Doc will have to tell you what all he
thinks. I also need to tell you something else and I hope you won't hate
me.  I am gay mommy." Davey looked at his mom, thinking she was gonna
scream at him or maybe tell him she no longer wanted him, but all he saw
was love in her eyes. Marilyn reached out to embrace her son as he finished
his story.

" Baby I will never hate you and that son of a bitch will never get a
chance to hurt you again.  Not as long as I am alive. Why didn't you come
to me and tell me this before? I would have stopped him," she told her son,
as she hugged him tight, reassuring him of her love for him. Both mother
and son were crying on each others shoulders. "I have known for a long time
you were gay.  A mother knows these things, and I promise I will do
whatever it takes to protect you. All I ask is for you to be safe. Now let
me talk to the Doctor to see what we need to do to get you fixed up."  She
wiped his eyes with a hankie that Kevin had handed her. "Okay Kevin, you
have the floor.  Want to tell me now what we have to do for my boy here?"

"Well, there is really no easy way to say this.  Because of the rape, Davey
will need surgery to repair his torn anal muscles and he may, I suspect,
have some bruised and broken ribs. I would suggest getting him to the
hospital on Monday.  I have a friend I can recommend to do the surgery.
Allen has something he needs to explain to you about what is going to be
happening."

Allen took Marilyn's hand into his as he begin to talk to her. "As you
know, since this is a child abuse case we have to report it.  I know this
is going to sound bad, but we need to remove Davey from the home and put
him into a safe environment until the case is heard in family court. There
are two ways we can do this.  One is with your consent, the other is CPS
taking custody away from you.  If we do the latter, it would mean that you
would have to go through the courts to get Davey back, and you would not be
allowed to see him until after the hearing. With your consent, I can place
him with someone who will allow you to see Davey everyday.  After your
husband has been caught and you have filed for divorce, and if it is sure
that your husband will never return to you home, then Davey can be returned
to you." Allen spoke in a professional manner.  "You do need to let me know
now what you what to do."

"I will do whatever I have to do to protect my son and assure his
safety. Who would he be staying with?" Marilyn asked

"Jim and Gary have agreed to take Davey in and keep him safe.  He can
continue his schooling here at home until he has healed and is well," Allen
told her. "I think this is the best option all the way around.  All you
have to do is sign the consent form giving temporary guardianship to Jim
and Gary and we can proceed with everything necessary to get this under
control."

"Well I have no problem with that, but before we sign any papers I need to
talk to Gary and Jimmy.  Also, I need Davey here when I do," Marilyn told
everyone present. "I need everyone here to know something that I should
have told Davey a long time ago about who his father is.  It is going to
affect someone else in this house."

After Marilyn finished her statement, everyone sat with a shocked looks on
their faces. Allen got up and went and asked Jimmy and Gary to join
them. When everyone was seated, Marilyn stood and began her story.

"The reason I asked you all here is because Davey needs to know who his
real father is. Back before I became pregnant with Davey, my husband Carl
and I were separated and I was seeing another man who had just lost his
wife a year before. We began an affair and before I knew it I was
pregnant. Frank was ecstatic about the pregnancy. I was planning to get a
divorce and marry Frank but five months into the pregnancy Frank was killed
in an auto accident." As Marilyn told her story everyone heard a loud gasp
from Gary as he stood and approached Marilyn.

"You were Mary; my father Frank's girlfriend before he died. I was in
college and never got home to meet you, or even know where you were or how
to contact you." Gary cried as he hugged Marilyn, much to the shock of
everyone in the room as it dawned on them what Marilyn and Gary were now
saying. "This means Davey is my half brother that I never got to know," he
wailed, as he turned and pulled Davey to him, as Jimmy joined them in a
three way hug.

"Yes, Gary, Davey is your half brother.  He is the son of your father Frank
Melton. I loved your Father, Gary, and I hated to have to tell you this
way. I didn't know you until I walked in tonight, but when I saw you I knew
right away who you were, because you look exactly father," Marilyn
explained to Gary, as she watched him hugging his newly found brother.