Date: Sun, 24 Jul 2005 11:21:48 -0700 From: Phantasm Subject: Jasons-Haven-36 Jason's Haven by Phantasm Warning The following story is purely fictional. Any similarities to real persons or events is strictly coincidental. This story contains graphic descriptions of sexual acts between males of varying ages, including minors. If such material offends you or is illegal in the location from which you are reading it, please seek your reading enjoyment elsewhere. This story is copyright protected under the pseudonym of "Phantasm". This story may not be redistributed in whole, or in part, without the expressed written consent of the author. This story may not be used by anyone in the pursuit of monetary gain. The author of this story in no way condones the physical, mental, or sexual abuse of anyone, particularly minors. Author's Note Although this story is fictional, the statistics sited in this chapter are sadly real. The numbers were compiled from a number of sources on the internet and can be verified with minimal effort. It is my hope that you are enjoying this story, but please don't forget that far to many innocent children are suffering in America simply because they are gay. Comments, sent to phantasmic1@hotmail.com, about this story are welcomed. Chapter Thirty Six October ended with everything returning to a normal routine on Jason's Haven. Kyle Underwood was settling into his new job very well and he had plans to do several more benefit events on the island. James and I worked very hard to compile data about homeless gay youth in America so that we could more effectively plan for the use of Angels Cove. Curtis wanted to get involved so he started helping James and I with our research. The first planning meeting was scheduled to last eight hours. There were a lot of issues that needed to be discussed and decided. When Monday morning arrived, Curtis, James, and I gathered our research material and heeded out to the Executive Conference Room for the first planning meeting. Once everyone was seated, I called the meeting to order and did my best to put everyone in the right mindset to get down to serious business. "Good morning gentlemen. We are meeting today to discuss a great opportunity that has been presented to us." I began. "The United States of America is, without question, the single most prosperous nation on the planet. Yet, despite this undeniable fact, there are over one million homeless youth living on her streets. Statistics from the U.S. Health Department tell us that sixty five percent of homeless persons are male. That brings our target number down to six hundred and fifty thousand. The U.S. Health Department also reports that forty percent of those boys are gay. This brings our target number into very clear focus at two hundred and sixty thousand boys." I explained. Shock and dismay are the best words to describe the expressions on the faces I saw as I looked around the room. "As we have observed from our last few recovery missions, the average age of these homeless boys is steadily declining. This leaves a significant number of homeless boys who are not eligible to participate in our programs because of their age. Our efforts to date have served to help nearly one thousand boys have a better life and hope for the future. But given these new numbers, we have clearly not even put a dent in the homeless gay youth population." "We have to think bigger, so that we can do more to alleviate this massive problem. James has come up with some basics fundamentals that will form the catalyst for a major expansion of our programs. While I personally feel it is too aggressive, James believes that desperate situations call for extreme action. He has a very good point, so I am supportive of his ideas. As you all know, we recently acquired a new island from the Netherlands which we have named Angels Cove. Under James' plan, Angels Cove would become the central point of operations for our programs." I stated. "Are you saying you want to shut down Jason's Haven, Tim?" Kyle asked. "Not at all. Let me explain the plan to you and we can brainstorm the fine details. This expansion will take several years to complete and will require many more meetings like this one. Under James' plan, Angels Cove would be developed into a thriving resort island with some very large state of the art facilities. Jason's Haven would continue to operate in partnership with the new island. The existing customer cabanas on Jason's Haven would be torn down with the exception of fifty. These fifty would be used for housing guests and VIPs." I explained. "With the additional space created by the demolition of the cabanas, more dormitories could be build so that we could house more boys on Jason's Haven. We would no longer have to impose a minimum age limit on the boys we help. All boys, under ten years of age, would reside on Jason's Haven. The island would become a clothed community and sex would be prohibited on the island. Jason's Haven would no longer serve customers. The customers would be restricted to Angels Cove and our cruise ships." I continued. "A new set of rules would need to be drafted for each island. These rules would build on the solid principles that are already well established. Jason's Haven would be expanded to house three thousand boys, and six hundred staff members. Angels Cove would be developed to house six thousand boys, three thousand customers, and two thousand five hundred staff members. Along with our two cruise ships, this would give us a total capacity to help nine thousand six hundred boys. Still a drop in the bucket when you consider the scope of the problem. But it would be significantly more than we are able to do now." I stated. "I will now turn the presentation over to James, so that he can share some of the details he has worked out." I said, as I patted James on the back. "Thank you, Tim. The development of Angels Cove will begin with our transportation needs. The first development to take place will be the building of the island's three piers. Angels Cove will have a four mile stretch of public beach, and a pier will be build near the beach site. This would allow our cruise ships to birth at the island instead of anchor off shore. Because of the unique shape of the island, two supply piers will be created right next to each other. Each pier having its own massive warehouse complex." James explained. "Next, we will need to develop a state of the art international caliber airport. There will be two runways, each two miles long. This will enable us to host any size plane. The next phase would involve the infrastructure of the island. Facilities will be developed for water purification, sewage treatment, waste disposal, electricity generation, and a telephone switching facility. Although quads will still have limited use on Angels Cove, the main form of transportation will be a mono-rail system." James continued. "Angels Cove will have its own commissary, family fun center, soccer and baseball fields, basketball courts, tennis courts, swimming pools, hot tubs, several restaurants, a bank, a massage parlor, administration building, police station with jail cells, state of the art hospital facilities, a dental center, bowling alley, cart racing track, school, an amusement park, a law college, and a medical college. Customers will be housed in three massive state of the art hotels located right on the main beach, and the boys will be housed in very large dormitory buildings. The island staff will be housed in a massive apartment complex." James said. "Angels Cove will also have its own theater and cinema complex. The satellite television systems as well as the telephone systems of both islands will be linked together. Four ferries will operate throughout the day between the islands. Each ferry will have the ability to transport two hundred passengers. Angels Cove will have two well equipped fire and rescue stations which will be managed by the new Director of Medicine we will need to hire. Angels Cove will also have a heliport with two medivac helicopters. A single fire station will be added to Jason's Haven." James went on to explain. "One of the most exciting feature of Angels Cove will be the new condominium complex. The units will house our long term customers. We will institute a new fee structure. The cost for vacationing on our island will be one thousand dollars per day, six thousand dollars per week, ten thousand dollars for two weeks, or eighteen thousand dollars for one month. The longer they stay, the less they pay." James concluded. "Who is going to pay for all of the initial expansion expense?" asked the Director of Logistics. "ESEI will provide the funding needed to get the island operational. After that, our analysis shows that the island will be able to support itself with only minimal help from Paradise Cruise Lines." I replied. "We will need to shut down operations to allow for all of the construction that will be happening." Noted the Director of Customer Relations. "Not at all. Jason's Haven will continue to operate normally while the development is being handled on Angels Cove. Once Angels Cove is fully developed and we have most of the boys on the island, we will simply switch operations at that point. Then expansion can begin on Jason's Haven with no inconvenience for our customers." I responded. "Wouldn't it be better to make such a big expansion in smaller phases with adjustment time between phases?" Asked the Director of Billeting. "My original thoughts ran along those same lines. But James makes a good point. Time is not on our side when it comes to the homeless boys. For too many of them, a slow expansion would place them at too much risk. I am sure that none of us is looking forward to the massive amount of work that lies ahead for all of us. But we are just going to have to grit our teeth and deal with it. We must act, and we must act now." I replied. "So what is our next step?" Allen asked. "We should finish our meeting today by hashing out as many details as possible. I will need for each of you to study how this expansion will effect your area of responsibility. I will need each of you to have an Impact Assessment prepared for group review by next Monday, when we meet again." I answered. "After we break for lunch today, we can start hashing out the new rules for each of the islands." I suggested. The rest of the morning session was spent going over island layouts and proposed structure locations. Angels Cove is a big island which offers lots of options. This will allow us to plan for future expansions. Michael joined Curtis, James, and I for lunch at Paradise del Ragazzo and we had a nice meal. "Do you have any experience with Emergency Medicine?" I asked Michael. "My Emergency Room Residency was done at St. John's in Detroit." Michael replied. "How about experience with running an Emergency Medical Service?" I asked. "I served as EMS coordinator at St. John's for two years." Michael responded. "We are looking to hire a Director of Medicine, and I thought that you might be interested in taking the position. In addition to serving as the Hospital Administrator for Angels Cove and Jason's Haven, you would also be responsible for our EMS and Medivac teams." I explained. "I am very interested in the position, Tim." Michael replied in an excited tone. "Why don't you came back to the Administration Building with us? We are having a planning meeting for the upcoming expansion and I am sure you input would be valued." I stated. "I would love to help out in any way that I can, Tim." Michael said with a broad smile. We finished our meal and slowly made our way back to the Administration Building. Curtis had to surrender his chair at the table to Michael. Curtis sat behind us, against the wall. The remainder of the Executive Staff slowly made their way back to their seats and we got the afternoon session underway. "Let's start with the rules for Jason's Haven since they will be very different from before." I stated. We had some rather heated debate for about an hour and a half before reaching agreement on the rules for Jason's Haven. 1. Residents, guests, and staff will remain dressed at all times while in public view. 2. All residents of the island will be under the age of ten. 3. Sexual contact, in any form, is strictly prohibited on Jason's Haven. 4. Daily allowance for residents will be seventy five dollars. 5. Residents are not permitted to enter into, or maintain, a romantic relationship with staff or guests. 6. Residents are required to undergo complete medical testing, including STD testing, upon arrival. 7. Residents are required to be escorted by an intake buddy for one week of orientation upon arrival. 8. Food, clothing, and housing will be provided without cost. This will include drinks with meals. All other goods and services will be charged to the resident's personal account. 9. Residents will be required to make a choice upon reaching age ten. The resident will decide to move to Angels Cove, or they will leave the program and be returned to the supervision of Care for Kids. In either case, their personal account will go with them. 10. School attendance is required for all residents. A doctor's note is required for a resident to miss scheduled classes. 11. Assigned tasks must be performed by all residents over the age of eight years old. 12. Residents are not permitted to swim alone. Lifeguards must be on duty before a resident can swim. This includes pools and the sea. 13. Residents are not permitted to leave Jason's Haven unless there is a medical emergency which requires them to do so. Any resident leaving the island for any other reason, will never be permitted to return to the island. The rules for Angels Cove were even more difficult to agree upon. The debate took over two hours before we reached agreement on the new rules. 1. Clothing may not be worn by anyone other than security personnel, emergency services personnel, and select staff members. Footwear and jewelry are exempt from this rule. Sports uniforms, sports equipment, theatrical costumes, and clothing worn for medical purposes are also exempt from this rule. 2. All residents of the island will be ten years of age or older. 3. Sexual contact is permitted as long as it, is mutually consensual, does not involve bondage or sadomasochism, does not involve coercion of any kind, and poses no risk of injury to any of the participants. Sexual contact is permitted everywhere on the island, unless the location is clearly marked as a no contact area. 4. Daily allowance for residents will be two hundred and fifty dollars. 5. Residents are permitted to enter into, and maintain, romantic relationships with other residents, staff, or customers. 6. Residents are required to undergo complete medical testing, including STD testing, upon arrival. Residents will be required to wear a chastity device during orientation week. 7. Residents are required to be escorted by an intake buddy for one week of orientation upon arrival. 8. Food and housing will be provided without cost. This will include drinks with meals. All other goods and services will be charged to the resident's personal account. 9. Residents will be required to make a choice upon reaching age eighteen. The resident will take a position with ESEI or they will leave the program entirely. In either case, their personal account will go with them. 10. School attendance is required for all residents. A doctor's note is required for a resident to miss scheduled classes. 11. Assigned tasks must be performed by all residents unless the resident has been assigned to special duty. 12. Residents are not permitted to swim alone. Lifeguards must be on duty before a resident can swim. This includes pools and the sea. 13. Residents are restricted to Angels Cove, Jason's Haven, or one of Paradise Cruise Line's ships, unless there is a medical emergency which requires them to go elsewhere. Any resident leaving the restricted areas for any other reason, will never be permitted to return to those restricted areas. 14. Relatives of ESEI personnel living on the island are exempt from travel restrictions and assigned tasks. Once the basic rules were agreed upon for both islands, the group decided to call it quits for the day. We would pick up right where we left off next Monday. We all gathered our individual notes so that we could study them over the course of the coming week. I told the boys we should head home and get cleaned up for dinner. Curtis asked if it was alright to invite Michael over for dinner. I told him that would be fine, so he extended the invitation and Michael happily accepted. We all arrived at the house at 5:30pm and Cory informed us that dinner would not be ready until 6:00pm. We walked out to the back deck and took a seat at our usual table. Michael was quick to hold Curtis' hand after we were all seated. "So are the two of you officially boyfriends yet?" I asked curiously. "Dad!" Curtis exclaimed in obvious embarrassment. "Yes, Tim. Curtis has agreed to be my boyfriend and I have agreed to be his." Michael replied nonchalantly. "Well, you make a very nice couple. Just be good to each other." I responded. "How long do you think it will take to get all of the expansion completed, Tim?" Michael asked. "If all goes well, it should be completed in two and one half years. I am optimistic that it will take no more than three years for a worst case scenario." I answered. "The main concern right now is getting the airport and the piers operational. That will allow us to move in the heavy equipment and materials we need to get construction underway." "Do you have anyone in mind for your EMS positions?" Michael asked. "Not a soul. I suppose we will have to list the jobs and see what kind of candidates we get. You will definitely be involved in the hiring process." I stated. "I would imagine hiring the helicopter pilots will be the biggest difficulty." "How will you get the fire trucks and rescue units here?" Michael asked. "We will have to bring them in on cargo ships." I explained. Cory brought dinner out and served everyone. We had a very enjoyable meal with lots of pleasant conversation. Afterwards, we all sat in the hot tub for awhile. James sat on my lap and Curtis sat on Michael's lap. Curtis seemed a little uncomfortable kissing Michael in front of James and I. We told him to relax and not worry about it. We told him it was perfectly fine to kiss Michael in front of us. I watched as Curtis snuggled up against Michael and looked very happy. I was pleased that he had found someone to love and I was hopeful that the relationship would turn out the way he wanted it to. But it was clearly going to take him awhile to get used to being in an environment where gay relationships do not have to be hidden. When it was time for Michael to head back to his apartment, Curtis walked him outside. Within a few minutes, Curtis came back in the house and gave me a hug and a kiss goodnight. Curtis walked over and gave James a big hug and a kiss on the cheek. "Goodnight brother." Curtis said with a smile. "Goodnight little brother." James replied while returning the kiss on the cheek. Curtis headed upstairs for bed, so James and I quickly followed. Once we were in our room, James and I cuddled for a half an hour or so before kissing each other goodnight. James rolled over on his side and I spooned myself in behind him. I had almost drifted off to sleep when the telephone rang with an off island ring tone. "Jason's Haven, this is Tim. How may I help you?" I answered. "Tim, It's Mihai. I am sorry to be calling so late but it can not be avoided. The doctor has just requested Maggie's priest be called. He does not expect her to live through the night. I will have the guestrooms reedy for you by the time you get here." Mihai stated sadly. "Thanks Mihai. We will be there as quickly as we can. Stay with her Mihai. I don't want her dying alone in case we don't get there in time." I instructed. "Of course I will stay with her, Tim." he replied. "I am sorry to have to be the barer of bad news." "See you in a bit then. Goodbye." I said before hanging up the phone. James was staring at me with tears in his eyes. He had heard me say Mihai's name and he instantly knew what the call was about. I pulled him up to me and embraced him. "I love you James. And I am truly sorry you have to go through this. I will be right by your side the whole time." I said lovingly. "I should be the one to tell Curtis. We will be ready to go in just a few minutes, Tim." he said through his tears. I quickly placed a call to Allen and informed him what was happening and that we would be gone for about a week. Then I called the airstrip and had my flight team prepare the plane for a flight to Miami. They had been notified in advance and they were expecting the call any time. Fifteen minutes later, the boys and I were boarding the plane and on our way to Miami. To be continued...