Date: Mon, 6 Nov 2006 19:41:22 EST
From: adama1416@aol.com
Subject: Tyler's Football Coach 6

                             Tyler's Football Coach

                                     Fiction

                                    By L. Ray

                                     part 6


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                                     Part 6


Tyler was extremely excited.  His Birthday was coming in a few days and
he would be twelve.  He wanted to have a party, but he didn't know if
Jess would go along with the idea or not because the Saturday of his
birthday was also a game day for the team.  He decided that he wouldn't
say anything to Jess about it, because he knew that everyone would be too
tired to do anything after the game.

School was a bit of a blur the next day, nothing unusual happened, and
football practice that afternoon wasn't much different than school had
been.  There were the usual tackles and blocks, drills to run and the
whole team was really looking forward to the game on Saturday, because if
they won it would mean the league playoffs.  They had the best record in
their league with only one loss out of ten games.  The boys were excited
about ending their regular season with another big victory and with
encouragement from Jess and Chuck, they practiced like they were playing
the game already.  By the end of practice, they were all ready for
showers.  Practice uniforms were saturated with sweat, dirt and grass
stains, and every boy on the team was beat.  They walked to the locker
room this time, instead of their usual run, with the coaches picking up
stray gear here and there on the field as they too walked to the locker
room.

Inside, most of the boys were already peeling off their clothes and
heading for the showers as Jess and Chuck entered.  They tossed t shirts
and other items to this boy or that as they made their way through to the
office where they put the footballs away and sat down to relax for a bit.

"What have you got planned for Saturday after the game?"  Jess asked
Chuck.

"Nothing really, I thought we'd rent some movies and stay home, my nephew
is coming in to stay with us for a while."

"Well, forget the movies, and you guys come to dinner with Tyler and me.
Saturday is Tyler's birthday and I thought we would have a dinner/party
to celebrate."

"Oh ok, but is it ok if I bring my nephew too, I mean he's older, just
turned sixteen, but I'll pay for his dinner if it's ok to bring him."

"Nonsense, I'm inviting the whole team, so one more isn't going to be a
problem at all.  But not a word to Tyler, or David either, just in case."

"Sure thing.  Now all I have to do is figure out what to get him?"

They both laughed as they got up to go check on the boys.  As they got
into the locker room, Jess heard a humming sound and laughter coming from
the back corner by the trainer's room.  As they rounded the corner, there
was Tyler, David, and another boy, all butt naked, in the whirlpool,
enjoying the warmth as well as the churning action of the water jets.
They were also taking turns ducking under the water and then bobbing back
up, spitting water at one another, which was what seemed to be causing
the unbridled laughter.

"What do you guys think you're doing?"  Jess barked, trying to suppress
his own amusement at their antics.

All three boys jumped, knowing that they had been caught.  The third boy
ducked under the water in an effort to hide, but Jess reached into the
tank and pulled him back to the surface.  Supporting himself on his
elbows on the rim of the tank, Jess looked at his three wayward boys.

"You guys know that this equipment is for the High School Team, not us.
Who gave you permission to use the whirlpool?"

The boys looked at one another, then at Chuck, and then back to Jess.
All three looked as though they may cry at any second and, realizing that
he had better do something quickly, Jess smiled broadly.  "Ok guys, haul
out of there and get your showers so we can get out of here."

As the three boys climbed out of the whirlpool, they dripped and slid all
over the floor as they made their way to the showers.  Chuck couldn't
resist the opportunity and reached out, swatting David on his bare wet
ass as he passed him, to which David let out a high pitched yelp.

The boys quickly showered while Jess and Chuck turned off the jets and
heater on the tank and headed over to the shower area to hurry the boys
up.

"You know, they actually had a pretty good idea there Jess.  It would
have been good to enjoy the tub with Tyler and David."

"You're right, but I don't think we should involve Barry though."

"Of course, you're right about that.  And that worries me about having my
nephew Josh at the house for the next couple of weeks.  I don't know if
his dad has done anything with him or not, and I'm not sure how to
approach the subject with him either, I mean, he is sixteen, so I'm sure
he's masturbated, and probably in the company of some of his friends too,
but I don't know about introducing him to sex with David and me."

"I wouldn't worry too much about it for now Chuck, and if things get to
be to much for you and David, you can always send him over to my house
for the afternoon, say to pick something up for you, and I'll pretend
that I have to hunt for it to keep him away for a while."

Chuck put his arm around Jess' shoulder.  "You are one hell of a good
friend, have I told you that before? "  he laughed as they walked toward
the rows of lockers.

Barry was dressed and waving bye to everyone as he exited the building,
leaving Chuck and Jess, and a very naked David and Tyler behind.

Tyler walked over to Jess and looked up at him.  "Are we in trouble?"

"No, you're not in trouble, but you guys should have at least asked
first."

"Yes sir." Tyler said.

"It really wasn't all Ty's fault Coach, Barry suggested it and we went
along with it, so it's really all of our faults."  David added.  "But it
would have been more fun if you guys had been in there with us!"

"Yeah, well, I don't think we want Barry, or any of the other team
members in the hot tub with us guys, that just wouldn't be appropriate."
Chuck said.  "You guys get dressed and let's  all go get something to
eat, I'm starving."

The boy's faces lit up as they scampered to the bench dropping their
towels to the floor and dressed quickly.

In the restaurant they ate and talked about the upcoming game.  Tyler and
David eventually wandered off to play games in the video arcade leaving
Chuck and Jess talked between themselves.

The boys were playing a game, which David was winning.  "What are you
going to do for your birthday Saturday, Ty.  I mean the game is really
important, but man, it's your birthday, don't you want to celebrate or
something?"

"I am celebrating!  We're going to win the game and that will be a great
birthday present!"

"Yeah, but it's not the same thing dude.  I mean, you've gotta' get
something good for your birthday besides a win in a football game, come
on, what do you really want?"
"You really want to know what I want, more than anything, for my
birthday?"

"Yeah, I do, and whatever it is, I'll see if my dad will let me buy it
for you, after all, you're my best bud!"

"David," Tyler's eyes began to burn as tears welled up, "I want Jess to
be my dad!"

"Hey dude, he is, don't you know nothing?"

"No goof, I mean I want him to be my dad for ever!"

David hugged his friend, in spite of where they were.  "Man, you really
know how to make it hard on a guy," he said as he wiped a tear from his
own eye, " I can't buy that for you, cause I don't think they have a Dad
Store anywhere around here,  but if they did, I would buy it for you in
a  nanosecond!"

" I guess we should be heading back to the table, I think I want some
desert now." Tyler laughed.

As they got back to the table Jess and Chuck were talking about Josh
coming to stay with Chuck and David.

"Josh is coming to stay with us?"  David asked excitedly.

"Yes he is, he'll be here Friday afternoon and he's going to be staying
for a while.  I hope that's ok with you David?"

"Sure, but what about us, you know?"

"Don't worry, we'll work things out somehow.  I promise, that isn't going
to change."  Chuck said as David's face brightened a bit.  "You guys want
some desert?"

They both ordered hot fudge sundaes and ate them as though they hadn't
eaten already while Chuck and Jess just laughed.

"I don't know where they put it all!"  Jess said, shaking his head, as he
got up to go pay the check.  By the time he had paid the bill, Chuck and
the boys were at his side, ready to leave.  When they got back to the
house, Jess invited Chuck and David in for a while.

He went to the kitchen and got two sodas for the boys, who took them and
scampered off to the little bedroom to play video games, then he grabbed
two beers and handed one to Chuck as he sat across the table from him.

"So, have you figured out yet what you're giving Tyler for his birthday?"
Chuck asked.

"No, I haven't got a clue, I mean, I've never had to buy too many
birthday presents for boys, other than my sister's kids, and I don't even
know where to begin."

"Well, if you're open to suggestions, how about a nice computer.  I
notice there isn't one here at the house and he could join David and
several other boys from school who play online games against each other.
If you'd like, I can call a friend who owns a computer store and he'll
fix you up right, and give you a good price too."

"That would be great.  And that would be something we can both use."

"Now all I have to do is figure out what David and I will get him.  Of
course, if you give him a computer, we could give him some great game
programs that the boys all love."

"I know what I would really like to give him, but there's really no way
to do that."
"Yeah, what's that?"

"Adoption papers, making him my son legally.  I want that more than
anything else in the world!  I just don't know what I would do if I lose
him.  He's totally changed my life, turned my whole world upside down,
and I have loved every minute of it!"  Jess said as a tear slowly
trickled down his face.

Chuck got up from his seat and moved around the table and bent down,
giving Jess a hug, which Jess was returning, just as two very naked boys
came bounding into the room.  Both boys simultaneously shouted, "Can we
all have some fun now?"

"Guys, you have school tomorrow!"  Jess chortled as he looked over at
Chuck.

"Well Jess, it's not that late, and if David and I spent the night, it
might be ok." Chuck said.

Jess rolled his eyes then laughed.  "I know when I'm outnumbered.  Let me
lock the house and turn off some lights."

David and Tyler began to dance around, their small cocks flopping about
as they jumped and twirled around holding one another's hands.

"I knew we could convince them!" Tyler said as he and David headed back
to the bedroom.  Jess and Chuck followed close behind, removing clothes
as they went.  By the time they got to the bedroom, both men were wearing
nothing but their underwear.

"Stop right there!" David said firmly.  "Before either of you gets to do
anything with us, you have to do something for us." he added rather
matter-of-factly.


"Really? And just what would that be?"  Chuck asked his son.

"You two have to kiss each other, and not just a peck on the lips
either.  Kiss like you really mean it!"  David said.

The two men looked at each other and shrugged their shoulders as they
embraced and put their mouths together.  Before either of them knew it,
their tongues were searching out the cavities of each other's mouths.  As
they broke off the kiss, Tyler and David were both jumping up and down,
clapping their hands.

"See David, I told you they were falling in love with each other as well
as us!"

The men broke away from each other and grabbed for the boys, throwing
them onto the bed as they giggled with delight.  They then both swooped
down on the boys, kissing them from head to foot and back again, ending
with long, deep kisses as the boys wrapped their arms around the men's
necks.

As the two men continued to kiss and tickle the boys, they wiggled their
way around until their heads were between Jess' and Chuck's legs, pulling
their underwear down below their knees.  Getting the underwear out of the
way, the boys raised their heads and slurped in the quickly rising cocks,
which dangled above their faces.  The men began moaning from the boys
greedy sucking, as the sensations coursed through them, and they both
bent forward, swallowing the boys stiff young cocks completely, causing
the boys to redouble their sucking efforts.

Tyler pulled his mouth off Jess' cock .  "I have an idea guys.  I want to
get on my back and let Jess fuck me, then David can get on his hands and
knees over me, and we'll suck each other while Chuck fucks him.  Ok?"

Everyone readily agreed as Tyler quickly scooted himself into position on
the bed.  Chuck handed Jess the bottle of lube and Jess squirted a
generous amount onto his hand and fingers and began working it into
Tyler's hole, then onto his own cock.  He got between the boy's legs and
lifted his hips, as he positioned his slick cock at his tight young bud.
As he slid into Tyler, the boy began moaning his approval.  David quickly
got into his position over Tyler as his dad lubed him up and entered him
as well.  The boys began sucking one another as the two men began fucking
into them, eliciting approving moans from both boys as they continued to
suck and slurp on the young cocks in their mouths.  Jess and Chuck became
more and more aware of their own closeness and leaned forward to kiss as
they continued to fuck in and out of the boys beneath them.  Jess reached
up with one hand, while continuing to hold Tyler's hip with his other and
began to tweak and pinch at Chuck's nipples, which caused Chuck to moan
into his mouth as they continued kissing one another deeply.  Chuck
returned the favor by doing the same to Jess, gently twisting first one
and then the other of his nipples as well.

Jess could feel the muscles in Tyler's ass as they griped and massaged
the length of his cock, and was sure that David must be feeling the same
thing.  He quickly realized that the added sensations of kissing and
fondling Chuck were adding to his overall enjoyment of the sex as he
continued to plow in and out of Tyler.  The smells of sex, sweat, and boy
were filling the room, creating a heady aroma that heightened Jess'
awareness of all of the sensations he was feeling as he felt himself
plummeting into his climax.  Tyler's ass began tightening  around Jess'
cock as he began to thrust faster and harder.  Unable to hold off any
longer, Jess shoved himself all the way into Tyler, separating from
Chuck, and grabbed Tyler's hips, pulling the boy completely onto his cock
as he shot blast after blast of his hot cum deep inside the boy.  At the
same time, Chuck thrust deeply into David as he unloaded his seed into
his son as well.  Chuck fell backward, pulling David with him so that he
was laying splayed out on his dad's stomach and chest, Chuck's cock still
buried deep inside him, while Jess fell onto his side, keeping himself
deep inside Tyler's sucking hole.

The four of them lay panting and caressing one another until their
breathing returned to a more normal state.  Chuck pulled out of David, as
they got off the bed and started for the door.

"Where are you two going?"  Jess asked.

"I thought we would go to the other bedroom so you two could get some
rest.  David and I can sleep just fine on the small bed."

"Nonsense," Jess said, "There's plenty of room on this bed for the four
of us."

"Yeah, " Tyler added, "but David and I want the two of you to sleep in
the middle."

Tyler scooted himself to the back side of the bed and Jess lay beside
him, as Chuck got into the bed next to Jess, and David slid in beside his
dad.  The four of them were soon asleep, embracing one another as they
slept.

Saturday  morning, Jess and Tyler were getting things ready to head for
the game when the phone rang.  Jess picked it up and answered.

"Hello.   Yeah sure, bring him along, we'll find something for him to
do.  We're leaving now.  See you there, bye."

Once they got to the field, Tyler was busy helping Jess get the Gatorade
Jug set up and things ready for the game when Chuck arrived with David
and his nephew Josh.  David and Tyler headed for the locker room to get
changed into their uniforms.

"Jess, this is my nephew, Josh.  He's going to be staying with us for a
little while.  Josh, this is my friend Jess.  He's the head coach for
David's team."

Jess stuck out his hand to shake with Josh, who took it and shook
timidly.

"Is there anything we can do to help set up before the game?"  Chuck
asked.

"Sure, we need the cups and table from the car, and then the car needs to
be moved to the parking area over there."

Chuck and Josh moved to the back of Jess' car and got out the small
square table, opened it up and set it next to the bench, then set the
Gatorade jug on it as Jess brought the cups and set them on the table
too.

"So Josh, you know anything about football?"

"Not too much.  I'm more into music than sports."

"Well, do you think you can handle the stat board?"

"I guess so, if you or uncle Chuck will show me what to do."

Jess handed the clip board to Josh, then went to move his car to the
parking area while Chuck explained what they needed Josh to do.  When
Jess returned, he again went over it with Josh to be sure that he felt
comfortable with what they wanted him to do.  Josh seemed to understand
what it was that he had to do with the clipboard and the information on
it.

Within minutes, the boys began coming from the lockers and joining Jess,
Chuck, and Josh on the bench.  Jess had them all do some basic stretching
maneuvers and then had them run two laps of the field as the other team
began to arrive.  It wasn't long before the stands were filling up and
the referees came over to get the starting sheets from Josh, who had them
on his clipboard.  After another few minutes, the head referee called the
two team captains out to the center of the field for the coin toss.
Jess' team won the toss and elected to receive, as the boys ran to their
end of the field.  Over the next 30 minutes, the ball changed hands
numerous times, but at the half, Jess' team was ahead by six points.
Josh stayed very busy, running up and down the sideline, making sure that
he wrote down beside each boys number such things as how many passes he
had caught, or how many  times a boy might intercept or recover a ball
from the other team, as well as the yardage gained by the team.  By the
end of the game, the team had won, but only by a single point.  Both
teams had fought hard to capture the win, but in the end it was a single
extra point that made the difference.  After congratulating the other
team, Jess, Chuck and the boys all headed for the locker room.  Jess and
Chuck headed for the office, but Josh stayed behind in the locker room,
as the boys striped out of their uniforms and headed to the showers.  He
meandered around the locker area picking up uniform parts and placing
them on the benches, and each time he would pick up a boy's jock from the
floor, he would hold them under his nose and sniff the boy sweat that it
contained.  As the first boys began to come back to the lockers to dress,
Josh continued to pick up things from the floor, periodically glancing
out of the corner of his eye at this boy or that, as they dropped their
towels to pull on their clothes.

Once all of the boys were dressed, Chuck and Jess came out to the locker
room to make an announcement.

"Listen up guys!" Chuck shouted.  "Since you guys played so well, and won
the final game of the season, we're going to celebrate, so the whole team
is invited to Pizza Hut for a big victory celebration!"

The boys all cheered as they headed to the parking lot to meet their
parents for the drive to the Pizza Hut, in an effort to get everyone
inside before Jess and Tyler arrived.  The boys knew that it was also a
surprise birthday party for Tyler.

Jess deliberately took a side trip by their house to pick up something he
"forgot" in an effort to give the others a chance to get into the Pizza
Hut ahead of them.  When they pulled in to the parking lot, Tyler tried
to hurry Jess, who seemed to be taking a lot more time than necessary to
lock the car and cross the parking lot.  As they entered the restaurant
the hostess showed them to the private party room.  Jess held back a bit
as Tyler took hold of the door and pulled it open.  When he walked
inside, all of his team mates shouted "SURPRISE" which startled Tyler.
He looked around the room to see birthday decorations everywhere as his
friends began coming up to him, patting him on the back and wishing him
Happy Birthday.  Tyler couldn't help himself, as the tears began to
trickle down his face.  He looked at Jess who smiled.

"Happy Birthday Champ!" Jess said as the boy ran into his arms, hugging
him tightly.

Tyler and Jess joined the rest of the team as the waitresses began
bringing in pizzas and soft drinks and setting them on the tables.  There
was a table off to the side of the room that was covered with brightly
wrapped boxes and a huge birthday cake in the center.

Everyone was having a great time, laughing and carrying on with one
another when David announced it was time for Tyler to blow out the
candles on his cake and open presents.  Jess and Chuck lit the candles on
the cake as everyone began to sing "Happy Birthday to you, happy birthday
to you, happy birthday dear Tyler, happy birthday to you!"  Tyler blew
out the candles as they stopped singing and everyone cheered.  The boys
then began handing Tyler presents from the table, shouting "open mine,
open mine."

Justin picked up a large box and brought it over to Tyler.  "Here twerp,
open this one!"

Tyler opened the card first and read it aloud, then began to tear off the
wrapping.  He looked up at Justin in amazement as he said "Thanks!"

Tyler couldn't believe that Justin had given him such a nice gift, a pro
series football.  One after the other, he opened the gifts until he got
to David's.  When he opened it, he looked up confused.  "I can't play
these, I don't have a computer"  Tyler said, looking at the assortment of
computer game discs.

"Why don't you open the big box champ?"  Jess said.

Tyler looked at the box sitting on the floor beside the table.  Moving
over to it, he began to tear the paper away and when he saw the logo on
the box, he knew right away that Jess had gotten him a computer.  He
jumped up throwing his arms around Jess' neck and kissed him on the cheek
as he said "Thank you Jess, it's awesome!"

Everyone had had cake and ice cream, and the boys were beginning to head
home.  David, Justin, and Chuck helped Tyler and Jess carry things out to
the car and then said good night too.

Inside the car, Tyler hugged Jess again and kissed him on the lips this
time, then said, "I love you Jess, you're the best dad a boy could have!"

Jess put the car in gear and pulled away.

As Jess pulled into the drive, there was a police car sitting in front of
the house.  An officer got out and walked up to the door as Jess and
Tyler got it opened.

"Mr. Braun?" the officer said.

"Yes, how can I help you?"  Jess replied.

"I have some information about the boy's mother, can we go inside sir?"

Jess showed the officer into the house as he told Tyler to put his things
away.

"You said you had information about Tyler's mother?"

"Yes sir, the people at social services have been trying to get  hold of
you for several hours now, and called our office to assure contact.  It
seems the boy's mother has no chance for recovery.  They need someone to
give permission to pull the plug as it were, and the boy is too young to
make an informed decision."

"What can I do, I'm not related to her.  And there are absolutely no
other relatives that anyone knows of."

"Well, sir, there is a letter, she had a nurse at the hospital write it
during one of her more lucid moments.  It gives you full, permanent
custody of the boy, as well as full power of attorney to act on her
behalf should she not survive."

"What?" Jess said, "Is that legal?"

"Oh yes sir, everything has been witnessed and even notarized.  Of course
the adoption won't become legal until it's signed by a judge, but all
things considered, that's just a formality.  However, the hospital does
need to know about the respirator and so on within the next 24 hours, so
you will have to let them know something by morning."  The officer said
as he handed Jess the letter.

Jess' hand trembled as he looked at the document, signed with an x,
witnessed by the nurse as well as the hospital's legal counsel, and
notarized.  Could he make such a decision, one that would end Tyler's
mothers life, and how would Tyler feel about that?  There were too many
questions going through his mind, and not nearly enough answers.

"I need to think about all of this, and I also need to talk things over
with the boy,  after all, it's his mother we're talking about here."

"Of course!" said the officer, "But please keep in mind that Mrs. Jackson
isn't going to improve at this point.  The respirator is the only thing
keeping her alive, and that's just barely.  Please do talk it over with
the boy, and contact the hospital as early as possible."

"Yes, of course I will, and thank you for waiting for us to get home."

The officer said goodnight and headed back to his cruiser, then pulled
away, as Jess went to talk to Tyler.

"Hey champ, we need to talk, it's pretty important."  Jess said as he
thought about what he would say to him.

"Sure Jess, what's up?"

"Well, son, this is going to be hard to say.  But I want you to know that
no matter what, I'm here for you, Ok?"

Tyler looked straight into Jess' eyes, a look of concern shrouded his
cute young face.  "Wha. what's going on Jess, do I have to leave?  Are
they taking me away from you? I don't want to go, Jess!"

Jess sat down next to Tyler.  "No, son, you don't have to leave here, but
that's not what I need to talk to you about.  It's your mom, the
policeman who was here told me that she's not going to get better, in
fact, they want to." Jess paused, feeling his eyes fill with tears, "They
want permission to turn off the machine that's keeping her alive."  Jess
nearly choked on the words.

Tyler stared off into space, not saying anything, for a long time.  When
he finally looked back at Jess, his expression was totally blank.  "Jess,
if they take her off of the machine will she die?"

"Yes son, in all likely hood, she will die."

"Can I go and say bye to her before they turn it off?"

"Oh baby, of course you can, in fact, we can leave right now if you want
too."

"Can. can David come too?"

"Well, Ty, that's up to his dad, but if he says ok, of course he can.
Would you like me to call Chuck and see if it's ok?"

"Yeah, I think I would."  Tyler said, almost whispering.

Jess picked up the phone and dialed the number.  He explained the
situation to Chuck who asked David if he wanted to go with Tyler.  When
he returned to the phone, he told Jess that they would be right over.
Jess hung up the phone and turned to tell Tyler that they were on their
way.

"Jess?"

"Yes champ?"

"Does this mean that I can stay here from now on?"

"We'll see champ, we'll see, but for now, nothing changes, except that
your mother won't ever be coming back.  David and Chuck will be here
soon, so we need to be heading for the car."

Tyler put got up to walk to the door with Jess.  As they opened the door,
Chuck was pulling up in front of the house.  David got out of the car and
climbed into the back seat as Chuck said for them to get in.  Jess got
into the front and Tyler got into the back seat and they headed for
Knoxville.  By the time they were almost into Knoxville, the boys were
both sleeping.

"What about Josh, why didn't he come with you two?"

"He wanted to stay at home and watch some TV, I decided that was a good
idea. So, what's this mean, as far as Tyler staying with you?"  Chuck
asked quietly.

"I haven't told him yet, but she signed total custody over to me when she
gave them the power of attorney.  I don't want to say anything to him
until it's official."

"That's great news Jess!  So, are you going to change his last name, or
leave it Jackson?"

"Well, that's entirely up to him, but whatever he decides, I'll back him
up on it. And I will be just as proud of him if his last name is Jackson
or Braun."

They woke the boys as they pulled into the hospital's parking facility,
locked up the car and headed inside the building.  On the elevator to the
floor where Tyler's mother was, Chuck explained to David that they
probably wouldn't be able to go in the room with Tyler.  Jess spoke to
the nurse at the desk and then walked over to Tyler.  Kneeling before the
boy, Jess put one hand on each of his shoulders.

"Ty, before we go in, I need to tell you that she looks a lot different
than she did the last time we were here.  The bruises on her face are
much darker, and there is a big machine breathing for her.  Do you
understand all of that?"

Tyler nodded his head, then turned to David and stuck out his hand.  As
David took his hand, Tyler leaned close and whispered.  "She's not pretty
like she used to be, so I don't want you to be scared ok?"

David nodded his head as he gripped Tyler's hand tightly, and the two
started into the room with Jess.  No one tried to stop David from going
into the room with them.  Inside the room, Jess stopped as Tyler and
David crossed the room to the bedside.

"Mom, this is David, you remember him don't you?  He's my best friend,
and I love him a lot.  I wanted you to know that before you go."

Tyler turned and motioned for Jess to come over.  Jess put his hand on
Tyler's shoulder as the boy continued.  "And I know you remember Jess,
Coach Braun.  Well mom, he's taking really good care of me, and if they
will let him, I want him to be my dad.  I hope that's ok with you mom,
because I really love him very much, and I didn't get to know my real
dad!

Jess wiped the tears from his face as he knelt next to Tyler.

"Now mom, they are going to turn off that big machine so you can go.  I
know that you really do love me mom, and I love you too, but don't worry
about me, cause Jess will take really good care of me.  I love you mom,
bye."

Tyler turned and looked at Jess.  "Don't cry dad, she's going to be ok,
and  we are too."   Tyler took Jess and David's hands and they left the
room.  Tyler walked over to the nurses station and asked the nurse
standing there how long it would take once they turned off the
respirator, to which she answered that there was really no way of
knowing, but that it wouldn't be long.  Tyler nodded his head, then
turned to Jess.

"Do they know what to do after. you know?"

"Yes.  She wants to be cremated and her ashes taken to the river."  Jess
answered.  "Then we'll plan a simple memorial service if you want to
later."

"Ty, do you want to stay until the end?"

"No, it's a long drive back home and I just want to go.  Is that wrong
Jess?'

"No son, it's not wrong.  Come on, let's go home."

Jess looked at Chuck, then back at Tyler as they moved toward the
elevator to leave.  The trip home was quiet as the boys went quickly back
to sleep and Jess recounted the events in the room to Chuck.  Chuck's
only comment was.  "Damn, what a tough little kid!"  After that the four
of them rode along in silence.  When they arrived back at Jess' house he
invited Chuck and David inside for something to drink.  Tyler and David
went to the spare room to play video games while Chuck and Jess sat in
the kitchen drinking their soft drinks.

"You know, Chuck, that's the bravest kid I have ever seen.  He didn't cry
or anything, just introduced David to her as his best friend, then told
her that he loved me, then said good bye to her, and that was it."

"Are you sure he's alright Jess?  I mean, that's a hell of a load for a
little kid like him to have to deal with!"

"Well, I know one thing, I'm going to give him all the love and support I
can to help him through it all."

"Just remember, it's not going to be easy for you either, and you know
where I am, I'm here for both of you whenever you need me."