Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2010 05:05:26 -0700 (PDT)
From: Henry Brooks <hankster1430@bellsouth.net>
Subject: The Tales of Rick and Alec Tale Five Under The Hollywood Stars

The Tales of Rick and Alec
Tale Five:
Under The Hollywood Stars

Andy had been staying with Rick and Alec for three weeks, and working at
The Golden Cockerel as a bartender (one of his hidden talents) for almost
the whole time.  The three of them were enjoying an interesting and
expanded sex life together.  Often Marty and Tyler joined in on the
festivities.  The five young men were becoming fast friends.  They were all
sure that their special relationship would last a life time.

Then fate stepped in for Andy, in a good way.  Early one evening, the bar
was very slow.  An exceptionally hot young Latino man came in, sat at the
bar, ordered a gin and tonic, and said to Andy, "You are one hot guy.  I
sure would like to get into your pants."

Andy was flattered and answered, "I'm not nearly as hot as you are, buddy."
Whenever Andy had a moment he would chat with the young man, whose name he
learned was Carlos.  He was still seated at the bar when Alec came in for
his after gig drink.

"Hi Alec," Carlos said cheerily.

Alec didn't recognize the young man, and asked, "Do I know you?"

Carlos got hysterical with laughter and Alec could not figure out why.
"I'm Miss Fantasy," Carlos said.  "I guess you didn't recognize me."

"No way," Alec said incredulously.  "I've never seen you out of drag.  Why
didn't you tell me how hot you were?"

"You never asked, gorgeous," came the reply.  The three men chatted for
awhile and Rick joined them after his shift.  When Rick and Alec finished
their free drinks, they left.  Carlos stayed at the bar until Andy was
finished at 2 AM, and then Andy went home with him.  If ever there was a
case of love at first sight, this was it.  Two weeks later and three weeks
before it was time to leave for Hollywood, Andy moved into Carlos's
apartment.

Alec and Rick, Marty and Tyler and now Andy and Carlos bonded into a tight
knit family unit, a real band of brothers.  Since Rick and Carlos were to
be American Idol widowers for the foreseeable future, they were glad they
had each other.

All six of the brothers were at the airport to see Alec and Andy off to
Hollywood.  There was a lot of hugging and tears and well wishes.  When
they left the airport, Tyler and Marty returned to school and Rick and
Carlos went to work.  This was Miss Fantasy's night to entertain at The
Golden Cockerel.

The big jet landed smoothly at LAX and Andy and Alec removed their carry on
bags from the overhead.  Neither had checked luggage.  They took a cab to
the hotel to which they were assigned.  When they checked in they received
an envelope informing them where to meet for dinner. They would be given
further instructions at dinner.  The weeding out procedure was to begin the
following day.  There were 140 contestants that would be weeded down to
twelve for the live competition.  Two contestants would be eliminated by
public vote during the first two weeks of the competition.  Those two weeks
were critical because the contestants who made the top ten would tour the
country after the competition and get paid for it.  More importantly their
talents would be exposed to the whole country.

At dinner that night, they were all instructed where to congregate for
further auditioning.  There was a huge auditorium in the hotel and they
would be singing there with all the other contestants acting as a live
audience.  Andy and Alec immediately made a few friends at dinner.  All of
the girls and some of the men were attracted to their good looks.  A
handsome young man whispered in Alec's ear, "A few of us are going to a gay
bar after dinner.  If you are so inclined, please join us.  Your room mate
is welcome to come along, but my vibes are that he is straight."

Alec laughed.  "His partner would be shocked to hear that."

The young man laughed, "I'm Matt," he said and stuck out his hand.

In all, seven of them went to the bar.  They enjoyed one drink each and
Alec said that he wanted to be well rested for the ordeal to come.  He and
Andy wanted to return to the hotel, which was walking distance from the
bar.  The others scoffed at them.  It was obvious they didn't think they
had a chance to make the cut, and they wanted to have as much fun in
Hollywood as they could, before they were sent home.  "Are we the only
ones taking this thing seriously?" Alec asked Andy, not expecting an
answer.

There were two queen size beds in their hotel room.  "What a waste," Andy
said as he and Alec jumped naked into one of the beds.  They assumed the
position and played sensuously with each other's cocks.  Finally they each
engulfed the other and brought each other to glorious orgasms.  They
swallowed each other's cum and there was no waste.  Afterwards they wrapped
up in each other's arms and fell asleep.  Their body time clocks were set
for three hours later, and they were terribly overtired, so sleep came
easily.

The next two weeks were grueling.  Most of the time was spent just sitting
in the audience and waiting.  Alec and Andy made cut after cut, and found
themselves in the top twenty-four.  Only one day of competition remained
until the top twelve were chosen.  Alec had listened carefully to the
judges' advice.  They seemed unanimous in their opinion that his guitar
playing was weak compared to his singing.  They urged him to either drop
the guitar or maybe just use it as an intro.  Alec felt naked without his
guitar, but he knew instinctively that he should take the judges' advice.
Even if he didn't do as well without his instrument, maybe they would give
him brownie points for listening to their advice.  He decided that at this
final audition, he would sing without his guitar.  After all Andy was doing
well enough without an instrument for a crutch.

The judges would often say to a contestant, "That was not a good song
choice for you," and so now Alec was faced with a major decision.  What
should he sing?  He tried hard to listen to his father's voice, and in a
fleeting instant he heard, "Climb Every Mountain."  He rejected it
immediately.  One of the judges was very disdainful of singers who sounded
"Broadway."  The judge felt that Broadway singers could not become super
star artists.  Alec thought that a Broadway song was not a wise choice.

Again he heard his father's voice, "Climb Every Mountain."  He decided to
go with it, and leave it to fate.  At this final audition, he had a full
orchestra at his disposal.  He and the orchestra leader listened to several
arrangements of the song, and Alec selected the one he liked the best.
During rehearsals the two musicians made some changes to the arrangement,
adding a crescendo here, and toning down another there.

Finally it was Alec's turn.  He took center stage.  One of the judges said,
"I see you have no guitar today, Alec.  Let's see what you can do without
it.  What are you going to sing for us today?"

"Climb Every Mountain," Alec said.  The anti Broadway judge arched his
eyebrows.  The orchestra began to play a lush, string dominated
introduction.  When Alec began to sing, the judge's arched eyebrows became
wide eyed wonder.  One of the female judges began to cry.  At the end, the
remaining contestants, led by Andy, applauded wildly.  They and the judges
gave Alec a standing ovation.

That afternoon, the contestants were called into a private room one at a
time to hear the judges render their final choices.  Alec and Andy made the
cut and were in the final twelve.  They were given passage home, along with
all the other winning and losing contestants.  They had to promise not to
reveal the results, because the whole selection process would not begin
airing for another two months.  If the results got out they would risk
losing their standing, and would be replaced by a runner up.

On the trip home they wondered what they would tell their friends.  They
decided to tell them that they didn't make the cut, put up with their
disappointment, and just go back to work.  At the eleventh hour they would
pack, say their goodbyes, and head back to Hollywood.  That's just what
they did.  During the first few days they heard a lot of sympathetic
mumblings from their friends and the bar patrons.  They accepted these
condolences graciously.  Their partners felt that an abundance of sexual
activity would ease the pain.  Neither Alec nor Andy dared disagree on
that.

Alex and Andy both got through the first two cuts, which were decided by
the viewers, and were in the top ten, assuring them a place on the tour.
The night after the results, the other eight contestants went out on the
town, but Andy and Alec decided to celebrate in their hotel room.  They
called their partners who were temporarily rooming together until Alec and
Andy would come home.  They then indulged in a night of wild, abandoned
love making.  Alec actually lost count of the number of times he entered
Andy and spilled his juices deep inside Andy's ass.  Andy chose to cum in
Alec's mouth and to share his juices with Alec.  He too came several times
before they both collapsed in exhaustion.

The next few weeks were more hectic than before.  In addition to rehearsing
for the show the contestants would be making a weekly commercial together
for one of the sponsors.  It was incredible how hard they worked and how
exhausted they were at the end of the day.  Andy and Alec began to
substitute sex for just falling asleep in each other's arms.

Before they knew what had hit them, Alec and Andy found themselves in the
top five.  Neither could believe that they were that good.  Andy
rationalized that all the young girls and probably gay men were voting for
them because of their looks.  They failed to give credit to their talents
and their incredible charisma.  After all they were both regional winners
of local Fox TV affiliates.

They found themselves receiving requests from several agents to sign
contracts with them to manage their careers.  They were both promised
record contracts and major gigs across the country.  When they did go out
on a rare evening, they were pursued by paparazzi, and had to run from them
and screaming young women.

Finally, it had to happen.  In the week before the grand finale, Andy was
eliminated, leaving only Alec and a fantastic girl singer whose forte was
rock.  Alec was more of a balladeer.  Do not cry for Andy, he received
several offers through his newly chosen agent (Alec's also) and after
consultation with Carlos he agreed to go to New York to star in a revival
of Oklahoma.  Rehearsals were not scheduled to begin until after the tour
so everything worked out perfectly.  "It's my curly hair that did it," he
announced.  Carlos thought that he could advance his career in New York as
well, and he was happy to make the move.

The top ten were all to appear on the final show and on the results show
the following evening, so Andy stayed in LA.  The night after he was
eliminated, he and Alec were just getting ready for bed when there was a
knock at the door.  Alec quickly put on a pair of briefs and opened the
door to find two smiling faces, Rick and Carlos.

"We're here for the finale," Rick announced.  He started undressing rapidly
as did Carlos.  Andy and Alec were already naked.  Each couple took a bed
and made love far into the night.  During the rest of the week they mixed
it up a lot.

Rick and Carlos rarely left the hotel room.  Andy left only for rehearsals.
He was recognized wherever he went, and he didn't want the press to pick up
even a hint of homosexual activity until after the last show.  He feared
that Alec's chances would be compromised if the public suspected that he
was gay.  Alec was so busy rehearsing and making the final commercial that
he rarely saw his friends.

The finale consisted of each of the finalists singing a song of their
choice, a duet together, selected by the judges, and a song written
especially for the occasion.  Alec dared not even hope, but the song each
of them would sing was a ballad, and he thought that might give him an
advantage over the rocker.

Between the guest artists, the top ten contestants and the two finalists,
the two hour finale was a resounding success, one of the most entertaining
two hours of television variety ever aired.  The two finalists kept hugging
each other.  They were both winners.  The "loser" would miss out on the
cash award, but they were both already bombarded with recording and concert
offers.

The only one who was neither excited nor happy was Rick.  Alec's career was
somewhere out there in the stratosphere.  He knew that they would be
immensely wealthy, but where did that leave him?  He feared that Alec would
move on without him, and he hadn't even finished high school.  Well,
neither had Alec, but no matter there.  He vowed to finish high school and
go on to college.  He had always wanted to study law, and he swore that
somehow he would realize his dreams.  He was sure that Alec would help him.

He also knew that Alec would be on the road a great deal, and he wondered
what that would do to their relationship.  If he was in school, he would
not be able to travel with Alec.  Alec could sleep with groupies every
night.  Maybe Alec would get tired of him.  Maybe Alec would think that he
was boring.

Rick withdrew into himself and Alec was aware of it.  After the finale, the
top ten, the judges, the orchestra, and the guest artists had a huge back
stage party.  Carlos stayed away and Rick stayed with him.  They had a
quiet dinner together in the hotel.  Carlos wanted to know what was bugging
Rick.  Rick was one to keep things bottled up and Carlos got very little
out of him.

It was Alec who was able to put his finger on the problem.  After the
party, Andy joined Carlos in their hotel room, but Alec asked Rick to
please join him for a night cap.  Rick was not in the mood but he followed
Alec down to the bar.

"Listen jerk," Alec said.  "Get over your funk.  I love you with all my
heart and soul.  You are never going to be out of my life.  I know you are
worried about me being constantly on the road, but that's bull shit.  If
you want me to promise fidelity, I will, but don't be stupid.  We'll have
long separations.  I want you to be free to have sex with anyone, and I
want the same privilege.  You notice, I said, have sex.  I didn't say make
love.  If you ever make love to someone else, I want to see you
immediately, so we can discuss it.  Do you understand what I am saying to
you?  You and I have mated forever.  Don't ever doubt that for a second."

Rick nodded, and started to cry.  "Alec," he said, "since you will be away
so much, would it be OK with you if I went back to school?  I want to study
law?

"It's more than all right," Alec said.  "I was going to suggest it.  You
were always the one with the brains.  Your dad fucked you up.  I want to
make it right."

They finished their drinks and went upstairs.  They were too tired for sex
and fell fast asleep in each other's arms.  Andy and Carlos were making non
stop love in the other bed, and it didn't disturb them at all.

The one hour results show the next evening again featured the top ten
finalists and guest artists.  This time Carlos and Rick were in the
audience.  They both knew that success for Andy and Alec was assured.  Of
course, they wanted Alec to win, but they knew that some of the runner ups
had eventually gained more success than the winners.  They just relaxed and
enjoyed the show.  The hour dragged on interminably, but then the moment
came.  The huge audience became stony silent.  The host took forever to
open the envelope and then he hesitated for what seemed an eternity before
he announced the winner.

"Alec Thomas."



Epilogue

Andy and Carlos went to New York.  Andy became one of the brightest stars
on Broadway.  He starred in one musical comedy after another until finally
he was lured back to Hollywood to star in a non singing romantic comedy.
Carlos was never without a gig in New York, but like Rick, he went back to
school, where he studied statistics.  When he and Andy moved to California,
he got a well paying job with a major insurance company.  Andy was often
tempted by handsome gay men in his industry, but his heart remained
strongly with Carlos.  Carlos gave up his drag career to be a full time
statistician.

Marty and Tyler finished college and became CPA's.  They started their own
firm in Ft. Lauderdale, advertising heavily in the gay press.  They never
grew to be a large firm, but they were successful and lived a life free of
financial stress in the city that they had grown to love.

Alec enjoyed a successful career in concerts and TV.  His recordings often
went platinum and he had more Grammies than he had room for on his shelves.
He also won an Emmy for a TV variety special, and he actually did a cameo
role in one of Andy's musical films.  After that he appeared in a movie of
his own, but it wasn't a comfortable venue for him, and he never made
another film.  Rick became a lawyer and was wooed by some of the best firms
in the country.  It was common knowledge that he was the partner of super
star Alec Thomas, and these firms believed that his status would attract
many clients.  He chose a prestigious New York firm.  He and Alec made New
York their primary residence.

Once a year, come hell or high water, the six brothers took a week off and
met at the Beverly Hills estate of Andy and Carlos.  They spent the week
naked around the pool.  Carlos made sure that all the servants were young
gay men.  The brothers enjoyed sex amongst themselves all week, and often
the young servant men joined in on the festivities.

One day, when Rick least expected it, he received a letter from his mother.
He was shocked.  It read:

Dear Richard.

I often see your picture in the paper with that handsome singer, Alec
Thomas.  My friends just adore him.  I was able to trace you when I read
that you now live in New York City.  Your father forbids me to acknowledge
that you exist.  He remains ashamed of you.

I want you to know that I don't feel that way.  I had to obey your father's
wishes, but my heart is broken.  I love you now as I loved you then.

I will be in the New York area without your father from Labor Day weekend
until Sunday of the following weekend.  My sister, your Aunt Clara, now
lives in Cedarhurst on Long Island and I am spending the week with her.

I would so love to see you.  Can you find it in your heart to forgive me
and have dinner with me one evening?  I'll be arriving Friday afternoon
before Labor Day.  Please call me on my cell phone Friday evening.  The
number is 207-555-3478.  If I don't hear from you, I'll take it to mean you
don't want to hear from me.

Your loving mother.

Rick cried for an hour and then called Alec, who was just finishing a gig
in Atlantic City.  Rick was crying so hard, Alec could barely understand
him.

"I'll be home the entire holiday weekend," Alec said.  We'll call her and
meet them in the city on Saturday evening for dinner.  You should see as
much of her as you can during the following week while I'm away.  This is
wonderful news.

Rick, his mother, his aunt, and Alec met at one of New York's finest
restaurants.  The reunion was very tearful.  Rick held his mother's hand
all through dinner.  He was busy working on a big case, but he agreed to go
out to Cedarhurst for dinner at Clara's on Wednesday evening.  The ladies
were thrilled.  Of course, Alec charmed both ladies.  They were gushing all
over the big star.  Clara took pictures to show her friends whom she was
certain would not believe this at all.

When they got ready to leave, Rick's mother kissed Alec.  "Thank you for
taking such good care of my son and for loving him," she said.  Alec held
her tight.

The ladies had come in to the city by railroad, but Alec arranged for a
limousine to take them home.  When they left the restaurant they were
bombarded by flash bulbs.  The paparazzi were out in force, but Rick
covered his mother's face lest his father ever see the pictures.

That night as they prepared for bed, Alec took Rick in his arms.  "We did
good, kid," he said.

"Yeah," Rick answered, "we did real good.  We've come a long way from that
bridge."

The End