Date: Sat, 16 Feb 2008 11:05:01 -0800 (PST)
From: Randy Howard <randyhoward2@yahoo.com>
Subject: The Strathmore's / Chapter 10 / Beginnings

The Strathmore's
By
Randy Howard2
Chapter 10

This is a work of fiction. The names are no way real or to
be associated with anyone alive or dead.  This is
copyrighted, and belongs to me.  No one is to copy this
without my written permission.

I would like to thank my good friend Bill H. for the editing
work he did with my story.

>From Chapter 9....

Ryan drives home and he is so excited, he cannot wait to
tell everyone about the house he found.  He's just outside
of Dallas when he notices a black car following him.  He
slows down to let the car pass but it slows also, and pulls
along side of him.  He looks over and he notices it is
Andrew Carter, who is motioning him to pull over.  He
slows to a stop on the side of the road, and Andrew pulls in
front of him.

"You think you're a smart little fucker," Andrew says to
Ryan.  "I horsewhipped that pansy Justin into telling me
what happened today."

"You had no right to interfere with my personal business
Andrew, especially revealing my personal life," Ryan
shouts at him.

"Listen you homo, I don't care if you did raise my
grandson, you are probably the reason why he is like he is,"
he says angrily.  "Once I have him away from you and that
little homo he thinks he loves, he will see the right way to
live life."

"Why you bigoted old man, no wonder people despise you.
What makes you think that he will even consider going to
stay with you?" Ryan says ready to strike the fool.

"Well as I see it, you are the only obstacle in the way, you
and your homo lover.  Once you are out of the picture, the
others will be taken care of also," he says pulling a gun on
Ryan.  "Now get in my car homo and drive," he says.
Ryan's mind is racing; he thinks 'I need to remain calm' as
Andrew pokes him in his ribs with the gun, and marches
him toward his car.  He has him get in behind the wheel to
drive, as Andrew gets in the back seat behind him.

"Now drive boy, I'll tell you where to go," he says.  "It's a
little place called Lost Canyon Mines," Andrew says.

"How fitting for my life to end, in the same place that took
his son's life," Ryan says to himself.  "My only regret is
that I cannot say goodbye to the ones that I love."

They drive for what seems hours before Andrew tells him
to stop.

"Andrew please, can't we be adults about this?" Ryan asks.

"Shut up and get out homo."  He gets out and they start to
walk towards the mine and twenty plus years come flashing
back.  They get to the entrance of the mine, and Ryan hears
the click of the gun's hammer.

The gun misfires and Ryan takes off running, and he runs
into the mine.

"You can't hide from me you homo," Andrew yells,
coming after him.  Ryan runs down the shaft that is dark as
night, and feels his way along the wall.  He knows he can't
hurry for he knows that there are deep pits, so he inches his
way along.  He can hear Andrew behind him and he sees
the light of a flashlight shining his way.  He follows the
beam as it lights his way, and it catches a sight he does not
want to see.  There in the dirt, are the rotted remains, of
what was once Lawrence Carter.  Ryan freezes in shock, as
his heart does a leap, and his brain dashes back to the past.
The light is getting closer, and Ryan is still frozen to the
spot.

"There you are.  Thought you could out run me," Andrew
says then spots the remains.  "Well looks like you'll have
company," he says looking down at the remains.  "I wonder
who he pissed off," he says bending down to pick up an old
wallet with the gun still pointed at Ryan.  He stands and he
opens the wallet, and freezes as his eyes see the name.  His
eyes gloss over as he glances from the wallet to the
remains.

"No Lawrence," he says as he kneels forgetting that Ryan
is there.  Ryan kicks the gun and the flashlight, and he runs
for the opening of the mine, he notices that he is not being
chased, as he secures the car and gets in.  He starts the car,
takes off, and goes to the nearest service station.  He calls
the police, and they soon come to where he is.  He tells
them what has happened and that Andrew Carter is at the
mines still.  He gets in with the police, and they drive to the
mines.  They are perhaps half way in when a gunshot goes
off.  The police hold him back and they pull their guns, as
they slowly begin to go forward.  The officer in the front is
shining a flashlight forward, and it soon shines on Andrew
as he is slumped on the ground.  The gun is still in his hand,
and he is lying against the remains of his son.

"My God George," the cop says, "he blew his brains out."

"Yes, but who is that beside him?" the other cop asks.

"Looks like someone from years ago. Maybe he was
feeling guilty about a past murder and couldn't live with
himself anymore," the first cop says.

"Hey the remains belong to his kid, George.  I thought he
disappeared in a boating accident," the cop says reading the
identification in the wallet.

"That was the theory then," George says.  "But I guess
that's not what really happened."

"Why did he bring you out here?" he asks Ryan.

"Probably for a witness, to have someone to bring them
both back for burial," George says.

"He mentioned something to me about seeing that I told the
authorities, but he didn't make any sense to me," Ryan says
thinking how lucky he is.

"Well let's get you back, and get the coroner's office out
here," George says looking at Ryan.  "We will need to take
a statement from you."

They take his statement back at the station, then take him to
his car and he drives back home.  He runs in the house into
Sean's arms, and he cries uncontrollably.

"Ryan love, what is the matter?" Sean asks.  Ryan explains
to Sean and David, what has happened.  David looks
shocked as he turns to the window, and Ryan goes over to
him.

"I am so sorry for your loss, son," Ryan says.

"Yeah, I just bet you are," he says bitterly.  "Why is it that
every time I lose a family member, you are somehow
connected?" he says as he turns to Ryan.

"David, please son, I told you how this happened today,"
Ryan says to him.

"Yeah you did, but we have only your word on it, don't we
Ryan?" he says instead of dad, and Ryan steps back in
shock.

"The police heard him fire the gun," Ryan says pleading
with David.

"David, apologize to your dad," Sean says.  "He has never
lied to you son."

"Well Sean, there is always a first time, isn't there?" he
says as he turns and walks out.

Both Ryan and Sean stood there shocked and hurt, as David
stormed out the door.  Kevin comes downstairs wondering
what's going on.

"What is going on down here? I could here you up in my
room," Kevin asks.

"I think we just lost a son," Sean says and he sits down and
cries.

"What are you talking about Sean? Ryan, please someone
tell me," he pleads.

"David has accused me of being responsible for the death
of his grandfather," Ryan tells him.

"His grandfather is dead?" Kevin asks.

Ryan tells Kevin everything that has happened, and how
David stormed out of the house.  Ryan got up and walked
to the phone, and he dialed the realtor's number.  He told
Justin to cancel the sale of the house, and he called and he
booked two flights to Boston.  That night in his room, he
sat staring out the window at the stars.

"How fitting Andrew, in life I stole your son from you, and
in death you steal mine from me," he says to himself and he
cries.

The next day Tyler and Troy take them to the airport, and
they try to talk them out of leaving.

"Ryan, Sean please, I can't help feeling that you're making
a terrible mistake by leaving," Tyler says.  "Just give him
some time to cool down, he'll see how much he has hurt
you."

"Not this time Tyler, I fear that he has gone too far for even
him to recover.  If you do see him, tell him that we still
love him and that we do forgive him.  I love you both so
much Tyler, I wish you and Troy the best."

"Same here," Sean says obviously a broken man.

They boarded their plane and found their seats.

"Are we making a mistake Sean?" Ryan asks.

"Not this time love, he's a grown man, he knows the
difference between right and wrong," Sean says.  "If he
listens to his heart, he will know the truth, but his head will
lead him astray."

The plane took off and so they left their hearts in Texas.

Meanwhile, David has gone to his grandmother's house.
His sister was there comforting their grandmother.

"I just don't understand Andrew," Marie says.  "Why did
he kill our son, and then himself?" she says to them.

"Guilt is strange grandmother," Jeanne says.

David sat there, he knew the truth, but he also knew the
truth about Lawrence and his grandfather.

'Where did his allegiance lie?'  He thought to himself.
'Why had his dad told him?'  He wished he had never
known.  It was not Ryan who had told him, but Dan,
Kevin's dad had started it.  Still his grandmother's heart
was breaking; he had the power to put to rest her pain.
However, he also knew that he would be committing Ryan
to death, for killing Lawrence. Moreover, what of the other
lives he would destroy, if he brought out the truth now.
Tyler, Sean and Kevin, they all knew and would be
implicated, and it would bring back no one.  How had he
hurt the two men he loved most, the pain he saw on their
faces.  He had never seen Sean cry before in his life, and
Ryan he totally destroyed.  Still it seems that whenever he
loses someone, Ryan is always involved somehow. Is it just
coincidence or is it on purpose that he is always there? I
need to get a handle on my feelings here, before I go
insane.'

"David, are you all right?  You seem a thousand miles
away," Jeanne asks.

"I was just thinking about things," he says.

"The funeral is going to be on Friday," she says.  "Could
you please tell your dads?" she says.

"Yeah sure, when I go home tomorrow," he says rather
distantly.

"Are you sure you're all right?" she asks.  "You are starting
to worry me now," she says taking his hand.

"Jesus Christ, why doesn't everyone leave me the fuck
alone," he shouts as he pulls his hand away and runs from
the room.

"David, please come back," she calls after him as he runs
out the front door.  He gets in his car and he burns rubber
as he leaves the yard, he is so confused as to what he wants.

"Damned if I do, and damned if I don't," he says aloud
trying to make sense of his feelings. " I have hurt and lost
the two most important men I have ever loved in my life.  I
have found a family that I never knew existed and now I am
losing them. I don't even know if I want the man I have
fallen I love with, or if he even wants me anymore.  When
did my life become so complicated? When did I stop
caring?" he says.

He drives for hours until his car runs out of gas, he gets out
and he sticks out his thumb.  A trucker stops and David
climbs in, and David asks where is he heading.

"Eventually California kid," the trucker says looking at
David.  "What's your name?" he asks David.

"Michael, Michael Evans," he says.  "Nice rig you have
here," he says.

"My name is Henry Burrows, but my friends call me
Hank," he tells David.  "You're welcome to ride to
California if you like."

"Great, that's just where I was headed," he says.  They ride
for hours talking about different things, nothing of real
importance.  Hank pulls into a truck stop and he offers to
buy David some dinner.

"You look like you haven't eaten in a while kid," Hank
says.  "How old are you anyways?"

"Twenties, why?" he asks.

"Don't want no underage runaway getting me in trouble
with the law," he says smiling.

"Don't worry about that Hank, I am free, white and over
21," he tells him.

"Well let's go eat kid," he says walking towards the
restaurant.  They sit at the counter, Daisy the waitress
comes over, and she smiles at Hank.

"Well got another pup I see," she says looking at David.

"Maybe, now don't go talking like that Daisy, what you got
for today's specials?" he asks.

"Meatloaf with mashed potatoes and gravy, with a side of
green beans," she says.

"Make it two, and coffee," he says looking at David.  "Hey
Mike you do drink coffee don't you?" he asks.

"Yeah sure Hank that's fine, black please," David says.

"Manners to, I'm impressed Hank, he's worth keeping,"
and she walks off.

"What did she mean by a pup?" David asks Hank.

"Ah nothing Mike, just flapping her jaws," he says looking
at David.  Daisy brings them their dinners and drinks and
they eat.  When they're finished Hank pays the bill and
leaves Daisy a nice tip.

"Time for some shut eye kid," Hank says getting up from
the counter.

"Where do you sleep?" David asks.

"Why in the back of my rig, it's a sleeper," he says.  "It
will sleep two nicely," he says slapping David on the back.
They walk back out to the truck and get in.  Hank opens the
curtain separating the front from the back compartment.

"Hop on back kid," he tells David.  David climbs back and
Hank is staring at his ass.  Hank locks the doors, climbs
into the back, and he closes the curtain.

"Not much room for two people back here," David says
feeling a bit nervous about the situation.  "I don't mind
sleeping on one of the seats up front," he tells Hank.

"Don't be silly kid, there's more than enough room for two
of us.  Just remove you clothes though, those are clean
sheets," Hanks says starting to undress.  David starts to
undress and he notices that Hank isn't wearing underwear,
as he drops his pants to the floor.  He lifts the blankets and
motions David to climb in.

"Hey the underwear kid, no clothes on the clean sheets,"
Hanks says and David slowly takes them off.  He climbs in
the bed and Hank climbs in beside him, and they are
touching belly to belly.

"Now I told you there was enough room for two," Hank
says as his hand roams over to David's hip.

"What are you doing?" David asks him.

"You know what I'm doing kid, it's either ass or gas,"
Hanks says letting his hand feel David's ass.  "Seein's how
you're broke, I assume ass is your choice."

"I think I would rather get out Hank," David says trying to
get up.

"Well the way I see it, you still owe me for your ride from
Texas to New Mexico, and of course there's dinner," he
says.  "So why don't you go down on me and lets get this
payback going kid?"  David now realizes what a pup is as
he sits up between Hanks legs.  He bends down and he
takes the head of his cock into his mouth.  Hank is in a
hurry and he pushes his head down, shoving his cock down
into David's throat.  He starts to pull off his cock, but Hank
holds him down, and he gags as his nose hits Hank's bush.

"That's it kid, suck that big cock," Hank says letting him
up.  "Lay on your back kid," Hank says to David, and a
chill runs through him.  He has never had a man fuck him
before, now a stranger was about to.

"I have never been fucked before Hank," David says
hoping that Hank will back off.

"Well mercy me, a virgin," Hanks says as he reaches for
some Vaseline.  He greases up his cock and then he does
the same to David's ass, as he positions himself to David's
hole.

"Now kid, I will be as gentle as I can," Hank says.  "When
I push in, you push out and that way it won't hurt as
much."  He pushes against David's virgin hole, as David
pushes back.  The head of Hank's cock pops in, and David
screams out in pain.

"Please Hank, that fucking hurts man," David says crying.

"Stop crying pussy boy," Hank says and shoves his cock in
all the way.  David again screams out in pain, and Hank
slaps his face.  David just lays there as Hank now starts to
pound away on his ass.  Hank is holding David's legs up as
he slams his ass, and the pain is intensifying.  David starts
to push to meet Hank's thrusts, as he now gets into the
fucking.

"That's it kid, ride Hank's big cock," he says as he fucks
David.  He keeps pounding away and finds David's
prostate, and David soon is shooting his load.  He shoots
Rope after rope of hot cum all over his stomach and chest.
He can feel Hank's cock swell and he knows that he's
close, and Hank picks up his rhythm of fucking.

"Fuck kid your ass is so fucking tight and hot, I'm
cumming," Hank shouts.  David can feel Hank's cock as it
shoots its seed, filling his ass to overflowing.  He keeps
pounding away until he has filled David's ass with every
last drop of cum he has.  He falls down on David and he
gives him a kiss, invading David's mouth with his tongue.
His whiskers rub David's chin and they burn him as Hank
kisses him.

"Fuck kid, you ain't no virgin now," he says pulling his
cock out of David and getting up.  "Let's hit the showers,"
Hank says throwing on his clothes.  David gets up and he
dresses, and off to the showers they go.  He lets the hot
water slowly wash away the stench of Hank from his body.
He is standing under the water, when a hand feels his ass.

"Nice ass pup," he hears and turns to see another man
standing there naked.  "Hank said that I could have ya."

"You and nobody else is going to have me," David says
putting up his fists.

"Hey guys, we got a scrapper here," the guy says and three
other men enter the showers.  "He says no one is going to
have his cute little ass."

"Well we'll see about that," this big burly guy with a beard
and belly says coming at David.  They grab him and take
him into the back of the locker room.  It's darker and out of
view of the main entrance.  One of the men stuffs a rolled
up pair of socks into David's mouth to shut him up.

"Seeing how I did the work of getting him down, I guess I
get first crack at that fine ass of his," the burly one says.
He rubs some liquid soap on his cock and he pushes it into
David's ass, and David raises his head in pain.  They have
him on a bench with his legs in the air, and the big burly guy is
fucking David showing no mercy.  He isn't a big man, in
cock size, but he slams his ass for what seems like eternity.
When he finally cums, he lets out a loud grunt when he fills
David's ass.  He pulls out and a skinny guy gets between
David's uplifted legs.  He doesn't use soap he just aims and
pushes, until he's all the way in.  David is close to passing
out from the pain as the guy fucking him starts to cum.  He
pumps David's ass and pulls it out to shoot it all over
David.  The next guy pushes his cock deep into David's
abused ass and David no longer feels anything.  The fourth
guy pulls the sock from David's mouth replacing it with his
cock.  He is fucking his mouth as the other is fucking his
ass, and David finally passes out.

"Hey kid," David hears as he opens his eyes, "you all
right?" the state police officer asks him.

"What happened?" David asks.

"That is what I need to know," the officer asks him.

"I was taking a shower, when four guys jumped me," he
tells the police officer.  "They raped me and I must have
passed out," he says.

"Well let's get you dressed and see if your story checks out
kid," he says and David feels the officer doesn't believe
him.  David finds his clothes and dresses as the officer talks
to another trucker.

"Well it looks like your story checks out kid, what's your
name?" he asks.  David quickly debates if he should give
his real name, then Hank comes into the locker room.

"Hey Michael where the fuck you been kid?" he says to
David.  "Is he in trouble officer?" he asks him.

"You know this trucker?" the officer asks David.

"Yeah I'm his driving partner, I was taking a shower while
he had his dinner," David says to the officer.

"Ok, I guess you can go, but I would be more careful in the
future," he tells him.  David leaves with Hank and they
walk to his truck.

"What the fuck was the idea giving me over to those
guys?" he yells at Hank.

"What guys?" Hank asks with a smirk on his face.

"I was just jumped and raped by four fucking truckers in
the showers," he tells Hank.

"Oh that, kid. I owed them money, and your ass paid them
in full," he tells David laughing.  "Now get your fucking
ass in the truck or stay here," he says.

"Go fuck yourself Hank, I would rather walk then take a
ride with your fucking sorry ass," David says.

"Suit yourself pup, thanks for the fuck," he says and gets in
his truck.  He drives off and David is just standing there,
and he slowly walks out to the road.  He's walking for
maybe an hour, when a cruiser pulls up along side of him.

The cruiser pulls over and the officer gets out of his car.
 "Hey kid, I thought you and that trucker were partners,"
the officer says when he stops.  "Now you want to tell me
the truth?" he says to David.  David starts crying and this
catches the officer completely off guard.

"Hey Michael is it?" he asks, "You want to sit and tell me
your story?"  He takes David and they get into the cruiser,
where David unloads himself.  He tells him everything he
is feeling about himself, leaving out the crimes of his dad.

"Shit kid, that's one fucked up head you're dealing with,"
he says.  "So where are you from Michael?"

"First my name is really David, and I'm from Boston."

"Boston!" he yells, "How the fuck you get to New
Mexico?" he asks.

"Well my family is in Texas at the moment."

"Who is your family?" he asks.

"Well two, the Strathmores of Strathmore Industries, and
the Carters of Dallas," he tells the officer.

"Wait a minute," he says and he checks his reports.  "Yeah
here it is," he says.  "I have a missing persons report on you
David, came in last night," he says.

"By who?" David asks.

"Let's see," he says checking his report.  "A Mr. Kevin
Barkley from Houston," he says. "You know him?" he
asks.

"Yes, he's my life partner," he says with pride.

"Well we need to get you back home son," he says to
David.  He takes him to the station and David phones
Kevin.

"David where are you babe?" Kevin asks.

"Just outside of Albuquerque, New Mexico," he tells him.

"David why, what's wrong babe, was it me," Kevin asks
feeling he has lost his man.

"Kevin its not you, it was me, babe. Can I talk to my dad?"
he asks Kevin.

"Ah Kevin, your dads went home, babe.  They were so
devastated, David, by the way you treated them," he tells
him rather coldly. "I really can't blame them David, I have
never seen Sean so destroyed, and Ryan looked as if his
heart had been torn out of his chest."

"Thanks for making me feel better Kevin," he says.

"I was not trying to make you feel better.  Before I take you
back you need to fix yourself and those you have destroyed
David," Kevin says and hangs up.  After he hangs up the
phone David hangs his head.  For the first time in his life,
he feels totally alone and doesn't like the feeling.  He starts
to cry as he sits in the corner resting head on his knees.
The officer comes over, sees him crying, and kneels down
beside him.

"It can't be that bad David," he says putting his hand on his
shoulder.  "Tell me what's wrong?" he says.

"I really fucked up a lot of lives," he says.  "My dads are
destroyed because of me. My grandmother is probably
wondering where I am; today was my grandfather's
funeral.  I guess I should have kept going with Hank
instead of staying," he says crying again.

"Listen kid, I know who your dad is in Boston," he says.  "I
went to Boston College and I heard of Ryan Strathmore.
He was a very generous man.  I can't imagine him not
wanting his son back home," he says.  "Why don't you call
him son?" he says.  David dials his dad's number and Ryan
answers.

"Hello dad," David says and there is a long silence.

"Hello David, what can I do for you?" he says rather
coolly.

"Dad please, I need to talk to you.  I know that what I did
was so wrong and you did not deserve to be treated the way
I treated you.  I am so sorry dad and I just wanted you to
know that I love you and dad, and I don't blame you for not
wanting me as your son any longer," he says losing control
and hanging up.  He gets up and walks out of the station out
onto the road.  He stands in the middle of the road as a
truck sounds its horn. David closes his eyes as the truck
approaches and it swerves barely missing him.  Officer
Barrett, the officer that had been helping him, comes
rushing out and grabs him.  He takes David inside and calls
an ambulance.  They take him to the hospital and he is put
in a psychiatric ward.  He lays in his bed just staring at the
ceiling, speaking to no one.

"David can you hear me?" Dr Johnson says.  "I have
someone to see you," he says, but David just stares at the
ceiling.

"David, it's dad son," Sean says kissing his son on the
forehead.  "Talk to me son," he says and a tear runs down
his cheek.  "David I love you son please come back to me,"
he tells him, taking his son's hand in his.  David just stares
at the ceiling and has no response.

"David I am so sorry for being so cold and heartless to you
when you called," Ryan says kissing his boy.

"Doctor will our son recover?" Sean asks.

"It's really up to him.  He seems to be in some kind of conflict
within his mind," the doctor says.  Kevin walks in, walks over to
David, and takes his hand in his.  He bends down and
kisses him on the lips and whispers in his ear.

"Hear my heart as it sings to yours baby, come back my
love," he says as he cries, and his tears fall on David's face.
Kevin buries his face on David's chest as he cries.  David's
hand comes up and he holds his man, as tears roll down his
cheek.

"Don't cry cowboy," David says rubbing Kevin's back.
Kevin looks up at his man and he kisses him with all the
passion he has.  He takes him in his arms as they cry
together, holding on as tight as they can.  David looks over
Kevin's shoulder, Sean is crying aloud.

"Dad," David says as he holds out his hand, "can you
forgive your son?"  Sean rushes over and wraps David up
in his arms as he kisses his face all over.

"I told you once son, it is part of being a dad, forgiving.  I
love you David, my boy."  He holds him tight as they cry
together, then David whispers in his ear. "I don't deserve
your love dad, for the way I hurt you, but you have shown
me what being a father is by the unconditional love you
give to me." and they cry more.  Sean gets up as Ryan
comes over, and he takes his son in his arms.

"Dad you I have hurt you the most, with my self-centered ways.
I realized it when it was too late, that what you did, you did
out of love.  I also know that I was judging you, when I was
no better than you were.  I was blaming you for what others
did, looking for someone to blame for the hurt I felt.  What
I'm asking dad is, can you find it in your heart to forgive
your son for the sins he committed against you?" he says
looking at Ryan as tears fell from his eyes.

"Oh David, you don't have to ask for my forgiveness son, I
forgave you so long ago.  I knew you just needed to sort out
your life and let your heart lead you home.  I never stopped
loving you, though at times I didn't like the person you
were becoming, but I knew your mother in you would
come out."  They transferred him to a hospital in Houston,
so he could be close to his family.  His grandmother came
to see him with his sister, telling him how much they were
worried about him.  He finally got out and went home to
Kevin.

"Kevin I think it's time we think about finding a place for
us to live in," David says one night holding his lover in his
arms.

"Really David, our own place?" he says kissing his
cowboy.

The next day Ryan, Sean, David and Kevin walk into
Justin's real estate office.

"Mr. Strathmore," Justin says coming to shake his hand.

"Justin is the Grey Manor Estate still available?" Ryan
asks.

"Why yes it is.  Why are you still interested?" he asks
excitedly.

"I am here to buy it now," he says. "Please draw up the
papers, waiving the three day cooling off period.  I also
would like you to show my son here and his partner a home
for them.  They know what the want and put that on my bill
also," Ryan says.

"Dad please, we can't let you buy that for us," David says.

"Call it a wedding present," Ryan says taking Sean's hand.

Its moving day and Sean and the boys have still not seen
Ryan's dream house.  As they drive up the gates have been
changed, to a giant D and S on the iron gates.  They go
through the gates and all heads turn, as they take in the
massive gates.

"My God Ryan," Sean says, "these gates look like an
entrance to a palace."

"Oh babe, you have not seen anything yet," he says.  They
drive on up the oak-lined drive.  As they approach the
estate, Sean's eyes just about pop out of his head.

"When you said a charming little country cottage, you
grossly understated it."  They go inside and they don't
know where to look first, as Ryan leads the tour.  He leads
them from room to room until he finishes with the master
suite; at this he asks the others to wait outside.  He takes
Sean in and he closes the door, then he takes his man into
his arms.

"This is our room my cowboy," he tells Sean as he shows
him around the room.  They go out on the private patio as
he takes Sean in his arms.  He kisses him softly and
passionately, making love with their tongues.

"I love you Sean Patrick Donahue. I love you with all my
heart.  Tonight my love as we lay in our bed, make love to
me just as you did our first time."

"I love you so much Ryan Murphy Strathmore.  You have
turned this simple farmer into a man of the world.  I owe
you more than I could ever repay, but I offer my heart as a
down payment."  He takes his man into his arms as the
tears softly fall from his eyes.

"What is it Sean?" Ryan asks looking at the tears.

"I am so happy!  I have you and we finally have our son
back," he says as he cries holding on to Ryan.
The others come in once they have gathered themselves,
and they marvel at the beauty of the room.

"Ryan this is the most elegant room I have ever seen,"
Tyler says and Troy nods in agreement.

"We must throw a house warming party," Troy says. "I will
plan it and it will be the talk of Dallas."

"I will help," Tyler and David say as Kevin comes in the
room.

"Help with what?  What did I miss?" he asks.

"A party to welcome my dads to Texas," David says.
"May I invite my grandmother and sister?" he asks.

"David they are family," Ryan says hugging his boy.  "I
would be upset if you did not invite them."

The next morning they decided to go shopping for the
party.  It was a beautiful late November day, the weather
was warm and sunny, and the news had said that the
president was coming to Dallas.

"Sean we might catch a glimpse of President Kennedy
today," Ryan says.  "He is supposed to be in town for a
function or something and I have not seen him since last
summer at Hyannis," Ryan says.

"We could go; I hate crowds though," Sean says.  "They
always make me nervous, all those people standing around
staring."

"Oh please babe, I'll get you something nice after," Ryan
says.

"You could give me something nice now upstairs," Sean
says smiling seductively.

"One track mind," Ryan says.  "Or should I say one track
cock," he says reaching under the table groping Sean's
crotch.

"And your point is?" Sean asks.

"Did we miss something," David asks as he and Kevin
walk into the dining room.

"Your dad's being his usual horny self, that's all," Ryan
says smiling.

"It must run in the family," Kevin says squeezing David's
ass.  "This beast attacked me in the shower this morning."

"And your point is?" David says kissing Kevin and they all
laugh.

"We were thinking of going into Dallas shopping, President
Kennedy is suppose to be in Dallas today.  We thought we
would see him before we went shopping.

"Didn't you and dad go sailing with him and Jackie last
summer?" David asks.

"Yes we did, we met up with them at Hyannis and had a
great day sailing."

They all finished their breakfast and headed to town around
twelve.  The crowds along the streets were thick, hoping to
catch a glimpse of the Kennedy's motorcade.  They found a
nice spot and waited for the motorcade to arrive.

"Here they come," David calls out.

"Look at the lovely pink outfit Jackie is wearing," Ryan
says as gunshots ring out.  Panic and pandemonium hit the
crowds and motorcade.  President Kennedy slumps to his
left towards Jackie, as Governor Connelly pitches forward.
Jackie panics and crawls out onto the trunk of the car, as a
secret service agent comes to her aid.  The car speeds away,
taking the wounded president to Parkland Memorial Hospital.

"My God Sean, they shot the president," Ryan says in
shock.  "Is everyone all right?" he says looking around at
the others.

"We'd better get home babe, I really don't feel like
shopping now," Sean says.  They got home and turned on
the television.  All the stations were covering the news of
the attempted assassination.

"We interrupt this broadcast for an important message,
today in Dallas, President John Fitzgerald Kennedy was
assassinated.  The Dallas police and the FBI have taken
into custody, a suspect.  His name is Lee Harvey Oswald,"
Walter Cronkite says.  "We now go to the swearing in of
the new president aboard Air Force One."  The picture
shows a justice swearing in vice president Lyndon B.
Johnson.  His wife is beside him, as a blood splattered
Jackie Kennedy watches, stunned.

"My God Sean, look at her look.  She is in an almost
catatonic state," Ryan says.  "My heart goes out to her."

The next four days television stations covered nothing but
replays of the assassination of Kennedy and the shooting
death of Oswald by Jack Ruby, and the president's funeral.

"Well Dallas will never be the same now," Sean says
watching the funeral procession.

Time passed and things got back to normal, somewhat.
Kevin and David went ahead with the plans for the party.
A decorator was hired to decorate Strathmore Estate.  The
place had a gala atmosphere, and the guests were arriving
for the party.  The weather was not co-operating as the
skies took on a very pessimistic appearance.

"I was so hoping that we would have a sunny day," Ryan
says looking at the sky from their bedroom.  "I wanted to
use the gardens for our guests to roam in."

"As long as the rain holds off love, it should be alright for
them to visit," Sean says.

"Well I have you and that's all that really matters," he says
kissing his man.

"If you keep that up you will get something else up," he
says moving Ryan's hand to his crotch.

"Does my cowboy want a rodeo?" Ryan asks undoing
Sean's pants.

"Now babe, we don't have time for this you know, we have
guests downstairs," Sean says trying to pull away.

"I can't have my cowboy walking around all tensed up
today," he says as he pulls Sean's pants down.  He drops to
his knees and pulls Sean's underwear down, as he takes his
cock into his mouth.  Sean lets out a moan when Ryan
swallows his cock, burying his nose in Sean's bush.  Ryan
drinks in the scent of his man, as his throat muscles
massage Sean's cock.  Ryan's hands gently massage his
balls as he goes up and down on Sean's throbbing cock.

"Fuck babe you got this cowboy so close," Sean says as his
pleasure builds.  Ryan slows his sucking to prolong his own
enjoyment of the taste of Sean's cock.  Sean moans more
deeply as his climax builds, and he holds Ryan's head in
his hands.

"I'm cumming babe," he calls out as he shoots his first
shot, deep down into Ryan's waiting throat.  Volley after
volley as he gives Ryan his sweet seed.  Ryan moans in
pleasure as he swallows.  He is sucking on his man's cock
until he has no more to give him, when the door opens, and
there stands David.

"Oh fuck dad, did you have to do that now?" he says a bit
embarrassed as he sees Sean's cock buried in Ryan's
mouth.  "You have guests downstairs asking for you," he
says as Ryan drops Sean's now soft cock.

"Just taking care of some important business son," Ryan
says with a cum-covered smile.

"Well wash your face dad, and join us please, and nice
cock dad," he says to Sean.

"Pervert," Sean says to David, "You shouldn't be checking
me out," he says to his son.

"Can't help it dad, it was just hanging there," David says
leaving and closing the door.

"My God my dad has one fucking big cock," David says to
himself.  No wonder dad is smiling every morning.  I would
be too if I was getting fucked by that."

Ryan and Sean join the guests and they make their rounds
with the guests telling them how beautiful the house is.
There is a sudden rumble like the sound of a freight train,
as the lights suddenly go out.  The walls and the ceilings
start to come apart and the guests start to scream.

"Tornado," yells someone as the building starts to collapse,
and screams and cries of pain are all one can hear.

To be continued ....

Sorry guys but I love cliff hangers. Watch and sees who and
who does not make it.  Just four more chapters until the end.

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