Date: Fri, 28 Dec 2012 04:58:49 -0800 (PST)
From: Kyle Bryson <bryson.kyle@yahoo.com>
Subject: Yard Work - 17

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<WILL'S POINT OF VIEW>

Jeff and I set-out for our walk.  He told me again about the conversation
with his father and how he was so scared to tell him, but knew he had to
hit it head-on with his dad.

"When are you gonna' tell YOUR 'rents?" Jeff asked me.

"Honestly, I want to just call them and get it over with, but it's probably
not the right time or place with them on vacation on their anniversary,
right?"  I answered him.

"I dunno.  You know them better than I do... I've only met 'em a few times
and never got a sense of how they'll take it," Jeff replied.

Will smiled and took Jeff's hand as they walked.  "I'm not really scared
because I know they love me no matter what, but..." I breathed out a heavy
breath.  "I'm nervous.  Not going to be an easy conversation."

"Just do like I did and don't beat around the bush.  They respect that kind
of thing," Jeff said, now suddenly the expert on 'coming out to your
parents.'

I laughed at him.  "Look at you!  You'll be writing a book next."

Jeff grabbed me into a tight bear hug - "Yep, and there will be a couple of
chapters with you all over it," he said and kissed me hard.

"Ow - fucker, that was hard!" I said grabbing my lip and smacking him on
the ass.  "But, you're so fuckin' hot," I said.  He smiled.

We walked at least 2 miles away from the main road and approached the gate
to Mr. Miller's property abutting Mike's property.

"How 'bout we go fishing here tomorrow?"  I asked.  "Mike has a key to the
gate so we can get in and there's a nice lake back there with some good
fish."

"That sounds good," Jeff started, but his cell phone started ringing.
"It's my house," he said answering it.

"Hello.  Yes, ma'am - I'm hanging with Will.  Yes, ma'am, I'm gonna' spend
the night again.  Tomorrow lunch?"  He mouthed 'lunch' to me and shrugged
his shoulders.

"That's fine," I whispered.

Jeff went back to the phone.  "Ok, yes, ma'am - we'll be there for lunch
tomorrow.  Ok, Mom.  Thank you.  I will.  I love you too.  Bye."

"So, I guess you're meeting my parents tomorrow," Jeff said after he hung
up, a big smile on his face.

"Fuck, I haven't even told my parents yet," I answered him.

====

It was almost 6:30 when Jeff and I got back to Mike's house from our walk.
Jeff headed out to the patio while I got bottles of water from the fridge.

"They aren't out there," Jeff said, coming back to the kitchen.

"I'm sure they're in Mike's room," I said.  "Let's get a shower," I added,
smiling and lifting my eyebrows.


"Let's go," Jeff said, bounding up the stairs like he had limitless energy.

Once in my room, Jeff was out of his clothes in a flash, and when I entered
carrying the water he got onto his knees to take my shorts off, kissing my
abs while he was down there.  My cock immediately started getting hard and
he grabbed it, wrapping his mouth around the head and swirling his tongue
on my piss-slit.

"Ohfuck," I moaned leaning up against the door, dropping the bottles of
water.  "Ohmygod... that feels so..." I didn't have any more words.

"You taste so good," he said, licking around my cock and balls.

I knew we were both sweaty from our walk, and I know there was plenty of
sweat down there, but he didn't seem to mind... and as that thought entered
my mind, I wanted to smell and taste his sweat too.  I lifted Jeff up and
into a kiss and in between kisses, I said, "I can't let you have all the
fun" and moved toward the bed.

We lay on our sides - 69 style - and each had a leg bent over the other's
head.  'Mygod, this is awesome,' I thought.  Jeff's nuts were so
heavy... hanging down from being hot and it was fun to suck on the skin and
taste his sweat.  I lapped at the sweat between his legs... at all the
swirls of moisture in the hair between his asshole and his ballsack.  I
licked around the base of his cock - just like he was doing to me - and
could smell my spit mixed with the male 'scent of Jeff' emanating from his
fuck areas.  I kissed the insides of his thighs, licking down to his hole -
a sweaty aroma and taste that, at first, made me question why I was even
doing it, but it got better quickly.  I wanted to fuck him and wished I'd
gotten the lube to start working on his hole.  I lifted my head to look for
it just as he handed it to me... looking into my eyes, smiling and
nodding. "Yes, fuck me," he said.

Jeff continued his licking and sucking, licking up and down the length of
my cock, but not working my cock into his mouth fully - and I was glad
because I would have cum too quickly.  As he continued his tongue assault I
began working lube into his tight pink fuck hole with my index finger.  I
used my tongue, too, licking around his hole... licking his hairy taint and
enjoying all the smells and tastes of his manhood.  I felt him loosen-up
and brought my middle finger to join in the play... rubbing his prostate
with my fingers and working to gently stretch his hole to get him ready for
me.  I finally decided for three fingers and felt a lot of resistance this
time.

"Just relax and breathe," I said.  "Just lay back and relax."

Jeff did just as I told him to do... laying his head back onto the bed,
spreading his legs a little more and allowing my fingers to penetrate his
ass.  I remembered a position from the porn that I wanted to try, so I got
Jeff to lay back on his side and bent his top leg toward his chest.  Now, I
still had access to his ass and cock!  I got more lube for my dick and his
ass, removed my fingers, then pressed my cock against his hole.  I'd
loosened him up quite a bit and, as soon as I felt him push out a bit, I
slipped in.

"Ungh," he moaned.  "Give it a minute, ok?"  Jeff had his eyes closed and
was breathing hard into the pillow - his jaw tight and his teeth clenched.
I wiped my hand on the sheet and rubbed his back, now moist with small
beads of sweat.

"Hey," I said.  He looked at me and we smiled.  "Just relax... and remember
to breathe."

Jeff started breathing more regularly and I felt his hole give a little
more.  His face was calm, so I leaned down to kiss his shoulders and neck
and I slipped almost all the way in.  He arched his back to push further
down onto me and I pushed in harder.  That's when I was all the way... my
pubic hair brushing his ass... my balls resting on his ass cheek.

"Ohyeah... fuck," Jeff moaned.  "Ohgod, Will, that feels so good."

I kept my weight on him, allowing his hole to adjust and accept me before
thrusting, but he didn't seem to want to wait and kept squirming and moving
his hips underneath me trying to pull me deeper inside.

"Damn... you're like my whore tonight, aren't you?" I asked.

"Yes - I'm your whore," Jeff said, his eyes boring into mine.  "Fuck me,
Will... fuck me hard!"

That's all I needed to hear and I was off, ramming his ass as hard as I
could.  Hearing Jeff say my name added fuel to my lust.  He grunted, yelled
and said 'ouch,' 'oooh,' and 'ohhhh' so many times I stopped counting, and
I was burning up with the heat emanating off of him and all the energy I
was putting out.

I loved this position and pushed his top leg as high into his chest as I
could, rubbing down to his balls and stroking his cock.  Jeff's precum was
flowing heavily and I brought my fingers to my mouth over and over again to
taste him.

"Ohgod, Will, this feels good," he said.

"Yes it does," I agreed.  "Your ass is so hot."

"Your cock is so hot."

I felt my orgasm building and asked Jeff if he was close.

"I could be, but I want to ride you," he said.

I came out and laid on my back as Jeff straddled me.  He grabbed my slimy
cock and eased it back up to his hole and sat all the way down on my hips.

"Ohfuck, that's deep," he moaned, and I loved seeing him on top of me like
this... his muscular torso accented by the sweat and oils on his skin.

I let him do most of the work, but held his hips as he kept grinding
me... then, I felt his ass contract and it brought me right back to the
brink.

"I'm cumming," I said.

"Me too," he said.  "Ohrighthere... ohfuck."

And the first rope of cum shot out of his cock and onto my stomach.  I
watched his cock convulse sending his jizz onto my body just as my orgasm
started.

"Ungh," was all I could manage, but I yelled that syllable louder and
louder over and over.

Jeff leaned down and kissed me, pressing his cum between us like last time,
and I kept fucking him as he kept up his motions.  I stopped thinking and
just enjoyed the feeling of this beautiful man around me... my cock
enclosed in his body, our souls tied together in passion.  We kept moving
for a while and my cock stayed hard, but we were both hot, me especially
with him over the top of me.  He was cutting off all my air circulation and
I felt like I needed air in the worst way.

We stopped moving and I felt my cock slipping from his ass bringing my ooze
with it.  I knew it would be messy this time and knew we'd need to figure
out cleaning issues soon.  As my cock slipped out, Jeff lay next to me.  We
were both sweaty, exhausted and covered in cum, with me moving into his
arms.  I had my hand on his chest, gliding my fingers through the sparse
hairs along with the sweat and cum while he had his leg draped over mine.

"So... what are we now?" Jeff finally asked, relaxed and satisfied.

I leaned onto my elbow and looked at him.  "What do you mean?"

"Are we boyfriends?"  I noticed a hint of fear behind that question.

"Well, we've been friends a while," I started, "and we know each other
pretty well, right?"  He nodded.  "We like hanging out together, right?"
Jeff nodded again and smiled.  "And the sex is... oh so good."  He nodded
and smiled.  "So... do you want to be my boyfriend?"  I asked with a little
grin.

"Yes, I do," he said leaning over to kiss me.

"Then - YES," I said.

"What?"

"'Yes' to your question - 'are we boyfriends?'  Yes we are!" I said feeling
very happy and fulfilled.  We both laughed.

"Will, I need to tell you something," Jeff said looking intently into my
eyes.  "I've liked you for a long, long time.  I didn't know you if were
gay or not, but my goal this summer was to get with you - no matter what."
I laughed at that and he continued, "I didn't really have a plan, but when
you asked me to spend the night I started thinking it would happen.  You
and I have talked and hung-out, but you've never asked me to spend the
night before and I've dropped all kinds of hints over the years we've known
each other."

"You have?  Like what hints?" I asked, still rubbing his chest, enjoying
his nipples under my fingers.

"I don't remember all of them... but - oh, yeah - well, one time, I brought
you a towel in the locker room right after you got out of the shower."

"You did?" I asked.  I didn't remember that.

Jeff laughed.  "Yeah.  There was no one else in there at the time.  I was
in a towel, too and was so nervous and excited that I was almost hard.  I
knew for sure you saw me looking at your ass and your cock.  Actually, I
was HOPING you saw me looking... and I knew my cock was bulging and would
give me away."

"That's funny.  I missed it," I said.  "I got some kind of signal from you
- yeah - otherwise I wouldn't have asked you to stay the night.  What other
hints did you drop?  And, by the way, if you've been dropping hints for a
while then you need to step it up, dude, cuz your hints are way too
subtle."  I was teasing him now.

"It doesn't really matter because you finally caught me," Jeff said, again
kissing me, but this time with more passion.  "You hungry?" he asked
breaking our brief make-out session.

"Yeah - let's go grab something," I said.

"Should we clean off first?"

"Yeah, but let's make it quick.  I'm starved."

We showered quickly, threw on some shorts and headed down to the kitchen.
Mike and Alex grilled enough steaks for an army, but Jeff and I split one
with a potato and some salad.  As we were sitting down Mike and Alex came
inside.

"Hey guys," Mike said.  "How's it hangin?"

"Mine's hangin' happy," Jeff answered smiling, then, turning to me, "How
about yours?"

"Oh yeah, mine's hangin' VERY happy," I said.  Mike and Alex both smiled.

"You guys have plans tomorrow?" Mike asked.

"Well, I'd like to work out tomorrow morning," Jeff said.  "That cool with
you?" he asked me.

"Yeah - I want to work out too," I said.

Jeff continued.  "And my parents want to have us over for lunch tomorrow
and we talked about going fishing at..." he looked at me.

"At 'Miller Lake,'" I said.  "But if we work out in the morning the fishing
will have to wait until after lunch."  Looking at Mike and Alex, I asked,
"Why? Did you need us for something?"

"Whoa - wait... meeting the parents, Will?  Wow, that's huge.  And - no, I
didn't need anything.  Alex and I are gonna' spend the day together and I
was just making sure you weren't going to be bored," Mike said.

"Oh we won't be bored, I'm sure," I said laughing.  Jeff laughed with me.

"Well, we're heading to bed," Alex said.  "It's been a long day."

"We'll probably watch a movie or something, then head to bed ourselves," I
replied.

"Make sure you take notes meeting Jeff's parents tomorrow," Mike said
looking at me.  "I want to hear all about it."  And with that, they went to
Mike's room.

Jeff and I watched a movie then went to bed.  We weren't tired, but we
wanted to lay together and talk.  Unfortunately, we had to change the
cum-stained, messy sheets first!  With that finished, we lay in each
other's arms and talked about the future and college.  Jeff was going to
USF in the fall on a partial football scholarship, but he would be in ROTC,
as well.  I'd applied to USF, but hadn't heard if I was accepted yet.  I'd
gotten a few small scholarships - one an essay contest and the other from
my dad's Rotary club - but my parents had also done the prepaid college
fund, so I was good on that front.  Either way, we'd both enter school with
32 credit hours because of the dual enrollment courses we'd taken our
Junior and Senior years of high school.


"USF is my first pick," I said.  "My parents have a condo in Tampa not far
from the school and that's where I'll live."

"I have to live on campus at first," Jeff said.  "It's part of my
scholarship requirements and part of being on the team.  I think a lot of
the football guys room together in the same dorms... but I'd love to stay
with you."  He kissed me on the forehead.

"How are we going to make this work?" I asked.

Jeff shrugged.  "I don't know.  I didn't think this would happen, so I
never thought that far ahead.  We'll just take it day-by-day and see how it
goes, ok?"

"Yeah."  I reached over and turned the light off and we lay there in the
dark... talking, snuggling, nuzzling each other, feeling each other's skin
and body and hair - both getting hard - but ready to just BE together
without having sex this time.  He rolled onto his side - away from me - and
asked me to spoon him, so I did... my big hunk in my arms, my hard cock
pressed right up against his ass cheeks... and we drifted off to sleep with
Jeff wrapped in my arms.

====


When I woke, the sun was up, but it wasn't late - almost 8:00.  Jeff was
already out of bed, no doubt downstairs talking.  I pissed and brushed my
teeth then went downstairs, the smell of food drawing me to the kitchen.

"Hey," Jeff said, coming to give me a kiss.

"Hey," I answered, kissing him back.

"So, I'm doing steak and eggs," Alex said.  "You guys want to eat first or
work-out first?  You're still working out, right?"

Jeff looked at me.  "I'm hungry, but we'll be eating again in a few hours
at my house... and I DO really want to work out," he said.

"Well, let's just eat a little, cuz I'm hungry, too," I said.

I ate part of a piece of steak and one egg while Jeff put away half a steak
and three eggs.  Damn, that man can eat.  We changed into some work-out
shorts and headed to Mike's gym... free weights, mostly, with pull-up bars,
a rower, a bike and some dumbells.  Jeff taught me an exercise routine they
learned in football camp... four exercises - shoulder presses, squats, bent
rows and bench press.  The weight was supposed to be 60% of your max with
declining reps - 10, 8, 6, 4, then 2.  By the 2nd set I was sweating hard
and was really glad I hadn't overeaten.  When we finished we were both
breathing hard and heavy, dripping with sweat head to toe.  You know you've
had a workout when your legs are sweating and mine were.

"Fuck... that feels good," I said.  We had to share weights on a couple of
exercises, so Jeff went lighter for me... proving he was a keeper.

By 10, we were in the shower together getting ready to head to Jeff's
parents' house.  I started getting nervous and he could tell.

"So, look," Jeff said, "just be yourself, ok?  You DO NOT have to work to
impress my parents - especially my dad.  He's really a softie inside, but
doesn't come across that way much because of his job, y'know?  So, just let
them warm-up to you and go from there."

"What about your Mom?" I asked.  "I mean, she was thinking there's
something wrong with you because you told them you're gay."

"I don't know if that's what she meant, but who cares?  I am who I
am... can't change it and can't fight it, so they'll have to deal with it."

Jeff was rinsing his body a final time, facing me to talk, and I watched
the water cascade down his pecs and abs before shooting from his dick like
a stream of piss.  I wanted to go down on him, but knew there was time for
that later.

I knew Jeff was the oldest of four kids with two younger brothers and a
younger sister.  "How are the other kids going to take it?" I asked.


"Y'know, I've thought about that and want to ask my dad about it when we
get there, but you know Jerek from school.  He's almost 17, so he can
certainly understand it.  Jet is 14, so... I don't know about that yet, and
Jemma is 11, so I probably won't even discuss it with her."

"I've been meaning to ask you... what's up with the 'J' names?" I asked.

"Well, my dad is 'Jefferson' and my mom is 'Elise,' so they decided to go
with 'J' as the first letter and 'E' as the second letter for all of us,"
Jeff answered.

"That's pretty cool," I said, turning the water off, handing him a towel
and starting to dry off, all the while watching his heavy dick and balls
swing back and forth.

"Yeah, it is," Jeff said, "but we get a lot of questions.  It really drives
Jerek and Jet crazy, but Jemma thinks it's fun."

====

It was a 25 minute drive to his parents' - mostly because Mike lives so far
out of town.  His mom said lunch was at Noon, but we were early so I'd have
some time to spend with them... plus, Jeff wanted to talk to his dad about
what to tell his siblings, if anything.

In all the years I'd known him, I'd never been to Jeff's house.  When I
took him home he had me park at the end of the block, so he could walk to
his house from down the street.  Looking back I guess it was because we'd
just watched the gay porn together.  I was very impressed with the house as
we pulled into the driveway.  Beautiful two-story brick with 4 large
columns out front and a huge white double door entrance.  My heart was
pounding in my ears and my palms were sweating as we walked up the steps.

"Are you ok?" he asked before he opened the door.

"Yeah.  Just nervous," I said with a weak smile.

Jeff leaned down and planted a gentle kiss on my lips.  "Me too, but look
at it this way - nothing bad can happen here.  They're my family and
they're already being supportive.  Besides, THEY wanted to meet YOU, so
it's all good."  Completing that sentence, Jeff opened the door and I
followed him inside.

To the left was the dining room, to the right was a sitting room and
directly in front of us was an opening to the rear of the house with
curving staircases on each side leading to the second story.  'Damn... and
I thought MY house was nice,' I thought.  "Mom, I'm home," Jeff said,
leading the way through the entry.

"In the kitchen," we heard her say.

We walked in just as she finished washing her hands.  Wow... what a
beautiful woman.  She reminded me of my mom... very young looking with her
blonde hair pulled off her face.  She came around the bar and gave Jeff a
hug and kiss on the cheek, then extended her hand to me.

"I'm Elise," she said smiling like she was really happy to see us.

"I'm Will," I replied.  "Nice to meet you."

"You as well," she said returning to the kitchen.  "Please, have a seat at
the bar.  Do you boys want something to drink?" she asked.

"Is dad in his study?" Jeff asked.

"Yes," Elise said, tending to something on the stove.

"Will, do you care if I go talk to him for a minute?" Jeff asked me.

"No - that's fine.  Go ahead," I said and sat on a bar stool.

Jeff walked off to talk with his father.

"You have a beautiful house, Mrs. Harken," I said.

She turned and came to the island in the middle of the kitchen.  "Please,
call me Elise," she said.  "Now, did you want something to drink?  Water?
Soda? Juice?" she asked.

"Water would be great, thank you," I answered.  "We worked-out hard this
morning and I can't seem to get enough water since," I added.

"So, you and Jeff know each other from school, right?" she asked.

"Yes.  We had some dual enrollment classes together over the last couple of
years and have gotten to know each other better that way, but we've known
each other longer than that," I told her.

"And you just graduated, too?" she asked.

"Yes, ma'am," I said, drinking the full glass of water she just handed me.

"Oh - wait... you're Bill and Linda Farrell's son, right?"

"Yes, ma'am... that's me."

"How are your parents doing, Will?  I didn't see Linda at bridge the other
night."

"They're actually on an Alaskan cruise for their 20th anniversary," I
answered.  "They won't be back for almost three more weeks."  I drained the
water glass and she took it to refill it.

"I guess you are thirsty," she said with a quick laugh.  "Oh - that's
right, a cruise.  Linda told me that, but I forgot.  And you have a sister,
too - Margot, right?"

"Yes, ma'am.  Are you that good with names, or..."

"I actually know Linda very well.  She never mentioned that you are gay,
though," she said.

Well... there it is.  That didn't take long.  Now what do I say?

"Actually, I haven't had a chance to tell my parents yet," I said.  Now,
going to drink the water, I noticed my hand was shaking as I raised the
glass up to my lips.

Elise noticed my shaking hand and approached me from the other side of the
bar.  "Will, don't be bothered by this, ok?  I'm sure Jeff told you that I
was very shocked when Jefferson called me into his office, but I've had a
little time to process it and I believe my son knows what he's doing and
wouldn't have told us if this were just a phase.  And, from what I know
about you through your mom, he made a fine choice... a very fine choice.
And there is no judgement here," she continued.  "You need to be true to
yourself and just let everyone else meet you where YOU are."  She touched
my face with her palm and made me feel like one of her kids.

She finished and smiled at me... and I felt very emotional.  As I smiled
back at her I noticed movement from the corner of my eye and turned to see
Jeff standing in the doorway smiling at us.

"Thank you, mom," he said, hugging her tightly and kissing her cheek.  "I
heard the whole thing and it means a lot to hear you say that."

She pulled back from him and started straightening his shirt, picking
imaginary lint from the shoulders.  "Jeffery, I love you very much and I
respect you and trust you.  You're a smart young man," she said looking
into his eyes and I could see tears in the corners, "and I will always be
proud of you."

Jeff hugged her again.  "Thank you," he said as he smiled at me.

And Elise turned back to me.  "And your parents will be just as
understanding, Will.  You'll see."

Elise hurried back to finish with lunch and within minutes, we were seated
at the dining room table.  Jefferson and Elise at the ends, Jeff and I on
one side of the table and the other three children on the other side.

Elise made pot roast with the most delicious gravy I'd ever eaten, mashed
potatoes and several other kinds of vegetables.  It was fun to have a meal
with a larger family... to see how they communicated at the table, passing
the potatoes, asking for the salt... that type of thing.  I could tell Jet
was the feisty one and probably gave Jeff's parents plenty of grief.  Jemma
was quiet... mulling over having a guest across from her for Sunday lunch.
Jerek seemed to be the most skeptical.  He kept watching me and Jeff,
obviously looking for signs of what was REALLY going on and I nudged Jeff
under the table a couple of times to draw his attention to it.  Jeff just
smiled and rubbed my leg.

We talked about college - Jeff's choice of college and mine - and I told
Jefferson and Elise that I was leaning toward a law degree, though I wasn't
firm on it.  Jeff and his dad were very relaxed, so I assumed their talk in
his study went well.  When we were finished with everything, including some
awesome fruit torts for dessert, his dad asked us to come into his office.

"Will," he started as he closed the door, "Jeff has been very open with me
about how he..." [ahem - clearing his throat] "feels about you - and I was
distrusting at first, I'll be honest with you.  But you seem like a fine
young man, and I know Bill and Linda, so I know you come from a great
family, so..." he paused... and didn't seem to know what to say next.

"My dad at a loss for words?!" Jeff said, teasing his dad.

Jefferson smiled.  "Yeah, I guess I am."  We all laughed and I breathed a
sigh of relief.  "Look - I'm here for you boys, both of you.  If you ever
need anything I'm always a phone call away."  We both nodded and I felt
better.  "Now then... Jeff, I haven't said anything to your brothers or
sister.  Do you want to tell them individually or should we have a quick
family meeting?"

Jeff looked at me.  "What do you think?"

I shrugged.  "A family meeting might be better because you can tell
everyone at the same time," I said.  "Plus, your brothers would see that
you have your parents' support in this."

Jeff looked back at his father.  "Can we have a family meeting, sir?"

His dad smiled.  "Of course.  You want to do that now?  Will, are you ok
being here for this?  This does involve you, afterall," he said looking at
me.

"We're not in any hurry to leave, are we, Will?" Jeff asked me.

"I'm fine staying here for a while and being here for this," I said, then
looked at Jeff.  "I'm sure your brothers will have questions for you
privately, though."

So Jefferson went into the kitchen and Jeff and I followed behind.  He told
Elise what we were planning and asked for her opinion.  She seemed right
in-line with my thoughts, including what I said about the fact that Jerek
and Jet would want more info from Jeff in person.  Jefferson then called
the whole family into the living room and gave the kids a quick run-down.
He told them that he and Elise supported Jeff no matter what and this in no
way changed who Jeff was or changed what he could accomplish in life.  He
also introduced me as Jeff's boyfriend... something I hadn't heard said out
loud and it made me smile - and almost made me start laughing.

Jemma seemed fine with it, maybe too young to process it much.  Jet just
seemed antsy - ready to jump out of his skin... like the seat was too hot
to sit on or something, but Jerek was the one I was worried about.  He and
I had played on the same after-school team together in high school, and
even though I didn't know him very well I was worried about how he would
respond.  When the meeting was officially over - with Jefferson saying,
"Family dismissed," in military fashion - Jefferson, Elise and Jemma
scattered, leaving me and Jeff alone with Jerek and Jet.  The two siblings
sat on the couch opposite from the one where Jeff and I sat.  Jerek was
well on his way to being as big as Jeff while Jet is a smaller framed-guy.
Still, Jet looked to be as fit as any middle school kid I'd ever seen.
Both had short, military haircuts like Jeff's.

"So," Jerek said looking right at Jeff, "gay, huh?"

Jet stopped fidgeting immediately and looked right at us... suddenly on
high alert and focused on what might happen.

"Yep," Jeff responded.  "Look, I know it's a shock, but I can't help who I
am, y'know?  And it doesn't mean I'm a different person."  His body looked
relaxed, and his voice didn't lose it's husky-ness, but there was a bit of
pleading in his voice.

Jet spoke up.  "I don't care, Jeff.  It doesn't bother me a bit.  I haven't
told anyone else this, but Terry came-out to me last week."  Jet looked at
me then.  "Terry has been my best friend since first grade."  Then he
looked back at Jeff.  "He told me how hard it's been on him and I'm sorry
if it's been hard for you, too... but no one would ever think you're gay,
and I know no one has ever picked on you."

"No, nothing like that," Jeff said.  "But..." he shrugged and didn't
complete his sentence.  The whole time, Jerek sat there with his arms
folded.  "Jerek?  Anything?" Jeff asked.

Jerek stood up quickly and came to our couch moving faster than anyone else
I'd ever seen.  In my mind, I saw the punch coming and leaned back to avoid
it while reaching to push Jeff out of the way.  As I started to stand up to
defend myself, I realized that Jerek wasn't angry... instead, he lunged at
Jeff and hugged him around the neck... then, lifted him into a standing
hug, pressing his body tight against Jeff's.  It was touching.  Jerek then
let Jeff go and looked at me.  I smiled at him and he came over and gave me
a big hug, too... again, pressing his body tight against mine.  I put my
arm around his back and it felt a lot like hugging Jeff.

"Will," Jerek said motioning to Jeff, "this is my big bro right here and I
love him a lot.  You need to be good to him, ya' got it?"  He was smiling,
but very serious.

"I got it," I said, smiling back at him.

"I know you're tough and all, but I will kick your ass if you hurt him,"
Jerek said, punching me in the arm.

"It's all good," I said and grabbed Jeff's hand, our fingers locking
together.  Jeff leaned down and kissed me - full on the lips - right in
front of his brothers.

"Ooo - that's gross," Jet said.  "Damn - really?"  And smacked Jeff on the
head.

"You little fucker," Jeff whispered to Jet smiling.  He grabbed him into a
headlock and gave him a knuckle rub to the head.  All three brothers were
laughing and I let out a sigh of relief.

When they were done roughhousing we went out to the backyard and threw the
football around for a while - all of us talking and getting along.  Things
seemed just as normal as any four guys hanging out together.  Jeff went
inside for a few minutes and I kept tossing the ball with Jerek and Jet
until I saw Jeff at the back door giving me a hand motion to join him in
the house.  No one else was in the kitchen.

"So... how are we going to do this?" Jeff asked taking my hand.  "I
mean... we've spent two nights together, but maybe I should sleep at home
some or..."  He looked down while saying this, then looked at me.

"You getting tired of me already?" I asked, with a smirk.

"Hell no... just wondering, is all."

"I don't know," I answered.  "I'm a guest in Mike's house, but he doesn't
seem to mind having you there.  Yeah, he's got Alex, but we haven't been in
their way."  I mulled it over a bit in my head.  "Let's plan on you
spending the night again and we'll ask him tonight, ok?"

"That sounds good," Jeff said, and kissed me, opening his mouth and putting
his tongue into my mouth.  We were quickly interrupted, though.

[ahem] Jefferson came into the kitchen and approached us, obviously having
just seen us kiss.

"This really isn't as odd as I thought it would be," Jefferson said.  "And
I don't know why it never hit me, Jeff... but you never really seemed happy
with any of the girls you brought home.  Now, look at you - you look
different."  He was smiling - at both of us - and it felt really good to be
THIS accepted.

"Dad, I'm not going to change.  My goal is still to be a Ranger and
this..." - he waved his hand between me and him - "I don't know where it's
going or where it will end up, but Will wants me to succeed and won't take
me off track."  He went back to his default with his father... back to the
military.

Jefferson grabbed Jeff's shoulder.  "Jeff, you do what makes you happy, ok?
Serving our Country has been great for our family... you know that, but
I've always made time for your mother and you kids.  The people you love
come first, ok?  Without someone next to you, life would be very lonely."

"I'll agree with that," Elisa said entering the kitchen.  "And you boys
make me proud," she said.  "You're doing something most adults can't
do... you're being true to who you are and you're dealing with it head-on.
Plus, you look so damn cute together!"

"Elise!" Jefferson mockingly scolded.

"Well, they do," she said, a huge smile on her face.

"Yeah, I guess," Jefferson admitted with a smirk, rubbing the top of his
head.  "Ok - so, Will, it's been a pleasure, son.  You are obviously a fine
young man and I'm looking forward to seeing more of you."  With that,
Jefferson hugged me... then Elise hugged me... then, they left the kitchen.

"It's like a love-fest here today," Jeff said laughing.

"It sure is," I agreed kissing him.

We tossed the football with Jeff's brothers for about two more hours -
taking water breaks in between and using that time to talk about life and
stuff.  Our fishing trip was obviously put off for another time, but I was
fine with that.  Elise yelled out that she was getting dinner ready, so we
should wash-up.  She made pot roast sandwiches with lunch left overs,
except she made them like a french dip sandwich with a side of tater tots.
I was in food heaven.  I told her she'd have to get this recipe to my mom
and she thanked me for the compliment.

By 6:30 we were ready to head back to Mike's, but Jeff needed a few things
from his room, so I followed him upstairs.  As soon as we entered his
bedroom he closed the door, pushed me back onto his king-sized bed and lay
his full weight on top of me, kissing me.

"Oh no you don't," I said. "We are NOT fucking in your parent's house."

"Awww..." he fake pouted.  "But I've never had a boy in my bed," he added,
trying his best puppy-dog face on me.

"Hell no... no way.  I'm on your bed and that's as far as it's going in
here," I said.  I wasn't mean with him, but I was firm in that NOTHING was
going to happen here right now.

"I know... but I want you so bad right now," he whispered into my ear.

"Well, get me back to Mike's and maybe I'll put out,'" I said, smirking.

"Maybe?" he asked looking at me.

"Well, you did treat me to a nice lunch and dinner, so it's the least I can
do," I remarked, batting my eyes.

"Woo-hoo... I'm gettin' lucky tonight!" he exclaimed.

We headed downstairs with his extra clothes in a bag and told everyone
goodbye.  Then, driving away, we held hands for the ride back to Mike's,
smiling the whole way.

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This series is absolutely a labor of love for me, with so much of myself in
these characters.  Sometime soon, I will be creating a spin-off with Will
and Jeff going to college, so please be expecting it.  I'll provide a link
or name at the bottom of the chapters when that happens.

Thank you to everyone who writes.  I DO return all emails, so please feel
free to drop me a note.  In addition, if you'd like to read some of my
other stories, the links are below:

http://www.nifty.org/nifty/gay/beginnings/helping-hands/

http://www.nifty.org/nifty/gay/college/one-step-at-a-time/