Date: Mon, 15 Feb 1999 12:23:19 PST
From: TellerOf Tales <teller_of_tales@hotmail.com>
Subject: Simon's Story part 13

WARNING:

	This story may contain descriptions of sexual acts between boys of 
similar ages. If this is not to your tastes or is not legal in your 
locality, please leave now! The story and its associated characters are 
entirely fictional and any resemblance to people, living or otherwise, 
is purely coincidental.  Some parts of the story have been idealised.
	The author has copyrighted this story.  A single copy had been placed 
in the Nifty Archive. Do not distribute it to any newsgroups and/or 
other web-sites without permission from the author. 
	This has developed into a bit of a novelette and you may find it easier 
to read the previous parts first.

Classification: No sex this time. Sorry.

Simon's Story Part 12+1:
Deep Thought

	Simon and Robert spent most of the evening round with Alex and his 
parents. For both Robert and Simon, it was quite an eye opener. Neither 
had experienced proper Asian hospitality before and both thoroughly 
enjoyed it. Neither Robert nor Simon had the chance to talk to Alex 
properly that evening until it was time to leave. The boys thanked 
Alex's parents for a wonderful evening and just before they left, 
managed to create an opportunity to talk to Alex on his own. They were 
sat on the wall outside Alex's front door.
	"Thanks for a brilliant evening." Robert said to Alex.
	"Yea. It was the best!" Simon added.
	"Thanks guys, but I've got the feeling you've wanted to tell me 
something all evening."
	"Well, yes. There is some thing we need to tell you." Simon said. His 
nerves were starting to build. How would Alex take this? He wondered.
	"Alex, Simon and I are, hmm--" Robert paused, "not like most other 
boys." Robert continued changing his approach.
	"I know." Alex said. "You are much closer, almost like brothers."
	"Kind of, but its more than that. We're--we're lovers too." Robert 
eventually said. Both Simon and Robert watched Alex's reaction closely. 
Alex just sat there and thought for a moment or two.
	"I had heard the rumours and I guess, deep down, I knew they were true. 
I try not to judge people just as I don't expect them to judge me." Alex 
stated calmly.
	"You don't mind?" Simon asked.
	"Why should I? It's not like you were after my butt is it?" Alex 
responded with a smile. Simon and Robert just leaned forward and gave 
him a quick hug.
	"Thanks. We will have to return the invitation some time." Simon said 
changing the subject back.
	"Thanks. I'll see you at Scouts on Friday." Alex said with a smile.
	"Not if we see you before that." Robert replied with a grim. "Bye."
	"See ya!"
	Simon and Robert walked off. Both felt very happy after spending a very 
pleasant evening at Alex's and having told him about themselves. The 
streets were quiet so Robert took hold of Simon's hand as they walked 
home. Simon didn't object this time. He just smiled.
	"You've got that look on your face. What are you thinking about?" 
Robert asked Simon.
	"Alex." Came the reply.
	"He is kind of cute isn't he?" Robert responded.
	"You noticed too then."
	"Yea. I love the way his bum wiggles as he walks. It's not like the 
girls where it slops from side to side. It's more discrete, more 
suggestive." Robert said.
	"Are you thinking what I think you're thinking?" Simon asked with a 
grin. Robert's face flushed slightly. "You are, aren't you. You've got a 
one track mind!"
	"I can't help it. You've got to admit, he does have certain charm about 
him."
	"I know." Simon replied as he released Robert's hand and fondled his 
lovers bum. "But it's not as cute as this one." Robert just rested his 
head on Simon's shoulder as they walked along. They got back to Simon's 
at about 9:15 and as they arrived, Robert recognised the car parked 
outside.
	"What's my dad doing here?"
	"Let's find out." Simon said as they raced to the front door. He opened 
it and they went in. They entered the living room.
	"Hi you two. Did you have a good time?" Robert's dad asked.
	"Hello. Yes thanks. It was brilliant! What's going on?" Both of the 
boys were suspicious.
	"Nothing. We just came over to see how everyone was keeping. You don't 
tell us much any more."
	"Sorry." Robert said feeling a little guilty. Even he had noticed how 
much closer the two families become since he and Simon had got together.
	"Don't worry son. Simon, I hear you two are singing in the play 
together." Robert's dad said trying to make conversation.
	"Yea. I'm playing the part of Bill Sykes. He's a bit of a rogue." Simon 
said.
	"They must have typecasted you then." Mike said as he and most of the 
others started laughing.
	"What part are you playing Squirt?" Mike asked still laughing.
	"My name is Arthur and I am in Fagin's gang." He said seriously as he 
glared at his brother.
	"Well Fagin, are you finding it hard to learn your lines?" Mike asked 
Robert.
	"We're working on the music at the moment Mr Bumble!" Robert replied. 
The three boys all burst out laughing. The adults look puzzled.
	"Mr Bumble is a big fat guy." Arthur said as he started laughing again. 
Mike leant forward quickly and grabbed Robert by the arm. Before Robert 
could react he was face down over Mike's knees as a playful slap landed 
on his backside before he was released. Robert was a little red faced, 
but everyone else was laughing hard.
	Simon realised immediately that Robert hadn't seen the joke and went 
straight over to him and hugged him close. He lightened up a little as 
he realised he was the butt of Mike's joke.
	"Robby." Mike said more seriously as he patted his knees for Robert to 
sit on them. "Let's be serious for a few moments." He paused and the 
room fell quiet. "I know you love Si' but I really need to know just how 
much?" He asked. Robert looked at him in disbelief. How could he ask a 
question like that in front of everyone, he thought.
	"Let's put it this way, how much do you love your wife?" Robert asked 
back. By this time Simon was kneeling on the floor with his arms wrapped 
around Robert's waist.
	"I take your point. How do you quantify love?" Mike replied.
	"Let's put it this way," Robert's dad interrupted, "the night Simon 
came out, Robert was so loyal to him it cost him 6 hard whacks on the 
backside. And when Simon locked himself in the bathroom he would have 
broken the door down when he thought he was trying to hurt himself."
	"Oh." Mike said. "I didn't know about that." He looked at Simon. "Well 
son, would you go through that for Robby?" It was Simon's turn to feel 
uncomfortable.
	"That and more." Simon replied without hesitation.
	"I'm glad to hear that." Mike replied.
	"Dad." Simon said. "How do you feel about Robby and me? About us being 
different?" He had thought about using the word "gay", but it sounded 
too blunt, to matter-of-fact. His dad sat there thinking for a few 
moments.
	"I look at it this way. As long as you are both happy and you don't do 
anything stupid. I am happy for you. I'm not sure I'll ever be fully 
comfortable with your homosexuality, but it's your life." He said 
looking Simon in the eyes.
	"Thanks dad." Simon said as he raised himself up slightly had hugged 
him and Robert at the same time. The two mothers had been watching 
closely all the time this had been going on.
	"How do you feel mum?" Robert asked.
	"It doesn't matter what or who you are, I will always love you." 
Robert's mother said.
	"The same goes for me son." Simon's mother added.
	"I love Sara-Louise." Came Arthur's voice.
	"Looks like time for the birds and bees talk." Mike said laughingly to 
Robert's dad.
	"It sure does." Came the reply. "But not tonight."
	"What made you start using you proper name Squirt?" Simon asked.
	"Sara-Louise says Squirt is babyish." Arthur replied bluntly.
	"Ok. She's nice isn't she?" Simon continued.
	"Yea. I can't think of anyone I'd rather be with. Apart from mum and 
dad, that is."
	"I know how you feel." Simon said as he looked at Robert.
	"Me too." Robert added. "Have you kissed her yet?" Arthur immediately 
went red and tried to hide his face.
	"Way to go Mr Sensitive." Simon said sarcastically to Robert.
	"Sorry Arthur. I didn't mean it to sound like that." Robert felt very 
awkward.
	"Well it did. It's like me asking you if you've fu..."He stopped short 
and glanced quickly at his parents. "...made love to Simon?"
	"Actually we have." Simon answered. The parents looked a little 
surprised. "Several times."
	"Simon and I, Arthur, are truly in love. There isn't anything I 
wouldn't do for him or him me. Do you understand?" Robert asked.
	"So what your saying is that I have really strong feelings for 
Sara-Louise but they may not be love." Arthur said.
	"Only you know if it is real love or something else." He paused for a 
moment. "You know if you ever want to talk, we will always be there for 
you. Don't you?" Robert asked.
	"Thanks Robby." Arthur moved across to Robert who was now sat on the 
floor beside Simon and all three hugged each other tight. There was a 
sudden intense white flash.
	"Oh no! Not again." Robert said. "Mum is always doing that. Anyone 
would think she has a new camera." 
	"I have!" Came her voice. They all looked at her in amazement.
	"Mum's always loved photography. She took all of our baby photo's and 
loads of others." Robert explained to Simon.
	"Wow! Do you think she would take some of us?" Simon asked excitedly.
	"That depends on what you are doing?" She replied. Simon blushed. "Not 
a chance!" Robert's mum said as she started laughing. She knew he didn't 
mean anything rude but took the chance of making a joke about it.
	"You better learn to phrase things better." Robert laughed as Simon 
tried to hide his face in Robert's chest.
	"Boys." Mike said seriously. "We were talking earlier tonight about 
your relationship and we have decided to make this suggestion. Don't 
take it the wrong way, either of you." Both Simon and Robert looked at 
Mike. He was going to say something that was going to have a profound 
effect on both of them. Robert's father sat there nodding at Mike, both 
mums were too.
	"Sleeping here some nights and at Robert's other nights is making it 
difficult for us to get the right shopping and things so we would like 
to suggest that you stay here all the time."
	"Because we never really know where you'll be staying from one night to 
the next, we have decided to give you the chance to decide where you 
would most like to stay. You see son," Robert's dad paused for a moment, 
"you could have an accident or some thing and no-one would know until 
the hospital or who-ever phoned us. So we thought you might like to stay 
here with Simon. What do you think?"
	"Dad. Can I have Robby's room?" Arthur asked his father before Robert 
could say anything.
	"NO!" He replied sharply. "It's Robby's room."
	"So what you are saying is that I can move in here with Si'." Robert 
said in a questioning voice.
	"Yes, but only if YOU want to." His father replied.
	"Go on Robby, it will be great!" Simon said enthusiastically.
	"I need to think about it. How soon do you want an answer?" Robert 
asked.
	"There's no rush love." Robert's mother said.
	"What's to think about Robby? It'll be like we were a real couple." 
Simon said.
	"WE ARE A REAL COUPLE!" Robert shouted back at him. Robert stood up and 
moved towards the door.
	"Where are you going Robby?" Simon asked.
	"I need to think." 
	"Wait up. I'll come with you." 
	"NO! No I need to be alone." Robert told Simon forcefully at first but 
his tone softened almost immediately afterwards.
	Robert sat on the stairs near the bottom with his elbows on his knees, 
his head in his hands. Why did Si' say `like a real couple'. They were a 
real couple. They had laughed together, cried together even slept 
together. He understood Simon's enthusiasm. That was natural, but he 
wasn't the one that felt like he was being thrown out of his home. He 
didn't believe that was the case but it felt like it.
	"Are you ok son?" His father asked as he knelt on the step below 
Robert.
	"Why are you doing this?" Robert asked his dad.
	"We think it would be better if you and Si' had a bit of stability. You 
are always sleeping here some nights and at home others. No one knows 
exactly where you will be from one night to the next. As I explained 
just now, if you were in an accident of something none of us would know 
until the hospital phoned. We never know when to expect you."
	"There is no other reason?" Robert asked his dad looking deep into his 
eyes.
	"No. We only want what's best for you and Simon." Robert put his arms 
around his father's neck and pulled him close kissing him on the lips.
	"Whoa. Hold up young man." Robert's dad said.
	"Thanks dad." Robert said. "That only leaves one matter to clear up." 
He said but deep down he wasn't so sure. They stood up and went back 
into the sitting room.
	"Simon." Robert said seriously. "What did you mean `like a real 
couple'?" Simon knew this was a crucial question and an awful lot was 
riding on his answer.
	"I didn't mean it the way it sounded. Look, we sleep together but we 
now have the chance to live together like real partners rather than 
lovers who don't live together." Simon felt extremely frustrated at his 
own inability to express what he wanted to say.
	"Hm." Was all Robert said.
	"What more can I say or do. I want this more than anything else in the 
world." 
	"I know, but you aren't looking at it from my point of view. How would 
you feel if it was the other way round?" Robert asked.
	"I see your point." Simon replied. His expression became more serious. 
Everyone else was sitting there watching and listening intently. "I 
think I'd need more time to make my mind up."
	"Exactly. I know you are in favour of it, but I don't know. I'd love to 
live with you but that means I will be leaving home. It's one hell of a 
step."
	"Robert. Take your time and think it through carefully. We'd love you 
to stay here but only if it is what you really want to do." Mike said. 
They all sat there silent for a short while.
	"Time is getting on and it's a school day tomorrow." Simon's mother 
said.
	"Good point." Robert's mother agreed. "We should be going. It's past 
Arthur's bed time."
	"Mum. Can I stay with you tonight?" Robert asked. Simon looked shocked.
	"Ok. Is Simon coming over too?"
	"Of course." Robert answered. "I don't know what I would do if we were 
ever separated." Simon looked happier now. When Robert first asked his 
mum about going home he didn't think he was included, but he should have 
known better.
	When they reached Robert's, a short drive away, all three boys went up 
to bed, Arthur to his room, Robert and Simon to theirs. Very soon the 
house was quiet. Despite Simon's best efforts Robert wasn't in the mood 
for love. He just lay there totally unresponsive.
	"Robby. Talk to me, please." He paused. "I feel so bloody useless at 
the moment. I couldn't even turn that match stick of yours into a 
scaffold pole just now." Simon said despondently.
	"Sorry Si', but I gotta sort this out." Robert replied as he tried to 
smile at Simon.
	"I know. It would be like moving house to a totally different country." 
Simon said. "Hey you got a boner. What the hell brought that on?"
	"Alex."
	"Eh?"
	"You said it would be like moving to a totally different country. 
Alex."
	"Guess what? I gotta boner too now." Simon said with a grin.
	"Alex?"
	"Yea."
	"The deal is this, if he wants to have some fun, we both have to be 
there. No two-somes. OK?"
	"Ok but what if he doesn't?" Simon asked.
	"Then we are on our own."
	"There is always Greg?"
	"Nah. He's got a bird. You know that girl from the 6th Form." Robert 
said.
	"Oh yea."
	"Do you really think my mum and dad are trying to get rid of me?" 
Robert asked changing the subject.
	"Don't be an ass. They love you as much as I do. If they wanted to get 
rid of you they wouldn't have given you a choice, would they?" Simon 
sounded frustrated. Why did his lover keep going on about being got rid 
of, he thought to himself.
	"I suppose you're right." Robert replied before turning over and trying 
to go to sleep. Simon was getting worried. Why was he thinking this way? 
All his parents were trying to do was give him some freedom and ensure 
his safety. Simon could see this. Why couldn't Robert?
	Simon slipped out of bed and after putting Robert's bath robe on went 
to see Robert's parents. He knocked gently on their door and listened 
for an answer.
	"What is it Simon?" Robert's dad answered. Simon opened the door and 
sat on the side of the bed.
	"How did you know it was me?" He asked.
	"No-one else bothers to knock. What's up?" Robert's dad asked.
	"Robby's got it into his head that you are trying to get rid of him. 
I've tried to tell him that's a load of rubbish but he wouldn't listen 
and now he's getting himself into a right state about it."
	"Thanks Si'. I'll be there in a moment." Robert's dad answered. Simon 
went back to Robert and sat there in bed beside him stroking his hair. 
Robert's parents came in a few moments later. For nearly 20 minutes the 
three of them tried to convince Robert that he had got it completely 
wrong. Robert's dad left in the end. His patience had worn thin, but his 
mother persisted and eventually she won through and went back to bed. By 
now, it was very late and neither Simon nor Robert had the inclination 
for anything but sleep. They both snuggled down and hugged each other 
tight as sleep took them both.

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