Date: Wed, 6 Oct 2010 02:02:51 -0400 (EDT)
From: J.P.G. <jacobmillertex@aol.com>
Subject: Beneath The Mask: Chapter 18

{Beneath The Mask is pure fiction. As I am writing this story, I am above
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Written by J.P.G.


				Chapter 18

Just as Alex and Matt let each other go, the bedroom door opened and two
younger versions of Alex came running in. They tackled Alex onto the bed
and they started to wrestle around with each other. Finally, Alex's
brother's pinned Alex and started to tickle him all over his body.

"Do you give big bro, do you give up?" Both of Alex's brothers said over
and over again until Alex said he gave up.

They got up from the bed and hugged their older brother. "We really miss
you Alex; we are so glad that you are home with us for Christmas. We only
wish that you could stay for good. We want you home Alex, we want you
home!"

"I love you too, you little rug rats. I wish I could stay with you guys,
but I can't for now. This time will go by fast and I will be here ever
holiday and home before you know it." Alex spoke, trying to hold back the
tears in his eyes, but unable to do so.

"Mom sent us to get you for dinner. It is cool living here with your friend
Jacob. His house is a huge house with a lot of games and stuff for us. He
always lets us come over whenever we want to. You need to see what he has
and play with us."

"I will you little rug rats, I will. Let's go and eat dinner before mom
sends out the swat team for us. Before we go, I want you to meet my
roommate Matt, Matt these two little rug rats are my younger brothers
Lorenzo and Ismail."

Alex pointed to each of his brothers as they left his room. Matt shook the
younger version Alex's hands as they passed him. They didn't want to let go
of their older brother. It's as if they can keep a hold of Alex so tightly,
Alex wouldn't have to go back.

Once they walked out of the back door, it is like a maze to get to Jacob's
house. The pool is almost done; all they have to do is shoot the Gunnite
(pool concrete). Then they could start work on the walls that will join the
two houses. They reached the back door, Alex's younger brothers didn't even
knock, and they just walked in.

Alex didn't feel that comfortable walking in Jacob's house for the first
time. He felt even more uncomfortable when he saw every walking in and then
Jacob called them all out. Then when they returned, they didn't say a word
all through dinner.

Jacob is the only one that stayed at the table after he finished eating. He
and Jacob spoke for a while before his grandfather walked in. Alex almost
peed in his pants when Jacob's grandfather walked in and added his two
cents but after hearing what he had to say, Alex felt more comfortable with
Mr. Serna.

Alex and Matt left Jacob's house and walked over to his mother's
house. They looked at each other wanting to hold hands, but didn't. Alex
finally broke the silence between them and started to speak.

"I figure that is the best we are going to get with these guys. Considering
what I did to Jacob in the last year and a half. I am very surprised that
Jacob actually forgave me like he has. If the shoe was on the other foot, I
don't know if I could have been so forgiving like Jacob was with me."

"Look, it is going to take time for the others to warm to you like
Jacob. With what I can see in that house, they are just protecting
Jacob. Jacob's grandfather is going to back Jacob's play and I think he
would be the hardest to win over."

The boys walked into the house and headed over to Alex's room. Alex shut
the door and joined Matt on the bed. Matt grabbed a hold of Alex's hand and
rubbed it. Matt can see that Alex is worried about what Jacob's friends
think of him.

"If you are not comfortable yet to tell your mother about you and me, I
understand. I want you to be ready and not feel that you have to do this
for me. I will love you no matter what you do here with your mother and
family."

"No Matt, I am going to tell my mother tonight when she returns from
Jacob's. She wanted to do a couple of things before heading home. She needs
to know so that we can be free to be with each other and not jump out of
our skin every time the door opens."

Alex pulled Matt over to him in order to kiss him. They kissed each other
as they fell onto the bed. Both of them wanted to be with each other, but
decided it I best to wait until later tonight. For now they will need to
get their hard ons down.

Lorenzo and Ismail came busting through the bedroom door like before. Alex
started playing with them as their mother walked in to check on them. She
smiled as she headed to her room to shower before plopping herself in front
of the TV to watch her novels.

Matt got into the mix playing with Alex's brothers. They landed up playing
in the back yard running around all the wood and dry wall. Finally the boys
tired themselves out and headed back into the house to watch
television. Their mother had just headed back to her room to lay down and
read her book.

Alex looked at Matt letting him know that this is it. He is going to go in
to his mother's room and tell her the truth about him. He left Matt with
Lorenzo and Ismail as he walked over to his mother's room. He knocked on
the door and waited for her to invite him in.

Once she invited him in, he walked in shutting the door behind him. He just
stood at the door looking at her. Franseca knew that her son had something
very important on his mind that he needs to talk with her on. She also
knows whatever it is Alex is really afraid of it because of the expression
on his face.

"Hey honey, come on over here and sit on the bed with me. You know that you
can tell me anything no matter how bad you think it is, I will listen. If I
can help you fix it I will whatever it takes to fix it."

Alex walked over to his mother's bed as she spoke to hm. This strong, in
control kid that we all know right now is a scared, shivering kid afraid
about what he is about to tell his mother. He knows it has to be said, but
he doesn't know how she is going to react.

"Mom, please let me finish everything before you say a word. If you are not
happy with what I have to say, you can take me back to the center. I just
need to let you know everything in my life. That way, I am honest and not
hiding anything from you."

"Alex there is nothing you can do or say that will make me turn my back on
you. You are my son for better or worse and I will love you no matter
what. I will not interrupt you, but I want you to know that I love you Alex
and don't worry."

Alex cleared his throat and started to talk again. "Mom I have been hiding
something from you, dad, Lorenzo and Ismail. There is no way I would been
able to tell dad this if he was alive still. He would have ordered me dead
in order to save face. I think that is the main reason I ever said a word
to anyone." Alex swallowed the huge lump in his throat.

"I have known this for years and couldn't deal with it until recently. When
I met Matt, I was able to deal with one of the demons inside me. Through
dealing with this demon, I am able to deal with all the rest and become a
better person all around.

There is no easy way on saying this but saying it straight out. So I am
going to just say it and see where it leads. Mom, your oldest son, the one
that you are hoping to bring you your first grandchildren, will not be able
to do that. I am gay mom and I am sorry, so sorry mom! I never wanted this
or do this to you, but..."

Alex started to cry as his mother pulled him into her. She started to rub
his back like she did when he was little. This was the only way she was
able to get Alex to stop crying when he was a baby. Holding him into her
chest and rubbing his back.

"Alex I told you there is nothing you can do or say that will ever make me
stop loving you. That includes this news you just told me. I knew that
there is something going on and I figured it had to deal with your friend
Matt. Or should I call your friend Matt your boyfriend Alex?"

"Yes, um, yes mom he is my boyfriend!"

"I am glad you have someone that you love like I loved your father when we
first got together. After he got involved in the gang life he changed for
the worse, and I couldn't have him around you kids. Look what he did to my
sweat little Alex. He turned my oldest son into a gangster just like
himself. I hate that I let him get away with that.

If you love Matt, then I love Matt as well. If he treats my son with
respect and my son treats him with respect, he is always welcome here. He
is doing you good, because I have not seen you this happy in a very long
time.

Also you need to know that mothers always know about their kids no matter
how hard their kids try to hide from their mothers. I knew about your
interest for a while and I never thought less of you."

Alex stopped crying and pulled away from his mother. He looked her into her
eyes and saw that she is telling the truth. Everything she has said is the
truth. He felt a big weight being lifted off of him at that very moment.

"Thank you mom, I really love you! You are the best mother any kid could
every ask for. You have been behind me on everything I have done in my
life. Never gave up on me and because of your belief in me. I am going to
get out of that place and prove to you that your son isn't like his
father. I will redeem our family name mom, I promise."

"Don't you worry about our family name Alex. I just want for you and your
brothers are a happy life. That is all that I have ever wanted for you
guys. Every parent wants their kids to have a better life than they had.

Just do me a favor Alex; please be very careful who you trust with
this. You need to be a different person while you are in that place. If
they ever find out that you are gay, they will more than likely kill you. I
want you home safe and sound! DO YOU HEAR ME?"

Alex shook his head before he hugged his mother. He didn't want to let go
of his mother at all. She has a way on making him feel safe no matter what
is going on in his life. But Alex knows that he has to let her go and see
if his brothers have run off Matt yet.

As Alex got off the bed, his mother told him that she would like to talk
with him and Matt sometime this week. Nothing bad, just she wants to make
sure they both understand that they know they are always welcome in these
four walls.

Alex walked out and went back up front to his brothers and Matt. He found
his brothers on top of Matt tickling him as they always do to him. Alex
walked over and pulled of both of his brothers off of Matt.

"We like Matt a lot Alex! You should bring him back every time you come
back. Then when you move back home, make sure he comes down and visits a
lot." Ismail said as he jumped onto Alex's shoulders.

Alex held his brother on his back as he walked around the house a couple of
times. Alex finally got tired and put Ismail back on the chair. He sat on
the couch next to Matt and started to watch TV with him.

Alex's little brothers looked at Alex and Matt every so often. At one point
Alex told them to pay attention to the movie. Alex and Matt aren't doing
anything to make them look at Alex and Matt, but his brothers kept looking
at Alex and Matt.

Lorenzo and Ismail finally around one had fallen to sleep. Alex picked up
one of his brothers and Matt picked up the other. They carried them to
their room and put them in their beds. After they got tucked in, Alex and
Matt turned off all the lights in the house and went to bed.

Alex made sure to lock his door before he went to bed because his brothers
will come running into the room in the morning. They don't know that he and
Matt are boyfriends yet. He doesn't want them to find by walking in on him
asleep with Matt.

Matt got into the bed first and then Alex. Once they settled in, Matt
wrapped his arms around Alex and pulled him into him. He leaned in and
started to kiss his boyfriend. Matt broke the kiss and just looked in
Alex's eyes.

"I love you so much Alex. I am glad that we are able to spend our first
Christmas together. This is going to be the very first time that we are
going to be able to sleep through the night together in the same bed
without worrying about anyone walking in on us. I really hope this week
drags on so where I can enjoy every moment of it."

"I have never loved anyone as much as I love you Matt and never will. You
are saving me from me Matt and I will always be thankful for that. Just
like you, I really hope this week goes very slow. I want to be with you as
much as possible."

Alex and Matt kissed a little bit before they went to sleep. Alex slept
through the night without having to worry about anything. For the next
week, he knows it is going to be the best week of his life. Nothing to
worry about and nothing but joy around him!

The next morning, Alex and Matt got woken up by Alex's little brothers
jumping up and down on the bed. Alex looked up as his brothers worried
about what they might think about what they are seeing right now.

Once Lorenzo and Ismail saw that Alex and Matt woke up, they stopped
jumping on the bed and laid down between them. Alex rolled over to his side
so where he could see his brothers eyes. He wants to try and read them if
he could.

"Alex don't worry about what we walked in on. I and Ismail don't care that
you and Matt are together. I fact we are happy that you are finally
happy. You are better happy than when you are mean and angry.

Jacob was very happy until Joey left him. Now he looks like he is happy
with his new boyfriend Dewayne. Also Tom and David are very happy
together. There is nothing wrong with being in love with a guy, as long as
you two are happy with each other."

"Come here you little rug rat!" Alex pulled Lorenzo over to him and started
to tickle him. "When did you get so smart? Talk about being surprised, I am
surprised the way you guys have grown up in such a short period of
time. Please don't be in such of a rush to be a grown up. It isn't as good
as you think. Enjoy being a kid as long as you can."

Alex let go of Lorenzo as he crawled out of bed. Matt tried to go back to
sleep, but Lorenzo and Ismail wouldn't let him. Matt finally gave up trying
to get more sleep and got out of bed as well. He joined Alex in the
bathroom.

Although they can take a shower separately, they decided to jump in the
shower together. As soon as the water got warm enough, Alex and Matt
stepped in. Right away, Alex got the soap and a wash towel for each of
them. They washed each other, paying extra attention to each others butts
and dicks.

Both of them got hard the minute the other touched each others body. Once
they finished taking a shower, they had to stay in the bathroom until their
dicks went soft. There is no way they could walk out both with a hard on.

As soon as they got dressed, Lorenzo yelled to them that breakfast is
ready. Alex and Matt walked over to Jacob's house to eat. This time when
they walked in, everyone at the table continued talking as Alex and Matt
took their seats.

Jacob turned the conversation to Alex. "Alex, are you and Matt limited on
where you are allowed to go? What I mean, are you able to go anywhere that
you want to go like the stores and mall?"

"The only limitations we have are not go near the people or place that
brought us to the center. In my case that is not a issue because we have
become friends. I can't get around beer, drugs or the gang I am part
of. Other than that, we can do anything like you guys can do."

Everyone just looked at Alex before David broke the silence. "If you don't
mind me asking Alex, you are still part of the gang that you were part of
before being sentenced?"

"Um, yes I am, but it is a long story. One day I will tell you everything,
but for now I think it is best that I don't. Don't worry, my past or who I
know will not enter in this house or you lives. I am just doing something
that is helping the director and it will look good for me when I come up to
be released on my twenty-first birthday."

No one asked Alex to explain what he meant. They quickly changed the
subject to another. They finished eating and everyone went their own
direction. Alex and Matt walked back over to his mother's house to figure
out what to do for the day.

They wrestled with staying home and making their own entertainment or going
out and enjoying their freedom. They decided to head to the near by
mall. They will need to take the city bus, so it has to be the closet mall.

Alex walked over to tell his mother that he and Matt are going to the
mall. She insisted on giving him some money to spend.  Alex tried to tell
her that she didn't have to give him any, but she insisted. Alex gave in
because he knows that he isn't going to win. He took the money and put it
in his pocket.

Before leaving Jacob's, Alex went down to see if his brothers wanted to go
with him and Matt. They jumped at the chance to be with their big
brother. Before when Alex wasn't locked up, he never wanted to spend time
with them. Instead, he was always involved with the gang. That is why his
little brothers hate the gang life. It stole their big brother from them
when they were little.

As they headed back to the house, they kissed their mother good
bye. Lorenzo took the lead and the rest followed him. They just got to the
bus stop as the bus arrived. They jumped on, paid the fair and took their
seats. All the way to the mall, Alex talked with his little brothers. He
wanted to get to know them, just like they wanted to know Alex.

After an hour and taking two buses, they finally got to the mall. They got
down and headed into the mall. Lorenzo and Ismail wanted something to
drink, but didn't want to spend the money they have on drinks. Alex laughed
as he told his little brothers not to worry, he will pay for drinks.

As they got to the register, Alex pulled out the money his mother gave to
him earlier. He didn't look at it when she gave it to him, so he didn't
know how much it was. He thought maybe a few twenties, but when he unfolded
the money, he couldn't believe it. Instead of a couple of twenties, it is
four hundred dollar bills.

He handed the cashier one of the hundreds to pay for the drinks, got his
change. They started to walk around the mall. Going into every store they
passed, looking at everything on the shelves. Alex couldn't stop thinking
about the amount of money his mother gave him. He couldn't help but wonder
if she could afford giving him this amount of money without going without
things she might need to buy for the house.

Alex just couldn't stop thinking about the money his mother gave him. He
wanted to buy Matt something for Christmas, but at the same time. He needs
to make sure his mother didn't give him this money by mistake.

He found a pay phone and called up Jacob's house in hopes that his mother
will answer. When the phone got picked and his mother voice is on the other
end, he breathed a sigh of relief. Immediately Alex spoke up over the noise
of the crowd in the mall.

"Mom, I am sorry for bothering you while you are working, but I have a
question. I didn't look at the money you gave me this morning until we got
to the mall. I thought you gave me at the most a couple of twenties, but
you didn't. You gave me four hundred and I just don't feel right taking
this from you. I don't want you guys to go without because I got a chance
to come home for the holidays."

 "Alex I know what I gave you and I want to give you that. For the first
time in my life, I am able to give all you kids things I never was able to
do in the past; things that you guys deserve and should get since I can
afford it.

I don't pay a house bill every month or not that much on food. I got very
lucky getting a job with Jacob and his family. Not only I make more here
than I did in the three jobs I worked, but I also save almost a thousand a
month in bills that I was paying when we lived on our own.

So don't worry about the money I gave you. I want you to be happy and enjoy
yourself while you are home. Buy something or that handsome boyfriend of
yours. You need to help me get a handsome guy like yours when you come next
time." Franseca laughed as she said goodbye to Alex.

Alex hung up the phone and couldn't believe how well off she is now. He
also can't believe how happy she is now without his father being
around. All this happened when she started to work for Jacob.

He caught up with his brothers and Matt. Alex walked up to Matt and grabbed
hold of his hand for a quick squeeze. Alex really wants to kiss his awesome
boyfriend right there and then, but decided it better not to. He doesn't
know who is watching them at this moment, and he better play it safe.

As they continued shopping, Alex noticed things that Matt picked up, but
put it down. Everything he looked at, matched who he is. Alex took every
opportunity he could to buy a couple of things that Matt liked.

At one point, Alex pulled Matt aside to talk with him privately. "Hey, I
want to give you something. My mom gave me some money this morning and I
plan to use it to buy you a gift for Christmas. I want to give you some of
it, not to buy me something, but to buy whatever. I want to buy my little
brothers a gift each also."

Alex handed Mat a hundred dollar bill and walked off to catch up with his
little brothers. Matt just looked at the money and couldn't believe it. He
quickly caught up to Alex and his brothers. As they continued shopping,
Matt noticed that Alex wanted to buy his brothers something, but couldn't.

"Hey Alex, let me take your brothers off to the arcades while you take care
of that thing we talked about." Matt went up to Alex and whispered in his
ear.

Alex turned and shook his head up and down. Matt went to get Lorenzo and
Ismail and walked out of the store. He told Alex one thing, but he wanted
his little brothers for another reason altogether.

"Hey little ones, I need your help. I really love your brother and I want
to buy him something for Christmas. I just don't really know what he
likes. We can't have anything really personal, and I want to get him
something that he likes. Can you two help me?"

Lorenzo and Ismail both nodded their heads as they grabbed a hold of Matt's
arm to pull him into a different store. They started to show Matt different
things they know that their brother likes, but never would buy
himself. Finally, Matt chose a gold necklace with a saint. He knows that
Alex would like it and he can wear it when he returns to the center.

After buying it, Matt, Lorenzo and Ismail headed back to where they left
Alex to only find him sitting on a bench waiting for them. He had several
more bags than he had when they left him.

Lorenzo and Ismail ran up to their brother and tried to see what is in the
bags, but Alex didn't let them see. When he got up, he handed his little
brothers other bags that different their gifts in to carry for him.

On the way out, they grabbed a quick bite to eat. As they walked over to
the bus stop, they saw their bus arriving. They started running to the bus
where they didn't miss it. They barely got to the bus stop in time.

All the way home, Lorenzo and Ismail kept trying to peek in the bags they
know have their gifts. Alex sat his brothers down and showed them the gift
he bought his mother. They looked at it and wanted Alex to put their name
on it to. Of course Alex said yes to his brothers. They have never had
money or a chance to buy anything for her.

As soon as they got home, Lorenzo and Ismail went running over to Jacob's
house. Alex and Matt went into their room and lay down. They actually went
to sleep when all they wanted to do is relax for a couple of minutes.

Alex forgot how much energy it takes to keep up with his little
brothers. They need to have a complete eight hours of sleep, if not more,
to keep up with them. Still, Alex didn't mind at all being with his
brothers. He lost a lot of time with them when they were little. Alex knows
that he has a lot of things that he has to make up for with his family.

The boys woke up right when Ismail walked in to let them know that dinner
is ready. They headed over and ate dinner at Jacob's house. After they
finished eating, they headed down to the game room with Lorenzo and Ismail
as they promised them during dinner.

Alex and Matt couldn't believe everything that Jacob had down here. They
walked over to the game systems and picked Street Fighter to play. Alex
chose the Blanco because he eats those he fights and Matt picked the bad
guy in the red uniform. They played for hours, switching off with Lorenzo
and Ismail once they died.

Alex is having so much fun, he didn't realize the time. When he did look up
at the clock, he jumped out of his seat. He couldn't believe it is already
after twelve and they are still awake playing video games.

"Hey let's head back over to the house and get some rest. When we wake up,
we will have presents to open under the tree. Lorenzo and Ismail got up at
the same time as Matt did. They walked over to the house together, locking
Jacobs house as they left.

The minute Alex and Matt walked into the room, they could barley strip
their clothes off. Just like the night before, Matt crawled into the bed
and then Alex. Matt pulled Alex into him and wrapped his hands around
Alex. The minute they both laid their heads on their pillows, they were out
for the night.

The next morning they got up and just tossed on a T-shirt and shorts before
heading to the living room. They found Lorenzo and Ismail already awake and
shaking their gifts under the tree. Alex and Matt sat down on the couch and
waited for Franseca to join them. They want to open gifts as a family and
that does include Matt.

Franseca got up early to make sure that Jacob's family didn't need anything
in order to be there when her kids wake up. She walked in to find them
waiting on her. She went over and sat down on the chair.

"Lorenzo and Ismail let your brother hand out the gifts to everyone. He is
the oldest and the man of this house. So go and sit down by Matt and wait
until everyone gets their gifts. Then we all can open our gifts together."

Lorenzo and Ismail put their gifts back under the tree and went to seat
next to Matt on the ground. Alex quickly got up and started to hand the
gifts out to everyone. He tried to go as quickly as possible that way his
little brothers can start opening their gifts.

Once the final gift under the tree got handed out, everyone started to rip
their gifts open. Franseca didn't think that she would get anything big,
but when she opened the last gift, she couldn't help but start to cry. She
got up and started to hug each of her sons thanking them for the gifts.

Lorenzo and Ismail got everything the wanted and than some. Before they
could start playing with their new toys, they had to clean up their
Christmas wrapping. Once they tossed all the wrapping in the garbage they
started to play.

Alex opened the gifts his mother and brothers got him first. Some of it he
can take back with him to the center, and some he will need to leave here
at the house. When he unwrapped the gift Matt got him, he just looked at
it.

"What is wrong Alex; you don't like what I got you?"  Matt looked at Alex
with a worry look on his face.

"No I love what you got me! But, I gave you the money to spend on you
though, not me!" Alex grabbed a hold of Matt's hand.

"I did spend it on me Alex. When I buy you something and it makes you
happy, I bought it for me as well. I like to see you happy Alex. That is
all I want is to make sure you are happy no matter what."

Franseca just sat holding back tears as she listened to her son and his
boyfriend. Matt is very good for her son. Only if these two would have met
each other a long time ago. Maybe they would not be where they are now. Or
maybe Alex being the old Alex, would have destroyed any chances he would
have had with him.

Alex leaned in and hugged Matt. When they broke their hug, they kissed each
other for the first time in front of someone. Alex's mother didn't mind it
at all; in fact you liked seeing her son so happy with Matt.

Matt started to unwrap the couple of gifts that Alex bought him. One of the
gifts he cannot take back to the center, but the other he can. Just like
Alex, he bought Matt jewelry. He bought Matt a gold bracelet they he looked
at and liked.

"The jewelry store couldn't get an engraving done for me yesterday. I
promise before we go back, we will go back and get the engraving done."
Alex explained as he put the bracelet on Alex's wrist.

"I know that I am not your mother Matt, but you are my son's boyfriend. I
would like it that you would think of me as your mother as well. You are
part of this family and you care deeply for my son. I know this isn't much,
but I got you a gift as well from me, Lorenzo and Ismail."

Franseca pulled a gift out and handed it to Matt. Matt couldn't believe how
nice Alex's family is. They thought they would accept him, but it would
take a while for them to warm up to him. Boy was Matt wrong about that!
After Matt unwrapped the gift, he got up and hugs Franseca. "Thank you mom,
I would be honored to be part of this family and call you mom. I really do
love and care so much for your son and everyone around him."

Franseca couldn't hold back the tears anymore. She started to cry as she
hugged Matt. Alex got up and hugged both of tem. They broke the hug and
Franseca headed back over to check on the ham she has in the oven at
Jacob's house.

The mean time, Alex and Matt joined Lorenzo and Ismail playing with their
new toys. They started hearing yelling outside in the back yard. At first
they thought they were hearing things, but it got louder.

Alex and Matt jumped up from the floor and ran out the back door. Once they
reached the pool, they found Franseca talking loudly to another lady her
age. At first they didn't know what they were fighting about, and then they
got their answer.

"You fucking bitch, if you know what is best for you and your family, you
will move out of that house and take your scum of a son with you! What
balls he has to come over here and spend Christmas at the house of my son
he tried to kill!"

"Don't you ever talk that way about my son! I cannot understand how Jacob
turned out so different from you. You mistreat him and treat him like
trash. The only one around here that is scum is you!"

Gloria walked closer to Franseca and started to jab her with her finger as
she talked. "Don't you ever judge me on the way I bring up my kids! At
least none of my kids ended up being a killer just like his father. When I
heard your husband died, I wanted to throw a party. This world got rid of
one bad person that day."

Franseca knocked away Gloria's hand. "You better watch what you are talking
about before you say anything. Although my husband was bad, he gave me
three great boys. Yes one of them made a few wrong decisions in his life,
but he is trying to fix that. Your son is a lot better person then you
could ever dream of being. He can see that and has a heart. You are just
one heartless bitch running around screwing up your kids' lives!"

 Gloria slapped Franseca in the face without warning. Franseca never
allowed anyone to catch her off guard like that. Instead of slapping Gloria
back in the face, she punched her in the stomach. Gloria slumped over
trying to catch her breath.

Franseca turned and started to walk off when Gloria ran up behind her. She
grabbed Franseca from the neck and threw her on the ground. Franseca
quickly jumped up from the ground and punched Gloria several more times in
the stomach.

This time Franseca didn't turn her back to Gloria. Gloria isn't about to
give up, she launched at Franseca and started pulling and clawing at her
neck and face. At the same time, Franseca kept punching her where ever her
punches would land.

Alex ran up to try and separate his mother and Jacob's mother, but ended
being punched himself. Just as Alex got up from the ground, His mother and
Gloria fell into the pool. Right now it is just a mud hole and they landed
in mud.

Alex and Matt just looked down in the pool as Franseca and Gloria continued
fighting each other. Neither of them wanting to give the other the
satisfaction of winning this fight, they kept pulling at each others hair,
clawed or punch each other as they rolled around the muddy ground.

Alex and Matt jumped into the pool as Lorenzo and Ismail ran over yelling
at Gloria to let go of their mother. Just then, everyone in Jacob's house
came running out to see what is going on. They reached the pool just as
Alex and Matt separated the two women.

Andy Sr., Jacob's father pulled Gloria out of the pool as Alex and Matt
help Franseca out of the pool. They walked into their separate houses in
hopes things will cool down. If it doesn't, they might be finding a new
place to live.

Franseca walked to her room to clean up. Alex walked in several times to
make sure his mother is okay. Every time he apologized and told her that he
will go back to the center if that will keep the peace. But every time Alex
mentioned it, she slammed the door on the idea. She wouldn't even listen to
Alex when he offered to go back.

Once Franseca got cleaned up, she walked up front. The boys looked at her
and it didn't even look like she just came in from a fight. Lorenzo and
Ismail ran up to her and clutched to their mother as hard as they could.

Just then, they heard a knock at the back door. They looked at each other
before Franseca went over to answer the door. Alex couldn't stop thinking
this is it, Jacob isn't going to be able to keep the peace on this.

Jacob walked in and rubbed the heads of Lorenzo and Ismail. "Hey big guys,
we have a couple presents over at my house for you. We waited as long as we
could for you, but you guys never came down. Why don't you run down there
and open your gifts with my grandfather. Don't worry about the mean woman;
she will not bother you guys."

Lorenzo and Ismail went running out the back door to Jacob's house. Jacob
walked into the living room in order to speak with everyone. Once again
Alex couldn't help but think this is it, Jacob sent his little brothers off
in order to deliver the bad news.

"I don't know what happened out there and to tell you the truth I don't
want to know what my mother did this time. I came down to make sure you are
okay Franseca." Jacob turned and looked at Franseca. She nodded her head up
and down.

"Look, my mom is a strange woman. I love her because she is my mother. She
has not always been this way. There is something going on in her life that
is causing her to be this way. I know that isn't an excuse for her to go
around causing all these problems. My father is talking with her right now
about what had happened.

I made it clear that this is my house. I will have whoever I want living
here. Don't pay any attention to her or what she said. I am very sorry
again for what she did and I will make sure it doesn't happen again. I want
you to stay. My grandfather wants you to stay. In fact everyone in the
house wants you and your family to stay."

Jacob started to leave when he turned around. "I want you guys at the table
for Christmas dinner. She will not do anything anymore to any of you. You
guys are part of my family and family spends Christmas dinner together."

Alex, Matt and Franseca just looked at Jacob as he walked out. Franseca
turned to her son with a smile on her face. She followed Jacob out. She
needed to check on the ham again and start making the side dishes.

Everyone had dinner as if nothing had happened earlier between their
parents. They talked with each other and laughed. Lorenzo and Ismail ate as
fast as they could. They wanted to get back to playing with the game system
that Jacob and his family bought them.

Alex and Matt wanted to get back to the house for a different reason
altogether. The only work they had today is pulling Franseca and Gloria
apart, so they aren't tired. Plus Lorenzo and Ismail are going to busy
playing their new games. That means Alex and Matt will actually have free
time for themselves.

After dinner, Alex and Matt helped out Franseca with the clean up. They
both felt bad that she is the only one working on Christmas. This way, she
can get home earlier than normal. Towards the end, Jacob's grandmother
joined in to help them in the kitchen.

As soon as the kitchen got cleaned, dishes washed and put away, Alex and
Matt headed back to their house. They sat with Lorenzo and Ismail for an
hour or so, before heading to their room for the evening.

Alex not only locked the door, Matt and he moved the dresser in front of
it. They didn't want Lorenzo or Ismail walking in on them right now. Once
they felt the door is secure enough, they both walked together to the bed.

At first, Alex and Matt just looked at each other when they sat down on the
bed. Alex put his hands on Matt's shoulders as he leaned in to kiss
him. Almost at the same time, both of them started moving their hands all
over the others body.

Matt broke the kiss and started to take off Alex's shirt. Alex lifted his
arms to help Matt out as he pulled his shirt over his shoulders. Matt
tossed the shirt to the floor and then threw Alex to his bed as He jumped
on top of him.

Matt started to assault every part of Alex's flesh that is in the open. He
started at Alex's forehead, made his way to his lip, to his neck and down
to Alex's chest, paying special attention to Alex's hard nipples. Matt
sucked on each of them equally before moving down to Alex's six pack and
then his stomach.

Matt moved between Alex's legs and lifted Alex's left leg, took off his
shoe and sock, and then did the same thing with his right foot. Matt moved
to Alex's mid section to undue Alex's belt and unbutton his jeans.

Matt started to pull off Alex's pants with the help from Alex on lifting
his butt from the bed. Just like Alex's shirt, Matt tossed Alex's pants on
the floor over the shirt. Matt looked down at his boyfriend lying on the
bed with just his boxers and the necklace he gave him for Christmas.

Matt laid on top of Alex and started to kiss him. At the same time, Matt
reached between Alex's legs and started to play with Alex's dick. The
moment Matt touched Alex's dick, he realized that Alex is harder than he
has ever felt him in the past.

He broke the kiss, pulled off Alex's underwear and went right to what he
wants. Matt picked up Alex's dick from Alex's stomach, rubbed the pre-cum
around Alex's dick that has already leaked out. Every time that Matt went
across Alex's head of his dick with his finger, Alex couldn't help but
shiver.

Mat went down putting Alex's dick slowly into his mouth. Once Matt got the
entire dick in, he started slowly bobbin up and down. He didn't pick up
speed because he doesn't want Alex to explode just yet.

Alex pulled Matt up, as Matt towered over him. Alex reached rolled Matt's
shirt up his stomach and chest. Matt took it from there and took off his
shirt. Alex undid Matt's pants as Matt kicked off his shoes. Matt got up on
the bed and pulled off his pants before going back between Alex's legs.

At first Alex just starred at the hard dick in front of him. He reached
around and pulled Matt towards him. Matt leaned and didn't stop until his
dick touched Alex's lips. Alex started to lick Matt's head of his dick once
it hit his lips.

Alex opened his mouth as he pulled Matt even closer to him. Alex didn't
stop until he had Matt's entire dick in his mouth. Once Alex felt Matt's
pubic hair against his lips, he placed both of his hands on Matt's hips.

He started to push Matt's waist away from him. Just as Matt's dick is about
to leave Alex's mouth, Alex pulled Matt back towards him. He kept doing
this as Matt's head fell back moaning louder and louder as his dick is
being sucked.

Just as Matt is about to cum, he pulled his dick out of Alex's mouth. He
lay down on his back looking at Alex see that he has a surprised look on
his face. "I have wanted you inside me so bad; I know that I cannot wait
any longer. Please Alex, fuck me, fuck me hard, please Alex fuck me."

Alex didn't need Matt to ask twice. He moved between Matt's legs, lifting
one over each of his shoulders. Alex used the pre-cum that is leaking out
of his dick like a faucet for lubrication. After he lubed Alex's butt, he
smeared his pre-cum all over his dick.

Alex placed the head of his dick at the entrance of Matt's butt. Slowly
Alex entered into Matt, at least until Matt reached around Alex's
butt. Matt wrapped his arms around Alex's butt and pulled him fully into
him. Alex's dick hit Matt's prostate hard, causing Matt to moan out really
loud. Immediately Alex covered Matt's mouth to muffle his moans.

Alex kept his hand over Matt's mouth as he started to fuck Matt hard. Both
of them started to sweat as they had sex. They could hear as their bodies
hit each other. The slapping of their skin caused both of them to hot their
climax faster then normal.

Alex started to shoot inside Alex without warning him. As Alex's cum shot
and hit Matt's insides, it caused Matt to explode. Alex grabbed a hold of
Matt's dick and pointed it to his face. He wanted to eat as much of Matt's
cum as possible.

As they shot their loads, they felt as if they are on another plane. A
plane they never reached before in their love making either because they
were always worried about getting caught or they had a clock on them as
they made love.

This time as they made love, they didn't have to worry about any of
that. No one walking in on them because they didn't keep an eye on the
clock. They actually are able to make love with each other the way love
should be made.

Once Alex spent all his cum inside Matt, he fell on top of Matt. Matt
started to laugh as he wrapped his arms around Alex. Alex looked up at Matt
to see what is so funny. All he could see in Matt's face is a red glow he
never seen before.

"Man I love you so damn much Alex. You are one hell of a love maker. I wish
we could make love like that every minute of every day. You somehow had me
outside of myself as we made love." Matt put his hand through his hair,
still chuckling to himself.

Alex laid his head back on Matt's chest. He can hear Matt's heart beating
fast. Alex actually started to think that Matt's heart might actually jump
right out of his chest because it is beating so hard.

"You bring the love making out of me. I have never been with someone that I
love as much as I love you. You see something in me that I don't even
see. You are my one, the one I want to be with the rest of my life."

Matt wrapped his arms around Alex again and held him tight. As the boys
fell to sleep, Alex's dick slipped out of Matt's butt. Alex got woken up
when Matt tried to move to his side. Alex looked down at Matt, leaned in to
give Matt a kiss as he got off of him. Matt moved to his side the moment
Alex got off of him.

Alex quietly moved the dresser away from his door before heading back to
bed. He didn't care that he is sticky with sweat and cum; he just wanted to
crawl into bed with Matt and sleep. He has never felt the feelings that are
going through him right now.

Alex crawled into bed, pulled the covers over him and Matt. He scooted up
to Matt, wrapped his arms around him as his dick got hard and started to
stick Matt. It the butt. Alex reached over to see if Matt is having the
same reaction, and he is.

Alex pulled the covers off of them and moved Matt to his back. Matt didn't
even twitch as Alex moved him. Alex looked down at his boyfriend laying
their asleep naked with his dick sticking straight into the air.

Using his pre-cum, Alex lubricated his butt as he got up on the bed. Alex
slowly lowered himself onto Matt's dick. As Matt's dick entered Alex, Alex
felt Matt's hands around his hips. He turned to see Matt wide awake with a
smile on his face.

"I thought I was having a great dream, but when I opened my eyes. I found
out it isn't a dream, it is my wonderful boyfriend wanting to make love
again."

Matt guided Alex down on top of him. Once Matt got completely in, Alex
raised himself slowly and went back down slowly. He did that a couple times
before picking up speed. All that Matt needs to do is lay there and enjoy
as Alex rides him.

Without taking Matt's dick out of his ass, Alex turned around to face
him. He picked up speed as he leaned down to kiss Matt. Matt moved his
hands from Alex's hips and placed them behind Alex's neck to hold his lips
to his.

They took turns putting their tongues in each others mouth. When Alex put
his tongue in Matt's mouth, Matt can actually still taste his cum in Alex's
mouth. They couldn't keep their hands off of each other.

Alex rode Matt for almost an hour before he started to explode. Alex
squeezed his butt around Matt's dick to make him cum even more. Just like
Matt, Alex started to shoot all over Matt's face and mouth.

Matt tried to catch as much of Alex's cum as it flew into his mouth as he
could. Both of them shot a second load within a couple of hours. As they
came down from their climax, Alex rolled off of Matt to Matt's side.

They caught their breath before getting up to try and clean themselves
up. They did what they could with their dirty laundry to clean the sweat,
dry cum and the new loads they just shot. After picking up the dirty
clothes from the floor and throwing them into the hamper, they crawled into
bed with each other.  Matt wrapped his arms around Alex and they were
out. They actually didn't get bothered the next morning. They slept in past
eleven before they got up. As they got up, the first thing they both did is
take a shower.

Once they took their showers, got dressed, they grabbed their dirty
laundry. They took it to the laundry room to wash. After putting the
laundry to go, Alex and Matt walked into the kitchen. Alex sat down at the
kitchen table as Matt looked through the refrigerator.

Matt pulled out the eggs, onions, tomatoes, and cheese. He started looking
around the cabinets for the frying pans and found them. He cut up the
onions and tomatoes threw them into frying pan. He went back to the
refrigerator and pulled out the ham. He cut up the ham and threw it into
the frying pan as well. He mixed the eggs and added them to the frying
pan. He cooked up the omelet, put it into a plate.

He walked over to the table and sat down with Alex. He pulled his chair up
to Alex until their knees touched. Matt turned to the plate with the omelet
and added the cheese before cutting it into pieces. He picked up some of
the omelet on a fork and fed Alex. As Alex chewed the omelet, Matt put a
fork full in his mouth. It went back and forth like this until they ate the
entire omelet.

Matt noticed some cheese on the side of Alex's mouth, but instead of
telling Alex. He leaned in and licked it into his mouth as he started to
kiss Alex. They sat there in the kitchen kissing each other and didn't even
notice Franseca walking in.

"I came over to see if you boys wanted me to cook you breakfast, but I see
that you took care of that. When did you learn to cook Alex? That place is
showing you everything, isn't it?"  Franseca looked at the stove and headed
over to clean it up.

"Mom, you work already too hard over there.." Matt pointed to Jacob's
house. "We made this mess; we are going to clean it up. You need to rest
yourself and let us help." Matt reached over and pulled the dish cloth out
of Franseca's hand.

"Mom I am not the one that did the cooking. Matt cooked us an awesome
omelet for breakfast. Not only do I have a cute boyfriend, but one that
know his way around the kitchen as well." Alex walked up to Matt to help
clean the mess.

"No lie that you have a cute boyfriend Alex. You boys are lucky to have
found each other and create this loving relationship in that ugly place."

Alex and Matt looked each other and smiled. They cleaned the kitchen
together; every so often they would kiss each other. Franseca had left when
they started to clean, so they are alone once again in the house.

They wanted to go back to Alex's room and just make love with each other,
but decided to put on their shoes and head over to Jacob's house to see
what Lorenzo and Ismail are doing. They found Lorenzo and Ismail in the
game room with Toni and Chase.

Alex knows Chase, but not Toni. Chase and Toni looked up as Alex and Matt
walked in. Jacob hasn't told anyone in the house that Alex is gay and Matt
is his boyfriend but Chase could see there is something there.

As they walked over to them, Chase could see a glow about them as if they
just had sex. Chase looked over to Toni to see if he sees the same thing,
but Toni is to busy playing the video game to notice what he is noticing.

"Hey Alex, what do you and Matt have planned for today? Maybe Toni and I
could hang with you guys as long as it is safe."

Alex looked at Chase and chuckled. "I understand why you think that
way. With what you know of me, I would think the same if the shoe is on the
other foot. I screwed up and now I am trying to be a better person.

With the help I am getting from my family and Jacob and with my father
being gone, I am actually able to move in another direction. I went into
our family business just like the eldest son does in other families, but
our family business was the gang life."

"Alex, I didn't mean anything bad with what I said. It came out wrong I
guess, and I'm sorry. I meant if you are going to do something that didn't
take money, Toni and I would like to tag along if that is ok."

Alex walked up to Chase and sat down next to him. "I can tell you whatever
we do isn't going to take money. I don't have any nor does Matt. We just
want to hang and enjoy being out of that place."

Chase and Alex started talking as Matt joined in with Toni and Alex's
brothers playing the video game. Chase wanted to learn more about Alex and
make sure his best friend isn't in any danger with him around.

As they talked, Chase started to change his thinking about Alex. He sees a
different person; the person that Jacob sees. Chase came to the conclusion
right then and ther that he needs to stop second guessing Jacob.

"So you met Matt when you got sent over to the detention facility?"

"Yeah, he is my roommate and the first person I met. He is helping me stay
out of trouble, and that is a lot of hard work! No matter how hard I try to
get away from my past, it seems it keeps pulling me back in."

"Wow, a friend like Matt is hard to come by. I would think that people that
are not involved in your gang would stay as far away from you and the gang
as possible. That shows you how much I know about stuff like that."

"Well, Matt is more than a friend to me." Alex called Matt over to
him. "Can we tell you something and you won't tell anyone or think
different of us?"

"Of course you can tell me anything and I will never tell. There is really
nothing anyone can tell me now that will surprise me anymore. Living in
this house with Jacob, I have met a lot of different people. People that
are different, but there's nothing wrong with them."

"Well, one of the people that I was angry with, was me. I have known for a
very long time about what I thought was the devil inside of me. I did
everything I could think of to get rid of it, but when I met Matt, I
realized what I was feeling was not wrong. Matt and I are more than
friends, we are like Jacob."

Chase fell back against his chair. He knew it when they walked in. He
couldn't believe that he was right though. Chase started thinking the
reason he knew about Alex before Alex told him. Is because he has been
living with Jacob, David and Tom for so long, that he can spot a gay person
when they walk into a room! Matt had sensed that something intense was
being discussed and joined Chase and Alex. He had to only listen for a
moment to know that Alex had come out to Chase about them.

"Look Alex, there is nothing wrong being in love with Matt. Jacob and I are
best friends. We were best friends before he told me and we stayed best
friends after he told me. I don't see a thing wrong with Jacob, David, Tom
and now you two.

Jacob has turned out to be a better friend, more like a brother to me, than
anyone in my family has. I love Jacob as if we were twin brothers. We are
almost the same age, only a couple months apart. Still, he has been there
for me no matter what, and I know as long as you two stick with each other,
there is nothing anyone can do to destroy you guys."

Alex and Mat just looked at Chase. They didn't think they were going to
that kind of response from him. What is it with the people in this house?
It seems there is something in the water that makes them smart, with a lot
of wisdom that one usually only gets with age.

"Chase thank you for your words of encouragement. Jacob was the first one I
told about me, and he was so cool about it. Because of Jacob's response, I
told my mother and brothers. Outside of them, you are the first one I have
told. I am starting to think it isn't going to be bad at all to be who I
am."

"In this house you are free be who you are and there is no questions or
judgments. Realize not everyone you come across is this way. You need to be
careful who you tell. Be for sure they will understand and they will accept
you guys no matter what before you tell them. Jacob went through a lot to
get where he is today. Learn from him so you guys don't make the same
mistakes as you guys come out to others."

Alex and Matt wanted to know what Jacob did and what the response
was. Chase only spoke of things that he knows that Jacob wouldn't get mad
with him for talking about.  He told Alex and Matt about what had happened
to him his freshman and sophomore year. Of course Chase skipped over the
shooting and the attempted murder.

Alex and Matt sat there listening to Chase taking mental notes on
everything he is saying. They are learning so much more in this one sitting
than they could learn in a year on their own. They decided that they will
make sure they won't make the same mistakes that Jacob and Joey did. They
already knew that they can't come out to anyone else because where they are
at the moment.

"If you guys fall out of love with each other for whatever reason, keep in
mind the other. What I mean by that is don't keep dragging that person
along. The other may still be deeply in love with you and you are not. Also
do the breakup in person. Don't write a letter and then walk out." The
conversation led to the breakup of Jacob and Joey.

Alex and Matt just nodded their heads in agreement. They looked at each
other after Chase finished talking. It looked like they could read each
others mind. What happened between Jacob and Joey will not happen between
them. It may sound foolish since they just started dating, but they feel
this connection with each other they have never felt before.

They got up to grab Alex's brothers and Toni to head out. They didn't want
to get into a sad mood when there isn't enough time in a day to do what
they want to do. Alex and Matt have a limited of time before they have to
report back to the center.

As Alex walked out with his boyfriend, brothers and hopefully soon to be
friends, he felt more at ease then he has ever felt. He knows why, but he
just doesn't want to jinx it. One thing is for sure to Alex right now and
that is the fact he has never been as happy as he is right now. He is
closer to his family than he has ever been and now he has Matt.

TO BE CONTINUED...

WRITER'S CORNER:

{I got an email from a reader and he feels that all my straight characters
are portrayed as evil gay bashing haters. I spoke via email with this
reader and explained things to him. I come to find out that he is very
young; less than half my age. That explained to me a lot about his way of
thinking.

He had a chance to grow up in the late ninety's and is barely starting high
school this year. I have said many of times in this very corner that things
have gotten better for every successive generation. My generation had it
better than the generation before me and so and so on. This reader is in
the generation of the luckiest young gay teens. They don't have to worry
about many of the things that I had to and things other had to worry about
growing up.

Don't get me wrong, I love hearing from readers and I will talk back and
forth with a reader even when we don't see eye to eye or they don't agree
with what I write. I am so happy for this reader that he can live in the
open and all of his friends, gay and straight, have accepted him. He
doesn't have to look over shoulders wherever he goes and hide who he
is. That freedom and acceptance is what the past generations paid with
their blood and lives; to give this generation a chance to live in the
open!

To this reader; learn about and remember what those in generations before
you did. Learn about the kid that was forced out of a bar, tied to a fence
on the out skirts of Laramie, Wyoming. He was pistol whipped, beaten and
left to die. When he was found, he was rushed to a Ft. Collins, Colorado
hospital, but ultimately died. This tragedy happened because of two young
boys hating gays and they were blinded with that hatred. One of the two
defendants testified fully to avoid the death penalty. The second defendant
was spared the death penalty when the murdered boy's parents stood up in
open court asking, on behalf of their son, that the court to not impose the
death penalty.

I know that a lot of my characters that are straight are betrayed in a
hateful manner. I also have other straight characters that are betrayed in
the good light. Chase, Franseca, Grandpa Al, Daniel Sr., Toni, Alan, and I
could go on and on. If you truly look at my stories, I have evil
characters, but I have a lot more good straight characters than I do evil
ones. I know at times I might be biased, but I try to even that out with
the other characters in my stories.

 Now let's get to my thoughts on the story. I really love writing the story
with love between couples. Alex and Matt are really falling deeply and
totally in love with each other, and as I gave away already, I will not
break these two apart down the line. They will be tested like any
relationship, but come out on the other side still together and solid.

Franseca knew about her son before Alex told her that he is gay. Just like
Jacob, she accepted him for who he is. She loves her son and doesn't want
to lose out on having him around. Her reaction helped Alex over a very hard
bump in the road!

I am bringing in Lorenzo and Ismail for the first time I this chapter. They
were mentioned in one chapter in the past, but this is the first time they
actually were around. You can see how much they love their big brother and
can't wait until he comes home. I never mentioned their ages, but they are
in junior high school, not high school yet.

Alex is realizing on this trip home on how much he missed being with his
brothers when they were younger. He was so involved in gang life; he didn't
care about his family. Alex wants to change that and wants to be with only
his family. I really hope that works out for him and his brothers. Alex
looks like he is learning a lot in such a short period.

I told you guys about the "cat fight" between Franseca and Gloria in
"Jacob", but I didn't go into detail. In my writers corner I mentioned that
you will have to wait for this chapter. So many of you readers have wrote
me and wanted to see Gloria get her butt kicked. One reader gave me this
idea and I wrote it in. I hope you all like this scene and enjoyed reading
that Gloria got what she has deserved for a very long time. Who do you guys
think would have won this fight if they didn't get pulled apart?

Love oh my, love making is a wonderful thing. Matt and Alex finally had a
chance to make true passionate love with each other. Not once, but twice in
several hours. They didn't have to worry about a guard or another resident
walking in on them. They could be with each other and make love as it is
meant to be.

Chase seems to have taken to Alex and Matt. He isn't holding the past
against Alex. Not only because Jacob asked him not to, but he sees what
Jacob sees in Alex. Chase also got told by Alex about him being gay. Chase
accepted in a blink of an eye and tried to help Alex and Matt by telling
them some of what Jacob went through.

I know that I only covered a couple of days in this chapter, but they were
filled with excitement. I couldn't stop writing about each plot once I
started writing it. I love when I got these guys in the free. I knew I
would have a lot more to write about in this chapter.

I am going to do something again, but don't get used to it! I am going to
do it as a teaser for you all to come back. I have been working hard on
what to do to open new plots for this story. There isn't much I can when
they are locked up, so I figured out a way to get them out of there. Now,
when and how that happens, you will need to stay tuned. I will only tell
you is it will happen soon.

Right now, so many plots in this story your head is spinning on what is
going on.  As the chapters finish, you cannot wait for the next posting of
the new chapter.  I really thank you guys for coming back week after week,
and reading my postings.  I hope I will never let you guys down.  As far as
drama in the storylines are concerned.

I do not want to say too much more and spoil the future chapters to come,
so I won't. I warn you though! Do not skip a chapter, or you will be
lost. There is a so much to answer in the chapters to come. Keep reading
the future chapters, and enjoy! Please email me and let me know how I am
doing at jacobmillertex@aol.com, Thanks!}

EDITOR'S CORNER:

The torture and murder Jacob referred to in his comments is the story of
Matthew Shepard, age 21.  Matthew's torture and beating happened on October
7, 1998 and Matthew died five days later on October 12, 1998.

Matthew's story gained nationwide attention and resulted in the adoption of
several Hate Crime Laws but it took until 2009 for a Federal Law to come
onto the books.

The issue of violence against gays has been in the forefront of the news in
LGBT publications for years but only a truly horrific event such as Matthew
Shepard ever brings national attention.

I have had the privilege of hearing Matthew's Mother, Judy Peck, speak at
the Cathedral Of Hope Church, here in Dallas.  Judy Peck delivers a
wonderful message of love and acceptance that is also based in dedication
to standing up for the protection and rights of gays everywhere.  She is a
totally amazing woman that exudes love in the shadow of a horrid loss. She
is much bigger a forgiving person than I could be under similar
circumstances.

The Cathedral of Hope Church here in Dallas is the world's largest church
ministering to the GLBT community.

I encourage all readers, of all ages, to learn about gay history. Find out
how we got to be where we are today. Our heritage is rich albeit riddled
with strife and violence at times.

Until next time,

"Daddy" Rick