Date: Wed, 1 Dec 2010 01:31:20 -0700
From: Jacob Miller <jacobmillertex@aol.com>
Subject: Beneath The Mask: Chapter 24

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Written by J.P.G.


				Chapter 24

Ashton slammed his fist into the mattress of his bed as he finished reading
his mail. He got up and walked over to his second in command. He told him
to get all the leaders together for a short meeting in the day room.

It didn't take long for all the lieutenants to gather in the day room. Once
Ashton saw them waiting for him, he walked over to the middle table. He sat
down and the rest followed. At first all Ashton did is look around and then
he pulled out the letter that he received earlier in the mail.

"I just received a message from county. Our leader is not happy with what's
happening on several fronts. Everything we are in charge of has been frozen
and not been delivered. Ever since Alex left, we can't get one thing
through. That is not making Mr. Flores happy or the others up in the
system.

I need to know how Alex got stuff through and I need to know as of
yesterday. This freeze has to end or we are gone. Our gang can't make it in
county or in the prisons without what we send them. So if you guys don't
want to find yourself fearing for your lives, we'd better find a way to get
our shit through."

Ashton looked around at everyone to make sure they understand how urgent
this has become. He wants them to see in his face that he is serious. If
they don't get it done, Ashton is going to take care of them the old
fashioned way. He never believed in the new way that Alex tried to move the
gang to anyway.

"The other item that is angering Mr. Flores is that we missed our chance to
get Carlos, Alex's right hand man. He doesn't live with his grandparents
here in El Paso, instead he lives with his grandparents in Florida. We need
to find where in Florida that way we can reach out to our members over
there and get things done.

The mean time, we need to reach out to everyone we know here to find
Alex. He needs to be found and killed. There is no question about that; it
needs to get done. So do whatever it takes to reach out to your people and
find out where he's at. We can't afford to lose him like we did Carlos."

"Ashton, is there any chance that Alex has already left El Paso? We all
know his father always had a back up plan set up in case something fell
apart on him while he was alive. There is a big chance that Alex's father
told him the plan before he passed away."

"Edwin, that I don't know, and we need to find out. If his father had an
escape plan in case he got booted out of the gang we need to find out if he
told Alex and what the plan was. If Alex left El Paso, there is no way we
can reach out and get him."

 "A couple of things you want us to do, but we have no one to reach out
to. They did a sweep and pulled in most of our gang members on that
sweep. There is no one to reach out to in order to get things done right
now."

"Bobby, I understand that, but they won't be locked up for good. More than
likely, most of them will be released in the next couple of days. When that
happens, we will get wind of it. Then you guys reach out to them. What is
the other thing you have a problem with Bobby?" Ashton looked at Bobby
angrily.

"As you know Mr. Flores got me moved next to Alex and Carlos. I heard a lot
of things they spoke about. Whenever I could, I let Mr. Flores know, but it
was hard. Alex and Carlos kept a close eye on me. So a lot of the stuff I
heard I couldn't get to Mr. Flores for fear I was going to get caught."

"Come on damn it Bobby, get on with it!  I don't need his whole fucking
life's story!"

"Sorry, I heard Alex several times talking to Carlos about his father's
escape plan. It does exist and Alex knew about it. His father never told
him, but his mother did. Once his father passed away, his mother told him
the details of the plan his father put together.

That plan involved going to Florida to get out of the country. It is
starting to look like they went by Alex's fathers plan. When I heard Alex
and Carlos talking about it, they said they were going to use Carlos
grandparents' house as a stop over for a couple of weeks. By the
information we are getting in, they are long gone out of this country."

Ashton slammed his fist on the table when Bobby finished talking. He got up
and ordered the others to get the merchandise moving at least. He has to
get a kite out to Mr. Flores in county to let him know about the bad
news. Ashton walked back over to his bed and started writing the kite.

Bobby walked over to the phone to call his cousin. They talked in code, so
that not only the guards wouldn't understand, but his fellow gang members
won't understand as well. He doesn't want to get caught passing on a
message to Alex through his cousin. But this message needs to get delivered
to Alex fast.

As the boys got more used to their routine of working and the days are
starting to go faster for them. Once school lets out, they head straight
over to the print shop. They usually arrive at about four and get out every
week day at eight to get home to do their homework and get ready for
school.

Alex walked Ron to the front door of the building and they set the alarm as
they locked up the place. Ron went one direction and Alex went the other to
meet up with Tom and the others. As he walked down the sidewalk, he heard
someone walking behind him. Instead of running, Alex stopped and turned
around. If it is his time to go, he figured he will go like a man, not
running for his life.

"Alex, sorry for sneaking up on you, but this is the only place we can
meet. I got an urgent message from Booby earlier today. He told me it
needed to get to you as soon as possible." The younger guy looked at Alex
as they stood in the middle of the sidewalk.

"Markus you scared the shit out of me! So what's so urgent that you needed
to come around without letting me know ahead of time?"

"Bobby called me about a meeting he and the others just had with
Ashton. What I can gather, Ashton got something from Mr. Flores earlier in
the day. Among many things that Mr. Flores isn't happy about right now is
the fact that Carlos got away and you still have not been caught. They
believe the story that Carlos is in Florida.

So Bobby took advantage of that. They talked about some escape plan your
father had in case things went south for him. Bobby told the others that
your mother told you about the plan and he over heard you and Carlos
talking about it. In that plan you guys talked about his grandparents in
Florida. You used them as a stopping point before leaving the country. Now
they believe you both have left the country altogether."

"That's excellent news Markus; excellent news! As long as we don't get
ourselves noticed, they will believe that. After we graduate, we will go
away for college, and when we return, we will be so different not even my
own mother will recognize us."

"Good, just keep low profile until you leave. If I hear anything else, I
will make sure to let you know. Other than that, you should not hear from
me again. Please keep Bobby in mind for what he is doing for you. Maybe you
can reach out and help him get out of that place before he gets sent up to
prison."

"I won't forget those that help me. Bobby is turning out to be a very good
friend. I feel bad now for what I had ordered to have done to him. I will
ask around and see what I can do for him. You take care and with no
disrespect, I hope not to hear from you again."

Alex and Markus shook hands and headed different directions. As soon as he
reached the car, everyone ragged on him about taking so long. They kept
teasing him that he got lost from the building to the parking lot. Alex
took the teasing because he just received great news he wasn't expecting to
get.

The moment they walked in the door, Franseca walked up to Alex and hugged
him. She looked him over before pulling him and the others into the kitchen
to eat. After they ate, Al called Alex into his study. Alex walked in to
find him sitting behind the desk.

"Alex come in and please take a seat. You are not in any kind of trouble."
Alex walked over and took a seat in front of the desk. "Jacob told me what
happened to you earlier in the day. I am sorry for not able to go down to
the school to take care of you. I had back to back meetings all day long,
but I have already spoken with several people about it.

I made it very clear that I am not happy with that detective. In return,
they asked me what I think is the proper thing to have done with the
detective. That to me was easy to answer and I did. I told them I wanted
him to be relieved from active duty. If he did this to you, how many others
did he do it to? He got caught because he messed with the wrong person this
time around.

Well anyways, they are going to force him to retire. That means you should
not have no more problems with him in the future. I don't like it when
others try and misuse their position to get what they want."

Alex couldn't believe that Jacob's grandfather actually stood up for
him. He went up to bat for him and didn't take no for an answer. He has
never had that happen in his life. As he tried to gather his thoughts
together, Al spoke before Alex could.

"I know it looks like I used my position to get him to retire. Yes I did,
but me using what position is different than what he did. I demanded to get
a bad person doing bad things off the street. He turned out to be worse
than the criminals he put behind bars. He didn't care about the law; he
didn't care if the person did it or not. All he cared about is getting
people that he thought were bad off of the streets evidence be damned."

"I don't think anything bad of you Al. I understand what you are saying and
agree with you. The detective abused his power in a bad way. You went in
and made sure he couldn't hurt others that don't have the chance to defend
themselves against him, like I do. You are nothing like him and should
never think that.

Thank you for everything you did for me Al. I really mean everything you
and Jacob have done for me, my family and my boyfriend. I know it seems I
keep saying thank you all the time, but I do mean it. I am trying very hard
to do right and not cause you or your family any trouble. No matter what, I
will make sure you'll never regret trusting me that you'll be proud of me."

"I already am proud of you Alex. In the short period of time, like I have
said before, you have shown me that I can trust you. You are a different
person than I thought you were. There is really nothing else you can do to
prove yourself to me. You have already done that. So why don't you get on
out of here and get ready for school tomorrow. I am pretty sure you have
homework to do."

Alex stood up at the same time Al stood up. Al presented his hand for Alex
to shake, but instead Alex leaned in and hugged Al. That caught Al by
surprise, but he hugged Alex back. Alex broke the hug and thanked Al once
again before leaving the study.

He walked into the kitchen to help his mother with the dishes, but found
that she had already finished them up. He turned around and walked down to
the game room to see what Lorenzo and Ismail are doing. He found them
wrestling with Matt. Alex ran over and joined in to help out Matt. It
looked like Matt is losing the battle.

They stayed downstairs playing for a couple of hours. A little after ten,
Alex and Matt had to leave in order to get their homework done. Lorenzo and
Ismail tried to keep them down in the game room with them, but they let
Alex and Matt go. Alex promised them that they will hang again tomorrow
after they get home from work.

Alex grabbed hold of Matt's hand as they walked over to their
house. Franseca looked up as the boys walked in. When she didn't see her
younger boys with Alex and Matt, she asked Alex to go and get
them. Reluctantly, Alex let go of Matt's hand and walked back over to
Jacob's to get his brothers. He doesn't mind getting his brothers, but he
had hoped to get some time with Matt tonight.

Lorenzo and Ismail didn't want to leave yet. Alex explained to them that it
isn't him that wants them to come home, but it is their mother. Once Alex
said mom, they jumped up, turned everything off and walked home with
Alex. Both of them jumped on Alex's back for him to carry them to their
house. As soon as they walked into the back door, they jumped off of Alex
and ran over to their mother.

Alex walked over to his mother and kissed her good night, before heading
back to his room. He turned around and said goodnight to his brothers
before he walked into the room. The minute he walked into the room, Alex
locked the door and walked over to sit with Matt on the floor.

Between all the homework they have and taking their showers, they had no
time to be with each other. They crawled under the covers together and
cuddled up against each other for their body heat. Matt wrapped his arms
around Alex and they both went out like a light within moments of their
heads hitting the pillows.

They got up earlier than usual because they had to put their ROTC uniforms
together. Several times Alex threw his uniform jacket across the room
because he couldn't get it right. As soon as he got it as close to the
diagram as possible, Alex stopped messing with it. He got dressed and put
on the jacket as he walked out of the house.

Jacob helped Alex and Matt out during breakfast before heading to
school. He pulled out a ruler and made sure that everything on their
uniforms is where they are supposed to be. When they got their uniforms
settled, they walked out to the truck. Alex kept pulling at his collar. He
isn't used to wearing a tie more so wearing a tie to school.

Both Alex and Matt looked at Jacob as he walked out of the house with his
jacket on. They can't believe everything he has on his jacket. Alex turned
to Matt and started to whisper in his ear.

"It took us over an hour to get our uniforms ready this morning. Can you
imagine how long it takes Jacob to get his uniform ready? That guy has so
much stuff on it, I am surprised that he doesn't fall face first onto the
pavement."

Matt chuckled at what Alex said when Jacob got into the truck. Jacob looked
back at Alex and Matt to see what's so funny. Jacob noticed that only Alex
and Matt are laughing, no one else knows what the joke is all about. He
turned back around and pulled out of the drive. The truck went alive with
chatter all the way to school.

Before walking into the cafeteria, Alex pulled Carlos to the side to
deliver the news he got as he left work yesterday. While telling Carlos the
news, Alex kept pulling at his collar. Carlos got very excited after
hearing the news, he almost skipped into the cafeteria. It took every ounce
of power in Alex's body for him not to laugh at Carlos.

All through his morning classes, Alex found himself looking at everyone in
uniform. He wanted to see if what Jacob said during breakfast is true. He
did see on everyone several of the same ribbons, but not a whole lot. He
also saw that they all have shooting badges. He wants one, but he doesn't
know how he can get it. He made a mental note to make sure to ask Jacob
about how they can get a shooting badge.

Since Dewayne is working today, everyone knows that they are going to go to
Taco Bell for lunch. They all met at Jacob's truck at lunch. Within
minutes, they headed down to Taco Bell. Alex noticed when they drove up on
how busy they are. Jacob parked, and they headed over to get in the long
line.

It didn't take long for them to be at the registers putting their order
in. It took less time to get their food. Just like school, they sat at the
same table they have been sitting at since they started coming here for
lunch.

Alex noticed Jacob looking over to the counter. At first Alex thought that
Jacob is looking at Dewayne like always, but when Alex looked up at Jacob
the second time he noticed the on Jacob's face isn't his normal look that
he has when he is looking at Dewayne. Alex looked over to the counter and
saw what is getting under Jacob's skin.

There is a young lady being a little slut behind the counter. She is making
it so obvious that she likes Dewayne, a blind guy can see it. She kept
brushing up against Dewayne with her hands and even a couple of times
rubbing her butt against him. Then she pinched Dewayne's butt, that it even
surprised Alex that she had the guts to do that.

He looked over to Jacob and could tell that Jacob isn't at all happy with
what he is seeing. If she doesn't stop doing what she is doing, is looks
like Jacob will jump over the counter and bitch slap her. Just as Alex
turned to she what she is doing, she did something that made Alex choke on
his nachos.

She whispered, if you want to call it whispering, loud enough that anyone
in ear shot could hear her in Dewayne's ear. Since they are sitting at the
table near the counter, they could hear it as if she is talking to them.

"I have met guys that say they are gay, but after going out with me, I turn
them straight. A hunk like you can't be gay and I won't lose you to the
other side. Give me a chance and I will show you what you are missing."

All that Dewayne said is `no' and continued to work. Alex looked back over
to Jacob and can see that he is steaming mad. He is barely keeping his butt
in his seat. He would not move his eye off the girl. By the looks of it, he
wants to kill the girl that is trying to take his boyfriend away. Jacob got
his opportunity when she asked the manger to go to the restroom and she let
her.

Everyone at the table watched Jacob as he got up from the table. Chase,
David and Tom jumped up to try and stop Jacob, but Jacob just walked
through them. Alex can tell that not only is Jacob mad, but he is
hurting. That is what Alex doesn't understand. They all heard what Dewayne
said, that should be enough for Jacob to know that the girl has no chance
with Dewayne.

"Heather I am afraid that Jacob is going to do something stupid. Please go
over there and make sure that he doesn't. He is not only mad, but by the
looks of it. He sees the past coming back to haunt him again." Chase said
almost with a pleading voice asking Heather.

"If I go over there and confront the girl, I might not be able to stop
myself. Jacob has more self control than I do. He might be pulling me off
of that girl. She has no right to do what she did, but she did it anyways."

"You need to go over and help out Jacob. I will go and talk with
Dewayne. Hopefully he can get free and meet you over at the restrooms. I
think at this point, the only one that Jacob will listen to and get settled
down is Dewayne." Alex put down his nachos.

Heather agreed and got up at the same time Alex got up. She walked over to
the restrooms, as Alex walked up to the counter. He asked the register guy
to get Dewayne for him. He tapped Dewayne on the shoulder and Dewayne
turned around. He walked over to Alex to see what he needed.

"Dewayne you need to go over to the restrooms. We all heard what that girl
told you and I think Jacob is flipping out. I really believe that you are
the only one that he will listen to right now. You need to pull him away
and calm him down."

Not saying a word back to Alex, he walked over to his manager to let her
know that he needed to use the restroom. The manager relieved him at the
steam counter. Dewayne walked out from the back counter and headed over to
the restrooms. Alex walked back to the table and rejoined the others.

Soon after Alex rejoined everyone, Heather took her seat as well. By the
looks of Heather, she is barely keeping herself from jumping over the
counter and beating the crap out the girl. With a smile, Tom leaned in to
talk with Heather, but the smile is all it took. She started to laugh as
she saw the smile on Tom's face that she fell in love with.

"You know that smile of yours has always made my legs jelly. That is the
one thing about you I can never forget. You know how to make me feel
better, no matter what I am feeling at the time. All it takes from you is
that smile." Heather squeezed Tom's cheeks, making everyone else laugh.

Still very confused, Alex looked around the table. He understands Jacob
getting mad, but not like that. Dewayne is gay and therefore Jacob had
nothing to worry about with that girl. Now if it was another guy hitting on
Dewayne that would be a different story. He looked around the table in
hopes someone would fill him on all this.

"Out of respect to Jacob, I don't want to overstep my bounds here, but I am
confused. Why did Jacob get so angry about that girl hitting on Dewayne?
Dewayne is gay and there is no way that girl is going to change that."

"That is what Jacob thought about Joey, and look what happened. Jacob
always worried about other guys coming on to and stealing Joey away. He
lost Joey because Joey felt or thinks that he is straight. He lost his
first boyfriend to a girl, which is why he got so up at arms on the whole
thing." Chase put the last piece of his burrito in his mouth.

Alex shook his head and didn't say another word. He now understands why
Jacob got so angry, but he needs to trust Dewayne. Joey screwed him, that
doesn't mean that Dewayne will do the same thing. Alex ate the rest of his
cold nachos in silence.

Jacob returned with Dewayne at his side. They walked up just as everyone
started to gather their trash. Since they are already racing the clock,
they spoke with Dewayne for a couple minutes before heading out to the
truck.

All the way back to school, no one said a word about what happened
earlier. At first they talked about work, but the conversation switched
over to how Alex and Matt are going to work with their uniforms on. Alex
really didn't give it much thought when he woke up this morning, but now he
is thinking about it. It gets hot when you work near the printing machines,
and with ties on, it will be even worse.

Fourth period flew by, and that is unusual for Alex. Normally it is the
slowest period for him. He just gets back from lunch, full, and wanting the
day to be finished already. But instead, time just flew by. The bell rang
and he and Matt started to make their way over to their first inspection
and boy, are they worried!

The minute roll call was done; they started to march out to the lower
parking area. They formed the company and waited for either Major Moore or
Sergeant Haney to do the inspection. The waiting ate away at Alex, his
heart started to race really badly when Major Moore and Jacob walked up to
the company commander.

Alex watched as Major Moore inspected the company commander first, then the
first sergeant and on and on. It felt like eternity to Alex standing there,
waiting for his turn to be inspected, finally Major Moore stood in front of
him. He first looked at Alex's uniform, from head to toe before he asked
the first question.

"Private Hernandez, who is our Commander-In-Chief?"

"Sir, our Commander-In-Chief is President George H.W. Bush, Sir!"

"Good, can you name each rank starting from private to colonel?"

"Yes sir, the rank from private to colonel is private, private first class,
corporal, sergeant, sergeant first class... Captain, major and colonel,
Sir!"

"Good, and can you tell me who is a Secretary-Of-Defense is?"

"Sir, our Secretary-Of-Defense is Dick Cheney, Sir!"

Major Moore turned and moved down to the next person in the squad. Jacob
stood at attention in front of Alex, but didn't say a word. Before Jacob
left, he smiled at Alex, making him feel more at ease about his first
inspection.

As soon as Major Moore completed the inspection, they fell out into two
squads and marched back to the ROTC building. Alex glanced over to see
Jacob walking at his side. Jacob congratulated him and Matt for passing
their first inspection. But they couldn't say a word because they are in
formation.

With the inspection done, Alex felt more at ease the rest of the
afternoon. On his way to work, he pulled off his tie, unbuttoned his shirt
and tossed his jacket in the trunk when he stepped out of the car. He and
Matt spent their shift working in the office learning more about running
the company from Ron.

When the final bell rang, Steve ran out to make sure he didn't miss
Robert. Since they don't live in the same place anymore, they have not been
together since they left the detention facility. He found Robert walking
out of school through the front doors.

"Hey Robert, Robert, please wait up for a minute." Steve caught up to
Robert at the front steps. "Don't you miss being together with me? What I
mean is ever since we left the facility, we haven't seen much of each other
out side of school. I miss spending time with you. Not only physically, but
just talking with you."

"I am sorry for not spending time with you. Ever since you found out about
the curfew that Alex and Matt have, it's been like you have been on a
mission to change that. You may not agree with me when I say we are here in
the free because of Alex. I know our lives were in danger, but we are not
in that place anymore."

"I am sorry about that Robert, truly I am. From now on I will keep my nose
out of stuff that is none of my business, I promise. I really don't know
why I acted the way I did when I found out those things about Alex and
Matt. You are right about everything and I have already stepped away from
it all."

"Good, I missed you so much; I think my balls are going to burst." Robert
grabbed his balls through his jeans as he grabbed Steve's hand. "We have a
couple of hours to be together before we need to be at our houses. Where do
you want to go and get busy?"

Steve just looked at Robert. He has never been so forceful with him. "Well
we can go to my house and tell my parents that you and I are going to do
our homework together. Of course we will be doing our biology homework
first, if you get my drift..."

All it took is Robert to smile and Steve got his answer. As fast as they
could, they ran to Steve's house. When they walked in, Steve introduced
Robert to his mother before they headed to Steve's room. Right before Steve
closed the door; he told his mother that they are going to be doing
homework.

Steve closed his door and locked it before walking over to Robert. Robert
just stood in the middle of Steve's room looking around. He felt Steve's
arms around his chest as he looked around. His lips met Steve's and they
started to kiss each other.

Little by little, Steve guided his hands down Robert's chest to his belly
and then to his waist. It surprised Robert that Steve didn't struggle at
all getting his belt loose and then unbuttoning his jeans. He did it as if
it is second nature to him. Slowly Steve moved Robert's jeans down his legs
until they fell to his ankles.

Robert tried to turn around, but Steve didn't let him. With his right hand,
Steve started to caress Robert's dick through his underwear. Due to Robert
already being hard, Steve didn't need to do much caressing to get him there
and he knew it. He turned Robert around and fell to his knees in front of
Robert.

He slipped Robert's underwear off and took Robert's dick into his
mouth. Immediately Steve deep throated Robert's dick, causing Robert to
moan. Steve started to get worried that his mother might hear Robert
moaning, so he reached up with his left hand.

He first put one finger into Robert's mouth for Robert to suck on, but it
didn't muffle the moans. Steve put a second finger in; still Robert's moans
were loud enough that his mother might hear him. Finally, Steve put his
third figure into Robert's mouth and that did the trick. Robert's moans got
muffled as Robert sucked on Steve's fingers.

As Robert got close to his climax, he started to pull at Steve's hair. He
didn't mean to do that, but he wants to warn Steve that he is about to
cum. Steve let Robert's dick slip out of his mouth as he took his fingers
out of Robert's mouth. He stood up and replaced his fingers with his tongue
in Robert's mouth.

Robert started to undo Steve's jeans and pulled them down to Steve's ankles
without breaking the kiss. He then pulled Steve's underwear down, in return
Steve's dick popped out hitting Robert between his legs. Robert fell to his
knees and was about to take Steve's dick into his mouth when Steve pulled
him back up.

"We have not had sex in a long while. I know the minute you put your sweet
mouth on my dick I am going to explode. Every day at school, I couldn't
keep my eyes off of your bubble butt. I really want to be inside you so
bad. Can I please; I really love how my dick feels when it's inside you."

"You don't ever need to ask that question, of course. I have had so many
wet dreams of you being inside me ever since we left the facility. Now we
can do it right without worrying about someone walking in on us."

Steve grabbed Robert's hand and walked him over to the bed. Robert sat on
the edge of the bed as Steve fell back on his knees. Robert lay back on to
his back, with his legs in the air. Steve leaned in and started to rim
Robert's tight boy hole in order to get him wet, open, relaxed and ready.

As Steve rimmed Robert, he used his pre-cum to get his dick nice and
slick. Once he felt that both are ready, Steve got back up and leaned his
body into Robert's. Robert looked up at Steve as he felt Steve's dick at
his hole. Steve gently pushed forward until his dick penetrated the tight
ring, causing Robert to close his eyes tight and gasp.

Since they have not had sex in almost two months, Robert's hole is even
tighter then the last time they had sex so Steve took his time as he slid
his dick deeper and deeper inside Robert. Once Steve got his entire dick
inside Robert, he leaned in and started to kiss Robert. Robert wrapped his
legs around Steve's waist and his arms around Steve's neck, holding him in
the kiss.

Without breaking the kiss, Steve started to move his dick out. Just as his
head is about to come out, he went back in. Steve did this very slowly at
first, but little by little he gained his speed, but then slowed down
again. He wants this to last as long as he can get it to last.

Steve broke the kiss, at the same time pulling his dick out of
Robert. Robert looked up at Steve confused by he is doing. Without a word,
Steve moved Robert completely on the bed. Once he got Robert on the bed,
Steve crawled right beside him. Still not knowing what is going on, Robert
is letting Steve take the lead. He is letting Steve do whatever he wants to
do, as long as he is gentle as he does it.

Gently, Steve moved Robert to his side, crossing Robert's legs. He moved so
close to Robert, they are almost one. Steve guided his dick to Robert's
hole and pressed against it until he penetrated again. Slowly an inch at a
time, Steve pushed his dick back into Robert and didn't stop until his
pubic hairs started to touch Robert's butt.

Steve wrapped his arms around Robert's neck and moved his head to face
him. He leaned in and started to kiss Robert as they made patient
love. Between the kissing and the gentleness that Steve is making love to
Robert, they both felt as if they moved into another plane; a plane they
never have been at before, but want to stay.

At the same time, they wrapped their legs around the others. Steve broke
his right hand free, he slowly moved down Robert's chest until he reached
Robert's dick. He wrapped his hand around Robert's hard, leaking dick and
started to stroke Robert with a moderate grip and long strokes. Robert
started to moan into Steve's mouth as Steve gave him pleasure on both
sides.

Robert tried to warn Steve that he is about to cum, but Steve didn't let
him break the kiss. As he started to cum, he bit down on Steve's bottom
lip. Not hard, just enough to get Steve's attention as if his shooting his
load isn't enough to get Steve's attention.

As Robert shot his load all over the bed, he clamped down on Steve's dick
as well. His hole clamped down even tighter along with his internal
muscles, causing Steve to start to shoot. When he started to shoot his load
inside Robert, Robert started to shiver all over. Steve cum shots are so
strong, it felt to Robert that Steve's cum might actually reach all the way
to his mouth!

Steve tried to catch as much of Robert's cum as possible, but he is
shooting so much, he can't get it all. He even tried to point Robert's dick
towards his face to try and get some of the cum, but Robert didn't want to
break their kiss. So Steve gave up and just held Robert's dick as it shot
cum all over the bed and wall.

Once they finished shooting their loads, they didn't move. They stayed in
the same position, Steve still with his dick up Robert's butt and his hand
still wrapped around Robert's dick. To Steve's surprise Robert didn't go
soft even after shooting his load. He can actually feel Robert's heart beat
as he held onto Robert's dick. That feeling was echoed on his dick as he
could feel the heartbeat on his dick still buried inside Robert.

Both of them laid their heads on the pillows, with their eyes closed trying
to catch their breath. Robert's dick started to go soft once Steve let it
go. Steve's dick did the same thing and slipped out of Robert's butt. They
untangled their legs and moved onto their backs, laying side by side.

They lay there like that for awhile, before either of them moved
again. Robert looked at his watch to see the time. He jumped up realizing
that they had made love for a little over two hours. He crawled out of
Steve's bed, using his undershirt, he quickly cleaned the nearly dried cum
off of him. Once he felt he couldn't get any cleaner, he started to get
dressed running around the room separating his clothes from Steve's in a
pile in the middle of the room.

The entire time as Robert ran around trying to get his clothes together,
Steve just watched him. He finally got up and got dressed himself. They sat
on the bed together, putting on their shoes. As soon as they put their
shoes on, Steve pulled Robert into a kiss. Not wanting to, Robert pulled
away from the kiss grabbing his books.  Robert and Steve headed to the
front door in a hurry, but got stopped by Steve's mom on the way.

Trying to be polite as he could, but also knowing that he doesn't have that
much time, Robert said good bye to Steve's mother. He walked out of the
house with Steve following him to the fence of the front yard before
turning back.

Worried, Robert started to run as fast as he could home. Not even bothering
to look both ways as he ran across streets on his way. A couple of times, a
car almost hit him. But it didn't faze Robert at all. He knows if he isn't
in his house by his curfew time, he will be going back to the detention
facility.

Robert ran into his house with four minutes to spare. He closed the front
door and leaned against it to catch his breath. Looking around, Robert
realized that no is home yet. He pulled himself up and headed to his room
to get out of the sweaty clothes and take a quick shower. He not only
smells like sweat now, but like he just had sex.

Now instead of going home, Alex and Matt went with Ron to the retirement
community. They need to get their community service hours done. If they
show up the next time they report without having done some of their
community service hours, their probation officer will get on them for
that. Neither of them want their probation officer to have an excuse to
revoke them and send them back inside.

As soon as they arrived, they headed over to sign in at the front desk. Ron
went to his room as the boys signed in. Alex and Matt walked over to the
front desk, but the lady that usually greets them, the one that is in
charge of community service hours, is not there. They stood there waiting,
but Matt had to leave to go to the restroom. He asked Alex to sign him and
he will meet him in Ron's room.

Alex stood there wondering where in the world the lady is at. He started to
walk around, but decided to stay at the desk. He doesn't want to be walking
in one direction and missing her everywhere he goes. As he returned to the
desk, the chipper middle age woman greeted him with a smile.

"Well good evening their young man, I didn't expect to see you this
evening. Are you here by yourself or is your nice friend with you as well?"

"No, Matt is here as well, he just needed to use the restroom. We came
straight from work over here to get a hour or so in before having to get
home for the evening."

"That is fine; I will sign you guys in so you can get credit for the hours
you are here tonight. You know where Mr. Baird's room is, right?" She
continued to write, waiting for Alex to answer her.

"Yes ma'am, I do know where Ron's room is at. I am going to head down there
right now. If you want to check in to make sure Matt is here, he will be
there as well."

"No there is no need hon, I trust you. If you say he is here, he is
here. Please don't stay too late, Mr. Baird does need his rest since he
gets up early to go to work again. That guy just isn't happy if he isn't
running around being busy all the time."

Alex laughed as he agreed with her. He walked over to Ron's room, knocked
before entering. When he walked in he found Ron and Matt already sitting
down relaxing from their day of work. Alex walked over and joined Matt on
the couch.

"So I really want to know, how was your first day in uniform? I know it had
to be nerve wracking. I remember my first inspection as if it was
yesterday. Man I didn't eat breakfast the morning of my inspection because
I was afraid that I would just chuck it all back up."

"I can tell you I got pretty close to doing that with my lunch. Our
inspection wasn't until our fifth period class. We had to wear our uniform
all day and keep it as if we just put it on. Several times people stepped
on my shoes, I wanted to kick their butts, but of course I didn't. I just
re-shined them before our inspection the best as I could."

"Yeah same thing happened to me, but unlike Alex, I actually pushed one guy
across the hall. I really thought the guy stepped on my shoes on
purpose. It got me so mad because of how long it took me to get them to
actually shine," Matt added.

"Why don't you guys buy the patent leather shoes? Those you don't need to
shine, just dust off. I have a couple pair of them somewhere in storage."
Ron leaned forward to get his soda from the coffee table.

"We are not allowed to wear them in this program. The only ones that are
allowed to wear them are officers only while we privates and NCO'S can't
wear them at all and that sucks too."

"No it doesn't, it is fair. You earn the right to get certain
privileges. Whoever is your army instructor is following the rules to a
T. While I was in the military, the only ones that were allowed to wear
those shoes were officers as well. That is telling me that your instructor
is old school as they say."

Alex and Matt chuckled when Ron said old school. He is trying to talk like
a teenager, but it doesn't fit him. He has earned the right to be who he
is. It has to be hard on him to be working with people at less than half
his age.

"I know all the way up until I got inspected, I couldn't think
straight. When Major Moore walked up and started to look at my uniform, I
thought I was going to lose it right then and there. Then he started to ask
me questions. One after another, and I answered them without even
thinking. I didn't think I would even do that."

"Why not Alex, you are very smart. It's you that keeps putting yourself
down. It's you that won't believe that you can do more than you think you
can. With what you and your friends have told me, you are the smart one out
of the group." Ron looked at Matt as he continued. "Don't get me wrong
there Matt; you are as smart as Alex. You both make a perfect couple
because you offset each other which makes you compliment each other."

"I am sorry Ron, but I am confused on what you mean by that. Alex and I are
not that much different from each other. The only major difference is where
we lived and how we were brought up. Even with those differences, we ended
up in the same place after screwing up."

"Matt you didn't understand what I just said. You are the one that keeps
Alex grounded. You are the one of the reasons he stays away from his old
life. Alex here has a past where he settled things by fighting and you
helped him see that is not the only way. You were already strong when you
met Alex, but Alex made you even stronger. You bring out the kind side of
Alex and Alex brings out the strong side of you."

Matt looked at Alex knowing what Ron is saying is true. They do help each
other out with their strengths. Where ever one of them is weak, the other
helps them stay strong in that area. That is why they are so good
together. Neither of them really thought of it that way before Ron
mentioned it.

"Look boys, I am part of the generation of this country that thinks being
gay is ugly and those that are should be strung up and killed. We were
taught this kind of hate because our parents were taught that. No one is
really to blame because no one really understood how a person could love
the same sex like you two do.

I know what we were taught, was wrong. I need you guys to understand that
when I was young, the word `gay' was not used the way it is used today. If
it was used, it meant happy and carefree. There was really no word for gays
when I grew up. The name didn't come until a lot later. Even then, society
denounced this way of life all together.

Now that I see you two, I really do believe that there is nothing wrong
being gay. You guys love and respect each other. You don't act any
different than a normal guy does and that is what I like. So who cares what
happens in the privacy of your own home, I don't. You guys are great
together and I can promise you that some straight couples wish they had a
relationship as close as you guys have."

Out of respect to Ron, Alex and Matt didn't kiss each, even though they
wanted to. They just held each other's hands tight as Ron talked. Once Ron
finished, they let go so Ron didn't feel uncomfortable in his own
apartment.

"You guys don't have to stop holding hands while you are with me. It
doesn't bother me at all. Even if you kiss each other, it doesn't bother
me. I know who I am and who you guys are. So please be yourselves when ever
you are around me. I can understand why you don't do it at work, but here,
you can hold hands and kiss if you want."

"Thank you Ron, we really do appreciate it. Out of respect to you, we will
at times hold hands, but never kiss. We know you are okay with it, but we
don't do it in public. We have read too many stories about those that show
their love in public. Neither Matt nor I want to become part of those
stories."

"Okay, I needed to say my peace and I have. I know I went way off of what
we were talking about. Some how we were talking about your first day in
uniform and ended up in this subject! I do that sometimes and when I do,
you guys need to pull be back on track or we will have a lot of subjects
open at one time."

They sat there for the last thirty minutes talking about their
inspection. Alex and Matt told Ron the questions they were asked. That got
a laugh out of Ron when they told him the questions. He can actually answer
them, but of course with different names for the positions like
Commander-In-Chief and Battalion Commander.

All of them turned when they heard a knock at the door. Ron got up and
walked over to see who it is. When he opened it, he recognized Jacob, but
not Dewayne. He invited them in from the hall while Alex and Matt got ready
to leave.

"Ron I would like you to meet Dewayne, Dewayne this is Ron." Ron and
Dewayne shook hands. "He's my better half!" Jacob smiled as he looked
around Ron's apartment. "So are Matt and Alex ready? They better be in
order to get home in time before their little bracelets go off."

"Little bracelets my ass!" Alex pulled up his pant leg. "I think this thing
actually weighs more than both of my legs put together. I can tell you this
much, when this thing gets removed, this leg will be a lot stronger than my
other leg." Alex started to hit his right leg when he talked about the leg
being stronger.

Everyone laughed as Alex and Matt put on their jackets. They said their
good byes as they walked out of the apartment. Alex looked over at Jacob
and noticed that he is a lot more at ease than he was at lunch. In fact it
looks like they two just came from having sex. They have a glow about them
that only comes from having sex.

"I know what you are thinking Alex, but you need to get your mind out of
the gutter. We are just madly in love with each other. We can't seem to
figure out how to stop thinking about each other while we are not with each
other."

"That is easy, you can't! There is no way you can stop thinking about the
person you love while you are apart from that person. Whenever I am not
with Alex, I can't stop wondering about him. Even when I am sitting right
next to him, I can't stop thinking about him." Matt leaned in and kissed
Alex on the neck as they reached the car.

Alex and Matt looked for the truck as they walked out to the parking lot,
not Jacob's car. When they walked up to the car, they thought at first they
were at someone else's car. Then it dawned on them that Jacob and Dewayne
came up in the car.

All the way home, they talked about finding a girl for Chase. Alex saw that
Jacob really wants Chase to be happy. Their friendship is almost like
brotherly love. The way they know each other, if you didn't know them, you
would think they are brothers.

The next morning Alex actually woke up before Matt. He pulled himself out
of bed and headed to take shower since he didn't take on the night before
like he normally does. As he walked to the door of their room, Alex
scratched his head. He can't remember undressing last night or getting
under the covers.

The last thing he remembers is finishing up his homework. Then Matt got up
to take his shower, and he waited in the room for Matt to return where he
could take his shower. He lay down on the bed, with his legs hanging off of
it, to rest his eyes. That was it, that was the last thing Alex remembered
doing.

He grabbed his towel knowing the only one that would have undressed him and
put him into bed is Matt. But why didn't he wake up, is all that Alex could
think. He can't imagine being that tired that he didn't even wakeup when
someone undressed him and moved his body under the covers.

After He took a shower, Alex walked back to his room dripping wet. Matt
looked up at him and couldn't help but laugh. He got up and pulled Alex
over to him. He helped Alex dry his back, butt and hair. Alex really likes
it when he is pampered like this by Matt. The feeling he gets, in his mind
is very close to the feeling he gets while he is having sex.

After they got dressed, they headed over to get breakfast before heading
off to school. Franseca had their plates already on the table as soon as
they walked in the door. Franseca pulled Alex to the stove where she could
talk with him.

"Alex you can't be doing what you did last night. You can't go to work
until eight and then go and do community service hours. Do your community
service hours on the weekend, not on days of the week. You will wear
yourself out before you get out of high school. I don't know what is going
on in this house. All the young teenagers are acting like the adults when
they should be acting like kids, but not getting into trouble."

Alex couldn't believe that his mother is actually is asking him not to work
so hard. "Mom I promise you that I won't kill myself. I know how far I can
push myself, but for you I will do what you ask me to do. I will do my
community service hours only during the weekend where I have more time to
do so."

Alex walked over to the table and joined the others. He ate fast since the
others are waiting on him to finish. As soon as he finished eating,
everyone headed out to the truck for their ride to school. Like always,
Jacob stayed back with Dewayne and they did their morning thing before they
could get going.

As they walked into the cafeteria, Steve and Robert joined them. The only
one missing from the group of friends is Carlos. Alex couldn't help but
wonder why he hasn't joined them yet. Just as he sat down, he saw Carlos
walking over with his tray. That let Alex breathe a little easier when he
saw Carlos.

"So Carlos, what you woke up late this morning? You clothes look like you
pulled out of the hamper and you look like you just crawled out of bed. You
must have had one hell of a party after you left us last night."

"I could wish! Man, this work and school thing is kicking my ass right
now. I can handle both if I didn't have to take care of my grandparents as
well. They keep me up all night long. They wake me up to get them something
to drink, eat or their medicine. It seems as if they know somehow I am
barely dozing off when they call for me."

"Well that will be over soon, right? Your mother and step-father is going
to move to this side of town in the next couple of weeks."

"They aren't moving to this side of town. They couldn't put together the
money in time to put down for the deposit and the first and last months
rent. They lost the apartment and won't have the money for a couple of
months at least.

That means I have to stay with my grandparents, which I have no problem
doing. Just I need to get some rest at night. They need to ask me for
everything before I head to bed. That way they don't call me every hour to
get them something."

"You should know by now what they need to get through the night. You should
put it all together and give it to your grandparents before you go to
bed. That way you are doing your part taking care of them and getting some
sleep."

"I know that you're right Alex, but I didn't think I would be taking care
of them. I am going to make me a list of things that they need every night
and use it as a check off list before going to bed. That way I get a
complete night sleep."

Alex and Matt joined the others conversation. There is not much more they
can say about what Carlos is going through. Alex does feel for his friend,
but again, there is nothing he can do to help him out. If he had the money
to give Carlos, Alex would do it without thinking twice. Right now he
hasn't even gotten his first paycheck and doesn't know when he will. As an
owner, he doesn't know how he gets paid yet.

"Oh Carlos, I talked with Jacob and he talked with the people that set up
the print shop deal for doing community service hours. He found out that we
are still set up to let people like us come in and do their community
service hours. So if you want, I can get it set up where you can get your
hours and your community service hours done all at once."

"That would be cool Alex! If you can do that for me that's one less thing
for my probation officer to get mad with me about! I get to work and do my
community service hours in the same place. That I can't complain about. Are
you and Matt going to do your community service hours also at the shop?"

"No, we can't do our hours at a place that we own. They made that very
clear to Jacob. If we even attempt to do so, they won't allow anyone to do
their hours with us. So we are stuck going to the retirement community
still and I have no complaints."

All of a sudden, Alex and the others started to hear this beeping sound
coming from under the table. They looked to see where the sound is coming
from, but couldn't put it together. Just as they sat back up, they heard
even more beeper like sounds go off from under the table. Once again they
looked under the table to see where the sound is coming from. Alex realized
that one of the beeping sounds is coming from his anklet.

He pulled up his pant leg to see the red light blinking like crazy. He
looked up to Matt and he looked at his anklet. When he pulled up his pant
leg, the same thing that is going on with Alex's! Both of their anklets are
going off.

 They got up from the table and walked out of the cafeteria. Robert, Steve
and Carlos joined them in the hallway with their anklets going off as
well. They had no idea what is going on. They are where they are supposed
to be, so the anklets should not be going off on them like this.

"Let's go down to the principal's office to see what we need to do about
this. At the same time, I will call my mother and she will call Al to help
us out. I really have other ideas on what else to do."

Alex started to walk down the hall towards the principal's office and the
others followed him. They walked into the office beeping, students looked
at them, but though that they had beepers; they didn't realize that they
are wearing anklets. Alex walked up to the counter to ask to see the
principal, while the others took a seat.

Principal Michaels walked out to see Alex standing there. "Whose ever
beeper is going off, turn it off. You know you are not allowed to have
beepers on at school." Principal Michaels looked around. "If you do not
turn those beepers off now, I will take them away. You won't get them until
the end of the semester."

"Principal Michaels, the sounds you are hearing are not beepers." Alex
pointed to his leg to show Principal Michaels what he is talking
about. "All of a sudden in the cafeteria they went off. I had no idea what
to do, so we came straight here in hopes that you will know what to do
about this."

"This is a new one on me! I have no idea what to do. First let's get you
guys into the conference room where the other students don't hear this
noise." Principal Michaels waved everyone into the conference room. "So far
you guys have been doing a great job not letting anyone know about those
things."

Before Alex sat down, he asked permission to call his mother and Principal
Michaels gave him permission. When Franseca answered the phone and heard
Alex on the other end, you could hear the panic in her voice. She
instructed Alex to sit tight and she will get Al down there as soon as
possible.

Alex hung up the phone and sat back in his seat. Everyone looked very
nervous about what is going on. The beeping sound is already getting on
their nerves and they can't do a thing about it. All they could do is sit
there and wait to see what is in store for them.

Principal Michaels walked back into the conference room not looking
happy. "I called to see what is going on with your anklets, but it is not
good news. The little bit of information they are willing to give me is
that if they are going off. It means you guys are where you are not
supposed to be. That I do not understand, because you are supposed to be in
school right now.

The police asked me to keep you guys here in the office until they can come
down and get you. I asked them to turn off the beeping at least, but they
can't do it at their office. They will do what they can to turn off the
beeping. Just sit tight and we will get to the bottom of this. You guys are
where you are supposed to be."

When Principal Michaels walked out, Alex noticed several campus security
standing at the door. He looked around the table to see if anyone else
noticed it as well. The ones facing the door are the only ones that
did. They looked at Alex and understood not to say a word in order not to
worry the others.

After sitting there for an almost thirty minutes, their anklets got turned
off. The red light went back to green. That doesn't mean that they are out
of the woods yet. They still have to wait to see what the police have to
say and speaking of the devils, the same detective and four uniformed
police officers walked through the door.

"This is a great retirement gift for me, man-o-man what a gift. I told your
principal that you are just like your father and here we are. You are
proving me right by breaking the rules of your probation." The detective
looked straight at Alex with a big smile on his face. "You know the routine
you guys get up and take everything out of your pockets."

"Excuse me detective, if you move one more inch, you will be the one
leaving here in handcuffs." Al walked into the conference room. "If I am
not mistaken, you are not allowed near Alejandro Garcia. I don't care if
you are the only officer on duty, you can't touch, talk or even look at
Alejandro."

The detective stepped back and waved the officers in. "Before you guys do
anything, I need to see the arrest warrants for these guys. They have not
done anything wrong.  Therefore you can't arrest them for coming to
school."

"Sir, we normally do not come with the warrants. We pick them up and take
them downtown to get the warrants from the courts. If you cause us..."

"I don't care if this causes you any problems, officers. In fact let me
call the District Attorney and find out if there are any warrants for these
guys. That way you don't have to waste gas to go down to find out what I
already know and that is that there are no warrants."

As Al walked into the conference room, he pulled out his wallet. Once he
reached the table, he already had the district attorneys number. He dialed
the number and put the phone on speaker. It only rang a couple times when
the district attorney's secretary answered the phone. Al told her his name
asked to speak with the district attorney, she put Al right through.

They did their greetings, before Al got down to business. He explained
where he is at and what is going on. He asked if there are any warrants,
and the district attorney had no idea. He put Al on hold to find out for
him. It didn't take long before the direct attorney got back on the line.

"Al my good friend, there are no open warrants for any of them. There was a
glitch in the system that caused all the anklets to go off. All the
precinct needed to do is call the main office to find this information
out. There was no need to pull you away from what I know has to be a busy
day for you."

 "Well I have a detective here that has a hair up his ass for one of the
students. He can't understand that the student is walking the straight and
narrow now. I really believe he is the one that rushed over here in hopes
to get what he wants, and that is to arrest this young man." Al looked at
the detective standing next to the door.

"Al just give me his name and I will do whatever it takes to get him out of
your hair. We can't have police officers going after our citizens when they
are not doing anything wrong. More so, police officer s that are blatantly
ignoring procedures."

"I thought I had already taken care of that the last time I had a run in
with this guy. He is retiring in a couple of weeks I understand but I think
this guy won't go quietly into the night. He really wants to take this
young man down, even if he has to make things up."

"Al, I will talk with the police commissioner as soon as we get off the
phone. Just give me his name and badge number and I will have him at least
put on desk duty for the remainder of his time. We can't have you, your
family or any citizen harassed as I said before. They are here to serve and
protect; nothing more than that."

 Al gave the information the District Attorney asked for before hanging up
with him. "It looks like you guys can go now. You will leave empty handed
today and please in the future, come with the warrant in hand or don't come
at all."

The officers looked at Al with smiles on their faces, but angry as hell
underneath but they knew they couldn't do anything to him. By the looks of
it, he is connected, and connected people can't be touched. They apologized
as they walked out. The detective didn't even say a word. He figured there
is not much more Al can do to him.

Principal Michaels wrote a pass for Alex and the others to give to their
teachers. Al thanked the principal and walked out. Alex ran after Al and
once again thanked him for helping him. Al just responded with saying he is
family now and that is what families do for each other when they are in
trouble. He patted Alex on the shoulder, turned and walked out of the
school.

Alex walked to his first period once again amazed at how he got so
lucky. It seems to be a question he keeps asking himself. At the same time,
he keeps coming to the same answer. One thing is for sure in Alex's mind,
he can't and won't ever screw over this friendship he has with Jacob and
his family. He is now part of a huge family the likes of which he has never
been part of.

TO BE CONTINUED...

WRITER'S CORNER:

{Welcome back one and all. I hope you enjoyed this chapter. I wanted to
move the time line further down the line than I did, but I found myself
getting into plots I couldn't get out of without leaving questions. I hope
I am not spending too much time in plots that are boring you guys. If I am,
let me know and I will pick up the speed.

At the beginning of the chapter is continued off of "Jacob" 53. We saw a
lot of this in the point of view of Jacob, but what about the others that
are there. More so with Alex because he doesn't know all that has happened
in Jacob's and the others lives. This gives us a chance to remember what
happened and me a chance to clarify things that you guys might have
questions about.

Now a lot of the plots that deal with Jacob will stay in the Jacob
story. You won't see it unfold in this story. The only time I will bring in
a plot is when I need to clarify something or go in more detail when I
couldn't do it in Jacob.

Alex and Matt went through their first inspection. Alex was nervous about
it, but he got through it with flying colors. It can only get easier from
here on out for them in this program. They have to finish this year and
their senior year in the program. So there is no way out of the program for
them until they graduate.

In this chapter I let you guys into Ron's personal thinking about
gays. When he explained how he was brought up and how gays were viewed in
his time, I took some of that from my editor. He talked with me about the
fact that the word gay was not used back when he was younger or there
wasn't even a word made yet. So as you can see, when you guys write me, I
do use topics that I remember in my stories. I used one that my editor
talked with me about. Sorry Rick!

I think I am moving Ron more based off of my editor than anyone else. I
have gotten to know Rick through this last year, I can write a character
based off of what he has told me. There is going to be differences of
course, but the core values of this character will be based off of my
editor and our talks. Some of you readers already know I do that because I
have created characters based off you. Patrick in "Shadow of My Father" is
based off of a reader suggestion and Caleb in "Regrets and Heartaches" is
based off of another reader's input.

What in the world happened with the anklets? These poor guys almost got
arrested for a flaw in the system. Thanks to Al stepping in, they got to go
back to class instead of jail. They need to get that detective out of the
way for good. Him being on the streets two more weeks could hurt more than
help.

 Alex now sees that he is part of Jacob's family. Al said so as plain as
day. That made Alex feel very good about himself and where he is right
now. I know he is not going to do anything to screw that up. He has grown a
lot in such a short period of time.

I finally wrote in a sex scene between Robert and Steve. I bet you guys
thought that I forgot about them. I got them back into the story and back
together. Steve needed to clear the air before anything happened. When he
did that, Robert of course had no problem opening up to him. They love each
other and will be together for a long time.

Since this story received a makeover in the last four or so chapters. It is
going to be very exciting in the chapters to come, trust me on that. Right
now, so many of the old plots in this story I keeping, has your head
spinning on what is going on.  As the chapters finish, you can't 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 and 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:

Ok...I didn't know Jacob was patterning Ron, the crusty old curmudgeon in a
retirement home off of ME! Harumph! Now I'm feeling every single one of my
59 years!

No, I'm not upset, honestly.  But I had to say SOMETHING or all of you and
Jacob would think I was sleeping.

Ok, let me give you some history: I graduated High School in June of
1969. That was the same summer as the Stonewall Riots in New York where
homosexuals stood up to the police against the harassment in and around the
gathering places.

I was born in 1951. If you want a glimpse of my life coming up, look at old
sitcoms like "Leave it to Beaver", "My Three Sons", "Father Knows Best" and
the like.

In those days, the subject of homosexuality wasn't discussed. It seems like
most every family had the "confirmed bachelor" uncle, but it was NEVER
discussed why he wasn't married, yet he was always respected and included
in family events.  I knew from a very early age I liked boys but didn't
realize what it was all about. I had no frame of reference to base any
thinking upon.  The most I knew was that I was warned to not go to the
south side of Washington Park because there were men there that do bad
things to boys.  Had I known what my mother was speaking about, I would
probably have made a beeline for the south side of the park!

The term "gay" when applied to homosexuals came out of the summer of 1969
and the Stonewall situation. That was the first time gays organized and
became visible; that was the birth of Gay Pride.

I was `fooling around' here and there when I could get the pants off some
guy, but I still didn't have a name for it. I just knew I was passionately
attracted to males. It was my freshman year of college, living in a dorm
where I finally put `two and two together' and came up with THREE!

Now, for you youngsters, realize that there was no internet, there was no
visible gay people or community. There was no way for a teenage boy to find
out the information he needed to figure his own reality out.

The very first openly gay character I can recall on TV was Billy Crystal's
character on the TV sitcom "Soap".  Billy played the character of Jodie
Dallas, the younger son of a mother now in a second marriage. Jodie was
quick witted and really out there as a person and with flaunting his
sexuality.  In today's terminology, he was a flaming queen.

"Soap" ran 85 episodes from 1977 to 1981 and was groundbreaking in many
social issues, not just the gay issue.

I hope that this gives those under the age of 40 a glimpse of what it was
like to be a homosexual boy coming up totally in the dark with no means of
becoming enlightened and informed.

To say it was an adventure is an understatement!

Until next time,


"Daddy" Rick