Date: Thu, 12 Aug 2004 17:06:54 -0700 (PDT)
From: JMH <trandar2002@yahoo.com>
Subject: Circle the Noun chapter 12

Well here we go again... the continuing tale of Josh and Robert

				    JMH

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While Mike took Philip out for dinner, Nathan, David and
Philip were in the kitchen making a salad for when the pizza
arrived.  Philip washed the vegetables; Nathan worked on
making a homemade salad dressing while David, who dreamed of
becoming a surgeon, cut the vegetables.  So far both David
and Philip avoided talking to each other except for the
polite hellos.

              "Yum... creamy ranch!"  Philip grinned as he
stuck a finger into the bowl.

              "Hey... keep your hands out of there," Nathan
said as he pushed Philip back with his butt.

              "Yeah... you never know where those hands have
been," David snickered.

              "Well you do now!"  Philip struck back as he
shoved his hands down David's pants.

              "Keep your hands away from me... and Nathan as
well!"  David said as he spun around with the knife in his
hand.

               "Hey...calm down.  I'm just playing with
you."

              David turned his back to Philip and went back
to work on the tomatoes, "You don't belong here."

              "What do you mean I don't belong?"

              "This is not your family."

              "Well technically you're not family as
well."

              "I've lived with Nathan for twelve years I
think that makes me a brother."

              "Well, I've sucked his cock so I guess that
makes me his lover," Philip spat back.

              "Both of you stop it.  The two of you are my
friends.  I want you to like each other."

              "What reason should I like him?"  David
asked.

              "Because he is a good person."

              "I don't know that Josh.  I have to see it on
my own."

              "Ok, but can the two of you not go at each
other?"

              "I can be civil," David said curtly.

              "So can I.  I'm sorry Nate," Philip
apologized.

              "Ok," Nathan tried to smile it off.  He went
over to Philip and gave him a peck on the check before going
over to David and hugging him from behind, kissing the back
of his neck.  "You doing ok David?"

              "You know I can't stay angry when you do
this."

              "I know," Nathan replied.

              "I remembered when I was so angry when Greg
got the private room back when we were little kids.  That
whole night I kept on cussing on how unfair that was until
you came to my bed.  You hugged me and told me that it was
going to be cool sharing a room together.  We talked all
night and you ended up falling asleep in my bed."

              "I remember that," Nathan thought fondly.
"But that was the only time I slept in your bed.  You tended
to come to mine after dad put us to bed.  I don't remember
when we stopped doing that."

              "I did... it was when I got my first woody.  I
knew from dad this was supposed to be completely natural but
I was embarrassed.  That is why I stopped coming over."

              "Do you want to sleep over?"

              "What about Philip?"

              "David... everyone has been telling me how much
you have loved me.  I need to open my eyes to it."

              "And Philip?"  David asked again.

              "I like him... a lot.  I hope you can like him
as well."

              "Philip is an ok guy Nate, but the person I
love is you."

              "I know... I just don't want either of you to
end up like uncle Andrew."

              David turned around and faced Nathan.  "I
would never do that to you Nate.  I love you too much.  If
accepting Philip's place in your life is what it takes to
keep you happy I can deal with it."

              "I want you to be happy with it."

              "Well... that will take time."


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              Philip, seeing that David and Nate were having
a private moment, left to wait for the pizza in the living
room.  He had heard a little of what they said and he knew he
was in trouble.  Robert had been right David and Nathan
shared a history that gave them a closeness that would take
years for him to overcome.  Philip didn't want to give up,
not by a long shot.  He knew that David saw him as an
intruder and in a way he was.  Philip knew that between them,
he needed David's acceptance more then David needed to
accept him for if push came to shove Philip feared that David
had all the advantages.  The only thing Philip felt he had
going for him was that he had made the first move.

              Philip was deep in these thought when the
doorbell rang.  Thinking it was the pizza guy; Philip went
back to the kitchen to pick up the money.  There he saw David
with his shirt off, his hairy chest exposed with Nathan
resting his head against it, as he was rocking side to side
in David's arms.

              Trying not to make a scene Philip picked up the
money from the counter and slipped out of the kitchen,
hurrying to open the front door.

              "Hi sorry it took me a while," Philip said
before he noticed who was there.

              Standing there with a pissed off look was
Thomas.  "Where's David!"  He demanded as he pushed his
way into the house.

              "Can I help you?"  Philip said as he quickly
moved to block Thomas from entering deeper into the house.

              "Yes... you can take me to David or are you
also his boyfriend?"  Thomas spat.

              "David is busy so I think you should leave."

              "No... I don't think so.  I've called him six
times in the last hour and I have not gotten a call back."

              "Well I think that proves that he is busy."

              "No... it means that he is cheating on me!"
Thomas insisted.

              Philip knew Thomas and what he knew was that
Thomas was not his type.  First, Thomas was too much in your
face, giving advice whether it was wanted or not. He was also
a major flirt in a bad way, asking all the jocks if they
wanted him to suck their cock or not.  When it came to
cheating, Philip also knew that Thomas was no saint.  It was
only bad timing that Thomas was right about David in this
case.

              He could have let Thomas bust in and interrupt
David and Nathan.  It might even improve his standing with
Nate.  Philip though did not want to win Nathan playing such
a dirty game.

              "Thomas get out of here before I call the
police."

              "This is not your house," Thomas spat.

              "Yes... but unlike you I was invited."

              "I told you I am David's boyfriend."

              "Well I don't know what you were then but
right now I would have to say you are not David's
boyfriend."

              "What!  You mean he is cheating on me with
you?"

              "Yes... do you have a problem with that?"
Philip played along as he began walking Thomas to the door.

              "You whore!"

              "Oh please... look who is calling who a
whore!"  Philip laughed.  He had worked Thomas half way back
to the door.

              "Well at least I don't live my life in the
closet."

              "That is our choice."

              "Well I think I'll do something about that.
When I'm done the whole school will know that both of you
are fags and you can tell David that I will make him out as a
big bottom!"  Thomas said as he stormed out of the house.

              As luck would have it the pizza guy just
arrived to hear Thomas's last comment.  "Sorry you had to
hear that," Philip blushed as he handed the money over."

              "Don't worry I've been to this house
before.  You guys always tip well," The pizza guy smiled.

              Damn... Philip thought as he was handed back the
change.  He had hoped to keep some of it.  "Here's five
dollars."  Philip handed back.

              "Thanks," The pizza guy said as he headed
back to his car.

              "I wonder if he just said that to get more
money," Philip asked himself as he took the hot pizzas over
to the kitchen.  When he got in, he saw David, red face but
with his shirt back on and Nathan looking worried.  "Sorry
if I messed up," Philip apologized

              "No... I should be thanking you," David said
honestly.  "I knew that I would be pushed out of the closet
by Thomas eventually."

              "Ok... but why are you thanking me?"

              "Because now I don't have to tell Thomas I am
dumping him.  I've been trying to do that for weeks.  You
also took blame as my lover instead of letting it slip that
it is Nate that I am in love with.  I'm sorry that he is
outing you as well but I want to protect Nate from the stigma
as long as I can."

              "I can handle it David."

              "Nate, you might be able to handle being
outted but the things they will say about us if the school
learns that we having feelings for each other will be bad...
very bad."

              "Incest..."

              "Yeah and saying things like our dads made us
have sex together if not saying we were molested by our own
folks."

              "They would never say something like that!"
Nathan said a little panicked.

              "Nathan, they would.  I know you can handle
being outted as gay.  I know you could even take the incest
comments but people attacking you dad, calling him a child
molester, no Nate, I don't think you could take that."

              "If anyone were to say that about my dad I
would..."

              "You would do something you would later
regret," David finished.  "That is why I am going to ask
you something Nate, stay in the closet at school, until you
graduate that is.  People in college tend to be more mature
and open."

              "Ok..."

              "Philip... it looks like I have to actually
date you.  Thomas knows I have feelings for Nate but if he
thinks I am dating you he will concentrate his attack on the
two of us and not Nate."

              "Ok..." Philip agreed.

              "Now come our you two.  I think I need a
hug," David chuckled nervously.

              All three young men embraced.  David at first
hugged Nathan a little harder then Philip but as they
continued holding each other he added to the pressure.  He
was now dependent on Philip, not as a fake boyfriend but as
another man protecting the person they both loved.


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              By eight o'clock lunch was well in the past
and Greg was hungry again.  He could have eaten the ice cream
sandwiches but what would he do the next day.  Greg was sure
that Emily was not coming to his rescue this time.  So
steeling himself, Greg unlocked his door and made his way
downstairs.  There were more people in the house again but it
seemed more like a social party instead of the sex fest the
other night had been.  In the dinning room there was a tray
loaded down with sandwiches, another one with fruit, and a
third with vegetables.  Greg picked out a roast beef out of
the stack and a few carrot sticks.  He hoped to take his
stash back up stairs with him when he felt a hand take hold
of his shoulder.

              "Hey Greg... glad you came out of your cave.
Can we talk?"  A dark haired and very tall guy in his
mid-thirties asked.

              Since the 6'11" man was blocking his way out
of the room Greg nodded his head yes.  The man took him up to
the second floor to an office that had one of those
psychiatry couches.

              "Have a seat."  The man said as he waved over
to the conference table.

              "Ok..." Greg said as he put his plate down.

              "My name is Vale... short for Valen, Irish if
you didn't know.

              "Ok..." Greg said, not sure how he was to
respond,

              "I live and work here.  I'm a psychiatrist if
you can't tell." Vale chuckled.

              "Ok..." Greg repeated.

              "I know all this came as a major shock.  How
are you handling it?"

              "Ok..."

              "Can you be a little more descriptive?"

              "I hate this place, I hate my dad, and I want
to go back home."

              "Well that doesn't sound "ok" to me.  Why
do you stay in your room all the time?"

              "I don't want to see my dad."

              "This is a large house.  I'm sure that if you
run into him you would not have to stay in the same room."

              "I know but...  I don't think I like you and
everyone else here as well."

              "Why... you don't know us."

              "Well I saw what was happening last night.
All of you seem to be a bunch of sex pigs."

              "I would like to apologize for that.  We
planned to move you here over the weekend when things would
be quieter.  Your dad was feeling a little too much pressure
and acted on an impulse when he brought you here during the
party."

              "It was not a party, it was an orgy."

              "Yes it did get a little wild but is there
something wrong with it."

              "It is immoral."

              "Ohhh and why is it immoral?" Vale asked.

              "Because you are having sex without being in
love."

              "Is there some law saying you can only have
sex with someone you love.  Can't you have sex for fun?"

              "Yes... I mean no... I mean that sex without
love is wrong."

              "Why?"

              "It just is."

              "I see..." Vale smiled.

              "Stop it... I see what you are trying to do.
You are trying to get me to like what my dad is doing."

              "No... I am only asking you questions but since
you brought it up, what do you feel about your dad having sex
with men... men other then your other dad."

              "I don't like it."

              "Why?"

              "Because he is suppose to be with dad."

              "Josh?"

              "Yes," Greg said.

              "But what if they don't love each other any
more."

              "Josh says he still loves my dad."

              "He did, then why is he not here?" Vale
asked.

              "He loves Robert more," Greg stated.

              "Yes... and do you think that is wrong."

              "No."

              "Why?" Vale asked.

              "Cause Josh has always loved Robert more."

              "Then why should your dad stay with him?"

              "He shouldn't," Greg admitted.  "But he
didn't have to take me away from my family."

              "But you are his family.  How could he leave
without taking you with him."

              "But I feel that Josh is also my dad and
Nathan and David are my brothers."

              "Yes, but your dad is your real dad.  He is
the one who is legally responsible for you."

              "I still hate him," Greg said finding he had
nothing else he could say.

              "You feel angry with him but I don't think
you hate him."

              "Then why does he want me to go to a different
school?  He only wants to keep me away from my brothers."

              "He wants you to go to the other school
because they have a special program for kids who are..."

              "Slow learners," Greg finished.

              "Yes.  Your dad wanted you to go there for a
long time, but Josh would not let him.  He felt you being
with your brothers was more important then your education."

              "He and Nathan helped me in school," Greg
defended.

              "Yes, but they are not professionals.  The
teachers at your new school have special training.  So you
see, your dad just wants the best for you."

              "That is what you want me to think," Greg
replied angrily.

              "No... I just want you to be aware of the
facts.  What you do with them is up to you.  You are a good
kid Greg.  Don't let other people think otherwise by acting
angry at people you don't know."

              "I hate my dad and I hate you," Greg said
under his breath before biting into his sandwich.


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              After they ate up all the pizza, the three boys
made their way to the basement exercise room.  Philip didn't
have any workout clothes with him so he stripped down to his
underwear while the others went up to change.  When David and
Nathan finally joined them they both had a good laugh.

              "Well if that is what you are working out in
then the hell with this," David laughed as he pulled off his
t-shirt and running shorts, showing off his white jock.

              "Come on Nate, join us," Philip grinned.

              "Hell no!"  Nathan laughed.

              "Come on lets get him!"  David smiled at
Philip as the two of them cornered Nathan over to the floor
mats

              "Nate we can do this the easy way or the hard
way," Philip grinned.

              "Well there is a problem," Nathan blushed.

              "We can talk about it after we get those
shorts off you," Philip grinned as he dived for Nathan
pulling down his short in the process to show that Nathan had
nothing beneath them.

              "Oh my!"  David blushed in seeing Nathan
revealed this way.

              "Free balling it," Philip chuckled.

              "Well I ran out of my normal white jock
straps.  All I have are my fancy ones and I don't wear them
for exercising as I don't want to wear them out."

              "Well I think we can take care of your
embarrassment," David grinned as he pulled off his jock.
Philip taking off his boxer briefs soon followed.

              "There now we are all dressed the same,"
Philip smiled as he gave Nathan a slap on the ass.

              Once everyone had a good laugh they got to
exercising, working on the different stations of the weight
machine that dominated the center of the room.  David was by
far the strongest of the three.  Nathan came next but only by
a small amount compared to Philip.  When they got to the
bench pressing and David spotted for Nathan, things began to
get interesting.

              The sight of Nathan stretch out on the bench,
his smooth chest, hard abs, and dick resting on the side of
his leg set David's mouth a watering.  His cock also
responded by plumping up.  Nathan for his part could not help
but notice the growth between David's legs.  This sent blood
down to his cock.  Philip, now watching both guys as they
struggled with keeping to the task at hand began to build
plans of his own.

              Just when Nathan had finished his third rep and
the weights were back on the support bar, Philip moved right
next to David and took hold of the eight-incher he was now
carrying.

              "What are you doing," David asked but did not
move away as Philip continued to pump away.

              "Exercising your muscle," Philip grinned.
"Why don't you go help Nate out?"

              "Yeah... I think that would be a good idea,"
David smiled, looking down at Nathan.

              Lead by Philip's grip on his cock, David moved
toward Nathan's own hardon. Nathan sat up laughing at the
pair of them that was until David sat right next to him and
took hold of his cock.  After that, all that came out of
Nathan's mouth were moans.  Soon all three of them were on
the bench, David stroking Nathan, and Philip doing both David
and himself.  Nathan would kiss David's face, mouth, and
shoulder while Philip ran his tongue along David's neck,
down his chest.  He sucked David's nipples for a little bit
but then Philip got off the bench and pushed David's knees
apart so he could suck on his balls.  With his free hand,
Philip moved David's hand off Nathan's cock, freeing David
to take hold of Nathan's head with both hands in a hard
kiss.

              David cummed first, all over Philip's face.
Once he finished up, David lowered Nathan back on the bench.
He then moved his head between Nathan's legs, taking his
cock into his mouth, only to just catch Nate load just in
time.

              Not getting a chance to suck Nate off, David
joined Philip on the floor, wrapping his mouth around the
other guy's dick.  David sucked on the head while his hands
pulled on Philip's balls until he got his creamy reward.

              Now sated, David climbed on top of Philip and
shared his load with a kiss.  Soon to two young men were
snuggled together.  "Nate, get down here," David demanded
when he noticed that the guy he really loves was still on the
bench.

              "But the two of you look so cute together,"
Nathan laughed.

              "It would look even cuter if you were laying
between us," Philip insisted.

              As Nathan got off the bench, David rolled off
Philip so there was room for Nathan to lie between them.
With the other men on their sides, Nathan received kisses
from both while Philip played with his nipples and David
tugged at Nathan's now soft and exhausted cock.

              "Philip... you are going to make a great butt
buddy," David said.

              "Thanks," Philip grinned.

              "But can I ask you something?"

              "Sure..."

              "Can I have this night with Nate alone."

              "Yeah sure..." He had Nathan last night so he
guessed that was fair.  David and he were also going to have
to pretend to be boyfriend so he might as well try to stay on
his good side.

              "We are not going to fuck or anything.  I just
want to hold him like we used to do," David went further to
explain.

              "It's ok, David.  It might take some getting
used to but I'm going to have to trust you as you will have
to trust me."

              "Yep that will take some getting used to,"
David agreed.

              "What are you going to do?"  Nathan asked
Philip.

              "I guess I'll watch one of the porno videos a
borrowed from Robert and sleep in the den."

              "Ok... then let me kiss you goodnight," Nathan
said right before getting back up.

              "You going to bed already?"

              "Well I need to shower, call friends up to see
what I missed in school, call Greg to see how he is doing and
by that time I think I'll be ready for bed."

              "Ok then I wish you good night," Philip said
before he returned Nathan kiss.

              David gave Philip a kiss as well before
following Nathan's bare ass up the stairs.

              "Oh well it looks like it will just be me, a
porn flick, and my best friend," Philip sighed before
putting his clothes back on.