Date: Sun, 19 Dec 2010 21:04:54 -0700
From: Jacob Miller <jacobmillertex@aol.com>
Subject: Jacob Finding His Way: Chapter 57

{Jacob Finding His Way is based on mostly true events in his life. To keep
the story interesting for the readers, some events now in the story are
fictionalized. As I am writing this story, I am above the age of 21. If you
want a story with lots of sex, look elsewhere. This is a love story.

Any similarity to any other events, names, or life events is purely
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Written by J.P.G.


Chapter 57

Major Moore headed out for his lunch conference with Colonel May. He still
hasn't heard anything on his decision to demote Jacob. That is one of the
things he hopes that they discuss, among many other things on his agenda.
Major Moore has requested a lot of things from Colonel May's office, but
still hasn't gotten an answer on them either.

When he arrived at the restaurant, Major Moore found Colonel May had
already ordered his drink. He sat down and told the waitress what he wanted
to drink and started to look at the menu. When the waitress returned with
Major Moore's drink, he and Colonel May placed their lunch order. Once she
gathered the menus and left, Colonel May got right down to business, which
made Major Moore happy.

"I received your request to demote your battalion commander to captain.
Before I tell you my decision, I would like to know why you want this. When
I got this request, I was surprised so much I had to pull Jacob's record to
see if there is something I missed. There is nothing, so I need to know why
you want this, Major"

"Sir, I like Jacob and he is a great cadet. He does whatever we ask of him
to do and more. I just can't have my battalion commander going around
getting into fights like he did yesterday. It sets a bad example if I let
him get away with it, but not others. There is that rule that a cadet can't
get into a fight and if they do the cadet will lose their position."

"You are quoting the rule wrong Major Moore. It basically states that a
cadet can't start a fight. It doesn't say anything about defending
themselves. From what I understand about the fight that Jacob got into
yesterday, he didn't start it. In fact it is Loraine that got someone to
beat up Jacob.

To be completely honest with you, I am getting really tired on hearing
Loraine's name over and over again. From what she did last summer to this
recent action, I don't want her in the program anymore. I let you have your
way on that one because it is your battalion. Now I know I should have
never folded on my original decision."

"Sir, I have already taken care of that. When this unfolded yesterday
morning, I got called over to the principal's office and after hearing what
had happened I requested that when Loraine returns for her suspension that
she be put in study hall. She is no longer allowed to be part of the ROTC
unit.

Now as far as Jacob is concerned, he should have found a way out of
fighting. He is the battalion commander. As such he sets the tone of the
battalion. If he fights, others will think they can fight as well. I can't
have my battalion fall apart no matter how much I like this kid or how much
we lose by the demotion.

Additionally, he will never take advantage of what the military offers
cadets from our units. Since he can't join the armed forces since he is gay
I would rather give this position to someone that will take advantage of
it." Major Moore took a drink form his drink.

Colonel May sat there in total disbelief. He can't believe what he heard
from his friend's mouth. He knows that Major Moore isn't like this; that he
doesn't have hate for gays. So why then is he saying what he is saying?
More than half of the cadets that go through the program don't take
advantage of what the program could do for them if they continue in the
military. That includes those cadets in high cadet positions of leadership.

"I thought I would give you a chance to tell me why you are asking for this
demotion. On the request of demotion of Jacob Hernandez, I deny it. He did
nothing wrong under the rule you are quoting. Therefore, I can't demote him
for defending himself. Your other cadets are lot smarter than you think
they are. They know that Jacob didn't start the fight; that he was
defending himself. Doing otherwise would have been cowardly.

I can't tell you how to run your program, but I hope you haven't voiced
your thoughts to anyone else about Jacob. That should not be the basis of
why you promote or demote anyone. Even if Jacob won't take advantage of
what the military has to offer in the future, he has equal rights to
everything like any other cadet in the program.

There is no doubt in my mind Jacob would go into the military if he
could. It is our government that is unwilling to see what we are losing
when they deny leaders like Jacob an equal chance to serve. They are
blinded to it, but we won't be. We sell our program to the student bodies
of every school as a program to instill leadership abilities in them that
they can use anywhere, no matter if they go into the military or the
private sector."

"Colonel, it is your decision if Jacob gets the demotion or not. Next year
it is my decision if I put him on the battalion staff or not! I am fine
with the idea having an extra colonel running without a position. If he is
not on battalion staff, he can't go in front of you for brigade staff. That
is what I know you have been wanting since the beginning of this year."

"Major, you know that you are the most confusing person I have ever
known. Even before you got sick, I could never figure you out. Now that you
are sick, you are worse. I think you would want to have a cadet that you
mentored and brought the best out of to get what he deserves; what he's
earned! That would show the other battalions that the best leaders do come
from Newman High School. You could be the first school to get the brigade
commander slot twice in the row. Jacob can get that without even having to
work that hard for it. He is that smart."

The food arrived, giving both Colonel May and Major Moore and chance to
settle down. Although they ate in silence, they are both thinking of ways
to sell to the other they are right. Both of them are hard headed enough to
think they could sell the other their way is the best way to go about doing
things.

"The reason you really don't want to sign off on the demotion is because of
the fear losing the sponsors we have. I promise you that won't happen. We
will keep the sponsors not because of Jacob, but because they like
sponsoring our program. Jacob is a great salesman, but he isn't that good."

"Major, let's say what you are saying true about the sponsors. Don't forget
several of our battalions are being sponsored by the company in which Jacob
owns. He promised to stay out of this until he graduates, but his
grandfather won't take kindly to us throwing Jacob to the side. His
grandfather will pull the plug and what do we do then?

You know damn well Jacob has earned everything he has gotten. There has
been no special treatment was shown to Jacob or will be shown to Jacob in
the future. If he gets brigade staff, he earned it. If he does something
wrong that warrants demotion, it will happen. But he has to be treated in
every way equal to every other cadet in the program."

Colonel May took a bite of his lunch before he continued. "You know, all
the requests you have made take money. You want new rifles for your drill
team and rifle team. Where do you think the money comes from for those
items? You want your building completely redone. Where do you think the
money will come from for that? And the list goes on and on with your
requests and everything on the list takes money."

"Everything I have asked for can come out of the funds that our sponsor
gave us. As far as Jacob's grandfather pulling the sponsorship, I doubt
it. Even if he does, we can go out and get new ones before the beginning of
the school year. No, there should be nothing that should make us fear Jacob
leaving sooner than he is scheduled to."

Colonel May had enough! He finished his meal, paid for the check and walked
out. Major Moore followed him and was about to get into his car when
Colonel May called him over. Major Moore thought it was over and he had
won. So why is the Colonel calling him over? There is nothing left to talk
about.

"Get in and I will prove to you that without Jacob handing things over the
right way, we will lose." Colonel May pointed to the passenger side door
for Major Moore to get in. "As far as your other requests, they are denied
as well. The funds you have in your account are for meets, your newsletter
and other things you do through out the year such as The Military Ball. All
the extras you are asking for come from my budget. If you don't give a damn
about the other battalions, why should I care about what you need?"

Major Moore stayed quiet as he listened to the Colonel. He thought that the
sponsor would give money to his battalion if needed. Then he remembered, as
Colonel May explained what his funds are used for, what Jacob told him. The
sponsor is only giving money to the program to compete; not to buy anything
new.

Colonel May drove into the main dealership of Major Moore's sponsor. They
got out and walked into the showroom. Colonel May went up and asked to
speak with Mr. Dick before rejoining Major Moore. A few minutes later,
Mr. Dick greeted them and brought them up to his office.

"It is good to finally meet the instructors of the school I am
sponsoring. Man I can't tell you how much Jacob has brought to me and my
company ever since he asked me to sponsor you guys. I thought I would give
the money and never see anything for it. But oh no, Jacob would not hear
nothing of that. Every chance he gets, he brings things down to me that I
can put it on display. Please thank him again for everything."

"That is not a problem Mr. Dick. When Major Moore returns back to school,
he will make a point to pass on the message to Jacob. The reason we are
here is to float something by you. We need to consult our sponsors about
something before we act on it. It isn't bad; we just want your input."

"Fire away, Colonel.  I am more than happy to give my opinion to you guys."
Mr. Dick sat back in his seat. "Oh, before I forget, can you tell Jacob or
his grandfather to call me. I have decided on a day that I would like his
company's help. When you give him the message, he will know what you are
talking about."

"Something has come up and we are trying to see where to go. As you know
Jacob has the rest of this year and next year with the program." Mr. Dick
nodded his head up and down. "We might lose him before the end of the
year. If he does not come back to the program and doesn't hand over his
duties the way he should, would you still be on board as a sponsor to our
program?"

Mr. Dick leaned forward, rubbing his chin. "Gentlemen, it would depend on
what caused Jacob to decide not to return next year to the program. If he
got tired of it and decided to be a teenager, yes I will continue my
sponsorship. If he is run off for one reason or another, I will pull my
sponsorship in a New York second. I can promise you the other sponsors will
do the same thing. We all have grown to trust and know Jacob and there is
no way Jacob would abandon the program without serious provocation.

With that said, tell me what is really going on here, or I will give you my
answer right now. Jacob loves this program. There is nothing he wouldn't do
for it. Even though he can't go into the military, he has told me many
times he wants to reach the highest rank in the program. So, again, tell me
what is going on here."

"Nothing, we are covering our bases for next year. I know we are only
halfway through this year, but I like to have my ducks in the row when it
comes to funding. Running a program that is only partly funded by the
school district leaves the other parts that take money. I like to know I
have that money there. If not, I need to look elsewhere for it."

Mr. Dick made it clear that his funding will still be there as long as they
understand him. He has no problem with change of staff, as long as it is
done the right way and for right reasons. Major Moore and Colonel May shook
Mr. Dick's hand and thanked him for his time as they walked out. Neither of
them said a word until they got into the car.

"This subject is closed. Am I understood Major Moore?"

"Yes sir, I see where you are coming from. I should never have put us in
this position in order to show me that my head is up my ass."

"When Jacob first got the sponsors for us, I knew it was temporary. I
didn't think they would continue after this year. He went back to them and
brokered some kind of deal using his company for us to keep the
sponsors. Not once did he come to us and throw it in our faces. That kind
of character is very rare to find.

Everything he gets, he earns. He won't get special treatment, but he also
won't be picked on either. I don't care if he makes love to a tree, which
is his personal life. He has shown us that he is a good man and can be
trusted. So stop this crap and move on. You have state to win as well as
all the other competitions you have on the docket."

Major Moore thanked Colonel as he got out of the car. He jumped into his
and headed back to school thinking about everything that he and Colonel May
discussed. There is no longer any doubt in his mind that he needs to fix
his relationship with his battalion commander. He needs to treat him
equally. It will be hard for him to do that because Jacob has done so many
amazing things for the program.

Jacob thought about ditching ROTC for the first time since he joined it,
but couldn't because he was seen in the morning. He hated this program when
he first was forced to enroll in it. As time went on, Jacob fell in love
with the program and couldn't wait for class. Now he is back to the way he
felt when he first enrolled in the program; complete disdain.

When the final bell rang, Jacob walked into the door. The company commander
was about to call the class to attention when Jacob walked in. Jacob
ignored the stares of the company commander as he walked to the back of the
classroom. He stood at attention as the company commander called roll. They
stood at ease until the company commander returned to take them out for
inspection.

As they marched out to the bottom parking lot, Jacob followed. He stood to
the side as the company prepped for their inspection. Just as they finished
their adjustments, Major Moore and Sergeant Haney walked down. Jacob went
to attention as the company commander called his company to attention.

Sergeant Haney stood to the right of Major Moore as Major Moore inspected
Jacob. He asked him several questions, looked over his uniform, but his
eyes kept returning to Jacob's face. Major Moore leaned into whisper to
Jacob.

"You should not have dressed in uniform today with your face like
that. Just like the other cadets, I would have given you extra credit work
for you to make up for the zero you would have received for not being in
uniform. If your face doesn't heal up by next week, I don't want you in
uniform."

Jacob nodded his head in agreement as Major Moore moved on to the company
commander. Once he left, Jacob went from attention to at ease. He stood
there watching as the company went through their inspection. A couple of
times, Sergeant Haney looked over and tried to wave Jacob over, but he
didn't go.

After Major Moore finished the inspection, Jacob marched back to the large
classroom with the company. As he walked in, Sergeant Haney met him. He
instructed Jacob to go to Major Moore's office and wait for him. The Major
had to run across the street to deal with something really fast, but will
be back.

As Jacob walked over to the office, he couldn't help but smile with the
thought of seeing Major Moore running. He has never seen that guy
run. Every time he is outside, he has these dark sun glasses on, a
toothpick in his mouth and slapping paper against his thigh. If he runs, he
might accidently swallow the toothpick!

Jacob stood at attention and waited for Major Moore to return. The bell
rang, ending fifth period and still no Major Moore. Jacob couldn't be late
for sixth period. Well he can because Major Moore will write him a pass,
but he chooses not to be late. So he walked into the large classroom,
gathered his books and talked with Sergeant Haney.

"Sir, I waited as long as I could for Major Moore. My sixth period teacher
is getting tired of me coming in late. Please let Major Moore know I waited
as he asked, but I needed to get to class. If he got approved to demote me,
tell him I will bring my rank in tomorrow so he can take it from me and
give me the captain rank. If he wants to place it on my uniform himself,
well he will have to wait until next week for that satisfaction."

Sergeant Haney couldn't believe his ears. Jacob has not once talked to him
or Major Moore in the fashion he is talking now. He feels that Jacob thinks
that Major Moore and he are getting some kind of kick on requesting the
demotion. That assumption can't be farther from the truth because he can't
be replaced.

 "I don't know what you are thinking Jacob, but we didn't want to put in
the demotion. You left us with no other choice but to do so. Anyways he
didn't want to talk with you about the demotion because it was denied. He
needs to go over several things with you to see what you can do to help get
it done."

"Sorry, but I need to get to sixth period. I will talk with him tomorrow
about whatever he needs to talk with me about. I would talk with him after
school, but I need to pop my head in at work. My poor grandpa is pulling
all the weight right now. I need to try and help relieve some of the stress
I know he is under."

Jacob shook Sergeant Haney's hand and walked out. He ran across the campus
into the building, down the hall and barely reached his final class of the
day when the bell rang. His teacher gave him a dirty look as he took his
seat. Jacob ignored the look and just pulled out his book and homework.

As soon as school was out, Job met up with Tom and they headed down town to
the office. Once they got on the elevator, Tom got off on the floor where
his and Dewayne's offices are going to be. Jacob stayed on and got off
where his office is. He walked straight back to his grandfather's office to
let him know that he is in.

Al looked up at Jacob and wasn't happy seeing him in the office. "I thought
we discussed this already Jacob. You need to stay away from the office and
be a teenager. Damn it! You have plenty of time to be a grown up when you
ARE a grown up. This is your time to enjoy yourself and act your age and be
a teenager!"

 "Sorry grandpa, but I want to help you. You work way too hard and this is
half my company as well. I want you around for decades, not just
years. Plus Tony, Dewayne, Alex and the others work so why can't I? Since
they are working, there is nothing for me to do at home except watch TV."

"Yeah watch TV like every teenager does when they get home from
school. Dewayne isn't in school; Tony won't work on the weekdays for the
same reason. Now as far as Alex and the others, I have no say over
them. From what I understand, Alex and Matt want to work and bring money
into the house to help give Franseca stuff that she never had.

Forget it. Come on in. I am tired of fighting you and I know there is no
way I am going to keep you away from this office. So let me give you a job
to do since you are here. By the way, did you drop off Tony at the house
before you came up here?"

"No, he wanted to come here as well. He is down on the floor where his and
Dewayne's offices are going to be. I wish Dewayne could have his office up
here with mine, but I understand why he can't. At least we are in the same
building, or will be in the days to come." Jacob sat down undoing his tie.

Al handed Jacob several files and explained what he needs done with
them. He explained over the next couple of hours what the new parts of the
business entail. To Al's surprise, Jacob caught onto the new parts of the
company really fast. If Jacob takes the reins of this company from him, it
will leave him time to do other things in political world.

"Okay grandpa, I got it. I will head to my office on start work on these
files. Before we leave today, I will have them on your desk. Then you can
give me something harder to work on than this. Maybe a part of the business
that is mine and mine alone." Jacob got up from the chair and walked out.

His grandpa sat behind his desk watching Jacob walk out with a smile
shaking his head back and forth in resignation. Now there is no more doubt
in Al's mind that Jacob is going to be able to run this business when he
comes back from college. He still will make Jacob go to college so he will
have a degree to hang on his wall. That's something that Al wishes that he
had. Everything he knows and does, he picked up by self teaching.

Al remembered what Jacob told him about Tony. He got up and headed down to
the floor where the Seven-Eleven's main office is going to be. When he got
to the floor, he couldn't find Tony at first, causing Al to start to
worry. Just when Al was about to call for security, he heard noise from the
back offices. He walked to the back to find Tony coming out of the storage
closet.

"What in the world were you doing in there? There is nothing in there that
you need." Al helped Tony out of the closet into the hall.

"I thought that maybe I could find furniture in there. None of the offices
have furniture in them and I was looking for some. I want to set up my
office before we officially take over the Seven-Elevens next week."

"There is plenty of time for that. I don't know what I am going to do with
you boys. No matter how much a bark at you guys not to come to the office
during the school week, you guys still do. This company is yours and
Dewayne's, but I would like it if you'd not come down here during the
school week. Your studies are more important right now than this. Once you
are out of school, you guys will have plenty of time to be here."

Tony followed Al out of the offices. On their way out, Al turned off all
the lights before getting on the elevator. On the ride up to his floor, he
got Tony to promise him not to come down during the school week. Plus he
promised to help him with Jacob. Maybe, just maybe with both of them trying
to keep Jacob away from here, it might actually work.

Jacob handed his grandfather the folders when he walked out of the
elevator. Al looked at them as they walked to his office. As he went
through the folders, he couldn't believe that Jacob actually got it all
done. He was only gone less than an hour.

"Great job Jacob! When you come in over the weekend I will have a job for
you that will keep you on your toes. In the mean time, I want you boys to
go home after school. I am getting tired of sounding like a broken record
so stop having me sing the same old song over and over again with you two."

Al handed the folders to the secretary as he walked to his office. He
turned everything off, grabbed his briefcase and coat before heading back
to the front lobby. The secretary left when he was in the back getting his
things. Al didn't give it a second thought. All he wants to do is get home
and put up his feet for the night.

Jacob didn't want to be mean to Tony, but he has been talking his ear off
ever since he came back up from his offices. When Alex and the others
walked out of the building, Jacob felt relieved. Maybe they will interrupt
them and start talking about something else except work. Jacob doesn't care
what they talk about just as long it is not about business.

To his surprise, everyone decided to ride with him and Tony on the way
home. Jacob felt bad that Alex and Matt are going to be going home
alone. He tried to talk Chase, David or Tom into going with Alex and Matt,
but they wanted to ride with him. They have nothing against Alex or Matt
but they think they are getting in the way of their alone time. Jacob gave
up trying to get the others to ride home with Alex.

`Thank God', Jacob thought when Chase finally changed the subject. Tony
didn't get mad with Chase changing the subject. In fact he got into what
Chase started to talk about. All the way to the house, the truck was alive
with everyone putting their two cents into what Chase asked Jacob's opinion
about. They wanted to give their opinion on the girl that Chase wants to
ask out.

"Look, as long as she isn't like your ex, she will be great. You can't be
controlled or changed by anyone. When you find the right person Chase,
you'll know it because both of you give something up in order to reach the
middle. I love Dewayne for all his good and bad. I don't want to change him
in anyway. That's how you'll know if you found the right one when she
doesn't try to change you."

"I know you're right Jacob and that is why I am asking your opinion. Before
I can find out if she is the right one for me, I will need to ask her
out. When we go out a couple of dates I will see if she is like my ex or
like what you describe. If she is like my ex, I will drop her faster than
she can ask why. There is no way I am going to be controlled again!"

"Yeah, that is how David and I are and that is why I think we don't fight a
lot. We both accept each other for who we are. If we run into a situation
that we can't agree on, we find the middle ground. It takes both of us to
give a little to reach that middle ground like Jacob said, but it is worth
it. Because of that, we don't fight as much as other couples."

They continued talking about what it takes to be in a long
relationship. For Chase, it could result in a marriage. For Jacob, Dewayne,
Tom and David, they only get to be together, but never married. They don't
care about the piece of paper. In their eyes, they are married. A marriage
is being with the one you want to spend the rest of your life with and
dealing with the good and the bad of the person you are spending the rest
of your life with.

When they got home, they headed over to the kitchen for dinner. Al walked
in just as the boys sat down. After Al sat down, Alex walked in without
Matt at his side. Jacob thought it was weird that Matt isn't with
Alex. Since they have moved in, they are always together when they walk in
for a meal.

A few minutes passed before Matt walked in. You could tell that Matt had
been crying by the redness in his eyes. Jacob could tell that Franseca
wanted to say something, but decided against it. Jacob also wanted to say
something, but just like Franseca, he decided against it. He figured if
they are fighting, it is between them. It is not his place to get in the
middle of another couple's fight.

After dinner, Jacob and Dewayne went up to their room. At first Jacob
intended to fool around with Dewayne, but when he got up the stairs he felt
very tired. He has been feeling like this now for almost a week. He can't
walk ten feet without needing to sit down to regain his strength.

Jacob thought to himself that hopefully tomorrow when he sees Dr. Whitmore,
he can help him out with this. He knows it has something to do with the
kidney issues he is having. Dr. Whitmore has to have a solution to him
feeling tired all the time.

"Dewayne I really want to be with you, but I am tired. I know I am starting
to sound like an old lady with the headache excuse all the time. Please
give me until tomorrow and I hope to be better. When I see Dr. Whitmore, I
will ask him for something for this. He has to have something to keep my
energy up."

"You think I want to have sex every minute we are alone together, you are
wrong. All I want is to be with you Jacob. Once you get your new kidney,
things will go back to normal. Trust me when, when that day comes I will be
collecting on all the back owed sex." Dewayne gave a sly wink and started
to laugh as he sat on the bed.

Jacob pulled the chair from the desk over in front of Dewayne. He pulled
Dewayne's leg up and placed on his lap so where he could untie Dewayne's
shoe. After he took off the shoe and sock, Jacob rubbed Dewayne's
foot. Once he saw that Dewayne felt more relaxed, Jacob did the same thing
to the other foot.

When Jacob laid down on the bad, Dewayne gave Jacob the same
treatment. Both of them were relaxed when they crawled under the
covers. Jacob hooked himself up to his machine before he turned off the
light. Once he got back under the covers, Dewayne pulled Jacob up to him so
he could wrap his arms around him.

They made out for a while. Neither of them wanted to be the one to end the
make out session. After twenty or so minutes of making out, Jacob slid in
even closer to Dewayne as he put his head on the pillow. Within minutes
Jacob was out and shortly after Jacob feel asleep, Dewayne followed him.

Since Jacob has a doctor's appointment at nine, he decided not to go to
school at all. It will give him a break for one day of dealing with all the
crap he has been dealing with in ROTC. He is at his wits end and doesn't
know how much more he will be able to take from his instructors. If they
want to run him off, they are getting the job done in fine fashion.

Since Jacob wasn't going in to school, he and Dewayne slept in. Dewayne
took the day off in order to take Jacob to his doctor's appointment. When
he mentioned his plan to Jacob, Jacob didn't want him to. Dewayne put his
foot down with Jacob, and Jacob folded after realizing there was no
changing Dewayne's mind.

When the alarm clock went off at eight, Jacob reached out from underneath
the covers and pressed the snooze button. Fifteen minutes later, the alarm
clock went off again. This time, Dewayne jumped out of bed and pulled Jacob
out with him. Since they slept in, they are now running short of time.

Trying to make up the lost time, they took their shower together, which
back fired. Jacob started to wash Dewayne back and reached around to find
that Dewayne's dick is sticking straight up. Without thinking, Jacob turned
Dewayne around and slammed him against the wall of the shower. Before
Dewayne could react to what Jacob is doing, Jacob had already fallen to his
knees and taken Dewayne's dick into his mouth.

The only thing that Dewayne could do now is let Jacob have what he
wants. Dewayne slid down the wall and stopped when his butt hit the knobs
of the cold and hot water. At no point did Jacob let Dewayne's dick slip
out of his mouth. He wants the milk shake that Dewayne is totally willing
to give him.

It didn't take long for Dewayne to reach his climax. When he did, he tried
to pull Jacob off his dick, but Jacob refused to let go. Not having any
other choice, Dewayne exploded into Jacob's mouth. Jacob could barley keep
up with Dewayne as he flooded his mouth with hot, sweet cum! He didn't let
one drop of Dewayne's cum drop from his mouth; he swallowed it all.

Jacob fell back into the tub to savor the moment. Dewayne got his strength
back, fell to his knees and moved between Jacob's legs. He loved the sight
before him, Jacob's dick standing at attention, with pre-cum leaking in
streams from the piss hole. Dewayne grabbed Jacob's dick gently and started
licking up the side of it.

Once Dewayne reached the head of Jacob's dick, he went completely down on
him. Jacob opened his eyes wide open as he felt Dewayne's moist, warm mouth
around his dick. He looked between his legs, licked off the cum around his
lips. He reached out and wrapped his hands around the back of Dewayne's
head.

Jacob tried to control the speed, but Dewayne wouldn't let him. He didn't
want to cum to fast and that is why he tried to slow down Dewayne. But just
like Dewayne, Jacob reached his climax faster than he has in the past.

Dewayne saw Jacob's balls rise all the way up, which told him that Jacob is
about to shoot. He started to go faster, and that did it. Jacob started to
shoot his load into Dewayne's mouth. Not letting Jacob pull him off, he
kept sucking on Jacobs dick as he swallowed every single drop of the cum
that Jacob shot.

Both of them shot at least nine shots before they were drained. The first
five or so hit the back of the other's mouth and the rest just hit the
tongue or back of the teeth. They both figured that the other shot so much
because they hadn't had sex in a while. Jacob swore once he is back to
himself, that will change!

After doing a quick rinse, Jacob and Dewayne ran out of the bathroom with
their still semi hard dicks swinging between their legs. They got dressed
as quickly as they could before heading down to the kitchen. Dewayne looked
at the clock, and saw it is fifteen to nine He pulled Jacob back into the
hall and out the door. Once in the truck, Dewayne started to laugh as he
put on his seat belt.

"We'll get something to eat after your appointment. You are going to be
late as it is without grabbing breakfast. I sure don't regret one moment of
what we did in the shower." Dewayne leaned in and kissed Jacob as he
squeezed Jacob's dick. "I love it when you let me have this in my mouth!"

Jacob reached over and squeezed Dewayne's dick through his Levis. I love it
when you let me have your sausage in my mouth before breakfast. Not only I
get my meat, but a milk shake as well! That's two of the daily food
requirements!"

Dewayne and Jacob cracked out laughing. Jacob started to laugh so hard, he
needed to pull over so he wouldn't cause an accident. When he settled down,
he pulled back into the intersection to make his way to Dr. Whitmore's
office.

They walked into the office holding each other's hands and big smiles on
their faces. Not letting go of each other, Jacob signed in before they took
a seat in the lobby. A few minutes later, Dr. Whitmore walked out with a
frown. Jacob looked at Dewayne and couldn't help himself from laughing.

"I am glad you are finding all this funny Jacob. There are reasons there
are appointments and it isn't for you to come in late and laughing about
it." Dr. Whitmore started to smile as he waved Jacob and Dewayne over. "Get
your little butt into my office so I can make sure all is well and send you
on your way."

Jacob and Dewayne got up and walked over to Dr. Whitmore. As soon as Jacob
got close enough for Dr. Whitmore to see his face, Dr. Whitmore couldn't
believe his eyes. He pulled Jacob back to take a closer look at him.

"Who did this to you Jacob? Dr. Whitmore looked over Jacob's face. "Why
didn't you come in so I could exam you when it happened? So far what I see
isn't good. Once I get x-rays I will know more, but I am telling you it
doesn't look good Jacob."

"This happened to me on Monday. The nurse at school looked me over and made
me see her during lunch Monday and Tuesday, plus Tuesday morning. She
wanted to make sure everything is okay with me." Jacob explained as he,
Dewayne and Dr. Whitmore walked in the exam room.

"I will need to speak with your nurse at your high school. Whenever a
student walks into their offices with injuries like these, they need to
send you to the hospital, not just exam you before school, at lunch and
after school. They are not doctors and most importantly they don't have the
machines to make the right call."

"Please don't call her up and yell at her. She wanted to call an ambulance
to take me to the emergency room. I talked her out of it by telling her I
had appointment with you today. She wasn't happy about it, but allowed
it. I signed a paper that I would not sue the school for this incident and
went to class."

"Still Jacob, she is the grown up and should not have allowed you to talk
her out of doing her job. Even if you sign a paper that you would no sue
them for this! It is said that every where you turn, they don't care what
happens as long as you sign a paper that states you won't sue them. What
has this world come to when a law suit is the biggest worry? Can you at
least time me who and how this happened to you."

"Well it was a girl that was on the battalion staff and blamed me for
taking her off and demoting her where she could no longer be the drill team
commander. She got her boyfriend to send me a message and the message was
to give her back everything. When I didn't back down, he beat me in hopes
that I would; which I didn't by the way."

"I don't condone fighting, case in point." Dr. Whitmore pointed to Jacob's
face. "But I am glad that you didn't back down. While I examine you, why
don't you tell me what has you and Dewayne here so happy this morning. You
guys have smiles on your faces that could get a dead person to smile along
with you."

Jacob explained to Dr. Whitmore how he has been feeling for over a week,
but when he woke up this morning he didn't feel that way. Since he had more
energy than usual, he did what he has wanted to do for a while. Before
telling Dr. Whitmore what it was, he paused and then told Dr. Whitmore what
they did, but not in detail. He put it that they shared a somewhat
protracted shower and left it at that.

"That is good that you woke up this morning feeling good, but I am worried
about the fact that you have been feeling really run down for the last week
or so. I don't want to kill your buzz, but I need to run a coupe tests to
see what is going on in there. I rather be safe than sorry in a day or
two."

After Dr. Whitmore looked at Jacob's forehead and other areas where he was
concerned about from the fight, he turned his attention to why Jacob has
been feeling run down. He took several vials of blood and sent them out to
get tested immediately. While they were getting tested, Dr. Whitmore did
several x-rays and other tests before leaving the room.

Dewayne jumped on the bed with Jacob. They started to snuggle with each
other when Dr. Whitmore walked back into the room. When they heard the door
handle turn, Dewayne jumped off from the bed, but wasn't quick
enough. Dr. Whitmore caught him as he ran from the bed to the chair.

"Okay you guys, none of that in here. By the sounds of it, it has been
awhile, but I use this room for other patients." Dr, Whitmore walked in
looking at the test results. "Jacob I have very bad news for you; news I
don't want to deliver. I knew it was a possibility when you were telling me
what was going on wit you."

"I know, damn it, I know you want to send me to the hospital."

"I am sorry Jacob, but yes I do. Your kidneys are completely shut down and
the machine is no longer filtering your blood. Even if you are connected to
the machine all day long, it won't help you. Your kidneys are not working,
so clean blood is not getting into your system. That is why you have been
feeling so run down. Your body is flooded with toxins"

"Okay, I understand you why you need to send me to the hospital, but won't
I be on a machine over there same as I would be at home? You still haven't
found me a donor, so I will be stuck on the machine. Are the machines in
the hospitals a lot stronger than the one you sent me home with?"

"Yes and yes to your questions you asked me Jacob, let me explain. The
machines are a larger and they can filter your blood a lot faster and send
it into your body a lot more forcefully than the one you have at home. But
that doesn't matter, because I won't be putting you on the machines. I have
found a match for you already, Jacob."

"Wow that is good news. So that means I go in today, get the surgery and go
home in a couple more days then?" Jacob jumped off the bed and walked over
to Dewayne.

"You will have the surgery today, but you won't go home in a couple of
days. You will be in the hospital for at least a week, if not more. It all
depends on how your body reacts to the new kidney. The quicker we see that
your body won't reject the new kidney, the quicker you'll go home. You will
have a lot more medications to take once you go home. These new medications
are to make sure your body doesn't reject the kidney."

Dr. Whitmore went into more detail with Josh about the medicine and how
often he has to take it. He made it clear that he can't skip a day of the
medication or his body could reject the kidney. Dewayne promised
Dr. Whitmore that he will help Jacob about his medication regimen. That
made Dr. Whitmore feel a little better. At the same time he knows that
Jacob will take the medications because he has been taking his others
without a problem since he got put on them.

"Okay Jacob, I need to make a few calls before I head over to
Providence. You can go up front and use the phone in the waiting room to
call your grandfather and whoever else. Do let your grandfather know what
is going on. If I don't see him at the hospital, I will call him myself
before going into surgery."

Jacob agreed with Dr. Whitmore and walked out of the office with Dewayne at
his side. Before picking up the phone, he sat with Dewayne in the waiting
room. Dewayne made it clear to Jacob that he will be there every step of
the way. Jacob won't be alone for one moment while he is in the
hospital. Jacob liked hearing that and picked up the phone.

He dialed Al's direct line and after a few rings, Al answered. "Whoever
this is it better be important. You called me in the middle of a very
important meeting!"

"Sorry grandpa, but I had no other choice. I got some bad news from
Dr. Whitmore and he wanted me to call you. I wanted to call you as well
grandpa!" Jacob heard his grandfather ask whoever is in his office to clear
out before he got back on the line.

"Jacob you never have to apologize for calling me. I am sorry for answering
the phone the way I did. It just has been one of those mornings that
nothing seems to be going right. Now you are calling me to let me know some
bad news. I wish I never got out of bad this morning. What is going on
Jacob, please tell me!"

"Well grandpa, I have to go into the hospital today. According to my tests,
Dr, Whitmore says I can't wait any longer to do the transplant. He said he
has a donor that matches me. All the donor is waiting on is for me to go
in. What I am saying is that I need to have the surgery today. There is no
other option anymore."

"Jacob is Dewayne with you right now?"

"Yes sir he is!"

"You let him drive you to the hospital. I know he won't leave your side for
anything. I will get down t the hospital as soon as I can. You don't worry
about anything else except on getting better. I will take care of
everything else and that includes calling everyone that needs to be
called."

Jacob and Al spoke for a few more minutes before hanging up. Jacob told
Dewayne what his grandfather said as they made their way to the
truck. Obeying his grandfather, Jacob let Dewayne drive the truck to the
hospital. When they got there, they signed in and sat down in the waiting
room.

As soon as Dr. Whitmore walked into his office, he grabbed the phone
book. He found the number to Newman High School and dialed the number. It
rang a couple times before it got answered. Dr. Whitmore asked to speak
with the principal and was put on hold. Not even a minute later, Principal
Michaels got on the line.

"Principal Michaels, I am sorry to disturb you this morning. My name is
Dr. Whitmore, Jacob Hernandez's doctor. I don't know if you are aware that
Jacob is very sick. His kidneys have compactly shut down. I am putting him
into the hospital and he will be there for at least a couple of weeks
before going home."

"I was unaware that Jacob was that sick. I know that he got hurt on Monday
morning, but he didn't mention that he was this sick. If I knew, I would
have had the school nurse look in on him throughout the day."

"Don't get me started sir about what you call Jacob getting hurt. Before
the day is out, I will file a police report for battery. Jacob's injuries
from that fight were more than just scrapes and bruises. Whoever beat Jacob
up, actually broke his cheek bone and was hit so many times on the forehead
that resulted in a crack. That I don't call merely hurt and the person that
did this should be held responsible."

"I promise you that I dealt with the student already. He has been suspended
from school for four days. I also got a call from his parents yesterday
telling me that someone from my school jumped their son in the park and
left them for dead. Their son and his friends didn't get a look at the two
that jumped them because the lights in the park are off after six. But they
are sure the kids that jumped them are from the school because what they
said.

Not to sound mean, they got back what they dished out. The student that
jumped Jacob did it for revenge for his girlfriend. His friends were not
involved, but got beaten up because they were in the wrong place at the
wrong time. Because it happened off of school property, I won't look into
it."

Dr. Whitmore thought back on how Jacob's and Dewayne's hands looked when
they were in. He can remember that there were no cuts or scratched on
neither of their hands. That means it was someone else that jumped the
students in question the other night.

"Fine, I will leave it alone. By the looks of it, he got his just
medicine. The main reason I am calling you is to ask you to call out one of
your other students, Alejandro Garcia. I need to let him know that he needs
to go to the hospital because he is my donor for Jacob. If you could, can I
speak with Mr. Garcia."

"Of course, give me a few minutes to get him down here. Your phone call is
full of surprises." As Principal Michaels talked, he wrote out a request
for Alex and handed it to his student helper. "Another thing I didn't know
about. Every day I get to know Alex more and more, and he keeps surprising
me each time."

"You know when Jacob told me that he forgave Alex and then came and told me
that not only Alex's family is living with him, but Alex is coming down for
the holidays. I seriously thought he was going mad. Then I got to know Alex
and man, I tell you this, I was wrong about that kid. He just got mixed up
with the wrong crowd."

"I agree with you on that Dr. Whitmore. Alex is a very smart kid. When I
thought I was going to have problems with him and his friends, I told Alex
straight out what I thought. Then he goes and shows me I have been wrong
about him since the beginning."

"That is true, very true Principal Michaels. You need to do me a favor
though. By Alex's request, he doesn't want Jacob to know that it is him
that is giving him the kidney. I fought him on that, but he is very set on
that point. So please don't ever let Jacob or anyone that might tell Jacob
that Alex was the one that donated the kidney."

"I don't understand why Alex doesn't want Jacob to know, but I will respect
Alex's wishes. No one will hear it from me that he is the one that donated
the kidney to Jacob." Principal Michaels put his hand over the receiver
while he talked with someone in his office. "The man of the hour has just
arrived. Let me let him talk with you. As soon as he talks with you, I will
release him from school to go the hospital. Good luck and please have both
of my students come back to school healthy and soon."

Dr. Whitmore agreed before getting off the phone with him. Just as they got
off, Alex got on. Dr, Whitmore explained what was going on and asked Alex
to come to the hospital. Alex agreed and hung up the phone. As soon as Dr,
Whitmore made all the other calls; he left for the hospital. On his way
out, he asked his secretary to reschedule all his appointments he has today
for another day.

Al actually beat Dr. Whitmore to the hospital. He found Jacob in the
waiting room on the surgical floor. After asking several nurse and doctors
if they knew where Jacob was at and didn't get anywhere. He gave up and
guessed that since his grandson is going to have surgery, he might get
answers on the surgery floor.

"What is going on guys? I thought Dr. Whitmore felt it was an emergency to
get you into an operating room as soon as he could. We talked over an hour
ago and here you are still waiting here in the waiting room." Al sat down
across from Jacob.

"Yeah, but I think he needed to contact the donor and get that person in as
well. It is last minute and all! He might be having a hard time on getting
a hold of the person that is going to donate the kidney. I am pretty sure
the minute he arrives, he will be taking me in and getting me ready for the
surgery."

"You're right. I forgot there is another party here involved. I don't think
it will be hard to get the donor down here. Knowing Dr. Whitmore the way I
do, he has a way to contact the donor whenever he needs to no matter what
time of day it is.

You seem to be at ease about this whole thing. Don't get me wrong, I like
it, but after seeing the way you reacted when you heard the news the first
time I thought we would have to fight with you to get you in here. I am
glad you are taking it the way you are, but I need to ask, why."

"Well, Dewayne and I had some fun with each other this morning." Jacob
looked over at Dewayne with a big old grin on his face. "I am still in a
very good mood from that, and I want more of that as soon as possible. So
if I need to get this surgery done to get what I got this morning, I will
do it without a fight."

"I don't want to hear what you guys did this morning, but thank you
Dewayne!" This time Al looked over at Dewayne, causing him to turn all
shades of red. "You should get in and out really fast according to
Dr. Whitmore. This surgery is common now and it doesn't take anywhere as
long as it did when they first started doing this kind of surgery."

Just then, Dr. Whitmore walked into the waiting room. He spotted Jacob,
Dewayne and Al in the waiting room and walked directly over. As he walked
up to them, they stood up. Dr. Whitmore asked them to sit down as he put
his briefcase on the floor.

"Okay, this is where we stand as of now. The donor is on his way in and
should be here in the next thirty or so minutes. The mean time I would like
you Jacob to follow me so we can prepare you for the surgery. I don't want
to wait any longer on this, because if we do. The dirty blood in your
system and your inability to get rid of your waste through peeing will
cause infection through out your body. If that happens, we will have to get
rid of the infection first, before transplanting a new kidney."

"We are all fine with all that Dr. Whitmore, but I am wondering if you are
going to find time to come out and tell me in more detail what is going
on. I was not there in your office, so I have no idea how you came to the
decision you came to. If Jacob is not doing well, why doesn't he show it?
Before you walked up, he was laughing and talking like a teen that is in
love."

"Al, I understand how this looks to you. When he walked into my office,
Jacob and Dewayne were laughing and having fun. Jacob is a very strong kid
and doesn't show it when he's not feeling good. I think he has trained his
body to not show pain to others. For example, he's been running around with
a broken cheek bone and cracked forehead. Those both should put him in a
lot of pain, but as you can see he isn't"

Al looked at Jacob stunned hearing what Dr. Whitmore just said. He knew
that Jacob was hurting the day it happened, but not in agony. Somewhere he
picked up a long the way that he should not complain when he is hurting. Al
is glad that his grandson is this strong, but this is going a little too
far.

"Al, I promise as soon as I get Jacob settled in, I will come out and talk
with you and whoever has joined you. Knowing your family, this waiting room
will be filled before the day is out. So let me take Jacob to the back, get
him ready and I will return."

Dr. Whitmore picked up his brief case and walked Jacob to the back. He
called the hospital before he arrived to get everything he needed ready for
him by the time he arrives. That included a room for Jacob and Alex. He
doesn't want them down in the bays in the ER changing into hospital
clothing.

Once Jacob got changed, a nurse came in and asked him question after
question. Half way through the questions, another nurse walked in and
started to hook up the machines to Jacob and clearing out the IV he had
already in his arm. What ever she was dong wasn't working, she pulled the
old IV out and put in a new one on the other arm.

"Sorry, I know you don't want to be full of holes, but I needed to run a
new IV line. They should have installed a permit IV here." The nurse moved
Jacob's shirt down and pointed to the bottom of his neck. "Whenever someone
is on a machine as long as you were a permanent IV is put in. I am
surprised this one didn't give out on you sooner."

That got Jacob thinking, maybe it did. Maybe the machine didn't stop
working, it was the IV. He made a mental note to ask Dr. Whitmore about it,
but decided to let it go. If it was the IV, there is nothing they can do
about it now. There is no need to ask about something that can't be
changed.

The nurse finished her questions just as the second nurse finished hooking
everything up. They walked out promising that they will be back when it is
time. Until then, they told Jacob to relax. Jacob looked around the white
room with nothing to read to pass the time. He started to wish that Dewayne
was back here with him to keep him company.

It didn't take long for the nurses to return. One of them put something in
his IV before they wheeled him out. By the time they reached the end of the
hall, Jacob could barely keep his eyes open. Before completely knocking
out, Jacob put it together. The shot the nurse put in his IV was medicine
to knock him out for the surgery.

Dewayne couldn't stay still; he kept getting up and walking back and forth
in the waiting room. That caused Al to get nervous as well. By the fourth
or fifth time that Dewayne passed Al, he had already lost count; he pulled
Dewayne into the seat next to him and started to speak.

"I know you are nervous and so am I. But the more you walk around and do
the stuff you are doing, you are making me feel even more nervous. Please
sit down and if you can't, go down the hall or outside to walk around."

Dewayne understood where Al is coming from and decided to just sit there,
quietly and wait until Dr. Whitmore came out to give them the good news. As
he sat there, Dewayne started to think to himself that today wasn't
supposed to end up like this. It started out so good and now here they are
in the hospital.

At the same time, Al started to think about what is going on. He is not
only worried about his grandson, but Alex as well. He knows that Alex is
the donor and he got rushed in for the surgery. That is something he knows
that Alex didn't sign up for, but here we are. Two friends are in separate
operating rooms getting operated on.

Gloria and Andy Sr. walked in and quickly started to ask what went
wrong. They kept throwing out question after question, not letting Al
answer any of them. Al finally stopped them, sat them down and explained to
them what he knows from what Jacob said over the phone and what
Dr. Whitmore explained to him.

"We all knew this day was coming. We just didn't think it would be
today. The good thing it that Jacob has a donor and once the surgery is
over Jacob won't be back in the hospital for a very long time. So let's all
just sit here and wait until Dr. Whitmore comes out to tell us how it
went."

"Dad we thought the last time was the last time, but here we are
again. There is no way I can go through much more of this. If it's not one
thing going wrong with Jacob, it's another. Each time things do go wrong;
here we are waiting on pins and needles. I love my son very much, but I
want this to be over once and for all."

"When someone goes through what Jacob did with cancer and come out the
other end alive there will be things that will come up along the way. They
went in there and did a lot to keep Jacob alive. After the surgeries, he
went through chemo. That couldn't be a picnic for Jacob at all.

I understand what you are saying and going through, but there is nothing we
can do. Jacob is strong and keeps beating the odds. There is no way he is
going to get beaten on this. So once again, let's all sit down, relax and
wait until we hear something. There is no use wishing for things that can't
come true no matter how much we want them to."

Gloria sat down next to Andy Sr. Al thought it was odd that Andy didn't say
a word. He just sat there listening to him and Gloria go back and forth. By
the looks of it, he got what ever questions he had answered or he is so
nervous he can't think straight enough to ask what is going through his
mind. Whatever the reason is that he is not talking; Al wished the others
would be like him.

Shortly after Gloria and Andy Sr. arrived, Virginia and Jeremy walked in.
It didn't take long before Jeremy started to run up and down the
hallways. No matter what Al or Virginia tried to do, Jeremy would only sit
for a few minutes and was back up running around. At one point, Jeremy ran
into a patient that was being brought back from surgery.

That was it for Gloria, she had enough. She got up and grabbed Jeremy by
the arm, yelling at him as she pulled him back into the waiting
room. Instead of making things better, Gloria made things worse. Her
yelling at Jeremy got him mad and that is the wrong thing to do with
Jeremy.

He started to pick up the chairs in the waiting room and throwing them
across the room. Once he ran out of chairs, he picked up the tables and
whatever he could get his hands on and threw it across the room. Finally Al
grabbed hold of him and pulled him out of the waiting room into the
elevator.

Gloria, Andy and Virginia ran out of the waiting room when Jeremy started
throwing his fit. Instead of helping Al get control of the situation,
Gloria kept yelling at Jeremy and her father. She used what Jeremy is doing
to prove that she was right when she didn't want to bring him to live
here. Over and over again she told Al that he needs to send Jeremy back to
the state school in order to have the correct supervision.

It didn't take long for Al to get Jeremy to settle down. Once Jeremy
settled down, he and Al returned to the waiting room with coloring books
and colored pencils. Al walked Jeremy to the corner of the room, away from
Gloria and sat him down. Once Al gave Jeremy the coloring books and
pencils, he went into his own little world, ignoring everything that is
going on around him.

 "The next time you touch Jeremy or yell at him Gloria, you will be the one
I walk out. You made things a lot worse than it should have been. You're
right, he needs special care and that is why he is not with you. Since he
has been with me and Jacob, we have not had any problems with him, until
today. You need to learn how to talk and be with your oldest son and more
so since you are moving in next week and he is not going anywhere!"

Gloria didn't say anything back to her dad. She just sat back into her seat
while Al and Andy Sr. straightened out the waiting room. After they put it
back the way it was, Al went up to the nurses station and explained
everything to them. He went on to explain to them if they find any damage
that might have been caused by what his grandson did, he will pay for it in
full. The nurses understood and told Al not to worry about it.

Just as he sat down, the others walked in. He got back up and explained
once again what he knows to Chase and the others. As he talked with them,
he couldn't help looking at Matt. Al can tell that Matt is thinking about
Alex. He is trying his hardest not to show that he is worried, but he can
tell. Maybe it's because he knows the truth about Alex!

After explaining everything to the boys, they sat down and spoke in their
little groups. They confirmed to each other that they knew this day was
coming, they just didn't think it would be today. At the same time they
kept asking each other how the doctor is getting Jacob a new kidney on
emergency bases like this.

Al started to get nervous as the time clicked away. He researched the
surgery and the time it takes to do the surgery has come and gone
already. Al needed to know if anything had gone wrong since his grandson
has been in surgery two hours more than he should be. He got up and walked
over to the nurse's station.

"I don't mean to be a bother, but no one has come to update us. My
grandson, Jacob Hernandez is having a transplant done. I am wonder how it
is going. What I have learned about the surgery, it doesn't take this
long."

The nurse typed something into the computer before answering Al. "Your
grandson is in recovery and has been for almost two hours now. There was a
problem in the surgery, but not with your grandson. It looks like the donor
had complications that needed Dr. Whitmore to take over the surgery. That
is probably why he hasn't come out to tell you that your grandson is okay."

The nurse gave Al the room number and went back to what she was doing
before Al interrupted her. Al couldn't move from the station. He is glad
that Jacob is fine, but he can't believe that Alex isn't. There is no way
he and Jacob would be able to live with themselves if Alex ended up dying
doing a good thing.

AL walked back and sat down, trying to get his words together. Just when he
opened his mouth to tell them, Dr. Whitmore walked out. Al felt a weight
being lifted off of him and thought to leave it to Dr. Whitmore to explain
everything.  He would play dumb as if he doesn't know what is going on.

After Dr. Whitmore gave the news and answered all the questions that were
asked, he walked one direction while Al and the group walked towards the
elevator. Matt excused himself to the bathroom. No one thought anything of
it, except Al. Matt promised to find them after he returns either in the
waiting room or the room.

All the way up, Al couldn't stop thinking about Alex. He will have figure
out an excuse to leave his family in order to talk with Franseca and
Matt. He wants to make it clear to them that he is here for them no matter
what. He will also have to offer comfort to Franseca because he knows she
has to be falling apart right now. She's got her older son back and now she
is at his bed side fearing that she might lose him again.

TO BE CONTINUED...

WRITER'S CORNER:

{Okay you guys I know this chapter was left off in a cliff hanger, kind
of. I try my best not to do that anymore, but it will happen here and
there. At least you guys won't skip next week because you will want to know
what happened to not only Jacob, but Alex as well. If you go to this weeks
posting of Alex, chapter twenty seven, the ending of this chapter gives
detail on Alex's side but it ends in the same spot, so you won't get any
more information and what is going on!  (How totally EVIL! Ed.)

 I have said this time in and time again, you need to read all four of my
stories. At first it was just the first two and then three, but now you
need to keep up with all four of them. Plots are opened and concluded in
different chapters in the different stories. For example in "Regrets and
Heartaches" Governor Lopez, from "Shadow of My Father", appeared and huge
plot opened in chapter eleven that won't be concluded in "Regrets and
Heartaches", but will be concluded in "Shadow of My Father".

This chapter started with Major Moore meeting with Colonel May. Colonel May
looks like that he is at the end of his rope with Major Moore. He showed
Major Moore that they do need to keep Jacob where he is at. Mr. Dick, the
Newman High School ROTC sponsor, made it clear that he will continue to
sponsor the program as long as Jacob is not somehow run off. If he is run
off, then he won't sponsor the program. If that is not conclusive proof to
Major Moore that he needs to keep Jacob where he is and leave him alone, I
don't know of anything that will snap the man to reality.

After the meeting, Major Moore said a couple of things to Jacob that would
have seemed that he is not willing to let it be. Come on, he didn't go out
looking for the fight, it found him. Why should he get a zero in a class
for something he didn't do? I think it is going to take a day or so to sink
into Major Moore's thick head that he needs Jacob. Maybe when Jacob returns
from the hospital, he will be singing a different tune, I hope.

Dewayne and Jacob are more together than I think Jacob and Joey were. They
are more equals and that makes things a lot smoother in a
relationship. Jacob isn't worried that Dewayne is cheating on him. At the
same time they split everything down the middle. That's something that he
and Joey never did really! Evidence that shows that there is really love
between Jacob and Dewayne is how what they did in the shower went down and
the emotions attached to it.

There shouldn't have been a surprise when Gloria reacted the way she did
with Jeremy. I am glad that Al told her what he did when he returned. I
think the best thing for Gloria to do when it comes to Jeremy is to stay
away from him. She doesn't want him at the house and he is afraid of
her. So to make everything run smooth, it is best she stays away from
him. That will be hard since they live in the same house.

Now let me talk a little about the surgery Jacob had. It is a plot that has
been out there and I needed to close it and I have. Now after this, I don't
see me writing anything health wise with Jacob. He got through the surgery,
now he needs to do what Dr. Whitmore asks him to do, like take his
medications. Also it is good to see his extended family always at his side
whenever anything good or bad happens with him.

Now about plot with Alex, like I said earlier, you will need to read
"Beneath the Mask" to see what happens there. I touched a little about what
happened to him in this chapter, but it is in complete detail in chapter
twenty seven of the Alex story. So if you want to know what happens to him
and what went wrong, read Alex twenty seven.

As always I can go on and on about the open plots in the story! If I do
that, I can actually write several more chapters. There are so many plots
that can take a turn at anytime. You might think it is going to go one way,
but is lands up going another. Don't miss out on anything, or you will be
kicking yourself for it.

I keep saying over and over again don't forget about Chase. He will be
spending time between two of my stories. I am giving that away, but look
for him in "Beneath the Mask". He is going to come back full and what is
happening in his life will stun you.

There is a so much to answer in the chapters to come. Stick around and 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:

Major Moore really has his head up his butt. Jacob is his "golden goose"
and all he can think about is having goose for dinner. Colonel May is going
to protect the program and be sure that all cadets are treated equitably
and fairly. Did I catch a hint of homophobia in Major Moore's thoughts? I
think that Major Moore doesn't need to be in charge of a program. He has
lost his ability to lead fairly.

I don't understand how any stretch of thinking can find Jacob's actions in
the fight started by Loraine's boyfriend to be his fault. He had every
right and moral imperative to defend himself. Once again, Major Moore
screws things up.

I'm glad Jacob is finally getting the transplant. It's long overdue in my
estimation. Perhaps this will finally get Jacob healthy and able to live
life without doing ongoing battle with his body.

Gloria, once again, shows her negative side with Jeremy this time. Her
overreacting to Jeremy's activity really put Jeremy over the edge. She knew
better yet she just reacted. Al's intervention solved the issue, but he
needed to jump Gloria's case to get her attention. How can she be Jacob's
mother, being so clueless to the feelings of others around her. She's quite
the opposite of Jacob. It's going to be quite a challenge with Gloria
living in a house in the Hernandez-Serna "compound" that is being built.
The men in the family are ALL going to have to take a hand in keeping her
on track, I suspect.

Until next time,

"Daddy" Rick