Date: Thu, 7 Jul 2011 02:42:57 -0400
From: Alan A. <eastcoastasulax@gmail.com>
Subject: Jake Grimke Chapter 14

NOTE:  This is the fictional coming of age story of Jake Grimke as he
matures through high school, into college and eventually into adulthood in
the Baltimore, Maryland region.  It contains and embraces accurate
representations of life in Baltimore and its suburbs; Maryland's traditional
sport of lacrosse and the career path a firefighter might follow in his
profession.  All of the characters in this story are fictional and
resemblance to any one person whether dead or alive is purely coincidental.
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The guests for Jake's New Year's Eve party began arriving just before 8 pm,
the girls dressed in cocktail dresses and the boys in suits.  Everybody
snapped digital images with their cell phones to upload to their Facebook
page or send to their friends.  Will arrived a few hours early to help Jake
set the table and decorate for the party while Emma worked her motherly
baking magic and turned out a perfect New York style cheesecake.


With most of the food prepped and a few last minute instructions from his
mom, Jake went upstairs to shower and change, Will following him and keeping
the door open as his friend prepped down the hall in the bathroom.  As Jake
finished dressing, Will helped him put the finishing touches on the
double-Windsor knot of the tie he wore with his button down collar shirt and
suit.  "I took the last few days to think about what I said on Christmas
Jake," Will started, "maybe I jumped the gun too fast, maybe we could be
more than friends if you want.  And if you don't, I understand; I screwed
the pooch."


"Like I said on Christmas, I admire you a lot Will, I think you helped me
find the strength I needed to stand on my own and stand next to you and with
you," Jake replied, "I got a lot of questions and if you help me answer
them, well then, who knows what could happen."


Will smiled, relieved that his window of opportunity to be close to Jake had
not been slammed completely shut; opened his arms and welcomed Jake into
them for a brief more than friends romantic kiss before the doorbell broke
their concentration.


Annie and Evan Harmes arrived first, with Evan's girlfriend Jackie and just
after that, defenseman Aaron Beecher and his girlfriend Shelia Downes
arrived.  And without any fanfare, the black Chevrolet Suburban staked with
antennas dropped off Erik and Anna and remained parked in front on
Lakenheath Way with the plain clothes trooper sitting at the wheel and
another unmarked SUV parked less than half a block away; just in case.


Annie Harmes along with Emma and John Grimke chatted with each youthful
couple as they enjoyed virgin margaritas and some snacks while Jake slipped
out of his suit jacket long enough to sear the filet mignons on the double
burner grill pan on the stove while the crab imperial finished in the oven.
Will enjoyed his role as co-host, plating and dressing the salads for the
table while most of the guests wondered what Jake couldn't do.


With a little coaching from Emma, Jake perfectly executed the dinner which
everybody raved about while Annie and John rationed out three bottles of
Malbec and began to ice down the champagne for midnight.  Erik quickly tired
of all the attention being focused on him and made Anna talk about her
family and school and friends back home and what they might be doing for the
new year.  And as the meal progressed, each young couple offered a toast,
first thanking their host before wishing all great success in the new year
and acknowledging in some way that this might be the last time that they are
all together to celebrate something together, knowing that in six months,
their commencement from Severn would send them all on new beginnings.


After the dinner and dessert, the Mohawks reviewed their lacrosse schedule
for the spring, their first game a week before Valentine's Day and
culminating just before the end of the spring term in early June.  If Severn
made the state finals, then they would play right up to the day before
graduation in mid June.  After that, it would be Senior Week in Ocean City
and then Evan would be the first one to leave for college at the end of
June, reporting for Induction Day at the United States Naval Academy to
start his plebe summer.


Just before midnight, John got four bottles of champagne out of the icy
cooler and gave a bottle to Jake, Evan, Erik and Aaron to open a few minutes
before midnight as Annie and Emma passed out the champagne flutes to be
filled for everybody.  The champagne was properly opened, Jake showing each
of his band mates how to do it with six twists of the wire to loosen the
cage while the cork was gently worked out with the traditional "pop" and the
glasses topped off just in time to watch the big ball drop in Times Square
on the flat screen TV in the family room.


After the singing of the traditional Auld Lang Syne and lots of hugs among
friends and family and anybody else, Will Hurley got everybody to sit down
in the Grimke family room and listen to his idea.  Will began by reminding
everybody that they were seniors and the last few senior classes had always
done a senior prank at school.  "This year, no senior prank, instead," and
with a strong look at each member of the Mohawks, "a surprise senior
concert.  Just like Christmas, only longer and better.  A chance to give
back to Severn for everything its given us."


Will continued, half making up his plan as he spoke to them, "I know we got
the spring show to do for the band and choirs but this could be kind of a
farewell to Severn, from us, for us, for everybody.  If it can be done, I
know the people to do it are in this room."


All eyes jumped to Aaron, usually the first to say anything negative, but he
answered, "Keep going Will, this could be fun."


"It could be like a flash-mob thing," Will suggested, not sure of all the
mechanics and logistics necessary.


"Could use the stadium, it's usually set up a few days before graduation,"
Erik thought aloud, "it's going to have sound and all the media stuff set
up.  Will, you know people on the stage crew who have access to all that
stuff."


Will nodded as Jake's mind raced before he offered, "This can't be all
Mohawks, it's got to be a chance for us to get as many people involved as we
can, to get as many people who want to be involved, involved."


Evan added his two cents, "Who do we include in the planning?  If this gets
too big too fast, there won't be any surprise. Hell, we might all get
expelled before we graduate."


"Start with Miss Birdsong, she's the senior class faculty advisor," Jackie
said, "we use the stadium like Erik suggested.  The only thing is sending
out the message on social media on when to be there but we shouldn't do that
more than 3-4 days in advance."


"And organizing who is going to perform," Shelia added, "this is going to
require an immense amount of coordination as well as keeping the lid on
everything."


"I want a chance to perform something," Anna blurted out, not wanting to be
omitted, "promise I will keep the secret surprise."


Will Hurley had planted the seed for the show and it was already germinating
ideas on how it would be executed.  Everybody in the room, despite the
initial reservations they held felt it was a worthy goal.  Just after 1 am
there was a brisk knock at the door startling everybody, "That's my ride I
bet," Erik announced after looking at his watch and getting up to escort
Anna to the front door as John Grimke opened it.


"Good evening sir, I'm Trooper Evelyn Marsh, I'm here to take young Mr. Syms
and his date home."


"Of course Trooper," John answered.


Anna and Erik were the first to leave the party followed by Aaron and Shelia
after John was assured they were sober enough to drive home.  Annie Harmes
left last, dropping off Jackie at the Pence residence before taking Evan
home.


With only a few straggling glasses and dessert dishes that didn't fit into
the first load of the dishwasher, there was very little left to clean up
from Jake's party.  Emma and John each hugged Jake and Will since the boys
had elected to stay up and watch TV in the family room before they trooped
upstairs.


"I like the idea of a concert a lot Will, when did you come up with that?"
asked Jake.


"After watching all of us at the Christmas concert, there's a lot of talent,
but I don't want you to worry about that now,' Will answered with a devilish
grin, "I think we have some unfinished business."


"Do we," Jake wondered quietly aloud and with an equally evil grin on his
face.


"Yes Jake Grimke, we do," Will said, bringing himself in close for a long
passionate kiss.


Jake was immediately receptive to the kiss as Will imposed his weight on top
of him on the couch as the Times Square revelry began to wind down on the
TV.  With the suit coats off after dinner, Will loosened Jake's tie and
began to make out with him in earnest, clicking off any light with in reach
until there was only the glow of the TV illuminating their intimacy.


Will slowly undressed Jake, from the feet up, shoes off, socks off, pants
off, shirt off, tee shirt off until he was in just his black boxer briefs
with a defined rigid hardness straining for release in the center.  Once
Jake was almost naked, Will stripped himself and laid on top of Jake again,
kissing him from his forehead to the tops of his feet, making Jake writhe in
pleasures he never experienced before.   Will took great pleasure in this,
in eliciting the soft purring moans Jake  let out before he took Jake's tie
and gently bound it around Jake's wrists.


More kisses by Will relieved any apprehension Jake had as Will pulled the
shorts down completely and once again engulfed Jake in his mouth
completely.  Jake flexed and relaxed his legs in sync with the bobbing of
Will's head, his tied hands on top of Will's head as he raised and lowered
his hips to meet Will's lips.


With his hand on Jake's leg, Will could sense the inevitable and eased the
intensity of his mouth's action, leaving Jake without a climax.  He stood
and dropped his tighty-whities and let his own shaft out and bent his knees
low enough to that it aligned with Jake's mouth that he gently entered.


Steadying himself his hands on the back of the couch, Will kept his knees
bent just enough and began to rhythmically thrust his midsection a little
further and little faster until he was pounding all the way back into Jake's
mouth.  Jake stared up at him, not fighting it while Will took one free hand
and caressed the almost hairless defined pecs on Jake's chest before going
lower and stroking Jake gently, eliciting a large drop of nectar that he
used to swab around the glans of his friend's erection.


"Like that jock?" Will asked in whisper.


Jake nodded yes as Will entered and retreated from his mouth.


"More jock?" Will asked again.


Jake nodded yes again and Will proceeded to inundate his mouth faster and
deeper, holding himself in as deep as he could until he could just feel Jake
begin to cough before withdrawing completely and letting Jake catch his
breath and swallow all the saliva he generated.


"Happy New Year jock," Will said.


"Happy New Year friend,"Jake said with a smile as Will turned Jake on his
left side and laid down next to him on his own left side, each with their
heads aligned to each other's midsection.  Not a word had to be spoken,
mouths were just opened and the action began again in earnest, except that
Jake's hands were still tied while Will's weren't.


One of Will's free fingers worked its way inside Jake in a very intimate
way, arousing Jake and stimulating him to pleasure Will with his mouth even
more.  Will's finger probed, learning Jake's internal anatomy and pressed on
the almond sized gland short circuiting Jake into a euphoric bliss he never
experienced before.   And as Jake erupted, Will clamped his mouth and formed
a perfect seal so that none would be lost and tensed his own legs, not
unlike Jake was used to doing when release was imminent and gripped Jake's
head between his runner thighs before thrusting in deep one last time as he
felt the flood of release leave inside him and enter Jake.