Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2011 02:21:46 +0000
From: David Lee <dlee169@hotmail.com>
Subject: Tommy and Tanner, chapter 37

Tommy and Tanner
Chapter 37

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(April 22, 2004 under "Camping", "Of Angels and Dragons" (November 8, 2008)
under "Camping", "A Christmas Tale" (December 22, 2009) under "High
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Tommy and Tanner,
Chapter 37

On Monday morning when Tim came into the new bathroom through the door on
his side to pee, he heard giggling in the shower and assumed Tommy and
Tanner were fooling around.  He was going to toss a glass of cold water
over the door, but thought better of it.  As he was about to leave, Tommy
came in to relieve his bladder as well.  It was then that Tim realized Andy
and Devin must be in the shower.  He blushed and scurried out so as not to
embarrass the boys.

Andy and Devin emerged from it a few minutes later looking happy and
relaxed.  They dried each other off and walked naked back to Tommy and
Tanner's room.

"What's with this bare-ass stuff?" Tommy teased.  "Have you no shame?"

"We have about as much as you do; maybe a little more," Devin shot back
grinning.

"I can't believe you," Tommy said.  "You used to be shy."

"It all comes from hanging around you dudes," Devin replied as he gave
Tommy a playful slap on the butt.  "The shower's all yours.  I think we'll
lie back down in our bed and wait for you to get finished.  Don't hurry on
our account."

"You're probably going back for seconds," Tanner joked.

"Maybe," Andy laughed.  "Or is it thirds?"

Tommy and Tanner just shook their heads as they went to take their turn in
the bathroom.  It was fun to see both Andy and Devin opening up more and
more.

"Look at the back wall of the shower," Tanner said.  "I think that's a glob
of cum."

"Yeah, it feels sticky," Tommy replied as he rubbed it between his finger
and thumb.  "I wonder whose it is."

The sexual tension between Devin and Andy, plus finding evidence of their
love-making, caused the guys to feel especially horny – however that's
measured in teenage boys.  They didn't waste any time in getting soaped up
and hard.

"Could we do a little prostate massaging like yesterday," Tanner asked
breathlessly.

"Of course!  Do you want one finger or two?"

"Let's go for two.  I want to be stretched enough by our birthdays so we
won't feel anything but pleasure."

"Sounds like a plan to me!" Tommy agreed.

Their talking ceased as their moaning began.  Both wore glazed expressions
as they humped together while playing with each other's crack.  It took a
bit more pressure to get a second finger inserted, but once in place, it
brought additional pleasure.  Probably some of their enjoyment was more
psychological than physical, but whatever the cause, it was delightful.

They blew their loads between their abs, so there were no splatters on the
tile to wash down.  They clung together for support for a couple of minutes
while regaining their strength.

"That was really awesome!" Tommy exclaimed.  "I can hardly wait for your
birthday."

"Don't you mean for your birthday?" Tanner asked.

"Nah, I want to feel this big thing filling me up where your fingers just
were," Tommy said, massaging Tanner's partially erect dick.  "My present to
you will be my virgin ass."

"Oh Tommy, that will be the best birthday gift ever!"

They spent a few more minutes kissing after they'd shut off the water.

When they went into their bedroom naked and still at half-mast, Devin and
Andy gave them knowing grins.

"Don't look so smug, Andy," Tommy said, trying unsuccessfully to appear
serious.  "You have a big glob of cum on your cheek."

Devin giggled as he stuck out his tongue to lick Andy's face in fun, only
to find that Tommy wasn't teasing.  In a playful move, he stuck his leg out
causing Tommy to fall onto Andy and him, bringing Tanner along too.  The
four wrestled naked for a few minutes, ending up in a pile of firm,
squirming flesh. Amazingly, no one got completely hard in the process.

"I'm not saying we should have an orgy, but this is kinda sexy!" Tanner
giggled.

"It feels natural messing around naked together," Devin said.  "A year ago,
hell even a month ago, I wouldn't have dreamed of fooling around bare-ass
with other guys.  I've heard that some of the very straight wrestlers at
school do this.  I think lots of guys enjoy the freedom of shedding their
clothes and fooling around together."

"You're turning into a nudist," Andy grinned.  "I'm not saying that's a bad
thing."

"I've been into going bare-ass since I was a little kid and Dad used to let
us run around that way when we were camping.  He even took us to a nude
beach last summer," Tommy volunteered.  "He's as straight as anyone I know,
but he didn't seem to mind being admired by guys as well as the women."

"Your dad's a stud!" Andy exclaimed.  "I can understand why he's
comfortable showing it all.  My dad would probably do it too.  And yeah,
he's hung."

"Like father; like son," Devin teased as he patted Andy's bubble butt.

"Watch it boys, or we'll never get down to breakfast." Tommy chastised.

The mention of food caused a couple of stomachs to grumble audibly and the
boys got dressed to go to the kitchen to assuage their hunger.

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After Marla picked up Andy and Devin, Tanner and Tommy spent a little time
stripping the beds and picking up their room.

"You seemed to like wrestling around with Devin," Tommy said.  "Are you
sorry that we're going together and you've never got to have another boy?"

"No, not at all!  I think I like the physical contact because my father
forbade me doing that for so long.  I feel the same way about hugging Dad
or Tim or Tuck, but I'm not thinking about sex when I do.  You're the only
one I want in my bed.  If it bothers you for me to touch the other guys,
I'll quit doing it."

"No, I don't want you to do that.  This is my problem, not yours.  I guess
I'm a little insecure sometimes.  I love you so much."

"Hey, I'm guilty of being insecure too, but I trust you and I hope you
trust me."

"I do, but you're so hot.  I'll bet most of the girls at school, and a
number of the boys, would love to bed you."

"Have you looked in the mirror lately?" Tanner asked.  "You're hotter than
I am!"

"No way."

"Way!"

They stopped talking and working for a few minutes while they made out.
Both got boners in the process, but figured they'd better get their sheets
washed and beds made back up before they gave in to carnal desires.

----------

By Tuesday afternoon, spring break seemed like light-years in the past.
The routine went quickly back to the same ol' same ol'.  But as a result,
the time until summer vacation would pass quickly.

Teri went back to school, having arranged for a friend from church to come
in to be with Tori.  She hadn't quite used up her leave, but felt she
should hold a few days in reserve in case Tori or one of the other family
members needed her at a later date.  She also felt that her job would be
more secure if she didn't miss too much.  Despite the district policy
allowing new mothers time to bond with their babies, it might not look good
if she were gone too long.

The day was busy for everyone.  After track practice, Tommy and Tanner went
over to talk to Pastor Anna to take an inventory of the rooms they were
going to paint for their Eagle project, and decide what equipment they
might need besides brushes, tape, and drop-cloths.

Tim would have dropped them off, but they jogged to the church instead,
feeling that it would build up their stamina for track.  The day was
pleasantly cool, so they weren't likely to build up too much of a sweat on
their freshly showered bodies.

Pastor Anna unlocked the rooms and also showed them where basic tools were
kept so they could remove electrical covers and the like without having to
bring their own screwdrivers from home.  She had also located rollers,
pans, and brushes, but suggested they would need to purchase roller covers
and probably new brushes as the old ones hadn't been cleaned well.

"Please keep the receipts to turn in so I can reimburse you for the
supplies.  We are very appreciative that you're willing to supply the
labor," she said.  "Your Uncle Lee vouched for your painting abilities,
having seen what you did in your old house.  He says you'll do a
professional job, so I'm not going to have anyone supervising you.  I'll
give you this master key and you can come in whenever you want.  If you're
going to be here in off hours, I'll need to tell you the code for
deactivating the alarm system."

The boys thanked her and went on their way home.

----------

The following week was especially busy for Tommy and Tanner because they
got a start on the painting and were meeting with the student council as
well as keeping up on their studies and practices.

Andy and Devin had asked them to help put together a plan for having a
Gay/Straight Alliance organization in place by the beginning of fall term.
They had received a big thumbs-up from Dr.  Moore, but were getting some
resistance from a couple of council members.

Some people felt it was time for Coolidge to enter the 21st century and
others felt that it wasn't a good idea to support people who were not in
the "mainstream" sexually.  A girl named Lisa even quoted something written
by Pat Robertson which suggested that permissiveness toward gays would
bring God's wrath upon America and doom it like Sodom and Gomorrah.  She
insisted that he and Jerry Falwell were correct in connecting the attacks
on the Twin Towers in New York City on 9-ll-01 with acceptance of abortion
and homosexuality.

Several members of the student group rolled their eyes, but only one
challenged her.  Instead of giving any cogent argument to support the
claims, she told him that she would pray for him to see the light.

"We're not here to discuss religion," Andy stated when the room settled
down again.  "Our constitution guarantees us separation of church and
state.  The public schools are state institutions and personal religious
beliefs do not control what goes on here.  You are welcome to believe what
you want, but you're not welcome to use that belief to persecute people who
are different from you."

Several other students spoke up to support Andy and the vote, taken by
secret ballot, passed 19 to two in favor of forming the new alliance.

Once those formalities were taken care of, Andy, Devin, Tommy, and Tanner
took turns presenting parts of their organizational plans.  The student
council members, except for Lisa and another girl, seemed to be absorbing
everything that was said.  At the end, the boys invited questions.  Lisa,
whose objections hadn't impressed anyone, decided to embarrass the boys if
possible.

"I suppose you want this so you can turn others gay like you," she directed
her comment to Andy.  "I know that's part of the gay agenda."

Andy grinned as he gave his response.

"The so called `gay agenda' is this, to be treated equally and not to be
discriminated against because of orientation or gender identification as
well as race, creed, or color.  As far as my personal orientation is
concerned, that's really not your business any more than it would be my
business to ask whether or not you're a virgin."

Andy did this, knowing full well the locker room gossip about the girl in
question.

"All that stuff happened before I found Jesus!" she yelled.  "You have no
right to bring up my past."

"I didn't bring it up; you did.  If I may quote the scriptures here, I'd
say that `those who live by the sword; die by the sword.'  To put us on
even footing, yes, I am gay.  I assumed there would be rumors about me if I
introduced this proposal, but it's too important an issue for me to worry
about such things.  Now that I'm out, I hope that people will still treat
me as they have in the past."

Devin took Andy's hand in his as he arose and spoke his piece.

"I've been out to my family for a couple of years and to some of my friends
and teammates more recently.  We have some friends in the school and
community who support us emotionally.  I hope we can count on all of you to
do the same whether or not you agree with us.  As the song says, `I was
born this way,'"

Murmurs of disbelief were heard around the room.  These two boys had always
seemed `masculine' to their peers and were not viewed as stereotypically
gay.  During that brief pause, Tommy and Tanner had a short tete-a-tete
before standing up as well.

"Since we're best buds with these guys, I'm sure rumors about us will be
circulating before the end of the day.  We might as well own up ," Tommy
grinned.  "We're gay like Andy and Devin and proud to be who we are."

"We're just like we were yesterday.  The only difference is that you know
more about us than you did then," Tanner added.  "I hope we can still count
on our friends."

At that point, the passing bell sounded and the meeting broke up.  Most of
the other student council members stopped to high-five or fist-bump with
the four boys on the way out.  Ava gave them all a hug, but kissed Tommy on
the cheek as well.  The girl who had objected to the whole scene told them
they were cursed of God and going to Hell.

"We should probably stop by Mom's room on the way to lunch to give her the
news that we're out.  I'd rather she heard it from us," Tanner suggested.

"You're right," Tommy exclaimed.  "I'm so proud of you for thinking of
that.  Too often I get caught up in my own feelings and forget how this
affects everyone in our family.  I'll text Dad, Tim, and Tuck on the way.
Tuck probably won't get to see it before school's out, but he needs to know
too."

The boys went on their errand with smiles on their faces.  They felt
especially free at the moment.

----------

What happened after scout meeting that night wasn't entirely unexpected.
Mr. Schultz asked Tommy and Tanner to remain after the others had left.  Of
course, Tim and Tuck waited in the hall for them since Tim was their ride
home.

"Gentlemen, one of the members of this troop has approached me to demand
that you not receive the rank of Eagle.  He says that you're gay and that's
against the scout code.  Now, I'm not going to embarrass you about it.  All
you have to do is assure me that he's spreading a false rumor."

"What if it's not false?" Tommy asked, looking him straight in the eye.

"I'd have to drop you from the program.  I don't want to do that.  You're
both great guys and assets to scouting, so just tell me it's not true."

"'A scout is trustworthy.  A scout tells the truth,'" Tanner quoted
soberly.  "I won't lie to you even though it would mean a lot to me to
become an Eagle."

"I just can't believe this!  I don't want you to be forced out.  If you say
it's true, I guess I'll have to call Pastor Anna and tell her the project
is off."

"'He is honest, and he keeps his promises.  People can depend on him,'"
Tommy continued where Tanner had left off.  "We told Pastor Anna that we
would paint the rooms and we will see it through.  Sorry to have
inconvenienced you."

Mr. Schultz shook his head sadly as the boys filed out of the room.  A
minute later, Tim came in to see him.

"I'm withdrawing my application to work as a counselor at camp this year,"
he said.  "If the scouts don't want my brothers, they can't have me
either."

"I'm outta here too," Tuck said as he ducked his head into the room.

"Don't quit on our account," Tommy and Tanner both said.

"I have to; you're my brothers.  I love you both," Tuck exclaimed hugging
Tommy and then Tanner.

When the boys arrived home, it was evident by the looks on their faces that
something was very wrong.  Teri had gone to bed early, but Tark was sitting
in the breakfast area working on his laptop.

"What is it boys?" he asked.

"Someone ratted them out for being gay and they can't make Eagle now," Tim
said with an arm around each of his middle brothers.  "I'm withdrawing from
counseling at summer camp and going to see Mr. Baker about the job he
offered me at Dominick's."

"I quit too," Tuck announced proudly.  "If my brothers aren't good enough
for that organization, then it's not good enough for me!"

"We told him he doesn't have to do that," Tommy interjected.

"They did, but I'm resolute." Tuck said with arms folded, enjoying the use
of a recent addition to his vocabulary.

"I can't intervene in your decision-making, but I can tell you that I'm
proud of all of you.  What happens with the project for church?"

"We'll see it through," Tanner said.  "We both agree that we'll do it
because we committed to it."

"I'll help if you want," Tim offered.

"Me too," Tuck added.

"Now you're making me so proud I'm gonna pop the buttons off my shirt,"
Tark grinned.

"You're popping buttons from the baby-weight you put on," Tommy teased.
"We need to get you into the gym more often for a workout instead of just
supervising the weight room."

"Sadly, you're correct.  I've put on about 10 pounds this winter what with
favoring my knee and then being unable to exercise as much after the
surgery.  I know I'm healed enough to swim laps at the very least.  Maybe
some of us can do it together on the nights you would have had scouts.  One
benefit of not being in scouts is more time for us as family."

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The following day, Bart Johnson came up to Tim and Melody in the hall
wearing a big grin on his face.

"I hear your queer brothers got kicked out of scouts."

"Their discussion with Mr. Schultz about orientation was done in private.
The only one who would have any knowledge of it would have to be the one
who caused trouble for them.  You are a bigoted jerk, Bart, and probably a
closet queen."

"You better shut the fuck up or I'll punch you out!" Bart threatened.

"Go ahead and throw the first punch," Tim said with a mirthless smile.
"I'll be the one throwing the last one."

"Come on to lunch," Melody said to Tim.  "You don't want his nasty blood
all over your good shirt."

Her action defused the immediate situation, like Venus taming Mars, but
everyone who witnessed the confrontation suspected that the problem wasn't
resolved.

"This ain't the end of it dip-shit!" Bart yelled.

"Mr. Johnson, we need to discuss your language usage in my office - NOW,"
Dr. Moore said.

She had come around the corner just in time to hear Bart's words, but none
that led up to them.  Bart seethed inside, but knew better than to cross
the head principal because she had the reputation of taking no prisoners.
He followed her meekly to the main office.

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"Are you sorry we came out at student council meeting?" Tommy asked as he
and Tanner lay cuddled in bed on Friday night.

"Nope."

"Not even when it got us kicked out of scouts?"

"Nope!  Our relationship is more important than any rank or badge.  Being
free at last feels really great.  I'm sure we'll get some flak along the
way, but I'm okay and ready to face that.  I've never been happier, except
possibly on that night when you pulled me out of the top bunk and held me
naked against your bod." Tanner grinned.

"Yeah, humping together that first time was awesome!  Wanna do a replay?"

"Of course," Tanner answered as he pulled his naked lover on top of his
body.

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Author's notes: Well, for better or worse, the boys are out.  Let's hope
things go well for them.

Thanks to all who emailed since last posting: Bill T, Rutabaga, Walt S,
Bill K, Roger L, Tom A, Bert H, Trish B, JTR, Douglas and Lawrence, Jim C,
Daniel F, Ott H, Shane N, Jim W, Steve and Matt (Zeke), and Paul R.

I hope I haven't missed anyone!

David