Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2005 12:13:31 EDT
From: USOCK@aol.com
Subject: Wheeler's Love -- 28

Chapter Twenty-Eight

The first day of court, the courtroom was busy with people
quietly talking and moving about. Wheeler sat at the
defendant's table. Rich sat down next to him and talked
softly to him.

Then, when his father and mother came into the courtroom
and Wheeler saw them, he immediately threw up all over the
floor. Lloyd jumped the railing to get to him. Court was
recessed until the next day. It took everyone talking to
Wheeler the rest of the morning to calm him down.

The second day went better. Anytime Wheeler felt sick or
upset, he looked back to where Lloyd and the rest of the
guys sat. This seemed to calm him.

The judge came in, and Rich stood up. Slowly he looked over
at Wheeler, and Wheeler nodded.

"If it pleases the court..." Rich began in a loud voice.

The judge nodded.

"Your honor, my client has changed his mind. He has decided
that he agrees to go back to live with his parents."

Everyone heard the gasp from Lloyd and the other guys.

The smile on Wheeler's dad's face was huge.

The judge looked at Wheeler.

"Son, is this true?"

"Yes, your honor."

Lloyd started to get up, but John held him in place, leaned
over, and whispered to him, "Just wait. There's more."

Wheeler then continued.

"I'll go back to my parents and live with them. But to make
sure that it is really ME they want, I've decided to give
all my money back to Lloyd."

Wheeler's father jumped up from his chair. His face was
furious and red with rage as he screamed at Wheeler.

"You can't do that, you little faggot! That money is mine,
and you are not going to give it back to that faggot
boyfriend of yours. You're coming back to live with us, and
you're keeping the money! Why the hell do you think we'd
want your faggot ass back if you didn't have the money?"

The other lawyer tried to shut him up, but he wasn't
getting through to Wheeler's father. The striking of the
gavel silenced everyone in the courtroom.

Rich, still standing, had a smile on his face. The judge
noticed this but didn't comment on it.

"Is there anything more, Mr. Noonan?"

Rich looked over at Wheeler and then answered.

"Yes, judge. From Mr. Dalton's outburst, the court can
clearly see where his loyalties lie and what he is really
trying to get control of."

The judge looked down at the papers, then quickly spoke.

"This court stands in recess until three o'clock. Mr.
Noonan, I will see you and your client in my chambers in
five minutes."

Lloyd was the first to get to the rail. Wheeler turned to
look at him.

"I'm so sorry, Lloyd. Rich and I and Uncle John just
thought that up. We knew we only stood a small chance, but
we figured we had nothing to lose. The courts in Michigan
always try to get families together... not keep them apart."

"I understand," said Lloyd, "but you owe me big time for
nearly giving me a heart attack." Then he smiled at him.

"We'd better get to the judge's chamber," said Rich. He and
Wheeler left the courtroom escorted by a court officer.
.....

At three o'clock, the gavel was struck, and court was back
in session. The judge looked straight at Wheeler's father.

"Mr. Dalton. You have shown this court what your real
intentions are toward your son. I find that your claim that
he is not in full control of his mental abilities, and that
you were defending yourself when you beat him, and also
that you were forced to sign over guardianship papers under
duress... appalling! The fact that you tried to have him
snatched, and, in a sense, kidnapped... completely unnerving.

"If you disagree with my decision, you may file an appeal.
That, sir, is your right. But with the current court system
as it is, that would take at least two years, and young Mr.
Dalton would be a adult by then.

"I find myself in agreement with the papers Mr. Noonan has
presented this court. Young Mr. Dalton has proved his worth
and shown a continued mature attitude. And so, my decision
is that I grant his emancipation from you. Young Mr. Dalton
will, from this moment on, be responsible for his own life
and needs no further contact with you... unless he so
desires.

"Furthermore, I have issued a restraining order... and let me
make this perfectly clear, sir, if you are caught within
two thousand feet of young Mr. Dalton, I will make sure
that you spend ninety days in jail for every foot by which
you cross that line.

"I have talked with young Mr. Dalton, and I find him to be
intelligent, articulate, and very well aware of his mental
state. He has a good home, a loving family, and a wealth of
friends that truly care for him."

Then the judge looked at Wheeler.

"Young Mr. Dalton. You are hereby free to go where and when
you choose.

"Case dismissed."

And with that, he slammed the gavel, and Wheeler and his
friends cheered. The judge smiled and left the courtroom.

The bailiff walked over to Wheeler's parents' table and
spoke firmly.

"You are to leave immediately. You are currently in
violation of the judge's order."

Their lawyer stated, "Not until he is served with the
papers."

The bailiff reached out and placed the papers in Mr.
Dalton's hand.

"You are hereby served now."

And so, their sorry and shameful attempt at greed having
failed completely, Mr. and Mrs. Dalton got up and left the
courtroom... never once looking back at Wheeler.

As the boys walked down the stairs, Wheeler turned to Rich.

"Mr. Noonan, I don't know how I will ever be able to thank
you enough for everything."

Rich reached in his pocket and handed Wheeler a piece of
paper.

"Here's my bill!"

He walked away laughing... putting his arm around his son and
motioning for Glenn to join them.

Wheeler looked at Lloyd with his eyebrows lifted.

Lloyd just smiled and said, "I'll bet you'll be able to
afford it."

As the two of them reached the bottom of the stairs, a new
white Jeep stopped at the corner.

"Need a ride, guys?"

Sitting behind the wheel was Jerry. Wheeler started to get
into the back, but Lloyd stopped him.

"Hey! Why don't you drive?"

"No. That's OK. I wouldn't want to wreck it."

I hope not. After all, it is yours. Happy Birthday, babe!"

Wheeler looked completely stunned.

"But... but my birthday isn't until this weekend.

"Yeah, I know. But I thought that  since this was going to
be a good day, I might as well add to it. Go on. It's
yours... free and clear."

Wheeler jumped around the Jeep and climbed into the
driver's seat.

"Wow! This is just like yours. How will we tall them
apart?"

"That's easy... just look at the front."

Wheeler looked at Lloyd for a second, and Lloyd pointed to
the front of the jeep. Wheeler jumped out of the seat and
walked around to the front. On the front bumper was a red
plate with white letters spelling out one simple word:
WHEEL'S

Wheeler ran to the passenger side and kissed Lloyd. He
didn't care who saw him. He was just so happy... for the
first time in a long time.

As they were making their way towards home, Wheeler looked
over at Lloyd.

"I guess you found a salesman that would at least listen to
you."

Lloyd smiled.

"Yeah. I think they will listen to me now!"

Wheeler looked puzzled until Lloyd continued.

"Well, Uncle John and I went back the next day, and the
same salesman came up to me and said, 'Well, I thought you
were never going to bring your dad in so we could meet and
see what we could find for you.'

"Uncle John told me to look around then asked to see the
owner. Come to find out, Uncle John knew the guy, and he
was doing the investments for him. Well, long story short,
the guy wanted out of the car business. Soooo... after
working out the details with Ted and Rich, well... I just
bought the dealership lock stock and barrel!

"But I have to tell you this. We own it...you and me
together."

By the time they pulled into the drive, Wheeler was just
speechless.

Lloyd said, "Well, the final papers were signed yesterday,
and, with everything going on, I didn't want to bother you,
but you need to sign the papers as well. It's Dalton-
Patterson Chrysler-Jeep-Eagle... now."

"Wow! We own it?"

"No," laughed Lloyd, "Dalton Patterson Inc. does!

"And today, before court, when Jerry and I went over there
to pick up your Jeep, the same dorky salesman came up to me
and asked, 'How many fathers do you have? Is this one going
to buy you a car?' I told him that I was buying it myself.
When he laughed at me, I told him he was fired. He started
laughing harder... until the Operations Manager came out of
his office and ran over and said, 'Good mooring, Mr.
Patterson.'

"The salesman went white and started shaking. He'd heard
that the dealership had been sold... but not to me!"

Lloyd was laughing so hard now that he could hardly
continue

"I told Ops Manager to make sure that the salesman was gone
by the end of the day. He said he would be. He'd had some
other complaints about his rude way of treating potential
customers, and that he was not a very good 'people person'.
I signed the papers on the Jeep and told the Ops Manager to
make sure that the sale and the commission were credited to
Corey, the new young salesman. He'd always treated me
right, and he was the one who tried to help me after the
older guy treated me so badly."

By this time, the boys had gotten to the dormer, and, once
inside, Wheeler reached into his suit pocket and pulled out
the envelope that Rich had given him. He sat down on the
couch and opened it. He noticed that there was a check
inside and a note.

"Well, I'll be damned!"

Lloyd looked worried and reached out and took the note to
read.

.....
Dear Mr. Dalton,
Please find my bill enclosed for services rendered in your
case.
Office administration, filings and court costs, and other
legal fees...$1.00
Refund check for over-payment enclosed ...$19.00

Knowing that my Ritchie has some of the finest friends in
the world ,and people that will stand by him when he needs
them, is more than enough to cover the cost of what I had
to do for you.

And learning, after doing some checking, that somehow you
and Lloyd had something to do with Ritchie and Glenn both
getting a scholarship for four years to Michigan State is
more than enough.

And in addition, you thought you could keep it a secret
that not only Ritchie and Glenn but also Allen and Jason...
all four of them got a four-year free ride to college.
Would that not raise a few questions? Come on, Wheeler,
even Jerry, Ted and I are not that dumb!

Besides, I make enough of a fee handling the other things
for you guys. This one is on me.
.....

It was signed, 'Rich Noonan.'

"Damn!" said Lloyd. "I'd thought we got away with that
one."

"Guess not," said Wheeler.

The rest of the week passed uneventfully. The boys were
packing things for the weekend trip to the lake house when
Glenn said to Jason,

"I still can't believe you pitched last night."

Jason just smiled and signed, 'Yeah, but it was only in
relief, and I took care of them.'

"Yeah," Allen chimed in, "came in for four innings and
struck out nine and forced the other three to pop up!"

'I was on a roll.'

The boys all laughed even more when Allen said, "Yeah... and
after the game as well!" and he blushed a bright red.

Jason just smiled again.

The boys got to the lake house a little after 7:30 p.m.
After unloading the car and Wheeler's new Jeep, they all
stretched out in the family room.

"Tomorrow is my birthday," Wheeler said, "and I can't even
imagine spending it with anybody but you guys... my friends."

The boys all smiled at him.

They also all knew that tonight was going to see some hot
action. Things were going to get a little different... and
they were really ready!

Allen was sitting next to Jason and ran his hand up and
down his thigh. Jason had his hand behind Allen and rubbed
his back.

Wasting no time at all, Ritchie already had Glenn's shorts
down around his mid-thigh and stroked his cock while Glenn
kissed his neck and mouth.

Lloyd sat on the floor in front of Wheeler and had just
turned around and was pulling his shorts and underwear off
him.

"OK. Stop," laughed Ritchie. "There are way too many
clothes on in this room."

That was all it took. They all stopped what they were doing
and stripped naked.

Lloyd made the first move. He reached out and stroked
Glenn's cock.

"Man, that is a nice one."

Jason looked wide-eyed.

Next, Wheeler went over to Ritchie. He dropped to his knees
and slid his mouth over the head of Ritchie's cock and
licked the bottom of his shaft with his tongue.

Ritchie and Lloyd kissed... trying desperately to swallow
each other's tongue.

Allen looked at Jason, and Jason looked back with a
questioning look on his face.

Glenn pulled Lloyd away from Ritchie, kissed him deep in
his mouth, and then dropped to his knees to take Lloyd all
the way down. He was doing a good job of it.

The four boys soon were a mass of arms and legs in the
middle of the floor.

Allen slowly slid off the chair and removed his final piece
of clothing before he slid his mouth right onto Jason's
cock. Jason moaned out loud... a guttural growl... and grabbed
Allen's head with both hands.

Lloyd pulled up and found himself face-to-face with Jason's
tight ass. He leaned forward and ran his tongue up and down
the full length of the finely-haired ass crack, and Jason
slammed his cock deep into Allen's mouth.

Jason and Allen slid down to the floor, and The Birthday
Party began!

Wheeler found himself the center of attention... a willing
captive of the others as they all made love to his whole
body.

Jason and Allen started sucking his cock... taking turns on
his nine-inch monster. Then they put both of their mouths
on it together... one on each side... and slurped down both
sides... sucking and licking as they went.

Ritchie and Glenn were both sliding their own cocks back
and forth over Wheeler's open mouth, and Wheeler was trying
to suck and lick both of them at the same time.

Ritchie and Glenn were flicking their tongues over his
nipples.

Lloyd put a pillow from the couch under Wheeler's butt and
was rimming him... and nibbling on his balls as well.

Wheeler got to the point where he couldn't take any more.

"FUCK ME! Somebody, please fuck me!"

Lloyd pulled away and handed Jason a condom and lube. Jason
looked at him, and Lloyd nodded.

"He loves you like a brother. Show him."

Jason looked at Allen, and Allen just smiled and nodded.

"We're all brothers here. It's OK."

Jason didn't need a second opinion! He lubed up his cock...
which was much like Wheeler's in length and only a little
smaller around... then moved into position and raised
Wheeler's legs up on his shoulders. Wheeler beamed a
glorious smile at him as he moved forward and slowly
entered him.

Jason let out a soft moan of joy as he slid in gently...
until his cock was buried as far as it would go into
Wheeler.

Lloyd moved over to Ritchie and went into a sixty-nine with
him.

Allen moved over to Glenn and slid his cock in and out of
his mouth in a slow steady rhythm.

But Allen was also close enough to Wheeler to get a taste
of that incredible cock he'd heard so much about. So while
he had his own cock going down Glenn's throat, Allen opened
up his mouth above Wheeler's enormous slab of meat and
watched the pre-cum flowing from the wide-open slit in that
gigantic glistening helmet.

'Damn!' thought Allen.' That is the biggest, most delicious
thing I've ever seen,' and he took a moment to enjoy the
sight in front of his open mouth.

Wheeler was already in ecstasy being fucked by Jason, so
when he felt the hot breath of Allen's mouth hovering over
his swollen cock, he opened his eyes wide and began to get
really vocal!

"Unnnn....Arrghhhh..."

Allen's tongue circled Wheeler's slippery head.

"OHH.... GOD... YESSSS!"

And with that, Allen just sank his mouth all the way down
on Wheeler's huge cock... taking it all as it pushed down his
throat. He didn't even have to move his mouth up and down
because, as Jason slammed hard and fast into Wheeler's ass,
it drove Wheeler's cock in and out of Allen's suctioning
mouth.

"UNNNNNNNHHHHH..... OHHHHH..... FUUUUUCK!..."

Hard as it was it imagine that it was even possible, Allen
felt Wheeler's cock swell even more, and Wheeler had
grabbed his hair and held his head down on his cock as he
continued to roar and thrash his body about beneath the
fucking of Jason's cock in his ass and Allen's mouth
wrapped around his meat.

The eruption was immediate.

"I'M CUMMING.... FUCK!... HERE IT COMESSSSS...."

Allen relaxed his throat totally. He felt Wheeler's cock go
into spasm, and shot after shot just pumped right on down
his throat. 'What a meal!' thought Allen.

Jason, meanwhile, had taken in all of Wheeler's wild-man
behavior and was thrusting into him with a fury. The
animal-like roar and thrashing of the stallion beneath him...
and finally the tightening of Wheeler's sphincter around
his cock... well, it just drove Jason over the edge... totally.

He let out a loud strange-sounding scream... threw his head
back... and his load gushed out into the confines of the
rubber.

Well, it was a chain-reaction. Jason's climax sent everyone
else into orbit too, and, one by one, sounds of orgasmic
bliss... and the smell of sweat and cum... filled the room.

As the boys came down from their highs, Allen was the first
to say anything.

"I don't know what just happened, but I have to say
honestly... I don't feel bad about it. It was just
incredible!"

Lloyd looked at him.

"Allen, what we just did was more like brothers giving and
sharing. It's not like it's going to happen this way a lot.
Long ago, the rest of us had all agreed to that. We will
never do what we just did alone with anyone in particular.
But if we're all together... then, and only then, if we all
want it too.

"I understand."

Jason signed, 'Shower,' and Ritchie said, "Yeah, sounds
like a good idea."

He got up from the floor and reached down and pulled Glenn
up as well. The rest of the boys also got up and looked
around the room. Jason walked over to Lloyd and Wheeler and
kissed them both deeply, then moved to Ritchie and Glenn
and repeated the kissing. Allen moved to Lloyd and Wheeler,
and then to Glenn and Ritchie.

When Jason and Allen had left the room to go to take a
shower, Ritchie moved over to Lloyd and kissed him...
reaching down to grab his ass as he did so.

Wheeler was kissing Glenn when he reached over and took
Ritchie's hand from his boyfriend's ass.

"Only as a group!" and smiled.

Glenn kissed Lloyd, and Ritchie kissed Wheeler. When the
four broke apart, they headed down the hall way towards
their own bedrooms and showers.

There was a content and happy feeling throughout the house
that night. Each set of boys knew that what they had
experienced and felt was really a love for each other.

.....


 At 7:00 a.m., Lloyd was already fixing breakfast. Ritchie
and Glenn came bounding into the room grabbing for coffee
cups. Ritchie looked around the room.

"Where is Wheels?"

"Asleep. He was really tired after last night."

"Hmm... perhaps there was a 'Round Two?"

"More like Round Three," said Lloyd without a second
thought.

"Just like us," said Glenn a bit shyly.

But what if he freaks out?" asked Ritchie.

"First of all," Lloyd answered calmly while looking Ritchie
straight in the eye, "it is not 'freaking out,' and second,
he's not done that since the day in court. He told me that
he had a dream, but he wouldn't tell me what it was about.
But ever since that day in court, he hasn't had any trouble
sleeping or even napping."

"Sorry. You know I love you both. And sorry I said
'freaking out'."

Lloyd moved across the room and hugged him.

"I know... and we feel the same for you guys as well."

Wheeler slipped around the corner of the room and spotted
Lloyd hugging Ritchie, and Glenn was off to the side.

"Hey, what's this? Trading off on me?"

"Well," Lloyd shot back, "maybe in like another thirty
years or so."

"Yeah, right! Wheeler laughed. Everybody else did too.

Allen and Jason came into the room next, and Allen was
walking kind of funny.

"You OK, Allen?" enquired Glenn.

"Yeah, just a little... er... sore this morning."

Well, from what I could hear last night," chuckled Ritchie,
"I'd walk funny too... with someone shoving that night stick
of Jason's up my ass three times."

Allen blushed and, before he could catch himself, said it
was only twice.

Jason smiled and signed, 'The third time, it was MY ass
that was getting something shoved up it.'

"Ooo-eee!" "You go, girl!" "Sock it to 'im!" With those,
and other exclamations, the boys laughed and ribbed poor
Allen... then started breakfast.

"So what's on the agenda today, Birthday Boy?"

Wheeler, with a questioning expression, looked at Lloyd.

"Well, Wheeler and I are going out on the boat to the other
side of the lake and do some fishing. We should be back
around three."

"That's cool," said Glenn. "Ritchie and I are going to try
and catch some sun. What about you two?"

Allen said, "We thought we'd go down to the beach area and
swim and kick around... maybe see if we can get some
volleyball going."

"Sounds good. If you need more players, give us a call.
Ritchie and I will be here."

Soon the boat was loaded, and Lloyd and Wheeler said
goodbye to the other guys standing on the dock.

As soon as the boat was out of range, Allen took charge.

"OK, guys, we've got a lot of shit to do. Let's move it!"

The house was cleaned in no time. Any evidence of the
previous night's activities was gone, and the beds were
made and laundry done. Ritchie and Jason went to town to
get stuff they would need later in the day, and Allen and
Glenn started setting up tables and chairs that had just
been delivered... right after Wheeler and Lloyd had left. The
rental place had already put up the tent in the front yard
so it couldn't be seen from the dock or lake.

Wheeler and Lloyd fished for almost the entire day. They
had a nice routine: fish for a while, then spend time down
on the floor of the boat, more fishing, then more hugging
and kissing. Lloyd kept an eye on his watch knowing that
they needed to be back by three or a little afterwards. So
at three o'clock, he brought the fishing trip to a close.

"I need to take a shower. I'm so hot and sticky."

Wheeler laughed.

"Take a hundred showers. You'll still be hot to me."

Lloyd grabbed him.

"Ditto, my love."

As their boat reached the dock, there was the sound of
music coming from the house.

"Damn!" shouted Lloyd, "I think the guys have gone deaf!"

"Yeah... a little loud, don't ya think?"

They walked up toward the house, and suddenly Lloyd grabbed
Wheeler and pulled him around the side into the front yard.

The look on Wheeler's face was priceless.

There across the front of the tent was a banner that said,
HAPPY BIRTHDAY WHEELER, and sitting at a table under the
tent were Jason and Jerry and Coach. At the next table,
Allen was with his parents and John and Carol Simpson.
Glenn and Ritchie were at the next table with of their
parents. Even Tommy and Stan from the baseball team were
there.

When they saw Wheeler, they all jumped up and began to sing
Happy Birthday to him. When the last line was done, Wheeler
turned to Lloyd with tears flooding down his face.

"Th...thank you." And he fell into Lloyd's arms.

Lloyd just grabbed him and hugged and kissed him right in
front of everyone. And soon Wheeler was engulfed by
everybody as they got up to join the big group hug.

Then the party got into full swing. Gifts were opened, and
Wheeler had gotten some CDs and a new CD Walkman. There was
a new stereo from Glenn and Ritchie. And cards from
everyone there.

Off to the side, Lloyd moved up to Stan and quietly spoke
to him.

"Did you have any problems?"

"Nope! None," said Stan, "everything's fine."

"But I don't see them."

"Oh," said Tommy, "they're here. They're hidden on the
other side of Coach D's van and your Jeep."

"By the way, Lloyd, I hope you don't mind Tommy coming
along."

"Hell, no! It's cool."

Lloyd had asked Stan to pick some things up for him as a
present for Wheeler, and he'd also asked Stan to bring them
up because they wouldn't be ready until this morning. He'd
had Stan use his Jeep since he'd had some work being done
on that as well.

Lloyd looked around and saw Wheeler talking with John and
Carol.

"Hey, Wheels!"

Wheeler turned and walked over to Lloyd.

Everyone present knew what was going on, and they all
turned to watch. It had been Coach's idea to hide the big
surprise behind the van.

Lloyd took Wheeler by the hand.

"I have a present for you."

And they Lloyd walked him over towards Coach's van.

When they got around the van, there, on a trailer, were two
identical jet ski's... painted in Wheelers favorite color:
bright blue. On the tail of one was written in large
letters, WHEEL'S... and on the other, LLOYD'S.

Wheeler just slumped to the ground, and Lloyd knelt beside
him.

"Are you OK? I'm sorry. Don't you like them?"

Wheeler looked up and with large tears in his eyes.

"I love them... almost as much as I love you! I'm just so
happy!"

Everyone stood there and watched them. The love that was so
apparent between these two young guys was just so beautiful
to behold. Everyone was moved by it.

The party continued, and later on Lloyd spoke with Stan.

"Would you like to stay overnight and return with us on
Sunday afternoon? I'd like to ride with Wheeler, and, that
way, you could drive my jeep back home."

"Well, since I brought Tommy up with me, I guess I should
call home and see if that's OK with my folks, and then he
would have to ask his parents as well."

"OK."

Lloyd handed Stan his cell phone.

"Check it out and let me know."

Then he walked away towards the food table, and asked for
everyone's attention.

"I'd like to say a few words please."

Everyone sat down and became quiet.

"I'd like to thank my friends for helping me pull this
together. If it hadn't been for Glenn and Ritchie and Allen
and Jason cleaning up the house and setting everything up
today... and special thanks to Stan and Tommy who picked up
my Jeep from the hitching place and also picked up the jet
ski's... this party would not be what it is. Thank you all
for making this a great party.

Wheeler had been standing next to him. He cleared his
throat and spoke in a very emotional voice.

"I want to thank everyone for coming. Until now, I never
really had a birthday party. I never got anything more than
a card from my mother. I will never forget this day, and
all of you, my friends, as long as I live."

With that, he started to cry again. Lloyd grabbed him in a
hug and kissed him with a great deal of obvious love and
affection.

Tommy looked over at Stan, and Stan quickly looked towards
Tommy. Something unsaid was being transmitted between them.

Soon everyone once again joined Lloyd in the Wheeler Hug.

Stan and Tommy stood back, and, when the others parted,
both stepped up and hugged him as well.

All too soon, people started to leave for their homes.

Jerry and Coach were the first to go. They wanted to beat
some of the traffic back home.

Allen's parents and John and Carol rode together, and they
left at the same time as Ritchie and Glenn's parents... who
had ridden up together as well.

Stan found Lloyd and helped him clean off the tables.

"So... I called my parents, and, if it's OK with you, I'd
like to stay. Tommy called his folks too. His dad only
wanted to make sure that he had his homework done, but he
said it was OK for him to stay also. Are you sure there's
enough room?"

"Sure! Of course... more than enough."

"Well... think maybe we can talk later on?"

"Sure... anytime, man."

"I mean... alone. Please."

"OK."

Lloyd wondered what Stan had on his mind.