Date: Thu, 21 Jul 2011 09:23:55 -0700 (PDT)
From: Mary Barrett <mommab_78@yahoo.com>
Subject: To Rise Again Ch. 2  Gay Male/Sci-fi

Disclaimer: The following is a work of fiction that came from the recesses
of my own mind. Any names or places are all of my own creation. Any
characters that may engage in sexual activity are over 18. If reading this
is illeagal where you are from then please do not continue, you know your
laws. I hope you enjoy what I have tried to create. This story includes M/M
relationships..if this is not for you, then please leave now.

This is my 1st attempt at writing anything, so please be kind. Comments are
welcome..good or bad.

Also...THANK YOU to all of "My Boys",without you I never would have done
this, you know who you are.

Note: You can also find my story located at
http://thestorycloset.org/node/17



For River it was an incredibly long and stressful week at work, and it
wasn't over yet by a long shot.  He still needed to sit down and write out
a speech for Mr. Donavan.  `Might as well get this done so I have one less
thing to worry about. Can't have him looking bad up there now can we?'  He
set about getting everything ready for his night of writing. Going to the
kitchen he grabbed a glass, a bottle of chilled red and a bag of pretzels
and placed them on the table.  After that he went and turned on the cd
player to rotate through some of his favorite songs.  That being done, he
finally sat down at the table and turned on his laptop to begin writing a
speech that needed to appear heartfelt and genuine.  `I hope this turns out
the way he wants, never was any good at this sort of thing in school.'

Good evening ladies and gentlemen. Let me introduce myself, I am Mr. Eithen
Donavan, head of Wulphsbough and Associates.  Thank you for coming out
tonight in support of a worthy cause.  We are all here for one reason and
one reason only.  That is to see that the young children and young adults
have the help and support that they need and deserve.  There are too many
that go without.  Too many that get lost in the cracks of the system. Too
many that are just simply forgotten about.

Sanctuary is a group that was started up to support and offer a safe place
for children and young adults who feel they may be at risk for abuse,
neglect or abandonment.  It also offers a place for those who need someone
to talk to about whatever is going on in their lives that may be stressing
them to the point of self-harm.  It is Sanctuary's goal to help as many of
these kids as they can, but they can't do it all on their own.  They need
people that care, people that want to make a difference in the lives of the
children who seek them out.  With your help, and the help of companies like
my own, they can branch out into more parts of the state and offer their
services to more of the at risk youth of our country.

 Please, ladies and gentlemen, look in your hearts. Think of how you would
feel if it was one of your own.  You would want them to have a safe place
to go, and that is exactly what Sanctuary offers.  A safe place that will
welcome any and all that are in need.  This will not just be a place for
the economically challenged or down-trodden.  It will provide a safe and
secure location for ANY child that needs the love and support that they do
not receive at home or elsewhere.  If you should have any questions there
is a number listed on the information packet located on all of the tables.
Once again, thank you for coming out tonight in support of a cause that I
feel is beneficial to so many.

`Thank God that's over, I always did hate trying to write shit like this.
Let alone for someone else.  Let's just hope it is up to Mr. I Think Too
Much of Myself Donavan's standards.'  River stood up and stretched after
sitting there for a few hours trying to make sure the speech was just
right. Looking at the clock on the wall he noticed that it was going on
midnight.  He gathered up his glass and the half empty bottle of wine and
took them into the kitchen.  He would clean up after he got back from his
morning run.

Saturday morning, River slept in for the first time in what felt like
years.  He rolled over and looked at the alarm to see that it was just
after 9:00. `No wonder I feel so rested' he thought. River decided to skip
his run today and just relax around the house for a change, after the week
he had.  Getting up he took care of personal matters before heading into
the kitchen and cleaning up his mess from the night before.

Sitting there at the table with coffee in hand, he started thinking again
about his baby girl.  The house just wasn't the same without her running
around and leaving a trail of toys in her wake.  He missed her good morning
kisses and her sweet little laugh when he would grab her up and make her
fly through the house.  Raivyn was his life, daddy's precious angel.  He
would give anything to have her with him.  He needed to find where his ex
took off to so he could get his daughter back.

River didn't even realize that he had been crying as he sat there, until he
noticed the tears that had fallen from his face and hit his hand.  He had
to get out, he had to get his mind on other things.  He went and got
dressed and headed out for a day of mindless running around.

******

Meanwhile, on the outskirts of town in a large house that overlooked the
lake, Eithen sat at his desk going over reports from his betas.  He really
hated all the paperwork that accumulated during the week while he was in
town playing the normal human.  Eithen was also starting to get frustrated
that he hadn't heard anything back yet on the River situation.  He knew
that something in that report would let him know what had caused his
P.A. to change over the last few months. River was never one to talk about
his personal life at work, he came in did his job and went home.  Eithen
actually knew very little about him, other than what was in his employment
file.  But, the one thing that Eithen did know was that River needed help
with something, and he was going to fix it whether River wanted it or not.

A knock at the door a few hours later brought Eithen out of his musings.
Looking up, Eithen saw one of his runners standing in the doorway. Smiling,
he said "Come on in Lonnie, what can I do for ya today?"  "Excuse me for
bothering you Alpha, but there is a package that has just arrived for you
marked Urgent."  Eithen got up and went around the desk to take what Lonnie
had brought for him.  Knowing that it would be the information that he had
been waiting for concerning River. "Thank you Lonnie, and you didn't bother
me a bit.  In fact you just gave me a reason to stop working for the day."
Eithen placed a hand on Lonnie's shoulder and gave it a squeeze before
leading him out of the office and headed towards the kitchen in search of
something to eat.  Once they got to the kitchen, Lonnie bowed to his Alpha
and bid him a good afternoon, before making his way out of the house.

Once he had his stomach satisfied, Eithen went back to his office holding
the package containing what he hoped would let him help out River.  Sitting
down, he carefully opened and pulled out the report that was in it.
Knowing that the change in River's behavior and personality started a few
months ago, Eithen chose to start at the back of the report to see what was
there.  What he read there made him aware of some of the changes in Rivers'
behavior, but it did not explain all of it.  He had the money and the
resources to locate this woman and then locate the child.

Eithen tried to figure out how any woman could do that.  She takes off with
her daughter just to turn around and give her away, when the father was
already there taking care of her.  Well, he was damn sure going to remedy
that situation real quick.  Grabbing up the phone he dialed yet another
number from memory.  "Donavan here...yeah...I need you to locate the
whereabouts of one Ms. Angelica Laurentis, and I need her or that
information within the next 24 hrs."

With that taken care of, Eithen started at the beginning of the report to
find out what else he could about Mr. River Addison.  Nothing really on the
first couple of pages of any interest.  The family seemed to keep to
themselves.  There was an incident that happened when River was younger
that required them to move without any warning.  Graduated at the top of
his class from both high school and college. Always knew he was a smart
boy,' Eithen thought.

Scanning over a few more pages he didn't see anything that stood out.
`Wait, what's this?  Interesting, the company insurance pays for something
called Sertraline?  If I'm right that's an anti-depressant. Says here that
he was on it before he even started for the company, so it has nothing to
do with what has recently occurred.  I wonder what happened to cause River
to be on something like that?  He doesn't come across as being depressed.
He just seems to lack the self-confidence that he once had.'  Eithen
decided that there was still a lot he needed to learn about River and the
only way to really do that was to actually befriend him.  `Shouldn't be too
hard', he told himself.

******

River wasted the day just running around and doing nothing, but it managed
to keep his mind off of his problems for awhile.  Once he got home, he
decided that he really didn't want to be alone tonight.  At least not right
now anyways, so he showered and headed out to his favorite little bar where
he could just sit and drink his worries away.  River walked in and nodded
to the bartender while taking a look around to see that the place was
fairly empty like usual.  That was what he liked about this bar, it never
got crowded.  He sat on the stool at the counter and paid for his beer,
closing his eyes enjoying the cold rush he got from that first swig.

River had been sitting there for about 20 minutes when he was approached by
a woman he would consider to be a hottie.  She was tall with long sensuous
legs, small perky breasts, dark auburn hair that went to her waist and an
ass that was made for grabbing.  There was just something about her that
drew him in as she sat next to him.  She placed her order and cast a
sideways glance towards River with a shy smile on her full pouty lips.
They started talking about nothing important and had a few more drinks.
After about an hour of idle chit-chat she suggested that they go back to
her place.

`What the hell', he thought to himself. It had been at least 6 months since
he was with anyone and it was time he got some relief.  He never did the
bar pick-up routine, but like he thought before, there was just something
about her.  They paid their tabs and walked out to catch a taxi back to her
place.  Hands were wandering on the ride there, and by the time they got to
her apartment they were both more than ready.

As soon as River was in the door she had him pressed up against the wall
and was trying to devour him.  She bit down on his bottom lip and forced
her tongue down his throat.  He needed to get control of the situation, he
needed to have her submit to him, he had to be in charge. They managed to
make it to the bedroom unharmed as they stripped out of clothing without
ever really losing contact.  By the time they reached the bed they were
both naked and River backed her up until she fell on her back and he lay on
top.

There was nothing gentle or loving about what happened in that bedroom.  It
was hard and fast.  River had her screaming and begging for more.  And he
gave her what she wanted and then some. After they had their first release,
he gave her a few minutes before he flipped her over and got a look at that
ass that he just had to slide into.  She was unsure about what he wanted to
do next, but he managed to persuade her with little touches in all the
right places.

River placed the head of his cock at her entrance and started to rock back
and forth, teasing it open to allow him in.  Once River got the head to pop
in he gave her a few minutes to adjust to his invasion, until he noticed
her moving her hips. He held nothing back after that point. He was in
heaven, a hot, tight heaven. This was how he liked it.  He couldn't hold
back much longer.  He could feel his orgasm building up fast.  He reached
around to make sure she would cum again with him.  As he felt her muscles
clench around his shaft he let go of his own release with a primal roar
that sounded animalistic.

He pulled out as gentle as he could so as not to hurt her and went to get
cleaned up and dressed so he could head home.  He needed to get out of
there.  He got his release, but he felt unsatisfied.  He managed to slip
out while she went to clean up.  That is why he never did the bar pick-ups.
They were a quick fuck, and that was it.  Nothing more.  He liked to have
some feeling involved in his sex.  But he was not ready for a relationship
after what Angelica did to him.  Stupid bitch ruined his life by taking
everything that mattered to him away.  As soon as River got home he went in
and scrubbed himself clean.  Trying to erase what he just did. He felt
dirty now.  He crawled into bed and slept restlessly.

******

Eithen was awoken by the ringing of his personal line early Sunday morning.
Grumbling he answered "this better be fucking good to wake me at this
hour."  What he heard on the other end of the line had him up and getting
dressed in record time.  "Anything else I need to know before I get there?
Uh huh...ok...thanks."  Eithen stormed out of the house and jumped into his
truck heading for the safe house, where he was to meet with one Angelica
Laurentis.  `That bitch better have a damned good reason for abandoning her
daughter' he thought to himself as he sped to his destination.