Date: Mon, 8 Oct 2012 15:34:56 -0700 (PDT)
From: Eric Foster <efoster447@yahoo.com>
Subject: In Time part 19

Disclaimer: this story contains sexual material. If you are not 18 or over,
or this is not legal in your country you should not read any further. This
material may offend if you find homosexual acts offensive or homosexual
acts between younger boys offensive. All similarities between this story's
plot line, characters, names, places, or any other item are purely
coincidence. Enjoy

In Time

Alex was beginning to worry more about Martin. Since their argument on
Monday Martin hadn't yet contacted Alex. No texts, calls, e-mails,
anything. Though it was true that Alex hadn't tried to contact him back
either, it was because he wasn't sure if he should or not. Every time he
saw him in school Martin seemed to have an aurora of anger, and completely
ignored Alex. It was disturbing him, but he wasn't as worried as he would
have been normally. This was due in part to Caleb

If Martin was giving him the cold shoulder, then Caleb was doing the exact
opposite. Caleb seemed to try and spend every moment he could with him. He
was even becoming a bit clingy at times, but Alex didn't mind it. In fact
he welcomed it, because without Martin giving him attention he felt he
needed some source of comfort, and Caleb was that source at the moment

Yet there was something else on Alex's mind today. It was Wednesday, which
meant THP with Caleb. It was exciting, and kept him distracted from
thinking about Martin. For the most part Alex had been thinking about
nothing but Martin, but his mind wouldn't allow for it today

Today was THP day and that was what preoccupied a majority of his thoughts

Alex looked down at his watch for the time


3:29

The bell was about to ring any moment and Alex felt like he would explode
from excitement and leap from his chair the moment the bell sounded

"Remember class that the worksheet is due on Friday so make sure...." But
before the teacher even finished the bell suddenly rang in a loud
electronic sounding tone

Alex jumped up from his seat and immediately ran out the doorway and got to
his locker. He stood there, jumping a bit in anticipation and looking
particularly jittery. Then he saw Caleb coming down the hall with a bright
smile across his face. In his right hand he held two colorful tickets, both
with huge bold letters across the top "TELSON HIGH PARK"

Finally Caleb reached Alex in what felt like one of those slow motion beach
walks that took forever

"So dude you ready to go?" Caleb said in an elated tone

"HELL YEA!" Alex shouted in happiness

Then Caleb wrapped his arm around Alex's shoulder as he started to lead him
down the hall to the car rider line

"Well then let's get going, my dad's waiting to pick us up" Caleb said as
he walked along merrily with Alex to the front

Alex felt happiness radiating from Caleb and himself. It seemed to make
everything brighter and he felt as if the day couldn't be any better, but
then it changed

They both separated since their arms were getting tired and were now
walking side by side up to the front. They had just rounded a corner to get
there when suddenly Alex saw Martin

He literally saw him only a foot in front of him since they had both been
coming around the corner fairly sharp. Alex as a result of his speed hit
right into the side of Martin causing Martin to start cascading backwards
just as Alex began to plummet forwards

Both boys landed on the ground in a few seconds, Martin on his back with
Alex directly on top of him. A few bystanders gathered around and offered
them help

"Geez Alex look out" Martin said in an acidic tone

"Sorry dude, I didn't see you there" Alex said feeling hurt by Martin's
tone "Yea well..." Martin said but stopped before he continued

He looked over and saw Caleb watching him. He was holding the THP tickets
which reminded Martin of why Alex was even here in the first place, since
normally Alex would just grab his bike or the bus home. It made Martin feel
angry and sick and he decided he'd rather not be there at the moment

"I've got to go dude" Martin said quickly walking off

"Wait...MARTIN!!" Alex yelled after him

He was holding up Alex's calculator which had fallen out of his backpack
due to the collision

He held it in his hand and wondered why Martin didn't even seem willing to
wait just a second for a calculator


Well whatever I can just return it later Alex thought to himself as he
turned around


As soon as he did he saw Caleb with a smirk across his face. His eyes were
narrowed slits and he was looking on in the direction of Martin. It changed
Alex's mood immediately and it bothered him


What the fuck...Caleb

"Caleb, dude what's up?" Alex said in a cautious and distrustful tone

Suddenly Caleb's face went to shock and surprise and then immediately back
to the bright smile he had on earlier

"Oh...nothing don't worry. I was just thinking is all" Caleb said in a
cheery tone

Yet despite this Alex felt distrust building in him. But he reasoned that
maybe he was just reading into things too much. He decided that if he kept
up a suspicious attitude the whole time then he wouldn't be able to have
any fun at THP with Caleb

"Ok, so shall we head to THP my good sir" Alex said with a fake snooty tone

"Why indeed" Caleb said back in the same fake tone

Again the two ran down the halls as they laughed at odd jokes and weird
accents they made up as they got to the front

They finally got to the front where a large black SUV sat out front. The
two walked up to it where they opened the backdoor and scooted in

"Hey dad"

"Hey Mr. Olson"

"Hey boys, you two ready for THP?" Mr. Olson said

"YEA!" Both boys said in excited unison

"Well then let's go" Mr. Olson said as he pulled the SUV away from the
school

They had just gotten to the front of the school and were waiting for their
chance to turn onto the main road. As they sat there Alex had happened to
look off to his right and there he saw him again. Martin was this time
wearing different clothing. It was all biking gear, so it was particularly
tight fitting. Alex watched as the lines of his leg muscles moved with each
stroke of the pedal. He watched the black and orange gear shine with sweat
in the sunlight and heat of the day as he saw his chest rise and fall
again. He looked amazing, and suddenly Alex felt his mouth began to
water. He remembered why he had first fallen for Martin. He seemed to
almost exude perfection. His heart was starting to beat faster, but
suddenly his trance was interrupted as the SUV pulled away and started to
drive down the road

"So Alex I have a map of THP and I was thinking we should...." Caleb
started to say but Alex wasn't listening

His mind was with the boy in orange and black who was riding away on a
bicycle. He was again stuck on Martin

Alex was sitting in line with Caleb, as both boys eagerly awaited to board
the rollercoaster. Yet as Alex sat in line one thing about the visit to THP
bothered him slightly. During the whole trip Caleb seemed...unusually
kind. Every chance Caleb had, he seemed to be trying to compliment Alex in
some way, or offered to buy him anything he even had remote interest in. He
also was willing to go anywhere Alex wanted to in the theme park. He wasn't
sure why, but just assumed that he was trying to make up for not being at
his birthday party

"Please enter the platform and take your seats in the train" a voice said
over the loudspeaker

"Come on dude!" Caleb said as he and Alex went and grabbed a seat in the
front

Both boys sat down and locked themselves in

"Gonna scream?" Caleb said in an alluring tone

"No you" Alex said with a smile

"Maybe..." and then under his breath so Alex couldn't hear "I know I would
if you were mine"

"What?" Alex said a bit surprised

"Nothing" Caleb said as the train pulled out of the station and hit the
hill

The clinking of the chain became louder as the rest of the train got on the
hill and both boys anxiously awaited the top. Caleb though had another
reason, and he was wondering if it was time


15 seconds to the top

Caleb was becoming frantic; he didn't have much time left to make the move
he wanted. He looked at Alex, his hair glimmering in the light and his face
radiating perfection


6 seconds to the top

His mind was running at the speed of light, he was trying to determine if
anything was a clear indicator or if it was still a go or not. He looked
back at Alex, and he looked down at his hands


3 seconds to the top

He was about to start leaning in, about to close his eyes, and his lips
were moving, when suddenly his mind stopped him


NOT YET!!!

He heard himself scream out from somewhere inside. Then they hit the top
and Caleb had yet again done it. This wasn't the first time he had kept
himself from making a move on Alex. In his mind this was at least the
eighth time


Not again...NOT AGAIN...GOD DAMIT NOT AGAIN!!!!

He felt the anger, the frustration, the sadness hit him again, and just as
the rollercoaster was about to start going down he let out a scream of
frustration

"NOOO!!!!!" Caleb screamed from the top of his lungs

His scream was covered by the other riders though so no one could make out
what he was saying, or that he was even screaming. He again felt his
screams being isolated...just as they had before

He looked over to Alex, the smile that was on his face as the wind rushed
past his hair. Caleb felt it again...failure. He wondered if he was going
to start crying. He wondered if it was even worth it anymore

He stopped screaming and just let the ride toss him around as he looked at
the floor. It felt like it had last time, but it was even worse now

The ride was pulling into the station and as it did Alex looked over, his
face cheery and bright

"Dude that was awesome" Alex said as he held out his fist

"Yea, it was" Caleb said, returning the fist bump, but knowing he was lying

He always managed to cover his emotions well, but this time he was
wondering if he was going to be able to for much longer

"Hey I need to run to the restroom really quick" Caleb said as he suddenly
ran off

He quickly located one and went in, and to his surprise and benefit, it was
empty. He immediately placed his hands on the counter as he felt the tears
come to his eyes. He was desperately trying to keep himself from crying

"Damit...hold yourself together...you can always try again tomorrow" Caleb
said aloud through gritted teeth

He quickly got control of himself again and wiped his face off. His face
was still a bit red, and his eyes looked slightly strained but he decided
that he would suffice for now. Caleb walked back outside and right there
was Alex

"Dude did you puke or something" Alex said sarcastically

"Na just had to use the restroom....anyway let's get to the next ride"
Caleb said with a smile as he walked off with Alex


Tomorrow...I won't let my chance slip away again...never again


Corey had gotten a call from Jacob only a few minutes earlier. He had been
saying that he wanted to talk to him about the argument they had on
Monday. Corey raised his finger to the doorbell and heard it ring, and in a
few seconds the door opened and there stood the boy who was the source of
his love, and at the moment, his frustrations

"Hey Corey" Jacob said in a neutral sounding tone

"Hey Jakey" Corey said trying to sound a bit brighter

Jacob then reached out his hand and took Corey's in his own

"Come on in dude" Jacob said with a small smile

The two walked into the house and to the living room where Jacob had
already laid out some soda and a bag of chips

"Just a few snacks in case you were hungry" Jacob said, but his voice
seemed a bit uneasy, uncertain almost

"Thanks Jacob, I was a bit hungry" Corey said as he walked over and sat
down. He took a hand full of chips and started to munch on them as Jacob
got settled in right next to him

Jacob then placed his arm around Corey's body and leaned in as he let his
head rest on his shoulder

"So...I've been thinking about what you said on Monday..."

"Ok...and what have your thoughts been?"

"Corey...I think your right...and I think I see your point..."

"That's great Jacob!" Corey said as his face lit up and the excitement
flooded his voice

"Wait...I'm fine with coming out, but can we please...please take it slow
on the affection in public thing. I just don't know how comfortable I am
with that yet, but I will come out with you." Jacob said as he held on
tightly to Corey

Corey leaned in and ran his nose gently through Jacobs's hair as he took
his scent in. It always amazed him how much stimulation Jacob's scent alone
provided him. It wasn't even necessarily sexual, but romantic and emotional
stimulation that evoked further feelings of love he felt for this boy

He did feel a bit disappointed that Jacob wasn't willing to do things in
public just yet, but he was happy that he was at least willing to come out,
and that eventually he would be able to show affection in public. He just
needed some space for a little bit was all

"Ok Jacob, we'll take that part slow, but how do you want to come out..."
but just as Corey said this he suddenly heard his phone ping indicating a
Facebook update

He looked down and went to his page. In the updates he saw a request for
confirmation


Jacob Stewart is trying to confirm you are in a dating relationship with
him Confirm Not Now

"I think that's one way to start" Jacob said with a small but loving smile
on his face

Corey knew it took a lot for Jacob to do that, and the fact that he would
was something that made him feel just that much closer to Jacob

He leaned down to Jacob and slowly but firmly pressed his lips to Jacob's
as the two started to let their lips come together as one. They felt a
connection again bond them together stronger than it had before. They felt
as their tongues danced in the others mouth and their hands raced up the
others shirt

Soon both were on top of each other on the couch as they ran their hands
over the others chest

Their kissing had become passionate and then Corey pulled away for just a
bit

"Thank you Jacob...so much" Corey said in a passionate tone

Jacob rather than respond verbally, moved his right hand up to Corey's
cheek and lightly moved his hand across it. He could now feel downy hairs,
and they felt soft against his hand like silk


I'd do anything for him


Alex stopped his bike at the end of Martin's driveway and stood up as he
straddled his bike in between his legs. He placed the bike down and took
the calculator out of his backpack and started to walk to the front
door. He knew he could use the calculator as an excuse to talk to Martin,
but that was assuming he was even home. He desperately hoped that he was
home

He got to the front door and felt jitters take his hand by force. He was
nervous and was unsure how he would get the conversation started but he
knew he had to. He refused to give up Martin, for anything. Alex pressed
the doorbell and waited. At first he didn't hear any movement inside and
after about a minute no one had answered

Alex turned around and was walking down the steps when suddenly he heard
the door open behind him. He turned back around and saw Martin looking at
him with a slight look of annoyance on his face

"What is it Alex?" Martin said, a little acidic

"I wanted to return your calculator. You dropped it in the hall today" Alex
said as he held the calculator out

Martin reached out and grabbed it without touching Alex's hand

"Thanks" Martin said as he started to shut the door

Alex quickly put his hand out and caught the door and stopped it from
shutting. Martin turned around and looked at him with a face of annoyed
confusion

"Wait...I...I wanted to talk" Alex said in a desperate tone

Martin looked at him for a bit, his face still betraying annoyance at the
simple fact that Alex was there, but finally he let out a sigh and relented
the door from his grip

"Fine...come in" Martin said as he walked in towards the den

Alex was close behind and soon both boys were standing on opposite sides of
the den. Martin had his hands folded across his chest and Alex stood with
his at his side

"So you wanted to talk?" Martin said in a still annoyed tone

"Yea, listen dude I don't know what you think is going on between me and
Caleb, but I swear nothing is going on..."

"Maybe, but he sure as hell is trying to get something going" Martin fired
back

"Why do you keep saying that dude?!" Alex shot back in an exasperated
tone. He felt that he was already starting to get annoyed and his voice had
already risen a bit

"Because he is...tell me how much stuff did he buy you at THP?"

"Just some food dude why the hell does that matter!?"

"Ok better question how much stuff did he OFFER to buy you?!" Martin said
more acidly now

Alex was taken aback by that comment. He knew that it would get martin more
pissed, because Caleb had offered to practically buy him everything in the
park, yet he wasn't going to lie about it

"Well...I mean..." Alex stumbled, but Martin was quick to pick up on it

"So I'm guessing a lot. Alex STOP BEING BLIND DAMIT AND TELL HIM TO FUCK
OFF!!"

"WHAT THE HELL MARTIN!?! WERE JUST FRIENDS, I'M NOT TELLING HIM TO FUCK
OFF, AND WHY SHOULD I DO ANYWAY??!!!" Alex yelled back

"BECAUSE I HAD TO DO THAT WITH ASHLEY REMEMBER??!!? YOU KEPT PUSHING ME TO
TELL HER TO AND I FINALLY DID IT DIDN'T I?!?!"

Alex then stepped back for a second. This was getting way out of hand and
this wasn't productive at all. He knew this wouldn't get them anywhere and
he decided that he needed to calm it down a bit

"Martin, Ashley liked you dude, Caleb doesn't like me that way, that's why
I'm staying friends with him" Alex said calmly but forcefully, particularly
towards the end

Martin looked exasperated, angry, annoyed, and he was. His mind was filled
with hate at Caleb for what he perceived as trying to take Alex away from
him. He was also upset that Alex didn't see Caleb's advances. He was angry
that he seemed so blind, and quite frankly he didn't want to deal with it
now

"Alex leave" Martin said in hushed, but angry tone

"What?" Alex said, unsure if he heard Martin right

"I said to leave" Martin said louder and more forcefully

"But were not done yet" Alex said as forcefully

"Well I say we are NOW GET OUT!" Martin yelled

Alex was taken aback. Martin had never told him to leave, and in fact
almost seemed to try to be getting him to stay as long as he could. But now
he was bluntly saying it. Go away and don't bother me. It stung Alex, and
the pain was almost unbearable. He felt anger, sadness, and a plethora of
painful emotions build up in him, and he decided he didn't want to be there
at the moment either

"FINE!" Alex yelled as he slammed the door hut behind him

The house was empty again, and now Martin stood alone in the den, angry,
but hollow. He felt the anger radiate, then resonate in the hollowness that
Alex usually filled. It built up, and then he felt the tears fall from his
eyes. His voice escaped his mouth in an angry yell as he clutched his fists
tight and began to punch the couch. Then his muscles became sore and he
finally collapsed on the couch as he sobbed uncontrollably. He wished he
didn't have to care, but he knew he did, he knew how badly he wanted to fix
things, but he didn't know how. He just didn't know



It was Thursday afternoon, and Alex had just gotten home. He placed his
backpack on the floor and quickly started to get dressed into his bathing
suit and was getting ready to head out the door. Caleb had invited to hang
out with him at the park in Alex's neighborhood. It would be a bit awkward
since Martin's house was right there, but the beach was far enough in the
back so that it wasn't visible, so he was ok with that. Soon he was dressed
and hopped on his bike and within a few minutes he saw the park. He pulled
into the parking lot and there in a spot next to the bike racks he saw
Caleb's go kart

A smile appeared on his face as he remembered all the great times he had
had on it with Caleb and quickly bounded to the back of the park where the
path to the beach led. Alex felt the sand hitting his feet as he got on the
path and walked back through the woods and finally reached the beach. There
on a beach towel, with a pair of aviator ray bans on, sat Caleb. Quite
honestly Alex thought Caleb was attractive, and in fact he was almost as
good looking as Martin. But even if Caleb liked him that way, he had
Martin...well he thought he did

"Hey Alex" Caleb said as he sat up on his elbows and looked over at Alex

"Hey Caleb" Alex said back cheerfully

"So ready to swim?" Caleb said as he got up from the towel and stood

"YEA!" Alex yelled back as he ran towards the water line and into the waves

Soon both boys were jumping and splashing each other in the water as the
waves rolled past them to finally come to rest on the shore line. Yet, this
moment only seemed to remind Alex of one thing; Martin



Martin sat alone in his room, and again felt his emotions slowly eating
away at him. He hadn't contacted Alex, and he had cooped himself in his
room the second he got back from school. He listened to the music play
softly in the background and started to feel that he was going crazy by
staying inside all day. He finally got sick of it and walked downstairs

"Where are you going Martin?" Ms. Lee said in a concerned voice

She had noted Martin's foul mood, and so had everyone else but he refused
to say what was going on. Yet everyone suspected that it had something to
do with Alex because Jacob had been reporting Alex being odd as well
lately. She had decided not to intervene for now, but really did wish there
was a way she could help her son feel better

"I'm just going to the park for a bit, I'll be back soon" Martin said as he
walked out the door and across the street

As he got closer he looked into the lot and he was taken aback. He saw
Alex's bike, and he also saw a go-kart. He had heard Alex talk about it
before, and immediately knew that it was Caleb's

He felt anger and frustration again overtake his body

Martin decided he had enough of it and went into the park with the
intention of telling Caleb to fuck off. He looked around trying to locate
where they were and then got to the far back of the park where the path to
the beach was. Then suddenly d j... vu hit him as he remembered this being
an eerily reminiscent scene from last time


It was odd; it was the same place as last time


Martin walked a little down the path and went to the side again where the
bushes were that he had hid in last time. They were the same ones he used
to watch Alex with. Since they were up on a hill it made it much harder to
spot anyone in them, but far easier to look down

Then he saw Alex and Caleb walk up on the beach, after they had just gotten
out of the water

He was able to hear both boys clearly as they talked

"So Alex..."



"...I wanted to ask you about something" Caleb said, obviously nervous

"Ok...what's up?"

"Well...I was wondering if maybe...since no one else was around...you wanna
skinny dip?"

Caleb said, offering up a timid smile

"I mean, sure I guess" Alex said indifferently to the proposition

He had seen Caleb naked numerous times, and it was true that no one else
was around. It didn't really bother him so he quickly latched onto his suit
and pulled down and off. He stood completely nude, and Caleb was staring at
him

"whoa..." Caleb said under his breath

"Well dude, am I going this alone?" Alex said twirling his suit around his
hand

Caleb suddenly got a mischievous grin and quickly took his suit off as
well. Then he ran into the water as Alex chased behind him. The two again
ran around and played in the water as they had before, just naked this
time. Neither felt it awkward since both had been naked in front of the
other before, so it just seemed like another thing, at least to Alex. To
Caleb though, it was his chance to make a move

Their splash/wrestling war had moved onto land now and both boys were
trying to throw the other off balance and bring the other down into the
sand. Arms were flailing as each desperately attempted to grab onto the
other and pull them down

Finally Caleb had managed to get Alex down and was now directly on top of
him. He looked in the eyes Alex, who had a smile on his face, and felt
their chests touching, their legs, even their privates. It was unbelievably
stimulating, and this time, he wasn't letting his chance slip again

Caleb leaned down and kissed Alex before he had time to react to his sudden
movement. He felt his lips press to Alex's, his mind raced, his heart
fluttered, and finally he felt at one with the boy he loved. The boy he had
given up so much to be with, finally, he was with him



Martin watched this unfold. He felt anger sweep over him like it never had
before. He felt tears come to his eyes and he felt like he would beat the
shit out of Caleb. Just as Martin was about to get up and scream and run to
start his attack he saw Alex quickly push Caleb off and back away several
feet

"DUDE..."



"...WHAT ARE YOU DOING!?!?" Alex nearly screamed out

His face was a mix of panic, shock, confusion, and every other emotion. His
mind was racing, because he couldn't understand Caleb's advances

"Dude it's ok...you don't have to panic" Caleb said calmly with a light
smile on his face

"I...I..." Alex was stuttering and not sure what to say

"Don't worry Alex; you don't have to hide anything. I'm just like you. I'm
gay also" Caleb said with a smile on his face

"But I'm not gay dude" Alex said with emphasis

"What...you mean you're...your straight" Caleb said in a panicked tone. He
was hoping he hadn't just made a massive mistake about Alex's sexuality

"No I'm pansexual dude" Alex said

"Oh...well you can still like guys right" Caleb said with a small smile

"Well yea...but why did you kiss me dude?" Alex asked

He was still confused and in shock, and was thinking of the worst possible
outcome that would prove Martin right. If Caleb did like him that way,
either their friendship was over, or some very restrictive lines would be
imposed on it, and he feared the first would be more likely

"Well why else would a boy kiss another boy" Caleb said as he tried to get
closer and place his hand on Alex's leg

Alex quickly moved his leg so Caleb couldn't get a hold of it

"Alex...come on dude, just give it a chance" Caleb said a bit more
forcefully as he tried again to get closer to Alex

"Caleb...I can't...I" but before he could continue he was cut off

"You don't want to because you're dating Martin." Caleb said in a neutral
tone, his face betraying his seriousness

"How..."

"It's not that hard to figure out Alex. A lot of people probably can't see
it, but I can." Caleb stopped for a moment and then continued

"Alex, haven't we had fun for the last few days?"

"Well yea..."

"And what about you and Martin, I've seen how you two have been
lately. You're not getting along, and he doesn't want us to be friends
doesn't he?" Caleb said again in a neutral tone and with a serious face

"Wait...how did you know that?" Alex said, confusion sweeping over his face
and flooding his tone of voice

"After I invited you to THP and you canceled on him I saw how you two
started acting with each other. He's been ignoring you, he's jealous of
your friends. Alex he's trying to control you and he's not good for you. I
wouldn't do that to you" Caleb said with a bright smile

"Are you asking me to...to dump Martin" Alex said, slightly in disbelief

"Alex just come with me. I can give you a stable and happy
relationship. I'd be willing to give you so much more than he would ever be
willing to give up for you. Alex I'll give up my pride and anything else to
make you happy. I'll buy you anything you want, anything Alex, for you"

Caleb said. Yet towards the end of his speech he started to sound
desperate, and his pitch increased a bit


He was clinging so hard, trying to keep his dream afloat. It was burning,
yet Caleb was still convinced he could save it, that some miracle would
save him. He wasn't willing to bail, and upon impact, he was going to go
down with his dream


"I...I can't do that Caleb. We've had fun but as friends. I just...I love
Martin" Alex said

Caleb's face suddenly started to twist up in anger and sadness. His eyes
betrayed despair, and his face looked like he had just been shot


His dream was just about to impact the ground


"So what about last October then...DID THAT JUST MEAN NOTHING!!" Caleb
yelled in frustration as his voice quivered. He was losing control

Alex remembered back to it...it seemed like so long ago..



October 15th, 2011, Saturday, 10:35 The basketball game had just finished,
and Telson West Middle had won

"DUDE THAT WAS AWESOME!" Alex shouted as he gave Caleb a high five

"Well you killed it with that last shot of yours." Caleb said his hand
across Alex's shoulder

"Yea...well I wouldn't have been able to get it there unless you had passed
it to me when you did" Alex said back as the two headed to the coach

"Hey Coach Hudson can me and Caleb use the showers before we head off to
Terrain (the local pizza joint of Telson)" Alex asked

"Well...Sure we were going to when we got back but if you want to now you
can. I'll get the others to help clean up a bit, but be quick. We want to
get there before they close" Coach Hudson said

"Ok we will" Alex said as he walked off with Caleb and the two headed to
the locker room

They both were alone in there and quickly stripped and went to the communal
showers. As they showered Caleb looked over at Alex, and seemed to be
anxious to ask something

"What?" Alex asked in curiosity

"Well...I was wondering...do you ever hear the other guys talk
about...dating stuff in school?"

Caleb asked nervously

"Yea, but what do you mean by dating stuff?"

"Like...sex" Caleb said quietly

Alex was taken aback by the sudden question. He didn't really know how to
respond to Caleb's inquiry. He knew he had heard about that kind of stuff,
but he wasn't sure where Caleb wanted to take it

"Well yea...why?"

"Well, I kind of...I mean before we date a girl...maybe we should...try it"
Caleb said, his voice shaking and his face betraying a look of desperation

Alex immediately began to consider the implication. It wasn't that he
didn't like Caleb, but he didn't know how to feel about it. He had some
feelings for guys, but also some for girls. Though he had never noticed it
because of their gender, he just liked the people. He wasn't sure if he
liked Caleb that way, but he was a close friend of Caleb's. Even if it
didn't do anything for him, maybe it would help Caleb clear up his feelings
a bit

"Ok, we can" Alex said in a comforting tone

Caleb walked closer to him and once he was directly in front of him he
wrapped his arms around Alex. He pulled him into an embrace and began to
kiss him. At first Alex was a bit reluctant to use his tongue, but soon his
was dancing with Caleb's in their mouths. He felt like he was being melted
by the hormones that raced through him. Then Caleb pulled away and began to
lick Alex's chest and he ran his mouth down his body. He got to his belly
button and began to tickle Alex with his tongue and sucked on it. Alex let
out a loud sigh of pleasure and was now rock hard

Then Caleb got down further and was on his knees, his face level to Alex's
erect penis. He looked up to Alex for a moment who looked back down at
him. He gave a single nod and Caleb immediately latched onto him

It was as if his world had exploded and he was amazed that he could even
feel that good. Caleb was sucking on him hard and it only made Alex moan
louder in pleasure. His feelings were building rapidly and he began to
wonder if he was even in reality. Then he felt himself coming to the point
of no return and his legs were becoming shaky. He leaned back against the
wall and placed his hands on Caleb's head as he pulled him in tighter

Finally Alex hit it and felt himself go into a dry orgasm that was more
amazing than any he had ever had before. He slid down the wall and felt his
breathing become an uneasy panting. He looked Caleb in the eye

"That was amazing Caleb...thank you" Alex said as he again leaned in for a
kiss

The water ran over their skins as the moment sank in, and from then on out,
Caleb had fallen for Alex



"Caleb...It meant I was close enough to you as a friend that I was willing
to do that with you. It meant we were great friend, and we still are" Alex
said, desperate to try and explain it to Caleb

"So you're saying we can't be together?" Caleb said, his voice filled with
frustration and anger

"I'm sorry" Alex said looking down at the ground

"So after everything I've given up for you...AFTER EVERY FUCKING THING I
WENT THROUGH TO GET IT TO THIS POINT. DO YOU EVEN KNOW WHAT I WENT
THROUGH??!?!!" Caleb yelled at the top of his lunges

Alex's was in shock as he backed away a bit. He was afraid because Caleb
was almost always in a bright mood, and even when he wasn't he rarely
showed it

"I came out to my parents, and I told them I liked you. You know what
happened" Caleb forced out, because now he had tears running down his face
and he was starting to choke on his breath

"MY MOM LEFT. SHE JUST FUCKING PACKED UP AND LEFT BECAUSE SHE DIDN'T WANT A
GAY SON!!! I DID THAT FOR YOU ALEX. I thought that "well fine Alex can
comfort me and I can be happy". I GUESS I WAS WRONG THERE ALSO WASN'T I?!?!
I THOUGHT WHAT WE DID WAS SPECIAL, AND I THOUGHT WE COULD BE HAPPY BUT
NO...IM....ALWAYS...FUCKING WRONG!!!!" Caleb yelled louder than ever

Alex sat, speechless, unsure how to react. He didn't know that Caleb had
gone through that, and he had no clue what to say or do

"So you're just going to sit there and say nothing huh?!" Caleb said,
barely able to control his voice

"I'm...I'm sorry dude, I can still be your best friend. We can still be
close, but I won't leave Martin..."

"Because you care about him more than me?" Caleb said back in an acidic
tone

"Because I was dating him before I knew you liked me. I didn't even know
until today."

"So what if I had asked you earlier then" Caleb said, his voice more stable
now, but anger and annoyance was in his tone

"I don't know..." Alex said, his voice trailing off

Caleb grabbed his swimsuit and quickly yanked it back up. He then grabbed
his beach towel and started to quickly walk away. Alex jumped up and
quickly got dressed again and started to follow Caleb

"Caleb...CALEB...dude where are you going" Alex said in a confused tone

"Home" Caleb stated bluntly

"Wait...let's try to sort this out...Caleb please" Alex said, his pleading

"There's nothing left to sort out."

"Yes there is, we can still be friends Caleb, and I don't want to lose you
as one" Alex said, his voice was now starting to quiver and he began to
wonder if he was going to lose control over himself


The two were now approaching the parking lot


"No...we can't Alex"

"WHY?!" Alex said, choking back tears

Caleb's face was stone cold

"Because, when you love someone, you can't just be friends. You never
can. It's always a reminder of how badly you failed and of what could have
been" Caleb said as he grabbed his helmet from his go kart

"Caleb please, I don't want this to end" Alex said, tears now streaming
down his face, his breath rapid and uneven

"If you don't want it to end, then you know how we can make it continue,
Alex...Please we can have an amazing relationship. Just come with me" Caleb
said with his hand outstretched

Alex stood there next to the go kart. His face was red, his tears were
falling to the ground, and there was Caleb's hand. All he had to do was
reach out and take it. Just one grab and Caleb would zephyr him over to his
house were things would be happy again. But Alex loved Martin, it just
wasn't meant to be, and it stung worse than any sting he had ever had
before

"I just can't" Alex said as he stood there still crying, trying to keep
some control over his sobs

Caleb let out a quivering sigh. He was still barely in control of himself
and he felt the tears again come to his eyes to wet his cheek. He felt the
gasps of breath escape his mouth as he sobbed

"Goodbye Alex" Caleb said firmly

He stated the go-kart and quickly pulled away and flew off down the street

Alex stood there feeling like the world had just collapsed on him and felt
desperate for just an ounce of comfort

Then he heard someone next to him. He quickly turned to see Martin standing
there, a sympathetic look on his face, and his hand out stretched with his
palm out

Alex ran up to him and quickly took him into a tight embrace as he buried
his face into Martin's shoulder. He let out sobs as Martin quietly
whispered into his ear how sorry he was for everything, and tried his best
to comfort him. He ran his hand lightly over his back, attempting to
provide at least some comfort to his boyfriend


"People may come and go, but as long as we are together Alex, I'll always
be here for you, my love."



It's always hard to say no, and it's even harder when you still want a
friendship afterwards. So what do you think is about to happen to Caleb? Do
you think Caleb was really that bad in how he treated Martin, or just in
love? Do you think Martin was any better in his reaction to the situation
than Caleb was for starting it? So first off sorry this one took forever.
It's because I'm now in college, so it's a bit harder to find time to write
things as much as I use to during the summer. So production may slow down a
bit. But don't worry because I will finish this series for sure. So what
did you guys think of this part. Do you guys have any comments, questions,
suggestions? Well send them my way at EFoster447@yahoo.com. I really do
love hearing from you guys because helps me push on and want to keep
writing. Plus it's nice to just get a general idea of how I'm doing. Also
if you want to read another story of mines look up "restart" in the Gay,
young friends section on Nifty.org. Also I have to thank my editor of this
section Mike Archer

Anyway thanks for reading this section and I hope you guys will continue to
read it as it comes along