Date: Sat, 27 Aug 2016 09:36:54 -0700
From: True Fan <truefanauthor@gmail.com>
Subject: It Can Work Out - Chapter 7 (gay/young-friends)

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This is a continuation of the very first story I ever wrote so please
forgive the amateurish nature of it in places.


It Can Work Out
Chapter 7


[Tommy's POV]


This morning I woke up to see Andy still sleeping. Like yesterday morning,
I watched in detail his serene expression, the sounds of his regular
breathing, the subtle movement of his eyelids as he dreamed; I felt it
drawing my heart even closer to him. I watched his slumber for maybe
fifteen minutes before he showed signs of waking.


I gently pressed my lips against his causing him to open his eyes. I broke
the kiss and saw his smile and softly said to him, "Good morning, babe."


He stretched and yawned before saying, "Good morning to you, sexy. I don't
think I've slept better in my life. I wish we could sleep together every
night."


"Me too, but you and I both know that's not gonna happen any time soon. I'm
just happy for what we've had so far, and hope we can do it more in the
future."


Andy nodded. "Are you nervous about what's gonna happen today? I know I am
a little."


"Kinda, but I also know in my heart we need to do this. I'm sure together
we can do this." I didn't want to tell him that my stomach felt like a
thousand butterflies were bouncing around, trying to find their way out. I
just couldn't put that much pressure on him.


Andy nodded. We shared another kiss, deeper this time then got out of bed
grabbing some clothes and snuck naked across the hall to the
bathroom. After relieving our bladders, we shared a shower, lovingly
washing each other. I had a real hard time not jumping his bones in the
shower, but I was a good boy. I really enjoyed washing his hair. The feel
of my fingers running through his hair was a major turn on, I have to
remember to do this again when we have time to be a bit more playful. We
got out of the shower and we both horsed around toweling each other off. I
fixed his hair right after he did mine. Oh I so love the feel of his hair.


We went downstairs and into the kitchen where Mike and Jim were at the
table enjoying their morning coffee. After we greeted them good morning, as
I sat and Andy grabbed cereal, milk, and SunnyD along with bowls and
glasses for both of us. He placed the items on the table and sat next to
me.


"Good morning guys, you look well rested." Mike playfully quipped.


Jim, set his paper down and smiled at both of us before saying, "Good
morning to you too, both of you. I hope you don't mind, but I peeked my
head in on you two last night, after not receiving a reply to my knock on
the door, and you looked so cute sleeping together. I never thought I'd be
so proud of you, Andy. You too Tommy. You two truly make me believe your
love is real."


This kinda creeped me out a little until Andy soothed my nerves when he
chuckled and said, "Guess I need to get a lock for my door, huh? Seriously,
Dad, it's okay. If you say you knocked first, it's okay."


"Andy, both of you have earned our trust. But, if you feel you want a lock
for your door, I'll supply it." Jim said a little disheartened.


"Naw, it's okay Dad. I was kidding. I love you, you know that?" I wanted to
tell him I loved him too, but it kinda felt weird to say that just yet so I
said, "And I L...Like you a lot too, Jim."


"Tommy, you have done something for my son and I will never be able to
repay you. Before we moved, after Andy came out to his friends, he was
suffering from a very deep depression, he doesn't know I knew that, but
since meeting you, and your relationship grew, I haven't seen him
happier. As far as I'm concerned you're part of the family. I can truly say
I love you both."


This kind of made my heart swell which caused me to blush, but I turned to
Andy and gave him a chaste kiss before replying, "Thanks Dad"
Giggling.. Geez, it felt really good to call him that. I know my `real' dad
isn't coming back, and even if he did, he hasn't been much of a dad since
he left if he even was before he left.


"So, you guys ready for the big announcement?" Mike inquired.


"I think so, Andy and I spoke about it last night while we were in bed, and
I think we're ready. Sure, it's gonna be scary, talking in front of
everyone in the school, but it's also important." I told them even though I
was holding back exactly how scary it was to me.


"I think it's going to be less of a problem than we're thinking, but it's
better to be prepared for the worst and hope for the best." Andy
stated.Damn, he can be so logical at times, I'm so impressed with his mind,
almost as impressed as I am with his heart... or body.


The conversation continued throughout breakfast, but finally it was time to
head to school. We grabbed our backpacks and headed toward the door when we
were stopped by Jim and Mike.


"We'll drop you at school then take off for an hour or so before heading
back for the assembly. We'll pick up your mom on our way back to the
school, Tommy" Mike said.


"That'd be cool, thanks Grandpa!" Andy enthused.


"Yeah, thanks Grandpa Mike." I figure since I'm trying out calling Jim Dad
I might as well try calling Mike Grandpa Mike, Jim did say he considers me
part of the family.


Everyone loaded up into Mike's van and we headed to the school. Dropping us
off at school, Mike wished us luck, which was seconded by Jim who added,
"We're all behind you 100% guys."


We pushed the doors in front of our school and went to our homeroom. Being
the first to arrive, our teacher, Mr. Johnson approached us and said,
"Mr. Wolfe informed us of what you guys are doing and I must say I'm
shocked. Shocked in a good way. You guys are showing your true metal. If
you need anything, please let me know." I thought it was cool that he liked
what we were going to do.


"Actually, we're going to be starting a Gay/Straight Alliance club and
we're going to need a faculty advisor." Andy challenged. Go Andy! He
doesn't miss a beat, does he?


"Count me in. I'm honored you'd ask me." He replied.


About this time the other students began arriving, so Mr. Johnson went back
to his desk. Homeroom activities finished as usual and everyone talked
softly amongst themselves until the bell rang. They all filed out heading
to their first period classes as we walked to the office. Andy and I didn't
talk about what was going to happen, I know I didn't want anyone to
overhear what we were saying.


Mr. Wolfe met us in the outer office when we arrived and led us to a
conference room. In the room were several men and women who Mr. Wolfe
introduced as members of the school board. After everyone had found seats,
Mr. Wolfe called the meeting to order. That's when I really started to get
nervous. A bunch of older adults all stared at the two of us, some looked
more annoyed than others.


He introduced us to the others before beginning. "Today we'd planned an
assembly to address our new expanded anti-bullying program, but yesterday,
these two brave young men approached me as I was finishing my breakfast to
tell me that they wanted to make an announcement to the student body. I
heard them out, and I feel they have weighed all of the possible
repercussions, and, with your approval, I'm going to grant their request."


"What sort of announcement?" Asked one man.


I cleared the lump in the my throat. "Andy and I are going to come out
telling them that we're gay and are a couple. We also plan on announcing
that we are starting a Gay/Straight Alliance club here at the school. We
felt that heading off the rumor mill by just being up front would lessen
any possible problems." There, I said it. Heck, that was easier than I
thought it would be to say. Maybe this isn't going to be so hard.


One of the women spoke out, "Have you spoken to your parents about this?"


"Mr. Wolfe sat with us, our parents, and my grandfather yesterday, and
they'll all be here for the assembly." Andy answered. Am I imagining things
or is his voice quivering a little?


Another man turned to Mr. Wolfe and asked, "Have you reviewed district
policy on this?"


"I have, and I also called the Superintendent who gave his approval." At
this moment they all noticed another man had entered the room. This guy
looked important. You know how someone can just give off the impression
that they're just `the shit'? Well, this guy gave me that impression.


"I certainly have. I wasn't planning on being here today, but I wanted to
meet these two brave young lads, and also wanted to add my own two cents to
this conversation. When I was at school there were a couple of boys who
were in much the same situation as these two boys. Unfortunately, society
wasn't as accepting as ours is today, and, when it was found out, the two
had enormous difficulties with the other students. I am proposing a new
district policy dealing with sexual orientation as a result of what's going
to happen here today. The idea that was presented to me about a
Gay/Straight Alliance is a stupendous one and I plan on recommending, no,
requiring it in all of the schools in the district." Okay, like WOW! I
never thought this would happen. I'm starting to really believe this was
the best thing for us to do.


"Mr. Anderson, I'm pleasantly surprised that you decided to join us today."
Mr. Wolfe stated.


The rest of the meeting they discussed the way things would happen. This
was the boring part of the meeting for me. Approval for our announcement
was given and at about ten minutes before ten, the meeting adjourned. I
felt kinda adult after this meeting, I don't really know why, but I did.


I started feeling the butterflies in my stomach again as we walked from the
room to the stage then behind the curtain I turned to Andy and said, "I'm
starting to get a little nervous."


Andy took my hand and gave me a peck on the cheek. "I'm right here with
you. It's gonna be fine." He always makes me feel better when he does that,
but I could tell by how clammy his hand was that he was just as nervous as
I. But he was putting up a brave face to try to keep me calm. This only
served to make me love him even more, if that was at all possible since he
already had secured all that I am.


When I peeked around the curtain, I saw Mom, Jim, and Mike sitting off to
the side of the stage and the entire student body sitting in front of
me. Mr. Wolfe went to the podium and got everyone's attention, "Good
Morning. As many of you were aware, this school and all the schools in our
district have adopted an Anti-Bullying policy. This policy, while it's been
effective in reducing the number of incidents, in our estimation falls
short. We will not tolerate any form of bullying by any of our students or
faculty. Anyone caught engaging in this type of activity will receive a
seven day in-school suspension for the first offense. The second offense
will earn those involved a four day full suspension, and should someone be
dense enough to have a third offense, we will petition the school board for
the expulsion of that student permanently."


"This extends to non-school hours as well. I mentioned that this policy
extends to faculty as well as students. We have discussed this with the
Teacher's Union and they have agreed to our policy. Any faculty member
found to have engaged in or supported such acts will be punished according
to the union contract, up to, and including termination."


"Next, I have been asked by two of your peers to make an announcement. I
would like you all to pay attention to your peers and show them every
courtesy. Please welcome, Thomas Taylor and Andrew Reynolds."


Okay, here goes nothing. Andy and I walked out from behind the curtain and
nodded a `thank you' to Mr. Wolfe. As we approached the podium I looked out
at the crowd, oddly, my nerves simply went calm, the butterflies
disappeared. I stepped closer to the podium and said, "Hi. I'm Tommy, and
most of you have known me for years. At the beginning of the school year,
Andy, (I motioned toward him) moved to our town and I was assigned to be
his student helper. Since then we got to know each other quite well and
some things developed. We fell in love. What I'm saying is I'm gay, and so
is Andy, and we're now dating." Damn, that was way easier than I thought it
would be and it felt awesome!


 I noticed a commotion of some kind near the back of the room. One boy
stood and yelled, "Fucking Fags! We don't want you here!" I was surprised
when he was booed by most of the other kids before a Security guard led him
out. Mr Wolfe approached the microphone and almost pushed me away from the
podium.


"This type of behavior will not be tolerated. I thank those of you who made
it clear that this person's opinion, and that's all it is... an opinion, is
not shared by all of you. I'm sorry, Thomas, please continue." Man, was he
pissed!


It took me a second to get my thoughts in order but I
continued,"Wow...okay...um...look, telling all of you this was totally
scary, okay? But we both felt that if we told you, up front, we could get
around all the rumor mill and stuff. Andy and I love each other, just like
any of you might love a boyfriend or girlfriend. Neither of us chose to be
gay, just like none of you who are straight chose not to be gay."


My baby stepped to the microphone and continued, "Hey, I'm Andy. Tommy and
I would also like to announce that with Mr. Johnson as our faculty advisor,
we are forming a Gay/Straight Alliance club. It's a club that anyone, Gay,
Straight, Bisexual, Transgendered, Pansexual, or Questioning can
join. We'll be able to talk about issues related to sexual identity, coming
out, or just supporting each other whether we be having problems with a
boyfriend or girlfriend... whatever. We believe that it's through open
communication with each other that we can break the way people think about
someone living an alternative lifestyle and I hope you will all consider
joining. We will post announcements when our first meeting will be and at
that time we will elect officers from among those who've joined. Thanks for
listening. I believe Superintendent Anderson wanted to make a
statement. Thanks again, guys."


When we left the podium I heard a rousing applause from the whole
auditorium. Cheers and wolf whistles, We stood on stage facing everybody
held hands and raised them high over our heads so everyone could see. I was
so proud, and relieved, at that moment, I had trouble holding back tears of
joy!

Superintendent Anderson came over and shook our hands. He then stepped to
the podium. "Good Morning. You have just witnessed history. Never before in
the history of this district have there been two students who were brave
enough to stand up in front of any group of students and make such an
important announcement. I was happy to see the reaction to that one
individual who chose to speak out against this. The truth is, that in the
US, one in every ten people are gay. This means many of the kids who have
been in your shoes in the years past have been in the same shoes as Tommy
and Andy. The difference is, that we need to not only stand to make the
initial act to stomp out bullying, we need to create an environment in all
of our schools to promote inclusion, and allow all of us to practice and
learn how to transition ourselves to being better citizens as adults.


We understand that there are many different points of view on whether
Homosexuality, or any other supposedly not normal lifestyle is appropriate,
however, school is not the place to voice them. School is a place to learn,
and this includes learning to live with people with different views to your
own, in other words, to be tolerant of those who are different from us or
have different views. This district is in full support of this new club and
it will be implemented at every school in this district. I am instructing
any teacher to grant a request by any student to go to the conference room
adjacent to the office. I have excused these two fine young men from
classes for today so that they might answer any questions their peers may
have. I am proud of these two young men, as should you all be. Thank you."


I turned to Andy and whispered in his ear, "Is this really happening? It
seems like a dream!" He whispered back, "It's happening Babe, I'm so proud
of you, you did great!" He took my hand and the moment his fingers touched
mine, I knew we would be okay. Damn, I love him more and more every time he
talks!


Mr. Wolfe then concluded the assembly, "This concludes our assembly
today. You may have free time to talk until the beginning of third period
where we expect you all to report to class. Thank you and have a good day."


We left the stage and made our way back to the conference room where Mom
gave both of us a huge hug. "I'm so proud of both of you. I think you guys
did the right thing and it appears that the other kids are at least going
to be tolerant."


Well, I hope at least most of them will be tolerant.


Mom let us go and Jim, Mike, Mom, Andy and I sat around the table. We
looked outside the conference room and there were about five kids waiting
to talk to us already. Mr. Anderson and Mr. Wolfe told us how proud they
were and Mr. Anderson gave us each a card with his office and cellular
phone numbers and told us to call him at any time if we needed
anything. Mr. Wolfe told our parents, and Mike that they should wrap up
their visit, so we could get on with the myriad of questions that were
likely to be asked. He told our families that a security guard would be on
hand to make sure no trouble makers tried to take advantage of this
situation. After that, they left the room.


"Andy, Tommy, You did good today, guys. I think you did something really
important today, and Mr. Anderson was right, you two made history." Jim
stated enthusiastically.


Grandpa smiled at us and simply said, "I never had any doubt. Good job
guys."


We hugged everyone and they left. We took a few minutes to calm down before
I turned to Andy and asked if he was ready for us to see the first person
who had questions. He nodded, so I went to the door and opened it.


"Hey. Only one person at a time, please unless two of you have a question
to ask together. But no more than two, okay?" I then went back to my seat
followed by our first `customer'.


After we'd seen almost twenty students, but felt more like fifty, we had a
bunch of people who said they'd be joining the alliance, others just wanted
to tell us they thought what we did was totally awesome, and a few just
wanted to ask questions about how we knew we were gay and we loved each
other. That's when a boy entered, he appeared to be our age, had sandy
blond hair and was about my height. His deep blue eyes kind of caught my
attention, they were kind of hypnotic in a way. Other than that, he was
pretty much average. I'd seen him around but never really talked to
him. Looking at him I couldn't help but think he was cute, but not as cute
as my baby was to me.


"Hey guys, I'm Tyler. I've seen you around, but we've never really
talked. You guys really did something today. I was like, `Whoa!' You see,
I'm gay, but you two are the first I've ever told that to." Tyler said with
a blush.


"Nice to meet you, Tyler. Yeah, I've seen you around. And I know I speak
for both of us when I say we're honored you chose us to come out to first,"
Andy told him, sounding as sincere as he could.


"What you guys did took real balls. I just wish I could do it too. I'm
pretty lonely." Tyler said sadly. I wanted to reach out and hug him, but
this wasn't really the place to do that. Instead I asked him a
question. "Tyler, why don't we get together and talk sometime, outside of
school?"


"Are you sure? I think I'd like that." Tyler said, looking from me to Andy
and back.


"Well, you should join the alliance, Tyler. You never know, you might meet
someone special." I suggested to him.


"That would be cool!" Andy enthused.


"Hey, we should exchange cell numbers!" Andy exclaimed.


Tyler smiled as I handed him a piece of paper and a pen. I wrote down my
cell and Andy's cell and we exchanged them.


"Okay, I'll see you around, and I will be joining your alliance. Thanks
guys, you're totally awesome!" Tyler said before waving and leaving.


By the time lunchtime had arrived we'd talked to almost forty
students. Mr. Wolfe came in and asked if we wanted him to get us some
lunch. Andy spoke up, "No thanks, Mr. Wolfe. We want to go to the
cafeteria. No good comes from this if we stay here. We'll go to the
cafeteria, eat lunch and come back at the end of lunch to see if there are
any more people with questions." I felt that way too. I mean they can clap
in an assembly all they want, but it really takes eating lunch in the
cafeteria to really see where they stand on the issue.


"That's fine, if you feel up to it. I'll have the Security Guard keep an
eye out. Just in case." I actually started to wonder if the guard was
really necessary, but I guess it was better to be safe than sorry.


We left the conference room shortly after the halls cleared from those
leaving their classes and heading to lunch. Holding hands as we walked, we
arrived at the cafeteria and entered as the entire cafeteria broke out in
applause. We just stood there, momentarily stunned and startled by the
response. I was breathless, like, wow!


As we approached the lunch line, we heard people calling to us:


"You guys are awesome!" One of the football team members shouted.


"Man, you guys have must balls the size of an elephant, I could never do
something like that!" Said another boy. I wondered if he was trying to tell
us something with the way he said that.


"Why do all the cute ones have to be gay?" One girl asked. That one made me
laugh a little. I playfully winked at her.


Comment after comment was shouted to us, and only a few were not
positive. When one was shouted, other students jumped that person by
telling them to shut up!


We got our lunch and sat at an empty table. As we ate, people stopped by
and patted us on the back, or wanted to shake our hands. It seemed like we
had become instant celebrities! We finished lunch and returned to the
meeting room. By the end of the day, we'd met with nearly a hundred
kids. We kept count and had sixty who said they wanted to join the
alliance.


Mr. Wolfe came in and told us that he'd spoken to our parents and he'd
arranged transportation home for us and he was excusing us fifteen minutes
early to avoid the crowds. He thanked us again and told us how good a job
we'd done and wished us a good evening saying he'd see us tomorrow. He
asked the guard to escort us outside the building and into a waiting
taxicab who took us back to Andy's house.


[Andy's POV]


It had been a really intense day and I could tell that Tommy was really on
edge, even though he tried to hide it. As soon as we got in the door after
being dropped off by the taxi, I pulled him to me and kissed him deeply. I
was so proud of how he handled himself today. I was afraid that he'd break
under all the pressure. The feel of his lips against mine, his tongue
probing my mouth, his hands rubbing ever so gently across my back and butt,
I never wanted this to end.


We were interrupted from our oral connection by a forced cough behind
us. We broke our kiss and turned to see Grandpa Mike grinning at us."Uh,
sorry Grandpa, it's been a rough day and I was trying to calm Tommy down."
I told him with a grin on my face.


Grandpa Mike chuckled before saying, "Don't worry, I'm real proud of you
boys, and I understand your need to `calm' each other, but you've been at
it for nearly five minutes."


"Really? That long?" Tommy asked in a very surprised voice. That tone of
voice makes him seem cute at that moment, okay, he's always cute, but he's
cuter when he does that.


We went into the living room and found Dad and Becky sitting and
talking. Tommy, Grandpa Mike, and I sat on the sofa and I took Tommy's hand
in mine.


"I'm so proud of you two!" Becky pretty much shouted. "You really put it on
the line, and, with the exception of a minor idiot, it went really
well. You spoke from the heart and I think the others really accepted it."
I think my head swelled from her gushing, hehe.


"So, how many questions did you have to answer the rest of the day?" Dad
asked.


"Almost a hundred. Most were really just supporting us and telling us
they'd be joining the Alliance. We did have a couple boys who came out to
us and that was cool. One boy, Tyler, seemed as if he could really use a
friend or two, so we asked him if he wanted to hang out sometime, we
exchanged cell numbers." I explained.


"When we went to the cafeteria, everyone clapped and cheered for us. I was
kinda embarrassed by that, but I got over it. Now that it's all over, I'm
really glad we did this." Tommy added.


"Well, you guys did exactly what needed to be done. You were quite
fortunate to have the support of Mr. Wolfe and even I was surprised that
Mr. Anderson showed up and took the stance he did." Mike told us.


"We've got a lot of work ahead of us getting the Alliance set up. I think
we need to talk to Mr. Johnson about it. I'll ask him when we can
meet. That okay with you, Babe?" I said, mostly to Tommy.


"Yeah, I just want to say that when we elect officers, I don't want us to
be one of them. True, we got this going, but it's not about us. Sure, we'll
be active, but I just want to let others take control." Tommy replied.


"I don't know if they'll go for that, Tommy. You guys got the ball rolling,
so at least in the beginning, I think the only chance this group has to get
started on the right foot is for you two to agree to take the reins." Dad
said.


"I think that if we agree to be part of the steering committee, we can get
others to take the officer positions." I voiced, mostly thinking out loud.


"That might work. I don't mind doing what I can to help, but I don't want
the responsibility of actually running things." Tommy said.


Grandpa suggested that we end this conversation for now. He offered to take
everyone out for a celebratory dinner. So, after agreeing to this, everyone
began to get ready.


Tommy and I were upstairs, having just finished our shower. Tommy was
acting all frisky but I told him, even though I wanted to, that we had to
just get clean and dressed. While we were getting dressed when we heard Dad
shouting. I opened the door and heard, "...I can't believe they did that!
This could cause some serious backlash!" This scared me a little, but I
tried to hide it from Tommy, I don't know how successful I was because he
had a bit of fear in his eyes. We finished dressing and went
downstairs. "What's happened Dad?" I asked.


"I just saw a report on the news about what you guys did today. Mr. Wolfe
and Mr. Anderson called press conference. They told what had happened at
school today and are taking all the credit for setting it up! Then they
told your names and showed pictures of each of you! Without permission, I
might add. I think we're going to have to have words with Mr. Anderson. I
know both he and Mr. Wolfe have political aspirations and I can't believe
they're using you two to gain political clout! I am really pissed right
now!" Dad explained. I've seen him pissed before but this time I'd hide if
he was pissed at me!


I could tell that Tommy was frightened, I could see it on his face. I was
too, but tried not to show it. Again, Grandpa Mike stepped in to calm
things down. "Jim, I agree with you, but blowing up now isn't
helping. Tomorrow, you and Becky should stop in to see him. Boys, you
should go on as if nothing has happened...for now. It's a terrible thing
when men like them use events they had little control over to gain public
approval. While you are meeting with him, I'll contact my lawyer and see if
we have any possible claim. But for tonight, let's go to dinner and show
these boys how very proud we are of them."


At that moment, the phone rang and Dad answered it.


After hanging up, Dad said, "We may have a problem. Boys, will you please
wait for us outside, we'll be there in a moment." I started to worry at
that point.


We were about to head out the front door when Dad told us to wait in the
back yard. This was odd, but we did as we were asked. Tommy and I embraced
and kissed again while the adults talked inside. His kisses always help me
calm down... well, not calm, but least not worrying, if you know what I
mean.


[Jim's POV]


"That call may be the precursor to a problem, a huge problem." I told
them. I was so pissed at that point if I'd seen either of those assholes,
I'd beat the shit out of them.  What the hell were they thinking?.


I could tell that Becky was worried. "What did they say?" She asked.


I repeated exactly what the caller said, "Fags have no right to live! Death
to all fags!"


Becky, seemed to be shocked into silence, her hand was over her mouth, and
she shed a tear which ran down her cheek.


"Jim, you need to call the police. When they arrive, you need to explain
everything, and ask for their help." Mike stated before continuing, "I'll
take the boys out for dinner while you deal with that."


They agreed and Mike got the boys and I told them, "Guys, something has
come up and Becky and I need to be here for a while, so Grandpa Mike is
going to take you two out for dinner."


[Tommy's POV]


I knew something was up when they told us to head to the backyard, but when
we returned, I knew it was bad. Mom looked really frightened and this got
me even more on edge and I felt like I needed to get out of there. Now I
was worried that we might not have made the right choice. We might not have
thought of everything that could happen. I didn't know exactly what it was,
but something in that phone call really got to Jim.


We left the house and got into Grandpa Mike's van. You know, it's getting
easier to think of him as Grandpa, it's kinda neat. As Andy and I sat there
in the back, holding each other's hand, we rode in silence. After a minute
or two, Grandpa spoke. "Guys, I will never lie to you or hold back
information. The reason we went out is that Jim and Becky are going to call
the police about that phone call. Some idiot made a threat. Now, I don't
want you two to worry, we'll handle it."


That scared me even more, and I could tell by how Andy squeezed my hand he
was just as scared. I had to ask one question. "Grandpa? Why would
Mr. Anderson and Mr. Wolfe do this to us?"


"Tommy, sometimes people have their own agenda. They will use any means, or
anyone to attain them. What he did was wrong, and if I could contact him
right now, I'd explain to him exactly how bad he messed up." Grandpa
replied.


"We have his phone numbers, both at work and his cell." Andy said. I'd
actually forgotten about that.


Grandpa pulled over and asked for the numbers. Which Andy gave him by
giving Grandpa the card he'd been given.


Grandpa picked up his phone and made the call. I could only barely hear his
side because he was speaking softly into the phone, and I really didn't
understand much of what I did hear. He talked on the phone for about five
minutes before hanging up, I just held on to Andy's hand trying to calm my
nerves.


When he'd finished, he didn't say anything more than, "This is going to
prove to be a very bad day for Mr. Wolfe and Mr. Anderson, but for now,
let's celebrate, you guys did something amazing and I need to show you how
proud I am."


He restarted the van and pulled away from the curb.


Andy turned to me and gave me a very tender kiss, and hugged me in his
arms. I felt so good and safe in his arms. We stayed like that for the next
five minutes until pulling into the restaurant's parking lot.


We looked at the building and I said, "Grandpa, why are we here, this is
the best restaurant in town! It's way too expensive."


"Nothing is too expensive where my boys are concerned, let's eat!" He
replied.


We entered the restaurant and the hostess showed us to our table. On the
way I saw Mr. Johnson... and he was kissing another man! What the fuck?


... to be continued ...