Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2000 10:32:15 -0500
From: fsw <fsw99@mindspring.com>
Subject: Chapter 24 of Matt and Mike

Warning! This story contains sex between minor boys. If you are underage,
this is illegal in your country, or do not like this type of story, please
do not read this.

			       MATT and MIKE

			    Chapter Twenty Four

Mike and I continued to work and go to school, but not having a car got to
be a real problem.  Walking everywhere is all right in the summer, but is
NOT very nice in the winter.

Jim had a friend at work that had bought a Toyota Camry new 12 years
ago. Nothing was wrong with it, but he decided he wanted a new car. He
negotiated a really good deal on a new Camry, getting several thousand
dollars off the sticker price, but all they offered him for his car was
$500.00. He was insulted, and did not buy it at that time.

Jim told him about us and asked him how much he wanted for the car. He said
he would sell it to us for $750.00. That was still way below retail price
for the car, but made him feel like he was not getting ripped off.

Mike and I combined our money, and bought our first car. Then, we got
another surprise. We had no idea how much insurance would cost. All we
could afford was minimum coverage, where any damage to our car caused by us
was not covered. We also found out that we could save 10 per cent if we
took a driver's training course. 10 per cent to us was a lot of money, so
we both decided to signed up. Mike was now 15, and he could get his
learner's permit, but hadn't yet because of the cost of insurance.

The cheapest course we could find was run by the Department of Motor
Vehicles. The course was taught on Saturday mornings, and it fit our
schedule, so paid the fee and both signed up.

The instructor was in his late thirties or early forties. His name was
Mr. Walton, and he was a really nice man. He told us he had two sons a
little younger than we were, and he told us about them as we practiced on
the course. Seth was the oldest at 14. Jerry was the youngest, at 12. Seth
was extremely shy, and hadn't started dating yet.

He finally asked us if we both had girlfriends. To this day I still don't
know why Mike did this, but he just came right out and told him we were
both gay, and in love with each other. I was shocked then, and still am
now. It worked out for the best, though. We both just never opened up to
ANY adult that fast.

Mr. Walton didn't say much after Mike told him that, and we continued our
driving lesson in silence. I knew Mike had told him too much. Now, he won't
like us anymore.

When we finally were through, we parked, and he took a break before working
with the next two students. We walked off to one side, and he joined us.

"Look, my name is Troy. My son Seth told his mother Pat and I that he
thinks he is gay, too. He is really having a tough time dealing with it. He
doesn't have many friends at school because of his shyness, and doesn't
think he could ever tell anyone. He thinks he will never have a boyfriend.
You two seem to be really happy together. You surprised me by being so open
about being gay.", he said.

"Yeah, it surprised me, too. Mike has never done that before.", I said
seriously.

That cracked Troy up, and we ended up joining him in the laughter. Not
before I gave Mike a dirty look, though. We were going to have to talk
about who we tell and who we don't.

"Anyway, I was wondering if you could do me a favor. Could you come over
and talk to Seth? I think him talking to both of you could really help
him. What do you say?", he asked.

"Sure, we would like that.", Mike said. "Wouldn't we, Matt?", Mike asked.

"Sure, I guess so. When do you want us to come over?", I asked.

"How about right after we finish today's lesson. You could follow me over
to our house. It's pretty easy to find, but that way you know you won't get
lost.", Troy said.

We looked at each other, and agreed silently. "That is fine with us,
Troy. We have some free time right now anyway. We have to be at work later
in the afternoon, though.", Mike said.

"Great. I will meet you here after the class is over. And, boys, thanks.",
Troy said.

We talked about the two brothers as we watched the other students navigate
around the driving course. We both wondered what each of them would be
like. Troy was a nice looking older man.  We hoped that Seth and Jerry
would be cute, too.

The class was finally over, and we all got into our cars and headed for
their house. We parked, and followed Troy through the front door. Their
house was an older home like Jim's, but was really big.

His wife met us at the door, wondering who we were. "Matt and Mike, this is
my wife, Pat. Pat, this is Matt and this is Mike. They are taking my
driving class to cut down on insurance cost.  They are both really good
drivers.", Troy said.

"Hello, boys", she said, and warmly shook our hands. We liked her right
away. Again, not something that we normally do.

"I asked them to come over and talk to Seth. I will explain in a
minute. Let me get Seth and Jerry down here first.", Troy said, as he
walked towards the stairs. "Seth, Jerry, come down here for a few minutes,
please.", he yelled up the stairs.

We could hear both boys coming down the stairs immediately. Seth walked in
first, followed by Jerry. Seth had brown hair and eyes like his Dad. He was
about 5 feet 5 inches tall, and had an average build. Jerry had brownish
blonde hair and blue eyes like his mother. He was a little under 5 feet
tall, but had a more powerful looking body than Seth. He must play a lot of
sports. They were both cute, though, just like we had hoped.

Boys, this is Matt over here and that is Mike. They are both in one of my
driving classes. I asked them to come over and talk to Seth for a little
while. I told them you think you are gay...", Troy said.

Seth immediately interrupted him. "WHAT? Dad, how could you?", Seth
screamed, bursting into tears. He ran from the room and climbed the stairs
as fast as he could.

"Let me go talk to him. He doesn't understand.", Troy said.

"Mr. Walton, Troy I mean, can Mike and I go up first? Jerry can show us
where his room is. I think we can calm him down lots quicker than you can
right now. He doesn't seem like he would listen to you at the moment.", I
said.

"All right. Maybe that is a good idea. I didn't tell him very tactfully
right then, did I? Go ahead.", Troy said.

"Come on, Jerry, you can be our guide.", I said, pushing him gently towards
the stairs.

We all three climbed the stairs in silence. Jerry stopped in front of a
bedroom door that was closed. "This is his room, but I don't think he will
want to talk to you.", Jerry said.

"Well, we can at least try.", I answered, knocking on his door.

"Go away and leave me alone.", Seth yelled through the door. We could hear
he still was crying.

I opened the door and all of us walked inside.

"I didn't say you could come in here. Get out, and leave me alone.", Seth
yelled.

"Give us 60 seconds to tell you something. Then, if you still want us to
go, we will. We will never come back, if that is what you want. And we will
never tell anyone else what your Dad told us.", I said quietly.

"I don't want to hear you, but go ahead. You have your 60 seconds starting
now.", Seth said, burying his head in his pillows.

"OK, 60 seconds. Mike and I are both gay. We are in love with each other,
and plan to spend the rest of our lives together. Mike told your Dad that
we were gay. Your Dad told us you thought you were gay, and you were also
extremely shy. He thought that if we talked to you, we might could help you
understand what being gay means, and help you with your problems. I think
that is way less than 60 seconds, but it sums up why we are here. Do you
want us to go now?", I asked calmly.

Seth had rolled over and was staring at both of us with his eyes wide and
his mouth open. "You are both gay and you don't care who knows it?", he
asked.

"Well, we don't usually meet somebody and say `Hi, I am Matt and this is
Mike, and we are gay.  Nice to meet you.` I was surprised when Mike told
your Dad, if you want to know the truth. But, being gay isn't a disease
that you can catch. We aren't ashamed of being gay, and we wouldn't be
straight if someone invented a pill to take to cure us of our problem. We
love each other, and wouldn't change that for the world. Do you
understand?", I asked.

"Yeah, I guess so. So, you really want to help me? I have lots of questions
to ask. I have never even met anyone who is gay.", Seth said.

"Well, we aren't exactly rock stars or anything. We would like to help you
if we could, though.", Mike added.

"Is it OK if I stay and listen? I'm not gay or anything, but I love my
brother, and I would like to hear anything that I can learn to help him
later.", Jerry said.

"We don't care. I don't know if Seth cares, though.", I answered.

"I don't care. Jerry and I don't have any secrets from each other. He was
the first person that I ever told I was gay. He knows it all, anyway.",
Seth said.

We all four sat down on his bed, and the flood gates opened. All his
frustrations came bursting out, along with a lot of new tears. Mike and I
hugged him to us on more than one occasion, and let him cry himself out. He
held on to us then like a man would a life raft when his ship was sinking
in a storm. We all learned a lot about each other that day, and we stayed
as long as we could. We all became good friends that day. Finally, we had
to go or we would be late for work.

We all came down the stairs and told Troy and Pat about our talk. We knew
they would continue the discussion after we were gone.

Seth came over and hugged both of us goodbye. "Thanks for talking to me,
guys. I think it really helped me a lot. Could you come over again some
time? I need to think about what we have said, and I know I will have some
new questions".

"I tell you what. Why don't you come over and spend the night with us next
Friday night? We can sit up as long as you want and talk. We could pick you
up after we get off work, and bring you back when we take our driving
lesson.", I said.

"That would be great. Thanks a lot. Can I Dad? Mom?", Seth begged.

"I think that would be a great idea.", Troy said.

"Can I come, too? I listened to everything you said before.", Jerry begged.

"Mike and I don't care. We have plenty of extra bedrooms. What do you say,
Seth?", I asked.

"That is fine with me. Jerry and I go almost everywhere together. I guess I
would miss him if he didn't come. We can sleep together so you will only
need one bedroom.", Seth answered.

So, it was settled. We each exchanged telephone numbers, and promised to
call each other during the week. As we were leaving, Jerry ran over to both
of us a hugged us, too. "Thanks for helping my brother.", he said, as tears
formed at the corners of his eyes.

Mike and I had made two really good friends in Seth and Jerry. We both
liked them a lot, even though they were younger than we were. We had no
idea how close we would become.

     To Be Continued

Any reader's comments or criticisms are appreciated. The more comments I
get, the quicker I will forward more chapters. Again, I am trying to tell
the story using actual facts, but I do insert parts of the story that did
not really happen. The boys always give me permission, before I submit my
version. I hope you like this method of telling a story. Any comments can
be sent to fsw99@mindspring.com. The only gratification I really get out of
writing is your comments. I have made good friends out of Matt and Mike,
and could use some more.