Disclaimer: The following is a work of fiction and any resemblance to real people or events is purely coincidental. The story contains graphic descriptions of sex between men. Anyone who is forbidden by law to read such material must stop now. This story is being posted to the Nifty Archive solely for the enjoyment of its readers.
About a week has passed since Chris began his first attempt at capturing his sexual fantasies in his computer. He thought about it a lot. Sitting in front of his computer reading his 'masterpiece', Chris is pleased with his work but is cautious that he probably should be more critical. After several minutes he finds a few things to correct and rewrite for more clarity. He begins typing again, picking up where he left off.
Chapter 2
A couple of weeks later the boys were playing golf at the municipal club. Although they were just beginners, they were very competitive. There was some type of silly wager on each hole but because they were so evenly matched, neither ever got much of an advantage. On reaching the eighteenth hole they were all even. Rick was as about 10 feet from the cup but Todd had managed to plop his ball down only four feet away. Rick went through the motions of preparing to putt then stroked it softly toward the hole. It stopped just 5 inches short. As Todd was scopeing his put, Rick thought of a great way to screw over his mind.
"Make this and I'll give you a blowjob." Rick said. That one challenge would require Todd to make a decision. If he didn't want Rick to suck his cock he could intentionally miss. If he wanted Rick to do it, he could go for a winner. Even if Todd got close, Rick would know he wanted to get sucked and maybe they could do it anyway. Todd struck the ball. It rolled slowly toward the hole. Rick's heart was pounding with anticipation. The ball looked like it was going left of the hole when it curled right and dropped into the cup. Todd said nothing. He just walked to the cup, picked up his ball, smiled at Rick and extended his hand.
"Good game. Let's head for the pool." That was it. No acknowledgment of his victory or his acceptance of Rick's offer. They went to the locker room, changed into their swim suits and went swimming. The rest of the day passed without comment about Rick's offer and Rick decided he should keep quiet and let Todd take his own time. He was staying at Todd's house tonight and they would at least jack each other off, something they were doing a lot of lately.
After dinner with Todd's parents and little sister they went into the back yard and threw a football around until it got dark. Todd showered first. When Rick finished his shower and went into Todd's bedroom Todd told him to close the door. Todd was already in bed with the sheet pulled up to his waist. As Rick sat down on the bed Todd pulled the sheet back to reveal no briefs and a beautiful teen erection.
"I'm ready to collect." Todd said with a funny grin on his face. Rick looked at Todd with surprise. Then he began to grin when he realized what Todd meant. "I take it your offer was serious!" Todd commented.
"You know I never say anything if I don't mean. You want the light on or off?" Todd thought for a moment.
"On. I want to watch this."
"OK. But I'm taking my briefs off too." Rick said as he raised his hips and pushed them down and off his feet. Then he moved closer to Todd and kind of sat there supporting himself with his left arm extended, looking down at Todd's penis then into Todd's eyes. His own erection was throbbing.
"Ready?" Rick asked.
""Yeah." Rick reached out with his right hand and wrapped it around Todd's cock. He placed his left hand on Todd's firm, not quite washboard stomach. Then he leaned over, opened his mouth and closed it over the crown that was sticking up above his fist. His tongue immediately went to work licking Todd's glans. "Ahhhh" he heard Todd sigh. Rick knew this was called phallitio. He had read about it at the library. Since Todd was circumcised he would easily run his tongue around under the edge of the crown. Todd seemed to like this. Rick twisted his head around so he could look at Todd's face and saw Todd's eyes were closed. Then they opened and Todd looked into Rick's eyes and smiled. Rick smiled too but Todd couldn't tell because his a cock in Rick's mouth. Rick got back to but business of sucking cock. He didn't take very much of Todd into his mouth, he used his fist to guard against deep penetration.
"I think I'm gonna cum!" Todd whispered his warning. Rick released Todd's dick from his mouth just in time as cum began spurting almost straight up out of the eye and splattered on Todd's lower abdomen just above his pubic bush. Rick marveled at the muscle contractions he could feel in Todd's stomach. Todd, who had been resting on his elbows watching his first blowjob, collapsed into the pillow gasping for air. Rick continued to stroke Todd's cock, milking the last few drops of cum from the shaft. He wanted to bend over and lick those drops from the slit but decided to wait until he was more confident that Todd would approve. He did, however, release Todd's cock and lick the cum off his hand while Todd's eyes were still closed. Todd lay still for several minutes enjoying the moment. Finally he opened his eyes and raised up on his elbows again.
"Damn! That was great! Your mouth is so warm and wet I couldn't hold off. It happened too fast." Todd scooped up some of his cum with his fingers, stuck them into his mouth and looked at Rick with a smile as if to say 'Look what I did!' Rick smiled back.
"When did you start doing that?"
"About two days after I watched you do it." Not to be out done, Rick took the index and middle fingers of his right hand, scooped up some of Todd's cum, brought it to his nose and sniffed it before placing his fingers in his mouth.
"You taste pretty good!" Rick said as he looked into Todd's eyes. Todd could hardly believe what he had just seen. Not knowing what to say, he said nothing; he just stared into Rick's eyes. Rick wanted to leave his left hand on Todd's stomach, he loved to feel Todd's skin. Todd grabbed some tissue from the night stand and handed it to Rick.
"Clean me up." Todd instructed. For a moment Rick considered licking Todd clean but decided to use the tissue he was offered. When Rick was finished he laid back and looked at Todd.
"Is it my turn?"
"For what? A hand job? I'm not about to do what you just did."
"Just get me off. I'm so hot it won't take long." Without saying a word, Todd grasped and began pumping Rick's erection like he was in a hurry. There was no delicate stroking involved. Todd's movements were very mechanical and dispassionate but it soon achieved the desired result and Rick shoot cum all over himself. As soon as Rick ejaculated, Todd withdrew his hand and wiped the cum off against Rick's leg.
"Time for sleep." Todd whispered as he reached for the light.
The next morning, Rick anticipated some hostility from Todd based on his apparent attitude the night before. However, Todd was as normal as usual. There was no apparent expression of guilt about last nights activities and the two teens went about their day like always. Rick had to go to his part time job, washing windows for one of the department stores on the town square. Todd had things to do for his dad. That episode provided Rick with a ton of jerk-off fantasies.
It was another three weeks before the boys could get together for another jerkoff session. It was the middle of the afternoon in Todd's room and they were alone in the house so they didn't have to be quite so quiet. Rick was very interested and cautious about Todd's behavior toward their mutual masturbation activities because their last episode seemed to end in uncertainty. This time Todd was the aggressor. He hurriedly helped Rick remove his briefs. Todd grasped Rick's dick and looked at for a few seconds before stuffing the head into his mouth. The surprise attack and the wet heat of Todd's mouth quickly brought Rick near orgasm.
"I'm gonna shoot!" Rick announced urgently. Todd backed off of Rick's cock just in time to watch a ribbon of cum arch through the air and land on Rick's stomach. Todd continued to stroke and massage Rick's cock until Rick had to ask him to stop because the mushroom head was too sensitive. Rick just lay on the bed almost in shock. It took him a few minutes to recover.
"You gonna do me now?" Todd asked as he quickly pushed his briefs over his hips and off his feet then lay back on his bed.
"Yeah." Rick replied as he moved over Todd's six inches of rigid flesh. He marveled at how wonderful and delicious it looked. His mouth started to drool. Rick had thought a lot about Todd's cock and how good it felt in his mouth. He also remembered how he liked the taste of Todd's cum and how he could save a lot of the mess if he just swallowed it straight from the faucet. Rick positioned himself between Todd's legs, tenderly held Todd's cock in his hand, placed his lips against the tip and kissed it. He was going to make love to it. As he opened his lips Todd slid inside and he continued forward until Todd's tool was probing the back of his throat. He started to gag but he expected this because he had been experimenting with small bananas. As soon as he got control of the gag reflex he applied pressure and felt Todd's tool slide into his throat. He stopped and looked up. Todd looked very surprised but he didn't say a word. Rick began to bob up and down, each time taking the entire head of Todd's cock into his throat. Todd was moaning and groaning.
"I'm gonna cum!" Todd announced rather loudly. Rick continued face fucking himself with Todd's prick. "Really, Rick, I can't hole it any longer!" Todd exclaimed with an increased level of urgency in his voice. Rick continued. "OHH! AHHH! Ahhhhhhhhh! " Rick took the first shot down his throat then pulled off until just Todd's glans was in his mouth so he could take the rest of the cum into his oral cavity. Todd filled up Rick's mouth with cum but Rick was able to hold it all because the first and largest shot was already on its way to his stomach. Rick continued to hold Todd in his mouth as he looked up the length of Todd's torso waiting for him to regain control of his senses. When Todd raised his head and looked down, Rick ran his tongue through Todd's piss slit once more to get the last drop of cum and causing Todd's body to stiffen from the sensitivity before releasing the softening dick letting it fall limply into it's bush. When Rick was sure Todd was watching, he made a theatrical production of swallowing his friend's cum. Then Rick crawled up and lay down beside his friend.
"Why'd you do that? Swallow it?"
"I wanted to. Didn't you like it?"
"Well...yeah. Maybe I need to think about it."
"How come you sucked me now when you wouldn't do it a few weeks ago?" Rick thought it was a fair question.
"I had to think about it."
"What did you think about it? And, now that you've done it what do you think about it?"
"Well... I liked it when you did it to me. And... I figured I owed you. You're my friend and I want to do things for you that you do for me. Now that I did it...it was OK. Not bad. I'd do it again if you wanted. But I could never do what you just did. You won't ask me to do that will you?"
Rick clearly understood what was going on here. He was anxious, happy to suck his friend. He wanted to suck cock. Todd, on the other hand only did it to repay his friend. He wasn't a true cocksucker. If this was Todd's limit, he could live with it.
"No, you never have to do anything you don't want to do. OK?"
"Yeah. Agreed. Now we'd better get dressed before someone comes home." Finally, some rules for their sexual relationship had been set. Rick was happy with it and Todd was comfortable with it.
Summer vacation was coming to a close and Rick and Todd would be high school freshmen. Freshmen and Sophomores were required to have gym twice a week. This was Rick first experience in a locker room with a bunch of naked boys and it proved to be quite a challenge. He was constantly challenged to keep his eyes above chest level but he slipped a lot. He wanted to study all the different sizes and shapes of cocks swinging around in the showers but this created a collateral problem in that it caused his own dick to become hard enough to hang a flag from. The agony was terrible for a while but eventually he figured out mind games to deal with it and successfully adjusted to the situation.
Rick and Todd were in the same English class so they sat together. The desks were oversized to hold two students so they were able to feel each other up and otherwise interfere with concentration. Their desk was right next to the widow which was almost always open that Fall. One morning, as they were groping each other's crotch and feeling randy, Rick slipped his hand under the waistband of Todd's pants and grabbed his prick through his briefs. He loved the feel of a hard, hot prick covered by soft cotton. Rick thought Todd would remove his hand but he didn't so Rick continued to stroke and stroke and stroke, all the while looking to the front of the room to give the impression he was paying attention to the teacher. It wasn't long before Rick felt Todd's prick pulse, heard a suppressed grunt and felt Todd's briefs fill up with a warm liquid. Rick withdrew his hand before it got wet and glanced up to see Todd with his mouth open and a glassy stare. A few moments later Todd looked down at his crotch then up at the teacher then down at his crotch then up at the teacher then looked at Rick. His lips spread into a smile and he let out a quiet chuckle.
"You bastard." Todd whispered to Rick with a grin on his face and Rick let out a quiet chuckle. "I'll get you for this."
"Promise?" Rick asked.
"Rick, Todd, perhaps you would like to share your conversation with the rest of the class!" the teacher asked.
"Ah..., Well..., Sir, I asked Rick to come to my house after school to review today's lesson and do our homework." Todd replied.
"Is that acceptable to you, Rick?" the teacher asked.
"Ah..., Yes sir."
"Good. If it's all right with you two I'll continue." and the teacher picked up his book and proceeded to explain some subtle point.
Rick and Todd looked at each other. Both their faces were quite red with embarrassment. They smiled at each other and refocused their attention on the teacher. They both realized how close they came to being exposed and breathed a sigh of relief. Todd had to sit there for another thirty-five minutes with his shorts filled with cum. Actually, it dried rather fast with only one small spot showing through his pants. When the bell rang ending the class, Todd made a bee line to the rest room, removed his briefs and spent the rest of the day with no underwear. Rick disappeared quickly and went to his next class. After school the two boys met one block off campus and walked to Todd's house.
"Boy, that was fast thinking!" Rick said. "I'm sorry. I didn't know you were so close. I was waiting for you to stop me." They walked toward Todd's house.
"You shit! You almost got us caught."
"OK, I owe you. You choose my method of payment."
"Yeah, I've been thinking about that all afternoon. Your ass is the price."
"Does that mean what I think it means?"
"I'm going to shove my cock up your ass."
"Yeah, well, I can take it." Rick boasted. He had been thinking about how he could get Todd to fuck him and now the situation just presented itself without any devious planning on his part. The anticipation was making him hard already. Rick didn't want Todd to know this was his greatest desire, he wanted to make it appear as thought he was doing it only because he owed a debt. Rick knew he was more interested in sex than Todd was. He thought Todd was not gay, or was not sure he was gay, but Todd was only using Rick for sexual gratification. For that reason he had to be careful not to seem too eager. Rick wanted Todd to think they were both using each other for the same reason. The walk to Todd's house seemed to go very quickly. No one was home so they went straight to Todd's room. Todd began stripping as they walked up the stairs so Rick started removing his clothes also.
"Get your pants off and lay over the side of the bed." Todd said, almost like an order. Quickly Rick was naked except for his socks and he lay across the bed with his legs dangling toward the floor, his ass exposed for whatever purpose Todd wanted to use it.
"Just don't hurt me." Rick demanded. Todd looked down at his friend and realized he really didn't want to hurt his friend.
"Rick, you know I don't ever want to hurt you. If it hurts, I'll stop. OK?"
"OK." Secretly Rick wanted it to hurt. He wanted Todd to hurry up and fuck him.
"You ready?" Todd asked as he stood behind Rick and leaned over the body spread out submissively before him. Todd placed his hands on either side of Rick's waist and lined his cock up with Rick's crack. It was quickly obvious Todd would not be able to find Rick's hole unless his cheeks were spread open.
"Hey Rick, I need some help. Use your hands to spread your cheeks so I can see what I'm doing."
"OK." Rick replied as he reached behind him, placed his hands on his cheeks and pulled them apart. That was all that Todd needed. Now he could see the hole and moved the head of his prick up against it. As Todd's prick disturbed the almost invisible short hairs guarding Rick's rear entrance, Rick felt his sphincter contract and his gut begin to churn as he had never felt before. This must have been some primal autonomic reaction in defense of a potential invasion. It made Rick's head spin and he liked it. In his mind he began talking to his ass, telling it to relax, welcome the invader. Todd pressed against Rick's pucker but it did not open. He pressed harder. He still wasn't making any progress.
"Maybe you have to get it slicked up." Rick suggested. "Let me get you good and wet with spit and then try it."
"OK." Todd agreed as he pulled away. Rick rolled over, sat up and quickly swallowed Todd's tool. He had to remember his objective was to get lots of spit on his invader and not to suck it. After thoroughly coating Todd' tool with saliva he released it and rapidly assumed his original position, face down, cheeks spread. Todd moved in quickly and made contact. At first his prick slid up and away from Rick's hole so he steadied it with his hand. This time when he pressed forward Rick's hole began to open slowly. Again, Rick encouraged his sphincter to relax and allow penetration. He wanted so badly to have Todd inside him. He wasn't sure if that was what caused it but Todd began to sink deeper and deeper. In a very short time Rick could feel Todd's pubic hair against his hands. When he felt that, he let go of his cheeks and placed his hands on either side of Todd's hips and pulled him closer. He didn't feel any pain like he expected. He experienced a very full feeling, a very good feeling. He was also breathing rapidly with excitement.
"Wow! I'm all the way in. How does it feel?"
"OK." Rick wanted to say it felt 'wonderful' but he didn't want Todd to know he liked it that much. "I'm ready when you want to start fucking." This was better than he had ever imagined.
"Tell me if I hurt you and I'll stop." Todd was just as excited as Rick but from a different perspective. This was the first time he ever had his prick inside anybody. (He didn't consider Rick's blowjobs in the same category.) He was going to experience what it was like to actually 'fuck.' Todd withdrew about halfway and slid back into his best buddy. Then he did it a couple more times. "Are you OK?" he asked.
"Yeah." Rick almost moaned. It was all he could say as he was concentrating so intensely on the wonderful sensation of Todd's tool sliding in and out of his body. Todd continued pumping his hips, driving his growing cock deep into his friends ass. After about five minutes he stopped.
"I'm going to pull out now." he announced.
"Why?" Rick asked disappointedly.
"I'm about to cum and I don't want to do it inside you." And he pulled his prick from Rick's body. Rick groaned. Already he missed the fullness of Todd's prick. He wanted it back. He wanted Todd to cum inside him but he wasn't going to beg for it.
"Oh, damn!" Todd exclaimed.
"What's wrong?" Rick asked as he turned over. When he looked at Todd's tool he saw the problem. It was covered with shit. They hadn't thought of that. Rick realized they would have to get some condoms before their next time.
"Come on into the bathroom and I'll clean you off." Rick said as he jumped up from the edge of the bed and dragged Todd to the bathroom. Only a small amount of shit was stuck to the head of Todd's dick. Rick grabbed some toilet paper and removed most of it then pushed him up to the sink and splashed water on it. Rick lathered his hands with soap and applied it to Todd's tool. He used his right hand to massage Todd's meat and his left hand on himself. Warm water, warm hands and a good massage soon had Todd shooting into the sink where the running water washed his sperm down the drain. Todd had to put his arm around Rick's shoulders for support as his knees almost buckled when his orgasm struck. When Todd was finished, Rick switched hands and finished himself off, sending his sperm down the drain along with Todd's. The fact that Todd had not reciprocated and jerked him off at the same time was not lost on Rick. He really wished Todd would be more willing to share equally in their activities. Regardless, he wasn't quite ready to abandon the sexual gratification he was getting from their relationship. At least Todd was willing to let Rick feel his body, jerk him off and suck him. Now he could add 'fuck' to that list. As Rick dried Todd's cock and balls he realized he was the 'giver' in this relationship. Fine with him. They dressed and Rick left to go to wash windows at the department store. From that day on, Rick occasionally inserted fingers or other objects into his rectum to intensify his orgasms while masturbating.
During the Christmas brake from school, Todd spent a night with Rick. The next morning they awoke with raging boners and laughed while they groped each other. They had slept late and were alone in the house. Rick had been looking for a chance to get Todd to reciprocate and take him up the ass. He was really curious to know what it felt like to fuck someone.
"Todd, I...would you..."
"Yeah? What is it?"
"Well, you've put your prick inside me about six times and I haven't done it to you once. How about it? Don't you think it's my turn?"
"Oh. Well... But I'm not sure." Todd was really defensive. It was obvious he didn't want Rick to fuck him but he was afraid if he refused, Rick would cut him off. And he liked it too much for that to happen. There was just something about having another boy's penis inside his ass that really turned him off.
"If it hurts I'll stop. That's what I told you the first time you did me. Look! It doesn't hurt me. Why should it hurt you? I'll be careful."
"Well... OK. But you have to promise to stop if it hurts."
"Promise. Now, get over on the edge of the bed. I'll get the jell."
Todd reluctantly positioned himself face down on the bed with his legs dangling over the edge. His butt was exposed and he felt a vulnerability he had never experienced. Rick moved in behind Todd and applied the jell between his cheeks. Next, Rick tried to slide his cock between Todd's cheeks and found they were closed as tight as Todd could get them. In fact, Todd's entire body was stiff as a board.
"You gotta relax, Todd. I can't get in."
"I'll try." was all he could offer. Rick used his thumbs and pried Todd's cheeks far enough apart to allow his penis to reach Todd's hole. When Rick applied the jell, he had not actually penetrated Todd's ass, just spread a coating over the top.
"You ready? I'll go slow."
"OK." Todd's voice was filled with fear. Rick held his prick, aimed it at the opening in Todd's body and leaned forward to apply pressure. Nothing happened. Todd was making it too tight. Instinctively Rick knew Todd did not want to do this but he was in position and wasn't going to give up easily.
"Loosen up a bit, Todd." Rick instructed.
"I am. It's as loose as I can get it." Rick pressed harder and could feel his head make some progress.
"Ohh! Ohh! That hurts. STOP. Please stop." Rick stopped pressing and thought for a moment. This was causing Todd too much stress and pain. Todd wasn't emotionally ready and it was causing physical pain. Rick backed off and sat back against his heels.
"OK, I guess this isn't going to work. We'd better stop." Rick said. By the tone of his voice he was obviously disgusted, pissed off. After all, he had let his friend fuck him but his friend was being a coward about being fucked back. The entire spell, atmosphere was now sour. Rick was so mad he lost his erection.
"Let's get cleaned up and get out of here."
"Yeah, I got some Christmas shopping to do." Todd replied. Rick never again tried to fuck Todd and Todd never offered. However, Rick was still very interested to experience the act of fucking someone, male of female. He didn't care which.
The two developing young men continued their sexual relationship well into the sophomore year of high school with brief periods of no activity due to various circumstances which made it difficult to get together. They dated girls, kissed them, danced with them, felt them up, and all the things boys and girls do as they mature. Once, Todd admitted he had fucked a girl while vacationing at one of his cousins. Rick asked dozens of questions about how it happened, how it felt, how they did it, etc. He was really interested in learning if Todd liked it better than fucking him but he would never ask such a direct question. He also wandered how it would feel if he could do it.
The Spring of their tenth grade was to be a time of change. One day after school, when the sun was bright and the air beginning to feel warm, Todd accompanied Rick home after school for their usual gratification exercise. For some strange reason Rick seemed to sense something was different. After they stripped, Rick was sitting on the edge of the bed waiting for Todd to step in front of him so he could roll a condom on that now much larger, more delicious cock. By now they had also learned about the advantages of using a lubricant to aid their fucking and Rick had already lubed his ass. With his cock standing out proudly in front of him, Todd stepped in front of Rick.
"Get me wet." Todd said, almost like a demand. Rick just leaned forward, opened his mouth gladly, took the cock into his mouth, slid all the way to Todd's bush and then backed completely off leaving the pole well coated with saliva. As he reached for the condom, Rick felt Todd's hands on his shoulders pushing him back onto the bed. Rick looked back to watch as Todd placed his hands under his knees and lift his legs into the air.
"Let's make a change in our routine." Todd announced as he pushed Rick's legs farther toward his chest causing Rick's ass to rise into the air making it more vulnerable to invasion. Rick said nothing. He was too interested to see what Todd was going to do and he didn't have to wait. As Todd was pushing on Rick's legs he moved closer, placed his cock at Rick's lubed hole and applied pressure. The combination of Rick's lubed ass and the saliva on Todd's dick made penetration very easy and Todd quickly slid all the way in until his pubic bone was pressing against Rick's perineum. Also, for the first time, Rick felt bolts of electricity shoot up his spine and make his head spin. Todd didn't waste any time. He immediately began fucking Rick like he meant business. About every third or fourth stroke Rick experienced a shock inside his groin and he was loving it. He had never been this high and hot. From the look on Todd's face, he was enjoying it too. After about five minutes of this intense activity, Todd slowed down a little then threw his head back, drove fast and hard into Rick and yelled.
"FUUUUUUUUUUCK! Aahhhh! Ahhh! Ahh." He continued to thrust hard into Rick as he was yelling and the power of his thrusts caused Rick to explode cum all over his chest and abdomen. Todd then collapsed, landing on Rick's cum covered body. As they lay there, Rick did something he always wanted to do he wrapped his arms around Todd and embraced him lovingly. It took a few minutes before both teens could recover. During that time Rick's rectum expelled Todd's softened cock and he felt a wetness dribbling from his hole. Todd had finally spermed him. He felt fulfilled, but not for long.
Suddenly Todd straightened his arms, pushed himself off Rick and stood up. "I have to go." he announced with some urgency and avoiding eye contact as he went to the bathroom and cleaned the shit from his cock and the cum from his chest. Todd dressed quickly and headed for the door saying, "See ya later."
To say Rick was confused would be an understatement. He and his best friend had just experienced the best sex ever and instead of celebrating, Todd was gone. He slowly rose from the bed, sat on the toilet for several minutes attempting to drain as much of Todd's cum from his ass as possible and took a shower before doing his homework.
The next day at school Todd acted strangely. They had adjacent lockers and as Rick approached, Todd would leave. If they met in the hall, Todd would turn and go down another hall or stop and talk to someone, completely ignoring Rick. After a week of that treatment Rick resigned himself to the fact that something had changed in Todd and until Todd fixed what was wrong there was not much Rick could do.
Chris decides this is as good as any place to stop. He has to begin packing his belongings for the move to his apartment. He and his wife have decided on a amicable separation without any legal proceedings. She will be moving back to Ohio after the house is sold. Thinking ahead, Chris decides in the next chapter Rick will make a decision about his future and start his journey along the chosen path.