Friends or What

Friends or What?-Chapter XII AUTHOR: Barry Mattison 15 October 2010

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INTRODUCTION:

This is a fictional story about how two young guys grew up as friends since before third grade and are now in their Junior year ready to end the year, planning summer vacation. Jason grew up in a home of distinction and money with parents that were never home; Todd was moved from one foster home to another through no fault of his own. One likes the other and has had a crush on him for some time, but doesn't really know what that means, the other has a girlfriend and doesn't really see anything beyond his childhood friend other than their friendship. But what they like and what the summer holds for them takes them both through some surprising twists that summer on the farm, changing both of them forever.

The characters in "Friends or What?" are all fictional and any semblance to real persons--living or deceased--is purely coincidental.

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This fictional story and others written and published by this author are written for the gay reader in particular and describe scenes of male nudity and sexual acts between two or more guys that some readers may find inappropriate and/or unsuitable for their reading. Please do not read any further if you find such reading offensive or if it may become property of anyone under the age of 18 (21 in some states.) "Friends or What?" is copyrighted by Barry Mattison under the Registered Trademark Foxstories® and published as StoriesByBm© with exclusive permission to publish given to the Nifty Alliance Archive only. Anyone wishing to use any stories published under either copyright may must contact me at the email above for information related to copyright. Copying, distribution or re-publication of this writing in any other web site, private or otherwise, without written permission of the author is a violation of local, national and international copyright laws and will be pursued to the fullest extent allowable by applicable laws governing that state or country.

Chapter XII

A lot happened in the last chapter with Jason and Todd when Todd was almost killed in a beating at the school by one of his school mates and his father because he is gay. It took a long time for him to heal physically and mentally from the incident but with Jason by his side every step of the way he is on his way to a full recovery it seems.

At the end of the last chapter they had finally shared between themselves about all the feelings that were on each others minds at the current time. Todd had been afraid that Jason might abandon him during this time like everybody else in his past life had done...Jason had felt like Todd might pull away and "into himself" because of those same feelings. Turns out that they were both wrong. The love they shared was stronger than both of their insecurities and was what had pulled them through this horrible tragedy.

Presently we were staying at the farm for a long weekend, relaxing and spending some quality time together. Today we decided to take a little lunch granny had prepared and walk over to the lake and catch some sun on the dock. It was time to get back into the swing of things and return to life as much and as close to normal as it had been before the assault.

Not everything was normal around us though. Jeff was in the process of divorcing his wife, a cause of wonder for both of us. A few days ago when we were down at the barn with the horses, Jeff mentioned it to us. It struck us both as odd that he was getting a divorce when we didn't even know that they were even having any trouble. He had been very protective of the both of us lately, especially Jason since the beating and after he told us about the divorce we got to thinking that something wasn't quite right. That's when it occurred to us that we had so wrapped up with ourselves that our 'gaydar' had been shut off for a while during the past months... could Jeff be gay?

"Do you think that's the reason he's been so nice to us lately?" Todd asked as we walked along the path to the lake.

"Could be, but I doubt it. There has to be something else going on. I mean he knows we're already a couple. He loves both of us and I know he wouldn't do anything to break us apart. Of course that doesn't mean he's not gay."

"Well I know that we both would support him no matter what he does or who he is. I don't even know his wife. He never brings her around except for that one time they came here for dinner...something."

"Yeah, me neither. But whatever happens we'll be there for him. He's done a lot for both of us...especially while you were in the hospital. He's like a big brother to us."

"You're right and I shouldn't worry about his business," Todd replied after thinking for a moment. "I still have some recovery to do of my own and if he needs us he'll ask for our help I'm sure."

I decided to drop the subject and enjoy the beautiful day as we walked through the woods, hand in hand. This was a moment I wanted to share together, and I wanted to enjoy it thoroughly. While looking around at the differing trees, the colors of the leaves, the richness of the day I caught Todd staring at me out of the corner of my eye.

"What?" I asked, without turning to look at him.

"I was wondering what you were thinking, that's all babe," he quietly replied, almost in a whisper.

"I was soaking up the beauty of everything around us. Somehow it all seems different now, like I never have walked this path before. Maybe it's a feeling that since the incident and almost losing you I've begun to notice all the little things in life that for some reason I never appreciated before."

I pulled at Todd's hand and stopped him on the trail just short of the lake. "Like how beautiful you are, both outside and inside." My fingertips grazed his eye lashes as I rambled on,"your eyes have always attracted me to you, but now when you look at me they speak to my soul, my heart melts, and the love and gratefulness that you are able to even look at me after all we've been through grows even stronger."

I dropped my hand and held both of his, lacing our fingers together.

"Like when we hold hands, I look at them and the life that courses through them. How beautiful and warm they are. Each vein stands out against your brown skin, your long, narrow fingers draw my eyes into the narrow palms that make my heart race when I place them against my chest. Everything about you has become more to me in some way that I can't explain, even things around me, like these trees, the colors, nature, life I guess. This maybe sounds so mushy and all that but it's how I feel. All these feelings are very real to me, but the one thing that I know is that there has to be a god to have brought us together, kept you alive, kept us together, and created such beauty to have opened my eyes even further to see past the 'forest for the trees' as the saying goes.

"But when I when I say to you now that I love you, it has a much deeper meaning" as I reached behind him and pulled his warm body close to me in a tight hug.

I had been staring into nothingness as I was talking, but as I looked into his soft eyes with his long lashes and watched as the tears starting to well up within them I couldn't help but feel them start running from my own eyes.

"There's no need to get us both crying sweetie. I just want you to know how much I do love you and will always love you no matter what. Things have just changed for me now...my perception of life has changed along with my appreciation for you and everything else," I tried to explain through misty eyes as Todd hugged me closely and laid his head on my shoulder, crying.

"Jason, you've said exactly how I've been feeling lately, but much better than I ever could," as he rubbed his hands up and down my back and hugged me tighter. "I wanted to say something, but I just couldn't put my feelings into words. You're better at expressing these things than I am, but all I have to do is look into YOUR eyes and I see the very same thing...so much love you give not only to me, but to everyone. Just kiss me."

For what seemed like the longest time we stood there, on the little path, in the big woods, near the great lake on our home, holding each other in an embrace...not talking, just tightly held in an embrace and a kiss as the world around us slowed down and time stood still.

After what seemed like an eternity I stepped back and without any words we started walking side by side for the lake up ahead, our arms loosely wrapped around each others' backs. The anticipation of lying together, naked on the dock, making love had us emotionally charged. Breaking out of the woods and onto the beach we took off our shoes and socks and walked along the sandy beach towards the boat dock. Running back and forth, in and out of the waves as they noisily slapped against the shore, we were soon soaked up to our shins in the cold water. We had planned to open up the lunch basket first and have some of granny's delicious sandwiches and apple pie, but instead I left the basket on the sand at the end of the dock before we walked out to the end.

"I'll be right back honey, let me get a blanket," I whispered into his ear as I started down the dock.

I was back within a minute with a blanket I'd brought from our bedroom. Todd stepped aside as we spread it out on the dock and stepped back onto it, squishing our toes into the warm folds and smiling at each other.

Standing together, looking out over the rippling water of the lake, feeling the breeze on our faces, I turned and looked at Todd; lifting both my hands up to his face I gently ran them up the sides and through his soft hair. The breeze blew the hair in my hands up into the air in a funny way and we both smiled as I leaned forward and gently kissed him. He parted his lips and our tongues met and danced as I held his head in my hands. My heart was beating fast and I was lost in a haze. It was as if we had just met and were kissing for the very first time. Todd reached behind me and slowly lifted up my shirt, pulling it up and over my arms and head. As he did his hands slid up the sides of my chest giving me goosebumps. The next moment buttons were being opened on my jeans as they dropped to my ankles, leaving me standing there in the warm sun with nothing on but a pair of my best and sexiest underwear. I kicked the jeans the rest of the way off and reached for Todd's shirt, sliding it up and over his chest, kissing his nipples one at a time as I did until they were hard and pointing straight out. Reaching down I didn't even have to undo his zipper, I just pulled his jeans down and waited as he stepped out of them.

Putting our clothes aside we lay down on the blanket and folded it over us like a bedroll. We still had our underwear on and found it exciting to rub our hands over the growing bulges in them. I slid down, pulling Todd's hardening cock out the side of his underwear as I did. Slowly I began to softly bite and suck on the cloth covered part of his dick and balls, instantly causing a reaction at the other end of his cock as it grew bigger and pre-cum started to form drops at the tip. I mouthed and slid my way back to taste the love juice forming at the tip before pulling the rest of his hard cock out and exposing it to my mouth and hands to work on. In one move I sucked the entire length in, feeling it move past my coughing reflex easily and down my through until my nose was resting in the few hairs surrounding the base of his cock.

Todd was simultaneously running his hands through my hair and down my back as I pumped and sucked lustily on his cock, tasting the pre-cum as it started running like a little river before the flood I knew would come soon if I continued. In a few seconds I felt two hands on each side of my head stop me and pull me up into a hard and frenzied kiss. Tongues and lips were tangled together as we fought for property in a love that only we knew existed. Suddenly, like a cat, Todd was down at my cock and we were in a sixty-nine position, noisily slurping juices from each others' hardened rods. Neither of us could take more than a minute or so of what seemed like an hour of sucking in and out. The combination the noise, the sexual excitement, the tension, and the whole experience was bringing us both close to the edge. I had to stop Todd now or it would be too late.

"Fuck me Todd, now. I want you to fuck me."

I rolled over and raised my rear in anticipation. Todd spat on his fingers and as I held my cheeks apart, in my hole. Inserting a finger he started to loosen my hole up.

"Ooooooh...don't stop. That's feels so good. More...more!"

He inserted two fingers and began wildly dancing them in my ass in preparation of what was coming.

"Enough with the fingers babe, fuck me! I need you inside me."

I could feel his fingers pulling out as the head of his cock replaced them. With no time for greetings he plunged all the way in as I pushed back against him. Stopping with his cock planted firmly against my butt I turned my head as he leaned down and kissed me.

"I love you," he said as the expression on my face changed from one of pain to that of pure pleasure.

Seeing this was his cue to start sliding his cock in and out, slowly at first, then faster and faster until I thought we were going to fall into the water. Realizing we still had our underwear on, Todd pulled out long enough to yank both of our off before plunging back in to the hilt. He rotated me around as he lay on his back and I faced him as I began to bounce up and down on his hard dick. Spitting into my hand I began to jerk on my cock as I felt his start to swell in me. I knew he was close to coming. In a minute, without taking his cock out again, I found myself in a doggy position as Todd increased his speed and roughness, certainly ready to at least send me into the sea. But before that could happen I felt him give one last push and then the familiar feeling as his hot seed filled me, running "over the top" from such a big load.

"Oh my gosh," Todd gasped as he wrapped his arms around me and fell onto my back, his dick still in me. I felt that from my toes all the way up. I must have cum the biggest load I ever have. I'm sorry you haven't yet."

"What do you mean," I laughed, "look at the blanket."

I'd blown my load all over the blanket just before Todd had let his loose...without even touching myself.

Feeling his weight on top of me we both fell flat on the blanket, right into the slippery load of cum I'd just deposited. Todd's soft cock, four inches long even when soft, fell out with a 'plop!' and he turned onto his back beside me. I slid over next to him, turning onto my side and rested my arm on his chest. We stared at each other, unable to say anything other than to let our eyes do the communication.

Finally, after a short power sleep, on the dock, fifty feet out into the lake, wrapped up in a blanket filled with sticky cum, we both woke and decided we had better either have some food or get back to the house...or both.

Todd stuck his head out out of the blanket and right back in again.

"It's gotten a little chilly out there. Guess our body heat has kept us nice and warm in here. We'll have to find our clothes and get dressed inside to keep warm. Our underwear is right over there, that's a start. I guess color don't matter. Where'd you put our jeans and shirts?"

"Out on the dock, folded up by the first post. I'll get 'em."

Lifting up the edge of the blanket I could feel the cutting edge of the wind on my naked body.

"Brrrrrr! It is cold," I said out loud, then looking towards where our clothes should be, my next words were something like, "and our clothes aren't where I left them. I'll be right back."

I rolled out of the blanket and looked around the spot where I'd left the left the clothes. Frustrated I couldn't find them right away I looked over the edge of the dock...ah...there they were. I hope Todd wasn't going to be too mad but apparently they needed washing and Mother Nature saw to the first part of the process. I lay down on the dock and was just barely able to reach them as they floated around under the edge of the dock, caught on the post support. I left them on the dock in a pile and went back to the blanket to get warmed back up.

"I have some good news...and some bad. The good is that I found the clothes."

"Great," Todd replied, "I can't wait to get something on and head home."

"That's the bad news...the clothes got blown into the lake. They're soaked. Sorry babe. The only think I can think of to do is walk back wrapped up in the blanket...plus we still have dry socks and shoes because we took those off when we first got here. Besides, you look so sexy in just your underwear...are you mad at me?"

Todd just stood there looking at me like I was the biggest idiot on the planet, or at least I felt that way. It was when I dropped my head and looked at the dock that he walked over to be with the blanket, wrapped it around me, kissed me, and snuggled up close to get warm.

"Of course I'm not mad silly. Things happen. How could I be mad when we just had some of the most mind blowing sex since I got beaten up. I love you much more than some wet clothes and would love to walk through the woods in my underwear, wrapped in a sticky, cum covered blanket with you. Then when we get back we get to take a good, hot shower to get warmed up again. Got a problem with any of that?"

"I love you so much," I replied, "I hope you never get tired of hearing me say that...or getting stuck doing crazy things we're doing now because I didn't think ahead."

"Never, no way, not no how! You nut! That's one of the reasons I love you so much...although I may have a different opinion by the time we get back to the house. Let's get everything together and get going, eh?"

"I'm all for that...been to Canada lately?"

"Okay, let's get going...one, two, three,"and off we went.

Socks and shoes were on, I carried the lunch basket that held the wet clothes, and we, wrapped in a sticky, cum soaked blanket in our fancy underwear, slowly trudged back through the forest that not so long ago seemed to be the most beautiful place on the planet. Secretly I was hoping that this misfortune would never be mentioned again in proper circles.

After what seemed liked hours we tried to, side-by-side, get up the long steps of the porch, where granny happened to be rocking. It was hard to do being tied together by the blanket.

"You can leave the wet clothes on the porch boys, drop the blanket and make a run for it. Enjoy the shower. I'll have something hot 'fer 'ya to eat when you come back down."

We looked at each other and busted out laughing. Nothing ever seemed to bother granny. So off came the blanket, I dropped the basket with the wet clothes at the top of the stairs, and Todd held the door as we went inside.

On the way through the kitchen to the stairway we heard granny say, "nice choice of underwear colors boys," followed by a soft wolf whistle.

"Granny's getting a risque isn't she?" Todd said with some surprise.

"It might have something to do with two very hot guys running around in their underwear sporting nice packages. That would turn on anybody...seems to work on you."

"But I'm not just anybody, I'm your somebody special. At least I was when we started out today."

"You still are Mr. Fancy Underwear. So how about getting us some clean ones and I'll start a warm shower."

"Okay. Meet 'ya in the bathroom. Then some hot soup would be good. I hope granny is a mind reader among other things."

"She is."

Sure enough, hot Chicken Noodle soup was waiting for us when we came down the stairs and sat down at the bar table in the kitchen. The first spoonful is always the best and didn't disappoint either of us as we dug into the hot soup.

"Thanks granny, this is the best!" Todd and I said at the same time.

"You're welcome boys. Couldn't have you two running around in this cold in your underwear catching a cold now could we?"

"We could explain that, but maybe it's best we don't. Blame it on my stupidity a little bit," I offered as an excuse.

"Probably best left at that," granny replied. "So what's up for the rest of your free days?"

We looked at each other in total confusion. We hadn't planned a thing. With Todd still a little confined by limited physical activities, especially horseback riding, a ride up to the secret spot was probably out of the question. We could stay in bed all day and have sex and sleep...that sounded good, but there must be other things we could do as well.

"Nothing huh?" granny asked, gazing at each of us.

"I guess we've done the wet clothes in the lake, run home naked thing already...can't think of anything to top that. You have any ideas," I asked, looking back at her.

"Well, I've been planning to do this for a while now and tomorrow is as good a time as any to take care of things."

"Todd and I will help with whatever you need."

"That's exactly why I'm doing what I'm doing. We'll be visiting the attorney's office tomorrow and I'll leave it at that. Oh by the way...a letter arrived from your attorney today Todd. I almost forgot to tell you about it. Let me go into the office and get it."

"Thanks granny. I think I'll have some more of this soup while you do that. You want some more Jason?"

"Yeah...this is the best stuff on a cold day."

After getting us some more soup Todd wiggled up close to me and whispered in my ear,"so, what's up for the rest of the day? You want to go somewhere or stay here and rest?"

As he was whispering into my ear his hand was slowly creeping up the inside of my t-shirt, massaging my back. As I dug into the last of my soup I had a pretty good idea what Todd wanted to do for the rest of the day anyway. He didn't even stop when we heard the familiar creak of the old farm floor boards as granny slowly returned from the direction of her hallway.

"I see that you two have warmed up already." "We have at that thanks to your wonderful soup. Thanks granny for making it for us,"said Todd.

"You're welcome boys. Here's that letter from the attorney Todd."

I looked over his shoulder as Todd carefully opened the envelope. Inside was a letter and a check. He carefully pulled out the letter and read it to us. Basically it concerned the results of the civil suit that he had filed against the father and son that had beat him up so badly. They were now serving prison time having been easily convicted by the jury of attempted murder.

The letter was just information about the end of the civil suit and the results. We were so engrossed in the letter that none of us had even looked at the check. As Todd continued reading I took a quick look at it and almost fell off the stool. I put the envelope back down for a moment and was thinking that I must have seen something by mistake. Todd was still reading and had just gotten to the part where the attorney was talking about the settlement agreement.

"...and so as a result of the trial and civil suit with the resulting settlements, I have enclosed the first of many monthly, lifetime checks in the amount of $35,000.00 payable to you. The Bulk of the money is in a reserve account, paid by their insurance company-in actuality the school district as the son was actively playing on the school team and representing the school so the school was also included in the suit-where it will accrue interest to your benefit. My expenses have been paid by the insurance company so the entire sum is yours subject to any laws or taxes as may be imposed by the IRS, if any, or this state. You will receive monthly checks in this amount for the rest of your natural born life until such time as you pass on. Any residual you should make arrangements for in your will as soon as possible due to the fact that should something happen to you without a will, the state may recover and keep the remainder of the money due you. In addition to the monthly checks, each year on this anniversary date you will also receive a check for $100,000.00. This will also follow the same rules as the monthly checks. I suggest you find a reputable money manager to handle these funds that your grandmother trusts well and invest wisely for your future. Dividends from the money in the account will more than pay for your monthly expenses including college and other needs.

Congratulations and the best of luck to you..."

The letter finished of with blah, blah, blah, but the three of us sat there with our mouths open in stunned silence.

"Pinch me honey, I need to see if this is real."

I opened the envelope and with a shaky hand, passed him the check made out to him for the $35,000. Oh...it's real alright. He looked at it, then at me, then at granny, then back at the check, then the letter again. I knew in his mind he was trying to add up how much this was going to be every year.

"$520,000.00 a year," I said without thinking.

"Holy smokes, what are we going to do with all this money?"

"What do you mean 'we'?"

He looked at me with a big smile. I said 'we', and I meant it. We're together in this and the money belongs to both of us equally as fr as I'm concerned. Any decisions about it we make together, and for now I think we better do it with granny's advice. Do you agree?"

"Absolutely! Neither of us are really equipped to manage this kind of money. Will you help us granny? We'll need a financial manager that you trust and advice from you until we are smart enough to use this wisely."

"Of course. I'd be delighted to help you boys out. You both have provided me with so much joy since coming here with your adventuresome spirits and love. You can count on me to help when you need me."

We both stood up and gave her a big hug and double kisses, bringing a blush to each cheek in the process.

"Oh boys, you make a girl feel young."

It was a good feeling to see granny so happy. We headed up to our bedroom, after putting our dishes away, to re-read the letter again and stare at the check.

"Man, what are we going to do with this?" Todd asked as we sat on the edge of the bed. "I never expected anything like this to happen."

"Well, whatever we do we need to be quiet about this. I've read about what happens when people and relatives find out that someone comes into a bunch of money. They suddenly are all around trying to be your best friend, they want restitution for everything they did for you, the find receipts for money they supposedly spent on your behalf, just all kinds of shit happens. So we better have granny find us a bank right away, set up a checking account so that we can pay the bills, maybe even keep our jobs, finish school like nothing has really happened, and try to keep this quiet."

"I think you're right. I've heard the same things, especially about the relatives. And with our 'relatives' there's no telling what they will try to pull. I wouldn't put it past them to sue us for some of it...sleazeballs. You know something...we've never heard from my father. I bet we will now. That should be interesting."

"That's another reason to have a good attorney standing by just to fend off the relatives. Let's agree that we won't go buying things like new cars, lots of clothes and things like that. We'll keep the bills paid, build up our credit and start thinking about our future and what good we can do for others besides us with some of this windfall. What do 'ya say?"

"Agreed. I like the idea of doing something for kids that are having to grow up like we did. Maybe an occasional donation to needy families, food pantry's, kid's camps, things like that. Eventually we might be able to have that kid's camp on the lake, if we owned the land. Maybe we could rent it from granny?"

"Oh wow...forgot all about that. What a great idea. Isn't it funny how God works in mysterious ways, as they say."

We lay back on the bed and stared at the ceiling in silence, each in our own little world thinking about the dreams that we've put out of our minds thinking that they were too impossible to reach. Suddenly I realized that I'd forgotten all about the most important thing in my life, my best friend, my lover.

Rolling over onto my side, I lay my head on his chest and rubbed his chest with my right hand. He started to slowly run his fingers through my hair just like I had done earlier that day. As time went on we found ourselves back in only our underwear and under the covers, snuggled together tightly, caressing each other in a loving embrace. Neither of us had sex on our mind, just the need to feel and be close. Soon dreams took over both of us and peace settled our minds as the day ended.

Unknown to us tomorrow would be another day of unexpected surprises and shakeups, almost more than two young lovers could handle, but for now, we were content curled up together dreaming of who things we wouldn't remember in the morning.

Sure enough, the morning came too soon and all my fuzzy mind could remember was something about the money thing; Todd was still partially curled up underneath me mumbling something about it being too early. I prodded him in the back...with my finger...and slowly he came about, still mumbling. After a few minutes he asked if I knew what time granny said we needed to go to the attorney's office.

"I don't remember her saying any time in particular, but I'll go down and ask her. You showering?"

"We better if we're going to the attorney's office."

"Oh, yeah. I'll be right back."

"I'd think about that for a moment...I love the way you're not wearing anything, but granny might have a problem if you come running down the stairs that way"

"Oops..."

I grabbed some clean boxers from the drawer along with a t-shirt, jeans and socks, dressed and then headed downstairs to the kitchen.

"Good morning dear. Breakfast is ready."

"Good morning granny. What time are we going to the attorney's office today?"

"We need to be there at ten o'clock this morning so you boys better get a move on and get ready please."

"Okay. We'll be ready on time. Love you granny."

I gave her a peck on the cheek and ran up the stairs, into our bedroom and no Todd.

Todd was sitting on the edge of the bed staring at the wall, daydreaming.

"We have to get going. We're supposed to be there by ten." No answer. "Hello." Again, just a stare. I waved my hand in front of his face a few times before he realized that I was there and acknowledged me.

"Hey babe, when did you come in?"

"Oh, about a month ago...what in the heck is wrong?"

"I was thinking about the settlement, that check, all the things we need to do to get things set up...it's mind boggling."

I sat down beside him and put my arm around him and pulled him tight to me as he laid his head on my shoulder.

"It is pretty hard to wrap your mind around, but we'll get it taken care of. Granny will give us good advice and we have other great people as well. I'm sure that everything will be alright, plus we don't have to make any decisions right away other than to open a checking account for the checks to be direct deposited into so nothing happens to them. Now come, it's time to get ready," I said as I rubbed his back and kissed him.

We showered and were both downstairs and ready to go by nine for breakfast. Mr. Jenkins was pulling up front with the car by half past nine. We helped granny down the stairs and into the front seat, then climbed into the back and gazed out the windows as the car slowly ambled down the road towards town.

The trip seemed short for some reason. Maybe because we were all thinking about different things, the money, granny thinking about whatever business she had today with the attorney, even Mr. Jenkins was quiet. It was a little weird, but as long as Todd and I could sit there and hold hands in the back seat and look into each others eyes we were fine.

Todd spoke up only once when he leaned into me and whispered, "thanks honey for always being just what I need when I need it. I really love you and don't say it enough to you first. You're always the sensitive one that says it to me first. I just wanted you to know how much you mean to me and that I'm not always such an airhead."

"I know you do babe. I'm never, ever worried about how much you love me. All I have to do is look into your eyes to know what you're thinking and to see your love; but it is nice to hear it once in a while without telling you first. Thanks, and by the way...I love you too."

We kissed and as I moved my head back I saw Jenkins smiling in the rear view mirror. I smiled back.

When we arrived at the attorney's office, after helping granny out of the car, she asked us both to come in with her and Mr. Jenkins. The secretary waved us all in, bringing in a more comfortable chair for granny. Granny talked to the attorney for a few minutes, telling him that Todd had received the letter yesterday and might have a few questions, but she wanted to get on with her business during the allotted time.

"No problem Emma," Mr. White replied as he gathered a few papers in front of him. I have everything right here that we have been discussing on the phone, all ready for your signatures. Shall I let the boys know what is going on or do you want to tell them?"

"I think it would be better if I told them," granny said. "This will have a big impact on their future and it would be better coming from me. I don't want them to be scared or overwhelmed by everything in two days time."

Jason and I looked at each other. I could see the same feeling in his eyes that I felt in my gut. It was a big knot and it was getting tighter and tighter. I felt like throwing up; I knew Jason did too. What was granny going to do now?

I looked over at Mr. Jenkins for some kind of clue, but he had his head down and wouldn't look up. Jason and I held each others hands tightly and waited for granny to speak.

"Boys, I've been thinking about a lot of things lately and there are some changes that have to be made. I need to tell you that ...

Great, now what?

Checkout the blog at http://storiesbybm.blogspot.com for clues as to what's happening. The blog is updated almost daily with current events related to bullying, gay related issues, and other items related to teen suicide, bullying, etc. Also visit my facebook pages for updated issues at facebook.com/foxauthor. There are links from either location and you can install a live feed from the blog to your website or blog to keep up with the blog.