Ring in Mine 3: Nephi & Jerome Chapter 11
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---------- Nephi & Jerome: Chapter 12
The new company t-shirts arrived the day Nephi left the hospital. It was Jerome that noticed the change to the logo.
"When did it become Peter and Sons?" Jerome asked.
"When you became part of my life." Nephi answered.
"Why didn't you put your name on the logo instead?" Jerome asked.
"I think Nephi's Landscaping would turn too many people off. I used to tease Paula that my advertising slogan would be: `Make your yard the Promised Land'." Nephi chuckled.
It wasn't until Jerome arrived home that Nephi noticed the new truck. Jerome had chosen not to worry his friend about small details.
"What happened to the old truck?" Nephi asked. Jerome shrugged his shoulders.
"Where did the new one come from?" Nephi knew the company couldn't afford something this nice.
"Let's go for a ride." Jerome suggested. He had told Grace that Nephi wouldn't be happy, so she flew home that morning to avoid the confrontation.
Jerome had made the mistake of mentioning Nephi's plans for the company. Grace had done some research. Jerome had returned to the shop the previous evening to discover the empty space in the building filled. Nephi would have the wheels and tools to implement his landscape design project.
Jerome pulled up to the shop.
"Grandma Grace said it was a wedding gift / birthday gift / investment. It could be months before the insurance company payment is finalized." Jerome tried to soften the blow.
Jerome's comments puzzled Nephi. Nephi opened the overhead doors. The extended silence bothered Jerome.
"Don't be angry. If we are going to be partners, Grandma Grace thought I should bring something to the company." Jerome filled the silence. Jerome took Nephi's arm and turned him around. Nephi's pending comment was interrupted by Jerome's lips.
"You don't mind having a partner do you?" Jerome used his lips to cut off Nephi's answer.
Jerome had practiced this scene in his mind all day. If he didn't act now he would lose his nerve. Jerome pushed Nephi into the building and pressed the close button. As the doors lowered so did Jerome as did Nephi's zipper. Jerome soon had Nephi's manhood in his hand.
"I can do this." Jerome told himself over and over. Jerome licked the head of Nephi's dick. Nephi shuddered. Jerome was grateful Nephi wasn't huge below the belt.
"We can't do this." Nephi swallowed as Jerome pulled the head past his lips.
Jerome was cataloging the influx of unfamiliar sensations. The head was smooth on his tongue. It grew as Jerome ran his tongue around its perimeter. The sound escaping from Nephi was the motivation to try a little more.
Jerome wasn't a stranger to blowjobs, but he had always been on the receiving end. He tried all of the things that his girlfriends had done for him. Sandy had been the best, but as he had learned at Thanksgiving she had lots of practice.
Nephi tried to pull away.
"Nephi, my birthday was yesterday. I'm eighteen and right now I am doing this for you." Jerome redoubled his efforts.
"I'm going to cum!" Nephi pulled out. Jerome appreciated Nephi's considerate act. He wasn't sure about drinking cum yet. Nephi shot his load across the tires of his new pickup. Jerome stood up. It was Nephi's turn to kiss his beloved.
"Partners?" Jerome asked. Nephi kissed him again.
On the drive home Nephi talked about what they could do with the new equipment. Jerome didn't mind. He wasn't listening. He was fighting an internal battle.
Jerome felt dirty. He had sucked on a man's cock. Sucking cock wasn't one of his favorite things he had done, but it had made Nephi happy. This wasn't just a cock; it was Nephi's cock. He tried to convince himself it wasn't gay sex; it was love. If he told himself that often enough maybe he might believe it.
Throughout the evening Nephi's excitement masked Jerome's silence. Jerome occasionally wore shorts to bed. This was one of those nights. Nephi nibbled Jerome's ears, working his way down Jerome's neck.
"Can we just sleep tonight? I have a lot on my mind." Jerome pleaded. He didn't notice the hurt look in Nephi's eyes.
"How can I help?" Nephi looked deep into Jerome's eyes and the sparkle was gone.
"Just hold me." Jerome laid his head on Nephi's chest. Sermons of fire and damnation filled his dreams. His father tore into Jerome's bare flesh with the belt for he had felt it more than once for the slightest infraction growing up.
Nephi pulled his love closer. Jerome's breathing would steady into the rhythms of sleep only to be broken again. Jerome had settled into restful sleep around four in the morning. At six, Nephi climbed out of bed carefully. He put the big pillow next to the sleeping figure. Jerome pulled the pillow to his chest. Nephi used the guest bathroom upstairs to get ready for the day's work. He knew it was too soon to go back to work but he had clients and employees depending on him.
Jerome was angry at Nephi and himself when he finally woke. He quickly dressed. Jerome called in reinforcements. Benny arrived and drove Jerome to the first worksite. Nephi was pushing a mower.
"Nephi, you need to go home and rest. Tomorrow don't let me sleep in. I am not a baby. I can handle a night with very little sleep!" Jerome took the mower from Nephi.
"May I ask what is going on in your little family?" Benny put his hand over Nephi's as they drove.
"I'm not sure. Yesterday Jerome was all hugs and kisses. But his night was filled with nightmares. He turned eighteen two days ago and we didn't celebrate." Tears filled Nephi's eyes. "Maybe we should have a party."
"This is more than a party. Did something out of the ordinary happen yesterday?" Benny put both hands on the wheel to avoid a car that cut in front of him.
Nephi debated telling Benny about what happened in the storage garage, but finally relented. Benny took an unexpected turn and headed back into town. Benny checked his watch. "She's not going to be happy with me disturbing her lunch." He stopped at a fast service drive through and picked up a meal to go.
They stopped in front of a restored old home that had been turned into an office of some kind. Nephi followed Benny into the building.
Benny smiled at the woman behind the desk. "Hi Sally, is Margaret free?"
Sally checked the appointment book. "Her next appointment isn't until two o'clock. She had a cancellation."
Benny and Nephi took a seat. It wasn't long before a young girl came out of the back office and left the building. Standing at the door was a woman that could have been Luke's twin.
"Sally, what have I said about letting the riff-raff into the building?" The woman asked.
"They're like rodents once they're here you can never get rid of them." Sally, the receptionist answered.
The woman opened her arms and gave Benny a hug. "How's my little brother doing?"
"Luke's hauling office furniture today. I want you to meet Nephi. We need your insight." Benny turned to Nephi. "Margaret is a social therapist. Will you talk with her?"
Benny seemed to think she could help. He couldn't share his secrets with a stranger, but it wasn't long before he was sharing his, and what he knew of Jerome's story, with her.
She shook her head. "Some people should never be allowed to have children. I won't know until I talk with Jerome, but I see this a lot. He loves you but having sex triggers intense feeling of guilt. We need to find a time for me to meet with him. Until then, love him and be there for him. Sexually don't push; do things he is comfortable with. A birthday party just might distract him."
Nephi sketched out plans for Jerome's surprise party. It would be a surprise for nearly everyone. Benny's assignment was to return to the work site and announce a mandatory meeting at Paula's home. Benny and Luke were given shopping lists.
Maria called Marco Junior, who agreed to provide the food. Bertram's would provide the cake. Maria made another hopeful call unsure of the outcome. Paula agreed to decorate the dining area. Paula worried about inviting Jerome's friends from school but most of them were working for the company.
Jerome hesitantly followed the rest of the crew into the house. He was sure the topic would be a continuation of the morning's discussion.
"Surprise!"
Jerome debated leaving. Why didn't they do this on his real birthday? Maria and Jared had taken him out for dinner on his birthday.
Jared appeared behind him. "Did you ever tell Nephi when your birthday was?" Jerome shook his head. "Whatever your problem is you are going to hug your friend and tell him thank you."
Jerome relaxed after hugging his best friend. It really was amazing. There was a pile of presents, a buffet and a huge cake. Most of his friends were there. Farthest from Jerome behind everyone else stood Uncle Marco, Bertram and his mother; her face looked toward the floor afraid to look her son in the eye.
"Go." Nephi nudged his friend. "It wasn't her fault."
His mother's face nearly glowed when he greeted her with a big hug and proudly introduced her to his friends.
"I want to thank you for being there when Jerome needed someone." She kissed Nephi's cheek. She pulled him into tight hug. "Please be patient with my son. His father has filled him with a lifetime of intolerance and hate."
Jerome impatiently waited until after dinner to open his presents.
It was a happy yet fearful Jerome that climbed into bed. Nephi pulled Jerome to his chest.
"Never forget I love you." Nephi kissed Jerome's forehead.
Lying on his brown-eyed angel's chest Jerome fell asleep.
The next morning Jerome woke to the intense sensations of a warm mouth wrapped around his manhood. By the time he was awake enough to worry about the guilt he was too far gone to care. Nephi savored Jerome's creamy offering. In the afterglow, Nephi kissed his friend. Jerome tasted his cum on Nephi's tongue.
Jerome was fine in the shower washing Nephi's tanned body. It wasn't until later that the specter of guilt reared its head.
The good thing about mowing lawns is it gives you time to think. The bad thing about mowing lawns is it gives you time to think. Jerome had enjoyed Nephi's efforts that morning. Even though Nephi had never done it before, Jerome felt it was the best he had ever had because it was Nephi.
For Jerome the summer was a time of alternating guilt and pleasure. Nephi and Jerome slept together and showered together. They kissed often. Once or twice a week Jerome's feelings of guilt for not addressing Nephi's needs for intimacy overrode his ingrained guilt for having intimate relations with Nephi. Except for short bursts of happiness, Jerome became withdrawn and miserable.
Jerome took over the yard care operations while Nephi tried to find clients for the landscape design side of things. Nephi donated his services and those of the company to design some of the yards in the neighborhood and two charities. Peter and Sons needed a portfolio to show what they could do. Jerome made Nephi promise to never be the last one to leave a project if he was using day help.
Benny convinced Jerome to visit his friend Margaret. Much like Nephi, he was hesitant about revealing his inner turmoil. Once he got started it all boiled over, damp tissue followed by damp tissue.
"Have you been talking to Nephi? You sound just like him." Jerome asked.
"Nephi loves you more than you may ever understand. He sees me once a week on Tuesday." Margaret revealed.
Jerome scheduled a time every Thursday. If nothing else it gave him someone non-judgmental he could talk to.
By the end of the summer both operations showed a tidy profit. The truck and trailer had never been found. The police had decided it was over the border and gone. The insurance finally paid for the truck and Workman's Compensation ended up paying for the medical bills.
Jerome was coming to terms with his sex life with Nephi. If Nephi started to get intimate Jerome could respond and give his share of pleasure. There were still periods of guilt but he was getting better at shaking them off.
Jerome had decided to study business management and accounting. Benny eventually wanted to retire. Jerome thought, "Why not keep it in the family?"
In the autumn Nephi assumed the yard maintenance clients while Jerome attended the community college.
Jerome had feared he would run into the kids from his old high school. Jerome sat on the front row of his first class. A pair of soft hands covered his eyes from behind. He nearly wet himself. A warm set of lips nuzzled his ear.
"Guess who?" A feminine voice whispered.
"Kathy!" Jerome turned to face his first girlfriend. Their relationship ended when her parents moved during their freshman year. Each had given their virginity to the other. He stood up, pulled Kathy into a tight hug. Kathy pressed her lips to Jerome's. It wasn't until the class began clapping, that Jerome broke the kiss. The two sat by each other.
"Can we meet for lunch?" Kathy asked.
Kathy had grown from being pretty to breathtakingly beautiful. Jerome was more than happy to meet for lunch. It was good to have one of his old friends not hate him.
During Jerome's second class reliving his relationship with Kathy kept him distracted. It is hard to forget your first love and your first lover. He had to rearrange himself before he could stand up at the end of class.
Over tuna sandwiches Kathy asked Jerome questions about his life. Jerome didn't mention much about the last year, only that he was living with his grandmother. He didn't tell Kathy about Nephi and he didn't plan on telling Nephi about Kathy. Kathy hadn't told Jerome all of her story either.
Over the next two weeks they worked together in class and ate lunch. Kathy asked Jerome about his family and what was important in his life. He did mention he was part owner of a landscaping company and he was majoring in business and accounting so he could take over those roles in the business. Kathy seemed impressed.
Kathy had been increasingly touchy-feely, often placing her hand on Jerome's thigh. Jerome had always been a one woman guy. When he was seriously dating a girl he had never stepped out on her with another girl. He had broken off relationships and started others but he had learned commitment from his mother.
The only thing Mr. Tellerson was committed to 100% was his self-righteous fanaticism. Jerome's mother knew of at least three different women her husband had been intimate with during their twenty years of marriage. Jerome's father kept his wife in line through financial slavery. He made sure she couldn't afford to leave him. He reinforced obedience with a heavy hand for her and his children. She was afraid to leave him. She secretly wished the courts had given her husband a longer sentence. She didn't want her sons to grow up and be like their father.
Around Halloween Jerome confided in his therapist two things he had avoided telling her. The first, was Kathy and her physical advances. Jerome didn't want to break things off with Nephi and be with Kathy. The second, dealt with his weight lifting class. Jerome found himself watching the guys in the locker room. He was enjoying the diversity of the male physical form. He didn't want to touch but he enjoyed looking.
Physical education was Jerome's last class of the day. The naked bodies in the shower would get Jerome going and he would take it out on Nephi. Nephi wasn't complaining. Nephi had begun looking forward to Tuesdays and Thursdays. Jerome would still feel the guilt now and then. With his therapist's help it didn't make him feel bad about himself but angry with his father.
With Jerome's new interest in sex, Nephi was beginning to wonder what it would be like to have Jerome take it to the next step. Benny provided advice and increasingly larger toys. Nephi utilized both.
It was toward the end of the quarter. Kathy and Jerome were working on a group project for their accounting class with two other students who lived together. They met in the couple's apartment to practice their presentation that was scheduled for the next morning. The couple couldn't keep their hands off of each other. Kathy ran her hand over Jerome's hardness. Jerome tried to keep everyone on task. The couple began running their hands over Kathy and Jerome.
"Kathy and Jerome, it's getting late. Let's call it a night. Our king size bed is big enough for all of us." Their hosts announced. Jerome had learned to enjoy oral sex with Nephi but he had been missing the physical act of sliding his manhood into a warm moist hole. Jerome's dick throbbed in anticipation.
"I am in a committed relationship." Jerome forced himself to say. He packed up his stuff and offered Kathy a ride home. She chose to stay.
When Jerome arrived home. Nephi was lying in bed naked waiting for his lover and watching TV.
"Nephi, I have a confession to make. I have been hanging out with one of my old girlfriends who is in my accounting class." Nephi's heart sank.
"We were rehearsing our presentation for tomorrow at a couple of friends' place and Kathy and I were invited into their king size bed." Nephi readied himself for Jerome to break things off.
"I really wanted to slip my hard dick inside of the two women, only to realize the one I wanted to slip inside of was you." Jerome kissed a very relieved boyfriend.
"I've wanted you inside of me for a long time." Nephi confessed. "Would you make love to me?" Nephi was answered with a kiss.
"I don't want to hurt you." whispered Jerome.
"Benny gave me some toys to help me get ready." Nephi made his own confession.
Jerome insisted on seeing the toys. Nephi seemed to take a long time fetching the toys. Jerome heard the shower. Nephi had locked the door. The box of toys sat in the hallway.
"Nephi, do you need help." Jerome asked.
"I'll be out in a minute meet me naked in bed." Nephi answered.
The toys were different sizes and shapes. Some looked like penises others looked sorted pointed at one end got wider and then had a soft handle like thing. Jerome didn't know what to call it but he figured out how to use it. He used the lube in the box and carefully pushed the thinnest into his hole. He hit something inside that nearly made him shoot. When it was all the way in, it pushed against that magic spot inside of him every time he moved. He didn't have time to remove it before Nephi returned. Jerome didn't want Nephi to know he had tried one of the toys so he left it deep inside of him.
"What were you doing in the shower?" Jerome asked.
"Benny told me how important it was to clean my hole out. I want to be clean for you." Nephi got on his knees and wiggled his hole at Jerome. "Use your finger to put some of that lube inside of me."
Jerome was relieved to know that Nephi had washed out. Jerome slowly used his finger to lube his lover's hole. Nephi noticed the smallest toy was missing and wondered where he had left it. Toy after toy was coated with lube and carefully pushed inside of Nephi. Jerome could tell when he touched that magic spot inside of his friend.
"Do that again. That's my prostate you're playing with." Finally Nephi had his fill of toys and wanted the real thing. He rolled onto his back with his knees pulled to his chest and begged Jerome to make love to him. Nephi stared into Jerome's deep blue eyes. Jerome slicked up his dick and pushed into Nephi. Nephi grimaced and Jerome started pulling out.
"Don't take it out just give me a minute to get used to it." Before long Nephi relaxed. Jerome slid inside of his lover's tight hole. This was better than any girl he had been in. He slowly pulled almost all the way out only to push it back in. Jerome was big enough he hit Nephi's prostate on nearly every stroke. It had been a year since Jerome had been in anything but Nephi's mouth. He knew he wasn't going to last very long.
"Do I come inside of you?" Jerome pushed deeper.
"Fill me." Nephi pulled Jerome's face to his and kissed his lover. Jerome filled his lover and moved to pull out. Nephi held him in place. Finally, Jerome's dick slid out on its own. That was when he realized that Nephi had come also. In the shower Nephi found where the smallest toy was hidden. He didn't say anything. He simply washed the toy and set it on the shelf. He did slide a soaped finger inside of Jerome washing his hole.
Bedtime found a relaxed couple cuddled in the bed.
"Thank you Nephi. That was wonderful."
"It will be my pleasure anytime." Nephi kissed his lover.
Jerome's dreams were haunted by his father. When things would get bad Nephi appeared and would drive Jerome's father away. Nephi would pull his lover to his chest.