Second Chance, Chapter 19
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Chapter 19
Rob awakened with a start about 5:00 a.m. wondering for a moment where the hell he was. Then it all came back in a warm flood of memory. He got up; slipped into the lounging pants the boys had left for him and went to the bathroom. He came back, stripped again and lay enjoying the luxury of sheets against his naked skin. He put his head under the covers and sniffed. It was great to smell clean flesh mixed with the faint, sweet aroma of decaying sperm. It made him horny again, so he began to stroke himself. He was so into it that his climax arrived before he could grab tissues. Instead, he threw the bedding back in the nick of time so as not to soil it. The first volley hit his chin with succeeding ones leaving a trail down his chest. He scooped up part of the load and licked it off of his fingers. Once most of it was consumed, he used a Kleenex to dry off the residue. Then he rolled over on his stomach and fell asleep again.
When he woke up next, it was close to 8:00. He stretched and yawned reveling in the warmth and safety of the room. It had been months since he'd been this leisurely and free of anxiety.
The sound of the bathroom door closing let him know that the other boys were probably up. He should get showered and ready for the day, but for a few minutes, he wanted to just lie there and think.
Eric and Josh were both a couple of studs. It would be great to have sex with either or both. Rob wondered if they were monogamous or if they had an open relationship. He'd heard about guys who did. Perhaps he could let them know how much he cared about them by sucking them off. It wasn't like that would be an unpleasant task! He thought that he was fairly accomplished at giving head. At least that was what Luc had told him. Of course, how could a guy believe anything from someone who had set him up?
Luc was only a year and a half younger, but he possessed the cunning of someone well beyond his age. Damn! Why had he let himself fall into that trap so easily?
After weeks of suggestive remarks and sexual play on the part of his brother, Rob had given in to the temptation of playing with him. It had started with mutual masturbation and progressed. He'd always felt guilty about it, but when Luc waved that perfect, plump dick at him, Rob couldn't resist.
At the same time, Rob had been dating Victoria Corelli. She was pretty and had been chasing him for several months. He had allowed her to lure him into her bed one afternoon when there was an early dismissal. The experience of having sex with a girl had served to prove to him that he really was gay. She had taunted him about his clumsy technique and blackmailed him into licking her clitoris until she too had an orgasm. She moaned in ecstasy as she forced his face into her crotch. He nearly threw up. The only thing that kept him there (other than her grasp on his hair) was the taste of his own ejaculate.
Guilty feelings couldn't prevent him from continuing his trysts with his brother. Luc was horny all the time and seemed to want his big brother ever since puberty hit. For Rob it was more than sexual release; it was an intimacy that the two had not shared since they were tiny tots.
Rob had tried for years to have a good relationship with Luc. He had often taken punishment in order to spare his brother. He hadn't even felt resentful of him until it became obvious that Luc was the apple of their father's eye. By the time Luc was 10, he could do no wrong and poor Rob could do nothing right.
Luc never seemed to like giving head as much as receiving it, so it had surprised Rob to be invited to his room for that purpose. When they messed around in Rob's room, he was always very careful to lock the door. Luc hadn't done that, but it went unnoticed by his older brother who was really eager to get sucked off. It was awesome that Luc was willing to get on his knees and worship his dick!
When their father burst into the room, Luc acted as if he'd been coerced. He made it look as if Rob were a sexual predator. Luc had smirked when Rob was thrown out bodily with nothing but the clothes on his back, his backpack, and a few dollars in his billfold.
Rob's mind strayed back to Victoria. As he thought about it, he couldn't remember seeing her at school this fall. Of course, if she hadn't wanted to give him the time of day again after their brief encounter, she certainly wouldn't have looked him up when he was down and out. He wondered if her parents had made good on their threat to send her to a Catholic all-girls' school. Her mother had been concerned that she was too boy crazy. That was the understatement of the year!
Rob's musings were interrupted by a light tapping on his door.
"Come in," he called.
Eric and Josh entered wearing lounging pants, T-shirts, and big grins. From the way their jewels were jiggling, it was evident that they weren't wearing any underwear.
"If you're ready for breakfast, it's almost ready for you," Josh informed him. "The `old guys' are down there cooking up a storm."
"How can you talk like that about your dads? They both seem young and really cool."
"I'm not dissing them," Josh insisted. "We all tease each other in this family. You'd better be prepared or you'll get your feelings hurt."
"Yeah, let me explain about `cocktail weenies'." Eric giggled.
"You know this is a bratwurst!" Josh joked, grabbing his crotch.
Seeing his companions' casual attitudes, Rob climbed out of bed without blushing at his naked condition. He quickly put on the clothes similar to theirs that they'd provided for him.
"Do I have time for a quick shower?" Rob asked. "I, um, had some personal needs this morning and I probably smell."
"You have time," Josh said as he sniffed the air. "Mmm, nice bouquet. What do you think it is, Eric?"
"I'd say it's definitely `Eau de Cum'. It's rather pleasant. Maybe he shouldn't shower!" Eric snickered as he too did an exaggerated sniff.
Rob headed to the shower grinning. The fact that they were teasing him meant that he was being accepted into the family. He felt really great about that. As he entered the bathroom door, he mooned them to show that he had taken their bantering in the way it was meant.
The boys whistled at his cute little butt and headed down the stairs giggling.
"Don't get sidetracked in there," Eric cautioned.
Breakfast was hearty and delicious. There was bacon, scrambled eggs, pancakes, and juice. Rob again savored the food as if it were manna from God. He felt thankful for every mouthful.
When everyone had had his fill, they all got up to take their plates to the dishwasher. Rob was fitting in with the family routine very nicely.
Ben suggested that the boys should get dressed so that they could take Rob out to buy clothes and get his hair styled. Rob was about to open his mouth to protest, but he realized that it was the men's wish to give him a makeover. He would accept it because it seemed to be something that they really wanted to do. He would try to find a way to repay them. If that turned out to be impossible, he would be sure to pass the favor along to someone else in the future. And, after he was looking civilized again, he could probably get some kind of after-school job to help with his expenses.
Josh took along the digital video camera to document each phase of Rob's makeover. He brought along an extra battery and disk just in case something interesting turned up after the current one was full.
The boys' favorite stylist was too busy to work Rob in, but she turned him over to a new guy, Corray, who wore his hair in a contemporary style and seemed to be competent.
Josh and Eric felt their gaydar meters heading for the red-zone the minute they saw him. They might simply be influenced by the stereotype of "gay male hairdresser", but they didn't think so.
Corray suggested a fairly short cut that would give Rob a whole new look. He could cut off enough hair to be made into a hairpiece for some kid who had lost his from chemo treatments. Rob hadn't planned on going that short, but was pleased to be able to be a benefactor for someone less fortunate. He could understand a little of what Scott and Ben were feeling in helping him.
The result was awesome. He looked so good that Josh and Eric considered going shorter with their next haircuts. Of course it would take a while to be even as long as Rob's new style after they got their heads shaved at the end of swimming season.
When Josh paid the bill, Corray gave them each his card with his own personal email address penciled in. He looked Josh in the eye a bit longer than necessary when he asked them to stay in touch.
"Jeez, he's on our team for sure," Eric giggled once they were out of hearing range. "He'd better not have any serious designs on you, Babe."
"Don't worry about me. Perhaps we could hook him up with Robbie!"
Rob didn't say anything, but his grin suggested that he might not find that an unpleasant proposition. He also seemed to love the teasing.
Their next stop was Wal-Mart. Rob was used to dressing in Abercrombie and Fitch, but didn't want to spend that kind of money – especially when it was someone else's. All he really needed was a few changes of decent looking clothes to wear. He'd need underwear, socks, and a winter coat as well. The mall prices would run up a big bill and Rob wouldn't do that to his host family. He was reluctant to buy as many things as the boys insisted that he get.
Since it was nearing lunch time when they finished, Eric suggested that it might be fun to go to the Pine Inn to let the people there see the new Rob. He was sure that the place would offer some interesting footage for their documentary if nothing else. The others agreed, but Rob cautioned that they might not really want to eat there lest they get ptomaine poisoning or salmonella.
The man behind the counter was impressed with the three trendy looking teens coming into his establishment. They certainly dressed the place up and he'd like prospective customers to see them.
"Hello gentlemen, I have a nice table over near the window. Are you boys local? I'll give you a break on the lunch specials if you eat here often."
It was obvious that he had no idea who Rob was. That pleased the boys immensely. But the grimy look of the place and the greasy odor emanating from the kitchen was not conducive to continuing their charade by having lunch.
Josh did manage to keep the camera running fairly unobtrusively. He felt like an undercover agent for a television exposé show.
"I think we'd better go to the Lone Star," Josh suggested. "I have a taste for that awesome salad they make there with the Roquefort dressing."
"Yeah, let's do that," Eric agreed.
The boys turned around and left barely able to suppress their giggles.
At the end of their lunch at Lone Star, Rob asked if he could order a steak sandwich to go. He said he'd keep track of the money they lent him to spend and he'd pay them back when he got a job.
(Josh had started recording again to catch this part of their outing too.)
"Order anything you like!" Josh insisted. "I don't know how you can still be hungry, but you could use a little more meat on your body."
"Uh, it's not for me. I want to drop by the bridge and give it to Willy. He was good to me. I know he's an old wino that will never be rehabilitated, but I'd like to thank him for his kindness."
"That's really thoughtful of you!" Eric exclaimed. "Maybe we can bring him things to eat from time to time."
When the boys got to the bridge, Willy was nowhere to be seen, but Josh had the camera on anyway.
"Hey Sam," Rob called. "Have you seen Willy?"
"Is that you, Robbie? It's your voice, but you look a lot different."
"It's me. I've found a family who's taking me in."
"Great! You have a chance now. I'm glad you aren't going to end up like the rest of us.
In answer to your question, Willy's dead. You remember that mean old cuss, Jed, who tried to bean you with a wine bottle one night? Well, he came back drunk last night as usual and didn't like where Willy was sleeping so he bashed him hard. Willy never knew what hit him and Jed passed out immediately. I called the police, but it was too late for Willy. He'd lost too much blood before they got here. I'm sorry to have to tell you like this. You can see the blood over there..."
"Well, I didn't know him really well, but he was kind to me," Rob sniffed back a tear. "You're a good guy too, Sam. I was bringing him lunch, but I'm sure he'd want you to have it since he's not here anymore."
Sam accepted the bag from Rob. He looked at the delicious meal inside, his mouth watering in anticipation. But first, he bowed his head a few seconds and crossed himself at the end. Then he savored his first bite.
"Thanks very much, Robbie. Best of luck to you always; you're a good lad."
All three boys were feeling a bit emotional as they left. It was a graphic reminder of how blessed they were.
On Sunday, the whole household went to church together. Ben had offered to drop Rob off at a Catholic church, but Rob said he wanted to go with them. He didn't want to attend his own parish church again and he also wanted to share the experience with his hosts. He said that he figured God could hear him in one church as well as another – especially since He seemed to have heard him from under a bridge.
In the afternoon, Josh and Eric were eager to work in their studio. It was going to be difficult sharing their private refuge with an outsider, but they didn't want Rob to feel left out.
When Rob got the "25 cent tour", he sensed that this was a special place. He felt that he would be intruding. The intimate paintings of Eric that filled the walls made him feel that way. He would wait for a later day before he would hang out with them here.
"This is really cool, but I think I need to work on homework in my room if you don't mind. I'm not being antisocial; I just need to be alone in order to concentrate. Do you have a laptop I could borrow for a while?"
Josh lent his computer since Eric was going to be writing on his. Rob thanked him and got settled in his bedroom. He really did need to catch up on several assignments and the solitude was pleasant.
When they were alone, Josh turned on the space heater while Eric stripped. Josh arranged the pose so that Eric could use the keyboard comfortably and began to paint. Once into their tasks, both boys were oblivious to anything else.
Rob made good use of his time, getting several things caught up for school. Eventually, he became drowsy. He hadn't realized how sleep-deprived he was until the opportunity to catch up presented itself. He napped for about 45 minutes, waking up refreshed.
He decided to see if the other guys were still in the studio. He walked up the stairs quietly and tapped on the door.
"Enter," Josh called.
Rob was surprised to see Eric stark naked. He gave a little gasp at the beautiful sight before him.
"Oh, sorry," Eric said. "I'll put something on. Josh keeps me nude so much that I forget."
"Don't get dressed on my account," Rob squeaked, embarrassed that he couldn't control the pitch of his voice. "I think it's cool. I figured these awesome paintings must have been done from reality. Do you use other models too, Josh?"
"I haven't yet, but I may in the future. Are you interested in modeling?"
"Uh, I'd probably embarrass myself if I got naked."
"I wasn't trying to put any pressure on you, but if you did pop a stiffy it wouldn't be a problem. We all do that at first. Eric's so used to it that he doesn't react as much anymore unless I do something to `bring it up'." Josh snickered licking his lips.
Like Pavlov's dog, Eric began to respond to the suggestion. He quickly grabbed his underwear to pull over his stiffening rod. Josh giggled while Rob blushed. Rob was starting to sprout wood as well.
On Monday, the reactions to Rob's transformation were interesting and varied. As he was coming down the hall with Josh and Eric, he got his first taste of what was to come. Dylan and Marissa were walking hand in hand toward the trio with Garret trailing in their wake. When Dylan stopped suddenly, Garret literally ran into him.
"Wow Rob, you look terrific! I'm going to have to make sure you don't steal my girl!" he laughed covering Marissa's eyes with his hands.
"No worries there," Rob grinned, "although she's certainly pretty."
In science class, Mr. Farley beamed when the "new" Rob came up to his desk with his homework all caught up. He had a suspicion that Josh and Eric might have had something to do with the changes in Rob's appearance and demeanor. He was pleased that he had pushed them into working together.
When Dylan met Eric in their writing class, he was still raving about how great Rob looked.
"I can't believe it's the same guy! Did you have something to do with this?"
"Well I did, sort of indirectly. He's living with us now and our dads are the ones who provided the money."
"Was he on the street?"
"Yeah."
"Wow! How come?"
"His father kicked him out. It's not my place to share the details, but I'm pretty sure that Josh's dad is going to get support money for Rob to live on. Ben is a really fine lawyer. I'd hate to be on the other side when he gets going. He helped my dad get custody of me."
Rob crossed paths with Luc at lunchtime. Luc did a double-take and frowned as he assessed Rob's new look.
"You must be making good money turning tricks," Luc sneered.
"You'll have to pay big bucks to suck my dick now," Rob retorted. "I'll give you a family discount, but I have to warn you, I'm not cheap."
"Dad says that I get your name when your name change comes through. I'll be Roberto Luigi Mancini IV and my son will be Roberto V. I'll move up to being the firstborn and get to carry on the family tradition since you're a queer."
"You'd better check on how kids are made," Rob said. "You can't make one by yourself no matter how much cum you swallow."
"You should know cocksucker!"
"Takes one to know one. But you know what; I should thank you for setting me up. I'm part of an awesome family who are loving and accepting. Best of all, I don't have to clean up your messes anymore."
When Rob joined his friends, he relaxed and smiled. He was determined not to have any contact with Luc (or whatever his name would be) again.
By the end of the week, Rob was feeling quite comfortable in his new home. He joined Eric and Josh in their studio when they invited him on Friday night. He felt secure enough to lie naked, face down, beside Eric so that Josh could paint them as if they were two young men sunning on a beach. Eric was on his back lying in a position that caused his left leg to block the view of his genitals. Rob could see them, however, and he was hard the whole time. The sight nearly made him drool.
Josh couldn't finish the painting in the amount of time that he had, but felt that it was off to a good start. He would have more than enough work done for Mr. Hadley to have choices of what to exhibit.
The two models got dressed and they all went down to the kitchen to make popcorn. Scott and Ben were there making some already.
"We thought you'd be down," Ben said. "I have a kettle almost done and I'll make another. How did the painting go?"
"It was great, Dad. Robbie is going to be a fine model too. He has the build for it, but he could stand to gain a few pounds."
"Well, I'll have to make a third batch to fill him up. By the way, do you like being called `Robbie'?"
"Yeah, I do when it's by people I'm close to. I told the guys to call me that at home. My parents always called me `Roberto' and I want to change that. Besides, I have to give up my name to be free of my family."
"Have you decided on your new name?
"I'm leaning toward using Robert' because I could still use Rob or Robbie. May I use Larson' for my last name?"
"You have my permission," Scott smiled. "Or you can hyphenate it as Brady-Larson' or Larson-Brady' if you like. I think Eric and Josh are going to do that eventually."
"It would be cool if we all three did it," Josh enthused. "We could be like brothers. Of course Eric and I plan to be married when we do."
Ben gave everyone an update on the tentative agreement with Rob's father. There was a lot less belligerence and foot-dragging on the part of Mr. Mancini since Ben had sent him a disk with part of the boys' documentary on it. Gone too were the implied threats to hurt Ben's law practice.
Evidently the scene of Rob trying to find Willy must have done something to soften Roberto's hard heart. The blood under the bridge, which could have been Rob's, might have had an impact.
"I wish I had someone to sleep with," Rob sighed as the boys neared their bedrooms. "I can hear the wind and sleet on the windows and it makes me shiver."
Eric and Josh exchanged glances and Eric spoke for both of them.
"We were talking about that in bed last night. If you'd like to be squeezed between us tonight, we'd be happy to have you. There are a couple of rules though. We all have to sleep in underwear and no one's hands touch below the waist on anyone who's not his boyfriend. It's okay to cuddle. We figured that you could use some brotherly love."
"Be careful with that phrase," Rob warned. "Luc and I used to play around."
"Right now, we're not sure that we want to include anyone else in `playing around', but if we do, you'll be the first to know," Josh assured him. "Is Luc as cute undressed as you are?"
"Sometimes I hate his guts, but yeah, he's hotter than I am! And, I'll bet the family business that he's as gay as I am."
The three young men settled down in bed with Rob in the middle. Eric and Josh kissed each other on the lips while leaning over Rob and then kissed him on his cheeks. Rob was so overwhelmed with emotion that tears flowed down his smiling face. The expression of their love was more satisfying than hot sex. These guys really cared about him!
Author's notes: As you can see from the news, other states are beginning to consider same-sex marriage in a positive light. Let's hope and pray that equality happens across the nation.
James recently alerted me to a young man named Matt who could easily face what Rob is in this story if his parent's discover his orientation. These things happen in real life far too commonly.
Thanks, as always, to readers who've responded since last posting: Rutabaga, Paul R, Bill (TX), Rad, Jim C, Jim We, Jian, Brian G, Polar, Dave J, Tom A, Paul L, Tim E, DW, and James H.
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