Second Chance, Chapter 21
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Chapter 21
On Tuesday before Thanksgiving, Dane and Colt pulled up in front of the stately brick home that belonged to the Brady/Larson household. They noted the particulars on the façade that were the trademark of the architect who had also built Wade and Roger's house.
They rang the bell and didn't wait long to be welcomed inside.
"You guys are right on time! How did you find us so easily?"
"Grandma loaned us her Tom-tom. It was a piece of cake with that." Colt informed them. "I turned off the annoying voice and navigated while Dane drove. He's not too bad!"
"Wait till we go back, Smarty! You're driving and I'm going to give you all sorts of wrong information."
"Okay, okay, you're an awesome driver, oh mighty husband."
The Iowa guys were invited up to the studio to see Josh's latest work. Dane and Colt were both quite impressed with the quality of the paintings and the beauty of the subject matter. They felt like they were in an art gallery.
"Who's the dark haired model?" Dane asked. "He's a doll like my Colt, but not as cute of course."
"That's Rob," Josh answered. "He's at his job right now, but we expect him home soon. You'll like him."
"Uh, before he gets here, we'd like to ask your advice." Eric said. "Do you think it would mess us up if we fooled around with another guy? Did you ever... Oops, that's too personal. I withdraw the question."
"We played with a straight friend on a scouting canoe trip," Dane admitted. "I wanted Colt to do it because he'd had a crush on that guy for a long time. It was pretty hot for all of us, but the other guy didn't want to repeat it and we didn't either. His older bro is gay and I think it kind of scared him to find out how great sex was with guys. Anyway, we didn't have any jealousy or anything over it.
But I can't advise you to do it because I don't know how you'd react. We're all different."
"Are you guys thinking about doing it with Rob?" Colt asked. "I may be reading too much into this, but you asked right after his name came up."
"Yeah," Eric admitted. "We love him like a brother, but we don't want to do anything that might mess us up as a couple."
"Some guys need to explore just to see if they've found the right person; others don't seem to need it. It seems like a lot of gay guys aren't monogamous until they finally settle down." Colt said. "As you know we got married because we were ready to commit."
"That's really cool! We've talked about doing that too someday," Josh enthused. "Do you guys think we'll get that chance or will all states change their constitutions to discriminate against us? Is Proposition 8 in California the beginning of a trend? How do you see the whole thing?"
The boys got into a lively discussion about gay rights. Josh and Eric could see why their fathers had signed several documents in order to be able to make decisions for each other if one of them became incapacitated. The rights that married couples had automatically didn't extend to gay couples. Dane encouraged the boys to get involved in LGBT activities at school and in the community.
"If we don't speak up for ourselves, no one else is going to! We were in on the founding of a club at our high school and we're involved in Ames. We were really disappointed that our Latino and Black brothers voted to stop gay marriage in California and other places, especially since it was gays who helped motivate them to get out and vote in the presidential election! I don't get how people who have been discriminated against can do that to someone else!"
"Okay Baby, step off the soapbox." Colt laughed. "I know it's important to you and it is to me, but..."
"Sorry guys. I get carried away. Some of the right-wing religious groups make my blood boil and unfortunately many minority people seem to belong to those kinds of churches, though most of them aren't Mormons. That was the group who screwed us over the worst!"
The subject got dropped for the time being because Blake's car pulled up in front and Rob got out heading for the house.
"Our adopted bro just got home. Let's go down so that you can meet him and we'll get a snack at the same time." Josh suggested.
The five guys hung around together for the rest of the afternoon. Rob felt completely at ease with Colt and Dane immediately. They weren't that much older than his friends and him, but they seemed much wiser and more mature since they were college men - and married. Their outlook and advice were good and freely expressed. The younger guys asked several questions of them that they wouldn't have asked of their fathers even though (in the case of Josh and Eric) they could have. It just seemed more natural to talk to peers.
Dane and Colt said their goodbyes around 4:30 saying that they needed to get back before traffic got bad. Actually, they were pretty much in rush hour traffic, but it wasn't a problem. Colt took the wheel going back to Wade's and Dane navigated, hopefully without getting them lost.
After dinner, everyone checked out the weather forecast. It was supposed to be a cold night. Josh asked Rob if he'd like to sleep with them since there was no school that week. Rob jumped at the chance.
The boys all took showers before going to bed despite the fact that they'd showered in the morning. Rob wondered if it meant anything more than simply that no one wanted to smell offensive.
He found out the minute the lights were turned out. Two pairs of hands touched his body.
"Robbie, we'd like to share our bodies with you if you're okay with that," Josh stated. "You aren't under any obligation now or anytime. It's entirely up to you and what you're comfortable with."
"Um, I'd love to play with you guys. But, I thought you didn't do it with anyone else."
"We've had several long talks about it and we asked Dane and Colt's advice today. We feel that we're soul-mates and will be forever, but we think we might be too young to settle down without finding out what it's like with someone else. We need to know that what we feel for each other is more than a need for sex. If we're together when we do it and don't sleep around with just anyone, we think it'll be okay. You're not just anyone; you're our bud."
"I'd love to if I won't come between you. Can we turn on a light?" Rob asked - his voice shaky with desire. "I've seen Eric's beautiful cock, but I've only had brief glimpses of yours."
Josh turned on a light by the side of the bed and they all peeled off their underwear quickly. Rob immediately began to carefully inspect Josh's stiffening tool. Eric got hard just watching what Rob was doing. Rob was about as firm as he could be from touching Josh's private parts. (He'd never held another cock except for Luc's.)
He put his hands on Josh's right hip and Eric's left, nudging them to lie with their bodies touching. Then he began licking each beautiful penis from ball sac to head, alternating between them. Both boys were squirming in anticipation. They turned slightly toward each other in order to French kiss. Their altered position allowed Rob to lick both heads simultaneously as they touched. It was a real turn-on for all concerned.
Long before they were ready for it to be over, their loins had reached the point that demanded release. Josh came first, coating one of Rob's cheeks as well as his extended tongue. Eric came a few seconds later blowing an unusually large load. Rob's face was nearly covered. He slid his way up their bodies smearing their offerings over their chests and onto their faces. He scooped up the rest on his fingers and licked them clean.
Josh and Eric were emptied out, but not exhausted. Josh asked Rob to lie on his back while he and Eric returned the favor. Rob had never experienced having his nipples sucked and having both done at the same time nearly put him over the edge without having his cock touched. His gasps turned into a steady moan expressing pure bliss.
When their hands did touch his cock and that special place behind his balls, his system was so overcharged that he couldn't take much more. Rob clawed at the bottom sheet torn between his desire to blow his load or to hold on to the awesome sensation for a few more minutes. Finally, he gave in to the waves of pleasure that swept over his tingling body. When he came, it was the most fantastic orgasm he'd ever felt. The first volley landed in his hair with the succeeding eight shots making a trail down his chest and abdomen. The boys spread most of it over his quivering body. When they licked his nipples one last time, they got to taste it.
In the morning all three were quiet at first. Last night's experience had been emotionally intense and all were concerned about the aftershocks. Eric was hoping that their fooling around hadn't messed up his relationship with Josh. Josh was worried that he might have been hasty in taking the lead in the three-way, even though he knew that Eric had been curious. Rob feared that he might be driving a wedge between his best friends.
"I love you," Eric said to Josh as he kissed him tenderly. "I care a lot about you, too, Robbie. I hope we're all okay with last night..."
Josh's huge smile helped to reassure his soul-mate. He returned the kiss and then hugged Rob as well.
"I have to admit that I felt somewhat anxious before we did it, but I'm not feeling jealous." Josh said. "Robbie, you're a real hunk and some guy is going to love you like you should be loved someday. I love you like a brother, but I still love Eric like a boyfriend. I hope you know what I mean -- I love you, but I'm not IN love with you."
"I understand and I'm glad it didn't mess things up! I'd welcome the chance to play with both of you if you ever want to again. I'll understand if you don't. It was awesome sex! I'm not going to try to steal either of you. Just so we don't screw anything up, I don't think I should ever do anything with either one of you without the other one there. It could lead to misunderstandings that I don't want to have. I love both of you like brothers and I want it to stay that way."
The three of them went to the bathroom to get cleaned up and dressed before breakfast. Eric joked that they were all wearing Rob's favorite fragrance, Eau de Cum, that morning and that they'd do well to shower before his dad got home.
"Shall we draw straws to see who showers first?" he asked.
"I'll share with you to save time," Josh said running his hand across Eric's left nipple.
"It's a pretty big tub. I'll bet we'd all fit," Rob suggested.
"Okay, we can all get wet first and then shampoo and soap each other," Josh giggled. "I'll bet we can do this in record time."
If the boys set a record, it wasn't for speed. Their soapy hands found every crevice and crack to clean. Rob was fascinated that his buddies had foreskins too. He made sure that he got both of his friends squeaky clean by pushing them back several times. Things were getting pretty warm and might have gotten hotter if Scott hadn't come home and called up the stairs.
Rob donned his uniform (consisting of black slacks and a stiff white shirt) as he prepared to go wait tables at the country club. He had signed on as a dishwasher, but had been promoted quickly because of his good manners and appearance. The head of staff thought he'd make a good impression on members and he did.
Blake didn't have to go in for about an hour and a half, but he took along a textbook that he needed to read and he could eat a free lunch in the staffroom before teaching his classes. Free food was an ample reward for helping Rob get there and for sparing the other guys from having to make an extra trip.
After Rob left, Josh and Eric went to the studio. Eric struck an erotic pose for Josh to use for quick sketches. Josh stripped off his own clothes to keep Eric's "interest" up. These drawings turned out quite well and would probably be considered pornographic by some. Needless to say, the guys got distracted more than once during the process. The last sketches were more erotic than pornographic because Eric was drained.
Instead of cooking Thanksgiving dinner at home that year, Ben had made reservations for late seating at the country club. That had been done before Robbie had been hired. Ben didn't want to embarrass his young charge by having him serve their table, so he called the manager and arranged for Rob to be let off for that period of time.
Rob took along a new dressy outfit that his surrogate fathers had purchased for him so that he could remove his uniform and look like any other patron. He enjoyed the fact that most of the members didn't recognize him as a waiter once he had changed and been ushered in with his new family.
Ben introduced him to a couple whose table he had tended not 10 minutes before. The lady said that he looked vaguely familiar and wondered if she knew him. Rob acted as if he were trying to recall, mentioning church and school. It was evident that some people don't really see those who are in the capacity of serving. Rob and the other boys would laugh about it later.
The good thing about eating a holiday meal out is that there are no leftovers. The bad thing about eating a holiday meal out is that there are no leftovers. They would order pizza in later in the evening.
School and swimming took up a lot of time in the month between Thanksgiving and Christmas for Eric and Josh. For Rob, it was school and work. There were a lot of parties scheduled at the country club and he signed up for all the extra hours he could get and still be able to keep up on his assignments.
He talked to his manager about hiring Blake to help during the Christmas rush. Blake was pleased to be able to make extra money despite the fact that it cut into his sleeping time. Every other spare minute was spent preparing for finals. Once those were over, he could work and sleep.
Reese was on a similar schedule putting in more time at Olive Garden than usual. As a result, it seemed like they hardly saw each other for the first three weeks of the month.
One afternoon, Ben got a call from another lawyer about Rob. Ben assumed that Mr. Mancini had finally agreed to the terms of Rob's settlement and that it might be all wrapped up before the year was over. It would be nice to have it over before Rob's 17th birthday which fell on Christmas day. That would allow him to have a truly fresh start in the New Year.
At least Rob had his new identity in time for his birthday. It had taken calling in a few favors, but Ben had pushed it through so that Rob was now Robert William Larson-Brady. Rob had met all of his father's conditions; maybe this was the moment they'd been waiting for. However, Ben was mistaken.
"Ben, James Hanover here. I'm calling about young Roberto Mancini. I understand he's living with you and that you're his guardian."
"Yes, but I assume that you know his name is now Robert Larson-Brady if you're representing his father."
"No, this isn't about any family stuff. Well, in a sense it is. According to my clients, Victoria Corelli and her parents, Roberto, uh Robert, is the father of a male child that she will deliver any day."
"What? Are you sure?" Ben asked, stunned.
"The girl swears that it's so, and is planning to put his name on the birth certificate. I'm calling to get a paternity test arranged so we can verify it. Victoria wants him to sign papers so that the baby can be put up for adoption. If he's the father, he'll have to consent in order to make it all legal. They don't want anything like that `Baby Jessica' affair that happened in Iowa about 17 years ago.
The family is a strong Catholic one so they didn't consider abortion, but they don't want to saddle their daughter with bringing up a kid that she doesn't want. The cover story is that she's taken a year to travel in Europe. She's been in Mexico, but they don't trust the hospitals there and wanted her back here for the delivery. They aren't asking for anything more than payment of her hospital expenses."
"If it is Rob's son, they can't expect him to cover more than half of the expenses. It does `take two to tango' as they say!"
"But the Mancini's are loaded! Surely they can afford it."
"If Victoria's parents are Lorenzo and Maria that I see in the society pages, they're equally well off. Rob isn't a Mancini anymore and doesn't have a penny to his name at the moment. His father threw him out with the clothes on his back! If, and only if, I manage to get a settlement for him, he will pay no more than half at the very most. I think that they will see the wisdom of not asking him for anything at all - in return for his silence. If we have to contest it in court, it'll be front-page news. I'll get back to you about the test and adoption possibilities after I've had a chance to talk to him."
That evening when Rob came home from work, Ben asked Rob to join Scott and him in Scott's office where they could talk in private. Seeing the serious look on Ben's face, Rob began to worry. He hoped that he wasn't in trouble. He couldn't figure out what it could be unless Josh and Eric had complained about him. Maybe they had set him up like Luc had. No, they weren't sneaky like that. It had to be bad news about the settlement.
"Did I screw up?" Rob asked nervously.
"It depends on how literally you mean that term. I'm going to go straight to the point. I've been told that you're going to be the father of a baby boy." Ben said.
Rob's eyes went wide for a few seconds. He shifted in his seat and studied the pattern in the Persian rug.
"It's possible. Is the mother Victoria Corelli?"
"Indeed she is."
"We had sex once."
"Unprotected?"
"Yeah, her parents are stronger Catholic than mine!"
"Don't the teachings of the church include avoiding fornication?"
"I guess not in this case, sir."
"Son, don't call me `sir'. It puts a wall between us. You're our other son now. We'll stand by you and your brothers will too."
"Can I get them? I don't want to have to tell this too many times."
When Eric and Josh were seated beside him, Rob told how Victoria had invited him to her house and her bed back at the end of March. He didn't share the details about licking her crotch, but he did say that the experience of copulating had made him realize for certain that he wasn't into girls. The other boys sat there quietly wondering what they could do to help. What came to both of their minds at the moment was to give his shoulders a squeeze to show their support.
"So what do I tell Mr. Hanover?" Ben asked getting back to the main point of the discussion.
"I'll take the paternity test. I want it as soon as possible. If it is my son, I want to keep him. I won't sign to have him adopted by strangers. I have no one else. I mean, I love all of you guys, but I want this baby. I need someone of my very own."
"Do you have any idea what you'll be up against?" Ben asked gently.
"Yeah, I know. My mother had postpartum depression really bad after all the other kids. It wasn't fair for her to go through that five times. Anyway, a lot of the responsibilities fell on me because I'm the oldest. I fed, burped, changed, sat up with them when they were sick, and all the rest with the three youngest ones. They probably didn't know I wasn't their parent! We had an au pair, but she was a cold fish who didn't know anything about loving a little kid. I think she had more interest in my father."
"We'll help, won't we Josh?" Eric was quick to offer.
"Of course we will! We can set up a schedule to take turns for night feedings, and as soon as swimming is over, we can really get involved. How soon will little Robbie be born?"
"No one is sure, but it's soon according to Mr. Hanover. I can't wait to hear his response when I tell him what you want to do. I'll ask you again tomorrow to see if you feel the same after sleeping on your decision." Ben said.
"I'm not sure how much sleeping I'll be doing, but the answer WILL be the same!"
The three boys talked for quite a while before going to sleep. It was a school night, but Josh and Eric offered to let Rob sleep between them in their bed. He declined saying that he was afraid he'd keep them awake tossing and turning about, but did agree to let them start the night on each side of him in his bed. That way, they could get up when they were through talking. Their warm bodies next to his had the effect of calming his anxieties and he fell asleep between them. They tiptoed out after making sure he was tucked in. All would sleep more soundly without being packed in so tightly.
At breakfast, Rob looked as rested as the other two. He smiled when he told Ben that he was sticking by his decision. He was looking forward to raising his son and would give him love and security even if he might not be able to give the boy all the material things that he wished he could.
"And please tell the lawyer to inform the hospital that I don't want him circumcised. I want him to be whole like my brothers and me."
Ben called James Hanover shortly after he got to the office. As he had expected, Mr. Hanover was completely taken aback by Rob's decision.
"He can't do that! Boys have no skills for raising kids."
"I guess that God doesn't consider that when He allows a boy to impregnate a girl at that age. Anyway, Rob's had a lot of experience helping to raise his younger siblings. If the baby is his, he does have a right to keep his child. Denying his rights would amount to a form of gender-based discrimination."
"But what if my client doesn't agree with this arrangement?"
"As far as I can see, this is the only game in town unless she wants to raise the baby with him. Here's what we propose. Rob gets full custody of the child and is guaranteed that there will be no contact from the girl or her relatives - ever. He will bear no financial responsibility for any bills incurred by Victoria in connection with the pregnancy or delivery. And finally, he is adamant that his son will not be circumcised.
In return, he will keep Victoria's secret, if you'll pardon the pun. We can't guarantee that no one will ever tell because we don't know what Victoria has said to her friends, but Rob will not be the source of any gossip.
Honestly, I find this whole thing very unusual. Why didn't the Corelli's actually send their daughter to Europe to have the baby there? He's got too be 99.9% Italian. He could have been adopted by someone in Rome or Venice or whatever and no one here would have been the wiser."
"Hey Ben, I just represent them for a fee. I don't pretend to understand their thinking or their motives. I'll present this to them and see what they want to do."
James called back an hour later to say that the family would accept the conditions. Rob could have complete custody of the baby as soon as he was born and the hospital released him. However, Victoria did not want to see Rob or the baby -- now or in the future. She would be going to the East Coast to live with an aunt as soon as the "ordeal" was over.
Ben called Rob on his cell at lunch time to let him know. The young man was elated.
Author's note. I'm out of town helping with a flooded basement and the Internet is down where I'm staying. So, this is coming from a Panera in Kansas. Sorry that I won't be able to answer mail immediately!
Thanks to you who wrote since last posting: Bill, Vann, Tim E, Tony W, Jim C, John McD, James H, Rutabaga, Mike DeW, Jim We, Paul R, Bob C (Tales), Mark H, Richard Y, Dave J, Pete R, and Rad. Hope I got everyone!
Pray for dry weather here!
David