"The Family"
Chapter 2
Guests - No. 2 and The Hosts
THE GUESTS;
ALBERT: Albert was a teacher under the principal, Ralph. Albert had retired when their school was closed by the district. Ralph and Albert had seen each other from time to time around the village, and in the city of Salinas when they were shopping.
One day Albert called Ralph to invite him to dinner. Ralph explained he now had a partner, a man, Jean, whom he would like to bring. Albert assured Ralph that he would be welcomed also. At Albert's door Ralph and Jean were met by a nude man who introduced himself as Victor. At his request, Ralph and Jean shed their clothes so as to observe the rule of nudity in the home. It was the same rule they had at their home.
Once nude, Ralph and Jean found Victor constantly rubbing against them, cock to cock all evening. At a tour of the home, Victor insisted they lie down on the new, giant-sized bed. Lube was passed, and Ralph topped Jean as requested, while Albert topped Victor. Victor rang a bell and insisted that the tops trade partners. Reluctantly, Ralph began to fuck Victor, and Albert fucked Jean. When all had cum, Ralph and Jean were happy to leave the home.
On a visit to their contractor's home, Ralph and Jean were accompanied by their house guests Bob and Hal. Albert and Victor were also invited. Again, Victor tried to rub against someone all evening. He told a story about being fucked by a carpenter who was working in Victor's county office. When he tried to rub against shy Hal, Hal's partner Bob stood in front of him, protecting him. When Victor complained that he just wanted to get to know Hal, Albert grabbed his arm and said they were going home. Over Victor's protests, they left.
Around the village, the word in the gay community was that Albert gave him 24 hours to take his things and move out. A red-eyed Victor was seen by several men as he moved to a motel.
Albert waited until Victor had moved out, then called his hosts to apologize for the conduct of his former partner. He also called Ralph and Jean to apologize. Each readily accepted the apology, praised Albert's decision to end the relationship, and to offer any help Albert might need. Jean even invited Albert to come for coffee, lunch or dinner, at his convenience.
Albert got the invitation to the Grape Crush, quickly accepted, and wondered if he ought to find somebody to go with him. He remembered that Clarence Woodburn, a senior Englishman was always witty, and a pleasant guest at any party. Albert called Clarence, offered the invitation, and heard a hearty "Yes, but I've got an invitation also. I'll have to tell Jean so there will be an opportunity for someone else."
CLARENCE WOODBURN: Clarence came to the Salinas Valley over 30 years ago, had found a "Sugar Daddy," and had settled down to make a good man happy. Clarence was known as a very good cook, and loved to party. He and his partner, Glenn, threw parties, threw orgies, and were well-received in the gay community. Glenn was at least 20 years older than Clarence when they met, so, of course, Clarence outlived Glenn. The past 10 years he had first isolated himself in the great, big house Glenn and he had shared, then Clarence inherited. After a couple of dismal years, Glenn started appearing at LGBT association parties.
He had known Jean Roualt, Sr., who loved to throw parties at his vineyard. Jean's parties always offered a "discrete room" for men who wanted sex. Clarence enjoyed that room, both as a top and a bottom. It was in that room that he pleasured many tops, and taught several men to be good bottoms.
CARLOS SANCHEZ and HAROLD ANDERSON: Carlos is a building contractor. Harold, his partner, is his second in command. Carlos got a call from Jean Roualt, Jr., to come and talk about a remodeling project at the farm, really a vineyard. He came and talked to Jean and discovered it was a big project, adding at least 50% to the square footage of Jean's house. In addition to adding bed rooms and a master suite of sitting room-bedroom and bath, the kitchen brought up to date, the garage doubled, and the back patio poured and utilities to be brought for gas barbecuing and a shower.
During the course of getting the architect's plans to order, and a building permit, Carlos and Harold invited Jean and his partner, Ralph,and, when he learned of their other room mates, also Hal and Bob, to dinner at their home. It was at that nude dinner party that Victor tried to seduce Hal, and Bob, his partner, stepped in to protect Hal. Victor's partner dragged Victor out of the home. After Albert dragged Victor out of their home, Carlos and Harold apologized and admitted they were surprised at Victor's conduct.
When they received the invitation in the mail to Jean and Ralph's grape crush party, Carlos and Harold quickly accepted, and asked what they should bring. A casserole dish was suggested, which Harold immediately agreed to bring.
GEORGE RAFFERTY; George is a real estate broker. Ralph had a house he now wished to sell after he and Jean moved into Jean's house. George carefully examined the house, noted what furniture Ralph was taking to Jean's home, and suggested the rest could be left for an estate sale. He gave Ralph the names of two women who were in that business. As soon as the furniture for the other house was removed, the woman Ralph had selected began to prepare the house for the estate sale. She suggested that Ralph not attend the sale. Anything he wanted to keep should be removed from the house, and the rest left for marking for the sale.
Ralph was amazed how successful the sale was. There was very little left to be cleared out and taken by the charity's thrift shop.
George took Ralph on a "walk-through" of the emptied house, noting things that ought to be done before the house could be shown to prospective buyers. First, the walls ought to be scrubbed, and some repainted. Next, the wood floors needed to be cleaned and polished professionally. Finally, the kitchen needed professional cleaning. George suggested two firms that could do the work.
Ralph asked for any suggestions as to which one George would choose. George hemmed and hawed, then said, "Well, my brother-in-law would be the one I would choose, even if he weren't my brother-in-law. His work is best, and so are his prices. Ralph asked George to arrange the work. George promised to take pictures for advertising, and to discuss the listing of the property as soon as the work was done and the house was ready to show.
Ralph told George about the upcoming grape crush, and told him he would receive an invitation for himself and his partner. George promised to hold the date clear so they could attend.
JUAN AND SEAN: Two men had worked with Jean, Jr.'s uncle at the vineyard. When he died, they continued to work, awaiting the return of his adopted son-nephew. When Jean moved back to Monterey County, he found the vineyard in good shape because of their work. He promised to pay them for the work they had done after Jean, Sr.'s death, and to continue to employ them for the rest of the year. He worked with them, and found them good workers.
Juan once let slip that Sean had been a total bottom slut before their commitment. At every party at Jean, Sr.'s house, Sean had sucked and been fucked by every man at the parties, well, maybe all but one or two. Sean admitted he still liked a lot of cock, but he had that in his partner, Juan.
Each day when Jean, Juan and Sean had finished their work in the vineyard, they climbed into the hot tub to soothe their aching muscles. When Ralph was there, he joined them, as did his room mates Bob and Hal. Things got a bit frisky in the hot tub, but the partners concentrated on their partners, and did not play with the other men.
GEORGE AND HENRY: A committed couple who both worked hard to support their son, now a college student, and their daughter, a high school junior.
George's real estate business had been very successful until the mortgage crisis dried up the supply of loans which had been available to any qualified buyer. George was heard to berate "The Stupid Congressmen" who took away the safeguards for bank loans, and encouraged people who had no business trying to buy homes. "No wonder the assholes guarantee their reelection by taking money from the people they're supposed to protect us from."
Fortunately for the family, Henry had a good paying job with the county in the road department. He was able to keep their finances above water with what they had saved and what he earned.
THE HOSTS:
BOB AND HAL:
BOB, a deputy sheriff, and Hal, a soldier injured in an car crash met at a cemetery. As they looked back on it, they were lucky they were not looking for sex or a partner, for they got to know each other as friends first, then their relationship grew into commitment.
Bob was a deputy sheriff who had an irresponsible younger partner. The partner had gotten into drugs in high school, then tried to clean himself up. Bob had met him at a class for addicts trying to get clean. Roy moved in with Bob, who provided cash and a credit card for Roy. Sometime later, the partner, Roy, left without a word, and was found dead in a stolen pickup owned by Jean's adopted father, Jean, Sr.
Bob came to tell Jean that Jean, Sr.'s pickup, a prized, restored old Ford, had been wrecked, the thieves had died in the crash. The passenger was Bob's partner, Roy. Bob broke down and cried. Jean and Ralph insisted he stay with them, and they took him to their bed to cuddle him and encourage him to sleep.
Bob slept well, surrounded by his hosts. Ralph and Jean invited Bob to stay with them, and they helped him clean out his apartment, stowing almost everything but Bob's uniforms and clothing in a storage locker. There were just too many memories in that apartment for the grieving Bob.
Roy's parents blamed Bob for Roy's addiction, though he was addicted before they met. They took charge of the body, arranged a funeral in their fundamentalist church to which Bob was specifically not invited, and buried Roy's body in the cemetery
He had gone to the cemetery that day to visit Roy's grave. Jean had given Bob a rose from his garden with the thought it might be left at Roy's grave. Thus, Bob placed the flower on Roy's grave, knelt down and began to cry. His deep sobs and tears left him barely able to stand up, and there was Hal. Bob was not aware that anyone was near him.
HAL was a soldier stationed at Ft Ord, near Monterey, and had been driving his wife and newborn son home from the delivery in the hospital. Hal's wife was in the back seat, holding their baby. A car ran a stop sign and hit the car at such high speed that Hal's wife and baby son were killed instantly.
Bob awoke in the hospital two days later, heavily sedated because of his injuries. His fractured leg was in a cast, his arm also, and he was groggy. The next day they told him of the death of his wife and child. After almost three weeks, the Army medics came to examine him. They declared there was no way Hal could return to active duty. Upon discharge from the hospital, he was ordered to present himself back at his post, where he would be discharged from the Army.
His injury was not service-connected, therefore he would not be entitled to the pension he expected in a few years more. The irony was that he had served in Iraq and Afghanistan, had suffered a few injuries which the Army allowed him to recover from, but this accident was just an excuse to discharge him.
When he was discharged from the hospital, Hal called a cab to take him to the cemetery so he could visit the graves of his wife and son, who were buried while he was still a patient in the hospital. Hal made a stop en route to buy some flowers for the graves, then the cabbie left him with the suggestion he call for the cab when he was done.
Hal knelt at the grave, placing the flowers on the grave shared by his wife and son. He prayed, not aware that anyone was nearby. His tears and sobs were deep. Then he stood. As he stood, there was Bob.
Neither man was able to see the other through his tears, and they almost fell down, but Bob grabbed Hal and steadied the two of them. Bob led Hal to a bench where he might regain his composure. They talked and shared a bit of their grief. Then the lawn sprinklers went on, and both were getting soaked.
Bob ushered Hal out of the target area, then asked Hal if he needed a ride. Hal said he would call for a cab, but he couldn't find his cell phone in his clothes. It probably was destroyed in the crash. Bob offered to take Hal where he needed to go. First they went to Hal's home, which was too sad and dreary without his family. Bob took him on his errands, then brought him back to Jean and Ralph's home. There they became friends, and, ultimately, committed partners.
RALPH AND JEAN:
Ralph was a retired school principal in a school district south of Salinas, California, which was shut down, and the children bused north. He was a widower, his wife having died from cancer which was first thought to be pregnancy.
After the school closed, Ralph stayed home, nude, and grieving. One morning there was literally nothing in the house to fix for breakfast. He went to nearby Mary's Coffee Shop each morning thereafter, and many a dinner. He ate his usual breakfast, drank his coffee and read "The San Francisco Chronicle," paying particular attention to news about his beloved Giants.
One rainy day, as Ralph read his paper spread out on the counter at Mary's, a man asked if the seat next to Ralph was taken. Ralph apologized for taking up the last space at the counter. Ralph noticed the man's clothing was soaked. He ordered a cup of coffee for him. As the man tried to lift the coffee cup he was shaking, and he spilled coffee all over the newspaper and himself.
Ralph became aware that the man was shaking so badly, and was wet, and was a candidate for pneumonia. He asked about the man's home, and he had just come back to town, so he had none. Ralph took him to his home, carrying him about half way, stripped him in the bathroom, put him in the shower, and had to get in to hold the man up. After the man's body had returned to somewhat normal temperature, Ralph put him in his bed. The man was still shivering, and Ralph had no further linens to put on the bed, so he climbed in next to the man, wrapped his arms around him, and held him until he was warm and had fallen asleep.
From this difficult meeting, Ralph and Jean, for that was his name, became the best of friends, then partners.
JEAN: Jean had been raised by an uncle, a school teacher, who had a vineyard he took great pride in. Because of the vineyard, Jean's uncle, also named Jean, was able to take Jean to Europe, and pay for his college education. The uncle also adopted Jean when his parents had both died. Jean's uncle died just before the end of Jean's school year, his last year of teaching.
After retiring and selling his condo, Jean headed to his uncle's home in the Salinas Valley. He took the wrong road, his old SUV died, and in the dark he fell into a puddle. He spent the night shivering in his cold SUV. A woman passing by called a tow truck, which took Jean and his SUV to a garage one mile from Mary's Coffee Shop. After handing over the keys to his SUV to a mechanic, he began to walk in the rain to Mary's. In the heavy rain, he became soaked. That's why he was in such bad shape when he spilled the coffee on Ralph.
After Ralph took Jean in, Jean learned that there had been a fire at his uncle's home. Ralph insisted Jean stay with him. Looking at the house, it was obvious that the uncle's prize pickup had been taken. So had a couple of TVs. The pickup was the one in which Hal's former partner Roy died.
In repairing the fire damage, Jean decided to add rooms onto the house, increase several existing rooms, and make it more livable for Ralph and him, and for Bob and Hal. At Bob's suggestion, Jean added outdoor entertainment facilities, for his uncle had often had nude potlucks for his gay friends.
THESE ARE SOME OF THE PEOPLE WHO FORM "The Family" which you will meet in the next chapter as the nude grape crush and potluck begins.
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