Tommy and Tanner Chapter 30
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Tommy and Tanner, Chapter 30
When school reconvened on Monday, everyone (whether student or staff) was concerned about make-up time for the snow days. The extended vacation had been fun, but the piper would ultimately have to be paid.
By the middle of the week, word was out that since there was already a snow day built into the schedule, there would be only one to make up and that could be done at a time originally planned for in-service in March. The teachers would have to have their training on a Saturday or at the end of the term after students had finished. Of course if there were more cancellations, the year would have to be extended.
Several criminal cases made the news that week; Darrel Frey was to go on trial within a couple of weeks for murder in the beating death of his son, Mason, Lonny Frey was arrested on suspicion of molesting Mason, and George Sessions, Jr. was formally charged with arson.
Although he certainly wanted to see justice done in the case of Mason's death, Tanner's attention was currently focused on the arrest of George Sessions, Jr. The state felt it had a reasonably strong circumstantial case despite not having an eyewitness to cinch it. After all, who else had a motive?
Tommy was elated that the very man who'd tried to cast suspicion on Tanner was now in the hot-seat. He thought he'd try to convince their parents to let them go to watch some of the proceedings, unless it would make Tanner uncomfortable.
For whatever reason, the lawyer representing the Sessions' estate quickly met with Tanner's lawyer to try to negotiate a settlement on his wrongful death claim. Much to everyone's surprise, George Jr. was willing to pay out $500,000 to have it over before his trial began. Although it fell short of the $750,000 claim, Tanner was pleased to accept it since he had never expected such a fortune. Besides, the original amount had been a high figure meant to allow for room to negotiate.
Tanner felt like he was becoming the rich young ruler from the biblical story. Of course he'd feel a lot more relaxed when the money was actually in the bank, and he planned to be more generous than the guy Jesus admonished about his fortune. Since he knew nothing about investing, he would rely on the advice of a financial advisor that Tark trusted.
Devin had been concerned about what kind of reception would be awaiting him when he went back to classes after vacation. He didn't know if the guys from Tim's party would have spread gossip about him or if they'd look at him with disgust. Surprisingly, he didn't notice anything different from before he'd come out except that a couple of them were friendlier than they'd been in the past. His initial reaction was that those guys perhaps wanted to use him like some had used Mason, but they seemed to be genuinely friendly. Only time would tell for sure what their motives were.
Bart Johnson did call him "queer" as they passed in the upstairs hall, but Devin simply held his head high and smiled. He was not going to show any fear or reaction, especially when others were around. No one seemed to pay attention to Bart's remark, probably because he said things like that so often that they simply tuned it out.
Minutes later, Devin joined his new friends, Andy, Tommy, and Tanner for lunch. It was a novel experience to be eating with others instead of off in a corner alone. He felt like he had a whole new life. With them around, Bart didn't amount to a pimple on his ass. Andy's presence especially made his day.
Tanner kicked Devin's foot under the table to bring him back to reality. It was only then that he realized he'd been staring at Andy with a goofy grin on his face. He flushed as he wondered how many kids in the cafeteria had noticed. He was thankful when Tanner tried to cover for him.
"Earth to Devin," Tanner joked. "Your morning must have been traumatic to make you space out like that."
"Uh, yeah it was a bit upsetting. Bart saw me in the hall and called me a queer, but I ignored him. Still, it didn't feel good."
"Don't let him get to you. He's an a-hole, but he does bear watching. From what Tim said, he was insulting and out of control at the party."
"True, but his words can't hurt me when I have special friends."
"That you do," Tommy agreed, glancing toward Andy with a grin.
Swimming season headed into its final phase in January with a full schedule of meets culminating in state finals, if the team made it that far. As always, team members were pumped up to do their best. Several of this year's seniors had blossomed since Jordan's departure the year before. It was almost as if they'd been freed from oppression, and in a way they had. Jordan was never a team player. His goal had always been one of self-aggrandizement no matter the cost to others. That had all changed almost immediately after the hazing incident because the rest of the guys had forged a new connection with each other that was still holding. This year's seniors were nearly as likely to hang around with some of the younger boys as they were with their own classmates.
As in the past, most of the boys had either bleached or dyed their hair the week before district finals to draw attention to the team and encourage attendance at their regional meets. Swimming never had the following that basketball and football had, so their coach was pleased that the boys were willing to be involved in some harmless antics that garnered a bit of recognition.
This year, Coach Lewis said he would be present in the locker room when the shaving ritual took place. No one would be subjected to having ANY hair removed by force. Shaving would be limited to heads, arms, legs, torsos, and backs (in some cases). If team members wanted to shave anything that would be covered by their Speedo's they should either do it themselves or in small groups with their buddies away from the school grounds. The administration had not looked kindly on what they'd done the previous season.
It never would have come to light, but some boy had told his girlfriend about it and her mother had complained to the board. Unfortunately, a busybody who had no connection to any of it had spoiled it for the team. Several of the guys had been looking forward to sharing the experience. However, most of them had to be satisfied with what their coach allowed them to do unless they had private parties.
The team did well at the district level, breaking a couple of records and cinching their place for state-level competition. They were all excited about getting to travel to Champaign and stay overnight.
Tommy and Tanner planned to shave each other in all the intimate places now that they were in the state finals. Andy and Devin were going to join them in the process. Devin wasn't on the team, but Andy wanted to be shaved by him. Devin said that he'd give up his pubes too in order to show his support for Andy. His friends snickered because they were pretty sure he really wanted Andy to handle his goods and it would be an excuse to deforest his balls to keep his hairs out of Andy's mouth.
Drake and Chris were among the guys who also wanted an excuse to have smooth groins again. They remembered how cool it had been last year when they "sacrificed" their pubes to atone of having taken part in the hazing. It had made them feel closer to the kids who shaved them, so they asked the Torrance boys if they could come over to shave with them. Drake almost begged. Tommy was a little hesitant at first, but began to waver as Drake made their case.
"It was Sally who told her mom about the shaving," Drake admitted. "I was trying to get her to check it out firsthand so maybe I could at least coax her into giving me a hand-job, but she didn't want to. Then she went and told her mother who called my mother. Mom was upset about the ritual and told Dad about it. Dad took me aside and told me he thought it was cool because his wrestling team used to do it as an initiation. He was all for it, but said we should keep it from Mom when we did it again. Obviously she's not gonna check my `nads. I'm not sure why Sally's mom thought she had to take up the cause, but the whole mess did help split Sally and me up. It's not that I care at this point.
Anyway, we can't go to my house because my sister is home sick from college and she'll figure it out and tell Mom. Chris's brother will rat us out if we do it at his house. We really want to do it, but we want to stay out of trouble at home."
"What do you other guys think?" Tommy asked of his bro and their friends.
"I'm okay with it." Tanner said. "We can just make a bigger party out of it. I know Dad will let us and we can help make dinner so Mom won't overexert herself. If you bring sleeping bags, you can stay overnight too, uh if you don't mind hanging with us lower classmen."
Devin and Andy nodded their ascent. Devin was concerned about what the older swimmers would think when he, a non-swimmer got shaved too, but decided he'd face that if it happened.
"We'd love to hang with you," Drake said. "You all act more mature than Jordan did!"
The shaving took place in the upstairs bath at the Torrance's residence in conjunction with the sleepover the night before leaving for state competition. Tim offered to sleep in Tuck's room to give Chris and Drake his bed. He knew that the other boys would be on the trundle with Tommy and Tanner.
Drake and Chris thanked him for his offer, but said they didn't want to be any trouble and would be content to sleep on the floor in sleeping bags.
As soon as school was out for the day, Tim took Tuck to Bobby's house on his way over to see Melody. There was no school on Friday because of in-service. He wanted to give the other boys time alone in the house to take care of their ritual. He might have had other reasons for going to see his current girlfriend.
Tommy had thought maybe each pair would rather shave in privacy, but Drake seemed intent on having them all do it together and he wanted to be first to lose his pubes.
Tanner ran several inches of warm water into the big tub while Chris got out his safety razor and Drake stripped.
Tommy put and old bed sheet on the floor and suggested using an electric clipper to remove the majority of hair before shaving closer. Everyone agreed that it would be faster and cleaner.
"Hey you guys, we should all be naked so I won't be embarrassed when I pop a boner," Drake giggled.
"I think you're just a perv!" Chris teased him.
"Maybe I am, but if I'm the only one naked, you'd all be perving on me."
The other boys complied with Drake's wishes and soon the bathroom was filled with the beautiful sight of six teen cocks at various stages of plumping up.
Chris used the trimmer on Drake first and then Drake used it on him before passing it to the next couple. Drake spent a little more time than necessary on Chris's crotch with the result of leaving him with a throbbing erection. Chris squatted down quickly to put shaving cream on Drake's stubble, but not quickly enough to hide his cock which didn't soften the whole time he shaved his buddy.
After getting rinsed off, Drake applied shaving cream to Chris's junk. He seemed like he was in a trance as he rubbed it in until Chris was beginning to moan. Chris swallowed hard and tried to focus on anything but how great he was feeling at the moment. He considered asking Drake to stop, but his little head overruled the one on his shoulders.
The other boys caught themselves staring and decided that they'd better get down to business working on each other. They did the initial shearing in record time. Tommy and Tanner consistently kept their pubes trimmed and their balls shaved, so it wouldn't be a big chore in their case.
Since each couple had their own razor, there was no excuse not to continue even though all were fascinated by what Chris and Drake were doing to each other.
Drake rinsed the suds off of Chris with a warm, wet washcloth and then felt carefully for stray hairs that he might have missed. Having his balls fondled in this manner put Chris even closer to the edge.
"The best way to make absolutely sure you haven't missed anything is to use your tongue," Tommy snickered as he watched.
"Like this?" Drake asked as he licked across Chris's ball sac.
Chris let out a stifled moan and shot a huge load all over Drake's neck.
"Shit! I'm sorry guys. Please don't tell on me!" Chris said shakily.
"This place is like Vegas," Tanner assured him. "We're good at keeping secrets."
"I'm sorry," Drake said, blushing. "I got carried away. I've wanted to do that for a long time – long before I broke up with Sally."
"Really?" Chris said sounding calmer.
"Yeah, I don't know what came over me. I'm so horny. Now I suppose you won't want to room with me in college next year."
"The hell I won't! That was awesome. I'm gonna check you for stubble."
Having said that, Chris helped Drake up to a standing position and got on his knees to suck Drake's big balls into his mouth, one at a time, starting with the left. He hadn't thoroughly checked the right one before Drake moaned and unloaded on Chris's shoulder and down his back.
The sexual tension in the room was too much for the other boys to ignore. Although they'd had no intention of doing anything erotic, their will power was wiped away by the scene they'd just witnessed. They took their partner's cock in hand and all found relief a few strokes later.
"Anyone for a quick shower?" Tommy giggled, hoping to dispel any feelings of awkwardness.
He and Tanner shook the clippings into the tub and turned on the shower. Getting in as couples, the guys rinsed off quickly and started to dress. Tanner took the cum-spotted sheet, along with the ones off their bed, to put into the washer before Teri got home. Even in his haste to eradicate the evidence, he thought about conserving water and energy.
When Tanner returned, he found everyone else dressed but Drake and Chris who were still naked, standing in a stupor looking into each other's eyes. The others had to remind them that Tim might be home soon. They dressed quickly, but still seemed almost unaware of their surroundings.
"I take it that you now know something you didn't know until today," Andy smiled. "You've been best buddies forever; didn't you have a clue?"
Tanner could empathize.
"I didn't until Tommy kissed me that first time, so I'm guessing they didn't either," he mused.
"You guys are, um, together?" Drake shook his head as if to clear it.
"Yup!" Tommy confirmed. "Tanner told you we can keep secrets."
"We're gay too," Andy said as Devin nodded.
"Wow, I thought I was the only one in the whole school," Drake said.
"Me too," Chris added.
"I think we all did." Tommy stated. "Tim once said that there must be a lot more than we know about because of the size of the school. I never would have guessed about you guys."
"I wouldn't have guessed about you either," Drake exclaimed. "I was so afraid to tell Chris because I didn't want to lose him. I feel like a huge weight has been taken off my shoulders, but we have to keep it under wraps until we're out of college – at least where my parents are concerned. I know my mother would make my dad cut off my tuition money. When are you guys gonna tell your folks?"
"We're all out to our parents and it went better than any of us could have imagined," Andy said.
"It wouldn't go down that way at my house, at least not with my mother. Dad might come around. She'd kick me out though." Drake shuddered.
"I think my `rents would let you move in with us if it came to that," Chris thought aloud. "Dad already considers you to be another son."
"I hope so; but please, you guys can't tell anyone. I still can't believe I did that in front of you."
"Maybe you felt safe among guys who're on the team." Devin suggested.
"I do, but I don't really know you. I mean we've never even been naked together like we have been with Andy, Tanner and Tommy."
"Either way, I'm glad it happened," Chris said as he leaned in to give Drake a long, deep kiss.
When they came up for air the others applauded.
"I wonder what the board of education would think if they had any idea how their ruling affected two lives here today!" Tommy giggled. "If they'd have let us shave our pubes in the locker room, none of this would have happened."
"I'm really glad they banned it at school!" Chris grinned. "Really, really glad!"
"Me too," Drake agreed as he wrapped his arms around his best friend and gave him another sensuous kiss.
Tim didn't come home until after Teri and Tark did. When he did come in, he wore a smile that made the other boys wonder what all had happened at Melody's house. He had said in the fall that he didn't want to get into a relationship before heading off to college. Could he have changed his mind?
Teri was pretty beat by Thursday, so Tark took charge of the cooking, making homemade pizzas that were delicious and more nutritious than the ones from Pizza Hut. His sons knew the routine and pitched in to make a large salad. They also cut up fruit for dessert. Since Devin often made dinner, he was a big help too.
Chris and Drake were amazed at how their friends could head in to do things without being told. Tommy said that they'd better learn too in case they didn't marry a girl who could cook. Both blushed at the reminder that neither was likely to marry a female. They appreciated his teasing, however, because it was likely to keep the rest of the family from guessing their secret.
The swimmers didn't intend to stay up too late even though they would have Friday night to rest up after their three to four hour bus ride down state. The trip wouldn't be conducive to resting because the district was using school buses instead of charter coaches in order to save money.
Tim finally convinced them that there were plenty of beds and they should all be comfortable. He pulled the trundle out in Tuck's room, saying that Chris and Drake could use their sleeping bags on top if they were concerned about making more laundry.
After he left the pair, they did what he suggested, but spread one bag out over both beds (which they'd pushed together) and used the other on top of them like a blanket. Then they stripped naked and made out for a while.
"We could get off again and not get any cum on our bags if we came in each other's mouth," Drake suggested, holding his breath that he wasn't moving too quickly.
Instead of answering, Chris turned his body around toward the foot of the bed leaving his stiffening cock where Drake could easily suck on it. They spent only about 15 minutes licking and sucking before each was rewarded with a load nearly as big as what they'd shot in the afternoon. If they hadn't cum earlier in the day, they wouldn't have lasted more than a couple of minutes.
Drake cuddled against Chris's back and they soon fell asleep.
In the room a couple of doors down the hall, the other couples were also naked in their beds. They talked a little before drifting off, but they didn't plan to have sex again.
"Can you believe this afternoon?" Devin asked. "Drake was really outta-control-horny! He's lucky he was around a bunch of gay guys. It would have been suicide for me to have done something like that in front of some of the football team. Someone like Bart would probably have done me serious damage."
"It is amazing how a guy's hormones can lead him to do things that are risky," Tanner agreed. "I guess that's why some guys forget to practice safer sex.
"Yeah, Mason was kinda like that," Andy said. "I love my hormones, but I hope they never drive me to mess up like a lot of politicians do."
"I'll do my best to keep you drained," Devin snickered.
"I'll take you up on the offer after the meet!" Andy assured him.
Shortly after breakfast, Tark drove all the boys over to school to catch the bus by the gym, leaving Drake's car at their house where it would be safe. He was planning to take Tim and Tuck down to the university the following day to cheer the team on. He would strongly suggest that Teri stay home and rest.
The bus was filled with excited athletes. Coach Lewis was pleased that all of them seemed to be raring to go. He especially wanted to see his seniors take some honors since it was the last year for many of them. Only the best and most dedicated would be likely to pursue the sport in college where the competition multiplied exponentially.
Chris and Drake chose to sit across from Tommy and Tanner. Andy was in front of them alone until Matt came to sit by him.
Peter and Lee were on their bus as chaperones. Peter had offered their services when very few parents volunteered to go. Most of the kids knew Peter, but wondered who Lee was. Their curiosity was soon satisfied as the men took their seats behind Tommy and Tanner.
"Hey Uncle Lee!" Tanner exclaimed. "I didn't know you were coming with us."
"I wasn't at first, but Peter and I figured we could take your parents' place since your mom isn't feeling on top of it. Peter says she told him this pregnancy isn't quite like the others.
"Yeah, she was a lot younger when she had me," Tommy said. "I never heard about any problems with Tuck, but that was nearly 14 years ago. I suppose it makes a difference."
"No doubt," Peter agreed.
The volume level of excited chatter soon dropped significantly as many of the kids fell asleep despite the bumpy ride. It was easy to tell that some of the boys had not had a full night's sleep.
Chris and Drake pulled their coats over them like blankets and feigned sleep. The real purpose was so that they could hold hands without being seen. The occasional subtle grins on their faces gave them away to their gay buddies, but no one else seemed to be awake enough to notice.
After checking into their hotel, the boys got back onto the bus to go to the pool for their practice time-slot. Most had worn an old swimsuit instead of underwear to save time changing and give them more in the pool. Coach Lewis worked them hard for a few minutes and then let them do more relaxed strokes. He alternated between the intense and the laidback for the rest of their workout. His intent was to burn off their excess energy and relax them so they'd be able to sleep that night and be fresh for Saturday.
Everyone showered enough to rinse off the chlorine and dressed again. Most had forgotten their underwear back at the hotel, so there was a certain amount of joking about going commando. There were also some comments about shaved pubes. Everyone but Matt was bald as the day he was born. Matt, who had had a very luxurious growth, had convinced Vince to create racing stripes out of his closely cropped bush. Everyone thought it looked cool and vowed to try some kind of design next season.
Coach Lewis had arranged for a nutritious meal that was served family style. It had enough carbs to keep up their energy, but no excess fats. He wanted his boys in peak condition.
The boys were allowed to play in the pool and spa or watch TV after they ate. They were sent to bed by 10:00, but a few elected to retire earlier. Among the early ones were Tommy, Tanner, Chris, and Drake. Andy had originally intended to room with his best buds, but switched to room with Matt and three others so that Chris and Drake could have the freedom of holding hands or kissing without anyone else being the wiser. They thanked him privately and said they would return the favor someday if they could. Coach Lewis might have objected to the change had he known his two best seniors might spend the night having sex instead of getting their rest, but he had no clue.
The coach, his wife, two parents, plus Peter and Lee walked patrol in the halls where the team's rooms were located. It wasn't bad duty because most of the boys were ready to settle down.
Still embarrassed about his overt sexual behavior on Thursday night, Drake didn't initiate any intimate play with Chris in the presence of their roommates. Tommy and Tanner didn't either, but all did sleep raw cuddling with their boyfriends.
Because it was all so new to them, Drake and Chris couldn't keep their hands to themselves. After the other two were asleep, they did lend each other a helping hand. Luckily they had remembered to bring Kleenex to bed with them. They giggled when the Boy Scout motto came to mind.
All in all, the team did well. Both Drake and Chris won in their specialties, setting new state records. The relay team of Tommy, Tanner, Andy, and Matt also beat out the competition, tying the state record. Coach Lewis was ecstatic.
"You boys have done the school and me proud!" he exclaimed in the locker room after the final heat. "Some of you have come miles since last year. This is the most cohesive team I've coached in my 10 years at Coolidge. I wonder what's made you all so awesome. Is it something it the water?" he joked.
"Not having Jordan around putting everyone down is part of it." Matt said. "He tried to look better by making some of us feel we were inferior."
"Whether the board liked it or not, the shaving ritual last year was a positive thing. Jordan intended it to be a humiliating experience for Tommy and Tanner, but your suggestion that we should lose our pubes in support of them turned it around and made us like brothers," Chris said.
"I hope you keep the tradition in the future," Drake added, pulling off his Speedo so everyone could have a good look at his hairless crotch.
The rest of the guys showed off their deforested bodies as they walked to the big open shower. It was an old fashioned facility with 12 pillars which had four showerheads each so four dozen men could be in there at once. Naturally the arrangement allowed lots of chances to check others out.
Another team was using the twin locker room and shower that connected by an archway. There was a dry sauna between the two.
Some of the boys from both teams sat nude in the sauna for a few minutes after their showers. Although having been fierce competitors, both teams enjoyed a time of camaraderie.
Coach Lewis wasn't thrilled about enabling his boys to eat fast food, but the MacDonald's on the edge of Champaign was one of the few places that could handle that many kids on short notice. He knew that most of the guys had eaten light all day and were probably starving.
Once their tummies were full, and the adrenalin had mostly been flushed from their systems, they slept on the bus despite its bumpy ride.
It was 10:00 p.m. by the time they pulled up in front of Coolidge High.
Everyone got home quickly either by their own car or being picked up by a parent.
Their proud parents had snacks ready for them when they got home. Being teenagers, they snarfed them down as if they'd not had food for days. Of course that made them drowsy all over again.
Since Drake's car was at the Torrance's house, he and Chris were easily persuaded to stay over another night after they'd cleared it with their parents.
Given the length of their day and the lateness of the hour, it's safe to say that most of the swimmers, whether gay or straight, had little on their agendas other than a good night's sleep.
Chris and Drake had something more pressing on their minds. Having so recently admitted their mutual sexual attraction, they were still horny. They didn't know when they'd get the opportunity to be in bed together without fear of being discovered. Both had napped some on the bus coming home and felt they couldn't sleep again until they had relieved some of the desire that had necessarily been set aside during the competition.
Since Tucker was spending a second night with Bobby, Drake and Chris put their sleeping bags back like they'd been the night before. They almost tore each other's clothes in their urgency to quench the fire burning in their loins. They kissed, licked, fondled, and generally teased each other to the brink. At the last minute they got into the 69 position and fed each other their milk. Minutes later they were in dreamland like most of their teammates.
Author's notes: Okay, sorry about the new characters. Actually, you've met Drake and Chris before in the hazing incident in the locker room a year ago. It seemed like the time to have a couple more gay friends. Given the size of the school, it's not a reach statistically.
Thanks to all who emailed this past week: Scott McG (113), Jim C, Bill T, Ott H, Walt S, Danny A, Gary McC, Bill K, John McD, Bert H, Paul R, Rutabaga, Don R, Jon P, Rick S, Douglas and Lawrence, Trish R, Roger L, Jim W, JJ, and Stef. As always, I hope I didn't miss anyone. Sorry about the late responses I sent to a couple of you!
JTR wrote to me just after I'd posted last. She appreciates the prayers and support of everyone. I take it that the tests came out better than expected, but she still faces surgery at the end of this month, so continue to think of her.
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