Tommy and Tanner Chapter 37
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Tommy and Tanner, Chapter 37
On Monday morning when Tim came into the new bathroom through the door on his side to pee, he heard giggling in the shower and assumed Tommy and Tanner were fooling around. He was going to toss a glass of cold water over the door, but thought better of it. As he was about to leave, Tommy came in to relieve his bladder as well. It was then that Tim realized Andy and Devin must be in the shower. He blushed and scurried out so as not to embarrass the boys.
Andy and Devin emerged from it a few minutes later looking happy and relaxed. They dried each other off and walked naked back to Tommy and Tanner's room.
"What's with this bare-ass stuff?" Tommy teased. "Have you no shame?"
"We have about as much as you do; maybe a little more," Devin shot back grinning.
"I can't believe you," Tommy said. "You used to be shy."
"It all comes from hanging around you dudes," Devin replied as he gave Tommy a playful slap on the butt. "The shower's all yours. I think we'll lie back down in our bed and wait for you to get finished. Don't hurry on our account."
"You're probably going back for seconds," Tanner joked.
"Maybe," Andy laughed. "Or is it thirds?"
Tommy and Tanner just shook their heads as they went to take their turn in the bathroom. It was fun to see both Andy and Devin opening up more and more.
"Look at the back wall of the shower," Tanner said. "I think that's a glob of cum."
"Yeah, it feels sticky," Tommy replied as he rubbed it between his finger and thumb. "I wonder whose it is."
The sexual tension between Devin and Andy, plus finding evidence of their love-making, caused the guys to feel especially horny – however that's measured in teenage boys. They didn't waste any time in getting soaped up and hard.
"Could we do a little prostate massaging like yesterday," Tanner asked breathlessly.
"Of course! Do you want one finger or two?"
"Let's go for two. I want to be stretched enough by our birthdays so we won't feel anything but pleasure."
"Sounds like a plan to me!" Tommy agreed.
Their talking ceased as their moaning began. Both wore glazed expressions as they humped together while playing with each other's crack. It took a bit more pressure to get a second finger inserted, but once in place, it brought additional pleasure. Probably some of their enjoyment was more psychological than physical, but whatever the cause, it was delightful.
They blew their loads between their abs, so there were no splatters on the tile to wash down. They clung together for support for a couple of minutes while regaining their strength.
"That was really awesome!" Tommy exclaimed. "I can hardly wait for your birthday."
"Don't you mean for your birthday?" Tanner asked.
"Nah, I want to feel this big thing filling me up where your fingers just were," Tommy said, massaging Tanner's partially erect dick. "My present to you will be my virgin ass."
"Oh Tommy, that will be the best birthday gift ever!"
They spent a few more minutes kissing after they'd shut off the water.
When they went into their bedroom naked and still at half-mast, Devin and Andy gave them knowing grins.
"Don't look so smug, Andy," Tommy said, trying unsuccessfully to appear serious. "You have a big glob of cum on your cheek."
Devin giggled as he stuck out his tongue to lick Andy's face in fun, only to find that Tommy wasn't teasing. In a playful move, he stuck his leg out causing Tommy to fall onto Andy and him, bringing Tanner along too. The four wrestled naked for a few minutes, ending up in a pile of firm, squirming flesh. Amazingly, no one got completely hard in the process.
"I'm not saying we should have an orgy, but this is kinda sexy!" Tanner giggled.
"It feels natural messing around naked together," Devin said. "A year ago, hell even a month ago, I wouldn't have dreamed of fooling around bare-ass with other guys. I've heard that some of the very straight wrestlers at school do this. I think lots of guys enjoy the freedom of shedding their clothes and fooling around together."
"You're turning into a nudist," Andy grinned. "I'm not saying that's a bad thing."
"I've been into going bare-ass since I was a little kid and Dad used to let us run around that way when we were camping. He even took us to a nude beach last summer," Tommy volunteered. "He's as straight as anyone I know, but he didn't seem to mind being admired by guys as well as the women."
"Your dad's a stud!" Andy exclaimed. "I can understand why he's comfortable showing it all. My dad would probably do it too. And yeah, he's hung."
"Like father; like son," Devin teased as he patted Andy's bubble butt.
"Watch it boys, or we'll never get down to breakfast." Tommy chastised.
The mention of food caused a couple of stomachs to grumble audibly and the boys got dressed to go to the kitchen to assuage their hunger.
After Marla picked up Andy and Devin, Tanner and Tommy spent a little time stripping the beds and picking up their room.
"You seemed to like wrestling around with Devin," Tommy said. "Are you sorry that we're going together and you've never got to have another boy?"
"No, not at all! I think I like the physical contact because my father forbade me doing that for so long. I feel the same way about hugging Dad or Tim or Tuck, but I'm not thinking about sex when I do. You're the only one I want in my bed. If it bothers you for me to touch the other guys, I'll quit doing it."
"No, I don't want you to do that. This is my problem, not yours. I guess I'm a little insecure sometimes. I love you so much."
"Hey, I'm guilty of being insecure too, but I trust you and I hope you trust me."
"I do, but you're so hot. I'll bet most of the girls at school, and a number of the boys, would love to bed you."
"Have you looked in the mirror lately?" Tanner asked. "You're hotter than I am!"
"No way."
"Way!"
They stopped talking and working for a few minutes while they made out. Both got boners in the process, but figured they'd better get their sheets washed and beds made back up before they gave in to carnal desires.
By Tuesday afternoon, spring break seemed like light-years in the past. The routine went quickly back to the same ol' same ol'. But as a result, the time until summer vacation would pass quickly.
Teri went back to school, having arranged for a friend from church to come in to be with Tori. She hadn't quite used up her leave, but felt she should hold a few days in reserve in case Tori or one of the other family members needed her at a later date. She also felt that her job would be more secure if she didn't miss too much. Despite the district policy allowing new mothers time to bond with their babies, it might not look good if she were gone too long.
The day was busy for everyone. After track practice, Tommy and Tanner went over to talk to Pastor Anna to take an inventory of the rooms they were going to paint for their Eagle project, and decide what equipment they might need besides brushes, tape, and drop-cloths.
Tim would have dropped them off, but they jogged to the church instead, feeling that it would build up their stamina for track. The day was pleasantly cool, so they weren't likely to build up too much of a sweat on their freshly showered bodies.
Pastor Anna unlocked the rooms and also showed them where basic tools were kept so they could remove electrical covers and the like without having to bring their own screwdrivers from home. She had also located rollers, pans, and brushes, but suggested they would need to purchase roller covers and probably new brushes as the old ones hadn't been cleaned well.
"Please keep the receipts to turn in so I can reimburse you for the supplies. We are very appreciative that you're willing to supply the labor," she said. "Your Uncle Lee vouched for your painting abilities, having seen what you did in your old house. He says you'll do a professional job, so I'm not going to have anyone supervising you. I'll give you this master key and you can come in whenever you want. If you're going to be here in off hours, I'll need to tell you the code for deactivating the alarm system."
The boys thanked her and went on their way home.
The following week was especially busy for Tommy and Tanner because they got a start on the painting and were meeting with the student council as well as keeping up on their studies and practices.
Andy and Devin had asked them to help put together a plan for having a Gay/Straight Alliance organization in place by the beginning of fall term. They had received a big thumbs-up from Dr. Moore, but were getting some resistance from a couple of council members.
Some people felt it was time for Coolidge to enter the 21st century and others felt that it wasn't a good idea to support people who were not in the "mainstream" sexually. A girl named Lisa even quoted something written by Pat Robertson which suggested that permissiveness toward gays would bring God's wrath upon America and doom it like Sodom and Gomorrah. She insisted that he and Jerry Falwell were correct in connecting the attacks on the Twin Towers in New York City on 9-ll-01 with acceptance of abortion and homosexuality.
Several members of the student group rolled their eyes, but only one challenged her. Instead of giving any cogent argument to support the claims, she told him that she would pray for him to see the light.
"We're not here to discuss religion," Andy stated when the room settled down again. "Our constitution guarantees us separation of church and state. The public schools are state institutions and personal religious beliefs do not control what goes on here. You are welcome to believe what you want, but you're not welcome to use that belief to persecute people who are different from you."
Several other students spoke up to support Andy and the vote, taken by secret ballot, passed 19 to two in favor of forming the new alliance.
Once those formalities were taken care of, Andy, Devin, Tommy, and Tanner took turns presenting parts of their organizational plans. The student council members, except for Lisa and another girl, seemed to be absorbing everything that was said. At the end, the boys invited questions. Lisa, whose objections hadn't impressed anyone, decided to embarrass the boys if possible.
"I suppose you want this so you can turn others gay like you," she directed her comment to Andy. "I know that's part of the gay agenda."
Andy grinned as he gave his response.
"The so called `gay agenda' is this, to be treated equally and not to be discriminated against because of orientation or gender identification as well as race, creed, or color. As far as my personal orientation is concerned, that's really not your business any more than it would be my business to ask whether or not you're a virgin."
Andy did this, knowing full well the locker room gossip about the girl in question.
"All that stuff happened before I found Jesus!" she yelled. "You have no right to bring up my past."
"I didn't bring it up; you did. If I may quote the scriptures here, I'd say that `those who live by the sword; die by the sword.' To put us on even footing, yes, I am gay. I assumed there would be rumors about me if I introduced this proposal, but it's too important an issue for me to worry about such things. Now that I'm out, I hope that people will still treat me as they have in the past."
Devin took Andy's hand in his as he arose and spoke his piece.
"I've been out to my family for a couple of years and to some of my friends and teammates more recently. We have some friends in the school and community who support us emotionally. I hope we can count on all of you to do the same whether or not you agree with us. As the song says, `I was born this way,'"
Murmurs of disbelief were heard around the room. These two boys had always seemed `masculine' to their peers and were not viewed as stereotypically gay. During that brief pause, Tommy and Tanner had a short tete-a-tete before standing up as well.
"Since we're best buds with these guys, I'm sure rumors about us will be circulating before the end of the day. We might as well own up ," Tommy grinned. "We're gay like Andy and Devin and proud to be who we are."
"We're just like we were yesterday. The only difference is that you know more about us than you did then," Tanner added. "I hope we can still count on our friends."
At that point, the passing bell sounded and the meeting broke up. Most of the other student council members stopped to high-five or fist-bump with the four boys on the way out. Ava gave them all a hug, but kissed Tommy on the cheek as well. The girl who had objected to the whole scene told them they were cursed of God and going to Hell.
"We should probably stop by Mom's room on the way to lunch to give her the news that we're out. I'd rather she heard it from us," Tanner suggested.
"You're right," Tommy exclaimed. "I'm so proud of you for thinking of that. Too often I get caught up in my own feelings and forget how this affects everyone in our family. I'll text Dad, Tim, and Tuck on the way. Tuck probably won't get to see it before school's out, but he needs to know too."
The boys went on their errand with smiles on their faces. They felt especially free at the moment.
What happened after scout meeting that night wasn't entirely unexpected. Mr. Schultz asked Tommy and Tanner to remain after the others had left. Of course, Tim and Tuck waited in the hall for them since Tim was their ride home.
"Gentlemen, one of the members of this troop has approached me to demand that you not receive the rank of Eagle. He says that you're gay and that's against the scout code. Now, I'm not going to embarrass you about it. All you have to do is assure me that he's spreading a false rumor."
"What if it's not false?" Tommy asked, looking him straight in the eye.
"I'd have to drop you from the program. I don't want to do that. You're both great guys and assets to scouting, so just tell me it's not true."
"'A scout is trustworthy. A scout tells the truth,'" Tanner quoted soberly. "I won't lie to you even though it would mean a lot to me to become an Eagle."
"I just can't believe this! I don't want you to be forced out. If you say it's true, I guess I'll have to call Pastor Anna and tell her the project is off."
"'He is honest, and he keeps his promises. People can depend on him,'" Tommy continued where Tanner had left off. "We told Pastor Anna that we would paint the rooms and we will see it through. Sorry to have inconvenienced you."
Mr. Schultz shook his head sadly as the boys filed out of the room. A minute later, Tim came in to see him.
"I'm withdrawing my application to work as a counselor at camp this year," he said. "If the scouts don't want my brothers, they can't have me either."
"I'm outta here too," Tuck said as he ducked his head into the room.
"Don't quit on our account," Tommy and Tanner both said.
"I have to; you're my brothers. I love you both," Tuck exclaimed hugging Tommy and then Tanner.
When the boys arrived home, it was evident by the looks on their faces that something was very wrong. Teri had gone to bed early, but Tark was sitting in the breakfast area working on his laptop.
"What is it boys?" he asked.
"Someone ratted them out for being gay and they can't make Eagle now," Tim said with an arm around each of his middle brothers. "I'm withdrawing from counseling at summer camp and going to see Mr. Baker about the job he offered me at Dominick's."
"I quit too," Tuck announced proudly. "If my brothers aren't good enough for that organization, then it's not good enough for me!"
"We told him he doesn't have to do that," Tommy interjected.
"They did, but I'm resolute." Tuck said with arms folded, enjoying the use of a recent addition to his vocabulary.
"I can't intervene in your decision-making, but I can tell you that I'm proud of all of you. What happens with the project for church?"
"We'll see it through," Tanner said. "We both agree that we'll do it because we committed to it."
"I'll help if you want," Tim offered.
"Me too," Tuck added.
"Now you're making me so proud I'm gonna pop the buttons off my shirt," Tark grinned.
"You're popping buttons from the baby-weight you put on," Tommy teased. "We need to get you into the gym more often for a workout instead of just supervising the weight room."
"Sadly, you're correct. I've put on about 10 pounds this winter what with favoring my knee and then being unable to exercise as much after the surgery. I know I'm healed enough to swim laps at the very least. Maybe some of us can do it together on the nights you would have had scouts. One benefit of not being in scouts is more time for us as family."
The following day, Bart Johnson came up to Tim and Melody in the hall wearing a big grin on his face.
"I hear your queer brothers got kicked out of scouts."
"Their discussion with Mr. Schultz about orientation was done in private. The only one who would have any knowledge of it would have to be the one who caused trouble for them. You are a bigoted jerk, Bart, and probably a closet queen."
"You better shut the fuck up or I'll punch you out!" Bart threatened.
"Go ahead and throw the first punch," Tim said with a mirthless smile. "I'll be the one throwing the last one."
"Come on to lunch," Melody said to Tim. "You don't want his nasty blood all over your good shirt."
Her action defused the immediate situation, like Venus taming Mars, but everyone who witnessed the confrontation suspected that the problem wasn't resolved.
"This ain't the end of it dip-shit!" Bart yelled.
"Mr. Johnson, we need to discuss your language usage in my office - NOW," Dr. Moore said.
She had come around the corner just in time to hear Bart's words, but none that led up to them. Bart seethed inside, but knew better than to cross the head principal because she had the reputation of taking no prisoners. He followed her meekly to the main office.
"Are you sorry we came out at student council meeting?" Tommy asked as he and Tanner lay cuddled in bed on Friday night.
"Nope."
"Not even when it got us kicked out of scouts?"
"Nope! Our relationship is more important than any rank or badge. Being free at last feels really great. I'm sure we'll get some flak along the way, but I'm okay and ready to face that. I've never been happier, except possibly on that night when you pulled me out of the top bunk and held me naked against your bod." Tanner grinned.
"Yeah, humping together that first time was awesome! Wanna do a replay?"
"Of course," Tanner answered as he pulled his naked lover on top of his body.
Author's notes: Well, for better or worse, the boys are out. Let's hope things go well for them.
Thanks to all who emailed since last posting: Bill T, Rutabaga, Walt S, Bill K, Roger L, Tom A, Bert H, Trish B, JTR, Douglas and Lawrence, Jim C, Daniel F, Ott H, Shane N, Jim W, Steve and Matt (Zeke), and Paul R.
I hope I haven't missed anyone!
David