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Twenty Years Later
Book III
Chapter 2
As soon as the honeymooners got home and re-established their routines, Jaden called his mother. Every time she heard his voice, she started to cry. Jaden waited until she got it out of her system, and he had a little chat with her. He knew how happy it made her. After the small talk, Jaden asked if he could speak to his brother. When he asked to speak to his `brother,' Beth got even more weepy. Finally, Jaden had to tell her to get hold of herself.
She said goodbye three times and put Bryan on at last.
"Hi, Bro," Jaden said. When he called Bryan, Bro, Bryan's body heated up in pure joy. What are you doing for the summer?" Jaden asked.
"I'm a counselor in a day camp."
"It sounds like a more fun job than what Michael and I have. We're working in Mac's Chevy agency as janitors, I guess you'd call it. We share our duties. One of us keeps the show room and the waiting room clean all day. We dump the cigarette ashes and butts, empty the wastepaper baskets, and so on. We also swab the floors. The other job is to see to it that the repair shop is always supplied with the proper parts and tools. The mechanics will yell at us to go get something from the stock room, and we hustle to get it. We also keep the stock room neat and clean.
"That sounds great, but why did you ask me about my job?"
"I'd like to know if you are free three or four evenings a week to work out with us?"
"Yeah, sure," Bryan answered. I'm good any night of the week."
"Good. Our uncles have a fully equipped gym in their basement. I want to build you up so that no moron will ever raise his hand to you again. I'd also like to expose you to some sports, but that would have to be on a Sunday afternoon."
You're on Bro. What evenings are best for you?"
"Okay, make it Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays? Get here around six o'clock."
"What about Sundays?" Bryan asked.
"On Sunday mornings the whole family goes to a gay church. You were there. It's where I got married. We go to the late service, and get home about noon. You can come around then."
"Gee, Jaden can I go to church with you?"
"That would be lovely, Bryan, but clear everything with your father. Do you have transportation?" Jaden suddenly thought about that one important factor.
"Yes," he said. "Beth goes to the hospital with my dad, and she hardly ever uses her car. I'll work it out."
"So when would you like to start?" Jaden asked.
"Tomorrow is Tuesday. I'd like to start tomorrow."
"That's great. One more thing, Bryan, and I want you to tell this to your father. Nobody in this family is going to touch you until you're eighteen. It's the same deal Michael and I had with our cousins."
"Shit!" Bryan said, and Jaden broke out laughing.
The next evening, Jaden took him around the corner to his uncles' house. The whole family was there, and Bryan was shocked that everyone kissed him on the mouth. He may have been shocked, but he loved the intimacy. The cousins all decided to go into the basement to work out, and all of them would act as instructors for Bryan.
Once they were downstairs, his brother and his cousins removed their shirts, and all they had on were their gym shorts. Bryan started to erect. He couldn't help it, but everyone acted like they didn't notice. He took his shirt off also. The cousins each took one of the machines, and started to exercise. Jaden walked Bryan to every piece of equipment in the gym, and either he, or one of his cousins, instructed the young man in its use. Then they made him spend ten minutes on each machine.
When it was over, Bryan was tired but invigorated. "I can't wait until Thursday," he said. "Thanks guys."
When they went upstairs, they found milk and cookies waiting for them, courtesy of Kenzie. They all had their little snack, and Jaden said, "Bryan, I wish we lived together, and I didn't have to send you home, but its late and tomorrow is a work day, so get your ass in gear, and peddle on home."
Bryan kissed everyone good night, and drove home. When they heard that Bryan would probably go to church with them on Sunday, prior to his sport lesson, Arlen and Kenzie secretly called Beth and Josh and invited them to a Sunday afternoon barbecue.
"You're welcome to come to church with us before the barbecue," Arlen told Josh.
"I don't know if we'd be comfortable in a gay church," Josh said.
"You have a gay son, whom you love, don't you? Trust me this is the one place in the world that you will be most comfortable. For sure, no phony Christian minister is going to tell you that your son is a sinner."
"You're right. It does sound like a great place. What time should we all be at your house?"
The sermon was stacked that Sunday. It was overloaded with messages of inclusiveness, forgiveness and love. Beth had a tear in her eyes, and Josh tried hard not to get too emotional, as he squeezed Bryan's hand. After the service, everyone went to the social hall for refreshments, and Jaden took his new family to meet his pastor, who invited them to worship in his church every Sunday.
Jaden was shocked when Josh said, "Whenever we can, Pastor."
Then everyone went to Arlen and Kenzie's back yard barbecue. While everything was being cooked, and the adults were socializing, Jaden showed Bryan how to hold a football, and how to toss it. He was amazingly good, considering he had never held a football in his hands before. They tossed the ball back and forth. He was equally impressive with his skill at baseball and basketball. He and Jaden got into a two on two basketball game with Michael and Dennis.
Bryan was having the time of his life. He was a natural athlete, but he had never had a chance to play much sports, and to hone his skills. His mother had been ill for several years when he was very little. His father had all he could do to juggle his work with caring for his wife. Bryan and his sister were pretty much left to their own devices.
When it was time to go home, Josh shocked everybody by hugging every member of the family. He said to Arlen, "As health professionals, Beth and I are not always available on Sundays, but one or both of us will see you in church whenever we are available."
Then he hugged Jaden, and said, "Thank you, Son. Not only have you made your mother happy, I have never seen Bryan as happy as this in his whole life."
Bryan kissed everyone on the lips, and said that he couldn't wait to see them on Tuesday.
The summer passed too quickly. Under Jaden and Michael's tutelage, Bryan was showing great promise and lots of skill as a baseball player. His body was buffing up also. Jaden couldn't figure out why that made him so proud. It just did.
Jaden, Michael and Bryan began to plan out their trip to Buffalo. Jaden thought that they could manage with a hitch-tow, and could avoid renting a van, but Mac didn't think that the Malibu was strong enough to tow a heavy cargo. In the end they rented a van, and when they did, they checked on the nearest place to the university where they could return it.
They started their journey on the Friday morning before classes were to begin the following Monday. Michael drove the van until they made their first pit stop. Jaden and Bryan drove in the Malibu. Alone in the car, Bryan asked, "You know, Jaden, I'm not a hulk like you and Michael, and I'm too short for basketball. Do you think I'm good enough to try out for the baseball team?"
Jaden laughed, "Brother," he said, "you'll be the star of the team." Jaden wished that he could take a picture of the grin on Bryan's face.
Jaden's confidence in him, emboldened Bryan to get personal. "Jaden," he said, "you, Michael and your cousins..."
"Our cousins," Jaden interrupted.
Bryan resumed, "You Michael and our cousins, have taught me a lot about sports. Why do we have to wait until I'm eighteen for you to teach me how to make love with a man? My birthday is only four months away."
"Because it's the right thing to do. Tell you what! If you hook up with a guy who's under eighteen, Michael and I will give you lessons, and teach you all we know. If not, when you do reach that golden age, we'll be glad to demonstrate in the flesh."
"My birthday will fall during winter break. Maybe our cousins would like to join in my education," Bryan grinned broadly.
"Nah," Jaden replied, "They're too old."
All three of them were in the same dorm building. Michael and Jaden shared a room, and as luck would have it, Bryan was only four doors down. They unloaded the contents of the van into their respective rooms, and then Michael went to return it. Jaden and Bryan followed in the car. It was just about dinner time, and Michael suggested that they have fast food somewhere, and then go back to the dorm and get their rooms organized.
"If we're lucky," Jaden said, "Bryan's roommate has arrived, and has half the work done for us."
As it turned out, Bryan's roommate, didn't arrive until Saturday morning. He must have been some kind of genius, because he looked like a baby. His face was covered with acne, but Bryan thought that he was good looking anyway, and when he outgrew the acne, he'd be just fine. He introduced himself to Bryan as Zack, and Bryan had to wonder about his age.
"I'm from Rochester, and I just turned sixteen, yesterday," he said, "otherwise I would have arrived then, but we were celebrating."
"I'm from Syracuse, and I'm seventeen. I'm accelerated," Bryan said. "You must be a genius."
"I guess I am," Zack said seriously. "My IQ is only two points below Einstein's."
Ignoring any intended, or unintended, slight of his academic achievements, Bryan went on. "My dad's a doctor," Bryan said, "so I'm pre-med. What's your major?"
"Physics," Zack said.
"That figures."
After Zack put everything away, Bryan said, "Come with me. I'll introduce you to my stepbrother and his husband. They're only a few doors down the hall."
"Did you say husband? Is your stepbrother gay?"
"Obviously," Bryan answered, "or he wouldn't have a husband."
"And that doesn't bother you?"
Bryan looked at Zack in disbelief. "Why should it bother me? I love them both dearly."
"Are they comfortable telling people that they are gay, and that they are married?"
"Sure! Absolutely!"
"Then I hope they are compassionate guys. I've got to talk to them and get their advice."
"What are you saying?" Bryan asked.
"I'm gay also, and the whole idea frightens me. I'm scared stiff of being found out."
Bryan put his arm around Zack's shoulder. "Trust me," he said. "You've come to the right couple. I'm gay also."
Bryan was brimming with happiness. Jaden's words were coming back to him, "If you hook up with a guy who's under eighteen, Michael and I will give you lessons, and teach you all we know." Bryan had every intention of holding him to his word, but what if Zack wasn't interested? He dismissed that thought quickly. There wasn't a sixteen-year-old gay boy in the world, who would turn down a chance to have sex with another boy.
His theory was confirmed. When he told Zack that he was gay, Zack grabbed his hand and held it while they walked down the hall.
"Do you think that you and I could get it on?" Zack asked. His eyes were pleading. Bryan was so handsome, that he didn't think he had a chance with him.
He smiled when Bryan answered, "I think there's a better than even chance."
His brothers' door was locked, so Bryan knocked on it. They would not have gone to lunch without him. A muffled voice asked, "Who is it."
"It's Bryan. Open up."
"Give us a second," the voice said. Bryan suspected it was Michael.
Michael opened the door. He was wearing jockey shorts, and Jaden was naked. He was searching for something. He found his shorts, and put it on hastily. They both were tenting their shorts. It was obvious that Bryan and Zack had interrupted a love making session. Bryan was pleased that he got to see his stepbrother naked, but Zack was blushing.
Bryan introduced his genius roommate, and said to Jaden, "Okay, Bro, Zack is sixteen, and gay. We want to have sex together. You promised me that if I hooked up with someone under eighteen, you would teach me how to have sex."
"Sorry, Bryan," Jaden said, "I can't teach you how to have sex with a guy."
"Why not? You promised."
"Bryan, honey," Jaden said. "I only know how to make love to a man, and I can teach you that." He grabbed his husband. They rubbed their erect cocks together and began to kiss passionately.
"It's obvious we just interrupted something. Why don't you just continue, and we'll watch. I've always been told that a picture is worth a thousand words."
"I don't know if I could retain my erection if someone was watching," Michael said in all sincerity.
"That's bullshit," Bryan said. "You're hard as nails now, and I know you make love with our cousins. With six guys going at it, somebody has to be watching. I suspect that if you knew someone was watching, you'd get more turned on, not less."
"You can't hit us with something like this and expect an immediate answer. What say, Michael and I get dressed, and we all go out to lunch together? After lunch, Michael and I will discuss it privately, and get back to you."
"In the meantime," Michael said, "you could start by mutually masturbating each other. I'm sure at your ages, you both do that very well. Besides that's how most boys start out when exploring the wonders of gay sex."
To be continued...