Date: Tue, 7 May 2019 05:00:13 +0200 (CEST)
From: jacoblion@tutanota.com
Subject: A Neglected Boy The Twins XXII

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Story by; Jacob Lion; This story is fiction and characters names are
fabricated. The locations are accurate. There may be some sex in the story
however it will be gentle and loving. Another great story you may enjoy in
Nifty Adult/Youth is "Immigrant" by Jonah

A Neglected Boy    "The Twins" XXII

jacoblion@tutanota.com

The story is told by either Jake or Kori in alternating Chapters.

............. Jake was serving up this typical Old New England breakfast to
our now handsome and `well dressed' crew.  Ethan was trying to pour more OJ
and milk and Kyle and Justin were trying to drink it as fast as Ethan could
pour it.  Jake quickly intervened and said . . . "Stop! Justin and Kyle
where are your manners today?  Napkins in laps, and don't pick up another
glass until we are all seated together for breakfast . . . . got it?
Capisce?"

   Wow rug-rats sat at attention with their hands in their laps and nearly
looked like they were at military school.  Ethan wasn't sure about Jake
being so stern and looked quickly at me trying to hide a slight smile.
Jake started again . . . "You two are lucky you're not confined to your
cabin for the day after what you caused.  Those damn crabs tore the charts
to shreds, Kori's jacket all torn up, Ethan's finger almost cut off and my
best hat, don't even start to cry it won't work, that was my best hat."

   Ethan quickly pushed a cup of coffee in Jake's hand and I quickly said
. . .  "Hey lets all eat before breakfast gets cold."  We all sat in almost
silence eating while Ethan and I were making small talk about the trip from
here over to Martha's Vineyard we would be at the Oak Bluffs end of island
where we would have a mooring.

   Kyle had a piece of bacon and asked Ethan politely if he could please
have some more milk.  Justin was picking at a piece of toast but his eyes
were full of tears and they began to run down his face.  He slipped from
his seat and crawled in Jake's lap and said . . . "Jake I'm sorry I love
you, n Kyle n me we'll be good I promise Ok?"  Well that was all "old
softy" could take.  Jake hugged Justin so hard I thought he might break
him.

   Kyle was all smiles and now in my lap and I was getting hugs and kisses
and promises I knew they could never keep.  Ethan wasn't left out because
both boys were soon in his pal trying to kiss his finger.  Rug-rats were
forgiven and soon breakfast was finished with a few more slices of toast
with peanut butter.

   There was no hurry to do anything the sail from Cuttyhunk to Oak Bluffs,
Martha's Vineyard was only a little more than 20 miles.  It was a picture
perfect day and the wind was in our favor and our sailing time would be
just about 3 hours if we sailed directly there.  We did plan a little
longer day sailing with an anticipated arrival at Oak Bluff about 6 or 7
pm.  I charted a course around the outside of the island so our trip would
be just about 50 miles and in good wind about 7 hours sailing time.

   Jake was in a much better mood now and Justin and Kyle were hanging on
him like grapes on a vine.  The rug-rats know just how to have Jake wrapped
around their little finger or fingers, and he is.  OMG Jake is spoiling
Kyle and Justin rotten now and Ethan is even worse; no wonder the rug-rats
are little brats at times ... well maybe not brats maybe just little imps,
cute little imps.

   We dropped from the mooring and were soon out in the sound with fresh
salt air as Jabbering leaned slightly to starboard cutting through the
water.  It wasn't more than 30 minutes out from our mooring when Kyle and
Justin were handing Ethan the sunscreen so he could apply it from head to
toe and not missing anything in-between.  Ethan took the wheel for an hour
so Jake and I could spend time with the twins.

   Justin and Kyle wanted to know what we could do while moored in the
harbor at Oak Bluff.  Jake was in his element and told the boys all about
Martha's Vineyard.  Jake and I walked back to the cockpit with the twins
and I took the wheel so Ethan could join Jake as he told the boys all about
Martha's Vineyard.

   Justin and Kyle said . . . "Come on Jake tells us what's there"
. . . Jake started . . . "Well it's old, it's very popular and one thing
we're going to do is ride the ferry just for fun.  We're gonna walk the
streets and see the houses that date back to the whaling era of the early
nineteenth century.  So take lots of pictures.  The best thing is you get
to ride the beautiful horses on the oldest carousel in America if you're
lucky you can grab this ring as you go around and get a free ride."  Free,
FREE, Kyle and Justin were all ears they love Free anything.

   Jake continued . . . "We can see the `Gingerbread Houses' and no you
can't eat them they are real houses you'll just have to wait and see.  I
think we can rent paddle boards and fish and search for treasures, No
Crabs!, snorkel and go hiking on the wooded trails, get real fresh food at
the farmers market.  If you rug-rats are real good we can rent a car and go
to Edgartown and maybe even go to the movies."

   Movies, popcorn, ice-cream, paddle boards, Merry go Round all had "The
Twins" attention and that brought up . . . "Can we talk?" in stereo and the
next thing Jake, Ethan and I heard was . . . "I'm hungry what's for lunch?"
. . . Ethan said he would make lunch, and then said to Justin and Kyle
. . . "but first rinse off and put on clothes your `little thingies' are
getting burnt and who wants burnt wieners anyway"

   Kyle and Justin went into a fit of laughing and danced around the deck
singing . . . "burnt wieners, burnt wieners we gots burnt wieners" then
they started singing ........... Hot dogs, Armour Hot dogs, what kind of
kids eat Armour Hot Dogs? Fat kids, skinny kids, kids who climb on rocks,
Tough kids, sissy kids, even kids with chicken pox love hot dogs, Armour
Hot Dogs the dogs kids love to bite!  ..... Lunch was easy because rug-rats
wanted Hot Dogs and so lunch was .... Dogs and chips, OJ and sprite punch.

   Lunch was finished and we had found this amazing little cove near
Chilmark Pond and decided to anchor for an hour or two so we could snorkel.
We were in luck as the wind was perfect and the water was like glass and
only 10 feet deep.  Kyle, Justin and Ethan had all the gear on deck and
Jake had dropped anchor as I backed Jabbering down to set the anchor well
in the sandy bottom.

   "The Twins" had the underwater camera ready and seeing we were the only
boat around they were in their best swimsuit for snorkeling.  I don't think
even if there were 50 boats or a crowded beach it would make any
difference.  The all clear was sounded by Jake and naked rug-rats hit the
water, less than a second later followed by Ethan and Jake.  I stood at the
rail looking at the water it was so clear that you could see the sand
shifting gently with the slight movement of the water.

   Ethan hollered up . . . "Kori hurry up this is so perfect wait till you
see all the really bright colored fish." I was just about to dive in when
Justin and Kyle were on the ladder, up to the deck through the cockpit down
through the salon and into their cabin. ..... I had no idea what was going
on and then they reappeared as they ran up from the salon and through the
cockpit now with their baggy swimsuits on, not Speedos, the baggy ones.
.... And I caught them! . . . I said . . . "Hold on, wait, stop!  What's
going on with you in swimsuits?"

   Kyle was first to answer . . . "Those Damn crabs followed us ...."
Justin interrupted . . . "and they aint gonna bite my `thing those Damn
crabs'". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9GgcfLrmVU Just then I noticed
Kyle had the little baseball bat and was about to jump back in the water
but I snatched him just in time and said . . . "Ok you two no `Bat' the
crab will just run away and it won't bite you if you just leave it alone."
(Leave it alone, sure, right) I best get in the water and keep an eye on
them or we'll have to rescue either the crab or one of the rug-rats.  Jake
may need to watch his language because rug-rats repeat everything.

   The water was amazing and there was an abundant amount of small
creatures in the sea grass.  Wow there it was Justin and Kyle were right it
must have followed us or it was a cousin and a big one at that.  The crab
was grey/green and blue with big bright nasty red claws; it just sat there
staring at me almost as if it was daring me to come closer.  I moved
quickly in a threatening advance and the treacherous decapod retreated
under a rock pleading not to be hurt.

   We were treated to some of the very best snorkeling we have ever had.
There were the most beautifully colored small fish, star fish and Jake and
the boys saw something that looked like a snake or eel.  It was time to
head back to the boat and up anchor and finish our sail to Oak Bluffs.  As
we were rinsing off the salt water Ethan noticed how big Kyle and Justin's
swim suits were and we soon found out why.  Justin and Kyle had on their
baggy swimsuits over their really good Hawaiian swimsuits over two pair of
Speedos.

   Ethan wasn't about to let swimsuit issue go and started with the
questions to Kyle and Justin and poking a little fun at the same time.  Not
good to fool with Mother Nature or rug-rats.  Without warning Kyle grabbed
Ethan's swim shorts and pulled them to the deck and held them at Ethan's
feet; causing Justin to go into a fit of laughter and joined by Jake and
me.  Ethan was trying to pull them up but Kyle wouldn't let go and to make
matters worse a passing boat was getting mooned by Ethan as he was bending
over trying to pull his swimsuit up.

   Finally Kyle let go but the laughing didn't stop.  Ethan was quite red
and Kyle didn't let up and said . . .  "So Ethan big boy better check your
bed tonight and make sure no crabs." Now for Jake and me the laughter was
for other reasons but Justin couldn't stop and was teasing Ethan with
. . . "Yeah Bartholomew you just better check for crabs in your bed tonight
they might bite your `thingie' n not your finger."  Ethan made like he was
mad and Jake and I were laughing so hard we could hardly move.

   Ethan grabbed Justin and in one quick move stripped his Speedo off and
threw him overboard Kyle was trapped and he was next to hit the water
followed by Ethan who didn't have his suit on either.  Jake and I watched
from the rail as Ethan and the rug-rats played another 5 minutes.  The
boys, all 3, were back onboard and had rinsed with fresh water as we pulled
anchor and headed for our mooring at the Oak Bluff end of Martha's
Vineyard.

   The 3 boys had changed to their nice shorts and shirts and were in the
salon looking at things on the computer.  Jake was sitting next to me and
said . . . "Kori it was so good to see the boys play like that.  Sometimes
I think about when you and Liam and Peter used to act so silly and the day
we were at the pond and that elderly couple stopped.  I was embarrassed but
Liam and then Ning that other time didn't even give it a thought.  I really
think having Ethan with us has made a big difference in "The Twins"
happiness".

   I looked at Jake and I think he knew what I was thinking as he put his
arm around me.  When we lived in Ashfield the house was always full of
kids.  In and out and we never knew who would spend the night or what bed
they would be in.  It never was a big deal, the thing was that Jake loved
everyone the same and everyone felt that love and we all loved Jake too.
Liam and I were the lucky ones to always have Jake at our side every hour,
every day.  I am not sure I can explain how much I love him but I know he
loves me just the same.  I want Kyle and Justin to know that love.

   Our cozy time was interrupted by 3 very handsome boys and I don't know
what happened to those other 3 we saw earlier in the day but these boys
were certainly an improvement.  Jake and I were being served ice cold
sprite and crackers with cheese, chips and onion dip.  Ethan explained that
they wanted to show their appreciation for all Jake and I had done for
them.  . . .  Wait! Something's up!  Who stole our kids and replaced them
with these clones?  Doesn't make any difference we'll keep them.

   Jabbering was sailing by herself and it soon became a little love fest
in the cockpit with a number of hugs and kisses.  The salt water and fresh
salt air had tired the crew and mellowed everyone out.  We neared the
harbor entrance and with sail reefed and under engine we found our mooring
and were secured on time.  On our way to the mooring Jake called and made
plans for dinner at Lookout Tavern http://www.lookoutmv.com/ and had
arranged for a launch to pick us up at 7:15.

   It was 7:45 when we arrived at Lookout Tavern and it must be a very
popular place as there were no empty tables and its good Jake had made
reservations.  Ethan had New England Clam Chowda and a B.B. King Burger
with applewood bacon.  Justin and Kyle shared chicken wings and shrimp
spring rolls and a reorder of the spring rolls.  Jake and I had Blackened
Mahi Mahi topped with mango salsa.  A shout out to Mike the owner for the
best dinner we have had in a long time.  Everything was perfection!

  Back onboard Jabbering we were tired and stuffed so we decided to make it
an early night.  Jake and I were in what we would call a very loving mood
and I spotted a wink from Jake that said our cabin would be warm and cozy.
Ethan also spotted the wink and had that sly, sheepish grin that says
.... Well you know what that kind of sly devilish grin means.

   Kyle and Justin were off to their cabin; Ethan was in his bed in no time
and looked half asleep as Jake and I closed the door to our cabin and
crawled in bed and pulled the covers up.  We wrapped arms around each other
as we heard a soft knock at the door.  Jake and I ignored the knock only to
have the knock get louder and a small voice saying . . . "can I come in?"
Jake answered . . .  "No Justin go back to bed!"  only to hear . . . "We're
scared."  Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!

   He being Jake, as Jake is and always has been said . . . "Ok come on but
just one warning No foolishness and I mean it."  Justin and Kyle came
running and pounced on the bed and were under the covers is a flash.  Jake
and I wrapped our arms around our rug-rats and as darkness engulfed the
cabin. There was one last sound as "The Twins" took that deep breath and
were fast asleep.  We never know if they're really afraid but what we do
know is that we don't want them to be.

   Tomorrow is another day, an important day, it is the first day of the
rest of our lives and the start of a Great New Adventure.

The Adventure Continues ... A Neglected Boy "The Twins XXIII"

Thank you to readers who continue to send emails.  jacoblion@tutanota.com

New photos on "The Twins" page for those who enjoy being a part of the
story. Just click photos for Captions or Videos to see Cuttyhunk, Martha's
Vineyard, The Damn Crab & more.

Photos at https://jacoblion.weebly.com/a-neglected-boy-the-twins.html

Also enjoy the following stories by Jonah on Nifty's Gay Adult/Youth
Archive.  Letter from America, Stranger on a Train, Marooned, Boston Tea
Party, "Immigrant".  Please Check Jonah's new Page .....
https://jacoblion.weebly.com/jonah-stories.html