Date: Thu, 22 Oct 2009 22:15:30 +0000
From: Jacob Latson <jacob_latson@hotmail.com>
Subject: Agony & Ecstasy Chapter 40

Disclaimer:

This story will describe the life of John Miller from his
time as one who has been devastated by divorce then turned
it into a new life of wealth.  This story will include
descriptions of male sex, including M/M, M/T, M/b, T/b and
b/b.  If stories involving sex between consenting males of
all ages, including mainly gay sex, offends you, go back to
the Archives and pick a different story for your reading
pleasure.  There may be some actual or reference to hetero
sex. Don't expect constant descriptions of erotic sex in
this story.  I always want to develop a plot and characters
before the hot action starts.

There has been minimal research for this story therefore,
names, places, and events are mostly fictitious and
similarities to real life are coincidental.

Some companies and organizations mentioned actually exist,
but references to the activities, policies, programs and
procedures are fictitious. This story will include
references to the United States government, the FBI, CIA
and other agencies.  Any references are purely fictional,
and only used to develop the plot and characters.

Thanks again to Bill for his editing skills.


Agony & Ecstasy Chapter 40


John loved spending time in the Bahamas and laughed when he
saw Derek Kaufman leading Barney, the lively beagle dog,
into his mansion.  The loving dog had been in a special
kennel while John and Nicklas were in the Czech Republic.
John hugged and kissed the playful dog and let Barney howl
and lick his face before he took the dog down the hall
using the leash.  When he got to the door of the room where
he knew that Nicklas and Troy were entertaining Tiki and
Maki, John unhooked the leash, opened the door and let
Barney inside.  The results were immediate!  Barney howled
and all of the boys screamed with joy when the happy dog
jumped up on the bed to interrupt their sexual activities.

After two days and two nights in the Bahamas, everyone
enjoyed a late evening luau complete with a steel drum band
and wild dancing.  John had talked to Philippe about the
need to get the Michigan boys and Lodak back home, and
Philippe had suggested a special meal with entertainment
unique to the island paradise to bid them all farewell.

Nicklas and Troy had never seen the special entertainment
of the Bahamas, but trusted John when he suggested that
they save up their special fluids until after the evening
meal.  The horny boys had planned to entertain Tiki and
Maki but listened to John and wondered why he suggested
that the evening meal and entertainment would be something
that they would remember for the rest of their lives.

John and Philippe sat together and watched Yadira singing a
song to the audience.  It was obvious that the beautiful
girl had been trained in how to entertain an audience, and
Lodak was jealous.  She could tell by the reaction of Mike
Mahon that her lover was captivated by the beautiful voice
and physical gyrations of the lovely girl.  "You've fucked
her!" Lodak screamed at Mike.  She had listened to Philippe
description of Yadira's arrival on the island and her
training in New York, and realized that Mike had met the
beautiful girl before when he visited the Bahamas.

"Yes I fucked her, but I make love to you!" Mike admitted.
"We've talked about the difference between love and lust.
She has a man who is paying for her training and housing in
Manhattan, and I haven't seen her in several months.
You've had sex with other guys before we made our verbal
commitment to each other, and I never tried to make you
feel guilty.  I've only had sex with you and Jan ever since
the day that we declared our love for each other."

Lodak was very jealous and felt threatened that Mike would
push her aside and find ways to have sex with other females
or males.  Her life had been filled with people who used
her and then abandoned her to living as a street whore, and
she was afraid that it would happen again.  She listened to
Mike promising his eternal love and hugged Mike and Jan and
knew that they had a very unusual love triangle.  She
wondered how long their special relationship would last
with them living in the farmhouse in Michigan.  She decided
to trust the two men that she loved.

John watched the exchange between Mike, Lodak and Jan and
then focused on how Nicklas and Troy would react to the
special entertainment.  When Yadira was singing, Troy was
captivated.  Her beautiful voice filled the night air and
her flawless body in the revealing dress held everyone's
attention.

Nicklas was tuned in to Troy's emotions and knew that his
buddy was bi-sexual.  He laughed and teased Troy that Troy
was practically drooling while he watched the beautiful
girl sing several different songs.

"Would you like to meet her?" Philippe asked Troy.

Troy looked at Nicklas and wondered if his lover would be
angry, but was pleased to see the big smile on Nicklas'
face.  He quickly accepted Philippe's offer and couldn't
wait to meet the beautiful girl.

The teens were allowed alcohol in moderation during the
luau, and the entertainment started to get erotic.  A young
couple was dancing to the unusual steel drum band music and
left no doubt that they were sexual partners with their
bumping, grinding and groping during the dance.  When a new
song began, the dark skinned boy ripped off the thin halter
to reveal the very firm breasts of his partner.  She wasted
no time in ripping off the boy's shirt and shorts, leaving
him in a tiny thong that barely covered his semi-erect
manhood.

John looked around and saw that everyone was captivated by
the combination of alcohol and the sensual dancing on the
stage.  He wondered how far the horny couple would go and
how his guests would react.  He saw that Troy and Yadira
weren't waiting for the couple on the stage to complete
their act.  John watched Troy and Yadira leave and head for
his mansion where John knew they would spend an erotic
night.  He didn't have to wait long to find out how the
couple on the stage would end their act.

The dancing couple pulled off their remaining clothes and
whipped around the stage while they fondled each other's
body.  The boy was fully erect and looked to have over
eight inches of ebony meat that was bobbing up and down
when he moved to the steel drum beat.  In a display of
strength, he lifted the naked girl up in the air and buried
his face in her crotch.  Then he twirled the girl around so
her crotch was in his face and her head was pointed towards
the ground so she could suck his hardness.  The 69
continued for only about a minute before the boy twirled
the girl again and sank his cock inside her pussy.  With
the girl impaled on his cock, the boy danced around the
stage until the girl screamed in the throes of an intense
orgasm.  The boy pulled his throbbing cock out of the
clinging pussy and blasted at least eight ropes of cum
through the air and onto the floor of the stage.

Lodak watched the intense action on the stage and left no
doubts in the minds of Mike Mahon and Jan about what she
wanted and needed.  The front of her shorts was wet with
the juice from her pussy and she wanted what she had
witnessed on the stage.  She was ripping off her clothes
while she ran towards the guest cottage next to John
Miller's mansion.

John just laughed and knew that Mike and Jan would be
exhausted the next morning.  Lodak loved sex and he knew
that she wouldn't quit until all three of her holes were
filled, stretched and raw.

Philippe sat near John and Nicklas and hoped that they
would enjoy the last few acts of the special entertainment.
The "actors" had practiced their acts and would be very
disappointed if John left before they were able to perform.

"Are you upset about Troy leaving with Yadira?" John asked
Nicklas.

"Nope," Nicklas said honestly.  "Troy has always been
honest with me and says that he loves `surf and turf'.  He
went crazy with Tiki and Maki and asked me if he could move
here permanently."

"He needs to finish school in Michigan," John said.
"Teenagers think with the little head instead of the big
one."

Nicklas laughed.  He often had to ask his father to explain
American jokes.  He understood the basic English language
but he was often confused when his friends at the high
school in Michigan told jokes.  He loved John for taking
the time to explain the double meaning of many English
words.

John took a big drink of the Mai Tai and saw that a
handsome black teenaged boy had come out on the stage.  The
boy looked to be about 15 years old and had a beautifully
developed body with muscles that glistened in the
flickering flames of the torches that surrounded the stage.
The boy danced and progressively stripped off his clothes
until he was wearing what looked like white boxer briefs.

Both John and Nicklas gasped when they saw the bulge that
ran down the left leg of the white boxer briefs.  They
whispered that the boy must have slipped a huge dildo
inside his underwear before starting his erotic dance.

"His name's Jaron, and his father is one of my security
officers," Philippe said to John and Nicklas.  "That bulge
is real and I measured him when he was soft.  Every man in
the world would love to have his 9 soft inches, let alone
what it grows to when it's fully hard."

"You mean it's real?" Nicklas asked.

"Just watch," Philippe said.

A beautiful small boy came out on the stage and joined
Jaron in dancing to the throbbing beat of the steel band.
The new boy, Davius, looked to be 11 or 12 years old.  His
cocoa complexion convinced both John and Nicklas that he
was half black and half white or Hispanic.

"He's beautiful!" Nicklas exclaimed.  "Look at his
dimples!"

John hugged Nicklas and admitted that Jaron was a handsome
and muscular teen with a body and cock that any man would
love to have and that Davius was drop dead cute.

"Watch what they can do," Philippe said.

The audience of Philippe, John and Nicklas watched the
erotic entertainment while security officers from
Philippe's and John's personal protection tried to ignore
the action on the stage to protect their employers.
Philippe had insisted that only male security officers
would be on duty for the special entertainment.  Only young
males were delivering drinks and cigars to the audience,
and the security officers knew that they would be on duty
until the entertainment ended.  Then they would be allowed
to relax and entice any of the island boys for intimacy.

John and Nicklas watched Davius and Jaron dancing on the
stage and saw the small boy pulling down the clinging white
briefs of the teenager.  Jaron ripped off the shirt and
shorts of the boy and revealed a tiny white bikini that
barely covered the tool of the young boy.  Davius dropped
to his knees and started licking and stroking the huge
black meat.  The small hands of the young boy made the
hardening black meat look even larger.

"Jesus, it is real!" John exclaimed.  He watched the young
boy trying to suck the huge knob of Jaron's cock inside his
mouth and just knew the boy's mouth would split open.  He
guessed that the thick black meat must be at least 14
inches long and bigger in diameter than a beer can.

Nicklas was mesmerized by the special entertainment on the
stage.  He had never seen a cock so long and thick and
dreamed about touching it.  Actually, he wanted to suck it
and see if his ass could take even half of what he started
calling the "dick of death".

Jaron picked up Davius and carried him to the table on the
stage.  He bent the boy over and knelt down and started
eating the young boy's ass.

Davius moaned when he felt Jaron spread his ass cheeks
apart and start licking his hole.  His cock sprang to life
and all five inches were throbbing in anticipation of
shooting a huge load.

Jaron flipped Davius over on his back and grabbed a bowl of
lubricant.  He coated his huge cock and smeared a big glob
on Davius' hole.  He rammed two fingers inside the tight
hole and worked the lubricant deep inside his young lover.
He aimed his black pole at the pink hole and drove over
half of his 14 inches inside Davius' body.

"HOLY SHIT!" Nicklas exclaimed when he saw that the young
boy had taken the huge cock without screaming or passing
out.  He watched Jaron pick up Davius and dance to the
steel drum music.

Davius loved being fucked and wrapped his legs around
Jaron's waist and his arms around his neck.  He kissed
Jaron passionately and started humping up and down on the
black missile while keeping time with the music.

Jaron knew that he was going to cum and sat down on the
stage and then laid on his back with Davius still impaled
on his black cock.  The rest of the show would be
controlled by his young lover.

Davius humped up and down on the huge cock and even rotated
around 360 degrees without the pole leaving his love chute.
He screamed "NOW!" and his five inches of boyhood erupted
with four spurts of watery cum that flew through the air to
land on the stage or on his legs.  When his cock stopped
shooting, he lifted off from Jaron's cock and wheeled
around.  He licked and sucked the black knob while his
hands stroked the glistening shaft.

When Jaron started shooting, everyone was amazed at the
quantity and force of his orgasm.  Davius caught several of
the ropes of cum in his mouth but most of the thick white
globs landed on his face and in his hair.  Jaron had saved
up for several days and the results thrilled the audience
with no less than 10 long blasts of man cream.

Davius' face was covered with goo, but he didn't care.  His
pink tongue flicked out to capture the tangy sauce and he
ate every drop he could reach.

Jaron saw that both of Davius' eyes were covered with cum,
so he slurped up his own sauce so that Davius could open
his eyes.  Jaron kept his juice in his mouth and tipped
Davius' face back so he could let the fresh cum leak out of
his mouth and directly into the hungry mouth of the young
boy.

"I want them in my room tonight!" Nicklas blurted out.
"Those two are awesome!"  He begged Philippe to introduce
him to the two stars of the evening entertainment and was
excited when he learned that both Jaron and Davius had told
Philippe that they wanted to meet the red haired boy.

"Before you grab one of the waiters to warm your bed
tonight, I should warn you that your bedroom already has a
surprise for you," Philippe whispered to John.

John smiled and knew that Philippe shared his love of sex
with horny boys.  John finished his drink and watched
Nicklas, Jaron and Davius hugging and having a very
animated discussion.  The three boys ran across the
courtyard that separated the mansions of John Miller and
Philippe Ducharme and through John's home and into Nicklas'
bedroom.

Nicklas screamed with joy when he opened the door to the
room that he had shared with Troy and saw two familiar
faces.  Nikkos and Constantine, stewards on the Sea &
Jungle IV were waiting for his arrival, wearing only paper
thin shorts that left no doubt that they were both erect.
Nicklas hugged and kissed his two special friends and
introduced them to Jaron and Davius.

John walked into his spacious home and saw that Tiki and
Maki were waiting outside his bedroom.  He loved the two
beautiful black boys and felt his dick inflate at the
thought of sucking and fucking both of them.

"Get ready for a night that you'll never forget!" Maki
teased before opening the door to the bedroom.

John was shocked when he walked in his room and saw Alekos
and Antonis, the now 13 year old Greek twins who had served
his stateroom on the Sea & Jungle IV.  "Alek and Toni!  I
didn't know that the four was in port!" John exclaimed.  He
hugged the twins and realized that he would have four
beautiful and horny boys draining his body of all fluids
and energy.  He was horny and made his move to whip off the
tiny thong that Alek was wearing.  He dove down and inhaled
the boy's semi-erect penis and stimulated it to full
erection and a very fast orgasm.  He savored the watery
flavor of the boy sauce and gently finished Alek off before
giving Tiki the same treatment.  By the time John had
sucked Toni's slender prick and then gobbled Maki's black
tool, he was ready to fuck.  He lined the four boys up on
the bed on their hands and knees and he took his time to
lubricate the inside and outside of four beautiful boy
holes.  When all four boys were lined up with their tight
asses near the edge of the bed, John slid his hard meat in
the first hole and gave it two full strokes.  He pulled out
and went to the next boy's hole and plunged twice before
moving on.  He continued his rotation until his cock
couldn't hold back, and he wasn't surprised when all four
boys whirled around to get their faces splashed with his
man cream.

While John relaxed and let his body reload, the four boys
provided him with plenty of entertainment.  Alek and Tiki
paired off and Toni and Maki mimicked the actions of their
friends.  John watched two pairs of boys in the 69
positions and listened to the moans, groans and slurping
sounds.  By the time that all four boys had blown another
load of cum, John was ready for more action.  He wanted to
fuck all four boys, but wondered if his body would
cooperate.

The boys cut cards to see who would get fucked first, and
Toni was thrilled when he won.  He got on his back and
lifted his legs in the air in anticipation of the anal
probing.

John slammed his hard cock inside Toni's body and pounded
the boy for nearly 15 minutes before he orgasmed.  When he
pulled his cock out of the tight hole, Maki and Alek took
turns sucking his cock clean while Tiki felched John's load
out of Toni's leaking asshole.

While John was relaxing in the hope of getting another fast
erection, he gobbled boy cock and ate multiple loads of
semen.

Philippe laughed when John finally came into the courtyard
for a very late breakfast.  It was almost 11 a.m. and
Philippe could tell that John was exhausted.  "I thought
that I might have to call the undertaker to haul away the
dehydrated remains of your body," Philippe teased.  "Tiki
and Maki would wear out any man, and I know from personal
experience that Alek and Toni are insatiable."

"That was the most incredible sex of my entire life!" John
admitted.  "We were up all night and the boys are still
doing each other in my bedroom.  I'm gonna have something
to eat, check my phone messages and emails and then go back
and take a long nap."

"Nicklas and his friends just had brunch and headed back to
your home to swim in the pool and relax in the hot tub,"
Philippe said.  "Troy spent the night with Yadira, but she
had to leave for Las Vegas this morning.  She's the opening
act at the Mirage Hotel and we hope that it leads to bigger
and better things for her."

"I wish that we could stay here longer, but the boys and
Lodak have to get back for school," John said.  "We'll
leave tomorrow morning but we'll be back soon because Nicky
wants to bring some friends from school here for the Easter
Break."

On the way back to Michigan from Nassau, Nicklas needed to
talk to his father in private.  He had dreaded this
conversation, but knew that he had to tell his father the
truth.

"Dad, I've been hiding something from you," Nicklas began.
"Right before we left for the Czech Republic, I got in
trouble at school.  When I get home, I'm suspended."

John saw that Nicklas was shaking with fear, and decided to
let his son finish talking before he said anything.

"Remember Richard Marks?" Nicklas asked.  "He's the guy
that was getting hassled back around Thanksgiving."

"Of course I know Richard," John replied.  "You've had him
over along with some of your other friends."

"Well, the next to last day of school before the Christmas
break was when I got in trouble," Nicklas admitted.  "I was
heading out of school after getting my crap out of my
locker when I saw some burnouts messing with Richard."

John just listened to Nicklas and wanted to see if his son
would be honest with him.  "What do you mean by messing
with Richard?" John asked.

"Well, Richard is small and his thick glasses make his face
look weird," Nicklas began.  "Three burnouts knocked the
books out of his hands and kicked them down the hallway.
They were calling him names that I didn't like."

"What names?" John asked.

"He wants people to call him Richard or Rick, but the shit-
heads call him Dickhead or Dickless," Nicklas answered.
"Richard is really smart and some people don't like that.
He was in my gym class and he's really embarrassed about
undressing because he barely has any pubes and his stuff is
small."

John thought back to his own high school days and
remembered how some boys were very late bloomers and were
very self conscious about their lack of pubic hair and
small male equipment.  He waited for his son to continue
telling about the trouble at school.

"Tom Blackman grabbed Richard and pinned him against the
lockers" Nicklas said.  "Before I could do anything, he hit
Richard in the stomach and then on the side of the head.
He broke Richard's glasses and was ready to kick him when I
stopped him."

John waited and decided that he had to give Nicky some
feedback to get his son to continue.  "How did you stop
him?" John asked.

"Football taught me how to throw a block, so I nailed Tom
against the lockers," Nicklas replied.  "He screamed some
shit at me and threw a punch at my face.  I decked him."

"Then what happened?" John asked.

"Tom had two other shit-heads with him and they all decided
to kick my ass," Nicklas said.  "You know that I've had
some martial arts training, but three against one is pretty
shitty odds.  I'd still be in the hospital without my
football buddies, mainly Troy."

John bit the side of his mouth to keep from smiling.  He
already knew all of the details, but he was going to wait
before he came clean with his son.  "So what happened
next?"

"My football buddies creamed the two shit-heads and Tom
made a mistake and hit me in the fist with his face and
then his nuts hit my foot," Nicklas said.  He was confused
about the reactions from his father, and hoped that a
little levity would reduce the stress and any punishment.

John couldn't hold back, and laughed out loud at how Nicky
had joked about stopping Tom Blackman from harming any of
his friends.

"I'm suspended from school and Troy is too until the school
board meets and decides if we'll be expelled," Nicklas
admitted.  "I was afraid to tell you what happened.  I
thought that you'd make Troy and all my friends stay home
instead of going to the orphanage.  I really wanted my
friends and their families to see the Czech Republic and
share in the holiday celebrations.  I'll take whatever
punishment that you decide for breaking my promise to be
good in school, even if you want me to go back to Proud Les
Domov to live."

John saw the tears flowing down Nicklas' face and knew it
was time to be honest with his son.  He hugged the
trembling boy and rocked back and forth on the leather
chair and said, "You didn't bring home the letter of
suspension from the school, but I have confidential sources
in the high school who keep me informed of significant
events.  Do you really think that you could get into a
fight with some shit-heads without me finding out?"

"SHIT!" Nicklas exclaimed.  "Coach Matheson told you what
happened?"

"I've been waiting to see when you'd tell me the truth
about what happened," John admitted.  "I'm hurt that you
didn't come to me and tell me the truth when this shit
happened.  My love for you is unconditional, and I'll
always listen and give you a chance to explain.  I trust
you and you need to learn to trust me."

"Are you mad at me? Am I gonna be punished?" Nicklas asked.

John stood and hugged his son and said, "I could never
punish you for doing something that I want to praise you
for doing," John said.  "You have no idea what's going on
with Richard and his mother.  Before we left Michigan, I
had Bobby Goldman turn loose his team of lawyers on the
Novi School System".

"Uncle Bobby knows what happened?" Nicky asked.

"Bobby Goldman has been my best friend and the best lawyer
in Michigan for a long time," John replied.  "When I heard
that you stepped in to protect Richard, I was so proud of
you that I wanted to scream to the entire world.  I've had
a tough time holding back and waiting for you to be honest
with me.  I know that you have martial arts training and
could have killed Tom Blackman, but you held back.  Maybe
the kick to his balls was over the top, but he and his no-
account friends needed to see that hassling Richard was a
bad idea that would cause them a lot of pain."

"Am I gonna be expelled?" Nicklas asked.  "I'll take all of
the heat to protect my football buddies so they can stay in
school."

"Uncle Bobby has a lot of influence in Novi and around the
entire State of Michigan," John said to his son.  "You'll
be suspended for three days along with the other football
players for fighting on school property.  The shit-heads
will all be expelled, but they can appeal their expulsions
to the school board.  Bobby found out that they have been
in trouble before with the school system, but things got
really bad for them while we were in Europe.  All of them
were arrested for possession of cocaine and marijuana with
intention to distribute it.  You and your football
teammates helped get rid of three drug dealers!"

"Why didn't you tell me you knew about what happened with
Richard?" Nicklas asked.

"Why didn't you tell me the truth about what you did?" John
asked back.

"Am I grounded?" Nicklas asked.

"You're gonna spend three days at home and I hope that
you'll have your football buddies come to our home to serve
out their suspensions too," John replied.  "I've met all of
them before, but I want to talk to all of them about what
happened.  When someone has martial arts training, or is a
football player, they have physical skills that some people
think are dangerous weapons.

"I need to talk to Richard," Nicklas said.  "I tried to
call him from the orphanage, but his phone was
disconnected."

"Do you remember last Thanksgiving when you protected
Richard from a different bunch of shit-heads?" John asked.
"Think about what Richard was doing when he was attacked."

"He was packing a lot of books out of his locker both
times," Nicklas replied.  "Both times I asked him why he
was cleaning out his locker, but he just said he wanted to
study during the holiday breaks."

"He lied to you," John said.  "He was cleaning out his
locker so his mother wouldn't have to do it.  He had given
up and was going to commit suicide.  The attacks from the
shit-heads just gave him more reason to give up and kill
himself.  He already had the pills at home to end his
life."

Nicklas broke down sobbing and Troy heard his friend crying
and forced open the door to the private office on the 737
jet.  Troy was angry at John Miller and was ready to defend
his friend and lover from whatever John had said or done.

"Troy, my son and I are having a very intense conversation,
but you can join us if you'll calm down," John said.
"Nicky just told me about being suspended from school."

"I told you that you should have told your dad when it
happened," Troy said to Nicklas.

"We're way beyond that issue," John said to Troy.  "We're
talking about Richard right now."

"He was gonna commit suicide!" Nicklas screamed at his
friend.  "I should have been with him instead of going to
Europe!"

"Let's all sit down and talk about this calmly," John
suggested.  "Normally I don't offer alcohol to minors, but
I think we all need something to calm down our nerves."
John opened a bottle of Ceska Skalisce wine and filled
three glasses before saying, "You couldn't have been with
Richard for the last two weeks.  He's in a residential
treatment facility for young adults with emotional
problems."

"He must think that I abandoned him," Nicklas said sadly.
"I let him down."

"Part of Richard's depression comes from the financial
situation of his mother," John said.  "Susan Marks worked
in Personnel for a supplier to General Motors during the
day and at night and on weekends she worked for a cleaning
company.  They live in a small home and their car engine
had blown up.  To add more to Richard's stress, his mother
lost her job at the parts plant and they were going to be
evicted.  He needed new glasses, but when Susan lost her
main job, she lost what little health care she had at the
same time."

"Can't we help them?" Nicklas asked, "I tried to call him,
but I was never able to get through."

"Richard's in Oak Rest Christian Hospital in Grand Rapids,"
John answered.  "It's a residential treatment facility for
young adults and teenagers who are suicidal.  He's been
there since the last day of your regular school.  No
visitors are allowed until the psychologists are convinced
that he's no longer suicidal."

"He was there for Christmas?" Troy asked.  "That sucks!"

"His mother, aunt, uncle and two cousins spent Christmas
Day with him," John said.  "They were the first visitors
who were allowed to see him.  He was in an area called
`lock up' where he was monitored 24-7.  We'll have to call
the hospital to see if you can go there to visit with him."

"How do you know so much about what happened to Richard and
his mother?" Nicklas asked.

"Scott Matheson, your football coach and I have become
friends," John replied.  "Since the first attack on
Richard, Scott alerted the school administration and
counselors and kept me informed.  I had Uncle Bobby dig
into the financial condition of Susan Marks and we used
Taylor Coleman, a private investigator, to get more
information."

"Did they get evicted?" Nicklas asked.

"In a way they did," John replied.  "They moved into a new
townhouse about a half mile away from our home on
Peninsular Drive.  Susan Marks now works for the Sea &
Jungle North American Headquarters in the Personnel
Department and quit her second job."

Nicklas hugged his father and thanked him for taking care
of Richard Marks and his mother.  He was proud of his
father for once again taking care of unfortunate people.

"Will you help me get in touch with Richard?" Nicklas asked
his father.  "I really like him.  I asked him to go with us
to the orphanage for Christmas, but he said he had other
plans.  I never dreamed that his plan was to kill himself.
What can I do to help him?"

John loved hearing Nicklas offering to help Richard Marks
in his emotional recovery.  He gave Nicklas the name and
telephone number for Richard's psychiatrist at the special
hospital and listened to the conversation.  Both Nicklas
and Troy talked to the psychiatrist using the speaker phone
on the airplane, with John listening.

"I have daily sessions with Richard," Stanley Silva said.
"I really can't give out much information about his
condition and progress, but it's wonderful to hear from two
of his friends."

"Can we go there to visit him or talk to him on the phone?"
Troy asked.

"Can we write him letters?" Nicklas asked.

"I'll share how we normally treat patients with his
problems," Dr. Silva began.  "For the first two weeks the
person is in an area where they are monitored constantly.
Even when they are asleep, someone will come in with a
flashlight to make sure that they are still breathing and
are safe.  They are escorted to and from all classes and
therapy sessions.  We have informal spiritual sessions that
are optional, along with physical activities like
volleyball and basketball and craft sessions.  In the craft
sessions the student can make simple gifts for special
people in their lives.  I conduct daily group therapy
sessions where Richard can share or just listen to other
guys close in age who have either considered suicide or
have been unsuccessful in suicide attempts."

"Is he gonna be okay?" Troy asked.

"I'm very hopeful that he will recover fully," Dr. Silva
said.  "The financial conditions for his family have
changed drastically, and that has given him a light at the
end of the tunnel.  I'll tell him that some friends have
contacted me about him, but I won't tell him who or when.
When the time's right, I'll give him a letter or two to
read during group therapy.  I've seen dramatic results when
a patient reads something from a friend to the group."

"Will he ever be able to leave there?" Nicklas asked.

"Our treatment program lasts for six months, but sometimes
a person's ready to leave and return to normal life much
earlier," Dr. Silva answered.

"Dr. Silva, this is John Miller," John began.  "I really
appreciate you taking the time to talk to my son and his
friend about Richard.  Please let me know if there is
anything that we can do for Richard and your wonderful
residential treatment facility."

"Mr. Miller, may I please talk to you in private?" Dr.
Silva asked.

John looked at Nicklas and Troy and the two boys nodded
their heads and left the private office of the luxury jet.

"The boys left," John said to Dr. Silva.  He picked up the
telephone to turn off the speaker phone.

"I want to thank you again for covering the costs of
Richard's treatment and your wonderful donation to our
hospital," Dr. Silva said.  "The normal cost for treatment
is $500 a day, and Mrs. Marks couldn't possibly pay to have
her son here for more than a few days.  Our entire staff is
still celebrating your creation of the financial assistance
fund with 20 million dollars for teenagers from families
that have no medical insurance."

John responded, "I had some people investigate your
operations and I was impressed when we learned that you and
the staff work for less money than you could earn in public
medical facilities. You're dedicated to helping young
people get control of their lives and I'll do whatever I
can to support your efforts.  One of my best friends, Tom
Jeffries, has built several apartment complexes and malls.
Tom has contacted Clayton Castronelli about the needs for
new wings for treating adults, improved gymnasium
facilities and expansion to provide long term residential
care homes.  My company will provide all of the funds for a
major expansion of your facilities and Tom has volunteered
to coordinate all of the projects.  The financial
assistance fund will be maintained at the 20 million dollar
level unless a higher level is needed."

"Clayton is our Director, and he hinted at the last staff
meeting that something big was on the horizon for our
facility," Dr. Silva said excitedly.  "I never dreamed that
we would ever find the funding to expand our operations.
Governor Granderson has refused to give us any state
funding and two of our major supporters were furniture
companies that recently filed bankruptcy.  We were afraid
that we would have to close, but now we have a future where
we can really make a difference in the lives of unfortunate
people in this state."

The call ended and John drained his glass of wine and went
to find Troy and Nicklas.  He didn't want to tell the boys
about his private conversation, but he wanted them to know
that they would be an important part of Richard's
treatment.  He hadn't told anyone at the special hospital
that he was personally funding the financial assistance
fund and the physical expansion of the hospital.

The plane landed in Detroit and a new phase of John
Miller's life had begun.


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