The funeral was held on the following Tuesday and besides Alex and a few of his mom's co-workers there weren't a lot of people there. What few relatives they had lived out of state and none were able to attend though they all sent their heart felt sympathies. When he had told Charlie about his mother's death he had been surprised at his reaction. He had said that mom's were important and he needed to have some time alone to deal with her death and he wouldn't be expecting to see him for a while. Alex wondered what had come over his rough black lover but he was still in shock over his mother's death and didn't really have time to think about it right then.
Alex didn't much care who was there at his mom's funeral, he was in a world of his own that day and though most of the mourners just thought he was in shock, the truth was there was more to it than that. Sure he missed his mom, despite her problems with alcohol and drugs and her less than nurturing parental skills, Alex had loved her and there would always be a place in his heart for her. But her death meant more than just the loss of his only parent. To Alex her death meant that start of a whole new life, a life completely alone. He was now officially an orphan despite the fact that he was legally of age.
Alex had dreamed of having his own place many times and had planned on doing just that as soon as he found a full time job, but his mother's death had forced the issue and now he would have to make some hard decisions. He still owed the funeral home for his mom's funeral though in a few days he would receive a check from the insurance company and he was assured it would cover all the expenses. That was at least one thing he didn't have to worry about but there were still plenty of other things to worry about.
He wished Aidan could be there with him, but he knew that was silly. Aidan was just a kid and couldn't be expected to come running every time Alex had a problem, even one as horrific as this one, but still he missed the boy and couldn't wait to see him again. He knew there would be a few people stopping by the apartment after the funeral and there was already tons of food there. He wondered what was it about death that caused people to cook. Still he was grateful for all the kindness his mom's co-workers had shown him. He hadn't really gotten to know any of them very well, but not only did they seem like nice people, they seemed to have had genuine feelings for his mother. One of them, a lady named Edna had hugged Alex and told him how sorry she was and that his mother would be sorely missed by all of them at work.
He hoped that later, after all the visitors had gone he could sneak over to Aidan's and see him even if only in his parked car, but he never once expected that Aidan was thinking about him at that very moment.
At school Aidan sat daydreaming and wondering how Alex was holding up at his mom's funeral. He needs me, he thought to himself, and I can't be there for him cause I got dumb old school. The only thing that kept him going was the knowledge that after school he intended to call Alex and if possible have him pick him up so they could be together. He had already fallen in love with the teen and sometimes that scared him. But he still had the heart of a child and a certain innocence and as scary as love was, it was also wondrous. He smiled each time he thought of Alex and the good times they had had together and he wondered if Alex felt the same way about him. Sure he had said he loved him, but was he just being polite? But surely if he didn't love me, he wouldn't come get me and spend time with me...naw, he loves he, he finally decided and that brought a smile to his face.
Alex had only been home a few minutes when the phone rang, it was the man from the insurance company.
"Alex, this is Ted Grover at TransAmerica Insurance. I have some news that may help you through this rather painful time. As you know your mother had a small life insurance policy with us for the sum of 5,000 dollars and the premiums have been kept up since it was issued."
"That should be enough to cover the funeral expenses," Alex said calculating in his head how much would be left over and deciding it wasn't much."
"Yes, well the reason I'm calling is to inform you that there was a second policy through her place of employment. It was paid for through payroll deductions and so I wasn't aware of it until I entered her name in our data base."
A second policy, Alex thought, it was so like his mother to do things in duplicate.
"Anyway, the second policy was somewhat larger and it took a while for us to process it but if you'll come by the office tomorrow I'll have a check for you for both policies, the total is 55,000 dollars." Mr. Grover let that sink in for a moment before continuing, "I know your mother's death left you emotionally and financially distressed and I hope this will at least take some of the stress off you as you go on with your life. Again I'd like to express my sympathy for your loss and I wish you the best."
After he hung up Alex had to take a moment to digest the news he'd just been given. He felt terrible for every awful thing he had ever said or thought about his mother. She had always provided for him while she was alive and now in death she was still providing. He wondered how many sacrifices she had made to keep up the payments on that second insurance policy just so he wouldn't be left with nothing should she ever leave him.
He cried a little then, but a knock at the door forced him to put his own grief on hold as mourners came to pay their last respects. He was a good host and genuinely appreciated their concern for him, but he was glad when the last of them left him around nine o'clock and the first thing he thought of was calling Aidan.
The boy answered on the first ring, "Hi," he said in his clear sweet voice, "how'd the funeral go?" Somehow the boy always knew when it was him who was calling and Alex wondered if he was the only one who ever called.
"It was okay, ummmm...any chance you can come over or at least come down and sit with me in my car?"
"Granny's already asleep, so no problem. I'll be waiting out front."
"Thanks, be careful though. I worry about you being out there alone in the dark," Alex said with concern.
"I won't go down till I see ya pull in, okay," the boy said trying to reassure Alex. He knew he'd be alright, but Alex had enough to worry about.
"K...see ya in a about 15 minutes, oh...and...uh, Aidan...I..um, I love you buddy," Alex said embarrassing himself despite the fact that he knew it was true beyond doubt.
"I know," Aidan said, "Bye, see ya in a few minutes. Hurry...oh, and I..uh, love you too."
Alex was smiling as he drove the short distance to the boy's apartment and when he bounded down the stairs and got in he wanted so badly to reach for him and pull him to him but he managed to control himself, "Hi, thanks again. I...I really needed to see you.'
"I been thinkin about ya all day," Aidan admitted, "It sucks that I couldn't be with ya."
"Thanks, that means a lot. It has been one hell of a day," Alex sighed tiredly and rubbed his eyes," So...wanna go to my place or just talk here?"
"Your place of course. Like I said granny is knocked out for the night."
At Alex's apartment Aidan was astounded by the mountain of food on the table and there was even more in the fridge. Like most boys he was always hungry and something about watching the boy eat caused Alex's appetite to be restored. All day he had denied his need for food but now in the presence of this little eating machine he found he was ravenous.
They piled plates full of ham and turkey and potato salad and baked beans and another with desserts of all kinds and sat down on Alex's bed. Since his mother had died Alex had avoided the living room where she had breathed her last breaths and went into the kitchen only as needed. The news of the extra insurance money was truly a blessing and now he could afford to move and that took a lot of the pressure off of him.
When he told Aidan about the insurance money and that he would be moving Aidan's reaction was one of panic, "You won't move too far away will ya?"
"No sport, no way! In fact I'll probably move closer, but no matter where I live I'll always find a way to come get you or to see you."
"Wow, 50,000 dollars is a lot aint it? You're like rich now, aren't ya?"
"Not rich, but way better off than I've ever been before. Hey, with all this money I can get you some new clothes and stuff," Alex said without thinking how that might sound.
A look of shame and sadness filled Aidan's face as he said, "You don't gotta buy me any stuff. I aint got a lot, but I get by. My granny aint rich you know?"
"Oh, buddy...I know, but I want to. If you'll let me. I just care so much for you that I want you to have stuff. Don't get mad, okay?"
"I'm not mad. I guess if you really want to...but not a lot okay, and not expensive stuff...deal?"
"Deal," Aidan said offering his fist for a bump.
"I'm really glad you came over," Alex said blushing. He was still amazed that this kid brought forth such emotions in him.
Aidan smiled and put his plate down and took Alex's from him and sat it down as well before swarming into Alex's lap. Alex was surprised but pleased and when the boy moved in to kiss him, he welcomed his lips and returned the kiss with gusto.
The effect was immediate on Alex and before long he was aware of his painful erection pushing against Aidan's bottom. It felt so good it was almost too intense for him to handle at the moment and he broke the kiss and lifted Aidan off his lap.
"Sorry buddy, but something came up and I had to give it room," he joked.
Aidan giggled and pointed to the tent in Alex's pants, "Oh, that. I got one too," he added pointing at his own small but obvious erection.
"Maybe we should just sort of cool this stuff for now," Alex suggested but the look of disappointment on Aidan's face made him feel like a heel.
Aidan didn't say a word as he picked up his plate and resumed eating. He didn't make eye contact either and that bothered Alex more than the silent treatment.
"Aidan, buddy...I'm sorry. I didn't mean to hurt your feelings. It's not that I don't like what was happening, I'm just not sure it's the right thing to do so soon."
"Oh, I get it," he said quietly, "you think I'm too young."
"Well, there's that....but, it's more than that. It's just....well, we haven't known each other very long and my mom......"
Aidan reached over and touched Alex on the arm and with compassion beyond his years in his voice he said, "I'm sorry. I'm being selfish I guess. I forgot you just lost your mom and all. I'm so sorry. I promise I won't push you, okay?" But I do love you....a lot."
"Thanks, but I don't want you to think I don't want you to...uh, you know, kiss me and stuff. I like that and I think that's okay, but for now let's not go any further, okay?"
Aidan shrugged, "You're the boss," he said grinning, "I'm just a kid."
"Exactly, and that's why I'm so freaked by all of this. I've never done anything with a kid before, well not since I was one myself, so all this is new to me. It's exciting as hell, but scary too."
"It's exciting for me, but not scary. I...well, I've done stuff with guys before," Aidan admitted, but no one that I really loved like I love you."
"You....you've been with men before?" Alex asked rather surprised by this.
"Uh huh, but I don't wanna talk about it, okay?" Aidan said looking down at his plate as if embarrassed.
"Okay, but if you ever want to or need to, you know you can talk to me and I promise I won't think anything bad about you and I'll always try to help."
Aidan nodded, "I'm full, can we play some video games now?"
"Sure buddy, but we need to get you home soon. I don't want to risk you getting into trouble."
They played video games till around 10:30 then Alex insisted he take the boy home on the pretense that he had to get up early the next day and take care of business. Aidan didn't protest too much and on the way home he sat quietly as they held hands. Holding hands is so sweet, Alex thought to himself, and harmless, but if I'm not careful before too much longer things are going to get out of control.
As they pulled up in front of the boy's apartment building Aidan unbuckled himself and got up on his knees and leaned into Alex and kissed him quickly, "I love you Alex, and I can't wait to do all the stuff you're afraid of. I promise I won't nag, but I hope you want it too."
"I do, it's just.....we'll see, okay?" Alex said unable to offer more so soon.
Aidan hugged his neck then scooted back over and opened the door and in a flash he was out of the car and up the stairs. Alex watched as he disappeared inside then slowly drove away. He certainly had a lot to think about.
The next day he collected his insurance settlement and paid the funeral home and a few other bills his mother had left unpaid. In addition to the settlement his mother's final check with her unused vacation pay added another 542.00 to his bank account and he suddenly found himself in the best financial shape of his young life.
He went apartment hunting after lunch and happened upon a nice two bedroom near the River. In addition to being in a nice neighborhood and at a good price, it was only a few minutes drive from Aidan's apartment. He signed the lease and paid the deposits and went back home to break the news to his current landlord. Because of the circumstances and the fact that they were on a month to month lease, the leasing company allowed Alex to move immediately and he made arrangements to vacate by the next Monday.
He hated the old ratty furniture that he and his mother had had forever and he decided he would donate it to Good Will and buy some new things with his unexpected windfall. He was almost cheerful as he packed the few things he intended to take. He boxed up his mother's clothing and personal items, donating some and tossing the rest, keeping only those things which he wanted to remember her by. Her jewelry was mostly costume and worthless, but she had a gold locket her mother had passed down to her and it would stay in the family. He regretted that he would never have a daughter to pass it on to, but being gay he supposed the legacy stopped with him.
As he sat surrounded by cardboard boxes and trash bags he suddenly had a wave of sadness descend over him. Wiping tears from his eyes he called the only person he felt could offer him solitude, Aidan. The boy answered as usual on the first ring and knew it was Alex even before he spoke.
"I was hopin you'd call," the sweet voice said sounding happy.
"I've been thinking about you all day. Hey, can you go with me to get some dinner?"
"Sure, Granny's at the hospital sitting with a friend and won't be back till about 9."
"I'll be there in 10 minutes," Alex said hanging up immediately and rushing for the door. He just had to get out of there, the memories and the ghost of his mother was too much to bare and he could think of no better way to rid himself of those feelings than to spend time with Aidan.
They ate at the same drive in as before and had greasy cheeseburgers and fries with big mugs of ice cold root beer. Aidan was in an especially talkative mood and Alex found himself forgetting all of his own troubles as he listened to the boy chatter on.
"There's this new kid at school, his name is Rick and the kids are already picking on him cause they say he's gay. He's got long hair and is small and looks so pretty, well...he could be a girl, but I saw him in the shower and, huh uh, he aint a girl," he giggled.
"That's terrible. Surely not all the kids pick on him. You don't do ya?"
"No, no way. In fact I told Sammy Miller to back off or I'd tell everyone he plays with his dick in Algebra class everyday. He sits across from me and fingers his dick all hour till he blows his load...he he."
For some reason that was a little arousing to Alex but he didn't ask for more details. Instead he plowed on about the bullying. "Do the teachers know about this bullying?"
"Naw, not yet. But if they find out it's big trouble. I knew this one kid got expelled and one got suspended for a month. They take that shit seriously nowadays. Too many kids offing themselves cause of bullying."
"It is serious business. I can tell you first hand. I was picked on a lot in high school. I didn't come out till my senior year and by then most of my friends already knew or suspected and it was no big deal to them, but some guys were jerks about it. I didn't mind the name calling as much as the tricks they played on me."
"Like what?" Aidan asked curiously. He had finished his fries and was eying Alex's fries. Alex finally pushed them the boy's way and he started on them.
"Well once they hid my clothes while I was in the shower during gym class and I had to walk all the way to the office with just a towel around me. The girl in the office laughed so hard she cried, but the principal was pissed. He made the coach interrogate every boy in PE and I got hell for that too. I didn't know what to do, if I told I was in shit, if I didn't they just moved to the next level. I never considered suicide but I know a lot of kids do. Hell every 100 minutes a teenager commits suicide and that doesn't count the ones who fail."
"Really?" Aidan asked wide-eyed.
"Yes, it's such a shame too. There are lots of people who could talk to them and help, but unfortunately they never get a chance. I knew a kid who committed suicide and I'm not even sure if he was gay or not. His name was Josh and I actually knew his little brother better, but one day he just went into his bedroom and shot himself. His folks took it pretty hard, but his little brother took it harder, because he felt like he should have noticed something was wrong and helped him. He had to go into therapy for a long time. Last time I saw him he was living with an older guy and I'm pretty sure he is gay."
"Now I feel really bad about that new kid. Tomorrow I'm going to ask him if he wants to be friends and if those guys keep it up, he'll have someone at his back."
"That's sweet Aidan. I'm proud of you for standing up for the underdog. You are such a great kid. I feel.....well, I'm just really glad I met ya."
"Can we go to your place now?" Aidan asked as he finished the last fry.
"Sure, but just for a little while. And don't be surprised by all the boxes and stuff." Alex had told him about the new apartment and the upcoming move and he was almost as excited as Alex was about it.
"Boy, I can't wait to visit you at your new place. Do they have a pool there?"
"Yep, sure do and this summer you can come over and swim."
"Cool."
At the apartment they went straight to Alex's room and Aidan piled down on his bed and sighed dramatically, "Boy, I'm tired. Wish I could just sleep here tonight."
"Maybe once I get moved you can tell your granny you're spending the night at a friend's again. And I can be that friend. I even have a spare bedroom there."
Aidan frowned, "I'd rather sleep with you. Hey, you gonna get a bigger bed?"
"Yep, a queen size. My new bedroom is almost twice the size of this one and I can put my desk in the living room, so I'll have lots of room in there," Alex said sitting down at the boy's feet. He pulled the boy's feet into his lap and removed his shoes without asking and began rubbing them. The effect was immediate as the boy practically purred with contentment.
"I wish.....I know I've said it before, but I wish I could stay with you here forever," Aidan said dreamily.
"Me too buddy, me too, but we'll spend a lot of time together and it'll be cool," Alex said soothingly.
"Mmmmm, that feels nice. I never knew having someone rub your feet could feel so good," Aidan said dreamily.
"I have a confession to make, I know I mentioned this before, but I have a bit of a foot fetish and your feet are awesome. Can I take off your socks buddy?" Alex asked in a sultry voice.
"Uh huh, you can take off anything you want," the boy giggled.
"Just socks for now. I want to feel those piggies naked," Alex said laughing softly.
Once he had the boy's socks off and could feel his warm soft flesh he found his excitement growing exponentially. His erection was pushing painfully against his fly and he had to readjust himself several times as he rubbed the boy's feet. Aidan's feet had a slight musky odor which some people might have found unpleasant, but to Alex the aroma was like an aphrodisiac. He couldn't remember exactly when he had discovered he liked feet but he did remember rubbing his feet in a friends face as they rubbed theirs in his face and though the friend hadn't liked it that much, Alex had loved it. After that he looked for any opportunity to sniff, rub or touch his buddies' feet.
Alex looked down at Aidan and saw that his eyes were closed and he was breathing regularly. He smiled and picked up one of his feet and kissed it. The boy giggled revealing that he was only resting or playing opossum.
"You like my feet, don't ya?" Aidan asked sleepily.
"I love your feet, buddy. Is this okay?"
"Sure, I like it. You can kiss em some more if ya want. What else can you do with feet?" he asked raising up on one arm and looking interested.
"Well, promise not to laugh.....I like to suck toes. Is that weird?" Alex asked anxiously.
"Not weird. You can suck my toes if you want. I don't mind. It might be cool." Aidan said sounding a little excited.
Alex didn't hesitate. It wasn't every day he got a chance to indulge in his fetish and Aidan's feet were to die for. Besides being small and perfect they were oh so soft and well kept. Even his little toe nails were well trimmed which surprised him to no end. He picked up Aidan's foot and kissed it once more then began to lick the sole and his ankle. Aidan shivered but didn't giggle. Apparently he took it seriously as his little dick began to climb to it's full 4 and a half inches and he enjoyed the newness of this sensation.
When Alex finally took his big toe into his hot wet mouth Aidan moaned softly causing Alex to smile around his fat tasty piggy. Man even if I never get to do anything else, just sucking his toes is a real turn on, Alex thought happily.
He worked on one foot then the other and would have continued all night if not for the fact that he needed to take the boy home soon. Aidan protested feebly but he knew he couldn't stay too much longer for he wouldn't be home before his grandma. He allowed Alex to dry his feet, powder them and put his socks and shoes back on and he thought he had never felt so loved or pampered in his young life. When Alex was finished Aidan sat up and scooted down to sit by Alex. He put his hand on the older boy's leg and looked into his eyes and smiled.
"I.....love you so much," he said baring his young heart as he had never done before, "You make me feel so...so good. Not like anyone ever has before, not even my mom."
"You make me feel good too, buddy. I gotta tell ya, until I met you I was pretty down and now, well, even though my mom just died, I feel like I have a reason to go on. And that reason is you."
Aidan didn't waste time with more words, instead he climbed into Alex's lap and kissed him quite thoroughly. Alex returned the kiss without restraint and though it did nothing to help his state of arousal he tolerated the discomfort of his erection and enjoyed the intimacy. When it was time to go, Alex stood up carrying the boy with him to the door before putting him down.
They held hands all the way to Aidan's apartment and as usual Aidan gave Alex a good bye kiss. Alex licked his lips all the way home trying to taste the sweetness of the boy there and he was all smiles as he made his way upstairs and to his room. He showered and masturbated thinking of Aidan's cute feet and what he would really like to do with them and when he came he found he was exhausted. He finished showering, dried off and fell into bed naked and went to sleep immediately.
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"Who was that who dropped you off, and where have you been?" Aidan's grandmother asked casually. She had come home early and was looking out the window just as Aidan exited Alex's car. Fortunately from her position on the second floor she didn't see the kiss.
"Uh, a friend," Aidan said feeling panicky. What would his granny do is she knew he was friends with an older boy?
"Do I know him, son?" she asked curiously.
"Uh, no...he's uh...the brother of this kid I know at school. He just gave me a ride home, that's all."
"Oh, well. From now on check with me if you are going to someone's house, or at least leave me a note. And I'd like to meet your friends too. I want to know what kind of boys you are spending your time with. I may not be your mother, but I have a duty to make sure you aren't running with the wrong kind of people."
"Yes maam," Aidan said with a sigh of relief. Usually the old gal didn't pry into his business.
"Did you do your homework young man," she said lighting up a cigarette and blowing a veil of blue smoke toward the ceiling.
"Yeah, right after school."
"Did you eat?" she asked authomatically. Granny's always worried about kids eating.
"Yeah, at my friend's house," he lied. It was after all almost true.
"Well, go take a bath, you smell like a pup. Then get ready for bed. You have school tomorrow," she said as if he didn't know that already.
"Okay, night granny," he said happily. Happy that she hadn't pried further and happy that he had spent a great evening with Alex.
"Night, sweety. Love ya," she said as Aidan gave her a quick peck on the cheek.
"Love ya too," he said and he really meant it. Despite her failures as a surrogate parent, she really was a sweet old lady, most times.
He went to his room and grabbed some shorts and headed to the bathroom. As he removed his shoes and socks he thought about what Alex had done to his feet and he felt his cock begin to rise. By the time he stripped off his underwear he had a raging hard on and he wasted not time taking care of it once he was in the shower. He thought of Alex the whole time and how good it would be when he finally convinced him to have sex and when he came his knees turned to rubber and he had to brace himself against the shower wall as he came down off his orgasmic high. He smiled to himself and softly called Alex's name, then in an almost whisper he said, "I love you and you love me and soon we will be together like we should be."
End of Chapter Three
Whew, lots going on and lots more to come. As Aidan works on Alex he now has to be more careful to hide his relationship with him from his granny. But what would happen if she found out? Would she forbid them to see each other again, or embrace their friendship? I welcome all comments and suggestions and promise a prompt and thorough reply.
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Kewl Dad
12-8-13