Aidan had thought it would be easy to move Alex to the next level so he was in no way prepared for what actually happened. Instead of moving forward their relationship seemed to be taking a step backwards. Alex seemed distant and cold and it soon began to take it's toll on Aidan. 
      One evening as they sat eating pizza and watching TV, Aidan decided to push the issue. Since that night of their sexual antics he had spent the night only once and Alex had insisted he sleep in his own room. Aidan had cried himself to sleep that night and was angry at the world the next day. Now it was time to find out where he stood. He remembered what Ryan had said about crying and now seemed like the time to try it. 

"Are you mad at me?" Aidan said in a sad little voice.

"Why would you say that?" Alex asked, but he knew what was really wrong.

"You don't treat me the same no more," he said turning his puppy dogs to meet Alex's embarrassed ones.

Alex sighed, after the sex that night he had felt awful, like he had let himself and the boy down by giving in to his baser instincts and he had distanced himself knowing full well what affect it would have on Aidan.

"I'm sorry, I let you down. I got carried away that night and I didn't mean for that to happen. It's my fault, not yours..but I know it hurts you a lot."

"I don't understand. Why is it bad to make each other feel good?. You're gay and you do this stuff all the time, what's wrong with doing it with me?" he said finely letting the first tears fall.

Alex sighed nosily again, "Aidan, buddy we've been through all this over and over. I know it was wrong of me to get your hopes up, but we can't do that stuff again...at least not until you are a little older."

"I'm  old enough to know what I like and what I want, and I like what we did and I want us to do it again...and more," he said really turning on the tears now. What had started out as fake was now becoming heart felt as his frustrations and disappointments caught up with him. 

Alex felt torn between comforting the boy and keeping his distance and it was tearing him apart. He had always been affectionate with the boy before that night but since then he had hardly touched him for fear he couldn't control himself.

"I know, I know...and I know I didn't make things any easier by...by what I did that night, but I just can't do that again...not now."

Aidan was sobbing noisily now and Alex couldn't stand to see the boy suffer any longer, pulling him into his lap he wrapped his arms around him and kissed his tear stained face.

"I love you so much little buddy, I'm so sorry I hurt you. Can you forgive me?"

"Yyyyessss," Aidan sobbed. It felt good to have Alex hold him again and kiss him, "I llllove you too, a a lot."

Alex just sat and held the boy for a long time, letting him cry it out and hoping he'd get over it, but he knew deep inside that wasn't to be the case. Why had he let himself loose control? Sure it had been fun, great, wonderful. The best feeling he'd ever had and all because he loved the boy so much. So why was it that he felt so guilty?

"Can...can I sleep with you again tonight? Pleeeeeeze," he begged through tears.

Alex felt himself weakening, but he was strong enough to do this, he decided. He could love the boy and not loose control. Then why was he so frightened? He had never felt so confused or conflicted in all his young life and it was Aidan who had evoked such feeling in him., Aidan who had taught him to love not only himself but someone else, and he knew he would never be the same because of him.

"Sure buddy, that's cool. But we can't...you know, do what we did that other time."

"Can we snuggle?' he asked sounding pitiful.

"Of course, snuggling is okay. But we gotta keep our undies on, okay?"

"I guess...as long as we can be together," Aidan said wiping tears from his eyes.

"Why don't you go take a long hot relaxing bath then we can go to bed?"  

"Will you come and rubba-dub me?" Aidan asked flashing his puppy dog eyes again.

"Okay, you go run your bath and get comfy and yell for me when you're ready."

Aidan jumped down and ran to the bathroom not bothering to grab clean undies, leaving a trail of dirty clothes down the hallway.

Alex cleaned up the pizza mess and turned off the TV and the living room lights and went in to check on the boy picking up his clothes as he went. He found Aidan chin deep in bubbles looking sleepy, but when he saw Alex he raised up and leaned forward to allow Alex access to his back.

Alex chuckled as he grabbed the scrunchie and soaped it up and began washing the boy's back. Aidan felt sleepy again as he relaxed into Alex's gentle touch. He had never had anyone make him feel as good as Alex did, and this was one of his favorite things that Alex did for him.

Next was his hands and arms then finally his small soft feet, which Alex seemed to like best of all. He wondered about that, sure they had talked about this stuff but he didn't really understand all of it. All he knew was that he really liked it when Alex touched his feet and it usually made him pop a boner, and tonight was no exception.

The boy sighed contentedly and reached out to touch Alex on the arm rubbing him gently and smiling at the young man that he loved so much. His heart ached for Alex and he was sorry that he couldn't make him see that what he wanted was best for them both. Maybe he needed help convincing him. Then he thought of Ryan again and he had an idea. He wouldn't push Alex anymore, not now anyway...not until he had talked to Ryan and Chase and maybe got some ideas about what to do next.

He was a happy boy as Alex helped him dry off and carried him to bed just wrapped in a towel. He found undies for the boy and Aidan offered no resistance as Alex slipped them on him. Tossing him on the bed Alex laughed and things seemed back to normal. Aidan sighed with relief and waited patiently for Alex to undress and slide into bed beside him. Immediately he snugged up to Alex and nuzzled his neck causing cold chills to run down the older boy's body.

"I wuv you," he said in a silly voice.

"I wuv you too," Alex said kissing the boy on the head. His hair smelled of shampoo and boy, a winning combination in Alex's book and he gave the boy a squeeze to show his approval.

"I'm sorry I cried and made you feel bad," Aidan said softly.

"It's okay honey, I understand. It was all my fault. Let's not talk about it anymore, okay?'

"Okay, what are we gonna do tomorrow?" he asked forgetting his sorrow and looking forward to what fun might be ahead. He was a typical boy in that respect and it made Alex smile.

"How about we go to the zoo? There are some monkeys there, just like you and I bet you'll get along good."

Aidan giggled and it was music to Alex's ears, "Silly, I'm not a monkey. I'm a boy. Monkeys have big red asses and eat bananas."

"Well, I've seen you eat bananas and your ass might not be red, but it's big," Alex said tickling the boy suddenly.

Aidan giggled and rolled onto his back and Alex blew a raspberry on his belly causing Aidan to laugh out loud, "Lower Alex," he teased.

"Oh, you just never give up, do you?" Alex said, but he wasn't mad. He knew the boy was horny and he shouldn't tease him like this, but it was so nice to rough house like they used to.

"I know, we can't do that, but that feels good too. Kiss my tummy Alex."

Alex kissed the boy on the tummy and he sighed contentedly. Then he got an idea, "Kiss my feet," he said grinning lewdly.

"Okay, but no tricks," Alex said winking at the boy.

He moved down and started kissing the boy's feet as he watched with interest, "That feels good, suck my toes." he demanded lustily.

Alex knew this was crossing a fine line, but he didn't think this was exactly sexual in nature, despite his erection. He sniffed the boy's feet and they were intoxicating. He couldn't resist himself and suddenly found himself with a mouthful of wiggling pink toes.

Aidan giggled despite himself. It felt good but it was still kind of weird and it tickled a little. The only thing that could make it better was if Alex did that thing he had seen on the internet where the guy rubbed his dick on the boy's feet. That thought made his little dick chub up and he reached down to hide it.

Alex pretended not to notice, but he was fully aware of his effect on the boy and he wondered if this was such a smart idea after all. But he was consumed with his own lust now and couldn't break away from his digital feasting. The boys toes were plump and tasty and he thought he could suck on them forever, but there was something he wanted to do even more. The thought of that forbidden pleasure caused him to stop what he was doing and move back up beside the boy.

"Enough toe jam, let's go to sleep how," he said turning it into a joke.

Alex was disappointed but he tried not to show it, "Now my piggies are all wet," he grumbled. You should've at least sucked em dry," he giggled.

"They'll dry, now let's snuggle up and go to sleep. I want to get an early start tomorrow."

"Okay, will you sing to me?" The boy asked dreamily. He loved Alex's soft sweet voice and from the first time he had heard him sing, he just couldn't get enough.

"Sure," he said then began to sing softly. It was an old Beatles song, but Alex didn't know who the Beatles were or care. All he cared about was the sound of Alex's soft perfect voice and that it was being sung just for him. 

The boy was asleep before the song ended and as Alex finished he kissed the boy on the lips and he smiled in his sleep. God I love him so much, please help me to do right by him. With that prayer he snuggled closer and soon he was asleep as well.

The day at the zoo was a definite success and Aidan was tired but happy when Alex dropped him off at his apartment. He begged Alex to come in but he declined saying he had some cleaning and laundry to do and Aidan didn't press him. He had a phone call to make and he needed some alone time.

"Hello, oh...Aidan," Ryan said perking up immediately, "good to hear from you buddy. What's up?"

"I uh, I was wondering if we could talk about...you know, Alex and me. We, uh did some stuff but now he is like all confused and won't do it again."

"Ah, he's scared, that's all. So...what did you guys do exactly," Ryan said putting the phone on speaker so Chase could hear too. The Lawyers were gone as usual and they had been playing. Both were naked and Chase was slowly rubbing Ryan's erection.

Aidan quickly outlined what had happened finding to his surprise that he was not embarrassed to say such things to the older boy. When he finished Ryan winked at Chase who went down on him immediately. He closed his eyes and thought about the cute boy on the other end of the phone and decided he would try to help out if he could.

"What if I invited the two of you over for a swim some evening? The Lawyers will be gone this weekend, out of town till Sunday late, so you guys could come over and stay the night. We have plenty of room and you two could share a room. Maybe if he saw how Chase and I roll, he'll get the idea that it's cool. He was getting close to coming now but he didn't want to waste it in Chase's mouth. Lifting the boy up he pulled him onto his lap and Chase wiggled onto his hard cock impaling himself as both of them sighed contentedly.

"I guess...if Alex will do it. Yeah, that sounds like a great idea, and even if it doesn't work we can have some fun."

"Oh yeah, we can have some fun alright," Ryan hissed as he neared orgasm. He could picture Aidan's sweet innocent face as he closed his eyes, "Alex is crazy if he doesn't get with you, you are so hot," Ryan muttered under his breath and seconds later he began to unload into his step brother's tight hot guts.

"So, well...are you gonna call him or what?"

"Yesssss, I'll callllll him," Ryan hissed coming back down from his orgasmic high, "I promise we'll help if we can. Relax dude and I'll take care of everything."

Chase moved up off of Ryan and stood next to him and Ryan pulled him against him and kissed him briefly.

"Okay, thanks and tell Chase I said hi," Aidan said wondering what all the noise in the background had been.

"I'm here," Chase giggled, "Hi yourself. It will be so much fun when you come over, I have a Speedo you can borrow and we got one for Alex too."

"Oh, cool...well see you at school tomorrow Chase. Thanks Ryan..see you later, okay?"

"Sure thing buddy, I'll call Alex right now and let you know."

Aidan was smiling as he hung up the phone. If anyone could help it was Ryan. He wondered again about those sounds in the background  and suddenly realized what they were. He blushed then covered his mouth and giggled, at least someone was having fun. He ran to his room and locked the door and fell across his bed and yanked his pants and underwear down and began beating his hard little meat thinking about what he had overheard on the phone, filling in the blanks in his imagination, then coming harder than he could ever remember doing. He was exhausted then and fell asleep with his pants still down around his hips and didn't wake till his granny called him for supper.

Alex was actually relieved when Ryan called him and invited the two of them over for the weekend. He had been wondering how he could keep avoiding the inevitable and thought maybe being with the two brothers might take some of the pressure off his and Aidan's relationship. Little did he know he was being set up by his little lover.

The visit

The week passed quickly and an excited Aidan met Alex at the curb with his little gym bag in hand. Inside he had clothes enough for the weekend and the MP3 player that he was so fond of. As he slid in he punched Alex playfully and smiled brightly, "We're gonna have some fun this weekend...aren't we?"

"Naw, it's gonna be a real drag," Alex teased causing the boy to punch him again, this time harder.

"Uh uh, it's gonna be so cool, and Chase said he was gonna lend us some Speedos to wear, just like him and Ryan wear. I bet those feel so sexy."

Alex groaned, sexy was the last thing he wanted to feel this weekend. He was hoping that Aidan would forget about sex for a while but then he remembered his conversation with Ryan and he wondered if he wasn't in for more trouble than he had ever imagined. The boy was definitely sexy and it caused a stirring in his loins to think about him and Chase doing sex stuff, but he didn't think it was exactly right...still it aroused him even if it did leave him confused.

The house was on a double lot and the closest neighbor was several hundred yards away, that and the fact that the backyard was surrounded by an 8 foot privacy fence made the place very private. Ryan and Chase greeted them at the door wearing Speedos and  nothing else and it was all Alex could do not to stare at the two sexy boys. His eye was especially drawn to Ryan who had the making of a six pack and a sculptured body that would have been at home in an art museum. He reminded Alex of the statue of David by Michelangelo and that made him smile. A real work of art, he mused, and he's on display for the three of us to  examine.

"Hey glad you guys could come," Ryan said grinning.

"Yeah, we're gonna have fun," Chase said excitedly then grabbing Aidan's hand he led him off to his room on the pretext of showing him his gaming system. Aidan looked at Alex and shrugged,  Alex nodded and he zoomed off happily.

"Hey, you want a beer or something?" Ryan asked after the two younger boys were gone.

"Beer, your folks let you drink beer?"

"They don't care what I do really, but I don't drink very often. I do smoke a joint now and then. Are you up for that later?"

Alex hadn't smoked pot in a long time, but he really didn't have anything against it or those who chose to use it and occasionally he craved a hit or two but since meeting Aidan he had put all that stuff aside.

"Maybe, but not around Aidan. I...want to set a good example for him."

"Hey, no problem, we can slip away later and smoke one and no one's the wiser. Come on let's get a drink and we can talk."

Alex settled for a Pepsi while Ryan sipped bottled water. He looked Alex over carefully and thought he looked especially sexy today. He usually didn't go for older guys, but when he did guys like Alex were definitely his type. He wondered how Alex could stand to have a sweet sexy kid like Aidan around and not take full advantage of what he had offer but he admitted he didn't understand everything and he guessed not everyone had a libido as strong as his.

"So, your folks are away all weekend?"

"Yep, but they left lots of money. We can order in or I can cook. I'm a good cook and there's like tons of food in the fridge. And we can watch dad's stash of porn if we get bored," he added grinning and judging Alex's reaction.

"Your dad has porn?"

"Yeah, some kinky shit too. My dad likes boys you know, or at least likes looking at that shit. He has some bondage and S&M shit too, but I don't really get down with that."

"No, that's sick," Alex said feeling very uncomfortable. 

Sensing he was pushing Alex too far too fast Ryan backed down. "Wanna go see the pool and the pool house. Those two will be busy for a while," Ryan said suggestively causing Alex to wonder what the two were really doing up there all alone. 

Alex followed Ryan out a sliding glass door onto a wide bricked patio and beyond it was the Olympic sized pool with two diving boards and a curvy slide. Nestled in a grove of trees was a small stucco building with a red clay pipe roof. 

"The pool house is over here, come on I wanna show you something," Ryan said heading off leaving Alex where he stood. He quickly followed and caught up with the boy just as he reached the sliding glass door leading inside.

"There's a  bedroom and a full bath plus the showers for the guests and....." he said digging in a drawer of a bedside table, "I keep some weed out here," he added grinning. Without asking he lit up the fat doobie and inhaled deeply  before handing it to Alex. 

He knew he shouldn't, but it smelled so good and it had been a long time and no one would ever have to know except the two of them. He didn't hesitate as he took the doobie and once he had his lungs full he remembered why he had liked smoking weed. He smiled as the calm feeling and well being rushed over him and when Ryan passed it to him the second time he filled his lungs once more with the pungent smoke and felt his whole body relaxing.

"Good shit, huh?" Ryan said grinning, "One more hit then we'll go find the boys and go swimming, okay?"

Alex nodded, enough was enough, but he made the last one count and when they went back in he felt wonderful. He didn't even care that Chase and Aidan might have been messing around. After all wasn't that what he had been telling the boy all along, that he should find someone his own age to experiment with?

Ryan knocked on the door of Chase's room but didn't wait for an answer before pushing it open and leading Alex inside. Chase was laying on the bed on his back giggling as Aidan paraded around the room in a pair of neon orange Speedos that caused Alex's eyes to practically bug out of his head.

"Alex!" he said excitedly, "Like my new Speedos?"

"Yeah, bud they're really...uh nice...and bright...do they run on batteries," he teased.

"Nope, just on boy power," he said shaking his hips seductively.

"Hey, I almost forgot,"  Ryan said dashing from the room. He returned a moment later with an identical pair of Speedos except larger of course, and handed them to Alex. "Now you two will match."

"Where can I...uh put them on?" Alex stuttered.

"How about right here, no one here but us boys," Ryan said grinning.

Alex was blushing as he undressed,  three pairs of eyes watching his every move, but he managed to get the Speedos on without popping a boner and that he decided was a major victory.

He had to admit after one look in the mirror that Speedos definitely made a guy look sexy and the four of them were quite a sight as they strutted down to the pool. The water was exactly body temperature and so clear you could see almost to the bottom. The boards were professional quality and the water slide was loads of fun, especially with the buzz Alex still had.

After a while Alex began to notice that Ryan and Chase kept playing grab ass in the deep end of the pool. He thought that was especially rude since they had company, but Alex had already decided that he didn't like the kind of relationship the two had even if it did arouse him a little. He thought about Aidan and wondered if he had done the right thing exposing him to this and again he wondered what Aidan and Chase had done earlier while alone in his room.

His head was so full of junk that he almost missed the next thing that happened. Suddenly he heard Ryan give a whoop and as he looked up he saw that the teenager had stripped off his Speedos and was diving naked off the high board. Even from a distance he could see that the boy had not been exaggerating about his endowment but that only made Alex feel worse about the relationship he had with his younger step brother. In his wildest fantasies he had never even contemplated trying to penetrate a boy that young even with his somewhat average sized cock. He felt sick at his stomach and decided to get out of the pool and rest a while. He decided that maybe smoking the pot hadn't been such a good idea after all.

As he climbed out he noticed Aidan bobbing near Chase and then as he watched in horror the boy reached under the water and when he raised his hand he was holding the bright orange Speedo up high for all to see. He supposed that was only natural, after all it was safe enough here and Ryan had set the precedent, and he supposed Chase was probably naked as well. So that made him the stick in the mud, and he didn't like that role at all. He had always considered himself open minded, but something about this whole situation made him uneasy. 

He decided to go in and get that beer Ryan had offered him earlier assuming the offer was still open. He started toward the house just as he heard another hoop and this time turned to see a very naked Aidan knife into the water, his little white butt in stark contrast to the rest of his lithe tanned form. He felt a pang of excitement and slight arousal, but he was still unsure about this whole situation and he needed to think a bit.

He made his way to the kitchen and found the beer, imported no less, and twisted the cap off the bottle and took a swallow just as Chase came up behind him. He was naked just as Alex had feared and looked so cute he almost took Alex's breath away.

"Oh, hi..I hope it's okay...." Alex said holding the beer up.

"Course it's okay, you can have anything you want...." the boy said suggestively scratching his cute tanned tummy and grinning at Alex.

"I was just a little thirsty and..." he closed his eyes and wondered what to say next. Should he pretend to be okay with things or be honest?

"What's really wrong?" Chase asked as if reading his mind.

Even with Chase breaching the subject he found it hard to speak what was on his mind. He took another swallow of beer and belched causing Chase to giggle.

"Good one, I give it a 7," the boy joked.

That made Alex smile despite his distress, the boy was not only cute, but funny and sweet. He could totally understand why Ryan would want to be with him, but the sex thing was just so hard to accept, especially the anal part.

"I, uh...that is...Ryan doesn't...mmm...how do I put this?" Alex mumbled beneath his breath but again Chase seemed to read his mind.

"Force me? You were gonna ask if Ryan forces me to do stuff, weren't ya?' he said frowning, "Well the answer is no, he never has. I do stuff cause I love him and I like what we do. It's fun and it feels good." he said stiffly.

"But he's...so, uh..big. Doesn't that....umm...hurt you?" Alex stuttered.

Chase laughed, "We been doin it since I was like 8 and I'm used to it, plus Ryan is really gentle and he knows how to do it without hurting anyone...he could even do it to Aidan and it wouldn't hurt." Chase said then realizing how that sounded he added, "But of course he never would..on account of Aidan is yours."

"He's not mine," Alex said stiffly, "he is like my little brother and I love him and I take care of him and I would never do those things to him....it's not right," he said wishing against that they hadn't come for the weekend.

Chase looked hurt and Alex reached for him to comfort him but the boy pulled back causing Alex to jerk his hand back as he had touched a hot stove, "Sorry, I didn't mean anything...I was just...I mean I'm sorry if I made you feel bad or anything. It's not your fault..."

"What's not my fault? There is nothing wrong here. Ryan and I are cool, and we thought you and Aidan were too. Man, I better shut my mouth and let Ryan handle this. Sorry if I said anything wrong. You better go talk to Ryan. I'll go find Aidan we'll leave you guys alone for a while."

The boy was definitely defensive of his brother, Alex decided. He had heard about abused victims actually learning to like their abuser and needing them, but he didn't think this was exactly the case. He thought maybe Chase just had a bit of a crush on Ryan and worshiped him a little too much. Which wasn't necessarily a bad thing, unless the sex thing was just a way to please Ryan and not really what Chase wanted.

He finished his beer and opened another and pretty soon Ryan appeared toweling off with a huge colorful towel. When he had finished he wrapped the towel around his waist which was a relief to Alex, he didn't need to be reminded of how hot the boy was or how much better  endowed. 

"What's going on?" he asked sounding a little pissed, "Chase said you were giving him the third degree about us and suggesting that he was being abused or some shit like that."

Alex took a deep swallow of beer and let it roll down his throat before answering. He knew he had to be careful, the teenager was capable of violence and well trained in self defense and hand to hand combat and if it came to that Alex didn't have a chance.

"I didn't mean it to sound that way," he said carefully, "I was just making sure....I mean not that it's any of my business, but I just...well, I'm a little bothered by the...uh, the anal thing."

Ryan laughed, but there wasn't any humor in it, "You're afraid he can't handle this," he said grabbing himself through the towel, "Well, he can..no problems and he's been doing it a long time. It's special for us and he loves it as much as I do. You could have that with Aidan if you weren't so afraid to try new things."

Alex shook his head, "He's too young for that, I would never...."

Ryan interrupted him before he could finish, "Too young? Man, how old do you think a boy has to be to know what he wants and to enjoy sex? Aidan is hot for you man and he would do anything you asked."

"That's what I'm afraid of. I'm afraid he would do it just because he thought I wanted it and not because he did."

Ryan shook his head in dismay, "Man, he's been the one begging for it, don't you see? He already knows what he wants and for some crazy reason it's you. If he was my boy..."

This time Alex was the one to interrupt, "Well, he's not...so don't get any ideas about breaking him in or anything. I know you could probably kill me with one hand tied behind your back but I'd still die trying to defend him." Alex said glaring at the teenager.

Ryan smiled, he wasn't offended. He was glad Alex had showed some balls for a change. "Dude, I would never make a move on Aidan unless you were cool with it. But I can't control him, if he wanted it bad enough he'd find a way...maybe not with me, but if you don't give him what he wants...and soon, he may find someone who will."

Alex wished he hadn't smoked the pot and drank the beer because now he had a raging headache and he was a little nauseous. 

"I think I'm gonna go lay down for a bit if it's okay," Alex said bracing himself against the fridge.

"Hey, are you okay dude?" Ryan asked with concern, his folks would shit if Alex croaked or they had to call an ambulance or anything. 

"Just a little dizzy and I have a headache. Do you have any Tylenol?"

"I got something even better, come on dude I'll help you upstairs and bring you the pills."

Alex was in no mood to resist and he let Ryan take his arm and lead him up the back staircase to the second floor. The room he and Aidan would share was beside Chase's room separated by a shared bath and was sparsely furnished though nicely decorated. The king size bed looked soft and comfortable and was already turned down so Alex slipped off his sandals and laid down on the cool crisp linen sheets. He closed his eyes and the room began to spin so he jerked them open and a few seconds later Ryan returned with two pink triangular pills and a glass of water. Not one to mistrust people in general, he didn't ask what he was taking as he swallowed the pills and washed then down with a swallow of water before laying back on the soft pillow.

"Just let those kick in and you'll be fine in no time. My mom gets migraines and she takes them a lot and they always do the trick."

Alex nodded and closed his eyes again and this time the world didn't revolve like a merry go round. Without knowing it he soon slipped into a deep sleep. He awoke to a humming sound and as his eyes slowly drifted open he saw the source of the humming. Standing beside his bed in those orange Speedos Aidan was humming nervously and waiting for him to awake.

"Hi buddy," Alex said feeling almost as good as new now, in fact he had a slight buzz again, maybe from the pills he decided.

"I was worried," Aidan said pooching out his bottom lip and looking adorable, "Are you all better now?"

"Yeah Tiger, all better. I just had a headache, that's all and now it's gone. What time is it anyway?" Alex said sitting up, his watch was in his shorts pocket in Chase's room where he had changed earlier.

"About 8:30, Ryan and Chase are hungry...and so am I...they ordered pizza and it oughta be here any minute."

"Great, that sounds great. I'm pretty hungry. I just need to use the bathroom, can you go find my shorts buddy?"

"Okay, this way," Aidan said taking Alex's hand and leading him to the bathroom then going on into Chase's room to retrieve Alex's clothes. By the time he came back Alex had finished peeing and decided to take a shower to wash off the chlorine from the pool. 

"We already did that, at the pool house..all three of us together," Aidan giggled, "boy does Ryan have a big one."

Alex flinched at those words, "He didn't...you know try anything with you did he?" Alex asked with alarm.

Aidan frowned, "You mean like sex? No, course not...he knows I want you and he would never try that with me. Why? Did he say he wanted to?" Aidan asked curiously causing Alex even greater alarm. The boy actually sounded like he'd be interested if Ryan made a pass.

"No, he said he knew you were mine and he would never do that," Alex said thinking it was best to put a claim on him even if he wasn't willing to go all the way than to let Ryan take his cherry and maybe hurt him in the process.

Aidan beamed, "I'm yours? Gosh, that's cool. And you're mine, now.....we just need to prove it or something, " he said blushing.

"Why don't you go see if the pizza is here while I wash the chlorine off and I'll be down in a minute?"

"Okay, see ya down stairs, we're gonna watch a movie too. Hurry!" the boy said breathlessly before scurrying aways. 

Despite his misgivings and alarm he smiled at the retreating boy, he did love the boy and when he had laid claim to him to Ryan and just now to the boy himself he felt proud and it seemed so right. He tried not to dwell on Ryan and Chase's disturbing relationship and vowed to make the best of the evening and soon enough he and Aidan would be alone and sharing a bed and he could snuggle up to him and go to sleep and all his cares would disappear.

He considered masturbating in the shower, but even that seemed weird tonight so he hurriedly took his shower, toweled off and got dressed. He arrived downstairs just as the doorbell rang announcing the arrival of their dinner.

The pizza delivery boy was about 19 or 20 and very cute. He immediately zoned in on Ryan and was actually flirting. Boy have you got a wrong number, Alex thought, You are way to old to interest Ryan. But I wouldn't mind seeing what's up with that.

Ryan tipped the boy 20 bucks causing him to smile widely and he left no double thinking that Ryan was as interested in him as he was in Ryan.

The pizza was from a place Alex had never heard of and was thick and loaded with meat and cheese. They ate on square Mikasa plates with real silverware and washed it down with can after can of soda. The movie was an action adventure saga with  Mark Wahlberg and Alex found himself getting aroused just watching the sexy young actor. He glanced over at Aidan who seemed more into the action than that actors, but he did notice Chase seemed was rubbing himself absent-mindedly as he sat near Ryan. Ryan seemed to be watching his companions as much as the movie and Alex wondered what he was thinking. He liked the boy a great deal and found him extremely sexy despite his almost arrogant personality and though he would never act on it, he found himself desiring the young teen and wondering what it would be like to be with him.  He found Chase sexy as well, but the age thing was a real barrier for him so he didn't feel quite the desire that he did for the older step brother. Of course in his eyes Aidan was the sexiest and most desirable boy there but his own inhibitions  forced him to put those feeling on the back burner for now.

In one scene Mark Wahlberg was shirtless and dressed only in boxers and Alex couldn't help but stare and the look of lust in his eyes did not go unnoticed.

"Pretty hot, huh?" Ryan said grinning at Alex, "Too old for me, but I can totally see what you see in him."

Alex blushed, "I had a boyfriend once who thought Marky Mark was the greatest thing in the world. I had to compete with that," he laughed.

"You're pretty sexy yourself," Ryan said sincerely.

"But too old for you," Alex said then blushed bright red.

Ryan just shrugged and smiled placidly leaving Alex feeling a little hurt though he couldn't quite explain why. He turned his attention to Aidan then who was leaning against him and looking up at him with his puppy dog eyes. Alex smiled and mouthed a "What?" and the boy leaned in and whispered in his ear, "I don't want you to be with anyone but me."

Alex smiled down at the boy, so that was what was bothering him, he was jealous of Ryan even though the teen had made it clear he thought Alex was too old. If Ryan only likes boys then it's not Aidan who needs to worry about me, It's me who needs to worry about Aidan, Alex thought. He wondered again if Chase and Aidan had fooled around earlier when they were alone, but he found he really wasn't too concerned. He had actually encouraged Aidan to find someone his own age and he didn't think it would affect the relationship the two of them had. No, his real concern was Ryan. From what he had observed of the boy, he found him not only a little self centered, but also selfish and he could easily see him attempting to seduce Aidan. Well, he decided, that is not going to happen if I can prevent it.

The movie ended and Ryan suggested they go to the game room and play some pool or air hockey. The game room was downstairs and also served as Ryan and Chase's exercise room. There were various sorts of weapons and equipment and of course Aidan was fascinated. He latched onto Ryan and dragged him around the room chattering like a monkey as he asked him to explain and demonstrate anything  that caught his eye. Alex tried to keep up but finally gave up and joined Chase at the air hockey game. 

"Ryan likes Aidan," Chase said as he slipped his puck past Alex for a point.

"Uh, yeah...that's cool," Alex said somewhat taken aback by the boy's observation.

"No...I mean he really like Aidan," he added smiling coyly and eying Alex for his reaction.

"He wouldn't, uh...try anything would he?" Alex asked nervously.

Chase shrugged, "If he wants something he usually gets it," he said simply.

"How would that make you feel?" Alex asked trying to put things back on the boy.

Chase shrugged again and frowned, "Don't matter what I think, it's Ryan's choice, not mine."

"Well, if I have anything to say about it, it won't happen...so don't worry."

Chase nodded, "Okay, anyway I don't think Aidan would do it anyway...he really likes you and he don't want no one but you."

"But he might mess with someone his own age, right?" Alex asked feeling the boy out.

Chase grinned lewdly, "He might. Would you be mad if he did?"

"Nope, I told him to do it."

Chase thought a minute before going on, "Well, since you won't get mad..." he looked to see where Ryan and Aidan were and seeing they were still out of earshot, he said softly, "we did some stuff, but all he did was talk about how he wished you would do that stuff with him."

Alex wanted to ask what exactly they had done, but he felt that would be too intrusive. It was enough to know that Aidan had finally gotten an opportunity to release some of his sexual energy and that maybe it would take some of the pressure off him. He was proud of himself for his understanding and constraint concerning Aidan's new found sexual liaison, but he was still a little concerned about Ryan's intentions.

Chase slammed two shots past Alex to win the game just as Aidan bounced up and hugged Alex, "Can Ryan show me some moves and stuff Alex?"

Moves? Alex thought, then realizing what the boy meant he looked at Ryan questioningly.

I was just gonna show him how me and Chase work out and a few martial arts moves. Nothing major, just some easy stuff. If it's okay," he said looking into Alex's eyes the whole time.

Alex dared not break eye contact, to do so would be like letting the teen win. 

"Okay, I guess that would be okay, but no weapons, okay?"

"Oh sure, not problem. Hey maybe you and Chase could join us, Chase could show you some stuff..."

I bet he could, Alex thought grinning, and I wouldn't mind being pinned by a cute boy like him either.

"Well, sure...if Chase doesn't mind. It might be cool to learn some self defense."

"Yeah, I don't mind," Chase said excitedly, "Come on you can help me roll out the mats."

End of Chapter 8