Date: Sat, 23 Aug 2003 23:52:54 -0400 From: Miguel Sanchez Subject: Alex Finds a Home Ch. 2 Alex Finds a Home By Miguel Sanchez This is a story about gay youth. If this type of material offends you, stop now and continue no further. Also, if you are not of legal age to read this, stop also. This story is protected by copy write and may not be downloaded or copied for other than your private enjoyment. You can write to the author at miguel_sanchez55@hotmail.com I respond to all letters except flames. I would like to thank my very good friend T B for his editing and input with this story. Please check out his many works here in the Archive. I hope you enjoy this story. Miguel Sanchez Chapter 2 She returned to the living room. "Please excuse the interruption. You know how it is with children, never a dull moment and they are a hand full." The man smiled and said, "That I do mam but please excuse me. I must be going, I have another appointment and I can't be late. I'll be in touch with you later and have a good day." --- The man left the flat and went outside to wait for Alex and his friends to come out. Everything he had heard was running through his mind and it was upsetting him very much. He was thinking to himself, how could a mother treat her child like that? No mother in her right mind would put her child on the street and disown him. A parent's love was supposed to be unconditional. He was still in his own world when he heard the sound of kids talking. This brought him back to reality. He stepped back a few feet so the boys wouldn't bump into him. He saw Alex and this child was beautiful. He knew it was him because of the family resemblance to his mother. The boys came out of the building and turned in his direction. He wasn't quite sure what he was going to say and he sure didn't want to scare them off considering all that had happened. He just took a chance and said, "Excuse me young man. Ah, Alex is it? I understand you're in a bit of a tight spot and I'd like to help you if I could." Alex was scared and curious all at the same time. He tried the tough kid approach saying, "Look mister, I don't know what you are thinking, but me and my mates here are just fine." The man stepped forward and extended his hand saying, "Alex, my name is David Watson. I was in your flat when your mum lost it. I still can't believe what I heard. I had planned on interviewing her for a position where I work but after that demonstration I heard earlier, she isn't the type of person I think we need. I'm very sorry about what happened to you and I would still like to help you. I know this isn't much but here is 50 pounds to help you for a while. Just so you know, there's no string's attached to the money." Alex was deeply moved by this man's gesture. This was a very large sum of money. He started to cry at his generosity, "Sir, I don't know what to say. Please don't hate my friends and me. I know you heard what my mum said and well, yeah it's true, we are gay." Dave laughed when he heard that, "No son, I don't hate you. There's nothing wrong with being gay. Some of the finest people I know are gay so don't worry about it. I have a friend who works at a small motel and they have room at very reasonable rates, here is his card. Tell him I sent you. Here, this will get you boys a weeks worth of lodging there." He just handed Alex another 50 pounds. Alex went over to the man and tried hugged him. Dave is a big man so he kneeled down then Alex wrapped his arms around the man's neck and hugged him for all he was worth. "Thank you Dave. I will pay you back, I promise. If you want, you can stop over later and I will start paying you back." Dave took Alex but the shoulders and looked him in the eyes and said, "No son, absolutely not. I would never do that with any of you boys. Yes, I'm gay and it so happens that I love children but I could never touch them in a sexual way. I'm not angry with you but I felt I had to let you boys know that. I don't want any of you doing that stuff out there. You could get hurt, raped, robbed or even worse. Please promise me you won't do that. If you need money, I'll help you with that and I will check in on you every few days to see how you are doing." The boys were surprised when they heard that. They thought they would be servicing him for a month or more to pay him back. Conner was worried the most about Alex. "Look sir, my mates and I are really worried about Alex here. He's not all that big and he doesn't fight well either. We all wish we could bring him home with us but our mums won't let him stay with either of us. Would you please look after our mate here, especially when he's not in school?" David smiled at Conner and said; "I'd be honored to look in on your mate here. He has three well chosen friends here so don't worry about him." Conner smiled and said, "Thank you sir. That would make us feel a whole lot better. Oh shit, it's late and my mum is going to skin me if I'm not home for tea on time." Dave laughed and said "You run along now and I'll get Alex checked into his room. You can see him later if you want." Dave gave each of the boys a card with the phone number on it. He also told them to keep the phone number secret. He didn't want it getting out and the wrong people getting hold of it. The boys all hugged and kissed Alex before they left. He looked up at Dave and said "I'm scared sir. I've never been out on my own before." They talked as they went to the place Dave told him about. Dave told him about where to keep his money so it wouldn't get stolen. He said to keep it in his shoe. He also told him how important it was to keep his door locked at all times. Soon Dave and Alex were at the place. He said, "welcome to the GALS School." They walked in and the young man behind the counter came around to give Dave a big hug and kiss. Dave returned the kiss and said, "Trey, this is Alex. He needs a place to stay for a while. Fix him up with a nice room that has a private bath. Also, make sure he's safe. I don't want anyone trying to hit on him because I'd be very upset if they did." Alex looked and Dave and asked, "The GALS School? What does GALS mean?" David smiled saying "It's an acronym. It stands for Gay and Lesbian Safehouse. But most people think it's a boarding school for girls so no one ever bothers us here." Alex seemed all right with that answer so he handed Trey one of the 50-pound notes. As soon as he saw it, he knew what to do. He recorded the money and said handing him his key "Alex this covers everything while you're here with us. Your room, meals, laundry and help with your studies are all included. If you want a soda or something to drink, ask and someone will get it for you. This is a special place, as David has informed you. The people who stay here are all gay." As soon as Trey said that, a girl waked by heading for the rooms. Trey smiled and said, "Yeah, she's gay too. I know what you're thinking. How can a girl be gay? Well a lot of people these days are using the term gay for both male and female homosexuals. Every one of them has been put out of their homes. The only thing we ask here is that you go to school and help out here a little each day. Also no drugs, loud or offensive music, no alcohol and fighting allowed here either. Also, should you choose to be sexually active, all we ask is that you use a little common sense and take precautions. I know too many friends who have gotten AIDS and I would hate to see you get that or some other disease." Alex thought about it for a few seconds then said, "Man those are a lot of rules but I can live with them. They are all for our safety so I don't mind. At least here I'm welcome for who I am. Thanks Trey. Thank you very much. I never knew a place like this existed. Who owns this place?" Trey smiled and said, "The person who brought you here. David Watson owns it. He works for probably the richest man in the entire world. Actually he lives with the richest man in the entire world. Did David tell you he's gay too? He met me about 10 years ago when my mum had put me out on the street. His parents took me in and all they asked of me was that I keep continuing to go to school. I know this may sound sort of weird but I look to David like a father even though there is only 3 years between us in age. They even paid for me to go to university. I got my degree in business. Dave is great with computers and he got his boyfriend to invest in his idea with the Internet and they made a fortune. Dave bought this place and he brings kids in who have nowhere else to go. He has even got some of the kids adopted if that's what they want. I'm not sure, but you look like the kind of kid who really wants a home and a family. Am I right?" Alex wasn't sure what to say. "No way dude. I'm not going to let myself get adopted just so I can get thrown out on my arse again. Not now and not ever no fucking way Trey." Trey hugged the boy. "Clam down little man. First, Dave wouldn't let that happen. He would find you a family who was cool with you being gay. Next the family, who would probably be a gay couple, would love you for you and not your body. Dave doesn't go for that. He's knows a few boys who like older guys but that is strictly up to the kid." Alex looked at Trey and said, "We'll see Trey. I don't know what I want right now. I'd like some time to think all this over. Alright?" Trey just smiled and took Alex to his room. When Dave returned to the office, he went to see me, Mike Watson. He rode the elevator to the 4th floor, swiped his ID card and entered his code outside the large glass doors. Once the code was verified, he was able to open the door and walk inside. He smiled at the receptionist and went inside a door that read President and CEO. I was on the phone but that didn't stop Dave from leaning over the back of my chair and giving me a kiss on the cheek. When I hung up the phone, Dave received a proper greeting. I stood up and gave Dave a very passionate kiss. "What took you so long baby?" I asked him. I had known him for about a year when he had this business proposition. Dave is a systems programmer and at 20, he is genius when it comes to designing networks. We had met sort of on a blind date just after his 19th birthday. Some friends of our set us up, and neither of us had a clue about the other. I knew when I first saw him I was in love. Dave was more than half my age but that's what I think attracted me to him. He made me feel young and alive again. He was also the hottest thing on two feet and he had an ass on him that turned me on every time I saw it. So after we had dinner, we went back to my place for a nightcap. God, I wanted inside his pants. I hadn't had sex for the longest time and I wanted this man inside me in the worst way. I thought it over and decided that I wasn't going to make this a one night stand then loose the hottest thing I'd seen come a long in what seemed eternity for me. We went out a few times after that then I popped the question; I asked him if he would be my life's mate. He quickly gave me my answer. He tried to find my tonsils. He came up with an unusual idea for the Internet. It was a radical concept and very much ahead of itself for the time. It could reach millions of people for a fraction of what other companies had to charge to recover their costs and make a profit. His idea wasn't cheap to get off the ground but once it was running, it would pay for itself within one year. Dave came to me because I could get money. At 48, I had a gift for doing that sort of thing. I didn't know how I could but I did. When I got the seed money, Dave said he would have it all paid back in less that one year. I looked at him and laughed, "Pay back 25 million dollars in one year." I totally thought he was crazy. I was thinking 5 years maybe, but sure enough in just over eleven months all 25 million dollars plus interest was paid back. I took my share of the profit and had another system built and had the company go global. I decided against going public to get this second round of seed money because I didn't want to have to share the profits with anyone except David. Now our company is the largest Internet Service Provider in the world and we have the lowest rates of everyone. We also have the best service of all the companies with the fewest complaints. This was three years ago. So at 51 and Dave 24, we are set financially for life. "Mike, we need to talk love," Dave said. "I saw something today that I hope I never see again. I was going to interview a woman to replace Charles who gave his notice. Well, I didn't want to talk with her at the pub so I decided to talk with her at her flat." I interrupted him when I heard that. "You did what? How many times have I told you never to conduct business anywhere but at the office? Do you want to have charges of taking liberties with a woman?" Dave started laughing then suddenly got very worried. "Babe, me and a woman. This is just too funny to imagine. But you know I could never do anything to bring dishonor to our company." I looked at him and I could see the tears beginning to fall from his eyes. "Easy now my love," I said as I put my arms around him. "I know that you are true to me. But if she were to find out that I am worth a small fortune, she would try to get her fingers into my check book, and I don't want that to happen." Dave quit crying and relaxed. "I know Mike. I just didn't want this bar tramp knowing where I worked either. I did consider having her come here but there was something about her I just didn't seem to like. My suspicions proved true also." I lit a cigarette and said, "So, what was this you saw that got you so upset? I know you are a very soft hearted individual and you cry at the drop of a hat." David frowned at me and said, "Stop it love. I can't help it I just care about people in trouble. Remember I told you about the woman I was going to interview? Well she had a son and he got bored so he invited a few of his friends over to his flat and well, things got a little carried away. It seems this young beauty, ah young man, was a trifle horney and wanted to take care of that problem with his friends." I looked at him and asked, "Are you saying this boy is gay and his mother caught him having sex?" Dave had to light a cigarette when I asked him that. "Well, it seems it was more than just sex. It was more like a small orgy. There were three others besides the boy. The older lad was named Conner, and he was handsome too." Dave had gotten a noticeable bulge in his pants during this oration. "From what I gather, she just barged right in on them then she began her tirade. >From what I could hear, she attempted to strike her son, Alex. Connor quickly came to his defense and pushed her back away from him causing her to land on her ass." David was giggling when he said that. "Then she began to cuss this child out. When I heard that, I decided that she was not the type of person we needed here at NetWorld International. But what really upset me was when she threw the beautiful child out onto the street with only what he could wear and pack into his satchel." David was crying again when he told me that she put her child onto the street. I finished my cigarette and went over and held my man. "Calm down babe. Did you take him over to the safehouse?" AI asked and he nodded "He's going to be fine there then." Dave clamed down some when I said that but not as much as I hoped he would. "Mike, there is something special about this kid. I can't put my finger on it but I would really like to foster him or something." I knew Dave had a soft spot for kids but in all the years I've known him, he's never wanted to foster a kid or think about adopting one. "Hey babe, why don't we go over to the safehouse and meet him. Maybe we can take him out for dinner so he can have a good meal." To Be Continued While this story is a work of fiction, there are life stories out there that are indeed very real. If you are a gay or bi teen and are facing some of life's crueler times, there is help for you. There is a support group designed for the sole intent to help with the problems facing today's gay youth and teens. If you are having problems, check out this group. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/thegayyouthgroup There are both teens and adults there who will talk with you either one on one or in a group, depending on your wishes. They are here to help.