Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2011 22:35:13 -0700
From: dnrock@rock.com
Subject: Jonathan & Cory 15

Jonathan & Cory

15: Heading East but Going West

Cory and John prepared to fly to Japan, Australia, New Zealand and a few
points in between.  Within a few days of William and Branda's return they
were off.  It did not take much talking for Frank to be included.  He was
all but living with Jerad anyway.  When they arrived in Japan, Cory was
completely flummoxed by the size of the welcoming committee.  All he could
see was a sea of Cory Tee shirts lead by a horde of screaming girls.  The
crowd may have been lead by girls but was clearly populated by almost as
many boys.  The boys just seemed to be a little more reserved in their
enthusiasm.  It only took about two hours for them to meet everyone.

Much to Frank's surprise he was instantly accepted by the fans as Cory's
traveling companion and fellow model, even though his image had not yet
appeared.  While the boys signed autographs John met with the local fan
club organizers and Jerad with the local security people.  One thing nice
about Japan, Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore and New Zealand he, did not
yet need to concern himself with the true criminal element.

Not that the Japanese girls were anything other than attractive but the
boys were what set Cory and Frank's motors running.  In public everyone is
very careful to respect each others personal space but in private it was no
holds bared pressing the flesh.  The organizer had done a first class job
of it.  Cory and Frank were given little CW charms on narrow gold chain to
present as a gift to each of the fans being shown special treatment and to
the models that were being auditioned.  John and Jerad were not left out.

Cory was quite taken aback by the off hand attitude the fan club people
were taking at this sex business.  That his until he realized they were
using access to him, to gain favor with the girls or boys, he did not know
which or perhaps both, toward them.  These people are paid by the Japanese
Fan club which is an affiliate to the main club.  Local clubs pay the main
for any of the official trinkets or photographs they give out.  In addition
they can charge a fee and if they charge, are expected to pay Cory's
Friends and percentage.  What the Japanese club does, is charge membership
that included itself and the Main club, which gets fans tickets at a
discount.  That is how the local staff gets paid.

At all the locations the fans could get their picture taken with Cory and
with Frank, for a fee of course.  The boys got a small royalty for each
image too.  Both boys collected more then a few kisses from both the boys
and girls.  At the end of these sections they usually had a small party or
little dinner, where the fans and staff could mingle with Cory and Frank.
These little parties were always held in the hotel where they stayed.  The
age of consent in Japan is 16 with other youth and 18 with adults.  That
makes Frank and Cory minors and any sex illegal.  Jerad was quite concerned
about this but the locals did not seem to be.  They did try hard to make
sure a the adults kept to adults.  At least that is what the organizers
kept saying.  John and Cory were not all that sure about it.  Quite a few
of the girls and boys in John's bed sure seemed younger then 18.  Cory
thought the girls he was with were at least 16 and none were virgins.  He
and Frank were when they got to Japan, at least as far as girls went.  This
was Cory's first real experience with groupies.  Now he understood what all
the take was about.  By the time they headed for Hong Kong they were
confirmed bisexuals when it came to fucking.  Their hearts still belonged
to their men, their cocks were more democratic.

From Jared's point of view this trip would only have one difficult
situation, that was their visit to Rio for Carnival in mid February.  I get
ahead of myself in narrating this story.

While in Japan, travel took our heros to many places large and small, urban
and rural.  The Japanese models were outstanding in their professionalism
when before the camera and in their gracious and fun filled hospitality.
They visited temples, parks, famous sites like Mount Fuji and lesser know
but equally beautiful natural places, small gardens and even local corner
stores.  They visited schools, dogos, factories and wonderful places like
the daily fish auction in Tokyo.  John even did a whole series in subway
and railway stations.

Instead of just posing Cory alone, often John would pose both Frank and
Cory together and in several locations Cory and Frank with local models.
At one of the dogos, Nipon TV sent a crew and filmed Cory and Frank working
out with the dogo members.  I don't want you to think that Frank and Cory
were so sexed up by the local girls and boys they did not spend a lot of
quality time in bed with John and Jerad.  That they did.

While in Tokyo Jerad found a very nice if not expensive sex shop.  In it he
purchased a number of cock rings, ball straps, dildos and other toys.  He
was getting right into this man-boy culture and the pleasure shared.  Jerad
handed John a black leather strip with snaps on it.  The men wrapped the
strip around their penises, under their scrotum and snapped it closed.  It
mad their manhood stand out away from the body, swelling up so the blue
veins raised up more then normal.  The boys were quick to notice and give
some additional attention.  Jerad handed John a bright yellow ring like
thing, made of a sticky, jelly like plastic and took a red one himself.
The men adorned the boys wrapping the rings round their cocks and balls not
unlike the straps.  "Gee that feels funny and kind of good," Frank said
kissing Jerads engorged cock.

"Let the fucking begin," Cory announced and they did just that.  The man
placed the boys side by side on the bed and taking their ankles in their
hands proceeded to split wide the spindly legs and fill the open and
waiting anuses with hard cock.

Many of the local models had studied English in school and the official
translators were not needed most of the time.  Hong Kong was almost all
urban and it too held a very wide variety as did Singapore.  One thing that
Cory noticed was the asian models often looked to be his age but like most
of the others were a few years older.

By the time they landed in Rio all of our intrepid travelers wished the
airplane had never been invented.  It had, so John made sure to take a
whole series of Cory and Frank making the most of it on a whole variety of
different aircraft and in different terminals.  When they got to Australia
the word that Cory was traveling with a companion had spread.  Everyone
wanted to know if Cory and Frank were more then friends.  The Australians
were more then blunt in asking.  "Cory and Frank are friends from school
and Frank is one of my new models.  I think given the grind and difference
in cultures we experienced on this trip, having a contemporary traveling
and working companion is important.  If you want to read more into it, that
becomes your problem.  I think if you look at Cory's Japanese or other
asian fan web sites you will get a good interpretation," John said.

The Australian fan club was just as enthusiastic as the others.  It was
smaller but the population of Australia and New Zealand are also much
smaller.  That did not mean the number of fans in the larger cities were
any smaller or any less enthusiastic.  Cory's fans were found in all parts
of this wondrous place.  Being summer the boys most enjoyed the beaches and
lest enjoyed the desert and tropics.  New Zealand was way different, lots
of mountains too.

In Rio they reconnected with most of the models they worked with only a
couple of months ago.  Many were involved in the festivities.  Cory and
Frank were immediately invited to join in with several groups.  This time
Cory did share a bed with Dores.  She was experienced and hot as hell.
Cory could not get enough of her wonderfully round and firm breasts.

John's camera never stopped for the entire time.  They arrived a couple of
days before and took lots of pictures of the preparations.  Cory and Frank
were invited to ride on several floats and after choosing one they were
given costumes.  The parade itself is a two day extravaganza.  These
costumes are to say the least revealing.  John figured this alone was good
for a couple of hundred images in several different divisions of JTP and
Cory's Friends as well.

Do to the timing of such things, Cory's Friends added several special
galleries of just for this event and Cory wrote several blog entries with
lots of pictures.  Jarad was surprised but pleasantly that everything went
so smoothly from his security point of view.  He even found time to help
John with by running the video cam for him.  Cory and Frank were thrilled
to be a part of all the festivities.

On the business side, things were moving ahead almost faster then Kevin and
Myron could keep up with.  The clothing line was hitting record sale in
just weeks.  Most the stores in the southern hemisphere had placed
substantial reorders by the end of the first week.  The internet sales were
booming too.  The computers were caught completely off guard and flat
footed.  These things were new, different and therefore exciting.  By the
middle of February they had several offers.  When kevin mentioned the
underwear line they positively drooled.  Myron insisted that the present
production contracts and marketing system would be preserved for no less
then the two years.  The idea was to license the designs and name C & W.
Several balked at keeping the existing manufacture contract and marketing
structure.  John figured they were less interesting in the product then in
controlling the market.  One bidder was interested in moving the production
to his plants and less in the marketing side of things.

Cory and John had several Skype conferences with Brenda, Myron, Kevin and
the others.  They agreed on a strategic response to the proposals received
to date.  Using some of the contacts made in Japan, John suggested they
make an production agreement with one of the big Japanese production firm.
They could use that letter of intent as a bargaining chip.  They were just
about to leave New Zealand when this letter was finalized.  Cory was not
quite sure why John was insisting they he participate in the discussion
with the different bidders.

"Look, Cory they think they have all the cards.  We know they do not.  We
also know the last thing you and I want to do is run a business like this.
It would suck up all our time and not leave room for us to do what we want
to do.  They know this but they do not realize we are more then capable of
finding quality people to work for us.  I know we can find young designers
just looking for a chance.  So do you.  We can find all the business acumen
we need too.  I am going to tell them how Cuttler and Wright do business
and how protective we are of our names.  If they baulk at our demand you
just pop in and say `Mom, I want you to sign that letter of intent on my
behalf, we will just have to go on our own like we did with the other
clothing," John said.

When everything got up and running The board of directors was looking at
three proposals.  None were quite acceptable as made.  Kevin thought that
all had some wiggle room so some talk was in order.  Each one had a feature
or two that John did not like.  Myron figured when the details of the terms
were taken over the life of the agreement the profit would be about equal.

The first two meetings went poorly.  One executive telling Cory he did not
understand business and that his company would never guarantee the products
with C & W on them, would not be made in what Cory called a sweat shop.
"Well Mr. Everson, I may only be 14 and I don't have an MBA but I know the
difference between greed and ethics.  My name will not be associated with
second rate products or second rate ethics," Cory flat out told him.

In the second meeting they refused to honor the contract and price with the
present clothing manufacturer.  Kevin suggested that was rather short
sighted but that was their choice.  "We will get back to you."

The third meeting was quite different, it was a family owned firm in
Canada.  They had a very limited line, all made in Canada.  They only made
men's undies and swimmer.  They wished to expand the line a little and the
sports clothing looked interesting.  They liked the underwear but felt it
conflicted with their present line, partly because they only make men's
clothing.  John asked, "perhaps you could manufacture and distribute our
product as just that, C & W manufacture under license by yourselves.  If
you keep the contract with the sports ware manufacture through its end,
then you can move production to Canada.  That gives you time to get
organized.  We seem to have the same business objectives and ethics.  We
are both very concerned with quality control and producing a quality
product."  They talked back and forth for a while.  When Brenda asked Cory
what the thought.  "I think we are very much alike here and if you took on
our undies line as John suggested and it turned out to not be a stand alone
fine or you could incorporate it into your line.  In looking at your
currant designs and at ours they are way different but our fabrics are very
much alike."

Myron added, "the C & W designs are more on the edge.  Your designs are
good but they are not on the edge.  This gives you an entry into that
fashion underwear market you don't now have.  As to the ladies lines
perhaps we can find someone like yourselves who only do female clothing?"
This went on a bit.  Kevin thought they should perhaps form a separate new
company to handle the C & W lines but managed by the Canadians.  They
wanted to think about it, that's understandable.

John then offered himself and Cory as models for all C & W and their
products as well.  "I think that was a brilliant move John," Brenda told
him later.  Myron suggested they not look for a royalty but settle for a
fair profit share for the new company.  Kevin pointed out that this gives
them an entry into direct sales something they do not now do.

About a week later, just as the boys were returning from Rio, the Canadians
responded with a counter offer.  They proposed a joint venture with them
having 51%, management lead and enough capital to fund the new 2010 and 11
lines.  The idea was the present board of directors would stay on for two
yeas and they would add new members and a CEO.  William and kevin flew to
Montreal to finalize the agreement language.  Myron thought that kind of
deal would put both JTP and Cory in much better tax positions for the long
term.  Right now they were still recovering their investments but that
situation would soon roll over, as sales were only going one way, up.
Recession or not didn't seem to matter in the least.  Well it did but
wasn't hurting them.  Had sales taken off much faster then they did the new
company would not have been in a position to properly respond, i.e. supply.

Shortly after they returned Jerad somehow talked Frank's parents into
letting him live at his home.  This pleased Frank to on end and Jerad too.
It also meant that Frank and Ed could work closely with Cory and Norman now
had two more full time students.  It also gave the the boys more
opportunity for sex between themselves.  Jerad and William had no real
thought about the implications of this almost constant interaction between
themselves and all the boys.  The boys on the other hand realized all this
from the get go.  Frank was enthusiastic about this having just spent
almost six weeks traveling with Jerad, Cory and John.  He had learned not
only was Jerad's stiff cock most treasured, he learned how much fun it was
to have another horny boy like Cory around.  He also learned how nice
variety can be too.

Ed was just a bit jealous at first.  He too wanted to travel but on the
international part it was just not practical.  William realized this and
made every effort to do special things with him, to make their limited time
together as meaningful and as organismic as possible.  Ed was developing a
rather theoretical outlook and William knowingly or knowingly fueled it.
William surprised himself with his creativity he also surprised Ed.  Among
the most popular creative activities was a series of little role play
vignettes, acted out between themselves.  Inspiration came from many
sources among them the stories on Nifty.

Having a whole host of new and interesting toys, including some leather
jocks with cock rings and detachable pouches, a number of thongs and other
very sexy undies that formed sleeves around your erection and lace boy cut
undies in several colors provided the inputs.  Ed and his buddies started
playing these games mostly ending up with Ed getting fuckes sucked and
sucking all that the same time.  It was the lace undies that got Jerad's
motor running especially when both Ed and Frank put the them on.


After prancing around, playing lip and grip tag with each other, Jerad and
John the boys got down to some hard fucking.  Frank and Cory removed Ed's
lace panties with their teeth while Jerad and John nude the other two.  Ed
got on his knees with Cory fucking his butt and Frank his mouth giving
Jerad and John access to their beloved's butts.  Cory and Frank just love
to fuck and be fucked at the same time.  Their men just love the smooth
well shaped butts.

The trial was all but over before it started.  For some reason, known to
the skinheads all pleaded guilty and were packed off to jail.  Officer Ott
thought it was all just a bit to easy.  They all thought it was just a bit
to easy.  John figured it was made easy so no questions would be asked and
to minimize any connection with the rather shadowy skinhead group.  Art was
quite happy in Chicago and decided to stay for a while.  He was making very
good money and it was an extremely secure place.

John couldn't get the thing out of his mind.  He even confided his concerns
to Cory.  "what did Jerad say about it," Cory asked.

"Well nothing, I didn't tell him about them.  I figure he has enough on his
plate looking after you and Frank."

"W-e-l-l-, maybe you should, don't you think.  I am taking Sandy Ott to the
dance on Friday.  Frank is taking one of her friends and poor Ed is going
stag, along with sever of the other gay boys I suspect.  Why don't you come
along, you know to help Jerad."  John agreed and called the school in the
morning to arrange for himself and Jerad to be parent chaperones.  The
principal told him Elsworth Ott had also volunteered and was about to
suggest Jerad and John were not needed but John jumped in.  "Oh, that's
great, Jerad needs to be around Cory anyway, it is his job and Elsworth is
a good friend of ours.  Just add us to the list."

"Is there something your not telling me John?"

"Oh no, nothing that I am aware of.  You know Cory is escorting Sandy Ott."

"Hum, I see.  I thought I saw those two mooning around in the hall
yesterday."  He laughed.  "I think you have more problems then you might
realize John."

"I remember, it was not all that long ago.  It is not so much me but Cory's
parents I think."

"That too John.  I hope you can leave him here for a while.  You have no
idea just how popular he is with the other students and it seems to grow
each time you two travel."  The principal went on a bit chiding John for
teaching Cory how to "walk the line" like he had done.  He praised him for
his work with Ed and Frank.  John had not realized the principal, who had
been his math teacher in those days, had even noticed.  "Well, I am glad of
that.  Taking the boys to marshal arts is good.  It is how you mostly
solved your bulling problems, as I recall.  That bully what was his name?
You remember the pack leader fellow, the one you embraced in front of the
whole school."

"You mean Glen Nixon.  Haven't seen him in years.  Is he still in town?"
That is when the light bulb went on in John's head.

"I don't know, he moved to the other school the next year and I never saw
him again.  Not that I'm complaining he was trouble from the word go, that
one."

John had forgotten all about Glen Nixon and his little gang.  Glen and his
poise had a propensity to give just about everyone a hard time but only the
smaller and weaker ones.  The ones they or he anyway, thought were gay or
sissy.  John only had his brown belt when Glen picked on one of the grade 7
boys.  A rather small dark haired shy kid.  This was at noon and the whole
school must have been outside, as the day was nice.  The boy, John just
couldn't remember his name, was being pushed around and taunted by Glen and
his group.  John just walked up, took Glen quite by surprise and laid him
low.  He flipped him over and hit him several times in the face an chest.
His gang just melted away leaving Glen on the ground to be laughed at by
all the girls he was attempting to impress.  Just as he was leaving John
turned and admonished Glen to never let him see any more bullying or he
would finish the job.  John turned and started to walk away.  Glen jumped
up and rushed him, only to receive John's left hand to his throat, sending
him back on his butt a second time.  John just continued to walk away.  It
was that more then anything that angered Glen.  It was his inability to
intimidate the smaller and supposedly weaker John, that hurt even more then
his throat.

John did what any rational man would have done, he call for help.  He
called officer Ott.  "El, I think I figured out what this is all about.
Ever heard of Glen Nixon?"

The popularity of Cory's Friends and the Cory's Fan site and blog just kept
growing and growing.  Merchandise and photographs were "flying off the
electronic shelves.  The subscriptions were growing each month.  Once the
South American models started to appear another major surge in membership
happened.  A number of competitors were gaining in market share but not at
Cory's expense.  His fans were loyal.  The latest research suggested many
of his fans were also visiting the competition but they were not switching.
Cory's Friends and Cory's Fan-club were still unique.  While others copied
the business model, as best the could and a few even the look, none could
quite match the content.

Kevin was sure it was Cory.  The other models were good looking, talented,
personable but not directly involved in the management.  Sometimes it was
obvious their copy was not under their control but being prepared by
adults.  Adults and models for who English was not their first language.
For some reason, no one could quite figure out, these competitors were
unwilling to secure good English translators or English speaking teens to
ghost write.

Brenda thought they did not give their models the kind of commitment and
partnership that Cory's Friends did.  Most did not get the other models to
write little essays about themselves.  She realized each model looked at
the translations of English to their languages.  They had a stake in the
quality, they all knew Cory personally, they gave lots of feedback.  Cory's
Friends got it right.  John was sure it was his consistent high quality
photography than made the difference.  Not that others were not good and
competent.  Just that his work and those he hired was first class or not
shown, period.

The bloggers were a big help in all this.  Cory's Friends were frequently
featured in them.  Kevin made sure images and copy was available to any
that wanted it.  This was also done for all the adult models on JTP, both G
and R rated.  The exposure was good for all of them.

The dance chaperone thing went well.  Junior High kids are not as difficult
as the older ones.  They had very few real problems.  Almost everyone had
their Cory Tee shirts on.  It made thing hard for the chaperones since they
all looked kind of alike but it also showed how well thought of Cory and by
extension Frank and Ed were.  It looked to John that everyone was having a
good time.  He was surprised at the number of kids that actually were on
the dance floor.  He was sure more then in his day.  After the first 30
minutes or so the students became much more comfortable with John and
Elsworth and began talking and joking with them.  Jerad they already knew
and he wasn't an adult anyway, he was Cory's bodyguard.  This may not make
much sense to the reader so I will try and explain.  Jerad is always around
Cory, except when Cory is in class.  He always gives them space, the kids
that is and never once said anything about deportment or tattled to their
parents.  He was not an adult he was just Jerad.  They knew his job was to
protect Cory and by extension them too.  Parents or employers, teachers are
adults, sure they will protect them but mostly they are there to inforce
the rules, some of them anyway.

Cory and Sandy made a great looking couple and they sure seemed to like
each other.  John was just a little jealous.  Frank seemed to get along
well with his date too.  She was dark haired and quite a bit shorter them
himself.  All four were good dancers and just went with the flow.  At one
point, during a slow dance, Cory and Sandy kissed.  Elsworth saw it and
turned away toward John.  "I no it is not polite to laugh so I better not,
it is cute don't you think."

John nodded, "yes it is that, I hope it is the boy and not the image."

"Sandy has had a crush on Cory since grade 8.

"I'm to take Cory, Sandy, Frank and Mary to the Pizza Haven, John is taking
Ed and ....  Tim in his car.  Do you want to come Elsworth," Jerad asked.
This was the first either El or John heard of that.

"Come along, you can ride with me.  Sandy won't mind she is accustomed to
Jerad and or myself, the kids know we won't intentionally embarrass them,"
John said.  Elsworth went to call home.  Jerad signaled that was already
done, winking at John.  That wink told John that Cory was staying with him
tonight.  John did not know the boy Tim at all.  He would need to play that
one by ear.  Ed was due at his home tonight, as he understood it.

Elsworth rode with John, Ed and Tim in the Jeep to the pizza place.  The
boys seamed to like the smaller rear seat in the Jeep.  John knows how much
Ed likes to kiss but the boys seamed quite restrained.  Maybe this was not
to be Ed's night John thought.  He didn't know Tim so...

On the way home Cory, Sandy and Elsworth rode with John.  That might seem
at first to somehow cramp Cory's style but it didn't .  Elsworth was polite
said good night and hurried into the house, giving Cory and Sandy a chance
for a slow good night in the shadows near the front door.

By the time Cory and Jonathan rolled into the garage they were hardened up
and oh so in need.  The nubile young ladies and hot fresh faced boys had
given John all the anticipation he thought he could handle.  Cory did
manage to get a few feels and quite a few passionate kisses from Sandy.
His cock was as stiff as it had ever been before and he too was
anticipating relief from his man.  Cory needed that he need lust.  He
wanted love too but right now lust was is first concern.  John needed to be
the adult in his.  Lust was important to him too but love was his primary
concern.

Cory left a trail of cloths between the door and their bed.  He flopped in
the middle of it, pointing his stiff penis toward the celling.  Pleading
with his eyes for John to hurry.  John was only slightly more restrained in
joining his prince.  They kissed and roller around with John laying on his
back, using is powerful legs to hold Cory against his body trapping this
stiff boy cock in his yearning anus.  Cory fucked his man hard and quick.
Neither lasted long and once expended they could share in the tenderness
they both wanted.  The lustful need fulfilled they settled into Cory laying
on his stomach with John fucking him with long and slow strokes, kissing
the boys back and neck until he exploded into Cory's love cave.  Using his
mouth and hands John gave Cory another explosive organism.

Ed was not lucky that night but he didn't expect to be.  He had a good idea
how to seduce Tim.  If he could seduce a man he could seduce a boy, that
was his thinking.  Seated in the back of Jerad's SUV, in the dark he made
his first move as soon as Frank and Mary left the machine.  A few gentle
touches, a hesitant shy kiss, followed by several more, bolder but still
shy.  He directed Tim's hand to his swollen crotch signaling his readiness
and his assets.  Giving Tim a taste of anticipation.

As they drove Jerad and Frank were understanding, they talked paying no
attention to what was happening behind them.  By the time Jerad stopped at
Tim's home the boys had progressed from a few hesitant kisses to intense
tongue probing passion, the bodies pressed together, crotches grinding into
each other, tongues fucking the mouth of your lover.  At least each boy
would have a wondrous masturbation fantasy that evening.  Ed was sure he
would have Tim's ass by the end of next week.

Elsworth, Jerad and John compared thoughts and John contacted Art to get
permission to examine his old client list.  In the conversation, Art did
admit that one of his clients must have recommended him, since the caller
had his unlisted phone number and name.  Art did admit to having sex with a
number of his clients but not the majority.  Jerad and Ott would work with
the list and this Glen Nixon fellow, to see if any connections could be
made. This still did not make a lot of sense to John.  Glen Nixon, as he
remembered him, was a bully but never struck him as very bright, subtle or
cleaver.

It took Jerad a few days of checking to isolate several of Art's former
clients, that possibly passed his name along i.e. made a referral.  Ott
found Nixon working as a mechanic for the local Harley dealer.  He had been
in some juvenile difficulty with the law but was absolutely clean, just
maybe a bit to clean, since.  One of the former clients had his bike
serviced at the Harley dealer.  Jerad discreetly check with the client.  He
had used Art's services as part of his physical therapy, needed after a bad
spill.  He proudely showed Jerad a photograph of a badly damaged Hog and
his now repaired bike.  Jerad asked where the work was done, praising the
obvious quality.  The answer was the local dealer and this quiet but
skilled mechanic named Nixon.  No obvious connection could be made between
Nixon and the six now in jail.  The DEA was able to make a connection
between the local cycle gang chapter and the dealership owner.  The vice
boys thought the cycle gang and the Asians were squabbling over drug turf
and the trade girls.  The FBI came up with a connection between the
dealership owner and what they called a Fascist group.  Several of the six
were linked to the assistant manager of the dealership.  Now the pieces of
the puzzle were beginning to fit together.  Still no explanation why Art
was targeted, everyone kept digging.

This whole thing was bothering John and Jerad too.  They were careful not
to talk about it when the boys were around.  They needed more data and
information.  Over several beers, while the boys were in gymnastics class,
William, Jerad and John reviewed the situation.  William very carefully
phrased his comments, he is an officer of the court and clearly wanted no
knowledge of any less then legal/ethical activities.  He could and would
not give anyone any advice that would break any law.

"Now if I was writing a fiction story, say a TV episode of Numbers or
something like that.  I would have the protagonist employ a skilled
computer hacker to get things like class lists, customer lists, club
memberships, family connections and so on, to see what relationships or
interactions came to light.  Something like a multivalent network analysis
type of thing.  I would look not just at the six bad boys but at their
entire families.  If one is writing such a fictional type story, being the
author, I would of course know in advance what this would tell the
protagonist.  I don't suppose you have any evident or suspicions that would
get Homeland Security on your team, I could do that in my fictional story
of course," William mused.

"The last Numbers episode I saw, the professor guy analyzed all kinds of
financial transactions, you know bank accounts and credit card purchases of
the suspects to establish the patterns," Jerad added.

"Ya to bad this is not fiction," John commented.  "I don't even know anyone
with those kind of match skills or any computer hackers either."  Now you
the reader and our three protagonists in this story, know Myron has the
skills and the programs to that level of math, it is not much different
then sophisciated auditing.  With all the computing skills at JTP and
Cory's Friends someone knows how to get what is needed or know someone who
can.  Later that night after everyone else went home John called Marcell
for a little chat.  He wanted to know if there had been any other attacks
on Gay men or suspected gay men, like the one on Art in the past year or
two.  Marcell would make inquaries.and get what ever details he could.

In the morning John got Myron over and after explaining what he wanted to
him and Kevin they called in several of the computer jocks.  The first
thing they did was hack in to a WIFY, operated by a local up scale coffee
store/internet cafe.  Kevin bought a new and very powerful lap top for the
project.

"Cory why don't you and Frank invite Sandy and Mary over Saturday afternoon
for a little swimming party," John suggested.  Cory looked puzzled.
"Elsworth and Sophia can come too.  I'm sure Branda would like to meet
Sandy's parents."

"Ah, well, Sandy told me her dad had the weekend off and they were planning
some family stuff.."

"I just talkd to El and he really wants to meet Willam, so I figured we men
could, you know come down here for a beer or two."

"Your planning something John.  I know you to well."  John put on a mock
shocked look.  "Would I plan something and not tell you?"

"If you were trying to protect me you would."

"This has nothing to do directly with you.  Sorry to deflate your ego like
that.  I am planning something and I need to protect that plan and those
who are doing, shall we say..."

"Illegal activities," Cory interjected.  John just smiled.  Cory smiled
back and kissed him several times.  "You know I kind of like her maybe you
should be a little concerned about fixing me up with a date."  John just
raised his eyebrows like Gracho Marks.  "I get it, you need to see Mr. Ott
not officer Ott."

"Are you sure your only in grade 9?"  They both laughed and laughed.

John wrote out a brief outline of a detective story, no title yet and a
proposed list of characters.  All fictional names but all just close enough
to reality for his purpose.  The then outlined how the investigation was
proceeding assembling all known data and what steps were now underway.
John being a very visual person drew lots of little diagrams.

While the kids were swimming, Jerad, William, Elsworth, Kevin, Marcell,
Myron and several computer jocks assembled at John's dining room table.
Everyone had some kind of addition or comment to contribute to John's plot
line.

"Why the big map," Cory asked.

"We need to plan our next photo expedition for Cory's Friends."

"Do I get to pick some locations this time?"

"Sure if you want to."  Cory came over to John and pressed his body against
his man.

"I was thinking we should go oh natural you know."

"Are we talking locations or clothing-less here?"

"Both if I have my way but I guess here if we want to keep our fan base in
tact and you adults out of jail."  John kissed Cory several times.

"Thanks for thinking about us adults.  I think that would make a grand
tour.  How about leaving here heading over the eastern slopes and north to
Montana and then loop west and then south."

"Can we camp this time?"

"Sure we can do that, at least some of the time.  I also want to do some
art type work and you know there are just a thousand historic sites along
that general route."

"Ok, American West Nature and Historic Tour, when can I announce it?"

"I don't think that would be a good idea.  We are just not going to have
time for meeting many fans."

"How are we going to get my new friends to this remote locations?"

"I was thinking we could pick them up from near by population centers and
use hotels if needed."  Cory was happy and John rather satisfied.  Looking
at each other they joined hands and pulled each other into the bedroom for
a proper celebration of that happiness.

Kevin thought this tour needed some real organization.  He hired some
experienced people, who normally manage tours for bands and other the kinds
of entertainment.  John put his staff on the location problem.  Finding
those locations and settings that would make the most striking images.  In
no time at all they produced a list of 127 possibilities.  John wanted 12
locations with 8 models two being Cory and Frank, That would mean three
boys and three girls, Two from the north, central and southern part of the
region.  The make up, consumes and young photo staff would all come from
the home office.  The tour people thought everyone should travel on a large
bus.  Jerad and John though every else could do that.  The boys, well Cory
anyway, wanted to camp so camp they would.  John wanted to camp too.  He
wanted to take their bicycles and just enjoy.  He also thought this an
excellent opportunity to add images to his art and stock photo folders.

Summer and fall went along more or less as usual.  Brenda was give a kind
of promotion.  She will now senior paralegal and headed up a team that
worked in the corporate division.  Cory and Frank moved to the high school
and Ed into grade 9.

Sales continued high and a couple of new designs for fall were made up.
John made the sketches and Cory was asked to contribute.  Sales of the
undies were high and growing.  A number of the underwear blogs began
talking about them and showing John's pictures including picture of Cory,
Frank and John.  The adult rated blogs did not show many of the boys and
the non X rated blogs showed mostly them and a few of the men.  The Fan
Site was getting lots of inquiries about Cory's role in the underwear
designs.  Cory wrote a couple of articles for it to address the questions.

The whole collection, mostly featuring Cory, Frank and a few of the younger
adult models was added to Cory's Friends.  One thing they discovered was a
demand for boy sizes.  Apparently the fashion people have been ignoring the
boys large through small mens sizes, in both production and advertising.