Date: Fri, 08 Aug 2003 16:14:59 -0700
From: luvyngcks@hotmail.com
Subject: Lil Dude  Chapter 17

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Lil Dude     ---      Chapter 17

Laying in our new bed in our new bedroom in our new home it was like a
dream finally come true.  One diversion of the focus on us was now out of
the way.

"Babe.  Have you had feelings that everything has been a whirlwind since we
met?  You know that everything just has seemed to happen so quickly with
little breathing time in between for us?  Like we haven't really had that
much time to just ourselves?"  I asked James before we fell to sleep in
each other's arms.

"Yeah, I have.  There have been many times I have thought if only you and I
could have just a couple of days to just us.  But events just never seemed
to want to cooperate.  Maybe we can now with the house out of the way.  I
know we both still have our lives filled with the boys, but I think we can
work in more time for just the two of us too."  He kissed me on the cheek.

"I hope you're right Babe.  It seemed like the most time we had together,
just the two of us, was while you were in the hospital.  There was so much
going on then though. I know it brought us so close together, but it didn't
allow for a lot of romantic time.  I would never trade that time with you
for anything except for the beginning when we didn't know what the outcome
was going to be.  I just knew that there was no way in the world that I
could have gone on without you in my life."  My voice started to crack with
emotion

"Babe, that is all passed now.  I am here and we are together.  We will
have a long full life together to share so many things.  Like that old song
goes, 'We've Only Just Begun', and we have Babe.  He held me in his arms as
my tears of relief flowed.

I guess my pressure valve was going off again.  So much, so fast and so
intense; I had lived my life to myself for so long and now all of the new
responsibilities and time demands and events had finally caught up with me.

One thing I was sure of was that I would never go back to where my life was
before James and all these wonderful guys came into my life.

"You okay now Babe?"  James asked as I started getting a grip on the
emotions.

"Yeah, I am.  I just love you so much James."  I kissed him on the lips.

"You better know by now how much I love you too Babe."  He said before
kissing me back.

"I do."

"No, you're supposed to say that at the commitment ceremony silly boy."  He
teased.  We both laughed as I cuddled deeper into him as we started to
greet our well deserved evening slumber.




I woke up to someone tickling my nose.  I squinted as I opened my eyes and
there was the lil dude standing over me grinning away.

"Mornin' Pops."  His voice was almost too cheerful first thing in the
morning, but I couldn't think of a better way to wake and greet the day
than hearing it.

"Uhh, Good mornin' lil dude."  I managed to mumble out.

"Dad said for us to let you sleep in this morning, but it's ten o'clock now
and I thought I better wake you up so we can get ready."  He was reminding
me of our first appointment with the court clerk for the adoption screening
interview early this afternoon.

"Dad is at work, Dustin and Jared left for work, Danny and Junior went to
the park for Danny's crafts class.  I have your breakfast ready for you
Pops.

"Lil dude, are you a dream or what?  I love you sweetheart."

"I love you too Pops."  He bent over and gave me a big kiss on my cheek.

"Okay, I'll get up now and go take my shower and then have that breakfast."
I threw back the sheet and Jorge stepped aside as I swung my legs over the
edge of the bed and stood up.  I stretched and knew that my good ol' buddy,
the morning hardon, was indicating he had to be taken care of before the
shower.

"Before I woke you up you 'had a tent' Pops."  Jorge giggled.

Gawd the night that I first heard him use that phrase seemed so far away in
history now.  I laughed with the fond grateful memory.

Jorge followed me into the bathroom.  I raised the seat and lid to the
toilet and took aim.  Jorge moved next to me and relieved himself also.
Both streams hitting the water together brought out the giggles for us.  We
finished and flushed.

I walked into and turned on the water in the new walk-in shower, Jorge
followed me.  One nice feature to this new shower besides immense the size
of it and all the nozzles was the instant temperature control.  There was
no waiting for it to get to the desired temperature.

"Wow, I really like this shower Pops."

"Yeah, I do too Sweetheart."

While I shampooed my hair, Jorge grabbed the soap and started to bathe my
body.  I finished and rinsed my hair when he was starting to wash me below
the waist.  I was wondering if it was going to be safe to attempt to shave
while he was bathing me there.  I decided to risk it.  I managed to finish
shaving and rinsing my face before he focused his attention on my
genitals. He lathered the shaft of my cock and my ball sack thoroughly.  He
retracted my foreskin and delicately cleaned the corona, the head and whole
shaft, then rinsed them well before letting the skin go back.

He soaped up and down my ass crack and then with a little timidity at first
he got brave all of a sudden and spread the soap around my love hole and
poked his little forefinger in all the way.  This was the farthest he and I
had ever gone with sexual contact.  I could feel him exploring how it felt
to be in there and what he could feel.  He was more doing it for his own
exploration than to turn me on, but it was getting me very hot.  I told him
he it would be alright if he wanted to try it with more fingers if he
wanted to and he did, he got three of them in there comfortably for his
little hand.

By accident he found my prostate gland and I told him when he did.  He
asked what a prostate was and I told him; and the affect it had on guys
when stimulated.  With this new knowledge he continued to massage it with
his fingers.  I moaned from all the pleasure he was bringing it.  He took
this for his go ahead and placed his mouth over my cock.  At first I
thought no, I didn't want to go this far with him, but then knowing all we
had been through together and all he had been exposed to, by now it would
be okay as he was initiating it.  He was still learning about sharing sex
and he was feeling comfortable learning it with me.

Nothing we had shared sexually up to this point had proven to be any
problem with respect, discipline or authority so I thought this probably
wouldn't either.
  I was till learning also as we went along.

He managed to get about a third of my length into his mouth.  I coached him
on the technique.  He was very good at making sure his teeth didn't scathe
anything.  He started to use his tongue as I talked him through it, and
then started moving my cock in and out of his mouth.  For giving a first
time blow job, he was doing very very well.

He pulled off and asked me.  "How am I doing Pops?"

"You're doing just terrific Sweetheart.  It feels great.  Are you
comfortable?  Do you like it?"

"Yeah, I like it and I like the way it feels having your dick in my mouth.
It feels so soft and smooth and hard at the same time.  I want to be able
to suck on all of it though."

"Well that will take some practice lil dude.  You'll have to learn to relax
your throat muscles so you don't gag.  But in time you will be able to do
it.  There is no hurry. Give it time, patience and practice and it'll
happen for you."  I smiled down into those beautiful smiling and adoring
dark brown eyes and met his smile coming back to me.

He went back to sucking on my cock; I could feel him taking in more length
with each plunge.  I rested my hand softly on the top of his head.  All of
a sudden I felt my cock come up against the tight opening of his throat and
he shoved it passed on his own.  I was now in him full length, I could feel
my balls resting on his chin and his nose buried in my pubes, my cock head
and part of the shaft was tightly encased in his throat.  He held it there
and I asked him if he could breathe through his nose.  He nodded his head
up and down which gave me another fantastic feeling, and then returned to
going up and down on it deep throating me with each bob of his head.

I didn't know if it was the tightness of his throat, or just that it was my
lil dude that was doing it, but I had never felt a blow job like this
before.  Between the feelings radiating from my prostate and now from my
cock I could not hold back the eruption much longer.

I warned him I was about to shoot and he kept it up and even intensified
his motions with his mouth and his fingers.

"I'm cumming Sweetheart. Ahhhhhhhhhh gawdddddddddd yessssssssssss!!!!!"  I
grabbed his head in both hands firmly and I shouted as the first spurt hit
the back of his throat.

He moved back off my cock some so the head was now in his mouth.  I shot
several more full loads as he thrilled my cock with his tongue.  He had
technique already worked out.  He kept sucking after my cock had finished
its spasms until I started to go soft.  He removed his mouth from my cock
very slowly and his fingers from my ass.

He looked up at me smiling as I could see him swallow.  I couldn't see any
evidence of cum around his mouth or on his lips, so I knew he had to have
gotten it all.  He was smiling so proudly.

"How did I do Pops?"

"Lil dude, you did fantastic, that was the best blow job I have ever
received. I mean that!"

"Really?"

"Yes, really!  You were great!  How did you like it?"

"I really liked it, especially when I could feel and taste you cumming.
That felt so awesome, feeling your dick jerking in my mouth and the cum
getting on my tongue.  And I really like the way your cum tastes.  That was
the best part.
  But my jaws and neck are kinda tired now."  The tone of his voice was so
excited over what he had just accomplished.

"Let's rest a minute and let me bathe you. Then I will give you a blow job,
okay?"

"'kay, I'd really like that, thanks Pops."

I picked up the shampoo bottle squirted some on his beautiful black hair
and massaged it in.  Rinsing it out I picked up the bar of soap and
lathered his whole body.  I started with his face and neck, down his front
to his genitals with particular attention to his cock and underneath the
foreskin; then on down his legs and to each foot.  The smoothness of his
skin was like velvet.  I rinsed the front of him off and then started with
the back of his neck, shoulders and arms, torso and ass and then down the
back of his legs to his ankles.  I turned him and rinsed all this soap off.

I sat down on the shower floor facing him and his cock was level with my
mouth.  He jerked when I licked the tip of his small erection; I nibbled on
the foreskin, then took his whole ball sack into my mouth and massaged his
balls with my tongue.  His body was twitching all over the place when I
started this action.  I turned him around and began licking up and down the
full length of his crack.  His body shuddered with excitement from the
sensations. Then I spread his cheeks apart and really got to see his small
rosebud for the first time.  It was really so much more beautiful than any
real flower rosebud I had ever seen.  It was small, brownish, smooth and
taught, the little lines radiating out from the tiny central hole looked so
symmetrical.  Damn, what a glorious sensual sight!

I let my tongue lick and flick at it and I heard him moan and gasp for
breath.  I sucked on it and laved it with my tongue in swirling motions.
Then I began gently pressing my tongue against it, I could feel him
relaxing his sphincter.  I pulled his cheeks farther apart and buried my
mouth deeply in there.  Now I was shoving with my stiffened tongue.  I
awaited its invitation to gain entrance to his virgin territory.  After
some more pressing and massaging I managed to penetrate the tight little
ring.  Considering this was the first time for him, I didn't explore too
far in though.

I lovingly turned him around and saw his glassy eyed expression.  He was in
another world already.  I pulled his baby smooth body into me and placed my
mouth over his cock and balls.  With all of him in my mouth now my tongue
went into a frenzy.  It was twirling, massaging, pressing and caressing
each part individually; his cock, each ball, the sack and as a whole.  I
was sucking the entire time and began bobbing my head to stimulate him even
more.

The sight and feel of his smooth hairless pubis in front of my eyes and
against my nose was such a turn on for me, it drove me on to what I was
doing with an intensity I didn't know I was capable of.

It was the most fantastic feeling to have ALL of his smooth small genitalia
in my mouth at once and knowing the effect it was having on him.  And just
that it was HIM.  I was relentless in pleasuring him.  I took my index
finger and started pressing gently on his asshole, he gave way there
inviting me in.  I inserted my finger all the way in.  I found his little
hazelnut prostate and worked on pleasuring it.

This proved to be too much for him.  He fell onto me with all his weight
and he cried out with a childish whimper.  I felt his sphincter clench down
tightly on my finger and spasm as his cock throbbed in my mouth.  I was
surprised when I felt and tasted a thin almost tasteless but slightly salty
liquid on my tongue.  I knew he shot his first real load of cum.  Knowing
he would be tender at this moment I slowly pulled my finger out and just
kept all of him in my mouth as I swallowed his virgin nectar.  He softened
quickly, and his full weight was still leaning on me.  His breathing was
very labored but his body was absolutely motionless.  Holding him in my
arms, I let him rest this way for several moments.

I slowly pulled my mouth off of him and gently lowered him into my lap and
kissed his cheeks and forehead while softly embracing him.

"How are you doing little dude?"

"Wow Pops!  I don't know what happened, all I know it felt really really
good.  I never felt it like that before.  My dick felt real funny at the
end this time."

"That's probably because you shot your first real load of cum Sweetheart."

"I did?"  His eyes brightened.

"Yup, I tasted it and felt it and swallowed it."

"Really?  That's so cool."  Pride was beaming all over on that gorgeous
angelic face of his now.

We both slowly stood up and rinsed off again before I turned off the water.

We got out and dried off and then headed to the kitchen for breakfast.





My cell phone rang and I fished it out of my pocket.  I pressed the receive
button and put it to the side of my face.

"Hi Babe.  How'd the adoption interview go?"  James had called me while
Jorge and I were enjoying ice cream cones down in Shoreline Village.

Shoreline Village is a small marina and wharf tourist attraction here in
Long Beach, across the channel from the Queen Mary.  We came down here as
kind of a celebration of getting his adoption on the road.

"It went well Babe.  The clerk said he thought things would proceed
quickly, but he made no promises.  Right now we're down here at Shoreline
Village kind of celebrating, as soon as we finish our ice cream cones we're
headed home."

"That's wonderful.  Well I have a little more work to get out of the way
here still before taking off.  I'll probably be home after Jared and Dustin
get there.  Any plans for dinner this evening?"

"Not unless you have something in mind."

"Well Danny said something about all of us maybe going to that kid's pizza
parlor tonight for dinner, so he and Jorge could play in the arcade area
before we ate.  What do you think?"

"I think that sounds great.  I've heard the pizzas there really suck, but
it's for the boys' fun night, so I don't think they will really care that
much."  I laughed

"Okay, good then.  Oh, I called and talked to Junior, he and Danny had a
good time at the park today.  Danny made some kind of ceramic that he wants
to show off to us when we all get home.  Gawd only knows what the hell it
is."  He laughed.

"Whatever it is it will be beautiful because our son made it."  I laughed
back.

"Yeah, you're right.  Well I gotta go now, see ya later Babe.  I love you."

"Okay, bye Babe, I love you too."  I clicked the send/end button. And put
the phone back into my pocket.

"I guess were going to that pizza parlor for dinner tonight.  The one that
Danny and you have wanted to go to.  That has the arcade."

"Cool.  All the kids said it's awesome there, but their pizzas don't taste
too good.  But it's a lot of fun."

"Good then you guys will have a good time, that's what counts."

"Pops, thanks for today."

"What do you mean lil dude?"

"Well today has been really special for me.  You are doing everything you
can to make me your real son by adopting me.  What we did in the shower
this morning with you letting me learn with you.  And you making me feel so
good that I got to have my first real cum.  Coming down here and walking
around and just being with me.  I love you so much Pops."  He hugged me and
tears were running down his cheeks.

I hugged him so tight I was afraid I might hurt him.  "Thank You God for
bringing this special son into my life."  Was my silent prayer.

"Lil dude, I love you so much too.  You will always be so very special to
me and I will always cherish every moment you and I have together.  You
have blessed and filled my life so much already."

I wiped the tears from his face and took his hand as we headed back to the
car for our ride home.




"So how serious are things getting between you and Steve?"  Dustin asked
Jared.

"Bro he is so great.  And his family is so cool.  They really like me and
are happy that Steve and I are together.  I think I am falling in love with
him Bro."

"Dude that is sooo sweet!  I'm glad to hear that.  You deserve it and so
does he, he's a good guy."

"How are you and Jon doing?"

"Well, he is great. And I know that he is bi.  But I can't help thinking
that there is always that possibility that I have of losing him to a female
besides another guy."

"You shouldn't be taking such a fatalistic view Bro.  That's not good."

"I know, but I am just being honest with myself is all.  Cause I know I
could lose him to either sex, instead of just worrying about another cock."

"Yeah, I guess I can kinda see what you're saying.  I haven't been in that
position so I guess that could play a double number on your mind."

"It does for me.  I know we have good times together and I know he really
likes me, but I still have that worry in the back of my mind."

"Well you know you have all of us here for you Bro.  But if I were you, I
would try to worry a little less, and just have fun with it.  Let's face it
at our ages we probably won't be finding Mr. Right for a little while yet,
but let's have a lot of fun while doing it, and maybe experience some heart
break on the way.  Maybe we will be lucky someday and find someone to share
our lives with like Dad and Pops have."

"Yeah, they really have something special and I want that too someday."

"We will someday Bro, we will."

Jared was driving them home from work.  It was good that they were so
closely bonded.  They could share their common experiences at this stage of
their lives.  Following behind puberty, young adulthood was another rough
step up the ladder of life.  Jared had just demonstrated that his maturity
level of his thinking was above what he usually demonstrated in his
actions.





"Okay Mom, I will tell them; and they all send their love too.  You take
care and I'll talk to you again later in the week.  Okay, Thanks, I love
you too.  Bye."  James finished his call.

I was stretched out on the bed reading while James had been talking with
Mom.  We were winding down from today's events.

"She said she's decided she wants to move down here, but she doesn't know
when yet."  He shared with me.

"Good, I'm so happy. I heard you tell her there was no hurry.  I hope she
doesn't feel we are pressuring her into it."

"I don't get that feeling talking with her.  She sounds more like she is
ready to start a new chapter of her life and is excited about it.  Like she
just needs to tie up some loose ends up there first."





"Hi Max, how are you doing today?  How's all the family?  That's great.
We're all doing fine.  Junior is doing a great job with the boys.  Well we
finally decided on a date for the housewarming party.  Yeah, the
invitations will be going out day after tomorrow.  I wanted to ask you how
you would feel if we were to invite Tom and his partner Sean.  Are you
sure?  Would Mary be uncomfortable?  Really?  Okay, well I wanted to check
first.  Well I had to, I'd never do anything to ever hurt you or Mary, you
know that." I really loved both of them too much to ever do anything that
would possibly upset either one.

"He told you that he told me?  Yeah, he really surprised me when he told
me.
  I never suspected at all.  My gaydar never went off with him.  Max, you
and Mary have a lot to be proud of in that kid, he is so terrific.  He acts
so adult and responsible when he's with the little guys.  And they just
think he is the greatest thing to come along since surfing.  All of your
kids are great kids though.  I hope we have as many good results raising
Danny and Jorge as you guys have had with your family."

"Well it's going to be two weeks from this Saturday.  Yeah, I have already
called the caterer.  Hell no, I don't want to have to do anything to do
with the preparations for it.  I just want James and me to be able to enjoy
it too.  Yeah, I know it's about time we get to start enjoying things too.'

"No, I'm on the 'Four O Five' (the freeway from hell) now, headed home from
Santa Monica.  I probably won't be home for another forty five minutes if
I'm lucky that is.  I have been in Santa Monica all day today.  Yeah, we're
rebuilding the old First Trust Bank building.  I hate the disasters that
bring the work to us, but I do enjoy putting the puzzles back together
again.  Oh, it'll be better than ever when we're finished with it.
Hopefully it will withstand the next big one whenever that happens.'

"Okay, I better get off this phone now too; the damn traffic is backing up
here at LAX. Okay buddy have a great evening and give my love to the
family, catch ya later.  I love ya, bye."





"Father Mike just called with his RSVP.  He's bringing Father Paul with
him."  James informed me.  "Were up to about thirty five now and still have
several we haven't heard from yet."

"Great I'm glad they're going to be able to make it.  Well I'd pretty well
count on most all of them being here."

"Yeah, I think you're right Babe.  How was the drive home from the valley
tonight?"

"It was long.  I hate that damned San Fernando Valley and then having to
drive clear across the city to get back here really sucks.  For the life of
me I can't see what people see about living in that valley.  It's so damned
crowded."

"Well sit down and relax.  I kept your dinner warm and I'll get it for you
now if you're ready."

"Oh thanks Babe, that'd be great.  I'm starved.  Where are all the guys?"

"Dustin and Jared took Jorge and Danny to the movies with them tonight.
Don't ask me what they were going to see, I have no idea.  I just trusted
the guys' judgment that it would be something appropriate for the younger
ones."

James set the plate down in front of me.  "Oh Babe, thanks.  That looks and
smells delicious. Wow, and wine too."  My mouth was watering.

"Yeah, I thought it might help you unwind a little and maybe put you in a
little bit of a romantic mood.  With the boys out of the house this
evening, we could..."  His giggle was evil.

"Oh I see, get me all liquored up so you can have your way with me hunh?"
I teased.

"Moi?  Never.  I would never sink to such a low.  Hee hee hee."  That evil
giggle again.

"You'd better."  I coaxed him.






"Babe, pass the Tabasco sauce please.  Thanks."  I sprinkled some over my
eggs.

This was the first breakfast that James and I had enjoyed alone together in
a long time.  The setting out here on the new terrace was so calm and
comfortable.  The serenity provided by the tropical landscaping and the
soothing sound of the waterfall as it masked almost all the other
background noises was so relaxing.  It was like we were on a small tropical
island all to ourselves.

All the times I had relaxed on this stark terrace as it had been before, it
was now a paradise to be enjoyed by all of us now.  It was almost like it
was a reflection on my life's recent track.

"Everyone has RSVP'd.  They are all coming.  Your Sister Maggie and her
husband and their kids, your brother Tim and his girlfriend, Father Mike
and Father Paul, Denny and Paul, Abigail and her husband, Max and Mary and
the kids, Tom and Sean, your friends Ethel and Arlene, Frank and Scott, all
the gang from my office, your attorney Paul and his wife, Jack, Gloria, Ted
and all the gang from your office; it's going to be a great party and a
good mix of people.  I know Mom is looking forward to meeting everybody and
I am too."  James had the guest list there on the table next to his plate.

"It's going to be a great opportunity for those we haven't had the
opportunity to be with since becoming a family to meet all of our new
family, see our new home and share some good times with us.  I'm looking
forward to it also."  I only had one reservation about one invitation, but
it was too late now.

"Last night I told Mom that you and I would be the only ones to pick her up
at the airport today since all the boys would be off surfing today with
Denny and Paul."

"I hope they have some good surf to enjoy.  The water looked pretty glassy
last night as I was driving home."  I knew the boys would be disappointed
if they didn't get in another good day on the water today.  They had hopped
at the invitation from Denny and Paul when they called earlier in the week,
the boys had only had a few times surfing since our first time on the water
together, but the surf bug had bit them.

"Mom has all kinds of plans for what she wants to get done this week before
the party.  Then get this; she hit me with the announcement that she wanted
to meet a lady friend once she got settled in down here.  All the time I
have spent with her over my lifetime and I never thought of my aunt having
any romantic interests, and yet she had a wonderful long term relationship
going on.  And now she says she is ready to share her life again in
another.  How great is that?"  James broke into a broad smile.

"I think that is terrific Babe.  She is such a wonderful person that she
deserves some one just as wonderful to share life with.  It would have been
so selfish of us to have expected her to make us her entire life once she
moved here.  She's got a lot of life left in her and she should be able to
live it out to the fullest.  I'm proud of her Babe."

"I agree Babe.  And now I'm just glad that things are starting to fall into
a lot a mellower mode around here, with the house finished, both of us back
to work, the older guys back to work, the younger one's enjoying their
summer break with Junior's supervision.  To think in just a short time we
will be having school and all the activities there to deal with, I'm glad
home life is getting some routine to it."

"Yeah, life has been good to us and just keeps getting better."  I stood up
and picked up my finished breakfast plate and his to return to the kitchen.
"You want some more coffee Sweetheart?" I started toward the kitchen.

"Yes, please.  Thanks."





"Mijo, Segundo.  I love your new home.  It is so beautiful and so
comfortable."  Mom was walking through the new place for the first time
since its completion.

"OUR place Mom.  This is your home too remember."  James corrected her.

"Si, Mijo.  I know, I know.  I just have to get used to the idea is all."
Mom was continuing to inspect each room.  "I see the boys are being much
neater with their rooms now too."

"Yeah we got on their cases; they are keeping them up pretty well now."  I
spoke up.

We wound up out on the terrace and sat down at the umbrella covered table.
Mom's eyes were roaming over everything.  I saw her scan stop with the
garden area we had left for her.

"I can just picture where I am going to plant the herbs and I want to plant
some roses, but they will have to wait until the weather cools.  I can fill
the bed with annuals until then so we have some color and fresh flowers for
inside.  I packed my gardening hand tools and brought them with me.  I can
have it all planted before the party next weekend."  Mom was already
flexing her green thumbs.  "I'll start in teaching Danny and Jorge about
gardening as I plant the bed."

James' cell phone rang.  It was Jared.  He was telling James there had been
an accident this afternoon at the beach and Danny got hurt.  He said they
were at the emergency room now and Danny was in having x-rays taken.  Jared
said the receptionist needed to talk with him.  She told him what they were
doing to take care of Danny.  He gave her all the needed information and
consent for treatment.  He then returned talking to Jared.  James was
frantic.  He was asking Jared for all the information he could get.  He
hung up and told us we had to get to the hospital right now.

In the car while I was driving down the damned Four O Five again, this time
toward Newport Beach, James filled Mom and me on in what he was told by
Jared.

It seems as they were packing up the truck to come back home and Danny
tripped and fell over one of those concrete parking curbs in the parking
lot.  His face got scratched up pretty badly and they thought maybe he had
broken his arm as he tried to break his fall to the pavement.  Jared said
Danny was a hysterical mess crying for his Daddy.

Mom and I were reassuring James that everything was going to be okay.
Danny was where he would get any medical care that was necessary.  That
there was nothing he could do until we got there.  We tried to get him to
calm down, but we knew how he was agonizing, because we were too.

"I hate this fuckin' freeway!"  I cursed.  "I'm sorry that kinda slipped
out Mom."

"Esta bien, Segundo.  I understand.  Don't worry.  Just be careful."  She
said calmly to me.

"It's just that this damn thing is one big slow moving mass of lanes that
hardly moves.  Even when you're in the damned car pool lane."  I was pissed
at the traffic and frustrated over the amount of time it was taking to get
there.  Cussing didn't make the traffic any lighter or move any faster but
it sure helped vent my frustration.

We merged onto the Fifty Five Freeway toward Newport, and the traffic
became lighter and I was gaining on the time and lessening the distance
finally between Danny and us.

We pulled into the hospital driveway and saw the signs indicating the
location of the emergency entrance.  I pulled into one of the spaces there
and we all flew out of the car including Mom.

James ran up to the emergency reception desk and told them he was Danny's
dad and demanded to know where he was.  The nurse calmed him down and then
led him off to one of the treatment rooms.

Dustin, Jared, Jorge, Denny and Paul seeing Mom and I came over to us.

Jared said that Danny's arm was broken and they were setting it and putting
it in a cast.

Denny started apologizing for the accident.  I stopped him short telling
him it was just an accident and no one was at fault, we certainly didn't
hold him to fault.  I thanked him for getting Danny here to the hospital
and hanging with all the guys until we could get here.

He could see that I was sincere in what I was saying and the look of fright
on his face was easing away.  He said they had such a great time today
surfing and then for this to happen was just the 'shits'.  And that was the
word he used.  Mom spoke up and again reassured him that accidents
happened, especially with kids.  Gawd knows she had been through more than
her share of emergencies with kids.

I introduced her to Denny and Paul.  I thanked Denny and Paul again and
then told them they could go on home if they felt like it.  We would wait
until they released Danny and then take him on home.  They both said they
wanted to wait and see him come out.

When we looked up an orderly was wheeling Danny in a wheelchair our
direction with James walking along side of him.

Danny saw all of us and smiled with all the abrasions on his chin, cheek
and forehead.  Dried tear streaks and antiseptic solution added to the
facial scratches.  Danny saw Jorge and smiled from ear to ear pointing at
his new cast.  He was showing off his trophy of the day.

"Danny, lookit here.  Isn't it cool?  I even got to pick out the color." He
was boasting. The coloring they added to the cast material was a
fluorescent blue.  It looked like that thing was going to glow in the dark.

"Yeah that is rad lil bro!"  Jorge complimented him on his trophy as he
went over and hugged Danny.

"The doctor said I needed to get everybody to sign it now."  He was
exhibiting no pain.  I'm sure they had given him something to relieve it.

He looked up at Denny and asked him to sign it first since he was the first
one to help him when it happened.  He showed Denny that he felt no blame on
Denny's part for the accident.  The orderly handed Denny a felt tip marker.
It was as if he was prepared for this ritual with his patients.  Denny
signed it. "To a brave lil surfer with the heart of a brave big surfer.
Heal quickly, Denny." He had Paul sign it next.  Then he wanted the rest of
us to sign it.  Mom told him the rest of us could sign it at home as she
hugged him.  He gave in to Mom's directive with a smile.

We all walked out of the emergency exit toward the car.  Danny and Jorge
got into the backseat with Mom.  James thanked Denny and Paul for getting
Danny to the hospital so quickly for treatment.  They said they wished they
could have done something to have prevented the accident and James told
them Danny just needed to watch what he was doing, it was not their fault.
We all shook hands and they headed off to their truck.  The older guys said
they would see us at home and left for their truck.  We told them to drive
careful.  James and I got into the car and we headed for home.

Once on that damned Four O Five again, this time headed north for home, I
glanced in the rearview mirror and saw that Danny was leaning into Mom with
her arm around him.  He was sound asleep.  Yup, they had given him
something there in the emergency room for the pain.


To be continued . . .

Personal Note: I would like to sincerely and appreciatively thank all of
you for your comments you have taken the time to email to me. I do read
every email!  I only wish I could reply to each.  I cannot just send out a
formed reply to each in good conscience that is the reason I try to reply
as I am able to. Thank you for understanding, and I do hope you will
continue to enjoy this work of fiction.  Thank you for your kind
encouragements, suggestions and comments. They are taken to heart.  My wish
for all of you is enjoyable reading and happiness, health, peace and
kindness.  - D.