Date: Sat, 25 Nov 2023 18:12:19 +0000 (UTC) From: tague michaels Subject: The Mysterious Dragon Boy 17 I intended the story to end here but am going to try to do one more. Bear with me in that endeavor. N-joi Hugs, Tag_m ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Your thoughts," I asked my teen lover as we wandered the property. "If you're with me Toby I can live with almost anything." "So, you want to put it on me," I said with mock indignity which young Tobbi didn't catch. "Oh, no Toby, I didn't mean..." I put up a hand to stop the boy. "I'm only fucking with you baby." Tobbi asked if what Bill was true, about the robotics thing. "Yeah, I was really into it college but was already on course for an IT degree. I've wanted to get back to it but like I said, nothing in Hawaii and very few classes at UH." "Then Zurich would be a great move for you," Tobbi said. I nodded his head. "It seems to be, yes, if it's true." Tobbi suggested we find David and Cody and ask them. Find them we did and as we approached the two men David popped up with, "Moving to Zurich are you?" The hot blonde extended a hand to me. "Jesus are there no secrets in this group," I said with a laugh, "we just found out." Both men laughed. "We're tight lipped as hell with outsiders but loose lipped with family." "That's what I want to ask you about, the move I mean." We sat and chatted and what we learned was that Bill was a very straight shooter. He always meant what he said, didn't make shit up, didn't exaggerate, and his word was his bond. He had always done what he said he'd do at least as far as they were concerned. He was the kind of man that would agree to million dollar deals on just a handshake and follow through with it. We also learned that Bill was completely infatuated with Barbara, which seemed to defy logic. And he was quite fond of the twins, having only known them for a few days. And he was taken with me. "Bill is like that though," Cody said, "He's a very good judge of character and when he likes someone he pretty much knows right from the get go." "He doesn't have Dane's gift," David said, "that's a one in a zillion right there. Still, Bill is extremely intuitive. "He's been very good to me, as you saw by his gift the other day but it goes beyond that. He's a great guy and I'm glad he's part of my life. You can trust him completely." I thanked them both for their support and Tobbi and I wandered off. "Well," I asked my boy as we wandered away. "I guess we're moving to Switzerland," Tobbi replied. They found their family, gave them the news and got plenty of hugs and congratulations. They made the formal announcement at dinner that evening although by that time almost everybody had heard. The triplets were excited because they'd get to visit each other since they lived close by, relatively speaking. Luca was excited because he was getting a brother and sister, sort of. The unasked question that Tobbi and I both had was wondering how that was going to work out, Luca being Bill's lover. We both figured out that the two adults would be bumping uglies, if they weren't already, and what was going to happen to Luca. Bill wouldn't turn the boy out but would he continue to have sex with the boy and how was Barbara going to deal with that. It wasn't our business but still, Barbara was Tobbi's mother and she deserved to be happy. She hadn't been for many years, which changed when they divorced. Tobbi's dad was an asshole pure and simple. He never did anything physical to her or the kids but he was very controlling and emotionally he was a dick. They figured that things would work out and hopefully for the good. After another excellent dinner Luca approached Tobbi and asked if he could be with him and Toby that night. "I think we both would like the opportunity to get to know you better Luca," Tobbi responded which earned him a big smile, tight hug and gentle kiss. Dane found the us and chatted with us briefly and assured us that Bill was on the level and was looking forward to them living in Zurich. "For him and for you guys," Dane said, "which means we're gonna have to visit more often." An hour or so later Tobbi tracked down Luca and the trio headed off to the bedroom. They chose to take a shower first so quickly stripped naked and got into the large glass enclosed standalone shower room. Because he'd been around naked men and boys quite a bit in his young life, the boy's cock didn't even twitch. Until the soaping and washing began. For so many men and boys the shower is a great playground for starting foreplay. In its default state Luca's cock was maybe 4˝ flaccid inches, a light sprinkling of light black hairs were sprouting at its base. His smooth young balls were fully dropped and, as has been noted, were producing the first iteration of sperm, clear watery droplets of the life producing viscous substance. Needless to say, the boy's ass was typical for his age; nicely rounded but small globes of flesh. After our hair was washed and rinsed we took turns bathing each other. We elected Luca to go first with Tobbi doing the front while I did the back starting with the usual shoulder and back rub while Tobbi worked up and down the boy's torso, avoiding Luca's groin. About the time that I dropped to my knees to do Luca's delicious little butt, Tobbi did the same in front. The teen soaped his hands and went to work on Luca's slowly rising cock and fully hanging balls at the same time that I slipped his fingers between the golden cheeks to rub and wash Luca's tender butthole. The double teaming had the boy moaning and groaning in short order. We finally stopped and got him rinsed off the Luca and I repeated the cleansing with Tobbi, Luca taking the front. Three minutes later the youngsters gave my due and again, Luca took the frontal position. After the washing and rinsing were complete we engaged in some group kissing, cock sucking and general play before exiting and heading for the bed. In retrospect it would have been fun to fuck Luca in the shower with me holding the boy with his legs spread and Tobbi fucking him standing up. Maybe next time. Once between the sheets we took over in an unspoken decision to play host to Luca. I kissed and loved on the Italian boy while teen Tobbi worshipped his 12 year old cocklet. Tobbi was enjoying himself immensely. Luca was right at the beginning of phase 2 of puberty. His cock and balls were growing, his balls fully dropped and the very sparse beginnings of pubic hair. In Luca's case the sprouts were barely long enough to start to curl and because of his heritage they were black. As Tobbi looked the boy's crotch over he noticed Luca's cock was throbbing, jerking slightly with each beat of his precious little heart. Luca's balls rested against his crotch; his smooth hairless scrotum fully stretched out. Tobbi stroked the boy while cupping his nuts then took a moment to lick all over the swollen head before dropping his over the stiff shaft and taking the entire thing into his mouth. Tobbi continued to cup and tug gently on Luca's hairless balls while he sucked the boys cock. After a bit I asked if my teen lover was ready to trade places and got a vigorous head nod. In less than a minute I had my mouth wrapped around Luca's cock while Luca had his lips wrapped around young Tobbi's cock but only for a few minutes before Tobbi pulled back. He then bent down and pushed his mouth against Luca's for some deep throated kissing. "Roll him over a bit baby," I said, "I need to feed on his pussy." Tobbi got the Italian boy moved so that he was partially on his side and partially his belly. I peeled him open like a shrimp and began rimming the kid. Luca got lit up like an out of control forest fire. He moaned loudly, pressed his mouth against Tobbi's with even more vigor. It didn't take long before he demanded that I fuck him. After getting Luca and himself lubed up I asked the boy how and where he wanted it. "Right here please, just like this. Luca had moved so that he prone on Tobbi's body with his tiny boys butt the high point. I could see the boys nuts pressed up against the base of Tobbi's cock, the teens big smooth balls hanging right below. I straddled the flesh pile and aimed for Luca's asshole which was made visible by Tobbi's pulling the glorious olive toned cheeks apart. I poked and prodded, teasing his hole a little bit before working my cock inside of the preteen's pecker pocket. Naturally, Luca yelped and equally naturally, I had stopped moving immediately. We stayed unmoving for a moment or two, both Toby's softly cooing to the boy until he told the man to go ahead and stuff all of it in his butt. I was more than happy to oblige and was soon balls deep into the kid. Once there I stayed propped up on his palms and began to fuck Luca in a nice steady Rhythm. It didn't take long before the boy was gently moving his ass to help facilitate thing but that wasn't the only reason. The process of Luca getting fucked and his own movements were creating frottage which young Tobbi commented on. "Damn Toby he's rubbing hard against my cock. I could cum like this." Tobbi and I had engaged in frottage numerous times but not like that with a third person. It was highly stimulating for the 14 year old. I had never fucked in this type of position, a 3 stack. I found it stimulating to enjoy a new position, one that I had never even considered before. Knowing that my teenage lover was getting off as well made it even that much more fun. Tobbi continued to clutch Luca's small butt cheeks. He moved his fingers slightly inward so that he could feel my cock sliding back and forth against his fingers. The teen had never taken part in such a combination so that added and extra level of heat for him. Luca's moaning got louder and his kissing on Tobbi more ferocious as I began pounding his tight little ass. I moved from a slow steady movement to fucking the boy hard which made Luca's body move faster and harder against young Tobbi's torso and thus his cock. "Jesus I'm gonna cum Toby, I'm gonna cum," the 14 year old suddenly blurted out. Tobbi held Luca's ass even tighter to his own which helped cause his cock to explode even more. Afterward Tobbi would relate that it had been one the most powerful cums he'd had for some time, so much so that he saw stars. "No offense to your love making my sweet man," he added Whether or not Tobbi's orgasm helped to caused Luca to cum was never made clear but regardless the young Italian boy did cum before Tobbi's orgasm ended and he did it with a considerable amount of vocal accompaniment. That, of course, helped me bring the session to a triple header conclusion and he began flooding the preteen's ass with sperm. Things finally died down and I slowly slipped my cock out of Luca's freshly fucked fundament. The youngling immediately moved off of Tobbi and went right into my arms for deep throated thank you kisses. When we broke I commented on the mess of sperm on his young lover's belly. "I guess another shower is in order," I said. Afterwards we lay snuggled in the large bed like a litter of puppies and after ten minutes Luca asked if they would fuck him again. "You two can have at it," I said, "I'm going to sit this one out." It was still early so I threw on some underwear and headed downstairs. I grabbed a beer and went out onto the covered deck where, surprisingly, I found Bill nursing a glass of wine. Bill invited the younger man to sit. "Thanks for taking care of Luca's needs Toby," I appreciate it and I know that Luca does as well. I thanked him but decided since we seemed to have some rare private time I brough up the topic that was on his mind and probably other's as well. "You know, I realize that it's none of my business Bill but how are things going to work out for the boy once we're all in house?" Bill offered Toby a slight smile and after a 10 second pause said, "You're right Toby, on the one hand it isn't any of your business. On the other hand you do have a right to ask the question since it will likely impact you and Tobbi in at least some minor ways. Without giving up too much information that isn't mine to give I will tell you this with the understanding that it isn't for public consumption." I nodded his head in agreement. "That has been an important and not insignificant topic between Barbara and me. And Luca as well. Luca readily accepts that his and my relationship will be significantly altered. He also knows that I will continue to support and love him unless and until at some point he wishes to leave, which I doubt seriously will happen until he reaches majority. "Thanks to you and all the rest of you taking the time to explain things to Barbara as well as her seeing for herself how these relationships can work, her beliefs about such relationships has changed and expanded. That said, we're talking about our relationships," he said, waving a hand to included our entire extended family, "and not the world in general. She understands that the focus is really and truly on the boys' needs and the adult's needs are secondary to that and she realizes that the boy's needs and desires are valid. That said, Barbara accepts the relationship that I have with Luca and that it isn't going to go away. That it will be altered significantly is a given but it will not end which means that I will engage sexually with Luca on a limited basis. How that is going to work out is between Barbara and me and not open to the public. That said, Luca will likely want and need to engage with you and Tobbi and hopefully that will be acceptable to both of you in which case that will be between the 3 of you to work out. "Does that adequately address your concerns?" "Yes it does Bill and I appreciate it. So, what kind of timeline are we looking at?" Bill put the question back on me. It depended entirely on what I wanted to do with my home. Barbara's home was a rental and that included all of the furniture. Barbara and the kids could realistically be ready to go in 48 hours. I explained that I was considering turning the house over to a rental management company as opposed to selling it in which case, I too could be packed and ready to go within the same time frame if I could reach an agreement with a management company. "I want to say that I greatly appreciate your decisions in all of this Toby," Bill said to me. "I'm not going to try and explain what exactly is going on here except to say that Barbara means a great deal to me and the feelings are mutual. It's not often that a man my age can find "that person" but I have and I don't want to lose it. I believe that I can guarantee that your life and lifestyle are going to move forward in leaps and bounds. Believe me when I tell you that my company is very excited to have you on board." "Thank you Bill for the trust and the opportunities. I am looking very much forward to this life change." We shook hands, said goodnight and I headed off to bed where he found Luca getting his asshole pounded by Tobbi. Ahh to be a teenager again. The next day was new year's eve and extremely hectic. The band had a kick off time of 7pm and a projected end time of around 9pm. The roadies had taken the equipment to San Jose the day after the show in Jaco and got things set up there. Everyone would be flying out by noon on January 1st so a block of rooms had already been reserved at the Hilton. Jordon and the triplets left by helicopter early in the morning. The basic plan had been for Loren and London to take Axel and Andy home on their way back home while Bill would leave with the European group the same day then his plane would change crew and make an immediate turnaround to come back and take the Hawaiian guests home. I had located a management company and reached an agreement so turnaround time in Hawaii would be short so Bill's plane would stay in Honolulu to transport us all to Zurich. The Spirit crew would pass on the concert and stay at the Jaco house until leaving port on January 5th. Bill and Loren left them with the encouragement to stay in touch, possibly make some business agreements and an open invitation to visit either of them in Connecticut or Zurich. For the concert the Costa Ricans would drive up to San Jose, spent the night and return on Jan 1st. Greg and his boys would go with them and would head back home by noon. The concert venue was sold out and the show was a rousing success that included 2 encores. Half way through the show the band took a few minute break to introduce their cousins to the audience, who welcomed them with a thunderous ovation. Also it turned out that the concert was being filmed and recorded for a possible live album. The sexual escapades after the show were epic and everybody got thoroughly fucked. Barbara and Bill did not sleep together and Angelo took full advantage of that by convincing Bill that he needed to fuck the Latino cutie. Rory and Orion double teamed Axel that last night at the Hilton and basically fucked the boy to sleep, not that Axel complained. They talked of flying the boy down over spring break. After a hearty breakfast in the hotel restaurant the Costa Rican crew drove to the private terminal at the airport and waved their guests goodbye then headed back home with their Hawaiian guests in tow. 36 hours later Bill's plane would leave for Honolulu. The crew had been invited to stay at Bill's Kohala house. At the Jaco house things returned to some semblance of normalcy and certainly quiet although Willie and the boys were in residence. School wouldn't have to start for another week so Willie asked if the group would like to spend a couple of days on the Spirit and get a better sense of what life was like at sea. The group leapt at the idea with a few exceptions. Barbara and Theresa bowed out, choosing to spend quiet time around the house. Jody begged off because of the work that needed to be managed at the estate. Austin stayed back because Canyon had to work plus Kit had squared away his issues and was ready to move into Austin's house and begin work as well. Plus he was the chef and had people to feed. Andrés was invited to go along since he didn't have much to do with school not in session and nothing pressing from the Microsoft people. David, Cody and Rory were incredibly impressed with Willie's boys seamanship. While much of the sail work was managed electronically they still scrambled up and down the masts and lines like little monkey's. It was readily clear that the boys knew their shit as well they should since they'd been on boats before they were out of diapers. The ship's cook was as much a master at his craft as Austin and although his meals weren't nearly as complex as Austin's they pleased the palette just as well. The adult guests noted that Arutha was, while not exactly sullen, was quiet and didn't interact like the rest of the boys. In talking to Willie about it the man did offer up an explanation. "My boy is completely and totally in love with London and I suspect that it isn't just a fleeting thing. I don't know if you noticed but he and London were inseparable the entire time and in fact I don't think they played with anybody else." "Yeah, that didn't go unnoticed Willie," Cody had said. David added that he heard them talking about visiting each other as much as possible since you guys live relatively close. Willie said that was true but the plan was changing. "Arutha was scheduled to join his older brother at Phillips Exeter in New Hampshire but now, with this new development, I'm considering Choate where London will be going to school. Naturally he would be boarding there and spend weekends at London's estate or come home since it's fairly close. Loren is more than willing to take on the task so, we'll see." The men were impressed that both parents were willing to accommodate their boys in such a manner. As it was they already held Loren in high regard. The man's life had taken a drastic turn which for some would have spelled disaster but Loren had stepped up and was doing a very good job at managing the change. Of course they thought London was about as cute as they came and he was a great kid. Can't beat that combination. The first night aboard the Spirit was a continuation of the past week and the opening ceremonies took place in the ships lounge. The guests were curious about crew wandering in during their playtime but Willie reassured them. The crew of the Spirit were handpicked by virtue of their own sexuality. An understanding had been reached whereby every so often the crew and the boys were allowed to co-mingle. Although such employer/employee situations were assiduously avoided, it had been instituted by Lucian Broussard and the ship's captain lo those many years ago with plenty of protective factors in place. It had worked for the family for 75 years. In the beginning the boys made their rounds of each of the men something like hitting booths as a carnival. That included boy on boy connections as well. One of the surprises was the captains' cabin boy, Carter, who was also the captain's nephew, his brother's son. A 10 year old, Carter was of course, a cutie, and part of the reason was the mass of dark blond curls that framed his face and hung gently past his shoulder blades and curled around his neck. He had gravitated toward Rory. Carter was slightly effeminate, which might be laid off to his age, and he was very assertive sexually. He melted right into Rory for kissing and hugging and for Rory, holding the compact boy was a pure delight. As it had been with Magnus, wrapping his arms around a bundle of boy made the man's day. In the end the twins double teamed Cody, double teaming being a major component of the twins engagements. Cody couldn't find any fault with the situation and neither did David. Cody had a limited amount of experience with duplicates, David's 18th birthday party at Andy's ranch in Montana being his first and then of course there were the triplets. The gorgeous blondes all but mobbed the man and he chose to just lay back and let them have their way with him. Having a twin on your cock and the other twins cock in your mouth at the same time was exciting to say the least. A little further away young Lucian had approached David requesting his company. Over the past week David had admired the boy, had spoken with him a few times but not engaged sexually with him. All of the boys were cute but Lucian verged on beautiful. His skin was totally smooth and clear albeit a bit tanned from being outside so much. His long brown hair with strands of sun lightened blond shot through it, large brown eyes and perfect lips combined with his skin really gave him a girlish look. Lucian wasn't a large boy, in fact at 12 years old he seemed a little small. Of course that just made him all that more cuddly. Naturally he was naked and as he approached David admired his boy parts. His soft cock swayed slightly as he moved, his smooth young balls and full hang also moved with each step. Standing in front of him, David could see the very beginnings of pubic hair at the very base of the boy's cock. Marco had graciously allowed Diego go with David's group and he was currently entertaining Temple who was lying on his back and Diego was riding like a bronco rider. Rory was deep inside Carter who was moaning and groaning like a beaten dog, Beaten was an operative word because Jamon the black boy was stroking the kid while Carter got plowed. All in all it was a glorious sea battle with everybody unloading their balls and going for second's as soon as lunch was over. The landlubbers discussion the following morning was mostly about how great it had been going to sleep with the rocking motion of the ship and spurred a discussion about the viability of purchasing their own yacht at some undesignated point in the future. After 2 days at sea we docked and the boat boys spent their last night on Costa Rica at the house with all of the major players in attendance including Canyon, Kit, and Austin as well as Greg and the boys along with Marco. Nobody went to bed that night un-cummed. The CR group were all on the dock when the Spirit cast of its line and slowly motored out to see. Watching the beautiful ship go from motor power to sail power was a thrilling sight. Willie left with everybody's contact numbers and the promise to make time for frequent visits and expanded business opportunities. Everybody left happy. The following day it was back to business. For me and Tobbi's family it was back to Honolulu. The flight was nothing out of the ordinary, other than flying in a luxurious private jet, I mean. The turnaround time in Honolulu took 48 hours as we'd predicted. Tobbi still had his swap meet business to deal with. Fortunately his uncle knew someone that would purchase it and they made it happen very quickly. Tobbi unloaded it lock stock and barrel at cost. I had some things to do in order to lease my house out, not the least of which was an iron clad agreement that protected me from squatters, thievery and other unpleasant things that can happen in such arrangements. The management company had a deal with the Navy to put officers in their nice houses with a rank of at least captain. It was a good deal for everybody. My work was unhappy to see me go but also very supportive of the opportunity I been given. "Hell Toby, I'd take it myself if such a thing were offered," the boss had said. I signed my car over to Eli to sell for me and since I owned it free and clear gave him 10% of the sale, which he steadfastly refused. "What are friends for." We had to say goodbye to a lot of friends who were all sad to see us go but happy for us. We had a good bye party at Eli's apartment which turned into a fuck-a-thon. How could it not with that group. After a week straight of sex, I would have been fine without it but they were friends after all and we were leaving. I had ended up sucking a lot of cock, getting my cock sucked by a lot of boys and ended up fucking one of D's hot young lads. It was all worth it. Because it was a 15+ hour flight the pilots elected to leave at 7am which, given the time difference it would 3pm the following day, give or take. That length of time in the air would be a killer if it weren't for the fact that we were flying in luxury. We had private bedrooms and showers, excellent food and plenty of entertainment options. In a way, we hated to get off the plane when it landed. We were met by Bill and Luca at the private terminal and taken to his helicopter which would take us to the house. We flew over the villa prior to landing and all I can say is it was unbelievable. To give one a sort of visual guide, Bill's villa was similar to villa del Balbianello which is on Lake Como. First of all, it sat on a rock hillside, a small peninsula that extended onto the lake like a long tongue. That strip was probably 200 yards wide close to the tip and another 100 where it jutted out from the mainland. The length was easily 400 yards long. When the building was built, the only access to the site was from the water Bill's land extended well past where the peninsula started. His entire property encompassed about 16 acres so there were no other buildings on the peninsula other than the 4 that made up Bill's estate and they sat basically in a line in the center of the outcropping starting at the tip and extending toward the mainland. The hillock was steep and very uneven so the Villa itself was a series of levels down toward the water although there were a pair of free standing buildings on the flatter top of outcropping. Looking at it face on from the lake the main house looked like a pair of buildings, one right up to the water at one corner and a pair of church steeples at the opposite corner, The building behind it was 3 stories taller. However, the two were connected by a 25 feet wide and 60 feet long single story indoor gallery that exited from the bottom floor of the higher building and into the top floor of the lower one. The gallery was at the opposite end from the steeples. The two buildings were flush at that side but at the steeple side they were not so a small garden separated the two wings. Looking down, it resembled the top half of a backwards F without the tail. The next building was like a detached F tail except that it sat about 50 feet from the taller section of the house and it's base was about level with the topmost story so was actually a full story taller than the house. That building was a 100 foot long 25 foot deep loggia with a 50 foot center that was open to the elements through 25 feet high arches supported by ivy covered Corinthian pillars. At each end were large empty rooms for possible entertaining during the colder weather. Huge windows all looked out to the west and south sides of the lake. 100 feet past the loggia and 10 feet higher was a square building. It was wide open inside and housed Bill's vehicles which I would soon learn included a stretch Mercedes limo, a Rolls Phantom, Aston Martin DBS Superleggera, McClaren 650SLC spider and a few others. The entire area was beautifully and thoroughly landscaped. Gardens were formal and lawns perfectly manicured. We could see a number of walkways, trails, smaller private gardens and terraces overlooking the lake on multiple levels. The house had had been built in the mid 1500's as a monastery then transformed into a private residence in the 1864 so the landscaping was well established. There were stairways all over the property due to its completely uneven terrain but a couple of stairways led down to the water's edge. Bill would tell us later that between the landscaping and the house the property had over 5,000 individual steps. There were no beaches and in fact except for the two areas that had access to lake the entire peninsula was a steep rocky incline, virtually impossible to scale without equipment, difficult even with equipment. The outcropping came right up out of the water so that plus concrete and stone buttresses in places deterred trespassers. At one side of the front corner of the house, at the water level a 15 foot tall stone wall came out from rock then angled for 20 feet or so in front of the villa creating a small sheltered cove. I would eventually learn that it provided a grotto type entrance to a protected pool under the rock and part of the house to dock a runabout boat. The entry to the house was protected by a portcullis. The chopper set down just inside the entrance to the property, the entire little peninsula sealed off by a 15 foot tall stone wall with a wrought iron gate for the cobblestone driveway and a small entry when on foot. A servant met us with a large electric cart to transport us and our copious amount of luggage. He also brought large heavy coats as the temperature was easily 45° cooler than Hawaii. As a side note there was a large outdoor swimming pool and grass tennis court out there which made it quite a hike from the villa. As we traveled stone walkways I commented that the garage location seemed inconvenient, particularly in the colt weather. Bill chuckled. "There was a natural tunnel that ran from the villa to the garage that the monks had cleaned up to use for a bolt hole, not unlike most castles the world over. Obviously it had been updated, the floor leveled up, lit and heated. It was still inconvenient but at least comfortable." As we passed the loggia Bill explained that it was built for outdoor entertaining and in one of the enclosed ends was a full kitchen. We entered the top floor of the villa through a pair of 15 feet tall heavy wooden doors in the gothic arch design, also called a bishops hat, that were set dead center of the building. Inside was a large open living room with a curved staircase against the outer wall that went down to the next floor. Most of the rooms that inhabited the top floor were servants quarters. The next floor down was deceiving. Like all other rooms in the villa it had a 20 foot ceiling. But off to the left a was a sequestered private living area that was mine and Tobbi's. A narrower highly polished wooden staircase curled up to another floor nestled between the floor we were on and the very top floor in effect making it a 4th floor although it was only about a quarter of the overall space that the other floor were. That was my and Tobbi' massive bedroom, bathroom and walk-in closets. The rest of the floor were bedrooms and bathrooms. I should note that most open passage ways were arched. The bottom floor was mostly a small living area, kitchen, dining and pantry but also accessed the gallery leading to the next building down. What you couldn't tell from the outside however was a level below that one held a large indoor swimming pool. Being underground it had no windows. We didn't go down there at that time but later we did and it was pretty spectacular. We discovered that there was a private staircase hidden that went up to our living area from there. Doorways off of the gallery led outside to the secluded little garden area between the building and on the other side led to a large terraced lawn with a massive tree in the middle. Like all of the other terraces intricate waist high concrete balustrade's kept people from falling off into the rocks and water some 25 feet below. The only other access to the terrace was on the far end where a graveled trail wound along the steep edge of the peninsula and came out past the loggia closer to the garage area. There were more bedrooms on the top floor of that building, a staircase leading down to the next floor and more bedrooms, a study and the like. The bottom floor was a huge living area that had once been the monastery's chapel and had floor to ceiling gothic arched windows. That building housed a game room, small movie theater, library as well as Bill, Barbara and Theresa's rooms and Luca's bedroom. All in all the Villa had 12 bedrooms, 10 bathrooms, 4 half bathrooms and 2 dozen working fireplaces. The floors was intricate parquet and tile. The furniture, art work, wall tapestries, Statuary were all antique, some hundreds of years old. Inside and out there were stairs everywhere. So, the house was spectacular. There were beautiful views from almost every room in the house. The grounds were more than spectacular with stairs or gravel stairs crisscrossing the entire property. At night artfully placed lighting throughout the gardens made the place look magical. There's more, a whole lot more but that's the gist of it. After we got unpacked and settled in we were introduced to all of the staff then sat down to dinner promptly at 7. Like everything else the meal was delicious. Afterwards we chatted in the chapel living room in front of a roaring fire with real wood. "I'm thinking that the next couple of days need to be orientation days," Bill said. "I'd like to help you get to know the area, how to get around, where to shop and things like that. We need to get you kids into school. Perhaps staying out until the semester ends can be managed. We need to figure out transportation but I will say that the Zurich public transportation system is the 2nd best in the world Toby, I'll take you to your job site. Show you the easiest way to get there, introduce you to the top brass and all that new job stuff. Does that sound alright to you?" That question was put to all of us and we all agreed that it sounded good. "Our first task should be getting you all clothes more suitable to Swiss weather." We all agreed on that. "Next I have a suggestion and that is, start learning Swiss German. English is spoken everywhere in Zurich; street signs and directions are also in English. However Swiss German is the primary language in Switzerland so at least understanding it would be a huge benefit." "Winter sports. Are any of you interested in learning to ski? I have a chateau at Klosters and we can chopper in as opposed to the longer modes of transport. They have excellent ski schools." We were all interested, Barbara especially because she skied as a teen and missed it. "Last is finances so please hear me out. I am treating this situation similar to a step family although I have no intention of parenting you kids. For you Toby it's more like an in-law. I will cover virtually all of the basics, which includes clothing, food and other necessities. I will provide a liberal spending allowance for both of you kids but sorry Toby, you're on your own there," he said with a chuckle. "For the time being I have a fleet of vehicles for you to access although there are some restrictions. The super cars are off limits, at least for the time being. If there are things outside of those parameters we can discuss them. In saying what is next, please understand I am only trying to give perspective, not brag." "According to my administrators I am worth something like 4˝ billion dollars. Not only can I afford all of these things, I enjoy doing it since I do not now nor have I had for many years, family that I can dote on except for Dane but his living elsewhere isn't the same. And not to make it sound like a business transaction, I can also use the tax breaks." Again he chuckled. "So, any thoughts, ideas, fears or concerns?" There were none. Sure there were questions but nothing pressing. "Lastly I am thrilled that you all are here with me but it will come with challenges to all of us, mostly on my end I think. I have ruled the roost so to speak for 40 years and have not had to consider other's needs on a day to day basis. So I'll apologize right now if my dominant personality shines too much. I would request that if problems arise, please let me know and I will do the same. I very much want this to work for all of us. Agreed?" That Bill brought that up and the manner in which he did so warmed my heart. I genuinely liked the man and I wanted it to work as well. <<<<<<<<<< >>>>>>>>> <<<<<<<<<< >>>>>>>>>> <<<<<<<<<< >>>>>>>>>> Please make a monetary contribution to Nifty today https://donate.nifty.org/donate.html