Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2002 02:34:19 -0700 (PDT) From: Caleb Wilson Subject: The Touch This story depicting the relationship between an Adult and a Teenage boy is for you the readers enjoyment. According to UK law there is nothing illegal that takes place in this story between man and boy. However if you live in a part of the world where the law differs from that of the UK. then you must consider the implications before continuing to read on. After reading the story and you wish to comment then please do so to: - cable4uw@yahoo.com The Touch Part I The moment he saw the man emerge from the underground station he targeted him as his prey. "Spare a couple of quid mister? He asked. "Sorry I haven't got any change." "You want a hand job for twenty quid?" The boy said, following the man along the pavement. "I'm not paralysed and for what you're asking I 'd rather do it myself." "How about fifteen?" "No way, now leave me alone." "Please mister how about a fiver then?" the boy begged. The man stopped put his hand into his breast pocket brought out his wallet and taking a five pound note from it gave it to the boy saying, "Here you are now will you leave me alone." The boy grabbed for the money their hands touching momentarily. They stood frozen staring at each other then quickly the man pulled his hand from the boys and walked away. "Thanks mister!" The boy exclaimed. As the man continued ahead of him along the street so he followed at a discreet distance. The boy stopped and watched him as he disappeared into the theatre; then went off to buy some food pleased with his achievement but sorry to lose sight of the man. He couldn't reason why he had followed him after getting the money but just felt the need to be close to him. Now with the man out of his reach a feeling of despair overcame him he shook his head to clear his thoughts and headed for a hot dog stand. At the first stand he bought a hot dog and a cold drink. He then made his way into one of the side streets to fill his stomach and to keep out of the mainstream pedestrian traffic so as not to be too noticeable. After he'd eaten he took a mouthful of his drink, reached into his jeans pocket drew out a squashed packet of cigarettes and a box of matches. He proceeded to light one drawing heavily on it. With his back leaning against the building closing his eyes he slowly slid down to sit on the pavement and enjoy his cigarette. His thoughts went back to the man. With his eyes closed he pictured him and those piercing blue eyes, and the feelings that had coursed through his body when their hands touched so briefly. Unable to get the image of the mans face out of his mind he decided that he would make sure they met again after the man exited the theatre. As the boy sat on the pavement with his thoughts so the man was seated in the theatre trying to keep his mind on the play. His concentration was continuously broken as images of the boys face invaded his mind and thoughts of when their hands had touched. The feelings that had coursed through his body the likes of which he had never experienced before. He shook his head to dispel the thoughts and image, but it was only for an instant before that face was there before him again. Inwardly he smiled gave up on the play closed his eyes and let his minds eye take over as the boys face floated before him. His drink and cigarette finished the boy rose and moved into the main road to resume his begging and propositioning keeping a wary eye out for the law. He managed to beg another couple of pounds and was thinking this was one of his better days, which he'd managed to obtain some money without having to work for it. He'd been keeping an eye on the clock in the square from the time the man had entered the theatre. Now that it was dark and noticing that it was coming toward 10.30pm he knew the crowd would soon be exiting the theatre. The boy made his way towards Leicester Square underground station and waited. He stood on the opposite side of the road from the entrance to the station by the Steak house restaurant and watched. His patience was duly rewarded when he saw the man from earlier making his way towards the station. Just catching sight of him made his heart rate increase and a yearning to be in contact with him again. As soon as he entered the station the boy followed keeping his distance and ending up on the same platform waiting for the train. Still keeping an eye on the man he boarded the same train but in a different carriage watching him through the connecting doors. When he left the train at Southgate the boy followed, but because this time there was no crowd to hide his presence the man observing him stopped and beckoned him over. He approached hesitantly, afraid at what might happen but at the same time wanting to be close to him. When the boy stood before him the man said, "You're pretty hopeless at following people without being noticed. You've been following me from the West End what's the reason?" "Nothing in particular, just thought that as you were kind to me earlier you might be able to put me up for a couple of weeks." "What's your name?" "David." "David so I was good enough to give you some money earlier but that doesn't mean that I'm open to giving you a place to stay." "Besides what gives you the idea that I'm living on my own and have my own premises?" "No wedding ring on your fingers and the clothes you're wearing tell me that you've got money. If you can dress like that then you should have at least a flat of your own." "Very observant, but there is no way that I can take you back to my house. I'm living on my own and letting you stay with me is asking for trouble." "You don't have to worry mister I know all the answers if anyone asks." "You may know all the answers David, but I don't and I am not about to take you home to find out." "Can't you put me up for just one night then, it's a bit late to go back down to the West End on the tube." The Man stared at the boy. "Don't give me that old sob story, since when has it been too late for you to ride the underground you practically live on the trains. But, if it's for one night only come on and don't think you suckered me into anything." The man turned and headed up the escalators with the boy following. "Thanks mister It's real nice of you." "Lose the mister the name is Simon and don't thank me yet, you'll be calling me all sorts of names when I ask you to leave tomorrow." They continued their ascent, at the exit barrier the man showed his pass and went through when he heard the boy behind him call out. "Simon, I haven't got a ticket." Returning to the ticket attendant he paid for the boys fair and they made their way out of the station. Outside they walked in silence for the best part of a mile the boy struggling to keep up with the man before he eventually turned into a gateway. As they walked up the short path to the front door the boy noted by the street lighting the well kept exterior of the house and its residential locality. Opening the front door the man invited the boy inside then led the way to the kitchen. The boy noticing the expensive furniture and carpets in the rooms on his way to the kitchen they like their owner were neat and clean. "David you want something to eat and drink?" the man enquired. "Yeah my guts are rumbling." "Well there's the fridge take a look and help yourself to whatever you want." The boy went towards the fridge lifted his hand to open the door when the man stopped him. "What's the problem?" He held the boy's hand and showed him the state that they were in. The nails were long and black and his hands were covered in dirt. "Before you eat I think you'd better wash your hands over there in the sink I'll be back in a moment." The boy went over to the sink to wash his hands; he could hear Simon moving around upstairs then start to make his way down again. Shortly afterwards Simon entered the kitchen as the boy was drying his hands on paper towels. He handed a pair of nail clippers to David saying, "You better cut those nails before you do some damage with them." The boy grinned took the clippers went over to the sink and started cutting his nails when he was finished he gathered up the clippings and put them in the bin. "Now you can start handling your food." He said, "I'm just going to have a coffee but you can help yourself." David opened the fridge saw some pre-cooked meals and selected one unwrapped it and asked the man if he would warm it for him. Taking the packet Simon put it in the microwave set the timer started it and returned to drinking his coffee. When the food was warmed he took it out and gave it to the boy showing him where the cutlery was so that he could help himself to what he required. David sat opposite the man at the kitchen table and immediately started attacking his food and within a space of five minutes had cleaned his plate. Getting up from the table he made his way to the fridge and picked up a can of coke and returned to the table with it. The boy opened the can was about to drink when Simon stopped him. " David, at the table you use a glass when you're in the street or elsewhere you can drink out of the can, the glasses are over there help yourself to one." David rose went to the sideboard and acquired a glass returned to the table and emptied his coke can into it. When they'd finished their drinks and after clearing everything away the boy took his cigarettes out. Before lighting one up he asked if it was alright for him to smoke. Simon turned to the boy and said, "Okay but stay here." He left David in the kitchen went to his bedroom got a T-shirt and returned with it to the kitchen. "Strip down to your briefs David," he commanded, "And leave your clothes on the floor." "You're joking." "I'm not you stink, when was the last time you had a bath or changed your clothes?" "Had a wash about three days ago can't remember when I changed my clothes." "Well if you want to spend the night you're going to have to clean yourself you're making me itch just looking at you." "Jeez you're so fucking! Polite aren't you." "It's not a question of being polite David it's about pointing out your lack of hygiene stating the obvious will achieve a lot more than niceties will." "The boy was quiet he extinguished his cigarette and proceeded to strip. When he finished he stood before the man only in his briefs, which were supposed to be white but were anything but. The man gazed at the boy he was approximately 4' 11" in height, very slim, his hair which was dirty could be anything from light brown to fair he would only know after it had been washed and dried. His face was what drew your eyes to it everything was so well formed Simon thought that when washed this boy would be very good-looking no, beautiful. His body was hairless and at the moment was smelling of stale sweat. Tearing his gaze from the boy's face he turned and asked the boy to follow him and led the way upstairs to the bathroom. Inside he showed David how to operate the shower then told him there was a spare toothbrush and towel that he could use. Handing him the T-shirt he said, "You can wear this after you've finished and cut your toe nails as well the clippers are on the shelf there." Simon turned to leave the room when the boy stopped him by saying, "Aren't you going to make sure I wash properly?" "David I'm sure you can make a good job of it without my supervision." "Your shit scared of being in here with me starkers aren't you?" "If you must know yes, as far as I'm concerned your jail bait." "Only if the law was to find out and who's to tell them." "You, at the first time we fall out and you want to get even but in any case I'm not into child sex." "I'm not a fucking child." "As far as I'm concerned you look like a child and unless you can prove otherwise that's good enough for me." The boy removed his briefs and stepped into the shower. Turning around he exposed a four-inch erection surrounded by a few wispy hairs and said. "A child doesn't have something like this does he?" "Are you some kind of fool David, do you always lay your trust in people who happen to give you some money and put yourself at their mercy. You have no idea who or what kind of person I am and have allowed yourself to be led to my house. I could sexually abuse you, kill you, dispose of your body, and no one would be any the wiser now tell me is what your doing the act of a responsible adult." The boy's erection subsided as he heard the man's words. He hung his head and mumbled, "You just seemed different from the rest there was something about you that made me want to follow you." "Thank you for putting your trust in me David luckily I'm not about to dispose of you that means I still have to go and get your bed ready. So you carry on with your shower and I'll attend to your bed." Leaving the boy to bathe Simon left the bathroom and went to the one of the spare bedrooms to make it ready. He'd finished making the boy's bed and had returned to the kitchen for another cup of coffee. In the process of making it the boy walked in clad in the T-shirt that Simon had given him. It reached to below his knees and the sleeves came down to nearly his wrists. The boy walked over to Simon and asked "Where are my clothes I can put these with them he said holding out his briefs?" He led the boy over to the pedal bin and lifting the lid showed him where his clothes were. "Why'd you dump my clothes in the bin and what am I going to wear?" "You can wear what your wearing at the moment till I go and get you some new clothes tomorrow morning, those that you were wearing were only fit for the bin. The money and your cigarettes and matches are on the kitchen table." "I thought you were going to ask me to leave in the morning." "I am, but I can send you away with some decent clothes on your back or, if you wanted, I could take you home." "No thanks Simon I'll have the clothes but I don't fancy going home." "David it's nearly 1.00am I think we had better discuss this in the morning." "Okay which is my bedroom?" "Come on I'll show you." And led the way upstairs. Leading the boy into the room Simon stood by the door as he watched him climb into the bed saying, "Goodnight." He put the light out and left to go down to the kitchen and finish his coffee. Sipping his coffee and deep in thought as to why he'd decided to put the boy up for the night Simon didn't notice David standing in the doorway until he heard the voice say. "I love you." The man swung his head around to the source of the voice. "Why me?" he enquired, "You haven't the faintest idea of anything about me we haven't even been in any physical contact and yet you say you love me do you know the meaning of the word." "I know what love is, I maybe young but I know what it is and what it's like to be without it." Simon stood up walked over to the boy. "David, how can you be so sure that you love me or is this just another ruse so that I'd be suckered into letting you stay a bit longer." "Simon you don't have to let me stay any longer than you want me too but that doesn't change how I feel about you. From the moment I saw you and touched your hand I knew that I wanted to be with you. And don't say that I'm too young to know and all that bullshit, you're not much older than I am. I know what I'm talking about I'm not talking from my Dick or my pocket I'm talking from what I feel in my chest and head what I feel is I want you. Don't you feel anything towards me Simon if you say no then I will go later today if you want me to." "You've put me in a no win situation David." "What do you mean?" "If I say I like you then I can't really send you away later today and if I say I don't feel any attraction to you I would be lying and when you left might never see you again." "You see David, after I gave you that money I was thinking about you and was hoping I'd see you when I came out of the theatre. I was keeping an eye open for you and saw you standing by the restaurant but didn't let on that I'd seen you. So I suppose it's yes I do like you but that's as far as it goes so don't start getting any ideas. "Can I stay a bit longer then Simon?" "There you go you see what I mean now you've got both feet in the door." "What the shit are you talking about?" "I told you that if I said I liked you I'd get stuck with you, now you want to stay longer." "Balls if it's that much of a burden having me longer than one day I'll fuck-off later on today then you can have your fucking privacy." "The man lifted the boy into his arms saying, "David I'm sorry for having said that I was only trying to conceal my feelings towards you. Truthfully I don't mind having my privacy invaded by you. I'm only moaning to make it sound that you're a pain but underneath I'm overjoyed that you want to stay. I didn't want to show you how really pleased I was and when you asked me if I could put you up I nearly hugged you. But pretended that I was indifferent to your request so I'm sorry for not being honest with you will you forgive me." "The boy smiled and said, "I knew I was right I sensed it when you gave me the fiver and our hands touched I'd never felt anything like it before, okay you're forgiven if you forgive my language and on one other condition." "Now what?" "You let me sleep with you." "Oh Sheesh! Okay David but as you said on one condition." "What?" "No funny business just sleep, otherwise its back to your own bed." The boy leaned forward and brought their lips together in a gentle kiss. Then looking at the man said, "No funny business Simon I promise." After finishing his coffee and with the boy still in his arms Simon carried the boy to his bedroom and dumped him on the bed. "Get under the covers I'm going to wash and change see you in a bit." A few minutes later Simon appeared in his night shorts, the boy sitting up in bed studied the man before him. His hair was much the same colour as his own maybe a shade lighter. He was tall he couldn't be sure how tall but remembered that when standing next to him the top of his head was well short of Simons shoulders. The man was slim but not skinny and his complexion was very slightly tanned. The odd feature being his pale blue eyes. The boy had noticed them when he was handed the fiver in the city and had never seen a man with eyes that were so light blue nearly grey and piercing. Simon made his way over to the bed got in and stretched his frame to its full extent. The boy slid down beside him and wrapped an arm and a leg around the man's torso. Simon turned his head to look at the boy. "Making yourself comfortable?" he enquired. "Yeah only thing was I hoped you slept in the nude." "You don't hold back at all do you and you're pushy with it?" "The boy snuggled closer into the man "When you live on the streets you can't afford not to be he said." The man stretched his hand out switched out the light and said, "Goodnight David." He felt the boy stir beside him and because he was temporarily blinded could not see what he was doing. Suddenly he felt the boy's lips on his giving him a fleeting kiss then the boy saying, "I normally say goodnight to someone I love with a kiss." Simon smiled in the dark wrapped an arm around the boy found his lips and returned the kiss. Then lay back with the boy lying in his arms. He luxuriated in the pleasure he got from feeling the small lithe body next to his. The smoothness of the skin the smell of the boy now freshly washed. The rise and fall of his chest in rhythm with his breathing, and the gentle breath he could feel blowing on his body. "What you thinking." "Jesus! David don't you ever sleep." "Yes, but what are you thinking?" "What am I doing in bed with a boy in my arms I don't even know how old he is and at the same time trying terribly hard not to get an erection." "Fourteen and a few months and you can get an erection I won't touch it I promised." "Well I thought you were younger and there is an old saying a standing cock has no conscience so it's best not to let it stand." "Do you like them younger?" "David you've got a mind like a sewer I have never had any sexual involvement with children under the legal age or over for that matter. That's why I said No funny business and I meant it." "I'm sorry for saying that Simon but when you live on the streets you have to expect anything." "Then why did you say that I was different?" "You are but I could have been wrong now you have just proved me right." He leant over and kissed the man on the lips again, "Sorry Simon." "It's okay now go to sleep we'll talk in the morning." "Will you do me a favour?" "What now?" "Rub my back please." "Oh Jeez! Now I'm a bloody nanny okay." The boy rolled over onto his stomach and waited for his back to be rubbed. Simon laid the palm of his hand on the boy's back and began to gently rub in circular motions enjoying the feel of the boy's body under his hand and the pleasure it brought. After about a couple of minutes the boy mumbled, "A little higher." Then fell silent. Shortly after Simon could tell by the boy's breathing that he slept so stopped the rubbing and lay on his side as close as he dared to the boy. Now that his eyes were accustomed to the dark he lay gazing at David and the first stirring in his loins began. He quickly turned over with his back to the boy hoping this would help stop the beginnings of his erection when an arm and a leg were thrown over his body and the boy snuggled close into him. He moaned and gave up and let nature take its course as his penis stretched itself to its full state of arousal. When David woke he found himself alone in the bed. Rubbing the sleep from his eyes he made his way to the toilet to relieve himself then made his way downstairs to find Simon. The kitchen was devoid of human habitation as was the rest of the house but there was a note on the fridge door. The note from Simon told the boy to help himself to breakfast and that he would be back as soon as he had purchased the necessary items of clothing that were required. David crumpled the note threw it in the bin then made his breakfast. After he had satisfied his hunger he went into the sitting room looked around and found the remote control for the television. Sitting down he switched on the box switching channels till he found what he liked and settled down to watch till Simon returned. Two hours later he heard the front door open and close. Getting up he hurried out to the passageway to see Simon with half a dozen shopping bags. "Hi David have you had your breakfast?" "Yep ages ago, been waiting for you. Can you put those bags down for a bit?" "Okay!" the man said lowering the bags to the floor. The boy walked forward jumped and wrapped his arms around Simon's neck pulling himself up level with his face. The man automatically enveloped the boy in his arms to support him. Leaning forward David brought his lips to softly kiss those of Simon's then leaning back said, "Thanks for the clothes." "You're more then welcome and if I knew I was going to be thanked in such a pleasant manner I would have bought you more." "Now get down, and have you washed yet?" No Simon, I was waiting for you so I could shower then get straight into my new clothes." The boy said dropping to the floor. "Right give me a hand to take these clothes upstairs then you can choose what you're going to wear after you shower. Upstairs Simon told the boy that while he showered and changed he was going to grab a cup of tea. "How about scrubbing my back I can't reach around there." "God you're persistent, there's a long handled brush that you can use so you don't need me to do it." "Please Simon I promise no funny business." "I must need my head examining agreeing to this okay but that's it just your back." "Yeah thanks Simon." He waited while the boy got into the shower trying not to notice his naked form. Then as soon as he could he proceeded to scrub the boys back then put the soap down and made to exit the room. "That was bloody quick, what's the hurry?" "I need a cup of tea that's the hurry." "Balls, you're scared I'm going to try something aren't you?" "Yes you don't know how scared. It's alright for you if anything goes wrong you get to go to a home or even sent back to your parents. I get to go to jail." "I'm sorry Simon I didn't think, like I said last night I love you and I would never want to see you go to jail because of me." "David it's very hard for me to understand you keep saying you love me as I said before I'm very flattered but how can you be so sure?" "When I first saw you come out of the underground station then when you gave me the fiver and our hands touched I just felt it way down into my bones. I had this tingling sensation right through my body. It's so hard to describe like I kinda wanted to grab and just hug you and not let go. I didn't want to be separated from you I just wanted you near all the time. That's why I waited to see you again Simon. I've never done that before I've never allowed myself to get friendly with any of the men I've been with but with you it was different. Although I hadn't done anything with you I just wanted to see you again and be with you. Why I can't tell you why, I just had this urge to be with you and followed my feelings." "Finish your shower David then come down we'll talk and see what can be done." Simon left the boy and made his way to the kitchen made his tea then took it into the sitting room to wait for David to appear. Washed and dressed the boy walked into the sitting room to see Simon waiting for him in one of the armchairs. He made his way over to him sat in his lap and leant against his body. "Thanks again for the clothes I didn't realise how many changes you'd bought they were worth more than just one kiss." "One kiss was adequate David I see you've made yourself comfortable so let's discuss what we're going to do." "Do what Simon?" "About your future you did say you wanted to stay here didn't you." "You know I did." "So firstly if you're going to stay here you've got to understand David that if we have any sexual contact before you reach the age of sixteen I would most probably end up inside." "Balls! How will anybody know?" "David they'll know somehow these things come out and rightfully the adult always gets put away. So you know that I'm homosexual and yes I do have the urge to be sexually active with you but that's all it has to be just an urge. So you'll have to help as well David by not putting too much pressure on me can you do that." The boy turned in the man's lap lifted himself up and pecked Simon on the lips. "I would never do anything to hurt you or anything that would bring harm to you David but kissing you is okay isn't it?" "Yes very okay as long as it stays at that." "David if you're going to stay here you will have to go to school and I can't register you as I haven't any proof of legal guardianship. I don't earn enough money to get you private tuition so it looks like we're stuck at the first hurdle." "What if my mother came here and had me registered." "You're joking aren't you?" "No I phone my mother about once a fortnight to let her know that I'm ok." "Then why don't you go home David?" "Stepfather and his beloved son. My stepfather hates my guts because he caught his son and I having a wank in his son's bedroom. Brian who is three years older than me told his father I had suggested it and of course his father believed him. From that day on I was forever on the receiving end of his tongue and at times his hand. He had also told my mother that I was a bad influence on his son and wanted us kept apart which suited me, didn't think much of that creep. Anyway when it got really bad I took off and ended up on the streets, well not on the streets but a squat in Warren Street area doing what I had to do to survive. My mum knows what the score is now but since she's still has the baby to look after she can't really leave him. If I ask her to come here on a particular date and I'm sure she will she can go about getting me registered in a school." "David, are you sure your mother won't get into trouble with your stepfather doing this for you." "He won't even know I'll tell my mother not to inform him and even if he did find out I'm sure he wouldn't care as long as it gets me out of his life and away from him and his precious son." "All right David the first thing we'll have to do is get hold of the local Education Authorities phone number give it to your mother and get her to make an appointment. Then she'll know what day she will have to attend the meeting. Now you better phone your mother and find out if she is agreeable to do what we want then we can proceed with our plan." "Okay Simon" The boy replied going to the phone and began dialling his home number. "Hi Mum how are you?" "I'm fine Mum I need you to do me a favour it requires you coming to North London and getting me registered in a school." "I'm staying with a man his name is Simon." "Mum if he were dangerous would I be phoning you now and telling you where I am." "Yes he put me up last night and I've sort of got him to let me stay but he's very nervous about it. So will you do what I asked so that I can go to school and live with Simon?" You know what will happen if I come home and you'll only be unhappy again seeing him hitting me." "Mum you know why so don't pretend you don't know, I like to have sex with other males you know it he knows it and so does his son and that's the problem your husband can't accept it." Okay I'll let you speak to Simon then you can give us an answer." "Simon, my Mum wants to have a word with you." The boy said handing the phone to him. The man took the phone asking David, "What's your mothers surname?" "Mrs. Jenkins." "Hello Mrs. Jenkins this is Mr. Trelawny speaking." "It was my pleasure and he was no trouble." "David asked me to let him stay so I pointed out the obstacles to him staying. So he suggested to me that you might be able to help him if you have no objections and don't get into any trouble." "I'm sure he'll be delighted that you'll help. As soon as I've got the local Education Authorities phone number we'll give it to you, and then you can set up the appointment. "I should have the number within a few minutes time and will let David phone you back with it. I'll hand you back to him, bye for now Mrs. Jenkins." David took the phone "Thanks Mum I heard I was standing right next to Simon." "You don't have to worry Mum if you must know he won't touch me sexually not till I'm of legal age and I have to consent to it even though I've already tried to get him into it." "I know I'm lucky Mum you don't have to tell me and now in future you don't have to worry about me living rough." Okay as soon as Simon has the number I'll phone you." "Bye Mum Love you." The boy put the phone down and turned to the man who was standing beside him and wrapped his arms around his waist. Simon untangled the boys arms from around his waist took the boys hand and led him over to the settee and sat down with David sitting beside him. "Before we get carried away David there is one thing we have to discuss. The possibility of your mother failing to get you registered in this borough. If that does happen I want you to return home" "No." "Hear me out will you." "Okay." "I know it will be hard for you but what if I could get your parents to let you come here every Friday evening and I can drive you back Sunday night during school term and when school's out you can spend your holidays with me." "I don't want to think about that Simon not yet please, just lets get the phone number and give it to my mother and let her do her bit first." "Okay David we'll drop it for the time being but give it some thought in the meantime." The boy leaned forward and kissed the man lightly on the lips, "I don't want to think about being away from you not now not in the meantime not ever." The man sat gazing at the boy. "What." "Nothing." "Then why are you staring at me like that?" "Because I love you." The boy's face lit up in a huge grin "You really mean that Simon." "Yes I do now lets go and find that telephone number for your mother." Half an a hour later after David had spoken to his mother and given her the phone number he lit up another cigarette sat down in Simons lap and drew heavily on it before exhaling. "How many coffin nails have you smoked today David?" "This is the sixth." "I thought so." "What do you mean I thought so?" "When I came home this morning and you greeted me I smelt your breath then and even tasted the cigarette when you kissed me." "It's not that bad is it?" "Not for me I used to smoke till last year but decided to give it up." "Why." "Because I've been listening to all the various doctors on the Telly and newspapers telling us what it can do to you." "So you want me to give up smoking?" "No you have to want to give up smoking not me." "Okay then I'll throw the rest of these in the bin and start as of now." "David please, do it because you want to not because of me." "I want to give it up honestly now can we talk about something else." "Seeing that you're dressed we can go out and do some shopping for groceries and then later have something to eat." "Do we have to go it's really nice sitting here like this it feels so warm and comfy?" "I know but it won't be so comfy when your starving so stir your stumps and lets go." "Can't we just order some food from a take-away?" The man rose dumped the boy off his lap onto the settee and said. "If you want to stay at home its okay I'll do the shopping on my own." As he made his way to the front door. The boy jumped up ran after the man shouting "Simon wait for me I'm coming as well." And soon caught him at the front door. "You wouldn't really have gone without me would you Simon?" Before opening the front door the man stopped and gazed at the boy. Reaching out he pulled the boy to him then lifted him into his arms. "I was just having you on David I want you by my side as much as possible so much so that you might just get fed up with me." "Not in a million years Simon." Then leaning forward brought their lips together in a gentle kiss. "If we carry on like this David we'll never get any shopping done now get down and lets go before you start something else." The boy jumped down saying, "I promised you no funny business Simon and I'll keep my promise." Outside Simon led the way round to the garage and on opening the door David saw a black Y Reg. BMW. "Why were you walking from the tube station last night when you have this?" he asked. "You try finding somewhere to park around there it's absolutely impossible it's easier to leave this at home and walk it." They both got in buckled up and were on their way. Not returning home till four hours later fully stocked up with groceries a few more clothes for the boy and their stomachs full from an afternoon meal. Inside after putting the clothes and supplies away they retreated to the sitting room with David making sure he sat in Simon's lap. "Bloody hell! David if you continue to sit on my lap all the time I'm going to have a permanent erection." "Oh! I'm sorry I'll get up." Before the boy could move Simon wrapped his arms around him and held him close saying; "You don't have to believe everything I say David, I enjoy having you sitting on my lap." "You mean to say I don't have any effect on you not even a little bit of hardness?" The man tilted the boy's head up and gave him a quick peck on the lips. "The feelings you arouse in me are not mainly in my loins David but here in my breast. The emotions running through my body at the moment are indescribable and also give me immense pleasure. I feel absolutely content to have you just sitting here in my lap with my arms around you and to feel your body pressed into mine." "Yeah well now you know why I didn't want to move before we went out." "I knew but we can't always have everything are own way all the time David." "Simon." "Uh huh." "Will you still love me when I'm older?" "It's not a question of me loving you when you're older what will you think of me? By the time you're sixteen I'll be nearly twenty eight." "The boy swiveled in the man's lap drew his face level with the Simon's and kissed him softly on the lips, "I love you now and always will, but will you love me when I'm grown-up." Simon gazed into the boy's eyes took his face between his hands and returned the kiss saying, "David when our hands first touched I knew then that I'd met someone very special. The sensations I felt at that initial contact were out of this world and I couldn't get you off my mind all the time I was in the theatre. I will love you David, as long as there is breadth in my body does that answer your question. To Be Continued cable4uw@yahoo.com