Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2011 16:57:27 GMT From: "tedmack@juno.com" Subject: The Wager- chapter 1 This story is protected by copyright laws! It is intended for adults only! The Wager Chapter 1 The traffic along Fifth Avenue was Jammed! Frustrated motorists were honking their horns and reving their engines. Along the sidewalk the throngs were hustling and bustling along with pedestrians barely avoiding each other as only New Yorkers were able to do. Small little Freddy- disheveled dirty and hungry- was fighting his way uptown in search of a source of food when he saw a cop approaching from the opposite direction. He quickly darted into the nearest store only to realize it was a jewelry store and they would not let his filthy, stinking eleven year old body inside. He tried to hide in the alcove and was relieved to see the policeman pass by without noticing him. His relief was short lived however, when he felt two hands grab him by the shoulders and hold him tight. "Freddy, I've been looking all over for you. You had us worried sick." exclaimed the man holding him. The look Freddy gave the man back was not a friendly one. "Let me go Daniel Johnson! I don't want to see you. You left me- deserted me and left me stranded! I could have died you know. You never even called, you rat! I couldn't pay the rent. Everyone was asking where you were and the that cop and Social Services came and dragged me away. They took me to a home in Brooklyn where they watched me like a hawk- even at school! and the big kids kept beating me and little Joey up. I finally snuck out through a bathroom window at school and made it to the subway station and got away and---" Suddenly Sammy was crying and sobbing on Dan's shoulder. Then he pulled away. "Let me go you- let me go!" Dan pulled the sobbing boy back into him and said quietly, "Take it easy Freddy. Everything is going to be all right. They arrested me and took me to jail. When I Finally got to a phone I tried calling you but you never answered it. I told my lawyer to call you but- That bastard! He must have called Social Services! I'll kill him." Dan got down on his knees before the boy and looked him in the eye but Freddy only looked away." Look, give me another chance- O.K.? I have a good deal going and I want you to be included so- - -" ""So you can be arrested and go away again. It's been six months you know!" "I know, I know- but believe me this deal is perfectly legal. No cops involved. It includes all the food you can eat and a nice place to live. Believe me- - -" "Why should I believe you?" "Look just give it a chance. I know your hungry. When was the last time you ate?" "Yesterday morning. I got something out of the trash. O.K. I'll go for now but you gotta promise me that I can leave any time I want to." "You have my word buddy, but I think you are going to like this one. In fact I am sure you are. Let's go." Dan steered Sammy over to the curb. Then he held out his hand and a black limo pulled up. He opened the rear door and motioned for Freddy to get in. "Wow! what is this. We aren't working for gangsters are we?" "No way," Dan relied. This is all legit. I told you your going to like this one. O. K. Rodney we can go now and don't mind the stink. We'll get this one washed up as soon as we can." When they were both in and buckled up Rodney took off. Dan reached out and pulled a soda out of the fridge. Then he grabbed a small bag of pretzels. "Here, chew on this for now. We'll get you some real food when we get to the hotel." "Hotel!" Freddy exclaimed. "We're goin' to a hotel?" "Yes sirree buddy. From here on in- if we don't blow it- we're going to live like kings. I'll explain more when we get to our rooms." Then in a low tone he added, "We can't talk here- O.K.?' "I getcha." Freddy whispered back winking at the same time. In no time flat they were at the hotel. A door man opened the car door impressing Freddy even further. Dan steered them quickly through the lobby and into the crowded elevator. He realized too late he should have waited for an empty one. The look and smell of Freddy' was turning the other occupants off. In fact at the first stop everyone but Dan and Freddy quickly got out- a few of the passengers even holding their noses. Dan mumbled something about "Kids these days" to the departing passengers. When they were gone he added, "Now we have the car to ourselves." They got off at the top floor. In the hallway there were only two rooms. Dan led them to the one on the left. He slid his key card through the slot and they went in. "Wow!" Freddy exclaimed. We're living here?" "No way," Dan replied. This is only a way station. As soon as we clean up and get ready we are going to our new home. It will be even better. Just you wait." Freddy turned and said, "O.K. Tell me what's going on." "I'll get started while your getting ready for your shower. While your in there I'll call down and get you some new clothes." "Aren't you going to shower with me? Don't you love me any more?' "I love you so much that I have been frantically combing Manhattan for you for three weeks you little bugger! Now get on the bed and we'll get these stinky clothes off while I begin to explain. O.K., first things first. We're being employed by a Mr. Jacob Vanderkill the second." "You mean THE Jacob Vanderkill- the billionaire? "Well if you include everything it's more like the trillions- but yes, that's the man." "Oh." "Anyway, to go on, you see Mr. Vanderkill has a brother James and a sister named Adelia. It seems that Mr. Jacob and his spinster sister . . ." "What's a spinster?" "She is not married and is getting on in years. Anyway it seems that they are upset the brother James is what they call a "snob" and his wife they tell me is even worse. The believe in "hobnobbing" only with the elite- the upper crust and that all of us "plebes' are made by God to bow down to them and serve them, so Jacob has made a friendly bet with his sister that he can take a guy off the street and fool their brother and sister-in-law and pass him off as a highly refined gentleman. So as they were releasing me from Jail not knowing how I was going to live or eat and worried like hell about you I was met by this highly polished gentleman and invited to dine. I had no idea who he was or whether I should be worried or not but being hungry, I went with the man. He took me to a pizza joint and over some slices and a coke he told me who he was and that he had checked me out. At first I thought he was putting me on but he showed me some identification and since he was paying for the meal I took him at his word. I told him about you and that I was worried about where you were and he agreed that my having a son seemed like a good idea and that he would be glad to check you out. He found your social worker- and boy did he work her over the coals- and he found out that you were missing and we've been looking for you ever since." Then Dan reached down and took off Freddy's shoes and threw them in the waste bucket.' "Hey! those are my shoes.!" Freddy yelled. "No anymore their not!" Dan relied. "We'll get you new ones. Now lift up you arms and we'll get that filthy shirt off." That too went into the rubbish. "What am I supposed to do- run around naked!" That's not a bad idea," Dan replied, "but don't worry we're gonna have new clothes here for you by the time you get out of the shower. By the way, are you still ticklish?" "NO!" Freddy yelled but he couldn't avoid the tickle attack. Dan let the laughing boy go. As Freddy collapsed on the bed Dan undid the button on the boy's pants, unzipped them and pulled them down. Now the boy was in front of him in all his glory! Freddy did a little "bump" pushing his mid section forward, grabbed his penis and said, "want some?" "You bet," Dan replied- but after you shower." and he slapped the boy's rear end. "Oh, nice!" he added as Freddy ran to the bathroom. As soon as he heard the shower start to run he grabbed the phone. First he rang up the Men's store in the hotel lobby and explained that the airline had lost his son's luggage and that he had been wearing the same clothes in flight since yesterday and that they need something informal for the boy to wear ASAP! After giving Freddy's sizes he hung up. Next he called room service and ordered some food. Ravioli was on special and he knew that Freddy would love that. No sooner had he hung up the house phone than his cell phone rang. He looked at it and saw that it was Mr. Vanderkill. "Hello sir. I'm glad you called. Yes, I found him. He's here cleaning up now. I know that you have been worried. Thank you for your concern. Yes, he seems to be fine. A little shell shocked and very hungry, but fine. Yes sir, we can be ready by then. About an hour and a half. We'll get him fed and watered and then we'll go down to the men's shop and see about getting him properly dressed. See you then. Good bye." As he was hanging up there was a knock on the door. He opened it to get the delivery from the men's shop. He signed for it adding a nice gratuity and closed the door. He laid the new shirt and designer shorts on the bed putting the new shoes and socks on the floor. Just as he finished up Freddy came strolling naked from the bathroom. "There was only one toothbrush so I used yours. Whoa- is that for me? Way cool." Yes sirree buddy- it's all for my special boy. You like?" "Well yeah! For that I have something special for you." Freddy said holding his penis in his hand. Dan knelt down and took the boy's rod in his mouth. Wetting it down he slowly began pumping in and out. Freddy let out a sigh as Dan continued to pleasure him. As Freddie came to his dry little climax Dan let go. Freddie almost collapsed into his arms. Dan Kissed one of Freddy's nipples and then the other. He then worked his way up to the boy's neck. Soon their lips met in a wet and passionate kiss. "I missed you so much." He said. " I thought I was going to lose you. It would have nearly killed me. I'm so sorry. We have to make sure it doesn't happen again. Come on. Let's get you dressed and fed and watered. And I'll tell you more of what's going on." As Dan was dressing the boy he continued to explain what was going to happen." For your part you will be getting a tutor who will bring you up to speed You've always been smart and before your parents dies they raised you well so that shouldn't be a big problem. Beginning next year you'll be going to a very exclusive private school." "Really! No more public school, that's great?" "That's right! Only the best for my boy. The thing is that brother James has a really snooty son named Daniel- actually it's James Daniel- but they call him Daniel- and always by his full name. No nicknames for their precious Daniel. It's Daniel you will have to fool and he's going to be tricky. We have almost two months to prepare. The bet starts on Christmas Eve and runs for six months. We are being provided with a house and servants for this period. The deal is if we get away with it and pass muster until June 24th we get to keep the house and the servants and I'll be provided with a good job that pays well and you get to continue at the private school until you graduate and if you get good grades maybe even college. " "And if we fail?" "We get paid off and I still get a chance at a good job- but we don't get to keep the house- and believe me the house is a mansion! Now I know that you were raised to speak proper English and you can put on that spiffy talk. I've heard you so that part shouldn't be a problem. Mr. Vanderkill will explain the rest when he gets here. Now let's go eat." "When they were through Dan took them down to the lobby to the men's shop to buy Freddy a suit.He explained that they didn't have time to get one taylor made as they were going to a social gathering that evening and hoped that they would have something that would fit the boy off the rack. They managed to find a nice blue suit that matched Dan's. After purchasing a dress shirt and tie they had Freddy dress right there. He left the shop looking "real spiffy." They returned to the room ready to meet Mr. Vanderkill who arrived right on time. When introduced Freddy held out his hand like a real gentleman and said in his best voice, "I am very happy to meet you sir." Mr. Vanderkill explained that they were to masquerade as real father and son. He hinted that he suspected what their real relationship was and said that there was nothing to worry about. Both his great grandfather and his grand father were rumored to be "boy lovers" and if that was the case here he would certainly not be judge mental. "If that is the case, however, it is best we keep it under the table. Now as to you Frederic Burke, your past has been legally obliterated. The courts have sealed all your records. Daniel is now legally your father and we have birth certificates to prove it. You Daniel are now officially Jonathon P. Throckmorton and you Frederic are, Unfortunately, Jonathon P. Throckmorton the second. Sorry about that but we had to find some real names that matched with Buffalo which is where you are from according to your birth certificates so in addition to your school work you are both going to have to learn a lot about Buffalo. Your mother was killed in a plane crash. She was running away with her boyfriend. Frederic we will say that you don't know about that. My nephew may find out about it and bring it up. If he does you should just say that you do know about it but you don't want to talk about it. That should cover that. I have friends there to back this story up but we may have to fly you up there for a while to familiarize you with the area. Freddy, or should I say, Johny, do you have any questions?" Yes, sir. I have one. I had a good friend at the home in Brooklyn. He is only;y seven and they treated him very badly. I was wondering if . . . ' "Oh yes, you mean your friend joey. He has asked about you. When my investigator found out what was going on at the home we had Joseph removed. I assume that you are worried about him." "Yes sir, I am. Is there any way I can get to see him?" " What I think we can do since we have taken a liking to your little friend ourselves is, if it is all right with your father we can have him live with you two in one way or another. We can say that he is the son of one of the servants- or"- and then he paused- " we can say he is your cousin and his mother is ill so your dad is taking care of him. That is if it's all Right with your- oof" That last came as Freddie- now Johny- forgot all decorum and ran over and hugged Mr. Vanderkill. "I'll take that as a yes." said Mr. Vanderkill. "Oh thank you, thank you, thank you!" shouted the boy. "I was so worried about Him!" "Is that all right with you Mr. Throckmorton?" "I don't think that I have much say in the matter." laughed Jonathon P. Throckmorton. "All right then we will have him delivered to the house tomorrow afternoon. I'll meet you there then. Have Rodney take you to the house as soon as you are ready. You two get settled in and I'll be there in the afternoon. David, the butler will show you around. He has been with us for years and of all the servants he is the only one who is in on this. He is also betting on you- sight unseen so he has a vested interest in seeing you succeed. If you need any advice talk to him- in private mind you. Good day. It was nice meeting you young man. You have lived up to your billing." Fifteen minutes later Fred and Dan- Now jonathon and Johny- were on their way to their new home.