Date: Mon, 6 Nov 2006 19:41:22 EST From: adama1416@aol.com Subject: Tyler's Football Coach 6 Tyler's Football Coach Fiction By L. Ray part 6 This story is pure fiction. None of the persons portrayed in this story nor any of the events are real. However, this story contains graphic depictations of adult males and boys engaging in sexual activity. If this type of material is illegal in your country, state, province or local community, please leave now. If you are under the legal age of consent for your state, province or geographical community, please leave now. This is a work of fiction, and condoms are not used in a perfect world, but we don't live in a fictional perfect world so please play safe, when you play, wear a condom! Please support NIFTY so that they can continue to provide this great site for all our reading pleasure. If you wish, please feel free to let me know what you think of my work. Address all comments to adama1416@aol.com. All email is read and serious emails will be answered, while all flamers will happily be sent to Deletsville! Part 6 Tyler was extremely excited. His Birthday was coming in a few days and he would be twelve. He wanted to have a party, but he didn't know if Jess would go along with the idea or not because the Saturday of his birthday was also a game day for the team. He decided that he wouldn't say anything to Jess about it, because he knew that everyone would be too tired to do anything after the game. School was a bit of a blur the next day, nothing unusual happened, and football practice that afternoon wasn't much different than school had been. There were the usual tackles and blocks, drills to run and the whole team was really looking forward to the game on Saturday, because if they won it would mean the league playoffs. They had the best record in their league with only one loss out of ten games. The boys were excited about ending their regular season with another big victory and with encouragement from Jess and Chuck, they practiced like they were playing the game already. By the end of practice, they were all ready for showers. Practice uniforms were saturated with sweat, dirt and grass stains, and every boy on the team was beat. They walked to the locker room this time, instead of their usual run, with the coaches picking up stray gear here and there on the field as they too walked to the locker room. Inside, most of the boys were already peeling off their clothes and heading for the showers as Jess and Chuck entered. They tossed t shirts and other items to this boy or that as they made their way through to the office where they put the footballs away and sat down to relax for a bit. "What have you got planned for Saturday after the game?" Jess asked Chuck. "Nothing really, I thought we'd rent some movies and stay home, my nephew is coming in to stay with us for a while." "Well, forget the movies, and you guys come to dinner with Tyler and me. Saturday is Tyler's birthday and I thought we would have a dinner/party to celebrate." "Oh ok, but is it ok if I bring my nephew too, I mean he's older, just turned sixteen, but I'll pay for his dinner if it's ok to bring him." "Nonsense, I'm inviting the whole team, so one more isn't going to be a problem at all. But not a word to Tyler, or David either, just in case." "Sure thing. Now all I have to do is figure out what to get him?" They both laughed as they got up to go check on the boys. As they got into the locker room, Jess heard a humming sound and laughter coming from the back corner by the trainer's room. As they rounded the corner, there was Tyler, David, and another boy, all butt naked, in the whirlpool, enjoying the warmth as well as the churning action of the water jets. They were also taking turns ducking under the water and then bobbing back up, spitting water at one another, which was what seemed to be causing the unbridled laughter. "What do you guys think you're doing?" Jess barked, trying to suppress his own amusement at their antics. All three boys jumped, knowing that they had been caught. The third boy ducked under the water in an effort to hide, but Jess reached into the tank and pulled him back to the surface. Supporting himself on his elbows on the rim of the tank, Jess looked at his three wayward boys. "You guys know that this equipment is for the High School Team, not us. Who gave you permission to use the whirlpool?" The boys looked at one another, then at Chuck, and then back to Jess. All three looked as though they may cry at any second and, realizing that he had better do something quickly, Jess smiled broadly. "Ok guys, haul out of there and get your showers so we can get out of here." As the three boys climbed out of the whirlpool, they dripped and slid all over the floor as they made their way to the showers. Chuck couldn't resist the opportunity and reached out, swatting David on his bare wet ass as he passed him, to which David let out a high pitched yelp. The boys quickly showered while Jess and Chuck turned off the jets and heater on the tank and headed over to the shower area to hurry the boys up. "You know, they actually had a pretty good idea there Jess. It would have been good to enjoy the tub with Tyler and David." "You're right, but I don't think we should involve Barry though." "Of course, you're right about that. And that worries me about having my nephew Josh at the house for the next couple of weeks. I don't know if his dad has done anything with him or not, and I'm not sure how to approach the subject with him either, I mean, he is sixteen, so I'm sure he's masturbated, and probably in the company of some of his friends too, but I don't know about introducing him to sex with David and me." "I wouldn't worry too much about it for now Chuck, and if things get to be to much for you and David, you can always send him over to my house for the afternoon, say to pick something up for you, and I'll pretend that I have to hunt for it to keep him away for a while." Chuck put his arm around Jess' shoulder. "You are one hell of a good friend, have I told you that before? " he laughed as they walked toward the rows of lockers. Barry was dressed and waving bye to everyone as he exited the building, leaving Chuck and Jess, and a very naked David and Tyler behind. Tyler walked over to Jess and looked up at him. "Are we in trouble?" "No, you're not in trouble, but you guys should have at least asked first." "Yes sir." Tyler said. "It really wasn't all Ty's fault Coach, Barry suggested it and we went along with it, so it's really all of our faults." David added. "But it would have been more fun if you guys had been in there with us!" "Yeah, well, I don't think we want Barry, or any of the other team members in the hot tub with us guys, that just wouldn't be appropriate." Chuck said. "You guys get dressed and let's all go get something to eat, I'm starving." The boy's faces lit up as they scampered to the bench dropping their towels to the floor and dressed quickly. In the restaurant they ate and talked about the upcoming game. Tyler and David eventually wandered off to play games in the video arcade leaving Chuck and Jess talked between themselves. The boys were playing a game, which David was winning. "What are you going to do for your birthday Saturday, Ty. I mean the game is really important, but man, it's your birthday, don't you want to celebrate or something?" "I am celebrating! We're going to win the game and that will be a great birthday present!" "Yeah, but it's not the same thing dude. I mean, you've gotta' get something good for your birthday besides a win in a football game, come on, what do you really want?" "You really want to know what I want, more than anything, for my birthday?" "Yeah, I do, and whatever it is, I'll see if my dad will let me buy it for you, after all, you're my best bud!" "David," Tyler's eyes began to burn as tears welled up, "I want Jess to be my dad!" "Hey dude, he is, don't you know nothing?" "No goof, I mean I want him to be my dad for ever!" David hugged his friend, in spite of where they were. "Man, you really know how to make it hard on a guy," he said as he wiped a tear from his own eye, " I can't buy that for you, cause I don't think they have a Dad Store anywhere around here, but if they did, I would buy it for you in a nanosecond!" " I guess we should be heading back to the table, I think I want some desert now." Tyler laughed. As they got back to the table Jess and Chuck were talking about Josh coming to stay with Chuck and David. "Josh is coming to stay with us?" David asked excitedly. "Yes he is, he'll be here Friday afternoon and he's going to be staying for a while. I hope that's ok with you David?" "Sure, but what about us, you know?" "Don't worry, we'll work things out somehow. I promise, that isn't going to change." Chuck said as David's face brightened a bit. "You guys want some desert?" They both ordered hot fudge sundaes and ate them as though they hadn't eaten already while Chuck and Jess just laughed. "I don't know where they put it all!" Jess said, shaking his head, as he got up to go pay the check. By the time he had paid the bill, Chuck and the boys were at his side, ready to leave. When they got back to the house, Jess invited Chuck and David in for a while. He went to the kitchen and got two sodas for the boys, who took them and scampered off to the little bedroom to play video games, then he grabbed two beers and handed one to Chuck as he sat across the table from him. "So, have you figured out yet what you're giving Tyler for his birthday?" Chuck asked. "No, I haven't got a clue, I mean, I've never had to buy too many birthday presents for boys, other than my sister's kids, and I don't even know where to begin." "Well, if you're open to suggestions, how about a nice computer. I notice there isn't one here at the house and he could join David and several other boys from school who play online games against each other. If you'd like, I can call a friend who owns a computer store and he'll fix you up right, and give you a good price too." "That would be great. And that would be something we can both use." "Now all I have to do is figure out what David and I will get him. Of course, if you give him a computer, we could give him some great game programs that the boys all love." "I know what I would really like to give him, but there's really no way to do that." "Yeah, what's that?" "Adoption papers, making him my son legally. I want that more than anything else in the world! I just don't know what I would do if I lose him. He's totally changed my life, turned my whole world upside down, and I have loved every minute of it!" Jess said as a tear slowly trickled down his face. Chuck got up from his seat and moved around the table and bent down, giving Jess a hug, which Jess was returning, just as two very naked boys came bounding into the room. Both boys simultaneously shouted, "Can we all have some fun now?" "Guys, you have school tomorrow!" Jess chortled as he looked over at Chuck. "Well Jess, it's not that late, and if David and I spent the night, it might be ok." Chuck said. Jess rolled his eyes then laughed. "I know when I'm outnumbered. Let me lock the house and turn off some lights." David and Tyler began to dance around, their small cocks flopping about as they jumped and twirled around holding one another's hands. "I knew we could convince them!" Tyler said as he and David headed back to the bedroom. Jess and Chuck followed close behind, removing clothes as they went. By the time they got to the bedroom, both men were wearing nothing but their underwear. "Stop right there!" David said firmly. "Before either of you gets to do anything with us, you have to do something for us." he added rather matter-of-factly. "Really? And just what would that be?" Chuck asked his son. "You two have to kiss each other, and not just a peck on the lips either. Kiss like you really mean it!" David said. The two men looked at each other and shrugged their shoulders as they embraced and put their mouths together. Before either of them knew it, their tongues were searching out the cavities of each other's mouths. As they broke off the kiss, Tyler and David were both jumping up and down, clapping their hands. "See David, I told you they were falling in love with each other as well as us!" The men broke away from each other and grabbed for the boys, throwing them onto the bed as they giggled with delight. They then both swooped down on the boys, kissing them from head to foot and back again, ending with long, deep kisses as the boys wrapped their arms around the men's necks. As the two men continued to kiss and tickle the boys, they wiggled their way around until their heads were between Jess' and Chuck's legs, pulling their underwear down below their knees. Getting the underwear out of the way, the boys raised their heads and slurped in the quickly rising cocks, which dangled above their faces. The men began moaning from the boys greedy sucking, as the sensations coursed through them, and they both bent forward, swallowing the boys stiff young cocks completely, causing the boys to redouble their sucking efforts. Tyler pulled his mouth off Jess' cock . "I have an idea guys. I want to get on my back and let Jess fuck me, then David can get on his hands and knees over me, and we'll suck each other while Chuck fucks him. Ok?" Everyone readily agreed as Tyler quickly scooted himself into position on the bed. Chuck handed Jess the bottle of lube and Jess squirted a generous amount onto his hand and fingers and began working it into Tyler's hole, then onto his own cock. He got between the boy's legs and lifted his hips, as he positioned his slick cock at his tight young bud. As he slid into Tyler, the boy began moaning his approval. David quickly got into his position over Tyler as his dad lubed him up and entered him as well. The boys began sucking one another as the two men began fucking into them, eliciting approving moans from both boys as they continued to suck and slurp on the young cocks in their mouths. Jess and Chuck became more and more aware of their own closeness and leaned forward to kiss as they continued to fuck in and out of the boys beneath them. Jess reached up with one hand, while continuing to hold Tyler's hip with his other and began to tweak and pinch at Chuck's nipples, which caused Chuck to moan into his mouth as they continued kissing one another deeply. Chuck returned the favor by doing the same to Jess, gently twisting first one and then the other of his nipples as well. Jess could feel the muscles in Tyler's ass as they griped and massaged the length of his cock, and was sure that David must be feeling the same thing. He quickly realized that the added sensations of kissing and fondling Chuck were adding to his overall enjoyment of the sex as he continued to plow in and out of Tyler. The smells of sex, sweat, and boy were filling the room, creating a heady aroma that heightened Jess' awareness of all of the sensations he was feeling as he felt himself plummeting into his climax. Tyler's ass began tightening around Jess' cock as he began to thrust faster and harder. Unable to hold off any longer, Jess shoved himself all the way into Tyler, separating from Chuck, and grabbed Tyler's hips, pulling the boy completely onto his cock as he shot blast after blast of his hot cum deep inside the boy. At the same time, Chuck thrust deeply into David as he unloaded his seed into his son as well. Chuck fell backward, pulling David with him so that he was laying splayed out on his dad's stomach and chest, Chuck's cock still buried deep inside him, while Jess fell onto his side, keeping himself deep inside Tyler's sucking hole. The four of them lay panting and caressing one another until their breathing returned to a more normal state. Chuck pulled out of David, as they got off the bed and started for the door. "Where are you two going?" Jess asked. "I thought we would go to the other bedroom so you two could get some rest. David and I can sleep just fine on the small bed." "Nonsense," Jess said, "There's plenty of room on this bed for the four of us." "Yeah, " Tyler added, "but David and I want the two of you to sleep in the middle." Tyler scooted himself to the back side of the bed and Jess lay beside him, as Chuck got into the bed next to Jess, and David slid in beside his dad. The four of them were soon asleep, embracing one another as they slept. Saturday morning, Jess and Tyler were getting things ready to head for the game when the phone rang. Jess picked it up and answered. "Hello. Yeah sure, bring him along, we'll find something for him to do. We're leaving now. See you there, bye." Once they got to the field, Tyler was busy helping Jess get the Gatorade Jug set up and things ready for the game when Chuck arrived with David and his nephew Josh. David and Tyler headed for the locker room to get changed into their uniforms. "Jess, this is my nephew, Josh. He's going to be staying with us for a little while. Josh, this is my friend Jess. He's the head coach for David's team." Jess stuck out his hand to shake with Josh, who took it and shook timidly. "Is there anything we can do to help set up before the game?" Chuck asked. "Sure, we need the cups and table from the car, and then the car needs to be moved to the parking area over there." Chuck and Josh moved to the back of Jess' car and got out the small square table, opened it up and set it next to the bench, then set the Gatorade jug on it as Jess brought the cups and set them on the table too. "So Josh, you know anything about football?" "Not too much. I'm more into music than sports." "Well, do you think you can handle the stat board?" "I guess so, if you or uncle Chuck will show me what to do." Jess handed the clip board to Josh, then went to move his car to the parking area while Chuck explained what they needed Josh to do. When Jess returned, he again went over it with Josh to be sure that he felt comfortable with what they wanted him to do. Josh seemed to understand what it was that he had to do with the clipboard and the information on it. Within minutes, the boys began coming from the lockers and joining Jess, Chuck, and Josh on the bench. Jess had them all do some basic stretching maneuvers and then had them run two laps of the field as the other team began to arrive. It wasn't long before the stands were filling up and the referees came over to get the starting sheets from Josh, who had them on his clipboard. After another few minutes, the head referee called the two team captains out to the center of the field for the coin toss. Jess' team won the toss and elected to receive, as the boys ran to their end of the field. Over the next 30 minutes, the ball changed hands numerous times, but at the half, Jess' team was ahead by six points. Josh stayed very busy, running up and down the sideline, making sure that he wrote down beside each boys number such things as how many passes he had caught, or how many times a boy might intercept or recover a ball from the other team, as well as the yardage gained by the team. By the end of the game, the team had won, but only by a single point. Both teams had fought hard to capture the win, but in the end it was a single extra point that made the difference. After congratulating the other team, Jess, Chuck and the boys all headed for the locker room. Jess and Chuck headed for the office, but Josh stayed behind in the locker room, as the boys striped out of their uniforms and headed to the showers. He meandered around the locker area picking up uniform parts and placing them on the benches, and each time he would pick up a boy's jock from the floor, he would hold them under his nose and sniff the boy sweat that it contained. As the first boys began to come back to the lockers to dress, Josh continued to pick up things from the floor, periodically glancing out of the corner of his eye at this boy or that, as they dropped their towels to pull on their clothes. Once all of the boys were dressed, Chuck and Jess came out to the locker room to make an announcement. "Listen up guys!" Chuck shouted. "Since you guys played so well, and won the final game of the season, we're going to celebrate, so the whole team is invited to Pizza Hut for a big victory celebration!" The boys all cheered as they headed to the parking lot to meet their parents for the drive to the Pizza Hut, in an effort to get everyone inside before Jess and Tyler arrived. The boys knew that it was also a surprise birthday party for Tyler. Jess deliberately took a side trip by their house to pick up something he "forgot" in an effort to give the others a chance to get into the Pizza Hut ahead of them. When they pulled in to the parking lot, Tyler tried to hurry Jess, who seemed to be taking a lot more time than necessary to lock the car and cross the parking lot. As they entered the restaurant the hostess showed them to the private party room. Jess held back a bit as Tyler took hold of the door and pulled it open. When he walked inside, all of his team mates shouted "SURPRISE" which startled Tyler. He looked around the room to see birthday decorations everywhere as his friends began coming up to him, patting him on the back and wishing him Happy Birthday. Tyler couldn't help himself, as the tears began to trickle down his face. He looked at Jess who smiled. "Happy Birthday Champ!" Jess said as the boy ran into his arms, hugging him tightly. Tyler and Jess joined the rest of the team as the waitresses began bringing in pizzas and soft drinks and setting them on the tables. There was a table off to the side of the room that was covered with brightly wrapped boxes and a huge birthday cake in the center. Everyone was having a great time, laughing and carrying on with one another when David announced it was time for Tyler to blow out the candles on his cake and open presents. Jess and Chuck lit the candles on the cake as everyone began to sing "Happy Birthday to you, happy birthday to you, happy birthday dear Tyler, happy birthday to you!" Tyler blew out the candles as they stopped singing and everyone cheered. The boys then began handing Tyler presents from the table, shouting "open mine, open mine." Justin picked up a large box and brought it over to Tyler. "Here twerp, open this one!" Tyler opened the card first and read it aloud, then began to tear off the wrapping. He looked up at Justin in amazement as he said "Thanks!" Tyler couldn't believe that Justin had given him such a nice gift, a pro series football. One after the other, he opened the gifts until he got to David's. When he opened it, he looked up confused. "I can't play these, I don't have a computer" Tyler said, looking at the assortment of computer game discs. "Why don't you open the big box champ?" Jess said. Tyler looked at the box sitting on the floor beside the table. Moving over to it, he began to tear the paper away and when he saw the logo on the box, he knew right away that Jess had gotten him a computer. He jumped up throwing his arms around Jess' neck and kissed him on the cheek as he said "Thank you Jess, it's awesome!" Everyone had had cake and ice cream, and the boys were beginning to head home. David, Justin, and Chuck helped Tyler and Jess carry things out to the car and then said good night too. Inside the car, Tyler hugged Jess again and kissed him on the lips this time, then said, "I love you Jess, you're the best dad a boy could have!" Jess put the car in gear and pulled away. As Jess pulled into the drive, there was a police car sitting in front of the house. An officer got out and walked up to the door as Jess and Tyler got it opened. "Mr. Braun?" the officer said. "Yes, how can I help you?" Jess replied. "I have some information about the boy's mother, can we go inside sir?" Jess showed the officer into the house as he told Tyler to put his things away. "You said you had information about Tyler's mother?" "Yes sir, the people at social services have been trying to get hold of you for several hours now, and called our office to assure contact. It seems the boy's mother has no chance for recovery. They need someone to give permission to pull the plug as it were, and the boy is too young to make an informed decision." "What can I do, I'm not related to her. And there are absolutely no other relatives that anyone knows of." "Well, sir, there is a letter, she had a nurse at the hospital write it during one of her more lucid moments. It gives you full, permanent custody of the boy, as well as full power of attorney to act on her behalf should she not survive." "What?" Jess said, "Is that legal?" "Oh yes sir, everything has been witnessed and even notarized. Of course the adoption won't become legal until it's signed by a judge, but all things considered, that's just a formality. However, the hospital does need to know about the respirator and so on within the next 24 hours, so you will have to let them know something by morning." The officer said as he handed Jess the letter. Jess' hand trembled as he looked at the document, signed with an x, witnessed by the nurse as well as the hospital's legal counsel, and notarized. Could he make such a decision, one that would end Tyler's mothers life, and how would Tyler feel about that? There were too many questions going through his mind, and not nearly enough answers. "I need to think about all of this, and I also need to talk things over with the boy, after all, it's his mother we're talking about here." "Of course!" said the officer, "But please keep in mind that Mrs. Jackson isn't going to improve at this point. The respirator is the only thing keeping her alive, and that's just barely. Please do talk it over with the boy, and contact the hospital as early as possible." "Yes, of course I will, and thank you for waiting for us to get home." The officer said goodnight and headed back to his cruiser, then pulled away, as Jess went to talk to Tyler. "Hey champ, we need to talk, it's pretty important." Jess said as he thought about what he would say to him. "Sure Jess, what's up?" "Well, son, this is going to be hard to say. But I want you to know that no matter what, I'm here for you, Ok?" Tyler looked straight into Jess' eyes, a look of concern shrouded his cute young face. "Wha. what's going on Jess, do I have to leave? Are they taking me away from you? I don't want to go, Jess!" Jess sat down next to Tyler. "No, son, you don't have to leave here, but that's not what I need to talk to you about. It's your mom, the policeman who was here told me that she's not going to get better, in fact, they want to." Jess paused, feeling his eyes fill with tears, "They want permission to turn off the machine that's keeping her alive." Jess nearly choked on the words. Tyler stared off into space, not saying anything, for a long time. When he finally looked back at Jess, his expression was totally blank. "Jess, if they take her off of the machine will she die?" "Yes son, in all likely hood, she will die." "Can I go and say bye to her before they turn it off?" "Oh baby, of course you can, in fact, we can leave right now if you want too." "Can. can David come too?" "Well, Ty, that's up to his dad, but if he says ok, of course he can. Would you like me to call Chuck and see if it's ok?" "Yeah, I think I would." Tyler said, almost whispering. Jess picked up the phone and dialed the number. He explained the situation to Chuck who asked David if he wanted to go with Tyler. When he returned to the phone, he told Jess that they would be right over. Jess hung up the phone and turned to tell Tyler that they were on their way. "Jess?" "Yes champ?" "Does this mean that I can stay here from now on?" "We'll see champ, we'll see, but for now, nothing changes, except that your mother won't ever be coming back. David and Chuck will be here soon, so we need to be heading for the car." Tyler put got up to walk to the door with Jess. As they opened the door, Chuck was pulling up in front of the house. David got out of the car and climbed into the back seat as Chuck said for them to get in. Jess got into the front and Tyler got into the back seat and they headed for Knoxville. By the time they were almost into Knoxville, the boys were both sleeping. "What about Josh, why didn't he come with you two?" "He wanted to stay at home and watch some TV, I decided that was a good idea. So, what's this mean, as far as Tyler staying with you?" Chuck asked quietly. "I haven't told him yet, but she signed total custody over to me when she gave them the power of attorney. I don't want to say anything to him until it's official." "That's great news Jess! So, are you going to change his last name, or leave it Jackson?" "Well, that's entirely up to him, but whatever he decides, I'll back him up on it. And I will be just as proud of him if his last name is Jackson or Braun." They woke the boys as they pulled into the hospital's parking facility, locked up the car and headed inside the building. On the elevator to the floor where Tyler's mother was, Chuck explained to David that they probably wouldn't be able to go in the room with Tyler. Jess spoke to the nurse at the desk and then walked over to Tyler. Kneeling before the boy, Jess put one hand on each of his shoulders. "Ty, before we go in, I need to tell you that she looks a lot different than she did the last time we were here. The bruises on her face are much darker, and there is a big machine breathing for her. Do you understand all of that?" Tyler nodded his head, then turned to David and stuck out his hand. As David took his hand, Tyler leaned close and whispered. "She's not pretty like she used to be, so I don't want you to be scared ok?" David nodded his head as he gripped Tyler's hand tightly, and the two started into the room with Jess. No one tried to stop David from going into the room with them. Inside the room, Jess stopped as Tyler and David crossed the room to the bedside. "Mom, this is David, you remember him don't you? He's my best friend, and I love him a lot. I wanted you to know that before you go." Tyler turned and motioned for Jess to come over. Jess put his hand on Tyler's shoulder as the boy continued. "And I know you remember Jess, Coach Braun. Well mom, he's taking really good care of me, and if they will let him, I want him to be my dad. I hope that's ok with you mom, because I really love him very much, and I didn't get to know my real dad! Jess wiped the tears from his face as he knelt next to Tyler. "Now mom, they are going to turn off that big machine so you can go. I know that you really do love me mom, and I love you too, but don't worry about me, cause Jess will take really good care of me. I love you mom, bye." Tyler turned and looked at Jess. "Don't cry dad, she's going to be ok, and we are too." Tyler took Jess and David's hands and they left the room. Tyler walked over to the nurses station and asked the nurse standing there how long it would take once they turned off the respirator, to which she answered that there was really no way of knowing, but that it wouldn't be long. Tyler nodded his head, then turned to Jess. "Do they know what to do after. you know?" "Yes. She wants to be cremated and her ashes taken to the river." Jess answered. "Then we'll plan a simple memorial service if you want to later." "Ty, do you want to stay until the end?" "No, it's a long drive back home and I just want to go. Is that wrong Jess?' "No son, it's not wrong. Come on, let's go home." Jess looked at Chuck, then back at Tyler as they moved toward the elevator to leave. The trip home was quiet as the boys went quickly back to sleep and Jess recounted the events in the room to Chuck. Chuck's only comment was. "Damn, what a tough little kid!" After that the four of them rode along in silence. When they arrived back at Jess' house he invited Chuck and David inside for something to drink. Tyler and David went to the spare room to play video games while Chuck and Jess sat in the kitchen drinking their soft drinks. "You know, Chuck, that's the bravest kid I have ever seen. He didn't cry or anything, just introduced David to her as his best friend, then told her that he loved me, then said good bye to her, and that was it." "Are you sure he's alright Jess? I mean, that's a hell of a load for a little kid like him to have to deal with!" "Well, I know one thing, I'm going to give him all the love and support I can to help him through it all." "Just remember, it's not going to be easy for you either, and you know where I am, I'm here for both of you whenever you need me."