Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2002 22:42:01 -0400
From: T D <magickmaker7@hotmail.com>
Subject: Caleb's Love 6

Author's Note - Okay my readers. From what I understand you guys really love
the story. It also seems that you've been very anxious to get your paws on
this chapter. So keep in mind the general rules and regulations. If you've
really forgotten them, and feel a need to see them, refer to chapter 1. No
need to bore everyone else!

	Over time this story only continues to bring me very close to some
wonderful people. I have become friends with people whom I would never have
even met otherwise. I like to consider myself friends with everyone who
writes me but I have gotten to be VERY close with some of you. Some who need
my friendship and some who don't need it but enjoy it nonetheless. I cannot,
in words, tell you how important these people have become in my life. To
those people, you know who you are, I have managed to give a special
dedication to you in this chapter that you will, without a doubt, recognize.

	The following quote, I thought, very much so related to this story. If you
don't see the connection now you probably will eventually. I found it at
another web site so it is misquoted feel free to correct my error but don't
have a heart attack because I didn't do it on purpose! 	Without further
delay I give you chapter 6.

"Hate and mistrust are the children of blindness." ~ William Watson

>From the Last Chapter:

"Caleb" he began. "I was serious when I told Elize that you are the light of
my life. You are in every way. When I first saw you, never did I think that
I would find what I can only consider to be my soul mate. You are this
wonderful, caring, loving, beautiful man. Every time I look into your eyes
it's like you tell me you love me all over again. I have felt more at ease
and more happy in the last couple weeks then I can ever remember feeling in
my whole life. And..." he said, taking my hand and bringing it to his lips
for a gentle kiss. "I never want that to end. I want to be with you Caleb,
for the rest of my life."

	I felt something cold and hard slip onto my finger. My rational mind sort
of went into overload. A ring. I felt the tears start to form in my eyes and
run down my cheeks. Dylan looked back at me with tears of his own showing on
his face. "Baby, Caleb, will you marry me?"

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Dylan's POV:

	I was more nervous then I had ever been in my entire life. Rightfully so.
It felt like my whole future rested in what he said next. Sometimes though,
when you love someone that much, it's worth the risk.

	He had silent tears streaming down his face. "Dylan I... I..." a playful
smile spread across his face. "Was I really that good!?" he snickered.

	"Caleb! God you should know better! I'm serious here! I love you Babe." I
said. I took his face by the chin and turned it so he was looking me
straight in the eyes. "I love you." I said again, willing him to not only
hear the words, but see and feel them as well.

	"Dylan... my Dylan." he whispered. "You should know better too. You know I
love you. I don't even want to imagine what my life would be like without
you. Yes Dylan. Yes. I'll marry you." he leaned in and I met him half way in
a passionate kiss.

	I was overjoyed. All too soon though the adrenalin rush took it's toll and
we fell asleep spooned together with his back to my chest. I wondered if I
would ever tire of just laying, holding Caleb like this. No, I decided if I
could hold him like this every day until I died I would be the happiest man
in the world.

~~~~~~

	The next morning, amazingly, I woke up first. Usually Caleb is the early
riser but I guess  the stress of last night did a number on him. I reached
in front of him and found that my suspicions were correct. Status - semi
hard.  I started to gently stroke him off while I rubbed my own hardness
against his ass. He started to stir from his sleep.

	"Dylan?" he sort of mumbled. He was a gonner though. "Aah. Oh. Mmm." he
cried out only seconds later with an orgasm he barely knew he was about to
have. I came only moments later on his lower back.

	"Mornin' beautiful" I whispered to him as I lightly kissed along his neck.

	"Wake me up like that and I'll never want to get out of bed." he answered,
trying to regain control of his breathing.

	"Well we sort of have to Baby. After all my coven is coming today. Really,
over the years, they've become my best and closest friends. I know they'll
love you but being in bed, covered in cum, is not the first impression I
want you to make. Not to mention that your clothes are still kind of strewn
around downstairs. We gotta get moving."

	"Okay, you win." he conceded. "Besides you should tell me something about
them before they get here."

	So we got up, showered, and dressed. As we were, um, straightening up the
mess we made last night ALL over the house I told him about everyone. "Well
here's how it is. There's Brian, who is more or less our leader. His wife
Theresa. Then there's Lou and Laura. They're straight, but single,  and the
only other women in our group. Then there's Tyler and Derek. They're gay and
they're a couple. I make number seven. Everyone is very accepting of Ty and
Derek so don't worry about it. They're going to love you Babe."

	"Well okay. I hope so Dylan. You know it's up to you Hon. You don't have to
tell them about us if you don't want to. You could just tell them we're
friends if that's what you want."

	"Hah! Yeah, right Caleb! First of all, trust me, Tyler and Derek would spot
that lie from a mile away. I've seen them do it before. Second of all Babe I
want to tell them. They're a part of my life. YOU are definitely going to be
a BIG part of my life. We're safe with these people and I'm not ashamed of
what we have. Besides that, it's not good to lie because they would find out
eventually anyway."

	"Yeah. Okay. I guess you're right Dylan, as always! I just hope they like
me. I mean it sounds like they mean so much to you. What if..."

	"Babe relax." I said, messaging his shoulders. "You're going to be just
fine."

	Almost as if on cue the doorbell rang. I looked out of the window and saw
that they had drove down together. They took different cars but cars each
person were accounted for. I motioned Caleb into the living room and went to
the door.

	"Hey guys." I greeted everyone. Everyone gave the usual hugs, slaps on the
back, and I told them that I wanted to tell them something and to go to the
living room. I made sure I was ahead of everyone for explanations.

	"Everyone this is Caleb. Caleb this is Brian, Theresa, Tyler, Derek, Lou,
and Laura..." I went on, introducing  everyone. Finally I sat next to Caleb,
but not too close, and told everyone to have a seat.

	"Well I wanted to tell you all something very important." I said to them. I
watched their faces go from curiosity to seriousness and waver in-between.
"I know most of you haven't heard from me recently. That's because over the
last couple weeks something has happened. You see, I've met someone."

	"Yeah, they all know!" Brian interrupted. "You know how these information
hounds are - they were ready to kill for the information! So we all know
you've found the love of your life Dylan. Out with it though. Who is she? Is
she here? Do we get to meet her?"

	Tyler was always the quick one and I saw an amused smile come across his
face. It was a smile that told me that he knew but he wasn't going to say a
word - no, he would leave that up to me. "That's just it guys. You see
Brian... here's the thing. I wasn't kidding on the phone. SHE is, literally,
something else - entirely. I have found the love of my life. HIS name is
Caleb. You get to "meet him" all week." I said taking his hand.

	There was a long moment of silence. I could feel Caleb's pulse getting
faster and faster. I could hear my own heart beating in my chest. Finally
Derek broke the ice.

	"Man Dylan, why didn't you tell us sooner. Me and Ty could have shown you a
good time!" This of course sent everyone into waves of laughter. Everyone,
that is, except Brian. Caleb and I finally breathed and we relaxed some.

	Everyone came over and offered congratulations. Brian seemed to have a
problem though. He kind of held back. When he got to me he asked, "Dylan can
I talk to you for a second? In the other room?" I just nodded my consent. I
gave Caleb an assuring smile but I was sure he didn't want to leave me. I
mouthed to him to "stay" as I followed Brian into the next room over.

	"What's up buddy?" I asked.

	"Dylan this isn't right." he replied rather loudly. I cringed a little and
realized they could definitely hear us in the other room - which now seemed
to be getting quiet. Kind of like when a teacher takes a student out of the
classroom and everyone gets quiet to hear what's going on.

	"Brian what's not right?"

	"This whole thing. You're not gay Dylan! You can't be. Do you realize what
a fucking mess this is!? Dylan a little one night stand is one thing but
you're acting like it's more than that. How are you going to get rid of him
huh? When you decide you've had enough? Dylan this must be the fucking
stupidest thing you have ever done, EVER!"

	His words cut through my heart like no knife could. They also cut through
the air right into the next room. I hated that Caleb had to hear this. Why
was Brian acting this way? He was so accepting of Tyler and Derek. I felt
like I didn't know him anymore. I felt the tears forming in my eyes but I
was determined not to cry.

	"Brian why are you doing this? LOVE doesn't just go away. I love that man
more then you will ever know! Why can't you accept that?"

	"Because Dylan I KNOW you're not a queer! This is another phase for you
whether you know it or not! Then you're going to wake up and see things how
they are. It can't be any more than lust. You're going to see that he...
that... that slut in there is either not for you, using you, or worse! I
mean with a body like that I wouldn't be surprised! Are you even sure he's
not carrying some disease?"

	By now I had just given up and the tears were streaming down my cheeks. He
was going from bad to worse. He just wasn't stopping, I could see it in his
eyes. Something made him feel like he was more sure about my life then even
I was. Not to mention that I was sure those comments had hurt Tyler and
Derek too. I didn't know what had gotten into him. Everything seemed to be a
blur. That was when Theresa entered.

	Theresa walked right up to him and slapped him in the face, hard! "Brian
what the FUCK is your problem?" she raged. Yes, there were times when she
was far from lady like. "How could you do this? Dylan is your friend. He
probably needs you now more than ever. And now you feed him this shit!" she
said with venom in her voice. "Where is this coming from anyway? Need I
remind you that, first of all Dylan's FIANCE is in there huddled up on the
couch like you'll come for him next! They are in a COMMITTED relationship!
Not to mention two of your other best friends are a step away from coming in
here and beating you senseless?"

	"I... but... I" he stuttered.

	"Brian there is NO excuse for this!" now she turned to me and her
expression softened. "Dylan go hold Caleb. He's pretty shaken." I was sure I
heard her scolding him more but I didn't pay attention. Whenever Caleb
needed me it always seemed to take precedence over everything else.

	As I turned into the living room I saw Caleb. He was, indeed, sitting on
the couch looking totally petrified. Lou and Laura were trying to comfort
him. He was kind of rocking absentmindedly back and forth and I could just
tell he was on the verge of crying. Sure, he was sensitive, but it was just
another thing that made him the man I loved. In short, I wouldn't trade it
in for the world.

	"Dylan!" he all but shouted when he looked up and saw me. He jumped up and
was in my arms before I even realized he had moved. I gathered him up, with
his arms around my neck and his legs around my waist, and led him back to
the sofa where I just sat down so he was on my lap. I rubbed his back
soothingly.

	"Dylan... I'm so sorry. This is all my fault! I'm sorry..." he pleaded,
kind of at a loss for any more words.

	"Sshh. No Caleb. No Babe. Don't even think it. Caleb, look at me." I said,
rearranging ourselves so he was looking right at my face. "Caleb this is NOT
your fault. Do you understand that?" I half asked, half stated.

	"But, Dylan, I... I..." he stuttered.

	I figured maybe I could catch him in his own words. "You what? What did you
do that makes you responsible for that? Huh Babe?" I asked quietly.

	"I... I... I don't know." that was it. He about broke down in my arms and
sobbed. It didn't last more then a minute though. Nothing major, I think he
just needed to get that out of his system. I've heard it was actually
healthy to cry. As far as I'm concerned there's nothing wrong with it! But
then he started speaking again.

	"Dylan I don't know what I did wrong. I... only... loved you" he sniffled.

	I put my arm around his back and drew his head down against my chest. "I
know Baby." I soothed. "And don't you dare ever think that you're wrong for
that. Baby he's just a little confused. I think it's going to be okay. And
if I have to choose, well then, I choose you. It's like I told you before
Babe no one is going to take me away from you." I said. I leaned down and
kissed the top of his head.

	I suddenly remembered where I was and who else was there. Back in the world
where people other than me and Caleb existed Tyler, Derek, Lou, and Laura
were standing watching us. When I looked up they all had big smiles and, if
not crying, their eyes were moist.

	"Dylan why don't you two go up to your room and rest and calm down a
little. You know we can fend for ourselves here." Laura suggested. Laura
always did know what to say! I was actually thinking the same thing. Only
now nobody could call me rude for it! Score!

	I just nodded and got up. I was naturally carrying Caleb in the position we
were in so I just went with it. She walked us to the staircase. "By the way
hon." she said to Caleb. "Don't worry about that. As far as I can tell
everyone else thinks you and Dylan are great. I'm sure Brian will come
around."

	We retreated into our room. I laid Caleb down on the bed, undressed him,
undressed myself, and finally crawled under the blankets with him. I held
him close to me, our heads right next to each other. I could feel his breath
on my neck. After a couple moments I felt Caleb licking and nibbling on my
ear.

	"Dylan? Please?" he whimpered.

	For the first time I realized a sort of trend. Though most people enjoy sex
Caleb seemed to need it. He needed it for reassurance. He needed it to know
that he didn't do anything wrong and that I wasn't mad at him. I wasn't sure
if that was normal, or even healthy. For the time being though I just stored
it away in my memory and made love to him.

	I rolled him on top of me. I took him by the waist and rubbed up against
him. I figured we didn't need anything intense right now. With all the
emotional tension we had built up it seemed almost like we got off way too
quick. It was still so nice though. I opened my eyes to see Caleb crying and
noticed his body would tense, as if to sob, every couple seconds.

	"Dylan please never leave me." he whispered into my chest.

	"Caleb Baby relax. I'm not going to leave you - ever. Nothing you could
ever say or do would ever make me stop loving you. Do you understand that?
Just trust me. However long as it takes you to believe that, I'll still be
here Babe. Did you look at the inside of your ring? It has an inscription ya
know."

	He seemed to get pretty excited about that. He immediately took it off to
check. I saw him gaze down at me in wonder and final comprehension when he
realized what it said. It read "I'll Love You Forever" and, it seemed, he
only just then realized that it was true. He buried himself in my chest and
in no time he was sleeping like the angel he was.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Tyler's POV


	Brian had really lost it this time. I don't know what he was thinking.
Actually, let me rephrase that. I KNOW that he just wasn't thinking at all,
period. Caleb, even though I barely even knew him, seemed so right for
Dylan. They loved each other so much. I think we all realized that when we
saw Dylan trying to calm Caleb down.

	It was all too obvious. Caleb, unfortunately like most gay people today,
definitely had some issues. First of all he seemed hell bent of getting
Dylan's approval. It seemed like the thought of Dylan being angry with him
wasn't something he could tolerate. When Brian was being his charming self
with Dylan, Caleb seemed scared that Brian would even hurt Dylan. Of course
the rest of us knew Brian never would. In fact I found myself thinking that
maybe Caleb should be more scared for himself. But I wasn't blind. I don't
know who else noticed it but I saw Dylan tell Caleb to stay in the living
room. As soon as Caleb heard Brian start in Caleb wanted to go to Dylan but
he also didn't want to go when Dylan had told him to stay. If I didn't feel
so bad for the guy it might have been funny to watch.

	Anyway I knew that the rest of us felt comfortable with Caleb. It was a
surprise because in a way me and Derek had already paved that path for them.
And don't get me wrong - I was more than happy to do it. Derek truly is the
love of my life. Not to mention drop dead gorgeous! With black hair and
green eyes most people tend to think he's Irish. I don't know, maybe he is.
People tend to recognize that as an Irish trait though. I always thought red
hair was an Irish trait but whatever! Now I know what you're probably
thinking: "He's the love of his life and you don't even know his
nationality?" but let me explain. Derek was adopted and never knew anything
about his real parents. Apparently he had been found, he was abandoned by
his mother soon after birth. The people who adopted him are really great.
However there is no family resemblance - the family carries light brown hair
and brown eyes -  and the people don't have any clue at all about his
biological mother or father.

	As for myself I guess maybe I should give you a sort of description. Here
goes. I'm 5' 7", 175lb. most of which is muscle, I have dark brown hair and
dark green eyes. I've been told that, if you really look at my eyes, you can
see a sort of sadness in me. I suppose that's true. There really is a sort
of sadness in me, for several reasons. I could never tell you though. In
truth I guess I'm too scared to tell almost anyone. The only people I have
ever really opened up to are Derek and, surprisingly, Brian's wife Theresa.
Theresa is a wonderful woman. Ever since we met we have shared a sort of
bond that nobody, not even us, can explain. Maybe we were friends in another
life or something. We just instantly clicked.

	Dylan carried Caleb upstairs and I could still hear Theresa scolding Brian.
I felt like I could just go and hit him when I realized he was giving it
back just as good now.

	"Brian I just don't know how you could be so insensitive."

	"Theresa trust me on this one! You know I respect what Tyler and Derek have
but this is different. Right now Dylan might THINK he's in love but he's
not... it's obvious." he added, sounding a little more unsure. But he kept
going, "Dylan is NOT gay! Right now, I suppose that, in theory, gay sex can
feel good. But that's all it is. In fact I would bet that this... Caleb
seduced him. Dylan was far too vulnerable because he has NEVER had a real
relationship. This guy's stayed around a couple weeks and that's an all time
high for Dylan. He doesn't know what he's doing."

	"Brian you can't KNOW that! All evidence says otherwise. I'm not happy with
you at all. And I am quite sure that our friends aren't happy with you. I'm
also quite sure that you need to just think this through. I think the shock
just got to you. Why don't you go, take a walk, and THINK for a change.
Clear your head and look at this logically. Come back when you have an
apology for your extremely rude, extremely prejudice behavior." she said
with a finality we all knew too well. Brian was going for a walk whether he
liked it or not. She wasn't giving him a choice.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Brian's POV


	SHIT! This was NOT good! I felt a sort of pressure closing in on me. I was
the only one who knew about the prophecy. I was the only one who REALLY knew
that Caleb wasn't the one for Dylan. The worst part of it was that I
couldn't even say anything. Without a good excuse nobody was taking the
whole "I just know" thing seriously. They thought I was just stressed out.
If they only knew!

	Theresa must be one of the most stubborn people I know. Every once in a
while she just talks in this voice that says, "I am in charge and my word is
final." It's a fact. Everyone who knows her knows the voice. They know that
once she resorts to it there is no arguing with her. So I took the stupid
walk!

	She was right. I walked through the rich mountain forest for quite some
time. It did help me to clear my head. I realized some things that I hadn't
noticed before. First of all Caleb had to be taken out of this picture. What
if Dylan wastes this time with Caleb and, in doing so, passes by the woman
he is really supposed to be with? I couldn't let that happen. Then, if I
even stood a chance of doing something, I had to apologize. I had to go
back, say I had come to my senses, and say I accepted them. Only then would
I even  be in a position to try to get Caleb out of the picture. I had to
gain some trust.

	I decided to stay away a little longer than needed. I hoped that it would
look as if I had really given deep thought to it. In the spare time I
thought about just how I could get the whole Caleb issue resolved. I started
to formulate a plan in my head. It could work. It could definitely work.
Everyone would hate me for it because they wouldn't understand. But I had to
do this for Dylan. It didn't matter what it cost me because he was like a
brother to me. I would do anything for him. Finally, with a rough plan in
place, I headed back to the house.

	I just opened the door. None of us knocked on the door at this house. It
was really a second home and we could come and go as we pleased. I found
them, ironically enough, lounging in the living room just like before I had
left. They were all comfortably talking, couples all snuggled up together.
When Caleb saw me the color drained from his face. I forced a smile but
couldn't help thinking how typically gay he was in that sense. Just from the
little I had seen and heard he seemed so emotional. That just wasn't normal
for guys, was it? Well I would just have to put up with it, and him, for
now.

	Everyone looked at me expectantly. I hoped this worked because if this
didn't fly I was even worse off than before. "Hi guys. Um... I wanted to
say... well I'm sorry. Dylan and Caleb. You see, when Dylan just came out
like that I sort of freaked. I feel like such an ass! I'm sorry for
everything I said. I just wasn't thinking. You know I love you guys and,
Caleb, I would love to get to know you better. I really did judge you
unfairly..."

	Everyone was sort of quiet. I saw Caleb look back at Dylan from his
position in between Dylan's legs on the floor. They had some sort of
nonverbal communication. Moments later they nodded  to each other and Dylan
kissed him on the cheek.

	"Brian we accept your apology. I think I speak from everyone when I say
that we're glad to have you back buddy." Dylan said. Everyone nodded and
verbalized their agreement.

	We settled into a nice discussion. I felt a little guilty about what I was
going to do tomorrow. I had decided on doing it soon before my good judgment
got clouded. Caleb, I guess, was probably an okay guy. I couldn't let that
fact change what I had to do. For Dylan. After all, Caleb certainly wasn't
really Dylan's soul mate or anything. So, I thought, what's the difference.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Well that's it readers. Hope you liked the chapter and I'm sure you're just
dying with curiosity. Don't worry. Everything will be answered in the next
chapter. Well, sort of anyway. I'm sure it will only leave you with more
questions. No matter though. Hope you liked this and don't forget to write!
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