Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2006 18:37:35 -0800 (PST) From: Thomas Gaige Subject: The Abandoned Boy - Chapter 41 DISCLAIMER: The following story is FICTIONAL. It contains descriptions of sexual activities between men, teenage boys, and between men and teenage boys. If you are not over 18 years of age, or if you find this type of story offensive, or viewing this material is illegal where you are, then please DO NOT READ IT! If you choose to read it, then - I hope you enjoy it! The Abandoned Boy Chapter 41 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- June flew by in a whirlwind of happy activities. * * * The night after we had the dinner party for Liz and Bren, was the night of Ethan's senior ball. Since neither he, nor Cody who was also a senior, were "out" to anyone but us, and Simon and Rob were still juniors and couldn't attend the ball "stag" so the four of them could all go and be together, neither Ethan nor Cody wanted to go to the ball. A couple weeks before the ball, I'd noticed Ethan appeared to be moping about a little. One afternoon, while Simon was doing some last minute studying for a final exam, and Ethan didn't have anything to do, and was sitting in the kitchen with me, I asked him what was bothering him. He looked at me for a minute, as if trying to decide whether to confide in me or not. Finally, he said, "Well... everyone's getting ready for the ball, and it seems like it'll be fun, but... I'm not gonna be there. People are starting to ask why too. I keep saying I have a 'family' committment I can't get out of." "I see. Does Simon know how you feel?" I asked. "NO! And please don't tell him," Ethan said, looking a little worried. "If you wanted to go, I'm sure, if you ask Simon, he'll tell you to go! He'd probably even tell you it was OK to bring a date... assuming at this late date you could find a girl who'd go with you!" I said. "I'd never bring a date if I did go. I couldn't hurt Simon like that," Ethan said. "And it wouldn't be any fun to go 'stag' without him either!" He looked sadly at me while I tried to think of something that would help. "What part of the ball do you think you'll miss the most?" I asked. "Being with your friends, the dinner, the dancing? What part?" Ethan thought a little, then said, "Well, all of it really, but... well... I think it's just that this was supposed to be a fancy adult-like night out. Kind of like a passage from school dances into going out as an adult." "That's true. That's one of the purposes of it. It's also a celebration of your accomplishments, and also for you and your friends to socialize with each other away from the school for a change," I said. "Did you go to your senior ball?" he asked. I smiled and said, "Yeah." "Did you bring a date or go 'stag'?" he asked, eyeing me carefully. I chuckled and said, "I brought a date. Back then, I was still trying to convince myself I was straight! So... I actually had a girlfriend!" "You DID????" Ethan cried, incredulously. "Yup!.... um... of course... I also had a boyfriend too... sort of..." I said, trailing off, a little uncertain of whether I should've mentioned it or not. "WAIT A MINUTE!" Ethan said, intensely. "You had a girlfriend AND a boyfriend????? Both at the same time????" "Uh... yeah," I said, avoiding his inquistorial stare. "Explain!" he demanded. I'm not sure I'd ever had 125% of Ethan's undivided attention like I did right then. Smiling, I said, "Well... Obviously I was in the closet. Still am of course to the world in general. Anyway... like I said, I was still in denial over being gay too. Well... I knew I was gay... I just didn't want to be-" "Who does!" Ethan interrupted with a somewhat disgusted snort. "We'll come back to this topic, but let's finish the one we're in first," I said. "Anyway, in order to 'appear' straight to my friends, and also in an attempt to force myself to be straight, because I was still under the misconception that maybe I could 'turn myself straight' - I had a girlfriend. She was really nice. Unfortunately, she couldn't turn me straight!" "Did you really think she might?" Ethan asked. "No, not really. I knew full well what my desires were. I just thought I ought to give it a try... just in case!" I said. "So..." Ethan began but died out and looked uncertainly at me. "What?" I asked. "Well..." he said, looking more uncertain and squirming slightly in his chair. I watched him a moment, pretty sure what he wanted to ask, until the his curiosity got the best of him and he blurted out, "Did you do it with her?" I chuckled and said, "Yeah. Like I said, I was trying to figure out if I could be 'straight' at all or not." "You really did? I mean... you went all the way with her?" he asked, clearly surprised. "Yes Ethan," I said, smiling. "Um... so... uh... were you able to actually ... you know... get off?" he asked, blushing slightly. Grinning, I said, "yeah, I did!" "Holy Shit!" Ethan exclaimed, surprised. Then he blurted "Was it as good as with a guy?" "I don't know. I think the actual orgasm probably was," I said, thoughtfully. "Thing is, I wasn't at all excited by her body, and she was gorgeous really. All the guys wanted her. But... she didn't do anything for me. So... everything but the actual orgasm wasn't any fun!" "How'd you blow your jizz then?" he asked, confused. Smiling, I said, "well, if you rubbed your dick in and out of something long enough, I don't care what it was, you'd cum too!" Ethan grinned and said, "point taken! But... did it take you a long time to get off?" "Longer than with a guy!" I said, smiling ruefully. "So... you had a boyfriend too? Were you doing him too?" he asked, spreading his knees apart a little. I noticed his crotch was beginning to bulge a little. "Well... I wouldn't really call him a boyfriend I guess. We weren't romantic with each other like you and Simon are, or me and Tom are. We were best friends though, And yeah, we had sex all the time!" I said. "Holy shit!" Ethan said. "You were doing both of them?" "Well, it wasn't like they were both right in the room with me at the same time!" I said, reproachfully. Ethan grinned and said, "I didn't mean it THAT way!" "I know," I said, smiling. "Actually, I only ever did it with her once - the night of the senior ball in fact. All the guys were doing it that night - we used to say 'that's why it's called a 'ball'!!!'" Suddenly Ethan looked a little sad again. "Sorry," I said. "Didn't mean to depress you again. But, actually - the sex you and Simon are having now, is much better than any of the first time encounters your friends will have at the senior ball!" "That's true!" Ethan agreed, smiling a little again. "I still wish me and Si could go though!" I thought a minute, then an idea came to me. "You guys could always go out together, as if you're going to the ball!" I said. Ethan furrowed his brow and looked at me and said, "What'a'ya mean?" "You could always rent tuxes and a limo and just go out on the town by yourselves!" I said. Ethan looked at me as if I was crazy, but then he began looking thoughtful. As I set the table for supper, a slight smile appeared on his lips. It continued getting bigger as I set out the silverware. "You know," he said, smiling broadly finally. "You just gave me a great idea! In fact! You gave me a Fucking Fantastic idea!" Grinning, he jumped up and threw his arms around me, squeezing me in a bear hug. "Thanks!" he said, turning his head and kissing me on the jawbone. "I gotta go make plans!" With that, he'd raced out of the kitchen. When I saw him again a while later, he was all grins. "You're in a better mood," I said, smiling. As Simon gave me a questioning look, Ethan stood behind him with big eyes, shaking his head no, and making slashing motions across his neck. When Simon spun around to look at him, he abruptly dropped his hand and just smiled. Smiling, I nodded and winked at Ethan. "What's going on around here?" Simon demanded, spinning his head back and forth, looking at the two of us accusatively. "Nothing," Ethan said, trying to sound nonchalant. Simon looked at him, then back at me, as I busied myself with something. "You guys are acting weird!" he said. "No more than usual!" I quipped. Ethan and I started laughing. Simon looked annoyed, but, eventually he chuckled a little too. * * * Ethan appeared happier and more excited each day as the days went by after that. Simon knew that something was up, but Ethan wouldn't tell him what it was. All he told Simon, was to keep the evening of the day after our dinner party free. Poor Simon got more and more curious as each day went by, and he watched Ethan getting more and more excited. Finally, the day of the senior ball arrived, and Ethan was nearly beside himself with excitement. Simon was ready to kill him for keeping it all such a secret! "So... what are we doing?" Simon begged that morning, as the four of us and Liz and Bren all sat around the table having brunch. "You'll just have to wait and see!" Ethan said, grinning. "Won't be long though, everything will start around 5:00! Umm... does anyone know what the weather forecast is?" "You already asked me that earlier!" Tom said. "I told you, it's supposed to be warm, sunny, and beautiful!" "Oh yeah! I forgot! Thanks!" Ethan said, grinning. Liz gave her brother a quizzical look. He avoided it, but looked guilty when he glanced at me and saw me watching him. I got the distinct idea he knew what was going on, and hadn't told me! "5:00 is hours away yet!" Simon complained. "Won't you give me even a hint???" "Nope!" Ethan said, grinning. "Bastard!" Simon muttered under his breath, as he looked disgustedly down at his waffles. We all laughed at Simon's reaction. Eventually, even he had to smile at himself. "Well... how am I going to make it another 6 hours? I'll die not knowing!" Simon complained. "Well, you're gonna be busy til then, so you won't have time to worry about it!" Ethan said. "Busy doing what? What're we doing today?" Simon asked, looking at him. "Well... you're working from 12 to 4 aren't you?" Ethan asked. "HOLY SHIT!!!!" Simon burst out, his head flying around so he could look at the clock. "I completely forgot! Can you ride me there? I'm gonna be late!" Ethan chuckled and said, "Relax! We've got a few minutes before we have to go." "But I gotta change, and I'm not done eating!" Simon exclaimed, shoving a huge forkful of waffles into his mouth, as we all chuckled. Simon sped through the rest of his breakfast, apologized for eating and running, then leapt up and ran down the hall to put on his work clothes. A couple minutes later, he was ready to leave. "Eeth!" Tom called, just before they went out the door. He got up and walked over to Ethan, and gave him a pointed look. "Go grab my keys off the dresser Si," Ethan said, before Tom could say anything. "Aw c'mon man! I'm gonna be late!" Simon cried, galloping back down the hall. As Liz, Bren and I watched, Ethan and Tom grinned conspiratorially as Ethan pulled his keys, which he'd just sent Simon after, out of his pocket. Tom reached into his pocket and pulled out a wad of rolled up money and handed it to Ethan, who quickly shoved it in his pocket. "Thanks!" he said, grinning at Tom. "I can't find them!" Simon hollered from the bedroom. "Never mind! I got 'em!" Ethan called back. Instantly Simon reappeared. "C'mon! Before I'm be late!" Simon prodded. "OK, OK!" Ethan said, chuckling. "Drive careful!" Tom warned as they went out the door. "I will!" Ethan called, before the door shut behind them. "What the hell was that all about?" I asked Tom as he rejoined us. He blushed slightly and looked a little sheepish as he said, "nothing!" "Nothing eh? That was quite the wad of cash you gave him!" I said, looking at him. Tom turned redder, as we studied him. "You know what Ethan's got planned for tonight, don't you?" Liz said, smiling knowingly at her brother. Tom turned even redder, as we all continued looking at him. "Well... he needed some advice!" Tom said, finally. "And a hell of a lot of money!" I added. "So out with it! Where's Ethan taking my boy? "Well... I suppose it's OK if I tell you guys. But you can't tell either of them I told you! Ethan swore me to secrecy!" Tom said. "Anyway, since we're gonna be out most of the day, we won't be seeing the boys again til sometime tomorrow anyway." I turned and looked at Tom questioningly with a raised eyebrow. Tom blushed slightly, and looked a little guilty, then told us Ethan's plans. * * * A few minutes after 4:00 that afternoon, Ethan picked a madly curious Simon up at the mall after his shift got over. "Well? It's almost 5:00! Are you finally going to tell me what we're doing tonight???" Simon burst out, as he snapped his seatbelt buckle together, while Ethan gunned the engine and pulled away from the curb. Ethan chuckled and said, "Naaaa, you can hold out. We're on our way there now!" "Damn you!" Simon cried exasperated. He turned and glared at Ethan, who wore a shit-eating grin. Out of the corner of his eye, Simon suddenly noticed a duffel bag on the back seat. Turning to look at it better, he saw his own backpack that he used whenever he traveled, sitting next to it, along with a shopping bag, next to that. "Um... are we going away overnight or something?" he asked, looking at Ethan, a little surprised. He hadn't thought whatever surprise Ethan had in mind would take more than a few hours at most. Grinning, Ethan said, "OK, I'll give you that much. Yes! We're going someplace overnight!" "So Greg and and Tom are in on this too! Where are they taking us?" Simon cried, beginning to fume slightly thinking we'd all conspired with Ethan. Ethan chuckled and said, "Well... Tom knows what I've got planned, but Greg's in the dark about it. And they're not involved at all. I only told Tom, so someone knew where we were in case of an emergency." The head of steam Simon had been working up, instantly dissipated. "So... Greg doesn't know I won't be home tonight?" Simon asked, surprised. "Nope! But Tom does, he said he'd tell Greg, and it would be OK," Ethan said. "oh," Simon said. "And you packed FOR ME?" "Yup!" Ethan said. "Couldn't tell YOU to pack - it would've ruined the surprise!" "Oh," Simon said. He paused a moment then said, "Well? Where are we going?" "You'll see soon enough," Ethan said, smiling. "Trust me! You're really gonna like it! That's ALL I'm going to tell you though!" "I better like it!" Simon grumbled, settling back in his seat and staring out the windshield at the road ahead, realizing Ethan had no intention of telling him anything else. Ethan snickered softly, thoroughly enjoying Simon's frustration and overwhelming curiosity. "Asshole!" Simon muttered, turning his head away from Ethan and looking out the passenger window. Ethan snickered again, and turned onto the main highway that lead north, out of town. "So how was work?" Ethan asked after a couple of minutes of silence. "I'm not speaking to you until you tell me where you're taking me!" Simon snapped, in the way a child would, who hadn't gotten his way. Ethan grinned and said, "OK, be a baby about it if you want to." Simon's scowl grew more severe as he stared out the window. They rode on through the countryside in silence for a while then. About a half hour later, Ethan turned off the highway, and headed down a country road. The sign at the turn read "Winchester Manor". "Winchester Manor?" Simon thought to himself. "He couldn't be taking me there! That's too nice a place. What else is there near that?" A few minutes later though, Ethan pulled into the parking lot of a huge old mansion, that was shaped like a large capital letter "H" if you looked down at it from up in the air. The sign on the plaque on one of the gate posts announced it was "Winchester Manor". "This is where you're bringing me?" Simon asked, looking at Ethan with both surprise, and confusion. "Yeah," Ethan said, smiling at Simon. "I wanted to do something special cause we can't go to the ball. Actually, it was kind of Greg's idea. He thought we could have a fancy night out on the town. But then... I was talking to Cody, and he came up with this idea." "Wow!" Simon said, staring at the mansion, with big eyes. "Um... well? Was it a good idea?" Ethan asked. He didn't think Simon looked very impressed. "Oh!" Simon said, looking at Ethan and smiling. "I think it's a great idea! But... isn't it kind of expensive?" "Well... it's not too bad. Besides, we're splitting the expenses," Ethan said. "Wait a minute! I gotta pay half?" Simon asked, incredulously. "NO!" Ethan cried, laughing. "Sorry! Um, see, Cody had the same feelings I did over missing the ball, so when we talked, we decided to do something together. He and Rob are staying here with us! We rented a suite!" "Really?" Simon asked, more surprised than he was earlier. "Yeah," Ethan said. "Does that sound OK?" "Yeah!" Simon grinned. "It sounds great! So, it's just the four of us spending the night together?" "Yeah," Ethan said. Simon suddenly looked confused. "What?" Ethan asked. "Well... does this mean you and Cody wanta have an orgy with us?" Simon asked, his dick beginning to tingle a little. "Naaaa. We rented a two bedroom suite. They'll have their room, and we'll have our's. We share a living room," Ethan said, grinning. "Oh," Simon said, surprised. He'd assumed Ethan and Cody had just rented a room with two beds in it. His penis ceased tingling, and he wondered if maybe it might've been more fun to have an orgy instead. "I mean, I can't say we won't have sex together," Ethan said, sensing that Simon seemed a little disappointed. "I mean, there's supposed to be a big four person jacuzzi in the living room. I expect we'll probably all get 'nekid' and check that out!" Realizing he'd disappointed Ethan with his reaction, Simon grinned, and said, "It sounds fantastic Ethan! Really!" Ethan's smile broadened for a moment, then he suddenly looked at Simon, who still looked a little confused, and said "Um... I get that maybe you'd like to check out Rob and Cody and do some stuff with them maybe, but... I was kinda thinking maybe it'd be special for us to have our own fancy room together, just you and me. I wanted it to be a special weekend for us!" Simon's eyes grew large, and he felt a warmth spread through his chest, as he looked into Ethan's eyes and saw a deep loving look flowing from them. "Oh!" he said, staring at Ethan with his mouth hanging open a little. His face suddenly felt warm, and his heart began to race a little. Warmth spread through his groin, and his penis suddenly started growing again, only more rapidly this time, as the full impact of what Ethan was telling him hit him. Grinning and blinking a couple times to fight back tears that suddenly threatened to well up in his eyes, he said, "That sounds so Awesome Ethan! I can't wait to get to our room!" Ethan grinned then, as he began to experience some of the same physical feelings Simon was feeling. He leaned toward Simon, and put his arm around his shoulder. He didn't have to pull Simon toward him, because Simon leaned in too. Simon's eyes closed as their lips met and Ethan kissed him tenderly and lovingly. Simon's lips responded, and Ethan's opened slightly. Simon opened his as well, and the two shared a long, passionate kiss, as both their penises throbbed with desire, folded uncomfortably in front of their scrotums, pressed up against the fabric of their clothing. Suddenly, someone rapped hard on the driver's side window, startling the two boys, and causing them to leap apart. "You assholes!" Ethan and Simon chorused, when they turned and saw Cody and Rob standing outside the window, laughing at them. Ethan rolled down the window. "Sorry we interrupted," Cody said, grinning. "We didn't want you to ruin your seats, when you blew your loads in your pants, and it seeped through all over them!" Rob cried, laughing. "Har de Har Har!" Simon replied. "The way you two snuck up on us, it was almost shit seeping through our pants!" They all laughed uproariously then. "So, when'd you get here?" Ethan asked, when their laughter finally died down. "Just a while ago, we're all signed in. We were actually coming out to get the last of our stuff from the car and saw you guys," Cody said. "You should see the rooms we got!" Rob cried, obviously excited. "There's a HUGE hot tub in the main room, and huge beds in the bedrooms! Each room has a working fire place too!" "He's not excited about it though!" Cody quipped, smirking. Ethan and Simon grinned. "So when you're ready to join us, just walk down the sidewalk on the left of the building. We're on the ground floor with our own patio - suite 128 - door'll be open!" Cody said. "K, we'll be right there," Ethan said. Simon and Ethan watched then as Rob and Cody, who still had, and probably always would have a very pronounced limp, headed for the walkway down the left side of the building, each carrying a bag. "So?" Ethan said, as he withdrew from Simon, and sat back slightly. "Sound like a good plan now?" "Oh yeah!" Simon said, grinning. "Cool! C'mon, let's get going then. There's more surprises for you yet!" Ethan said. "More?" Simon asked incredulously. "Yup!" Ethan said, grinning. "Like what?" Simon asked, excitedly. "You'll just have to wait and see!" Ethan said, smiling devilishly at him. "Aw not again!" Simon groaned miserably. "All in due time!" Ethan said, thoroughly enjoying teasing Simon. "Now c'mon before we're late!" Curiously Simon jumped out of the car and helped Ethan carry their bags to their suite, which both of them found to be just as exciting as Rob had described it. * * * As Simon and Rob explored the suite, Ethan and Cody went back out to their cars and got the tuxes they'd rented for all four of them out of their trunks and carried them in. "What're those?" Rob asked, as Ethan and Cody walked in with them. It was the first time he'd seen them. Simon looked at them and furrowed his brow as well. "Dinner wear!" Cody said, smiling. "Not to be confused with plates and dishes though!" "What kind of dinner wear?" Rob asked. "Fancy dinner wear!" Cody replied. "So we gotta get all dressed up?" Rob asked, not sounding thrilled with the idea. "Well, this whole thing is supposed to be even better than what our senior ball would've been like..." Cody said. "OK," Rob said, realizing Cody sounded a little disappointed. "It just seems like all this is costing you guys an awful lot!" "Yeah," Simon agreed. "You two just relax and go along with what we have planned, and you'll love it!" Ethan said. "And forget about the cost. This is our special night!" Simon and Rob glanced at each other for a moment then, quickly communicating a knowing look at one another, that whether they were happy or not about what their boyfriends had planned, they should go along with it, and sound happy about it, because they had gone to a lot of trouble and expense to make it special for all of them. "It all sounds fantastic!" Simon said, grinning enthusiastically. "Yeah!" Rob agreed. "So when do we get dressed up?" "We got about an hour before we have to be in the restaurant, right?" Ethan asked, looking at Cody. "Yup!" Cody said. "C'mon Si, let's go check out our facilities and get cleaned up, then get changed," Ethan said. "OK," Simon said, smiling, as his cock suddenly began to swell again. He knew it only took a few minutes to get dressed, so that must mean Ethan wanted to have some fun first. "You too Rob! We gotta get ready too," Cody said, pointing to their room. Rob grinned knowingly as well. "Guess we'll see you in a bit," he said, as his hand automatically reached down and squeezed his crotch. "Hey!" Cody said. "Don't you be groping yourself! That's for me to do!" Rob grinned and said, "Well hurry up then!" He turned and strode quickly toward their room, with Cody limping after him as quickly as he could. "Meet you out here at 6:00," Cody called, as he shut their door. "C'mon," Ethan said, grinning and grabbing Simon's shoulder and pulling him toward their room. Grinning back at him, Simon let Ethan push him into their room. * * * "As I see it," Ethan said, after he'd pushed their door shut. "We have about 45 minutes before we have to start getting dressed. In that time we need to get showered, and dried." "How about we take a bath together then?" Simon asked, his eyes glistening, as he looked into the bathroom and his eyes fell on the bath tub. Quickly he started taking off his T-shirt. Despite the fact there was a huge hot tub in the main living room between the bedrooms, in addition to a huge walk-in shower big enough for two people, each bedroom's bathroom had its own, smaller hot tub, built for two as well. Ethan grinned and started stripping as well. Within a few minutes, both boys were standing naked, grinning at each other, their hardons throbbing, as they watched the tub filling with water and special water softener with bubbles, compliments of a little bottle left on the edge of the tub by the Manor's staff. "OH yeah!" Ethan groaned a few minute's later as he lowered himself into the hot water, and settled down. "Climb on in and snuggle up with me! But be careful, that bubble stuff made the water slippery!" "Ewwwww!" Simon grinned. "Cool!" Still grinning, he stepped carefully into the tub. He turned then, so his back was facing Ethan, and started to sit down in front of Ethan, so his back would be spooned up against Ethan. As he bent forward, and began to lower himself down, his ass cheeks opened, and Ethan got a closeup look at his dark pink rosebud. "Mmmmmm" Ethan said, reaching up with a soapy hand and running his finger tip over Simon's tight pucker. "What have we here?" "OHHH!" Simon cried, surprised, as Ethan's fingertip touched his most private area. He stopped moving, then bent forward a little more, to give Ethan better access to his anus. "OOohhhhhh!!!" Simon moaned happily, as Ethan began massaging his hole. Grinning, Ethan massaged both Simon's buttocks with his soapy, slippery hands, concentrating mainly of course on the insides of Simon's cheeks. As he massaged Simon's asshole, the boy stood moaning with pleasure. After a minute, Ethan took a wash cloth full of water and squeezed it over Simon's ass, rinsing the soap off him. Just as Simon thought Ethan was through and he was about to begin sitting down again, Ethan leaned up and forward, and jammed his tongue against Simon's asshole causing the boy to cry out in surprise and ecstasy. "Oh Fuckkk!" Simon groaned passionately, as he leaned forward and pressed the top of his head against the wall, and grabbed the safety bars, as Ethan began jamming his tongue in and out of him. "MMMMMmmmmmm..." he moaned as waves of pleasure swept over him, as Ethan's tongue slid deep up inside him, then slid back out, then disappeared up inside him again. "OH Gooodddd!" Simon groaned, As Ethan began pistoning his tongue in and out of him. After a couple minutes of Simon gasping and groaning in ecstasy, as he tongue fucked him, Ethan noticed that Simon's legs had begun to shake - a clear indicator his orgasm was starting to build. Reluctantly, Ethan withdrew his tongue from Simon's ass, illiciting a disappointed "Ohhh!" from Simon. "You're gonna fall if I don't stop!" Ethan said, smiling. "Well, how about you fuck me then?" Simon asked, still breathing heavily with desire. "OK," Ethan smiled. "Wanta try it under water?" "Now that'd be different!" Simon said, grinning. "The water's really slippery from the conditioner. We wouldn't even need lube I bet!" Ethan said. "So how do we do it?" Simon asked. "Spin around and straddle me with your feet," Ethan said. Carefully, So as not to slip and fall, Simon turned around so he was facing Ethan. "Mmmmm..." Ethan said, waggling his brows, as Simon stood with his hardon sticking straight out, just a few inches above his head. It was twitching rhythmically with Simon's heartbeat. Simon grinned down at Ethan, who quickly pushed up off the floor of the tub, opened his mouth and pushed it over Simon's throbbing cock. "Oohhhh!" Simon groaned, as Ethan gave him a quick suck up and down before spitting his cock out and dropping back into the water. "Sorry!" Ethan said. "I'd go longer, but I keep sliding on the tub. "That's OK," Simon said. "I really think I should sit down now anyway, before I do fall!" "OK, squat down then," Ethan said, smiling, and scootching forward a bit, so that his crotch would be under Simon's ass. "OH!" Simon cried, his eyes flying wide open a moment later, as he felt the tip of Ethan's hardon poke him in the ass. "Hold it just a tad forward toward you, and you'll be centered!" Grinning, Ethan, whose hand was in the water, holding his erection pointing upward, pulled it back slightly, until the tip of his penis felt Simon's puckered sphincter. "Hold it right there!" Simon said. Ethan grinned, but then suddenly sucked in his breath, as Simon started to lower his body, and grimmaced slightly and stopped breathing momentarily, as the head of Ethan's cock pressed harder and harder against his tight anus. "Mmmmmm..." Simon moaned, closing his eyes and breathing in slowly through his nose, as Ethan's cock suddenly stretched his anus wide open, and slid slowly through his sphincter, up into his rectum. "Awwww..." Simon groaned, as he continued lowering himself onto Ethan's lap, taking more and more of his hard rod inside him. Ethan felt as if he was sliding his rigid tool into a soft, heated, slippery sleeve, as Simon lowered himself onto him. He was a little surprised, because for some reason, Simon's ass felt hotter than usual, which caused him to become even more aroused. "Mmmmm..." Simon moaned happily, as he finally settled down so that he was sitting completely on Ethan's lap. He could feel the nob-like head of Ethan's manhood nestled deep up inside him, pressing against the walls of his colon. The underside of his own stiff dick was pressed against Ethan's belly. "God your ass is hot!" Ethan said, smiling, as Simon's eyes fluttered open. "I'm glad you noticed!" Simon chuckled. "No! I mean it really feels hotter than usual!" Ethan said. "Almost like you have a fever!" "Well, I don't," Simon said. "Must just be because I'm more horny than usual!" Ethan grinnned. Suddenly, Simon started to lift himself up off Ethan's lap, pulling himself off Ethan's penis. He kept going, until, he'd raised up about 6 or 7 inches, and Ethan was almost ready to pop back out of him. Then equally as suddenly, he relaxed and with a groan slid quickly back down Ethan's slippery pole, until he was once again seated fully on Ethan's lap, and felt the head of Ethan's cock deep inside him. As Simon began raising and lowering himself up and down off Ethan's lap, Ethan closed his eyes, and relaxed as pleasure swept through him. Simon's ass felt like it was made for the sole purpose of pleasuring him. His hole was warm, slippery, and soft, yet firm enough to give Ethan the maximum amount of pleasure he knew he'd ever receive. Conversely, Simon too felt as if Ethan's penis was the perfect fit for his body to take inside it too. As he slid up and down Ethan's shaft, the bulbous glans rubbed ever so pleasantly back and forth over Simon's prostate gland, causing him continual waves of pleasure. As Ethan's excitement built, he planted his forearms on the floor of the tub, and began raising and lowering his hips to meet Simon's movements. Simon slowed down and held his position and let Ethan fuck him from below. "MMMmmm!!!!" Simon moaned a moment later. "Go faster if you can!" Ethan sped up a bit, causing them both immense pleasure. All too soon, both boys began to feel their orgasms forming. Ethan sped up slightly more, as both of them began breathing more heavily. "Oh God Eeth!" he cried out a minute later. "I'm gonna blow!" "Me too!" Ethan hissed, speeding up his fucking motion still more. "OOOhhh!!!!" Simon cried suddenly, his face twisting with passion, and his sphincter clamping shut tightly around Ethan's penis, which continued sliding in and out of him. "Awwwww..." Simon gasped again a second later, clenching Ethan's dick again. "AAAAwwwwww!!!!" Ethan cried, pausing for a split second, as he pumped a load of cum deep inside Simon. "Mmmmmm...." Simon groaned, adding still more semen to the tub water. "Mmmmmmmm!!!!" Ethan groaned in agreement, injecting Simon with more jism. Ethan continued fucking Simon, and both boys' spasms continued for several seconds, until finally, Ethan's orgasm ended, and he lowered his butt completely back down on the tub floor. "Mmmmmmmm..." Simon moaned happily, lowering himself back down fully onto Ethan, so he was sitting on his lap, with Ethan's then shrinking member stuffed far up inside him yet. "Fuck that was awesome!" Ethan exclaimed, grinning at Simon. "Fucking fantastic!" Simon agreed, wrapping his arms around Ethan and hugging him. "I love you Eeth! Thanks for doing all this for me!" "I love you too Si!" Ethan said, grinning hugely to himself, and hugging Simon in return. The two rested quietly then for a minute, wrapped in each other's arms, as their labored breathing slowed down finally. Finally, Ethan said, "I think the water's getting cold! Besides, we gotta get cleaned up. You better get off me." "'K," Simon said, grinning. He pulled up off Ethan then, and Ethan's flacid penis slid out of his asshole. When he stood up fully, a funny look crossed his face. "Shit!" he cried. "I gotta go. NOW!" Quickly Simon stepped out of the tub, and leaped over to the toilet, and sat down on it. Almost instantly, he felt a mass sliding rapidly down through his colon and rectum. When it reached his asshole, it forced it to open even wider than it had been when Ethan's dick was inside him, causing him to gasp with painful surprise. "Awwww!!!" he cried grimmacing, as he filled the toilet with a long, hard, slippery, chunk of shit. "Christ! It's like you gave me a cum-enema!" Simon cried, as the air suddenly smelled a little bad. "You OK?" Ethan asked, concerned. "Yeah," Simon said, as he finished wiping and stood up and looked down into the toilet. "Guess I needed to go, and all your jizz got things going!" He chuckled as he flushed the toilet and sprayed the room with some air freshener that was sitting on a shelf over the toilet. "Most places don't leave you this stuff!" he said, happily. "Mmmmm... lavender!" "You're funny!" Ethan said, getting up out of the tub and opening the drain. "Ready for a shower now." "Sure thing!" Simon said, grinning. The two stepped across the room then and entered the shower stall together. * * * While Simon and Ethan were having fun in their half of the suite, Rob and Cody were having similar fun in their part of the suite too. "You're sure your leg's strong enough now to handle this?" Rob asked Cody, with concern. Rob was lying on his back next to the sink on the bathroom counter, which was rather wide for a bathroom counter. His head was up against the mirror, bent forward, and his legs were up in the air, hanging over Cody's shoulders. "Yeah, I'm sure it'll be OK. Besides, this counter's just the right height for my dick to slide up your ass!" Cody said, grinning. "OK," Rob said, grinning. "Go for it!" With that, Cody directed his already lubed dick at Rob's asshole, and slowly pushed forward. "AAAwwwww!!!" Rob grunted loudly, as Cody pushed forward, and the tip of his cock entered him. "You OK?" Cody asked. "Oh yeah! Give it too me Stud!" Rob grinned. Cody smiled and said, "Just remember you asked for it!" Then he grinned devilishly and shoved his hips forward, shoving his cock fully, and swiftly, all the way up inside Rob, whose eyes flew wide open as he cried out in surprise, and a little bit of pain. "You said to give it to you!" Cody said, looking a little worried. "You OK?" "Well Jesus! I thought you'd go a little slower!" Rob said, panting a little. "I'm sorry!" Cody said, obviously feeling bad. "It's OK man, I'm OK, just a little surprised!" Rob said, smiling wryly. "You sure?" Cody asked. "Yeah, go ahead and fuck me! Just... take it a little slower to start!" Rob said. "OK," Cody said, a little abashedly yet. Slowly Cody began pulling back out of Rob. When he was almost all the way out, he reversed and began entering him again. "Mmmmm..." Rob moaned, smiling. "Much nicer!" Cody smiled then too, and continued slowly long-dicking Rob. As Cody fucked Rob, the two stared at each other. At first they were both smiling, but soon, Rob felt his orgasm beginning to build, and his expression became more serious and passionate. Seeing this encouraged Cody's body to respond similarly. He sped up then. A few seconds later, Rob moaned lowly with pleasure as the pressure built within him. His nostrils flaring slightly as he began breathing more heavily, he stared up at Cody with wanton desire. Cody too felt his orgasm getting closer. His knee hurt, but he didn't stop fucking Rob. In fact, he began pulsing his hips back and forth even faster. Within a few seconds, Rob's face contorted, as he tried to hold off his orgasm. Cody was almost ready to blow his load as well. "FFfuuuccckk!!!" Rob groaned a moment later, as his asshole squeezed Cody's cock, and he blew a long thick string of semen out his own dick, that flew through the air and landed in a wide streak from his chin, down his neck, and over his clavacle. Cody's face screwed up then and he groaned and emptied himself into Rob's rectum. The two spasmed a few times each, Cody filling Rob's ass with his juice, and Rob spraying his all over himself. When their orgasms finally ended, both boys were sweaty and panting, and Rob was streaked with globs of seminal fluid. "Mmmm!!!" Cody said, smacking his lips as he looked down at his happy boyfriend. He leaned forward then and licked a large streak of cum off Rob's chest, and let it roll around on his tongue, savoring the flavor. After a moment he swallowed it and pronounced it "most tasty!" Then, he leaned forward and kissed Rob on the lips. Rob responded by opening his mouth. Cody opened his as well, and as the two kissed, Rob tasted the remnants of his own cum. "Damn that was nice!" he said, still panting a little when Cody finally stood up. "Sure was!" Cody said, finally pulling back from Rob, extracting his then flacid penis from him. "What now?" Rob asked, lowering his legs and reaching for the Kleenex box. "Don't bother with that!" Cody said. "It's time to shower. You can just wash it off!" "OK," Rob said, grinning. He got up and the two of them got into the shower. * * * "God Damn! Don't we look FINE!" Cody declared a while later as the four boys stood in their shared sitting room, looking each other up and down. They were all dressed in matching black tuxes that Ethan and Cody had picked out and rented for them. "We look like we're ready for a night out casino hopping in Monte Carlo!" Rob said, chuckling. "I think we look great!" Ethan said, grinning. "You don't think we'll be overdressed, do you?" Simon asked, skeptically. "Naaa..." Cody said. "People get really dressed up to come here!" "So when do we go eat?" Rob asked. "Right now!" Ethan said, looking at his watch. "Otherwise we'll be late!" "Let's go then! I'm starved!" Simon said. "You're ALWAYS starved!" Ethan quipped. "Well," Simon replied. "I am still a growing boy you know!" "Lucky for me it's the same body part that keeps growing too!" Ethan said, snickering. "Yes, you are pretty lucky!" Simon said, smiling sweetly, as Cody and Rob laughed at their banter. "OK," Ethan said, as he reached for the door knob. "Voices down, and we have to act mature now!" As Ethan opened the door, the other three looked at him, then started acting like sophisticated snobs in a very exagerated way, which caused them all to break into hysterical laughter as they proceeded down the hallway toward the lobby and dining room. * * * "C'mon Guys! Seriously, we gotta behave now!" Ethan said, as they approached the lobby. All of them tried their best to compose themselves, but Simon and Rob were still snickering softly, as they walked into the lobby, and turned toward the restaurant. "Mitchell party of four for 6:00 please," Cody said to the Maitre d'. "How come the reservation's under Cody's name?" Simon whispered to Ethan. "His brother made all the arrangements, and must've used their last name," Ethan whispered back. "But... that means Nate knows about Cody then?" Simon asked. Ethan's eyes shot open, and he stared at Simon in surprise. He hadn't thought of that. "I don't know! We'll have to ask him after we're seated," Ethan said. The maitre d' led the boys through the restaurant, which was a huge old room in the main section of the mansion. The walls were paneled in heavy dark wood. There was a huge fireplace on each end of the room, and despite the warm weather, each had a fire burning cheerfully in it. Simon was very relieved when, after heading straight for a table directly in front of one of the fireplaces, that the maitre d' abruptly turned right and led them instead to a table in a windowed alcove that overlooked the river. "Thank God he didn't put us by the fire," he said, tugging at his collar a little, after they'd been seated and the maitre d' had left. "I was thinking the same thing," Rob said, smiling. "Nate asked for the best seat in the house when he made the reservation," Cody said. "I guess he got it too! Take a look! Everyone else is sitting at tables in the middle of the room!" "And, it's nice and cool here too!" Ethan said, looking up at a vent in the ceiling over their table from which the slightest hint of a cool breeze was flowing. "It's quite comfortable really," Rob said. "So... Cody!" Simon asked, unable to hold back any longer. "You said Nate set all this up for us. Does he know about you now???" Cody blushed and smiled stupidly, and Rob grinned at him, as Ethan and Simon looked curiously at him. "Uh... yeah, Nate knows," Cody said, blushing a bit darker. "He kinda walked in on me and Rob in my room one afternoon." "NO!" Simon burst out, causing a loud "SHHHHH" from Ethan. "Sorry!" Simon whispered. "What'd you do?" Still red in the face and smiling stupidly, Cody said, "Well, it was really embarrassing! We were right in the middle of ... you know! And the door bursts open, and there's Nate!" "Good evening Gentlemen," a deep voice came from overhead, behind Ethan's chair, startling all four of them. "My name is Chester. I'll be your server this evening. Might I offer you a beverage while you peruse our menu?" "Hi Chester!" Ethan said, amiably looking up at the waiter. "I suppose under the circumstances a round of beer would be out of the question." "Hmmm... I suppose so," Chester said, dryly, looking down his nose at Ethan. "Could we please have a round of sodas Chester?" Cody, asked. "Yes sir, that would be fine," Chester said. "We have Coca Cola, 7-Up, Sunkist, A&W Root Beer, and Schwepp's Ginger Ale. What would you all care for?" The boys each placed their order, and Chester, strode off in the direction of the bar. "Nice going Rodman! Don't get him mad at us!" Cody hissed. "Sorry!" Ethan said, blushing slightly. "I was just trying to be funny!" "I don't think that guy knows what funny is!" Rob said, smirking. "Forget all that!" Simon said. "What happened after Nate walked in on you?" Rob started to snicker. "You should've seen poor Cody's face! He was petrified." "So would you be if your brother walked in on you and found you in a '69' with another guy, shoving dildos up each other's asses to boot!" Cody burst out. "Well... ya didn't have to go into that much detail," Rob muttered, blushing, as Simon and Ethan sat staring incredulously at the two of them. "You were fucking each other with dildos, while you '69'ed'?" Ethan asked, his mouth still hanging open a bit. Cody and Rob both blushed a little more, but Cody nodded. "Damn!" Ethan said. "Maybe we could try that too?" Simon asked, reaching for his crotch and pressing on his dick which had begun to stiffen and tent his pants. Ethan grinned and said, "Sure! If you want to!" Cody and Rob both smiled with relief that Ethan and Simon weren't going to make fun of them for their kinkiness. Snickering and leaning in, Rob whispered, "You might wanta try a string of plastic balls too! Lube 'em up, and stuff them up each other one at a time, then when you're about to blow your loads, yank on the cord and rip them out of each other! It's awesome and you won't believe how much cum you blow!" "Jesus!" Simon exclaimed, pushing down harder on his now fully erect penis. Ethan seemed to be breathing heavier too, just thinking about it. "You really didn't have to tell them that one!" Cody whispered to Rob. "Why not?" Rob asked. "If we like it as much as we do, why not share our ideas?" "Yeah! Please keep sharing!" Ethan cried, his nostrils flaring, and his hand moving to his lap too. Everyone chuckled. Their sodas arrived then, and Chester asked if they were ready to order their dinners. "Oh shit! We haven't even looked at the menus yet. Can you give us another couple minutes please Chester?" Cody asked. "Very good sir," Chester said in a monotone voice. He looked annoyed though. "Probably thinks we're gonna leave him a lousy tip!" Cody commented, picking up his menu. "But what happened with Nate?" Simon asked. "Wait'll our order's in," Cody said, opening his menu. "Fine!" Simon said, with a hint of frustration in his voice. He too picked up his menu. "Holy Shit!" Rob murmured from behind his menu. "What's the matter?" Cody asked, quietly. Rob lowered his menu and blushing said, "I don't even know what some of the things on the menu are!" "And there's no prices!" Simon said. "How do we know which things not to pick?" "Pick anything you want, and don't worry about the price!" Ethan said. "But-" Simon started to protest. "I said pick what you want!" Ethan said, looking pointedly at him. "Fine!" Simon said, resignedly. "What ones aren't you sure of?" Cody asked Rob softly. "This one," Rob said, pointing at his menu. "That's rabbit, prepared in a German style," Cody said, when he saw Rob pointing at 'Hasen Pfeffer'. "And that?" Rob asked, pointing at 'tripe'. "Trust me you don't even want to know, much less have it!" Cody said with a snicker. "Can I have the Alaskan King Crab Legs?" Simon asked Ethan, smiling hopefully. "Sure!" Ethan said. "I told you to have whatever you wanted!" "Cool! I love them! Especially drenched with drawn butter!" Simon said, grinning. "Don't they have basic steak on here?" Rob asked. "Try the 'twin tournedoes of beef in whisky sauce'," Cody said. "It's filet mignon in a really nice flavored sauce!" "Cool! That's what I'll have. Why don't they just call it what it is though?" he said. Cody chuckled and went back to perusing his menu. A couple of minutes later, Chester returned and took their orders. Rob ordered the filet mignon. Simon ordered the crab legs. Ethan ordered surf and turf - a prime rib with a lobster tail. And, Cody ordered Beef Wellington. When Chester asked what they would like for appetizers, Rob and Simon both looked daunted. Cody grinned and glanced at the menu and said, "We'd like the escargot, caviar, liver pate', and duck fois gras please, and four plates." "Very good sir," Chester said, rolling his eyes. "What'd you just order?" Rob asked, when he was gone. "Just try it when it arrives, and see if you like it," Cody said, smiling. "How come you know so much about fancy food?" Rob asked. "My parents took Nate and me on a couple of cruises. All you do on a ship is eat! And it's all fancy stuff like this! You'll love it really!" Cody said. "OK!" Simon interrupted. "What happened when Nate walked in on you?" "You are persistent!" Cody chuckled. Simon gave him an annoyed look, as he continued chuckling. "Well... as you might expect, it was VERY embarrassing," Cody said. His smile faded and he added "And, quite frightening too." "I was embarrassed and scared enough for myself," Rob said, as Cody paused. "But, it was really awful for Cody!" "Oh man! You must've been shittin' your pants!" Ethan said. Cody laughed then and said, "I might've been if I'd been wearing pants, and this one here wasn't stuffing a huge dildo up me!" Everyone laughed. "Well? What'd Nate do?" Simon asked. "Your appetizers sirs," Chester announced, again coming up behind them, and startling Simon again. Simon leaned back in his chair, looking deflated, as the others chuckled. Chester sat a plate in front of each boy, then arranged the four appetizers in the middle of the table. "Bon Appetit!" he said somewhat haughtily, before he turned and walked away. "Looks good!" Ethan said, as he and Cody exchanged grins. Simon and Rob stared curiously at the plates of food, then exchanged skeptical looks. "You'll love it!" Ethan said. He and Cody quickly divied up the food onto the four plates, so everyone got a taste of everything. "OK, eat up!" Cody said, handing Rob his plate, as Ethan handed Simon a plate. Cautiously Simon picked up a fork and tried a small bit of the escargot, which had been ground up and enhanced with herbs and bread crumbs, then broiled and painted with melted butter and sprinkled with fresh grated parmagian reggiano cheese and ground black pepper. "Mmmm!!!" Simon said, chewing a mouthful. "This is good!" he declared, after he'd swallowed it. "What is it?" "Yeah! What is it?" Rob asked as well, having just swallowed some too. "Snails!" Cody and Ethan said together, not looking up. Simon's and Rob's heads swiveled toward one another and they each made a face. Then Rob grabbed his water glass and took a gulp. Simon followed suit. Seeing the boys' reactions out of the corners of their eyes, Ethan and Cody both chuckled. "You liked it before you knew what it was! What's the problem now that you know what it is?" Ethan asked. Simon looked at him and thought a moment, then shrugged and said, "I guess it's just the idea of swallowing a big slug!" "It's not a big slug!" Cody said, chuckling. He explained how they were made, and Simon and Rob both appeared a little relieved. "OK, so now, these are fish eggs, right?" Rob asked, pointing at the caviar. "Yup," Ethan said. "You eat it like this," Cody said, and he proceeded to show the others how to mix the caviar with the bit of hard boiled egg, parsely, and onion, making it into a pate' which you then spread on a point of toast. After Cody ate his, savoring the flavor, the others all did what he'd done. Ethan quickly downed his, while Simon and Rob looked at each other dubiously. "Well... it can't be worse than snails!" Rob said after a moment, and he stuffed the whole piece of toast in his mouth and began chewing on it. "Saltier than I thought it would be," Ethan said, after he swallowed. He scooped up and tasted a few pieces of plain caviar that were sitting on his plate yet, and grinned. "Now I know what it reminds me of!" he said, grinning lewdly. "Oh my God! Yes!" Simon cried, grinning. "We gotta get more of that!" Everyone laughed. "Quite honestly at the price of caviar, I think we'd best stick to each other's love juice!" Cody said. "It's free after all!" They all laughed again. "So... c'mon! Before Mr. Stuffed shirt comes back! What'd Nate say?" Simon asked, as he watched Ethan spreading liver pate' on a cracker, and did the same. "Well, I was really upset, as you can imagine. I mean the look on his face as he stood staring at us was awful. He was shocked of course, and I expect, rather disgusted," Cody said, he popped some food in his mouth and chewed, then swallowed, while everyone waited. "So, I'm laying there with my legs pulled up, and Rob's straddling me in a '69', fucking me with this huge dildo and sucking me off. I've got his cock in my mouth, and another dildo going in and out of him," Cody said. "I really don't know how long Nate was standing there watching either, cause he just walked in without knocking!" "Suddenly, I saw the door move a little out of the corner of my eye," Cody continued. "I looked over and Nate's standing there with his mouth wide open, and huge eyes. I thought I was going to die from embarrassment!" "I could tell something was wrong when he stopped sucking on me, and shoving the dildo in and out of me," Rob said, picking up the thread. "When I went to look back at Cody, I saw Nate standing there too. He was just like Cody said." "So what happened?" Ethan asked, dying with curiosity now too. "Did he freak?" "No!" Cody said, smiling slightly. "I mean I felt like I wanted to die and just sink into the bed and disappear. I guess Nate realized how upset I was-" "Well duh - there were tears running down your cheeks!" Rob interrupted. Simon and Ethan paused, and looked at Cody, each realizing how awful he must've felt. "Well," Cody said, his face turning pink. "I didn't know how he'd react. I was scared he'd turn on me, or that he'd tell our parents, or both!" "So what happened?" Simon asked. "I couldn't believe it!" Cody said, smiling a little, and staring at the flowers and candle in the middle of the table. "It turned out really great! After his initial shock wore off, he must've realized how upset I was. Real quick he said 'Oh God! I'm so sorry for busting in on you! I thought you were alone, and heard you moaning- oh fuck! Um... well, I thought maybe you'd fallen and were hurt, so I just walked in to see. I'm sorry.' We just stared at each other for a minute. I still didn't know what he thought about it really -" "Your salads sirs," Chester announced, again stealthily coming up behind Simon and scaring him. "Sheesh I wish he'd stop doing that!" Simon crabbed, after Chester had picked up their empty appetizer plates, served their salads, left a handled serving tray with bowls of various salad dressings, and offered fresh ground pepper to everyone, before finally leaving. Everyone snickered, as Simon glared at them. "So... Did Nate say anything else?" Ethan asked, reaching for the Thousand Island salad dressing. "Yeah," Cody said, smiling. "Actually, it was so cool really. I was so surprised too. He must've seen how upset I was, cause after he apologized for walking in on us, and we stared at each other for a minute, he said 'um... by the way, what you guys are doing is OK with me, if that's what you want to do. I mean, it's nothing I'd want to do, but, as long as you're happy, it's OK with me. uh... I'm gonna leave now, and we can talk more about it later. And... I won't tell Mom or Dad, so don't worry about anything.'" "Wow!" Simon said. He and Ethan were both staring at Cody, surprised. "I know," Cody said, grinning. "Nate's gotta be the coolest brother! Later, after Rob left, he came to talk to me, and told me he'd kind of wondered for a while if maybe I liked guys instead of girls. Guess I didn't take a big enough interest in girls around him! Anyway, he told me if I was gay, it was OK with him, he still loved me and wanted to be brothers!" Cody paused and just grinned happily at Ethan and Simon. "That's GREAT man!" Ethan said, as without watching what he was doing, he tried unsuccessfully to stab a cherry tomato. "Yeah!" Simon agreed. "You're so lucky to have a brother like that!" "I know," Cody said. "I gotta say, I was stunned. I thought for sure he was going to call me a faggot and tell me how revolted he was that we were brothers. He did the complete opposite though. He even gave me a hug!" "Wow!" Ethan said. "Actually," Cody said, softly, smiling broadly. "When he hugged me, it was one of the most special times I've ever shared with him. He looked me in the eye, and said, 'No matter what. No matter how you turn out in the end - straight - gay - bi - it doesn't matter to me. You'll always be my brother, and I'll always love you!', then he took me in his arms and hugged me. He held me like that for a few seconds. Then, when he let go, he rubbed his eyes, like he was trying to brush away tears." "I'd give anything to have a brother like that!" Simon said, smiling in a bitter-sweet way at Cody. "Yeah," Rob agreed, looking a little sad. "That is fantastic!" Ethan said, smiling warmly at Cody. "Well," Cody said, looking at Simon and Rob, "I know things have been rough for you two, but really, everything's worked out pretty good for you in the end, hasn't it?" "Definitely!" Simon said, smiling. "It wouldn't have without Greg and Tom though!" Rob said, thoughtfully. "That's so true!" Simon said, his smile fading into a serious look. "That's what I mean," Cody said. "You might not have a cool older brother like I do, but you both have Greg and Tom, who've helped things work out for you, one way or the other! So... we do all have someone who cares about us, who doesn't care that we're gay." "True!" Ethan said, smiling. "In the end, we've all lucked out!" "To Greg and Tom!" Cody said, picking up his water glass and holding it aloft. "And Nate too!" Rob added, hoisting his own glass. Grinning, Ethan and Simon, joined them in the toast, and they all clinked glasses, then took a sip of their water. * * * The rest of the boys' meal passed with happy conversation, as they all thoroughly enjoyed their dinners. "Man, I'm stuffed!" Simon declared, leaning back in his chair after he finished off the last bit of his crab legs, his lips shiny from the drawn butter. "Me too!" Rob said, pushing back from his plate as well. Chester appeared momentarily and picked up their dishes, as the boys all sat quietly lost in their own thoughts. When the table was cleared, Chester placed a bowl of water with a slice of lemon floating in it in front of each boy. "What the hell is this?" Rob asked, staring curiously down at his bowl, after Chester had left. Cody and Ethan grinned at each other. "Are we supposed to drink it?" Simon asked, equally as confused. "No silly!" Ethan said. "They're finger bowls!" Cody told them. "You wash the grease off your fingers - like this." Cody then proceeded to dip the fingers of his right hand into the bowl, and rubbed the lemon between them for a couple of seconds, then he lifted them out and dried them off with his napkin. As he repeated the process for his left hand, Rob said, "Damn! They think of everything, don't they?" He too washed his fingers off. "You'd best wipe that butter off your mouth too!" Ethan said, grinning at Simon. Blushing, Simon surreptitiously rubbed some lemon water on his mouth, and quickly dried it off. "Better?" he asked, looking at Ethan. "I don't know, come here," Ethan said. Simon leaned toward Ethan, expecting him to wipe off a speck of food, but was surprised when Ethan leaned in and bussed him right on the lips. Simon's eyes flew open with surprise, and Rob looked surprised too. Ethan and Cody both chuckled though. "I didn't think we were doing that in public!" Simon said. "Nobody here knows us," Ethan said, smiling. Simon didn't reply, but smiled uncertainly back at him. "Would the gentlemen care for any dessert?" Chester asked, appearing behind Simon, who finally didn't jump with surprise at being snuck up on. "Certainly," Cody said, seeing the handful of dessert menus Chester was carrying. "Very well, here are your menus," Chester said, and he handed one to each of the boys. "I'll return in a moment to take your orders." "Wow!" Rob said, looking down the list of desserts. "I don't even know what some of these are either!" "What are you wondering about?" Rob asked. "Doesn't matter, I'm having the 'Death by Chocolate'!" he said, smiling, and snapping his menu shut. "I don't know how I'll get it in, but cheesecake sounds great!" Simon said. Ethan and Cody chuckled at them, as they looked through the list of desserts. Chester returned a moment later and took their orders. A few minutes later, he returned with the desserts, and cups of coffee for Ethan, Cody, and Rob. Simon opted for another glass of ice water. "Ohhh!" he complained several minutes later, sitting back from an empty dessert plate, and rubbing his belly. "I don't remember when I've ever eaten so much food!" "It was yesterday!" Ethan said, chuckling. "Asshole!" Simon muttered, glaring at him, as the others snickered. "Maybe you should have had the Creme Brullee, or sherbert, like me and Ethan did," Cody said. "It's not as filling as what you guys ordered." "I think you're right!" Rob said, a little uncomfortably. Chester appeared and glanced a little uncertainly around the table, as Ethan and Cody lingered over second cups of coffee. Before anyone acknowledged him, he quietly placed a tray with the check and some mints in the middle of the table. "I'll take that for you whenever you're ready," he said, and he withdrew quickly. Ethan reached for the bill picked it up. His eyes shot open wide when he initially looked at it. Simon and Rob both noticed and exchanged worried glances. As Ethan calculated in his head for a minute, Cody passed out the mints that had been on the tray. Simon's and Rob's eyes both flew wide open then, when Ethan pulled a wad of money from his wallet, and placed two 100 dollar bills, and one 50 dollar bill on the tray and set it down. "It cost THAT much?" Simon hissed. "SHhhh!" Ethan said, giving him a reproachful look, as Cody smiled benevolently at him. Chester appeared a moment later, and picked up the check, saying he'd return with their change. "It's fine as is thank you," Ethan replied. Chester's eyebrows shot up and a surprised smile appeared on his face. It was the first smile the boys had seen him crack. "Well, thank you very much sirs," Chester said, smiling broadly at them. "Enjoy the remainder of your evening!" "Thanks", "Thanks Chester", "You too", "Take care Chester" they all replied. As Chester walked away smiling, Cody leaned in and snickered, "Guess he seemed so 'stiff' because he thought we'd be bad tippers!" "I didn't notice he had a boner!" Rob said, looking at Cody with feigned seriousness. Everyone burst out laughing. "I gotta go pee," Simon said. "Me too," Rob agreed. "Let's all use the men's room," Cody suggested. "We don't know when we'll get near one again afterall." "We don't?" Simon asked, looking confused. Ethan and Cody grinned conspiratorially at one another. "What's going on?" Rob asked, suspiciously looking back and forth between them. "Yeah!" Simon said, as Cody and Ethan started getting up. "You'll just have to wait and see," Ethan said, pushing his chair back in. The boys got up quickly and followed Ethan and Cody toward the door then. As they passed the maitre d's podium, Chester was standing nearby and smiling gaily, he bid them a "Good Evening!" They snickered a moment later when they were outside the restaurant, walking across the lobby toward the rest rooms. * * * "So what are we going to do now?" Simon asked, as they exited the men's room, all feeling a bit relieved. "Are we going back to our room?" His penis began to stiffen a little with anticipation, although he wondered ruefully if he was really up for sex, since he was so full from his dinner. "No!" Ethan said. "Not yet. We still have another surprise for you guys!" "Really?" Rob asked, surprised. "What is it?" Simon asked, equally as surprised. "You'll see soon enough!" Ethan said, as Cody grinned at him. He looked at his watch and added "we have about 15 minutes yet, how about a stroll down to the water?" "Sounds good," Cody said. Simon and Rob looked at each other and shrugged, then followed Ethan and Cody out the doors that opened onto a large patio, from which a path led down to the river. * * * "It's nice down here!" Simon said, as they walked out onto a floating dock that extended out into the water. A pair of duck were paddling around near the right side of the dock, quacking softly, in hopes that the boys would toss some food to them. When they didn't, the ducks swam off in search of other tidbits elsewhere. "So what are we doing next?" Simon asked, impatiently. "You'll see real soon!" Ethan said, grinning. "Enjoy the view of the river for now!" "Oh fine!" Simon sighed. He walked over to see what Rob was looking at in the water. It was a fish. They stood around on the dock for a few minutes, until Ethan announced it was time to go back up to the mansion. Smiling with anticipation, Simon and Rob eagerly followed Ethan and Cody back up the path to the building. "Anyone need another bathroom break?" Cody asked. Simon hesitated, then said, "I better go again, I drank a lot!" He quickly scooted into the men's room again. Rob followed. "Maybe we better too," Ethan said. "We drank a lot of coffee!" "OK," Cody said. A few minutes later, when they all returned to the lobby, Ethan and Cody grinned, as they looked out the front doors and saw a long black stretch limo sitting outside. Just then, a chauffer came through the door. In a low voice he announced, "Limo for Mr. Rodman and his party!" Simon's jaw dropped and his eyes widened. "A limo?" he asked, unbelievably, looking at Ethan with his mouth hanging open a little. Rob was equally as surprised. "Yup," Ethan said, "C'mon." The chauffer appeared a little surprised when Mr. Rodman and his party turned out to be much younger men than he'd expected. He smiled pleasantly at them though, as he looked them up and down, obviously surprised they were wearing tuxedoes. "We're ready to leave whenever you are sir," he announced. "By the way, my name is Wendel." "Thank you Wendel, we're ready right now," Ethan said. "Very good sir," Wendel replied. "If you'll follow me then..." As a few patrons in the lobby watched with bored, yet slightly surprised expressions on their faces, the boys all followed Wendel out to the limo, and got into it, as he held the door open for them. "Would you care to go directly to your destination now sir?" Wendel inquired of Ethan, as he was about to shut the door. "I need to get something from my car first," Cody said. "Can you please pull down into the parking lot first?" "Certainly sir," Wendel said. Cody described his car and told Wendel where it was parked. "Very good sir," Wendel said, and he shut the door, then walked around the back of the limo, and got into the driver's seat. A moment later, the limo began moving, as Wendel guided it away from the building and down the driveway toward the parking lot. "I can't believe you rented a limo!" Simon cried, grinning, as he explored the entertainment center. "This is the first time I've ever been in one," Rob said, grinning as well. Cody and Ethan exchanged happy smiles, as they watched Simon and Rob checking out the TV and stereo. When they reached Cody's car a minute later, Wendel stopped. He got out to let Cody out, but Cody leaped out before he got to the back door. "Sorry," Cody said. "I can get the door myself." "It's no problem," Wendel said, and he turned and stood next to the door. Cody smiled, then hobbled quickly to his car, opened the trunk, and withdrew a large plastic bag from a cooler inside it. Quickly he hobbled back to the limo and climbed in. "Now we're ready to go," he said to Wendel, as he got in. "Very good sir," Wendel said, closing the door behind him. A moment later the limo began moving again, this time, heading for the road. "So, where are you taking us? Or are we just supposed to be enjoying riding around in a limo?" Simon asked. "You'll see!" Ethan said, as he and Cody grinned at each other. "Meanwhile, let's enjoy this!" Cody announced, pulling a bottle of chilled champagne from the bag. "COOL!" Simon and Rob, both cried, grinning. "Grab the glasses Rodman," Cody said, handing him the bag. Ethan pulled four champagne flutes, each wrapped in bubble wrap out of the bag, and unwrapped them, as Cody, pulled the foil and wire off the top of the bottle, and tried to pop the cork. "Dammit!" he snapped, angrily a moment later when he was unable to get the cork out. Blushing slightly and sounding deflate he turned to Ethan a minute later and said, "Can you try? My hand still isn't what it should be." "Sure," Ethan said. He took the bottle from Cody, and although he realized he could open it rather easily, he feigned difficulty at getting the cork out as well, so as to not make Cody feel so bad for being unable to do it. "Tough sucker!" he said, as he finally popped the cork. Cody smiled wryly and said, "Nice try! I know it wasn't that hard for you." "You know shit man!" Ethan said, smiling at him. Cody's smile got a little bigger and he stuck his glass out and said, "Fuck it! Just fill my glass!" Ethan grinned, and poured champagne into all the boys' glasses, as they held them out for him, then filled his own glass as well. "What should we toast to?" Rob asked. "To us of course!" Ethan said. "And to the fun night we're gonna have!" Cody added, his eyes twinkling. "To us!" Simon cried exuberantly hoisting his glass in the air. They all clinked glasses, then sipped their champagne. "Mmmmm," Simon said, appreciatively. "This is so cool!" Rob said grinning, taking another sip from his glass. "Yeah," Simon agreed, smiling. They all sat back grinning at one another and relaxed then, and sipped at their glasses of champagne, as the limo sped smoothly through the countryside. As they drove along, Rob, who was looking out the window said, "Hey look! It's a hot air balloon! I thought I saw one out the window while we were eating. There it is now." "Where?" Simon asked, looking out Rob's window. "Way over there," Rob said, pointing. "Oh yeah. Cool," Simon said. He watched it for a moment, then sat back. "I've always wanted to go up in one of those things," Rob said. "That'd be neat," Simon agreed. Ethan and Cody remained silent, sipping their champagne. * * * As they drove along, Rob kept watching the balloon, which seemed to be getting closer all the time. "Uht... there it goes down now," he announced after a while. He returned his attention to the others then, as Cody was divying up the last of the champagne between their glasses. For the next few minutes, the boys chatted and finished their champagne as the limo tooled along the highway. "Do you have anymore champagne?" Simon asked hopefully, after he'd drained his glass. "Sorry!" Cody said. "You'll have to wait til we get back to the Manor!" "Shhhh..." Ethan said sideways to Cody. "Oooops!" Cody said. "Aha!" Simon cried. "So we're gonna go back and have some more there!" His cock suddenly began to stiffen with anticipation of what they might do back at the hotel. He wondered if Ethan and Cody planned on taking him and Rob respectively to their own rooms, or if the older boys were planning an orgy. Either way, Simon's cock swiftly became fully rock hard, just thinking about it. The limo suddenly turned off the highway, onto a dirt road, and headed through a corn field. There had been a sign at the intersection of the two roads, but Simon had been so pre-occupied thinking about the sex they'd be having later, that he missed it. "OH MY GOD!" Rob cried. He hadn't missed the sign. "What?" Simon asked, rousing from his horny thoughts. "Where were you?" Cody asked, looking at him. Knowingly, Ethan glanced down and saw a pole tenting Simon's crotch. Snickering he said, "back at the hotel getting naked!" Cody glanced down at Simon's crotch and grinned when he saw the prominent bulge, causing Simon to mildly blush. "Forget that!" Rob cried, cognisant that Simon was in heat, and the others had noticed. "Si! Look up ahead!" Rob was pointing through the dark glass of the one-way mirrored window between the passenger's compartment of the limo and the front seat, and further on through the windshield. Up ahead, sat the hot air balloon he'd been watching earlier, tethered to the ground. "Are you taking us on a balloon ride?" Simon asked, incredulously. Sex forgotten for the moment, his penis began to recede to its flacid state. "Yup!" Ethan said, grinning. "It's a sunset ride!" Cody added, grinning as well. "Cool!" Simon and Rob said in unison. A minute later, Wendel pulled the limo up to the balloon and parked. Before the boys could scramble to open the doors, he leaped out and opened the closest passenger door in back. "Thanks Wendel!" Ethan said, grinning and climbing out. "Certainly sir," Wendel replied. The others all got out and followed Ethan over to the balloon operator. "You Rodman?" he asked, as they walked up. "Yup!" Ethan replied. "Good! You're right on time!" the man said. "Great!" Ethan said, as the man looked the four of them up and down, a bit surprised they were all wearing tuxes. "Prom?" he asked. "No," Ethan said. "Just a nice night out." "I see," the man said, still looking at them. Suddenly his eyes grew a little larger, as he realized there were no girls in the group. "I believe this should cover it?" Ethan asked, handing him a 100 dollar bill. Simon's eyes bugged out when he saw how much Ethan gave him. Rob suddenly looked sober as well. "I'll get your change," the man said, turning to go to his car. "No need, it's fine!" Ethan said. "Well, thank you!" the man said, smiling a little more genially. "OK, if you'll step this way, we'll get going." Ethan looked at the others and grinned and followed the man over to the basket of the balloon. There was a younger man in it, pulling on a handle that blew a big flame up inside the balloon, keeping it inflated with hot air. The man gave the younger man, who resembled him a look, prompting the younger man to whine "Daaad! What's it matter?" The older man just snorted at his son, then turned and with a sickly sweet fake smile said, "If you're ready, get on in." He held a little door on the side of the basket open for them. "OK guys," the younger man said, smiling genuinely at them. "You have to spread out so we're balanced. I'm going to be here, how about you two standing here and here." Gently he grasped Ethan's and Simon's elbows and positioned them where he wanted them to stand. Then he did the same with Cody and Rob. "OK," he said, smiling. "Try to stand still in those places unless I ask you to move a little. You all set?" The boys all grinned and indicated they were ready to go. "OK," the young man said. "Here we go!" He reached outside the rim of the basket at all four corners and unclipped some cords that were holding the balloon down, then he quickly stepped back to the handle he'd been pulling on and gave it a long yank. Several seconds later, the boys' eyes all got larger and they all grinned as they felt the basket of the balloon lift off the ground. A few seconds later, they were several feet up off the ground and beginning to rise steadily upward into the air. The basket was tilted a little though, so the man, who really wasn't much older than they were, asked Ethan to move to his left a bit. When he did, the basket leveled off. "Cool! Everyone just stay where you are now!" he said. Then he pulled on the propane handle and held the valve open, filling the balloon with a lot more hot air. "This is Awesome!" Rob cried, as the balloon rose high into the air. "Look how far we can see!" Ethan grinned. "Look how high up we are!" Simon said, looking down at the ground with big eyes. Suddenly he was a little scared about being so high up, with only the balloon to hold them up there. "Relax," the man said, as if reading Simon's mind. "Even if we run out of hot air altogether, we just float slowly down." "Oh," Simon said, looking a little more relieved. "By the way, I'm Ed. So, what're you guys celebrating?" the man said. "I'm Ethan, this is Rob, he's Cody, and this is Simon," Ethan said. "And... we're just out for a nice evening." "Oh!" Ed said. "I kinda thought you might be from one of the senior balls that's going on." "Well..." Ethan said. "Actually, we are seniors, but we didn't feel like going to the ball. So, we're doing this instead." Ed looked at them, then smiled knowingly. "I understand," he said, still smiling. "I think what you're doing is nice." "You do?" Ethan asked, squinting into the sunlight at Ed. He wondered if Ed really understood or not. "Yeah," Ed said, smiling. His smile looked genuine to Ethan. "Thanks!" Ethan said. "I don't think your father thought so though." Cody gave Ethan a look that said "Oh My God! You aren't going to completely admit our situation to this stranger are you?" Ed blushed and said, "Pay no attention to him. He's old school. He doesn't get it!" "I see," Ethan said, smiling slightly. The balloon suddenly lurched slightly, as if something was trying to suddenly yank it back down to the Earth. Simon's eye got large. Ed smiled warmly at him, then indicating the long tether line they were trailing below them, which hung all the way to the ground, he said, "OK, we're at the end of our rope! This is as high as we're going, and the sun's gonna set in a few minutes, so you guys enjoy it! Um... I got something to do here in this corner." With that, Ed turned around facing away from them and the sunset, and busied himself with a nasty looking knot in a rope. Ethan and Cody grinned at each other, as Simon and Rob looked mildly confused. Suddenly Ethan leaned forward and put his arm around Simon and pulled him into an embrace, and began kissing him. Grinning, Cody did the same with Rob. Ed worked quietly on his knotted rope in the corner, occasionally reaching over his head to yank on the hot air valve, in order to maintain their altitude. A couple minutes later they separated and watched as the sun sank over the horizon. Ethan snapped some pictures of the sunset, and they took some pictures of each other. Then, as the redness began to fade from the sky, Ethan wrapped his arm around Simon's shoulders again and they again fell into a kiss. Cody and Rob did the same. "Ahem," Ed cleared his throat a minute later. The boys quickly separated again, and blushing, they looked at him. He had turned to face them again, but was looking down at the floor of the basket. A moment later, as he looked up, his face looked a little red. "I'm sorry, but it's time to take her back down," Ed said. "I need to land before it's completely dark." "Ohhh!" Rob said, disappointedly. "I'm glad you enjoyed it so much," Ed said, smiling. "Thanks for letting us enjoy it fully," Ethan said, smiling at Ed. Ed smiled and blushed. "So... does that mean-" Cody began, looking at Ed. "NO!" Ed cried, smiling a little foolishly. "Uh... sorry. No, I'm not. I even gotta girl friend." "Oh!" Cody said. "Not that there's anything wrong with it," Ed said. "Well, thanks for being so cool about it," Ethan said. "Yeah," Simon and Rob said together. Ed smiled and said, "no problem." "You ever bring your girl friend up here?" Rob asked. "Yeah," Ed said, smiling a little dreamily. Ethan glanced down at Ed's crotch. It looked to be bulging slightly. "I guess that's a lot of fun!" he said. Ed realized Ethan was checking his crotch out and blushed profusely. Grinning stupidly though he said "Yeah, it is!" As the balloon dropped slowly back toward the ground, the guys all grinned at one another. A couple minutes later, they were on the ground again. "Thanks very much Ed!" Ethan said, shaking hands with the young man, before he stepped out of the basket. "Anytime," Ed said, smiling at him. "Yeah, it was great!" Cody said, following behind Ethan. "I'm glad you liked it," Ed said. "It was Awesome!" Rob gushed, as he shook hands with Ed, before tumbling out of the basket behind Cody. "And what'd you think?" Ed asked Simon, who was last to get out. "It was great!" Simon said, grinning. "Once I got used to the height!" "Good!" Ed said, smiling at him. They too shook hands, and Simon followed the others. "Thanks a lot," they called, and waved to Ed, as Wendel held the back door of the limo open for them. Ed waved back at them, as they climbed into the limo. Off to the side, Ed's father gave a disgusted snort and shook his head. "Fucking faggots," he muttered to himself. * * * A half hour later, Wendel dropped the boys back off at the Manor. They thanked him for a great ride, and Ethan tipped him, then the boys all walked back into the hotel. "What's next?" Rob asked, grinning. "I gotta go to the bathroom!" Simon said, looking a little uncomfortable. "You can go when we get back to our rooms!" Ethan said, "C'mon. It's time to go get out of these penguin suits and get comfortable!" Simon grinned, but his smiled quickly faded and he said, "Well, let's hurry! My eyeballs are gonna be yellow soon!" They all chuckled and set off across the lobby toward the hallway to their rooms. * * * "Ahhhh!" Simon sighed, as he stood over the toilet in his and Ethan's bathroom a couple minutes later, directing a long, strong stream of urine into the bowl. "Damn!" Ethan said from the doorway, "you really did have to go, didn't you?" "Well, yeah!" Simon replied sarcastically. A moment later, after he'd finally stopped urinating, and was standing relaxing, as the last few drops of pee dripped from his urethra, he was overcome with an intestinal cramp. His face twisted slightly, as the cramp worsened. Quickly, he shook his penis a couple times, then as he stowed it in his boxer, he suddenly tensed his abdominal muscles and gave a push, and a long loud fart blew out his ass. "Ahhhh!" Simon sighed again, smiling as the cramp dissipated. "Oh fuck!" he cried with disgust a moment later, as the smell of his gas surrounded him. Quickly he grabbed the room deoderant and began spraying it liberally. Ethan chuckled from outside the bathroom door. A moment later though he quickly shut the door and told Simon to keep it shut! "Good idea!" Simon agreed, joining him in their bedroom and shutting the bathroom door behind him. "Feel better now?" Ethan asked. "Much!" Simon grinned. "Good, cause Cody and Rob wondered if we'd join them in the hot tub. They're getting it going already!" Ethan said. "Cool!" Simon said, his eyes glistening, and his dick beginning to expand. "Um... we'll be skinny dipping in it, right?" "That was the plan!" Ethan said. "Cool! I've been wanting to get a gander at Cody without his clothes on!" Simon said, grinning. His dick began to inflate rapidly. "I expect he feels the same way about you too!" Ethan said. "So... are we gonna-" Simon began to ask. "I don't know," Ethan said, reading Simon's mind. "We hadn't discussed it. Do you want to if they want to?" "well... it might be nice," Simon said, as his dick strained against his pants. "But, I know you kind of planned for this to be a romantic thing for just us." "Well," Ethan said smiling. "Why don't we see what happens. I don't know what they're thinking either. If they're interested, I suppose we could fool around with them a little. But, afterward, I want it to be just you and me, in here, in our own bed!" Simon grinned, and began taking his tux off, "That sounds really nice Ethan!" Ethan smiled and began stripping too. * * * "You guys decent?" Ethan asked, poking his head out the bedroom door, into the living room and peering around. "If you mean are we naked? Yeah we are!" Rob called, chuckling from the hot tub where he and Cody were already soaking. "Come join us!" Cody called. "C'mon!" Ethan said to Simon. Smiling and completely nude, Ethan and Simon emerged from their room. Both of them were sporting serious wood. "God Damn!" Cody exclaimed, grinning, as he looked at them. "Shit!" Simon said. "You're already in the jacuzzi." "What's wrong with that?" Cody asked. "Nothing," Simon sighed. "He wanted to get a look at your equipment! He's never seen it!" Ethan said, chuckling. Cody laughed and said, "Well, why don't you just c'mon over here Simon and sit next to me. Then, you can let your fingers do the walking!" "Really?" Simon asked, grinning. He dick began throbbing at the thought. "Only if you don't mind if I check you out too!" Cody replied. Simon's heart skipped a beat, and he grinned at Cody. Suddenly his smile faded, as he remembered Ethan was behind him. He looked back at him, as if to ask permission. Ethan smiled and winked at him, causing his smile to return. Quickly he stepped into the hot tub and sat down next to Cody. "Oh! You got a nice one Simon!" Cody said, as he reach over and felt Simon's hardon. "You do too!" Simon said, as he slid his hand up and down Cody's slippery rod, causing a moan of delight from the older boy. "Hey!" Rob said, looking at the too of them. "What about me?" Ethan stepped over the edge of the tub then too and settled down next to Rob. "Lucky you! You get to check me out!" he said, reaching down and wrapping his hand around Rob's rigid penis. "OH!!!" Rob gasped. Then he grinned, and his hand immediately moved toward Ethan's crotch as well. The four boys sat silently then, each looking into the eyes of the boy whose dick they were playing with, each breathing heavily due to their excitement, and each attempting to give the other as much pleasure as possible with their hands. "Raise up off the seat a little," Cody said softly to Simon. Smiling, Simon did as Cody asked. When he did, Cody dropped his penis. A moment later though, Simon felt another hand wrap around his rod and start sliding up and down it. "Oh!" he cried softly, as another hand reached under him and began to finger his hole. "Mmmmm..." Simon moaned huskily, as a smile spread over his face. Smiling, Ethan reached down Rob's back and he said, "You scoot up too!" Flashing him a lewd grin, Rob got up off the seat and Ethan's hand slid down his ass, with his middle finger traveling down the deepest crease between his cheeks. "Awwww..." Rob gasped, closing his eyes, and smiling slightly, as Ethan's finger rubbed over his pucker. "Please don't stop doing that!" Ethan grinned and obliged by rubbing Rob's anus a little harder and faster. "Fuck that's nice!" Rob groaned. "What you're doing feels great too Cody," Simon agreed, "Glad ya like it!" Cody replied, winking at Ethan, who grinned back at him. "Wanta do me too?" "Sure!" Simon grinned. "Yeah, give me your finger too Watkins," Ethan said, smiling as well. Rob grinned too and reached down under Ethan, as Simon was doing to Cody. "Ohhhh yeah!" Cody purred. "Mmmmm...." Ethan agreed. The two grinned at one another as the boys went to work on their holes as well. The four of them sat or squatted in the hot tub, with the water bubbling about them, thoroughly enjoying themselves as they each played with one another's dicks and assholes for the next couple minutes. "Ummmm I hate to ask you to stop, but I'm getting ready to blow!" Simon said, suddenly. From the look on his face, it was clear he was telling the truth. He was flushed, and breathing hard. His nostrils were flaring, and he had a passionate look in his eyes. "Me too!" Rob said. He appeared to be in a similar state to Simon. "Climb up and sit on the edge of the tub with your feet down in the tub, and spread your knees apart," Cody said, sounding a little urgent. Smiling, Simon did as Cody asked. Ethan smiled at Rob and motioned with his head for him to do the same. "Ohhhhh!!!!" Simon groaned, as Cody leaned in and began giving him head, as he sat on the edge of the tub. "Oh yeah!" Rob murmured, as Ethan went down on him, as soon as he was seated as well. Simon and Rob looked wantonly at each other, smiling occasionally, as Cody and Ethan sucked their dicks. Within less than a minute, Simon looked tense and pink in the face. His breathing was heavy, and his nostrils were flaring. He'd stopped looking at Rob, and was focused, looking down at the top of Cody's head, as it bobbed back and forth on his dick. He could feel his orgasm building, and knew he was about to shoot his wad. "I'm gonna shoot Cody!" he gasped a few seconds later, contorting his face as he tensed up trying to hold back. Cody continued sliding his mouth up and down Simon's rod. "Me too!" Rob gasped, as he too tried to delay his orgasm as long as possible. Ethan didn't stop sucking on him either. A second later, Rob groaned and pitched slightly forward, as his body was wracked with an intensely strong orgasmic spasm, and he blew a load of cum down Ethan's throat. Ethan nearly choked on Rob's cum due to the copius amount of it, and the strength with which he'd ejaculated it. He just managed to swallow, before Rob blew another, nearly equal load into his mouth. "Awwwww!!!" Simon cried, as he tensed up, and he held his breath momentarily, as he shot a huge string of cum into Cody's mouth, hitting him in the tonsils. Quickly Cody swallowed. "Ahhhhh...." Rob groaned, ejaculating again. "MMmmmmmm...." Simon moaned, as he too spasmed again. For the next few seconds, Ethan and Cody continued sucking on the boys until, both their orgasms had ended, and they relaxed and sat back, leaning against the wall with deeply satisfied smiles on their faces. "Damn you're good at that Rodman!" Rob said, his chest heaving up and down yet, due to his labored breathing. "Thanks Rob," Ethan said, smiling and licking his lips clean, as the aftertaste of Rob's cum pervaded through his mouth yet. "You're great too Cody!" Simon said, grinning. His chest was heaving up and down as well. "I'm glad you liked it Simon," Cody said, smiling. "So... you guys gonna help us out now?" Ethan asked. "Gimme a minute to recover, then I'll see if I can match you for sucking talent!" Rob said, smiling. Ethan grinned. "Yeah, hang in there Cody, I'll do you in a minute too!" Simon said. Cody grinned and said, "No rush, rest a minute!" He and Ethan exchanged horny grins, and chuckled, as the younger boys smiled happily down at them. * * * "How 'bout we switch places now?" Rob said, grinning at Ethan a minute or so later. "Cool!" Ethan said, standing up out of the water. His dick was sticking straight out in front of him. "You do have a nice tool man!" Rob said, giving it an appreciative pull. "Thanks! You do too man!" Ethan said, as Rob got up and they traded spots. A moment later, Ethan was seated on the edge of the hot tub, and Ethan was lowering his mouth toward his cock. "How about we switch now too?" Simon said to Cody. "Sounds good to me," Cody smiled. "Can you help me get up though please? My leg's still pretty weak." "Sure," Simon said, standing up and offering Cody his hands for support. Cody grabbed both Simon's hands firmly and pulled down on them, as he got up off the floor of the tub. "Thanks! I'm OK now," he said to Simon once he was standing up straight. His dick was sticking out in front of him too. "Well, you'll be even better in a minute! Sit down," Simon said. Grinning, Cody took Simon's seat and Simon squatted down in the water. As soon as Cody was situated and had spread his knees apart, Simon moved in and began sucking on Cody's beautiful dick. "Awww yeah," Cody moaned happily, as Simon began slowly sliding his mouth up and down the entire length of Cody's rod. The two boys worked on each other's boyfriends for the next couple minutes, occasionally illiciting a happy groan or a gasp from them. Eventually though, their orgasms built up. "I'm gonna cum in a minute Rob!" Ethan said, intensely. "Yeah, I am too Si!" Cody, said, deftly sucking in his breath. Simon and Rob sped up their sucking a little and each wrapped his hand around the base of their guy's cock, and began pumping them as they continued sucking on them. "Fuuucccckkk!" Ethan gasped, a few seconds later, as he flooded Rob's mouth with his semen. "MMmmmmmmm" he moaned a couple seconds later, filling Rob's mouth again. "Oh God!" Cody gasped, as his body tensed up, and he too blasted a glob of viscous fluid into Simon's mouth. "Awwwwwww" Ethan groaned, cumming again. "Oh yeah!" Cody moaned, as another wave of his orgasm swept over him. Simon and Rob kept on sucking on the two of them until they'd both finally finished cumming. "So was it good for you too?" Rob asked, grinning slyly at Ethan. "You couldn't tell?" Ethan gasped, as he panted for breath. Rob grinned and said, "Well... I couldn't tell whether I had your dick or a faucet in my mouth. Man you blow a lot of jizz!" "You should talk man!" Ethan cried, grinning at him. Rob grinned back at him. "Fuck that was pleasant!" Cody said, grinning hugely as well. "And tasty too!" Simon said, smiling. The four chuckled and grinned at one another, as Ethan and Rob recovered from their orgasms. "So what's next?" Simon asked after a minute. "Shit! I almost forgot! Nate got us another bottle of champagne! It's in the little refrigerator at the bar!" Cody said. "Excellent!" Rob said, climbing up out of the water. "I'll go get it!" "Grab some glasses too," Ethan said. Rob returned a moment later with four rocks glasses. "These OK?" he asked. "No! Grab the ones we used in the limo! They're on the bathroom sink!" Cody said. "I washed them out." "Alrighty then!" Rob said, taking the rocks glasses back to the bar and scooting into the bathroom to get the champagne flutes. "Aaaaahhhhh!" he cried, a second later. "You OK?" Cody called, concerned. "Yup! Fine! So are the glasses, he said, reappearing, carrying them. "Be careful on the marble floors in there though if your feet are wet! What the hell kind of bathroom floor is that to put down?" Everyone laughed, as Rob set down the glasses and dashed back to the refrigerator for the champagne. When he returned, he quickly and expertly opened it, and poured each of them a glass, then hopped back into the hot tub with the others. "This is the kind of life I was meant to live!" he said, settling back happily into the crook of Cody's arm, in the warm bubbling water, with his glass of champagne. "I agree!" Ethan said, pulling Simon into his embrace. The four sat grinning at each other then, enjoying their champagne, and each pair enjoying their closeness. They chatted for a while about all the great things they'd done that evening, as they enjoyed their drinks. When they'd finished their champagne, Simon asked what they were going to do next. "I think it's time you and I, and Cody and Rob, retire to our own rooms," Ethan said. "Because, I want to show you just how much I love you!" "And, I want to do the same thing with you too!" Cody said, smiling at Rob. Simon and Rob looked at each other, giving each other somewhat incredulous looks. The smile on Rob's face was broader than anyone ever remembered seeing, and even though Simon was smiling happily, his eyes looked watery. "C'mon," Ethan said smiling at Simon, as he got up. The two of them climbed out of the hot tub, as Rob helped Cody get up. The two couples said their good-nights to each other, agreeing to meet for 10:00 brunch the next morning, and went to their own rooms, shutting their doors. * * * "Let's dry you off," Ethan said to Simon, as he picked up a towel that was lying on the end of the bed. Ethan vigorously towel-dried Simon's hair, then worked his way down Simon's body, thoroughly drying him, as Simon smiled happily. Ethan grinned when he reached Simon's waist and saw Simon's penis sticking straight out at him. He squatted down and sucked it into his mouth and sucked up and down on it for a few seconds, illiciting at first a surprised gasp, then a few happy moans from Simon. A few seconds later, Ethan spit it out and gently, he dried it, and Simon's scrotum, then reached between Simon's legs, and up to the top of his butt, and ran the towel downward between his cheeks too. A minute later, as Ethan finished drying him off and stood up, a smiling Simon stood before him, completely dry, expect for his damp tousled hair. "That was nice," Simon said. "I wish you could take care of me that way all the time!" "Glad you liked it," Ethan said, smiling back at him. "You could've worked on my dick a little longer though," Simon said, pointedly. Ethan grinned and said, "Well, once I'm dry, I figured I'd work on making you feel even better, so hang in there." He moved to start drying his hair with the towel he'd used on Simon then, but Simon reached up and stopped him. "No, no, no," Simon said. "You did me, so now, I'll do you!" "Cool!" Ethan said, grinning, as he let Simon take the towel from him. Simon proceeded to towel Ethan's hair dry then, just as Ethan had done for him. Then he worked his way down Ethan's body, just as Ethan had done for him too. When Simon reached Ethan's hips, he noticed that Ethan was aroused, just as he'd been, so he too squatted and sucked on Ethan's penis for a minute, which naturally gave Ethan a great deal of pleasure as well. When Simon had finished drying Ethan off completely and stood up, he said, "So, what do you want to do now?" "How about we go to bed, and I make love to you?" Ethan asked, his voice sounding husky like it did whenever he was extremely aroused. Simon didn't have to look down to know that the tip of Ethan's dick would be moist. "Sounds great!" Simon said, grinning at him. "C'mon then," Ethan said, reaching for Simon's hand and taking it in his to lead him over to the bed. "Why don't you lie down on your back?" His heart racing with anticipation and his dick throbbing, Simon laid down on the bed with his head on the pillow. Ethan got on the bed then and crawled between Simon's legs, which Simon spread apart to give Ethan room. Smiling, Ethan picked up Simon's legs from behind his knees and pushed them further apart, and upward. Simon's hips rolled upward and his buttocks spread, exposing his asshole. "Oh yeah!" Ethan growled. A moment later he quickly leaned down and attacked Simon's anus with his tongue, sending wild waves of pleasure ricocheting through Simon's body. "Awwwww!" Simon gasped, as Ethan's tongue ravished his hole. Ethan raked his tongue up and down over Simon's pucker, several times, causing the boy to groan and gasp repeatedly. As he worked on Simon's anus, he reached up and grasped his penis and began masturbating him as well. "MMmmmmm..." Simon moaned with pleasure. Ethan formed his tongue to be like a spear then, and began poking directly down on Simon's asshole, trying to force his way in. "Ohhhh!!!" Simon gasped. Ethan kept on prodding Simon's hole, as the boy moaned happily. After a minute, Simon must've relaxed a little more, and Ethan must've pressed a little harder, because suddenly, Ethan's tongue burst through Simon's sphincter, and jammed up inside his hole. "AAAAWwwwww!!!!" Simon groaned, as Ethan's tongue moved inside him. Ethan began deftly fucking his tongue in and out of Simon then, causing him to shudder and moan continually. After a minute, Ethan backed off, much to Simon's disappointment. "Time to get you stretched a little for the real thing!" Ethan said, waggling his eyebrows, as Simon smiled up at him. Ethan reached for his tube of lubricant then and squirted some out onto Simon's rosebud. "ooohhh Cold!" Simon said, surprised. "Sorry," Ethan said. "It'll warm up quickly I expect." He began working the lube into Simon's asshole then, and within a few seconds, his index finger slid up inside Simon, much to Simon's pleasure, and he began fucking him with it. "Ohh yeah!" Simon moaned, as Ethan's finger rubbed against his prostate. A few seconds later, Ethan added his middle finger as well. "Mmmmmm!!!!" Simon moaned, luxuriating from the attention. Ethan slid his fingers in and out of Simon for a minute or so, and pumped Simon's cock along with it. "You gotta stop man or I'm gonna lose it!" Simon cried suddenly. Instantly, Ethan dropped his penis, and withdrew his finger from him. "How about the real thing?" Simon asked, grinning. Ethan grinned back and reached for the lube. A moment later, he was moistened and crawling into position behind Simon. "Ohhhh!!!" Simon gasped, and his eyes opened wider, when the head of Ethan's cock entered him. Slowly Ethan pushed forward, impaling Simon with more and more of his rod. "MMmmmmmmmmm...." Simon moaned softly, as he felt Ethan sliding up inside him. A moment later, Ethan was buried completely in Simon's rectum. Smiling down at Simon, he said, "You ready?" "Oh yeah!" Simon said, smiling. Slowly, Ethan began withdrawing from him. He pulled backward, until just the head of his codk was still inside Simon. Then, slowly he reversed and begin burying himself in Simon anew. "MMmmmmm..." Simon moaned happily again, as Ethan's tool reached far up inside him. "Go faster!" Simon said, then. Smiling Ethan began to slowly long-dick Simon, causing intermitent moans of pleasure from the boy. A few seconds later, as they looked into each other's eyes, as Ethan's hips moved up and down, Simon smiled slightly and said, "This has been so awesome Ethan! I love you!" Ethan's eyes felt gravelly as he fought back tears. Grinning he looked into Simon's eyes and said, " I love you too Si!" He leaned down and kissed Simon on the lips then. Simon kissed him back, and the two fell into sustained, passionate kiss, as Ethan's hips continued their up and down motion, pushing and pulling his engorged penis, into and out of Simon's boy cunt. About a minute later, as Ethan was still kissing him, and drilling his cock in and out of his asshole, Simon felt his orgasm begining to build. As Ethan's cock raked back and forth past his prostate gland, his climax built more and more. Ethan too was beginning to feel his orgasm forming, as he fucked Simon. He began to speed up a little, heightening the arousal each of them was feeling. Simon's breathing came in blasts in and out of his nostrils, as he and Ethan continued kissing. He felt his precum leaking out of his urethra, and dripping onto his belly. Ethan's breathing was heavy as well, and restricted to just his nose as well. His pleasure built steadily, as he felt Simon's sphincter gripping, then releasing him every so often. He knew the boy's orgasm was close. "AAAwwwwwwnnn!!!" Simon gave a muffled groan a moment later, as a wave of pleasure swept through his body, and a glob of jism blasted out of his cock, landing in a streak on his torso. "Mmmmmmm..." he moaned a couple seconds later, as again he came. Simon's sphincter clenched then released Ethan's cock with each spasm of his orgasm, which excited Ethan even more. "Unnnhh!!!" Ethan grunted, just as Simon moaned a third time, and he blew his first load of semen deep inside Simon's ass. The two boys never broke their passionate kiss, and each moaned repeatedly with pleasure, as Ethan continued pumping in and out of Simon's rectum, filling it with more and more cum every couple seconds, and Simon sprayed his belly with more and more semen as well. Finally, after several seconds, Simon's orgasm ended. Ethan's finished a few seconds later, and he stopped moving his hips, settling them down, so he was pushed all the way up inside Simon. * * * The two continued kissing contentedly for another minute or so. Suddenly, Simon began to feel uncomfortable in his nether region. He turned his head, breaking his and Ethan's kiss, and grimmaced, as a sharp cramp hit him in his intestines. "What's wrong?" Ethan asked, concerned. "I don't know!" Simon gasped. "I just got a sharp pain in my gut!" The pain started to fade a little then. "It's getting a little better, but you better get off me!" Simon said. "OK," Ethan said, climbing off Simon, and in the process, pulling his penis, which by then was soft again from his asshole. "Better?" Ethan asked. Simon was about to say yes, when another wave of pain ripped through him. This time he felt movement in his bowels. "Oh shit!" he cried and leaped up off the bed and ran for the bathroom. Ethan stared after him in surprise. "AAAawwwww!!!" Simon cried out. "Oh my God! Are you OK?" Ethan asked, jumping off the bed and running to the bathroom door. "Quick! Get out and close the door! It's gonna be bad!" Simon gasped, giving Ethan a desperate, yet pained look. Surprised, Ethan backed out of the bathroom and closed the door. "Ohhhhhh!!!!" Simon moaned from inside the bathroom. "Fuucckkkk!!!" he cried a second later, and Ethan heard the sound of a sudden, very long, very forceful blast of diarrhea exploding into the toilet bowl. "Jesus, are you OK?" Ethan called. "Eeeewwww!!! Fuck it stinks in here - stay out!" Simon called. "But do you feel better?" Ethan asked. "Yeah, a little," Simon replied. The toilet flushed then, and over that, Ethan heard Simon spraying air deoderizer. "Aw no, here I go again!" Simon cried. Again Ethan heard Simon grunt, then groan as his shit blasted out his ass, into the toilet. The toilet flushed again, and Simon sprayed the air with lavender spray. "well?" Ethan asked after all had been quiet for a minute. "You OK?" "Better," Simon said. "I'm just waiting to make sure I'm done. I feel like I still gotta go some more.... And, I think I need to shower again afterward." "I'll shower with you," Ethan said. Although he was pretty sure Simon wouldn't feel like getting frisky, his dick tingled just the same. "uh... maybe you better not," Simon said. "It reeks in here! Just get in bed. I'll be out in a few minutes." Feeling a little disappointed, Ethan said, "OK. Call me if you need me!" "'k!" Simon replied in a strained voice. Then, Ethan heard him groan softly again, as there was the sound of another rush of diarrhea forcefully rushing into the toilet bowl. "Fuck!" Simon muttered to himself, as he flushed, and sprayed. Although he was concerned for Simon, Ethan walked over to the bed and straigtened it out, then he opened it up, so all Simon would have to do is climb in with him. When he was done, he got into the bed and laid down to wait for Simon. He didn't hear anything for the next couple minutes, then finally the toilet flushed again. Shortly afterward, the shower began to run. It only ran a couple minutes, then shut off. A few minutes later, the bathroom door opened, Simon scooted through it into the room and shut the door behind him. He was naked, and his hair was damp and sticking out all over the place. He looked a little paler than usual to Ethan too. "Feeling better?" Ethan asked. "Much," Simon said, walking over and crawling into the bed next to Ethan. "Must've been something I ate!" "Probably all that butter you were dunking your crab legs in!" Ethan said. "Greased you all up inside." "Aw, do you have to talk about it?" Simon asked, holding his stomach as if he were queasy yet. Ethan snicked and mussed his hair up. "You know what's worst?" Simon asked. "What?" Ethan said. "My asshole's itchy and stings now!" Simon said "That'll stop once you stop going," Ethan said. "I know," Simon said. Ethan wrapped his arm around Simon then and snuggled up to him. "Um... can we not do anything else tonight?" Simon asked, looking guiltily at Ethan. "I was just going to suggest we snuggle up and go to sleep," Ethan said. "Sounds good, but don't hold me down too much, in case I have to go again real quick!" Simon said. Ethan gently wrapped his arm around Simon then, and within a few minutes, Simon had drifted off to sleep. Ethan fell asleep a few minutes later. * * * The next morning, Simon felt better again. He and Ethan slept in. They had just enough time before they had to shower and dress, to get into a '69' on the bed, and give each other a leisurely blow job. Just before 10:00, the four boys met in their connecting sitting room. Cody and Rob were sympathetic when they heard about Simon's bout of diarrhea. From the looks on their faces though - they were positively glowing - they'd obviously not been bothered with stomach problems, and had had a wonderful night. The four went down to the restaurant for breakfast. As ravenous as Simon was, he ordered only a side of toast, and a glass of chocolate milk. Rob, ate like he hadn't eaten in a week, devouring heaps of bacon, eggs, and toast, and drinking both juice and coffee. Ethan and Cody each had breakfast, but showed a bit of restraint by not each too much. After they'd eaten, they checked out and drove home. * * * Liz and Brenda were still there when the boys got back to our apartment. The four of us sat and listened attentively as Ethan and Simon related their adventures (minus the descriptions about their sexual activities), and Simon's misadventure in the bathroom. "Go take a dose of pepto bismol if you're still feeling poorly," I suggested to Simon. "I'm OK," he said. "Alright," I said, "You know where it is if you need it. Take only the amount it says to though!" "OK," Simon said. "Think you'll be wanting to join us for dinner in a while?" Tom asked. Simon made a face and said, "Maybe not just yet." Ethan looked a little disappointed, so I told them that they could both join us, and eat as much or as little as they wanted to. They both agreed, and when we finally did sit down to eat, Simon was a little hungry and ate a little bit of rice with us. Our Sunday dinner served as a farewell dinner for Liz and Bren, who had to leave afterward. "It's not like we're going away forever," Liz said, as we said good-bye to them when they were leaving after dinner. "Yeah, Jeeze, we'll be moving here in about a month!" Bren said. "This is so cool!" Tom said, grinning, as he grabbed Liz to hug her good-bye. "Yeah, it's gonna be fun!" she said. We all said our good-byes then and the two of them took off. * * * The following week flew by for Tom and I as we finished up grading our final papers, and finishing up our end of year work. The following Sunday were commencement exercises for the seniors. Ethan and Cody both graduated that day. It was a bittersweet moment for them, and for us too. Simon and Rob especially felt a little more bitter, than sweet, as they realized that even though they'd be seniors next year, Ethan and Cody would be away at school! Neither Ethan and Simon, nor Cody and Rob had talked about their feelings about that with each other as yet. In fact, it appeared as if they were ignoring the inevitable. Never-the-less graduation went well, and the Mitchells hosted a party afterward for Cody, and Mrs. Rodman had one for Ethan. We went to both, and everyone had a great time. Simon spent the night at Ethan's that night, which was different. They'd never spent the night at Ethan's, but since his party ran late, it made sense. The next day, when they came home, and we were sitting at the breakfast table, Simon told us it was strange because they had had to be very quiet, so Carol didn't hear them having sex, since Ethan still wasn't 'out' to her! He chuckled about it, but Ethan blushed deeply, as we just smiled benevolently at him. "So... you guys ready for our camping trip?" Tom asked, hoping to change the subject for Ethan's sake. "Yeah!" Simon grinned. "Definitely!" Ethan said, grinning as well. "That's good, since we leave the day after tomorrow!" Tom said. "I can't wait!" Simon said, still grinning... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The next chapter in this series will be published shortly...