This story is about how a gay teen male and some of his friends experience different types of friendship and different sorts of love. Some
of those experiences involve sexual activity between males - if this is likely to offend you, or is illegal where you live then do not read this
story. This story is completely fictional and any resemblances to real people are purely coincidental.
This is the first story  I've ever written so comments, especially nice ones, and constructive criticisms are always welcome. Thanks to
Galacticflute (authors of Will & Tyler) and to D.Z. (author of the David & Tristan stories) for their encouragement and advice. I highly
recommend their stories.

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The day after Rob and I had our long talk in the car, the weather was cold and wet - after all, we were approaching a Bank Holiday weekend in England! - so Mike, John and myself spent the afternoon indoors playing on John's Playstation, listening to CDs and watching one of John's sci-fi videos. As Mike would be visiting his father for the weekend he decided to spend the early part of that evening with his mum then come back and sleep over at my house. After my parents had gone to bed Mike, John and I stayed up in my room talking till the early hours of Friday morning, with Mike and I sitting propped up against the headboard on my bed and Jon sitting opposite us on the other bed. The three main topics of conversation seemed to be my sexuality, Rob, and Mike's father's girlfriend.

Mike never really enjoyed visiting his father anyway, but he did it because he felt it was a duty, and in any case his parents left him no choice. He found the prospect of spending the long weekend with his father was even less appealing as his father's girlfriend had moved in with him. Mike told us he would be travelling down by train on Friday afternoon and returning Tuesday morning.

 "So," Mike said, "after tonight I won't get to see you two till Tuesday afternoon." His looked glum and almost depressed, which was very unusual for him. "The weather forecast is for rain, so I'll probably be stuck indoors with dad and his girlfriend... I'm gonna miss you guys.... and Sue." He blushed as he said this.

 "Well we won't be having such a great time either," John said. "When we're not visiting relatives they'll be visiting us, and on Sunday this place will be crawling with old people saying 'My, haven't you grown' and trying to kiss us !"

 "Speaking of kissing," said Mike, looking at me with an evil grin, "have you and Rob done much kissing yet?"

 "No!" I blushed so much my face felt like it was burning. "I already told John that Rob's not my boyfriend!"

 "I've kissed lots of girls who weren't my girlfriends..." Mike said suggestively.

 "Well Rob's just kissed me on the cheek a couple of times."

 "What's the matter," John asked with a teasing tone, "don't you fancy him?" Why the question took me so much by surprise I don't know; it's the sort of question I should have expected one of them to ask sooner or later.

 "Well?" Mike prompted when I failed to respond to John's question.

 "Erm... I dunno..." I offered lamely.

 "Don't know?" they chorused, just slightly out of synch.

 "Maybe the situation is much simpler for you straight guys, but in this particular case I'm not sure. Rob's not really my type, and when I first saw him I didn't fancy him at all. But now I know him better he seems very sweet and gentle and... cuddly." My blush deepened and I began to feel uncomfortably warm. "Now I think he's attractive as a person, but I'm not sure if I fancy him." I looked from Mike to John and back again, hoping they would understand what I was trying to say. Mike looked as if he understood, but John seemed a little confused.

 "Weird," John muttered.

 "So when am I going to meet him?" asked Mike.

 "Erm... I guess we can arrange something when you get back," I replied.

The conversation wound down and John went to his room. Mike and I got ready for bed and there was some more sporadic chat until we fell asleep.

The weekend was every bit as bad as John had predicted, but we got through it. John, being a practical type (or perhaps slightly mercenary) regarded the effort of being nice to relatives as an investment for Christmas and birthdays. The fact that his 15th birthday would take place shortly after Easter probably made him even more charming than usual.  On the Saturday evening Rob phoned me and gave me a welcome excuse to escape to my bedroom for a few minutes. On Easter Sunday afternoon and evening my excuse for escaping relatives  also earned me points with mum; I helped her prepare and cook the food, which was a huge buffet affair.

Mike's mum, who had been with her mother on Saturday and Sunday,  spent the afternoon and evening with us on Bank Holiday Monday. When we found out from her that Mike's train was expected to get in at 12.35 pm  the next day, John and I decided to drive into town and meet him at the railway station. His mum thought it was a great idea and said it was a pity she was working that day or she would have joined us.

Mike looked ecstatic when got off his train and saw us waiting on the platform; he dropped his bag and threw his right arm over my shoulders and his left arm over John's shoulders. As Mike was the tallest of us, this was a relatively comfortable position for him.

 "Hey guys!" Mike said with a huge grin, "it's really great to see you. Thanks for coming to meet me!"

 "How was your weekend?" I asked Mike as I picked up his bag.

 "Hell!" he replied. "I really tried to be nice to dad's  girlfriend but she just tried to take control all the time. We had to go to the movie *she* wanted. We had to watch the TV programs *she* wanted. When I asked dad if I could phone you, *she* chipped in and said that it would cost too much especially as dad was already paying so much child support for me. Dad spent most the time trying to avoid arguments, but when she said that I nearly lost my temper."

Every time Mike said the word 'she' it was in a tone of disgust and vitriol that I'd never heard him use before. He had clearly been quite upset with her. With Mike's arms still over our shoulders, we began to walk toward the car park and my car.

 "Anyway," Mike continued, "I was sooooo angry, but I decided that it wasn't worth risking a fight over a phone call... that's why I didn't phone all weekend... sorry."

 "That's OK. We understand," I said.

 "Ya know," Mike said, "what made things worse was as I said goodbye to dad, he just slipped in that they were going to get married soon. I just told him not to bother inviting me to the wedding cos I wouldn't go anyway." Mike squeezed our shoulders. "Still, I feel much better seeing you guys."

As we were in town anyway, we decided to have lunch at Burger King before heading off home. While we ate John and I told Mike about our weekend; it was almost 2.30 pm by the time we dropped Mike off home and continued the few yards down the street to our house. That evening Mike stayed in with his mum, and after such a hectic weekend I was happy to spend a relaxing evening reading and listening to music in my room. While I was reading, the phone rang.

 "Hi, Paul, it's Rob."

 "Hi, Robbie, wassup?"

 "Not much..." The words belied the excitement in his voice. "I came out to my family last night." From the note of triumph in his voice I guessed his revelation had not been received too badly.

 "Bloody Hell, Rob!" I exclaimed, "was everything OK?"

 "Yeah, fine. Mum took it really well, and said she'd actually first guessed when I was seven!  Dad was surprised but took it better than I expected, and my sister just told me to keep my hands off her boyfriends...  Dunno why she said that cos she's not had any boyfriends yet."

 "That's great. I'm really happy that things went so well! Hope my parents take it so well when I get round to telling them," I said.

 "So... ermmm... wotcha doing tomorrow night?" he asked.

 "Nuthin, why?" Mike was having a reunion with Sue the following night, so I didn't have any definite plans.

 "Well, my parents want to meet you."

 "Whaaaaat!?!?" I was startled. "Why should they want to meet me? How do they even know I exist?"

 "When I told them I'm gay, I told them everything... "

 "Everything?!"

 "Well, about Ben throwing me out, but not about having my dick out with him," he laughed. "And I told them you rescued me and were my best friend."

 "Weren't they annoyed at you staying out all night?"

 "Ohhh yeah!! They were totally pissed off at me, but they said that as I'd voluntarily told them all about it and had already suffered the consequences  they'd let me off just this once," Rob replied. "Anyway, will you come round tomorrow night and meet my parents?"

 "Have you told them I'm gay?" I was beginning to feel a little like he'd betrayed my confidence, and wasn't sure that I wanted to meet his parents. I was feeling a bit paranoid, and wondered what else he'd been saying about me.

 "I didn't tell them specifically, but they probly guessed. One reason I came out to them was that after you took me home last Wednesday they noticed I'd been crying and they'd kept on asking questions. They saw your car when you dropped me off and they thought that maybe you were responsible for me crying. I didn't want them to blame you for anything so I had to tell them you were my best friend and were helping me through a bad time... and that just led on to me coming out..."

 "Oh," I said. That was the most coherent thing I could say as my mind was busy trying to work out the implications of yet more people knowing, or at least guessing, my sexuality.

 "Well... will ya come over tomorrow night?" Rob prodded.

 "Errr... OK." Why the hell did I say that? Sometimes I could kick myself for opening my mouth before using my brain.

 "Do ya want to come for dinner?"

 "Er... no..."  I hoped that refusal didn't come out too forcefully. "I need to have dinner with my family." That was a sort-of lie, but if things became too embarrassing or uncomfortable with his parents, I wanted to be able to escape quickly. That would not be so easy to do if we were in the middle of a meal.

 "OK. How about you come here at 8.30 then?" Rob asked.

 "Yeah. OK. See ya then."

 "See ya. Byeeeeeee," Rob said cheerily, ending our conversation and leaving me feeling shell-shocked and not a little terrified at the thought of what the following night might bring.

The next evening I was so nervous I could hardly eat any dinner, and the meal was made even more uncomfortable by mum asking about my 'new friend' Rob. I was hoping fervently that neither of my parents would notice the meaningful looks and sly grins which were being flashed at me by John, who was sitting opposite me. After dinner I sat in my room wondering if I should change from my grey shirt and blue jeans to something more formal. Having no idea of what to expect, I decided to stay dressed as I was.

At exactly the appointed time I pulled into Rob's  driveway, and as soon as I rang the doorbell the door was opened by Rob. It occurred to me that for him to respond so quickly he must have been waiting just behind the door. With a big grin on his face he dragged me by the arm into the living room, where he introduced me to his mum, dad and sister, Marie, who appeared to be a year or two younger than Rob. They all appeared friendly, but I still felt like I was entering a den of lions. The low ceilings of these converted cottages contributed to my feelings of claustrophobia.

His dad, a much bigger and more muscular version of Rob, used the remote to turn off the TV then stood up to greet me. When we shook hands, my own hand disappeared inside his huge grip. His mum, a small, slim woman with short blond hair and pale blue eyes, gave me a warm smile and said how pleased they were to meet me. Marie, who was  slim and very pretty, with long auburn hair,  gave me a smile, but said nothing. Rob's  father returned to his armchair and I was offered a seat in the armchair opposite.

On my left his mum and sister were sitting on a long sofa, but as I sat down, his mum went to the kitchen to make tea, and Marie went upstairs muttering something about homework. Rob sat in the space vacated by his sister. There was an uncomfortable silence.

 "Do you take milk and sugar, Paul?" his mum asked from behind me, and the sudden breaking of the silence made me jump.

 "Just a little milk, no sugar, thanks."

 "Would you like some home-made cake with it?" his mum asked me.

 "Yes, please." I wasn't really hungry, but I love home-made cake and it would give me something to with my hands, which were at the time were wandering aimlessly between my lap and the chair's armrests.

 "Paul's doing sciences in the  Sixth Form, dad, like I want to do next year," Rob said, trying to get the conversation going.

 "Oh, well maybe he can help you if you get stuck with something. Don't forget it's only about a month till your GCSEs, and I've not noticed you doing much studying recently."

 "Daaaad!" Rob moaned, "don't nag about study all the time!" His dad just gave him a patient and good-humoured smile. I guessed that this was not the first time his father had brought up the topic of Rob's impending GCSE exams.

When Rob's mother returned with tea and a delicious lime-drizzle cake, we all tucked in and his parents began to quiz me about school, my family, my interests, etc., occasionally dropping tid-bits of information about themselves. His dad was a foreman at a local specialised metalworks and his mum worked at a big DIY centre. Marie was a year younger than Rob and was at the same school as Mike. When I showed my surprise that she wasn't going to a Catholic school like Rob, his mum said that the reputation of the Catholic girls school, unlike our boys school, was not as good as the local State Comprehensive.

This whole situation felt very strange for me; I felt like I was being interviewed by potential in-laws, even though Rob and I weren't even boyfriends. Still, the questions were relatively innocuous, and I was just beginning to relax, when the discussion suddenly became more scary.

 "We want to thank you so much for helping Rob when he got himself into difficulties," his mum said, emphasising the last word and casting an accusing glance at Rob, "especially as I gather you've not been friends very long." The raised eyebrow and tone of last part  implied that it was partly a question. I felt my cheeks burning and couldn't think of a response.

 "He's my best friend now!" Rob interjected, taking the heat off me.

 "Look, we don't mind what sort of friend you are," said his dad, looking as uncomfortable as I felt, "What's important is that we love Rob and never want to see him hurt. So we're grateful that you were there to help him out and we're happy that he has a good friend like you." On hearing this, my already-blushing face felt so hot it was almost itching.

Though I was relieved they didn't bring up the subject of sexuality, it became clear to me that they thought I was at least potentially Rob's boyfriend. I needed to have a proper talk with Rob as soon as possible. After his dad's last speech, there was silence, I looked at my watch; it was almost 10 pm.

 "Well, Mr and Mrs Streeter, it's been lovely meeting you, but I should be getting home," I said as I stood up. "Thanks for the tea and the great cake..." Everyone stood up.

 "The pleasure was ours," his dad said.

 "Yes, hope to see you again soon," his mum added.

 "I'll see you out," Rob said. He didn't look very happy. Rob and I left the living room and he followed me all the way out to my car.

 "Sorry about that," Rob whispered as soon as we got outside the house." I really didn't think they'd start jumping to conclusions, and I would never have expected them to talk about it if they did!"

 "Yeah, well we really need to talk... and soon," I said. I felt slightly angry at being put in such an embarrassing situation, though I'm not sure if I was more annoyed with Rob or myself. From the look on his face, I could tell he knew how I was feeling.

 "Please don't be angry. When can we meet and have a proper talk?"

 "Call me tomorrow and we'll arrange something," I said, knowing that I needed some time to think before we talked again. Maybe my tone was colder than I intended; Rob suddenly looked very unhappy.

 "Have I spoiled everything?" he asked, his voice trembling a little. Whatever coldness  had been in my heart immediately melted away.

 "No, Robbie, nothing's been spoiled. We need to talk, but we need time to think first. Anyway, at the moment I'm not sure of what's happening over the next couple of days, so it's best to arrange things tomorrow."

 "OK. We're still friends, right?"

 "Of course we are... now call me tomorrow, OK?" I got into the car.

 "OK. See ya!" Rob said, looking a bit happier.

 "See ya. Bye." I closed the door, started the car and drove home.

When I got home my parents asked me about the evening. Apart from enthusiastic comments about the cake, I was non-committal in my responses, so my parents gave up and let me go to my room without further interrogation. As soon as he heard me come upstairs and go into my room, John came to see me and started asking yet more questions. With all the stress of the evening, I couldn't face another inquisition.

 "Look, John, just piss off and leave me alone, OK?"

He could hear the irritation in my voice, and his face lost its smile. At first he looked as if he might say something, but instead he just turned around, went into his bedroom and shut the door. I closed my own door and flopped into my bed, feeling very miserable and guilty. How long I lay there on my back with my right arm across my eyes, I'm not sure. After a short time I heard my parents go to bed, saying 'good-night' through my closed door. During the school holidays they usually went to bed before John or I did.

All sorts of thoughts whirled through my mind... Did Rob say something to make his parents think I was his boyfriend? Did either of us want to be boyfriends? Would my parents get suspicious if I spent a lot of time with this new friend who, John had informed me, was noticeably 'delicate'. I cringed at the thought of what would happen if people at school thought we were even just close friends. I was beginning to regret ever going to the GLYG - in less than 6 months my life had gone from calm, safe, simple and pleasant to complicated, stressful, and possibly dangerous.

Then I heard John going to the bathroom and start getting ready for bed, and my concerns for myself were replaced by the guilt I felt at how I'd just treated John. He was closer to me than anyone except Mike; he was my brother and my friend; he kept my secret faithfully; his curiosity was natural and showed he cared for me. Yet I'd just been particularly nasty to him and he didn't deserve that. I felt as if I'd just kicked a little puppy who was only trying to be friendly. When I heard John go back to his room, I got up, left my room and knocked as quietly as possible on his door.

 "Come in."

 "Hi," I said sheepishly when I entered. John was lying in bed, sitting up and watching a video, but he turned the TV off when I spoke. He just looked at me and said nothing. John was obviously trying to keep a neutral look on his face, but knowing him so well I could see that he was hurt and annoyed.

 "I'm really, really sorry I snapped at you," I continued, "I've just had a very stressful night and everyone's been asking me uncomfortable questions... I just couldn't stand another interrogation." He looked less annoyed, but was still obviously hurting and I knew I had to fix things between us before we went to sleep.

 "Look, John, I know you were just being friendly and that your curiosity just shows you care. It was wrong of me to be nasty to you." I paused and looked down at me feet ."Just because I had a bad night is no excuse for taking it out on you. Your a great brother and you don't deserve to be treated like that, and I'm really, truly sorry." I looked up to see his reaction and was pleased to see him smile.

 "OK. Apology accepted," he said, then he gave me an evil grin. "Ya know, I quite like to see ya grovel. And I'd still like to know what happened at Rob's place tonight."

 "Tell, you what, I'm fed up of questions, but how about I just tell you everything that's happened and if there are any questions you can ask them later?"

 "That's fine by me," John said, tapping the bed next to him with his right hand. I moved across the room,  sat next to him on his bed, and gave him a full report on the evening. When I'd finished he asked most of the same questions that had been going through my mind earlier when I was lying on my own bed, and of course I still didn't have any of the answers. Having repaired our friendship, we said 'good-night' and I went to bed.

The next day, Thursday, Mike turned up bright and early; well, 10.30 am was early for me on a school holiday. He arrived just as I was finishing my first cup of tea of the day and so he managed to find me reasonably coherent and in a fairly good mood. Mind you, Mike is the only person who could cheer me up even before my morning tea. As my parents were at work and John had gone out before I got out of bed, we stayed in the kitchen while we caught up on our news. From Mike's behaviour, which was even happier and even more energetic than usual, I guessed he'd had a good night with Sue while I was being 'interviewed' by Rob's parents. Of course Mike refused to give any intimate details, but my guess was confirmed when he blushed and mentioned that he needed to get some more condoms.

When Mike demanded details of my visit to Rob's house, I went through the same recital that I'd given to John the previous night and included further details of my snapping at John and subsequent apology.  By the time all this exchange of information was over, it was lunch time. Mike was just starting to ask questions about me and Rob when he glanced at the wall clock and jumped up. He apologised for breaking off his visit so suddenly and said he'd arranged to meet Sue for lunch in the town centre. By the time I told him 'No problem' he'd gone.

Soon after Mike left, John arrived back and we had lunch together - just a few bacon and tomato sandwiches. After lunch we had a brief chat, during which he tried in vain to arouse my interest in speculations about Mike's sexual adventures with Sue. Then John went out to play an informal game of soccer with some friends, leaving me to consider whether to go out or stay in and read. While I pondered this awesome decision, the my phone rang; it was Rob.

 "Are you still... erm... annoyed about last night?" Rob asked as soon as we finished our greetings.

 "I'm not sure if 'annoyed' is the right word. Upset, maybe. I know you didn't tell them, but it's obvious your parents assume I'm gay... not that I mind that specifically, but since Christmas the number of people I'm out to has gone from zero to about six - things are happening so quick that I just feel that I'm losing control."

 "Mm... I know how ya feel," Rob said. "After you left last night my dad said you were a 'nice lad' and welcome at our house anytime... and you could even stay overnight sometimes if we want.  I could tell they thought we were boyfriends, so I told them we weren't, but later  mum said something else that made me think they didn't believe me."

 "Something else? What did she actually say?" I asked.

 "Oh, er, I'd rather not say... it's embarrassing."

 "Aw, c'mon, Robbie! This is about me as well. I need to know!"

 "Well, ermmm... she said that we should be discreet around the house and be safe in the bedroom..."

 "Shiiiiit! What did you say to that?" My feelings were mixed as I said this. I wasn't happy about his parents jumping to conclusions, but under the circumstances it seemed that they were being very considerate and understanding.

 "I told her you were my best friend and not my boyfriend and she just said that if the situation changes then I should remember what she'd just said."

 "OK. I guess there's not much else you could do," I said, with a hint of resignation in my voice.

 "But you're still my best friend. We *are* still friends, aren't we?"

 "Yeah, of course."

 "Great... So what're you doing tonight?"

 "Nothing planned, why?" I replied, knowing Mike would be out with Sue.

 "Wanna go to a movie and maybe get a pizza?"

 "OK. Want me to pick you up?"

 "No, thanks. I'll already be in town cos I'm going shopping this afternoon. I'll meet you at the bus  station about 6.30. Is that OK?" Rob said.

 "Yeah, that's fine. See you then."

I met Rob as arranged and we went for a pizza while we decided what movie to see. Rob was looking quite hunky in a tight emerald-coloured t-shirt and even tighter black jeans. As the weather was  not particularly warm, I was surprised he had no jacket or jumper. By the time we'd finished eating we'd decided to go and see 'Sixth Sense',  so off we went to  the cinema.

We both enjoyed the movie, and the ending took me by surprise. This was unusual for me as I can often predict how a movie will end before it's half way through. Maybe my concentration had been compromised by the fact that Rob started stroking my knee and thigh as soon as the lights went down. At first I was very nervous about anyone seeing what he was doing, but when I looked around there was no-one near enough to spy on us.

Once my initial fear had subsided, I found the touch of his hand on my leg very erotic and spent most of the movie with a stiffy trapped in my boxers. As soon as the lights came up I had to check that the dampness I could feel inside my pants had not produced a visible spot on my trousers. Fortunately there was nothing to be seen apart from an embarrassing bulge. Looking up at Rob I saw he had a wicked grin and was also inspecting my lap. I noticed that he also had a noticeable lump in the front of his tight jeans. We both giggled like naughty little boys.

When the movie ended, just for a bit of a laugh, I covered my lap with the sweater I was carrying and headed as quickly as possible for the exit, looking back to see how Rob would get out of the cinema without revealing he had a stiffy. He amazed me by just getting up and following me out, apparently not caring if anyone saw his excitement. When we left the cinema night had fallen  and the street lights were not bright enough to show our bulges. We could hardly speak as we made our way back to the car as we both kept breaking out into fits of laughter. We sat in the car for a few minutes before I had calmed down enough to drive safely. Rob looked at the dashboard clock.

 "It's only just after 9.30, and no school tomorrow," he said, "so we don't have to go home yet do we?"

 "No. I'm not in a hurry to get home. What d'ya want to do?"

 "How about going up into the hills... to that lay-by again? The view is really nice, it's quiet  and we can chat." Rob suggested.

 "Fine by me!" I said, and started the engine.

During the 15-20 minutes it took to get to our destination, a conversation started, slowly at first, but by the time I parked the car it had become a lively and enjoyable exchange of views, information and ideas. Up until that evening our conversations had been related directly or indirectly to our sexuality - the GLYG, Ben, coming out to his parents, rumours at school, etc. - but that night we talked about movies, school, teachers, exams, books, family background, TV programs... anything and everything that came into our heads.

One topic seemed to blend into another, and all the time we talked we were holding hands, occasionally squeezing to emphasise particular points we were making. The thought suddenly occurred to me that this situation was  so very different from that  just over a week ago, when  we were sitting in this car in this very lay-by. The previous time there was sobbing and tears, but now the only tears were caused by laughter. I felt that  Rob was emotionally closer to me than anyone, apart from Mike and John. As I was wondering if my feelings were more than just a platonic, brotherly love, I suddenly noticed the time; it was after 11.30 pm.

 "Bloody hell!" I said, "Look at the time! What time are you expected home?" For some reason he looked very embarrassed and didn't answer, so I continued.  "My parents will probably be getting ready for bed. I'd better phone them and let them know what's happening. D'you want to use my mobile to call home?"

 "Errr... no, thanks, mum and dad will probably be in bed by now."

 "Won't they be worried what's happened to you?"

 "No," Rob said, a bit flustered and looking as if he was about to say something else, but he must have changed his mind, as he just shut his mouth again.

 "God! Mum and dad would go ballistic if I just stayed out late without letting them know. And from what I saw of your parents I thought they'd be the same."

 "Errrmmm.... they would be the same, but I told them I might not be home tonight." At first the implications  of this eluded me (yes, I can be a bit naive sometimes!) then when I realised what he probably meant, the surprise must have been clear on my face. He looked at me and suddenly I got a mental picture of him as a naughty little boy expecting to have his wrist slapped.

 "Soooo... you think you might like to stay over at my place tonight?"

 "Well, I hoped it was a possibility, depending on how we got on..."

 "Ohhh...." I said. For a moment I tried to think things out, but the situation seemed so full of possibilities  and complications that I couldn't concentrate. So, true to my usual form I acted first and thought later. I hit the speed-dial button for home.

 "Hi dad, sorry I'm so late... I just lost track of the time... Oh, I'm glad I didn't wake you up then... Yeah, I really am sorry, I just got so involved with talking to Rob that I didn't notice the time... Erm, before you go dad, would it be OK if Rob stayed the night at our house?... Yes, it's OK with his parents... I'm sorry... I would have asked you earlier, but I only just found out myself... Yes, grovelling apologies... like I said, we just got involved in the conversation and didn't realise how late it was.... Great! Thanks a lot!... Yes, I promise not to wake you all up.... OK... Thanks again... love to mum, g'night!" I hung up and looked at Rob, who had a big cheesy grin on his face.

 "I s'pose you got the gist of that?" I asked.

 "Yes. Thanks... and I won't need to borrow a toothbrush this time!" He dug into one of his two shopping bags and waved a brand new toothbrush at me. I laughed and gently swatted his thigh.

 "You cheeky, presumptuous bastard!" I teased. Then I became more serious. "Of course if you've changed your mind  I can still take you  back to your place. And if you do come back with me, nothing will happen... unless we both want it to happen..." I looked into his eyes, which were sparkling, though the dim lights obscured their true colour. We stared into one anothers eyes for several seconds.

 "Home, James!" Rob said suddenly, putting on a haughty voice, then he smiled and in a quieter, more normal tone, "Your home, please Paul."

When we got to my house John and my parents had gone to bed and the only light was from the lamp in the hallway. I offered Rob something to drink and he opted for a coke while I had apple juice. As we drank we sat on the sofa chatting quietly, continuing the conversation that we started earlier in the car. Though I didn't notice either one of us moving, as time went on we got physically closer as well as emotionally closer, until we were holding hands and Rob's head was resting in my left shoulder.

I was getting tired and was considering suggesting that we go to bed, but I didn't want him to think that the suggestion would imply sexual activity. In fact I was unsure and nervous about the prospect of sex, especially after the disaster with Ben. On the other hand my teenage sex drive was running at full throttle and the more I got to know Rob as a person, the more physically attractive I found him. Of course, apart from my own selfish considerations, I didn't want to hurt Rob, who had no sexual experience apart from his interrupted grope with Ben.

As things turned out, Rob took matters into his own hands a little after 1 am when there was a lull in the conversation. He raised his head from my shoulder, looked up into my eyes, and planted a kiss on my lips, then with a shy smile he pulled back a little to observe my reaction. I returned his smile, put my left hand round his shoulder and gently pulled him back toward me so that I could return his kiss. As our lips met a second time, his tongue gently slipped into my mouth, and the tips of our tongues brushed together.

We turned towards each other as far as we could while remaining seated and embraced tightly. Our kissing became deeper and more passionate, and my cock became even harder and more uncomfortable in my trousers. Rob wriggled uncomfortably and removed his left arm from behind my back in order adjust himself inside his tight jeans.  Feeling hot and flushed, I stopped kissing to catch my breath.

 "You're a really good kisser," I said, grinning. "Had much practice?"

 "Only with Ben." Rob looked a little embarrassed.

 "Me too! Ben's the only other person I've tongue-kissed." I began to giggle. "He may be a bastard, but it seems he's a good kissing-teacher!" We both laughed and I had to ask Rob to be careful so that we wouldn't wake my family.

 "Maybe it's time we went to bed anyway," said Rob. My nervousness, which had disappeared when he kissed me, now returned.

 "OK," I replied. We stood up, Rob picked up his two shopping bags and, holding his hand, I led him upstairs.

When we dropped his bags in my bedroom, I offered to let him use the bathroom first, but he insisted that he should go after me. Rather than argue I went to the bathroom, emptied my bladder, washed, brushed my teeth, and returned to the bedroom. Then while Rob was in the bathroom I got undressed, leaving my boxers on, and got into bed. I lay there nervously wondering what, if anything, was going to happen. Rob returned to my room, closed the door, stood between the two beds , and began to undress, placing his clothes on the other bed. His back was turned towards me, but I still tried not to be too obvious as I watched him.

When he was wearing just his bright red briefs, he turned to face me and I could see a bulge and a wet spot in the red fabric. The fine red-gold hairs between his nipples caught the light of the bedside lamp and seemed to glow against his pale skin.  Rob looked almost as nervous as I felt.

 "Would it be OK to ...erm... can I, erm...  sleep in your bed?" He asked. As I could hardly speak anyway, I just nodded, smiled, and raised the corner of my duvet to invite him in. He got into bed and for a moment we lay silently  facing one another, he lying on his right side and I on my left side. In the dim light it was even more difficult to decide if his eyes were blue-green or green-blue, but in either case they were very beautiful. All this time he was smiling gently and I tentatively stroked the left side of his torso with my right hand.

 "Ya know..." I said in an unsteady whisper, "neither of us is experienced in... well... this sort of thing, so if you don't want to... do anything, that's OK."

 "I definitely want to do something," he replied. "Let's just see what happens."

As if in response to some external cue, we simultaneously moved together, wrapped our arms round one another, and kissed passionately. Maintaining the kiss, I rolled on top of him and ground our hips together. My erect penis was poking through the opening in my boxers and I could feel our stiff cocks rubbing together through the cloth of his briefs. After a while I rolled off him again, and as he remained on his back my right hand explored his body. The back of his right hand stroked me in an arc from my right nipple to my belly-button.

I stroked the silky hairs between his nipples  then let my hand drift across the pale skin of his taught, slightly-muscled stomach. My fingertips skimmed over the top of his briefs till I could feel the outline of his cock and the wet spot which surrounded his cock-head. I pushed the duvet aside to get a better view of his lower body. His cock, trapped inside the tight briefs, was pointed upward toward his left hip so that when I lifted up the waistband of his briefs, the top of his cock sprang out to freedom. I touched the leaking tip of his cock with a sort of reverence - this was only the second erect cock I had ever touched, apart from my own.

Like me, Rob was uncircumcised, but whereas my foreskin covered the head totally even when fully erect, Rob's foreskin covered only about half the head of his erect cock. As I peeled down his briefs to reveal his ginger-brown pubes I observed another difference between his cock and my own - the skin of my cock and balls was darker than the skin on the rest of my body, but the skin on Rob's cock was just as white as the rest of him, except for the skin of his hairless scrotum, which was flushed bright red.

Without need for words he raised his hips and then moved his legs, enabling me to remove his briefs completely. I grasped the shaft of his cock, which was slimmer than mine and about an inch shorter than my own 6.5 inches. He let out a small gasp as I gripped his cock, then whimpered as I moved my hand slowly up and down his shaft, pulling the foreskins back forth over his purple-red cock-head. Each time my hand moved upward, pre-cum dribbled out of the slit at the end of his penis. My head moved down toward his cock and I was fascinated by my close view of this  beautiful male organ.

After a minute or so, Rob pulled my head back up so that we could resume kissing while I gently continued to manipulate his penis. Then he sat up, gently pushed me backwards so that I lay on my back while he explored my smooth chest with his right hand and my abdominal muscles with his left hand. My leaking cock was already poking through the flies of my boxers, so he moved his hand down to it, squeezing the shaft tightly. I could not suppress a moan when he moved his hand and pulled my foreskin right back to completely expose the glans. I could feel the cool air on the moist head of my penis and it sent a shiver through my whole body.

Rob leaned over me and began to kiss me deeply and our tongues explored one another as he massaged my penis and I reached with my left hand to grab his cock. He lay down and I turned on my side again so that we lay facing one another and continued massaging one another's pulsing organs. There was no sense of the passage of time as we were immersed in the physical sensations  produced by our intimate contacts. No words were exchanged but we did communicate by touch, small sounds, and gentle movements of our bodies.

Somehow during this timeless period my boxers were removed, but how and when they disappeared I was not sure. One moment my cock was poking through the opening in my boxers and some time later Rob was massaging my scrotum and I noticed my boxers were gone. Suddenly I felt a compelling urge to have his cock in my mouth, so I gently moved him onto his back and started kissing my way down from his nipples to his penis.  When I reached my goal, the clean but distinctive male smell which greeted me set my passions into overdrive.

Rob moaned as I licked up and down his shaft from scrotum to frenum and back again. When I used my lips to push back his foreskin and engulf the first inch of his cock he made a noise that was somewhere between a squeak and a squeal. I stopped what I was doing, placed my finger to my lips and said 'shhhh'. We both started giggling and he placed a hand over his mouth in a playful attempt to smother any subsequent noises.

I went back to my task, this time licking his scrotum and making it slippery with my saliva before taking the whole length of his cock in my mouth and bobbing my head up and down, occasionally rubbing my tongue on his frenum. Because I was enjoying the silky feel and delicate taste of his cock I didn't want him to cum too quickly, so whenever I thought he was getting close I paused for a few seconds. After about the third or fourth close call he couldn't take any more, and in a hoarse whisper he said, "I gotta cum *now*!"

Though I would have enjoyed carrying on my oral activities for longer, I took pity on him and the next time I felt his climax approach I continued stimulating his cock with my mouth. When he shot his load  the force and volume were such that I could not swallow it all and half of it escaped, running down onto his balls and pubes. When his orgasm finished I started licking up the semen which had escaped from my mouth, and this caused Rob to wriggle and giggle uncontrollably.

 "Wow, thanks Paul," he said in a dreamy voice as I finished my cleaning duty, "I can't believe that... I never even imagined those feelings were possible... I thought I was going to explode!" I just smiled and kissed my way back up his body, ending the journey by planting my tongue deep in his mouth. Our tongues played together for a couple of minutes. Then he stopped kissing and gently pushed my shoulders up. His face had the expression of a little child who had just discovered a secret entrance to a chocolate factory.

 "So I guess that's what cum tastes like," he said, gazing into my eyes.  "I never tasted it before." He paused and gave me a cheeky grin. "I can't wait to taste yours!"

There was a glint in his eyes as he manoeuvred me onto my back and immediately plunged his mouth over my penis. The sudden force and warmth of his mouth nearly made me cum straight away, but then he moved again and started licking my inner thighs and balls. The tickling sensation made me squirm and temporarily stopped my impending orgasm.

This was his first time giving oral and my cock was reasonably thick, so when he returned his mouth to my cock I had to remind him occasionally to take care with his teeth. Despite this, it didn't take him long to bring me to orgasm and when I did cum it was like a bolt of lightning shooting through my body. Rob managed to swallow almost all my semen and he later told me that I shouted so loudly that he was afraid I'd wake my family.

 "Thanks, Robbie!" I whispered, exhausted, as he moved back up to kiss me.

We kissed and held one another for awhile, and then we must have both fallen asleep, because the next thing I remembered was waking up lying on my back with Rob lying next to me on his right side; his left arm was draped on my chest and his left leg was bent over my thighs. The bedside light was still on and the duvet was almost completely off the bed, so I gently disentangled myself from his limbs  and reached over to grab the duvet and turn off the light.

My movement must have disturbed him because when I turned back to him he was lying on his left side facing away from me. I covered us both with the duvet and snuggled up behind him, spooning myself against his back and putting my right arm over his chest.

Feeling him so close and hearing the quiet sounds of his steady breathing I felt a warm glow deep inside my chest. This was different from the feeling I got from being around Mike, but I recognised it as the glow of love. A different type of love, but nonetheless it was definitely love. As I drifted back to sleep I wondered what Rob's feelings would be toward me when we both woke up.