Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2005 10:54:54 -0500 From: edcwriter@yahoo.com Subject: THE PRIEST & THE PAUPER - 7 THE PRIEST & THE PAUPER - 7 Copyright 2005 by Carl Mason and Ed Collins All rights reserved. Other than downloading one copy for strictly personal enjoyment, no part of this story may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, except for reviews, without the written permission of the authors. However based on real events and places, "The Priest and the Pauper" is strictly fictional. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental. As in real life, however, the sexual themes unfold gradually. If you would like to read other Mason-Collins stories, you might turn to "Out of the Rubble" and "Castle Margarethen," both of which are archived in Nifty's "Historical" section. Comments on the story are appreciated and may be addressed to the authors at edcwriter@yahoo.com This story contains descriptions of sexual contact between males, both adults and teenagers. As such, it is homoerotic fiction designed for the personal enjoyment of legal, hopefully mature, adults. If you are not of legal age to read such material, if those in power and/or those whom you trust treat it as illegal, or if it would create unresolvable moral dilemmas in your life, please leave. Finally, remember that maturity generally demands that anything other than safe sex is sheer insanity! CHAPTER 7 (Revisiting Chapter 6) "When the Department has decided if it wants to sponsor a PAL Chapter [Fr. Tom continued], just let me know and tell me how I can help." "You've already made my day, Father," the Captain responded warmly. "I think you can expect to hear from me in the near future. Oh, by the way," he asked, "are you ready to take another homeless gang off the streets?" Fr. Tom laughed hysterically as he made ready to leave. "Oh, Father, the Captain continued, "send Shane around, will you? Andy introduced him to me briefly after Mass on Sunday, but I'd like to shake his hand and invite him over to dinner." Fr. Tom nodded and grinned as he departed. (Continuing Our Story - Brother John) "There's one more piece of chicken-fried steak on this platter, Brother, and I think it has your name on it," Father Tom announced. "Great!" exclaimed the brown-robed Brother. "Never let it be said that I failed to do my duty at the dinner table. Thank God I never had to take a vow to abstain from good food, especially food of the quality Mrs. Murphy turns out!" The overhead light at the table glinted on Brother John's closely cropped strawberry-blond hair as he reached out a huge paw to accept the platter. "Ah, beautiful," he murmured as he speared the steak and scooped extra potatoes and green beans onto his plate. In the background, Mrs. Murphy laughed softly in delight. Another good Irish lad who knew good cooking when he tasted it! Laughing, Fr. Tom asked, "Have you heard the latest rumor going around?" Seeing John's eyebrows arch in response, he began to chuckle. "You are supposed to have played guard for the New York Giants!" he reported. Swallowing quickly, Brother responded, "Well, that's not all that far from the truth, Father. I did try out for the Bears, but as a linebacker! I'm too fast to be a guard, as my students have discovered from time to time." St. Pat's young pastor collapsed into laughter. "A shattered fibula and my fiancee's leaving me for greener pastures kinda ended that stage of my life," he added. Shifting ground, Father asked, "How's your room?. "Great! The steak melts in your mouth," he murmured, looking over at Mrs. Murphy appreciatively. "How's Sister Paul treating you?" Fr. Tom persisted. "Well, she's one tough lady, but she loves those kids and she's fully prepared to disembowel anyone who messes with them or gives them less than their best," came the immediate answer. ("Score one for Brother John," Father thought. "Only the rare ones see through Sister Superior all that quickly.") "What do you think of the 'Gang'?" the inquiry continued. "Well, Father, I know that helping them to get back on track academically is one of the big parts of my responsibility, but Sister Paul hasn't let me off the leash long enough to really get to know them. The only boy that I've talked to at any length is Shane McGuire...you know, the redheaded one...obviously the leader of the pack...and one smart cookie. He and I share an appreciation of the exercise room," he added half-apologetically. Over coffee...with a drop of the good stuff...Brother John told his parish superior that he had spoken earlier in the day with Captain Duff McManus, the local Chief of Police. "Well, hey, Little John (The Brother's eyes twinkled with merriment at the literary reference. Clearly he was no clod!), it's your decision. It'll only complicate your life, though I think a successful program might save countless kids in this town. And you did have a lot of youth work in Bridgeport," Father added. "Oh, yeah...Bridgeport," the big guy muttered. "The beautiful suburban life of all those New York City executives in their mansions up towards the Merritt Parkway is crashing down around their ears, and they don't see a thing. Man, all those beautiful liberal, humane words... Crap! What they really meant was, 'Screw those poor kids pouring out of the City!'" Sitting up straight, he said in a very forthright manner, "Forgive me, Father. In the last analysis, I destroyed whatever good I did in Bridgeport. Forgetting that you never tell a donkey that it has long ears, I finally told the bastards EXACTLY what they were doing...and what they had in their hearts. Naturally, the rich always have a lot of ways to get back at you. They destroyed what I had accomplished for the kids and had me withdrawn. I don't intend to make THAT mistake again." "It's over, Little John," Father murmured. "You're here among friends. And Captain McManus?" "Though he made it clear that I could return to full-time work here once things were off the ground, he offered me the part-time job of Executive Director of the new Sherburne Chapter of PAL. I told him that I was interested, but that I couldn't say anything definitive until I had spoken with you. Also, I wanted to request permission to ask Shane to be my student assistant." "You have my permission on both counts, Brother. All that I ask is that you keep me posted - and that you keep Sister Superior happy." Accepting a third cup of coffee from Mrs. Murphy, Little John reached for the bottle and moaned, "Thanks...thanks a whole lot, Father!" The PAL program did get off the ground, although it just about killed Brother John in the process. He never cut back his work in the parochial school, for instance, and he worked with the Gang at every opportunity. In any case, within a relatively short time, there was a Board of Directors (including the Rev. Mr. John Wilson, Rector of Holy Trinity Church - and even one of the mill directors); there was a sizable list of volunteers for both sports and artistic activities from the Police Department, the churches, and the schools; access to school and church facilities had been negotiated; and, for a depressed area, a sizeable amount of money had been collected. Every significant cultural institution in the area, including the churches and the Eastern Connecticut Times, had strongly supported the effort. Were there tensions as the program got under way? Yes. Tensions between public and parochial school students are legendary - and, as we know, adolescent emotions are scarcely under perfect control. Since the days of the great French Canadian and Irish immigrations, tensions between Roman Catholics and the much smaller Anglican, Orthodox, and Protestant churches of the southern New England mill towns were no less legendary. In short, at first, suspicion and resistance were the rule. The first time the Gang showed up to play some basketball at one of the junior high schools, for instance, the public school kids walked off the court. To give a second example, the first time that some craft activities were planned in St. Pat's Church Hall, Mr. Rafferty "accidentally" locked every door. What finally turned the tide was that so many in the area had been affected by the escalating, depression-fueled crime rate, especially (but not exclusively) among juveniles. The problem had been building for a long time, and the area residents had finally had enough of it...at least until the problems had lessened and their memories faded. Were there good moments, even in the early days? Of course. Shane especially remembered one late afternoon and evening at the very end of January. Like most members of the Gang, he not only enjoyed some of the PAL activities, he also occasionally volunteered a few hours himself. In this case, he and Mel were supervising a "bodybuilding" class (as it was called, chiefly for young-male-appeal) in the Youth Center's exercise room. A dozen sixth and seventh graders drawn from across the town, including two twelve year-old homeless kids, were happily grunting and groaning away. Three craft classes were underway next door in the Church Hall under the supervision of an adult volunteer with three assistants. During one break, Shane stuck his nose into the Hall and, on being waved over by the volunteer, trotted over to meet him. When he protested that he was "pretty sweaty," the volunteer told him to forget it, and shook hands. "You look ok to me, Big Red," he said jovially, looking at the handsome, muscular lad clad in his uniform of blue shorts, a white PAL T-shirt, and white gym socks. "Want to see what we're doing?" In response to a big grin, he showed him the really beautiful linoleum mosaics that were being created by his kids. "Wow," Shane exclaimed, "that bear is fantastic - and the Odysseus mosaic is unbelievable!" "Yes," they are doing some nice work - and, above all, they are getting to know each other. Sit with me for just a moment and tell me what you're about." Shane discovered that he was talking to Dr. William Saunders, a volunteer from Holy Trinity Church and an Associate Professor of English at UConn. His family had always lived in Sherburne and he preferred live in his hometown and make the relatively short commute to Storrs. "Dr. Bill," as he preferred to be called - a 33 year old, good-looking academic - was no less impressed by the intelligent young teen, especially when he found out that not all that long before, he had been living on the streets. Soon, of course, they both had to get back to work. At the close of the session, Dr. Bill wandered back into the Exercise Room where Shane was finishing up by demonstrating some exercises to his adoring crew that were designed to build their chests. Inasmuch as the redhead had doffed his T-shirt, Dr. Bill couldn't help but be impressed by the lad's spectacular torso. As the youngsters departed, the professor again said hello. Further, he noted that he was going to stop downtown to get a slice of pizza at Tony's for supper. "Interested?" he asked the two volunteers. To his absolute dismay, Mel had a remedial arithmetic session right after supper, but Shane (who was drooling at the thought of pizza) said that if Dr. Bill didn't mind waiting, he would quickly take a shower and ask permission to join him. When he had showered, dressed (in his nice slacks, white shirt, and heavy Christmas sweater), and returned to the Hall, Shane found Brother John and Dr. Bill talking. "You be good," Brother John growled humorously at the redhead - "and enjoy your pizza!" "Yeah!" Shane breathed joyfully to himself as they left St. Pat's. As one might guess, Shane much preferred his supper to the meatloaf that was on the Gang's menu - and, even more, gloried in the attention of the well-dressed, educated man who was his host. The attraction was mutual. Before an entire pizza, sans anchovies, had been demolished, Shane had tentatively accepted an invitation to go fishing down at the shore. (He had never been fishing, of course, but Dr. Bill's description fascinated him, as did the chance to get closer to someone who barely seemed part of his world...and who obviously liked him.) (The Great Valentine's Dance) Sister Superior was a woman of her word - and she had a memory like that of an elephant! As she turned the February page of her calendar, she noted that Valentine's Day was coming up on Saturday, the fourteenth. "Perfect!" she thought and hurried off to her late afternoon faculty meeting. Quietly, she reminded her colleagues that they DID have obligations to the social education of their charges. While Valentine's Day often appealed to the "lower instincts" of teenagers, it still gave them an excellent opportunity to teach them how to dance and "chastely" interact with the opposite sex. With obedient smiles - and no little excitement, especially among the younger nuns - the Sisters agreed with their superior. "Very well," she continued, "I shall check with Sister Denis at Ste-Anne's. Given all that Fr. Burke has been saying about "openness," I shall also speak with one of my own sisters, Gertie, who teaches at Nathan Hale Junior High School. Between us, I think we can ensure a good mix of early adolescents, plus a few ninth grade girls for the older boys over in the Youth Center. Your job," she mentioned with just a trace of a smirk, "is to teach our dear seventh and eighth boys how to dance! Brother John will fulfill a similar function with...the 'Gang'." Brother John shook his head wearily, lifted a heavy foot that had gone to sleep, and wondered if his monsters would prefer to fox trot or waltz with him. For the next two weeks, seventh and eighth grade classes were canceled on a rotating basis and given over to daily dance instruction. The classes were conducted with almost military precision in the School, but the same could not be said about instruction in the Youth Center. In fact, on the first Wednesday, there was almost a revolt up on the stage where the crew, clad in shorts, T-shirts, and socks, had gathered. "Listen, you apes," Brother John finally growled, "you're going to learn to dance, and that's the END of it! If I can do it, you can do it!" (Brandon almost spat out, "Yeah, but you can't do it," but he quickly thought better of it. Brother was awfully big - and he was clearly PISSED!) "Just remember that on next Saturday night, you're going to have a beautiful, sexy woman in your arms - not me! Now come on, let's get this step right - or I'm going to start knocking some heads together! Turn that platter over and play it!" he commanded. Mel grinned slightly to himself, deciding that holding a "beautiful, sexy woman in his arms" wasn't the worst idea in the world. Grumbling audibly for the benefit of his peers, he walked over to the ancient Victrola, flipped the platter, lifted the arm, and set the stylus in place. By 2:30 p.m. on Valentine's Day, Tim, Keanu, and the rest of the joint School-Gang "Social Committee" had attractively decorated the Hall. Small groupings of chairs had been placed around the perimeter of the room and refreshment tables had been set up over by the kitchen. The grumbling with which the Gang had entered upon dance preparations was a thing of the past. They could dance - more or less, and they were abuzz with the news that there'd be a live band, and that "older women" had been invited from Nathan Hale. As soon as supper was out of the way, the lads disappeared into the Youth Center. Their God-given mission lay in preparing their bodies to be irresistible to the females who would soon be demanding their attention. Suddenly, Brother John poked his head into the hallway and shouted, "Get everything you need, animals, because the Center door's going to be locked for the duration of the dance! "Ah, shit! Chad muttered. Any other comments were thankfully drowned out by the band's beginning to warm up on the stage. In all honesty, a nice looking bunch of kids eventually emerged from the Center. As seventh and eighth graders from the School found their way downstairs, they saw many guys whom they knew and liked. There was quite a stir when a large contingent of girls arrived from Ste-Anne's - properly chaperoned by their teachers, of course. The girls were greeted...chastely by a band of well-trained boys. (Sister Superior and Brother John waited grimly in the wings had they faltered!) At this point, the band began to strike up some popular tunes and the first brave few ventured over to the giggling girls and, thence, bashfully out onto the floor. Only the Gang waited nervously. Where in hell were those women from Nathan Hale? About ten young ladies did arrive shortly - in a tight gaggle and, as one Sister put it, not dressed all that modestly. (Had Gertie, their lone chaperone and Sister Paul's sister, not been there, the comments might have been more...pointed [even serrated?].) Controlling their panting, the Gang rushed over to them, as quickly as they dared under the eagle eye of Brother John. Tragedy struck! Other than Mel, whom several girls eyed with some degree of interest, the proud, fully prepared and polished men of the Gang were eyed as if they were poison! I MEAN...AFTER ALL...IF HE ISN'T IN HIGH SCHOOL...REALLY! Quickly bringing themselves back under control, the young men showed the girls over to the refreshment table and showered them with the finest delicacies and mature conversation. Nothing worked, nothing at all - until a group of more "advanced" seventh and eighth grade girls spotted the older boys. As their phalanx approached, the boys' plight suddenly took a turn for the better. Quickly, albeit with utterly feminine grace, the ninth graders positioned themselves between the males and the approaching horde. When a few continued to advance, they were met by a united front of sneers and snarls...ladylike sneers and snarls, of course. As the raiding party hesitated, each women staked out that member of the Gang whom she found least objectionable and accepted his offer to dance. (Actually, by that time none of the boys was really up to chancing another scornful refusal, but the girls slid smoothly into their arms anyway and delicately worked them out onto the dance floor.) Only poor little Paddy - actually not so little anymore, for he had been growing - was left on the sidelines. Needless to say, he was quickly snapped up by the most mature member of the phalanx! Sporting a slightly goofy grin, he was soon dancing with all the rest. The colorful Hall was filled with whirling kids having the time of their lives. The Sisters of St. Patrick's and Ste-Anne's sat together, enjoying the company. Fr. Tom and Little John sat in another alcove, swapping hilarious stories of all it had taken to get the Gang whipped into shape. Accepting cups of punch provided by boys who had been assigned the task, they furtively augmented them...until Sister Superior cast a questioning glance in their direction. (Then, like the most callow teens, they cooled it...fast!) Every now and then, one of the nuns would sweep gracefully out onto the floor and "suggest" that a couple might dance a little further apart. Though they referred to them as the "GGs" (Gestapo Guards), the teens obeyed - other than the "women" from Nathan Hall. Mel, Brandon, and most of the others were in sheer bliss as their watchful "dates" scanned the "Nuns' Corner" and found moments to strike. Then, always accidentally, they might feel a sweater-covered breast...oh, so briefly...touch their chests - or a dainty finger might reach up and press admiringly against their biceps. Oh, God! Of such moments is Heaven made! The boys found that if they watched the Nuns' Corner carefully enough, they might even have time to attempt a little feel - though their companions always seemed to teasingly resist. Oh, God! Such fodder for endless boasting - and provocation for carefully concealed activity under cover of night! (Mrs. Murphy's crew complained bitterly for a week about the "unbelievable" number of sheets and towels they had to wash - and most of them were..."nasty"! After she had almost forced the third piece of a particularly succulent chicken pot pie on him, Brother John promised Mrs. Murphy - and a leering Fr. Tom - that he would speak with them...about boy things.) Shane and Tim did their duty, though they complained to each other throughout most of the evening. "If another girl pokes her boob into me, I'll damned well poke her," Shane vowed after one particularly "active" dance. "You wouldn't!" Tim gasped. "No, I wouldn't," the redhead had to agree, rolling his eyes up towards the ceiling in disgust. "What do people see in women anyway?" Tim bitched on another occasion. "Damned if I know!" his friend responded. Underneath their adolescent complaints, of course, lay a deepening frustration. Tim was just generally frustrated...physically and psychologically. Shane on the other hand felt his balls begin to ache in his longing to be out on the floor dancing with Fr. Tom. "This is so fuckin' unfair," he moaned to himself. Tomorrow, he would damned well ask Fr. Tom if it were ok for him to contact Dave and accept his New Year's Eve invitation to go over to Storrs. (Hold that Tiger!) Surprisingly, Fr. Tom was curiously resistant to his going over to Storrs. In actuality, the young priest had stopped by the table occupied by Dave and his friends during the New Year's Eve party, and he had later noticed Shane sitting with them. His intuition told him that something was slightly "off," but how can you explain that to a 15 year-old? He did his best. Shane could contact Dave and accept his invitation, but he could go only if another member of the Gang joined him. The redhead took what he could get - and hurried off to speak with Tim. Needless to say, his lanky Valentine's Dance confidant was overjoyed. Sure! Dave was delighted that the redhead had accepted his invitation. Tim was a friend...and "understood?" No problem! Bring him along! The boys couldn't wait until the next Saturday. Lessons, chores, PAL commitments all seemed to take twice as long to complete. Even life in the dorm was frustrating! Nevertheless, Saturday did come - and the boys found themselves on a bus heading for the State University. If anything, Tim was even more on high than the redhead and couldn't shut up during the entire trip. His story wasn't all that unfamiliar. One of seven siblings, he came from Norwich, a large, depressed industrial city between Sherburne and the sea. His father and his mother were neither rich nor knowledgeable. (In fact his father was out of work more often than not.) When his penchant for shoplifting could no longer be concealed, they agreed - perhaps with just a trace of relief - for him to be sent to a "Home for Wayward Boys." At least he would get the "help" he needed there! In his early teenaged years, he confided to his best friend that he thought he was gay. The "friend" turned on him immediately. "No fuckin' queer could be a friend of his!" When the older boys turned his life into a hell - and the supervisory staff refused to lift a finger to protect him - he finally escaped...onto the streets. The rest of his sad story is all too familiar, yes? When he got the basic story, Fr. Tom checked with the Norwich police and a priest whom he knew, but the family had evidently left the area and no trace was ever found. But for the grace of God - and a redhead who invited him to be his personal guest at Thanksgiving dinner - his life could only have continued on its downward spiral. Noticing the tears that filled his friend's eyes, Shane roughly threw his arm around Tim's shoulders and said, "Let it go, boyo. You've got a family now...and we love you." Arriving at the Storrs bus station almost before they realized it, they were welcomed enthusiastically by Dave and several of his friends - Barry and Ryan (whom Shane had met at the New Year's Eve party) and Pete, a slight, shy freshman. Immediately swept up into a whirlwind of activity, they quickly found themselves at the dorm where they picked up box lunches and were then hustled off to a home basketball game between UConn and the BC (Boston College) Eagles. Even more than Shane, were that possible, Tim was aglow with excitement. In the first place, the chemistry between the freshman and him was immediate - and powerful. In the second, as long as he could remember he had been a diehard BC fan! (He couldn't remember why; he just was!) The redhead tried his damnedest, but there was no shutting him up. Sitting in the middle of the UConn student rooting section became an experience as Tim variously howled, flapped his arms (with the best of the Eagle fans), jumped up and down, and screamed...for BC. Fortunately, UConn took the lead early and maintained it. Thus, the UConn students found it easier to laugh hysterically at his antics than to throw things at him! After the game, Barry and Ryan had things to do, and Pete insisted on showing Tim his room in another dorm. Dave guided Shane back to his room where they collapsed and, over a couple of (illegal) beers, laughingly recounted the high points of the game. After a bit, Dave came over to the bed where Shane was sprawled, sat down, and quietly put his hand on the redhead's heavy thigh. Slowly, his fingers dug into the thick muscle. "We don't have to, you know," he murmured. The sex-starved youngster didn't have to be asked twice. Breathlessly, he raised his torso and ground his lips against his host's, his tongue hungrily seeking more. "Whoa, Big Red!" Dave breathed. "I want to do something that I couldn't do at that party. Ok?" "Yeah," Shane managed to gasp. Slowly, sensually, Dave unbuttoned and removed the redhead's shirt. As his fingertips began to caress the boy's heavy shoulders and neck, he reached down and tongued his nipple. Shane just about jumped off the bed. "Ok, Big Guy?" "Oh yeah," Shane choked. Actually, he felt a little strange, for he was the one normally in control, but this was so damned hot! As he began to raise his torso, Dave pushed him back against the bed. "Just relax. Let me see you...let me feel you...let me love you," he murmured hypnotically. Shane tried to relax, but he was a nanosecond away from cumming. As Dave's fingers continued to explore his magnificent torso - his pecs, his abs, his recessed navel - the redhead fought to control himself. He almost lost it again as Dave reached down and kissed him deeply. Then, ever so slowly, the collegian's fingers went to Shane's belt buckle, somehow got it open, and unzipped his slacks. "Lift up," he commanded. His will to be assertive melting in the fire, the compliant youngster felt his slacks and undershorts eased over his butt and cock and pulled down over his legs until they, and his socks, were slowly stripped from his body. Dave looked down on him, his eyes wide with lust. "You are so fuckin' beautiful, Shane - everything that I've been dreaming about since New Year's," he murmured. With that, his tongue began to explore the boy's body in ways that the lad never...ever knew existed. His toes, his calves, his thick thigh muscles burst into flames...one after another. Suddenly, the boy felt his balls being inhaled into a furnace and then teeth nibbling lightly on his long, smooth scrotum. As Shane almost sobbed in passion, Dave raised his legs and commanded him to hold them up and apart. "I'm clean down there," the youth babbled innocently. "Shush!" his host barked before tonguing the redhead's perineum and anus. Helping the now dazed lad to return his legs to the bed, Dave turned his attention to the absolute pillar that rose before him - bright red, every tendon and vein obscenely distended, leaking copious amounts of precum, so hard that the tightly stretched skin gleamed in the late afternoon sun. Experienced, his tongue played with the most sensitive parts of the lad's penis before his mouth slowly descended over it and guided it deep into his throat. Every muscle of Shane body was as taut as if cast in bronze. He couldn't breathe as the muscles of Dave's throat manipulated his phallus. Suddenly...never having felt such passion...he exploded with a wild cry of release. For several minutes, the young men lay breathless, Dave's body collapsed down onto Shane's. Finally, the lad nibbled on his host's lips, and moaned, "Please, Dave, please, take me." "You want me, Big Red?" the collegian laughed. "Dave! Don't kid around. Please...I'm yours. Take me!" Working as if they were an experienced team, the redhead pulled his legs back and wide, holding them under his knees. Dave immediately began to lube his anus. As he began the 1-2- 3 finger prelude, however. Shane shook his head impatiently. "Just a little lube, Dave. I'm ready." "Hey, look who's giving orders," Dave murmured. Shane might have argued, but he needed it bad. Swallowing convulsively, the sweat pouring from his body, he simply gasped, "Please, Dave." Sensing that a little extra tension had crept into the air, the collegian bent down, kissed the kid, and ran his hands along the sides of his torso. "God," he thought, "what a build!" Then he plunged into the boy, bottoming out on his first try. Every skill known to a thoroughly experienced sexual artist was employed as he fucked the redhead long and as hard as he had ever been fucked. Climaxing almost simultaneously, they held onto each other as if life itself depended on it. Slowly descending from the mountain to the accompaniment of soft kisses and whispers of endearment, two men shared a single thought: "Man, oh man, what a ride!" After they had recovered their senses and cleaned up, the two young men went down to the dining room where they enjoyed a good supper with Barry, Ryan and another member of the group whom Shane hadn't met, Kerry. No sooner had everyone crowded into Dave's room than Tim and Pete arrived. Something was...different. Tim stood in back of Pete, his arms around the freshman's chest...possessively? "Hi, Pete!" Shane exclaimed. Tim's response was near instantaneous: "Hey, guys, this only looks like Pete. His real name is "TIGER!" To the accompaniment of loud cheers, raspberries, and applause, Pete...oops! Tiger...simply blushed and melted slightly back into Tim. "Hey, Shane," Tim gasped proudly, "we've got to invite these guys over to Sherburne!" "Hell, man, what's to do in Sherburne?" the redheaded one responded. Dave interjected a sharp rebuke. "Shane! Everyone in this room is more than just 'gay', and gay guys do one hell of a lot more than fuck! Let's not stereotype ourselves." Hanging his head for just a moment, Shane raised his chin, smiled, and agreed that their new friends HAD to come to Sherburne - and as soon as schedules could be cleared! On the way back, Tim was absolutely HOPELESS! He couldn't get his long legs arranged; he couldn't sit still; he couldn't stop giggling. Oh, sure, he'd go quiet for a few minutes, but then the giggles would return and he would bang his head against the back of the seat in sheer exultation! Shane was considerably more thoughtful. Oh, yeah, their welcome had been fantastic and the sex had been...unbelievable. For perhaps the first time in his life, he had experienced a certain mutuality in gay sex that brought tears to his eyes...and a stiffness back to his heavy cock. But was there enough "mutuality"? Dave could be pretty damned domineering - but the collegian clearly liked him, didn't he? In time, things would work out. At that point, Tim started tunelessly humming the "Tiger Rag." Big Red could take no more! Sharply elbowing his chum in the ribs, he stared into his pained eyes and growled, "Hold that ti-ger!" Before collapsing into giggles, both boys took up the chant, "HOLD THAT TI-GER! HOLD THAT TI-GER! OH, YEAH! HOLD THAT TI-GER!" (To Be Continued)