Date: Thu, 24 Jul 2003 21:17:13 -0700
From: mjac4@sunset.net
Subject: Arren, Tony and Isaac     Chapter 23 (Young Friends)

Arren, Tony and Isaac

Part 2

Chapter 23 - The Graduations of Time

As the days passed and we were getting closer to the end of the school year,
Isaac was a little happier.  I was glad that no one knew that we were gay.
We thought that the whole school heard Isaac's Dad yelling, but either no
one heard him, or they just didn't care.  Whatever it was, we were glad that
we didn't have anymore problems.

Three weeks before school ended, we got a phone call from Ronald.  He was
graduating from college in four weeks and he wanted all of us to come down
and be there with him.  I wanted to go so bad and Mom and Dad knew it too.
There was no way that they could say no to this, so they started to make
plans for a trip down to the University in the Los Angeles area.  Isaac's
mother is also down in the Los Angeles area, so Dad asked Isaac if he would
like to stop by and see his Mom.  Isaac was really happy about this as he
wanted to see her.  Mom also mentioned that since we were so close to
Arizona that we should drive over and see my other Grandparents.  This was
going to be great.  Seeing Ronald, Isaac's Mom and my Grandpa and Grandma
Conders.  I haven't seen them in years and was looking forward to that as
well.

Dad told Grandpa and Grandma what we were planning.  He told them that we
might be gone for about three weeks and wanted to know if Grandpa would be
okay with the Orchard while we were gone.  After Grandpa stopped laughing,
he told Dad that he was working this farm way before he was even born.
Besides, Grandpa has lots of friends and neighbors that he could ask to give
him a hand IF he needed it.  Dad just hugged him and told him and Grandma
that he was going to call them once we arrived at Ronald's house.

Mom also talked to Mr. Shelby and told him what we were planning.  Mr.
Shelby told Mom that since she has worked for him, she has never had a
vacation and he wanted her to go and have a fantastic time.  Mom told us
that after she talked to Mr. Shelby and he told her all that he wanted her
to do, she just hugged him.  Mom loves working at the little Highway Market
and I know that Mr. Shelby wanted her to come back happier then when she
left.

Mom called her mother and father and told them what we would like to do.
They were really looking forward to seeing all of us.  Mom also told them
about Isaac and that he was coming with us.  This was more then okay with
them, as long as they were going to be able to see their grandchildren.  Mom
wanted them to see all of her grandchildren and asked Karen to come with us.
At first, she didn't want to leave Andy, but Andy told her to go and visit
with her grandparents.  She was going to miss him, but I was glad that she
was coming with us on this trip.  This was really great and I knew that
everyone knew that I was very happy.

Mom also called Isaac's Mom and told her what we were going to do.  She was
really happy about seeing her baby boy again and wanted to know if we had a
place to stay yet.  Mom told her that we were just started to make plans and
that she was going to see if there was a hotel near Ronald's house.  Ellen
asked Mom where Ronald lived and when Mom told her, Ellen said that she was
going to get us a Hotel near him for all of us.  Ellen was also going to
take care of all the reservations and then she told Mom that she was going
to call her back with all of the details.  Mom said that she didn't have to
do that, but it was no uses arguing with her, she was doing this for us.
Ellen asked when we were going to leave and when Mom told her that we were
leaving after school was over up here, she said that the Hotel would be
really for all of us when we would arrive.

This was going to be the first time that I have ever been to Los Angeles,
but as long as I had MY family and MY Isaac with me, nothing could spoil it.
Isaac and I made sure that we have everything that we were going to need.
Isaac asked me if I still had all that money that he gave to me.  I told him
that it was still in the Toy Box and he said to bring it along.  I didn't
want to make him unhappy and just went and got it for him.  I asked him to
put it in his crutches so that I didn't have to explain it to dad, but I
wanted to know why he wanted me to bring it.  He told me, "You never know if
you might want something", and then he smiled at me.  The only thing I could
do was kiss him, whenever he smiles at me.  I love him so much that whatever
he wanted, I would do for him.

Karen came over a few times over the next few weeks, dropping stuff off that
she would need for the trip.  I was beginning to think that the car was
going to be to small for five people and all the suitcases that we would be
taking with us.  Mom and Dad had the same idea and decided to rent a bigger
vehicle.  Mom and Dad picked out something that all of us would be
comfortable in and would store all of our things.  They picked out a nice
Van.  It was a different color then what the Johns' had, but looked very
much the same.  Isaac and I liked already and we haven't even started our
trip yet.

We had a little party for my birthday on Monday, May 20, 1991.  But, we had
to delay the party until school let out for the day.  Grandma made me a very
nice cake, which I was more then happy to share with everyone that I love
very much.  Isaac said that he would cuddle with me all night long and make
sure that I was very happy.  I knew that almost everyone knew what he
signed, but no one seemed to care.  It was a very nice birthday with MY
family.  Isaac kept his promise that night and cuddled with me, but the good
thing about that present was, that it would always be there for us.

In June, school was ending on a Thursday; and we were going to start our
trip the very next day.  Dad wanted to head out early and maybe drive a
little more than half way.  We would then stop for the night and then
continue the rest of the way the following day.  Dad didn't want anyone
getting to tired sitting in the Van for too many hours.  Dad told us that if
we just drove straight through, we would be sitting in the Van for over ten
hours.  I was thinking that he was right and that Isaac wouldn't be able to
sit that long either.

On the last day of school we told the girls and some of our other friend's
goodbye and told them that we would let them know when we got home.  Sandra
and Paula both said that they would have loved to come with us, but they
couldn't.  We gave them both big hugs and told them that we would bring them
back presents.  They gave us hugs back and said for us to have a great time.
We would miss them, but we would be back after awhile and when we were home,
we would take them out to dinner so we could tell them all about the trip.

That evening Dad told us that he and Mom wanted to start out early the next
morning, around four thirty or five in the morning.  Karen was going to stay
the night with us, so that she would be ready to go as well.  She was going
to sleep in her old room.  She didn't mind that we stored some of Isaac's
things in her room.  I think she was looking forward to seeing Grandpa and
Grandma Conders also.  I know that Mom was very happy about seeing her Mom
and Dad again.  Mom would call them all the time, but theirs just something
about seeing people that a phone call just can't do.

Grandpa helped Mom and Dad pack up the Van for our trip.  Grandpa told them
that he would watch the house too.  Mom got the food out of the refrigerator
and told us to eat what we could, or she was going to tossed it out.  Dad
was going to unplug the refrigerator while we were gone.  Mom even gave
Grandma some stuff that she thought she could use.  Mom made sure that
everything was clean, because she didn't want to fight with Ants and Mice
when we got home.  She made sure that there was nothing that little critters
could get into.  With everything finished that we needed to do, it was time
to call it a night.  Dad wanted all us of rested and ready to go in the
morning.  Isaac and I would shower when we got up, then we would be ready
for the days travel.

Isaac and I headed for bed around eight thirty that evening.  We did what we
needed to do in the bathroom and got into bed.  Isaac was very excited about
seeing his Mom and wasn't ready to sleep yet, so I just gave him a good rub
down to try to help him relax.  It helped a little and after about an hour
we were both out until Dad came up and woke us up about four the next
morning.

Isaac was up and ready to get into the shower with me so that we could get
going.  I also wanted to get going too, because the sooner we started the
sooner I would see MY big brother.  I held Isaac while we took a quick
shower together.  He was very happy and would keep kissing me while I tried
to wash the two of us.  He was just having too much fun and I couldn't even
think about stopping him from having it, because I love him so much.

When we went downstairs, Mom, Dad and Karen were getting the last few things
ready.  Grandpa and Grandma came over to say their goodbyes too.  All of us
gave them super hugs and kisses also.  Grandma told Mom not to worry about
her house plants, because she was going to see that they were watered, so
that Mom would not have to be concerned about that.  Mom gave her another
big hug and then got into the Van.

Dad was going to do some of the driving and if I wanted to, he said that I
could drive some as well.  Mom and Karen could also drive, so I thought that
we had enough drivers to get us to where we needed to go.  Dad had all the
instructions on how to get to Ronald's house and the Hotel that Ellen got
for us.  With one last goodbye from Grandpa and Grandma, Dad started the Van
and we were on our way in the darkness.  Although the days are getting
longer, it was still pretty dark at this time of the morning.

Dad got onto the Interstate and headed south.  A little over two hours later
we were driving through Sacramento.  The last time I saw this city, I was
looking at it through a hospital window.  I think Mom and Dad knew this too
and they were glad to just keep going.  Dad did stop in another city called
Stockton, which is just south of Sacramento and we got some gas for the Van
there.  Isaac and I stretched our legs for about fifteen minutes before Dad
wanted to continue.  Mom got some snacks in the little short stop store so
that we wouldn't get hungry on the trip.  She also got us some drinks to
wash it all down, which was a mistake, because we were asking dad to pull
into the next rest stop, so all of us could go to the bathroom.  After that
was taken care of, we started on our way again.

Isaac, Karen and I were playing with Isaac's Hi-Q game that we brought with
us.  Isaac and I would drive Karen nuts leaving the last peg in the center
hole.  She wanted us to show her how to do it, but we didn't until she said
that she was going to kill us unless we showed her.  We knew that she would
never hurt us, but we showed her after we tortured her enough.  Even after
we showed her how to do it three times, she still couldn't do it.  Isaac and
I just gave her big smiles.  She just smiled back at us with a look that we
were nuts.

Dad got onto a Highway called 99.  Dad didn't want to take the Interstate
anymore.  He told us that going this way was going to take a little longer,
but we would have more to see.  We passed through little towns and city's
called Modesto, Turlock, Merced, Chowchilla, Madera, Fresno, Hanford and
Bakersfield.  Bakersfield is where we stayed the night before we continued
on our way early the next morning.

Highway 99 merged back into the Interstate about twenty five miles south of
Bakersfield.  Then the road started to climb up what Dad called, The Grape
Vine.  I don't know why he called it this, but that's what he said it was.
Isaac and I just looked at all the neat things as we got closer to the BIG
city.  We also drove by a big amusement park that Dad called Magic Mountain.
He wasn't sure if it was still called that or not.  Isaac and I didn't care;
we saw that super big roller coaster and wanted to go on it.  We asked Dad
if we could, but he had to tell us no, because we were going someplace else,
and stopping here was not on the list of things to do.  We knew that he was
right and just looked at the place as we drove on.

The closer we got to the city, the thicker the traffic got.  I was really
glad that Dad was driving.  This kind of traffic is not what I'm used to and
I don't think I could handle driving in it.  I'm glad that Dad is a good
driver and I know that Mom was glad that Dad was too.  Karen told Dad that
there was no way that she was going to try to drive in this.  Dad just
smiled at her and we continued on.

A little farther on and we came into a valley called, the San Fernando
Valley.  Dad drove into what was called, Mission Hills, and then he got off
the Interstate and drove west until we got to what was called, Northridge.
This is where Ronald's house was, but now we had to try and find it.  The
streets were clearly labeled and Dad really didn't have that hard of a time
finding it.  He knew that the College was close and Ronald told us that he
wasn't that far from it.  We found the right street and then we found his
house a few minutes later.  Ronald saw us drive up and was out the door with
a big smile on his face.  Dad parked and then all of us were squeezing him
in our arms.

Kelly and Paul came out to help us with our things, but Dad told them that
we were going to be staying in a hotel not to far from where they live.
Ronald wanted all of us to stay with them, but with the size of their house,
that was not going to happen.  Mom and Dad wanted a little room to stretch
out in.  They knew that Mom and Dad were right.

Dad asked Ronald where the Hotel was and he said that he would show us how
to get there after we came in a visited for awhile.  All of us went into
their little house and sat in the living room.  Ronald was right on how
little the house really was.  It only had two bedrooms and one bathroom, but
it was enough for the three of them.  It took them about four minutes to
show us their whole place, including the backyard.  There were lots of
little houses in the big neighborhood and it looked like the people that
lived in them, pretty much took good care of them.

Ronald told us the time of the graduation and told us how to get there.  It
would take a few hours to go through the ceremony, but after that we would
be able to take him out to dinner afterwards.  We were also going to take
Paul and Kelly out too and told them that we were sorry that their family
couldn't make it to their graduation.  We told them that we were going to be
their family while we were here.  They seemed happy about this.  Mom was
going to make sure that they had a picture to take home after the ceremony
was over.

Mom and Dad were then telling Ronald about all of us going to Arizona to see
Grandpa and Grandma Conders.  Mom told Ronald that he should come with us
and that it would be a lot of fun to see them again.  Ronald didn't need to
be asked twice.  He said that he wouldn't miss seeing them for anything.
This was really turning out to be a great trip.  Now MY big brother was
coming with us on our trip and I was really happy.

Anyway, after the graduation, Ronald, Kelly and Paul were going to be moving
back home.  They were going to let the house go back to the landlord and
were planning on moving out with in a week or so anyway.  Ronald asked Kelly
and Paul if they would take his things home with them.  He told them that he
would pick his things up after he got home.  They told him, that this would
be okay with them and told Ronald to pack what he'll need until he got home.

Mom helped Ronald and so did Isaac and me.  I just wanted to hug MY big
brother all the time and it seemed that Isaac did too.  Ronald was really
glad that we were here with him and we packed his things in boxes that he
had.  Mom was putting his clothes in a suitcase that he had and Isaac and I
were helping him by just being in the way.  He didn't seem to mind one
little bit and would just hug us tight.

Later on that night, after all of us had dinner in a nice restaurant, Ronald
showed us how to get to our Hotel.  Ellen got us a very nice place, but we
only had two rooms.  Karen said that she would stay with Mom and Dad so that
Isaac and I could have the smaller of the two rooms.  The small room had
only one bed, but Isaac and I didn't care.  The only bad thing was that the
rooms were not next to each other.  Our room was on the first floor and the
other room was on the second floor, and almost at the other end of the
Hotel.  Mom and Dad were a little worried that we were not close to them and
told us to make very sure that our door was locked.  The next morning we
were going to see Isaac's mother and Mom and Dad didn't want anything
happening to us.  We promised them that we would stay in our room all night
long and not answer the door unless it was either him or Mom.

Isaac and I showered together and got ready for bed.  I made sure the door
was locked and secured.  Dad called us on the phone to make sure that we
were okay.  I told him that we were just fine and not to worry.  He was
worried and didn't like us be alone in a strange place.  I told him that
we'll call if we had any problems.  Isaac wanted me to tell all of them that
we loved them and have a goodnights rest.  We were getting tired and were
going to bed ourselves.  Dad was still a little worried, but said goodnight.
Isaac and I just went to bed and slept until we heard a knock on the door.
It was Dad waking us up the following morning.

I asked who it was before I opened the door.  Dad was here a little early,
but said it was time to get ready and go and get some breakfast.  We told
him that we would be ready in a few minutes and if he wanted to, he could
wait for us.  Dad stayed until Isaac and I were ready to go.  He told us
that he didn't sleep very well last night because he was worried about us.
We told him that if he wanted to, he could stay with us tonight.  He told us
that he and Mom already talked about that too.  Mom and Karen will take the
smaller room and we'll stay with Dad in the bigger room.  This seemed to
make him feel a little better.  Isaac and I just hugged him.

With our sleeping arrangements finally put to rest, we had a very nice stay.
Ronald showed us all around this super huge area.  There were stores that
were bigger then our whole town.  There were school's that would hold
thousands of kids.  Ronald took us though Hollywood and Beverly Hills.  We
saw houses that were very beautiful and very big.  I was thinking the some
of the houses were maybe ten times bigger then our house.  I was wondering
how they could keep a house that big.  Dad told us that there was a lot of
money in this area.  With what we saw, we were very sure that Dad was right.

It took us awhile, but we finally made it a place called, Long Beach.  Dad
wanted us to see a big ship called, The Queen Mary.  Dad told us that it was
a hotel and restaurant now.  It was very big and Isaac and I wanted to go in
and see it, but we had to make our way over to where Isaac's mother was.
She was staying with her sister in an area called, Canoga Park.  It took us
the rest of the day to get there, but we finally made it.  Isaac and I had
no idea where we were, but as long as Ronald and Dad were doing the driving,
the rest of us didn't care.  The traffic was still very bad, but we were in
no hurry.  It was a good thing too, because we didn't get to Isaac's Aunt's
condominium until about six thirty that evening.

We found a place to park the Van and found the right apartment number.
Isaac knocked and the door was opened by his Aunt Jennifer.  Isaac saw his
Mom coming into the room to see who was at the door, and Isaac made his way
over to his mother and gave her a super big hug.  She was very happy to see
him and all of us.  She even had tears in her eyes and so did Isaac.  I was
very happy, that Isaac was happy to see his mother.  His Aunt Jennifer
invited us in and welcomed us into her home.  Mom and Dad shook her hand and
introduced themselves to her.  Mom and Dad told her who all of us were.
Each of us shook her hand with a smile.

Isaac let go of his Mom long enough to hug his Aunt.  She was glad to see
him also.  Isaac's mother told her all that has happened to us and why Isaac
was living with us.  She didn't seem to care that we were a couple and just
showed us to the living room.  We sat and talked and told her what we were
doing and what we had done so far.  They had snacks and drinks for all of
us.  We had a very nice time chatting and getting to know each other.

A few hours later we had to leave.  Dad asked Isaac if he wanted to stay
here with his mother.  Isaac looked at me and I told him that it was cool
with me if he wanted to stay.  He wanted to stay for the night and visit
with his Mom and asked if I could stay as well.  I didn't want to intrude in
a family thing and said to Isaac that it was okay with me for him to stay
here, I didn't mind.  He still wanted me to stay with him and asked both his
Aunt and Mom if I could stay the night with them.  They said yes, and asked
my Mom and Dad if I could.  Mom and Dad said it was okay with them, but I
was the one that they had to ask.  I asked Isaac if he was really sure that
he wanted me to stay and he signed yes.  I couldn't say no to him no matter
how hard I tried.  I was staying the night with MY Isaac in his Aunt's
little apartment.

Mom and Dad said that they would be here around ten or eleven o'clock
tomorrow morning to pick us up.  This seemed to be good for everyone as
well.  Isaac's Aunt had to work in the morning and would leave pretty early.
Isaac's Mom had an appointment around noon and wouldn't make it back home
until about four o'clock in the afternoon.  I was hoping that Ronald and Dad
wouldn't forget where we were staying.

Isaac and I gave everyone hugs goodnight and then they were off.  Jennifer
made all of us a great dinner and then Ellen wanted to tell Isaac something
that she was sure he wasn't going to like.  With all that has happened over
the past few months, Gordon was not going to accept us for being gay and
didn't want anything more to do with Isaac.  I thought that this was a
really stupid thing for him to do.  Ellen told us that she had enough of how
he was treating the two of us and how he was treating her as well.  She was
filing for a divorce.  Isaac was not happy about this, but he told his Mom
that he understood why she was doing it.  Isaac and his Mom talked about
what was going to happen and that she already told his other sisters and his
brother what was happening.  I just held him, so that he would know no
matter what happens; I would always be there for him.

We talked for a few more hours, until it was starting to get late.  Ellen
could tell that we were getting tired and we needed to get some sleep.
Isaac and I were going to sleep on the living room floor together, because
the apartment only had two rooms, with Jennifer in one and Ellen in the
other.  Isaac and I didn't care, as long as we were cuddling together.
Ellen and Jennifer helped us to make a nice bed on the floor.  Isaac and I
would be very comfortable and we told them that we were going to be just
fine.

I helped Isaac in the bathroom and we did what we could do with what we had.
Ellen had an extra toothbrush and we just used it.  I cleaned it very well
after Isaac used it, so that he would feel better about not giving me germs.
I thought this was a little funny, because we kiss and have sex all the
time, but I just wanted him to be happy.  We also didn't bring any extra
clothes to change into, so we were going to have to wear the same clothes
the next morning.  Ellen gave us both robes to wear and told us to give her
our clothes.  She then took them to the laundry room and washed them.  When
she had them dried, she put them near us so we could change into them in the
morning.  She didn't even say anything when we striped naked and gave her
everything we were wearing.  As long as we had the robes on, it was okay.

Ellen made sure that we were comfortable before she went into her room.
Isaac wasn't as unhappy as I thought he was going to be about the divorce
and just wanted to cuddle in my arms.  We kissed for a few minutes before he
drifted off to sleep.  I could hear the city outside and this made me wonder
why so many people were still up.  It was getting late and I could hear
police cars and fire trucks or ambulances in the distances.  I was listening
to this busy place until I myself fell asleep.

The next morning we heard Ellen in the kitchen.  Jennifer was already gone
and Ellen was getting ready to make us some breakfast.  Isaac and I made our
way to the bathroom and showered together and then changed into our clothes.
After we were done, Ellen had breakfast ready for the two of us.  We had a
nice meal, with lots of orange juice to go with it.  Isaac was just smiling
at me and I knew that he was going to be okay with what his mother told us
last night.  I asked Ellen if it would be okay for me to tell my parents
about what we talked about.  She said that it would be okay, but she already
told my Mom about it the last time that they talked on the phone, before we
left on our trip.  I could understand why Ellen wanted to tell Isaac in
person.  He deserves that much and he is not a little kid anymore.

Dad and Ronald came to get us around ten thirty that morning.  Mom and Karen
went shopping at the mall that was near the Hotel.  Dad told us, this is why
they didn't come with them to get us.  Women, Shop-Til-You-Drop.  I really
wished that I understood why women liked to shop so much.  I guess it's
something that they just can't help doing.  Isaac and his Mom hugged for a
long time and then I hugged her too.  Dad told her where we were going next
and told her that we would call her to tell her how things are going.  She
was happy that her little Isaac was happy.  She hugged Isaac again, before
we got into the Van and slowly drove away.

Mom and Karen came back to the Hotel with a few new clothes that they just
had to have and thought that we needed some things too.  They also had there
hair and there nails done also.  I thought they looked great and told them.
This seemed to make them happier knowing that we liked what they did.  Mom
also wanted to know how the clothes that she got for us, fit.  Isaac and I
tried them on and they seemed to be okay.  Maybe after they are washed,
they'll fit just right.  I never really liked new clothes.  They are just
too stiff and it takes a long time to get them the way I like them.  By this
time, they are worn out and you have to get new stuff.

A few days later, we were at Ronald's graduation.  The graduation took
longer then I wanted it to, but Ronald was now a College graduate and every
one of us was very proud of him.  We took MY big brother, Kelly and Paul out
to dinner to celebrate afterwards.  After dinner we were back at Ronald's
little house.  He already had everything packed that he wanted to take with
him.  Kelly and Paul would take care of everything else and we would see
them when we returned.  Ronald was coming back with us to the Hotel and in
the morning we were heading to Arizona.

Ronald stayed with Isaac and me in our smaller Hotel room.  I know this made
Dad very happy, knowing that we were going to be okay with MY big brother
with us.  Isaac and I asked him if he wanted the bed and he told us that he
would be just fine sleeping on the cot that the Hotel got for us.  Ronald
told us that it was comfortable enough and said that he was going to be just
fine.

The next morning we all did what we needed to do, had a quick breakfast and
then we were on our way.  It was only six o'clock in the morning, but eager
to get going.  Dad told us that the traffic was going to be bad, but the
further we would go, it would thin out more.  Dad got onto the 405 Freeway
and headed south until he got to another Freeway called the Ventura Freeway.
We stayed on this until we got to the 210, then we traveled until we were on
Interstate 10.  We were heading to a little city called Blythe.  It was
getting hot and Mom wanted Dad to turn on the air conditioning.  I was glad
that we had it too.  We were heading into the desert and it was getting
warmer.

Dad wanted us to see another city called Phoenix.  So this is why he was
going this way.  We needed to go to Flagstaff to see my Grandpa and Grandma
Conders.  Mom and Dad thought that we could take our time and see a little
bit of this part of the country.  The rest of us thought this was a great
idea too, and we were all very happy that we had that air conditioning going
super sonic.

Isaac and I have never seen the desert before and thought it was very
pretty.  The cactus was super neat to look at and the sky just went on
forever.  The colors were just amazing with the rolling hills and mountains.
We had a late lunch in Blythe and then continued on our journey.  Dad made
sure we plenty of gas and water.  He wanted all of us to be comfortable.  We
were just fine looking at all the neat things that we have never seen
before.

We were getting close to the California and Arizona border.  Dad told us
that we'll see the Colorado River soon and then we'll be in Arizona once we
crossed it.  When we got closer to it, there was hardly any water in it and
I thought it would be a lot bigger than it was.  Dad told us that a lot of
the water was used for agricultural purposes, and this is why a lot of the
water wasn't in the river.  I could understand this, but was sorry that it
took away for the beauty of the land.

As we continued towards Phoenix, Dad would tell us what he knew of this
area.  He told us about a place called Quartzsite.  He told us how people
would drive a big RV (Recreational Vehicle) down here and stay for weeks if
not months at a time.  I didn't see how people could stay in something so
small for such a long time, but I guessed they did.

It was dark by the time we got to Phoenix.  This city was big too, but it
was nothing like the Los Angeles area.  Now that was a big place.  From what
I could see, this city was building lots of new houses and businesses for
people.  Dad found a nice Motel for all of us to stay the night.  There was
a restaurant close by too, so all six of us piled into the place.  A super
nice waitress showed us to a table big enough to sit all of us without being
too crowed.  It didn't make any different to me.  I sat as close to Ronald
as I could and Isaac sat as close to me as he could.  Mom and Dad would just
smile seeing all of us just about sitting in each others laps.

Everyone ordered what they wanted and we had a very good dinner.  It was
getting a little late, so we made our way back to the Motel.  Mom called her
Mom and told her where we were.  She wanted us to come by as soon as we
could, so Mom told her that we would head out early and try and get there as
soon as we could.  I think that Grandma Conders wanted to see her
grandchildren as soon as possible.  I wanted to see her and Grandpa as soon
a possible too, but we were still a little ways away.

Dad called Grandpa to see how things were back at home.  Grandpa was teasing
Dad and said that he didn't even know that we were gone.  Dad heard Grandma
in the back telling him to tell Dad, to hurry home, because she misses us
very much.  I told Dad to tell Grandpa and Grandma that I love them both
very much.  Dad just hugged me and said that he would.  Isaac signed that he
wanted Dad to give his love too.  Then Karen wanted to give her love as well
as Mom and Ronald too.  Dad said that he would tell them that we all love
them very much.

This time our Motel rooms were right next to each other and they had an
adjoining door to go from one room to the next so you wouldn't have to go
outside.  I thought this was super neat, but it was just a little weird.
There were two doors in that doorway.  Dad told me that the other door could
lock from the other side.  This way no one can just go into your room.  I
was going to make sure that the doors stayed opened all night long.  I
wanted Mom and Dad to be able to come in if they needed to.

Between the two rooms, there were four beds.  Mom and Dad would have one
bed; Karen would sleep in Mom and Dad's room in the other bed.  Isaac,
Ronald and I would use the other room.  Isaac and I would take one bed and
Ronald would have a bed all to himself.  I wanted him to sleep with us, but
he said that he would be more comfortable in a bed all to himself.  Isaac
and I did give him a big hug before we all went to sleep.

The next morning Mom wanted to get going, so that we could see her Mom and
Dad.  We were all showered, dressed and we were on our way in under hour.
Dad drove into a fast-food restaurant, so that we could all get a little
something and then we could head out.  Dad got onto Interstate 17 and
started driving north.  It was about one hundred thirty miles (208 km) to
Flagstaff.  We were there about midmorning.  Mom and Dad were talking about
how to get to Grandpa and Grandmas house.  It has been a few years since
they were here and the city has changed a little over that time.  I myself
have never been here, so I was looking forward to seeing my other
grandparents.  After reading the signs, Mom and Dad found the right street.
There were lots of little houses along these streets, but found their house
after a short search.

Grandpa and Grandma came out to greet all of us, when they saw us pull up.
Mom was the first one out of the Van and in her mother's arms hugging her,
and then she hugged her father.  Dad followed Mom and then Karen and Ronald.
I was helping MY Isaac out of the Van, so I could help him to walk a little.
Isaac didn't want to wear his leg braces.  He told me that they would have
been to uncomfortable for him to wear.  Grandma was so busy hugging and
kissing everyone that she had tears running down her face, Grandpa did too.
Then Grandma came over to squeeze the life out of me.  She was so happy that
you could just feel it in her hug.  Grandpa gave me a big hug too.  Mom and
Dad told them about Isaac and then gave him a big hug as well.

Grandma and Grandpa invited everyone into the house.  All of us went into
the living room and sat and had cold drinks and snacks.  Grandma and Grandpa
were super busy asking us hundreds of questions.  It has been a long time
since we've seen either of them and they wanted to know how we were and what
we've been doing.  Mom did tell Grandma what has happened over the years,
but she would do that with a phone call.  Grandma just couldn't stop telling
all of us how big and tall we've gotten over the years.  This made all of us
smile and tell her thank you.

After about an hour or two, Grandpa took Dad and Ronald out to his garage to
show them the car the he was restoring.  Grandpa said that it was a 1957
Chevy.  I don't really know anything about cars, so I stayed with Isaac.
Isaac and I went out to the backyard and sat in lawn chairs that were near a
big shady tree.  Grandpa planted it way before I was even born and over the
years, it has grown to be a big beautiful tree.  My Grandparents don't have
a super big place, but what they did have, was very nice.  They had a super
neat Bar-B-Q, made out of bricks.  Grandpa would tell us later how he built
it.

Around dinner time, Grandpa and Grandma wanted to take us out to a nice
restaurant.  I really would have liked it better if we would have stayed
here and used Grandpa's brick Bar-B-Q.  It has been awhile since we had a
Bar-B-Q and I wanted to do that, but we were going to be here for about a
week, so I guess we'll get to it, sooner or later.  The restaurant was okay
and we had a nice meal.  I was going to drop tons of hints about barbecuing
then next day.  I also think that this would have been just fine with Dad as
well.  I know that Isaac wanted to have a Bar-B-Q and maybe the rest of the
family would too.

Dad was telling Mom that we should think about finding a Hotel or Motel near
by and asked Grandpa if he knew anyplace close.  Grandma told us that we
were staying with them and she didn't want us to even think about looking
for a place to stay.  Dad told them that there were more people then beds
and we should get a place for all of us to stay.  Grandma said that all of
us would be just fine here and told us that she had it all arranged.  They
have a three bedroom house, with two bathrooms, but one of the rooms was
turned into a Den.  The sofa in it would fold out in to a bed.  This would
only hold two, but there were more then two of us.  Grandpa and Grandma had
a room and Mom and Dad would use the other room.  Karen told Grandma that
she would be just fine on the sofa in the living room.  Isaac and I told
Ronald to take the fold out bed and we could sleep on the floor like we did
at Isaac's Mom's place.  This seemed to be okay with him.

With that all settled we were ready for the night.  Grandpa got Isaac and me
two sleeping bags from the garage and Grandma cleaned them up the best she
could.  We placed them on the floor at the end of the fold out bed in the
Den.  All of us would be just fine and would be comfortable with where we
would sleep.  Later on that night, the bathrooms were a little over crowded,
but we managed.  Isaac and I did what we needed to do together and then we
were ready for bed.  Ronald and I helped him to lie down on the sleeping
bags and then I joined him.  Ronald got ready for bed too and turned out the
light.  It was a little different from what we were use to, but it was okay.

The next morning, Ronald was still asleep when Isaac woke me up.  He needed
to use the bathroom and asked me to help him.  I got up and then helped him
up.  Ronald was starting to wake himself and asked if I needed any help.  I
told him that we were okay and if he wanted he could go back to sleep.  He
didn't, because it was light out and someone else was already up and doing a
few things.  I helped Isaac and then we finished dressing.  Ronald came into
the bathroom to use the toilet when Isaac and I were brushing out teeth.
Karen was just getting up to and waiting by the door when we left the
bathroom.

Mom, Dad, Grandpa and Grandma were sitting at the kitchen table when the
three of us came in.  Grandma and Mom were talking about breakfast.  Grandpa
wanted to take all of us out to a roadside Café for breakfast.  He said that
they had super good food there and we should try it.  Mom and Dad thought
this was a good idea and asked us what we would like.  Ronald said that this
would be just fine with him, but Isaac and I wanted something else first.
Grandpa and Grandma asked us what we wanted.  I told them that we wanted a
hug from everyone first.  Grandma told us that this was a very good idea and
then hugged all of us.  After that, we said that the roadside Café would be
perfect.  Karen came in after awhile and we asked her what she wanted to do.
She asked us what all of us decided and after we told her, she said that
would be just fine.

Grandpa said that we should follow him, because he knew where to go.  Mom
wanted to ride with them so that she could talk to her Mom and tell her all
that was going on.  Ronald asked Dad if he wanted to ride with them too, and
he would follow in the Van.  This was just fine with him and Grandpa and Dad
sat in the front seat of Grandpa's car, while Grandma and Mom sat in the
back.  Ronald got into the Van and Karen sat in the front with him.  Isaac
and I sat behind them and just cuddle close while we let someone else do the
driving.

The Café was about three miles from their house and I asked Ronald to get as
close to the door as possible.  He understood why I was asking and found a
good spot to park the Van.  Ronald and Karen got out and Karen helped me
with MY Isaac.  Grandpa didn't find a spot as close as we did, but it was
still okay.

This place was like a truck stop, but Grandpa said that it had great food.
The waitress showed us to a table big enough to fit all of us.  She had to
bring us two extra chairs, but it would be just fine.  There seemed to be
quite a few people here and it looked to me that none of them drove trucks.
I was beginning to think that Grandpa was right about this place.  If all
these people were here for just the food, then it must be pretty good.

The waitress brought all of us menus, water and coffee for who ever wanted
it.  I found what I wanted right away, pancakes, scrambled eggs, with lots
of orange juice.  I told Isaac what I was having and he told me that's what
he picked out as well.  Grandpa and Grandma were watching Isaac and I sign
to each other.  I think that they never saw this kind of language before.
Maybe we'll show them a few signs over the next few days.  After everyone
picked out what they wanted, the waitress came over and took our orders.
She was very good at her job and asked if we were all going to be okay with
the way we were all sitting.  We told her that we were doing okay, and some
of the adults asked for refills on the coffee.  She went to get the coffee
for who ever wanted it.

While we were waiting for the food, Grandpa was talking with Mom and Dad
about taking a little trip over to the North Rim of the Grand Canyon.  They
wanted to show all of us this and thought that we could do that tomorrow.
Mom and Dad asked all of us how we felt about this and we told them that
this would be great.  Ronald told me once before that he has never seen the
Grand Canyon and he really wanted to go and see it.  The last time I was
going to see the Grand Canyon was with Tony, but we never made it passed
Sacramento.  This was a great idea and Isaac wanted to see the Grand Canyon
too.  He told me that he had never seen it before, except for pictures of
it.

The food came and Grandpa was right about the food here.  It was really very
good and all of us ate what they ordered.  As we were eating, we kept making
plans for our journey to the North Rim of the Grand Canyon.  We would leave
around seven o'clock and be there around ten or so.  It was about eight five
(136km) miles from where Grandpa and Grandma lived.  Grandma was going to
pack all of us a big picnic lunch, so we could make a day of it.  I asked
Grandma if she would pack peanut butter sandwiches for Isaac and me.  We
just didn't want anything with pig in it.  I know that Isaac doesn't like
pork and I wanted him to be okay with what Grandma packed.  Grandma said
that she would pack us a few sandwiches, with peanut butter.  I thanked her
and I told her that I would give her a big hug a little later.

When we got back to Grandpa and Grandmas house, I did give Grandma her that
hug that I said that I would give her.  Then I asked her if we could have a
Bar-B-Q for dinner tonight.  Grandpa was near by and said that he would love
to have a Bar-B-Q.  He asked Grandma if they had all the food that we would
need for the Bar-B-Q tonight and she said that she would need to go to the
store.  Grandpa told her that he would go, if she made out the list.  She
did and then Grandpa dragged Dad and Ronald with him to the store.  Isaac
and I didn't want to go.  It seemed that all we were doing was riding in a
car all the time and we wanted to go for a little walk.  We were just going
to walk around the block and I asked Isaac if he could make it okay.  He
signed to me that he could, as long as I helped him, like he really had to
ask for my help.

Grandma, Mom and Karen were busy talking and catching up on what has been
going on over the years.  Isaac and I told them that we were going for a
walk and made our way to the front door.  I was going to hold Isaac so that
he wouldn't need to put on his leg braces.  Once outside, we decided to walk
around the block to the left.  It wasn't too warm and we were just taking
our time.  Isaac was only using one of his crutches, so he was doing okay.
Isaac liked how everyone cared for their lawns and shrubs.  The houses were
nice and it seemed that everyone we saw would smile at us.  When we were on
the other side of the block, we saw about ten boys playing baseball in the
street.  In this area, the traffic was very light and they weren't too
bothered by a car that would pass by.

As we slowly walked by, I said hello to a small boy that was close to us.
He just looked at us like, who are you, and didn't say anything to us.
Another boy, about fifteen years old, came over and I said hello again.
This time this boy said hello back and asked if we were new to this area and
then asked us if we wanted to play ball with them.  I told him that we were
just visiting my Grandparents and were just out walking to stretch our legs.
He asked us where we were from and when I told him he said that he has only
been to California once.  He told us that his Dad took him and his older
sister there a long time ago.  Then he asked our names and when I told him
mine, he seemed to like it.  Isaac signed his and this got his interest.

"WOW!!!"  He said.  "Is he deaf?"

"No, Isaac just can't speak," I said.  "But he can talk with his hands."

"I never knew anyone that couldn't speak before," he said.

"Isaac may not be able speak, but he is the best friend that you could ever
have," I said.  Isaac smiled at me and I think that the boy we were talking
with liked the way Isaac smiled.

"By the way," he said.  "I'm Walter and that little brat over there that
wouldn't talk to you is my little brother, Zach.  He's okay, for a little
brother."  He smiled when he said that.

"It's very nice to meet you Walter," I said, holding out my hand for him to
shake and he did and Isaac's too.  Walter is pretty cute too and I could see
that Isaac was looking him over pretty good, so was I.

"Hey, would you two like to come over to my house and play in our tree
house?"  Walter asked.

Boy that was fast, this kid wanted to make friends with us and he really
doesn't even know us.  Also, I never thought about climbing into a tree
house before and with Isaac with me, I wasn't sure if he could make in it or
not.  If he did make it, then he might have a problem getting out of it.  I
told Walter this and he said that it was really easy to get into it.  He
wanted us to see it for ourselves and then we could make up our minds if we
would try it or not.  I asked Isaac and he wanted to see the tree house.  I
told Walter this.

"Okay, I live right over here," Walter said smiling.  "Let me tell the
others that I'm not playing ball anymore."

"You don't have to do that Walter," I said.  "If you want to stay here and
play ball with your friends, we'll understand."

"It's okay," Walter said.  "We play ball everyday and I'm getting sick of
it."  Then he started to laugh about that.  "Come on, it's this way."

Walter told the others that he wasn't playing anymore and then we walked
across the street to his house.  We went to the side and he opened the gate
to the backyard.  We continued to follow him into the backyard.  Near the
back right corner of the yard was a big tree with a little house in it.
Walter showed us where the ladder was and Isaac signed that he could make it
okay.  The tree house was only off the ground about nine feet or so.  Walter
climbed first and then Isaac started.  I was right behind Isaac, just in
case he had a problem, but he didn't.

"How do you like it?"  Walter asked us when we were at the top.  "You can
see for a long ways up here."

The tree house had a little balcony about two feet wide along the front side
of it.  It was pretty neat and I thought a tree house would have been super
cool when I was smaller, but I think I'm a little too big for one now.

"It's pretty neat up here Walter," I said.  "Did you build it?"

"No, my dad did when I was little," he said.  "Come inside, we have an old
mattress on the floor to sit on.  It's pretty comfortable too."

"Okay," I said.  The doorway was a little low and all of us had to duck our
heads so we wouldn't bang them when we entered.  "This is neat Walter; you
even have snacks in here."

"Yes," he said laughing and sitting on the old mattress.  "We need them
sometimes.  My Mom is a lousy cook and Zach and I come up here to eat."

Isaac and I laughed when he said that.  I helped Isaac to sit on the
mattress, and then I sat in between the two of them.  "Does your Mom know
you hide snacks up here?"  I asked.

"I think that she might," Walter said smiling.  "She sometimes asks where
things have gone, after she goes to the store."

"I never had a tree house," I said.  "We have a pool though."

"WOW, really?"  Walter asked.  "I would love to have a pool, but we can't
afford one."

"Sorry," I said.  "We really like ours and we have barbecues all the time
too."

"Do you skinny drip in your pool?"  Walter asked with a cute smile.

"Sure, all the time," I said.  "In fact, we don't even bother with swimwear
at all anymore."

"Don't your parents get mad at you for swimming like that?"  Walter wanted
to know.

"No, they swim naked too," I said.

"WOW!  Your family sounds really cool," Walter said a little louder.  "Don't
you're neighbors stare at you?"

"We don't have any neighbors around us," I said.  "We live on over three
hundred acres of land."

"So you can go around naked all the time then?"  Walter said smiling.

"Yeah, and we do, pretty much all of the time," I said smiling too.  Isaac
was nothing but a smile.

"That is so cool," Walter said.  "I would love to just walk around naked all
the time.  Do you have any brothers or sisters?"

"Yes, one older brother and one older sister," I said.

"Has your sister seen you naked?"  Walter asked.

"Of course," I said.  "I've seen her naked just as many times as she has
seen me."

"What about your friend here?"  Walter asked.  "Has he seen you swim naked
too?"

"Yes, we swim naked together all the time," I said.

"And you don't mind seen Arren naked?"  Walter asked Isaac.  Isaac smiled
big and signed, no.  "Do you like seeing him naked?"  Isaac signed something
that Walter didn't understand, but I did.  "What did he say?" He was now
asking me.

"Isaac said that he likes it when we are naked and likes being with me," I
said to him.  If Walter was fishing around to see if we were gay, he was
doing a good job of it.  Isaac and I didn't want trouble, but we didn't live
here and if Walter knew that we were, it wouldn't matter after a few more
days.

"Do you and Isaac do more then just swim together?"  Walter asked with even
a bigger smile.

"Yes, we do all kinds of stuff together," I said.

"What about sex?"  Walter asked straight out, smiling like crazy.  "Do you
and Isaac have sex together?"

Isaac signed that we should be careful, I signed that I would.  "If you are
asking if Isaac and I are boyfriends, then the answer is yes, we are," I
said.

"COOL!!!"  Walter almost yelled.  "I've played with a boy at school, but he
lives to far from here to have him over all the time."

"Isaac and I have been together for over two years now," I said.

"Do you have sex in your bottoms?"  Walter asked in a serious tone.

"Yes, there isn't much that we haven't done together," I said.

"I never did that before," Walter said.  "What's it like, can you tell me?"

"Well..." I started to say.

"Better yet, can you show me?"  Walter said with a super big smile.

"Well no, not right here, we don't have our lubricating gel with us and I
will not take a chance of hurting Isaac," I said.

"I was really hoping to learn how to do that," Walter said.

"Can't you do it with your friend?"  I asked.

"I don't think that he'll want to do something like that," Walter said.

"Try asking, you never know he might want to try it too," I said.  "Just
make sure you have Lubricating gel with you and fresh condoms too."

"Okay," Walter said.  "Do you think that you can teach me something that I
don't know?"

"Like what?"  I asked.

"Like how to suck?"  Walter asked.  "I don't know how to do that very well."

Isaac was signing that he didn't want to have sex with this boy.  He didn't
want to take a chance on getting sick or something.  I signed to him that we
are not going to have sex with him, but we can tell him things that we've
done, if it was okay with him.  Isaac signed that we can tell him anything
that he wants to know, but no sex with him, I smiled.  Isaac told me that he
would let me suck him off in front of him, if I wanted too.  Isaac had the
biggest smile yet and I think that he wanted to have a little fun, I know I
did, I was getting excited.

"What are you guys talking about?"  Walter asked.

"We were just discussing what you wanted to know," I said.

"Neat," Walter said.

"Okay, we'll show you how we have sex," I said.  "But, because we don't know
you and we don't know who you had sex with, we don't think it would be a
good idea to have sex with you.  Is this going to be okay with you?  We just
don't want to get sick."

"Yes, I understand," Walter said.

"Okay, then we'll show you what we know," I said.  "In the time that we can
spare with you, that is."

"OKAY!!!"  Walter yelled.  "What do you want to do first?"

"First, take your clothes off," I told him.  I was thinking that we are not
going to be the only ones naked.  "We'll get naked too."

"You got it," Walter said almost too eagerly.

Walter had his shoes off in a flash, then his t-shirt.  He does have a very
nice chest and a nice abdomen.  It looked like he got lots of exercise and
he didn't seem bashful about showing us what he had.  Next he had his shorts
off and then his underwear.  Walter's penis is about five inches long and he
was just throbbing hard.  Walter is also circumcised too, but he had a very
nice looking penis.  He has a little patch of dark brown hair over his
penis, but no hair on his cute testicles.

Isaac and I were also getting naked.  Walter was watching every move we
made.  I was naked before Isaac, but he was right behind me.  When we were
naked, Walter's eyes just couldn't stop looking at our penises.  I was
pretty hard and my foreskin was still covering the head of my penis.
Isaac's penis was a piece of steel and his foreskin was covering the head of
his penis as well.  I asked Walter to get in close, while I sucked off
Isaac.  I told him that I wanted him to see how I do it.  Walter was close
to exploding he was so happy.  He got in close and then I slid Isaac's skin
off the head of his penis.  Walter asked if his penis would get as big as
ours.  I told him that I didn't know, everyone is different and their bodies
will grow differently.

I could see that Walter wasn't going to miss a thing that I was going to do
to Isaac.  He was just about six inches from me and very happy, when I
started.  I licked all around Isaac's penis and testicles before I licked
the head.  I did this for about five minutes before I took the head into my
mouth.  Walter's eyes were just about dried out he didn't blink once.  I had
Isaac very close and I stopped just long enough to tell Walter that I was
going to make him cum.  I continued to suck on Isaac and rub him all over
until he popped.  I took it all and everything that I could get out of him.
After that, I just let him rest for a few minutes.

"This is so awesome," Walter said, with a very happy tone in his voice.

"I'm glad you think so, because Isaac needs to rest now, before he does me"
I said, smiling.

Isaac rested for about another three or four minutes, while I told Walter
how I pleasured MY lover.  He listened to everything I told him, with a
super hard penis.  Then Isaac wanted to do me.  He got up and signed for me
to lie on the mattress.  I did and then he was on me.  I was trying to
explain to Walter what he was doing to me, but Isaac was driving me nuts and
it was hard to talk.  Walter was watching everything that Isaac was doing,
until I blew off too.  Isaac took it all and wanted more.  I had no more to
give, so Isaac stopped.

"Did you see how we do it?"  I asked.

"Yes, but I wish I could cum too," Walter said.

Isaac signed that he would masturbate Walter off, if it was okay with me.  I
signed to Isaac that it was just fine and we asked Walter if we could do it
to him.  He wanted us to touch him so bad that he was about to go ballistic.
I asked him to lie down and when he did, Isaac wanted to lick his testicles.
I signed, that will be okay, but no sucking him.  He signed that he just
wanted him to feel what it is like to be licked and wanted me to lick him
too.  I smiled and signed that we'll show him a goodtime.  I asked Walter to
spread his legs a little more and when he did, Isaac and I started licking
him.  It was more than he could take; because as I started to masturbate
Walter, he started to cum and shot his semen right up his chest.  Isaac was
going to masturbate Walter, but never stopped licking him long enough to do
it, so I did it for him.

Walter was just in heaven with what we had done to him.  He just laid there
for about ten minutes.  He was just the happiest kids in the world right now
and we were not going to spoil it for him.  We just let him lie there and
kept stroking his penis while he was relaxing.  Isaac wanted him to cum
again, but I wasn't sure if we should do that so soon.  I know that we could
make him cum again, if we sucked him, but we were not going to do that.  We
didn't mention it to him that we wanted him to cum again, so we just let him
lie there.

After about two more minutes, Walter's little brother came into the tree
house.  Walter didn't seem to mind and asked him to come in.  I thought that
Zach would be upset about what we were doing, but he seemed to like it.
Isaac's face was very cute and I thought he wanted to just die when we got
caught.  But after he saw that Zach was okay with what we were doing, Isaac
seemed to relax.  Zach asked us if we made his brother squirt and I told him
that we did.  Zach wanted to play to, but I didn't think that he would be
able to cum right now.  Zach is only twelve years old.  The only thing that
I could do at that age was have dry orgasms with Tony, until I reached the
age of thirteen.  Zach was looking at all of our penises.  He seemed to like
that we were pretty hard and bigger too.

Walter told Zach to get naked, which he didn't waste anytime doing.  Zach is
totally hairless, very hard and just like his brother, he was circumcised
too.  His penis was about four inches long, maybe.  He had some of the
cutest testicles that I've seen in a long time.  I asked Walter if he ever
played with Zach.  He said that they do sometimes, but he liked playing with
his other friend a little more.  I thought this was okay, but we were not
sucking on Zach either.  Isaac signed that if his brother would suck Zach,
then we could lick Zach's cute little testicles.  I told Walter this and he
got up so that Zach could lie down.  When Walter got up, he got an old rag
and cleaned himself up.

Zach was now on his back on the mattress and I asked him to spread his legs.
Walter got over Zach, sort of like in the sixty-nine position, and took his
little brother's penis into his mouth.  Isaac started licking up Zach's legs
and I did the same.  Isaac and I each had a cute little testicle to lick on
and after a minute or so of all of us doing this to him, Zach just came
undone.  He had a dry orgasm that we helped to give him.  After about thirty
seconds, Zach asked Walter to stop sucking on him.  We stopped too, because
we didn't want him to become uncomfortable.

Zach was just out of it, so while he was resting on the mattress, Isaac
signed that he wanted to make Walter cum again.  He wanted me to help him to
get Walter off.  I looked at Water's penis and he was still very hard.  I
then asked Walter to lie next to Zach on the Mattress, so that we could make
him cum again.  Walter was very happy about this and cuddled next to Zach.
Zach was really happy about being able to see semen again coming out of a
penis and said that he couldn't wait for semen to come out of his penis.

Walter was on the mattress with his legs open.  Since Isaac wanted to make
Walter cum again, I told Isaac that I would lick Walter while he masturbated
him off.  Isaac was more then happy to do this, so we started on him.  I was
licking Walter all over his testicles and up his penis a little.  Isaac was
trying to get him off, but because Walter doesn't have foreskin, it was a
little harder for him to masturbate Walter off, then it was for Isaac to do
me.  Anyway, Walter didn't seem to mind and was just in heaven.  After a
minute or two more, Zach saw his brother squirt semen.  Walter loved it and
Zach was just in awe that something like that could really happen.  I was
the same way, when I first saw semen.

All of us sat around and chatted for about another fifteen to twenty minutes
more.  Isaac and I thought we'd better think about heading back to Grandpa
and Grandma's house.  I told both of them this and they really wanted us to
stay, but understood why we had to go.  We got dressed and were talking
about doing this again before we would have to leave for home.  We told them
that we were going to the Grand Canyon in the morning and told them that we
might be able to do it again the day after tomorrow.  Walter said that he
couldn't wait; Zach was very happy too and asked if he could join us too.
Isaac signed that it was just fine with him and wanted to know what I
thought.  I just smiled at Isaac and told Walter and Zach that we would love
to do this again with them.

I helped Isaac out of the tree house.  Walter made sure that he was okay
too, and followed him down as well.  After all of us were on the ground,
Walter and Zach walked with us to Grandpa and Grandma's house.  We were
talking about what we did and how much we loved doing it too.  The only
thing that we told Walter and Zach is, that we were not one hundred percent
sure what we were going to be doing.  Our family might have other plans and
we might not be able to be with them.  They were a little disappointed, but
understood why.  I told them that we would really try and see the two of
them again before we would leave.

We said goodbye to Walter and Zach with a hand shake and went into the
house.  Mom was in the kitchen with Grandma and Karen gabbing about whatever
made them happy.  Grandpa and Dad were out in the backyard tinkering with
the Bar-B-Q.  Ronald asked us where we were when he saw us come in; he was a
little worried that we might have gotten lost or something.  I just told him
that we were talking with some kids on the other side of the block and lost
track of the time.  He smiled and said that he was glad that we could make
friends anywhere we go.  We gave Ronald a hug and then went outside to see
if we could give Grandpa and Dad a hand.

It was starting to get warmer as the day went on, but it was still nice to
be outside.  Grandpa and Grandma don't have a swimming pool and I was
thinking that if they did, Isaac and I would be in it right now.  Dad smiled
at us and asked us if we had a nice walk.  I told him that we had a very
nice time and met some kids on the other side of the block.  Grandpa said
that those kids were pretty nice and he has asked them to help them from
time to time.

Around dinner time, Grandpa and Dad started the Bar-B-Q.  Grandma and Mom
had the food ready and when the Bar-B-Q was hot, Mom had Grandpa do the
cooking.  Grandpa was having the greatest time and I was thinking that it
was because all of his grandchildren were here.  Mom does have a sister, but
she lives in Florida, she and her husband don't have any kids.  My Aunt
could never have any kids, so she just keep working and one of these days
she says that she is going come out and visit us in California.

Dinner was great and when it started to get a little late, Mom wanted us to
head off to bed.  We were going to be leaving in the morning and she didn't
want us to be tired.  Isaac and I got ready for bed, while the others stayed
up for a little while longer.  Isaac and I were pretty tired and it didn't
seem long that we were both asleep.  I never heard Ronald come in and get in
his bed, but in the morning there he was snoozing away.

Dad didn't have to wake Isaac and me up; we were in the bathroom when he got
out of bed.  Isaac and I both had to use the toilet and as long as we were
in the bathroom.  We decided to brush our teeth and use the shower.  Grandpa
and Grandma were already up and dressed.  Mom was waking too and thought
that she was going to have to bounce all of us out of bed.  Ronald got up
when Isaac and I came back in the room.  He said that he needed to use the
toilet also and when he got up to go to the bathroom, Karen was closing the
door to the bathroom.  Isaac and I just smiled at him and I said that he was
going to have to be faster then that.  Ronald smiled too and then when to
the other bathroom.

After everyone was ready, Grandpa and Grandma wanted Mom and Dad to ride
with them.  Dad wanted Ronald to drive the Van with the rest of us in it.
Ronald was happy to do this and then we headed out.  We were going to stop
and get some breakfast along the way, so that Grandma didn't have to cook.
Grandma and Mom had the picnic lunches all packed before we left.  I was
hoping the Grandma didn't forget the peanut butter sandwiches.  Isaac and I
just love peanut butter.  I just wished that I had some of my other
Grandma's oatmeal raisin cookies to take with us.

We followed Grandpa, who took us to another restaurant on the way and we had
a pretty nice breakfast.  After we were finished, we started on our way
again.  Grandpa got onto a highway called 180.   Ronald was driving very
carefully and was keeping up with Grandpa who knew where to go.  We crossed
into the Kaibab National Forest and then we were in the Grand Canyon
National Park.  We found a place to park and then all of us started to
explore the area.  Ronald helped me with MY Isaac and we went as close to
the edge as we could.  I couldn't believe the beauty of the canyon.  It just
took my breath away and I could see that it did the same to Isaac and
Ronald.  I could see Mom and Dad just staring at this awesome place.  Karen
and Grandma and Grandpa where just in awe also.  Grandpa and Grandma have
been here many times, but it still takes their breath away.

We spent the whole day taking pictures and looking at all the awesome sites.
Isaac and I wanted to travel to the bottom, but we didn't have the time to
do that.  We could have taken a helicopter to the bottom, but Dad didn't
want to do that either.  He said that he is not getting in a thing that can
bump into a rock and crash and burn.  Isaac told me that he thinks that Dad
might be afraid of flying.  I was thinking that Isaac was right, by the way
he quickly changed the subject to something else.  We just let it go for
now.  Maybe someday we'll come back here without Mr. Chicken.  Isaac gave me
a really cute smile when we were chatting about this.

Around lunchtime, Mom and Grandma didn't forget our peanut butter
sandwiches.  Isaac and I had what we wanted, but Ronald was still hungry
after he ate what Mom and Grandma brought.  Isaac and I didn't finish all
that we had and then offered it to Ronald, which he was more then happy to
gobble up.  I guess he was hungry after all that running around he was
doing.  There were a few cute girls here that he was flirting with too.
Isaac and I saw some boys that we would have liked to see naked, but we
didn't push it.  We would just smile at them.  If they liked us, they would
smile back.  Most of the boys we smiled at, didn't even give us a second
look.  It was okay, we didn't think we would get any of them naked, but it
was fun thinking about it.

Isaac and I bought the girls a few little trinkets and filled out a few post
cards and mailed them to our friends.  I had a very nice time and with MY
Isaac with me, it was even better.  We were going to head back after the sun
started to set, but Grandpa and Grandma wanted us to see the sunset here.
We were really glad that we stayed because it was very beautiful with all
the colors around us.  We stayed for as long as we could, before all of us
started on our way.  Grandpa made sure that we stopped at a place, so that
all of us could have a little dinner.  Ronald was very happy about that.
Karen just nibbled at her dinner; I think she was thinking about Andy.

It was late when we finally made it back to Grandpa and Grandma's house.
Isaac and I were pretty tired and just went off to bed.  I was hoping that
we wouldn't go anywhere for a day or two.  I think that Isaac was thinking
the same thing.  All this driving around was getting to me and I wanted to
just stay put and relax with MY Isaac for a few days.

The next day, we didn't have any plans to go anywhere and I think that
everyone was thinking that it would be nice to just stay here and visit.
This didn't hurt our feelings at all.  Isaac and I took another stroll
around the block and met up with Walter and Zach.  We spent most of our time
with them and we even had them over to Grandpa and Grandma's house for a
Bar-B-Q.  I think that Ronald knew that we were playing with Walter and
Zach, but he didn't say anything to us about it.  He knew that I loved Isaac
very much and I wasn't going to ruin my relationship with him for a quick
fling.  Ronald knew that Isaac loved me too, and that the both of us were
careful.

When it came time to start on our way home, Dad told us that we were going
home by way of Las Vegas and then north to Reno.  He wanted all of us to see
these cities also.  Mom was hugging the life out of Grandpa and Grandma with
lots of tears flowing as well.  Grandma was hugging everyone that she could
and for as long as she could.  She really didn't want us to leave and loved
having all of us here with them, including MY Isaac.  We even taught them a
few signs and I know now that they love him too.

It took about an hour to finally pry Grandma off of Mom, but when she did
let go, she was telling us that they are going to be at our house for
Thanksgiving.  Mom told them to come anytime they wanted and to stay for as
long as they wanted.  They were always welcome at our home and can stay
forever if they wanted to.  Mom and Dad invited them to come for
Thanksgiving and if they wanted to, they could stay until after Christmas.
This was more then okay with me and I know that Mom was really looking
forward to it.

When we got on the road again, this time Isaac and I had the addresses of
our new friends, Walter and Zach.  We would try and keep in touch with them,
but deep in my heart, I knew that over time we would write less and less.  I
don't know why people do this, but for some reason, it happens.  It's too
bad too.  Isaac and I really like Walter and Zach.  They are some of the
nicest kids we have ever met.

We made our way north, to a little town or city, called Page.  Dad got some
more gas for the Van and then we crossed over a bridge that crossed over the
Colorado River.  We could also see a huge Dam called, Glen Canyon Dam.  This
Dam backed the river up to make Lake Powell.  I wanted to go and see the
lake, but we continued towards Las Vegas instead.  Now we were in the State
of Utah.  This is the first time that I have ever been in this State.  Dad
wanted us to go this way, because we were going to be driving through Zion
National Park.  He said that we were in no hurry and this way we could see
some of the sites.  I thought, 'Then why didn't you stop at Lake Powell, if
you wanted us to see all these sites?'

As we entered the park, we drove threw some very nice areas.  We even drove
through a tunnel that was in the park.  It was very nice and we even got out
and looked around for awhile.  We started on our way again when it started
to get dark.  We continued to another town called, Hurricane and then we
went to a place called, Washington.  Dad stopped in a city called, St.
George, where we spent the night.  The next morning, we were on our way
again.

Ronald wanted to drive for awhile, so he drove from St. George down
Interstate 15 into Arizona and then back into Nevada.  He was doing a great
job at driving, but pulled over when he saw a fireworks building and wanted
to check it out.  This place was just outside of Las Vegas and there was
NOTHING else around it, but the desert sands.  Inside, there were tons of
fireworks and they were pretty cheap too.  I got some firecrackers and a few
bottle rockets.  Dad wanted something with a little more bang and got five
really big rockets.  Isaac wanted some little firecrackers, so he bought a
brick of them.  It looked like there were about a thousand little
firecrackers in the brick.  Even Mom and Karen got a few little things.
Karen wanted to take them home for Andy.  I guess we spent about an hour
here and Isaac paid for all of the things that we got.  It was around fifty
dollars that we spent.

We placed all of our goodies in the Van and then Dad said that he wanted to
drive the rest of the way into Las Vegas.  It was just over the hill and you
could really see the huge Hotels when we got closer.  As we neared the city,
Isaac and I couldn't believe how big all these places were.  I asked Dad how
all of this was paid for.  Dad told me that Las Vegas wasn't built on
winners; they depended on people to come here and gamble their money away.
If you play the games here, you were most likely to lose your money.

Mom found a place that she wanted to stay at and Dad drove to it.  We stayed
in the Van while Mom, Dad, Ronald and Karen went in to get us a room for the
night.  They came out after about fifteen minutes and said that we'll be
staying here for a day or two.  I was wondering if Mom and Dad wanted to
gamble away some money, but thought it was all in fun.

Again, we had two rooms, right next to each other.  It also had that door in
the wall that went from one room to the other.  These rooms weren't super
nice, but Dad told me that it was just for sleeping, and not for living in.
The Hotel wanted people in the Casino at their gaming tables or at the Slot
machines dropping their dollars in them.  Isaac and I wanted to try some of
the games here, but we were too young to play anything.  Dad told us that we
would have to go to the Arcade or some of the shows here.  They had a little
something for everyone in this city.

Dad and Ronald went to check out the Casino, while Mom and Karen went to
check out the gifts shops.  Ronald told me that he was going to own this
place by the end of the day.   When he got back, he didn't lose anything,
but made just enough to buy his own dinner.  Isaac and I wanted him to own
this place, because then we might be able to play some of the games here,
but he didn't, too bad.

Karen bought a few more things to take home to Andy, and Mom got Grandpa and
Grandma a few things too.  Isaac and I went to check out the Arcade and
maybe see a show or two.  I helped Isaac to the Arcade and we played a
Pinball game together.  I was playing the right flipper and Isaac was
playing the left flipper.  We were really racking up the points when another
kid accidentally bumped the machine and caused it to Tilt.  The game was
over.  He said that he was sorry, and then gave us a coin, so we could try
again.  Isaac was getting tried and didn't want to stand anymore, so we
headed to a place so that he could sit for awhile.

After about fifteen minutes, we headed for the door and once we were outside
the Arcade, we heard Motorcycles.  I thought this was weird and asked Isaac
if he wanted to check it out; he did, so we headed for where we thought they
were.  When we got close enough, we saw two Motorcycle riders zipping
around, inside of a ball like cage.  They were going very fast and it was
really loud too.  Isaac and I were really enjoying what we were watching and
hoped that they would do some other stuff as well.  Then they had a pretty
girl get into the cage with them and then started to zip around the cage
again.  This was really cool.  Isaac and I had a great time watching all of
this.

Later on, we met up with Dad and Ronald.  They were looking for us and
wanted all of us to go out to dinner.  We found Mom and Karen and then went
out for a nice meal.  After that, Mom and Dad went to play a few of the
games here, while Ronald and Karen took Isaac and me to the Circus.  We
watched people do all kinds of things.  We saw people do amazing things on
the Trapeze and on a tight rope.  The flips that they were doing on the
Trapeze were really a lot of fun to watch.  The people on the tight rope
were just as fun.  They would use bikes and pedal across and not fall off.
Isaac didn't take his eyes off of any of this.  I think that he would love
to be able to do something like this.  I think that he would just love to be
able to walk without having to use a crutch.  I wish that he didn't either,
but I'm just very happy that he is with all of us.

We stayed in Las Vegas for three days before we started to head for home.
Mom didn't want to go home the same way we came, so Dad thought that we
could just take our time and head north through Nevada.  Mom thought this
was great and then we started on our way.  Dad got on the state Highway 95
and headed north.  After awhile, we were in Tonopah.  We gassed up and then
I drove for awhile, so that Dad didn't have to do all of the driving.  Mom
and Dad sat in the back where Isaac and I sat for most of this trip.  Isaac
sat up front with me so that he could be closer.

I drove us to Coaldale up to Mina, Luning and into Hawthorne.  I read once
in a book about a place called Virginia City and wanted to see it.  I didn't
tell anyone that I was going to take us there and no one asked me where I
was going either.  Mom and Dad were just watching the scenery go by and
having a goodtime.  I drove us to Fallon and then to Silver Springs.  From
there, I drove us to Dayton and then turned onto the Highway 341.  I went
through Silver City and up the mountain to Virginia City.  It was a little
city, but in it's time, it was the place to be.  Dad asked why I drove us up
here and I told him that I wanted to see this place.  Mom thought this was
great and I found a place to park.  This entire city was built on a mountain
and there really weren't too many flat areas.  I asked Isaac if he was going
to be okay walking around this place, and once again, like he said when we
went to the little cabin, he told me to try and keep up with him.

Once we were out of the Van, Mom and Dad went one way while Ronald, Karen,
Isaac and I went to check out some of the other things around here.  We
checked out the old graveyard and a few other things as well.  After awhile
we saw Mom and Dad in one of the small Saloon type of place playing a game.
We thought this was great that they were having so much fun, so we let them
know that we were going to check out a Museum that was up the hill.  Mom
told us that we should not take very long and not to go far.  It was going
to be getting dark soon and we'll need to be going.  We told them that we'll
be about an hour or so and Mom said that this would be just fine.  Karen
stayed with Mom and Dad, but Ronald wanted to come with us.

We walked to a place where we asked someone that lived here what they used
it for.  The man told us that they use it for when they have Camel races in
the fall.  This really got Isaac's interest and he wanted to see them, but
it was still a little to long to wait.  The man also told us that they have
Ostrich races too.  Isaac really wanted to see that, but that was going to
be a few months away.  We went onto the Museum and saw all kinds of neat
stuff that was used a hundred years ago.  It was really neat.  I got some
post cards and filled them out and mailed them to both of my Grandpa's and
Grandma's.  Isaac filled out one for his Mom and then for Paula and Sandra
too.

In the late afternoon, we found Mom, Dad and Karen.  We had dinner and then
Dad wanted to drive us down the hill to Nevada's capitol, Carson City.  I
think Tony's Grandparents live here and if I knew their phone number, I
would give them a call.  I tried to look for them in the phonebook, but
didn't find them.  I'll keep trying and someday I'll find him.

We spent the night in a Motel and then in the morning we headed to Reno.
This, Biggest Little City in the World, wasn't as big as Las Vegas, but it
was still pretty neat.  We saw a really big casino away from that rest of
the others and Ronald wanted to check it out.  At one time it was the MGM
Grand, but now some other corporation owned it and they changed the name.
We checked it out and this place had a Bowling Alley and a huge casino, but
you really couldn't hear it.  Dad told me that they must have designed it to
cut out the noise.  Mom wanted to play a Slot machine and she and Ronald
went down to the casino floor.  Isaac and I checked out other stuff.  Dad
and Karen were doing some other stuff themselves.  About two hours later,
Dad found Isaac and me and said that we need to be going before Mom loses
all the money she just won.  I wanted to know how much she won and Dad told
me that she won a three hundred dollar Jack-Pot.  So we were leaving before
she got carried away.

I wanted Mom to have fun and when I saw her, I asked her if she wanted to
stay longer, and she said that we needed to be heading out.  We found the
exit and then we were on our way to California.  From here, it would take us
about four more hours to get home, so Ronald wanted to drive.  Karen sat up
front with him and they chatted as he drove.  Mom was happy that she won all
that money, but if she wanted to stay and have fun, I think that Dad would
have let her.

We continued onto a little city in the mountains called, Susanville.  Here
we gassed up the Van and then we headed over the mountains to home.  It was
late afternoon when we drove up to our house and Grandpa and Grandma came
out when they saw us driving up.  We gave them big hugs and kisses.  Grandpa
and Grandma gave Ronald extra hugs and kisses, because they haven't seen him
in such a long time.   All of us just went into the house and started to get
our stuff put away.  Isaac and I wanted a shower so we went up to do that,
but the water was a little cold, because over the weeks, Grandpa shut down
most of the house.  He didn't think that it was necessary to keep heating
water, if no one was there to use it.  Dad thanked him, and then turned the
water heater back on, but it was a little later for us, as we already took
our cool shower.  Isaac was just glad to be home, but he really loved going
on the trip with us.

It took us a few days to get things back to the way we liked it.  Isaac and
I went to see the girls after a few days to give them the gifts that we got
for them.  They told us that they got a few post cards from us and put them
in a keep sake book, so that they would have it forever.  We thought it was
great and gave them both big hugs.

Ronald got all of his stuff back that Kelly and Paul brought back for him.
He then moved into his old room for the time being.  I wanted him to stay
here with us forever, but he said that he and Paul and maybe Kelly might get
an apartment in the little town up north from us.  I guess this would be
okay.  At least he'll only be twelve to fourteen miles away, and not
hundreds.

Karen and Andy moved in together and at the end of that summer, they got
married.  They didn't want to wait anymore and we found out why.  Karen was
going to have a baby around April.  I was going to be an uncle and I thought
this was going to be great.  Dad thought that he was way too young to be a
Grandfather, but was super happy that he was going to have a little
grandchild to love.  Mom couldn't do enough to help Karen out.  She would
help her in anyway she could.  Grandpa and Grandma were very happy about
being Great Grandparents.  Grandpa made Karen a wooden chest that Isaac and
I helped him to build.  He made it big enough to put all of the baby's
things in it.  It was very nice after we put the finish on it.

We had Andy's parents over to the house several times and we even went to
their place as well.  Everyone was happy that Karen and Andy were going to
be fine.  Andy had a very good job after he got out of school, but with the
help of both sides of our families, he could stay in school and graduate and
then they could move on with the lives that they wanted to live.

When school started in the fall again, Isaac only had to switch two of his
classes, so that he could be with me.  I did finally see one other boy with
foreskin, but he was a great big football player and he had all the girls
around him.  He was a good looking guy, and I think I wouldn't mind playing
with his penis a little.

When Thanksgiving rolled around, Grandpa and Grandma Conders came to stay
with us until after the New Year.  Mom loved having them and Grandpa and
Grandma Porter loved having them here as well.  They liked the fact that
they had someone to talk to that knew about some of the things that happened
a million years ago, when they were kids.  I hated to see them go, but they
said that they would love to come back and see all of us again in the
summer.

Isaac's Mom also came up to see us, and gave Mom and Dad Isaac's trust fund
information.  They said that they would take care of anything he would need
and not touch Isaac's money.  She also told us that the divorce was final
and that Isaac's Dad still didn't want to see him.  She thought that he was
being a little ridiculous with this situation about us.

On Monday, April 6, 1992, Karen gave birth to a little baby girl.  She was
six pounds one once, and they named her, Isabella.  She was very cute and
everyone was very happy that she was healthy.  Andy was super happy that he
had a little baby to love and hold; he was going to be a wonderful father to
her.  Grandma was super happy and made little Isabella a super soft blanket
to keep her safe from the cold forever.  Grandma worked a long time on it
too.  Karen and Andy were very thankful.

On Wednesday, May 20, 1992, I turned 18 years old.  I could now register
vote and join the military if I wanted to.  Isaac told me if I joined the
military, he was going to kill me.  I don't think that he was going to have
to worry about me leaving him.  I would never leave the one I love more than
life itself.

In our senior year of High School, Isaac and I didn't have to take as many
classes.  We pasted all of the tests and had all of the credits that we
needed to graduate.  Paula and Sandra were doing very well also and in our
second semester of our senior year, we had two unscheduled classes.  This
meant that we didn't have classes at the end of the day, so at lunchtime,
could go home.  We spent our time with our friends and did what we wanted to
do to have as much fun as possible.  Paula and Sandra thought that we were a
lot more fun then a lot of the other boys that wanted them to be their
girlfriends.  Isaac and I loved them to be our girlfriends, but we didn't
have to have sex with them.  We did talk about sex with each other, but
that's all we did, was just talk about it.  Maybe someday, who knows?

Thursday, June 4, 1992, Isaac, Paula, Sandra and me, all graduated from High
School.  Grandpa, Grandma, Mom, Dad, MY BIG BROTHER Ronald, even Karen and
Andy all showed up for our graduation.  Baby Isabella stayed with Andy's
parents while then came to our graduation.  Isaac's Mom also showed up, but
not his father.  Isaac's brother came, but both of his sisters couldn't make
it.  We were all very happy that we made it this far and we couldn't wait to
see what the future had waiting for us.

After the graduation, all of us went out to dinner.  Isaac and I had a
Shrimp dinner, while other had Crab or Lobster.  I didn't know what to think
about Lobster, so I just stuck with the Shrimp.  Isaac told me that he
didn't like Crab or Lobster, so he just stuck with the Shrimp too.

Over the summer, Ronald moved into a small apartment with Paul.  It was a
little bigger then the house that they had and was pretty nice.  Isaac and I
could go and see them anytime we wanted too, and stopped by often.  Ronald
loved it when we did and we even got them a nice sofa for their new place.
Kelly would come by all the time too.  I don't know why he just didn't move
in with them, he seemed that he was there more then he was at home.

As fall got closer Isaac didn't want to go to College this year.  We talked
about putting it off for a year and then we could take some College courses
if we wanted too.  We talked to Mom and Dad about this as well and they told
us that they would support any decision that we made.  Isaac and I also were
thinking about maybe finding a place of our own.  Isaac brought this up a
few times, but this house is the only home that I have ever lived in.  But
Isaac was right.  It was time that we started to think about what we wanted
to do with our lives.  I do think that it was time that we did find a place
of our own.

We'll talk to everyone else about it and see what will happen.  We have all
time we need and can take our time to make a big decision like this.  If I
know my Mom and Dad, they'll do whatever they can to keep us here.  I know
that Grandma loves all of us here and Grandpa loves it too.  But as we keep
getting older, it was getting to the point that we need to do things on our
own.  Isaac loves me more and more everyday and I love him more too.  I know
that he wants us to have place that we can call, HOME, together.

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This is the conclusion of Chapter 23 - The Graduations of Time

This also concludes Part Two.