Date: Sun, 14 Jan 2001 23:00:57 EST From: Bwstories8@aol.com Subject: The Castaway Hotel-Book 3 chapter 15 Legal Notice: The following story contains descriptions of graphic sexual acts. The story is a work of fiction and has no basis in reality. Don't read this story if: **You're not 18 or over, **If it is illegal to read this type of material where you live, **Or if you don't want to read about gay/bi people in love or having sex. The author retains copyright to this story. Placing this story on a website or reproducing this story for distribution without the author's permission is a violation of that copyright. Legal action will be taken against violators. I wish to extend my thank you to Ed for his editorial assistance with this chapter. If you have enjoyed reading this story, you will find other stories by me at http://members.tripod.de/wolfslair, in the 'Other Stories' section. E-mail responses to the stories, story suggestions, or other 'constructive' comments or advice may be sent to: bwstories8@aol.com. * * * * * * * * Although the boys in these stories have unprotected sex, I strongly urge all of you out there to be smart and protect yourselves from various sexually transmitted diseases by using condoms when having intercourse. * * * * * * * * The Castaway Hotel-Book 3-by BW (Young-Friends). Copyright 2000 by billwstories Chapter 15 - Two worlds, but a single philosophy. December 2000 The next day was quite an exciting time. I got to meet Nigel's boys, he got to meet mine, and the boys got to know each other. The boys got along remarkably well and they had a great deal of fun together, in and out of the water. While the boys frolicked and got to know each other better, Nigel and I had a chance to talk alone and we got to know each other better too. I guess that I was the first to ask one of the tough questions. "Nigel, how do you manage it with the boys being from so many different faiths?" "At first, I did think that might be a problem for us," he answered, "but after a few weeks Padraic and Sean, my Irish sons, agreed to attend church with me. After the first service, they commented that they couldn't see that much difference between our two churches and they wondered why people would kill others because of their religion. We do allow Joseph to go to Synagogue when he wants, but he too seems to prefer attending services with the rest of us. It just ended up that the boys all feel more comfortable staying together and attending services together. I did suggest we could attend the other churches on a rotating schedule, but the boys didn't think that was necessary. How do you and your family deal with this?" "We made similar arrangements, allowing them to go to whichever church they wished but, when we do attend, we usually go as a family to a single church." "Have you had any problems with their sexuality?" Nigel inquired. "My boys are not all of the normal persuasion." I was somewhat surprised by his bluntness, but I was glad that he opened the door to this topic. "Mine either," I told him. "Some of the boys are definitely gay, others are bisexual, and some might even be straight. No matter what their orientation, they don't seem to mind helping each other out with their sexual frustrations and they do have a good time with each other." "I'm glad to hear that. I thought possibly that I was doing something wrong and that's why my boys were like that. Do you ever have any problems over this?" "We've had some problems and misunderstandings over this, and we even had one boy who tried to force himself on one of the others but, for the most part, the boys understand their limitations and restrictions. It is a standing rule that nothing happens unless both parties are willing and there are restrictions on what can happen where and when. We have also had some problems with jealousy lately, especially where the bi and straight boys are concerned. One of my gay sons is not happy that his boyfriend has been gawking and paying attention to girls. We'll work our way through that though, as we have everything else." "Brilliant. I'm not sure about all of my boys, but I do know about a few of them. Joseph told me right from the start about why he ran away and that he liked both sexes. I believe my Croatian cousins have been fooling around with each other, but I don't know whether to chalk that up to youthful experimentation or something more. I'm beginning to think that Kjetil might be queer as well, but I haven't made any judgments about the others." "How did you happen to end up on a naturist beach with them, then?" "My parents were naturists and I was raised this way. I hid the fact for a long time, especially after I started adopting the boys, and it remained a secret until one of them discovered some of my magazines that I had kept hidden. The boys all questioned me about them when they discovered them, asking what it was like being naked around other people and they also wanted to know what types of things happened there. After several such discussions, the boys decided that they might like to try this too. First I had them try it out at home, just with our family present, and they discovered they liked it. We did have to answer some questions on anatomy, sexuality, and circumcision, but they finally decided to try it in public. I agreed to do it on my next holiday, and we arrived here this past Sunday for our first outing. They all seem to be having a good time. How about your family?" "Basically the boys were curious about this, much the same as yours. Although I wasn't a naturist, they've been running around our house naked almost since the beginning and they had expressed a desire to try it in mixed company. We talked it over and decided to do it on this vacation." "How long will you be here?" "Friday will be our last day. We are scheduled to fly out on Saturday." "That will give us three full days together. That should be long enough for all of us to get to know each other better." I agreed with him and we went to spend time with the boys. There were various groups already interacting with each other and some had also included other children attending the beach, both male and female. Over the course of the next few hours, we had a good time interacting with each other's family and we got to know a little bit about each other. Ricky, Jay, Pat, and Dustin went with some of Nigel's boys and they found a group of girls to hang out with. The boys were literally drooling over the soft curvaceous forms of these teenage girls and I think the girls liked the looks of the boys too. Seeing that a circumcised penis was a rarity where we were, I think that some of the girls were fascinated with the boys who were cut. Whatever the reason, this group spent the rest of the their day together. While Nigel and I were chatting, I invited him and his boys to ride back on our bus with us, join us for dinner, and then stay with us at our hotel. I told him that they could return with us tomorrow to the beach, but it would give our families time to bond and to get to know each other better. After we called all of the boys in for an impromptu meeting, we explained this idea with them, asked them if they were interested in it, and, without hesitation, everyone agreed that they were. The boys immediately started planning on who would stay with whom and in which rooms. We knew that some of the boys would be sleeping on the floor, as the bed space was limited, but no one seemed to mind that idea and they were all quite excited by the prospects. We all donned our swimwear and made our way back to the bus, taking the Barstows back to their lodgings first, so they could retrieve clothing appropriate for our evening's plans and get anything else they thought they might need. While Nigel and his boys were retrieving their things, I had a meeting with my boys at the back of the bus. I explained to them that some of Nigel's sons might be gay or bi, but there was to be no more than hand jobs or oral sex tonight, and then only if everyone agreed. They all said they understood, but Ricky wanted to know if it was okay if they showered with some of them. I said that would be fine, but the same restrictions applied. Everyone was fine with this, so we left it at that. Pretty soon Nigel and his boys were getting back on the bus and we soon departed for our hotel. Once we were there, the boys went to the rooms with their chosen groups and Nigel bunked in with Sammy, Andrew, and me. We all showered and changed for dinner, and I called ahead for reservations for this large group. I finally found a place that would accommodate us, saying they would close off an entire small dining room for our sole use, but it would be over an hour before they'd be ready for us. While we were waiting, I checked on a few other things, possibly to do after dinner. The boys did a variety of other things during that time, including competition on the hand-held games and some long showers together. I understand that more than a few of them helped get their new friends off during that time and I noticed more than a few grins as they came back to join us. I think that this was quite an education for both groups, as my boys learned about some other cultures in the process, while Nigel's boys got some lessons in sexual activities. At dinner, we didn't bother to push tables together and we let the boys sit in small groups, so they could chat with some privacy. It all worked out quite well. Nigel and I sat alone, so we could talk things over further and still be able to watch what the boys were up to. The boys spent a considerable amount of time hopping from table to table, including ours, until the meals were delivered. It was good to see everyone getting to know each other better. After they finished eating, the table-hopping began again and they were all beginning to look like long-lost friends. The boys were making sure they took the time to meet everyone else and learn a little about them. After dinner, we gave the boys a couple of choices of what we could do next, and the majority wanted to go to the cinema, as the British would say. It was a fast-paced action flick with little dialogue, so it was perfect for this group. The boys jumped a couple of times, when the action got intense and when something surprising happened, but Nigel and I jumped as well. By the time the movie ended, some of the boys were getting tired, so we went back to the hotel and divided up between the rooms. The boys did do a little fooling around with each other, but they were smart enough to wait until the non-participants in their room fell asleep. They did nothing more than I told them would be allowed, but I think the part they enjoyed most is how the other boys reacted to the various situations. Nigel's boys kept saying that things were 'sexy', they enjoyed 'wanking', and referring to my boys and each other as 'dirty sods', terms that my boys were unfamiliar with. Everything that took place was all mutually agreed upon, but I understand that they enjoyed their time together and they found each other fascinating. Thursday morning was a blur of activity as we got everyone up and off to breakfast. The boys all ate well, and then we went back to the rooms to get ready to go to the beach. Nigel and I quickly talked about what we should do that evening, with him telling me that their accommodations were much more cramped and wouldn't comfortably house both groups. Under those circumstances, I offered to have everyone stay with us one more night. He graciously accepted and we told the boys to leave their things in the room for tonight. There was a cheer, as everyone seemed to like this idea, and then we went down to the bus. During the bus ride, my boys taught their new friends some old camp songs they knew and, in return, the other boys taught them a couple of new songs as well. The boys were still whooping it up when we arrived at the beach, almost oblivious to the fact that we had reached our destination. The bus driver stopped me as we were about to get off, telling me how he had enjoyed his time with us and he got a kick out of seeing the boys have such a good time. He said he had seen a story about the Barstow family and realized that ours was similar in its make-up, and then he said he tipped his hat to the two of us for doing such a wonderful thing for those boys. Nigel and I thanked him and then explained to him that we got nearly as much out of it as the boys did. The boys were getting impatient waiting for us, so we told the driver that we had to leave, but that we'd be happy to chat with him again, later. After we made our way down to the beach and shed what little clothes we had on, the bevy of girls, that the boys had been hanging around with the previous day, found them almost instantly and they went off ahead of the rest of us. I saw Kevin's look of disappointment as Dustin and the others went off, but he had latched onto Kjetil and they soon took off with another group. The day was going quite peacefully and the boys were having a great deal of fun until late in the afternoon when we heard one of the boys scream out. It was one of Nigel's Croatian boys and he was screaming that his cousin had been sucked under the waves. It was obvious that he had been caught in an undertow and pulled under. I resorted to my old lifeguard days and raced to the scene, with Nigel right on my heels. The two of us swam out, did a couple of quick dives. We didn't find him on those first two tries and I started diving again. I went under one more time, moving a little further away from our first dive location, and I finally located the boy. I grabbed him, pulled him up and out of the water, then lifted him into my arms and raced to the beach as fast as I could. I placed his limp body on the sand and immediately began doing CPR on him. Nigel informed me that he was also certified in CPR, so I let him do the chest compressions as I tried to breathe0 life back into the boy's body. We worked frantically on the kid, while all the other boys and some other naturists formed a ring around us. I puffed and puffed into his mouth, watching his chest rise and fall while listening for the air to escape again. While I was doing my job, Nigel had both of his arms held stiffly in front of him, fingers laced together, and his heel pumping out a rhythm for the heart muscle to imitate. The longer we continued to work on the boy, the more I doubted that we were going to save him. I could hear his cousin pleading for us to save him and crying at the same time, while others tried to comfort him and reassure him that we were doing all that we could. As we kept working on the boy, I could hear some people praying, others asking questions, and still others sobbing audibly. I thought we were just about out of time when the boy coughed, spit up some water, and began to gasp for air. Nigel collapsed back on his heels, exhausted from his part of the rescue, while I rolled the boy on his side, allowing him to vacate any remaining water from his lungs, and then I hugged him, telling him he was all right. A cheer went up from the crowd as the boy showed signs of life, and his cousin bolted to his side and tried to hug him. I had to stop him, telling him the boy needed room to breathe and he didn't need someone restricting his breathing like that. He looked at me, nodded, and thanked me. Nigel, too, placed his hand on my shoulder and thanked me several times, telling me constantly that he didn't know if he could have dealt with losing one of his boys. I told him that I understood and I had often wondered the same thing, hoping that I never come even this close to finding out. It was nearly time to leave anyway, so we had the boys get their things, we slipped the lad's trunks on him, and I carried him to the bus. We had the driver take us to the hospital, where we rushed him in to be checked out. The driver stayed with the boys on the bus and they relayed the whole story of what happened on the beach to him. The doctors checked the boy out thoroughly but they wanted to keep him overnight, just for observation. I knew what must be going through Nigel's mind, so I told him to stay with the one that needed him now and I'd take care of the rest. He thanked me and I walked back to the bus alone. As I boarded the bus, the driver gave me an "Magnificent, sir, you were really brilliant back there", and then I had to answer all of the boys' other questions. By the time we reached the hotel, the boys were still muddled balls of shock, grief, relief, and joy, unsure of how to separate all of these different feelings. I took time to talk to all of them in my room, before letting them return to their own rooms to clean up, and I reassured the other Croatian boy that his cousin would be just fine and that this overnight stay was just precautionary. After the boys got ready for dinner, we headed back to the same restaurant, as I had the front desk call and make reservations for us again tonight, requesting it before we left that morning. When we reached the establishment we were guided back to the same room we dined in the previous night and we all sat down and had a much more solemn meal this evening. No one was overly talkative, as all the boys dealt with another reminder of their mortality, but no one was hysterical or over-reacting. It had been extremely quiet until Joseph broke the silence. "You were ace today, sir," he said to me. "Where did you learn all of that?" I gave him a quick rundown of the lifesaving course I took while I was in high school and explained to him about my various jobs as a lifeguard, in my senior year and then throughout college. I told him that I also kept my CPR certification up to date and that obviously his father had done the same thing. I told him that it was always important to know such things, especially if it might save the life of a loved one. The whole group agreed with this comment and then we ate in silence once again. After we got back to the hotel, Nigel's cousin's son came up to me. "Sir, would you ring up hospital and make sure that our brother is all right?" I assured him that I would and I eventually spoke to Nigel. He confirmed that the boy was doing fine and that they would both rejoin us in the morning. I asked him if he wanted the boys to do something else on our final day and he immediately responded with an emphatic 'NO'. He told me that he didn't want his son to become afraid of the water after that and that we'd still go back to the beach. He said he would go out with the boy, anytime he wanted to go into the ocean, but he expected he would spend most of his time on the beach. He also didn't want the others to develop a phobia to the water after that either, saying that it was important that we all returned. I agreed with him, told the boys that everything was fine, and that we'd see them all again tomorrow, as we spent our final day at the beach. A couple of my boys looked at me and raised their eyebrows, thinking I was daft for suggesting we go back there again so soon. Later, when I was alone with them, I explained our rationale to them. After a few minutes of discussing this further, they agreed with our reasoning. I sent the boys to their rooms, to get a good night's sleep, but I had the other Croatian boy sleep with me, in case he had trouble sleeping or he suffered from bad dreams. Sammy and Andrew slept in the other bed, while I cuddled with the poor kid who nearly lost his only other living relative. His sleep was not easy, but I think that it did help him feeling me hugging him throughout the night, and I did hear him crying softly to himself a couple of times that evening, but he never woke up. The next morning I had to help him get ready, as he was still not totally coherent. Just before we were to leave for breakfast, Nigel and the boy arrived by taxi and they cleaned up quickly to join us. We had a very good breakfast, much of the time spent with the boy answering questions from the other boys about what he remembered. It seemed ghoulish, but the boys wanted to know if his life flashed before him, if he saw a bright light, and whatever else he remembered seeing or feeling. After a while we put a stop to this discussion, explaining that would be enough until later. The boys relented and we ate the rest of our breakfast in relative silence. When we arrived at the beach, the chick clique attacked our boys and dragged them off. The other naturists greeted the rest of us, asking the boy how he was feeling and telling Nigel and me how brilliantly we had reacted to the situation, before things started to quiet down again. After about an hour, Nigel coaxed the boy into going out into the water with him, which the lad did with some reluctance. After some tentative steps and a few moments of near panic, the boy again began to relax and realize that what happened to him yesterday was just a freak accident. We knew that he would be more careful in the future, but he wasn't about to withdraw totally from one of his favorite pastimes. Our group of boys who had been infatuated with the female body were now enjoying their last hours with their puppy loves, managing to say their good-byes as the day wore on. Kevin had a smug look on his face, as if he had lost the battle but won the war. He knew that he'd be going home with Dustin in another day, and that he wouldn't have to worry about those girls again. A minor victory in his war of adolescence, but he had a lot to learn yet about the warfare of love. As evening approached, the boys began saying their farewells to each other, knowing that we would be spending this evening apart. Tonight they'd be sleeping in their own rooms and my group would be leaving in the morning for the airport. Nigel's group would have one more day at the beach but, for my family, our long vacation was at an end. This realization aroused mixed feelings for my boys. They were sad that the vacation was ending, though we had had a great time between the two trips, but they were also looking forward to getting back home and resuming their normal lives. There was still much for us to do before school started again, including reaching a resolution of how to handle Nick's current predicament. It was something that I had been thinking a great deal about and I think I had a plan of what exactly I was going to do. When time came to leave, we dropped the Barstows off at their hotel, saying tearful farewells and exchanging addresses and telephone numbers. We promised to stay in touch, invited them over to join us some summer at our home, and then we drove off with all the boys waving back and forth at each other. It is never easy to say good-bye, but this seemed to be an especially emotional parting. It had only been a few days, but those days had been filled with endless hours together and a great amount of sharing and caring. I knew none of us would forget the others quickly. Dinner was very subdued that evening, without much else happening. I offered to take the boys to see another movie, but they weren't interested tonight. Instead, we all crammed into my room and spent time together until it was time to go to sleep. After the other boys left for their rooms, Andrew approached me. "You saved that boy's life and let him live, didn't you, Daddy?" "Yes, I guess that I did have a part in saving that boy," I told him. "You were very brave and you saved him like you saved me from that bad man. Right?" "I guess that is one way to look at it." "I feel safe when I'm with you. I know you wouldn't let anyone hurt me or any of my brothers." "Well, I guess that part of a daddy's job. We're here to help protect our children and keep them safe. Maybe someday you'll do the same thing for your own children." "I hope that I'm big and brave like you, Daddy." "I hope so too, Andrew, but now it's time for you to go to sleep." That had been a short conversation, and not really earthshaking in its content, but his few words and child-like innocence had said volumes from his soul. I don't think I could have been happier or prouder, even if I had been knighted by the Queen or given our country's highest honor from our President. It was a child's simple comments that gave me more than all the gold in the world could have purchased for me. Sammy and Andrew slept with me that night, one on either side, and I think that was one of my best night's rests of the entire trip. When I awoke the following morning, both small bodies were pressed up against mine, and they had the most contented expressions on their angelic faces. I almost hated to wake them when it was time to get up, but I eventually had to do just that. After both boys were up and heading for the shower, I called the other rooms and got all the boys going. Once everyone was dressed, packed, and ready to leave, I double-checked the rooms to make sure that nothing had been left behind. We loaded up the bus and headed out for breakfast. We only had a quick simple meal this morning, as none of us were overly enthused about leaving. When we had finished, we boarded the bus, did a quick recount of noses and belongings before the driver wheeled the bus onto the highway, in the direction of the airport. It was a bittersweet ride, recounting the many good times we had and the new friends we'd left behind, but all good things must come to an end. Before going to the airport, we swung by the transportation office and picked up the souvenirs of this trip that we had ordered in Eton. Now I was in possession of our coat of arms, shield, crest, and family history. I unwrapped them and showed each around to the others, listening to their pleased comments. Afterwards, I rewrapped each item and packed them away, making sure nothing happened to them until we could hang them on the wall of our home. When we arrived at the airport, we unloaded our luggage and I gave the driver a generous tip. He had served us well and had done everything we had asked of him. We took our leave of him and he wished us all the best. We soon were checking in, having our luggage tagged and prepared, then we had about an hour and a half wait. I took the boys out for a snack and then we sat and watched the other people at the terminal and observed some of the planes as they took off or landed. It seemed like an endless wait until our flight was called, but now we were making our way on board the plane that would carry us back to the States. The boys were still pretty quiet as our vacation ground to its end and it wouldn't be long before we would be sleeping in our own beds again. Soon we were on the plane, buckled in, and ready for take-off, knowing that in a few hours we'd be back home. * * * * * * * * If you have enjoyed reading this story, you will find other stories by me at http://members.tripod.de/wolfslair, in the 'Other Stories' section. E-mails may be sent to: bwstories8@aol.com.