Date: Fri, 20 Jul 2007 16:51:39 -0400 From: Dwedno Smith Subject: Chapter 76 of Tunnel I just want to take a moment to thank everyone who replied to me in e mail this week. The response was great and I couldnt be happier to see that you are reading and commenting on the story some. Even thought I am pretty sure that more than 25 of you are out there at least the e mails that I got were enough to make me happy and keep my level of excitemnt about doing Tunnel up high. So here you go enjoy this one because there is a special guest in it that might make a few of you emotional which is usually my main goal when I write. I strive to get the most to you readers and the most out of you when I bring each chapter into your mind. Take care, Dwedno. Chapter 76. Another day without Tommy. Day four without Tommy started on a somewhat normal enough note as Ben woke up Shawn when he came in to change Tommy's bandages around 8am. After apologizing to Shawn for waking him Shawn watched him do his job. He told Shawn afterwards that they appear to be healing nicely now and that as far as he could see there wasn't any infection but as he has said before he is not a doctor and was only taking his best guess. He left after he was done talking and looking over Tommy, about ten minutes later. Shortly after that Jon came in to see how Tommy was doing. He sat and talked to Tommy for a little bit with his hand on his belly touching him to feel closer to him even though he was in his cataleptic state and then he turned and talked to Shawn after that. A few others knocked and came in to see Tommy too as they have been doing since the shooting. Every boy in the house has made at least two trips in to see how he was doing. Right now however it was just Shawn and Jon. Tommy lay there on the original blanket they brought him upstairs with and he has two blankets covering him, one thin sheet and the other a little heavier. He has boxers on and nothing more. No one has changed his boxers since the shooting and at this point no one has checked then either. Around 8:30 with Jon and Shawn in the room an odor suddenly began to fill the room. Tommy who has been passed out for three days plus... now finally let loose in his bed. Shawn walked over and pulled back the covers. "Awww man!" Shawn said with a look of disgust on his face. "What? Jon said with a panic in his face. What's wrong?" "I think TJ went to the bathroom." "Oh no! what are we gonna do?" He looked at Jon and then back at Tommy. "I guess we have to clean him." Shawn said. "Are you serious?" Jon said. "Well what else can we do Jon we have to take care of him and there isn't anyone else here to do it." "Shit!" Jon said. "Exactly, Shawn answered laughing. That's what he did." as he looked closer. "Awww man this sucks!" Jon cried out. "I don't want to do this but we have to take care of him Jon." "Then go get some towels." Jon said. Shawn got up and went into the bathroom and brought back several towels. "Do you think we should use these Jon why not just use paper towels and throw them out. I'ts easier." "I suppose so Shawn, good thinking." "I'll go get them." Shawn said. "Okay, hurry up man this place is starting to reek!" "I'll bring spray back and a big plastic bag so we can just throw all of that out." "Okay Shawn great idea." Shawn took off down to the kitchen and Jon went over by Tommy who was now smelling ripe. "Damn you TJ why did you have to hit your head and then all this happened?" He stood there looking at his unconscious lover knowing what was coming next wasn't going to be fun at all. A few minutes later Shawn was back upstairs with everything. He walked in and locked the door behind him. "We don't need anyone walking in on us while we do this." He said to Jon. "Yeah I agree, not only would it be embarrassing we would never hear the end of it from the guys." "You know it Jon, they would tease us forever!" "Okay Shawn, are you going to pull them off or do I have to?" "Tell you what, I'll pull them off and you can clean him up." "Gee thanks!" "Come on Jon you are bigger and older then me, I can't do that all by myself." "All right we will both do it then." "Good!" Shawn barked back at him. He reached out and grabbed them at the waist and slowly pulled them down. He got to his penis and pulled them over it and looked at Jon. "I almost feel embarrassed doing this to him while he is asleep." "I know what you mean Shawn it's like we are taking advantage of him." He pulled them the rest of the way off exposing the mess in them as they came off. They were soiled and quite messy as Shawn did his best not to gag and Jon looked away. He put them in the garbage bag and dropped it on the floor. "Damn that stinks!" Jon said. Shawn reached for the air freshener and sprayed the room. "That's good Shawn it sure helps a lot." "Yeah it beats smelly TJ butt." Jon started laughing loudly at Shawn. "Sometimes you are too much." "What? Shawn said looking puzzled. Was it that funny?" "It was good Shawn, Tommy would have laughed at it, that's for sure." Shawn smiled. "Come on we have to do the hard part now before someone comes to the door." "Yeah I know." Jon said. "I'll lift his legs and you wipe." "Thanks Shawn." Shawn picked his legs up as high as he could and Jon reluctantly reached in and started wiping up the mess and immediately throwing the dirty towels into the garbage. They did the best they could and then Jon took a few of the wet wipes that Tommy kept in the room and wiped some more. "I think that's the best we can do." Shawn said. "Yeah, besides he won't know anything until he wakes up and then maybe he will be okay enough to clean himself." "Yeah I sure hope so Jon I miss him so much." Shawn who has been holding it together pretty good since the shooting suddenly started to get upset. Jon went over to him and put his arm around him. "Its gonna be okay Shawn, hang in there he will be waking up any day now just watch. I bet he will." Shawn wiped his face and tried to smile at Jon. "Thanks Jon but I know just like you do that we can only hope you are right he hurt his head pretty bad." "Yeah I know Shawn, I know." Just then there was a knock at the door startling both of them. "Who's there?" Jon yelled out. "It's me Kyle, why is the door locked, let me in." Shawn walked over as Jon covered Tommy with one of the blankets half way. "Sorry Kyle we were cleaning TJ and..." "Wow what stinks in here? Kyle said cutting Shawn off. Oh is that what you mean?" "Yeah TJ made a small mess and Jon and me cleaned it up as best as we could." "Thanks guys I am sure he will appreciate that when he wakes up and I am really glad I didn't have to clean it. That would have totally embarrassed me to no end." "Yeah well we didn't enjoy doing it either. Jon said I have to go wash up." Jon headed over to the bathroom leaving Shawn with Kyle. "It was pretty messy Kyle but its done now." "I bet it was Shawn, thanks for taking care of my brother for me." "I love him KY, I would do anything." "I know you just did something no one would want to do." Shawn smiled at his best friend. "It wasn't fun at all and honestly KY, it was kinda embarrassing doing it even with all the times I have been with TJ and we were both naked. This wasn't fun at all!" "I understand Shawn... really I do." Jon came back over. "I am gonna go wash now that Jon is out of the bathroom." "Okay Shawn, I'll take the garbage bag out of the house so no one else has to know and we don't have that smell in here." "Thanks Kyle." Both of them said. They all broke a smile and laughed a little as both boys said thanks together. Kyle walked out leaving Jon with Tommy. He went over to his dresser drawer and pulled out a pair of boxers and walked back to Tommy and pulled the covers off. He looked at the naked boy for a second and had thoughts about trying to wake Tommy up with a good rub but the more he thought about it the more it sounded good for just a second. He took the boxers and slid them over his feet and pulled them up as far as he could alone. Shawn came back out and went over to Jon. "Whatcha doing?" he asked. "Trying to dress TJ some." `Oh good, I was gonna do that but I didn't think it would be right with Kyle in here." "Let's finish while he is at the garbage." "Okay Jon." Jon lifted Tommy's legs and Shawn pulled his boxers back up to his waist allowing Jon to put his legs back down. "Now that we are done he will probably take a leak and mess everything." "I have an idea, Jon said. We have some diapers downstairs and maybe..." "No!! Shawn yelled out. I know what you are going to say and as much as I think it's a good idea I can't do that to him!" "Shawn calm down I was just suggesting it." "Sorry but I don't want to do anything that would be wrong I just want him to wake up!" "I know Shawn, I know. At least we have him back in boxers." Jon said. Just then Kyle walked back in and saw them over by Tommy. "Is he decent? Kyle asked. I don't want to see my brother naked." "Yeah he's dressed. Jon said. You can come over." Kyle walked over and pulled the blankets back up over his brother and made him look as comfortable as possible. "That's all we can do for now." Kyle said, "At least he isn't doing worse and his fever is gone." Jon said. "I know we can be thankful for that. At least he has a fighting chance to wake up now I think." Kyle said. "Yeah and I hope it's soon!" Shawn added. The best any of the older boys could guess was that Tommy was still out of it because of him hitting his head. It snowed for the first time in a week overnight even though it was just a dusting. Bryan showed up to check on Tommy a little after 9am. He came upstairs after he knocked on the door and waking up Todd who was still asleep on the couch. He knocked on the door to Tommy's room and Shawn told him to come in. "Damn that downstairs looks like a total disaster." He said as he walked in. The three boys said hello before commenting on the condition of their house. Jon looked at him and shrugged his shoulders some. "Yeah I know I guess I am going to have to call a meeting and we are going to have to do something to get this place cleaned up. Apparently they have no respect for Tommy's condition at all." "Who is in charge Jon?" Bryan asked. "TJ always told me that I was when he went out unless I went with him then it was Kyle." "Then maybe you and Kyle should get together and show unity to get this place cleaned up some." "Yeah that's a good idea, thanks." Jon said. "So you can work on that later, how is your brother?" "Not much change Bryan he is still out of it and at least his fever is gone and I think his bruises are starting to heal." "That's great but we have to watch closely for infection and anything that might go wrong. This is really important right now to stay on top of this and make sure that whoever changes his bandages puts plenty of salve on him." "That's been your brother Bryan, he has been in here taking care of that." Shawn said. "Good, have you watched him Shawn?" "Usually I do but it's still kinda gross so I don't watch all of it." Bryan laughed. "Yeah I understand it is Shawn. I'll talk to Ben when we are done in here." He walked over and looked at Tommy from head to toe including pulling his covers back and rolling him over to check out his back. He softly put him back on his back and put the covers back in place. "He looks okay right now. Its been four days we need to get some water in him even if you wet his lips or lift his head and try to get any amount in his mouth even if its small he needs water." "Okay, said KYle. I will do that shortly.We do need to keep water in him I guess" "Just as long as he stays that way and doesnt get worse." Jon said. "Yeah I know." Bryan added. Downstairs: A knock at the front door brings DJ who is in the area at the time to the door. He opens it and has the surprise of the day waiting for him. "DJ!" "Cameron!" The boys from the farm have arrived and the two private lovers exchange a huge hug right there in the doorway as Chase and Chance push them aside to get in out of the cold. The guys heard the commotion downstairs and all went to look from Tommy's room. Now standing at the top of the steps were Bryan, Kyle, and Shawn. Shawn immediately recognizes the boys and heads downstairs to say hi. Bryan turned to Kyle and asked him who that is. "They are the boys from the farm. Did TJ ever tell you about them?" "I don't think so." Bryan said. "They supply us with fresh milk and eggs." "Are you serious they have animals alive?" "Yes dead serious. Let's go down and you can meet them." Bryan headed downstairs and Kyle followed as the boys were all greeting each other. Kyle walked over to them as Bryan followed. "Cameron, Chance, Chase how are you guys?" They all had their small hello's and chit chat and Kyle turned and introduced them to Bryan. "Guys this is Bryan he is Ben's brother and we found them at the mall. They moved in just before Tommy was shot." They exchanged pleasantries and then Bryan spoke. "So Kyle tells me you guys have a farm." "Yes we do we supply milk to them and Tommy told us about you guys coming to live here so we brought milk and eggs for you and for them." "Wow that is awesome I can't wait to tell the others. Thank you so much." Bryan said as he smiled widely. "Look guys if you don't mind we would like to see Tommy if its okay." Cameron said. "Sure." said Kyle. "I'll bring them up." Shawn said. "Okay, Kyle said, just don't stay too long." The boys followed Shawn upstairs and to Tommy's room. Shawn entered without thinking and the boys entered hesitantly and stopped once they saw Tommy in bed. "Is he okay Shawn?" Chase asked. "He hasn't come back from hitting his head on the front step yet he is out cold." "Oh man that sucks! said Cameron. He is such a great guy the way he helped us out and all." The three of them stood next to the bed for a few minutes and looked at Tommy. Long faces were in order as all of them looked about ready to cry. "He's gonna wake up isn't he Cam?" "I sure hope so Chase, I sure hope so!" They all reached out one at a time and touched Tommy on his chest and held onto him and then it appeared Cameron said a prayer and they let go and Cameron looked at Shawn. "We wanted to say a prayer in front of him that he would be okay. We are gonna go downstairs now so thanks for letting us visit him Shawn." "Its no problem I am sure Tommy will be happy to hear that you were here for him." "Let's get downstairs so we can get the milk put away." With that all four of them headed down and Cameron told them he was ready to give them the eggs and milk. A few of the boys headed out into the cold of the day to help carry in their share of the food. Cameron came back in and went over to Bryan. "We have three five gallon buckets of milk and three dozen eggs for you. If you want I can follow you back when you are ready and then we can unload them up at your place." "Thanks Cameron that would be great." Cam turned to his brothers "You two stay here while I drive up to their house." "Okay." both boys said. They took off their coats and Shawn came over to them. "You guys wanna play some games?" Without missing a beat both yelled out yes and they headed off to the game room with a few other boys in tow. Within minutes you could hear them start to yell and cheer from in there. "Kyle I am going up to sit with TJ. No one is there now and I don't want him to be alone." "Yeah good idea I will be up a little later I have a few things to do, thanks Jon." "No problem." Jon headed upstairs and Kyle went to find Luke he had a question to ask him. Patches was out wandering the house and he went into the game room and suddenly was the center of attention since the boys hadn't seen a dog in a while. They all went over to him and started petting him and Patches loved the attention. Shortly after that Luke came looking for his dog. Apparently he got out of his room by mistake and no one really cared they were just happy to see the dog. It didn't take Kyle long to wander in to the game room after that. He was looking for Luke and finally found him. While that was going on Cameron came back from Bryan's house and rejoined the boys about fifteen minutes after he left. He got to meet everyone up there except for Ryan who is still in seclusion not wanting to talk to anyone almost five days after his brawl and arguments with Todd. Other then eating and one or two small things he hasn't spoken to anyone other then Kate. By now most of the boys were downstairs either in the kitchen or in the living room. Eating, playing, hanging out, just watching them play games or just talking to their guests. Everyone knew Chance and Chase but a lot of them didn't get to meet Cameron last time he was there so he was being greeted by a lot of the boys. Jeremy was talking to him now about things and they seemed to hit it off quickly as they wandered off to a private part of the room. Jeremy might have a sudden crush but DJ wasn't too far away as he watched Jeremy and Cameron from a distance but didn't do or say anything just yet. So far nothing more than chatting was happening. Deep down in his heart he knew that Cameron wouldn't do anything except talk to the other boys. They were close even though they didn't get to spend a lot of time together or show off to the others that they were more than friends. Cameron was planning on asking DJ if he wanted to come back with him but with Tommy hurt he wasn't sure if he wanted to go right now so we'll have to wait and see how that goes. Most of the afternoon flew by with the boys there and before long it was dark and the three of them wanted to go for a swim before leaving so the next thing was everyone interested was getting dressed and heading for the pool. With Tommy down the pool duties were on Ben's shoulders to make sure everyone was safe while in the water. Right now though there are about ten boys in the pool splashing around and having a great time as the cold air blew outside and a light snow began to fall once again. By 7pm just about all of them were done in the water and now hungry. One of the boys went over to the double doors and looked outside. "Hey it's snowing out!" yelled Danny to the others. Cameron, Chance and Billy came running over and cupped their hands against the window to look out into the cold and darkness. "This is sooooooo cool being wet and in a pool while it snows outside. I can't believe its happening to me." Chance said with some excitement in his voice. "It is pretty neat, I have to admit." Billy said back to him." "Its not too bad but we better dry off and get going before it gets hard to drive down that hill." Cameron added. "Okay Cam I'll take Chase and we will go change now." "Good, I'll follow you in a minute." Cameron walked over to DJ who was drying off and still looking really hot in his bathing suit and chest showing. In a low tone he began to talk to him. "You know the whole time we were in the pool all I did was watch you and wish I could have been with you. Seeing you in those trunks and that hot man chest of yours gave me a hard on all afternoon." He smiled. "What do you think happened to me? Every time I looked over at you I got the same thing!" "Can I meet you in your room for a few minutes before we go?" "Sure Cam, I'll go up and get out of this wet suit and you can come and change in there and we can make out a little before you go. I wish you didn't have to but it's after 7:00 now and I know you guys need to rest and someone has to be up at 5am to take care of the animals." "Yeah and that someone is me. Its my turn this week." "Okay let's hurry then. See you in a bit." "Okay!" With that Cameron grabbed his towel and headed up to get his clothes and DJ grabbed his towell and headed to his room. None of the boys that were left around the pool area really caught onto what was going on between them as they talked. One thing that did happen in the pool was Joey and Billy were paying close attention to Christian as he splashed around in the shallow end. They talked a little about the boy and all three of them waved back and forth a few times but because Danny was near that's all that happened. Billy talked to Joey about the three of them getting together again soon especially after the way Chris walked in on them. They wanted to see if they might be able to have a little more fun with him again now that some of the fear of getting caught has passed. Meanwhile upstairs: Kyle was in the room with Tommy now and Jon was downstairs as the boys started to search the kitchen for something to eat as they came down from changing after their swim. A lot of them were hungry now. He wasn't about to let the house get any worse than it already was. He stood there watching and was waiting for someone to make more of a mess. "Shawn can you do me a favor, please go get Kyle and stay with TJ for a bit?" "Sure Jon I already ate so its fine." Shawn headed upstairs and towards Tommy's room. As he turned to go towards the room he saw Cameron down the hall and watched as he walked into DJ's room but Cam didn't see him. Shawn walked in by Kyle and told him what he saw and then what Jon wanted. "Keep that to yourself for now Shawn. It's private and between them okay?" "Sure I know, I understand. There are a lot of private things happening around here." "Exactly!" Kyle said as he smiled at Shawn. Before long Kyle was downstairs talking to Jon. Shawn stayed with Tommy for now. "I want to try and keep this from becoming a total disaster while all of them eat and I figured if you were with me the two of us would be able to handle it." "Sure Jon that's fine." There were seven boys in the kitchen now including Chance and Chase as they waited for Cameron to come down. "You guys hungry?" Jon asked. "Yeah is it okay if we eat too?" Chase asked. "Sure as long as you clean up its fine." "Thanks." They went and each grabbed a bowl and sat and had cereal. It was the easiest thing for them to make at the moment. Back upstairs in DJ's room "I missed you so much DJ but we don't have a lot of time!" Cameron came over to DJ and he got up off his bed. He was in just boxers and he handed Cam a towel. "Let's get them off Cam I wanna make your night before you go." Cameron started to lower his wet suit and stopped purposely as he got to his pubic hair. He looked at DJ and the beginnings of a hard-on were causing his boxers to grow. "Damn you are hot Cam!" He laughed. Then he pulled once more and his wet suit fell to the floor exposing his semi-hard cock. "That still looks as great as when I was over at your place." "Yeah and now we don't have to worry about anyone stopping us or hot water!" he said stupidly. "Not funny Cam!" DJ said as he got on his knees and pulled Cameron closer to him. He stared at his growing cock and reached out to take hold of it. "This is going to be fun!" He said giving it a few strokes. He got up and turned Cameron towards his bed. "Lay down." Cam did as told and DJ spread his legs for him and got closer. The smell of the pool didn't faze him one bit as he got within inches of his boyfriends hot meat. He looked up into Cameron's eyes and then smiled and Cam smiled back shyly. "Are you ready for me to rock your world?" He shook his head yes. With that he opened his mouth and took as much of Cam's cock into his mouth that could fit approximately three quarters of it and closed his lips around it tightly and pulled off. It tasted a bit sour but DJ didn't let on he didn't want to spoil the moment. After he licked the tip he looked up at Cam and his eyes were half shut. He went back down again and did the same thing this time causing Cam to moan softly as his head fell back onto the bed. He reached for a pillow and propped it under his head. DJ began to suck him now going up and down on his wet cock and sparks were starting to fly in Cam's head. This is only his third blowjob and the feeling was still new to him. "Oh DJ that's so fucking awesome! Suck me harder!" DJ went up and down his cock as fast as he could and then while doing that took hold of his balls and began to play with them. "Ahhhhh man that's sweet!" Cam yelled out rather loudly. DJ stopped and looked up at him "Quiet man we don't need anyone up here knowing what I am doing to you!" "Sorry you just got to me I didn't mean to yell." DJ went back and took his cock into his mouth once more and began sucking again. This experience was almost as new to DJ as it was to Cam neither having much experience at sex so far. DJ sucked for close to three minutes uninterrupted and Cam was hard as could be as his cock jutted up 6.5 inches from his body. As DJ stopped for a breather Cam looked up and smiled. "I'll finish you in a sec I gotta get a breath!" "That's cool this is awesome you are awesome!" He smiled and looked at the hard tool in front of him. The head of his cock was red from the minor beating it was taking from DJ's lips and it was throbbing in his mouth just a bit. His cock head was short and a little on a slope of sorts like he was cut sharply by the doctor that circumcised him. There was no disfigurement but it was a little different from the average looking cockhead. The vein was standing out underneath it making it look even more appetizing for DJ. "Okay Cam time to rock your world!" He took his cock back into his mouth and immediately Cameron's head sunk back onto the pillow under him. He was close no doubt about it and the minute break that DJ just took made him just that much more hornier... DJ began to get the taste in his mouth and he wasn't quite sure about it but he knew from tasting his own spunk a few times that it must be Cam getting close. A few more strokes up and down with his tight lips and Cameron was panting out a warning. "I am ready to cum DJ!" He said nothing more nor did DJ reply and a few seconds of sucking later and Cam fired off his first missile into DJ's mouth. He quickly backed off not wanting anymore in his mouth nor knowing how much was going to come out. Two more solid shots of cum flew out of Cam's cock going straight up and landing on his lower belly. DJ was still holding his cock as he fired away. The last shot was lame and it basically dribbled out and ran over DJ's fingers. He stroked Cam to get some more out of his cock like he did with his own but he didn't realize that apparently Cameron wasn't used to the strong sensation this orgasm gave him and the touch of DJ only intensified his now extremely sensitive cockhead. Cam reached out and pushed DJ's hand away from his cock and grabbed it himself. He squeezed the base of it with one hand and his balls with the other and just held it for about thirty seconds as DJ now became a spectator. Shortly after that he sat up and looked at DJ. "Sorry about that but you were ruining the end of my orgasm." "Sorry I just didn't know what to do so I did what I do to myself." "Just so you know next time as soon as I start cumming you can just let go if you want. I will grab it or just let it fly loosely." "Sure Cam, sorry." "Forget it! You were awesome and that was better than most of the ones I give myself so please don't be upset." "Sure." DJ said to him. He was thinking in the back of his mind how he wished Tommy were okay so he could talk to him about this and get a few tips but right now that just wasn't possible. "Look I hope you don't mind but I gotta go before we get stuck here." "Its cool Cam. I know but I really wanted to do that for you." "It was awesome DJ I promise but I really need to shower now and then we have to fly." He got up and cautiously headed out into the hall and ran across into the bathroom naked since no one was there. He was carrying a towel. DJ sat on his bed hoping Cameron wasn't lying about how it went and he waited patiently for the shower to end. Back downstairs... Kyle and Jon had everyone's attention since everyone but Shawn, DJ and Cameron were within ear shot... of course not counting Tommy... "Look guys we need to talk!" Kyle shouted out getting everyone's attention. Billy looked at him. "What's wrong? Is something wrong with Tommy, Kyle?" "No but something is wrong in this house. Both Jon and I have discussed this and since Tommy is down we need everyone's help! This place has turned into a pig pen and we want it clean tonight! I know most of you don't want to hear this but if Tommy were to wake up now and saw how we were living he might have a stroke from the mess you guys have made while he was unconscious. It's not fair to him or any of us!" They talked amongst themselves for a bit and then a few at a time agreed that Jon and Kyle were right and they started to clean downstairs. With almost everyone chipping in the house was ninety percent clean by 8pm and before Cameron and DJ came downstairs they were all but done. Vacuuming and all was done quickly and the house went from a total disaster to a clean semi fresh smelling house with seven bags of garbage sitting out in the foyer in front of the door ready to be taken outside by someone. Both Jon and Kyle were very happy with the quick turn around and the house was now close to perfect. They got everyone's attention and thanked them before heading upstairs to check on Tommy and free Shawn up for a bit. As soon as the garbage went outside for the night they told the boys they were done and thanked them for their hard work. "Okay guys you did great and Tommy would be proud. Let's hope we can tell him soon. We are going to check on him and everyone have a great night and please don't stay up too late." With that Kyle turned to go upstairs after saying goodbye to the three C's. (Cameron, Chance, and Chase) all three boys thanked everyone for a great day and they thanked Cameron for the milk and eggs before they headed out to his truck. DJ went with them and they stole a kiss while Chance and Chase were in the truck. Kyle was watching from the upstairs window and saw this and just smiled. Looks like everyone is happy now... he thought to himself. Shortly after that DJ watched from outside and Kyle from Tommy's window as Cam started his truck and waved goodbye as they headed home. Cameron has strict instructions to call if there was a problem or as soon as they got in the house so there would be no worrying. Minus the fact that Tommy was hurt the day was a total success and it showed on DJ's face as he came back in from outside smiling away. Shawn was the first to see him after he shut the door. "So you had a good night I see." "Yeah can you tell. It was great having the guys here." "I bet. So when are you going over there?" "As soon as Tommy gets better. I want to be here when he wakes up and then I will think about going there." "You know DJ I wouldn't say this to anyone but since we both have been over there and I sorta know you I did see Cameron going into your room before and I bet I know what happened..." They both smiled at one another. "You won't say anything will you Shawn?" "Heck no you are my friend and I wouldn't tell anyone about that, I'ts not fair!" "Thanks Shawn you are a good guy." He rubbed his head and walked away still smiling from his earlier activities. Shawn headed upstairs and into Tommy's room. "Guys if its okay I am going to go to bed Ben had me up at 8am changing Tommy's bandages and I really wanna get some rest. I'll watch Tommy tonight like the other nights. I swear if anything happens at all I will come get you!" "Okay Shawn but you better..." Kyle said to him rather jokingly. He looked at Jon and then they all said goodnight and left Shawn with Tommy. He got undressed and slipped into bed naked like he always did after shutting the door and lights off... All but one on the other side of the bed just incase Tommy was to wake up. He quickly fell asleep from the excitement of the day. The swimming, the boys over to visit and everything else pooped him out. Downstairs most of the other boys were pretty close to feeling the same way. By 10pm the TV was off and it was already quiet. Luke was in with Kyle and he had his dog with him tonight. Patches was asleep on the front floor and Kyle and Luke were talking some while they both sat on Kyle's bed. The house was alarmed for the night and Tommy's sign hung on the door as usual for anyone who tried to escape. Joey and Billy were once again discussing how to get Chris away from Danny for a bit with no results just yet. Ben was in his room Jeremy was too. Caleb who was hardly heard from today was on the couch but still awake. He was around but just quiet today as he thought a lot about what Kate and Bryan said to him when they saw him last. It was weighing heavy on his mind and with no one to talk to he felt a little confused. The same went for Todd who still feels like an outsider even though he knows he can go back up to the other house anytime he wants. He did get what he wanted from up there the other day and was now sleeping a little more comfortably on the couch but was still wishing he had a bed to spread out on. Jordan and Zack were doing good and since his punishment Zack hasn't had one argument with Jordan and even Jordy has been very happy with having his brother back. DJ... well what more can we say about him, Jon or Kyle. Around 10:30 DJ's phone rang. It was Cameron calling to tell him they made it home just fine and everything was great and the boys were just going to bed. They told each other that they cared a lot about one another but the LOVE word hasn't crept into their conversations just yet and then they said good night. All sixteen boys were someplace to be found at this point of the story and other then Tommy things were going pretty well for once. 11pm the house was dark—minus the nightlights and quiet. Shawn was asleep next to Tommy and hours later in the middle of the night something in Tommy's mind began to stir... "Tommy... hey Tommy how are you? I see that you just came back I have been watching over the house while you were hurt and out of it. I missed having all the boys around." Tommy began to toss and turn. "Who is this..." he asked. "Wow how fast you forget..." "I'm sorry I have been hurt and my brain hasn't been working since I fell. I don't know who you are and why are you bothering me?" "That's awful rude of you Thomas to call someone you said you cared about a bother." "You are starting to freak me out please tell me who you are." "Not just yet Thomas. Since you have forgotten so quickly I want to see if I can jar your memory some. It seems there were some tears shed over me." "Tears? Is that supposed to be a hint?" "Yes that's a start. As I sit here and watch you recover from your injures and read my books I know you are still enjoying having so many boys around you..." "How do you know so much about me?" "You miss them lately Tommy don't you. It's been a few days since you last talked to any of them and it might be time for you to go back to them soon." "Why are you doing this to me, why won't you tell me who you are? I can't see you only hear you and it's starting to bother me. If you want to talk to me at least let me see who I am talking to." "Shortly Tommy I will come to you... shortly. I will give you one more good hint." "If you can't figure it out how are these thoughts? First let's just say it was dark when you found me... you went to walk away but as you turned I asked you to stay...I said to you please mister don't come any closer I don't want you shooting me... I was a mess then and even though our first meeting was scary and odd you took me in and protected me...even though I didn't know you at the time but I didn't want you near me or helping me... Does that help you some?" "I wish I could say yes but it would help if I could see your face..." Tommy said to the voice. "I remember you looking into my blue eyes and you coming to me as I fell. I was never really big but you did try to help after you scared me. There is more but I am sure this last thing will help you... my mommy used to give me a bath..." "Trevor? Is that you Trevor?" "Yes Tommy I am here in your dream and I wanted to tell you how much I miss you and all the others. Its nice where I am but this isn't about me... it's about you. I wish I could tell you exactly what I know but I am not allowed to change the course of time and what can happen to others too much but... its time for you to get back to your boys now... they miss you and love you like I did. I just couldn't admit it while I was alive. I am here to free you from your coma and let you go back to the people who have cried over you and prayed at your side for the last few days...Tommy you will soon be with them again." Suddenly as Trevor talked to Tommy in his dream his image appeared. The blue eyes, the short skinny body, his cute voice becoming clearer. His blonde hair even blonder in the dream... his facial features beautiful, chiseled and standing out like he were still alive. "Tommy you look scared of me." "Not really scared cutie just shocked that you are in my thoughts." "I won't be for long, all I need to tell you now is... beware of someone in your recent past and watch for them again in your future..." "That is all I should really say for now about the future Tommy. I don't know if you can say this without them thinking you have gone crazy but tell the others I miss them and I watch over them every day. Your brother is great and he really is starting to like Luke... That Zack kid is sure a handful but give him time Tommy he reminds me of me in some ways... The boys on the farm are good kids they need some guidance and lots of love, always keep in touch with them Tommy so they don't get hurt... Jon really does love you too ya know almost as much as you love Shawn but be forewarned don't let Shawn out of your site too much or you could lose him... I can't say anymore about that either Tommy. I am sorry I probably will get in trouble for saying this much. I have to go now so you can rest but I want to leave you with two more things before you will wake and finally get back to them. Shawn is at your side now. Other then the first night he hasn't been away from you much now for what you need to know before I have to go ...first... one last warning...keep your eyes open because one day in the future things could really get hot close to home... remember the fires Tommy they aren't over... just not yet...the near future is where they could strike again... and finally the second thing and most important for me... I do love you and how you tried to save me from Robert that day which is why I am here. What you did or tried to do for me that day made us bond in some way. You will not be forgotten for all you have done for these boys good or bad... I know you aren't an angel when it comes to the boys or especially me back then. I was a tough, a real smart kid and a hard shell to crack and if Robert didn't take me away you would have eventually won me over some day... Robert doesn't have much to say these days he is spending his time getting hot flashes... don't let Zack or Ryan or Todd slip away like I did... fight for all three boys Tommy-- you are strong, you will win them over with a lot of hard work. I know you will. Tommy I have to go but I do love you... So do your parents... bye... The image of Trevor slowly faded away from Tommy's thoughts. His breathing calmed and a tear rolled down the cheek of his face as Trevor disappeared from site. Tommy opened his eyes and looked around the dimly lit room. Shawn was sleeping next to him. He put his hand out and touched Shawn. He was awake now and back from his long time away from the boys...his head hurt as he slowly tried to sit up. He had to lie back down. He began to sob quietly from the dream he just had. It was clear as day now that the dream was over he almost couldn't realize he was really here he thought to himself. He didn't know anything about how long he was out or what day or time it was until he looked at the clock but that only told him it was early morning, not what day it was or what happened to him. He dried his face and then reached out to Shawn. He briefly tried to think about what happened but he was drawing a blank right now. It was time to let someone know he was back and soon he would be ready to face the others but right now he needed two boys...his brother and Shawn more than anything in this world. To be continued.... dwednomail@hotmail.com What's ahead: At this point I am deciding between a new chapter of BT which would be Chapter 9... (thanks for those who caught my mistake last time) or my almost complete character chapter which is a little detailed and growing bigger with each boy in it. Enough so for it to be a chapter on its own. And of course chapter 77 which will probably make a lot of you happy since the way 76 ended I can see your faces right now... I promise you wont wait long I will try to keep it down to a week between chapters for NOW... as long as I can!!! Take care. Dwedno.