Date: Fri, 24 Jul 2020 16:50:02 -0500 From: Keith Yates Subject: Devyn's Struggle V2 28 This is a fictional story involving sexual acts between two or more men. If this offends you, why are you here? If you are under the legal age to read sexually explicit material then do not read any further. This story in no way represents any person living or dead. Any resemblance to any real person is purely coincidental. This story is the property of the author and no copying or posting to any other website is permitted without the author's written consent. Please help keep Nifty going by donating to this awesome service. http://donate.nifty.org/donate.html Devyn's Struggle V2 Chapter 28 Devyn was in a hurry to go get Travis but Dean was playing this by the book. He had a call in to the case worker that had been assigned to Travis by Family Services."Relax" Dean told Devyn while they were waiting for the call back."You got the hard part done. You got the order signed by the Judge" "What if he just signs another order reversing this one" Devyn asked. "He won't" Dean said."You have the goods on him, plus he's already changed his ruling once. If he does it again, it will cause more scrutiny of his judicial decisions" For Devyn, the wait was harder than dealing with Judge Green. He just wanted to get Travis and take the boy home to Joe. Once the change in the judge's order had been explained to the case worker, she agreed to meet them at Ben's parents' house. "Should I go in with you" Devyn asked before Dean got out of the car. "Absolutely not" Dean said. "Will you be able to explain it all to Travis" Devyn asked concern. "Relax kid" Dean said."Travis knows me. I can sign it to him" Devyn waited in the car, while Dean and the case worker went to the house. He wanted to run in and just get Travis, but he knew he could not do that. He had to wait and hope that nothing went wrong. # # # "Thanks for doing this" Dean told the case worker. "It is my pleasure" she said."I thought the boy's uncle should have been his guardian from the beginning. It was what the parents wanted and he seemed more than capable of having a child with Travis' special needs" Together, they strode up to the door of the house. Dean rang the doorbell and they waited. "Can I help you" Dale asked, pulling the door open. "I'm Mrs. Brooks, with Family Services" she said holding out her ID for Dale."I was in court when custody of Travis was granted to you and your wife" "Yes" Dale said."If I remember correctly, you recommended giving the boy to Joe" "That is correct" she said."Now that Judge Green has changed the ruling based on some new material, we will be taking Travis to him" "The hell you will" Dale said, starting to close the door. Dean pushed back forcing the door open. He held out his badge for Dale to see."I have an order signed by Judge Green" Dean began. "It gives custody of Travis to his uncle. We will be taking Travis to him" Dale was surprised and shocked. He grasped the papers and read. "I want my lawyer to see this" he said. "That is definitely within your rights" Mrs. Brooks said."But in the meantime, Travis will be coming with us" "No, you won't" Dale stated. "Per that court order signed by the judge giving immediate custody to Joe" Dean began,"Travis will be going to him right now. You can Contact any lawyer you want, but the kid is leaving with me now" Dale stepped in front of Dean attempting to block the door."I want you out of here" he said."You aren't taking the boy anywhere until my attorney reviews this" "You can have any attorney you want look at it" Dean said,"but Travis will be going with us" "I will not stand for this" Dale said, his voice growing louder. "Shall I arrest you" Dean asked, cutting off the man's protests. "Interfering with an officer of the court could land your ass in jail. Now step aside" Dean did not wait for Dale to protest again. He just moved, knocking Dale back as he forced his way into the room. Dale reached out grabbing Dean. "Should I add assaulting an officer to the charges" "Now, where is he" Dean asked. When he did not receive an answer, Dean proceeded into the house. He heard sobs coming from down a hall and went in that direction. He found Travis in a small bedroom sitting on a bed. His back was to the door so he did not know Dean had entered the room. Dean and Mrs. Brooks moved into the bedroom. Dean touched Travis's shoulder. Travis jumped and flinched away. Dean moved around so the boy could see him. "You okay" Dean signed slowly. "Yes" Travis signed back. His face lighting up as he recognized Dean. "I came to take you home" Dean signed. "I have Devyn downstairs in the car" Dean did not repeat the words he signed. He hoped that Travis's grandparents would not be able to follow the conversation. "Awesome" Travis signed. Mrs. Brooks moved around and squatting in front of Travis began to sign,"Why were you crying" Travis's face went sad again. "I messed up" he said. "What do you mean" Dean asked. Travis's hands flew and Dean had to pay close attention to the boy's signs to keep up. He was sure he had missed some of it, but he got the gist of what Travis was telling him. His grandparents had been trying to make him read lips and when it was not going well, they would punish him. Dean was not sure exactly what the punishment was, but he assumed it had been a spanking and a time out. "That is not the best way to handle a child with special needs" Mrs. Brooks said glaring at Dale and Debra."I'll be adding this to my report. If I find any bruises on Travis, that will go in the report as well" Dean was liking this lady more and more."Come on buddy" Dean said,"Let's get you home" "Please pack up his stuff" Mrs. Brooks said."I'll be back tomorrow to collect his belongings" Dean took Travis' hand and led the boy to the door of the the room. They passed by Travis's grandparents and hurried down to the car where Devyn was waiting. Devyn got out of the car when he saw them coming down the sidewalk. Travis squealed with delight and threw himself at Devyn. Devyn held the boy tight and kissed the top of the kid's head. Travis pulled back and started rapidly signing. "Don't worry" Devyn signed and spoke. "You don't have to go back to them. I promise. They won't hurt you like that again. Joe and I won't let them. I love you too buddy" Devyn signed in response to Travis. "That is so impressive" Mrs. Brooks said."I was having trouble keeping up with his signs. "Yeah" Dean agreed."You haven't been doing it that long and you are better at it than I am" Dean was a little annoyed at him for not having picked up the sign language as easily as Devyn. "I had to practice it every day" Devyn explained. "It was important for me to fit into Joe's family and Travis is a major part of that family" "Let's get the boy back to Joe" Dean said. "I can meet you two there" Mrs. Brooks said. Dean first drove to his house to drop Devyn off so he could get Joe's truck. Then the three cars made a small parade to Ben and Hannah's house. This was going to be a great way to spend the final night at Hannah's house. They would all be there together. # # # "Hey Joe" Devyn called after going through the front door. "I'm back" "Did you have a good time" Joe called from the living room floor. "Yeah, and you won't believe who I ran into outside" "Who" Joe asked, starting to turn to Devyn. Devyn signed to Travis to go tackle Joe. Travis ran through the room and threw himself onto his Uncle who was lying on a sleeping bag. "What the hell" Joe cried as Travis slammed into him. "Travis" Joe felt his throat growing tight as he was enfolding the boy in his arms. He held Travis tight to him as he was looking up at Devyn."What" was all Joe could think to say? "I ran into Dean and Mrs. Brooks just pulling up" Devyn said. He felt a little guilty about the fib but they had been pulling in right behind him. "The judge had a change of mind" Dean said. "Custody is yours" "I think, based on my report, that it will be a permanent change" Mrs. Brooks said."I'll collect his belongings tomorrow and bring them over. I would like to check Travis for any bruises or marks. He was crying when we picked him up" Joe explained to Travis what Mrs. Brooks wanted and Travis began stripping off his clothes."Well he's not shy, is he" Dean said chuckling. They found a couple bruises on his upper arms."It looks like he was grabbed hard" Mrs. Brooks said. "Ben always said his parents were rough with him" Joe said."That is why both Ben and Hannah wanted me to have custody" "Well you have it now" Mrs. Brooks said."I'll add this to my report and I think your custody will be permanent" "How" Joe asked. "I think the judge realized the error of his ways" Dean said and smiled at Devyn. "I don't understand this" Joe said holding the almost naked Travis tight again,"but thank you both" "Just doing our jobs" Mrs. Brooks said. "I really didn't do anything" Dean said."I just picked the little guy up and brought him home" "Joe reached up and grabbed Devyn's hand. He pulled and brought Devyn down to the floor with himself and Travis. Then he pulled Devyn into the hug. His arm was wrapping around Devyn's shoulders and his lips were touching Devyn's. "I suspect that you had some part in this" "I don't know why you think that" Devyn said."I'm just a kid. They just pulled in behind me" "I'm not sure I fully believe that story" Joe said but I will drop it" "I am just glad to have my family" Devyn said with one arm around Joe and one around Travis. Dean and Mrs. Brooks started to back out of the room. They were going to slip quietly from the room and leave the three to their reunion. "Hold on Dean" Devyn said. Devyn pulled himself from the pile and ran to Dean who had stopped at the front door. "I just want to say thanks" "No problem" Dean said. "Just doing what my partner would have wanted me to do" "I don't just mean for tonight" Devyn said. "You were hard on me when you arrested me and I hated you. I understand now that you were doing your job and you were actually helping me out" "I did not see in you what Hanna saw" Dean said looking into Devyn's eyes. "I... well, I thought you were just another lost kid who would end up overdosing on something. I believed you were going to be more trouble than you were worth and that you were not worth the time. I was so wrong and I am glad I was wrong. I..., well, you turned out to be a good kid and you are turning into one fine man" "You were probably right that if I had not gotten the help, I would have ended up dead. I... I was messed up. I hated being gay and I hated myself. Joe showed me that I am worth more than I thought" "It is great to see things work out like this" Mrs. Brooks said."It makes my job feel worth it. So many times, things do not work out this well" "That is thanks to Joe" Devyn said. "He is a hell of a man" Dean said looking into the living room. He watched as Joe and Travis signed rapidly to each other. "He sure does love that boy" "Yeah, that kid is his world" Devyn said. "I think you are a big part of that world" Mrs. Brooks said."I can tell you have feelings for him" "I do" Devyn said."I'm working on that. Joe doesn't share those same feelings" "That is not necessarily a bad thing" Mrs. Brooks said."Teenagers fall in and out of love often. It is part of growing up" "It doesn't feel that way to me" Devyn said. "I am sure it doesn't" Dean agreed. "Hey guys" Joe called from the living room. "Travis is hungry. How about pizza for everyone" "Sounds good to me" Devyn said. "I hope you both will join us" Devyn said, turning to Dean and Mrs. Brooks. "Sounds good to me too" Dean said. "Why not" Mrs. Brooks said. They returned to the living room, then joined Joe and Travis on the floor. # # # "So, tell me something" Joe said after they had polished off the pizza and Dean and Mrs. Brooks had left. "Sure" Devyn said, looking over at Joe on a sleeping bag. "Where did you get the clothes" Joe asked."You were not wearing those when you left here. I think you had on that green t-shirt and jeans" "Oh, um, I did a little shopping" Devyn said. He had not thought to change at Dean's. He had just jumped right into the truck. "They are a little snug" Joe said."they do not leave much to the imagination" "Oh, were you checking out my ass" Devyn asked, his lips smiling. "Devyn, where did they come from and why are you dressed up like that" Joe asked. "I was visiting an old friend" Devyn said."I just felt like dressing up a bit" "You aren't' going to tell me, are you" Joe said. "I just wanted to look attractive" Devyn said."Just in case" "Trying to pick up a boyfriend" Joe asked. "You might say that" Devyn said. "Well he would have to be blind to not be attracted to you in those" Joe said."They definitely make you look good, even if they are a little tight" "I think I will go change now" Devyn said. After changing into a t-shirt and shorts, Devyn stretched out in his sleeping bag on the floor. It felt right, with Joe only a few feet away and Travis between them. Devyn realized he had a new family and this one accepted him for who he truly was. # # # The next day they drove back to the farm. It was going to be an interesting rest of the summer with Travis learning to adjust to farm life. For the first few days Travis was afraid to be alone. He always wanted to be with either Joe or Devyn. He was worried that if he could not see them, that something bad would happen to them. "He still seems a little down" Devyn told Joe one night after dinner. "Yes, but he is getting better every day" Joe said. "The pup sure has taken to him" Devyn noted. The puppy that Travis and Hannah had got Joe had adopted Travis. The puppy followed the boy around the same way that Travis followed Joe and Devyn. "It is good" Joe said. "I am glad that Travis and the pup could bond" "But I bet you will miss him keeping your feet warm this winter" Devyn said. "Yes, probably" Joe said. "But that is why we got socks" "Speaking of you staying warm" Devyn said. "Why hasn't Ethan been back" "He is giving us time to adjust to Travis" Joe said. "Well, you need to invite him over" Devyn said. "You need him and I am sure he needs you" "I just want Travis to get used to being here" Joe explained. "Travis will be fine" Devyn said. "Ethan is a great guy. I bet he loves kids" "I don't know if he does or not" Joe said. "We never talked about it" "Well, call him" Devyn insisted. "Give him a chance to get to know Travis" "Maybe I will" Joe said. Devyn got up to go upstairs to bed. "Well, if you don't, I will" he said pausing at the doorway. Devyn did not have to make good on his threat. Joe called Ethan the next day and invited him out to the farm. Ethan was excited to hear from Joe and jumped at the opportunity to come out to the farm. On Saturday, the three had barely finished breakfast before Ethan was pulling up the hill and parking in the driveway. "Hey" Ethan called when he reached the porch. "Come on in" Joe called. Joe introduced Ethan to Travis. Ethan dropped down so he was at Travis's level. He spoke to Travis knowing Joe was signing what he said. Travis was shy with Ethan, but Devyn believed once Travis got to know Ethan better that the kid would simply be fine. "Let's go check on the new calf" Devyn signed to Travis. "I think he is giving us some alone time" Joe said. Yeah, he is a good guy" Ethan said and stepped in close to Joe. Joe slid his arms around Ethan and the two kissed. Their lips and tongues were exploring each other again. "Wow it has been too long" Ethan said. "Oh" Joe said. "I guess that whole saying about the heart growing fonder is true" "It is when it comes to me" Ethan said. "I have missed you" "I missed you too" Joe said. "Things seem to be working out with Travis" Ethan said. "Yes, they are. He will start school soon. I am hoping that will go smoothly too" "I am sure he will be fine" Ethan said. "By the way, I signed up for a sign language class this fall" "You didn't have to do that" Joe said, touched by the gesture. "Travis is a big part of your life now" Ethan said."I want to be a part of that life. I want" Ethan trailed off as Joe placed a finger against his lips."You are an amazing man" Joe said."Are you ready for all of this" "I am ready for you" Ethan answered."I am ready to be with you, in every part of your life" "I am not sure you know what you are in for, kid" Joe said. "I know what I want is you" Ethan said and added"Old Man" "Watch it" Joe said. "Well if I am a kid, you must be an old man" Ethan said grinning. Joe pulled Ethan close. His lips found Ethan's and they kissed. His strong hands slid up and down Ethan's back. Ethan's arms folded around Joe. His hands feeling the solid muscles of the larger man's back. His hands sliding down to the firmness of the man's butt, clad in the tight-fitting wrangler jeans. "Oops" Devyn said as he and Travis returned."I, um, thought" "Kissing" Travis spelled. "Yes" Joe said, dropping to Travis."Ethan is my boyfriend. You will probably be seeing a lot more of him" "OK" Travis signed. "We were just going to go fishing" Devyn said."I just wanted you to know where we went" "Thanks" Joe said. "I like to fish" Ethan said."Can we all go" "Are you sure" Joe asked. "Yeah" Ethan said."If you have an extra pole" "We do" Devyn said."But wouldn't you two rather stay up here and um" "We have time for that" Ethan said. "Are you sure" Joe asked. "Yes" Ethan said again."I am not that much of a horn dog that I cannot go without your bedroom talents for a while longer" Joe's face blushed a bit."I hope you didn't sign all of that to Travis" Joe turned to look at Devyn who had been signing the conversation to Travis. "Um, not those exact words" Devyn said. "Then let's go fishing" Ethan said. Travis turned out to be excited that they were all going. He ran ahead of them to the shed to get the poles and then the four set out to walk to the pond and enjoy the afternoon. Copyright 2020 by Keith yates (keith.96@att.net) all rights reserved. No copying, reposting, or distributing is permitted without the author's written consent.