Date: Fri, 07 Dec 2018 16:40:22 +0000 From: Youngjonboy1 Subject: HUNTER Chapter 8 Adult/Youth HUNTER Chapter8 Hunter glanced at the clock on his dresser to check the time. "It's only 8:30, we can have breakfast and then maybe my mom will let us go to the movies" Gman was not sure what time his mom was going to pick him up but he liked the idea of going to a movie with Hunter and being with him in a dark theater. Hunter unlocked his door, relieved that his mom had not knocked on the door wondering why it was locked. "Are you ready Gman?" Hunter asked as he opened the door. The two boys walked into the kitchen and Hunter pointed to a chair that he wanted Gman to sit at. "Come on Gman, you sit here and I'll make us a slam damn breakfast" Hunter said laughing "What's a slam damn breakfast?" Gman inquired. " I think that's what they call it at Denny's restaurant" Hunter said with a look of uncertainty on his face. " No, you mean GRAND SLAM" Gman yelled out, laughing. Hunter's mom walked in the kitchen just as Gman began laughing at Hunter's comment. " I will GRAND SLAM you, if you make a mess in my kitchen, young man" Hunter's mom said as she walked over to the fridge and opened the door . She looked inside for a minute, trying to decide what she could cook for two growing boys. " I was going to make us all some Eggos" Hunter bragged. "You're a sweetheart my precious pumpkin." Hunter's mom said as she pinched his cheeks and gave him a kiss. Hunter backed away as he always hated it when his mother used terms like that to describe him in front of other people. When he was alone with his mom, it did not bother him, in fact he enjoyed it. Mom took the bacon out of the fridge and put 9 slabs of bacon in a frying pan, turning the burner on low. " Wait until the bacon is about half done and then you can start the Eggos, my love" Mom said Gman sat in his chair watching the chit chat between Hunter and his mom. It made him think of his mom and how she used to talk to him before the automobile accident. After the accident, because of the pain, she rarely said anything other than was required. " Oh sweetheart, before I forget. YOU, young man, have a visitor coming to meet you today" looking at Hunter as she gave him the news. " ME?. Who is coming to see me?" Hunter asked as his eyes got wide and his mouth opened in shock that someone was coming to see him. " Last week I went to the Big Brothers and Big Sisters office downtown and I asked if they might have a young man who could spend time with you, just like a Big Brother would" Hunter looked at Gman as if Gman could explain what mom was saying . Hunter's eyes and mouth were still wide open. "Is he going to live here with us?" Hunter asked " No love, he is just going to visit every week or two and take you places and spend time with you" Hunter was not sure how this new arrangement might work out. He did not feel comfortable around strange men and he was not sure if he man would even like him. " What if we don't get along?" He asked " Well, if it does not work out, they can find a new Big Brother for you or we can just go back to you not having one. It's up to you sweetheart, I just wanted to find someone older to spend time with you and take you places." The more Hunter thought about a Big Brother, the more he liked the idea. Having an older person around might have it's advantages. If he was having problems with a bully, what better way to deal with a bully than having a Big Brother to beat him up. " OK mom, sounds cool with me. What time is he going to be here?" " The agency said he would be here at 11 AM sharp." Gman looked at Hunter to see what his reaction was. Hunter looked at the clock to see how much longer it would be before the strange man arrived. Mom poured orange juice and milk into glasses and set them on the table in front of the boys " OK Hunter, get those Eggos started, the bacon is just about done" The breakfast feast consisted of crisp bacon, Eggos, topped with butter and warm maple syrup . Mom also cut up a few strawberries with a couple of bananas. After breakfast, the boys decided to go into Hunter's room and just wait until 11 A.M. and the arrival of the strange man. Hunter got onto his bed and rested his head against his pillow. Gman got right next to him and both boys looked up at the ceiling as they stretched out on the bed. The door was partially closed but there was a gap where mom, if she were to walk by the door, could see the boys on the bed. Gman put his hand on his best friends leg and began moving it towards Hunter's belly. He rested his hand on his belly and slowly started to move his fingers towards the hem line of the basketball shorts that Hunter was wearing. " NO, not now. Mom might see us" Hunter said as he removed Gman's hand from his body. Gman was hurt that Hunter had removed his hand from Hunter's belly. He did not see anything wrong with just having his hand on his best friend. " Do you think that I should go home, since he is coming to see you?" Gman asked almost in a whimper. Hunter turned to look at Gman " Geez, why would you go home? When he is gone, we will go see a movie, just the two of us" Hunter turned and continued looking at the ceiling. Gman smiled, he was happy that Hunter did not want to get rid of him. He moved a little closer to Hunter and touched his foot with his own foot. Hunter began laughing and within minutes the two boys began wrestling on top of the bed. Hunter was quickly able to pin Gman on the bed. Hunter was sitting on top of Gman and holding his arms down. Gman put up no resistance. Having Hunter on top of him made him feel good and SAFE. While waiting for the Big Brother to show up, the boys spent the rest of the time playing with Hunter's toys and watching You Tube videos on Hunter's computer. Both boys loved watching other boys doing the ice water challenges in bathtubs. At precisely 11:00 A.M. there was a loud rap on the front door. Both boys got up and stood behind Hunter's bedroom door peering out at the front door. Mom opened the door and the boys could see that she was shaking hands with a young man. She invited him in and the boys could barely see him as he entered the living room and took a seat. "Hunter, would you and Gman please come into the living room" Both boys slowly walked towards the living room and paused as they entered the room. Hunter, with his hands behind his back, and Gman behind Hunter. A young man who appeared to Hunter to be around 20 stood up and extended his hand out . " I am Ryan Phillips and I hope to be your Big Brother" Hunter walked up to Ryan and put his hand inside of Ryan's hand. The hand was huge compared to Hunter's small hand and Ryan gave a firm hand shake as Hunter kept his soft hand inside of Ryan's hand. Hunter had never had anyone hold his hand so firmly before. " Have a seat boys. Ryan, this is Gman, he is Hunter's best friend." Ryan extended his hand to Gman and they shook hands. Like Hunter, Gman's hand was limp inside the large warm hand of the young man. Hunter could not keep his eyes off of Ryan. He had never had an adult friend before and he was curious to see how being friends with an adult was going to work out. He thought Ryan reminded him of an athlete. He was very muscular and appeared to have very little body fat. His hair was dark blonde and he had brown eyes. Hunter thought that he looked to be around 20 years old. " Do you play sports?" Ryan asked of Hunter " Yeah, I played T-ball a couple of years ago and this past year, I was on the 10 and under football team. I played end for my team." " That's awesome Hunter. I have only played one sport, Tennis. I play on my college team. I am a student at UCLA " Hunter smiled. He thought it would be cool to know someone who played at a major college. Hunter was becoming more comfortable with Ryan and the two of them started to become instant friends. Gman watched without saying anything. Ryan had not talked with him, other than introducing himself. He secretly wished that Ryan was not there. He wanted Hunter as a friend and he did not want to share Hunter with anyone else. " Hey Hunter, I have a Tennis match later on today, if you want I can pick you up and you can come with me and cheer me on" Hunter thought for a few seconds " I can't Ryan. I am going to the movies with Gman this afternoon." Gman smiled, knowing that his friend had picked HIM instead of a strange man. " Hey, that's cool. Tell you what, I can come by this evening, say about 7 PM if it's OK with your mom and we can go get a pizza at Pizza Hut " " Fine with me" mom said " OK. I know we'll be back from the movies by then". Instantly, Hunter flashed back to the previous night at the Pizza Hut when he met Josh. Ryan stood up and said that he needed to leave as there were things he needed to do before his big match that day against Stanford. Hunter followed Ryan to the door and decided to walk out to the car with him. Ryan was driving a 2017 Mazda and it was cherry red. " COOL CAR" Hunter yelled out " I will pick you up later tonight in this care. We are going to have a great time Hunter. I am really glad that you want to be my little brother" Ryan put his arm around the boy " You are so cool Mr. Hunter, I know we are going to be great brothers" Hunter put his arm around Ryan's waist and smiled . Hunter began thinking about how cool it was going to be to hang out with Ryan in his Mazda. " I wonder why he picked me" Hunter thought to himself. "Lucky me" END OF CHAPTER 8. Ryan seems like a very nice match for Hunter. It will be interesting to see what they have in common. Hunter and Gman going to the movies, sitting next to each other in a dark theater. Pizza Hut later that night, could Josh be there again. So many questions. .