Date: Sun, 15 Mar 2015 16:24:11 +0000 (UTC) From: Jay Carrington Subject: Chapter 22 of My Son and His Friends This work is copyrighted by the author, J. Carrington and commercial use is prohibited without permission in writing from the author. Personal or private copies are permitted only if they are complete and include the copyright notice. Placing this story on a website or reproducing this story for distribution without the author's permission is a violation of that copyright. This is a story of a man's relationship with his son and his son's friends. The writing is very detailed and is a written representation of what the author saw as he was writing the story. It will contain some sexual scenes, but it is not totally about sex. The series of chapters are completely fictional and are the result of the author's fertile imagination. Any resemblance to any real person(s) is purely coincidental. The story contains consensual sexual behavior between young adult males and an older adult male. It depicts both unprotected sex and protected sex. Safe sex practices are the way to go if you plan to be around for years to come. If you are underage (below 18) or object to the subject matter, please leave now as the door that let you in will also let you leave. If you enjoy this site, you are encouraged to donate to Nifty.org so that it will continue to operate. You can buy a visa gift card and use it to donate to Nifty anonymously or you can use your credit card and you can see the transaction on your monthly bill. Anyways, this is a great site which serves the needs of our select population. Before I move to the next chapter, I want to thank those who have taken the time to write me regarding Chapter 21. Several of you have relayed some interesting parallels to the story. Several have questioned the fact that Jay was allowed to participate in the Nude Dude Night with no punishment. Some of you are ahead of me with your questions. Hang in there as here goes Chapter 22. Chapter 22 - My Son and His Friends Sunday morning makes its presence known with bright sunlight entering my bedroom and landing on my bed. I woke up, and moved my pillows so that I had support for my back as I sat up in the bed. I looked over at Phil and he was curled up facing the other way. I looked at his face and he still had some body paint around the back of his hairline. I had to chuckle as this will not go over good with 'Mister It Has To Be Perfect'. As I sat there and relived the events of Friday and Saturday night, I had to question my actions with regard to Jay and Dakota. I thought about everything Phil had said about Dakota. It was true that he had chosen me to expose himself to; he had the decency to come back and explain to me why and to apologize; he had checked on me several times, and then when he saw me naked; he was very complimentary. I just hoped that Phil was right and that he would keep his mouth shut, but what if he tried to blackmail me into doing something that was a violation of the teaching profession's code of conduct? Surely, he would not do that. But what did he mean that he said that he knew several guys that might want to play? Oh My God! I need to stop this as I am about to make myself sick again. Jay, oh yeah, there was Jay. I need a different set of thoughts. I had to bring Justin into the loop because of Jay's issue with Sherry. This was not the way that I usually handled Jay, and I was not happy about having to do it this way this time, but I had to think about what might happen if Sherry changed her story. I could not have Justin and Meredith in the dark and broadsided by her story. They would have grounds to be extremely angry with me, and then, it would be a big can of worms which would eventually involve the school. I have always in the past handled Jay's misbehavior myself, and he has always responded to my discipline and counsel. As I was giving this some thought, Phil rolled over and into me. He began to wake -up and when he did, he smiled up at me and said "Good Morning." I responded with a "Good Morning" to him. He pushed his pillows up like mine and sat up. He looked over at me and said "Doug, you are over- thinking this. You made the best calls that you could make, you do this on a daily basis, the girl's father supports you and so has Jay's dad. You cannot meddle into Jay's family's punishment issues. You do well with Jay, but this is an issue to be handled by his parents. He will respect you in time, as he knows that you have protected him in the past, but this was a different set of circumstances." I looked over at him and smiled. I said "Phil, you know me so well, I love that boy and while he is a handful, I know he and I have an understanding. He was wrong in doing what he did, but honestly you can't fault him for wanting to get a blow-job." Phil looked at me and said "Is that a hint?" I said "No, this continues to bother me and I am not sure that I could enjoy a blow job at the moment." "I sit here, and I think that maybe I should not have allowed him to participate in the Nude Dude night, but what other choices did I have? Justin had him stay with me, we had things planned, everybody had worked so hard, I could not put him elsewhere so I allowed him to stay" I said. Phil said "Didn't Justin say he would be back this afternoon and he would set Jay's punishment then?" I said "Yes." He said, "Then leave it alone, it is in Justin's hands, and it is his responsibility, not yours." I thought about our conversations and finally agreed that there was nothing that I could do at the moment, so I looked over at Phil, reached for his hand and squeezed it. He smiled at me and I returned a genuine smile to him. I said "Phil, you are such a blessing to me, how did I ever survive without you?" He said "Doug, those times make you appreciate me now" and then he chuckled. I punched him in the shoulder. I said "Get your ass out of bed and go wash your face and the back of your neck, you have body paint on it." He shot out of bed and went to the dresser mirror. He began to rub around his hairline, and then he headed to the bathroom. I heard the faucet turn on, and then, he called me to help. I went into the bathroom and helped him do the cleanup on the backside of his head. We worked very hard and this time, we got the body paint completely off. As soon as he finished, he shaved, then I shaved. We both stepped into the shower together and well, yes, there was some playing around, but we did step out cleaner than when we entered. We returned to the bedroom and dressed for the day. We walked into the kitchen area and we separated. I went down the hallway to Ryan's bedroom while Phil went outside. I knocked on the door and I heard a sleep "what?" I am not sure who it came from, but I announced that it was time to get up and help get the house cleaned up. I reminded whoever I was talking to that breakfast would be in thirty minutes and everybody was to be showered and dressed. I asked "Do you understand?" and I got an "Uh huh." I walked back up the hallway and then I heard the bedroom door open and the bathroom door close. I don't know who left the bedroom, but at least I had some movement started. I returned to the kitchen, began to fry some bacon, heated up the oven, opened some frozen biscuits, opened a can of cinnamon rolls, buttered some toast, cracked and whipped a dozen eggs, and made a pot of grits. I put the biscuits in the oven when it had preheated to the correct temperature and then I pulled the jellies and butter out of the refrigerator. I stirred the grits after adding some butter, then I scrambled a pan of eggs. I walked to the door and called Phil to come in. He arrived about the time that the four boys entered the kitchen. Everybody grabbed a plate and helped themselves to breakfast. Ryan poured everyone a glass of orange juice. As we ate breakfast, I told the boys that they were to help Phil dismantle the lighting and remaining decorations while I did some grocery shopping. I told Ryan that he was to take the decorations that we had purchased and store them in the large plastic containers in the garage. I also told him that he was then to take the remaining body paint and store it in the utility room closet. As soon as everyone finished eating, they rinsed their plates and glasses and placed them in the dishwasher. I washed up the dishes, pots, and pans that I had used and placed them in the dishwasher too. I did a quick survey of what was in the pantry, refrigerator, and freezer. I decided to wing it and to not write a grocery list. I walked into the backyard and told everyone that I was off to shop, and Ryan made a request for some ice cream and an apple pie. I grabbed my wallet, keys, and headed to the Denali. I got in, backed out and headed to the store. I reached the grocery store and parked away from the store as I did not want to encourage dings and damage to the Denali. I walked into the store, grabbed a buggy and began to shop. I walked the aisles and placed a lot of canned stuff in the buggy as it had been a while since I had made a heavy shopping trip. I shopped carefully in the fresh vegetables section and picked up some fall squash, broccoli, salad mix, tomatoes, a cucumber, a bag of sweet onions, some sweet potatoes, baking potatoes, apples, bananas, and oranges. I hit the meat market and purchased chicken breasts, chicken legs, chicken thighs, ground beef, ground chuck, a roast, and some baby back ribs. I headed over to the bakery and purchased some fresh Kaiser rolls, some potato rolls, fresh sliced Italian bread, and a freshly baked apple pie. I then walked through the frozen foods section and added French fries, some vegetables, and ice cream. I had a full buggy and it was now time to check out. I rolled the buggy to the checkout that seemed to have the shortest line. I finally made it to the counter and began to unload the buggy. I looked up and there was Landon working the cash register. He said "Good Morning, Mr. Brunson!" I returned a "Good Morning" to him and continued to unload the buggy. Landon said "Are we feeding an army?" I looked at him, smiled and said "It sure seems that way sometimes." He finished checking me out and I wrote a check to cover my purchases. Landon looked over at me and said "Well, I will see you tomorrow as I heard we may have some things to talk about." I must have looked puzzled because he then said "Well, you know man stuff." I know that I must have paled at that time, but I tried to maintain my composure and said "I am sure that we do." Another young man that I did not know pushed the buggy out to the Denali and helped me move the bags from the buggy to the Denali. I was so thankful for his help and conversation. I got in the Denali, and drove home. I drove into the garage, got out and began to pull the frozen stuff out so that I could store it in the freezer in the garage. When I finished that, I grabbed a few bags and went into the kitchen. The boys were lounging around in the family room. They jumped up and finished unloading the groceries. I stored everything, and then, decided that I would do a late afternoon meal of spaghetti. I made that announcement along with a salad, French bread, apple pie, and ice cream. I was met with applause. I said "Okay boys, you know what your specialties are when I cook spaghetti, I need the salad made, and the bread buttered and seasoned." Ryan and Rob got up and started working on the salads, while Myles worked on buttering and adding garlic powder to the bread. Jay grabbed several onions and began to chop them for the spaghetti sauce. Phil came in and saw the beehive of activity and smiled. I said "We have an understanding here that everyone helps prepare the meal." Phil said "Well Doug, I am going to scoot out of here as I need to go home, store this stuff, clean up, wash some clothes, and map out a few work projects. It has been real, and I thank you guys for a fun weekend!" I walked Phil out to his truck while the boys continued their tasks in the kitchen. I helped him load a few things that we had stored in the garage, and then, I gave him a long hug. I told him that I had really enjoyed his company over the weekend and that I really appreciated his support. He smiled and said "Doug, you never knew what fringe benefits would come with your waterfall and fountain, did you?" I smiled and said "Everyone enters your life for a reason, some for a season and some for a lifetime. I hope you will be here for my lifetime." Phil smiled and said "Doug, that is not in my hands, but that would be my wish too." He got in his truck after giving my junk a good jiggle. I felt myself harden, but willed it down as I had to go back in and work with the boys. I closed the garage door and entered the house. They boys had finished their work and were now doing clean-up. Ryan placed the salad in the refrigerator to keep it fresh and allow the various items to marinate. Myles placed the bread in the refrigerator to keep it fresh, while Jay scraped the onions together in a bowl for me to use when I made the sauce. I grabbed the big pot from the cabinet, rinsed it out, and began to fry a 50/50 mixture of ground beef and ground chuck. When I had it browned to my liking, I drained the grease off of it, dug out a hole in the middle, filled the hole with the chopped onions, and then covered them with the meat mixture. I added a small amount of water, and turned the pot down to simmer. I allowed the onions to simmer with the meat until they were translucent. I then stirred them, added some salt, pepper, other spices, tomato sauce, a TBSP of sugar, and some canned diced tomatoes. I stirred it up and gave it a quick taste test. Yep, this was going to be good. I turned the heat to medium-low and headed into the house to gather the dirty clothing while the sauce cooked. I sorted the clothes and began a load of colors. I called for Ryan to do a walk-through of the bedrooms and retrieve any empty hangers. He did and brought me a large number of plastic and metal hangers with paper covers. I sorted them and grouped them according to type on the laundry room shelving. I suggested that the boys pull out their homework and work on that until it was time to eat. There was some groaning, but I reminded them that it had to be done; and it was better to do it now than later, when something else more exciting might come about. They got up, trudged down to Ryan's room and returned with their book bags. Soon they were gathered around the dining table, working on their assignments and quizzing each other for an upcoming United States history test. I returned to the kitchen, stirred the sauce, cut the pie, pulled down the plates, glasses, salad bowls, and laid out the large utensils used in serving along with the flatware for each of us. As I was finishing these tasks, the phone rang. It was Phil, he said "Doug, is that invitation to spaghetti still open?" I said "Definitely!" He said "Good, cause all the way home, all I could think of was spaghetti, and I did not want to have to dress to go to Olive Garden by myself." I told him that we would be ready to eat in about an hour. He said he would be there in about forty-five minutes. I pulled down the extra plate, glass, bowl, and flatware for him. I finished puttering around in the kitchen, put a pot of water on to boil and soon the doorbell rang. Jay answered the door and allowed Phil to come in. Jay walked with Phil and when he got to the kitchen he looked at me and said "Pops, I thought we got rid of him already. Why is he back?" I said "Jay, he is a hungry man and is ready to eat a good home-cooked meal." Jay smiled and said "Well he did work hard this weekend, so I guess we owe him a good meal." He then turned and returned to the homework table. Phil looked at me, smiled, walked over to where I stood, and gave me a quick kiss. I told him to turn the oven to broil while I added the spaghetti noodles to the water. Shortly thereafter, the oven was ready and we placed the bread in it to brown. I called the boys to the kitchen, and they began to fix their plates. Everyone enjoyed their meal and talked about how much fun the weekend had been. They all gave Phil high praise for his work and when they finished, they each gave him a high five. Jay even gave him a hug. Phil looked over at me and said "I hate to rush off, but honestly, I have a lot of work awaiting me at home." I hated to see him leave again, but I too had some work that I needed to do. So we walked out to his truck and did some more talking. As we were talking Justin walked over and joined us. After about fifteen minutes, Phil cranked up his truck and backed out leaving me and Justin by ourselves. Justin then looked at me and said "Doug, can we go inside and have a private conversation?" I said "Of course, the boys are working on their homework in the dining room, but we can go to my office." He said "Sounds like a plan, lead on." We walked in the house and headed down to my office. I closed the door, and we both seated ourselves. I looked at Justin and said "Okay, so what is on your mind?" He said "Doug, I need to talk to someone about Jay and you seem to be the best one to talk to, because you know and love him." I smiled and he continued "I know that you have a unique relationship with each of the boys, it is evident in how they act around you, and how you can call down their behavior with a snap of your fingers, or clearing your throat. I wish I had that, but I am going to chalk part of that up to you being a teacher. I also know that I have not spent as much time with Jay as I should have. I have let my work interfere with our time and I realized that during the trip this past weekend. I know that Jay can be a pain, and I know that he and Shane have had some major issues, but that seemed to stop for a while, then it was back, and now they seem to be getting along again. I suspect that you know more about that than I do because both of them feel free to talk things over with you." I said "Whoa Justin, you have said a lot, let's deal with what you have put on the table." He seemed very nervous and said "Doug, I have given this a lot of thought over the weekend and it just came rolling out. I know we need to talk about it, but I have talked this over in my head most of the weekend and it just felt so good to say it to someone that would understand." "Let's take my relationships with the boys first," I said. "I have spent a lot of time with them, and they know what I will accept and what I will not accept. I have learned each one's personality and basically what makes them tick. Since we are talking about Jay, let me say that he is a challenge compared to the others. Jay is unique, he is raw energy, he pushes the bounds, he wants to be loved and accepted, he craves attention, and yes, he gets on everybody's nerves, but Jay can be loving, fun, considerate and you have to know, he is smart. Now as far as you taking time to be with Jay, that is a good call. I made the decision when Allison and I were married that I wanted more children. That did not happen, but I look at these guys as my added children. My job affords me the time to be with them daily, I take them places, I listen to them, I enjoy cooking for them, and they spend a lot of time here, but they also spend time at the other houses." Justin said "Doug, I do not doubt your love for the boys and that is not even where I want to go with this conversation. I think I know you, and that being said, I believe that you are having issues about bringing Friday night's activities to my attention." I nodded my head and said "Justin, if I could have handled things and without a doubt known that my handling of the issue would not rear its ugly head in the future, I would have done so. My God - It was a blow job, a blow job by a girl who was barely dressed. I can't blame Jay for wanting that. I blame him for not thinking things through and doing it in my house with a house full of guests who also included his parents. He has not said anything about it to me this weekend, nor have I to him. He knows that he was wrong, and I believe that he is ready to accept his punishment. I just don't think it needs to be outlandish, but it needs to be such that he will remember it and so will the other boys. Justin asked "Do the others know?" I said "Justin, these guys do not keep secrets from one another, I would put a paycheck on the fact that they know." He said "So I have to discipline Jay in a manner that it makes an impact on the others?" I said "You have to discipline Jay; the others will get the message." Justin moved to get up and then he said "The worst part of this is that his 15th birthday is coming up in eleven days and Shane's in five. I had major plans for both of them. I was going to buy him a new iPhone and I have purchased new tires for Shane's Jeep, but as part of Jay's punishment, that will not happen. I had to bring Meredith in on this over the weekend, as we were far away from Jay. She was livid as you would have expected. She is ready to lock him in his room for the next twenty years, but I have talked to her, and we have finally agreed to celebrate his birthday with family and that includes the boys, but no other guests; give him only clothes for his birthday; withhold any out of town trips or trips to movies and the like for a month; and he has to be in the house or your house every afternoon after school until Thanksgiving vacation. Honestly, he reminds me so much of me when I was growing up that it is scary. If my parents knew about some of his antics, they would say that their prayers were being answered" and he laughed. I said "Justin, you mentioned something along these lines when we in Panama City Beach. I cannot wait to hear more on this. He laughed and said "Doug, that will have to be at a time and place where it is just those that I trust, and I am probably two sheets in the wind," then he stood up and continued, "Well, I have taken enough of your time, but I wanted you to know that you did the right thing, and we will handle this issue. I also want you to know that I am going to try to make some changes in the way I deal with Jay and Shane for that matter too." I walked him to the dining room, and he asked Jay to grab his stuff and follow him home. The looks around the table showed that they all knew what was about to happen and probably thought that he was going to get a spanking. As soon as they left, Rob said "I knew he was going to get caught, he is so careless." I continued on into the kitchen and finished a few things, then I returned to my office and graded some papers until 11 o'clock. I walked back out and found that Rob had left and that Myles and Ryan were sitting there talking. I announced bedtime and they went to Ryan's bathroom for a quick shower and then they went to Ryan's room to sleep. I went to my bedroom, turned the covers back, walked into my bathroom and got a quick shower. I walked back out into my bedroom, put on some boxer briefs, and crawled into bed. I adjusted my pillows and lay back, soon I was asleep. I woke up the next morning more relaxed than I had been in several days. The talk with Justin had occurred, and I was satisfied with the outcome, the only issue today was facing Dakota. I rolled over, looked at the clock and decided that I might as well get the day going, so I got out of bed, walked into my bathroom, relieved myself, shaved and then showered. I walked back into my bedroom and dressed for the day. After I had finished dressing, I began to walk down the hallway to check on the boys when their bedroom door opened and Ryan shot across the hallway into his bathroom. I turned around and headed back to the kitchen to prepare breakfast. In a few minutes, I heard doors down the hallway open and close. Soon both Ryan and Myles were seated in the kitchen awaiting their breakfast. I dished each one of us some grits, bacon, scrambled eggs, and toast. Myles got up and got the grape jelly from the refrigerator along with some orange juice. We ate our breakfast with an eye on the kitchen clock. For some reason, it felt like we were shoveling the food into our mouths. So sooner than I wanted, we were finished and on our way to school. I arrived at school and parked, then I made my way to the office to check my mailbox and pick up the papers that I had left to be copied. As I exited the office, one of the other science department members was walking out, so we walked on down to the science wing. We stood in the hallway and talked as the students milled in and out tending to things in their lockers. We finished our conversation, and I saw Landon and Dakota walk towards me with big smiles on their faces. My stomach suddenly tightened and I felt really sick. Dakota walked over and said "Good morning, Mr. Brunson." Landon just smiled and they continued on their way to their lockers. I hurriedly unlocked my door and began arranging my material for my classes. Soon the first bell sounded, and the students began to enter the classroom. I started class and soon Dakota and Landon were out of my mind as I was on a roll delivering course content while asking students questions and answering student questions. I finished my first period lecture and questioning about the time that the bell rang for class dismissal. I opened my door and stood just outside it as the students filed out of my classroom. As the second period students began to enter my classroom, the PA system in my classroom called for my attention and I stepped back in just so I was straddling the doorway. I was answering a question from the office staff, when Landon walked by and let his hand deliberately swipe my cock and balls. I immediately felt myself bone up and I shot him a look as I was still talking to the office. He just walked on, put his books down, turned around and smiled at me. I finished dealing with the PA system and by that time, all of the students were in the room and it was time to start class. I could not believe how brazen Landon had been, but I knew that now was not the time to deal with him, so I began my class. As with first period, I was soon into my presentation and Landon was out of my mind, until I stopped and looked his way. He saw me looking and he gave me a 'thumbs up'. I felt myself turn red. He smiled. Soon class was over and he was one of the first to leave the class which was highly unusual. Dakota was in my third period class and I was monitoring the hallway during the change of class. A group of students walked up and began to enter the classroom as a group, Dakota was a part of that group and he worked his way so that he could enter against me. As he entered, he jostled my package and kept on walking. I knew at this point, that I would have to have a conversation with these two young men before the day was out. Dakota walked on into the classroom and took a seat right in front of my lectern. As it would be my luck, he was wearing a pair of short shorts and they were form fitting. There was no way that his cock could make itself seen except by lengthening down his short's leg. As I took roll and made a few announcements, Dakota was slowly and deliberately stroking his cock with his right hand and it was growing stiff and lengthening. I tried to start my lecture, but his show had caught my attention and I was having a hard time breaking away from the show in front of me. Finally, I willed myself to begin my presentation and shortly thereafter, I was lecturing, asking questions and providing feedback. Dakota evidently sensed that I was ignoring him so he began a cough and I looked over his way. He saw me look and he pointed down to his stiff cock outlined in his shorts. It looked like it was about 8 inches long and frankly I was surprised that it was still underneath the short's leg. He made a move like he might be about to raise the pant leg when I decided to move around the classroom. That move thwarted his plans, and gave me the break that I needed to finish the class. As soon as I had finished my class, I looked at the clock and I had two more minutes. I reminded the students to read chapter ten and then I looked at Dakota and asked him to stay after class. As the students walked out of the classroom, Dakota moved toward my desk. I saw the last student out the door, and then, I walked back to my desk. I looked at Dakota and said "Dakota, I am not sure what it is that you are striving for, but let me tell you that we have a teacher - student relationship, and that is where I plan on keeping it. Now, you have once again stretched the limits of that when you walked past me during the class change and during class today. Friday night was a mistake, and I am sorry that it happened, but it did, and I have to live with that." Dakota said "Mr. Brunson, I do not regret that I had to deliver pizza to your house on Friday night. I enjoyed the scenery, and I wish that I had taken time to check things out." I stopped him and said "Dakota, that will never happen." He said "Mr. Brunson, I saw your cock and it has been in my thoughts ever since. I would love to see it again, and I know that you find my cock intriguing. In fact, Landon agrees with me." I said "Dakota, I need to talk to both you and Landon during lunch. You need to get up with Landon and the two of you need to have lunch together. I will join you for a private luncheon." Dakota said "The first of several threesomes." I looked at him and said "Dakota, keep it in your dreams but in reality understand that it is not going to happen." Dakota gave me that flashy smile of his and said "What will be, will be Mr. Brunson." I taught my next class and then it was lunch time. I walked to the cafeteria and as I entered I saw Dakota and Landon sitting together in a corner. I made my way through the lunch line and purchased myself a chicken salad sandwich, a cookie, and a glass of tea. After I paid for my meal, I walked over to where they were seated and pulled up a chair. I said "Guys, we need to have a talk." Landon said "Mr. Brunson, I think we both know what you want to talk to us about." I said "Landon, what gave you that idea?" He said "Mr. Brunson, Dakota and I feel a very unique and close relationship with you; we feel that we can talk to you about a lot of things that we cannot even think about talking to our parents or families about." I said "Boys, I appreciate your confidence, but both of you are placing me in a situation that I find very uncomfortable, and your actions today were wrong." Dakota said, "Landon, he is upset that we felt him up during class change." I said "Dakota, that is partially true and the other part is that you have taken a fluke event and have turned it into some fantasy. I am your teacher and I will not place my job and career on the line for this fantasy. Friday night was an accident, I am sorry that it happened, but I cannot take it back." Dakota said, "Landon, you should have seen it, he opened the door and was wearing this cloak, the wind started to blow, then the cloak opened up and showed me his cock, balls and trimmed pubes. I am telling you that his package is pretty much what we guessed it to be." I looked at Dakota as I could not believe what I was hearing. I said "Dakota, what do you mean?" He said "Mr. Brunson, we have watched you in class and have appreciated your package on many occasions. I have almost drooled when you sit on the edge of your desk and your package is so prominently displayed. I figured you were about 8 inches with a nice mushroom head and Landon thought you were extremely hairy. I can tell you that you did not disappoint me on Saturday night." I was stunned and really did not know what to say next. Landon looked at me and said "Mr. Brunson, we are paying you a compliment. We love and respect you, but we need someone to talk to privately and you, well you make us feel comfortable and we want you as our special mentor." I said "Landon, I don't know what you are suggesting, but I will tell you this, I will listen, but that is all that I will do. Do you two understand me?" The both nodded and smiled at each other. I felt that there was more to the smiles than just the agreement that I had made with them. Dakota said "We have about five more minutes to finish lunch, so we gobbled the rest of our food and walked our trays to the window just as the end of lunch bell was ringing. I walked back to my classroom, gathered the materials that I needed copied, and began walking toward the office. As I walked to the office, I stopped by Gina Crestwood's classroom, and we talked about the upcoming science fair. We talked for a few minutes, and then I continued on my way to the office. As I walked into the office, I saw Blake Slatcoff and Tanner Thomas sitting near the Assistant Principal's office. I walked over to them and asked them why they were in the office. They told me that there was a problem during the change of class involving some other students, and that they were here to talk to Mr. Baylor. We talked for a few more minutes, and during our conversation, I kept noticing them looking below my belt and then, smiling at each other. I wished them the best, turned and walked into the copy room. I could not get their smiles out of my mind. I left the office and headed back to my classroom. On the way, I ran into Landon who was on his way to the media center. I said "Landon, hold up a minute!" He turned, smiled and said "What's up?" I said "I have been thinking about our lunch conversation and I want to know who else is in on this?" He said, "What makes you think there are others?" I said "I just have a gut feeling." He said "You see, Mr. Brunson that is just another reason that we trust you. You know us. Now to answer your question, our group is Dakota, Tanner, Blake and me." I stood stock still. I said "I want to see all four of you in my classroom after school today. You need to get that word out to each one of them and understand that this is my meeting, not yours, it is mine." I left Landon standing in the hallway as I walked on down to my classroom like a man on a mission. I sat down and gathered my thoughts together. In a few minutes, my last class of the day entered the classroom and I began my instruction. As that class ended, I walked into the hallway to do our end of the day hall monitoring. As soon as the traffic cleared, I walked back into my classroom and waited for the four boys. In about ten minutes, all four of the boys entered my classroom. I got up, closed the door and told them to take a seat in the desks in front of me. I sat at my desk after remembering the comment about me leaning on my desk. I began the conversation with "Boys, I have picked up on some vibes from you today that need to be addressed. I think you all are operating under a false impression and I want to get things clear this afternoon." Dakota spoke up and said "Mr. Brunson, like Landon and I said at lunch, we (motioning to include the four of them) are close friends and have found that we share an interest that other guys do not. We may be gay or bi, and as, we told you at lunch, we cannot talk to our families about our thoughts. After a good talk this weekend, we decided that we trust you and believe that we can confide in you." I started to say something, but Blake spoke up, he said, "Mr. Brunson, you need to know that if we did not trust you, we would not have come out to you as we have today. Yes, we are assuming that we are probably more gay and that has posed a big issue for us, but since we discussed it this weekend, we have felt more comfortable knowing that the four of us are in this together." Tanner nodded his head and said "Nicely put Blake. You see, Mr. Brunson, we just feel a closeness to you and we are asking that you listen to us and give us some advice. Blake and I do not have a father in our homes. We promise that we will not put your job or reputation in danger." I looked at each of the boys individually and said "I do not know what you expect from me, but I do know that the four of you are good students, and I am honored, I think, that you have deemed me worthy of knowing your secret." They smiled and Landon said "Mr. Brunson, we love you and have special feelings about you, so we know that we can talk freely with you about a lot of stuff and that goes beyond science." I looked at Landon and said "If I agree to this situation, you need to know that I am only your advisor and nothing more. There will be no nudity or any activities that would bring threats to my career or reputation. Do I make myself clear?" They all agreed. I then said, "I can tell you that I need time to do more thinking on this issue before I say or agree to anything else." Dakota spoke up and said "Mr. Brunson, we can agree to that, but in time, I think you will change your mind and things will move even further." I looked at him and said "Dakota, you have heard my conditions and I don't see them changing." He said "Whatever. Now, I don't know about the others, but I have to get to practice." He got up, walked over to me, shook my hand and the others joined him in that ritual before they walked out the door. I finished cleaning up, laid out some materials for tomorrow's class, turned off the projector, and headed out to the Denali. I got in, cranked it up, and drove home. I walked into the house and the boys were there doing their homework. They all stopped what they were doing and looked at me. I said "What now?" Ryan said "So how did it go?" I said "Oh that, well it is more complicated than I ever thought it could be, but I think I can handle it." I walked into the kitchen and began to prepare the night's dinner. I pulled the roast from the refrigerator along with some potatoes, carrots, onions, a can of baby green peas, some flour, pepper and salt from the pantry and the cabinets. I salted, peppered, and floured the roast. I then placed it in a hot frying pan with a small amount of cooking oil and braised it. I then took the roast, placed it in the pressure cooker, and cooked it for about 35 minutes. I turned the heat off and after I gradually released some of the pressure, I opened the lid very carefully, placed the vegetables in, returned the lid and cooked them after adding about a cup and a half of water. I made some corn muffins and as soon as they were finished, I called everyone to the kitchen counter and we had a bowl of roast and vegetables. After everyone finished, they returned to their homework, and I cleaned up the kitchen. I walked into the family room, turned the TV on, and watched a police drama. After a while, the boys began to break up their study session with everyone going home. Soon it was just Ryan and me. He snuggled up to me and we watched another show and then we called it a night. He went to his bathroom and took his nightly shower while I walked to mine and did the same. I walked back into my bedroom from my bathroom, turned out the lights and crawled naked into bed. I could not believe that I had survived the day, and yet there was so much more to worry about now than I previously thought. I lay there for a while and soon I fell asleep. End of Chapter 22 - My Son and His Friends Well there you have it - another dilemma in the making. How will Doug's new posse work out? What will they rope him into? How will the upcoming birthday parties go? How will the Thanksgiving Holidays go and where will Thanksgiving be celebrated? These are a few of the questions that will be answered in the upcoming chapters of My Son and His Friends. Please feel free to write and give me your input on this storyline. I love to read your thoughts and answer your questions. I hope you have a great St. Patrick's Day and a fantastic week. Jay