Date: Sun, 8 Sep 2019 08:39:33 -0500 From: Eric Murphey Subject: Transitions Chapter 3 Good morning Nifty person. If you again would be so kind to replace this chapter with a corrected version. Thank you very muchEric When i started this story i liked the idea. Now that I'm writing the story I love the idea. I never thought i would get the positive feedback I am getting from it. I have to say i am truly humbled by all of your emails. Thank you for them. I had planned on writing one chapter every Saturday. But to be honest all of the positive feedback has really motivated me to write more often. Some of the emails have made me cry they are so touching. I cant believe how truly positive of an experience this has been for me so far. I have yet to receive a negative email.. Not saying i want one but I'm sure some hater will do just that. But that is life i suppose. I am meeting lots of interesting people online due to this story and thank you for that. Of course all of these positive feelings I am getting is due to the hard work and the donations people make to NIFTY it really is nifty isn't it? So as you have time or the money keep nifty in mind for a donation. Again you can donate in my name if you like my story. You can donate in your name. I'm sure they wouldn't mind if you donated in your cars name HI nifty here's a donation from Honda Accord. I just know they need the money to continue all the things they do. Shalom Eric Transitions Chapter 3 Eric lay in bed a few moments thinking of the dream he had just had. He is certainly convinced that bringing Alejandro into his life will be a great thing. He is thinking about how he wants to help the boy heal. Not just the bruises but the mental state he is in too. In his entire life he has never been more sure of anything then he is that this boy needs him. Just maybe he too needs the boy. After a bit natures call forces him from the comfy bed. He slides out and goes to the restroom his morning wood leading the way. Eric looks at his cock as he waits for the water to flow. Hes never been proud of his cock. Some guys are super well hung but Eric is just average. Maybe a bit smaller. Its a bit larger then 5 and a half inches and not exactly large around. He shrugs and thinks well it doesn't really matter does it. Its not like I've ever shared it with anyone. Besides it makes me happy. Finally the water works turn on. A sigh escapes Eric as it does. After he completes the task he pads back to the bedroom grabs his robe from the chair in the corner of his room and puts it on. "Its a bit chilly this morning." Eric says to no one. He pads out to the kitchen and pours himself a cup of yesterdays coffee and pops it in the microwave. He knows most people would turn their nose up at day old coffee but he doesn't mind it. Waste not want not he thinks as the microwave beeps letting him know its done heating. He removes the cup and adds two spoons of sugar and sits down to think. "I'm going to need to get a bed and dresser and whatever other furniture I may need for the spare room. Well no Alejandro's room now. I wonder if I should paint it? Maybe he wont like the color it is. Well, I guess we can wait and see if he likes it. But, how will I know if he likes it? So far he has been nonverbal. But, so far it hasn't been an issue. I think he may talk when he feels comfortable or maybe not." He sits for fifteen minutes having the thoughts tumble around his head. He goes to his nightstand and grabs his cell phone. He goes to text messaging. Selects Joy. he keys in. I need to talk. It being 5 am he knows Joy is probably still asleep and slips the phone in his robes pocket and pads back to the kitchen. He reheats another cup of coffee. Again the microwave lets him know its completed its task. He adds sugar and sits back down, He is still thinking about what he needs to do and get. He should find a therapist. Joy will know who to get. But being nonverbal how will that work. As he sits he goes into his thoughts. He starts thinking about how Alejandro got an erection yesterday and starts to chub up thinking about it. He sees lights flash across the front of his house and hears a car door. A moment later he hears someone knocking on his door. "Who the hell could be here at this hour?" He mutters. As he opens the door Joy rushes in looking like she just threw on some clothes right out of bed and rushed over. Which is precisely what she did. "Tell me you haven't changed your mind." "Not a chance. Why would you think that." "You texted you need to talk." "Well I do need to talk but I am not changing my mind I am convinced that I have to do this that is is most assuredly the right thing to do." "Then why do you need to talk." "Come in and sit down ill make some fresh coffee." "That's nice you aren't serving me day old coffee." She says laughing a bit. She has always made fun of him for that saying you literally have millions of dollars and you wont throw out 15 cents worth of coffee. Eric goes through the process of making a pot of coffee. Joy not super talkative yet because she just woke up and hasn't had her morning kick start yet, Eric retakes his seat at the table. "What do you need to talk about?" "Well, to be honest everything. I really don't know what I'm doing. I was thinking I need to buy furniture for the spare bedroom. No correct that Alejandro's room. I don't know should I buy a twin size bed full size what?" "This is whats bothering you?" "No well yes well no. Its everything. I know I need to get him a therapist but hes nonverbal how will that work?" "Do you mind that hes nonverbal?" "No not really. But I think that it would be best if he wasn't But if he never says a word more in his life that would be OK too." "So you don't care?" "Of course I care. I want him to be the best Alejandro he can be." "So you want him to talk?" "Well, yes I do but its not a major issue." "Will you love him less if he never says anything to you?" "No and to be honest I would like to say I would never get frustrated by it but I am afraid I will." "What about the abuse? Do you think you can help him overcome that?" "I don't know to be honest. I would love to say sure in two months he will be a perfectly normal healthy boy but I cant say that." "What else are you worried about?" "Well school for one. How do I get him in school?" "Honey its summer they don't have school for another month and I will help you with that if I need to." "What if other kids pick on him?" "Wait hold on slow down. Lets take this one step at a time OK? First step is we have to run a background check on you. I know it will come back clean but it is a requirement. Then you have to sign the paperwork for custody. The judge will approve it on my recommendation. Then we can move on to other things." "OK so first thing first. About the bedroom what kind of furniture should I buy?" "It doesn't matter." "It does matter I want him to like his room and feel like its his." "OK that's another good sign that you want him comfortable." "Its important to me that he not only feels loved that he KNOWS he is loved. I just cant imagine the horror hes been through." "Its not pretty I am sure of that. Of course I don't really know because no one would talk to me about it. But the end results are pretty devastating." The coffee pot started gurgling letting Eric know it was done. He grabs a fresh cup from the cabinet and gets Joy a cup ready adding a bit of milk and sugar to it. "I'm worried." Eric says. "About what in particular?" "Our first day here. How do I make him feel welcomed?" "You will think of a way." "Great lot of fucking help you are.." He says a bit disgusted by her lack of answer. "Eric look at me." He looks in her eyes. "Eric you are a fine man. You are a caring man. He sees this already. The nurses and Dr Ross have told me that in the last two days since you have been seeing him he has vastly improved. They say his entire demeanor has changed. They all felt so sorry for him looking so sad all the time. They also say that since you have been visiting him he is healing more quickly and that you are his angel sent from heaven." "PSHAW Blow smoke up someone else's ass." "You have known me most of our adult lives i don't blow smoke up anyone's ass. Especially yours." "What do you think he needs?" "All he needs right now is a friend. Someone he can trust and someone who isn't going to turn on him in a second. He is very comfortable with you. I was actually pleasantly surprised yesterday when I saw you two asleep with your arm around him. He was smiling and NOT dreaming about ice cream. He was cuddled up against you. I don't think you understand how hard it is to get an abused child to trust again. But you have managed to do it. Just keep being the wonderful you that you are and everything will be fine." "You think so?" "I know so." "OK then get out." "Excuse me?" "I'm sorry that didn't come out right. I just need to get going I have to go to Walmart and pick up a few things for him and I want to get up there before he wakes up." Joy shakes her head laughing. "Yeah this is going to be a perfect match. You are going to be great." She stands up to head out. "Just out of curiosity why did you feel you needed to come over instead of text back?" "I was worried you changed your mind and I was going to have to beat some sense into you." She says slapping his shoulder. "No way could I do that. I already said he could live here. I cant take that away from him. I didn't promise him by saying i promise but, i consider that a promise. I cant break a promise to him. It would devastate him." "Exactly." Joy leaves and Eric gets dressed quickly. He grabs a pair of brown slacks and a blue oxford. Slips on a pair of cordovan penny loafers. Grabs his keys and heads out the door. When he gets to Walmart he grabs the things he needs for Alejandro and his stomach growls. He thinks OK we aren't doing that again today. After he pays he drives over to his store and walks in. "Mr Eric so good to see you again. How is Alejandro?" Maria asks. Eric thinks for a moment. "At this time he is pretty bruised up. But he will be OK in a few weeks I'm sure." "I talked to my mom after I heard what happened and tried to convince her to let him move in with us. But she made good points that there are already 6 kids in our house and that we don't have the room or the money to help him. But I don't want to see him go to some uncaring foster home." "He wont be doing that." "How can you be sure of that?" "Because he will be staying with me." Maria smiles her beautiful smile and tears start to fall from her eyes. "Oh what a lucky boy he will be." She rushes around the counter and hugs him. Eric hugs her back. "No I believe I am the lucky one." "I think maybe both of you are lucky." She says after she releases her hug. "I have to go text my mom and let her know you are taking him in." Eric just smiles as she races to go to her phone. Just as quick as she raced off she returns. "I'm so sorry Mr Eric I know you came in for something what can I get you? I'm guessing a deluxe big breakfast." She says her face a bit red from embarrassment. "Actually no. I would like 2 yogurt cups and about a half a dozen orange juices. I found yesterday that Alejandro really likes orange Juice and he needs to drink lots of liquid and I figure this is possibly better since it has vitamins and good stuff in it too." "See what a lucky boy already." "Again I think I'm the lucky one." "Maybe so." She says and rushes to get his order. All bagged up she hands him the bag. "Make sure you tell Chris to mark this down on the employee meal sheet." "Sure thing Mr Eric." She smiles Eric drives to the hospital and grabs all the things hes gotten from the car and heads to Alejandro's room. Eric has a smile on his face and a spring in his step. Hes going to see his boy. He likes the way that sounds his boy. He walks into the room and sees Alejandro still sleeping. He sits the bags on the nightstand and takes the chair next to the bed. He fiddles with his phone to see what kind of devastation the world has done to itself today looking at the news. He goes through his usual news sources and leans back and admires Alejandro. He thinks even with all the bruises you can see hes a beautiful boy. His hair is a bit too long and is in need of a haircut. Dr Ross was right though his eyelashes are very long they reach his cheek as he is sleeping. He looks down and the oxford Eric gave him to wear is open a bit and he can see one of his cute dark brown nipples. It looks small. But he is small. He continues looking down and sees a bit of a tent. Normal boy there he thinks and smiles. He sits and thinks how he can make this boys like special. He wants to erase all the pain with great positive memories in the future. He knows that its nearly impossible but hey its worth a try. About an hour later he sees Alejandro's eyes flutter open. He looks to the other side of the bed and then turns to see Eric. Eric smiles at him. Alejandro's mouth creates a smile. He tosses the blankets aside and hops out of bed and climbs up on Eric's lap and gives him a hug and s kiss on the cheek. "I'm so happy to see you too my little friend," After a couple minutes of cuddling Alejandro begins to fidget a little. "Do you need to potty buddy?" A strong yes on the head shake. Eric stands up and carries him to the restroom and he feels Alejandro's velvety soft skin on his bottom as he carries him to the restroom. He sits him down in front of the potty and Alejandro sits down to take care of his business. Instantly he starts peeing. Man I wish I could pee that quick Eric thinks. Then he hears some gas. Alejandro lets out a painful moan. "Are you pooping." Head nod yes. Tears start to form in Alejandro's eyes. "Oh buddy Dr Ross said it will probably hurt. Here." Eric says "Bend down buddy i do that sometimes to help the poop come out easier," Alejandro bends forward. "Unhhh." Alejandro moans. "Don't force it buddy it will hurt more just let it come out on its own." Alejandro looking at the floor looks up and nods yes. Eric sits in front of him and takes his hand. "Just squeeze my hand really hard when it hurts OK." He again looks up and nods yes. Alejandro squeezes. "Wow buddy you got a great grip. You are super strong." Eric says trying to make him think of anything else. "Have you ever been fishing?" Alejandro looks up nods his head no. "Me neither. I have always worked and never had time. But it think i would like to try it. Would you like to go fishing with me." Alejandro smiles. "Ill take that as a yes." "Have you ever been on a boat?" Another no. I've been on boats its lots of fun. But you have to wear a life vest to be safe. Would you like to go on a boat with me sometimes?" Another yes shake. Tears are streaming from Alejandro's eyes. "I know its painful buddy but you are super strong and very brave. It will be easier after this time." I hope Eric thinks. "I think i wold like to go camping in the woods. Have you ever camped?" Another no shake. "Well i think that we have lots to do this summer when you get out of the hospital." Alejandro looks at him questioning. "Yeah we will. I promise." He looks unbelieving at Eric. "Alejandro you will find that when i make a promise absolutely nothing or no one will stop me from keeping that promise. Especially to you. I know you really don't know me yet but you will learn soon enough." Alejandro smiles a little. He looks at Eric and sits up. "Are you done?" Head shake yes. "OK lets get you cleaned up. Can you do it or do you need help?" Alejandro points to the roll of toilet paper. Eric takes it off the spool and hands it to him. Alejandro wads up some paper and wipes his butt. "Here buddy let me show you a better way." Eric takes a strip and folds it up. "Here wipe like that it will clean your butt better." Alejandro takes it and wipes his little bottom. He takes more paper from the roll and clumsily folds it up and wipes again. "See isn't that better?" A nod yes. "Why don't you hop back in bed like you should be and I will show you what fell in my cart today." Alejandro smiles looking up at him. He turns and races jumping back into the bed and pulling the sheet over him. Eric notices he still has his shirt on from yesterday. He likes that thought. He sits the bags down and the boy looks at him with questioning eyes. "Well I was thinking yesterday that you need some things here before I can take you home with me." Eric smiles as he says this thinking about taking him home. A nurse walks in. He opens the Walmart bag and pulls out a child sized robe. "I think this will help keep you warmer here then my baggy shirt." The nurse looks on. "I don't think that he will take off the shirt. We tried a couple times to get him to put on a hospital gown and he would have no part of it." "Alejandro you should be nice to the nurses and do what they ask. They only want to see you better and happy." Alejandro looks dejected. "Buddy i'm not mad. I just don't think you understand all the people here want to help you." He looks up questioning. "Yeah really. I haven't lied to you yet nor will I. You cant trust someone who lies can you?" Alejandro shakes his head no. "Exactly. So lets get my shirt off of you and put on your new robe." Alejandro starts to unbutton the shirt working his little fingers on the buttons. "Here buddy let me help." Eric just grabs the shirt and lifts it over his head. "See that was easy peasy lemon squeezey." Alejandro smiles. Eric puts the robe on the boy and fastens the tie. "There much better something that fits you. I'm sure that will keep you warmer." Eric then pulls out some coloring books and crayons. "I don't know if you like to color but i do. So if you don't like coloring i will color them up. Do you want them?" Alejandro smiles and holds out his hands. "OK good so we can color together that will be nice." Now i got a few other things that aren't exciting. I got you a toothbrush Eric says and pulls it out. It has some characters printed on it. He sits it on the table. I also got you a comb and some tooth paste Eric says sitting them down as well. Oh my how did a bag of candy get in there?" He says and sits it on the table as well. Then Eric picks up the McDonald's bag and Alejandro smiles immediately. "So you like McDonald's?" Big head shake yes. "That's good news." He pulls out the orange juice containers and sits them on the bed table. I saw you really like orange juice so i got a bunch. He pulls out the yogurt. " I hope you like yogurt it has strawberries and blueberries in it." Alejandro looks confused. "Have you had yogurt before?" Head shake no. "Well i like it a lot. But if you try it and like it we can get more OK?" Head shake yes "OK you hungry want to try it before breakfast.?" Yes head shake. "Alrighty then lets give er a try." Eric says in a funny voice. Alejandro smiles. Eric sits the yogurt in front of him and removes the lid and hands him a spoon after taking it out of the plastic. Alejandro takes the spoon and sticks it in getting a piece of strawberry and some yogurt. He looks at it for a moment then puts it slowly into his mouth. He moves it around a little getting the flavor chews the strawberry then takes a bigger spoon full and shoves it in his mouth. "I am going to guess from that response you like it?" Alejandro looks up a bit of yogurt on the corner of his mouth and smiles and shakes his head yes. "Good I'm glad you like it. Here let me open an orange juice for you." Eric proceeds to open a juice and sits it next to Alejandro. The boy continues eating and taking a sip of juice every now and again. About the fourth sip Alejandro bumps the cup and knocks it over and the juice spills everywhere. A look of terror enters his eyes and he jumps of the bed and climbs under it. Eric hears him crying. He leans down to see the boy and he is as far from Eric as he can be. Hes curled up in a ball and shaking viciously. Eric reaches out to him. Alejandro jerks away in fear. Just then it hits Eric whats going on. "Alejandro." Eric says softly. The boy looks at him through his tear filled eyes. "Alejandro my friend its OK. I'm not mad. I'm not even a little bit mad. Come here to me please." Alejandro aint moving an inch except away from him. Eric thinks quickly. He reaches up and grabs another juice. He opens it and dumps the entire contents on the floor. Alejandro looks at him confused. "Buddy sometimes accidents happen its OK. Please come here." Still not a movement. So Eric grabs another one and pours it again on the floor. "Its juice buddy I'm not going to get mad if you accidentally spill juice. It isn't important. Sometimes we all spill stuff and break stuff. I don't care. You are much more important to me then some silly juice. Do you want me to pour another one out to prove it?" Alejandro shakes his head no. "Will you come out please?" Alejandro again shakes his head no. "Alejandro do you remember just a little while ago i told you i always keep my promises?" He thinks a moment then shakes yes. "Well lets test that OK? I promise that if you come out from under the bed that i will not hit you or hurt you in any way. What i will do though is give you a hug and then a kiss on the cheek. Then we will go find a mop so i can clean up the mess I made. Can we try it to see if I'm a liar or if i tell the truth. Remember i haven't lied to you yet have I?" Alejandro thinks a moment and shakes his head no. "OK then can you come out now please?" Eric says softly. With a lot of trepidation knowing hes going to get beaten for this mistake he slowly climbs out. Eric gently grabs him and pulls him to him. He gives him the promised hug and kiss. "See i didn't lie did I?" Alejandro smiles and shakes his head no. "Alejandro I know that in the past you would do something like that and would be in a lot of trouble. But, I am not that man. I well to be honest I already love you. I would never ever ever ever ever ever ever do anything to hurt you on purpose. Do you understand that. Not ever ever ever ever ever OK?" Alejandro kisses Eric on the cheek. "Thank you so much for trusting me and for the kiss on the cheek." Eric says and kisses him back on his cheek. Eric stands him back on the floor. "Now lets go find a mop to clean this up OK?" The nurse who Eric had completely forgotten was in the room speaks up. "Ill call house keeping and have them come clean it up." "No that's alright I certainly made the mess I will clean it up." "Really you don't need to do that." she responds. "No i do HAVE to clean it up. I told Alejandro i would so I must do it. Or else i would be lying. Can you point us in the direction of the mop closet." Kind of surprised and not exactly knowing how to react she says. "Its next to the nurses station. Its marked on the door." "Come o buddy Lets go get it and i can clean my mess up." Eric stands up and starts to walk to the door with Alejandro next to him. Alejandro reaches up and takes his hand. They walk together to the mop closet. Eric opens the door and the light automatically flickers on. Eric sees the mop sink and bucket. He lets go of the boys hand and fills the bucket and they push it back to the room together. Eric starts mopping up the juice off the floor and Alejandro is watching. He then goes and grabs a towel out of the bathroom and climbs up on the bed and starts wiping the juice up that he spilled. "Good job buddy. See if we make a mess we don't get mad we just clean it up." Alejandro stops wiping looks up and smiles and goes back to cleaning up the juice off the table. Granted its not a great job but its sufficient for now. Eric scrubs the floor several times with the mop. Rinsing it out a number of times, "OK buddy lets go put this up so the person who uses it wont wonder where it is. See when you get something always put it back in the same place so next time you need it you will know where it is. Make sense?" Alejandro nods yes. They walk the mop back to the closet and Eric dumps the water and begins to rinse out the mop thoroughly. "Now I'm rinsing this out really good because orange juice gets really sticky. So i don't want the person that uses it next to not know there is juice in it and it would make their job harder. We don't want to make things harder for other people do we?" Alejandro gives a strong shake no. "Absolutely not. I've learned a lot of things in my life and one thing is that if you show people respect they will appreciate you more. Because i bet if we didn't clean out the mop and the person using it later didn't know and everything was sticky and they had to do it again they would probably be mad huh?" Alejandro nods yes. "So what did we learn so far today?" Alejandro thinks a moment. Pointed to the mop. Absolutely right clean up our messes and don't get mad and to respect other people. Alejandro nods a yes again. They walk back to the room and Eric hears the clicking of his shoes and looks down and sees Alejandro's naked little feet padding along beside him. "Come here buddy." Eric picks him up and carries him the rest of the way to the room. "I'm sorry buddy i didn't think about you not having on shoes. I bet the floor was kind of cold on your little feet." He says rubbing his soft tender feet and feeling the coolness on them. "I will get you some slippers tomorrow or we can see if they have any here we can get for you. Sound good?" Head nod yes. Eric sits him back on the bed. Here get your legs covered back up and lets finish this yummy yogurt, Alejandro smiles and starts to eat again. Eric opens one of the few remaining orange juices and sits it on the table for him. He then gets a bendy straw he sees and puts it in the cup. "I like bendy straws they are great fun." Alejandro bends the straw back and forth and smiles then takes a drink. When hes done he slides off the bed and puts the trash into the cans. "Good boy. You learned quickly we clean our messes." Alejandro smiles as he climbs back up into the bed. He has yogurt all around his face and Eric thinks monetarily it looks like cum dribbling out and he feels a stirring. He grabs a napkin and wipes off Alejandro's mouth ashamed of his thought. But cant seem to shake it out of his head. As Eric is tossing the napkin in the trash and Joy walks in the Big red headed ball of energy. "Good morning gentlemen I just came by to have Mr Eric sign some paperwork so you can go live with him. Does that sound good?" Alejandro nods yes/ "I think it sounds great. Not just good." Joy sits down and pulls a bunch of paper work out of her briefcase. She hands it over to Eric and he skims through all of it and signs where it needs to be signed. On the last page he looks at Alejandro. "You sure you want to live with me. Because once i sign this last form and hand it back to Joy there's no turning back." Alejandro smiles a huge smile and nods yes. "OK here we go." Eric signs the last page with a great amount of flourish and hands it all back to Joy. She puts it all in her case and sits it on the floor. "So that's that. Alejandro i see your eye is looking much better. Its all the way open now and it looks like the swelling has gone down. I bet it feels a lot better now." Yes head nod. As Joy and Eric begin to chatter back and forth about nothing in particular Alejandro slide off the bed and climbs up on Eric's lap. Eric wraps his hands around the boy and pulls him to him as if this has been going on for ever. Never missing a beat talking to Joy. He kisses the top of his head, and continues talking. Joy notices all this and smiles. Eric reaches over and grabs the sliding bed table and pulls it to then and reaches back and grabs the coloring book and crayons, He sets them on the table and Alejandro opens the box and the book and starts to color. After a while he seems done with it and hands the book to Eric. Eric takes the book and glances at it. "This is really good Alejandro." And it is then Eric sees the corner and starts crying. He pulls the boy to him and hugs him. "Me too buddy me too." What whats going on?" Joy asks. Eric just hands her the book. In the corner Alejandro had written To my new Poppi I love you, Alejandro.