Date: Wed, 04 Nov 2020 15:46:50 +0000
From: jravencroft@protonmail.com
Subject: "where ravens roost part 25" Gay Adult Youth

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The morning came and most remained as they slept with the exception of Roy
who had gotten up to drink coffee. The aroma of the coffee aroused Bubba
from his slumber, he put his overalls on and joined Roy in the kitchen.
"Good morning" Roy said softly, "Good morning friend, Bubba trying not to
wake little boy" Bubba said with a smile. "Don't worry, he's a pretty sound
sleeper" Roy said, "I got to pee!" Charlie exclaimed out and ran to the
bathroom. "Normally anyway" Roy said with a chuckle as he passed Bubba a
cup a coffee, "Thank yous" Bubba said as he accepted it and began to drink
it. "I thought my peepee would explode" Charlie said with a giggle as he
came into the kitchen, "Bubba can we go see Fred?" he added sweetly as he
grabbed his heavyset friend's hand. "I want to tell him good morning" he
further added, "Hey you haven't told us good morning" Roy said. "Oh yeah,
good morning!" Charlie exclaimed with a bright smile, "Bubba like to go see
Fred too" Bubba said and placed his coffee cup down before he led Charlie
out the side door.

"Good morning Fred" Bubba said happily as he entered the gate with Charlie
behind him, the little boy began to hug and kiss his goat as Bubba gave
Fred fresh food and water. Bubba watched as Charlie took a seat on the
ground and started to tell Fred all about his life since he left the
farm. "My butts kind of chilly" Charlie said with a giggle, Bubba took a
seat on the ground next to the little boy and pulled him into his lap. He
listened to Charlie's story intently as he hugged the naked little boy
tightly, it helped him better understand his new family he had rapidly
grown to love. Next door Ian sat in the middle of the bed as Bill and Ruth
looked upon their son warmly, "Alright son, let's try this again, we want
to hear your story and see how we can help" Bill said as he took Ruth's
hand. "Well I don't rightly know if you can help" Ian said, "I reckon it
isn't something you just fix" he added.

"Well we won't know if we don't try" Bill said, "What do you want to know?"
Ian asked. "Well let's start at the beginning" Bill replied. "We know you
grew up in Harleyville South Carolina" he added, "Yeah with my pa, ma, and
little brother JJ" Ian said. "Alright let's start there, can you tell us
about them?" Bill asked, "Not much to tell really, pa worked in cement, ma
stayed home with us youngins, and JJ was JJ" Ian replied. "Last night you
mentioned something about your mother getting pregnant and your father
getting sick" Bill said, "Right that was the start of alls of ours trouble"
Ian said sadly. "Now Ian don't make yourself upset again if this is too
hard for you to talk about" Ruth said softly. "I think I'm ok grandma" Ian
said, "Anyways ma got knocked not long before pa got sick and it just
messed everything up" he added. "What did he get sick with if you don't
mind me asking?" Bill asked, "Sil..Sili..Silisomething I think" Ian
replied. "Silicosis?" Bill asked, "Yeah that's it" Ian replied. "Terrible
disease" Bill said, "Yeah he got really sick" Ian said.

"With ma pregnant and pa sick they said they couldn't cope with us youngins
around all the time" he added as his face began to scowl. "They made a deal
with the people of the church to take me or JJ for a week" he further
added, "And I rightly hated them for it" he continued as his eyes flared
with anger. "Just calm yourself son, don't get worked up" Bill said, "How
could they just get rid of us?" Ian asked rhetorically. "We was family" he
added as he slammed his fist on the bed, "You don't just get rid of family
because you can't cope" he added as he slammed his fist again. "Easy son"
Bill said, "The plan was once the baby was born for us to become a family
again" Ian said. "But I told my folks we weren't family anymore, I said to
hell with him" he added as tears welled in his young eyes, "The only one I
loved was JJ and the rest could go to hell" he further added as the tears
started to stream down his face.

"But I didn't mean it...I didn't..I was just so angry" he continued, "And
now I can never say I'm sorry and they died thinking I hated them" he
further continued as he began to cry openly and Bill grabbed him. "Listen
son, I don't think your parents thought you hated them for one second" Bill
said, "You.. don't?" Ian asked through snivels. "No I'm sure they knew you
were just angry at the situation and possibly knew you had every right to
be" Bill replied. "For as much regret as you have for saying sorry to them,
I'm sure they passed with those same feelings for not making things right
with you" he continued. "I reckon I never thought about it like that" Ian
said, "How do you reckon they feel about me being here with ya'll now?" Ian
asked. "Isn't that kind of like I moved on to a new family" he added sadly,
"With the way you are acting it is clear that you still love them and they
hold a special place in your heart" Bill replied.

"As far as being here with us you call me grandad, and Ruth grandma" he
added as he smiled at Ruth, "We never intended to replace your family son,
only to add to it" he further added as he wiped the tears from Ian's
face. "I reckon I never thought about it like that either" Ian said,
"That's why you need to talk to us and let us help you sort this stuff out
instead of bottling it up" Bill said. "But to me it's clear what needs to
happen" he added, "It is?" Ian asked. "I think we need to go visit your
family" Bill replied, "How wes gonna do that when they are dead?" Ian
asked. "If they are deceased they have to be buried somewhere, I think it
would do us good to go see their graves and let us all talk to them" Bill
replied. "You, me, and Ruth" he added, "That sounds good to me" Ruth
said. "You would do that for me?" Ian asked, "There isn't much I wouldn't
do for my son" Bill said, "I'd move heaven and earth if need be" he
added. "He would" Ruth said, Ian jumped into their arms as they all shared
in a hug with kisses all around.

"Well first thing I need to do is call William and Billy, they should know
where your parents are buried and we will go from there" Bill said, "And
while you do that, I will take this cutie and go get breakfast sorted" Ruth
said as she stood up and picked Ian up into her arms. "Aren't I heavy?" Ian
asked, "Don't worry your grandma is strong" Ruth replied as she flexed her
free hand which made Ian chuckle. "All of him is cute" Bill said with a
chuckle as he gently pinched Ian's naked butt, "Now cut that out" Ian said
as he playfully pouted at Bill then broke out giggling. "When you call
William and Billy you tell them I want to know how they are feeding these
children" Ruth said, "I'll send your regards" Bill said with a smile and
Ruth left the room with Ian. As they emerged into the living room they
found Dwight stood with Hudson in his arms, "I see you got one too" Dwight
said with a chuckle.

"Grandma! Brudder!" Hudson exclaimed happily, Dwight whispered something
into Hudson's ear as Ruth and Ian watched curiously. "Mr. Wogan my
boyfwend" Hudson said happily, "I know he is honey" Ruth said. "No he means
it, we became boyfriends officially last night" Dwight said as he leaned in
and kissed Hudson gently on the lips, "About time" Ruth said. "Like for
real?" Ian asked surprised, "Yes is that ok Ian?" Dwight asked. "Well I
reckon so, do yous love him?" Ian asked, "More than I thought possible"
Dwight replied. "Ok but if you makes him sad you answer to me" Ian said as
he pointed his thumb at his chest, "That's my boy" Ruth said with a
chuckle. "I'll remember that" Dwight said with a grin, "You'll still suck
our willies and stuff right?" Ian asked concerned. "Of course little
brother I love all of you and look forward to the fun we have" Dwight
replied, "Wow Hudson got a boyfriend before Is did" Ian said. "Oh honey
don't worry about that, you have plenty of time, you will find you someone
one of these days, too cute not to" Ruth said and kissed Ian on the cheek
making him blush.

"I'm happy for you both" she added and kissed Dwight then Hudson, before
she took Ian into the kitchen to start breakfast. "This calls for a waffle
celebration!" Ruth exclaimed, "Waffles!" Hudson exclaimed. "You two are now
boyfriends?" John asked excitedly as he appeared, "That's right, I hope you
support us" Dwight replied. "Of course, having a boyfriend is the best"
John said, "Yes it is" Henry said as he appeared next. "Though your
boyfriend isn't as cute as mine" John said, "Or mine" Henry said as the two
grinned at each other. "No mine is way cuter" Dwight said with a laugh,
"Hey!" John, "Hey!" Henry exclaimed at the same time as Cheryl and
Katherine appeared behind them. "Sissy!" Hudson exclaimed as Cheryl
approached, "You two knock it off" Cheryl said with a grin as she ushered
John and Henry into the kitchen after a kiss on the cheek to Dwight and
Hudson. "Hey Sissy" Hudson said with a smile as Katherine approached next,
"As I said last night you two are really cute together and make a very cute
couple" Katherine said.

"Why thank you mam, you know I need to thank you honestly, our talk last
night helped me finally break through that barrier to make this possible"
Dwight said. "I guess we helped each other then, because you helped me
better understand things" Katherine said. "Ruth was right as always, we are
a lot alike" she said, "I heard that" Ruth said softly which made Dwight
and Katherine chuckle. "Both shamed in our lives for who we choose to love
and to finally find it once we accepted who we are" Katherine said, "You
can no more change who you love than I can, it took me a long time to
accept that" she added. "Yes mam I guess I was worried how people would
react to me being in a relationship with a four year old, but then again
they don't approve of me loving boys period" Dwight said, "Take it from me,
to hell with what people think" Katherine said. "Language!" Ruth exclaimed,
"I wish I had learned that sooner" Katherine said.

"You must protect yourself because of the legal aspect of course but you
two obviously love each other very much" she added. "Yes mam I do love him
a lot" Dwight said, "It will be a relationship like any other, it will come
with challenges and things you must deal with as a couple" Katherine
said. "Yes mam this will be my first relationship" Dwight said, "Now where
are you going on your first date?" Katherine asked with a smile. "Date?"
Dwight asked, "Of course, you are a couple now, you need to go on dates,
that's part of being in a relationship" Katherine said, "It's like I told
John and Henry you can't just stay at home all the time and have sex" she
added. "We like staying at home and having sex!" John exclaimed out, "Yes
we do!" Henry exclaimed next. "What ? We do?" John asked as he shrugged his
shoulders when he saw the look his mom gave him, "Be that as it may,
Katherine is right one date won't kill you" Cheryl said.

"You're one to talk" Katherine said with a chuckle as she turned to the
kitchen to face Cheryl, "Excuse me" Cheryl said with a grin. "I had to make
you agree to one date night a week or that is all we would be doing too"
Katherine said which made John and Henry look at Cheryl. "What? It feels
good" Cheryl said, John and Henry nodded their heads in agreement as all
three looked back to Dwight and Katherine. "Sorry, where were we?"
Katherine asked as she turned back to Dwight, "Right you and Hudson going
on a date" she added. "Honestly mam I haven't thought about dates" Dwight
said. "I think it would be great for both of you, of course you can't do
anything too obvious in public" Katherine said, "But from all appearances
you would be a father and son" she added. "Cheryl and I are going to do a
double date with John and Henry soon" she further added, "Why don't you two
join us? it will be fun" she continued. "You want to go out on a date
Hudson?" Dwight asked as he looked into the face of his little boyfriend,
"What a date?" Hudson asked.

"I think we are going to find that out together" Dwight replied, "As
boyfriends" he added with a smile. "Feels good to say it doesn't it ?"
Katherine asked warmly, "Feels amazing and freeing to be honest mam" Dwight
replied. "Thank you" he added as wrapped his arm around Katherine, "I'm
happy for you both" Katherine said and kissed Dwight's cheek as her hand
groped his naked butt. "I'm so sorry mam, I was headed to get dressed when
grandma came in" Dwight said embarrassed as his cheeks flushed, "I guess I
forgot" he added nervously. In the bedroom Bill had showered, shaved, and
dressed for the day, he was now ready to make his phone calls. He picked up
phone and called The Sheltering Arms Childcare Center office number,
"Sheltering Arms" William said as he answered the phone. "William it's Bill
Ravencroft, I'm so glad you are there on a Saturday" Bill said, "Well hey
Bill, and yep me and Billy are here a lot" William said.

"How can I help you?" he added, "Well it's Ian" Bill said and went on to
explain everything, "Poor kid, I told you hes' had it rough" William
said. "Yeah that's why I want to take him to visit his families graves to
see if we can help bring him some sense of closure" Bill said. "But I don't
know where to start, do you know where they are buried ?" he added, "Let me
pull his file" William said as he opened his file cabinet and retrieved
Ian's file. "From my records it indicates First United Methodist Church of
Harleyville" William said, "From what I remember the bodies were never
claimed so they were cremated and the church took the ashes and buried
them" he added. "Thank you so much, that tells me where we need to go" Bill
said, "You're welcome you just take care of Ian" William said.  "I got to
admit we miss him and Hudson around here" he added, "No reason why you
can't come visit, I told you that" Bill said, "I know we will, it's just
hard, we are so busy most of the time because we are a charity run home, we
don't get much help from the state" William said.

"Look before I go Ruth wants to talk to you about the food situation there"
Bill said, "Honestly we do the best we can you know?, again charity..we
make sure every child is fed but it's not always what they want or the most
nutritious" William said. "I'll talk with her, there might be something we
can do about that" Bill said, "Listen I'll let you go, I need to make
another phone call, thank you again" he added. "You're welcome Bill, enjoy
the rest of your day" William said and the pair hung up. Bill sighed and
next dialed his attorney George Fremont, "Hello?" Mr. Fremont asked
sleepily, "George good morning, it's Bill" Bill said. "I must be having a
nightmare" Mr. Fremont said, "I know Bill Ravencroft isn't waking me up on
a Saturday morning" he added. "What do you want Bill?" he further added,
"Now George don't be like that" Bill said. "You never call to just say
hello, never hey George want to go play golf, or hey George I hope all is
well, no it's here George here is a giant legal mess for you to clean up"
Mr. Fremont said grumpily.

"Or here is some crazy idea I have I need help with or here fix this, I
messed it up" he added grumpily, "Now George that hurts, you know I love
you, you want to go play golf next week?" Bill asked. "What do you want
Bill?" Mr. Fremont asked, "I need a private plane chartered to get me to
Harleyville, South Carolina pronto, me, my wife and son" Bill replied and
went on to tell him the situation. "Today?!" Mr. Fremont exclaimed, "Yes
today" Bill said. "How do you expect me to arrange this on such short
notice?" Mr. Fremont asked, "Because you are the best attorney around" Bill
replied. "Ok, let me work on this, I'll make the arrangements and call you
back in a bit" Mr. Fremont said with a heavy sigh. "Thanks George you are
the best, I also have some other matters to discuss" Bill said and a click
of the phone was heard as Mr. Fremont hung up.

"What a grump" Bill said with a chuckle as he hung up the phone and went
into the kitchen, "Breakfast is almost done" Ruth said and Bill kissed her
on the cheek. "George is making the arrangements now" Bill said, "Good
after breakfast I'll pack us a bag just in case we need to stay the night"
Ruth said. "Grandad!" Hudson exclaimed, "Wait, you're leaving again?" John
asked sadly. Bill sighed and walked over to the table where John sat and
picked him up into his arms. "Look son there is something important your
grandma and I need to do with Ian" Bill said, "But" John said as he looked
sadly at Bill. "You just got back" he added sadly, "I know and I'm sorry
son, when we get back this time we'll do something special just you and me"
Bill said. "And Henry?" John asked, "Of course and Henry" Bill replied as
he smiled at Henry, who smiled back. "You two just figure out what you want
to do while we're gone, and we should only be gone one night at the max,
it's not a week long trip again" he added.

"Ok" John said softly, "I love you son" Bill said emotionally. "I love you
too grandad" John said and kissed Bill on the lips and hugged his
neck. "You're leaving today?" Cheryl asked surprised, "Yes something has
come up unexpectedly that we need to handle, we will leave you two in
charge, you also have Dwight, Bubba, and Roy" Bill replied. "We will have
more than enough help but still it's a shock" Cheryl said, "I wanted to
talk to you two about something but it will have to wait until we get back
now" Bill said. "Speaking of Dwight" Ruth said as she turned around from
where she stood at the stove, "Go on tell Bill the good news" she added
warmly. "Hudson and I are now officially boyfriends sir" Dwight said and
Bill's expression on his face changed. "You mean you come into my home, put
the moves on my son, just what are your intentions with my youngest son?"
Bill asked as he tried to keep a straight face and Dwight started to
panic. "Dad!" Cheryl exclaimed, "I'm just kidding son, I couldn't be
happier for you two" Bill said as he broke out in laughter and patted
Dwight's back.

"Not funny dad" Cheryl said, "No it was not" Ruth said sternly.  "I'm sorry
son, just having a bit of fun, like I said I couldn't be happier, it's
every parents wish their child finds someone to love, and you are one fine
young man" Bill said warmly. "Thank you sir that means a lot" Dwight said,
"After breakfast I got something to show you" Bill said with a grin. "Can I
have him?" he added as he indicated to Hudson, "Oh of course sir" Dwight
said and Bill picked Hudson up. "Grandad!" Hudson said brightly, "Look at
you getting a boyfriend at four years old, who said you could grow up on
me" Bill said with a grin. "Mr. Wogan my boyfwend" Hudson said, "You know
how to pick em" Bill said. "I might even be jealous" he added with a
chuckle which made Dwight blush, "I know Roy will be" he further added
which made Dwight blush redder. "Now when is the wedding?" Bill asked with
a chuckle as he looked to Dwight, "Honestly dad" Cheryl said. "True you two
need to get married first and get to work on that granddaughter I've been
promised" Bill said.

"Grandaughter?" John asked, "Wait I'm getting a sister?" he added. "That
would mean I'd get a sister too" Henry said, "No pressure dad" Cheryl
said. "Bill, you are too much" Katherine said with a chuckle, "Tell me
about it" Cheryl said. "What? I just want all of my children happy, you
can't blame me there" Bill said. "Yes but it's our decision like it should
have been our decision to mention anything about possibly having more kids"
Cheryl said. "I would like a sister to do girly stuff with" Henry said,
"I'll do girly stuff with you" John said. "Yes but you don't really enjoy
it like I do" Henry said, "True" John said. "You'll have to forgive me"
Bill said with a sigh, "I just get overly excited" he added. "It's ok dad"
Cheryl said, "Honestly I'm warming up to the idea" Katherine said. "Wait
really?" Cheryl asked surprised, "Yes" Katherine replied with a smile.

"Alright everyone if we can all settle down, breakfast is ready" Ruth said,
and the adults all worked together to get everyone's food and drinks
fixed. After a hearty breakfast full of smiles, Bill took Dwight outside to
the truck he had purchased for him while Hudson played with the other
boys. "Nice truck sir" Dwight said, "I'm glad you like it, it's yours" Bill
said and tossed Dwight the keys. "Wait, you're giving this to me?" Dwight
asked surprised, "More like trading, we want to turn your Jeep into Fred's
personal carriage" Bill replied with a chuckle. "I'm speechless" Dwight
said, "Consider it an early wedding present" Bill said. "Honestly sir I
don't know if I can accept this" Dwight said, "Why? You are my son, if I
could I'd adopt you" Bill replied. "You know I've never had a father, thank
you sir, this means everything" Dwight said emotionally as he hugged Bill,
"You're welcome son, when we get back I want you to invite your mom over,
we have things to discuss and I want you to introduce Hudson to her" Bill
said as they hugged. "Oh?" Dwight asked as Ruth stuck her head out the door
to call Bill to the phone, "I need to take this, you take your truck for a
spin" Bill said warmly as they broke their hug.

"Thank you again sir" Dwight said as he opened the door to his new truck
and Bill went inside the house to the phone, as expected it was
Mr. Fremont. "Alright Bill, the plane has been chartered, you will touch
down in St. George and I have arranged a car to be waiting that will take
you to Harleyville and anywhere else you want to go" Mr. Fremont said and
gave Bill all the details, "This is why you are the best George" Bill
said. "Save it, I'll see you next week for golf" Mr. Fremont said, "Aw
George so you do like me" Bill said. "No I just know you hate golf and I
want to make you endure it" Mr. Fremont said with a laugh, "I think you
really do want to spend time with me, I'm touched George" Bill said and he
heard the click of the phone as Mr. Fremont had hung up on him again. The
day passed until Bill, Ruth, and Ian touched down in St. George South
Carolina shortly after one pm. "You would be the Ravencrofts?" The man in
the uniform standing next to the 1990 Rolls Royce Phantom VI asked, "That
would be us" Bill said with a smile.

"I'm Bill, this is my wife Ruth, and my son Ian" he added and Ian gave a
little wave. "My name is Charles Powell, I have been assigned to look after
you all today and see that your needs are met" Charles said, "Well Charles
it sounds like we are in good hands" Bill said with a smile and Charles
opened the door to the car to usher them inside. On the drive to the
church, "Little flashy" Bill said as he looked around, "George is just
looking after us, you know dear you do put that man through a lot, we need
to find a way to make him feel appreciated" Ruth said softly. "So I've been
told" Bill said with a sigh, and he and Ruth noticed looked distressed and
quiet, "Are you ok son?" Bill asked. "I reckon, I just don't know..I never
thought I'd be back here so soon" Ian replied emotionally, "Well we are
together, you are not alone, we are doing this as a family remember that"
Bill said.

"Yes sweetheart, we are here for you" Ruth said, "I know" Ian said
softly. When they arrived at the Methodist Church a young man in a suit
stood outside to greet them, "Pastor Eubanks it's so nice to meet you" the
man said. "Nice to meet you too" Bill said, "When your attorney called I
must say I was surprised" P. Eubanks said. "Wait, is that little Ian
Sparks?" he added as he knelt down to look Ian in the face. "Howdy Pastor
Eubanks" Ian said softly and the young pastor pulled him into a hug, "Oh
how I have prayed for you and JJ every day" P. Eubanks said as their hug
broke. "Where is JJ?" he added and Ian's face took on a look of shock and
horror, Bill stepped in between the pair and P. Eubanks stood up to look
Bill in the eyes as Ruth saw to Ian. "Is this some kind of sick joke?" Bill
asked, "You are upsetting my son" he added. "I'm sorry, I meant no harm, I
just thought you would have adopted both" P. Eubanks said, "I would have if
they were both alive" Bill said. "I don't understand" P. Eubanks said,
"Both survived the storm did something happen to JJ afterwards?" he added
confused.

"Ok now I'm confused, what do you mean both survived the storm? I was told
JJ perished along with his parents" Bill replied. "I can assure you they
both survived, I personally went and visited them, I prayed for them both
as they were still in comas" P. Eubanks said. "I never did understand why
they were sent to separate hospitals" he added, "You mean JJ is alive?" Ian
asked shocked. "I don't know son but we damn sure are going to find out"
Bill replied, "Language" Ruth said sternly. "Can I use your phone?" Bill
asked, "Sir there is no need, you can use this one" Charles said and
brought out a mobile phone from the car. "As I said sir I am to see to your
every need" he added with a smile, "You are a good man Charles" Bill
said. "Pastor Eubanks, do you remember the names of the hospital JJ was
in?" Bill asked as he turned to look at the young pastor, "Ian was sent to
Holly Hill if I remember correctly and JJ was in Regional Medical over in
Orangeburg" P. Eubanks replied. Bill picked up the phone and called
Mr. Fremont, "Oh no you are calling me again" Mr. Fremont said, "Just what
have you done now?" he added.

"Look George this is serious, I need you to jump on this" Bill replied and
went into all the details he had on JJ, "I need to find out what happened
to this child" he concluded with. "Alright I'll jump right on it since it's
for a child" Mr. Fremont said, "I'll see what I can find, how do I reach
you?" he added and Bill asked Charles for the number of the mobile
phone. He relayed it to Mr. Fremont then, "And George if we find out there
was a mix up and these boys have needlessly separated, whoever is
responsible better hold on to their ass" Bill said. "Language!" Ruth
exclaimed, "Alright Bill we'll sort it out" Mr. Fremont said and the pair
hung up. Bill knelt down to look at Ian who held Ruth's hand, "Son now
don't get your hopes up just yet, we don't know for sure ok?" Bill said,
"Ok" Ian said softly. "But if he is and it's possible for us to do so we
will make a home for him too" Bill said and Ian nodded his head as his
emotions and mind raced, not sure how to process the fact his brother might
still be alive.

"While we wait on him to call back let's do what we came to do" Bill said
softly, "Of course, I do hope you can find JJ, that's very worrying"
P. Eubanks said as he led the family to the graves of Ian's parents. "This
is them, I'll leave you to it, I'll be in the church if you all need to
speak afterwards" he added and left to go inside the church. "Can you say
something first?" Ian asked emotionally as he looked up at Bill, "Sure son"
Bill replied and stepped forward in front of the graves. "This is hard"
Bill said and cleared his throat, "Mr. and Mrs. Sparks my name is Bill
Ravencroft, my wife Ruth and I know you know Ian" Bill said as he turned to
look at his family then back to the graves. "I never got the pleasure of
knowing you but you must have been very fine people to raise such a fine
young man like Ian" he added emotionally, "I regret that you can't be here
to continue his rearing but don't worry, I will do everything I can to see
he becomes the type of man you would want him to be" he further added.

"I hope my wife and I have your blessing to do so and if we find that your
other son is still alive, we will do the same with him too if given the
opportunity" he continued. "Thank you" he further continued as he nodded
his head and returned beside Ruth, they looked down at Ian who looked up at
them and then stepped forward. "Ma..Pa.." Ian said, "It's Ian..but I reckon
you know that" he added as he wrung his little hands nervously. "Look I'm
mighty sorry for the way Is spoke when we last saw each other" he further
added emotionally, "So..so..sorry" he continued as he got more emotionally
and dropped to his knees in front of the graves. Bill and Ruth quickly were
on either side of him as he unleashed all of his pent up emotions and
feelings. Ian was reduced to a quivering mess and was carried into the
church by Bill and Ruth to calm him down. They comforted and loved on the
little boy with help from Pastor Eubanks for over an hour until Charles let
Bill know he had a phone call.

"Bill I have good news, he is alive, I don't know how in the hell they got
separated but he is alive" Mr. Fremont said. "Look William and I have been
in contact and he is waiting your call, there is a lot to this and I'll
sort out the legal end because I know what you are going to do" he
added. "You actually sound agreeable for once George" Bill said, "Only
because kids are involved, you're still off the Christmas card list" George
said with a chuckle and hung up the phone. Bill next called William, "Bill
hey I have been awaiting your call" William said, "That's what George tells
me" Bill said. "He's such a nice guy" William said, "Are we talking about
the same person?" Bill asked with a laugh. "So tell me about JJ" he added,
"Look George and I have been trying to piece this all together while
playing phone tag" William said, "It looks as if they were separated
because they were found at two different locations, that's why they were
sent to two different hospitals, and no familial connection was
established" he added. "They both were in comas quite a while and when they
awoke they could tell the staff their names but even though they shared the
same last name there was no connection made" he further added, "This is a
mess to be honest" he continued. "It sounds like one, is there a chance we
can give him a home with Ian?" Bill asked, "Well actually yes he needs a
home, he is at a center we have connections with" William replied.

"Well great make the arrangements and we'll go pick him up, let George
handle anything you need legally" Bill said, "Not so fast Bill, there are
facts you must know before making that decision" William said. "For
starters JJ is mute, he hasn't spoken since he awoke from his coma, the
doctors feel it is selective mutism brought on by the trauma, it is
extremely rare but does happen" he added. "What does that matter?" Bill
asked, "He uses a mix of sign language and a board to write on for words or
pictures to convey how he feels mostly" William replied. "If the person he
is trying to communicate with doesn't understand him he gets easily
frustrated and will pitch a fit, it has made finding him a home extremely
difficult" he added. "Are you suggesting I wouldn't want him because of
this?" Bill asked, "Well most people don't Bill, that's why he still needs
a home" William replied. "I'm not most people" Bill said, "I should have
seen that coming, you certainly aren't" William said with a chuckle.

"I want him, how do I get him? What do I have to do?" Bill persisted, "I
just make a phone call, your credentials are more than enough" William
said. "But there is one last detail we have to discuss" he added.