Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2000 19:49:28 EST
From: LENNOXBEAR@aol.com
Subject: To Folsum and beyond, part 14

To Folsum and Beyond, part 14 by lennoxbear@aol.com

The following is continuation of characters presented in Feelings of
Security.

NOTE: This story includes references and descriptions to gay, male to male
sex, if such matters offend you, please exit.  Also, actions of a sexual
nature occur in this story which are not a statement supporting unsafe
sexual practices, this is a work of fiction and fantasy.

Red and Tom worked their tails off the next couple of weeks finalizing all
the details for the opening of the new gym.  The current gym closed on a
Friday so the moving men could schlep all of the current equipment over to
the new location.  Red had carefully choreographed the entire move and had
every piece of equipment charted out for placement.  Tom teased him for
being the poster child for anal retentiveness.

Richard had taken on the task of recruiting new members whom called or
stopped. He also fielded questions from current members concerned over the
move to the new location.  They were getting numerous inquiries from
potential new members. Richard had all contacts organized in the computer
for follow-up, thanks to Tom.  In return, Red began teasing Tom about being
their resident geek.

One fact remained troublesome.  They had not yet found a candidate to
manage the new cafe.  Red had screened tons of resumes and conducted as
many first interviews but was not finding anyone whom he felt capable.
Many of the people who came in had a difficult time spelling cafe, let
alone running one.  About a week into the process, he was sitting at his
desk beginning to worry about how he would get the cafe open on time,
when someone cleared his throat at his door.  Red looked up to see a very
attractive man in his mid-20's in a suit and tie holding a resume.

"I believe we had an appointment for 10 for the cafe manager's
position.  I'm Dell Richards.  Are you Red?"  Red got up and welcomed the
man to a seat.  He thought it promising that Dell was the first person who
came to the interview even remotely dressed for one.  Dell was a bit
shorter than Red and the suit made it difficult to gauge just what the body
may have been like.

"Thank you for coming in and please have a seat."  Dell handed him his
resume and sat down.  Red got a quick glimpse of dress shirt over pecs.
Not a bad sight.  They talked for an hour and Red was knocked off his feet
by the fact that the guy knew his stuff and also knew about working out.
He asked Red a flock of questions about the plans for the cafe and how
it was to fit into the overall business.  Red found himself thinking he had
to hire the man on the spot but knew he had to wait until Tom could second
interview him.

"Would you like a tour of the place, to see the cafe and the gym?"  Red
stood up and realized his jeans were not going to cover the prominent
bulge.  His sweatshirt also did little to hide the preponderance of pec
muscle.  Dell seemed to be taking in the view quite well.

"Yes, please, do you mind if I leave my jacket here?  You guys seem to be
keeping the place quite warm."

"No, that's fine.  Joe, the building maintenance guy has been working to
get the heating better regulated and it seems to be running hot."  Red
watched as Dell took off his suit coat and folded it neatly over the back
of the chair.  He had been right.  Dell had a wonderful chest straining at
the shirt, complete with thick round shoulders.  When he turned around to
go out of the office door, Dell's bubble butt got even more of Red's
attention.  Red began thinking this man was definitely right for the job
and Tom had better hurry up and get there.

As Red toured Dell through the cafe and small kitchen/storage area, Joe
wandered in again to check on the heat.  He looked at Dell and then at Red.
When Dell turned his back, Joe gave Red the thumbs up sign and flexed his
arm quickly.  Red chuckled and Dell turned back around.  Red apologized and
felt his face turn several shades of red.  Dell was eagerly impressed with
the facilities and asked to see the rest of the gym.  Red walked him
through the hodgepodge of installation guys setting up new equipment.  Dell
knew what each and every piece was for and how to use it.  Red felt his
dick stirring.  As they were standing on the second floor discussing the
cardio/aerobics area, Eric walked in and waved up at them.

Dell asked, "Who's that?"  Watching Eric come up the stairs toward them.

"That's Eric, the owner's, uh, lover."  Red thought this is a test.  Dell
smiled cordially and introduced himself to Eric.  He never reacted to the
word lover.

"I'm Eric Stout, nice to meet ya. The interview going well?"  Red shook his
head yes and watched as Dell checked out Eric's tight jeans and butt.  "Tom
here?"

"No, not yet, but I expect him any minute and would like him to interview
Dell, if Dell has the time."

"Please, I have plenty of time."

"OK, well, then I'll go wait in the office."  Eric bounced down the stairs
discarding his leather jacket as he went, revealing his massive upper body
in a snug pullover.

"Good grief, that is one huge man, does he compete?"  Red tunred to see
Dell looking over the railing at Eric.

"No, purely lifts for fun, as does Tom.  Good guys, very dedicated and tons
of fun."

"I bet."

Red continued the tour and introduced Dell to Richard who was in his office
talking with perspective members.  Richard stood up and shook hands and
also gave Red the thumb's up when Dell turned his back.  They headed back
to Red's office and heard Tom's voice as they got closer.  Tom stood in the
office with his arm around Eric as they chatted with Joe.  Dell never
flinched.  Red introduced Tom and asked him to do a second interview now if
possible.  Tom smilingly obliged and walked Dell to another office.  Red
collapsed into a chair and twisted his nipples.

"That is one hot little number.  If he is as good as I think he is, we have
our manager.  I just can't get the read on whether or not he's gay.  He
didn't react to any of the obvious clues."  Eric walked over behind him and
massaged his shoulders.  Red leaned his head back and rubbed it against
Eric's basket.  Joe sat in the chair and grabbed his crotch.  "Oh, so you
guys think we should be having sex when he comes back and see how he reacts
to that?'

"No, that was not at all on my mind."  Eric reached down and cupped both of
Red's pecs in his beefy hands.  "Even if he isn't gay, he may be
open-minded enough to work here.  And if he has the abilities you think he
has, then I say, give him a try."

"And if the sex isn't good, give him a try at running the cafe."  Joe
quickly threw in his comment.  Red shook his head and said very funny.

Joe got up to take care of business elsewhere in the building and kissed
Eric and Red goodbye.  "Don't forget, Vic and I are having you all over for
dinner on Saturday.  See ya later."

Eric sat across from Red as he filled him in on all the activity.  Tom came
back an hour later and announced he agreed with Red and felt they should
offer the job that minute.  He brought Dell back into the office and stood
beside Red as they reviewed the salary, benefits and job description.  Eric
wandered upstairs to visit Richard as this went on downstairs.  They also
explained they would like Dell to start immediately, if possible, to help
hire a couple of part time people to work in the cafe.  Dell accepted
on the spot and agreed he could start tomorrow, since he managed to be
between jobs having just moved into town.  He shook both their hands and
agreed to begin the next day at 8:30, there was lots to do.

"And don't worry guys, I'll do a good job, hire compatible people to work
here and make you proud.  I'm also gay, so you don't have to talk in code."
Red and Tom bust out laughing and sighed deeply with relief.  "I just
wanted to see how long I could keep you guessing.  But it wouldn't be a
secret very long with all you muscle boyz wandering around.  I will have to
concentrate hard to keep from cutting a finger off with a knife over
there."

Red and Tom shook his hand and welcomed him aboard.  They also said he
didn't need to show up the next day in shirt and tie.  Red asked if he
wanted to review resumes and applications for part time help and Dell left
with an armload of paper to work on.  He would be back the next morning to
sign all of his paperwork and begin his job.  As he was leaving, Eric and
Richard were coming down the stairs.  Dell shook both their hands and
expressed how much he thought he would enjoy working with them.  He walked
out of the door, whistling and bounced to his pickup truck in the parking
lot.

"Well, that answers another question."  Tom peered out of the dark glass.

"What's that?"  Eric groped Tom's butt.

"There's a leather bumper sticker on that truck.  Oh yeah, he'll fit right
in."  The four men sat in Red's office and planned out the rest of the
details for the grand opening in a week.

Richard was concerned that the two part time personal trainers would not be
enough to handle the requests he was getting.  Both staff was very capable
but worked full time jobs at salaries the gym couldn't afford right now.
They decided to find another part time person who could overlap the hours
of the current staff.  Don, of Frank and Don, came into mind.  Tom called
and left a message on his machine.  All that remained was to get the
equipment in place and have a soft opening before a big grand opening
salute.  Eric hugged Red and thanked him for all of his hard work.  Red
wiggled his butt against Eric and told him how he would really like to be
thanked.  Richard groaned and left to handle more calls.  Eric kissed Red
on the neck and said he had to get back to the office before Marsh and Jack
sent the police looking for him.  Tom would have to thank Red
appropriately.  Red shot Tom an evil grin.  Eric kissed Tom and rubbed the
basket as he left.

Red turned around and began undoing Tom's belt.  Tom stopped him, but only
to close and lock the door and shut the blinds.  Both men were naked and
kissing in a minute.  Tom had Red on his back on the desk, fucking his
bubble butt when the phone rang.  Red answered it as Tom pounded his butt
and hung up quickly.  "That was the delivery company, they are 20 minutes
away with the last of the new equipment.  I hate to rush you but, hurry up
and shoot."

Tom looked down at Red somewhat indignantly and started pounding the butt
even harder.  Red mumbled holy shit and shot a load of thick cum on his
abs.  Tom followed a couple of minutes later with his own heavy load.  Red
bearly had time to clean up and redress before the deliverymen began
carrying boxes in the door.  Richard had come down to see the new toys and
stood at the office door sniffing.  He looked at the two young men and
grinned then sighed.  "Left out again, oh well."

The deliverymen had everything unloaded in an hour and soon the place was
buzzing with the installation guys assembling the heavy equipment.  Red and
Tom watched the muscular men lift and assemble the shiny new machines and
felt the urge for sex hit them again.  They wandered up to Richard's office
and closed the door.  Richard sat as his desk sorting papers.  Red walked
over, pulled his chair back from the desk and pulled off the man's
pullover.  Tom licked his lips at the sight of the lean, sharply defined
pecs and abs.  "Not bad for a former doctor."  Richard smugly stood up and
undid his belt.

"Not bad, eh? How about this?"  He unzipped his jeans and pulled out a
thick, perfectly shaped cock with a huge head.  "Not bad for an old coot,
huh?"  Red fell to his knees and sucked down the floppy dick.  Tom went to
work on the erect nipples.

"Uh, boys, do you really think this is such a good idea?  After all someone
cou.....Holy fuck, suck my dick Red, geez, I'm gonna shoot."  He let go a
thick creamy load all over Red's goatee and face.  Tom kissed the older man
and let their tongues play together for awhile as Richard jacked him off.
Red intercepted Tom's load on his chest and fell to the floor yanking his
own cock again.  A third load oozed out onto his abs as he lay on the floor
panting.  "Is this going to happen a lot around here?'

"If we are lucky."  Tom wiped off Red with a bunch of paper towels as he
heard the guys downstairs calling for him.

"They heard about the free blowjobs buddy, better go see what you can do."

"Ha, ha.  Ha, ha, ha."  Red walked out the door as Richard closed it and
pulled Tom's zipper back down.

"Oh sure, leave me to do all the work."

The next morning everything at the gym was buzzing.  Richard had a steady
procession of perspective members coming through on tours, Red was busily
directing the set-up guys on the new equipment and then Dell showed up.  He
walked in early.  Simply dressed in black jeans and T-shirt, any doubt
about this being a lifter was squashed.  The pecs hung from his broad
chest, nipples pointing downward.  His back tapered with a nice V to a
small cut waist and then there was the butt.  It didn't just bubble it, was
an explosion of hard muscle straining against the denim of the jeans.  Red
and Richard looked at each other and blinked.

"Good morning, I'm ready to get started."  Dell hung his coat over a chair
in the cafe and followed Red into the office to do his paperwork.
Marsh sat at the desk blinking at the hot furry man.  He introduced himself
and started Dell on completing the forms for Eric's holdings and companies.
He left Dell to work on them and walked over to the coffeepot in the
cafe to speak to Red.

"Do you think Jack would mind if I dove tongue first into that butt.  Where
did you find him?"

"He found us, just moved to town.  His work references all checked out at
his old job and he seems really well prepared to run this cafe.  Not
sure how he heard about the job, it wasn't from the newspaper ad."

"Well, if he ends up hiring a couple more people who look like he does,
sigh.  Jack and I will be eating and working out everyday for sure.  Wow,
those nips are really edible, uh, not that yours aren't my little muscle
pup."  Marsh hugged Red and pinched his sensitive nips.  Richard walked
around the corner.

"Ahem, isn't it a bit early to be doing this? And not invite me?"  He
smacked Red's butt and poured himself a cup of coffee.

Do you think your friend, Don, will be interested in doing part time
personal training?  I m getting a very extensive list of interested
people."

"I'll call him again today, as soon as I stop drooling over Dell."

"Ah, you young guys always thinking about sex, tsk, tsk."

"Oh and you don't?"  Marsh scoffed.

"Oh I think about it, but I have learned the art of subtlety.  Well, I
have, but my dick hasn't.  Excuse me Dell is coming this way and I feel the
urge growing.  Bye."

"The paperwork is all done and I left it on the desk, thanks."  Marsh
thanked him and went to retrieve it.  "I have some people I would like to
call in for the jobs, do you want to interview them with me?"

"Sure, if I'm not up to my ears in equipment moving.  Go ahead and schedule
them.  Who do you have?"

"A couple of guys and a woman.  Two people should be enough.  But, do you
need someone to also split with covering the desk and store?"

"Yeah, we do, so we may have to ask them about becoming full-time and
splitting between two jobs if that doesn't bother them."

"OK, I'll get right on it and also work up a food order and interview
suppliers.  Dell walked back to the small office area behind the cafe.  Red
marveled at the hot little package and adjusted his dick.  By noon, Dell
had worked out a schedule for the next two days and hoped to have
everything finalized and decisions made by the following Monday.  He had
things so busy that Red and Tom struggled to keep up with the process.

The next week was to be the big move and the soft opening.  Richard had
membership and advertising orchestrated Red had the equipment move planned
to the smallest detail, Tom was helping Dell finish get things organized
for the cafe and that left the in-house store.  There were a few
supplements being brought over from the current gym and a few articles of
clothing.  But they still had an order to do to stock it and hopefully have
it ready for the big day.  Everyone chipped in and soon that task had been
defeated.

All that remained was the question of an additional personal trainer.  Don
walked in and sat calmly while Red and Richard explained their plans and
showed him a list of perspective clients.  They were practically pleading
to get him to say yes.  He only smiled coyly and said he would think about
it.  At that time Dell walked in with the final bill for the cafe
supplies and introduced himself.  He shook Don's hand and introduced
himself then left.  Don looked at Red and Richard and said he would start
immediately.

The people Dell pulled in to interview for the part time jobs overwhelmed
Red and Tom.  They were all either physical education students looking for
fitness-related jobs or dietary students also looking to break into the
health industry.  All were specimens of solid physical fitness.  They
finally settled on two men and a woman who were more than happy to do
whatever they could to be in the huge gym.  The staffing had been
finalized.

Red arranged for Marsh to return the following Monday and handle the
paperwork and payroll stuff.  He sat with Tom and Dell and looked over the
applications.  "Is there any problem with them, that you know of, working
for a gay-owned operation?"  Dell sat in his chair and chuckled.

"Do you really think I would hire anyone who wasn't a gay man or lesbian.
They were all from our community, unless, you don't want me to do that?"

Red sat there open-mouthed and shook his head.  "My gaydar must be broken."

Tom laughed and reached over to tweak a nip.  It ain't broken; you've just
been too busy to think about it.  Dell did an outstanding job.  This is
going to be one helluva a fitness center.  OK, it might be a little
liberal, but there hasn't bee one person at the old gym that has blinked an
eye at what we have done.  Nor has any new member.  If we provide the best
facility we can, they don't care with whom we sleep."

"If you say so."

"I do."

The big day had arrived.  All of the old equipment had been mixed in with
the new, the cafe was staffed and stocked, the store was filled with
low-price, high quality supplements and all the working staff in place.
Red and Tom unlocked the door to about three dozen members at 6:00 AM the
first morning.  Staff was all in place to help people find things and get
acclimated.  The cafe opened at 7:30 and served healthy breakfast
choices.  The store opened at 9 and was swamped.  Eric wandered in at 10 AM
and put his beefy arm over Tom's shoulders.

"See, I knew you guys could do it, this place is buzzing.  Any problems?"

"Other than being tired and horny, none. Richard has perspective members
scheduled for appointments almost solidly for the next week.  I just hope
we break even for the first couple of months."

"We will.  Marsh and I went over the books and everything is well thought
out.  Red did an excellent job with your help. And not to mention Richard
and that hot little man in the cafe, drool."  Eric slowly humped his
basket against Tom's butt.  "I have to go take care of some other business
but will be back later to work out and close the place with you."  He
kissed Tom lightly good-bye and turned to leave.  The only person who paid
any attention was the young woman at the front desk.  She simply smiled and
said they made a hot couple.

True to his words, Eric returned later and worked out with Tom and the
friends he had come to call family.  The place was busy up to the closing
time.  Red dragged his tired humpy body out the door between his lovers
Darrell and Ron.  Richard and Dell kissed Tom and Eric goodnight and Tom
locked the door.  They walked through the huge gym and shut down the place
except for the downstairs locker room and showers.

Eric stood under the steaming showerhead and pulled Tom to his wet body.
He kissed his partner and slowly closed his huge, thick arms around the
equally huge man.  Their lips met and parted.

"How does it feel to be your own boss now?"

"Almost as good as being your lover."

"Good answer."  Eric's hands squeezed Tom's hard butt.

"I can't believe everything we have been through since we met.  You have
given me so much.  Saying I love you doesn't seem like enough."

"Saying I love you might fly in the face of what a lot of hardcore leather
guys we know believe.  They might think it too mushy.  But I truly love
you." Eric wrapped his hand around Tom's and felt the commitment ring.
"You wear this when you work out?"

"Yes, so do you I see.  Taking it off would only make me less of a person.
You are who I am. And this ring symbolizes all of that."

Eric pulled Tom against him as tightly as he could and kissed him with a
passion that increased each day.  Tom reached up and grabbed the shower
nozzle at the wall, pushing his chest out for Eric's mouth and tongue.  The
two men celebrated the new business doing what they loved best.  Being
together.

The End

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