Date: Sun, 27 Aug 2023 12:51:31 +0000 (UTC) From: CJ Wilson Subject: My long-range forecast - chapter 24 My long-range forecast -- chapter 24 A special hello today to Dan, Darrell, Geoff, Jack, Matt and Milford. Thanks for your ideas, and keep them coming! I continue to write more chapters of this story and I'm seeking any suggestions, constructive criticms or positive feedback you have about the story. Please send information to cjwilson328@aol.com. For those if you who have already reached out to me - my thanks! I'm working your ideas into future storylines. It's a hot morning in St Pete Beach, and an even hotter morning in CJ's and Wally's bedroom. The guys also help Trevor and Carl search for a residence. Stay tuned for the next chapter when CJ asks the gang of four to make some descisions about their condo moving forward. Please consider making a donation to Nifty (using link https://donate.nifty.org/). Let's keep this site going so that we all can enjoy the continued submission of stories. I got up to go to the bathroom just after 5:00 am. Even though I was still tired, I heated up a cup of coffee, grabbed my phone and went out to the patio naked. I turned on the tv to watch Trevor's morning show. It was time for his segment, and he kicked in very well. The graphics and transitions went very smooth. His gestures flowed well in front of the state wide map. Overall, the broadcast was good, he looked good, but his voice was monotone for the morning. The anchor and him worked well together as she asked him several welcome questions. I texted him and said "CONGRATULATIONS Trevor! You did very good on your 5:00 show! Try to do some voice inflections for me during the next three shows. Keep up the good work!" Once his first show wrapped up, I went back into the kitchen and brewed another pot of coffee for my housemates and myself. Alex came out and said "CJ, what the hell are you doing up? It's your first day off, you're naked and you should be sleeping in my friend!" I smiled at Alex and said "good morning sunshine! I had to go to the bathroom and decided to catch Trevor's debut on the weather." Alex grinned and said "ah, the mentor wants to make sure his mentee does okay today. Am I correct?" I smiled and said "guilty Alex! I had to make sure he did okay this morning. His first show went fine. I sent him one comment to work on his voice inflections as he was too monotone at 5:00. I want to see if he takes my advice and tries to work on that in the remaining morning shows. Care to join me in a cup of coffee?" He smiled and said "sure I will. I want to get the morning chores started at 6:30 this morning." Alex and I returned to the patio with our coffee. There was a nice morning breeze coming in off the gulf. The breeze along with the ceiling fans created a very pleasant morning atmosphere. Alex and I chit chatted about various subjects while the anchor was doing stories. It was time for Trevor's second segment. It went very well, and he must have read my text. I was so proud of him as he raised and lowered his voice. It came across well, and definitely broke the monotone pattern from the first show. I reached for my phone and sent him another text. I said "way to go Trevor. You look great, you sound great and you worked on the voice inflections. The 5:30 show was even better than the 5:00 for you. Keep up the great work, you got this nailed down Trev!" I received a text back before 6:00 saying "thanks CJ. I appreciate all of your help!" Alex finished his coffee and said "I am going to go start on my morning cleaning routines. If the sleepyheads wake up and you three decide to go to breakfast, come and find me. I could use something from the diner this morning." I smiled and said "I'll do that Alex. Do you think you'll have a busy day?" He replied "I know of two repairs I need to attend to this morning. They are minor and should not take me more than one hour." I walked Alex to the door and gave him a hug. I said "you go get your morning stuff done, and come back to us soon! If you need any help, give me a yell." I got myself another cup of coffee and returned to the patio. I received a text from Carl which said "thanks big guy for watching Trevor this morning! He just told me that you are watching and sending texts. I came in with him this morning to show my support. We had a very nice time yesterday, and are looking forward to meeting up with the gang this afternoon. He's doing very well this morning! Take care CJ. TTYL." I replied to the text with "Trev is doing great this morning Carl! It's so nice of you to be there to support your man! TTYL." Trevor did a fine job on the remaining two shows. Everything went very smooth for him, and I knew he was continuing to work on his voice. This will come naturally to him with more experience and someone coaching him. I cannot believe how much my voice training is coming back to me to help Trevor out. I wish he would have had someone like James Thompson working with him. He will get there and be an outstanding broadcaster! My phone rang a little after 7:00 and the caller ID displayed Trevor. I began the call and said "You stud, congratulations! Four shows down, and many more to come for you! You did a great job, and I can tell a difference in your voice already. Keep up the great work Trev! Do you mind me calling you Trev?" Trevor cracked up and said "Trev is fine with me. Quite a few of my college friends call me Trev, and I like it. CJ, thank you for all of your help and thanks for watching this morning. It really meant a lot to me to know you were rooting me on! Carl wants to know if you guys are up for breakfast this morning? Zach asked me to stick around until 8:30, and we're going to head out after that. I want to go change, and Carl is going to get a change of clothes on. How about if we meet you around 10 at your place? Carl wants to do the diner, and he said it's his treat for everyone this morning!" I replied "that sounds great Trev. I'll get the crew rounded up and we'll see you two around 10:00. Bye Trev!" I texted Alex and said "breakfast at 10. Carl is treating all of us at the diner. They are meeting us here." Alex replied with "sounds great. I'll be done and back for a shower by 9:00." I plugged my phone back in and went into the bedroom. My man had spread out on the bed and was laying on his back. I gently got on the bed with him, and began licking his cock. I soon worked it into a blow job. About two minutes later, he grabbed both sides of my head and worked me up and down onto his tool. He began moaning and said "good morning my love. This feels so good. Swing around on top of me so we can both enjoy the action." I did reposition myself, and soon we were in a 69-position working each other over good on a Saturday morning. Wally started moaning very deep, and I knew he's ready to shoot off. He said "I'm ready to shoot CJ! Take my load baby." I did take his load, and it was huge. I swung around to swap his load with me while he continued to stroke me off. After a round of passionate kissing, he smiled and said "your turn stud. I want your load now!" I flipped on my back, and Wally got between my legs. He started blowing me again and soon had me at full mast. I was enjoying his tongue action and sucking. Eventually I felt mount CJ come to life and shouted "here it comes Wally, take me baby!" He did and kept teasing me until I could not stand it and had to pull him off me. He climbed up and leaned into me to share my load. We continued to make out, and I was not even aware of Ronny being at the door. Ronny started applauding and shouting "well done! A must-see event! Two hot studs taking each other's loads very passionately this morning. I give you both a 10!" Both Wally and I started cracking up in laughter and Wally said "get your ass in here and lay down with us you hairless beast!" Wally rolled off me, and Ronny climbed in with us. When we got comfortable, I said "Alex is going to be pissed that he is missing this group snuggle!" Ronny laughed and said "we'll keep this between us for now." I looked at Ronny and said "Alex will be back at 9:00. Carl and Trev will be here at 10:00 and Carl is treating all of us to breakfast at the diner." Ronny grinned and said "sounds great, except I hope you two get rid of your cum breath by then!" Wally ruffled Ronny's hair and said "just for that, I plan to keep it rank all day and make you smell it every five minutes!" Wally snuggled to my side and put his head on my chest. Ronny did the same. I drifted off to sleep being surrounded by my lover and my best friend. Soon Wally and Ronny also drifted into a snooze. None of us heard Alex enter the condo. Alex found the three of us, smiled and stripped off his clothes. He took several pictures of Wally, Ronny and me. He then gently got on the bed in between Ronny and myself. He positioned himself so that he was able to put Ronny's cock in between his ass cheeks, and he caressed my left nipple with his tongue. I did not think a thing of it since I knew Ronny likes to work nipples over very gently. Ronny woke and realized that Alex had joined us. He began kissing Alex's neck and soon whispered to him "stay there my love. I'm going to take a chance that they have lube in the night stand." Ronny opened the drawer and found our lube supply. He opened the bottle, and squeezed some on his fingers and into Alex's ass. He began working fingers into Alex's ass while Alex was still caressing my nipple. Soon he began working his cock into Alex's ass. All of this was being done without me awake! Ronny got into a smooth rhythm. He whispered to Alex again saying "that's it my love. Take my cock in your ass very quietly and start gently biting CJ's nipple." Wally must have heard Ronny and brought his head up to see Ronny mouthing "shhhhhh" to him and putting a finger to his mouth. He gave Wally the lube bottle mouthed "get CJ on his side and start working his ass." Wally smiled, shook his head and mouthed "okay" to Ronny. Wally poured lube on his cock and began stroking it with his fingers very quietly. He leaned into me, and said "CJ my love, turn on your left side. I want to spoon you." I heard him, and complied while I was still asleep. Alex stopped caressing my nipple while I adjusted my position. Once I was on my side, Alex resumed working on my left nipple with one hand. He then began working on my right nipple with his other hand. Wally inserted his fingers into my ass, and started working them in and out. He then began to tease my hole with his cock. Before I knew it, he was inserting it into me gently. Gradually he also built up a steady smooth rhythm which matched Ronny's ass assault on Alex. Alex realized what was happening, and decided to take this one step further. He stopped working on my nipples with his hands. He started sucking on my right nipple, and did the same caressing motion as he did on my left one. I began moaning and kept my eyes closed while letting Wally and Ronny take care of me this morning. I continued to moan and said "that's it, Wally and Ronny, work my ass and nipples over this morning. This feels wonderful. Did you two plan this all out to happen? Alex better get here soon as he is missing out on something beautiful." Wally, Alex and Ronny all smiled and Ronny whispered into Alex's ear "stop working his nipple and I'll take over. You begin kissing him with plenty of tongue." Alex gave Ronny a thumbs up, and worked his head over to mine. He began kissing my lips gently with his lips. Alex started using his tongue to pry my lips open. I did open my lips, and began returning the kisses back. Alex and I were soon into a passionate exchange of kisses, except I thought it was Ronny kissing me! Ronny began to squeeze my right nipple again while Alex really got into kissing me. I felt his goatee scrape my chin. I said to myself "wait a minute, Ronny doesn't have face hair. What the fuck is going on?" I opened my eyes and found Alex kissing me. Wally began to speed up his rhythm, and went deeper into me. He leaned into my ear and said "surprise my love. Our first orgy session in this bed!" Alex and Ronny smiled at me and Alex said "relax and enjoy this CJ. You deserve it!" He began to kiss me again, and Ronny started to kiss the back of Alex's neck. Wally joined in and kissed the back of my neck as well as caress my right earlobe. I started to moan more, and Ronny began to pick up his speed on Alex. Soon, Alex was joining me in moans. Ronny and Wally continued their pace and Ronny said "come on you hairy ass bear, let's give our men all the pleasure they can handle this morning!" Wally raised one arm, gave him a fist bump and said "let's do this you hairless stud!" Alex and I cracked up on those comments, but soon went back to our moans. I swear that Wally was in me deeper than he ever has been. I was experiencing true pleasure and looked over to Alex. I smiled and said "are you doing okay Alex?" He looked at me and said "hell yes, CJ. I am really getting into this scene. I never pictured us having a four way, but what the fuck! This is so hot!" He leaned his head over and began kissing me again. We continued our kissing with moans escaping both of us. Ronny was working up a sweat, and said "ok Wally, I don't know about you, but I want to see my man's face now and kiss the hell out of him while I'm pummeling his ass." Wally smiled and said "yeah, Ronny, let's flip them over." I don't know how they did it, but they got us over on our back without removing their cocks out of our asses. I'm surprised that they didn't knock Alex and me out on their herculean maneuver! The studs kept going at our asses, and Wally leaned down and began kissing me. Ronny was doing the same to Alex. Our moans kept growing louder, and Wally was hitting my sweet spot. I thought to myself "he is going to make me cum without me using my hands." This is something I have always wanted, but I have not been able to achieve. If he keeps hitting my prostrate like this, I'm going to stream my cum everywhere. I think Alex was in a similar position to me as he was moaning louder and louder while Ronny was kissing him like a savage beast. Alex said "Ronny, keep it up my stud! You're going to have me orgasming here very soon." My man stopped kissing and said "how about you, my love? Am I hitting your spot?" I said "yeah babe, keep on going. I'm going to orgasm soon too. See if you can coordinate with Ronny and get us both off at the same time." Wally cracked up and said "Ronny you heard my CJ, let's finish both of them off in style!" Ronny smiled and said "fuck yeah Wally, let's do this!" Alex blew first, and his cum streamed everywhere. One stream even hit me in my face! He was screaming and said "oh my God Ronny, I love you so much!" Ronny smiled and said "your ass is clenching my cock good Alex. You want my load on you or in you?" Alex said "fuck me hard you stud, and plant your load inside me!" Ronny kept increasing his speed and continued to pump Alex hard. About one minute later, I screamed and shot my load all over Wally and myself. A couple of streams hit the headboard as well. I was clamping down hard on Wally's cock, and he soon screamed "Oh fuck CJ, here it comes baby!" He slowed his rhythm down, while Ronny was still going strong. A few minutes later Ronny screamed at the top of his lungs and said "Alex, I'm cumming just for you baby. Take my load you hot sexy stud!" Ronny's face was telling the whole story of pure pleasure as he began to slow down his strokes on Alex. Ronny and Wally came down from their sexual high and eventually deflated to where they both came out of our ass! I looked over at Alex and said "oh my God Alex, have you ever felt like this?" Alex turned his head to me and said "no, not like this. I have been ridden hard, and put away wet! But I loved every minute of it!" I cracked up and said "me too stud. Thanks everyone for my Saturday surprise. Maybe we should make this a Saturday morning tradition, with different positions of course! You three had me going when I thought Ronny was kissing me versus Alex. I didn't even feel Alex join us! Alex did you plan all of this in advance for my first Saturday off?" Alex smiled, giggled and said "no, I can't take credit for this, but I'm sure as hell glad I made it back for this pornfest! Too bad we didn't have a camera recording us!" Everyone started to bust out laughing, and Ronny and Alex collapsed on the bed with us. Wally grinned and said "I think we better wash these sheets later today!" Alex said "no way, let's leave them on and go at it one more time today." I looked at the clock, and it was about 9:10. I said "hey everyone, Trev and Carl will be here soon. We better hit the showers and get ready." All of a sudden, I heard laughing from the bedroom entry door. There were Trev and Carl with big shit-ass grins on their faces. Trev said "did you four do this in honor of my great debut this morning?" All of us got a good laugh out of it. Carl spoke up and said "thanks for the show gents. Don't worry, we did not record it, but if you want a souvenir picture of the four of you now, I can take one for you!" Alex cracked up and said "fuck yeah guys! Let's give him a big smile." We all propped ourselves up, and Wally put his arm around me, and Ronny followed suit with Alex. Carl said "everyone say CUM!" He snapped the picture and asked "can we get two more? One with you four and Trev at the bottom of the bed, then followed by me and Trev trading places?" We all said "sure" and Trev joined us first pulling his dick out of his shorts, followed by Carl exposing his cock as well for the camera. Trev cracked up and said "sorry we're early guys, but the door was open! Is this a normal Saturday morning for you four?" We all laughed and Alex said "nope, this was our first time together, but I hope I'm speaking for all of us when I say it won't be our last time! Who knows, maybe well even get six of us in here and include you two as well." Carl grinned and said "hit the showers guys, I am starved. Trev and I are going out to the patio and throw some darts." Trev said "hey is there any champagne so I can make us a mimosa?" I said "check the refrigerator. I think there is some left. If so, mix yourself up two and we'll get ready." Ronny and Alex went to their shower, and Wally and I went into ours. Wally turned the water on and got it nice and warm. He pulled me into the shower and started kissing me again. I fell deep into his embrace and we made out for at least five minutes. I broke the kiss and said "my God Wally, you took me someplace this morning where I have never gone. I have never been able to orgasm without using my hands. You hit my prostrate in the perfect spot and drove me wild this morning. I love you baby, and I must say that was one fucking hot scene this morning. I know we always don't want a crowd, but it was an excellent time this morning." Wally smiled at me and said "I know babe. I never pictured the four of us going at it in the same bed. But it truly was a very erotic scene this morning. I love you CJ!" We finished up our shower, and went out to the living room. Ronny and Alex were still in their shower. I looked at Wally and said "oh my God, Alex is going to be walking bow legged today!" We went out to the patio and found Trev and Carl throwing darts while enjoying a mimosa together." I smiled at them and said "sorry gents. We'll make sure the door is locked from now on." Carl said "you better not, and do not apologize! That was one hot fucking scene to watch. Someday, I'll plow my man like that and let you all watch." Trev said "no way my man! I'll be plowing your ass for all of them to watch." He leaned over and gave Carl a kiss. About five minutes later, Ronny and Alex appeared on the patio. Carl spoke up and said "it's about time! I was ready to go in there and make sure you two were not going at it again." Ronny smiled, and Alex gave his usual nervous giggle. Ronny said "well Carl, I never know what my man is going to do to me in the shower. He's an absolute stud in the mornings! Let's head for the diner men. I can drive and I think we can fit four of you in the back seat." Trev smiled and said "I'll sit on Carl's lap and get him excited for breakfast." Carl smiled and said "fuck yeah, a lap dance before breakfast! Let's roll dudes." The diner was busy as normal for a Saturday morning. Tami was at the hostess station and said "good morning, CJ! How are you, and how many in the party this morning?" I said "good morning, Tami. I am doing wonderful this morning. There are six of us this morning, if you can deal with a rowdy crowd?" She said "oh boy, six rowdy tv stars! I better serve you six this morning. Let me see what's in the back room and if I can move two tables together." While Tami was doing her magic, we began to chat in two smaller groups. I was with Trev and Carl and said "Trev, I forgot to mention that I also watched the humane society package this morning. You did a very nice job on that as well. Carl, the camera work and editing was outstanding as well. You two make a great team together." They both smiled and replied "thanks CJ." Trev continued and said "I know I'm going to enjoy the weather shows better, but I was surprised at how well the humane society package went. I'm going to like doing field reporting as well." Tami came back and said "we're getting two tables cleaned up and put together for you. Give me another five minutes, and I'll go ahead and seat these other two parties." I smiled and said "that sounds excellent Tami!" Carl said "CJ is that the same waitress as we had on July 3rd?" I said "yes, it is. She works her ass off here, and provides excellent service. Will you let me help you out with the tip this morning?" Carl smiled and said "sure that will be great CJ! Oh, by the way, I have been meaning to ask you if CJ is short for anything, or is that the name you decided on for your stage name? I'm hoping it's a nickname for Carl Johnathan?" I smiled and said "my given birth name is Christopher Jackson Skinner. There were already two Christopher's in my family. When I was about seven years old, I asked my dad if we could shorten my name to CJ? Both Mom and Dad loved it, so it has stuck with me for years. I chose Walters as my stage name before starting here. Trev, is your given name Trevor Anderson, or is that a stage name also?" He replied "Trevor is my given name and my last name is name is Allmendigger. My professor at college suggested I use a different last name. My first dorm was Anderson Hall, so I have used Trevor Anderson for my television name." Carl said "oh my, I bet you took a lot of grief for that last name in high school?" Trev smiled and said "the grief started in junior high for me, and did not stop through high school. Once my college mates got use to it, they always referred to me as Trevor Anderson. I was so glad to get out of my Podunk town and move to the big city of Nashville!" Tami returned, grabbed the menus and said "follow me everyone." She took us into the back room and had a table for six set up. I said "Tami, thank you so much for doing this!" She smiled and said "for my television stars, I'll do anything. Let's see I know we have Wally, Alex, Ronny and I remember Carl from July 4th. Hmmmmm -- I think I saw you on tv this morning young man. It's Trevor, correct?" Trevor smiled and said "yes Tami, today was my first day at the station doing weekend weather." She smiled and said "well, welcome Trevor and I thought you did a great job this morning. However, you need to step it up in order to top CJ's parasailing show back a few weeks ago. He scared all of us in the diner to death as we watched him take off! Now, what can I bring everyone to drink? I'll start off with water for everyone and coffee this morning for everyone?" We all nodded yes to coffee. She said "any juices for anyone?" Carl started and said "orange for me please." I chimed in with "cranberry for me Tami." Ronny, Alex and Wally also said "cranberry here please." Trevor wrapped it up with "do you have grapefruit juice Tami?" She replied "for you Trevor, yes, I do! So that is four cranberry juices, one orange and one grapefruit for our newest star?" I said "you got it Tami. Thanks." Our conversation began again and discussions ensued about various topics. I asked "Trev and Carl if they brought their suits over today?" Carl said "we sure did. They are in my car." I said "good. Hopefully the weather man I watched this morning is wrong and we won't have thunderstorms this afternoon." I grinned at Trev and said "just kidding you stud! If we do get thunderstorms, I know we can occupy our time somehow!" Trev smiled and said "maybe we can replay that scene from this morning and grow the cast to six versus four!" Alex happened to hear his comment and said "I'm in Trev, let's do it!" Ronny cracked up on it and said "that was fun guys. I really like the idea of doing something crazy and spontaneous every now and then." I said "okay then, all in favor say I!" Everyone responded with "I". I continued and said "the I's have it. Alex, as the official planner extraordinaire it will now be your job to come up with the plot and setting. Do you accept this extreme honor?" Alex smiled and said "challenge accepted and I will do my best to please everyone!" We all laughed on that as Tami approached with our drinks. She said "okay what did I miss gents that was so funny?" Carl said "oh Tami, if you only knew!" She said "never mind, I think I'll back out graciously of this one. I've got two pitchers of ice water, two carafes of coffee and your juices. If you need any refills, just let me know. What can I do for your orders now?" We all gave Tami our orders. Wally, Ronny and Carl went with the ultimate omelet. Trev and I went for the corned beef hash plate, and Alex went with the diner delight. Carl said to Trev "the food here is delicious. The first time I came here CJ said you can't go wrong with any plate on the menu. You'll enjoy your breakfast, trust me." Ronny said "I think sometime I need to try something different than the ultimate omelet, but I got hooked on them my first visit here. They are incredible, the best omelet I've had." Alex spoke up and said "Trevor, I was able to catch your first two shows this morning. You did a fantastic job. Are you pleased with how things went?" Trev gave a big smile and said "thanks Alex. I was very pleased. I had my coach watching me and he gave me a tip which I was able to use in my last three shows. It worked for me, and I know as I get more practice in, my voice inflections will come very naturally for me. Thanks CJ, I appreciate your help with that!" Ronny cracked up and said "aha, you brought along all of James' lesson plans on voice inflection, didn't you? James Thompson is the head of the Radio and Television Broadcasting Department at Maumee College where CJ and I attended." Carl spoke up and said "Go Muskies!" Ronny cracked up and continued with "James made any person who was interested in on-air talent to take private voice lessons with him during your freshman year. He was on our asses then during our remaining years about voice inflection and techniques. He always preached that your voice presence can either make you or break you in the industry. I learned so much from him about the voice and how to use it properly. CJ is now passing that on to you, and believe me Trevor it does enrich your on-air presence." Trev smiled and said "wow guys. Your professor sounds like a kick ass instructor." I said "yes, we were very lucky to have him at Maumee. He was in the industry for almost 20 years, but decided to go back to an academic environment. Maumee was very lucky to have him come in as the department chair. He shook up the department curriculum and Maumee's television program is now ranked in the top ten programs in the nation. I am so pleased he has not been swallowed up by a larger university. I see him retiring from Maumee when he chooses to do so. It's great to witness a number of students continue to benefit from his experience, hands-on mentoring and his genuine concern for his students. Hopefully we can get him down here sometime and you'll get to meet him. Bailey is going to work with him to start up an internship at our station for several Maumee students each year." Tami came to the table with two other waitresses following her. She started in and said "the ultimate omelet with wheat toast goes to Wally, Ronny gets the ultimate omelet with sourdough toast and Carl gets the third omelet with rye toast. CJ gets the corned beef hash plate with scrambled eggs and wheat toast and Trevor has the other beef hash plate with eggs sunny side up and an English muffin. Last, but certainly not least, Alex receives the diner delight plate with eggs sunny side up and wheat toast. Did I get everything correct gentlemen?" All of us applauded and I said "perfect Tami!" She then refilled each of our coffee and water glasses. "Can I get anyone a juice refill, or anything else?" Everyone shook their heads no. She smiled and said "enjoy your breakfast. I'll stop back to check on all of you in a little while. If you need anything before I get back, just waive me down guys!" Carl looked at me and said "I will take you up on help with the tip. She is awesome and deserves a huge tip. I wish more servers had her personality and excellent customer service attitude." I smiled and said "not a problem at all. She is a true gem, and we need to keep her happy so she won't leave us!" Everyone dove into their breakfast like madmen. I guess by either participating in or watching our orgy this morning everyone developed a huge appetite. Our conversation continued to flow well. I stood up and grabbed a coffee carafe and refilled everyone's cup. Alex did the same with the water pitcher and everyone's water glass. Wally said "well thank you kind sirs! We'll make sure there's an extra tip for both of you as well this morning." Ronny cracked up and said "I think we already gave them plenty of their favorite tips this morning you big bear!" Everyone cracked up in a loud laughter outburst. Thank goodness the back-room crowd had started to clear out as our group got a little more obnoxious. Soon we were all stuffed, and everyone commented on how good their food was. Tami returned and asked "can I get anyone something more this morning?" I spoke up and said "Tami, I believe I'm speaking for the group when I say we're all stuffed and everything was delicious. Thank you so much for your outstanding service this morning!" Everyone at the table cheered Tami on and Alex said "you know we'll be back -- we always come back to haunt you, Tami!" She cracked up and said "you don't haunt me. In fact, I think you are my favorite group of customers. It's always a pleasure to serve you. Trevor, do me one favor and don't let this group corrupt you!" Trevor spoke up and said "too late Tami, I've already fallen into their corruption and I'm enjoying myself tremendously!" She smiled and said "let me clear your dishes, and I'll be back with the check. One check or separate today?" Carl spoke up "one check Tami and you can give it to me. We're celebrating Trevor's first broadcast this morning!" She began taking dishes off the table and said "Trevor, what's your favorite dessert?" Trevor smiled and said "I really enjoy pies, especially peach or pecan pies." Tami smiled and said "excellent choices. I'll be back in a few minutes' gentlemen." Tami returned a few minutes later with a gentleman carrying two boxes behind her. Wally recognized him as the owner and said "Kurt, how are you doing?" Kurt looked at Wally, smiled and said "Wally, it's good to see you! How have you been doing?" Wally replied "I am doing well Kurt. How is your house doing and are you having any follow-up issues?" Kurt smiled and said "no problems at all. Walter's Construction is the best house construction team in the area. I passed several clients your way." Wally smiled and said "I know Kurt, and thank you so much for your continued support!" Kurt continued on and said "I understand we're celebrating a special occasion this morning. Trevor, I caught your broadcast this morning and you did a fantastic job. Please accept these pies as a congratulations to you, as well as a thank you to all of you for continuing to support Kurt's Diner." He sat the pies down in front of Trevor and we all gave him a round of applause. Kurt then saw me and said "CJ Walters. I catch your morning broadcast daily and at noon when I can. You do an awesome job as well CJ!" I said "thanks Kurt, I am a big fan of yours! Wally introduced me to your diner the first week I came into town. I'll be a repeat customer for life Kurt!" Kurt continued on and said "does anyone else at the table work at the station?" Ronny and Carl raised their hands. Ronny got up, shook Kurt's hand and said "I'm Ronny Bradford, Kurt. I'm starting at the station on July 31st, as the sports anchor for the 5:00 and 6:00 pm shows. I came to your diner the day after I got hired at the station. I have fallen in love with your ultimate omelet and cannot get enough of them." Carl then rose, shook Kurt's hand and said "I'm Carl Jenkins Kurt, and I'm the chief engineer at the station. Thank you so much for providing such great food and excellent customer service. Like CJ said, I plan to be a repeat customer for life at your fine establishment!" Kurt said "gentlemen, your breakfast is complementary this morning for being such excellent customers! I do have one request to get a picture with all of you, Tami and myself so I can hang it on my wall of celebrities behind the cashier's station?" I spoke up and said "Kurt, thank you for the generous gift. Please let us pay the bill though and we'll be happy to take a picture with you and Tami." Kurt said "no arguments CJ. I've seen you all in here a number of times. I want to give this meal to all of you for being such excellent customers, as well as tempting you all to come back very soon. All I ask of you is to take care of Tami with a nice tip. She's the greatest server in all of St Pete Beach, and has been such a reliable associate for me since we opened 25 years ago." I smiled and said "on behalf of the group Kurt, thank you so much for your generosity and we'll all be back very soon. Now let's get Tami, and you pick out the spot where you want the picture taken!" He said "we'll go outside in front of my sign and take it there." Wally stood up and said "sounds perfect Kurt, come on gents let's go take this picture for Kurt!" I pulled out a $100 bill for Tami. Wally came up to me and handed me another $50 bill. I said "thanks babe. $150 enough?" He smiled and said "Tami will be thrilled." We all went outside, and Kurt brought his wife out to take the picture. She got two pics taken and said that does it. Trevor spoke up and said "excuse me, but do you mind taking one with my phone? I'll send all the guys a copy of it. This morning has been very special for me and I want to remember it with a picture of all of us." Kurt's wife said "of course I will do that for you Trevor." She took several pictures on his phone and said "there you go, four in total so you can pick which one you like." Kurt said "thanks everyone again. We appreciate your business." I went to Tami and said "on behalf of all of us, thank you for everything today." I passed her the $150 and said "have a good rest of the day, and we'll all be back!" She said "thanks CJ. You have a great weekend." We went to Ronny's truck and as we were loading up a bolt of lightning came down over the gulf. About five seconds later we were shaken with a loud clap of thunder. Trev smiled and said "thunderstorms coming in midday just like I said this morning everyone!" I asked Trev "what did the NWS radar show, anything serious? I'm wondering if one of us will need to go back in if a watch is issued. I have the NWS alert app on my phone." Trev replied "the last radar I checked showed lightning, but rain and wind were light. There were a few embedded cells in the yellow range, but nothing in red or above." I said "okay but we can head over to the station if we need to issue a watch. I'm sure Zach will reach out to one of us if needed." Just as we entered into the apartment complex, the rain started to fall at a good rate. There was no more lightning visible, so hopefully it will just be a rainy afternoon. We all exited and came back to the condo. I said "well if we have no pool action today, we can just hang out on the patio if everyone wants to. I was planning for pizza later, but since we have dessert now, maybe we should consider something for the grill later? Trev, it's your day. Anything sound good to you for an early supper tonight so you can get tucked in early for your big day tomorrow?" Trev smiled and said "yeah, I don't want all this pie myself! What if we get some burgers, hot dogs or brats for the grill plus some side fixings?" Wally said "oh man, a brat sandwich sounds great to me!" Several others agreed, and soon we were making a list for dinner. Ronny said "I'll go to the store for us. Anyone want to join me?" Of course, his faithful sidekick Alex chimed in and said "I'm right behind you stud!" I handed Ronny a $50, and Carl handed him a $50 as well. I asked Ronny "will you get coffee, milk, cranberry juice and yogurt for the week?" Ronny replied "I'll have my eagle eye partner on the lookout for anything else we may need. How about some baked beans, potato salad and cole slaw as sides? I'll also get some kraut and spicy mustard for brat toppings." Alex chimed in with "don't forget ice cream for the pies!" Alex pulled me aside and said "if you start showing condos, here is my key. I need to clear $2,000 a month for the mortgage, HOA and utilities if they are interested in my place." I smiled and said "that's still a deal for this area. If they split that it's still within Trev's budget, and I'm sure Carl will be fine with that amount also. Do you want me to wait so you can show it to them?" Alex said "no, go ahead. If they have any follow up questions for me, we can always go back later today for another look around." I asked Ronny "do you think we should soak brats in beer?" He smiled and said "absolutely, there is no other way to have a brat!" I said "okay, is the Sam Adams okay to use, or do we need something with more of a punch?" Wally heard the discussion and chimed in with "something with more of a punch. I have always used a heavy lager to soak brats in." Ronny replied "I was thinking of a heavier beer to Wally. I'll add on a six pack of something." Trev spoke up and said "can I make one more request? I'm not a big brat fan. Can I throw money in for some hamburger?" We all cracked up and Ronny said "got you covered Trev! We'll get some hamburger also, and make up some patties to throw on the grill." Ronny turned to Alex and said "do you have this all down on the list my love and are you ready to go?" Alex said "I have everything down that we need including the weekly supplies. I am ready to go for a ride with you big man!" Wally smiled and said "did you say ready to ride him or ready to go for a ride with him?" Alex said "I'll do both before the day is over you hairy ass bear!" After Ronny and Alex left, I asked Trev and Carl "are you two ready to see two condos in this complex which you can sublet?" Trev smiled and said "oh my goodness, you found some?" I said "yes, there are two available. One on the third floor and one on the fourth floor. I'd like to show you both, and advise you that one is more expensive than the other due to a mortgage still being paid by the owner." Carl said "before we go, what price range are we talking?" I said "the lower price is $1,500 a month and the higher one is $2,000 a month." Carl said "wow, that's still less than what I'm paying now. Trevor, if we split either amount, we're still coming in under your budget also!" Trev said "I know, and I'm thrilled with that! Plus, we have the pool, hot tubs, exercise room, tennis courts and I'm assuming there is a community rec room also included in the amenities?" Wally said "yes, we do have a recreation room which you can rent out for larger parties. It also has several pool tables and other activities which you can use at any time. The amounts for both units include the HOA, and all utilities. We'll keep the utilities in the owners' name and you'll pay the owner directly each month. Carl said "this is too good to be true! What is the catch, are the owners' old geezers or assholes?" Wally busted out laughing and said "I am not an old geezer, nor am I an asshole. However, on certain days Alex can be an asshole, but just give him a big dick, a drink and a vanilla cigar and he goes from asshole to a relaxed stud in 10 minutes or less." Trev looked confused and said "so what's happening to Wally and Alex?" I smiled and said "I have asked Wally to join me here permanently. We're going to move his personal items out and into this unit. Ronny is renting the second bedroom here, and Alex is going to move in with him." Wally continued and said "our most important rule is that if we need extra space when family is here, such as two weeks out with CJ's family, we will need you two to help us out with room space. When family is coming into town, any one or all four of us will need space. In two weeks, CJ and I are staying at my place, and Alex and Ronny are going to his place. It's only for a week and we know it's inconvenient but we will make it work. This situation will change in the future as I know that CJ and Ronny will be coming out to their families. We're not pressuring them on any timelines. I have met CJ's uncle who is the head of their family. I know that most likely when CJ explains our relationship to him, he will still want CJ as an integral part of the family. I believe they will still visit and stay in a hotel versus here. I may be wrong and we need additional room space always. We just need to keep that on the table, and we will do the same for both of you if you ever find yourself in need of space for family visiting from out of town. Does this sound fair to you both?" Carl looked at Trev and said "I think this is fucking great, and I want to see both units!" Trev smiled and said "guys, thank you so much for thinking of us. I really like this idea and I'll probably have questions for Wally and Alex, but I also want to see both units." I smiled and said "wonderful, let's go now. We'll start with Alex's unit first, then work our way back to Wally's place." Trev grabbed Carl's hand and said "dude, can you believe this may be happening for us?" Carl smiled and said "it's great babe. Let's go take a look at our future home!" As we entered Alex's place I said "the main difference will be the patio size. The corner units have the `L' shaped pattern. These units just have three entries to the patio versus four entries like the `L' shape does." Alex's place is very well organized. He also has a beachy theme going. He's added some extra shelfing in all closets, and has modified the master bathroom. All of the furniture seemed to be in good shape. Two of the three bedrooms were set up as true bedrooms. The third bedroom was set up as an office setting. I noticed that Alex had two file cabinets in a washed grey pattern. They will make a nice addition to my office, and will match my desk very well. We can each use a drawer then for our personal storage in the office. Alex also had a very nice office chair which will work as it's a washed grey pattern as well and matches the file cabinets. I told myself "Mental note to CJ -- keep the office chair and file cabinets. They will work great for our place." We went out to the patio, and Alex has a rattan couch, two chairs and a coffee table at one end. In the middle close to the living room entrance, he has a dining table with four chairs around it. A propane grill was close by to the table and chairs. On the other end, he has two grey rockers and a nice matching table in between them. I told myself "Keep the rockers and table also from patio." He has a number of tropical plants in bigger planters spread throughout the patio. The view of the gulf was okay, but the fourth floor was a better view. Overall, it is very tastefully done. We went back into the living room and viewed the laundry area and kitchen. The cabinets have been changed out. Alex has glass front cabinets on all the uppers in a white color. The bottom cabinets are light blue. The appliances are all stainless steel, and the kitchen is very nice. I said "Wally do you like the cabinets, and the mixed colors?" He replied "yes, I do. I am getting more requests from customers to do upper cabinets one color, and lowers another color. This scheme is very nice looking with the stainless appliances." I said "I agree, and I like the glass front cabinets. This may be a change for us in the future." He smiled and said "sounds good CJ, that will be an easy project to tackle." Alex also has a breakfast bar with two barstools. He has no dining table in place, which I noted to Trev and Carl. I spoke up and said "guys do you have any questions now? If Wally and I cannot answer them Alex will be back soon. He offered to bring you back through as well for any specifics." Carl said "this is very nice and puts my current place to shame. I do not have a patio or a laundry area, which is a pain in the ass since I need to take everything to a local laundromat. I really like this unit CJ." Trev smiled and said "this is very nice. I miss the better view of the gulf which comes with the fourth-floor units. The patio is very spacious, and I also agree with you about the kitchen -- I like the appearance of it. My current place just sucks compared to this! I also have no laundry area which sucks big time. CJ, I suspect this is the $2,000 unit?" I replied "yes, it is. The difference is the outstanding mortgage which Alex needs to cover. Are you ready to go visit Wally's place?" Both Trev and Carl shook their heads yes. We went back up to Wally's condo and I let him lead the tour. We started in the kitchen and laundry area. He pointed out to Trev and Carl that he modified the size of laundry room for a stackable washer and dryer unit, versus a full size set. He took the remaining space for a pantry which is close to the kitchen. The kitchen has all white cabinets with wood face fronts. Wally said "all appliances including the washer and dryer were replaced in 2021." The kitchen appliances are stainless steel, and the washer and dryer are white. Wally has three barstools at the kitchen counter, and an oak dining table with four chairs for a small dining room. His living room is tastefully done in a hunter green paint and honey oak wainscotting combination. A leather sectional and loveseat, along with end tables and a coffee table finished out the room. He has a glass front storage cabinet under the television which is mounted. Both bedrooms are tastefully done in soft colors. The bathrooms are presentable and functional, but could use some work. Wally has added closet storage units to each bedroom closet which are a nice touch. We went to the third bedroom, and Wally said "guys, please don't freak out as we enter here. I was wild in my 20's and have not worked on this room very much." He opened the door and there it was, the sling! Trev said "wow, you weren't kidding about a sling!" Wally said "it can be removed easily, or it can be left in place for you two to use, and you can share it with the group if you want! I added an exhaust unit in this room which removes any smoke or sex smells out to the patio area. In my 20's I loved getting a bottom in this sling, firing up a huge cigar, eating their ass and fucking them raw. I'm still open to the whole scenario, and I think my partner is interested in getting into it sometime. I have not showed this to Ronny or Alex, but knowing Ronny he will definitely take Alex in it sometime if he is allowed to." As you can see, I use the rest of this space for my office. I use the closet for business storage, but the room can easily be modified back into a bedroom, or upgraded to a more enhanced play room!" Trev and Carl both chuckled. We toured the patio area last. They both looked at the view which is as good as my view except missing the one side. Wally has a couch, loveseat and a coffee table in between them at one end. He has a table with six chairs in the middle. His grille is near the table, and on the opposite end there is two wicker chairs and a table in between them. He also has some tropical plants sat around to fill in the void spaces. Wally said "any initial questions you two?" Trev and Carl both shook their heads no. Trev spoke up and said "thanks for the tour, Wally. I like both units and I wish we could pick and choose different rooms so we can come up with third combination!" Carl said "well said Trevor, that's how I am feeling also. I can see us in both units, but there are parts of Alex's unit I like, and other parts from Wally's condo appeal to me. This is going to be hard." I smiled and said "let's go back over to the other condo. I think I hear Alex and Ronny putting groceries away. We can all sit down, have a beer and discuss things through. How does that sound to everyone?" Everyone agreed, and we headed for my place. We entered and Alex and Ronny were putting groceries away. Alex said "how did the tour go gentleman?" Trev started and said "I'm overwhelmed. You both have nice condo units. I like aspects of both of them. I just told Wally and CJ next door, I'd like to take elements from both units and combine them into one." Carl chimed in and said "I agree with Trevor, but I do know that this complex is a much better deal for us than anything else we can find. I think he and I need to discuss what we've seen and what is going to make us happy. Can we all sit down on the patio, and review furniture, options and discuss the next steps? I'd love it if someone will take notes so that we can make a copy and review all information in the next couple of weeks." I said "that sounds like a great idea! I say the majority of this discussion occurs with Trev, Carl, Alex and Wally. I'll take notes and Ronny will you be bartender for the afternoon refilling beers?" Ronny smiled and said "I accept my responsibility and will fulfill it as best as I possibly can! I'll start by getting six glasses and filling them up. Does everyone want a beer?" Everyone gave Ronny a thumbs up and he started putting six glasses on a tray along with our pitcher. He filled the glasses, and placed the glasses on the table. We all assembled around the patio table. Wally started the discussion and said "Alex, I know you and I have not talked everything through but if you disagree with anything I say, please object and CJ, I ask you to note all objections. I will also object with Alex if he states something I am not in agreement with. Ronny and CJ, I want you both to jump in if there is something you question or object to as well. Does this sound good everyone?" Wally received a thumbs up from everyone. He finished by saying "we'll incorporate all information into a rental agreement if Trevor and Carl are okay with that?" They both agreed. Wally started back in and said "First, remember we will need you two to assist us with space when families visit. In turn, we will also assist you with space needs when families visit you two. Second, we will begin the process after CJ's family leaves on August 6th. Third, Alex, CJ, Ronny and I are going to go through both units and decide furniture and personnel items we are moving into this unit. Once we have finished that, we will review the items coming here with both of you so that you can plan accordingly. Fourth, Alex and I will review any modifications that you two want to make to the condo. Modifications are defined as permanent additions or changes to the condo which will enhance the value. Examples include but are not limited to: adding a television to the patio; adding ceiling fans to the patio; renovating a bathroom; changing kitchen cabinets; etc. We will get estimates on the work, and discuss how to move forward with the renovations, such as splitting the cost 50/50 or Alex and I pick up the cost if the modification enhancement is for our betterment only. Does anyone have any questions on the items thus far?" Trev said "no questions, but I like this process it's really helping me and I'm anxious to see where we finish up." Carl said "this is wonderful so far and I really appreciate going through this with you. You're taking a lot of weight off my chest because I found out my rent is increasing by $400 a month. I need to take action now, and this is helping me greatly to make a sound decision. Thanks everyone!" I said "Mr. Chairperson, I do have one question! What are the critical dates for Trev and Carl." Trev started and said "I have a lease agreement through October 15th. I can cancel though at any time with a one-week notice. The amount of rent will be prorated based on when it occurs during the month." Carl followed with "my new lease begins on October 1st, and I need to give a 30-day non-renewal notice to my current complex." I said "thanks gentlemen, I have that documented and return the floor to the chairperson!" Alex cracked up and said "Wally, thank you for leading this. I like how you are approaching it and can tell your experience with house construction and contracts is assisting the process tremendously! Good job you hairy ass stud!" All of us busted out with a laugh on the last comment. Ronny spoke up and said "can I get anyone a beer refill before we proceed?" No one needed a refill, so Wally continued on. Our biggest discussion item was on furniture. We came to the conclusion that: Trev and Carl can use their own if they want; keep furniture from the selected unit; mix and match furniture from both units; go through Wally's warehouse and see if anything fits their needs; and finally, purchase new furniture items if they desire. Alex did suggest that we make sure the unselected unit stil llooks cohesive once we place any furniture changes in it, which made sense to all. Alex added more points to consider, and Carl added some. Trev had more questions in nature, versus actual points to add. We soon had 20 points documented with our discussion and decided to take a break. Ronny filled everyone's glass and all returned to the table. Trevor said "I do have one question concerning insurance. My impression is that you will continue to assume your home insurance policies. Do they have a clause for subletting, and are our contents covered under a homeowner's policy?" Alex smiled and said "excellent question Trevor. Wally and I need to get an answer from our insurance agent on that. We'll take that as a follow up item and let you know what we find out. Once we have an answer, we'll document it in this document. Anything else?" Everyone said for now they have no more items at this time. I spoke up and said "how does this sound? We can make copies of this hand written document for everyone. I'll type this up and reformat it into a proper word document. If we need to add anymore, we'll treat this as a working document until we are ready to pull the trigger on this deal. Does that sound fair to everyone?" All signaled that they are in agreement, and Alex said "CJ, I have a copier in my workshop. I'll go make copies for everyone today." Wally said "guys, this has been excellent! I'm very pleased with what we have covered here today, and it's only 2:30 pm. Alex, Carl and Trevor how are you three feeling about where we're at?" Alex smiled and said "I am good with where we are at, and I look forward to our continued discussion about any concerns or outstanding items." Trevor spoke next and said "guys, this is great. I'm ready to sign right now, but I want to discuss a few things with Carl and make sure we're on the same page. Thanks everyone for going through this process, and I hope we will be moving into this complex in the very near future!" Carl cracked up and said "Trevor took all my words away! I'm very excited about this and have an idea of which unit I want to go with. However, I think we should take a few days to discuss it and we can reconvene next week before CJ's family arrives." Alex said "this is great everyone! I'll go make copies of this for all, and turn the afternoon festivities back to CJ! It sucks that the rain is still coming down, but the patio can serve as party central for us this afternoon." I smiled and said "it sure can Alex. I suggest we all have some more beer, play some darts, we can do a game of poker or euchre and if anyone wants a cigar, we still have an ample supply of them! How about we start dinner at 4:30 and eat around 5:00?" Everyone gave the thumbs up sign and we all began to relax. Alex returned with the copies for everyone, and Ronny refilled all of our glasses of beer. Wally said "I'm going to have a cigar, does anyone else want one?" Wally went in and got the humidor while I retrieved the cutter, lighter and ashtrays from the keg cabinet. Soon all of us were having an afternoon cigar, and we decided to play a dart game of team 801. About half way through the game Carl said "guys, thank you for what you are doing for Trevor and me! I am so glad we have come together, and it's my sincere pleasure to call you all my friends. I hope that Trevor and I continue to be more than friends, but I feel so good about this group and just want to express how much I appreciate you all." Trevor smiled and said "I have to agree with Carl on what he just said! All of you are just wonderful, and I cannot believe I'm lucking out to be included in such a fine group of individuals. Carl, there is no doubt in my mind that you and I will continue to grow together and soon be as happy as Alex, Ronny, CJ and Wally. To all of us, let's raise our glasses in a toast to friendship, happiness and true love. Cheers everyone!" We continued to play darts and switched teams up. The beer continued to flow well, smack talk proceeded, and Alex took the lead on starting dinner at 4:30. We all enjoyed a great dinner and dessert. As we were finishing up dessert, I scanned the table looking at everyone. I'm so happy with this group and where we are heading in life. I hope I can continue to expand my circle of influence in order to benefit our long-range forecast together.