Date: Sat, 8 Aug 2020 04:23:53 -0400 From: Gregory Patrick Subject: Jaiden - Chapter 50 Gregory A. Patrick Jaiden – Chapter 50 08-08-2020 Disclaimer: This story and any previous or subsequent additions are the intellectual property of the writer/owner and are protected by the U.S. and international copyright laws. No portion of this story or any subsequent editions may be copied, disseminated, or used publicly in any manner without the express written permission of the author/owner. This story is purely a work of fiction and any resemblance to persons living or dead, or to events that may have occurred, is purely coincidental. Additionally, this story may contain male to male sexual inferences, or direct mention of, male-to-male contact. If you are under the age of 18, or access to this story is a violation of community laws of the city, state, or nation in which you live, or if this type or style of writing offends you, please leave this site immediately. 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Jaiden made tea for everyone following the directions exactly as they had been given to him by Dale. At 8:30 on Saturday morning, Jaiden and Peyton pulled into Mark's driveway and walked around to the apartment in the back and knocked on the door. As Mark and Laurie stepped out of their door, Mark introduced his wife, Laurie, to Jaiden and they exchanged pleasantries as they walked to the car. When she saw the Lincoln, she said, "Wow, what a gorgeous car." Jaiden agreed and told her how they were gifted the Navigator. Laurie commented, "So you and Peyton are the ones who were all over the news?" "Jaiden said, "Yes, Laurie, unfortunately, we are that couple. Those reporters almost made Peyton have a mental breakdown. My mom gave him some medicine to help him calm down. He took one pill and 5 minutes later he was asleep. We finally had to tell them to respect our privacy and leave us alone unless we called them. Mom hid a bottle of that medicine in the house in case Peyton needed it later on. We didn't know she had done that until one night when I was so upset she told me where to find it. Mom is one awesome lady!" As they got into the Lincoln, Jaiden introduced her to Peyton and the conversations started. By the time they arrived at the temple, Peyton had Laurie and Mark laughing hysterically. After service, Laurie commented that she enjoyed the sermon more than any she had ever heard and thanked Jaiden and Peyton for taking them to the temple. As they were pulling out of the temple's parking lot, Laurie said, "Jaiden, didn't you turn the wrong way to go home. Jaiden replied, "Yes I did because we aren't going home right now. Have you and Mark ever been to Tony's to eat?" She said that they had not because they generally don't go out to eat due to the cost of medical school. Jaiden told her that she was eating out today and promised her she would love the food. When they got to Tony's and went inside, Phil met them at the door and hugged Jaiden and Peyton and said, "I don't know what you guys are going to want to eat, but I have a large all-meat pizza in the oven for you. Y'all can order whatever you want and take the pizza home if you want to. Terry is waiting on the section you will sit in and he will get your drink orders and then take your food orders. I'll talk to you guys in just a minute. "Jaiden, how does he know what you and Peyton like to eat and have it cooking before you even get inside." "Mark, did you see the mural on the wall inside the door on the right when we came in?" No, I didn't pay attention to that because of Phil's welcome." "You and Laurie go look at it right quick." Mark and Laurie went and looked at the mural and were surprised. They went back to the table and asked Peyton and Jaiden how it came about that their picture makes up the mural. Well, guys, we were recognized for quite a few things we did and started at Wellstone University when we were there. We always went to Tony's in Brevard to celebrate and he had seen stories in the paper and on television and he told us our meal would be free." "Things kept happening and before we knew it, our relationship with Tony turned into one like we have with Charley and Dale. When we graduated from Wellstone 2 years early, Tony closed the restaurant and everybody went to Ruth Criss' Steakhouse in Brevard to Celebrate and Tony was there. We were concerned that Tony's being closed would cost Tony a lot of money and he told us not to worry that he also owned Ruth Criss'. About 20 of us were there to eat and that meal was free thanks to Tony." "When the meal was over, Tony gifted the four of us extremely expensive sweaters in the restaurant colors and with his emblem on them. He also gave us lifetime free passes for anything the four of us wanted to eat. When we first attended Anshe Hesed, we were recognized for things we had done at Wellstone and after we arrived in Erie. At each place we were recognized, Tony was there. We didn't know about this restaurant until we were going home from the temple with my mom and Peyton's parents. Peyton spotted the restaurant with the name Tony's and made his Dad pull into the parking lot." "We went into the restaurant and as we went in we saw the mural with our pictures on it. That's when Tony came out and said, "Guys, what do you think of the place? I couldn't let my buddies move so far away and not be able to get their favorite all-meat pizza. And the rest is history. People from the temple came and hit the gossip line telling everybody how good Tony's food was, and when we were recognized by the school board here, we came to Tony's to celebrate and the press followed us. They talked about Tony's on their newscasts and before anyone knew it, this little restaurant started doing 4 times the business the Brevard restaurant does." "Phil was our favorite waiter in Brevard and when Tony got the building completed, he sent Phil up here to be the manager. We made Phil stay with us until he found an apartment he liked. Things worked out well for him and instead of moving into an apartment, he was able to buy himself a nice patio home in a very nice area of town. Well, anyway, that is how we got to know Phil and become like brothers to each other." "Oh, by the way, don't worry about having to pay for your lunch. Since you are with the 4 of us, your meal is free. Get whatever you want on the menu and don't worry about anything. After lunch, the guys took Laurie and Mark home and said, "we'll see you two tonight around 6 for dinner." Dale spoke up and told them he had prepared something special for them that they would love. At 5:45 p.m., the guests started arriving. The first couple to arrive was Mark and Laurie. When the doorbell rang, Jaiden answered the door and said, "Hey, guys, good to see you. Come on in and we'll go to the den until dinner is ready." When Laurie stepped into the house, she commented that the smell of the food was amazing. Mark told her that Jaiden had said no chef in town could touch Dale's cooking ability, and from what we are smelling, I believe it! While Laurie was in the den talking to Charley and Peyton, Jaiden slipped out to the garage with Mark. Jaiden went to his car and retrieved a bag from his backseat and handed it to Mark. Mark asked, "Jaiden, what is this? Jaiden told Mark, "a little bit goes a long way, so use it sparingly and use it when you get home." Mark opened the bag and saw a beautifully wrapped package and pulled it from the bag. Though beautifully wrapped, it had a removable lid, so Mark opened the box to look inside and what he found made him smile. When Mark and Jaiden had first talked about what Mark was experiencing, Jaiden ordered some very good massage oil he had found in Hawaii that was a scent a man and woman can use, a floral scent that wasn't overboard in its essence. "Mark, open the top but don't squeeze the tube and smell the essence of the oil." Marl opened the tube and smelled the oil. "Laurie is going to love this! Thank you so much, Jaiden. When Laurie and I get home and the sun starts to set, I am going to take her clothes off of her and give her a sensual massage that I have been reading about. I'll let you know Monday how the night turns out." Jaiden looked at Mark, smiled, and said, I can tell you how the night is going to turn out and I hope you enjoy it to the fullest. When you get home, place the box on her pillow and let Laurie find it." Mark and Laurie had attended temple services with Jaiden and Peyton earlier in the day and Laurie truly enjoyed the service. Attending temple services each week may become a repeated experience with Peyton and Jaiden. The prospect of the dinner they were about to experience left her singing and smiling all day. She was looking forward to the night off. Shortly after Mark and Laurie arrived, David and Brandon arrived and Brandon kissed his sister and hugged Charley and Peyton. When Mark and Jaiden came back inside, they got hugs from Brandon and David who asked where Dale was. Dale popped his head around the corner from the kitchen and spoke to David and Brandon. Brandon, an awesome cook like Dale, went into the kitchen and helped Dale get dinner ready and on put on the dining table. After dinner was eaten, everyone retired to the deck to have a cup of Dale's amazing coffee and simply have some fellowship together. Sunday evening rolled around and at 6 pm, Mark met Peyton, Jaiden, Charley, and Dale in front of their home to begin his afternoon runs with them. When he saw Jaiden, he pulled Jaiden into the biggest bear hug he had ever received. Based on the smile Mark had on his face, Jaiden didn't need to ask why the bear hug. He knew at least he thought he did. The guys reached the mile mark at Mark's house and Mark went inside. He had run the mile better than Peyton or Jaiden had expected. Tomorrow, Mark would try the mile and a quarter – two weeks early. When Peyton and Jaiden got to class Monday morning, Mark had beaten them to class and was sitting at his desk with a huge smile on his face. Andy, the professor, called Jason and motioned for him to come to the front of the class. When Jaiden got to Andy's desk, he quietly said, "I take it the weekend went well." "Doc, that would be an understatement. I gave Mark a beautifully gift-wrapped box to put on Laurie's pillow so she would find it when she went to bed." "The note on the box said, `To Laurie with all my love, Mark.' Inside the box was some awesome massage oil I had found in Hawaii. I ordered a tube, Mark, after you and I spoke. Without elaborating further, let's just say fireworks exploded in their apartment last night after a very sensual massage he gave to his wife. And as for the jogging, he did a mile and a quarter yesterday on his first run. He is shooting for a mile and a half this evening. Looking at his face today, I don't think he remembers was stress is." The professor said, "Jaiden, I am going to have to agree with you. Mark looks like a different person. Has he been to counseling yet?" "He goes as soon as classes are over today." "Great! Thank you so much for helping him, I truly appreciate your efforts." "You are welcome, sir." When Jaiden sat down with Peyton, he heard Peyton say in a whispered yell, "Your turn tonight, Babe." Jaiden had a smile on his face for the rest of the day. When he and Jaiden got home, they got their reading done for two of their three classes and the time for their run was fast approaching, so they got their running gear on and went outside to meet Mark. He was already there, so they began their run. When they had run a mile and a half, they expected Mark to stop at his house and go inside. He didn't. Mark kept running until he had completed two miles. Albeit at a slower pace than Peyton and Jaiden, but two miles none the less. Mark kept up the advancing pace until he was running the entire five miles within a month. Jaiden, Peyton, and the professor were extremely impressed with him. Mark's stress began to disappear, his weight started going down, and he began looking more fit than ever. There was just one more thing he needed to experience and that was a massage. Saturday evening when the three went on their run, they stopped at the Riley-Reynolds home and went inside. Mark saw a table set up in the den and asked Jaiden what it was for. Jaiden said it is a massage table and you are going to get to experience it today. He took Mark to the bathroom downstairs and handed him a washcloth and a towel. He opened a new bar of the soap he ordered from Paris and gave it to Mark and told him to take a warm shower and when he got through to put on his underwear, wrap a towel around himself, and come to the massage table in the den. Mark did as Jaiden told him to do. As he got on the table face down, Jaiden began explaining every move he was making as he started giving Mark a sensual massage. Jaiden started the massage at the top of Mark's neck and worked his way to the soles of Mark's feet. About halfway through, he felt Mark stiffen and let out a small grunt. Something happened and as Jaiden told Mark to turn over on his back, he saw the evidence of the grunt. Mark apologized profusely and Jaiden told him to stop worrying that it was perfectly normal. This time, Jaiden started the frontal massage by massaging Mark's temples and then his face. As he started massaging Mark's trunk, he used the downward thrust motion to increase blood flow to the pelvic region and explained to Mark that if he performed this procedure on Laurie making love with her would become extremely intense for her and more satisfying for him. As he was making the downward thrusts of the massage, Mark became fully erect and shortly thereafter, grunted again and released a mother-load of semen. He was truly red in the face now and, again, Jaiden told him not to worry about it that the reaction was perfectly normal under the circumstances and that what happened would be a secret between the two and Peyton who was supervising Jaiden. One last thing Jaiden showed Mark was how to massage around the breasts without touching the areola until he shuddered. When he shuddered, Jaiden told him that when Laurie shuddered the same way, that would be his signal she was ready to make love with him. As Mark lay on the massage table, Jaiden had him slide his underwear off so he could throw them in the washer to "destroy the evidence" before Mark went home. Since Laurie was working, there was no need to rush. While the underwear was washing, Jaiden told Mark to go take another warm shower to relax and clean up. By the time Mark got out of the shower, the underwear was in the dryer drying. Since they were the only thing in the dryer, it wouldn't take them but about 15 minutes to dry. Mark slipped the underwear on and walked into the den to put his clothes on. After he was dressed, he sat on the couch, leaned his head back, and went to sleep. When he awoke, it was about an hour before Laurie would get home from work. He was surprised he had fallen asleep so easily and apologized to Peyton and Jaiden for doing so. Both guys told him to stop apologizing, that he needed the rest he had gotten. Jaiden asked Mark if he felt better and he said he felt better and more relaxed than he had in years. Jaiden told him that the massage he received was exactly the massage he needed to give to Laurie and if he did, his sexual relationship with her would skyrocket. The next morning in class, Mark walked up to Jaiden with the biggest grin on his face as he grabbed Jaiden in a tight bear hug. The only other thing Mark did was look into Jaiden's eyes and say thank you, it worked just like you said it would and it was AMAZING! Then he whispered in Jaiden's ear that it was the best sex they had ever had and they both slept better than they had in the two years they had been married. Now Jaiden and Mark had huge smiles on their faces. The professor looked at Jaiden and raised his eyebrows. Jaiden shot him a smile with a wink and the professor knew exactly what that meant. At the end of class, the professor motioned for Jaiden to approach him. When Jaiden did, the professor said, "I take it things are going well for Mark." Jaiden said, "up the game a hundred-fold and you will be near the ballpark." The professor said, "I am going to show you something I am not supposed to show you, so you can't say a word about it – even to Peyton. With that, he laid out yesterday's test for Mark. For the first time, he scored 100%. Jaiden said, "Doc, you need to get him back in the classroom and show him that grade. It would boost his confidence and spirits unlike anything else." The professor said if Mark was in the hallway to ask him to come back to the classroom. As Jaiden left the classroom, Mark was at the end of the hall waiting for his next class. Jaiden walked up to him and told him the professor wanted to see him for a few minutes. Mark walked back to the classroom and said, "Professor, you wanted to see me?" "Yes, sir, I did. Pull up a chair, I have something I want to show you and talk with you about." Mark pulled up the chair and sat down. When he had done that the professor placed his test face down in front of him. "Mark, turn your test over and look at your grade. I don't know what happened but I would like for you to explain to me exactly what occurred to cause this." Mark turned the paper over and when he saw 100 circled in red, he pulled a Jaiden and Peyton stunt and started crying. That was the first time in over a year he had made more than a low B. When he walked back into the hallway with tears streaming down his face, Jaiden walked to him and asked if he was OK. Mark said he was and told Jaiden what the professor showed him. He said, "Jaiden, that is the first time in over a year I have gotten more than a low B, and I have you and Peyton to thank for that." "Not only that, Laurie truly enjoyed the massage you taught me to give to her and she has been smiling and singing ever since. You have no idea how much I have come to love you and Peyton for what you have helped me to accomplish!" The professor was standing just inside the door, and when Mark walked off, he pulled Jaiden inside the classroom and said, "You are so amazing to me, so very amazing, and I am so proud of you I don't know what to do or say. The reason I have called Jim Riley several times to brag on you and Peyton is that he and I grew up together and were best friends in Orange Beach. I haven't known if you knew that or you just didn't say anything about it." "Doc, I knew something was up and I kind of figured as much, but I do my own work to get whatever accolades I get and Peyton is the same way. We don't work off our parent's fame or friendships." "Jaiden, you and Peyton have made that very evident and that makes me even more proud of the two of you. I was there when Peyton was born and I have watched him grow into the young man he is today. That you would be his spouse speaks volumes for both of you. I am also old friends with your Mom, so like Peyton, I have also watched you grow into the awesome young man you are today. I am extremely proud of you and the man you have worked so hard to become." With that, the professor walked off with red, misty eyes. That evening, Jaiden's Mom called before the brothers and Mark went for their run. "Jaiden, I have been crying all afternoon because of you. I purposely haven't told you Andy and I are extremely good friends, but I am telling you now. He called me today and told me what you are doing with Mark and the results that have been achieved and I am so proud of you for what you have done and keep doing. You are an amazing son and you make me so proud. There aren't words to truly describe what I am feeling right now. I just wanted to let you know you have made me stand out among my peers and I love you beyond measure and thank you for that. Now go get you run in and kiss Peyton for me and tell him I love him. And hug Mark for me as well. I can't wait to meet him and Laurie, they seem like such an awesome couple." "Mom, they are and you will love them when you meet them." "Talk to you later son, I love you and Peyton dearly." "We love you, too, Mom, have a great evening." When Peyton walked into the den, Jaiden walked over to him and gave him a slow kiss and said, "that's from Mom." When Mark arrived, Jaiden walked up to him and gave him a bear hug and said, "that is from my Mom. She said she can't wait to meet you and Laurie, that you sound like an awesome couple. I told her you were." They guys took off for their run and were astounded when Mark ran three miles. They couldn't believe it. Peyton asked Mark how he did it and he said it must have been the massage he received yesterday and then asked if he could have another one today. Peyton said he didn't care if Jaiden didn't and was up to it. Jaiden told Mark he would be glad to give him another massage and told him he knew where the bathroom, towels, and washcloths were and where he left the soap yesterday, have at it. When Mark completed his shower and dried off, he came into the den with a towel wrapped around him and got on the massage table with the towel across his gluteals. When Jaiden began the massage, he was surprised to find Mark had no underwear on. Jaiden began the massage and when he reached the gluteals, he pulled the towel off and kneaded Mark's gluteals using the pin and stretch method. As he did this, he could feel Mark start to relax and when he finished that portion of the massage, Mark asked Jaiden why that made his backstop hurting. Jaiden told him his butt muscles were connected to nearly every muscle in the body and that when the gluteal muscles relaxed, the muscles in the back and legs relaxed and that was why his back and legs had stopped hurting. Mark turned over on the massage table and Jaiden noticed no accidents today, but there were copious amounts of seminal fluid escaping Mark's body. Jaiden massaged the front of Mark's body and when he got through, Mark did not have an erection today. He was comfortable with what had occurred yesterday. Jaiden took the towel and wiped off the excess massage oil that Mark's body had not absorbed. Mark got dressed and shook Jaiden's hand and gave him and Peyton a hug. Mark looked at them and said, "guys, thank you so much for the last three weeks. You have made my and Laurie's life infinitely better than it ever has been. I will love you forever for doing that! Thank you so much." Peyton said, "Mark, thank you for saying that, it is why I married Jaiden. He is such an awesome person." Mark replied, Peyton, you both are and I am so proud to be able to say I know you two." "Thanks, bro, we appreciate that. Now, how has counseling been going for you?" "Peyton, that is another story in and of itself. It has helped me beyond measure. I have been able to let go of a lot of anger, hurt, and family issues from my youth." Jaiden said, "Now you understand what I meant when I said what I did when the professor asked us what we did on spring break. You now have all the information you need to hand in the short essay on Friday. Just write up everything you have said and turn it in to the professor." "Jaiden, I never thought of that, thank you!" "You are very welcome. By the way, you will meet our parents this weekend at the conversion ceremony or when you come by the house while they are here. You had better come by or my mother will come looking for you, and I promise, you don't want her upset." Peyton said, "Amen to that Mark, she is extremely loving but extremely strict as well. If she says she wants something to occur, it occurs." As they finished talking, Dale got home from school. He and Charley were exhausted and said they wanted to go to Tony's tonight because Dale was too tired to cook. The prep test was given for the end of the semester and it was tough and long, but Charley and Dale both made a 100 on it so they were confident about the final. "Mark, do you think Laurie is home from work yet?" "She should be, why?" "Y'all are going to Tony's with us tonight and don't worry about the cost. Our meals are free there and we can have one couple with us as our guest for free." "Mark called Laurie's phone and she answered. "Babe, are you home yet?" "I am, why?" "We will pick you up in ten minutes and you get to go out for dinner tonight." "Laurie said, "Mark, you are a jewel. I am so tired tonight I didn't have any desire to cook." "Well, sweetheart, you don't have to. We have finished our run and cleaned up and I am taking you out to dinner." "Thank you, sweetheart, I'll see you in a few minutes when you get here." After dinner, when Mark and Laurie got home, Mark gave Laurie a massage and did the pin and stretch method Jaiden had shown him, and he did the massage around the areola until Laurie shuddered. When she did, Mark made slow passionate love to her and then held her until they fell asleep. They slept for a couple of hours and work up with Mark holding Laurie the same way he held her two hours earlier when they fell asleep. Mark leaned over and kissed the tip of Laurie's nose. She melted. For the first time, they cuddled on the couch naked, skin to skin while Mark did his course readings. When Mark finished his studies, he put on some shorts and a tee-shirt and put a comfortable robe on Laurie and led her to the patio where he sat her on his lap, put her head on his shoulder, and began to rub her face and run his fingers through her hair. They fell asleep and didn't wake up until Laurie's mother came down and found them asleep in the lounge chair on the patio. When she saw how Mark was holding Laurie while they were sleeping, tears formed in her eyes just as they did in Mom Riley's when she found Jaiden holding Peyton and realized they had slept all night in the swing. Her mother, like Mom Riley, knew at that point just how much Mark loved Laurie. She went into their apartment and prepared breakfast for them before waking them so Mark could head to school and Laurie could rest for the day since she didn't have to work. Laurie's mom told her what she had witnessed, and like Mom Riley, Laurie stared out the window while tears streamed down her face. After Mark told Jaiden what happened, he told Peyton. That is when Jaiden saw the twinkle in Peyton's eyes and knew something was going to happen when they got home from school. Jaiden just had to ask Peyton what he was thinking. Peyton told him, "sweetheart, we are going to celebrate this when we get home and I am going to rock your world." When Jaiden saw Mark later at lunch, he hugged Mark and said, "thanks a million, bro. Because of how your mother-in-law found you and Laurie this morning like my mother-in-law found me and Peyton last week in Orange Beach, Peyton said we were going to celebrate tonight and he was going to rock my world. Thank you, thank you, thank you!" Mark was about to roll on the floor laughing at this point. "Jaiden, before or after the run?" "After, I hope!" Mark said, "I understand. We can run a little earlier or a little later, just let me know." "OK!" Jaiden stopped back by Professor Andy's office and told him that Mark was doing well in counseling, that in less than two weeks, he was running three miles a day and if he didn't think wrongly, he believed Mark was going to try and run the entire five miles today. He also told the professor that while Mark's stress had been at the top of the mountain, it was now at the base, and his marriage had climbed from the base of the mountain to the top. The professor saw Mark walking past his office and yelled for him to come in for a moment. "Shut the door, please. Mark, I just wanted to ask you how you were doing managing your stress." Mark looked at the professor and asked, "what stress?" "The stress you were having when Jaiden and Peyton started working with you." "Professor, let me put it this way: my wife is no longer thinking about a divorce, which Peyton and Jaiden know nothing about; I am running 3 miles per day and will increase that to 5 miles today; my wife gets as many massages per week as she wants and Jaiden taught me how to give those by giving them to me and explaining everything he was doing as he did it as Peyton supervised. I did the same things for Laurie at home and the results have been phenomenal and the sex is now unbelievable and I owe all that to you, Jaiden, and Peyton, so thank you so much." "Mark, you forgot your grades have drastically improved. I am so proud of you that I have sat here at my desk and cried at times as I marveled at the changes I have seen in you and your grades." "Congratulations, son!" "Thank you, sir." "Hello, Jim, this is Andy. They have done it again and I wanted you to know. If I get on your nerves with the "they've done it again calls," tell me and I'll stop calling you. "Do you remember what they did for Dale and Charley at Wellstone?" "Yes, I do, Andy, vividly." "Well, Jim, they have done it again, except this time it was with a heterosexual married couple at LECOM. The young man's stress was through the roof when I asked Peyton and Jaiden to work with them. To make a long story short, the young man's grades have gone from a low `B' to all `A's. The student's wife was thinking of a divorce, which Jaiden and Peyton know nothing about, and she and her husband have mended fences, love each other more than ever, and per the student, their sex life is now unbelievably amazing thanks to massages he gives her the way Jaiden taught him to. Your boys never cease to amaze me. They are such awesome young men! Take Phyllis out to dinner and tell her while y'all are out celebrating." "I will, Andy, thanks for calling." "Phyllis, my dear, beautiful wife, the boys have done it again. Andy just called me. The couple Andy asked Peyton and Jaiden to work with, they are getting along better than ever and the young man said their sex life is now unbelievable. Peyton and Jaiden didn't know she was talking to her husband about a possible divorce and we can't tell them, but Jaiden and Peyton helped save their marriage like they saved Dale's and Charley's relationship. The young man is running with the four boys and is going for five miles today after only beginning to run three weeks ago." Those boys of hours are going to keep going until pride rips me wide open. They just never stop amazing me!" "Me either, Jim." "Hello, Peyton, this is Mom." "Hey, Mom, what's up?" "I just called to say thank you for again making your Dad and me so very proud. You and Jaiden never stop amazing us. Tell Jaiden we love him dearly, and thank him for making you two such an amazing couple who never stop amazing us." "I will. Mom. Thank you for not asking for a favor. That has been so difficult on us." What has, Peyton?" "The lack of giving favors and not having extracurricular activities that usually follow." Son, at least you only have two weeks left before you start having four women in your house telling you four young men what to do all the time." "Oh my, Mom, I didn't think about that. Oh well, they'll just have to be pissed at us when we ignore them." "Peyton, you are so bad, but at least this time, I agree with you! Have a good night, son, I love my young men!" "We love you, too, Mom, have a good evening and give Dad a hug for us." "Jaiden, Mom called and said to tell you thanks for helping them to look so good again. Your work with Mark and Laurie is paying off and they are getting along better than ever." "Mark, you have reached your plateau regarding how Peyton and I can help you. You have the knowledge and knowhow to get to where you need to go, so Peyton and I are going to back out and let you take yourself to where you need to be. We have talked to the counseling center and they will be talking to you about that. Keep up your running to exercise and keep working on your marriage with your counselor's assistance and you should do well." "OK, I will do that, Jaiden, thank you and Peyton for your help, I appreciate it." "Peyton, it was time to break off that relationship, Mark was getting too dependent on me for things and it made me feel very uneasy. I don't think his problem is stress, or that he is working the hours he claims to be working. " "Jaiden, if it isn't stress or work, what do you think it is?" "Peyton, I think he is bisexual and he is cheating on Laurie and he is about to get caught." "Damn, Jaiden, that is unbelievable!" "I wish it was, Peyton, I wish it was. Melanie Griffith is going to broach the subject with him and press him on it. If he is bisexual, and if he is cheating on Laurie, she needs to divorce him before he brings something home to her that she can't get rid of." "Geez, Jaiden, that is serious." "Yes, it is, Peyton." The next morning, Mark came into class and didn't speak to anyone. He appeared very upset, and the question of the day is: why? I called Melanie Griffith and she said she had talked to Mark about being bisexual and he had owned up to that fact and admitted he had been cheating on Melanie. He understands that his involvement with you and Peyton is over and that we are going to have Laurie come in and he is going to confess his infidelity. There is no doubt his marriage is over and he is going to have to drop out of LECOM because he simply cannot afford to continue in school. There is another problem I cannot tell you about but you are smart enough to figure out what it is." "Melanie, PLEASE, tell me it is not what I think it is." "Jaiden, I wish I could, but I can't. The situation is extremely serious and it has to be dealt with immediately for Laurie's safety and health. If you had not clued in on this and let me know, there is no telling what would have happened to Laurie down the road. He is supposed to be in my office with Laurie this afternoon to confess to her what he has been doing. He had kept it on the down-low so well and for so long that nobody had a clue. He now has to pay the price for his behavior, and unfortunately, so does Laurie." "I'll let you know what happens, but that will be between us." "I understand, Melanie." "Jaiden, you are white as a sheet, sweetheart, what is up?" "Peyton, I will tell you when we get home, here is not the place, it isn't private enough." When they got home, Jaiden went out on the deck with Peyton and reiterated his suspicions that Mark was bisexual and was cheating on Melanie. He has done it for so long and kept it on the down-low so well, that nobody had a clue. I talked to Melanie about my suspicions and she confronted Mark and he confessed his infidelity to her. That is not all he confessed to her, Peyton. You can't repeat this to anybody anywhere, Mark is HIV positive and Laurie is going to find out at the counseling session tonight and she is going to have to get tested. This is going to destroy her." "Jaiden, at least you acted on your suspicions and may possibly have saved Laurie from becoming HIV positive." "Peyton, you have no idea how much I hope you are right. Either way, she is going to have to get tested every six months for the next ten years. How is she going to get by that, find someone else who will love her, and how is she going to be able to have a family before she is too old? I just don't see it happening. How could he have been such a dumbass?" "Peyton, whatever happens tonight, he IS NOT coming here. I don't want him back at or in this house ever again and he is not going to be running with us anymore. You know how I feel about people who cheat on their spouses. I don't want anything to do with them because I can never trust them. If they will cheat on their spouse, there is no telling what they will do to someone they call a friend. I am not going to take that chance." "I never go anywhere without you. I will never cheat on you and I will never be accused of cheating on you, and I will not allow myself to be put in a situation where someone will ask me to cheat on you. That WILL NOT happen. PERIOD!!! "Jaiden, are you going to be talking to the professor about this?" "Peyton, Mark has put me in a position where I have no choice, but I would appreciate you being with me when I do tell him, and I need to do that in the morning." "Jaiden, I agree with you and I'll be with you. It's Friday morning as Jaiden and Peyton approached the professor and told him they needed to speak to him in private in his office. They headed to the professor's office, went in, and closed the door. "Gentlemen, what has you two so worried looking?" "Professor, you better sit down before I tell you what is going on." "In the process of working with Mark, I had a hunch something wasn't right so I called Melanie at the counseling center and spoke with her. She confronted Mark and he admitted to her that he was bisexual and had been living on the down-low for quite some time. Laurie has no idea and will find out tonight. There was one part that Melanie could not tell me and I told her I hoped it wasn't what I thought it was. Melanie said, "Jaiden, I am sorry, but I can't tell you it is not. Professor you can draw your own inference from that, but suffice it to say, Laurie now has to be tested every six months for the next ten years because Mark admitted to being HIV positive. Needless to say, Peyton, Dale, Charlie, and I are through with him. He is not to come to our house or in any way be on our property. He can't be trusted as far as I am concerned." The professor turned blood red in the face, pounded his fist on his desk, and said, "that son-of-a-bitch! What I wouldn't give right now to put a bullet right between his eyes. To think of how many people went to bat for him and he does this! That lousy, no good son-of-a-bitch! "Well you have one thing in your favor, professor: he was supposed to drop out of school last night and he shouldn't be in any of the classes he had after last night." "Good, because I would have kicked his sorry ass out of my class. I am sorry for wanting to say this, and I hope the Lord forgives me for thinking it, but I hope he gets everything he has coming to him." "I am sure he will, professor, in due time. I just hope her Dad doesn't kill him when he goes to get his clothes. The last thing Laurie needs is a double tragedy." "That is so true, Jaiden." At 8 pm, Jaiden's phone rang and it was Laurie. She called to thank Jaiden for trying to help them and to tell him that she was sorry Mark had lied to him and had misrepresented who and what he was. Jaiden tried to talk to her, but he broke down. Peyton picked up the phone to see who Jaiden was talking to and when he learned it was Laurie, he, too, lost it. All three of them were crying at this point. Jaiden called her back and said, "Laurie, we would like for you to continue going to the temple with us on Saturday. We think you could use the support of the people there who love you. I know how David and Brandon feel about this and Mark would be a fool to show up at the temple, especially if he wants his bones to remain unbroken." "Jaiden, I would love to continue going to the temple with you and Peyton. I think that is the only way I am going to get through this. I probably won't ever get to remarry, and I most likely will never have children because of my age. Jaiden, it hurts so badly, but what can I do. Because Mark is HIV positive, I have to be tested every six months for the next ten years. Who is going to want me knowing that?" "Laurie, I believe Hashem will take care of this, and I believe you will have someone to come into your life, and I believe that in time, you will have the family you want. I truly believe that. But understand that whatever comes of this, Peyton and I have your back and we always will." "Jaiden, thank you so much, your and Peyton's friendship means so much to me, and I am so sorry you got caught up in all this. From what Melanie told me last night, if you hadn't had the hunch you had and talked with her, Mark may still have been playing his game today." Jaiden called his Mom and told her what had happened with Mark and what was going on. Mom asked Jaiden if he had Laurie's phone number and he said yes, he did, and he gave it to her. About 30 minutes later, Laurie called Jaiden and asked, "Jaiden, is your mother for real? " What do you mean Laurie? I just talked with your Mom and she offered me a job in her clinic and said she would personally take care of my health. She even said she wanted me to stay at her home until this all blows over and I feel I can safely find a place to live." "Laurie, all I can tell you is that when Mom says something, she means it or she wouldn't say it. If I were you, I would take her up on her offer. She will get upset if you don't. And if Mark shows up around her, God help him!" "So, Jaiden, you think I should take her up on her offer?" "Yes, I do. You won't regret it, I promise." Mom called Jaiden back and told him to help Laurie get her clothes together and take her directly to the airport. There would be a ticket to Abingdon waiting on her. "I have already talked to Pete and he said he was going to burn Mark a new one, unlike anything he had ever experienced before. Until the court date, Laurie will be staying with me and working for me until this is all over. She'll be safe here. You know me, son, Mark does not want to tangle with me. I have already talked to Roger, the Sheriff, and they will be looking for Mark. If he shows up in Abington, he will be serving a long time in prison before he goes anywhere else." "Mom, thank you. Laurie is a wonderful young lady and she didn't and doesn't deserve any of this." "Son, we both know that. I will take care of this my way, so don't worry about anything. Now you go spend some time with Peyton and leave this to me. Mark is going to regret making me mad for a LONG time." "Thanks again, Mom. Peyton and I will go down the street to Laurie's now and help her get to the airport." When Peyton and I started toward Laurie's, the police, firetrucks, and an ambulance were at her Dad's house. When we got to the house, we saw that Pete was also there. Mark had gone to the house and tried to hurt Laurie and her Dad ended the problem with one shot. They were waiting on the coroner to arrive. Pete told me her Dad would not be charged with anything because the District Attorney had already ruled it self-defense. We finally saw Laurie and told her there was a ticket at the airport for her to go to Mom's house and stay there for a while until Mom was satisfied that she was ok. Her Dad told her he thought that was a good idea per Pete's advice, so we loaded her clothes in the car and got to the airport as fast as we could. In two hours, Laurie would be at Mom's and would be sleeping peacefully. Mom would take care of that. Peyton called Dad and told him what was going on and asked him to call Andy. Dad said, so you know he and I are friends. Dad, I have known that the entire time I have been here, but I work off my own merits, not your friendships. I am that much like you." "Yes, son, you are, and I am so proud of you for being like that. I'll call Andy right now and let him know." "Thanks, Dad." "Son, you are welcome." Ten minutes later, Andy called Peyton to make sure he and I were ok. He had already called Melanie and she was on her way to our house and should be there in 15 minutes. Peyton thanked Doc and we headed to the house to wait on Melanie. Laurie would wait on her as well so she could talk to her before we headed for the airport. When Melanie arrived, Peyton and I went onto the deck and let Melanie talk with Laurie who told her she was flying to Abington tonight to stay with and work for Jaiden's mom for a while and that Mom had promised to take care of any of her medical needs until we were sure everything would be OK for Laurie. Melanie said that she agreed with that plan and to let her talk with Peyton and me for a few minutes and we could then head for the airport. Melanie talked with Jaiden to make sure his Mom had made the offer of which Laurie had spoken. Jaiden said she had and she would. If Mom says it, she means it and she will do exactly what she said. He also told Melanie that Mom was furious Laurie had to go through this and if her Dad had not taken care of the situation, Mom would have through legal means. All of a sudden, Melanie's fac perked up and she called Laurie onto the deck. Guys, I just thought of something. Laurie can now draw a survivor's benefits from Mark's social security. This may have been Mark's way of insuring she had a decent income and medical care since Laurie will also qualify for Medicare. We were all dumbfounded. It turns out Mark was, afterall, a fairly decent guy; he provided for Laurie the only way he knew how by giving his life for her. He truly did love her even though he had cheated on her in the worst of ways. Peyton's telephone rang and it was the Professor. "Jaiden, are you, Peyton, and Laurie OK. We are, Professor. So you will know before the news comes on television, Mark is dead." WHAT? "Mark went to Laurie's parent's hime to `hurt' her and her Dad shot and killed him. It has already been ruled self-defense. "Melanie is here at the house with the three of us as we speak. Shortly, we are taking Laurie to the airport and she will fly to my Mom's to stay with and work for her until she is sure Laurie is ok. Mom will take care of all of Laurie's medical needs for her: the testing and anything else Laurie may need. " "Jaiden, you, Peyton and your Mom are jewels in God's crown, there is no doubt about that to me. Thank you for making sure Laurie was taken care of. I'll see you two in the morning in class. If you don't feel like making it, I'll understand and I won't count you as absent." "Thanks, Doc, unless something else happens, we will be in class." We talked to homicide detectives with Melanie until nearly 2 in the morning. Melanie told us we were too tired to go to class and to stay home for the day and rest. She would let the professor know what she told us to do. When we walked into class, Melanie was telling Doc that we wouldn't be there, that she had told us to stay home. When she saw us, she jumped all over us for being there. Jaiden said, "Melanie, the best way Peyton and I can deal with this is to do what we do best, study medicine. Melanie said, "OK, if you are sure, but understand if you need to talk, my office is open for you two anytime so you can talk and vent your frustrations and worries" "Peyton said, "Yes, mam, we have your cell number and we will call if we need to. Doc watched out for us all morning, and we did ok, so we finished our classes and headed for home. Before we got out of class, every classmate came to us, hugged us, and said they were so sorry Peyton and I had experienced last night. They were so supportive. Doc watched in amazement as the class did that. Tears were flowing from his eyes as he watched his class being so loving and supportive. It was Friday and our parents would be flying in tonight for the conversion ceremony tomorrow, well, maybe everyone except Mom. She would probably fly in the first thing in the morning on an owlybird flight after she got Laurie settled. Then as soon as the conversion ceremony was over and everyone had lunch together, she would fly back to Abington and take care of Laurie. She and Pete would be working on that together. Rabbi Rob and Nancy came over with the boys to make sure we were ok. Mom and Dad Riley had called him. He said we could postpone the conversion ceremony if we were too stressed to go through with it. Jaiden and Dale looked at Rabbi Rob and told him, "not a chance." So at 9 am, we would meet at the temple and the conversion ceremony would take place. Pete called and said that homicide detectives may be wanting to talk more with us tomorrow but not to talk to them until and unless he was present. We said we would do as he instructed. He said the detectives would try to force us to go ahead and talk to them and all we were to say is, "I Want A Lawyer and our lawyer is Pete Gray. Mom called and said she would be at the airport at 7 am and asked us to pick her up then. She said Laurie was at her house, that she had given her something to help her sleep and that she was sleeping peacefully and soundly. She then told Peyton and me to take one of the pills she left for us and to give one to Dale and Charley so we did and ten minutes later, Dad Riley was putting us to bed and Dad Dale was putting Dale and Charley to bed. Saturday is going to be the longest day of our lives from a stress standpoint.