Date: Thu, 22 May 2008 09:57:26 -0700 (PDT)
From: JMH <trandar2002@yahoo.com>
Subject: Circle the Noun Chapter 29

After the shower, facial, mud bath, a second shower, and back
massage, Clair, the woman assigned to Eric got to the real work.
"Tell me, when was your last haircut?" she asked a
still nervous Eric.
"Ummmmm... February."  Eric was embarrassed.
"So nine months.  How short did you cut it back in February."
"I had my head shaved."
"So you are not really enamored with long hair."
"Not really... I don't really care."
"Then you will trust me to do anything I want with
it," Clair said hoping for a yes.
"Go ahead... it's just hair."
"Good... now close your eyes and don't peak until I tell
you to," Clair said as she began to work with the mountain of hair.
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After the back massage and before his haircut, Jeremy, holding
the hot wax, faced David. "So do you want to be a bear or a cub?"
"What?" David asked nervously.
"I'm going to clean up your chest hair so tell me do you
want most of it or less?"
"I don't know... what you think Nate would want?"
"Well I asked him and he was most unhelpful.  He said he would take you either way."
"Dang... you're right... not helpful," David agreed.
"Will you take a risk and trust me?"
Seeing as this was a way to apologize for his earlier
comments David nodded his head.  He later
regretted it.  The hot wax being applied
was not bad but when Jeremy pulled the strip away he felt as if his skin was
being ripped off.
"Hurts... don't it.  Even worse than fucking."
"Yeah..." David said before he knew what he was
agreeing to.
"Now this is very interesting... Davy boy is a
bottom."  Jeremy grinned.  "I guess that means you are more bent
than I am."
"I'm not a bottom!" David defended himself.
"OK... you're Ver-sa-tile," Jeremy said in disbelief.
"I thought..."
"You thought that because I talk with a lisp that I had
to be a big nelly bottom.  I'm a raunchy
power top... thank you very much."
"Sorry... I assumed..."
"Yeah, I know what you think... just the same thing
everyone else thinks but I tell you it is a good thing I a top or else my
boyfriend would not be with me."
"What's he like?" David asked, curious.
"He was a lot like you... cute, hairy, and hiding in his
jock identity."
"Now..." David said nervously as he braced himself
for another yank of his chest hair.
"He is a hunkier version of me!" Jeremy said with
pride.
"Flaming?"  David was afraid to ask.
"Oh yes but while I wear pastel, he is into lycra... shows
off all those sexy muscles of his."
If anything scared David more than pastels it was lycra.  Such a tight outfit seemed to be entrapping.
"Does that happen to all the guys you date."
"No... just Jeff.  What choice did he have?  It was a
join me or leave me situation.  Luckily
for me he embraced his inner camp."
"So do you think he is the one?"
"For now he is the only one willing to be with me.  We will just have to see how things work
out," Jeremy joked.
"I hope it works out," David said before Jeremy
yanked more hair out.
"So are you and Nathan serious?"
"I am... and I'm sure he is as well. Dating him has been a
dream of mine for years."
"High school romance."
"Yeah..." David admitted, glad that Jeremy delayed
pulling out more hair.
"You are lucky you can do that.  Most gay teenagers don't get to ever date
their high school crush.  They are either
too afraid of being found out or that the other guy is straight"
"Yeah I am lucky... I just have to keep the girls away
from him."
"Why... is Nathan not really gay or is he just
confused."
"No... he thinks he is really bi."
"He's young... I bet he eventually settles down for one or
the other."
"That is what I'm afraid of... what if he decides he's
really straight."
"My solution for that is keep on letting him fuck you
till he is hooked."
"Well, that's just it... I've not let him fuck me
yet."
"Why... you did say you were versatile."
"Yeah, but I let another guy pop my cherry."
"Ohhhhh... so you have an open relationship," Jeremy
said a little disappointed.  He also
picked that time to go back to pulling out hair.
"It's not like that... just one guy."
"That's how it starts, you let one extra guy in and then
you are letting in more."
"No... Philip is our best friend."
"Both you and Nathan?"
"Yeah... he was the guy who first made a move on
Nate."
"Oh... so Philip is like Nathan's ex?"
"Yes, but he's more of a friend now."
"Well, if everyone sees it like that..." Jeremy said
uncertain.
"We do... I feel no jealousy between us... it's weird
really."
"That's because no threesome can last forever."
"I don't want to lose him as a friend."
"Yes, but one day he will need to find someone who can
be more than a friend.  The sex might be
great but he still has emotional needs."
"Yeah... you're right.  Hope it does not happen soon... I enjoy having him around."
"He fucked you real good?"  Jeremy chuckled before another yank.
"Ouch...  I'm not
going to answer that."
"Ok... be a baby then," Jeremy pouted.  "There I'm done... take a look cubby!"
David went to the mirror and looked at his chest the large
patch of hair that had been around his abs and belly button were gone leaving
only the hair on his chest.  David had to
admit he liked the look, made his abs stick out more and gave his waist a more
trim appearance.
"Now get back down on the table and I will get to work
on your chest."
"You are not going to yank it all off," David said
worried.
"No silly... just going to trim it a little," Jeremy
smiled as he took out a trimmer.
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"So what do you think?" Clair finally said when she
was done with Eric's hair.
Eric opened his eyes slowly, almost afraid of what he would
look like and what he saw amazed him.  Instead of the tangled mass of hair it was cut short in small curls with
the tips highlighted blond.  He shook his
head to see if just moving would mess it up but the gel Clair used kept it all
in place.  It looked nice... He could at
least see his face.
"It's ok," Eric tried to say in an indifferent tone
but he could not hide the growing smile on his face.
"You love it," Clair said as she patted him on the
check.
"So what do I do now?"
"You wait for our dress consultant to take you to our
store next door."
"I'm getting new clothes?" Eric said surprised
still in his bathrobe.
"You are getting the full treatment."
"Ok...  Eric said
feeling the knots build in his stomach again.  He just knew that whatever fashion expert they sent over would make fun
of his dirty flannel shirts.
He was led from the salon where everyone else was still
getting their hair done and taken to the men's store two doors down.
"Hello Eric... I'm Jeff Dower.  I'm going to bring new life to your
wardrobe."
"But how am I going to afford it."
"Don't worry... Robert has an account with us and has
agreed to let you use it."
"Ok..." Eric said nervous... not sure if he could
accept all this generosity.
"Tell me what clothes do you wear?" Jeff asked as
he guided Eric to a comfy seat.
"Anything hanging around," Eric replied.
"Well, here we believe the clothes make the man.  You dress well, you feel well.  So tell me, what are your favorite
colors."
"Black..."
"Any others?"
"More black," Eric replied.
"Let's see if we can expand on that.  You do know you have great blue eyes."
"They are nothing special."
"That's cause you don't wear the right clothes to go
with them."
"Clothes are just clothes.  Only snobs care about what they were."
"We'll see... now you might not like what I give you, but
I just want you to try them on away way."
"Ok..." Eric said nervously.
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David was surprised when he saw his face in the mirror.  Jeremy had taken off more hair than he had
expected... a lot more.  It gave him a
cross between a European and military look having less than a quarter of an
inch of hair left.  His jaw looked
stronger, his face narrower and in some ways more mature.
"So what do you think?"  Jeremy smiled, seeing the expression on
David's face.
"It's different... I'll give you that."
"Glad you like it... now I want you to come over here once
every two weeks for maintenance for both your chest and head.  Don't worry about money for the first three
times... it is all part of the package," Jeremy said as he offered his hand.
"Ok thanks," David said as he took Jeremy's hand.
"There is just now one more thing I have to do."
"What's that?"
"See if your boyfriend approves."  Jeremy grinned.
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David was led from the spa over to the men's store where Nathan,
Philip, and Eric waited.  Eric was now
dressed in a powder blue collard shirt that brought out his eyes, kaki pants,
and dark brown socks and a pair of shiny new loafers.
"Looking good!"  David smiled as he came in, still in his bathrobe.
"Thanks..."  Eric
blushed.
"Now it's your turn, David," a very familiar voice
came from the back room.  Out came Robert
holding fabric samples in his hands.  Besides being Josh's law firm's public relations officer he was also
their dress consultant.  "It's time
to get you to look innocent."
"But I am innocent."
"Yes... but you also have to look it.  It would be very bad if you came into the
court wearing a red suit the same day the prosecutors show the jury the autopsy
photos.
"I get your point," David agreed.  "So what colors should I wear?"
"Well... Robert said as he took out some fabrics.  I was thinking of a navy blue, pin-striped
suit, white shirt, and a yellow tie.  The
blue is a very neutral color but the yellow tie will make sure you don't become
invisible to the jury.  We want the jury
to know that a real person is standing there."
"Ok..."  David
nodded.
"Good, Jeff, can you show David the outfits I picked
out, it's time for me to get to work on my 'son' and his friend," Robert
said as he winked at Nathan and triggering a look of surprise from Jeff.
"Son?" Philip whispered into Nathan's ear,
confused.
"Yep," Nathan whispered back.
Once Jeff and David were gone and Eric had gone to try on a
different outfit, Robert hurried over and lifted Nathan out of his seat.  "You know that was the first time I
referred to you as my son outside of our family."
"I know."
"I really enjoyed the look of surprise on Jeff's
face."
"Yeah... so did I," Nathan agreed.
"So what did you think of David's new look."
"It's definitely stylish."  Nathan smiled.
"Yeah... I would have ask Jeremy to give him a more
'humble' haircut, but I know how long he has been looking forward to doing
David."
"Yep... I hope he was not too much for David."
"I was more afraid that David would be too much for
Jeremy.  You will also get a surprise the
next time you see David without his shirt."
"Why?"
"Jeremy waxed him."
"He did... ouch!"
"Yeah, but don't worry, he mostly just got rid of all
that hair on his belly.  He just trimmed
the stuff on David's chest.  Jeremy was
thinking of dyeing all of David' body hair to a light brown but he thought that
would be a little too much on a first trip."
"I like black hair," Nathan replied.
"I liked it when I had black hair," Robert said as
he let his hands go through his now salt and pepper hair."
"You looked distinguished," Josh said as he came
into the room.
"Hey dad... I thought you and Robert were not coming
here."
"After a little 'exercise', we decided we need some
fresh air.  How many times do you get to
see your boys get spiffed up?"
"But it's not even Christmas or anyone's birthday,"
Nathan said.
"I know, but considering all the stress we have all been
under, I think we could splurge a little.
"What about Greg and Scott."
"Oh they're here too, except they decided to get the
couple's treatment."
"Romantic... isn't it."  Robert grinned as he wrapped and arm around
Josh.  "Now if you don't mind, it's
time for Jeremy to get to work on the two of us with the deluxe treatment.  By the time we get back, some of the
"special stuff" will be here."
"Ok... bye dads."  Nathan waved goodbye.
"Oh man, you are lucky... you have the cool dad in Robert
and the loving father in your real dad," Philip said as the two men left.
"Yes... I'm very lucky," Nathan agreed.
"So what is the "special stuff"?" Philip
asked curious.
"Well, you know those special jockstraps I have."
"Yeah?"  Philip grinned.  The idea of
seeing Nathan in one of them was getting him hard.
"Well, Robert has them tailor made...so they are..."
"A perfect fit?" Philip asked.
"You have seen the effect."
"Yes I have.  I
don't know why you wear those silly boxers when you have plenty of sexy
underwear."
"Think about it... what would the other guys think if I
undressed wearing a bright colored jock."
"I think you would find out who is really gay and
straight."  Philip smiled.  All this underwear talk had definitely given
him a woody.
"So that is who is coming... Robert's underwear
tailor."
"You think we are going to get fitted as well?"
"Knowing dad... I'm sure of it."
"Dang... I can see how this can get confusing... you having
two dads. For a second I thought you were talking about your real dad Josh... I
can't see him having a real underwear fetish."
"How about I refer to my real dad as dad and Robert as
pop."
"Works for me."  Philip smiled as his eyed one of the dressing rooms.  It will be a while before your dad and pop
get back.  How about we do a little
fitting of our own while we wait," Philip said as he began to guide Nathan
to one of the dressing rooms.
"What have you in mind," Nathan chuckled, guessing
where Philip was leading them.
"How about we see how well our cocks fit into each
other's mouths."
"We've done that before."
"I know but as we are about to get new clothes it
wouldn't hurt to get re-measured again."
"You're incorrigible," Nathan said as he willingly let
himself follow Philip into the dressing room.
"And you make me plain horny."  Philip grinned as he untied the belts of both
of their bathrobes.
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After their mud baths and facials, Robert and Josh were led
into a more medical setting.  It had
taken a lot of fast talking, but Josh finally agreed to them both getting botox
treatments.  Robert also asked Josh to
dye his hair to the rich brown color it had used to be.  In return Robert had to give up the idea of
liposuction and hormone therapy as well as agreeing not to dye his hair black...
at least the hair on his head.
With the wrinkles around his forehead and eyes numbed away,
Robert left so that Josh could have his turn.  This was his chance to get some of his body hair dyed.  As it was not the gray on his head, Robert
did not feel it was cheating.
Jeremy, who was in on it, led Robert to a private room and
began giving him the same wax treatment he had given David but unlike David,
Robert enjoyed it as he felt himself becoming younger with each pull.
When Jeremy finished, he took out the clippers and shaved
Robert's armpits cleaning out the gray hair growing there.  He also cut short Robert's mat of gray chest
hair.
Finished with the clippers, Jeremy took out a dark hair dye
and began working it into the now short hair, returning it to its old black
color.  After letting it set for a while,
Robert washed the excess off in the nearby shower.
With the loss of 35 pounds of fat and the gain of ten pounds
of muscle, the loss of the wrinkles around his forehead and eyes, and now the
dye job, Robert was impressed by his appearance.  He almost looked as hot as he had when he was
34 and just dating Josh.  His abs were
coming back and with the hair gone they stood out even more.  Now that his chest hair was black again and
no longer looked like a tangled mass, he could see that his pecs were retuning
to top shape as well.  Robert felt almost
egotistical to admit it, but he could now pass off as an underwear model.  After he got his business suit model haircut,
he would not feel like such an ugly duck next to Josh.
Robert was a little disappointed that unlike Josh, he had let
himself slip.  Josh looked mature but a
very hot mature man... the type you saw in exercise equipment commercials of the
40-year-old muscle bound guy.  Andrew had
responded to Josh's extraordinary youthful and muscular appearance by getting a
ridicules dye job that made his head look like a lit up flashlight.  It might have also been the thing that drove
Andrew to the guy where Robert knew Andrew got involved with other guys.
That was a problem... how do you feel secure when you don't
feel you deserve the guy who loves you.  Robert knew that Josh loved him more than anyone else besides his son.  Robert felt the same way but he also knew that
if he had not stuck around while Josh was with Andrew, the two of them would
have never gotten back together.  Yes, it
might have been their destiny to be together.  Andrew might have been an accident but did that mean that what Robert
and Josh did was right?
Out of the three of them Andrew had been the victim.  He had to deal with being second place.  Andrew had known this even before he married
Josh, but still when he offered Andrew the wedding ring he took it gladly.  So part of the blame was Andrew's but most of
it rested with Robert himself.
Why oh why did he turn down Josh's wedding ring when he first
offered it.  Yes, he had been infected
with an antibiotic resistant strain of syphilis with no assurance that he would
be cured.  Yes, it had been his own fault
because he had tried to keep Josh and his tricks at the same time.  Yes, he had felt like a piece of dirt, but
Josh had been willing to put that all aside and stay with him.
It hurt Robert to think about all the years wasted... all the
times he could have woken up with Josh's arms wrapped around his body, his head
resting on his chest... the time lost of not being able to call Nathan his son,
the boy he had wanted so much as a son since first seeing him 13 years ago
during Thanksgiving... all the extra years of being an orphan when he could have
had the family he always wanted.
So yes... Robert had to admit, he was trying to recapture his
youth, claim back the lost years as a lover and father.  This led to a new feeling... a new desire to be
a grandfather.  Nathan was just 17 and
looked like was destined to be David's but Robert hoped that Nathan would be
able to have children of his own, be it adoption or with a surrogate mother.  Robert, now that he had a family, could not
let it die with the present generation.  He wanted to become an ancestor.  He wanted the family to talk about him and Josh for generations to come
and after both he and Josh passed away, they could wait in their own little
space in heaven to welcome their ever growing family.
This led to Robert thinking just for a second about him
finding a surrogate mother to have his own child but being already 48 meant he
would be 66 by the time his child would leave home for college.  Robert was not sure if he would live that
long first of all.  Second, would he and
Josh have the energy to raise such a child?
No... all of Robert's hopes had to rest with Nathan and
David.  That did not mean he was unhappy
that they were gay.  He felt closer to
them because of it actually... a gay father raising gay sons.  God help him if he had ended up raising a
lesbian daughter.
"Come out, Robert, or all that water will give you your
wrinkles back," Jeremy's voice came from the other side of the shower
curtains.
"Ok..." Robert called back.  The good thing about showers is that no one
can tell when you are crying.

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Well folks the first book sales report is due next month so if you want to
get a copy of The Centurion or The Academy, now is the best time to do it
if we're going to impress the publisher.  So far we're one of their top
sellers of erotic fiction on Amazon so things are looking up.  Right now
working on making the novel, Sons of Mir, polished enough to get published
which is why I haven't posted the book online on Nifty, since I wouldn't be
able to take it down.  It is however still posted on the yahoo group for
any fan of gay scifi to read until if and when a book contract is offered
for it.  It's a rough version titled Children of Mir, the up-to-date
version is about 110 pages longer so far with 50% new material.  Also on
the yahoo group you'll find the first half of Underline the Verb... the
sequel to CTN.  Take care and I hope you continue enjoying the series.


				    JMH
trandar2002@yahoo.com
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/adultwritingworkshop/