A New Life for Jordan CH 45

A New Life for Jordan

By: Rob Warr

Chapter 45

Back to school

On Monday, the boys got up early, ate a good breakfast, then walked the short distance to the bus stop. The boys harbored different levels of apprehension about returning to class, with Lee having the strongest misgivings.

"I'm glad we have a few classes together," Lee said as they started up the hill to the main road.

"Yeah, and we all have PE together," Seth noted.

"Yeah, I'm looking forward to seeing all the other boys naked," Jerry laughed.

"Better not get caught," Seth warned, "some guys don't like other guys perving on their junk."

"I'm not perving, just comparing," Jerry said frowning, "besides, I bet most of em are doing some looking too."

"I bet that's true," Jordy chimed in, "just don't be too obvious."

"Yeah, I know," Jerry said as they reached the top of the hill, "can't wait to see Carl and discuss what went on with the girls again," he added grinning.

"Now that's something you can brag about to the other guys, just don't include any names," Seth warned, "or you might find out just how dangerous a female can be," he added with a chuckle.

"Don't worry, I'd never do that. I don't kiss and tell, unless it's with you guys," he giggled.

The bus was right on time and there was a sea of familiar faces as well as some new ones, but as easily as the boys made friends, they knew the new kids wouldn't be strangers for long.

There was only one more stop after theirs, and a dozen or so kids climbed on there, a mixture of grade school as well as junior high. No self respecting senior would ever be caught dead riding a bus, and most either had a car or a friend with one.

The bus ride was uneventful, with the boys occupying two seats across from each other and only occasionally engaging in conversation. A few of the kids they knew greeted them, some giving Lee a curious look before Jordy introduced him.

"Everyone seems friendly," Lee said looking relieved, but surprised, "nothing like Chi-town."

"Yeah," Jordy chuckled, "the kids in Chicago were kind of cliquish. There were the jocks, the rich kids, the nerds, the average kids, and at the bottom, the ones from poor families who got the brunt of the bullying."

"I'm happy to say I never did any bullying," Lee said, "but...I guess I could have been friendlier to some of those kids. I guess in a way I was cliquish too. We weren't ultra rich, but we did have it pretty good."

"I never thought of you as stuck up, or as a bully or anything," Jordy assured him, "we hung out together most of the time, and we didn't really have time for anyone else."

"Yeah, we were tight, still are," Lee said offering a fist bump, "Bro,"

"You got that right, bro," Jordy said grinning.

"Oh, so you two are brothers?" a voice from behind them said then.

Jordy turned to see who had spoken and came eye to eye with a blue-eyed, blond girl, who looked to be about 10 or 11.

"Yeah," Jordy said, not explaining the circumstances.

"I'm adopted," Lee offered, "my folks died in a car crash."

"I'm sorry," the girl said looking embarrassed, "I didn't mean to be nosy."

"It's fine," Jordy said feeling sorry for the girl, "we were best friends even before that, so becoming brothers made us even closer."

"Yeah, real close," Seth chuckled, causing Jordy to elbow him.

"Are you new?" Jerry asked from across the aisle.

"Yeah, last year I went to Spavinaw, but we moved, and now I gotta go to Salina. I'm in 7th this year.."

"Wow, really...you look younger," Jerry said looking her over.

"I just turned 12 a week ago," she said, "I'm Darcy Lane, by the way."

The boys introduced themselves, and Jerry took it upon himself to move over by the girl, since she was sitting alone. Jordy gave Seth a knowing smile as he turned back around and left the two to continue their conversation.

At the drop off, the boys waited till the younger kids had departed before heading up the aisle, Jerry and Darcy side by side as they continued to chatter away. Though over a year and a grade ahead of the girl, Jerry was still close enough to her age that they had plenty to talk about.

"Wow, Jerry has become quite the ladies' man," Lee noted once they were out of earshot of the others.

"She's a cute girl, but she seems kind of...immature," Jordy noted.

"Probably a virgin too," Seth joked.

"Oh, I'd bet on that," Jordy said rolling his eyes, "but if she hangs around with Jerry very much, she might not be for long."

Jerry finally said goodbye to the girl and joined the other three, who of course gave him a hard time about his new 'girlfriend'."

"Becky will be sooo jealous," Seth teased, "she'll scratch that new girl's eyes out if she catches you two together."

"Shut up," Jerry laughed, "we were just talking. She's pretty cool for a girl. She likes video games, and baseball, and she loves scary movies."

"I was teasing," Seth said, "now you have one older, and one younger. Building up your harem...huh?"

Jerry just shook his head, "No, but I like to make as many friends as I can, girls or boys."

"Leave the kid alone," Lee said, sounding serious, but then he smiled, "I think Jerry is a real stud, and the girls are beginning to notice him more and more."

"Thanks, Lee," Jerry said grinning, "you're a real stud too."

In total, Jordy had four classes with Lee, three of them with Jerry and Seth as well, including PE. In the classes that Lee didn't share with Jordy he had at least two of his friends, including Carl and Tony. Jordy and Seth were lucky enough to have five classes together and managed to get seats beside each other in all but one of them, that one having assigned seating.

All six boys had the same lunch period as well, and since the weather was still warm, they opted to eat their lunches outside. Everyone had brought their lunch, and after grabbing a drink, they headed outside to the courtyard. Here, they found a shady spot against the building and sat down in the grass.

The conversation was mainly about the teachers, the classes, and who had homework already, but eventually the subject of the pool party came up. Tony, who had left early, anxiously listened as the boys filled him in about what had taken place after his departure, and he scowled.

"I knew you guys were gonna have fun without me, but I couldn't stay over cause of the Pow Wow the next day. Damn, so...Jerry, you and Carl got it on with some chickies?"

"Yeah," Jerry said blushing, "but we didn't go all the way. Just touching and kissing and stuff."

"That's a lot for a first date," Tony assured him, "are you gonna see them again?"

"I don't know," Jerry said, giving Carl a questioning look, "we've talked about it, but with school starting and all, we'll be kinda busy for awhile."

"Yeah, and you might meet someone new...at school," Tony said, causing the others to chuckle.

"He already has," Jordy said, "a cute little blond named Darcy."

"Wow, you work fast, bro," Tony said offering a fist to bump.

"We just got to talking on the bus," Jerry said blushing, "it's not like we're going to date or anything."

"Yet," Seth chuckled, "as smooth as you are, you'll probably have em lined up to get with you by the time the day is over."

"Hey, what about me?" Carl said looking indignant, then he smiled, "you gotta share if you find a girl."

"Don't worry, I wouldn't do anything without you," Jerry assured him.

A few other students had come outside to eat as well, but they kept a respectful distance from the little group. A few more kids trickled out after they ate their lunch, anxious to get some fresh air and sunshine after being cooped up in class all day. By the time the boys had finished their lunch, it seemed like half the school was outside.

After lunch was American History, and this was a class all the boys shared. They staked their claims on seats in the back near each other and waited for the other students and teacher to arrive. Their teacher, Mr. Holmes, was a young black man with a reputation for being tough but fair. He couldn't have been more than 30 at the oldest, yet he seemed to be from the old school of teaching. It was said that you either loved him or hated him, but Jordy and the gang were keeping an open mind.

However, Mr. Holmes didn't do anything to endear himself to his new crop of students when he assigned homework on their first day of his class.

"By tomorrow I want you to have read Chapter 1 and answered the quizz at the end of the chapter. I know every answer can be found on Google," he said causing giggles, "but...I am encouraging each and everyone of you not to take the easy way out and actually read the chapter and find the answers that way. In doing so you will find you might actually learn something instead of relying upon modern technology."

The highlight of the day was PE, where the boys mixed with boys from grades 7 and nine also. In all, there were about forty boys in the gym as they waited for Coach Hale to address them.

"Today is a goof-off day," he said in a pleasant voice, earning him smiles from all the boys, "but tomorrow I want everyone dressed out by the time I get here. Dressed out means, blue gym shorts, gold tee shirts. Does everyone have those items?"

There were a few scattered yeahs and yeses, and only one boy who shook his head no.

"Name?" the coach asked, rather than demanded.

"Simmons, coach, Joe Simmons. My mom is supposed to get them for me today."

"All right, Simmons, if there's a problem with that, see me before class tomorrow."

"Now then...there's no way I will remember every one of your names, but I want each of you to stand up and tell us your name and introduce yourself to the class. As you do so I will check you off the roll call sheet. Simmons, we'll start with you..."

Jordy thought it was a bit boring having to listen to all the boys introduce themselves, but he had to admit it was a good way to break the ice and find out the names and circumstances of the boys he didn't know. There were a few new students, but most were from Salina, the younger ones having moved up from elementary school to be the low men on the totem pole in middle school.

As for Jordy and his gang, they were smack in the middle, 8th graders and no longer newbies, though they still had the 9th graders to look down on them. Not that that was much of a problem. In a small town like this where almost everyone knew everyone else, and most kids had older brothers or sisters, there wasn't really much of a problem with bullying as such.

By the time the last boy had introduced himself, it was ten minutes till class ended, and Coach Hale earned even more points with the boys by dismissing them early. Since no one had done any exercise, showers weren't necessary today, but Coach Hale had made it clear that from now on every boy would shower after his class. Since it was the next to the last class of the day, no one was exempt, Coach saying, "No one wants you in their class stinking the place up." That got a laugh out of the boys and further endeared them to Coach Hale.

"Wow, that was pretty cool," Lee said once they were in the hallway, being as quiet as possible since class hadn't been dismissed yet for the other students.

"Yeah, I think I'm gonna like Coach Hale, but I wonder how tough he'll be when we start working out and stuff," Jordy said.

"You're getting soft, Jordo. A little exercise will do you good," Seth chuckled, "your butt is getting fat."

"Just like you like it," Jordy laughed.

"Well, that's true, but you could firm up those pecs and abs."

"We can't all look as good as you," Jordy said rolling his eyes.

"You think I'm hot?" Seth said making a muscle with his arm, "look at these guns. I'm packing..." he chuckled.

"Looks like a Derringer to me," Jordy laughed.

"What's a Derringer?" Seth asked looking confused.

"One of those tiny little guns ladies used to carry," Lee said laughing, "one shot but deadly."

Seth just shook his head, "You'll see, I'm gonna start working out more, and pretty soon I'll be so buff you won't recognize me."

They'd just reached their lockers, which were within a few feet of each other when the bell rang and kids began to pour out of every door.

"Later guys," Jordy said grabbing his books for next period, which he shared with Jerry and Carl, but not Seth or Lee.

"See you at your locker after class," Seth said as he grabbed his books and headed in the opposite direction, Lee right beside him, since they shared this class.

At the bus, an hour later, the boys piled on and took the two last seats, Jordy and Seth on one side of the aisle, and Jerry and Lee on the other. Darcy was sitting upfront this time, and Jerry barely looked her way. He had a lot on his mind and didn't feel like talking to anyone at the moment. School was okay, but there were some things about it that bothered him. Before meeting Seth and Jordy he'd been a shy introvert and only now was starting to feel more at ease in his own skin. After having admitted that he was gay to his friends, he was now having second thoughts and beginning to see girls in a whole new light. Was it just normal teenage hormonal urges he was feeling, or...had he just been confused about what he liked before? He still liked Carl and enjoyed sex with him and the others, but lately he'd been finding himself drawn more and more to girls. First Becky, now this new girl, Marcy, and he wondered how long he could keep this up without hurting someone.

Sure, Carl went along with him when it came to girls, but it just didn't seem like he was really into it as much as he was. Which brought up another question. If he found a girl he really liked, would he be willing to share her with Carl? Could he have the best of both worlds, a boyfriend, and a girlfriend, or would he be forced to make a choice? These, and other issues weighed heavily on his mind as he sat there that afternoon gazing out the window, oblivious to all around him.

"What's with Jer?" Seth said poking Jordy.

"Dunno, maybe he's just tired."

"I'm just surprised he didn't move up there with Darcy, she keeps looking back here to see what he's doing."

"Hmm, maybe he was just being friendly this morning. Maybe he thinks she's too young, or maybe he's saving himself for Becky."

"Maybe. We'll have to torture him later and get the truth out," Seth chuckled.

Lee was a bit introspective as well, digesting all that had happened today and feeling foolish for having worried so much. Of course, having a group of friends around you was a big help, but he hadn't ran across anyone today who acted the slightest bit unfriendly. Was it possible small towns didn't have bullies like big ones did? Anyway, he decided, if he ran into anyone who was sparring for a fight, he could handle himself. It wasn't like he was weak or a pushover and maybe that was why no one gave him any shit today.

At the bus stop near the camp, the boys piled out, and as Jerry passed Darcy he gave her a smile and a little wave, prompting a big smile from the cute girl. Jerry had a warm feeling inside as he did so, and he suddenly wished he'd sat with her for the ride home.

"You okay, Jer?" Jordy asked as they started down the road to the campground.

"Yeah, fine, why?"

"You just seem kind of quiet."

"Yeah, I got some stuff on my mind, that's all."

"Well, you know we're here if you need to talk," Jordy offered.

"Yeah, thanks, but for right now, I'm fine."

At the bottom of the hill, the boys split up, Seth and Jerry headed for their cabin, and Jordy and Lee to theirs. Mrs. Kelly greeted the two boys with a hello and asked them how their days went as she placed a plate of cookies on the table and poured them a glass of milk.

"Fine, mom. Our PE Coach seems fun, but we didn't really do anything today. Tomorrow we'll see what happens. Today we just introduced ourselves."

"Lee, was it as bad as you feared?" she asked with a chuckle.

"No, nothing like I thought it'd be. Everyone was actually pretty cool. Of course, I had at least two friends in every class so it wasn't like I was alone."

"That's great. Any homework, boys?"

"Don't remind us," Jordy groaned, "and on the first day too."

After their snack, the boys changed and wandered outside to take advantage of what sunshine was left. The work on the new house was way ahead of schedule, partly because of the favorable weather, and now it looked like they might be able to move in around the first of December.

There were a number of changes elsewhere too. The new floating dock and office for boat rentals was finished and already doing a booming business, especially on the weekend. The campground roads had been resurfaced, and construction was underway for six more RV sites, as well as six more tent sites.

When the new house was finished, the cabin the Kelly's lived in now would be renovated, and would become the new home of Mark, Mack, Jerry, and Seth. This had been a last minute decision but one the Kelly's had been thinking about from the beginning. Mack's new digs came with a promotion as well, and as soon as someone was hired to replace him, Mack would become assistant camp manager, a promotion that came with a nice raise.

"It's gonna be weird, living in a new house," Jordy said gazing at the construction underway.

"It'll be nice though, we'll have our own rooms and our own bath. I'm looking forward to it."

"Yeah, it's just that, even though I've only been here a short time, I sort of feel like the cabin is my home now."

"Well, Seth will be living there, so it's not like you won't be able to visit it," Jordy agreed.

"Yeah, I know. I'm gonna insist he take my old room. The new bedroom will be for Mark and Mack, with it's own bath, so Jerry can take mom and dad's old room."

"Good plan, bossy much," Lee laughed.

"Huh, oh...I guess I am being kind of bossy, aren't I? I'll suggest it, but I guess in the end it will be Seth's decision. Come on, let's go see what Seth and Jerry are up to..."

Seth and Jerry met them halfway as they headed toward cabin 7, and without really saying much they walked toward the lake to check out the new boat dock and see what was going on there. There were a number of boats tied up there, and out on the lake they could see a couple boats plowing the water.

They waved to a man sitting in a lawn chair and headed down the path to the new beach that had been built only recently. Of course, being as cool as it was, no one was there, and the boys couldn't resist taking off their shoes and socks, rolling up their pant legs and wading in the cool lake water. Even though it was still August, the temp was only in the 80s that day, and the water much cooler.

"My feet are numb," Jerry giggled after a few minutes.

"Man, I can't wait till next summer when we can go swimming again. The new beach will be an awesome place to grab some rays too," Seth said.

"Rays? What are you a surfer boy now?" Jordy joked, "gonna work on tanning that buff body you're gonna start working on?"

"Dude," Seth said in a surfer boy accent, "it's gonna be so gnarly and I'm gonna have a bitchin' body."

Everyone laughed at Seth's clowning around, but Jerry had an observation they hadn't considered.

"I just hope it's not packed with so many people we can't find room to lay a blanket down," Jerry said, "when we first got here, there were a few people most of the time, and more on the weekends, but what will it be like next year with all the new stuff, the boats, the beach?"

Jordy was quiet for a moment while he thought about that, then he had a brilliant idea, "We live here, so we can stake out our spot early and beat the crowd."

"Maybe we could close the beach one day a week, and have it just for us and our friends," Seth suggested.

"We'd have to have a fence to do that," Jordy said frowning, "anyway, we'll figure it all out when it happens, I guess. My feet are freezing, let's go."

They carried their shoes and socks as they walked back to Seth and Jerry's where they sat on the porch and continued their talk. A few minutes later Mark pulled up in his pickup and joined the boys on the porch.

"What's up guys? How was school?" he chuckled.

"Oh, you know, same old same old, riots, a bomb scare, an active shooter, nothing special," Seth joked.

"Don't even joke about that stuff," Lee said frowning, "trust me, we worried everyday in Chicago about stuff like that."

"That's one reason we're here," Jordy added, "but we'll forgive you this once."

"Geez, everyone is ganging up on me, help, Jerry!"

"Huh, oh," Jerry said as if he hadn't been listening, "Uh, yeah...whatever..."

Seth just shook his head, "Guess he was thinking about his new girlfriend," Seth said shaking his head.

"New girlfriend? Now, that's interesting news," Mark said raising an eyebrow, do you and I need to have 'the talk'?" Mark teased.

"I dunno," Jerry said seriously, "what do you need to know?"

"Burn!" Seth cackled, "good one, Jer."

"Very funny, I was married once, you know, and I squirted out your little ass," Mark said causing the boys to join in the laughter.

"Sorry dad," Jerry said looking at his dad lovingly, "yeah, maybe we can talk later, but not about sex, about some other stuff."

"Sure, son, you know I'm always here for you. Is Mack inside?"

"Nah, he's at the office with Mr. K," Seth informed him, "they're planning their takeover of the world," he joked.

"Hmm, well...I hope all of us will be part of the new government then," Mark said as he opened the front door, "right now, all I care about is a shower, a good dinner, and a relaxing evening."

When Mark was gone, Seth leaned back in the rocker he was occupying and sighed, "You know that old saying, be careful what you wish for cause it might come true? Well, I think that's what we have here. We wished for things to get bigger and better, and for changes, and now that they're happening, we're all a little worried. But, you know what? I have a feeling things will work out just fine."

The other boys looked at Seth with surprise and new respect, "Wow, that was unexpected, and insightful," Jordy said, "I hope you're right, but I guess as long as we all have each other, things will be all right, no matter what."

Later, as Jerry and Seth settled in at the table with their dads, they shared their day as they usually did. When Jerry brought up Darcy, both dads gave him their full attention, but when they tried to tease him about it, he gave them the same answer he'd given the others, that he was just making friends.

Mark sensed that Jerry had more on his mind than he was letting on, and when the boy came to him after dinner, he was prepared to go into full dad mode.

"Let's take a walk," Mark suggested, "it's a beautiful evening and just the right temperature for a stroll.

They hadn't gone far when Jerry began, and Mark let him lead, not interrupting till the boy seemed to be ready for his input.

"Lately, well...I've been kind of confused about my feelings. When we first moved here, I was pretty sure I only liked boys. Then I met Carl and we sort of got serious. Things are okay with us now, and we really like each other, but I don't think we're in love or anything. I mean, sure...we love each other, but I love Seth and Jordy too, and I'm not in love with them. Am I making sense?" he said frowning.

"Perfect sense so far," Mark said laying a hand on the boy's shoulder, "so...what's really got you worried or unsure. Did something happen...?"

"This is kinda hard to talk about, but I know I can tell you anything and you won't freak out, so here goes."

"At the pool party, Carl and I met these two girls, and well...we sort of hit it off. We didn't like pair off or anything though, we stayed together, umm...you know, as a twosome."

"I see, well, my only concern would be if you were safe and sanitary," Mark said, trying not to overreact.

"Oh, we didn't go all the way," Jerry said quickly, "it was mostly just making out and stuff," he said, not wanting to give any graphic details to his dad. He knew his dad would understand that some things were best left unsaid.

"Well, that's sort of a relief. The playing field really changes when you add girls to the mix. There are so many things to consider, pregnancy being the worst of them. Girls are generally more sensitive than boys and tend to fall in love very easily, so there's that to consider as well."

"I know, and I'd never lead a girl on if I wasn't really interested in her. This was, just fun. The girls actually started it and they seemed fine with it. I think it was just a one time thing, but it did get me to thinking about things, about what I really like and what I want," Jerry said ending with a big sigh.

"How does Carl feel about all this?"

"Well, Carl is cool with the girl stuff, but so far he hasn't shown any signs of being confused or worried like I am. He's so easy going, and I think it's just about the fun for him. Which is fine, for now, but I just don't want to wind up hurting him or someone else if I do the wrong thing."

"Let's sit down," Mark said leading Jerry to a picnic table, "Son, when you told me you liked boys, I found it easy to accept because you're my son, and I love you with all my heart. So, if you find that you like girls too, I'll accept that for the same reason. I feel like I can help you with both aspects, simply because I've known both kinds of love, and well...right now I'm the happiest I've been since your mother left us."

"I know, I'm lucky," Jerry said giving his dad a sideways hug, "it helps just to talk to you about my feelings, and I feel a lot better. I still have some things to figure out, but I'm less worried about what will happen."

"I think you should begin by talking to Carl, " Mark suggested, "tell him how you feel and listen to what he has to say about his feelings. You may find you're both thinking the same way and you can come to some kind of agreement about what you want going forward. If girls are going to be a part of your lives, you will probably have to give up some of your alone time with each other. I can tell you from experience, that girls are high maintenance and get jealous easily," Mark added the last part with a chuckle.

"So I've heard," Jerry laughed, "but they can be pretty nice too. Darcy was so easy to talk to, and so pretty. I really enjoyed talking with her. I think I'd like to get to know her better, you know, as a friend, and just see what happens."

"Well, son, I'll do anything I can to help that happen. If you need a ride for a date, or if you want to have her over for dinner...whatever."

"I know, thanks, dad," Jerry said hugging his dad once more.

They sat there on the picnic table for a while longer, just enjoying each other's company and gazing out at the lake without saying much. Jerry seemed more relaxed now and happy, and Mark didn't press him to speak.

It had started to get dark by then and Mark suggested they head back to the cabin. Jerry jumped up grabbing his dad's hand, and when Mark got up Jerry grabbed his arm and pulled it around his neck. They walked back to the cabin that way, father and son, enjoying each other's presence and sharing their love.

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The rest of the week was fairly uneventful, and the boys soon fell back into a familiar rhythm. Jerry managed to talk to Darcy several times between classes and once at lunch, but he still wasn't sure if he wanted to pursue more than a friendship with the cute blond. She didn't seem overly flirtatious like most girls, and Jerry wondered if she wasn't just looking for friends also at the new school, and not a boyfriend.

On Friday the boys couldn't wait to get home and have some. They'd already decided to fire up the ATVs and head to the overlook, and after changing and telling their perspective parent the news, they met at the shed which housed the 4-wheelers.

"This is gonna be fun. It seems like forever since we rode and I can't remember the last time we were at our special place," Jordy said as he started is ATV.

Seth was right beside him with Jerry occupying the seat behind him, and Lee was on the third vehicle revving the engine and raring to go. In a cloud of dust the three sped off with Jerry hanging on for dear life behind Seth.

The noise from the engines and the rustle of the wind as it whipped by them was all the boys could hear as they raced up the road and to the path that led to the overlook. The sky was clear, the temps in the upper 80s and a slight breeze blew out of the North making it a great day for cycling.

At the overlook, the boys parked their ATVs and took off their helmets.

"You know, I've been thinking," Seth said frowning, "with all the changes and considering there wil be more people running around here when they're all done, maybe we should ask your folks about putting a gate up on this trail so no one but us can come up here."

"Well, I say we wait and see if it's a problem before we do anything as drastic as that," Jordy said, "but if people start trashing it out and stuff, we def need to do something."

Lee and Jerry were already at the overhang, gazing out at the lake beyond, keeping a respectful distance from the edge.

"I never get tired of this view," Jordy said as he and Seth joined the other two boys, "let's sit for a bit, then...maybe we can release some of that pent up sexual energy we've been building up all week."

"Oh, Jordy, you read my mind,"Seth chuckled, "I'm as horny as a herd of goats right now."

"Me too," Jerry giggled.

"Oh, did you talk to Darcy today?" Seth teased.

"Actually, yeah...but not about sex," Jerry said grinning, "but Carl and I did, talk about sex, and if we could've found a private place to do it, we'd of fucked liked bunnies."

Lee laughed and shook his head, "You guys are gonna be the death of me yet. I have a girlfriend you know, and I don't think she'd be too crazy about what we're about to do."

"Well...don't do anything then," Jordy teased, knowing full well that Lee wasn't about to abstain, girlfriend or not.

"I didn't say I didn't want to," Lee laughed, "I just don't think she'd understand, that's all."

"Then maybe you don't need a girlfriend," Seth suggested, "maybe you need a boyfriend," he added grinning.

Lee sighed, "I have to admit, so far the benefits are much better with a boy. I don't ever have blue balls when I'm around you guys."

"All this talk has made me hornier," Jordy said jumping up, despite the fact that they'd only just sat down.

"Come on, Seth," he said taking his boyfriend's hand and pulling him up.

"Bossy much," Seth laughed, "I'm coming, I'm coming."'

"Not yet, but you soon will," Jordy teased.

Jerry watched the two with excited interest, wondering if he should try to initiate something with Lee, or wait for him to make the first move.

"Guys, are you gonna just watch, or join us?" Jordy said making motions with his hands for them to stand.

"Lee?" Jerry said eying the other boy and blushing.

"Oh, hell...why not?" Lee said jumping up, "come on, a good beejay will help both of us feel better."

"Jordy and Seth were already shirtless, but they'd paused a moment to kiss and fondle each other through their shorts before undressing any further.

"I'll suck you first, if you want," Jerry said shyly as he looked deep into Lee's sexy eyes.

"Well, how can I refuse an offer like that," Lee said, skinning off his tee and pushing his gym shorts and underwear down in one motion.

Jerry swallowed hard when he saw Lee's fully erect cock, and though this wasn't by any means the first time he'd seen it or sucked it, he still marveled at how big and beautiful it was. Then dropping to his knees, he took the object of his lust into his hand and began to lick up and down the shaft and across the head, causing Lee to moan appreciatively.

Meanwhile, Seth and Jordy were completely naked now, their bodies pressed together as they resumed their kissing and fondling. They still hadn't decided how far they wanted to go yet, after all they had tonight to look forward too since Seth was sleeping over, and a nice slow blowjob would be a pleasant prelude to some real lovemaking later.

"God, you're good at that," Lee growled as he ran his fingers through Jerry's hair and guided him along.

Jerry mumbled something around his cock, and even that felt amazing, Lee thought. He tried to picture Patsy down there in Jerry's place, making love to his cock, and he almost laughed. He just couldn't imagine her ever doing anything like that, and even if she did, he didn't think she would enjoy it as much as Jerry obviously was.

Seth and Jordy had moved on to bigger and better things now, Jordy on his knees as he gave Seth his all. As Set's cock slid in and out of his mouth, Jordy's hands roamed his body, touching every part within reach, then finally coming to rest on the shapely mounds of his ass, as he pulled Seth in closer and deep-throated him

"Awwww...Gawwwwddd," Seth cried out as Jordy gave it his all.

Lee glanced over at the two then, and he and Seth locked eyes and smiled, sharing a moment as they both received pleasure from their partner. Seth winked, then turned his attention to Jordy once more as his boyfriend stared up at him, his sole purpose at the moment pleasing his lover.

Lee found his orgasm approaching like a speeding train, but rather than try to prolong it, he welcomed it, and with one final thrust forward, he cried out and began filling Jerry's mouth with his tasty teenage cum.

Jerry was ready and eagerly awaiting his reward, and without ease and pleasure he gobbled up every drop and swallowed it down. Then after cleaning up the last few drops, he just held Lee's cock in his mouth without moving, while Lee came down from his orgasmic high.

"Wow, that was amazing, as always," Lee panted, "give me a minute and I'll try my best to return the favor."

"No hurry," Jerry said finally standing. Then his attention turned to the other two boys just in time to see Seth explode in Jordy's mouth.

"Ahh..shiiit, that's it...ohmigod, so good," Seth cried out as his legs turned to rubber and he shook like he'd been electrocuted.

After cleanup, Jordy rose and kissed Seth, sharing a little of his cum with his boyfriend, the whole time their naked bodies entwined.

The boys swapped off then, Lee dropping to his knees in front of Jerry, and Seth before Jordy. Soon the two boys were causing their partners to moan and quake, resulting in a massive orgasm within a few minutes.

Jerry came first, having been especially excited by sucking Lee off first, but Jordy wasn't far behind. Soon both boys had been cleaned up by their sucker, and the four started getting dressed. Then just as they'd finished dressing, they heard the unmistakable sound of a motorcycle or ATV in the distance.

As the noise of the engine got closer, the boys moved together and stared down the path, waiting to catch sight of the vehicle and it's rider. They were rewarded a few minutes later as a neon green Suzuki dirt bike came roaring up the path, it's rider all dressed in black leather with a matching black helmet with neon green stripes.

The rider appeared to be either an older teen or a young adult, and when he saw the four standing by their ATVs he slowed down and pulled up next to them. Then removing his helmet, the boys got the shock of their lives.

"Hi," the rider said shaking their long blond hair out after having it bunched up in the helmet, "I'm Grace," she said grinning.

"Uh, hi," Jordy said in shock as he looked the girl over, noting that there was a slight swell in her chest which hadn't been obvious from a distance.

She was slender, but not skinny, and upon further examination, the boys noted that she did have more curves than most boys did and the most obvious thing of all was: she had no bulge where a boy would have.

"And you are...?" the girl laughed.

"Oh, sorry," Jordy said blushing, "I'm Jordy, this is Seth, Jerry, and Lee. We live down at the campgrounds. Are you camping here?"

"Yep, me and my dad. We just got here a while ago. Had to wait for school to let out and all. We live in Locust Grove."

"Nice bike," Seth said running his fingers over the front fender and handlebars, "I love the color."

"Thanks, I got it for my 16th birthday in July. Before this I rode my dad's old bike, a 175 Yamaha."

"So, you're 16 then," Jerry stated, rather than asked.

"Yep, sweet 16," She chuckled, "how old are you guys?"

"13, almost 14," Jordy quickly said.

"I like your 4-wheelers," she said getting off her bike, putting the kickstand down, and going over to inspect the three ATVs.

"Thanks, this one is mine, the other two belong to Lee.

Lee had yet to speak, but finally did so when Jordy called his name, "Actually, I bought them, but I share them with my friends. We're all sort of like brothers. Well, me and Jordy are sort of brothers and so are Seth and Jerry. Long story..." he added, blushing bright red.

"So, what's to do around here?" Grace asked looking around, then seeing the overlook, she started that way, "oh, wow...nice view. This why you boys are up here?'

"Yeah, it's sort of our special place," Jordy said, wondering whether he should explain that he and Seth were a couple.

"I can see why," the girl said standing on the very edge of the overhang, "it's amazing. Do you come here a lot?"

"Yeah, well...when the weather is good, and we're not in school," Jordy laughed.

"Did I interrupt anything?" the girl said, suddenly turning to face the boy with a huge smile on her face.

Seth, being the devil that he was spoke for them all, "Nope, we'd just finished and got our clothes back on," he chuckled.

"SETH!!" Jordy cried, but Grace was laughing now, apparently not offended at all.

"I have three teenage brothers," Grace said, "I know all about what boys do. Fortunately this is mom's weekend to have them so it's just me and my dad. See we have different dads, also a long story," she laughed.

"You're pretty cool for a girl," Jerry said suddenly, then blushed bright red, "I mean, you're different, nice, and really pretty."

Grace laughed, "Why, thank you. You're a real fox yourself. I bet all the girls at school are after you, or...is it the boys?" she laughed.

"Both," Seth laughed, "he likes both."

"Sweet," Grace said giving Jerry a good looking over, "too bad I only like girls myself," she laughed.

"What?" Jordy exclaimed, "you mean..."

"Yeah, one of those lesbians," she laughed, "I have a girlfriend back home, but she doesn't like roughing it, so it's just me and dad. Anyway, it's good to get away from her sometimes. She's kind of clingy."

"Wow," Jerry said, "so you don't like boys...at all?"

"Sure, I like them, just not in that way. I can appreciate how cute they are, and how nice, but I'm not interested in what's in their pants," she laughed, "I'm sorry, am I being too honest here?"

"No, no, not at all," Jordy said, "we have some admissions to make too. See, Seth and I are boyfriends, and Jerry has a boyfriend named Carl, but he and Carl have been trying out girls lately too."

"Oh, I see. And do you and Seth like girls too?"

"I'm like you, I can appreciate how pretty and nice they are, but their bodies don't turn me on much. Seth is still figuring things out."

"Hey, I can talk for myself. I love Jordo, and that's all that matters now."

"That's true," Grace said, "hey, what about you, handsome?" she said turning to Lee.

"I have a girlfriend, uh...Patsy, but we aren't...umm, intimate...yet."

"Ah, okay, but you do it with boys, right?" she said grinning.

Lee blushed but nodded, unable to express his feelings at the moment.

"I think that's great, really. I'm all about kids being who they are and not letting others tell them what to do or put them down in any way. Sheila and I are out at school, and trust me, in a small town like that some tags be waggin about us."

"Seth and I aren't officially out at school, but our close friends know. In fact, most of our close friends are gay, or at least fooling around with other boys. And...our folks know and approve."

"My folks could care less, all four of them," she laughed, "Yeah, four of them. Mom remarried and so did dad, so we have a very fucked up family, but it works for us. We all get along."

"That's cool, I sort of feel like I have three dads," Jordy said, then he explained about Mack and Mark.

"Wow, you guys are lucky to have so much support, and such a tight family, and you seem like really cool peeps. If I liked boys, you'd def be on my radar," she added chuckling.

"I'd sure like that," Jerry blurted out, then blushed again, "I mean, you seem really nice and all..." he said trailing off as the others laughed.

"You're a real cutie and I bet it would be sweet. I bet you know how to please a girl, don't ya?"

"Well...I'm new at it, but it's not that different from pleasing a boy," Jerry said, growing even redder now.

"You little stud, you might make me change my mind if I stay around here long enough," she said sounding serious.

"Well, I'm in cabin number 7," Jerry said grinning.

They all laughed then, and soon the conversation moved to other subjects. They shared a little more of their lives, but eventually Grace said she needed to get back to camp to help her dad, but that she hoped she'd see the boys again.

"You bet, me and Lee are in the cabin by the office and Jerry and Seth are in cabin 7, but we'll probably be together most of the time this weekend," Jordy said, "it was great meeting you," he said offering a fist bump, but the girl surprised him by pulling him into a hug instead, then proceeded to hug the other boys as well.

"Well, see ya, studs," she said grinning, "have fun," she added as she slipped on her helmet, then tucked her hair in around the edges and out of her eyes.

Then starting the engine, she revved it up for a moment before making a sharp U-turn and speeding back up the path.

"Wow, that was the coolest girl I've ever met," Jerry said staring after her with a goofy look on his face.

"Jer has it bad for Amazing Grace," Seth laughed, "maybe you'll get lucky, stud. Maybe you can turn her to the dark side."

"We should head back too," Jordy said, "we missed our snack and I'm starved, but it's almost dinner time. I hope mom is fixing something good."

"You know she is, she always does," Lee reminded him, "are you guys eating with us too?" he asked, turning to Seth and Jerry, who had now mounted the ATV.

"I am, for sure," Seth said.

"I promised our dads I'd go into town with them to eat, but I can come down later, if you want."

"Yeah, that will be fun," Jordy said, "we can play naked twister again," he teased.

Jerry laughed, "If only we could get Grace to play too."

"Hey, maybe we could go down and visit her after dinner," Seth suggested, "We can wait till you get back, Jer."

"Yeah cool," Jerry said, then the three started their ATVs and they were off once again, headed back to camp.

End: Chapter 45

I don't know why all these girls keep showing up in my story, lol, but this one seems more of a Tomboy than a Barbie. Maybe she and Jerry can get something going, but you'll have to wait till next chapter to see.

Rob Warr

9-07-2023

Many thanks to my buddy Michael in NY for his invaluable help with editing, story ideas, and pics. But most of all: for his friendship and support. LOVE YA Mikey.