Date: Mon, 15 May 2017 21:04:47 +0000 From: Douglas DD Subject: Aiden Chapter 50 Welcome back. Aiden's first summer with Phil and Larry is full of firsts. In this chapter, he watches Marty play in a professional baseball game for the first time. He watched a Seattle Mariners game for the first time. And he packs for a trip on a cruise ship for the first time. At the moment, life is good for the little imp. Please donate to the Nifty Archive and help keep the stories alive. Thanks. CHAPTER 50 SUMMER BLOSSOMS The bus full of Mayfield fans arrived at Everett ballpark at five-thirty for the seven-ten game. Mason and Aiden stood along the railing by the home dugout, each armed with a notebook and a Sharpie, screaming for autographs from Aqua Sox players. Marty led the way, signing not only for Mason and Aiden, but also for three other Mayfield kids who'd come up on the bus. "Nice to see you made it, little bro," Marty smiled. "Hit a home run for me, big bro," Aiden yelled. "I'll do my very best for you, how's that?" "Sounds like a plan, big bro." Sammy and Jeffrey had ridden the bus with their father, but since Marty had been part of their family for years, they were studiously aloof from the wild proceedings. After signing for the Mayfield kids, Marty signed more autographs until he had to head for the clubhouse to get into his game uniform. Larry was busy taking pictures of the fun. One of the Everett boys, who was ten, asked Aiden if Marty Carlson was really his brother. "He's a big brother friend," Aiden explained, which the boy seemed to comprehend. "You're lucky then, because Marty Carlson is the best player on the Aqua Sox." Aiden grinned with pride—yep, he thought, I really am lucky. After the autograph hunt, it was hot dog time. Mason and Aiden stuffed themselves with hot dogs, fries, and sodas. They liked the whole business of coming to a ballgame, from the autographs to the food to the crowd to the music. And now it was time for the featured presentation—baseball. Aiden had brought his backpack to the game. It carried the autograph books for Mason and himself as well as a very special book: his first ever scorebook. Since Aiden had learned about scorekeeping at Phil's games, Larry and Phil reviewed the process with him. They had Aiden keep score during a couple of Mariner television broadcasts. Aiden's final test was using his book to keep score for the entire Wednesday Yard Goat game, with Mrs. Bednarzyk sitting nervously a couple of rows behind him in the stands. Larry gave him a brand new scorebook for the Aqua Sox game. "You will have a record of what happened whenever you go to a pro game," Larry and Phil had told him as they touted the art of scorekeeping. After placing the virgin scorebook on his lap, Aiden looked up at his daddy. "Marty is going to be in the first two games of my scorebook. I wish I had this for the Cougar games I saw him play." "I wish we had thought of it then," Larry said. "I guess we thought you were still too young to catch on." "But now, I'm almost ten and I can learn stuff like this," Aiden said as flashed his signature grin, lighting up his lightly freckled face. "I can't wait to get Marty playing Mariner games into my book." Marty was batting third for the Aqua Sox. When he came to bat in the bottom of the first inning, Aiden was so excited he could hardly contain himself. "I can't believe he's only batting .290, though," Aiden told Larry. "He's way better than that." "Remember what we talked about last night," Larry replied. "The competition gets tougher at each level. The players who make it are the ones who can adjust to that." "I think Marty will be a good adjuster," Aiden said as he marked the "strike" square in the proper box on the scorebook after Marty fouled off the first pitch. Marty took ball one, and then hit a hard grounder to the shortstop, who threw him out. "That's 6-3," Aiden muttered under his breath as he wrote the play in Marty's box. The Sox had a 2-1 lead over the Tri Cities Dust Devils when Marty came up to bat in the fourth inning with a man on second. When he rapped a sharp single to left, scoring the run, Aiden leaped to his feet, sending his pencil and scorebook into the air. "Oops," he muttered as he bent down to pick up the book. "I don't see the pencil though," he said. "That's why you have extras in your backpack," Larry pointed out. The Aqua Sox ended up winning 6-3, with Marty getting two singles in four at-bats and a run batted in. "He didn't hit a home run, but I think he had a really good game," Aiden told Larry as they walked to the bus. Marty had promised to meet the Mayfield group at the bus right after he showered. The Mayfield fans cheered and applauded when Marty reached the bus. He chatted with the fans for a bit, signed autographs, and had his picture taken with a few. He had already arranged for Larry's contingent to meet him and Rich at a restaurant near the hotel for a late night snack. Of course Aiden snuggled close to Marty in the large booth, making sure it was obvious that he and the star Aqua Sox player were close buddies. Aiden pulled paper and pencil out of his backpack and did some calculating. Marty watched silently. "You're hitting .301 now, and that's really good," Aiden explained as he finished. "It would be .302 if I rounded up, but I have to round it down because the remainder is less than half." "You could do all of that on your phone—it has a calculator," Marty pointed out. "I know, but daddy says I have to learn how to do all of this the hard way before I do it the easy way." "That sounds like Coach Sanders all right," Marty said as he gave Larry a knowing grin. "Your daddy is going to turn you into a great man whether you want him to or not." "I just want to have my tenth birthday," Aiden stated, which brought a roaring laugh to the table. Aiden saw that Mason looked confused by the laughter. "I don't know what's so funny either," Aiden told him. "I still need my home run," Aiden told Marty when the gathering started to break up. "Like I told you earlier, the only thing I guarantee is that I will do my best." "And doing your best is hitting a home run," Aiden grinned. Aiden then wrapped his arms around the big athlete. Marty squeezed the boy tightly against him. "I love you little bro. You're the best." "I love you more, big bro, and you're better." That night, Larry slept in one queen bed while Mason and Aiden slept in the other. It was after midnight by the time they got to the hotel and into bed. Aiden wrapped an arm around Mason. It didn't take long for anyone to get to sleep. The Aqua Sox lost their Sunday afternoon game to the Dust Devils 5-0. Marty went hitless in four at bats as the Sox were able to muster only three hits for the game. But the biggest negative for Aiden was when a fan in the row ahead of them started getting on Marty. After Marty struck out for the second time in the game, the fan screamed out, "Hey faggot, go home—there's no way a queer's gonna make it baseball." Aiden was about to whack the man on his head with his scorebook, but Larry tapped the fan on the shoulder and said in a firm, no-nonsense voice, "I suggest you shut-up for the rest of the game. I have two kids with me who are here to watch baseball." "Fuck you, asshole. I'm here to watch baseball, too, instead I'm watching a faggot embarrass the game." "He's my favorite player, and he's the best," Aiden said with surprising authority. "You can find a better hero than that asswaffle, kid." Larry put his hand on Aiden's shoulder, which Aiden took as a signal to not say anything. As this was going down, two Mayfield fans found an usher, who arrived quickly with two members of stadium security. The two security guards didn't mess around. Before he knew what was happening, the fan was being escorted out of his seat and would be ejected from the ballpark. "Have fun watching the game, fucktard," Aiden said as the fan was being led away. "Aiden!" Larry snapped. "Well, he is," Aiden scowled. "Nobody talks to Marty that way." Mason, who had been tense with fear watching the incident, let out a big breath and relaxed. Aiden saw that the count was 3-1 and got his scorebook caught up. "People are so stoooopid," Aiden groused to Larry as they left the ballpark at the end of the game. "And the Sox didn't play a good game and Marty didn't get a hit and that fucktard tried to spoil things for everybody." "Did you have a good time?" Larry asked Mason. "I did!" Mason shouted. "Thanks for taking me. Even the fucktard didn't spoil it." Aiden flashed Mason a look. "Did you just say that?" "Say what?" "Fucktard." While Mason was all into sex play, he rarely cussed. "Well, you said it." "That's because I'm me, but you're you." Larry was trying hard not to laugh, but he finally let out a snort. Aiden decided that everybody around him was losing their minds. He blamed it on the fan who yelled at Marty. After they settled on the bus, Mason leaned in close to Aiden. "But if I like to suck on a dick how come I can't say fucktard?" "I dunno." Aiden asked with a shrug. "It just doesn't sound right coming from you." "But you don't mind if I like to su..." "It's cool, Mason," Aiden said quickly in case somebody could hear what Mason was saying. He looked at Larry across the aisle, but saw no change of expression. Once everyone was on the bus, it pulled out of the parking lot. Ben, the owner of Ben's Hardware and Outdoor Supplies, sat next to Larry. Aiden felt his phone vibrate and saw that he had a text from Marty. "Sorry about the bad game. tnx for coming." "i had fun," Aiden typed. "your the best." Aiden got the numbers in his scorebook up-to-date. He calculated Marty's batting average and was upset that it had dropped to .289. He then switched thinking tracks and thought about his upcoming week and soccer camp. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ For Aiden, the soccer day camp wasn't as intense as the baseball day camp had been. As much as Aiden enjoyed soccer, he didn't love it the way he loved baseball. Still, he learned a lot. The camp director was the head soccer coach at Centralia College. A number of his players, as well as some players from the women's team, assisted him and made the camp an enjoyable as well as educational experience. Aiden was disappointed that Nolan wasn't at the camp. He remembered Nolan mentioning that his family would be away on vacation that week, but that didn't prevent him from being disappointed. During the week, Aiden had another insight into the behavior of a friend. As he had with Gordon and sex, he realized something about Muddy, only this time it was regarding Muddy and sports. While Muddy had done quite well in baseball, it was obviously not his best sport. Muddy was an excellent young athlete, but he wasn't a natural baseball player. He was a natural soccer player, however, and Aiden could observe that in how Muddy moved on the field and how he controlled the soccer ball. While Aiden couldn't yet put his thoughts into words, what he sensed instinctively was that soccer was not his natural sport—baseball was. He could be a good soccer player, but in the recesses of his heart and his mind, he felt that if he worked at it the way his dads and Marty kept telling him to do, he could be an outstanding baseball player. Still, he worked hard at camp, and enjoyed his week. Of course it helped that Muddy, Miles, Rusty, Trent, Collin, Brody, and Gordy were all at the camp. The fact that Autumn and her friends Brittany Jordan and Carolyn Porter were there was a minus. Even worse, Shana Masters was at the camp as well. Except for a couple of instances, the girls kept to themselves. One of those times was during lunch on Tuesday. Autumn sat next to Aiden, uninvited. After some unwanted small talk, she asked the question he didn't want to answer. "Why did you leave so fast when you were at my house?" "I told you, I had to go." She looked around to see if anybody was close enough to hear. "I thought you looked cute when you were naked," she whispered in Aiden's ear. Before Aiden stuck his foot in his mouth by saying he thought she looked stupid with no clothes on, Gordy and Muddy saved him by sitting next to him on the grass. "Hello, Autumn," Muddy said. "We wish to sit next to our best friend Aiden." Aiden didn't know if Muddy wanted to sit next to him to rescue him or if it was because Aiden and members of his group of friends almost always ate lunch together, but he was grateful to have his two friends sitting with him. "Hi, Muddy," Autumn said with a flirtatious smile. "Are you and Aiden friends?" Gordy asked. "Yes." "Not really," came Autumn and Aiden's simultaneous answers. "Aiden is your boyfriend?" Muddy asked, ignoring Aiden's answer. Miles sat down next to Aiden. "I couldn't find you guys," he said. "Oh, hi Autumn." "Hi, Miles." Autumn gave him the same smile she'd given Muddy. Muddy's question was never answered, much to Aiden's relief. Aiden was thankful that the girls had a separate softball camp and weren't at the baseball camp. He was even more thankful when the day ended and Larry picked him and Gordy up. Gordy was coming to Aiden's house to spend the night. The boys jumped out of Larry's car as soon as he parked it in the driveway. They went through the garage and into the basement. Their clothes were off before they stopped moving and within seconds the happy young naturists were in the pool. They swam, wrestled, grabbed each other's cocks, balls, and butts, and even rubbed off on each other when they thought Larry wasn't looking. There were times Larry caught some of the grab ass and rubbing, but he didn't linger on it, not wanting to embarrass the two preteens. Gordy and Aiden stayed naked after coming out of the pool and even after showering. Since dinner was an outdoor barbecue, they didn't even have to dress for dinner. Because they were not yet pushing the envelope into puberty, they didn't lose control over their junk. It was unlikely they would find themselves sporting an embarrassing erection; the exception being when they got out of the pool after messing around some under water. They were certain that Larry wasn't looking when they made their dash to the basement. In this case, they were correct. That night they went to bed naked, which had become the norm when they slept together. After Phil tucked them in, reminding them that they had to get up early in the morning for camp, and turned out the light, they snuggled. "What happened with you and Autumn at her house?" Gordy asked. "She was acting like you were her boyfriend or something." Aiden told him the story of how they stripped, kissed, and got naked. He told how he almost had ended up laying naked in bed next to her. "That would have sucked, being naked on a girl's bed with her," Gordy observed. "But I would like to see a naked girl, even Autumn." "Too bad you weren't her social studies partner. Then you could have done it. I didn't like it much." Aiden placed his hand on Gordy's now hard cock. "Want me to jerk you off?" He didn't see anything wrong in talking about jerking off with Gordy, since they had done it before—blow jobs was the topic he planned to ignore. "Sure." Gordy had been playing with his cock while they talked about Autumn being naked, with the expected result. But now, he pulled off the covers, closed his eyes, and let Aiden bring him to a fairly quick climax. "Can I rub my boner on you like we were doing in the pool?" Aiden asked. "I guess. But no kissing or anything like that." Aiden was on his side while Gordy lay on his back. Aiden rubbed his cocklet along Gordy's thigh. While he thought it would feel better if Gordy was wet, like he had been in the pool, the act still felt good. He humped Gordy's leg while he masturbated his best friend. It took him longer to cum than it had Gordy, but his dry orgasm was still quite satisfactory. None of the girls bothered the boys the next day, but Muddy kept talking about how much he'd like to see Brittany naked. "She is getting the boobs," he noted. Aiden hadn't noticed, but after Muddy pointed them out he could see the little bulges in her t-shirt. She had a lot more than what Autumn had had on her flat chest. Thursday was Gordy's tenth birthday. Aiden and Miles spent the night. They admired each other's wares, especially after Aiden repeated the story of his escapade in Autumn's room so Miles could hear it, but there wasn't any sex. Gordy slept in his bed while Aiden and Miles were in their sleeping bags on the floor. As far as the boys were concerned, the fact that they didn't mess around simply meant that they decided not to mess around that night. The soccer camp ended at noon on Friday. Gordy's birthday party was scheduled for that afternoon. Muddy, Miles, Trent, Collin, Brody, and Aiden were invited as well as Mason, who hadn't attended the camp. Autumn, Brittany, Carolyn (whom nobody liked, including Gordy) and a girl named Jenny Carlisle were also invited. Jenny also hadn't attended the camp. She had been in Mr. Knox's class and Gordy had a small crush on her— something he would never admit to. The party was at Gordy's house. There were plenty of games to play. Gordy's mother and father were amused by how the boys and girls almost seemed to have their own parties going on at times. But most of the games were geared to include everybody, so the boys had to deal with the girls whether they liked it or not. There were overnights after the party, but not at Gordy's house. Brittany and Carolyn spent the night at Shana Masters' house, learning more about how to kiss and about their changing bodies from the sixth grader. Mason spent the night at Aiden's house. He had been spending his days at his aunt's house in Meadow Park while his mother worked. Larry had tried to persuade his mother to make the soccer camp Mason's boy sitter, but she said she couldn't afford the fee and didn't want to get charity by applying for a scholarship. "It was so boring at my aunt's house," Mason said as he and Aiden swam naked in the pool. "I didn't even have my computer to play on. All I could do was read, and sit outside, and sit outside and read, and watch TV, and then read while I was sitting outside. I couldn't even find a place to play with my dick." Aiden felt up Mason's little cock, eliciting a grin from his friend. "Let's mess around tonight," Aiden suggested. "I thought that was the plan." That night Aiden received his first blow job since Muddy had given him one almost three weeks ago. He was happy to repay Mason for the favor. After the two boys finished, they went into sixty-nine mode and did it again. "Blow jobs are so fun," Mason said after their second go-round. "I got to do Muddy and his brother Stefan last weekend." Damn, Aiden thought before he fell asleep, Mason is sure doing a lot of sex. Aiden only knew a fraction of what his horny friend had been doing during the summer. Coming next for Aiden during his busy summer was his trip to Safeco Field to see the Mariners. He would be going with his dads as well as his Uncle Troy, Chase, and Logan. Right after attending the weekend series they would all be on the "Star Princess" heading to Alaska. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ That weekend, it was time to pack. Larry, who was ultra-organized, had a list of items he and Phil usually took on a trip. He consulted with Aiden to create a list for him as well. Aiden packed the suitcase Phil had purchased for him the week before. He checked things off of his list and saw some things they would need to add next time. He packed his scorebook, pencils, and "Who's Who in Baseball" into his backpack for the three Mariner games they would be attending. Aiden and Horace slept with Larry and Phil Sunday night. Monday morning, when Phil rose for his morning run, he was surprised when Aiden got up as well. When Aiden slept with his dads, he normally woke up to Phil's alarm, then turned toward Larry and went back to sleep. Aiden sat on the edge of the bed waited for his dad to piss. "I'm going with you," the nine-year-old whispered when Phil returned. Phil grinned and said, "Hurry up and get dressed." Father and son were soon leaving the house through the basement door. They were dressed in gym shorts, white socks, and hoodies. Even though it was August, the morning was cool. Aiden was wearing his trainers while Phil had his running shoes on. Phil didn't ask why Aiden was running, and said nothing about Aiden keeping up the pace. He simply gave his son's shoulder a squeeze before they crossed the road. For Aiden the squeeze said his dad was happy to have him as a running partner. They crossed the road, turned left on the paved bicycle and walking trail, and headed in the direction of the state park. Phil held his pace back a little in deference to his son's smaller stature, but was pleased Aiden ran effortlessly. Phil knew Aiden was in good physical shape, but running shape was a different thing altogether. But, Aiden kept up with his dad to the park and through the park. He started to run out of gas on their return to the highway and the paved trail. When he saw Phil slow down, he told his dad to keep going and he'd catch up. He arrived at the house a few minutes after his dad, breathing hard, but smiling broadly. "I did okay for the first time," he panted. "When did you decide to go with me?" Phil finally asked. "When you woke up this morning." He gave a quick grin and said, "I heard Horace saying `Run Aiden, run,' and so I did." That was the start of Aiden running with Phil on a somewhat regular basis. He found he liked running with his dad at least a couple of times a week. Larry, Aiden, and Phil left in the Odyssey a little before noon and arrived at the Centralia train station at about a quarter to one. Amtrak Cascades Number 506 arrived at 1:30, just a couple of minutes late. They sat in Business Class at one of the tables, a section the conductor had reserved for them. Even after running off some energy, Aiden had been excited all morning as he set off on a new adventure. Sue and Logan were at King Street Station in Seattle to meet their 3:50 arrival. Hugs were exchanged, with an especially enthusiastic hug between Logan and Aiden. "Where's Chase?" Larry asked. "He's with Hatcher," Sue replied. "I have no idea what those two are up to." Aiden thought he could guess. "Hatcher will be joining us tonight." When they arrived at the residence of the Seattle Millers, Chase and Hatcher were ready to leave for the Mariners game. Troy arrived a half- hour later. They walked a couple of blocks to catch the bus to Safeco Field. Aiden loved Safeco Field. He loved the size, he loved the pageantry, he loved the noise, and he loved the Mariner Moose. He dutifully kept score. He had to ask Larry or Phil for help a couple of times when he lost track of what had happened. Larry and Phil agreed on what Aiden would need for his birthday if he was going to be keeping score at games. Logan was curious about what Aiden was doing. Aiden explained how to keep score. Logan ended up keeping score in the sixth inning with Aiden's guidance and enjoyed the experience. The Mariners lost 5-4, but everyone had a good time. One thing Aiden hadn't been sure about was the garlic fries, but after getting used to the taste, he couldn't wait to have them again. That night, Hatcher slept with Chase, where the two acted like pubescent boys who were naked in bed together. Aiden slept with Logan, and while they slept naked, they were prepubescent boys who were worn out. Unlike the older boys, they were sound asleep within minutes after Troy said good-night and closed the bedroom door. On Tuesday, Aiden helped Logan pack. Since he'd placed his list in his suitcase, he went down the list with Logan as they tossed in underwear, swimwear, shorts, and the myriad of items the list said they'd need on the trip. They were so organized that Chase, who was not always the most organized of boys, humbled himself to allowing his little brother and his young cousin to help him. The Miller families were at Safeco Field in plenty of time for their second Mariner game. Logan asked if he could keep score to start the game. Aiden placed the book in his cousin's lap. Since Hatcher wasn't there to distract Chase, the twelve-year-old showed interest in the scorekeeping gig, and he ended up scoring the fifth inning. "It looks like scorekeeping is becoming a family affair," Troy chuckled. "I helped a lot," Chase bragged after his inning was over. "The Mariners hit a home run when I kept score." He was referring to Kyle Seager's three-run shot that gave the M's a 7-3 lead, in a game they ended up winning 9-4. It was noted that Aiden and Logan scarfed up half of the garlic fries and each boy downed his own Mariner dog. Aiden slept with Logan again. He was very tired and knew if he went to bed with Chase, they would mess around and he wasn't in the mood to mess around. But, Logan was horny enough to show Aiden his little boner after they got into bed. He let Aiden touch it and hoped his cousin would do more. Aiden had a boner as well, but his body had yet to reach that place where it got so horny it could only sleep after a good orgasm. In other words, after the lights went out Logan and Aiden were willing to mess around, but their bodies were not. Once again they were asleep with a couple of minutes of the lights going off. The next morning the two young cousins did go so far as to kiss each other on the lips before getting out of bed. They fondled each other in the shower, got hard, but knew they didn't have the time to do what their bodies were now willing to do. Wednesday's game was an afternoon affair, starting at 12:40. It was the first day of Troy's vacation, so he was able to attend the game. It was Logan's turn to bring a friend. He picked Royce, who lived two blocks away. He got to the Miller house just before ten. As they had done for the first two games, they took the bus to the Stadium stop. In the fourth inning, Logan wanted to show Royce what he had learned about using a scorebook during a game. While keeping a sharp eye on Logan, Aiden asked Larry about the time he coached the Mustangs at Safeco Field in the State A Baseball tournament. "I keep hearing you and everybody talk about how Eric pitched a perfect game. Was it really perfect?" Aiden asked. "In a baseball sense it was. Not a single runner reached base for the other team. It was without a doubt the best pitched game in State Tournament history." Aiden nodded. "And now he drives a train. Maybe he'll be my engineer on Amtrak someday." "He's doing it just as a summer job. He plans on becoming an engineer, but the kind who builds things, not the kind who operates trains." The loud crack of a bat turned their attention to the field and ended their conversation. Chase kept score in the sixth inning. Chase gave Aiden an erection in the seventh inning when they handed the scorebook to Larry so they could get cups of ice cream at the concession stand. "I can't wait to sleep with you tonight," he grinned as they walked down the concourse. "It's gonna be so much fun." The thought of that made Aiden hard, which surprised him. He hardly ever got hard like that just thinking about doing something. The Mariners ended up with a 4-1 win. After dinner, Larry and Phil took Aiden to his mother's gravesite so they could pay their respects. Larry explained to Aiden what that meant. "What it means is that you can be right there at your mother's grave and let her know how much you love her." "You mean she doesn't know that already?" the young boy asked. "Oh, yes, she knows, Aiden. But there is something very special about being able to say it close up." Aiden nodded. Phil and Larry could see that he was lost in deep thought. Hardly anything was said at the gravesite. Aiden got down on his knees and put flowers on the grave. He looked down at the simple plot. "I love you, mom," he whispered. He rose and nodded, telling his dads he was ready. His dads could see some tears dripping down his cheeks. As they drove back to Troy's house Aiden sat quietly in the back seat. He wasn't crying, but there was a look of sadness on his face and he hadn't tried to wipe off the remains of his tears. About a block away from his destination, Aiden said, "Thanks dads. You're right—it feels really good to pay respects to somebody you love." Aiden thought about sleeping with Chase that night. He didn't really want to mess around at first, but finally conceded that he had paid his respects and now it was time to be with his cousin. As he so often did, Aiden manage to compartmentalize things in his mind. That night, Aiden slept with Chase while Royce slept with Logan. The younger boys slept in t-shirts and underpants while Chase and Aiden wore what one would expect of them—nothing. While Logan did convince Royce to participate in a little show-and-tell, nothing happened between them. They looked over each other's soft cocklets, giggled a lot, pulled up their undies, crawled under the covers, and went to sleep—little boys being little boys. Things were different in Chase's bedroom. After their good-nights, brushing, and peeing, there was no verbal or any other kind of foreplay. They both knew what was going to happen and their clothes started coming off as soon as Chase shut the bedroom door. After Chase and Aiden undressed, they each sported a boner. Aiden's hand reached for Chase's four-and-half inches while Chase returned the favor by jerking on Aiden's two-inch prepubescent hard-on. Aiden wanted Chase to suck him and kiss him, but at the same time he didn't want him to. While he had learned a lot of sex from his cousin as well as from Sammy, he currently found himself in a space where he wasn't totally comfortable messing around with the more sexually aggressive older boys. If he had been old enough for some mature introspection, he might have traced his discomfort to the incident in Autumn's room and his second guessing himself on how he had treated Gordy. When Chase moved his face in close to kiss his young cousin, Aiden leaned away from him. "I don't want to kiss tonight." Aiden surprised himself by saying that. "Okay," Chase shrugged. "Can I still suck you?" Figuring that he was hard and horny, Aiden nodded his head. Chase had Aiden lean back on the bed and sidled next to him, placing Aiden's hairless little tool into his mouth. Aiden moaned even though he didn't want to. Chase was surprised by Aiden's passivity. He was acting much differently than he had during his last visit. It certainly was a different state of affairs than what his Monday afternoon with Hatcher had been like while Logan and his mom were picking up Aiden and his dads at the train station. With Hatcher, it had been about deep kissing and naked wrestling, which quickly led to their dry humping each other, which let to Hatcher putting Chase's cock into his mouth. That got Chase ultra horny and the kissing got even wetter and deeper and heavier until Chase told Hatcher he wanted to fuck him. Chase had fucked Hatcher twice since he'd lost his virginity in Sammy's ass. Chase thought Hatcher would be reluctant to have a cock up his ass and was surprised when he gave his quick consent to being fucked. "I stuff things up my butt all the time when I jerk off," Hatcher told his best friend. "You do?" This was news to Chase. "You mean I never told you?" Chase shook his head. "You putting your dick up my ass has to feel better than me sticking a carrot up my ass," Hatcher said. "And I really like you better than I like carrots." Chase discovered he liked going up Hatcher's ass better than going up Sammy's. Not because his ass was any better; Chase wasn't yet sophisticated enough to tell the difference. The difference was that Hatcher was his long-time best friend and wasn't full of all of the emotional baggage that Sammy was carrying around. Like Chase, Hatcher enjoyed sex for the sake of having sex and didn't attach anything more to it. Even after fucking only two times, Hatcher loved having Chase inside him and soon had his legs in the air and Chase's cock in his smooth ass. Chase didn't last long, quickly filling his friend's rectum. Hatcher shot his clear, light cum over his belly seconds after. "When do I get to do you?" Hatcher asked after the two boys settled down under the blankets. "After I get back from my cruise." "I get to do you before you do me again." "Fair enough. Having my best friend fuck me for his first time is the best way to do it." Chase wanted to change best friend to boyfriend, but he wasn't sure how Hatcher felt about doing that and was still too insecure in his young adolescence to bring up the topic. After all, only gay guys had boyfriends, and what would happen if Hatcher knew he was gay? Chase was not interested in Aiden's ass at all, except to look at it and maybe feel it up. It was Hatcher's ass that fascinated him. Those thoughts shot through Chase's mind as he sucked his cousin's cocklet. He realized his mind wasn't on what he was doing and wondered why he wasn't as horny as he usually was with Aiden. Maybe it was Logan's fault. Since being around Aiden, Logan had dropped numerous hints that he wanted to mess around with Chase. The way Chase saw it, Logan was his brother and was only nine. Big brothers didn't mess around with little brothers, even though Sammy and Jeffrey had proven that not to be true. It was one thing to suck his nine-year-old cousin, but it was an entirely different thing to get sexual with his nine-year-old brother. After all, he lived with Logan every day. "Are you going suck me or what?" Aiden moaned. Chase realized that he'd stopped doing anything to his cousin except hold his cock in his mouth. "Let's sixty-nine," Chase suggested. If Aiden wouldn't kiss, maybe he'd suck. He needed something to get him really turned on. He smiled to himself when his cousin shifted positions. The boys quickly went at each other making Chase horny in a hurry. Aiden felt more into sex now as well. Being young and finally fully interested in their sexual activity, the cousins sucked, moaned, groaned, and started fucking each other's mouth. Chase came first, shooting in Aiden's mouth. Aiden suddenly felt better and more grown up as he swallowed his cousin's emission. He drove his cocklet as far as he could into Chase's mouth and had a more satisfying dry cum than he'd expected. The cousins fell asleep with Chase's left arm draped around Aiden's torso. Neither boy felt trouble free. Aiden was realizing that sex with an older boy, even one he loved as much as he loved his cousin Chase, was different than sex with a best friend his own age. When Muddy shot his cum in Aiden's mouth, Aiden saw it as him helping a friend have fun and feel good. With Chase, or with Sammy, it felt much more serious—it was, in fact, sex. Once again, he had a basic understanding of Gordy's reluctance to get more serious about what they did together. As far as Chase was concerned, when he got off with Hatcher of his other friends, it was serious messing around—as in they all understood it had everything to do with sex. Fucking Hatcher, or thinking about having Hatcher fuck him, or maybe even fucking Braeden or Steven someday made him feel horny. On the other hand, he had no desire at all to fuck Aiden or to play around with Logan. While sex with Aiden felt good, it also felt a little nasty or dirty because they were cousins. He wondered how Aiden felt about it. The next morning, Aiden and Chase showered together. They both had boners. They washed each other and fondled each other and even kissed each other once, more as a "kissing cousins" kiss than a sexual kiss. Chase even washed Aiden's crack, but made no attempt to penetrate his anus. While not a totally innocent shower, it wasn't the sexually oriented shower like some of their earlier ones had been. Chase, Aiden, and Logan spent the day having fun. They shot baskets (Aiden was starting to get the hang of basketball thanks to the setup in his backyard), kicked a soccer ball around, played catch, played tag, and even played a bit of grabbing junk tag. The parents left the boys alone to take care of some last minute pre-cruise shopping. It didn't take long after they left for the naughty version of tag to break out. It happened when Aiden accidently tagged Chase in the balls, and intensified from there. Chase and Logan grabbing each other's dicks a few times. Chase justified the fondling by rationalizing that it was part of the game. Aiden and Logan had the most fun grabbing each other. No hands went inside anybody's shorts, but when a tag was made, it was held long enough on somebody's cock to be considered more than just a mere tag. The game lasted long enough for everybody to get a boner, but not long enough to make them abandon the game for some fun in a bedroom. When the parents came back from shopping, the game came to an end. That night Troy, Sue, Larry, and Phil used every trick they knew to keep the boys somewhat calmed down. Their tricks helped some, but the excitement of leaving on the cruise the next day trumped the parental bag of tricks. Aiden slept with Logan—the two preteens were naked and hyper. While nothing overtly sexual happened, they couldn't stop chattering and touching and fondling each other. Logan ran out of steam first and nodded off with Aiden's hand cupping his little scrotum. At that point, Aiden couldn't battle the silence and joined his cousin in slumber land, with his hand still attached to his cousin's tight little ball sac. Next: At Sea.