Date: Sun, 29 Apr 2012 20:46:46 -0700 (PDT) From: Eric Foster Subject: In Time part 4 Disclaimer: this story contains sexual material. If you are not 18 or over, or this is not legal in your country you should not read any further. This material may offend if you find homosexual acts offensive or homosexual acts between younger boys offensive. All similarities between this story's plot line, characters, names, places, or any other item are purely coincidence. Enjoy In Time It was 11 a.m., and Alex and Jacob were already awake, sitting in the living room messing around on their laptops. Alex was listening to Daft Punk and Jacob was chatting on X-fire. At least that's what they were doing until the doorbell startled them. "Jacob could you grab that?" Alex asked. "Lazy today aren't we?" Jacob said as he got up. He was annoyed because Alex's request not only meant that he would have to interrupt his chat on X-fire, but also that he may have to deal with some unwanted solicitor, which was something he hated. He walked to the door and pulled it open, expecting anyone but who it was. Before him stood wonder boy, now known as Corey, along with mini-wonder boy, Martin. "Hey Jacob!" Corey said, holding up his hand in a high-five action. Jacob could hardly believe that this was happening. This beautiful boy was standing right there in front of him, just steps away from being in his house. "H....Hey Corey, umm why don't you come in?" Jacob asked as he opened the door all the way. He returned Corey's high-five with a light touch to his palm, since it was hard enough just to move his hand in that direction. He wanted this boy in his house/bed so badly. "Sure, I'd love to," Corey said as the two of them walked in. All three boys walked down the hall until they entered the living room where Alex sat with his back to them. Martin immediately jumped over the top of the couch and plopped down right next to Alex. "Ello Alex, how ya doin?" Martin said as he looked over Alex's screen to see what he was listening to. "MARTIN! When did you get here?" Alex said in shock, happy that the amazingly cute Martin was now sitting right next to him. "Just a second ago, so what ya listenin to?" "Umm...Just some Daft punk" "Seriously! I love them, pass me a headphone," Martin said as he grabbed one of Alex's headphones and plopped it in his right ear and began to listen to the song. Alex was finding it hard to control himself, especially certain areas of his lower body. Out of the blue, this beautiful boy was sitting directly next to him. Martin squirmed closer, and soon their bare legs were touching. Alex had to use every ounce of will power he had to keep himself from getting stiffened up and hoped Martin would move soon so he wouldn't get embarrassed. He looked over to his brother and Corey, who had just begun a conversation of their own. "So Corey, umm...what do you want to do?" "Well, I was thinkin' along the lines of this," he paused, not sure if he had the courage to make the offer. "So it's a hot day and back home were would usually spend the afternoon swimming." So far, so good, he thought to himself. "So I was wondering if you and your brother wanted to stop by our house and go for a dip?" He looked over to Alex, who for some reason seemed to be nervous or uncomfortable as he sat beside Martin listening to music. "Our parents won't be home for 7 hours so we would be bored to death otherwise. What ya say?" Corey quickly said with a grin. Jacob stared back at him, momentarily dumfounded. In his mind, Corey's smile made the sun look dim in comparison. "YES! I mean, yes...Sure I would love to go swimming." Jacob blurted out. His mind was racing so quickly, he didn't even know what he was saying. "I just need to go and get changed. Would you be ok with waiting down here for a bit?" "Sure, we'll be waiting for ya," Corey said again with a smile. Jacob's enthusiasm came as a relief; maybe their idea to wasn't so far-fetched after all. "Wait, we are doing what?" Alex said aloud. While Corey and Jacob had been talking, he had been too focused on keeping his composure and was distracted by the music to try to figure out what they were saying, but now it was apparent that Jacob had agreed to something. "We're goin' swimming at my house, and don't worry, it'll be fun" Martin said. He was trying to act serious and innocent, but as their eyes met, he gave a mischievous smile. The thought raced across Alex's mind that Martin was trying to be seductive, and his cheeks reddened. "Umm...ok sure, let me just go and get my suit on as well," Alex said as he put his laptop on the table next to him and got up quickly from the couch. Within four minutes the two brothers were dressed and coming down the stairs when they happened to overhear the Lee brothers talking. Jacob stopped Alex and put his hand over Alex's mouth as a sign to be quiet. It was a bit hard but they could hear Corey saying something to Martin. "....I really hope that they don't think were weirdoes for this," Corey said softly. "What's the worst that can happen?" Martin replied. "They just say, 'No we're not interested,' and then that's it. I don't think they'll think were weirdoes for just askin'." Martin paused and thought. "Besides, other boys do it all the time." "Ya, but most of them know the other person well enough so that it's not a big deal..." Corey said nervously. At that moment, Alex let out a huge sneeze. Knowing that their cover had been blown, Corey and Alex resumed walking down the stairs as if nothing had happened. Just as they reached the bottom, they saw Corey and Martin walk over with a look of surprise on their face. "Umm...Hey guys," Martin said, a bit slowly, still unsure how much Jacob and Alex had heard. "Hey guys! We're ready to go," Jacob said. He was doing his best to act as if nothing had happened and just smiled widely, but meanwhile, his mind was racing. What did they mean, 'other boys do it all the time'? The two Lee brothers glanced at each other for a split second, and returned Jacob's smile. "Awesome, then lets head out," Corey said as the four walked to the garage. Once there, they all got on their bikes and began to pedal to the Lee's house. As they biked to the house, Corey began to notice just how fast Jacob was on a bike, and he decided maybe a little race was in store. About half way there Corey gunned it without saying anything and began to pedal as fast as he could. After about a minute of heavy pedaling, he heard the distinctive clicking of a wheel spinning behind him as Jacob approached. Within a few seconds, Jacob had overtaken and was ahead of Corey, and quickly losing him in the dust. Corey was surprised he could go so fast and after another minute finally managed to catch up. Once caught up he let out heavy breaths as they pulled into the driveway. "You....were...huh...really fast Jacob," Corey said, still heaving from having pedaled as fast as he could. "Thanks....I just do...this a lot" Jacob said, a bit more in control, but still heaving. After a minute, Martin and Alex came racing up the driveway, both in competition to see who could get there first. Alex won by a hair. "HA! I WON!" Alex screamed out as he stopped at the bottom of the driveway. "Yea, ya did win, so what do you want your prize to be?" Martin asked coyly, knowing that what he really wanted was to be Alex's prize. The image in his mind already made him drift off a bit as the thought occupied his head. "Well...why not a soda?" Alex said. Martin was a bit disappointed but agreed. All four headed inside, with Martin heading to the fridge, and the rest heading to the back yard. The Lee's yard was fairly large, and in the middle just behind the house was a pool that wasn't massive, but still a decent size. There was a hot-tub and, at the end of the backyard, a dock where the boat was tied up. "So...what're ya waiting for? Jump in," Corey said as he jumped into the pool. Jacob and Alex were quick to follow. The three began to splash around when suddenly Alex disappeared under the water. He quickly resurfaced with Martin attached to his back. The younger Lee brother had apparently slipped into the pool without their notice. "Got ya!" Martin exclaimed with a smile, still holding his hands around Alex's shoulders and his legs around his waist. "Yes, you did get me this time," Alex said as he gasped for air. He turned his head and tried to get a better look at Martin, who was leaning over his left shoulder, smiling widely. "Now, what do you want as your prize?" Alex said softly in a sarcastically defeated voice. "I wouldn't mind you," Martin whispered quickly, pausing just a bit too long before Alex suddenly let go of his legs and turned around. "Wait, what did you just say?" Alex asked in surprise. "I didn't finish," Martin responded quickly. "What I meant to say is that I wouldn't mind it if you give me a ride around the pool." Martin frowned. Secretly, he wished he could have kept his original answer: what he really wanted was Alex all to himself, yet Alex's reaction prevented him from pursuing it any further, at least for now. Martin looked over at his brother, who was now sitting on the pool's ledge with Jacob. Corey gave him a bit of a look, telling him to be more careful. "Well sure, I don't mind that. Hop on," Alex said with newly found enthusiasm. Martin jumped on his back and wrapped his hands around Alex's chest. As the two boys began to move slowly around the edge of the pool, Alex realized how much he loved the feel of Martin's chest up against his back. Alex had never been this close to another boy his age before, and it was a new and unexpected thrill. While Alex and Martin rode around the pool for a bit, Jacob and Corey sat leaning against the ledge just talking about random subjects that came to mind. "So Corey, what was it like back in Australia?" "Well...it wasn't all that different from here in America. I mean beyond the accent and different foods and stuff it seemed pretty similar. Well, so far at least." "Did you have a lot of friends back home?" Jacob asked. Corey seemed to hesitate for a second, finding that remembering the social circumstances of home were a bit painful. "Well...I had a lot, just up to right before I left. A lot of my friends left me because of a rumor that was spread about me." "Ow...I'm sorry dude, ummm....if you don't mind me asking what was the rumor?" Again Corey hesitated at this question. "It wasn't anything important" Corey answered, avoiding all details about the rumor. He didn't know how well Jacob would respond to the truth, so he decided to be as vague as possible. "That's cool." Jacob paused. Suddenly, it seemed as though Corey was distancing himself, so he tried to think of something that might interest him. Maybe I should ask him about girls, he thought. That's something guys our age are supposed to talk about. "So, did you have a girlfriend back there?" Jacob said, now a bit more enthusiasm in his voice. "Well, I was in a relationship, but it sort of dissolved just before I left, though not related to my leaving" Corey said, again avoiding any specifics. "Was she cute? Did she cheat on you or something?" Jacob said getting bold with his questions now. "Well it's a long story, maybe we could talk about it another time?" Corey said, again feeling uncomfortable with this particular set of questions. Jacob sensed that this wasn't something Corey wanted to talk about and decided to move on, feeling relieved that he wouldn't have to pretend interest in Corey's adventures with a girl. "So you looking forward to school?" "Yea! I actually really want to get some new friends there as well. Do you have a lot of friends in school?" Corey asked. Jacob thought about his own social situation. He didn't have many friends, but he had a few close ones, and he decided to be as honest with Corey as possible. "Well, not at ton, but the few I have are really close. I think you'll enjoy hanging out with them" Jacob said thinking about all the fun times they would have together. Just then they heard some splashing from the deep in of the pool and looked over to see Alex and Martin wrestling in the water. Both watched intently as their two younger brothers grabbed and threw the other one in the water, wondering which boy would win. As Alex grabbed Martin's arm to get him off his back, Martin had another idea. He decided to be bold and to try a little something to see what might happen. Just as he was being pushed off Alex's back, he placed his hands between his shoulders so they slid down as he fell away. Moving back, he latched onto Alex's suit and pulled it down to his knees. He didn't see very much, but he did see Alex's butt, and got a slight glimpse of his scrotum. So he does have a cute ass under that clothing Martin thought to himself as he fell back into the water. Embarrassed by his sudden nudity, Alex frantically grabbed his suit and yanked it up back to his waist. His cheeks glowed red with embarrassment as he turned around to face his adversary. Martin stood laughing a few feet away. As much as he knew that he had shocked Alex, he couldn't help but be amused. "DUDE!! WHAT THE HELL?!" Alex shouted, mostly out of embarrassment. "Sorry. Sorry I couldn't resist. It was just way too tempting" Martin said, still laughing a bit, as Alex struggled to regain his composure. Although Martin felt a bit bad for Alex, he didn't want the fun to end so quickly, so he came a bit closer and said in a hushed tone. "Besides, ya don't have anything to be embarrassed about" He said with a wink and jab at Alex's side. Alex felt his heart flutter and for the first time in his young life he felt a rush of hormones surge through his body, ending with a stir his grown. He had no clue what to do. Martin was staring at him again, and Alex couldn't tell if he was trying to be seductive or was just being a wise-ass. He's just kidding around, Alex decided, trying to push the joke one step further. "Fine whatever....funny joke, I bet you would've been embarrassed too if I did it to you" Alex said, not thinking anything about what he had just said. Martin thought for just a moment and again he decided to push his luck a bit. "Actually I wouldn't, in fact I'll let you get back at me. Here go for it now," Martin said as he put his hands outstretched to the side while he thrust his pelvic out. "What...Why would I do that?" Alex said in disbelief, yet really hoping Martin was being serious so he could. "So you can get back at me. Come on!" Martin said, almost pleading a bit. "No." "I dare you to." "No." Alex said a bit more forcefully, though he really was wanting to. "You're chicken" Martin said trying to push Alex a bit. "No I'm not!" "Yes ya are...bock bock bock" Martin said as he made an imitation of a chicken clucking and flapping its wings with his arms and voice. "No!" Alex began repeating in an attempt to get Martin to stop. Jacob and Corey sat at the other end of the pool watching this bizarre scene play out. Corey was a bit nervous, since this was not as subtle as Martin had suggested it would be, and even for supposed "straight" guys, this was sure as hell pushing things. He really was hoping Jacob didn't think he was weird because his brother was. "Your brother seems pretty upfront," Jacob said as he watched. "Ya, he's always been like that. It's kind of annoying at times though" Corey said just as Martin began a new wave of chicken imitation. He was now directly behind Alex, flapping his arms and clucking. "Yea....I can see why," Jacob said, laughing a bit as Martin continued to pester Alex. After about two minutes of Martin's antics, Alex realized that maybe he wasn't joking after all; maybe he wouldn't freak out if he did pull his suit down. Before he could reconsider his decision, Alex turned around quickly and caught Martin just as he was raising his "wings" for another stroke. "FINE! TAKE THIS!" Alex yelled as he grabbed Martin's suit. He lunged forward and dove between Martin's legs, knocking him over and pulling his suit all the way down, past his feet. As soon as he came up for air, Alex threw Martin's suit all the way to the other side of the yard. Turning to face his friend, he gasped at what he saw. Martin was floating in the water, and completely naked. At first, he had frozen up and was about to jump out of the pool to run and grab the suit, but just before he reached the ledge, he stopped. Turning from the others, he smiled to himself and decided that he would be even bolder. Slowly he raised himself up out of the pool, making no effort to cover himself, and walked to the seat to grab his soda. "There, ya got me, see that wasn't so hard" Martin said, trying to keep the composure in his voice and act like this was completely normal. Inside, he was freaking out and praying to god that he didn't just fuck things up between him and Alex. Alex watched Martin, wide-eyed, mouth open, and gasping for breath. His hormones were raging. Naked, his friend was even more attractive than ever before. Martin's penis was about an inch and a half long, uncircumcised, and hung softly between his legs. His thin body was entirely hairless, and he had a perfect tan all over. Squinting, Alex could see that Martin's scrotum hung down just a bit, and he had a perfect bubble butt. Although he didn't want to stare, Alex couldn't move his eyes anywhere else and he felt himself starting to get hard. Jacob and Corey watched this exchange as well, Corey more shocked than Jacob. This was not what he considered subtle. In fact this was very obvious. He looked over at Jacob who also had his eyes locked on Martin. Martin, trying his best to not stiffen up, jumped back in the pool and began to swim around, trying to act normal. Alex still didn't say anything but tried to move around a bit. "DUDE! Don't you think that maybe you should put your suit back on?" Alex said, still in shock. "Why? My parents aren't home, no one can see our backyard, and we're all boys so we know what it looks like. Besides it feels awesome." Martin said, trying his best to act like parading around nude in front of others was normal. Alex was struck by Martin's comfort at being naked, and he saw some truth in what he had said. He's right, we are all boys, he thought. But Jacob hasn't seen me nude since we were kids. What if I get hard? Although he wanted to try skinny- dipping, the last thing Alex wanted was to seem over eager. "How does it feel awesome?" he asked. "It just does, I mean you kinda just have to do it to understand," Martin said hoping that maybe he could tempt Alex to give it a try. For his part, Alex had decided that he truly did want to take off his suit, but he already had boned up. Embarrassed to show anything, he turned away from Martin. "Dude....I mean I don't know. Isn't it kind of..." But before he finished his sentence, Martin cut him off. "Gay? No, I mean, so what? We're all boys. We like swimming. And it feels really good. How does that make any of us gay?" Martin said with a smile, still hopeful that he could get Alex to drop his suit. "Yea...but I mean..." "Is it because you're hard that you don't want to do this?" Martin asked quietly. He was a little uncertain about being so bold, but he also felt that if he simply asked straight up questions, Alex might answer them honestly. Besides if he didn't like this, why would he be staring, and why hadn't he simply left the pool? Alex froze. He knew that his hard-on was exactly why he wouldn't do it, but he didn't want Martin to see it. He was afraid that Martin might figure him out if he saw his erection. Just then, Martin jumped out of the pool and came up quickly next to him and whispered into his ear. "It's fine dude, I'm hard too. And besides, it's normal to get hard skinny-dipping" He said with a smile and pointed his hand down to crotch. Sure enough, he hadn't been lying: Martin's fully erect, three and half inch cock stuck out at an angle toward his stomach, its foreskin retracted. Seeing that he was not alone, Alex felt far more comfortable and sat back for a second contemplating on what to do. Jacob and Corey sat silently along the edge of the pool watching this exchange. The water at their end of the pool was a fairly shallow, reaching just beyond each boy's belly-button, and concealing the stirrings within their swimsuits. Jacob still wasn't sure what to do when Corey spoke up suddenly. "I'm sorry about my brother. I hope you're not thinking we're weird now." Corey said, his cheeks red as he looked away. He really did hope that Jacob didn't think of him as weird for this. He wasn't expecting everything to happen so quickly, and not this up front. "I mean he's 12, so I guess I'm not surprised he acts like a 12 year old," Jacob said with a lopsided smile directed back at Corey. Corey felt relieved and sat back just a bit. "Did you guys do that often?" Jacob asked suddenly. "Did we do what?" "Skinny-dip." "Well...I mean back home I did it sometimes with Martin in the summer when my parents weren't home. I also had a few mates I did it with." Corey said, hoping that maybe he follow his brother's lead and get Jacob to go skinny-dipping with him. "Oh....ok," Jacob said, not sure how to respond. "Yea...do you maybe....well....want to give it a try?" Corey said, hoping that he wasn't being too bold. Jacob wasn't very sure what to say. He knew that inside he really wanted to try it, and he especially wanted to see Corey naked as well, but he was feeling insecure. Plus, he didn't know how serious Corey was being with his offer. Although his voice indicated that he wasn't playing games, Jacob didn't know if he was supposed to take him seriously or not. He decided to test the waters first with a question and then go from there. "Well...are you sure you would be ok with that? I mean wouldn't it be weird swimming around each other naked?" "It's a bit weird at first but you'll get over it eventually. If you don't want to that's fine, but it really is pretty awesome." Corey said calmly. Their eyes met briefly, and something told Jacob that Corey was being totally sincere. At that moment, he decided that he would go for it. "Ok...but you go first." Jacob said. Corey just gave a lopsided smile and hooked his thumbs in his waistband. He pulled the suit down and off and placed it on the pool deck without so much as a second of hesitation. Jacob immediately scanned his eyes over Corey and tried to take in as much as he could. The water skewed Jacob's view of anything beneath Corey's lower chest, but Jacob could still make out his privates, but no details. "Well...am I just gonna sit here naked or are ya gonna join me?" Corey asked, with a lopsided smile. Jacob hooked his thumbs at the top of his suit, hesitating a bit as he felt the adrenaline rush through his body. His breathing became harder, and his heart rate started to increase. He suddenly became nervous, and began to doubt whether he should do this. Then, in one quick swoop he pushed his suit down off his feet and threw it to the side. Now he was sitting right there, naked in front of this god of a boy, and felt the rush kicking in. He started to move around just a bit and it really did feel awesome. It was exhilarating because not only was it against the rules, but also the water felt so good as it streamed over his privates, unrestricted by a suit. Alex and Martin looked over and watched this whole encounter. Martin looked over with a sly smile on his face and nodded. Alex knew he was the odd man out, being the only one with a suit left on. "Ok...I'll do it...ok...here I go" Alex said hooking his thumbs on the waistband. He kept pulling just a bit but was finding it difficult. The same rush that had affected Jacob was also getting to Alex. With his heart rate increasing, his breathing becoming erratic, adrenaline coursing through his veins, he suddenly desired nothing more than to just latch on to Martin and make out right then and there. Apparently, however, Alex was moving much too slowly for Martin's taste, and before he knew what was happening, he felt a pair of hands slide into the back of his suit and Martin's palms on his butt. In one sudden movement, Martin pulled his hands down so that the suit came off with a sweep, and Alex watched as Martin threw it on the side of the pool. "HEY! I was going to get it off." "I know, but I wanted to help you out a bit" Martin said with a smile. He had enjoyed feeling Alex's butt like that, and loved getting away with these little things every now and then. I swear if he's gay, bi, or just interested in boys, he's gonna be mine, no questions asked, Martin thought as he looked over Alex. He tried to see Alex's privates, but due to the water had trouble making anything out in detail. But from what he was able to see, he was enjoying the view. Alex on the other hand was looking away, shy and embarrassed and trying to find a way to turn around so no one would see anything. Martin, noticing this, immediately thought that this just wouldn't do. He leaped forward and grabbed onto Alex's shoulders. He immediately tried to dunk Alex, who retaliated and grabbed Martin, throwing him off. The two began to wrestle around in the water and grabbed each other's arms and legs trying to throw or dunk the other. Alex found himself really loosening up, and even became a bit bold himself now that he was comfortable with being naked. At one point Martin leaped at Alex, who responded by pushing on his chest and pushing him away, but while he did this, he "unintentionally" slid his hand lower down his body. Just as Martin was falling backwards from the push, Alex's hand brushed over his dick, and then his scrotum. Alex couldn't believe what had just happened; it felt so amazing. Martin's dick was smooth and hard, and Alex desperately wanted to touch it again, but he was afraid of the repercussions if he did. He decided to just keep wrestling with Martin, but would grab and touch him whenever he had the opportunity to get away with it. Martin, being equally bold, would do the same and would wrap his legs around Alex, or brush his hand against his privates, or whatever he could do to rub himself against Alex, or the other way around. Meanwhile, Jacob and Corey had gotten into some wrestling themselves, but their match only lasted a few seconds before Corey had gotten his hands around Jacob's shoulders from behind and under his armpits. He placed his leg against Jacob's butt and held him so his body was out of the water. Finally, he had a clear view of his new friend Jacobs's parts, and he wasn't disappointed. Jacob's dick was soft, and looked to be about two inches. He was uncircumcised, had a small patch of brown pubes just over the base of his penis, and a scrotum that was drawn all the way up because of the water. It took Corey all of his will power to resist grabbing onto him and feeling him up. He had snuck a few feels while wrestling, but seeing Jacob's privates as they rose out of the water was driving him insane. "So, do you surrender Jacob?" Corey said with a mock commander voice. "Yes...I give in...what are your commands" Jacob said in a sarcastically disappointed voice. Corey was almost tempted to ask him to do something sexual, or let him feel him up, or something along those lines. He gave it a second of thought and decided against it. Corey had an idea that would allow him to get some enjoyment, and not seem suspicious either. "Ok...well go and get me a soda from the fridge inside," Corey said as he let Jacob down. "Sure what kind you want?" "Dr. Pepper please." "Got ya" Jacob said as he pulled himself out of the pool and walked towards the house. As he walked away Corey watched intently. Jacob's butt was perfect in Corey's mind, and the rest of his body was slim but in good shape, thanks to biking and other activities. Much to his own surprise, Jacob no longer felt uncomfortable about being naked and continued to walk alongside the pool until he got to the pathway that took him up to the house. Just as he was there he suddenly heard his brother. "Wow, you actually have pubes?" Alex said in an inquisitive tone. "Yea, don't you know little brother, its part of maturing" Jacob said as he continued to walk up to the house. "Really...you don't seem all that mature to me," Jacob said and began to laugh hysterically. "Nice one Alex," Martin said and gave him a high five while laughing alongside him. Both boys had stared intently as Jacob had walked by, curious to see the older boy's privates. Jacob had finally had it with his brother's jokes and decided to put him in his place. He turned around and ran down the path back to the pool and jumped in. He grabbed his brother and picked him up and dunked him repeatedly. Alex attempted to retaliate, but to no avail seeing that he wasn't as large or strong as his older brother. Then out of the blue Jacob felt Martin wrap his legs around his waist and place his hands in his shoulders in an attempt to pull him backwards. He also felt Martin's privates squished against his butt, and immediately Jacob began to grow aroused. He pushed him off as quickly as possible so he wouldn't end up with a boner, but Corey decided to jump in as well. All four were now wrestling around, limbs flailing, people being thrown, dunked, or whatever else. The confusion and chaos also allowed for a lot of "accidental" touching and feeling up, and rubbing to occur. This went on for about five more minutes until they heard a sound that sent a shock through their systems as if they had been struck by lightning. The garage door was opening. "SHIT!! MY PARENTS ARE HOME!! GRAB YOUR SUITS!!" Corey yelled. Immediately all four boys rushed out of the pool looking franticly for their suits. In the chaos and confusion they literally just grabbed the suit nearest them. Just as they had gotten the suits pulled up Corey and Martin's parents opened the back door. "Hello boys," Mr. Danny said as he walked out onto the pathway. "Hey dad," Corey and Martin said simultaneously. "Hello Mr. Danny," Jacob said right after Corey and Martin. "So.... I'm assuming you all are enjoying the pool?" "Yea, it's been great dad" Martin said. "Good...and I don't think I've met you yet," Mr. Danny said as he looked in Alex's direction. "Oh no...I'm Alex, Jacob's younger brother" Alex said as he extended his hand. "It's good to meet you" Mr. Danny said as he shook Alex's hand. "Well I'm Mr. Lee, but just call me Danny or Mr. Danny." "Ok" Alex said. "So dad, why are ya home early?" Corey asked a bit disappointed that his time got cut short, and confused as to why his parents got home several hours early. "Well it turns out it hardly took any time at all for the papers. There were a few other people there to help us out so it barely took any time at all. So I hope you guys had a good time....and wait...isn't that your brothers suit Corey?" Mr. Danny said with a raised eyebrow. Corey looked down and realized he was wearing Martins suit, which was several sizes too small for him and Martin was wearing Corey's suit, and it was barely hanging on him. Corey locked eyes with Martin and his face went red. They both forced a laugh and smile. "IT IS! Oh silly me I must've put on his by mistake before I got in the pool. I didn't even realize...HAHA!! Well thanks for pointing that one out dad," Corey said as both Corey and Martin forced a laugh and gave a fake smile. Mr. Danny was obviously not convinced and gave a small smile and kept his eyebrow raised. He let out a sigh and turned around. "Whatever boys, just try to remember to wear the right bathing suit next time please," Mr. Danny said as he closed the door behind him. The second he was gone all four boys turned to look at each other and locked eyes. The worry about almost having been caught was apparent on their face. It was obvious that Mr. Danny knew something was up. "That was way too close," Alex said as he let out a breath of relief. The other three did the same and agreed that it really was, and that next time they had to keep their suits closer to them, and not get them mixed up again. "Well...my parents had said they wanted to shop for school supplies once they got home. They'll probably want to go soon," Corey said as the four walked into the house. "Ok. Well, Alex and I are going to be off then, and we will hang out tomorrow if you guys are up for it," Jacob said as he grabbed a towel from the linen closet. Corey placed his hand on his shoulder and gave him another of his signature smiles. "Of course, I really did enjoy hanging with ya today," Corey said as gave a high five to Jacob. "Bye Alex," Martin said in a somewhat saddened tone as he watched Alex walk down the hall toward the front door. "Bye Martin, see you tomorrow," he said with a wave as he walked out the front door. The second they were separated each one of the boys was flooded with thoughts. What did that mean? Is there any more or less evidence now? Why did he keep touching me? Was it accidental? Was it just because we were wrestling? Would he do it again? Would he go further? These and about a billion other thoughts went through their heads as each one discussed what had just happened to their own brother. Neither really was sure in the end, and in fact just became more confused overall. "I don't know. I mean, he seemed to touch a bit more than most boys would, even if it was just some skinny dipping" Jacob said as he sat in his room with Alex talking about the afternoon's events. "Well, you guys were wrestling, but did you see Martin, I swear he kept looking at me, it almost looked seductive, and then how he kept trying to get me to take his suit off? How many straight guys do that?" "Corey, I swear to you I think it's a good thing I did that. I know it seems aggressive but I think it'll give them a fairly big hint if anything." "But you know they may be straight Martin, and that's why I think you went way too far." "Too far or not, they enjoyed it just as much as you or I and ya know that for fact, Corey." "Well what should we do from this point then, Jacob?" "I'm not really sure Alex; I think we just need to keep an eye on them as we hang out." "Good idea Corey." "Yes but you need to make sure you're less aggressive Martin until we get some solid evidence." "We need to be a bit more aggressive, Jacob, I think they need a hint." "Why do you think that?" "Because Jacob, I think they were trying to give us one." "Well hints or pieces of evidence aren't enough to act off of; we need something more solid, like a confession or something, before ya become too aggressive again Martin." "So Jacob, then that places us back to square one." "Yes it does Alex, but we can work from there and just watch them." "Can we agree on this Martin?" "Fine Corey, we'll spend time watching them first, and figure it out from there." "Good, then we're set. We will figure out of the Lees are gay or not." "Ok then, let's just hope the Stewarts actually are gay, or at least interested, but let's be careful to not go too far. I still want to just be friends even if they aren't like us." And with that the two sets of brothers talked about what to look for, what to do, and everything else under the sun regarding the subject of figuring out one's sexuality. They even began to scour online resources for any data on the subject. Some useful and helped proved their point, some disproved their hypothesis. Overall, it really didn't do much, so the pairs agreed to just rest on it until tomorrow. They looked forward to hanging out with the other, and began to ponder what it might be like. The moon lit the lake and gave it a dream like look to it. The sky's black horizon touched the edges of the lake and land that was visible, giving everything a bluish tint. The stars shone like small diamonds in the sky, piercing the blackness with an everlasting twinkle that made it feel like they were flying through space. The four boys each looked out their respective windows and all wondered the same thing. Is there even a chance? Authors note: Fun pool party eh? Well it looks like the boys are now wondering what to do next, if anything actually is up with the other, and a few other things like this. Let's watch as the four develop their relationship, their personality's, and go through a year of adventure. Anyway if you have any questions, comments, suggestions, or anything else like that e-mail me at EFoster447@yahoo.com Keep e-mailing me along the way to let me know how I'm doing, because otherwise I have no clue if it's a good one or not. Thanks to all those who helped me edit this chapter, and provided advice for the next one Mike Archer Jonathan Tan Jimmy B Anyway I'll keep turning out parts, just keep e-mailing me about what you think of the story. I hope you guys have enjoyed and keep enjoying it.