Date: Fri, 9 May 2008 15:42:52 -0400
From: Dwedno Smith <dwednomail@hotmail.com>
Subject: Chapter 85 of Tunnel

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Chapter 85.  Looking ahead to the holidays.






Monday morning rolled around... It wasn't any average Monday it was the
last Monday before Christmas and they boys were mostly happy and in the
mood to celebrate the holiday as a group. Everyone has the thought of their
missing loved ones in the back of their head and Tommy has since gotten
together with Bryan and Kate and the three of them were trying their best
to play a very special holiday and celebration for Christmas in a few
days. The snow has cleared a little (I will get into that shortly) and both
houses have real Christmas trees in them. Cameron knew where some real pine
trees were so with his help they got together and he showed them where they
were and both Bryan and Tommy brought a nice tree home to their
house. So... since we last visited the boys several weeks have
passed. Thanksgiving went over great and the boys in both houses began to
get closer to each other mostly thanks to the games. As the days passed
more and more Jose, Mike, Todd, Ryan and even Matt and Austin were seen in
the game room to the point where they would come and go during the day
without even knocking. Shawn was challenged many times for his titles on
quite a few of the games that were played. He lost twice but with almost
ten different games being played at any time Caleb and Jeremy were the only
two to beat him and lets just say that the entire room roared when it
happened both times. Shawn took it well since he knew from talking with
Tommy that being number one for too long causes jealousy and the others to
lose interest in playing after a while. Tommy took notice in the fun being
had by all the boys on several occasions and even spent some time watching
but mostly he and Jon were outside a lot spending time with their new found
love... snow mobiles!! (Again I will get to that soon.) With the boys from
Bryan's house now playing and a few of them bringing new games with them,
the interest in gaming has continued to grow and no one appears to be bored
with the tournaments and challenges offered up in there as of yet. On
several occasions the playing had lasted past 2am and Tommy literally had
to come down from his bedroom to chase them all to bed and wake up the few
that had fallen asleep on the floor or couch. There is little more to cover
in that area but nothing more then braggers and a few cry babies when they
lost.

Tommy, Jon, Kyle, and DJ have since made two more trips back to the area
where the tapes are stored and have brought back another three dozen videos
but nothing other then gay or straight porn has been on them. Tommy has
watched a few with Jon and both have gotten off several times during their
viewing of some of the movies. (Again not much to report there... sex is
sex and they have done it many times.) Many questions have gone unanswered
still as they continue to search through the videos for clues about the boy
who appeared in the video that one time.

 DJ spent four days at the farm right after Thanksgiving when Tommy brought
Chance and Chase back home.  One of the funniest moments yet at the farm
was when both DJ and Cameron thought the boys were asleep one night and
they decided to screw around naked on Cameron's bed. For some reason DJ
looked up from sucking Cam's cock and the door was cracked open some and as
it turned out both Chase and Chance were watching them. Needless to say
both of them were grounded by Cameron for spying and DJ totally agreed with
Cameron's punishment. They decided to make sure the door was locked after
that embarrassing moment. Even though Chase and Chance got punished you
better believe they got their share of jabs and comments in about what they
saw and DJ did all he could to not laugh at Cameron's embarrassment. He
wasn't as bothered by what happened since he was less shy and after all it
wasn't his brothers that caught him so he could blow it off a lot more
easier then Cam could. Their punishment was taking care of the animals and
cleaning the barn for an extra week. That also made it a lot easier for Cam
to stay in bed with DJ since their punishments took effect that next day
and it just happened to be Cam's week to do the chores outside and in the
barn. The four boys as a whole group have grown a lot closer now and
Cameron and DJ have had a few discussions about them moving closer to
Tommy's house. Cameron decided to take a look up the block and see if any
of the land was good enough to support the animals and store everything
they needed. As of now its still undecided because two days after DJ got
home a major snowstorm and blizzard hit and they were all buried under two
feet of snow with even a little more falling up the hill at Tommy's
house. The clean up after the storm that made for quite the fun time (NOT!)
as the boys actually spent a lot of time at Tommy's request shoveling down
to the street and took turns helping to get a path up to the plow. At the
same time Bryan's guys helped from their end only because they wanted to
get to TJ's house so they could play more games. The snowstorm brought some
wind but thankfully didn't knock out the power but the lights did blink a
few times scaring them some. DJ seems to have convinced Cameron to move or
at least check out the area when the weather clears enough to do so. He
also has told Tommy about this and Tommy is all in favor of having them
closer as long as Cameron agrees and it can be done safely and without
anyone getting hurt.

The pool became a big hit once again the night of the blizzard as a good
majority of the boys decided to go swimming and watch the snowfall from the
pool. Tommy got an idea to have a snowball fight and even though the snow
was falling and not very good for packing, hilarity ensued as several of
the boys risked the snow and freezing cold to sneak out early in the event
to get snow. Then it just happened from there... with many more trips out
and time after time it grew into a big blast and they grabbed enough snow
to cause a decent snowball fight in the pool area. It was funny to watch
the snow hit the water and melt or as it happened many time hit one of the
boys in the water and cause even more laughter and screams from the cold
snow hitting a warm body part. No one escaped as they all got battered or
at least nailed with a snowball one time or another including Tommy. Of
course cold snow in the ear or middle of a naked back was easily washed
away by going under water in the heated pool, but it still made for
amusement, several red marks, and occasionally mad boys. No one fought but
many of them attacked one another with snowballs to get even. Jon made sure
that the water temperature was turned up with the doors open most of the
snowball fight. The room cooled down but the pool water was up over 84
degrees at one point making a fine fog as the cold air from outside rushed
in and hit the warmer pool air. There were countless dives from the cold
outdoors and snow into the pool and the scene was pretty awesome to watch
and be a part of with half naked boys running out grabbing snow and then
running back in and throwing it before jumping back into the pool to get
warm. Needless to say no one complained beyond pain from being hit and
Tommy even allowed this to go on for a good thirty minutes or more,
sneaking out and grabbing a few handfuls of snow himself several times and
of course wailing several of the older guys and weakly hitting some of the
younger ones too with some decent snowballs and loosely packed ones as not
to hurt anyone. With the doors to the outside wide open and about twelve to
fifteen boys in or out of the pool at any given time it was probably the
most fun that any of them has had since winter set in. Not everyone was
into the snowball fight but Ryan, Jose, and Austin were there during the
snowball fight and in the pool for the fun. They wound up staying the night
when the snow got too deep and sleeping anywhere they could afterwards. The
temperature in the pool room got down to close to 60 degrees after a while
and it just made the pool water feel even better. Just about all of the
boys either made or threw a snowball at one time or another. This happened
during the first week of December and it took Tommy almost the entire next
day to get the road clear enough to be able to drive down it. He wound up
clearing a path to the parkway but with snow that deep he wasn't going much
beyond that. The trucks four wheel drive worked great once he got out onto
the open road but driving was still very slow and he only made one trip for
supplies during that week. Bryan, Jon, Matt, and Jeremy went with him so
they would be able to get the truck stocked without much trouble. By now
there is still plenty of snow outside because two more snowstorms have hit
them since but none with as much snow as the first. Snow is piled up
outside and along some of the walk ways almost three or four feet
high. Between the snow blower and shoveling the boys have made a few snow
forts and forms of igloos outside. Its all way cool and fun as a lot of the
boys got together and spent lots of time perfecting this and making them
into decent sized ice homes. For snow that is... decent sized.

During the first trek out the day after the supply run Tommy headed up to
see Cameron with Jon for a milk trip. Shawn was busy playing games and
wasn't interested in going for the first time in a while. When he got
there, they of course had the roads clear to the parkway with the backhoe
and as Tommy pulled up he noticed for the first time that Cameron and
Chance weren't outside to greet him as usual. So as he pulled up to their
house he was met by Chase who was outside. He found out that they were on
snowmobiles and riding around the property. Chase wasn't allowed because he
wasn't big enough to control one yet but that didn't stop him from watching
and being outside with his brothers. After talking with Cameron Tommy found
out where to get them, so he got his milk and eggs, talked with them for a
while mostly about the snow mobiles, and learned how to ride one as did
Jon. After they left he discussed it with Jon on the way home and the next
day he set out with Jon, DJ, Ben, and Bryan to go to the snow mobile
place. Well to make a long story short while Kate watched everyone they
headed to the place Cameron told TJ about and with help from a truck on the
property of the snowmobile store they were able to load them up and drive
back bringing the five snowmobiles with them. TJ got three and Bryan took
two of them. Since that day which right now was about two weeks ago, TJ and
Jon have been out and about up and down the hill and out onto the parkway
many times having a blast and just enjoying the fun away from the
others. DJ, Ben, and a few of the others like Jeremy and Billy have driven
them too but no one has strayed as far away from home as TJ and Jon
have. Shawn has actually become jealous of their time away and asked TJ
when he can have a ride alone. TJ game him a ride which helped to stop some
of the complaining but Shawn still wanted to try riding one by himself.

 That just caused TJ to set more rules about no one under 12 years old
being allowed to ride a snowmobile alone because of the danger of not being
able to control one. Since most of the boys were old enough there wasn't
much arguing but Caleb and Shawn didn't like it one bit. The extra snow
mobile became the one to use as TJ's was off limits and occasionally Jon
wouldn't go out and one of the boys could use his too. How Jon claimed
ownership to it is unclear but he didn't go out all the time. Sometimes
Kyle would go with his brother and even Luke, Kyle, and TJ went out
once. It has been fair for the most part but some of them still complain
about not having enough time to ride when it's their turn. Tommy has
thought about taking another trip to get two more but as of now nothing has
happened and the whole snow mobile thing is only getting started as far as
TJ is concerned. His new found freedom is awesome and exploring the roads
and side streets he has seen a lot of the area. The only thing they have
agreed on is no off road driving because of the risk of getting hurt with
trees or anything buried in the snow. That rule is for everyone. Other then
stocking more gas to run them and making more and more trips to fill the
tanks there hasn't been a lot of problems. On one occasion TJ and Jon were
out riding and they actually got far enough from home that they stopped at
a gas station themselves and refilled. They haven't come across anyone so
far but they have seen plenty of country and with TJ always carrying his
gun they are mostly safe. The only thing that has changed is when they are
out Kyle or Ben has had to be in charge more now. So far neither of them
has complained about the added responsibility. That brings us to Kyle and
Luke...

The two boys have been spending more and more time together as everyone can
clearly see but in Kyle's bed but for some reason nothing other them some
sexual petting and Kyle giving Luke a blow job when possible is
happening. Luke has been telling Kyle he likes him a lot but the `love'
word hasn't been used at all by either of them. Kyle is starting to get
frustrated by Luke's lack of affection in bed but so far is giving Luke as
much time as needed to allow him to warm up to anything sexual with him
outside of stroking and anything else they do together. The first time they
were together was okay but like anyone Kyle is starting to worry about what
is wrong with him or if he isn't good enough for Luke. He is afraid to ask
him so far what is really wrong but has hinted a few times about Luke not
doing anything other them touching Kyle's huge boy meat. Kyle is
contemplating talking to his brother about this but so far has kept it to
himself. They hang out together a lot and outside of the bedroom no one
could tell that anything was wrong other then maybe

Patches.  This will be an ongoing issue for now. Ben has continued to
sparkle in the kitchen and cook more often then not lately. He has stepped
up and is helping Tommy out immensely in the kitchen after finding his
calling at Thanksgiving. He doesn't seem to mind it much and as long as the
boys don't abuse him he will continue to help out as much as possible as he
has told Tommy.

Shawn had a few more bad dreams involving the half baked kids and actually
wound up chasing Jon out of Tommy's bed one night because of it. Jon seemed
to take it well but was upset on the inside. He just figured that keeping
it to himself for the moment would be good.

Billy and Joey have continued to bring Christian into their play sessions
at least twice more since he showed interest early last month. They have
not forced nor asked him to do anything but watch and so far each time
Christian has been there he has offered to do something. So far not much
more then touching, petting and watching has happened. This too is bound to
heat up soon. Danny has gotten the word that he needs to keep a closer eye
on his brother from Tommy but with no specific reason why to Danny shall we
say in exact words. However... it's not sexually motivated it's more of
Christian getting into places he shouldn't, like the time Tommy found him
in his bathroom taking a dump last week. That didn't go over well at
all. But that too got a laugh afterwards but that laugh was between Tommy
and Jon. Danny all but threw a fit when he found out. Zack has continued to
behave and even become a little more open minded around the house. It
appears his punishment a while back after getting caught starting the fire
hit a nerve. There have been fewer fights between him and Jordan and way
less complaining about much of anything else. Tommy did have another `good
time' with Jordan last week but how much Zack knows about it remains a
mystery for now. Jordan however is becoming a bit clingy with TJ now and
can be seen close by at the dinner table and during pool time or the
occasional appearance Tommy makes in the game room. Jordan always seems to
find his way next to or close by Tommy lately and Shawn is starting to take
notice even with all the attention he is giving the games. Nothing has been
said yet but Shawn's head has turned back towards the couch more then a few
times lately when TJ and Jordan are in the room at the same time.

Jeremy has been quiet for the most part but has also remained a big player
in the game room especially after beating Shawn. He got plenty of attention
for that and I would say a decent amount of respect from all the boys who
play in there. Jeremy's ranking is now second to Shawn and surprisingly
enough according to wins Caleb is third at the moment followed by Billy and
in fifth place is Jose of all the kids it could be. He has really gotten
into spending his free time there now and been found many mornings on the
couch asleep when Tommy has checked the room. That just about covers mostly
every boy in TJ's house and brings us up to date in there for now.

The only other thing that can be said is that Joey almost got caught
smoking twice now. Once Kyle went outside while he was out there and he
just barely got the cigarette thrown out of his hand. The other time he
walked past TJ and he looked at Joey and wondered if he was dreaming or he
really smelled cigarette smoke as he walked past. That didn't raise his
suspicions but if it were to happen again something might come of
it. Before we go to the other house to recap that, the only other thing
that was with talking about was one night after the snowstorm several of
the boys took notice of what sounded like a plane flying overhead one
night. So far no one has said anything about it but a few of them happened
to catch the sound while lying in bed one night. Could something be going
on somewhere and now planes are coming closer to them?

Meanwhile at the other house...

Bryan and Kate have been fucking like bunnies since they finally settled
into their new surroundings and both are very much in love. There has only
been one wrench thrown into the mix. Right now Kate is late for her
period. She hasn't told Bryan yet and she could be pregnant. This could
make for quite the interesting situation if so. Who is going to deliver the
baby and who will be able to help if there are complications? Well first
things first... is she really pregnant or is this just a burp that her body
is throwing out? As you already know the boys have spent a lot of time down
at Tommy's house playing video games and helping eat him out of house and
home. There hasn't been much for Kate and Bryan to do with the boys gone so
often so that is part of the reason their sex life has picked up. With the
house quiet for hours on end and all of the boys or sometimes most of them
being down the hill its given the two love birds plenty of time to practice
getting their technique together down pat.  There are moments when everyone
is home though they still eat there sometimes and Mike isn't a big game
player he just goes down to be able to spend more time with Austin. The two
of them have become closer but I am not sure if the word buddies is
appropriate yet. Todd and Ryan have been in touch with their brother Davie
who is supposedly on his way there with his butt buddy Duane. They have
talked every few days and for some reason their departure was delayed for
ten days but they both finally got a decent vehicle and headed out to see
the boys. Last phone conversation they were somewhere in Nevada and having
problems with getting gas. The did say they have seem a few people alive
out that way but didn't want to get close enough to know if they were half
baked or not. The way things are looking it appears more people could be
alive out West then in central USA where the comet passed closer overhead.
As I said Mike and Austin are a little chummier now and Matt has been
watching them closely still to see if anything is going on between them. He
got caught and bitched at by Mike once last week and has since backed off
some. He doesn't have anything to go to Bryan with so he is on his own if
Mike starts trouble this time. Matt's only sexual interest so far continues
to be his hand and we are still left wondering if he prefers girls or his
hand more. Jose has all but lived down at Tommy's house lately so there
isn't a lot to say about him. The other day baby Joel started saying some
words and at 20 months is walking around the house now a little better and
saying dada and momma, among other baby babble.

 Kate has a big Christmas planned and the house and tree are decorated for
the holiday and several presents were picked up for all the boys and a few
special gifts for Bryan too. Kate went out to the mall with Tommy one day
and they did some jewelry shopping. Something that once Tommy saw Kate
doing that for Bryan he took interest in it himself and decided to get a
few very special gifts for some of the boys too other then the ones he has
already bought and hidden downstairs in the private room. Everyone has gone
out and to the mall at least once before the snow storm hit. Tommy had a
group chat with all the boys about doing some early Christmas shopping and
some of the boys went one time and the others a second time. Also some of
the boys have also gone back to their original homes and gathered up some
of their personal belongings like family pictures so they can remember
their loved ones for Christmas with the help and idea from Tommy after he
talked with Kate and Bryan. Bryan and Benjy had some private time along too
and went back home for some reminiscing not too long ago. The skies have
been quiet for the last few weeks too. No smoke has been seen and that has
given everyone a chance to relax and not worry if they were concerned about
downtown fires burning. Apparently Jimmy, Willie and the others have taken
a break or gone out of town for a bit. Not the our boys know who is doing
this and sometimes soon Tommy will That just about brings everyone up to
date now and that brings us back to the beginning of this chapter.

Its early Monday morning. The boys in Tommy's house were just starting to
awaken. Some early as usual, others such as Kyle still in bed but his close
friend Luke already had been awake as he is most mornings and out to walk
his dog and then back into the house and back into bed next to Kyle before
he even realized Luke was gone. That was the routine that happened most
mornings although there were times when even Luke just slept in. The fresh
smell of pine in the air permeating downstairs, easily representing the
freshly cut tree the boys put up in the corner just outside the game room
over the past weekend. Its smell making the house feel just that much more
like Christmas for everyone living in it. Tommy had asked each of the boys
to get one or two items or ornaments to hang on the tree from their homes
last week so every one could feel just that much more like they were
home. The tree half decorated now with lights of many colors and garland
strung effortlessly up and down it stood there waiting to be finished later
today. Tommy and some of the others have been spending some time on it but
there was no apparent rush to get it done with several more days still
before Christmas. There was plenty of water in the bottom as Tommy was
taught many times over the years having had a real tree in his home.

You don't let it dry out or it can catch fire. Those words from his father
fresh in his head he made sure the tree holder had plenty of water before
he turned in last night. Shawn had slept with Tommy last night and he had
him up at least once tossing and turning half way through the
night. Another apparent bad dream was running its course. They came and
went now. Sometimes two nights in a row, sometimes an entire quiet week
without any. Tommy was now awake and staring at Shawn who was asleep next
to him. It was just before 9am and he could hear some noise out in the
hallway as the house began to stir more and more with the morning getting
on. His bedroom door opened, he lifted his head to see Jon poke his head
in. Their eyes met and both boys smiled. Jon waved and walked over to the
side of the bed. He bent forward and gave Tommy a good morning kiss. Tommy
reached out and gave Jon half a hug but neither boy said anything because
Shawn was still sleeping. Jon smiled and waved and headed back out into the
hall shutting the door behind. Once Jon was gone Tommy sat up and with his
feet on the floor gave a little stretch checking out his back for
pain. There wasn't much anymore. With all that pain gone, the fear of the
gunshot has all but left his mind now. On rare occasions, when doing too
much or if horsing around with one of the boys he feels a twinge but mostly
he has all but healed now. He stood up and walked towards the bathroom in
just his red boxers, nothing more on. After taking a leak and washing the
sleep from his face he headed back out and sat on the edge of his side of
the bed and started to put the socks on that he grabbed on his way back to
the bed. As he finished dressing Shawn began to stir. He looked at him as
the boy opened his eyes.

"Morning sleepyhead. How are you feeling?"

"Okay I guess. I had another one last night TJ."

"Yeah I know you were kicking and moving around like you were trying to run
from something."

"Yeah I was running. They were after me again TJ. I don't know how much
longer I am gonna have these dreams but they are really bothering me now."

Tommy went over and sat on the bed next to Shawn.

"I wish I could give you a simple answer Shawnee kid but I don't know
anymore then you do about that."

Tommy reached out and put his hand on Shawn's belly as he lay there looking
at him.

"I wish I knew TJ. I wish I knew too!"

With that he reached for his covers throwing them off himself and got up
and headed for the bathroom. He too was dressed in just boxers. His with
his cute Roadrunner and Wile E Coyote emblems on them. Just watching him
walk into the bathroom make Tommy love that boy even more. Shawn was hardly
ever a problem and if he didn't have nightmares sometimes Tommy might
forget he was in bed with him. Tommy heard the toilet flush and then Shawn
walked back out and across the room and right up to him. He stood there
looking up about a foot and a half into Tommy's eyes as Tommy now stood to
finish dressing.

"I love you TJ."

Was all he said as he all but melted into his arms for a huge hug. The boys
held each other for a bit and finally Shawn broke loose and went to get
dressed but not before Tommy gave him a pat on the butt. Shawn went to the
door and opened it and then went a few steps out into the hall and into his
room. Caleb was still asleep when he entered. He made a little noise but
mostly just fumbled around for something clean to wear as Tommy finished
dressing and went to the door to look in on him. Soon after that Caleb was
now stirring and both boys left and headed down for some breakfast before
Caleb said anything. The house already smelled of breakfast and pine mix as
they reached the bottom of the steps. Apparently Ben was long awake and
doing his new job well. There was little doubt that he loved it now with
all the praise the boys threw at him almost daily. Tommy walked into the
kitchen area with Shawn in tow and Jon, Jeremy, Danny, Christian, Zack,
Jordy, DJ, and Joey were already eating something they picked themselves or
asked Ben to make.

"Morning Tommy."

"Morning Ben."

"Want some pancakes or something else for breakfast?" Ben asked.

"Pancakes sound great." Tommy said.

"Yeah, added Shawn... can you make me some small ones?"

Ben looked at Tommy and they both laughed. Shawn wasn't afraid to ask for
exactly what he wanted.

"Sure Shawn." Ben said.

A few minutes later Ben put a hot plate of flap jacks on the table with
about half a dozen small pancakes on it just for Shawn.

"Boy I wish I could get that kind of service!"  Joey squawked.

Ben turned and looked at him.

"You never asked did you?"

Joey didn't say anything as quite a few of the boys laughed and snickered
as Ben's reply quickly silenced Joey. With that he quickly headed for the
doorway to leave as Tommy yelled for him.

"Hey Joe no one is your maid, get your ass back here and take care of your
dishes!"

Joe stopped immediately and turned to go back to the table. He cleaned up
and looked at Tommy.

"Sorry." He said.

Tommy smiled at him and he broke off half a fake one as he turned to leave.

"What's his problem?" Tommy asked anyone who might answer after Joey left
the room.

"From what I heard before I think Joey is missing his folks more as
Christmas gets closer." Ben said to Tom.

"That would explain it." Tommy replied. "And I expect a lot more of that
too in the next few days!" he added.

The guys made small talk for a while and the house door slammed shut a
little bit after that immediately breaking the fun and banter. Tommy got up
and looked out into the hall to see who it was.

"Hey!" He yelled out. "I don't mind you coming over but I don't need the
door slammed okay?"

"Sorry Tommy." Jose said to him as he now headed towards the kitchen.

"Something really smells good in here." Jose said as he looked at Ben.

"Does that mean you are hungry?"

"A little, Kate fed me before I left but she can't cook like you can."

That made Ben smile and Tommy laugh.

"Guess some people got it and some don't." Tommy said to Ben.

He just smiled some and turned to put some batter on the hot griddle for
Jose's breakfast. Breakfast ended a shortly after that and anyone else
coming down was on their own. The day went on mostly quiet with a little
light snow falling around 4pm as dark was falling too. Tommy and a few of
the others got back to decorating the tree. By now almost everyone who was
interested in being involved with Christmas had placed their ornaments on
some branch as Tommy had reminded everyone he saw throughout the day to do
so. By 6pm the Christmas tree was all but done and the area clearly smelled
of pine as Tommy yelled out to anyone who was interested that the tree was
ready to be lit once more in five minutes but this time was the first time
it was to be lit completely dressed in its beauty of ornaments, tinsel,
garland, strung popcorn, and anything else that could be added without
overdoing it. Just about every boy in the house cam over in the next five
minutes and stood as Tommy yelled out to Kyle to kill the hall lights.

"Okay guys, here we go!" he said.

Then as every one watched he flipped the switch and the seven foot tree lit
up the entire room. Just about everyone ooooohed and ahhhhhed as they took
in the beauty of the now finished Pine Spruce tree. (As identified by
Cameron when they picked it out and cut it down) Ben went to the kitchen
and came out with some assistance carrying hot chocolate for
everyone. Tommy directed everyone to raise their cups and then he said a
few words about the upcoming holiday and made a small toast to them.

"Here is to a new beginning for all of us. A blessed Christmas and happy
and healthy times ahead for everyone as the holiday season come to us and
hopefully renews us and makes us go on and enjoy the rest of our lives
whether we are together as a group for each other or someday we separate
and go our own ways. For now though (he lifts his cup) here is to all my
friends and loved ones, I hope all of you can find a way to find peace in
your heart for your missing loved ones and a way to move on with those
around you."

"CHEERS!"

Some answered, some drank, but everyone smiled for that moment. With that
he took another sip of the hot chocolate and blended into the background
with the others. He went over to the music system and put on some holiday
music as they all enjoyed the next few minutes admiring what was now a
beautiful completely decorated Christmas tree and took in the ambiance and
words that Tommy had just offered them. Their little get together lasted
for about fifteen minutes and then as one of the boys suggested `lets get
back to the game room' and from there everyone scattered to do what they
wanted as Tommy went and turned off the music and once again the noise and
cheer of competition was heard along with yelling and bitching all coming
from the game room. Tommy joined Ben in the kitchen and along with Jeremy,
Jon, and Jordan they helped clean up the kitchen with Ben so everyone could
call it a night and go enjoy themselves. Around 9pm as the games continued
and things in the rest of the house slowly quieted down. Shawn found Tommy
as he was heading outside for a bit and together the boys went out with
coats on and stood outside and watched the light snow fall around
them. Shawn stood in front of Tommy for a bit before Tommy opened his big,
long full length coat and draped it around Shawn pulling him close to
him. Together they shared their body heat and took in the quiet and peace
of their neighborhood. The snow remained light but eventually it started to
coat them and their private moment was over.

"Come on Shawn, I think its time to go in and warm up."

"Okay TJ. Are you going to your room?" as they walked inside.

"I think so. Are you going back to play more?"

"Nah I had enough tonight. The others can play without me for now. I don't
think I will be missed for now and I want to just be with you if I can. I
was thinking about everything you said before and then again when we were
outside just now and I miss my family. I want to just be with you for a
while if you don't mind. Will you just let me lay with you in bed and hold
me?"

"Sure Shawnee. I would love that."

Together they walked upstairs and into Tommy's room. He shut the door and
they got on the bed. Tommy lay up against the back of the bed and Shawn got
between his legs and pushed up against his belly. He grabbed the extra
blanket that lay next to them and cover his legs and Shawn pulling it up to
Shawn's chest and then putting his arms over the blanket and around Shawn's
shoulder he started rubbing Shawn's chest and belly over the blanket as
both boys just sat there together quietly taking in each others company as
the night slowly passed by. Over the next fifteen or so minutes both boys
fell asleep that way and Tommy woke a little later and hugged Shawn, felt
his sweet, tender body up against his and listened to him breathe for a
while before dozing back off once more himself. Around midnight he got up
and he and Shawn got ready for bed and then he got both of them snuggly
under the covers. A groggy cute blonde headed boy and his bigger lover and
teddy bear care taker now ready to sleep. They both called it a night as
Shawn fell asleep, Tommy turned out the lights and called an end to this
day. Tomorrow, Tuesday was Christmas Eve day and there was lots to do to
get the house complete for Christmas now that the tree was done.



To be continued.


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