Date: Thu, 10 Sep 2020 18:00:55 +0000 (UTC) From: Albert Collins Subject: You were there - Part 16 Disclaimer: This is a romantic love story about love between young adolescent boys. There are some explicit sex scenes in the story but they are not the main focus of the story. So if you are looking for a story with a lot of explicit sex action, you are in the wrong place. If you like to read a sappy romantic tory with occasional kinky sex scenes, then please sit back and enjoy! Thanks again to all those who wrote with comments and feedback! Of course, as usual, comments and constructive criticism are welcome! albert.c87@yahoo.com Oh, yeah, and please, donate to Nifty: donate.nifty.org ***************************************************** You were there -- Part 16 When Diego woke up the next morning, Luke was already gone. The bed was still warm, and Diego could hear the shower running in the bathroom. A smile grew on Diego's face as he stretched out his body on the bed and tried to inhale the remnants of Luke's scent. Did what happen last night really happened?! Yeah, it did! His smile grew wider. Diego grabbed Luke's pillow and pressed it to his face. He wiggled his toes, flexed his shoulders and jumped out of bed. Diego realized that he was still naked. Cool! He smiled again and on his tippy-toes entered the bathroom. As Luke was standing under the warm water pouring from the shower-head, with his eyes closed, he heard the curtain being pulled back. Luke opened his eyes and saw Diego, naked, standing next to the tub, with a sweet bashful smile on his face, covering his privates with one hand. "Mind if I join you?" Diego inquired. "Oh my god, I created a monster!" Luke joked. "Of corse, Diego, babe, hop in!" Luke moved to the side and Diego stepped into the tub next to him. "Hi!" Diego uttered with a slight giggle, brining his hands down, as the warm water poured down his face. "Hi!" Luke greeted him with a giant happy grin. Luke stared at Diego for a moment and then grabbed him in a huge bear hug, holding him tightly. Diego's head rested on Luke's shoulder and his hands travelled around Luke's back, gently caressing Luke's waist and his wet naked buttocks. "Mmmmm-m," Luke sighed contentedly. He separated from Diego and beamed at him again brightly. "What a way to start the morning, eh?!" Luke exclaimed, kissing Diego softly on the lips. Luke grabbed a piece of soap and started leathering up Diego's shoulders and chest. Diego closed his eyes, quietly savoring Luke's touch. "Diego, love," Luke said, soaping up Diego's neck and moving to his chest again, "this is gonna be the best part of the day! Getting clean and getting some lovin' too!" He laughed happily. Diego opened his eyes and looked at Luke with a sweet smile. Luke handed the soap to Diego: "Here, Diego, you do me now!" Diego silently took the soap and started slowly working on Luke's strong shoulders. "O-o-o, that feels nice!" Luke complimented, flexing his chest backwards and smiling at Diego reassuringly. Diego continued down silently. Diego's palms gently probed Luke's muscular chest, his stomach, the flanks of his torso. Diego closed his eyes, trying to comprehend the sensation. Muscles everywhere, moving, flexing, underneath the soft silky skin. So much life here, so much energy, so much raw youthful masculinity. So much Luke. So close. It was overwhelming. Diego blinked and his eyes watered. He caught his breath and looked up at Luke again. "Oh, my good, Luke, you are just so ... How are you so ...," Diego trailed off, tears welling in his eyes. "Hey, hey, hey," Luke embraced Diego tenderly, with Diego's head resting on Luke's shoulder. Luke stroked the back of Diego's head and kneaded his neck gently. He separated from Diego briefly and looked him in the eyes, grinning warmly: "Hey, it's still just me!" Diego smiled back sweetly. Luke embraced him again, their naked young bodies pressing together under the warm water. Luke gently caressed the small of Diego's back, with Diego nibbling on his collarbone. "Oh, what am I gonna do with you!" Luke sighed, drawing Diego closer and stroking his hair. Diego purred lightly. Suddenly Diego's dick jerked forcefully against Luke's body. "Ah, look, somebody is certainly happy!" Luke joked. The boys laughed as they separated again. Diego reached down and slowly brought the heads of their erect penises together, touching each other. "Think they'd like to meet?" Diego whispered with a giggle. "Come in, come in, we are open!" Luke declared, pulling back his foreskin. The boys rubbed the exposed heads of their dicks against each other. Their breathing became heavier. Diego suddenly emitted a loud hiccup. "Maybe Breanna is thinking about you right now!" Luke teased. "Well, I'm definitely not thinking about her," Diego whispered, wiggling his pelvis and drawing closer to Luke. Luke used his hand to extend his foreskin over the head of Diego's dick, fully enveloping it. "Cosy!" Luke whispered huskily. "Uh-uh", Diego agreed, breathing harder. Luke undocked their dicks and grabbed them both with his right hand. He grinned at Diego wickedly. Luke's gaze shifted down. Slowly at first, he started moving his fist back and forth. Diego groaned lightly and grabbed Luke's shoulder with his hand to steady himself. Diego's eyes traveled downward as well. The boys' foreheads touched as the warm water kept falling on them. They were both breathing heavily now, concentrating on Luke's palm mashing their young stalks together, pulling skin against skin, hardness against hardness. Luke's hand moved faster, faster, faster, gripping them together tighter, tighter, tighter. "Ah, Luke, I ...," Diego panted. Luke's hot lips found his. Diego's brown eyes flew wide open and burned into Luke's bright green fiery ones. "Mmmm-ph!" The boys exploded almost simultaneously. Diego's body slumped and Luke caught him with his left arm: "Easy there, babe. Easy, Diego. Easy." They were both still breathing heavily, as Luke held Diego to his chest, stroking the back of Diego's head. They separated and looked down as the warm water was washing away the fruit of their passion. "Diego and Luke morning shake!" Luke chuckled. Diego looked up, smiled and laughed heartily. A second later Luke joined him. Still laughing, Diego threw his arms around Luke's neck and embraced him tightly, hanging his weight on Luke's more powerful frame. Luke locked his arms behind Diego's back and moved from underneath the shower-head. Diego raised his face from Luke's chest and looked up: "Wow, Luke ... Oh, my god! ... This was just ... Wow!" "He-he, look at Mikey, he likes it!" Luke chuckled again. He kissed Diego gently. "And hey, I haven't even finished washing you yet!" Luke noted, separating from Diego. "Okay, turn around, and I'll do your back," Luke directed. Diego obeyed silently and Luke started leathering up his backside. "Hey, Diego, babe," he continued, "Till yesterday, I didn't even know you could cum already! Cool!" "Mm, thanks, Luke," Diego replied with his head down, enjoying Luke's ministrations. "Yeah, I can, but not much comes out yet ..." Diego's voice trailed off bashfully. "That's cool, man," Luke encouraged, kissing Diego's spine, "that's how it's supposed to be at first, I think ..." He moved further down and crouched, working on Diego's legs. "Wow, Diego," Luke commented approvingly, kneading the back of Diego's thigh, "you look scrawny, but you got real muscles here! That's great!" Diego giggled lightly. "And this," Luke patted Diego's creamy smooth butt, lean and sporting deep dimples, "this is just too beautiful for words!" Luke leaned and kissed both cheeks tenderly. Diego whimpered and his body shuddered. Diego turned around and smiled at Luke bashfully. Luke saw that Diego's dick was already beginning to plump up again. His soft freshly washed skin glowed with radiant youthful beauty. Luke's heart raced wildly. "Oh, what am I gonna do with me!" Luke exclaimed laughing. He grabbed Diego in a tight embrace and pulled him back under the stream of warm water. "Umm, Luke," Diego whispered, as Luke was holding his wet naked body to his chest, "we probably need to get going ... Or we are gonna miss breakfast." "Mmmm," Luke exhaled, making one last pelvic thrust forward, grinding their dicks together. "Oh, god, Luke!" Diego cooed, grabbing Luke's butt with both hands. The boys' bodies tensed together for a moment and then relaxed. "Woof!" Luke laughed stepping back and grinning at Diego. Diego stared back at him, wide-eyed, smiling brightly. Luke turned around and turned off the water. "Wooo-of!" Luke exclaimed again, helping Diego out of the tub. "You are not going to make it easy for me, are you, babe?!" He giggled and winked at Diego wickedly. The boys picked up their towels and started drying themselves off, enjoying the sites of each other's naked bodies. As Diego was drying himself, Luke reached out and straightened Diego's wet hair, combing it back with his hand. Diego stopped and smiled at Luke sweetly. Luke held his palm against Diego's cheek. Diego closed his eyes and murmured something inaudible. A moment later he found himself in Luke's tight embrace again. "Sorry, elf-boy," Luke was whispering in his ear, "I just can't let you go. You are too damn adorable." Diego's hands caressed Luke's strong lean back. "Oh, god, I gotta get more willpower!" Luke exclaimed with a giggle as they separated. Diego shook his head and picked up the towel again. "Hmm, Luke," Diego asked with a shy smile, drying his hair, "Is it gonna be ... like this ... every morning?" "No, Diego, babe," Luke laughed back, "it's gonna be way, way better!" When the boys finally got out of the bathroom, they realized that they only had 15 minutes left before breakfast. They quickly got dressed, dried each other's hair one more time, and run out of their room. -- Luke and Diego entered the clubhouse and quickly sat down at the breakfast table, next to each other, as usual. Ritchie soon plopped down next to Luke. "Guys, guys," he whispered eagerly to them, leaning down, "what happened to you yesterday? Why did you two disappear all of a sudden? Did you have a fight or something?" Ritchie eyed Luke and Diego suspiciously. "Yeah, we did have a fight, kinda," Luke replied. "But we are okay now, aren't we Diego?" Diego nodded silently. "Well," Ritchie continued whispering, "Mr Frank is still pretty mad at you ... And guys ..." Ritchie leaned closer, "Guess what, I got to slow dance with Breanna later!" He sat back and looked at them triumphantly. Diego and Luke exchanged brief knowing smiles. "You don't say!" Luke smirked. "Yeah!" Ritchie pressed. He leaned closer again. "And guess what! As we were slow dancin', and pressin' together, I could really feel her boobs! Yeah! It was so cool!" Ritchie sat back with a dreamy goofy expression. "Ritchie, you perv," Luke giggled, "you sure it was you feeling her boobs and not Breanna feeling yours? I mean, your boobs are way bigger than hers, man!" Luke giggled again. "Okay, go ahead, be like that, I don't care," Ritchie pouted. "I still got to feel up Breanna yesterday. And it was awesome! ... Oh, sorry, Diego!" Ritchie added with a start. "Wait, what?" Diego finally spoke. "I mean, I thought you and Breanna had something going yesterday," Ritchie explained, sounding guilty. "Oh, no, no, we didn't," Diego assured him. "Breanna, she was a bit ... much for me. I'm glad she found somebody who could ... handle her." Luke and Diego both giggled. Ritchie was nonplussed. "Cool!" he exclaimed. "But you guys are still in trouble with Mr Frank." Ritchie went back to eating his breakfast. Diego and Luke exchanged silent concerned glances. While they were eating, Frank came into the room. He noticed Diego and Luke right away. Frank frowned and looked at them sternly but did not approach the table. Diego grabbed Luke's hand and they both fidgeted as they looked back at Frank. He turned and proceeded to the terrace. "Yeah, looks like we're in trouble all right!" Luke whispered to Diego. "Yeah," Diego whispered back. "But I think it might still be okay somehow ..." He looked at Luke hopefully. Luke squeezed Diego's hand tighter. After they finished their meal, the boys proceeded to the terrace where they knew Frank was waiting for them. Frank was standing by the wooden railing, looking south. Diego and Luke approached him quietly and stood by the railing next to him. "Nice morning," Frank said quietly, inhaling the air. "The view seems especially good today." He paused. "I'm real disappointed in you boys," Frank continued in the same quiet voice, without turning his head, "disappearing the way you did yesterday. No word to anyone, nothing. Margie was real upset. The girls too." Frank sighed. "I expected better of you. Of both of you." Frank stopped and turned his head towards Luke and Diego slowly, looking at them questioningly. "Mr Frank, I'm real sorry, I ...," Luke started saying. "Wait, Luke, wait," Diego interrupted him. "Mr Frank, sorry, it was all my fault." Diego looked up at Frank remorsefully but purposefully. "Luke and I, we had a ... misunderstanding that really needed sorting out." Diego stopped. "I see," Frank stated in an inscrutable tone. "And have you? Sorted it out?" The boys looked at each other. "Yes, yes, we have," Diego answered emphatically. "But I'm really sorry that we run off like that. Really sorry, Mr Frank." Frank regarded them both pensively. "Well, thank you, Diego," he said at last. "You boys still need to apologize to Margie." He scratched his chin and gave Luke and Diego a penetrating look again. Frank cleared his throat: "Diego, there's something else that I need to talk to Luke about. In private." He gave the boys a reassuring smile. "Luke, let's take a walk to the pond. Diego, Luke will catch up with you later," Frank added and motioned Luke to follow him. Diego gave Luke a worried glance, and Luke shrugged and shook his head, indicating his bewilderment. "Umm, Mr Frank, am I still in trouble?" Luke inquired as they were going down the hill. "No, kid, you're not, it's not that," Frank replied enigmatically. They continued along the footpath in silence, Eventually they reached the water and Frank stopped by the long wooden row-boats pier that was also the boys' favorite fishing spot. He took off his shoes and sat on the boards, dangling his feet just above the water. Luke followed his example and sat next to Frank. Finally Frank broke the silence: "Listen, Luke. First, I wanted to thank you for being such a great friend to Diego since he arrived. No shrink, no professional counsellor could have done what you've done. He is a kid again. I am really proud of you, Luke!" Frank turned and gave Luke a quick warm hug. "Gosh, Mr Frank, thank you! I don't quite know what to say," Luke uttered, beaming at Frank. "Of course, I wanted to help Diego when he came. But for the last few weeks I have been so happy having him as a friend that I think I should be the one thanking you for bringing us together." "Well said, kid, well said! I always knew that you have a heart of gold!" Frank replied tousling Luke's hair. "But there is something else that we need to discuss in relation to your friendship with Diego. Something that I reckon we should talk about from what I observed between the two of you for the last couple of weeks." Frank paused. Luke suddenly felt the tips of his ears burning hot. "This conversation, it concerns you both, you and Diego," Frank explained slowly. "I decided to talk to you first because I figured you are sort of the leader between the two of you. Plus Diego, he is still dealing with quite a bit of stuff since coming here." "Yeah, Mr Frank, Diego, he is doing lots better but still needs looking after. He still needs help finding his feet!" Luke exclaimed. "Exactly," Frank agreed. He eyed Luke with bemusement for a while longer. "You and Diego, you are both at the age when you are just entering puberty," Frank continued. "Although we have not talked about yet it, I am sure you understand the basics of what this means." Frank winked at Luke and Luke blushed slightly. "Your bodies are about to start changing, they might be changing already," Frank carried on. "You might start having certain urges and desires, having crushes and romantic feelings..." "Ah, Mr Frank, is this gonna be a lecture about puberty?!" Luke recoiled. "Because I really know all 'bout that already, I promise!" "Well, a little bit of a lecture and a little bit about puberty, yeah," Frank chuckled. "And we'll see how much you know. There might be a quiz!" He chuckled again. "Like I said, you might start having crushes and romantic feelings," Frank repeated. "liking particular girls or maybe even boys." Frank stopped and looked at Luke, whose face was getting more and more crimson. "At your age it's perfectly all right to experiment with things. To find what you like, who you are," Frank added wistfully as he dipped his foot into the water. "No need to worry about particular labels right now - there'll be plenty of time for that later. You might find that you like something now and like like something else later. Or you might find that you like something now and you still like it later. Doesn't matter. It's still okay." Frank paused as he stared at the still dark surface of the water. "If you do happen to experience a strong romantic attraction to someone, which is honest, sincere and unselfish, it is perfectly okay to explore and pursue it now, whether it's towards a girl, a boy, a little green alien from Mars, or a droid from Tatooine ..." Frank paused again. "The only thing, the one thing you should be careful about is that whatever you do is really mutual and respectful. That you don't force or trick the other person to do what they don't want to do, or aren't ready to do. Although, with you, Luke, I don't think that's likely to be a problem ..." Frank looked up at Luke and smiled at him warmly. Luke blushed bright red but managed a weak smile. "I want you to know that if you are every scared, confused or worried about any of this stuff, you can always talk to me," Frank added earnestly. "I am always here to listen, commiserate, and if you want, give a word or two of advice. Luke, buddy, do you understand what I am saying? And do you understand why I am saying it now?" Frank raised Luke's head gently and looked into the boy's eyes which were now moist with tears. Luke nodded silently and after a brief pause spoke: "Yes, Mr Frank, I do. I have to tell you something too. About me and Diego, I mean. I figured that you might have noticed something by now, even though we were trying to be careful." Luke stoped, took a deep breath and continued, looking straight at Frank: "Yes, Diego and I are much more than friends. I love him, Mr Frank, I love him so much that it hurts sometimes." Luke swallowed hard. "In the beginning it was friendship and wanting to help him, but now ... It is not a crush, Mr Frank, it's, not, I swear! I've had those before. This is so different. When I am with him, when we talk, when we kiss, when I see him smile, he makes me soo-o-o happy, I can't describe it! But more than that, more than anything in the world, I want him to be happy too! I'd give my life and my soul to see that happen!" By now, Luke's eyes were heavy with tears but he still had not averted his gaze. He wiped his eyes with the inside of his elbow and continued: "Until Diego came along, until we fell in love, I had no idea it was possible to love another person that much, to care for someone else that much. It's totally amazing!" Luke stopped again and finally looked down. "And as for the other stuff you mentioned," he added, "yeah, I knew that I liked boys for a few years now. Never thought about the girls much, and still don't. Have had some crushes on a few boys, even messed around with a couple of 'em when I was younger, but nothing compared to the way Diego makes me feel now. I'm pretty sure I'm gay but at the moment I honestly don't care. I just know that I love Diego and the rest of the world almost doesn't exist ..." While Luke was talking, Frank continued looking at him with a kind and slightly bemused expression. When Luke finally finished, without saying anything Frank pulled Luke is a warm bear hug and kissed the top of the boy's head. Frank held Luke's shoulders gently and spoke, looking at Luke's tear-filled eyes: "Well, Luke, my boy, thank you for your honesty and your bravery. What you just told me took guts. I am proud of you. I am very happy for you and Diego, happy that you found each other. I do believe that what you two have is pure, precious and genuine. I take it you are the leader in your ... relationship, right?" "Well, yeah, I probably am ...," Luke answered. "Wait, Mr Frank," he continued with a start, "you don't think that I forced him to do anything, do you? That I pushed myself on him?" "No, Luke, buddy, I know you better than that. I am sure that whatever happened between the two of you was totally mutual," Frank assured him. "It was, Mr Frank, it was, I promise!!" Luke exclaimed sincerely. "Take it easy Luke, take it easy, I believe you, son," Frank answered. "But there are still a few things for us to talk over. First, there is the sex stuff. I kind of suspect that you and Diego have done more than just kiss, right?" Luke nodded silently, turning beet-red. "Okay, then," Frank continued. "At some point we do need to discuss the nuts and bolts, so to speak, of sexual relations, both between boys and girls, and, as the case may be, between boys and boys. But perhaps we can postpone that particular conversation for now ..." "Yes, Mr Frank, please!" Luke pleaded, still blushing brightly. "Remember, I grew up in a trailer park. I've seen all there is to see about ... nuts and bolts, in all combinations. I don't think I need any more, umm, formal nuts and bolts education." "Well, well, maybe or maybe not," Frank replied. "You may have seen some stuff but I don't know if you have really understood what you were seeing. You were very young then. You still are only 12. Let me just say two things on the subject now. When you and Diego do something, make sure that you do it in private, where nobody else can see you. And, of course, make sure that whatever you do is always consensual and safe, even when you try something kinky and unusual. Okay?" "Okay. I'll have to think about trying something kinky and unusual," Luke said with a cheeky grin. Frank laughed heartily. "One more thing," Frank continued. "You need to decide when and if to tell the kids here and the kids at school about you and Diego. Don't leave things to chance. Try to deal with the situation on your own terms. The issue will come up sooner or later and you need to be prepared and to have a plan. My suggestion is that you plan for 'sooner' here at Green Oaks and for 'later' at school." "Umm, we haven't really thought that far ahead," Luke confessed, "but yeah, it sorta makes sense, I guess." "Right," Frank responded. "See, Luke, here, at Green Oaks, the kids already know you pretty well and some of them may have already noticed something. You spend most of you time here and hiding out your true feeling towards Diego and pretending will become more and more of a strain. The kids here like and appreciate you, and I am sure that they will handle the news well. And if there are any possible issues, I, Margie, Mark, Rose and Gregg will be able to help smooth things over." Luke was listening and his brow was furrowing more and more. "Now, the school, which starts in a few weeks, that's a different story," Frank added with a slight sigh. "There are a lot more kids there, and most of them don't know you. As you yourself know, unfortunately some snobs among them are already inclined to give the kids from Green Oaks a hard time. If you and Diego come out as boyfriends at school, that might bring some serious bullying. Of course, if that happens, we will do everything we can to help, but still, you need to keep this in mind." Frank finally finished talking. For a while Luke continued peering at the dark surface of the pond. Eventually he spoke: "Wow, Mr Frank, that's certainly a lot of stuff for us to think about. Thank you. I'll talk it over with Diego, but I think we'll do what you suggest. It feels right." "Good, that's good, Luke, I'm glad to hear it," Frank added with a smile. They both stared back at the water. "Umm, Mr Frank," Luke started hesitantly, "how did you know about Diego and me? Did you ... see something?" Luke looked down, blushing. Frank laughed gently and squeezed Luke's shoulder. "Luke, kid, let me put it this way," Frank chuckled, "you are not exactly subtle." "Oh my god!" Luke covered his face with his hands. "No, no, I don't mean it like that," Frank corrected. "It's just that you basically wear your heart on your sleeve ..." Frank paused for a moment. "When you look at Diego ... Doesn't really take a detective to figure out what's going on ... Same when he looks at you, in fact." "Oh my god!" Luke repeated. "I had no idea we were that obvious." "Well, maybe only to someone who's really paying attention," Frank offered. There was a long pause. "Thank you, Mr Frank," Luke spoke at last. "I will talk this over with my boyfriend. Oh my god, it felt so good to say that, 'my boyfriend'! And thank you for this talk today, I really needed that." "Any time, Luke, any time, kiddo," Frank answered. Luke started to get up but to his surprise Frank stopped him. "Wait, Luke, please, wait," Frank added quietly, "there are a few more things I'd like to discuss." Luke sat back down and looked at Frank with a perplexed expression. "Like I said, Diego is still dealing with quite a bit of stuff," Frank explained. "And although you might not realize it, he is still pretty fragile. Still needs more time to heal. Needs help with that too." "Yes, Mr Frank, I know," Luke confirmed quietly. "I worry 'bout it all the time. And I'm trying to help, am I not?" "Yes, of course, you are, Luke," Frank patted Luke's shoulder. "Not just trying to, you are helping! Like I said, you are the one who brought Diego to the point where he is today." Frank scratched his chin again. "But you gotta be careful not to push him too far too fast," he cautioned. "Diego has some amazing talents and it's tempting to want to make a huge deal out of it." "Yeah, Mr Frank, the way he sings, it's incredible, it's like he can stop time!" Luke gushed. "And he discovered us a supernova! And ..." "Exactly!" Frank interrupted him. "See, what I mean? But I think on this score we should take our cues from Diego, right, Luke? He will let us know when he's ready to be made a huge fuss over ..." "Yeah, I guess you're right, Mr Frank," Luke agreed wistfully. "Funny you should say that, about the 'huge fuss.' I really wanted to make a super huge fuss about Diego finding that supernova, to brag to everybody about it! ... He stopped me, practically twisted my arm out ..." Luke sighed. "Yeah, I figured it was something like that," Frank chuckled, "when the morning after the two of you clammed down like nothing ever happened." Frank made a circle in the water with his foot. "Margie had been chewing my ear off, trying to convince me to put Diego in our church choir. But I figured it's a bit too early for that. So I'm fending her off for now ..." Frank chuckled again. Luke looked up at Frank with new eyes. Suddenly he felt more than just a kid being lectured by an older kind well-meaning adult. Suddenly he felt a sense of camaraderie with another person trying to help a mutual friend. "Yeah, thank you, Mr Frank," Luke grinned at Frank gratefully. "Really, thanks a lot!" Frank nodded at him with a smile and pulled his foot out of the water. "One last thing," Frank added. "Later, in school, you still gotta be Diego's shield for a while, and I don't mean physically. You're still his safety place, you get that, right? He still needs you for that even if he might be a Capoeira master." "Yes, of course, Mr Frank, I get it," Luke agreed emphatically, "and yeah, I'd do anything for Diego, anything!" "Right," Frank concluded. "And, although I would never encourage fighting, and although, like I said before, if any bullying does happen, you should come to us first, if push comes to shove and you need to protect yours and Diego's safety, then you do what you gotta do. And we will sort things out later. Okay, Luke?" Frank extended his hand to Luke. "Yeah, okay, Mr Frank," Luke replied earnestly, shaking Frank's hand. "Thank you." Frank nodded and smiled at Luke warmly. "Well, shall we go back?" Frank suggested. "Diego might have chewed his arm off by now, worrying about you!" "Yeah, yeah, sure, Mr Frank, let's go!" Luke exclaimed enthusiastically. They both got up and headed back to the clubhouse. ***********************************