Subject: Ben Storm Chapter 10 gay/adult-youth Ben Storm �St. Willie Your author lives in a land where many languages are used, the words and phrases are slightly different in this non-ageist, fictional tale of men and boys. I ask your patience with the English as you enjoy a story about innocence and love facing the machinations of greed. Your patience is requested along with an email containing your comments. SmokinHenry@protonmail Forwarding a donation to Nifty is more than acceptable as fty/donate.html xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Loneliness, a relatively easy term to describe but yet one of the worst feelings to live with. Show me a man, women or child that have not experience that feeling and I will show you a lair. For most it a short term feeling but for some its a feeling that they need to live by for days, weeks, months or even years. A feeling that makes you feel pain deep inside of you that drives you to tears silently at night with your face burred in your pillow, that makes you live life as a robot day in and day out. One can be surrounded by millions, but without one loving you for who you are, the feeling of loneliness creeps like a thief in the night and hitting you over the head with a 4-pound hammer. Chapter 10 Steve opened the door and froze, for there in front of him were 3 boys, naked as the day they were born. Ben was in the kitchen, making coffee, Rick was standing with his back against the wall opposite Steve, and his 4-inch hard cock with a hint of red pubic hair just above it. Cody on the other hand was in front of Rick, on his knees with his cute butt with the most awesome dimples just above it sticking out towards Steve, Steve could see a slight glimpse of Cody’s smooth sack hanging from under him, ball still tucked in tight. Cody was lining up to give Rick some lip care. He was glad he wore a towel as he was rock hard in an instant. Rick face was that of one that had the biggest fright ever, he did not know what to do when he saw Steve coming from the bathroom. “Fuck boys, has this become a whore house?” Steve said while walking over to the open patio door, closed it and drew the curtains to lend some privacy to the inside of the bungalow “But sir,” Cody moaned, “You and Ben did start this and we need to get rid of it.” “Well you were not supposed to been here in the first place.” Steve wanted to end what they were doing but on the other side he rather enjoyed what he was seeing. “Go in the bedroom at least.” Cody ignored Steve and carried on and before Steve could say anything, Rick had an orgasm and Cody swallowed every drop before complaining that Rick was too fast. Rick on the other hand explained that he was not used to having an audience watching him. Steve looked at Ben and wondered why in the world it looked like he was not even having a glance towards the two friends of his. Steve, on the other hand, what he saw made him as horny as hell, he was dripping with lust. It was true what Pete said about they doing what his fantasies were filled with. As Cody stood up and Steve walked over towards Ben to have his coffee, was there a knock at the door. Steve showed by means of hands that the boys go get dressed as he will open the door. He at least had a towel around him, hear still wet and he hoped that whoever it was that would not notice his towel had an extra-large point. Once the bedroom door was closed, he opened the back door. “Afternoon, sir.” It was a rather large looking redheaded man. “I’m looking for my son, Rick, and I believe he might be here.” “Afternoon.” Steve said, his erection going down in record speed. “Yes, I believe he is here.” Steve saw that the man looked at him oddly because he was in only a towel, “I think they playing games in the bedroom while I had a shower.” “Boys and games.” The man reached out with his hand to greet Steve, “Andrew Grant.” “Steve Smith.” Steve met the man’s hand and instant regretted it, he could feel bones breaking “Please come in.” Steve wanted the man to let go of his hand as soon as he could, but the shake felt like it was going on forever. He led him to the dining room table, kicking either Cody’s or Rick’s undies under the cabinet. “Before you call Rick, can we have a quick chat?” Andrew asked and Steve nodded yes, he was wondering on what this about. “I believe he has made friends with your son and that Cody child?” “Yes, I believe so, they’re in my bedroom playing games.” He stated the obvious while wondering on his tone of voice when he spoke about that Cody child. “My wife and I need to go to town in the morning and Rick cannot really go along.” Andrew looked at Steve, still only with a towel on, “We just want to know if he may spend the morning with your son.” “Yes, I see no problem with that.” Steve could not help as to wonder why not Cody as Cody and Rick are the ones spending more time together. “Sorry to ask, why not Cody?” “Just put it this way, modesty is something that boy have no clue of.” Steve could see that Andrew was real upset. “He actually showered with my son this morning; I will have none of that.” “Andrew, if I may call you that.” Steve wanted to laugh, he thought that he saw what the two would have done in the shower. “Boys do those kinds of things at their age, I will not see too much into it if I was you.” “Look, I will be frank.” Andrew said “I am a Pastor and I don’t want my son to be corrupted by the ways of the flesh. I have not even allowed him to shower with me since he was 5 years old. The topic of sex is taboo in my house, his mother will have a fit.” Now Steve wanted to laugh out loud, it was hard not to. “I don’t think at 14 the boys know the way of the flesh as you call it. They only showered together.” Steve looked down to make sure the undies were not in view. “I was 14 once and I showered with friends, so I know what boys get up to.” Pastor Andrew did not realize what he actually said and that send Steve in a fit of laughter. “Sorry that I am laughing, but as a teacher I can say what you did was as normal as could come. Boys hitting puberty do experiment, just as you did. It’s part of growing up.” Steve saw he hit a nerve, “At what time will we be expecting Rick in the morning?” Not thinking that Rick will be coming anymore. “I know it’s normal, you know it, I know it but try telling that to the wife. I tried once to tell her about boys when Rick had a wet dream, and that ended up almost in a divorce. Say just past 6. I know it’s early but it’s a two hour drive” The pastor changed his attitude, maybe because he was reminded about his youth. “It’s early and would have suggested that he stay over tonight, but Ben and me have plans, I will be ready for his visit, with breakfast. Anything that I must know of like allergies?” Steve asked. “No allergies and he not a fussy eater as well, just one thing. He is a bit gullible.” Andrew said and Steve could see on the smile the pastor had, that there were a few funny things he was thinking of. “Thank you, Andrew, but may is just advise you one thing?” “Yes, you may.” Andrew said. “Well, seeing that your wife hates to speak about things that every boy must know, I suggest you take some alone time with your son and inform him the ways of the flesh. It’s much better for him to hear it from his father than hearing it from a friend from school.” Steve was more referring to Cody than a friend, “I am a teacher, and the things I hear at school are so far fetched, and your son being gullible.” “I will take your advice in consideration, but I need to go now, I still need to hear if my other son’s friend parents will look after him.” Andrew said and Steve started wondering what is going on. “He can come as well, but may I ask on where you going in the morning?” Steve wondered. Andrew looked at the closed bedroom door, leaned over to Steve so he could whisper in his ear. “We going to see a doctor, my wife thinks I have a prostate problem, you know… nothing wants to stand up in the mornings and thanks for having both my sons.” He blushed saying it. Steve knew where his son got his gullibility, his father. Steve greeted the man as he uşak escort went out the back door before he called the boys, Rick was blushing red. With the grin on Cody’s face it was clear that they overheard Andrew and Cody was giving Rick hell about the wet dream part. Ben had a slight grin on his face as well, there was something he knew that Steve still find out later. Steve pointed the underwear under the cabinet out to Rick who in his turn turned a brighter side of red. Steve knew he had to talk to the boy as Cody was corrupting him in the ways of the flesh, he will have the whole of tomorrow morning just to do so, or so he thought. “Can we set aside these, how did pastor Andrew call it, ways of the flesh?” Steve said and an instant fit of laughter came from the boys. “Ben and me have some things to do so still, so if you boys will excuse us.” Steve went to get dressed and pointed to Ben to do get something on his bare feet. Rick went to the bathroom, closing the door, to dress in his undies that he held in his hands now. While Steve and Ben were dressing Cody and Rick went down to the pool. Cody did not want to go to his moody old man yet. Ben and Steve had a short conversation about the two boys that just left, Steve told Ben that they must start locking doors before they have private times. Ben was all for it, even for him did Cody cross the line a bit. Soon the two were on their way to Pete, something Steve was not looking forward to as he hates to apologize, but it needed to be done, he reminded Ben not to tell about that he overheard the conversation earlier. They found Pete sitting on the patio of his bungalow, putting down his phone on the table next to him. Ben knows this man too well and walked past to fix him a drink, Brandy, ice and coke, he made two just in case Steve would want one as well. Steve sat down across Pete, trying to study his face. Was Pete angry? Sad? Steve could not make out, and he felt even more guilt. Just as he wanted to speak did Ben arrived with the two drinks. “Ben, can you please leave us alone for a while?” Pete asked while taking a sip of his drink. “I need to speak to Steve on a rather urgent matter.” Pete did not even thank Ben for the drink. Ben went inside and closed the patio door behind him. “I am sorry I had judge you before.” Steve started, “Your words reminded me this morning of what I truly am, and it’s true, you are living my fantasies, or rather some of them.” “I understand, and sorry I was angry at you but we have other matters at hand that is rather urgent.” Pete said handing his phone to Steve to read a message he received a hour ago. Steve took the phone and started to read silently, 500 000 for my silence. 7 days 5000 now as a show of good faith you know my bank details Steve gave the phone back, his eyes darted to where Ben was sitting drinking a glass of coke, or rather he hoped it was coke. He looked at Pete knowing that the plan he started forming had to be executed as soon as possible. He set a target of 7 days for himself. “Do you have any idea what you are going to do?” Pete asked. “I have a plan forming and I hope it will work.” Steve felt anger building up in him. He continued to tell Pete about what he was thinking on doing. Pete listened and gave his own ideas over, it soon became clear that Steve really had to study the laptop and drive so he could know what was on it. They both agreed that paying the good faith money over was the best to do at the moment. She will party for a few days and forget about Ben for a little while, till they could execute the plan. They will meet for supper tomorrow night to form the final plan. Steve still had to hear back from Jo, his lawyer friend and the private investigator that Jo appointed. Steve phoned Jo and after a short conversation it became clear that the investigator had some information that will be send via email to Steve in the next 24 hours, there is just some follow up investigation to be done tonight. Jo greed that sending the 5000 was a good idea for now but not immediately, only in the morning. “I think we will leave for home right after the funeral of my mother the day after tomorrow.” Steve still was thinking whether he must take Ben along or not. “Till when will you be vacationing here?” “We will be leaving the day after new year, but if needed we can leave with you.” Pete said while emptying his glass. Steve handed his still full glass over to Pete saying he hates the taste of brandy. “Let’s see what other information we receive and we can decide on it tomorrow night” Steve looked at Ben, sitting inside before he continued ” Look after this, Ben and me will be relocating back here and we will start his life over, away from his mother and whoever else that gave him a hard life.” “Now that’s the best idea I have heard in a long time, he deserves a better life.” Pete was indeed happy for Ben. “And there will always be a bungalow for you and Cody here, free for a visit whenever you want to.” Steve added. Cody and Rick arrived around the corner of the bungalow and Pete waved them closer. Rick followed Cody like a puppy followed his master, another thing that Steve want to talk to him about. Ben saw the boys and joined them on the patio, looking a bit aggravated. The look he gave Steve was not that of a happy camper. Is this their first argument appearing on the horizon. Steve excused him and Ben as they still need to go to his father. “Just before you go, Cody and I will be going to town in the morning, is there anything I can get for you?” Pete asked. “Nothing I can think of, and you, Ben?” The look he received from Ben made him flinch a bit “Maybe some protective gear.” Steve joked, a joke that Ben did not appreciate at all. The two of them walk on the path towards Jack’s house, the atmosphere felt thick, and Steve decided to walk to the private beach in front of his dad’s place. Ben walked beside him, he wanted to speak to Steve and when he saw they going to where they could have some privacy, he was getting ready to have a good go at his lover. Soon as they sat down on the bench, he let it rip. “I told you that I am not a fucking child.” Ben was livid, “I am your boyfriend. Not some kid that you can just get rid of every time you want to speak to another adult, I know Pete said I must go, but I wanted you to stand up for me. It’s my fucking life you were talking about, why must it be a secret?” He wanted to say more but tears started rolling down his cheeks. “I was wrong Baby.” Steve started but was cut short just there and then. “I am not a fucking baby.” Ben screamed at Steve. Steve took a moment to choose his word more wisely. He looked Ben up and down, seeing himself sitting there so many years ago with Greg, fighting with him about the exact same thing. To the world he was just a boy, but to Greg he felt like a man, his equal. “Ben, I am sorry, nothing I can say now will change that was done, but I can promise you that it will not happen again.” Steve pulled Ben in for a hug, there was a bit of resistances but not much, “It was wrong from me to do so after you told me earlier that I may never treat you as a boy.” Ben looked at Steve, his heart melting with each second as he was being hugged, he cannot stay mad at this man in who’s arms he feels so much love, arms keeping him safe from the world. “Swear you will never do it again.” Ben said in his usual sweet and soft voice. “I swear” Steve said while kissing Ben on the forehead “Sorry I can’t kiss you properly.” Steve showed him the couple walking on not from them. “I will make up with you soon we back home.” “I forgive you, just don’t let it happen again.” Ben gave Steve an extra harder hug “I still feel you inside me when I walk. “He smiled at Steve They still sat there when Jack spoke up from behind them, giving both Steve and Ben a fright. “Evening son.” Jack looked at Ben “And I believe I can call you son as well.” “Dad, you gave us a fright there.” Steve made place for his dad on the bench. Jack had other plans, he put himself right in the middle of the two lovebirds on the bench. “Your mom used to love sitting here and watching the sunset, van escort just like we doing now.” Jack pointed the sunset out. The 3 of them sat in silence for a few moments before Jack spoke some more, “Ben, welcome to the family.” Ben was blown away, was he hearing correctly? He was part of a family? He did not like Jack at first but now he felt a warm glow around his heart and he gave the old man a hug, feeling the tears building up. Yes, John and Pete were like family, but here he is welcomed into one, one where sex was not the only bond. “Thank you, sir.” Ben said with his face against Jacks chest. “Just let’s get things straight, I am not `sir’ to you, you are just as much my son now as Steve here. So please call me dad or father, just as you wish.” Jack put his hand up and the air and it soon came apparent why. Three maids were bringing a fold up table, pizza and wine. Jack told them he would call if he needs them again. “Thank you, Dad.” Steve said “Thank you for accepting us.” “Son, I never want to fail you again, just take care of him.” Jack placed his hand on Steve’s knee and gave it a slight squeeze. “Now please pour us a glass of wine.” Steve did as his father requested. Was this really happening, his dad calling his 13-year-old lover a part of the family? He wanted to cry but that would spoil the moment. He gave them each a glass “To Mom.” Steve said while lifting his glass. “To love.” Jack said as he lifted his glass. “To Steve my love, to my Father, and to my mother, I sadly will never get to know.” Ben lifted his glass. He felt so much happiness and pride in his heart tears ran down his cheeks, so was it with Jack and Steve. “Well said lad, well said.” Jack gave Ben a quick kiss on the cheek “Cheers, my sons.” The three of them took a sip of wine before Ben started handing out slices of pizza. He was hungry as he hardly had anything to eat since morning. Steve was just as hungry but Jack sat back, enjoying the final minutes of sunset with a glass of wine. Their conversation started with memories of Steve’s mother. On how they used to sit on this very bench enjoying so many meals at sunset. Ben could only listen as the two men talked, crying at times then laughter at times, even Ben joined in with crying and laughing, but he never said a word. Listening to his new-found family’s history was indeed a privilege, a small but yet a significant glimpse into Steve’s live. Even with all the drama with Greg it was still a family, something that was taken away from him the day he was born. They sat there talking till well into the late evening, the final arrangements were decided on for the funeral, Steve’s mom would be cremated and her ashes will be put in the memorial wall, right next to Greg’s. Something she wanted even if Jack hated the idea years ago. “Come Ben, we still some work to do.” Steve stood up “Thank you Dad for everything.” “Yes Dad, thank you for everything.” Ben said, standing up and giving Jack a quick peck on the cheek. “Just before you go.” Jack said while standing up himself, “On this very bench your mom told me when you were just 4 or 5 years old, Jack our son is gay.” Steve looked at his dad and started laughing. As soon as Jack stood up the maid came to clear away the table. The men said their goodbyes. Steve and a slightly tipsy Ben started walking to the reception to pick up what Pete left for them. They were talking on how life can change in such a small space of time. They arrived at their bungalow, locking all doors, drawing all curtains before they even sat down with the laptop. Steve asked Ben to pour them each a whiskey as he thinks they might need it while he plugs the charger in. He switched on the laptop and entered the password, Ben’s date of birth, and instant a picture of much chubbier, smiling Ben popped on to the screen. “That was the very first photo John took of me. Geez, I was fat.” Ben said as he sat down with the glasses of drink. “Look at my dirty clothes I had to wear it, was way too small for me.” “And look at you now, a hunk of a boy dressed so smartly in your blue shorts and white shirt.” Steve leaned over to give Ben a kiss, “Are you sure you are ready to go through this.” “Yes, I can handle it, the question is rather will you be able to handle what you’re about to see?” Ben said while he started opening up a file called my boys. “What you mean if I can handle it?” Then he saw the file Ben just opened, there was more files with names on them, Ben opened the file with his name on it “Fuck. Now I know why you say what you said.” Steve was looking at photos of Ben, dressed, undressed, some where with John in explicit ways and other was of where he was with Pete in the same ways as he was with John. Mostly it was of Ben and Cody having sex. Now Steve knew why the two of them was like brothers, they were more than just friends, they were fuck buddies. There were some of Ben with other boys as well, but Cody was the main fuck buddy. “Now I understand why you hinted that John was small, he was indeed same as Pete, but you looked happy.” Steve leaned over to Ben for a quick kiss, his own erection building. “Yea I was happy, but not as happy as I am now.” Ben said, feeling sadness creeping in, “There is much more on the drive and hidden in the cloud, but may I suggest that we go to whatever we need to get rid of my real parents, or you would spend days just looking at photos and videos.” “I agree, but I said I will destroy all this when we finished with it.” Steve said as he exited the files, back to Ben’s smiling face. “Look, I bet Pete made copies of all this. I also want to look through everything at least once again.” Ben said while pointing to a file called “emails.” Steve opened it and about 50 copies of emails popped up. It took Steve about 30 minutes to read through them all. It was between John and Ben’s mother. It was clear that she wanted extreme monies for John to get custody of Ben at age 13. The smallest amount was 10,000 and the biggest was the last one, days before his death, 3,000,000. John paid up to the amount of 100,000. After that he no longer paid, explaining to her that he could not get that much money. She refused his replies and in retaliation she upped the amount with 500,000 every time. Steve phoned Pete just there and then, asking him to bring a new external hard drive from town, he will pay him back tomorrow. He needed information he wanted to use away from the photos and videos that others would never understand. Ben pointed to the file called Ben’s home. Steve opened it and it was filled with spy cams clips that John had installed not only in Ben’s room but in his mother’s as well. He was surprised at the quality of sound that came with the clips. Ben excused himself from the room to have a shower while Steve was looking through it. Steve scanned through the videos on there and could not believe the amount of physical and mental abuse Ben had to endure. There were 3 cameras, one in Ben’s bedroom, one in the mother’s bedroom and the last in the bathroom. Steve was shocked to say the least to see how Ben was forced to participate in some sexual acts with his mom and some of the men, sucking, mutual masturbation but mostly he had to just stand there in the nude, watching and being touched. The scenes from Ben’s own bedroom was the worst to watch, Never any sex in there, but his mom forcing him to stand in front a mirror to look how a fat faggot looks like, Zeus, aka Mr. Masters, taking pictures of Ben while being forced to make it look sexy as Zeus said. One of the last vids he saw of Ben’s room was where the mother told Ben that he will never stay with John and that there were things he did not know about. Steve opened a file called custody. In there he found the ready-made custody papers that John got together with a written letter from her where she said that John can have custody at the age of 13. Ben joined him again and his eyes was thick and red with crying, draped in only a towel. “Ben my love,” Steve started “I am so sorry , god I can’t believe what I have just seen.” Steve pulled Ben to his lap and pulled him in for a hug, he could yalova escort not kiss it better, even if he wanted to. “That will never happen to you again I swear.” Steve started crying. “Please stop or I will start again.” Ben begged of Steve. “I washed all of that away while I was sitting in the shower. I want to forget about all that please, I beg of you.” Ben said while trying not to cry, but tears softly ran down his face. “I think with only that I can proof that she is an unfit mother and force her and Masters to sign custody over to me.” Steve said while trying to collect himself. “Pete and John said the same thing, but before John could do anything, they murdered him. I don’t think Pete ever knew that Zeus was my headmaster, or even my father for that matter.” Ben answered. “What’s on the drive and on the cloud as you call it?” Steve asked thinking that he has more than enough evidence already. “To start with, the pass for that is my name then my birth date and then my surname. On it is taped conversations between John and her, where she told him he can have me at age 13 and threats she made to his life when he could not pay the blackmail money.” Ben said drinking the last of his drink in one big gulp. “On the drive is more of the home spy cams, worse than those on here and conversation between her and Zeus on how they will start me with sex with other men, not only me but others like me as well.” Steve thought it best to switch off the Laptop and hide it away together with the drive in the safe each bungalow had. He changed the safe’s pass from 0000 to the yer Greg was born in. He told Ben to go warm up the bed while he takes a quick shower. He felt dirty after watching what was done to Ben and needed to wash it away. He took a full half hour, just sitting in the shower, crying softly so that Ben could not hear. After the shower he found Ben sitting on the bed, waiting for him, sadness filled the air. “I am sorry you had to watch that.” Ben said while moving towards Steve “I could hear you sobbing and for that I even love you more.” “It broke me to see what you had to endure; I wish I can make your pain go away.” Steve put his arms around Ben, “But I swear as we stand here tonight, never will you have to endure anything like that again, and I will make sure that both of them will get what is owed to them.” Steve knew on what he was planning, he may never speak of. Ben lead Steve to the bed he was sitting on. He had changed the bedding while waiting on Steve to finish his shower. Both of them not in the mood for sex, just lying there in each other’s arms. Once Steve could feel that Ben was in a deep sleep, he softly got out of bed and walked over to the safe, retrieving the laptop and the drive from it. He needed to sort all of this in to some kind of order, things he could use and put it all into one file. He closed the door behind him as he walked over to the table, placing the laptop on it before retrieving a soda from the fridge. Steve opened the laptop and remembered where the icon was for the cloud. He logged on to the cloud and started looking at the first file he saw. The file contained voice recordings and screenshots of emails and phone messages between John and the women that dared called herself Ben’s mother. She was blackmailing John into vast amount of monies, Steve remembered that Anna said that she will do the same with him. He opens a new file, containing screenshots of emails between John and a man called Vincent Luger. In there it was quick to see that John started distrusting his own brother and Vincent confirmed his believes, but they had no evidence. John stated that he is thinking of changing his testament so that Vincent could be the trustee and not Pete as he started to fear for his life. The 3rd file was of more videos that John took, but not from Ben or any other boy, But that of Masters. Ben’s mother was not the only women that he visited, there was a few more. There were pictures of him meeting very prominent people from the city, some Steve did recognize and some he did not. In the PDF file at the bottom, below all the videos and pictures he got his answers. John wrote there that he believes that Masters was running a few prostitution houses where other kids were involved. He gave addresses of the homes and names of customers, that list was really interesting and Steve knew he had to get this information to Jo. Steve looked on the hard drive on how much space was left on it, lucky it was a 2 tb drive and he could download everything from the cloud and the laptop to it. He looked at the time remaining and saw that it will take a good hour and half for it to finish. He made himself a cup of coffee and sat on the porch waiting for it to finish. He was glad that he decided to look at the cloud, as Ben called it, as he can devise a better plan now. He knew that Pete did not know of the content of the cloud or he would have never given it to Steve, nor did he think that Steve would open the laptop in front of Ben, giving him strict orders not to, now he knows why. He could not help as to wonder what Pete erased from the drive and laptop already and why he would have left incriminating stuff of himself on it, was it to make it more believable. Steve went inside and dressed in a tracksuit before checking on the downloading. It was finished and he safely removed the drive. He secured the laptop in the safe and checked on Ben if he was still asleep before taking the drive and disappearing into the night. He walked the long way around to where the sleeping quarters was of the staff. He knew where he was going and knocked on the middle door. A man in his 30’s open the door, he was clearly surprised to see Steve at his door. “Morning sir, is something wrong that you wake me at 4 in the morning?” The tall man asked. Steve did not wait to be invited in and the man stood aside so he could enter. “Shane, I need your help.” Steve started “I know I can trust you, that’s why I need you to take a drive for me, I will explain to my father.” “It looks very urgent, and for you I will do anything.” Shane said thinking of the time that Steve saved him from prosecution for stealing the company vehicle, saying that he gave permission for him to use it. “Look I need something delivered to a friend, it’s a 4-hour drive and I need it to be there already.” Steve said looking if the man will do it. “Look, I will not ask you if it was not a matter of real urgency and in this point of time, I need someone that I can trust.” “I will do it; I was dying to take out my new pickup on a long drive anyway.” Shane said. Steve asked him for his bank details so he could place money over to him for the trip, saying that he can use his apartment for a day or two before returning. He asked for Shane’s number and he messaged all the addresses and phone numbers to Shane’s phone. While they were still talking Shane got a message that 10,000 was deposited into his account. “Wow sir, that’s way too much.” Shane said but was silenced by Steve. “The change is for your effort, plus I know you have to entertain your hmmm niece once you are there.” Steve said pointing at the bedroom. “I just need this drive to be delivered in Jo’s hands before noon today.” “Sir I will leave in the next 30 minutes” Shane said while blushing a bit, “How did you know?” “Well there are two rooms in your quarters, and she is not in her room.” Steve pointed to the empty bedroom with the made bed. “Now please can we talk about all this on your return, but for now I need that to be with Jo before noon.” Shane greeted Steve and went into the room, waking his 13-year-old “niece” to start packing. Steve looked at his watch and decided that he needs to phone Jo and tell him what is on the way and then he phoned the front desk to tell them that Shane had rather urgent family business to take care of and will not report for work at 7. Steve arrived back at his bungalow and decided to get back in bed before Ben woke up, who was sleeping with his butt in the air again. He softly guided Ben’s body so that he could cuddle up to Ben’s naked warm body. “I missed you” Ben said before dozing off again, Steve took a bit of time before he could fall asleep, thinking what Jo could do to help with everything on the Drive. To Be Continued. Please feel free to contact me with your thoughts, good or bad ail Thank you V. You know why.