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wild Wild West again 3

by: Kewl Dad

Every Boy needs his dad

“A thousand miles away from the beach house and the impromptu family, a young boy is just rising from his uncomfortable bed on the hard cold ground. He has been traveling for months now, headed West, alone, scared, but determined to carry out his mission to find the man who sired him.

On her deathbed his mother had finally told him the story of how he came to be, and though at first he was angry and unwilling to accept it, he eventually embraced it and became determined to track down the man who had given him life, and…well, that was the only part that wasn”t clear to him. What would he do when he found the man? What if the man wanted nothing to do with him? What if the man sent him away, or just laughed at him? That kind of thinking always gave the boy a sharp pain in his stomach, but even the uncertainty couldn”t keep him from his quest.

Speaking of his stomach, it growled about then, causing him to grimace. He was hungry and hadn”t eaten since the day before. He rummaged through his rucksack and found some dried up biscuits and a piece of jerky, and sat down and ate his breakfast as he breathed in the morning air and thought his thoughts.

At 12 and a half the boy was tall for his age and well developed, a trait he supposed he got from his father, since his mother was a small woman. The boy, Jaxx, had reached puberty early and could spit now and had a fine sprinkling of hair just above his substantial cock, and even had a few wispy hairs under his arms. 

Finishing his breakfast, he took a swig of water from his canteen and surveyed his surroundings. It had been dark when he”d made camp, but now in the light of day he could see that he had picked an ideal spot to spend the night. Just over a small rise was a clear cool stream where he refilled his canteen and washed up as best he could. 

He would have liked to take a proper bath, but the water was cold, and he had no clean clothes to put on even if he did get his body clean. He sighed as he stared out across the water and wondered for the thousandth time if he was just being foolish by undertaking this journey.

But the answer was always the same, with his mother dead he had no one, and he needed to find his father, and maybe, just maybe have a family again. He thought about his childhood and smiled. It had been a happy one, and even though it was just him and his mother, they had always had plenty to eat and a nice warm house in which to live.

He never questioned his mother about where she got the money to feed, clothe, and house them, but on her dying bed she revealed the source.

He went into a trance as he relived that bedside visit.

“Son, I haven”t long on this earth, and there are things I must tell you,” she said softly. She was pale and weak now, the plague having ravaged her once beautiful and healthy body, turning her into this pitiful thing before him.

“Shh…momma, you need to rest,” Jaxx said, smoothing back her hair, which was plastered to her head by the sweat of her fever.

“No, I haven”t long and I must tell you…”

“Okay momma, but take a drink first,” he said offering her a cool drink of water.”

She sipped the water slowly and then pushed his hand away. “Jaxx, you are the love of my life and it is time I answered all your questions about how I came to have a wonderful son like you.”

Jaxx listened quietly as his mother went on, and his eyes flew open with surprise as each new fact was disclosed.

“I wanted a child so bad, but I didn”t want a man. I didn”t like men that way, still don”t. When it came to…to intimacy, I preferred the company of women, but two women can”t make a baby,” she said smiling gently, “So I did what I had to do to get what I wanted, and I slept with a man.

But not just any man, a fine handsome young man who sired the most beautiful and loving son any woman could hope to have. He was passing through, drifting, and he had no more interest in women than I had in men, but he was a fine man, and we became friends.

It took me a while to convince him to do what was needed, but in a moment of weakness, fed by a bottle of wine,” she chuckled, then coughed briefly, “he made love to me.”

“Momma…” Jaxx said blushing.

“You are growing up fast son, you need not be embarrassed by these things. Men and women have lain together since the beginning of time, and that is where babies come from. But not all men and women are attracted to the opposite sex. Others, like myself and your father, are of a different mind set. You see your father, the man who squirted you into my loins, liked boys.”

Jaxx gasped a little at that disclosure, but it really wasn”t anything new to him. He knew there were men who lay with boys, and even some who would rape or kidnap boys for their pleasure. For this reason he had always been careful when in town, and usually went with a friend.

“But a finer man no one could ever ask to find. He was handsome, and strong, and virile, and it only took that one night to conceive you.”

“At first he felt ashamed and kept apologizing, but when he saw how happy I was to know I was carrying his baby he came around. He stayed until you were born and would probably have stayed forever had I not sent him away.”

“You sent him away?” Jaxx asked frowning, “but why? I would have liked to have known my father.”

“I sent him away because I knew his heart was elsewhere. He was on a quest when fate brought him to this place and caused our paths to cross. He had his life, and I had mine. We had no interest in each other other than friendship, and I knew he needed more and…so did I.

He stayed until you were about a year old, and by then you looked so much like him that he was reluctant to leave you. He loved you more than you will know, but he was torn between what he must do and what he felt he should do. I helped him make the decision by pushing him away.

I was very cruel to him, but even then he was nothing but kind. You have always wondered how I managed to take care of you all these years, well it was because of his love and kindness. In the cupboard there is a lose board, if you look beneath it you will find gold enough to last you a long time. Where he got it, he would not say, except to say it was obtained legally, and that he had more than enough for himself and for us. 

I cried for many nights after he was gone, but I eventually accepted that I had done the right thing, and I had you, the joy of my life to occupy my time, and I was never lonely.”

“Oh momma,” Jaxx said, tears coming freely now, “what will I do when you are gone?”

“You must go away from here and find him,” she said so softly that Jaxx could barely hear her.

“But, what if he is dead, or doesn”t want to know me?”

“Then you will know, but if he still lives, I am sure he would welcome you with an open heart. You did not see the way his eyes lit up when he looked at you. Even as a baby he could see the resemblance, and no man, not even one who likes other men, is immune to the lure of passing along his legacy to a son.”

“But where would I even look?” Jaxx said, but his mind was already made up, and all he needed was direction and assurance.

“He was headed West. I hear that it is good out there, and he has probably settled there and perhaps made a home for himself and…well, I am sure he has had many lovers since he left us.”

“But I”m just a boy…”

“You are 12 years of age, what does a number mean? If you are a man inside then you are a man, no matter what age your birthday says you are.”

“I know momma, I am the man of the house,” Jaxx said smiling sadly.

His mother”s breathing was labored now, and her eyes drifted shut momentarily, then suddenly they opened wide and she pulled him to her, “It is time my beautiful Jaxx,” she said softly, “do not mourn me too long, you have a long way to go. I wish you well, and when you find him…tell him I always had a place in my heart for him.”

“Momma, what was his name?” Jaxx said, urgency in his voice.

“Cal, that was the only name I knew, but you will recognize him by the scar on his face. How many times did I trace that scar with my finger and wonder who had done such a thing to so handsome a man,” she muttered, as if reliving some past episode.

“Momma, I will find him…for you, for us, and I will tell him.”

“I know you will,” she said sighing, then suddenly she reached up and touched her son”s face and smiled her last smile. Her hand dropped to the bed and Jaxx fell upon her prone form and wept.

*******************

“Hello, anyone there?”

Jaxx was pulled from his thoughts at the sudden intrusion, and he gripped the knife at his belt and steeled himself for a fight.

“Oh hello,” It was a boy, not much older than himself, dressed in worn jeans and a loose fitting shirt, cowboy hat, and boots. He was blond and blue eyed, but dressed as he was, Jaxx couldn”t tell much about his body. He was leading a horse, a beautiful Palomino that snorted its greeting.

“Hi,” Jaxx said relaxing, the boy didn”t look the least bit threatening and was actually quite cute, almost feminine looking.

“I”m Kimberly, but everyone calls me Kim.”

Kimberly, Kim? Jaxx thought looking the boy over then smiling. It wasn”t a boy after all, Kim was a girl, and a very pretty one at that, even if she was dressed like a boy.

“Jaxx, I”m Jaxx,” he said, smiling and offering his hand, “what are you doin” out here all alone?”

“Who says I”m alone?” the girl said grinning, “Why? You”re not thinking of taking advantage of a poor girl like me are you?” she laughed.

Jaxx blushed, he”d never been with a girl, though he”d been with a few boys, and he was actually pretty shy around girls.

“No, course not. I respect women,” he said, remembering what his mother had taught him, “My mother, God rest her soul, taught me right.”

“Sorry about your mom, my folks are dead too. Been living with my older sister, but her husband is a little too interested in me, if you know what I mean. I had to get away.”

“So you stole that horse?” Jaxx wondered.

“Stole her? Hell no, Goldie is mine. Bought and paid for by me. No, no one is lookin” for me, if that”s what you”re thinking.”

“Where you headed?”

“California,” she said smiling, “I hear its nice out there, warm and sunny, and lots of food, and besides, I want to see the ocean.”

“That”s where I”m headed,” Jaxx blurted out. What was it about this girl that made him open up like this?

“Well, we could go together,” she said smiling, “I can keep you safe,” she chuckled.

“I can keep myself safe,” Jaxx said, then seeing the look of disappointment on her face he relented, “but maybe we could help each other in other ways. Its hard watchin” your back all the time, two can travel safer I reckon.”

“I can cook too, and I got some food…”

“Good, cause I ate the last of mine this mornin”, but I got money. When we come to a town I can buy some more.”

“How come you don”t have a horse?”

“I did, but it went lame and I had to let him go. I was gonna buy another one next town I came to.”

“You can ride with me, Goldie won”t mind,” the girl said smiling.

The girl”s smile was making Jaxx uncomfortable. He thought she looked a lot like a bird getting ready to eat a grasshopper. He didn”t know a lot about girls, but he did know they could be trouble if a guy wasn”t careful.

“How old are you anyway,” Jaxx asked curiously.

“Just turned 13, and I even got tits, wanna see?” she said starting to raise her shirt.

“No, for God”s sake, ain”t you got no modesty?” Jaxx cried out.

Kim pretended to pout, “You”re not one of those boys that don”t like girls, are ya?”

“I like girls just fine,” Jaxx said, though he wasn”t really sure how he felt about them at the moment.

“Good, cause I like boys…a lot, why back home…”

“That”s okay, I don”t need to hear that stuff,” Jaxx said putting up a hand.

Kim giggled, “You”re cute when you blush.”

“I ain”t blushin”,” Jaxx protested, then he laughed too, “you”re something else. Come on, I gotta” get my stuff rounded up.

They mounted Goldie, and as they rode along Jaxx became aware of a tingling in his groin where his thing touched Kim”s butt. It was exciting in some ways, but scary in others. What if this girl expected him to have sex? He”d never been with a girl, never even kissed one, and the last thing he needed was some doe-eyed girl hanging on him, and getting in the way of his quest. But she smelled nice, he had to admit that. Even through the dust and sweat, he could smell a sweet scent that reminded him of his momma. She had always worn the same perfume, and he began to tear up as he thought about her.

“Your momma, when did she die?”

“A while back, when I turned 12.”

“Sorry about that,” she said pulling his arms tighter around her and patting them gently, “Mine died when I was ten, so the pain ain”t so fresh anymore. Lots has happened since. Hey, why you goin” West anyway, you got folks out there?”

“Maybe,” Jaxx said, not ready to tell this strange girl everything yet.

“If you ain”t got no folks we could maybe stay together then,” Kim said sounding nervous.

“What? You mean like a family?”

“Or we could get married…”

“Married? I don”t even know you,” Jaxx protested, “and sides, I ain”t never even been with a girl before…” he blurted out.

“Never? You ain”t never laid with a girl before?”

“No,” Jaxx mumbled, “I ain”t, and I ain”t in no hurry either.”

“Okay, okay…don”t get all riled up. I guess I just figured that a cute boy like you had lots of girlfriends.”

“You think I”m cute?” Jaxx said, picking up on that part right away.

“Well, yeah…very cute, and sort of sexy. Do you got hair yet…down there?”

“That”s kind of personal,” Jaxx said blushing, “but yeah…I do.”

“I thought so, you look…more mature than some boys I”ve seen.”

“Thanks, I guess,” Jaxx laughed.

“I like you Jaxx,” Kim said sincerely, “and even if we don”t wind up in the sack, I still wanna be your friend.”

“I like you too, but we just met, so slow down, okay?” Jaxx laughed.

“I will, I guess I”m just too horny for my own good,” she laughed, “but the boys back home sure did like it.”

In a decent sized settlement in what was once Oklahoma, Jaxx found a decent horse with Kim”s help. She seemed to know a lot about horses, explaining that her sister and her husband had raised them, and that she spent a lot of time taking care of them. Jaxx”s horse was a sturdy roan gelding that seemed gentle, yet strong, and Jaxx bonded with him right away, naming him Henry.

“Why Henry?” Kim asked as they walked the horses out of the stable.

“Henry was my best friend back home. I  hated to leave him, but his folks are still alive and he had six brothers,” Jaxx said, then grinning he added, “that place was a madhouse all the time. Boys runnin” everywhere, and half of em” naked most of the time.”

“I”d have liked that for sure,” Kim said, causing Jaxx to blush again.

“How many, um…boys you been with?”

“Oh, a few. A lady never tells,” she said grinning, “Okay, truth is…only one, and…and one man,” she said looking sad all of a sudden.

Jaxx decided not to pursue the matter considering the look on her face, and instead suggested they get a cold root beer at the saloon before going to the grocers to see what kind of food they had that would travel well.

She perked up at the suggestion, and was soon back to her old playful self, which Jaxx was beginning to appreciate a lot. They sipped their bottle of root beer as they sat on a bench outside the saloon and watched the locals go about their business. A few of the towns people stopped to say howdy, but most just passed on by, oblivious to them and intent on carrying out their own business.

“I like this town, what”s it called?”

“Tulsie, I think,” Jaxx said.

“Tulsa?” Kim asked.

“Yeah, that”s it…Tulsa, why?”

“Cause it used to be a big place. Back when oil was important, this was a busy and rich city. There are still some of the old tanks and stuff here I bet.”

“How do you know all this?”

“I ain”t stupid you know, I went to school…and we had a big library back in town and I read a lot.”

“I had some schoolin”, enough so”s I can read and write, but ain”t much else worth learnin”.”

“Sure there is, like doctorin” and stuff. Someday  I want to be a doctor and help folks live long lives and not die too young.”

“Really, that”s good. I hope you do. My mom died way too young.”

“Lots of folks dyin” for no reason, even some youngns”. Back where I came from there was a family of ten boys and they had two sets of twins, both sets died by the time they was 10 years old. No one can explain it, but I think it”s got somethin” to do with the sickness that killed our folks.”

“I dunno, I just know that there are a lot of kids out there without no folks, and what adults are left can”t help them all. I reckon that”s why I decided to go West and see if I could find my…I mean see if I could find what I”m lookin” for.”

“You still don”t trust me, do ya”?” Kim said looking hurt.

“I trust ya” just fine, only some things I don”t wanna talk about, okay?”

“Okay, I guess I got some things I ain”t ready to discuss either,” she said looking away.

Jaxx sensed that there was something bothering Kim, and that it might have something to do with her sister”s husband, but he wasn”t gonna press her about it. He really wasn”t sure if he wanted to know what had gone on between them, especially if it had made her that sad. He was starting to like the girl, and he was glad she had insisted on tagging along. He hadn”t been looking forward to traveling all that way alone, and if he didn”t find his father, maybe what she said about staying together wasn”t such a bad idea after all.

“Thank you for the root beer,” Kim said pulling Jaxx out of his thoughts.

“You”re welcome, now how about we find a restaurant and get something to eat?”

“A real restaurant?” Kim said looking at Jaxx as if he were crazy, “I know we”re cute and all, but ain”t no one gonna give us food just cause of our looks.”

“I got money, don”t you worry,” Jaxx said proudly, “but keep quiet about it, okay? Some people might want to rob me ifn” they knew that.”

“Then better be careful when we go to the eatin” place. Maybe we should just buy some food and cook it ourselves.”

“We”re gonna be doin” enough of that, right now I want someone else doing the cookin” and servin”. Come on, I saw a place down by the Dry Goods store.”

Molly”s Cafe was owned by Molly Miller, and served some of the best home cooked food this side of the Mississippi. She prided herself on using only the freshest ingredients and making everything fresh each day. Her specialty was golden fried chicken that was crisp on the outside and moist and tender on the inside.

As soon as Molly saw Jaxx and Kim, her motherly instincts kicked in and she was prepared to feed the two for free if it came down to that. She seated them at a table near the kitchen and handed them menus, but before she could speak Jaxx shoved a gold coin into her hand.

“Just so you knows, we can pay for our food and ain”t trying to stiff ya” or nothin” ma”am.”

“I never thought you were young man,” Molly said smiling,” Why don”t you hang onto this till you”re all done eating, and then we”ll figure out how much you owe me?”

“Thank you ma”am,” Jaxx said palming the gold coin, “What”s the best thing on the menu ma”am?”

“Why, folks come from miles around to eat my golden fried chicken, but the pot roast is my favorite.”

“I”ll have both,” Jaxx said studying the menu, and mashed taters and gravy, and corn on the cob, oh, and a piece of apple cobbler for dessert.”

“My that”s a lot of food,” Molly chuckled, “and what for you young lady?”

“I reckon I”ll have the pot roast, we ate a lot of chicken on the farm and I”m sorta tired of it. And do you have any chocolate cake?”

“Yes missy, fresh baked today. What would you two youngns” like to drink?”

“Milk for me,” Kim said quickly.

“You got any sodie pop?” Jaxx asked hopefully.

“Yes sir, orange, grape, or root beer.”

“I”ll have one of each,” Jaxx said, causing the two females to laugh.

“Well, ifn” I don”t drink all of it, I kin take the rest with me,” Jaxx said blushing.

“She”s nice,” Kim said when Molly was gone, she”s old though. I don”t mean like old, old, but she”s older than my momma was when she died, I wonder how come she ain”t got sick too.”

“Dunno, some folks don”t get it. I reckon if folks could figure out why, they might figure out how to cure it ,,or stop it from startin”.”

“Hmm…maybe someday I will,” Kim said looking thoughtful.

Jaxx laughed, “Well, at least folks got some hope as long as you”re a studying to be a doctor.”

The food came, and though there was indeed a lot of it, Jaxx made quick work of his. Kim ate slowly, studying Jaxx carefully and smiling the whole time. She liked this shy young boy and she hoped they could become good friends. She needed a friend right now, and if what she thought was true, she would need one even worse in a month or two. 

When dessert came, Jaxx ate his pie slowly as Kim savored her chocolate cake. It had been a long time since she had tasted anything that delicious, and she was feeling especially happy. But the cake wasn”t the only reason for her good mood, she had Jaxx to thank for that. She liked this spirited and funny boy, even if he was a bit shy. He was younger than her by a year, but she could sense that he was more mature and wiser than his outward appearance might suggest. Something had happened to send him West, and it wasn”t just his mother”s death. She wondered if the gold coins had something to do with it, but she wasn”t going to pry and risk causing any problems between them. 

“Are you two full?” Molly said stopping by just as they finished their dessert.

“I am stuffed ma”am, and better cookin” I never ate. Not even my dear momma”s,” he said sadly.

“His momma died,” Kim said, feeling the need to explain Jaxx”s somber mood.

“I”m sorry son,” the woman said sincerely, “lots of youngns” without mommas and daddies these days.”

“Mine are dead too,” Kim added, “but I”m gonna learn how to be a doctor and cure folks.”

“That”s a noble ambition,” Molly said, “say I was wonderin”, do you two have a place to stay the night?”

“Just our bedrolls ma”am. We was gonna ask the man at the stable if we could bed down with the horses.”

“Nonsense, you”ll come home with me. I”ve got plenty of room, and there”s just me now that my sons have gone off to seek their fortunes,” she said looking a little sad, “What about it? Want to spend the night in a warm soft bed? I even have a proper bathtub if you”d like a bath.”

“Please,” Kim begged, but Jaxx had already made up his mind.

“Only ifn” you let me pay you ma”am,” Jaxx said.

“Son, I”m not offerin” cause I want some payment of any kind. Oh, unless you count maybe wantin” some company for a change. I”m offerin” cause if I was your momma, I bet she would do the same for a couple of youngns” passing through. Am I right son?”

“Yes ma”am, my momma had the biggest heart of anyone I ever knowed, and she helped folks all the time.”

“Then it”s settled. If you have things to do, do em” now, then meet me back here at closin” time, that”s 8 o”clock.”

“Yes, ma”am. Oh, how much do I owe ya” for the food?”

After paying the bill and tipping Molly a silver dollar, the two wandered the streets before returning their horses to the stable for the night. The man asked if the two were staying the night, but when they told him they were staying at Molly”s house he just chuckled.

“That woman is momma to every stray that wanders in here. She”s a good woman and been that way all her life, but more so now that her two sons have gone off on their own. I reckon she misses the company. Well, be good to her, she”s a fine woman.”

“We will, thank you sir,” Jaxx said handing the man two dollars for the stabling of the horses, “We”ll be by in the morning to get our  horses.”

“Have a good evening you two,” the man said smiling.

“Folks around here sure are nice,” Kim noted.

“Yeah, well…it”s easy to be nice to folks who pay you money,” Jaxx chuckled, “wonder if they”d be so nice ifn” we was poor and needin” a handout?”

“I think Molly would be. I think she woulda fed us for free ifn” we hadn”t had any money.”

“Yeah, maybe Molly, but not sure about the rest of em”. Come on it”s almost 8,” Jaxx said looking at the pocket watch his momma had bought him for his 12th birthday. He felt a pang of sadness as he turned it over in his hand, then reading the inscription on the back, To my dear son Jaxx, Love momma, he returned it to his pocket.

Molly was just locking up as the two came up behind her and she turned and gave them a big smile, “I”d begun to think the horses and stable had won out over my house,” she chuckled, “Come on then, it”s not far. Here, help me carry some of these leftovers, they”ll make a nice supper for us.

Between the two they relieved Molly of her packages and their tummies rumbled at the tantalizing smells coming from them. Despite having filled their stomachs earlier, like most teens they burned food off fast and were nearly always hungry.

The night was pleasant and the street was all but deserted as they walked the short distance to Molly”s house, which sat on a tree-lined lot just beyond the city proper. There was a well, and several out buildings, and the house itself was sturdy looking and well kept. Surrounded by a short picket fence, it was probably the nicest house either of the two had ever seen. Even the house Jaxx and his mother had lived in wasn”t as nice or as big as this one, and Jaxx wondered how Molly had come by such a place. Surely the cafe didn”t pay all that well, but then Jaxx had no real understanding of commerce, and supposed food as good as Molly”s might be in great enough demand to earn her such a livelihood.

“This is a really nice place Molly,” Kim said looking around once they were inside.

“My late husband built it with the help of our two sons, Derek and Edward. My husband was a very important man in Tulsa, you see he was the mayor, and besides that, he had some rather substantial land holdings. Most of them I have sold over the years, but I”ve hung onto this place and a few other houses which I rent out for income.”

So that was the story,” Jaxx thought, but that doesn”t explain why Molly is so nice to folks and not like most rich folks.

“I opened the restaurant after my husband died just so I”d have something to do, but soon it became so successful that I had to put on some more hands to handle all the people. It won”t ever make me rich, but it keeps the wolf away from the door and gives me a sense of purpose these days.”

“Thank you for bein” so nice to us,” Jaxx said smiling.

“You”re welcome…Oh, it just occurred to me, I don”t know either of your names.”

“I”m Jaxx and she”s Kim,” Jaxx said offering his hand to shake. 

Molly took the offered hand and held it in both of hers, “And a finer couple I”ve never seen.”

“Oh, we”re not a couple,” Kim added quickly, “We”re just friends, that”s all.”

“Oh, well…I just thought…well, then I”ll be needing to turn down two beds, won”t I?” Molly chuckled.

Jaxx blushed bright red, but when he thought about it it was really no big deal. After all, they slept side by side on the ground and on a couple of occasions he”d woke up to find Kim snuggled up to him, and it had actually felt pretty good.

“No ma”am I reckon one bed is fine if it”s all right with Kim.”

Kim looked surprised but pleased and nodded, “Yeah, no need to mess up two beds. He ain”t that hard to sleep with,” she chortled, “but I reckon we could use that bath before we climb into your clean sheets.”

“All right, but first you two are probably half starved, so I”ll fix you something to eat. Let me heat up this stew, but the chicken should be fine just like it is. You young folks just sit yourself down at the table and we”ll talk while we”re a waiting.

The table conversation was light, and Molly didn”t press the two for any information since she could see they were hungry and concentrating on their food. She decided there would be time for talking after they were fed and bathed.

The two youngsters were surprised to see that the bathtub had hot and cold running water, provided by a well with a pump system and a wood fired hot water heater, one of the newest inventions available. Jaxx had heard stories of how before the war all houses used to have such things, and that the hot water tanks were powered either by gas or something called electricity, but he sometimes wondered if it was all just tall tales told to amuse children.

“Do you want to take your baths separately, or together?” Molly asked as she began filling the tub with water.

“Separate!” the two youngsters said at once as their faces glowed bright red. 

Despite having spent so much time together, they had never seen each other unclothed, not even when bathing in the river, and Jaxx especially wasn”t eager to do so.

“You two,” Molly laughed, “so shy. Why when I was your age Kim I had a boyfriend and we did…well, never mind that,” she said blushing. “Who goes first?”

“Let Kim ma”am,” Jaxx said, “I kin use her water, cause she probly” ain”t as dirty as I am.”

“Spoke like a gentleman,” Molly said smiling, “There”s soap here, and shampoo for your hair, and here”s a washcloth, and plenty of towels by the sink. When it was the four of us, we never had enough towels, but now…with just me, there are plenty.”

Jaxx followed Molly out of the bathroom and into a small but cozy living room with a big soft looking couch and two wing back chairs flanking it. There was a small table at each end of the couch and upon them an oil lamp, which Molly lit before sitting down in one of the chairs.

“Well, sit down, take a load off.”

“But I”m dirty and your furniture is so nice.”

“Nonsense, sit, sit…furniture can be cleaned. You look tired young man, how long have you and Kim been traveling?”

“Not long, not together I mean. I just met her a short spell back. I”d been on the road about two months I reckon when we met. She was a livin” with her sister and her husband but somethin” happened and she run away.”

It didn”t take much imagination to figure out what probably happened. Knowing men as she did, Molly supposed that the sister”s husband had taken a liking to the young girl and either the older sister had found out and got jealous, or the husband had scared her away with his advances.  A  pretty young girl like Molly was always in danger around horny men, but she could see that Jaxx was a gentleman and she need not fear him taking advantage of her.

“You got folks somewhere out west? That why you”re headed that way?”

“I”m not really sure ma”am,” Jaxx said honestly, for he really didn”t know if his father could be found there or not and he felt no need to confide in this stranger that he was searching for him, “Once my momma died there was no reason to stay back there where we was living. I heard Californie is a pretty place, and warm all year round. I think I”d like that. I don”t like cold much.”

Molly laughed, “I went there once, when I was a girl, with my papa. It was nice, but the ocean sort of scared me. It”s so big, and it made me feel so small and helpless. My papa and mama swam in it and so did my brothers, but I wouldn”t go near it,” she chuckled.

“I”d like to see the ocean and I think it would be just fine to go a swimmin” in it. I can swim real good and I ain”t afraid of much I reckon.”

“You”ll do fine there then. What about Kim, she going all the way with you?”

“I reckon so, she”s sorta like me, got no place special to go and we sorta hit it off, so I reckon we”ll stay together for a while.”

“That”s good, because I think that girl need someone to watch over her right now.”

“Why you say that ma”am?”

“Well, in case you haven”t noticed she”s a pretty thing and budding like a rose in spring, if you know what I mean,” Molly said smiling, “and some men will take notice of that and try to pluck the flower from it”s stem.”

Jaxx blushed when he realized what Molly was trying to say, but he answered quickly, “I”ll do my best to save her from men like that, but I ain”t what you”d call a fighter. I don”t have no gun, but I do carry a knife and I reckon I”d die tryin” to save her.”

“You”re a true gentleman,” Molly said sincerely, “Kim is lucky to have found such a decent and brave traveling companion.”

“Thanks ma”am, but I”m sort of gettin” something out of it too. It”s kind of lonely out there on the trail, but since I met Kim things is a lot easier. We watch out for each other and she”s a pretty good cook too.”

“Sounds like you two are getting along like an old married couple,” Molly teased, “do you have any tender feelings for her?”

“Tender? Like love ma”am?”

“Yes, like a boy loves a girl.”

“I can”t say I know exactly what that feels like, but I do like her a lot. More like a friend though.”

“That”s how some romances start, and sometimes they are the ones that last the longest.”

“Yes ma”am, I reckon so, but I reckon I”m too young to think about stuff like that.”

“Was a time when youngns” your age woulda” been to young, but not in this world we”ve created with our bombs and our guns. Marryin” age is when you get your short hairs these days,” she chuckled. 

Jaxx was bright red now and sat quietly looking at the floor and hoping Kim would hurry up and get out of the tub so he would have an excuse to end this conversation.

“I know I”m embarrassing you son. Sometimes I just get carried away. Handsome boy like you will break a few hearts I reckon, before you find the right girl and settle down.”

“I wouldn”t break no one”s heart on purpose,” Jaxx said frowning, “too many broken hearts around already.”

“That”s the truth son. I can see you have a good heart, and when some gal does finally lasso you, you”ll make her a good husband and a dandy father.”

Jaxx wasn”t about to tell this stranger that he wasn”t sure he even liked girls that way or that he had no intention of marrying. What little sexual experience he”d had was with boys, and he”d liked that a lot, and sort of missed it.  He wasn”t ruling out messing around with a girl if the time seemed right, but marrying was something he was pretty sure he could do without.

“I”m done,” Kim said from the bathroom.

“Bout time,” Jaxx muttered under his breath as he rose to take his turn at the bath tub.

However, when he got to the bathroom he got the shock of his life. Kim was standing just inside the door still toweling her long hair and completely naked from head to toe.

“Gaaaaaawwwwwdddd,” Jaxx screeched, “You”re naked for God”s sake. Why didn”t you warn me?”

Kim laughed, “Oh calm down Jaxx. You”d think you”d seen a ghost or something. It”s just skin, don”t make such a big deal out of it. I forgot to bring anythin” to change into,” she said wrapping the towel around her torso, but not before Jaxx got an eyeful of naked teenage girl.

He had to admit, he liked the way she looked, even her small but pert breasts and there was definitely a stirring between his legs, which only embarrassed him further. She was a pretty girl and naked she was even prettier, but Jaxx didn”t want to complicate their friendship by taking it to a physical level.

“I”m going, I”m going,” Kim giggled, “Sheesh, you”d think I was ugly and all wrinkled or something…” she muttered as she exited the room.

trabzon escort Jaxx closed the door behind her and leaned against it, taking a deep breath while he got his emotions under control. Did she do that on purpose? he wondered. If so, then he wondered if sleeping in the same bed with her was such a good idea after all. Should he ask Molly for a different place to sleep or just keep his mouth shut? After all he”d already said they could share a bed and he didn”t want to have to explain why he didn”t want to sleep with Kim. No, he”d have to go through with that part of it, but he”d keep an eye on her and not fall into her trap if that was what she was planning.

He stripped quickly and hopped into the tub of luke warm water and made quick work of his bath. He would have preferred to have a tub full of hot water to soak in, but he supposed this was better than nothing. When he climbed out of the tub he pulled the stopper and watched the dirty grey water go down the drain as he toweled off, noting how soft the towel was compared to what he”d been used to.

Looking around the bathroom he took note of the flush toilet and smiled. He had always been a curious boy, even as a small child, and he loved finding out how things worked. Many times when he and his mother went to town they would split up, and she knew she could usually find him at the Blacksmith”s shop watching the big brawny man plying his craft. He had thought at one time that he might become an apprentice and learn the trade, but since his mother”s death, his whole life had been turned upside down and now he wasn”t sure where fate would take him.

In the living room, Molly was brushing Kim”s long hair and as they talked softly about girl things. Kim had missed her mother”s tender care and attention since her death, and was loving the attention Molly was giving her.

“Do you suppose your sister is worried about you dear?”

“No, I don”t reckon so. She probably thinks I run off with some boy, that”s what she did when she was my age, and it ain”t even the one she married. That one is no good, and ugly too.”

Molly laughed, “That”s the one that caused you to leave?”

“Yep, he was creepy, that”s what he was, and I just couldn”t stand bein” around him no more.”

“Did you tell your sister how you felt?”

“Naw, wasn”t no need for that. She wouldn”t of believed me anyways. She liked fuckin” too much,” Kim said without so much as blushing.

Molly chuckled, “Does your sister have lots of kids?”

“Nope, none. I think old Donald, her husband, is sterile or somethin”.”

“That”s probably just as well, since he sounds like he wouldn”t make a very good father.”

“You got that right, probably be messin” with all his kids if he had any.”

“Did he try to mess with you?” Molly said, finally taking the opening she”d been waiting for.

“Yeah, he tried, but I kicked him in the balls and then ran.”

“That”s why you left?”

“Yep, couldn”t stand the thought of him touchin” me,” she said hugging herself as if to warm herself.

“Well, you”re safe now, and Jaxx will watch out for you, and I don”t think you have to worry about him trying to mess with you.”

“Truth is, I wouldn”t mind ifn” he did,” Kim said blushing for the first time.

“He”s a good boy, kind of young, and still figuring things out, just give him time.”

“I know,” she sighed, “but dang if a girl don”t get frustrated sometimes.”

Molly laughed, “Yes, I  know the feeling.”

“I”m done,” Jaxx said entering the room slowly. Fortunately he had not heard what the two were talking about or he might have high tailed it right out of that town.

“You look decent and proper now,” Kim laughed, “but you shore could use a haircut.”

“Oh, that”s no problem,” Molly said getting up, “I used to cut my boys” hair all the time. I”ll get my things.”

Jaxx was reluctant at first to let the woman cut his hair, but in the end he decided it wasn”t worth arguing over and hurting Molly”s feelings. Besides, he had to admit, he didn”t mind the attention Molly was paying him as is she were his own mother.

“You look really handsome,” Kim said once Molly was through, “Molly, do you suppose you could maybe trim up my hair and do something with these bangs?”

“Yes sweetie, I can cut girl”s hair too. Jaxx don”t you go get yourself a glass of lemonade or something while I work on Kim”s hair. There”s some pie in the cupboard if you”re still  hungry,” she chuckled.

When Jaxx was gone Molly spoke softly to Kim, “He”s a fine young man, you couldn”t have picked a better companion if you”d tried, but lands sake he”s got an appetite like a bear,” she added chuckling.

“I know, and he”ll eat just about anything I cook up and he never complains, even when I burn things,” Kim said smiling.

“He likes you…a lot, but he”s young and unexperienced, and if you like him the way I think you like him, you just need to take it slow and let him catch up.”

“I know, he”s a little shy around girls I guess, most boys are.”

“I know that”s right. Why I practically had to rope and tie my late husband to get him to propose to me,” she laughed, “but once he did, and once we tied the knot, he was a different man. He was a real romantic, always buyin” me things, and taking me places,” she said looking wistful, “I sorely miss him, and a finer father you”ll never find.”

“Why did your sons leave ya”, if you don”t mind my askin”.”

“Wasn”t easy for em” to do it, but I finally convinced them that they had to live their lives and not to worry about me. They”ve gone off to Washington to join the government there.”

“Washington D.C.?” Kim asked, “I didn”t know there was any government left.”

“There wasn”t, at first, but slowly and surely it”s been building back up. But this time, them that”s forming the new government are tryin” to do things right. No more war, no more oppressing the people with harsh laws and unfair taxes. They want to build a government like the first one was intended, to be a government for the people, all people.”

“Ifn” I wasn”t gonna be a doctor that”s somethin” I”d like to help with.”

“We need doctors too, something fierce, too many folks a dyin” for no reason. I wish you all the luck in the world sweetie and I pray you will be able to live your dream of helpin” folks live longer.”

“You look different,” Jaxx said wandering in. He had evidently been into the pie because a bit of apple filling still clung to the corner of his mouth, “More like a girl now,” he said licking the filling off with his tongue.

“Thanks, I reckon,” Kim said smiling, “Let me see Molly,” she said taking the hand mirror from the woman, “Oh, my…I do look nice, don”t I?”

Jaxx chuckled, “Ain”t it just like a woman to get all excited just from a haircut?”

“You shush young man, it”s a woman”s prerogative to want to look nice.”

“I don”t know what that means, but if you say so…then I reckon it”s true, cause I don”t know squat about girls.”

Both the females laughed, “Don”t worry son, most growed men never really figure us out either.”

“I been thinkin” bout” something ma”am,” Jaxx began, “if you won”t let me pay ya” for all you”ve done for us, will you at least let us do some chores to pay ya” back.”

“First off, call me Molly, and second…what kind of hostess would I be if I made my honored guests work for my hospitality? I don”t need nothing more than the pleasure of your company, and that”s that.”

“All right ma…I mean Molly,” Jaxx said grinning, “You sure are a nice lady.”

“Thank you Jaxx, and you”re a nice young man, and this one here,” she said hugging Kim, is a very sweet and special young lady. I loved my sons with all my heart, but I always wanted a daughter and sweet Kim here has stirred up those feelings again.”

“Oh Molly, you”re gonna make me cry,” Kim blubbered, “you”re sweeter to me than my own momma was.”

“There, there child, don”t cry. Come on, I have something I want to show you. Jaxx, can you entertain yourself for a few minutes? This is girl stuff.”

“Yes Molly, I reckon I can find somethin” to do. Do you mind if I look at some of your books over there?”

“Help yourself. My boys loved to read, and we started collecting books when they were just little boys. My husband was quite learned as well. Some of the books are a bit too stuffy for me, but there are some that even have pictures, those were my boys” favorites.”

Jaxx wandered over to the bookcase and began browsing. He could read fairly well, and though he had trouble with some of the bigger words, he could usually figure out what was being said. There were a number of thin books that said Little Golden Books on them, and he pulled one out and opened it to find it was a child”s book with pictures on every page to go along with the words. 

He sat down on a chair and opened it to the first page and began reading as he studied the pictures. It was the story of a boy”s first day at school, and though Jaxx knew what a school was, none of the schools he”d ever seen even remotely resembled the big red brick building in the story. Still he found the story entertaining and was so engrossed in it that he didn”t realized the two had returned till Kim spoke.

“Well, do I look like a proper girl now?”

Jaxx looked up then and what he saw almost made him drop the book he was holding, “Gosh is that really you Kim?”

“Course it is silly,” Kim said turning to fan out the frilly dress she was now wearing. 

But the dress wasn”t the only thing different. Molly had combed her long hair and put ribbons in it that matched the dress. The look was totally transforming, and Jaxx didn”t know if he liked it or not. He had come to think of Kim as just Kim, and not Kim the girl, and this new Kim was disturbing.

“Well, what do you think Jaxx, isn”t she pretty?”

“Uh, yeah…real pretty, but that dress wouldn”t last long on the trail.”

“Oh, I know that silly,” Kim said frowning, “but can”t I just look pretty once in a while?”

“Well, sure I reckon, but it”ll be a whole lot easier if you don”t dress that way around other folks. Some man might grab ya” and run off with ya”.”

“I know,” she sighed, “but I wanted to look pretty for you, just this once.”

“Okay,” Jaxx said blushing, “just for tonight, but tomorrow when we go, you gotta look like the old Kim, okay?”

“I promise,” Kim said beaming. “What were you readin” when I came in? Can I sit with ya” and read it too?”

“You two stay up as long as you like, I”ve turned down the bed, it”s the room next to the bathroom. I”m going to go wash up and go to bed, six a.m. comes mighty early in the morning,” she said sighing.

When she was gone, Jaxx opened the book again and they started at the beginning, but Jaxx”s mind wasn”t really on the book. Not only had Molly dressed Kim up and fixed her hair, she had also doused her with some kind of perfume that was making Jaxx a little dizzy. Why did Kim have to go and make herself look so pretty and smell so nice? It was downright disturbing, and Jaxx wasn”t sure if he liked it or not.

He”d never really had much experience with girls, but he didn”t hate them, or avoid them, or anything like some boys he knew. No, he just really didn”t understand them, and what little experience he”d had with them only confused him. He”d thought Kim was different, that she didn”t need to act all girly and fancy herself up and he liked that about her. Didn”t matter what she had between her legs as long as she kept up her part of the bargain and didn”t cause no problems. But he could see real problems ahead if she insisted on looking and acting like a girl.

Jaxx knew enough about life and the world he lived in now to know that young girls were highly sought after by men, who would often take them as wives as soon as they were of child bearing age. Since the life expectancy for most adults was about 40 years due to the plague, families were started early. Jaxx guessed this was a good thing, because after all, in order for mankind to survive there had to be new babies born to replace those who died.

“You smell real nice,” Jaxx said in spite of himself, “and you look real pretty too,” he added blushing.

“Why thank you Jaxx, you look real handsome yourself,” she said smiling.

“Thank you,” Jaxx said, unsure where this conversation was going. He felt all thumpy inside and his heart was beating nearly out of his chest. He”d heard stories about how girls could make a fellow feel that way, but he”d always thought he was immune to such things. After all, he was pretty sure he liked boys better than girls when it came to that stuff.

“I want you to know that nothin” has changed. We”re still partners and I”ll keep right on doin” the same stuff I been doin”. Just cause I”m a girl don”t mean I can”t pull my own weight.”

“I know that,” Jaxx said softly, “It”s just that until tonight I never really thought much about you being a girl, or that you might want to dress up and feel pretty and stuff.”

“It”s okay, I don”t need to do it all the time. I dressed like I did back at my sister”s place so Donald, her husband, wouldn”t think of me as a girl,” she chuckled, “but it didn”t do much good. I think he could smell the difference,” she added laughing.

“You mean the perfume?” Jaxx asked innocently, sniffing the delicate scent she was giving off.

“NO silly, I didn”t wear no perfume back there. Girls just smell different, that”s all.”

“Oh,” Jaxx said, finally understanding as his face turned bright red.

“Don”t be embarrassed, it”s just nature. Ain”t nothin” to worry about. You smell different too, like a boy…and I like how you smell,” she added, doing some blushing of her own.

“Thanks, uh…what do I smell like exactly?”

“I don”t know how to describe it, sort of musky…but good, like sunshine and fresh air, and oh…spices, like cinnamon maybe.”

Jaxx laughed, “You make it sound like you want to eat me or somethin”,” he said, then blushed at the implications.

“Not eat, maybe lick,” Kim giggled, causing both of them to blush again.

“We should probably get to bed,” Jaxx said, then blushed deeper at what that might mean after their talk.

“Yeah, I guess. We need to get up when Molly does so we can get on the road I reckon.”

“We”ll go to Molly”s for breakfast first,” Jaxx said, glad to change the subject, “then we”ll get our horses and our supplies and head out.”

“Okay, I”m gonna go use that flush toilet first and wash my face. I”ll see you in the bedroom.”

Jaxx placed the book back on the bookcase then sat back down. Did he really want to share a bed with this new Kim, Kim the girl? Would she take all the things he”d said and twist them around and make like they were boyfriend and girlfriend? He frowned, but he reckoned there were worse things that could happen to a guy. It wasn”t like she was useless or a burden to him. She pulled her weight, and she was nice to be around. She had a good sense of humor, and she treated him kindly, which reminded him of his mother, and how much he missed her. Maybe a man was meant to have a woman around, he thought, maybe the stuff with other boys was just for fun, practice maybe for when he found a girl to do those things with.

He blushed at the thought, but as he rose to head to the bedroom he decided to keep an open mind and just see where things went. After all, how bad could it be? he chuckled to himself.

Kim was already in bed by the time Jaxx used the toilet and washed his hands. He was nervous, but tired, and he figured he”d be asleep before anything could happen anyway. Not that he planned on anything happening, but you never knew what a female was thinking.

A single oil lamp burned on the bedside table and it cast a warm glow across the room. Jaxx noticed that Kim had hung her frilly dress on a coat hook on the door, and he wondered what she was wearing beneath the covers that were pulled up to her neck.

On the trail they just slept in their clothes, but that seemed silly considering it was warm inside. But besides his underwear he had no sleeping clothes, and he was frozen there for the moment trying to figure out what to do.

“Ifn” you”re wonderin” if I”m nekkid under here,” she giggled, “I ain”t, Molly gave me a nightgown to sleep in, and if you look under your pillow you”ll find a nightshirt. It belonged to one of her sons and it should cover your rear end all right,” she added grinning.

“Oh, well…okay, I”ll just take it into the bathroom and change.”

“Just turn out the light and you can change in here. Not like I”m gonna be lookin” anyways. Sides, I”ve seen your behind when we bathed in the creek, and though it”s a nice one, I ain”t gotta” see it tonight.”

Jaxx was too embarrassed to speak, but when Kim extinguished the lamp he muttered thanks and quickly undressed down to his underwear before slipping the night shirt over his head. It was long enough to come down to his knees and he felt fairly well covered as he slipped into the big soft bed beside Kim.

“Oh, this bed feels nice,” Jaxx sighed.

“Shore does,” Kim said rolling her head over to face him, “I wish I could sleep in a bed like this every night.”

“I bet Molly would let you stay,” Jaxx said softly, bringing forth something he had been thinking about since Molly had mentioned how much she wanted a daughter. Though he would miss Kim, if it would make her happy to stay here and be Molly”s daughter, he wouldn”t stand in the way of her happiness.

“Don”t you want me to go along with ya”?” Kim asked, sounding hurt.

“Course I do, we”re partners, but you deserve a home like this and a ma who will love ya” and teach ya” how to be a proper girl and all.”

“I don”t know whether to be mad at you for suggesting I stay here, or to be touched that you care so much for me that you”d give up my company to make me happy.”

“The last part,” Jaxx chuckled, “I”d miss ya” something fierce, but I want you to be happy.”

What happened next surprised Jaxx almost to the point of passing out as Kim rolled into him and planted a big kiss on his lips, “Oh Jaxx, you are the sweetest boy any girl could ever have for a friend. Thank you for caring about me, but I want to stay with you. I guess I sort of love you…oh, not that way,” she said quickly when she saw the look of fear on Jaxx”s face, “more like a brother, or best friend I reckon.”

“Would you kiss your brother…on the lips?” Jaxx teased.

“What? no…maybe,” she giggled, “Well, was it so awful?”

Jaxx lay there a moment thinking about the kiss, and what to say that wouldn”t lead her on too much. Truth was, the kiss was wonderful and he”d felt it right down to his toes, and what”s more it had caused a stirring in his crotch that would have embarrassed him if she knew it.

“It was nice. I guess I always wondered what kissing would be like.”

“Really? Did I do a good job, cause I ain”t  had much practice kissing boys.”

“Oh, you kissed girls?” Jaxx teased.

“Well, a couple of my girlfriends and I practiced on each other, that”s all..” she said blushing.

For some reason that got another stirring in Jaxx”s crotch, and he had to take a deep breath and close his eyes.

“What about you, did you ever kiss any of those boys you fooled around with?”

“What? No…how do you know I fooled around with boys?” Jaxx said indignantly.

“Cause all boys do, it”s just how it is. Boys fool around with boys, and girls fool around with girls, till they figure out if they like one or the other.”

“How come you know so much about this stuff?”

“Cause” I”m a girl, and we”re smarter than boys,” she sassed.

“Oh yeah, well…for your information I ain”t made up my mind yet whether I like girls or not.”

“Well, I”m a girl. Do you like me?”

“I like you just fine, as a friend, but I”m not sure I want to get romantic with ya”.”

“Well, at least you”re thinkin” bout it,” she giggled, “does that mean you might like me that way someday?”

“I don”t know Kim, I really don”t. Heck, I”m only 12 and I don”t know much of anything.”

“I”m sorry, I won”t push ya”, but I like you a lot Jaxx, and I liked kissin” you a whole bunch.”

“I reckon the kissing is okay,” Jaxx said, surprising even himself, “I mean, not all the time, but sometimes.”

“Like now?” Kim said gazing into his eyes.

Jaxx was suddenly lost in those sparkling blue eyes and he licked his lips before nodding. 

Kim moved closer, daring to lay an arm around Jaxx”s shoulders as she licked her lips in anticipation of the kiss. Their lips came together at last, and though clumsy and uninspired at first, the kiss soon progressed to a wet, warm, toe curling experience.

When they finally broke to catch their breath, Jaxx blushed as he realized that his pecker was  harder than it had ever been in his life. 

“It”s okay,” Kim whispered, “it means you liked it, that you like me.”

“I”m scared,” Jaxx confessed. 

“Shhhh…it”s okay. Trust me…”

“I…oh, be careful,” Jaxx said as Kim lifted his night shirt and reached for him.

“It”s okay, I know what to do, I”ll show you.”

For some reason that defied everything, Jaxx did trust her, and he willingly let her do whatever she wanted. He”d heard it said that some guys thought with their little head and he”d wondered what that meant, but now he was quite sure that was what was happening to him. All common sense had flown out the window and he was putty in this girls hands as she undressed the two of them and pulled him down on top of her.

He was surprised at how easily he slipped inside her and how good and right it felt. And when she coaxed him into moving, instinct took over, and he threw back his head and he began moving in and out with passion.

“Am I hurting you?” he asked, when Kim began to moan.

“No silly, it feels good for me too. You feel good inside me, it”s the best feeling ever for a girl.”

“Oh, okay,” Jaxx said, proud that he was doing it right, but all that was soon forgotten as he concentrated on the intense feeling in his pecker. 

This was his first time with a girl, but not his first time fucking. He had butt fucked a couple of his friends when they”d discovered that hole was not just an exit, and he had been fucked a few times as well. He had liked fucking more than getting fucked, but he believed it was only fair to give as much pleasure as you received, and he was glad Kim was enjoying this as much as he was.

“Oh, I”m close…” he whispered.

“Kiss me,” Kim said, pulling him down into her, and as their lips met, fireworks exploded inside Jaxx”s head as the most intense orgasm of his young life swept over him. It seemed to last an hour, coursing through his entire body, but in truth it was only a minute or son before he fell down upon Kim, exhausted and sated.

“Did I do all right?” Jaxx said, his breathing still in ragged pants, as his heart sounded out his passion in his ears.

“You did just fine, I got my tingly feelings too,” she said smiling, “you”re a real little stud,” she giggled.

“Thanks, I reckon,” Jaxx said pulling out and wiping at his slick pecker, “I made a mess.”

“It”s okay, I”ll go get a washcloth and we can clean up. Just lay down and rest, I”ll be right back.”

Left alone with his thoughts, Jaxx began to experience a broad range of emotions, first guilt, then embarrassment, and finally fear. He knew how babies were made, he”d seen enough horses and cows get bred to know how that worked, and he knew that the stuff that came out of his pecker was the stuff that made girls get pregnant. What if he had got Kim pregnant and now she was going to have his baby? For gosh sakes he was only 12, and he”d only be 13 when it was born. What kind of daddy could a 13 year old be? He swallowed hard and tried to imagine what it would be like to have a red-faced, crying baby hanging onto him and he felt near tears.

When Kim returned he allowed her to clean him up and was amazed at her gentleness, and the fact that despite her soft touch on his privates, he remained soft. Probably from fear, he reckoned, fear that I”m gonna be a daddy now, and it”s all her fault. What is she planned all this just to keep him around. He”d heard tales of women doing just such a thing, trapping her man, but he just couldn”t bring himself to believe that Kim was that cunning and evil.

“What if…what if…what if, we made a baby?” Jaxx suddenly blurted out.

“Oh, silly…don”t worry about that. It takes more than once to make a baby,” she lied. She knew it only took one time, but also that there was no chance of Jaxx getting her pregnant, because her sister”s husband had already done the deed.

“Oh, good. Then we better not do that again.”

“Didn”t you like it?” Kim asked, sounding  hurt.

“Course I did, but I don”t want to cause you to have a baby.”

“We”ll talk about that some more later, but right now…I”m so tired,” she said yawning and climbing back into bed naked.

“Ain”t you gonna” put your gown back on?” Jaxx asked with shock.

“Why bother, you done seen all of me and done moren” that,” she chuckled.

“I guess,” Jaxx admitted, “but I”m gonna put my underwear back on for sure.”

“Whatever makes you feel good,” Kim said yawning, “goodnight Jaxx, and thanks.”

“Goodnight, uh, you”re welcome. Uh, thank you too.”

“One more kiss,” Kim said rolling over and kissing Jaxx on the cheek, “You”re sweet.”

“Uh, thanks, so are you,” Jaxx said grinning.

Jaxx lay awake a long time, listening to Kim”s gentle breathing and thinking about what they”d done, and how easily he”d accepted all of it. Maybe he did like girls after all, or maybe it was just Kim he liked. He”d like doing those things with those boys back home, and though they”d talked about girls, not one of them had ever admitted that they liked girls, or that they”d done anything with them. Of course they were all young, 10, 11, 12 years old and, he supposed they just hadn”t figured things out yet.

The pregnancy thing still worried him, and he was sorry to hear they couldn”t do that thing again, but maybe there were other things they could do. Did girls do those things with a boy that other boys did? He”d discovered mutual masturbation and oral sex at a very early age, but he”d never heard of girls doing that stuff to a girl. And what could he do for her? Would licking her down there be pleasant for her. After all, she didn”t have anything to suck on. Or maybe he could use his finger to make her feel good, wasn”t that what some of the jokes had been about with girls, fingering them?

All that thinking about what they”d done, and what they might do later had made Jaxx”s pecker hard again, and he considered jacking off to relieve the pressure. He dared not though with Kim laying so close by, and he felt the frustration building. 

Back on the trail he would sneak away to relieve his aching pecker, and though Kim had never confronted him about it, she knew exactly what he was doing. She didn”t mind though, because it gave her a chance to take care of her own needs. A good fingering always made her feel good, and though she would have rather had Jaxx”s pecker in her, this was the next best thing.

Finally Jaxx decided to go to the bathroom and relieve himself, but when he threw back the covers Kim reached over and grabbed him, “Don”t go, I”ll take care of it,” she whispered.

Had she been laying there awake the whole time, watching him fidget with his hard pecker? he wondered.

“But…”

“Shhh…I know how to do it good,” she said pulling his hard leaking cock from his underwear. 

At first she just jacked the loose skin on it, then after a while her tongue darted out to taste his nectar, and as he gasped in surprised pleasure she finally swallowed him to the root.

“Oh…oh…oh,” he cried out, and after only a few minutes of her manipulation he began to spew. 

He tried to warn her, but she only sucked harder and with more determination, and to his surprise she swallowed every drop of his boy juice.

Falling back on the bed exhausted, Jaxx fell asleep almost instantly, leaving Kim to pull his underwear back up to cover his wet tingling pecker. She patted it affectionately and snuggled in beside him, and soon she too slept.

****************

Had he dreamed all of it? Jaxx wondered when he awoke the next morning to find he was alone in bed. His morning wood tented the cover and he blushed despite the fact that he was alone. Yawning, he threw back the covers and slipped on his clothes before going to the bathroom to relieve his aching bladder.

He found Kim in the kitchen with Molly and they were busy fixing breakfast. He had supposed they would just eat breakfast at the cafe, but this would be better, they could be on the road even sooner. The quicker they got away from this place the better, he reasoned. Too much had happened since their arrival, and he needed to put some distance between them and civilization so things could get back to normal.

“Good morning,” Molly said grinning.

Did she know? Jaxx wondered, Did Kim tell her what they”d done last night? No, surely not…even among girls that would be too personal and private, wouldn”t it?

“Good morning. I thought we were eating at the cafe, that way I could at least pay for our meal.”

“Will you stop with the need to pay?” Molly scolded, “I always eat breakfast at home before I go to the cafe. I”m way too busy once I set foot in that door,” she added chuckling.

“All right, thanks,” Jaxx said accepting her reasoning.

“Did you sleep all right?” Molly asked as she pulled a pan of biscuits from the oven. 

Jaxx”s mouth had begun to water at the sight and smell of the biscuits, and he could smell the aroma of bacon and fried potatoes mixing with it now.

“I slept just fine,” Jaxx said finally, “but I sleep just fine bout” anywhere I lay my head.”

“Not me, I loved that big old soft bed,” Kim sighed, “but one night was enough I reckon.”

Jaxx flashed her a look, reminding her of what they”d discussed, but she just turned away, busying herself with cracking eggs.

“Well, if you two ever get back this way again, you”re always welcome here.”

“I don”t reckon we”ll ever be back, but thank ya” Molly,” Jaxx said sighing, “is there anythin” I can do to help?”

“No, just have a seat, soon as the eggs are scrambled we”ll be ready to eat.”

Jaxx sipped his cup of coffee as he waited for the gals to finish fixing breakfast, and his mind turned to thoughts of what was ahead. It was spring now, and they needed to make it to California before winter or they”d have to hold up somewhere and wait for warmer weather. 

The females chattered about this and that as Jaxx ate his breakfast, but his mind was far away as he thought about what had happened last night, and what lay ahead. Was he ready for this new relationship with Kim? he wondered. He almost wished they”d never come to this place or done what they”d done last night, but than again, it was sure a lot of fun. Maybe they could still be friends and have fun too. After all, Kim was still Kim, even if she was a girl. Maybe he was worrying too much.

Without asking, the two helped Molly clean up and she didn”t object this time. Truth was, she was just happy to have them around a little longer and enjoy their company. If she could have her way they”d both be staying a very long time, and she”d raise them as her own. But she knew that wasn”t going to happen, and she accepted it. She wasn”t sure exactly where Jaxx was going or why, but she was sure it was important to him, and that he wouldn”t be happy till he found whatever it was he was looking for. And as for Kim, she was hopelessly in love with the boy, and would follow him to the ends of the earth if that”s what it took to be near him. She smiled when she looked at the two, so young and sweet and innocent. Her heart ached to think she might never see them again, but she knew that nothing she could do or say would change things and so she kept her thoughts to herself.

They walked Molly to the Diner and there they said their goodbyes, and Molly and Kim were in tears as they hugged one another. Jaxx felt a few tears sting his own eyes too, but he wasn”t feeling nearly as emotional as the two females. He supposed that was just how women were, and he was glad that guys were able to control their emotions better. 

Then when Molly grabbed him into a hug and kissed his face, he realized that male and female weren”t so different when his own tears gushed forth. He tried to suppress them and to take back control of his emotions, but in the end he just gave up and cried like a scared little boy.

Eventually the tears dried up, and they said their last goodbyes, then with a final wave they headed off to the Livery Stable to pick up their horses. One more stop at the grocers to pick up the supplies they”d bought the day before and they were on their way. 

As they passed by the sign on the far end of town, Jaxx looked back at the town. On a hill overlooking the river that ran by the town proper, were huge metal tanks that had once held the oil that had been the livelihood of this town, and the stuff that ran the nation. He felt a pang in his heart for all that was lost and all that mankind had suffered, but he didn”t linger long. They had places to go and things to see, and hopefully at the end of their journey, he would find his father and be part of a family again.

They traveled West through the Texas panhandle, New Mexico and Arizona. The going was sometimes rough, but there were enough settlements along the way to offer a brief respite from their grueling journey. In settlements with strange names like Albuquerque, and Flagstaff,  traveling down long strips of asphalt and cement left over from the days when man traveled by automobiles, they put the miles behind them, each step bringing them closer to their destination.

Months passed, and Jaxx had become accustomed to his and Kim”s new relationship. Nothing was really different during the day, but when night came and they lay down together they would soon become joined as lovers. Kissing and fondling one another, manipulating each others sex with hands and mouth, but never going as far as they had that first time. Jaxx was fine with that since he did not want to risk fathering a child, and so he did not press the issue.

Jaxx worried about Kim however, for several weeks now she had gotten sick at her stomach for no reason, especially in the morning, and he feared she might have somehow contacted the plague, even though she seemed fine otherwise and had even gained some weight.

Finally Jaxx had had enough, and at the next settlement he took Kim to see a woman there who the locals said did some doctorin”, and helped birth babies when needed. He was reluctant to leave Kim alone with the woman, but he would have been far more embarrassed to have stayed, especially considering what the woman found.

Kim was ashen skinned when Jaxx returned and feared the worst as the woman, Miss. Emily, led him inside to share what she had found out.

“Son, your girlfriend here is with child. Best I can figure she”s at least 5 months along, but other than the mornin” sickness she seems to be healthy and strong.”

Jaxx felt his knee give way as he realized his worst fear had come true. Apparently Kim had not been completely honest when she said that a girl couldn”t get pregnant from doing it just once. Apparently that one night in Molly”s bed had been enough and now…now, Jaxx was going to be a father at just 12 and a half years of age.

“Holy shit,” Jaxx said in disbelief and anger, “We only did it once for gosh sakes.”

“Oh, relax boy. This here ain”t your baby. This girl was with child when she met you.”

“But…” then Jaxx realized what that meant and he thought back to all that had been said about her experience on the farm with her sister”s husband. So it was that man who had gotten Kim pregnant and she had been carrying around this secret ever since. Maybe she didn”t know she was pregnant, he reasoned. Maybe she was hoping it really took more than once, or maybe she knew, but she was too ashamed or terrified to admit it. 

“That girl is gonna need you more than ever now,” the woman said, “You ain”t gonna toss her away jus” cause she”s in trouble are you?”

“No ma”am, me and Kim are partners. I reckon we”ll get through this together.”

“You”re a good friend,” the woman said patting Jaxx gently, “her and the baby gonna” need some friends. It ain”t easy tunalı escort giving birth, and harder even to raise a child.”

“Should we stop here and wait for the baby or is it safe to go on?”

“Well, depends on where you”re headed, but she will need good food, lots of water, and rest, and when her time comes she should have a midwife to help her.”

“We”re heading to California, the coast I reckon. How long do you reckon she has till the baby is here?”

“Three or four months as best I can guess. If you can make it to where you”re going in a couple of months she should be fine.”

“I need to talk to her. Is she all right?”

“Yes sir, I put her in bed and she”s resting right now. She is pretty upset right now. She”s convinced you”re going to go off and leave her now that you know the truth.”

“I”d never leave her,” Jaxx said near tears, “I…I reckon I love her,” he added, wiping at his eyes.

“That”s good. Come on, I think she needs to hear this from you, maybe more than even she needs rest. She can rest later, you kids can spend the night if you want.”

Jaxx wiped away the rest of his tears and followed the woman to a room at the back of her house. It was an old house, but well kept and clean, and the hardwood floors shined beneath their feet. The woman knocked on the door softly, but didn”t wait for an answer before swinging open the door.

Kim was swaddled beneath the covers and awake, and when she saw Jaxx she lowered her head and whimpered a little, “I”m sorry I lied to ya” Jaxx. I know you must hate me now and think I”m a terrible person.”

“No, not at all,” Jaxx said gently as he sad down on the bed beside her. The woman had left them alone to work things out, and when the door closed behind her Jaxx reached down and smoothed the hair back from Kim”s face.

“I lied to you,” she sobbed, “I knew all along what he had done to me, but I was hoping that if I let you…you know, that you would think the baby was yours and you would take care of me.”

“I will take care of you, nothing has changed,” Jaxx assured her, “maybe that was kind of wrong, what you was planning, but it don”t make no difference.”

“It won”t be easy you know?” Kim said, “I shoulda” stayed back there with Molly, she knew, and she would have taken care of me…of us.”

“So will I, but if you want to go back there I”ll take ya”.”

“No, what I really want is to be with you.”

“Okay then, that”s settled. No more cryin” and no more worryin”. It”s not good for the baby,” he added chuckling.

“I don”t deserve you,” Kim said smiling, “I promise I won”t hold you back, and I”ll still do my part.”

“I know you will. Now you get some rest. I”m gonna” go see about our horses. I reckon we”ll spend the night here if that”s all right with you.”

“Yes, but only if you want to.”

“I do, a nice soft bed sounds nice right now,” Jaxx chuckled.

“You can share mine,” Kim said shyly.

“Course I will, we”re partners,” Jaxx said leaning down and kissing her tenderly, “I”ll be back soon, don”t worry, okay?”

“Promise me you won”t get on your horse and just ride off,” Kim begged, breaking into tears again.

“Shhh…don”t worry, I need you. I”ll be back real soon.”

“Okay,” she said yawning softly, “Will you stay with me till I”m asleep.”

“Yeah, just rest now,” Jaxx said laying down next to her and snuggling in close. 

When Kim”s breathing was even and she slept, Jaxx slipped out quietly to find the woman waiting for him.

“She”s sleeping,” Jaxx said, “I”m going to take our horses to the stable for the night and grab some food for us.”

“No need to worry about the food, you kids can have supper with me.”

“I”ll pay you, whatever you want,” Jaxx said offering a coin to the woman.”

“Lands sake, that”s more than enough,” she said, her eyes wide with surprise.

“That”s okay, keep it, and if someone comes along who needs help and can”t afford it, well…it”s paid for.”

“You”re a strange one,” she chuckled, “but a keeper. Kim is lucky to have you.”

“I”m the lucky one,” Jaxx said smiling, “take care of her, I”ll be back as soon as I can.”

“She”ll probably sleep till you get back,” she reassured him, “so do what  you gotta do and don”t worry.”

Jaxx said goodbye, then gathered up their two horses and walked them to the Livery Stable. A boy of about 14 or 15 greeted him with a big toothy smile and took the horses from him and led him inside. It was cooler inside and smelled of fresh hay, horses, and leather, and Jaxx found the aroma pleasing. He also found the looks of the stable boy pleasing, and he didn”t know quite how to deal with that. Was it possible he liked both boys and girls that way? Was it possible that he loved Kim, not because she was a girl, but because she was his best friend and a good person?

“I”m Lee,” the boy said grinning, “don”t remember seein” you around these parts before. Are you just passin” through?”

“Yep, me and my friend Kim.”

“Kim, a girlfriend?” Lee asked grinning.

“Sort of I guess,” Jaxx admitted.

“You gettin” any?” Lee asked nudging Jaxx with an elbow.

Jaxx wasn”t ready to share any personal details with this strange, though attractive boy, so he just shrugged.

“Aww…sorry, didn”t mean to sound crude or anything. I ain”t never been with a girl, but I got buddies that help out, if you know what I mean,” he said grinning.

“Yeah, I had buddies like that back  home, uh, where I”m from.”

“Yeah, really? You wanna do somethin” now? I”m pretty horny after workin” all day.”

“Naw, I better not,” Jaxx said, but he was surprised to find that he was tempted.

“Aww..e on, she”ll never know. Unless she”s out there a waitin” for ya”. Is she? Maybe we could all have us some fun.”

“You shut up about her,” Jaxx said, clenching his fists.

“Sorry, that was wrong. I”m just so horny I ain”t thinkin” too clearly.”

“Okay, just don”t talk about her no more.”

“Okay,” the boy said turning his attention to the horses, “these are nice horses. Want me to brush em” for ya”?”

“Yeah, brush em”, feed em, check their shoes too. We gotta a long way to go.”

“You must be headed to California, everyone headin” that way passes through here eventually.”

“Yeah, the coast. I”m looking for someone. A man,” Jaxx said, not elaborating.

“A man? You looking for a man? I don”t understand, I thought you had a girl.”

“What? No…not that kind of man,” Jaxx said, understanding at last, “he”s someone my mother knew…”

“Your old man then?” Lee asked, sizing the situation up quickly.

“No, why do you say that?”

“Just guessing. Must be pretty special to come all this way to find him.”

“Okay, so maybe he”s my father. I”m not even sure I can find him. It”s just that I need to try…for my mom and for me.”

“Your momma still alive?”

“Naw, she died when I turned 12.”

“Never had one myself,” Lee said shrugging, “I was raised by the man who owns this place. My mom died when I was born and he took me in. Taught me how to do some smithin” and take care of the stable. It”s okay I guess, don”t pay much, but I eat regular and gotta warm place to sleep back there in the stable.”

“You mean he don”t even let you sleep in his house?”

“Naw, he has three kids of his own, and a wife. No room for me there. This is okay though, sort of private, and no one to tell me what to do once I get my work done.”

“Sounds okay I guess, don”t it get lonely though?”

“Naw, I got friends,” Lee said, “hey, wanna see where I stay?”

“I reckon,” Jaxx said, suddenly very curious about this boy.

“Come on, it”s just back here…” he said as he started off with Jaxx a few steps behind him.

His room was small, but tidy, with a regular bed, a table, two chairs, and a wardrobe which held what little clothes the boy owned. Out back was an outhouse, and a pump brought water from the well on the property for bathing and drinking.

“Not bad,” Jaxx said looking around, “smells kind of like the stable though.”

“And my jizz,” the boy laughed, “I jack off so much that sometimes my pecker gets sore.”

Jaxx blushed, but he understood exactly what the boy meant. He was finding sex more and more important in his life, especially now that he and Kim were messing around almost nightly.

“I thought you said you had buddies, don”t they help?”

“Oh sure, but they”re not always around. They got school, and work, and regular homes and stuff.”

“Yeah, well…” Jaxx said, biting his lip nervously. The bulge in his worn jeans told Lee exactly what he was feeling, and the boy smiled as he moved closer.

Reaching for the lump in Jaxx”s pants, he began rubbing it up and down, tracing the outline of his pecker and moving even closer till their heads were almost touching.

Is he going to kiss me? Jaxx wondered. He”d never kissed a boy before, but could it be that much different from kissing a girl? But wasn”t kissing something you did when you cared about someone, not just someone you wanted to have sex with?

Lee looked at Jaxx questioningly, and seeing the uncertainty in his eyes, he pulled back some and smiled. “It”s okay, some guys don”t like kissing.”

“I just never kissed a boy before.”

“Oh, well…want to try it?”

“I…okay, sure…I guess that”d be fine,” Jaxx stuttered. He couldn”t believe he was doing this, especially with Kim laying back there waiting for him. What kind of person was he anyway? But that didn”t stop him from giving in when Lee leaned forward and took him in his arms and began kissing him.

Jaxx”s pecker throbbed with anticipation as they continued the kiss, and when Lee reached down between them and started fumbling with Jaxx”s pants, he didn”t resist. Soon two very naked boys stood kissing in the middle of a floor littered with their clothes and hay.

AS they kissed, their hands played up and down each others body as they explored and brought pleasure to each other. Pushing Jaxx gently toward the bed, Lee lay him down and went down between his legs and took his hard wet pecker into his mouth and began working it expertly. Jaxx moaned softly as he ran his hands through Lee”s long hair. It didn”t take long for Jaxx to feel his orgasm creeping up on him, starting in his balls and traveling upward till it erupted from the flared slit of his pecker.

“Awwww….gawd…” Jaxx cried out as Lee moaned softly and swallowed his seed greedily.

“Mmmm…you taste good,” Lee said rising and plopping down beside Jaxx.

“Thanks, that felt great. Your turn now,” he said rolling over and dropping to his knees. Lee”s cock was larger than his own, but he managed to take almost all of it in his mouth and made quick work of it. Lee came a lot more than Jaxx, but he didn”t spill a drop when Lee erupted like a mini volcano. 

Afterwards they lay on Lee”s bed and just stared at the ceiling as they collected their thoughts. Jaxx felt a little guilty for what he had done with Lee, but he wasn”t sure exactly why. Sure, he and Kim had some kind of arrangement, some kind of relationship, but they weren”t married or anything, and they”d never said they wouldn”t mess with anyone else. But deep down inside he knew that what he had done wasn”t exactly right. He supposed part of why he”d done it was that he was still a little angry at being deceived by Kim about the baby, but he knew that was unreasonable considering what she had gone through, and what was ahead for her.

“You gonna tell her?”

“I dont” know,” Jaxx said, wondering how Lee knew what he was thinking.

“You know her better than me, but if it was me…I wouldn”t. Girls are different. They don”t think like boys do.”

“Yeah, you”re probably right,” Jaxx admitted, “I should get back though. I promised her I wouldn”t be long.”

“Sure, I”ll take care of the horses and you can come by whenever you get ready for them.”

Lee walked Jaxx to the front door where they said an awkward goodbye before Jaxx headed back to Miss Emily”s. He was still upset about his loss of control with Lee, but by the time he got to the woman”s house he had put on a happy face and was looking forward to seeing Kim again.

“Hi,” he said coming in and sitting on the edge of the bed, “did you get some rest?”

Kim nodded and stretched, “Mmmm…yeah, I slept the whole time you were gone.”

“Good, are you hungry?”

“A little. Are we going out for food?”

“No, Miss Emily has offered to cook for us. I think it”ll be nice to have a nice sit down dinner for a change.”

“Yeah, she”s really nice. She reminds me of Molly in some ways.”

“Yeah, lots of nice folks I guess, but plenty of bad ones too.”

“Oh, did you meet anyone?”

“Naw, not really. Just the boy at the stable,” Jaxx said trying not to sound nervous.

“Oh, I hope he takes good care of the horses.”

“He will. Now come on, let”s go see when supper is.”

Miss Emily was happy to see that Kim seemed in good spirits, and she reminded the two that Kim”s state of mind could affect the baby, and that it was important to keep her spirits up. She had cooked a huge supper for them, pork chops, mashed potatoes, gravy, and fresh vegetables, and for dessert she had apple pie, Jaxx”s favorite.

As they sat around the women discussed child bearing and child rearing, but Jaxx just tuned them out and enjoyed his meal. He didn”t need to know what was going on down there in Kim”s girl parts as long as she and the baby were healthy. But Miss Emily did not agree.

“Young man, you need to listen to what I”m saying here. May come a time when you have to help Kim bring this new life into the world. Ain”t always gonna be a doctor or midwife around to help ya”, and you never know when this baby might decide to poke it”s head out.”

“Can we at least wait till I finish my supper?” Jaxx begged.

“I reckon we can wait that long,” Miss Emily chuckled, “but right after supper we need to talk.”

****************

The next morning the two walked to the stable to pick up their horses and Jaxx was surprised to find a man there instead of Lee. 

“Good morning youngns” what can I do for you this fine mornin”?”

“We”ve come for our horses, I left them with your stable boy yesterday.”

“Aw, the two fine pieces of horseflesh over there I suppose. Well, let”s see, food and boarding, brushing, checkin” the shoes, that”s 5 dollars.”

As Jaxx settled up with the man he looked around expecting to see Lee, but when he didn”t appear he began to wonder where the boy was. 

“I was wondering where the boy that was working here yesterday is. I”d like to thank him for taking such good care of our horses.”

“Lee you mean? That ungrateful wretch of a boy. I took him in when he was just a wee boy and gave him a place to stay, and taught him a noble profession, and what did he do? He stole from me, and I won”t have no thief workin” for me.”

“What did he steal?” Jaxx asked trying not to sound too concerned.

“Don”t worry yourself about that young man, he”s gone now. I sent him away and he won”t be botherin” no one ever again.”

Jaxx had a sinking feeling in his stomach. He”d only met Lee the one time, but he thought he was a pretty good judge of character, and besides, it really didn”t make sense for Lee to do something like that.

“Where is he now?”  Jaxx asked, not willing to let it go without at least hearing Lee”s side of the story.

“Who knows? Probably on the road by now. I gave him a horse and some grub and told him to git, and he got.”

“But you”ve raised him all these years, why are you giving up on him now?” Jaxx asked, not bothering to hide his distress.

“Wait a minute, that was you he was dallying with yesterday wasn”t it?” the man said looking angry, “yeah, that”s why you”re so upset. You”ve got the same sickness he has, you like to lay with other boys. You disgust me, get out,” the man said angrily, “I sent him away before he could corrupt my own sons, don”t you see? It”s unnatural and disgusting to lay with someone of the same sex.”

“That”s bullshit,” Jaxx said angrily, “it”s just fun, and it don”t hurt no one.”

“Jaxx, what is this all about? What does he mean?”

“Come on, let”s go,” Jaxx said, realizing that now he had to do some explaining, and that here wasn”t the place to do it.

They led their horses out of the stable but neither mounted them, and instead walked them toward the town proper. 

“Is there somethin” you need to tell me?” Kim asked gently.

“Yeah, I”m ashamed though,” Jaxx sighed.

“Heck, ain”t nothin” to be ashamed of,” she said taking his hand in hers, “Just tell me what happened and I promise I won”t get mad. After all, look what I done to you, and you”re still willing to be my partner.”

Kim took the news well, and in fact she laughed when she saw how embarrassed Jaxx was. 

“Heck Jaxx, that stuff don”t mean nothin”, but it shore does seem like that boy needs some help.”

“I just want to find him and talk to him, that”s all,” Jaxx pleaded.

“Then let”s find him,” Kim said smiling, “Maybe he”d like to go to California with us.”

“What? You”d let him go with us after what…after what happened with us?”

“Might be a good thing. When I start gettin” big with this here baby, I ain”t gonna be in the mood for no messing around. This here boy can keep you drained,” she laughed.

Jaxx smiled, “Well, I reckon we need to find him first and just see what happens.”

Lee wasn”t hard to find. He was sitting in front of the grocery store drinking a bottle of root beer and wondering what to do next. When he saw the two coming up the street he didn”t know whether to greet them or ignore them.

“Hello Lee,” Jaxx said, solving the problem by speaking first.

“Hello Jaxx, this must be your lady friend,” he said grinning, “can I buy you a root beer?”

“You keep your money. Kim would you mind going in and gettin us all a root beer?”

Kim nodded, understanding that Jaxx wanted a moment alone with the boy, and so she accepted the dollar coin from Jaxx and went inside.

Jaxx sit down beside Lee, and for a moment neither spoke.

“Did I cause this to happen?” Jaxx asked softly.

“Naw, he would eventually have caught me. I guess I could have been more careful.”

“But he raised you all these years…”

“It wasn”t all roses ya” know,” Lee said shrugging, “he liked to use the whip on me when I did something wrong, and he never let me forget how lucky I was to have him take me in.”

“So what now?”

“Don”t know exactly. He gave me 10 bucks and a horse, but I got no place to go really.”

“So, why not come with us?” Jaxx said softly, “there”s nothing to keep you here now. I heard it”s really pretty out there and we can find a place to live and be like a real family or something. I didn”t tell you this before, but…see, Kim is gonna have a baby.”

“Your baby?” Lee said poking him in the ribs, “you must be a real little stud.”

“It”s not mine,” Jaxx explained, and when Lee heard who the real father was he was spitting mad.

“I”d cut his balls off if I could get my hands on him,” Lee said, “We gotta protect her from guys like that. Yeah, I”ll come with you guys, cause Kim needs us both to protect her.”

“She”ll be happy to hear that,” Jaxx said smiling.

“What will I be happy about?” Kim said, returning with three cold root beers in hand.

“Lee is gonna come with us to California, now you have two guys to look out after you and the baby.”

“Oh, you told him…?”

“Yeah, and I hate that guy what done that to you, but ain”t nothin” you did wrong. Men gotta respect women, and I aim to help Jaxx make sure you gets all the respect you deserve from now on.”

So just like that two became three, well three and a half if you count the baby growing inside Kim”s tummy. And then there”s the horses, so that makes six and a half, but you get what I mean.

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TWO MONTHS LATER

“How are you feelin” this mornin”?” Jaxx asked as Kim returned from her morning pee.

“I”m not sure,” she sighed, “My back hurts and I have to pee every twenty minutes.”

Jaxx laughed, “Yeah, I”ve noticed.”

There were lots of other changes too, like for instance Kim had absolutely no interest in sex anymore. But that didn”t mean that she denied Jaxx and Lee their pleasure. In fact she was glad Lee was with them, because she would have felt really bad if Jaxx didn”t have someone to help take care of his needs.

Sometimes she”d even watch, but it had been more than a month since she”d had any sexual desires to speak of. She had gained a lot of weight and her baby bump was prominent now, but far from making her unattractive, to Jaxx and Lee she was more beautiful than ever. They pampered her constantly, rubbing her swollen feet, and  her poor aching back. No mother-to-be ever had more attentive menfolk watching over her and she truly appreciated it. She knew she was lucky to have found Jaxx, and doubly lucky that Lee had turned out to be such a fine young man as well, even if he only liked boys.

Of course she knew that Jaxx liked boys as well as girls, but that in no way diminished her feeling for him. She wasn”t exactly in love with Jaxx, but she did love him, and she liked having sex with him, well…at least until she got too big with the baby, and she was looking forward to more of it after the baby was born. 

Jaxx and Lee had both promised to take care of her and the baby, and their intention was to find a place for them to live and make it a sort of family. Of course Jaxx still wanted to find his father, if possible, but right now the baby was the most important thing, and he was willing to put off his quest as long as necessary.

As for Lee, he was happier than he had been his whole life. He loved Jaxx in a way that defied anything he had ever dreamed of, and he loved Kim too, just not in the same way. He was more than willing to take care of Kim and the baby, but he just wasn”t interested in her sexually.  When she and Jaxx had sex, he always took a walk or pretended to be asleep, but now he had Jaxx exclusively and he was loving every moment of it.

Not that he and Jaxx hadn”t dallied while Jaxx was still having sex with Kim, there was always ample opportunity, and Kim made it clear that she had no problem with the two having fun, and even liked watching on occasion.

“After breakfast we”ll start up again, but if you need to rest anytime during the day, you just holler and we”ll layover for a spell,” Jaxx said patting her baby bump.

“This one must be a boy,” Kim said grimacing, “cause he”s always a kickin” and lettin” me know he”s in there.”

Jaxx laughed and laid his hand on her tummy, “I kin feel him kickin”. It”s scary to think that there”s a baby inside there, but it”s wonderful too,” he added looking at her with awe.

“Yeah, it”s a wonder all right, a wonder any woman is willing to put up with this for 9 whole months,” Kim teased.

But Jaxx knew she was just teasing, and that she already loved this baby, and would be the best mother any woman could ever be. He was sort of looking forward to being a father too, even if it wasn”t really his child, and Lee was excited too. 

“Well, I bet your baby will be the only one in the world with three daddies, one that squirted him out, and two to take care of him,” Lee said grinning.

“I know,” Kim said, feeling very emotional, “You are two very special boys. I wish it was really one of you who got me pregnant, but I can”t do nothin” about that now.”

“Don”t matter none to us,” Jaxx said smoothing back her hair and kissing her cheek, “We love you and the little feller already.”

“Stop it Jaxx, you”re gonna make me cry, and I”ve done cried enough today.”

“Okay, then how about some breakfast instead, it”s my turn to cook.”

“Oh, you”d just burn the bacon, let me fix it. It will give me something to do to take my mind off my aching back.”

“I”m gonna go down to the creek and wash up a little,” Lee said grabbing a towel and a bar of soap from his saddle bag.

“Good idea, I”ll go next,” Jaxx said.

“Oh pooh, why don”t you both go, you know you wanna suck each others peckers,” Kim laughed, “Go on, have some fun, and I”ll fix breakfast.”

“Well, ifn” you don”t need no help I reckon we could both go and get washed up.”

“Uh huh, and licked up too,” she laughed.

“Well, I wouldn”t mind,” Lee said grinning.

The creek was just through a grove of fruit trees, ripe with succulent apples and pears, and the night before they had picked and eaten their fill, then stowed a few in their saddlebags for later. This part of California was thick with foliage and fruit trees, and everywhere around them the fertile ground put forth all manner of vegetables. Farms lined the roads and everywhere there seemed to be a bustle of activity.

“I”m sorta glad she stopped liking sex,” Lee said as he hugged Jaxx and pressed their hard peckers together.

“Yeah, well…I liked having both of you. You should really try it, after Kim has the baby and is back to her old self.”

“No thanks, I like what you got just fine,” he said reaching down to grab Jaxx”s erection.

“Oh, yeah…well, I like what you got too,” Jaxx said returning the favor, “Let”s get this done, I don”t like leavin” her alone too long.”

Lee laughed, “You”re already actin” like a nervous daddy.”

“Maybe I am, but so are you. You know you worry about her too.”

“Yeah, you”re right, come over here where it”s shallow, I don”t wanna drown while I”m a sucking ya”.”

After a quick blowjob the two boys washed up and dried off as best they could before getting dressed. Yesterday they had washed and dried what little clothes they had, so for once they had clean clothes to put on.

When they returned to camp Kim was just starting the eggs, and a few minutes later they were ready to eat. As they ate they talked about their plans for the day with a nervous excitement. They would be traveling up the coast today, headed for what used to be San Francisco, and hopefully someone along the way would have news of his father.

By midday they were within a few miles of the city proper and even from that distance they could see the ruins of some of the once tall buildings that man had built there.

“It looks kind of scary ifn” you ask me,” Kim said shivering.

“I”ve seen pictures in books,” Lee said, “some of those buildings went right up into the sky a mile high or more.”

“Didn”t take much to knock em” down though,” Jaxx said, “I heard that there was people in some of em” and they died from the fire, or jumped out to die that way.”

“It”s awful to think about,” Kim said, “let”s not talk about dyin” right now. I just want to live and make a good life for my baby.”

Both boys nodded and they rode on in silence. By late afternoon they had reached the city limits, and here there were small communities where people had cleared away the wreckage, and either built new buildings or salvaged old ones. Street vendor sold vegetables and meat, and there were real stores with glass windows selling all manner of things.

“I”m starved and thirsty, let”s find some place to get some food and do some askin” around,” Jaxx suggested.

At the end of a street that ran up and down a steep hill they found a small restaurant called Sally”s Place. There were a few people scattered around at tables inside, but obviously the lunch rush was over and the dinner rush was hours away.

A waitress seated the three, giving them a good looking over, but otherwise not saying much. She wondered which of the two had got the girl pregnant, and if they were doing right by her, but it was really none of her business and she wasn”t about to ask.

“Do you have steak ma”am?” Jaxx asked.

“Shore do, but it ain”t cheap young man.”

“Will this cover it?” Jaxx said pulling out a gold coin and handing it to the woman.

“I should say so. Hey, you didn”t steal this did you?”

“No ma”am, it was a present from my dying mother,” Jaxx said sadly.

“Well, I guess it”s okay then. Now then, what did you want with your steak?”

The three had steak, a baked potato, salad, and fresh apple/peach cobbler for dessert. They washed it down with sweetened tea that was so good it could be a meal in itself. Kim”s appetite had increased as the baby grew, and Jaxx and Lee made sure she always had healthy things to eat.

“That there baby needs that steak,” Jaxx said grinning, “he”s gonna be a big un” too.”

“I hope not too big. I don”t want him stretchin” my woohoo out too much,” Kim said, causing the two boys to laugh.

“I hope not, but I reckon women been having babies forever and not gettin” stretched out too much.”

“But they ain”t 13 years old neither, well…almost 14.”

When the waitress returned to refill their tea glasses and bring the change from the gold coin, Jaxx took the opportunity to ask about his father.

“Excuse me ma”am, but we”re new here and I”m a looking for someone, a man. Only name I know is Cal, but he”s a tall man, a gunslinger from what I”ve heard, and he has some scars on his face. Course you probably wouldn”t know about that…”

“What you want with this man?” the waitress asked, and something in her tone and the look on her face told Jaxx that she might know just such a man.

“Well ma”am, I ain”t exactly sure, but I think he might be my father. See, my momma told me about him on  her death bed, and I promised to see if I could find him.”

The story was nothing new to Kim or Lee, though Jaxx had kept it a secret at first, eventually he had come to trust the two with all his secrets and they had promised to help him fulfill his quest.

“I might know of a man like that, but I”m not sure he”s still around these parts. Last I heard though he was a livin” down near the ocean with a bunch of boys.”

“Do you know exactly where ma”am?”

“I can show ya” on a map. We got one in the back, hold on I”ll get it.”

Could it really be this easy? Jaxx wondered, Am I going to find my father this soon?

When the waitress returned she was holding what looked like a large book, but the covers were soft, and printed upon them were the words Rand McNally Road Atlas. Jaxx had never seen anything like it, and when the woman opened it his head spun when he realized he was looking at maps of different parts of the country. When she opened the page to the one for California, Jaxx let out a little gasp.

“This is the way we come,” Jaxx said, tracing his finger along the route from the bottom of the map to the top.

“Well, over here,” the woman said pointing to a place on the map, “there”s a good size settlement called Orange Grove, and there”s a blacksmith there named Roy, and I think he might be able to help ya” find this Cal person you”re looking for.”

“Thank you ma”am, is it far?” Jaxx said gazing at the map.

“Not far, maybe 6 or 8 miles, but ifn” I was you I”d hold over here for the night and make an early start of it tomorrow.”

“Thank you ma”am, I think we”ll do just that. Can you tell me, are there any hotels here where we might spend the night?”

“Well shore, next street over, the Oxnard Hotel. Tell em” Gertie sent ya” and they”ll take real good care of you all.”

“Thank you ma”am,” Jaxx said handing Gertie two dollars in coins, “you”ve been mighty kind helpin” us and all, and the food was wonderful.”

“Well thank you sir,” she said smiling, “good luck with your daddy and all.” Then turning to Kim she said, “how long sugar?”

“Been about 8 months I reckon, not really sure, cause I was traveling a while after I got knocked up and couldn”t keep track of time. Wasn”t even sure I was knocked up till Jaxx here drug me to a doctor lady. He”s been a takin” real good care of me, and Lee too,” Kim said, feeling the need to clear up any misunderstanding the woman might have had about the three.

“Well, land sake, if you ain”t about the luckiest little momma,” she chuckled, “two fine young men a lookin” after ya”. God bless you boys, and you and the baby too.”

“Thank you ma”am.”

“Well, we”ll be goin” now,” Jaxx said rising and helping Kim to her feet causing Gertie to smile. She could see the love in the boys” eyes for the girl, and she knew it took a special kind of man or boy to care for a woman who”d been impregnated by another man.

“Good bye then,” she said, “remember to tell em” I sent ya” at the Hotel.”

The Oxnard Hotel stood three stories tall, but only the bottom two floors were habitable. It was nothing fancy, but it was clean and had inside plumbing and even a bathing room on each floor. It didn”t have one of  the new wood fired water heaters, but there was a large cauldron on a swing arm that could be het over a fire and then swung over to the tub to be dumped in. It took about three caldron”s full to fill the tub, but by the time the last one was poured in the water was just about right for bathing.

The boys let Kim go first, but since there was no modesty among them anymore, they stayed and helped her bathe, then get out of the tub. The two boys then stripped down and shared the now lukewarm water to take a quick bath in before getting dressed.

The room was large, with two queen size beds, a dresser, and two chairs, one on each side of the beds. There was a little balcony outside their second story window and it overlooked the street and a small business district.

They had stabled their horses before walking to the restaurant and had paid for the night just in case they decided to stay over. 

Kim fell down on one of the beds and sighed, “I could get used to sleepin” in a nice soft bed like this. Oh, boys would you rub my poor feet?” she said, knowing full well they would. Sometimes she felt bad about taking advantage of their kindness, but she convinced herself it was for the baby, and besides, they didn”t seem to mind all that much.

A foot rub soon had Kim snoring softly and the boys moved to the other bed and stripped off their clothes. Even though they had gotten off earlier that day, they were horny, as most teenage boys were, and were soon kissing and making out like two lovers.

Jaxx thought nothing of the fact that he could switch back and forth so easily, loving a girl or a boy made no difference to him. It was the person he loved and not what they had between their legs. He supposed if Kim hadn”t come along he might have never experienced the wonder of being with a girl, but he was just as happy sharing his body with Lee, who could be very passionate at times.

Other times their sex was more playful, like what he had experienced with the boys back home, but tonight Lee seemed to have romance on his mind. He held Jaxx lovingly and kissed him passionately, and when Jaxx looked into his eyes he saw such love that it brought tears to his eyes.

Lee”s eyes were misty as well, and Jaxx leaned in and kissed the tears away, tasting their salty flavor.

“What ya” thinkin”?” Jaxx whispered.

“Nothin” much, just that…I”m glad I met ya” and I reckon I”ve come to love ya”, even if you do stink,” Lee said grinning. He often used humor to hide his true feelings, but Jaxx had learned to see through all that, and he understood what he was saying.

“I love you, just as much as I love Kim. You don”t never need to worry, she won”t ever come between us. She understands, and if I could just get you to love her like I do, well…then you”d understand how wonderful it can be.”

“I don”t know. I guess I”m pretty set in my ways. I love Kim all right, but just not that way. I guess I sorta” think of her as a sister or a best friend.”

“So did I at first, till we did that stuff together, and then I fell in love with her in a different way.”

“But how can you love us both that way?”

“Don”t know, I just can. Who says a person can”t love moren” one person? I think people do it all the time, especially these days. Some women got two men to take care of em, and some men take boys and girls to be their mates. I heard of one man back in my old town that had six boys that he dallied with. I never saw it mind ya”, but I knew one of the boys, and he liked it just fine. Said there was always someone to play with and that the man treated em” nice.”

“I guess I feel the same way about the three of us, but I”m still not sure I want to have sex with Kim.”

“Don”t worry about it,” Jaxx said leaning in and kissing Lee on the lips, “tonight it”s just us, and I want you to put this in me,” Jaxx said lifting Lee”s stiff pecker and squeezing it gently.

“I shore would like that, but you gotta do it back,” Lee tunceli escort gasped, “I likes it both ways.”

Jaxx was buried deep inside Lee, well as deep as his 5″ cock would go, when Kim stirred and looked over to see the two rutting. She smiled and pretended to sleep as she watched them, and a tiny hint of excitement rippled through her. She loved both boys and liked watching them rut, even if she wasn”t in the mood to do anything herself. Before she had lost her sex drive, she enjoyed Jaxx”s attention, but when they were done she always insisted that Lee be taken care of too. And since Lee wasn”t sure how he felt about having a girl mess with his pecker, Jaxx eagerly took care of him. 

At first Lee was a bit shy about having her watch, but after a while he loosened up some and actually seemed to enjoy putting on a show for her. After all, the three spent practically every moment together, bathed together, and slept side by side, so there was little modesty left between them.

Kim heard Jaxx cry out and she looked over just in time to see his body quiver as he began to unload his seed into Lee”s willing bowels. She sighed and rolled onto her back and fell back asleep, and didn”t awaken till morning when a full bladder drove her from her bed.

She padded across the hall to the bathroom and peed, and by the time she returned the two boys were stirring. They were naked beneath the covers and sporting morning wood, causing Kim to smile.

“Well, looks like you two are up early,” she said staring at the tents in the covers.

“You can”t embarrass us,” Jaxx said yawning, “you see it every day,” he said throwing back the covers to reveal his nakedness and stiff pecker.

“Oh, it”s nice. I wish I could play, but this dang baby has me all messed up,” she sighed.

“There are other things we could do,” Jaxx said, repeating what he”d said a dozen times, “I don”t have to poke you to make you feel good down there.”

“I know,” she sighed, “but I just don”t feel like it. I keep thinking the baby will know what”s goin” on and I don”t want to warp the little fella”.”

Lee laughed, “Well, with me and Jaxx as his daddies he”s gonna get warped eventually.”

“I know, and I don”t care if  he likes that stuff when he”s older, but not as a baby.”

“Come on Lee, let”s get dressed and go pee,  then we can go get some breakfast and get on the road again.”

They ate at the same restaurant as before, but Gertie had been replaced by a tall slender woman who said her name was Martha. She didn”t question the three”s ability to pay, and Jaxx wondered if word had already spread that the three were all right, and not likely to skip out on them without paying.

They had pancakes, sausages, and the two boys had coffee, while Kim had milk. They didn”t want to fill up too much and risk being lethargic on the trail, but they did eat their fill, and Jaxx paid the bill and left a dollar tip for the waitress.

At the stable, Jaxx paid up and they headed out. They still had plenty of food in their saddle bags, and besides the settlement they were headed for would have anything else they needed in case they didn”t find Cal right away.

They rode for over an hour before Kim declared she needed a break, and the three dismounted and sat on a fallen log by the side of the road. The road was overgrown and narrower than it had been in it”s heyday, but it made the going easier and hopefully would eventually lead them to their destination. 

They watered the horses and themselves then mounted up and headed out, this time determined to make town before stopping again. 

The first sign of civilization was a farm, complete with cows, horses, and crops growing lush and green in cultivated fields. It was a big farm, obviously too big for one family, even if they had several children to help, and the three wondered if the farm was perhaps a group effort on the part of several families or perhaps the entire town.

Suddenly a teenage boy appeared from between the rows of waving corn, and when he saw the three he quickly came to the edge of the road and waited for them to come nearer.

“Howdy,” the boy said smiling. He was a handsome boy, with hair the color of straw and flashing blue eyes, and a body made fit from working on the farm. He was barefoot, but wore a pair of overalls without a shirt, and one galluse was loose, leaving half of his well defined and tanned upper body exposed.

“Hi, this here your farm?” Jaxx asked looking the boy over.

“Heck no, not mine. I just work here. Farm belongs to Mr. Miller. He lives in that house over there, him and his wife and three sons. I just work on the farm, and they let me sleep in the barn. When the crops need harvestin” Mr. Miller hires some of the local boys and we work till they”re all in. I gets to stay on though, cause I”m good with horses and cows and stuff.”

Wow, that was a lot to take in, Jaxx thought, the boy certainly was friendly and open.

“I”m Jaxx, this is Lee, and the momma-to-be is Kim,” Jaxx chuckled.

“I”m Kenny, but my friends call me Heck,” the boy said scratching at his ribs. He”d been curious about the girl and figured she was knocked up, but good manners kept him from inquiring about how, or who got her that way.

“How come Heck?” Lee asked grinning.

“Heck, I don”t know,” he laughed, “guess cause I say that a lot.”

“So, Heck…we”re looking for a town called Orange Grove, are we close?”

“Heck yeah, if you just head on up the road bout” a quarter mile you”ll see the Smithy, and the town starts right there at his place.”

“This smithy, his name Roy?”

“How”d you know,” Heck said, then grinning he added, “Heck, I guess maybe you come lookin” for him and you already knowed his name.”

“The lady at the restaurant in San Francisco told us. See we”re looking for this man named Cal…”

“Before Jaxx could finish Heck stepped closer and interrupted him, “You know the gunslinger?” he asked in amazement.

“Not really, but I need to find him and talk to him, that”s all.”

“Well, I reckon Roy can help ya” there,” Heck said suddenly clamming up.

“What”s wrong?” Kim said, guaging his reaction to this bit of news, “is there something wrong?”

“Heck no, but I gotta get back to work. You three just ride on into town and talk to Roy. I reckon if anyone can help ya” it”ll be him.”

“Okay, thanks,” Jaxx said, offering his hand to the boy to shake.

The boy took his hand and gave Jaxx a lewd smile and stroked his finger against the palm of Jaxx”s hand as they shook, surprising the heck out of Jaxx. That gesture and that look seemed to say if things were different they might find themselves naked and pleasing one another, and Jaxx would have to admit that the thought of that was pleasing.

“Maybe I”ll see you all around sometime,” the boy said looking Lee over as well, but he didn”t seem too interested in Kim.

“If we find the man we”re looking for we might be staying around here, at least till the baby comes,” Kim said, breaking in. She had noticed the little interaction between the two boys and thought it was cute, but right now they had more important things to do.

“Oh, well…lots of room for folks here, and new babies are always welcome. I gots to go though before Mr. Miller comes lookin” for me. I”m supposed to be tendin” to the horses right now.”

“Okay Heck, thanks,” Jaxx said for them all.

They watched him walk away then disappear into the rows of corn, and suddenly Lee let out a giggle he”d been suppressing for awhile, “You like him, don”t ya” Jaxx?”

“What? Well, he seems nice,” Jaxx said blushing.

“No, I mean you really like him, like you”d like to get in those overalls. Did you see it too Kim?”

“Yeah, you boys are always horny and lookin” for new game,” she chuckled, “don”t tell me you didn”t find him sexy too.”

“Okay, okay…so I can see why Jaxx likes him that way, but we can”t go around suckin” every pecker we come across, can we?”

“Wouldn”t bother me none,” Jaxx mumbled, and then all three laughed. When the laughter had died down Jaxx suggested they get started again, and the subject of Heck was forgotten for the time being.

Heck hadn”t been exaggerating when he said it was only short distance, and once they came within sight of the Blacksmith Shop they could see the rest of the town fanning out around it, most of it situated along one narrow street lined with businesses.

“Holy cow, it”s biggern” I reckoned it would be.”

Indeed the town had grown over the last year or so, and trade was brisk, and most folks lived a good life here. There were no police, no laws, only common sense, and for the most part folks got along, and there was no need for such things.

As they hitched their  horses to the hitching post in front of the watering trough, the horses bent to drink as the three looked the place over. Suddenly a man in his late 20″s emerged from the shop with a boy trailing behind him and he headed straight toward them.

“Hello,” the man said, “welcome strangers. Are you in need of my services today? Me and my helper here are at your service.”

The three looked them over and liked what they saw, both were handsome and fit from the hard work smithing required, and even dressed as they were in long leather aprons, it was obvious they were very healthy specimens of male. The Boy looked to be in his early teens and he seemed especially interested in the three.

“Is your lady in need of a doctor perhaps?” the man asked.

“Not that we know of sir,” Jaxx said finally speaking up, “She”s not due for a while yet, as far as we can tell. We”re looking for someone, well…two someones, the first one is Roy, would that be you?”

“Might be,” the man chuckled, “that depends on whether the news you bring is good news or bad news.”

“No news, we”re looking for a man, and someone said you might know where we can find him. He”s a gunslinger I”m told, and his name is Cal.”

The man looked at the boy who shrugged, and some unspoken message seemed to pass between them. 

“I see, and what would you be wanting with this gunslinger? Do you need someone killed?” he joked.

“No,” Jaxx sighed, it was obvious the man wasn”t going to help him unless he knew everything, “I think the man may be my father.”

The look on the faces of the man and the boy said they couldn”t have been more surprised if someone had put a red hot horseshoe down their britches.

“Your pa?” the boy cried out, “Cal your pa?”

“I dont” know for sure,” Jaxx said, realizing he was going to have to tell the whole story before he was to be believed, “I”ll tell ya” all I know, but not here. Is there some place we can go and sit a spell, Kim is tired and needs to rest.”

“Where are my manners?” the man said, “Josh go get us some sodie pops from the saloon and I”ll show our guests into the house.”

The house was just behind the Blacksmith shop and was a new addition to the town. For a long time the Smithy had lived in quarters inside the Blacksmith Shop, but once Josh had come to live with him permanently, with the help of his friends he had built a small cottage for the two.

The cottage was small but comfortable, with a separate bedroom the two shared, as well as an inside bathroom with a bathtub and flush toilet.

“This is a nice place,” Kim said looking around.

“Have a seat please,” the man said stripping off his apron to reveal a muscled upper body hidden by a button up plaid shirt. Below he wore denim jeans and work boots that were worn but serviceable.

The boy returned quickly, and by the time everyone was seated with a cold bottle of root beer in hand, the atmosphere in the room had turned cordial. After taking a swig of his root beer, Jaxx began his story, beginning with his mother”s death bed confession.

“So, you see…I”m doin” this for my momma. I promised her I would try to find him, and I aim to do that, even if you won”t  help me,” he said wiping a tear from his eye.

“I can see that you”re tellin” the truth boy,” the man said smiling gently, “I”m Roy, and this here is Josh, and yes, we can help ya” find the man that you”re lookin” for.”

“You can?” Jaxx said, not sure he could believe it was this easy.

“If what you”ve told us is true, and I got no reason to believe it ain”t, I can understand exactly how it might have happened. Cal is a good man, and if he can help someone out he will. Your momma wanted a child, and Cal could provide it, even if he couldn”t be with her that way more than it took to conceive that child.”

Jaxx wasn”t exactly sure what conceived meant, but he understood what the man was saying. His momma had said there was a bottle of wine involved, but he could see in her eyes that she thought the man did what he did of free will.

“Yes sir…my momma said he was a good man. She said he offered to stay and help her raise me, but she knew his heart wasn”t in stayin” and she drove him away. Even then he left her enough gold to take care of us, and when she died she gave the rest of that gold to me.”

“That settles it,” Josh said excitedly, “Cal”s got more gold than anyone I ever heard of, and he must be the one who gave that gold to your momma.”

“It sounds more and more like Cal is your daddy, but this will probably be a big shock to him after all these years. Maybe we should wait a day or two to spring this on him.”

“Yes sir, I reckon we can do that. We”re tired and dirty, and a bath and a good night”s sleep would make things easier I reckon. Do you know of a hotel nearby where we can stay?”

“Yes, there is a fine one just at the other end of town, but you”re welcome to take a bath here if you”d like. I have one of those wood fired water heaters and a real bath tub. I”d put you up for the night, but I only have the one bed…”

Josh leaned over and whispered something into Roy”s ear and he nodded, “Apparently my young friend here is a better host than I am. Me and the boy will sleep in our old bed in the shop, and two of you can sleep in our bed, and the other on this here couch. It”s pretty comfortable and plenty big enough for youngns” like you.”

“Oh sir, we couldn”t put you out,” Jaxx protested, but once  Roy had his mind made up there was no changing it, and Jaxx soon gave in.

Roy did allow Jaxx to treat him and Josh to dinner in the Cafe down the street, and afterwards they walked up the boarded sidewalks and explored what the town had to offer. At a dry goods store Jaxx bought the three of them some clothes more suitable for the weather there, including what Roy called swim suits. The  two boys thought the garments looked a lot like underwear, only they seemed to have underwear inside them too, but the real shock was the skimpy little thing that Kim took a shine to.

“It”s beautiful, I just wish I wasn”t so fat,” Kim sighed. 

“You”re not fat sweetie,” the clerk said, “you”re beautiful. I never seen a woman with child that wasn”t. Why you positively glow sweetie.

“She”s right Kim,” Jaxx said hugging her gently, “but maybe you can save this here bikini thing for after the baby. Do you have something else for now ma”am?”

The clerk helped Kim pick out a less revealing suit with plenty of stretch, and Jaxx bought that as well as the skimpy one, and Kim was beaming when they left the dry good store.

It was dusky dark when they returned to the shop, and while Josh took care of the horses, Roy showed them the bath and how to use it. He and Josh usually used the shower he”d built out behind the shop, and soon everyone was bathed and in dry clean clothes. 

Roy had helped the three pick out shorts and pullovers, and the three were amazed at how comfortable they were. They weren”t very practical for riding a horse, but for just sitting around and visiting they were perfect.

Kim”s top was loose fitting and hid her baby bump, but she was constantly reminded of the baby by his incessant kicking. 

“Oh, he kicked me again,” Kim said smiling. 

“He did?” Josh said with wide eyes, “Can I see?”

“You can feel,” Kim said, “give me your hand.”

“I felt it,” Josh said excitedly, “I bet it”s a boy…do you think it is?”

“I”m sure of it,” Kim said, “either that or she”s gonna” be a tomboy.”

“None of my business boys, but which one of you is the  father?” Roy asked, wondering if he was being to nosy.

“Neither of them,” Kim explained, “it was my sister”s horny husband that did the deed,” she said looking upset.

“Shh…don”t matter,” Jaxx said taking her hand, “it”s our baby no matter what? Right Lee?”

“Yes sir, this here baby is gonna have two daddies to watch out for him,” he said joining the two on the couch and taking Kim”s other hand.

“You three will fit right in with the boys on the beach,” Josh said softly.

“I heard that one lady say something about the boys on the beach, is that where Cal is?”

Roy nodded, “Let me tell you a story…”

The story of how the boys on the beach came to be a family intrigued the three newcomers and they listened with rapt attention. When they heard how Cal and BJ had stumbled up on them, and how BJ had been kidnapped, then how Cal and BJ had been saved from death by the other boys, they were sure these were boys they wanted to meet.

“So, after the kidnapping Cal and BJ decided to stay a spell, and they been there ever since. The boys have always been my best customers and we became friends over time, and for awhile I took one of the boys to apprentice as a Smithy.”

“Doug,” Josh said picking up the story, “only Doug missed the other boys and then well, they found me, and I had no folks and nowhere to go and I took Doug”s place.”

The three sensed there was more to the story, but didn”t want to seem rude my asking too many questions. However, Roy felt the need to be honest with them in case it made some difference as to what their relationship, and that of the boys on the beach, as well as Cal and BJ were.

“We”re more than just friends or master and apprentice. Josh is my boy, if you know what that means.”

“I figured that,” Jaxx said grinning, “and is BJ Cal”s boy?”

“Yep, and all the boys on the beach, well, they share their bodies freely. Does this shock you, especially you Kim?”

“Heck no, Jaxx and Lee go after it like rabbits all the time,” she laughed, “I used to have fun with Jaxx too, but lately I ain”t much in the mood for that stuff cause of the baby and all. I know how boys are, and it don”t bother me none, heck, I even like watchin” em” sometimes.”

“Then I think you all will get along just fine. Now, it”s getting late, and we should get some sleep. If you”d like, Josh and I will go with you to find the others and introduce you, but I”ll leave the best news for you,” he said smiling at Jaxx.

Instead of one of the boys sleeping on the couch, the two gave Kim the bed and made a pallet on the floor beside her. They told her it was so she could have more room and be more comfortable, but she knew how horny the two were, and figured they saw this as a way to have some time alone together. 

She didn”t mind, and in fact was asleep shortly after they finished her nightly foot rub. Below her in the floor, Lee and Jaxx pressed closely together and began kissing, while not far away Roy and Josh were involved in some sexual antics of their own.

It had been some time since they had lain in the bed in the shop, and the smell of hay and leather was like an aphrodisiac to them as they came together in the dance as old as time itself. As Roy entered the boy, they both cried out in ecstasy, and the night was filled with the sounds of lovers.

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Morning dawned bright and pleasant and after peeing and washing up the three dressed in their trail clothes and went out to find Roy and Josh already busy fixing breakfast. 

“Good mornin” you three, I see you found other ways to sleep,” he chuckled.

“The two went at it all night,” Kim joked.

“How do you know, you were snorin”?” Lee snorted.

“A lady does not snore,” she said indignantly.

“No, but you do,” Lee laughed, earning him a slap on the shoulder.

“Did we really keep you awake?” Jaxx asked sincerely.

“No Jaxx, I was teasing, but if you two didn”t do something, then it was a waste of time.”

“We just wanted you to be comfortable,” Jaxx offered.

“I was, and you”re sweet,” she said giving Jaxx a peck on the cheek, “Now let me in there and I”ll help you menfolk fix breakfast.

As she mounted her horse later Kim drew in a sharp breath as a pain hit her in the lower part of her anatomy. The look on her face said it all, and Jaxx immediately ran to her to see what was the matter.

“Are you okay?”

“Fine, just a sharp pain…owww…there it goes again,” she said grimacing with pain.

“Maybe we should put this off till you feel better.”

“No, I”m okay…it”s gone now,” she said settling into the saddle, “let”s go, we can rest when we get there.”

“If you”re sure…”

“I”m sure.”

“Roy and Josh joined them then and led the way through town and onto a well worn road that led off into the trees and wound along until they finally came out onto a broad expanse of beach, and beyond it, the ocean.

“Oh…oh,” Lee gasp, “its so big. I never knew it was so big.”

“It”s beautiful,” Kim added, “but scary lookin”, like it might just swallow us all up.”

“It does that to everyone when you first see it, but you”ll get used to it,” Roy assured them, “it”s not far now.”

The pains started in again right after that, but Jaxx was too busy staring at their surroundings to notice Kim”s discomfort. However, by the time they finally came within sight of the little community the boys had built, she was sweating profusely and moaning softly.

“Kim, what is it?” Jaxx asked with alarm, “I knew we should have waited.”

“We”re almost there,” Roy said, “we”ll get her inside and she can lay down. It”s probably just false labor.”

“I can”t sit on this horse…” Kim cried out, “make it stop, it hurts so bad…”

Jaxx jumped down from his horse and ran to Kim”s side, and with Roy and Lee”s help they got Kim to the soft sand and placed a rolled up blanket beneath her head.

“Josh, ride on ahead and send the boys back with the cart.”

“Right, be right back,” Josh said digging his heels into his horse and flying toward the beach houses.

“Oh, oh…there it goes again,” Kim cried out, “make it stop….Oh god!”

Jaxx and Lee were near panic, but Roy, being older and wiser, knew what was happening. Apparently the girl had misjudged her due date, or the baby was coming early, and what the girl was feeling were labor pains. He had noticed the wetness between her legs as well, an indication that her water had broken, and he knew that soon they would be welcoming a new life into the world.

The wagon came quickly, pulled by a beautiful Roan horse and followed by at least six half naked and beautiful boys. Even in his current state of distress, Jaxx couldn”t help but notice how lovely and sexy the boys were. Had Cal, his father, lain with all these boys, he wondered? And was one of these boys BJ, his father”s boy. Would Cal refuse him or perhaps treat  him coldly since he had a boy of his own to care for?

The answers could wait however, and soon they had Kim loaded onto the cart and were headed toward the beach house. 

“Is she gonna be all right?” Lee whispered to Jaxx, his hand gripping Jaxx”s arm tightly.

“Yeah, I think so. I think the baby is comin”, that”s all.”

“Now, so soon? I thought we had more time.”

Jaxx shrugged, “We was just guessing. Anyways, babies don”t always come when they”re supposed to. I guess it”s her time, that”s all.”

“Gosh, this is awful, we shoulda” stopped in town and found us a midwife or somethin”.”

“Don”t worry, we”ll figure somethin” out. Roy will know what to do.”

When they reached the house, six boys, plus Roy and Jaxx, carried Kim inside and laid her on a soft couch before a huge indoor cooking pit. From somewhere more boys appeared and with them was a man, the man, Cal, his father, and Jaxx stood staring at him as if he had just seen a ghost.

“That there”s Cal,” Roy said, “Cal, meet Jaxx. That”s Lee over there, and the little momma is Kim.”

“Well, looks like the little momma is about to bring forth a new life,” Cal chuckled, “boys, boil some water and get some clean sheets.”

“Have you ever helped birth a baby?” Zak, the oldest of the boys asked Cal.

“A long time ago, but I reckon I can remember how it”s done. Can”t be all that hard, women been havin” babies forever and living to tell about it.”

“Yes,” Kim reminded him, “but I”m only 13,” she cried.

“Ifn” nature allows you to get pregnant, then nature will allow you to birth this baby. Just relax girl, and we”ll help ya” through this.”

“Jaxx,” Kim whimpered, “will you hold my hand?”

“Shore I will,” Jaxx said kneeling and smoothing back her hair.

“This baby yours?” Cal asked the boy.

“Yes sir, I reckon it is,” Jaxx said, not bothering to explain, “and Lee”s too.”

Cal looked over at Roy who gave him a look that said, “it”s a long story”, and Cal didn”t press the matter. 

The pains were about five minutes apart by now, and Cal knew the baby wouldn”t be long coming into this world. Despite having killed men before, and been in situations that would make the average man”s hair stand on end, this simple act of guiding a new life into this world was by far the most nerve wracking and yet rewarding experience of his lifetime.

“It”s a boy,” Cal said, uttering those words that had been spoken millions of time since the beginning of time, “and a healthy one too,” he added as he smacked the ten pound two ounce baby boy on the bottom causing him to cry out.

“A…a boy, I knew it was a boy,” Kim cried, “can I hold him?” she whispered, reaching for him.

Gently, Cal wrapped the newborn baby in soft clean cloth and presented him to his mother for the first time. Kim wept with joy as she held her baby in her arms, and even Jaxx and Lee weren”t immune from the tears of joy that the baby had brought. 

In fact pretty much everyone”s eyes were wet with tears as the boys on the beach witnessed the miracle of birth. Since they were all boys, and not keen to ever get involved with girls, none of them ever thought they would be witness to such an event and it was a very special event.

After nursing the baby, Kim gave it over to Jaxx who sat holding it while she slept. She was exhausted after the short, but intense ordeal of birth, and fell asleep quickly.

“Let me hold him,” Lee said sitting down beside Jaxx. Despite never having been around a baby before, he found himself in awe of the small person in his arms and he leaned down and kissed him gently on the cheek, eliciting a soft “ah” from those witnessing it.

“He”s a fine and healthy boy,” Cal proclaimed, “and Kim is doing  just fine. The afterbirth has been discharged and I cut the umbilical cord with a clean sharp knife.”

“Where did you learn to do this?” Jaxx asked in wonder of the bigger than life man.

“Once, a long time ago, I helped bring a youngn” into this world, and I guess you never forget such a thing,” Cal said, his voice sounding sad and far away.

“I…need to talk to you, if it”s all right,” Jaxx said, looking at the man with something between awe and fear.

“Let”s go outside then, I could use some fresh air.”

Jaxx allowed himself to be led out back of the house and he could see that there were other buildings besides the main house. There were two barns, and at least one other house that looked occupied, though he wasn”t sure of that. 

“Let”s sit a spell,” Cal said smiling at the boy. Something about the boy”s features looked familiar, but he didn”t recall ever seeing the boy before today.

“I”ve traveled a long ways to find you,” Jaxx said, jumping right in, “and well…now that I have, I”m a little nervous about tellin” you why I”m here.”

“A long way you say? And you came to find me, but how…?”

“I think you knew my momma,” Jaxx said, and the light that went on in Cal”s eyes practically outshined the sun.

“Your momma?” Cal said licking his lips, suddenly his mouth was as dry as the sand beneath their feet, “Your momma knowed me?”

Jaxx nodded, “Yes sir, if you”re the man I been looking for. She said you came to her and you became friends, and that she asked you to do something for her, to give  her…a, a baby.”

“Oh my,” Cal said looking first at the ground, then at the boy. Now he knew why the boy looked so familiar, a long time ago he had seen those same  eyes and handsome face in the mirror. And what was more important, if this boy was who he thought he was, he had helped him come into this world, just as he had with Kim”s baby.

“Are you that man, are you…are you…my, my…father?”

“I reckon I am,” Cal said as tears streamed down his face, “I wanted to stay, you have to believe me boy, but your mother had other ideas. She said she couldn”t keep me from seeking my own destiny, and that she had no use for a man now that she had a child. Like a fool I believed her, and I left her, left you…” he said burying his head in his hands, then looking up with fear he asked the question he feared the answer to, “Your momma, what of her?”

“She died sir,” Jaxx said, “and on her deathbed she made me promise to find you. I”ve done kept my bargain, but ifn” you don”t want nothin” to do with me, then I understand, and I won”t say no more bout it.”

“Not want you?” Cal sobbed, “not one minute of one day has ever gone by without my thinking about you. Wonderin” where you were, what you looked like, if you was growing up to be a good man, or taken to the ways of the wicked. I ain”t never gonna let you go again boy,” Cal said grabbing the boy and hugging him fiercely. Jaxx returned the hug and for a long time man and boy, father and son, stood hugging each other and crying. There was sadness mixed with joy, sadness of the loss of Jaxx”s mother, but great joy over the reuniting of father and son.

From the doorway BJ observed the two, a sad look on his face. Who was this boy, and was he to take his place now? he wondered as the tears came. He was too wrapped up in his own sorrow to hear Roy approach, and when he laid a hand upon his shoulder he was shocked at first, then seeing who it was, he buried his face in his side.

“What”s to come of me now?” he sobbed, “Cal has found another boy.”

“BJ, son…relax,” Roy said soothingly, “he”s Cal”s boy all right, his son.” and then he went on to explain why Jaxx was there and how Cal came to be his father.

“A..a real son then,” BJ said wiping tears from his eyes, “then he”s my brother,” BJ reasoned, for even though BJ was no blood kin of Cal”s, he called him daddy and thought of him that way. 

“I suppose so, but that”s something the three of you will have to work out. Well, maybe the five of you,” he chuckled, “seems Lee and Kim fit in there somewhere too.”

“A girl?” BJ said trying that on for size. Then sighing he said, “Ifn” that”s what it takes to keep my daddy, then that”s okay by me.”

There was a feast that night, a celebration of the birth of the new baby, and of the father and son reunion that had everyone cheering. They ate and drank wine, and Jaxx and Lee soon found that anything went with this bunch of wild and free boys. While Kim and the baby slept, the two newcomer shared more than their stories with the others, and when morning came they knew they had truly found a new home.

They named the baby Jackson Lee, but to avoid confusion everyone called him JL, which suited everyone just fine. All the boys loved their baby brother, and Kim never wanted for a willing and eager baby sitter when she needed some time alone. 

After a week or so, her sexual appetite returned and now she found she had not only Jaxx to satisfy her, but several other curious boys who had never known the joys of sharing their bodies with a girl. Jaxx was a little jealous at first, but he knew that was silly, since he was sexing up those same boys, including BJ. He and Cal however, had decided that they wanted to keep their relationship sexually pure, and though Jaxx sometimes envied BJ for being able to share with Cal, he knew this was for the best.

The months passed, and the family thrived. The new blood had brought a level of excitement and contentment into the fold and everyone was better for it. So much so that many believed they should bring more girls into the family and make more babies.

Zak laughed at their naivety, but he wasn”t sure it was such a bad idea, and he kept an open mind. After all, considering that Kim was a favored bed partner among the boys now, who was to say she wouldn”t be having another baby in the near future.

And so life went on on the beach, and the family grew and lived and loved and all around them the world was changing once again. Men were beginning to rebuilt some of the things that had been destroyed, men such as Roy were figuring out how to fix the machines that were broken, and in Washington a rudimentary government was forming. It might take time, but eventually man would be back on top again, and hopefully this time he wouldn”t ruin everything by turning to war to solve his problems.

The End

I had been thinking about another chapter of this story for a while now, and I had in mind introducing a girl character that stumbled onto the boy”s beach, big with child, but then this idea came along and I think I like this one even better. Not only did I bring a female and a new life into the boys on the beach”s lives, but I have fleshed out Cal some more. We know he has a mysterious background, and no one knows where he got all that gold, but now we know he”s an honest and fine man who fathered a child, and is now dedicated to caring for him. Who knows, we may pay another visit to Cal and BJ, and Jaxx, and Lee, and Kim, and little JL,  and all the rest, and maybe someday we”ll find out more about the gunslinger.

Thanks again for all your support, you have no idea how much it means to me. So..please wear me out with emails, at: ail

Kewl Dad           

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Oh by the way Happy Valentines Day

I have updated my story list if you see any missing please let me know.

Other stories by Kewl Dad

* Denotes Series, rest are short stories

A Christmas for Joey

A Christmas With Nick

Accidental Dad*

Adolescent

Alex and Aidan*

Andy Tastes Like Candy

At the Dike*

Black Cock

Boy Glory Hole

Bullied

Christmas Boy

Christmas on the Street

CL Cock Sucker

Cory*

Corey”s Scent

Cody”s Christmas Wish

Dirt Bikes and Blowjobs

DMV Boy

Dougie”s Story Part 3 of a series

Emoji  (The Story of Joe)

The Family*

The Ginger and the Chub

Hair Salon Boys

Happy Valentine”s Day Toby Grayson

I Heart You

Little Brother”s Feet*

Lost in Fear*

Mars

McChicken

My Best Friend”s Dad *Related story to My Son”s Best Friends

My Not so Miserable Life

My Little Runaway Part 1 of a series

My Son”s Best Friends *Related series to My Best Friend”s Dad

My 11th Summer*

One Night

Poindexter Files*

Pride-Pride

Rabbit: A Christmas Story

Rolo

Second Chance for Love

Six Black Boys*

Skateboard Boy*

Skateboard Christmas

Stranded on Christmas Eve

Sudden Family*

Taking a Chance on Love

The Year I Learned to Love my Brother (TYILTLMB)*

The Reynolds Twins*

Tommy Boy Part two of a series

To the Max

Tracy*

Trailer Park Christmas

Trick or Treet Dress Up

Tween to Teen*

What a Dollar Will Buy

Wild Wild West Again

It”s Amazing What Sex Can do for a Guy (as smoothoperator52)

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