Dan and Ben at Sixty-two

Dan and Ben at Sixty-two--Chapter Twelve By Ezra Randle

Dan had been excited all week. Like someone had told him ten episodes of his favorite TV series would be on later, and he could plug in his headphones and nothing would disturb the pleasure. And he when completed those episodes, another ten were released for the next meeting with Dolph. His second and third dates with him were variations of the first. Or rather, extensions of all the pleasure they found in each other. Something about being in physical proximity to Dolph triggered an extreme desire. At first he thought it was simply finding a substitute for Alex. Missing Alex and then magically finding a wonderful replacement so he wouldn't have to deal with his lust and loneliness at night. Or in the morning. Or afternoon. It felt that elemental and sensuous. But it was more. He enjoyed the conversations in bed. They flowed so effortlessly. Even when they talked about Alex in almost a dismissive way. Like he had become the past tense. And then moving on to talk about Dolph's past and how long he had waited to have his first real experiences leading up to Gary and then longing for a replacement that was just as arousing. They talked about ass pleasure quite often. Almost like they were wetting each other's bum so they could be rubbed and aroused by their words. They hadn't done much more than finger fucking, but he knew there would be more soon.

The last time, Dolph had greeted him at one in the afternoon wearing just baggy gym shorts. He handed Dan another pair and told Dan to put them on with nothing underneath. Then they sat on the sofa with their cocks visible through the baggy legs of the shorts. As they talked, their cocks got hard tenting the shorts, making their genitals even more visible. Dolph stretched out on the sofa and ran his feet inside the legs of Dan's shorts. It was one of the most arousing moments of his life, feeling Dolph's toes gently rub his cock and balls. Later, they pulled the shorts down just enough so that their pubic hair was clearly visible. Dolph told him he used to trim his hair, but it was too much trouble and he hoped Dan didn't mind the thickness down there. Dan told him to stand and pulled the shorts down. He knelt and licked the hair above his cock and the long hairs from his balls. Dolph spread his legs as he sat on the sofa, so the thick hairs below the balls and running to his hole were visible. Dan licked them, too. Then Dolph perched on his hands and knees revealing his ass hairs. When Dan licked them, Dolph moaned and asked if he could do the same to Dan.

As Dan now climbed the steps to Dolph's condo, he was hoping there might be a surprise. But Dolph seemed more subdued. They talked briefly about his drive over and how Larry was faring without Chip. Dan finally asked him, "Is something wrong?"

"I need to know that it's not going to end soon. I want what we've done in three dates to continue. It's unfair of me, I know. But I'm just so nervous wanting to hear what you've got to say."

Dan was not upset. It seemed like a reasonable request. He had made it clear from the outset that he was going to be as present with Dolph as he could, but that the next chapter with Alex was yet to be scripted. Even if the next pages were a version of the ending, he didn't want to formally announce them. There had been too many wonderful moments with him, and he was still confident their relationship could be resurrected if Alex came back to him. But he could already feel Dolph sinking into his heart. It wasn't just the sensuality, which was uniquely arousing, almost taking him back to Ben at their finest moments, but his enjoyment of Dolph on every level was touching him deeply. "I've tried to be upfront about the uncertainty with Alex. I can't just dismiss what we have. It's in me too deep. But you are not just a substitute, Dolph. I can tell after these few meetings. I crave you physically. But it's more than that. I had an almost instant attraction to your personality. I think about you often during the day. That's a lot for me. But it's not what you want to hear."

Dolph smiled. "My request was very unfair. I realized that as you were speaking. I'm sorry to put you on the spot. It's just that what you said is exactly what I've been feeling. Even now, as we talk in a serious way, my cock is almost hard. I'm so eroticized that I have to hold myself back from jacking off multiple times during the day. It's never felt like this. Even with Gary."

"So, can we make love?"

"Yes. And will you spend the night?"

"I want to. The first night is such a special moment."

"Can I ask a favor?"

"Sure."

Dan followed Dolph into the bedroom where Dolph handed him a jock strap and the same baggy shorts from the last meeting. "I'm wearing them. Would you put this set on?"

Dan looked at the blue jock strap and green shorts. "Yeah. You want me to go out and come back in wearing just these garments?"

"O, yeah. Please. Go back outside and leave the door open just a crack. I'll be in here. Go change in the living room."

Dan switched out of his underwear and walking shorts and tossed them with his t-shirt on the sofa. He hadn't worn a jock for years and was impressed how nicely it felt. He stepped outside into the hallway, counted to thirty, then slipped back inside, shutting the door and locking it softly. He walked into the bedroom. Dolph was stretched out diagonally, resting on a pillow. The other pillow was down by his feet, inviting Dan so that his head would be positioned closer to Dolph's crotch. Dan stretched out. Dolph said, "I have this fantasy. Hope you'll indulge me. We lick and nibble. And eventually play with our asses in this position."

"Nice. I'm all in."

They snuggled closer so Dan's mouth was right at the crotch of Dolph's shorts. Dolph was in the same position in relation to Dan's. He felt Dolph's tongue and lips wetting his shorts, and he followed along with Dolph's actions. Soon, they were probing at each other's genitals while their hands rubbed each other's ass. When Dolph pulled his shorts off, he did, too. Dolph's cock filled the jock strap completely. Dan had already been fantasizing for the past few days about tasting his cock again. As he felt Dolph licking him through the stretched out jock, Dan licked Dolph's balls and cock. His hands massaged Dolph's ass cheeks and his fingers rubbed the hairs creeping out of Dolph's crack. Dolph said, "My ass. I want you there so bad. I've been thinking about you inside me for days."

Dan switched his mouth to Dolph's ass cheeks turning so Dolph was now on his belly. Their jocks were still in place, as Dan licked the edges at Dolph's ass crack. He pulled the cheeks apart and shoved his tongue inside. Licking from the hole to the balls. Over and over. Dolph was moaning into his pillow. "Yeah, yeah. I want you so bad."

When Dan took a break, wiping his mouth on the back of his hand, Dolph went up on his knees. "Please take me today."

"How do you want it?"

"Start like this. But wait a bit. I have another treat for you."

Dolph handed him a light green vibrating dildo about five inches in length. He lubed Dolph and inserted the dildo turning it on to the lower setting. "Do you like that setting?"

"It's good for now. Suck me while it's in me."

Dan released his cock and balls from the pouch and licked them both. He was turned on again by how much hair Dolph had, reminding him of Ben. He held the vibrator in place with one hand and played with Dolph's balls with the other as he licked Dolph's shaft up and down. Dolph moaned as Dan teased him with more and more pleasuring. "Wow, that feels good. You treat me so well."

After many minutes, Dolph sat up. "I've changed my mind. I want you on your back so I can sit on you. Is that OK?"

"Yeah. I'm as hard as can be."

"But I'm putting another vibrator in you as you fuck me."

"That would be new for me."

Dan turned on his side and Dolph inserted the second vibrator inside of Dan. Dan recalled the times he had used a regular plug, but this was a totally different experience. He rolled onto his back, and Dolph slid the jock off and licked and sucked him until he was completely hard and leaking. Dolph lubed his stiffy and himself, then he raised his ass above Dan's cock slowly lowering himself. Dan slid in easily and Dolph rested with Dan inside him. They looked at each other, both of them so fully aroused. Dolph's long cock stretched out as he rose and lowered himself on Dan's shaft. "Is that OK, Dan?"

"More than OK. Totally exquisite. Having my ass and cock engaged like this at the same time. I've never experienced something like this."

Dan turned on the second vibrator and ran it up and down Dolph's shaft as Dolph took him deeper into his ass. The synchronous effect took Dan to a different level of sensuous. He moaned continuously as Dolph raised and lowered himself. Dan felt his hips begin to surge pushing his cock into Dolph. "How close are you, Dan?"

"Getting there. How about you?"

"The same. I don't want to cum until I feel you shoot inside me. I long for that again."

Their hips coordinated leading Dan to the brink. Dolph and his right hand took over on his cock. They moaned together until Dan shouted, "Yeah, it's coming."

He spurted deeply inside Dolph, and Dolph held him there, sitting on his belly. Dolph finished with a final deep stroke and shot onto Dan's chest and face. It was a massive explosion of cream. Dolph slumped down onto Dan's chest until Dan rolled him off and they clutched each other, lying side by side. Dan fell asleep. When he woke, in the dim light, Dolph was smiling at him. "Did you sleep at all?" Dan asked.

"No. I was too buzzed."

"Tell me what it was like for you?"

"I've fucked before, though not that often in that position. But I've never had my ass stimulated like that at the same time. I don't know where the dildo is. I think I pulled it out."

"I found it buzzing away."

"Did you always have two?"

"I bought the second one today. I figured you'd like it given how uninhibited we've been with our sexual interaction. But some of it was very spontaneous, like having it in while I sat on you."

"You have a very rich imagination in this department."

"Thanks. It's all my pent of desires. I like to think I'm good with the experimenting."

"You OK about the earlier conversation?"

"Yes. I feel a bit foolish for putting you on the spot earlier. Obviously, it didn't limit you."

Dan reached up and kissed him. "I enjoy you very much, Dolph."

"Did you ever say the `l' word to either Ben or Alex early on like this?"

"Not with Alex. I might have with Ben, but we had a history. I never stopped loving him from when I was eighteen. So, it was easier to say it to him."

"Would you like to shower and have a glass of wine?"

"Yes. Go ahead. I'll wait for you."

When Dolph came out drying his hair, Dan watched him. His cock in a flaccid state was longer than most men's. His balls hung lower now. They were normal size but the sac hung lower than other men he'd been with. He turned around to dry his backside one more time and Dan was able to notice his ass cheeks. They were ample, much like Ben's, but were in firm shape and very pleasing. He could almost reach out and grab them. "All yours, Dan."

Dan smiled knowing the words were about the shower, but could easily be Dolph's willingness to offer his ass to him. "Could I watch you in the shower?"

Dan nodded and throughout his shower he sometimes rubbed the condensation from the glass and saw Dolph watching him. When he swung the shower door open, Dolph handed him a fresh towel. "In case you haven't noticed, I love watching you naked."

"Remind me to tell you something about nudity in the home."

"Don't wear anything when you join me in the living room."

They sat near one another on the sofa sipping white wine. "Do you feel good about your body, Dan?"

"I guess so. I don't think that much about it. Especially when a man like you desires it."

Dolph let his left-hand drape onto Dan's right thigh. "Why do you ask?"

"Because I sometimes don't. But I think it's because I've been so unsure of my sexuality. Other than Gary, you are the first man to let me feel this comfortable."

"Good. You should feel very good about yours. It's in good shape. I'm crazy about it."

"Is that what this is for you? Powerful lust?"

"Some of that. I can't recall being this wound up before. But you know I like you as a person. That's why we undressed the first time."

"Absolutely. I asked because I can't get through the day without getting hard multiple times thinking of you. So, part of this is strong lust for me."

"Me, too. I wasn't sure I was ready to fuck you tonight. But you really persuaded me."

Dolph laughed. "I didn't think I could do that with a man as experienced as you. I don't think of myself as a seductor. But I guess I can be when I get creative."

"Yes. Very much," Dan said, noticing that Dolph was semi-hard. He touched Dolph's cock. "Are you getting there again?"

"Not necessarily. I'm just horny all the time with you."

Dan laughed. "Tell me about the nudity in the home," Dolph said.

"I'll answer that, but do you still want me to spend the night?"

"Yes, very much. I'll be disappointed if you don't."

"Let's go back to bed and talk. But first I'm going to call home. I'll be right in."

Dan spoke with Jerrad and told him he wouldn't be home until tomorrow morning sometime. "Great, Dad. A real overnight date. With the Dolph guy?"

"Yeah. Everything OK there?"

"Yeah. All good. Gramps is engaged with a gay soap opera I helped him find on Amazon."

"Tell him goodnight for me."

"OK. See you tomorrow after work."

"Good. Love you."

"Back at you, Dad."

Dolph was under the covers waiting for him. He'd lit a few candles and the room felt atmospheric with lots of possibilities. "Can I hold you? You seem like the type of guy who usually does the holding," Dolph said.

"Yes. I'd love it if you did."

Dan snuggled into his chest, and Dolph had his arm around Dan. "Is this your first overnight with a man?" Dan asked.

"I almost did it with Gary, but I chickened out."

"Why?"

"It just seemed like such a monumental thing. Plus the only time I could get away with it, I was fearful my wife would find out. I assume you've done it fairly often."

"A few times with Ben when we took trips together. With Alex, quite a bit."

"I like that it's not your first time. So, tell me about the nudity at home."

"I've told you my son is living with me. Which is a really enjoyable thing. Shortly after he moved in and started his new job, he asked me if I minded him being naked in our home. I was surprised, but he claimed it would be good for his spiritual reclamation. I said it was fine with me. Now, it's not uncommon for him to be naked. My dad and his partner enjoy the same thing. Sometimes, the three of them sit around naked."

"Are they doing a threesome?"

"It's not like that. It's a very natural thing. But there are exceptional moments."

"Like what?"

"I don't usually join in. But I've seen Dad and his partner naked and hard. They said it's part of their foreplay. And just few days ago, I saw my son hard, while he was stretched out on the living room couch."

"Did you surprise him?"

"No. We were talking late at night. The night I came back from our first date. He could probably see I'd had a wonderful time with you. I started looking at him from face to his toes. While we talked he played on his phone. I was drawn to him because he looks so much better than he did as a high schooler or even when he moved in five months ago. I'm impressed he's transformed his body like he has. He looked up and saw me staring at his body. I explained why I was doing it. All of a sudden he was hard. He immediately apologized."

Dolph laughed. "That would have shocked me if I were in your position--with my kid. How old is he again?"

"Thirty-one. He's discovering himself in lots of ways. But it's weird seeing your son naked like that, no question."

"What did it look like?"

"Much like yours as a matter of fact. His grandfather on his mother's side has a big cock, too."

"You've seen it?"

"A few times. We were changing out of wet swim suits at his cottage. One time he got hard for me. I'm sure it was intentional."

"Intimidating?"

"A little. My ex had never seen it. She was shocked when I told her."

Dan reached down and touched Dolph. "This conversation doing that to you?"

"Yes. I've never talked much about men's cocks. Is Jerrad you're only child?"

"I had a daughter. Marie. She died a few years ago. Terrible car accident."

"Jesus. Sorry I brought it up. You don't need to talk about that."

"I don't think I can tonight. Sometime when we're in the mood."

The thought of Marie pushed Dan to roll on his side away from Dolph. "You can move in and spoon me. I'd like that."

"Thank you. I love that with a man, but Gary was the only one I've done it with."

"You feel good. Can I put your cock by my ass?" Dan said.

"I'd love it if you did."

Dan slid Dolph's mostly hard cock between his ass cheeks. "Wow, that is nice, Dolph."

"Nice for me, too."

As Dolph moved closer, his cock pushed over Dan's hole toward his balls. "Would you like to lube me there, so you can slide around?"

"Would you enjoy it?"

"Yes, very much."

Dolph lubed him from his balls through his taint and at his hole. "Don't forget to lube yourself as well."

The sensation of a cock of Dolph's size through his bottom area was wonderful. He'd always thought, with the few men he'd been with, that it made him appreciate the fullness of their cocks across such sensitive areas. "Would you like to probe me a little with it? It's so hard."

"I thought it was too large."

"I'm changing my mind a bit."

Dan positioned his cock at his opening, and Dolph pushed a bit. "How does that feel?"

"Wonderful. I'd like you inside me a bit, but go slowly if you can."

Dolph pushed very gently, then pulled back, over a ten minute period, so that he was at the entry but not past the sphincter. It was extremely pleasurable for Dan as the big tip of the cock probed and withdrew just a bit. The friction of the slight push was overwhelming. He'd never had a man enter just that little bit for so long. "I'd like more, Dolph."

Dolph gently breached the tight opening, sliding past the tightness as Dan bore down to create a bigger aperture. Suddenly his knob was inside. It reminded Dan of Ben's cock but without the foreskin. "Is that OK?"

"Yes. Very much OK. Let it rest for a few minutes."

Dolph did so and played with Dan's nipples as he did. "That feels so good. The two together."

Dan pushed back with his hips and took him a few more inches. "Wow. I thought I was going to stop with just your glans. But this is too enjoyable."

Over the next fifteen minutes, Dolph entered him bit by bit until he was fully inside and his balls were at Dan's ass cheeks. "If fucking always took this long, maybe you'd never do it. Thanks for being so patient," Dan said.

"Thanks for taking me. It is such an honor. I haven't been inside a man. And I didn't have sex with my wife for at least ten years before we split up. I feel virginal. I'm afraid if I move too much I'll explode. I'm incredibly aroused."

"It's OK if you do. Take your time so you can recall what it feels like."

"Am I too big and you're just humoring me?"

"I've adjusted to your size."

Dolph slid in and an out of him with a true fucking motion. "Jesus, it's such an incredible feeling. Physically and, of course, psychologically. Can I push and pull some more? Tell me if it's too much for you."

Dolph worked Dan's ass for ten minutes. Neither of them said anything until Dolph gasped. "I'm getting so close. Should I be getting you off, too?"

"Don't worry about me right now. Just enjoy yourself. Fuck me, Dolph. Stick that big cock in and feel your cum getting closer to the edge."

Dan moved his hips and tightened his ass on Dolph. "Jesus, you did it. O, fuck, I'm juicing you."

Dolph gushed for a second time that day as he pulled Dan close to him. It took a long time for Dolph to soften, and Dan was energized by how long Dolph's long cock stayed inside him. He started jacking himself and Dolph stayed stiff. They both moaned and Dolph seemed to almost cum again. "Are you filling me again?"

"It happened twice in my life when I've been so aroused. Yes, it's flowing out of me."

Dan slid his hand through his precum and orgasmed over his belly onto Dolph's hand which was resting there. Dolph offered his hand to Dan who licked it, then Dolph licked the rest himself. "Stay in me as long as you can. I might fall asleep."

When Dan woke and saw it was two and could still feel Dolph spooning him and snoring, he smiled. He needed to turn to a new position. When he did, Dolph woke. "Thank you, Dan. It was enormously pleasurable. Please stay with me."

When Dan woke a second time at six, Dolph was gone. Dan faded for another thirty minutes, then got up and showered. When he went out to the kitchen, Dolph was sitting at a kitchen stool with a cup of coffee, dressed in his maroon robe. "Hey, how long have you been up?"

"I didn't go back to sleep after you turned and we broke our spooning position. Then I was awake and thinking. Too much, I'm sure. I got up around four and tried to doze on the sofa."

"Maybe having a man in bed with you overnight was too much?"

"I'm sure that's part of it. But it should be the good part. I've thought about it for years."

"Is it me?"

"Yes and no. I couldn't stop thinking this would be the last time. And if it was, it couldn't end any better. I kept doubting my potential as a lover. That you'd see through me and leave whatever we've started."

Dan shook his head. "I never thought you had such doubt."

"It's always there. Most people don't think it could possibly be so give my generally sanguine nature. But they don't know me."

"Is there anything I can say?"

"I don't want to be rude. Especially after what is for sure the greatest night of my sexual history. But I need to be alone. I've been waiting for you to wake up so I could ask you to leave. Please forgive me for saying that. It has nothing to do with you."

Dan stood up and shook his head. "Please call me whenever you get over whatever this is."

"I will for sure." Dolph started crying. "I'm so very sorry."

Dan slipped on his shoes and touched Dolph gently on his shoulder. "Be kind to yourself. Life's too short to do otherwise."

Dolph nodded and Dan walked out the door. He sat in his car completely baffled by Dolph's display of whatever it was. Self-pity? Unbelievable lack of confidence? Self-doubt over his ability to love a man? Or, like Ben in his early days, uncertain if he had as a gay streak in him? He drove off, stopping for bagels and a coffee. When he walked in the back door, his dad was in the middle of whipping up some batter. "Hey, dad, what are you making?"

"Jerrad's favorite cake."

"What is it this week?"

"According to him, lemon cake made with fresh lemons with a vanilla frosting."

"That's bullshit. It's always been chocolate."

"A man can change, Danny."

Larry poured the cake into a flat eight by eleven pan and set it in the oven, then he ran water into the bowl and rinsed his hands. "Would you sit with me a minute?" Larry said.

"Yeah. I brought some bagels from Gothem Bakery. Just for you."

"I'll have one in a few minutes. Thank you, by the way. That's nice that you think of me."

They sat down next to each other. "Last night I went to bed about nine. Jerrad stayed up later, which he usually does. I woke up around eleven thinking something was wrong. The house was dark. I walked down to his room and it was dark. He wasn't in his bed. I thought maybe he'd gone out even though he had to be at work in the morning. Then I heard some movement in your room. Marie's former bedroom. He was in your bed, on top of the spread. Naked like he'd just gotten out of bed. I asked him if he was OK. He said, `I miss her. There's nothing left of her'."

"O, geez, he does that occasionally."

"I could tell he'd been crying, so I sat with him. `I miss her, Grandpa'."

"I know he's still grieving. He never did grieve much after she died. I don't think it really started until he moved back home," Dan said.

"I comforted him for about an hour. Finally we both fell asleep on your bed."

"It's not the same bed she slept in."

"He told me that. He just needed to be in her room. You know, Jerrad is a lovely young man. So different than Marie. You know how much I loved her after to getting to know her after all those years. It's taken me a while, but I love your son just as much. Probably more since he's the only one left. I want to do everything I can do for him."

"He loves you, Dad."

"It got me to thinking, I'd like to stick around for a few more weeks. Maybe until October. If that's OK with you. If I'm not too much trouble."

"Wow. That's such good news. I love having you here. You're so good for both Jerrad and me. Did you square it with Chip?"

"Of course. We miss each other, but we both understand the importance of family. He might drive up to get me whenever I decide to go back. He said it wasn't much fun driving on his own all the way back. He likes the driving but he needs the companionship."

"It's nice to see the affection between the two of you. I never saw you with Les, but you and Chip are wonderful partners. Jerrad thinks it's amusing when he overhears the two of you having sex."

"That little shit. He's not supposed to be listening."

"Well, Dad, some nights I hear you, too. And I'm damn proud you two are doing it."

"We both love sex and are grateful for the opportunity to have it. Your bedroom is a wonderful place to make love. But I'm moving into Marie's room. I want to be close to her for a while before I go back to Tucson."

"That's fine with me. I'll strip the beds."

"I already did that. The sheets are hanging out back. There's nothing like air dried bedding."

"You're way out ahead of me. But you better check on your cake. Don't want it to burn."

Jerrad waited anxiously for Katrine. He hadn't seen her intimately since his meeting with Gary. And he hadn't seen Gary either. He'd told him he didn't even want to work out with him for a while because he didn't want Gary to think he wanted him again. As well, he needed to convince himself that his desire for women had not diminished. And there was no better way to rediscover that after his exhilarating hours with Gary than to have a sensuous session with Katrine. But she hadn't been able to get free of her boyfriend. Frank who usually was on the road with his sales activities had recently been promoted so he was in the home office more, and, as a direct consequence, was in his own apartment with much more regularity. And he deliberately wouldn't tell Katrine his schedule. She was accustomed to the freedom of living and working at her cleaning business directly out of Frank's home, and seeing Jerrad when it was convenient for both of them. From Jerrad's point of view based on her description of their love life, Katrine was afraid of Frank. He enjoyed masochistic sex play, and it occasionally devolved into him inflicting pain. He backed off before she was hurt, but Jerrad felt at some point he could break and let loose with his more violent tendencies. She often talked about Jerrad's contrasting style, and praised him for his gentle lovemaking even though they were often quite exuberant in bringing each other pleasure. But he'd never come close to hurting her. That had never been his practice with the women he'd known.

Even though she'd been unable to get free over the past few weeks, Jerrad could barely contain his sexual desires. His craving reminded him of his stretches of intense masturbation in his past. He didn't really count his early high school days when he shot his spunk multiple times a day. Everyday. He'd reduce his morning wood to sawdust, take a shower before he went to school, resist the desire to find a place at school for more, but explode in the back room of the basement as soon as he got home after his last class. That would sustain him for a few hours, until he'd break down again while he was in his room at night playing video games. After he went to bed for the night, he resumed again, otherwise he'd be up all night. The bedtime extravaganzas were the beginning of his attempts to edge and back off. He got quite adept at it, often lying in bed for well over an hour getting hard, softening, and repeating the pattern. He often set a timer to measure his endurance. One time, in his freshman biology class, he ran a study on his patterns, though he never came close to offering his accounting system to the public. But he did keep his records in a small notebook using a code so his parents wouldn't know what it was about if they discovered the notebook. One weekend, he stayed at it for nearly three hours and was on the brink of orgasming twenty-seven different times, before he finally lost containment at three in the morning. He was always fearful his parents would discover the evidence. He was using so many boxes of tissue and tubes of hand cream that he started buying his own supply. It wasn't until a few years later, especially in conversations with his college roommate, that he discovered there was very little he did with his "excessive" masturbation that wasn't a version of standard practice. His roommate had succinctly told him during one of their sessions while sleeping in separate beds, of course, that "males are given the privilege of having a cock and it was best to enjoy God's gift to the maximum"--at least in the fantasy of one's own bed.

But this recent pattern was unusual in the years since he finished college. He was back to chopping morning wood sometimes before he got out of bed but more often during his morning shower. He held off at work, though surprisingly, he easily became erect several times a day during an eight-to-ten-hour shift. He had stopped hanging around the house naked fearing he'd get hard sitting near Larry and Chip, especially before Chip left to return to Arizona. He tried to hold off with his evening arousal until he was going to sleep. He often laughed at his incessant behavior and even became indulgent with his pools of cum. In the morning, he made no attempt to be tidy about the messes. Either he shot onto his belly in bed or into the drain during his shower. At night, he came onto into his hand and either rubbed it into his hairy belly and chest or licked his hand clean. Images of Katrine naked with him in bed merged with the memories of Joel at the beach and, of course, with his naked moments with Gary. On the one hand it felt good to be so agitated, but he knew it wasn't good for his peace of mind. If Katrine had been available, he could have focused his sexual energy completely on her.

These thoughts rambled through his head as he sat outside near the driveway waiting for her. He wore an old t-shirt, baggy gym shorts and the purple underwear he'd brought home from his date with Gary. Katrine pulled into the driveway and remained in the front seat. Finally, Jerrad went over to the front window and rapped on it. She didn't respond. He stood there, finally opening the door and said, "Hey, Katrine, what's up?"

She wouldn't look at him, but he could see something on her right cheek that didn't look right. He reached for her chin and as he touched it, she turned toward him crying. Her right eye was bloodshot and the tissue around the eye reddened and likely to turn the colors of a shiner. "What the fuck, Katrine. What happened to you?"

"He finally went too far."

"Is this it or is there more damage?"

"My ribs are quite sore, too?"

"Come on, let me help you out. Let's get inside."

She moved gingerly, barely able to walk without wobbling in pain. When they stepped into the kitchen, Larry who was fixing himself some tea, noticed right away. "What's wrong, Katrine?"

"Her boyfriend beat her up."

"Let me look."

Larry examined her eye closely but delicately, asking her several times if his motions hurt her. She winced more than once. "Is your vision impaired?"

She shook her head. "Where else?"

She tried to take off her blouse, but couldn't lift high enough to take it off, so Jerrad helped her. She was braless, but it was obvious where Frank had done the damage. Her right side was red and it, too, would turn ugly colors over the next few days. Larry pressed into different areas on her torso, almost ignoring Kartrine's right breast. "A rib or two might be broken. But even if some are, there's no remedy other than waiting until they heal over time. Do you want to go to the ER?"

"I don't have insurance. Do you think I should?"

"Does it hurt anywhere else?"

"It's mostly the ribs and my eye."

"We can put ice on it over the next day. Let's get her set up in your bed, Jerrad."

Over the next half hour, they positioned her in his queen bed, turned on her left side with pillows to behind her to support the position. Every two hours they iced her for twenty minutes. They gave her over the counter pain medication waiting to see how she'd respond. Jerrad sat with her near the bedside. "Why did he flip out?"

"He suspected I was seeing someone. When I said, `what if I am,' he became violent for ten minutes, then ran out of the apartment."

"Does he know specifically about me and where you might be now?"

"I don't think so. I'm going to call my mom in a while. Just me let sleep for now."

She nodded off shortly after, and Jerrad joined Larry and Dan, who had just returned home. "I think she'll be OK for now. Her ribs are going to be sore for a few weeks. She won't be able to do her housecleaning work for a while," Larry said.

"She's going to call her mom later. They don't get along but this might be a moment where they'll make peace," Jerrad said.

"She can stay here as long as she needs to," Dan said.

"Yeah, she can have my bed. I can sleep out here," Jerrad said.

"Are you two more than having fun dating?" Larry asked.

"I like her, and what Frank did to her really pisses me off. But I'm not ready to get in deeper with her because of this. Other than helping her out as much as I can."

"I understand. It's OK if she stays here for a while?" Larry asked.

"Of course. Where'd you learn the medical stuff, Gramps?"

"I was an EMT in Eau Claire. Before your dad was born. Some of the training comes back when it has to."

The next morning, Katrine called her mother, and they easily agreed Katrine would move in with her. Later that day, Jerrad drove her car with Katrine in the passenger seat over to her mother's. Dan followed in his car, and after thirty minutes of helping her into the house, Dan and Jerrad drove back home. "She didn't think you were the bully boyfriend, did she?" Dan asked.

"No. She knows Frank a bit. She's grateful I was helping out. Katrine loves her dad but he's out in New Hampshire. But when she spoke with him, he invited her to move in with him. So, after she heals, she might move out there and start over."

"Are you worried about Frank?"

"No. I can handle myself."

A week later, Jerrad and Gary drove over to Frank's house and met up with Katrine. She was moving well and her eye damage now looked ugly, but was healing. Gary and Jerrad moved her belongings which were mostly clothes and kitchen goods into her car with the spillover going into theirs. Just as they were finishing up, Frank pulled in. He stormed up to Katrine. "What the fuck are you doing, Kat?"

"Just moving my stuff. We haven't taken anything that was yours."

"I figured you'd come back and stay."

Gary spoke up. "Not with you, shit brain."

"Is this the guy you're fucking?" Frank said.

"I'm not fucking either one of them. They're just helping me out."

Frank who had a slim build and was shorter than either Gary or Jerrad, looked at Katrine's two burly friends, and said, "When you're done, get the fuck out of here."

Gary laughed. "Have the cops interviewed you yet?"

Frank looked at Katrine and she smiled. "I might still file charges. So, just give us room to complete the job. We don't have to see each other again."

Gary and Jerrad followed Katrine to her mother's and unloaded her belongings. She thanked them both and kissed Jerrad on the cheek. Thirty minutes later, as the two of them sat in a restaurant waiting for their food, Jerrad said, "Very impressive tough guy act."

"I can move into action if I have to. I could tell that prick didn't have the balls to try anything more."

"Still, he could have been a gun nut. Something like that."

"You're right. It was a bit risky. But we had to get out of there."

They decided to order a beer after initially ordering food to go. "How are you doing with all of this, buddy?" Gary asked.

"OK. I'll miss her when she leaves next week."

"Her dad will treat her well?"

"I think so. From everything she's said."

Gary looked at Jerrad. "I've missed you. I hope the timeout is over."

"I think it is. I'm still somewhat confused. But it doesn't have anything to do with you."

"Thanks. Did you ever have a chance to spend time with Katrine after we met?"

"No. We were going to do that the night she showed up after her beating. So, I'm still waiting. It'll have to be somebody new now that's she's moving away."

"Is it your relationship with her the type that will endure?"

"We'll be friends. But I wasn't in love with her. It was just wonderful sex. The best I've ever had. I learned a lot from her."

Gary smiled. "The best you've had? Present company being an exception?"

Jerrad laughed. "Fuck you."

"No offense, though you do protest too much."

"I had a great time with you, Gary. I'm still needing to complete my study. I've been jacking off like crazy. If that's any indication of where I'm at."

"Can we resume our workouts?" Gary asked.

"Yeah, I'm ready for that."

"Good. I don't want to lose our friendship," Gary said.

"What did Ben say about you and me meeting up like we did?"

"He was fine. Inquisitive which would only be natural."

"Yeah, I'd be too if I were in his shoes."

"He wanted to know about your cock size?"

Jerrad laughed. "Did you tell him?'

"Of course. After that we had great sex. He was probably thinking of you fucking him the whole time."

They both laughed. "You do have a wonderful cock, Jerrad. Quite impressive."

"Katrine told me it's quite a bit bigger than Frank's."

Gary laughed. "If he ever puts two and two together and knows about your big dick, he might come after you."

"I'll give you a call if he does."

As they stood near their cars, half an hour later, Gary said, "Can I have a hug?"

They embraced deeply. "See you at the club on Sunday morning?"

"I'll be there."

A week later, Katrine dropped by the house. She returned a t-shirt she had borrowed weeks ago, and handed Jerrad a small gift. "Should I open it now?"

"Yes, but let's do it in your bedroom."

Larry and Dan were away, and they sat on his bed and opened the gift, a vibrating dildo. Jerrad laughed. "What's this about?"

"I could tell you liked your ass played with. I know I didn't do it much. But I thought you could have some fun after I leave."

Jerrad smiled. There was no need to deny he liked anal pleasuring. He and Katrine had always been upfront with each other about sexual desires. "That's very perceptive of you."

"And I want to fuck you as a farewell gesture. If you have time."

"Wow. Are you up to it?"

"Yes. I'll be on top, so you don't press down on me."

"You know how much I like that position. They kissed and then tongued each other. It took no time at all for Jerrad to get aroused. He stripped and lay on his back. "I'm ready."

"You sure are, babes."

She knelt over his face and he licked her. Then she sat on his cock. "Thank you for being my friend. I know we're not destined to be anymore more than this, but I'm not sure I'll ever find a better mate."

"You taught me more than I deserved to know."

She rose and fell on his cock, fingering herself, bringing her to orgasm. He allowed her to control the fucking, thinking of her, and Gary, and especially about Joel as he closed his eyes. When he exploded inside her, he felt he was fucking Joel on the beach of the Wisconsin River.