Part 7 -- Kelly's Problem
Preamble:
This is a story based on real people in a situation which they were never in (Though I wish that they had ;)). The names have been changed to protect the innocent and not so innocent. This is purely a fantasy of the author and is not meant to be taken as fact.
Also, please note that the sex that occurs in this and succeeding parts is unprotected sex, which while understandable in the early '80s before the scourge of AIDS was fully understood, was still dangerous because of the possibility of other sexually transmitted diseases. The characters in the story can only catch what I allow them to, even if it's a case of the pimples that are the bane of teenage life. Practice safe sex!
My thanks to those who have written me with words of encouragement and asking for more of the series. I have bounced ideas off of several of you and appreciate the help.
From Part 6:
I leaned back on the couch and held out my arms. He sank between them. After a short but passionate kiss, we just laid there and cuddled. Before we knew it, it was 9:30. Kelly had to go. If it hadn't been a school night, I would have kept him there and damned the consequences, so much did I want to hang on to him.
Instead, Kelly stood up. He pulled his briefs and jeans back up and put his t-shirt back on. He smiled and said, "I wish we could do this every night. I love you so much that whenever I leave you, it's almost painful. But I guess we'll have to settle for whenever we can find the time." He sighed.
I pulled up my own pants and stood up. I told him, "I know how you are feeling, Kelly. I feel the same way. I don't want you to leave. But I know that you have to go. I'll see you tomorrow morning, my love."
I wrapped my arms around his neck and kissed him. I really didn't want him to go. He gently unwrapped my arms and said, "Goodbye John. I can't wait until I see you tomorrow."
He picked up his books, put on his coat and walked to the door.
"Goodbye, Kelly. See you in the morning."
He opened the door, turned toward me and blew me a kiss. Then he closed the door and walked to his car. I watched him as he pulled away.
I woke up bright and early Tuesday morning. I really wasn't looking forward to it. The folks were coming home today and I wasn't sure what I would tell them, if anything.
And then, of course there was Kelly. The events of the last few days that Kelly and I had engaged in were not going to be able to be repeated for the foreseeable future. For some reason, I didn't see either my parents or his allowing us to sleep in the same bed while they were in the house. In fact, I was very much afraid of what would happen if either set should find out what we were up to. I couldn't afford to be thrown out of my house quite yet, and I knew the same went in spades for Kelly. Neither of us had any other place we could stay; even if we did, the way rumor spread around this little berg, it wouldn't stay that way for long.
I got up, crutched into the bathroom and hopped into the shower. My mind wandered to Kelly with the usual result of my cumming, hard. I got out of the shower, got dressed and was early enough that I had time to make some eggs and bacon for breakfast.
When I got to school, I saw Tim waiting for me by my locker. I said hello to him and he greeted me in return. I asked him what was up. He motioned me over to the side, out of the way of the rest of the students.
"How careful were you guys Friday night?"
"I think we were careful enough," I replied. Then with a smile I added, "Although once Kelly got inside, we kind of ignored everything but each other. Why?"
Tim answered my smile with a slight frown. "Sally was talking to me last night. She said that Linda had been driving her home Friday night and they had driven by your place. She remembers doing it because Linda had asked her whose car that was in the driveway. When she said that the car looked like Kelly's, Linda told her that she thought that he lived in another direction from Ken. Sally said that that was John's house, and she told Linda who you were. Linda got upset and wondered aloud what Kelly was doing there, even telling Sally that she had heard that you were gay."
This was the confirmation that Linda was the one that had told Tony about Friday. That little bitch was going to be a problem. Especially if she kept egging Tony on in an effort to get to one of her least favorite people, me. Damn her! But it was what Tim said next that really got my attention.
"The reason I bring up Linda is that Kelly is on her blacklist as well. They went out for one date last year, but Kelly broke it off because she got too aggressive. She said she would have thought that he was gay, but she knew that he had gone out with other girls before her."
I looked away for a second to collect myself. "Damn it, Tim. I guess we'll have to be even more careful than I thought. All because a little bitch couldn't have her way with either of us.
"All right, Tim. Would you mind passing the message to Kelly that I want to talk to him at lunch. Let him know what's going on. It's going to be tough, especially because I want to feel his arms around me as often as I can."
"I understand, John. I'll tell Kelly. See ya later."
"Yeh, later," I said as Tim walked down the hall.
The time passed slowly before lunch. In one way, it was almost a repeat of Friday when I couldn't concentrate on any of my classes. But the reasons for it were entirely different. This time I was anxious about our relationship being discovered. I was extremely lucky that none of my teachers called on me.
Lunch arrived and my anxiety level hit an all time high. I had asked Jack to keep Tony occupied because Tim wanted to discuss something with me at lunch. Jack had said OK, but looked puzzled about why Tim had to talk to me. I told him that Tim had something about the JV team he wanted advice on and that it couldn't wait.
When I entered the cafeteria, I looked in the direction of the table that Tim and Kelly normally sat at, but didn't see them. A sense of panic came over me as I tried to find them. Finally, I heard Tim call out "Over here!" from a table over in the corner. I breathed a sigh of relief and went over to the table and sat down.
"Hi guys," I said nervously.
"Hi, John," Kelly replied. "What's up?"
"I think we may have a problem. Has Tim told you about the conversation he had with Sally? And the one I had with Tony?" I asked Kelly.
"Yeh, Tim told me. I take it you're worried about something coming from this?" Kelly replied.
"Very worried. Linda can be very persistent about something she wants. And right now, I think she want either or both our heads. And if she can use Tony to get at us, it's even better. The problem, at least from my point of view, is that I want, no need, you in my life. I need to be in your arms, or to wrap my arms around you. I know it's going to sound weird after such a short time, but I've become addicted to you in a way I wouldn't have thought possible."
"Hey John, settle down. We'll come up with something to throw Linda and Tony off, won't we Tim?"
"Sure we will. Listen, I haven't had a lot of time to think about this but here's an idea I have. Linda didn't consider Kelly gay because he'd gone out with several girls and had at least made out with a few. I think that its time for John to seem to be dating a girl. The only problem is finding someone who is willing to date both of you without spilling the beans. Now I would ask Sally to help out but she might just be too close to Linda to carry it off. The best thing would be to find girls who like each other the way you two do, but I don't know if that's possible. Are there any girls you know John who might be willing to cover for you?"
"No, I don't know any right off the top of my head. You know my history. I've never really given much thought to girls. Do you think Sally might know any?"
"John, are you sure that you want to involve Sally? You know that anything Sally does might get back to Linda," Kelly said.
"Come to think of it, if we set this up through Sally, we might pull it off," I said. "We just tell her that I want to quell some of the rumors going around about me. She'll understand that I'm just unsure of myself around girls, and don't want to make a fool of myself. Do you think that would work, Tim? Do you think that she would help us under those circumstances?"
Tim thought about it for a few seconds, while Kelly and I waited anxiously for his answer. So much depended on whether Kelly and I could make it appear that we weren't a couple. To carry it off, Tim had to help us. "She might. I don't know though if she would believe that John needs a 'cover.' I might have to tell her the truth eventually and then where would I be? She won't take being used like this very well. You said so yourself, John. She IS too good for me. But I think I love her just the same."
"Look, Tim," said Kelly, "you won't be telling her a lie. John is uncomfortable around girls. You just won't be able to tell her the whole reason why."
"OK, guys. I'll talk to Sally tonight. I hope you both realize what you're asking me to risk here. If she turns on me, I'll never forgive either of you. Do you understand me?" Tim looked from Kelly to myself and back. "See you guys later." He got up and left the table.
Kelly glanced at me and said, "Are you sure that this is the way to go? Tim's a good guy and, next to you, my best friend. I don't like using him like this."
"If you can think of a better way to go, please tell me. I'm not thrilled about this either. If this were a different world, I'd shout my love for you from the rooftop. But it isn't, so we have to do something else." I felt my temper beginning to rise.
"Calm down, John," I told myself. "Kelly's just trying to protect Tim from getting hurt and still help solve the situation you both are in."
"John, settle down," Kelly whispered. "All I'm saying is that Tim could get hurt if this goes wrong. And he could turn out to be our greatest problem if he decides that we're the cause of his pain. OK?"
"OK. I apologize for seeming not to take Tim's feelings into account. I just wish that we didn't have to do this at all. I tell you what Kelly, I go and see if I can find Tim and apologize to him as well. I admit to being a jerk when it comes to trying to protect us, and trying to force Tim to act like I want him to is just that." I got up and left the table to go and try to find Tim. "I'll see you at practice Kel."
"See you later, John."
I tried remembering where Tim's next class was. Nothing came to mind. I decided to see if he had headed to the library. I found him leaning against the wall outside the library. He looked very much downhearted. "Tim, can I talk to you for a minute?"
He looked up at me. "Yeh, sure," he answered. His tone said that he wasn't sure he wanted to. "Look Tim, I want to apologize. Kelly told me what an ass I was being by forcing you to do what I asked. I know that I am asking a lot, but I'm desperate. I don't know whom else to turn to. The only one I'd trust more than you would be Kelly, and I'm not sure that even he could do what we think needs to be done. You're the only one I think can do this right. If Kelly did it, it would look like he's only trying to protect his own butt."
"John, don't you think I know that? But you're right, you are asking an awful lot of me and of Sally. I love you both, but this is tough. I think that Sally is the one, but if she finds out that she's being used, she's going to drop me like a hot potato, and I don't think I could stand that."
"OK, Tim. I tell you what. What if I were to ask Sally myself to try and set me up? All you have to do is tell her that I need to talk to her. You don't have to tell her why, I'll do that. You can tell her I want to talk to her about Friday night. I'll use that as a starting point and make my request. All the burden of lying will then be on me. Would that make it better for you? Sally won't blame you, she'll blame me."
"Sure, John. That would make it easier on me. Just give me some time to set it up. I know that she isn't free tonight. She's got to work at the theater, behind the munchies counter. I am sure that you can talk to her later in the week. The only problem that I see is that you might have to back off the stuff with Kelly until you talk to Sally. Do you think you can do that?"
"It will be hard. I won't lie to you. It'll be damn hard. But if I have to, I think I can do it."
"Fine, John. I'll see you later." Tim started walking down the hall to his class.
"Thanks, Tim," I shouted at his back. He waved at me to let me know that he had heard me.
Practice that night went smoothly. We didn't have a game until Friday night, so we just went over the basics. Kelly and Tony seemed to have patched things up. At least I thought so by the way that Tony was joking around with Kelly. I'd have to find out from Kelly after practice what he thought. I just sat on the bench and chatted with whoever wanted to talk to me.
Jack was smiling most of the practice. He told me that he thought that Tony had finally gotten over losing his starting job. I hope he is right. Tony might have decided that anger wasn't getting him anywhere and that being nice might.
Kelly stayed in the gym to do some shooting around while the rest of the team went to the showers after practice. Everybody seemed to accept that Kelly was just odd in this way and accepted it. Needless to say, I was waiting for him when he did come down to the locker room.
"Hey, Kelly. How's it going?" I asked as I handed him his usual pre-shower towel.
"I think everything's going OK. Tony seems to be better with my starting now. How are you doing?" Kelly asked as he turned on the shower.
I looked around before I replied. "Same old, same old. You know how it goes."
"Did you find Tim? I know you wanted to straighten something out with him."
"Yeh, I did. Everything's OK now. We straightened out what was bothering him. I'm going to talk to Sally and make sure everything's OK between her and Tim. I know that Tim's taking a risk asking me to talk to her but he seems to think I can explain things in a way that it will smooth things over." I heard the shower being turned off and went over to Kelly's locker to talk to him with more privacy. I didn't hear anything so I assumed that everyone else had left.
"I'm happy that you settled things with Tim. I don't think that having my two best friends angry at each other is a good thing."
"No, it is definitely not a good thing. I'll tell you what is though."
"What's that?" Kelly asked as he dried his hair.
"This is," I said grabbing his cock and stroking it once.
"Cut that out, John. You know what happens when you do that."
"Yes, I do. But everyone's gone and there's no one around to see. I just wanted to because I agree with Tim that we are going to have to cool things off for a while. My folks should be coming home today and I know that yours are not going to turn their backs when we do what we do."
"I want to too, but I think that we should wait until we are in the car."
"OK, OK. I get the message. Do you think that I can have a kiss to hold me over? Nobody else is here."
"Sure, why not?" Kelly leaned over and kissed me on the lips. I thrust my tongue into his mouth and he returned the favor.
All of the sudden, I heard the sound of someone clearing his throat. Kelly and I broke off the kiss and whipped our heads around trying to figure out where that sound had come from.
"I knew it. I just knew that something had to be going on. You two are queer for each other!" It was Tony! What was he doing here? I had seen him leave earlier, but hadn't heard him come back in.
"Tony! Ah, what are you doing here? I thought you had left," I said, panic slowly taking over my voice.
"I'm sure you did. Tell me John, all the time the rest of us were showering after practice or a game, did it provide you with enough fantasy material? I think that you have some explaining to do. So do you, Langer. In fact, I think John will be out as manager before the next game. And you, Kelly will go to Coach and tell him you don't feel you should start any more. That I should and that you are thinking about quitting the team for 'unspecified' reasons. And then I think that the rest of the school should know what's been going on. Yes, I think that's what will happen.
"Your lives are going to be hell. That will teach you both to fool with me." Tony laughed a very demonic laugh.
Kelly recovered before I could. "Tony, it's not what you think."
"Oh, and what do I think Langer? That you two are hot for each other? I mean friends don't normally give each other tonsillectomies with each other's tongues, do they?"
"No they don't, Tony. It wasn't that at all. Kelly was, ah, showing me the way Linda tried to force herself on him," I said.
"Yeh, right. And I suppose that she said the things to him that you said to him in the couple of minutes before I let you know I was here. Not likely, shit for brains!" Tony cracked. "I suppose that you not going to make this easy, are you?"
"All right, Tony. I'll do what you want. I'll tell the Coach that I'm quitting for personal reasons. Just leave Kelly out of it. It's me that you want," I said. I hoped that he would leave Kelly alone. Probably wasn't going to happen, but I had to try.
Tony just laughed. "Oh, that's rich! The cripple trying to play the martyr by protecting his lover. You have a hearing problem, shit head? I told you before that you were both going to pay for what happened to me. Maybe if you get down on your knees and beg, I might consider it."
I knew that he was trying to humiliate both of us, and that he wouldn't change his mind no matter what. But still, if there was even a chance that he would leave Kelly alone, I had to take it. I got off the bench and slowly sank to my knees. As I did so, Kelly shouted out, "No, John! Don't do it on my account. He's not going to change his mind! All you'll to is give him a chance to humiliate you more!"
I turned to Kelly, tears beginning to form in my eyes. Then I looked up at Tony. "Please, Tony! I'm begging you. Leave Kelly out of this. I'll do anything you want, just leave him alone," I sobbed.
Tony smiled evilly. "I think ^Å no, queer boy. You and your boy toy are going to pay."
With that, Tony turned on his heel and left the locker room. Kelly moved quickly to my side and took me in his arms. I cried silently as he held me, tears dripping onto his chest. He tried consoling me. "It's OK, John. Let it out. We both know that this day had to come eventually. It's just our luck that it wasn't on our terms." What felt like tears hit the back of my neck as he held me.
We stayed like that for several minutes. Finally, I wiped my tears away with my shirt sleeve. I balanced myself on Kelly as I got up and sat on the bench. "Well, now what do we do, Kel?"
"I think that we are going to have to start coming out on our own. First to our parents, and then to our friends. I just hope that they can accept us for what we are. If they don't, then we deal with it at that time. In the mean time, let me get dressed and we can finish up here, as usual."
"OK. I think that we should tell my folks first though. You'll come in with me to tell them?" I asked Kelly.
"Sure I will. We'll in this together John."
We completed what had become the standard operating procedure in the last two weeks. We tossed the practice stuff in the washer, and went out to Kelly's car. It was a silent ride to my house as each of us contemplated the future.
Kelly pulled into the driveway and parked the car. He turned to me and said, "Are you ready, John? If not, we'll sit here for a couple minutes until you are. This is a big step we have to take."
I kissed Kelly gently on the cheek and answered, "I'm ready. Let's get this over with."
I opened up my door and Kelly opened his. I grabbed my crutches and backpack and, with my lover and best friend at my side, took the first step towards the rest of my life.
Well there it is, the long awaited Part 7. This one was tough to write, especially given what's gone on in my life for the last couple of months. Actually, compared to what Kelly and John are facing, my own troubles seem slightly smaller in comparison. Finding a new job is nothing.
As always, any comment, suggestions or constructive criticisms are welcome. Email me at tjw6195@aol.com.
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