Ring in Mine 3: Nephi & Jerome Chapter 10
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Nephi & Jerome: Chapter 10 The next morning when everyone was getting ready for a morning of snowshoeing Jerome stepped into his right boot only to find the remains of snowball. Jared and Drake were trying to control their laughter. Nephi dropped a bombshell Jared and Drake hadn't seen coming.
"We can't go out in these temperatures in wet boots. We will just have to wait until they dry out." Nephi announced.
"How long will that take?" Jared looked disappointed.
"Two or three days." Nephi took his boots to the sink and dumped them out. "Since you two have dry boots I need you to shovel a path out to the grill. Be sure to clear the space around it. We have guests coming. Dinner will be cooked in Dutch ovens."
Two chagrined young men cleared a path around the long steel table in the yard. They couldn't figure out why they would cook dinner outside in the cold.
When the chilled pair came back into the cabin. Nephi greeted them with a cup of hot cocoa.
"I'm surprised you didn't use the small snowblower." Jerome stated. A plastic hose stuck out of each of his boots. The hoses came from a strange looking plastic shape.
"That looks like my mom's hair dryer without the hood." Drake pointed out the similarities. Nephi assured them that is what it was. He had purchased an old hairdryer at the thrift store. With a little modification it became a great boot dryer.
Nephi put the boys to work chopping a mountain of vegetables while Nephi cut a large roast into cubes. They dumped the ingredients into a huge iron pot that looked old. He put peaches and two cake mixes into another. The last wide short kettle had little balls of bread dough that Nephi had put in the night before to thaw and proof.
With the path plowed Nephi and Jerome could work in just their hiking boots. The boys started a fire for hot dogs and s'mores. Nephi shook his head but decided they wouldn't burn the forest down. He would need to show them the correct way to lay a fire. The boys brushed off logs cut flat on each end and used them for stools.
Nephi started a bag of charcoal briquettes in a tall metal tube. The big iron table heated enough to melt any remaining snow. Soon the Dutch ovens had coals under the kettles and on the lids. Dinner would take quite a while. The boys found the roasting forks and soon the smell of scorched hot dogs filled the area.
Nephi had the boys set seven places for dinner. They used their best paper plates. Nephi was not forthcoming about who the other two guests were.
The ranger's truck pulled up to the cabin. Three men climbed out of the cab. Benny and Luke had taken Nephi's offer of coming up to the cabin for the night. But why sleep in bunk beds when the ranger had plenty of room in his king bed.
It had taken the ranger by surprise when Benny and Luke appeared on his doorstep. During the winter it got lonely in the forest. Benny and Luke sandwiched their ranger friend at the table. It was obvious they were all close friends from the touching going on under the table.
Not to be outdone, Jared and Drake began their own explorations. Things began to heat up when Jared asked Drake why he had a flashlight in his pocket.
"That's not a flashlight. It's a candy bar do you want a taste?" Drake answered.
The conversation quickly deteriorated. Each of the guys trying to come up with a clever line about their aroused state. Jerome felt uncomfortable. He jumped when Nephi's hand found its way onto his leg. Jerome excused himself to go to the restroom.
When Jerome returned Drake and Jared were kissing. Benny leaned into the ranger and kissed him. Soon Luke had made it a three-way game of tongue tag. Jerome noticed Nephi rubbing his crotch through his pants. Rather than sit down Jerome cleared the table. He liked Nephi, but had never been one for public displays of affection even with his girlfriends.
"Could everyone tone down the gay thing for a while?" Jerome pleaded.
"Jerome, are you still trying to tell yourself you're straight?" Jared reached over and cupped Drake's package. "Does this bother you? You didn't mind the other night. It got you so hot you made Nephi cum. Drake slipped in the puddle he made!"
Jerome turned bright red. He pulled his coat on and slipped out the door. He threw more wood on the fire and enjoyed the warmth. It was better than the cold reception he anticipated when he returned to the cabin. He felt like an outsider; the one straight kid in a group of gay guys. Inside Nephi was putting on his coat.
"Nephi, give him time to think." Benny suggested. Jerome's sudden departure had dampened the gay behavior. Jared reached over and pulled Drake into a kiss.
"I don't get to be open about my love very often. Jerome can just get used to it. I've watched Jerome shove his tongue down his girlfriends' throats often enough." Jared defended his actions.
Benny sat next to Jerome outside by the fire. "When you go home tonight will you take me with you?" Jerome pleaded.
"I wasn't joking when I said we would be sharing the ranger's king size bed. If you still want to go home tomorrow, I will take you with us." Benny reassured Jerome.
"I am not being fair to Nephi. I can't see myself doing the things he wants." Jerome explained.
"Has Nephi complained?" Benny asked. Jerome shook his head.
"Are you ready to come back inside?" Benny stood up.
"Not yet." Jerome stared into the flames.
Benny left Jerome to think. When everyone else came out with the makings for s'mores Jerome stayed with them. Nephi noticed Jerome's silence, but didn't say anything about it.
The ranger took his horny guests home and Jared and Drake made their bed in front of the stove.
"Jerome are you coming to bed?" Nephi called down from the loft. Drake and Jared giggled from their conjoined sleeping bags.
"In a bit." Jerome called back. When Jerome checked on Nephi he had fallen asleep.
Nephi woke finding his bed empty. Looking over the railing he spotted Jerome in one of the top bunks. It was a tight fit but Nephi squeezed in next to Jerome.
Jerome woke to find Nephi spooned behind him. Jerome didn't want to wake Nephi but his bladder had other ideas.
"Wake up. I've got to pee." Jerome nudged his bedmate. Nephi followed Jerome into the bathroom. As Jerome stood at the toilet Nephi locked the door.
"Why didn't you come to bed last night?" Nephi asked.
"I saw how turned on you were watching the others. You deserve..." Jerome began. Nephi put his finger to Jerome's lips.
"Have I tried to get you to do anything you weren't comfortable with?" Nephi asked. Jerome shook his head.
"Do you like sleeping in the same bed?" Nephi continued his questions. Jerome thought for a moment. He had trouble falling asleep in that top bunk.
"But..." Jerome began.
Nephi interrupted. "Jerome, I love you. All I am asking of you is to live with me and share my bed. Can you do that?"
Jerome nodded.
"May I kiss you?" Jerome answered by kissing his friend. They returned to the bed in the loft. Jerome placed his head on Nephi's chest and cupped Nephi's balls.
"That's nice." Nephi whispered. Jerome snuggled a little closer.
Jerome woke in the same position he had fallen asleep. Nephi was asleep but his dick wasn't. It was long and hard in his hand. Jerome thought back to the night at the railing. It was just beating off; it didn't seem all that gay. He also remembered how good it felt when Nephi had return the favor.
Jerome pulled back the covers and began working Nephi's hardness. He was surprised when it grew even longer and harder. Jerome wasn't sure if Nephi had moaned "lick my nipple," but it was right there in reach and sounded like a good idea.
Jerome reached out his tongue and rubbed it across the little bump of pleasure. Nephi moaned. Jerome's tongue action became more vigorous, sucking on Nephi's growing nipple.
"I'm coming!" Nephi exclaimed. Jerome wanted to see his friend shoot his load. He saw only the first volley. The second caught him right in the eye. He felt two more liquid impacts on his face. Nephi's moans became more of a rumble in his chest.
Jerome first felt the softness of fabric against his face as Nephi cleared up the damage. He followed the t-shirt with his lips. Nephi must have sensed that tongue wouldn't be appreciated right then. The kiss was a lip nibble. Jerome was pleased they hadn't had an audience this time.
"Are you alright with what we did?" Jerome's silence concerned Nephi.
"Did you enjoy it?" Jerome asked. In answer to the question, Nephi kissed Jerome. "Then I'm alright with it."
"If we hurry we can make it to the shower first." Nephi prompted. Jerome didn't even question showering together. He seemed to remember showering with Nephi before; the memories were nice.
The water was beginning to cool when a fierce pounding began on the door.
"I've got to pee!" Drake shouted. Jerome turned off the water as Nephi unlocked the door.
Drake rushed in and stood at the bowl. The stream could probably be heard at the ranger's station.
"I guess he really had to pee." Jerome commented. He noticed damp spots of cum in Drake's hair and on his face. A picture of Jared blowing his load on Drake's face came to mind. Jerome shook it off. That was just a little too gay for him to handle.
Drake turned on the shower to be greeted with lukewarm water.
"You used all the hot water." Drake accused.
"You'll just have to shower after breakfast." Nephi announced.
A naked Nephi walked toward the kitchen and started breakfast. Jerome appeared at his side with a pair of boxer briefs.
"Don't you like seeing me naked?" Nephi turned showing off his goods.
"I don't like them seeing you naked." Jerome handed Nephi the shorts.
The days fell into a pattern. A little hand play in the morning. A race to see which couple would make it to the shower first. Then it was into cold weather gear. They would clear a path to a client's cabin. Nearly all of the cabins were bigger than Nephi's. After clearing the snow around the cabin, they would drop off a load of firewood and store it under a tarp. Jerome finally understood why Nephi had that huge stack of firewood in one of the sheds by Nephi's cabin.
They spent the afternoons snowshoeing or riding the snowmobile. Monday evening Nephi had prepared a surprise for his guests. Nephi opened the back door onto a somewhat shoveled deck. Nephi lit a tall patio heater and pulled back the thick cover of a hot tub.
"Why haven't we used it before now?" Jared unzipped his coveralls.
"It takes a while to fill and then get warm. Nephi stuck his hand into the water. "It's hot now though. Go back in the house, get naked, and grab a towel."
Nephi was the last one to appear on the porch. He reached back through the doorway and the bubbles began. It could fit six but it would be tight. It was perfect for two couples.
Jerome relaxed onto Nephi's shoulder. "This is the perfect end to a day in the snow."
Thursday while simmering in the hot tub the first flakes fell. Within twenty minutes there was an inch of heavy wet snow. A naked Nephi jumped out of the hot tub stepped just out of range of the patio heater and sent a snowball toward his friends. Before long four naked guys were playing in the snow. When they got cold, it was back in the hot tub.
As they settled in for the night Nephi dropped the bomb shell. "You know what snow means don't you?" He paused letting them think for a moment. "There will be no playing around tonight. We need to be up at four. We have snow to clear."
The boys sighed, relieved they would be coming back to the cabin afterwards.
Saturday arrived. They sadly drained the hot tub and winterized the cabin.
"Why are we leaving so early?" Jared asked.
"We are attending Easter Vigil with Maria." Nephi announced.
"But we aren't Catholic." Jerome pointed out.
"But it's important to your grandmother. I've gone with her every Easter since I met her. Sometimes we do things because they are important to those we love." Nephi explained.
The look on Maria's face when four well-dressed young men accompanied her into the sanctuary was priceless. Nephi was recognized as her godson. Maria took great pleasure in introducing her grandsons to her friends at church. Maria stopped at a devotional to Mary the Mother of God. She fumbled in her purse. Nephi produced two one-dollar bills and placed them in the collection box. Maria lit a candle and knelt in prayer. Nephi lit another candle and knelt next to her with his head bowed. Maria stood leaving Nephi on his knees.
"I think he stays there trying to impress me." Maria whispered.
"He's Mormon why would he light a candle and pray here." Jerome wondered aloud.
Nephi answered the question. "Will God not hear my prayers while I am surrounded by this beauty and serenity dedicated to him just because it's in a Catholic Church? We are all his children. The Lord is not like my father who turned his back on me. The Lord loves his children and listens to the prayers of even the lowliest of his children, pleased that they wanted Him to be part of their lives."
Jerome thought for a moment and reached for the wallet he had left at home. Nephi handed him a dollar. Jerome put the money into the collection box and did as Nephi and his grandmother had done. Jared was going to say something but Nephi put his fingers to his lips. Letting Jerome pray in peace.
The Mass was beautiful even if Jared, Drake and Jerome didn't have the foggiest idea what was happening.
Jerome cuddled up to his warm bedmate. "What did you pray about?" Nephi asked.
"I prayed thanking my Lord for bringing you into my life." Jerome paused. "I always dreamed of having a family. I wanted a little someone that I could love. I know I could be a better father than my dad. I guess that won't happen now." Tears filled his eyes.
"You never know. Benny and Luke are thinking of adopting from another country." Nephi caressed Jerome's hair. Jerome snuggled in closer to the love of his life. Nephi would have to be his family.