Stupid Boy Freshman Year Part IIChapter 10 Baseball Tryouts
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I had just returned home from my morning workout, when Mom made me promise that instead of swimming at Beth’s I would go with her to the hospital. I’d been putting it off. Every time I thought of it, I would see Terri in my mind’s eye, the girl Mom was friends with at the cancer center at Stanford, and the girl who passed away. What finally convinced me was when Mom said I knew one of the children.
As we parked, Mom gave me some pointers.
“This is a traumatic time for these kids. Be patient when you talk to them. Always respect them. Not everyone wants people to know they have cancer. If they don’t tell you then don’t pry. Just let them talk about whatever is on their mind. Listen to what they want or need to talk about, without interrupting or being judgmental. Get them to focus on the future. Talk to them about football or anything to get their mind off of what they’re going through, and where they are.
“Offer to help them with anything which might be too strenuous for them right now. Ask, don’t assume they need help.
“Here is the big one. If you’re going to be visiting once a week, tell them. One of the biggest mistakes people make is dropping out of their lives, because they don’t know how to handle it. These kids need structure and they need to know they can count on you. So if you tell them you are going to stop by next Sunday, keep your commitment. For today, just tell them you are there to see someone you know. This can be stressful, so if you don’t think you can do it again, I’ll understand.”
“So who is it I know?” I asked.
“Billy Felton, he told me he met you at the church ski trip. I think you know his sister, Lisa,” Mom told me.
“Yes, the little shit gave my cell number to his sister. I think I need to kick his butt,” I told her.
Mom led me to Billy’s room and then left me to do her volunteer work. The room was a double, and the little boy, who was Billy’s roommate, was sleeping. Billy was looking out the window. When he heard me enter the room he turned and smiled at me.
“David, how did you know I was here?” he asked.
“I think you talked to my Mom. She told me you were camping out here, so I figured I would come see you. Mind if I sit down and stay a while?” I asked.
He gave me a sly look.
“You just want to wait ‘till my sister gets here.”
“Speaking of which, I think someone gave their sister my cell number.”
He giggled. Then his parents and Lisa came in. I could see him stiffen and his mood changed. He was not a happy boy. I was confused at his attitude. I told him I would be back later, and turned left when I got into the hallway.
I went from room-to-room and said hi to the kids. The nurses had given me books to read to the younger children. The older ones, I just spent time talking to. For the most part it was okay. There was one little girl who was so weak my heart went out to her. She had a smile on her face when I was done reading a story about a china bunny.
“You need to practice,” she said.
“I do? You didn’t like how I read the story?”
“You have to do the voices,” she told me.
“Do you have a favorite one we can try?” I asked her, showing the books they gave me.
She pointed to one about a little princess. She helped me come up with the voices for each character. We were both having a good time when the nurse came in.
“I see you conned someone into reading to you,” the nurse said trying to be stern, but failing. “What did I tell you about taking a nap?”
“I’ll sleep later.”
“You’ll sleep now, or you’ll be overtired later. Now let Mr. David go see his friend Billy. He wants to spend some time with him, too,” she said.
I went back to Billy’s room. He was all alone.
“So what is up with your family?” I asked him.
“They treat me like a baby. I’m twelve years old, not four,” he huffed.
“Don’t be acting like that,” I said shocking him. “They love you, and are worried about you. You have to think about others, not just yourself.”
“But I’m the one who’s sick,” he shot back at me.
“So what? That doesn’t give you the right to be mean to them. What if they quit coming to see you?”
“Fine by me!” Billy exclaimed.
“I don’t buy it for a minute.”
We sat there staring at each other. He then burst into tears, and I went and sat on bed with him and hugged him. I saw Lisa peek in as Billy cried.
“I’m so scared. They won’t tell me anything. I can tell it’s bad by the way they treat me. I just wish they thought I was old enough to handle it.”
The flood gates opened and he told me all about it. He needed someone he could talk to. He finally wore himself out and fell asleep. I laid him down and when I walked out I saw Lisa sitting on the floor with tears streaming down her face and her Mom and Dad were holding each other. They came up to me, and hugged me. I knew right then I would be doing this the rest of my life. I felt I was making a difference, and I could see why Mom was passionate about it.
I helped Lisa up, and she gave me a hug.
“I need to get out of here for a while. Would you take me to the diner across the street?” she asked me.
I sent Mom a text telling her where I was going. The diner had a sign advertising homemade pies and ice cream. That sounded good. When the waitress came over I was surprised to see Kim Sun. I knew she worked at her Dad’s pharmacy, but I didn’t know she worked here.
When she came up to the table, her smile faltered when she saw I was with Lisa. She quickly put it back on.
“I didn’t know you worked here.”
“I fill in for my cousin once a week. My aunt and uncle own the place,” she explained.
“I think David wants pie and ice cream, what’s good?” Lisa asked.
“The peaches are in season and I heard they just made peach ice cream,” Kim told us.
“David, get that and we can share,” Lisa told me.
“Not happening. I know you. If you like it, you’ll eat it all. I’m buying, so bring us two,” I told Kim.
The pie was huge. I now knew why Lisa wanted to split. It had to be three inches thick. It was still hot right out of the oven and the ice cream had a home churned taste. I would get fat eating here. I got a text from my Mom, which said she was ready to go. I needed to get back for my afternoon workout.
I went up to the register to pay Kim, and Lisa followed me. I told Kim I would see her tomorrow at Beth’s pool.
“Thank you for this afternoon, you were wonderful,” Lisa said, and gave me a nice kiss.
I was surprised when I realized I hadn’t lusted after her even once today. Normally she gets my motor running. She thought she had my attention and gave an extra wiggle in her walk as she left me at the cash register. I hurried out to meet Mom at the car.
On the way home, I told Mom about my day. I agreed to go once a week, until football started. I couldn’t see doing more than that, because I was mentally exhausted. Keeping a happy face on for the whole day had been hard. Seeing the look on the faces of Billy’s family made me decide to go back.
Cassidy welcomed me back by trying to kill me!
“Two weeks ‘till two-a-days, people! I’ll not be embarrassed when my Dad tries to separate the men from the boys,” she told us.
Coach Hope had weeded out the baseball team by running us to death. I anticipated a similar experience come the official start of practice. I was happy to see Jeff was holding his own. He had lost all his baby fat since the start of baseball season. He could be our poster child. I noticed he no longer worried about taking his shirt off. He had never been fat, he just wasn’t in shape. We had played video games way too much when we were younger.
“I heard a rumor that you and Tami are on the outs,” Jeff said.
And so it begins.
“We had a disagreement,” I told him.
“Sorry to hear it,” was his only response.
You have to love guys. If this had been a girl, I would have been grilled for hours for every detail. This had always driven Tami crazy. I just nodded to him.
“So is it true? Did she get some kind of scholarship to study in England?” he asked me.
“Yep, she’ll be gone a year.”
“Good for her.”
“Exactly,” I said as Jeff caught the double meaning and gave me a tight smile.
“Sorry man.”
“Don’t be. We’ll be fine.”
I don’t think he believed me.
At dinner, the subject came up again.
“I’ve been getting calls about you and Tami. What do you want us to say?” Greg asked.
“Well, I don’t want to make it worse,” I answered.
“You need to be very careful what you do and don’t say,” Dad advised. “I know you care for her a lot. I would lead with that. You don’t want it getting back to her that you’re blaming her, or you don’t like her anymore.
“It had to be the hardest thing she has ever done. Your Mom and I have talked about this and feel she did you both a big favor. You guys do need time apart. There is no need to share this with anyone but us. Just say you still care for each other, but you both need to focus on yourselves for a time. You’ll be working on your football, and she has her opportunity to study in England.”
We all agreed that was the best approach. I decided I had better call Tami and see. I know she said not to contact her, but I didn’t want to mess this up.
“Hey, sorry to break the no contact rule, but I have a question,” I started.
“What is it?” she asked.
“What do you want me to say about us? I don’t want you thinking I’m being a jerk, or don’t care about you. I would hate it if you thought that. Dad suggested I say I care about you, but we decided to focus on each of our opportunities,” I suggested.
There was silence for a moment.
“That works. I’ve had some awkward questions too. I think if we give them the same answer they’ll back off.”
“Are you okay?” I asked.
“No, not really,” she told me.
“Me, neither.”
“We can’t do this. It’s too hard. You have to promise me you won’t call me unless it is an emergency or something big.”
“So, if I win State I can call you?”
“Yes, that would be okay. When I get to England, and get a new phone, I’ll give the number to your Mom. She won’t give it to you unless she approves. That should keep you from calling me,” she told me.
“You forget, I’m a resourceful little shit if I want to be,” I teased her.
“Don’t make me laugh. I need to stay mad at you, for now.”
“Okay, you be mad at me.”
“I will, you ‘stupid boy’. Do me a favor and stop moping around. I still love you,” she told me.
“I love you, too,” I said and she hung up.
Tuesday August 5, 2014 – Freshman YearI had just gotten up when I got a call from Kendal. I had no idea she even knew there was a seven o’clock in the morning.
“Good morning, sunshine,” I answered.
She made some very specific threats to my person, then told me why she was calling.
“Jade and Range both want you in the studio for work. I just got off the phone with Tiffany. She has arranged for you to go to Hill Advertising to do the shoots. You have to be there by ten o’clock today and then you’re booked for all day Wednesday and Thursday. Friday and Saturday is the commercial. Since Tiffany is working with her new group of models, I get to go with you.”
“You want me to pick you up?” I asked.
“That’s right. You have your driver’s license now. Yes that would give me a chance to get ready. Bring coffee,” she ordered me.
I hurried downstairs to find Mom drinking coffee with Dad.
“Hey, I have to go be a model starting today thru Saturday. The workout group will be here at four o’clock. Can you handle that for me for another week?”
“I suppose this means you are leaving me to mow the yard.” Dad said.
“Pfft, you still have slave labor living under your roof. Get Greg to do it,” I told him.
I took my supplements and ate quickly. I put coffee into an insulated travel cup and headed to Kendal’s. On the ride I called my speed coach, and he told me he was charging me for the week. I told him in that case, I would have someone there he could work with today. I think he thought he was going to double book my slot the rest of the week, because he wasn’t happy.
I thought about who should fill my place. Bill was going to be my primary receiver and had division one talent. Wolf was developing into a good tight end. Mike had been helping with my quarterback workouts. Finally, Jim was going to protect my blind side at left tackle. I picked Jim. He was excited to go learn. I knew he would take full advantage of the coaching.
I almost made Kendal walk. She spilled her coffee all over my new Jeep. I explained you didn’t take the lid off the thermal cup. She reported that the lid leaked. She was still apologizing when we got to Hill Advertising. We went up to the receptionist who was new, and cute.
“I’ll get the carpet cleaned,” Kendal told me then turned to the receptionist. “Mr. Dawson to see Mr. Hill,” she told her.
“Don’t worry about it. Mr. Sullivan promised to clean my Jeep. I’ll just take it to the dealership and have them clean the carpet.”
“I’m sorry I converted your new-car smell to coffee.”
“Get over it. Wait ‘till Kyle rides in it. I’m sure it will smell much worse when he gets done.”
That got Kendal to smile. Another new gal came out and led us to the studio. There were all kinds of people running around. I looked at Kendal and she just shrugged.
“Mr. Hill said to go straight to makeup. Is there anything I can get you sir?” she asked.
“Can you get Kendal some coffee in a Sippy cup?”
“Yes, sir, anything else?
“I could use a bottle of water,” I told her.
“Any particular brand?” she asked.
“Just regular will be fine.”
She hurried off.
“If she brings me coffee in a Sippy cup, I’ll kick your butt,” Kendal threatened me.
“Whatever. Go find out why we are being treated like royalty. It’s starting to unnerve me.”
Mr. Hill came back with a big smile on his face.
“I hear you’re complaining about the service around here,” he said.
“Since when do I rate service?” I asked him.
“Read your contract sometime. I get to hire all these people to make sure the talent is happy,” he told me.
“Can’t you just pocket the money?” I asked him.
“Actually, no, but you are making me a popular guy. You’re good for the local economy. I think Range and Jade are trying to outdo each other. We were even able to hire a top of the line model to work with you today. I think you know her.”
“Kate Upton?” I asked getting excited.
Hey, a boy has to have dreams.
“I’m not the first one who pops into mind anymore?” Kara asked me.
“Kara!” I said as I jumped up and kissed her.
I hadn’t seen my exotic beauty in way too long. Mr. Hill left us alone. I finally let her go.
“I guess that makes up for not picking me first.”
“If I had known you were even in the country, I would pick you every time,” I told her.
“You’ve gotten bigger and you’ve been working out. How tall are you now?” she asked.
“I’m 6’3”. They think I might grow another inch.”
We caught up while they did our makeup. She was still in demand and working every chance she got. Tyler had clued Jade in that I liked working with Kara, so they hired her for a couple of days.
“I heard about your friend Tami. How are you doing?” she asked.
“I’ve been better. She leaves tomorrow. They are taking her on tours so she gets to know her way around England before school starts. She’ll live with a host family while she is there.”
Mom and Tami still talked. Mom told me what was happening. Mom said Tami wasn’t handling our breakup, for lack of a better word, very well. Mom called me and told me that since I wasn’t going to Beth’s, Tami was going to say goodbye to everyone. My whole family was spending the afternoon with her. I was sad I couldn’t say goodbye to my best friend in person.
Kara’s flirting got me out of my funk, and we did the shoot. I was pleased to see lunch was not just rabbit food. Mrs. Hill and their daughter, Janet, joined us. Janet was bummed summer was almost over. She had gotten herself a boyfriend. Janet was pretty sure they would breakup when she went back to school. I think Mrs. Hill was okay with it.
Towards the end of the shoot, Kara pulled me aside.
“Guess who didn’t tell their parents they were home yet?” Kara asked.
“You naughty girl. I bet you don’t even have a place to stay tonight.”
“No, I don’t. Whatever will I do?” she said, throwing her head back and rubbing her brow with the back of her hand.
“I think I can find somewhere for you to sleep,” I teased her.
“Good, and you have to take me out to dinner. I’m thinking Monical’s.”
“I like the way you think. I haven’t been there in over a month, and I’m having withdrawals symptoms.”
We were soon done with today’s shoot. Kendal, Kara and I checked the photos then Kara met me at my house after I dropped Kendal off. It was seven o’clock so we went straight to Monical’s. It was strange that no one was at my house. I figured they were still at Beth’s.
When we got to Monical’s, the place was packed. We had just sat down when Greg came to our table.
He smiled at Kara and they said hi. Then he turned to me.
“I hate to say this, but you need to leave. Tami is having her going away party. She’s had a rough day. She keeps telling David stories. I don’t think she could handle seeing you right now,” he told us.
We got up and left. I was glad we hadn’t been seen. I didn’t want to cause her anymore grief. We ended up going to the diner by the hospital. I wanted to introduce Kara to the pie. She was not happy because she liked it too much.
“I’m going to kill you. You know what this will do to my hips,” she complained.
“Golly, I guess I’ll have to help you work it off.”
“You are such a bad influence. Who knew strawberry rhubarb pie could be so good?” she asked.
I just smiled at her. It was one of my favorites. They also had homemade vanilla ice cream made with real vanilla beans. It was so good I forget what I had for dinner. The waitress told me the shakes were even better. I now had a favorite place to go for breaking my diet. I’ll always love Monical’s, but this was just outstanding. I needed to bring Mary Dole and maybe she could help me figure out the recipes.
We got back to my place and I wanted to show off my new apartment.
“Wait here, I want to turn on all the lights,” I told her as I ran upstairs.
She came up when I called her and her face lit up.
“They did a great job. I love how they hung your photos. I want a wall like this,” she told me.
She went through the whole place and we kissed. Her phone rang interrupting us. She looked at the number and said a bad word.
“It’s my Mom,” she told me.
“Hi Mom ... Yes, I’m with David ... No, I was going surprise you ... Yes, Mom.”
She looked disappointed. I soon joined her.
“Gina, the little rat, saw us at Monical’s. I need to go home and make an appearance. I guess our plans will have to be put on hold,” she told me.
“Is it okay if your little sister turns up missing in the next few days?” I asked her.
“No, no need to do that. I’ll deal with her,” Kara assured me.
“Do you want to ride with us tomorrow?” I asked.
“Why don’t I drive? My back seat is more comfortable for Kendal,” she told me.
“Sure. I’ll see you in the morning,”
I woke at one in the morning to someone getting in bed with me. I was half out of it.
“Don’t say anything, just hold me,” Tami ordered.
I briefly wondered how she got in since I had changed the lock code. I figured it was a mystery for another day. I fell back to sleep with her in my arms.
Wednesday August 6, 2014 – Freshman YearI woke up alone. I wondered if I was dreaming until I saw the note on my night stand.
David,
Don’t be mad at Gina. I had her tell
her mom that Kara was home. I wanted
to have one last night with you.
I will miss you, my stupid boy.
With all my love,
Tami
With that last note, Tami was gone from my life.
Kara walked into my bedroom with me sitting on the bed reading the note.
“We were set up,” I told her handing her the note.
She read it and chuckled.
“More than you think. Gina woke me up early and told me what Tami asked her to do. There is a second act to this little drama.”
“This I have to hear.”
“No, this you have to enjoy,” she said as she dropped to her knees.
Kara pushed my thighs apart and admired my member. She glanced up and smiled.
“Someone is growing,” she said then took me into her mouth.
I had missed Kara. She and I were well matched in bed. She was leisurely bobbing up and down on my cock as she used her fingernails to tease my balls. I watched in rapt amazement as her beautiful lips caressed my thick shaft. When she would pull back to the point she just had my head wrapped in those lips, she would use her tongue to tease more pleasure out of me.
I let her control the pace. She was determined to make this last. She kept me on the brink for so long I began to shake uncontrollably. I finally begged her.
“Please, let me cum. Oh, GOD! YES!“ I yelled as I let loose.
Kara’s eyes got big and she coughed.
“Jesus, David, you have a little build up or something?” she asked me.
“Sorry. I haven’t cum since I got back from New York,” I told her as she went to bathroom to spit it out.
She came back out naked. Kara was a goddess. Not all models are created equally. Kara’s piercing metal-gray eyes drew you in, and then you noticed her beauty. Her silky black straight hair hung past her shoulders, which drew your eyes to her pouty mouth. Every straight guy I know would die to trade places with me just a few moments ago.
Her regal neck ended at her kissable shoulders. Her breasts were a respectable C cup, which sat high on her chest. Her nipples pointed slightly upward and begged for your lips to caress them. Then you came to her flat tummy, which led to her shaved sex. You could see her swelling lips as she became aroused. I breathed in deeply to enjoy her musky scent.
She saw my nostrils flared and she purred at me. Damn this woman had it going on. As she walked past me to get a condom, I saw her best asset. Kara’s ass was in a class of its own. I could have played with that butt all day.
Again, I let her control the action. When you’re with a woman who knows what she is doing, it’s sometimes best to let them drive. I liked to dominate a girl at times, but with Kara, she knew how to drive me nuts. She knew I loved her ass, so she turned away from me and mounted me so I could admire it. She wasn’t messing around this time. She set a brisk pace and was soon panting. I cupped her butt cheeks to help her steady herself so she could concentrate on getting her cum.
She grasped my thighs when she got close so she could have more leverage. I could feel I was close.
“Kara ... Kara ... I’m close,” I panted.
“Don’t you cum yet,” she ordered me.
I clamped down hard with my Kegel muscles to hold back the inevitable.
“Hurry,” I urged.
“Don’t you cum. I’m almost there,” she assured me.
I was losing the battle and she knew it. I grabbed her and had her rest against my chest, so I could take over pounding her from below.
“Oh, God! You’re so thick and long. Fuck me with that monster!” she ordered me.
I just bellowed as I lost my battle, but I kept fucking her through it and she finally got hers. Her lips were right next to my ear when she screamed.
“Aaaeeeaaa!”
What the heck, I think I was now deaf in one ear. She rolled over so we were facing each other and she attacked me. She was kissing me all over my face and then she grasped my cheeks between her hands and made a believer out of me.
“Thank you, thank you, thank you,” she chanted between kisses.
I started to laugh.
“What’s so funny buster?” she asked.
“I aim to please,” I said as I looked at the clock.
I picked her up and rushed her to the shower. She shrieked when I picked her up like she weighed nothing.
“What the hell, David?”
I dropped her in the shower.
“Hurry, we’re running late,” I told her.
I ran and grabbed my phone and called Kendal.
“Hey, we’re just now getting into the shower. Can we meet you there?” I asked.
“You’re so going to owe me,” she teased me.
I just hung up on her and joined Kara for a quick shower. I beat her getting dressed. I ran down to the kitchen and grabbed a couple of protein shakes and fruit. Mom and Dad just rolled their eyes as I ran out to find Kara starting her car. I jumped in and as she pulled out of the drive I opened the protein drinks and peeled a banana for her.
She tasted her drink and smiled.
“That’s not too bad,” she commented.
We actually made it on time. I was glad I had my seatbelt on. Kara had spent a month in Germany driving on the autobahn. I read somewhere it had no speed limit. I think she forgot we have one here. This was almost as much fun as riding one of Devin’s toys.
Kendal was an angel. She had stopped at a drive thru and bought us breakfast. Not the best thing I should be eating, but I was still hungry. She knew I got grumpy when I didn’t eat. Kendal came back to makeup to talk to me.
“So, were you being bad this morning?” she asked me as I rolled my eyes at her.
Kara came up behind Kendal and scared the shit out of her.
“No, he was very, very good this morning! You should try it sometime,” Kara suggested.
Kendal is rarely without a comeback. I could tell her brain froze. Then I saw the young assistant from yesterday. She handed Kendal a Sippy cup of coffee.
“Ma’am, I’m sorry I was unable to accommodate you, yesterday. Mr. Hill went out and personally bought this for you,” she told her.
I looked back and Mr. and Mrs. Hill and all his staff were watching. Kendal looked at it then at me.
“Wasn’t me,” I told her.
She knew she had been setup. She played it off and took a sip. I heard everyone crack up. We could tell the poor girl wasn’t in on the joke. She looked around worried. Kendal made her feel at ease.
“Thank you, that was very thoughtful of you. You’ll go far in this business with this kind of initiative,” she told her and then turned to track down Mr. Hill.
He suddenly had to be somewhere else.
“Oh, no you don’t,” Kendal called after him as she fast-walked after him.
Friday August 8, 2014 – Freshman YearJim and I hung out with Alan and Jeff last night. I was still chuckling on my run this morning. Jim was complaining his legs, hips and butt all hurt from working out with the speed coach. His workouts were more focused on him getting out of his stance and getting back into position to block a defensive end trying to speed rush him. He was still doing the things I did for when he had to pull and lead a running play.
It made me think, if I was going to try and play defense, I needed to be faster going backwards. I would talk to Jack on Monday.
I went and had breakfast with Mom and Dad. She had news about Tami.
“Do you want to hear about Tami, or would you rather I not keep you up to date?” Mom asked me.
“Of course I want to hear about her. Just because we aren’t communicating, doesn’t mean I don’t care.”
“What about the other way? Can I tell her about you?” Mom asked.
“Sure. I expect you would talk to a friend about your sons. I don’t want your relationship with Tami to suffer.”
“She made it to England and likes her host family. They have three kids, a girl her age and then two younger boys. Being an only child, this is going to be something new for her. They have been doing day trips so she can play tourist.
“She told me she appreciated you being a gentleman, and leaving Monical’s with Kara. You got big brownie points for considering her feelings. She also told me about your call to her. She was surprised you were acting so grown up. She really hasn’t seen you on a daily basis for several months and seen the changes your Dad and I have seen. I just wanted to tell you I’m proud of you.”
Dad and I talked bad about Greg. He hadn’t mowed the lawn yet. He was booked solid doing massages and trying to put money away for when they were on their own. I handed Dad a twenty and told him to hire the neighbor guy who did most of the yards on our street. Dad said for twenty bucks he would do it himself. If I had known that, I would have been paying him for years. Well, maybe not.
I picked Kendal up and handed her a new thermal travel mug which didn’t leak. She just gave me a dirty look. She was still mad about the Sippy cup. I think things would have cooled off if Mr. Hill hadn’t had one of his staff snap a picture. He sent it to me and of course I sent it to Lily. Now everyone at her office knew about it because Angel was on my Twitter list.
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We landed in Newcastle just before five in the morning, local time. Devin had us quickly loaded in a travel van, and on the road to Ambleside. The driver said it would take two hours to get there, but Devin promised a big tip if we got there sooner. We arrived in front of the hotel at six forty-five. There, everyone got out except Devin and me. The Langdale Valleys are located in the Lake District National Park in the county of Cumbria, in the northwest of England. There are two valleys, the...
By the time I made it to school on Monday, there was lots of news. The first was Lindsey's tirade, which blew up on YouTube. My comment about Thank God that date is over was receiving the majority of the comments and Lily told me 90% were in my favor. The second was my confirmation of Adrienne having my love child. Lily was monitoring my twitter account and I had girls offering to show me the natural way to do it. Adrienne had called me on Sunday and asked if this was revenge for standing...
I woke up early and ran. Today was a lovely summer day. You could smell the cut grass, which reminded me I needed to mow our lawn. I took in our neighborhood as it slowly came awake. As I began to run I knew I needed to think. I quickly fell into the zone. Tami dating Trevor had rocked me. I'd been making decisions based on our long term relationship above and beyond just friendship. She said nothing had changed, but for me it had. My other two best friends, Alan and Jeff, were nowhere as...
I met Cassidy at our locker before school. I was still trying to figure some things out. First, why did she need her brother to kick my ass last week? She could obviously do it herself. Another was why did she set me up with April? I mean she was a nice girl and all, but I was starting to wonder if she was worth all the work. I could be dating Peggy right now. Worst case would be my friends' network. Suzanne, Beth and Cindy would be more than happy to go out with me. If I really wanted to...
I arrived at LAX and went to the baggage area. It wasn’t the prettiest airport I had been in. It seemed like there was a lot of construction going on. I came out and got in line for a cab. Talk about a hot mess. The traffic coming out of the airport was crazy. I just closed my eyes and let the cabbie do his thing. I arrived a day early, to meet with Bo Harrington. He had rented practice time at an area high school and arranged for a couple of receivers to work with me. This week I would be...
Today was the monthly school board meeting. They had the upgrades to the athletic program on the docket. Alan had sent an email to everyone, and a copy to their parents. The email gave a brief synopsis of what Tom and Dad hoped to accomplish and asked everyone to call the office to confirm attendance. The principal had asked him to do that. They needed a rough head count so they could get a large enough room. At lunch, I was happy to see Eve since I needed to talk to her. She left every...
I was lifting weights before school when my phone rang. I got off the leg press, to let Wolf have his turn. I answered the phone. "This is David." "Morning, stud," Missy said. "What's up?" "I have some bad news. I can't come up this weekend." "I was looking forward to seeing you. How come you can't make it?" "It's a family thing. Something came up, and I have to go home. Can I call you next week, and set something up?" "You bet." "Great, I'll talk to you next...
I slept most of the ride back. When I was about a half hour out, I called Mona to see if she wanted to pick me up. I then called home and Mom answered. I told her Dad was off the hook for picking me up. She laughed and said they forgot they were supposed to come get me. It must suck getting old. They say your memory is the first thing to go. Mona was waiting for me when we pulled up. She suggested going to her place to talk, but her parents were home. I told her we could go to my place. I...
Today I was meeting with my speed training coach at the gym. There had been some hassle to get him in the gym, because they didn't like outside trainers. They ended up making me pay for a guest pass to let him use the facility. I met him at the counter at the entrance. He was a young guy in his twenties who looked like he worked out ... a lot. "Jack?" I asked. "You must be David. Bo told me you were in shape. I hear you need to make some quick improvements in your speed before next...
Greg and Angie left for Chicago. They were going to be gone until Thursday. Kyle was staying with us, for the week. He was my responsibility during the day. Jim was not happy when I put Kyle's car seat in the back seat of his car. We met the guys at the health club to work out. The health club had daycare so Kyle got plenty of attention. I talked Bill, Mike and Wolf into coming to the health club so we could run passing drills. They had a big grassy area, so we had plenty of room. We had...
Mom dropped Dad and me off at the school. We were meeting the bus by the football stadium at ten o'clock. Coach Hope and Brad were the first two there. I could tell something was up. "We wanted to get you two together and clear the air. We're a team come this fall, and if you two are not on the same page we have a problem," Coach Hope told us. "Who wants to start?" Brad shot off his mouth before I had a chance to react. "David thinks he's God's gift to football and needs to be...
When we were getting ready to go to school there was a knock on the door. It was Barb Grimes and a young guy. "Hey, Barb, we're just getting ready. Would you like some coffee?" I asked as I ushered them in. "David, I would like you to meet your security for the weekend. This is Chuck Lowery." We shook hands. Chuck looked to be in his early twenties and about 5'10" 180 lbs. with short brown hair. He had a quick smile and firm grip. I got a cop vibe from him. I took them into the...
The last week had gone pretty much as expected. Everyone had seen the video. No one knew what to make of me, so they avoided me. I talked to Kendal and we put modeling on hold until I got my stitches out. The swelling had gone down, but I was still bruised. I had visited the plastic surgeon again and she was happy with how things were going. She told me that if there was scarring that she would use a laser to smooth things out. I had not played seven-on-seven football today. Mike had stepped...
Spring Break was finally here. Today we had a baseball tournament, and then freedom for a week. Tomorrow was Easter Sunday. We were the host family because everyone wanted to see Mom, now that she was cancer free. Grandma Dawson and Uncle John arrived last night. Today Uncle Jim, Mom's brother, and his family were arriving. Mom had gone last night to pick up her parents, Grandma and Grandpa Felton. Today's tournament was being held at the park Dad used to supervise. They had four baseball...
High School Part 1 - My Freshman Year [In which Shaun ignores the early warning signs of a serious medical problem - and later pays the price.] You know how it is when you wake up in the morning and feel a bladder that has filled up during the night and is signaling you that it wants to be emptied, and like RIGHT AWAY! So you shuffle off to the bathroom, lift up the toilet seat and stand in front of the bowl, holding your weapon in one hand and releasing a stream into the bowl -...
When Greg and I got to school, I was met at my locker by all my girl friends, plus Cassidy and Gina. Greg was smart; he peeled off and left me to my fate. I knew that Tami must have activated the phone tree and told them about Tracy. I could guess that by the pissed off looks and Tracy's absence. Eve was apparently elected spokesperson for the group. "Good morning, ladies. How did I get so lucky as to see all of you first thing?" Hey, it was worth a try. "David, we have a bone to pick...
Introduction: Read Welcome to College Becky waited nervously in her single dorm room. Typically as a freshman girl shed be required to share a room with someone, but her new college was renovating the primary freshman dorm, so many students were shifted to older senior dorms that were all singles. Not that she was complaining though, she liked the privacy. Her boyfriend, or at least thats how she thought of him would be arriving in a few minutes to pick her up for their first proper date....
“Breakfast is served. Everything a growing girl needs,” Kevin said, cheerfully walking in the bedroom with eggs, bacon, coffee and OJ.. Alex sat up sleepily and arranged her pillows. Kevin put the tray on her lap then kissed her gently on the cheek. “Thank you,” she said. Then she stretched into a yawn, “Mmmm, What time is it?” “Not quite Seven.” She picked up a piece of bacon and waved it at him accusingly, “That’s a little early given the night we had don’t you think?” He looked on...
I tried reaching Jeana for the rest of the summer. I did a few drive-bys and called every girl I knew who knew Jeana. The response was the same. They could get in to see her, but Jeana was on lockdown, and going to parochial school, a private girl’s parochial school, in the fall. She was depressed, but otherwise okay. Whenever one of the girls mentioned my name, Jeana would sigh and or cry, but she didn’t ask to see me or send me a message. It was over in more ways than one, I guessed, but it...
Twins Part 3 - Freshman Year (Alex puts on a sports bra, dresses as a girl for Halloween and notices further changes in his chest.) For Allison's birthday in late September, her folks took Allison, me and eight of her other friends to a nearby amusement park for the day. It was a lot of fun but by the end of the day I was major hurting. The rollercoaster rides weren't so bad but in a couple of the rides where we got bounced around more, my chest got bumped pretty hard a couple...
After living in the Netherlands for 33 years I was ready for a big change. I had been toying withthe idea of moving to another country to get away from the stress of it all for a while.I had girlfriends in the Netherlands. Wives.I had one nighters and 2 nighters. I wasn't doing bad for myself.But, there was something missing on the girl side. I love variety. I think I've been withevery kind of girl I COULD be with in the Netherlands. I started thinking about other countries.Other girls. Other...
Chapter 41: Party Time & Freshman Prom Although I had gone out with the rest of the team after the game, I still had a while to wait before going to Chloe’s birthday party, her birthday had been on Thursday, I had given her a card, but that was all, I hadn’t planned on a present, since I felt our friendship hadn’t reached that stage again. It was lucky that I had some time, since I received a surprising phone call. It wasn’t often that I had a call on the house phone, those I regularly...
Freshman Year Girlfriend==> PrologueI met Jacquelyn about two months into my freshman year of college. I look back now on the wild relationship we had now that it's over and I have the benefit of perspective. We were inseperable for nearly eight months, thirty-two weeks spanning the calendar between Halloween and the Fourth of July, which was the weekend it all ended and she was committed to the mental facility that still is her home even now, almost a year later.I thought of her yesterday...
Today was the beginning of one of the most important weeks of my football future. The camp was being held at Nike's Corporate Campus, in Beaverton, Oregon. Beaverton was located just seven miles from downtown Portland. I woke up with an uneasy stomach, which was a good sign. It meant I was ready. All I needed now was to puke, and I was good to go. Tami was in my bed and I watched her sleep. I was still confused about us having sex last week. There was something in the back of my mind trying...
August 25, 1981, Columbus, Ohio Jocelyn dozed off for about fifteen minutes, then woke up again. “Are you seeing Emmy tonight?” she asked. “Yes. Are you OK with that?” “Nothing changed in that regard, Mike. Until I get out of here and get better, we won’t have much chance to work on our relationship and figure out where things are going.” “You’re sure, Jos?” “Yes. Remember our plan. We need to stick to it. Nothing important has changed. I’ll just be a Freshman when you’re a Sophomore....
When does one become gay? When one’s born? When one realizes, or accepts that one likes other boys? When one has gay sex for the first time? I think it’s at birth, but some straight religious people will say no, if you never act on your urges you’re still ‘pure’ or ‘savable’. Well, this is my story. When I was sixteen I had a job delivering newspapers. I also had to make rounds collecting subscription fees. One ‘older’ man (I now think he was probably about 40) told me to come in and went to...
College SexIt all began my freshman year of high school. I was 14 and still a virgin to everything. That’s right, never kissed, or anything further. I’m sure you know what all that is. My name is Dan; I was average height and sort of an athletic build. Not one to be on the football team, but basketball always served me well. It was the first day of high school and I had 8 classes, all with people I knew, but no real friends. I wasn’t the smartest but I was smart enough to be in 3 honors classes, and...
Summer had been great---and so was life. I had coined my own little phrase-- “one lucky white boi”. Finally achieving 6', and those big ass jock feet now at a 12, poppin 8 hard squares of abs, 9” of vein poppin cock, and that hard round hairy ass. I admit, sometimes I just stood in front of the mirror and jacked off, sniffin on my bushy pits. I tried to keep myself in check, and not brag, or get a big head about it all. Damm, I had more shit than most seniors. But not just the awesome...
Jerome and Peter lay for several minutes not speaking and then it seemed that both were uncomfortable unsure of what to do next as the evening was getting on as it was close to midnight and the doors were locked at Peter's dorm as there was a curfew. Peter said that he should be get going and kissed Jerome on the cheek. He got up from the bed and as he was dressing he looked at the fat flaccid cock of his new friend just as Jerome was closing the robe. Peter knew that he wanted more of the big...
October 6, 1981, McKinley, Ohio I met Pete and Jason for breakfast in the dining hall. As usual, Clark was just getting out of bed when I left our room. “You got in pretty late last night, I guess,” Pete said. “We didn’t break up the study group until about 11:30pm.” “I had a long talk with Jocelyn.” “How’s she doing?” “Better, but she has a long way to go, physically, emotionally, and mentally. But at least she’s talking to me.” “I heard you’re invited to the Wednesday biology...
My parents had just dropped me off for my first year at college, and I was already starting to feel a little homesick. Damn, how the fuck could I last a day, let alone for years in this concrete jungle? That was until I saw her… I was the only person on the elevator when the doors were closing, until I heard a voice cut through the lobby, followed by the sound of wheels against the tile floor. “Hold the door!!!!!!!!!!!” Being the nice guy that I am, I rushed from the back wall to...
October 4, 1981, McKinley, Ohio “Let me guess, you’re sleeping on the couch again?” Mrs. Landers laughed. “Actually, I just came to talk to Nancy for a bit, then I have homework. I didn’t spend any time on it yesterday.” “Come on in. She’s in her room.” “Thanks.” I walked back through the house to Nancy’s room. She got up to greet me and we exchanged a hug and kiss. “Sorry for putting you off at work,” I said. “But I didn’t want to be interrupted.” “It’s OK. How is Jocelyn?” “I found...
“Aight---aight----everybody gather round. Come on---move in tite. You cant play football and be afraid to touch somebody. Gentlemen, welcome to Freshman football. Look around---you have 47 new brothers, and today, is the first day----of the rest of your life”. Jr High is over, and you are no longer little k I d s. You are now official representatives of East Tyler High School. You will conduct yourself accordingly at all times, in and out of uniform, in or out of school, 24/7 for as long as...
The Kick Part 1 - As a Freshman (Andrew finds high school much different than middle school, goes out for the Track and Cross Country teams, makes friends with Jeff and mistakenly buys some girl's panties.) Man, is high school different than middle school - at least when you're a Freshman - and not only being in a different school where at least 75% of the other kids are older than you - but all of a sudden you're sharing the hallways with these seniors that are at least a foot...
This is the second and probably last sequel to the story of Emma Smith- Abrams, a young transgendered girl {actually CAIS) from the book 'XX/XY'(originally titled 'Emma') and her adventures and experiences in her small Texas town that I will write. While there isn't much in the way of TG in this story line, none of this could have occurred if she was not. Again, credit for the original story belongs to Felicia Gabriel, who publishes her e-works exclusively for Amazon, to the best of my...
By the middle of October Jason and his friends were fully adjusted to the routine of the university. They already had passed their first midterm in Burnside's freshman class, all of them with high "B's". They had a clear understanding of the material presented in class to date and seemed well-positioned to pass the class on the first try and get one of the university's most difficult requirements out of the way. Jason's confidence in himself went up as he pushed Ken, Mike, and Lisa to...
October 9, 1981, McKinley, Ohio “You’re really going to cut back your hours to just the six-hour Saturday shift?” Nancy asked. “That’s what I told Mr. Sokolov yesterday, yes. And he can reduce the hours whenever he finds someone to take them.” “What happened?” “The Biology Department secured a grant for $1500 per semester for me. I explained my situation to Doctor Stanton, my advisor, and he talked to Doctor Norris. I’m starting in the honors program next semester, and there is a small...
Tami and I had arrived in Columbus the night before, because the football staff wanted to show us around before sign in at eleven that morning. We were directed to the Woody Hayes Athletic Center. The facilities had been originally built in the late 80s. Recently they did an almost twenty million dollar upgrade and expansion. If there was a better football facility in the country, I wanted to see it. Tami and I went to reception to meet our guide who turned out to be a guy that looked like...
By lunch, word of Peggy and me no longer dating was all anyone wanted to talk about. I had grabbed Yuri when he saw Peggy and Mitch holding hands. My little Russian tough guy had to be convinced I was okay with it. I appreciated he would be willing to deal with something like that. Peggy nodded to me to say thanks. Luckily, Mitch was none the wiser. I walked into lunch late, because I'd had to fend off Lisa Felton. She'd gotten it in her head I should take her to the Valentine's Dance on...
It was the most anticipated day of my life. More than anything football. More than Christmas. More than the day I finally popped out numbers 7 and 8 abs. More than the day I discovered hair up in the crack of my ass. Even more than the day just a few weeks ago when I finally measured up 9”. Lotta of fuck meat for a Freshman. Today, was my birthday—drivers license ! I met it with a bit of melancholy though. The original plan was to be at the car lot, and grab that jeep I had my eye on for a...
Introduction - "The Freshman" - thoughts about my third novel "The Freshman" is different from my previous two novels because it features a submissive male character and his dominant girlfriend. In part, I started this new novel to experiment a bit with my writing. The story starts out as a psychological novel, because I wanted to fully explore the relationship between Cecilia Sanchez and Jason Schmidt. For that reason the first discipline scenes in "The Freshman" come somewhat later...
James softly kissed the cute chubby freshman not wanting to frighten him away by rushing things. As the senior student kissed Jerome he put his hand to the freshman’s smooth boyish cheek and caressed softly. Jerome seemed to respond to the kiss and opened his mouth and the experienced student gently pushed his tongue into the boy’s mouth. As the kiss seemed to finish and without a word both excited students holding wine glasses nearly full slowly moved to place the wine glasses on the coffee...
The minute hand of the clock on the classroom wall completed one last agonizing circuit and reached zero. The bell rang, and immediately twenty-five high school freshmen jumped out of their seats. At the front of the class the English teacher called out "All right, class, remember, I want Chapters Two and Three read by tomorrow. There's going to be a quiz, so neglect them at your peril." There was a general groan, and the students began filing out of the room. Among them was Keith O'Donnell, a...
February 15, 1982, McKinley, Ohio “Mike!” Angie squealed when she opened the door to her room. “Hi, Ang!” She hugged me and kissed my cheek. “I missed you! How was home?” “Good,” I replied. “Have some time for me?” “Always! Your place?” “Sure.” She took my hand and we walked back to my room where I put on Shadows by Gordon Lightfoot, then grabbed a couple of Cokes from the fridge. “How was your weekend?” I asked. “Quiet. Yours?” “I spent some time talking to my dad. I haven’t...
“May I have your attention please---all members of the freshman football team are to report to cosmetology following the final bell”. Four hours to kick off. As the team gathered in the 'hair club' I explained to them the orders we had been given to get hair cuts. “I know it sucks guys, but we don't want the rep from other students accusing us of being privileged cause we're jocks, either. The handbook says 'off the collar, and above the ears'. So---that's exactly what we're going...
Freshman Year By Stacey D The fall semester and the falling of the leaves seemed so strange to happen at the same time, but this was Vermont and things change quickly here I'm told. I felt uneasy about leaving my home for the first time. I was now 17 years old and had never left the county where I was born. After 20 hours of driving I could see that the next exit up ahead is where I needed to get off the turnpike. I could not believe that I had a fully paid tuition to a...
The forth week of pre-season training had now begun. All the coaches and staff were now present, and this week we would began learning and running plays, and more section training. Of course there was an important item to take care of right off the bat. I called a meeting just before practice on Monday. “Maurice ---your cut---I think you know why”. “Yes sir” was all he said. OH—in other news, If you want war paint for Friday night, then be at the locker room about 30 minutes before dress...
Going into my freshman year of college I experienced the normal mix of emotions about the coming year. I was extremely excited about heading out on my own for the first time, but I was also nervous about the unknown. One of my main apprehensions was about having a roommate, which as an only child I had never had. I ran through about a dozen different scenarios about how bad it could go. What if he was a slob, or had poor hygiene, or listened to annoying music?However, after the first week of...
Gay MaleJune 8, 1981, West Monroe and Rutherford, Ohio “This entire conversation is going to be ‘too much information’, isn’t it?” I said when Liz and I left the house on Monday evening. “Probably. Is there anything you don’t want to hear?” “Anything at all about my little sister’s sex life!” I laughed. “But I guess you want to talk.” “‘Cause you won’t judge me, Mikey. You’ll listen and give me good advice.” I pulled out of the driveway and headed towards Rutherford. The Rutherford Free Clinic...
August 20, 1981, West Monroe, Ohio I had just hung up the phone when there was a knock at the door. I went to open it and saw the van Dorn girls standing on the porch. “My sister won’t be home until after lunch,” I said. “She gets off work at 2:00pm.” “Mom said you were really nice,” the younger one said. “So we decided to come say ‘Hi’,” the older one added. “I’m Mike. Which is which?” “I’m Abby,” the younger one said. “And my sister is Becky.” “Welcome to West Monroe. I think you’ll...
September 6, 1981, West Monroe, Ohio “Mike!” Emmy squealed, launching herself into my arms when she opened the door. “Missed me?” I asked as I carefully spun around with her. “Yes! Let’s go! I’m STARVED!” I put her down and we walked to my car for the drive to Marie’s Diner. “How was your first week of school?” I asked. “Nothing changes. I mean, sure, I’m a Sophomore now, but otherwise it’s all the same. How about you?” “It’s a huge change, especially the amount of homework. I used to...
Freshman Year Chapter 2 Dazed and unable to grasp reality, I opened the door and looked out into the hallway trying to decided which way led to my room. Either direction would be fine I believed if only to get away from Maggie. I had no sense of where my room was but I did realize that I should start to move and fast. But somehow fear had trapped me into not wanting to move in case I made a bad decision. What had just happened to me could not have happened, but it did and it was just...
I returned to school in the middle of Freshman Week. I was in an upperclassman dorm so I could drink whenever I wanted to. Janice and the cataloging were coming along well. Since we had already cataloged all shows through the middle of summer, there were only maybe fifty or sixty a week to catalog, which took little time. Mike, our senior resident, told me that a bunch of freshmen would be coming over for Q&A that night. They were short one senior and asked if I, a lowly sophomore, wanted to...
BisexualAugust 24, 1981, West Monroe, Ohio “Whoa!” I gasped. “It fits, Mike. And it explains everything that happened afterwards.” “Mom, Abby exhibits the same behavior. She basically offered to have sex with me when she said hello the first day, and Becky implied Abby has been doing that since she was twelve.” “Stay out of that Mike. That’s an issue for the van Dorns.” “Is it? Emmy told me that Abby was here earlier and that Liz and Abby were acting crazy so she left and went home.” “You think...
October 3, 1981, Rutherford, Ohio “Hi, Mike.” “Hi, Mr. Mills. I was just going in to see Jocelyn.” “One of the staff psychologists would like to talk to you first.” “Me? Why?” “To talk to you about Jocelyn. I can’t force you to do it, Mike, but I think it would be a very good idea.” “When? I want to see Jocelyn today.” “If you go back down to the ground floor, there’s an outpatient clinic. Just go to the desk and ask for Doctor Henderson. She’s expecting you.” I turned and went to the...
Chapter 5After their love making the two students discussed their likes and tastes about gay love. Harris said that he had like Francis' look the moment he saw him in class and wanted to do this from that moment. "Are there other guys or mature men you like?" asked Francis. "There is another guy I see around campus, a senior I think. He smiled at me and said hello just last week when I was leaving the library." Francis asked "Is he cute? You think he may be gay or like slim guys like you?"...