Country Living Chapter 5

Posted:  February 25, 2009

Harlin and Frenchy sat down in the loveseat while staring us down.  I sat on the fireplace in front of them.  “What’s this all about?  Did someone break something or steal something?” Harlin asked.  He bummed a pinch of Skoal from his cousin Reilly after asking. 

“Harlin, Frenchy, the cat is out of the bag now,” I said while looking both of them in the eye. “I found a used condom under the bed.”

“It wasn’t mine,” Harlin said defensively and quickly.

“Dude, he knows.  Cut the shit.  We’re all fucking busted as hell,” Reilly said to Harlin.  Harlin nearly gagged on his fresh dip of Skoal.  Frenchy dropped his head in sadness.  “Hey, Carey and Jimmy are gay as well so we got to stick together here. If not, all hell is likely to break loose round here.  I don’t want for sure.”

“I’m not gay. I just like messin around with guys sometimes,” Harlin said. “Guy you know me.  I’m not gay.”

“Dammit Harlin.  All you have done since you got home was brag about how many guys you got with in college.  Now cut the shit!” Reilly said. “You are so gay it’s unreal now.  The reason you wanted to join us last night so you could stare at our friends and to be with Frenchy.”

Harlin dropped his head, “Maybe I am just a little but I don’t act gay out in public.  I just like a little guy action every now and then.”

“Harlin, it’s cool. I’ve known for 8 years now that I was gay.  All of you, your world doesn’t end tonight here since someone outside your tight circle has found out your deepest secret.  I for one am glad I’m not the only gay one here in this small town.  I love it here but I knew if I told I would be scorned and would be left out alone if this gets out.  I have as much to lose as anyone around here.  If we stick together and play it cool, no one will find out.  I know a couple of guys who have and just keep living like they always did,” I stated to ease their fears.

“This might be the best thang to happen to us.  We can come here and be who we truly are that is if Carey doesn’t mind us around all the time,” Sammy said. “I’ve wondered and dreaded the day when this would come but know there’s nothing any of us can do about it, huh?”

“We can all be open and honest around here now.  We can openly enjoy the good parts of being gay.  We now don’t have to be ashamed to hold hands, put our arms around another guy or kiss each other on the lips,” I said.

“You care if we have sex here too?” Reilly asked. “Sammy and I have to be so quiet at each other’s house and usually just do it when no one’s at home.”

“I don’t as long as you have some decency about it.  Don’t start fucking right here in the living room or shit like that,” I smiled.  “Sex is fun as y’all already know but I believe should be done in private.”

“Boy do I ever know the fun, right Frenchy.  These dudes are going to get so much ass in college,” Harlin said.  “It’s totally different there and not looked down as much as it is here.”

“Who else knows about y’all?” I asked.

“Ummm… no one hopefully,” Frenchy said.

“I didn’t have a clue about any of y’all,” Jimmy said. “As far as I know, no one knows or at least I hope no one knows.”

“So is everyone cool now?” I asked and saw them nodding their heads yes.  Jimmy came and sat next to me.  He put his hand on my knee.  Harlin had his arm around Frenchy and held him close while Sammy and Reilly just held hands.  I leaned over and kissed Jimmy to show my appreciation.

“Carey, you’re the old pro here since you’ve been out so long. We can come to you for advice now if things go wrong.  Do you have any fetishes?” Reilly asked.

“Oh yeah!” I said. “I love hot sexy underwear and ripped abs.  As far as bondage or water sports, I don’t go for that.”

“No wonder you’ve been eyeing me,” Harlin laughed, now at ease with this situation.  “I got ripped so guys would stare at me and, boy, do they ever love to see my abs.”  Harlin took off his shirt and showed his well developed body even though I had seen it plenty of times before.  “You want some of this, Carey?”

“Nah, I let Frenchy handle that,” I laughed. “Seriously, all of you should be proud of your bodies.”

“I am and love Harlin’s tight stomach here,” Frenchy smiled with his hand on Harlin’s abs.

“This is fucking awesome now that we’re open like this.  I’m an ass man myself,” Sammy said.  “I love Reilly’s tight cute ass.”

“He really does,” Reilly smiled.  He stood and dropped his shorts to display his nice bubble ass.  Sammy playfully slapped it before Reilly pulled back up his shorts. “Hey Carey, do you like rimming a guy?”

“For the most part I do.  I know the guys I have been with enjoy it,” I laughed.

“How many guys you been with?” Frenchy asked.

“Ummm… ten now in my life that I can remember,” I said after counting in my head.

“I’m close to you.  I’ve been with 7 so far,” Harlin said proudly.  “That is if you count just blow jobs.  Frenchy here does a great job in that area.”

“You’re not so bad yourself,” Frenchy said.

“Harlin, is Frenchy just a summer thing?” I asked and was aching to know.

“Oh no, he knew when I left I was going to fuck around but since we’re going to the same college this fall I guess that will end,” Harlin said. “I just came with Bennett since he needed a ride and to throw everyone a curve.”

“It better be, dude!” Frenchy said. 

We talked and really laid everything out to where there were no secrets among us.  This wasn’t how I pictured life in the country but now was glad it had evolved to this stage.  I was always around gay friends back home and had accepted the change though still longed for it. 

Harlin and Frenchy left around 10 with Reilly and Sammy still hanging around. 

“You pulled that shit off, didn’t you?” Reilly said. “I bet this was your plan the entire time.”

“Reilly, it really wasn’t.  I was shocked when I found the condoms that time you guys stayed here.  Last night, I just knew we could either continue the games or just come straight up.  Don’t you think it will be better now?” I stated.

“Reilly, this might be the best thang to happen to us.  We can quite sneaking around just to kiss or hold hands.  Someone was bound to find out soon or later.  I just hope it’s later when my parents find out,” Sammy said.

“Me too. Dad will have a heart attack right there,” Jimmy said.

“I with you there, Jimmy.  One of us will be dead if he finds out.  Either he will kill me or die right there on the spot,” Reilly said.

“Guys, my parents were very accepting.  Mom even asked me just the other day if I had found a boyfriend,” I said.

“You’re damn lucky there but I guess people up North are more accepting of gays and lesbians,” Jimmy said.

“They are to a degree, but it’s nowhere near perfect,” I said.

“Thanks guys, Sammy and I better head home tonight.  Both of your dads said we had to be home at a decent hour so we could go to church in the morning,” Reilly said.

“Thanks Carey, I for one appreciate all you’ve done,” Sammy said.  We hugged each other goodbye and things were headed in the right direction.

Jimmy let out a deep sigh, “Wow Carey. You handled that with so much class and dignity.  I needed to hear that as well. I do feel a lot better now that the game is over between us.”

“I’m just glad all of this over now.  Maybe things will return to normal around here again.  It’s been one hell of a weekend,” I said.

“Tell me about it,” Jimmy said. “I’m ready for sum lovin’.”

I smiled, “Me too!” 

We locked the doors for the night, turned on the alarm system and went back to my bedroom.  Jimmy was as loving and relaxed as I had ever seen him.  We took our time together and really capped the night off perfectly with great sex.

The next morning, I was alone in bed naked after Jimmy left me to attend his church this Sunday morning.  I enjoyed waking up next to the person I had sex with the night before especially if I believed we had something going but understood Jimmy’s dilemma.  Sure he was 23 years old but since he still lived with his parents, there were rules to an extent.  Attending church on Sunday morning was one of them as did it seem for most of the people here.  If I ventured into the small town, it was almost like a ghost town on Sunday mornings even though there were a lot of hard partiers among the younger ones in this small town.  Religion was a part of their tradition and upbringing here.  It did some more good than others but I didn’t question their beliefs.

I logged on to my computer to answer emails from a few back home and then had a nice conversation with my family after I knew they were up and about.  Mom pestered me endlessly to return for a visit but I told her I was still adjusting to my new life here.  I promised to come home soon but left it at that with no definite time frame when I would do so.

About 1:30 or so, I just finished eating a quick lunch and heard the roar of a truck outside.  I peered out the front window and saw Reilly with an older man along with a small green boat in the back of the truck.  Soon a small car drove in behind them and out popped Sammy.

Reilly came strolling up to the front porch but I intercepted him before he arrived. 

“Hey Carey, I came to bring my boat in my dad’s truck plus he wants to meet you,” Reilly said with his dad behind him.

“Hi I’m Rick Meacham.  Reilly has told me all about you,” Rick extended his hand for a firm handshake. Reilly walked back to the truck to unload the small boat with Sammy’s help.

“Nice to meet you sir,” I said.  A big knot formed in my stomach just then.

“Can we step inside for a minute while the boys unload the boat?” he asked.

“Oh sure,” I said and showed him into to my house.

“Nice place here you have,” he said.  Rick found a seat and sat down.
“I need to talk to you about a few things here privately if you don’t mind.”

Now my heart was pumping faster and faster. “Okay sir.” I swallowed hard.

“Reilly told me you were a broker and have old man Crutcher’s account.  I was just wondering if you might be able to help me out as well,” he said. “If old man Crutcher trusts you, there’s no reason I shouldn’t.”

“Thank you sir.  Do you have an account elsewhere or just interested in seeing how things worked?” I asked after a huge silent sense of relief.

“I have one now but he only calls when he wants to sell me something.  He is so high pressured and makes me so uncomfortable.  I wonder if he is trying to help me or just be a typical salesman,” Rick said. “I do have a few stocks here and there along with a few mutual funds. I have no idea which ones or what they are for.”

“Sir, I try my best to make my clients comfortable.  I might call with a suggestion that I think you might like but I let you decide if it is right for you.  I probably need to review your accounts and see where you have your money now.  Do you have a retirement account or is that something you aren’t interested in now?”

“Young man…,” Rick looked at me.

“Just call me Carey,” I smiled.

“Carey, I really need a retirement account for me and my wife.  We’re not getting any younger and those days are fast approaching.  My broker says that I can use the stocks and funds for that when I need them.”

“You can but there are a lot of plans out there tailored just for retirement.  The stocks and mutual funds can be used in case of emergency or a large purchase you might desire.  A retirement account is set up to where you access after an older age and not when you desire,” I stated.

“I see.  I wondered what the difference was.  I probably need to shift my money around a little bit to where I have a retirement and one where I have easy access as well,” Rick said.

“I tell you what. Without seeing your account, I can’t do a lot right now.  If you can find your account information and bring with you sometime to your office, I can stop by and review what you have. We can go from there,” I said.

“That sounds just great,” Rick said.  “Oh thanks for letting them stay here Friday night after graduation.  I was a little worried at first but now that I have met you I’m sure everything went just fine.”

“Reilly’s a good kid,” I said.

“Carey, I know you’re being nice and all.  I know what 18 year olds do after graduation and on weekends around here since I was 18 too from here as well, but thanks for saying that,” Rick said. “Just make sure he doesn’t drink too much and don’t ever let him drive after he drinks.”

“I made all of them give their keys Friday night after they got in the house,” I said.

“You’re a smart guy.  That was a great idea.  You were a real trooper for allowing them to come here and stay for the night.  I wasn’t real keen on them going to the lake.  No telling what they might do there or what kind of trouble they might have.  The police here are great and just make sure no one does anything stupid.  All of them grew up here too and are kenned to most of everyone here in town,” Rick said. “Reilly was right and told me you were a good person despite being a foreigner to these parts.”

I smiled, “I try and have really enjoyed living here.”

“You need to come over one night when we are having a fish fry and taste all those good fish from your pond,” Rick said. “They are just great.”

“I will do that some time,” I said.

“Well, I better head back home and see what my wife has cooked up for me to do this afternoon,” Rick said. “I guess Sammy and Reilly will fish a little while. If they ever get to be too much, just send them home.”

“I will but they are no trouble.  They actually keep me company out here,” I said. “Just call when you have that account information.”

“I will do that,” Rick said.  He firm shook my hand and headed to his truck. 

After he was gone, I just collapsed on the sofa.  Every bad scenario went through my head after he said he wanted to talk in private.  He was an understanding father and understood life as an 18 year old here in this town.  I suppose he did the same thing at that age as well.  It was nice to finally meet a parent so they won’t wonder who I was and what I was up to.

I stepped out on the deck and looked for Sammy and Reilly.  They came out of the barn and headed my way with just shorts and flip-flops. 

“Is Dad gone?” Reilly yelled to me.

“Yes.  He left about an hour ago,” I said.

“Great,” Reilly said and kissed Sammy’s sweaty cheeks.  They held hands and walked to the deck where I was sitting.

“I see you staring at us.  Now we know why,” Sammy laughed and pointed to his stomach.

“You ain’t got shit on my fuckin 6 pack here.  Ain’t that right, Carey?” Reilly pointed to his abs that glistened with sweat.

“Guys, I think you need to pack your things and head home,” I said with a solemn face.  “Reilly’s dad is not real happy right now.”


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