Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2008 12:06:20 -0700 (PDT)
From: Larry_c_@excite.com
Subject: My Brother's Kids ... chap. 19

Same warnings and admonitions as always. This is a FICTION work; I do not
support doing things with under-aged youth in real life! Hope you don't
either! ENJOY!

By the way, my apologies for the delay in this chapter getting posted. I
was out of town for a week helping with a fam. med. Situation, so had no
chance to write.

We left off:

Larry left with a much lighter heart than when he came to the church. The
only concern he now had was how Korey and the others would take the thought
of such a change in everything from housing to school friends, and possibly
of even country. He knew he had to call a `family meeting' during the
week-end to look at all sides of the question before any decision could be
finalized. And then there was the problem of whether or not Billy became a
ward of the State of California ... if Joey wanted to remain in the
`family' or stay here to graduate. The ramifications of all these different
facets had to be clearly understood before any choice became eminent.

My Brother's Kids Are Now Mine
Chapter Nineteen

The week-end came and Larry called the meeting, holding it on the private
beach down on Coast Hwy 1, where he knew no one else would be anywhere
close enough to hear or interrupt it. He suggested that Korey bring Joey
and Billy in their own vehicle, while Larry brought Eaton and Casey with
him.

Upon the arrival of both vehicles, Larry directed the entire group down to
the beach near the same cove where he had taken Billy and Joey for their
discussion about their mother's suicide ... (also where Billy confessed he
was gay just like Joey and was glad about it ... and began to call Larry
"Papa" like the older students do, because Larry cared so much.) ...

      "Now, guys, this meeting is to make sure we all agree as to what's
going on and what might become possible new plans for us all, whether or
not we feel like making changes. I will not insist on anyone else's
decisions, but I have to consider my options. Those may influence all of
you in some way, but how you decide to react is strictly up to each of
you."

      "Dad ... you know me and Case will do whatever you do! We're your
sons now ... we will let you decide for us because there's no way we wanna
be separated from you...ever!"

      "Eaton ... Son ... you're right that I'll take you with me if I go
anywhere, but I want you to know all the details and help me make up my
mind as to what my choice should be. You and Case have as much input to my
decision as I do! I absolutely will not choose something that you two don't
approve of ... is that clear?"

      (Both boys, almost in unison...) "We know that! You love us way too
much to hurt us with a dumb choice!"

      "Thanks, boys! Now, Korey ... I know that we might as well be married
as far as our relationship is concerned, but legally ... there is nothing
to bind us. So, if after I mention my choices, and what I have in mind to
do, if you choose not to make the same decision ... then I love you enough
not to hold you to any ties."

      "Lar ...that's absurd! You know very well that I want to live with
you as a real couple after graduation. Isn't there a song about ... `wither
thou goest, I will go' ... if we ever have a ceremony for real, I want that
sung! I think that gives you the answer to what's in my heart already!"

      "Then Joey and Billy ... the rest is up to you two ... to decide
what's best for you both, no matter what our foursome decides. I surely
don't expect an answer from you guys today. And I refuse to influence your
decision."

      "Look, Papa Lar ... we can't even think about choices until you tell
us what you're thinking! Besides, I have to become emancipated first
... and then see if they'll let me keep Billy. Who knows how long that will
take? But I can safely say that Billy and I both love you guys ... all of
you ... and if there's any way we can keep in touch, or hang near ... you
can count on the fact that we'll sure consider a way to do that! Now
... wanna fill us all in on what's crossing your mind. That's why we all
came here ... isn't it?"

      "Uh ... yes it is! So, here goes! First, we certainly know that all
of us are gay ... well maybe Case and Eaton might still grow up with other
ideas, but the rest of us are pretty well set in our orientation. That
means there's going to be a lot of difficulty keeping that fact a secret at
school ... with me being on staff while having a male spouse at home
... Joey being my assistant and also loving my spouse, which I do permit
... and our three younger guys all being so close, especially if Social
Services ever discovers that fact!"

      "Uh...Daddy? Are you saying we all gotta quit lovin'?"

      "No, Case, I'm not saying that at all! What I am saying is that I am
considering a change that might allow us to remain in our close
relationships, and still not affect my job or future in such a negative way
if we're discovered."

      "But Papa Lar ... you can't be thinking about leaving the High
School! The band and drama departments need you! You've built the
reputation to new heights! The kids love you and need you as a
teacher. Hell, I need you to stay! I'll fall apart as a student leader if
you aren't there to guide me and..."

      "Not true, Joey! You have all the skill you need, and the students
respect you as a leader now! Any new teacher would profit having you to
rely on. No one would ever have to discover your personal desires. You'd
never need to be dragged through any torment caused by some homophobic
idiot who can't have the least bit of tolerance toward those who live out
what they honestly feel instead of hiding behind a false face that conceals
the truth of his own secret activity in the first place."

      "So, Larry ... are you saying that when I move in with you, that it's
a foregone conclusion that you'll be persecuted or even fired for becoming
a bad influence on the student body at the High School and maybe even to
the younger children in the District?"

      "Korey ... you tell me! Why have you kept your own choices so private
for three years already? Why haven't you moved in with me already, seeing
that you are actually eighteen and legally an adult who can make his own
decisions? The new laws in California may allow gay marriage now ... but
does the law change existing attitudes?"

      "UH ... point taken! DAMN! I know you're right, Love ... but it
angers me that the school would choose to lose a man with your talents
instead of allowing you a private life away from campus."

The conversation continued as Larry explained the options he learned about
from Rev. Mueller ... teaching in a college sponsored by the Episcopal
Church ... being accepted as a gay teacher ... etc; But then, the
discussion turned to location, either in another state or in Canada as
options. No one seemed happy with a move of that magnitude, especially the
younger guys understanding the impact of losing good friends and certainly
their scouting buddies. Of course, the explanation that new friends can be
made anywhere, (among other comments), was tossed out, but not too well
received.

After another hour or so, everyone had input, both positive and
negative. Larry didn't ask for decisions ... just that each person now had
every detail in mind in order to be able to conclude whatever would be best
for his own interest ...

      "Now guys ... I will be very willing to spend time with each one of
you individually, so you can be honest with me and not worry about what the
others here might think about your concerns and feelings. I promise you
that I will not make my own decision firm until I have all the input you
have to give me. I hope you know how hard this is for me ... to be so
realistic about what I know of people around us ... but I simply cannot
allow you all to be persecuted on my account. I love you all so much! I can
do no less on behalf of all of you."

Almost instantaneously, the entire group formed a huddle of hugs. Silence
prevailed, but so much was said by embraces and kisses! After several
minutes of shared tenderness, everyone headed back to the cars, and then
back to their residences for contemplation. Larry had mentioned that no one
should make up his mind until after Joey found out the Judge's decision on
Tuesday because that one item would cause such a ripple effect to run
through all the rest ... especially regarding both Joey's and Billy's
future so dramatically.

Tuesday arrived, and Larry took Joey back to the County Courthouse to see
Judge Thomas.  Larry chose to wait in the reception room, since what the
Judge had decided would be such a private matter that Joey should have the
opportunity to hear it and react to it in any way his own emotions
dictated. The chambers door opened, and Judge Thomas, in his robes of
office, invited Joey inside. The door closed again, and the little mouse in
the corner hears ...

      "Now, Master Matthews ... I have considered this matter in complete
detail. I have thought about every possible turn of events that could
affect the outcome of my decision, based on all that I know about your
self, your brother, your education, and those who have had input as your
friends. I have weighed it all in the light of my impression of you as a
person of purpose. I hereby make it an order of this court ...  That you be
declared emancipated as of this date. If you agree with my judgment, and to
the fact that you will become a self-supporting adult male, please sign
this document, and I will add my signature to finalize the order."

Joey sat rather stunned for a moment, looking at the document placed in
front of him to see that it in fact was real and authoritative ... and then
with a huge grin on his face, took the pen from the Judge's hand and signed
his full name on the appropriate line.  Judge Thomas added his autograph to
the order, and officially embossed the paper with the official seal of the
County...

      "Well, Mister Matthews, from this moment on, you are in fact
recognized as a fully responsible adult male in this state and in this
nation. You have all the rights and privileges of same ... and may I also
add, all the responsibilities that come from it as well. I wish you well,
and offer whatever legal advice to assist you in your success."

      "Thank you, Your Honor! I don't know what else to say ... except that
I will not let you down! I will succeed! I will seek advice from those
around me that I respect when I am not sure that I have all the tools to
make up my own mind about a situation that takes more wisdom ... but I will
endeavor to mature into a very responsible man that will give credit to
your faith shown in me today."

      "I believe you will, Joseph! Now as to the second matter..."

      "Second matter, Sir?"

      "Your brother ... Billy ... and his placement; I believe I need to
set up an order regarding him as well, so that no one else can damage what
I believe to be necessary in his regard. I do not always agree with CPS
when it comes to the welfare of individual children based on personal need
verses the handbook regulations."

      "I'm sorry if I don't quite understand ... uh ... you mean that your
order can supersede those of the CPS department?"

      "Joseph ... my position can change any County policy as long as it is
not one that requires a citizen vote to modify. So, here is my written
decision regarding William Matthews, County CPS case # 2975389 ... He will
remain in the custody and care of Mrs. P. Gillis, temporary foster
placement, only until which time his older brother, Joseph Matthews has
procured employment and established a proper means of support.  At the time
this court sees appropriate proof of same, the total responsibility for
William's care and protection will be transferred from the County back to
his family, in the person of Joseph Matthews as the responsible adult
carrying all rights and responsibilities for the remaining years of this
young person's development into full adulthood."

      "OMG...OMG ... Judge ... I mean, Your Honor ... I couldn't have hoped
for better! I'm flabbergasted! I mean ... no one's ever trusted me this
much!"

      "I beg to differ with you, Joseph! If Larry hadn't backed you like he
did, I probably would have never placed my name behind you so firmly. It's
his belief and trust in you that convinced me to do the same. You have a
real friend in him, young man ... don't ever sell that short ... or
yourself either! Now, if you'll excuse me, I am due in the courtroom for
another case that isn't as easy for me to give my support."

Joey was beaming when he came out of Chambers to meet Larry again. For a
moment or two, he was like a kid in a candy store, hugging Larry and almost
jumping for joy ... but soon tried to calm back down into the now declared
adult his paperwork presented him to be. The two men left the courthouse
and returned to the car in a mature fashion visible by anyone nearby
... but inside the closed car doors, Joey let out a very loud and excited
scream of joy that assured Larry that all was well ... even before Joey
explained both aspects in great detail.

The ride back home included Larry's comments about the possibilities
allowed when Billy was no longer a ward of the state and in full custody of
Joey. Larry asked Joey if he had $20.00 in his pocket ...to which Joey
said, "yes". Larry asked for it, and Joey gave it without even asking why
... forgetting the fact that Larry had promised to sell the condo to him
for that sum. Larry realized that Joey had forgotten the deal, so he didn't
say a word about it, but just thanked Joey for the cash ... as if it was
for dinner or something in celebration of the judgments made.  Of course,
he had in mind surprising Joey with a Deed of Trust as soon as it could be
drawn up by Larry's attorney.

Larry used his cell phone to call Korey ... telling Kor to gather up the 3
boys and meet him and Joey at DiMaggio's Dinner House on Fisherman's Wharf
for a celebratory feast ... not to worry about formality of dress, but to
come as soon as possible ... and that Larry would already have a table for
six near the window, away from the crowd for convenience of some privacy as
the newest information was to be shared.

Dinner was great! Larry had mentioned the celebration to the manager prior
to the others' arrival, so a special surprise dessert was presented to Joey
and Billy by the wait staff. Casey asked if it was a birthday that he had
forgotten, but Larry asked Joey to explain the details of his time with the
Judge ... even to Billy, who until now had no idea what was going on. As
soon as Billy heard the part that he was going to be living with Joey for
good, he let out a whoop that surely got the attention of all the
restaurant patrons. Joey almost crawled under the table from
embarrassment. Of course, everyone else laughed.

Following the dinner party, Joey drove Billy back to Mrs. Gillis's place,
and headed back to the condo with Korey ... where the two of them had a
celebration of their own as two consenting adults in the sight of the law!
(Don't worry! We'll soon have a full description of their session, but
right now ... we have to get over to Larry's place to witness the little
guys discussing what's on their hearts before they let Larry know how they
feel!)

      "Uh, Dad ... me and Case are gonna head to our rooms! We need to
think things over. There's just so much to ..."

      "Eaton, my boy ... I understand! You two take all the time you want
before you tell me what you think. I sure don't expect you to blindly tell
me it's all OK, whatever I decide. Be totally honest! I'm not rushing
you. I'm tired too, so I'm going to bed myself! G'night! I love you both so
very much!"

      "Uh ... Eaton? I don't wanna go to my room. I wanna go with you so we
can talk and stuff!"

      "Course, Case! I knew that anyway! C'mon, Little Bro ... the `and
stuff' can happen while we talk! Hell, dude ... you're so boned up just
standin' there, I can read ya' like a book! Besides, somethin' has to make
us both feel good. Otherwise, we might just cry ourselves to sleep!"

      "I knew I could count on you, Bro! You already got a wet spot
showin'! (Giggle*) I'm so glad we understand each other so well."

It didn't take very long before both gorgeous hunks of boy flesh were
standing face to face as naked as the day they were born. The funny part of
the scene, however, was the fact that Casey's nose was all scrunched up and
he was holding his breath.

      "Why the funny face, Little Man? You step in some dog poop or
somethin'?"

      "Uh...NOPE!"

      "Then what? ... Damn it!"

      "You must'a done real hard in P.E. today ... or in wrestling
practice! You smell like a rotten gym sock tied to a never-washed
jockstrap, Bro! I almost said so at the restaurant, but I decided that if I
made a scene there, someone'd figure out where the stink was coming from,
and maybe barf. (Hee hee*) `Course, I sort's get turned on by your raunchy
fragrance ... but a shower might make our conversation easier!"

      "Why you little horn toad! When did body odor start to excite you? At
least mine is legitimate teen-age funk! Yours is pure little gutter rat
playground smell mixed with old tennis shoe rot! (Giggles*) Talk about
gaggin'a maggot!"

      "Well, maggot nose ... you sure love smellin' me every chance you
get!"

(Both laughing now ... and so stiff they can hardly walk to the bathroom as
they playfully sniff and lick each other on-route.)

As the shower water was warming up, Casey reached into the towel cupboard
and pulled out a bottle of blue shower gel. Eaton asked him where that came
from, and Case answered that he had grabbed it from Billy's back pack the
last time he visited. Evidently, this is what Joey had given Billy to use,
so he'd smell better in bed. It didn't have a feminine fragrance. It was
more like an aftershave or cologne for guys ... "one that might turn a nice
girl into a wild rabbit sexually!" ... as Billy had jokingly mentioned to
Casey that night!

      "God, Case ... if we both use this, we may never get to our
discussion!"

      "But we'd be guaranteed that we'd feel real good, huh!"

      "Shit, Kid ... what the fuck you gonna be like when you get to be a
teen-ager?"

      "You'll be the first to know, Big Brother! Till then, just dream and
drool!"

      "Right now, I'd settle for you washing my back and I'll wash
yours. Gimme that super gel and turn around!"

The next several minutes pressed forward rapidly but unnoticed as far as
the boys were concerned. Soapy hands sent electric charges through both
bodies as the gel's scent super-charged nasal passages and triggered mental
euphoria. As index fingers cleansed anal rosebuds and the massaging of suds
into boy pits caused sounds of extreme pleasure, at almost the same precise
moment ... two engorged boy cocks began to tighten and swell as wet excited
bodies began to spasm and jerk while the sets of legs trying to support the
quivering structures are turning to boneless rubber under the strain. The
next moment finds Case melting to the floor as Eaton's cum flies around the
shower stall in rapid fire fashion ... coating the wall space as well as
Case's face, chest, and collapsed limbs. And shortly after that, Eaton
begins to sink and wilt until he is plopped next to Casey, and the two are
gasping for air as they try to recover from orgasmic glory.

      "Damn, Bro ... that was fantastic!"

      "But Case ... you're still as hard as ever! You gotta be the horniest
little shit I know!"

      "Fuck, Eaton ... in two minutes, you'll be ready to start all over
again, too. The best part of it is that in bed, we can make the next time
last a whole lot longer! So, as soon as we can move ... let's rinse
ourselves and get dried off so we can really have fun!"

      "Say ... is what I think I notice actually happening?"

      "What do you think you notice?"

      "Uh ... it looks to me like you're stiffy is getting thicker and a
little longer, Case! It almost looks like you've gained enough that you
look more like an eleven year old down there, Dude! What the..."

      "Uh ...(Giggle*) ... somethin' else I swiped out's Billy's pack! Well
... borrowed anyway! He offered to loan it to me, and I took it just to see
if it really works. Guess it did!"

      "Tell me, dang it! If it works for you, it'd surely do a number for
me too!"

      "I wanna catch up to you first...then I'll..."

      "Stop messin' with me, Bro! Spill it!"

      "I don't know what it's really called, but it's a plastic tube with a
suction ring on the open end ... and a squeeze bulb and tube attached to a
small nipple on the closed end. I put it over my dick, and squeeze the bulb
till it sucks the air out. Then my boner gets stretched longer and wider
because of the ...uh ... oh yeah, a vacuum like feeling of the tube. Billy
said it turned his 4" into 5.5" in three months."

      "It sure as hell made a difference in yours already! Lemme measure
you when we get back to the room. I'm sure curious."

      "It shows even more when I `m about ready to have the feeling, Bro!
Measure me then!"

      "Sure! I'm gonna make you pull out'a my ass long enough to wrap a
tape measure around it while it's shakin' like an earthquake! That's a dumb
idea!"

      "Oh ... so now I know what you want me to do when we get between the
sheets tonight! You got it, Man ... and you'll like it more now that it's
getting' some extra length and width! God, I gotta send Billy a thank-you
note! Besides ... I've already measured! It's twice around what it used to
be ... and a full 4" long when I'm at the very edge!"

       "It took me a full two years to reach 4.5"... and you done it in a
few weeks? If you don't let me use it too ... I might have to hurt
you...bad!"

      "Don't get your undies in an uproar, Eaton my sweet ... Don't I
always share good things with you? Hell ... if I like Billy's 5.5" rod in
me ... I'm gonna do my best to make you bigger `n better than him
... `cause I love yours up there!"

With that having been said, and understood as a solemn promise between
loving brothers, it took less than a minute for the two boys to be
side-by-side in the bed, kissing, grinding, and exciting each other back to
full erection as a mixture of the gel's fragrant residue, male hormone
smell and pure boy sweat filled the room.  (Oh yes ... I forgot to mention
that when Eaton did measure Casey's growth, and discovered that it was
truthfully a full 4" now, Casey did a little checking of his own ... and
showed Eaton that his 4.5" had grown on its own to a new length of at least
4 ¾" and maybe to almost 5" since last measurement. That pleased Eaton a
lot!)

It didn't take long for a change of position to take place ... to a 69
position with Casey on top of Eaton instead of the side-by-side they had so
often used before. Case wanted to feel the full length of Eaton's football
player's body against his own to get even more pleasure from the blow job's
effect. Besides, now that he had a longer dick, it was easier to poke it
deeper into Eaton's throat from this angle. It took all of 45 seconds for
Eaton to get used to the new size and swallow it whole, still being able to
breathe successfully in the process.

If there was one thing that both boys had become expert at, it was the art
of sucking cock. Tongue action, lip coverage, stimulation of every possible
hot spot on each other's entire package had become an achieved goal of
perfection to meet the needs of the other brother's sensual heights. Each
knew every bump, vein, and crevice to trace and excite ... as well as when
to back off to avoid early triggering, thus allowing a second or third
build-up to enhance the results yet to cum (I meant come!)

But this time, Casey had another thought and desire. So after the second
back-off, he wiggled off of Eaton's body, moved between Eaton's spread
legs, lifted them toward Eaton's chest, and began to tongue the exposed
tunnel opening that he had helped clean so thoroughly in the shower. Eaton
had to grab a pillow and cover his mouth to muffle the amount of noise that
lunged out of his throat as Case continued to increase his attack on the
target in his sights. The sphincter opened by itself, and almost dragged
Case's tongue inside the cave ... which in turn caused Casey to begin a
wild tongue-fucking action ... out and then back in deeper with each poke
until he could reach no further into the depths of Eaton's most private
self.

Having made the inner walls so well lubed with saliva, Case added a finger
to the action...then two...stretching and spreading the opening slowly and
painlessly until he knew his boy cock could please Eaton instead of hurting
him. By this time, Eaton was begging for it, pleading for Casey to fuck the
entire 4" as deep and as hard as possible. He knew that Case could now use
his hot poker to rub against his prostate and double the pleasure ... like
Billy had done when Eaton broke into Joey's room and asked to feel it the
first time. God, how he wanted his little brother to give him even greater
thrills than Billy had!

Casey enjoyed making Eaton wait and beg! He felt so much `in control' for a
change! But he also had loving compassion ... and decided he'd teased Eaton
long enough! So he removed his fingers, spread Eaton's cheeks with both
hands, aimed his swollen mushroom at the target, and slowly pushed forward
until the head passed the ring of fire with a plop! Then he held still just
in case Eaton needed a moment to adjust to the new sized weapon ... and
then steadily pressed forward until his pubic bone rested on Eaton's hot
ass. It just so happened that Case's cock head brushed past Eaton's
prostate just before full length penetration took place. Eaton let out a
gasp when that happened, as if to say...

      "Finally, Bro ... you can do it for me better than ever! Go for it!"

But no verbal communication was necessary! These two were so much in synch
now; each reading the other's mind and heart. Passion and nature took over,
and for the next several minutes turned into an episode almost equaling
that of experiencing a bit of Heaven being shared together as if they had
become one being.  By now, Casey was becoming as noisy as was Eaton. The
pillow that once covered Eaton's mouth had dropped to the floor because of
the action involved in this union. Neither boy cared one iota whether Larry
heard the noises ... in fact, they had no concept of the volume and
quantity of sound being evoked!

(I'm sure Larry heard it all, but had promised not to bother them as they
discussed matters alone ... and kept to his word! He must have known how
much the boys needed to share every emotion they had before any decision
could be reached!) At any rate, this union was like no other shared up till
this time between Casey and Eaton! It was so filled with love, compassion,
fulfillment, pleasure, and just plain hot blooded boy sex ... that even
people who make a living out of such attempts at perfection couldn't match
these guys' height of brotherly glory together.

But then ... suddenly the moment of truth arrived for both young men! Casey
made one last huge thrust deep into Eaton's love chute ... pressing
ruthlessly against Eaton's prostate as if to force its contents to erupt
... which of course it did, instantly ... sending the hugest amount of hot
spewing boy cum of Eaton's sexual experience so far through his expanded
penis tube to be released like hot lava heading high into the atmosphere
before landing anywhere and everywhere it had a desire to flow. Eaton's
shooting of this molten mass of fluid numbered at least six full eruptions
and then a couple smaller oozings as the blasts subsided. All of this
action caused the love chute covering Case's fire poker to grab hold and
milk it in a way Case never felt before in his life. In fact, the affect
was so powerful that Casey yelled out ...

      "God, Bro ... something new is happening to me! Fuck ... it feels
like I'm peeing or something ... I think I'm actually shooting stuff! Oh,
Shit, Eaton ... I think you actually made me do my first cum!
AAAAAAAAAHhhhhhhhhhhhh."

Case almost totally collapsed onto Eaton's front-side and just about passed
out as he became motionless against Eaton's now exhausted body. All Eaton
could do is reach his arms around Casey, and hold him close enough so that
the little guy wouldn't fall off until he returned to reality. As the two
continued to come down from the greatest high ever shared, their chests and
abs seemed to work together to bring breath back into both boys as if
someone else was giving them artificial respiration until they could inhale
by themselves.

When both guys had returned to normalcy, and Casey used his underwear to
wipe Eaton clean of all the expended cum he still wore ... Eaton felt
something leak out of his still slightly opened anus. Reaching back to wipe
it onto his finger, Eaton brought it to his own nose and smelled it
... looked at it intensely ... and touched his tongue with the stuff...

      "Sure enough, Little Brother ... it's heck-a early for most guys
... but this is boy cum, not pee! Dang, you lucky little fucker! You've
started to become a man for real! It's a bit watery yet, and still clear
... and there's not too large of a load, but you must'a done so much action
already that your body decided you deserved to get things movin'. Next
batch ... promise me to shoot it into my mouth, and then we'll share it
with a kiss! God, I love you, Casey Freeburg!"

      "Uh ...Eaton?"

      "What, Babe?"

      "Do you think that Daddy will love me more now `cause I'm squirtin'?"

      "That's a dumb question ... Dad loves you as much as any man can
possibly love his sons! What the cob brought that on?"

      "Truthfully? Uh ... maybe I shouldn'ta asked! But ... the other
night, there was a lot of noise coming from his room, and it woke me up. So
... (very sheepishly) ... I peeked through that hole in my closet wall, and
... and ..."

As tears began forming in Case's eyes, and his lip began to quiver, it
dawned on Eaton what Case had seen! ...

      "Aw, Shit! Case! You mean you saw Dad and me? Uh ... did you hear the
conversation too? I mean the part about if it was OK for Joey to be under
18, why not me ... and all that?"

      "Yeah ...(sniff) ... and also how you were gonna keep it a secret
from me too! That part hurts the most! Well ... except for the fact that he
must love you more than he does me! It's not fair!"

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End of Chapter 19