Published: 03 Nov 2016

Saturday morning found several Bentonville guys still smelling vaguely of smoke. All but Joel had chosen to fall into bed without showering because they were too tired to care. Joel had showered because Alex had done so after the game, and he didn’t want to smell offensive to his buddy even though the two didn’t do anything but cuddle before falling asleep.

Dave awoke at Greta’s house sniffing the air.

“It smells like fire and brimstone in here. Are you sure you aren’t really the Devil?

“I’m gonna show you what kind of devil I am,” Dustin replied with an impish grin.

After a brief bit of playful wrestling around, both decide it would be best to get to the bathroom before their bladders burst. Then, they took a shower to get the smell of last night’s adventures off of them. By that time, Dane and Colton were knocking on the door begging to be let in to pee.

In view of fact that Dustin wanted to go home to spend more time with his dad and younger siblings over the Thanksgiving break, he convinced Dave to put off their lovemaking until later. Dave was disappointed, but didn’t show it because he knew Dustin needed time with his family, especially with his mother in the psych ward. So, after a hasty breakfast with the Johnson boys, the two left for Dustin’s home.

Colt and Dane volunteered to go out to the cottage at Lake Delhi to do some cleaning so it would be ship-shape for Thanksgiving. Everyone in the extended family was coming to Bentonville for the holiday. Colt’s mother had offered to host this year, but was relieved when Greta insisted that she didn’t mind hosting again. It was going to be easier for the expectant mother to travel than to prepare for a small crowd of relatives.

Greta offered to go with the boys, but they assured her that they were up to the job and didn’t need any supervision. She correctly suspected there would be fun and games that didn’t include dusting and vacuuming.

When they got to the lake property, the boys turned up the thermostat and began to clean the place thoroughly. It wasn’t a difficult job since everything was in its proper place and the main thing needed was to remove a fine layer of dust.

As the cottage warmed up, the guys began to remove their heavier clothes. The sweatshirts were the first to go followed later by their jeans. That left them in their T-shirts and underwear which led to occasional episodes of grab-ass. After the vacuuming was completed, Colt pulled Dane down on the living room carpet in a big spot of sunlight. There, he quickly removed the rest of Dane’s clothing. Dane giggled, but put up no real resistance. In fact, he raised his hips to aid in the slipping off of his briefs.

Then, Dane flipped Colt on his back and proceeded to give him the same treatment. After a round of deep, sensuous kissing, the sex-play began in earnest. It wasn’t long before the two were moaning around each other’s hard cock. They were so caught up in the excitement that that explosion of cum hit them almost unexpectedly, but neither choked on the extensive offering.

They were basking in the warmth of the sun and the afterglow of a great lovemaking session when they heard a car door slam. Quickly, they gathered their strewn apparel and sprinted up to the loft where they had left their jeans. They had barely gotten some order about themselves when they heard their grandmother calling to them as she opened the kitchen door. Greta took her time carrying in some things from the car because she didn’t want to catch the boys in an embarrassing situation.

Since Dane looked the most respectable, he headed down to help while Colt spent another minute with his hair. If Greta knew that she had nearly caught them naked or how hurriedly they had dressed, she didn’t let on. She complimented them on their work and opened her picnic basket to reveal a fine lunch.

In the late afternoon, several people were seated around the dining room table at the Albers’ house. These included the twins, Abby, Joel, and their fathers (or grandfather in Joel’s case). In addition, there was a college recruiter and a person from the registrar’s office at Iowa State. From the university’s viewpoint, purpose of the meeting was to convince Alex and Allen to sign letters of intent to play for the football team next fall.

The reason that the others were involved was to make sure that the boys and their “love interests” got into the college programs that they wanted. It was a stipulation both of the twins had made to any recruiter who had approached them; it was a package deal or no deal.

After a couple of hours of bargaining, the Albers boys were satisfied that it was a good opportunity for everyone and said they would give their final answer early in the coming week. They wanted to discuss everything without the pressure of having the college reps present.

Of course, Greta was by no means the only person in Bentonville planning for the feast day in the coming week. At Miss Charlotte’s house, she and Emma were gearing up for hosting what might be their last big dinner party before retiring to a warmer clime. Charlotte was of two minds about it. She was eager to get settled in her new home in Arizona with Emma, but she felt sad about leaving the young men who had become closer to her in many ways than family. She vowed to make this a memorable celebration.

Jane Masterson was in her kitchen consulting with Alex’s mother and Abby’s mother. Jane wanted to have both families come to her lake-side cottage for Thanksgiving. She was well aware that Allen wanted to have his girlfriend’s family get acquainted with his. She also knew Alex and Joel wouldn’t be content if they weren’t together. Her solution was to have them all under one roof. If they were all going to become a kind of extended family, it made sense to have them get acquainted with each other in a relaxed setting. And, if Abby’s family had any qualms about their daughter hanging around her boyfriend’s gay twin and his lover, they would have a chance to get used to it or get on down the road!

The other two ladies, both of whom were career women, readily agreed to the idea of having the meal catered. Jane knew a service from Cosgrove capable of creating a meal up to her standards. She would still make the desserts since she had the leisure and the inclination to do so.

On Saturday night, Dave and Dustin were lying naked under the covers in Dustin’s bed talking quietly. Dustin was about to get up to turn out the light, lock the door, and make some serious love with Dave when there was a knock on his door. It was followed quickly by the entrance of his thirteen-year-old brother, Tom.

“Is it true?” Tom demanded.

“Is what true?” Dustin asked.

“That you guys do nasty things with each other.”

“Well,” Dustin stalled. “What brought this on?”

“My friend, Joey, just told me what someone at school told him last week. Are you guys queer?”

“Hey Tom, I’m not going to give you the runaround. I do love this guy and hope he’ll always share my life. I wouldn’t think that my being gay would be any great revelation after the talk at that church Mom went to.”

“I heard that shit, but I thought it was all lies!” Tom exclaimed. “I didn’t think you guys would be licking each other’s dicks!”

“Tom, what two guys in love do in bed is no one’s business but theirs. I’ll bet there are some girls in your class that you wouldn’t mind licking.”

“That’s gross,” Tom said disgustedly.

“What about one of them taking your wienie in her mouth?”

Tom’s face flushed as he tried to figure out how to adjust his growing cock without drawing attention to it. The very thought of getting sucked off was driving him crazy. He finally sat in the desk chair to hide his condition. But it was too late. The grin on his brother’s face let him know he’d been caught, and he turned a deeper shade of crimson.

“Tom, it’s okay to pop wood thinking about having oral sex. Sex is a great thing between two people who care for each other. You’re going to be a horny kid for a long time. You might as well get used to it.”

Tom shrugged and gave a little grin. His big brother wasn’t making fun of him. In fact, he was treating him more like an equal.

“So, you two really are fags.” Tom continued.

“We don’t like the terms like ‘fag,’ ‘queer,’ ‘cocksucker,’ etc. We’re a couple of ordinary guys who are gay. We happen to like, no love, each other and that is a fact of life as much as any other.” Dustin told him.

“Can we count on you to keep our secret for the time being?” Dave asked. “We’ll probably come out publicly pretty soon, but we aren’t quite ready yet.”

“What will you do for me if I keep quiet?” Tom asked sensing an opportunity.

“We’ll thank you.” Dustin stated.

“Yeah, well if oral sex is great maybe your boyfriend could do that for me so I won’t tell Dad.” Tom smirked.

Dustin jumped out of bed naked, and pinned an astonished Tom to the floor. Tom was going to yell for help, but couldn’t because Dustin’s hand was firmly over his mouth.

“You hold still and keep quiet so you don’t get hurt,” Dustin growled in a low voice.

Tom’s whole body went limp because Dustin’s tone frightened him. He wasn’t sure what his brother would do, but he was sure that he’d overstepped the bounds in his half-joking comment.

“Dad knows about Dave and me and so does Mom. YOU are a dirty little blackmailer and I’ve half a mind to beat the shit out of you. I know if I tell Dad about what you said, he is likely to take a belt to you. Well, he’ll at least ground you until you’re 18.”

“I’m sorry,” sobbed Tom. “I wasn’t really serious.”

Tom’s pleas and tears were enough to put out a small forest fire. Dustin’s anger was no match either. He relented and hugged his brother instead of forcing him against the carpet.

“Okay, already, I forgive you. Just don’t try anything like that again even if you’re teasing. Dave and I aren’t into having sex with anyone else – relative or otherwise. You wouldn’t expect my girlfriend to suck your dick, if I had a girlfriend.”

A relieved Tom couldn’t help but be impressed by the size of his brother’s flaccid cock. It was really bigger than he had remembered it from the last time he had seen Dustin naked. He wondered if his would grow that large in a few years. He certainly hoped so!

Interestingly enough, Tom stayed in the room and talked to his brother and Dave for the better part of an hour. By the time he left, he had a different perspective on what it was to be gay. These guys didn’t act like wimps or talk funny. They were just like he was except they were hot for each other.

He realized that his brother wasn’t any different than he had been the day before. It was just that he now knew him better. He wasn’t sure what he would say to Joey, but he would try to protect Dustin until he was ready to come out.

There was no school on Monday because students had the whole week of Thanksgiving off for fall break. That was probably a good thing for Jerry and the young heroes who wanted to keep a low profile. There was only a very small bit in the Gazette about the van accident. Mostly, it talked about the incidents of deer on the highways and made no mention of the fact that three members of a family were rescued by some Bentonville students.

Had school been in session, someone might have mentioned that someone else had heard about the event from someone else’s cousin who had an uncle who was a state trooper. But, if the gossip was out there, it had a good chance of dying before school took up again.

There was, however, one school event of major importance. It was the next level of competition for the football team. This game was held again at the Dome, but was in the afternoon since many area schools were not in session.

Dane drove Greta’s SUV for this one, taking along the same group that had gone together on Friday night. Of course, they had to make a slight detour to pick up Dave and Dustin. As they passed the point at which the accident had happened on Friday night, they were all silent. Dave squeezed his lover’s hand as he thought about how he could have lost Dustin. Dustin’s escape from the van was altogether too close a call.

As for the last game, Joel had a good row of seats reserved. This time, he had invited Trent and Sarah as well as Jerry and Carrie to sit with the other guys. Also, Abby would be there to cheer for Allen since she was on break too.

It would be great to be able to say that the Cinderella team was victorious to the end and won the state title in their division, but it wouldn’t be true. The guys played hard and gave it their best. They lost by only three points, but they lost none-the-less.

In the locker room, the coach hugged each of his players in turn. He hadn’t expected his fledgling team to make it to the playoffs, much less win the first game last Friday.

“You guys are all winners! You did far more than anyone thought you could. You can hold your heads high.”

Just as he was finishing his speech, the coach from the other team came into the locker room to talk to the Bentonville team.

“I have to take my hat off to you men. My team came in here pumped up and full of themselves thinking they’d have a runaway victory. They wondered if the game would be terminated early to prevent them from running up the score too high, or if I would put in my third string in the last quarter. As it was, they had to scrap for every point they made. With your permission, coach, I want my guys to come in to congratulate your guys on playing one Hell of a game!”

It was an unusual scene for high school football. There were handshakes all around and evidence of true sportsmanship. Too often, teams would be so hopped up on adrenalin and testosterone that there would be fights in the parking lot. Today, there was a sense of mutual respect and even admiration.

As the twins were exiting the locker room after showering and changing, they met the recruiter from Iowa State who had been at their house a couple of days before. The boys figured he was there to tell them the college deal was off.

“You two were remarkable again. I can’t believe how close you came to taking that small-town team all the way.”

“You mean you’re not disappointed with us?” Alex asked. “You still want us in Ames next fall?”

“More so than ever! You pulled off some plays the NFL would be proud of. The two of you seem to live inside each other’s heads.”

“You should see how kinky it is inside of Alex’s head,” Allen snickered.

“Hey, I learned everything I know about kinky from my older bro,” Alex countered.

They were still giggling and punching each other’s shoulders as they came into the hall to find their friends.

Most of the team, and lots of their fans, invaded a local pizza place. From the noise and excitement, anyone who didn’t know the outcome of the game would have thought that Bentonville had won. In some ways, they had.

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