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In alt.disgusting.stories.my-imagination Mort- <mort@here.com> wrote:

>This can't really qualify as disgusting... matter of fact, it's one of the
>best storys I've ever read. I think you'll like it too. Grab a bag of chips
>and dip and your favorite drink and get ready to kick back for a while. It's
>a long one. BTW, I didn't include the story code that is the key to the
>whole story. You'll figure it out after you read into it a while. ;-)
>
>Mort-
>
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>I didn't write this story; it was 'adapted' by WaywardOne long ago.
>The original story was "Double Trouble" by Randu <randu@netcom.com>.
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So ... Here's "Double Trouble" by The Great Randu:

From: an8576@anon.  penet.  fi (Randu) Reply-To: an8576@anon.   
penet.  fi Date: Mon, 28 Mar 1994 00: 21: 00 UTC Subject: Double  
Trouble (man/boy)  

     To the readers of Double Trouble:  

     I'm about to post the latest installment of the story, and  
figured since it's been so long since I started this whole thing that  
it would be a good idea to repost the rest of it too.   

     However, over the last few months I've made a few changes to the  
original story.  Nothing major, just a few new things, like Chris  
accidently castrates himself in a freak incident with a blender, Cory  
catches AIDS after having sex with a wino, their mother dies in a car  
wreck, and Tom undergoes a sex-change operation.   

     NOT!!!!  

     Sorry!  In addition to being an amatuer author I'm also a  
frustrated comedian :).  Seriously, the story is exactly the same; I  
just changed a few words here and there, added an adverb or adjective  
or two, things like that.  Also, the earlier parts now have spaces  
between paragraphs, which should make it easier on the eyes.   

     One thing that might be confusing is that the original version  
of Chapter 3 is now included in Chapter 2.  I thought it fit better  
that way.  So, while the last part I posted was Chapter 8, the new  
part I'm posting now is ALSO numbered Chapter 8.  Sorry about that,  
gang.  If you would rather keep the old version of the story instead  
of the new one, please feel free to change this new part to Chapter  
9.  Personally, if you wish to share this with friends or upload it  
to a BBS, I'd prefer it to be this new version.  I think it's better  
:).   

     This posting will consist of seven (7) parts.  The newest  
chapter will be parts 6 of 7 and 7 of 7, if you don't want to look  
through the whole thing for it.  Hang in there for a few more weeks  
and I should have this thing finished (FINALLY!) :)  

     Thanks to all,  

     Randu  

     ****WARNING**** This story contains consensual sex between an  
adult male and two MINOR males.  If that's not your cup of tea, don't  
read it.  You have been warned.   

     ****DISCLAIMER**** This story is fiction.  Any resemblence to  
actual individuals, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.   

     ****ALL RIGHTS RESERVED**** Permission is hereby given to  
distribute this story via electronic means only, for non-profit use.   
This header must remain intact.  All rights to this story remain the  
property of the author.   

     ****REPLIES, SUGGESTIONS**** Replies and comments may be sent to  
me at an8576@anon.  penet.  fi, or posted to alt.  sex.  stories.   
d.   

     Double Trouble Copyright 1993, 1994 Randu  





			     Double Trouble  

			        by Randu  

     CHAPTER 1  

     I was working on the final chapters of my latest book when I  
heard the moving van come to a stop outside.  My former neighbors (a  
very nice elderly couple who had lived next door to me for several  
years) had retired to Florida a few weeks ago.  I lived in a four  
unit, condo-style townhome.  In fact, that's what the whole  
neighborhood was, and I was sorry to see them go.  They were one of  
the few neighbors I had gotten to know, always having the bachelor  
writer over for dinner and telling me how much their grandson enjoyed  
my books.  I met him once, a very cute eight-year-old who had me  
autograph the books he owned that were written by me.  I got up from  
my computer and looked out the front window, watching the movers open  
up their truck and begin carrying boxes and furniture into the unit  
next door.  I didn't see any signs of the owners of these belongings  
however, so I went back to my desk figuring I'd meet them when they  
got settled in.   

     I hadn't been working very long when I heard someone knocking  
lightly on my door.  When I opened it I was momentarily speechless,  
for there on my doorstep were a pair of identical-twin boys, smiling  
shyly at me.  They were about nine or ten years old, each with long  
brown hair and dressed in shorts and tank-tops, revealing well  
tanned, shapely limbs.   

     "Hi!"  said the one on the left.  "We're your new neighbors!"   
piped the one on the right.  I silently thanked my guardian angel-boy  
for delivering these two handsome lads into my life, into a  
neighborhood sorrowfully short of young boys...  into the unit next  
door!   

     The boy on the right was looking up at me rather curiously, his  
head cocked to one side, almost as if he knew what I was thinking.  I  
realized I had been staring.  I held out a finger and made a show of  
bringing it closer to my nose, following it with my eyes until they  
crossed.  "I seem to have been sitting at my computer too long," I  
teased.  "I'm seeing double."   

     They giggled at my small joke and the left one said, grinning,  
"You're not seeing double, we're twins!  I'm Cory and that's my baby  
brother, Chris."   

     Chris gave his twin a withering look and said, "Will you STOP  
calling me that?  You're only five minutes older than I am!"   

     Hoping to head off a brotherly battle I intervened.  "I'm  
pleased to meet you," I said quite honestly.  "I'm Tom."   

     Chris, the boy on the right, looked at me strangely again.  "I  
know," he said, as if I were stating the obvious.  As soon as he said  
it his brother looked sharply at him and elbowed him in the ribs.   
Chris's face immediately became worried, as if he'd been caught doing  
something he wasn't supposed to do.   

     "How do you know my name already?"  I asked, wondering what was  
going on.   

     Cory's eyes darted quickly around until they landed on my door,  
still standing open.  "There," he said, looking relieved, "your  
name's on the door: `Tom Jannings'."   

     Of course, I thought, it's right there for all to see.  "You  
guys are pretty quick.  You'd make good detectives," I said, smiling  
at them.  "Are you all through moving in already?"  I could see the  
movers starting to clean up.   

     "Almost," said Cory.  "Mom's inside unpacking but she said to  
`get out of her hair' for awhile."   

     "We were only trying to help," Chris informed me, sounding  
slightly hurt that their efforts hadn't been appreciated.   

     "Is your Dad still at work or something?"  I asked, wondering  
why he hadn't been mentioned.   

     "No..."  said Cory, hesitantly.  "He doesn't live with us  
anymore."   

     "He doesn't even want to SEE us anymore," said Chris, looking  
dejected.   

     I could tell this was a sore topic, and knew they probably  
blamed themselves for their parents' separation.  Young kids almost  
always do.  I changed the subject.  "Would you like to come in for a  
drink or something or shall we carry on our conversation in the  
doorway?"   

     They looked at each other and finally Chris nodded, as if to  
tell his brother it was okay to go in.  I ushered them into the  
kitchen, noticing how they stared at the `U2' poster on the wall of  
my living room, the one with a young, bare-chested boy with his hands  
on his head.  As I got some glasses and ice they sat at the table and  
began their own questioning.   

     "Are you married?"  asked one.   

     "No."   

     "You live here alone?"  asked the other.   

     "Yes."   

     "Any girl-friends?"   

     "No."   

     "How old are you?"   

     "32."   

     "Don't you work?"  They were obviously wondering why I was home  
in the afternoon on a weekday.   

     "Yes."  I felt like I was playing twenty questions, being  
grilled by identical inquisitors.   

     "Well, what do you do?"   

     "I write books."  I gave them their sodas and sat down.   

     "Thanks," they said simultaneously, then they looked at each  
other and giggled at their stereo effect.  I looked at them closely  
and could see that if I got to know them better I would probably be  
able to tell them apart.  There were subtle differences in their  
expressions and appearances, the way they smiled and carried  
themselves.  I hoped I WOULD get to know them better!  They were  
certainly very cute, and definitely sexy, both with dark brown eyes  
and expressive faces, and strong, lean bodies full of boyish energy.   
I found myself staring at their slender necks and rounded shoulders,  
admiring the tempting skin exposed by their tank-tops.   

     "How old are you two?"  My turn for questions.   

     "Nine," answered the one I thought was Chris.   

     "Almost ten," added his twin.   

     "Are you from around Chicago, or did you move here from  
somewhere else?"   

     "We used to live right in the city," explained Cory, taking a  
drink, "but we moved to here in Glenwood 'cause Mom got  
transferred."   

     "What's your mom do?"   

     "She's a nurse at the hospital," said Chris proudly.  Having a  
conversation with these two was like watching a tennis match.  Chris  
looked at me and smiled, as if to say he knew it, it's just the way  
they were.   

     "Hey!"  exclaimed Cory, looking at me as if he'd suddenly  
realized something.  "Are you the same Tom Jannings that wrote all  
those books we have?"   

     "Well, I don't know what books you have but I'm the only Tom  
Jannings that I know of."  I grinned at him slyly.  I really did love  
being recognized by my young fans.  My books were written mainly for  
(and about) young boys, full of adventure and daring just like their  
readers, and also about everyday stuff like new siblings, school,  
divorce, even one about death.  I always answered every letter I got  
from a reader, and also from appreciative parents who were grateful  
that my books had turned their kids onto reading.   

     Chris was looking at me again.  "It IS you," he said, sounding  
sure of himself.  "We've got every book you wrote!  I think they're  
really good, too," he told me candidly.   

     "Thank you!"  I said, my ego always glad of praise from a young  
admirer.  He had said that they had ALL of my books and I tried to  
remember how many there were.   

     "Eleven," said Chris.   

     "What?"   

     "That's how many books we have that you wrote."  I heard Cory  
kick his brother under the table and he quickly said, biting his lip,  
"Um, I mean, you looked like you couldn't remember how many there  
were."   

     "You're right, I didn't."  I couldn't help thinking that this  
boy seemed to be able to read me as well as he could read my books.   
Strange.   

     "We better go now," said Cory, giving his brother a look I  
couldn't understand.  "Mom's probably wondering where we are."   

     "Tell her to stop by later on for a cup of coffee, and let me  
know if she needs any help with anything.  Feel free to come by  
yourselves anytime too," I added sincerely.   

     "OK, Tom," said Cory, politely putting his glass and his  
brother's in the sink.  "See ya later!"  I was glad he hadn't called  
me `Mr.  Jannings'.  Neighbors should always be on a first-name  
basis.   

     As they left I found myself looking at their tight little buns  
and the smooth backs of their legs.  Chris turned around just then  
and smiled at me, before running to catch his brother.  It seemed my  
life had taken an interesting turn, and there was definitely  
something strange about my new friends that I couldn't quite put my  
finger on.   

     Later in the day I hadn't gotten very far with my book.  My  
thoughts kept returning to Cory and Chris, and it was hard to keep  
them separate from the boy I was writing about.  I got up and started  
a pot of coffee brewing and was about to watch the news on TV when  
someone knocked on the door.  The boys were back with their mother in  
tow, a nice looking woman with brown, wavy hair like her sons', about  
my age or maybe a little older.  "Hi," she said, smiling and holding  
out her hand, "I'm Susan Gibson, your new neighbor.  The twins said  
we had a celebrity living next door so we came for your autograph."   
She looked at the box the boys were carrying between them as I shook  
her hand.   
     "Nice to meet you Susan, I'm Tom Jannings but I guess they  
already told you that.  Come on in, I just started some coffee a few  
minutes ago."  I led the way to the living room and the boys dropped  
their box on the floor, flopping down on either side of me on the  
couch while Susan took a chair.  "Did you bring me a gift or are you  
moving in with me?"  I asked the boys jokingly.   

     They smiled and one of them said, "No, these are all your  
books."   

     "Well, just because my name is on them doesn't mean you have to  
give them back to me," I said, playing dumb.   

     "No, silly," said the other one (Cory?), "we want you to  
autograph 'em."   

     "You're supposed to ASK him, Cory," said his mother  
reprovingly.   

     "He would have," I said, coming to his defense, "if I wasn't  
having such fun teasing him."  I grabbed his bare leg just above the  
knee and lightly squeezed, making him laugh and squirm.  That's  
always been one of my favorite places to tickle a boy.  "Why don't  
you guys come to the kitchen with me and we'll get something to drink  
while your mom rests her bones?  You take anything in your coffee,  
Susan?"   

     "Black, please.  Are you sure I can't help?"   

     "Positive.  You just take it easy," I said, getting up.  The  
boys followed me into the kitchen and I showed them where the glasses  
were, telling them to make themselves at home and help themselves to  
ice and pop while I got the coffee.  When we returned to the living  
room Susan was standing by my computer desk, and I could see her  
looking at the bronze figurine of a nude boy laying on his side, next  
to my terminal.   

     "Inspiration?"  she asked.  I was sure she had noticed the  
poster on the wall also.   

     "You could say that," I answered.  I gave her one of the cups of  
coffee and took a pen from the desk before sitting back down between  
Cory and Chris.  I opened the box the boys had brought in and  
groaned.  "You guys want me to sign ALL of these?"   

     "Please?"  said the one on my left (Chris?), giving me that  
pleading puppy-dog look that little boys are so talented at, and  
which I'm totally defenseless to resist.   

     "We really do like 'em," his brother cajoled me from the right.   
"They're our favorite books."   

     "Ah, flattery will get you everywhere," I said, digging into the  
box and beginning my task.  They must have read the books often; most  
were faded and dog-eared.  I came across the first one I ever wrote  
(dedicated to my parents) and noticed it was from the first printing,  
almost five years ago.  "You guys couldn't have been more than five  
years old when this one came out," I observed.   

     "That's the first book they ever read by themselves," Susan told  
me proudly.  "They were reading Mark Twain, Moby Dick, Hardy Boys,  
all before they were seven."   

     "And you like my books best?"  My books sold well but I wasn't  
used to being compared to Mark Twain.   

     "Yeah, we really do," Chris told me eagerly.  "You write stories  
about boys but it's not like you're a grown-up talking to a kid,  
using simple words and stuff.  You know what I mean?"  He wasn't sure  
if he was getting his point across.   

     "Yes, I do.  That's why I put a glossary in the back of each  
book, so a kid can look up a word I used that he doesn't know."   

     "It's your fault I had to go out and buy a college dictionary  
for them," said their mother, grinning.  "I've read all your books  
myself," she added, "and I always imagined a man with such insights  
and understanding of boys must have a dozen of them running around  
the house."  I saw her glance at the poster.  "Chris and Cory said  
you weren't married; I hope they weren't rude with all their  
questions."  She gave each boy a stern look, who, of course, looked  
innocently back at her.   

     "No, they weren't rude at all.  In fact, I asked my own  
questions too, just to get even."  I grabbed a boy in each arm and  
tickled their sides, their giggling laughs like music in my ears.   
Although I wanted to keep my arms around them in a hug I didn't want  
to risk being too forward in front of Susan, and returned to my task  
of book-signing.  "As to my so-called understanding of boys," I told  
her, reaching for another book, "I guess it helps that I'm still a  
kid at heart.  I try to look at the world with a kid's eyes,  
wondering how things work, playing games on the computer and so  
on...  It also helps that I don't have a real job," I added, giving  
her my best, boyish grin.   

     She laughed and said, "Yes, I suppose not having to go to work  
every day would definitely help keep you young.  I certainly envy you  
on that count.  My father is buying our condo for us, but it's still  
hard to make ends meet.  I hate to accept charity like that, but this  
place is a lot better for the boys than in the city."   

     Cory and Chris had sat quietly while we talked, very well  
mannered for nine-year-olds, I thought.  I signed the last of their  
11 books and held my arm out, with my wrist limp.  "I may be a writer  
but this is the first time I've ever had `writer's cramp'."   

     They all laughed and the boys said `thanks' in stereo, laughing  
again.  They asked about the neighborhood: where the stores were,  
where McDonalds was.  Cory wanted to know where the nearest soccer  
field was while Chris was interested in the library.  They might be  
identical in appearance but they had two separate and distinct  
personalities.  They were both interested in the swimming pool by the  
clubhouse however, and eagerly asked their mom if they could go  
swimming tomorrow.  She said she would be too busy unpacking to be  
able to watch them.  I saw their faces fall in dissapointment and  
seized opportunity by the horns, volunteering to take her place.   

     "Are you sure you don't mind?"  she asked.  "They can be quite a  
handful."  Cory and Chris gave her comical looks of indignation, as  
if such a suggestion were ridiculous.   

     I assured her it would be no problem at all, and she gave her  
consent.  Then she told the boys to pack up their books, thanking me  
for the coffee and getting up to leave.  The twins thanked me again  
for signing all the books, telling me with boyish sincerity that they  
would keep them forever and never ever sell them.  I told them to  
come get me when they wanted to go swimming, and told Susan to drop  
by anytime as they left.  If I hadn't been the sort of man who was  
romantically inclined to young boys I suppose I would have been  
attracted to her, instead.  Such was not the case, however.


     CHAPTER 2  

     The next morning Cory and Chris showed up at my door at ten-o  
clock; exactly when the pool opened, I might add.  It was already 80  
degrees outside, a typical, early August morning, and the boys were  
barefoot and wearing only their gym shorts.  They said their mom  
wouldn't let them puton their swimming-trunks until I said we could  
go, so I wouldn't feel obligated.  I told them to go ahead and get  
ready and I'd take them when they came back, all the while trying to- 
non-chalantly gaze at their bare chests, so smooth and soft, with  
small, sun-browned nipples that I longed to touch.  Their bodies were  
as identical as their faces: a light sprinkling of freckles on their  
narrow shoulders, ribs that were only hinted at beneath their tender  
skin, slightly rounded bellies with just theright amount of baby-fat  
and small, indented navels, and long, gorgeously formed legs that  
were tanned and smooth down to their small feet.  Simply beautiful.   
Before they left I said, "Wait a minute.  I want to see if I have you  
two figured out yet."  I looked at the boy on theright.  "You're  
Chris, right?"   

     "Right!"  he beamed, obviously pleased.   

     "And, my dear Watson," I said, doing my Sherlock Holmes  
impersonation, "through the process of elimination I can deduce that  
your identical sibling is therefore the esteemed Cory."   

     "Elementary," said Cory, with the same British accent and an  
impish grin.  Either they had read the books or seen the old movies  
with Basil Rathbone (THE Sherlock Holmes, in my opinion).  These two  
were definitely not your average nine-year-olds.   

     "We saw the movies," Chris informed me, even though I hadn't  
asked.  Histwin grabbed him by the arm and pulled, saying it was  
getting hotter every minute so let's get moving before we all  
melted.  I watched them head back to their place, Cory still holding  
his brother by the arm, obviously agitated about something.  Chris  
said something that sounded like, "I can't help it!  I LIKE him!"  I  
didn't know what the problem was; I liked them, too.   

     I changed into my own swimming trunks and just as I was grabbing  
a towel from the closet the boys returned.  They knocked on the door  
and opened it themselves this time, coming inside to wait and asking  
impatiently if I was ready yet.  I turned to look at them, hoping to  
see even more exposed boy-skin, but they were each wearing those  
damned `clam-digger' shorts, the kind that covered everything between  
navel and knees and seemed to be all the rage this year.  Whoever  
designed those things should be shot, I lamented.  My disappointment  
must have shown because Chris looked at his shorts and back at me  
with a perplexed expression.  "You don't like our swim-suits?"  he  
asked.   

     How to explain to him that a boy should be unencumbered by all  
that cloth when swimming?  That he should show off as much of his  
beautiful body as was legally permitted?  That I wanted to SEE as  
much of his beautiful body as I could?  "Oh, they're OK, I guess," I  
said, not wanting to hurt their feelings.  "Personally though, I  
think those things look old-fashioned, like a long time ago people  
wore suits that covered their whole bodies.  I hope that doesn't come  
next," I added with a shudder.   

     They looked thoughtfully at each other, probably wondering why I  
made a big deal over swim-suits, no doubt.  I put a hand on each  
small shoulder and ran both down the bare skin of their backs,  
pushing them out the door and heading off any further questions.   

     There were a few other people at the pool and the twins threw  
their towels on a chair and tested the water with dainty feet.  The  
antics began immediately as Cory pushed his `baby brother' in.  Chris  
came up spluttering, shaking the water out of his eyes as he tried  
splashing Cory, who ran back to the fence and made a running dive  
into the pool.  They were in the deep end, but I could tell they were  
both competent swimmers as they treaded water, beckoning me to join  
them.  I threw my towel next to theirs and ran straight at them,  
doing a cannonball.  I stayed under-water and swam for the shallow  
end, coming up to see them looking for me.  They laughed when they  
saw me and swam over.  I grabbed oneand threw his light body into the  
air, watching him splash into the water with arms and legs akimbo and  
a gleeful scream.  Of course, his twin wanted the same action and I  
gladly obliged.  I took turns, throwing first one and then the other,  
my hands roaming freely over their slippery skins, delighting in the  
hardness of their little nipples when I casually brushed over them.   

     We played in the water until I was exhausted, but of course  
their ownenergy was boundless.  One of them jumped on my back while I  
was heading for the side, intending to take a rest.  "Where do think  
you're going?"  he demanded, playfully.   

     "I need a break, Chris," I said.  As I said his name I wondered  
how Iknew it was him, since I was unable to see him and their voices  
were exactly alike.  I knew it was Chris though, somehow.   

     "He's tired, Chris," said his brother.  "I think we wore him out  
already.  He's old, you know."   

     Of course I couldn't let him get away with that, so with Chris  
still onmy back I whirled around and grabbed Cory, which was what he  
had intended by his jibe.  I poked and dug my fingers in his sides,  
armpits andbelly, tickling him until he begged for mercy.  I released  
him and hejumped on me in the shallow water, grabbing me around the  
neck and wrapping his legs around me and the legs of Chris, still on  
my back.   

     "Now we've got you," he said, stating the obvious.  Chris  
giggled in myear.   

     I put my hands on his sides, running them over his water-slick  
skin, myface inches from his.  "OK, you've got me," I said, playing  
along.  "What're you going to do?"   

     "Let's dunk him!"  said Chris, and immediately they began  
pushing down on my shoulders, trying to get me to go under.  I was  
standing in four or five feet of water, but I slid beneath the  
surface to make them happy.  I had dunked them repeatedly, and it was  
only fair to let them dothe same.  When I came back up the boys  
climbed on me again, front andback, only now Chris was in front.   

     "I know how to get you guys off," I teased.  Not that I really  
wanted to; I could go several weeks at least before getting tired of  
being in the middle of a twin-sandwich, but their mother might want  
them back, eventually.   

     "Bet you can't!"  said Chris, smiling and hugging me tighter.   

     I took a deep breath and sank to the bottom, taking them with  
me, andsimply sat there, waiting.  Chris was the first to run out of  
air andbreak for the surface, followed a few seconds later by Cory.   
I stayed under for a while longer, watching them stand on their toes  
to keep their heads above water, and cursing the designer of their  
shorts again before coming up for air.  "No fair," they yelled, "your  
lungs are bigger!"  I just smiled at them as I headed for the steps  
leading out of thepool.  Chris came at me again, intending to stop  
me.   

     "No Chris," said his brother, looking serious, "let him take a  
break.  He really IS tired."  I was, but I didn't think I looked it.   
Isaw Chris give him a surprised look, and Cory's expression looked  
exactly like Chris's had yesterday, when Chris had said he already  
knew myname.  I wondered about it, as I went to the chair and grabbed  
my towel, sitting down as they resumed their play.  They seemed to be  
especially adept at reading other people's expressions.  It didn't  
seem tobe anything to be embarrassed about, although it could be  
unsettling attimes.   

     One of the neighborhood boys, Jeremy, a good looking twelve-year  
old that I met here at the pool a year ago, came through the gate.   
He saw meand waved, smiling, and came over to say `hi'.  He had on a  
tight pair of swim-trunks, showing most of his smooth legs and a nice  
young bulge.  He was one of the reasons I came to the pool so often.   
"Hi Tom!"  he said.  "You'll never finish your book if you keep  
coming here every day."  He wagged his finger at me, scolding with  
mock seriousness.   

     "I know, I know, but I promised my new neighbors I'd take them  
swimming while their mom finished unpacking."  I pointed at Cory and  
Chris, frolicking in the water.   

     Jeremy studied them, sizing up the younger boys.  "Twins?"  he  
asked.   

     "You're quick," I said teasing him.  He swatted my shoulder in  
return.  "The one doing the dunking is Chris, and the one getting  
dunked is Cory," I informed him.   

     "How can you tell them apart?"  he asked, obviously unable to do  
so himself.   

     I realized again that I was sure of which one was which, even  
though they were at the other end of the pool, and I didn't really  
know how I wasdoing it.  I was absolutely positive though.  "I guess  
it's because I've gotten to know them," I said lamely, not really  
believing it.  They looked exactly alike from this distance, but I  
seemed to be able to tell them apart anyway.  Jeremy accepted my  
explanation though, and tossed histowel on the ground before jumping  
in the pool.  He was a friendly kid, and swam over to the twins to  
introduce himself.  Soon enough, they were all playing together,  
splashing and having races, which Jeremy won since he was bigger.   
The twins made him work for it though, being excellent swimmers  
themselves, and he climbed out of the pool to catch hisbreath,  
sitting on the edge with his feet in the water.   

     I found my eyes drifting over to him, admiring his golden tan  
and smooth, shapely thighs, but every time I looked at Jeremy Chris  
would yell, "Hey Tom!  Watch this!"  and do a handstand or some other  
boyish stunt.  It was almost as if Chris didn't want me looking at  
Jeremy, but that sounded ridiculous.   

     I was almost dry when Susan came over to get the boys for lunch,  
telling them to get out of the water and asking if I wanted to join  
them.  I thanked her but said I wanted to stay by the pool a little  
longer, and after she called two more times to the twins they finally  
came out, sensing her growing anger.  They knew their mother's limit,  
I thought to myself, smiling.   

     "Thanks for watching them," said Susan, as Cory and Chris  
grabbed towels and dried themselves off, the water sparkling on their- 
four-foot frames.   

     "No problem at all," I told her sincerely.  "I had as much fun  
as they did."  The twins flashed their sunny smiles at me, and that  
was all thethanks I really needed.   

     They said their goodbyes, and my eyes returned to watching  
Jeremy, whowas now swimming back and forth, doing laps.  I felt  
someone looking atme and turned to see Chris watching me over his  
shoulder as he walked away.  His eyes darted to Jeremy before  
returning to me, and his expression showed he was frustrated, before  
he turned around again.  Could he really be jealous?  Don't flatter  
yourself, I thought, he's just upset because he couldn't stay here  
and swim.   

     When Jeremy left -- making me promise to let him read my book if  
I ever finished it-- I went home and fixed lunch, not bothering to  
change outof my swim-suit, and ate a sandwich in front of my computer  
while playing a game.  It was one of those role-playing games, where  
you take onthe attributes of a certain character and have to find  
things, uncover clues, battle monsters, and save the world and some  
unfortunate princess from certain doom.  Personally I would have  
prefered to save a young princeling.  I always chose to be a sorcerer  
in these games.  Something about magic and casting spells attracted  
the boy in me, I guess.   

     I was battling a rather troublesome beast, trying to find the  
right spell to kill it before getting killed myself (again), when the  
twins knocked and came in, asking belatedly if they could do so.  I  
was glad they felt at home here, opening the door without waiting for  
me to get upand answer it.  I waved them over to me, noticing that  
they had changed back into their loose-fitting gym shorts, which  
showed more of their thighs than their bathing-suits did.  Both boys  
were shirtless, andwhen they came over to see what I was doing I put  
a hand on Cory's bare back, loving the feel of his warm skin beneath  
my fingers.  Chris asked if they could play too, and I said sure, as  
long as I could be thesorcerer.  They agreed to my terms, and I  
started the game over, punching in three players.  I showed them the  
options, and Cory chose to bea warrior, while Chris decided on the  
minstrel, which also had some magical abilities.  Cory went and got a  
chair, but Chris decided to sit onmy knee, which was fine with me.  I  
showed them how to control the figures and actions in the game, but  
since only one person actually controlled everything they had to tell  
me what they wanted their character to do, such as fight, talk, or  
cast a spell.  We took turns at thekeyboard however, to keep it  
interesting, and had arguments over what certain clues meant or where  
we should go exploring.   

     "Maybe I should write down some of these clues before we forget  
'em," said Cory, while Chris threw spells at a monster.   

     "Good idea, Watson," I said, making him grin.  "There's paper  
and a penright in front of you."  We went over the clues we had  
already come across and Cory dutifully wrote each one down before  
taking his turn at thecomputer.  I noticed they didn't argue about  
whose turn it was, unlike most brothers or boys in general, but  
simply switched without saying anything.  They certainly got along  
well with each other, I thought.   

     Chris leaned back a little, still sitting on my knee, and I  
placed myhand on his shoulder, letting it rest there a few seconds  
before running it lightly over the soft, warm skin of his back.  He  
turned his head and smiled at me, letting me know that he liked it.   
Even though we hadonly met yesterday it was like the three of us were  
old friends already, I thought, amazed.  As if to confirm this, Chris  
moved back on myleg, leaning his bare back against my chest and  
sitting in my lap.  I folded my hands on his belly as we leaned back  
in the chair, holding him against me in a loose hug.  He put his  
hands on top of mine, making himself comfortable, and the feeling of  
holding this warm, soft young boyagainst me filled me with pleasure.   
I was glad he didn't think he wastoo old for such cuddling.  I moved  
a thumb in small circles over hissmooth tummy, and felt the  
beginnings of an erection in my swim-suit.  I hoped Chris wouldn't be  
able to feel it under his butt, andI tried to relax and stop myself  
from getting turned on.  His naked skin against my own made that hard  
to do though.  Cory, sitting at the computer, reached down between  
his legs and fondled himself through his shorts, almost as if he had  
an erection also and was repositioning it, butI couldn't tell from  
this angle.  Chris giggled when he saw his brother had let his  
attention wander and had gotten our characters into abad situation.   

     "Better let Tom take his turn if you're going to play with  
yourself instead of the game," he told Cory tauntingly.   

     Cory turned and gave me a reproachful look, as if it was MY  
fault he hada hard-on, then got out of the chair, showing a definite  
little bulge beneath his shorts.  "Can I get something to drink?"  he  
asked, ignoring his stimulated condition, which was causing my own to  
increase even more.   

     "Sure Cory," I said, my voice shaking.  "Help yourself.  You  
know where everything is."  He turned and went to the kitchen, and  
Chris yelled for Cory to get a Coke for him, too.   

     I was about to add that he get me a beer while he was at it when  
he returned, holding two cans of Coke in one hand and a beer in the  
other.  "Ithought you might want something, too," he explained, and  
handed me oneof the Cokes, his eyes dancing with mischief as he tried  
not to smile.   

     "Thank you," I answered, "but I think I'll have the beer.  We  
don't want your mother to beat me silly when we've only just met."   

     "You're no fun," he accused, pouting and giving me the beer.   

     "I'm old, remember?  You said so yourself."   

     "I was just kidding," he said seriously.  "Are you gonna take  
your turn or not?"   

     "No, I'll pass this time.  Chris, you can go ahead if you  
want."  I tickled his sides, making him giggle and squirm in my lap,  
causing my dick to get even harder.   

     "OK," he said, getting up suddenly and taking Cory's chair.   
Cory immediately replaced his brother on my lap.  Apparently I was  
being shared, I thought to myself.   

     Chris giggled.  "What's so funny?"  I asked him, as Cory leaned  
back against me.   

     "Oh, nothing," he said cryptically, as he took control of the  
game.   

     Before I opened my beer I rolled the cold can over Cory's bare  
belly, making him yelp in surprise as I held it against him.  We  
opened ourcans and took a drink, and then we all belched in unison,  
making us laugh until we were out of breath.  "Can I have a sip?"   
asked Cory, eyeing my beer hopefully.   

     "Okay, but just a swallow," I said, figuring it wouldn't hurt  
him.  Hetook two giant gulps before I pulled the can away, and then  
performed along, deep belch.  "I suppose you want some, too," I said  
to Chris.   

     "No thanks, I don't like beer," he declared, making a sour  
face.  "Itgives me a headache."  He took another sip from his Coke  
before turning back to the game.   

     I put my can of beer on the desk and Cory sank deeper into my  
lap, hanging his right leg over the padded armrest of the chair and  
giving me ablood-stirring view of his crotch as the hem of his shorts  
rose upwards.  Yielding to my instinctual desires I put my hand on  
his bare thigh, while my other hand rested on his stomach.  Unable to  
resist his enticing flesh, and receiving no complaint from Cory, I  
started slowly moving my hand in small circles over the satiny,  
dreamy softness of his leg, boldly inching farther up towards the  
young boy's groin until I was stroking from his knee almost to his  
crotch.  He must have been able to feel my hard-on pressing into his  
back but he said nothing, and I noticed his own shorts had something  
pushing up beneath them once again.  Daringly, I ran my hand to the  
edge of the fabric and stopped, my fingers tracing along the border.   
Cory responded by lifting his leg farther up on the armrest,  
spreading himself and letting me know I could continue.  My fingers  
explored just under his shorts, expecting to make contact with his  
underpants and failing to find any as I touched the incredibly tender  
junction of leg and scrotum.   

     "Sorry," I apologized as I felt the boy's leg twitch  
reflexively.  I moved my hand a safe distance from his groin, hoping  
he would think it hadbeen an accident.  I couldn't believe I had been  
so daring, touching himso intimately when we had only known each  
other for one day!  I had been unable to pass up the opportunity,  
however.   

     "That's OK," he said calmly.  "It just tickled."  Chris looked  
over hisshoulder at us and smiled an uncomfortably knowing smile.   
Did they realize what I was?  That I thought they were the most  
incredibly beautiful boys I had ever seen?  As much as I wanted to  
touch Cory there again I didn't dare; even though he hadn't  
complained I wasn't ready to start openly fondling him.  I couldn't  
move that fast even if HE wanted meto.   

     Seeming to sense my hesitation, Cory sighed and lowered his leg  
so hecould lean forward and grab his pop.  Chris cocked his head as  
if he were listening to something and said, "Mom's looking for us."   

     "How do you know that?"  I asked.   

     "Um...  I heard her call.  Didn't you?"  He looked quickly at  
his brother, as if seeking confirmation.   

     Cory nodded.  I hadn't heard anything, but then my ears were  
filled with a pounding heartbeat from touching him.  "You better go  
see what shewants then," I told them, but just then someone knocked  
on the door.   

     "Come on in, Mom!"  Chris yelled, looking at me with a shrug.   
Susan walked in and I didn't have time to ask how he knew it was her,  
or how sheknew they were here.  My erection quickly wilted as I tried  
not to appear guilty of what I had just done.   

     "Are these two bothering you?"  she asked, giving the boys a  
stern look.  The fact that Cory was sitting calmy in the lap of  
someone they hadjust met didn't seem to bother her.   

     "No, not at all.  We were just playing a game on the computer."   

     She laughed and said, "You realize you'll never get rid of them  
now, don't you?  They've been badgering me to get one for quite a  
while now butthey don't seem to understand how expensive it is.  They  
have to settle for Nintendo."   

     "Sometimes I think I use it more for playing games than I do for  
writing books," I grinned.  "It's nice to have someone to play with  
for achange," I added, tickling Cory.   

     "Well, I need to get some groceries now that the unpacking is  
finished."  She looked at the boys.  "Come on you two.  Leave Tom  
alone forawhile.  I'm sure he has better things to do."   

     Actually, I didn't.  How better to spend one's time than with  
boys?  Thetwins immediately protested.  "Aw, Mom," said one.  "Can't  
we stay home?"  said the other.   

     "No," she said firmly.  "I'm not leaving you guys alone.  You're  
not THAT old, yet."   

     I was debating whether to volunteer to babysit when Chris looked  
at mehopefully, obviously thinking the same thing.  "I wouldn't mind  
watching them," I told her.  "That's basically what I was doing  
before yougot here."  Chris gave me a big smile, then watched his  
mother for theverdict.   

     She looked at Chris, and something unspoken seemed to pass  
between them.  She nodded, and said to me, "If you're sure you don't  
mind, I guess it's ok.  I won't be gone long."  She looked at Chris  
again and then turned to leave, closing the door behind her.   

     "Thanks, Tom," said the twins in unison.  "We promise we'll be  
very good," Cory added with a mischevious smile, his eyes twinkling.   
What wasTHAT supposed to mean, I worried?   

     We continued the game, talking about school, sports, and  
generally just getting to know each other better.  They were both  
very articulate; Iwas quite impressed with their vocabulary, and felt  
a small amount of pride that my books had helped.  Chris asked what  
my new one was about, andwe paused the game so I could bring it up on  
the screen and show him.  I let them read the beginning so they could  
get an idea.  It was about a young boy who writes a computer program  
to do all his homework, andwhile that may sound like a good idea the  
boy wasn't learning anything that way.   

     "But if he could write a program like that wouldn't he already  
be pretty smart?"  asked Chris.   

     "Yes, he's smart when it comes to computers but if the computer  
answers all his homework for him he doesn't learn about anything  
else."   

     They both pondered the pros and cons of this, which is what most  
of mybooks intend for them to do.  In the end Cory decided the  
computer sounded like a good idea, but Chris thought the boy in the  
story was only cheating himself.   

     Before we knew it Susan was back with her groceries and the boys  
went off to help her.  She thanked me for watching them and I told  
her with honest sincerity, "Anytime!"   

     Apparently Susan took me seriously, because the next morning she  
came over with a proposition.  "I have to go back to work  
tomorrow," she began, "and I'm looking for someone to watch the  
boys.  They seem to be quite taken with you; you're all they talk  
about lately.  Would you be interested?"  she asked hopefully.   

     Before I could answer she added, "I wouldn't be able to pay you  
very much, and my hours change a lot, but the boys are fairly well  
behaved and I'm sure they wouldn't be too much trouble.  In fact,  
they're the ones who talked me into asking you."   

     I couldn't believe this!  Here was a woman I had only met two  
days agoand she was willing to practically give me her sons!  I  
hesitated, notwanting to appear overly anxious.  "Well...  Sure, I  
guess that would bealright.  I'm home all day anyway, so it wouldn't  
be any trouble or anything."   

     She looked at me as if she saw right through me, just like Chris  
did, but she looked relieved as well.  "That would really be great,  
Tom.  Mymother was going to commute every day from the north-side,  
but she's notreally comfortable with the twins."  She hesitated.   
"They have a way ofknowing...  How to put this?"  she frowned.   
"They're very good at sensing other people's feelings, and it makes  
some people uncomfortable."  Shelooked at me as if this revelation  
might change my mind.  It also seemed as if she wasn't telling me  
everything.   

     "As a matter of fact, I'd noticed that myself," I told her.  "It  
doesn't really bother me.  As far as paying me goes, you can forget  
that right now.  Like I said, I'm at home all day anyways.   
Besides," I added slyly, "they might give me inspiration for another  
book."   

     "Well then we'll have to talk royalties," she joked, laughing.   
"Seriously Tom, I really appreciate this.  You have no idea how much  
this helps."   

     Shortly after she left, as I was sitting there in a kind of  
dumbfounded haze, the twins burst in with huge grins on there impish  
faces.  "I TOLD her you'd say `yes'," Chris informed me triumphantly,  
jumping next to me on the couch.   

     "Oh?"  I looked at him skeptically.  "What made you so sure?"   

     "I just knew," he said simply.  "Wanna go swimming?"  he asked  
hopefully.  They were conveniently wearing their swim-suits, I  
noticed.   

     "Well, since you seem to know everything," I teased, "what do  
YOU think I want to do?"   

     Chris looked at me, his brown eyes penetrating.  "What you  
REALLY want to do is--"  

     "Chris!"  Cory yelled warningly, looking alarmed.   

     Chris's eyes twinkled.  "-- go swimming."  He looked at his  
brother innocently, and Cory scowled at him.  Did the boy really know  
what I would have liked to do?  Namely, love him intimately?  These  
two had me completely off balance.  I was used to the black-on-white  
boys printed inmy books, not to flesh-and-blood scamps who seemed to  
see right through me.  I never knew where I stood with these two.  I  
shrugged it offand went to my bedroom to put on my swim-suit, glad  
that they appeared to like me as much as I liked them.


     CHAPTER 3  

     After Susan went off to work the following morning -- giving me  
the phone number at the hospital and telling the boys to behave  
before leaving-- I took the twins to play mini-golf in town.  Being  
with Cory and Chris was making me feel like a kid again.  I had  
always imagined the things I would like to do if I had a son, and now  
I had two nine-year-olds looking to me for entertainment.  After the  
first couple of holes it was obvious that I would win, so on the next  
few putts I didn't aim as carefully, hoping to even the score.   

     Chris watched me critically as I missed the cup and said, "You  
don't have to do that, Tom."   

     "Do what?"  I replied innocently.   

     "You're missing on purpose.  It's nice of you but you don't have  
to do it.  We're not sore losers."   

     I should have known better than to try and fool him.  "Sorry," I  
said, somewhat ashamed at having been caught.  Then I teased him.   
"It's just that you guys seem to think that the HIGHEST score wins."   

     They both came at me with golf-clubs raised, trying to look  
fierce.  "Okay, okay," I laughed, retreating.  "I take it back!"   

     After I beat them at mini-golf we went to the arcade inside the  
local mall.  Chris and I played "Death Star" while Cory went off to  
play pinball.  It didn't take long for me to realize that Chris had  
played this before, as he deftly out-manuevered aliens and attacking  
space ships while I floundered along.  Then he seemed to suddenly  
lose his skill, losing lives as fast as I was.   

     "You don't have to do that," I told him.   

     He looked at me with a guilty smile as he realized he had been  
caught doing the same thing I had done while playing golf.  I put my  
arm around him in a hug, and we both laughed.  He then proceeded to  
get a bazillion points to my several thousand.  I didn't mind in the  
least, though.   

     When we were all out of quarters Cory suggested we go check out  
the sporting-goods store.  As we walked through the mall I felt a  
small hand smoothly slip into my own, and I looked down to my left to  
see Chris smiling at me.  As Cory took my other hand I was filled  
with a warm fondness for my young friends.  Occasionaly my eyes  
roamed over a boy passing the other way, but then I would feel a  
slight increase of pressure on my hands as the twins tightened their  
grips, as if to remind me they were there.  We found the sports store  
and wandered around inside, checking out the latest hundred-dollar  
sneakers with air-pumps in the heels, basketballs and baseball mitts,  
until I found myself looking at the boys' section of speedo swim  
suits, so provocative looking, and wondered to myself what Cory and  
Chris would look like wearing them.   

     Cory came up beside me, looking first at the display rack and  
then at me.  "You don't like our swim-suits, do you," he stated,  
looking up at me.   

     "Well, like I told you, I think they're kind of old-fashioned."   
I wasn't sure what he would think if I suggested one of these, but  
then he suggested it for me.   

     "Do you think I'd look good in a speedo?"  he asked, absently  
looking through the small, nylon bikinis as Chris joined us.   

     "Whatcha doin'?"  he asked Cory.   

     "Looking at swim-suits," said his brother.  He picked a  
miniscule scrap of cloth from the rack -- bright red with a black  
racing stripe-- and held it in front of his crotch.  He eyed me  
suggestively.  "Could I try this on?"   

     As my heartbeat increased Chris said he wanted to try one on  
too, but he wanted me to pick it out for him.  I shakily looked  
through the display and pulled out a black one with a red stripe.   
"How's this?"  I asked hesitantly.   

     He grinned and took it from me as they both headed to the  
dressing room.  I was actually trembling in anticipation, knowing  
without a doubt how good they would look in them.  If a good-looking  
boy had to where something when swimming, it should -- by law-- be a  
speedo.   

     I heard giggling behind the door and when it finally opened I  
felt my eyes widen and my blood-pressure rise.  They had taken off  
all their clothes and were wearing only the small bikinis as they  
stood watching my reaction with wide grins.   

     "Well, what do you think?"  demanded Cory, cocking his scantily  
clad hip to the side and striking a pose as Chris placed his hands  
behind his head, doing the same.  God, they were gorgeous.   

     My eyes were glued to their small cocks, so perfectly outlined  
beneath the tight nylon; tiny balls also discernable.  The bikinis  
fit perfectly, riding well below their hip-bones in front and barely  
covering their small, perky butts in the rear.  I don't think I've  
ever seen so much smooth, naked boy-skin exposed in public before.  I  
could see they would have to work on their tans though.  Quite a bit  
more skin was revealed than with their shorts, leaving the area  
around their groins a ghostly pale.   

     I felt myself getting an erection as I admired their slim,- 
almost-nude, nine-year-old bodies, and was astounded to see Cory's  
little penis imitating mine until it jutted out from his body beneath  
the brief swim-suit.  He blushed shyly and covered himself with one  
hand.   

     Chris eyed Cory's condition and then looked at the tightly  
stretched crotch of my jeans.  "You like them a lot, don't you  
Tom," he said confidently.   

     I tore my eyes from Cory's concealed young member.  "I think you  
both look incredibly sexy," I blurted.  I hoped they wouldn't mind if  
I thought they were beautiful.  Chris was obviously aware of the  
effect they had on me, and I was sure Cory did, too.   

     "Then you'll buy 'em for us?"  asked his brother.  Just then a  
store clerk came by and noticed the two bikini-clad boys in the  
dressing room.  "Sir," he said, rather rudely I thought, "I'm afraid  
store policy requires bathing-suits to be tried-on over underwear.   
You'll have to pay for those even if they don't fit."   

     The twins looked at me guiltily, as if they had known this.  "We  
were going to buy them anyway," I said, dismissing the clerk.  "You  
guys put your clothes back on."  I smiled at them.  "Last one to the  
pool is a smelly fart!"   

     When we got back home we wolfed down sandwiches for lunch and I  
snipped the tags off their new bikinis before we all changed.  When  
the boys emerged from the bathroom I was again impressed with their- 
well-proportioned young bodies.  They looked adorably sexy in the  
tiny briefs.   

     Once we were all in the pool my hands seemed to have a will of  
their own as they sometimes brushed over the little bulges in the  
twins' speedos, and roaming all over their slippery skins as we  
played.  We all decided to take a break after a while, and each of us  
grabbed a lounge chair on the side of the pool, letting the hot  
afternoon sun dry us off.  The boys were lying flat on their backs on  
either side of me, but I kept my chair slightly raised so my eyes  
could roam the same way my hands had done.   

     I saw Jeremy arrive, and he walked over when he noticed us.   
Normally I would have gazed at this beautiful specimen of boyhood,  
but just then Chris put his arms behind his head, using them for an  
improvised pillow and stretching himself out in the process.  Jeremy  
was talking but I hardly heard him as my eyes wandered over Chris's- 
semi-nude body.  I enjoyed just watching him breath: each intake of  
air expanded his thin chest, stretching him out further and making  
his ribs and slender hips more prominent.   

     I mumbled something in reply to Jeremy, who astutely noticed  
that I wasn't paying attention to him and wandered off.  Chris looked  
at me out of the corner of his eye, and I could have sworn he looked  
rather smug, as if he had beaten the competition.   

     We spent the rest of the afternoon there, occasionaly jumping in  
the pool to cool off, until their mother finally came home from  
work.  She walked over when the boys called to her, still wearing her  
white nurses' uniform, and they proudly showed off their new swim  
suits.  My thoughts raced as I realized that in the heat of their  
purchase I had failed to consider her reaction to the revealing  
briefs, or my explanation for buying them.   

     "My, don't you two look sexy?"  she smiled indulgently, echoing  
my own comment as she looked at her scantily clad sons.  I lowered my  
head nervously as her eyes shifted to me.  "You really shouldn't have  
gone to the expense, Tom," she said.  "Summer's almost over."   

     The boys were looking at me with amused expressions, waiting to  
hear my explanation.  "Well..."  I coughed, not sure what to say.   

     "We told him we needed new ones," Chris piped up, coming to my  
rescue.  I had thought of saying that myself, but it wasn't really  
true and I didn't want to get the twins in trouble.  Our eyes met and  
I silently thanked him.  I thought I heard `You're welcome', but his  
lips hadn't moved.   

     Susan looked at him doubtfully, not quite believing it.  "There  
wasn't anything wrong with your old ones," she said.  "They still  
fit."  She turned back to me.  "Don't give in to them so easily,  
Tom," she scolded.  "You'll spoil them.  They do look cute though,  
don't they?"  she added suggestively.   

     I shrugged and smiled helplessly back, still not sure how to  
answer.  She laughed and gathered up the boys' towels, leading them  
home for dinner.  I watched as they trotted along behind her,  
admiring their saucy, barely-covered little bottoms.  Cory turned to  
wave goodbye, his face lit up with a warm smile.  I was honest enough  
with myself to admit that I had fallen completely in love with the  
two of them.  It was more than a sexual attraction, though that was  
certainly part of it.  I wanted to make them smile and laugh, teach  
them what I knew of life and guide them toward adulthood, give them  
presents so they would know I cared for them, protect them from harm,  
hug them, and kiss them.  Making Cory and Chris happy made ME feel  
happy, too.  If you put aside our difference in ages, was the love I  
felt for them any different than that felt between adults?  Love is  
love, regardless of the age or sex of the people involved.  As long  
as it's mutual, why should anyone care?   

     As I walked home I wondered if it WAS mutual.  The twins had  
shown there fondness for me by holding my hands -- the simplest form  
of affection-- as we walked through the mall.  They seemed to flaunt  
their boyishly sensual bodies within easy reach, almost daring me to  
touch them, as if they knew I found them immensely attractive.  Aside  
from a short fling with a young cousin many years ago however, I had  
no experience in dealing with a young boy's affection -- other than  
in the realm of fantasy-- and I didn't know how to respond.  I wasn't  
sure what Cory and Chris wanted, or if I dared to provide it...



     CHAPTER 4  

     After taking a shower and eating dinner, I changed into a pair  
of sweat-pants and went to work on my book.  My publisher had been  
nagging me about it, so I figured I better try and finish it.  Right  
around sunset the twins brightened my evening by putting in an  
appearance.   

     "You busy?"  Cory asked from the open door, seeing me at the  
computer.  His mirror-image stood beside him, both of them shoeless  
and wearing only their favorite gym-shorts.  I wondered if they ran  
about half-naked all the time, or only when they were around me.  I  
dreaded the coming of winter, when they would be forced to cover up.   

     "No, I'm not doing anything that can't wait a while longer," I  
told him.  "I'd rather you came in than let all the cold air out."  I  
eyed the open door.   

     "Oops, sorry!"  He pushed his brother inside and quickly shut  
the door.  "Mom yells at us all the time for the same thing."   

     "I wasn't yelling," I said as they came over.  "I was merely  
voicing an opinion."  I noticed their hair was damp; they must have  
just taken a bath.  Together, I wondered?   

     "Mom's watchin' some dumb movie," said Chris, "so we came over  
here."   

     "You guys want to play that game we started, I suppose?"   

     "I was hoping you'd say that."  Cory grinned and eyed the  
computer.   

     I grabbed him in a hug and tickled his hips, but instead of  
laughing he winced in pain, his breath hissing between clenched  
teeth.  "What's the matter?"  I asked worriedly, quickly letting him  
go.   

     "We got sunburned," Chris explained.  He pulled down his shorts  
a little and showed me a band of bright pink flesh running around his  
lower back and belly.  Cory lifted the hem of his shorts to display a  
similar sunburned strip on his upper legs.  I also noticed they  
weren't wearing any underpants, getting a quick glimpse of Cory's  
jewels.   

     "I should have given you guys some sun-tan lotion today," I  
said, feeling guilty about letting the sun shine mercilessly on  
tender skin that had never seen the light of day before.  "You're new- 
swim-suits don't cover as much as the old ones did.  Have you put any  
sunburn cream on?"   

     They both shook their heads no, so I headed for my medicine  
cabinet, intent on easing their discomfort.  "Here," I said, handing  
Chris the small bottle of lotion.  "Put some of this on."   

     He reached for it, then hesitated.  "Would you put it on for  
me?"  he asked shyly, looking like a helpless little waif.   

     "Sure, if you want."  I tried to keep my voice calm as I opened  
the plastic bottle.  "Pull down your shorts a little."   

     Cory eyed the situation critically as Chris lowered his shorts a  
few inches.  "It'd prob'ly be easier if he laid down on the  
couch," he suggested.  I queried Chris with a look and he shrugged  
back, so I walked over to the couch.  "Sit down and Chris can lay  
across your lap," Cory told me, trying to be helpful.   

     Following his instructions, I sat down and Chris climbed over  
me, stretching himself across my lap and placing his belly on my  
legs.  I watched his thinly covered bottom squirm as he made himself  
comfortable, resting his head on his arms.  Cory watched as I lifted  
the waistband of his brother's shorts, about to squirt some lotion on  
the sunburned skin.   

     "Hang on a sec," he grinned mischievously, his eyes lit with  
inspiration.  He grabbed the waistband from me and jerked it down,  
exposing Chris's perky little butt.   

     "HEY!"  Chris objected, yelling at his twin.  He twisted his  
head around to see what Cory was doing.   

     What Cory was doing was trying to pull off his brother's shorts,  
but they were caught underneath the boy's hips.  "Help me out," he  
laughed, looking at me.  Who was I to argue?  I put a hand under each  
side of a protesting Chris and lifted.  Cory quickly de-pantsed his  
brother, pulling the shorts completely off and leaving me with a  
naked nine-year- old lying across my lap.   

     "Two against one!"  Chris complained.  "No fair!"  Cory taunted  
him by dangling the shorts in front of his face, just out of reach.   
"C'mon Cor, give 'em back!"   

     "Tell you what," Cory bargained.  "You can pull off mine when  
it's my turn."   

     Chris considered this, and decided it was fair.  "Promise?"  he  
asked, just to seal the deal.   

     "Double-promise," said Cory firmly, holding out the pinky of his  
right hand.  Chris reached out and linked his little finger with  
Cory's, in some kind of twinly ritual.   

     Satisfied, Chris relaxed again, giving me my cue that I could  
proceed with the ministrations.  I shakily squeezed out a small dab  
of lotion on my fingertips, gazing at the pale, rounded posterior of  
my young friend.  There was a two-inch strip of pink skin running  
around his waist, just above his crack, and likewise around the tops  
of his legs, just below his little bum, leaving a triangular patch of  
pale skin between.  I gently touched the lotion to the inflamed skin  
on his lower back.   

     "Ooooh, that's cold!"  Chris squealed.  I softly rubbed the  
cream into his skin, watching his little bottom flex and twitch as he  
squirmed against me.  All of this activity in my lap gave me an  
erection, and occasionaly the boy's hip rocked against it, making me  
even harder.   

     "Feel better?"  I asked him, putting some lotion on the backs of  
his legs, rubbing just the edges of his soft buttocks.   

     "Uh-huh," Chris sighed, spreading his legs apart slightly as I  
stroked down between them.  My fingertips touched his little boy  
sack, and he jerked his legs back together, giggling "That tickles!"   

     Cory had been watching silently, but now he sank to his knees on  
the floor beside us, dropping his brother's shorts.  "Put some on his  
back," he told me softly.   

     I obliged, squirting a thin stream of lotion from Chris's neck  
down to his butt, the coldness of it making his back and shoulder  
muscles ripple beneath his soft skin.  Cory tenderly massaged the  
cream into his brother's back, smiling fondly at him.  He obviously  
cared deeply for his `baby brother', and I felt an emotional lump in  
my throat watching him.   

     Playfully, I sprinkled some lotion on Chris's bottom, gently  
stroking his baby-soft globes.  "Hey," Chris laughed, "my BUTT isn't  
burnt!"   

     "Ooops, I guess you're right.  I know a way to make it LOOK  
burned, though."  So saying, I slapped his bare behind; soft enough  
so that it wouldn't hurt, but hard enough to make him yell and jump  
in surprise.  Cory laughed wickedly.  "Yeah, spank him!"  he  
enthused, brotherly-love forgotten.  With his approval, I smacked his  
brother's rear-end again.   

     "OWWW!  HEY!"  Chris yelled in distress, realizing his twin had  
turned traitor.  "I'll tell Tom to spank YOU when it's your turn!"   
he threatened.   

     That wiped the grin off his face.  He looked at me worriedly.   
"You wouldn't, would you?"   

     "Of course I would," I teased.  "This is fun!"  I swatted the  
bouncing butt again for emphasis, and gave it a little pinch for good  
measure, watching the two halves clench tightly together as Chris  
squealed again.  I was enjoying myself immensely.   

     "Maybe that's enough," said Cory diplomatically.  "I don't want  
him to get even."   

     "Well, okay," I relented.  "If you insist."  I laughed as Chris  
turned his head to scowl darkly at both of us.  "I'm sorry Chris," I  
told him, "but I just couldn't resist."  What boy-lover could?   

     "Hmmph!"  he grunted, his pride wounded more than his  
posterior.  Not wanting him to be angry, I tickled his sides.  He  
squirmed and tried to hold in his giggles, but they soon burst out.   

     "Forgive me?"  I asked, digging into his armpits and causing  
another fit of wiggles and laughter from the naked boy.   

     "Okay, okay," he shouted.  "I forgive you!  Stop tickling me!   
You're driving me NUTS!"   

     "Alright then," I smiled.  "I just didn't want you to hold a  
grudge."  I stroked his bare back and he smiled over his shoulder at  
me, letting me know that he was having fun too.  I looked at his  
brother.  "Your turn?"  I asked.   

     "But you didn't do his front," Cory pointed out.   

     Nobody said anything as we realized Chris would have to roll  
over on his back for this.  "It's okay, Chris," Cory said, sensing  
his brother's reluctance and trying to reassure him.  "We're all  
boys."   

     "Are you gonna let him do YOUR front?"  he wanted to know first.

     "Sure," said Cory, shrugging.  "I'm sunburned there, too."   

     "Okay then."  He lifted himself off my lap and slowly turned  
over, placing his hands modestly between his legs before laying back  
down.   

     Cory gently tried pulling his brother's hands away, but Chris  
resisted.  "It's okay," he said again, trying more firmly.  This  
time, Chris reluctantly allowed his twin to remove his hands, placing  
them behind his head and arching his back across my legs.  I  
swallowed hard as my eyes wandered over the naked nine-year-old's  
body, his tender little genitals exposed for all to see.  His small,  
circumcised penis was laying limply to one side, and his tiny balls  
hung loosely in their satiny scrotum.   

     "You're a beautiful boy," I told him quietly.   

     He blushed prettily and then he smiled, letting me know he liked  
the compliment.  Cory handed me the bottle of lotion, reminding me of  
my task.  The sunburn continued here in the front, making a pale,  
triangular outline around his hairless groin, with a one-inch strip  
running around his hips.  I put some lotion on my fingers and gently  
stroked the pink band of skin on his belly, making his stomach jump  
as the soothing cream did it's work.  I widened my massage, caressing  
the boy's entire tummy, going briefly south to nudge his little  
member to the other side and making him giggle in surprise.  My own  
member was throbbing mightily, but it's relief would have to wait.   

     I continued downward, putting more lotion on his legs.  I winced  
in sympathy as I saw the burn going around his tender thighs, just  
short of his crotch.  Gently I spread his legs, rubbing their  
innermost parts, occasionaly brushing the edge of his scrotum and  
making his legs tremble, while my other hand continued stroking his  
bare belly.   

     All of this stimulating attention had the desired effect:  
Chris's little penis started to magically grow before my eyes.  I  
continued my efforts, daring to tickle his balls and making him  
squirm.  I watched, enthralled, as his tiny pecker came slowly to  
attention until it was sticking up in the air like a miniature- 
missile-launcher, but I didn't think his immature testes were making  
any `ammunition' yet.  It was adorably sexy: maybe two-and-a-half  
inches long, the tiny piss-slit topping a somewhat bell-shaped, pale  
lavender head as it poked up unashamedly from his belly like an extra  
little thumb.   

     Embarrassed at his erection, Chris made a move to cover himself,  
but Cory stopped him.  "Mine's stiff, too," he told his brother,  
drawing our attention to the bulge under his shorts.   

     "So's mine," I said, smiling as they curiously looked at the  
crotch of my sweat-pants, my hard-on obvious.  They were so calm and  
relaxed that I didn't mind admitting it.   

     Cory impulsively reached out and squeezed my dick through the  
fabric, startling the crap out of me.  "It's BIG," he giggled, his  
brown eyes wide.  He softly petted his brother's boner, and Chris  
took it so calmly that I imagined it had been touched this way  
before.  "His is just a little one," he said, playing with it  
thoughtfully.   

     "Your's isn't any bigger!"  Chris declared, insulted.  He  
knocked Cory's hand away and sat up in my lap, putting his arms  
around my neck and surprising me by kissing my cheek.  "Thanks  
Tom," he smiled.  "My sunburn feels better now."   

     I hugged the naked boy to my chest, but unfortunately I didn't  
get to enjoy it very long because Cory yelled, "My turn!"  jumping up  
and hooking his thumbs in his shorts, about to pull them down.   

     "Hey, you promised!"  Chris pouted, feeling cheated.   

     Cory rolled his eyes comically and held his arms out away from  
his body.  Chris laughed delightedly at the chance to strip his twin,  
thereby evening the score.  He climbed off my lap and got down on his  
knees behind Cory, grabbing the bottom of the shorts and yanking them  
down.  Unfortunately for Cory, his little dick was still poking in  
the opposite direction -- a perfect clothes hanger-- and I cringed as  
the waistband caught and jerked his hard-on in a direction it didn't  
want to go.  His upper-body jack-knifed forward as he yelled out in  
pain, quickly unhooking himself and dropping his shorts to the  
floor.   

     "JESUS!"  he swore, his eyes watering in agony as he fingered  
his abused member, which -- too late-- was quickly wilting.  "You  
could have broken it off!"  he shouted at his twin.   

     "I'm sorry," Chris apologized meekly.  He moved his brother's  
hand away to make sure it was alright, and I watched -- amazed, and  
more than a little jealous-- as he knelt forward to kiss it, planting  
a smooch right where it joined Cory's body.  "Better?"  he asked  
hopefully.   

     Cory looked pointedly at me, as if reminding his brother that I  
was there.  Chris turned, biting his lip worriedly, realizing I was  
now aware that their love for each other went beyond mere affection  
into the realm of intimacy.  I smiled reassuringly at the two naked  
sprites, the one kneeling before the other, letting them know their  
secret was undoubtably safe with me.  "You okay?"  I asked Cory,  
looking at the tiny penis now hanging limply between his legs.   

     He gave his brother a withering look.  "Yeah, I'm okay, I  
guess."  He was rubbing his sunburned waist; apparently the quick  
descent of his waistband had also scraped against his sensitive  
skin.   

     "Come here and I'll put some lotion on that," I suggested, eager  
for a repeat performance.  Smiling impishly, he promptly laid down on  
his back across my legs, placing his hands behind his head as Chris  
had done, but raising his knees slightly and spreading his legs wide,  
giving me a heart-stopping view of his tender crotch.  Obviously, he  
was the less-inhibited of the two.   

     "Am I beautiful, too?"  he demanded, as my eyes wandered over  
his nude, slender frame.  The question had no meaning, really.   
Physically, what one was, so was the other, right down to their  
sunburns.  He just wanted the compliment.   

     I nodded my head shakily, not sure how much more of this I could  
stand.  My dick was aching for release.  "Very beautiful," I told  
him, as I repeated the creamy ministrations on his soft, young  
flesh.  His boy-part came back to life as I rubbed around it,  
standing up just as Chris's had done, identical almost down to the  
tiny blood-vessels faintly visible beneath the tight skin.  Sensing  
that he wouldn't mind, I placed my hand over it, covering it  
completely as my fingers fondled his tiny balls, his dick pressing  
warm and snug against my palm.  I was rewarded with a soft, barely  
audible moan, as Cory slightly raised his hips, increasing the  
pressure against my hand.   

     Chris crawled over and held out his hand for some lotion, so I  
squeezed some out for him.  I watched him massage the cream into his  
brother's chest, seeming to pay close attention to Cory's nipples.   
"He likes havin' his titties rubbed," he told me, as he fingered the  
tiny tips, the stimulation causing them to poke out slightly from the  
boy's chest.  I felt Cory's body stiffen, his little erection pushing  
insistently against my hand.  I started stroking it, running my palm  
over the tight, dry skin, feeling Cory press himself harder into my  
hand.  I could feel the small organ pulse each time I stroked down  
it's short length, as Cory started rocking his hips slightly to  
increase the sensation.  He seemed quite familiar with the motions  
required, I noticed.   

     Chris was still playing with his brother's tiny titties, and  
with my free hand I began rubbing down into Cory's crack, squeezing  
his soft, pliant butt muscles, my thumb gently rolling his balls  
around.  Cory moaned loudly, his breath increasing as he squirmed on  
my lap.  His eyes were closed tightly, his face slightly grimacing as  
his erection strained against me, moving faster now as he quickly  
approached a climax.  Grunting with the effort, he pushed his penis  
up hard into my stroking palm, and immediately he began emitting  
boyish squeals of bliss, his little love-muscle throbbing beneath my  
fingers.  Watching and feeling the quivering, orgasmic little boy was  
too much for me: I felt my sperm rise, spurting into my pants as I  
quietly moaned in relief.  Chris seemed to be trembling a little  
also, but I couldn't be sure.   

     His orgasm quickly over, Cory's body sank limply back down, his  
breath slowly returning to normal.  I looked at my palm: completely  
dry, as I'd suspected.  That was the only difference between our  
climaxes though.  I continued stroking the little thing, and it  
remained as stiff as ever, quite willing and able for another go.   
Cory sighed happily, opening his eyes to look at me.  "You came, too,  
didn't you," he breathed softly.  Both boys stared at the wet spot in  
my crotch.   

     "Yes, I did," I confessed, smiling at them.  Surprisingly, I  
wasn't embarrassed to admit it.  They seemed quite familiar with the  
workings of male anatomy.   

     "Can we see it?"  Chris asked shyly, his eyes curious.  Cory  
rolled off my lap, so I could show them.  Put at ease by their  
calmness, I stood up and lowered my sweat-pants, showing them my now  
limp penis and the wet puddle in my shorts.  Cory reached out a small  
hand, and took a sample.   

     "I've never seen sperm, before," he said, thoughtfully rubbing  
it between his fingers.   

     "Hey," Chris complained, "how come you didn't give ME an orgasm  
when it was MY turn?"  His sense of fairness had once again been  
violated.   

     I shrugged, but Cory said, sounding superior, "It's 'cause I'm  
OLDER, baby brother," as if this entitled him to special treatment.   
He stuck his tongue out at his twin, and I had to laugh.   

     "Only five minutes," Chris reminded him, glaring.  "And if you  
call me `baby brother' again I'll hafta' hurt you."   

     Naturally, Cory said it again.  Chris jumped on him, and they  
began wrestling on my living-room carpet.  They were both giggling  
between grunts, so I knew they weren't really serious about it.  I  
stepped over the two naked wrestlers and went into the kitchen to  
clean myself off.  When I returned, Cory had his brother's arms  
pinned to the floor under his knees, his still-erect little penis  
poking in Chris's face.  "You know the rules," he grinned.  "Kiss  
it!"  If those were the rules I would willingly lose every time.   

     Chris tried to look disgusted, but an almost eager grin broke  
out as he raised his head, planting a kiss on his brother's boner.   
He didn't seem to mind losing, either.  Cory got off of him and they  
both stood up, their faces flushed from their boyish exertions.   
Chris looked at the clock on the wall and frowned, "Mom's movie's  
over.  We better get back home."   

     "Tom didn't put any lotion on my back yet," Cory protested.  I  
sat down and pulled the naked boy between my knees, holding him still  
with a hand on his bare belly as I lovingly applied the cream to his- 
back-side.  I pinched his little butt when I was finished, making him  
yelp and thrust his hips forward.   

     "You didn't spank him," Chris said, disappointed.  Cory quickly  
jumped out of reach, afraid I might decide to make his brother  
happy.   

     "We'll get him next time," I promised Chris, winking at him.   
Chris nodded eagerly, and Cory scowled at him for wanting to get  
even.   

     They gathered up their shorts, pulling them up their slender  
legs, and I was relieved to see Cory's dick was once again limp.  I  
didn't think it wise to send him back to his mother with a hard-on  
poking up beneath his shorts.  "We didn't get to play the computer  
game," he said, remembering why they had come over in the first  
place.   

     "It'll still be here tomorrow," I told him.  Actually, I hoped  
we'd be distracted again.   

     Chris came over and gave me hug, kissing my cheek again as I  
hugged him back.  His freely-given, boyish-affection filled me with  
love.  Not wanting to be one-upped, Cory did the same.   

     "Oh," said Cory, remembering something.  "Mom said to tell you  
she isn't going to work 'till later in the morning."   

     "Okay," I said, giving him one final sqeeze before reluctantly  
letting him go.  "Just be sure and come over when she leaves so I'll  
know it's my turn to watch you."   

     "Okay, Tom," he smiled as they headed for the door.   
"Goodnight!"   

     "Goodnight Tom," Chris echoed.  "Oh, and thanks!"  he added.   

     I said goodnight to my young friends, almost adding `I love you'  
on the end, but the door closed behind them before it came out.  With  
a contented sigh, I sat down by my computer again, wondering what  
adventures tomorrow would bring.


     CHAPTER 5  

     I managed to finally finish my book that night, staying up until  
well after midnight.  I spent the next morning proof-reading it,  
changing a word here-and-there, waiting for the boys to come over and  
announce their mother's departure.  Around 10: 30, I heard the front  
door open and the sound of light steps coming up behind me.  I was in  
the middle of reading so I didn't turn around, and a small pair of  
hands reached around to cover my eyes.  "Guess who!"  giggled a high  
pitched, cheery voice.   

     "Elementary, Watson," I chuckled.  "It's Chris!"   

     "Awww, how could you tell?"  he said, disappointed at being  
unable to fool me.  He came around the chair and leaned his hip  
against the side.  He was wearing cut-offs this morning, and a bright  
white t-shirt that showed off his tan nicely.   

     "I don't really know how I could tell," I told him honestly, not  
having the faintest idea how I did it.   

     "Even our teachers can't tell us apart," he frowned, wondering  
about it.  I pointed out that his mother could, though.  "Yeah, but  
she's our mom," he explained.   

     "Yabbits have long ears," I told him with a straight face,  
trying the old joke on him.  It took him a moment to get it, and then  
he groaned theatrically, punching my shoulder.  I asked him if his  
mom had gone off to work, and he nodded.  "Where's your brother?"   
This was the first time I'd only seen half the set.   

     "He's outside somewhere," Chris shrugged.  "Did you finish your  
book?"  he asked, indicating the computer.   

     "Yep, all finished.  Well, almost.  I'm still putting some  
finishing touches on it.  As soon as I'm done we can all go swimming  
if you want."  Chris grinned in agreement and asked if he could stay  
here and watch me work.  I told him it wasn't very exciting to watch,  
but he was more than welcome to stay if he wanted.  He beamed a  
happy, little-boy smile and promptly sat on my lap.  I realized he  
just wanted to be with me, and it didn't matter whether what I was  
doing was interesting or not.  While it made typing on the computer a  
bit awkward, I felt quite happy myself.  His clean, fresh-smelling,- 
sun-bleached hair just below my nose was a bit distracting though.   

     We both sat there quietly, my arms reaching around him to work  
the key-board as I continued where I had left off.  After a few  
minutes of this, he craned his neck to smile contentedly at me, and  
impulsively I kissed his smooth forehead.  `I wish you were my dad,'  
I heard a small voice say.  At first I smiled back at him, feeling  
quite pleased by his fondness for me.  Then I realized that he hadn't  
actually SAID anything.  His mouth was shut, and his lips hadn't  
moved a tiny muscle.  My expression changed to one of surprise, and  
Chris's to disbelief.  He quickly got out of my lap, saying in a  
shaky voice, his face suddenly pale, "I'm g-gonna go find Cory."  He  
started backing towards the door, breathing fast like a frightened  
animal.   

     "Chris, wait a minute."  I definitely wanted to find out what  
was going on here.  All of a sudden he bent sharply forward, his  
breath whooshing out of him as if someone had punched him in the  
stomach.  He grimaced in pain.  I jumped out of the chair and ran to  
him, kneeling down and putting a hand on his shoulder.  "What is it?   
What's the matter?"   

     "It's Cory!"  he cried, his face now filled with panic.  "He  
fell out of a tree!"   

     "How do you--"  

     "C'mon!"  he said, bolting for the door as I ran along  
bewildered behind him.  Chris headed unerringly to the back of a  
building two units over, where we found his brother laying on the  
ground beneath the low branches of an apple tree, groaning.  I  
quickly went to him, expecting the worst and wondering what bones  
were broken.   

     "Don't move!"  I ordered the boy as he tried to sit up.  Chris  
stood tensely to one side, watching with concern.   

     Being a typical young boy, Cory sat up anyway.  "I'm okay," he  
said, reaching beneath him to rub his butt.  "Just got the wind  
knocked out of me."   

     Almost laughing with relief, I tousled his hair.  "Please, don't  
do that anymore," I begged.  "You scared the crap out of me."   

     "It's not like I did it on purpose," he frowned, looking  
pointedly at his twin.   

     I turned to see Chris watching me, his face still quite pale  
with worry.  "Relax, Chris.  He's okay."  I looked back at Cory,  
whose expression now mirrored his brother's, nervously biting his  
lip.  I realized that Chris wasn't worried about his brother, he was  
worried about ME.  Pieces of the puzzle started fitting together  
inside my head as I looked at the two of them, and Chris now grew  
quite alarmed, his lower lip trembling.  I made a startling  
conclusion, and tested it.  `You can read my mind, can't you?' I  
thought silently at him.   

     His reaction startled me even more.  He started crying, hot  
tears of shame running quickly down his tender cheeks.  "I'm sorry!"   
he wailed, his face flushed.  "I can't help it!"  Whimpering, he  
quickly ran back the way we had come.   

     I turned -- totally confused-- to Cory, who was glaring at me  
angrily.  "Damn you!"  he swore at me, his face livid.  "What did you  
say to him?"  His curse felt like a slap to the face and he flinched  
as much as I did, getting to his feet as he started crying also.   
"You're just like our father!"  he yelled accusingly before running  
off after his brother.   

     Stunned, I sank to the ground with my thoughts in a whirl, as I  
tried to figure things out.  Chris had obviously heard my unspoken  
thought, and just as obviously Cory hadn't.  Looking back, I realized  
that it had been Chris who knew my name before I had told them, Chris  
who seemed to answer questions before I asked them, yet Cory seemed  
to know how I was feeling, if not what I was thinking.  I couldn't  
believe it had taken me this long to figure it out, but they were  
very good at making up excuses for their abilities, and had clearly  
been trying to hide them.   

     Telepathic twins?  Incredible, but not unbelievable.  I had  
heard of twins who were able to communicate between themselves, but  
this was a step further.  More importantly, why were they so upset at  
my having found out, and how was I like their father?  Were they  
afraid I wouldn't like them any more?  They certainly already knew my  
biggest secret -that I was a boy-lover-- and had probably known it  
from the first time we met, and they still liked ME.  I was more than  
a little embarrassed to realize that Chris, at least, had heard my  
thoughts about their sexy bodies.  But instead of running away  
screaming they had almost seemed to encourage me.  I had nothing else  
to hide, really.  The fact that at least one of them was a mind  
reader didn't really bother me.  Instead, I wanted to find out more  
about my extrordinarily gifted young friends.   

     I got back up and headed to their house, hoping that was where  
they had run off to.  The door was unlocked so I let myself in, and I  
could hear a muffled sobbing coming from the back rooms.  The door to  
their room was closed, but now I could hear the heart-breaking little  
sobs much clearer as I stood outside, hoping I could get a clue as to  
the cause of their distress.   

     "Don't cry, Chris," I heard Cory say.  "He just wanted to have  
sex with us anyways."  Ouch.  That hurt.  Serves me right for  
eavesdropping, I thought ruefully.   

     "That's not true and you know it!"  Chris said hotly.  Then,  
softly, "He's outside the door."   

     "Go away!"  Cory shouted.  I wasn't going to be gotten rid of  
that easily.  I opened the door and saw them sitting on the bottom  
half of a bunk-bed, Cory with his arm protectively, soothingly around  
a sobbing Chris.  It broke my heart to see his stricken little face  
all flushed and wet with tears.   

     I sank to my knees in front of them.  "Why are you so upset that  
I found out about you?"  I asked him gently.   

     "'Cause now you think we're freaks!"  Cory said defiantly,  
hugging his brother tighter.   

     "But that's not true," I said, defending myself.  "I never once  
thought that.  Can't you read my mind too?"   

     Cory shook his head no, looking at me doubtfully.  "I'm an  
empath," he told me.  "Chris is the telepathetic one."   

     "TelePATHic," Chris groaned.   

     "That's what I said."   

     "No, you said...  Never mind."  He frowned in consternation at  
his twin, sniffing and wiping his face with the back of his hand.   

     I looked at Cory.  "You're empathic?  You mean you can tell how  
other people are feeling, but you can't hear their thoughts?"   

     Cory nodded.  "You know, like that lady on `Star Trek: The Next  
Generation'?"   

     "You mean `Troi'?"  I was a big trekkie fan.   

     "Yeah, that's the one."  He grinned slightly, impressed by my  
knowledge.  "She's the counselor for the whole ship!"   

     "Well then, you should be able to tell if I'm lying or not,  
right?"   

     "Yeah..."  he said slowly.   

     Chris was also looking at me, his face filled with hope.   
"You...  You really don't hate us?"   

     "Hate you?  Why would I hate you?"   

     They were both silent for a long time, looking at the floor.   
Finally, Cory whispered softly, "Our daddy called us freaks."   

     "That's why he left," Chris added, another tear running down his  
cheek.   

     Silently, my heart filled with compassion, I took a boy in each  
arm and hugged them tightly.  Both boys clutched me almost  
desperately back, and I knew they could feel my love for them.  How a  
man that had helped create such beautiful, gifted young boys could  
call them `freaks' was beyond me.   

     "You're angry," Cory said, pulling away and looking afraid, as  
if I might be mad at them.   

     "He's mad at our dad, not at us," Chris explained, letting me  
go.  Then he bit his lip, realizing he was reading my thoughts  
again.   

     "It's okay, Chris," I said, reassuring him.  "I really don't  
mind."   

     "You don't?"  he said doubtfully, finding it hard to believe.   

     "You can tell that I don't, can't you?"  He nodded slowly.  "Did  
you really think I wouldn't like you anymore?"   

     They explained how most people were terrified of having their  
thoughts read, of having their innermost secrets discovered.  "You  
already know my biggest secret, and you still like me," I pointed  
out.   

     Cory looked confused, and Chris explained, "He means that he  
likes boys."  Cory shrugged, non-plussed, as if that weren't nearly  
as bad as other peoples' secrets.  I shuddered to think what these  
boys had been exposed to, from an early age: all of the hate, lies,  
anger, lust; all gleaned from the minds and emotions of others.  No  
wonder they weren't bothered by my attraction to them.  It was a  
credit to their mother's love that they were sane.   

     Chris was watching me.  `We're doin' ok,' he thought at me,  
making me jump.  "I'm sorry!"  he said out loud.  He looked like he  
was going to cry again.   

     "It's ok, Chris," I told him again, wiping a tear from his cheek  
with my thumb.  "It's just going to take some getting used to.   
That's all.  Did you two really think you could keep this a secret  
from me?"   

     "We were gonna try," Cory admitted honestly, "but Chris kept  
goofing up."   

     "You did too, once!"  Chris retorted.  He sensed I didn't  
remember when this was.  "In the pool, that first day," he  
explained.  "Cory said you were tired."   

     I thought of something else.  "Now that I think of it, he always  
seems to have an erection whenever I do, too.  That's not a  
coincidence, is it?"  Cory looked bashfully at the floor, and I knew  
it wasn't.  "That could be embarrassing, when you get older."   

     "It only happens when I'm around someone I really like.  I kinda  
get `connected.'" He smiled shyly at me, blushing.   

     "Do you really think I only want to have sex with you?"  I asked  
him, remembering what I had heard him say while I stood outside the  
door.   

     He shook his head, ashamed that I had heard him.  "I can tell  
you really love us," he said softly.  "I only said that to try and  
make Chris feel better."  He looked at me, his face apologetic.  "I'm  
sorry I swore at you before.  I know I hurt your feelings."   

     I hugged him again by way of forgiveness, and everything was  
alright once more.  Now that the crisis was over, I asked them to  
explain their abilities.  Apparently they could communicate together  
telepathically, but only Chris was capable of hearing others.  Chris  
was also able to make his mother hear him, if he projected a thought  
at her, but no-one else.  That was why he had been so surprised when  
I heard him think, `I wish you were my dad.'  

     "So THAT'S what you meant when you yelled `He heard me!' at  
me," Cory exclaimed.  It seems Chris had flung the thought at his  
twin, catching Cory off guard.   

     "I'm sorry I made you fall out of the tree," Chris apologized,  
but he was sucking in his lips, trying to hold back a grin.  I  
chuckled as Cory frowned at him; even I could tell the apology wasn't  
entirely sincere.   

     "I think you're only sorry about the fact that you felt it when  
he fell," I teased.  Chris nodded, smiling openly now.   

     I wanted to test something.  I told Chris to tell me what I was  
thinking, closing my eyes and trying to feel him `inside'.  All the- 
science-fiction books I had ever read talked about things like  
`probing tendrils of thought'.  Chris laughed derisively, picking it  
up.  "It's not like THAT," he scorned.  I hadn't felt a thing; it was  
kind of disappointing.  He went on to explain that it was something  
like listening to different stations on a radio.  Each person had a  
different `frequency', and all he had to do was tune in.  Until I  
came along, he had only been able to `broadcast' to his mother's and  
brother's stations.  "Do you think that's why you can tell us apart  
so easy?"  he reasoned.   

     I had to admit it sounded plausible.  Perhaps -- somehow-- the  
three of us were linked in some way.  It might have had something to  
do with my attraction to boys, I suppose.  Being boys, the twins  
decided they had had enough serious talk and said they wanted to go  
swimming.  "I have to finish my book, first," I told them  
regretfully, trying my hardest to think only about my work.  They  
begged and pleaded, and my concentration slipped.  Chris immediately  
realized I was joking.   

     "Wow," he said, impressed.  "You tricked me!"   

     "I'm smarter than you think," I grinned slyly, wrestling him  
down on the bed and tickling him until he begged for mercy, his tears  
forgotten.  It was comforting to know that he could still be fooled;  
I would have missed the pleasure of teasing him, otherwise.   

     I sat on the bed and watched as they stood up, stripping off  
their shirts.  I quickly reached out and poked a finger into each  
little navel while their heads were covered, making them both suck in  
their bellies.  "How come you like tickling us so much?"  asked Cory,  
exasperated by my constant kitchie-cooing.   

     "Because I like hearing you laugh," I answered simply, "and it's  
easier than telling you jokes."  He smiled indulgently, shaking his  
head, graciously willing to put up with my eccentricities.  They took  
off their shorts and underpants, standing back up unashamedly while I  
openly admired the now-naked twins, all of us glad that we no longer  
had any secrets between us.  I noticed their sunburns seemed to be  
healing well, already turning to a light colored tan.  I could feel  
my penis starting to swell as I looked at them, and Cory's little one  
twitched in empathy.   

     "You're a dirty old man," he teased, snickering as he fondled  
himself suggestively.   

     `Spank him!' I heard Chris suggest to me silently, a giggling  
echo trailing the thought.   

     Not needing any further encouragement, I snatched Cory off the  
floor and bent him over my lap on the bed, catching him completely  
off guard.  It seemed that Chris was able to selectively `broadcast',  
and his twin hadn't heard it as he yelled in surprise.  "Dirty old  
man, huh?"  I said in mock anger as I gave his twitching little butt  
a playful slap.  Chris laughed in delight as his twin cried out in  
alarm at having been deceived.  I gave him a few more little slaps to  
make his brother happy (and me too, I must admit), and I noticed  
Chris rub his own butt as if he were feeling it also.   

     Cory shouted his apologies, and I rolled him over.  His little  
pecker was now as stiff as mine, poking up in the air from his smooth  
groin.  I held his thin wrists in one hand over his head and looked  
at Chris.  "I don't think he's really sorry, do you?"  I asked him  
with a grin.  "Maybe we should tickle him to make sure."  Chris  
nodded his eager agreement, and before his brother could protest we  
started poking and prodding him everywhere on his body, leaving  
nothing untouched.  Chris would tickle his armpits while I squeezed a  
knee, I would poke his belly and ribs while Chris playfully squeezed  
his hard-on or pinched his butt until Cory was screaming and  
squirming, hiccuping with laughter.   

     "Enough?"  I asked the panting boy, who was so out of breath he  
could only nod his head as I released him, his chest rising and  
falling in relief as I stroked his soft tummy.   

     "I think I'd rather you told me jokes," he said wryly, once he  
recuperated.  I gave his ribs one final poke and he giggled again in  
spite of himself.  Then he accused us of ganging up on him.  Chris  
artfully reminded him that he had done the same thing last night,  
more or less, and Cory let it drop, figuring they were even and  
wanting to go swimming instead of arguing about it.   

     They scampered into the bathroom and Chris stood on the edge of  
the tub, pulling their swim-suits and towels off the curtain rod  
where they had been hung to dry.  They quickly pulled on the little  
bikinis, reaching a hand inside to straighten out their small boy  
parts.  My erection had gone down somewhat, as had Cory's, but his  
was still a bit longer and more full than usual, clearly outlined  
beneath the nylon brief.  We went to my house and the boys curiously  
followed me into my bathroom to watch me change.  I guess it was only  
fair; I had watched THEM change.  Their eyes widened in appreciation  
as I stood there naked before pulling on my trunks, my penis semi  
erect.  I was only average in size, but big compared to their little  
ones.  I grabbed a bottle of sun-tan lotion and quickly put some on  
their fading sunburns, not wanting them to burn again.   

     We spent the rest of the afternoon swimming and frolicking in  
the water, until starvation forced us to seek supper.  Susan wouldn't  
be back until later in the evening, so it fell upon me to feed the  
hungry nine-year-olds.  I suggested an expedition to McDonalds, for  
convenience's sake, and they readily agreed.   

     "Why don't we clean up first?"  I asked, feeling the need for a  
shower.  "You guys go home and take a quick bath and I'll come get  
you in about a half-hour, okay?"  They were old enough to be left  
alone for a short while, and I was right next door if they needed  
me.  They ran off without any argument, since they were hungry and  
wanted to eat as soon as possible.  I went home and quickly showered,  
putting on clean shorts and a shirt, arriving at their place about 25  
minutes later.  I knocked and opened the door, only to find the boys  
still wearing their swim-suits, sitting on the living-room floor.   

     "What's the matter?"  I asked, wondering why they weren't  
ready.  "I thought you guys were going to take a bath?"   

     Both boys were silent, looking at me rather nervously.  Chris  
elbowed his brother in the ribs, prompting him.  "We want you to give  
us our baths," he said hesitantly, sounding like a much younger boy.   

     "I thought you were hungry," I said, wondering what was going  
on.  Not that I didn't want to bathe them, but I was hungry too.   

     "Please?"  said Chris, his eyes almost pleading.  I don't know  
why, but for some reason it seemed very important to them.  I  
shrugged and nodded, giving in, and they quickly ran into the  
bathroom, leaving me to follow behind.  They both stood next to the  
tub, waiting anxiously and looking almost helpless; they hadn't even  
turned the water on.  I started filling the tub, making sure the  
water was comfortably hot and closing the drain.  Noticing a box of  
`Mr.  Bubble' on the side, I dumped in a generous amount of bubble  
bath, watching as the tub slowly filled with water and bubbles.  Cory  
and Chris just stood there waiting, apparently wanting me to undress  
them, also.  They were acting almost like toddlers, and it was very  
unlike them to want to be babied like this.  I didn't mind doing it,  
of course, if it was what they wanted.  As I mentioned before, I had  
always dreamed of the things I would do if I were a father, and this  
was certainly one of them.   

     I sat on the edge of the tub and pulled Cory to me, and he  
balanced himself with a hand on my shoulder as I pulled down his swim  
suit, his little penis bouncing merrily as he stepped out of it.  He  
smiled thankfully at me and climbed into the tub, splashing a little  
to make more bubbles as I stripped off Chris's speedo.  The boy  
hugged me before joining his twin, and I was filled once again with  
love for them.   

     I pulled off my shirt, expecting a bit of splashing from the two  
imps, and grabbed a bar of soap in one hand and a wash-cloth in the  
other.  I started with Cory, having him stand up to make it easier as  
I washed his face and neck, then down his back, using both the cloth  
and my hand as I soaped his young body.  My hands followed the gentle  
curves down to his delightful butt, and I slid my soapy fingers into  
the narrow crevice, making him jerk when I goosed his tiny, puckered  
hole.  I rinsed him down and turned the water off, and began washing  
his front.  Lovingly, I lathered his chest and tickled his small  
nipples with my fingertips.  I loved how they felt: the tiny,  
sensitive tips poking out as my hand slid across his soapy skin.  He  
had an erection now, as did I, and his small organ was pointing up at  
my face.   

     I glanced at Chris and saw him playing with himself beneath the  
frothy layer of bubbles, watching us intently.  I felt Cory tremble  
slightly as if he were cold, but there was sweat beading on his  
forehead.  "Are you okay?"  I asked.  Neither one had said a word  
this whole time, and it seemed as if they were worried and very  
tense.   

     Cory nodded, but he was still shaking.  "Your's is hard too," he  
whispered in an almost babyish voice, the `r's softly lisped.  His  
eyes were closed, so he must have been sensing my body's reaction to  
washing him.   

     "You want to touch his pee-pee," said Chris in a flat,  
emotionless voice.  I didn't know why they were acting so strangely,  
and it was making me nervous, unsure of what to do.  I felt as if I  
were acting in a play, but no-one had told me what my lines were.   

     `Go ahead,' Chris thought at me.  `He needs you to touch him.'  

     Still confused, I soaked the wash-cloth and held it to Cory's  
chest, rinsing him off a little as the water ran down his front.  His  
eyes were achingly filled with longing as I rubbed the bar of soap  
over his belly, raising a lather of suds.  Placing one hand on his  
back to hold him steady, I ran the other in circles over his stomach,  
getting it nice and slick.  Gently, I ran my soapy hand over his  
genitals, sliding my fingers over his stiff little prick and softly  
fondling his balls.  He whimpered once, a barely audible whine, and I  
quickly removed my hand, looking at him worriedly.   

     `Don't stop!' Chris thought sharply at me, once again projecting  
his mind.   

     Still unsure of what was happening, I continued soaping the  
young boy's groin, lovingly caressing him with my fingers as Cory  
nudged his hips forward, pushing himself against my hand.  Sensing  
his need, I took his firm little penis between my thumb and two  
fingers, gently squeezing to increase the friction against the  
slippery suds as I slowly rubbed it's tiny length.  I could feel it  
throb as I stroked it, and Cory began thrusting his hips back and  
forth, grunting with an almost desperate desire, his hands clenched  
at his sides.  He cried out "Daddy!"  when he climaxed, but I knew he  
wasn't referring to me.  I felt Cory's entire body shudder as the  
orgasm went through him, his moans of ecstasy seemingly mingled with  
cries of deep suffering that had waited long for release.  He was  
actually sobbing when it was over, tears streaming down his cheeks as  
he threw his arms around my neck in grief, crying on my shoulder.   

     Wondering what I had done to cause all this I looked a question  
at Chris, as I held his trembling, soaking-wet brother against me.   
`He's okay now,' I heard him say silently, a solemn tear of sympathy  
running down his own cheek.  `Just love him.'  

     I did my best to comfort the crying boy, holding him in my arms  
as I softly stroked his wet skin and said helpless, meaningless words  
like "Shhh" and "It's okay."  I didn't know if it was okay or not,  
but it seemed to soothe him as he cried himself out, his heaving sobs  
becoming little whimpers until his tears finally tapered off to  
sniffles.  Still he clung to me, and I gave him a tight hug before  
gently pushing him off of my shoulder, holding him at arm's length.   

     "Are you alright now?"  I asked him, my voice filled with  
concern.  He wouldn't look at me, and I could tell he was embarrassed  
by his outburst.  "It's okay to cry," I told him.  "The boys in my  
books cry sometimes, too."  He nodded, and I knew that made him feel  
a little better.  I wanted to ask him what all this had been about,  
but I didn't think he'd want to talk about it.  If he wanted me to  
know he could tell me when he was ready.  Instead, I pulled him back  
in my arms and said, simply, "I love you, Cory."   

     "I love you too," he said in his soft voice, hugging me back.   
Quietly, he sank down in the water and rinsed himself off.   

     "Now wash ME!"  Chris demanded in a cheery voice, breaking the  
somber mood that was hanging over us.  Smiling gratefully at him, I  
gestured for him to stand up and took soap and wash-cloth in hand  
once again.  I could tell he wasn't going to repeat his brother's  
performance as he giggled and wiggled beneath my soapy, tickling  
hands.  He said to hurry because he was hungry, and I was leery about  
masturbating him anyway after seeing how his brother had reacted, so  
I quickly soaped his penis and tiny balls and told him to rinse off,  
leaving it at that.   

     They climbed out of the tub and quickly dried themselves off, no  
longer feeling the need for me to baby them and acting like nothing  
unusual had happened.  They ran to their bedroom and pulled on clean  
underpants, shorts, t-shirts and sneakers, then ran back to the  
bathroom, combed their hair and yelled, "Let's go!"   

     I dried off my chest where Cory had gotten me wet and put my  
shirt back on.  Cory pointed out apologetically that my shorts were  
all wet too, so we all headed to my place so I could change before  
going out to eat.   

     At McDonalds they wanted `Happy-meals', which I gladly bought  
for them.  Cory and Chris were always polite, saying please and thank  
you quite sincerely, but I think they knew they could have had their  
way with me even if they were uncourteous.  It was nicer to spoil  
boys that had manners, though.   

     It was almost dark when we got back home and their mother hadn't  
returned from work yet, so we settled down on their couch and watched  
old reruns on `Nickelodeon', the cable TV channel.  They enjoyed the  
old shows as much as I did, laughing as we watched `Get Smart',  
`Mister Ed', `The Dick Van Dyke Show'; all the old programs from my  
own youth.   

     By the time Susan came home the three of us had fallen asleep on  
the couch.  Chris was sprawled on his stomach on top of me, Cory  
snuggled against my side, my arms around both of them.  She gently  
shook me awake and said, "You guys look pretty comfortable."  My  
hands were still beneath the young boys' shirts and I quickly removed  
them.  I had drifted off into a blissful doze while stroking Chris's  
back and Cory's side, but I wasn't sure what their mother would think  
of my intimacy.   

     The twins came groggily awake when they heard their mother's  
voice, and we disentangled ourselves.  "Sorry I had to work so late,  
Tom," said Susan, as Cory and Chris hugged her hello with sleepy  
yawns.  I waved off her apology, letting her know I didn't mind.   
"The boys give you any trouble?"  she asked.  The boys in question  
looked at me expectantly, remembering all that had happened today and  
wondering what I would say.  I was wondering, myself.   

     "Well, Cory fell out of tree," I told her, and when her eyes  
widened in concern I quickly added, "but he didn't get hurt any."   
Cory looked guiltily at his mother, wondering if he'd get  
reprimanded.  "I should have been watching him closer," I went on,  
apologizing for my lax attention to her sons.   

     She sighed ruefully with a small laugh.  "They're BOYS, Tom.   
You can't possibly watch them every second, and I honestly wouldn't  
want you to anyway."  She lovingly ruffled the boys' hair, and they  
smiled up at her.  "They're going to get scrapes and cuts once in a  
while, and nothing you or I can do will prevent it.  We can WORRY  
about it, though," she added with an exasperated smile.   

     I laughed, filled with admiration for this single-mother as she  
ordered the twins to bed.  Cory and Chris hugged me and kissed me- 
good-night, and her eyebrows raised slightly as she watched them.   
She didn't seem to dissaprove though.  Before I left I invited her  
over for some coffee after she put the boys to bed, and she  
accepted.  I wanted to tell her that I had found out about her sons'  
abilities, and to find out more about them.   

     She knocked on my door about a half-hour later, and her  
expression seemed relieved as we sat down at the kitchen table.   
"Chris and Cory told me what happened today," she began, taking a sip  
of coffee.  "I appreciate how well you handled everything.  I don't  
think either one of them could have coped with another rejection,  
especially from you."   

     I hoped she didn't know everything that I had `handled' today.   
I didn't know if the boys had told of the bath-time incident or not.   
"I was bound to find out about them eventually," I told her.  "I'm an  
expert on boys, remember?  You said so yourself."   

     Susan didn't laugh at my small joke.  I could see she was  
hesitating, thinking about what she wanted to say.  "I think you're  
more than an `expert', Tom," she said carefully, watching my  
reaction.  "Would you care to tell me about it?"   

     Oh Jesus, I thought to myself, feeling my face go pale in  
panic.  The mother of two nine-year-old boys knows what I am.  Should  
I deny it?  Self-preservation was my first instinct.  I could see the  
headline: `Popular children's author denounced as a PEDOPHILE!' She  
was watching me intently as my thoughts churned.  She obviously  
already had her suspicions; anything less than the truth would be  
unbelieved.  I swallowed hard and took a deep breath, preparing --  
for the first time in my life-- to admit to another adult my deepest  
secret.   

     "I'm a boy-lover," I said.  Looking her in the eye as I said it  
was the hardest thing I've ever done.  I cocked an ear, listening for  
sirens to announce my arrest.   

     She nodded, once.  No accusations, no hysteria, no cries of  
`pervert'.  Just a nod.  "I know that was hard for you, Tom.  But I  
want you to know that I appreciate your honesty.  If you had lied I  
would have thought less of you.  And no," she added, "I'm not going  
to call the police or tell anyone else."   

     I breathed a sigh of relief when she said this.  "I suppose  
you'll be looking for another baby-sitter now," I said regretfully,  
figuring my relationship with Cory and Chris was over.  "I'll stay  
away from them, if you say so."   

     "No, no Tom, you're misunderstanding," she said earnestly.  "I'm  
trying to tell you that it's okay.  I know you love them both, and  
they love you too."  I was looking at her with amazement, convinced I  
must have been dreaming.  "You gave them a BATH, Tom," she went on.   
"That's something they haven't let anyone do since they were 4 years  
old.  Not even me!"   

     I got some more coffee as Susan began filling me in on their  
past.  She explained how her and her husband had known the boys were  
`different' since infancy.  Cory would be very sensitive to their  
moods, while Chris could always make his mother understand what he  
needed, even before he could talk.  When the twins did learn to speak  
their talents became even more apparent.  Susan's husband loved their  
special boys as much as she did.  But one time, when Susan had to  
work late, he was giving the little boys a bath and his love crossed  
into taboo territory (to his thinking):  

     He had been washing 4-year-old Cory when the little boy popped a  
boner.  Nothing unusual about that.  The problem began when he felt  
his own penis harden, as he looked at his young son's proud little  
erection.  Cory could sense this, and told him so.  I immediately  
realized the whole bath scene this afternoon had been a re-enactment  
of this.  Chris picked up his father's desire to touch the little  
pecker, and also told him.  Instead of caressing it for a moment, as  
Cory wanted him to do (because he loved his daddy and he could feel  
that even his daddy's body loved him back), the man was filled with- 
self-loathing and guilt at his sexual reaction to the little boy,  
made all the worse because the boys knew about it.  He slapped the- 
four-year-old, the first time he had ever struck one of his sons, and  
called them both freaks, when it was he himself who thought he was  
perverted.  When Susan came home and the distraught twins told her  
what had happened, she tried explaining to the man that any good  
psychologist could tell him that his erection had been completely  
normal.  The damage had been done, though.  Every time he looked at  
the boys he knew they were aware that he had been sexually attracted  
to them, and -- his `masculinity' in doubt-- he couldn't live with  
it.  A few days later he simply left, telling Susan to file for a  
divorce and that she could have whatever she wanted.  He still  
provided child-support, but that was little comfort to fatherless,  
hurt young boys.  From then on, Cory and Chris insisted on bathing  
themselves, fearing their mother might leave also.   

     Susan finished the story by saying that Cory had taken on the  
role of protective older-brother, hating his father but never  
mourning him, until today.  "You showed him that what his father felt  
wasn't bad, that it wasn't his fault, that you love him for what he  
is and don't feel guilty or self-conscious about it.  They both  
desperately needed to know that someone besides myself could love  
them, someone who knew they were telepathic and wasn't afraid of  
them.  I think only a man like you could have done it."   

     Susan went on to tell me more: How the boys had been aware of  
other people's sexual feelings since they were out of diapers,  
sleeping together and experimenting with their own bodies.  She said  
(and I blushed) that if they were going to fool around with someone  
else she would rather it be with someone she knew, and who loved them  
both, than with a stranger off the street.  She even said she was a  
bit jealous of them!   

     We talked past midnight until both of us were yawning, and  
finally said our good-nights.  We hugged, chastely, like brother and  
sister, drawn together by our mutual love for her sons.  My love also  
had a sexual element to it though.  It was good not to have any  
secrets, I thought, as I drifted off to sleep a little later, visions  
of two identical boys dancing naked through my head.



     CHAPTER 6  

     I finally (finally!) finished my book the next morning, before  
Cory and Chris came over.  I saved it on a floppy disk and sent it  
off to my publisher in New York, knowing she would be pleased.  My  
books had developed quite a following among boys and girls alike, and  
sometimes my publisher paid for me to go on book-signing tours around  
the country.  I always enjoyed these trips, freely signing books for  
all my young admirers, who would ask what my next one was about or  
tell me some little story about themselves.  I didn't think I'd go on  
a tour for this one, though.  I had a much better reason to stay  
home.  Two of them, in fact.   

     I still found it hard to believe that I had their mother's  
blessing on our relationship.  Not many mothers would allow their  
sons to hang around with a confessed boy-lover, but that was exactly  
what she had done.  I felt I owed her something for being so  
understanding, so I tried to think of something that would help her  
with raising two young boys.   

     Cory and Chris would be starting school in a couple of weeks,  
the end of their ninth summer sadly coming to an end.  When they came  
over I asked if their mother had bought them new school clothes yet,  
and both boys frowned disgustedly at me for reminding them of the  
dreaded end of their freedom before saying `no'.  When I suggested a  
shopping trip into Chicago however, they both perked up, excited  
about a trip into the city even if it was for school clothes.   

     I decided to take them to the State Street Mall, a huge building  
that took up almost an entire city block, soaring many floors into  
the air.  We parked in a parking garage across the street, and even  
though the twins had lived on the north-side they gawked at the  
skyscraping buildings, craning their thin necks all the way back as  
they tried to see the tops.  They had never been here before, since  
it was too expensive a place for their mother to shop.  It was my  
first time here also.  I had never had a reason to visit before.   

     They both held my hands as we wormed our way through the  
bustling crowds, and occasionaly a passer-by would smile at the two  
adorable boys and then at me, obviously thinking I was the twins'  
father.  Once inside the mall we found a directory, and the boys  
gaped at the huge selection of stores.  I felt rather intimidated  
myself.   

     I found the name of a rather upscale department store on the 7th  
floor, and we took an elevator up.  Their eyes bugged out (and mine  
too) when they saw the size of the boys' department.  We wandered  
about rather aimlessly until a saleswoman caught sight of the twins,  
obviously also seeing double sales.  She was a college-age girl  
(whose name-tag said Dawn), and Cory and Chris were put at ease by  
her friendly manner as she judged their size with an expert eye and  
started displaying assorted clothes for their approval.  The boys  
took up residence in the dressing room as the girl almost frantically  
brought item after item to them, taking some back when they made a  
sour face, setting some on a growing pile of keepers when they  
shrugged their consent.  Cory seemed to favor Levi's blue-jeans,  
while Chris preferred Bugle Boy.  I couldn't decide which I liked  
better as they modeled for me; both types showed off their backsides  
quite nicely.  Neither boy was too particular about shirts, choosing- 
multi-colored pullovers of several varieties.  Everything looked good  
on them, but I liked them even better in just their white jockey  
shorts as they dressed and undressed repeatedly.  I recognized some  
of the designer-names from the Sunday papers.  I always looked  
through the color pull-outs hoping to see a cute boy modeling  
swimwear or (rarely) underwear.  Girls, however, seemed to far  
outnumber boys in that department, I lamented.   

     Once we had quite a sizable collection, I told Dawn that that  
would be enough.  She let out a breath of air, seeming regretful and  
relieved at the same time.  The boys had given her a good workout.  I  
watched as Chris and Cory pulled their own shorts and t-shirts back  
on, and as they were tying their shoes I asked them if they needed  
new underwear.  Cory looked around to make sure the girl was busy  
before nodding yes.  Underwear wasn't something they needed a girl's  
help with, evidently.   

     I asked Dawn where the underwear section was and she pointed in  
it's general direction.  She almost asked if we needed any help but  
Chris gave her a look that quite clearly meant they were capable of  
doing it themselves.  She didn't mind, contenting herself with adding  
up the numerous price-tags as we wandered off.   

     "She thinks you're our dad," Chris informed me, apparently  
having heard her thoughts.   

     "I suppose we could pretend," I smiled at him, putting an arm  
around each of my identical friends.   

     The boy hesitated a moment before asking, "Why don't you marry  
our mom?  Then you could REALLY be our dad."   

     His hopeful sincerity warmed my heart, and I hated to disappoint  
him.  "It wouldn't be fair to your mom," I told him.   

     He looked up at me and I could see he didn't understand.   
Surprisingly, Cory explained.  "He means he likes us better than he  
likes our mom."   

     I could see that Chris still didn't get it.  "Your mother needs  
a man who would love her the same way that I love both of you," I  
elaborated.  Chris frowned as he considered this, and finally  
realized I was talking about the sexual aspect of our relationship.   
He sighed, and I was as regretful as he was.   

     We found the long aisle that displayed Jockey, Fruit-of-the  
Loom, Fun-Pals and several other brands.  While Cory and Chris  
browsed through them my mind imagined all the different sizes of boys  
that would fill the dimunitive briefs, which came in assorted colors,  
no less.  Chris smiled at me knowingly, picking up my erotic  
thoughts, and I shrugged helplessly back.  I saw a small section  
displaying a brand called Le' Tigre, and my heartbeat speeded up a  
bit as I realized they were bikini-briefs, the same as a man would  
wear only in boys' sizes.  They didn't even have fly-fronts, since it  
was easier to just pull them down and piss.   

     Cory sensed my excitement and came over to see what had my blood  
pounding.  He snickered when he saw what I was looking at.  "I don't  
have to be a mind-reader to know what YOU'RE thinking," he smirked,  
as Chris walked over to see what all the fuss was about.  The thought  
of my sexy young friends wearing sexy little briefs beneath their new  
clothes made my dick swell with an erection, and Cory had to adjust  
his own little pecker, empathicly connected to my own.  "Behave  
yourself," he admonished me, wagging his finger as I smiled  
guiltily.   

     "Don't tease him, Cory," said his brother, defending my lustful  
desires.  "He can't help it."  Chris picked up a package and studied  
the designs on the small bikini-underpants.  I saw one that came in a  
spotted leopard-skin print, and I immediately thought of Johnny  
Sheffield: `Boy' in the old Tarzan movies.  Chris chuckled and  
pounded his chest.  "You Tarzan!  Me Boy!"  he said, comically trying  
to deepen his treble voice.  He looked at Cory and pointed.  "Him  
Jane!"  Cory rolled his eyes at me.  My telepathic friend was making  
me even more embarrassed.  "I'm sorry Tom," said Chris, smiling in  
spite of his apology as he realized he was doing what he had just  
told his brother not to do.  "We'll wear 'em, if you really want us  
to.  Won't we Cor?"   

     Cory looked through the assortment and found some that were  
printed in army camoflauge.  "Sure," he chirped.  "These are cool!  I  
can be Rambo!"  He flexed his arm and displayed his wiry bicep.   

     I watched as they picked out their choices, but now I started to  
wonder what their mother would think.  I went over to the Jockey rack  
and took a couple packages of regular, colored underpants.  When the  
twins looked at me curiously I ostensibly said, "We don't want your  
mom to think I'm turning you two into male-strippers or something."   
They laughed their high-pitched giggles and I joined in as we carried  
our plunder back to Dawn.  The thought of them doing a strip-tease  
was an intriguing one, though.   

     The boys watched in awe as the cash-register kept going and  
going and going...  finally coming to a stop at well over five  
hundred dollars.  Their mouths dropped in shock as they watched me  
calmly hand over my gold-card, their eyes darting back in disbelief  
to the total on the machine.  The girl read my name on the card and I  
saw her brow furrow in concentration.  "Are you the children's  
author?"  she asked finally.   

     "Yes, I am."  Already surprised by the amount of money I was  
spending on them, Cory and Chris were further impressed at my being  
recognized by a total stranger.  I grinned to myself as I saw them  
speechless for the first time since I had known them.  Dawn proceeded  
to tell us how her little brother had all of my books, and asked me  
to give my autograph for him.  She gave me a blank piece of paper and  
told me to make it out to `Tony', which I did.  Then she had me  
autograph the credit-slip as well, prudently tearing up the carbons.   
Cory finally found his voice and eagerly informed her that I had just  
finished another book, and I thought I detected a note of pride in  
his voice as he told Dawn to be sure and tell her brother about it.   

     Dawn handed each of us a large shopping bag filled with our  
booty and gave us a very sincere thank-you as we walked off.  The  
boys were having a hard time carrying the heavy bags, barely able to  
keep them off the floor.  I considered offering to help but both of  
them shot me determined looks, Cory sensing my concern and Chris  
hearing it.  They had to switch arms several times before we made it  
back to the car, where we put everything in the trunk.  We walked  
down to the corner and had lunch at McDonald's, and I asked them what  
they wanted to do next.   

     "Could we go to the top of the Sear's tower?"  asked Cory, after  
a moments consideration.  Chris nodded his eager approval of the  
idea.   

     "Sure," I said.  "I haven't been there for a while."   

     We decided to walk the few blocks, since it was a nice day and  
it was easier than fighting traffic and finding another parking  
place.  We were only half-way there, threading our way through the- 
lunch-time crowds, when Chris started rubbing his temples as if he  
had a bad headache.  "You okay?"  I asked him, as we waited for a  
light to change so we could cross the street.   

     "Yeah," he said, but his expression was rather pained.  "It's  
all these people.  They make a lot of noise up here."  He pointed at  
his head.  "Sometimes it's hard to block it out."   

     I hadn't realized that his `receiver' might get scrambled from  
being in a crowd, with so many people's thoughts intent on hurrying  
or business.  "Will you be all right?"  He nodded grimly, and I could  
tell it was hard for him.  "How about you?"  I asked Cory.   

     "I'm okay," he shrugged.  "I can feel everyone's in a hurry, but  
it doesn't really bother me.  I can block it better than Chris can, I  
guess, 'cause I don't have to listen to them.  He's the telepathetic  
one," he added, mispronouncing it once again, apparently on purpose.   

     "TelePATHic!"  Chris exclaimed, exasperated by his brother's  
attempt at humor.   

     "That's what I said," Cory responded mildly, giving me an  
innocent look.  His eyes were smiling, however.   

     "Can't you feel his headache though?"  I asked, remembering how  
Cory seemed to be `connected' to those he cared about, especially his  
twin.   

     "I can tell his head hurts," he said, looking at his brother  
with some concern, "but I can kinda block it out, when I have to."   

     "How come you don't `block it out' when I get a you-know-what?"   
I asked, as we crossed the street with the flow of people.   

     Understanding that I meant how he always got a hard-on when I  
did, he said seriously, "That's different.  That feels GOOD!"   

     I couldn't think of any way to help his brother, so we continued  
on.  We finally reached the world's tallest building and took what  
must have been the world's fastest elevator up to the observation  
deck.  Our ears popped when we got there.  Chris seemed more at ease  
now that we weren't in the middle of a crowd, and I gave both boys  
some change for the telescopes that were placed all along the  
windows.  I pointed out some planes circling around O'hare airport,  
seeming to be at the same altitude as we were.  It was a beautiful  
view, and the boys ran around eagerly pointing out all the  
landmarks.  Cory placed his forehead against the window, staring wide  
eyed at the ground far below, and I felt a stab of apprehension  
seeing him separated from the thin air outside by only a few inches  
of glass.  Feeling my nervousness, the boy grinned at me devilishly  
and held his arms out, continuing to lean his head against the window  
and saying, "I'm flying!"  He was a typical boy, in spite of his  
psychic abilities.   

     When we had seen all there was to see I suggested, jokingly,  
that we walk down instead of taking the elevator.  Both boys looked  
at me as if I had lost my mind, and I had to laugh.  We plummeted  
down in the elevator and made faces trying to get our ears popped  
again.  There were a few stores on the ground-level, and I saw  
something that gave me an idea.  "If you listened to something on  
that," I said to Chris, pointing to a Walkman with headphones, "would  
that help you block out the crowds?"   

     Chris considered this, and decided it might work.  We went into  
the store and I asked Cory if he wanted one too, since I wanted to be  
fair about it, but surprisingly he said no.  They weren't like other  
brothers, who felt a constant need to compete or have the same things  
that the other one had.  So, with Chris wearing the headphones and  
listening to a radio station, we headed back out to the busy street.   
After a half-block, while Chris was singing along to some song that  
we couldn't hear, I poked him on the shoulder and he looked up at me,  
beaming his sunny smile.  Evidently my idea had worked; the music  
gave him something else to listen to.   

     When we got back to the car Chris slid next me, while Cory took  
the passenger seat.  Chris took off the Walkman and wrapped his soft  
arms around my neck, planting a quick, moist kiss on my lips.   
"Thanks Tom," he said, smiling.   

     "Yeah," echoed his brother.  "Thanks for all the cool clothes  
and stuff."  I smiled at both of them, letting them know I  
appreciated their thanks.  I suppose some people might accuse me of  
trying to buy their affection with gifts, in the hopes of receiving  
sexual favors from them.  The twins already liked me, however, and  
were quite aware that I was sexually attracted to them.  My motives  
weren't nearly so devious.  I simply wanted to buy them things to  
make them happy, to show that I loved them.  In this regard, I'm no  
different than a man buying something for his wife or girlfriend (or  
boyfriend, for that matter).   

     Back at home we dumped all the new clothes at their house, and  
returned to my place to play the computer game.  It was late in the  
afternoon, Susan would be home shortly, and we were all too tired to  
go swimming.  I booted the computer and resumed the game where we had  
left off a few days ago, and Chris took up station at the keyboard  
while Cory went to the kitchen and came back with Cokes for them and  
a beer for me.  He handed me the beer and sat on my lap, leaning back  
against me and eying my can hopefully, so I gave him a swallow and  
listened to the obligatory belch.  He snuggled his small, warm body  
against me as we watched Chris play the game, giving occasional  
suggestions which Chris would then carry out.   

     I wrapped my arms around the young boy in my lap, and he put his  
left arm fondly around my neck, filling my nostrils with the sweet  
aroma of nine-year-old boyhood as he relaxed against me.  I stroked  
his bare leg and he kicked off his sneakers, revealing his small,  
dainty feet and placing them up on the chair, exposing his tender  
thighs to my caresses.  Running my hand over Cory's slender leg gave  
me an erection, naturally, and soon the boy had to tweak his own  
growing penis through his shorts, as he responded to my desire.  I  
looked at his beautiful face, and his trusting smile seemed to draw  
my lips to his.  I kissed him softly, lovingly, feeling his moist  
lips press against my own, filling me with a passion that seemed to  
be returned as I heard him moan slightly, his lips vibrating with the  
sound.  I felt his mouth open, granting me access to the warm wetness  
within as I continued stroking his leg, my finger teasing against the  
small bulge of his scrotum hidden beneath his underpants.  Cory  
seemed to be echoing my own need, wrapping both arms around me as we  
kissed deeply, slowly, our tongues dancing together as my other hand  
found it's way beneath his shirt.  I had never kissed a boy this way  
before, and was surprised at how passionately he returned my oral  
caress.  I realized he was empathically feeling my lustful love, and  
was reflecting it back at me mixed with his own desire.  The result  
was a young boy of nine acting like a female in heat, his breath  
coming faster through his nostrils as my own increased as well.   
Pushing my fingers under his shorts, I squeezed the small hardness  
within and was rewarded with a sensual groan from the boy's mouth,  
fastened to my own.  Then I heard a slight cough on my left, and  
remembered Chris.  I pulled away from Cory, and both of us were  
panting, grinning with surprise at each other.  Chris seemed to be  
pouting slightly, watching us morosely.   

     "What about me?"  he said, sounding a little envious at all the  
attention his brother was receiving.  I seemed to have an enviable  
dillemma of trying to figure out how to kiss a set of twins with only  
one mouth.   

     "He's jealous," said Cory, appraising his brother.  He didn't  
say it mockingly, though.   

     "Am not!"  Chris lied.  If anyone could tell how he felt, Cory  
could.  Chris realized he was wasting his time trying to fool us and  
shrugged, looking at the floor.  It was flattering to realize that  
these non-competitive brothers could be possessive over my  
affections.   

     "I don't think all three of us could fit in this chair without  
falling over," I told them, making Chris grin a little at the  
thought.   

     "We could go to your bedroom," Cory suggested not-so  
innocently.  Chris nodded his agreement, looking eager.   

     I shrugged, trying to appear non-chalant but knowing that they  
were aware that I was as eager as they.  I stood up with Cory in my  
arms and he wrapped himself around me as Chris followed us into the  
bedroom.  I threw Cory on the bed and started tickling him, then I  
grabbed his brother and did the same.  I wanted to keep things fun,  
yet also erotic.  Lying alongside of Chris, I grabbed his thin wrists  
and pinned his arms over his head, tickling his belly and armpits.   
While Chris wiggled in glee, Cory -- ever the mischevous one--  
grabbed hold of his brother's shorts and underpants and quickly  
pulled them off, leaving Chris naked from the waist down.  I glanced  
at the stiff little boy-tool poking up from his pale groin and gave  
it a playful squeeze, making the boy giggle again.  I started softly  
rubbing over his belly, then underneath his shirt, stroking over his- 
stretched-out rib-cage and little nipples.  When I released his arms  
he kept them over his head, enjoying the sensation of my stroking  
hand, a contented smile on his face.   

     "Take off his shirt," Cory prompted, willing to expose his  
brother for everyone's enjoyment.  Since Chris hadn't protested, I  
bundled his shirt up to his armpits and pulled it off over his head  
and arms.  Chris remained lying there sedately, stretched out with  
one leg slightly bent outward, no longer ashamed or embarrassed at  
being naked in front of me.  I had seen both of them nude several  
times now, after all.  In fact, I think they were both quite pleased  
with the effect their smooth young bodies had on me, and the unique  
personalities contained within them made them even more special.   

     `Kiss me like you did Cory,' I heard inside my head, as his  
brother laid down on the other side next to him.  I pushed my right  
arm beneath Chris's shoulders and neck, lifting his head slightly as  
I lowered my own, watching his eyes close in anticipation.  I brushed  
my lips softly against his own, and he giggled a little in response.   
His reaction would be different than Cory's, I could tell, since he  
lacked his brother's empathic ability to feel my passion and return  
it.  He was a playful kitten, while Cory was the aggresive tiger.  It  
required a mental adjustment to my love-making, so I playfully pecked  
at his lips while my left hand roamed over the boy's bare front,  
occasionaly going low enough to stroke over his little hard-on and  
balls.  Sticking my tongue out I licked across his lips, and his own  
tongue came out to say hello.  As I explored inside his mouth,  
breathing in his sweet boy-breath, I could tell he was getting into  
it now.  No longer giggling, he was making little grunts of pleasure  
as I continued petting his smooth skin, feeling his body squirm in  
pleasure.  My hand unexpectedly met another one on Chris's chest, as  
Cory started massaging the nude boy between us.   

     Breaking off our kiss, I moved down to his chest and flicked my  
tongue across his left nipple before closing my lips on the erect  
little flesh-bud and sucking on it.  I was amazed to hear soft moans  
of ecstacy inside my head; apparently Chris was unintentionally  
broadcasting his pleasure.  I felt the boy's back arch and a soft  
`oooh' escape his lips, and when I looked down between his legs I saw  
that Cory had moved between them and was now sucking on his brother's  
penis.  Startled at the sight of the stiff little organ being drawn  
happily into his mouth, I had to stop what I was doing and watch for  
a few seconds.  Cory noticed me looking at him and took his lips off  
of his brother long enough to smile at me before going back to work.   
I had to remind myself that these weren't a couple of naive nine-year  
olds; they had been exposed to the full range of human feelings and  
desires since infancy, and had seemingly experimented on each-other.   

     Since Cory appeared quite experienced at what he was doing, I  
moved back to Chris's mouth.  I wanted to be kissing him when he  
came, and to feel his young body writhe in pleasure.  As my tongue  
again entered between his lips he wrapped his arms tightly around my  
neck, kissing me almost as passionately as Cory had.  While I  
fingered his stiff little-boy tits, I could feel his body arching and  
pushing, rythmically pumping in sexual abandon, as Cory and I made  
love to him.   

     I was totally unprepared for what happened next.  All the while,  
I had been hearing his little moans being broadcast telepathically.   
When the boy climaxed, it was as if I was feeling it with him, as  
waves of pulsating pleasure filled my head in a burst of pure,  
youthful joy, echoed by the quivering body in my arms.  I heard Cory  
and myself moaning along with him, as we both felt Chris's dry  
orgasm.   

     Almost as quickly as it started it was over.  "Wow," was all I  
could say as I looked in awe at the panting boy spread out on my  
bed.   

     "It's neat how he does that, huh?"  said Cory, grinning widely  
above his brother's wet little dick, which was slowly lowering itself  
after it's amazing feat.  Chris opened his eyes and smiled happily at  
me, glad that he could now share his orgasms with someone other than  
his brother.   

     "You can suck me, if you want," Cory told me impishly, playing  
with his brother's now shrunken penis.   

     "Wait a minute," Chris said, cocking his head.  "Mom's home.   
She's on her way over here."  Cory frowned, as dissapointed as I  
was.   

     I looked admiringly at the nude boy lying so relaxed on my bed.   
"You better get dressed," I told him.  Even if Susan didn't mind our  
fooling around I didn't feel comfortable having her see us like  
this.   

     "Why?"  said Chris mischevously, stretching himself out  
comfortably and making no move to do what I said.   

     Instead of saying something typically adult, like `Because I  
said so,' I simply grabbed the boy and flipped him over on his  
stomach across my legs, giving his bare butt a few slaps until he  
laughingly gave up.  Susan knocked just as he finished dressing and  
we all went out to greet her.   

     "Hi guys," said Susan as the boys hugged her hello.  Chris asked  
if she had seen all their new clothes.  "Yes, I did.  You're spoiling  
them again Tom," she said with mock seriousness.  I could tell she  
appreciated it, though.  "I don't know how to thank you."   

     "Have him over for dinner," Cory suggested with a shrug.  His  
simple solution met with approval from us all, and a short while  
later we enjoyed a delicious meal of spaghetti and meatballs.   

     During dinner, an idea began to take shape in my head as I  
watched the boys slurping up strings of spaghetti.  Chris picked up  
my thought and looked at me in astonishment.  "You want to write a  
book about us?"  he asked, his eyes wide.   

     "Chris!"  his mother admonished, realizing he must have been  
reading my mind since I hadn't said anything.   

     "It's alright Susan," I assured her.  "I'm used to it by now."   

They were all looking at me now, wondering if Chris's remark was  
accurate, so I explained.  "Well, maybe not about you, but kind of  
based on you.  It would be a story about two boys like yourselves,  
but the rest would be made up.  I'm thinking kind of like a sword and  
sorcery type book.  Fantasy."  A couple of my books had been set in  
medieval times, so I felt confident of being able to create a made-up  
world based on that era.  I looked at Cory and Chris and was pleased  
to see their eyes wide, flattered speechless about having a book  
based on them.   

     "You mean there'd be magic and stuff?"  asked Cory finally.   

     "Can we help?"  his brother asked eagerly.   

     "I'll be a magician-prince and a warrior," said Cory  
boastfully.   

     "Me too!"  echoed Chris.   

     "But I was born first, so that means I get to be king when the  
old one dies."   

     "Hey, wait a minute," argued Chris.  Susan rolled her eyes at me  
as if to say, `See what you've started?'  

     "Hold on you two," I cut in, heading off any further argument.   
"I'm the writer here, remember?"  They both grinned at me  
sheepishly.  "It's just an idea right now, but I'll let you know what  
I come up with."   

     We finished our dinner and the boys cleared the table, while I  
took a seat on the couch.  Once everything was in the dish-washer the  
boys joined me while Susan went off to take to take a shower.  We  
watched old reruns on Nickleodeon again, but my mind was elsewhere,  
going through possible plots for the story.  Once in a while Chris  
would look at me, hearing the ideas in my head and wanting to  
comment, but he politely remained silent, not wanting to interrupt  
me.  When Susan returned I thanked her for the dinner and said  
goodnight, since I wanted to get home and start writing things down.   
The boys kissed me goodbye, obviously wondering where my story would  
take them but remaining silent, afraid to disrupt my `creative  
juices'.   

     I finished a rough outline for the book that night, surprising  
myself at how easy it was.  I usually took a few weeks break between  
stories, but this one seemed to be rolling out quickly.  I guess I  
was doubly inspired.



     CHAPTER 7  

     Before I knew it, Cory and Chris had entered 4th grade at their  
new school.  They seemed to like it, even though they claimed -- as  
all kids do-- that they didn't.  Almost every day they would proudly  
show me the A's and B's they got on their schoolwork.  Actually,  
Chris got most of the A's, and Cory most of the B's.  (I had learned  
from Susan that their grades used to be as identical as the twins  
were.  They had cheated.  Cory would silently ask his brother what an  
answer was, and Chris gave it to him, wrong or right.  Their undoing  
had been the fact that each had had the same WRONG answers.  Their  
teacher thought they must have been using elaborate hand-signals.   
Needless to say, Susan quickly corrected their ways.) Most parents  
probably feel relieved when their kids go off to school.  I wasn't  
the twins' father, but I couldn't possibly be glad of their absence.   
I missed watching the nine-year-olds run around in their speedos (or  
less) every day.  They were very affectionate young boys, always  
willing to hug and be hugged, kiss and be kissed.  Especially Chris.   
He loved to cuddle with me, sitting in my lap and talking to me with  
his thoughts.  Cory, on the other hand, was able to feel my desires.   
The little imp liked to tease me by kissing me wetly and passionately  
for a few minutes and then running off, leaving me all hot and  
bothered.  He always made up for it though, eventually.   

     Both boys seemed grateful to have a man in their lives again.   
They had different ways of showing it though, which matched their  
individual selves.  Cory liked to roughhouse, wrestling with me or  
begging me to play catch or some other sport outside.  He had joined  
the soccer team at school, and you could see the absolute joy in his  
face when I came with Susan and Chris to watch his games.  He was  
also well aware of the effect his soccer shorts had on me.  The loose  
fitting shorts, combined with calf-covering knee-socks, highlighted  
his long, deliciously smooth thighs very nicely.  He almost seemed to  
flaunt his boyishly-sexy body, just to arouse me.  Ironically, even  
though Cory was the more `jockish' of the two, he didn't think our- 
love-making was sissy or queer.  Maybe it was because he could tell  
how deeply I cared for him, and he knew (even at the age of nine)  
that sex was one way of showing that love.   

     Chris didn't seem to care much about sports.  He played outside  
with us, but he just didn't have that competitive desire.  He was a  
lot like myself, to be honest.  The more artistic and creative of the  
two, he seemed rather quiet and contemplative, next to his outgoing  
brother.  He was quite content to sit on my lap while I worked on the  
book, and his suggestions for it were really insightful.  He could  
follow my thoughts on whatever problem I was having and usually come  
up with something that would work.  Chris seemed to need nothing more  
than my love and affection, which I gladly gave.  We didn't really  
need to be doing anything together, as with Cory.  He was taking art  
lessons at school, and he definitely showed some talent.  He would  
beam proudly when I praised his creations, several of which were now  
hanging on my refrigerator.   

     Two boys, identical on the outside, yet so different on the  
inside, like two sides of the same coin.  I missed them both.  Having  
them in school left a void in my days, which I tried to fill by  
writing.  It was a poor substitute, but at least making a book based  
on them helped.  They were all I ever thought about anyway.  It  
wasn't until later that I fully understood the depth of their love  
for each-other, and for me.   

     It was only a few days after their education re-started that I  
learned just how boundless Chris's telepathy was.  I was moping about  
the house late one morning, unable to really concentrate on the book,  
and considering a job in the teaching profession so I could be near  
them again.  Perhaps the school needed another janitor.  Out of  
nowhere came a soft voice.  `Don't be sad,' I heard in my head.   
"Jesus!"  I shouted, nearly jumping out of my skin.  It had sounded  
like he was right next to me.  "Chris?  Aren't you in school?"   
Foolishly I looked around, expecting to find him hiding somewhere.   

     A boyish giggle came before he answered.  `Sorry.  I didn't mean  
to scare you.  Of course I'm in school.'  

     "You mean you can talk to me all the way from there?"  It was  
easier for me to speak out-loud.  I knew he'd hear.   

     `Sure.' I could almost picture him shrug.  `Sometimes I get  
bored and talk to my mom, but she usually tells me to pay attention  
to class.  You were feeling sorry for yourself so I thought I'd say  
hello.  We won't be gone forever, you know.'  

     "I know," I chuckled, amazed that this boy's mind was unhindered  
by distance, and that he cared enough to want to cheer me up.  "It  
just seems that way, I guess.  I miss you.  Both of you."   

     `We'll be back this afternoon, for gosh sakes.  Ooops, the  
teacher's telling me to wake up.  I've got my eyes closed.  Gotta  
go.  Bye Tom!' A few seconds pause, then `Oh.  Love you!' He  
explained later (when he got home) that he could close his eyes and  
picture me or his mom and make a `connection', no matter where he  
was.  Unlike his brother, who had to be near someone in order to  
`feel' them, Chris wasn't limited by distance.  This became a daily  
occurrence, and my days passed easier.   

     Susan's hours were more regular now that the twins were in  
school, getting home every night around six, and we settled into a  
routine.  First, the boys would come to my place after school and do  
their homework.  Then they would read what I had written that day for  
the book and make comments and suggest a change here or there.  I had  
to admit they made good editors, telling me their characters, Corin  
and Crispen, should do this or that.  I took care of Tomas, the  
character based on me.  I had to be in it too, of course.   

     In the book, the twins were sorcerer's apprentices, with me  
being the sorcerer.  Basically, I get captured by an evil king and  
saved by the two psychic boys.  It was coming along rather well, but  
I could tell it was going to be longer than any of my previous  
stories.  I worried that my young readers might be intimidated by  
such a long novel, but the twins assured me that it was just fine,  
and I trusted their judgement.  Another concern was that it was  
becoming tinged with a subtle kind of eroticism.  Nothing so graphic  
as sex, of course, but with little things like the boys and the  
sorcerer (me) swimming naked in a lake, or kissing and hugging quite  
a bit.  There was even a scene where the man gave the boys a bath,  
which seemed a bit much, in hindsight.  I had made my character  
deliberately old, to make him seem more venerable (who ever heard of  
a young wizard?), but the boys and he obviously loved and cared about- 
each-other, and he thought them beautiful.  I mentioned this to Chris  
one day and he just shrugged, unconcerned.  "But it's just like WE  
are," he pointed out, meaning the three of us.  "You're writing the  
story for boys, and I think a lot of boys would like to have an old  
man like you love them.  Um, I mean like the sorcerer," he added, his  
eyes twinkling with amusement.  I had to swat his bottom for that,  
and he squealed happily at having `got' me, but he seemed to know  
what he was talking about.  I let it be.   

     After the editing session we sometimes went outside to play  
catch or throw a frisbee, and usually ended up wrestling in the  
grass.  Jeremy, the 12-year-old from the pool, occasionaly joined us  
in our outdoor romps.  He and the twins went to the same school and  
rode the bus together, and had become good friends.  When the three  
of them ganged-up on me they could usually get me pinned to the  
ground with ease.  Actually, I didn't put up much of a fight.  I  
didn't mind being on the bottom of a giggling pile of boys at all.   
With the twins, my hands would poke and grope them everywhere while  
we struggled, but with Jeremy I restrained myself to an occasional- 
belly-tickle.  He was certainly tempting, but I wasn't sure how he  
would react to the liberties I took with Cory and Chris.  Boy-love  
and paranoia go hand-in-hand.  I'm sure the twins knew I found Jeremy  
attractive, but they never said anything about it.  It was kind of a  
"You can look but don't touch" relationship.  They would have been  
jealous if I shared my affections with anyone else, the same as I  
would be if they `messed around' with another man.   

     On cold or rainy days the three of us would cuddle on the couch  
watching TV, or play games on the computer.  My hands had a good time  
stroking the smooth, warm skin under their shirts until Susan came  
home.  Once in a while things went beyond cuddling and shirts, but we  
usually saved our energies for Saturday night.  That was when their  
mother would go out with friends and Cory and Chris would spend the  
night with me.   

     On some afternoons the twins took the initiative, seemingly  
anxious for a bit of sex-play.  Whether they were responding to my  
desire or their own I don't know.  Nor do I care.  I think it was the  
2nd or 3rd time that I started recognizing the signals of what they  
had in mind.  They rushed through their homework and tackled me on  
the couch, which was how these sessions had always begun.  Cory and  
Chris, like boys in general, liked to follow a set pattern or  
routine, and these little sexual forays seemed to be following the  
same script.  I suppose it gave them a sense of being in control of  
the situation, and they could know what to expect.  After we had  
wrestled a while the boys would declare that they were hot, and then  
strip off their clothes until they wore just their underpants.   
Staying true to form, that's what they did.  They were both wearing  
the little bikini-briefs I had bought for them several weeks ago.   
Chris wore the leopard-skin print, and Cory had on his favorite  
camoflauge.  The low-rise briefs covered about as much skin as their  
speedos had, and their diminutive boy-parts were nicely outlined  
beneath the thin material, promising more to come.  The smooth, lean,  
identical bodies of the two young boys seemed even more enticing and  
sensual when they were barely covered.  They knew that I thought  
this, which was why they left the tiny garments on.  The twins wanted  
to please me as much as I wanted to please them, as any good, loving  
relationship should be.   

     Free of their clothes, we wrestled some more on the carpet, my  
hands poking and squeezing wherever I wanted, until I allowed myself  
(as usual) to be pinned.  This time it happened to be Cory,  
straddling me on my chest with his near-naked body, his thin arms  
holding mine to the floor.  Leaning over me like that, I got a nice  
view of his bare chest, with his tiny nipples pointing at my face.   
"I win!"  he crowed in his high voice.  Following the rules they had  
established long before in their own twinly struggles, he grinned  
impishly, sat up and pulled down the front of his `Rambo' briefs.   
His stiff little boner stuck out eagerly, waiting for it's reward.   

     "Kiss it!"  he demanded, victorious.  Always one to follow the  
rules, I lifted my head and he leaned forward again until his pecker  
poked at my lips.  I placed several kisses on the tender little thing  
before taking it in my mouth.  Over the past few weeks the rules had  
been amended to include a blow-job.  My tongue was always happy to  
fellate and stimulate their young, hairless hard-ons, something we  
all enjoyed to no end since they were dry and could climax several  
times in a row.   

     As soon as I sucked him in, Cory began humping my mouth in  
earnest.  I wasn't in as much of a hurry as he was, however.  I  
pulled down his underpants until his butt was bared and grabbed him  
with my thumbs on his hips and my fingers squeezing his baby-soft  
buns.  This way, I could hold him up a bit and also slow him down.  I  
didn't want his rigid little sausage poking my eye out in his  
frenzy.  Chris snickered when he heard that thought, then he put a  
pillow under my head to make me more comfortable.  After only a few  
minutes of stroking himself in and out of my mouth, Cory climaxed.  I  
could feel his buttocks clenching beneath my fingers as his body  
shuddered in delight.  I think my excitement, combined with his own,  
made him reach the peak quicker than his twin could.   

     His brother was the next youngster on my list of things to do.   
As Cory rolled over to catch his breath, I sat up and grabbed hold of  
Chris.  I was straying from the `script' just a little, but no-one  
complained.  He laughed delightedly as he tried to escape, and  
squealed in protest as I deftly pulled off his little underpants.   
The boy tried heroically to protect his already stiffened cocklet,  
but to no avail.  My tickling fingers showed no mercy as I playfully  
squeezed the tiny organ.  Taking the pillow, I stretched Chris out on  
top of it, putting it beneath his back.  Eager to help `torture' his  
brother, Cory crawled over and held Chris's arms to the floor, over  
the boy's head, while I sat lightly on his knees.  Chris realized his  
immobile predicament at once, and his face showed a kind of dread  
mixed with anticipation as he wriggled, trying to escape.  It was  
useless, of course, but he had to make the effort.   

     I ran my fingers over his underarms, and Cory had to hold on  
tighter as his brother jerked in reflex.  Continuing down his naked  
body, I stroked over the boy's nipples, feeling the hard little tips  
for a few seconds before moving on.  His back was arched over the  
pillow, and his every breath served to make his ribs and hips stand  
out in sharp detail.  Chris was grinning as I came to his stiffened  
young penis, and it twitched with anticipation when I softly touched  
it.  He knew exactly what was on my mind, and when I raised myself  
off of his knees he willingly lifted his legs and spread himself wide  
apart.  His thighs were almost at right-angles to his body, with his  
knees nearly touching the carpet; young children and gymnasts seem to  
share the same limberness.   

     I stretched out on my stomach on top of him, being careful to  
keep my weight on my elbows.  If boy-love is a religion, I was about  
to perform my devotions.  Feeling the heat of his body beneath me, I  
kissed the shallow depression in the center of his chest.  Tasting  
him with my tongue, I licked a small nipple, sensing his life-blood  
pumping beneath it's tiny, protruding point.  It felt amazingly like  
kissing his lips; the two seemed to be made of the same soft  
substance, and both could `pucker'.  The boy's breathing increased in  
tempo, and I felt his narrow hips rise slightly as he pushed himself  
against me.  Moving downward, my lips and tongue worshipped the boy  
godling of my faith.  His tender, soft flesh was the most precious  
substance in existence, and the telepathic moans of pleasure inside  
my head made him seem all the more divine.  Then I came to the totem,  
the idol, of my religion: the phallus.  The small, rigid penis stood  
at the center of my universe, as well as at the center of his body,  
my altar.  Beautiful in it's absolute perfection, unblemished by  
coarse hair or smelly sweat, I kissed it.   

     Cory broke the spell.  "Hey, he didn't pin you!"  he protested,  
aware that his twin was about to get a blow-job.  Blow-job.  Such a  
crude word for an act that bordered on divine revelation.   

     "I don't have to pin him," Chris replied smugly.  He turned his  
head to stick his tongue out at his brother.  Cory scowled and  
released his arms, but Chris stayed as he was.  "Don't stop," he  
breathed softly.   

     Eager to obey his commands, and to regain the sensations of a  
moment before, I caressed him again with my lips.  If someone had  
told me a few months ago that I would someday be sucking a naked,- 
spread-eagled, nine-year-old boy on my carpet I would have laughed  
derisively.  Yet here I was, and it wasn't a dream.  It wasn't the  
first time either, but it still held me in awe.  His tiny testes  
rested happily on my tongue as I sucked in his satiny sack.  A small  
purse of thin, sensitive boy-skin, I could feel the heat within his  
body as I rolled the small nuggets around in my mouth.  The boy's  
legs twitched as I tickled his groin with my oral caresses, and his  
whimpers of pleasure now also escaped his lungs as well as his mind.   
I went down on his erection, closing my lips around it so quickly  
that he groaned in surprise, his body trembling with joyful lust.   
The sensitive organ seemed to pulse with a life of it's own as my  
tongue slowly stroked it's hard, short length.  We were both in  
heaven, and Cory's empathy drew him in with us, the feelings we were  
enjoying filling his own young body with an equal pleasure.  He was  
breathing as hard as Chris was as he stretched out alongside him.  I  
had witnessed their lovemaking before, but it was still a wonder to  
behold as they kissed deeply, Cory's hand roaming freely over his  
brother's naked chest.  He pulled out his own boner and rubbed  
himself against Chris's side, his strokes perfectly matching the up  
and down movements my mouth was making on his twin.   

     I was beyond thought as I heard and felt them both struggle  
towards the peak, the small penis in my mouth demanding relief as it  
pushed upwards beneath me, trying to get every millimeter inside my  
suctioning mouth.  With a final grunt of effort, both boys climaxed.   
Chris's orgasm seemed to flow out of his writhing body directly into  
my mind, and I couldn't hold myself back either.  I came with them.   
Like wood thrown on a fire, our orgasms fed on each-other; Cory not  
only felt his own climax, but those of mine and Chris as well.  Chris  
could feel my mind and his brother's, which increased his own  
pleasure and fed it back to us.  It was truly a religious experience,  
and it left all three of us panting and exhausted when we came back  
to earth.  It hadn't been the first time we all came at once, but it  
still left us speechless, full of wonder that we could share our love  
so completely.  It also wouldn't be the last.   

     ***  

     The reader might get the impression that life with my twin loves  
was idyllic, that they were never naughty or got into trouble.  While  
they were better behaved than most boys, they still weren't angels.   
I don't really think I wanted them to be, either.  As if to prove it,  
Cory got into a fight at school.  Over Chris, of all things.  I was  
working at the computer one afternoon when suddenly Chris's panicked  
voice filled my head.  `Cory's fighting!' he nearly screamed.   

     "What!? What's going on?"  I shouted to the air.   

     `It's Cory!  He's fighting a BIG kid!' I could tell he expected  
me to do something, but what, I don't know.  I wasn't there.  Before  
I could ask him again what was going on, he said a teacher had come  
over and had broken it up.  Then there was silence.  Feeling worried  
and helpless, I sat there wondering what to do.  I couldn't call the  
school and ask if Cory was alright; they would wonder how I knew what  
had happened.  It wasn't until an hour-and-a-half later that my phone  
rang.  It was their principal, and she told me what I already knew,  
that Cory had been in a fight.  I asked if he was alright, and sighed  
in relief when she said yes.  I also had to come pick him up, so we  
could have a "chat", she said.  The fact that she was calling me  
didn't surprise me.  Susan had given the school my number for  
emergencies as well as her own.  The principal said she had called  
Susan at work, and Susan -- apparently deciding I was ready to deal  
with insubordination-- told her to call me.  How wonderful.   

     I was not a happy person when I got to the woman's office a  
short while later.  Chris had stayed after school as well, to wait  
for his brother.  Outside the office, he sensed my mood as well as  
Cory could have, and said nothing.  The principal ushered me inside,  
where Cory sat with his head down, looking embarrassed.  He glanced  
at me, feeling my annoyance at having to come here, and his  
expression was somewhat guilty, yet there was also a trace of  
good'ole nine-year-old stubbornness.  He had a small bruise under his  
left eye, and his clothes were a mess, but it didn't look like he had  
been really hurt.   

     The principal asked what my connection was to the family, and I  
said I was a close friend.  She probably thought this meant Susan and  
I were dating, but that didn't matter.  She said she wasn't really  
sure who started it, but such behavior would not be tolerated in her  
school.  She had already spoken to the parent of the other boy  
involved.  I felt like a kid myself.  There's something about being  
in a principal's office, no matter what your age.  Then she asked if  
I was the childrens' author, and we got along swell.  Cory sat  
silently fidgeting while we talked about my books and finally, after  
she was satisfied that I could deal competently with him, she  
released us.  Riding back home in the car, I said nothing, and  
neither did the boys.  I knew Cory could feel my irritation and  
disappointment, and I wanted him to `sweat it out' a bit.  I could  
feel him glance nervously at me once in a while.   

     `Aren't you gonna say anything?' Chris asked me silently.   

     `Not just yet,' I thought back at him.  `I'll wait till we're  
home.'  

     Back at my place, I sat on the couch and looked at Cory  
expectantly.  "It wasn't my fault!"  he said hotly, defensively.  He  
went on to explain that it had all been on account of Chris.  It  
seems a sixth-grader had decided Chris would be a good subject for  
his bullying.  Chris had been quietly reading a book underneath a  
tree during recess when the older boy came along with some friends,  
tore the book from Chris's hands and called him a wimp for liking to  
read.  Cory (who had been playing basketball) was there in a flash,  
sensing his brother's distress.  Cory declared that if the older boy  
wanted to bother Chris, he'd have to go through him.  Push came to  
shove, and shove came to hit.  Soon both boys were rolling in the  
dirt, until a teacher broke it up.   

     "I didn't ask you to get in a fight over it," Chris said softly,  
slightly embarrassed.  Cory was staring at me defiantly, daring me to  
find fault with him for wanting to protect his `baby brother'.   

     "Your excuse may be good," I told him slowly, gathering my  
thoughts, "but that's still no way to behave.  If Chris wasn't being  
hurt, and he didn't ask for you to help him, you should have stayed  
out of it."   

     Cory looked at me in disbelief.  I knew what he was thinking,  
even if I wasn't psychic.  How could I say such a thing?  How come I  
wasn't proud of him for sticking up for his twin?  Actually I was,  
because it made me realize once again how deeply he loved his  
brother, but fighting had to be stopped.  "Chris would've just sat  
there and took it!"  he declared, his anger rising.  Chris looked  
slightly insulted at this.   

     "You're not always going to be around when Chris needs your  
help," I explained patiently.  "Sooner or later he'll have to deal  
with a situation like that on his own, and you won't be there.  If he  
sits there and takes it, so be it.  If he fights back, so be it.  The  
point is that he has to make the decision himself.  Fighting is no  
way to solve anything, but I hope he would defend himself if worse  
came to worse.  Next time, stay out of it."   

     Cory took this as an affront to his role of `big brother'.  His  
face darkened and he said with a quiet, yet deadly voice, "You don't  
have any right to tell me what to do.  You're not my father."   
Chris's jaw dropped in shock as he looked at his twin in disbelief.   
In a way, it was good to know that even an empathic boy could lash  
out with a bit of healthy rebellion, but his words still stung a  
little.   

     I looked him in the eye and I knew he felt my hurt, but he still  
had a stubborn expression.  "You're absolutely right Cory," I said  
calmly.  "I'm not your father.  Just because I care a great deal  
about what happens to you and Chris doesn't give me any right to tell  
you what to do.  I guess you can go."   

     Now it was Cory's turn to look surprised.  It obviously hadn't  
been what he expected.  Chris gave me an admiring smile; he knew  
exactly what I was doing.  Cory half-turned as if to leave,  
indecisive, then faced me, biting his lip worriedly.  "I...  I didn't  
mean that," he said, his face apologetic.  He struggled for words.   
"You're b-better than a father."   

     I pulled him to me and gave him a hug, letting him know the  
spiteful words were forgotten.  Things said in anger should never be  
taken seriously.  His body was stiff at first, but then he relaxed as  
the last trace of resistance washed away and he hugged me back.  Cory  
stood back up and promised he wouldn't get in any more fights, unless  
of course his brother actually needed help.  I could live with that.   
"Are you gonna punish me?"  he asked worriedly, but he also looked  
somewhat hopeful.  I realized he wanted some kind of reprimand; to  
his thinking, it was another one of those father-son type things that  
he thrived on.   

     "Spank him!"  Chris suggested gleefully.  Cory gave him a dark  
look.   

     "No, I think he'd LIKE that too much," I teased.   

     "You mean YOU would," Cory retorted with a smirk.  I tried to  
grab him but he skipped away, laughing.   

     I came up with something that would fit the crime.  "I know  
what.  Your punishment is to do the dishes, dry 'em and put 'em  
away."   

     "But you've got a dishwasher!"  Cory objected.  So did their  
mother.  Dishes were not something these boys had to do very often.   
My dishwasher was full, too, and he knew it.   

     "I know I do," I said smugly.  "I'm looking at him."  Chris  
chuckled and Cory grumbled at him as he stomped into the kitchen  
without another word.  Soon we heard dishes clanking a bit roughly in  
the sink.   

     Chris looked at me thoughtfully.  "He's not really mad," he said  
softly.  "He kind of wanted you to punish him."   

     "I know he did," I said, feeling rather pleased with myself at  
the way I had handled everything.  I was sure Susan would approve.   

     Chris cocked his head, studying me.  "You're pretty smart."   

     "Of course," I boasted.  "I'm a boy-ologist!"   

     After a while, we silently went to the kitchen and helped Cory  
finish his punishment.  "So," I said, putting away a glass, "you  
actually took on a 6th-grader?"  Cory's proud, smiling face could  
have lit up a darkened room.



     CHAPTER 8  

     October came along with all the colors of a Midwestern fall, and  
the unavoidable happened: Cory and Chris turned 10.  Their age no  
longer in the single-digits, my young friends could no longer be  
considered little boys, if indeed they ever were.  They acted normal  
enough, but I knew how hard it had been for them to deal with their  
talents while growing up.  Most little kids were safe and secure from  
the harsh realities of the outside world, but not Cory and Chris.   
Their so-called `innocence' had been stripped from them while they  
were still in diapers.  To avoid being feared and misunderstood they  
had learned at an early age to keep their talents hidden.  Rejected  
by their own father, the boys depended on Susan's love -- and their  
love for each-other-- to counter-balance what they heard and felt  
around them every day.  The twins had always slept together, in spite  
of having bunk-beds; it made them feel more secure.   

     Susan had told me that when they were still very young the three  
of them sometimes went for walks to the park.  Occasionaly they would  
come upon a homeless person huddled against a wall somewhere.  Cory  
would look gravely at the man or woman, feeling the destitute  
hopelessness coming from the person's very soul.  The boy would glare  
at his mother angrily, as if she should be able to make things  
better, yet knowing she was as helpless as he.  With a solemn face,  
Cory would dig in his pockets and give the person whatever he found;  
be it a piece of string, a stray penny or nickel, or some pretty  
stone he had found earlier.  The little boy's honest, sincere  
compassion usually brought forth a tear and a "God bless you  
child" from the individual as they took his small offering.  It might  
have been worthless, but it was far from meaningless.  The only thing  
that could ever make one of the twins hurt another human-being was if  
the other were in danger.  They were good boys, and it was an honor  
to be loved by them.   

     On the Saturday of their birthday I threw them a big party at  
the local pizza-parlor.  We invited quite a few of their friends from  
school, including several girls.  I was fairly sure neither Cory or  
Chris was gay, although obviously I wouldn't have had any problem  
with it if they were.  They had both had a crush on a female teacher  
once, and now I could see how they were behaving towards their pretty  
schoolmates.  (Pretty for girls, that is.  Their beauty paled in  
comparison to that of the handsome pair of boys.) While a single boy  
would be somewhat torn between acting shy and showing-off, the twins  
split the two behaviors between them.  Chris acted shy and Cory did  
the showing-off.  For Cory that basically meant acting silly, and  
more than a little rude.  He belched a lot, or opened his mouth wide  
to present a lovely display of half-chewed pizza.  The girls were  
suitably disgusted.  Susan was mostly shocked, and put a stop to it  
soon enough.   

     No, they weren't gay.  The two of them were simply at that pre  
adolescent stage in life where the male body, with it's familiar  
anatomy, was more fun to play with and more interesting than a  
girl's.  After all, what parts did a girl have that could be stroked  
and fondled to an obvious state of arousal?  Cory and Chris had a  
very hedonistic attitude when it came to their bodies and sex.   
Basically, if it felt good, they did it.  Or let ME do it.  Their  
attraction to me was based more on love and friendship, rather than  
anything physical, and our love-making grew out of that.  We just  
wanted to make each-other feel as good as possible, which is what  
love is all about.  It was why I threw them a party; I wanted them to  
be happy and have fun.   

     I was sort of the celebrity guest-of-honor as well as the host,  
since most of the kids had read some of my books or had at least  
heard of me.  The twins flaunted me like some kind of prize-trophy,  
making sure there were no doubts over whom I `belonged' to.   
Autographed placemats and napkins were freely given, with their  
permission.  Cory boastfully told his friends that I was writing my  
next book about him and his brother, which impressed everyone  
nicely.  I wasn't sure if it had been wise to say this, since the  
story dealt with their psychic talents, but it was too late now and  
both boys were really proud about the book.  I suppose they could  
pass off the telepathic parts as fiction, if they wanted.   

     I got to meet Susan's parents when they came a little later.   
They seemed like a friendly couple, and reminded me a lot of my old  
neighbors.  I'm sure they thought that Susan and I had a `thing'  
going.  Little did they know that my `thing' was for their  
grandsons.  The boys hugged them hello, but I could see some  
uneasiness between them and their grandmother.  She knew of their  
talents, and it obviously made her uncomfortable being around them,  
which the twins could sense.  It was a shame, really.  Every kid  
needs that special spoiling that only grandparents can give.  Their  
grandfather, for his part, seemed to be at ease around them, and they  
with him.  The twins led him off to play the various games the pizza  
parlor offered, and all three were having a good time.   

     I gave the boys their gifts afterwards, when we were back home  
and by ourselves.  Cory and Chris had insisted on spending the night  
since it was a Saturday, even though their mom hadn't gone out.  I  
certainly didn't mind.  I watched anxiously as they sat on the floor  
in front of me and tore open their presents, their faces filled with  
boyish curiosity and eagerness.  Chris had reluctantly promised not  
to read my mind and ruin the surprise, so when they finally got the  
boxes open and saw what I had bought for them both boys were...   
stunned?  Amazed?  Definitely surprised.  "Do you like them?"  I  
asked, my voice sounding worried, hoping they weren't disappointed.   

     Chris was holding a Barney The Dinosaur coloring book and audio  
tape, while Cory had a stuffed Barney doll and video-tape.  I didn't  
care very much for the singing purple dinosaur myself, but he seemed  
to be rather popular lately.  The twins looked slightly bewildered  
though, as if there had been some kind of mistake.   

     "Barney The Dinosaur?"  Cory asked in disbelief, his voice  
rising into the upper octaves on the last syllable.  Chris elbowed  
him in the ribs, giving him a warning look.  Chris was always the  
more mannerly of the two.   

     "Uhh...  Gee Tom...  Thanks," said Chris, trying his best to be  
polite, but looking woefully disappointed and avoiding my eyes.   

     "You don't like your gifts, do you," I accused, sounding both  
sorry and hurt, as if it were their fault and not mine.  I knew they  
could tell how badly I felt.  Both boys looked miserably pained, torn  
between not wanting to hurt my feelings and telling me the truth,  
which was obvious.  I had made a serious blunder.  Barney was a gift  
for little kids.  How could I have been so stupid?   

     "Um, sure we do Tom," Chris began, failing in his attempt to  
sound sincere.  "They're...  um...  nice?"  He looked at his brother  
for help, but Cory seemed to be still in shock.  The boy was looking  
at me as if I had somehow taken leave of my senses.  "Barney??"  Cory  
asked again, his face scrunched up in mind-boggled amazement.   

     Their crestfallen expressions were too much for me; my  
concentration wavered and a small chuckle escaped me.  Both boys  
immediately gave me suspicious looks, their eyes narrowing in doubt.   
I couldn't keep up the charade any longer.  "Barney?!?"  I cried,  
imitating Cory's high voice and comical face.  I lost it.  Cascades  
of cackling laughter rolled out of me as the boys frowned in disgust  
at each-other and then at me.  They'd been had.  Royally.  I laughed  
even harder.  Cory and Chris had fallen for it completely, and I'd  
given an Oscar-winning performance.   

     The two brothers scowled at me some more until finally they'd  
had enough of my maniacal howling.  "Let's get him!"  Cory declared  
to his twin, apparently unable to just stand there and take it any  
longer.  Suddenly I was attacked by two just-turned ten-year-olds,  
tickling, poking and pinning me until we were all laughing so hard we  
fell off the couch in a tangled heap.  It was great.  I'd fooled the  
psychic twins!   

     Once I'd gotten myself under control again -- which wasn't easy  
with them tickling me-- Cory asked, "You do have something else for  
us, right?"  His tone said I'd better have, if I wanted to live.   

     I chuckled again, wiping a tear of laughter from my eye.  "Of  
course I do.  They're under--" Before I could say "the couch" Chris  
was already looking underneath it.  I was too exhausted to try and  
control my thoughts anymore.  I could never do it for very long  
anyway.  He pulled out two small, identical boxes and handed one to  
Cory.  I watched with a bemused expression as they hesitated, looking  
at me doubtfully and then the gifts as if the boxes might be rigged  
with spring-loaded snakes or some other devious device.   

     "Go ahead," I told them, "those are the real ones."  They ripped  
open their gifts -- showing no mercy to the wrapping paper-- and each  
pulled out a shiny gold necklace.  "Do you like those better?"  I  
asked, this time with genuine concern.   

     Cory gave me a side-long glance and shrugged his shoulders.   
"Yeah, they're okay, I guess."  He didn't sound very enthusiastic.   
Now I really felt bad.  I thought they'd like a more `adult' type  
gift.  They had gotten plenty of toys at the party.  Cory let me  
suffer for a few moments and then he broke out in a wide grin.  "I'm  
just teasing," said the little imp.  "I like it."   

     "Yeah," his brother agreed, "they're cool.  Put it on for me."   
He came over and sat beside me, handing me the necklace.  I fastened  
the thin, delicate chain around his neck, and did the same for Cory.   
The 18-karat gold looked good on them, sparkling almost as brightly  
as their brown eyes.  I've always felt that a beautiful boy looked  
even sexier with a simple adornment such as a necklace or an ear  
stud.  It somehow served to enhance the uncomplicated, pure beauty of  
boyhood.  The twins covered me with kisses, thanking me for the gifts  
(the real ones, anyway) and the party, and all was well with the  
world.  Well, almost.  They did vow to get even for my joke.  When I  
least expected it, of course.   

     We watched TV for a while, all three of us cuddling together on  
the couch.  My hands would slide inside the shirts of my identical  
friends, stroking over their soft backs and bellies.  It was  
delightfully cozy.  Cory asked for a beer, and since it was their  
birthday I decided to indulge him.  Chris even took a few swallows,  
to celebrate the occasion.  Then we followed what had become our- 
Saturday-night routine, which started with the three of us taking a  
shower together.  It was rather crowded, but it was certainly fun.  I  
had promised to have an outdoor, enclosed hot-tub built in the back  
yard next spring, so we could enjoy our aquatic activities more  
fully.   

     With my back to the spray and Chris facing his twin in front of  
me, I bent down and lathered the boy from neck to groin.  My hands  
could feel every delicate curve and contour of Chris's naked body as  
they slid up and down his soapy front.  My favorite features in this  
wet, slippery expanse of sudsy boy-flesh were his pointed nipples and  
small, hardened cocklet.  All three of us were sporting healthy  
erections, actually.  Occassionaly I'd gently tweak a stiffened boy  
tit while my other hand slid over and around his very sensitive  
genitals; Chris would respond with a low groan and a pulsing, eager  
thrust of his little hard-on against my hand.  Cory lovingly washed  
his brother's legs, gently stroking Chris's inner thighs and tickling  
his tiny nuts, while I turned the attention of one hand to the boy's  
backside.  Lower backside, to be precise.  I intimately cleaned  
between the rubbery halves of his perky little butt, creating a great  
deal of lather and giggles.  Chris shivered in delight as his young  
body tingled with pleasure, and started humping harder against my  
sudsy hand when I tickled his anus with a fingertip.  He came when  
the finger started pushing inside him, sharing the orgasm with us as  
only he could.   

     After rinsing him off Cory took up station between us, eager for  
the same treatment.  I gladly obliged.  Then it was my turn.  With  
Cory in front and Chris behind me, they washed and rubbed me  
everywhere, being sure not to miss a spot.  Their small hands  
fluttering over my body gave me chills of pleasure, and the boys  
chuckled devilishly with the knowledge of their absolute power over  
me.  Cory masterfully soaped my erection, being careful not to take  
me past the point of no return.  That would come later (no pun  
intended).  When I first explained to them the joy -- and need-- of  
delaying an orgasm, they were slightly confused.  A pre-teen boy can  
orgasm repeatedly; the adult-male's need to delay it seemed like an  
alien concept to them.  They constantly teased me about it, saying my  
ability to only cum two times (once for each of them, of course) made  
me an old fart.   

     After quickly washing our hair we rinsed off one final time and  
grabbed our towels.  Once dry, the twins headed for my room while I  
went around the house turning off the lights.  I left a hall-light  
on, which dimly lit my bedroom enough to see two nude, sqeaky-clean- 
boy-angels already engaged in nocturnal diversions on top of the  
covers.  Laying on their sides in the 69 position, the twin boys each  
silently suckled on an identical, stiffened penis.  I stretched out  
alongside them, stroking the soft, curving flanks of first one and  
then the other, watching with wonder as they made love.  It never  
ceased to amaze me how much they cared for each-other; so close in  
mind, body and spirit, one could never hit or otherwise hurt the  
other without feeling it himself.  Pleasuring themselves bordered on  
narcissism.  Their bodies moved as one, the buttocks of both boys  
flexing and relaxing in perfect unison as the rythms of sex took  
control.  Eyes closed, heads nestled dreamily on a smooth thigh, Cory  
and Chris tenderly tongued and sucked on each-other's excited  
genitals, twin little cocks sliding in and out of identical, puckered  
mouths.  It was the most intimate act of brotherly-love I have ever  
witnessed.  They came together of course, giving themselves a  
wonderfully personal birthday-gift.   

     After resting for a few minutes they turned their attentions to  
me.  Pushing me onto my back, Chris snuggled his delightfully bare  
body next to mine and softly stroked my chest, playing with my  
nipples until they almost hurt.  My one hand ran up and down the  
supremely soft, warm skin of his back, down to his baby-soft  
buttocks.   

     I knew what was coming next, but it always took me by surprise  
when Cory started kissing my cock, sending a shudder through my whole  
body.  Laying between my legs, Cory was a maestro, playing my  
instrument of love with an expertise rarely seen in a young boy.   
Taking as much of me as he could, Cory sucked and licked the head of  
my erection, and used his empathic sense to bring me to the brink  
time and time again before backing off.  My dick was covered with his  
warm, slippery spit, and he used his hands to squeeze and stroke what  
his mouth couldn't cover.  Chris began darting his tongue over one of  
my tits, occassionaly nibbling on it as well.  It was wonderful,  
maddening, intense.  The twins knew exactly how to turn me on,  
sensing my reactions through body and mind.  They were playing a  
duet, and I was their groaning, whimpering, musical instrument.   
Cory's little tongue slurped and slobbered to-and-fro on my cock like  
a boy with a popsicle, one moment swilrling around the head and the  
next driving it in and out of his mouth.  When I got to the point  
where I thought I'd go insane if I didn't climax, Cory took me all  
the way.  I cried out as my body orgasmed and Cory felt it just as  
intensely as I did, his small frame shivering between my legs.  I  
exploded in the boy's mouth, and he sucked on me almost greedily,  
swallowing every spurt until I was finished and then squeezing out  
that last drop.  I opened my eyes to see Cory grinning at me from  
above my wilting cock; he seemed rather pleased with himself, and  
licked his lips in satisfaction.   

     After I'd regained my breath Cory climbed up my body and  
snuggled on top of me, laying his small head on my chest.  Feeling  
mischevous, I tickled his sides and under his hips.  The boy giggled  
and squirmed against me, his bare skin sliding like living velvet on  
my own.  Moving quickly I rolled us over so that I had him pinned  
beneath me.  Cory smiled at me expectantly, and we kissed.  His lips  
were softer than soft, molding to my own perfectly as we explored- 
each-other's mouths, tasting each-other's saliva.  I could feel  
Chris's hands stroking us both, patiently waiting his turn.   

     I moved down Cory's young, perfect body, kissing and licking the  
tiny points of his nipples, tonguing his navel until he giggled, then  
pecking at his pecker, still standing at attention.  My own was  
coming back to life already.  A willing, beautiful, naked boy does  
wonders for one's sexual stamina.  I gave his aroused genitals a few  
licks, sucking first one and then both of his tiny balls into my  
mouth, and then worked my way lower towards his nether regions.  Cory  
eagerly lifted his slender legs and spread them wide up in the air,  
granting my tongue and lips access to his small hole.  Both boys had  
been surprised and delighted when I first tried this on them; they  
hadn't discovered the pleasures of anal stimulation on their own  
yet.  In fact it was the one thing they wouldn't do to each-other,  
saving the delicacy for me to enjoy.   

     Cory whined softly as my tongue stroked the length of his  
hairless crack, and the tiny pucker loosened as I pushed inside his  
body, tasting the very essence of ten-year-old boyhood.  It was  
heavenly.  I could have sustained my body on nothing else for several  
days.  Chris fondled his brother's little cock, while I enjoyed  
myself.  After a few minutes of this I started inserting my middle  
finger, first wetting it down with some spit.  Feeling his little  
sphincter clamp down at first and then relaxing to allow it entry,  
soon my finger was embedded deep inside the youngster's bottom, a  
place it had been before on many occasions.  Cory shuddered and  
moaned as I pressed on the tiny bulb of his prostate, sending intense- 
pleasure-signals through his entire being.  I took his straining  
erection in my mouth and he came almost immediately, his sphincter  
spasming around my finger as I touched the magic button again, the  
boy's little penis twitching merrily in my mouth.  He was panting  
when it finished, exhausted, and I withdrew my finger as he lowered  
his legs back to the bed.   

     "Wow," said Cory, at a loss for words.  I climbed up his body  
and crouched over him, and gave him a small kiss.  Cory's face had a  
small, gentle smile on it; he was happy.  I was too.   

     "Now do me!"  demanded Chris, rolling over on his back next to  
us.  I groaned theatrically, as if all this boy-loving were a chore.   
He wasn't fooled.  I was about to shift over to him when Cory wrapped  
his arms around me, holding me in place.   

     "Wait a minute," he said, sounding somewhat nervous.  He raised  
his legs back up.  "I...  um," he glanced at Chris, and his brother  
nodded encouragingly at him.  Then he said, all-in-a-rush, "I-want- 
you-to-put- your-dick-in-me."   

     I was too stunned to speak.  Cory studied my face for a moment  
and then took matters into his own hands; he grabbed my cock and  
aimed it at his back-door.  I almost started pushing and then caught  
myself, rolling over next to him instead so that he was between me  
and Chris.  Chris was silent, watching me (and listening) as my  
thoughts churned.   

     "What's the matter?"  asked Cory, lowering his legs and looking  
slightly hurt that I had pulled away.  "Don't you want to...  well,  
you know, fuck me?"  Chris raised his eyebrows at his brother's use  
of the F-word, and it left me slightly shocked as well.   

     I had to clear my throat before I could speak.  "Cory, I don't  
think you're big enough for that yet," I explained patiently.  I was  
more than willing to wait a year or two, if he still wanted to do it  
then.  "If we do it now I'm afraid I'd hurt you, and I don't want to  
do that."  I tried kissing him, but he wasn't having any of it.   

     "I'm 10 years old now," he stated stubbornly, as if he had  
somehow grown since yesterday, when he was nine.  "Besides," he  
pointed out, "your finger felt good up there."   

     "Cory," I said, fearing I was losing my resolve, "my dick is a  
lot bigger than my finger.  I don't think it could fit without  
hurting you."  Hurting either of the boys was an impossibility,  
something I wouldn't even consider.   

     "You've thought of doing it though," he accused, and I felt  
guilty because I HAD considered it.  "I know 'cause Chris told me."   
I glanced at Chris and he shrugged.  There were no secrets between  
them.  I had no secrets FROM them.  Chris still hadn't said anything;  
I suspected he was waiting to see what the outcome would be.  If I  
consented, it would mean a yes for both of them.  There was no way I  
could only do it with one and not the other.   

     "Sure, I've thought of doing it," I admitted, stroking Cory's  
firm chest and playing with a delicate nipple, "but I don't NEED to  
do it."  This was the truth; I didn't need to fuck either of them in  
order to love them.  Most man/boy sex never gets beyond the oral  
stage, something the hyserical public can't seem to grasp.  However,  
I did figure we would `go all the way' eventually.  It was the  
natural progression of how our love was growing.  I just didn't  
expect for them to bring it up quite this soon.   

     "But I want to try it now," he said earnestly.  "I don't want to  
wait until I'm older."  I was weakening and the empathic boy knew  
it.  "I'll tell you if it hurts and if it does we'll stop.  Okay?"   
He looked at me hopefully, and I knew he could feel my desire for  
him.  He could see it too, standing stiffly once again.   
"Besides," he added, playing his final card, "it's our birthday so  
you have to do what we say."   

     How could any normal boy-lover say no?  How could ANY man, and  
not regret it for the rest of his life?  I nodded yes, and told Chris  
to go get a jar of Vaseline from the medicine-cabinet in the  
bathroom.  He gave me a curious look, and I explained it was to make  
Cory slippery inside.   

     "Have you done this before?"  Chris asked suspiciously.  I said  
this would be my first time, and he looked jealously at his brother.   
"Why should you be the first one?"  he said, looking rather annoyed.   
"Why can't I go first?"  I couldn't believe they would argue over who  
would get to lose his virginity first.  I realized it wasn't that  
though; it was over who would be MY first.   

     Cory looked silently at his identical sibling, and I knew they  
were arguing in private.  Chris looked stubborn and Cory gave him an  
almost pleading look.  Cory must have made some kind of bargain,  
because his brother seemed to be contemplating something, and then  
Chris nodded his approval.  They sealed the arrangement with their  
exclusive "double-promise", linking their pinkies and shaking them  
once together.  I was left wondering what had transpired as Chris  
gave me a peculiar little smile and scampered off for the gel.  I  
suggested to Cory that he lay on his stomach, but he wanted to stay  
on his back.  When Chris returned I placed a pillow underneath Cory's- 
rear-end and he raised his legs back up in the air.  I scooped out a  
gob of gel and smeared it around his little hole, teasing it with a  
fingertip.  He was tense, and I knew if this was ever going to work I  
needed to get him relaxed.  And I did want it to work.  I was honest  
enough with myself to admit that.   

     "There's no hurry," I told him.  "We have to stretch your hole a  
little first and you need to learn how to relax it.  Okay?"  He  
nodded and shivered as my finger started pushing inside him again.   
Chris and I stretched out on either side of him, and he rested his  
legs behind us.  I kissed him while my finger played inside his hot,  
narrow tunnel, and could see by the hard little organ between his  
legs that he was enjoying the stimulation.  After a while I took some  
more Vaseline and tried for two.  "Push your belly muscles like your  
trying to take a crap," I told him as my fingertips tried entering  
him.  Chris giggled at that, watching the whole operation intently.   
If this worked, he would be next.  Maybe not tonight but sometime in  
the near future.  We spent the next half-hour like that; my fingers  
gently sliding in and out, our hands and mouths carressing the naked  
boy everywhere, driving Cory to yet another intense orgasm until he  
was as loose and relaxed as could be.   

     "Are you gonna do it now?"  he asked, sounding slightly  
impatient.   

     For an answer, I got up and lubed my penis.  I put more on  
Cory's already slippery hole, and got between his legs as he lifted  
them almost to his shoulders, his little package still stiff and  
pointing at his face.  I had him pry apart his buttocks, figuring  
that would help, and told him that he was in charge; meaning he  
should tell me when to push and when to stop.  In spite of my  
nervousness my dick was as hard as it could get.  I crouched over the  
young boy beneath me and felt Chris guide my erection to his  
brother's hole, nosing it's head against the small, greasy opening.   
Fortunately -- for both of us-- my dick wasn't very big; I suppose- 
boy-lovers are the only men who wouldn't mind being slightly smaller  
than average.  I pushed against his tight anus, and could feel him  
reflexively clamp down on the tip.   

     "Wait a sec," he said, forcing himself to relax again.  "Okay."   

     Again I pushed slowly, firmly, and I could see Cory strain as he  
pushed down with his stomach muscles.  After several minutes of  
starting and stopping, his loosened little rose-bud had finally  
stretched far enough to grant me entrance.  I was in.  Just the head  
so far, but in nevertheless.  Cory told me to wait again as his  
sphincter struggled to get used to my presence.  I could feel an  
occasional spasm as it grabbed the head of my cock, but Cory seemed  
to be dealing with it quite well.  I asked him if he was okay, and he  
gave me a determined smile.  He probably wouldn't have told me even  
if it hurt, in spite of what he had said before, but I was sure I  
could tell by watching his face beneath me in the dim light.   

     I couldn't believe it had been that easy to enter him; I had  
always thought that a boy's first time was usually painful.  Maybe  
the last few weeks of tongue-and-finger-fucking had loosened things  
up a bit.  I was glad it wasn't hurting him.  I wanted it to be as  
special for him as it was for me, if not more so.  When Cory was  
ready again he told me to push some more, and I felt the flesh of my- 
rock-hard penis being absorbed a fraction at a time by his tight,  
virgin rectum, pausing whenever he told me to.  Finally, I could go  
no further.  My pubic-hairs were tickling the young boy's scrotum.   
Cory suddenly shuddered almost violently, legs twitching on either  
side of me as he clamped down hard on my cock and cried out.  I  
thought he was in pain and started to pull back, but he shook his  
head quickly from side to side and I realized he had climaxed again.   
His forehead was covered in sweat, his bangs sticking wetly to his  
fevered brow.  If I hadn't cum once before I would never have made it  
this far.  My entire being was thrumming with the incredible, living,  
squeezing heat of his inner-body.   

     "I can feel you almost up to my stomach," Cory said  
breathlessly, sounding slightly awed at this wonderful new  
sensation.  He sqeezed down on my cock, getting to know it's shape  
and feel inside him, and both of us groaned with pleasure.  I could  
feel the sensitive muscles lining his rectum gripping me tightly,  
surrounding my penis with a vise-like heat until he relaxed again.   
Cory smiled hungrily, able to sense the ultimate pleasure his body  
gave me, and his own feelings of horny young lust combined to make  
him thirsty for more.   

     "Doesn't it hurt?"  asked Chris, studying the junction of man  
and boy curiously, fondling his own erection as he sat beside us.   

     "It's kinda hard to describe," Cory told him.  They looked  
intently at each-other, sharing the experience in their unique,  
twinly way.   

     I began fucking him.  Pulling almost all the way out, I slowly,  
gently pushed back in.  "Ohhh God," Cory whimpered, bearing down to  
meet my thrust.  He was totally open and relaxed now, resting his  
ankles on my back, his hands now balled into fists beside his head.   
I was fucking him.  I pushed my length inside him again, and again,  
sliding in and out easily now.  I was fucking a boy on his tenth  
birthday.  My mind refused to believe it, insisting this had to be  
yet another fantasy, but my body knew no dream could compare with  
this awesome reality.  Cory moaned with passionate feeling,  
whimpering either "Oh Jesus," or "Oh Tom," each time I embedded  
myself deep within his beautiful young body, somehow including me in  
the Holy Trinity.  I knew the empathic boy could feel how intensely  
every nerve, every fiber of my being was concentrated on the loving  
union of our bodies as we experienced this ultimate of firsts.  He  
pushed his bottom back eagerly each time I slowly entered his still  
tight canal, his ankles digging into the small of my back, both of us  
moving as one.  His hands gripped my forearms for added leverage as  
we rocked together.  The boy's trembling gasps of pleasure as my cock  
massaged his prostate made me pick up the tempo, pushing into him  
faster now, both of us nearly crying as we climbed towards the peak.   
We came together, suddenly, yelling out as our bodies pulsed and  
throbbed in unison, my penis spurting deep inside him as his  
sphincter clutched at it possessively, the tendons in his neck  
straining as he almost screamed from the violent spasms wracking our  
bodies.  In the back of my mind I could hear Chris moaning as well,  
caught in our spiral until we came back to earth.   

     Completely drained, both of us covered in sweat, I pulled my  
member from the youngster's body and fell beside him.  Cory rolled  
over and hugged me fiercely.  He was crying.  Not from pain, but from  
the intense feelings of a sexual, undeniably passionate love that  
neither of us had ever before experienced.  It had simply overwhelmed  
him.  I wrapped my arms around both the boys, soothing Cory until he  
fell quickly asleep from sheer exhaustion.  Chris snuggled beside me,  
and soon joined his twin in slumber.  Chris may not have been my  
first, but I knew he had been able to share the experience through  
Cory.  It was something none of us would ever forget.   

     I didn't sleep much that night.  I never did when the twins were  
with me.  Somehow, when a boy-lover shares a bed with a boy (or two)  
he can only manage an occassional doze.  I drifted in and out of  
sleep, my mind constantly aware of the two naked boys curled up along  
either side of me, one of whom had given me the ultimate gift.   
Fondling the sleeping twins was something I couldn't stop myself from  
doing.  My hands were thieves in the night, stealing touches from  
their soft, pliant bodies.  I played with their occasional, nocturnal  
erections so gently that they never woke.   

     When morning regretfully came the boys stirred groggily.  They  
had no objections to staying in bed and cuddling a while longer.  It  
was a Sunday and no-one felt like moving.  I asked Cory if he was  
alright, and he smiled almost shyly and hugged me tenderly,  
remembering the passion of last night with no regrets.  I inspected  
his posterior, and although his little hole wasn't quite as little as  
it used to be there wasn't any blood or signs of damage, thank God.   
Finally, hunger made us seek breakfast.  Cereal made that an easy  
chore.  Afterwards, the boys offered to cremate the dreaded Barney  
gifts, but I insisted they take them home to Susan and she could  
donate them to the children's wing at the hospital.  They dressed and  
said their goodbyes, but I knew they'd be back later in the day to  
play a game or something.   

     I worked on the book for the time being.  I'd probably have it  
finished by early next month, at the rate I was going.  My last book  
was about to hit the stores, and the twins were impressed when I  
showed them the good reviews in the newspaper.  They had offered to  
help me answer my fan-mail, which usually increased whenever a new  
one came out, and I gladly accepted.   

     Struggling for a word in a difficult sentence (writing is work,  
even for an author), I was lost in thought when someone jabbed two  
fingers in my sides and yelled, "Boo!!"  right in my ear, scaring the  
daylights out of me.  The room was filled with Chris's boyish  
laughter as he crowed with delight, the little bugger.  I hadn't  
heard a thing as he snuck up on me.  "Is that what they mean by  
`jumping out of your skin'?"  he giggled, smiling broadly.  I noticed  
he wisely stayed out of my reach.  That's one thing you have to say  
about boys: they keep you on your toes.  Dealing with two was twice  
the adventure.  Add the word "psychic" to the equation and even a boy  
lover would find himself slightly overwhelmed.   

     "Maybe I better start locking my door," I told him wryly.   

     "Sure, go ahead," said the boy confidently.  "I know where you  
hide the extra key."   

     "I'll move it."   

     "I'll know where you move it to," he pointed out simply.  He had  
me there.  Another argument lost to a ten-year-old.  I sighed with  
resignation at my fate in life, and asked him where Cory was.  "He  
stayed home with Mom," said Chris with a shrug.  Sensing that I had  
given up and wouldn't try anything, he climbed on the chair with me,  
straddling the arm-rests with his legs and wrapping me up in a  
friendly boy-hug.  `I've got you all to myself,' I heard inside my  
head.   

     "What are you gonna do with me?"  I asked worriedly, already  
suspecting what he had in mind.  For an answer, the boy started  
nuzzling my neck, giving me an instant hard-on.  I pushed my hands  
underneath his sweatshirt and stroked his back, while his moist lips  
carressed me.  I tilted my head to the side, exposing as much of my  
neck as I could.  His mouth fastened in the center, and with surprise  
I felt him start sucking.  I heard a soft purr, and was amazed when I  
realized it was coming from me.  I could hear and feel his lips  
suckling like some kind of insatiable boy-vampire trying to draw  
blood, and it was a totally new, erotic experience for me.  It made  
my whole body tingle.  It was also new because Chris was playing the  
seducer, a role that Cory usually filled.  Sometimes I thought they  
were experimenting with me, trying out new things that might come in  
handy when they grew up.  When my neck finally started to hurt Chris  
stopped and admired his handiwork.   

     "You've got a hickey!"  he said with glee, sounding rather proud  
of himself.   

     His happy smile made me chuckle.  "What will your mother  
think?"  I asked in mock alarm.  Well, maybe not totally "mock".  How  
far did Susan's blessing extend?  To hickies?  As far as Cory and I  
went last night?   

     Chris heard my doubts, in spite of my joking manner.  "Mom  
doesn't care," he said, trying to reassure me.  Somehow I doubted  
that.  "Well, I mean she CARES," he elaborated, "but as long as it's  
something we want to do it's okay.  She says most people tell their  
kids to say no about sex and stuff, but she says it's okay to say yes  
too, 'cause it's our bodies."  The boy gave me a confidential look.   
"Besides, she had a hickey once.  From an old boy-friend.  But she  
called it a love-bite."   

     I had to laugh at that.  Chris smiled at me, glad that he had  
put my fears to rest.  Then he turned serious, hesitating slightly.   
"Can we pretend it's still my birthday?"  he asked softly.  "And you  
have to do what I want?"   

     There was no need for me to answer.  At that moment, he could  
have asked me to jump off a cliff and I would have done it, as long  
as I could kiss him one final time.  I was pretty sure where this was  
leading, and I suspected that the deal Cory had made with his twin  
last night had been to leave Chris and I alone, just the two of us.   
"Are you sure this is what you really want to do?"  I asked him.   
"You're not just doing this because Cory did, are you?"   

     `I love you,' the boy thought at me.  Honest, simple, right to  
the point.  I hugged him, giving my consent to whatever he wanted to  
do.  I was consenting to the assumed child in the relationship; the  
irony wasn't lost on me.  He wanted to take a bath with me first,  
which seemed like an excellent way to get us relaxed.  He told me --- 
silently-- that there was to be no talking.  We could only converse  
through our minds.  I realized it was his way of sharing his talent  
with me, making the experience uniquely different from that which  
Cory and I had shared.   

     We went to my bedroom and stripped off our clothes, walking  
naked, hand-in-hand, to the bathroom.  I looked in the mirror at my- 
`love-bite', a reddish-purple bruise in the small, oval shape of a  
mouth, right in the center of my neck.  He had put his mark on me; I  
was his now.  Our minds were totally open to each-other (much like  
his and Cory's must have usually been), and the general drift was  
basically thoughts of love and friendship, mingled with `That feels  
nice', or `The water's too hot', or `Rub it faster'.  We were  
stretched out in the tub, Chris laying on his belly on top me while I  
scooped water over his back, massaging him.  I thought if he would  
spread his legs a bit I could insert a finger and play with his hole,  
so he did.  I heard a thought flutter by from him about kissing, and  
then we were.  We had only to think of something and it was carried  
out; a union of mind and body.  It was almost a spiritual type of- 
love-making, while with Cory it had been mostly physical.  I liked  
both methods equally, which was fortunate.  Loving one boy more than  
the other would have created a jealous rift between them, something I  
would never let happen.   

     When we finished our bath we held hands again as we walked down  
the hall to my bedroom.  Last night, with Cory, it had been sort of  
impromptu, although I suspected they might have been planning the  
whole thing all along.  Now, here with Chris, it felt like I was  
leading a virgin bride down the aisle and then on to our honeymoon  
suite, about to perform a premeditated deflowering that would  
consummate our love forever.  Society would probably say it was more  
like leading a lamb to the slaughter, I suppose.  They would have  
been hard pressed to tell exactly who was leading whom though.   

     Still keeping vocal-silence, I laid down on my back and pulled  
the young boy on top of me, face-up.  Hearing my wish for him to  
stretch out, Chris placed his hands up on the pillow and his legs on  
either side of mine.  I could feel the heavy heat of his naked body  
covering mine, and I heard him notice how fast my heart was beating  
beneath him as I began stroking his bare flesh.  My erection barely  
touched the boy's bottom, resting on my lower stomach.  Chris was  
proud that his body could have such a profound effect on a grown  
man.   

     My fingertips traveled lightly over his spread-eagled form,  
teasing his small titties, down his ribs and over his taut tummy and  
hips, then onto his satiny thighs, running over his stiffened little  
penis on the way back up.  Our thoughts started running together,  
becoming hard to seperate as I continued massaging his soft,  
sensitive skin: `Tickles!' `Love you.' `Feels nice.' `Don't stop.'  
`So soft.' `Love you too.' Both of us were purring with pleasure, and  
occasionally a sigh or groan escaped our lungs.  I could feel Chris's  
breath quickening as I concentrated on his groin, rubbing his two  
tiny eggs with the fingers of one hand and his rigid, unyielding  
penis with the other.  I reached over to the nightstand where the jar  
of Vaseline still sat from last night and put some of the gel on his  
genitals, making him giggle and squirm with expectant delight.   

     `Tickles!' `Should I stop?' `No!' My right hand spread the  
greasy goo all over his aroused little boy-parts, and I felt his  
buttocks clamp together as his hips raised slightly, pushing his  
small member demandingly against my fingers.  Chris sighed with  
desire when my hand went further down below, spreading his legs wider  
and raising them slightly when I pressed against his puckered hole.   
My finger entered him quite easily, and with my palm I gently pressed  
and rubbed the young boy's delicate scrotum and balls.  My other hand  
was having fun with his nipples, able to stroke each sensitive,  
pointy tip on his narrow chest at the same time.  His body-heat  
increased as he writhed on top of me, until sweat formed between our  
naked skins.  I could feel every single tremor, every wonderful  
shudder of his beautiful body.  I bent my head down and sucked on an- 
ear-lobe, tickling it with my tongue, and he whimpered with absolute  
rapture.  I was an octopus, striving to touch and pleasure him  
everywhere at once.  It was my only purpose in life.  Chris was no  
longer thinking coherently; his thoughts were a jumble of almost  
frantic joy and desire.  I pulled my finger out of his bottom and  
rubbed his oily little dick, the hard, erect young organ slipping and  
sliding against my greasy palm.  He came soon thereafter.  It was all  
I could do to hold myself back from joining him as the orgasmic ten- 
year-old squealed and twisted, arching his back with bliss on top of  
me, his mind filling mine with starbursts of ecstasy.   

     `Had enough?' I thought to him as I felt his body deflate, his  
ragged breathing slowly returning to normal.   

     `Uh-uh!' Chris replied emphatically.  `Do it again!  But this  
time use this instead of your finger.' He tilted a leg and reached  
beneath his butt, grabbing hold of my hardened cock with his small  
hand.  Scooching down my body, he poked it at his little anus,  
seemingly trying to impale himself.   

     `Whoa!  Wait a minute!' my mind objected, needing to slow things  
down a bit.  The word `insatiable' came to mind.   

     `What's insatiable mean?' his thoughts asked.  I explained it  
was someone who couldn't get enough of something, and his mind saw  
humor in that.  `Yep, that's me!' He paused, then added perceptively,  
`But it's you too.' He was right.  I couldn't get enough of him  
either.  I had to have him, and Chris wanted to be had.   

     I rolled us over and straddled his back, placing a pillow  
beneath his narrow hips.  Lovingly, I massaged the bare, warm skin of  
his back, kneading the pliant muscles of the boy's shoulders and on  
down his spine.  Chris sighed heavily, his head resting on his arms,  
obviously enjoying it as his body relaxed completely.  I dipped two  
fingers into the jar of Vaseline and lubed his virgin hole, and then  
put a generous amount on my straining erection.  Both our minds were  
filled with nervous anticipation as Chris bent his knees, spreading  
his legs as wide as possible.   

     `This is it,' I thought, about to deflower my second boy in as  
many days.   

     `Do it,' he commanded, and I pushed the head of my dick against  
his shiny, slick asshole.  With our minds linked, I could hear if I  
caused him any pain and how hard I should push, and I entered his  
body even easier than I had Cory's.  It was almost as if experiencing  
it with us last night had prepared Chris so that he knew what to  
expect and do when his turn came.  I heard a wonderous, continuing  
moan emanating from the boy's mind as my shaft slid freely up his  
tight, incredibly hot tunnel for the very first time.  Chris trembled  
beneath me when I came to a stop, my cock buried inside him  
completely.   

     `It's BIG!' `You alright?' `It's okay.' `I love you.' I'm not  
sure who thought that last one, me or him.  I fucked him slowly,  
letting him get used to having me inside him.  Whenever I pulled  
partially out I could tell he felt empty, and wanted me to fill him  
back up again.  His slender legs and buttocks would strain with a  
lustful yearning as he pushed his bottom back to meet my inward  
thrust.  When Chris moved in the opposite direction, aiding my exit,  
his small erection rubbed against the pillow, heightening his  
pleasure.  As for me, my second time inside a young boy's body was no  
less intense than the first.  Once again I marveled at the near-100  
degree body-heat surrounding my penis in a tight, wonderfully moist  
tunnel of living tissue.  Every tremble of the boy was felt by me,  
his small shudders and movements transferred directly onto my shaft.   
It was an incredibly erotic experience, almost as if his body were a  
continuation of my own.  Our minds sang a passionate harmony  
together, building in a crescendo as we soared to the ultimate  
height, then dissolved into a chaotic tumult when we reached the  
climax of our love.  Crying out with triumphant joy, mindless to all  
but our bodies' pleasure, Chris and I came as one.  The only rational  
thought in our minds was `I LOVE YOU!' as we both felt my sperm  
pumping inside his bottom, each pulsating throb of my penis being  
echoed by the youngster's own wonderful orgasm.   

     I felt so weak that I almost collapsed on top of the boy, but at  
the last minute he straightened his legs and we rolled onto our sides  
together, still intimately joined.  I wrapped my arms around him in a  
gentle hug, feeling his labored breathing slowly return to normal.   
Our minds were still linked, and I silently asked Chris if he was  
alright.   

     `Little sore,' his thoughts answered honestly before he could  
stop them.  I instantly felt chagrin.  Our reckless, sexual abandon  
had hurt one of the boys I loved more than life itself.  I started to  
pull my flaccid penis out of his bottom, feeling so bad that I broke  
his rule and apologized for hurting him out loud.  `No!  I'm ok,  
really!' Chris declared emphatically in my head.  `Leave it inside,  
ok?  I like how it feels.' He snuggled his posterior against me,  
making sure I didn't disobey him.  `It's just a little sore is all.   
You...  You can do it again if you want,' he added suggestively.   

     We might have done just that but right then we heard the front  
door slam.  Several seconds later Cory was leering at the two naked  
bodies laying together like a couple of spoons in a drawer.  "How was  
it?"  asked the youngster with a knowing smile.   

     "Awesome," Chris and I answered together.  Chris craned his neck  
to look at me with a grin, and we both exploded with a fit of  
giggles.  I couldn't think of any other word that would describe it  
better though.   

     "Hey, you gave him a hickey!"  Cory accused his twin, noticing  
the small bruise on my neck for the first time and sounding slightly  
jealous that he hadn't thought of it first.  Chris smiled smugly at  
his brother.  If I let the two scamps have their way with me they'd  
probably have a competion to see who could give me the most, until my  
body was one big, purple love-bite.  An intrigueing thought, I must  
say.   

     "You wanna do me again?"  Cory asked with a coy look.  Chris  
argued that it was still his turn, and I heard myself groaning at  
what I'd gone and done.  I had created two identical, maddeningly  
sensual, sex-hungry, ten-year-old boys who thought I could fuck them  
all day and all night and live to tell about it.  What a way to go  
though.   

     "You guys are gonna be the death of me before I make 35," I told  
them wryly, slipping myself out of Chris's hiney and sitting up.  The  
twins gave me their patented looks of confused innocence, which  
meant, "Who, us??"   

     "It's not our fault you're an old fart," Cory replied with  
typical wit, smirking and watching me warily for any sudden moves.   
The boy was too far away for me to go after though, and I didn't feel  
like chasing him naked through the house.  Now, if HE were naked that  
would be different, of course.   

     Suddenly Cory's face turned serious.  "Mom knows," he declared  
simply.  He didn't have to explain.  I knew what he meant.  Cory went  
on to say that his bottom had been a bit tender today and Susan had  
asked what was wrong.  She had an uncanny intuition, which was  
probably where the boys had inherited their "sixth sense" from.   
Rather than lie Cory had told her the truth.  "She made me drop my  
pants so she could see if I was hurt," Cory added.  I felt a knot of  
apprehension growing in the pit of my stomach.  "She was really mad,  
Tom," the boy went on, looking at me with a worried expression.  "Mom  
said she never meant you could do something like that, and she said  
she might even call the police."  Cory's brow furrowed with concern.   
"They can't do anything to you, can they?  I mean, it was our idea  
and all."   

     At the word "police", the knot in my stomach tightened into a  
nauseous lump, filling me with a terrible dread.  I felt my face go  
pale in absolute terror.  I'd gone too far.  Susan might have been  
willing to let her sons enjoy a little sex-play with a loving adult,  
but now we were talking about anal-intercourse.  Cory was naive in  
thinking their consent would mean anything.  My career was over.  My  
LIFE was over.  Jail was a certainty.  And Cory had wanted to do it  
again?? I raised my head to look at him, and his face was covered in  
a big, ear-to-ear grin.   

     "GOTCHA!!"  he yelled triumphantly.  Cory shrieked with laughter  
as I held my head in my hands and groaned with a mixture of  
tremendous relief and an overwhelming need for retribution.   

     "You little shit," was all I could get out, grinning in spite of  
my desire to throttle him.  Cory laughed even harder at getting me to  
swear, a rare accomplishment indeed.  He taunted me further by  
swaying his hips from side-to-side, and yelling "Gotcha, gotcha,  
gotcha," in a sing-song voice.  It was too much.  I lunged off the  
bed, but his 10-year-old reflexes were expecting that as he led me on  
a merry chase through the house, skipping and laughing just out of my  
reach.  We ended up in the living-room, staring at each-other from  
opposite ends of the couch, both of us smiling and panting.   

     "I told you I'd get you back for last night," Cory grinned at me  
in defiance.  "You were ready to run for the border," he added with a  
delighted chortle.  I climbed over the couch and he had to detour  
down the hall, until I had him cornered by the entrance-way.  Cory  
looked slightly worried for a moment as I advanced slowly upon him,  
then he realized he had the door behind him.  Before you could say  
"young rascal" he was outside and the door slammed behind him.  It  
was either give-up or chase him through the neighborhood in the nude,  
and get arrested for streaking.  Damn little bugger, I thought to  
myself with grudging admiration.  I'd been thwarted once again by a- 
ten-year-old.   

     I heard a small chuckle somewhere behind me and turned slowly  
around to see Chris standing there, still naked and covering his  
mouth to keep from laughing out-loud.  Apparently he'd found the  
whole scene rather humorous.  I still had another option left to me  
it seemed.  I gave him a long, speculative look.  "Hey, don't look at  
me like that," he said, now appearing a bit nervous.  "I didn't have  
anything to do with it."   

     I didn't really care.  If I couldn't catch Cory I'd settle for  
Chris.  They looked the same, after all.  I took a small step towards  
him and he backed up, holding his hands out in front of him.  "Don't  
even think about it," said Chris, backing up another step, his wide  
eyes watching me warily as I DID think about it.  I leaped at him and  
he screamed with mock terror, running down the hall towards my  
bedroom.  How convenient, I thought to myself.   

     A flying pillow caught me in the head when I came through the  
door, and the naked boy held the other one cocked in his arm, ready  
to fire.  He was standing on the bed, watching for my next move with  
eager anticipation, and a big grin on his face at drawing "first  
blood".  I picked up the pillow he'd thrown and advanced on him.  We  
swung at the same time, catching each-other up-side-the-head, as it  
were, and then it was a free-for-all, every man (or boy) for  
himself.  Chris fought valiantly, but he was laughing and giggling so  
hard that he couldn't put much into it.  Finally I knocked him flat  
on his back and pinned him to the bed with an arm and a leg.  With a  
`never say die' attitude he stuck his tongue out at me.  My free hand  
poked and tickled the nude youngster, eliciting squeals of squirming  
laughter until finally I let him calm down and simply stroked his  
bare skin.  I let his arms and legs go and pulled him on top of me,- 
belly-to-belly.   

     "You're mean," he accused, his pouting lips an inch away from  
mine as he stared at me.  A smile hid behind the words, and I knew he  
wasn't really angry at me for picking on him when it was Cory who had  
fooled me.  Chris was having as much fun as I was, as usual.  I  
pecked his lips with mine and he made a disgusted face, wiping his  
mouth with the back of a hand.  Then he kissed me back.   

     Boys.  You gotta love 'em.   



     CHAPTER 9  

     Cory hadn't been lying when he had said that Susan knew what  
we'd done.  That night, after the boys were in bed she called me over  
for a cupof coffee, something we did fairly often at either my place  
or her's.   

     "You didn't waste any time," she said with just a trace of  
resentment, referring to the loss of her sons' virginity.  I didn't  
know what to say.  Whether it had been the twins' idea or mine to go  
all the waydidn't matter.  I didn't have to agree to it.  Susan  
sighed with a trace of melancholy.  "I'm not really mad at you  
Tom," she said.  "It's just that they seem to be growing up so fast.   
While it's hard for me to believe they really enjoyed it...  what you  
did...  they SAY they liked it.  AndI could tell if they were  
lying."  I'm sure she noticed the hickey Chris had given me, but I  
think she was afraid to ask which boy had done it to me.  She got up  
and beckoned me to follow.  We stopped outside the twins' room, and  
she pushed the door open so I could see inside.   

     At first I didn't notice anything unusual.  Just Cory and Chris,  
sound asleep in their beds, appearing even more beautiful and pure in  
slumber.  Then it hit me: In their beds.  Plural.  Cory was in the  
top bunk, and Chris was underneath.  I looked at Susan questioningly,  
but sheheld a finger to her lips and quietly shut the door.   

     "Did they have a fight or something?"  I asked her when we were  
back inthe kitchen.  It seemed inconceivable for the two brothers to  
go to sleep angry at each-other, but I couldn't think of anything  
else.   

     "That's what I thought too," Susan said with a look of wonder,  
"but when I asked them if something was wrong Cory said, `No Mom,  
we're not babies anymore you know.'" She shook her head, obviously  
unsure of what exactly had happened.  I wasn't sure either.  When the  
boys were still indiapers they had put up such a fuss whenever Susan  
had tried to separate them for bed that finally she had just given  
up.  When their father left it had been even worse.  Cory and Chris  
slept in each-other's arms, sometimes even sucking a brother's thumb  
in a desperate attempt to find an anchor they could rely on in a  
terrifying world of confusing thoughts and emotions.   

     "They're changing, Tom," Susan began haltingly, "and it's  
because of you.  Chris used to be so shy he hardly ever talked to  
anyone.  Now I can't get him to shut up.  And Cory, he's doing much  
better in school, andhe's not nearly as rambunctious as he used to  
be."  That last point wasarguable, but I let it slide.  She looked  
off in the direction of their room, where the twins slept in separate  
beds, and shook her head inamazement once again.  "Now this," she  
said softly.   

     The great author still didn't know what to say.  I wasn't doing  
anything special to Chris and Cory, and I certainly wasn't trying to  
change them.  Even if it was for the better.  All I was doing was  
loving them.  Their mother reached the same conclusion.  "It's...   
It's hard for meto approve of what you and the boys did, but I know  
you didn't hurt them, and it was as much for yourself as it was for  
them."  Susan's face suddenly hardened with determination.  "I need  
to know, Tom, are you going to just drop them when they get older?  I  
mean, they're not gonna beyoung boys forever.  They're going to grow  
up, and grow hair where youdon't want it."  Her bluntness made me  
squirm, but I knew where she wasleading.  "Because if you are, we're  
better off stopping everything right now.  You'll be no better than  
their father was."   

     She was right.  Relationships between a man and boy (or boys)  
were bynature temporary, at least in the sexual-attraction  
department.  Boys grew up eventually, becoming men, and an integral  
part of the relationship would be gone forever.  It's not something I  
liked to think about, but I couldn't avoid the inevitable.  Love  
could still survive however, or at the very least a deep friendship.   
After all, sex wasn't theonly reason I loved Cory and Chris, it was  
only one part of the `big picture'.   

     "No, I'm not going to just leave them," I told her honestly.   
"Sure, they're going to grow up, and when they're teens they probably  
won't be interested in fooling around with me either.  They'll find  
girlfriends, andthis may sound presumptuous but I hope that by having  
been loved by andloving me they'll be better prepared for marriage  
and sex later on."  Susan considered this and then nodded, seeming to  
agree with me.  "We'll allchange, but I'm not just going to ignore  
them when they get older.  I'll still be here, and we'll all still be  
very good friends, I hope."  This wasn't just wishful thinking on my  
part either.  I had read several true accounts of other boy-lovers,  
about how the boy grew into a man and still thought of his former  
lover as a dear and very close friend, long after they had ceased to  
have sex.  In some ways, the love between the manand former boy  
became like that shared by an elderly couple; the `fire' and passion  
might be gone, but love was still there.  (And no, I'm NOT saying that  
elderly people never have sex.)  

     Susan looked relieved and satisfied with my answer, and I added,  
"Besides, maybe I could learn to like a bit of body-hair."   

     She laughed and gave me an exasperated look.  "You're  
incorrigible," shedeclared with a grin.  No arguments there.   

     ***  

     I was not having a good day.  First, there was a short power  
outage and my computer had crashed, taking everything I'd written for  
the book in the last hour with it.  Add to that the fact that I felt a  
cold coming on, and I was feeling rather irritable when the boys  
burst through the door after school.  For the last couple of days  
they had cast aside any preamble to having sex; they just started  
peeling off their clothes and jumped on me in a naked tangle of boy  
limbs.  Today wasno exception.   

     I gave them a sour look when they began unbuttoning their  
shirts.  "Good grief," I said waspishly, "don't you two ever get  
tired of having sex?"  (There.  Let the self-proclaimed sex-abuse  
`experts' ponder that fora while.)  

     Cory's eyes widened with surprise, and Chris's eyebrows furrowed  
in hurt confusion.  Dammit.  Why was I taking it out on them?  "I'm  
sorry guys," I sighed in apology.  "I didn't mean to snap at you."   

     "Bad day, huh?"  Cory asked with a concerned look.   

     Chris came over and sat on my lap, wrapping his thin arms around  
my neck in a warm, tight hug.  "It's okay, Tom," he said, snuggling  
his head on my shoulder.  "I love you even when you're cranky."  I  
chuckled asI hugged him back.  Holding the young boy in a cuddly,  
comfy embrace dymood.  I could have stayed like that for hours.  Cory  
seemed to have other ideas, however.   

     "Take off your shirt," he ordered me.   

     "Cory, I really don't feel like--"  

     "Just do it, okay?"  he pleaded.  With a sigh I disentangled  
myself from Chris, and pulled off my sweatshirt.  I looked at Cory  
resignedly, figuring he wanted to `fool around' or something.  I  
really wasn't in themood though, which he should have been able to  
sense.   

     "Now lay down on the couch, on your stomach," he continued.  I  
hesitated, feeling rather stubborn about it, and he gave me a  
determined look.  He wasn't going to take `no' for an answer, it  
seemed.  I did as hesaid, stretching out on the couch with my arms  
wrapped around a pillow.  I felt Cory straddle my back and sit on my  
butt, and then with some surprise I felt his hands start kneading my  
shoulders and neck.  Stupid me.  He wanted to give me a massage, not  
have sex.  Gosh they were wonderful boys, I thought to myself for the  
thousandth time, in spite of their occasional attacks on my sanity.   

     "You're really tense," Cory observed, expertly rubbing and  
massaging myback with his soft, warm hands.  As usual, Cory knew  
exactly how to make me feel good, concentrating his efforts on my  
neck and shoulders until the tightness left and I was so relaxed I  
occasionaly sighed with adrowsy feeling of pleasure.   

     "He's falling asleep," I heard Chris say from somewhere around  
the vicinity of the computer.  Soon thereafter, I did just that.   

     ***  

     In the couple of weeks since their birthday, I had been watching  
the twins closely for any other signs of `changes'.  In spite of  
Cory's declaration that they "weren't babies anymore," they still  
sometimes slept together in the same bed, and other times slept  
apart.  Apparently oldhabits were hard to break.  In a way I was  
glad, actually.  I didn't want to think that I was somehow separating  
them.   

     Cory and Chris were starting to go their own ways, though.  They  
had never been identical, personality-wise, and since I had entered  
their lives they no longer had to lean solely on each-other for  
comfort and support.  Now they could share their hopes and fears with  
me.  And share methey did.  This was most apparent when one of them  
wanted to `do it' (their expression for getting fucked).  Both boys  
enjoyed it as much as Idid, but strangely enough when one wanted to  
do it the other one would leave us alone to our own devices.  Then a  
few days later when the other twin wanted the same action, his  
brother would go away until we finished.  I think they were `testing  
the waters', so-to-speak; each boy waslearning to love someone on his  
own terms, without having his twin present to get in the way and  
complicate things.  If I had any doubts about their love for each  
other, they were put to rest on Saturday nights.  Sometimes our  
passion carried us away and I ended up fucking both of them, but  
usually we would only make love with our hands and mouths.  More  
importantly, they made love to each-other.  Cory and Chris would  
always be extremely close, but they knew their lives would eventually  
lead down separate paths, and I was their first step in that  
direction.



     CHAPTER 10  

     I was going Trick-Or-Treating.  Here I was, dressed in an  
ostentatious, flowing blue robe covered in stars and half-moons that  
no self-respecting wizard or sorcerer would be caught dead in, about  
to parade through the neighborhood with a vampire (Chris) and a boy  
with a small axe embedded in his cranium (Cory).  I even had a tall,  
pointy hat that was slightly bent at the tip.  Long, shoulder-length  
white hair from a wig gave me a smidgen of respectability, I  
suppose.  The twins thought I was the funniest thing they'd ever  
seen, laughing derisively until I petulantly declared I was going to  
stay home.   

     "No Tom!  You promised!"  said the pale one with haunted looking  
eyes and blood-red lips, dressed in a black tuxedo and white, ruffled  
shirt, his hair slicked straight back with gel and wearing fangs.  A  
black cape fastened at his throat completed the ensemble.   

     "You look great!"  added the youngster with the hatchet in his  
head, fake blood oozing wetly from the realistic-looking wound and  
splattered generously over his face and clothes.  Chris looked kind  
of cute (he could have given me another `love-bite' anytime), but  
Cory was downright gruesome.  Susan had done a good job with the  
costumes we had rented from the local Halloween shop a few days  
before.  She was wearing a `Catwoman' outfit.   

     "Yeah Tom," Susan said behind her hand, where she was trying to  
hold in a chuckle, "you can't back out now.  I need you to go with  
them so I can get to the hospital and get things started over  
there."  The hospital where she worked was having a party for  
employees and some of the patients, and I was to bring the boys there  
later.  "Let me get a camera so I can take a picture of the three of  
you," she added.  Maybe she wanted to blackmail me sometime in the  
future with it, I thought to myself regretfully.  Chris snickered at  
that; I could never think anything to myself when he was around.   

     After we had taken pictures of all the possible permutations of  
the four of us, the twins and I set out on a mission to deplenish the  
countryside of all available sweets.  I drew the line at actually  
carrying a bag and saying "Trick-Or-Treat", but nevertheless a few  
neighbors gave an extra piece of candy to one of the boys for "the  
wizard back there."   

     Okay, I admit it.  I was having fun.  It was a beautiful Autumn  
evening, the sky a crystal-clear, deep, dark blue as the sun neared  
the horizon, and Cory and Chris skipped along gaily from door-to-door  
collecting treats, occasionaly pulling me onward by the hand.  There  
were dozens of little goblins and other assorted ghouls out-and  
about; super-heroes, cartoon-characters and pirates were our  
companions.  It was the ultimate kids' holiday, a costumed  
combination of Christmas and birthdays.   

     After we'd traversed I-don't-know-how-many-blocks, Cory and  
Chris were having trouble carrying their treasure.  The sun had gone  
down an hour ago, and it was time to join their mom.  The party at  
the hospital was okay, but there weren't a whole lot of kids around.   
The twins quickly got bored and somewhat cranky, as young boys tend  
to do rather easily.  Susan had to work the night-shift, and since  
we'd already arranged for the two brothers to spend the night with me  
anyway I suggested the three of us go looking for a haunted-house.   
Susan gave her okay, but insisted that we didn't stay out too late  
since it was a school-night.  We readily agreed to her terms, but I  
think she knew she was wasting her time.   

     I checked a newspaper and found a fairly large haunted-house  
within an hour's drive, and the boys and I took off on another  
adventure.  We had to wait in line for almost two hours when we got  
there, but finally, after paying the admission price, we were  
inside.  I'd psyched the twins up while we had been waiting, telling  
them scary stories about roaming spirits, gory druidic rituals and  
the terrors that were set loose on Allhallows Eve, and now a small,  
timid vampire was hunkered down alongside me, clutching my wizard's  
robe and my hand in a death-grip.   

     "There's nothing to be afraid of," Cory told his brother with  
all the bravado a ten-year-old can muster.  "Nothing's real in  
here."  I didn't ask why he was holding my other hand.  Rather  
tightly, in fact.  I also didn't tell him that there were actors  
undoubtably hiding inside.   

     It was pitch-dark in here; as we stumbled blindly through a maze  
of narrow, twisting corridors, eerie music with an occasional howl or  
scream thrown in added the proper ambience.  We could feel what were  
supposed to be rat's tails or snakes brushing our feet, and cobweb  
like strings hung from the ceiling, tickling our faces.  There's  
nothing like a total, complete absence of light to send a primal  
chill through one's soul; especially a young soul, say about ten- 
years-old.  I let loose a, demented laugh.  It felt so good I did it  
again.   

     "Cut it out Tom," I heard Chris's voice shaking nervously from  
somewhere near my elbow.  There must be some macho, deep-seated need  
for a guy to scare those who are smaller than he is -- be it a wife  
or girl-friend, or a little kid-- because I did it again.  One of the  
boys elbowed me roughly in the gut, and I finally quit.   
Spoilsports.   

     We came upon a dimly lit laboratory scene of various medical  
horrors, and a rather ghastly looking fellow -- who looked like he'd  
been through a botched open-heart surgery-- noticed all the fake  
blood on Cory.  "Perhaps the young boy would like to join us for some  
experiments," the cadaverous gentleman asked in a hollow voice.  He  
grabbed Cory's free hand and pulled him insistently towards an- 
examining-table in the center of the room.  Cory squealed and held on  
to me for dear-life, until he was released.  So much for bravado.   
For a tempting second I had almost let him go, just to see the look  
of shocked betrayal on his face, but I couldn't do it.  Even I'm not  
that cruel.   

     We moved into another darkened passage, and now both boys were  
pushing me along in front of them.  I guess they were willing to  
sacrifice me to save themselves.  Their plan didn't work though.  As  
we came into another gloomy scenario of blood and guts Frankenstein's  
Monster grabbed them from behind with a menacing bellow.  The two ten- 
year-olds almost knocked me over in their rush to place me between  
the monstrosity and themselves, and their eyes were wild with  
borderline terror as they screamed in surprise mixed with boyish  
delight.  Boys enjoy a good scare now-and-then, as long as they know  
they can't REALLY be hurt.  And I certainly didn't mind them hanging  
on to me with all their might, expecting me to `protect' them.  If  
you've never taken a boy to a haunted-house, I highly recommend it.   

     We made it to the end without any further mishap.  It had  
certainly been a good time.  So good in fact that Cory wanted to go  
through it again, but it was getting late.  It had been a long,  
delightfully scary evening for my young ghoul-friends (sorry,  
couldn't resist), and both boys fell asleep on the way home.   

     I managed to steer them inside my house, where I sat on the  
couch and began undressing Chris, taking off his cape and jacket.   
Cory had pulled the hatchet off his head earlier, so all he had left  
was blood.  It felt good to get out of my robe as well.  I was tired,  
but the two boys seemed to have gotten their second-wind when they  
remembered all that candy they had collected.  I let them have a few  
pieces (and I had some too, I'll admit), and then they looked at each  
other silently, obviously talking between themselves.  I hated it  
when they did that; invariably it meant the two scamps were up to  
something, and it usually involved me.  Chris nodded at his twin and  
then told me he had to go home for something.  I looked at him  
suspiciously, but let him go.  While he was gone Cory asked if I had  
a candle.  What in the world...?  

     Cory was placing the candle in a holder on my coffee-table when  
Chris returned.  Taking a match, Cory carefully lit the candle.   
Chris went through my house turning off all the lights, until all we  
had left was the tiny, flickering flame.  Silently, the two boys sat  
on their legs on one side of the low table, and beckoned me to sit  
opposite them.  Then they pulled off their shirts, and looked at me  
pointedly until I did the same.  What were they up to, I wondered.   
Chris took three short pieces of string from his pocket, and laid  
these together on the table.  I could see they were `friendship'  
bracelets, the kind that kids made and traded with their friends.   
Each narrow cord was tightly braided with three colors; two shades of  
blue (light and dark) and one of bright red.  Understanding dawned on  
me.   

     "Hey, when did you make--"  

     Cory and Chris shushed me with shocked looks, as if I were  
interrupting a church-service.  For that's what they were about to  
perform: a ritual of naively innocent boyhood, made all the more  
sacred as we neared the magical witching-hour on Allhallows Eve.   

     Mesmerized, I watched Cory take the ends of the three bracelets  
and hold them several inches over the candle.  Then he chanted in his  
soft voice:  

     "Through the fire,  

     we pass these chains,  

     3 strings are one,  

     sealed by flame."   

     Cory quickly passed them three times through the fire, fast  
enough so they wouldn't scorch.  Then he took one of the cords and  
tied it loosely in a double knot on Chris's left wrist, and silently  
offered him the remaining two pieces.  Following his brother's lead,  
Chris held the colored strings above the fire, and thought for a  
moment before intoning:  

     "By flame of candle,  

     this spell is cast,  

     2 brothers are now 3,  

     our love will last."   

     I was totally captivated.  I watched with fascination as Chris  
passed them twice through the candle, and then tied one of the  
strings around my wrist.  The two boys were so serious and solemn,  
and their ghoulish makeup made them look rather eerie in the yellow,  
dancing flame of the candle.  They were other-worldly, young warlocks  
practicing bare-chested, high-sorcery on Halloween night, and I was  
there charmed disciple.  The analogy of boy-love as a religion struck  
me once again.  Then I realized Chris was holding the remaining cord  
out to me.  I was expected to contribute to the ritual as well.   

     Cory and Chris watched me critically as I took the small cord  
and held it over the candle as they had done, and gathered my  
thoughts.  We had all had lots of practice with spells, actually.   
The boys were quite adept at coming up with rhymes for the book.   
Everyone knows the most powerful incantations have to rhyme.  Just  
watch "Bewitched".   

     "Through the fire,  

     I pass this bracelet,  

     tied in friendship,  

     and nothing shall break it."   

     Chris allowed a small smile of approval to cross his face as he  
watched me pass it once through the flame and tie it around his  
brother's wrist.  Then, almost reverently, my very special friends  
linked the little-fingers of their right hands together in their- 
`double-promise', and silently looked at me until I wrapped my pinkie  
around their's.  I was deeply moved by this special gift.  I felt  
myself shiver as goose-flesh broke out on my skin, almost as if there  
truly was magic in the air.  The boys felt it as well; I could see  
how their small, tender nipples had become even tinier, surrounded by- 
goose-bumps in the wavering candlelight.   

     The ceremony now over, Cory and Chris beamed happily at me.  The  
reader might like to think that what followed was a wild bacchanalia  
of boy-sex, culminating in the ultimate expression of love, but it  
was a school-night.  I led the two sleepy sorcerers to the bathroom  
and washed off as much of their makeup as possible, and then I  
lovingly undressed them the rest of the way.  Naked, the three of us  
slept in a tangle of blissful contentment, covering each-other with a  
blanket of love and friendship.   

     ***  

     I finished our book a few weeks later.  Just before I sent it to  
my agent though, I added several very important lines at the very  
beginning, and promptly forced myself to forget about it.  After he  
read it he said it was my best book yet, and suggested we re  
negotiate my contract with the publisher.  In fact he thought the  
book could cross genres into the sci-fi/fantasy market, which was  
fine with me as long as it was still marketed primarily as a kid's  
book.  My loyalties would always be with boys, after all.  When my  
publisher read it, and after a few more weeks of wrangling, I signed  
a contract for an outrageous sum of money agreeing to write at least  
two more books about the supposedly fictitious twins.  I didn't think  
that would be a problem, since it was my favorite subject.  I felt I  
had to share the wealth with the boys though, so for a Christmas  
present (one of many, needless to say) I had my agent draw up a  
contract splitting the royalties three ways.  A separate trust-fund  
was set up for each of them, and when they reached the arbitrarily  
magic age of eighteen Cory and Chris would have more than enough  
money for college or whatever else they wanted to do.  Susan nearly  
cried when I told her what I had done, she was so grateful.  The  
twins, of course, wanted the money now.  I laughed fondly at their  
plans for buying airplanes and race-cars, or candy factories and  
arcades.   

     The book was published in February, and when my copies arrived  
the boys were still at school.  We had already started on the next  
story in the series, but we had all been waiting anxiously for this  
one.  When Chris `contacted' me he immediately picked up that it was  
here at last.   

     `You've got the book?' I heard his excited voice say in my  
head.  He caught me off-guard, and I was afraid he'd `pick up' more  
than I wanted him too.  I started singing a Beatles' song, hoping to  
block him out.  `Hey, what are you trying to hide?' he accused.  His  
curiosity aroused, I knew he wouldn't give up easily.  I sang  
louder.  `Tom!  Hey, cut it out!'  

     "Chris, pleeease don't," I begged him.  "It means a lot to me  
and I don't want you to ruin it.  You'll find out when you get  
home."  I started singing again, but I knew he could get what he  
wanted if he really concentrated.   

     `Oh alright,' I heard him pout.  `See you later, I guess.' I had  
no way of knowing if he'd really left my head.  I dove into our  
sequel, hoping to put my mind on other things, in case the  
inquisitive, telepathic young boy came back for another assault.  I  
thought about the tour my publisher wanted me to take to promote the  
book.  If I went over spring-break, perhaps Susan would let the twins  
come along.   

     The next attack was when Cory and Chris practically tore down my- 
front-door after school.  Chris had told his twin and both boys were  
bubbling over with impatience as they pulled off their winter coats  
and rushed me.  "Let's see it!"  Cory yelled.  "Yeah, where is it?"   
Chris demanded, still wondering what I had up my sleeve.   

     I sat on the couch and pulled out a small, gift-wrapped object.   
It was the book of course.  I wasn't fooling anybody; I just thought  
wrapping it would be a nice touch.  The boys sat down on my right and  
grabbed it unceremoniously from my hands.  Cory ripped off the paper  
and stared at the cover.   

     "`Double Trouble'," he said with a smile, reading the title out  
loud.  The drawing on the front was the three of us, dressed in  
clothes that fit the story.  What possessed me to use the picture  
Susan had taken of me on Halloween I'll never know.   

     "Hey, it's us!"  Chris exclaimed.  "Cool!"   

     "It's my author's copy," I told the two boys, "the very first  
one off the press.  I want you guys to have it."   

     Cory and Chris looked at me gratefully, but they both sensed  
that there was something else.  Chris finally grabbed the thought  
from my head.  He sucked in his breath with surprise, and quickly  
told his brother to open the book and look inside.  Past all the  
copyright info, on an otherwise blank page, I saw their eyes widen as  
they stared at six simple, short lines.  Their jaws dropped open with  
identical looks of stunned disbelief while they re-read it several  
times.  Finally Cory found his voice, but it shook a little.  "D-Does  
it say this in all of them?"  he asked in wondering amazement.   

     I could only nod as I smiled at them.  Their reactions were  
everything I'd hoped for.  I was almost overwhelmed as I felt my love  
for the two beautiful, special young boys pouring out of my soul, and  
they both felt it as strongly as I did.  Our eyes threatened to start  
leaking.  Suddenly the twins threw their arms around me, hugging me  
in a tight, fierce embrace as I hugged them back.  Nothing more  
needed to be said; our love spoke volumes.  It's the most excellent  
language there is.   

     For Cory and Chris;  
     twin beams of sunlight  
     and happiness shining  
     brightly in my grateful heart.
     I love you both, forever.   



	     ********* T H E 	E N D *********

God is a magician, 
Reality His trick, 
and it's all done with mirrors.


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