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Mom is BACK! At one point I felt like Dad should just kick her to the curb. But that shows what a poor example of a decent Christian man. 🥺

Not personally, no. I read about it online back when I was writing this story and found the idea a perfect introduction to Part Two.

The last half of that year was so much better than the first half. Now that we were out to mom and our school friends, we could enjoy ourselves even more. We didn't have to worry about the looks we gave each other when we were with the fearsome five. We continued to be fairly discreet around strangers and at church. Of course, we weren't together at school yet, so that wasn't a problem. And we had to be really careful around dad. Our sexual activities increased a little bit, but not a whole

OMG! Does he end up with Murray? I can hardly wait to finish this story so I can read that one.

Wow, you could paint a two story house with all the angst going on in that backseat. A real 3-way hissy fit of jealousy.

You're right, of course, but if you really want a depa😄rture from reality you should read my stories. All of them just chockjul of wishful thinking and acting the hero.

I don't know. Back in 2013 I was sitting at a table of teenagers at a church supper and listened to the kids talking when one girl mention that so-an-so was a lesbian, and another kid asked if a boy (by name) had come out yet. They spoke like being gay or lesbian was an everyday occurrence. I was so pleasantly surprised. I didn't know at the time that I was bisexual, so obviously the kids didn't know it.

Well, surprise, surprise. Being bisexual myself, leaning to str8t, I was prepared for Jimmy to identify as such. Will he ultimately hook up with Tracy, or Murray? Loving this story, but it's keeping me up way too late. Good thing I'm semi-retired and work from home.

But you're no Shakespeare, thank God. I hated having to read his stuff in high school. Please, Libby and everybody else, as my poor attempt at humor. 😇

I really appreciate this comment. "Mom's" reaction is very similar to my wife's when she found out about the "son" i had "adopted" online 7 months earlier. But that's an autobiography I am struggling to write even after 15 years. 😢

Hi @Tim Hobson. I've said this somewhere before. I grew up in the 50's and 60's, when coming out wasn't just difficult; it was impossible.

That apparently is a huge risk, isn't it. The boys take the leap of faith in the next chapter. I hope it all works out for them. "Love wins out" in the end.

I am so F***ing confused about my own feelings right now. And he fact that it is 4AM my time and I am more than 3 sheets go to the wind has nothing t do with it. I ca hardly wait to finish this story so I can read more of this author's works. Thank you, Ronyx for such overwhelming stories.

TRUE friendships never die.

I feel so sorry for Jack. I would have died in high school to have even one girl want me to be her boyfriend, much less two. I never dated any girl more than once. I was way to immature to know how to act around girls. Now, in my waning years, I wonder if i was gay? All I can say is that I ache with the wish that I had had a relationship with a boy at that age but can't imagine being in love with a man at my age (77). Talk about being conflicted.

I swear, if I were Jack's dad, and my wife had acted this way, we would be on our way to divorce court. This woman is insufferable.

I have noticed that @Summerabbacat apparently hasn't been reding this story. His loss. But he would get a kick out of the fact that I have just listened to the entirety of Handel's Messiah while reading several chapters of this story. Someone should tell him, but it won't be me, hehehehe.

That night was the beginning of a time of joy and a time of turmoil. When we were alone, we felt wonderful, whole, complete. But in front of other people, we thought we had to hide our true feelings for each other. At times we wanted to tell mom, but we were afraid she would feel like she had to tell dad. And with his attitude about gays, he was the last person we wanted to tell. We thought we kept things pretty well hidden from our friends as well as our family. I mean, we continued to hol

Well, of course Darren is gay. What's all that foreshadowing about if he isn't? The question is whether he and Jack will become boyfriends. Stephanie is already cool with it. Maybe, since she and Jack have always been so close, she has suspected his "gayness" for a long time. I hope I'm right! It's always nice to be right. 😇🥰

Jeff’s mother was in the kitchen preparing breakfast. She is small and petite like Jeff. He also inherited her bright blue eyes. I found it strange that she didn’t question who I was. But then, I figured Jeff’s dad had probably informed her why I had spent the night in their home. Since it was Saturday morning, we didn’t have to hurry to school. We sat at the counter and watched her make French toast in a skillet. Occasionally, Jeff would look over at me and giggle. I knew he was remembering what we had done the previous night. I never liked pancakes or waffles, but French toast was my favorite. Ronyx and I write a lot alike. How wonderful it must be for the boys to be with a mother who is so comfortable with their relationship. Makes me cry. But then, everything does. 🥲

“Or you can say to hell with the world. I’m who I am, and anyone who can’t accept that, then screw it.” It had nothing to do with sex or sexual orientation, but this was my wife's attitude. I wonder, however, how she would have reacted if our daughter had come to us and told us she was a lesbian.

Does anybody know what the number following the + sign in a circle after the commenter's name means?

It's been almost 3 years since the last comment, so I don't know if anyone will read this, including Ronyx. I have recently been trying to write a short story about what might have been between a friend of mine and me in our high school years, and I find that it sounds so much like this chapter of Dancing on a Star that I wonder if I should even bother. A couple of comments on this chapter: First, I have to admit being a bit disappointed that both Tracy and Jeff are enticing Jack into having sex with them when I feel he should be monogamous; Second, ignoring the first, I find myself envying Jack's dual opportunity. Talk about being conflicted! If my own son had lived and I had walked in on him and a friend as Jack's mother did, I certainly would have been shocked, but at least I know that I would never have reacted the way she did. Maybe because my friend (not boyfriend) and I frequently beat off together. But we never kissed. That was back in 1961, when coming out wasn't just difficult, it was impossible! I am truly loving this story.

Yessir. And I've forgotten what the second thing is.

This a love story; therefore, by default, he has to. (I hope.)