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  • CLJobe
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  • 09/27/2020
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Stories posted in this category are works of fiction. Names, places, characters, events, and incidents are created by the authors' imaginations or are used fictitiously. Any resemblances to actual persons (living or dead), organizations, companies, events, or locales are entirely coincidental.
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The Boy by The Lake - 12. Chapter 12

The final chapter

I truly enjoyed the children, Dante was my shadow and Grace had a shadow as well.

The kids went to the boys school, so a lot of times they stayed at Ron’s parents rather than at home with the boys. We still had our Rome trips, Roberto now had two children both boys and Angelo had a boy and girl. Pietro and Maria were very proud of their grandchildren. I enjoyed my time with Pietro, but all good times have their sad times as well. Vincitore had died and his younger brother took over the business. I never realized but Vincitore was never married. I just took it as a fact that all Italian men would marry or at least be in a relationship, but not Vincitore. Pietro told me he had a girlfriend one time and they were going to get married but she was killed in a car accident. From that time on he said there were no girl friends in this realm for him.

     

I was approaching the age of 88 when Ron insisted I start having a physical once a year. When the boys were part of my life, I wanted to live, but now, they are settled, have a thriving career, have a family, I don’t feel the urgency as much. I miss Clair, we were to enjoy this time and where cheated out of it. I went and took the physical, more or less to humor the boys.

I still took my morning walks, the sunrise was still special to me. Now I sit on the bench alone, Richard, I found out had died of a heart attack. Not many people walked in the morning, so I was alone.

We celebrated my 90th birthday. Our adopted family came to celebrate it with me and while they were here, Pietro walked with me in the morning. “Pietro, I told the boys where I wanted to be buried when my time came. I leave it to you to help them.

Two weeks after my 90th birthday, I took my early walk. As the sun rose over the lake, I saw a lovely lady approach, it was Clair and she had her hand out for me to grab. “It’s time”

This story is a wish of mine. That every child, boy or girl, who has to make Toby's decision finds a Jeff. So many of our forgotten children, who knows what humanity is missing. In my story, a doctor who is helping other children could have been lost to this world. Dr. Tobias Madison, is proof that these children can be an asset to this world, if only they could find Jeff.
Thanks for reading and you comments. They meant a lot to me.
God Bless
Copyright © 2020 CLJobe; All Rights Reserved.
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4 hours ago, Cadude145 said:

Great story, and yes an HEA ending as life does continue. 

I liked Jeff's voice used for the story though seeing the - chapters through both Toby & Ron's eyes as they matured and came into their own would have been nice as well.

Thanks, I wrote this story from Jeff's point of view. I would like to see more Jeff's in this world.

 

 

 

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I have thoroughly enjoyed reading this story, obviously Clair was Jeff’s one and only partner that he wanted in life, but he ended up sharing so much of his love for those he chose as his family and he found happiness and love within them, I do find it a bit strange that he never made more of a friend in Richard other than someone to say hello to of a morning, Richard move have been a lonely man but we will never know that. 
Thanks very much for sharing this story. 

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On 9/27/2020 at 1:36 PM, CLJobe said:

Just between you and me, yes I've thought about Book 2, but I need time. So I have a few stories to post, that are a little lighter in content. I always thought what would I do if I had a few million. There is a story behind this story. New York City has a lot of boys working the street, the gay parlors, looking for money to be able to buy something to eat. I was there for a meeting and walking back to the hotel, this young boy, probably 16 or 17, was asking for money, looking into his eyes, you could tell he was hungry, I never saw pleading eyes like he had. I gave him some money. He looked at it, then me. A beautiful smile, "thanks mister". You would have thought I gave him a million, it was forty dollars, the change from my dinner. I tell you this because when I wrote this story, that young man was Toby.

Wow that is amazing 

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CLJobe
22 minutes ago, Bft said:

I have thoroughly enjoyed reading this story, obviously Clair was Jeff’s one and only partner that he wanted in life, but he ended up sharing so much of his love for those he chose as his family and he found happiness and love within them, I do find it a bit strange that he never made more of a friend in Richard other than someone to say hello to of a morning, Richard move have been a lonely man but we will never know that. 
Thanks very much for sharing this story. 

you are welcome

 

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