Albin - 7. Chapter 7

Summer break came, school was out, and the compromise for Albin's summer was working out. Albin would spend part of each week with his grandparents and the rest with his mother. On Friday, his mother would pay her bill at the local grocer and when Albin was with her, they would go out for dinner. Albin needed to go to the bathroom at one of the local diners. Normally he went at home before leaving but they were anxious to leave and he forgot. Now he had to go. “Mom, I need to go to the bathroom. I forgot to go before we left.”

“Alright be careful. I’ll order for us.”

Albin saw the sign for the restroom, saw the door marked men, and entered. He went to a urinal, and while he was there, a door opened and a man entered. Looking at Albin standing there with his pants down, he went and ran his hand down Albin’s ass, whispering, “I’ll give you 5 dollars if you let me fuck your ass.”

Albin looked at the man, “Leave me alone or I’ll call my mother.” In his mind, he wouldn’t let Teddy make him do this with a stranger.

Albin checked the men’s room every time they went to dinner. If he was alone, all was good, but eventually, he made sure he didn’t have to go, by going to the bathroom at home before they left.

Marie was going to go out with some of her co-workers, so Albin was going to spend the weekend with his grandparents. Thursday night, Uncle Gene came and took him to his grandparent's house. Albin wondered if Teddy was going to show up this weekend.

Friday, he was sitting outside when he saw a young man running along the road. The man looked a little older than Teddy but was a little taller and his body was slim. About an hour later he saw the same man running back to where he must have started. Later that evening, the young man and his parents arrived at his grandparents' home, where they had been invited to dinner.

They were a new family that just moved into the neighborhood. The young man’s name was George and he was a student at the university in Pittsburgh. Albin listened to the adults as they talked during dinner. The university was one that Angelo and Gene had worked on, so Angelo was telling him about the construction.

”On one of the walls, I wrote my name and my son wrote his. They are probably gone by now but if you ever find them, I would like to know if they are still there.”

The talk eventually turned to George's running in the morning.

“Running is a good sport. I ran in high school and now I run in college.” Looking at Albin, he said, “You're about the same age I was when I started running at 13. You should run. How about tomorrow morning, I’ll stop here and you can run with me?”

Everyone thought that was a great idea. So George and Albin went to his room to select his running clothes. Shoes would be a problem, but they found an old pair of long pants, a tee shirt and heavy socks Albin wore in the winter. Taking the pants to grandmother, he showed her where to cut them. So with a pair of scissors, he soon had running shorts.

Early the next morning, Albin and George started their run. They ran into town where Albin lived, turned around, and then ran back to his grandparents.

“Albin, do you have a shower? You will need a hot shower to relax your muscles after running.”

“No, we don’t have a shower. We have a bathtub.”

“Okay, let’s get your clothes and you can come home with me and use my shower or bathtub. You really need hot water to relax your muscles.”

That didn’t take long and soon they were running to George’s house.

Arriving at George’s house, George poured Albin and himself a glass of cold milk. Drinking that, George headed toward the bathroom.

“Put your clothes on my bed there. You can change after your shower.”

Walking into the bathroom, George began to undress. Albin started to undress as well. George went to the bathtub his mother used, and filled it with hot water. “Albin, take off your clothes and sit in the bathtub. The hot water will relax your muscles”.

Albin took in the sight of a naked George as he stepped into the shower and turned on the water.

“Albin, finish getting undressed and get in the tub.”

Albin got in the tub and the hot water felt good on his muscles, especially his legs. He occasionally looked over at George and mentally compared him to Teddy.

”Who is your cousin?” asked George. And with that question, Albin told him everything about Teddy.

At first, George could not believe someone would try and trick a boy into such a deviant relationship, let alone a family member. He was aware of men who tried to trick young ladies into encounters, some for a quickie and some with the intent of a long relationship.

“I better go,” said Albin.

“I want you to stay. I’ll fix us a sandwich and then I’ll walk you home,” replied George.

Dressed, George sat down next to Albin, with his arm around Albin’s shoulder, “I want to be your friend.”

Over the next few weeks, George and Albin ran in the morning. Albin still took baths while George took showers.

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