Chapter 35

Andy was in an extremely good mood on the way to church. I asked, "What's up with you?"

Andy held a rectangular piece of plastic in front of my face. It was white with a blue stripe on the left and a yellow stripe on the right. It had a really ugly picture of Andy on the front. "You got your license!" I declared.

"Yep. Dad took me for my test yesterday morning. I passed!"

"Congratulations." I was happy for Andy, mostly because I wouldn't need to haul him around so much.

Tuesday after passing drills Jeremy got Ed, Hal and me together. Jeremy said, "Are we going to do something special together for our girlfriends for the prom?"

I asked, "What did you have in mind?"

"I checked into limousine rentals. We can get a super stretch job for all four couples for $125 a piece. You guys interested?"

I said, "Why not. We've done everything together all the way through high school. Why not finish it the same way – doing things with our best friends."

Hal said, "I priced limos too. Jeremy's price is much better than if each us rent one for our dates. I think it sounds like a good idea. Ed, do you have a date for the prom?"

Ed answered, "Off course. I'm the varsity quarterback. Over the last month I had six girls hinting that they wanted me to take them to the prom."

Jeremy asked, "Who's the lucky girl?"

Ed said, "Paige McGowan"

"McGowan? Wow, you went for the best," Jeremy observed. Paige was the head cheerleader and homecoming queen last fall.

I wondered, "Are we going to the school's post prom party or do you want to do something else? I was thinking we could get rooms at the motel for the night. I'd like to spend the evening with Penny."

"You got the right idea, Kyle. Kath and I never get the chance to spend the night together outside of Venturing trips. I'd love to fall asleep with her in my arms in a real bed," Jeremy added.

I asked, "Would Paige be interested in this?"

"I don't know," Ed answered. "I can ask her."

"I don't know guys. Tammy's parents know we sleep together but they never acknowledge it," Hal said. "I doubt they would allow us to do this."

Jeremy suggested, "Why don't we get our girlfriend's mothers to talk with the Brookes. Maybe they can get through to them."

Hal responded, "It's worth a try. It's pretty ridiculous the way they are. Both of us are eighteen. We're adults. It really isn't any of their business if we spend a night together."

I said, "But Tammy's parents don't agree."

"Not at all," Hal answered.

The four of us agreed to discuss the proposal with our girlfriends. It took the four of us a couple days to get all the details set, but we were going to our senior prom in style. Mom, Mrs. Edwards and Mrs. Trimble managed to convince the Brookes that they should allow Hal and Tammy to spend a night together after the prom.

I helped Penny learn her lines for the Drama Guild's spring play. It was fun to work with her again. I'd missed that during the winter production. The play would be presented on the second weekend of May.

Crystal Wagner's doctor ordered her to bed for the duration of her pregnancy on May 1st, after her latest check-up. The doctor was concerned about Crystal's small size and how big my nephews were getting.

Andy went around and talked with all of Crystal's teachers. He picked up homework assignments and delivered them to Crystal each day. The next day he delivered Crystal's work back to the teachers.

The twins' arrival was going to set off a host of changes at our house. I was giving up my room to Andy and the twins. I would go back to the room Andy and I used to share. I would share that room with Will as needed. In a year or two when the twins were old enough to sleep in beds, I would move to the basement. Mom and Dad were going to convert it to a bedroom for me and Will.

Mom had made arrangements with the school for me to drive Andy to the hospital when Crystal went into labor. Mom didn't trust Andy to drive when the day came. The last thing we needed was for my brother to get in an accident on the way to the hospital. Mom bought Andy a cell phone so she could get him whenever she needed him.

I received invitations to two state all-star football games. The first was the Big 33 game. It pitted the top Pennsylvania seniors against the top seniors from Ohio. I would need to attend a week of practice with our team from June 7th to June 13th. The game would be played at Hershey Stadium this year.

The second game was the Pennsylvania East vs. West Game. That would require me to attend practice at Shippensburg University from June 21st to June 27th. This game pitted seniors from the eastern half of the state against seniors from the western half of the state.

Ed and Jeremy received invitations too. I thought about it a little and decided that I didn't want to play. I only had six weeks to earn money at scout camp and I knew I was going to need every dime I could get to finance Penny and me at the prom and for senior week at the beach. Ed and Jeremy decided to play in the East vs. West game. None of us wanted to play in the Big 33 game since we would miss our planned week at the beach after graduation.

Opening night for Penny's play was Friday, May 8th. I was in the audience as always. I skipped the matinee on Saturday for my track meet. Saturday night I watched the play from backstage. She was brilliant as always. I escorted Penny to the cast party afterwards.

I stopped in that Saturday at the formal store to get fitted for a tux. I teased the owner, "Do you give volume discounts for tux rentals?"

"No sir, I'm sorry we don't."

"Too bad. Please keep my measurements. I need the tux for next Friday night and also three weeks later for my brother's wedding."

"I can do that sir. Which wedding party are you with?"

"Will Henry."

"I will make note of that, sir."

My friends and I filled the afternoons the week before the prom with preparations. We paid for the limo, reserved our rooms, and bought gifts for our girlfriends. Fortunately the Bank of Dad was open for business. I'd never have been able to afford all of this without his help.

My friends and I went straight home from school on Friday to get ready for the prom. Our limo stopped first at my house to pick up Ed, Penny and me. Penny had chosen a gorgeous strapless black gown for the evening. She looked amazing. She told Ed and me that we looked very handsome in our tuxes. The limo went around the block and picked up Hal, Jeremy and Kathy. Then we picked up Tammy and finally Paige.

The limo returned to my house so my parents, Ed's parents and Penny's parents could take photos of the entire prom party. They would e-mail copies to all the families. They let us go after they took a million pictures of us.

The ride to the Eden Resort in Lancaster was a blast. This limo was really decked out. They had a flat screen TV in the back. It had a full bar. We didn't use it. All of us wanted to be fully alert for the fun later in the evening.

We weren't the only kids to go all out on transportation for the prom. Jamaal Green showed up in a stretch Hummer limo with his date. Austin Herr and Travis Hall brought their dates in Corvettes. One belonged to Austin's dad and the other to Travis' uncle.

It was amazing to look across the room filled with my classmates, all decked out in gowns and tuxes. It was a little sobering to think that these people I had spent the last six or thirteen years with wouldn't be together after graduation in three weeks.

We ate a delicious dinner together and danced. I danced most dances with Penny. Our group of friends all danced with each other's dates for a few numbers. That was nice. Kathy and I must have been a sight on the dance floor. I'm 6'-4" and Kathy is 5'-2". She was used to dancing with someone tall. Jeremy was 6'-2".

I reserved that last few dances for Penny. She had me properly enthused for the rest of our night together by the time the last song was played. Ed, Jeremy, Hal and I were in a hurry when we checked into our rooms at the front desk using the credit cards our dads had loaned us for the evening. We went to our rooms and changed into regular clothes and reconvened in Ed's room.

Hal and Jeremy got enough ice to fill the sink from the machine down the hall. Ed and Jeremy had brought enough beer for two each for everyone. We added the beer to the sink full of ice to cool it down. My friends and I spent the next hour talking – talking about our futures and reminiscing about all the things we had done together in the past.

Penny and I limited ourselves to one beer each. I had a track meet Saturday afternoon. I didn't need to be hung over for it. Ed and Hal happily had our seconds along with their own second beers. It was after 10:30 when our party broke up and each couple headed to their own rooms.

Penny and I got undressed and hopped in bed. We had been exciting each other all night. We were ready to get satisfaction. We kissed a cuddled for a minute or two, but we needed more. I switched positions and we gave each other mutual oral gratification. I brought my lover to orgasm then she deep throated my hard cock. I didn't last long with that kind of treatment. I blasted a few days worth of sperm down her throat.

We held each other for a few minutes while I recovered. I was excited enough that it took little more than the sight of Penny's naked body and a few caresses of my cock to get me rock hard and ready for action.

Penny demanded a hard fucking when I was ready. I obliged eagerly. I rolled her on her back, hoisted her ankles up on my shoulders and drove my cock into her hungry womanhood. Our need to couple was acute. I pumped my erection in and out hard and fast while Penny urged me on. I lasted a few minutes before the familiar tingle in my groin warned me I was ready. I drove my cock deep into Penny one last time and squirted my thick sticky ropes of semen into her belly.

Penny slid her legs off my shoulders and rolled us on our sides when I collapsed on top of her. Penny nuzzled my neck and kissed the cleft of my neck. I returned the kisses when I was more coherent. I asked, "Did you cum then?"

"Almost, but not quite."

"I can't have that happening." I scooted down between her legs, kneeled and started tonguing her sloppy pussy lips. Penny's lubrication was mixed with my cum. It was dripping out of her hole. I used my tongue to spread it around her puffy red lips. I worked my way up to her clit. Penny started squirming so I teased her clit more. Penny ran her hands through my hair and then pressed my head against her pussy. Penny climaxed as soon as I sucked her clit into my mouth. Penny thrashed and moaned when she came.

I lay down beside her and stroked her hair and face as she calmed down. We kissed and cuddled as we cooled down from our union. I cooed, "I love you, Penny."

"I love you too, Kyle." Penny got a thoughtful look on her face.

I asked, "What are you thinking about?"

Penny answered, "I was thinking about the future. You and I have focused on whether we would remain a couple when college came. We are going to. What happens after that? Do you see us together after college?"

I knew this was a dangerous question. "I would have asked you to marry me if we were twenty-two like Will instead of seventeen. I love you dearly and would like to spend the rest of my life with you." I meant every word I said but ... My face betrayed my uncertainty.

"What? What's wrong?"

I sighed. "I'm not sure if we can last through four years apart. I failed the last time I tried a long distance relationship. I told Julie I loved her and wanted to spend my life with her before she left. You know how that worked out."

"I can wait. I want this to work."

I said, "I thought that the last time too. Do you realize how little time together we are going to have? Think about how often Zack Hayes has made it back to Paradise in the last three years. We see him for a day or two at Thanksgiving. Hopefully my team will be away at a bowl game over Christmas and New Year's. I don't even know if I get a spring break. I know the team has a month's spring practice. Zack makes it back to visit after spring semester for a little. What kind of boyfriend can I be if I'm never around?"

"We've been apart every summer, Kyle. I can take it."

"That was six weeks three summers ago and ten weeks last summer. This is so much longer. That isn't the only thing I'm worried about."

"What else?" Penny asked.

"I couldn't keep my promise to Julie to stay faithful. I promised her I would stay true and ended up being unfaithful twice before we broke up. I'm worried that some pretty girl is going to drag me into bed with her."

Penny said, "I trust you. That isn't going to happen."

"I wish you were right. I've had girls go after me every time I visited Penn State."

"You're exaggerating, Kyle. I'm sure you misread the situation."

"I fucked a girl the first time I visited. That was one of the times I was unfaithful to Julie. The next time a girl shut the bedroom door, French kissed me, and pushed me down on the bed. She wanted me. I refused her offer. Last month she was after me again."

"You're not some girl magnet, Kyle. Are you sure you didn't misread her intentions?"

"She grasped my cock through my pants. She told me she wanted to go upstairs and fuck. I don't think I misunderstood her intentions."

"What did you do about that?" Penny asked. She looked suspicious now.

"I told her I had a serious girlfriend and that I wasn't interested. She ended up with one of the other guys that went up with me."

"Christian?"

"No, Chip. You met him at the end of our last football game."

"Chip, the quarterback from Unionville? I thought he had a girlfriend."

"I guess he doesn't anymore," I explained. "Do you see why I'm worried? I love you and want the best for you. How can a boyfriend who's never around and has trouble being faithful be the best thing for you?"

"Because I love him and have to be with him, that's how. Please don't give up on us. You know I had a lot of other boyfriends. I know who I need, and it's you. Will you try to give things a chance this fall?"

"I love you too much not to try," I said.

"Good, that's settled," Penny said. We kissed to seal our commitment. That led to more, as could be expected of two naked teens in bed together. This time when we made love it was slow and gentle. Both of us were on our sides, spooned together while we joined our bodies. I had considerable staying power after my first two cums. I set a slow tempo pushing in deep and then pulling nearly out again. Penny slipped a hand down between her legs when I got her close to orgasm. She stroked the underside of the shaft of my cock while she used her thumb on her clitoris. It took us a couple minutes to bring her to a peak. Penny groaned and shook when she climaxed. I held her close to me and continued thrusting in and withdrawing. I lasted a half dozen more strokes while her hot tunnel squeezed and begged to be filled. I thrust in hard one more time and squirted a weak load of cum in her.

We held each other spooned together. My cock shrank and slipped out, releasing our combined juices. Neither of us cared. We fell asleep spooned together, my cock still lying between my lover's legs.

I had a wonderful dream that night. This gorgeous naked lady was with me. She started giving me a blow job. Ooohhhh! God, did it feel real. I basked in the pleasure the lady was giving me. Suddenly she disappeared. I groaned in disappointment. I cracked one eye open when I felt a warm wet mouth envelope the head of my cock again.

Daylight was filtering around the curtains, dimly lighting the room. I raised my head up, opened both eyes and looked down my body. Penny let my cock fall out of her mouth.

"Good morning, honey," She said brightly.

"What?" I gasped as she sucked my growing erection into her mouth.

Penny sucked the head of my now fully erect cock into her mouth. I shuddered as she swirled her tongue around the head. Penny released my cock and said, "I wanted one more time this morning."

"Ummm ... I'm kinda tired and..."I explained. Penny put her right leg over me and straddled my waist. "We didn't get to sleep until after midnight. I'm..." Penny sank down, impaling herself on my cock.

"Ohhhh ... I'm tired," I gasped. Penny worked herself on and off my cock. "Honey, I have a track meet this afternoon. I need my ... ohhh ... sleep."

"Shhh ... Just lay back and enjoy this. I'll do all the work." Penny steadied herself by placing her hands on my chest. She teased my nipples with her thumbs as she rose and drove herself down on my hard cock. It was a hell of a wake up call. I let myself get caught up in the moment. Penny made love to me for about fifteen minutes before both of us were satisfied. We drifted back to sleep when we were done.

We woke up again to the sound of the ringing phone announcing the front desk's 7:30 wake up call. The two of us showered and dressed. We met our friends for an 8:30 breakfast at the restaurant in the motel.

After we were seated Tammy asked, "Did you guys have a good night?" She addressed the question to Penny and me.

"It was a wonderful night," Penny answered.

"Hal and I had a great night too. Didn't we, honey?" Tammy asked. She gave Hal a kiss on the cheek.

I said, "I had a good night, at least until I was practically raped this morning."

Hal smiled, "You were raped?"

Penny kissed me on the cheek. "Poor baby. He suffers so." My friends didn't express the slightest sympathy at my forced wake up earlier in the morning. We ordered breakfast.

Paige McGowan, Ed's prom date, said this as we finished breakfast. "I've had so much fun with all of you last night and today. Thanks for making me feel like I was a part of your group. I can see how close all of you are to each other. It's great." Paige playfully slapped Ed on the shoulder. "Why didn't you ask me out a long time ago? I'd have loved to get to know all of you better."

Ed answered, "Maybe I can try to rectify my error in the next few weeks. Paige, would you like to go with me to the movies next Saturday?"

"Ed, that would be wonderful."

"I have four weeks left until I leave. I'd enjoy it if we spent them together."

Paige gave Ed a kiss full on the lips. "I'd love that."

All of us congratulated the new couple. We paid our bills and headed back to our rooms to finish packing and checking out. Ed's dad and Jeremy's dad came to pick us up at 9:30.

I had to hurry when I got home. The initial heat of the 100 meter dash was scheduled for 11:30 at Elizabethtown College. Coach Powell had told me that things often ran behind schedule at district meets, but I didn't want to take a chance of missing my initial race. Andy agreed to return my tuxedo for me.

I easily won my heat and moved on to the semi-finals after lunch. I felt better than I expected, given my short night of sleep and all my exertions after the prom. I destroyed my competition in my semi-final. I had a good start and ran the race of my career. My time was 10.44 seconds. I had matched the state record!

My teammates and friends congratulated me and celebrated with me. This was an official meet, so my time counted. I was going into the record books. I celebrated too much.

When the gun sounded the start of the 100 meter final, I was daydreaming of my evening with Penny. I had a horrible start to the race. The guy beside me had an excellent start. I kicked hard, trying to recover from my error. I did catch him just before we crossed the finish line. I had won the race, but I wasn't satisfied. My time was 10.57 seconds, my worst time ever.

My teammates congratulated me anyway. My win had guaranteed me a spot at the state finals the next weekend at Shippensburg University. The only other person on our team to make states was Travis Hall. Travis placed second at shot put.

I went home feeling slightly disappointed with myself. The state record was great but I wasn't pleased that I had performed less than my best in the finals. I promised myself that I would do better at states.

I got to catch up on life with Will on Saturday evening. He and Abby finished their last finals on Friday afternoon. They brought their first load of things home in the morning. They would return to Philadelphia for graduation on Monday. Tuesday they would empty their apartment into a U-haul and bring everything home.

Penny and I spent the evening at her house. We watched a couple movies together. That was fortunate. My wallet was empty and I owed Dad a ton of money to finance our prom night. I headed to bed early that night to catch up on the sleep I lost the previous evening.

I woke to the sound of the phone outside my bedroom ringing. It was still dark. I couldn't make out in my head everything I heard, but knew Dad said something about Crystal and labor. I was totally awake by the time my brain had fully processed the words. Crystal was going to have the babies a week early!

I grabbed my robe and joined Dad in the hall just as he hung up the phone. Dad said, "Crystal is in labor. Your mother and I are going to take Andy to the hospital."

Mom came out of her room as I asked, "What can I do to help Dad? Should I wake up Liz?"

"No let her sleep. Why don't the two of you take your time, shower, have some breakfast and meet us at the hospital."

"OK Dad." I said. I wasn't going back to sleep, even though it was a few minutes after five in the morning. I went downstairs to watch a DVD until Liz got up.

Mom, Dad and Andy came downstairs a few minutes later. My brother was barely awake and seemed almost numb. I said, "Good luck, Andy."

"Thanks," Andy answered. He paused. He stared at me. "I'm going to be a father."

"I know. Today."

Mom led Andy out the door with Dad behind them. Dad stopped and looked back at me before he went out the door. "You know we're at Women and Babies Hospital on Good Drive, off Harrisburg Pike after Park City Mall."

"I have the directions you gave me two weeks ago, Dad. I can find it."

"Make sure Liz has breakfast before you come."

"I got it, Dad. Don't worry," I said. Dad left to drive Andy to witness the birth of his two sons.

Will came downstairs a couple minutes later. He headed for the door. I asked, "Are you heading to the hospital?"

"Yes, after I pick up, Abby," Will answered. "We wouldn't want to miss the birth of our nephews."

Liz came downstairs a couple minutes after Will left. She asked, "What the hell is going on around here? Where is everyone?"

"Crystal went into labor. They're on the way to the hospital."

"Why didn't anyone get me? I want to go!"

"Relax. That's why I'm still here. Dad said you should get a shower and some breakfast first. We'll go after that."

She relaxed when I explained things to her. I had breakfast while she showered. She ate while I cleaned up and got dressed for the day.

A nurse directed Liz and me to the maternity waiting room when we arrived at the hospital. We joined Mom, Dad, Will, Abby and Mr. Wagner. Andy was in Crystal's room with Mrs. Wagner. The wait seemed to take forever. Mom explained that it wasn't unusual with first pregnancies for things take a long time. It was late afternoon when things finally started to happen.

Mom and Mrs. Wagner got along well. Dad and Mr. Wagner were wary of each other. I'm sure Mr. Wagner blamed Andy for having sex with and impregnating his only daughter. Dad figured at minimum that Crystal had caused this by being careless with her birth control pills. He still considered it possible that the pregnancy was an attempt by Crystal to get out of her bad home life. The two of them said very little to each other. Fortunately they didn't cause a scene.

The doctor moved Crystal into the delivery room around 4 pm. Andy came out a half hour later dressed in surgical scrubs. "Crystal's fine. Everything went the way it was supposed to. Both boys are good."

Mom demanded, "Well, what are their names?"

Andy and Crystal had picked out names a few weeks earlier. They had refused to tell anyone what they were.

"Connor Allen Martin was born at 4:12 pm. He weighs 6 pounds 12 ounces. He is 21 inches." Andy answered. I assumed that Allen was in honor of Crystal's dad, Allen Wagner.

"Noah Daniel Martin was born at 4:19 pm. He's 20 ½ inches long and weighs 6 pounds 2 ounces." Of course Daniel was to honor our father.

One by one each of us got the chance congratulate Andy. When it was my turn I gave my brother a hug. Andy said, "Kyle, can you believe I'm a father?"

"Congratulations, Dad," I said. I hugged him again.

"Thanks ... Uncle," Andy answered.

Everyone had to wait awhile for the twins to be cleaned up and moved to the nursery. We all headed to the hospital cafeteria for dinner. Connor and Noah were in their bassinets when we got to the nursery. Two of the nurses held them up to the window so we could see them.

Andy explained that the boys were identical twins. Each had thin blond hair covering their heads. I'd never seen lighter colored hair then my nephews had. They were wrapped in blue blankets. We didn't see much more than their heads the first night. Their eyes were still closed. Their faces were kind of chubby. Most of all they looked so tiny. It didn't seem possible anyone could be so small.

After the boys went back to their bassinets I announced, "I'm going to head for home. Liz, are you coming too?"

"I think so," Liz answered.

Mom and Dad announced they were going to stay a half hour and then head for home.

Andy reacted immediately. "Do I have to leave? Visiting hours go for another 90 minutes. I want to spend more time with Crystal and the babies."

Mom started to answer when Will said, "Take my car, Andy. Abby and I will catch a ride home with Kyle." He tossed Andy his keys. Andy looked hopefully at Mom and Dad.

Mom considered it for a moment and answered, "OK. Come straight home from the hospital when visiting hours are over. Is that clear, Andrew?"

"Absolutely, Mom. I'll be real careful on the drive home."

I dropped Abby off at her house on the way home. Mom and Dad got home about twenty minutes behind us. I thought I was done for the day. Hah!

The twins' early arrival threw off some of our plans. We hadn't done anything about getting my room ready for Andy and the twins or getting my stuff back to my old room with Will. Will, Mom and I spent an hour and a half that evening moving my dresser to Andy's room and moving Andy's to mine. I piled the clothes from my closet on Andy's bed. Will and Mom filled my closet with Andy's clothes. Dad spent the evening hauling the cribs upstairs from the basement and reassembling them in my room.

When we finished around ten o'clock, the room at the top of the stairs was no longer mine. It belonged to Andy and the twins. I shared the next bedroom with Will. I was exhausted from too little sleep over the weekend. I got ready for bed. Will was sitting at the desk reading. I turned down the sheets on my bottom bunk.

Will thundered, "Whoa. What do you think you're doing?"

"Umm ... going to bed?" I answered.

"Not on the bottom. You're on top turkey."

"What? I've always slept in the bottom bunk in this room."

"No chance. I've had the bottom bunk for the last four years." I grumbled a little but accepted Will's dictate. Will added when I got in the top bunk, "Now you know how it felt for me four years ago when I gave up my bedroom to you."

"Yeah, I guess." I knew Will was right, but I still didn't like it.

Will added, "You'll only be here for four weeks. You won't be home again after summer camp starts."

"I know. It all feels so weird being in this room again."

"Get used to it, little brother. You're going to have to deal with some massive changes in your life in the next couple months," Will explained.

"I know. Good night, Will."

"Good night, twerp," Will teased.

"Monkey butt," I countered

"Moose face."

"Old fart," I responded. Will let me have the last word before we went to sleep. I was still awake when I heard Andy get home and go to sleep in my bed. At least it still felt like it was my bed. Will was right, I was going to have to deal with a lot of changes between finishing high school, moving back to scout camp and then heading to college. I hoped I was ready for all of this.

Mom left me in charge on Monday while she and Dad were down at the University of Pennsylvania for Will and Abby's graduation. Mom, Dad and the Hendrickes planned to take Will and Abby out to dinner when the ceremony was done. They weren't going to be home until late in the evening.

Andy brought two cases of Hershey bars to school with him on Monday. Dad had picked up "It's A Boy" wrappers to put around the candy bars. Andy handed them out two at a time since he had twins. Andy regained some amount of the celebrity he had last year when he was a hero on the football field. He regaled any audience with his description of Connor and Noah's births.