Hi everyone, here's the first instalment of Hopes and Dreams following on from Not Too Late - Epilogue. This is the story of Miles and Ryan's 18 year old son Seth and his friends. Enjoy
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Seth had the house to himself for a few hours and he was bored. Both of his parents had out gone to get the weekly shopping, and Kyle was with his bitch of a girlfriend, Jenny, and he hated her for slowly driving him and Kyle apart. Jenny had been very friendly towards Seth in the beginning, but it wasn't long before she noticed the way he looked at Kyle and she didn't like it.
Seth had always been attracted to guys, and accepting that he was gay hadn't been a problem. However, he only had the courage to tell two people, his cousin Sophie, and his pretend-girlfriend Katie. Katie was a lesbian, he was gay, and they both wanted to keep their secrets. He was too afraid of telling his fathers Miles and Ryan after how Sophie's parents reacted when they found out she was a lesbian.
Seth had been in love with Kyle since the day they met. Kyle was taller than he was by a good six inches at 5'9" and his skin always had a slightly golden complexion. Kyle's eyes were a sapphire blue and his hair was a dark mahogany colour that he kept in fairly long droopy spikes. He was on the school swimming team and had a body most guys dreamed of. A nicely defined six pack along with slightly toned arms and legs, not overly muscled but enough to show off. To top it off he had the personality make the perfect package, Kyle was not only hot, but smart, kind, and popular.
However, Seth was on the total opposite end of the scale to his best friend. Seth stood at only 5'3" and was almost painfully thin. He had inherited his pale skin from his father, Miles' and his eyes were a green that gradually turned into brown when they neared the pupil.
Having two fathers had made Seth a target for everyone at school. The bullies would take every opportunity to beat him, from pushing and tripping him over to dragging him into the changing rooms and beating him until he lost consciousness. Thankfully the latter had only happened once when he was eight. Seth changed school after that but the damage was already done. The incident had caused him to become quiet and shy, afraid to do anything that might get him noticed because he felt it would put him in the line of fire for any unspent abuse.
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It had been a really bad day for Seth when he first met Kyle four years ago. Seth had always been smaller than everyone else, and after being the only one to pass a test in class, he had angered many of the other students.
As he was getting his stuff out of his locker, a boy named Philip Parks grabbed him by the neck and held him up against his locker. Seth's feet dangled nearly a foot of the ground as he struggled to breath. Phil had put his fist against Seth's nose and slowly drew back his fist to let the fear sink in. Seth closed his eyes, waiting for the punch to come. Instead, he was thrown aside, just managing to brace himself as he fell. When Seth finally looked back up he saw Kyle standing over him grinning. Kyle helped a limping Seth out of the school just as Miles was getting out of his car. A quick trip to the hospital and a pizza later, Kyle and Seth were the best of friends.
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Looking at the clock, Seth guessed that he had an hour before his fathers got home. He went up stairs and into his parents' room. He knew they kept a stash of gay porn in one of their draws and spent a few minutes looking through the titles before choosing one with two young guys on the cover. With so much time to spare, Seth decided he could get away with putting the film on the main TV in the living room.
He put the film into the built in player and selected the first scene. Within the first few minutes of the film, both of the young characters were topless and kissing passionately on he bed.
Seth could feel himself harden in the denim of his jeans while he watched the scene. When the boys shed the rest of their clothing, Seth undid his jeans and lowered them a little to give him access to his dick. Slowly he started to stroke himself as he watched the film.
Seth groaned as he pulled his foreskin back and slid a finger over the underside of the head, using is other hand to gently roll his balls. His eyes fluttered shut as he lost himself in the sensations. Letting his imagination run free as he ran his hand across himself, imagining they were Kyle's hands instead of his own.
The sound of crunching gravel tore Seth from his fantasy. Quickly but carefully, he buttoned up his jeans as someone tried to push the door open. "Shit shit shit" he mentally cursed as he reached for the remote on the table but the tips of his fingers sent the control skidding across the coffee table and bouncing across the floor. Seth span around when he heard the door finally open to lock eye with Miles's. The horror Seth saw in his father's eyes turned him cold. He could feel the blood drain from his face and he suddenly felt incredibly sick.
"Oh Seth," Ryan said quietly as he entered the house.
Seth felt the tears form in his eyes at the sight of both his fathers' disappointment.
Miles finally came to his senses when the first tear trickled down Seth's cheek and ran over and hugged his son. Miles pull Seth onto his lap as he held the crying boy.
He was trembling in his father's embrace and he had wrapped his fists in Miles's shirt as if he would disappear if he let go. Seth could feel Miles stroking his back helping him slowly calming his breathing.
After a few minutes, Ryan brought them both some food. Miles moved to the end of the sofa so Seth could sit in between him and Ryan. The only sound was of the cutlery scraping against the plates as the three of them ate, leaving a palpable tension in the air.
"We need to talk," Miles said after everyone had finished eating.
"Ok," Seth whispered, instantly regretted eating as now his stomach made him feel even worse.
"Right," Miles stopped to take a deep breath, "First off, how long have you been into boys?" Miles asked. He pulled Seth into his side for comfort while Ryan moved along the sofa to get closer to Seth so he was sandwiched between his parents.
Seth stared at his feet. He didn't have the courage to look either of his fathers in the eye. "Always have been, never liked girls really. Katie was just a good actor."
"Why didn't you tell us? Why did you feel like you had to pretend to be someone else?" Ryan asked. They had always been open to Seth and he didn't understand Seth's need to hide who he was.
"Cos I wasn't sure about it and then when I was Aunty Clare and Aunty Hayley blew up at Sophie when they found out that she was a lesbian. I was afraid to after that." was Seth's quiet answer as he toyed with the bottom of his t-shirt.
"Oh I could kill that girl sometimes." Miles said as he pinched the bridge of his nose. "Seth, look at me." Miles paused waiting for Seth to look at him before he continued, "Clare and Hayley blew up when they found out about Sophie because she broke your Grandmother's three thousand dollar antique table by having sex on it, not because she was having sex with a girl." Seth's eyes went wide and he was stunned into silence.
"So we ok?" Ryan asked, giving Seth a comforting little nudge to bring him back..
"Yeah." Seth smiled weakly.
"Good now we can grill you about the porn." Ryan grinned evilly as Seth groaned in embarrassment. He had completely forgot about the film.
