An Unexpected Turn

Ryan & Tony

I excused myself and walked out toward the driveway and answered Chad’s call, “Yeah Chad”. Chad gave me Scott’s story and I gave him Tony’s and it was obvious we were right. They had both assumed the other had been disgusted by what had happened the night before when in fact they were just too embarrassed to look at each other. We decided to have Scott stay at Chad’s and Tony stay here with me tonight and then Chad would bring Scott over tomorrow and let them talk it out.

I hung up the call just as Ian drove up and pulled into the garage. I followed them in and as they got out, I walked up to Ryan, “It’s good to see you again Ryan”, and then hugged him. “It’s so good to see you too Steve. I missed you guys and I’m so glad you recovered from your injuries, although from what Ian’s told me you just can’t keep away from danger”. I laughed, “I think it follows me”. As we walked up from the garage I said to Ryan, “We have another guest upstairs that I’ll introduce you to. We hadn’t expected him, but I invited him over to work some things out”.  Ian then said, “Steve’s always trying to help someone”. Ryan grinned and said, “I guess that’s why you love him”. Ian smiled at Ryan and then stepped closer to whisper in his ear, I still heard what he said, “That’s one of many things that makes me love him”. I smiled as my heart warmed.

We made our way upstairs and Ryan put his things in the guest room where Carl and Chad normally sleep. Once he finished putting his things away, we headed out to the patio. Tony was sitting in a lounge chair and got up as we came out. “Tony, this is Ryan, the guy we told you about”, I said introducing them. They shook hands and Ryan said, “Nice to meet you Tony”. Tony responded, “Nice to meet you too, Ryan”. Then Ryan added, grinning, “You’ll have to let me know what it was that they told you about me”. Tony grinned and said, “It’s all good”. “Why don’t you guys get to know each other better while Ian gets you some drinks. I’m going to make us all some lunch. Maybe Ian can give you a tour of the place while I get lunch together”, I said. “Sounds great. I like what I see so far.”, Ryan replied. Ian and I then went inside.

“It’s good to see Ryan again”, Ian said. “Yes, it is. I’ve kept in touch with him. I even gave him updates on your amnesia”, I said. “I’m glad that episode is in the past. I wonder if Ryan was just talking about the house when he said he liked what he saw so far”, Ian said grinning. I laughed, “Are you trying to play matchmaker now stud? Remember, Ryan is only going to be here for a week, and I think Tony’s got his eyes on his best friend”, I cautioned. Ian giggled, damn him, and said, “I know, but that doesn’t mean he can’t experiment a little. You know, experience a variety. After all, from what I gather, Tony’s still freaked about Scott right now”.  I looked at Ian and said, “While you were picking up Ryan, we talked, and I also talked to Chad right before you got here. It seems both Tony and Scott were too embarrassed to talk to each other after their night together because each thought the other one was disgusted by what happened between them. Neither one wants to lose the friendship of the other, so we’re going to make sure that doesn’t happen. Chad’s bringing Scott over tomorrow and they’re going to talk and no, they don’t know that yet. In the meantime, we need to make sure Tony stays overnight”. “Wow, you’ve been busy while I was gone. One thing I’ve never asked you, but now I’m assuming, you play chess”. All I could do was grin and nod. Ian continued, “So, I’m sure Ryan would be hoping for a little action later. Do you think that’s possible with Tony? I mean if he only did it with Scott one time, he may not feel too comfortable with participating or even being here knowing we’re doing something”. I smiled and said, “When I cautioned you about playing matchmaker, that didn’t mean that Tony’s not into a little action. I think we’ll have to ease him into it though. He has only done anything with Scott and that was just last weekend and only oral sex was involved. But Tony did inquire about having a three-way with us”. “You told Tony about us”, Ian asked? “Yes, I did. I’m surprised he didn’t put it together himself. It was going to come out sooner or later, so I put it out there to see how he’d take it”, I said. Ian then said, “Sounds like he took it pretty well if he asked about a three-way”. I laughed and said, “Yeah he did. He actually kissed me and then apologized. Then I told him it was ok because of our open relationship, our trust in each other”, and then I leaned in and embraced him and then we kissed. As we broke the kiss, Ian said, “Have I told you recently how much I love you Steve”. I grinned and said, “Hey stud, that’s my line, but I love hearing you say it. I love you too stud”, and I embraced him again and squeezed his hard melons.

“So, what has Steve and Ian told you about me”, Ryan asked? Tony smiled and said, “Well Ian and I haven’t really talked much and none of it was about you. Steve just talked about you today when he told me you were coming. He said you guys met on their last field job they had together, but he didn’t say how you actually met, just about after”. Ryan gave Tony a puzzled look, “After”? Tony turned red, “Umm, yeah, after you had met”. Ryan realized Tony was embarrassed, but pressed anyway, “Tony, could you elaborate? What about ‘after we met’”? Tony realized Ryan was going to keep pressing, “Well after Steve told me about him and Ian and their open relationship, I asked him if he and Ian had ever had sex with someone else together. He told me that you were their first three-way”. Ryan grinned, “Yeah, it was a pretty lit time. It was my best couple days ever. It was the first time I ever tried anything anal. Ian took my cherry and Steve’s got a pretty big cock. I really enjoyed the few days I spent with them, and learned a lot”. Tony listened intently as Ryan described his few days with Steve and Ian. When Ryan said about being embarrassed when Steve helped him ‘clean himself’, Tony asked, “What does that mean”? After Ryan described it, Tony turned red and said, “Oh. I’m not sure I’d want to have to do that. It seems disgusting and I’d be too afraid it would hurt like hell”. Ryan smiled, “It’s not disgusting if you clean yourself out first, as long as you do it by yourself”, he added smiling, then continued, “As far as getting fucked, yes, it does hurt at first, but Steve and Ian took it slow and lubed me up and fingered my hole to get it ready and it was awesome! I couldn’t get enough. There’s this gland inside guys called the prostate and when a guy’s cock is fucking you and it’s rubbing your prostate, it feels fantastic and makes you cum so much. Tony’s cock was uncomfortably hard now and Ryan’s description of being fucked actually gave him a strange feeling in his nether region and made him curious. “So, anyway, enough about me, Tony. How did you meet Steve and Ian”, Ryan asked?

Tony smiled when Ryan had asked that question, “Steve saved my life, mine and three of my friends”. Ryan asked, “You mean the accident on the highway when Ian had amnesia”? Tony shook his head, “No, that was another time. My dad told me about that. This happened later. Me and my friends had left a party. I was driving and got distracted and crashed. It was a good thing that Steve came along because the car caught on fire and we would have all died, but Steve pulled us out one by one. He got burnt doing it and could have been killed himself, but he didn’t stop until all four of us were safe. We all owe him our lives. He came to visit me in the hospital and helped me out of a depression I was having due to the guilt of being responsible for the accident. On top of all that, he’s now helping me deal with an issue between me and my best friend. I think I look up to him as much if not more than my own father”. Ryan smiled and said, “All that and he’s pretty hot too”. They both laughed and then Ryan said, “I totally agree. I really admire him and the more I learn about him, the more I admire him”.

“Who’s body are you admiring now Ryan”, Ian asked as he joined them and handed them drinks? Ryan laughed and said, “We were talking about Steve, but I definitely admire your hot body too Ian”. Ian grinned and said, “Flattery will get you nowhere but a tour of the place. Want one”? Ryan said, “Of course. I really like what I’ve seen so far. I didn’t realize Steve made so much money”. Ian said, “He did just get a promotion, but he inherited a lot of money when his parents died”. Ryan replied, “I’m sorry. I didn’t realize his parents were dead”. Ian said, “I don’t think it would bother Steve. They’ve been dead for several years”. Ian gave Ryan the grand tour of the house and saved the best for last, “We don’t normally show this on our normal  tours, but…”, and then opened the door to their bedroom. “Is this an invitation”, Ryan asked grinning? Ian giggled and said, “Maybe later, but follow me”, and he opened the door to the rear deck. “Holy shit, Ian! What an awesome view”, Ryan said! “Wow! This is so lit! I thought the rest of the place was lit, but this is the cherry on top”, Tony said. “I love the sound of the waves crashing. Is there a beach below or is it just rocks”, Ryan asked? Ian shrugged, “I have no idea. I’ve never been down there and never thought to ask Steve. Well, that’s the end of the tour, so let’s head back to the patio and see if Steve has lunch ready yet.

I said, “Just in time”, as Ian, Ryan and Tony came back out, I assumed from their tour. I had lunch ready for them, club sandwiches, pickles, chips and iced green tea. After we ate, I said, “Anyone for a walk on the beach. I don’t go down as often as I’d like and thought the breeze might help the heat”. I was a little puzzled when they all looked strangely at each other before turning their strange looks on me. Ian finally said, “You’ve never even shown me the beach. Do we need to drive”? I had never even thought to take Ian down there before, “No, there’s a small private road we can walk down. Want to check it out”? All three said, “Definitely”!

We walked down just past the basketball court and past a blue spruce evergreen tree and to the right was the road down to the beach. “You’re full of surprises Steve”, Ian said. “I haven’t been down here in a while”, I said to them. It was obvious as the road had weeds beginning to grow over it. We began down the road and heard what at first, we thought was a bird squawking. Ian said, “Maybe some kids are having a party on your beach”. I laughed and said, “It wouldn’t bother me unless they’re trashing it”. As we got closer to the beach though, the sound seemed less frequent and less like a bird. It wasn’t a sound of enjoyment either, but of desperation. The gravel road soon began changing to sand and the sound was getting muffled instead of louder. We soon stepped out onto the beach which seemed to be deserted. Suddenly we heard the sound again. It was a voice. I clearly heard a yell of, “Help”, but it was quickly silenced. Then I saw someone in the water near some pilons where and old pier had been. It seemed like the waves were crashing over him and then the undertow was trying to pull him out, but something was keeping him stationary. “It looks like he’s drowning”, Tony said. I threw Tony my cell phone and began taking off my cargo shorts as I said, “Tony, call 911 and stay here. Ryan, go back up to the house and guide the emergency vehicles down here when they arrive. Ian, can you give me a hand in the water”? “I’m with you Steve”, Ian said as he dropped his own shorts and pulled off his t-shirt. We both dove into the next wave before it broke on us. Ryan was already running back to the house and Tony was on the phone with the 911 dispatcher. As we swam closer, it was clear that whoever it was had been caught on something and their struggle to free themselves was only tiring them out. By the time we got to him, he was too exhausted to continue his struggle. “Ian, try to hold him above water and I’ll see what he’s caught on”, I said as I dove under the water. I realized he was just a kid in his mid-teens at best. I saw he had a rope strapped to his ankle and couldn’t get it off because it was too tight. I came up for air and saw Ian was keeping the kid afloat even at the expense of himself being drenched and submerged by the waves. “I can’t get the strap on his leg off because the line’s too tight. I have to see where it’s caught at the other end”, I yelled to Ian. Ian nodded and said, “I got him Steve! Just try to hurry. He’s losing consciousness”! I dove back under and followed the rope to where it was hung up on the framework of the old pier. There was a broken piece of boogie-board at the other end which was caught in the framework. I struggled to get it free but had to come up for air again and did just as a wave crashed down on me. It caused my head to strike one of the pilons, but not hard enough to bother me much. As soon as I caught another breath, I went back under. This time I got the board free and brought it with me to the surface. As I surfaced, I realized the undertow was now pulling us away from shore, “Ian swim parallel to the shore and in. Is he conscious”? “No Steve. He’s not moving”, Ian said as he backstroked while holding the kid up in front of him. I slipped what was left of the boogie-board under the kid to help keep him afloat, then assisted Ian with getting him back to shore. Tony came into the water and helped us drag the kid onto the beach. Once there, I checked and verified he was breathing somewhat shallowly and had a pulse. Just then some vehicles came down the road with lights flashing and Tony waved them over. Some EMT’s came out, flanked by Ryan. They came over and I said, “He’s breathing, but he probably took in a lot of water”. “We’ll take it from here sir”, said one of the EMT’s and they scooped him onto a stretcher and put him into the ambulance. “You’re bleeding”, Ian said to me as he reached over and touched my head. I smiled and said, “So what’s new”. One of the other EMT’s brought me a gauze pad and placed it on my head and asked, “Can we have you ride with us to the hospital sir”? I smiled and said, “No, but thanks. I just hit my head on a pilon trying to get his board free. That’s my house up there. I can tend to it”. “We can tend to it”, Ian corrected me. The kid regained consciousness just as a car drove up behind the ambulance and a couple jumped out. They ran to the ambulance yelling, “Michael! Michael”! The EMT’s calmed the couple down and let them see that their son was going to be ok. “Oh my god Michael. Thank God you’re ok. We were searching the whole beach and ocean for you”, the mother was saying. Tears were flowing from the father’s eyes, and I approached him saying, “He’s going to be ok”. He began crying, “I know. I’m just so glad. We were searching everywhere for him. We thought he drowned or was grabbed by a shark. He was supposed to stay close to shore, but suddenly we didn’t see him anymore”. “Sir, could you move your car? We need to take your son to the hospital to get checked out”, one of the EMT’s said. “Of course. Who are you by the way”, he said looking at me and Ian? “I’m Steve and this is Ian. We live in the house up on the ridge where you came down here”, I replied. “Thank you so much for saving our son Steve and Ian. Can we stop by to thank you another time. We need to get to the hospital right now”, he said. “It was a team effort and no thanks are necessary sir”, I told him. He got in the car and backed up the road. His wife climbed into the ambulance with their son, and they were soon on their way to the hospital. I took over holding the gauze on my head from Ian and said, “Thanks guys. That was a great team effort”. All three of them had ear to ear grins on their faces and Tony said, “It was good to be on the giving end with you this time Steve”. As we walked back up the road to the house, Ryan said, “Wow. We saved a kid’s life today. I feel really good”. Tony laughed a little and said, “Yeah it does feel really good”. As we got to the top of the road and came around the Blue Spruce, there were two odd vehicles in the driveway. As we got closer, we realized they had ABC and NBC logos on them.

Flashes were going off from cameras as we approached, and it was then that I realized Ian and I were carrying our dry shorts in our hands. We were in our soaking wet underwear. Fuck! “You’re Steve Andrews aren’t you”, one of the reporters asked? “Yes”, I answered and then another asked, “How did you know the kid was in trouble”? I hadn’t realized it, but there were other news vehicles there as well and they were all asking questions at once. I put up my hand in a stop motion and said, “Look! I’ll make a statement and if my friends want to, ( they all nodded to me) we’ll answer a few questions, but then we’re going inside and you can go about your business. My friends and I were just taking a walk down to my private beach, when we heard the kid calling for help. Saving him was a team effort by the four of us. Each of us did our part and we’re all happy that we were successful, and the kid will be ok. Now the questions”, and I pointed to the ABC guy. “Who took charge of the rescue”? Ian answered, “Steve did of course”. Then the NBC guy asked, “I guess you assisted Steve in the water since you’re um, wet”, he was obviously being polite by not saying, ‘In wet briefs’? Ian blushed and responded, “Yes I did. We all did as Steve asked and it was a well-coordinated operation where everyone of us did our part. Tony contacted 911 to alert them and Ryan went up to greet them and guide them down here to the beach. Steve and I went in the water”. Another reporter said, “It’s almost like you had trained for this scenario. Is that true”? Ryan spoke up this time, “Of course not. We’re just four friends out on a walk down to the beach. You don’t train for this kind of stuff unless you’re EMT’s or something. It does feel good though to have been there for that kid”. Tony spoke up then and said, “Ryan’s right. It feels really good to have been able to help save that kid. It’s a great feeling. Now I know how Steve felt when he saved me and my friends”. I was suddenly seeing spots in front of my eyes from all the camera flashes. “You’re one of those kids from the car crash”, another reporter asked? Tony responded, “Yes I am, and it feels good to be able to help someone else in need. It also shows how selfless and quick to think on his feet that Steve is”. Another reporter asked, “What’s your name sir”. Tony smiled and said, “Tony Boscola”. The reporter then asked Ryan the same question. I stopped it there by saying, “You don’t have to answer that, Ryan. I’m sorry, but no more questions. My friends and I would like to enjoy the rest of our evening without news reporters up our butts, so if you’d please wrap up your cameras and exit the property, I’d really appreciate it everyone”. I looked to Ian, and he was grinning at me, “Way to handle things Steve. Are you a lawyer too”? I just shook my head.

We went into the house and the news crews took a few more shots of the house and did a few on the spot reporting, but realizing we weren’t going to make any more statements, slowly left my property. As soon as we were inside, Ian wanted to check on the injury to my head. I assured him I was fine and then jokingly asked why there were two of him. He wasn’t amused. Because of all that happened, I decided to order dinner instead of making it, as we had planned. I ordered a smorgasbord of Wings, Mexican, Chinese and Italian food. We were all stuffed by the time we were through, and I had way too many leftovers, but thought I could send some home with the guys.

Ian and I were wrapping up the leftovers in the kitchen and putting them in the refrigerator while we left Tony and Ryan out on the patio. Tony said to Ryan, “I understand now why you’re friends with Steve and Ian”. Ryan wasn’t sure how to take that statement and asked, “What do you mean”? Tony said, “Who wouldn’t want to be friends with those two? Shit, I had no idea what to do or say when we saw that kid drowning. They just jumped into action like they do that kind of thing every day. And to top it off, they are both two really hot dudes. I’m sorry, but I really do think they’re either saints or superheroes. Ryan laughed and said, “I know what you mean, but some people may argue the point of the saint part”, and then he quickly kissed Tony on the lips and then added, “The hot dudes and superheroes part I’m convinced of”. “So, what do you think of them having this open relationship? Do you think that kind of arrangement can work”, Tony asked? Ryan smiled, “It’s been working so far for them. I guess it depends on the two people and the trust that they have in each other and whether they can separate the pleasure of having sex from the actual love they alone share with each other, but you’re not really asking about them are you”? Tony smiled and his face flushed, “Maybe not”. “Why don’t you tell me about this ‘best friend’ of yours? Sounds like there’s more to it than just friendship, at least on your end”, Ryan asked? “Scott and I have been friends since grade school. I started to feel something different when we reached Jr. High and we started beating off together, but last week we took it a step further or I actually did. Scott followed along. I’m not sure how he feels about it now though”, Tony said. “So, what do you mean by a step further”, Ryan pried? Tony turned crimson, “We sucked each other’s cocks”. Ryan smiled, “Wow, sounds like me a couple months ago. Then Steve and Ian came along and opened up a whole new world for me”. Tony looked at his feet, “I think I’d like to see some of that world”. Ryan put his thumb and forefinger under Tony’s chin and lifted his head up and then gave him a brief kiss, then said, “If you’d like, I think we could help you with that”. Tony smiled and said, “I’d like that”.

“So, anyone for a late afternoon dip in the pool”, I said as Ian and I walked out onto the deck. “Sounds great. I thought maybe you two had your fill with swimming today though”, Ryan said. Ian laughed, “Good point Ryan, but this will be relaxing, unlike earlier”. Tony’s jaw dropped as he watched Ian peel off his shorts and underwear, walk over to the edge and dive into the pool. His cock chubbed up from seeing Ian’s amazing butt. Ryan followed suit and Steve quickly followed. Tony sat there nervously. I noticed Tony still sitting there and yelled, “Come on in Tony, the water’s great and don’t worry, we’ve all seen a hard cock before”. Tony couldn’t turn any redder, but then got up and pushed his shorts and boxer briefs down to his ankles and stepped out of them. Then with his stiff cock pointing the way, he walked over and jumped into the water. Ian and I just relaxed, treading water and cooling off. Ryan swam over to where Tony was against the wall of the pool, holding himself up with his arms on the ledge. Ryan reached out and grabbed Tony’s cock and gave it a few strokes. “Fuck! Don’t do that Ryan. You’ll make me cum in the pool”, Tony said, louder than he wanted. Ian and I looked at each other grinning. Still holding Tony’s cock, Ryan grinned and said, “We can’t have that happen. You’ll have to cum somewhere else”, and he suddenly ducked underwater and took Tony’s cock in his mouth. “Oh, fuck”, Tony yelled out! Ian and I swam over to them just as Ryan came up for air grinning, “So, would that be a better place to cum”? Tony grinned and nodded his head, then I said, “Why don’t we take this inside”? We all climbed out of the pool and headed inside. As Ryan and Tony followed us into the house, Ryan gave Tony a nudge and motioned his head in the direction of Ian’s butt. They both instantly had a drop of precum at the tips of their cocks.

As we entered the house, we made our way into the living room and Ian and I sat next to each other on the sofa. We motioned Tony and Ryan to stand in front of us and then I leaned in and licked the precum from the tip of his cock. “Holy shit”, Tony said excitedly. Ian did the same to Ryan as Ryan smiled down at him. We then took their cocks into our mouths and began bobbing on them. Ryan looked over to Tony and saw the look of bliss on his face and asked, “Enjoying it”? Tony looked over, grinned, and then nodded his head. Ryan leaned in and kissed him. After a while, they broke their kiss and Ryan raised his eyebrows to Tony and then turned to Ian and said, “Ok, I think it’s our turn”, and then pulled his cock from Ian’s mouth and dropped to his knees between Ian’s legs. Tony watched Ryan and soon dropped down between my legs and took my precum-leaking cock in his mouth. He lacked experience but went at it enthusiastically. Ian then had Ryan stand back up and Ian resumed sucking on his cock. I practically had to pry Tony from my own cock and get him to stand back up. When I did get his mouth off me, he gave me a sheepish grin before standing back up. I smiled back at him and then began licking at his balls. “Fuck! That feels good”, he said smiling down at me. I kept eye contact with him as I sucked on each of his large balls. As I sucked on his balls, precum was oozing from his cock and running down the shaft. I licked some of the nectar as my tongue travelled up his shaft from the base to the tip and then I wiped some of it with my fingers after soaking them with my mouth. I could tell Tony was puzzled by this, which only caused me to grin before taking his shaft back in my mouth. My left hand moved up from his thigh to his right butt cheek and I began squeezing it and rubbing it. Tony moaned with pleasure and then jumped as my wetted fingers on my right hand found their way into the valley between his cheeks which forced more of his cock into my mouth. “Oh fuck. Holy shit”, Tony said as I first circled his anus with a wet finger and then pushed it in. My mouth was flooded by a river of nectar as Tony’s cock throbbed at the sudden invasion. I worked my finger in and out, massaging his hole and reaching for his prostate.  “Oh fuck! Shit! I’m cumming”, Tony cried out! I felt his cock pulse and his anus clamp down on my finger and then volley after volley of his cum shot into my mouth. Tony planted his hands on my shoulders to steady himself as the last couple throbs of his cock sent more of his seed into  my mouth. “Fuck Ian. I’m getting ready to cum”, Ryan said, having gotten excited seeing the expression on Tony’s face as he had shot his load. Ian swallowed it all as Ryan blasted into his mouth. I savored the taste of Tony’s cum as I watched as a small amount of cum collected at the corner of Ian’s mouth. As Ian pulled off Ryan’s cock, he looked at me smiling. I leaned in and kissed him, and we shared the mixture of Tony and Ryan’s cum, then we broke our kiss and I pulled Tony to me and kissed him. Ian did the same to Ryan. As we broke our kiss, Tony and Ryan both dropped to their knees and resumed sucking on our cocks. Soon Ian warned Ryan he was about to cum which brought me over the edge as well as I looked at the expression on my hot stud’s face as he gave up his seed to Ryan. “Tony, I’m going to cum! Pull off now if you don’t want to swallow it”, I warned! Tony remained on my cock and sounded like he was now greedily trying to suck the cum from my cock. This brought me over the edge, and I began firing blasts of cum into Tony’s mouth. I think it surprised him at the amount that I shot in his mouth. As I finished ejaculating my seed, Tony slowly pulled his mouth from my cock and then looked at me. He had cum running down both corners of his mouth to his chin and had a huge proud grin on his face. He started leaning in toward me, but Ryan stopped him and pulled his mouth to his, saying, “Let me have a taste first”, and then kissed Tony, swapping Ian and my cum between them. Then they broke their kiss and Tony turned to me. He still had some of my cum on his chin which I licked off and then we kissed as Ian and Ryan did the same. “So, did my finger make you feel uncomfortable”, I asked Tony. He turned bright red, “It surprised me, but after you were fucking me with it, it started feeling really good and I don’t think I ever came so hard in my life”! “Told you”, Ryan said grinning at Tony. “Well, let’s clean up and have some drinks”, I suggested. As Ian and I headed for my bathroom, Tony quietly asked Ryan, “By cleaning up, does Steve mean…..you know”? Ryan chuckled and said, “Well, if you think you might want to experiment further, it wouldn’t be a bad idea”. Tony was a little hesitant, but asked Ryan, “Could you maybe give me some pointers”? Ryan grinned, “Want me to help you”? Tony looked at him in horror, “No! I think I can do it. I just wanted you to give me some suggestions on how to go about it”! Ryan said, “I figured that. I just wanted to see you squirm”, then he gave Tony some pointers on what to use and how.

After cleaning up, we sat out on my back deck enjoying the view and sound of the waves crashing below. “I still can’t believe a kid almost drowned down there today”, Ryan said. “I can’t believe you saved a kid from drowning down there today”, Tony said to me and Ian. “We, the four of us saved that kid, Tony. We worked together to get that done. If you two hadn’t been here, Ian or I would have had to make the call and go up to the house to guide the emergency crew down. Only one of us would have gone in the water and may not have been able to save the kid”, I said. “But you could have called for help and then both gone in the water to save the kid”, Ryan said. Ian then said, “I was holding on to the kid while Steve tried to free him, and you saw the condition he was in when we got him in. That little extra time on the phone could have resulted in him drowning”. “Not to mention, when that wave hit me causing me to hit my head, it could have knocked me out leaving Ian alone. It could have been two drownings or even three if Ian drowned trying to save either or both of us. Don’t sell your part in this short. I needed both of you to do what you did, and it resulted in the rescue of that kid. Be proud of yourselves. The four of us saved him, not just Ian and myself. We had two more drinks before I suggested we go to bed. I thought Tony may want to soak in what he’d experienced today and may possibly want to do more tomorrow. I didn’t know that he went in the bedroom with Ryan when we turned in.

End of Chapter 24