Chapter 86.                   Celebrating the holidays in style.

Tuesday morning came quickly as Tommy awoke before the alarm to a lit room. For all intents and purposes Shawn slept through the night without any bad dreams. At least that is the impression TJ got by sleeping through the night himself without being awoken by Shawn. He looked over at his clock and it said 7:30. The sun was obviously out and the sky had cleared of clouds and snow from last night. Tommy thought about how good things were last night and the time he spent with Shawn outside and afterwards when they came back to his room for the night. He was quite content with how things were but still in the back of his mind he was missing Jon’s affection and touch more and more. He knew tonight was going to be about Shawn too but he somehow had to get through to Jon and tell him that Christmas night was him and only him unless Shawn had a seriously major problem which he was still try to work through at this time. The thought passed as quickly as it came and he quickly got out of bed and hurried himself along to the bathroom. After his morning leak and a wash of his face and hands he headed out and took a look out the window. The street was covered some with a very light blanket of snow but nothing more. He then looked next door and everything was normal and he looked up the hill and saw what little he could of the front of their house. Without stepping out onto the balcony he was limited as to how far he could look. He wasn’t in the mood for a morning chill and there was a bit of snow out on the landing so he decided to stay in for now. Outside it was easy to see up the block and actually out towards the city and down the hill too. The balcony or small terrace he has wraps out and around the front third of this house and makes it easy to sit out or do anything without being bothered from anyone below. He was an easy 15 feet off the ground if not more when outside on it. After seeing enough he went back in by Shawn and sat on his side of the bed. He dressed without waking Shawn so he decided since Jon was on his mind he would go wake him and give him a morning surprise all according to how things went.

Out the door shutting it quietly behind him he heard some noise downstairs but wasn’t interested in who was already awake at this hour. He walked down to Jon’s door and cracked it open enough to look inside. Jon was passed out with his blankets half off him and one leg sticking out from the knee to the shin from under them. The rest of his body was covered up to midway up his chest. He has on an undershirt but that was all Tommy could see from where he stood. He walked in and stood over Jon taking in his beauty for a minute. He still loved the boy as much as he could love anyone and probably more. He just couldn’t admit it for fear of losing young Shawn in more ways than one. He got down on his knees and was about a foot from the sleeping beauty in front of him now. He watched for another minute as Jon’s chest rose and fell with every breath he took and then finally when done taking in the boys beauty he leaned in and placed a kiss square on his lips. For a moment nothing happened but after a second kiss Jon appeared to stir. His arm moved followed by his leg which slid back under the covers. Nothing else happened. Tommy who was growing impatient with Jon’s deep sleep leaned in once more and placed a third kiss on his lips. This time Jon moved a bit more and finally turned his head and looked over towards Tommy. He opened his eyes a bit and slowly focused on the person in front of him and then without being scared or jumping one inch he broke a smile and opened his eyes more.

“TJ! What are you doing in here?”

“I was thinking of you when I woke up and I wanted to see you right away.”

He smiled and turned towards Tommy.

“I missed you too and I was so tempted to come in last night and sleep with you but I knew Shawn was there.”

“How?”

“He wasn’t in the game room and when I asked someone said they saw you and him come upstairs together. Did you two do anything special last night?”

“No, not at all. Last night was about love, sharing a moment together and falling asleep with him leaning on me. It was a beautiful time Jon and I want to do it with you Christmas night.”

“That would be awesome TJ but I hate having to wait another night and not spending Christmas Eve with you tonight in bed.”

“I know Jon and I feel bad too but I am torn. I want to do things with and for you but right now breaking away from Shawn with all these nightmares isn’t easy not to mention we don’t need him running in to us in the middle of having sex or anything. I told him that you and me were gonna be together Christmas night and regardless I meant it. I am sorry but I hope you can accept that and its also part of why I came in here now. I miss you a lot too!”

As he said that he reached out for where he thought Jon’s cock would be and he fished around just running his hand back and forth for a moment until Jon said something or he felt the lump associated with his member. Slowly a lump appeared and once he found it he didn’t stray far from it until it grew into a huge lump.

“I can’t take this anymore TJ!”

He ripped the covers back exposing his raging hard on poking up from his boxers. TJ not letting the moment get away immediately grabbed for it and began stroking, playing and doing anything he could to it until once again Jon couldn’t take it and down came the boxers. Now he had what he wanted and as their eyes met TJ leaned in and kissed Jon square on the lips. They made out for a bit as TJ continued to stroke away at Jon’s hardness and kiss him at the same time. As he began to feel wetness he stopped kissing and looked at Jon’s cock.

“Time for you to give me a present.” TJ said.

Jon smiled and nodded his head yes. TJ grabbed Jon by his legs and spun him so that they were hanging off the bed and his toes were touching the floor. He got down between them and got in close. At first he licked the tip of his cock and then when he was done playing he took the head of Jon’s cock into his mouth and swirled his tongue around and around until Jon began to moan and squirm. From there it was just a matter of time. He began bobbing up and down at a fast, then slow pace and waiting for the eruption. No more then a minute later Jon bucked a few times and began to fire away into TJ’s mouth. He let out another moan and then grew quiet as TJ licked up whatever juices he could from the head of Jon’s throbbing cock. Finally when there was no more noise, heavy breathing or movement TJ backed off and let Jon enjoy the rest of his orgasm. It was a great moment and TJ got up from the floor licking his lips as he sat next to Jon waiting for him to come back to earth. Shortly Jon sat up even with TJ and leaned in as both boys once again kissed. They made out for a bit as they both grabbed for one another’s cocks and stroked away slowly. There was magic and sex in the air as both boys now grew hard. Jon for the second time and TJ his first today. With Tommy now rock hard Jon got up and pushed him back onto his bed and started pulling off his pants soon followed by his boxers and then he gave Tommy a blow job as he lay there taking it all in, curling his toes, breathing faster and faster and finally losing control as he started to fill Jon’s mouth with his cum. Moments later with both boys now spent Jon sat next to TJ and waited for him to come back from his pleasure. A few minutes later both boys dressed and decided it was time for breakfast. They headed out of Jon’s room and TJ went to check on Shawn who was still asleep in his bed and about 8:15 they headed down to greet Ben and Luke in the kitchen.

“Hey guys.” Tommy said. “Kyle still asleep?” he said looking at Luke.

“Yeah… he loves his sleep. I was up a while ago and let Patches out for his morning thing and then I met Ben coming downstairs and we have been talking ever since.”

“That’s great. You two talk about anything special?”

“Nah, not really.” Ben said. “Tommy what do you want for breakfast? I am making eggs for Luke.”

“That sounds good, how about an omelet?”

“Sure, want anything in it?”

“Do we have sausage?”

“Yeah sure all I have to do is heat it in the microwave. It won’t take long.” He looked at Jon. “How about you?”

“Just a couple of eggs scrambled please.”

“Sure.”

Tommy got up and popped four pieces of bread into the toaster and set it for high. They had tons of bread saved and weren’t even close to running out with a few dozen freezers full of hot dog buns, hamburger rolls and anything else they could freeze after the comet hit. That, so far was one of the things there was little worry about running out of. They practically grabbed every piece of bread off the shelves after they realized what happened and they have it frozen all over. They used the basement, next door and even a freezer at Bryan’s house. As with just about everything eventually it will run out but there still is a lot of frozen bread, muffins and all kinds of stuff at the store that they put away in freezers there too. Anyway… point made and now onto the others. Slowly the house woke and Ben began feeding the boys as they came down. The morning passed as did breakfast time and Tommy once again grabbed all the boys and told them today was the day the house would be decorated. So after giving out orders and Christmas lights each group took a room and an extension cord and started taping or hanging lights as best as could be. This went on for hours and when the boys from up the hill showed up there was no one to play games against so they too chipped in and helped finish the house. By midday every working strand of lights was hanging and plugged in and all were checked to make sure they worked or replaced with lights that worked. Their lights came from stores, other guy’s houses, or some that were just found in the garage.

“Okay since I have everyone here. Tonight I am asking that we end the games by midnight the latest and enjoy some quiet time as we ring in Christmas day. I am going to start a big fire in the fireplace after dark and  we can all do whatever we want but personally I have a few DVD’s of Christmas movies and I welcome anyone who wants to join in to watch it with us in the living room by the fireplace later tonight. I want to make tonight as special as possible and I think hot chocolate, a nice warm, real fire and a good movie on the wide screen TV will be great. I know we don’t do this a lot but this is my wish for tonight. I request after the movie that everyone get their presents for one another and bring them down if not sooner and put them as close to the tree as possible. My guess is there will be probably close to 200 gifts if everyone gets or got someone something. I know myself I tediously wrapped over 100 gifts myself this month for everyone here. So before I bore all of you to death you can bring presents down anytime you want now but I would like all presents down before you go to bed. The only other thing is this. I know in the morning everyone is going to want to go crazy and open gifts but I hope all of you don’t hate me when I say this. No one opens anything before 7:30.”

They all started moaning and complaining. 

“All right… all right… guys look I am sorry but I am sure some of you want to open some tonight and I really can’t tell you no but I would love to make this really special so if you want to do something tonight please limit it to one gift each. Whether you do it in private or with everyone it’s up to you but as for me I am waiting for the morning and I will be very upset if everyone is up before 7 and opening gifts. Please guys I worked very hard on all this to make it perfect so do this for me. Lets wait till everyone is up tomorrow and then we can share gifts and then have a special breakfast afterwards. Then I don’t care what you guys do but I will probably be watching another movie with the fireplace still going strong in the living room. Thanks for listening. Its almost 4pm and dinner will be at 6pm. Go do whatever you want now.”

Everyone took off for their own place in the house and soon the game noises were going again and everything was back to normal, or whatever normal was in that house. Ben was in the kitchen making a special dinner for Christmas Eve. He was roasting several hams and some baked home fries to go with them and vegetables. By 5pm the house smelled of ham and pine depending on where you were. The living room was awesomely lit in just Christmas lights as darkness and nightfall reined outside. The room was lit with strung lights all around it and a fake Christmas tree about 3 foot tall on the table was also loaded down with lights. The logs were all set in the fireplace and Tommy had some Christmas music on even though it was clearly drowned out by the noise from the game room most of the time. He started the movie in the living room after turning off the music but it quickly got drowned out by the game room. That and the fact that no one came in to watch it within ten minutes of him starting it put an immediate damper on what he wanted to do. He figured he would try again later after dinner but for now he got up and headed over to some of the movies he brought down. He grabbed Home Alone and headed up to his room. At least there he will be able to watch in quiet. He walked into his room and put on the DVD into the player and popped on the TV. As he got comfortable on his bed with a few pillows he lay on his belly and watched the opening credits. Jordy walked in a few minutes later.

“Hey Tommy.”

TJ grabbed the remote and paused the movie.

“What’s up Jord?”

“I was bored and felt like taking you up on the movie but when I went into the living room you were gone so I decided to check up here.”

“You are welcome to join me here I am watching Home Alone.”

“Kewl, I loved that Mac kid in it.”

Jordy sat down next to TJ on the bed and he hit play on the remote and the movie began once again. This went on two more times as other boys slowly trickled into his room after hearing the volume up and the movie playing. By the time the movie was half over he had five boys in there all on the bed in various spots and laughing along as the boy star slowly planned the demise of his two nemesis adult troublemakers. Jordy, Jeremy, Joey, Danny, and Jon were all there with him. Jon sat on the floor right under where Tommy lay and occasionally he would reach down and stroke Jon’s hair as they watched the movie. One or two times Tommy surveyed the room and smiled before going back to concentrate on the movie once again. He smiled at how his plan backfired downstairs and because somewhat of a success in his own bedroom. The movie ended and the house smelled of baked ham as Tommy got up from the bed and turned off the TV while the others laughed about the movie and how it ended.

“Thanks for joining me guys. After dinner I want to get another one going in the living room and this time I am going to pull rank and either quiet or turn off those games for tonight. You are all welcomed to bring a blanket and snuggle together or whatever works for you as we watch A Christmas Story. I guess since I promised we could open a gift tonight you can all do that after the movie if you want but for now let’s go down and help out and thank Ben for making us a special gift of Christmas Eve dinner.”

They all agreed with him as they headed down to the kitchen. He had almost everything done as the boys and Tommy entered the kitchen.

“Anything we can do for you Ben?”

“I just finished setting the table so if you want to check it and add anything dinner will be done in fifteen minutes.”

I turned to the boys and looked.

“Guys please make sure the table is full of all the glasses and anything else we will need to eat. Jordy make sure we have enough milk and Joey please make sure that we have enough chairs. Jon just help out Ben and keep the others here so we don’t have cold food as its ready.”

“Okay TJ.” he said. “Where are you going?” Jon asked.

“To round up the others so we can all get seated on time.”

“Oh, cool. I’ll have everything ready for you and Ben.”

“Thanks.”

He gave Jon a kiss on the head after pulling him to himself and the others who saw it laughed a little before Tommy headed out of the kitchen.

“You’re lucky Jon, Jeremy said to him.”

“Why is that Gem?” Jon asked.

Gem being Jeremy’s nickname that he is occasionally called by some of them.

“Because the big guy loves you.”

Jon smiled.

“Yeah I know.”

He didn’t say anymore about that as he went over to offer help to Ben.

Tommy went out to round up the boys and his first stop was in the game room where he was about to possibly make a few of them upset.

“Okay guys… game off now dinner is almost ready.”

Kyle was playing against Caleb and he looked at his brother and reached over to pause the game.

“We are almost done bro how long before dinner?”

“About ten minutes.”

“Okay then can we finish if I promise to be there before ten minutes?”

“Yes KY you can. Also I want to ask all of you not to come running in here after dinner...”

Billy, Shawn, Luke, DJ, Zack who were watching all looked at Tommy now as he spoke.

“I want to watch a movie in the living room and while it’s on this time I don’t want screams and cheering to drown it out. You don’t have to watch it if you don’t want to but it would be nice to have everyone or most of you in and around the fire place as we share Christmas Eve as a family, which we are now. After the movie you can all come back and play till midnight but at midnight its Christmas and I want all of you in bed. Agreed?”

Not one of them argued as he requested quiet for the movie.

“What about gifts for tonight TJ?” Shawn asked.

“Well cutie as I said you can all share and open one gift tonight if you want. I just don’t want a huge mess and celebration tonight since I am used to it on Christmas morning.”

“Kewl so we can share a gift with one person?”

“Yup.” Tommy replied. “Now finish up so we can eat and the rest of you please don’t make us wait for dinner. Go wash up now if you aren’t doing anything.”

Tommy turned to leave and Kyle restarted the game from where he paused it and they all went back to hooting and cheering as Kyle and Caleb were neck and neck in almost a tie as the game came close to the end. Tommy was now back in the kitchen and helping get the food and drinks ready for all of his boys so they can all eat together. He walked over to Ben.

“Thanks Ben you did great.”

“Thanks Tom. I had a little help here when a few of the guys offered and I thought that was nice but after getting it together it wasn’t all that hard. Just putting the hams and the glaze together was a big part and that wasn’t that hard. I am going to take it out now if you can grab me the pot holder behind you.”

He handed Ben the pot holders and he opened the oven and pulled out the first ham. After placing it on the counter he grabbed the second and then third hams and then closed the door to the oven. The veggies were all done next so as the hams cooled he got the veggies in bowls and finished getting the rest together. Ben was all but used to cooking for fifteen or more hungry mouths now after being made the cook by Tommy many weeks ago. He didn’t seem to mind either now since he finally felt he had a job to do and was finally needed by someone, something he had lacked before in private for most of his growing up life. Ben always felt love to some extent but oddly enough never really felt needed by anyone till he began to cook for the boys. Tommy took the first ham and began to cut it with the electric knife that they had and about ten minutes later every seat was full as the boys started to bring food into the table. Tommy cut two of the three hams and brought the meet into the room and put it on the table. It was finally time to eat as everyone filled their plate but at Tommy’s request no one began until every plate was full. He then stood up.

“Guys… Hey guys!!”

“Before we eat I just want to say to all of you that you are now my extended family, I love you all and I hope you all get something you really want tomorrow, whether it’s a gift here or something personal from a lost family member> Merry Christmas Eve!”

They all replied in either a cheer or a thank you and after Tommy sat they began to eat. Dinner went well as everyone filled their bellies and Tommy had to cut the third ham and they ate half of that one too. Everything, the bread, the veggies, cranberry sauce and plenty more was all eaten as the boys ate well. Ben got up and announced a special dessert which made them all cheer and surprised Tommy because no one knew this was planned. Apparently Ben told Tommy later that he was planning this and he made it early in the morning before anyone was awake. He brought out crème and jelly filled donuts and chocolate covered cream puffs. This was Ben’s mom’s specialty that she made for the family every holiday and Ben wanted to surprise the boys with it. He also made a bunch for his brother which he said he was planning on surprising him with tomorrow for Christmas along with a special gift. Tommy swore the boys to secrecy so no one would spoil Ben’s surprise for Bryan. Things went better then planned and as Shawn said nothing tastes better then a cream filled donut with an ice cold glass of milk. His milk moustache proved that as the other boys giggled at him. Clean up went fast as everyone helped out which included doing the dishes drying them and putting them away and the last load was in the dishwasher by 7:15 as Tommy went into the living room and prepared the TV and DVD player for the Christmas movie. Other then the rocker which the boys left open for him every seat was filled and a few boys had blankets on the floor. Tommy started the movie on the wide 53” screen TV and with the room echoing with Christmas music as the movie began to play and he took his seat. He wasn’t happy in the rocker so he offered it up to anyone and after a brief argument Kyle took it to settle things and Tommy took a seat on the couch right next to Shawn on one side and Jon on the other. Things couldn’t have been better as almost all of the boys watched the movie, popcorn was made and the fire roared in the fireplace. A few were bored and a few fell asleep but no one complained loudly and even one or two left half way through but it seems like a cozy success as the majority of the boys sat through the movie and by 9:45 it was over and as someone said ‘Its time to get to the real fun now’ and almost all of them headed out to exchange a gift. Even Tommy got into it having about 3 gifts per boy and a few more for Kyle, Jon, and Shawn he grabbed one and handed it to his brother.

“Let’s go into your room KY okay?”

“Sure.”

They headed in and Tommy shut the door behind so they could do this in private.

“You will get your main one tomorrow but for now this is something I picked out last week for you while I was out one day.”

Kyle grabbed the box (gently) from his brother and ripped the paper off and then the cover. He pulled out a brand new .45 caliber hand gun and Kyle grinned from ear to ear as he looked over his new protection maker.

“Thanks bro, this is awesome! I can’t wait to go fire it.”

They exchanged a hug and TJ kissed his brother on the cheek as Kyle went to get his gift for Tommy. A minute later he came back carrying a box wrapped in Christmas paper.

“I don’t know if this is going to be anywhere close to what you gave me but like you said I have another one for you tomorrow too.”

He handed Tommy the gift and he began to rip off the paper. He opened the box and reached inside. He pulled out what was a picture frame and he looked at the picture and then at Kyle. It was a picture of the family together from a few years earlier.

“It’s not a gun TJ but its something that I know means a lot to you.”

Tommy looked down at the picture of himself, Kyle, Becky, his dad and mom from a few years ago. In the picture they are all dressed up for the occasion.

“Its perfect.” he said as he looked at it. “I remember this day Kyle it was a great day. Mom made us all get dressed up and wouldn’t tell us what or where we were going. Then we all left and headed out. Daddy pulled into this lot and I remember reading the store sign, it said Jamieson’s Photo’s and then I knew what she was planning.”

“Yeah, I remember it even if I was only 8 at the time.” Kyle said.

“Look at Becky KY; she was so cute that day. Mom put the pink ribbon in her hair and we had on those suits and ties and I remember my suit barely fit me. I miss her and mom and dad so much. If we were home and together tonight we would be having so much fun and probably drinking warm cider or egg nog together.”

Tommy looked at Kyle and he had tears in his eyes. Tommy did too as both boys hugged and began to sob together quietly. Neither of them let go for a time as they both remembered their missing loved one. Finally they broke their hug and Tommy reached out and leaned in giving Kyle a kiss on the forehead.

“I love you Kyle and I am so glad I have you.”

Kyle replied in a barely audible voice as a few more tears rolled down his cheeks.

“I love you too Tommy.”

“I’m glad I made us come in here because I don’t need anyone seeing me blubber like this.” Tommy said to Kyle.

Kyle broke a smile at that and Tommy took the picture and held it to his chest.

“We might not have them anymore KY but as long as I have this they won’t be forgotten. Where did you come up with this?”

“Last time we were home I grabbed it off the mantle and figured it would be good for something some day.”

“I guess you planned it right bro because this is an awesome gift. Thanks.”

They hugged again and then both decided to go wash up in Kyle’s bathroom so neither would look like a mess when they went back out to join the others. It was getting on 10pm now as both boys finally exited Kyle’s room and headed back out to mingle with the others. Shawn immediately came over to Tommy as he spotted him.

“TJ where have you been I wanted to share your gift with you.”

“Sorry cutie I was with my brother and we were exchanging gifts together.”

“That’s okay TJ I was just worried about where you went. Its okay now.”

“So did you have a gift for me Shawn?”

“Oh yeah a really special one but I can’t give it to you until later okay?”

“Sure Shawn that’s okay.”

He hugged Tommy and then let go looking up at him.

“What was that for Shawn?”

“Because I love you and I wanted to let you know that. Especially tonight, you are my only family now TJ and I need you to know that you mean the world to me.”

He fought back tears after Shawn said that and after still being very emotional from exchanging gifts with Kyle a little bit ago. He got down on his knees and looked up at Shawn.

“Shawnee kid you are my family too now and I love you too, very much and I hope you know that you mean the world to me too.”

He smiled really big.

“I know TJ and I do!”

He thru himself around Tommy and wrapped his arms around his neck and they hugged. Kyle, Jon, and about ten other boys were watching this and couldn’t help but overhear the entire conversation between Tommy and Shawn since it happened right in the middle of the living room. It hit all of them hard and emotionally too. It was Christmas Eve after all and every boy in the house was missing family members more then they could say. It would be easy to say right now that without a doubt any of the boys could be brought to tears right now for any reason and a few have already shed a tear exchanging gifts tonight. The house was quiet now except for some talking and occasionally some laughing. No one played games tonight even though Tommy said it was okay to. The living room was the meeting place and at one time or another everyone gathered around the fireplace or shared a moment remembering their family and loved ones. Five minutes to midnight and everyone was awake and any gift sharing was over. Tommy got everyone’s attention as he grabbed a book and each of the thirteen boys that were there looked at him as he began to speak. Ben had gone next door earlier in the night to be with his brother, nephew, and Kate for Christmas Eve.

“Thanks guys for being here. I am surprised you are all awake but I am also very happy. I want to read you all a story to bring in Christmas for everyone. It was something we used to do at my house on Christmas Eve and I hope you all enjoy it.”

“What are you gonna read TJ?” Shawn asked.

“It’s called Santa’s Secret Wish.”

He sat in the chair and began to read it aloud. Shawn came over and sat on the arm of his chair right next to him as he read it.

On Christmas Eve,

A young boy with light in his eyes,

Looked deep into Santa's, to Santa's surprise,

And said as he nestled on Santa's broad knee,

"I want your secret, tell it to me."

He leaned up & whispered in Santa's good ear,

"How do you do it, year after year?"

"I want to know how, as you travel about,

Giving gifts here & there, you never run out.

How is it, dear Santa, that in your pack of toys,

You have plenty for all of the world's girls & boys?

Stays so full, never empties as you make your way

From rooftop to rooftop, to homes large & small,

From nation to nation, reaching them all?

And Santa smiled kindly & said to the boy,

"Don't ask me hard questions.

Don't you want a toy?"

But the child shook his head, and Santa could see

That he needed the answer. "Now listen to me,"

He told the small boy with the light in his eyes,

"My secret will make you sadder & wise.

"The truth is that my sack is magic. Inside

It holds millions of toys for my Christmas Eve ride.

But although I do visit each girl & each boy

I don't always leave them a gaily wrapped toy.

Some homes are hungry, some homes are sad.

Some homes are desperate, some homes are bad.

Some homes are broken, & children there grieve.

Those homes I visit, but what should I leave?

"My sleigh is filled with the happiest stuff,

But for homes where despair lives,

Toys aren't enough.

So I tiptoe in, kiss each girl & boy,

And pray with them that they'll be given the joy

Of the spirit of Christmas, the spirit that lives

In the heart of the dear child who gets not,

but gives.

If only God hears me & answers my prayer,

When I visit next year, what I will find there

Are homes filled with peace,

And with giving, and love

And boys and girls gifted with light from above.

It's a very hard task, my smart little brother,

To give toys to some,

And to give prayers to others.

But the prayers are the best gifts,

The best gifts indeed,

For God has a way of meeting each need.

"That's part of the answer.

The rest, my dear youth,

Is that my sack is magic, And that is the truth.

In my sack I carry on Christmas Eve day

More love than a Santa could e'er give away.

The sack never empties of love, or of joys

'Cause inside it are prayers, and hopes.

Not just toys.

The more that I give, the fuller it seems,

Because giving is my way of fulfilling dreams.

"And do you know something?

You've got a sack, too.

It's as magic as mine, and it's inside of you.

It never gets empty; it's full from the start.

It's the centre of lights, and of love. It's your heart.

And if on this Christmas you want to help me,

Don't be so concerned with your gifts

'neath your tree.

Open that sack, call your heart, & share

Your joy, your friendship, your wealth, your care."

The light in the small boy's eyes was glowing.

"Thanks for the secret. I've got to be going."

"Wait, little boy," said Santa "don't go.

Will you share? Will you help?

Will you use what you know?"

And just for a moment the small boy stood still,

Touched his heart with his small hand & whispered,

"I will."

After TJ finished the story he looked at the faces of the boys in the room. Some were sad, others shed a tear and some smiled as the story had a different meaning for each of them and that mixed with the sentiment of the night brought each of them their own special feeling. He stood up and looked at them as he put the book down.

“I just want all of you to know that you all have a special meaning to me and I love each of you for who you are and what you mean to me and to us as a family. I know Christmas brings out the different feelings and emotions that live in us and this being our first one without our closest family members and also our first one together as our own family I hope that you all get what you want tomorrow and got what you wanted tonight somehow. Now I am going to turn in and call it a night and you are all welcome to stay up or go to bed yourselves but please no games tonight and remember if you pray to say a prayer for your loved ones when you settle in for the night. Good night boys.”

He looked around once more and saw more emotion and more feeling on each of their faces as he broke off a smile. Some came over and hugged him and a few left the room. The message wasn’t for all of them because not all of them understood what Tommy just offered them. If you don’t know it was his love and his wishes to be a family and hopefully have a great Christmas day for one and all. He did his

best to console and share the moment with everyone who wanted some of his time. Then he looked at Kyle and blew him a kiss and then walked over to Jon and whispered in his ear.

“I love you Jonathan and I can’t wait for tomorrow night when we can share my bed and make love to each other.”

He broke away and Jon looked at him and smiled

“I love you too TJ… I think I just realized tonight how much.”

They hugged again and Tommy kissed him on the lips before looking once more at Kyle who had Luke at his side now and then he looked at Shawn and asked him if he was ready for bed.

“Yes TJ I am ready for bed and to give you your special gift.”

Tommy put his arm around Shawn and together they left the living room after he reminded the last person up to shut off the lights. He locked and alarmed the door before he headed upstairs with Shawn to call it a night. Shawn ran ahead and by the time Tommy got to his room Shawn was in the bathroom. Tommy shut the door and got undressed down to his boxers and a tee shirt and sat on the bed waiting for Shawn to finish in the bathroom so he could get his turn. As he sat waiting he heard grunts and groans coming from the bathroom and wondered what was going on in there.

“Shawn is everything okay in there?”

“Yeah TJ its fine, I’ll be out in a bit.”

Finally almost five minutes later as Tommy was just about to get up and go check in the bathroom he heard the door open. He was sitting looking in the opposite direction so he didn’t see Shawn as he walked out. Then he turned disgustedly and looked in the direction of the bathroom and stopped cold.

“OH MY GOD SHAWN!”

In front of him stood Shawn totally naked with a hard on and a red bow tied around it.

“Merry Christmas TJ.” he said smiling.

Besides instantly growing hard in his boxers his jaw dropped open. His dreams had been answered. He walked toward Shawn.

“My God Shawn what did you do?” he said with the hugest smile his face he could make.

“It’s your Christmas present from me, you like it?”

“Oh man...” he was practically speechless. “I love it cutie! I love it!”

He went over to the ten year old and scooped him up into his arms and sat on the bed.

“I had a hard time getting the bow to stay on and then every time I got it, I got soft and I guess you heard me?”

“Yeah… I heard you.” Tommy laughed. “This is totally awesome Shawn. Thanks.”

He sat on the bed with Shawn now in his lap and leaned over and kissed him on the lips. Shawn didn’t shy away as their lips met and after the kiss he just sat there in his lovers lap and Tommy reached down and felt all around the red ribbon. Shawn’s eyes closed with the excitement and pleasure he was getting and giving at the moment.

“I love you Shawnee kid.” Tommy whispered into Shawn’s ear.

Shawn laid himself into Tommy’s chest and enjoyed Tommy’s hand as he reinforced the hardness that already set in on Shawn’s cock. Tonight one of Tommy’s dreams had come true and he wasn’t sure why or how but all he knew was the feelings and satisfaction he felt at the moment was stronger and more powerful then any dream he had since he saw Trevor. Both boys sat and enjoyed each other for the longest time… till Tommy’s leg began to grow numb from Shawn’s weight. Nothing else happened right there except both boys bonded on a new level and Tommy felt a new love for Shawn, one that he didn’t think he could. In the back of his mind was that same kind of love for Jon and if things weren’t so good at the moment he probably would be so confused he wouldn’t be able to think straight. Not that he really could at this moment anyway. Finally he got up and lifted Shawn as best as he could and after getting some feeling back in his leg he put the naked boy with the now loose fitting ribbon still on him onto the bed. Shawn got all comfortable as Tommy got next to him and began placing many little kisses all over Shawn’s body from head to just above his ribbon. Shawn didn’t move for the next fifteen minutes as Tommy made sweet and precious love to the boy in front of him after finally removing the red ribbon and taking every inch of his penis into his mouth and bringing it back as hard as it once was before. Tommy sucked, slurped and licked Shawn from one end of his groin to the other until the boy stiffened up and had what Shawn later called an awesome orgasm as his body shook hard and long from the delight, joy, bliss and happiness that Tommy gave back to Shawn after he had given Tommy the best Christmas present he had seen in his whole life. Tommy washed up as did Shawn and both got back into bed. It was around 1am as both finally dozed off in each others arms.