Broken Toys

Chapter 13

"Can't sleep?" Billy asked quietly as he took a seat across from Zeke. The older boy shrugged. He looked tired.

"Got a lot on my mind."

"So you decided to transfer to Regis," Billy said after a long silence.

"Yeah. You ok with that?"

"Doesn't bother me." Billy shrugged and looked away. "Makes Casey happy." There was a bit of an edge to his voice and Zeke frowned.

"If this is about what happened the other day."

Billy made an impatient gesture and stood, walking towards the window. Zeke hesitated, then joined him, placing a hand tentatively on Billy's shoulder. Billy tensed but didn't object. After several minutes Zeke started softly rubbing Billy's back.

"Case is pretty hard to say no to, isn't he?" Zeke was careful to keep his voice soft, the tone neutral. He couldn't change what had happened between Billy and Casey, and after everything else that had happened it just didn't seem to be that big a deal anymore.

Billy nodded. His shoulders drooped and he looked weary. Zeke slowly drew him close, letting Billy rest against him as he continued to rub Billy's back. There was something to the set of Billy's shoulders that made Zeke suspect his mind wasn't focused on recent events, but on something or someone farther in the past.

"Thinking about Joey?"

Billy nodded.

"I think I would have liked him," Zeke whispered.

"I know you would have, Zeke. And he would have liked you." There was a smile in Billy's voice.

Zeke laughed softly.

"What?" Billy asked, shifting to look up at Zeke.

"Just funny," Zeke said quietly, truly startled by this sudden thought. How strange not to be the intentional loner anymore. How odd that he didn't miss it at all. "Imagine me having so many friends." He gave Billy a one-armed hug. "Good friends."

"Yeah," Billy agreed, relaxing against Zeke. "Us rejects gotta stick together."

They stood together for a long time looking out at the ocean.

*****

"Damn!" Zeke swore as Casey's elbow jabbed hard against his ribs. He'd almost been asleep and now he was wide awake again.

Casey moaned and shifted, breathing hard but still asleep.

"Hey, Case, wake up." Zeke sat up and pinned the smaller boy gently against the mattress. "Casey!"

Casey writhed in Zeke's grip, crying out sharply, his eyes snapping open. He looked around, confused and his mouth twisted as if holding back sorrow.

"Bad dream?" Zeke asked gently, releasing his grip and settling down at Casey's side.

Casey nodded and pressed his face against Zeke's chest. His shoulders were shaking and Zeke felt moisture on his skin; Casey was crying.

Billy slid carefully out of the bed miming his intent to leave Zeke and Casey alone. Zeke shook his head and gestured for him to climb in on the other side of Casey instead. Billy considered a moment, then complied. He laid his hands against Casey's bare back, stroking lightly, trying to help soothe the distressed boy.

"What do you need, Casey?" Billy asked softly. "How can we help?"

"I. want to go...home..." Casey's voice cracked and he sobbed. His hands tightened against Zeke's chest and his whole body shook.

Zeke and Billy exchanged pained looks and Billy pressed closer to Casey, trying to offer comfort. Casey kept sobbing.

"That's funny, Case," Zeke whispered when Casey's sobbing had calmed into sniffles. "I was just thinking about that too."

Casey raised his head and looked up at Zeke. "Yeah?"

"Yeah." Zeke leaned down and kissed Casey's forehead. "Thing is, it's not really what I want at all." Casey frowned and Zeke smoothed his rumpled hair. "Sure, all my stuff is there, and I have my own room, but I don't really have anyone there that I want to be with. Not like here, with you and Billy." He leaned down and kissed Casey tenderly on the mouth. "That's just a place. See?"

Casey nodded, slowly, sliding up for another tender kiss. Behind him, Billy kept stroking his back.

Mindful of Casey's injured leg, Zeke guided the boy back onto the mattress, giving Billy a meaningful look. There was a moment of hesitation, of absolute stillness, as if the three of them knew that something important was about to happen. They balanced on a razor's edge, waiting... waiting... and then Billy nodded just the slightest bit and Casey shifted, reaching up to them with trust and acceptance and Zeke looked deeply into Billy's eyes. Connection.

Together, almost as one, Billy and Zeke pressed close to Casey and leaned down to place gentle kisses on his face, intent on driving all thoughts of home and his parents out of Casey's head.

Zeke kissed a path down Casey's cheek to his neck and shoulder and, after hesitating a moment, Billy mirrored the kisses on Casey's other side. Together they kissed all the way down to Casey's finger tips, then back up and across his chest.

Casey moved beneath them, squirming with pleasure. His hands worked over their backs gently urging them on until Billy and Zeke's mouths almost collided. With a smile, Casey cupped the back of their heads and urged them together. Obediently, Billy and Zeke kissed.

It was innocent at first, just gentle exploration, but Casey moved beneath them impatiently and pressed harder against the backs of their heads.

Billy moaned and shifted, bringing his hand up to rest against Casey's chest as he opened his mouth to accept Zeke's tongue.

"Yes," Casey whispered, satisfied.

The older boys broke apart and looked down at Casey. With smiles, they descended on him and the three of them tangled together in a three- way open mouth kiss.

Instinct guided them, directing hands and mouths as three bodies pressed against each other. They didn't allow themselves to analyze it, they just moved, and touched and kissed.

By unspoken agreement, Billy and Zeke teamed up against Casey, driving him insane with pleasure until his whole body felt over-sensitized. When they finally abandoned his narrow chest to move farther down, Casey was almost whimpering.

It was tricky, coordinating two mouths and four hands but Billy and Zeke managed it and all three were more than satisfied with the results.

"You're not done," Casey told them sleepily as he drew both of them up for a lingering kiss. "I want to watch you together."

Zeke smiled seductively at Billy, but hesitated a moment, giving him time to object before closing in for a kiss. Casey shifted to the side of the bed and smiled as Billy opened his arms to Zeke.

They weren't really a match, but they fit together perfectly, a surprising puzzle. Casey watched intently as Zeke and Billy moved against each other, Zeke's long perfect body fitting against Billy's shorter broader form. Billy had an irresistible backside and Casey couldn't stop himself from reaching out and running his hand over the lovely curves.

For just a second, the other boys looked over at him and their expressions of complete trust made him feel warm and safe.

It felt as though time stopped while they made love to each other, Billy and Zeke pulling Casey back into the tangle and making him helpless with pleasure. The queen-sized bed was a hopeless muddle but the three of them slept deeply and comfortably long into the next day.

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