The northern Arizona mornings were starting earlier. The sun was now up and shining by 6. Finally, the air had started to warm. Making morning chores less of a pain. Just a hoodie and jeans were enough. The winter had been a bitch. The old barn was in need of a fresh coat of paint, I shook my head knowing I would be the one with scraper in hand, sure my stepbrother would be here every other weekend, and he never shied away from work, but still I was the teenager that lived here. And was always here.
My Mother had met and married my stepdad when I was eight, that was ten years now. He was great, a hard-working man, he and Mom were great together. He filled a void, my father had been killed “OVER THERE” serving our country, I was 5, then. We moved here with my grandfather; he passed when I was 7. That year was difficult. Mom did the best she could, then Ken came to help with the boarded horses. And one thing led to another and 18 months later, Mom and Ken married. Mom went back to work at the hospital, and Ken took over here. He was a great horse man, I learned a lot from him, he and I talked about my dad. “Son I am never going to try to replace your father, but if you need anything you can come to me.” He held true to his word; I never did ask anything of him though. The few times he needed to discipline me, it was firm and fair. He was a sit down and talk sort of a guy. The rest of the time he just let me be a boy. Made sure he taught me what he could and encouraged me. He is a man of integrity and had a fun streak.
Ken has a son his name, Kyle, Kyle lives in Phoenix with his mom, and 3 stepsisters, his mom had divorced her last two husbands and was single again, Kyle is quiet, but when he came every other weekend and for summers you could tell he was stressed out, once confiding in me that he really did not want to go home. Covid made things worse, four years ago he began staying at home and doing virtual school, same for me except. His mother was gone all day, so he became the one that had to make sure his sisters did their schoolwork and find ways of getting them out to play. He became their parent; we were only 14. For me it was easy, Ken would have me help in the early mornings and at about 8 he would say. “Johnny off with you, it’s time.” I would spend the next hours doing my schoolwork. Then I would come back out and do afternoon chores, I was basically alone all day, I knew Ken was around but, we never interacted. The deal was simple, I did my job, School, Ken did his. The ranch and farm. Then in the evening, he Mom and I would sit down for dinner, it was simple, but secure. When Kyle would come up Kyle and Ken would spend some time together. Mom explained that Kyle had to have time with his father, that life was not easy for him. So that was how it was. No drama, just life.
Last week was our 18th birthday, Kyle and I were born 3 days apart, so for the last ten years, we celebrated our day together, Kyle would tease he always got two birthdays. Sometimes we would go on a day trip in Ken’s old Jeep, or just have some of my church friends over. Kyle and I always seemed to get along, until we were 16, Kyle came up one weekend and he just slept the whole time. Mom worried he was sick. Overheard a conversation one night, Ken told my mom that he wanted to let the boy have the reins, he would reel him in if it got out of hand. I really did not understand. I did understand not to get involved.
Ken and I were in the barn, he was always there well before I was, I brought him a fresh cup of coffee as I always did, He always smiled and thanked me. Then I was off to do my chores. Like I said, it was comfortable. I was mucking stalls, when I heard Ken’s phone ring. Then I overheard him say in a worried voice, “YOU stay right there, I will be down as fast as I can. Then he took off for the house at a trot. He called my mother before he got to the house. They went inside. A few minutes later Ken had a duffle over his shoulder, and he headed out in his truck in a big hurry. I was very concerned; Ken had always been unflappable. And he was definitely upset this morning. I decided to finish in the barn. I had an idea of what Ken did, but he never explained it, but he did keep a list. I was going over the list when Mom came in.
“Honey come here please” she said, her eyes were puffy, I sat with her on a bench made of reclaimed wood and the tailgate of an old truck.” Johnny there has been a problem in Phoenix, Kyle’s mom was killed last night.” MY heart sank into my belly, I really did not know her, but she would come for birthdays and then once a month to drop Kyle off. “What happened?”” Not sure yet but Kyle is a mess, I think it happened at the bar where she worked.” I did not know what to say. So, I just said, “Can you email the school that I won’t be online today, {I was still distance learning, it was easier} she nodded” Are you going to try to do Ken’s chores?” “Yes, mam” was all I said, we sat for a few more minutes in silence, Mom always did that, I think she was waiting for me to ask something. I finally got up and showed her Ken’s list, “do you have this?” “I think so,” “Okay thank you honey”, she kissed my cheek and went back to the house. An hour later she came out with some cut apples and a coffee, “Johnny I am headed to the hospital. Do you have your phone?” “Yes mam.”
I spent the day wondering what happened. I did the best I could with the chores. I found the makeshift repair in the north pasture fence and got the tools out to do the proper repair, I will admit it was a struggle. But I managed to get the barbed wire pulled tight. I was headed back after loading the side by side. When I saw Mom pull in., she was early it was only 4 she was never home before 6. I drove up to her car. I just waited. She gathered herself. Then asked. “Can you take care of yourself for a few days?
“Yes, I nodded, then asked, “What’s wrong?” “Kyles Mom was shot in a robbery at the bar where she worked. Kyle is struggling with his sisters, and well, Ken does not know what to do, so I am going to Phoenix. Kyle asked for help.” I said, “Well go. I have this.” She looked at me. “YOU sure?’ I said, “Go I can do this.”
“Okay, Ken said if you need to go into town use his Jeep.” I nodded. {I usually drove moms’ car, Ken’s old truck when I was sent to the feed store or Ace hardware. I had used Ken’s Jeep once or twice, but it was understood that was off limits unless necessary.
The next few days flew by, I knew I wasn’t keeping up Like Ken, but with school and chores I was doing everything I could. I did go into town twice for fast food, I decided to eat light so I wouldn’t have to clean the kitchen. On the fourth day I got a text from Mom. Coming home today. I rushed to make sure I did everything I could. It was getting late; I had to fix the old tractor and was covered in grease. I decided to shower in the outside shower so I wouldn’t make a mess in the house. I was rinsing off when Kyle came around the corner. We had seen each other naked before, we were boys after all, been skinny dipping in Flag River, and had seen each other in the shower before. But this time was different, He stopped and stared. I turned off the outdoor shower and wrapped a towel around me. “You, okay? “I asked, He just nodded that he was, but I could tell he was devastated. Not knowing what to say I just waited. he finally said, “I came down to tell you we’re home.” I nodded, “Hey I’m sorry” he got teary. And just nodded. I got dressed and we walked to the house. I could feel the pain.
Ken smiled at me as I walked into the house. He quietly said the house looks good thanks; I nodded you’re welcome. He asked, “everything okay outside?”. I said, “I think but I have to go over some stuff.” He nodded and said, “Lets do it later.” I agreed with another nod. I went and grabbed my laptop and finished a math assignment. Ken came in and sat at the dinning room table, “got any questions?” “Don’t want to pry.”
“Sonny we’re a family, no such thing as prying” “What happened?” Ken started with,” Well, Bonnie, worked as a bartender, one of the dancers got groped by a guy, then the bouncers were trying to get him out and the guy pulled a gun, he shot the dancer and a bouncer, but a stray round hit Bonnie in the head, she never knew it happened.” I asked, “Kyle?” Ken just said,” he is worried about the girls, but their father took them yesterday after the funeral.” “What can I do?” Ken put his hands out, “Just what you’ve been doing.” I gave him a yes sir. Then the customary sit in silence. Finally, I said, “I need to get some sleep”. Ken nodded.
I walked upstairs, dropped my laptop on my desk, I heard Mom in Kyle’s room. He was crying. I imagined her holding him like she comforted me when Dad died. I knew the pain. I was glad Mom could be there for him. I brushed my teeth and got ready for bed. I had just stripped to my drawers and crawled into bed when Mom came in. She smiled and said, “Good job here. Thank you, I nodded. And asked. “Kyle Okay?” she had a tear, “You know honey, its painful” I nodded.
4am, I woke and headed for the bathroom. My morning wood sticking above the waist of my boxers. I looked in Kyles room, he was asleep. I made my way to the bathroom. Peed and brushed my teeth, got dressed. Then headed out for chores. Brought the customary traveler of coffee for Ken and had mine all sugared up. I was grateful that it was Saturday. I found Ken sitting on the stool in front of the bench in the tack room. He was going over the receipts for feed and fast food I left laying out, I used an envelope for the change. He looked at me as I came in., he tapped the legal pad that held his list. “Good Job son, thank you, did you get your schoolwork done?” “Yes sir” he nodded his approval. “What do I need to know.” I told him about the hydraulic line on the tractor and told him how I fixed it, and how the come a long kept slipping as I fixed the fence. I asked him to double check my repair. He nodded and spoke. “I am sure it’s good, but we can have a look”. After relaying what I was able to accomplish and what I didn’t he said, “Thank you, it is good to know you’re a man that steps up when needed.” I was surprised, at the way he called me a man. We agreed that it was getting warm enough to get the brush hogging done on the road, I think he knew I always loved that chore. The old tractor was just fun to drive. Then he asked about the church dance. I shrugged, admitted had not given it any thought. He just said, “might be good for Kyle.” I agreed. I decided to tell Kyle about it later.
I was finishing hooking the brush hog to the back of the ancient ford 9n tractor when Kyle came out to the barn. “Sorry I overslept” “Dude sleep all day if you need, it sucks I know, been there” he nodded. “Where is Dad?” I pointed to the north pasture. He started walking, I yelled. “Wait a sec.” I walked with him. I wanted to see if my repair to the fence was good. 30 acres later we found Ken surveying my repair. He just nodded and smiled. Ken asked. “You okay son?” directed at Kyle, he nodded,” I could use something to do” Ken said, “come on why don’t you two do the brush hogging, I’ll get the barn done.”
Kyle and I spent the day brush hogging, taking turns walking checking for debris in the tall grass. And driving. At 3 we were done. We were covered in grass and mud. Mom and Ken had gone to town an hour before. As we unhooked the brush hog, I noticed my hydraulic line repair was leaking. I grabbed it and it let loose soaking us both in oil. We laughed. I was removing the line as Ken and Mom came home. They heard us being hysterical, and came over, Mom just stood with her hand over her mouth trying not to laugh at us. Ken did laugh, he handed me a new hose he picked up, “I had hoped it would have lasted!” he laughed. Kyle and I replaced the old line with the new. Ken said, boys were headed to the roadhouse for a drink you two get cleaned up. We’ll be late. “Can we use a car?” I asked. Ken said, “Sure, Where you off to?” “The dance if it’s, okay?” Mom said sure. Ken tossed me the keys to his truck.
I had discussed the dance with Kyle earlier, he reluctantly agreed. We got the tools put up and I noticed the back of his sweat stained and oil-stained shirt. “Dude your back is soaked I laughed. He just laughed and pointed to the front of my shirt and pants. I grabbed two towels from the tack room. I stripped at the back door of the barn. And turned the shower on hoping the water would get hot. The old boiler in the barn was finicky, some time it worked, other times it was a freezing shower. Today it was so hot it steamed. Mom giggled as she got in the car to leave, she thought her two boys naked outside was funny. Ken just shook his head. He called us. Home by midnight boys. we waved our acknowledgement. Kyle was first under the shower head. He was about the same height as me we both had that farm boy physic thin but toned. He has a round bubble butt that I noticed for the first time last summer when we went for a dip in the creek. He was starting to get a hairy chest. Mine was bare as a baby’s butt. I became aware he noticed me comparing our bodies. He laughed. As he tried to soap the oil off his back. I grabbed the bar of soap and got it for him. I was enjoying the feel of his tight muscles. He just said. Uh better stop that I am liking it too much. I continued to massage his back he put his hands on the side of the barn and sighed at the feel of my hands, I got bold and soaped his butt he had oil going down his crack, I expected a protest, but he didn’t he stuck his bubble butt out farther. I massaged it even more. I noticed him stoking his hard 6inch member. I was as hard as well after a few minutes he turned. We noticed each other’s hardness. As he rinsed his back, I soaped his front. I enjoyed the feel of his firm pecks and his abs. he had more hair covering his tool than I did, I stared at his engorged dick. I began to rub it clean. He stared at me, “Ever done it?” I shook my head, I had eaten out Kimmy Taylor and she sucked me but that was one time a year ago. “You?” he nodded that he had.” “I Like it” he said as he stared at me. He began to rub soap all over me I turned and put my hands on the side of the barn, he soaped my back, then my butt, he paid special attention to my virgin hole, I felt his soapy finger invade my opening. It filled me and I moaned when he hit the spot. He tortured me with his finger. I moaned uncontrollably. As he removed his slick digit, I felt him kneel and soap my legs, he picked up my left foot and soaped it and fingered between my toes. I got so hard I thought I was going to explode without touching my rock-hard dick. He then paid attention to my right foot. And then up that leg. He rubbed my balls from behind. I almost screamed with pleasure as he rolled my balls with his fingers. He turned me. He was still on his knees. I was shocked when he took my shaft into his warm mouth, I screamed with pleasure and pulled out of his mouth, I whispered. I am about to go off. He sucked me back in I protested but he grabbed my cheeks and pulled me deeper as I unloaded down his throat. Oh god, I never felt anything like this before.
The more I pulsed the more he sucked. Oh god I thought I was going to drown him in my cum. He just sucked me till I was spent and then continued to keep me hard. Oh, fuck I moaned. He finally released his vacuum on me. And I pulled my hardness from him he turned me again. I felt his hands soap my hole. I knew what he wanted and was still vibrating from my download in his throat. I felt a finger explore my depths, then two. Then oh my god I felt his tight abs against my back as his hardness slowly entered me. It burned at first. He stopped, as I relaxed, he pushed deeper. Then finally he hit that spot and oh my god I saw stars and felt myself completely give in to the fullness of his cock in me I stuck my skinny ass out for him. He began to thrust.as he moved faster I could feel his balls slap mine. Then I moved with him faster and faster we went. I felt his ball tighten then his dick seemed to get thicker then it pulsed I moaned don’t stop. I could feel his swimmers searching my insides for their Momma. He kept it up long after he injected me with his children, He kept going till I felt my cock pulse then finally I had the first of many orgasms from my hole. I pulsed and pulsed my babies all over the barn and outdoor shower floor. Then finally he slowly wound down and stopped. His softening cock still filling my lubed crevasse. I felt his arms around me, the warmth of his breath on my neck and shoulder. I did not want this to end, neither did my stepbrother, we enjoyed our spent coupling until the boiler gave up and started delivering cold water to us.
That was the last summer we spent together, it was a wild time filled with fun and us filled with each other. I come home on leave from time to time, He lives on the property with his wife and twin boys. I am deployed all over and have many ports for the storms I encounter. But none more cherished than the summer my brother came home
