Tip & Ty
by: E Walk

(Copyright 2007 by the Author)
 

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Chapter 2
Getting Through School

Part I- Maggie Here

This is Maggie again.  After the birthday party our lives really changed.  Now we had Zachary living with us.  We had to get him into school and make arrangements for him after school.  I don’t know why I was worried, because Tip and Ty figured it out.  Zack would stay at the Kid’s Club facility until one of them could pick him up.

Every night the three of them did their home work together.  All three of the guys were excelling.  Zack adored the two guys.  He especially looked on Tip as his savior. 

We were eating dinner one night and the doorbell rang.  Ty answered the door.  There was a young couple with three young boys standing there.  The gentleman said, “We heard that you might be interested in selling this house.  Would it be okay if we looked through the house?”

Ty invited them in and then came and got Zack.  “Zack, there are some young guys on the porch.  Why don’t we take them into the back yard and play soccer while Tip and Grandma show these people the house.”

Tip took charge, “Ty, you make sure the younguns don’t kill each other and give them a snack while Grandma and I show this good looking couple through the house?”

Tip did a masterful job of pointing out all of the good features of the house.  He also didn’t gloss over the weaknesses.  When we got back to the kitchen, all the young people were there with Ty and they were eating an ice cream sandwich.

After the snack, Tip and Ty took all of the guys into the backyard and began to have a game of jungle soccer.   The children from all over the neighborhood came and they were having a good time.

I called the guys to me and said, “The Coopers want to buy the house for $175,000.00.”

Tip didn’t bat an eyelash.  “Go for it, if they pay all of the closing costs since there won’t be a real estate agency fee.”

“Where will we live?” I asked. 

Without any hesitation, Tip said, “We could rent a three bedroom apartment in the complex between the base and the hospital.  That way you would be closer to work now that you are at the headquarters.  We would also be closer to Troy, Chip and Tim’s house so we could get together to do our homework.  You will never have to paint or mow another yard.  Besides the fat kid here could walk to school from there if he has to.”

Zack attacked Tip, “Dad, that is no way to talk about your one and only son.  I am not fat.”

We were moving within a week.  Everyone was helping us and we didn’t even have to pay a moving company.  Tony, Troy and Ian and the guys had us moved in.  I was really concerned at first because there were only three bedrooms, but with two bathrooms it seemed like we were living in a castle.  Zack insisted that he had to sleep in Tip’s bedroom with him to keep the goblins away.

I guess there were a lot of things happening that I never knew about.  I just knew the three guys were always taking care of everything.  Even Zack would bring me coffee in the morning to make sure I was awake.

Part II – Tip Takes Over

Hey, Grandma Maggie is tired of writing, so I’ll take over for a while.  Yep, it’s me Tip.  I have to tell you about the first night that Zack spent with us.  I had put him into the other bed in my room after we did his laundry.  I took a shower and he came over and got into my bed and asked, “Do you want me to play with your Willy?”

“Zack, what are you asking me?” 

He grabbed the front of my pajamas and took hold of my penis and asked, “Do you want me to play with this and kiss it and suck on it until you feed me your white stuff?”

“Zack, how do know about that?”  I was up and sitting on my bed.

“My other Dad used to come into my room sometimes and have me do that.  That was about the only time he was ever nice to me.”

“Zack, the correct name for what you called a Willy is penis.  Did your Dad ever put his penis in you back side?”

 

“Yeah, he tried a couple of times when he had been drinking or something but it was just too big and I would start crying.”

“Zachary son, no one, and I repeat, no one is ever going to make you do anything like that again.  Now I want you to get in here and go to sleep. So I can protect you.”

Zack crawled into bed with me and I held him until he went to sleep.  I carried him to his own bed.   I went next door and knocked on Ty’s door.

After being given permission to enter, I sat down on the side of his bed.

“Ty, you know I am probably gay, but what I just heard tonight made me sick.”  I told him what Zack had told me.  “That means we have to be extremely careful around him.  Ty, you need to keep that obscene thing of yours under wraps until you go to college.  If you don’t, I may attack you.  Ty, I love you, but I know that you don’t feel the same way about me.  So for Zack and Grandma’s sakes let’s pretend that we are the best of brothers.”

Ty pulled me close and said, “Tip, if I thought I was gay, you would be the first person I would want to make love to.  I know what you look like naked and how dare you call my penis obscene?”

I fell into Ty's arms; all I could think to say was, “I love you brother.”

He just held me and I looked at him and said, “Thanks, I needed that.”  I left and went back to my bedroom to make sure that Zack was okay.  I had a difficult time falling asleep thinking about how nice it was to be held by Ty.

Part III –Ty Reporting

This is Ty.  Tip just left my room.  For some reason I wished he would have stayed, but that would not have been wise.  I really am beginning to love him as a person.  He just never would hurt anyone unless they had obviously done something wrong like Zack’s parents had done or someone was being harmed.  I couldn’t believe how he had taken control of the situation and how he had gotten us organized.  This new apartment was a luxury. 

Grandma Maggie has her own bathroom and we three guys share a bathroom.  The only problem was that we couldn’t lock the bathroom doors so we were all seeing each other in our glory all of the time.    Right after we moved in, Zack came in to the bathroom when I was taking a shower.  I stepped out and he looked at me and asked, “How come you and Dad Tip look so different?”  I don’t look like either of you.”

I looked at Zack and asked, “Zack, what in the world are you talking about?”

 

“Uncle Ty, look at your penis.  The top is completely covered with skin.  Dad Tip’s doesn’t have any skin.  Look, my skin only covers half of the top of my penis.”

I looked at Zack and said, “Zack, we look like we do because of what our parents decided to have or not have done to us when we were born.  Your Dad Tip’s parents must have decided to have him circumcised.  My parent’s didn’t have me circumcised.  Your foreskin is just naturally less than mine.  My man, just be proud of who you are.  You will make somebody happy someday.”

Zack was a beautiful young boy.  I wished that he was my cousin.  I couldn’t imagine how Tip must feel when Zack calls him Dad.

Part IV – Zachary Has a Say

It’s my turn.  This is Zack.  Hey I’m a second grader and since I started going to this new school and I have to work on my homework every night with Dad Tip and Unc Ty, I have been getting great grades.  My Grandma is so proud of me.

It is so different living with these people.  They are not always yelling at me and telling me how rotten I am.  If I do something wrong, they sit down and make me figure out what I did wrong or why I made a bad decision.  They treat me like one of them.

Heck, when I grabbed Dad Tip’s penis to ask him if he wanted me to make it feel good,  he calmly told me that was not necessary and should not or would not happen again.  I just knew that he would always protect me.  Uncle Ty was just as understanding and never tried to shy away from any questions I had about anything.  He told me like it was, so that there was no mystery.  Grandma was great and supported both of the guys as well as me.  She said, “You three guys are spoiling me.  You make me feel like I am a queen.”

School was going great, but it was about over for this year.  What was going to happen to me when summer came?  I don’t know why I was worried about it.  Dad Tip and Uncle Ty figured it out.  They were both going to work full time at the base gym.  One of them would work from 6 in the morning until 2 in the afternoon.  The other of them would work from 2 until 10:00 in the evening.  That way they could take care of me all day.

Part V - Summertime

It’s me Tip again.  It was the first weekend of summer vacation and I received a phone call from Chicago.  It was from my sisters.  We had maintained contact about once a month.  Cathy wanted to know if they could come and visit us.  I talked to Aunt Janet and they would be arriving the next Friday.  There were going to be bringing the entire family and would be spending the weekend.  They were driving to California to see Uncle Ted’s parents.

We made plans for them to stay in the apartment.  I told them that we would figure the logistics between now and when they arrived.

When I told the other three what was happening, they all just about went bananas.  They were absolutely sure that 12 people could not stay in the apartment.  I simply said, “We’ll make it work.  Just keep your fingers crossed that the weather is nice when they are here.

The week went quickly and we made plans.  When my sisters arrived with  Aunt Janet and Uncle Ted and the four cousins, it was like they belonged.  We put Uncle Ted and Aunt Janet in my room and set the four girls up in Ty’s room and we five guys would be sleeping in the living room on the carpet.

When my sisters saw me, they stopped and Cathy said, “Tip, you are really beautiful.”

Zach said, “Guys can’t be beautiful.  They are either handsome or stunning.”

Cathy didn’t budge, “Too bad, Tip is beautiful.”

Since the Chicago people had arrived about 9:00 we got ready for bed.    It was real interesting in that my oldest cousin Danny attached himself to Ty and Derek, the youngest cousin, attached himself to Zack.  We settled down sleeping on the floor in two groups.

The next morning we woke up someone had fixed French toast for everyone and then Ty and I took the young people swimming while Grandma and Aunt Janet and Uncle Ted fixed a picnic lunch.  We took everyone to the Base Lake and Ty and I took the younger ones out on the lake in row boats and we did some fishing.

When we came in, we were sitting at a long table and Derek asked, “Tip, are you going to come live with us now that we have a six bedroom house?

Before I could answer, Zach said, “He can’t go live with you.  Grandma, Uncle Ty and I need him here.”

Aunt Janet said, “This was not the way we wanted to ask you to come live with us.  I have felt so bad about not taking you initially, but the timing was all wrong.  Ted has had some significant promotions and we finally have room to have you come live with us.  I can tell that you are probably going to tell us to stuff the offer because you have a new family here.”

“Aunt Janet and Uncle Ted, thanks for thinking of me, but Aunt Janet is right, my family is here.  I have to stay and take care of Grandma, my brother Ty and the fat kid.  Ty why don’t you take the young people down to the lake and see who can skip stones the furthest.  I’ll be there in a minute.”

The young people all left with Ty and I said, “Aunt Janet and Uncle Ted, I know that I have been getting money from the government because of our parents’ death.  I assume the girls are also.  Grandma Maggie and I have been putting the money into an investment account so I can go to college.  May I ask what is happening to my sister’s money?”

Uncle Ted looked at me and said, “Tip, you don’t miss anything do you?  I guess we haven’t been very good stewards of your sister's money.  It is safely tucked away into savings accounts.”

I stepped in and said, “Okay, here is what I would recommend that you do.  Take the money and invest it a Certificate of Deposit, or find a reputable investment agency and make it earn some money.  It is none of my business, but what have you done to insure your four children’s future?”

Uncle Ted said, “Tip, I can’t believe that someone as young as you, would be worried about others.  We have been putting money into each of our four children’s savings accounts.  But I see where you are going. You are simply telling us we need to get the biggest bang for our buck.  Tip, I really wish we could have taken you when your parents died, but it seemed that some superhuman force had other plans.  This is where you belong, but remember we are always there for you if you need us.”

I hugged both Uncle Ted and Aunt Janet and went to find Ty and the children.

Part VI – Maggie Reporting

It’s me Maggie again.  I can’t believe how Tip, Ty and Zack handled the Lincolns.  They had four beautiful children plus Tip’s sisters and they were all well behaved.

The next morning when they left for California, they made us promise that we would come to see them in Chicago as soon as we could.  Life settled down until Ty started football practice. It turned out to be no big problem.   He just took Zack to football practice with him, and he knew all of the players and coaches.  They all treated him like he was their mascot.  He was in heaven.

Part VII School Starts

It’s me Zack again.  School started again and I had the coolest third grade teacher.  His name was Mr. Bressler.  He made us work hard but we all really liked him because he wasn’t afraid to let his hair down and be one of us.

Grandma, Dad Tip and I went to every football game that we could.  Heck Uncle Ty was the star of the team and he was only a junior.  He made all state first team as a punt/kickoff returner and as a strong safety.  Colleges were always calling him.

When basketball season started, Dad Tip was always busy so Uncle Ty was always looking out for me.  I didn’t know that there were that many basketball games in the world.  Finally the season ended and Dad Tip was named the outstanding player of the state tournament.  I was so proud of him but I had to remember to call him Uncle Tip around my friends.

I always just crawled into Dad Tip’s bed and we both wore briefs and pajama bottoms.  He would always hold me tight and he never did anything to me other than to kiss me goodnight and tell me he loved me and was proud of me. 

Summer came again and I was getting ready to be nine.  I didn’t know what was going to be happening to me.

Part VIII – Maggie Is Back

Zack is tired of writing so I’ll take over.  It’s me Maggie.  You know it was like when Troy took over our lives, we have been going on a merry-go round.  There is something about him.  He has turned my three guys into energizer bunnies.  The three of them are at the top of their classes.   Troy even had Tip and Ty taking the SAT and ACT tests.  Both guys did quite well. 

He would take any of us who wanted to go to his parent’s farm.  All of us loved to go, but now that we had found out that Zack could sing we had him involved in the Omaha Children’s Choir.  His soprano voice so clear that they wanted him to sing solos all the time.  Sometimes Tip would flatly tell them no because he wanted Zack to be able to experience some fun things. 

I guess the biggest thing that happened was when Zack’s parents came to  visit with the rest of the family.  Tip and Ty would not permit Zack to be alone with his father.  Tip told my son Cliff, that he was never to try anything with Zack again or he would be minus two round parts of his body and the sack that contained them.

We almost never saw Cliff again except when he was sure that Tip wasn’t there.  Tip had instructed Zack how to act when his parents were around.

Here it was Ty and Tip’s senior year.  Ty’s football team won the state title and Ty was name to the first team as strong safety, wide receiver, and punt/kickoff returner.  We had people from all over the country visiting us trying to recruit him.  He wound up choosing to go to University of Nebraska Lincoln so he would be close to home.  They also didn’t try to get him to change positions.

Basketball season came and went and Tip’s team made the state finals.  Tip was selected to the State All Star Team and he received a number of scholarship offers.  He had received one from Creighton University and he accepted it since he could live with me and Zack.

Baseball season came Ty did really well.  He and Tim were both state all stars.

Summer came and the guys worked their schedules so that one Zack would have someone around nearly all of the time.  Tip and Ty had pooled their money to buy a car for their senior year.  When they were graduated from high school, I gave them each a newer car for their graduation presents.  I didn’t want them to be traveling around in junk heaps.  At first they both resisted but I assured them that the money had come from the money that I had been paid by the Social Services to cover their expenses.

One night after dinner, I told Tip that I wanted to talk to him in private.  Ty and Zack left to go throw a football.  I looked at Tip and said, “Tipton, you have amassed a nice tidy sum of money.  We should probably take my name off of the account.”

He looked at me and started to cry.  “Grandma Maggie it is not nice to make an eighteen year old man cry. May we leave the funds where they are until I need them?  I can continue to work this summer and since my scholarship covers tuition and books and I am living with you and Zack I won’t need much money.”

The summer flew by with guys working it out so they could take care of Zack.  It was right after the fourth of July just before Ty had to report to school for training for the upcoming football season.  We had just gotten home from church when my son Cliff came for a rare visit.  It was obvious that he was high on something.  He strutted in and demanded that I give him money or he was going to take Zack with him and use him to make some money.

He grabbed for Zack and said, “You are old enough to make me some money.  Men will pay a lot of money for a good looking boy like you.  I’m sure that the two thugs have prepared you so that you can do everything people would want.”

Both Tip and Ty grabbed Cliff and threw him against the wall.  Ty was about to throw a punch but Tip stopped him.  He turned to Zack and said, “Zack, I want you to go to the bedroom.”

Zack said, “Okay Dad.” and did as he was told.

Cliff’s eyes widened when Zack called Tip, Dad.  He looked at Ty and said, “I suppose he calls you Mommy.”

That was all Tip could take.  He put his finger on Cliff’s chest and said, “Listen you swine.  Neither Ty nor I have ever done anything sexual with Zack.   I did not ask him to call me Dad.  He started it on his own.  For your information, you will never use Zack for sexual purposes again.  He told me what you made him do and tried to do to him.  If you ever come around here again, I will call the police.  As far as we are concerned you are less than the dirt of the earth.”

“Ty and I are going to usher you to your car and if I even think that you are coming near Zack again I will have you in jail so fast that your head will be swinging from side to side like a puppet.”

The two guys escorted Cliff to his car which just happened to be a new Cadillac.  I was watching from the balcony and I saw that the two guys made sure that Cliff did indeed leave.  They came back to the apartment and it was totally quiet.

Finally Ty couldn’t stand it anymore.  “Tip, you said some things that scare me.  What did Zack’s father do to him that has you so upset?  You know some things that you haven’t shared.”

Tip sat down and put his head in his hands and said, “Grandma Maggie and Ty.  The first night that Zack came to live with us, he climbed into bed with me and asked me if I wanted him to do what his father made him do?  I absolutely refused.   You probably know that we sleep in the same bed but nothing has ever happened and I will never do anything to him.  I am going to tell you what he told me and I have no reason to doubt him.”

Tip told us what Zack had said and Ty and I started to get upset.  Tip said, “People, the best thing that we can do for Zack is to just continue doing what we have been doing.  He is a perfectly well adjusted young man.  He has almost forgotten his past experiences and it is our job to make sure that he doesn’t have to go back.  The best thing that we can do is act like everything is normal.  He’s a bright boy and besides he is probably the only son that I will ever have and I am not about let anything happen to him.”

Tip went and got Zack.  Tip sat down and Zack crawled on his lap.  “Dad and Grandma, you won’t let my Father do what he threatened will you?”

I interrupted.  “Zachary, as far as I am concerned, Tip is your Dad.  He will never let anyone hurt you and he loves you very much.”

Ty interjected, “Fat boy, if anyone tries to hurt you again, I’ll bring the entire football team and we will tear the person apart piece by piece.”

Zach started to cry. “I love the three of you and I really don’t need anyone else.”  He hugged the three of us and went to take a shower.

The two guys left and I was sitting thinking about everything that had transpired.  I called my other four children and told them what Cliff had done and simply said, “As far as I am concerned he is no longer part of the family.” 

To be continued... 
 

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Editor's Notes:

Once again Mr. Walk has delivered us a tantalizing and delightful chapter, which, if you haven't read the earlier story, 'The General's Son' rather eloquently brings you up to date. Even if you have read the earlier story, however, you now have some more insight into the lives of some of our favorite people from that story. I am very pleased to find out some of the things that we have learned here. I am eagerly waiting for more of the wonderful adventures that have not yet been told. I feel as though I am a part of this wonderful family.

Darryl AKA The Radio Rancher 

Posted: 07/13/07