Hibiscus Drive

[brischerrypop]

Man that was.... the most powerfully written chapter of a story I have read of yours BBM on here. Very emotionally raw in feeling and made me tear up several times. Had to stop reading a few times I’m not scared to admit. The more I read the more I was sucked into the emotional heart wrenching scene you crafted.

[swissmec]

fantastic.....  had tears in my eyes and was a bit skipping the fuck part.... usually i skip the other parts.   

[Speecar]

simply amazing writing.

[tightwranglers]

another great episode 

[Mvillebottom]

WOW!!!  That’s the 1st time a story on here has got me chocked up.  You have an amazing talent for writing.  Thank you for sharing it with all of us

[losolent]

Part 9 - Secrets and Revelations

 

Conrad sat in the greenhouse on the phone with Joshua he loved hearing his voice, the soft velvet tone that shrouded and cuddled his soul, making him feel special and wanted he was desperate to see him. Picturing Joshua staring in to his eyes constantly telling him how special and lucky he should feel being with him, his funny joke of owning him and how no other man could ever come close to what they shared. He was not wrong and Conrad's placid and very impressionable nature readily accepting every word that came out of Joshua's mouth. A bewitching spell that fell on him from high above slowly but ever so surely taking Conrad over, clouding his perception and only seeing how wonderful and lucky he was.

"I will be home soon" Joshua said "then you will be mine again Conrad, in my arms and only I will matter".
Conrad sighed in agreement "I miss you so much, miss touching you, miss you making me feel good" he replied.
"I know you do Conrad, you make me feel really good and you need me" Joshua said in his teasing voice.
"Need to be in bed with you Josh" Conrad replied desperate for his affection and approval.
Joshua chuckled "I will fuck you senseless I have months of pent up desire waiting just for you" he said.
"Stop it" Conrad replied in a dreamy voice "it is like I can already touch and feel you" he said sighing "need to be with you Josh".
"Soon bairn" Joshua said very slowly "real soon. I have to go, remember your mine Conrad all mine".

Joshua hung up from the call waiting for Charlie to get back from the shop before boarding the ship. He was extremely happy the way things were going with Conrad, he knew the time to strike was coming with Conrad waiting in anticipation for his return. The weekends of nothing but sex with loving dominating words he showered on him had got inside Conrad's head, impressionable, now susceptible like putty that was now malleable in his hands. Joshua went over to Charlie to help with the shopping bag all smiles and feeling on top of the world.

Several nights that week when either Conrad or Simon felt down they were drawn together taking solace with in each other, sometimes sexing the sadness out of their bodies or just sitting cosied up in the lounge talking. No matter what he did or how busy he tried to keep himself everything just reminded him of Jack. The week after Jack's funeral Conrad walked out of the manor with the wheel barrow trying to whistle and thinking of Joshua, his body and that sexy face, he belonged to him and was the only one that mattered in Joshua's life. He started tending the flower beds outside the manor tidying them up then working his way down number 10, 8, 6, 4 and 2. he crossed over and started on number 1 then moved along to number 3. Annoyed that one of the flowers that Jack had planted had been slightly crushed when the new family moved in. He went home and dug up a healthy one from his own flower bed transplanting it to the bed outside number 3. He was oblivious to the owner coming out and walking across the dive towards him.

"Morning, so you are the mysterious person who looks after the flower bed along the curbs?" Felicity asked.
Conrad jumped a little "Morning" he said standing up "yes they all have hibiscus flowers" he replied.
Felicity nodded "I am Felicity Emir we moved in just over a week ago" she said holding her hand out.
"Conrad" he said shaking her hand "I live at number 8 with my parents".
"Oh the twins right?" Felicity asked, Conrad nodded "horrible day apparently when we moved in" she said.
Conrad nodded again "Jack's funeral" he managed to say "he was the gardener up at the manor".
"So sad" she said "and you have taken over doing this from him?" Felicity asked.
"Have done this for years with Jack" Conrad replied "he got me in to gardening when I was 7".
"How wonderful" Felicity said smiling at him "sorry about the one that got crushed".
Conrad looked at the plant in his wheelbarrow feeling a strong emotion taking over him "Yeah, kind of crushed just like me".

Conrad apologised and rushed off back to the manor trying to control his emotion. Jamal watched him from the bedroom window having been in another argument with his mother over finding work but frankly he couldn't be bothered and still raged at being moved from Guildford to this place stuck in the middle of nowhere. Although his interest in the area suddenly perked up seeing the guy gardening out front, just my type to fuck he thought to himself grinning then paying attention to rolling up his spliff for later. Amused since his mother thought she got rid of it all before they moved but he kept a stash safely hidden away finding a discreet spot by number 1 where he could hide and smoke it. Jamal sat there watching the world go by, except very little went by the gated community. He sat up spotting the guy coming back out from the manor and heading to number 5 and busied himself with the flower bed. Jamal hid his freshly rolled joint and put on his jacket, he had heard the rumours of the previous gardener being gay when his mother spoke with family at number 4 across the road. Jamal casually walked out the house telling his mother he was going to say hello to the guy doing the flowers, her response was for him to be nice and not to aggravate him. She knew her son and his above normal privileged upbringing resulted in a lack of manners or obedience, his father didn't help and Jamal could do no wrong in his eyes being his pride and joy. He walked towards Conrad who looked in a world of his own going around weeding the digging over the flower bed.

"Hello oik" Jamal said standing there "nice to see the low life help working as they should".
Conrad turned to look at him fuming "What did you call me?" he asked standing up gripping the fork tight.
Jamal smirked with his cocky arrogant look "Oik" he repeated again staring at Conrad.
"Ah right, so you lack any manners I see" Conrad replied disconnecting from any further conversation.
Jamal laughed "Silly little oik" he said moving closer "you need to learn your place in society".

Jamal wrestled the fork out of his hand and threw Conrad to the ground placing one foot over his chest laughing and holding him down in humiliation. Conrad grabbed at his foot twisting and pushing trying to get it off only to find the pressure increase.

"Learn your place oik" Jamal sneered chuckling at him "the more you fight the harder I press".
Conrad grimaced "Get your foot off of me" he shouted at him.
"Not until you appreciate how superior I am to you" Jamal emphasied his words clearly pressing down again.
"I am warning you" Conrad shouted at him again trying to move Jamal's foot.

Felix the butler came rushing out of the manor sprinting down the street like a superhero, despite the placid appearance he was a burly 6 foot late 40's man and doubled up as Simon's bodyguard. Jamal looked up hearing the footsteps approaching very quickly, he cried out falling two feet back from the force of the push Felix issued knocking him flat on his back almost winding him. Felix helped a shaking Conrad up to his feet who had anger in his eyes and tried calming Conrad down just as Simon arrived.

"What happened Felix?" Simon asked coming to a stop.
"He had Conrad on the floor standing on his chest" Felix said nodding to Jamal who was slowly sitting up.
Simon went over to Conrad "Are you okay, did he hurt you?" he asked.
"I'm fine" Conrad replied brushing the chest of his coat to remove the footprint.

Simon walked over to Jamal and offered his hand to help him stand up, no sooner was he on his feet he crumpled back down receiving a back handed slap from Simon.

Simon leant over "Don't ever touch him again do you hear me?" he said angrily.
"My father will hear of this and he will sue you" Jamal replied taking a video of the blood on his face.
Simon grabbed the phone and smashed it "Don't threaten me or you might just disappear one night".
"I will have you" Jamal replied threatening Simon and wiping his face scampering backwards.
Simon laughed at him "Bring it on" he teased "but I warn you now you will lose".
"I am so sorry" Felicity called out running down the drive "get inside now" she shouted at Jamal.
Jamal stood up and looked at his mother "Don't tell me what to do" he said huffing and walking off.
"Conrad are you alright" Felicity asked watching him nod "god I am so sorry, he is out of control, I don't know what to do with him".
Simon could tell she was at wits end with him "He is rebelling against us moving here" she explained.
"Well he can make up for it and do some of hard gardening tasks around the manor under Conrad" Simon suggested.
Felicity nodded "Dam right he can, when do you want him?" she asked without even questioning them.
Simon smiled "Tomorrow morning at 8am, Felix here will keep an eye on him".
"He needs discipline" Felix chipped in "I will break him in" he said.
Simon chuckled "Ex army he knows discipline" he said "I will send him here to collect your son".
Felicity nodded "Thank you and I am sorry" she repeated "just don't pay him and check him for drugs when he arrives".
"Are you sure?" Simon asked and Felicity nodded "Felix you have got your work cut out with him".
"You think Sir, easy as squeezing lemons" Felix said confidently escorting Conrad back to the manor.

Conrad spent the night at the manor paying more attention to Felix than usual having never really engaging in conversation with him before he was intrigued and asked a lot of questions to Simon about him. The following morning Jamal was fetched by Felix and once inside the gates of the manor he had him stood outside up against the wall and strip searched him in humiliation whilst Conrad watched from the bedroom window chuckling at how angry Jamal looked at his treatment.

"Are you sure about this Simon?" Conrad asked a little concerned.
Simon walked over and laughed at the sight of Jamal in his underwear outside "Yes" he replied.
Conrad turned to him "Nasty public school boy" he said facing Jamal again "quite sexy in a way".
Simon agreed and laughed "I will protect you Conrad be assured, Felix will as well".
Jamal was sat in the greenhouse with Felix standing guard "Morning Felix" Conrad said arriving.
"Morning Conrad, he is all yours and has been briefed, call if you need me" Felix said disappearing.
Jamal sat there looking at Conrad "Fucking oik" he said turning to face away.
"And a good morning to you" Conrad replied ignoring his remark "helipad needs trimming" he said.
Conrad put shears down in front of Jamal "I could stab you with them" Jamal said looking at Conrad.
Conrad picked up some pruning scissors "You got two minutes to get there and start" he said walking out.
Jamal sat there for a moment "Fuck" he said picking the shears up "where is it then?" he shouted at Conrad.
Conrad pointed to the far side of the grounds "Over there" he said turning to watch Jamal plodding over.
"Quicker" Conrad shouted stifling his giggle whilst also still very weary of Jamal's attitude and keeping a distance between them.

He smiled standing there watching Jamal for a good hour whilst he trimmed the long grass around the helipad, Jamal was slow and obviously detested what his mother had done to him as a result of his behaviour. Despite the chill in the air the day turned out to be a crisp and clear with plenty of sunshine. Felix walked down to the helipad every hour checking on Jamal's progress. When he turned to leave he told Conrad to come up to the manor at 1pm for lunch and bring thing with him. Conrad fond it funny that Felix only referred to Jamal as Thing and said he will only use his real name when he earns the respect to be called by it. At 12.45pm Conrad walked over to Jamal and told him it was lunchtime but first he had to clean the shears. Jamal did as he was told and Conrad inspected them nodding, Jamal looked like he wanted to engage in conversation but Conrad was in no mind to talk to him instead telling him to follow him to the manor kitchen. Felix had put soup and a sandwich on the table in the kitchen for Conrad and gave Jamal beef broth and bread sitting him on a stool in the utility room. Jamal protested that he couldn't treat him that way but Felix ignored him and poured a nice warming cup of coffee for Conrad. The housekeeper Beth walked in to the utility room and laughed seeing Jamal sat there and came back in to the kitchen and kissed Felix on the cheek, Conrad noticed they both wore wedding rings figuring they must be married.

"Do you not think this is a bit harsh?" Conrad asked in a hushed voice.
Felix grinned "Not after what he did to you" he replied "he will learn to be respectful".
"Felix can I ask are you and Beth married?" Conrad spoke tentatively putting his spoon down.
"Yes" Felix replied "and Simon helped Beth get residency here in the UK and this job".
Conrad nodded "I didn't realise he was nice that way" he said.
Felix sat down "Simon has his flaws but I would do anything to protect him for what he has done for us".
"I see. I hope he is starting to like me a bit more rather than tolerating me" Conrad said laughing.
Felix chuckled "Simon likes you more than you think. Have to admit I never pegged you down as being gay".
Conrad chuckled "Same here, everyone said it was because I spent so long with Jack" he replied.
"How stupid people are" Felix said "Knowing Jack I don't know how he managed to wait so patiently before having you in the greenhouse".
Conrad looked at him in surprise "How the frig do you know that?" he asked.
Felix chuckled "It is my job to know everything" he replied "The flower bed was the funniest one".
"You saw that as well?" Conrad now sat there looking embarrassed.
"Yeah had to watch it twice to believe it" Felix said laughing "sure you know there are security cameras all over the place".
Conrad shook his head "That is how Simon knew" he said looking down as his soup "I wish he was still here".
Felix smiled "I know, we all miss him Conrad" he said patting his shoulder.

They sat and had a very interesting conversation where Felix let slip that he was also protecting him as the people in Simon's lives were important to him. He made Conrad laugh when he told the story of Jack whittling on about Conrad this and Conrad that until he stuffed a bread roll in his mouth to shut him up one lunchtime, he finished off telling Conrad that when he was only 9 Jack already talked about you being the son he would never had.

"My god" Conrad said standing up "need to get thing back to work" he said chuckling.
Felix stood up "Beth and I like you being around Conrad, Simon does as well" he said.
Felix walked over to the utility room "Wash your bowl up then back to work" he barked at Jamal.
Conrad chuckled "Hate to get on the wrong side of you" he said, Beth chuckled turning to look at Conrad.
"I should teach you some self defence young man" Felix said "It will help you should you need it".

Jamal said very little to Conrad over the next few days and was set jobs to do that no one else liked doing, sweeping the terraces and picking out weeds that sporadically appeared on the gravelled courtyard at the front of the manor. Felix had him cleaning the numerous satin coated kitchen cupboards removing all the finger print marks until they shined like new. Felix started giving Conrad some self defence lessons, including nasty tricks to get out of situations by kneeing his opponent in the balls if given the chance. When Felix was satisfied on the third day Jamal was allowed to sit at the table in the kitchen but not to speak to anyone. Slowly but surely Jamal was learning that with a little more respect he was given more in return, from more breaks during the day to eating the same food that Conrad was being given for lunch by Beth. Conrad never expected that working for Simon would mean having more freedom around the manor and provided with food when ever he wanted it, he was fast becoming more and more part of Hibiscus manor life. Simon even made sure that Conrad had time to spend several hours studying in the kitchen after setting Jamal some jobs to do. He was revising for the final written exam. The studying taking his mind off Jack and at the weekend Conrad went out regular as clockwork to tend the flower beds along Hibiscus drive. Jamal weeding the courtyard again kept looking down the drive, nearly every single house he went to the owners came out and chatted to him giving him coffee and biscuits or the odd bottle of wine as a thank you. Happily Conrad looked down the road at the flower beds that were beginning to flourish again with more daylight ensuing each day. Conrad returned to the manor and greenhouse pulling his book out of the bag along with a bottle of water he sat studying waiting for Jama to finish on the courtyard. Jamal approached the greenhouse watching Conrad for a moment before walking in.

He sat down opposite Conrad who looked up at him "Have you finished?" he asked.
He studied Conrad for a moment "You think this is funny?" Jamal asked.
Conrad looked up then went back to his book "I asked if you had finished?" he said again.
"Are you bent like that old gardener was?" Jamal asked watching Conrad look up "did you fuck with him?".
Conrad sat there in silence "You don't look like a poof" Jamal continued teasing him "you like cock up you?".
Jamal was getting irate being ignored by him "Well, answer me shirt tail lifter" he said angrily now.
Conrad packed his stuff away and stood up walking out in silence "Fucking arsehole" Jamal called after him.

Jamal sat there fuming and bolted up running through the grounds to find Conrad and catching up with him just before he reached his home. What got him angry more than anything was how Conrad completely ignored him and was in no way bothered or concerned. Conrad heard the rapid thump of the feet running towards him and stopped turning coming face to face with Jamal.

"You may be boarding school toff but in real life you are nothing" Conrad said walking up the drive to the front door.
Jamal looked at him "Yeah well..." he was stumped for words "I'm not an oik" he called after him.
Conrad simply turned and smiled closing the front door "Fuck you" Jamal said under his breath going home.

In truth Jamal actually was growing to like Conrad, he could see how clever Conrad was and knew his stuff about the gardens, it was the way he ignored every insult that he found amusing. Jamal sat on the window ledge of his bedroom looking over at number 8, he watched for almost an hour listening to music until he saw Conrad's parents leave in their car. Putting his coat on he went out avoiding his mother and walked across the road up to number 8. He rang the doorbell and waited for what seemed an eternity until Conrad opened the door dressed in shorts and a t-shirt.

Seeing Jamal standing there he closed the door "Wait" Jamal said "please" he pleaded to him.
Conrad opened the door "What, you now want to insult me on my doorstep?" he said very calmly looking at Jamal.
"Can you help me learn this?" Jamal asked "I know you don't owe me anything for what I did or have said to you".
Conrad looked down shaking his head "Nice try but not good enough" he replied moving to close the door.
"I'm sorry Conrad" Jamal spoke with urgency "sorry for hurting you and your feelings about the gardener".
Conrad spoke quietly "Jack, his name was Jack. He was well loved along this road for years".
"I am very sorry" Jamal said and Conrad could hear some sincerity "will you tell me about him?" he asked.
Conrad opened the door "Why would you be interested in him?" he asked looking slightly perplexed.
Jamal shrugged his shoulders "I want to understand Jack, you talk a lot about him to people at the manor" he replied.
Conrad looked considering him for a moment "Is it too late to get to know you as well?" Jamal asked.
"Depends if your going to continue insulting me" Conrad replied looking at him.
Jamal shook his head "No, I am sorry. I took my anger out on you for my family moving here" he explained.

Conrad opened the door and invited Jamal in. Spending the entire afternoon drinking coffee and chatting where Jamal listened to the story of how he met Jack and his natural love for horticulture rubbed off on him leading to this career choice. Of course he left the details of his real cause of death out and the fact where Jamal had sat in the greenhouse was where Jack would passionately assault him. It was a slow burn since Conrad didn't trust Jamal one bit for the moment. The following day he spent a lovely day up at the manor gardening with no Jamal around Simon came out and helped or tried to, he chatted away to Conrad enjoying the friendship that was building between them. As usual he was invited for dinner and Conrad graciously accepted knowing how much Simon missed Jack and his witty back chat. Monday morning Conrad sat his final exam he had given Felix instructions for Jamal to use shears and cut the grass by the flower beds outside the manor gates. He didn't protest and worked tirelessly making a pretty decent job. On Tuesday morning Conrad came out of his house and find Jamal standing there at the bottom of the drive waiting for him.

"Morning" Jamal called out watching Conrad walking down the drive "how was your exam?" he asked.
Conrad grinned "I am impressed that you pay attention sometimes" he quipped "hard but think I did okay".
"So are you finished college now?" Jamal asked trying to make conversation.
Conrad glanced at him "Yes unless I flunk the exam then I have to study again" he replied.
Jamal looked at Conrad "Your smart, you will pass" he said confidently "me I am just a useless no hoper".
"I would go more spoilt privileged brat to be honest" Conrad replied causing Jamal to stop walking.
"Thanks for that" Jamal said sarcastically "your right though. How rich is he?" he asked looking at the manor.
Conrad shrugged his shoulders "Rich enough to make people disappear" he said chuckling.
Jamal smiled "You are quite funny and decent" he said "you never answered my question the other day?".
Conrad opened the gate to the manor "What question?" he asked looking at Jamal wondering if he was referring to him being gay.
"If you would teach me about gardening" Jamal replied looking serious.
Conrad chuckled and closed the gate "To start with it is called horticulture".

Felix kept an eye on Jamal reporting back to Simon that Conrad was now teaching him to look after the kitchen garden. Indeed their friendship grew gradually and now Jamal was spending most days up the manor, dropping his obnoxious exterior and actually turned out to be a really polite and well mannered lad, even Felix started showing him a little more respect. Conrad was putting all his energy in to looking after the gardens, Jamal had a day off that Simon forced upon him that last Friday in February. Conrad sat in the greenhouse alone thinking of Charlie and Joshua who were due to sail back in to Portsmouth on Monday, he was so looking forward to seeing them both. It was four weeks since Jack died and he had become emotionally stronger yet still found himself talking away to Jack like he was still sat next to him in the greenhouse shedding a few tears. Jamal turned out to be a nice distraction and from appearance looked like he was now enjoying spending time with Conrad being taught the intricacies of horticulture, he was totally astonished when Conrad checked the acidity of the soil never realising how much science was involved. Conrad picked a few flowers that looked perfect and packed up early afternoon, Simon and he were going to see Jack and lay some fresh flowers and see the tombstone that Jack had designed.

"Ready to go?" Simon asked standing at the door.
"Yes" Conrad replied picking up the flowers.
Simon handed Conrad a hefty envelope that looked all official "This is for you from Jack's solicitor a little business  to take care of first".
"Oh" Conrad looked at it and put the flowers down.

Opening the large envelope it contained a copy of Jack's will and letter from the solicitor, inside was a separate envelope that he put down on the work bench and read the solicitor's letter aloud "Dear Mr Grayson, pursuant to the last will and testament made by Jack Openshaw and witnessed by Mr Simon Burge, Mr Raheem Mohammed Jazeer and endorsed by Clegg & Simpson Solicitors on the 4th day of December 2017 we hereby fulfil the deceased instruction. The envelope marked 'property' contains the title deeds to Jack Openshaw's property in your name along with numerous other instruction detailed in the attached copy of the will highlighted for your perusal". Conrad looked at Simon holding back the tears and picked up the copy of the will finding the section highlighted "To my dearest friend who I watched grow up, Conrad Grayson. I leave you my house in Alton to do with as you wish. The entire collection of horticulture books and tools currently held by Simon Burge for safekeeping are also left to you. My solicitor is holding a £1.4 million trust fund that will be released to Conrad Grayson to purchase any house on Hibiscus Drive when one comes available, or to be paid in full after 5 years irrelevant. Adam Prestley has been left a sum of money for you should you decide to honour me in a way only you should know by now. It is my way to thank you for bringing much colour and vigour to my life over the years that I was lucky enough to know you and watch you grow". Conrad shed a tear and wiped his eyes.

"Wow" he said looking at Simon "I never expected anything from him having given me so much already".
Simon sat down next to him and smiled "There is a codicil to the will that I made him add" he said.
Conrad looked at him "That is an amendment is it not?" he asked folding the document up.
"Yes, you need to sign this to activate the trust fund" Simon said handing him a document.
Conrad shifted uncomfortably in his seat reading the document "Why is it done like this?" he asked.
Simon handed him a pen "It stops anyone trying to freeze the assets, paper trails you know" he said.
"Sounds dodgey, I guess you mean Jack's family" Conrad said hovering over the document with the pen.
"A little" Simon chuckled "it protects everything he left to you" he said watching Conrad sign.
"I don't understand much of this and probably don't want to" Conrad said nervously.
Simon stood up "At least put some trust in me Conrad to look out for you" he said.

Conrad watched Simon placing the document in the envelope and suggesting they drop it off before visiting Jack. Conrad stood and kissed Simon on the cheek and picked up the hibiscus flowers for Jack's grave. He didn't dwell or think on what Jack had left him and after dropping the envelope off they walked up the grave where the tombstone had now been placed. Conrad saw the cupid with A, hibiscus flower with C and a scorpion in the middle engraved at the top. Wiping his eyes he laid the flowers down and spoke to Jack in private for a few minutes before Simon came over and spent a few minutes saying some words, he turned and walked back to Conrad.

"I have a letter for you at home from Jack" Simon said putting his arm around Conrad.
"A letter?" he asked "why now are you telling me?" Conrad looked confused at him.
Simon turned to him "I was instructed to give it to you one month from his passing" he explained.
Conrad nodded "I see".
"It is for you to read in private that is all I know" Simon said opening the door to the limousine.

Conrad was pleased that emotionally he had held it together despite the emptiness left by Jack. He was handed the letter that was still firmly sealed and went home to his bedroom almost too afraid to read it. His mother had told him that Charlie had called and confirmed they would be docking on Monday and home on Wednesday. It was just the tonic he needed to cheer him up right now. He felt the envelope and there was something hard inside, slowly he undid it and pulled out the hand written letter, a separate sealed envelope and a key secured to a gold chain fell out. The letter was dated a week after Conrad was diagnosed. "To my loving friend Conrad, this will be hard for you to read since it would be one month from leaving you. I had to think carefully about writing this so not to cause you to much worry or concern and what I am about to tell you must go no further, especially to Simon or anyone close to you. That much you must promise me Conrad and keep this secret. The day you was diagnosed with HIV you had a very high viral load, you will probably understand that what happened next was unethical but I paid the consultant to analyse the virus in your blood, he is an old school friend of mine so it paved the way a little. Simon's strain is definitely in your blood but it is not the dominant strain of virus. It might be hard for you comprehend but you will understand when the time is right why I got your blood analysed. You were already infected before Simon got to you, I know you had sex with Moham but he is very careful and definitely not carrying HIV. Unless there were others you elected not to tell me about the only other person I know of would be Joshua, I saw a slow change in you since you started delving in to bed with this person and I can't help worrying what his motive is but tread carefully and never sign anything over to him. I have instructed Simon to take care of you Conrad, you may not want or be happy about that but it is the least I can do to make sure you are protected and never go without. Simon has grown fond of you even though he may not have shown it over the years he took great pleasure in watching you grow up around the manor, always remember that no matter what lies ahead you can always and must turn to Simon. There is one last thing that I kept secret from everyone and I am leaving it to Adam and you, Simon always paid well and gave big bonuses (I mean big!) and I never spent any of it except to buy my house in Alton that I left to you, instead I took the cash out and placed it in a locked box in the greenhouse. That way the paper trail goes dry as to where the money went, Simon is so loaded with money he has no idea what to do with it. You should have the key which is in the envelope, it is hidden under the third flagstone to the left of the entrance. Take the box and the enclosed letter to Simon he will sort the rest out for you. I trust you Conrad, destroy this letter and never mention it again. Simon is there for you and if you need any affirmation you can turn to Adam he will be willing to help if the time comes. Please take care of yourself and I will be waiting for you, Jack".

Conrad sat looking at the letter, parts of it made no sense failing to understand what Jack was actually writing about in places. The last few words he wrote brought tears to his eyes, how he missed the sexy man looking him in the eyes assaulting his arse with that devious but loving grin on his face that Conrad enjoyed looking at. He wiped his eyes knowing that Jack had pin pointed who infected him, it was all making sense why Joshua had apologised for accidentally ejaculating inside him the first time. What was weirder was since that night Joshua never made an attempt to put a condom on. Jack was right and the letter was controversial, he took it downstairs and walked through the kitchen where his mother and father sat talking over some document, he spotted the image of two kangaroos at the top of one letter before Eddie shuffled the papers putting them away.

"What are you up to Con?" Eddie asked.
Conrad looked at his father trying to discreetly put the documents away "Matches" he said "I need some matches".
Jody looked sternly at him "I hope your not smoking weird stuff like that Jamal" she said standing up.
"No" Conrad replied looking shocked "give me some credit" he said "I need to burn this letter".
Eddie held out his hand "Let me have a read" he said.
Conrad chuckled "Err sorry no, it is private from Jack and I need to destroy it" he said.
"All very cloak and daggers" his father said noticing Conrad looking at the documents under his arm.
"Here you go" Jody said handing him the box of matches.

Conrad walked outside to the bottom of the garden to one of the flower beds and dug a small hole. He read the letter one last time using his phones torch. He smiled knowing that only having sex with four men so far he could discount two which left Simon and Joshua, both strains in his body. he crumpled up the letter placing it in the hole then lit it watching it burn completely then covering it with soil. He sat there on the damp grass unable to believe that Joshua had infected him, weather accidentally or deliberately he would need to find out. Conrad chuckled and stood up 'devious bastards all of them' he said smiling and walking back to the house. Walking in to the kitchen his parents still sat at the family table deep in conversation.

Conrad sat down with them "I need to tell you both about Jack" he said getting their attention.
Eddie sat back and studied him for a moment "Did he... I mean did he touch you when you were younger?".
"Jesus no" Conrad replied looking shocked "no, he left me some things in his will".

Eddie completely changed and relaxed and Conrad knew his father must had worried about that for a long time after coming out to them. He sat and explained about the house in Alton and also the trust fund that was set up for him to buy any house on Hibiscus drive when one became available.

"You could have brought number 3" Eddie said "if you had known before today".
"So how much is in that trust then, I mean houses around here go for just under £900k" Eddie asked.
Conrad looked at them both "£1.4 million and either way after five years the money is mine" he said.
"Hell Conrad" Jody said looking at him "so that means in five years you get all that money?" she asked.
Conrad nodded "If no houses come on the market then yes" he replied "the solicitors hold the trust fund".

Sometimes you think you know what is going on in life, the three of them sat there in a very awkward silence for a moment, Eddie looked at Jody then Conrad, Jody looked at Conrad then back to Eddie and nodded. Conrad's father pushed the documents he had under his arm forward his hand resting on them.

Eddie looked at his wife then Conrad "Conrad I have been offered a job in Australia" he said.
"I see" he replied not looking to shocked "I wondered how long it would be" he said "is it close to gramps?" Conrad asked.
"Yes" Eddie confirmed "we wanted to speak to you both before making a decision" he said.
"You can come with us" his mother said before he could say anything.
"No" Conrad replied and smiled "my life is here" he said "Simon wants me to take over from Jack".
Eddie looked at him "Like a job?" he asked.
Conrad smiled "Yes, £50k a year working the gardens of the manor" he confirmed.
"Wow" Eddie said smiling and nodding "you certainly have got yourself sorted out Con, good for you".
Jody held Conrad's hand "Darling this is happening quickly, we would need to be in Australia in 2 weeks".
"So have you made up your mind?" Conrad asked looking at them both.
"Nearly" his father confirmed "we needed to find out if we could get visas and they came through today".
"We wanted to give you boys the option of coming with us so we had visas approved for you both" Jody told him.
Conrad looked a little down "You have raised us and kind of done your job, you should do what is right for you both" he said.
Eddie looked at him "We will have to sell this house though to buy a place in Perth" he said sounding sad.
Conrad smiled "So sell it to me" he said looking at them both "that way it remains in the family".
Jody looked at Eddie "This is happening then" she said then looked at Conrad "you sure you won't come?".
"No" Conrad replied "I can visit you anytime out there" he said "what about Charlie? he asked.
Jody nodded "He is going to finish his navy training then transfer to the Royal Australian Navy".
Conrad looked saddened "He is going with you then" he said.
"Yes" Eddie confirmed "but it won't be for a few years he still has to finish training".
"I know that is going to be hard on you" Jody said holding Conrad's hand tighter.
Conrad nodded "Yes but we are grown up now we need to follow our hearts" he said smiling at them.
Eddie looked over at Conrad "So you seriously want to buy this house?" he asked.
"Yes" Conrad replied quickly "how much do you need to buy a place?" he asked.
"Gramps has put a deposit down on a 5 bedroom place just north of Perth about £400k I guess".
Conrad looked at his father "I will buy it for £1 million it will help you get started over there".

Monday morning Conrad called the solicitors and put the wheels in motion and told Simon of his parents plan whilst Jamal was outside cleaning the pool terrace. Simon felt sorry for Conrad hearing that his twin was also going to move to Australia, at the same time though he was hardly here what with the training.

"Are you sure you are okay with this Conrad?" Simon asked looking concerned.
He smiled and nodded "Yes, well I think so it will be lonely in the house" he admitted.
Simon smiled "You can have Jack's room here if you want, just say the word" he offered.
Conrad looked a little upset "I can't sleep in that bed" he said looking horrified "it holds to many memories".
"I can get it replaced quickly" Simon said allaying his fear "even decorate it if you want".
Conrad sat quietly for a moment "You seriously don't mind?" he asked.
"No it is more a question if you forgive me enough to stay here when you want" Simon said sincerely.
Conrad chuckled "I will never forgive you Simon" he replied "I like you and like being around you".
Simon smiled "Good enough" he said calling Beth in and asking her to replace the bed in Conrad's room.

Charlie was finding it hard to keep up with everything that had gone on when he arrived home to much celebration and a delayed Christmas. Joshua had gone home to Newcastle and was coming down at the weekend since they were back in training the following Monday. Thursday morning Conrad grabbed Charlie and took him up to the manor, he had been given permission to show Charlie around where he now worked. Charlie though was more interested in seeing this Jamal or Jam as Conrad referred to him as but was no where to be seen since Simon banned him from coming up whilst Conrad showed Charlie around. For the second time in his life Charlie met Simon and was invited in for lunch with them leaving shortly afterwards to visit his girlfriend. Conrad scratched his neck rubbing his fingers over the gold chain remembering the key.

"I have something to do Simon" Conrad said lifting the chain and key over his head.
Simon looked confused "What is that for?" he asked nodding to the key.
"Jack left me a box hidden in the greenhouse that I have to give to you" Conrad said standing up.

They both walked across the gardens to the greenhouse where Conrad counted three flagstones to the left and felt it give slightly. Simon helped him lift it up and retrieve a large metallic box that was quite heavy. Conrad sat down and used the key to open the lock and lift the lid. sheet covered the contents and there was a letter addressed to Simon that Conrad handed to him. Simon opened and read the letter quietly whilst Conrad lifted the sheet off to reveal bundles of £50 notes.

"Dam" Conrad said looking at the numerous bundles of money "What is it all for?" he asked Simon.
Simon put the letter down "Jack's instruction is a 50/50 split between Adam and yourself" he said.
Conrad kept looking at it "Come on let's get this up to the manor" Simon said standing up.

They walked back to the manor carrying the box where Conrad left Simon to deal with it heading back down to the greenhouse and filling in the hole left by the box replacing the flagstone securely. He returned back to the manor and completed some documents with Simon who joked that Jack was shrewd enough to move the money to avoid any death duties. In all there was half a million pound placed in an off shore account for Conrad and the same for Adam. Conrad sat down reeling at the amounts involved that Jack had left to him.

"I have to fly to Monaco this weekend Conrad to deposit the money" Simon said looking up at him.
Conrad chuckled "I don't want to know Simon, the less I know the better" he said.
Simon laughed "Very wise, stay at the manor if you want Felix and Beth can look after you" he offered.
"That's very kind of you Simon but Josh is coming down this weekend and we stay in a hotel" Conrad explained.
"No" Simon said almost too abruptly then changing his tone "nonsense stay here, I trust you" Simon said kindly.
Conrad smiled and walked round the desk sitting on Simon's lap and kissing him on the cheek "Thank you".
Simon stroked his face "You know I use to fuck Jack over my desk" he said winking at Conrad.
"Really?" Conrad asked "with all these things on it" he said.
Simon laughed "Yes, he always picked them up after we finished" he replied staring at Conrad.
Conrad laughed realising he was being moved on to the desk "Oh fuck" he giggled.

Friday Conrad sat in the greenhouse close to Jamal showing him how to take a cutting from the hibiscus and potting it on to grow and new plant. They spent several hours creating a whole new batch of cuttings to grow and Jamal was enjoying himself for once happily talking away and revealing what life was like at his all boys boarding school.

Conrad looked over at him "Is it true what they say about boarding school?" he asked.
Jamal knew what he was getting at but played him a little "What is that?" he asked back looking at him.
"You know" Conrad said hinting "is it like prison?" he now asked.
Jamal laughed "Kind of" he replied potting another cutting "you mean fucking?" he asked looking at Conrad.
"I suppose that is what I mean, does it really go on?" Conrad asked turning in his seat to face him.
"Yes" Jamal replied "loads of blow and hand jobs go on constantly" he said.
Conrad chuckled "I bet you were a good sucker" he said ducking when Jamal threw a handful of dirt in his way.
"Cheeky little oik" Jamal snapped at him "you know what happens to oik's in boarding school" he teased.
"No and don't call me that" Conrad replied unable to stop grinning at their playfulness "well?" he asked.
Jamal made a ring with his thumb and finger "They end up lose down below from too much cock" he said smirking at Conrad.
Conrad threw a handful of compost at Jamal "So are you lose then?" he asked laughing.
Jamal "Dirty oik" he said chuckling then looked at Conrad "did you ever do it with the gardener?".
Conrad stopped laughing and looked at him "What makes you think I am gay?" he asked in a shocked tone.
"You ask way to many questions about boarding school and I bet you have a hard cock" Jamal replied.
Conrad stood "Is that so" he said grabbing his cock that was not hard by any means.
Jamal walked over to Conrad and rubbed his hand on Conrad's crotch squeezing and feeling "Not hard" he said.
Conrad pushed his hand away, Jamal grabbed his hand pulled it against his crotch "I am though" Jamal said.
Conrad tried to pull his hand away "Jam stop it" he said finding his hand being forced to massage Jamal's cock.
"You want it oik" Jamal spoke in an incredibly sexy way "you want me inside you" he said.

Conrad's hand began deeply massaging the cock freely feeling the fullness of it, Jamal slowly turned Conrad around. He had strength and Conrad now found himself bent over the work bench, only this time it was Jamal and not Jack standing behind him undoing his jeans. It was enough to freak Conrad out.

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Part 10 - Ruthless Appropriation

 

The temptation was there, so close that is was hard to resist, the flashbacks to Jack bending him over the workbench played in his head.

Conrad panicked and pushed back quickly slipping out of the way "No, what do you think you are doing?.
Jamal sniggered doing his jeans up "Wanted to see how far you go, guess your not in to getting cock up you".
"You were going to do that? Conrad asked looking at him quietly amused Jamal's arrogant and seductive look.
"No don't be daft" Jamal said sitting down and picking another cutting "or maybe I was".
"Come on let's call it a day" Conrad suggested starting to clean the tools up they had been using.
"Okay" he replied "what do you do around here in the evenings?" Jamal asked putting his coat on.
Conrad shrugged "Not much, there is a pub about 10 minutes walk away" he said casually.
Jamal looked at him "Fancy going for a drink later then?" he asked half expecting Conrad to say no.
"Sure" Conrad replied "shall I call for you at 7pm?" he suggested seeing Jamal smile and agree.

Conrad arrived home and spent an hour catching up with Charlie and having dinner as a family since there were few times remaining. Boxes stood in the hallway already labelled to be shipped off in the morning though most of the furniture was remaining. The talk mostly around the move to Australia and Charlie was undeniably happy that Conrad was going to buy the family home and he would still be able to come home here. After dinner Charlie went out for a date with his girlfriend and Conrad laid in the bath thinking of Harry and how stupid he had been letting him go again. Joshua was due to arrive at lunchtime tomorrow and stay with him up at the manor, his cock stirring thinking of his man from Newcastle, he was willing to accept what ever Joshua wanted to hear his words of adoration, well hopefully he thought getting out of the bath. Dressed and ready he crossed over the road and called on Jamal briefly speaking to Felicity his mother. Jamal appeared looking completely different and way to sexy for words leaving Conrad little speechless. His dark brown hair was neatly brushed showing his smooth finely tune chiselled facial features set with the brown eyes. He stood marginally taller than Conrad, underneath his clothes he sported a fine athletic build and decent cock. He was wearing a thick silver chain around his neck that laid flat against his smooth chest visible through the v-neck t-shirt he wore. Despite the north African undertones in Jamal's looks he now looked every part of the public school boy image. Flinging on his coat he hastily said goodbye to his parents.

"What?" Jamal asked noticing Conrad looking at him frequently on their walk to the pub.
Conrad grinned turning his head to face the way they were walking "You brushed your hair" he commented.
Jamal chuckled "So now the oik fancies me!" he exclaimed producing his mischievous grin.
"I am not one of your boarding school lads" Conrad remarked with them both laughing.

Conrad smiled happily chatting and thinking about his Joshua coming tomorrow, at last he would get to see and feel him all over. The pub was busy being a Friday evening and they sat chatting over a couple of drinks. Jamal regaling all the stories of boarding school and who was doing who and with what teacher for extra credit. Conrad certainly had his eyes opened wide hearing about the antics, in turn he told Jamal about his so called girlfriends he had and then about college and his exam. Jamal finding it amusing how spoke then dismissed the girlfriends with the wave of his hand like it was a different life away. Conrad was a mystery he thought to himself watching him, there was this element of happy and contentment around him, then there was this strange side he just couldn't get about him. It was when he let slip and spoke about Joshua being that someone special he seemed to float away and come out with some really bizarre words that really had him confused. They left the pub just after 9pm and walked back to Hibiscus Drive where Jamal put his arm around Conrad telling him how much he liked being around and gardening with him, they walked slowly enjoying the coolness of the night air and through the pedestrian entrance to Hibiscus Drive.

Jamal stepped off the footpath "Come on" he said to Conrad who looked wondering where he was going.
Conrad shook his head "I am not going in the bushes with you" he said smirking.
Jamal chuckled "I know your gay I can see right through you" he said "I thought gay guys like bushes".
Conrad laughed "Fuck you Jam" he said quietly chuckling.
"It's alright" Jamal said getting his joint out "want to try?" he asked looking at Conrad.
"No you're alright" Conrad said "not my thing".
Jamal edged further into the thick bushes "Come and sit with me then whilst I do".

Conrad looked around to make sure no one was watching him before stepping off the pavement and across the small patch of grass and pushed the thick branches of the bushes away stepping forward. He found himself standing in a small clearing hidden from the houses and road, an old tree with low hanging thick branches. Jamal was leaning against one of the branches retrieving a bag with a lighter in it. He sparked the joint up taking a deep hit filling his lungs and sighing in pleasure letting the drug slowly infiltrate him. Conrad sat on the branch watching him getting a waft of the smoke straight up his nostril, it was only a small amount but powerful enough to assault his bodies senses.

"How long have you been doing drugs?" Conrad asked looking at him.
Jamal looked at him "Weed not drugs, use to smoke joints at school behind the sports pavilion" he confessed.
Conrad looked at him "How on earth did you get weed in school?" he asked.
Jamal smiled "You will be surprised how easy it is" he replied taking another hit.
Conrad nodded and watched him getting more wafting smoke hitting his senses "Want a hit?" Jamal asked.
"No" Conrad replied looking at the thick joint pointing at him.
Jamal smirked "What about a shotgun kiss?" he asked "I take a hit and breath it in to you?".
Conrad contemplated for a moment "Nah I shouldn't Jam" he said sorely tempted mostly to touch his lips "who knows what would happen".
"Come on Conrad, I will breath a little in to your mouth, might loosen you up a bit" Jamal said chuckling.

Conrad never had time to say no or yes with Jamal sitting close he put his arm around Conrad's neck. Jamal took a small hit then pulled Conrad face towards his locking their lips together he breathed out in to Conrad's mouth slowly holding for a moment then releasing him. Conrad coughed and already he felt a little tingly then a warm fuzzy feeling ran through his body, Jamal watched his response carefully assessing if he would be receptive to another small hit. Deciding not to wait he moved in and locked Conrad's lips to his again and breathed slowly allowing Conrad to inhale then exhale back into Jamal's mouth. Conrad coughed again pushing Jamal away giggling, he felt a little light headed this time but good, weirdly good and strangely turned on. Conrad looked at Jamal and nodded, he took a bigger hit and locked in breathing all the heavy drug laden smoke deep in to Conrad's lungs. His arm keeping Conrad locked against his lips shot gunning back and forth until Conrad coughed and slipped off the branch giggling. Jamal helped him back up and took another deep hit and waited before locking on to Conrad again. The smoke escaping out of Conrad's nostrils waiting for him to cough but he stayed locked on his lips. Jamal slipped his tongue in to Conrad's mouth catching him by surprise having a cheeky kiss before letting him go. Conrad made no movement sitting there with his mouth parted verging on being high, everything felt weird and his hand was holding on to something hard and warm. Jamal had taken his hard cock out placing Conrad's hand on it, he smiled at Conrad and took another deep hit and shot gunned Conrad again keeping the smoke in him for as long as possible. Moving his lips away he pushed Conrad's head down until his mouth sunk down on his cock 'Ahh fuck yes oik' Jamal slurred his words 'I knew you wanted it' he said. He let Conrad suck on his meat for several minutes before pulling him back up giving him another shotgun kiss. Slowly he turned Conrad around pushing him over the low hanging branch pulling his jeans down.

Jamal smiled and took a deep hit then dribbled his spit down over Conrad's arse pushing it in to his hole, he leaned forward and gave Conrad another shotgun kiss holding it much longer and getting both of them even higher. Conrad moaned and shuffled feeling his arse expanding rapidly from Jamal's penetration 'Good little oik, be quiet' he said pushing balls deep in to the warmth of Conrad's arse surrounding his entire cock. Jamal moaned softly and placed the joint down on the branch leaning over Conrad pulling his head up by his hair 'You want this don't you my little oik, make you a slave to my cock' he said watching the smile on Conrad's face, he stood upright and roughly grabbed Conrad's hips thrusting his cock deep, hard and fast. Conrad giggled between his moans resulting in Jamal giggling as well. His hips running on full power thrusting hard and deep. Conrad felt completely strange being fucked, the result of the drug in his bloodstream having a serene calming effect washing over the pain of the almost dry cock that penetrated him. The hands holding his hips suddenly dug painfully in to his flesh 'There we go oik empty my nut sack in to you' he said harshly. Conrad could hear the grunting and pleasuring moans above him. Jamal steadied himself gripping hold of Conrad almost cutting in to his flesh and driving his cock deep. Closing his eyes savouring the feeling of his cum racing up his shaft and in to his oik. Holding there until he felt the last drops seeping in to Conrad, his inexperience showed pulling his cock out quickly making Conrad gasp and moan in pain. Jamal giggled running his finger over the stretched hole that was dry, all his cum safely delivered he stepped back relit the joint and shot gunned Conrad again. Conrad stumbled around pulling his jean up and flopping his cock out 'My turn' he said touching Jamal's arse. Jamal giggled 'I need to be properly stoned' he said taking several deep hits and shot gunning Conrad at the same time. Jamal bent over the branch giggling and wriggling his arse, Conrad easily moved the jeans down across his arse. His cock was hard and he never thought twice to the fact he had never actually fucked a guy before. His seven and half inches was shorter but about the same thickness as Jamal's. Positioning his cock at Jamal's hole it was tight and with very little give 'spit on it' Jamal said giggling. Conrad looked down trying to focus and spat on Jamal's arse cheek and chuckled 'Missed' he said giggling then trying again hitting the target this time. It hurt at first but slowly Conrad pushed steadily opening up the tight hole that seemed to wrench tight around his cock every time he nudged it in deeper. Jamal took a hit and giggled again before letting out a little cry in agony. Conrad had pushed harder opening tears in Jamal's anal wall, he stopped knowing he was leaking precum then found the passage got easier managing to get deep inside. Pulling back and smearing his already toxic precum against the tears in the Jamal's arse, pushing in again Jamal moaned moving forward his feet lifting off the ground leaving him suspended over the branch. Conrad gave several thrusts until he found a comfortable rhythm, one hand holding Jamal down by the small of his back the other holding his t-shirt up. His pubes brushing against the fine coating of hair around Jamal's arse, his cock released another shot of toxic precum paving the way for a slicker fuck, Conrad moaned feeling his cock moving with more ease against the tightness of Jamal's arse. His head fluffy and light in a dreamy world of eroticism oblivious that he was about to poz Jamal with a dose of toxic seed. Jamal struggling to cope took a final hit of his joint and moaned from deep in his chest, the result relaxing his arse giving up more control to Conrad. He rolled his head back smiling up the stars feeling the exaggerated pulsing in his cock gripped by Jamal's arse, his balls tingling and the sack contracting slightly up forcing the cum out rapidly and firing it deep fertilising Jamal. His cock only half inside his hips still moving until the orgasm took a final bow, he breathed catching his breath and pushed his cock back in all the way hearing Jamal moan 'Intense' he mumbled between his giggles and moans.

Conrad pulled his cock out and did his jeans up "Oh man that was incredible" he said wobbling then sitting on the floor.
Jamal planted his feet back on the ground "Come on oik I want inside you again" he said standing up.
Dragging Conrad on his feet and pushing him back over the branch "Fuck your oik" Conrad said giggling.

Jamal quickly pulled Conrad's jeans down and was inside his arse in a flash, he laid heavily on top of Conrad holding his shoulders and closing his hips up tight against Conrad's arse fucking him fast and deep. Conrad moaned already knowing that Jamal was close to blowing another load by the erratic fast fuck he was getting. Sure enough and within a minute the hips crushed painfully hard against his arse, Conrad moaned feeling the pain from being crushed against the branch, powerless to stop but loving the onslaught of a second load pumping in to his body. Jamal laid on top almost purring like a cat fully satisfied after drinking a bowl of cream, his high slowing evaporating he pulled out of Conrad putting his cock away for the night. Conrad stood and hoisted his jeans back up, the effects of the joint still heavily in his blood stream and giggling. They both sat on the branch and just carried on chatting about nonsense giggling like school girls and acting like nothing had happened between them.

By the time Conrad got indoors it was past 11pm and his parents had already gone to bed. Grabbing a bottle of water he went upstairs and undressed mostly calm but still a little happy go lucky he crashed on to the bed falling asleep. He woke in the morning with a headache and took some painkillers from his bedside table and found the bottle of medication that he had forgotten to start taking. Panicking he took one deciding that the morning would be his regime now and set a daily reminder on his phone. Picking up the clothes that he discarded there was an unmistakable odour of weed on them, he sat on the bed. He couldn't remember much only sitting in the pub with Jamal and then walking home, picking up his underwear he noticed little patches of blood where his cock would normally be. He checked but it looked okay but smelt rather differently. Conrad picked up all his clothes that he wore and put them in the wash then went to take a shower, drying himself facing the mirror he noticed some bruises on his hips. Touching them he suddenly remembered the pain from Jamal digging his fingers in roughly to keep hold of him, he then remembered the stars and feeling his orgasm. Oh fuck he said to himself feeling sick with worry knowing that he had fucked Jamal bareback and cum inside him, that was how he got the small smears of blood in his underwear, Jamal's blood. He was struggling to come to terms with last nights events, dread and regret coursing through his body, but wait, Jamal had literally forced him in to trying his joint and kept feeding him smoke. Saturday was turning in to a nightmare and he hadn't even started the day properly yet, what with meeting Joshua and now wondering if he had infected Jamal. He knew his viral load was high since Jack had mentioned it several times and told him to start his medication. He looked out of the bedroom window at Jamal's house, it all looked very quiet and nothing untoward happening. Conrad crept up to the manor busying himself in the greenhouse until lunchtime.

Harry stood looking out the skyline of Dubai having returned from a swim before meeting Moham for a business lunch. He was accruing some air miles with all the travel he was doing with Moham and already achieving top tier status of the airlines membership club. And the sex was pretty hot too he chuckled to himself putting on his gold rolex that Moham brought for him in Geneva a few days ago. His two bedroom suite was shared with Adam who came along for a jolly and to sunbathe, although the second bedroom was only used if Harry was sleeping with Moham. Otherwise Adam would slip in to bed with Harry, kissing and cuddling with the occasional blow job but no intimate sex. They wanted to keep their friendship as it was and it suited them both. It was their last day before their late afternoon flight home.

Adam came out of the bathroom and kissed Harry briefly "Tired?" he asked looking at him.
"A little" Harry replied pulling on his underwear "he leads a very manic life" he said standing up.
Adam chuckled "I know and you don't know how much he relies on you Harry" he said.
Harry sat on the bed and smiled "I love this job so much" he exclaimed "and the sex is good".
Adam laughed buttoning up his shirt "You need to make sure and tell him if you get exhausted".
"He won't go mad or anything will he?" Harry asked with a concerned look.
"No" Adam said tucking his shirt in "he will send you away on holiday to chill out".
"Yeah I might need one soon at this rate" Harry said retrieving his shirt from the wardrobe.
Adam looked at him "What about Conrad have you spoken to him?" he asked seeing Harry's face drop.
"No, I keep telling you it never goes right when we meet" Harry replied fumbling with his buttons and getting frustrated
Adam walked over and helped him "You need to catch him when the time is right Harry" he explained.
Harry nodded "You mean not at a funeral" he said seeing Adam's expression change "I'm sorry" he apologised.
"It is okay Harry" Adam replied putting a brave smile on "talk to Conrad, if you don't I will" he threatened.
Harry put his arms around Adam giving him a big hug and a kiss "Better not keep the boss waiting" Adam said.

Conrad sat there trying to think straight waiting for Joshua to arrive on the train. One part of him wanted to confront him the other telling him to keep it quiet and keep the peace with Joshua and Simon, he kept thinking of Jamal and then Harry came in to his head again. Joshua knocked on the window of the car catching Conrad by surprise, he unlocked the door and Joshua climbed in to the passengers seat.

"Oh fuck" Conrad said launching himself at Joshua and kissing him madly "sorry, fuck I missed you" he said.
Joshua smiled and looked at him "I'm sorry I couldn't be here" he said "I know you missed and need me".

The simple words he spoke made a world of difference inside Conrad, finally feeling that he could open up about his sadness and put it bed. Joshua watched as they drove past his house and in to the gates and courtyard of the manor slightly confused until Conrad explained they were staying here until Monday morning as guests of the owner. The afternoon spent in the garden talking and Joshua held Conrad close to him making all the right sounds in the right places and kissing him, telling him everything was okay now. They had a great dinner together courtesy of Beth before Felix and she went out for the evening. Conrad loved having Joshua back home despite being jealous of his tan and body that seemed to have got bigger since there was little else to do other than go to the gym on board ship. In fact even Charlie had bulked up even more making Conrad even more jealous.

Conrad took Joshua up the sweeping staircase of the manor "Now it is us" Conrad said.
Joshua rubbed his hand over Conrad's arse "Aye pet, you are mine" he said squeezing his arse hard making Conrad flinch in pain a little.
"Here we are, ours for the weekend" Conrad said closing the doors.

Joshua pulled Conrad close and kissed him moving down across his chin and neck where he proceeded to mark his territory. Conrad moaned trying to hold him closer despite the little agony he felt with Joshua sucking hard and purposefully on his neck. His tongue caressed upwards to Conrad's mouth forcing it open and kissing him with tender force. Stripping the clothes off Conrad with amazing ease he kissed down his body enjoying the smoothness of his chest, his eyes immediately drawn to the bruises around his hips.

"What are those?" Joshua asked standing back up running his fingers over them.
"Oh" Conrad said looking embarrassed "some guy got a little aggressive when we fucked".
Joshua nodded "You fucked around and let him mark my property?" he said in a worrying undertone.
Conrad shook his head "Not deliberately" he replied trying to brush it off.
"But you let someone else fuck you?" Joshua's tone changed "they sullied your body".
Conrad took a step back "It was nothing Josh" he replied getting scared of him.
"Who said you could let them touch your body?" Joshua asked "I never gave you permission to fuck around".
Conrad looked at him "You don't own me Josh, I thought that was the whole point of this, us." he said.
Joshua raised his hand and slapped Conrad hard across his face pushing him on the bed "I own you" he sneered.

Conrad sat up and looked at Joshua shocked by his erratic behaviour, fear creeping in knowing his was powerless to stop him. He didn't know that Joshua was playing a very dangerous game with him, getting Conrad sexually dependent on him was pretty much achieved. Now he needed to finish off making him feel powerless, instil fear, new behaviours and attitude that would slowly erode his self-confidence and self-esteem. Eventually Conrad would end up being worthless and own his existence to him. Joshua smiled and ran his hand along Conrad's leg watching him flinch with doubt as to what was happening.

"You must never have sex with anyone but me or I will take sex away from you" Joshua said soothingly.
He looked Conrad in the eye "Do you understand me?" Joshua asked lifting his leg and kissing it.
Lowering the leg he leaned forward and kissed Conrad tenderly "You are mine Conrad".
They stared in to each others eyes and Joshua could see the fear "Do you want me to fuck you?" he asked.
Conrad nodded and quietly replied "You know I do Josh" his gaze fixed on the eyes above.
"Why would anyone want sex with a slut" Joshua asked stroking his face "are you worth it now?".
Joshua smirked at him "How can I have sex with a used slut like you?" he asked raising himself up.
Joshua stood playing with his cock "I want to fuck you but you don't deserve it" he said moaning sensually.
Conrad felt ashamed "What has changed in you Josh?" he asked "why are you behaving like this?".
Joshua stopped rubbing his cock and smiled "I will fuck you but not to please you" he replied.
"Josh stop it your scaring me" Conrad said getting up off the bed.
Joshua pushed him back down and loomed over him "Are you going to let anyone else fuck you?" he asked.
Conrad stared up in to his eyes slowly he shook his head "No, your the only one that counts" he replied in a submissive tone.
Joshua smiled "Good boy" he said soothingly "you will learn to appreciate that only I matter".
"It makes you cheap and dirty allowing other men to fuck you" Joshua said watching Conrad nod.
Joshua stroked his face "I gave you something to make sure you know who owns you" he whispered seductively.
Conrad feigned a lack of understanding knowing what he meant "You have given me you, that is all I want" he said feeling sick.
Joshua chuckled and ran his tongue along Conrad's chest "If only you knew" he said working up to his neck.
He raised his head then slapped Conrad hard across the face again "You will pay for being a slut" he said.
Joshua pulled Conrad up off the bed dragging him to the wardrobe "What the fuck" Conrad cried out.
He fell against the wardrobe from another slap "I am not sleeping with a slut" Joshua angrily replied.
Pushing Conrad in to the wardrobe "You will sleep here tonight then tomorrow we will see" Joshua said.

Conrad tried to get out but was forcibly pushed back in pleading firstly then submitted 'I understand Josh I am sorry' he said leaning against the back of the wardrobe accepting his punishment. He closed the door locking it with the key, pleased that he was starting to get through to Conrad and laughing to himself that he probably didn't know what he had given him. Joshua ran a bath and spent an hour soaking listening to some rap music, smiling at Conrad's weakness that made him such an easy picking. Things were moving on quicker than he ever hoped for. Alone in the dark and unable to get comfortable he was pining for Joshua, wanting to please him and show him how much he cared and admit he made a bad decision, his eyes welling up feeling very miserable that he had ruined their night together and upset Joshua, was he worthless he thought, probably so. Maybe Joshua all along knew what was right for him and he probably needed him to be there to show him how lucky he was. He thought of Harry and how very different it would have been being with someone he had fallen in love with. He was woken by the door opening and a dim light visible from the bedroom, Joshua was holding his belt in his hand and roughly dragged Conrad out pushing him on the bed.

"Tell me what you are?" Joshua asked holding Conrad down on the bed with his hand.
Conrad raised his head "Yours" he said giving in emotionally.
"Oh that's right" Joshua said dragging the belt across Conrad's arse "and what else are you?".
Conrad laid quietly, whack and Conrad cried out "Please don't it hurts" he pleaded in agony.
Joshua smirked "Answer the question then?" he demanded raising his hand holding the belt again.
"Worthless" Conrad said though the pain "dirty slut" he finally managed to say.
"Good boy" Joshua said approvingly "this is what Conrad wants isn't it to be adored by me?".
Conrad nodded "Yes" he said catching his breath "I want to please you, make you happy" he was almost begging to please him.

Joshua hauled Conrad up the bed turning him on his back and straddling across him. He hooked the belt strap through in to a noose dangling it over Conrad. Without a sound he knew what he had to do and lifted his head allowing the strap to go round his neck and tighten. Joshua held on tightly to it although it was tight Conrad could still breathe freely, above him Joshua smiled and nodded in approval. Taking his cock in his hand Joshua started to masturbate teasing Conrad with the head of his cock just touching his lips. Thinking it is what Joshua wanted Conrad opened his mouth and dared to put his lips around it. Conrad gurgled hearing the leather stretch and the belt tighten sharply around his neck, he gasped for air and felt the pressure releasing 'No slut don't touch me' Joshua said firing a warning shot at him. Conrad laid there and watched the person who he was falling in love with treat him like dirt and pleasure himself. Joshua moaned and looked down 'Open your mouth' he soothingly said. Conrad did as he was told and Joshua peaked hitting orgasm and leaning forward ramming his cock down in to Conrad's throat expelling his seed in rapid pulses straight in to his stomach. Conrad clawed at the sheet trying his best not to touch Joshua and concentrate on keeping himself from gagging and throwing up. He pulled his cock out resting the head on Conrad's lips 'clean it now' he said. All through the night Conrad was subjected to what bordered on mental abuse and part torture driven sex until 7am, he was knackered and unable to think clearly. Laying in Joshua's arms he felt safe and loved desperately hoping that Joshua would not take this feeling away.

"How was last night baby?" Joshua cooed lovingly "did I make you feel good?" he asked licking Conrad's face.
Conrad kissed his body "It was good, thank you" he said showing his appreciation.
"I thought you might like it" Joshua said rubbing Conrad's arse "do you have anything you want to say?".
Conrad nodded "I am sorry for fucking around" he said in a hope that is what he wanted to hear.
Joshua pulled his head back "Well that is a start I guess" he smiled "you belong to me Conrad and I will look after you".

Conrad go up to use the toilet and looked in the mirror, he now had three love bits on his body, bruises and cuts inflicted by the buckle of the belt. He stared at his reflection 'What the fuck am I doing to myself' he said quietly to himself 'oh yes Joshua wants me at last, I never thought he would'. Joshua entered the bathroom putting his arms around Conrad and kissing his neck so lovingly 'Come back to bed I want to fuck you' he said turning Conrad around so gently and kissing him on the lips 'I want to make sure you have all of me' he whispered picking Conrad up. He laid Conrad down on the bed lifting his legs over his own shoulders wriggling his arse to get his cock in position. Joshua smiled down 'This is what you need my sweet sweet boy', Conrad gripped hold of Joshua's arms and cried out, his arse forced open by the cock spearing and driving deep in one thrust, blinking tears and gasps from the sheer pain of his penetration. Joshua fucked him hard not giving Conrad any time to adjust 'Tell me what you want baby?' he asked Conrad, the agony taking over his body unable to form any words. Joshua smirked down at him 'You want to be a slut you get treated like one' he said picking up speed and intensity, oblivious to his pleas to slow down Joshua fucked him relentlessly until he tensed up and clamped his hand over Conrad's mouth. Jolting his hips hard on purpose to inflict pain and releasing his toxic seed deep. His eyes stared down not blinking all the while he felt the cum flowing in to Conrad. Conrad gasping and panting his arse as sore as hell waited patiently until he felt the cock swiftly pulling out and Joshua rolled on to his back giving a satisfying moan 'Still the best bottom to fuck' he said. Conrad hopped off the bed going to the bathroom hotly followed by Joshua who grabbed him from behind and shoved his cock back inside Conrad 'No you don't' he sneered pulling him back to the bedroom 'I generously gave you my cum now you keep it inside' he said falling on top of Conrad pinning him to the bed.

Conrad felt like he needed to work on pleasing Joshua and make him happy, obliging in his every word. Inside Conrad's arse Joshua slowly worked his erection back to full state then slowly and with adoration using his words to drill in to Conrad's head he made love gently to him. Staying in bed all day Joshua's words sinking deeper getting in to Conrad's head and within hours he succumbed to wanting Joshua and needing to be with him completely. The joy of being admired so much by this hot navy guy seemed everything he wanted. They showered together washing the sweat and smell of sex off their bodies, Joshua continuously speaking to Conrad reaffirming who he now belonged to. Conrad nodding and answering surrendering himself to the man he saw as his lover. It was the strangest day Conrad had been through sitting their in the pub with Joshua, Charlie and his girlfriend Serena. Joshua kept a tight hold of Conrad's hand gently caressing it whilst he chatted away talking about Conrad with such love and care, the words seemed to make Charlie happy and seeing them together was amazing. Conrad felt special and was sure Joshua hinted several times that he would consider a relationship with him. By the time they finished dinner Joshua turned to Charlie and told him he needed to take his brother back and see out the weekend in style. Charlie laughed shaking his head and told them to get going. Conrad felt happy with the love and care Joshua was showing him, completely forgiving him for the previous night understanding it was his own behaviour had upset Joshua. At the manor he opened the double doors to the bedroom, the bedside lamp providing a dim light in the large room but just enough to navigate towards the bed, Joshua closed the bedroom doors turning to look at Conrad.

He walked over to Conrad "You behaved so well today you deserve a little treat" he said kissing him.
Conrad looked at him "Are you in love with me?" he asked turning on the puppy eyes seeking assurance.
Joshua ruffled his hair "I don't need to love you, you are mine and you don't need anyone else" he said.
Conrad nodded although it was not what he hoped to hear "I only need you" he said watching Joshua smile.
"Of course you do, do you love me Conrad?" Joshua now asked staring at him "love me unconditionally?".
Conrad stared back at him "I do" he said feeling himself guided towards the bed by Joshua's arms.
Joshua pushed him on the bed "Good, now you have earnt my respect I will be the only person you will ever love".
Conrad nodded and stroked his face "No one else matters Conrad, it is just me you need to make you happy".
"You are so full of yourself" came a voice from the chair in the dark corner of the room.
Joshua spun round "Who the hell are you and why are you watching us?" he demanded.
Simon stood and walked towards him "This is my house that is who I am" he said helping Conrad up.
"Simon" Conrad said being helped up off the bed "I thought you were coming back tomorrow?".
"Change of plan Conrad" he said "when I saw what this one was up to" Simon said pulling Conrad behind him.
Joshua looked at him "If you don't mind Conrad and I were..." he started saying.
"Doing nothing" Simon said interrupting him "take your things and leave him alone".
Joshua laughed "No it is not that easy I own him he is mine" he said smirking at Simon.
"If you leave now your navy career will be safe, stay and it will be in tatters" Simon said.
The doors opened and Felix stood there "Shall I inform his superior officers sir?" Felix asked.
"It is fine" Conrad said moving to Simon's side "I am his boyfriend" to which Joshua laughed.
Simon put his arm around Conrad "He locked you in the wardrobe and assaulted you Conrad".
Simon looked at Conrad "Jack loved you" he said slowly knowing those three words could shake Conrad's emotions.
He looked at Simon "He did didn't he" Conrad replied with a smile on his face.
"Felix remove this young man" Simon ordered.
Joshua stood his ground "Not without what is mine" he said looking directly at Conrad.
Simon shook his head "Every room has security cameras and what you did to Conrad is on film".
Felix watched over Joshua who reluctantly collected his belongings "Conrad come with me?" Joshua demanded.
Conrad stood there watching him "I adore him Simon I should go with him" he replied in a submissive voice.
"No Conrad" Simon said holding on to him tightly "he is using you Conrad he is not good for you, Jack never treated you like this".
Joshua moved closer to Conrad causing Felix to shuffle on his feet "Conrad you know you have to be with me".
Simon shook his head "Who loves you Conrad, who fell in love with you not even knowing you?" he asked.
Conrad looked at Simon his mouth slowly forming the words "Harry did".
Simon nodded "Harry would never have bruised or beaten you, only this person has" he said reminding Conrad.
"He loves me, Harry loves me" Conrad repeated.
Joshua walked past Conrad "You will come back to me" he said "you belong to me".
"Don't ever contact Conrad again if you know what's good for you!" Simon said clearly threatening him.
Joshua smirked at Simon "He is no use to me, damaged goods and a dirty little slut".
Simon nodded "I know" he said then looked at Felix "Take him to the train station please Felix".
"My pleasure sir" Felix replied hauling Joshua out of the room with ease.

Joshua fought trying to prise himself away from Felix all the way in to the limousine, Felix locking him in the back and swiftly leaving the manor. Conrad sat on the bed wincing at the pain from the welts on his arse, as swiftly as Joshua left Conrad felt empty and alone. Beth knocked on the door and brought a first aid kit in and left it with Simon telling him she will bring a tray of tea up shortly. Simon told her to put it in his room and he picked Conrad up carefully carrying him to his bedroom, Conrad remained silent strangely he was not upset. Beth arrived with a tray of hot tea and placed it down on the table by the sofa leaving again. Conrad felt Simon undoing his shirt, the shame of how he was feeling right now was the only emotion going through his head. He watched Simon removing his shirt, the soft hands inspecting the marks and couple of bruises on his arms. The hands undoing his trousers pulling them down gently along with his underwear, his body being turned over displaying two deep red welts on his left arse cheek. Simon gently dabbed them with some antiseptic liquid, Conrad felt the stinging and winced until it subsided. Simon turned Conrad over and picked him up carrying him over to the sofa sitting him on his lap cuddling and comforting him. He wondered if Joshua leaving would upset him but there were no tears, no sounds at all, he simply snuggled up to Simon in silence. Thankful that at least Simon wasn't saying anything. He knew it was only a matter of time before he would have to face up to this, and how was he going to tell Charlie, what was he going to tell Charlie? He had no idea where to begin, for now though he felt safe in the arms of Simon. Conrad remembered the words in Jack's letter and that he could always turn to Simon no matter what. Almost bringing him to tears he kissed Simon's chest and snuggled up closer feeling the arms holding him even more securely. Simon kissed his head leaning over and still holding Conrad with one arm and poured the now luke warm tea and handed the cup to Conrad who sipped it quietly until he was finished. He leaned across and put the cup back on the tray and kissed Simon on the cheek then settled back in his arms.

Simon kissed him on the head "Do you want to go to bed?" he asked.
"No" Conrad replied going silent again for a minute "I thought he loved me, I wanted him to love me".
Simon stroked Conrad's head "Love was never on his agenda he wanted to control you Conrad".
Conrad looked up at him "How could you say that you don't really know him" he said sounding upset.
"I know his type, they can't love he wanted you to become dependent on him" Simon told him.
Conrad shook his head "No, anyway how can you be so right about him?" he asked.
"It is not about being right Conrad, it is reading the signs" Simon said trying to explain.
Simon looked at him "Why do you think you loved him?" Simon asked "he told you to love him" he answered the question himself.
Conrad looked at the bruises on his arm "Not really" he said then stopped thinking things over.
He sat quiet for several minutes "Am I that gullible?" Conrad asked.
"You sought love where it wasn't available" Simon replied "if he loved you he would never have hurt you".
Conrad sat up and looked at Simon walk across the room "Is that why you came back, did you know?" he asked.
Simon nodded "Felix was concerned for you" he said unlocking the safe.
"Felix?" Conrad replied in a shocked voice "was he spying on me?".
"No" Simon replied "I asked him to check the security cameras for your wellbeing" he said.
Conrad sat there opened mouth "Spying on me" he said again sounding a little angrier.
Simon returned with an envelope "When Felix told me he locked you in the wardrobe I flew back" he said.
Simon sat down next to Conrad "This was Jack's letter to me about you" he said giving him the envelope.
"I am not suppose to let you see this Conrad but you need to read it" Simon said pouring a cup of tea.

Conrad took the letter out and read it quietly 'Simon, I know how you hate being told what to do but you need to get over yourself for a few minutes and read this. I know you like Conrad even though you pretend to dislike him being around I saw how much you have enjoyed watching him grow up in to this fine lad. I have to admit his placid sweet nature means he will grow in to a very wonderful person, weather gay or straight it doesn't matter. He means the world to me and it was like watching my own son growing up in front of my eyes. He is one of the smartest people I have ever seen and also has a very vulnerable side, this has become more evident with his dabbling in gay life. He only sees the good in people not what is underneath and this is my concern. He talks a lot about this guy called Joshua and spends every other weekend with him. I first became suspicious when he returned telling me how fantastic Joshua was to him, showering him with kindness and filling his head with words that Conrad would never use. Not the usual words one would associate to a loving person more controlling and designed to fill you with low self-esteem. Conrad will not want to hear this or believe it if it goes on much more, I don't need to explain my concerns I am sure you will fully understand how powerful someone like that can be as witnessed before, especially to a kind hearted young lad. It is especially so since Conrad seems to have already fallen hard for him but he won't admit that either. Don't let Conrad fool you with the just fuck buddies and friends tale. Joshua is coveting him and he appears to be succeeding, it will only be a matter of time before Conrad succumbs fully and then my worse fear is that the abuse will start and he will destroy everything that makes Conrad such a beautiful person. Hell knows I have tried to steer Conrad away from this dangerous person but he sees only warm fuzzy welcoming lights in his head. I am sorry that I went behind your back and spoke to Felix about it and he knows how much Conrad means to me and will look out for him as well. And you, Simon, I have to put all my faith in you that you will keep Conrad safe and step in. I know Conrad will hate you for it but you must protect him and if the need arises our solicitors are holding a letter for Conrad's brother Charlie that will explain exactly what his friend has been doing. I know Charlie is the one person who can get through to Conrad and is no doubt oblivious to what is going on so it is important he knows. Please take care of him Simon, I know you love him just a little. Now I have gone he is the only person I would trust to take over the gardens so make sure it happens. I love you always, Jack. PS, wow Conrad is a nutter when it comes to sex!'

Conrad laughed at the post script note "Thank you" he said handing the letter back to Simon.
Simon sat there quietly wondering what Conrad thought "Are you okay?" he asked.
Conrad nodded "Jack saw it and kept it from me" he said looking at Simon.
"Well he was suspicious and probably noticed small changes in you" Simon said reflecting on the letter.
"Am I that vulnerable?" Conrad asked picking up his empty cup then pouring more tea for himself.
Simon waivered a moment "In some ways yes but we all are" he replied "being gay is not that easy for some".
"You think I am one of them?" Conrad asked putting his cup down.
"No" Simon replied smiling "you will find your zone as to speak it just doesn't happen like magic".
Conrad sat back against the sofa "Is he out of my life" he said.
Simon looked at him "I wouldn't be too sure yet, that kind of person can be very persistent" he said.
Conrad felt his skin crawl "Will I ever be free from him?" he asked.
"Eventually" Simon admitted "we need to see what if anything he does next".
Conrad suddenly thought of his home "My parents leave next weekend for Australia I am buying the house".
Simon patted Conrad's knee "You can't live there alone not until we sort him out" he replied.
Conrad nodded "I have you and Felix here to call on if I am worried" he said confidently.
"No Conrad" Simon said "you are moving in to the manor" he said putting his foot down sternly.
Conrad smiled "People might get the wrong impression" he said leaning against Simon.
Simon chuckled "Well they would be right" he said.
Conrad leaned up and kissed him "Can we stop the letter going to Charlie just now?" he asked.
"Of course" Simon said in agreement "he must be told eventually though" he added watching Conrad nod.
"In the letter he knew so much, you know witnessed before?" Conrad stated making it a question.
Simon looked uncomfortable a moment "Just that" he replied "we saw it happen but ignored it".
Conrad looked rattled "What happened to them?" he asked "please tell me".

Simon thought for a moment then slowly explained "The person fell in love and moved in with them and after a few weeks he stopped seeing people including coming to the manor. There was always excuses, lame ones at that but when he did come out his partner was always close to him, always seeking his approval and not stepping out of line. He became uncertain of everything and cautious of everyone who interfered. He was so in love that he was blinded by the way he was being treated. Jack naturally got very concerned and went to London to see him, he was nervous at Jack being there in case he got caught having a friend round. Forced joint bank account then he was removed from being able to withdraw money, his wages were paid in and transferred out and Moham got so concerned by his actions he called on Jack and I to help. We brought him here to the manor and froze all his assets, using a very underhanded way we got all his money back before the boyfriend could spend it. It took months to get the real him back and build up his self-esteem and character again" he finished and looked at Conrad.

"You mentioned Moham" Conrad picked up straight away "do I know him?" he asked.
Simon nodded "I trust you not say anything to them Conrad" he said looking at him "it was Adam".
"Seriously?" Conrad asked looking shocked "wow, you certainly would never know".
Simon nodded "The boyfriend still lurked around until Moham called in some heavies to warn him off".
"Does he know about me?" Conrad asked sitting forward "I mean I don't mind if he does".
"Yes I found out on the day of Jack's funeral that he had raised it with Adam" Simon confirmed.
Conrad was slowly figuring it out "That is why he was so nice to me, I thought he fancied me" he laughed.
Conrad sat there shaking his head "You understand why I need to keep you locked up here?" Simon asked.
"Yes" Conrad nodded.
Simon smiled "Joshua will not give up easily having spent all that time working on you" he said looking at him.
"I understand" Conrad said "well I think I do, I can't help loving him he had me fall for him so quickly".
"That is what we need to get out of your system or you will fall back in to his arms" Simon warned him.
Conrad welled up for the first time that evening "Do what is needed to help me Simon" he almost pleaded.
Simon kissed and hugged him "You want to spend the night with me?" he asked. Conrad nodded.

Conrad held Simon's hand climbing in to bed together. He had a restless night dreaming constantly about Joshua, the images of him showering affection, words of encouragement but never real love, the flip side was a steely determination that displayed anger and degrading words to break him down. Making him weak and unable to pull away.

[negchaserlooking]

Wow never saw that one coming. You weave a very twisted tale LOL. Can't wait for the next chapter @losolent

[drscorpio]

Wow, that was intense. Great writing as always, @losolent

[Bolithouk]

Like a roller coaster this story has its ups and downs. I hope Joshua ends up getting his just desserts please