Chapter 1: "Stephen's morning wood"
When our neighbors, Karen and Roger, got an opportunity for a six month temporary assignment in Milan, Italy, they were presented with a tough choice.
This was a once in a lifetime opportunity for them to experience Europe; however, their oldest son, Stephen, was in his senior year in high school, and removing him from his school would be extremely disruptive to his sports and academics.
Karen thought out loud to me, "Next year, when Stephen was away at college the timing would have been perfect. But I am afraid we are going to have to turn down this opportunity rather than disrupt his senior year."
After just a moment's thought, I suggested, "Why don't you let Stephen stay with Jim and me until the end of the school year, and then he can join you and Roger in Milan?"
Stephen was a polite, well mannered young man who just celebrated his 18th birthday. He was active in sports, playing football and basketball; and was a good student. I had known him since he was a toddler, and I was completely comfortable he would be no trouble. He was a good looking athletic young man, who was a bit on the shy side. I knew the girls would be crazy about him once he gained a bit more confidence.
As his 39 year old neighbor, I found his shyness to be a very endearing quality.
Karen thought for a moment, and responded, "Oh I could not ask you and Jim to take on that responsibility. That is just too much."
"Nonsense." I responded. "We have plenty of room with our own boys away at college. And Stephen is no trouble to anyone. He can come visit you over spring break and at the end of the school year. Seriously, at least ask him if he would be up for it. He could have the downstairs guest bedroom and bath that Jim set up in the basement. To be honest, I would enjoy having him around. He is good company. And with Jim traveling as he does, I am home alone quite often anyway."
"Good company? He hardly speaks at home!" Karen laughed. "But if you are sure about this, I will discuss it with Roger and Stephen as see what they say."
The next day, Karen informed me that if Jim and I were sure about this, they would like to take us up on the offer. Stephen was set to move into our basement guest room in mid-January, 2008.
The basement had a queen sized bed, and bathroom with a shower stall, and an assortment weight lifting equipment that Jim and my own boys used when they were at home. There was also an old couch and TV set. Really, it was a pretty nice little 'apartment' for a 18 year old boy.
We gave Stephen a key to the house. He would continue to park his vehicle in his parents driveway across the street so their home would not appear vacant. His parents established his curfews: 9:00 p.m. on school nights, midnight on Friday and Saturday.
Jim's (my husband of 18 years) rules were pretty non-existent, except he did not want Stephen using the weight lifting equipment by himself without a spotter (for safety reasons). If he wanted to lift, he needed to get either Jim, or me, to spot him. This was the same rule we had for our boys when they were home, except they could spot each other.
The first week went by with out incident. Stephen would get home after basketball practice, around 6:00 p.m., eat, and retire downstairs to do home work and/or watch TV. He got himself up each morning, fixed himself some breakfast, and left for school with little or no prompting from Jim or me. As I expected, he was no trouble.
One morning, the second week Stephen was with us, I noticed that he was not up at his usual time.
I ventured downstairs to check on him, and found him still in bed, asleep with a set of headphones on. He was entangled in the covers like he had had a wrestling match in his sleep. But what really caught my attention was the morning erection Stephen was sporting. Still fast asleep, his right hand was inside his boxers, holding his beautifully erect penis loosely. I assume the headphones kept him from hearing me approach, even as I called his name quietly.
I stood there mesmerized by the erotic beauty of this scene. The sight of this good looking, virile young man lying there with an impressive rigid circumcised penis forced my mind to wander to places I had never intended. His erection peered above the waist band of his shorts by at least three inches. It had a slight purple tint around the mushroom shaped head. I stared for several moments before forcing myself back to reality.
I could not help the warm twinge I felt in my crotch as I stared shamelessly. But after all, despite the erotic image, Stephen was the son of one of my best friends, and I needed to put these thoughts out of my head. Additionally, since I had known Stephen since he was 6 years old, I thought of him as a 'son of sorts'.
I reach down and gently touched his arm slightly above where it disappeared inside his boxers, and shook him awake. In a matter of seconds, Stephen bolted awake and suddenly realized his level of exposure. It was adorable how he quickly flipped over on his stomach to hide his rigid penis from me, while simultaneously pulling off his headphones.
"Stephen, I think you have overslept. It is almost 7:30." I said as casually as I could, with no indication that I was very aware of his 'morning wood' predicament.
"Oh, I am sorry Miss Cindy. I don't know how it happened."
But he remained lying on his stomach, obviously embarrassed of me seeing his stiffness.
I decided to not play with the boy's head any more, and began to leave. "Well hurry up, you will be late. And your parents do expect me to make sure you actually attend class every day."
I resisted the urge to call out one of my father's favorite wake up calls to my older brothers: 'drop your cocks and grab your socks, boys!'
A few minutes later, he bolted through the door, without breakfast, heading to school. But the image of that 18 year old erect cock would not leave my mind all day long. Around 11:00, I went to my bedroom, and masturbated to "take the edge off" a bit, as the sights of that morning still had me fairly aroused.
That evening when Stephen came in from basketball practice, wearing his sweats, he tried to walk directly downstairs without even making eye contact. I knew he was embarrassed by our brief encounter that morning. Jim was not due home for about 45 minutes, so I had some time to talk with Stephen.
"Stephen, is everything OK?"
"Yes, Miss Cindy. I am just a little tired."
"Are you sure? You seem a little 'distant' this evening."
He stood there for just a moment, thinking before speaking.
"I wasn't doing what you think I was doing this morning." he said as he studied the floor in front of him, unwilling or unable to look at me.
I could not suppress a laugh. Stephen was concerned that I might think he was masturbating.
"Oh Stephen, you are adorable."
This comment seems to only add to his embarrassment as his face shown a bright crimson. I decided I really did need to relieve his anxiety over this.
"Stephen, I do not think you were doing anything other than sleeping. You are a normal, healthy young man. And normal, healthy young men get erections in their sleep. There is absolutely nothing to be ashamed of."
I paused and then continued, "and even if you were 'doing something', which I know you were not, that would be normal and healthy as well. All boys your age masturbate. For that matter boys and girls of all ages masturbate. It is normal and healthy."
And as I spoke, I noticed, with some amazement, the a slight, but growing tent in his sweatpants. He was growing erect while we spoke.