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<\/a><\/center><\/p>\nJim and Rafe were going at it pretty hot and heavy. They had been so busy at Baker Enterprises that they didn\u2019t have time for eating, let alone sex. Jim was busy fucking Brian Rafe and having a very good time until Brian started talking about business in the middle of it. Who does that? So Jim finished what he had started and then cleaned them both off and they lay in bed, getting their laptops out and working on clients’ wish lists again. As far as Jim knew, Brian didn\u2019t even have a good time. Yes, he came, but didn\u2019t seem to care if he came. Jim sure wanted to change a few things in their lives, but who had time? He was as busy as Brian was and didn\u2019t want to make waves. <\/p>\n
\nJim got his paper out that had the Apple Orchard house in Washington and circled it in magic marker. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cWhat are you doing with that?\u201d Rafe asked. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cI\u2019d like to buy an apple orchard for vacation purposes. This place looks beautiful. It\u2019s outside of Cascade, Washington, so yes, it\u2019s a small town, but not completely away from everything and everyone. I thought it looked like a nice place to vacation.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cJim, you don\u2019t go on vacations,\u201d Brian reminded him. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cI might if I had a place to go to. This property has 20 acres of land, house and orchards. It even has a barn on the property,\u201d Jim said happily. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cWhatever. I know you\u2019ll never do anything with it anyway.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nJim knew he was probably right and put the paper in his night stand with others he had saved. He really did want a place to call his own, other than this condo. But it didn\u2019t look too promising to him either. <\/p>\n
\nWhen Jim finished his reports for two clients, he closed his laptop and shut off the light next to his bed. \u201cGoodnight, Brian. See you in the morning.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nBrian was so into the report he was doing, he didn\u2019t even hear what Jim said. Jim fluffed his pillow and went to sleep. He was hearing things more easily these days, so the click, click, click of the laptop was driving him to drink. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cWhy don\u2019t you put that up and we\u2019ll get some sleep?\u201d Jim asked. <\/p>\n
\nBrian looked over at his tired partner and said, \u201cOkay. I get the hint.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nBefore long, both men were sleeping soundly until the phone rang at 3:00 in the morning. Jim answered it and said, \u201cEllison.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cMr. James Ellison?\u201d A woman\u2019s voice asked. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cYes, who are you and what are you calling me at three in the morning for?\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cI\u2019m Mrs. Bridges and I\u2019m calling from London to tell you about your cousins, Rob and Martha Wilder who were killed in a car accident. The reading of the will was yesterday and you have been named in the will. I was hoping I could meet you at the airport in Cascade, Washington and you could pick up your package. My flight comes in at 10:00 this morning and I leave right after that. It won\u2019t take long to deliver the package.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cI haven\u2019t talked or seen Rob or Martha for four years, Mrs. Bridges. I find it hard to believe that they left me something in their will,\u201d Jim said carefully. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cIt is something of great value. Will you meet me at ten or not?\u201d Mrs. Bridges asked, anxiously. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cI\u2019ll be there. What is your flight number and what airline?\u201d <\/p>\n
\nMrs. Bridges gave Jim all of the info and then Jim hung up the phone. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cWho was that?\u201d Brian asked. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cMy cousins in London died and they left something to me. I have to meet the woman at the airport tomorrow to pick it up. She said it\u2019s very valuable.\u201d <\/p>\n
\n\u201cI\u2019m sorry about your cousins, but a nice wad of cash wouldn\u2019t hurt our bank account, would it?\u201d Brian asked. <\/p>\n
\nJim snuggled up close to Brian and fell back to sleep. Both men were exhausted. <\/p>\n
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\nThat morning, Jim was at the gate exactly at ten and a tired looking woman holding a baby walked up to Jim and said, \u201cAre you James Ellison?\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cYes, are you Mrs. Bridges?\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cYes, it\u2019s good to meet you. I need you to sign these papers as quickly as you can and I\u2019ll hand over your inheritance.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nJim didn\u2019t even look at the papers. He just signed all three sets of documents and said, \u201cI really have to get back to the office now.\u201d He did notice that it was something called Maggie. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cCould you hold Maggie, please?\u201d Mrs. Bridges said as she handed the ten month old child to Jim. <\/p>\n
\nJim held her, but barely. He didn\u2019t have a clue what you do with a baby. He just wished the woman would hurry with the papers and get on with it. He had tons of things to do at his office. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cOkay, here is Maggie\u2019s baby bag. She\u2019s all yours now. Your cousins felt it was the only thing they could do. They didn\u2019t have anyone else, other then your brother Steven and they didn\u2019t care for him.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nJim was totally confused and asked, \u201cWhat do you mean, Maggie\u2019s bag? This baby is Maggie?\u201d I thought it was a race horse or something.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cNo, I must check in for my flight back to London. There are papers in the bag to tell you what to do if you don\u2019t want to keep Maggie,\u201d Mrs. Bridges said as she walked away. <\/p>\n
\nJim was in shock, to say the least. Who in their right mind drops a baby off to someone who doesn\u2019t even know the baby?<\/p>\n
\nJim tried to get a better hold on the diapered child and realized what he was going to have to deal with. This wasn\u2019t going to go over well with Brian at all. Brian didn\u2019t like kids. Hell, Jim didn\u2019t like kids. Especially children that looked like they were going to cry, as this one did at that moment. <\/p>\n
\nJim had two meetings that day at the office and one luncheon meeting. What in the hell was he going to do with a baby?\u201d<\/p>\n
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\nJim got to the office, half carrying and looking like he was going to drop the baby at any moment. His boss Bill Baker walked up to him in the hallway and said, \u201cDoes this have something to do with trying to land the Spenser Baby Food account?\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cIt\u2019s a long story, Bill. She was left to me by my cousins who were killed in a car accident. I don\u2019t know what I\u2019m going to do about her yet. I\u2019m sure they can\u2019t expect me to keep her. I know nothing about babies,\u201d Jim explained. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cIt might help land that account, though. It\u2019s worth a lot of money, Jim. You\u2019ve got an appointment with Mr. Spenser this afternoon. Lunch to be exact. Land the account and then find a home for the child,\u201d Bill said as he started to walk away. <\/p>\n
\nJim walked up to his secretary, filled her in on what was going on and asked her, \u201cCould you keep an eye on Maggie while I go to my meetings today?\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cNo, I can\u2019t. I have twenty other things on my plate, Jim. You\u2019re going to have to cancel your meetings and find a sitter,\u201d Barb answered. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cI\u2019m new to this, Barb, how does one find a sitter?\u201d Jim asked, looking as confused as he felt. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cLike I would know? I haven\u2019t a clue. Ask Marcia in records, she had a baby a year ago or so. She might know of someone that would keep an eye on her for you-it\u2019s a girl, right?\u201d Barb asked. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cI would imagine it\u2019s a girl, since her hair is longer then what you would think a little boy would have. And her name is Maggie,\u201d Jim replied, \u201cI\u2019ll go and see if Marcia has any ideas.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nJim was silently wishing that Barb would have handled it. He didn\u2019t know what to do with this baby and he knew he couldn\u2019t just leave it with someone he didn\u2019t know. He was at least thinking that much about the baby. Who would leave him a baby? It was insane. His cousins must have been crazy-it was as simple as that. Now he had to get a lawyer to figure out what he was going to do with Maggie. Sighing, Jim shifted the baby in his arms again and headed for Marcia\u2019s office. <\/p>\n
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\nWhen Jim arrived at Marcia\u2019s desk, Marcia smiled at the baby and then frowned at the way Jim was carrying her. \u201cWhat are you doing to that baby?\u201d she asked. She came around the desk and took Maggie from Jim and held her correctly for a moment and said, \u201cThis is how you hold a baby. You were almost carrying her upside down. Why do you have a baby, Mr. Ellison?\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cGood question, it would seem, anyway. I lost some family and they left their baby to me in their will,\u201d Jim explained. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cAnd you\u2019re standing in front of my desk, why?\u201d Marcia asked. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cI heard you had a baby and I thought maybe you could tell me who I could get to stay with her until I figure out what I\u2019m going to do with her.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cNo, I don\u2019t have any ideas. Just because I have a baby, doesn\u2019t mean that I know everything about babies. I had to find a nanny, you\u2019ll have to advertise for one. I would suggest doing it now. Maybe you could take off a week and post an ad in the paper and get things taken care of in the next week.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cMarcia, I can\u2019t take a week off of work. I can\u2019t take a fucking hour off of work. What am I supposed to do with her?\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cYou\u2019ll have to figure it out on your own, Mr. Ellison. I\u2019m not the keeper of small children. I\u2019m an assistant to Mr. Avery. Now if you don\u2019t mind, I need to get back to work,\u201d Marcia said. <\/p>\n
\nJim took the baby back from Marcia and sighed. Marcia was of no help what-so-ever. As he started walking down the hall, Marcia said, \u201cAnd watch your language around babies, they repeat everything they hear once they start to talk.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cWhatever\u2026\u201d Jim growled as he walked down the hallway, trying to carry the baby just as Marcia had showed him to do. It wasn\u2019t as easy as it looked. <\/p>\n
\nJim walked back up to Barb and said, \u201cI\u2019ll give you all day Saturday off if you watch her while I go into the meeting in ten minutes.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nBarb thought it over for a moment and smiled. \u201cOkay, hand her and her bag over. Don\u2019t think this is going to become a habit. I\u2019m not wild about children either.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nJim handed the baby to her and then her bag. It never occurred to him that the baby might cry. Nothing had occurred to him when it came to this baby. Jim straightened up his suit and walked towards the conference room, listening to her wailing as he left. He half-expected Barb to follow him and tell him the deal was off. Now what was he going to do on Saturday when he needed her help? Again, Jim Ellison never gave the baby crying another thought. He walked into the conference room feeling like a new man. A free man. Jim knew that he was going to have to see a lawyer and soon. <\/p>\n
\nJim sat down at the table and a girl, Jim didn\u2019t remember, brought him a hot cup of java and she was his new best friend for all of two seconds. \u201cThank you.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nThe girl said, \u201cYou\u2019re welcome.\u201d As she walked away, she wondered if he knew anyone\u2019s name besides the boss. He had to know his name because Jim was better at kissing ass then anyone at this company. Yes, she might not know much about what they did there, but she knew human nature. Jim\u2019s was to claw his way to the top and take no prisoners. <\/p>\n
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\nJim walked out of the meeting, feeling great and forgot for a moment that he had a wailing baby waiting for him, until he heard that baby wailing down the hall. He could see Barb trying to quiet her, but it wasn\u2019t working. <\/p>\n
\nJim walked up to her and said, \u201cCan\u2019t you shut it up?\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cIt\u2019s a she. And no, I can\u2019t shut her up. She won\u2019t stop crying,\u201d Barb growled. <\/p>\n
\nJim\u2019s head felt like it was going to explode. His ears were ringing and he had an instant headache from this small child. Why did he senses have to act up now? <\/p>\n
\nJim grabbed the baby from Barb and the baby quickly quieted down. He had no idea why she had stopped crying, he was just glad she did. \u201cBarb, how would you like next Saturday off?\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cNo\u2026 I\u2019m not watching her while you go to lunch with Mr. Spenser for the Spenser Baby Food account. Take her with you,\u201d Barb started doing work at her desk, ignoring Jim and making him quite mad at the same time. <\/p>\n
\nJim sighed and took the baby into his office. He set her on the floor and she crawled over to the coffee table and stood up and walked around it. She picked up an expensive piece of art and tried to lift it up. Jim grabbed it faster than she was and put it on his desk. \u201cNo, you can\u2019t play with Jim\u2019s things.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nShe just ignored him and went for the next thing on the table. Jim took everything off of the table and then checked to see if there were any toys in her bag. He looked through it and found some rattles and chewing type toys, so he set them on the table instead of his artwork. The baby seemed very pleased and Jim was hoping he could get a few things done while she played. It wasn\u2019t his fault that having a baby wasn\u2019t his idea. <\/p>\n
\nShe started to cry and rubbed her eyes. She looked up at Jim and held her arms out to be picked up. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cI haven\u2019t got time to play, Maggie. I have to get a client\u2019s file up to date before lunch. You\u2019re going to have to behave.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nOf course she ignored him and continued to cry and rub her eyes. Then Jim looked in and saw there was a bottle made and he handed it to her. She took it and tried to drink it, but she was standing up and couldn\u2019t handle the bottle and standing at the same time. So she kept dropping it. Finally Jim picked her up and sat down on his sofa and fed her the bottle. Before she was half-way done, she was sound asleep. Jim laid her on the sofa, pushed the table over to the edge of the sofa and sat at his desk and began to work. <\/p>\n
\nThen he realized, he still didn\u2019t know what he was going to do with her at lunch. He was going to have to pay a stranger to watch her while he tried to talk Spenser into coming on board Baker Enterprises. <\/p>\n
\nJim looked over at the sleeping baby and realized that there would be tons of people that would want to adopt her. Yes, he was going to seek out legal help as soon as he found someone to watch her during the day. <\/p>\n
\nHe went back to work on the file he had started and before long he was ready to present his pitch to Mr. Spenser. He glanced at the baby and wondered if he could just leave her there until he got back. But then he thought better of it, because he couldn\u2019t afford to piss Barb off any more than he had already. She was too valuable. The baby wasn\u2019t staying around, Barb was. Life was quite simple in Jim Ellison\u2019s eyes. <\/p>\n
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\nWhen Jim arrived at the restaurant, he asked the coat check girl if she could watch the baby while he took his meeting. He offered her a hundred bucks and she took it. Jim was quite pleased with how this was turning out. It wasn\u2019t so bad. He was making it to his lunch meeting and that baby hadn\u2019t caused that much trouble. <\/p>\n
\nMr. Spenser was sitting at the table waiting on Jim to arrive. Jim walked up and said, \u201cHello, Mr. Spenser.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nSpenser stood up and shook hands with Jim and said, \u201cCall me Tom. We\u2019re going to be doing a lot of meetings in the next few weeks, so you might as well call me Tom.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cI\u2019m Jim. Now, how does one get a drink ordered around here?\u201d Jim asked no one in particular and looked for a waiter. When he walked up, Jim gave him his drink order. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cDo you always drink this early in the day?\u201d Spenser asked. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cYou know what Tom? I\u2019ve had the day from hell today. I deserve a drink or two. Now what are you looking for in our company?\u201d Jim asked, trying not to listen to the screaming Maggie in the coat room. <\/p>\n
\nThey talked for the next twenty minutes, while having lunch until the baby started screaming so loud, it was impossible to ignore her screams and everyone in the place was wondering who had the kid. <\/p>\n
\nTom Spenser was trying to talk, but kept getting interrupted by the wails of the baby. \u201cWouldn\u2019t you think they would leave their child at home in a place like this?\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cI agree.\u201d Jim said and took a swig of his drink that the waiter had just brought. <\/p>\n
\nTom began to tell Jim exactly what they were looking for in an advertising company when the coat check girl walked up to the table with the screaming child and said, \u201cOne hundred dollars isn\u2019t enough for this crap.\u201d She handed the baby to Jim and Maggie immediately calmed down and stopped crying. <\/p>\n
\nTom looked at Jim with his eyebrow rising. \u201cYou have a baby?\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cMy cousins just died and they left me this baby. I didn\u2019t have anywhere to leave her during the meeting, so I brought her along. I\u2019m so sorry, Tom.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cDon\u2019t apologize, Jim. First of all, I\u2019m sorry about your family loss and secondly I love children and she seems to love you,\u201d Tom said smiling. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cI don\u2019t know why. I know nothing about babies or how to take care of them,\u201d Jim answered. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cFirst of all, she\u2019s wet and that\u2019s probably why she was crying. Do you have a diaper bag?\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cYes, right here.\u201d Jim picked it up off the floor and looked inside to see what was in there. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cI have to be at another meeting in ten minutes, Jim. It was very nice talking to you and I\u2019ll stop by your office in three days. I need to look this paperwork over and see what you have to offer. Good luck with the baby. She\u2019s very sweet looking,\u201d Spenser said as he stood up and shook Jim\u2019s free hand. <\/p>\n
\nMaggie cooed at the moment that Tom Spenser left and Jim said quietly, \u201cDon\u2019t get too comfortable. You\u2019re not staying.\u201d<\/p>\n
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\nJim took the rest of the day off and headed home in a cab. He stopped at the drug store and bought baby formula that the store advised him to get and disposable diapers. He never felt so tired in his life and he still had to make dinner when he got home. Maybe he would pick something up for him and Rafe. Jim realized he had forgotten to call Rafe and tell him about the bundle of joy that was now in their life. Oh well, Rafe would find out later on. <\/p>\n
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\nRafe got home at 8:00 and shut the door softly. He had a headache that wouldn\u2019t quit. He set his briefcase down and walked over and sat down in the chair in the living room. He pulled the newspaper out to start to read it, not even realizing that Jim was home and suddenly a baby came between his legs, smashing the newspaper and cooing loudly. Rafe was surprised to say the least and yelled like a girl. He wasn\u2019t prepared to have a baby in his living room-that was for sure. <\/p>\n
\nMaggie was crying very loudly and Jim came rushing into the living room. \u201cI see you met, Maggie.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cJim, who the hell is Maggie and what is she doing here? We don\u2019t have children,\u201d Rafe said angrily. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cThis is what my cousins left me in their will,\u201d Jim explained quickly. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cYou\u2019re joking, right? A baby? Jim, we don\u2019t want a baby,\u201d Rafe reminded him. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cI know. I\u2019ve got the next two days off to find a lawyer and get adoption papers started for someone, anyone,\u201d Jim said miserably. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cWell, I\u2019m going to Kansas for the next two days, she had better be gone by the time I get back,\u201d Rafe stated. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cI\u2019ll take care of it, don\u2019t worry. I don\u2019t want a baby in my life either. Now, let\u2019s feed her dinner.\u201d Jim decided that spaghetti would be good. Maggie had other ideas about it. The men had no idea that babies ate baby food and not spaghetti. She tossed the spaghetti all over the room and on to Brian Rafe and Jim Ellison. The two men weren\u2019t happy campers. Jim cleaned Maggie up first and then set her down to get into things all over the house. Then he started cleaning up the walls and the table. <\/p>\n
\nRafe said, \u201cIt would be easier to just move, I think.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cHa ha ha.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cI wasn\u2019t joking Jim. She better be gone when I get back,\u201d Rafe snarled as he continued to clean the mess up. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cStop telling me what to do. I\u2019ll finish this mess by myself. Go get ready for bed and do some work. It\u2019ll take your mind off of the baby,\u201d Jim suggested. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cThat\u2019s a good idea. I\u2019ll go do some of my work for tomorrow and get caught up before I leave.\u201d Rafe went in, undressed and slid onto the bed to get comfortable. He started work on his files and was really getting into it when Jim came in about two hours later. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cCan Maggie sit on the bed with you while I shower?\u201d Jim asked. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cYeah, I guess,\u201d Rafe answered. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cThanks, man.\u201d Jim started undressing all the way into the bathroom and Rafe was appreciating what he saw. Maybe with any luck, that baby would sleep and he could get some before his trip. Maggie was looking at a magazine and behaving herself, so Rafe took off his reading glasses and set them on the bed as he stretched and rested his eyes for a moment.<\/p>\n
\nMaggie saw the glasses and thought what fun it would be to play with them and did just that. She bent them in several different directions and then set them back on the bed. She went back to reading her book. <\/p>\n
\nJim was listening in the shower and heard Rafe\u2019s heartbeat speed up. He didn\u2019t know what was wrong with him, but suddenly he was able to hear people’s voices from other rooms, hear their heartbeats and sense if someone was upset or not. Right now, his lover was plenty upset. Jim got out of the shower and dried off and put his robe on. When he walked into the room, Rafe was holding bent glasses and Jim almost laughed. Keyword being almost. Rafe would have probably killed both he and the baby if he had laughed. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cI\u2019m sorry, Brian. I\u2019ll pay for your new ones to get made,\u201d Jim offered. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cYou\u2019re damn right you\u2019re going to pay for them. This baby is a menace. Let\u2019s just go to sleep,\u201d Rafe said as he shut his light out and rolled on his side. Jim knew Rafe was angry and there was nothing he could do about it right now. <\/p>\n
\nJim knew he needed to change the baby and give her formula, so he changed into his sleep attire and picked Maggie up for what should have been an easy task. He laid her on the floor and took her wet diaper off and took out the new one from the package and tried to figure out how it went on the child. He tried one and she crawled right out of it. The next one, he helped close with duct tape. Maggie didn\u2019t like that one bit. So Jim took that off and had to figure out how to do this diapering business. If mothers and fathers everywhere knew how to do it, then he could surely figure it out. Finally after using six diapers, he got it right. He was so proud of himself, it wasn\u2019t even funny. Jim then picked Maggie up and they went into the kitchen to make her a bottle for bedtime. <\/p>\n
\nJim set her down on the floor to watch while he worked. She watched Jim like a hawk. For some reason, she liked Jim a lot. She didn\u2019t seem to like anyone else, but she liked Jim. Jim made her formula, got the bottle made and took her into the bedroom to get her to sleep. Maggie slept in between Jim and Brian so she wouldn\u2019t fall out of the bed. Once she was asleep, Jim nudged Brian and said, \u201cWant to have a quicky?\u201d<\/p>\n
\nBrian rolled over, glared and Jim and whispered, \u201cI\u2019m so not in the mood. She had better be gone when I get back.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cIt might take more than two days, Brian.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cThen, I\u2019ll be moving,\u201d Rafe answered. Brian Rafe was a very stubborn man and didn\u2019t want this child in their life at all. He didn\u2019t want to share Jim with anyone. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cI\u2019ll try my best, but I can\u2019t promise anything,\u201d Jim replied and rolled on his side and tried to go to sleep, angry and hungry. He never did have anything to eat for dinner. Sighing loudly, he started to fall into a deep sleep. <\/p>\n
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\nJim heard Rafe leave at 4:30 in the morning, but he didn\u2019t even bother to talk to him. He knew that Brian was mad and didn\u2019t feel like dealing with it that early in the morning. <\/p>\n
\nJim got up and made some breakfast. He scrambled eggs, because he knew that a baby could probably eat those. He was starving from the night before and couldn\u2019t wait to eat. He listened for noises and heard Maggie starting to stir. He walked into the bedroom and she was sitting on the bed, wide awake and smiling. Jim wondered why this baby was always smiling at him. Surely she must know that he was a grump, right? <\/p>\n
\nHe changed her diaper and washed her up for breakfast. He fed her the eggs and she ate them well. Then he made her a bottle and she gladly took that from him. <\/p>\n
\nJim got busy and called an adoption agency that wasn\u2019t too far from his home. <\/p>\n
\nOnce Maggie was done with her bottle, Jim gave her a bath, dressed her and himself for the day and they took off to the adoption agency. <\/p>\n
\nWhen he arrived, Jim had to fill out a ton of paperwork for them and they kept Maggie out of his hair so he could get it done. Helen Morgan was the one helping him fill out all of the papers. Once he was done, he began to ramble. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cI really don\u2019t have the time for a child right now. It isn\u2019t that she\u2019s not an agreeable child, because she is, but I just don\u2019t have a place for her right now in my life. I think she\u2019d be much happier with a mom and a dad somewhere. Don\u2019t you agree?\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cMr. Ellison, you don\u2019t have to feel guilty about this at all. A lot of people choose this option to put their child up for adoption,\u201d Helen said. <\/p>\n
\nJim sighed. \u201cI\u2019m not feeling guilty, Helen. I\u2019m just explaining why I\u2019m doing it. Guilt is not a word in my vocabulary. I have no time for a baby. I have no place for a baby. Basically, I don\u2019t want a baby. So this is the best step for me and Maggie. No, there is no guilt.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nHelen almost smiled. She knew guilt when she saw it and he was guilty. \u201cYou have all of the papers done, so I\u2019ll call you as soon as I find a prospective couple to adopt Maggie. It shouldn\u2019t take too long. There are people on the list that we can call today. It might be in just a couple of days. Is that all right with you?\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cOh that\u2019s perfect for me. I can\u2019t keep this baby and I\u2019m missing work having her around, so that would be ideal.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nHelen held her hand out and shook Jim\u2019s hand firmly. \u201cIt was very nice meeting you and Maggie today. You will hear from us shortly! <\/p>\n
\nJim collected Maggie from the outer office and walked out the door, feeling very guilty. <\/p>\n
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\nWhat does a man do when he\u2019s guilty about something or someone? They buy someone something. Jim went shopping to a very expensive baby store and bought tons of baby clothes, shoes, socks, diapers, toys and stuffed animals. As he was taking it all out of the store, the man helping him said, \u201cYou\u2019re making the right decision in giving her up for adoption. And you spending a little time and money on her before she leaves is perfect. Thank you for your business.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nJim couldn\u2019t believe he had told the stocker all about his problems. He really needed to shut the fuck up. <\/p>\n
\nOnce everything was in the cab, they took off for the condo. Jim was determined to make her last couple of days, nice. <\/p>\n
\nOnce they arrived, he unpacked everything and got things ready for dinner. This time he bought baby food, so he was prepared. She ate a little bit but seemed almost fussy, which wasn\u2019t like her, so Jim worried about that. Then he looked over at her on the bed and saw her cheeks were all red and he felt her for a fever. She was burning up. Jim called the pharmacist and asked him what to do. He told Jim what he would need for the night and Jim knew he would follow directions to a tee. He was always a team player if nothing else. He knew how to follow orders well. <\/p>\n
\nThe doorbell rang and the delivery person said, \u201cI have a delivery from Nathan\u2019s Pharmacy. Are you Jim Ellison?\u201d<\/p>\n
\nJim smiled and opened the door wider. \u201cCome in. Let me get my money clip.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cYou have a warm air steamer, a cool air vaporizer, cough syrup, baby Tylenol and Valium,\u201d the delivery man said as he looked up when he said, Valium. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cOh, that\u2019s for me,\u201d Jim answered. <\/p>\n
\nJim handed him the money due and a nice tip and closed the door. He began the long night of taking care of Maggie while she was sick. Her fever continued off and on all night long, so Jim walked the floors with her and put her in his bed when he was so exhausted he couldn\u2019t stay awake any longer. Finally her fever broke and they were both able to sleep for a few hours that morning. <\/p>\n
\nAt 8:00, the phone rang, making both Maggie and Jim jump. Jim picked it up quickly. \u201cEllison.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cMr. Ellison, this is Helen Morgan from the adoption agency and we have a home for Maggie. If you could bring her in, they\u2019re waiting to meet her.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cOh\u2026Okay, I\u2019ll be there in about an hour,\u201d Jim said regretfully. Jim knew he wasn\u2019t a good parent for Maggie, but he would still wonder how she was from time to time. Sighing, he got up to get ready to go. <\/p>\n
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\nJim arrived at the adoption agency within an hour as he had said and took a seat until they called them in. It was almost as if Maggie knew something was happening, she started to fuss a little bit as they walked into Helen\u2019s office to meet her new parents. <\/p>\n
\nIt was a couple from some farm country and Jim couldn\u2019t believe they were considering giving her to them. But what did he have to say about it. Not a thing. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cNow, father just wants to be sure that there isn\u2019t a chance for a boy, before we take this little girl off your hands,\u201d Sally Short said. <\/p>\n
\nHelen looked at Jim and rolled her eyes. Jim didn\u2019t think that was a good sign, either. \u201cNo, there are no little boys to be had.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cWell, then I guess we\u2019ll take er\u2019,\u201d Sally said. <\/p>\n
\nSally walked over and grabbed Maggie from Jim and went and sat down by her husband, who still hadn\u2019t said a word. Maggie started crying something fierce when she pulled him away from Jim. He wanted to go knock her upside the head and take Maggie back in his arms, but knew he had no right. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cCan I ask you where you\u2019ll be going?\u201d Jim wondered. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cWe\u2019re moving back to Nebraska where all of father\u2019s family is. She\u2019ll be surrounded by much family there,\u201d Sally said. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cI guess it\u2019s time we take er\u2019 and go,\u201d Mr. Short said. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cI have her clothing and her toys in the waiting room. They are all boxed up and ready to go,\u201d Jim said. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cOh we won\u2019t be needing any clothes or toys where we\u2019re going. We have everything Fern will need,\u201d Sally added. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cFern?\u201d Jim asked. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cThat\u2019s what we\u2019re calling her is Fern. It\u2019s after my mother, right mother?\u201d Mr. Short inquired. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cYes, sir,\u201d Sally answered. <\/p>\n
\nThey stood up and Jim stood up and he didn\u2019t know what to do. Helen said, \u201cJim, you\u2019re free to go now. Have a good day. We\u2019ll see that everything is fine before they leave.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nJim walked out of the office and down the hallway, about half-way and then turned around hearing Maggie crying for him. He stormed back into the office and said, \u201cI can\u2019t leave her with them, I\u2019m sorry.\u201d He yanked Maggie out of Sally\u2019s arms and she immediately calmed down. <\/p>\n
\nHelen smiled and said, \u201cWould you like to interview the next couple that comes up?\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cNo, she\u2019s going to stay with me,\u201d Jim said happily and walked out the door. <\/p>\n
\nHe smiled at Maggie and said, \u201cWell, you\u2019re stuck with me now, so you had better get ready for a lifetime of disappointment.\u201d <\/p>\n
\nShe cooed and snuggled in closer to his body. Jim felt like he had made the right move, but there still was Rafe to contend with. <\/p>\n
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\nWhen the train rolled up and stopped Jim and Maggie were waiting for Rafe. He got off the train and said, \u201cI thought she would be gone.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cThere was a slight change in plan, Brian. I\u2019ve decided to keep her and raise her.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cEven though you know that\u2019s not what I want?\u201d <\/p>\n
\n\u201cI was hoping you would give it a second chance. She\u2019s got her own room now, with a crib in it. I\u2019m getting a nanny and our lives wouldn\u2019t change that much,\u201d Jim explained. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cSorry, Jim. I\u2019ll leave tonight. It was fun while it lasted, but I didn\u2019t sign on for this. I wish you all the luck in the world, but you\u2019ll have to do it alone.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cI understand, totally, Brian. But I just couldn\u2019t give her to a woman that called her husband, \u2018sir\u2019. They were going to name her Fern.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cAnd I understand why you feel the way you do, Jim. But it\u2019s not going to work for me. I\u2019ll be out in no time flat. It was nice being with you while it lasted.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cI\u2019ll help you pack when we get home.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cThanks, Jim.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nAnd sure enough, Brian Rafe moved out of the condo that night. He didn\u2019t waste any time in leaving. Jim didn\u2019t blame him for his decision. <\/p>\n
\nJim lifted Maggie off the floor and said, \u201cWe\u2019ll be just fine all by ourselves.\u201d He then kissed her cheek and went into her room to rock her to sleep for the night. Jim was finally getting the hang of this. Well, at least he thought he was. He had no idea the work that was involved. <\/p>\n
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\nFor the next four weeks, Jim tried like crazy to keep up with work and home, but he was failing and failing miserably. He had hired a nanny that was very good, but that still didn\u2019t answer all of his problems. <\/p>\n
\nHe walked into the meeting, late and said, \u201cI\u2019m sorry, I couldn\u2019t get a cab this morning.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nBill Baker smiled. \u201cIt\u2019s all right, Jim. You\u2019re assistant filled us in on everything you two had been working on and gave us a list of the numbers that we needed. I want to talk to you.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nJim followed Bill into his office and glared at his assistant, Stan on the way. Jim hated him at that moment. It was almost like he had been trying to take over the account from the start. Jim walked in and stood in front of Bill\u2019s desk. \u201cWhat did you need to see me for, Bill?\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cJim, there is no easy way to tell you this, so I\u2019ll just tell you outright. I\u2019ve placed Stan Miller in charge of the Spenser Baby Food account and instead you will be in charge of the Bayer Dog Food account. I\u2019m sorry, but you couldn\u2019t keep up the speed or the energy to keep this job and run it the way it should have been.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cBill, there is no way I\u2019m going out there and saying I got the dog food account instead of Spenser\u2019s account.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cYou do what you have to do, Jim. I\u2019m sorry that this had to happen, but I told you from the beginning that it doesn\u2019t work when you become a mother,\u201d Bill said. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cFuck you, Bill,\u201d Jim said angrily as he walked out of the office. He grabbed all of his things and left the building. He had a lot in savings, so they would be all right, but he needed to make some plans and soon. <\/p>\n
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\nWhen Jim got home, he pulled the page from the newspaper out and called the number for the Washington apple orchard. It was still for sale, so he bought it. Just like that, he paid cash for the property and was going to buy a new SUV. Things were going to be just fine. He would find something to do close by this small town and they would make things work. <\/p>\n
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\nIn the next three weeks, he got the keys to the house in Washington and started loading up the U-Haul. He wasn\u2019t taking that much with him, because the house came furnished and he had a feeling his stuff wouldn\u2019t have worked there anyway. After all, it was a country house. Jim\u2019s condo had been done very modern, not country at all. <\/p>\n
\nOn the drive to Madison, Jim was busy telling Maggie all about their new house and apple orchard. Jim realized that it was almost Maggie\u2019s birthday and he wanted to have something small for her, but it\u2019s not like he knew anyone there. So he would just have her help him make cupcakes and they would celebrate, the two of them, together.<\/p>\n
\nWhen Jim drove up to the acres of land, he was in awe. It was beautiful. What a beautiful time of year to move<\/i>, he thought. It seemed like it went on for miles and miles and then Jim realized, it did. He was now the proud owner of lots and lots of land. <\/p>\n
\nThey got moved into the house and everything was going well. Jim had made cupcakes for Maggie and they did celebrate her birthday, just the two of them.<\/p>\n
\nTime was going by rather quickly and Jim knew he was going to have to find a job soon enough, but for right now, it was perfect. He milked the cows in the morning, they picked apples every day and just walked around getting fresh air and exercise. <\/p>\n
\nTo have something to do, Jim started making Maggie\u2019s baby food every day. Then slowly he started making more and more of it. He was putting cute labels on them and fancy lids and taking them into town for the shopkeeper at the general store to sell to tourists. Jim hoped that would bring in a little money. <\/p>\n
\nHis senses were getting worse and worse. He now could see miles from the house, hear a ways from the house, smell anything out of the ordinary and his taste buds were going crazy. He was subjected to eating Maggie\u2019s baby food for the time being, because everything else upset his stomach or burned his tongue. He loved the baby food also. Jim had started to make peaches, plums, green beans, peas and carrots all made from scratch. Everything was all natural, so it would be good for all babies. <\/p>\n
\nHe went to turn the heat on one night as the weather got colder and no heat. He called the repairman, the only one in town, and the man came out to fix his heater. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cSo do you know what\u2019s wrong with it, yet?\u201d Jim asked. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cYup,\u201d Mike answered. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cDo you want to tell me what it is?\u201d Jim asked again. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cYou need a new heating element, so that\u2019ll run ya around five thousand dollars. It would be cheaper to just get a new furnace installed. WE could put an entirely new system in here for about eight thousand. What do you think?\u201d Mike inquired. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cI think that\u2019s highway robbery. Is there any other maintenance men in town?\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cNope.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cThen I guess I\u2019ll write you a check. How soon can you do this?\u201d Jim wondered. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cI\u2019ll have it all in tomorrow. Don\u2019t worry about a thing,\u201d Mike answered. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cThanks, for everything, Mike.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cYou are most welcome. See you tomorrow.\u201d Mike drove off and Jim moved the baby play yard into the living room so they would be warm by the fire. <\/p>\n
\nEverything went well with the heater. Now the house was warm as can be. The next time he walked down the stairs, he saw snow coming from the ceiling. What the fuck?<\/i><\/p>\n
\nJim called out while Mike was up on the roof, \u201cDo you see the problem?\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cYup,\u201d Mike replied. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cIs it just a small patch job?\u201d Jim asked. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cNope.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cI need a whole roof?\u201d Jim bellowed. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cYup.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cWhen can you do it?\u201d Jim asked getting his check book out. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cWe can start tomorrow. I think we should roof the barn too, it\u2019s not looking that safe and you said you wanted to use the barn for something. You better do both.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cHow much are we talking?\u201d Jim asked. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cAbout twenty thousand dollars,\u201d Mike said as he got down off the ladder. <\/p>\n
\nJim wrote him a check and said, \u201cPlease tell me there isn\u2019t much that can go wrong, left to do.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cThat\u2019s like tempting fate, Jim. You don\u2019t want to say that at all,\u201d Mike answered. <\/p>\n
\nA week later, Jim had a new roof on his house and his barn and his savings account was showing the low funds. Jim was going to have to see about a job somewhere. He would have to look in the next month or so. <\/p>\n
\nJim was making baby food the next day and the water stopped running. He called Mike right out and Mike showed up within twenty minutes. He climbed out of the square in the dirt and said, \u201cYour well is dried up.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cOh thank God, it\u2019s something easy. We just fill it up, right?\u201d Jim asked. <\/p>\n
\nMike burst out laughing and said, \u201cNot even close. We\u2019ll need to take it down to the water line from town which is down by your mailbox. It\u2019s quite a ways and it\u2019s going to cost quite a bit.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cHow much are we talking?\u201d Jim asked fretfully. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cAbout another twenty thousand.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cTwenty Thousand. Twenty Thousand. That\u2019s all I have left in savings. Do you know how much money I\u2019ve spent since I\u2019ve been here? I feel like I\u2019m in the official money pit. Twenty Thousand?\u201d And just like that, Jim fainted. <\/p>\n
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\nWhen Jim came to, he was lying on a table in an exam room and there was a nice looking man holding his hand. \u201cJim Ellison?\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cWho are you?\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cI\u2019m Doctor Blair Sandburg. How are you feeling right now? You fainted and gave everyone quite a scare,\u201d Blair answered. <\/p>\n
\nJim started to sit up quickly and got a little dizzy. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cSlowly, get up. Don\u2019t move so fast. You hit your head on the hard snow when you fell. You have quite a lump on your head,\u201d Blair said. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cWhere is my baby?\u201d Jim asked, suddenly turning pale as he felt the huge lump on his head. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cCalm down, Jim. She\u2019s with my receptionist. No need to worry. Martha has about ten grandchildren. She\u2019s really good with kids and babies. Now let\u2019s see if you can sit up slowly,\u201d Blair advised. <\/p>\n
\nJim did sit up slowly and felt a lot better this time. \u201cI\u2019m so embarrassed about this. How often have you had men faint?\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cMike said you were extremely upset about something. Do you care to talk with me about it?\u201d <\/p>\n
\n\u201cI\u2019m so fucking lonely. I\u2019ve been in this town for six months and I don\u2019t know anyone except for Mike. I haven\u2019t had sex in almost a year and I\u2019m tired of being alone and horny. Do you understand? I\u2019m just lonely,\u201d Jim said sadly. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cWell, you need to start coming into town and meeting folks. They\u2019re not going to come out to you without being invited. So come into town for Bingo on Tuesdays and maybe volunteer somewhere a couple of times a week. I hear you\u2019re making baby food. Why not hire some people to help you do it?\u201d Blair suggested. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cWhat do you do for the loneliness?\u201d Jim asked. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cThat\u2019s what God gave you hands for, Jim.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nJim turned beet red and was glad this man was a doctor. \u201cI\u2019m also having troubles with my senses. They are all heightened.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cAll five of them?\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cYes, all five of them,\u201d Jim answered. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cWhen I was in college I studied Anthropology as my minor and one of the things we studied was heightened senses given to certain tribe members to help the tribe deal with problems. They were called Watchmen or Guardians. I met one in Peru while I was there and it\u2019s quite fascinating. We could do some tests on you later this week if you want to learn more about it. You have to be careful of the zone-out factor. You pay too much attention to one sense and you zone out on it and then you\u2019re in trouble. That\u2019s why most Watchmen had Guides to help them. They talked them out of the zones.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cI\u2019ve been thinking I was insane and it could be this? You are a miracle worker, doctor. I can\u2019t thank you enough,\u201d Jim said smiling. <\/p>\n
\nRight then a horse stuck it\u2019s face through the curtain and Jim said, \u201cWhat the fuck is going on?\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cI\u2019m a Vet for the town. They don\u2019t have a doctor as yet. So they all just bring problems to me.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cOh my God. I was sitting here pouring my heart out to you because I thought you were my doctor. And you\u2019re a fucking Vet?\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cI\u2019ll have you know, I went to school as long as a doctor did, so I\u2019m not a complete fool, you know?\u201d Blair said, sounding irritated. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cDon\u2019t you get snippy with me, Sandburg. I\u2019m not the one that let a patient believe he was a medical doctor. I\u2019m getting out of here,\u201d Jim said as he jumped off the table and walked through the curtain to a pig lying on a table. It oinked a couple of times and Jim said, \u201cAnd you wonder why I fainted?\u201d Jim rushed out of the room, grabbed his baby and asked Mike to take him back home. He was so embarrassed. And did Sandburg have to be so fucking good looking?<\/i><\/p>\n
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\nFor the next two weeks, Jim was disgusted with himself, because he kept having sexual dreams of Blair Sandburg and himself. What in the hell was going on? Jim didn\u2019t even want to go back to town if he didn\u2019t have to. But he had to, because they called from the town store and said they were out of baby food and people were asking for more. Jim decided that he was going to have to make money this way. He was good at it and it would work. He took cases of the food to stores all around Cascade and in Cascade. He came home empty handed that night. He found out that his product was moving and moving well. Now he just needed to do some research. <\/p>\n
\nHe drove into town after getting the neighbor to watch Maggie, and stopped at the library. He started looking up demographics for moving baby food and how to do it. Before long, he had a stack of papers copied to take home and study. While he was there in walked Doctor Sandburg and Jim immediately turned red. He was never going to be able to face the man again. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cHi Jim, how are you feeling?\u201d Blair asked. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cI\u2019m fine. I\u2019ve got to go,\u201d Jim stood up with all of his papers and dropped all onto the floor. He blushed again and started to pick them up. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cWhat are you doing Thursday?\u201d Blair asked. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cWhy?\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cThere is a dance in town and I\u2019d love to see you go. You\u2019ll meet people from town, you\u2019ll see people your own age and mine and last but not least, it\u2019s fun. Mike plays the music and sings every week. It\u2019s always on Thursday. Always remember that Tuesday is Bingo and Thursday is dancing. It\u2019s something to do. It wouldn\u2019t kill you, Jim.\u201d Blair advised. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cCan I bring my little girl?\u201d Jim asked, looking at the floor. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cYes and eventually you can look me in the eyes. I\u2019m not a bad person and I\u2019m a nice guy that would like to get to know you better,\u201d Blair said. <\/p>\n
\nIf Jim didn\u2019t know better, he would say he smelled Blair\u2019s desire for him in the air. But surely he couldn\u2019t do that right? \u201cI\u2019ll see about going on Thursday. See you later,\u201d Jim said as he walked out of the library. <\/p>\n
\nBlair smiled after him and his receptionist walked to him and said, \u201cI don\u2019t like that look in your eyes. He\u2019s in trouble, isn\u2019t he?\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cMartha, when have I ever given anyone any trouble?\u201d Blair asked, laughing. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cJust be careful, because he seems like a nice enough man, but we don\u2019t know him well enough yet,\u201d Martha answered. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cI promise, I\u2019ll be careful, but this man is in love.\u201d Blair walked out of the library smiling and whistling. <\/p>\n
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\nOn Tuesday, Jim made a point to go into town for Bingo. He figured if other people did it, he could try it. Bingo wasn\u2019t usually his thing, but he could at least try. When he got there, about four women grabbed him and took him to their table and sat him down to play Bingo. Blair walked in and smiled at the grumpy looking Jim Ellison sitting with the women. He walked over to the table and said, \u201cRoom for one more?\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cAlways for you, Blair. Sit, sit, sit,\u201d The blond girl said. <\/p>\n
\nBlair figured that they didn\u2019t introduce themselves yet, so he did it. \u201cJim, this blond woman to your right is Sandra, to the left of her is Sue, this girl over on my side is Cathy and her sister Corinne. Did you get your cards yet?\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cNo, I don\u2019t even know what I\u2019m doing here yet and these four women attacked me as soon as I came in the door,\u201d Jim complained. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cWell, I never,\u201d Sue said and walked away from the table. Sandra followed close behind her, giving Jim a good glare. Cathy and Corinne both got up and moved to a different table, not even saying goodbye. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cMan, you know how to clear a room, don\u2019t you?\u201d Blair asked, laughing. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cI didn\u2019t mean to, but I\u2019m not interested in them. I don\u2019t go for women,\u201d Jim admitted. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cI figured as much. They\u2019re probably trying to figure out why you\u2019re sitting with me. I\u2019m gay, so they are probably worried about you,\u201d Blair explained. <\/p>\n
\nJim nodded his head and said, \u201cI\u2019m not worried.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cWhere is Maggie?\u201d <\/p>\n
\n\u201cThe neighbor girl is watching her. They\u2019re determined that I\u2019m going to find a nice girl and settle down. I don\u2019t have the heart to break it to them yet,\u201d Jim said, wearing a fuck me smile. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cHave you eaten?\u201d Blair asked. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cNo, I was hoping there would be something open in town, but they close down everything for Bingo, I would say,\u201d Jim observed. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cYes, they do. Would you like to go to my place for a sandwich?\u201d Blair asked. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cI\u2019m not that easy, Chief.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cI didn\u2019t say anything about easy, I\u2019m hungry,\u201d Blair said. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cIn that case, yes, I would like a sandwich. Why don\u2019t you go and make them, I\u2019ll get our cards and a beer for each of us and save our table?\u201d <\/p>\n
\n\u201cSounds good to me. I\u2019ll be right back,\u201d Blair rushed home to make the sandwiches and smiled the entire time. He was so tickled about Jim accepting the sandwich offer. Jim looked like he was going to bend a little bit. Blair couldn\u2019t have been happier. <\/p>\n
\nJim got their beers, cards, ink blot markers and some chips. He sat at the table and everyone was looking at him. He wondered if he had done something wrong and then he realized he just looked happy. He felt happy. The people in this town weren\u2019t used to seeing that. This made Jim smile all the more. <\/p>\n
\nBlair came walking into the room carrying two bags and Jim smiled at him. Blair melted at the smile. Oh yeah, this is going to be good<\/i>, Blair thought. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cWhy so happy?\u201d Blair asked as he sat down with the bags. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cI can\u2019t believe I didn\u2019t come to town sooner. I like being around people. The sounds of people are a nice sound. This town has good sounds. I\u2019m just happy,\u201d Jim said. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cI\u2019m glad. Now let\u2019s eat before they start Bingo,\u201d Blair suggested. <\/p>\n
\nJim opened up his bag and saw a ham and cheese sandwich made on whole wheat bread that looked homemade. \u201cIs this bread homemade?\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cYeah, Jim, it is. I make my own bread because I don\u2019t like store bought bread. By the way, I eat your applesauce baby food for desert sometimes. It\u2019s super good. It\u2019s no wonder the babies love it. Are you going to be selling more of it from now on? I noticed there is a bigger section of it in town every time I go into the general store. Tourists love the stuff,\u201d Blair said. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cYes, I\u2019m selling quite a bit more than I used to be, so I have to make more for the next orders. It\u2019s exciting that people are enjoying my product.\u201d <\/p>\n
\nThey both ate in silence and then the caller told them to get ready for Bingo. Jim said, \u201cI bought us all of the games for the night.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cWhy thank you. Is this like a date?\u201d Blair asked, seriously. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cI\u2019d like to think we\u2019re working towards a real date, soon.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cGood. Now let\u2019s pay attention and win some money,\u201d Blair teased. <\/p>\n
\nJim ended up winning four games and was very happy. He hadn\u2019t had such a good time in ages. While he was around Blair, his senses seemed almost calm. Maybe Blair was that Guide that he had talked about. At any rate, Jim was willing to try this out for awhile. <\/p>\n
\nWhen they were done, Jim said, \u201cI\u2019ve got to get home. Tara is waiting for me. I told her I wouldn\u2019t be late. Thanks for the sandwiches, Blair. I had a really good time.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cGoodnight, Jim. See you on Thursday?\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cYeah, I\u2019ll be here. Everyone was telling me about it. They said it’s fun. I\u2019m not much on dancing, but I could learn.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nBlair walked Jim to his SUV and watching him get in. Blair noticed what a fine ass Jim Ellison had when he stretched into the SUV. \u201cNight, Blair.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cNight, Jim.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nBlair walked home happier then he\u2019d been in ages. There hadn\u2019t been anyone gay in town in forever. And when one did live there, he was a creep. It looked like Blair\u2019s luck was looking up. <\/p>\n
\n
\nWednesday, Jim was in a fantastic mood, so he and Maggie delivered baby food to all of the surrounding areas. It was time. This time, Jim had printed out a catalog of items they could order and a fax number too. Yes, Jim Ellison was coming up in the world. Now he was going to find about six women or men, it didn\u2019t matter, to work in the barn that Jim had renovated for the baby food factory. Everything would pass code inspections for the health department. Jim was leaving nothing to chance this time. He was very careful about getting his business license before he started. <\/p>\n
\nHe got home, made up a flyer and posted them in town for his job openings. Jim only thought he was busy until that night. Everyone was calling and wanted to work at the Orchard Baby Gourmet Baby Food barn. Jim told everyone to come out the next day and he would see them. From this day on, they would be making Orchard Baby products and be proud of it. <\/p>\n
\nThat night, Jim was exhausted and got Maggie in bed early, so he could take a shower and go to sleep. But first he had to take care of some personal business. He had thoughts of Blair Sandburg naked in his head and came into his hands almost instantly. I hope I don\u2019t pop that soon when we\u2019re dating.<\/i><\/p>\n
\n
\nThe next day, all day long, Jim had interviews and hired six women to work with him in the barn. He showed them all what they would be doing and how it was done and before long, they were all excited, not just Jim. <\/p>\n
\nThat night, he didn\u2019t hire Tara to watch Maggie instead he took her to the dance. He figured it would be good for her to get out too. He wasn\u2019t the only one bored. She had been antsy for some time now. <\/p>\n
\nWhen Jim saw Blair, he was excited and nervous at the same time. He walked up to him and said, \u201cHey Chief, how are you doing tonight?\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cI\u2019m not complaining, but what\u2019s with the Chief name?\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cI wanted a nickname for you and that came to mind right away. So it stuck. I hope you don\u2019t mind,\u201d Jim said. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cI love it, Jim.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nThe music started and Blair said, \u201cMaggie would you care to join me for this dance?\u201d<\/p>\n
\nShe held her arms out to Blair and Jim felt good about that, because she didn\u2019t like anyone else holding her usually when Jim was around. Blair liked kids, Jim liked Blair. This might work. <\/p>\n
\nAs the night wore on, Jim finally asked Blair to dance. Everyone was watching them and smiling. Jim never saw such acceptance in his entire life. This town was the best town in the world. Jim was so happy that he had come there. It was the best move he ever could have made. <\/p>\n
\nOnce the dance was over, Jim asked Blair to come over to his house. Blair accepted and met him over there. He wanted to take his own vehicle in case there were any emergencies. <\/p>\n
\nAs Jim drove home, he wondered if everyone was this happy. He knew that he was happier then he had ever been in his life and never wanted to change that. <\/p>\n
\n
\nWhen Jim put Maggie to bed, Blair insisted on reading the storybook to her. Jim was pleased. They would never be fighting over the baby and that was good news indeed. <\/p>\n
\nBlair walked out of Maggie\u2019s room and said, \u201cShe\u2019s sound asleep. Now it\u2019s our turn.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nJim couldn\u2019t wait. He began kissing Blair and he half dragged him into the bedroom. Jim let go long enough to pull down the sheets, blanket and spread and then threw Blair on top of the covers. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cWow, it\u2019s been a long time for you, hasn\u2019t it?\u201d Blair asked teasingly. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cHow about you? Has it been awhile?\u201d Jim asked in between kisses. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cYeah, it\u2019s been about a year since Trevor lived in town. He was the town creep, so everyone will be watching to see if you\u2019re nice to me.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cWhy wouldn\u2019t I be nice to you?\u201d <\/p>\n
\n\u201cI mean, now and then we might argue. But always smile while we argue. They panic easily. You can\u2019t blame them. Trevor beat me up pretty badly. They all drove him out of town with baseball bats. Well, that\u2019s what I heard anyhow.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nJim held Blair tightly and kissed him hard. \u201cI promise to never physically hurt you, but I\u2019m a jerk, so I might say something now and then that pisses you off.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nBlair pushed him over and kissed him just as hard and said, \u201cI want you so bad.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cGood, because I want you too.\u201d <\/p>\n
\nBefore long they were both naked and kissing again, except that this time, Jim was kissing Blair\u2019s cock. \u201cYou have a beautiful cock, Blair.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cWhy thank you, it came with the body,\u201d Blair joked. <\/p>\n
\nJim ran his hands all over Blair\u2019s body, rubbing and touching and making Blair moan with need. Jim reached over, got the lube out and started to stretch Blair out for the loving of his life. Blair was very receptive. <\/p>\n
\nAfter a while, Jim pulled Blair\u2019s legs up around his waist and started to gain entry into Blair Sandburg, with his sheathed cock. Blair was so tight that Jim was afraid he would come right then, so he thought of Trevor who had hurt his love and that cooled him down some. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cI\u2019m in love with you, Jim.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nJim looked down at Blair and said, \u201cCrummy timing, Chief.\u201d Just like that, Jim thrusted four times into that sweet, sweet ass and came, throwing his head back and shouting, \u2018Chief\u2019. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cCan I do you, Jim?\u201d Blair asked panting. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cYou betcha.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nJim pulled out of Blair\u2019s ass and cleaned them up and then handed the lube to Blair. Blair was almost afraid to ask if he could fuck Jim, because some men don\u2019t like that. They only top. Jim looked like a top. Looks can be deceiving. <\/p>\n
\nBlair got busy and got Jim stretched and said, \u201cOkay, this is going to do because I\u2019m ready to pop.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nJim snickered and put his legs around Blair\u2019s waist and pulled Blair\u2019s sheathed cock right inside of him. Blair moaned with happiness and need as he entered Jim\u2019s tight channel. \u201cI love how you did that,\u201d Blair said as he began to thrust harder and harder. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cI\u2019m in love with you, Blair.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nThat was all she wrote. Blair came very quickly and growled \u2018Jim\u2019 as he came. He stayed inside of Jim until Jim\u2019s body wouldn\u2019t let him stay there any more. Then he pulled out and cleaned them both off. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cWho knew that telling someone you love them, makes them come so hard, their head almost explodes?\u201d Blair kidded. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cI do now,\u201d Jim answered. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cAre we on for every Tuesday and Thursday from now on, Jim?\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cI don\u2019t see why not, Chief.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cAre we exclusive?\u201d <\/p>\n
\n\u201cI would hope so, because I was never much on sharing. I have to tell you that this is so different then I\u2019ve even felt. Is it different for you?\u201d Jim asked. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cWhy do you mean it\u2019s different?\u201d Blair wondered. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cThe last guy I was with didn\u2019t even know I was there half the time. And I mean while we were making love. With you, I knew exactly where I was and where you were. I do love you, Blair.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cYou had a messed up relationship, Jim. It\u2019s not going to be like that for us. We\u2019ll make time for each other and if one of us doesn\u2019t feel like it, then we wait until the other one does. How does that sound?\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cSounds like a deal, Chief.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cI noticed that some men make you nervous. Do all men make you nervous, Jim?\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cAll men make me nervous, except for you. You make me feel like I belong somewhere and it\u2019s a good feeling.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cCan I spend the night?\u201d Blair asked shyly. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cLike I would let you out of the bed ever again,\u201d Jim joked. <\/p>\n
\nBlair went into Jim\u2019s arms and said, \u201cWhat are you doing this week?\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cI and six others are starting my new business this week. So that\u2019s going to keep us really busy. We\u2019re going to work five days a week and work our fingers to the bone, when we are at work. So don\u2019t feel neglected right away. This is going to take some time getting used to. I\u2019ve been out of the work force for too long.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cI would like to do some tests on you over the weekend and we\u2019ll go over some of the things you need to do to keep from zoning. I want to be on top of that.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cOkay, Blair. I\u2019m on board, no matter what you say.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cNight, Jim.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cGoodnight, Blair.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nBefore long all that could be heard in the house were soft snores coming from Jim and Blair. <\/p>\n
\n
\nJim opened up his eyes and saw Blair sitting up and staring at him. Jim smiled. \u201cWhatcha doing, Chief?\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cDying to ask you a question, Jim.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cAsk away.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cIs it true that you gave away six milk cows to your neighbor when you decided to use the barn for other things?\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cYeah, why?\u201d Jim asked, suddenly interested in this. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cI\u2019m just wondering if you have good business sense. Do you know how much milk cows are worth?\u201d<\/p>\n
\nJim smiled as he stood up beside the bed. \u201cInterested in taking a shower with me? Or would you prefer to go over my bad business sense?\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cI just don\u2019t want to come home some day and have Maggie gone,\u201d Blair teased. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cI adore Maggie, she\u2019s not going anywhere, except college. At least we live close enough to a great college, right?\u201d Jim asked. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cShe\u2019s one, Jim. I think you have time to plan her college years.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cRainier is supposed to be a fantastic college. Did you go there?\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cYes, I went there. Where did you go?\u201d Blair asked. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cI went to Yale, on a scholarship. Why do you look so surprised? I\u2019m no dummy,\u201d Jim said, almost angrily. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cIt\u2019s just expensive, is all. I know you\u2019re no dummy, Jim. I pick my men wisely and I chose you for a good reason.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nJim finally smiled again and said, \u201cI get upset sometimes because people don\u2019t think you can actually get a scholarship to Harvard or Yale. I not only had to work hard in classes, but I had to work to make ends meet. My father didn\u2019t like the road I chose liking men, so he disowned me. I haven\u2019t seen him since I was twenty.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nBlair hugged Jim and then pulled him down for a kiss. \u201cJim, if he got to know you and your little girl, he would change his tune.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cYou really think people can change?\u201d Jim really wanted to know. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cJim, eight months ago, you didn\u2019t want to have a baby in your life and look at you now. I\u2019m so proud of you and the choices you\u2019ve made-I can\u2019t even begin to tell you.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cDo you think someone like my dad could change?\u201d Jim asked. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cI believe he can. Especially when you tell him about Maggie and how your life is changing for the better. I think that once things calm down, you should really call him or write to him. We\u2019ll concentrate on your father once you get things moving here. You can only tackle so much at a time, babe.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cBabe? I like that,\u201d Jim confessed. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cYou do? Good, because you\u2019re my babe from now on. Let\u2019s take a shower, big guy.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nThe two men go into the shower and began to fool around right away. Blair liked this having Jim so close that he could do things whenever he wanted to. He hoped that Jim would ask him to move in. But Blair didn\u2019t feel good enough about the relationship to ask Jim any questions yet. <\/p>\n
\nJim got down on his knees in the shower and sucked Blair off in no time flat. Blair felt like he was drowning in happiness and contentment. God, most people go their entire lives without getting blown in the shower. Blair was getting it his first day as Jim\u2019s boyfriend. <\/p>\n
\nBlair did the same thing for Jim and sucked him off in record time. Jim put his fist in his mouth to keep from shouting out and waking Maggie up. <\/p>\n
\nThey both got clean in the shower and dried each other off, laughing and talking. Jim said, \u201cMaggie is stirring.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cYou can hear her waking up?\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cYes, I can hear her anywhere in the house or around the house. These senses are a pain in the butt sometimes, but other times it\u2019s really nice knowing where she is and what she is doing.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cI love you, Jim.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cI love you, Blair.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nThey both got dressed and while Jim got Maggie bathed and changed Blair decided to make breakfast. While they were sitting there eating, the doorbell rang. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cOh shit, it\u2019s my fellow employees. I forgot I told them to be here at eight. I don\u2019t even have a sitter lined up for Maggie yet,\u201d Jim said, looking nervous. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cI\u2019ll take Maggie to work with me. She\u2019ll love the animals and Martha will love having to watch her when I\u2019m with patients. Seriously, get busy and get your life started. I\u2019m going to look for a pre-school in town. I\u2019ve never looked for one before, but I\u2019m sure there is one,\u201d Blair said. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cThanks, Chief.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cGo answer the door, before they think they\u2019re fired.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nJim went and answered the door. He walked out to the revamped barn and they all looked in awe when they saw how nice the kitchen was. Jim showed them the recipes for all of the baby food and showed them where everything was kept. So they all started cooking, cleaning up and packaging the products as they finished them. <\/p>\n
\nJim looked at the clock at 2:00 and realized they hadn\u2019t stopped for lunch. \u201cCome on, everyone, let\u2019s stop for now and go have a sandwich at my house.\u201d <\/p>\n
\n\u201cThat\u2019s all right, we all brought our lunches. They\u2019re in the car,\u201d Beth said. <\/p>\n
\nThey all went to get their lunches and Jana brought one to Jim. \u201cI didn\u2019t figure you would have one packed, so I brought one for you.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cThank you, Jana. You girls are the best in the world to work with. I can\u2019t believe we\u2019re almost ready to ship out those products to the shops where I received orders from. It\u2019s going extremely well.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nThey all ate lunch, talking about the new job and how happy they were. Then they talked about their families and they asked Jim how Blair was. Jim blushed, which made all of them snicker. Diane said, \u201cWe think he\u2019s the greatest thing since bread, so we love him to death. Where is Maggie today?\u201d <\/p>\n
\n\u201cBlair took her to work with him because I didn\u2019t find a sitter yet. Is there a pre-school in town?\u201d Jim wondered. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cI know one. There is a pre-school and day care all rolled into one. The building is two blocks away from Blair\u2019s office. He could take her every day when he leaves here,\u201d Paula stated. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cHe won\u2019t be here every day, girls. Let\u2019s not get carried away,\u201d Jim said. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cOh, you\u2019re not going to ask him to move in with you?\u201d Fran asked. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cGeeze, Fran, we\u2019ve only dated a short time. I think we need to let things quiet down a little bit before we move in together.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nThe girls got quiet and Hope said, \u201cI think we should get back to work. We\u2019ve bugged Jim enough about his private life. It is after all, just that. Private.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cThank you, Hope.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n
\nBlair was having a perfect day. In between patients he got Maggie signed up for pre-school and day care. She was set now. If Jim invited Blair to move in with him, Blair could drop her off every day at the sitter. I\u2019m getting ahead of myself. I need to give Jim time.<\/i> But Blair couldn\u2019t help himself from planning. He was a planner. <\/p>\n
\nAfter his last patient, he was humming, \u2018This Diamond Ring\u2019 to himself and heard Martha welcoming Jim into the building. Blair had to really watch himself so he didn\u2019t scare Jim away. <\/p>\n
\nBlair walked into the waiting room and as casually as a man that had just hummed \u2018This Diamond Ring\u2019, and said, \u201cHi Jim, how is it going?\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cMartha was just telling me that you got Maggie enrolled at the Day Program already. That\u2019s wonderful. That way I can bring her every morning and have a cup of coffee with you,\u201d Jim said happily. <\/p>\n
\nBlair frowned. So much for moving his things into Jim\u2019s house. He sighed quietly, forgetting that Jim was a Sentinel, and said, \u201cSounds good to me.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cCan I talk with you for a moment, in private?\u201d Jim asked. <\/p>\n
\nBlair motioned for him to join him in the examination room. \u201cWhat\u2019s going on?\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cDo you not want me to stop by every morning for coffee? I heard the sigh out there and figured that I was pushing myself on you.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cNo, Jim. It\u2019s me that\u2019s pushing myself on you. I figured that I would be out at your house a lot and bring her in when I went to work. I shouldn\u2019t have figured on that until I had talked to you. I don\u2019t even know that you want to see me again,\u201d Blair said, nervously. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cSee you again? Really? You\u2019re asking that after the night we had? I thought we were going to be an exclusive couple. Am I wrong?\u201d Jim inquired. <\/p>\n
\nBlair smiled big time and said, \u201cNo, you weren\u2019t wrong. I was just nervous. I\u2019m sorry. When do I get to come out again?\u201d Blair asked happy once again and bouncing in place. <\/p>\n
\nJim smiled too. \u201cIs tonight too soon? I was sort of used to that nice Blair Blanket in my bed from last night and this morning.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nBlair walked over to Jim, pulled Jim\u2019s face down to his face and kissed his lips with much passion. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cOh, no you don\u2019t. You get my motor running, way too fast, buster.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n Blair was pleased with that statement and said as much. \u201cGood.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nJim said, \u201cI\u2019m getting Maggie and going home. Would you like to come for dinner and spend the night?\u201d <\/p>\n
\n\u201cOh yeah, that sounds great. See you around six, if that\u2019s all right with you.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cPerfect, Blair. See you tonight.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nJim walked out of the room and Martha watched Blair checking Jim\u2019s ass out, making her laugh. Jim turned around and said, \u201cSomething I did?\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cNo, Blair needs to watch what he\u2019s got his eyes on,\u201d Martha said, laughing. <\/p>\n
\nJim smiled at Blair and went on his way. Blair had the decency to blush. <\/p>\n
\nMaggie was very happy to see her daddy pick her up and said as much. \u201cDaddy, daddy, daddy.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nJim was so thrilled with this, he could hardly stand it. He had to go and tell Blair. No, it could wait until that night. Jim didn\u2019t want to appear too needy. <\/p>\n
\nJim got Maggie in the SUV and took off for home. He was never so happy in his life. He had a new love and his daughter had just called him daddy for the first time. Things were going well. <\/p>\n
\n
\nBlair got the exam rooms ready for the next day and told Martha to take the day off. It was only four, but it seemed like a long day to Blair. He needed sex with Jim. He knew he wasn\u2019t going to get it right away because of Maggie being awake and all, but he couldn\u2019t wait until she was down for the night. Blair was going to rock Jim\u2019s world again. <\/p>\n
\nHe got everything he needed and decided that he could drive out to Jim\u2019s early. If Jim wasn\u2019t done with dinner, Blair could help with it. He grabbed his keys and walked out to his SUV and took off with a smile on his face. And don\u2019t think everyone in town, didn\u2019t notice, because they did. <\/p>\n
\n
\nJim looked in his rear-view mirror and said, \u201cMaggie, Blair is coming over tonight for dinner, isn\u2019t that good news?\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cBare,\u201d Maggie said softly and happily. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cYes, Bare is coming over to play with you and me,\u201d Jim said and then started to laugh big time at what he had said. Thank goodness she was just a baby and didn\u2019t understand what was going on. \u201cDo you like Bare, Maggie?<\/p>\n
\nMaggie clapped her hands and said, \u201cBare, Bare, Bare.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cI guess that answers my question about how you feel about him being over all of the time. I love you, pumpkin. What should we make for dinner?\u201d<\/p>\n
\nMaggie continued clapping and this made Jim smile even bigger. She was doing so well at the house and in town. Small town life was good for both of them. But would Jim be willing to give up his life in New York for Blair in Madison? This worried Jim a little, because he honestly couldn\u2019t see Blair moving to New York for anything. Not even Jim. Maybe he would bring it up some day, not right now. They were still too new to discuss things of this matter. <\/p>\n
\nJim had no clue about how Blair felt, because he hadn\u2019t asked him last night. If he would have, Blair would have told him he wanted to move in. Jim probably didn\u2019t really want to know that yet. <\/p>\n
\nJim was thinking of all of the shipping he was going to be doing this week and smiled again. Yes, his business was taking off and he couldn\u2019t have been happier about it. Secretly, he hoped that Bill Baker would come begging for Jim to come back to the fold. But it would take a while for Jim to make a name for himself. <\/p>\n
\nNow, what should he make for dinner?<\/p>\n
\n
\nBlair drove up at ten minutes after five and wondered if he might be making a mistake. He didn\u2019t want to drive Jim nutso, unless it was in the bedroom. Blair smiled at his sex joke and walked to the front door and rang the doorbell. <\/p>\n
\nJim opened the door and frowned for a moment. \u201cAm I late?\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cNo, I\u2019m early,\u201d Blair said. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cOh, in that case, come on in. I thought I made a date for the wrong time,\u201d Jim said casually. <\/p>\n
\nHe does think of this as our second date. Cool.<\/i><\/p>\n
\nBlair followed Jim in and picked Maggie up out of her playpen. \u201cHello beautiful. I heard you had a good day today.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nJim laughed and said, \u201cIt\u2019s true about small towns, isn\u2019t it? They know everything that goes on. Nothing is a secret.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cNo one knows that I spent the night last night. I mean, I didn\u2019t tell anyone,\u201d Blair said. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cThe girls that work with me, all knew that you spent the night, so that means the entire town knows, now. It\u2019s not a big deal, Blair. I don\u2019t mind that they know about us. Small towns are like that,\u201d Jim said walking into the kitchen. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cOh man, it smells good, what are you making?\u201d Blair asked. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cChicken and Dumplings. I love them and hoped you would too.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cTo tell you the truth, I\u2019ve never had Chicken and Dumplings. So, this is sort of exciting. Our first dinner together. Woo Hoo.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cWoo Hoo yourself, Blair. We had dinner at Bingo Tuesday night, did you forget already?\u201d Jim teased. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cI did forget. Okay, our second dinner date. I like that too.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nBlair watched Jim, as he sat at the table holding Maggie. Jim was busy as could be and wasn\u2019t really talking much. That bothered Blair a little bit, so he decided to talk to the other Ellison. \u201cSo, Maggie, how was your day today? Tell me all about it.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nJim laughed while stirring the food and said, \u201cI\u2019m sorry, I get too into cooking sometimes. I forget there are other people in the room. Maggie had an excellent day today and they seem to like her a great deal. I like that, a lot.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cWho wouldn\u2019t love her? She\u2019s precious and she is one of the most beautiful children I\u2019ve ever seen. And I\u2019ve seen quite a few.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nJim beamed with happiness at Blair\u2019s comment. \u201cThank you, I sort of like her myself.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cJim, you never did tell me all about your job in New York and what happened. Do you want to talk about it?\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cYou know what? I don\u2019t think it helps to talk about something that can\u2019t be fixed. My boss, Mr. Baker was stuck on the idea that you can\u2019t have a life in our company and have a family at the same time. He called me a mom. Not that it\u2019s a bad word or anything, but it was insulting to me and to moms everywhere. I got so angry, I told him to go fuck himself.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cWatch your language around the little one. She might repeat it,\u201d Blair warned. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cSorry, I forget sometimes that she is already talking. She called me daddy today when I picked her up.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cOh how exciting for you. Now all we need her to do is say, Blair.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cShe calls you Bare.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cReally? She called me by my name? I\u2019m impressed. She must have really liked me.\u201d Blair gave Maggie a big hug and kissed her cheek. <\/p>\n
\nMaggie slapped his cheeks and said, \u201cBare, Bare, Bare.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cLike the furry, kind?\u201d Blair asked. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cI like to think she\u2019s talking about the naked kind of bare.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nBlair burst out laughing and began to teach Maggie how to blow kisses to daddy. She was getting into it big time when Jim said, \u201cI\u2019m going to set the table for dinner.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cIt\u2019s done?\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cNo, I just thought I would tease you and Maggie,\u201d Jim joked. <\/p>\n
\nBlair put Maggie down in her high chair and strapped her in. Then he washed up and began to help set the table. Before long, they were all sitting down and eating a delicious meal. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cJim, do you always cook this well?\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cI would hope so. I would hate to think that my food sucked sometimes.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nBlair smiled. \u201cThis would be so good as a baby food, wouldn\u2019t it?\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cI\u2019m going to add it to the list tomorrow. It\u2019s something new to make and experiment with. Thanks for the idea, Blair.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nOnce dinner was over with, Blair helped clean up and put things away. When that was done, Jim took Maggie upstairs to get her ready for bed. She was already yawning while they were eating dinner. Jim couldn\u2019t wait for her to go to sleep, he wanted Blair that bad. <\/p>\n
\nHe put Maggie down into her crib and started her mobile and read to her until she fell asleep. It didn\u2019t take long at all, so before Blair knew it, Jim was back downstairs again. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cI was just going to come up to say goodnight to Maggie,\u201d Blair said. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cShe\u2019s sleeping already. You\u2019ll see her in the morning, right?\u201d Jim asked. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cIs this a subtle way of asking if I\u2019m spending the night?\u201d <\/p>\n
\n\u201cYeah, I guess it is. Would you like to stay?\u201d Jim asked, hopefully. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cOn one condition.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cYou name it, I\u2019ll do it,\u201d Jim replied. <\/p>\n
\nBlair smiled. \u201cI really liked dancing with you last night and was hoping to get a dance before we retire to the bedroom.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nJim picked a CD out and put it in the player and turned the music down low, as not to wake Maggie up. Blair liked what Jim picked out. It was Brian Adams. Not everyone felt comfortable enough to listen to Brian Adams in front of someone. But Jim seemed to be comfortable all the time. <\/p>\n
\nJim walked over and pulled Blair into his arms and started dancing to \u2018Do I Have To Say The Words\u2019 and they were off. Before long, Jim was kissing Blair\u2019s neck and Blair was grinding his pelvis into Jim\u2019s body. So much for fucking dancing. Blair pulled away from Jim and said, \u201cUpstairs, now.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nJim didn\u2019t waste any time, locking up and shutting all of the lights off. Before long he was upstairs and found a naked and hard Blair Sandburg waiting in his bed. Jim started stripping as he walked and pounced onto the bed and took Blair\u2019s cock into his mouth and began to suck like there was no tomorrow. Blair knew he wasn\u2019t going to last long, so he pulled Jim off of his cock and moved him up to his lips. Jim whined a little, but moved anyway. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cI love how you taste,\u201d Jim said as he kissed Blair soundly. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cYeah? What do I taste like?\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cI can taste your raisin muffins you had for breakfast, what you had for lunch and what we ate for dinner tonight. It\u2019s you. They all have the Blair taste with them. I love your taste.\u201d <\/p>\n
\n\u201cYou are such a good cock sucker and sweet talker. I adore you,\u201d Blair said before he started kissing Jim some more. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cShow me how much, Blair.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nBlair got the lube out, knowing where it was from the night before. He started loosening up Jim\u2019s anus and before long had three fingers in. Jim was so tight and so ready at the same time. Blair got ready and put his condom on and slipped into Jim\u2019s hot, tight, center. Jim moaned out in happiness and contentment. Blair had never heard that sound from Jim before. Hell he had never heard that sound, ever. Jim was a great lover and Blair was fucking lucky to have him. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cHarder, babe,\u201d Jim begged. <\/p>\n
\nBlair could do no less. He began to pound into Jim\u2019s ass like crazy. Before long he was so close, he was ready to go. He fisted Jim\u2019s cock until Jim grunted as he came and Blair let loose and shot his come inside the condom and Jim\u2019s tightening ass. Blair hoped he didn\u2019t wake Maggie up with the shout that he had sent through the house, when he came. <\/p>\n
\nBlair pulled out of Jim and cleaned them both off. He was amazed at how great their sex life was. <\/p>\n
\nJim pulled Blair into his arms and said, \u201cI love you.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cDid you tell everyone you\u2019ve been with that you loved them?\u201d Blair asked. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cNo, quite the opposite. I don\u2019t tell people if I love them, even if I do. But I\u2019m very relaxed and comfortable with you and it just slides right out. I love spending time with you.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cThank you, Jim. You\u2019re the best lover I\u2019ve ever had. I\u2019m crazy about you, big man.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cI\u2019m glad. I would sure hate to think you weren\u2019t crazy about me, because I\u2019m wild about you,\u201d Jim confessed. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cDo you think that in a few months you might be ready to have a house partner?\u201d Blair asked, sounding as nervous as he felt. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cI think I would like to discuss it, yes. But first of all, I have to say some things that might make you change your mind. If I ever did well enough with the baby food products, I would move back to New York very quickly. I just want you to know that up front, okay? I love it here in Madison, but I think I would love to be back in New York again. I miss the hussle and the bustle of the big city. Do you understand, Chief?\u201d<\/p>\n
\nBlair looked somewhat upset, but answered, \u201cI totally understand. So we\u2019ll just take this slow and see if you\u2019re staying. I appreciate how you\u2019re feeling, even if it doesn\u2019t include me.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cChief, it would always include you in the plans, but they might not be in Madison. It might be in New York. How would you feel about that?\u201d Jim asked. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cI would have to give it a lot of thought, Jim. Big cities and me don\u2019t get along that great. I would hate you leaving me, but I can\u2019t stand the idea of us being apart forever. So, I guess I would move, no matter what.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cEven if you didn\u2019t like the move? Blair, that\u2019s unfair for you. You have to think about your Vet practice. You\u2019ve built up quite a following and they would hate it if you left.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cSo, now you\u2019re talking me out of moving with you. So I guess it\u2019s safe to say you don\u2019t want me with you,\u201d Blair said as he started getting out of bed. <\/p>\n
\nJim grabbed him quickly and pulled him back into his arms. \u201cNo, that\u2019s not what I meant at all. I just mean, we need to discuss it if it ever comes up. Your opinion counts, babe.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cThanks.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nJim could tell that Blair was still upset, so he kissed him and asked, \u201cWould you like to move in this weekend?\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cYou\u2019re just asking me that to make me feel better,\u201d Blair answered. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cNo, I really want you in my bed every single night of the week. And I would take you up on the offer about taking Maggie to the day program every day and picking her up. I think it could work out well. What do you think?\u201d Jim asked. <\/p>\n
\nBlair kissed Jim. \u201cYes, I would love to move in this weekend. I\u2019m going to keep my little house in Madison for emergencies and I\u2019ll just move my clothes out here. How does that sound?\u201d<\/p>\n
\nJim looked troubled. \u201cWhat do you mean emergencies?\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cI mean, if you come into town and we want to fool around we can. We\u2019ll have both places to do it in,\u201d Blair said, \u201cand that way I would be close for late night calls from my service or during storms and such.\u201d <\/p>\n
\n\u201cGod, I love you.\u201d Jim pulled him in for a long sensual kiss. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cI love you, too, but don\u2019t call me God.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nBoth men laughed and began to talk about the upcoming move. There were a lot of things to discuss and Jim liked that they were actually discussing them. <\/p>\n
\n
\nTwo weeks later, Blair was all moved in to Jim\u2019s house and they were getting into a daily routine. Maggie was in heaven having both men in the house and at her constant beck and call. The men spoiled her rotten, which was all right, because she was missing out on a lot of things in life-like having real parents, although Jim and Blair liked to think of themselves as real parents. <\/p>\n
\nBlair picked up Maggie from day care and drove the long drive home. Maggie said, \u201cPoppy.\u201d <\/p>\n
\nBlair said, \u201cWhat is poppy?\u201d<\/p>\n
\nShe held out her little arms and cried, \u201cPoppy, poppy, poppy.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cAm I poppy?\u201d Blair was thrilled. Jim had been trying to get her to call him papa, but poppy would do. Blair couldn\u2019t wait to get home and tell Jim. He would be as excited as Blair was, because this would make them more of a family. <\/p>\n
\nBlair hoped that Bill Baker would never call Jim for a job again, because Blair couldn\u2019t stand the idea of leaving Madison. It was home to all of them now, and Blair hoped that Jim felt the same way. <\/p>\n
\nNow Blair had to figure out a way to tell William Ellison he had a grand-daughter. Jim kept telling Blair it wasn\u2019t important, but Blair knew that it was. Especially to one little girl named Maggie. She was missing out on a grampa and that just wasn\u2019t right. <\/p>\n
\nHe drove into the long driveway and saw Jim waiting at the end of it. It must be so nice to be able to hear anything and everything.<\/i><\/p>\n
\nJim got Maggie out of the back seat and smiled at Blair. \u201cHi honey.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cAre you talking to Maggie or to me?\u201d Blair teased. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cAs a matter of fact, I was talking to you,\u201d Jim joked back. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cGuess what?\u201d Blair almost shouted with joy. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cWhat?\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cShe called me poppy on the way home. So now I have a name, daddy. My name is now poppy.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cWelcome home, poppy,\u201d Jim said as he pulled Blair in for a much needed kiss and hug. <\/p>\n
\nThey both smiled all the way into the house. Maggie was smiling too. But then again, she was almost always happy. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cI\u2019m making something good for dinner tonight,\u201d Jim said. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cI can smell it. I love your meatloaf. Are we having mashed potatoes and gravy to go along with it?\u201d Blair wondered. <\/p>\n
\nJim smiled. He loved when Blair made a big deal about his cooking for them. Jim loved to cook, but he really<\/b> loved to cook for them. \u201cOf course, I made gravy and potatoes. It\u2019s one of Maggie\u2019s favorites. Now wash up, the two of you and we\u2019ll sit down to dinner.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nBlair took Maggie into the bathroom on the first floor and washed them both up. \u201cWe\u2019re going to have a yummy dinner that daddy made, Maggie.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cYummy,\u201d she answered. <\/p>\n
\nBlair was thrilled at how much she was talking these days. She was growing up way too fast for his liking. <\/p>\n
\nAs Blair put her in her high chair he said, \u201cGuess who says, \u2018yummy\u2019 now?\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cWell, I knew you knew how to say it, so I would guess, Maggie.\u201d Jim beamed with joy. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cIs it just me, or is she growing up way too fast?\u201d Blair asked. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cIt\u2019s not just you. I\u2019ve been thinking the very same thing. She\u2019s getting to be quite the big girl these days.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nThey all sat down to dinner and talked, laughed and ate. Maggie started getting tired right after dinner was done and was getting fussy. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cBlair, I\u2019ll get the dishes if you want to put Maggie down for the night.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nBlair jumped up and grabbed their little girl happily and said, \u201cSay night to daddy.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cNite, daddy.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cGoodnight, sweetheart. You sleep well and we\u2019ll see you in the morning,\u201d Jim said kissing her cheek. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cMorning, daddy.\u201d Then Maggie slapped Jim\u2019s cheeks and laughed. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cWE\u2019ve got to break her of that habit,\u201d Jim said. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cI think it\u2019s cute,\u201d Blair replied. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cYou would. Now get her ready for bed and we can watch some television before we go to bed.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cOkay, I\u2019m dying to see Stargate SG-1. We\u2019ve missed the last three that were on.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cHurry up then,\u201d Jim joked. He then headed into the kitchen to get all of the dishes loaded into the dishwasher. Once he was done, he wiped the table and high chair off and the place looked like new again. Jim had come to really like this house. At first it was a total money pit, but now that everything was repaired, he felt good about the investment. Even if he did move back to New York, they could still come to Madison for vacations. <\/p>\n
\nBlair was upstairs reading Maggie a book, thinking something on the same lines as Jim, except that he was thinking about staying here in this wonderful old house forever. Everything was fixed now, just like new. Blair loved this house. It was beautiful, warm and cozy. He couldn\u2019t imagine moving to New York and finding something like this, anywhere. It would be impossible to do. Yes, Blair prayed nightly that they would never have to move. <\/p>\n
\nWhen Maggie was asleep, Blair went downstairs and Jim had made popcorn for the two of them and Stargate was just starting. The two men munched on the popcorn and watched the television show happily, sitting so close together; Blair was almost on top of Jim. <\/p>\n
\nJim wiped his hands off and took Blair onto his lap and began to make out with him. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cHey, I thought we were going to watch the tube tonight and relax?\u201d Blair said. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cOkay, if you would rather watch Teal\u2019c and Jack, then you go ahead. I\u2019m going to get ready for bed.\u201d Jim took the bowls and napkins and walked into the kitchen. Blair followed him in and said, \u201cYou\u2019re not mad, are you?\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cNah, just tired. I\u2019ll see you upstairs.\u201d Jim walked over to the stairs and smiled when he heard the television being shut off and Blair was locking up for the night. <\/p>\n
\nJim got into bed and waited for Blair. It wasn\u2019t long and a naked Blair was in the bed with him. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cLet\u2019s just sleep tonight. I think we\u2019re both tired. Okay?\u201d Jim asked. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cYou\u2019re joking, right?\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cNo, I was serious. But if you want to fool around, we can,\u201d Jim said. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cI guess we don\u2019t have to fuck every night, do we? You\u2019re not mad at me, right?\u201d Blair asked. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cChief, I don\u2019t have to sleep with you to show you how much I love you. I just love sharing my bed with you, even if it\u2019s for sleeping purposes. Now, come lie in my arms and let\u2019s get some sleep.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cI love you, man.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nJim kissed Blair deeply and pulled him into his arms for a night of sleep. Jim really was tired. He had worked really hard that day and was feeling his age suddenly. That was one thing bad about being with someone nine years younger then yourself. He didn\u2019t get as tired as Jim did. Jim sighed and started to fall asleep. <\/p>\n
\nBlair scooted back further into Jim\u2019s body and his ass was right up against Jim\u2019s cock. Then he rubbed them together for a little while until Jim was starting to get hard. Then the demon said, \u201cNight, Jim.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cI\u2019ll show you goodnight!\u201d Jim said as he began to make love to Blair once again. He didn\u2019t care how tired he was. The older man needed to show Blair that he loved him that night and that\u2019s just what Jim did. <\/p>\n
\n
\nThe following morning, Jim was up making breakfast while Blair was getting Maggie ready for a bath and the phone rang. Jim picked it up as Blair came walking into the room. Blair pinched Jim on the ass as he listened to the phone call. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cHello Jim, this is Bill Baker. We\u2019ve been hearing all about your product and your company and how well you\u2019re doing and Spenser Baby Food would like to make you an offer you can\u2019t refuse. Do you think you could be here tomorrow morning?\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cYeah, I think I could. What time is the meeting, tomorrow morning?\u201d Jim asked, excitedly. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cMr. Spenser is going to be here at around 9:00, so we\u2019d like you here by then,\u201d Bill said. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cOkay, I\u2019ll get an early flight and rush right to the office. I\u2019ll see you at nine.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cGoodbye, Jim. I knew you would be interested in this,\u201d Bill said before he hung up. <\/p>\n
\nJim turned to Blair and said, \u201cDid you hear what he asked? They want to buy my baby food company. Do you believe it?\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cI didn\u2019t know that Orchard Baby Company was for sale,\u201d Blair said simply. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cChief, this is an opportunity of a life-time. I can\u2019t just pass it up. We could make big money from this. Not to mention, a new job for me in New York City.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cSo you\u2019re moving?\u201d Blair asked, as he looked like he was going to faint. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cI don\u2019t know yet. I haven\u2019t even taken the meeting yet, Chief. Let\u2019s do one thing at a time. I want to see how much they\u2019ll offer me and see if it comes with a job too. They called me, Chief. They want us.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cThey want you, Jim. Not us.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cBlair, are you trying to tell me you wouldn\u2019t move if it came to it?\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cNo, Jim. I\u2019m not trying to tell you anything. I just wish you\u2019d slow down a little bit and put more thought into it before you go and sell something you\u2019ve worked so hard in building. Just promise you\u2019ll think about it.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cI promise. I\u2019m going to think long and hard before I make any decisions. Not to mention, I would talk it over with you first,\u201d Jim said. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cYou would?\u201d Blair acted surprised. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cWell, yeah, it\u2019s our life, Blair, not just mine. The three of us are a family now. We can\u2019t just up and move because I want to. WE have to think about it.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cThank you, Jim. When are you going?\u201d Blair asked. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cI\u2019m going to take a flight this afternoon or tonight and be there for the meeting as early as I can. I want to make a good impression.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cCall and get the flight and then I\u2019ll help you pack,\u201d Blair suggested. <\/p>\n
\nJim called and got an afternoon flight, which bothered Blair. He didn\u2019t know why Jim had to go so early. Didn\u2019t he know that Blair and Maggie would miss him?<\/p>\n
\n\u201cI\u2019ve got a flight at noon, Chief. So I\u2019ll have all day long at the hotel to get my papers in order. I\u2019ve got to call and reserve a room at the Ritz-Carlton for two days. It\u2019s expensive, but close to the office. I want to make a good impression by staying somewhere great.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cDoesn\u2019t the Ritz-Carlton cost like six hundred bucks a night?\u201d Blair wondered. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cAbout nine fifty a night. But I want to make a good impression.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cYes, you mentioned that before,\u201d Blair said. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cBlair, I really need to do this. Please don\u2019t make me feel guilty,\u201d Jim pleaded. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cGo, do your thing. I\u2019ll be here with Maggie. Tomorrow night is the dance, are we still on?\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cBlair, I\u2019ll call you from New York, all right? I might have to stay a few days to wrap things up.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cWow, it sounds like you\u2019ve made up your mind already. Should I put my business up for sale?\u201d Blair asked. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cDon\u2019t be silly. I haven\u2019t made up my mind about anything yet. I\u2019m just going to hear them out. I won\u2019t make any decisions without you. Why don\u2019t you go ahead and go to the dance tomorrow night without me?\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cYeah, that sounds fun. I\u2019ll be upstairs with Maggie, getting her ready for day care.\u201d Blair walked away slowly and sadly and Jim knew that there were going to be problems. <\/p>\n
\nDidn\u2019t he tell Blair from the beginning that he might some day move back to New York City? Didn\u2019t he warn him up front? Why was Blair being such a drama queen, now? He needed Blair by his side, not on the other side. <\/p>\n
\nJim was only thinking about New York City and what was best for him. He wasn\u2019t thinking about Blair at all. He wasn\u2019t even thinking about Maggie at this very moment. He just kept thinking about being back on top where he belonged from the start. <\/p>\n
\nWhen he got upstairs, Blair was just starting down. \u201cI\u2019ll take Maggie and drop her off and pick her up tonight. You have a safe trip.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nBlair kissed Jim, but it wasn\u2019t with much feeling and Jim felt it. \u201cOh, no you don\u2019t. You\u2019re not doing this to me today. I need to do this, Blair. You\u2019ve known from the start that I needed to do this and that I was looking for a way to get back on top. You knew that, right?\u201d <\/p>\n
\n\u201cYes, I knew that and I do know that, but it doesn\u2019t mean I have to like it. We\u2019ve grown into a pretty good family and I don\u2019t know if we would be in New York City.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cYou\u2019re fucking leaving me?\u201d Jim ranted. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cNo, I\u2019m just saying\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cBlair, I have to pack and get ready to go. I\u2019ll talk to you tonight, all right?\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cYes, that\u2019ll be fine. I\u2019ll be used to the idea by tonight anyhow. Have a safe trip, Jim. I love you.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cGood, I\u2019m glad you said that. I was worried.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cWere you, Jim?\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cYeah, I was. Now have a good day and I\u2019ll talk to you tonight from the hotel. I love you, babe. Take good care of our little girl.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nJim leaned in and kissed Blair and then kissed Maggie. Blair still didn\u2019t have the love and passion in his kiss and that bothered Jim somewhat. But he had other things to worry about right then. <\/p>\n
\nHe walked into the bedroom and pulled out his suitcase and garment bag for his suits. He was going to take two of them with him, just in case. He heard Blair down in the yard telling the girls that he was going to be gone for a couple of days. They said they would run things just fine and Jim knew that they were right. They knew everything that Jim did about the business and sometimes more. Jim wasn\u2019t worried about his little company one bit. Now, he had to get back to packing and get a cab to the airport. <\/p>\n
\nBlair walked into the bedroom and Jim hadn\u2019t even heard him walk in. \u201cJim, I\u2019m going to take Maggie to day care and then I\u2019ll come back out to pick you up and take you to the airport.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nJim pulled Blair into his arms and said, \u201cGod, I love you so much. You\u2019re the best. Thank you.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cSee you in a little while,\u201d Blair said as he flew down the stairs to take Maggie. <\/p>\n
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\nOn the way into town, Blair couldn\u2019t get his mind off leaving Madison. He loved this small town. And having Cascade close by made it even nicer. If he needed a bigger town, it wasn\u2019t far away. But Blair loved the small town life and so did Maggie. He thought Jim did too, but Blair realized he didn\u2019t know Jim as well as he thought he did. <\/p>\n
\nMaggie had begun to fit in well in Madison. She had her little friends in town and out of town. She was doing well and very happy. Blair was always pleased to see how happy she was. When he first met her, she had cried a lot, but she didn\u2019t do that anymore. She was far too strong a personality to cry now. Unless her daddy was mad at her. She was definitely a daddy\u2019s girl. <\/p>\n
\nWould Blair move to New York City? Did he love Jim enough to move his practice to another state? God, Blair didn\u2019t know the answer to that and hoped that Jim would give him some fair warning before he made his decision. But Jim had said he was going to talk to Blair first, so maybe that would work out all right. Blair would have to see how it all worked. <\/p>\n
\nBlair dropped Maggie off at day care and then went to his office. Martha was already there and he said, \u201cI have to have the day off, so could you cancel all of my appointments?\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cIs it true? Is Jim going to New York City?\u201d Martha asked. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cYes, he\u2019s going today and staying a couple of days. They\u2019re interested in his business. How did you know about Jim, already?\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cOh Beth just called as soon as you left. She said you looked sad. I see it in your eyes. You are sad. We all knew that someday he would move back, but we were hoping he wouldn\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cThere is nothing I can do but stand behind his decisions. If he decides to go, then he goes. If he decides to stay, then we\u2019ll all be happy won\u2019t we?\u201d Blair joked, but wasn\u2019t really smiling. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cBlair, honey, he\u2019s not going to leave you.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cIf they give him a proper offer, he will leave me. He\u2019ll ask me to go with him, but can I leave Madison? I don\u2019t think so. So I would have to give Jim up. I wish the phone would have been broken today,\u201d Blair said sadly. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cI\u2019m going to cancel all of your appointments, so you go home and take care of some business,\u201d Martha said almost laughing. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cThank you, Martha. You\u2019re the best.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nShe hugged him tight and told him to not worry so much. Blair wished it was that easy. <\/p>\n
\n
\nJim heard Blair\u2019s SUV drive up and he instantly smiled and then got hard. Jesus, the things that man can do to me, without even trying.<\/i><\/p>\n
\nBlair walked up the stairs and found Jim lying on the bed, naked. It was only 9:30 and they had time for a quicky. But did Blair feel like one? Yes, there was little he wouldn\u2019t do for Jim. He realized at that moment that he would move to New York City, if he was going to be with Jim. He started undressing and smiled at Jim. Jim knew that Blair was over whatever he was going through earlier and now they were on track again. <\/p>\n
\nBlair moved over Jim and started to suck his dick. Jim leaned his head back and relaxed and gave in to the feelings. God, he loved Blair. He loved him more then he had ever loved anyone. \u201cBlair, I love you.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nBlair stopped sucking and got the lube and started loosening himself up. Before long he sat on Jim\u2019s cock and started lowering himself a little at a time. This was driving Jim insane with need, but at the same time, he loved it. \u201cRide me, babe, ride me.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nBlair started going up and down on Jim\u2019s cock and Jim was helping him do it. Before long, Jim said, \u201cBabe, I\u2019m going to come.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nBlair kissed Jim\u2019s lips and Jim came into Blair\u2019s hot tight hole and moaned into Blair\u2019s mouth. <\/p>\n
\nWithout even thinking about it, Blair then got Jim ready to be fucked and Blair pushed his cock into Jim\u2019s tight channel, feeling really good about it. Jim moaned and groaned until he couldn\u2019t stand it any longer, and then Jim came once again without even being touched. Blair came explosively into Jim\u2019s center at the same time. <\/p>\n
\nThey both lay there breathing hard and neither said a word. Jim didn\u2019t want to ruin it. He had a feeling this might be their last time in this house making love and he wasn\u2019t sure how he felt about that. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cJim, I love you so much. No matter what you decide, I\u2019ll be there with you.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nJim almost cried. Blair moved him to tears more then he cared to count. Jim needed Blair more then he cared to admit to. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cThank you, Blair.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cYou\u2019ve got time to shower and dress before your flight. Get the lead out,\u201d Blair said, smacking Jim\u2019s butt. <\/p>\n
\nJim took a shower by himself and thought of little else but Blair and Maggie. They were the two most important things in his life. Did he really want to sell the baby food company? He would have to think about it in New York City because nothing was coming to him here. <\/p>\n
\n
\nOnce Blair had dropped Jim off at the Cascade airport, Blair drove home sadly. He knew that Jim would sell the company and that they would have to move. He also knew that he was in love with Jim and would move anywhere to be near him. Admitting this to himself, helped him cope. He suddenly realized it didn\u2019t matter where they lived as long as they were together. <\/p>\n
\nBlair smiled at his reflection in the rear view mirror. He saw a happy man, finally. Blair was going to do whatever made their life work. And Maggie would be just fine too. <\/p>\n
\n
\nJim sat at the hotel in New York, missing Blair already. He was such a sap these days. He needed Blair more then he cared to admit to himself or anyone else. But one of these days, he was going to tell Blair. <\/p>\n
\nWould Blair move to New York if the job was good enough? Jim had no doubt that they were in love and Jim felt that Blair would follow him anywhere, but then again, he wasn\u2019t the most perceptive at reading his partners actions or words. <\/p>\n
\nWould Jim give up this opportunity to stay in Madison with Blair? He didn\u2019t think so. He had told Blair all along that his plan was to get back to New York City. So, he didn\u2019t think he could pass this job up. Then again, he was going to have to hear the offer first. <\/p>\n
\nJim went to dinner by himself and remembered how lonely he had been while he lived in New York. He didn\u2019t have time to date much and when he did they sure didn\u2019t have time to go out and eat. They would order in. Jim thought about Rafe and if he missed him at all and realized he didn\u2019t. He had never told Rafe he loved him that he could remember. That was sort of sad in itself. He dated the man for three years and they didn\u2019t love each other. <\/p>\n
\nAs he ate, he watched the people walk by the window and he had forgotten how many people were in this town. His senses were acting up ever since he got on the plane that day. Now, he was hearing anything and everything from tables next to him and he didn\u2019t want to hear what they were saying. His eyes hurt from the sun and his sense of taste was shot. Dinner tasted like shit. His dials were off the chart. He was going to have to call Blair and ask for help. God, Jim hated that. He hated being a Sentinel a lot of the time. <\/p>\n
\nHe got back to his room and dialed their home number. \u201cSandburg.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cHey Chief,\u201d Jim whispered. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cOh shit, are you senses acting up?\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cYes, I can\u2019t see well, I can hear everything I don\u2019t want to hear and I can\u2019t eat. Help me.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nBlair talked him through the dials again and got them all set back where they should have been. \u201cWhen you get ready to come home, I\u2019ll fly there and fly back with you. That way you won\u2019t be by yourself and we can take care of the dials together.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cYou\u2019re a life saver, Blair.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cGlad to be of service, Jim. I have something to tell you. If you want the job and to sell the company really badly, do it. I\u2019m behind you, babe, all the way.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nJim felt like he was going to cry or something. He cleared his voice and said, \u201cThank you, Chief. Like I said, you\u2019re a life saver.\u201d <\/p>\n
\nThe two men talked for about two hours, including the time that Jim spent talking to his daughter. She was carrying on about something and he didn\u2019t understand a word she was saying, but it was precious all the same. Jim finally hung up about 9:00 because he wanted to get plenty of sleep for the big day. <\/p>\n
\n
\nThe next morning, Jim walked into Baker Enterprises and smiled at everyone he came in contact with. People were looking at him oddly, because they weren\u2019t used to a smiling Jim Ellison. Not at all. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cJim, how good to see you,\u201d Bill Baker said holding out his hand to shake. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cIt\u2019s good to see you too, sir. It\u2019s been a long while,\u201d Jim answered. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cCome on, everyone is in the conference room already. Let\u2019s get this show on the road.\u201d <\/p>\n
\nJim followed Bill into the room and was shocked at how different everyone looked. They looked tired and unhappy. Jim had forgotten about that part of this job. <\/p>\n
\nStan Miller stood up and said, \u201cIt\u2019s great to see you, Jim.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nJim didn\u2019t answer him and said, \u201cShould we get started?\u201d<\/p>\n
\nMr. Spenser noticed the coolness between the two men and wondered if it was going to work at all. Spenser had been led to believe that Baker had complete control of the situation. <\/p>\n
\nJim opened up the first page of the proposal and Spenser said, \u201cWe will offer you three million dollars for Orchard Baby Gourmet Baby Food Enterprise. You will then be asked to look over the entire business in which you will be paid $450,000.00 a year, plus a profit if we do better then you have the first year, you\u2019ll get twenty percent more. You\u2019ll receive a house of your choosing in the city of your choosing, a vehicle of choice every year, and Orchard Baby will be moved to Minnesota. How does this sound to you?\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cNo, I don\u2019t see it anywhere but Washington. It will stay in Madison, Washington,\u201d Jim said, without taking a breath. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cOkay, we can work with that,\u201d Spenser said quickly. \u201cHow did everything else sound to you?\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cIt sounds like I need to think for a few minutes before I make any decisions. I\u2019ll be right back,\u201d Jim said as he walked out of the room. <\/p>\n
\nSpenser said, \u201cSo how do you think we\u2019re doing with him so far?\u201d<\/p>\n
\nBaker smiled. \u201cI think he\u2019s chomping at the bit, but he wants you to think he\u2019s in charge.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cHe is<\/b> in charge,\u201d Spenser reminded him. <\/p>\n
\nThe men in the conference room all started talking while they waited for Jim Ellison to come back. <\/p>\n
\n
\nJim went to the bathroom and smiled at his reflection in the mirror. We did it, Ellison. We\u2019re back.<\/i> Jim pulled his cell out to call Blair. He didn\u2019t answer and Jim wondered where he was. He hoped nothing was wrong with Maggie. He had had his phone on vibrate and it was in his briefcase, so he wouldn\u2019t have known even if Blair had called. Jim felt horrible. He opened up his phone and saw that no one had called. He felt somewhat better then and thought about what he\u2019d like to do, but he couldn\u2019t make those types of decisions without talking to Blair first. <\/p>\n
\nAs he walked slowly back to the conference room, he realized something. He didn\u2019t want to sell his baby food company. He didn\u2019t want to leave Madison. He didn\u2019t want to move Maggie or Blair away from their home. He was in love and didn\u2019t want anything else but Blair and Maggie. He walked into the conference room and sat down. <\/p>\n
\nHe cleared his throat and said, \u201cGentlemen, I thank you for this offer, but I have to pass.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nBaker said, \u201cYou have to pass on what? Tell us which part you don\u2019t like.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cAll of it. I don\u2019t want to sell my baby food chain. I\u2019m doing really well by myself, and if I can do it by myself, why would I need you? I have a crib in my office, I have a mobile on my desk and I like it that way. Bill, do you remember telling me that you couldn\u2019t have both? Well, it\u2019s not true. You can have both and I\u2019m living proof. I have a date tonight to go dancing with my lover and I can\u2019t wait to see him and my little girl. I have a good life and I\u2019m happy. No, I\u2019m not going to sell Orchard Baby today or any day. I\u2019m sorry for wasting your time.\u201d Jim stood up to leave. <\/p>\n
\nTom Spenser said, \u201cMaybe there are still some bad feelings here after all and it isn\u2019t water under the bridge.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cMaybe so, Tom, but it doesn\u2019t matter. Orchard Baby is not for sale. Thank you for your time,\u201d Jim said as he walked out the door. He could hear everyone trying to figure out what to do. This amused Jim to no end. He went right to the hotel and got a flight to Cascade. He packed and was in the air within two hours. <\/p>\n
\nWhen he got to Cascade, he took a cab to Madison, knowing that would cost a fortune, but didn\u2019t care. Jim couldn\u2019t believe he was almost home. And that worked out perfectly, because tonight was dancing night at the town hall. Jim was really looking forward to seeing his town, his home, his Blair and his baby. Yes, everything was where it should be. <\/p>\n
\nWhen Jim walked through the front door, Blair looked up surprised and said, \u201cWhat are you doing home already?\u201d <\/p>\n
\n\u201cWe had a date for tonight and I didn\u2019t want to miss it.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cA date?\u201d Blair asked, looking confused. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cTown hall, dancing, Mike singing, does this ring a bell?\u201d<\/p>\n
\nBlair walked over to Jim and kissed him soundly. \u201cYes, it does ring a bell. Now tell me what happened in New York City.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cThe offer wasn\u2019t near as good as the offer I have here. So, Orchard Baby is staying open and we\u2019re still in business. We\u2019re staying here, babe. I turned them down. I told them I have a baby mobile on my desk and I liked it and they looked at me like I had two heads. They don\u2019t get it. It\u2019s because they\u2019ve never left before. None of them have ever had to take care of a baby. You should be able to do both. They made it impossible to do, but here we do it every day. I love you, Blair. Oh, and I told them about our date and how I was looking forward to it.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cHonestly, Jim, I was getting ready to see about selling my practice. I can\u2019t believe you chose us.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cBlair, I can\u2019t believe I even considered selling Orchard Baby. You should have smacked me upside the head right then.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cMaggie is still in town at the day care, do you want to go pick her up and go to dinner before we go dancing?\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cBlair, you know nothing is open on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Let\u2019s make sandwiches to take into town and then we\u2019ll go and get our little girl. I\u2019m so glad to be home.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cI\u2019m glad you\u2019re home, Jim. I love you so much.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cAnd I love you.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nThe end <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Transformation By Patt Summary: Jim is settled into a boring life, but two people come into his life and turn it upside down. Warnings: This is an AU movie story. Baby Boom. I always felt that Sam Sheppards role was … Continue reading