The Epicene Effect
By Jerry Leckie

Chapter Eight

    The three stopped at a sidewalk cafe for a quick bite of lunch and continued their conversation.

    Toby asked, "Nick, do you and John wish you could have had children?" Tom gave him a sharp look. "Oh, I'm sorry Nick. That question was way too personal."


    "That's okay Toby. I don't mind answering. John and I haven't really discussed it. No point really. We're in our twenties, so we were born too early and our female organs are incomplete. But, yes, I wish I could have had children." He gave them another evil grin. "Meanwhile, there's nothing wrong with having sex just for the pure pleasure of it."


    Tom swallowed a bite of his sandwich. "I've been so busy thinking about our mating that I had forgotten about that."


    "I noticed that you two were approached several times last night at the dance club. Those guys weren't looking to mate; they just wanted to have a good time."


    "I dated quite a bit in school and bedded lots of guys, but now I couldn't imagine having sex with anyone but Tom."


    Nick said thoughtfully, "Love is a very powerful emotion. I feel the same way about John."


    They spent a couple of hours at the clothing store, looking, discussing what they should buy and trying on garments. They both selected several sets of underwear and summer weight outer garments. Tom chose mostly outdoor clothes, since he would be working on the solar array. Nick suggested that they invest in warm jackets for the cool mountain evenings. Finally, they each bought two pairs of shoes.


    As Nick was paying for their purchases, he spied the owner of the store and introduced Toby as the new accountant in the valley. The man fell on Toby like a long lost lover and dragged him into the office to look at his accounting records. Fifteen minutes later, Toby had his first client.


    On the way back home, Nick called the valley's electrical power engineer and arranged for him to meet Tom that afternoon. By the time the boys had arrived back at the house and put away their purchases, the man was on their doorstep. After an hour's conversation, he agreed to employ Tom, starting the next day.


    By dinner time, both boys were bursting with joy and not a little bit of pride at becoming productive citizens of the valley. In celebration, Toby insisted on preparing dinner. Throughout the meal, Tom, Nick and John showered Toby with compliments, then with tongues firmly planted in cheeks, speculated that he would be cooking most of the meals in the future. With a deadly serious face, Toby wondered aloud where he could find a recipe for sautPd rattlesnake in mountain scorpion sauce.


    Later, Tom and Toby lay in bed, limbs entwined, kissing softly, whispering endearments. "My handsome mate, I love you so much," Toby sighed. "You know what I want to do right now?" Tom smiled at his love and shook his head. "I want to make love to you like I used to during the sacrament." Tom's penis became instantly erect. "As an acolyte, I was supposed to be stimulating you sexually for a greater cause, but I wasn't, I was making love to you."


    With those words, Toby began kissing Tom: forehead, brows, eyes, nose. He raked his tongue across Tom's lips, then gently attacked his ear, sucking the lobe. Then, his mouth savored the soft tissue of his neck, ending with the capture of his Adam's apple. Tom's chest heaved as Toby's talented lips and tongue ministered to his nipples. Toby drew himself to his knees and put his hands to work roaming his love's body. Tom wriggled under the delicious treatment, making small animal noises. Inhaling the scent of his lover's rising musk made Toby's penis hard as he kissed his way down the flat stomach and buried his nose in the curly patch of pubic hair. Ignoring Tom's raging erection, he knelt between the boy's legs and kissed the inside of his thighs. Tom gave a powerful groan and lifted his knees to his chest.


    The sight of Tom surrendering himself to the man he loved almost brought Toby to orgasm. He dived down to his lover's magnificent testicles, bathing them with his tongue and sucking them with his lips. Tom whimpered, "Take me Love. Take me now." Ever the attentive lover, Toby stroked his anus delicately with a finger, sending electric-like charges through the boy. Then, he slowly inserted a finger and began to probe. Tom clutched his knees to his chest convulsively and bellowed, "Now Toby!"


    Complying with his love's command, Toby raised Tom's buttocks and stuffed a pillow underneath. Leaning forward, he guided his penis into the comforting warmth of his lover's rectum. Tom pulled him down onto himself full-length and wrapped his legs around Toby's waist. Before capturing his lips in a deep soul kiss, he whispered, "Oh yes Toby Babe, make love to me."


    And Toby did. For many minutes he took long stokes while exploring Tom's mouth with his tongue. Every few minutes, he rose to his knees, lifted Tom's hips and applied a dozen short strokes, sending his penis crashing into Tom's prostate. On the fourth such venture, a high pitched keening rose in their throats as both boys crossed the threshold of orgasm and poured out their seed.


    After Toby caught his breath, he lovingly lapped up Tom's honey-sweet semen and fed it back to him. Thoroughly relaxed and content, the boys dropped down into a dreamless sleep.


    The next morning when Tom stirred awake, he found Toby smiling at him. "Well, it happened Oh Beautiful One."


    "What's happened Love?" Tom kissed the tip of his nose.


    "Go look in the mirror."


    The light dawned in Tom's eyes. He leaped out of bed and darted into the bathroom. "Wow!" he exclaimed, a smile splitting his face.


    Toby stood behind the boy and encircled him with his arms. "You're more beautiful than ever!" The soft waves of Tom's light brown hair had straightened, leaving silver highlights in their place. The heavy brows remained but had turned platinum blond. His skin texture had softened and turned a deep golden tan. He stroked his chest and checked his underarms; both were devoid of hair. Looking down his six pack, he noticed that the pattern of his pubic hair had reduced to a small strip of soft blondness.


    Their eyes met in the looking glass as Toby stroked Tom's cheek. "I guess you can throw your razor away too, Beautiful." Tom didn't respond, but continued to stare at his reflection. "Are you okay with the changes Babe?" Toby asked softly.


    "Yeah," he finally said, smiling. "This is the real me. And I was just thinking about all that means to us now." Toby's colorless eyes smiled into Tom's pale gray ones. "I feel so good I just want to shout."


    And Nick and John did shout when they saw Tom. They gave him congratulatory hugs, then Nick hustled him off to the lab for a quick checkup by Doc Kennedy.


    That night, Toby cooked a special dinner, including a cake, to celebrate Tom's change. Which meal was totally consumed, in record time, by the four friends. John broke out a bottle of especially good valley wine as they retired to the living room and lit a cheerful blaze in the fireplace.


    There, they had enjoyed good spirits and fellowship for a time when Tom noticed that Toby was missing. He excused himself and went in search of the boy, spotting him immediately as he stepped out onto the back porch. There was his love, hands behind his head, lying on his back on the picnic table.  He appeared to be simply staring up at the full moon. Tom's sensitivity to Toby fairly bristled, so he approached slowly and sat on a bench beside the table. He observed his love for a time, then kissed the boy softly on the cheek.


    Toby turned his head toward Tom and smiled. He placed a hand on his abdomen and said, "You've given me a child."