The characters and events in this story are fictional and any resemblance to real people is purely co-incidental. The following story may contain sexual or reference to sexual situations. If this is illegal in your area, you are underage or you find it objectionable, do not read any farther and exit now.tomsims563@yahoo.com Have you made a donation to Nifty" If you have, thank you! http://donate.nifty.org/donate.html Headed WestChapter 2I saddled my horse. Jimmy and I rode out to meet his parents. We had a chance to talk. I learned that Jimmy was an only child and would turn 18 in a two weeks. His dad had been working as a farm hand. His employer sold out and his dad was left with no job and no money. He had not been able to find a new job. The new owners were coming in two weeks and Jimmy and his parents had to be out by that time. They were just going to move to the mountains and live off the land.
Jimmy introduced his parents, Willie and Betty Reese. He left to do the chores and take care of his horse. I knew that he just wanted to let his parents make a decision on their own. We just visited for a time and had coffee.
"I have proposition for you. It would involve leaving here and going to Oregon with me. I have two wagons and I need a driver for one of them. I will provide all the supplies and a salary. When we reach our destination, I will buy you a farm, equipment and livestock. I will give you a little time and will go out and help Jimmy with his chores. I'll be back in a few minutes."
"Charlie, you don't have to leave. Betty and I can just make our decision. In fact, I think we have already made it. Would you please fetch Jimmy for us? Thank you."
"Willie, that sounds good! I`ll go and get him now."
I went into the barn and found Jimmy with his pants down and beating his meat.. He started to stop but I told him that I would help him out. I took over and finished him off. No words were exchanged. I stayed out in the barn and helped Jimmy finish feeding the livestock and then we went into the house.
"Charlie, we came to a decision. Jimmy will drive your wagon. We will have our own to drive. Only we won't take a salary. Our supplies will be pay enough. We have a wagon and four oxen and will at the fort in two days. Jimmy told us that the wagon train would be leaving in three days."
"I'll agree on one condition. Jimmy gets a salary. He is approaching the age of being on his own. If he saves his money, he'll at least have a start. Ok, with you Jimmy?"
"You bet. I will never turn down free money."
"Young man, there is no such thing as free money. You will earn every penny of it. Do you all have saddle horses?"
"Yes." replied Willie.
"The reason I ask is because I have some extra live livestock with me. I will be needing Betty to help a young girl traveling with me to drive them. "If she can handle a team, she could trade off with the two of you."
"I want you to know that I can handle a team better that either of my men," Betty said laughing.
"Believe me! Mom is better than Dad and me put together." admitted Jimmy.
"I think that I will head back to the fort and I will see you in two days. Betty, I will wait for you and then we can go shopping for supplies together. So I will see you then.*****
Mary Ann was waiting in the wagon camp when I got there. She had our evening meal all ready when I arrived. We both were talking non-stop, bringing the other up to date on the happening around the fort and surrounding area.
"Mary Ann, I have fallen in love with you. Would you be my wife. We can get married here at the fort before we leave."She came to my arms and started crying. "Charlie, I have fallen in love with you also but I can't marry you. Let's go inside the wagon and draw the curtains and I will tell you why."
"Mary Ann, I want you to be my wife regardless of your past."
"Charley, my whole life has been a complete lie. I have told no one my secret not even the woman and her boyfriend who helped me with my defenses. I have always been little for my age. In fact all the girls my age were taller than me. When I went through puberty, I was sure that I would grow a little in size and have a beard. I didn't! The only hair I have is on my head and my private places. I remained the size that I am now. My dad wanted a man and not a wimpy boy for a son. I was a complete disappointment to him. Yes, Charlie, I am a boy and not a girl."
"I can't believe that. You are a very good looking girl!"
"Charlie, that is the reason I wanted you to come into the wagon and draw the curtains. I knew that you wouldn't believe me so I wanted to show you." Mary Ann took off her clothes include all the padding that made her look like a woman.
"Mary Ann, I can't believe what I am seeing. Not only do you have a man's body but a well endowed one at that. Most men would die of envy to have one as big as yours."
"I was given the name James Lee at birth. My father hated me and became very abusive. I couldn't take it anymore and ran away from home. I stole some money from my parents to live on for awhile. I went to a seamstress in a nearby town and had her make some undergarments and pad them so that looked like a girl. She made me several dresses and helped me get shoes and other thing to make me look feminine. She also showed me how to talk, walk, and act like a girl. I stayed with her 3 months and let my hair grow out. She suffered a heart attack and died. Before she did, she told me where to look to find some money that she had saved. I was able to live for several months and was broke again."
"Mary Ann, where did you learn to cook. You are one of the best!"
"My mother was a very good cook and I spent all my time in the kitchen helping her. You might say I had a natural talent. Even though it almost broke her heart, she though it was best that I leave. She was afraid that my dad would end-up killing me and maybe even her. The part about living with an old aunt was all a big lie but it helped explain why I am traveling alone. I became Mary Ann. James Lee no longer exist."
I took her/his penis in my hands and gave it several squeezes and fondled her nut sack. "I can't wait until this belongs to me. "Why don't you get dressed. I don't want to take the chance that someone may see us. We'll plan how we are going to handle this situation. I will wait for you outside."
"Mary Ann, I would still like to marry you. I think that this would be better than just living together. It'll cause a lot less talk if we did get married. No one would have to know our secret.. However, it would mean not having any children unless we adopted some."
"Have you ever had sex with a man?"
"No, more than what I just did with you!"
" You know this would never be accepted by society or the church. It would mean living a lie for the rest of our lives. Let's saddle our horses and ride out and visit with the Nortons. I think they are the only people we can trust to keep our secret and I would like to get their feeling and advice."
"Charlie, I agree. Let's go first thing in the morning! It is getting a little late and I don`t want to be riding after dark."
"First thing in the morning, it is."We went to bed and played with each other for a little bit and went to sleep. Mary Ann and I were up early and headed for the Norton farm. We were getting close and we saw a wagon that had turned over. As we got closer we could see that a man was pinned under the wagon and a woman was lying near him. She sat up as we got nearer and started waving her arms.
"At least one person is still alive. I just hope we are not too late if there are others," I whispered."Think positive!" replied Mary Ann.
We pulled up next to the wagon, jumped down and ran to the woman. "I am ok.. Just plain worn out from trying to get my husband from underneath the wagon. He is alive and may just have a broken leg. I was thrown clear and not hurt."
"The first we will have to do is move the wagon off him. Then I can check him out. Is there anyone inside the wagon?"
"No, my grandson went to catch the horses. They were extra ones that we used to relieve the oxen which are hobbled over near that tree. We do have a granddaughter, Jennie who is a twin to our grandson. They just turned 18. She went to the creek to get a bucket of water." May Belle said.
"Look, I see a rider coming and he is leading two horses with him. Just look at the size of them. They are huge." said Mary Ann.
"Jeff, I am so glad that you were able to catch the horses Maybe we can use them to pull the wagon up on its wheels. Get the harnesses off the wagon and put them on the horses. We can attach ropes to each harness and maybe the horses will be able to pull the wagon upright." May Belle said. I see Jenny coming. She can help with the wagon.
In no time at all, we had the wagon off the man and upright. He lucked out and was just pinned under the wagon. No broken bones. His legs started to hurt when the blood started circulating again.
"Luke, serves you right for falling asleep and hitting that ditch. Next time I bet you'll watch where you are going."
"Listen, Old Woman, if you keep flapping your jaws, the job will be yours. I would like to see if you could do any better."
"Where are you people headed?" I asked changing the subject.
"We are headed for Oregon. We just joined a wagon train . We don't travel on Sundays so the rest of wagon train left us on our own. Right now we were just trying to make the fort. We through we would lay over and wait for another wagon train headed west."
"What are we going to have to do to get the wagon operational again!" I asked.
Luke was just sitting near the wagon. " The tongue came off when the wagon turned over. I think the tongue pin broke and needs to be replaced. I have an extra one in the tool box that we can use. Jeff would you get it and do you think you can put it back together.?"
"If I can get some help holding the tongue in place, I am sure that I can drive the pin back into the socket."If Mary Ann and Jennie can help me, I am sure that we can hold the tongue in place while Jeff pounds the pin in."
"I think that we can all help," said May Belle.
The wagon was soon ready to move. "If you head due South, you'll reach Fort Kearney. It is just a couple of hours travel from here. Tell the Commander that Charley sent you. Stay there and we will return maybe tonight and if not tomorrow."*****John and Lisa were very glad to see us. They were bubbling with enthusiasm. They were glad that we had found someone to replace them as drivers for my wagon.
"Mr. and Mrs. Norton, Mary Ann and I have something very private and it must be kept a secret. No one must ever know the truth. May we talk with you?"
"Of course you can. I can tell that something very important has come up and you need our advice." said Mrs. Norton. John was shaking his head in agreement.
"I will just keep quite and let Mary Ann tell you all about our troubles. Then I will take over."
Mary Ann told her story exactly as she had told it me, leaving out the visual demonstration.
"I have asked Mary Ann to marry me. Then she told me why she couldn't. We are considering marriage anyway and continuing with Mary Ann's deception. We both know what the community and the church would do if they were ever to find out. So we came to you seeking advice. Neither one of us have family or close friends to turn to for advice. We are on our own and we just don`t know what to do."
John questioned, "Mary Ann, do you ever wish that life would have been different for you?"
"No, I haven't. I have convinced myself that God gave me this body for some reason and it is not mine to question." replied Mary Ann.
"I think that is part of the answer. I would say for the both of you put your trust in God and to talk with him. I am sure that he will tell you what he wants. He is not going to come out and tell you but you both will feel it in your hearts. I say listen to your inter-self. He may choose another way, but you will know when he answers."
"I agree with John. God is love and understanding. I am sure that you would be married in his eyes. However, this won't be the case with society. I think he has some little children that are orphaned and he wants you to have them.""Mrs. Norton, I think that God was using you to give us the answer we are seeking. I had a very strange feeling when you were talking."
"I had that same feeling and that is the reason that I am crying. Please come to our wedding which will happen as soon as we get back," sobbed Mary Ann
"We will go over to Laura's and invite all of them our wedding."."Charley, there is a woman doctor over there. She rescued a young woman from the Indians. They arrived early this morning. I just wanted to let you know so that you wouldn't be surprised. We were going to bring them to the fort in the morning. They came in two wagons. The young woman was taken prisoner not far from here. They stopped by her place on the way here. Her husband had been killed the day before, probably by the tribe from which the girl escaped from. They filled two wagons and made it here.
On the way to Laura's, Mary Ann asked, "Do you think that God was really talking to us?"
"Yes, I do. I know that he answers prayer sometimes in mysterious ways. I have a very good feeling inside me, now."
"So do I. What about our sex life?" asked Mary Ann.
"Our sex life will be ours alone and private. We will just have to tell the other what we like and don't like. All married couples go through this period of adjustment. I can't wait to get started," I said laughing.
"Just like a man! All they ever think about is sex!" Marry Ann said laughing with me.