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Robbietherobot, Sorry, people call our Prime Minister a posh gent but it's said as a derogatory remark. and David, The Aristocracy have always been enlightened about homosexuality, (Have you not see Brideshead Revisited), it was the Victorians you convinced the working classes that any sex was a sin against God, never mind Homosexuality, and it's thjat class of people the world over who are the most prejudiced, (did you know it was still illegal to be gay in Scotland until the mid 1970's !!!)

Rory, I'm continually surprised, when reading your tales, of how progressive and open-minded your family is! It's actually refreshing to read about how your "stuffy" high-society life is quite enlightened, at least it definitely is in your family! :-)

It was meant as a compliment since U said U lads dress for dinner.

-Rorbbietherobot, don't think like that,, you grow up as you do in any society,, i now recognize, at 18 that my position is more privileged that a lot of boys my age, but i didn't know this growing up, i am sorry if you judge me for what am. Most of my friends, like Tony, are people i love, not because of there situation in society, but just that , because i love them, and you will see, as the story progresses that love conquers all.

U lads are such posh gents.

Hi David, it's nothing to do with our positions in society or anything like that, at Uni we shower in the morning before lectures, and at night if i am 'With' someone, for obvious reasons, and at home, i know it is very old fashioned, but we Dress for Dinner, and, of course we shower first. also remember, the water at home is free, it comes from our mountain range, it's filtered but costs us nothing, even heating water is free, our boilers are timber fed, we grow all our own Timber, there are over four thousand acres of forests. even most of the Electric is free, we have an Hydro Electric plant and a few windmills dotted about. Quite simply would you go to bed with someone without showering first? It could be a social thing because we do change our clothes a few times a day, it depends what activity we are doing. ( not too winded an answer i hope?)

Yes, a guy warmly putting his hand on mine often does that to me as well.

(Sorry to chatter on your story-blog. But I just remembered why their many-showers is such an indelible memory for me though it was decades ago: it was because, with all their hogging of the bathroom for their wanks, oops I mean "showers", half the time when I had to use the toilet, I had to go down two floors and use the main/public rest-rooms....)

I've been curious a long time, about the fact you & your guys seem to all shower 2x a day? Just wondering if that's common there (a Scottish thing, or a UK-uni-boys thing, or a blue-blood thing, or a European thing in general now)? (The family I grew up with, we showered (or bathed) only once every other day, that was in the 1970s & apparently came from New York & New England tradition.) Though I am familiar with college guys showering 2x a day: one semester (my least-favorite semester...), in the dorms I briefly lived with 4 other guys in a 3-room suite with a shared bathroom, they were all born-again Christians whereas I was in the midst of "settling down" into agnosticism.... They all showered 2 or 3 times a day apiece! (I assumed it was because they did all their autoeroticizing / wanking in the shower.... But I know that's not the case with you.) Just wondering / daydreaming.

Thnx Rory...can't wait for Chapter 3. Always like the little twists where you are learning about you own family history.

Chapter 2

I woke at 5 am Friday morning, my I phone smart watch had been set to vibrate at just that time, i opened my eyes and glanced over where Tony slumbered on, only the moonlight bathed the room in light, dawn wouldn't rise until 7.30 and we needed to be well on our way by then..... I rose from the bed and pulled on my boxes and padded silently to Tony, i shook him gently and his eyes opened and he smiled when he saw me, 'Morning Rory,' I smiled back, 'Lets go brush our teeth, we don't need to shower, then i will make breakfast and we'll make tracks OK?' Tony nodded and rubbed the sleep from his eyes, i strode to the bathroom and ran some water and brushed my teeth, i still don't shave so that was all i needed to do, Tony came in, it was obvious that he too, did not shave, was it only very blond boys that didn't shave at our age, i pondered. I left him and made porridge. I had been thinking about the trip, we would need to dress for dinner, and it was obvious by his holdall he wasn't carrying any, and there was no time to go to his home to pick up some, but i had checked out his body, and he was a similar size to me, accept two inches smaller, so that was no problem, i could supply him whatever he needed at home..... By the time Tony had finished i had dressed and the porridge was bubbling away, 'How do you like it Tony?', he walked over, 'with salt please,' I offered him a dram, he looked surprised but accepted, i didn't, i was driving......... I had a very good look at him, while we were eating, he really was stunningly handsome,. 'Tony, do you mind if i ask you a personnel question?' he looked up, smiling, 'How personnel?'.... i dithered slightly, 'Sorry Tony, forget it, '......'Rory!.' I looked up, 'Do you consider us friends?'. The question surprised me. 'Of course, 'did you think we weren't?'.... 'Well, we have never socialized together.'...I stopped eating, . .' Tony have you forgot i asked to date you about a year ago and you thanked me and said i wasn't your type!'....Tony dropped his eyes and blushed slightly,.'. 'Did you hate me for refusing you?'...Now it was my turn to be surprised,....'Tony! nobody hates you, you are one of the nicest boys on campus, never mind one of the most handsome, it was that after you refused my offer of a date i found out you were madly in love with Reggie, so i didn't pursue you.'.. Tony suddenly looked up, shocked.... 'Found out from whom?'......'Oh, it was the talk of the Uni at that time, ' i said lightly, He looked even more shocked, ' You mean everyone knew?'....I realized instantly he was close to tears, i had to defuse this quickly, ...'No, i meant everyone in the 'gang'. He dropped his eyes again and said quietly, ..'You must all have laughed at me?'...I rose quickly and went to him and knelt beside him and held him by his shoulders,..'Tony, we all love you, we would never laugh at you, no-one can predict who they are going to fall in love with, i personally felt sorry for you, because I knew that Reggie is totally straight. Wasn't it frustrating for you living and working with him all that time?'......Tears fell, . ' I thought he would eventually come round to loving me,.' I wiped away his tears with a napkin, ...'Tony, it's obvious he loves you, but as a best friend, not a lover, and now you have put him in a very difficult position, how can he share a dorm with you, knowing how much you love him, he would be nervous around you all the time, but he still acted appallingly and he will be punished.!'...........Tony stood up, ' Your not going to hurt him are you?'......'No, of course not, but he must be told how badly he has treated you.!' . 'Please don't Rory, you will frighten him!.... I stood up,. 'What do you mean i will frighten him,?', Tony sat down, ' Well you know a lot of students are frightened of you.!' i just stood there, astounded by his words.

I sat down and said nothing, could this be true, a lot of students are frightened of me.? I just couldn't understand it, why would they be.? I am kind and friendly,... It was Tony who broke the silence......'You really didn't know?' I felt my tears coming, i rose quickly and went to the bathroom and closed the door. How could this be possible, i am friendly towards everyone, and i am kind to then as well, Tony knocked on the door, .'Rory please come out.' I wiped my tears and opened the door, Tony could see i had been weeping, he just reached forward and hugged me,..' I am so sorry, i thought you knew?' i pulled away from him, . 'Are you frighted of me?' he smiled wanly, ' a little bit.' ..'But why, i have never done anything to hurt or threaten you.!'... Tony held me by my shoulders, 'Do you really not know of your reputation, ??'.. 'What reputation? i was completely baffled., 'Have you forgotten when those three thugs picked on Bobby in the locker room and you went to his aid and that boy swung a punch at you, and you floored him with one punch?' I nodded, 'That one punch broke his jaw, didn't you see how frightened they were when you confronted them in the canteen the following morning and threatened them?' i shook my head, 'Everyone else did take notice and kept a wide berth, but it was the fight at the Skater park, when two local toughs picked on Timmy from my Halls of Residence that really made your reputation, they were bigger and older than you, you kidney punched one and punched the other, just two blows and you floored them both, one, again with a broken jaw, have you forgotten all this.?' I shook my head, of course i hadn't forgotten. 'But i thought i was doing good!' 'Yes, Rory, we all know that, but word got round, why do you think there is never any trouble when your around?' I didn't understand the question, 'What do you mean, no trouble when i am around.?' he smiled at me, 'Rory there are bullies all the way through Uni, but when they see you coming, they all melt away.' Tony looked at me, i must have been staring into the distance, trying to make sense of what he was saying, he reached forward and kissed me full of the lips, i was startled, i pulled away, 'Tony what are you doing?'..'I am sorry Rory, i didn't realize how sweet you really are.' He smiled at me, i lowered my eyes, . 'I had no idea people feared me.' Tony lifted my chin, 'Sorry, i used the wrong word, forgive me, People are WARY of you, not afraid.' I smiled back at him, ' Your just saying that to placate me!'...Tony's pale blue eyes gazed into mine, .' I never knew how nice a guy you really are,' he said it gently, with meaning, he reached forward and kissed me again, this time i didn't pull away, i loved the way he kissed, not open mouthed with tongue but gently and firm, eventually we pulled apart, i grinned at him.' i always knew you were really nice, why do you think i asked you out.!' and we both laughed.

We dressed quickly and headed down the darkened corridors out to the car park, i pressed my remote and my lovely Range Rover Evoke blinked at me, Tony looked at the beautiful blue metallic car and said, 'This is yours,?' i told him it was a Birthday present from my parents a month previously, and we both slipped into the yellow leather and burr walnut interior and silently glided down the drive and out of the gates. We drove through the quiet streets of St. Andrews and headed North on the A9, we chatted, i assured him that the car was second hand, but he was impressed by it, and i remembered that unlike many of my friends, Tony was an ordinary Scottish boy from Edinburgh, and this $150.000 Range Rover would impress him. On the journey up, i told him what too expect at home, that we dressed for dinner, there was a panicked look in his eyes, i assured him i had enough dress clothes to dress both of us more than once, i asked him not to address my parents by their titles and to call my father sir, but most importantly that he was coming as a friend of mine, and that meant he would be full accepted by my family and so to calm his nerves and just act the sweet kind boy he really was, echoing his words about me, he smiled and reached over and squeezed my hand resting on the gear shift. I immediately had an erection, and hoped he hadn't noticed in the darkened interior. I was determined not to take advantage of the situation, Yes i fancied him, i always had, but he was delicate just now, so my mission was to make his stay, with my family, a happy one as possible, and i hoped, it would be one of many visits to our remote Estate......We reached the Southern Gatehouse by ten am, the gates were shut, the Gillie who lived there with his family rushed out pulling on a jacket and opened the gates, i lowered the window, 'Morning Angus, how's the Family? he told me they were well, 'Forgive the delay, My Lord, we didn't expect you so early.' i told him not to worry about it and introduced Tony and asked Angus to treat him with the courtesy he showed me, Angus bowed and we drove through towards the Village, there were some people milling about and all waved at us as we passed, 'No-one is afraid of me here Tony'... i said it quietly, he again placed his hand over mine on the gear shift, and we looked at each other and smiled. Damn, this boy was getting to me. 'This is so beautiful Rory,' Although the early morning sun sparkled on the yellow road, snow still bathed the surrounding lands in a thick blanket, i wasn't unusual to have snow up till May, i had text my father at the gatehouse, and he was waiting with my Mother and Hamish as we pulled into the drive, we got out, i told Tony to leave the luggage, and we went to greet my parents. I kissed my parents and introduced Tony, ' This is Anthony Yellowlees, my friend from the University' and before i could say, And the Vice president of the Film Club that made our Documentary, my father said, 'I say, not The Yellowlees from Morningside.?' Tony nodded, 'Well well my boy, you Grandfather did a great Job for us here and it all still works beautifully, do come in.'.... I was completely speechless, i followed my father into the house, with his arm around Tony's shoulder,' My Mother looked at me, ' Are you alright darling, you look a bit surprised?' Surprised, i was dumbfounded...