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Chapter Ten

Roland drove the Hummer to the perfect spot for them to have their picnic and after everything was unloaded and as Joey and Seto spread the blanket on the ground Greta placed the things on it and then as Joey and Seto helped Roland bring the two big coolers with all the perishable food in them and they were placed in the shade of the huge tree, then Roland went back to the Hummer and he got out the fishing things and as he carried them down to the lake and as he started threading the fishing line onto each of the three reels and when he was done he attached hooks onto the end of each reel and he placed then to the stands that he had driven into the ground.

That's when Mokuba and Joshua went over to where Roland was and he showed them how to put the worm on the hook and as he showed them how to use the reels to throw the line out into the lake and as they all sat down on the bank to wait for the fish to bite.

Greta sat there watching the three of them talk and laugh at some of the silly stories that Roland always told about the one that got away, Seto and Joey went for a walk around the lake and enjoyed the beauty of the area and as they found the perfect to sit and talk and as Seto leaned back against the tree Joey sat back against Seto and they just sat there for a moment enjoying the beauty around them and then Seto said "It all started after Gozaburo adopted Mokie and me and brought us back here to the Manor. He wanted to shape me into the person he wanted me to be and that meant that I was made to study twenty hours a day and I got to sleep very little and if I didn't do what he wanted then well lets just say that he taught me never to question his way of doing things."

He stopped and tears filled his eyes and Joey turned around and he laid his head on Seto's chest and as he put his arms around Seto he whispered "You don't have to go on I think I know where this is leading and it doesn't make me love you less for what happened to you and I know that if Joshua ever knew that he'd love you all the more for being the man that you are."

Seto looked down at the man holding him and he said "I love you and thank you for understanding, but I have to get this out if I expect to be able to be the man who can love you and our son."

Then he went on to tell Joey about the abuse that followed and how at first it was just verbal and then how when that bastard got drunk it became physical and how when he was only fourteen he was raped by this man who was suppose to be the one who was there to protect his sons not the monster who was raping his son.

Then as he wiped away the tears that fell down his face Seto went on to tell Joey about how when Gozaburo threatened to do the same to Mokuba if he didn't submit to whatever he said and how one day when Seto was sixteen Gozaburo came home drunk and Seto heard Mokie scream out in pain and when he ran to Mokuba's room that bastard was in bed with his brother and he was trying to rape him and how Seto grabbed him and dragged him from Mokie's bedroom and that in the hall he beat the hell out of him.

And then when Gozaburo got up and went to hit him Seto pushed him hard and he went flying through the window and fell three stories to the ground below. It was Roland who came and disposed of the body and he also made up a story how the plane that Gozaburo was on crashed over the ocean and that there was no survivors and that's when Roland and Greta became the parents that they had always wanted."

They sat there in silence and then Joey looked up at Seto and he said "You can't let this eat at you or you'll never be able to be the person that you really want to be. What you need is to talk to someone and just maybe it might help you let go of the anger you have inside and then you'll be able to finally let us in and then we can start being the family that we always wanted."

Seto touched the side of Joey's face and he said "Who can I trust not to use what I tell them against me and my family?"

Joey closed his eyes and then he said "My Uncle Vince is a trained therapist and he works with children and adults who have been traumatized from acts of abuse that range from screaming to the actual rape that they received from family members. If I call and ask him would you talk to him and see if he can help you?"

Seto held Joey in his arms as he heard what he was saying and at first he was terrified to let anyone know what happened to him but he also knew that if he didn't get some help then he'd probably lose the two of the most important people in his life, so he then said "When we get back will you please call your Uncle and see if he'll be willing to talk to me."

Joey had tears running down his face because he knew what it caused Seto to admit not only what happened to him but for him to ask for help, well that made him love him all the more. "I'll call when we get back and Seto, I know how hard this is for you but I also know that you want us to be a family again and that's what I want too."

Then he kissed Seto and as they held each other and let their kisses turn their lives upside down they heard Greta scream and they both got up and ran back to where they left the others and as they saw why she had screamed both Seto and Joey fell down laughing as they saw her standing in the lake dripping wet while Roland, Mokie and Joshua laughed at her and she had her hands on her hips trying to look mean and then she too started laughing and it was the kind of day that made everyone glad that they came here in the first place.

They got Greta out of the water and when Seto asked her "How did you get all wet?" She turned and looked at him and then she said "Why don't you ask your father?" Then she marched over to the Hummer and she climbed inside and changed into something dry and when she came back she started putting things out and she said "Lunch is ready."

Roland, Mokuba and Joshua got out of the water and that's when Roland said "Joshua got a bite and when he yelled well Greta thought he was hurt and when she started walking out to get to him she slipped and fell into the water and I started laughing and well you know the rest."

Seto then said through his laughter "You know you'll probably have to sleep in one of the guest room for a couple of days don't you?"

Roland nodded the he understood and then they went over to where the bowl of clean water was sitting and Roland, Mokie and Joshua washed off their hands and they all went over and sat on the blanket and Greta put fried chicken, baked beans, potato salad and a roll on each of their plates and as they each got one Joshua said "Dear God its me Joshua and will you please bless this food and all my family with your love and thank you for the beautiful day we have today. Amen." Then the all began to eat.

When they were all done, Greta said "Alright I guess that it was kind of funny what happened today but goodness that water is sure cold." This caused all of them to start laughing and soon there was laughter filling the air. As they all rested Joshua said "I wish that today could go on forever because I love it here being with my family." Roland and Greta said together "We do too."

It was getting late and so they all helped clean up the area and as they all got back into the Hummer and Roland drove back to the Manor both Joshua and Mokuba were both asleep and so Roland carried Mokie and Seto carried their son upstairs and as they were both placed on the separate beds and then the adults went back downstairs and Roland and Greta went to the kitchen and both Seto and Joey went to the living room and Joey picked up the phone and he called his Uncle Vince and when he was through talking he smiled as he hung up the phone and he said to Seto "Vince can be here tomorrow around noon if that's going to be alright with you."

Seto put his arm around Joey and as they cuddled on the couch Seto told him "That will be just fine but I do have to say that I'm scared to death because I haven't ever told anyone about what happened besides you and now I have to tell a complete stranger and it's kind of scary."

Joey held Seto in his arms and he said "It was Vince that helped me through when I lost my parents and sister and he's going to help you too. All you have to do is be honest with him and trust that he'll be able to help you and soon you'll feel one hundred percent better but it won't happen over night." They were sitting there talking when Roland and Greta started to come into the room and they heard the conversation and they went back to the kitchen and tears ran down their faces as they heard that Seto was going to get the help he so desperately needed to get better and it caused then not only to cry but to smile because they knew that soon he would better and have a family of his own here at the Manor.

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