Disclaimer: I do not own anything! I merely borrow the wonderful characters Chris and Gordie , ( other less worthy ones as well) , from the glorious film directed by Rob Reiner. A film that was based off the novella , The Body , written by the great Stephen King! He whose fame shall never fade from this earth!


Too Late

Gordie began laying plans , and acting on them , in the following days.

He walked from his house to the train station repeatedly , finding the quickest , most hidden routes , timing how long it took . He repeated the process from Chris's house. Next he became familiar with the train station itself , he learned all he could about what kind of trains came and went and when they did so. He also befriended the one and only employee of the Macadam's train station , an old man named Bradley Strobel. He had once been an engineer , until an accident cost him the use of his left hand. As a result he was given a job at the train station keeping the books in a small wooden building on the platform. He had records of every train the went and came through Castle Rock. Gordie became an expert at memorizing train schedules. All this information was vital to his half formed , wild , worst case scenario , plan. Should he and Chris be discovered , they would stowaway on a train and get the hell out of Castle Rock , his plan went no further than that. He did , however , realize that should they have to leave it would be suddenly and without time for preparation. They each got a bag and filled it with everything the they didn't want to leave behind in their little home town , which wasn't much. Mostly clothes , food , all the money they had , and some few precious items , Gordie of course , packed a notebook of paper and several good pencils. He told Chris about his plan and he agreed it was a good idea , as a measure of last resort , if their lives depended on it. Their bags sat , waiting , under Gordies bed ( Chris was afraid that his dad would find his if he kept it on the house.).

Of course all the planning , along with school work , meant less time to spend with Chris. They needed each other like they needed food or sleep , when they didn't have each other , being together absorbed their minds. So when Chris suggested they go hiking to the river one sunny Autumn Sunday Gordie practically screamed yes. They were hiking to a certain spot on the river well outside of town , where they could be alone. It was late October and the trees were burning red and yellow , then withering brown , like a forest of matches. They were far off any trail and well away from any stain of civilization. Gordie reached out and held Chris's hand as they walked , he could do so without fear , they were alone. They walked in a warm loving silence that said much more than words could ever hope to express.

They heard running water , a few yards later a wide slow flowing stream was visible.

" You wanna swim?" Chris asked as they reached the bank ,

" Won't it be cold?" , Gordie never knew why he asked this stupid question , he would have swam with Chris if there had been snow on the ground.

" Nah , it's fine." Chris answered , dipping a testing hand into the languorous current.

" Sure" Gordie finally agreed and pulled his shirt over his head , his face burned when he saw Chris do the same.

He'd always been a little embarrassed about his light body , and as a result he'd always been a little envious of Chris's. and he had reason to be Chris was physically perfect , he had one of those rare bodies that was formed beautifully and effortlessly. His shoulders were round with muscle and his biceps were strong and toned enough to be capable of both great power and tenderness. His chest was strong and flat , a great place to rest your head as he held you in his arms , as Gordie knew from blissful experience. His abs were equally tone and flat showing a six pack that was visible but not ostentatious. When Chris undid his belt and unzipped his jeans Gordie was helpless , glued in place , watching the boy undress. He pulled down his jeans to show lean firm thighs and legs.

" God , he's so perfect." he thought to himself ,

his face grew red as he saw Chris slide down his whit briefs and turned to put his clothes on a nearby rock. Chris was perfect there too.

" What's the matter Gordie? Shy?" , he asked grinning ,

he knew how his body made Gordie feel. And Gordie was shy , he felt perfectly inadequate when compared to Chris physically.

" Well you've got no reason to be." , he said , walking over to Gordie , completely naked.

" You're perfect Gordie." , and with that he undid Gordies belt and the button of his jeans ,

" You're not too bad yourself Chambers." he managed to say quietly.

With a grin Chris pulled down Gordie's pants running his hands down his smooth thighs. The briefs soon followed , with those done away with Chris paused to look at his lover.

" You're beautiful." he told him , and he was. Because Gordie was skinny what muscle he did have showed , a lot. His body overall was slimmer than Chris's and ever so slightly taller , Chris envied his lean and graceful form.

Chris lead Gordie to the water and they both Jumped in. Gordie gasped when he came up ,

" You asshole , this is freezing!" ,

Chris just grinned , the water running in streams down his chest.

" Let me warm you up Gordo." he said , and pulled him into an embrace.

Gordie relaxed and he did warm up , with Chris whole body pressed against his ,

" Better?" ,

" A lot ," , he answered , " don't let go."

And Chris didn't intend to , ever. He pulled Gordie into a passionate kiss that lasted twelve amazing seconds.

" C'mon , let's dry off."

Chris lead a shivering , naked , Gordie to the bank. He dried him himself with the thin towel he had in his pack back , ( he'd planned this from the beginning) , making the most of every second. And Gordie did the same to Chris , enraptured by the beauty of his body. But as he went to get dressed Chris stopped him ,

" Not just yet." he said , and led him over to a grassy patch on the bank , Gordie understood.

Chris laid the towel down on a bed of purple , vine like flowers. He and Gordie laid on the towel , naked , their bodies intertwined , breathing softly. They both had erections and they both knew that the time had come for the next part of their love.

"Chris , I want this." Gordie said looking into Chris's eyes ,

" Are you sure , I mean really sure?" , Chris asked , Gordie was something holy , sacred to him , he didn't want to see him hurt , ever.

" Positive" , Gordie answered , kissing Chris , he whispered "Chris , I want you."

The boys were so lost in their own perfect , euphoric , world of love that they never heard the twigs snap and the leaves crackle under the weight of an intruder. They never saw him and they never sensed his eyes watching them. Even after the best few minuets of their lives , when they collapsed , sweating , into each others arms , whispering innumerable " I love you's" , they were never aware that they had been seen , watched by unfriendly eyes. They could never have imagined such a thing could be possible , they were still in the beautiful , perfect , loving , but still not real , world of themselves. They never knew until it was too late.

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