John and Frankie Ch. 01
Hello, all... My name is Frank Stouffer. My story begins when my mom remarried and we moved into her new husband's house-- in my junior year of high school... His son John and I are almost the same age, but I'd stayed back a year in grade school. I think I looked up to him more than most younger siblings do with their actual brothers: He always treated me with kindness and respect, especially at first. When we moved in with them in Kansas City, John introduced me to his friends and anyone else he thought I might like, besides helping me move stuff into my room and showing me around the house, the neighborhood and school. He was on the swim team, so he didn't look as big as, say, the guys who played football, but he was gracefully muscular. I didn't notice being attracted to him physically until later, but I sort of worshipped him from a distance-- he was cool, handsome, and intelligent, about five-ten with black hair and blue eyes. I felt awkward next to him, shorter ...