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Danny,  is a typical type of straight boy i like, six foot tall, very cute with pale blond locks, a skater-boy lean smooth and tanned to his toenails and a stunning pair of emerald green eyes.

He was the prankster in our group a working-class boy from Essex who was a genius on computers,

He drank he smoked and swore like a trooper,

He was loved by us all, but once the word of my sexuality got out because Ben had 'outed me' when he first introduced me to the Team. and he, more than any of the others, took it rather badly,

Now when he hugged me, it was a strain for him, so i told him not to hug me anymore if it was that big a deal for him, and he was hurt by my words, but not as much as I was because i cared for Danny a great deal, until I came along Danny was Ben's 2.I.C in the gang, (Second In Command)

Here is a few stories to enable you to see how Danny and I became so close.

Because most of us in the team Ben come from well to do families and out allowances are generous, to say the least,

We had no problem going up to the mountains in winter to skateboard or ski, or the other festivals and hobbies like Lords for Ashes Cricket Tests against Australia or New Zealand,

But whenever we suggested some trip or other to Danny he was always busy, and I missed him not being there,

We had the same sort of impish humour, and we played most of the pranks on the other members of the gang. I asked Ben,

'What's the problem with Danny?' Ben said

'He's broke' and before you ask, i have offered to loan him money but he has refused he is too proud.'.

So, i had to work out a plan to help Danny and the first thing that came to my mind was my father's distillery in the Highlands,

When they were transferring thirty five-year-old whiskeys from the barrels in the bottling plant, the computer was malfunctioning and it was overfilling the bottles and a lot of this precious commodity was being lost,

The distillery had taken on more staff to alleviate the problem but it was an ongoing issue.

I rang my father and asked him had he resolved the bottling issue, knowing that he hadn't, he said

'No it's still not working properly,'  i told him about Danny and how adept he was at computers, and could I suggest i take him up to the distillery and see if he could fix the problem,

My father agreed and i said,

'Danny is quite poor daddy what would you pay him?' and my father replied,

'It's costing me five thousand pounds a month, he can have that as a fee if he can fix the blasted thing!'  and by the by Rory, i am in Edinburgh in the next six weeks I will try and look in,'

I thanked him and went in search of Danny and i saw him that afternoon with the gang and said

'Hi Danny, can I have a word,?'

He turned to me and went to hug me and i stopped him,

I know this sounds cruel, but i was hurting, it wasn't my fault my sexuality got out, and i was upset by Danny's reaction.

'What is it Rory?' he was subdued,

I explained the situation of my father's distillery but i didn't tell him it belonged to him nor about the amount of the fee, just saying that there was a good payout,

He immediately became excited and agreed to have a go, so i rang up the Manager and explained that a computer expert was coming up to sort out the problem and i made an appointment for that Thursday and Danny and set off in my Range Rover for the three hour trip to the distillery.

We arrived just after lunch and Danny set to work, i had just used my forename but gave the manager Danny's full name.

Within the hour Danny returned with an obviously damaged motherboard, he had fixed the computer and had upgraded the software

The manager was delighted and he phoned my father to get authorization to pay the fee of five thousand pounds which my father was delighted to do,

He also put Danny on a monthly retainer of five hundred pounds and in time, other Distillery's also retained him.

When Danny saw the size of the cheque he was over the moon and as the weeks passed the change in him was considerable,

He was now financially independent, In time he paid off his student loan, and accompanied us to all the events he had previously missed.

I had a 'page' one day telling me my father was waiting for me in my dorm room, i rushed up to see him, this was a rare treat for my father was my hero and i loved him dearly, i dashed up the stairs and into my room,

'Daddy.' i ran to him and we hugged and he kissed me,

'Rory, my boy how are you?'and he beamed at me,

'Very well thank you,.' and at that moment Danny knocked at my door,

I knew he had heard the page and he knew about my father was an Earl and our Estate and typical nosy Danny he had come up wanting to be introduced to my father. I opened the door,

'Oh hello Dan, i invited him and I turned to my father,

'Dad this is Danny Cummings and my father reached out his hand and said,

'Yes the young man who fixed my distillery,' and he shook Danny's hand warmly. Danny froze, looked at me then back to my father and said,

Thank you, my Lord, would you excuse me?' and he turned on his heel and left the room, i was mortified, my father was bemused, i excused myself and went after Danny leaving my poor father alone in my room.

I went the short distance down the corridor and knocked on Danny's door, there was no answer, i knew he was in there and kept on knocking,

'Please Danny open the door,' the door slowly opened and Danny was standing there, he had been crying, I was so ashamed that i had deceived him,

'I am so sorry Danny I should have told you.' he just reached forward and hugged me very tightly, i hugged him back,

'i am sorry Danny.I never meant to hurt you,' and for the first time he broke off the hug and kissed me, just a peck but it surprised me, and he sat me down and said,

'Everything i have today is because of you, all the money, the security it brings all the trips,  the financial security everything why?' and i said because

'I love you,' but changed it quickly to

'We all love you.' and he hugged me again. He told the gang all about it and Ben looked at me

lovingly and squeezed my arm,

'You are a wonder, Rory,' I blushed. from that very moment Danny became my 2.I.C  ( Second in Command ) and hung on my every word and became, next to Ben, one of my closest friends,

My sexuality was forgotten and peace reigned for a short while but it wasn't to last, a storm was brewing that would test us all and would change our world forever.