"So are you ready to tell us your side of this story?" Seth's mom asks as he stands up changing his clothes. It's Monday and Seth is ready to leave the hospital, he got his arm cast and he was doing better so they're finally letting him go. He couldn't wait to go home because it means finally getting to see Kaine who he thinks is still at the apartment they share."You know everything already there's nothing left to tell""How can you be so stupid? when were you ever gay Seth? you've always liked women""Mom it's not like that, all right? I couldn't help growing feelings for Kaine""We did not raise you this way!""Ok but things happen""How are we suppose to explain this to people?""I don't know and I don't care""SETH YOU CANNOT DO THIS TO US!" She yells"Calm down Elaine" Seth's dad rubs her backShe slowly takes deep breaths "Seth think about this, think about the torture being with that boy will bring you. is that what you want?""Being with Kaine is worth it mom, he is amazing,
Seth finally makes it home, he rushes up the stairs leaving his parents behind, quickly unlocking the door he walks in "KAINE!?" he yells but no answer so he tries again, walking towards Kaine's bedroom "Kaine you home?" He opens Kaine's bedroom door and he's not there so Seth shuts it disappointedHe walks to his room and opens the door slowly walking in, Seth notices an envelope on his bed. Picking it up he turns it over and reads his name on the front of the envelope, getting the letter out he already knows it's from Kaine because of the handwriting. 'Dear Seth, he begins to read the letter,I'm so sorry that you're hurt, it was hard for me to see you at the hospital like that and even then I was ready to stay by your side because you know I'd never just leave. Your parents had a lot to say and although their words were painful they were also true, I caused this and I'll never be able to forgive myself if I allow something like this to happen again. It hurts not being with you, it
"Tan, what are you doing here?" Harris opens his door shirtless not expecting any company"They're fighting again" Tan walks in leaving Harris at the door.Shutting the door Harris turns to Tan feeling awkward "ok I guess I'll put a shirt on""You don't have to do that on my account" Tan grinsAnd Harris chuckles nervously "I'll be right back" then walks away."The place looks so clean!" Tan said dropping his bag and taking off his jacket"Thanks! I finally hired a housekeeper!" Harris replies from the other room. After putting a shirt on he walks out to find Tan sitting on the couch texting "so what happened this time?" Harris stops at the couch keeping some distance between him and TanPutting his phone away he sighs "I don't know I got home from school and they were already going at it. They didn't even acknowledge me, at first it was entertaining but it got very real very fast so I had to get out of there""And you came here instead?""I always talk to you when they're fighting" T
"You're going to be late for school" Harris and Tan stand against the wall kissing as Tan grinds against Harris"Then we should probably leave, right?" They agree but no one movesTheir kissing gets interrupted when Harris's cell phone rings "it's the office shh" he quiets Tan, and Tan continues to kiss his neck and massage his front with Harris's front. "Hello-" he looks at Tan surprised "good morning Scott!" Tan's jaw drops when Harris says his father's name "no this isn't a bad time I was just finishing up getting ready to leave." Tan's father talks and Harris does his best to focus, but it's so hard when Tan is just kissing and biting his neck and ear, making it difficult for Harris to even stand. "Yes I can stop and pick them up on my way" he listens "no problem see you at the office" then hangs up."Oh my god that was my dad!" Tan laughs"That was your dad" Harris panics putting the phone back in his jacket pocket, "we need to leave now if you want to be on time for school" Harr
"Good morning Mr. Wheeler" The receptionist smiles and greets Harris as he steps off the elevator."Good morning Jenny" he smiles back and walks away heading to his office. "Teagan?" he looks at the empty desk where his assistant is supposed to be "where's-" he looks around and finds her running towards him."Sorry sorry I stopped to get us coffees and spilled them while I was driving" she runs in frantic and out of breath"Are you all right?"She stops in front of him drenched and reeking of coffee "yeah I'm fine- I just probably have whiplash and my lap is on fire but other than that I'm ok""No you're not, take the day off and take care of yourself.""Are you sure I mean you got those cases yesterday""Don't worry about that, I'll see you in the morning""Okay umm is there anything you need me to do before I go?""Actually yeah" he hands her a big yellow envelope "can you get this to Amy and tell her Scott needs them for court this afternoon""Ok can do" she takes them"All right t
"I know I'm late I'm so sorry" Harris picks up as Tan waits in the spot he dropped him off this morning"It's ok, if you're too busy we can have dinner instead""No I'm on my way, I want to see you even if it's for 5 minutes" Tan notices how frantic he sounds"Are you ok Harry?""I'm fine don't worry about me, I'll be there in 20 minutes ok?""Ok no rushing I need you here in one piece""All right" they hang up and Tan continues to wait.Trying to get Sarah Stiles out of his head Harris thinks about Tan.Tanner Milton, just the thought of his name makes Harris smile, the way Tan calls him Harry, Harris has not felt like he did last night in a while. The only person that was ever able to throw Harris out of his element like that was Sarah. Sarah was the one, he knew it, but there are people who use their power selfishly, and Sarah was selfish. She knew her hold over Harris, he fell for her and promised himself to do whatever it took to never be with someone like Sarah Stiles again.Pul
"You made it" Harris opens the door to Tan after his hour ride on the train to the city. "Have you been crying? What's the matter?" Harris quickly notice the redness in Tan's eyes and his long faceWalking in Tan replies "yeah but only for a little bit, I think I realized something tonight" it's something he always knew really"What's that?" Harris shuts the door and walks to Tan taking his duffle and backpack away from him"No matter what I do my parents are never going to care, I lied to them tonight about where I'd be all weekend and instead of grilling me about it they chose to fight. The best part is- or worst depends on who you ask, but the best part is I snuck out! Again! And it was way too easy" he laughs to himself and Harris just watches as he talks "that is the last time I'll mention them in the next 48 hours I promise"Harris and Tan move towards each other and Tan wraps his arms around Harris's neck, and Harris slowly caresses down Tan's back. "Probably not true but you c
Waking up Tan looks over hoping to see Harris, but sees pillows and an empty space instead. He sits up and runs his hand in his eyes to wake him up, Tan grabs his phone looking past the 57 missed calls from his parents he stares at the time. 10:36 am. Tan stands up, walks to the bathroom, and gets ready for the day.Standing in the middle of Harris's giant penthouse alone Tan thinks about searching everything to know more about Harris, but Harris is such a mysterious man Tan might find something he can't unsee.Instead, he walks to the kitchen to find something to eat, wondering around in the kitchen his eyes land on a paper on the counter with his name written in capital letters, TAN. Picking up the paper he unfolds it to find a noteI didn't want to wake you up so I wrote a note instead- Tan smiles -I should be home by 3 so hang in there. Make yourself comfortable you're free to anything, if you need help with anything my doorman Jerry can help, I told him to expect you. Can't wait
Still, without a way to contact Damien, I sit in my room impatiently waiting, leaving the window open for him I sit at my desk trying to do homework but failing miserably. I just got him back for 2 seconds and it's been 5 hours since I saw him. What the fuck else could've happened between then and now? Getting up I walk out of my room heading to the kitchen for a drink, staring at my phone as I walk around my house I'm almost to the kitchen when the doorbell goes off. "I'll get it" I reply being the closest to the door, walking over I turn the knob and freeze. Damien smiles as soon as he sees my face, "what are you doing?" I ask in a lowered voice "Is this not ok?" He asks walking in, "really wasn't in the mood to climb the tree""I-" "Who's at the door Ewan?" my mom comes from the kitchen asking. Stopping when she sees Damien and I standing there, "oh" this is happening way too fucking fast! Realizing I'm not going to say anything Damien walks to my mom, "Hi Mrs. Basilton my name
It's been rough I'm not going to lie, yes I know the truth now and sure I should be calm but I think I'm more worried than I was before. The thought of Damien in foster care scares me, and he might never come back, what if they make him switch schools? And I know he can't contact anyone who isn't family, but I just want to hear his voice, I need to know how he really is. Jaded and checked out of class I sit there but my mind is elsewhere. "Baz?" I hear the faint sound of my name but I'm too far dazed to focus on it. "Baz!" The person barks and I jump to find my teacher standing in front of me, realizing I'm sitting in English lit, I shift in my seat trying to make it seem as if I've been paying attention, and my teacher says "you need to focus Baz." "Sorry," I sit up straight."Now," she starts as she walks back to the front of the class, "Amber said that she thinks Ulysses' dream is the main symbol that moves the story, do you agree Baz?" I don't need to focus to tell her how wrong
Do it! Just do it Baz, this isn't about you or her, it's about Damien and you need to know where he is. No one else can tell me besides Eddie, and since he'll never say 2 words to me, my best bet is to make Silver ask him for me. Knowing her schedule as if it were my own, I wait outside her social studies class before lunch, when it's finally done everyone starts walking out and I don't see her until everyone's gone and she's the only one left still packing up. Walking in as the teacher leaves, the door shuts and we're alone. Throwing her bag over her shoulder, Silver doesn't see me until she turns Looking around she realizes we're alone "hi," she smiles even though I'm maintaining a straight face."I need help and I can't really go to anyone else with this" "Okay" "That's the only reason I'm coming to you nothing else" "I understand" "Seriously I mean it this isn't me giving you another chance, or thinking about it. Me talking to you is purely circumstantial." "I get it Baz,"
"I don't know I heard it was a fight," "A fight? With who?" "Not really a fight more like he got jumped by guys from Mesa High.""Damien got jumped?" I eavesdrop on the girls sitting at the lunch table behind me Turning around I ask, "are you guys talking about Damien Allen?" They nod, "who told you he got jumped?" One of them answers "some girls from the cheer team," of course, there are no bigger gossips in this school than the fucking cheer team. It's Tuesday and still not a single word from Damien, yesterday I was pissed but now I'm kind of worried 'You got jumped are you ok?' Why am I even bothering he's not going to answer. What the fuck am I supposed to do? Go to his house? Oh my god, should I go to his house? No that's crazy I can't just show up to his house if he's ignoring me. You did it before idiot... but that was different something is clearly wrong, and if it's not with us then it has to be with him. I'm not going to believe he got jumped until I talk to him thoug
"Ewan?" I hear my mom's voice as she softly knocks on my door "are you awake?" "I am now" I answer opening my eyes, Sticking her head in with a smile "good morning" "Morning" I reply "Dad and I are going out for breakfast and maybe go to the museum, would you like to join us?" "Um," I think about it and answer "sure I'm not doing anything better" "Great!" She grins "we're leaving in 10 so go brush your teeth and get dressed" She walks out and I sit up yawning, getting up I check the time on my phone it's almost 10. Leaving my room I walk to the bathroom picking up my toothbrush, as I'm brushing my teeth the doorbell goes off and I wonder who it could be. Not minding it I continue brushing After a minute I hear my mom call "Ewan!" "What?!" I shout back from the bathroom "Someone's here for you" me? Who the hell could that be? Rinsing my mouth I walk out of the bathroom going to the door to find Damien standing there with my mom behind him shutting the door. I stare at him st
"HOLY SHIT I WON!" I jump out of the chair throwing my controller down "I WON! OH MY GOD!" Jumping up and down I don't focus on the scream "YESSSSSS" I cheer hopping around my room "What's going on?" My mom opens my bedroom door confused by the screaming, "why all the yelling?" "Mom" I rush to her grabbing her hand pulling her to my desktop "look! I've been playing this online tournament for the last 5 weeks and I actually won! Against like a bunch of people" I explain while showing her the screen Reading the popup because I'm too distracted to do it, she says "well it says here you have to call that number since you're the winner, have you called?" "What no I was too busy winning!" I can't believe I fucking won and the only person I can tell is my mom who doesn't give 2 shits about video games."Well is there a prize" As I open my mouth about to answer I stop, I don't know how they'll react when they hear about the money. I shouldn't tell them until I actually have the money, rig
Days later...Walking out of the bathroom my mom catches me before I make it to my room, "hey honey" she stops me in the hall by standing in front of me. "How was your date with the college boy?" "It wasn't a date mom just coffee after school" "I know but how'd it go? Meeting for the first time, what'd you guys even talk about?" "Um he mostly talked but it was fine" "Think you'll go out again?" I shrug "maybe" then walk past her. Heading for my room my heart stops the moment I walk in "Jesus!" I jump seeing Damien just standing there. "You have to at least text me you're coming I'm too young for a heart attack" "You actually went out with that girl's brother?" He asks ignoring my comment "You say actually like I wasn't supposed to" "No just surprised didn't think you'd do it," why because you give me everything I want and need, so I don't have to go find it from someone else? "Well I did and it was fun, he actually invited me to a party this weekend and best part he lives alo
Here's a synopsis of my weekend, after blocking Silver everywhere she showed up to my house multiple times begging to talk to me, but I already told my parents not to let her in. Deciding to climb the tree she tries to come in through the window, but I locked it and ignored her, I haven't said a word to her yet because I'm not even sure what I want to say. I'm tired of her betraying me and I know for a fact that I'm completely done with her, the problem is convincing her of that. Monday morning I walk into school unprepared to see either of them, it feels like I'm going to spend the rest of my high school life avoiding these people. It'll be hard staying away from Silver because she knows all of my hideouts, and wouldn't you believe I see her standing at my locker waiting. Groaning I turn before she sees me and just go to class without my books. "Good morning class" my teacher starts, "before we get started why don't you guys pass up your homework so I can collect them," everyone st
Hearing the doorbell I sigh relieved heading towards it, as soon as I open the door Silver gasps "oh my god!" Her jaw drops and she grins "you look so good Baz!" "You too" "Oh I know" she walks in, "if this dress doesn't get me the attention I want tonight I'm gonna set it on fire.""Hurry and let's go before-""Picture time!" My mom walks to us holding her phone, "oh my god you guys look so cute get close""Mom we have to go we're going to be late" I roll my eyes annoyed, she's been doing this since I got dressed."Just one picture please it's not every day I get to see my son going to homecoming," yeah and it'll never happen again. I know what you're thinking, why would I ever agree to Silver's stupid ass plan? It won't work and I'm just wasting my time, well it's not much of a waste when you have nothing but time, and I'm tired of sitting around I need to start making shit happen and this is how. At least that's how Silver put it when she explained her plan. "Trust me there's n