Chapter 1

Walking down the sidewalk, we held hands while his head was leaning on my right shoulder. His straight black hair covering most if his face, hiding the boyish features. As usual we walked down the block towards my home, in Which my parents are never at. What a wonderful home it is, white paint that toned to a grey with years of heavy rain, a roof with a few out-of-place shingles or just missing, and what is left of a lawn. We luckily made it to the house when it starts to rain, and we hide under the small crowded porch. "Bryan just wait here I'll open the door for us," "ok but hurry I'm freezing my ass off." he says with a slight smile, but hides it with the sleeve of his hoodie. I make my way to the back gate and lift the old rusty latch. When I walk in I trip over a bag of garbage that never got thrown out on wednesday, and by that time it was pouring and I was soaking wet. I felt a stinging pain on my left knee when I get up, the knee I landed on so I wouldn't eat it. I went towards the bathroom window, pulled a pen out, stuck it in the screen and lifted it out.

After I opened the window I squeezed myself through the somewhat narrow window, and ended up landing on my left knee... Again. I went to the door and pulled it open and let bryan in. "what happened babe?"He asked in a soft caring voice. "I tripped, hit my knee, it's just a scrape don't worry, and don't call me babe." "well take your clothes off your soaking." "but you'll see me in the nude." "Its not like I haven't already Garett" "fine then, but no peekin'." I said as I striped down to my black and grey plad boxers. "come on, off with em." "I don't wanna" I said with a smerk. "you'll get sick baby" " Bryan don't call me baby" "but why?" you know I don't like it" "ok" I slipped off my boxers and laid in bed getting warm. Bryan lied down next to me with his head on my chest, listening to my heartbeat. "do you think he'll ever come back?" "Gabriel?" "yes" "well I don't know he said he wouldn't, he didn't want to hurt you." "I know" "now stop thinking About him, and start thinking about Michael." "you know I'm mad at him Garret." "oh come on, it was one hit." "I know" bryan said as he drifted off to sleep, still on my chest. 

I laid there wrapped in the blanket, Bryans head on my chest, naked, remmembering Gabriel.  

Bryans first love, Gabriel, a punk, the style and the practice. Sophmore year he put a M80 in a toilet at school, everyone laughed, and he was busted, as usual. Spent some time in juvie, met some people, broke out to get "some real food" he said, said hello to Bryan, then went back. Dad left him when he was young his mother works a few jobs and he took care of his sisters. He and bryan were perfect together, but he left, he had too. Like I said he lives the life of a punk. 

I woke up, Bryan was making food for the both of us. I came from behind him "why are you naked?" "cause I want to be" "fine by me" we sat down at the square table for four, eating scrambled eggs with bacon and sausage, my favorite. " you and Michael going out today?" "yea" "okay, don't do anything stupid now" "no promises" I gave him a smerk and walked back to my bed, still nude, fell asleep. I woke around 4:00pm, Bryan was getting ready for his date with Michael and talking to himself about an outfit to wear. "Bryan choose a damn thing, you'll look good no matter what." "I want him to like it" "if he really loves you he shouldn't care what you look like" "I know bu-" the buzzing sound of the doorbell interupted our talk. "go your boyfriend awaits" a faint smile on his face, which was almost emidiatly covered by his jaket sleeve. 

Michael... Well... Not the brightest of the bunch. A bit of family problems, but worked through them for now. A trouble maker, skating, punk. I would say a sloppy made prototype version of Gabriel, but who knows.

"hi Michael how are you?" "I'm better now that I'm with you." I was watching them and saw that smile, but oddly, he did not cover it, which conserned me. "so you two going on that date?" I said walking in the living room still naked. "yeah, we were just leaving" "okay see you later, and I want him back before 10:00." "ok" 

We walked to micheals car and got in managing to sit in the wrapper covered seats, when he asks "Bryan why is he like that?" "who?" "Garret" "he just wants the best for me, and knows what's best for me" " if say so. So why was he naked?" " we sleep together... Sometimes naked." I looked down when I said that. " should I be worried?" "no trust me were just friends." the rest of the night was good and fun, we ate, drank some beer, and Shared some childhood stories. He walked me to Garrets door and we stood there for a while. "sooo Bryan... are we boyfriend and boyfriend?" "well if your asking me to be yours then yeah we are" "awsome" we both leaned in for a kiss, when... "so yeah you two together or not?" garret interupted us. "yes we are" "okay well bryan go inside I want to talk to Michael." bryan only nodded to me and left. "so what do you want to tal-" " okay first off I want you to treat him with RESPECT, secondly you better make him feel happy, and thirdly: don't ever break his heart or I will cut yours out. Understood?" "yeah" " don't give me a "yeah" or "yea", I want a yes or no." "yes I understand" "okay goodnight" I said as I shut the door in his face.