Hello Dear readers. I got the idea for this story a few weeks back and had trouble focusing on my other story at the same time. Figured I'd get this first chapter out there and see how it goes. I haven't decided yet how long this one will be but I do have a general frame for the story to follow. Anyways hope you guys enjoy!

Denial

It was a quiet, sunny Saturday afternoon in Royal Woods, Michigan. But for the children of Royal Woods, today was special. Today was the first full day of summer break, school was out and everyone couldn't be happier.

At the Santiago residence, Lori Loud and her boyfriend Bobby Santiago were in his room. It was around noon when Lori asked if it was alright to come over, with Bobby feeling a bit apprehensive given the last few days he's had. But since his little sister was out enjoying the first day of summer and his mom was at work, he was left all alone and he figured Lori's presence might help, even if it's her that's been a part of his issues the past couple days.

Bobby has been having certain thoughts and feelings recently that has caused him to question things about himself, things that caused worry within his soul. As soon as Bobby met his girlfriend at the door she instantly pressed her lips to his and for one brief moment he forgot his worries. Everything else melted away in their loving embrace. After breaking the kiss he led her down the hall to his room, closing the door behind them.

The two laid down on his bed as they continued their make-out session, but as the kiss went on Bobby's mind wandered. His mind going back to thoughts of someone else, and guilt immediately flooded his insides, turning his stomach to knots. He felt wrong in more ways than one.

Here he was with his girlfriend and his mind was thinking about someone else, he was betraying her and whats worse was who his mind thought about as he did so. Lori noticed the lack of passion coming from Bobby and broke the kiss to question him.

"Is something wrong boo-boo bear? I feel like you're distracted". Great now he had to come up with an excuse, he hated to lie to her. "I-I just got a lot on my mind is all, I got fired from my last job recently so now I need to start searching for another one". Truth was that he had already passed the interview for another job, but he figured this was a convincing enough lie to get her to back down for now. He'd tell her about the new job soon enough, once enough time had passed to make it believable.

He just hoped he figured everything out by then, Bobby wasn't the best when it came to poker faces.

She seemed to buy into his lie however, she knew how many jobs he had gone through already so it wasn't out of the ordinary.

He suggested they just watch something on TV while enjoying each other's company, he assured her everything would be fine before long. They sat up on his bed, his right arm wrapped around her as they rested against his headboard.

"She would be disgusted with me if she knew". He said in his mind. And could he blame her? He felt disgusted with himself because of this new attraction he's feeling. He didn't love Lori any less, he just happened to be infatuated by this person as well. He couldn't explain it, there were never any problems before, he's known them for as long as he's known Lori. So why were things the way they are now? Why did they change?

He couldn't pinpoint the exact start of his affections either, one day he just realized that he felt the same way for them as he did for Lori.

As she rested her head on his shoulder, he gazed down at her. He felt wrong for feeling this way, he was betraying her, holding in affections for someone other than her. Thinking of them when she was right here, laying next to him, her hand resting on his slowly rising chest. Her half lidded gaze watching the flashing television screen, which was playing some reality show that Bobby held no interest in.

They stayed like that for hours, barely talking, just enjoying the company and human contact. The peace they brought one another. Even through his mixed up feelings, Bobby still found comfort in the loving arms of Lori.

Once she left, Bobby went back to his room, shutting the door before sliding his back against it, falling to the ground.

"what am I gonna do? I can't keep lying to her, hiding my feelings". He said to himself with worry lacing his voice. "M-maybe she'll be understanding… yeah right. she's gonna hate me". He went over to his phone, looking through the pictures in his photo album, finding the few he shared with the person he felt for.

"Why you? I-I thought I felt the same way about you as I do Lori but it's… different, you're different. Why do you bring this out of me?"

He threw his phone back on the bed, opting to take a shower to calm him down, hoping that these thoughts would disappear before long and he could relax.

Once he stepped out he could tell the Ronnie was still gone, and it was getting close to dinner time. He got dressed and grabbed his phone, scrolling through his contact list, stopping for just a moment as he saw that name again. He clenched his eyes shut and shook his head, scrolling down further to his sister's name and calling her.

After four rings she picked up, sounding slightly out of breath. "Hey Ronnie. Where are you? It's almost dinner time and you know mom doesn't like you staying out this long without contacting one of us".

"yeah, yeah sorry, time kinda just got away from us".

Us? Bobby thought, he wondered who she was with, last he knew she was going to the park, but didn't mention hanging out with anyone. "Who are you with?" He asked, even though he already had an idea.

"I'm hanging out with Lincoln, he showed up at the park not too long after I did. Hey is it alright if Lame-O comes over for dinner?" She asked, waiting a minute but still not getting a response, she pulled her phone back to see if the line got disconnected. "Uh Bobby? You still there?"

Bobby regained his senses after his sister spoke again, pulling him out of his daze. "What? O-oh yeah t-that's fine, um go ahead and start making your way back, and I'll get dinner started". He hung up the phone and tossed it back on the bed.

"Of course she'd be hanging out with him, and now he's coming over here too. Shit."

Bobby sat down on the edge of his bed, now the object of his newfound affections would be showing up here soon. "Why am I like this? Why do I all of a sudden feel this way about him? I-I've never even felt anything like that for a guy and now… I just don't get it".

"He's Lori's little brother, little. He's the same age as Ronnie and here I am thinking about him like that. Am I, am I like those people on TV? No I couldn't do that to him, could I?"

He was pulled out of his thoughts by a ding coming from his phone, letting him know he got a message. It was from Ronnie. 'Me and Lincoln are on our way, what's for dinner?' Bobby hadn't even thought about it, letting out a sigh he rose from his bed and headed for the kitchen, looking around for something to make.

"And of course mom hasn't hit the grocery store yet, wait what's this?" Bobby saw a note on the front of the fridge.

Bobby could you please get the groceries for the week? I have to take a bunch of late shifts at work and won't have the chance to take care of it. I left money on the counter and the list with it. Thank you baby.

-Love mom

Bobby groaned in annoyance, it was moments like this he hated his mother's job. He looked to his left and saw a menu for a local pizza place nearby, and figured that'd do on short notice.

He pulled his phone out and texted his sister back.

'Mom hasn't gone shopping, gonna order pizza.'

The pizza arrived not too long after bobby placed the order and he set the two boxes on the counter while he waited for Ronnie and… Lincoln.

"Just don't think about it, him. He's just a kid and you're, you. You have Lori. Maybe this is just a phase and it'll pass. I mean come on you aren't gay, right?"

He then heard the sound of the lock turning and the front door opened, revealing a sweaty and out of breath Ronnie-Anne. "Told you I'd beat you Lame-O. Haha". She called out behind her. Just a minute after she opened the door Lincoln stopped right behind her, even more out of breath than she was.

Bobby pulled on the collar of his shirt as he stared at the boy, who was drenched in sweat and breathing heavily. He was obviously out of shape, not as active as Bobby's little sister, but that didn't mean he wasn't…attractive?

"No. Stop that. Just act natural Bobby, no need to… stare. Don't make things awkward, just make small talk, feed the kid and send him off".

But Bobby's mind thought of something other than pizza to feed Lincoln. At this point it was too much for Bobby and he needed to get some air, he could always eat later. "U-um hey guys I forgot about something I had to take care of. T-the pizza's on the counter, have as much as you like. I-I'll see ya later".

He quickly rushed out the door, not bothering to say anything else as he hurriedly shut the door behind him, leaving Ronnie and Lincoln in confusion. They looked to each other and shrugged as they scurried over to the kitchen, ready to devour piece after piece of pizza.

Outside, Bobby got into his car, peeling out of the driveway, driving down the road. He didn't know where he was going, but he didn't care, he just wanted to rid his mind of one simple fact. One that he'd been trying to deny since it first reared its ugly head.

He was falling in love with Lincoln Loud. And he was scared.

So yeah, Bobby has developed unwanted feelings towards his girlfriend's little brother. How will he deal with these feelings? will he continue to deny them? or will he embrace them? only time will tell. I'm not sure when I'll have the next chapter up, I probably should've finished my other story first but for some reason I just had to get this out there. Anyway, hope you all enjoyed the start of this story and I'll see ya when I see ya. Have a good one.