Zane had never come over to Riley's house before. Sure, maybe a couple times when he had stopped by to pick something up when they were hanging out, but other than that Zane was new to the Stavros household and Riley was excited.
"Hey Mom, I'm home." Riley called as he closed the front door behind him.
"Hi Honey," Mrs. Stavros said, emerging from the kitchen with the ever-present dishtowel in her hands. "Oh! I didn't know you brought a friend home."
"Good afternoon Mrs. Stavros. I'm Zane. Nice to meet you," he said, extending his hand with his signature blinding smile.
"It's a pleasure." she said, shaking his hand. "Would you two like some snacks?"
"Yeah sure Ma, we'll be in my room." Riley said inching away. His mom waved him off, returning to the kitchen, and Riley and Zane walked down the hallway.
Once the door to his room was closed, Riley tossed his book bag on the floor just as Zane lay back on his bed, which was something Riley found quite sexy.
"Ignore the mess," he said as he pulled his spinning desk chair closer towards his bed. Zane took in the clothes strewn across the room. They were everywhere, covering Riley's weight lifting bench, his desk, his dresser, the floor even.
"I don't understand how you can live like this, in this mess." Zane cringed. "Doesn't it drive you crazy?"
"Eh, I'm used to it." He shrugged, plopping down into the chair. Zane sat up and pulled a bunch of textbooks out of his bag.
"Do we really have to do homework?" Riley sighed.
"Yes, unless you want to fail math." Zane said. Riley grimaced. "We can always take breaks."
"Fine," Riley agreed. "But I'm probably already failing math…"
Merely minutes later, Riley was already bored. He glanced down at his paper; he had about one and a half problems done. He glanced at Zane's and saw he was more than halfway done. He frowned when he glanced back at his own paper.
"How did I get so lucky?" Riley said, coming to sit down next to Zane. "You're smart, athletic, and good looking. You're probably one of the nicest people I've ever met. You're perfect."
"Don't forget you have charms of your own Stavros. You're sweet when you want to be. You're passionate and caring. And you're pretty good looking yourself." Zane poked Riley in the ribs. "I'm really glad you came out." Zane said staring Riley straight in the eyes, suddenly serious.
"Me too," Riley said leaning in and pressing his lips to Zane's. Everytime they kissed it felt like the first time, nerve wracking and full of passion.
All of a sudden the door burst open, "Snacks for the study buddies," Mrs. Stavros said with a smile, a plate of cookies in one hand. Zane bolted off the bed and her smile fell as she looked upon her son's horrified face with realization.
"Mom what are you doing?" Riley yelled.
"Just…bringing some snacks," she gulped. "I'll be in the kitchen" she said and hurried out the door.
Riley placed his head in his hands. "Is there a possibility she didn't-," he started, looking up at Zane hopefully.
"No Riley, she saw everything."