"I can't believe I let you talk me into going to that campsite for the Fourth of July," Ryan said as he eased himself into one of the armchairs in their apartment's living room. "I should have known, nature and the Evans family don't mix."
"Oh, come on," Troy said, sitting on the arm of the chair his boyfriend had just occupied. "It wasn't that bad. You had a great time."
"I had a great time for the first 15 minutes we were there," Ryan retorted. He had initially thought that spending the day outside would be nice. They were going to be with friends, and they'd get a great view of the fireworks at night. "And then the bugs came out."
"The bugs weren't that bad," Troy said, putting his hand on the top of his boyfriend's head, which Ryan took to be a bit condescending. "Besides, they're just little things. What harm can they do?"
Ryan turned his head to look incredulously, swiping at the brunet's hand that was still placed precariously on his head. "Does this look like harmless?" he asked, motioning his hands over his body.
Troy took a look at the blond and had to admit that what he saw did look pretty painful.
"I felt like I was walking around with a neon sign over my head that said 'Mosquitoes Eat Free,'" he said pointing at his legs that were covered in small red bumps. "And what's worse is that the bug repellent didn't even work."
"How was I supposed to know that you are somehow immune to the affects of bug spray?" Troy asked.
"You aren't," Ryan grumbled, turning back away from his boyfriend so that he could pout. "But would it kill you to just sit here, listen to me complain and then feel a bit of sympathy for me?"
Troy rolled his eyes, and was lucky that Ryan could see him. "I'll go get Kitty and the calamine lotion," Troy said, getting off the chair. "Then I'll be back and you can complain to your heart's content."
Ryan, thankful that Troy was now being a good boyfriend, sat back in the chair, then crinkled his brow in confusion. "What do you need Kitty for?" he asked.
"If I have to sit through this, so does she," he said.
