Whoa o.0 Chapter 1 blew up a fanbase I didn't think could even exist! Thanks guys!
JSYK, I am in fact a gay male, so yes, this might be the real thing and not just some fangirly fruity mess.
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Chapter 2: All That's Known
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Alex was about to go downstairs to dinner when his phone let off a loud, annoying "BEEP!" alerting him to a text message he received. He sighed, "This better not be Joshua. I'm not going to waste my energy to respond to his bullshit." He reached into the pocket of his khaki shorts and pulled out a blue Rumor Touch. He flipped open the phone:
FROM: Tom
Tom?
Alex hadn't talked to him in months. He read the message and a smile forced itself onto his face. He hadn't seen Jerry since he left. He was 16 now, just as Alex was. Not only that, but Tom was coming as well. He could hardly hold in a shout of excitement when he ran down the expensive marble stairs of the Pleasure estate, dashing through an exquisite lobby with hardwood floors that shined as if they were brand new, bolting through the living room which was themed with many shades of purple and blue, and ending in the large kitchen filled with chrome appliances that made it look like it belong 100 years in the future.
He ran up to Sabina, who was preparing the night's salad, "Sab! Guess what!" he yelled, jumping up and down as if he were five.
Sabina chucked, when Alex was this excited, it was big news, "What happened this time? Did you finally get Joshua off your back?"
Alex paused at Joshua's name, his face looking serious now, "No." He then quickly reverted to his large grin and jumping, "Tom! Tom's coming to L.A.!"
Sabina's mouth dropped, "No way!"
"It's true!" Alex yelled, "I can't believe it, I finally get to see him!"
Sabina hugged Alex tight and kissed him, "I'm so happy for you! Now I'll get to meet him!" She broke the embrace and looked him in the eye, "I can't wait to see your first love." A devilish grin spread over her face.
"Hey!" Alex responded, "That's not…"
"Oh hush, silly." She said, embracing him again and moving her mouth to his ear, "I know I took that honor not so long ago."
Alex smiled; a chill moving down his spine. They had been dating since he was 14, and just last month they consummated the relationship. He really liked sex, but he didn't understand what the big deal was. It felt good, yes, but that's all it was. It didn't make him feel closer to Sabina, which sometimes made him think they weren't ready, but ever since then Sabina has been fiercely loyal to him, so no harm, no foul, right? Since then they had done it twice more. It was really easy to find time considering they lived in the same home and her parents trusted them enough to be left alone for hours at a time.
Sabina broke her embrace once more and picked up the wooden bowl the green mixture of vegetables lay in, "Come on, Alex. Mom and Dad are waiting at the table."
Alex nodded and followed her into the neighboring dining room. A lavish wood table lay in the middle of the deco-themed room, adding an odd but pleasing contrast to the eye. Mr. and Mrs. Pleasure were both seated at the heads of the table while Alex and Sabina took the middle chairs. Sabina placed the salad in the middle of the table, in between tonight's entrees of steak and mashed potatoes. Alex took his seat in front of Sabina, took a napkin off the plate in front of him and spread it on his lap.
"It smells so good, Mrs. Pleasure."
"Please, Alex, it's been a year and I told you, you don't have to call me that." Mrs. Pleasure replied. Since Alex was more of a member of the family than a guest, she thought that Alex would like to have the ability to address her in a more informal way. This was not the case.
"I'm sorry. But you know how I feel abou-"
"Don't worry Alex," Mrs. Pleasure said, letting out a small chuckle, "Thank you for the compliment, but I only did the potatoes."
"Dad made the steak!" Sabina said, "C'mon Alex, you should know this by now."
"How could I when steak is only made for special occa-" Alex started, cutting himself off. He stared at Edward Pleasure "What's the occasion?"
Mr. Pleasure smiled and looked at his wife, who nodded. "Okay, then." He said, clearing his throat. "Sabina, after we adopted Alex, we remembered something."
"This would be?"
"We wanted to give you a younger sibling, someone you could mentor and be there for. However, when I got put into my position as a top-notch journalist, we simply did not have the time. Now that I've been settled down in this city…well…"
Sabina gasped, looking at her mother "You're PREGNANT?"
Mrs. Pleasure nodded, "Confirmed today."
Alex, too, was shocked at this announcement, "So Sabina's going to be an older sister, huh?" He let forth a chuckle, "You couldn't ask for a worse influence!" He was rewarded with a kick to the shin from under the table.
"Ouch!"
"Jerk."
"Hey, I only say it 'cause I love you."
"Keep saying it and maybe I'll stop loving you back." Sabina said, a mischievous glare emanating from her eyes.
"Alright, you two, stop bickering. Alex, keep in mind you'll be this child's older brother" Mr. Pleasure said, "So you two better both be good influences."
"When will we know if it's a boy or girl?" Sabina asked.
"June." Mrs. Pleasure said.
"I can't wait!"
They passed around the dishes and ate. The table was filled with small talk about the day's events, with Alex closing the conversation with the topic of Tom's arrival.
"That's wonderful! I assume you're going to make it a point to see him soon?" Mr. Pleasure asked.
"Of course. Aside from your daughter, he's my best friend and I haven't seen him in a year."
"Well, tomorrow's Friday, so I'll be sure to help you set up arrangements to get together with him by Saturday afternoon," Mrs. Pleasure said, "How does that sound?"
"Great!" Alex said, his voice hitching in excitement.
"Good. Now you and Sabina go do the dishes and go off to bed. You have school in the morning."
"It's only 8 o'clock, Mom…" Sabina groaned.
"No fussing!"
" C'mon, we're the only kids in our high school with such a ridiculous bedtime."
"And you two are also at the top of your class. "
"I'm sure that has nothi-"
"Now!"
Alex shot Sabina a look, earning a groan followed by his girlfriend's collecting of the dishes while he set up the sink.
They did the dishes in peaceful silence and headed up to their rooms. Sabina was right next door to Alex.
"Hey, Alex?" Sabina asked, her hand on her doorknob.
"Yes?"
"Do you think we can get away with….you know…"
"With your parents home?"
"Yeah."
"Absolutely not."
"Don't you think they suspect something though? I mean, we live together, don't we? It only makes sense that we would…" her voice fell into a whisper, "…have sex."
"Are you feeling guilty?"
"What makes you say that?"
"You seem…nervous to say that word."
"Only because my parents are on the floor below us!"
Alex paused, why did she ask him this question in the first place, "Sabina, do you want sex?"
Sabina looked at the ground…"Kinda, yeah."
Alex embraced her, "Your parents have a party tomorrow night. We'll have the place to ourselves again. I promise we will tomorrow."
Sabina gave Alex a sexy glare, "Can't wait."
They kissed each other goodnight (or they frenched each other goodnight, rather) and went to their rooms. Alex lay on his bed and thought for a bit.
Why did Sabina always have to ask for sex? All of the guys at school would shag a girl every night if they got the chance, yet Alex just didn't care for it. He knew he liked how it felt, but he figured anyone would. It's sex, after all, it was made to feel good. The question was, though, why didn't he want it as bad as the other guys in school, especially when his partner lived with him?
His phone buzzed. He reached over to his nightstand and flipped it open.
FROM: JERRY
Our flight was delayed, still coming in tomorrow, but it's going to be late.
Alex pondered replying, and decided it would only be a good thing to do. He couldn't sleep anyway, talking to Tom would help a lot.
TO: JERRY
Oh that sucks! What's Tom doing?
FROM: JERRY
Sleeping. In the terminal. What a bum, haha. What are you doing now?
TO: JERRY
I'm supposed to be in bed.
FROM: JERRY
Isn't it like 8pm over there?
TO: JERRY
What's it to you?
FROM: JERRY
Nothing. Hey, mind if I warn you of something?"
TO: JERRY
Uhhhh…sure? What's it about?
FROM: JERRY
Tom.
TO: JERRY
Is something wrong with him?
FROM: JERRY
No.
TO: JERRY
Is he sick?
FROM: JERRY
No.
TO: JERRY
Could you stop being ambiguous and give me an answer?"
FROM: JERRY
It's not my place to tell you. He will tell you on his own. He wants to.
TO: JERRY
Tell me what?
FROM: JERRY
I can't tell you. Just…promise me you'll accept him.
TO: JERRY
What does that mean?
FROM: JERRY
Trust me, you'll understand…do you promise or not?
TO: JERRY
Of course. I would never abandon him.
FROM: JERRY
Good to hear I'm going to wake up Jerry and take my turn for sleeping. We don't want our bags stolen, so we switch off. See ya soon, Alex!
TO: JERRY
Bye, Jerry!
By the time he finished messaging Jerry it was ten-o-clock. Tom was on his mind now. He could picture the older Tom now, a deeper voice, broad shoulders, bigger chest, possibly chiseled abs….
Wait. Did he just imagine Tom with abs? Did he just imagine a big, sexy version of his best friend? No. It's how all guys look at his age. That's the only reason he thought of what he did.
He wondered how hard puberty hit Tom. Was it bad? Or was it gradual? How big was his penis now?
…Alex should not have thought of that.
"Ah, shit." Alex groaned, "I'm imagining Tom, only as every girl's wet dream." Do girls even have those? Alex had a couple, but he didn't remember who they were of. What if they weren't with girls? What if they were all with Tom?
Why was Alex even considering this? He was just tired, that's all. Once he goes back to sleep and wakes up tomorrow morning he'll be thinking normally again.
Alex set his alarm clock and fell to sleep.
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Alex was in a dark room. Two voices were calling out to him for help. One he identified as Sabina's, and the other as Tom's. He wanted to help both of them, but the room was so large with the ceiling so high that the words echoed everywhere, making it impossible for him to determine where they were. Their cries became more desperate as time went on, Alex's frustration growing. He began to blindly search for their persons, the voices echoing louder and louder with each step he took.
Eventually, he found a beacon of light at the end of the room, illuminating a small wall with two doors on either side. One was marked Sabina, the other Tom. He had to choose one…
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Alex's alarm went off. It was time for school.
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I was really tired when I wrote this. I'll try to update more! This chapter was hard to write because I'm terrible at dinner table conversations. I hope you liked this!
NOTE: I might have flopped Tom/Jerry's names here and there, THIS IS STILL AN ALEX/TOM FIC.
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