When Bam got up a few hours later, it was 4 in the afternoon and his head was throbbing. Rubbing his head he made his way to the hallway bathroom for some Advil. About that time Jess and Daren came bounding up the stairs. "Hey, shut up, I gotta headache." Bam groaned. "Aww, poor baby." Daren teased. Bam flipped him the bird and popped 2 little blue pills. "Your new friend, Ville is sitting on the porch for you." Jess said as he and Daren went into his room. "Shit, Ville!" Bam cursed running to his room to get dressed. He rushed to get dressed, flew down the stairs and out the door. "Ville, hey." He said leaning against the door frame, trying to act cool. Ville busted out laughing. "What's so fucking funny?" Bam asked slightly irritated and confused. Ville took a few deep breaths before answering. "Well, for one, your shoes are on the wrong feet and your pants are on backwards." He said starting up again. Bam looked at his pants and shoes. "How did I manage that?" He asked aloud scratching his head. "I don't know." Ville continued to laugh. "Well, do you want to came inside with me so I can change. Ape would be at my throat if I wasn't polite to the new neighbor." Bam asked holding the door open for him. Ville hesitated a second. "Uh...sure." He said and walked inside.
Bam's room oozed typical skater boy, hating school and doing what he wanted. There was clothes everywhere along with skating parts broken, unused decks, wheels, CDs, posters, the typical. His bed looked like it hadn't been made since it's purchase. Ville moved a few things off a computer chair and sat down. Bam went to the bathroom to fix his pants and shoes. He smiled at Ville as he came into his room. "Sorry about the mess, I'm to lazy to clean up. I figured Ape will eventually." Bam said plopping down on his bed. "Who's Ape? Your maid." Ville asked. "Naw, she's my mom." Bam replied. Ville nodded understanding. "How's your head?" Bam asked after a few moments of silence. "It's okay. I'm use to hangovers. I've been drinking since I was 14." Ville told him. "Since you were 14, Wow. I started after my 15th birthday." Bam laughed softly. "How old are you, Ville?" "19, how old are you?" "16." Ville looked at Bam shocked. "You look older than that." he said. "That's not an issue is it?" Bam asked his heat pounding. Ville shook is head. "Not at all." He smiled warmly. Bam smiled back, his heart calming down. "So, what do people do here on a Saturday?" Ville asked leaning back. "Nothing really. People usually keep to themselves." Bam said picking at the fiber on his bed comforter. "Mmm. Do you want to show me around?" Ville asked cracking his thumbs nervously. "Sure." Bam said getting up. Ville stood with him. "Sweet."
Bam grabbed his backpack and dumped out it's contains on the floor. "What are we going to use the backpack for?" Ville asked eyeing the skater. "It's going to take at least 2 hours to tour the town and stuff, so we're going to need some stuff." Bam said putting stuff in it. He put a map, a picnic blanket and sun block. Then, he went down stairs and made sandwich and put them in a container, then in the bag. He also put chips, cookies and a few sodas in the pack too. Ville watched him from the kitchen door. "We having a picnic, too, Bam?" He smiled. "You never know what a stomach will tell you after a walk we're going on, Willa." Bam smiled, slinging the backpack over his shoulders. The boys headed out the door and saw Bam's mom April. "Hey, Bam. Where are you and your friend going?" She asked smiling. "I'm going to show him West Chester. He's the one that moved in yesterday." Bam said tapping his foot impatiently. "Oh, it's so nice to meet, you. I'm April or Ape." She said shaking Ville's hand. "Nice to meet you also, Ape. I'm Ville." Ville smiled back. "Well, you boys have fun and be safe." She said heading up to the house. "God, I thought she'd never leave." Bam groaned rolling his eyes and pulling Ville down the street by the arm. Ville just chuckled.
"Hey, Jess, Daren." Ape said entering the house. "Bye, Ape." Daren exiting the house. "Ape, can we talk?" Jess asked sitting at the living room table. "About Bam." Ape sat her things down and sat down in front of her oldest son. "What about Bam, Jess?" She asked. "It's about him and the kid Ville. I don't know if they see it in each other yet, but I can see it. They like each other. I saw it last night at the bowling ally." He spilled to his mom. Ape sighed. "Well, let's see how it goes. Then, we'll talk to them about it. Okay?" Ape said standing to go upstairs. Jess sighed and let his head hit the table in worry for his brother.
Ville and Bam sat in the grass on the blanket eating after their trip around town. "You were right, this town is boring as fuck." Ville said as he shoved a cookie in his mouth. "Yeah." Bam laughed. "Oh, you got a little chocolate on your lip." "Oh." Ville said wiping his mouth. "You missed, here." Bam leaned close to Ville and wiped the chocolate from his lip. "Thanks." Ville said looking into Bam's eyes. Bam looked back. Their faces became closer and their lips met. Electricity ran down both of theirs backs. Bam's hand wondered up Ville's chest, over the side of his neck to the back of his head. Ville's hands rested on Bam's sides. Ville and Bam both melted into their own little world, until reality smacked Ville in the face. He pulled away from Bam, his eyes wide. "Bam." He whispered. "I'm sorry, I...I don't know what came over me. I...I'm...I'm...I'm sorry." Bam stuttered sitting back. "No...no, it's alright, it's just...just that there are people around that can see." Ville said as his eyes panned around the park they were in. There was an old couple on a near by bench, who smiled at him and a jogger. "You don't think I'm a freak for kissing you?" Bam asked quietly. Ville moved to sit next to Bam. "Of course not, why would I? I like guys." He said resting his hand on Bam's. "Well, I don't know. Only Ape, my dad Phil and Jess know that I'm gay. I'm only dating Jenn to keep my friends off my case." Bam said starring at Ville's hand over his. "Wait," He looked into Ville's green eyes in amazement. "You're...you're..." Bam couldn't get the word out when it came to saying it about Ville. Ville could see that and smiled. "Gay too. Yeah. Only your the only person that know. Well, my friends, Mige and Linde know." He frowned remembering his friends. "You miss them, huh?" Bam asked looking at Ville with a tilted head. Ville nodded. "We should go. It's getting dark and I have to check in with my mum." Ville standing and helping Bam put the stuff away.
Bam entered his house and started up to his room. "Bam!" Ape called. "Yeah, Ape?" Bam called back stopping in the middle of the stairs. "Just checking." She called back. "'Kay." Bam replied and continued to his room. He didn't make it far, when Jess stopped him. Jess was standing in his bedroom doorway across from Bam's. "Hey, bro. We're going back to the Ally tonight, do you want to come? You can bring Ville and Jenn with you." He said smooth faced. "Yeah, sure." Bam said and went into his room. He picked up his phone and called Ville. "Hey." He smiled twisting the phone cord around his finger nervously. "Hey, What's up?" Ville replied falling back against his bed. "The group was going back to the bowling ally tonight, Do you want to come with me?" He asked. "Sure." Ville smiled. "Cool, maybe you can come over for dinner and we could walk there together. Even maybe stay the night." Bam said soft and slowly. Ville blushed a deep red. "That be cool. Just let me tell my parents, pack a little bag and I'll be there in 15." Ville said. "Okay, see ya when you get here?" Bam smiled hugely. "Bye, Bammie." "Bye, Willa." Bam hung up and jumped around the room excited. Then, he calmed down and forced himself to call Jenn and tell her. She agreed to meet him and the guys at the Bowling Ally. After, all that Bam waited patiently for Ville to arrive.
