"Thanks for telling me Diane. I can't believe that they would even think about doing something like that at such a young age," Phil's mother said to the phone, speaking to Dan's.
It's been a couple of days since Diane had walked in on Dan and Phil having sex with each other, and things have been difficult in the Howell household since then. Diane figured that she should probably tell Phil's parents about what happened so they knew what was going on.
Diane had just told Paula, Phil's mom, about what happened.
"I know. I really thought that Dan would listen to me after I found condoms in his wallet," Diane said. She sighed and shook her head. "I made it very clear to him as well."
"Oh, you found condoms in Dan's wallet?" Paula asked.
"Yes, he told me that he got them from Health class or something," Diane told her.
Paula chuckled. "Oh no! I bought those condoms for Phil," She said.
"Wait, why did you buy him condoms?" Diane asked, a little shocked.
"Phil's getting older and well... I knew it wouldn't be long before he started thinking about this stuff, I mean... it's pretty normal for teenage boys. If you think about it, they've been together for four years now, and they have grown up a lot since they've gotten together," Paula said.
Diane sighed. "I guess so. But, 17 is still a bit young... don't you think?" She asked.
"I guess it just depends. Dan and Phil are very mature for their age," Paula replied.
"That is true, which is very surprising considering they spend most of their time playing video games and spending hours on end on those bloody laptops of theirs," Diane chuckled.
"Oh God... don't even get me started on the laptops!" Paula exclaimed, laughing.
"I mean, I guess it's better then having them partying and drinking," Diane said, also laughing.
"Also a good point. As long as they're happy and healthy," Paula agreed.
"So, what do you think? Should we just... let them do what they want to?" Diane asked.
"I'm not sure. They are mature, but I just... I don't want them to make the wrong decision,"
"That's exactly what I'm worried about." Diane said.
xxxxxx
It's been nearly two weeks now since Dan has been grounded; and Dan was not having a great time being grounded either. Dan absolutely hated being stuck up in his bedroom, with nothing to do because his parents took away his phone, his laptop, and even his video games. He's already read about a million books and he was running out of things to do, and he couldn't even go outside because his parents wouldn't allow him to go anywhere because they knew that he would try to go see Phil, which is exactly what they wanted him not to do.
Dan sighed as sat up in his bed, looking around his room, trying to think of something that he could do. He was thinking of maybe doing some drawing, but he was just too lazy to get everything that he needed out, which didn't really help his situation.
Dan blinked a few times as soon as he heard tapping on his window. "What the hell?" He asked before he stood up from his bed. He walked over to the window and opened it, he looked down and he couldn't help but smile when he saw Phil standing below his window. "Phil, what do you think you're doing? My parents might see you!" Dan called, shaking his head.
"Are they home?" Phil asked, glancing around. "I didn't see their car in the driveway."
"Dad's at work and mum went to pick up dinner. We're having Chinese," Dan told him.
Phil raised his eyebrows. "Do you think I could sneak up there for a little bit?" He asked.
"Are you serious? What if we get caught... we're already in a butt load of trouble," Dan said.
"It'll be worth it. I miss you so much, and I'm bored without you," Phil whined.
Dan chuckled. "Get up here. Only for a little bit though," He said.
Phil smiled. "Is the door unlocked?" He asked curiously.
"Should be. My brother's home so we have to be quiet," Dan warned.
"Okay-" Phil said, nodding. "See you in a few minutes."
And so within' a couple of minutes, Phil was up the stairs... but on the way up, he ran into Dan's brother, which was something that he hoped wouldn't happen.
"What are you doing here?" Alex asked, looking up at Phil.
"U-Um... I don't know how to answer that," Phil mumbled.
"My brother's grounded, isn't he? He still has a week left," Alex stated.
"Alex," Phil looked up and sighed in relief when he saw Dan. "I'll give you 10 pounds if you keep your mouth shut about Phil coming in. Do we have a deal?" Dan asked.
"Deal!" Alex said excitedly. He ran over to Dan when Dan took the money out and took it from him, and then he ran back to his bedroom, without saying another word to Dan or Phil.
"Nice save," Phil said as he looked over at Dan and chuckled.
"I'm so glad you're here," Dan immediately ran over to Phil and hugged him tightly.
"I hate having to wait to see you at school, it just isn't the same," Phil whisperes as he wrapped his arms around Dan, hugging him tightly, not letting him go once.
"We only get to see each other at lunch, which is less than a half an hour long," Dan whined.
"Guess we better enjoy this time that we have together while we can," Phil whispered.
Dan sighed as he looked up at Phil. "Mum'll be here in about 20 minutes," He said.
"Can we cuddle before I leave?" Phil asked.
Dan smiled and nodded. "Of course we can cuddle," He whispered. He grabbed Phil's hand and then he led the way to his bedroom. Dan and Phil immediately sat down on Dan's bed and cuddles into each other, Phil's arms wrapped around Dan tightly, holding him close.
"I can't believe it's been two weeks since we've had a proper cuddle," Phil pouted.
Dan smiled as he looked up at Phil. "I know. One more week though," He said.
"I don't know how you've survived this long being grounded," Phil said, shaking his head.
"Trust me, I don't know how I survived either," Dan mumbled as he rested his head on Phil's chest, and then letting out a yawn afterwards. "I hate not being able to talk to you."
"I know. I know exactly how you feel," Phil whispered, kissing the top of Dan's forehead.
Dan sighed as he closed his eyes, snuggling into Phil more.
20 minutes later; Dan's mom was just now getting home with the Chinese food.
"Alexander! Dinner!" Diane yelled from the bottom of the stairs. "Will you get your brother?"
"Dan's fallen asleep," Alex said as he walked down the stairs.
"Well, he still needs to eat, doesn't he?" Diane said.
Alex bit his lip nervously as he watched his mom walk up the stairs, knowing that Phil was still up there and Dan was going to be in big trouble when their mom sees him with Phil.
Diane sighed as she walked down the hallway to Dan's room. "Daniel?" She asked as she opened the door. She looked over and frowned as soon as she saw Dan and Phil cuddled up on the bed together, both asleep. Even though she was disappointed in Dan for breaking the rules while being grounded, she couldn't help but find them adorable together. Clearly they must really love each other if they were willing to break the rules to be able to see each other. Plus, it's been two weeks already and Diane knew how much Dan was missing Phil.
"Just this one time," Diane whispered before she shut the door. She turned around and then she walked back downstairs to the kitchen, where Alex was waiting for her. "Did you know about Phil being up there with your brother?" She asked calmly.
"I-I saw Phil but Dan gave me 10 pounds to keep my mouth shut," Alex admitted.
Diane sighed. "You teenage boys will do anything for money, won't ya?" She asked.
"Is Dan in trouble for seeing Phil while being grounded?" Alex asked curiously.
"No, I'll let him off this time. I know how much he misses Phil," Diane said. She smiled.