Author's Note: Though straight, I am the least homophobic person. I only use the anti gay references for story purposes only. The only characters using them are bad people, so that can be expected from them. ;) Thank you for reading! xoxo- Judy
Unlovable
Chapter 3: Weaving the Web
"Good morning, Mother!" Eric said, kissing his mother's cheek as he headed down to the breakfast table.
Lily smiled, and quickly kissed his cheek in return. "Well, you're in a good mood!"
Eric grinned. "I have a feeling things are going to start going well for me. What's for breakfast?"
"Pancakes!" Rufus chimed in from the kitchen.
Eric and Lily both shot him a surprised look.
He grinned. "I'm only kidding. Of course it's waffles." He winked.
"Actually, I was hoping you were for real. I'm kind of getting sick of waffles," Eric said, plopping himself down across from his mother at the table.
"Well, then, make your own damn breakfast!" Rufus said.
Eric's mouth dropped open.
"Rufus!" Lily chastised.
Rufus laughed. "It was a joke! Eric, if you'd like pancakes, I'd be more than happy to make them for you."
Eric sighed. "Thanks, but waffles are fine. Just maybe you could mix it up a little from time to time is all I'm saying."
"I'll keep that in mind," Rufus said.
He dished out their food, and moments later, they were all sitting together at the table.
"Thank you, My darling," Lily said, giving her husband a quick peck on the lips.
"Mm, you're welcome!" Rufus said, kissing her in return.
"Seriously? At the table now?" Eric asked.
Lily rolled her eyes at him.
Rufus grinned. "As if you don't do the same thing with Derek."
Eric blushed.
"Derek?" Lily's interest had been piqued. She raised an eyebrow. "Who is Derek?"
Eric looked down at his waffles. "I didn't want to say anything until things became more serious. I've only just started seeing him. If you can even call it that."
"Seeing who?" Lily turned her attention to her husband. "How do you know about this and not me, his own mother?"
"I prefer not to talk about my love life with my mother," Eric said, looking at Lily now, but still blushing.
Lily nodded. "I can understand that, but I'm your mother. You have to tell me something." She looked at Rufus again. "How come you didn't tell me?"
Rufus shrugged. "It wasn't my place to tell." He took a bite of his waffle.
"Mom, it's nothing, really. We went on one date to lunch and a movie. We met when I got caught in the rain with no money for a cab. I bumped into him, he offered me money for a cab, and I refused because I didn't want to take a stranger's money. He insisted on walking me home with his umbrella. We talked along the way, hit it off, and, sorry to sound clichéd, the rest is history." Eric didn't feel the need to mention the kiss. After all, there were some things you just didn't tell your mother.
"Well, is he nice? Is he cute? Tell me al the details!" Lily pressed, a delighted smile on her face.
Eric had had enough. He held up his hands. "You know what? I'm full. I'm going to my room to make a call." He got up and emptied out the remainder of his breakfast in the trash, then rinsed his dish and silverware, and put them in the dishwasher.
"Is the call to Derek?" Lily asked in a sly tone.
Eric winced. "When it gets more serious, I'll give you all the deets, Mom. I promise."
He then practically jogged up the stairs to avoid any further hounding from his mother.
He entered his room, then shut and locked the door behind him. He then grabbed his cell phone (so that there'd be no way his mother could pick up and listen on another phone) and lay down on his bed to call. There was no way he was going to give his mother all the deets, but whatever got her off his back...
He dialed Derek's number, and grinned when Derek answered.
The smile was still on his face when he answered back. "Hey, Derek, it's Eric. Wanna hang out today?"
~GG~
Derek smirked. He had Eric hooked on him already. It didn't surprise him, really. All the ladies were hooked on him, so why shouldn't the gay men be? Not that he wanted anything to do with faggots, but it still felt nice to have people want you—whether you could stand them or not. "Hey, Eric. You know it! What do you want to do?"
"Well, lunch and a movie sounds so clichéd. We did that last time anyway. Do you have any suggestions?" Eric asked.
Yeah, how about I beat the crap out of you? But it was too soon for that. Derek had plans for Eric before it got to that—big plans. So, instead, he suggested they go bowling. "I know it's kind of lame, but I figured maybe we could go tonight once my friends are out of school and off of work. I can introduce you to them. We can order a pizza and nachos for dinner while we're there."
Eric didn't seem to mind. "That doesn't sound lame at all! In fact, that sounds kind of fun! I'd really like to meet your friends. I just hope they like me."
They'll find you as disgusting as I do, I'm sure. Instead, Derek said, "Are you kidding me? How could they not love you?"
Derek could practically see Eric's smile as Eric responded. "You're too kind."
"It's the truth! So, what are you doing today?" Like he really cared.
"Actually, to tell you the truth, I don't have much planned yet for today. I know we're doing dinner and bowling tonight, but do you want to do lunch together, just the two of us?" Eric asked.
Like I really want to have to see you twice in one day. "Oh, I'm sorry, I have class until three." Thank God for small favors.
"Oh. Well, all right then. Do you want me to meet you at your apartment? Where do you live?"
Derek rolled his eyes at Eric's overeagerness. "You know what? Why don't we just meet at the bowling alley? I have to shower and stuff after I get back from school, so it would just be easier for me."
Eric sounded slightly disappointed, but he didn't voice it. "Oh. Well, all right then. Which alley?"
"Lucky Strike Lanes good for you?" Derek asked.
"That's perfect!" Eric agreed.
"Great! We can meet there at six o'clock then," Derek stated.
"I'll be looking forward to it," Eric said, sounding insanely happy.
I bet you will. Wish I could say the same for me. "Me too." Not.
"See you tonight!" Eric said cheerily.
That's all ready been established, Moron. "Yep! Have a good day. Bye." Derek hung up the phone before Eric could keep him on any longer. He made a face. "Ugh! What I don't do to make sure a faggot learns his lesson."
He got out of bed then, and searched for some clothes to wear to school. He figured some tight-fitting jeans, and an even tighter fitting black T-shirt would do the trick. He loved to get the ladies going wild for him. Not that it ever took much. Tonight, however, he would change. After all, he didn't want that disgusting Homo perving on him.
~GG~
Eric was thrilled. He had only just met Derek, and already Derek wanted to introduce him to his friends! How perfect was this going? For once, something was finally going right for him in the love department, and this time we was not about to screw it up.
He looked through his closet, trying to find something suitable to wear for meeting your boyfriend's (that's what he had to be now that he had asked him to meet his friends) friends. In the end, he found that there was nothing.
"Well, it looks like I'm going to have to go shopping!" he said to himself with a grin. For being gay, he wasn't big on shopping, but, when it came to a special occasion such as this, he was willing to make an exception. So, he headed out, bent on finding the perfect outfit for impressing a boyfriend and his friends.
~GG~
"I can't believe I let you talk us into this," Jake said with a snort.
"These shoes are so freaking ugly," Jessica said, looking down at her bowling shoes in distaste.
"I don't know. I think you look dead sexy in them!" Jake quipped.
Jessica twirled a string of hair around her finger. "Really?" she asked, taking a brief break from chewing of her gum. Her Brooklyn accent was especially thick tonight for some reason.
"Yeah, as in, I'd have to be dead to think those shoes look sexy!" Jake said with a laugh.
Jessica gasped, and swatted Jake hard on the arm.
Jake rubbed his arm and laughed even harder. "I'm sorry, Baby. You're right. Those shoes are ugly, but you look beautiful in anything."
Jessica spit her gum out on the floor, then wrapped her arms tightly around Jake. "Aw, that's my baby!"
Jake grinned, and they kissed.
"I want you guys to see what a loser he is. Once you get to know him, maybe you can help me figure out more ways to have him falling hard for me," Derek stated.
Gia raised an eyebrow. "I thought you didn't like him and wanted to teach him a lesson?"
Derek shot her a look. He got very annoyed when people didn't understand his plan. Especially when it was so obvious. In fact, next to faggots, stupidity was the thing he tolerated the least. Too bad Gia was his buddy's girlfriend, and that he had to put up with her. "I want him to fall hard for me. The harder he falls, the more it will hurt him when I crush him."
Mandy winced. "Won't that be a little cruel?"
Derek sighed. "Isn't being gay a sin?"
"Well, yes, but—"
Derek cut her off. "And, aren't you a Christian like your boyfriend?"
Gia nodded. "Yes, but I don't see why you can't just teach him a lesson without having to make him fall for you first."
"It drives the point home deeper," Derek said simply.
Gia shrugged, then headed over to the computer to see if Mitchel needed any help adding their names.
"I say do whatever you have to do to teach that piece of garbage a lesson," Jake said.
"Yeah, don't let that disgusting loser get away with being a faggot," Jessica said.
Derek smirked as he saw Eric enter the bowling alley. "Don't worry. "I won't."
Eric spotted them. He grinned and waved, then headed on over. He put at arm around Derek, and kissed his lips. "Hey."
Derek blushed a bright red crimson. So now the little fag thought they were boyfriends now? He thought that they could kiss in public in front of his friends like it was the most normal thing in the world? Oh, heck no! This kid totally had it coming to him. In fact, he was more determined to make him pay now than ever before.
The looks on his friends faces only added to his anger. Jake had a look of disgust. Jessica had a look of half curiosity, half turned on. Gia looked shocked, and Mitchel looked completely uncomfortable.
Derek put on a smile, though it was as fake as fake could be, and it took all his energy and self control to do so. He then wrapped an arm around Eric, and kissed him back, wanting to puke in his mouth. "Hey! We're just setting up our names."
"Sounds good!" Eric said.
Derek nodded at his friends. "This is Jake and his girlfriend Jessica."
Jake nodded at Eric. "'Sup?" He asked before taking a sip of his beer.
"Hey, it's nice to meet you," Jessica said, extending her hand to Eric.
"It's nice to meet you guys too," Eric said with his polite, pretty boy smile. He nodded at Jake, and shook Jessica's hand. "Hey, I like your top."
Jessica looked down at her low-cut, ruffly, floral top. "This ol' thing? Aw, thanks! I got it at Target." She snorted.
Eric grinned.
Why, do you want to wear it, faerie boy? He probably thinks she's cheap for shopping at Target. He's so use to shopping at the name brand stores since his mommy has money. They're all the same. Only not only is he a rich snob, but he's a gay rich snob. He oughtta be shot! Derek thought, all the while keeping the fake smile on his face. He nodded at Mitchel and Gia. "And that is my good buddy Mitchel and his girlfriend Gia."
Gia smiled at him and shook his hand. "It's very nice to meet you. Derek has told us so much about you. He's really crazy about you."
Eric's whole face lit up. "Really? Well, I'm pretty crazy about him too."
Derek, who had been scowling at Gia as she gave him a wicked grin, quickly grinned as well when Eric smiled at him.
"It's nice to meet you, Eric." Mitchel clapped a hand over Eric's back. "We figured we'd do guys against the girls, but, with you, there's an extra guy, so maybe you can play for the girls?"
Jessica snorted loudly. "Well, that's appropriate!" she muttered.
Gia elbowed her.
Eric didn't seem to heave heard or noticed. "Sure! Let's kick some butt, ladies!" he said with a grin to the girls as he picked out a ball from the rack. "I gotta go up and pick out some bowling shoes."
He set his ball on the rack, then left to get the bowling shoes, and Jake and Jessica burst into laughter.
"The faerie can play with the girls where he belongs!" Jake said.
"Girls against guys," Jessica said with a smirk.
"You guys are so mean," Gia scolded, thought she was smirking herself.
Mitchel took a sip of his Pepsi before commenting. "He seems nice enough, but a little too overeager. And what the heck was he doing kissing you like that? Gross! Like we all needed to see that. Though, you did kiss him back."
Derek blushed at the reminder. "I seriously wanted to puke. I swear I only kissed him back so that he wouldn't get suspicious. Believe me, the only reason I'm even giving that faggot the time of day is so I can teach him a lesson."
"Sh! He's coming back," Gia whisper warned.
Eric came back and held a foot out. "Look at these—orange and yellow. How ugly are these?"
Derek smirked. "Well, they look good on you because you can make even the ugliest of things look good."
Eric blushed and smiled. "You're too kind."
Derek placed an arm around his shoulders and kissed his cheek. Enjoy it while you can, because soon, you're going to see just how nasty I can get!
~GG~
Eric came home that night feeling as if he were floating on air. Derek's friends had been so nice to him! He and the girls had laughed and had a blast trying to beat Derek's team. He and the girls had lost, but Derek, Mitchel, and Jake paid for their pizza nachos, and sodas as a "conciliation prize," as they had put it.
After bowling, they had all gone to the club and danced for hours. It was one of the most fun times he had had in his life.
When the night ended, Derek pulled him away from Jake and the others and gave him the sweetest kiss goodnight. He also invited him to a picnic lunch at the park tomorrow at noon. Derek said they could spend the rest of the day together after that.
With a sigh of happiness, Eric headed up to his room. Rufus and Lily must have already gone to bed.
He stripped down to his underwear and through on a tee-shirt, then climbed into bed. He wanted to text Derek before going to sleep.
I had a really great time tonight, and I enjoyed meeting your friends. They're all really great. I hope we can all hang out together a lot more. Love, E.
He pressed send, and waited for Derek's response. A few minutes later, he got one.
Me too. They all loved you. You were a hit! :) I'm looking forward to tomorrow. Xoxo- Derek
Eric grinned, and texted back once more.
Not as much as I am. Meet you there at noon as planned. -E
He pressed send, then turned off his phone, set it on his nightstand, laid down, and prepared to sleep. He had a feeling he'd be having some sweet dreams tonight.
~GG~
Derek rolled his eyes as he read Eric's latest text to him.
"Is Lover boy texting you already about tomorrow?" Jake asked with a snicker.
Derek rolled his eyes. "I can't take it anymore! He's got to be taught his lesson. I'm going to spend the day with him tomorrow only because I want him to fall even deeper in love with me, which will only hurt him more when we teach him his lesson.
"But what if he wants to bring you home for a little man on man action at night, if you know what I mean?" Mitchel asked.
Derek scrunched his nose. "You'r disgusting!"
Mitchel shrugged. "I'm just being realistic."
Derek shook his head. "Well, I'm not going to have to worry about it because nighttime is when the plan will go down."
"And what exactly is the plan?" Mitchel asked.
Derek grinned wickedly. "I'm so very glad you asked." He leaned in closer and explained the whole plan to his two best friends and roommates.
Jake clapped him over the back once he had finished. "I like the way you think!" he said toasting his beer to him before taking a sip.
"I don't know. Isn't that kind of mean?" Mitchel asked.
Derek shot a look at him. "Since when did you become a faggot lover?"
Mitchel held up his hands in defense. "I'm not! Homosexuality is a sin. I'm down with your plan. I just thought it might be a little mean is all."
Derek rolled his eyes. "Yeah, well, that faggot deserves anything we give him. Tomorrow, we attack. Are you guys in?" He held out a hand.
"You know I'm in!" Jake said, placing his hand over Derek's.
Jake and Derek both looked at Mitchel.
Derek nodded at him. "You in?"
"I just said I was," Mitchel said putting his hand in.
Derek and Jake both grinned.
"Tomorrow!" Derek yelled.
"Tomorrow!" Jake and Mitchel chimed in.
They threw their hands in the air to seal the deal.
Derek grinned, and grabbed a beer. He then texted Eric back.
Not as much as I am, trust me.
He hit send, then turned his phone off. Tomorrow couldn't come soon enough, for tomorrow, the faggot would pay.
