QUEER AS FOLK
SERIES TWO
BOOK 2: FIGHTING FOR NO REWARD
CHAPTER FOUR.
The phone rang.
"Hello?" Michael asked. It was more of a questioning question then just a normal hello.
"Hey honey it's me."
It was his mother.
"Oh hey mum, what's up?"
"Well...it's just I haven't seen you in a while and I was wondering if you'd want to come over for dinner."
"Dinner?" Michael questioned.
"We'd love too!" Ben screamed out.
"Oh is that Ben?"
"Yeah mum."
"Great so I'll see you in 10 or so?"
"Sure mum, bye."
Michael hung up the phone.
"This is great!" Ben said. Then he noticed his husband's face turn into a frown.
"Right?"
"Yeah, it's cool." Michael sighed.
"What's wrong? I thought you'd want to see your mum, after all this time."
"I do...it's just." Michael stopped, trying to find the best word to describe how he felt.
"Confusing."
"What is?"
"You, just changing your mind, I mean it's so hard to keep up."
"What do you mean?"
"Well I basically abandoned all my friends for you, to start a new life and now it's as if you never wanted me too."
Michael was frustrated.
"I'm going for a walk."
Michael went to his room to grab his coat.
"I'll be back soon."
Michael opened the door and stopped. Standing in the door way with his hand in a fist looking like he was just about to knock was Michael's cousin.
"Andy!" Michael said suprised.
"What are you doing here?"
"Just thought I'd drop by and see how the new married couple are going."
Andy walked into the lounge.
"Hey Ben."
"Andy!" Ben said smiling.
"Long time no see."
Ben gave Andy a hug.
"What so you hug him before your own cousin?" asked Michael walking into the lounge.
"Sorry cuz." Andy said hugging Michael.
"So Andy, besides coming to say hi, what brings you to our side of the country?"
Suddenly the phone rang.
"I'll get it." Said Ben.
"Oh that's probably mum." Michael said.
"Oh." Said Andy, turning towards the phone. He picked up a pen and wrote:
I'm not Here!
And gave it to Ben.
Ben smiled.
"Sure! Yep so that's 5 beers all up, great, bye."
Ben hung up the phone.
"That was your mum." He said to Michael.
"Why don't you want your aunt to know that you're here?"
"I know." Said Michael smiling.
"We'll drop you off on the way."