That next morning I woke up before Eb (big surprise) and I didn't feel like puttin' up with him. He's anything but a morning person. I got up and headed downstairs, but I decided to take a little detour. I stopped in front of Will's room. It was slightly ajar. I, as quietly as I could, crept into his room and sat on the edge of his bed. "Hey Will are you awake?" He stirred a little and opened his eyes a little. When he saw me, his eyes got huge and he scooted up against the headboard really fast. "Sorry if I scared you."
"I-i-i-it's...ok...okay." He seemed to calm down some but still seemed pretty tense.
I climbed up and sat next to him on the bed, "So what are your plans for the day?" He pulled his knees up to his chest and shrugged. It took everything I had not to do very dirty things to that boy right there. I put my arm around his shoulders, "Well you could always hang around with me and Eb." He looked the other way. That's when I noticed how fidgety he was. I put my hand on top of his, "Or you could just hang out with me." He looked up at me slowly but he didn't look quite as freaked out as he did the day before.
"W-w-what ab-about E-Eb?"
"Forget him. I hang out with him almost every day. I'm sure he won't miss me that much." I couldn't help but smile at him. He looked so innocent and cute. I moved my hand from his onto his knee. "So whadya say?"
"O-o-ok w-what are...are we go-...gonna do?" I stopped. I honestly had no idea, but this kid didn't seem like a big party animal. He didn't seem like the sporty type either. What do you do with a boy like that?!? Oh well, I guess I better figure something out.
"Well uh we could um..." Shit! Can't think of nothin'! "Why don't we just walk around the park some. Maybe we can get to know each other a little better." He half-smiled.
"O-ok." Hmm he didn't stutter as bad then. I knew part of it was Eb just being a jackass to him. I got off the bed.
"Well come on let's go, but uh I think you might wanna change clothes first," I said looking at his undershirt and boxers, not that I really wanted him to change but you know you can't really go to a park like that. He got up and went over to his bag. I guess he hadn't unpacked yet. He grabbed some clothes then looked at me and blushed slightly. "Oh my bad man," I said as I headed for the door. He came out a few minutes later, then I heard Eb moving around in his room. "Come on we better go before the beast awakens," I said smiling. He smiled too. Damn he had such a pretty smile.
We went to the park and started walking around. I was the first one to speak. "So how long have you been staying at Eb's house?"
"S-s-s," He took a deep breath then continued, "Since I-I was ab-bout three."
"Wow that's a long time. I feel sorry for you to have to live with those crazy people that long. So how come you stay with them now?" He looked at the ground. I guess I hit a touchy subject.
"M-my parents d-died in a car accid-dent." The poor guy...
"Oh um I'm sorry I didn't know."
"I-it's okay." I was about to explode. I couldn't take this! I had to know if he was straight or not so I decided to take a chance and just ask him.
"So um Will I know this may sound a little weird but what way do you swing?"