There were no bedbugs in the cabin, and the dust was cleared away, cupboards filled with the food Kevin had bought at Wal-Mart and they had a late lunch before Kevin settled down for a nap and Edd used Kevin's phone's wi-fi hotspot to get some things rolling on the decision he made that morning.

When Kevin woke up, he saw Edd in his glasses, staring at the laptop's screen as his fingers flew across the keyboard.

Because he did so much work on the mobile PC unit, he had a filter screen put over the monitor and would wear special glasses while he was on it for any long length of time to reduce the strain on his eyes from the light being emitted from the screen.

But no one else could ever see what he was working on as the screen made things fuzzy in general and Edd had his monitor set up to his specification so that only he could really see what was on it even without his special glasses.

So as he typed away, Kevin just stared and wondered until his phone buzzed.

"It's been going off every ten minutes or so for the last forty five minutes," Edd said as he stared at the screen. "I didn't look to see who it was because I've kinda been busy with this," he lightly gestured with his left hand while his right continued to type.

"Meh, it's prolly just Nat anyways," Kevin said as he picked up the phone and saw that it was indeed Nat who had been texting him and asking where they were.

"Oh?"

Edd knew about Kevin's old friend who grew up near the town the cabin was adjacent to and went to college a couple of towns away. Despite the distance between them growing up, the two remained friends and Edd knew they would often get together during school breaks. Those get togethers got to be more frequent once Kevin got his driver's license and even more regular once he got his motorcycle and motorcycle license to go with it.

"Yeah, he's in town, too, with his boyfriend," Kevin said as he texted Nat back.

"He has a boyfriend?!"

Kevin shot him a glance and smiled.

"Yeah, he's pretty cool. Don't know how he deals with Nat's dumb ass, though."

Edd just nodded and focused his attention back on the screen til Kevin tapped his shoulder and leaned in for a kiss.

"Listen, I'm gonna go see if I can catch something down at lake for dinner. Why don't you come down when you're done?"

"Yeah, sure," Edd said as Kevin headed out the back door.

They had catfish for dinner and when Kevin suggested a fishing trip for lunch, Edd got him to compromise on meeting him at the fishing hole because he was just about done with the work he had set out to do for the weekend.

The redhead's phone buzzed, beeped, and rang all morning as Edd made moves, but he ignored them for setting out notifications of his own.

With his school choice in place, he shut down his laptop, covered himself in sunscreen, grabbed Kevin's phone and walked down to the small pier at the end of the path that started at the backdoor.

He recognized the teal haired young man who was talking wildly with his hands as he sat next to a laughing Kevin from the pictures the redhead would post from time to time online and seeing their report in person was a bit amusing.

He cleared his throat a bit as he approached and smiled as Kevin's face lit up when he saw him coming.

"Figure everything out?," he asked as Edd handed him his phone back.

"Yeah, I think so," Edd sighed.

"Ahem!"

"Edd, meet Nat," Kevin said as he rolled his eyes. "Nat, this is Edd."

"Holy shit, you are cute," Nat grinned as he gave Edd his hand.

"Thanks?," Edd said with a bit of a snicker as he shook his hand and Nat cocked a brow.

"Ah, ah, ah," he tutted as he wagged a finger at him. "Don't be so modest. Not everyone can be cute."

"Yeah, because you're so goddamned adorable."

They all turned to see a young man with a deep tan, chestnut eyes, and mahogany hair walk up to Nat and pop the top of his head.

"James Castellanos," the young man said as he held his hand that he wasn't popping Nat with out to Edd. "But you can call me Rave."

"Eddward Vincent," Edd replied as he shook Rave's hand. "But you can call me Edd, or Double D if you like."

"Oooh, Double Cutie!," Nat squealed and Kevin socked his arm as Rave gave him a look.

"Please don't," Edd said firmly, a little put off by Nat's flirting and Kevin smirked.

"Fine," Nat said as he rubbed his head and rolled his eyes.

"Thank you," Edd grinned and even Rave cracked a smile.

"You are cute, though," Rave said with a nod. "Just don't let this idiot get to you."

"I'm sitting right here," Nat whined so Rave pushed him out of his chair and plopped himself in it.

"Shut up, Goldburg," Rave said as he leaned back in the chair and Nat pouted.

Kevin snickered at their antics as he stood and pulled Edd back to his chair and into his lap.

"It's cool," Kevin said as Edd stiffened a bit. "They know."

Edd turned wide blue eyes on soft green and Kevin kissed his nose.

"It's ok, Edd," he said. "They're like us. They get it."

Rave gave him a small nod as he said, "Trust me, I know how this feels, kid, but it's gonna be ok."

"But when you gonna tell them, Kev?," Nat asked as he sat up from the spot Rave shoved him in.

"Tell who what, Kevin?," Edd asked as his eyes got even wider and his stomach started churning.

"My parents," Kevin sighed. "About me. And maybe us, but definitely me."

"Why not both of you?!," Nat asked in exasperation and Edd started to curl in on himself.

"Because he's not out, either, dude," Kevin hissed at him as he wrapped his arms around a shaking Edd.

Nat heaved a sigh and rolled his eyes at Rave's knowing look as Kevin did his best to soothe Edd.

The cabin had two bedrooms and a loft. The second bedroom had a single twin bed in it, but the loft had a full sized bed that Kevin said that any visiting family and friends got to sleep in as the second bedroom was his.

But he never let Edd sleep alone if he could help it, so they took to the loft.

Edd didn't get an ounce of sleep that night.

When Kevin's parents arrived the next day, Edd was taking a late morning nap in the redhead's lap while Kevin played on his phone.

"Is that Edd?!," Francis said as he stormed in the front door, intent on shaking off the long ride and go to the bathroom.

Edd sat up with a start as Kevin grabbed him to keep him from falling off the couch.

"Yes," Kevin said tersely. "He came up to help me get the place set up."

"And now he's in your lap?"

Matching emerald eyes had a bit of a staring match as Edd got out of Kevin's lap and quickly slid to the other side of the couch to silence the alarm on his phone.

"Didn't you have to go to the bathroom, Frankie?," Isabella, Kevin's mom asked as she came inside and dropped her luggage by the door. "Oh hello, Edd," she smiled and Edd smiled back.

"Hello, Ms Izzy. How was your trip?"

"Long," she sighed as she looked at her husband, who ran to the bathroom in the master suit. "What are you doing here?"

"Just helping Kevin here and meeting some of his friends."

"Oh, that's nice!," she beamed as she came to kiss her son's forehead. "Good for you for getting him some new friends."

"Thanks, Ma," Kevin chuckled. "Hey, Edd, umm…you ready to go, or…"

Scared blue met pensive green as Edd said, "I think I need to go."

Kevin nodded sadly in understanding and sent a text to Nat, who showed up some twenty minutes later, as Kevin's parents were getting settled in.

"Be careful with him," Kevin told Nat when he walked Edd to the car and Nat assured him he would.

The trip to the bus station was quiet and Nat showed him how to read the schedule, bought him a lunch he couldn't bear to eat, and gave him a solid hug when the bus pulled up.

But he left Edd with the same words Kevin had told him.

"Be careful with him."