This wasn't the first time Kevin's father had done something like this. All it took was for Kevin to get home late after his old man had had a few too many. Ever since his mom left in middle school. And ever single time he always went to Nazz, even after they broke up. And tonight was no different.
"Hey Kev, what's up?" Nazz said through the phone. She knew why he was calling, he never called this late if it wasn't because that asshole blew up on him.
"Hey Nazz, it happened again." Kevin responded.
"Oh man, what was it this time?" Nazz asked, already knowing the answer.
"Uh, well I was late again. Can we talk?" Kevin asked.
"Sure man, need a place to crash tonight too?" Nazz said.
"Yeah, your couch free?" Kevin said laughing. He started making his way across the cul-de-sacc to Nazz's house.
Nazz opened the door, expecting the worse, but Kevin looked like he'd already been cleaned up."Dude, that's a nasty blackeye, but who cleaned you up?" Nazz asked, confused.
"Well that's why I need to talk to you." Kevin said, scratching the back of his head. Nazz lead Kevin inside and to her rom upstairs. Once they were inside, she shut the door and motioned towards the bed.
"Alright, sit down and spill it Kev." She said with a sassy tone.
"Well, I've been having Double Dee tutor me lately, and we got paired up on a physics project. Long story short, after all that shit with Johnny went down and baseball practice, I went over to get started on the project." Kevin started. He then went on about the details of the night, including the thoughts he has been having about Double Dee. When he was finished Nazz sat in silence for what felt like an eternity.
"Come on Nazz, you gotta have something to say." Keving said, finally breaking the silence.
Nazz immediately got up and hugged him. Confused by her reacting, he hugged her back. Oddly, it was exactly what he needed. When Nazz finally pulled away, he felt a wave of relief wash over him. It was something he hadn't felt in a long time.
"You looked like you needed that dude. Trust me, a good hug during tough times can really make a difference." Nazz said to him.
"Thanks Nazz, you really are my best friend." Kevin said with a smile. "Now, what do I do about Double Dee? Why do I keep having these thoughts? It's messing with my head Nazz." Kevin said, grabbing his head.
"Well, I don't have the answer to any of those questions, Kev. Sometimes we get feelings we can't explain, and it makes us question the person we are. Why don't you talk to him about it? See if he feels the same way. Who knows? Maybe you'll crawl out of this with a new boyfriend." Nazz chuckled.
Kevin turned bright red at her last comment. He had never thought to bring it up to Double Dee before, and he certainly never thought he'd ever date a guy, let alone Edd.
"But, what will the guys on the team think, Nazz? It'll ruin my reputaion, I could get kicked off the team." Kevin said, worriedly.
"Dude, what do you care more about? Your reputation or Double Dee? Who cares what those guys think, if they don't accept you for who you are, then they aren't really your friends. Why don't you just take it slow and start by telling Edd how you feel? And then see where it goes from there." Nazz said to Kevin.
"You're right. Tomorrow after practice I'll tell him. I just don't know how to, it's different than telling some chick I like her. This is Edd, we've known each other since we were practically in diapers." Kevin said.
"Well Kev, shouldn't that make it easier? You already know what he likes, so show him that way." Nazz reassured him.
"But what if he's not into dudes, or worse, what if hes not into me?" Kevin continued to doubt this would work. But deep down, his heart wanted it to. he promised Nazz he'd tell Edd. And that's what he was going to do.
