Pogue/Tyler

Wedding Date

"But Mom, do I have to? But.. Mom, I'm busy right now, can we ta-- no Mom, I'm not doing that.. MOM!"

Reid, Caleb, and Pogue snickered as they listened in on Tyler's side of the phone conversation. They were all in Caleb's living room 'studying', AKA Reid was playing Smash Bros, Pogue was stuffing his face with junk food, and Caleb.. was actually studying.

Tyler had been partially doing all three before he got that dreaded phone call.

"Mom, c'mon, seriously, we can talk later... oh my-- MOM, stop that," Tyler was turning a bright shade of red from what his mother was asking him, "God, mom, I'm with the guys, studying! No, there's no girls... guys? What? Mom, stop."

"Tyler's own mother thinks he's gay," Reid laughed, falling onto his back; Pogue laughed with him but tried to hide it with a cough while Caleb was biting back his laughter and pretending that he was still reading the book on his lap.

"Okay, okay, mom, okay, I'll go, when? But that's a Saturday! I don't wan-- fine, okay. Alright, alright! Yeah, yeah, I'll find one, okay, bye.." Tyler grumbled and turned away so he could mutter, "Love you too," to his mom without the other guys hearing him. After he hung up, he fell down on the couch and let out a groan.

"What? Did your mom set you up on a blind date?" Reid asked, crawling over from his spot on the floor to kneel next to Tyler. "...with a guy?"

Tyler sighed and hit Reid with a cushion, "No, and I don't know why she thinks I hook up with random guys, unless you've been telling her stupid rumors, Reid," Tyler glared at him.

"Okay, fine, I told her one thing and it just slipped when she asked my mom if me and you were still hanging out and as close as we used to be."

"...what did you tell her?" Pogue asked, butting into the conversation.

"Just that little Tyler here got drunk and made out with this guy at so--mph," Reid glared as Tyler covered his mouth with his hand.

"You're a dick," Tyler muttered and let his hand drop.

"You like dick."

Tyler just groaned and pushed Reid away, "Shut up."

"Leave Tyler alone, Reid," Caleb chuckled, putting an arm around Tyler's shoulder, "We accept him no matter what he likes."

"You're not helping," Tyler rolled his eyes and pushed Caleb's arm away.

"Just leave him alone," Pogue laughed and ruffled Tyler's hair, "So why did your mom call?"

Tyler sighed and sunk down into the couch, "My cousin's wedding is coming up and my mom's making me go.. and I have to go find a date."

"Which cousin?" Reid asked.

"Kyle, does it matter?"

"Duh, if it was one of the hott girls you're related to, I'd be volunteering to be your date."

"You're too funny, Reid," Tyler rolled his eyes and kicked at Reid, who just smirked and went back to playing his game. They all went back to what they were doing before, except for poor Tyler, who decided to brood instead.

The afternoon passed without anything eventful happening. Reid had left around seven because some friends had called him to go do stuff; the other three didn't even want to know what exactly. Now, Pogue and Tyler were leaving; they said their goodbyes to Caleb at the door and headed to Tyler's hummer-- Pogue was hitching a ride with him because his bike was in the shop for some problem or another.

When Tyler pulled out and they were on the road, Pogue turned the radio down and turned to face Tyler, "So.. you made out with some guy?"

Tyler blushed and kept his eyes on the road, refusing to glance at Pogue. "Yeah... once," he shrugged, trying to play it off like it wasn't that big of a deal; in reality, that one time turned his world upside down.

"Who?"

"Just some guy," he sighed, "It doesn't matter, I was just trying new things out. Drop it, Pogue, alright?"

"I'm just curious," Pogue chuckled, "But alright... so that wedding, any ideas for a date?"

"No clue at all."

"How about me?"

That almost sent Tyler veering off the road. "What?" He looked at Pogue with wide eyes, pulling over to the side of the road so he wouldn't go swerving around again.

Pogue braced himself with one hand on the dashboard and let out a nervous laugh, "Whoa, baby boy, don't go and kill me just because of that."

"..sorry," Tyler murmured, "But.. what?"

"Take me, y'know, as a date."

"Why?"

"Because... I wanna try something new?" Pogue flashed him a nervous smile, "But listen, just.. forget it, I just thought.. I mean, forget it."

In reality, Pogue had been thinking about Tyler for some time now. Something about the younger boy just made him feel... different. He couldn't put his finger on it, but he liked it, and with this new found information of Tyler 'exploring', he had gotten a little confidence burst.

"No, no, I just.. no, I mean, yeah, I mean.." Tyler let out a groan and let his head fall to his steering wheel. Why did Pogue have to go do this now? Just when he had convinced himself that Pogue would never see him like that, he had to go pull that.

Tyler was in the same boat as Pogue; since Pogue had broken up with Kate, he had been noticing the older boy a bit more, realizing just how attractive he was, liking his personality a bit more-- he started seeing him in an entirely different light.

But he was convinced Pogue was straight, and now this? Tyler sighed and picked his head up, "Are you being serious?"

"If I wasn't, would I do this?"

"Do wh--" Tyler's question was muffled by Pogue's lips on his own.

"That," Pogue grinned when he pulled away. "So, yeah?"

"Yeah.." Tyler nodded and swallowed the lump in his throat as he tried to bring his heart rate back to normal, "Yeah."

"Great," Pogue's smile got wider as he pulled Tyler in for another kiss.