SATURDAY…

Bryce wakes up on top of his bed. Though he knows he slept fine, it feels like he didn't a wink. So he just lays there. He stares up to the ceiling. He watches the fan go around, counting each rotation.

"Hey. You awake?" Bryce hears a quiet lock on the door and he jumps off the bed and to his feet.

"Come in." Clay walks in.

"Are you wearing the same clothes as last night?"

"Oh." Bryce doesn't realize it. "I guess. I fell asleep with them on."

"Okay." Clay walks up and gives Bryce a big kiss. "You excited for tonight?"

"What's tonight?" Bryce walks over to his dresser.

"The triple date." Bryce still looks confused. "The one with Tony, Brad, Hannah, and one of Tony's friends."

"Oh yeah!" He suddenly remembers. "So what's the plan exactly?" He looks through his shirts.

"We'll all have dinner at someplace out of town that Tony found. After that, we'll go to this club that Brad's roommate works out and can get us in for free."

"Okay."

"Well…" Clay walks up to Bryce, sliding his hand onto his shoulder. "My parents have gone to the store and we have 'til five for the date, so… maybe…" Clay gets really close to Bryce.

"Actually…" Bryce steps back with a shirt. "I was planning on going for a run to the gym and meet some of the guys to do some training."

"Oh…" Bryce takes his shirt off.

"Don't worry. I'll be back way before the date."

"Oh yeah. I wasn't worried. I guess I'll see ya later."

"Yeah. Bye." Bryce walks out.

"Bye."

4:30 PM...

Bryce runs into his room, sweaty and tired. He instantly takes his shirt off and throws it in the hamper before his bedroom door opens.

"Knock much?" Bryce doesn't turn around to see who it is.

"We've got to leave soon Bryce. Where've been?" Bryce turns to face Clay.

"Just at the gym. We ended up getting coffee afterward."

"I've been texting you."

"Oh… sorry." Bryce turns to his closet. "I haven't really looked at my phone."

"Well get showered 'cause we're picking up Tony and Brad soon." Clay just looks at Bryce who doesn't seem to care.

"I'm all good. Ready to go." Bryce turns around, throwing a t-shirt on."

"Really? Aren't you gonna shower? Put on a nicer shirt?"

"Nah. I'm good." Bryce sits on his bed and grabs his phone, staring at it.

"You sure?" Bryce doesn't even look up. "You know, if you're not in the mood to come, you don't have to." Bryce looks up.

"Fine. If you want me to shower I will. But if we're late then it's your fault." Bryce throws his phone to the bed and walks into the bathroom.

Clay just leaves and waits in the living room.

20 minutes pass and Bryce walks in wearing a button-down, tie, and slacks.

"Is this good enough?"

"It's perfect." They walk up to each other and kiss. "You wanna drive?"

"Nah." Bryce walks ahead and gets into the car.

Clay follows and they quickly leave.

After picking up Tony and Brad they start heading to the restaurant.

"So tell us more about this friend you set Hannah up with." Clay starts some conversation after the car ride starts to get awkwardly silent.

"Well he goes to Hillcrest. I met him at the gym. He's a cool guy that's on the lacrosse team. His name's Aaron."

"Yeah I've heard you talk about him before." Brad chimes in. "Black hair? Tall? Bright blue eyes that you said remind you of the ocean?"
"Well, yeah." Tony laughs. "But you know me, I like my guys with muddy brown eyes." He and Brad kiss.

"Good save." Brad looks up to the front and sees Bryce just staring straight forward. "So Bryce, Tony tells me you play basketball, baseball, and football."

Bryce snaps out of his thoughts and puts on a smile.

"Oh, yeah. Been playing them all since I was just a little kid." He turns back to the front, going silent and staring straight ahead again.

"Cool." The car gets silent again.

When they reach the restaurant they meet up with Hannah and Aaron. Aaron wanted to pick up Hannah so they could get some alone time before the whole group got together. They get to their table and sit down. It all seemed normal. Everyone is talking, joking, laughing, and telling stories. Even Bryce. He seems to have snapped out of whatever funk he was in.

"Well, I didn't notice the new pool cover." Bryce continues telling a story from when he was five. "It was see-though!" Everyone is smiling and happy. "I jumped into the pool and ended up landing smack on my stomach on this hard plastic, sliding all the way down the pool."

"Oh my gosh!" Hannah gasps, everyone starts to laugh.

"I had a large red bruise over my entire front side for weeks." Bryce joins the laughter.

"Hey, guys we should really get going." Brad interrupts the laughter. "I think our server is starting to get pissed with us." They all look over to their server starring, arms crossed, on the other side of the restaurant.

"Yeah. Let's get this party moving." Hannah says before they all start getting up.

"I am so ready to get on the dance floor," Tony says as he walks backward out of the restaurant.

"Oh… really?" Brad grabs him by his hips.

"You've got no idea." They kiss.

Clay turns to Bryce and smiles. Bryce smiles back. They just look at each other before kissing.

"Thanks for coming tonight." Clay whispers to him.

"Thanks for… everything." They kiss once more.

"You guys suck!" Hannah shouts in the middle of the sidewalk and everyone turns to her. "All this kissing is making it very weird over here." She looks at Aaron, steps forward, grabs his head, and gives him the biggest kiss before stepping back. "You happy?" Everyone begins to laugh and continue walking, leaving Aaron standing there in shock for a second.

They take a short drive to this big warehouse out of town. Cars are parked all around. There's nothing nearby besides trees and mountains. They all walk up to the entrance and Brad gives the guy his name. Everyone starts to show their fake id's. Clay is getting nervous as he gets closer to the front of the line. Bryce got him a fake id a while ago, but he's never used it.

"It's okay," Bryce whispers from behind. "Trust me." That seems to calm Clay down as he hands the guy his id and he lets him right by.

"Shots?" Brad turns to look at the group as they enter the large and very loud building.

Everyone just nods. Brad and Tony wander off. Hannah turns to Clay, both of them nervous about dancing. They both smile before turning to their dates.

"Wanna dance?" Clay is trying to breathe through his nerves.

"Of course." Clay grabs Bryce's hand and they walk through the crowd of people.

As they reach the center Clay turns to Bryce. They just stand there. Neither of them knows where to begin. Then Tony and Brad show up.

"Where's Hannah and Aaron?" Tony looks around. "Too bad. Who wants two shots?"

Bryce quickly grabs two shots fro Tony's hand and downs them both. Clay looks to Bryce.

"Wow, man!" Tony is loving it.

Everyone else takes a shot.

"Last one?" Tony puts in front of Clay, who could barely handle to one shot.

Bryce reaches forward, grabbing the shot, and quickly takes it down.

"Damn!" Brad shouts.

Brad turns to Tony and they quickly begin kissing out of nowhere.

"You good?" Clay asks Bryce.

"Perfect!" Bryce then begins to dance.

Clay is loving it and follows him. They slip a few feet over and away from Tony and Brad making out. Bryce places his hands on Clay's hips and pulls his closer. Their bodies touch as Bryce pulls him all the way in. He begins grinding against Clay. He goes down and little, his face in front of Clay's crotch. Bryce slides back up. He slides around Clay and behind him. As they move their hips to the beats of the song, Bryce begins to kiss Clay's neck. Then he begins sucking on his neck. Clay turns his head up, every touch from Bryce making his body heat up.

Then the song changes. It's one of Bryce's favorites. The entire club quickly switches from people grinding and making out, to people jumping up and down. It's like whiplash for Clay as Bryce separates from him and begins jumping up and down, singing along. Bryce just closes his eyes, looks up to the sky, and lets his body move to the music. For the first time in a long time, Bryce feels completely free. His mind is off and his body has taken full control.

He turns to Clay, who's standing there and admiring Bryce. He's admiring his free spirit. His willingness to let go. He's almost jealous of it. Then Clay joins in. He lets the music flow through his bones. He jumps up and down. He throws his arms up and down. He lets himself go free.

The two of them continue this for a while. Each of them let their bodies take control. They dance in front of each other. Then they let their bodies connect for a while. Then they go back to themselves. The room only gets hotter each song. Both of them are sweating bullets, but neither of them cares.

After a while, Tony and Brad come up with some more shots before they join them dancing. Everyone's letting everything go for this moment. At some point Clay dances with Tony and Tony dance with Bryce and Bryce dances with Clay and Brad and Brad dances with Clay. They have just stopped caring.

After a while, a very sensual song comes on. Tony and Brad start making out again. Clay and Bryce once again get closer. Bryce looks down at Clay. Their eyes meet as they move their bodies to the music. Bryce starts to slowly move down Clay. They kiss on the lips before Bryce moves down farther and begins kissing every inch of his neck. He moves down farther, running his hands on Clay's body. He goes even further. With his mouth in front of Clay's crotch, he begins kissing the area. At first Clay isn't bothered by it, but as Bryce grabs his erection through the jeans with his teeth, Clay pulls Bryce up.

"Hey!"

"What?" Bryce can't stop smiling as he puts his hand down Clay's pants and grips his penis.

"Hey! Stop!" Clay yanks his hand out.

"What! You're the one who wanted this." Bryce moves his hands down and begins pulling down Clay's zipper.

"No! Not here! Not like this!" He hits Bryce's hand away and zips back up.

"Whatever!" Bryce turns around and begins walking away.

"Where are you going?" Clay shouts, but Bryce doesn't here him.

He follows Bryce through the crowds of people. He watches as Bryce grabs a random drink from a table and chugs it down before continuing to walk towards the exit. They finally make it outside, the noise quickly disappearing.

"Bryce!" Clay shouts, but Bryce continues walking away.

Clay starts following him and notices Hannah and Aaron making out against the outside wall. Hannah sees Clay, they share a quick and intense glare.

"Sorry," Hannah tells Aaron as she stops kissing him.

"What?" Arron tries pulling her closer as she tries moving away.

"Stop. Not cute." She pushes him away adn quickly runs to Clay. "What's going on?"

"I don't know. He's just acting weird." He looks to Bryce who is standing against the car.

"Need help?" Hannah starts stretching.

"No." He chuckles a little. "Let me talk to him first."

Clay walks up to the car and Bryce doesn't look at him, but just stares at his reflection in the window.

"What's going on with you?"

"What? Nothing." Bryce continues staring forward.

"The you I know would never do that in the middle of… well anywhere public."

"Maybe you just don't know me."

"Don't say that. I know you better than anyone else."

"Really?" Bryce turns around, loud and angry. "You really think you know me?"

"Of course." Clay knows he does.

"Well if you know me so well then…" Bryce is about to say something but quickly stops himself and turns back to the car. "I'm going back home. I'll see you tomorrow." He starts walking away and takes his phone out.

"Bryce." Clay starts to cry. "Bryce!" Clay shouts as Bryce ignores him.

Hannah runs up to Clay.

"What's wrong?"

"Everything." Hannah hugs Clay as he begins to cry more.