Chapter 6
Kevin sat on the table in the backyard listening to the music blasting from inside the house. it was another one of Nat's spontaneous parties to celebrate something or other. Kevin couldn't remember if it was Nat's birthday or the fact that the sun had come up this morning. The area the redhead sat in was enclosed by bushes on three sides, so if you didn't walk directly to the spot you wouldn't notice he was there. He had come out here to think, here he was at a party with lots of girls wanting to be with him for the evening. Many he had dated in the past and he wasn't interested in any of them. W
hat is wrong with me he thought. Had falling in love with the dork taken control of his whole life and what was going to do about it, especially if at the end of summer Double Dee shot him down and wouldn't even be friends? Suddenly he heard voices on the other side of the bushes.
"Where did Kevin disappear to?" he heard a gruff voice ask
"I don't know he was around earlier." said another voice.
"Is he here with anyone tonight?" said the first voice. "I heard he broke up with Heather just before school let out. I was wondering if he had started dating someone else. I thought he was developing a thing for the nerd, but Dorky has a boyfriend now. If he is thinking about going in that direction I will make him mine. I've worked hard to keep the dork away from him. Chad makes such an excellent tool, he keeps attention away from me. It seems to me Kevin has developed a taste for boys.
"What if you does?" said the other voice.
"By the end of the summer I will tell him I am interested in him. I plan to fuck him by the end of the summer. When I get through with him he will be mine and I will make him my slave. When that happens I will rule the school. I'll decide which games we win and which we lose. I'll make a fortune in bets"
'"Good luck with that I don't think Kevin plays that way dude. In fact you seem so homophobic I didn't think you played that way either. Even though I know you do because of us being together a few times."
"Shhh, don't ever say things like that, someone may hear you. I don't want everyone to know about that. That's one of the reasons I want to get with Kevin, everyone knows he is such a ladies man. No one will suspect us of being lovers. I'll bet he's got a tight hole that is just begging to be fucked."
Kevin on the other side of the bushes couldn't believe what he was hearing. The voices were low and he hadn't quite made out who was doing the talking on the other side of the bushes.
He could tell they were both male voices and what he heard was unsettling. He wasn't really interested in any other males like he was Double Dee. The dork was the only one he was truly interested in that way. If he couldn't have the raven haired boy he really didn't want to be with any other boy and he for sure wasn't going to bottom for anyone. He knew he was all top.
Over the music blasting from the house he heard Nat squeal. "Hey Double Dreamy, I'm glad you made it and I see you brought your boyfriend with you. Kevin is around here somewhere."
When Nat said the name Kevin, Devon's ears picked up. He looked at Nat and said, "when you say Kevin is here do you mean Kevin Barr?"
Nat looked at the boy with a question in his eyes.
Devon seeing the questioning eyes said, "Kevin and I met at football camp earlier this summer. He seems like a really cool guy and I would like to get to know him better."
Double Dee had walked over to the refreshment table set off to one side of the room. When Dee had gotten out of earshot Devon leaned in towards Nat and asked., "Is Kevin straight or bi? He has a fine ass and I would love to tap that."
Nat looked at the boy with raised eyebrows and said, "Isn't Double Delight your boyfriend?"
"Yeah he is, but that doesn't mean I can't get a little side action on occasion, and what he doesn't know he don't need to know. I'll get with whoever I want to."
"I don't think Kevin will go for that idea, especially you cheating on Edd that way."
At that moment the redhead came thru the french doors that led to the back yard with a girl on each arm. Oh his right arm was a giggling well built cheerleader and on his left was a girl with blue hair who was also laughing. Nat grinned wickedly and said," There's you answer dude."
Devon looked over at the trio and frowned. "Who are the hoes?"
"The blonde is Kevin's long time girlfriend, Nazz, and the blue haired vixen is Marie., She was after Double Dee before he came out awhile back."
Nat and Devon watched as the trio made their way over to the refreshments. As the neared the table Kevin said something and Double Dee turned to face the group of friends. Marie pulled out from under the redhead's arm and grabbed the dork in a tight hug.
"Ugh, Marie what have I told you about that?" Said the dork trying to free himself from her embrace.
"It's just as friends Dee, I've found someone that I like a whole lot better than I thought I liked you." grinned the blue haired girl. She then let Dee go and went back under Kevin's arm.
Just then a slow dance tune started playing and Kevin whispered something to the two girls at his side. They both grinned at him and nodded their heads. Nazz and Kevin started towards the dance floor and Marie grabbed Edd's arm and said "Let's dance."
"I'm here with my boyfriend and we haven't even dance yet Marie."
"Oh c'mon Dee, just this once for old times sake, I think you will enjoy how this turns out." Marie said pulling him into the midst of the crowd to where Kevin and Nazz were already slow dancing.
Nazz looked up and grinned and said, "We're going to play a little game you guys. When I call change partners. You dance with the person in our group that is facing you."
After a few moments Nazz called out change partners. Double Dee found himself facing Nazz. When he was younger he had had a crush on Nazz and had always wanted to dance with her. Even though he knew he was gay it felt great to be dancing with Nazz. At one time when he was younger, like all the boys in the cul-de-sac he had had a crush on Nazz.
He looked over and saw Marie and Kevin dancing and talking animatedly about something. Then Nazz called change partners again. When Edd looked up he was looking directly into those green eyes that had the power to mesmerize him on the spot. He saw Kevin looking at him and expected the jock to protest, but all he did was release Marie into Nazz's arms and step up and put his arms around the raven haired boy and started dancing.
"Kevin what are you doing, your reputation, what will people think?"
"They will think we are playing by Nazz's rules and you know everybody follows Nazz's rules if they want peace in their life." laughed the green eyed jock. "I see you brought Devon, hows that working out? Looks like he cleaned up for tonight."
"'We are trying to make it work, so he is doing better with his hygiene." Dee said as the song ended.
He watched as Kevin frowned then plastered a grin on his face and said "Thanks for playing along Dee and thanks for the dance."
"You are all welcome, now I must be getting back to my boyfriend before he thinks I deserted him. He's been talking to Nat and there is no telling what that green haired boy has been telling him."
The trio watched at Edd walked back over to where Nat and Devon were standing.
"That was a great idea Kevin, at least Nazz and I got to dance one dance tonight. Oh look beer pong, let's play." Marie laughed and ran over to the table where the pong was set up. Nazz and Kevin looked at each other and grinned. Nazz said, "Thanks Kevin, I never thought you of all people would mind me and Marie being together."
"It's no big thing Nazz, I just want you to be happy. We will talk later, go have fun and play beer pong with Marie. I think I will watch from the sidelines."
Nazz side eyed Kevin and said, "You not playing? Why you are past master at Beer Pong. You could win and still not be drunk."
"Got something I want to keep my eye on tonight and I need to be sober just in case." Kevin grinned
"Ok, but hang with Marie and me so that people don't get suspicious of our relationship. We plan on announcing it after school starts, but we want to get used to the idea first just us. I'm still surprised that you are so cool with the fact."
"It's cool Nazz, we are best buds after all. We grew up together and have grown to be like siblings. So whatever makes you happy, then I am happy for you guys."
"Who is this guy Devon and what do we know about him? Is he good to Dee? What has happened between the Eds they seem to be torn apart. I see Ed with May all the time and Eddy has been dating Lee off and on and he is over there dancing with her now, but neither they or Edd has made any attempt to speak to each other."
"I don't know, but I think Devon may have something to do with it. I've heard that Eddy wasn't happy about Double Dee having a boyfriend. I heard that Ed was ok with it and was even trying to bring Eddy around to the idea of accepting the fact that the dork had a boyfriend. Nat saw them at the mall when Dee and Devon went on their first date."
Nazz studied Devon for a moment and then said. "Edd once had eyes for you, but it seems he has lowered his standards if that is who he is interested in now. I'll have to meet this guy to really form my opinion of him. C'mon introduce me, Kev." smiled Nazz mischievously.
Kevin grabbed a couple of beers from the iced tub near the table. He tossed one to Nazz and they walked over to where Double Dee and Devon were standing. Looking around the redhead noticed that people were watching him and Nazz walking across the floor. He saw Marie looking their way and winked at her. When Nazz stopped in front of Eddward, Kevin walked up behind her and placed his arms around her and nuzzled her ear. Nazz and Marie had both asked Kevin to help be their cover until they were ready to come out to the general public.
Double Dee watched as the green eyed jock kissed Nazz's ear and felt a pang of jealousy. If he had said yes to Kevin would that have been his ear he was kissing? Or would the jock have already grown tired of him and pushed him aside for someone else. He did wonder why this sudden change in Kevin and Nazz's relationship, because the redhead had already told him that they were more like siblings and could never really be lovers. Marie ran over to the couple and grabbed Kevin's butt and said, "What about me boyfriend, don't leave me out."
"Never, sweet meat, I thought you wanted to play Beer Pong." laughed Kevin. He then licked Marie's ear and grabbed her butt.
"We are up after this game is finished. So what we doing over here?"
"I wanted to meet Edd's new boyfriend, Marie. Aren't you curious about the man that stole your man?" Nazz said with a wicked grin.
Double Dee looked at Marie and grinned. "When did you get interested in Kevin, I never thought you would want to be just another notch on his bedpost Marie."
"Well since I couldn't have you I figured I'd try for the second hottest guy in school, Double Dee." said Marie with a wink at Kevin.
"Second, Marie?" Edd said looking at the blue haired girl.
"You Dee, to me you are the hottest guy in school. But since you are off limits, I figured I'd try to tame the playboy."
Kevin laughed and grabbed his crotch, "You know Dee, they all want some of this."
"Don't be crude Kevin, you are hanging with Nat too much these days." Dee said blushing as he remembered just what was behind the fabric of those jeans.
"I'm hurt that you think I am a bad influence Double Delicious. Though I have been trying to train the neanderthal Casanova to be a bit more couth." laughed Nat.
Kevin laughed and punched Nat in the arm. "I'm moving up dude, running two at a time these days."
Ignoring Kevin's remark Nazz stuck her hand out to Devon and said, "I'm Nazz, I live down the street from Double 'Dee. So tell me about yourself."
"Thought you would never ask beautiful, I am the star quarterback at Lemon Brook. I'll probably be the all-state champion this year. I'll in all likely be voted most valuable player at my school. I'm one of the popular guys at my school."
Marie walked over and looked at Devon closely, "I don't see it, but you take good care of Double Dee or you will have to deal with me and you don't want that. You hurt him and I will hurt you worse."
Devon stared back at the blue haired girl and said. "As if I need to be afraid of some bitch, I ain't afraid of you. You better mind your own business."
"Language Devon, you don't want to rile up Marie, nobody wants to see that. She can get really mean when she wants to." Interjected Double Dee.
Marie grinned and said, "we're up guys let's go play beer pong." She then turned on her heel and headed over to the table where the game was set up. Kevin and Nazz soon followed her.
The redhead stood off to the side watching the girls play Beer Pong and from where he was standing he could see Double Dee as well. Nat was still talking to the dork and said something that made him smile that wide gaped tooth smile. That smile went straight to Kevin's heart every time he saw it. If only he had spent more time making him smile when they were younger instead of bullying him. His mind wandered to the night they had spent together and he had fallen asleep on top of the dork. His eyes took on a dreamy look and he zoned out from the party.
Nazz had turned to say something to him and caught the faraway look in his eyes. There was something there that she had never seen in those eyes in all the time she had known him. She turned and looked in the same direction that the redhead was looking trying to guess who he was looking at with that dreamy look in his eyes. There was a slew of girls between Kevin and the far wall where Nat and Double Dee were standing. First there was herself, but the green eyed boy had never looked at her with that look and she knew he wasn't looking at Marie that way. Then there was Heather, she was pretty but empty headed, Kevin had said how glad he was to be rid of her. Next was Amy, she had dated everyone on the football team, the redhead had dated her a couple of times and simply walked away. She went down the list of possible girls and not one of the fit into her scheme of Kevin being in love with them. But that look told her he was in love with someone in this room.
Marie had won her round of Beer Pong and walked over to Nazz and whispered in her ear, "What's up babe, why you looking so puzzled?"
"That look in Kevin's eyes, someone has caught him at last and I'm trying to figure out who it is. I've been over every girl in his line of sight and not one of them has sparked that kind of look before."
Marie walked over and waved her hand in front of Kevin, He never even looked her way. Wow she thought he really is zoned out. She walked behind him and looked across the room taking in everyone that could be in his line of sight. As Nazz had done she discounted this one and that one for various reasons. Then she took in who was the last in that line and grinned to herself. "Well, well, I'll be can it be?" She walked over to Nazz and grinned. "I think I know who it is. If you want to figure it out you will have to think outside of the box. It's the last person you would think the cold hearted Casanova would be interested in and probably why he is being so helpful to us."
"Who is it?" Nazz said looking over the crowd again.
"Nope, not telling, you'll have to figure it out for yourself. Let's wait and let him tell us himself. Marie walked over and shook the redhead and said "let's dance."
The faraway look in the green eyes faded and Kevin looked around and focused on Marie. "What?"
"I said let's dance." Marie said as she drug him towards the dance floor. A slow song had started to Marie moved in and whispered into Kevin's ear. "Someone has finally caught your heart at last?"
"Ugh, how could you tell?"
"Never knew you to zone out like that. I looked at everyone in your line of sight. You've dated most of the girls, but I don't think it was any of those sluts. You had never even noticed most of them when you dated them. I have a pretty fair idea who it is. You wanna tell me or should I guess. Your secret is safe with me. Especially since you know mine." She lay her head on his shoulder and looked at him with puppy eyes.
Kevin looked at the blue haired girl and laughed. "Save it for Nazz, Marie. You will have to guess, cause I ain't tellin."
"Why haven't you tried to get what you want? You scared or something, afraid of losing your reputation?"
"I have tried Marie, I just keep getting friend zoned. Ugh, that sucks, and now I'm not even sure about that. I was told I will get my answer at the end of summer. Say have you noticed that there is trouble in Dorkville?" Kevin said trying to distract the inquisitive girl."
"Oh, that, Edd told Ed and Eddy that he wouldn't have time to spend with them this summer because he would be spending most of his time with his new boyfriend. And said that they were growing up and would soon find other friends and relationships to replace the one they had. Or least that is the version that Ed has told May."
"That will have to be fixed. They've been friends forever it seems. Ain't nobody worth dumping the only friends you have over. If they really love you they will make room for your friends as well."
Marie looked over Kevin's shoulder and saw Double Dee kissing his boyfriend and she spun them around so that Kevin was now looking in that direction, She watched his face and saw a jealous look come into his eyes. That confirmed her idea and she grinned and looked at Kevin spinning him around again so that he wasn't looking in that direction. Although the spin back wasn't as easy as the first time. The redhead tried to keep looking in that direction.
"For someone who wants to keep a secret you need to learn to be more discreet. I just found out who you are in love with and you didn't have to say a thing." laughed the blue haired girl.
Marie pulled the redhead off the dance floor and out the doors leading to the patio outside. They leaned over a small stone wall looking out over the garden. Marie turned and looked at Kevin again and said, "He is just too adorkable for words, why do you think I chased him all those years."
"I just can't understand it Marie," Kevin said looking around to see if they were alone. "One day I'm chasing girls and the next I'm in love with a dork."
"When did that happen, after he found that guy Devon? Is it because you now want something you can't have?" Asked Marie.
"Nah, I've been wanting the dork for a long time I just recently got brave enough to act on it. I was worried about my reputation and what others may think. Then one night I knew he was at the library, so I had a few drinks so that I could pretend I was drunk if things went wrong."
"What happened? Did you tell him you were interested?"
"You could say that, he had told me awhile back that he was interested in me, but me like an idiot ran away like a scared little girl. I needed to wrap me head around what he had told me and how that made me feel about him."
"Did he reject your advances?" Asked the blue haired sensing some good gossip. ":You can tell me, you know I can't tell anybody because then you could out me for sure."
"I got him to invite me in, we started kissing and things just went from there. Best night of my life. Now I get the idea he's afraid I just used him for sex and that he will be just another notch on my bedpost, but it ain't like that. I want something more, something that I haven't wanted with anyone else."
"Did you have sex with him and then leave as soon as it was over with?"
"Nah, I went to sleep right there next to him. It felt so right, tho when I did wake up around five am, I left. I didn't think it would do either of our reputations any good for people to see me leaving there the next morning, after my bike had been parked there all night. The next day to keep down suspicion at school I let things seem as they always have between us, basically ignoring him so that the guys on the football team would leave him alone. I've heard them tell him to not be anywhere near me."
""Did you tell him that?"
"Yeah, I did. When I asked if I could come over he said he was sleeping and that I could not come over. Then the next day I texted him that we needed to talk, he said he had nothing to say and that he didn't want to be just another notch on my bedpost. Not just a convenient fuck is how he put it. I've tried several times to tell him it's more than that. I've told him I want us to be so much more than friends. He told me that he would give me an answer at the end of summer whether we would even remain friends. Then he took up with this Devon guy. So I told him if he ever needed me not matter what to just call."
Marie looked at the redhead and said, "Damn Dude, you have got it bad. I'll get on it and find out what the deal is. You know Double Dee he has probably over thought this way too much."
"Now I'm hoping that by the end of summer we can still be friends at least. He's got me, Marie, I don't even want to be with anybody else. That's one reason I agreed to this arrangements with Nazz, to help you guys out. It's like I have lost all interest in everyone else." Said the green eyed boy laying his head on his hands on top of the wall.
Marie placed her arm around the redhead's shoulders and thought to herself. I never thought I would see Kevin this far gone over someone. "Because you are helping me and Nazz, I'm gonna help you get this sorted out."
Just at that moment the door to the patio banged open and several jocks from the football team came out, one of them called out; "Sorry to interrupt dude, but we wanted to thank you for helping us get our summer jobs with your uncle's construction company. Your uncle is cool dude, didn't know he was the leader of the vipers." Said a tall blonde haired jock.
Kevin looked up at the jocks and grinned, "It's cool, Uncle Bobby likes to help out when he can and it just so happened that he needed some help this summer.
Ricky a short stocky brunette walked over and hit Kevin on the back, "Yeah thanks man, but dude your uncle really had a talk with us about somethings before he would hire us. It's gonna have us on the outs with Chad for sure."
Kevin looked over at the boy and asked, "why's that?"
"He told us that we had to be respectful of all people if we wanted to continue our employment with his company, and then he laid down the law about Double Dee. We couldn't bully him anymore. It's cool most of us was tired of that shit anyway. We just did it to seem cool, because Chad told us that cool dudes always harassed dorks and fags, uh, excuse me gay people. And he also told us that we now had to protect the dork from being bullied by anyone, especially Chad. He named him by name too."
Kevin laughed, "Leave it to uncle Bobby to find an unconventional method to break that shit up[."
"Yup, he said if we could do that it would make us better men in the long run. He also told us to tell you that you had better have your ass at work Monday morning or he was gonna personally kick you ass." Laughed the brunette.
At that moment Nat and Double Dee stepped out onto the patio with Devon following behind drunkenly. "I'm sorry about this Nat, I didn't know he was going to over imbibe."
"It's okay, Double Delight, let him get some fresh air and maybe he will sober up a bit, if not we'll put him in one of the spare rooms upstairs and he can sleep it off." Nat shoved the drunken boy down onto a chair and looked around at the group standing near the wall.
Kevin took a sip of the beer he had been holding in his hand, and then lit a cigarette and laughed, "Well look at this crowd will ya."
Hearing the laugh Double Dee looked up directly into Kevin's green eyes. Without thinking or noticing just who else was on the patio Dee said, "That's a nasty habit, Kevin."
"So's a lot of things Dee, c'mere you gotta hear what the guys have been telling me."
Dee walked over to the crowd and looked around and gasped, "Oh my, I'm sorry Kevin I didn't mean to speak that way to you in front of your friends."
The redhead laughed again and said, "It's okay Dee, Billy tell Double Dee what uncle Bobby told you."
The dark haired boy blushed and said, "We are sorry we bullied you Edd, it won't happen again, and if anyone, especially anyone from the football team messes with you, you tell us and we will handle it. We are working for Barr's Construction and it's a rule that we can't be bullying you anymore and we have to look out for you."
Double Dee looked at the group stunned for a moment, "I don't want to be a point of contention between you guys on the football team. I don't want to cause trouble between friends."
"It's cool dude, we like our new biker friends and want to stay on their good side." said Ricky.
With that said the group of boys walked back into the party. Kevin drank the last of his beer and said, "I think I will go grab another beer, you coming Marie?"
"I'll catch up to you in a little bit I wanna talk to Dee a few moments."
When Kevin walked past Double Dee he grinned and swatted him on the butt and said, "You're gonna be alright now 'Dee, I told you I would find a way to protect you."