"That's not going to happen Will. This is going to take a while to get used to but I've loved you
since the day we met and I'm not going to do anything to hurt you or to ruin
what we've got" Scout said running his finger gently across wills jaw
line. Will shuddered slightly under
Scouts affectionate touch and released the breath he didn't realised he had
been holding.
An hour later they were both still lying on the bed arms around
each other kissing softly when they broke apart Will said "Half of me really
wants to do this but the.." he stopped seeing the scared and hurt look in his
boyfriends eyes and smiled slightly then leant across a lightly brushed his
lips again Scout's "Don't worry all I was going to say was that the other half
of me is REALLY hungry" with that Scout breathed a sigh of relief and laughed
at how stupid he was.
"lets go out for something to eat then" Scout said, a grin
spreading across his face
"Where do you want to go?"
"I don't care" then after a moment he added shyly "as long as it's
with you" Will turned and grinned at Scout obviously touched by his words and
the 2 boys started to head towards the door
"Are you going to wear that?" Will asked looking across at the crumpled clothes Scout was wearing
"Well, I figured if you could go out like that I'd be okay like
this!!" Will looked down and laughed as he realised his clothes were just as
creased as Scouts
Will took some clothes out of his drawers then turned to see Scout
rummaging around in his suitcase.
"You STILL haven't unpacked?" Will asked in disbelief
"Well, I spent the first 3 days of our holiday trying not to think
about how great you looked and how much I wanted to kiss you" Scout admitted a
slight blush coming to his cheeks.
Will Smiled, grabbed some more clothes from his drawer, tossed
them at Scout and said "Here wear these for just now"
"I am defiantly starting to see the advantages of us both being
guys" Scout said laughing as the shorts Will had thrown landed on his head.
Suddenly standing in the same room about to get changed they both
started to feel nervous again but were both unwilling to admit to the other how
they felt so quickly dressed keeping their eyes anywhere and everywhere but on
the other persons body, the one place they really wanted to look.
The two boys eventually made it out of the room and by the time
they had reached the street in front of the rather grand hotel the sky had
begun to darken as the sun slipped from it's spot high in the sky.
"What Time is it?" Scout asked suddenly aware of just how long
that must have been in their room
"8 o'clock" Will answered after a quick glance at his old battered
watch
"No Way!!" Scout exclaimed "4 hours, woah! Time really does go
fast when you are having the best time of your life"
"Yeah, I'm starting to understand why Jake and Hamilton are always
so late" Will said with a smile
They walked down the long road by the beach talking about how
stupid they were to have not noticed that Jake was a girl, they were having a
great time and without thinking Will reached out to take Scout's hand, Scout
Flinched as Will's hand brushed against his and Will pulled back.
"I'm sorry, I don't know
what I was thinking, We were just having such a great time and .." Scout cut
him off by placing his hand softly over his mouth
"shhh, don't be sorry I was surprised that's all" Scout said as he
reached down and gently took the slightly taller boys hand in his.
They walked silently along the sandy road for 10 minutes until
Scout said "Pick anywhere you want to eat" gesturing towards the numerous small
cafes and restaurants that ran along the side of the road.
After several minutes Will saw one he liked the look of and they
made their way over to the restaurant, they looked at the menu displayed
outside the restaurant. When Will saw the prices he gasped slightly "We can't
pay that, it's way too expensive here"
"Don't worry I'm paying"
"No, Scout I wouldn't let you pay for this" Will said defensively
"But I WANT to pay, this is where you want to eat and I want to do
anything I can to make you happy"
"Scout, I don't want you to waste your money on me, I'm not worth
it"
"NOT WORTH IT?" Scout said rather to loudly "You are worth so much
more than a meal at a rather expensive beach side restaurant, you are worth
more than all the money in the world" he said while holding Will by the
shoulders and looking deeply into his eyes so he could see he was serious
"I don't deserve this, I don't deserve you!" Will protested
"Yes you do, if it wasn't for you I'd still be in our room
wondering what to do about what I thought was my unrequited love for my best
friend" Scout replied honestly "And if I hear one more complaint out of you I
swear I will spend as much money as is possible on you in the next week and a
half" scout said with a gleam of satisfaction in his eyes when Will said
nothing in return, he knew he'd won.
Taking Will's hand in his he lead the rather shocked boy into the
restaurant and asked for a table for two.
"Would you like one in the corner where it's a bit more private"
the woman said, Will looked up expecting to see her looking at them in distaste
and was shocked to see her smiling kindly and he smiled back
"Yes thanks, that would be great" Scout answered thankful that the
woman didn't seem all that phased about two guys standing in her restaurant
holding hands.
They ate their meal in silence not knowing what to say after the
heated argument they had, had outside not long before, as the meal was near an
end Will decided to speak. "Look Scout
I'm really sorry for outside, I know you were just trying to be nice and sweet
and everything it's just.." Scout cut him off.
"I know Will, I understand, really I do, You don't want to feel
like you are living off me, like I'm paying for you out of pity, which I'm not
……. I'm paying for you because I am in love with you" Scout finished with a
smile, Will smiled too and said "I'm in love with you too"
The bill arrived and Scout paid, this time with no protests from
Will.
They made their way out of the restaurant and started to make
their way back to their hotel hand in hand.
"You know what?" Will said
"What?"
"That was like our first date" Will said shyly looking over at his
best friend and boyfriend
"yeah, and apart from the little fight it was a pretty damn good
one at that" Scout said grinning
"lets hope our second one goes a little better" Will said
"I'm sure it will, Will" Scout said with a laugh and tried to jump
out of the way as Will tried to hit him for his feeble attempt at a joke
unfortunately Scout misjudged and ended up with his face right in front of
Will's hand as it hit him harder than was intended.
"Oh God Scout" Will said worry and pain filling his voice as he
tried to get the smaller boy to look up at him but Scout just stood there with
his face in his hands. Tears started to run down Will's cheeks and as he muttered
"I'm sorry, I'm so sorry" Scout could hear he was crying.
Scout looked up and then said "Don't cry Will, it's okay, it was a
mistake, I forgive you on one condition."
"What? I'll do anything" Will asked pleading, pain still audible
in his voice.
"Will" Scout said softly "All I wanted you to do was kiss it
better" he said laughing slightly and this started Will laughing too. Once they
had calmed down Will leant over and gently placed a tender kiss on Scout's
cheek.
"I'm going to have to let you hurt me more often, if it means I
get a kiss in return" Scout said smiling and taking Will's hand again as they
headed back to the Hotel.