Chapter Seventeen: Parents Can Be Such A Drag: Part 2
Marco
"I can't believe he just broke up with me like that!" I cried into Andrew's shoulder. Yes, I went straight to Andrew. But I actually wanted his advice on how to get Rory back. We had such a good thing going.
As soon as Rory had left the room, I told Ellie, Jay, Spinner, and Emma that they had to leave. I explained that I only had an hour to get ready for Parent's Day and that I'd get in major trouble if they were caught there. I don't really have to get ready for anything though: my dad won't show up.
"You know…" Andrew trailed off, looking into my eyes. "We can be together now," he said, kissing me.
"No, we can't!" I whined. "Rory is your brother. And he loves me. I wouldn't do that to him."
"I loved you before he ever did," he whispered, his eyes tearing up. "He told me that he realized you loved someone else. I thought that it might be me, but I guess I was wrong. We used to spend so much time together, and now…now I guess we're nothing."
"Andrew…" I sighed, leaning back. "It just wouldn't be right, I'm sorry."
"You should just leave Marco. I don't really want to talk to you right now. My parents will be here soon," he said, standing up and walking into the bathroom.
I just can't get anything right.
Lindsey
"Dad…what are you doing here?" he asked.
"Did you really think I'd miss Parent's Day? What kind of a father do you think I am?"
An abusive one, I thought to myself. Trying to get the focus off of Thomas, I stepped in between the two of them.
"Mr. Prescott, I'm Lindsey Malloy, Thomas' roommate," I said, holding out my hand.
"Nice to meet you Lindsey, but could you excuse my son and I for a few minutes? I need to speak with him in private."
"Actually, I think…" I started to protest, but Thomas interrupted me.
"Lindsey: don't be so annoying. I need to talk to my dad."
Okay, I don't get this. Why would he want to be alone with this guy? There's nothing I can do. If Thomas wants me to leave, then I guess I should.
"Fine. I'll be down in the diner. They're starting the luncheon soon. See you down there. Nice meeting you," I added to his dad before I left. I heard the door lock click behind me as I walked away.
Remy
I sat in Andrew and Rory's room. We were waiting for our parents to show up. Both of them looked depressed. Rory broke up with Marco this morning, and apparently Andrew already tried to get with him. And he turned him down.
"How are my boys?" I heard our mother's voice as she barged into the room. Dad followed behind her. Hugs and kisses were exchanged before we all settled down.
Andrew and Rory put on fake smiles and pretended to be happy. It had always been like this every year. I was actually happy for once. I was having great sex with a gorgeous guy. Of course, I'd have to find a way around the whole 'love' thing, or find a new guy.
"Remy honey, we brought a surprise for you!" my mom squealed in delight.
"What is it?" I asked excitedly.
"Come on in!" my dad bellowed. I watched as the door opened and Theresa walked in.
I jumped up and kissed her.
"Wow, this is a surprise," I admitted. "Hey I'm gonna give her a tour of the new building," I lied, grabbing her hand. "See you guys at lunch!"
We ran out of the room, holding hands and hugging like everything was the same as it always had been. Of course, for Theresa, it was. But for me…
We burst into my room and locked the door. Thankfully Craig was with Nate. I started kissing Theresa hungrily, and pushed her up against the wall. Our hands rushed over each other's bodies and I unbuckled my belt, letting my pants fall to the floor.
Throwing my girlfriend on my bed, I pulled her shirt off and pulled her underwear down from under her skirt. She ripped my boxers off and moaned as I shoved myself inside of her. We never used condoms; it was a well-known fact that Theresa had been on birth control since she was twelve.
"I…missed…you…" I murmured through thrusts and kisses.
"Mmm…me too…" she replied.
Those were the only words we spoke throughout the entire thing. I collapsed on top of her when I was finished, covering her face and neck with kisses. We continued to make out for a few more minutes, before getting dressed and making sure we were presentable for lunch.
Jesse
I had no parents to visit me, so I knew that I didn't have to show up for the stupid luncheon thing. And I actually felt slightly good about breaking up with Rex. Of course, I had cried myself to sleep in the community lounge, afraid to go back to my room and be questioned by Marco.
But now, I was looking for him. He's talked about how his dad won't be coming, so I figured that we could use the day to hang out…among other things.
I busted into our room and found Marco lying on his bed, curled up and crying.
"What's wrong?" I asked in a caring voice. I quietly closed the door behind me and curled up next to him, putting an arm around him. "What happened?"
"Rory broke up with me. Nothing ever works out for me. He was the first guy I felt a connection with since Dylan. And now…" he sighed, wiping his face off.
"You still have me," I pointed out, hugging him.
"Thanks," he replied, rolling over and tucking his head just underneath my chin.
"I broke up with Rex," I told him suddenly.
"How do you feel about that?" he asked; his words muffled by my chest.
"I don't know yet. I really love him Marco. But I think I could be better off without him." I sighed. I'm not really sure what I want.
"Well, just do what you think will be best for you. You deserve to be happy Jesse. He treated you like shit," Marco said.
"I know what's best for me," I said, running a hand through his hair.
He looked up at me, lifting his head off of my chest.
"What?" he asked, looking into my eyes.
"You."
I leaned down and kissed him. It wasn't one of those little pecks we always gave each other. And it wasn't fooling around either. It was real. And he kissed me back.
Andrew
Rory, my parents, and I were walking down the hallway to lunch. Remy is so full of crap. Yeah, I'm sure he's giving Theresa a tour alright. A tour down his pants.
Halfway to lunch, Rory stopped suddenly. He was staring at a guy walking by. I saw him start to shake, and then he just collapsed on the ground. My parents rushed to his side; they were always worried about their perfect twin boys. Instead of worrying about Rory, I looked at the man he'd been so afraid of.
It was the new teacher; the guy with the eye patch. He was big…probably six feet tall and he had some muscle on him. Definitely didn't look like a teacher. Apparently Rory knew him from somewhere. But where?
The man stared, then smiled at me and winked. What the fuck? Right.
"Who are you?" I asked, walking up to him.
"I'm your new history teacher, Mr. Jackson," he said, holding out his hand. Like I was really gonna shake it. I crossed my arms and glared at him. "You better go help your brother," he said before walking away.
Something strange is going on here.
Rex
"What do you mean?" I protested. "How can you be breaking up with me too?" I asked her.
"I'm sorry Rex. But you belong with Jesse. We both know that you're gay. You just have a false hope that somehow having a girlfriend and a baby will change that. I know it's hard on you," she said, hugging me.
"You weren't there that night," I told her. "You have no idea how hard it is. You didn't have blood dripping down your face and into your eyes. You didn't have six guys beat the shit out of you. Because you have it so much easier!" I spat, pulling away from her.
"You're right; I don't know how that feels. But that doesn't mean I have anything any easier Rex," she said, sighing.
"Oh yeah. You never had your own parents try to push you to change how you were. To tell you that you were going to hell and kick you out of their house. You aren't eighteen years old with a baby. And you're not gay. So don't give me this bullshit about you having it hard!" I yelled.
"I do know about a hard life. How about the fact that I'm twenty-eight years old and I got pregnant by my student! I would lose my job and my husband if anyone found out about that. Or let's see…this isn't really my first baby, but no one knows about that. I got pregnant when I was thirteen years old. My step-brother and two of his friends gang-raped me! And I never knew who the father of my son was. I left my home to have that baby, and gave him up for adoption! He's fifteen now. After that, I had nowhere else to go. I ended up graduating from night school when I was twenty, went to college, and became a teacher. All that work will be destroyed if anyone knew I had your baby. You don't have it any harder than anyone just because you're gay. Everyone has problems!" she broke down and slid to the floor in tears.
"I had no idea," I whispered. I knelt down and held her in my arms. "I'm so sorry. Maybe you're right. I don't deserve anything that I have, including you and our daughter. I love you Alyssa, never forget that." I kissed her on the cheek and left.
Remy
My parents came to lunch late and explained what happened to Rory. They brought him down to the nurse, but then came to eat because they said they wanted to catch up with me too.
Once we were finished eating, we went around to different classrooms, where my parents met my teachers. Our last stop was Chemistry. I saw Kelly standing near his desk; a place we'd had sex a few times. I grinned to myself. He looked as gorgeous as ever. He was talking to a woman I'd never seen before; probably someone else's mother or sister or something.
"Ah Remy," he said as we walked up. "Hello," he greeted my mom, dad, Theresa, and Andrew.
"Mom, Dad, Reesa, this is my teacher, Mr. James," I introduced them. He shook all of their hands, and when he got to Theresa, he stopped for a minute and smiled.
"Aren't you a pretty little thing," he said, kissing her hand. She beamed at him. She'd probably be having an affair with him too if she went here.
"I'd like you all to meet Veronica," he said, gesturing to the woman beside him. "My wife."
Craig
"Joey, you go on ahead to my next class. It's in room 203. I just need to talk to Nate for a minute." It was the first chance I had to take him aside and apologize. Joey and Angela walked off and I pulled Nate into a corner.
"Your best friend?" he said instantly. "Is that all I am to you?"
"You gotta understand Nate…I wasn't even sure if I was gay when I got here. Joey doesn't know!" I protested.
"Well then you better tell him soon. Or I will," he said, poking me playfully in the chest. Only at the time, it didn't seem like such a playful gesture. I could tell he was angry, but he had no right to be.
I shoved him against the wall, and held him back by his shoulder.
"I'll tell him if I want!" I yelled through gritted teeth.
Nate looked dumbstruck.
"Stop acting like such an idiot," I told him.
"You need to take your meds," he said, trying not to cry. He was weak and sensitive like that.
I slapped him hard. So hard that even my hand hurt.
"Never tell me that again," I said before walking away.
Thomas
"I hear you have a bunch of demerits already Tommy," my dad said. He had me backed up against the wall. "For skipping class, leaving school after hours, smoking, drinking…what's wrong with you?" he yelled. "Do you want to get kicked out of here and live at home like a loser?" I felt his fist come in contact with my face.
"Dad, please," I begged him.
"Don't act like a pussy either. Or you've got another thing coming!" He threw me down and I just lay there.
"I'm sorry," I said.
"You better be," he told me, putting his shoe on the side of my cheek and pressing down. "Or I'll mess up this pretty little face of yours. You're a disgrace to this family. Dressing like a little punk, hanging around with a bunch of fags. I wouldn't be surprised if you started getting it up the ass like the rest of them!" he yelled, kicking me with each accusation.
"I'm not gay!" I yelled, partly to make him stop and partly to defend myself. It didn't work.
He bent down and grabbed me by my shirt, pulling me up. He got right in my face and challenged me.
"Why don't you prove it and fight me Tommy. Show me that you have what it takes to fight a real man."
Nate
As soon as Craig was gone, I ran. I didn't run to my room, but to his. If he wasn't going to take his meds, then I would.
A/N: I forget if I said Alyssa was a different age before, so if I did, let me know. So yes, Kelly has a wife! Heh…just wait til you see what happens next with those two. Poor Nate sticks up for himself and look what happens. What do you think will happen between Thomas and his dad?
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