John's POV

"Hello, boys." Angelica said as Alex and I walked into the office for our lunch detention.

"Hello, Ms. Schuyler." We said in unison.

"Come with me." She said, and motioned us to a conference room.

We sat down next to each other at the table and moved our wheelchairs closer to each other so we could hold hands under the table. We started eating lunch in silence.

"So, let's talk about last night, boys. Why were you late?" Angelica said.

"Like we said last night, Ms. Schuyler. We were out and we lost track of time." Alex repeated.

"Out where?" She asked.

"The theme park down the street." I said.

"Can you give me a specific reason why you were late?" She demanded.

"We got on the Ferris wheel at 7:45, thinking we would have enough time to ride then get back on time, but then we didn't get off until 8:25." Alex explained.

"A half an hour Ferris wheel ride? You really expect me to believe that?" Angelica questioned.

"Ok, so maybe we didn't get on at 7:45." Alex admitted. I elbowed him in the side.

He gave me a look. What? It said.

I looked at him. Don't. Is what I was trying to convay. It seemed like he got the message.

"Then what were you doing?" She pushed.

"We were in the bathroom." I lied, thinking it would be an acceptable excuse.

"The bathroom, huh?" She started. "Because I've ridden that Ferris wheel, and it's only a ten minite ride. If you got off at 8:25, then you would've gotten on at 8:15. You were really in the bathroom for a half an hour?"

"Umm..." I said, trying to come up with something.

"We were making out." Alex blurted our.

"What are you doing?" I wispered to him.

"She's obviously not going to stop until she hears the truth." Alex said. "And, believe me, she won't report us."

I looked back at Angelica. She looked like she was trying to figure out what to do with us. Then she took a deep breath.

"Are you two in a serious relationship?" She asked.

"Yes." Alex said, and he grabbed my hand and we put them on the table where she could see them. I blushed. "Expell is if you want to. We don't care. We would rather be together than be apart in this school."

"I'm not going to report you, boys." She started, and I let out a breath I didn't know I was holding. "I'm an LGBTQ ally, so I'm perfectly ok with this. But I will warn you, if anyone else finds out, that could be the end of your time at St. Judes. So be careful."

"We will. Thank you so much, Ms. Schuyler." Alex said.

"Now, go. Get to class." She said as the bell rang.

When we walked out, I wispered to Alex, "Meet me in the bathrooms near the cafeteria in five minutes."

"Ooh, ok." He said, and ran off to class.

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"Why the hell would you do that?" I asked Alex when he walked into the bathroom.

"Woah woah woah. What's wrong?" He asked.

"Why would you tell Angelica about us?" I almost screamed at him.

"I did what had to be done." He said simply.

"You could have gotten us expelled!" I yelled. "Do you know what my dad would do to me if I got expelled? He... He..."

I fell down to the floor and broke down crying. Alex ran down and wrapped his arms around me to try and comfort me. I fell back into his embrace, finding comfort in it, even though I was mad at him.

"Do you want to talk about it?" Alex asked, still hugging me on the floor.

"When I was in sixth grade, I got suspended from school for speaking out about my beliefs in my Christian studies class. When my dad heard about it... let's just say that's when the beatings started. He beat me for not being "holy", and he beat my mom for "putting these ideas in my head". I don't even want to know what he would do I got expelled." I explained.

"Oh, babe. I'm so sorry." He said. "I wouldn't have made that big proclamation if I had known."

"But that's just it. How could you have known?" I cried. "We've only been dating for what, a week now? Eight days, maybe? Alex, What are we doing? We almost got expelled today, just for going on a date. Are we sure we want to risk this?"

"Look, John. What I said to Angelica was true. I would rather be with you than be in this hell hole." He said while looking into my eyes. "I will run away with you, if it comes to that. Whatever it takes for us to be together. Because I love you. I know that this is moving fast, but..."

"I love you, too, Alex." I said, cutting him off.

We sat on that bathroom floor, me in Alex's arms, for the rest of the period. Thankfully, no one else walked in during that period.

When the bell rang, Alex said, "Do you want to just skip the rest of the day? We could say we both fell suddenly and disgustingly ill."

"I'd like that." I said, reaching up and kissing him.

We went back to the dorm and emailed the office that we were sick. We just hung out there for the rest of the day, laughing talking, and doing... well... other stuff. Consummating our love, let's say. Anyway, other than my insane emotional breakdown, it was a pretty amazing day.

(A/N - So our boys are in love. Yay! Buuuut... didn't I tell you something would slip out. At least Angelica didn't report them. Don't forget to review!)