Chapter 4
Jeremy walked into the kitchen the following afternoon. He almost gasped when he saw Stefan, Elena, and Damon in the kitchen. He shot the three of them an apologetic look. "I'm so sorry. I didn't see you guys there. I didn't mean to interrupt anything."
Elena smiled at her younger brother. "It's fine Jer. We were just discussing new ways to kill Klaus. They might even require an alliance with Katherine, but whatever."
Damon furrowed his eyebrows at Jeremy. "So were you just trying to ease drop on us or what?"
Stefan shot Damon a look while Elena put her hand over her face.
Jeremy folded his arms together. "No dick. I was just going to make myself an early dinner."
Damon rolled his eyes. "At 3:00 PM?"
His arms were still pressed together. "Yeah. I have a lot going on?"
Stefan shot Jeremy a glance. "Everything okay Jeremy?"
Jeremy was able to suppress the urge to cry but he still couldn't speak. The only thing he could do was to shake his head in a vigorous fashion.
Stefan continued to make eye contact with Jeremy. "Are you sure you're fine?"
"Tyler Lockwood kissed me." He didn't even care about blurting something out. He just needed to tell someone.
The three of them just looked on with interest.
Jeremy couldn't suppress the urge to cry any longer. Clear blobs splashed down his face. "I can't do this. I'm going to go to the Grill."
He shuffled out of the room without another word. More drops fell down his face. His sobs grew louder even when he left the room.
Damon glanced at Stefan and Elena. "I'll go talk to Jeremy."
Elena's eyebrows inched up her face. She almost choked on a gulp of air. "I don't know if that is such a good idea."
"And why the hell not?" asked Damon. He started to frown.
Elena ran her fingers through her brunette locks. "Well you aren't exactly the most tactful person…."
Damon let out a mocking pout. "I'm plenty tactful. You tell him Stefan."
Stefan put his hand in the air. "I'll go talk to Jeremy."
He lunged towards his brother. "Well you better hurry up. He's probably at his car by now."
Stefan flew out of the kitchen before Elena and Damon could even catch their breaths. He stepped foot on the front porch to find Jeremy seated at the table. Stefan darted over to him. He gave Jeremy a pat on the back. "I thought that you were going to the Grill?"
Jeremy rubbed his right eye. "I was. I don't know what I'm doing anymore."
He pulled out the extra chair and plopped himself down in it. "Do you want to talk about the Tyler thing?"
Jeremy was quiet. At least for the moment! He expelled a violent sob. "No. It's fine. I'm sure you don't want to talk about it since it's a gay thing."
Stefan shot him a stern look. He placed each one of his hands on Jeremy's shoulder. "Look Jeremy, I don't care if you're gay. I just want you to be happy."
He winked at his sister's lover. "That's very big of you Stefan."
His eyes were still glued to Jeremy. "I'm serious. Anyway, you still haven't told me about the Tyler situation."
Jeremy's chest expanded and contracted. "We shared a couple of kisses and held hands once from across the table and it also feels like we've flirted a little."
Stefan chuckled at Jeremy's confession. For once he was glad that he was dealing with a light issue and not something as life and death as killing Klaus. "That's good you kissed, no? It seems like you like him."
He sobbed some more. His screams mixed in with his outbursts. "Yes, but he pulled back from the last kiss. I don't know maybe I'm stupid and it's all in my head and he's just using me. But he did go out of his way to be nice to me. Maybe the truth is somewhere in the middle."
"From what it seems like, Tyler does like you. Maybe he's just in the closet. But as difficult as it is, you are never going to get an honest answer unless you talk to him." His eyes widened. "I mean I know it's scary but you just have to do it."
Jeremy rested his hand under his chin. "What if I don't like what he has to say?"
"Then at least you have your answer," he responded. "But you'll never unless you talk to him. But there's a real possibility that he likes you back."
He gazed down at the ground. "That's true. Anyway, I better get going…"
His eyebrows made half circles above each one of his eyes. "I take it you aren't going to the Grill?"
"No. I'm not." Jeremy got up. He pushed his chair in. "I have somewhere more important to go."
Jeremy arrived at the Lockwood mansion half an hour later. He stood on the front steps. He pressed the doorbell.
The door yanked open a moment later to reveal the guy. "What are you doing here Jeremy?"
He rolled his eyes at Tyler. "We need to talk. We kissed twice. You can't tell me that it didn't mean anything to you because it sure as hell meant something to me."
Tyler tucked his hands together. "You should go. I'm not gay. I can't be."
Jeremy inched closer. His sneakers scraped the ground. He extended his arm. Jeremy's hand rubbed the right side of Tyler's face. "I didn't ask you to label your sexuality. I just want you to admit that what you feel for me is real."
Tyler stuttered for a brief moment. "It doesn't matter…"
He knew that he had to stand his ground. "Don't be a dick and push everyone out again. Not this time. You've come too far."
A lump formed in his throat. Tyler couldn't swallow. "You should go Jeremy."
Jeremy scoffed at his crush. "Fine. See if I care."
"Wait Jer." Right as Jeremy was about to walk away, Tyler gently grabbed Jeremy's arm. Tyler was finally looking Jeremy in the eye. "I know you want to kiss me."
He let out a scream. "You can't do this Tyler. Either you're attracted to me or not, but you can't play it both ways."
Tyler sighed. "You're right. It's not fair to you."
He pulled Jeremy in for a kiss. His lips pressed up against Jeremy's lips. They both got caught up in the moment. Nothing else mattered.
They both pulled away from each other. The two of them had smirks on their faces.
Jeremy winked at Tyler. "So are you going to take me back to your bedroom or what?"
Tyler grabbed Jeremy's hand. The front door echoed behind them when it slammed shut. Tyler continued to guide Jeremy while they ascended the staircase.
They arrived at the bedroom a minute later. Tyler made sure to lock the bedroom door behind them.
Tyler and Jeremy became lip locked. Tyler moved his hands up while he lifted Jeremy's shirt off his head. The shirt fell to the ground. It wasn't long before the both of them lost their clothes.
Jeremy was on his back while Tyler was lying on top of him.
He looked into Jeremy's eyes. "Are you sure you want to do this?"
Jeremy bobbed his head at Tyler. "I've never been more sure of anything."
Tyler flipped Jeremy over so that he was now lying on his stomach. Jeremy arched his body while Tyler leaned up against him. The bed shook while Tyler glided up and down Jeremy.
They were both on their backs ten minutes later.
A tear rolled down Jeremy's cheek.
Jeremy mesmerized Tyler since Tyler just couldn't help himself. "That was amazing Jer."
"Yeah it was." Jeremy's head collapsed onto Tyler's chest after Jeremy scooted over to Tyler.
Tyler ran his fingers through Jeremy's hair while the two of them cuddled. Tyler just couldn't believe it. He was finally happy for once."