I am sooooooooo sorry! I know you don't want to waste your time reading a long boring excuse so I am just going to say that I have not had the best few weeks. I will be posting at least 3 chapters today to make up for it and I will probably post another one tomorrow. Thank you guys so much for reading and comenting. Knowing that someone acually takes time to read this really motivates me. Love you all! 3
Chapter 5:
We are at my house now and I am freaking out! It's a relief to know that Adam is gay and that I might actually have a chance with him. Mostly, I'm just worried about my parents finding out. "Hello Tommy. This must be the friend you were talking about, umm… Alex right?" That proves just how well my parents listen to me. All I have talked about for the last 2 weeks was Adam.
"Actually Mom, his name is Adam. Adam, this is my mom Becky."
"It's very nice to meet you Mrs. Ratliff."
"You too Adam." She says with a fake smile.
"Ok, well we are going up to my room now. See you at dinner. Bye."
I am almost up the stairs when I hear her call, "Ok sweetie. You boys be good. I have to run to the store and your father will be home late so you will have the house to yourselves for a while, but I expect it to still be standing when I get back. Do either of you need anything from the store while I'm out?"
I look over at Adam. He shakes his head so I yell, "No thanks Mom. See you later."
"Ok sweetie. Love you, bye."
"Love you too, bye."
Finally my mom walks out the door. YES! This would be the perfect time to tell Adam how I feel. If he runs out of the house freaked out, my parents wouldn't suspect anything because they wouldn't see anything. I could just make up a story and tell them that something came up at Adam's hose and that he had to go home. But, on the other hand, I really don't want him to freak out and leave, I am looking forward to spending the weekend with him. He is my first real friend and I don't want to screw that up because of something stupid. But, we did promise to be completely honest with each other and by keeping these feeling hidden from him I would be breaking that promise; and I really don't want to betray him like that. I have no idea what I am going to do! By the time we get up to my room, which is in the attic, two floors up, I have finally made a decision about what I am going to do.
"Dude, your room is awesome! It's like the size of the whole house, and you even have your own bathroom and mini kitchen area. I could totally live in here!" Adam walks around my room looking at all of my posters, CDs, and instruments.
"Thanks." I say. He starts going through all my stuff and I just sit on my bed and watch him. I don't mind him looking. It's not like I have anything to hide from him.
When he is finished he sits on the bed next to me and asks, "So, where are we sleeping?"
"Well," I answer, "It's up to you. If you want the bed I can sleep on the floor, if you want the floor I can sleep on the bed, or we can both sleep on the bed, or we could both sleep on the floor." He laughs. "But, before you choose, there is something I should tell you, since we promised to be completely honest with each other."
"Ok. What is it?"
I take a deep breath and try to stop shaking. I might as well just get it over with. "I like you Adam. A lot. I like you more than I should like a friend." He opens his mouth to respond, but before he can, I kiss him. And, it almost feels like he is starting to kiss back but that's impossible because he pulls away. Before he can say anything, I run. I was so afraid of him running but instead, I am the one who is running. I run to the bathroom, lock the door, slide down the wall, and start to cry.
I expect to hear my door open and close and him running down the steps , trying to get out of my house and away from me as quickly as possible. But instead I hear a slight knock on the bathroom door, "Tommy…?" It's Adam. He stayed. I can't help but smile through my tears.
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