Chapter 5

One month later...

Rocky was sitting in the park while calmly reading a book. Suddenly, he heard a voice.

"Hey, Rocky." Rocky looked up, hoping to see Jason, but to his surprise it was Tommy.

"Hey, Tommy. What are you doing?" Rocky asked as he stood up.

"I could ask you the same question." The two then began to walk together.

"I like to go to the park and read sometimes. How about you?"

Tommy crossed his arms and turned a little red in the face. "Well, I was on my way to pick up Kat for our date, when my truck ran out of gas. So I'm on my way to the gas station to call a tow truck. Anyway, why aren't you with Jason? It always seems like you two are joined at the hip."

"He's working at his uncle's café today." Tommy easily noticed the somewhat bitter tone in Rocky's voice.

"Is there something wrong?"

Rocky sighed. "Jason still won't tell me about this one guy he was with."

Tommy's eyes widen at this. "Really?"

"Yeah. I know I'm being nosy, but it's killing me not knowing whom he was with. I know it's none of my business, but--"

"I know who it was," Tommy announced out of the blue. Rocky stopped moving, and it took Tommy a second to realize this. He stopped to look at Rocky, noting that his face was filled with something he couldn't put his finger on. Rocky took a step forward.

"Tommy, who was it?" he asked firmly.

Tommy shook his head. "It's not my place to tell you."

"Tommy, who was it? And we're not leaving until you tell me."

Tommy stared at him for a moment. "Rocky, before I answer you, can you answer me this: Do you really want to know the answer to your question?"

Rocky was surprised by this question. Though his mind was racing with a million thoughts, only one answer was able to make it out of his mouth. "I don't know..."

Tommy walked over to him and placed a hand on his shoulder. "Rocky, what good would it do to know who this person was? Look, what's done is done and in the past. Jason wants to do that so he could look forward to a future with you and you only."

Rocky sighed. "I guess you're right, Tommy... Right now, though, I think I need to be alone." He then turned and walked away. Tommy stood there, hoping that Rocky would soon gather enough courage to go talk to Jason.

"Jase, we weren't meant for each other, but I have a strong feeling that you and Rocky are," Tommy said before he turned to walk away.

Rocky kept walking, still feeling guilt boil up in his stomach. He soon felt drops on his shoulder, so looking up he noticed it was beginning to rain. Within seconds, Rocky's body and clothes were wet, but he didn't care. For some reason, he was feeling guiltier than he did when he went after King Mondo by himself. Rocky found a picnic table and sat down, folding his arms into his lap.

Eventually, his body began to shake as tears began to flow out of his eyes. He hadn't known how long he sat there crying, but it was apparently long enough for someone to find him.

"Rocky, what are you doing out here?" a voice asked.

Rocky looked up with bloodshot eyes and saw Jason standing there next to him. He was afraid to speak, knowing that it would only cause him to sob harder. Jason took the opportunity to sit next to him.

"Rocky, what's wrong?" he asked in a caring voice.

"I'm a bad boyfriend," he sobbed. Shocked, Jason decided to wrap his arm around Rocky's wet form.

"Why are you a bad boyfriend?" Jason asked, pulling Rocky close to his body. Rocky placed his head on Jason's shoulder and kept sobbing, so Jason wrapped both arms tighter around Rocky and held him tight against his body.

"Is it about the guy I dated?" he asked, feeling Rocky nod his answer.

"I don't know why I kept bugging you about it, but for some reason it irritated me and I wanted to know so badly." Rocky finally found the courage to look Jason in the face. "I saw Tommy and I asked him about it, but he told me some stuff that I knew was true and I felt guilty afterward. I'm nothing but a nosy, untrusting person when it comes to my boyfriend… when it comes to his private life." Jason let Rocky sob a little longer.

"Rocky, are you afraid that I'm mad at you?" Rocky nodded once again, so Jason lent his head against Rocky and kissed him. "Rocky, I'm not mad at you for wanting to know me better, but that part of my past is hard to think about. I thought he and I we were meant to be, but he left town twice and I left for over a year and we knew it could never work. It was hard for us to break up because we were so into each other, but it different with you."

Rocky turned to look at Jason again. "Remember our first date? How you said I could ask any questions I want?" Jason nodded. "There was one question I wanted to ask you," Rocky confessed.

"What was it?"

Rocky took a shuttering breath before he answered. "Why me? Out of all the people in the world, what was it about me that attracted you to me? I'm not a really hot guy and I never though I'd get Mr. Perfect, but I did get him and I want to know why."

"It's because there's this charm about you I couldn't resist. You're a good-looking guy I can see myself with for the rest of my left, and you want to know why? It's because I love you."

Rocky's head shot up at those words. "You what?"

"I love you, Rocky," Jason repeated, causing Rocky to smile.

"Oh, God, Jason. I love you, too!" Rocky said, pressing his wet lips against Jason's. It slowly turned into a soft making-out session, with each passing second making his soul feel lighter. They broke the kiss and stared into each other's eyes for a long moment.

"Let's get out of these wet clothes, then we will take a nice, long, hot shower and I'll finally show you how much I love you."

Rocky grinned at the idea and Jason gave him one last kiss before they stood up. As soon as they did, the rain stopped and the sun started to come out as they walked back to Rocky's house, holding hands all the way.

'Thanks, Tommy, for giving me the head's up,' Jason thought as he walked with his boyfriend, lover, and friend.

TBC