AUTHOR'S NOTE: Heyy loves! SO sorry that I haven't updated for a while, but I had to write a lot of non-canon stuff in this chapter, and it took a lot of thought. But it's here now, and hopefully I won't have to take this long to post again.
Connor was looking for an empty table to sit at during lunch, when he heard Tommy call his name. Tommy was sitting at a table by himself, smiling and waving at Connor to join him. Confused, Connor walked over to Tommy's table and sat down across from him. "I made sure that no one else sat here" Tommy said with a smile. Connor just stared at him in confusion. "I wanted to talk to you about prom" Tommy said. Oh. This must be the part where he uninvites me, Connor thought. "Are you free after school today? I was wondering if maybe you'd like to go prom shopping with me" Tommy said. "What?" Connor asked in surprise. "Well, I don't have my tux yet, and so I thought that we should go get our tuxes together, this way we'll be sure to match. We can't be a proper prom couple if we don't match" Tommy said. Connor's heart skipped a beat at the word couple. "So, do you wanna go?" Tommy asked. Hanging out with Tommy Ross after school?! That would be like a dream come true for Connor! Mama didn't get off of work until late that night. Surely Connor could go with Tommy and get home before Mama. "Sure" Connor replied.
After school, Tommy drove himself and Connor downtown in his Jeep. "I know my Jeep is really crappy looking, but it works just fine" Tommy was saying. Connor nodded. "Why are you always so quiet?" Tommy asked suddenly. "Huh? Oh. I guess I just always have a lot on my mind. Plus, I don't think anyone at school cares about anything I say" Connor admitted. "Well we're not at school right now. It's just you and me, and I definitely care about what you have to say" Tommy said sincerely. Connor blushed. "I'm also scared that I'll say the wrong thing" Connor said. "Oh you don't have to worry about that. I'm a big goofball, you can say pretty much whatever you want around me" Tommy said with his signature cute, goofy grin. Maybe this would be easier than Connor thought. "So where would you like to go first?" Tommy asked. "Actually, can we go somewhere to pick up fabric? I'd like to make my own tux" Connor requested. "You can sew clothes? That's so cool!" Tommy said. Connor blushed. "Well my Mama's a seamstress, so she's taught me how to sew" Connor said. "I think that that's totally awesome!" Tommy said. Connor couldn't help but smile. Tommy Ross thought something that Connor could do was "totally awesome."
Connor couldn't believe all of the colors and textures of fabrics at the store. "So did you have anything specific in mind?" Tommy asked. Of course Connor had something specific in mind. Connor had only been dreaming about going to prom and what he would wear to it ever since he found out what prom was. He always dreamed of prom being the one night where he could be pretty. Mama never allowed Connor to wear anything pretty, he always had to wear drab things. At prom however, Connor would wear something he'd always dreamed about. Now that prom was becoming a reality however, Connor was a tad bit embarrassed to voice his thoughts. "Promise you won't laugh?" Connor asked. "I would never laugh at anything you say unless you mean for it to be funny" Tommy said. "Ok. What do you think about hot pink polyester?" Connor asked shyly. "Sold" Tommy said with a grin.
Tommy was leading Connor to the tux section of the store that he wanted to buy his tux from. Connor froze. Not far from them was Chris Hargensen. "What's wrong?" Tommy asked. "Is there another way to get to the tuxes Tommy?" Connor asked nervously. But it was too late, Chris had already spotted them and was walking over to them. "Hi Tommy! Fancy meeting you here!" Chris said in a fake sweet voice. She looked at Connor. "And Connor White! I thought that you didn't go anywhere public outside of school" Chris said. "For your information Chris, Connor and I are going to prom together" Tommy said. "Are you now? Awe, that's SO sweet of you Tommy! Asking out Connor White to prom is even more generous than charity!" Chris said. Tommy glared at Chris. Connor stared down at the floor. "Well, have fun you two!" Chris said, strutting away. "Ignore her, she's a bitch" Tommy said angrily. That was definitely easier said than done.
Tommy and Connor had so much fun goofing off while trying on tuxes, that they completely lost track of time. Mama was probably already home. "I think I'm just going to walk home Tommy. I don't live too very far from here" Connor said. "Don't be ridiculous Connor! I'm not gonna let you walk all alone in the dark!" Tommy insisted. "Ok, but you have to at least drop me off a few houses away from my house" Connor said. Tommy didn't argue.
The drive back was silent. Connor was not looking forward to facing Mama. "Here's good" Connor said when they were close to his house. Tommy stopped the Jeep. "Thank you very much for everything today Tommy" Connor said. "It was my pleasure. I had such a great time with you" Tommy said with a smile. "I had fun with you too" Connor said. The two boys stared at each other for a moment. "Goodnight Tommy" Connor said. "Goodnight Connor" Tommy said. Tommy gave Connor a kiss on the cheek. Connor blushed very hard and got out of the Jeep.
As Connor walked up the driveway, Mama came running out of the house. "There you are! Goodness little boy, I've been worried sick! I had no idea where you were! I got off of work earlier than I had expected, and when I came home, you were nowhere to be found! You are to go straight to school and then straight back home, you know that" Mama said. Mama ushered Connor inside as she spoke. Once they were in the kitchen, Mama noticed Connor's shopping bag. "What on Earth is that?" Mama asked. Connor took a deep breath. "It's fabric for a tuxedo. Mama, I've been asked out to prom. I've been asked out to prom by a boy" Connor said. Mama looked up at the ceiling. "No, God, why?" Mama said softly. "Mama, I know how you feel about being gay, but Tommy is a very nice boy. You'd like him Mama, he reads the Bible and everything. We would behave very good at prom, honest" Connor said in earnest. "No, no, no. Absolutely not" Mama said. "I already accepted!" Connor blurted. Mama stared at Connor. "I know that this scares you. It scares me too. But I have to do this. I'm tired of being the freak at school. I just wanna be normal and happy. This is a way for me to do that. And instead of getting upset, you could just be happy for me" Connor said.
Mama smiled at Connor and rubbed his cheek. Connor smiled back. "He'll hurt you" Mama said softly, still smiling. Connor pulled away from Mama. "No Mama! No, he's not like other boys. He's a very good, kind, sweet person" Connor said. "He is a boy. It doesn't matter how good he is. A sin is a sin. Boys always seem good at first. But they only want one thing. He'll take you out to the clubs for drinking and sinful dancing. Then he'll take you out to his car to fuck you. You'll get AIDS and die and burn in Hell with Satan and all of the other sinful gays" Mama said. "Mama, stop it" Connor said, walking into the living room. Mama followed Connor and kept talking.
"I knew that this would happen when they made you go to public school. I knew that you would fall in love with a boy and go against me and live a life filled with sin. Well I will tell you right now that I will not stand for it. We have no choice but to move away, and I will homeschool you again so that nothing like this ever happens again" Mama said. "Mama, stop being so crazy" Connor pleaded. ""Go to your closet" Mama said. "Mama, I'm warning you" Connor said warily. "Go to your closet and pray for forgiveness and repentance and the strength to fight Satan's homosexual temptations" Mama said, walking towards Connor to grab him.
"No Mama! Never again!" Connor said forcefully, pushing Mama away with his mind, making Mama fall down to her knees. Mama looked up at Connor in shock. "Mama stand up" Connor said. Mama just stared at Connor in horror. "Mama STAND UP!" Connor commanded, raising Mama into the air with his mind. Mama screamed as she floated in the air. "Oh dear God, the Devil's got him now!" Mama said, looking up at the ceiling. "It's not the Devil, Mama. There are a lot of people who can do what I can do. It's genetic. It could've come from Grandma and skipped you. Or maybe it came from Daddy. But there's nothing wrong with it, it's completely normal. It's called telekinesis. I was born this way, just like I was born gay. It's all part of God's design for me" Connor explained. "You poor confused lost soul! These are all of Satan's lies! I knew that this public school was going to spread these lies to you! I should've killed myself when your father put you inside of me. I thought you were cancer when I was pregnant with you" Mama said. "Mama! That's awful! I just don't understand why you have to be like this! All I've ever done is try to please you, yet in your eyes, it'd be the worst thing ever if I was happy. Well you know what? I'm done trying to please you. I am going to prom with Tommy, and nothing is going to stop me" Connor said firmly.
Connor dropped Mama back on to the ground with his mind. Mama collapsed onto the floor, face buried in the carpet. Mama started sobbing uncontrollably. "And I don't wanna talk about it anymore" Connor said, walking away.
AUTHOR'S NOTE: Damn, Connor means business! That was crazy! The next chapter is prom! I hope that the boys have fun! So the next chapter hopefully will be up quicker than this one. Reviews would be appreciated! See you loves soon!