"Where are you going?", demanded Derby
"Where i damn well please"
"You better not be running to see her!"
Johnny held his hand on the knob, ready to exit and probably never come back.
"Johnny!"
"I can't deal with you!", he stated with a stern expression. "You either want me or you walk by me at school. Lola wasn't the best but at least i could get her attention when i wanted"
"Johnny, i... care about you-"
"But you're just embarrassed of me right?"
Derby looked to the side and sighed. "I'm not embarrassed"
"You sure about that. Ever since we called a truce between the cliques. Me and you started a thing!"
"I like the thing!"
"What you like about it?", he stepped closer to the rich boy.
Derby was choking on his words. Those brown eyes were piercing into him. He couldn't even look up to him.
He acted so weird around him, why did he have to be so close. He went from being a snobby brat to putting a knee down for the man he once called a complete failure, had no class, or no future.
Johnny was so close. Nose to nose.
"Tell me"
"Johnny..."
"Tell me, what you like about it"
Sometimes the sexual tension was so great, Johnny would have him waking up as if he had a hangover. He wasn't even a heavy drinker. He honestly wanted to avoid this! He wasn't going to handle it tonight or any other night.
He mumbled something under his breath that Johnny couldn't make out. "Speak up baby"
Derby gritted his teeth. His pride wouldn't allow it.
He placed his hands on his chest and looked into those big brown eyes.
"Johnny!"
Johnny pushed him back making Derby hit the bed. "You don't love me"
"I do... i just-"
"Your to embarrassed, your ashamed of me"
"No! Stop twisting my words!"
"Then why do you treat me like you do! I'm not one of your boxing buddies!"
"I'm sorry"
"Your sorry!? Derby Harrington actually can apologize. Amazing, it just makes me feel so warm"
Derby wanted to open his mouth to speak but quickly shut it when Johnny went for the door again. He jumped up and stood between him in the door.
"Move it Derby!"
"No..."
"I said move richie rich"
"Johnny listen to me!"
"I'm done listening to you! That's all i ever do now!", he yelled. "I thought maybe... you'd..."
Johnny went and sat down on the bed. Derby stood up against the door. "I thought you'd be, better than her..."
Derby's jaw dropped. "Oh my god... that's it isn't it? You think I'm treating you like Lola?"
Johnny didn't look at him, he looked down with his hands clasped together.
Derby sat next to him, cupped his face and kissed him. Johnny kissed him back and placed his head on his chest. "I'm sorry...", said Johnny. "I guess I feel some sort of entitlement..."
Derby kissed his head. "You deserve it all"
Derby ran a hand through his hair, he thought how much time Johnny spent on his hair to give it that greaser look. He chuckled to himself.
"What's funny?"
"You", said Derby.
"You laughing at me!"
"Your hair baby... you just don't have enough"
Johnny blushed and buried his face in Derby's chest. "Shut up", he mumbled.