Red, White & Royal Blue Stories

• Secret Boyfriend • Alex § Henry § Romeo •

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This is part two to 'Coming Out'

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"Please, please cover for me?" Romeo begged quietly into his phone, sitting on his bed beside his pre-packed bag.

"What's in it for me?" Anya responded.

"I'll pay you"

"How much?"

"How much do you need?" he said, Anya hummed from her end of the line, reaching across her bed and dragging something closer to herself, he could make out from the rustling.

"Well" she clicked her tongue, "I'm currently saving up for a new mountain bike..."

Romeo huffed, already knowing that's what she'd refer to and fully aware of the hefty price she'd have to pay for it.

"I'm not giving you a grand"

"Wasn't asking for a grand" she said dismissively, "what's your highest price?"

Romeo bit his lip, thinking for a moment. "Three hundred"

She laughed spitefully, "Three hundred?" she whistled, "you are desperate"

"Shut up!" He whined, "listen, I only ever see him in school and... I couldn't not take up his offer when he said to come over for dinner" he said, smiling at the thought of his boyfriend. His boyfriend who only Anya knew about, his parents were very, very much out of the loop, for good reason.

"Can I make a prediction?"

"Oh my god-"

"He's actually working for a secret organisation and will kidnap you for a ransom"

"No, he will not" Romeo dismissed, always aware of the possible breaches of safety in his day-to-day life. Not that he genuinely thought someone would go out of their way to hurt him for a price, but sometimes body guards had been a necessity in the past when curious crowds grew too big and news reporters wouldn't leave him alone.

"What's his name again? Moe?"

"Moreau" Romeo said stiffly. Anya laughed.

"You're so easy to rile up. Alright, three hundred it is. Venmo?"

Romeo grumbled under his breath as he put Anya on speaker and opened up the venmo app, passing three hundred into her bank. They had shared their details with each other quite some time ago, even if their conversations were littered with insults and glares, they trusted one another more than anyone else on the planet.

"Now all I need is two hundred and twenty six dollars. Think Henry and Alex will bail me out?"

Romeo rolled his eyes, "you have to stop asking my dads for money"

"It was one time" Anya defended, "I really wanted that animal crossing game"

"Yeah, yeah, whatever. Thanks"

"Stay safe, whore" she cooed and hung up, Romeo sighed and pocketed his phone, hauling his bag onto his back and hurrying down the staircase.

Moreau, last year's new student, and inarguably the prettiest boy in the entire school. He grew to popularity instantaneously, even if he didn't spend time with any of the wildly popular students. His name spread across the grounds due to his mother and her contributions to the community. She was the type of person to expect the best from her son; best grades, best behaviour, best attendance, member (and if possible, leader) of every single club he could weasel his way into, all the while maintaining a perfect mental health, body and attitude.