Angels | Ghosts Of The Past 2 [BoyxBoy] ✓

28. Without Me

Sky.

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I pour some more wine in Jimmy's glass and join everyone on my couch.

Aron's staying at a friend's house so they can cram together for an exam so I decided to invite Jimmy, Heather and Harry to catch up. 

We're scattered around the floor and the couch listening to each other's stories. 

"But why did you guys break up?" I ask Heather. 

"Because jocks sucking suck!" She's sooo drunk. 

We all laugh. 

"I mean first he was sweet and all but when he really got to know me he said I was too much. Like, I'm too much? How about: you're not enough!"

"Amen to that!" We all clap and laugh. 

"So now I'm single and ready to mingle. I might just date you, Jimmy." Heather taps Jimmy's shoulder.

He starts to laugh. "I don't swing that way. Sorry." He chuckles. 

"Boo!" Heather lays down on the couch. 

"And how about you? What happened to that hottie you were dating?" Harry asks Jimmy. 

"Uh.. well. He cheated on me. Like, five times." He laughs awkwardly.

"Seriously?" 

"Yeah." He sighs. "The gay community, I guess." 

"I know exactly what you mean! It's like everybody just sees each other as objects. It's like, yes it's a testosterone overload but that doesn't mean I don't want a serious relationship?" 

"I mean, right?!" Jimmy cries. "And then they pretend like it's normal. Like, no bitch I never signed up for this poly bullshit."

"Amen." They clink glasses. 

"Okay, that sucks. But at the same time, it's kinda nice to know you can have lots of sex without strings attached." I say.

"Yeah, the problem with that is that I always end up like a fucking Sam Smith song when I do that." Harry says. 

Jimmy laughs. "Yeah, same. That casual shit just doesn't work for me."

They share a long glance.

"How are things with your parents?" I ask. 

Jimmy sighs. 

"Wait, hold up. What happened with his parents?" Harry asks. 

"I came out to them and they disowned me, like I knew they would." 

"Jesus." 

"Yeah. And no, they haven't come around. I don't think they ever will and you know what? I don't fucking care. I love my little college dorm." 

"I can't believe people would do that to their own kids." Harry shakes his head. 

"How did your parents react?" Jimmy asks. 

"They threw me a party, actually." Harry laughs. 

"No way! Wanna trade?" 

"My mom wasn't surprised when I told her about Aron. She said she could tell I was different around him. You know, my dad said the same thing.." It hurts talking about him. I guess all those talks we had about Aron were just lies too. Maybe that's when he realized he didn't want me. Just like I'd thought.

I force my mind back to this moment, with my friends.

"Because it's true! When you're around Aron you turn into a puppy!" Heather chimes in.