Salvation BoyxBoy (Under Major Editing)

Helping Hand

Meryl Strep as Patty Smith

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I stared at the door as I heard the knob turn and slowly the door began opening. My heart raced as I thought of who these people could be. Parents? No, they're off on a business trip somewhere. Best friend? Maybe, but they wouldn't own a flower shop would they? My mind frantically tried to take hold of my thoughts and collect them together in a neat pile, but unfortunately, it failed and I had a jumbled mess instead. I stared at the door, which stood slightly ajar. What was taking this person so long?

"Just a minute Ray!" said a sweet but aged voice; there was also a southern accent in her speech as well. Soon, my questions were answered when an old but sweet looking lady stepped through the doorway and finally appeared in full view.

"And who is this young fella?" she said with a smile while adjusting her glasses. All of the sudden, it clicked. She was the stereotypical grandma that I met when I use to work at Wal-Mart! I stared at her in disbelief.

"This here," Ray said while pulling me close to him with his lips barely an inch from mine.

"Is my beautiful boyfriend Levi Colligan," he said adoringly and kissed me deeply as I felt my face turn red hot. I didn't think he would be so open about this in front of her; this person must be very special to Ray. I closed my eyes as I kissed back and his arms were wrapped tightly around my waist as my hands were pressed against his chest. If he was carefree about expressing his affection towards me, then I wanted to be the same, to show him that I loved him for who he was and that I accepted whomever he trusted. I parted my lips slightly as his tongue beckoned for entrance and I let out a soft moan as the kiss became more passionate.

"Ok ok break it up you two love birds, nice to meet you Levi!" she said while walking around the counter towards me with open arms. I smiled as she hugged me. Her frail arms easily went around my thin farm, but I had to stoop down a bit to get to her height.

"You should've seen them when they were outside," said a woman's voice from behind the door. I heard a barely noticeable Spanish accent in this voice and soon, I came face to face with a tall and thin woman with wavy dirty blond hair. Her skin was pale and her eyes look tired. She was wearing a black turtle neck sweater under a thin cardigan and some jeans. She was a good deal taller than me, slightly shorter than Ray and by looking at her eyes I could tell she did not have an easy life. I felt intimidated as her eyes studied me fiercely, looking at me up and down, taking hold of my hand to see if my nails were clean, checking my hair, turning me around and examining my body. I stared desperately at Ray, my eyes trying to convey the message, Help me! But Ray just stood there with his arms crossed smiling. Once again, I came face to face with her, but this time, she stared at me dead in the eye. Her eyes were hard and piercing, nothing like Ray's eyes, who were soft and soothing. I felt myself flinch at her petrifying gaze; it was so penetrating and menacing, almost as though she hated me. I held her piercing gaze for what seemed like an eternity, which surprised me, but what surprised me even more was that it felt as though she had opened a window into my soul and that she was staring right into it, examining it, testing it. Finally, her eyes left mine and she stood straight up and looked over at Ray.

"He is good," she said sternly while nodding in his direction and then looked at me.

"Welcome to the family," she said happily with a broad smile and her arms stretched wide open. She gave me a powerful hug as Ray laughed and everyone joined in. Though I could barely breathe and I think I heard my rib crack, I had a large smile spread across my face and my heart was swelling with joy. They accepted me as Ray's boyfriend, they were happy to have me here.