Table For Three

Chapter 4

Here's a picture of Aiden 😍

By the time Aiden had made his way down the stairs, the kids were in the living room watching Cocomelon, cheering, clapping and giggling.

It was already dark out, he greeted Rachel with a kiss to the cheek and he told her that we will be staying the night and he wasn't taking no for an answer Rachel smiled at her husband and said that she will bathe the kids and get them ready for bed.

Aiden went to the fridge took out a six pack of beer, patted me on the back and directed me to the back porch.

Aiden Prov:

Chase was my best friend and I knew by the looks of him he was in deep shit. Chase was never one to show his emotions or ask anyone for help he was the type of guy who will suffer in silence. He will always try his best to make everyone around him happy,so that they will never feel the way he did.

Growing up in a small town they wasn't much people, who understood his lifestyle of being bisexual.

He was with girls one day and guys the next, those he dated didn't stick around to long, they always forced him to choose.

So I understood why he was labeled as a player, everytime he would get attached to someone, his heart would be ripped out.

I used to admired that he kept seeking for love don't matter how many times he was hurt. Just when he was finally happy and flourishing his world changed.

I remember the day we first met, I was outside my house fixing my bike and I saw this skinny looking dude came out of the house next door.I waved him over and handed him my deflated bike tire and wheel. He took it mended it which I found to be very impressive mind you, I didn't know he could do it.

I was a man of very few words,but somehow everyone who knew me can always tell what I was thinking, they used to always say that I show all my emotions on my face.That day I knew we will get along pretty well.

We will spend hours upon hours always with each other everyday from home to school. We were practically brothers, we went thought a lot of shit together. I remember the first time he came out to me and told me he was Bi.

We were at my house playing videos games after school, my parents had left to go visit my aunt. I had just beat his ass at Pac-Man and I was hollering and whooping next thing I knew his lips was on mines.

I was taken a back by the sudden feel of his lips on mines, I shouted 'what the fuck' as my hands instinctively connected to his face.

I didn't mean too do it, it was a reflex action, he saw the look on my face and saw that I definitely didn't enjoyed that, he quickly apologized holding his now injured cheeks.

'I'm so fucking sorry' he mumbled,'I didn't know how to tell you this but I'm bisexual' he searched my face for reassurance that I didn't hate him for the stunt he just pulled.

I put my hand in the air and stopped him from saying anything else, I said 'your my best friend and I love you but I'm not gay. So don't ever try that crap with me again!'.

I continued 'I will love and support you as best as I can but you're going to have to be patient with me because I don't know or have never ever met someone whose gay, I quickly corrected my self bi'. He just nodded. We continued playing our game as if nothing happened and we never talk about that kiss again......

I pulled out two chairs from underneath the table for Chase and I to sit on. I then took two beers and crack them open, I handed one to Chase and I took a slow sip of mines as I waited for Chase to come clean and tell me what was going on.

He took a huge swing of his beer and told me everything, he told me how he was really struggling not only with the passing of his wife but also with the death of his uncle and that he was raising his daughter alone . He lost his job, he didn't have a place to stay and that he had came back to ask his parents for help, he placed his face in his hand and started crying.

To see my best friend this way, so broken brought  tears to my eyes. I wrapped an arm around him and comforted him as best as I could.

I told him since his parents wasn't here he could stay for as long as he needed to get back on his feet and that he didn't need to worry about Rachel she will be glad for the company.

We continued to drink the rest of our beer's as we discussed the things that was going on in our life. After we was finished I wished Chase a good night and headed upstairs to give my kids a kiss before I headed to bed. I was so thankful for the life I had. I headed to my bedroom and straight to the bathroom to brush my teeth and got ready for bed,while Rachel was taking a shower.

When Rachel came to bed, I told her all that Chase and I talked about and asked if she was okay with him staying here of course she was, she was pleased to have company and spend time getting to know him more. She said she was looking forward to teaching him how to make all the meals they discussed and to have another toddler at the house to keep the kids company would be great.

She gushed about Renae and Lucy being best friends like their Dads. I smiled at her excitement and kissed her goodnight as we cuddled in bed and fell asleep, the last taught on my mind being I'm going to enjoy spending time with Chase like the good old days, I was truly thankful for all the blessings I had in my life.

Hi everyone this will most likely be the last chapter I will be posting until I get a chance to post again on the weekend. Hope you guys are all well. PS. Please remember to like comment,share and vote.Thanks you!