Asha, James, Luke and I sat on the picnic blanket, with all kinds of snacks on top. The sun stood on top of the sky and children ran and screamed around in the park we were at.
The four of us played games. Azy ran around the park scaring little children.
We talked. Enjoyed the nature. And when a ball from one of the kids came flying towards us, James caught and threw it back...with a bit too much force, tough . He hit the little boy's head. But we bribed him with a peace of cake, so it was fine..no stress with angry parents.
I won the first round of Uno. Luke won the second. Asha won the first round of Ludo. I won the second. James sucked. Even if he couldn't admit it.
"Man, just accept it instead of accusing us all for cheating." Asha told him.
"But you are, you little shit, I know you are. All of you are, don't lie to me!"
"James" Luke whispered quietly.
James abruptly turned back to Luke.
"Yeah?" He asked...for whatever reason sounding out of breath?
Luke slowly started shaking his head.
James inspected him attentively.
Slowly Luke continued.
"Just...try to find peace in losing, because it looks like you'll be experiencing a lot of it today."
Asha bursted out laughing, while I chuckled at James unbelieving face.
"I fucking hate you" James said, before tackling Luke down to the ground and hovering on top of him.
My eyes widened. I quickly looked away and instead at Asha..only to see him looking at the two of them; open ripped eyes. Then he grinned. Confusion lingered in me. A few moments later, a nervous laugh pulled me back into reality.
"Would you get off me?" Luke's voice was audible. His cheeks had reddenend a bit. My heart warmed. And when I saw James wearing the same blush on his face, I wanted to cry.
Later on, when the huge park had cleared a bit, us four kept playing new games...until pouring rain had appeared out of the nowhere.
Children started screaming and running home. People left. Everyone left.
Asha got Azy.
"Come" Asha said to me, pulling me together with Azy behind a building by the park.
"Hey, what about James and Luke?" I tried to say, but Asha only placed his chin on top of my shoulder in silence.
"We'll leave them up to it."
"Up to wha- You know?!"
"Of James feelings for Luke? Yeah, I do, It's pretty obvious, is it not?" He shrugged.
"What? James feelings for Luke? I thought we were talking about Luke's feelings for James?" He looked at me.
"So he likes him back?"
I could not even put my confusion into words.
"Look" Asha pointed at the two of them standing in the rain.
"What?" We heard Luke say to James; loud enough for us to hear.
"Nothing nothing" James responded.
A pause followed.
"Why are you acting weird?"
"Me? What-What do you mean?" I saw James scratching the back of his neck carefully. I couldn't believe I had been this blind to see James.
"Didn't he always want Luke to find himself the a girlfriend?" I asked.
I felt Asha shaking his head.
"No..." He only said. "...No" And that was it.
"I mean, that you've been acting all weird for the entire day now" Luke shouted over the rain. I wondered how they could even stand there, being all unbothered by the rain soaking both of them entirely.
"I have not been acting weird. It's..it's just your stupid mind playing games or something...how would I know? Don't pull me into this" James stubbornly turned around. Luke took ahold of his wrist an spun him around.
"James. What the fuck is it? Tell me."
I pressed my face against Asha's and rested there.
"It's nothing, okay? You're...you're getting on my nerves."
I heard Luke huff annoyed.
"I am getting on your nerves?I cannot believe you right now. What the fuck are you on about?" Luke's voice raised.
"Hey..." James frowned "...Why are you getting all angry. I didn't do anything. Don't yell!"
Luke ran a hand trough his hair.
"Then stop frustrating me, you little shit!"
"Just because my hair is brown?! At least mine doesn't look like piss! The worst shade of piss even!"
I felt Asha trying to suppress his laughter.
"What-" I began, but got interrupted by Luke.
"What the fuck are you even talking about?! Fucking shit, I- I cannot do this anymore, no"
Luke now turned to leave.
A hand came around his arm.
He turned around.
None of them said a word, when James pulled Luke to him and wrapped his arms around him.
"I'm sorry" James said after a while, which was so quiet..., it almost was inaudible.
The rain. It kept falling and falling.
"I'm sorry for acting weird." James continued, pressing Luke tighter into him, as Luke's arms kept hanging by his sides.
From the way his face looked, I could see that Luke was getting calmer now.
"Then why did you?..." Luke asked "...What's wrong, love?"
A pause. Then I saw James eyes squinting. His teardrops looked almost invisible in all of the rain surrounding them.
"Did you just call me love?"
Luke's face started forming in panic again.
"S-sorry I-"
"No, please. Please call me that"
Luke pulled James back.
"Okay, what the hell is going on?"
Then he also saw the tears spilling down James face.
"I'm sorry" James now repeated.
"I am. I'm sorry. I didn't want this to happen, Luke. You have to believe me"
Tones of sniffing.
I pressed my hand against my heart.
Asha put his warm hand on top.
"What? You didn't want what to happen?
James, you have to talk to me. What didn't you want to happen?"
The two of them looked at each other.
Then James pressed a kiss onto Luke's forehead.
"Luke" James said slowly.
Luke's eyes widened.
Then; when James lifted his hands to start holding Luke's face: he pressed his lips on his in an abrupt and surprising motion.
Butterflies felt like erupted inside my stomach. The fireworks they must have felt then.
James mouth connected with Luke's.
Luke stood still; not moving an inch.
When James started gliding his thumb up and down Luke's cheek, he pulled back.
Luke stared up at him. Not one emotion showing. Lips parted. Reddened cheeks.
James grew more nervous per second. It wasn't to oversee.
Moments passed.
"Luke" He then whispered in an desperate tone and that was when Luke tilted his head to the side. "Love" He muttered and then swiftly removed both of James hands on him and pulled him in by his neck; sinking his lips into James.
I smiled. Asha smiled. Luke smiled. James smiled.
