Not Steve Harrington.

Part 25: Sleepover With Steve

~~~~~~~Mike's POV~~~~~~

     After we got to Steve's I called Nancy and let her know what I was doing for the night. She said that mom said it was fine and to have a goodnight. After I got off the phone, Steve and I went up to his room. I walked in and sat on his bed. "You sure you're alright, Wheeler?" I played with my hands on the bed. I wanted to tell him, I wanted to tell him everything. But I didn't know if I could. "Hey, you can talk to me alright? Was it a bad break up?" I shook my head. "N-No, that's just it. I'm not upset about it." He looked at me confused. "Either you're full of shit, Wheeler or it's something else." I looked at him for a second before sighing and laying back on the bed. "So I fucked up Steve. I wrote El a few weeks ago and I wrote Will too. But I signed his letter wrong." He looked at me confused. "And that has to do with...?" I rolled my eyes. "I signed it Love Mike, but I only sign El's From Mike. I can't even tell her I love her, or that I did. I tried it just wouldn't come out. So why was it like a reflex or something to put Love Mike on Will's letter?" I looked at Steve confused. "Wheeler...Do you think you like Will?" I shook my head. "What? No, I'm not gay." Steve raised an eyebrow. "Why so defensive about that?" I sat up. "I'm not it's just I'm not. Like I don't look gay, Do I?" I looked at him for a second. "Do I?" He replied and  I shook my head. "What? Are you kidding? No." Steve was a total ladies man. No way did he look or seem gay, that was a stupid question. "Well what if I told you I like boys too, Wheeler." My eyes got wide. "What? You..You're gay?" He shook his head. "Bi. I like both. Girls and boys. That's an option, Wheeler. And there's nothing wrong if you do like Will. Just, I think it wouldn't be so one sided is all." I tilted my head. "What? Why would you say that, Steve?" He looked at me and smiled. "I've seen the way he looks at you, Mike. It's not the way friends look at friends, and if you deny it's there, you'll never see it. Don't lie to yourself, Wheeler, it doesn't work." Steve walked over and sat next to me on the bed. "So, let me as you again, Do you like Will?" I felt the tears weld up in my eyes. How was I gonna tell him? "I-...I think I do.." Steve pulled me close. "Kid, it's okay. Really. Can I tell you a secret?" I looked up at him and nodded. "I like Eddie." I sat up. "What? You like Eddie?" "Shut up! Yes!" He tackled me backwards. "STEVE LIKES EDDIE!" I yelled even though no one was home to hear it, I just wanted to mess with Steve. "MIKE LIKES WILL!" Steve yelled snickering. "SHUT UP HARRINGTON!" We were laughing and smacking each other with pillows. Maybe this wasn't so bad after all. "Hey, Wheeler, Wanna pick a movie and I'll put bagel bites in the oven?" I got up. "Yes please!" Steve is so cool for this.