Love Out Loud

Boredom

A week had passed, Derek was glad he had Smith with him,it had become a habit for them to sleep on the down bed together even though it was tiny, Smith was so stubborn about it, he'll throw tantrums until Derek would give up,so now Derek no longer complain about the small space he just cuddle with him till the morning,alot of rumors had been flying among the prisoners,some said Smith was Derek's fuck boy,some said Smith paid him to be his personal body guard others even had a more preposterous idea of Derek being Smith's fuck boy,but no matter what the rumors were Derek never stopped protecting the fragile boy,his world came crashing down again when on a hot afternoon he heard the news that Smith would be going home because he had been granted bail, of course he was happy for the boy but then he knew that means he was back to being lonely and bored,with no one to talk to or share anything with, when Smith came back to the cell Derek was straining himself not to show how sad he was

"I heard you're leaving"Smith looked at him then smiled"yeah,my brother came around finally"Derek was a bit confused"you said you stole a wallet right?"Smith nodded"why were you put here then?why did your brother not get you out immediately?it's not an offence that serious"Smith did not know what to say for awhile but finally he thought of something"yea, you're right,but you see my brother decided to let me be here as a punishment, seriously I learnt my lesson already,here is bad man"Derek found his story unbelievable but nodded anyways"so when are you leaving?"Smith ran his fingers through his hair, uncertain of how to break the news"Tonight"-"what!"Derek's eyes became round"yes,I am sorry man,I miss you already too"Derek shook his head as a bitter laugh crossed his face"why are you apologising!it's not like we are here for the same reason anyways,I am happy for you okay"Smith felt guilty immediately but swallowed it and hugged him instead"I will come see you everyday, and I promise you'll be out of here soon, when I say soon I mean definitely soon, sooner than you expect"Derek nodded but had zero faith or hope,if someone told him he would still be here at twenty seven he would not believed it,but here he was,the evidence against him was so much sometimes he starts to wonder why he was so out of luck,his uncle successfully got evidence against him that said he was mad and effectively put efforts into making sure he wasn't granted bail or even allowed to see a judge,just how connected was this man?

Smith saw him lost in thought and touched him"hey, come back to me, you're too far"-"sorry,can you do something for me when you leave here?"-"sure, anything for you honey"Derek slapped his head"don't call me that"Smith rubbed his head and whined"fine,what do you want?"Derek heaved a sign"can you please help me get my brother to stay with you,I know we've only known each other less than two months but I feel I can trust you,I want him to be closer to me, seeing those old couples are going to leave town soon please"Smith just looked at him without knowing what to say"that's difficult,you should be the one to care for him, and you believe they have to transfer adoption to you,why then must he stay with me?"-"yes,I know but so much as I want to leave here,I don't know when I'm going to be able to leave, and I don't want someone else getting custody of him he's like my son,so please,about transferring custody I can call them to do that once I'm out of here, please I beg you"Smith thought for a while, Eric was going to kill him for this but he already set his mind to reopen Derek's case,so he was going to help him anyways

"Fine, I'll help you,where do I get this couples?I'll like to talk to them first so we'll come to conclusion"Derek pulled a sheet out of his pocket and handed it to him"this is where they live currently"Smith took the paper and nodded"can I get another hug big brother?"Derek shook his head and opened his arms"sure baby boy"-"ew don't call me that"they hugged for a very long time,the jingling of keys made them separate"hey prison couples, saying your goodbyes I see"he opened the doors"time for the pretty wife to leave"Smith stood up pulling Derek with him, Derek smiled at him when their eyes met,he patted his back assuring him that he would be fine,this only made Smith crash into him again, Derek pulled him away when he notice him sniffing"hey,are you crying?come on,if you miss me too much just come and see him okay?"Smith nodded and stepped outside, Derek clutched the bars tightly as he watch the boy leave escorted by two officials"come on man you'll be fine, I'll get you another wife soon"-"come on Sandy don't mock me"the woman was moved with sympathy,she was the only one who understood Derek and his struggles"I know,I also pray you get out of here too,I am tired of seeing you here you know"Derek laughed weakly and went to sit on the bed, Sandy shook her head and left, Derek looked around and signed,the cell was back to being quiet just like he used to love it before Smith came but right now the silence was suffocating and choking him, he laid his head on the pillow and shut his eyes, multiple thoughts flying around in his head,a single tear rolled down his face,he quickly wiped it off and decided to hope again that he would soon be free