Canadian, Please! (A red velvet pancakes fic)

Chapter Eight

Matthew held tightly onto the cord of his inner tube as the conveyer belt pulled him and Matt towards the top of the large hill. It was there first day here, not counting last night, and Matthew wanted to spend it doing fun, childish things.

He didn't really like things like this, but Matthew had told Matt the award for tuning in the snow with him was hot chocolate and cuddles. He easily said yes to that.

They lugged the double seated tube over to a lane where a lady was beckoning to them. She had auburn hair in a bun hidden beneath her beanie, dark emerald eyes, and a wide, cheesy grin. Matthew plopped himself in the front and Matt in the back.

"Three.. Two.. One.. GO!"

The woman pushed them hurdling down the slope very quickly. Crispy cold wind blasted their faces, turning them pink.

The stopped with a skid and got out. Returning the tube to the stack, Matthew felt the fingers of another glove intertwine with his. His face turned deep red, but you probably couldn't tell because the cold had turned it that color already.

"Hot chocolate now?" Matt asked with a small smile.

"Don't forget the cuddles," Matthew returned sheepishly.

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Back at the timeshare, Matthew had brewed some steaming hot chocolate and Matt had fixed a fire. Natalia was gone, doing whatever she liked to do, they didn't know.

Matt was sprawled out on the couch, a large, red blanket in hand. Matthew sat down and covered himself too with the blankets, while his boyfriend wrapped his arms around his waist.

All the cold had gone. All they could feel was warmth. From the fire, from the cocoa, from each other. Before both drifting off to sleep, Matt gently pressed his lips against the forehead beside him.

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One of them awoke to a loud shutter sound.

"Shit-shit-shit-shit!"

They saw her fumbling to put her phone away and trying to act casual.

"W-what?" Matt asked sleepily, getting more and more awake every second, "Did you just take a photo?"

The white haired girl gave a nervous chuckle. "Uh.. Um... No...?"

Matt's brows furrowed as his hand lunged towards the phone, yet it was quickly put out of his reach by Natalia, who was backing away. He growled.

Nobody-NOBODY, especially anyone at school could know he's gay. And he knew where that photo would go-directly into the hands of his peers. What he worried more about was Matthew.

He knew he was ignored mostly, which was bad enough on him, but if he was bullied...

"What's going on..?" A soft voice said with a yawn. Matthew was awake, rubbing his eyes which had a concerned look.

"You give me that phone and let me erase that photo RIGHT NOW!"

Natalia's eyes widened. "B-but I need it for.."

"FOR WHAT?"

The room fell silent for a few seconds, Matt was sure he heard Matthew whimper.

"I-I... I kinda have a blog on tumblr.. And I post LGBT couples.."

Matt and Matthew exchanged weirded out glances.

"If you don't believe me, look it up. Gay-4-dayss."

Matthew stood up and shuffled over to his and Matt's room, only to return with his laptop. He set it down on the desk and clicked open a new tab.

It was true. Natalia had a large blog filled with various different couples (and cats). She stared embarrassed at the ground.

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They made a compact that that was the only place she could put it, and if it ended up in the wrong hands she would pay dearly.

At least they could cuddle while she was around. They all had gotten food and where eating away, sitting in the living room, watching the CBC news.

What a weird day.