Love... Not Romance [BoyxBoy]

35 - The Secrets of Love Revealed

 I stood nervously at the kitchen of my own condo as Nico held in his hand the note I left – saying that I just went out to buy some groceries for breakfast – and the picture of the handwritten letter by Steven A.K. on the signed book in his phone.

"How come the hand writings are completely the same...?" Nico asked slowly. "Don't tell me, the letter and the autograph by Steven A.K. were fake. Did you just write them to make me happy?"

It seems that there's no use in running away anymore. It's not like I was expecting to hide my secret forever. I just never expected it to be revealed in that way.

"Why do you even have a picture of that in your phone?" I asked nervously as I looked away, trying to avoid the subject.

"Even without the picture, I can recognize the handwriting, because I read that message on the book hundreds of times." Nico said. "Is that letter fake? Did it not really came from Steven A.K.? Tell me, Drew, I won't get angry. If you did that to make me happy, then I'm really thankful, because you care that much for me."

"That letter and that autograph is the real deal," I admitted nervously. My heart was pounding at that moment. I guess it was the perfect time to reveal everything to Nico. After all, hiding things from him was making me feel really bad.

"What are saying? The letter and autograph by Steven A.K. are real? Your handwriting and his can't be totally the same..."

"Nico, I think you already know what I mean," I told Nico. "Follow me, I need to show something." I opened the locked door that Nico hadn't entered yet. My writing room.

I opened the door and it revealed a quite messy space. It had a desktop computer, a glass panel where I write my ideas, and on the desk were handwritten drafts of stories. There was also a bookshelf containing the first copies of every book I published, both paperback and hard cover.

"Then you're really..." Nico trailed off.

"Nico, I'm sorry if I kept this a secret from you, I'm sorry for only telling you this now. I'm Steven A.K." I must say, finally telling that to Nico felt really relieving.

"This is unbelievable..." Nico said. I couldn't quite make out what his reaction was. Was he simply surprised? Was he mad? I had no idea. "I mean... All this time... I can't believe this..."

"I'm really sorry for hiding it form you," I was really scared that Nico might be angry at me at that moment. What if he gets offended by me hiding that fact from him? What would I do then? What could I do to make him understand?

"Why do you keep on saying sorry? This is amazing. My boyfriend is Steven A.K. I mean, wow! Am I the luckiest man or what?" Nico sounded very excited. I almost forgot how big of fan of Steven A.K. Nico was.

"You're not angry?" It was my turn to be confused.

"Why would I be angry? I understand why you kept it a secret, I mean, I know how much you hate being in the spotlight, but I'm really happy that you trust me enough to share this secret with me. And quite frankly, I'm really excited about all this. I mean, you're Steven A.K." He said and then placed his hand on my shoulders. "Wow... I just realized, I've been sleeping with Steven A.K. all this time," he said with a grin.

"Hey. Are you a pervert?" I asked sarcastically.

"My boyfriend is Steven A.K," Nico said with a smile. "Wow..." He laughed. "This is great, really amazing..."

"Hey..." I complained. "Why do I feel like you're happier now that you know that your boyfriend is Steven A.K. than when I first said that I love you?"