*** this chapter is in michael's point of view ***
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what the fuck.
i don't understand how we got in this position. i can't imagine what luke must be thinking right now....
he absolutely hates me. i thought we were kinda good friends, but i guess i was wrong when he wanted me to leave after the whole surprise clusterfuck.
i kept noticing luke's eyes drifting over to me. it was really bothering me.
it drove me nuts that i couldn't read his mind. we were filling out the paperwork and the government douchebag kept talking to us but i'm pretty sure neither of us were listening.
i didn't know what to expect. i haven't really thought about it much when i was growing up, but i didn't really care. my family was the typical family who got matched and had a few kids and that was that...
my mom didn't come to the ceremony because she didn't really care to watch. i can't imagine what she would be thinking right now.
my mind couldn't stop racing. i didn't know what to do. how are two dudes supposed to have kids?
"hello? boys? are you listening to me?" the man said, frustration evident in his voice.
"yeah." i lied.
"okay, anyway, as i was saying- you guys have to pick a starter home from these." he said, holding out a book with pages and pages of pictures of houses.
seeing that made me realize this wasn't a dream.
"if you cannot agree on one, you will be assigned to one."
i walked over to luke holding the book and we began flipping through the pages. luke's face lit up a bit at one, and he pointed to it.
i could tell he still didn't want to speak at the moment. i learned that since he began talking again, he would shut down on occasion when he was uncomfortable or upset.
"you like this one?" i asked.
luke nodded and i looked it over. i didn't really care. frankly i just wanted to make it up to luke for being a dick in the hospital so i told the government dude that this was the one.
luke smiled for what seemed like the fist time in forever. that made me feel better.
i didn't want him to be miserable. i wanted to change and make an effort to be better to him.
especially now that we were gonna be.... married.
i cringed at the thought. on the inside i'm pissed about my match but on the outside i try to remain calm.
"well, congratulations boys, you'll have the keys to the house brought to your family homes tonight and a representative will meet you there at noon tomorrow to give you a tour and help you get settled in." the man spoke with a fake smile.
you could tell he didn't know what to think of this whole thing either.
this was all so foreign to me but the main thing bothering me was, how the hell are we supposed to have a baby? i mean we're both dudes.......
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a/n-> i suck at writing please kill me
anyway, just so you know ahead of time this isn't gonna be mpreg that's so weird and uncomfortable and i refuse to write it lmao
you'll see what happens....
i normally don't do this, but shoutout to @aestheticannie because i absolutely love her story "the stepbrother" and i highly recommend you guys go read it! (:
