How To Stay Afloat (BxB)

Chapter 171: the sublte things that still affect us

"He said he loves me this much!" I complain and demonstrate how Austin held his hand, while he rolls his eyes.

We're sitting in the classroom, waiting for our lovely teacher Lamine to show up and tell us the time slots for the finals.

"You totally didn't get what I was trying to say!" He says desperately.

Carla shakes her head disappointedly. "Austin, saying that it's an infinite amount is stupid."

"Yeah?" Austin says. He's trying to come up with a comeback, but apparently there is none. He sighs. "Yeah."

Adam reaches over and pats his shoulder. "We're working on that, buddy."

"I love your stupidity." I say as I lean over his desk to kiss him.

"I'm surprised you didn't call it stupidness." He teases me with a smile.

"At least one of us has a working brain after all." I say and toss my hair back dramatically.

He grabs my t-shirt and pulls me back to him once again and kisses me sweetly, making me dizzy from butterflies.

"Yuck. Can you be in love somewhere else?" Harry asks us as he sits down next to us. He obviously just acts like he's disgusted, like we often do. "The gays at it again, flaunting their love wherever they go."

Adam is quick to make his boyfriend shut up with a kiss.

"Everyone's here. When was the last time all five of us were at school at the same time?" Carla asks into the round with a big smile.

"Probably like two weeks ago?" I suggest.

Carla shakes her head. "Must have been months, so I suggest we get food together later."

I'm not sure if I'm talking myself into believing it or not, but when Harry and Adam kissed just now it was definitely different to before. I don't mind it anymore.

And maybe Harry can tell, too, because he looked at me with a slight smile just now. He hasn't been making proper eye contact with me for a while. "Yeah, I guess it's about time all five of us hang out again."

"We did on saturday." Adam points out.

"Just the five of us!" Harry corrects himself.

"Five? Caleb's not allowed to join?" Carla asks with a sad expression.

"Yes, he's allowed." Harry decides and looks at Adam. "So you can apologize to him, too. But no one else is coming."

"You can turn right around." Adam says to Dean, who was just about to say something.

"Fine, he can come, too." Harry decides.

"How about Pizza? Everyone agree? No, wait, let's eat thai!" Carla says. "Or maybe-"

"Thai is fine." Austin says.

"Wait, did I just get invited to eating thai foot?" Dean wants to know.

"You gotta pay yourself." Adam sets straight.

Dean also sits down with us. "So, why do you have to apologize? Is it because you said trans people need to pass to be respected?"

I like Dean.

"That's not what I said." Adam claims with a roll of his eyes.

"That's pretty much what you said." Carla says.

"I'm sorry for having a clear image of what's a man and what's a woman." Adam says. "I know now it's wrong or something. Even though most people would probably agree with me and it's been a working concept since the beginning of time. But I'm wrong. I get it."