Once A Liar

Chapter 11: Fit it/Fix me

AERO's POV

I didn't want to argue with Thomas while we sat in the emergency room. I didn't want to upset him anymore or make things worse.

He, on the other hand, did not care.

"When did it happen?" was the first thing he asked when they let me into his room.

He sat up on a bed with dry blood still stained on his face. He had some wires and tubes going into his arms but he acted like it was nothing.

"Thomas, we don't have to talk about this right now," I told him while walking over to him.

He frowned at me and said, "Might as well, it's not like we're doing anything else."

I cleared my throat and looked at the nurse standing to his left.

"It's not my first rodeo, Aero," he reassured me casually. "The liquids are already kicking in. We have probably about ten minutes until the doctor comes in and yells at me. We should do our talking now."

The nurse placed down his chart near the end of the bed and said, "I'll give you two some privacy."

"Okay," I sighed. "It was back in May."

He closed his eyes for a second and nodded his head. I was scared of what his response was going to be.

He shifted his body slightly and replied, "I met Blake senior year of high school."

I blinked quickly not expecting that to be what he said. He opened his eyes and looked at me, waiting for me to say something.

"I– I was at lunch–with Ben, just to talk, and he kissed me,'' I told him.

I slowly understood how this conversation was going.

"After losing Collin–Charlie– and Logan," Thomas began slowly. "I was really lonely and Blake was the friend that I needed...until I kinda realized I liked him more than a normal amount."

I tried to picture them together, Thomas and Blake, but my mind couldn't. I hadn't once thought about Thomas' sexuality until now.

When he let out a sharp breath of air I knew it was my turn to continue.

"I shut down the kiss immediately–I promise! Nothing more happened then or since. It actually made it very obvious to me that I no longer had feelings for him. I don't know why I couldn't tell you...I think maybe I was scared you'd leave," I tried explaining.

I was surprised about how calm he remained during this talk. I had anticipated a lot more yelling and anger being involved.

"Aero... I'm not upset about the kiss...well I mean I wouldn't have been mad at you for that. The person you thought you were going to spend the rest of your life with–who you had thought to be dead–returned to your life," he said in a gentle tone. "I would have thought you were crazy to not get clarity on how you felt.''

"Oh," I sighed out loud confirming how stupid I was. "I'm sorry."

"I know," he nodded slowly.

He stared at me again with the same look that wanted me to share what I was thinking.

"So are you...bisexual then?" I asked curiously while fidgeting with my fingers behind my back.

"I'm pansexual, actually," he told me. "I just like people, I guess."

He shrugged his shoulders and smirked a little. I moved closer to him and placed my hand on his. I wondered why he hadn't told me any of this sooner. I hoped he hadn't thought that I'd judge him.