Taming Each Other

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Cash's POV
⚠️Homophobia⚠️
⚠️Gay Slurs⚠️

It was early in the morning, so Royal and I were just lounging around in bed waiting for the others to come pick us up. Rebel was bringing her vintage van, or something like that, so we could fit all of us plus our shit.

I had convinced Royal to get concealer to hide the hickey I gave him. Other than that we hadn't done much since waking up.

"What are you looking at."

"You, handsome." He rolled his eyes at me but picked himself up from the foot of the bed to straddle me.

"Is that so?" He leaned down and our lips were about to touch when my door swung open.

"Do you two do anything, but fuck?"

Royal sat up but he didn't stop straddling me, "do you know how to knock?"

Rebel probably hates Royal the most and they aren't shy about showing it. Of course Royal isn't shy about returning it either.

As they glared at each other I squeezed Royal's thighs, "come on. Let's get up and go."

He reluctantly got up off me and walked past Rebel to go downstairs, "you sure what you're feeling isn't just lust?"

"Yeah, pretty sure," I love him with all my heart.

———

We've been on the road for a while now to the point we needed to stop for gas. For the third time.

"Your tank fucking sucks," Royal was getting pissed about being crammed together in the tight van, so having to stop so often wasn't good for his mood.

"I don't see you offering your car."

"I would've if I knew we would stop every other hour."

"Both of you stop it," Marcus whined, "I have a hang over."

"Weren't you with my sister last night?"

"....Please continue your argument."

"I have nothing else to say to this overpaid slut."

"Excuse me?"

"That's enough both of you," I finally cut in, "we are not going to be listening to either of your bitching this entire trip. Got it?"

Royal look at me with a smirk on his face and his tongue on his teeth, "yes, sir."

"I-"

"Control your boyfriend, will you?" Rebel slammed past me and walked inside. Blake and Cherry gave me a look and followed them.

I look at Royal who was now play fighting with Marcus. They were both smiling as they argued. I wish the others could be as accepting as Marcus was. I know Royal has been more of an ass to them, but he's trying and they should too.

"Royal!"

"What?!"

"Come here, please!"

He walked across the parking lot and we walked into the gas station together, "what's up?"

"Can you please try to tone down your assholeness," he looked at me with a raised eyebrow, "baby, you're a kind person when you want to be, but you can be a bit much. To anyone."

He rolled his eyes at me, "whatever."

I pecked his lips and continued looking at the drinks.

"Ugh, Mary take the kids outside. There's a couple of fags over there I don't want them to infect our kids," I looked to my side past Royal to see a middle aged couple looking at us with disgust.

Royal had obviously heard them to, but he kept his head faced forward, "you ok?" I nudged him.

"Fucking peachy," he sighed and looked at me, "I'm going to wait outside don't do anything stupid," I smiled at him as I watched him leave.

"You know PDA is disgusting?" I ignored him and grabbed my drinks for the register. He followed me, "you really should apologize. You must've traumatized my kids."

"If you're kids got traumatized by to men briefly kissing you have more things to worry about than what a teenager is doing with his boyfriend. So, please leave me alone sir."

"I'm trying to save you and your future you think anybody will want to hire a faggot to work for them. They're just as bad as women. I would know I own a company."

"Good for you. And members of the LGBTQ and women are doing just fine in the workforce, but thanks for your concern. I'd be more concerned about your business it's going to raise some red flags to customers if you only hire straight, white men."

"Now you listen here-"

"No! You listen here young man," an old woman hobbled over with her husband in pursuit, "you leave this baby alone right now. No one cares about how bitter you are about his relationship. I bet him and his cute little boyfriend have a great life together and you don't need to meddle with it. So, you shut up before I get my granddaughter to post the video she's been recording this whole time."

He opened his mouth closed it and walked away, "thank you, ma'am."

"You are quite welcome dear. I hope you have a great rest of your day."

"You too."

With that I grabbed my bag and walked to the car where Royal was leaning against it, "you ok? That old dude walked out pretty pissed."

"Yeah, a granny stood up for me."

"A what?" He chuckled as we climbed back into the back of the van.

"This sweetest old woman stood up for me since the guy kept on harassing me."

"Okay then," I was laughing a bit and he was so beautiful being this happy so I kissed him.

"I love you."

"I love you."

"Aww, you two are just too sweet."

"You shut up before I wring your neck for getting my sister drunk."

"Shutting up," he hit backwards causing Royal to move and accidentally hit his cast against the seat in front of him.

"Aww!" He cried out, "oh, fuck,"

Rebel, Cherry, and Blake all joined us in the car as Royal was nursing his arm and Marcus was frantically apologizing.

"What happened out here?" Cherry questioned getting into the seat in front of me.

"These two are being idiots."

"Shut up. You can't be mean to me when I'm in pain."

"I'm so sorry, princess," I hugged him tightly.

"Asshole."

As I caught Rebel staring at us in the mirror I wondered what they were thinking.

They caught me looking back at them, "let's just go shall we?"

With that we started our trip for the final time before we reached the campsite.