💎A Collision of Fates💎 (Straight to Gay) (MxM) (18+)

107 - Nick

Adam looked up at him, his big, brown eyes wide with worry, his little feet stomping nervously. He turned to his mom, then spun around and stared at the child-filled room ahead of him, his little backpack firmly on his shoulders.

"Are you ready?" Nick asked him.

The kindergarden teacher smiled at them from inside of the room, likely recognizing what was happening, she would've seen it a hundred different times.

Again, Adam turned back around. His top lip quivered, but he nodded. "Ready."

Nick smirked at Sally, who gave the expression back to him.

"You've got your lunch?" Sally asked.

"Yes," Adam said, confidence entering his tone.

Nick put a finger to his chin, pretending to think. "You've got your crayons?"

"Yes." More confidence in his little voice.

"What about a juice box?" Sally said.

"I've got two."

"Two?" Nick said, forcing a fake, joking outrage into his tone.

"I slipped him another one." Sally put a hand on Nick's shoulder. "He's being a brave boy today. He deserves it."

"Woah, Adam. That's a lot of juice." Nick leaned down, ruffled his son's dark hair. "You sure you can handle that?"

Adam looked him in the eyes, an adorable determination on his chubby face. "I can, daddy."

"I know you can, buddy. You're going to have a great first day, aren't you?"

Adam turned around, anxiously biting his lip. "I.... I..."

"Let me say that again," Nick continued, "you are going to have an amazing first day, and mommy and I will be back in three hours to pick you up."

"You promise? You promise that i'm going to have a good day?"

"If you don't, I owe you one-thousand-million dollars." Nick smiled. "How does that sound?"

Adam's eyes widened. "That much?"

"That's how sure I am."

Adam seemed satisfied with that. He gave both of them another hug, turned around, and marched into the classroom, as though he was about to face a fire-breathing dragon and not a kind-faced, older lady who was going to be his teacher for the next year.

Sally and Nick watched him go, they watched their child leave them and go to his first day of kindergarten. Nick's stomach did an odd little twist as he watched his son walk away from him. He could've sworn that it was yesterday that the kid had been barely able to walk, barely able to speak. And now they were sending him off to his first day of school. Where had the time gone? Had Nick done enough to prepare him for the world that he was about to face? Looking at the other kids in the classroom, he couldn't help but think about how they were going to treat his sweet, kind son, how they were going to get along.

Eventually, though, Sally and Nick had to leave. They pushed their way out of the elementary school and into the waning heat of a September morning. The parking lot was narrow and busy, full of cars and kids and parents.

"He's going to be alright, isn't he?" Nick said as they walked, holding the keys in front of him and listening for a beep.

"Have you met our son?" Sally kissed Nick on the cheek playfully. "He's just like his dad, he's going to be a hit in that classroom. Besides, do you remember your first day of school?"

"No."

"Me neither. So, whatever happens today, I think the best thing we can hope for is that it doesn't create any lasting memories."