The bet ~Byler~

eleven

Tw: homophobic

Will.

"Well maybe if you actually talked to me you would fucking know." I sated sternly into the other line of the phone rushing to get my jeans and boxers on.

"Honey you know how busy I am." My mother said on the other line of the phone. Busy? Doing fucking what?

"Yeah too busy watching movies and shows to even greet your son after a week not seeing him? Alright mum just keep telling yourself that, I see where your priorities are at." I speak into the phone. Mike leans up against his headboard of the bed looking at me confused. He was spread out in the sheets fully naked just begging me to go back in. I never wanted to do something so bad before.

"Please sweetie it's really important business meeting for your dad you have to go. Look nice." She says quietly in the receiver making me look away from Mike.

"Fuck you mum! You know what? I'm not even going." I was so fucking pissed now, Mike immediately got up to comfort me by wrapping his arms around my waist from behind and his head rested on my shoulder.

"Honey what do you want? A new car? A dog? A new game set up? A boat? Money? Name it I'll get it for you." She said trying to come up with things I would like.

"NO I JUST WANT A FUCKING FAMILY." I yelled at the phone now crying finally finding the courage to yell at my own mother and tell her what I want, needed. The other line went silent. She sighs.

"We can have a family dinner together tomorrow night, how does that sound?" She asked.

"Sounds g-good I guess." I mumbled. Mikes fingers grip my skin as he leaves a deep wet kiss on the back of my shoulder.

"Okay see you later, I'll text you the address." She said and hung up.

I threw my phone on Mikes bed in rage. I wanted to hit something anything but Mike just kept his arms secured around me.

"WHY? WHY CANT WE JUST HAVE A FUCKING FAMILY DINNER EVERY NIGHT LIKE A NORMAL. FUCKING.
FAMILY." I yelled trying to get out of his grasp. He tightened his arm around me.

"WHY CANT THEY EVER BE PROUD OF ME? I JUST WANT THEM TO LOOK AT ME APPRECIATIVELY, WHY CANT THEY? THEY JUST LOOK AT ME LIKE IM A FUCKING FAILURE." I cried.

"WHY DO I HAVE TO CARE SO MUCH ABOUT THERE OPINION ABOUT IF TYEY LOVE ME OR NIT. ABOUT IT THEY'LL ACCEPT THAT THEIR SON IS A... a dirty little filthy f@gg0rt." Mike gripped onto me tighter. His head in my neck.

"Don't call yourself that. You're not in any way shape or form filthy and that word is just designed to bring you down." He said sternly but softly at the same time.

"LET ME GO! LET ME FUCKING GO. JUST-just L-let me go." I hiccuped in sobs.

"Calm down, it's okay, you're going to be okay. I got you just calm down, breathe in and out." Mike continues to calm me down and I let him. I turned around and sobbed into his chest holding onto him even though he was the only thing keeping me up.

"I'm sorry i-l'm such a-a mess." I hiccuped trying to get my breathing under control.

"It's okay baby, it's okay. You don't deserve this I'm sorry." He says. I nodded and sat down in his bed avoiding eye contact after being embarrassed. Again.
"You can borrow one of my suits Okay?" He asked. I quickly nodded not wanting to mess this up so l could have a family dinner with them.

Mike got a suit for me that looked good on me according to him- well he said "fuck baby, if I saw you at the meeting I'll drag you to a closet and fuck you senseless right there and then."

It fitted me pretty well except it was a little loose in the crotch area but we're not gonna talk about that. It was a dark gray suit with white undershirt and a bow tie that was plain black.

"I should get home." I said turning around in the mirror one more time.

Mike nodded and took me home.

***

I followed my parents into the office room. It didn't seem to be professional, it seemed fun. It had a gaming set up in the corner with beanbags and a mini snack/drink bar as well with glass windows showing off the Hawkins down town. There was big table as meeting with more than 12 people.

But let me tell you when I was surprised to see Mike sitting across from me in a dark blue suit with a black undershirt and a white bow tie. I bite my lip as I just wanted to eat him up with my eyes.

His eyes widened as well when he saw me sit down opposite from him and I signaled to him to act like we didn't know each other. He nodded and slouched in his chair.

"So let's get this meeting started." His dad said. As they continued to talk about work stuff me and Mike quietly played footsies under the table and giving each other teasing looks that our parents were obvious to.
"Say doesn't Will go to the same school as Mike." Mike' mum says after they talked for a hundred hours Mike looks up at her. My eyes trained on his sharp jaw.

"Oh um I think so." My mum replied making me turn to her with a silent sigh.

"What school does he go to?" She asked and my mum started to panic even if they couldn't see if I could she's been in this situation multiple of times.

"Oh,  it's on the top of my tongue." She said staring off into space then looking at me for help but I pretend to not notice and stayed silent. "Oh I just can't rememher I totall blanked sorry."

"It's Hawkins high school mom." I said trying to hide my tone of annoyance. "I've been going there for the past two years." She gave a look telling me to keep quiet and I obliged looking down at my hands in my lap.

I noticed my middle finger was ring finger were basically the same size. Weird~

"Anyways we'll think about it and maybe begin to go through the process. We'll let you know when our next meeting is." Mike' dad said and we nodded our heads.
Mike quickly pulled me into a hug what went unnoticed by everyone else. He was warm. Soon we walked out of the building and drove home.

"So family dinner tomorrow yeah?" I asked excitedly from the backseat a smile printed on my face. Fuck I could already see it, us at the table with a bunch of delicious cooked food in front of us as we talk about everything and nothing. My parents shared a look and my dad sighed.

"Your mother and I were thinking of going on vacation so we'll be packing our bags tomorrow night." He said. I immediately lit up. I knew that i probably guilt tripped my mom a little but I didn't think she and my dad would set up a whole vacation! Holy shit, a break from this town and just relax-

"Really?? Oh my god thank you so much! Where are we going?" I asked and my mother quickly turned her head to look out the window.

"Oh, it's just me and your mother that's going son." He replied casually and I sat there in shock.

Just them? Their leaving me after they fucking-

"Oh- and y-you don't want me there? We can't even have a family dinner before you leave...either?" I said blankly looking down at my hands again.

"I know Jonat- Will I'm so sorry that we promised that family dinner thing, you don't mind do you? We can get whatever ever you desire while we leave." She said still looking at the side window not looking at me while she talks to me.

"N-no it's fine, it's really fine. I didn't really care anyway. It was just dinner." I said my voice cracking in the middle as I silently sobbed in the backseat. My dad turned around and noticed me along with my mom but they didn't say anything and just kept driving home.

I did. I did care- a lot. I cared that my family didn't want me, I cared that they didn't even look at me when they talked to me and when they did I saw no love in their eyes. They more looked at me like I was a burden.

When we got home I rushed up to my room and cried myself to sleep.