Chapter 8

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by glambert6370

by glambert6370

~Daniel's POV~

I got to Joey's as soon as I could. I remembered Joey's text about the door being open and I just walked in, hoping that he didn't think it was rude. "Joey?" I called. I found him in his living room, curled up on the couch. "Hey, what happened?" I asked, taking a seat next to him.

"It was my ex, Shane." Joey said, no even sitting up. "He came over and, well, shoved his tongue down my throat. Then he got all mad at me. And I told him that I never wanted to see him again, and he left."

"Joey!" I pulled Joey up and hugged him tight. Joey molded into my arms, holding onto me. I rubbed his back in circles. "You did the right thing. He's an ass." I hoped that I was being comforting. I knew who Shane Dawson was. I had casually seen his videos. And ever since I met Joey, I had seen basically all of their videos. But that didn't mean that I really knew who Shane was. I was just going by what Joey told me and what I had seen through the videos.

"I'm sorry. I don't want you to get a bad impression of him. He's not a bad person, he just hurt me." Joey said, sitting up.

"It's fine. I just can't stand to see you hurt." I wiped his tears away. I hugged him tight, feeling him sigh.

"I love you." I heard Joey whisper, barely audible.

"What?" I pulled out of the hug. Joey looked so embarrassed.

"I'm sorry." He said, moving away. "That was really uncalled for. I'm sorry if that made you uncomfortable." Joey stammered.

"No, I think I love you too." I said, grabbing his hands. "I know it's crazy, and that we haven't even known each other for a week. But you make me feel safe. No one has made me feel safe. I've been in a lot of abusive relationships, and I have a lot of trust issues. Which I guess is why I'm so surprised. But I feel like I've known you for years." I blushed, hoping that I hadn't just freaked him out.

"So I'm not crazy." Joey laughed. "I know what you mean. And I don't care if people think I'm insane. But you make me safe, and make me laugh." Joey sat forward and kissed me. My heart basically wanted to explode out of my chest.

"Does this mean that we have to change our relationship status?" I asked.

"But I'm not out yet." Joey said, almost sadly. "I'm not ready yet."

"Then this can be our special secret." I smiled into another kiss. "Have you seen Orange Is the New Black?" I asked.

"No, let's watch it!" We put on OITNB and I cuddled up next to Joey. I draped my arm across Joey's stomach, entwining my fingers with Joey's. I must have fallen asleep, because I woke up at about four in the afternoon. Joey wasn't on the couch. The TV was on a sleep screen.

I got up and looked around the living room. I hadn't realized that I didn't even know how his house was set up. I looked at the pictures and little gadgets on the selves. I made my way, slowly and surely around his house, looking at the little details, taking everything in. As I got closer to Joey's room, I could hear him talking to himself. I walked in, seeing him talk to himself in front of a camera.

"Oh, I'm sorry. I didn't realize that you were vlogging." I apologized.

"It's okay." We ended up ordering takeout and cuddling and watching OITNB. We both fell asleep on the couch, our fingers entwined. I helped Joey put up his vlog (which I made a very brief appearance in).