Stay (The Kids Aren't Alright Sequel)

Chapter Twenty-Two (O.M.)

Chapter Twenty-Two

If you leave me tonight, I'll wake up alone,

Don't tell me I will make it on my own. 

"It's nice to know that your phone is working." Dean grumbles on the other end later that day.

"Is Tracy there?" I asked him, not even bothering to beat around the bush. I had already tried calling Tracy, but she wouldn't pick up, so Dean was naturally the next option.

"No. Why would she be here?" Dean asks and I could almost picture him arching his eyebrows at me, crossing his arms over his chest as he waits for me to continue.

"You guys break up or something?"

"That would require us being together Oliver. Now why the hell are you looking for her?"

"I need to talk to her."

"Call her."

"I did. Went straight to voicemail."

"Well, Karma is a bitch. It's not like you've been doing the same thing to all of us for the past week or anything." Dean says bitterly and I tired not to flinch at how harsh he sounded.

"Could you blame me?"

"Yeah, I could. For Christ sake Oliver, she gave you one rule and you had to break it. I get that you love him and I get that you want to share him with the world, but he's not ready for that and you know it. You pretty much just threw him to the lions by doing what you did. So yeah, I'm kinda pissed with you right now." Dean's tone was ice cold, making flinch a little as he spoke. Dean wasn't always like this, only when he was very angry or scared. I didn't get what he had to be scared about though.

"What would you have done differently? Being since you know so much more about my family than I do." I asked, my tone matching Dean's. I was trying not to get angry, mainly due to the fact that I needed Dean's help in talking to Tracy. Even if he didn't want to admit it, she had a soft spot for him.

"Don't be a dick. I'm just saying that he isn't ready for this and you're only mad because you know I'm right."

"You don't know him enough to say that."

"I'm just speaking from experience okay? So stop being a dick and listen to me. Because you're an idiot, everyone knows about Alex. They're going to know about Eli before the week is out, I honestly won't be surprised if they don't know already. Tracy wants you and Alex to get on the next flight to America so we can discuss damage control and what the next step is going to be." Dean says quietly, hanging up the phone before I even got the chance to say anything else. I let out a frustrated groan before placing my phone into my pocket.

"Well that sounded pleasant." A.J. said, making me jump a little as I hadn't realized he was even in the same room. I had called Dean when Alex went to put Eli down for a nap.

"He's pretty pissed with me." I said honestly, turning to face Alex. He was standing just in the doorway to the kitchen, his hair a little disheveled as a sign that Eli had decided to hold onto him as he put him in his crib. He wore one of my sweatshirts which was a little too big for him, one of his shoulders poking out. He looked exhausted, but lately that was how we all felt. He smiled at me softly before walking further into the kitchen, wrapping his arms around my waist once he reached me.

"Well, you did ignore his calls for nearly a week and we all know that Dean is like your best friend. So can't say I blame him for being a little pissed at you." A.J. says quietly, burying his face into my chest.

"He's not my best friend, you're my best friend."

"Fine. He's your best friend that you haven't had sex with." I chuckled at that, wrapping my arms around him as I did so. I buried my face into his hair, smiling softly as I held him close.

"He's just worried about you and doesn't know how to help. Don't take it personally."

"I'm not. He's right, not much else to it. I did something I wasn't supposed to and because of that, I've put a lot of people in a situation they didn't ask to be in." I whispered, letting out another sigh before letting go of Alex. Alex looks up at me, rolling his eyes as he does so.

"You just wanted to be happy Oliver. So what if people know the truth now? It's not that big of a deal, they were going to find out eventually. Stop worrying, everything's going to be okay." Alex says reassuringly, but it brought me little comfort. I leaned against the kitchen counter, folding my arms across my chest as we fell silent for a minute or two. I couldn't think of anything to say to him, wasn't I supposed to be the one who told him everything was going to be okay?

"I love you Alex, you know that right?" I find myself saying, looking at him as I spoke. Alex smiles at me, kissing my cheek softly as he does so.

"How can I forget? You've been telling me that nearly every day since I was six." Alex teases, earning a grin from me.

"Then I guess it must be true."

"Cheese ball."

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