First Time

Angry girls, confused boys, & the truth

Chapter 10: Angry girls, confused boys, & the truth

After Roy had returned to the game room, Alain didn't get another chance to speak with Jade privately. It wasn't until he had returned home and locked himself in his room that he had received a text message from her explaining her plan. Jade's plan was for Alain to try and set Joey up so he could catch him in a situation that the blonde teen couldn't worm his way out of. If the plan worked Alain would find out if Joey was gay or not, which would explain a lot for Alain in concerns to that kiss. Unfortunately, the plan called for Alain to play as bait, something he didn't want to do for two reasons. The first reason was because of the tasks he would have to endure, and the second reason was because he felt that he would be a doing terrible thing to his friend. However, his hesitation was short lived.

Jade had asked him if he wanted to know the truth, or if he would be okay just carrying on as normal as if nothing happened. The answer he had given her was no. He wasn't okay with that. He knew that if he didn't get the answers he needed that it would just continue to bother him, and eventually it would affect his behavior around Joey, and he didn't want that to happen. With this response, the decision was final. Alain was prepared to carry out the plan.

That was last night, and with a new day in front of him Alain had decided to put the plan into motion. Alain had taken the initiative and invited Joey to hang out for the day, but before they could do that they had to wait for Alain's swimming practice to be over. Since it was October practice took place in the indoors swimming pool at school. Dedicated to his sport, Alain stayed longer than the rest of his teammates, a factor he was counting on since he invited Joey to come over to the pool.

It was Jade who commanded him to create a situation that would push Joey's buttons, and by push his buttons she meant "Turn him on." If he reacted, then the plan would be a success. Alain figured his idea was perfect based on how, back when he was with Toni, swimming always earned him kisses. No one could resist the temptation of a swimmer.

With his team gone, Alain sat at the edge of the pool, waiting for Joey to show up. He didn't have to wait long, and soon the blonde haired boy was walking through the double doors.

Upon seeing Alain, Joey raised a brow. "Dude, you're still not finished? You said you would be done by 4:15."

"Did I say 4:15?" Alain mused innocently, looking away as he stood up to stretch. "I meant 4:30. Sorry."

Joey groaned, looking away. "Whatever. I'll just wonder around until you're done."

"Wait, you don't have to," Alain said before Joey could turn to walk away. "Why don't you watch? You can tell me if my form is off."

"But I don't know a thing about form," Joey protested.

"Perfect, so you'll stay and watch," Alain said as he prepared to dive.

"Wait, I never said-"

Alain ignored him and dived into the pool, gliding through the water with top speed. Although he didn't intend to watch at first, Joey couldn't help but look. At his old school, there was no swimming team, so this was his first time witnessing someone who was trained to swim competitively. He had to admit, it was pretty... cool... and there was something else about it to, something mesmerizing...

Alain reached the end of the pool and poked his head out of the water, taking a moment to catch his breath before looking at Joey. "How was that?"

Joey blinked in surprise, returning back to reality. What was he supposed to say? He didn't know how to comment without sounding stupid or weird. His cheeks started to burn and he looked down. "That was-"