Can't do it

chapter 8

When I woke up Toby wasn't in my arms so I panicked a little bit, only until he came back with a tray of food "Oh you're up! I went and made some food when I woke up" he set the tray on the coffee table in front of the couch I was sitting on. I turned on American Horror Story "Really? American Horror Story? This early in the morning?" I put my hands up in defense "It's never a bad time to watch a good show." I smiled when he rolled his beautiful blue eyes and ploped down next to me and ate some toast.

We were so into the show we didn't hear someone come up to the back of the couch so when we heard a little girls voice go "BOO!" and something happened in the show at the same time I jumped while Toby screamed and launched himself into my lap "SUZY!!" he yelled at his little sister and ran to try to get her, but she was way too fast and he was way to clumsy and ended up tripping over his own two feet. I laughed while helping him up "Suzy what are you doing home anyway?" Toby asked when he was up and she giggled "me, muma, and daddy all came home in like the middle of the night. she said happily "we saw you and your boyfriend cuddling" she pulled out her phone and showed a picture of them cuddling and while Toby was upset about it I just grabbed her phone and said "could you send this to me?" she nodded smiling but Toby looked at me with a face that practically said 'are you kidding me, Raiden'

Me and Suzy exchanged numbers and I got the picture and set it as my lock screen background while Toby was busy lecturing his little sister about how their mom and dad couldn't know they were dating. "Wait hold on big brother, muma and daddy already know." she said with a confused look like he should have expected that "HOW!?" he yelled. Before Suzy was able to answer her parents came down the stairs "What is with the yelling Toby" Toby's mother called to him "You guys knew?" he asked really confused and scared. His father's face softened because before he looked like he was going to kill someone but now he looked like he was a caring man "You're not mad are you, papa?" Toby asked and he shook his head "My only concern is that he is a good man" he said and I gave a nervous laugh "and that you use protection" his mother put in making Toby blush "Mother!" I chuckled "of course" I joked "REI!" he was blushing more "I'm joking I'm joking!" I said putting my hands up.

"So, Raiden, tell me about yourself" His father, Greg, asked and I squirmed in my seat at the dinner table next to Toby who then reached over and held my hand over the table giving me a slight nod and I took a deep breath, and told him everything.

When I finished his mother, Edith, was in tears and trying to dry them with her napkin and Toby's little sister came over to hug me and I just sat there awkwardly because I didn't know exactly what to do "I'm very sorry, I hope my son will keep you away from those type of thoughts again, it would be a shame to see such a talent like yours wasted" I had to laugh "What talents?" I asked still laughing thinking he must be joking but the serious look on his face showed me he wasn't "The talent of being able to take what life throws at you" he said "you're stronger than what you know, Raiden." Toby seemed suddenly unconformable "So dad, how is work?" he asked changing the subject and that's how they got on the topic of that, but I wasn't listening to their conversation, I was thinking of what Greg had said to me just a moment ago.

We eventually left and went to the bridge and smoked a little of our death rolls again "hey, Raiden..." Toby seemed like he was going to say something else but shook his head and said "I'm sorry about my dad" I ruffled his hair "what's bothering you?" I asked and hugged him. He hugged back and didn't say anything for a little while "I'm scared" he finally said. I pulled back and rested my forehead on his "what of?" I asked trying to be serious "losing you..." he said with hot tears filling his beautiful blue eyes and spilling down his rosy cheeks "you won't lose me Tob" I said trying to wipe the tears away "You don't know that! you could give into temptation and go back to hazel or she might steal you away from me or you might get in an accident or you might-" he stopped before he could finish his sentence "kill myself?" I offered and he froze " come on baby! Hazel left me and I got over it and dated the best most perfect boy I've ever met, She can't steal me away when I don't want to be stolem, as for accidents... well they happen, I haven't been trying to commit suicide since I've been with you" I nuzzled him to show I was staying with him and that he couldn't get rid of me that easily.

We separated ways because I was called to my house and he was called to his 'Get home, Raiden, now please' it was ma and apparently something big was happening "ma wants me home" I told Toby kissing his neck a little where he shivered "my dad wants me to go home to talk about you" he said sadly and I kissed his neck again causing another shiver "I'll text you" he offered and I nodded kissing his lips before leaving.

I got home to see a couple, a gay couple, on our couch drinking tea and talking to angie and bell. As soon as I walked in one of the men noticed me and his eyes widened as if he had just seen the answers to the world "hey bells" I called to the youngest "rei! rei rei!" she yelled jumping into my arms and I picked her up spinning her around "whats up ma? Why did I get called home without Toby?" I asked spinning bell a little. "Who's Toby?" one of the men, the one who looked at me first, asked. The other man finally took notice to me and his eyes widened too "Toby is my boyfriend." I said smiling to bell who smiled back "Toby Toby Toby! when will Toby come back?" bell asked, she really loved it when he was around because sometimes he'd play with the younger girls while the older boys where away.

"The reason you're here is because these men want to adopt and I figured you might want a chance of being adopted" she explained calmly and I chuckled "Me? A teenager? you have to be joking ma people don't want a broken teenager" I smiled at bell again who smiled back unable to understand what I meant. One of the men stood up "You're wrong, Raiden is it? We want you, That is, if you want us...." he seemed shy after being so confident in the beginning of the sentence. Ma stood up "of course he wants you two, he's always wanted to be adopted!" I laughed "she isn't wrong... I would love to be adopted, but I do want to stay in this town for Toby"

The men smiled "We just moved in to a big house over on berry street." the bigger one took the smaller ones hand and I noticed their rings "You're married." I noted smirking "yes, do you plan to marry this Toby boy?" the more female like one asked and I nodded and blushed "When I graduate"