A Hot Rock Between Us BOYXBOY

Chapter 5

Chapter 5

The First Meeting

I sit on the couch, an empty box of tissues next to me, the actual tissues strewn around my dorm, used and disgusting. The news is on, Live, showing the recent news on Daniels death. Erik brings me some tea and sits on the couch with me. He hands me my tea and puts his arm around me. I snuggle into him as I drink my tea. I put it on the coffee table and cry into Eriks shirt.

"Its ok...let it out..." He soothes me. He kisses my head and rubs my back. I pull away and his shirts wet from my tears.

"I got your shirt red..." I say in between little sobs.

"Its ok, its ok." He says. I look out the window and all the news thats going on by the coffee shop down the street. I get up and walk to the window and see interrogators asking questions to students in the courtyard. Erik comes up behind me and hugs me from behind. "Here, I know what will cheer you up!" He says. He covers my eyes and ears. I sit on the couch wondering whats going on. I smell wine and bubbles.

Erik takes the blanket off my head and the earphones out of my ear. He's naked except for a towel around his waist. He holds out his hand and I take it as I stand up. He leads me to the bathroom and I get unchanged. He pulls off his towel and pulls back the shower curtain. Its a nice, warm bubble bath. Candles in 3 of 4 corners of the tub, and a floating little island with two glasses of wine. He turns off the lights and we get in slowly, adjusting to the heat and trying not to spill the wine.

"This is...amazing!" I say as I sip my wine.

"An amazing gift for an amazing boyfriend." He says with a smile. We clink our glasses together and sit there, drinking and laughing. Snuggling and kissing.

"I really do like you Ryder." He says. "Your an amazing person with an amazing personality. You make me smile everyday, and you bring comfort and joy into my life. I like you so much...I think I might love you!" I blush as he says those words, the best words a person could hear in their lifetime. Those 3 little words could make a huge difference in someones life.

"Really?" I ask. He takes my hand and kisses it.

"Of course I am." He smiles and I smile back. I kiss him, long and gentle. "Do you love me back?"

"Of course I do." I say. I kiss him again. The water starts to cool down. We blow out the candles and get changed in the dark. I snuggle with him in bed while we watch t.v. I look at the clock. 11:15.

I sneak out of his grasp. I head down stairs and out the main doors. I walk into the main building and head to the custodial closet. I knock on it. Someone opens the door.

"Im here for the meeting." I whisper. He guides me inside. He moves the wall and a staircase leads into a basement area. I walk down the stairs. Its an empty classroom. There are desks, and a teachers desk. A whiteboard with an array of markers and books on the desks. I walk over to one of the desks and look at the book.

'How to stop bullies'. I put it down and turn around. Theres a person at the door.

"Gavin?! What are you doing here?" I ask. He jumps, just noticing me.

"Hey Ryder! What are...you doing...here...?" He asks nervously.

"Probably the same thing your doing here..." I say. "Why do you want to stop gay people from being bullied? I didn't think you would care about the subject."

"I care...because I'm gay. You cant tell anyone! Not one person, soul, animal or inanimate object. Got it?" He says.

"Yea, got it..." I say. More people enter. We all sit around talking until one of the professors walks in. He starts talking about bullying and why its bad and the normal stuff. But then he talks about ending it, and living in a hate free world. I pay close attention. All the ways we can get people to become used to men with men, or women with women. Im so tuned in, midnight comes so fast and the class ends.

When I get back to my room, I cant help thinking about Gavin and his secret. I change back into my pjs and climb in bed next to Erik. I wake him a little.

"Whats going on?" He asks, half awake.

"Nothing, just go back to bed." I reply. He goes back to sleep. I put my head on the pillow and he wraps his arm around my body, making me feel safe. I close my eyes and let myself slip into sleep.

***Dream***

I wake up in my old bed of my old house. A younger version of me and Tyler walk in. They start working oh homework. I get up from the bed and walk toward them. They get up and make out on the bed. My dad walks in and freaks out. Me and Tyler stand up in defense. Theres a gunshot. Tyler shot my dad. I scream. The dream me just stands there.

I try to get there attention. I try hitting them, throwing things at them. They dont notice. My mom, Daniel, and Marcelo walk in. Tyler raises the gun. I scream and try to stop him but its no use.

He shoots all three of them in the head. I quickly run out of my room and down the stairs. I run into the living room and see Erik, on the floor. He's badly burned and blood spatters all around him. Theres a deep gash in his head. I scream. I run to the front door and open it. I see me and Tyler standing there, each with a gun to each others forehead. Tyler and me pull the trigger at the same time.

I watch my lifeless body fall to the ground, but Tylers does nothing. He turns around, blood pouring from the bullet wound in his head. No is all I can say as he raises the gun and points it at me. I scream as he pulls the trigger and everything goes black...

***Real Life***

I wake up drenched in sweat and out of breath. The time says 3:26. Erik wakes up.

"You ok?" He asks. I shake my head. I start crying and he holds me close to him. "You wanna talk about it?" He asks. I shake my head again and he lets my go back to sleep. I lay in bed next to him for an hour before I finally fall asleep...