Handcuffed To A Gay Guy

Chapter 4 - The Talk

A/N : Hey guys!!! My holidays are really boring and on top of that I have to think about ideas for this story. I'm running out of ideas like how water drains away from a sponge when you squeeze it. This chapter is probably gonna be short, I don't know. And I hope it's not short.

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Ray's Pov

As soon as I had uttered my agreement to what I thought was the most unreasonable favor I had ever been asked to say an okay too, Linda walked in and Steve trailed behind.
I stood up suddenly and the handcuff tugged at my already bleeding skin and I couldn't prevent myself from letting out a sharp exhale. I quickly mutter a half-hearted sorry to Ash and he glared at me before standing up beside me. His hands were fisting my shirt and I could bet a thousand dollars that his face was a mask of fear again. It was driving me crazy, the curiosity and being ignorant.

"You can sit, you know," Linda said, smiling kindly and I sat down pulling Ash down too. I had just stood up and I wanted to stay up but fine, I'm actually listening to the damn favor. He mumbled something under his breath but I didn't quite catch it and looked expectantly at Steve and Linda.

They stood there, scrutinizing us with warm eyes and then said, "I know this is going to sound really strange but you should know we're not lying to you about this. So, listen carefully, okay?"

I nodded my head and I could feel Ash's hands trembling again. Linda shot a sharp look at him and he immediately stilled, biting his bottom lip.

Linda sighed, turning to look at me again." We'd like to adopt you, Ray."

My eyes widened and I almost choked on the air that I was breathing in. They did not know me. They didn't know a single thing about me. Why the fuck did they want to adopt me? Horror filled me as realization struck me hard in the chest. My head swung to look at Ash who looked as shocked as me but I couldn't get it out of my head.

Was this his real favor? To be a brother to a guy I'm attracted to?

I had to calm myself down but it was so hard, too hard to take in the odd betrayal I felt. It was irrational but I couldn't stop. I wanted to protest but no words were coming out of my mouth.

"No." It wasn't me.

I turned to look at Ash but his fear was too evident for me to understand his true feelings. He looked almost defiant and my heart clenched within me.

Linda and Steve glared at Ash darkly and he cowered away but still said, "I won't let him be adopted by you. I won't."

"Don't you like your new brother?" Linda asked. I froze; she spoke as if I was already part of the family. It was too sudden, too much to take in. I couldn't understand.

Ash started raking his fingers through his hair, something he did when he was nervous I had noticed and said, "I don't want you to adopt Ray. I won't allow you to."

"Is the prospect of Ray being a brother to you so horrible?" Linda questioned, her eyes flashing with anger.

Ash didn't back down. He held his head high and said, "Y-Yes."

I didn't see it until it was too late and tears were flowing down Ash's cheeks like rivers. Red bloomed across one of his cheeks and he had been thrown back by the force of the slap and he curled up on the bed, his body racked with sobs. I tried to touch him but he shook me away, sitting up, wiping off his tears and stared at Linda adamantly. Steve stood to one side, eyes almost drowning in sick approval.

"Will you change your mind now?" Linda asked, scowling at her son.

Ash's eyes were glowing, glowing so green I couldn't see his pupils. "No."