The Set Up *~BoyxBoy Romance~*

Chapter Seven

The Set Up

Chapter Seven

When I woke up the next morning, I heard the doorbell ringing downstairs. I hadn't even gotten out of bed yet, and I hadn't planned on doing so for another ten to fifteen minutes. But my mom called my name from the living room.

"Tyler, honey? You have a 'visitor'."

A visitor? What the heck does she mean, I have a visitor? The way she said it, I almost began to have visions of a police detective coming to haul me off to jail or something. I got up, patted my hair down a bit, and put on a pair of red sweatpants and a white t-shirt. I checked the mirror for a second to make sure I wasn't too terribly 'sleep-ugly' and then left my room to come to the bottom of the steps. I sorta peeked around the corner to see who it was, and I saw Jake sitting on the couch while my mom brought him a Sprite.

"Aww, Mom it's just Jason," I said. "Come on..." I told him, and he stood up to follow me back to my room.

The weird thing is, my mom had such a weird grin pasted on her face. What the hell is that about?

"I wanna talk to you." Jake said, closing my bedroom door.

"About what?" I pouted.

I can't say that I was really angry with him and Summer, but it still doesn't erase the fact that I feel completely mortified from yesterday's events. I slumped back down on my bed, feeling the heat still radiating from my pillow. I could so go back to sleep right now.

"Dude, don't be difficult, okay? You know that me and Summer were just trying to make things...I dunno...better for you, or whatever."

I had my eyes closed, and sighed out-loud. "I know you did, Jake. Just don't do it anymore, okay?"

He was quiet for a second, and he asked, "So...I mean, what did you think of him? Adam, I mean."

"He's fine." I said.

"Just 'fine'?" Jake moved to sit on my bed with me. "I mean, you thought he was cute though, right? I'm not gay or anything, but I know cute when I see it. I think he's, you know, nice looking and stuff." He paused for a second. "Girls like him a lot." He paused again, waiting for me to say something. "Guys really like him..."

"Can you just...stop, please?"

"What? Come on, you can't tell me you weren't at least a little bit attracted to him."

Finally, I answered.

"Of course I was attracted to him. He's.....he's incredible." I groaned, not wanting to really show him any enthusiasm at all. When I opened my eyes, Jake was grinning at me.

"And don't you dare tell him I said that! You got it? Or Summer, for that matter! I'll totally never speak to you again."

"So...do you think...you might wanna...." Before Jake could finish, there was a light tapping at the door, and my mom asked if she could come in.

She peeked her head in, and at first she had her eyes closed. Then she opened them and saw Jake and I sitting on the bed talking. She smiled and came in to bring us a small plate of grilled cheese sandwiches.

"I just figured you boys might wanna snack." She walked across my room and set the plate down on the bed, and then stood there and smiled at us for a second without saying anything. What the hell is up with her today?

"Okay...I'll be downstairs, if you need me."

Even Jake was giving me a weird look now.

"Okay, Mom...thanks." I said confused.