Tell no one. [peterick AU]

Chapter 11: suprise!

~Pete~
We laid together just looking into each other's eyes. It was mostly silent other than the occasional kiss on the nose, or "wow". We waited quite a while before we didn't anything. We heard my mom come home. "We should probably get dressed" he said. "Yeah. Let's do that" I said. He sat up and got out of bed. I could see his bare back. I watched as he pulled up his pants up and picked our shirts up off the ground. He threw mine to me. "Get dressed before your mom walks in" he said. I sat up grabbing my shirt and slipping it over my head. "The door is locked. She can't just walk in." I said. I got out of my bed and pulled up my pants. He was looking for a school tie. "I can't find it" he said looking under the bed. I saw one sitting on the nightstand. "Up here" I said. He stood up and looked around. I grabbed the tie and wrapped it around his neck. I started tying it, but kept looking at his face. "It's like our first kiss" he said. Soon I found myself kissing him. It was different this time. It more trustworthy than before. Deeper if you want to call it that way. It had more emotion. But he soon broke away. "I should get home. My parents are probably wondering where I am" he said. "Ok" I said finishing off his tie. "See you tomorrow." He said giving me a kiss on the cheek. I followed him down the stairs, and closed the door behind him. "You two are good friends" I heard my mom say behind me. "Yeah. Patrick's my best friend" I said walking past her into the kitchen.

~Patrick~
I walked home silently. I thought about all the events that unfolded earlier. It was weird to think about. In the moment everything felt so right, but thinking back on it felt odd. I had let Pete see parts of me, I was self conscious about myself. And I was completely fine with it. I tightened my jacket thinking about all the imperfections. The scars, the birthmarks, the fat. But it didn't bother me then, why is it bothering me now? I had my arms wrapped around each other. Then, the thought of it came back into my head. It felt so good. Even just the memory of it. I smiled. He made all my insecurities feel obsolete. I walked up the stairs to my front door with a smile on my face. "Someone looks happy" said my mom as I walked through the door. "I know that look. Someone just kissed a pretty girl" said my dad walking in. I slightly laughed. "No dad. I do not have a girlfriend. And I did not kiss any girls." I said taking a seat next to them on the couch. "Where you coming from sweetest? We didn't see you all afternoon" said my mom. "I was at Petes, we played video games and did homework" I said completely lying. "Did you two do anything else?" Asked my mom suggestively. Did she know? "Mom! No! We're friends. We don't do that" I said. It was a complete lie. I wish I could tell her. "I'm kidding! But, if you ever need to tell us anything. At all. Just know we will listen. Whatever it is. School, friends, Alcohol, drugs, relationships, we understand" she said. "Are you asking me to admit anything?" I asked. "It would be nice if we could have a more open relationship. You just don't really talk to us anymore" she said. "What do you want me to say? That I smoke weed on occasion with my friends? Or that I've gotten blasted drunk before and they had to carry me home?" I said. I wanted to burst. Tell them everything. Tell them about Pete. "That's a start. But more along the lines of how school was, or some more plans for homecoming." She said. "Oh yeah, you heard that Brendon is flying in for homecoming?" I said. "You mentioned something. Do we have to pick him up from the airport?" Asked my dad. "That would probably be helpful" I said. "What time is his plane coming in?" They asked. "Four thirty." I said. "Whys he coming for homecoming?" Asked my mom. "He's our friend. He wanted to come back. Also, we want to surprise Ryan." I said. "Are Ryan and Brendon together?" Asked my dad. "Yeah. Why? It that a problem?" I said. They looked at each other for a moment, but before they could answer we heard the ding. "Chicken's done" said my mom.

-/time jump\-

I was finishing off my bow tie. I was wearing a waist coat and jacket. "You look nice sweetest. Is there a pretty girl meeting you there" asked my mom. "That's the hundredth time you've asked me that today. No mom. I don't have a date." I said. "Ok. Pete is waiting for you downstairs. He looks nice" she said. Was just Pete waiting for me? Or was everyone? Please be specific in the future mom. "Thanks. I'll be down in a bit" I said. "Your father and I are going on a little get away. So you and your friends will have the house to yourself. Please, don't get too drunk or high" she said. "Mom! That's not what we do all the time" I said. "And if you do smoke please do it outside" she said. "No! You're the worst parents ever! You should be making me promise to never do drugs!" I said. "Well, it's too late for that" she said. I rolled my eyes at her. "Be down in a minute" I said. I looked myself in the mirror. He likes you. You'll be fine. Why are you so nervous? I put my hands on my stomach and felt the little flab of fat. It wasn't a roll, it was more like a little cushion. I lost a lot of weight in between middle school and high school. Not on purpose though. I had been taking a new medication and it made me lose a lot of weight. I stopped taking it when I passed out in class from lack of nutrition. But since then, I'd been extremely self conscious about any weight I did have. Bullying didn't help either. But he likes you already. You don't have to worry about it. He's already seen you naked. He likes you.