The Geek And The Jock

Unexpected

Felix

"Just give me a second, damn. Think I pulled something in there" I whine and limp away from my locker with my backpack over one shoulder.

The very...unusual free period we had this morning was a little more than we expected. Half way through our little session someone began to try and push the door open, even though it was locked it still frightened us both. I eventually rushed to a stall and Victor uncooked the door before running to where I was and locking it behind him. We had no idea who was wanting to get in ,all I know is that I'm surprisingly flexible and that well, Victor is incredibly strong.

Victor giggles childishly and cups his mouth. The urge to just roundhouse him in the balls spreads within but I ignore it and instead concentrate on what we're having to do next.

"Where are they meeting us?" I ask, my palms a little bit sweaty and my heart thumping in my chest.

Although I really didn't want to do this, but Victor somehow encouraged me to, we're planning to tell both Ben and Henry about us. Me and Victor. Mind you, I'm more than glad of keeping this a secret and having them not know but Victor wanted to well, have that freedom all the other couples have. Being able to hold hands in the hallway or just to kiss without getting weird looks. And, to be fair, there is also a few gay couples around the school too so I guess we won't feel out of place?

Victor pauses for a moment to think, his eyes squinting as he does.

"Well they said today dinner under the tree in the backfield." He says and my heart drops.

Although I want to do this as muhc as he does, I'm just worried what they'll think, what thier reaction is going to be. Like what if he gets kicked off the football team just becsue of me, I mean man, I'm not even worth it. Fuck.

I take a deep breath and smile, the thoughts running through my head but I ignore them.

"Ready?" He asks and I nod.

We begin to make our way to the field through the busy hallway and the warm, and some what smelly, cafeteria and finally into the back field. Not many people are out today, just a few people say on the many benches but thats it.

I scan the distance and find that under the tree, two small figures are sat under it. I assume they're Ben and Henry but something deep inside of me just wishes that it's not. That it's just some other people sitting there and the two aren't here yet. The figures seem to be doing something, although I can't make it out, they're oddly close to each other.

"Come on, you'll be okay" Victor says as he grabs my hand.

Victor

"Come on, you'll be okay" I say and grab Felix's hand.

I can tell he's really nervous as his palms are sweaty and I can feel a little bit of tremmoring in his hands. I want to stand there and just hold him for a few minues to to calm him down but I resist it because I don't want Ben and Henry to walk up behind us. God knows what I'll do then.

We walk to the tree and I see two figures sat underneath it. Thinking that they're Ben and Henry I let go of Felix's hand. It drops to his side but I don't think he notices as he's too focused on the tree.

We come closer to the tree and find both Ben and Henry sitting under it, the tree giving them shade from the sun. They both look at Felix with eyes of daggers and fire, thier mouths and fists ready to terrorise and beat him. The urge, and reasoning, to do that to them fills my body but I don't bother carrying out the wishes of my anger and instead push them down with a heavy breath.

"What are you-" Ben begins to interrogate Felix but I interrupt and stop him to keep him from going on any further.

"Just, leave him." I say and throw my bag on the ground.

I sit down cross-legged on the grass and Felix copies me, but sits down a bit way from me. It hurts me to see how nervous he actually is about all of this but I just hope to god that when I tell that they they don't freak out or something. God knows what I would do then.

"I have to tell both you two something. But you both have to promise me that if I do tell you that yoi won't freak out" I say nervously, playing with a blade of the green grass.

"Okay" Ben says, nodding his head.

Henry looks away from everyone and gazes at nothingness in the sky. It's almost as if he's doing it purposely. Is he nervous? What has he got to be nervous about? Before I could even think of saying the words, Ben speaks.

"We both have to tell you something too" he says, nudging Henry.

He snaps out from his gaze and looks at both Felix and I, his jaw clenching and unclenching over and over again. Anxiety is basicaly written all over his face, hell it's almost as if there's a message on his forehead saying "I'm nervous".

"You first" Ben says.

For a spilt second time just slows down around me as my heart begins to race, my hands become clammy and my heart drops to my stomach. God damnit, I've never been this nervous about anything in my entire life. I mean yeah, I have been once before a game or something like that but this is a new form or nervousness. It's the type that causes you to trip over your words hopelessly, causes your heart to boom in your chest almost as if your running away from a rabid beast. It's the nervousness that consumes you.

"First of all I'm gay. I'm a gay man. G-A-Y. Gay. Secondly, this boy right here." I say pointing to felix who looks at me in horror "I love him, no wait, I adore him. And he loves me and you know what we're dating. We love each other. If you can't accept that then I'm sorry but I won't be in your lives anymore" I blurt out the rest and before the two could even process what I said, I grab Felix's head my hands and kiss him.

Felix stays still for a bit, a few seconds before relaxing and letting out a breath for god knows how long he had been holding for. I pull away from him and he looks me dead in the eyes...and smiles. His cheeks blush and he puts his face in his hands.

"Victor. Felix" Ben says and we both look over to him.

I prepare for him to throw insults at both me and Felix, I even brace myself my clenching my hands. All of a sudden, the two lock lips and Henry's hand cones upto Ben's check. My eyes go wide in dismay and I look to find Felix with his mouth wide open. Oh. My.god. Are they like serious? Are they actually together? This better not be a joke. It is a joke? They part and they both look at us with Cheshire cat grins on thier faces and hands together.

"We're the same you know" Ben says.

"H-How long?" Felix asks.

"A few months maybe?"

"How about you guys?" he asks

I look Felix in the eyes and take his hand. I pull him towards me and sit in between my legs and warp my arms around him, he stays stiff but relaxes a few seconds later.

"About a week" I say and Felix nods in agreement.

"How come you didn't tell anybody sooner?" Felix asks.

The two look at each other.

"I dunno, I guess we didn't want to be excluded from the groups I guess." Ben says and stands up.

He brushes the dead grass from his pants and grab his jacket from the floor, slinging it over his arm.

"Where are we going?" Henry asks as Ben helps him from the floor.

"Home"

"See you guys tomorrow then" Ben says and walks away with Henry in hand.

"This was... unexpected" Felix says, breaking the silence left behind.

"Unexpected doesn't cut" I say and kiss the top of his head.

He turns around, smiles and kisses me. My heart jumps out of my chest, but it's followed by another feeling. Words can't really describe it but, it's just full of happiness and joy. It's weird but, nice. Felix lays back on me, but in a more relaxed manner.

"I love you" he says

"I love you too"