I woke up with something warm pressed up against me. I opened my eyes and realized Dan and I had fallen asleep on the couch. I didn't want to wake him so I stayed there until he woke up. I loved Dan, but he was straight and he would never love me back. I stared at him, watching as his eyes fluttered open and he began to stretch.
" Good morning. " I said.
"Good morning." He said through a yawn. He's so attractive I just want to hold him and kiss him, but that's never going to happen.
"Are you ok?" I noticed that his cheeks were tear stained from the night before.
"Yeah I'm fine. What do we have to eat?"
I got up and walked over to the kitchen. I opened the fridge and scanned over everything in it. "We have bacon, waffles, pancakes, and cereal. We can go out and eat somewhere if you want."
"Ok let's do that. Is IHOP ok?"
"Yes! Get ready to go, we'll leave in 30 minutes." I ran back to my bedroom and opened my wardrobe. I chose to wear my yellow and black flannel, the shirt I wore in mine and Dan's first PINOF 1 video. I threw on the shirt and a pair of black skinny jeans and ran to the bathroom.
--20 minutes later--
"Dan are you ready to go?" I yelled.
"Yes, I'll be out in just a second!" He yelled back. I sat on the sofa and started thinking about how it would be if Dan and I were together. I started blushing when I imagined us kissing.
I jumped when I heard Dan's door close. "Ready to go?" He walked over and stood in front of me.
"Yep, let's go!" I said as I jumped up and ran to the door.
"Wow someone's excited."
"Who wouldn't be excited for pancakes?" I joked.
We were walking down the street when we heard someone behind us yell, "Hey look at these two fags!" Dan turned around and walked over to the teenage boy. He was about 15 and was a little shorter than Dan.
"Excuse me, but why is that bad?" He asked.
"Ew don't talk to me!" The boy shouted. I could tell Dan was getting mad. He clenched his fists and shoved them in his pockets to keep himself from punching him.
"I will talk to you if I want, I just want you to know that there's nothing wrong with homosexuality. It's very disrespectful to talk to an adult like this." I was proud of Dan for not hurting the kid. His face was red with anger but he still stayed calm.
"You're going to hell." The boy said as he turned around and walked away. Dan walked back over to where I was and we continued walking to the restaurant.
When we got to IHOP, we ordered our food and began eating. "Mmmmm this is soo good." Dan said through a mouthful of pancakes.
"I know right. I could stay here forever." We locked eyes and stared at each other. God he was beautiful. I just wish he felt the same about me.
Once we finished eating we paid and walked back to the flat.
"Hey Dan?"
"Yes Phil?"
"Do you want to go and see your dad?" He stayed silent for a second before answering.
"Yes." Was all he said.
We went to the hospital and told the nurse who we were here to see. She led us through a hallway to a dark room. "Here you go. This is Mr. Howell's room. Try not to disturb him or touch any of the equipment." She said.
Dan and I walked in. I sat down in a chair next to the door and Dan pulled one up next to the hospital bed. "Hi Dad." He said.
He talked to his father for 10 minutes before getting up and leaving the room. He looked like he was crying. I got up and went to catch up with him, but when I got out of the room he was gone. Where was he?
I looked around and asked nurses if they had seen him and they all said no. I decided to call him. The phone rang a few times before going to voicemail. I was starting to panic. I ran through the hospital frantically searching every room. I finally got to the bathroom and heard someone crying "Dan?"
The crying stopped and the only thing I could hear was sniffling coming from the stall. A few minutes later, Dan stepped out of the stall and hugged me. We stood there in an embrace for a while.
"Let's go home." He finally said.
"Ok. Let's go."
