Almost Happy (boyxboy)

Chapter Five: Cute Couple, Aye?

Chapter Five: Cute Couple, Aye?

[Cilyn Carson]

~Three Weeks Later~

"Your son is just too cute!" I sighed as a student came up to me and commented on Andrew. I Carried him down the halls and finally got to my classroom as the students stared at me.

"Stay as quiet as you possibly can and work on the ten questions in your workbook." They got out their things and I picked up my phone. I scrolled through my contacts before I stopped on Colts. I looked at the students around me before I pressed the call button.

"Hello?" I sighed in relief and fixed my posture.

"You aren't busy are you?" I heard a slight shuffle before he responded.

"No, what's up? Aren't you at work?" I groaned softly before answering.

"Yeah. My babysitter quit so I had to bring Andrew to work. Is there any way you can take care of him for a while?" I heard a crashing sound before nothing else came.

"Colt?"

"Sorry, I dropped something. I'm sure I can. I'll be there in about 15 minutes." I felt my shoulders slump as I relaxed.

"I'll see you when you get here. Bye." We hung up the phone and I closed my eyes as all of the students stared at me.

"Do any of you need help?" No one answered and went back to their books. I rocked Andrew and looked over to the clock.

About 10 minutes passed when a knock came from the door.

"Come in!" I yelled out. The door opened to show a very casual Colt.

"I'm here to pick up a small package under the name of Andrew." I rolled my eyes and stood up.

"Thank you so much." He shook his head and took the small bundle from me. He placed him on his hip and smiled at me.

"The diaper bag in the car?" I nodded and he waved to the students.

"Work hard! Don't sleep through your classes. Bye CC. I'll see you later." I waved and shut the door behind him. One student raised their hand. I focused on them to see that it was Brayson.

"Yes?"

"Are you two together?" I looked at him before sighing.

"No. We're just friends. Why do you ask?" He shrugged.

"You trust him with your kid, he's come by a few times, he has a nickname for you, you guys seem to be close. I just assumed. You guys would be a cute couple though." I raised an eyebrow before I went over to my desk.

"Well if that ever happens, I'll be sure to let you know. Now get back to work!" He laughed before looking down at his lap.

"Brayson... Don't make me take your phone." He gave me a sheepish smile before looking at his paper. Kids...

"You know after you left a student said the oddest thing to me." Colt raised an eyebrow as he rocked Andrew.

"what did they say?" I sighed.

"He told me that we'd make a cute couple. Has anyone said something like that to you?" He gave me a quizzical look before nodding.

"Dr. Noels and Zales indicated that you make me happy. That's about it though." I frowned before looking at him.

"Even Dr. Noels? Why do you think they said that?" He gave me a sheepish smile.

"Probably because it's true." I gave him a surprised look.

"How can I make you happy? I'm constantly looking for help and I walk all over you!" He shook his head.

"But you're nice and you have good intentions. Everyone looks for help. Without knowing it you made my life flip over and you've become one of my main friends. Just admit it. I make you happy too." I gazed at him before holding my arms out. He handed my son to me and I looked down at him.

"You do. Of course, you do. I just never thought about it in a more than friends kind of way. I don't know how to handle someone saying we'd be a cute couple..." I frowned as he shrugged. He walked over to me and stared up into my eyes.

"No one would. We are both guys. You weren't expecting anyone to make that kind of assumption. I'm used to that kind of situation because I was unbelievably close to my friend from the orphanage. Everyone thought we were together. I may have been in love with him near the end but we were never truly together." I gazed into his eyes before sighing.

"I guess you're right. You never told me that you fell for him." He shrugged and looked down at Andrew.

"I never thought it was important. I keep it to myself. I guess it's a secret between us now." I looked down at him and shook my head.

"So you never told him?" He shook his head.

"I couldn't. By the time I gained the courage he was gone. I sometimes think about it. I think about the what ifs' that cross my mind every day. What if he lived if you told him? What if he died because you gave him mixed feelings? What if he was alive right now? But I guess I wouldn't have met you if he was alive. You would've been recommended to Dr. Noels and you would've gone to him instead. So maybe it was a blessing after all." I stared into his eyes as he spoke.

"Maybe you're right. You wouldn't make that mistake again would you?" He stared back at me and shrugged.

"Sometimes life moves quicker than your emotions. You can't always jump at the first sign of one or it might not be real." I nodded and broke our eye contact to set Andrew down into his crib. Colt was already moving towards the door so I figured we'd go to the living room.

"Have you ever done that? Jumped?" He nodded and laughed.

"Dr. Noels used to be my therapist when Dillon first died. I knew him for about a month when I told him I was in love with him. Of course, he brushed me off and denied my feelings. He told me I couldn't feel that way. That he was just my doctor and friend. I still remember when I met his husband a week later and I thought I was jealous. I was just mad that maybe he was right. He was right." I watched as he sat down on the couch. I decided to sit next to him.

"What about us? Are you just my doctor and friend?" He shook his head.

"I don't usually spend so much time with my patients. I guess you could say you're a special case. We're not just friends, we're close friends that jump to help each other." I looked at him and frowned.

"What if one of us gained feelings for the other?" He glanced at me before shrugging.

"Well If we were to end up together you'd have to resign as my patient. Other than that I don't see much changing. Maybe the physical contact would increase, but that's about it." I nodded and gazed harder at him.

"What if it's one sided?" He frowned.

"Well, I'd still want to be your friend. I'd love to keep watching over Andrew. It's really up to who has those sorts of feelings." He nodded and turned away from me.

"So how long do you think it takes to fully realize your feelings are real?" He stood and looked at me.

"I'd say after three months would be a good mark."

"What if you spend a lot of time with them?" He looked thoughtful.

"Maybe a month and a half to two months? I'm not completely sure." I nodded and thought about the day.

"Do you think we could ever be together?" He stared at me for several moments.

"Maybe. Come back when you're sure about what you're asking." He sat back down and stared up at the ceiling.

"We need to add some stars to your ceilings. It's too blank for me to stand." I laughed and looked up at the ceiling also.

"You're right. Ever since I noticed the stars on your ceiling I've been looking at mine more." He turned to me and smiled.

"We'll do that tomorrow. It's the weekend after all." I looked over at him and nodded before I was staring again.

"Yeah. It is." We'd make a cute couple, aye?