[Chriseva] A Family We Chose For Ourselves

7. Penetrator Chris

'So, you and Eva, huh?'

To his credit, William's on the other end of the line calling all the way from fucking England and safely out of Chris' reach so he couldn't even feel the full brunt of the glare Chris is shooting at the receiver.

"Don't be stupid, William."

'That serious huh?'

William's laugh rings out from the other end and Chris really wants to punch him in the face right now.

'Truthfully I had my doubts. Borkis isn't really the most reliable source for gossip and I don't think Erik would even notice, but even he did. I love the guy, but he's like the most oblivious person in existence.'

"I didn't think you'd call from ten thousand fucking miles away, using up all your cell credit just to piss me off, man. Bad enough you left me behind to clean up your mess and trying to console the guys who, by the way, have become really fucking weepy since you left," Chris doesn't want to sound so bitter, especially since it's been a while since he and William have actually talked. But in his defence, it was William's choice to up and leave for fucking England and their stupid scones and their stupid tea.

'They the only ones who miss me?' William asks jokingly, at least Chris interprets the comment as supposed to come across jokingly. He doesn't find it particularly hilarious in any definition, especially since it still hits too close to home; the fact that William left him behind, and why? Because of a girl.

It stung something nasty more than he cared to admit.

"You're the one who decided to leave," he says and the silence on the other end means that William understood what he meant by that.

'I'm sorry.'

Chris hated apologies; he'd been on the receiving end of far too many from his mom and his dad and after a while even the most heartfelt apology tends to come across as disingenuous.

"It doesn't matter," he says, and it's the truth. He couldn't convince William to stay so there really was nothing left to discuss. And to be frank, he's just tired.

'Chris—'

"It's done, William. No use whining about it any longer. You're there, I'm here; sharing our feelings or other sappy ass shit like that isn't going to change anything. Anyway I have a party to get to and I'm sure you have a shit load of your own, so I gotta go."

'Chris, man. C'mon—'

"We'll talk about this again tomorrow if it matters that much to you, but right now I really do have to go."

He didn't really have to go. The stupid Kose party wasn't until like 7 and it was only 4 p.m. and it really wouldn't take him that long to get ready, he didn't have William's stupid hair that needed all that primping. He just wanted to peace out and wallow in his own self-pity in the meantime.

'Okay then...I—I'll be back next week for the weekend. We can just hang. Maybe get shitfaced and hook up with some girls.'

"Don't you have a girlfriend?"

'I mean for you.'

"You were just teasing me about Eva and you already want me to cheat on her with someone else?"

The soft hmm coming from the other end indicated that William thought Chris made a good point.

"Maybe I should hook up with Iben and bring this whole thing full circle."

'I didn't mean it like that, Chris.'

He knew William didn't. He was just in a particularly bitter mood and William was just the easiest target. "I know. Just—we'll talk tomorrow. See ya', man."