Break Me Instead|Ghorror

[12: Suspicion]

Angelo gently ran his hands up and down Chris' back, watching as his lover typed away on his phone. Ricky had sent him an extremely long text, explaining what had happened with Devin and asking about what he should do. Chris didn't have much of a liking toward Devin in general because of his history with Matt, but pushed his anger to the side to respect the relationship he had with Ricky. After all, he didn't know what Devin was like behind closed doors.

"Will he tell him who did it?" Ange asked softly as he rested his chin on his boyfriend's shoulder. He wrapped his arms around Chris' waist, closing his eyes for a moment.

He shook his head. "Ricky said all he's been doing is crying." He set his phone to the side and turned his head to Angelo, placing a gentle kiss to his cheek. "What time do you want me to bring you home?" He asked, knowing that it was getting late.

Angelo glanced to the bedroom window and sighed as he noticed the stars up in the sky, the street lamps lighting up the sidewalk in front of Chris' house. "Can I just stay here..? I don't wanna deal with Matt."

Chris chuckled quietly and nodded. "You're always welcome here, Baby. You hungry? You haven't eaten anything since you've been over."

"I can eat," he replied with a shrug, shuffling to sit beside Chris on the bed. He smiled at the tattooed arm that wrapped around him, leaning close to the boy he'd fallen in love with sophomore year.

Angelo let his thoughts take over, something he allowed to happen fairly often. He was a quiet person, but once you got to know him, he could talk for hours. Some days he was more talkative, others more hushed. Today was just one of his quiet days, where he didn't have too much to say.

He shut his eyes again. He did worry about what happened to Devin, and was even more worried about Ricky. Something about he whole situation seemed peculiar-the way Devin came home bruised and fucked up, the fact that he won't tell who did it... It made Angelo very suspicious, as if Devin was hiding something.

He thought back to when Devin had hung out with him and Chris. Did Devin ever tell Ricky about Matt? Hell, did he tell anyone? He snuggled closer to Chris as he thought, giggling at the kisses placed along his jaw.

"C'mon, let me get you something to eat, okay?" He murmured, standing up. He took Angelo's hand and helped him up as well, then pecked his lips.

The two went downstairs and into the kitchen, Angelo taking a seat on the counter while Chris rummaged through the refrigerator. He watched his lover quietly, kicking his legs slightly. "I have some money, Babe. We can go out,"

"No, no, I wanna stay home with you and watch movies!" Chris whined, crouching so he could open up drawers.

Angelo giggled, "I can make my own food, Chris." He hopped down from the counter and walked over to the pantry, grabbing a box of cereal. He then playfully pushed Chris out of the way, grabbing the milk from the fridge. "You want a bowl?"

"I was supposed to be making food,"

"Well things didn't work out that way, now did they?" Angelo replied while he grabbed a bowl and proceeded to pour the cereal into it. He then added the milk, passing the gallon back to Chris so it could be put back in the fridge. "Besides, I'm completely content with having some cereal and snuggling up in bed. I'm tired, Chrissy, and I can tell you are too. Let's just watch some movies, hm?"

"We've got about an hour or so until my mom gets home. She'll let us use the tv in the living room," He replied with a shrug, grabbing a bottle of juice from the fridge before shutting the door. "What are you up for watching?"

"Twilight Zone. Please?"

"Sounds perfect," Chris purred, kissing his lips.

Angelo lead the way into the living room and set his bowl of cereal on the coffee table. He turned, expecting to see Chris, and frowned when he saw his boyfriend still in the kitchen on his phone. "Baby?"

"Hold on... Sorry, it's just Ricky. He's so upset.." He walked over o Ange and passed him his phone. "Look."

Ricky: Chris, Devin came home covered in fucking bruises and cuts. He can barely walk, and his eye is swollen. His lip is busted, eyebrow split, his earrings are gone, cheek bruised, chest bruised, his bra is unstuffed, skirt was ripped... He's been crying since he stepped into the house, and I'm pretty sure his missing one of his dreads. I don't know what to do. He's in a lot of pain, and the worst part of it all is that he won't tell me who did it.

Ricky: Does it make me a bad boyfriend if I kinda wanna force it out of him? I NEED to know who did this. I love him so much, Chris, I can't have him hurting.

Ricky: Can you think of anyone who may have done it? I need ideas, I just need to find out.

Ricky: Chris, please answer. I need your help.

Chris: I'm sorry I didn't reply sooner, Anges and I were taking a nap. That's beside the point. Do you have anyone you think may have done it?

Ricky: I dunno. He's well-liked at school, has a good relationship with most of his family... I'm pretty sure it happened at school, unless he was jumped on the way over...

Ricky: I asked him, and he started crying all over again. What do I do?!

Chris: Relax. It's gonna be okay. The best thing you can do for right now is hold him. You're an incredible boyfriend to him, Ricky, so just continue holding and comforting him.

Angelo sighed and sat down on the couch, passing Chris his phone and grabbing his cereal. "Matt."

"Hm?"

"Matt. I-I think Matt did it."

"What do you mean?" Chris wrapped an arm around Angelo lovingly and laid a kiss on his temple.

"I mean that... I-I overheard Matt talking to one of his friends about someone. He was saying something about 'not going through with the plan', and some shit about breaking something." He explained, taking a spoonful of cereal into his mouth. "It all seems suspicious."

"What else do you know about Devin, Baby?"

"He dated Matt. I know Matt made him drink... I don't know too much, honestly."

"I don't trust him. Anybody who associates themselves with Matt is always an ass... E-Except you, of course! You don't choose to be around him,"

Angelo giggled and kissed Chris softly. "I know, Baby." He shut his eyes and rested his head against his lover's shoulder. "I-I'm worried about Ricky. I've seen Devin do some weird shit, and he's acting completely different around Ricky compared to what I've seen."

"Do you think he's gonna hurt him?"

Slowly, Angelo nodded.