"Alex is... Alex is gay"

My Brothers Needs Gay Advice

Elena P.O.V.
I saw Alex appear in the doorway of my bedroom out of the corner of my eye as I was hurting to do my homework. I'm killing it at school like always but that doesn't mean I can't stress out and panic about my grades. He knocked lightly and asked nervously " Elena. Um , can I uhh can I talk to you". Feeling anxious I turned towards him in my desk chair and snapped " What Alex ? I'm busy". Immediately his face fell and the guilt set into me. He quickly stammered " N-Nothing. I'm...it's fine" and turned to leave but I spoke out "Alex, wait. I'm sorry. I'm just a little stressed out". He hovered in the doorway and said " You? You never get stressed. You're like scary homework robot". So glad my brother thinks so highly of me. Slightly annoyed I asked " Are you going to sit down and tell me what's wrong or keep insulting me?". Alex looked a little scared, closed the door which was a little weird and sat down on the foot of my bed. I turned towards him and was utterly and completely shocked when he asked hesitantly " Elena how did you know you're gay?". Oh. Why does he want to know? Does he think he is gay? How do I answer that? How do I help him? I moved next to him and after a second answered " Well I was questioning thing for quite awhile , then I noticed how I felt closer to girls than I did guy but not in a friendship way and of course I watched that...porno.And I'm not suggesting you watch porn but it did help me. It was really when mom talked to me that I realized I'm gay and that I wasn't admitting it to myself because I was afraid mom and abuelita and even you wouldn't accept me". There was a awkward silence between us after I finished my little speech. Eventually I looked over to find tears rolling down his face which made my heart hurt. Not to long ago I was where he was. Crying because I was confused and scared and a million other terrifying emotions. I pulled him into a hug and said "Oh Alex.I don't know what's going on with you but I'm not going to tell you not to cry. Sometimes a good cry makes you feel a lot better. I just ask if you ever need to talk to someone or feel alone you can always talk to me". His thin little arms squeezed me tight then pulled away and half said half sobbed " I think I'm g-gay , Elena and I'm scared". Poor boy. Trying to be helpful I told him " Hey. Everything will be alright. It's okay if you are and it's okay if you aren't. Mom and abuelita will love you anyway and if you are papi will have lost one of the best people I know. If anybody else has a problem then you have a million Cuban relatives willing to fight for you". A small chuckle escaped his lips and after a minute he asked me " Did ... Did you have a uh a crush when you were...". He didn't have to finish. I knew what he was asking and my thoughts automatically went to Carmen. Realizing I wasn't getting back to my hoework any time soon I got more comfortable and answered him with a small smile on my lips " Yeah. Carmen.She was straight and my best friend but I really liked her. So, who's the guy?". His big brown eyes widened in fear but responded with " You know my friend Brian". "No". "Oh well umm. He's in my grade, super smart and athletic and nice. He wears his letterman jacket everyday which he looks super cute in and I've never thought about another dude like this. He's openly gay which no-one seems ti have a problem with and just perfect". Ahhh. He is so cute talking about his little crush. He is so gay. Just then we heard Abuelita yell " Papito , Elena dinner". Giving him one last piece of advice I said " Just do what makes you happy and stop worrying about labels" then went out to the dinning room with Alex trailing along behind me.