Am I......?(BxB)

Chapter 13

eo and I sit together for a little while before I need to get home and let him go to sleep. I give him a few more kisses and a long hug and head home. Mom, Dad, and Ryan are already home by the time I arrive. When I tell them Leo and I are back together, they all literally jump and scream for joy. It's a bit embarrassing, but I love them. I go to bed that night with peace of mind and a shiny trophy next to my bed.

Christmas goes great. Presents all around, music softly playing the whole morning, a decorated tree, it's a picturesque day. I love all the presents my family gives me, even the jumbo box of condoms Ryan gives me as a gag gift (I got him underwear, so it kind of evens out).

Much of the break is spent finishing college applications and relaxing a bit. I spend New Years Eve out with Leo, Mark, Shawn, Brian, Justin, and Danny. It takes everyone a bit of time, but they open up to Danny. He looks a lot better than when Brian and I saw him in prison and is adjusting well to his new life with his mom and her boyfriend.

We spent most of the night hanging out and having fun together. We went to an under twenty-one club and had a really good time, despite Mark and Shawn being horrible dancers and some girl grabbing my ass for a good five minutes. When the clock struck midnight, I pulled Leo into a kiss, the first kiss of the new year, a new year for the both of us.

School starts back up a few days after New Year's Day. Despite my exhaustion, I pull myself out of bed. Once I'm showered and dressed for the day, I have a quick breakfast with Mom and Dad (Ryan's still asleep). I head over to school, anxiously awaiting to see Leo.

After a short drive, the school parking lot rolls up and Leo's motorcycle is pulling into a parking spot. I quickly drive over to him and pull in next to him as he's taking off his helmet and shaking out his head. "Hey Leo," I say as I'm stepping out of my car.

"Hey Josh."

He and I talk for a little while, Mark, Shawn, Brian, and Justin walking up to us after a few minutes. We all walk into school together and as we enter the main lobby, which is normally incredibly loud, all the noise suddenly stops and all eyes are on us. More specifically, me. "What's going on?" I whisper.

As I look to my friends, they all slowly grin and take a step or two away from me. The lobby noise comes back, but in the form of applause and cheers. The guys are all clapping too. "What the hell is this?!" I yell.

Leo smiles even wider and points behind me. I turn around and smile at what I see. There's a large banner draped across the wall with a sentence across it.

'Congratulations to Josh Rusden for Being Named Running Back of the Year!'

I look to the guys. "You knew?!" I yell.

"The whole school knows!" Mark yells back.

The applause dies down a bit and from the crowd someone yells. "So who's your boyfriend?!"

Oh crap. I remember back to the awards ceremony, where I outed myself to a room full of people. I suddenly feel like the whole school is against me, when I feel something grab my face. Leo pulls me into a hard kiss, right in the middle of the lobby. The crowd cheers again, twice as loud as before.

Leo releases my face and lips and I smile down at him. "Looks like I accidently pulled you out of the closet with me," I say.

"I'm glad to be out," Leo tells me.

The room suddenly gets loud again, but Leo and I haven't done anything. We look around and see the reason why everyone cheering again. Justin has pulled Brian off his feet and is pressing his lips to Brian's. They pull apart and smile at each other. "Damn it!" some girl screams. "All the hot guys are gay!"