Secret

Chapter 3

Bryce' a p.o.v
My eyes opened and adjusted to the light room. I felt a figure embracing me, their head laying on my chest, it was Mikey. I looked down at his puppy like expression and softly smiled, admiring him. I put my head back on the pillow and rested my eyes, not wanting to leave his embrace.

After a couple of minutes, I felt Mikey slowly getting off of me. My eyes cracked open and saw guilt spread on his face. "I can't believe I was sleeping on you like that, sorry for waking you up dude" he said as he slightly blushed.

I laughed a little, "I was already awake, I was actually waiting for you to wake up." I said as he stood there awkwardly trying to cover himself up since he was only in his Calvins. "Oh, ok. Thanks. I'm gonna go and get dressed." He said as he left the room. I smiled to myself, but soon stopped. I'm straight. Right?

After I had gotten ready for my date, I told Nick, Mikey and Edwin that I was going to go out. "Where are you going?" Edwin asked. As I told him about my date I saw Mikey's expression slightly sadden. I felt a pang of sadness but still walked out the door, the image of his face in my thoughts.

I met her at the gates of the park. "Hi Allison" I smiled, but wished it was someone else. She gave me a soft smile and took my hand as we walked through the park. We saw an ice cream truck and suggested we each get an ice cream and we did. I walked on the path, whenever I started thinking about Mikey I would look down so she wouldn't see my face blushing. As I looked down at the path, I remembered what Mikey had told me. I imagined the scenario, the mentally ill man committing the worst crime possible, taking a child's life.

I felt myself tearing up and I checked the time. We had been walking for nearly an hour and a half so I asked her where we should go next. "My place?" She asked with a slight smirk. I smiled and agreed to the plan. We were in my car driving and I felt her place her hand on my inner thigh. We got to her place and as soon as she opened the door she dragged me in, shoving her lips against mine. For some reason I felt guilt running through my veins. What do I feel guilty for?

My lips moved less enthusiastically than hers as we moved to the bedroom and she pushed me on the bed. She crawled over to me and straddled me, instantly giving me flashbacks of what had happened last night. As her lips were moving with mine, I kept picturing Mikey. I wanted to do this with Mikey, not Allison.

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Sometime in the makeup session I muttered out "oh, Mikey" with my eyes closed. She stalled and looked at me, aggravated, "What do you mean 'Mikey'?"
My eyes widened and I looked down in embarrassment. Me and Allison were really good best friends, we didn't work well as a couple, I realised that today. "Come one Bryce, I know we don't go well together so we'll just be best friends ok?" She asked in an understanding tone. I looked up at her with a slight smile on my face, "yeah, ok."

"So tell me about Mikey" she encouraged me. I told her how he came back to L.A and what had happened the night before, but not what he said happened in the dream, I wouldn't put out his secrets like that.

She nodded along as I told her, " so, you like him?" A look of shock spread across my face as she said this, " what? No! I'm not st- gay!" She raised her eyebrow, she doubted me. She put her hand on my manhood making me jump a little bit, "Do you feel anything good?" I sat there for a moment and waited for it to feel good but it didn't. "Umm, no. I guess not, why?"
She facepalmed, "Mikey's turned you gay. You are gay. Because of Mikey." She said, emphasising it. I thought about it for a second. I liked it when he snuggled into me and it upset me when he seemed sad about me going on a date, and, I was thinking of him while I was making out with Allison...
"I'm gay." I said out loud for the first time. It felt weird but a wave of relief rushed over me. I gave her a long tight hug and said my goodbye. I left out the front door and drove back to my place.

Yay Allison has a gay best friend. I wish I had one...