Orphanage AU: Lams

Chapter 2: Kleinsen and Coffee

Yup you read right. KLEINSEN FTW!! Deal or don't. Not to come off as rude. Please keep reading. But no, my Evan ship stance is not up for debate. Sorry ; )

---Alex's POV---

"I guess we should get coffee first," I replied, trying to sound as if I'd been thinking about possible places to go, and not him and his smile.

"Sure," John agreed cheerfully.

I almost tripped over a child.

"Oh, shi- sorry buddy." I caught myself and John laughed. I loved that laugh. "What's up?" Evan looked miserable.

"Y-you f-forgot to unlock the b-bathroom," he said, sounding strained.

"Holy crap, so sorry, gimme a minute." I started toward the building but another kid came out the door.

"Go ahead Evan, I unlocked them," Jared told his friend.

"Th-thanks Ja-Jared," Evan stuttered gratefully. He gave Jared a tight hug, blushing, before racing off.

Jared was bright red. Oh, they're cute together. Jared was attempting to leave casually. Not today.

"Jared."

He sighed and turned around. "I know, no hacking the passcodes, only teachers are allowed to unlock things, yada yada yada."

I couldn't help but smile. The kid did have some talent. "It's ok that you love computer programming and I love to have a kid that shares my interest, son-"

"Don't call me son," Jared pouted. John looked on, amused.

"-Buuut, you can use your intelligence for things other than what you're not supposed to do."

Jared sighed. "I do. I don't usually hack the passcodes, other than to watch the occasional vine, but really I only do that around twice a week."

I was impressed. I didn't know he had that much self control. "It's just that Evan needed to go to the bathroom, and I-I, well, cuz-" I mean jeez, Jared got it bad. Although, at least Evan likes him back. John on the other hand....

Jared, failing to figure out how to finish his sentence, reverted back to his original statement. "Evan needed to go to the bathroom!" Evidently, Evan needing to go to the bathroom was reason enough to do just about anything.

"Alright, next time, come to me though ok?" I could tell he was surprised at getting off without punishment.

I shooed him off with an affectionate smile and he ran away beaming. "Invite me to your wedding," I murmured.

"He's so gay for the blue kid," John observed from behind me.

"Yup. Evan really likes him back, you can tell. Aren't they the sweetest?" John was gazing after them too, but he smiled at me at the clinking of the gate.

"Yeah, they're really cute together," he replied after a short pause. Still afraid of pushing boundaries, I said nothing. We walked in silence the rest of the way to the coffee shop.

---John's POV---

Why was I so afraid to tell him I was gay? He was openly supportive. I was sure I'd tell him. I just wasn't sure when.

When we walked into the coffee shop, a bell rang brightly, alerting everyone to our presence. I caught a few curious glances my way.

"Alex," A young woman exclaimed. She was standing behind the counter; obviously she worked here. "You're late," she reprimanded.

"Chillax, you know you love me." I turned back to Alexander as he spoke, catching his wink. Do they like each other?

"Eliza, John, John, Eliza," Alexander introduced us, gesturing.