In Love With My Best friend (boyxboy)

Be Happy

Ꮳhapter eighteen.

Zach's POV

One day.

One day was left of my time with Aaron until I had to leave for six shitty months. I couldn't believe it, it felt like those three days we had left, was gone before I got the time to even blink. Although we had managed to do many things with those three days.

The small waterfall place was wonderful, we ended up bathing there for hours. After we got home, we laid in his bed all day, just cuddled up against each other, whispering in each others ears once in a while. Then Adrian would come up after watching tv with his parents and sleep, he insisted to sleep on the mattress but neither Aaron nor I would let him. I think Aaron and I cared a little bit too much for Adrian, we treat him like our little brother.

The day after that we went on a date, on a nice restaurant after school. Aaron wanted to skip but I wouldn't let him. Just because I'm not gonna get in trouble doesn't mean he won't. The restaurant was great, food was awesome, and everything was so perfect. You could say it was romantic, but it was our kind of romantic. Not too cheeky, just a nice dinner with my boyfriend. It felt nice. After that we did the same, just went to bed and cuddled until bedtime. It was honestly very sweet of Adrian to not go to sleep that early because of us. He knew we needed to be alone, without us even telling him. He gives us all the privacy we wanted and gave us space. Though I wouldn't mind spending some time with him either, but I'm not complaining about being with Aaron.

Today was our last cuddle day, and I could feel my bare chest getting wet from the tears rolling down Aaron's cheek. Aaron's head was on my chest, his hand laying gently on my abdomen, while he drew circles around my navel. My arm was firmly around his shoulder, playing with the ends of his hair, close to the nape of his neck.

"This is going to be the last time you'll ever cry because of me, okay?" I demanded. He nodded slowly, sniffling. He was wearing my jumper again, the sleeves going up to the half of his hand while only half his fingers were visible as he drew the circles.

"I don't want you to hurt yourself, or be depressed, I want you to do anything you can to be happy. No matter what it takes, I want you. To be happy. Is that understood?"

"Yes sir" he joked, trying to sound firm but failed and chuckled it off.

"I mean it, Aaron. I swear to god if you ever feel sad, thinking about me, I-" I cut myself off not really knowing what to say. I sat up pulling him with me. I cupped both side of his face and made him look up at me.

"Please, Aaron. Whatever it takes, okay? I won't get mad, I promise"

"Zach?" He asked, looking down briefly.

"Yes, baby?"

"I want you to know, that... I love you. So much"

"Aaron-"

"No like, I love you, Zach." I looked at him puzzled. I knew he loved me, and he knew I loved him back. It still felt nice though, to hear him say it. I smiled back and pecked his lips, leaving my lips on his for a while before pulling back.

"I love you too" I embraced him in a huge hug and we just sat there, hugging with his face buried in my stomach.

"Have you talked to your mom?" He mumbled against my belly.

"Not for three days now..."

"Are you still mad at her, I don't get why you won't talk to her though"

"I don't know. I just- I haven't told you this, but last time I spoke with her, she said I should lay low with our friendship cause you like me."

"What? That's why you've been mad at her? Well now it makes more sense. I'm sorry about that. Maybe I shouldn't have told her about me liking-"