5 lovers (Boyxboy)

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Connor's POV
It's been about a week since Devon went missing and there was still no sign to where he could have gone. His mother was getting more and more worried. She was eating and sleeping less and was constantly out of the house looking for him. I had been trying to tell her to calm down and rest but she wouldn't listen, and the longer the Devon was gone the more and more I knew she would continue not to listen.

It's the night of the spring dance and Devon's mom was still super stressed. We were sitting in the living room in silence. Devon's mom had her head in her hands. I didn't know what to say. I couldn't convince her to take a break and get some rest but she wouldn't listen. "I just wanna know that my baby's okay." She sobbed. "I just wanna know he's still alive and out there somewhere." My heart aches watching her like this and knowing that there isn't much I can do about it.

I rub her back comfortingly. "I'm sure he's fine." I say to reassure her and myself because  I honestly didn't even know if I believed he was still out there and alive myself. 

Just as I said those words my phone rang. I grabbed it and looked at the caller ID, thinking it must be Jeremy wondering what I was doing but it wasn't. It was a number I didn't recognize. "Who is this?" I wonder. I tap the answer button and bring my phone to my ear. "Hello?" I say.

"Hey Connor, it's Devon."

My heart suddenly fluttered and raced at hearing his voice. "D-Devon?" His mother's head raises so quickly I thoughts she might've thrown herself over. "Yeah, it's me. I had to call you to tell you I'm okay and I'll be back very soon." I smile. "T-that's great. Your mom and I have been so worried about you." I hear Devon make a small noise. "C-can I speak to her right now? Is she with you?" I nod, even though he can't see me. "Yeah, hold on." 

I take my phone and hand it to his mom. "He wants to talk to you."

His mom quickly swipes my phone from my hands, hurriedly placing it to her ear. "Devon, baby, is that you?" She pauses for a moment, listening to his response. "Oh my goodness, are you okay? Where are you right now?" She bombards him with questions. I can faintly hear Devon's voice on the other side of the line. "Yeah, mom. I'm okay. I can't tek you where I am right now but I'm safe." You could tell by his voice that he was crying. "Oh thank god!" His mother sighs in relief. "When are you coming home?" She asks. "I don't know yet, but it should be soon." I hear him sniffle. "Mom," He starts again. His voice shaking even more than ever now. "I'm so sorry. I did a bad thing. An unforgivable thing. I messed up so bad." He sobbed loudly. 

"Yes, it was a bad thing and you'll be in big trouble if you're caught. And I know you did it to protect Connor  but there were so many other ways you could've dealt with it." 

"Yeah, I know. But it was like I couldn't stop myself. I was so angry and everything happened so quickly. I hardly realized what happened until after it was already done." He was still crying. "We'll figure this all out once you come back. Don't worry." I hear him sniffle before letting out a little hum of agreement. "Okay, mom. I have to go now. But I swear I'll come back. Okay?" His mom nodded. "Okay. I love you." 

"I love you too, mom." I hear him nibble something else and then his mom lowers the phone and hands it back to me. I bring it back up to my ear. "Hey, Connor," He starts. "Yeah?" I hear him give a breathy laugh. "I love you." My eyes sting as tears fill them. 

"I love you too."

Author's note: hey guys! The writers block and the very small amount of motivation to do anything  really affected how long it took to write this. But I'm sort of back now. So yay! Also my parents downloaded a tracker type thing on my phone so I can't download the app anymore because they'll see I did. So now, I'm using the website on my phone. I don't like it very much but this is the only way I can work on this. Thank you guys for sticking with me throughout all these long ass breaks I keep taking while writing this.❤️