Dean Baker
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CHAPTER 22:
The sun pierced my eyelids and forced them open. A sleeping Dean was the sight that was before me. He had my hand over his chest. From how hot the sun was on my face, I guessed it was mid-day. Dean was making a soft snoring sound. It made me smile. It never crossed my mind before that Dean could make me feel this way.
“Dean, wake up,” I whispered. “I need my hand back.”
He mumbled something, but he was still asleep. I was able to slip my hand from his grasp. It made him move and drape his arm around my waist. I tried my best to sit up with his arm pinning me to the bed. I looked around the room and saw someone on the daybed. They appeared to be asleep. I slipped Dean’s arm off me. He faced away and hugged the pillow. I got out of the bed slowly and walked towards the daybed.
“Ollie,” I said, shaking him. He bolted up from the daybed.
“Caleb,” he gasped. He hugged me tight. I did not mind the pain. Having my brother close was so much more important than my wounds. I felt at home again. “I can’t believe what Mom and Dad did to you.”
“Have you been waiting long?” I asked as he broke the hug. He made me sit.
“It’s not a problem, Caleb. I saw how you two were asleep. I couldn’t wake you up,” he said. “I had a feeling you guys had something more.” He waggled his eyebrows in a suggestive manner. It made my face feel really hot.
“Quit it,” I said.
“So, how long have you two been together?”
“Since this morning,” I sighed. A smile crept onto my face when I looked at Dean, still fast asleep.
“Here I was thinking that there was something since Thanksgiving, but you just did not want to say anything.”
“You know I’d tell you first, right?”
“Am I the first?” he asked.
“Of course you are. We went to sleep right after I told him I love him too.”
“My baby brother is all grown up,” he said, slinging his arm around my shoulders.
“Ollie, I know you missed me, but could you lay off my back for a while?” I asked.
Ollie gave me a questioning look before lifting up the back of my shirt. He sighed roughly and his hands became tense. He looked back at me and hot, angry tears rolled down his face. He wiped them away and looked away.
“Dean’s parents warned me about what I might see. I didn’t think it really happened to you. He’s a great kid, Caleb. I know he’ll be here for you always, especially when I’m not around. Don’t let this one go, okay?”
“I don’t plan to, Ollie.”
“Wake him up,” he said. “We should get something to eat.”
I got up and walked over to the left side of the bed. Dean was still clutching the pillow and snoring. I shook his arm, but he did not move.
“Dean, let’s go to the kitchen and eat,” I whispered in his ear.
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