Accepting

The Envious Co-worker

The next morning, I woke up at 6 am, and turned on my room light and saw that my room was messy. I was upset at first but I had a smile on my face because I spent yesterday afternoon with Kyle and my friends, and got too lazy and tired to clean my room up.

I noticed that there was a letter hidden in my pocket and I pulled it out and it had "Matt" in front of it. It said:

"I really had a great time with you yesterday.!! Can't see you at school.!! Have a little surprise for you! "

XOXO

- Kyle

I blushed to the letter and was surprised that I didn't feel his hand slip in my pocket yesterday, maybe he had the perfect chance to slip it in when I was dancing with Ashley.

My mom knocked on the door and opened it, "Matt?" she took a couple steps in my room and looks at me, "Matt, your room is a mess! You know you have to clean this up." I looked at her and smiled, "It wasn't my fault we had so much fun mom, then again., I do have to clean this room out." My bed was a total mess, clothes everywhere, even stuff I had forgotten they exist around my room. "I'll clean up as much as I can right now and later on today."

My mom sighed in agreement and said, "Okay, if you need me I'll be in the kitchen," and she was gone, to the kitchen.

I started cleaning up as much as I could and I got a text from Courtney and Ashley, both apologizing for causing the mess yesterday.

Honestly, I didn't really care, only because I was able to spend the afternoon with them.

The time had passed by quickly and saw that I only had a couple minutes to get ready for school.

I walked to the kitchen to tell my mom goodbye and headed out the door to get the bus for school.

As I arrived, Ashley was waiting for me, along with my boyfriend Kyle, who greeted me first and gave me a hug. I still felt a bit awkward now since the school knows that I'm gay and dating Kyle. I tried to not act sheepish while walking with them to class.

"Come on Matt.! You should be happy that the school accepts you and Kyle." Ashley insisted. "I know, but I didn't expect it to be that soon you know." We walked to class, and I saw a rose on top if my desk, with a little note on it, and I grabbed it and read it,

" Heres your little surprise Matt.

-xoxo

Kyle "

I blushed and turned to Kyle and hugged him tightly, as he wrapped his arms around my waist and he kissed my cheek.

"Okay, that's too much love now. Can we focus on sitting down now?" Ashley said, sarcastically. We went through the same school routine, except that Kyle is now part of our group.

The school ended and Kyle and Ashley walked with me to drop me off to my house and I ran to my room. They followed me and saw that I was getting my work uniform. "You're working today.?" "Yeah I have too. I haven't been there for a few days."

"Oh than when will you be back? Because I wanted you to meet my parents today."

"Its hard to tell when I'll get back, sorry babe."

"It's fine maybe some other time, but just be careful. I don't trust that Cory guy...he seems a bit rude and controlling."

"I'll try my hardest. Hopefully I'm working with Courtney."

"Nope you're working with Max, Jecca,Cory and Herman" said Ashley with an upset voice.

"Awe man. Jecca and Herman." I said with doubt in my voice.

"Well hey. At least Max is nice and he's trust worthy."

"Yeah that is a plus."

"Ill just have to try to avoid Cory"

"Yeah, well we don't want to make you late so you better go, but we have to come with you."

"Sure, no problem." And after that we went downstairs, got in the car and drove off.

I get to work with half my uniform on. I grab the nearest knife and i get into the field. "Hey guys sorry I'm late. I forgot I had to work today."

"It's fine. You can start by cutting the vines now."

"Alright" I grab a knife and starts cutting the vines. It was then when I realized that the vines were actually sugar canes.

As I'm cutting. Cory comes to me. "Hey"

"Uh hi."

"You okay?"

"Im fine actually."

"Well you haven't said a word to me since like Wednesday."

"So?"

"So why do you think I came to talk to you?"

"I don't know. Why did you come to talk to me?"

"I wanted to know how you've been doing since the whole coming out thing."

"Obviously I'm doing fine, now can we please get back to work?"

"Fine whatever."

We start working again that Max comes up.

"Hey Matt!, haven't seen you here in a while."

"I haven't been here in a while."

I said with a smile which Cory notices.

"So...I heard you got someone special in your life Matty-Boy."

"Yeah everyone knows now. Haha! Now don't get mad or disown me or anything like that but I'm dating a boy."

"A boy?"

"Yes..."

"OH MY GOD!, that is like the cutest thing I have ever come out of your mouth. It's Kyle isn't it."

"Its him, Kyle's my boyfriend."

"I knew that kid was gay! Thank god he found you."

"It was love at first site haha."

"I should go back to school just to see you guys be all cuddly and stuff."

"Wait a minute...Max did those words just come out of your mouth?"

"They didn't come out of yours."

"True, but you said you would go back to school just to see us cuddle and stuff."

"Yeah. Why not. I mean you are the best/cutest couple I have ever seen."

"Thanks. You should meet Kyle he's really nice, I think you'd like him."

Max whispers to himself. "Not as much as I like you."

"Huh? Did you say something?"

"I...I just said I would love to meet him."

"Great you can come over tonight and hangout with us if you want."

"Sure that'd be great."

"Alright! I'll text Kyle during my break."

"Okay."

Max turned away and started walking back to his station.

3pm passes by and I'm on my break. So I grab my phone to text Kyle when I see that Cory texted me again. It said:

"Hey, I can't believe you right now, you're inviting Max over to meet Kyle. Yet you barely even said a word to me? Really

Matt? Really?"

I answer back with : "Well I have my reasons why I asked Max if he wanted to meet Kyle. 1 Max and I have been friends for the longest of time, 2 I trust Max, 3 he's never lied to me. Ever. 4 He dropped out of high school and hasn't seen anyone from there in a while. And 5 he's going to meet Kyle wether you like it of not!"

Then I text Kyle asking if its okay that he meets one of my good friends tonight. He answers me right away by saying that he'd love to meet one of my friends.