Coming Out

Yellow 💛

    He dug his toes into the warm sand letting it flow through them. Jersey Beach smelled of sunscreen and trash. The heat of summer bearing down on people wearing skimpy swimsuits and sipping at beers. Little kids running into the ocean with the tide and running back out as it came in. Jake continued to watch from under his multicolored beach umbrella. Leaning back on his elbows his sunglasses slowly sliding down his nose. As he tried to stare discreetly stare at Jenny Gildenhorn through the lenses.

Wearing a banana yellow bikini that made him want to hum the song Copacabana. Sweat dripping down her face as she dove for a volley ball.

"She's never gonna go for you" Stevie said as he hit him over the head with a play boy magazine.

" Where'd you get that?! Jake said snatching it up.

"My dad thinks I don't know that he keeps them in the attic" he said laying back down on his towel. "What do you see in her anyway?"

"Do you really have to ask? I mean look at her!" He said pointing towards the girl in question.

" I doubt you'll even remember her once we've graduated." Stevie said shrugging

" Once I get that blue mustang she'll be all over me." he smirked.

" Focus on becoming a police officer, the rest will follow. I'm gonna go take a swim." he said jumping onto his feet and running down to the shore.

He smiled at his friend as she watched him run off. He use to have a bit of a crush on him he was being honest. He remembered when he met him in 9th grade. Stevie Schillens his name game him chills. Not that he liked him anymore. At least he told himself that. So he stared at Jenny just so he'd have someone to stare at.

He continued to watch her play the game. Her tan skin glowing in the afternoon sunlight. He smiled a little until he was hit right in the nose with the volley ball.

Jake woke up with a start. His legs tangled up in the blankets. He stared at the ceiling for a second. He was so young and dumb then. With his long curly hair, pale skin, and gangly limbs. As he wiped the sweat off his forehead. He almost forgot Amy was next to him until he saw the batting of eyelashes in the dark.

" Sorry babe, I didn't mean to wake you." he said facing her.

" No it's okay. I mean yesterdays crossword took me a while but I still got to sleep at 10:00pm" she said happily.

 " When did we become an eldery couple?"

" You tell me Granny Peralta." she said laughing.

He smiled back at her slightly sad. 

    "What's wrong?" she asked looking straight into his eyes. Brushing a little curl of brown hair from his forehead. It always got really curly when he was younger and it reverted back to that when he slept. 

    " Nothing I... just need to tell you something. I'm bisexual. I hope you can accept that. It's not gonna change anything. I love you. I guess you could ignore it. I mean-" his rambling stopped instantly as she crashed her lips on to his. The kiss was in one word 'warm'. Warm like a fire on a cold winter night. Warm like freshly baked bread. Warm like that day at the beach  under the sun. As she wrapped her arms wound his neck pulling him closer. The blankets covering their heads as they pulled apart. Cheeks flushed pink like the first time they kissed. 

   " I love you too. I love you now even more. I love you because you're honest with me. I love you Jacob Peralta." she said as she kissed him again.