As soon as I heard the first comment in class, I felt my blood run cold. I raised my hand and asked to be excused, probably lying about the restroom, I forget. I rushed to the meeting place Jeremy and I had agreed on back in Freshman year. Once I arrived, I looked around for the smaller boy. When I couldn't find any evidence of him, I sent him a text asking him where he was.
Player1: Yo Jer, where r u?
Player2: ELA... Why?
Player2: Holy frick wait a minute.
Player2: Micah...
Player1: I'm already at our meeting spot.
Player2: Okay...
I released a breath I didn't know that I was holding. I guessed from the messages that Jeremy had found out that we had been exposed. I checked the first social media app that showed notifications. I scrolled down a bit and saw that Jenna had posted a picture of Jeremy and me holding hands, although it was obvious that we were trying to be discreet about it. There was a tag below it that read "#BoyfRiendsConfirmed". I rubbed my eyes and sighed. Jeremy would be freaking out. I myself was feeling highly nervous but I knew that Jeremy would need me before I could deal with my own worries. I heard him burst in, sounding like he ran into the wall. He sped up to me, pulling his phone out to show me the image I had seen not long ago.
"What the heck is this?! How did people find out??" he asked in a panic. He fell against the wall, sliding to the ground. He hid his face in his knees, and I could tell he was trying to hold himself together. I sat on my knees next to him, tracing shapes into his back until he was calm enough to think. Eventually, he lifted his head to face me.
'What are we gonna do, Micah?" he whispered weakly. I broke. I grabbed his hand, pulling him out of the school to my PT Cruiser. He looked shocked and confused, but he didn't question me. I drove us back to his house, pulling Jeremy upstairs into his bedroom. I sat him down and covered him in blankets. We sat there for a while, me holding him beneath the blanket until he was calmer.
"People know now," Jeremy said after a while. I nodded, not really having the energy to speak.
"Are we okay with that?" he questioned. I looked down at him, and he looked up at me. I took in all of Jeremy's features. His pale skin, his crystal blue eyes, his freckles and acne scars, his overall lanky frame and how perfectly his body went with mine. Then I thought of his caring and nervous personality, like he was always worried someone would hurt him or those he loved if he did the wrong thing. I thought of all the torture he had been through when he had the SQUIP, and all the struggles and fears he had overcome to start dating me. I had no doubt in my mind that I loved this boy, and I couldn't have cared less if the entire world knew.
"Yes. If you are okay with it, I am perfectly happy to let the world know that I am Jeremy Heere's boyfriend," I replied, smiling at him with as much love and honesty as I could muster. He looked at me, tears beginning to pool in his eyes as he smiled shakily.
"Then I am perfectly happy to let the world know that I am Michael Mell's boyfriend," he mirrored. I pressed a kiss onto his lips, relishing in the softness of them. He kissed back, arms quickly wrapping around my neck. We remained like this for a while, holding each other and smiling, forgetting about the insanity that would be waiting for us at school when we returned tomorrow.
Bonus:
SQUIP-SQUAD GROUP CHAT:
FlamingBisexual: YOOOOOO is it true that Boyf Riends is canon??
RolanThunder: Yup. Christine told me and sent the picture.
I❤PlayRehearsal: Jenna! I didn't mean for you to post it online! Now they'll be mad at me...
WhatTheMell: Don't worry Chrissy. We aren't mad.
Heere&There: Yeah, we just had to go home and think about everything.
JakeyD: If anyone gives you guys trouble, just let me and Rich know. We'll handle 'em.
WhatTheMell: Thanks guys. Jer and I have to go now. Later.
FlamingBisexual: Bet they're making out now.
LohstSexyDog: WHAT THE HECK DID CHLOE AND I MISS??
RolanThunder: A lot. Check your Twitter more often.
HappyValentine: Don't talk to Brooke like that. Also of course we checked.
LohstSexyDog: We just didn't know that their relationship was a secret.
FlamingBisexual: Well I mean... It was obvious. #CALLED IT
JakeyD: Leave them alone and come over. ; )
FlamingBisexual: Okay. :D
I❤PlayRehearsal: Well they disappeared.
RolanThunder: I'm gonna go apologize to BoyfRiends online. Later Chrissy.
HappyValentine: Yeah Brooke and I are going to PinkBerry.
I❤PlayRehearsal: Bye everyone!
-Connor wrote this one!
(And...hi Evan heere and I'm going to he writing Jeremy's POV soon)
