It Was Fate (A McPriceley Fanfiction) {Book 1}

Chapter 2: Connor McKinley Really Likes Elder Price

Connor McKinley paced the floor of his small, shared room; a million thoughts racing across his mind. He hoped that the loud rain smacking against the window would distract him from thinking about Kevin Price, but alas, it didn't. And he hated himself for it. That's all that was on his mind, lately. Kevin, Kevin, Kevin. He was so sick and tired of thinking about Kevin!

It had been months since the two new recruits to District 9 were brought in. The two recruits who would change everything; from Connor's fellow Elders' view on religion, to no longer having to repress their feelings anymore. Connor thought that would mean that everything would be the best it could ever have been. But it hadn't. And it was far from being normal. Especially when Connor's feelings for one of his recruits had only seemed to become more prominent, and were even further from possibly subsiding than they had been before. And Connor didn't want to admit to his feelings aloud...especially after coming out as gay, and fearing that the recruit would feel awkward around him, if he found out that Connor's crush was on him...

Avoiding him had been surprisingly easy... Until today. Now, not only had the recruit approached him, but he also seemed very mad with him. So, it appeared that it was now or never. Either Connor would have to man up and face his feelings head on, or just get over his naïve crush on...Kevin Price...

"Stupid Kevin," Connor mumbled to himself, not realizing the bedroom door had opened. "Stupid emotions. Stupid feelings. Stupid everything."

"Hey, Con', you good?"

Connor almost jumped out of his skin. He quickly turned around, finding himself face-to-face with his blonde-haired roommate and companion, Chris Thomas, or, as the other Elders referred to him as, "Elder Poptarts". However, Connor wasn't the biggest fan of nicknames, with few exceptions (however, he absolutely adored pet names, such as 'hun', 'darling', 'love', and so on), so he just referred to him as "Chris", or sometimes, simply by his Mormon title of "Elder".

"Hm?" Connor chewed on his thumbnail, out of nervous habit. "Yes, I'm fine, Chris. Just thinking is all."

"You can't lie to me, Connor," Chris crossed his arms. "And you also can't hide your feelings anymore. I thought we agreed our room was a safe space." He said the last sentence as more of a statement than a question.

Connor brushed back a few locks of his auburn hair, plopping down onto the nearest bed. Chris quickly joined his side, gently placing a hand on his companion's knee, in a comforting way. From any sort of outside perspective, it was clear that the two of them had a close bond, and a very tight-knit friendship.

"Well, you saw what happened out there," Connor sighed, trying to subconsciously avoid biting his nails. "I didn't plan on Kevin stopping me in the hall to talk! Let alone, basically demand my first name! It's not like it matters, or anything! Right?"

"I mean, if you ever dated him, I'm sure he'd want a much sexier name, like 'Connor' or 'Con' to scream out, rather than, 'Oh, District Leader Elder McKinley!'," Chris snickered. "But, I mean, if that's either of your kinks or whatever, then by all means..."

Connor punched Chris' shoulder, his face flushing red. "For the love of Heavenly Father, please stop!"

"I'm sure that's not what you or Kevin Price will be saying!" Chris burst into another fit of laughter, and Connor's face managed to become an even darker shade of red, somehow.

He grabbed Chris by his shoulders, staring him dead in the eyes. "Chris, my friend, we were raised Mormon! Where on Heavenly Father's green Earth did you learn all of this disturbing things?! Who plagued you, child?!"

"Um, it doesn't matter," Chris took a moment to let all of his giggles out, before continuing on with what he was saying. "But, back to the topic at hand... You still aren't over Kevin, are you?"