Chapter 3: "I would rather be without vision before I ever watch you leave."
Brandon's POV
Zion was making me see stars as he usually does when we kiss and then I heard voices. My heart started pounding fast and I felt nervous but I ignored that feeling, brushing it off as regular people at the beach. Zion pulled back for air and we were about to reconnect our lips but I heard it. It was small and barely noticeable but I heard it loud and clear. A gasp. I pushed Z away from me { a little too hard} and looked behind him. Edwin, Nick, Austin, and Jeff were standing there with wide eyes. Zion slowly turned around and when he saw them his head whipped back to me fast. He gave me a "what do we do" look. I shrugged and I know my eyes portrayed how scared I was.
These guys are my brothers, and I know that should mean they'll accept me no matter what but they're not very considerate of the lgbt community. {This is not true so don't attack me it's just for the story}
Jeff says f*ggot all the time with no remorse and whenever something goes wrong Austin is quick to say "that's gay." On top of that, we've never just sat down and discussed our opinions on it so I don't know what to think. If I lose them, it'll be like losing a body part. I'm terrified.
"Brandon? Zion?" Nick called out. "You think if we pretend we don't hear them, they'll go away?" He asked, looking just as nervous as I was. I peeked behind him and shook my head. "They look pretty ready to dive in here just to get an explanation from us."
"Uhm, HELLO! We know y'all hear us!" Edwin shouted. I winced at his tone of voice. He sounded disappointed about something. "Alright on three we run. We're better off with the sharks." I suggested. Zion threw his head back and laughed loudly. "Shhh be quiet. Statues aren't supposed to talk." I hissed playfully. "Whether we act like we're statues or run to the sharks, we're still gonna have to go home and explain." Unfortunately, he was right. He grabbed my hand and turned around and we walked slowly out of the water.
The confident part of me wanted to look them right in the eyes but the more prominent, pussy, part of me buried my head in Zion's chest. We reached the shore and grabbed our towels from the rack. They must've known we were here because of Zion's car. "Oh hey guys, what are you doing here?" I said and chuckled nervously.
"Cut the crap, Brandon. What did we just witness?" Jeff said. Why did he looks so angry? For once, I didn't wanna speak. I needed someone else to take over the conversation. Luckily, Zion did.
"Y'all just witnessed me kissing my boyfriend, problem?" I fucking love this man.
"No, it's no problem at all, we're- well I'm just shocked because you didn't tell me and you never even hinted at it. I thought we were Bestfriends, Z." Austin said. I could hear the hurt in his voice. Him and Z were Bestfriends. Anyone with eyes could see that. He felt betrayed and it showed.
"Look, Aussie, and all of you guys, we hid this because we just didn't know how you would react and well seeing as this is how you reacted, our actions and thoughts were justified. You guys are furious, and clearly disgusted."
"We're not mad, Bran-"
"Bullshit! Speak for yourself, Nick. I'm disappointed. I'm pissed actually.
*Edwin meme at the end of this chapter*
"Brandon you're my brother, we grew up together. We had plans to marry women and have kids with women. Then suddenly you meet this guy and everything we planned is ruined. Fuck this, and fuck y'all. Can't believe you're a fag-"
"FINISH THAT SENTENCE! I fucking DARE you!" Zion stepped up and got in his grill. Jeff shook his head and walked off. My heart broke. He was right. He's my brother and we grew up together. I can't let him leave. I can't just ditch him. But I love Zion with all of my heart and even if it wasn't with him, I'd still be in love with a guy. Before I realized it, I started to cry. This is too much. "We're gonna talk about all the details of this later when you get home or in the morning, but just know we're not like him. We accept you guys." Edwin said.
Nick and Austin nodded. "Also, I'm assuming this is a secret so it's safe with us and we'll make sure Jeff says nothing to anyone." Nick smiled softly and cracked his knuckles.
"Please, don't hurt him. He just needs time." I don't know who I was trying to convince though, them or me. They walked off and I turned to Zion. "Z, what does this mean?"
"It means our friends know about us and they accept us. If Omari doesn't wanna be supportive, then fuck him." I nodded but inside I was still breaking. He's been by my side for years. I didn't know what to do without him. "C'mon you're shaking like a leaf on a log, let's get home." I nodded again. I just couldn't form words, hell, I couldn't even form coherent thoughts. He wrapped his arm around my waist and we walked to the car. Luckily they had already pulled off. I sat the towel on the seat and Z did the same.
As if things didn't already suck, we got on the road, and I realized my phone had died. I was thinking of an explanation to tell my mom when Zions phone rang. "Who is it?" He asked, keeping his eyes on the road {good daddy.} "Oh fuck. It's my mom." His eyes widened. "Well what the fuck are you waiting on? Answer it!" I picked it up. "Hiiii mom."
"¿Dónde diablos estás? Cuando llegues te golpearé! {Where the hell are you? When you arrive I'll hit you/ beat your ass!} Brandon Michael Lee Arreaga get your ass to this house NOW!"
"Si madré." And before I could say anything else, she hung up. It was around 6 pm now.
*i time skipped to where they were at the beach for 3 hours before the boys showed up. K continue😌*
"Fuckkkk my lifeeee." I groaned and brought my head back, hitting it on the seat 4 times. "Brandon! Get your shit together! Everything's gonna be okay." He grabbed my hand and interlocked our fingers. He kissed my knuckles and glanced at me quickly. "Jeff is gonna come around, if you tell your mom what happened today, she's not gonna be as mad, we still have Austin, Nick, and Edwin on our side, and lastly , I'm still here for you. I always will be." Another tear slipped down my face, but I wiped it quickly.
Zion dropped me off at home and I was so out of it that I was just gonna get out and leave but he grabbed my arm and spun me around. "No goodnight kiss?" I leaned over and pecked his lips. "Nah nah nah that was a dry ass goodnight. I was expecting something more like this." He gripped my chin and his huge lips devoured mine in a heated kiss.
"Mhmmm, stop Z. I'm already in trouble." He let me go and brushed my bangs off my forehead. "You're so gorgeous. I love you, bumble bee."
"I love you too Z."
He waited until I stepped in the house and pulled off.
"So what is this I'm hearing about you skipping school?" My mom said before I even made it good into the doorway. Fuck, I'm dead.
*the Edwin meme, as promised*
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