"Can't I be happy"

We longed

"Will,El can you come down here" Joyce yelled, El and Will rushes down the stairs. El say next to Will on the couch as their Mom stood in the middle. " I have a proposition, after seeing you with all of your friends having a good time and being together, I think we can move back " El squealed as she nodded her head and Joyce was clearly excited so Will reluctantly said yes as well. Joyce announced that in a month they would head back and she went to call the rest of the neighborhood and tell them of their return. Will didn't panic until he got to his room, questions buzzing in his mind, What would he do about Mike? Where we they going to live ? How would he tell Andrew? When would he tell Andrew?

"Well no time like the present" is what Will thought as he peddled down to Andrews house to tell him the upsetting news after two weeks of packing . Will was sad they were leaving, he had found happiness and once again it was tugged away from him. He wanted to cry as he pulled into Andrews driveway realizing it might be the last time he was here. He knocked on the door " Hello" Mrs.Johnson answered the door " Hi Mrs.Johnson i'm here for Andrew" She nodded " Oh honey for the last time call me Barb and he's right in his room". Will walked into Andrews room Andrew was reading something Will didn't see the title. " Hey babe, what's up?" Will gulped as Andrew said this " I have some bad news" Andrews head tilted in question as Will took a deep breath and continued "I'm moving back home"Andrews mouth went wide. " What?" Andrew asked in disbelief he knew it was going to happen but not so soon, he would have to do something he hoped he never would have to. " yeah i'm not to thrilled either, I want to stay here with you" Andrew sighed " I know babe, i wish you could" His heart was grieving for this moment to come and now it was here."i'm sure we can make long distance work out and i mean it's only a few hours drive" Will rambled but Andrew stopped him " Will you know what has to happen" Will stopped in his pacing that he didn't even realize he was doing and sadly he knew exactly what Andrew meant" no Drew honey it doesn't have to be like this" Andrew shook his head " your gonna fall in love and break up with me anyway" Will tilted his head, confused at Andrews words " Don't you think I saw the way you looked at Mike or more importantly the way he looked at you, you do  not see it now but I know what's gonna happen" Will shook his head furiously." It's not like that anymore babe i'm over him" " no your not" Will went to say something but deep down he knew Andrew was right, he still felt something and even if Mike didn't,Will did." All I ask for is a goodbye kiss, and then that's it" Andrew said sadly, Will was in tears he didn't want to say goodbye but he granted Andrews last wish. There lips meant for the last time in maybe forever,Andrews lips were always dry and chapped but now they were wet from the tears streaming slowly down his face, they finished, neither said a word daring to break the peace, this was it. Will dried his tears and went to say bye to Mrs.Johnson and Mrs. Johnson, when he got home it finally hit him that that would be the last time he ever would see them, he cried some more, another happy thing was stolen away from him.

Mike was buzzing when the news registered, his best friend and now crush was coming back to him. He was preparing his room since they were coming back in a week and they were staying with his family while they looked for new house. He had proposed to share a room with Will and his mom said yes, thank god  and el would be taking Nancy old room since she was with Johnathan at collage and Joyce would be staying in the guest room.He was so nervous to see Will, not only had they fought since he last saw him but Mike also had discovered he had giant Gay feelings for Will. He got on coms and talked to everyone about the news and they were all excited, max couldn't wait to talk with El everyday again and Lucas and Dustin was excited that the party was goin to be back together soon.A week, god he was excited he was gonna have his player 2, that's a nickname he only used around Will because where ever Mike was,Will was too. His feelings however were going to be hard, he would have Will with him for who knows how long he had already had enough trouble being miles away from him let alone having him that close. He promised himself he would tell him, but god that would be hard after his rejection he would have to listen to Andrew and Will being cute on the phone and  whatnot,that might crush him, But no he had to tell Will.He finished tiding up and went down for dinner his mind still swirling with ideas of what was gonna happen, he must have gotten yelled at for not listens at least 59 times that night he couldn't focus on anything but Will.

Eventually the days cut down and it was time for Will and his family to leave there new town and head back to Indiana. Will did not know how much he had dreaded this day till it actually came, of course he wanted to go back to his friends and all but he also would miss the kind accepting people. As they left the drove past all the places Will had come to enjoy over the years  like the ice cream shop on the main drive where you could get some of the craziest flavors in the world and they would still taste amazing or the 24 hour general store Will would always go to after a late night out with friends for a soda and a candy bar.Will didn't want to see them leaving the town so he forced himself to go to sleep, he wouldn't wake up till they were finally there.

Mike had been preparing for this day all week, that morning he had fixed his room so neatly, dressed up in nice fresh clothes and put on cologne. His family may have thought he was trying to impress El but little did they know Will was the one Mike had eyes for. He watched as an old car pulled into the driveway and immediately recognized it as Joyce's, " They're Here!" Mike yelled and ran out the door. Outside stood Joyce and El who Mike came and hugged as a welcome gesture, Then out came Will obviously freshly woken up from a long nap, he looked so cute, his hair was a little bit frizzy and his eyes were barley open adjusting to the light again. Mike almost ran to hug him but then he remembered  the argument, so he stood there waiting and so did Will, just staring. After a beat Will ran and embraced Mike tightly " i'm so sorry " he whispered in Mikes ear " no I am,it wasn't Andrews fault" Will pulled back puzzled " I'll explain later" Mike said and Will nodded. They headed into the house leaving the rest outside . Once they were in Mikes room, they both sat down on the bed looked at each other and started laughing , " I can't believe your back" Mike sighed out " Me either, it feels so good to be home" Will smiled at Mike and Mike could have had heart attack right then and there cause Will was so pretty. He wanted to tell Will his feeing more then ever right now but first the boyfriend" uh the phone downstairs is the hardest one to hear up here if you ever need to call Andrew or anything" Mike said " I won't need it" Will said with a grimace " Huh?" " we broke up, decided long distance wasn't good and we like other people now" Will explained still sound a little  hurt . " oh so you like someone new" Mike teased  on the inside his heart was hurting because he still wouldn't have a chance even after Andrew with this new kid " yeah but he doesn't know and i can't decide if i should tell him or not" Will said looking like in the eyes, as much as Mike didn't want Will telling someone new and hurting Mike, he was a good friend " yeah I say go for it, there's no way they wouldn't like you" Will laughed as if there was something he knew that Mike didn't " okay maybe I will".

That night after dinner Will sat in his thoughts Mikes word echoing through his head. " there's no way they wouldn't like you" ha if only he knew who Will liked then there would be someone. Mike told Will to tell them but If Mike knew he was "them" would he feel the same ? Little did he know Mike was going through the same thought process deciding weather to tell Will or not was a big deal, he had to tell him no matter what though. His nerves had never been more urgent, he was gonna tell him right here, right now.

"Will?"