2 hearts || ryden

[4.6]

     "brendon, wait up!"

     i stopped walking and turned to see dallon trying to catch up with me. "hey dallon." i smiled. "hi, uh, wanna go get something to eat?" he asked. i nodded. "yeah, sure." i responded.

     we walked out of the school and began making our way to the more populated area of the city. "where are we going?" i asked. dallon immediately faced me and grinned. "i swear, are we going to ihop again?" i asked. dallon started to laugh. "you know it." he said.

     we made our way to ihop and went inside, sitting in a booth and giving our orders.

     "so, dallon, do you want to talk about it now?" i asked as the waiter placed our drinks on the table. "thank you." i smiled before taking a sip of my milkshake. dallon waited for the waiter to leave.

     once he finally left, dallon looked down at his hands. "uh, yeah, um..." he trailed off. i rested my head in the palm of my hand. dallon sighed. "so, uh, how did you know?" he murmured. "how did i know what?" i asked. dallon bit his lip and stared at his drink. i raised my eyebrow, waiting for his response.

     "how did you know that you, um.. like guys?" he finally asked. "oh, uh, i'm not good at explaining. i just, you know, felt attracted to guys? i'm not sure how to explain, but the way i've felt towards girls i've liked before felt the same as the way i felt towards... you know. it was a little hard for me to understand at first and i was really confused, but love is love, you know? god, sorry, i have no clue on how to explain in a way that makes sense." i tried to explain. dallon chuckled. "no, it's fine." he smiled. "why are you asking?" i asked. dallon pressed his lips together and he looked down once more.

"um, so, i feel this way towards someone, and i don't know if it's that i like them or if i just like them." he said, using emphasis on the first 'like' to indicate what he meant. i nodded. "well, how do you feel about them?" i asked. dallon took a deep breath. "well, i just.. i don't know. they just make me really happy, i guess? i feel like i can just... be myself if that makes sense? and every time i look at them or hear their name, or just anything really, my stomach does this weird flip and i feel all... fuzzy? i don't know, and i just want the best for them i guess." he explained. "you want the best for everyone." i chuckled. "you know what i mean." he shook his head.

"didn't you like that one girl like a year or two ago?" i asked him. dallon nodded. "how did you feel about her?"

i noticed dallon's eyes widen and he sighed. "the.. the same?" he muttered. "hm?" i tilted my head. "the way i felt about her, i feel.. fuck." he rested his head on the table. i immediately moved to his side of the booth. "hey, don't worry. it's nothing to feel bad about." i told him. "i'm just so confused." he shook his head. "you can figure it out, dal. you got this." i tried to make him feel better.

     dallon lifted his head and turned to face me. i didn't notice how tired prior to what was happening. he smiled. "thanks, brendon." he said. "yeah, it's
no problem." i nodded.

     i moved back and our food arrived. we began eating.

     "if it's alright for me to know, who is it?" i asked. dallon quirked an eyebrow. "who's the guy?" i asked. dallon shook his head. "don't worry about it." he told me and resumed eating.