Love... Not Romance [BoyxBoy]

Fourteenth - Love is Afloat

"Is Dad still going to push through with the partnership, then?" Nico suddenly asked his mother as we ate our meal.

"It seems like it." Rose replied.

"After finding out what the Robinsons are capable of?" Nico protested.

"Look, Nico, I'm pretty surprised as to what Sylvia did, but business is business," she said. "That's all our relationship with the Robinsons would be, purely business, besides, after learning what she did to Kyle's mom, I don't think I would be comfortable being close with her in a personal level."

"Then, I guess you won't mind if I'm not friends with Natalia Robinsons." Nico added.

"We can't choose your friends for you, Nico, but please, be at least civilized around them." Rose Bellard said.

"As long as they don't do anything to Drew, then they won't have a problem with me," Nico said and then held my hand under the table.

Rose Bellard sighed. "As long as you don't start the trouble, you won't have any problems with me, but I can't say the same thing for your Dad. Just remember this Nico, stick to your friends, and if the need arise, protect them, alright."

Nico chuckled. "Yes, Mom."

Is it just me or did Rose Bellard just gave her son permission to actually fight?

Nico's family – and his world – is really different from mine, I guess it would take some time for me to really get used to it. I hope, I really do hope, that I get to be a part of it, for a very, very long time.

I did my best to stop thinking about the mysteries surrounding my life at that moment, but I must admit, it was really difficult. I really wanted to ask my Mom about it, but every time I would see her happy, I would back out. Bringing up memories that she obviously wanted to forget would only make her depressed, and that's the last thing she needed. My Mom only deserves the best thing in life, she deserves to be happy.

A new school week came, Monday was just beginning and yet my head was already aching because of Perry. He won't stop interrogating me about Nico's sleepover. I told him, over and over, that nothing happened, but for someone who doesn't want to hear graphic details, Perry kept on pressing me for answers.

I wanted to tell him that something happened, and tell it to him in details, but it would be unfair for Nico, well that, and making up such a lie is just too embarrassing for me.

"Come on, Kyle, I'm your friend, you can tell me everything." Perry insisted as we walked to our next class.

"I told you, nothing happened. We just slept," I told him in a whisper. "That's it," I insisted.

"Fine... If you say so..." Perry said, but his tone told me that he wasn't really believing what I told him.

"Kyle!" I heard someone call my name. "There you are..." Claire was panting when she approached me. "I need your help." She said.

"What is it?" I asked.

The next thing I knew, I was already in the school pool, being introduced to the swim team by Claire. Apparently, there's going to be an exhibition match for our school, Albertson High, and our neighboring school, J. Hendricks High. One of our school's varsity was still recuperating from an injury, and they needed someone to fill his position.

There are many reserves, I argued, but Claire was so vent on winning that she didn't want a substitute to compete, so she asked for my help. Well, it's not like I was doing it for free, Claire and I agreed that she would do me one favor if I win my watch, and have the perfect thing to ask of her in my mind.