I'm Not Gay, I Swear! | McPriceley

Chapter Twelve

There was one thing that Kevin Price never was. And that was being worried. There was no point in it. Worrying had no positive outcomes, and definitely didn't help his already damaged mental health. Not to mention it was a complete waste of time. So that was exactly why he was not worried.

Except... that might've been a lie.

The truth was, Kevin was no doubt anxious about a lot of things. Worried that his parents might hate him for not truly believing in their religion anymore. Worried that everyone would find out about him and Connor, and hate on them for it. Worried that Connor would suddenly realize that he wasn't gay and leave him.

These were just some of the worries that ran through Kevin's mind constantly, and he didn't know exactly how to deal with them. Sure, he could talk to Connor about a majority of them-- which he really was a big help about-- but some were quite embarrassing for Kevin.

Like the fact that Kevin was worried he'd lose Connor to someone else.

It was quite silly of him to think like that. Probably just jealousy hormones after getting together with Connor. But the thought constantly came back to his mind, no matter how hard he tried to get rid of it.

Technically, they weren't an official couple. Neither of them had announced the other as their boyfriend yet, mostly because Kevin wanted to wait until Connor was truly okay with himself being gay. But this led to Kevin being troubled by the fact that he could lose Connor more easily this way. And that thought scared him. A lot.

He loved Connor so, so much, even if it seemed too soon. But it was true. He could never imagine going another day without the bright and chipper ginger by his side. He didn't want to imagine it.

So maybe that's why he started to become a bit overprotective of him.

It did take Kevin a little while to finally start being comfortable with Chris, he wasn't going to lie. He and Connor just seemed so close... much closer than he and Kevin were. He constantly had to remind himself that Chris was just Connor's childhood friend.

But what really made Kevin less tense around him was when Chris announced he had a boyfriend of his own.

So there they were, their once duo of just Arnold and Kevin now becoming a full on group. Chris and James were really nice, too-- Kevin couldn't deny that. And they proved themselves to be great friends. They were all so accepting of each other, as well. For once, Kevin actually felt like he belonged.

But, while his jealousy had gone away for a while, it was bound to come back. All it would take is one single person.

One single person who Kevin completely loathed.

It all started on the day that Kevin and Connor were walking back home from the diner. Connor had tripped, in which Kevin obviously would have caught him if it weren't for this random douche on the street.

A douche who visibly was here only to make Kevin pissed.

He was being so noticeably flirtatious with Connor, looking past Kevin as if he were merely invisible, while Kevin stood there with his arms crossed in irritation. Connor, on the other hand, was completely oblivious to everything happening around him, and just thought this newcomer was being friendly.

So, to repay him for catching him before he crashed into the sidewalk, Connor offered for this new man to come to the diner with them tomorrow. Maybe he could even join their already growing group of friends.

Of course, the stranger accepted, with Kevin fuming in the background.

Now, Kevin was sitting on his bed, thinking about all the terribly wrong things that could happen. This new guy was obviously here to take Connor away from Kevin. But why? They'd known each other for hardly a day, and he already seemed to hate Kevin with a passion. Did he know him from somewhere? Did Connor know him from somewhere?

Whatever the case, Kevin knew that he wasn't going to let this man win so easily.

No, he had to fight for his Connor.

Of course, Kevin couldn't talk to Connor about any of this. It would be quite embarrassing to tell him that he was basically jealous of this random man they had just met earlier this day. No doubt Connor would just say he was overreacting and tell him everything would be fine.

But Kevin knew that everything was in fact not going to be alright.

Maybe he could talk to Arnold about it. He surprisingly seemed to be full of some... liable advice. It would certainly be less embarrassing to talk to him about the matter than Connor.

Though he couldn't help but have doubts about even telling him. About telling anyone. Who's to say anyone that he would try talking to about it would just push him aside, saying that it really was nothing. That it was just his mind and his mind alone.

Nonetheless, Kevin in fact did wonder if it was just him. His overprotectiveness could be getting the best of him, causing him to think badly about this person. And cause all of these terrible worries to flood his mind. Maybe this new guy really wasn't as bad as Kevin made him out to be. Maybe he really was just being friendly, and could turn out to be a worthy friend.

But something was still a bit off, even if Kevin couldn't exactly place it. Something wasn't right about this new guy, there was no denying of that. And even though Kevin didn't know what that exact thing was, there was one thing that he was in fact sure of.

This Steve Blade was not to be trusted.

A/N: I'm sorry these last few chapters have been sucky. I really dont know what to write for "filler" until the next key plot point. So for now, you'll have to suffer these trashy chapters. I'm sorry.