I like this story. I'm glad you've finally given us a little insight into Joe's life. Not liking Brandon at all, but I guess somebody has to be the a**hole in the story, right? One criticism though, the pacing feels a little rushed. You went from them having a great time on Sunday to Wednesday in a few words and I felt like I was missing something, like what did Rex think about. Was he worried that Joe wasn't serious? Rex seems to be a little too accepting. He thinks a question but doesn't follow through. He commented mentally on Joe's 'you and me' phrasing but didn't ask for clarification, he just noted it. Shouldn't he have asked Joe what he meant? or angst-ed over it for a while?
But this is your first story and I do like it and I've got a faith that you'll get much better. Keep writing cause I want to know if Rex really is psychic and is Brandon going to try to hurt them. Will we meet more of Joe's family or Rex's friends and co-workers?