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Liam's story - 8. Chapter 8
Chapter 8
Wow. Toby Bennett kissed me. Like actually kissed me. My brain kicked in after about 20 seconds and I managed to kiss him back. Wow. To say I was confused is an understatement.
I didn’t want the moment to end, but it had to. “Whoa, what was that?” I asked, still in a state of disbelief and shock.
“A kiss.” Toby replied as if it were the most obvious thing in the world.
“Yeah, I figured that part out, but why?”
“I don’t know. I just wanted to. Since you’re being honest with me, I should be honest with you too. I’ve had some feeling for you lately that weren’t there before. That’s why I’ve been avoiding you. It was a shitty thing to do and I’m sorry.”
Wow, that was a lot to process. Toby has feelings for me? I have literally been dreaming of this for years. My mind was racing a mile a minute, I don’t remember the last time I felt this happy, elated. Until I thought it through some more and my excitement was stopped dead in its tracks. “What about your girlfriend?”
“Girlfriend?” Toby asked, confused.
“Yeah, that brunette that was all over you at your parents barbeque?”
“Oh, Mandy?”
“I have no idea what her name is. Just that you two seemed happy together.”
“I can see how you might think that. Mandy is a friend.”
He must have read my skepticism on my face, because I didn’t have to say anything before he added.
“Okay, yes, she’s a friend. With Benefits. We normally keep things kind of under wraps, but she got some good news and was excited when she came over to my parents that night and got a little carried away.”
“Oh, so you guys are sleeping together? And you like me?” I asked, confused.
Toby shrugged. “Yeah.”
“Okay, not really what I was expecting.” I admitted. “So, what happens now?”
Toby smiled, his big smile, the real one where you see all his teeth, and his eyes shine. He leaned in to kiss me again. His lips were warm, he stepped in a little closer and wrapped his arms around me. I softly kissed him back and melted in to his embrace. He pulled his lips off mine but made no effort to move away. “I guess we should go on a date or something. I think that’s what happens now.”
“I would like that. What do you have in mind?”
“I don’t know yet. But I will think of something.” He leaned back down and kissed me again. I could get used to this. This one wasn’t soft or gentle like the first two. It started out that way but heated up pretty quickly. He pushed me back towards my car until I was pinned between him and the car. The car felt cold on my back but I was more than warm with the feel of him pressed up against my front. He pushed his hips in to me. I could feel his excitement pressing into me, just above my pubic bone, just a little to high to provide any friction with my own erection.
His hand wandered to my ass while his lips moved to my neck. I did all a could to make my self a little taller, stepping up on my toes trying to get my pelvis aligned with his. He figured out my actions, opened his legs slightly to bring his hips down to meet mine. He thrust his hips in to mine, finally, I was getting the friction I needed. Feeling how hard he was against me was incredible. I didn’t recognize the noises that were coming from me.
And then it was over. He stepped back, away from me. My heart sunk a little bit before he spoke. “As much as I would love to keep going, we need to stop. I want to do this right. You’re important to me, and as tempting as it is to rip off all your clothes right here we need to slow down a bit.” He seemed almost nervous, I don’t know why. There is no way I would be rejecting Toby freaking Bennett.
I couldn’t help but smile. “Okay, I get that.”
“Okay then. I’ll call you and we’ll plan something.”
“It’s a date.”
I still had some unanswered questions, mostly about Mandy and his friendship with her, but for now I was going to be happy and enjoy this. It was hard not to speed home, I was just so excited with life.
I didn’t see my parents when I got home. It was still early, around three p.m. Both their cars were there but I didn’t see them. I grabbed a snack from the fridge and bounded up the stairs. I walked straight up Josh’s room, the door was open and I waltzed right in, I had to share my good news, my happiness. Until it donned on me that Josh wasn’t there to share my excitement with. Damn.
It wasn’t the first time I tried to reach out to Josh only to find he wasn’t there. Sometimes I would write a whole text to him before I realized he would never receive it, or pick up the phone to call him, but there was never an answer.
It might not have been the first time this had happened but it still hurt. It hurt every time. It ripped me right off of cloud nine that I had been riding on since my meeting with Toby.
I sat down on Josh’s bed and just hung out in his room for a while. I felt the bed dip beside me. “You okay kiddo?” Dad asked.
I shook my head. “No, I literally just had the best afternoon of my life. I came to tell Josh about it and he’s not here. How do I forget that he’s not here?” I looked away to wipe my eyes quickly. Dad pulled me into him so his arm was around my shoulders and my head was resting on his.
“Don’t be so hard on yourself Liam, he’s been around your whole life until now, its normal to just expect him to be there. This is new, it will take some getting used to. I wish you didn’t have to get used to it, but its the way it is.” I just nodded in to his shoulder. I must be going crazy. I don’t think its normal to be so happy and giddy one minute to being unable to talk past the lump in my throat trying to blink back my tears before they fall the next. “Do you want to tell me about ‘the best afternoon of your life’?”
“I do, but I don’t think I’m ready to yet.”
“Okay. I know your scared, and I won’t push you, but I am here.” He stood, kissed me on the forehead. He used to do that when I was a kid. It was oddly reassuring. He turned and walked away. I stopped him as he got to the door way.
“Dad?” I asked, my head down.
“Yeah, Liam?” he turned back towards me but didn’t come any closer.
I slowly looked up at him before responding. “I’m gay.”
“I know.” He smiled, came towards me. Kissed me one more time on the forehead and left the room.
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