Danny's Point of View
I closed my locker and put my book under my arm.
"Are you serious?!" Rachel whispered.
"Yes!" I said.
"Oh, my god, if that happened to me I would die!" she exclaimed as we walked through the crowded hall to our next class.
"That would never happen to you," I said. "You don't have a boyfriend to sneak into your room at night."
She giggled. "But you do."
I sighed dreamily and smiled. "Yes, I do." We both laughed.
"No, but seriously," she said, getting serious. "I can't believe your dad knows about this and you're not freaking out."
*
The previous night, after Jake and I... got intimate... again... I was about to fall asleep when I heard whispering through the door. I got up and leaned on it to listen, and I heard my dad telling Jake he knew what we were doing and, surprisingly, was okay with it.
*
"Well," I told Rachel. "He said it was fine, though he thinks we've been together longer than we have, but I'm not about to correct him. I don't want my dad thinking I'm an easy lay. If that happened, then I would die."
"You're not, though," she said. "You actually haven't gotten laid, like, ever. And considering you're a guy, 18, and dating someone who's head over heels in love with you and is obviously dying to get in your pants, you are definitely not an easy lay."
I laughed.
"Seriously," she said. "You guys should do it already."
"Rachel!" I said. "We've been dating for five days today!" We reached our classroom and walked in.
After we were seated, next to each other, of course, she flipped her long blonde hair out of her face and looked at me.
"Officially, yes, you've been dating since last friday, but you've practically been together for three years. I mean, seriously, I knew Jake was gay even before he came out just by looking at you guys. They way you guys talk to each other, they way he looks at you, the fact that he's always hugging you for no reason, kissing your cheek, how jealous he got when you talked about Steven..."
She went on and on, and I realized she was right... about everything. Jake had been my boyfriend without either one of us realizing it basically since we met.
Funny that...
I smiled.
"I know what you're thinking," Rachel said.
"What?" I asked.
"You're thinking about it. Having sex with him."
"Rachel!" I whispered. She wasn't that loud, but still, we were in the middle of a classroom full of people I knew. I blushed furiously.
"You are," she defended, and of course I was. "It's okay, though, you have the perfect opportunity tomorrow night."
I frowned, confused, but then it suddenly clicked in my head. The Halloween party!
The teacher walked in and we had to stop talking, but I could see Rachel looking at me from my side view.
She was right... it was the perfect opportunity.
*
Jake's Point of View
I was standing at the cafeteria in line, waiting to get my food, when I heard someone calling me from behind.
"Moss!"
I cringed. I recognized that voice. Steven Price... Danny's ex.
"What's up?" I asked casually, but without looking back towards him. Mike and Ian were standing next to me, looking uncomfortable for the confrontation that was sure to come. They were part of Danny's close group of friends, along with the girls: Rachel, Nora and Sarah, so they knew Danny had dated and just broken up with Steven.
"Nothing much," he said, coming up next to me. "Just found out you're dating that fag boy Daniel. Wanted to see if it was true."
Was the jealousy I heard in his voice? I'm pretty sure it was.
My jaw clenched and I balled my fists as I turned to look at him. He was actually a pretty good looking guy, but he was an insufferable asshole.
He was 5'11, lean but nicely muscled, which I knew from watching him shower after football practice, and he was well proportioned, if you know what I mean, but not as much as me. Still, it was a pretty decent size, and he had a handsome face with brown eyes and blonde hair, but, God, that attitude! It made me want to punch his pretty little mouth closed.
Controlling my temper, I smiled. "Yeah," I said cheerily. "ItΒ΄s tru. I'm dating the same fag you were dating up until last friday."
Steven's smug smiled disappeared and he lost all color on his face. He turned to Mike and Ian, panic shown all over his face. He didn't know anyone knew about his 'secret.'
"Don't worry," I told him. "They already knew. So do I, and don't you forget that."
It was his turn to clench his jaw and ball his fists, obviously understanding my threat, and he walked off with a huff.
I'd wanted to punch him, but calling him out and making him vulnerable was just as good.
*
After grabbing our lunches, me and the guys went and sat at our table, were Danny was already sitting with Rachel and the girls.
"Hey baby," I greeted him with a quick peck on the lips. "How's your day going?"
"Good," he said with a smile. "Rachel and I were talking about the Halloween party again. It's tomorrow, and we still don't have our costumes."
"Danny, I don't like wearing costumes," I complained.
"You can wear your football uniform," Mike suggested.