The Ties That Bind

Chapter 5

Chapter 5

(Penny ^^)

Davy grabbed Kasden within moments after he got off the bus on Monday morning, throwing his arm around his best friend's shoulder, and leaning in close so he could whisper to him without being overheard.

"So, did you guys finally seal the deal Friday night?" He eagerly questioned; he wasn't known for his subtlety.

"What? Shh!" Kasden glared at his friend in annoyance. "What if someone hears you?"

"They can't hear us." Davy continued. "Come on buddy, details; I need details. How did the date go? Did you finally lose your V-card? He wiggled his eyebrows. Who is the top?".

"I'm not telling you about any of that! Besides, we didn't do that anyway." Kasden blushed, deeply embarrassed by his friend's utter lack of boundaries when it came to talking about sex. "Oh, come on Kas." Davy begged. "I tell you everything after my dates."

"Yes, you do, and I've never asked you to, not even once. You share way too much if you ask me."

"Okay, okay just tell me, who is the top? Is it you or Luke? Did you let Luke top you? I can't make up my mind which one of you would be top and which would be bottom; you're both about the same on the masculinity scale."

"What's the 'masculinity scale'?" Kasden adroitly deflected his friend's inappropriate questions.

Whichever positions he and Luke might or might not enjoy, when that time finally came, were not something he was going to discuss with others, not even his best friend. Private things should be kept private, in his opinion; his best friend was way too open about discussing his own sexual conquests with others. Kasden knew every detail about every girl Davy had hooked up with. Davy's use of the word 'date' to describe his conquests was hardly accurate, since all they ever were, was hookups. Kasden couldn't think of a single time his friend had gone out with the same girl more than twice.

Davy kept trying to pump Kasden for details as they walked into the school. He didn't stop until they reached Luke's locker where the rest of their friends were gathered around Luke, who was leaning on a pair of crutches with a stabilizer boot on his foot.

"What happened?" Kasden rushed over to his boyfriend, concerned that he'd gotten hurt.

"I wasn't paying attention when I was doing my chores Saturday morning and I knocked over a pile of crates. One of them landed on my foot and I've got a small fracture. It's not bad enough for a cast, but I have to wear this boot thingy, and use these crutches for the next three or four weeks."

The friends commiserated with Luke about his accident, Kasden seized the opportunity to drape his arm across his boyfriend's shoulders without arousing suspicion; it was a chance to touch his boyfriend in public without risk. Something he desperately wanted to do. They all joked and teased Luke for being so clumsy until the bell rang, and everyone had to go to their separate classes.

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"Attention, may I have your attention please." The intercom blared at the beginning of first period, interrupting Miss. Brown as she was just getting ready to call the class to attention herself.

"This is Principal Edwards. Wattston High is participating in a state-wide effort to aid people who have been subjected to domestic abuse. As our part, we've been asked to provide volunteers to be servers at a charity banquet, to be held in Trenton on Friday night, the 16th. This is a worthy cause, and any Seniors who would like to volunteer as servers, please come to the front desk to obtain permission forms that your parent or guardian will need to sign. The school will provide a bus for transportation to and from the event; no students will be allowed to drive their own vehicles. We've put up posters around the school with information about the event for those who may be interested. Thank you."