Dude I Think He Likes Me [expensive headphones]

Chapter 17 - My First Kiss

>>>Mentions of death and abuse but then it gets really happy<<<

       Michael pulled up and his hand were basically dripping in sweat. Rich was also nervous but he was better at hiding it since he needed to hide it from his dad everyday. They both looked at each other like they both knew what was coming but they also didn't know at the same time. 

       The two of them got out and then started to walk along the almost empty path and watched the sun fade away. The whole walk was full of small talk since they were both very nervous. Michael stopped at the tree right where Michael picked Rich up two days earlier. Rich was confused by that but at this point so many things were confusing him, he barely focused on it. Michael laid the blanket down and they both sat down and watched the lake in front of them. Michael stared at the moon's reflection in the rippling water to try to collect his thoughts. Several times he reached for his phone to text someone for advice but he knew he needed to think of these things on his own. 

       Rich was equally as nervous even though he had no idea what he was about to face. Him and Michael hadn't sat in silence for this long. Rich started to think that he did something wrong. He started to think that this was a plan for Michael to throw him into the lake and leave. "It's what I deserve anyway." Rich thought.

       "Hey, since we're here, are you comfortable talking about the situation with your dad?" Michael said. Rich looked up from the lake but didn't say anything. "Sorry I asked. I didn't mean to-" Rich but him off. "No. I should talk to someone about it." Rich said.

       "I thought you were doing those therapy session things with Brooke?" Michael said. "We stopped those. I didn't want to tell her a lot since she's friends with Jenna Rolan. I was worried she would tell her everything and then it would be all over Twitter in less than a minute." Rich said.

       "Well if you're still not comfortable then you don't-" Rich cut Michael off again. "My mom died when I was 13." He snapped. 

       Michael's heart dropped. He felt so sorry for Rich. "My dad drinks because he thinks he'll never find love so his new love is his beer." Rich started to tear up a lot. He leaned over into Michael's lap and started to sob. "I miss her. She would've protected me from him." Rich said through his sobbing. Michael now didn't want to mention the thing with him and Jeremy. He let Rich cry in his lap for as long as he needed to. Michael felt so bad. At this point he wished that kidnapping was legal so he could just keep Rich forever. 

       Rich finally picked his head up and brushed his face off and blew his nose on a tissue Michael had handed to him. "Jeremy was my first kiss." Michael said. 

       Rich's breath was taken away by that statement. "He was your WHAT now?" Rich said. "Yeah, I haven't actually told anyone. In 8th grade we were at my house just chilling. I asked him if he had kissed anyone before. Of course, he said no and I hadn't either. So we thought, why not? We kissed...and kissed and kissed and kissed. Then we dated for 3 months. We never really broke up but we kinda left the whole boyfriends thing behind and went on as best friends." Michael explained.

       "So you're..?" Rich said once he got his thoughts together. "I guess I'm gay. Yeah, gay's the right word. I'm gay. Wow that's a new feeling." Michael started to tear up. He hadn't been comfortable saying that until now. Rich grabbed his hand but then realized that was going too far. Michael wouldn't let him pull away. Michael grabbed Rich's hand back when Rich tried to pull it away. Rich looked into Michael's eyes with a confused expression. Both of their hearts started to beat out of their chests. "Rich, there's something I've been needing to tell you." Michael said. "Me too." Rich replied.

       "I love you" They both said at the same time. Both of their faces were bright red but they couldn't tell under the moonlight. They were shocked. That one statement made them both start to tear up. Rich scooted closer to Michael and rested his head on Michael's shoulder. "So, does this mean-" Michael interrupted Rich with a passionate kiss. Michael grabbed Rich's face and pulled him in. Both of them had tears running down their faces. Michael pulled away and started to giggle and so did Rich. Rich looked up at Michael who was crying happily. Rich pushed Michael onto his back and hugged him tightly and he was never going to let go.   

>>>I CRIED WRITING THIS ONE SO YOU SHOULD BE CRYING TOO. ALSO THIS ISN'T THE END. THERE IS STILL MORE I GOTTA DO.<<<