"Con- cut that out, I'm busy"
"Make me." He giggled, popping kisses on my shoulder from behind me
"You're an annoying little thing, aren't you?"
"Yeah.. what're ya doing, anyway?"
"Homework.. try it sometime"
"It'll only take me ten minutes, I'm doing it tonight"
"Ten minutes? That's a lie"
"It isn't!"
"Prove it.. do this work."
"..nice try, Price."
"It was worth a shot.. I fucking suck at math"
"That's okay. I suck at science."
"Yeah, but you're good at every other subject. I'm bad at all of them."
"You're great with English.. you're very smart, you're just not good with tests."
"I dunno.. I think I might just be stupid" I scoffed
"You're not.. you're an idiot, but you're not stupid"
"How romantic."
"...Can we go out tonight?"
"Out?"
"Yeah.. I want to go out. No place special, just.. a date. With you."
"I think I can manage that.. where do you want to go?"
"I don't know... can we go skating!?"
"Skating?"
"Roller skating! Down at the rink!"
"I've never roller skated.."
"You'll love it!! Please!?"
I was inclined to turn down the proposal of something like that, but when I turned to him, he just looked so pleased. I couldn't say no.
"...alright. We'll go. But if I break my neck, it's your fault."
"Deal. Oh, thank you, Kevvy!!" He came around to my side to plant a big kiss on my cheek
"Calm down, it's just roller skating."
"I'm excited!! You're gonna love it, Kev!"
"I doubt that.. I'll try, Okay? That's the best I can give you"
"Thank you" he beamed
I couldn't tell you why he was so thrilled, really. But he was the most excited I'd seen him in a long time.
"You're a good boyfriend.. I think I'll keep you" he giggled
"You're a child"
"Maybe so, but you've made this child very happy"
"Well, I'm glad.. what time?"
"..five. We can have dinner there, they have great pizza.. well, not great in the usual sense of the word, but great in a really greasy kind of way, like, it reminds you of your childhood"
"God, don't tell my mother.."
"We'll wipe off the grease with a napkin first."
"Deal"
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I picked him up at his house. He came out in a white t-shirt and black leather jacket tucked into his reasonably tight black jeans.
