Chapter 58
993words
"What are you doing?" His dad asks "Working on a paper"
"It's Friday, Ewan"
"Tell that to all the AP classes you're making me take" Baz retorts still typing.
"Fair enough, your mother and I are heading out for a couple of hours you'll be good here by yourself?"
"I'll call 911 incase some idiot tries to break into this fortress."
"That's my boy" his dad walks away. Getting an idea Baz smiles waiting impatiently until his parents are gone.
Sitting at their friend's house Damien and Eddie drink and smoke while playing video games. "What the fuck are you doing bro?! Are we staring at 2 different screens?" Damien yells at Eddie as they're playing their game "you're killing the wrong fucking people!!" Eddie trying his best to concentrate doesn't reply, as they're playing Damien's phone rings causing him to pause the game. Seeing Baz's name Damien hands the controller to someone else "play for me" he jumps off the couch leaving the room. Answering when he's far from the noise Damien greets "hey"
"Hey, are you busy right now?"
"Uh not really just playing video games, why what's up?"
"My parents are gone and I was wondering if you'd want to come over and hang or something."
Damien smiles hearing how nervous Baz sounds, "yeah I want" "Ok, I'll see you soon?"
"Should I bring anything?"
"You can bring whatever you want"
"All right be there in a little bit." With a little excitement Damien hangs up going back to his friends, "ok I'm off this and I'm taking some of these with me" he grabs some beers and weed just sitting on the coffee table.
"Where you going?" Eddie asks
"Your mom's house, want to come?" The other guys laugh "Fuck off" Eddie keeps playing and Damien leaves.
Trying to stay chill Baz waits for an I'm outside text but is startled when he hears the doorbell instead. Walking to the door he opens it to Damien "how'd you get in?" Baz is confused
"I jumped the gate"
Baz laughs "why I could've opened it for you"
Damien shrugs "didn't want to wait" and walks in, "where are your parents?"
"Don't know don't care" Baz walks to his room and Damien follows. Shutting his door once Damien's in, Baz asks "what's in the bag?"
"Beers and joints" he pulls them out Making Baz smirk "all right"
"Can we smoke in here?"
"We can go out my window I usually sit on my roof to smoke" Baz opens his window and climbs out onto the slanted roof and Damien comes out after him. "Not scared of heights are you?" They sit next to each other and the night sky keeps it dark so no one can see them.
"I guess we're about to find out" Damien puts the joint in his mouth and lights it. "I can't believe I'm getting high at the vice principal's
house" he hands the joint to Baz "too fucking weird."
"At least you don't have to live with him" Baz smokes. After smoking for a while Baz is comfortable enough to ask "so are you gay?"
"I don't know" Damien shrugs, "still pretty confused about the whole thing, I mean I know I'm not fully straight but doesn't mean I'm ready
to come out or anything." "Yeah I get that"
"What about you? Why'd you come out?"
"I didn't actually come out" Baz starts, "I told my parents and after that any time he saw a guy just near me, my dad would ask if they were
my boyfriend. Then everyone just started to catch on"
"Like he did with me" Damien chuckles, "got outed by your dad that must've sucked." "Wasn't great but I got over it, and he can't really help the stupid shit he says so"
The joint finishes in his hand so Damien puts it out then tosses it off the roof, "how do you feel?" He turns to look at Baz
"Good, you?" Baz meets his eyes
"Yeah, same" of course they're both sporting uncontrollable smiles, a perk of being high. "Should we go back inside?" Baz nods and Damien climbs in first with Baz behind him.
They sit side by side on Baz's bed then Damien lays back causing his shirt to lift a tad and a tattoo peaks underneath, "what's that?" Baz reaches over and touches Damien's hip causing him to sit back up, "Sorry" Baz pulls away realizing he shouldn't be touching Damien there
"No it's ok" Damien lifts his shirt exposing the full tattoo on his hip "last year my dog Rylo died and I never really got over it so I got this in secret."
Staring at the portrait of Damien's dog Baz runs his fingers against it "it's cool"
"Thanks" Damien continues to hold his shirt up while he watches Baz touch his tattoo. They both look up at the same time and when their eyes meet so does their lips, they begin to kiss and Damien reaches over pulling Baz closer by the hips. Laying back in bed they're practically on top of each other, it felt good being able to touch someone to not spend another night alone wondering what this feeling would be like.
Taking off their shoes the boys climb the bed and continue to make out, laying between Baz's legs Damien wasn't sure where this was leading but he asks just to make sure "you want to?" His face hovers closely to Baz who nods "Yes" so they continue.
Sometimes most of our lives are spent regretting missed opportunities, if given the chance to not be alone even if it isn't love, definitely take the chance. Better to have someone than to spend 4 years of high school thinking about what it would've been like.
