Chapter 10: Chapter 10

A/N'S~For all those who's been asking for this, enjoy! It's a short one but I'm need it to post this! Off to work I go!

Evan sighs as he drinks his beer, he got back from L.A that morning and he got tired of Drew’s constants questions, are you ok? Is there anything you want? Evan you can cry if you want you know.

He knew Drew was only looking out for him but, Evan couldn’t handle his mother hen tendencies, so he told him he needed some air and now he was sitting here on a bar stool, he was hurting and he wished the pain would go away already, he wonder why it was hitting him this hard, his passed break ups weren’t this painful so why was he having a hard time getting over Andrew?

Because I love him, the real thing, the- can’t breathe without you real love- the I’m willing to climb the highest mountain for you- real love.

He sighs as he gestures the bartender for another one, he lost count of how many he had already but he didn’t care, he need it this and fuck whoever judges him.

‘’Evan?’’ Yeah just what he need it, as he turns towards the owner of the voice, he found himself gasping, David looked horrible, he had dark rings around his eyes as if he hadn’t been sleeping, he seemed skinny also.

‘’David, are you ok? You don’t look so good.’’ Evan questions with concern.

David looks around the bar, he seemed out of character and Evan wonders why?

David always seemed confident, and obnoxious, as he remembers how David was; he also wonders what he ever seen in the man, why was he infatuated with the closet man?

‘’Well if by ok you mean, that I’m broke and homeless, than I’m just peachy.’’ David responds in a monotone voice, his face was blank void of any emotions.

‘’What do you mean homeless?’’ Evan frowns as he questions David.

‘’I broke off my engagement, and came out to my family, it turns out, they hate the idea of having a homosexual for a son, so they cancel all my credit cards, and they took my car away, I’m broke Evan.’’ David explains and Evan’s chest grew a bit tight, he knew how rejected David must be feeling, the pain that’s caused by your own family turning their backs on you just because you can’t help who you love.

‘’Wow, sorry about that, but why did you decide to come out now?’’ Evan grew confused.

‘’I couldn’t do it anymore, living a lie and being marry to someone that I knew I would never love, to be honest, seeing you with your boyfriend kind of open my eyes, the way he looks at you and you at him, I want that for me and I knew being with a woman that it would never happen, I knew it would only happen with someone I’m attracted to and that’s why I decided to stop living a lie, and I know with our history it’s impossible, but do you think we could ever be friends?’’  Evan contemplated telling him no, but he didn’t, out of the kindest of his heart he decided to forgive and forget, he was always a nice person, somebody who was just nice for the sake of being nice.

‘’Yeah we can be friends, but just friends, there could never be nothing between us again.’’ Evan said and David grinned happily.

‘’Thank you Evan.’’ David chirps a little happy, and all of the sudden felt sad for David, he didn’t have anyone in his life, he had said he was homeless, Evan at least had his best-friend for support but David was alone out here, his so call friends probably had deserted him as soon as they heard about David’s coming out.

‘’David, do you want to come stay at my apartment, we have three bedrooms but I think the third one just open up, and if it doesn’t you can always crash on the couch until you get back on your feet.’’ Evan offers with a small smile.

‘’Are you sure? I don’t want to intrude.’’ Evan wave a dismissive hand and stands up to leave the bar.

‘’It’s fine come one, we can go right now, no offense but you look like shit and look dead on your feet.’’ David blushed but didn’t argue as he follows Evan out of the bar.

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Drew was pacing in the living room, he was worried about Evan, he said he needed it air but it’s been hours since he left. When there was noise coming from outside the apartment door, Drew ran and abruptly opens the front door, he stood frozen as he sees Evan holding his key on his hand, he growled as he sees the guy behind Evan, he looked familiar but for the life of him he couldn’t place it.

‘’Drew, you remember David, he’s having a hard time so I offer him our couch, is that ok with you?’’ Evan pipes.

‘’David, is this the same David?’’ Drew asks as he stares at David, who had a small smile on his lips.

Drew didn’t know why, but he was starting to get nervous under the man’s gaze.

‘’Yeah the same one, but he apologized and we decided to be friends.’’ Evan notice how Drew stared at David and it confused him, Drew was acting out of character.

‘’Fine, he can stay but he starts trouble and I’m kicking his ass.’’ Drew snaps, glaring at David.

‘’don’t worry sweetheart, I’ll behave.’’ David winks at Drew.

‘’Whatever, just stay out of my way.’’ Drew grumbles walking towards his room.

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After helping David get settle, he went to his room and got ready for bed, his mind went back to thinking about Andrew, he wonders what the older man was doing right now, was he cuddling with his ex-wife?

It hurt Evan how he didn’t come after him, but scolded himself, why would Andrew do that?

Just because Evan fell in love with him, it didn’t mean that the older man felt the same way, and nobody could force someone to love. No he had to live with the pain of unrequited love.

He thought about his decision, Drew wasn’t happy about it but understood that Evan want it to get that internship, so he would be going back to California in the morning, he had called them and told the firm that he was accepting the internship after all. It was only for the summer and he is back to New York after summer was over, so Drew was ok with it as long as Evan came back.

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Andrew was finally divorce, he was a free man and the first thing he did was jumped on a plane and go after Evan, he was going to claim the younger man as his and damn who ever stood in his way.

It was late at night.

When he got there, he was happy they didn’t change the locks, and his key worked, he unlocks it and goes in, he went straight into Evan’s room and saw him lying on his bed cover all the way up to his head, you could only see his black messy hair peeking out of the blanket.

He quietly got on the bed, and slowly wraps his arms around Evan, he felt different, and Andrew didn’t know why, he nuzzle Evan’s back of the neck and inhale his sweet scent.

‘’Drew, quit fucking with me, I want to sleep.’’ David whines, while trying to get out of Drew’s embrace.

Andrew stops nuzzling, he jumped out of the bed while screaming bloody Mary.

‘’Who the fuck are you and why are you in Evan’s bed?’’ Andrew shouts.

‘’Shit, shit, is not what you think, and is not what it looks like.’’ David hurries to say.

‘’So you’re not sleeping naked in Evan’s bed? And you weren’t telling my son, who I’m pretty sure is not gay, that you weren’t in the mood?’’ Andrew narrows his eyes.

‘’Well yes, but it’s just beca-‘’ David stop talking as he sees Drew coming in to view.

‘’What the fuck is all that noise?’’ Drew snarls pissed that they woke him up.

‘’Drew, why is this fucker in Evan’s bed and where the hell is Evan?’’ Andrew asks still glaring at David.

‘’God damn it dad, why the fuck are you here?’’ Drew asks his father once fully awake.

‘’I came to apologize, and to beg Evan to take me back, my divorce went through and the first thing I did was coming here so that I can win Evan back.’’ Andrew explains.

Drew opens his mouth to ask him something else, but he notices David standing awkwardly next to the bed, naked.

‘’For fucks sakes man, have some fucking decency, put on so god damn clothes.’’ Drew orders David, who in turn smirks.

‘’Awe is little Drew getting exciting, is he shy about seeing me naked?’’ David teased Drew who just flipped him off and walk out of Evan’s bedroom. Drew was getting irritated, he wish Evan was here to fix this shit, first of all Evan shouldn’t have let David move in, and second of all he should be here so that he could work things out with his father, now he had a fresh out of the closet pervert, who thinks is funny to fuck with him, and a pissed off jealous older man to deal with and late at night.

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After they all got dressed and everything was clear out for Andrew, they all three went into the living room.

‘’First of all, why now? Why didn’t you just came back with us, back over there it seemed like you didn’t want Evan, so again, I ask why now?’’ Drew tilts his head to the side waiting for his father’s response.

‘’ I was going to deny it, but not because I was ashamed of him, it was because I didn’t want Evan to go through more shit then he was already going through, I did it to protect him, when his dad confronted me, I had decided to admitted, but then Evan spoke first, he broke up with me, I wanted to go after him, but I waited until my divorce was finalize so that we didn’t have to put up with shit from his dad or your mother.’’ Drew could understand that, stupid fucking plan but his father was doing it to protect Evan.

‘’So you love him?’’ Drew asks.

‘’Yes, I fucking love him Drew, now can you please tell me where he is.’’ Andrew pleaded, but as he saw Drew connecting eyes with David he knew what they were going to say next, he wasn’t going to like it.

‘’Dad, Evan left this morning back to California, he took an internship over there, for the whole summer, that’s why David is crashing in his room.’’ Drew said with disgust leaking from his words, he still didn’t like David; there was something about that man that irked him.

‘’Awe sunshine, you know you love having me here.’’ He winks at Drew, but he chose to ignore him.

‘’Ok, I know I’m going to regret asking this but I’m still asking, why is Evan’s ex here and why is he flirting with you?’’ Andrew questions his son, and someone alert the fucking papers and the channel 7 news, because Drew just blushed.

‘’He apologized to Evan and they’re friends, the idiot came out of the closet to his family and they kicked him out, so he’s broke and homeless and since Evan is gone for the summer he offered his bedroom to him until he gets back on his feet, but I’m starting to think his family didn’t kicked him out for being gay, I think is because he’s and obnoxious asshole, and a pain in the ass to live with.’’ Drew chided narrowing his eyes at the still smirking David.

‘’So, you don’t want Evan back?’’ Andrew questions.

‘’No, I realize me and Evan are better off as friends, besides he’s in l- I mean he doesn’t like me, and I’m starting to like someone else.’’ David chirps and grins at Drew.

Andrew notices how David is looking at Drew, could it be possible that David is starting to like Drew?

But his son wasn’t gay, Andrew resisted the urge to snort, Drew kept avoiding David’s gaze, maybe Drew would be like his old man and end up liking man.

‘’So what should I do? Go after him? Or give him some time?’’ Andrew asks as he sits on the couch.

‘’I think it would be romantic if you go after him.’’ David points out.

‘’Yeah it could also backfire, seeing as Evan is still mad about all the shit that went down, so maybe give him some time, he’s coming back at the end of the summer anyways.’’ Drew states.

‘’Yeah and what if he meets someone else, while he’s out there, it happen to our relationship.’’ David adds as he looks at Andrew to prove his point.

‘’Yeah, but you were an asshole so your relationship with him doesn’t really count, besides it was just sex between you two so I wouldn’t even call it relationship.’’ Drew deadpanned.

‘’I really hate hearing about and Evan being with somebody else in a sexual way, so can we please act like David isn’t the ex.’’ Andrew was annoyed, although David seemed smitten with Drew, he was still annoyed that this boy knew Evan’s body, his birthmark in the shape of a strawberry on his right thigh was just for him to see and lick. And shit he needed to stop thinking about that or he would be sporting a hard on from hell.

‘’As much as I hate to agree with pervert over there, he’s right go after him and don’t let him move on,’’  Drew stops talking as he walks closer to his dad, without so much as a warning he punched his dad right on the face making his nose bleed, ‘’what the fuck Drew!’’ Andrew exclaimed as he hold his nose up.

‘’Fuck with Evan again, weather to help him or not and it will be more than a punch old man!’’ Drew snaps with a tight smile on his face.

Andrew really wanted to punch his son, he really, really did but he didn’t because Drew was doing his best friend duties. And he was looking out for Evan and Andrew was thankful that Evan and his son were really close, so he nodded slowly while holding his head up so that he didn’t bleed all over the carpet.

‘’Give me his address so that I can leave tomorrow, oh and I will get you back for punching me son, I don’t know when, but it will be after me and Evan get back together, oh and be afraid be very afraid.’’ Andrew drawl slowly to make Drew nervous, and by the way his son was squirming Andrew knew it was working.

‘’I’m going to catch on some sleep, I’m leaving tomorrow morning and I won’t be back until I get Evan back.’’ Andrew pipes as he picks his bag by the door and goes to his room.

‘’Dude, your dad is one scary fucker.’’ David chirps as he gets closer to Drew.

‘’I’m going to bed, why don’t you go die.’’ Drew grumbles.

‘’I rather go and tuck you in and perhaps showing you how I can rock your world, just by using my tongue.’’ David coos in Drew’s ear in a very seductive voice, which made Drew shiver.

‘’I hate you so much, that I’m actually thinking of ways to kill you.’’ Drew spats as he glares at David.

‘’Well at least I’m in your mind, don’t worry love grows from hate, and by the end of the summer you will beg me to stay with you forever, you’ll see.’’  Drew scoffs as he walks away from the pervert, Evan owe him for this, Drew was always friendly but with David it was impossible to not want to kill him.

He didn’t know why the man seemed to get on his nerves.  The worst thing was that Drew found himself checking David out; he was starting to find the man attracted and that scared him. He was sure he was straight; he’s had so many girls telling him how good in bed he was, so why now? Why was he finding a man and not just any man but his best friend’s ex, attractive?

Dear god am I turning gay? No I had so many one-night stands, I’m at least bi. But how can I be sure?

Drew sighs as he jumps back into his bed, whatever he was, he needed to figure it out and quick.