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Chapter 7
After their nap the two guys got up and went into the living room. "I need to get going, mom will wonder where I am." Brendan said yawning.
"Okay, see you later cutie." Logan said and then kissed Brendan. Brendan opened the door and blew Logan a kiss as he walked out the door. By himself now, Logan took a shower and then decided to call it a night.
Logan woke up the next morning feeling refreshed. He got dressed and decided to go to school early. As he drove down the street he saw someone walking. To his surprise, it was Brendan. "Hey Bren." Logan said as he pulled up to the curb.
"Am I glad to see you." Brendan said as he opened the door and got into the car.
"Why aren't you riding with Bryce?" Logan asked as he grabbed Brendan's hand.
"He left early, and didn't tell me." Brendan said.
"Oh, well at least I came along to pick you up." Logan said with a smile, and squeezing Brendan's hand. Logan pulled into the school and founf a parking spot. "See you at practice Bren." Logan said as he locked the door and walked toward the school.
"Yah, and thanks for the ride." Brendan said with a smile. As Logan walked into the homeroom, he saw Bryce sitting in his usual seat, right next to his.
"Hey Bryce, why'd you leave Brendan?" Logan asked as he sat down.
"I figured you would pick his lazy homo ass up...Oh sorry, no offense." Bryce said wincing at what he had just said.
"Don't worry, it's okay." Logan said smiling.
"Why would he take offense?" a voice said from behind the Logan and Brendan.
"What?" Logan asked turning around. Sittin behind them was Louis, a friend of theirs and also a teammate. "He was just joking." Logan stammered
"Oh really...are you sure?" Louis said with a smirk on his face. "From what I hear...there may be a reason for you to take offense." Louis kept that smirk on his face.
"And what reason would that be?" Logan asked getting a little mad.
"I heard that you're a homo Lo, a Fairy, a F-A-G." Louis said this pronouncing each word with emphasis.
"Well, did you ever think you may have heard wrong." Logan retorted
"I don't know, why don't we ask the person who told me." Loius said looking at Bryce. "Bryce, is it true?" Louis asked and then began to laugh.
"W...what Bryce, you..you I can't belive you!" Logan managed to get out. Logan then stood up and ran out of the classroom. Bryce followed yelling after him. Logan ran outside to his car. "Bryce, how could you, and you said you're my friend." Logan said tears streaming down his face.
"I..I didn't mean too. That night when I found you two, I went to the club with the guys..started drinking, and it kind of just came out." Bryce explained holding his head down. As he talked the door to the school opened and Brendan ran out, there were tears streaming down his face too.
"Bren, what's wrong?" Bryce asked innocently.
"I think you know..Bryce." Brendan said running up to Logan and hugging him tightly.
"I..I'm sorry you two...I..I don't know what else to say." Bryce said still looking at the ground.
"I think you said enough!" Logan said as he pulled away from Brendan and got into the car. Brendan went around the car, and got in on the other side. Logan started the car and then backed out.
"I'm so sorry!" Bryce yelled as Logan sped away. Chapter 8
Logan drove to a park on the outskirts of town. "You okay Bren?" Logan asked sincerely.
"Yah, They were just so mean to me, calling me names and...and making rude remarks." Brendan said tears still in his eyes.
"I'll figure something out...we can't let them get to us." Logan said reaching over for Brendan's hand. The two boys spent much of the afternoon at the park, talking and getting to know eachother better. They tried to come up with a plan. They decided to go to basketball practice and try to act like nothing had happened.
Logan and Brendan walked into the gym. They were a little early, so they decided to change and then shoot around. They were alone for about ten minutes, and then people started showing up. One of the first people out on the court was Bryce.
"Hey guys...I'm glad you came back." Bryce managed to say. Logan and Brendan just ignored him. They continued to shoot as more and more people showed up. The coach finally arrived and told them what to do. After practicing for about an hour the coach told the guys to hit the showers. As the coach said this everyone looked at Logan and Brendan. With all eyes on them, they walked into the lockerroom like any other day. Noone followed. When the coach saw this he asked why noone was going to the lockerroom.
"We don't wanna change in front of no homo's!" Louis told the coach.
"Well you're going to, they are a part of the team..and Logan is the captain of this team, so you will show him some respect...what they do outside of this gym is none of your business!" The Coach said angrily. The guys then went to the lockerrom. Logan and Brendan wer edone changing an were leaving as the others were entering however. As they walked out the door, they heard people laughing and felt their eyes on them. As they got to Logan's car Logan said, "Don't worry, everything will be okay."
"I hope so." Brendan said as he got into the car. They drove to Brendan's house in silence. As Logan pulled up to the curb, he grabbed Brendan's hand.
"I love you Bren."
"I love you too Lo." They kissed softly and Brendan got out. Before driving away, Logan said "I'll be by in the morning to pick you up."
"Sounds good to me." Brendan said and then waved as Logan drove away.
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