Disclaimer: This story is completely fictional. None of the names in the story are real people, at least ones that this author knows. This is gay fiction about high school romance, therefore if you are UNDER 18, GET OUT, it is illegal for you to view this AND YOU KNOW THAT. ________________________________________________________________________
CHAPTER 2
The Prince and the Pauper
"Oh they should be coming soon, who knows why they aren't here yet?"
"Damn" I thought to myself, I had hoped he set something up for him and me, it looked that way didn't it? No more overanalyzing things Teodoro! " I babbled on and on in my head.
"Ok, so there are some towels in the guest house over there, they are in a closet across the room from the French doors, and I'm going to go get the beer, oh yeah and there are some things to eat in the gazebo." Tommy said as he walked towards his house. Wow I feel like such a goody two shoes, I've never drank at a party before, frankly I never drank at all before, knowing my family I'll either be able to hold my liquor amazingly or pass out after two drinks, lol. I decided to be coy with Tommy, I had felt a connection earlier with him, he was staring into my eyes when we were playing on my bed, it wasn't a playful stare though, it was that same yearning stare I gave to him, I'm probably over- dramatizing everything again. I went to the diving board and dove in, just to get soaked, and then I went over to this stone wall he had separating the back yard and a designated property for the guest house, and lay down in between the house and a little erected portion of the wall a few feet from me. I figured it would look sexy; myself soaked and in a very tight pair of baby blue swim trunks with a thin red line circling around at crotch level highlighting any bulge that might appear if he walked over. Oh there he was, carrying a giant Gatorade thing over his shoulders, wow, you would never think he's that strong, he's as tall as a basketball player, but as thin as a cross country runner, or at least I thought, glancing over at him now I can see plenty of healthy sized bulges, wow Tommy is ripped! He dropped the giant thing of beer on a table.
"Want some Teddy?" (ha, in more ways than you think Tommy Tyler, in more ways...)
"Umm, I guess so, I'm coming then."
"Na, I'll bring it over to you."
"Hey when is everybody else coming?"
"We're here!" Sammy Chin said as she came out of his house with her boyfriend Bobby.
One after another they all started to pile into Tommy's back yard, it looked like there were twenty people, I only knew a few, Sammy I knew from English, Fiona, George, Krupa, Prateeksha, Sean, Jen, Lucy, and Craig I knew from gym, and that was everybody I knew. Come to think of it, I must have known like half of the people, but the other half I had no clue who the hell they were. Tommy brought over my drink.
"Teddy, why don't you get off the wall, get in the pool, or go over to the radio where everybody else is. Don't be a wallflower, your name isn't Charlie." He winked at me and then took my hand and dragged me to the pool. Wow, I wonder if he knew The Perks of Being a Wallflower was my favorite book. (For all of you who were lost during that last thing, read The Perks of Being a Wallflower)
"Hey Teddy how's your summer going. You're family going nuts now that Castro could be dying, I know mine is!" Fiona drew me over to her; I forgot she was also Cuban, lol.
"You bet, we took down the Argentine flag and put up the Cuban flag!"
"How do you know Tommy? I never saw you all together, well at least on friendly terms before?" I was at a loss for words, I really didn't know, I made something up like myspace. We talked causally, and then after a few beers I suppose I loosened up. At one point everybody wanted to see different types of dives and jumps I could do into the pool as the captain of the swimming and diving team. We also held races, I told Krupa after she had gotten a great time that she should try out for the team next year. Then for some dumb reason, I agreed to go under water and stay under until I could no longer; I stayed under for two minutes and then rose up gasping for air. I guess I could hold my alcohol because I was able to do all of this stuff like I was sober. Around nine at night people started to leave, and Tommy came over to me, I was sitting on the diving board dipping my feet and legs in the lit pool. He sat in back of me on the diving board placing an arm around my shoulders
"Teddy, you were the life of the party, I got to thank you; I thought this one was going to be a real bore!"
"I should go to more of these, this was my first real party not a birthday party, and it wasn't that bad."
"You want to go to a movie? We're not buzzed anymore, we'll probably make it through one."
"Damn, I really want to, but I can't my parents will want me back and I have work tomorrow in the morning, message me on myspace, let's go Friday night, oh wait, won't you be doing something with Clarissa?"
"Ugh, don't even mention her name, no we broke up like a week ago."
"Oh around the time you started talking to me again, am I your new girlfriend, you've always called me a fag?" I puckered my lips and started to laugh.
"Teodoro don't be a jerk, I know I was an ass to you during the school year, get over it, I have."
"Sorry Tommy, I guess I'm being bitter."
"No, you're right and I really want to make it up to you, I was an asshole"
"More like a bitch" it kind of slipped out of my mouth by accident very softly, but I knew he heard because he stopped talking. I turned to him, I could see his face faintly in the darkness with the light from the pool and from his kitchen, and all the other lights in the back yard were turned off by now. He looked as if I hurt him, and I hated myself for it. I hate to admit, but I do love Tommy, and I couldn't stand him being mean and me being cold to him back any longer. He had now sat directly in back of me, my shirtless body was sitting in between his long legs and his shirtless chest, there was an unspoken understanding that I was gay and wouldn't mind now. He put his arms around my shoulders and his hands just lingered across my chest, and he leaned in, pressed his lips against my left ear lobe and gently kissed it, "I've known all the time baby." He whispered into my ear.
"Tommy, how long have you known I love you?"
"Ha, you are a faggot! I've known since day one! Oh my God!" He took his legs curled them around me and pushed me off the diving board into the pool. As I adjusted myself, the water was freezing, and I had just had a painfully hot moment. Tears started to spew from my chlorine burned eyes, I had never felt that horrible in my life, but wait, what is Tommy doing? Why is the asshole slipping in to the pool from the side?
"Don't come near me Fuckhead!"
"Teddy! Wait!"
I swam fervently to the edge of the pool, and jumped out. I ran to the guest house opened the door and ran for the linen closet for a towel, I wanted to get out of here quickly! Tommy had ran into the house as well, and grabbed me.
"Tommy STOP, get off of me!" He didn't, instead he took a bigger towel and wrapped us both together. I was squirming to get out of his control, but let's face it he is surprisingly strong, and 6'7!
"Teodoro RELAX!"
"Tom what is your problem, seriously!"
"That I haven't gotten a chance to do this silly!" He dropped the towels, picked me up and sat me on top of a couch's back, we both wrapped our arms around each other and he gave me the most wonderful first kiss anybody could ever ask for!
"I was just kidding before sweetie!"
"Oh my God, I feel like an idiot!"
"You are, but you're adorable!"
" I now know why Clarissa broke up with you! You are annoying!"
"No, she broke up with me because I'm a big faggot and she's a giant dyke!"
"Shut up, really?"
"Yes" Tommy picked up the towels, and started to dry us, then I heard my cell phone go off, it was in my bookbag. I looked at the number and it was home. It was probably my mom.
"Hey Mommy!"
"When are you coming home Teodorito?" I looked over at Tommy who was giving me the cutest puppy-dog lips, "Umm, Mommy, I'm not, I'm going to sleep over." Tommy's face just lit up and so did mine!