Chasing Cars (B+B+ Poly)

three

"My love-"

"Honestly, everything's fine." He faked a smile.

"Talk to me, please." Carter found himself pleading with his boyfriend. Alex sighed.

"I've been invited to my dad's 60th birthday celebration." He paused. "I want to go."

"What?" Carter couldn't help the fear that rose inside him at the thought of his boyfriend going anywhere near the monsters he called parents. "No baby please."

"He's my dad Car, I love him." Alex was conflicted. "Its just for a few days."

"What if its a trap?"

"Carter they're my parents, not super villains."

"You were on the streets for three years just to get away from them." Carter pointed out.

"I'm in a better headspace now."

"You feel guilty for running away." Carter guessed.

"Of course I do! Just once I want to pretend everything's normal between us, I... I miss them." Alex sat down on the stairs. "Its just for a few days. I'll get a hotel room, I won't stay over, it'll be okay."

"Let one of us come with you." Carter said at once, he couldn't stop him from going, but he could still try and protect him.

"I can't. They don't know, they can't know." Alex replied. "Three days, you won't even know I'm gone."

"You have to call, everyday." Carter relented, Alex nodded.

"Of course I will."

"You're... you're leaving?" Kit stuttered, his eyes wide. They turned to look at him, they hadn't even known he was there.

"Not like that Kitty, I promise." Alex all but ran to him. "I'm just going to visit my parents for the weekend."

"What if they take you away." Kit asked, biting his lip. His abandonment issues were a lot better since they first met, but could never truly be solved.

"They can't."

"You're only eighteen Alex, they might." Kit looked terrified. "We can't lose you."

"They won't Kit I promise." Alex pulled him into a hug. "They care about their reputation too much to do anything."

"You have to call." Kit muttered into his shoulder.

"Of course I will." Alex kissed his cheek. "I'm not going until the weekend."

"Five days?"

"And I leave Saturday and come back Monday." Alex nodded. "Not long."

"Okay." Kit muttered. "You better come back."

"You can't get rid of me that easily Kitty."  Alex smiled and kissed him again. "Will you teach me a card trick?"

"Of course." Kit smiled at him. Alex smiled back and took his hand, allowing Kit to lead him up to his room.

Carter immediately sat down with a sigh. He understood where Alex was coming from and he wanted to be supportive, he truly did, but the thought of him going to see his parents made him sick.

He was sat for maybe ten minutes, before Travis nervously entered the hallway.

"Am I... Am I alright to have a shower?"

"Of course Travis, you don't have to ask." Carter smiled at him. "I'll grab you some clean clothes."

"Thank you." Travis smiled and headed up the stairs, Carter following, heading to Alex's room to borrow more clothes.

He heard Alex and Kit laughing when he approached and found them sat on the floor building a tower out of cards. So much for card tricks.

"Alex can I borrow some more clothes for Travis? We'll get him some today but he currently doesn't have any." Carter asked. Alex nodded at once.

"Of course." He got up and helped Carter pick out an outfit for the new boy. "I'm sorry, if I upset you." He added quietly.

"It just scares me love, the idea of you being with them." Carter paused as he pulled out a sweatshirt. "I don't want you to get hurt."

"If they try anything I'll leave, I promise." Alex replied.

"I know you will, I trust you. You're smart Alex, I just can't help but worry." Carter smiled at him. "You are gonna have to tell the others, maybe not in front of Travis, I don't want him scared if they react badly."

Alex nodded. "Okay."

"I love you, and I don't want you to forget that."

"I love you too."