stuck with you ➵ wroetostar

➵ Chapter 14

After another hour of sitting around in the park, Harry finally decided to talk to Vikk. This isn't going to be easy, Harry thought, sighing loudly, but it's the right thing to do.

He got up from the park bench with the cup of cold coffee and threw it away in the nearby trashcan.

He started walking back to his dorm, walking incredibly slow. He didn't want to do this.

When he got there, he unlocked and opened the door to see Vikk awake and laying in bed staring up at the ceiling, thinking. His head jolted up when Harry entered the room, Vikk gave him a half smile, "Hey."

Harry smiled back, "Hi."

The tension in the air was so thick. It was so awkward between the two since, last night happened. Vikk watched as Harry nervously tapped his fingers against the wooden door, trying to figure out what to say next.

Vikk sat up right on the bed, "So...where'd you go this morning? I noticed you weren't here this morning."

"Oh, I just had to meet up with Simon." Harry said sitting down next to him. "So, about last night..."

Vikk tensed up, "Oh..."

Harry gave him a reassuring smile. "Don't worry, I'm not gonna punch you in the face." He said laughing a little bit, Vikk joining in too. "But, last night-"

Vikk cut him off, "Was totally my fault, and I'm very sorry for that. I was very drunk and I did not think that was going to happen." He paused to take a breath but, Harry cut him off.

"Vikk, it's fine, really. Besides I was kinda the one the initiated it so..yeah." Harry said laughing awkwardly, "I came to apologize for that. I'm sorry for being a complete asshole about everything and, about making a, kinda big deal about kissing you then, punching you afterwards." He laughed at the last part, "I know I was drunk but, still."

Vikk sighed in relief, "Thank you... for not totally freaking out over this" he rubbed his face a bit, "I don't know if I can handle us fighting again. I mean... we're supposed to be friends. At least I think we are." He said laughing a little bit about the last part

Harry laughed then sighed, "Maybe we're not supposed to be friends"

Vikk looked up and furrowed his eyebrows, utterly confused. He thought this was going to be an apology, "You mean like, we should try and find a way to get separate dorms"

Harry laughs a bit, "That's not what I meant" He ran his hand through his hair, nervous about what he was going to say next. The thing that would definitely destroy whatever they had left of this if Vikk didn't take it right, "Maybe... Maybe we're supposed to be more than friends?"

Vikk gave a nervous laugh, "W-what're you saying?"

Harry looked at him in the eyes, "Maybe...maybe we're meant to be...like...a couple I guess?"

Vikk looked at him surprised, "Woah, woah, woah, wait. Slow down. A-Are you saying, we should be like, a thing? But, I thought that you were straight." Vikk also wanted to ask if he had anything against gay people but, that just seemed rude.

Harry looked away, "Well, it's...it's complicated for me right now but, looking back at it, it feels right when I did it with you and now I know why." He smiled at the smaller boy who was still trying to take everything in.

Vikk didn't say anything, he was too busy staring off into space thinking about what to say next. There's no way this is happening, Vikk thought.

He looked at Harry and gave a nervous laugh, "I-I don't know what to say..." He made eye contact with him, "But I do like you as more than friend but, I'm sure you know what already." He paused, "I thought being gay, isn't exactly what you planned for."

Harry sighed, it wasn't what he planned for. This was all a mess to him and this feels like the right decision. Harry's parents were never too keen on gay people and, he doesn't know how they'll react if they find out.

"It wasn't at first because of my family and their religious beliefs but, this just feels right. Right now, I don't really care what they might say, I just wanna know how you might feel about this." Harry said

"Well, first this started out with me liking you because of the night at the party, then you punched me, then we had sex, and now you're basically coming out to me, and you're saying you wa-" Vikk was cut off by Harry's lips being pressed against his.

Vikk immediately stopped talking. He was surprised at first but eventually melted into the soft lips of Harry. Harry held Vikk's cheek as Vikk's hand traveled to the back of his neck.

They both pulled away and Harry smiled at Vikk, "You talk too much."

-

Meanwhile with Simon and Josh, they are still sat down on Josh's bed, talking. "Wait, if we're gonna be a like 'secret thing' then what about Via?"

"Oh, Via? Via and I talked about it already. Of course we decided to end it but, she seemed okay with it. Apparently she has someone else on her mind." Simon explained

"Well, at least you guys didn't technically end on bad terms." Josh said shrugging.

Simon nodded, "Yeah you're right."

Then there was a silence for a bit. It wasn't awkward though, they both enjoyed each other in their presence. Until Josh broke it, "So, who else knows about you being gay?"

"Only Allie. I don't plan on telling anyone else yet." Simon said looking out into space.

"That's understandable." Josh said nodding his head, agreeing with him.

Then someone's phone made a 'Ding!' sound. They both checked their phones. Simon's phone was the one that went off, it was a text from Helena:

Helena:

Hey. You wanna hangout later? I wanna get to know you a bit more :)

Simon looked at the text message and sighed, he knows that if he says yes, Helena will probably try something on him. I don't want to go out with her but, I don't want to be seen as gay yet. I'm not ready for that, He thought.

He looked at Josh who gave him a look of concern, "Why? What's wrong?" Josh asked

"Allie's cousin, Helena, wants to hangout later. But, judging her and her actions, she'll probably try something and, people will expect us to date if that spreads. She's a nice girl but, I don't think I'm ready to come off as gay yet." Simon rushed out

Josh could tell that Simon was scared of coming out to everyone. He cared about Simon and besides, if him and Helena get together, Josh and Simon will always be together. Josh knows what Simon is going to ask.

"If you are indirectly implying that you want to go out with Helena to prove you're not gay and you want to make sure it's okay with me, then I say yes." Josh said smiling.

Simon let out a sigh of relief, "You read my mind." He paused, "You sure it's okay with you?"

"Yeah, as long as we can still have our 'secret thing'" Josh said laughing a little bit.

Simon smiled back and opened up his phone to reply:

Simon:

Yeah sure! I'll see you later then :)