The Unexpected Wrong Side

Chapter 28- Predictable Blemish

"I've got work in 15 minutes." Kyle came bursting into the bedroom, a white towel bandaged around his waist, and a very worried look on his face.

"I thought you said a half hour." Stan said setting his phone next to him on the bed.

Kyle sighed and yanked out one of the dresser drawers, "One of my co-workers checked the schedule and said that I had the times mixed up."

The redhead frantically put a black button down over a white tank top and rushed over to the few pairs of his khaki pants hanging in the small closet.

"I'll drive you, don't worry." Stan said getting his shoes on.

Inside Kyle's mind, he thought he wouldn't make it and he'd be late.

His fear of that was so tucked inside his brain that he accidentally put his work pants on backwards.

"I'm not gonna be there on time!" Kyle stepped into his pants the right way and hurried over to where his deodorant was sitting still on the dresser.

Stan noticed the deodorant stick about to fall, he caught it and handed it over to his boyfriend.

"I'll drive fast." Stan said running a comb through his hair.

Kyle wasn't even listening, he was too worried to listen to anything but the voice inside his head saying he was going to be late.

Nice going, now you're gonna be late, Kyle ignored the sound of negativity and took the comb from Stan's hand when he held it out for him to use.

Kyle slid on both of his sneakers and darted out the door.

Stan was surprised that he actually opened the door, he thought he'd be seeing a giant Kyle-shaped hole in their bedroom door.

"Stan, c'mon!" Kyle said running out to the car.

Jimbo was in the living room. "I'll be back." Stan said to his uncle on the couch.

"You guys late or something?" Jimbo asked.

"He got his work schedule mixed up. I gotta go." Stan jogged out to his car after shutting the front door to the house.

Kyle was shaking in the passenger seat.

Stan climbed in and let the engine get started.

"My boss is gonna kill me." Kyle put his hands over his face with his elbows balancing on his knees.

Stan pulled out of the driveway as fast as he could and took off in the direction where the mall was located.

"I haven't ever been late and now I'm about to be, I'm so stupid."

"You're not stupid, I'll get you there in time." Stan was trying to calm him down but it seemed like there was no such luck.

The mall was at last only 5 minutes away.

Kyle was getting really antsy and convinced himself that he was going to get fired.

Stan was able to get in front of a few cars on the highway so he was able to drop off Kyle with 5 minutes to spare.

"Thanks for the ride, I love you!" Kyle jumped out of the car and dashed off to the mall entrance.

"I love you too!" Stan called back.

Just as he was about to drive back home, his phone started ringing.

He fished it out of his pocket on the third ring.

"Hello?"

"Hi Stan, it's Dr. Webber. I'm calling to check on Kyle, how is he doing?" Stan was surprised to hear Dr. Webber's voice.