coming out oh noes [for thatsbuddies]

[je_nesaisquoi]

As he was getting out of the shower, Ray thought for the eighteenth time that he should never, ever get drunk again. He always managed to say something to Kowalski that he regretted the next day. Sure, the first time it led to really amazing sex, but that was beside the point.

The point was that this last time, he said something stupid about

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[thatsbuddies]

Ray was in the living room, freshly showered and shaved, wearing a newish shirt that wasn't a tee-shirt. Vecchio was in the bedroom, getting ready himself.

Vecchio was nervous, that was obvious. And Ray--well, he was nervous for Vecchio. He wanted this to go okay because he knew how much Vecchio loved his family, and he was proud of Vecchio, and it was pretty fucking amazing that someone was risking everything Vecchio was risking just for him.

But at the same time, Ray didn't want Vecchio to go through with this if he wasn't absolutely sure that the consequences would be worth it.

He got up, walked into the bedroom and leaned against the door, watching as Vecchio got dressed. He was wearing pants and an undershirt and putting on his belt, and that momentarily distracted Ray because hello, hot.

"Hey," he said gruffly.

[je_nesaisquoi]

Ray looked over, finished buckling his belt, then went over to find a shirt.

"Hey," he repeated, and he at least sounded like he wasn't freaked out of his mind. "Want something?"

[thatsbuddies]

Ray would have grinned at that and made a comment, but he knew that Vecchio was nervous, so he restrained himself with effort.

"Nah. Just...you know, you can change your mind. It's not gonna hurt my feelings. You don't wanna tell her, you don't gotta tell her."

[je_nesaisquoi]

Ray pulled a light sweater on over his head. He glanced back at Kowalski, who, again, seemed sincere.

"Come on. You ready to go?"

[thatsbuddies]

Ray, who had no problem with affection in the slightest, leaned closer into Vecchio's touch. He was quiet for a minute, and then said, "I think I'm gonna tell my pop."

[je_nesaisquoi]

Ray was an inch away from Kowalski's ear, ready to start playing with the lobe and get back to making out, but--

"You--what?" He pulled back and blinked at Kowalski. "You serious?"

[thatsbuddies]

"Yeah." Ray pulled back, took a deep breath. "I can't not tell him. It's not fair to my ma, either. And he'll probably disown me again, but...at least I got my car?"

[je_nesaisquoi]

"Kowalski!" Ray sounded almost annoyed. "I'm not--it's not worth bein' disowned!" And yeah, deep down, Ray knew his mother would get over it, and it was nothing like Kowalski's situation with his father. But he didn't want Kowalski to have to deal with that again.