Between Love and Goodbye [6]
Title: Between Love and Goodbye (sequel of WDSTF)
Author: Jess>>>> bangxbangxdie7
Pairing: See characters down below (link is provided)
Rating: NC-17, mainly for sex and language
POV: Third
Summary: The twins finally seem to be happy and content with their lives. Until everything starts to go wrong.
Disclaimer: Not true, I have a vivid imagination.
Author Note: I know there isn't much original slash on here but there should be! <3 ****Huge thanks to: faux_vive(who made the lovely banner) I love you guys! Sorry this is shorter than most of the chapters =[ I hate begging but, please don't be silent readers, I'd love to hear from you!
Characters.
We Didn't Start The Fire 1-16
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Part 5
Corey is nervous. Corey doesn't like being nervous about anything. But dinner with Kevin's family? Freaks him out. Like, the whole entire 8 of them- not even counting Kevin himself; including Mr. Roher. This is not something Corey ever thought would happen, not this soon in life. He thought that he'd have at least six years before he 'met' a boyfriend's family, properly. He saw just about everyone but nobody knew he was Kevin's potential boyfriend. Now, now that he is, he's scared. He doesn't want to come off rude and obnoxious to Kevin's family but he doesn't know how to act...normal. But he's going to try.
With his brothers help of course. How could he do anything without Caleb? Caleb is the glue that holds him together, and without him, he would fall apart.
Caleb is enjoying this partial freak-out a little bit too much. He's never seen his twin like this, he's never witnesses Corey in his worst moments.
"Cale, stop fucking laughing, it's NOT funny. What should I wear? Should I find a tie? Do I bring something over? A fruit basket? Dessert? Fancy cheeses? I said stop laughing at me!" Corey is completely serious.
Caleb can barely catch a breath from laughing so hard. "Corey, take a chill pill. Seriously. It's dinner. You go over, you say hi- NICELY. And then you eat, that's it. It's not open heart surgery. Relax."
Corey shakes his head, heading over to his closet. "No, it's not just dinner. He has six sisters. How am I gonna remember which ones which? His dad is seven feet tall and I've never met his mom before. What if she takes one look at me and decides she doesn't like me? Please help me pick out something," he starts to tear all sorts of clothes off their hangers. "I know you're just loving this, but can you stop making fun of me and be a good brother and help me?"
Caleb's face turns serious. He thinks it's great that his brother is finally settling down. He can see in his eyes that he's genuinely worried about this whole thing, and Caleb feels that laughing at him was a bit harsh.
"Sorry, Corey. Yes, I'll help you." he walks over to his twin and puts his hand on his back. "...you don't need to get all dressed up. You should really just wear what you normally wear. You don't have to be this elegantly dressed guy that brings gifts of expensive fruit baskets. Just be Corey, and be respectful, that's all." Caleb smiles at his twin.
"Should I take my piercings out? Should I try to find pants that aren't so tight. I don't want his mom to think I'm...I'm- I don't even know."
Caleb rummages through Corey's closet. "Corey, have you looked at Kevin lately? He's got snakebites and ears full of earrings. You don't need to take your small little studs out of one side of your lip. Here just put on a blue button down and if I remember correctly," he goes deep deep inside the walk in closet. "..you have one pair of straight-leg jeans. Still tight but not so bad. Good?" he hands his brother the outfit he picked out.
Corey takes the clothing and pulls his brother into a big hug. "Thank you thank you! Ugh, what would I do without you, Cale?"
Caleb smiles and hugs Corey back. "I don't know, I am pretty great," he says with a chuckle. "But go ahead and get changed, it's already four thirty. I know he doesn't live far but if I know you- which I do, you're gonna find a million things wrong with your hair and or face so you better get a move on if you're gonna be there before dinner time. I told Ben I'd be over soon but if you still need me I can stay?"
Corey shakes his head. "No, you've helped me enough. Go run off with your little prince. Who you're totally crazy about. When you said his name just now, your eyes like, got so wide. Do I sense love?"
Caleb blushes, and that's a sure sign of Corey's correctness. "I...I think I might. I don't know. I thought I loved a lot of guys before. But Ben is so different. He never used me and never tricked me. He's so caring and his heart is so big. And he's REALLY cute. Right? Don't you think he is? I think Kevin's hot..."
Corey gets fake-angry. "Hey, don't you be eying up my man, I know he's hot. Haha but no, of course Ben's a cutie. I don't usually like blonds but he's a cute blond. And it looks natural, so that's always a plus. But Cale, if you love him, tell him. I'm sure he feels the same way. I've seen the way he looks at you."
Caleb bites down on his lip. "Really? I'm not sure. I don't think Ben loves me I mean...he could. I just don't know. He's so shy sometimes, sometimes I mistake it for him being uncomfortable. Maybe if I say it first then he'll say it back? But I don't want him to feel like he has to. And I don't want to scare him away..."
Corey starts to take off his clothes and change, realizing that he's going to run out of time to get ready if he doesn't. "You won't scare him away. I bet he's waiting for you to say it. He's too scared to come out with his feelings. I'm sure everything will be fine. And you two can be all lovey dovey and cute and all that nonsense. While Kevin and I continue to fuck the shit out of each other..."
Caleb smacks his hand over his forehead. "You better not be using him as a fuckbag Corey, because I know that you like him. If all you guys do is have sex then you're going to have problems. Do NOT fuck this up Corey James. Kevin is such a nice guy- hence you having a heart attack and a half over dinner with his family. So stop fucking so much and go on a date. Okay?"
Corey scowls over his middle name being used. But once again, his brother is right. "Yeah, okay. You seem to know so much about relationships. Trust me, no matter how much we do fuck I'm not using him. I like him, I also happen to like having sex with him. But I'll cut down on it. If he asks for it I'm not telling him no, though. That's just mean."
Caleb nods his head in approval. "Indeed. Well good luck and be yourself. Don't worry about remembering all of his sisters names and such, they probably don't want anything to do with you anyway. I'll see you later tonight. Love you!"
Corey sighs, because his twin has absolutely no idea how much Kevin's sisters want to do with him. He hopes he doesn't get mauled on the way in. Or out...
~
Kevin is running around trying to make things perfect. He asked Corey to have dinner with his family because it's important to him. But it doesn't change that fact that he's going insane trying to make sure everything goes all right. He doesn't want his sisters to be their usual selves, trying to get into his boyfriend's pants every five seconds. He knows Ali never would, it's the other five he has to worry about.
He tells them to be on their best behavior but of course he gets the classic eye-roll and sigh. They don't ever see what they do wrong. They don't think they're wrong, which is beyond Kevin's imagination, how could they not know hitting on Corey will upset Kevin? It's common freaking sense.
"Kevin calm down, you're freaking out over nothing. Corey seems like a cool dude. Except for that little part of getting cold feet after making love, but it's okay. You've been together for a week or two, right? It'll be fine. Mom and dad will love him."
Sweet innocent, Ali. Always thinking on the bright side.
"We didn't 'make love' Ali, we fucked, that's all that was. If we had made love than he wouldn't have left me. So...just know that, he's not a terrible person."
Kevin's little sister shudders when she hears the 'f' word come out of her brothers mouth. She refuses to believe in such a thing.
"It bothers me to know that you do that. I mean, I know our sisters do that all the time but...you? You're not a slut like them, excuse my French. I think that you should be like me and become celibate. It's so much fun and you can't get pre- okay you really can't get pregnant but you can't get a STD-"
Kevin smiles and giggles at his little sister. "Al, Ali, I know. I know you want me to be like you, but I can't. Besides I trust Corey enough to have sex with him. You, you're different. In a good way. I give you a lot of credit for being who you are, but it's just not me. But don't worry about me, okay? I'll be fine."
The doorbell rings and Kevin rushes to the door, thankfully he makes it there before one of his sisters do. He knows that it makes his boyfriend uncomfortable when they greet him with creepy grins and their eyes doubled in size. It's a little much.
"Hey! Come on in. You look so good," Kevin says with a small smile.
He never saw Corey 'dressed' up. He's always in the same type of outfit. This is a very nice change.
"I...thanks. You look good too. You always do. I- I'm scared," the younger teen admits with a small blush on his cheeks. Corey NEVER blushes.
Kevin takes Corey by the hand. "Don't be. Everyone is excited to meet you. And I already told them how great you are. So relax. They won't bite. My dad make vodka sauce, do you like that? I hope you do...but if you don't there's a bowl of plain pasta with red sauce, Ashley doesn't like any pasta except plain...so yeah."
Corey takes a mental note- he'll remember which one Ashley is because she will have different pasta. That's not too hard to remember.
"I love any kind of food there is out there. Except those little octopus looking things...won't touch them. But other than that, I'm up for anything."
Kevin nods and slowly leads Corey into the dining room. Everyone has a warm smile on there face, except Kevin's dad. Who Corey remembers is also Kevin. That's easy to remember although he should probably stick to calling him Mr. Roher.
"Everyone this is my boyfriend Corey. Corey, this is my dad, my mom, my sisters: Amy, Alex, Anna, Abby, Ashley and Ali. You and I will sit over here," Kevin says pointing to two open seats at the very large table. Everyone smiles at him and makes him feel very welcomed.
"Hello, it's nice to meet you all."
They all seem so nice. So inviting. Corey gets a bit of the death glare from Mr. Roher, but he figures it's just a natural look for the man. He just looks mean. Like...he probably needs a nap. Raising 6 girls and a boy must have been difficult for him, he probably didn't want so many children. All he wanted was a son...and he got a gay one. Which isn't a bad thing, but to him it was. He probably resented Kevin for that for a long time.
Corey beings to wonder if he's the first boy Kevin has ever brought home. It feels that way. And it makes Corey kind of happy. Maybe he and Kevin will be serious someday...and do things like this all the time. He would actually like that. He likes what's happening right now. It feels right.
"So Corey your dad is a doctor right? A neurosurgeon?" Mrs. Roher asks, before taking a sip of her white wine.
Corey nods and wipes his mouth. "Yes, Robert has a whole wing of the hospital named after him in the city," he doesn't want to brag too much, but he's proud of his dad. "It's pretty cool."
Kevin's dad looks towards the twin. "That's very nice, it's wonderful to have such a great person live in such close proximity to us. I'm sure maybe one day your family would like to join us all for dinner out somewhere nice, do you think they would?"
Corey instantly feels bad for judging Mr. Roher. He's a really really nice guy. He's just tall and big, that's all. Very misleading. Kind of like Corey. Corey is the most misleading teen there is.
"Yeah, of course. That would be great Mr. Roher," Corey says beaming.
"Good, we'll have to make plans sometime. So, what's the rest of your family like? I know this one is huge, not the normal size..."
Corey makes sure he's making eye contact, he knows parents don't like that- or anyone doesn't like that when they don't have eye contact. People look like they are hiding something when they look towards the ground or something.
"Well, I'm not sure how much you know, I know the Sordino name is pretty much everywhere but um. I have one brother. An identical twin, Caleb. Melissa and Robert adopted us when we were ten. It was shocking at first, coming from absolutely nothing and then living with two of the nicest people on earth in such a lovely house. But now it's all right. Caleb and I are very grateful."
The older man nods and his eyes look softer than they had before. It's always somewhat awkward to deal with the topic of being adopted for some reason.
"Is he into girls? Your brother?" One of Kevin's sisters asks, with her eyes bright and hopeful.
Corey can't help but let out a giggle. "Sorry, but we're both gay. I don't really know how that works but yeah."
The blond girl pouts and crosses her arms. "It was too good to be true."
Kevin's dad shakes his head, but with a good sense of humor. He probably knows what his girls are all about, which is sad, for him. He can't control what they do. Just as he couldn't control his only son being homosexual. But he loves them all the same, no matter what.
They continue to eat, talk, and laugh. Corey forgets about being nervous and actually has a great time. They spend at least two hours at the table, which only felt like a few minutes to the teen.
"You boys don't have to worry about cleaning your plates, I'll get it. You can go run along, if you'd like."
"Thanks mom, you're the best. C'mon," Kevin takes his boyfriend by the hand again, loving the way everything worked out just as he wanted.
He takes him up to his room and immediately attacks him with his lips. Corey is taken by surprise...a very nice surprise. He wraps his arms around his boyfriend and squeezes him tight.
"I'm so glad your family likes me...or pretended like they do," Corey says, moving a strand of hair from Kevin's gorgeous blue eyes.
"They definitely do! I was worried about my dad a little bit but he really does like you. I can tell. And my sisters were well behaved...for the most part, right?"
Corey nods. "Yes, they were fine. I better warn my brother though, cause one of them might want to try to turn him straight, haha."
Kevin sighs. "You laugh but it's so true. I know telling you this might make you a little uncomfortable but I have to mention it, because it's relevant. One time this guy I was dating played the absolute crap out of me. He was fucking me and my sister Amy at the same time. Well not literally at the same time, but still. When I found out I was beyond pissed. He knew she was my sister and she knew he was my boyfriend. I wanted to kill the both of them but...I just let it go."
Corey's jaw drops. "You let it go? How the hell could you let that go? How could you not break his nose or talk to your sister ever again? That's so low. Caleb and I...we have a pact never to sleep with the same people. Out of pure respect. Do your sisters just not have any respect for you or? I mean, I'm not trying to be harsh I'm just trying to understand. We've been through this once before and I still don't get it."
Kevin shrugs. "I wanted to hit him. But it wouldn't solve anything. It wouldn't change the fact that he wanted me and my sister. And I had to forgive her. She's my sister. But the truth is...I thought Devon was gay like...100% only into men. But all Amy had to do was bat her long eyelashes at him and wear her skirt hiked up to her ass and...then he was sold. I just- I know you would never do that to me. But still."
Corey picks up Kevin's chin. "Kev, you don't have to even think about worrying about that. Me being fully gay doesn't have anything to even do with it. I like you- a lot. I like you enough to be boyfriends with you and kiss you and let you see who I really am. Nothing any of your sisters do can change that. The sooner you believe me the better. I'm not like your other boyfriends who've betrayed you and went after one of your older sisters. I'm happy to say that I'm better than that. I...know I'm not anywhere near perfect but I will treat you with the respect and devotion you deserve. Okay?"
If 15 year old Corey could see himself in a future globe...he'd probably get smacked upside the head.
Kevin's right eye begins to tear. "God, you have no idea how much you saying all of that means to me. I...I'm so lucky to have you, Corey. Really. Thank you- for everything."
Corey says nothing; he only presses his lips against Kevin's gently, and closes his eyes.
This is where he belongs.
Author: Jess>>>> bangxbangxdie7
Pairing: See characters down below (link is provided)
Rating: NC-17, mainly for sex and language
POV: Third
Summary: The twins finally seem to be happy and content with their lives. Until everything starts to go wrong.
Disclaimer: Not true, I have a vivid imagination.
Author Note: I know there isn't much original slash on here but there should be! <3 ****Huge thanks to: faux_vive(who made the lovely banner) I love you guys! Sorry this is shorter than most of the chapters =[ I hate begging but, please don't be silent readers, I'd love to hear from you!
Characters.
We Didn't Start The Fire 1-16
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Part 5
Corey is nervous. Corey doesn't like being nervous about anything. But dinner with Kevin's family? Freaks him out. Like, the whole entire 8 of them- not even counting Kevin himself; including Mr. Roher. This is not something Corey ever thought would happen, not this soon in life. He thought that he'd have at least six years before he 'met' a boyfriend's family, properly. He saw just about everyone but nobody knew he was Kevin's potential boyfriend. Now, now that he is, he's scared. He doesn't want to come off rude and obnoxious to Kevin's family but he doesn't know how to act...normal. But he's going to try.
With his brothers help of course. How could he do anything without Caleb? Caleb is the glue that holds him together, and without him, he would fall apart.
Caleb is enjoying this partial freak-out a little bit too much. He's never seen his twin like this, he's never witnesses Corey in his worst moments.
"Cale, stop fucking laughing, it's NOT funny. What should I wear? Should I find a tie? Do I bring something over? A fruit basket? Dessert? Fancy cheeses? I said stop laughing at me!" Corey is completely serious.
Caleb can barely catch a breath from laughing so hard. "Corey, take a chill pill. Seriously. It's dinner. You go over, you say hi- NICELY. And then you eat, that's it. It's not open heart surgery. Relax."
Corey shakes his head, heading over to his closet. "No, it's not just dinner. He has six sisters. How am I gonna remember which ones which? His dad is seven feet tall and I've never met his mom before. What if she takes one look at me and decides she doesn't like me? Please help me pick out something," he starts to tear all sorts of clothes off their hangers. "I know you're just loving this, but can you stop making fun of me and be a good brother and help me?"
Caleb's face turns serious. He thinks it's great that his brother is finally settling down. He can see in his eyes that he's genuinely worried about this whole thing, and Caleb feels that laughing at him was a bit harsh.
"Sorry, Corey. Yes, I'll help you." he walks over to his twin and puts his hand on his back. "...you don't need to get all dressed up. You should really just wear what you normally wear. You don't have to be this elegantly dressed guy that brings gifts of expensive fruit baskets. Just be Corey, and be respectful, that's all." Caleb smiles at his twin.
"Should I take my piercings out? Should I try to find pants that aren't so tight. I don't want his mom to think I'm...I'm- I don't even know."
Caleb rummages through Corey's closet. "Corey, have you looked at Kevin lately? He's got snakebites and ears full of earrings. You don't need to take your small little studs out of one side of your lip. Here just put on a blue button down and if I remember correctly," he goes deep deep inside the walk in closet. "..you have one pair of straight-leg jeans. Still tight but not so bad. Good?" he hands his brother the outfit he picked out.
Corey takes the clothing and pulls his brother into a big hug. "Thank you thank you! Ugh, what would I do without you, Cale?"
Caleb smiles and hugs Corey back. "I don't know, I am pretty great," he says with a chuckle. "But go ahead and get changed, it's already four thirty. I know he doesn't live far but if I know you- which I do, you're gonna find a million things wrong with your hair and or face so you better get a move on if you're gonna be there before dinner time. I told Ben I'd be over soon but if you still need me I can stay?"
Corey shakes his head. "No, you've helped me enough. Go run off with your little prince. Who you're totally crazy about. When you said his name just now, your eyes like, got so wide. Do I sense love?"
Caleb blushes, and that's a sure sign of Corey's correctness. "I...I think I might. I don't know. I thought I loved a lot of guys before. But Ben is so different. He never used me and never tricked me. He's so caring and his heart is so big. And he's REALLY cute. Right? Don't you think he is? I think Kevin's hot..."
Corey gets fake-angry. "Hey, don't you be eying up my man, I know he's hot. Haha but no, of course Ben's a cutie. I don't usually like blonds but he's a cute blond. And it looks natural, so that's always a plus. But Cale, if you love him, tell him. I'm sure he feels the same way. I've seen the way he looks at you."
Caleb bites down on his lip. "Really? I'm not sure. I don't think Ben loves me I mean...he could. I just don't know. He's so shy sometimes, sometimes I mistake it for him being uncomfortable. Maybe if I say it first then he'll say it back? But I don't want him to feel like he has to. And I don't want to scare him away..."
Corey starts to take off his clothes and change, realizing that he's going to run out of time to get ready if he doesn't. "You won't scare him away. I bet he's waiting for you to say it. He's too scared to come out with his feelings. I'm sure everything will be fine. And you two can be all lovey dovey and cute and all that nonsense. While Kevin and I continue to fuck the shit out of each other..."
Caleb smacks his hand over his forehead. "You better not be using him as a fuckbag Corey, because I know that you like him. If all you guys do is have sex then you're going to have problems. Do NOT fuck this up Corey James. Kevin is such a nice guy- hence you having a heart attack and a half over dinner with his family. So stop fucking so much and go on a date. Okay?"
Corey scowls over his middle name being used. But once again, his brother is right. "Yeah, okay. You seem to know so much about relationships. Trust me, no matter how much we do fuck I'm not using him. I like him, I also happen to like having sex with him. But I'll cut down on it. If he asks for it I'm not telling him no, though. That's just mean."
Caleb nods his head in approval. "Indeed. Well good luck and be yourself. Don't worry about remembering all of his sisters names and such, they probably don't want anything to do with you anyway. I'll see you later tonight. Love you!"
Corey sighs, because his twin has absolutely no idea how much Kevin's sisters want to do with him. He hopes he doesn't get mauled on the way in. Or out...
~
Kevin is running around trying to make things perfect. He asked Corey to have dinner with his family because it's important to him. But it doesn't change that fact that he's going insane trying to make sure everything goes all right. He doesn't want his sisters to be their usual selves, trying to get into his boyfriend's pants every five seconds. He knows Ali never would, it's the other five he has to worry about.
He tells them to be on their best behavior but of course he gets the classic eye-roll and sigh. They don't ever see what they do wrong. They don't think they're wrong, which is beyond Kevin's imagination, how could they not know hitting on Corey will upset Kevin? It's common freaking sense.
"Kevin calm down, you're freaking out over nothing. Corey seems like a cool dude. Except for that little part of getting cold feet after making love, but it's okay. You've been together for a week or two, right? It'll be fine. Mom and dad will love him."
Sweet innocent, Ali. Always thinking on the bright side.
"We didn't 'make love' Ali, we fucked, that's all that was. If we had made love than he wouldn't have left me. So...just know that, he's not a terrible person."
Kevin's little sister shudders when she hears the 'f' word come out of her brothers mouth. She refuses to believe in such a thing.
"It bothers me to know that you do that. I mean, I know our sisters do that all the time but...you? You're not a slut like them, excuse my French. I think that you should be like me and become celibate. It's so much fun and you can't get pre- okay you really can't get pregnant but you can't get a STD-"
Kevin smiles and giggles at his little sister. "Al, Ali, I know. I know you want me to be like you, but I can't. Besides I trust Corey enough to have sex with him. You, you're different. In a good way. I give you a lot of credit for being who you are, but it's just not me. But don't worry about me, okay? I'll be fine."
The doorbell rings and Kevin rushes to the door, thankfully he makes it there before one of his sisters do. He knows that it makes his boyfriend uncomfortable when they greet him with creepy grins and their eyes doubled in size. It's a little much.
"Hey! Come on in. You look so good," Kevin says with a small smile.
He never saw Corey 'dressed' up. He's always in the same type of outfit. This is a very nice change.
"I...thanks. You look good too. You always do. I- I'm scared," the younger teen admits with a small blush on his cheeks. Corey NEVER blushes.
Kevin takes Corey by the hand. "Don't be. Everyone is excited to meet you. And I already told them how great you are. So relax. They won't bite. My dad make vodka sauce, do you like that? I hope you do...but if you don't there's a bowl of plain pasta with red sauce, Ashley doesn't like any pasta except plain...so yeah."
Corey takes a mental note- he'll remember which one Ashley is because she will have different pasta. That's not too hard to remember.
"I love any kind of food there is out there. Except those little octopus looking things...won't touch them. But other than that, I'm up for anything."
Kevin nods and slowly leads Corey into the dining room. Everyone has a warm smile on there face, except Kevin's dad. Who Corey remembers is also Kevin. That's easy to remember although he should probably stick to calling him Mr. Roher.
"Everyone this is my boyfriend Corey. Corey, this is my dad, my mom, my sisters: Amy, Alex, Anna, Abby, Ashley and Ali. You and I will sit over here," Kevin says pointing to two open seats at the very large table. Everyone smiles at him and makes him feel very welcomed.
"Hello, it's nice to meet you all."
They all seem so nice. So inviting. Corey gets a bit of the death glare from Mr. Roher, but he figures it's just a natural look for the man. He just looks mean. Like...he probably needs a nap. Raising 6 girls and a boy must have been difficult for him, he probably didn't want so many children. All he wanted was a son...and he got a gay one. Which isn't a bad thing, but to him it was. He probably resented Kevin for that for a long time.
Corey beings to wonder if he's the first boy Kevin has ever brought home. It feels that way. And it makes Corey kind of happy. Maybe he and Kevin will be serious someday...and do things like this all the time. He would actually like that. He likes what's happening right now. It feels right.
"So Corey your dad is a doctor right? A neurosurgeon?" Mrs. Roher asks, before taking a sip of her white wine.
Corey nods and wipes his mouth. "Yes, Robert has a whole wing of the hospital named after him in the city," he doesn't want to brag too much, but he's proud of his dad. "It's pretty cool."
Kevin's dad looks towards the twin. "That's very nice, it's wonderful to have such a great person live in such close proximity to us. I'm sure maybe one day your family would like to join us all for dinner out somewhere nice, do you think they would?"
Corey instantly feels bad for judging Mr. Roher. He's a really really nice guy. He's just tall and big, that's all. Very misleading. Kind of like Corey. Corey is the most misleading teen there is.
"Yeah, of course. That would be great Mr. Roher," Corey says beaming.
"Good, we'll have to make plans sometime. So, what's the rest of your family like? I know this one is huge, not the normal size..."
Corey makes sure he's making eye contact, he knows parents don't like that- or anyone doesn't like that when they don't have eye contact. People look like they are hiding something when they look towards the ground or something.
"Well, I'm not sure how much you know, I know the Sordino name is pretty much everywhere but um. I have one brother. An identical twin, Caleb. Melissa and Robert adopted us when we were ten. It was shocking at first, coming from absolutely nothing and then living with two of the nicest people on earth in such a lovely house. But now it's all right. Caleb and I are very grateful."
The older man nods and his eyes look softer than they had before. It's always somewhat awkward to deal with the topic of being adopted for some reason.
"Is he into girls? Your brother?" One of Kevin's sisters asks, with her eyes bright and hopeful.
Corey can't help but let out a giggle. "Sorry, but we're both gay. I don't really know how that works but yeah."
The blond girl pouts and crosses her arms. "It was too good to be true."
Kevin's dad shakes his head, but with a good sense of humor. He probably knows what his girls are all about, which is sad, for him. He can't control what they do. Just as he couldn't control his only son being homosexual. But he loves them all the same, no matter what.
They continue to eat, talk, and laugh. Corey forgets about being nervous and actually has a great time. They spend at least two hours at the table, which only felt like a few minutes to the teen.
"You boys don't have to worry about cleaning your plates, I'll get it. You can go run along, if you'd like."
"Thanks mom, you're the best. C'mon," Kevin takes his boyfriend by the hand again, loving the way everything worked out just as he wanted.
He takes him up to his room and immediately attacks him with his lips. Corey is taken by surprise...a very nice surprise. He wraps his arms around his boyfriend and squeezes him tight.
"I'm so glad your family likes me...or pretended like they do," Corey says, moving a strand of hair from Kevin's gorgeous blue eyes.
"They definitely do! I was worried about my dad a little bit but he really does like you. I can tell. And my sisters were well behaved...for the most part, right?"
Corey nods. "Yes, they were fine. I better warn my brother though, cause one of them might want to try to turn him straight, haha."
Kevin sighs. "You laugh but it's so true. I know telling you this might make you a little uncomfortable but I have to mention it, because it's relevant. One time this guy I was dating played the absolute crap out of me. He was fucking me and my sister Amy at the same time. Well not literally at the same time, but still. When I found out I was beyond pissed. He knew she was my sister and she knew he was my boyfriend. I wanted to kill the both of them but...I just let it go."
Corey's jaw drops. "You let it go? How the hell could you let that go? How could you not break his nose or talk to your sister ever again? That's so low. Caleb and I...we have a pact never to sleep with the same people. Out of pure respect. Do your sisters just not have any respect for you or? I mean, I'm not trying to be harsh I'm just trying to understand. We've been through this once before and I still don't get it."
Kevin shrugs. "I wanted to hit him. But it wouldn't solve anything. It wouldn't change the fact that he wanted me and my sister. And I had to forgive her. She's my sister. But the truth is...I thought Devon was gay like...100% only into men. But all Amy had to do was bat her long eyelashes at him and wear her skirt hiked up to her ass and...then he was sold. I just- I know you would never do that to me. But still."
Corey picks up Kevin's chin. "Kev, you don't have to even think about worrying about that. Me being fully gay doesn't have anything to even do with it. I like you- a lot. I like you enough to be boyfriends with you and kiss you and let you see who I really am. Nothing any of your sisters do can change that. The sooner you believe me the better. I'm not like your other boyfriends who've betrayed you and went after one of your older sisters. I'm happy to say that I'm better than that. I...know I'm not anywhere near perfect but I will treat you with the respect and devotion you deserve. Okay?"
If 15 year old Corey could see himself in a future globe...he'd probably get smacked upside the head.
Kevin's right eye begins to tear. "God, you have no idea how much you saying all of that means to me. I...I'm so lucky to have you, Corey. Really. Thank you- for everything."
Corey says nothing; he only presses his lips against Kevin's gently, and closes his eyes.
This is where he belongs.