Cheyenne Gap
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Friday, June 25, 1999 - 3:24 PM.
Will turns to Bart. " HOLY SHIT! This is gonna be
great!!! We'll
have "
"What exactly did he say?" Bart interrupts. This is
sounding
better
all the time. First, we get out of the middle of nowhere, then go a
party! and on top of it ... "His exact words."
"Bart, he said 'I was figuring you two could bunk in
my room.'
Shit
- shit - shit. WOW. I can't fucking believe it."
The wheels turn in Bart's head "I HAVE GOT to talk
to Zack
now!"
Will is practically jumping up and down. "Jes think,
we'll have
our
own room. No Zack or Jenny around. No parents. We can be ALONE!"
Bart is just standing there looking at Will, who
seems to be one
large smile. Nothing around Bart has any solidity, except for Will. To
be able to hold him or kiss him without worrying about being seen by
prying eyes, God! this was the making of his dreams. No hurried-ness. To
be able to hold hands. It just didn't seem fair - Zack, that asshole,
&
Shelley could walk down the street hand in hand. Shit!!! All he wanted
to do was give Will the tightest hug he could, and give him the greatest
kiss ever kissed by anyone ever - just to celebrate. It wasn't fair.
Bart looked at the unrestrained joy that glowed from within him. Will
was contagious, just being near him right now made you smile, and he was
like Christmas all year long wrapped up in one place and one moment.
"Jeesuz, Will settle down. We got plans to make."
"Oh, Bart how can you be so chilled." Will suddenly
feels
uncomfortable, like maybe something's wrong. He's looking back at the
phone just hanging there, "Bart, you do want to go don't you? I know
we've always talked and joked about when we could get together by
ourselves. But I really meant it. ... But, if you would ... rather not,
... I'll get there by myself. Shit all I seem to do is get you into one
mess after another. "
"You know your such a jerk, don't you. Of
course I'm
going."
Quickly looking around he says more quietly, "I can't let you go alone,
Don't want anybody" Another look around, when he sees an older woman
walk by, he just stops talking. After she's out of earshot, he
continues, "Picking up my boyfriend. Willem you are mine. But we got to
get everything organized. Got to get all of our stories straight. This
is gonna take some creative tale spinnin'."
The life flowed back into Will. He knew
Bart was right, but
he
felt like doing cartwheels, probably kill himself doing them. "Don't
worry. Someone is watchin over us. This is going to be great." His mood
was infectious. Even somber old Bart started to get into the mood,
nothing would stop them. Shit, Maybe Bart's right too - got to slow
down, just thinkin about it I'm getting hard. Will pulls his shirt out
so it hangs over his jeans. "Will, what you thinkin about?" Bart breaks
up laughing. "Will, you are so damn funny! ... You thinking about me?"
He stares at the shirt hanging out of Will's pants.
"Nah, I was thinkin about Todd King."
Will knew
that Bart was sure
Todd was gay and after Will. Bart's face dropped off of the planet.
"Just kidding. JUST KIDDING."
Bart says with a hint of jealousy "I tell you
he wants you.
I've
seen him looking at you, and I know he's got the hots for you."
"Bart, you don't even know if he's gay. He
doesn't 'look'
gay to
me. Cut him some slack. ... Besides, if he would want anybody it
would
be you."
"I don't know, if I want " Bart's eyes
searching for
anyone
listening to them, he whispers, "you so bad it hurts sometimes, makes
sense to me that there's others with the same" he grins "dirty ideas."
"Will, anyways, we got to head back.
It's still about
6 miles to
my place." Bart said as he went over to where they parked their 10
speeds. "I can't wait til we get our licenses." No backseat on a bike.
"Will, do you wanna ask your mom if you can stay for supper?"
"I can ask. Jenny's having a sleep over
tonite, and my
mom knows
she's gonna be drivin me crazy."
Bart - "Do you think they would
let you stay
overnight to go
fishin? We can always go fishing tomorrow and that way we won't havta
lie to them. Shit, it's been 8 months since they found out about Ted, by
now they should be easin up on you." They still couldn't do anything
with Zack around but at least they would be together. Bart was convinced
that Zack's been watching him to see if he could figure out who Bart
said he was with. Damn! I shouldn't have said anything, but I was so
fucking mad, and so tired of all the bullshit.
"Well, the worse they can say is
no. I'll call
from your house.
Let's go." Will said as they were off, going north on 677.
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