Chapter6-Hidden Exposé  

March 13th, 2011

 It's now midnight. Amanda and Libby kept themselves awake as they waited for Trevor to leave. They eventually heard the door open and close. Amanda peaked through the bedroom door. She then went outside, and saw Trevor's room dark and empty.

 Amanda signaled Libby to get ready to leave. She grabbed her keys and purse, and the two girls left the condo. The only person they saw in the living area was Alyson, and she was asleep on the couch. They knew she was waiting for Andrew to either call or arrive back. But he did neither.

 As soon as the two girls left the condo, Amanda told Libby, "I feel sorry for Alyson, but I have bad feeling about Andrew."

 Libby said hastily, "One guy at a time, Amanda. Let's focus on my man, and then we'll deal with Andrew."

 Amanda nodded her head, and followed Libby to her car. Soon they drove off, searching the streets to find Trevor and his supposed secret girlfriend. The search took about thirty minutes, and they were ready to give up. But Libby didn't want to give up so easily.

 As Libby was driving, she saw Brandon's apartment building. Amanda noticed Andrew's car was parked in front. She also saw the lights to Brandon's apartment were off. With that, she sunk into her seat.

 Libby glanced at her, and asked, "What's wrong?"

 Amanda replied in a croaked voice, "I think something happened to Andrew."

 "He's probably asleep on Brandon's couch."

 "No, it's worse than that."

 Libby laughed, "What? You think Andrew 's sleeping with Brandon? I wouldn't be surprised."

 Then Amanda said sharply, "Don't you f*cking get it? I don't want to responsible for making Andrew gay!"

 Libby then pulled the car over, and said, "Listen here, bitch. I've grown up with Andrew. You didn't. I doubt you made Andrew gay. If anything, he was bisexual to begin with!"

 "What are you saying?"

 Libby calmed down, and said, "Okay, this started in middle school. There were some things about Andrew that didn't add up. First, his life outside school. I would see him on several different TV shows, such as Will and Grace, Friends, and Lizzie McGuire. I would try to convince myself that the 12-year-old wasn't Andrew, but I would see him being credited and the boy looked and talked exactly like him. When I was dating him, I questioned him about his TV appearances. He would deny that it was him, and claims that it was some guy that shared his name.

 "That leads to my next point. It was obvious from first grade that Andrew like Alyson. When we were in fifth grade, he was very sweet towards her. He told me later that his actions were real, not an act due to some dare. But when we started middle school, he began to act like a douche bag. He dated all of the popular girls, and at the same time cheated on them with either some other girls, or with Alyson. It's like we was trying to be a player, but he really wasn't. He never slept with any of them, but his actions seem otherwise. Once we entered high school, he cooled down his ways. But he never stopped cheating on you and me with Alyson. Some time after I joined 7th Anthem, Andrew told me his reason for dating some many girls: He was heartbroken by his breakup with Alyson, so he felt like being a player would get his mind off of her. But you know he was with her."

 Amanda asked, "Okay, Andrew did seem sketchy before I met him in high school. But what's that got to do with him being bisexual?"

 "C'mon, in sixth grade, he dated 6 girls in all. No 11-year-old boy does that. Seventh grade, he dated 12 girls. Eighth grade, 4 more girls. In both seventh and eighth grade, he was secretly with Alyson. It's like he was whoring himself without doing anything. On top of that, he appeared numerous times on Will and Grace as a friend of Jack's son."

 "Get to the point!" Amanda said impatiently.

 "Put the two together, fake ginger! He dated way too many girls, cheated on them with Alyson, and appeared on a gay show. He's bi!"

 Amanda gave a disgusted expression, and said, "That doesn't make him bi! Okay, he dated a bunch of girls, but he wanted to be with Alyson. No, something happened, and I will find out what that was."

 Then there was an awkward silence, until Libby said, "We need to find Trevor."

 Amanda nodded her head, and Libby drove off. As she drove, Amanda saw Trevor walking out of an apartment building. He was holding hands with Lana.

 Libby saw that, too. So she drove reckless towards the apartment, and parked on the curb. Trevor immediately recognized the car, and laid eyes on Libby as she got out. She stormed up to him, and slapped his face.

 She said angrily, "We are f*cking done!"

 Trevor stammered, "I-It's not what it looks like!"

 "Do her all you want. But I will not put up with this shit!"

 With that, Libby marched to her car, and drove off. She then started speeding, and soon parked in front of a nightclub. She told Amanda, "I'm gonna get wasted, and you're driving me."

 It's the next morning. Andrew did not return to the 7A condo. Instead, he was Brandon's apartment. With clothes scattered across the floor. In Brandon's bed. And in his arms.

 Andrew woke up, and groggily look at an alarm clock. He saw that it was 10 in the morning. He abruptly sat up, which woke Brandon up. He asked Andrew, "What is it?"

 Andrew replied hastily, "I have to get back to the 7A flat. Alyson...oh shit."

 "What?"

 "I can't let her know I slept with you, her teenage crush. We just got back together, and already I cheated on her."

 Then Andrew got out of the bed, and started picking up his clothes. But just as he was about to put his clothes on, he stopped himself. Brandon asked, "What's wrong?"

 He explained, "There's gonna be paparazzi waiting for me. I can't go out in the same clothes as yesterday."

 "Do you want to borrow some of my clothes? I have some items that are similar to your style."

 Andrew agreed. So Brandon brought out a t-shirt with some rocker design, and fitted jeans. Andrew typically dressed as a preppy-rocker. This was due to being raised in a wealthy part of Boston, and being in the music industry.

 Andrew quickly put on the new clothes, and his own Converse sneakers and Guess black denim jacket. Just as he was about to walk out the door, Brandon grabbed his wrist, and said, "We should do this again."

 Andrew said nervously, "We'll see. For all you know, last night was a one night stand."

 And with that, Andrew left. He got in his car, and sped off. He soon arrived at the 7A condo. He ran to the door, and barged in. He was met with stares from everyone, well not everyone. Libby wasn't there, and neither was Amanda.

 He asked, "Where's Libby and Amanda?"

 Alyson slowly walked up to Andrew, and asked with irritation in her voice, "A better question would be, 'where the hell were you last night'? I waited for you to call or text me. I texted you. I sent you voicemails. I was worried sick for you!"

 Andrew couldn't tell her the truth, so he lied. "I was at Brandon's. We talked. He even made dinner. I ended up falling asleep on his couch. Once I woke up, I had to leave."

 Alyson let his words sink in, and asked, "So, why aren't you wearing your clothes from yesterday?"

 "I didn't want the paparazzi to get the wrong idea. I told this to Brandon, so he gave me some of his clothes to wear."

 Alyson stood there, trying to see if he was lying. Andrew gave no indication that he was. She slowly nodded her head, and walked to the kitchen. He followed her, and asked, "Have you eaten eat? Do you want me to get you something?"

 She replied in a snarky attitude, "Sure, unless the food run takes you all day."

 "It won't, I promise."

 He lightly kissed her lips. Then he turned to Justin, who was at the fridge, "Do you want to go with me? I want to buy breakfast stuff for everyone."

 Justin agreed. Soon the two guys were at an organic restaurant. As they waited for their orders, Andrew bluntly said to Justin, "I'm bi."

 Justin stared at him, and asked, "What?"

 "You heard me."

 He couldn't believe what he heard. His best friend was bisexual. So he asked, "What about Alyson? You still love her, don't you?"

 "I do, but I'm not sure anymore."

 That made Justin suspicious, so he asked, "What happened last night?"

 Andrew was nervous to explain, but he said, "I slept with Brandon."

 As Justin was about to speak, Andrew said, "Alyson can't know what I did."

 "What? You feel guilty already?"

 "I don't know. Maybe?"

 Justin thought for a moment, and asked, "Did you like what he did? Was he better than Alyson?"

 Andrew took a minute to think this through. Then he said, "They're both different, but I like them both. I don't know."

 "Look, you're my best friend, but you need to make a decision. You may have cheated on Aly before, but this could crush her."

 Suddenly, the order arrived. Then the two guys drove back to the 7A condo. Justin felt concern for Andrew. He knew Andrew has a history of being unfaithful, but there was nothing indicating that he was bisexual. He never expressed interest in guys, but now all of a sudden he does.

 Justin wasn't sure what to do. The only thing he could was watch Andrew make his decision. Who will Andrew choose: His high school sweetheart Alyson, or his dark teenage crush Brandon?