~~~Grant's POV~~~

We walked around the mall for a while being stupid like normal teenagers. After, Cale and I had left and went back to his house.

We were now on the couch in his living room watching tv. I was sitting in the middle of his legs with his arms wrapped around my waist.

"So now everyone but Maya knows about our little secret." Cale said to me.

I lifted my back to look at him. His head linger above mine.

"Yea. I'll tell her on Monday." I told him. He kissed my forehead. I lowered my head and snuggled against his chest, my body slowly moving along with his chest as he breathed.

"What about your parents?" He asked. I sighed. I had no idea about how my parents would react. It really scared me.

"I don't know. I don't think I'm ready to tell them." I said my voice dropping to a whisper.

His arms tighten around me.

"Well I'm ready whenever you are." He whispered in my ear making me shiver. He chuckled and kissed my cheek. I looked at the clock on the wall. It was 2:00. Just then my phone rang. I picked it up.

"Hey Grant." said Zoey.

"Hey."

"Can you come down to the park? I want to hang out with you for a little while."

"Sure. But you're having me leave Cale behind."

"Sorry," she giggled,"See you there." She hung up. I stood up dragging Cale with me.

"You leaving?" He asked.

"Yea. Zoey wants to hang with me for a little while." I said turning to him, putting my arms around his neck, as he pulled me closer by my waist.

"I'll see you later then." He said pressing his lips against mine. I kissed him back, a smile forming on my lips. He tried to pull back but I pulled him back down crashing my lips on his. I could feel him smile against mine. He pulled back again and I let him.

"Oh well wasn't that nice?" Danny teased standing in the doorway. I blushed, still smiling as Cale rolled his eyes. I took my arms from around his neck and Cale took his from around my waist. I grabbed my keys and left out the door, Cale following behind me. I got in my car and started it up and let the window down. Cale leaned down and rested his arms on the car door.

"What?" I asked. He smiled and shrugged, "Nothing." I gave him a small smile and shook my head. He leaned over and planted a kiss on my lips and waved as he walked back toward his front door. I backed out of the driveway and left to the park.

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I sat on a park bench waiting for Zoey to get here when the worst people possible decided to show up.

"Oh look it's the faggot." Marcus smirked. I sighed not in the mood for them.

"I'm not a faggot. Now shut the fuck up and leave me alone." I spat. Kyal walked up to me and flicked me in the forehead.

"Yes you are a faggot. At least this video says so." He said taking out his phone and putting it in my face. The video of me and Cale kissing at that party played. I shouldn't have been as surprised as I was. There were plenty of people in the kitchen while we kissed, but for these guys to have a video? Nobody likes them. There was no way they were there, so who was there that is actually friends with them?

"You made out with that new kid Cale Smith." He said smirking.

"We were drunk." I stated flatly. He chuckled.

"But yet you were clearly aware of what you were doing." Vince said.

"Grant!" I heard Zoey. I turned and saw her on the other side of the park. I turned back to Kyal.

"If you know what's good for you, you'll tell no one that we bully you. It's part of our deal, remember?" He said.

"Yea. Yea. Whatever." I said rolling my eyes.

"Good or else your little secret gets out to the entire school. Later faggot." He spat walking off with Vince and Marcus. I glared at them as they walked away, then got up and walked over to Zoey.

"Why were those jerks talking to you?" She asked looking over my shoulder.

"It's nothing. Don't worry about it." I told her.

"You look like you're in a bad mood. I thought you'd be a bit happier seeing that you just came from Cale's house." She said a grin forming on her face. I smiled.

"Well don't worry. Now that you've mentioned him, I'm happy." I said. She smiled and hugged me.

"I'm so glad you are."

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Later that afternoon I went over to Zoey's house.

"So are you gonna tell your parents?" Zoey asked me.

"I don't know. They'll have to find out sooner or later though right?" I said.

She shrugged.

"I...I just don't want them to disown me and throw me out." I sighed.

"Well don't worry. I'm sure you'll be fine." She replied.

"I guess."

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Sunday morning I was back at home in my room, when I got a call from Cale.

"Hey Grant." He said when I picked up.

"Hey."

"So looks like last night I got a threatening message from someone..."

"Oh really. Wonder who it could be." I said sarcastically, "What's it say?"

"It says if I don't want you hurt even more than before, I won't protect you when they hurt you. They said what they normally do is nothing compared to what they really can do."

"So there threatening to beat me up even more if you protect me?"

"Yea looks like it."

"Damn. They're really annoying."

"So what am I supposed to do?"

"Nothing. Don't interfere."

"Grant, I can't just sit back and let you get hurt."

"And I can't let you." There's a brief moment of silence.

"I like you Cale. I really do and I don't want you to get hurt because of me." I said breaking that silence.

"I really like you too....fine. But when you get seriously injured I'm not just gonna stand back and do nothing, got it?"

"Got it."

"Good. You wanna come over? My brother is the only one home."

"Sure I'll be there in a few minutes." I said before hanging up. I got up off my bed and barely made it out my bedroom door when Reagan stopped me.

"Who was that?" She asked.

"No one. I'm leaving."

"But you said you liked them. That's not nothing right?" She smirked. My face slightly turned red.

"It's none of your business. Now let me go."

"Who's Cale?" She said holding up my sketchbook drawing of Cale.

I blushed fiercely.

"Give me that!" I shouted snatching my sketchbook out of her hand, "Why were you going through my stuff?!"

"I don't know. Who is he?"

"He's nobody. I'm leaving." I say pushing past her and going downstairs. I grab my keys and head out the door and get in my car.

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"Hey babe." Cale greeted me pulling me inside his house and wrapping his arms around my waist.

"Don't call me babe." I said grabbing his shirt and pulling him down to kiss him but he pulled back.

"Why not?" He asked.

"It's weird." I answered, pulling him back down again, but he pulled back again.

"But babe means a sexually attractive individual. Are you not?" He said a smile tugging at his lips.

"Fine. Call me whatever. Just kiss me already." I said before pulling him down for a third time crashing my lips onto his. I could feel his smile against mine.

"Oh look Grant's back." I heard Danny's voice coming fom the kitchen. I turned and saw him sitting there smiling.

"Does he really have to be here every time I come over?" I groaned.

"Sorry. His boyfriend broke up with him and he doesn't have any friends to hang out with." Cale chuckled ruffling my hair. Danny walked over to us and hit Cale in the back of his head.

"Ow!"

"I have friends little brother. But none of them are like Grant." He said turning to me. He gripped my chin and moved his lips closer to mine.

"No!" I laughed/shouted. I swatted at his hand and ran behind Cale, throwing my arms over his shoulders, "I have a boyfriend! You can't touch me!"

"Yea lay off what's mine, Danny." Cale laughed. Danny shrugged and jump over the couch. Cale took my arms from around him and picked my up bridal style.

"Oh my god! Cale! Put me down!" I said wrapping my arms around his neck.

"But you holding on to me pretty tight. You really want me to put you down?" He asked smugly.

"Yes." I answered. His smug look was replaced with a pout and then a small smile.

"Fine. When we get upstairs." He said taking me up the stairs and into his bedroom, shutting the door with his foot behind him.

"You might want to let go." He said. Before I had time to react he tossed me up into the air. I landed in the middle of the bed, my eyes closed. When I opened them, Cale was lingering over me. I stared up into his emerald green eyes and he stared into my deep blue ones.

"What?" He asked.

"Nothing. You just have really beautiful eyes is all." I said.

"Well so do you." He said cupping my cheek with one hand. He slowly brought his face closer to mine connecting our lips. He began to pull away but I wrapped my arms around around his neck pulling him closer deepening the kiss, him smiling against my lips. He licked my bottom lip, begging for entrance. I gave him permission, parting my lips enough for him to slip his tongue into my mouth. He brought his hand to the bottom of my shirt slipping it under lifting my shirt up. He pulled back, breaking the kiss and pulled my shirt of before returning his lips to mine. He pulled back again and placed a kiss on my forehead, cheek, and landed on my neck. I tilted my head back, put my arms back around his neck, and wrapped my legs around his waist as I let out a small moan as he found my soft spot and began to suck it, my lower body now pressed against his. I shivered as he let his hands roam my topless self.

Suddenly I heard snickering. I broke the kiss and saw Danny standing in the doorway with his phone holding back his laughter. Panicked and surprised, I unwrapped my arms and legs and sat up, blushing wildly.

"Oh this good. I just caught my little brother making out with his boyfriend. Things were getting pretty steamy real quick, huh?" Danny laughed. Cale got up and chased Danny out of the room. A few minutes later, Cale came back in and sat down on the edge of the bed.

"Sorry about Danny. He can be a real idiot sometimes." He said. My blush faded a little.

"I'm so sorry Grant. I didn't-"

"Quit apologizing. I-It's okay. I...I liked it." I stuttered, mentally slapping myself for doing so.

He smiled and leaned over and kissed me, "Good." He picked up my shirt and tossed it to me. I put it on and layed my head down on his lap as he played with my hair.

"He's not gonna post that right?" I asked.

"No he won't. Promise." Cale answered.

"Okay."

Baby, why are you so afraid to let other people know who you really are?" he questioned me. I sighed.

"I...I don't know. I guess I'm afraid no one will like me if the do know." I told him.

"Everyone can't hate you. Beside you already have me, Zoey, Loren, Evan, my parents, and Danny."

"I don't know, Cale."

"What about your parents?"

I became silent.

"I don't know."

Cale took my hand in his and gave me a reassuring smile, "Well, whatever happens, I'll be here for you." I smiled back and propped myself up on my elbows.

"I know you will." I said, before pressing my lips against his.