Will and Me Part 18

Drew B

Special thanks, everyone, for reading J

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We were not sitting in front of the man who had put my lover in the hospital, the one who called us both fags and made Will and Brothers life hell.

"Hi Dad" Will said "How have you been?"

"What do you want?" he asked

"Dad, I wanted to come by and say that I forgive you" Will said "For what you did to me. Dad, you ARE a good person. It just that you didn't know how to react when u found out Mike and I were gay. But Dad, both Mike and I forgive you. We love you Dad. I just wanted you to know that the abuse and neglect you gave us, didn't hurt us, but made is stronger. If you hadn't been such a horrible person, I wouldn't know what a good one felt like, and he squeezed my hand"

His Dad was staring at the table, too ashamed to stare his son in the face. Will got up and walked around the table to his Dad. His Dad looked up at him, when Will leaned down his Dad pulled back, as though he was scared of getting hit. Will put his arms around his father, and hugged him. Will's Dad hesitated then put his arms around his son, pulling them closer together.

His Dad pulled back, and looked Will in the eyes.

"Thank You so much son" he said, "I really am sorry son"

"Dad, its ok" Will looked at his watch "Wow, we have to get going, I have got to stop at a few places before we get home"

"Ok son" he said, I got up and followed Will out of the door. Will turned back and said, smiling,

"There are some DAMN fine guys in here Dad, don't let them go to waste"

His dad raised his eyebrow and smiled as we left.

We stopped at the store on the way home to pick up some groceries and things of that nature, then we rented a couple of movies, Will got horror movies and I got like 11 romance movies. I cant help it, I love a good love story.

We got out to the car, and I looked at Will.

"Babe?" I said

"Hmm?"

"That was a terrific thing you did today, I was so proud of you" I said, leaning over and kissing him on the cheek.

"Thanks Babe" he said "I owed it to your Dad to do that"

"That is so sweet Will" I said "no wonder I love you so much" I smiled at him.

"I love you to Drew. To the moon and back"

"That was so corny" I said laughing.

"Shut Up" Will said, starting to laugh with me. I turned on the radio and heard one of the best songs I have ever heard, it was Alanis Morissette's "Underneath"

I loved the chorus:

"There is no difference, in what we're doing in here, that doesn't show up, as bigger symptoms out there. So why spend our time, dressing out bandages when we've the ultimate key to the cause right here, our underneath"

That song always gets me to thinking, how much better this world would be, if people would solve their own problems first, then try to change others. Because the things going on inside us, reflect themselves in the actions that we do.

I was thinking about that when Will snapped his fingers in front of my face.

"Earth to Drew" he said, I looked over at him.

"Huh?" I asked

"We are home now" he said smiling. So we both got out of the car and carried the groceries in. I looked at Will standing at the counter putting things the cabinets. He caught me staring.

"What?" he said smiling.

I moved closer to him and kissed him.

"What was that for?" he asked

"You being the amazing man that you are" I said, wrapping my arms around his waist and putting my head on his shoulder.

"Babe?" he asked

"Yeah?"

"We have been together for about 6 months, and we have been thorough so much" he said, looking very serious "I am confident a thousand percent that we are meant to be together. Are you?"

"Yes Will, I am. What's this about?"

"I just wanted to be absolutely sure babe" he said, leaning down and kissing me "I want to make sure that one day when we decide to get married, that you will be confident in that relationship as partners"

"I will always be confident in us" I said, kissing him once more "Always"

"I love you so much baby" he said

"Not as much as I love you" I said, smiling.

"Will?" I asked

"Yeah babe?"

"Lets do something crazy" I said, smiling a very sly smile.