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Life Anew
Cody Can't
Keep
Chapter 12 -
Part B
Around 10:00
PM, Cody gets a text from Andrew:
"Cody, I'm
at our park. If you want to talk, meet
me there. I'll give you ten minutes, and
then I am headed home. If you don't show
up, it's all good. I'll just figure
things out."
Andrew knows
his text sounds harsh. He also forgets
that Cody has Chase to think of and can't just leave the house to seek out a
boyfriend. Cody isn't sure what to think
of the text. He can't believe that his
boyfriend would be that selfish. If he
were to leave his son alone in the house, he would lose his son, which isn't
happening for any guy. He is sure that he
loves Andrew, and this is testing that love.
He is trying to decide if he wants to message him or not. With everything else that has happened today,
Cody decides to not respond in detail.
Then as he passes by his son's room, he changes his mind again.
"Andrew, did
you forget about Chase? Sorry, but I
can't just leave the house."
Andrew saw
the text and decided that since Cody wouldn't be coming, he would just go home
and spend the night playing video games.
Cody expected to hear from Andrew, but nothing came. Cody is angry. He needs to figure things out. The best person to figure things out with is
his sister.
***
He hopes Mia
will say something that will hit him and make him feel better about
Andrew. He texts first to make sure that
his sister is still awake.
"Cody, you
know that I am still awake. Call me!"
A few
seconds later, Cody did just that. In
seconds, he and his sister are speaking on the phone.
"So Mia, Andrew, and I are struggling pretty badly. Right now, He's basically
ignoring me at work and overdoing things regarding professionalism. He called me at 10:00 o'clock to meet him at
a park tonight. I mean, come on, Mia, he
knows about my kiddo, and he should know that I can't just walk away from the
house just because he wants to speak with me.
Things are just a mess."
Mia can hear
some pain in her brother's voice. She knows that her brother cares for this
guy. He must really be hurting if he is
calling at this hour. She isn't even
sure what to say to him. Maybe, she can
get him to figure this out on his own. Over the years, she has mastered their
mother's technique.
"So, did you
respond to him tonight?"
He
immediately responds.
"Yes, I did.
I asked him if he had forgotten about Chase and told him I couldn't leave the
house."
Andrew might
have attempted to text, call, or stop by to talk. He's done none of these things, which has
Cody on edge.
"If it was
so important, he could have called, texted, or driven to the house to
talk. I could have sat on the porch to
speak with him."
Now, she
needs to say something to take Cody's thoughts away from whatever he is feeling
and focus on his guy.
"Do you
think he may be hurting too?"
It's not out
of the question that Andrew's heart is breaking. Cody thinks back over the meeting and his
talk with Andrew. Yeah, his guy might be hurting. Maybe, he needs to give him a chance to calm
down.
"Yeah, I can
see where maybe he is hurting a bit.
I'll try calling him after we hang up."
He can't let
this slip by him. Emotions, if left
alone, tend to fester.
"I hope you
guys get a chance a talk. I don't want
to see you and Chase in pain again. Go
call your man!"
She ends the
call leaving Cody to call Andrew.
***
Cody decides
to get as far away from his son's room as possible. He doesn't want Chase to hear him talking
with Andrew if things go bad. He heads
outside on the deck and sits on one of the chairs. Looking at his phone, he looks up into the
night sky and pleads for Andrew to answer.
He's giving the guy a chance to talk, so hopefully, he accepts the
opportunity. He pushes the phone icon
next to Andrew's name. The phone begins
to ring and ring, but the nurse never picks up.
Instead, it goes into voice mail.
"Andrew, I'm
sorry if you're hurting, but I wanted to talk.
I just couldn't leave my house. I
call me, and we can talk."
Andrew was
given a chance to speak with his boyfriend. Andrew saw the texts come in and
promptly ignored the texts. Cody is a
little sad. He just wishes that his
nurse would answer, but it never happened.
The guys are in a rough spot right now, it would seem. Cody is done with it, so he goes back inside
the house.
***
It is the
very next day. Andrew has the day off,
so he won't be in the office today. Cody
has checked his phone at least half a million times today. He's hoping for a response to last night's
text to his boyfriend. At his lunchtime,
he rechecks his phone. This time,
Jennifer walks into his office.
"Cody, has
he called or texted?"
He looks up
from a book he was reading to look at her.
"No, and I
don't know what to think. Maybe, I was
wrong to introduce him to Chase. Now,
there are going to be two guys in the household that are going to be depressed. I hate this part of relationships. Maybe, I'll have a better relationship with
the next guy."
She frowns
at the words that came out of her boss's mouth.
Jennifer needs to relax the situation a bit.
"Let me call
him. Andrew might pick up for me. I think that he's scared and upset. I hope he's taking time to think."
Cody hopes
that she can make contact with Andrew.
***
Jennifer is
on her break and enters Cody's office to make her call. She hits the icon next to Andrew's name and
places the call. His phone rang and
rang. Andrew again saw who calling and
didn't pick up. He knows why she is
calling, and she has no business talking to him about this issue.
"Andrew, I
know you and Cody are having an issue.
If you don't want to be with him anymore, break up with him. Remember, there are two guys whose hearts
you're breaking."
Who knows
what Andrew will think when he hears her message. Chase will be sad should his father and nurse
break up. Jenn hopes the guys won't
break up and their relationship can be saved.
She doesn't want to lose them. Andrew will either switch to Doctor
Hartman or leave the clinic if they break up.
It has been great to have him here.
Now, what does she say to Cody?
She heads off to find her boss.
Cody is finishing up with a patient and leaves the room. He sees Jennifer in the hallway, and she just
frowns at him. It's all he needs to
know. He'll have to make arrangements to
stop by the house. Jennifer talks to
Lisa, who quickly picks up the phone and calls Cody's mom so she knows that her
son will be coming home late. When Cody
comes into the office to say goodnight, the ladies smile at him.
"You can
head straight to Andrew's house. Your
mom already knows that you're going to be late."
Cody nods
his head, smiles, and grabs his things before heading out the door.
***
The doctor leaves
the clinic and drives straight to Andrew's house. Once he gets there, he briefly relaxes before
leaving his car. He's hoping he's not
wasting his time driving out here. They
need to get whatever is going on out in the open. There is no doubt that something is going to
happen. It could be that Andrew is
struggling with something from his past.
It could be a combination of the past and the current relationship
coming together. Whatever happens, it's
time to face it or call it quits. He
needs to hear it from Andrew.
***
Cody walks up to the front door and knocks. He thinks he hears Andrew's footsteps
approaching the door.
"Andrew, I know that you're there. Can we please talk?"
Andrew isn't sure that he wants to open up the door. Opening the door gives him access to Andrew's
heart. His thoughts over the last 24
hours have not been good. Just like Cody
needs to hear something from Andrew, Andrew needs to hear something from Cody. Andrew can be heard at the door, and then it
opens. Andrew steps out onto the porch
and sits down. He doesn't want to invite
his boyfriend into the house since he doesn't know where their conversation will
lead.
"Hey, I missed you at work."
The doctor tells his guy.
Andrew wants to cuddle with Cody and just forget about this mess.
"I...I...missed you and our lunch routine."
Usually, they would have lunch together, including speaking
with Chase as Cody speaks with him. They
do end up hugging. For Andrew being in Cody's arms, it just feels so
right. What happens next surprises,
Cody.
***
Cody isn't
sure what's happening but can see some emotion in his boyfriend's eyes. Andrew looks at Cody and takes a deep breath.
"Cody, why
do you want me? You could have anyone, and you want me."
It's not
normal for him to question why. Still, if it's something that he wants to hear,
then Cody needs to tell him.
"I want to
be with you because I think you are the most handsome, sweet, caring guy I've
ever met. Of course, it helps that my son likes you too. Most guys would have walked away from us by
now, and you haven't. I don't want to
lose you. I need you to believe me."
Both guys
want to know that everything is good between them. The guys want nothing more than to be in each
other's arms. The problem is they don't want to scare the other guy.
"Cody, I'm
sorry for ignoring your call and your text.
I just wasn't in a good place. I
needed to think."
Cody knows
that Jennifer was right. Andrew didn't
feel safe the other day. He didn't know
what would happen in the meeting, and maybe he felt like Cody was trying to get
rid of him. Now, he feels good and doesn't
want to forget how he feels.
"It's okay,
but I need you to always remember how you feel right now. I love you, Andrew, and I always will. Do me a favor before you go to bed tonight;
look in the mirror and see how hot you are."
Cody needs
to kiss him, but does Andrew want a kiss.
"Andrew, can
I kiss you?"
Andrew
doesn't wait for Cody to kiss him. He leans
in and kisses Cody for the world to see.
`Wow...that
feels incredible!'
The younger
guy is in heaven right now. He is
feeling so good right now. Cody wants to
know what's going in in that guy's mind. They have to open up a bit more.
***
Cody is sure
Andrew isn't happy with something, but he won't speak up. Maybe, he's afraid of him, and he's holding
back because of that.
"Andrew, is
there something you want from me?"
Andrew looks
at his boyfriend and hugs him again. He
just wants Cody to know that he loves him.
"I...need to
know that you love me and that you aren't going to leave me like he did. That's what I've been feeling lately. I'm sorry.
I'm not usually like this."
Cody takes
Andrew in his arms, and Andrew rests his head on one of Cody's pecs. They sit there for a few seconds.
"Listen to
me, Andrew; I will not leave you. Chase
doesn't want me to leave you. We've discussed
this before; I am not that creep, Ethan.
I know that meeting was maybe a little scary for you. Especially since you wouldn't know the
results of the meeting."
Andrew
begins to tear up. He wants to go home
with Cody tonight; however, he's sure that he wouldn't allow it. He wouldn't want Chase to see him there. Andrew isn't done yet.
"Cody, I
want to go home with you, but I know that isn't going to happen, at least not
now. Sometimes, I wish Chase could spend
the night with your mom overnight."
Cody lifts
up his head and looks at him.
"Andrew, I
want you to come home too. I just can't
yet; I promise you'll spend the night with me eventually."
There is
something else that Cody wants to tell him something.
***
Cody needs
to tell his boyfriend something right now.
It's important too.
"Andrew, I
don't know how to do it, but do you remember what we were like when we first
met. I want to go back to what we were
when we first met. I also want you to
know everything we've discussed until now is true and will stay between us. Let's just be us. No more worrying about
where you will work or where I will work. I want us to just be happy."
Andrew is
happy right now. Heck, for that matter,
Cody is happy. Everything will be fine
if things continue as both men picture going in their heads. If, however, Andrew decides to go away and
leave him, Cody will have to find a way to survive, and he'll also have to
comfort Chase. No one is planning on
breaking up. It's a good thing for both
guys in general. Andrew looks at Cody and smiles, and he agrees with his
boyfriend. He wants to restart their
relationship, well maybe not restart, but a chance to just be themselves.
"I want that
too."
Andrew says
as he studies Cody's face. Cody has one
more thing to say to the younger guy. He
wants to get his thoughts out so that Andrew understands what Cody will put up
with and what he won't.
***
The big
thing that Cody wants to get of off is the emotional
roller coaster. Cody is tired of
it. Andrew has been putting him through
some serious ups and downs.
"One last
thing, Andrew, and it's important. I
can't go through this emotional roller coaster.
I need us, and I need to know what you expect from me?"
Andrew isn't
put off by the request from his boyfriend.
He agrees there have been some hills and valleys in their relationship
as of late.
"I agree,
Cody, and I want to just be happy."
Andrew wants
to kiss him again. They hug again and
relax in each other's arms. Neither guy
is worried about the neighbors seeing them.
They have blocked out everything around them.
***
Andrew
decides he is done fighting himself. He
looks into his babe's eyes and then kisses Cody's lips. He doesn't just kiss him. He gives Cody a bit
of tongue as well. Cody isn't shy either,
and soon, they are kissing and using his language. Cody manages to pull himself from his
boyfriend's arms.
"Andrew, I
am sorry, Babe. I don't want to be too
late coming home. I should get going."
Andrew
doesn't want him to go, but he does understand why Cody needs to go.
"I love you,
Cody!"
Cody leans
in and kisses him gently on the lips.
"Love you
too!"
Cody heads
off to his car. Cody's boyfriend watches
from his steps and doesn't go inside until Cody's car has disappeared from
sight.
***
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