Date: Tue, 17 May 2022 08:00:00 +0100 From: Andrew Passey Subject: Coming Out Part Ten (Young Friends) It was late November and I was about to turn fourteen years old. Not the same major milestone as some but still, another year older. I decided to do a trip to the cinema then takeaway pizza and PS4 at mine afterwards. I was going to keep it small for financial as well as social reasons. I only wanted my best mates there so Jorge, Olly, Bella and three other schoolmates from my year. I was also thinking of inviting Jamie. We still hadn't got round to watching a Marvel film, Jamie was just so busy outside of school. I wasn't sure my friends would be happy if I invited him but we'd become good friends so I thought I'd at least put it out there when I saw him in between lessons. "So....um I'm fourteen on Saturday and thinking of a trip to the cinema, then some pizza and PS4." "Oh cool, I didn't realise it was your birthday! In fact you've never really told me anything about yourself!" "What do you mean?" I asked in surprise, in my head we talked about everything, "Well we're friends but you haven't told me anything about your family at all!" "Touché! Not much to tell, I have a mum, my dad isn't around and you know my older brother, Tom.. What do you want to know?" "I don't know...just sometimes it seems you don't tell me much about yourself, that you prefer to talk about other people and stuff." "Well I know NOTHING about you and your family!" "Not true! You know I prefer wanking to reading! And that everyone loves me!" "Yeah and you have a girlfriend..." "Yeah that, but like you there isn't much to say. I live with my Mum and Dad and my younger brother Jacob." "Jamie and Jacob! Your parents certainly love the Js!" "Tell me about it! So now we know everything about each other. It's your birthday Saturday, it's mine on the 12th January. Presents gratefully received if they're expensive...anyway I think we're basically family now! Well we will be if you finally give me your phone number." "Oh sorry, I keep forgetting!" This was true, I didn't use my phone as much as some people. I was paranoid about cyber bullying and I didn't have that many friends so I wasn't glued to it. I got my phone out and got Jamie to add me and send me a test message and I added him. "Finally! No sending me dick pics or anything like that though!" Jamie said giggling as I blushed bright red. I wanted to move the conversation away from that uncomfortable subject and back to my birthday, "So um....if you want to....um you can come along to my birthday party on Saturday as well?" "If I want to? What do YOU want Sam?" Jamie asked with a slight smile on his face, He wasn't making this easy! "Well...if you were happy to and aren't busy because I know you're often really busy and you might have something much better to do which is fine if that's the case I don't mind I'm just saying that if you didn't have plans and didn't mind spending time with me and my friends then I would like you to come but only if you want to." "Fucking hell Sam! You are allowed to use punctuation and take a breath every now and again! I expected a "I'd like you to come" or a "I'm not bothered", not a bloody half an hour speech! Anyway I would love to come along. I do have plans but I'll cancel them!" I was really pleased about that and spent the rest of the day in a good mood. After school we had a match so I rushed to the changing room after my last lesson. I was first in and went for a piss first of all. As I flopped my dick and started to piss I heard talking and realised Jamie and our team mate Danny had arrived, "Well it's your choice, but that party is going to be crazy! Loads of fit single girls there.. But you know, I know you don't want to go because of what happened the other day but...going to Sam's birthday instead? Just be careful. People will talk." "About what?!" "Everyone knows he's gay and you're going to a party of a gay boy from the year below. You know what gossip machines are like." "He's a friend! I thought everyone liked him. I thought you liked him!" I'd finished pissing but didn't want to interrupt them so I just stayed there with my dick still out as I listened to the conversation. "I do like Sam! We all do! But there's a difference between supporting him and being nice to him, to going to his birthday." "You're being weird Danny. It's. Just. A. Birthday. Party." "I guess I am being weird. I'm just looking out for you. You know, now you're single people will be expecting you to be at the party, putting yourself out on the market again!" "Thanks for reminding me I got dumped Danny!" Jamie sounded annoyed. He'd been dumped? Since when? Although why would I know I guess. "You were better off without her, she was trouble. Very needy. Come and meet someone new! You're basically giving up free pussy for a gay birthday party!" "Free pussy! You guys are all talk! None of you are getting laid at the party. Anyway it's only been a few days. I don't want to jump straight into a new thing. I need some time off relationships! And it's not a "gay birthday party". It just so happens Sam is gay. We aren't going to be dressing up in drag, we're just going to the cinema and eating pizza." "Well....I heard Gemma might be coming to the party, you're missing out." "You're welcome to her, I've heard she likes boys with small dicks so you'll be fine!" I couldn't leave it any longer as other boys were coming into the changing room so I sloped back from the toilet and instantly got spotted by Jamie and Danny. There were both already in their kits and I had catching up to do, "Sam! How long have you been here?" Jamie asked, looking slightly concerned. "Um, I was first here but was in the toilet. Excited about the match?" I asked, trying to change the subject so they didn't ask what I'd heard. Danny shrugged, "It's a football match. We all run around a lot and in the end Jamie fucks up and we lose." "Ha ha, very funny!" Jamie said. "We got this one today Danny, Sam's playing for us today. Someone who actually knows how to dribble and kick a ball!" Jamie had called it right. We kicked the other team's arse. 4-0 with me setting up two goals. I couldn't be happier at how I played and life felt good for a change. After the match I did think about the conversation I'd overheard. So Jamie had been dumped and had chosen to go to my birthday rather than one with Danny where girls might be there. I'm not going to lie, it made me feel really good about things! My party, such as it was, ended up being great fun, a trip to the cinema, pizza, PS4. Does that count as a party particularly if there's only a few people there? In any case it was exactly the sort of thing I wanted to do. Just close friends and fun times. What could be better? We filed out of the cinema with everyone talking about the film. I was walking next to Jamie and asked what he thought of it. Despite it being a Marvel film we'd watched Jamie admitted he liked it, "I'm still not convinced you're right though Sam, we have to watch all those movies together first!" "Whenever you're free, I'm free!" I said with a smile. He smiled back, "Well my life outside school isn't as busy as it was so maybe next weekend we can start? I'll check with my parents if I'm free and if you can stay over if you like?" Wow. A potential sleepover with Jamie!? I'd had them with Olly and Jorge but never expected I'd be invited over to Jamie's. Instantly I felt excited but also pretty nervous. What if I did or said the wrong thing? Did they know I was gay and if they did would that be okay? All the anxieties I felt came rushing to the surface but I tried to ignore them. I wanted to live my life rather than be crippled with self doubt all the time. "I'll check with Mum but don't think I have any plans. I can bring a DVD or two of some of the early films so we can start from the beginning if you like?' "DVDs? Fucking hell Sam, the 20th Century just phoned and wants you to come back! I've got Disney Plus, we don't need DVDs." "Good point, hey Jorge, this way we're getting the bus back!" I said to Jorge who had started to walk towards the tube station with Olly. He came back and we all waited for the bus back to my house. We all chatted on the bus and it was nice for me that Jamie got on well with everyone. Obviously he knew Jorge and Olly from school and he'd met a couple of the others but there was a difference between hanging out at school in the canteen and hanging out outside school. Bella took a real shine to Jamie and flirted outrageously with him for the rest of the day. She made no secret of the fact she was supporting him when we had a mini FIFA tournament on the PS4. It was annoying Jorge and Olly in particular who made snide comments about it. "Fucking hell Bella is all over Jamie!" Jorge complained as we went and got more drinks for everyone. "Are you jealous?" I asked not entirely seriously. I swear he blushed slightly before he smirked and said, "No are you?!" "Uh, you do know that Bella's anatomy is not the type I like!" "I wasn't talking about Bella!" Jorge said with a giggle before slapping me on the back, "I'm just joking, but let that be a lesson about what happens if you try and take the piss out of me!" By the end of the party it seemed Bella had convinced herself Jamie fancied her back and she'd already decided to invite him to her, Olly and Jorge's party in a couple of weeks. I loved Bella, she was one of my oldest friends but I wasn't sure I wanted her to go out with Jamie. Actually scrub that, I DEFINITELY didn't want her to go out with Jamie! That would really hurt. He was a year older than her anyway so I doubted he'd be interested. Ultimately I couldn't say anything about it to either of them though and it was out of my control so I just hoped things didn't happen between them. Overall though, it had been an amazing birthday. I was now fourteen, one more step on the journey towards adulthood. I'd had some tough times during my thirteenth year, I hoped my fourteenth would be an improvement...