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The next morning Erik woke feeling refreshed. He looked around. He was in Curtis’s room. He shifted around in the bed to see that he was curled up next to Curtis, who was still asleep. Erik nudged him lightly.
Curtis stirred and woke up.
“Hey Erik” He said sleepily. Erik half smiled at him.
“Morning Curtis” he replied.
“Been awake long?” Curtis asked.
“No” Erik shook his head.
“How about breakfast?” Curtis suggested as he stretched his arms. Erik shrugged
“Okay” he said as he climbed out of bed. “Let me go change first?” He asked. Curtis nodded.
“I’ll meet you in the kitchen” he said in a cheery tone. Curtis climbed out of bed and walked to the bathroom. Erik walked out of the room and down the hall to his own bedroom. He shut the door behind him as he went to go change.
“What the heck is going on with him?” Erik said quietly to himself. It seemed weird that Curtis was being so nice to him all of a sudden. He thought for sure Curtis would hate him inside and out after what happened yesterday. Erik shrugged and grabbed some clothes before heading to his own bathroom to take a quick shower.
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About fifteen minutes later Erik walked into the kitchen to see Curtis already working on making food. It looked like he was cooking eggs, bacon, hash browns and maybe some pancakes, Erik wasn’t sure.
“I was wondering when you were going to show up!” Curtis laughed.
“Sorry. I decided to take a shower, I figured I wouldn’t take too long” Erik said as he pulled a chair up to the table. “Do you need any help?” He offered.
“Nah, I’m almost done” Curtis said. Erik nodded and sat down. A few minutes later Curtis was putting the food at the table. “So, that was some night last night, huh?” Curtis said.
“What?” Erik asked confused.
“Last night. It sure was fun, wasn’t it?” Curtis asked as he started filling his plate. Erik looked at him with even more confusion.
“What happened last night?” Erik asked.
“Were you drunk or something?” Curtis asked with a smirk. Erik shook his head. “Well, you came home from who knows where, and we had sex. It was a good night. Except for the fact that you wanted to listen to Lady Gaga while we did it” Curtis chuckled.
“You mean, it really happened?” Erik asked, quite unsure of the situation.
“What do you mean, it really happened?” Curtis asked.
“I thought that was just a dream…” Erik trailed off.
“Nope. That was real” Curtis said. “Are you okay?” he asked.
“I…I’m fine” Erik said. Unsure if he really was. The rest of breakfast was silent as Erik was lost in thought.
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It was later in the afternoon when Erik became frustrated. He was pacing around the living room when Curtis walked in. he stood at the doorway between the kitchen and living room.
“What’s wrong?” he asked.
“Like you don’t know!” Erik shot back. Curtis was taken aback at Erik’s suddenly harsh attitude.
“Is it about last night?” Curtis asked. Erik was downright overwhelmed. He wanted to tell Curtis that the night had been amazing, that it had been the best night of his life, but instead…
“Yes and no!” he shouted, stopping to realize how confusing that sounded. Curtis looked at him with an equally confused expression.
“Goddamit!” Curtis exclaimed. “I knew that it was too much. We shouldn’t have had lunch together. I mean…I know you don’t care what you eat…but…I wanted to do something special and different-”
“No! No! Dinner was….romantic…up until we started fighting anyway…I really had a good time” Erik’s tone changed. Curtis was taken aback.
“Well if it was the sex then you can just-”
“Your Just…Too Pushy!” Erik admitted.
“What?” Curtis asked.
“Your too pushy. You’ve always been too pushy” Erik responded. “You want things to happen too quickly. I mean, ever since day one you’ve been… just… so damned pushy. You’ve wanted something to happen that neither of us are ready for” He tried to explain. Curtis thought for a moment
“Wait. What do you mean until we started fighting?” Curtis said, thinking back to the start of the conversation.
“I mean until we started fighting. Everything was manageable until we starting fighting and you walked out” Erik said.
*“Well we wouldn’t have fought if you would have told me that you were in love with that Jace girl!” Curtis retaliated.
“Not this again. I don’t love her!” Erik exclaimed.
“Bullshit! It’s so obvious that you like her!! You talk about her all. The. Time” Curtis stated.
“So? I can’t just like her as a friend?” Erik asked.
“No. You can’t. Because you’re a guy. And she’s a girl” Curtis retorted. “You could have told me you were going out with her. I wouldn’t have made any moves on you” he finished.
“What? I’m not going out with her!” Erik exclaimed.
“Then why did Lewie say you were?” Curtis asked in a angry tone.
“Are you really going to go there? She was just joking around!” Erik was trying to keep his temper down as best as he could. “This is what I’m talking about! Your too pushy!” he stated, moving the fight back to it’s original place.
“How am I too pushy?” Curtis retaliated.
“You want too much. You always want. Your too pushy and you don’t know how to think of anybody but yourself!” Erik exclaimed.
“Oh? I don’t? That’s why you live here with me, why you get meals everyday, instead of being homeless and hungry?” Curtis was furious now.
“That’s not what I mean!” Erik shouted.
“Then what?” Curtis shot back.
“Your always too pushy! Like, when you made me go back to get my things. You knew I didn’t want to go, but you made me do it anyway! Then! Then, you found out about the nightmares, and ever since then you’ve babied me like some fricken child!” Erik hollered.
“So now you’re mad because I care about you?” Curtis yelled. He felt more upset than angry now. He felt like tears were trying to form in his eyes.
“Why do you care anyway? It’s not like you’ve actually known me that long! Why do you care? I’m not anything special!” Erik yelled.
“You are to me!” Curtis screamed, tears welling up in his eyes. Erik felt the hatred leave him. Inside, he wanted to stop fighting, but he couldn’t, not now.
“Why? Why do you care so damned much?” Erik fought on.
“Because I love you!” Curtis cried, tears starting to run down his face. Erik was taken aback.
“What?” he asked, his voice lined with shock.
“I. Love. You. I’ve loved you since I first saw you!” Curtis exclaimed. He was almost sobbing now. “When I first saw you, I was certain you were the one. Then, as I got to know you better, I realized you were perfect” Curtis said. “You were absolutely perfect. You still are! I have to pinch myself to make sure I’m not dreaming. That you really do exist!” Curtis shouted. “Erik. You made me feel again! You stopped me from being the biggest idiot in the world. You stopped me from killing myself! I wanted to die, and then I saw you. Erik, I’m happy when I’m with you. I’m complete with you, and I’m nothing without you” Curtis sobbed. Erik closed his eyes and took a deep breath.
“Look, Curtis I’m sor-”
“No. I love you, and if that’s too much for you to handle, I have nothing more to say to you” Curtis said and stormed off to his room.
“No! Curtis! Wait!” Erik said. He knew he’d gone too far. Erik ran after Curtis, but Curtis pushed him away.
“No” Curtis said flatly. Erik stood in the hallway for a moment, then he went after Curtis again, but only met the harsh slamming of Curtis’s door. Erik began to bang on it.
“Curtis! Curtis please! Open the door!” Erik hollered. Curtis kicked the bottom of the door in reply.
“Go away!” He shouted.
“Curtis! I’m sorry! I’m so sorry! Please Curtis, just open the door!” Erik exclaimed. When he got no response, he backed away and then ran up against the door, trying to budge it.
“It won’t work! Go away!” Curtis yelled. He walked over to the stereo. There was a stack of CDS on top of it, he picked the stack up and he began to toss case after case until he saw a black and tan case with the words “Linkin Park” and “Meteora” on it. He took the CD out and tossed the case. He opened the stereo and jammed the CD inside. He cranked the volume knob until it wouldn’t go anymore. Erik was still standing outside of Curtis’s room. He continued to bang on the door for a few minutes more before finally giving up.
“Well fuck you too!” Erik shouted and kicked the door. He stormed off to his room and grabbed his iPod and some headphones. Then he stormed to the front door, and walked out. Slamming it behind him.
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The next morning Erik woke feeling refreshed. He looked around. He was in Curtis’s room. He shifted around in the bed to see that he was curled up next to Curtis, who was still asleep. Erik nudged him lightly.
Curtis stirred and woke up.
“Hey Erik” He said sleepily. Erik half smiled at him.
“Morning Curtis” he replied.
“Been awake long?” Curtis asked.
“No” Erik shook his head.
“How about breakfast?” Curtis suggested as he stretched his arms. Erik shrugged
“Okay” he said as he climbed out of bed. “Let me go change first?” He asked. Curtis nodded.
“I’ll meet you in the kitchen” he said in a cheery tone. Curtis climbed out of bed and walked to the bathroom. Erik walked out of the room and down the hall to his own bedroom. He shut the door behind him as he went to go change.
“What the heck is going on with him?” Erik said quietly to himself. It seemed weird that Curtis was being so nice to him all of a sudden. He thought for sure Curtis would hate him inside and out after what happened yesterday. Erik shrugged and grabbed some clothes before heading to his own bathroom to take a quick shower.
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About fifteen minutes later Erik walked into the kitchen to see Curtis already working on making food. It looked like he was cooking eggs, bacon, hash browns and maybe some pancakes, Erik wasn’t sure.
“I was wondering when you were going to show up!” Curtis laughed.
“Sorry. I decided to take a shower, I figured I wouldn’t take too long” Erik said as he pulled a chair up to the table. “Do you need any help?” He offered.
“Nah, I’m almost done” Curtis said. Erik nodded and sat down. A few minutes later Curtis was putting the food at the table. “So, that was some night last night, huh?” Curtis said.
“What?” Erik asked confused.
“Last night. It sure was fun, wasn’t it?” Curtis asked as he started filling his plate. Erik looked at him with even more confusion.
“What happened last night?” Erik asked.
“Were you drunk or something?” Curtis asked with a smirk. Erik shook his head. “Well, you came home from who knows where, and we had sex. It was a good night. Except for the fact that you wanted to listen to Lady Gaga while we did it” Curtis chuckled.
“You mean, it really happened?” Erik asked, quite unsure of the situation.
“What do you mean, it really happened?” Curtis asked.
“I thought that was just a dream…” Erik trailed off.
“Nope. That was real” Curtis said. “Are you okay?” he asked.
“I…I’m fine” Erik said. Unsure if he really was. The rest of breakfast was silent as Erik was lost in thought.
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It was later in the afternoon when Erik became frustrated. He was pacing around the living room when Curtis walked in. he stood at the doorway between the kitchen and living room.
“What’s wrong?” he asked.
“Like you don’t know!” Erik shot back. Curtis was taken aback at Erik’s suddenly harsh attitude.
“Is it about last night?” Curtis asked. Erik was downright overwhelmed. He wanted to tell Curtis that the night had been amazing, that it had been the best night of his life, but instead…
“Yes and no!” he shouted, stopping to realize how confusing that sounded. Curtis looked at him with an equally confused expression.
“Goddamit!” Curtis exclaimed. “I knew that it was too much. We shouldn’t have had lunch together. I mean…I know you don’t care what you eat…but…I wanted to do something special and different-”
“No! No! Dinner was….romantic…up until we started fighting anyway…I really had a good time” Erik’s tone changed. Curtis was taken aback.
“Well if it was the sex then you can just-”
“Your Just…Too Pushy!” Erik admitted.
“What?” Curtis asked.
“Your too pushy. You’ve always been too pushy” Erik responded. “You want things to happen too quickly. I mean, ever since day one you’ve been… just… so damned pushy. You’ve wanted something to happen that neither of us are ready for” He tried to explain. Curtis thought for a moment
“Wait. What do you mean until we started fighting?” Curtis said, thinking back to the start of the conversation.
“I mean until we started fighting. Everything was manageable until we starting fighting and you walked out” Erik said.
*“Well we wouldn’t have fought if you would have told me that you were in love with that Jace girl!” Curtis retaliated.
“Not this again. I don’t love her!” Erik exclaimed.
“Bullshit! It’s so obvious that you like her!! You talk about her all. The. Time” Curtis stated.
“So? I can’t just like her as a friend?” Erik asked.
“No. You can’t. Because you’re a guy. And she’s a girl” Curtis retorted. “You could have told me you were going out with her. I wouldn’t have made any moves on you” he finished.
“What? I’m not going out with her!” Erik exclaimed.
“Then why did Lewie say you were?” Curtis asked in a angry tone.
“Are you really going to go there? She was just joking around!” Erik was trying to keep his temper down as best as he could. “This is what I’m talking about! Your too pushy!” he stated, moving the fight back to it’s original place.
“How am I too pushy?” Curtis retaliated.
“You want too much. You always want. Your too pushy and you don’t know how to think of anybody but yourself!” Erik exclaimed.
“Oh? I don’t? That’s why you live here with me, why you get meals everyday, instead of being homeless and hungry?” Curtis was furious now.
“That’s not what I mean!” Erik shouted.
“Then what?” Curtis shot back.
“Your always too pushy! Like, when you made me go back to get my things. You knew I didn’t want to go, but you made me do it anyway! Then! Then, you found out about the nightmares, and ever since then you’ve babied me like some fricken child!” Erik hollered.
“So now you’re mad because I care about you?” Curtis yelled. He felt more upset than angry now. He felt like tears were trying to form in his eyes.
“Why do you care anyway? It’s not like you’ve actually known me that long! Why do you care? I’m not anything special!” Erik yelled.
“You are to me!” Curtis screamed, tears welling up in his eyes. Erik felt the hatred leave him. Inside, he wanted to stop fighting, but he couldn’t, not now.
“Why? Why do you care so damned much?” Erik fought on.
“Because I love you!” Curtis cried, tears starting to run down his face. Erik was taken aback.
“What?” he asked, his voice lined with shock.
“I. Love. You. I’ve loved you since I first saw you!” Curtis exclaimed. He was almost sobbing now. “When I first saw you, I was certain you were the one. Then, as I got to know you better, I realized you were perfect” Curtis said. “You were absolutely perfect. You still are! I have to pinch myself to make sure I’m not dreaming. That you really do exist!” Curtis shouted. “Erik. You made me feel again! You stopped me from being the biggest idiot in the world. You stopped me from killing myself! I wanted to die, and then I saw you. Erik, I’m happy when I’m with you. I’m complete with you, and I’m nothing without you” Curtis sobbed. Erik closed his eyes and took a deep breath.
“Look, Curtis I’m sor-”
“No. I love you, and if that’s too much for you to handle, I have nothing more to say to you” Curtis said and stormed off to his room.
“No! Curtis! Wait!” Erik said. He knew he’d gone too far. Erik ran after Curtis, but Curtis pushed him away.
“No” Curtis said flatly. Erik stood in the hallway for a moment, then he went after Curtis again, but only met the harsh slamming of Curtis’s door. Erik began to bang on it.
“Curtis! Curtis please! Open the door!” Erik hollered. Curtis kicked the bottom of the door in reply.
“Go away!” He shouted.
“Curtis! I’m sorry! I’m so sorry! Please Curtis, just open the door!” Erik exclaimed. When he got no response, he backed away and then ran up against the door, trying to budge it.
“It won’t work! Go away!” Curtis yelled. He walked over to the stereo. There was a stack of CDS on top of it, he picked the stack up and he began to toss case after case until he saw a black and tan case with the words “Linkin Park” and “Meteora” on it. He took the CD out and tossed the case. He opened the stereo and jammed the CD inside. He cranked the volume knob until it wouldn’t go anymore. Erik was still standing outside of Curtis’s room. He continued to bang on the door for a few minutes more before finally giving up.
“Well fuck you too!” Erik shouted and kicked the door. He stormed off to his room and grabbed his iPod and some headphones. Then he stormed to the front door, and walked out. Slamming it behind him.
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