We talked and made our way into the gym where we sat down on the red bleachers and I noticed that Archie and Robert also had this class when they walked in and sat with a group of guys that I didn't know. Seeing Archie makes me so nervous and what happened yesterday is so fresh in my head as if everything that he was was a dream.

I was sitting with some of the dance girls and we all started a conversation about the routine that was happening this afternoon.

"Hey, how long have you been dancing?

" Some girl who I think is named Tyler asked me.

Everyone looked over at me, immediately making my cheeks heat with the attention I was given. "Uh, I started when I was very young, about nine because I didn't like any sports so my parents put me in dance. I did gymnastics the last three years to focus more on my flexibility to better my dancing."

"Wow, so you're the most experienced out of all of us," someone else said while everyone else looked a little admirable at my experience. I noticed that Coach Erixon was one of the gym teachers, which made me feel good to have a familiar face thrown into all of these new ones.

"We're your teachers for your senior year. This is Coach Erixon and I'm Coach Gordon. We are just going to go through safety and using the equipment and sports teams, then we will play an optional game,' The man said.

We listened as the coaches talked until it was time to play the optional game of two-hand touch football and they announced that it was optional for everyone but football players just to get in some extra practice before the game on Friday.

Archie and Robert got off the bleachers and went to play, which surprised me because they never once mentioned football, even Robert, who surprisingly talks quite a bit once he gets comfortable with you.

"They're football players?" I asked Jenny, who nodded as she watched her boyfriend participate in a game that looked pretty competitive.

"Yeah, Archie was the quarterback last season until he stepped down at practice during the summer because of some personal stuff," she told me.

Jenny and I started a conversation with the dance girls and Coach Erixon about the routine because a lot of them were very confused about some of it. While some girl named Cara was asking a question, Jenny hit my shoulder and pointed over to Archie, who was waving me over to the locker

room.

I shook my head at him, definitely not wanting to be alone with him. "Hey, maybe he wants to apologize for everything that happened yesterday". Jenny said

I shook my head at Jenny. "I doubt it.

"Just trust me, if anything goes wrong, I'll step in. I promise you" she tells me and I looked down at her with her soft smile that was silently telling me to do it.

I sighed as I got up, making sure that neither of the coaches was watching me. I crossed my arms as Archie walked into the locker room to wait for me to join him. Even after all that happened yesterday, I was still majorly attracted to him. He was wearing some tight dark jeans, an orange t-shirt with a picture of some waves printed on it, and some Converse. I admire him so much.

"This is so stupid" I muttered to myself as I pushed the door open. He stood against the wall with one foot pressed against it. As soon as the locker room door shut behind me, he stood up fully and opened his mouth to say something but nothing left it. He averted my eyes and didn't try to talk

again, I wanted to leave, but he finally

caught my attention.

"I like you," he blurted out. I slowly turned around again to look at him and he was fidgeting with his hands while looking to the side.

"But you told me yesterday…" I started

to say, he shut me up immediately by talking about it.

"Everything I said yesterday was complete bullshit, just forget that ever happened," he said, finally looking up to meet my eyes.

"Just forget it?" I asked, starting to feel that anger rise inside of my chest because everything he did to me yesterday wasn't just something I could easily forget. It was very scary and something I've barely ever had to deal with, so having to deal with it with a stranger at a new school is not something I had mentally prepared for.

"Yeah, it didn't mean anything," he said, but I knew he was just trying to play it off like it wasn't a big deal when it was a huge deal, at least to me.

"Do you not understand that I had to go meet my family at a restaurant when I was utterly scared for my life?" I snapped at him and his face shifted into a guilty expression that told me that I might be getting through his thick head and that he truly scared me.

"I didn't mean to do that, I didn't, I just didn't know what to do about what I was feeling, and it all just-"

"And what were you feeling?" I asked, crossing my arms to show that I was still mad about the whole situation. "I felt like I liked you and wanted to have a connection with you," he softly whispered.

"I thought you were straight," I whispered, my voice breaking from shock and embarrassment because I didn't think l even moved throughout the last few seconds.

"I thought so too."

I cleared my throat. "You don't get to do this, Archie, you don't get to hurt me and then think you can make it up to me by saying that you're questioning your sexuality when you're just another one of those straight guys that will never act on his feelings".

"But I want to, I want to act on them. I promise you. I've never felt this way, never felt such a strong attraction to someone without ever even talking to them" he said, running a hand through his fluffy hair that flopped every time he would move his head too quickly.

"Then why don't you?"

"Because I'm scared. All my life I've

been known as one thing and I think

completely changing it will mess a few things up and I don't know if I'm ready for it" he told me and I could see the genuine fear building up on his face.

I cleared my throat again, feeling it getting dry every time I looked up into his eyes. "You'll have to do it at one point or another, so why not now?"

He crossed his arms before leaning into the wall. "I don't know."

I don't know why the hell I'm helping this kid because he physically hurt me yesterday and I could still feel it on my neck. There was just something about him that made me drawn to him.

It wasn't even that he's godly attractive, even though that's a plus.

"You gotta make a choice at some point, but for now, leave me out of it," I tell him even though it physically hurts me to tell him to forget about me because I don't know how I would even react without him because there was something in my head telling me to get to know this boy and I wanted to.

"Friday, uh, is the first football game of

the season, would you want to come? He asked me and I noticed how nervous he was by the way he fidgeted with his hands and tried to not make direct eye contact with me.

I completely forget about what I just told him because if he's asking me to do something for him, then obviously he's willing to do something about the way he was feeling. I know how hard it can be to finally decide to act on your sexuality or come out because it puts so much pressure on your chest the entire time you're even thinking about it. When I came out, I was off for months because l couldn't find the courage to just get over it.

I nod my head at him, immediately seeing his demeanour change into a form of confidence that I hadn't seen inside of him the entire time we were here. "I'll be there."

"Alright, cool"' he tells me before we sneak back into the gym. He goes back to the game while I go back to sit next

to Jenny. She gives me a look like 'what's going on' while I pretend like I don't see her to make her continue to wonder for a few more seconds.

"You better tell me what just happened or I'll slap you," she threatens and I chuckle, leaning over to her ear to start to tell her all about what was just discussed.

Once I'm done, she reaches over and grabs my arm with a huge smile. I chuckle at her huge expression. "You look so creepy right now, I don't even know what to do."

She giggles. "How do you feel about it? "I mean, I'm still mad about what happened, but I understand more of why he did it now. I'm willing to stick with him and see what happens, but I think he knows now that if he pulls something like that again, I'm gone.

She nods her head. "Yeah, but I do

want you to know that he does care

about you. When we got home yesterday, he asked so many questions about you and felt bad about what had happened. I've seen him struggling for a while and now that I know that it's because of his

sexuality, I think he just needs to find his outlet and that might be you."

Did she just say 'home' as in they live together? "What do you mean you

got home? Like do you live together or

something?"I asked.

I notice the panic in her eyes before

she pushes it down to shake her head.

"No, I just spend a lot of my nights at Robert's house who is neighbours with Archie."

I know she's hiding something, but I push it to the side to take in what she's just told me. "So you don't think that this is just some straight guy trying to experiment? You think that this can be real, right?"

She nods her head. "I know it's real, Henry. The way he talked about you is not how he's talked about all the girls He once dated. He truly likes you and I've never seen him like this with anybody else."I nod my head. "Okay, well, Friday it is, then."

"We'll plan everything out later, but right now, let's just prepare for the routine later today," she tells me as she gets up to join all the rest of the dance girls who are talking with Coach Erixon.

After dance practice, Jenny and I walk out of the gym to see Robert and Archie standing there waiting for us. They're wearing athletic shorts and jerseys while sweating profusely.

Archie's hair is an absolute mess probably from him running around during football practice and running his hands through it.

"How was dance practice?" Robert

asked Jenny who wrapped her arm

around his waist.

"It was good, " she says and starts to tell her boyfriend that I can't hear where I was. Archie walks behind me as we walk out through the back door to the parking lot before he comes back next to me in silence while the other two are whispering stuff to each other.

"How was the dance for you?" Archie asks, finally saying something to me since

earlier today in the locker room. l clear my throat before looking up at him to see his soft expression, which is different from how he looks at everyone else that I've seen.

"Good, pretty hectic, but good," I say, not knowing how else to explain it because it was so hectic with all the groups performing the routines, and a lot of the girls got lost halfway through a difficult part and had to step out.

"Uh, excuse me, it was more than good for you, you got the lead' Jenny said with a confused look along with a playful smile.

"You got the lead?" Robert asked in bewilderment because l don't think he quite understood how much dance experience I had. After all, I didn't talk about it too much to not seem like I was bragging at all.

"Yeah, the male lead," I tell him. He reaches his hand out for a high five as he tells me 'congratulations' and 'good job, man' while Archie pats me on the back in a silent way of telling me 'congratulations' Jenny comes over as we reach her car to hug me. "I'll see you tomorrow, all right?"

"All right," I tell her as I continue my walk to my car along with Archie who was following me, probably not wanting to be with Robert while he says bye to Jenny.

"You have a nice car," Archie tells me as he lightly kicks the tyre while l unlock the doors to put my bag in the back, he looks inside to probably see what the interior is like.

"Oh, thanks, I got it two years ago for my 16th birthday," I told him before walking back to the front where he stood and leaned against my grey car.  

He comes to stand next to me and leans on the car as well. I can't help but be fascinated by his handsomeness. I can't wait to get a kiss from him after a long while.

"I want you to know that I'm trying, I'm trying to find the courage and the confidence to get through this and do what I feel is right, but it's hard. I think you know that it's hard and you're taking it easy on me, I do want you to know that I haven't forgotten what I did and l am so sorry about it."

 "It's okay, I understand more of why it happened. I know how hard it is to deal with your sexuality and you just need to find a time when you feel it is right to deal with it all. I think you are ready to move forward, but maybe not to officially come out and I understand that greatly" I tell him and he crosses his arms before sighing.

"Let's wait until Friday when I have more time to figure all of these emotions out," he says to me. I see the tenseness on his shoulders just like the first day, which tells me that I might've crossed the boundaries and said too much, so I quiet down and let him do what feels best for him.

"Okay," I say and he reaches over to wrap his arm around my shoulder, which sends the wonderful sparks throughout my whole body that I've never felt with anyone but him.

"Thank you for making this easy, I thought you would hate me after what I did. I would've hated someone if they did that to me, he says with a chuckle. What he said was like heaven to my ears that instantly calmed me down.

"If you were someone else that just did it to show your dominance, then yeah, I probably would've hated you"' I say with a chuckle and he nods with a small smile.

"All right, the break is almost up, so I have to get back to football practice, but I will see you tomorrow, all right?" He says as he stands up and starts to make his way through the cars.

"Wait, practice isn't over? Why'd you come then?" I asked him because I thought he was just walking with Robert out here and his car was behind mine so he kept walking with me.

"Well, I didn't want you to be a third wheel with the lovebirds, so I came to keep you company," he told me as he walked backwards to look at me.

I chuckle. "You know, it's okay to say that you wanted to see me, I won't make fun of you for it." He gives me a playful look. "Fine, I wanted to see you."

"Wow, what a loser," I say with an obvious playful tone and he notices it before walking over to me and hitting me lightly on the back of the head to continue the playfulness we were doing.

I see his smile drop slightly as he starts to walk away again and I realize that what I'm about to do is something that I would never do, but I think making an exception for him is the right thing to do.

"Hey, before you go, can you help me with something first?" I ask him as I stand up fully and make my way to the back of my car where I know no one would be able to see us from that point. He gives me a confused look before he follows me to behind my car and once he's there standing in front of me, I feel the butterflies in my stomach ache even more than before because he's right there. I know I probably look like an idiot as I stand there and stare at him, so I lean forward to grab at his jersey.

Once I have the fabric locked in my hands, I pull him down to my height and press our lips together, which is like the sparks that I was feeling earlier are heightened 1,000 times and it's like fireworks just went off. He sets his hand on my waist while I let my hands slide up his chest to rest on his neck and shoulders.

I have to force myself to pull away because l don't want him to get in trouble for being late back to practice. He bites his lip as he looks at me and I can see that his eyes are now that electric blue colour that confuses the hell out of me because how do his eyes just change colour?

I clear my throat as I remove my hands from his body to take a step back. " Well, thanks for helping me out with that."

He chuckles before taking the step that I had just taken to be right in front of me again. His hands are on my waist again as he leans down to press a soft kiss to my forehead, immediately calming my nerves that I hadn't just done something very stupid.

"I'll see you tomorrow," he whispers before walking away. I make my way into my car and sit there for a few minutes to just walk through what I just did. If that went wrong, then I could've severely messed up how he was doing with figuring out his sexuality.

Fortunately, I think it was perfect due to how he reacted and responded afterwards.

Jenny and I sit on the bleachers as the cold air rushes over our faces while the guys in tight, white pants run around with ball-shaped eyes while they follow the rules that I had no idea how to even understand. I had my arm wrapped around Jenny's shoulder since her hoodie

was thinner than she had expected since the cold was not what the weathermen had predicted for tonight.

I'm confused with myself because the first day in the parking lot I was scared for my life, but now, it's like I'm in love with this man. I can't understand how one person could change my mind so much to make me feel so unbelievably attracted to them.

I was only here for Archie because I hate sports so much. Don't tell Archie that, but I don't understand anything that was going on as I watched them pass the ball through their legs. I don't understand why they kicked it through the goal thing that just looked like a pitchfork missing one tong.

"I could fall asleep right now I told Jenny as I put my hands in my lap and set my head on her shoulder while the crowd cheered as one of the guys ran with the ball towards the pitchfork.

"Me too" she whispered, setting her head on top of my head. "thankfully, it's

is almost over."

I looked at the bright clock that was painted red, the school colour, with white LED numbers and letters for anyone within a three-mile radius to see. "It says three minutes, that could mean ten."

She laughed at me as she pulled her sleeves down to cover her hands which were now shaking due to the cold.

"Yeah, yeah, just be patient, dumbass."

Fifteen minutes later, we stood in front of the locker rooms, waiting for Robert and Archie to change and come out. I know that we won, but I don't know what the score even was. Jenny was Wrapped in my arms as she shivered against my chest.

I chuckled, tightening my arms around her to help her get even warmer. I looked up as I heard the locker room door open and I saw our two boys walking out with duffel bags hanging from their shoulders. Archie's hair was an absolute mess and he reeked of sweat and Axe cologne

.

"Hey," they said to us as they came closer. Robert gives me a grateful smile as I shift her into his arms where she can shiver against his chest instead of mine. As soon as she felt her boyfriend's arms, her smile widened and she snuggled against him.

"I'm never coming to another football

game" she whispers to him and I watch as he rubs his arms up and down her back with a small smile while he looks down at her.

"That's all right, I can deal with that" he

says with a soft smile.

Jenny cleared her throat, looking up at Archie. "Do you mind taking Henry home? I'll probably leave my car here until Monday so Robert can drive me home."

Archie looked over at me before nodding his head. "Yeah, I can take him home."

We all said bye to each other as Archie

Led the way to his matte black Lexus

that looked like the most expensive car I

had ever seen in all my life. Once he sees my shocked expression, he

laughs as he wraps his arm around my

shoulder. "You like it?" He asked.

"Uh, it looks super expensive and I'm shocked that you haven't told me about it. Don't most guys brag about their cars?" I ask him while he opens up the passenger side door for me to get in. The seats are of black leather that's so comfortable that I could even sleep here forever and there are buttons everywhere that make me want to push them, even though I know I

shouldn't.

Archie gets into the driver's seat before turning to me. "I'm not like most guys."

I nod my head as I buckle up while he starts the car and pulls out of the parking lot. I put my hands in between my thighs to warm them up and when Archie notices that, he turns on the heat to blow directly on my face. I keep my eyes on the road as he speeds towards the way to my house that I had put into his phone so he would know where to go.

"I'm willing to act on how I'm feeling," he said as he sat back in his seat while we drove on a quiet back road with not too many cars passing us. I could tell he was driving slower than he usually does to either make me feel safe or have more time with me.

"What does that mean?"I ask him, wanting to know what that exactly entails for the both of us. I watch as he thinks for a minute or two about how to word his thought process before looking at me very briefly to look back at the road.

"It means I'm willing to try out the whole thing. I'm not ready to come out just yet, so we would have to be quiet about it if you're all right with that."

I nod at him, even though he can't see me in the darkness of his car. "Yeah, I'm more than all right with that. I just want to make sure you're comfortable in what we're doing."

"l am comfortable as long as we take it a bit slow and don't do too much too fast," he tells me and I'm kind of shocked because he seems like the type of guy who would want to rush into things until we got to a point where we can figure things out at a later date.

This way does make me the most comfortable though because I haven't gone that far with anyone and probably won't be ready until I have a real, strong connection with someone.

"Okay, that works for me," I tell him with a small smile as he speeds up a bit.

"Have... have you ever dated a guy before?" He asks me, even though I don't think he genuinely doesn't want to know in case I've done something too far with some guy that could make him jealous because I can tell that he's the jealous type.

"I've never dated a guy before, just made out with a few. I didn't have too much luck at my old school with relationships just because I focused more on dancing and gymnastics,"' I told him. "What about you?"

He shakes his head. "I've never dated a guy before but back in 7th grade, I kinda experimented with one boy and ever since then, I suppressed it because I saw how he got teased when he came out."

"You didn't deserve that, I'm so sorry. I wish you had a better first experience than that" I told him and he reached over with one hand to run his fingers through my hair on the back of my head. I put my head forward as he started to rub my neck while he drove with one hand on the bottom of the steering wheel.

"It's okay, I stayed strong and didn't push it away too much. Now, here we are"' he whispered, making my heart beat faster because it made me happy to know he wasn't as unhappy as I thought all those years. He still kept the part of him alive deep down because he knew that someone would come along to help bring it back out. I'm finally in love.

I smiled in the darkness as he kept his hand on the back of my neck as I lifted my head. "Yeah, here we are."

"So, tomorrow, Robert asked me if I wanted to go to the trampoline place in town with him and Jenny. I don't want to be a third wheel with them, so would you want to go with me?" He asks me as he pulls onto the road where my

house is.

"Uh, sure, would you mind picking me

up?"

He shakes his head. "Yeah, I can do that. I'll pick you up around nine with some coffee, sounds alright?"

I was surprised. "You've noticed my addiction to coffee?"

 He nods his head as he pulls into my driveway where the lights are still on, which means my parents are still awake and watching TV in the living room where they can see outside. "Well, when you bring it every day, I think everyone notices that you have a slight habit."

I nod my head. "Yeah, maybe."

He takes off his seatbelt before turning to me he bites his lip while he thinks about what to say. "Thank you for coming, it means a lot to me."

I smile at him. "I can't say I'll ever do it again because sports absolutely suck, but you never know. Thank you for inviting me, that means a lot to me".

He leans over to me his handsets on top of my thigh while our lips meet in a soft kiss. I reach over and set my hand on the back of his neck, lightly pulling at some of his hair. I pull away, scared that my parents are looking through the window with my sister to see what's going on.

I look up at him while he plays with a strand of fabric in my jeans that's frayed from the rips. "I should probably get inside."

He nods. "Yeah, probably."

He slides out of his car and I watch as he runs around to open up my door for me. He walks me up to the door where I bring us to the corner where I know my crazy family wouldn't be able to see us. I clear my throat as I grip the hem of his hoodie. "l see you at nine?"

"Sure, nine it is," he whispers before he leans in to give me another kiss that's just as soft as the rest of them. Every single time our lips meet, mine are chapped and his are the softest I've ever felt that always shocks me.

Immediately he pulls away, he brushes back some of my hair that's falling into my

face. A soft smile plays along his lips while he stares down at my face and rubs his thumb against my cheek. I clear my throat and force my eyes away from his. "Drive safely"

"I promise I will. Get some sleep and text me if you need anything," he said. Archie and I had been texting for the past two days because Jenny stole my phone to put his number in it at lunch and ever since then, whenever I was bored, he was the one I went to.

He was kinda dry at texting and I'm assuming it's because he doesn't do it too much, but I was able to get him to open up after a while.

"I will," I tell him before giving him one more kiss and then walking into the house where Jasmine and Mom were standing by the window in random positions that were probably supposed to seem natural.

"Oh, hey, we were just seeing if the moon was visible tonight" Mom said as she scratched her head and went to sit back down on the couch that was covered in pillows and blankets while a movie was paused on the TV.

"Oh, yeah? Is it visible?" I ask, knowing they haven't even noticed how cloudy it was tonight so I could catch them in their lie.

"Yeah, it's huge tonight, didn't you see it while in the car? It's so beautiful, isn't it?" Jasmine said as she went over to sit down next to Mom who was hugging a pillow to her chest.

"Nice try, you can't see the moon tonight, so were you guys just being creepy and staring at me or what?" I ask and they share looks before Mom opens her mouth to say something until my sister opens hers.

"Do you have a boyfriend?" She blurts out with a huge smile on her face, hoping that I'll say yes, even though I'm honestly not sure. He never officially asked me, but he also never said we weren't, so I don't know what to think. I believe that since it's his first relationship with a guy he would want to ask before we do anything too crazy, so guess not?

"I don't think so, but probably soon. His name's Archie, I told them as I sat down on the leather loveseat and pulled a blanket over me since I was cold again from standing outside.

"Aw!" Mom said as she placed a hand over her chest as she had a big smile on her face. "When do we get to officially meet him?"

I sigh. "He's picking me up in the morning to go hang out with our friends at the trampoline place we passed when we went to dinner, so maybe you'll meet him then, but don't hope for anything."

"Aw!" Jasmine and my mom said. Ever since I came out, my mom had asked about every single guy I hang out with because she was hoping I had finally found someone that was actually gay or whatever and wasn't just hanging out with me for a fuck. While that was what my mom and sister were like, I noticed the way my dad sat on the couch with his phone in his hand as he tried to ignore this conversation as he always did when my sexuality came up.

I roll my eyes at my family's ridiculousness before standing up.

Alright, I'm going to take a shower and go to sleep. I'll see you all in the morning."

They say goodnight while they press play on their movie as I make my way up the stairs to the bathroom where I turn on the water to heat up. I turn around to look in the mirror at my lips which are severely chapped and probably uncomfortable for Archie, even though he never said anything about it.

I sigh as I run a hand through my hair and just hope that I don't do anything stupid tomorrow that could ruin my new relationship type thing.

When I wake up, I'm so tired that I don't

even want to move from my comfortable spot under my warm blanket. I forced myself up after a few minutes of scrolling through my phone and texting Jenny back because she asked if I was coming with today. I go to my closet and pick out some army green joggers, a dark blue crewneck

with white stripes, and some white Converse.

I realize l have some extra time, so l go

downstairs to sit at the table with Jasmine who's texting someone on her phone and I'm assuming it's Emilie from the way she laughs at whatever's said. I sit there for a few minutes with my sister who's telling me about how she already doesn't understand

something in her math class.

She stops when she hears Mom talking

to someone and we look at each other

confused because Dad and our grandparents weren't home, so we don't know who it could be. When I hear the deep voice, I immediately know who it is and I shoot up from the chair as does Jasmine, who realizes the same thing.

She pushes me back, so she gets there

First, I almost fall to the floor, but I catch myself on the wall as I try to grab her and pull her back so my mom and sister don't embarrass me in front of Archie. Jasmine and I race to the front door for who will get there first.

She does by how tiny she is and how fast. Once we do, Archie stares up at me with a smile while he holds a cup from Starbucks in his hand with my mother standing in front of him. He's wearing black joggers, a checkered hoodie, and black Vans and he's pulling his hair back so it's not hanging in his face.

"Hey, we should go," I said, rushing over to him to pull on his hand, trying to leave as quickly as possible to not let my mom and sister embarrass me too much.

Archie nods, sticking his hand out to shake her hand. "It was a nice meeting….. Mrs Diego. I promise I make him feel comfortable and safe.

Mom reaches over and kisses my cheek before nodding to Archie who gives her another soft smile while Jasmine stands there just watching it all play out. "It was great meeting you, dear"

I glare at my Mom as Archie walks down

the porch steps and she gives me an innocent smile before I close the door so they can't watch us walk out like some creepers. When I get to Archie's side, he hands me the iced coffee cup.

"Here's your iced white chocolate mocha with almond milk," he says, telling me the order I had texted him last night since he asked what I wanted when he went to Starbucks this morning.

"Thank you," l said as we got into his car and started the journey into town where Jenny and Robert already were because they decided to go for breakfast beforehand.

"How'd you sleep?" He asked me as he turned down the radio to be able to hear my answer while he held the white coffee cup against his thigh that was probably still hot to drink at this point.

"I slept well, but I'm still so tired," I tell him as I set the back of my head on the headrest and get comfortable in my seat as Archie looks over to me.

For the rest of the ride, we just sit in comfortable silence as the radio a hum in our ears while we sip on our coffee to help us wake up.

We get to the place and sign in before we sit on the benches to wait for our turn since the place is somewhat busy on this cold Saturday morning. Archie and Robert sit on an open bench a little bit away from Jenny and me.

"How was the making out?" Jenny asked me with a small smirk

.

I chuckle, shaking my head. "I'm going to assume Archie told you about it."

"Yep, now spill it. How was it?" She asks as I play with the bracelet that's on my wrist while I stare out at the people jumping on the trampolines on the floor with their friends and families.

I look over at the other boys to see that they're deep in conversation about something that looks pretty serious.

"It was good, but I'm not talking with this about you," I say with a chuckle. She links her arm with me while we stare out at the rest of the people in the room.

"Well, we are all going to a party at my house later tonight. Some of the football players are gonna be there and the whole dance team will be there. Want to come?" She asked.

"Yeah, sure. That sounds good to me, I'm going to have a good time with Archie.