A few weeks pass and it’s the final run up to Christmas day, the streets are lined with crisp white snow, with footsteps formed throughout it. The streets lit up but Christmas lights hung in all the front yards, the air so cold the boys could see the air when they were breathing. The sound of Christmas carols rang out through the estate.
With just 2 weeks to go before the training day, Kevin knew that he had to sort out the whole situation with Jack, so Ryan could finally move on and be himself and maybe find himself someone to call his own. Ryan always seemed happy to listen to Kevin talk about all his and Brian’s cute dates, but at times he felt bad for talking about them because he knew that Ryan wanted to be able to find someone and gossip to Kevin about him the way they do about Brian.
The boys head into town to get some last minute Christmas presents that they had forgot, while out they went to a café in the town and sat down to have a bite to eat and got a hot chocolate to warm them up, Kevin saw Jack and his gang walking up the street from distance, he looks at Ryan “go on there and order the food there and get a table I need to sort something out”, Ryan notices who’s coming up the street and realises what Kevin’s about to do.
As the boys are just about to reach the café Kevin walks over to confront Jack “what the fuck is your problem, I heard what you’ve been doing to Ryan, it either stops right now and you leave him alone or your precious little secret might just find its way out into the school”, Jack turns to the few lads behind him and signals them to leave, “you told me that you keep that to yourself” whispered Jack, Kevin while keeping strong eye contact with Jack replies “yeah that was before you and your little gang decided to bully my best friend, let alone the bullying I heard about what happened in the dressing room, so don’t even try it this is your warning you stop at him and your secret stays the way it is, but keep it up and I won’t hesitate to let everyone know who you really are, under stood!” exclaimed Kevin, “ok fine alright, tell him I’m sorry and I’ll tell the lads to stop as well” mumbles Jack. Kevin looks back at him with eyebrow raised “eh nope that’s not how things are going to happen, you’re going to march yourself over to him right now and apologize yourself, I’m in control now when I say jump, you say how high are we understood”, Jack nods his head
They walk into the brightly lit café where they found Ryan sitting in a corner side table reading something on his phone, “go on hurry it up” says Kevin harshly, “ok jaysus, look Ryan I’m sorry for what I done, the whole lot, it’s all going to stop from now on” huffs Jack, Ryan looks at him unphased “ok fine, but don’t think just because you apologised I forgive you, you did a lot of shit to me that won’t ever just heal, especially not with a sappy apology and lets be honest you didn’t do it off your own back either you only did it because you were made to, from now on don’t even look in my direction, are we understood” barked Ryan, Jack nods his head and leaves “bout time you got some pep in your step, you need to be more like that Ryan soon enough people will stop thinking they can get away with walking all over you” explains Kevin.
The boys food arrives out with the hot chocolate that looked like something from the movies, whipped cream in near perfect swirls marshmallows placed nearly perfectly and flecks of chocolate grated onto the top of the cream, the boys eat there food and then get up to pay, they walk over to the cashier and ask for there total “that will be €19.75 when your ready please, cash or card?” She asks Kevin to take out his card “we’ll be paying by card thank you” he taps the card reader with his debit card and the two boys leave “Kev here take the money for mine” insists Ryan. Kevin pushes his hand away “no I don’t want your money it was my treat, and besides I’m just happy to see that you’re eating properly again bud”. As they are walking down the street, they see this new shop that has just opened and they go in to have a look. They manage to pick up a few presents like the usual smelly set, nice cup and things like that, that was all they really had left to pick up so then they decided they would head back to Ryan’s house.
When they arrive back at the house there is a package leaning against the front door addressed to a Mr Ryan Smith, he picks it up and realises that it must be the clothes that he ordered for the training day. He excitedly picks the package up and unlocks the door, they go up to Ryan’s room so he can try the clothes on, he strips down to his boxers and grabs the clothes and throws them on to have a look in the mirror. Kevin looks at the outfit “for once an outfit looks better in person than it does online, if you don’t win a lad over with that id leave it so” exclaims Kevin. Ryan chuckles, maybe it won’t be all that bad he thinks.
Later that night Tracey is awoke to someone knocking on the door, she looks at the clock it's 01:30 “who could that be?” She throws on her dressing gown and heads downstairs to see who is at the door. It's Kevin standing on the porch Dripping wet from the rain and he’s in floods of tears, “it's mam she’s threw me out” he said with tears coming down his cheeks. Tracey brings Kevin in, “your more than welcome to stay here for as long as you need chap just go up there now and grab a pair of Ryan’s Pyjamas and get changed and throw those down for the wash, get a good night’s rest as well” Tracey leaves Kevin to do whatever he has to do while she does back to bed.
Kevin gets changed and gets into bed beside Ryan who’s already fast asleep, he puts his arm under Ryan’s and cuddles in and falls asleep. Ryan wakes up the next morning and realises that Kevin’s asleep beside him, he knew something had to be after happening if Kevin had spent the night without him knowing. What could it be he wonders, did something happen with Brian, Was his ma being a bitch to him again or could it even be something even worse……
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