Ryan is sitting there with nothing but questions about what had happened and why Kevin was there when he woke up. The last time this happened, Kevin had an argument with his mam about being in a relationship with Brian. That was only a few months ago, Kevin’s mother is one of these close minded people who believe that love should only be between man and women. But yet refused to vote in the same Sex Marriage Referendum 3 years previous in 2016, the one time she could of made a change but didn’t. Ryan and Kevin didn’t care about what she thought because they both knew that they could one day grow up and marry someone they loved, because what’s the point in marrying for their Mother to be happy about it. But Tracey on the other hand was very vocal about the fact that she would be voting yes in the referendum, she even joined in giving out the rainbow VOTE YES stickers in the centre of town. Looking back on this now Ryan realises that maybe his mam knew he was gay well before he told her.
Kevin wakes up and notices that Ryan was already awake, he looks over “sorry lad I just didn’t know where else to go I have nowhere” Kevin breaks down, this was the first ever time Ryan ever saw Kevin this bad, he wraps his hands around Kevin. “she’s doing it again she just can’t let me be happy I’m sick of it, I was just hanging a picture of me and Brian from the other night up in my room, in a nice frame and she bursts in and starts screaming at me that I’m nothing but a waste of space and a mistake, she really lost it this time, then she told me to get the fuck out of her house and that I was never welcome back, she didn’t want someone like me to have anything to do with her ever again”. Ryan’s sitting beside him in shock he never thought that things would have got that bad because from what Kevin had been telling him things were starting to get better and she had started to wrap her head around it, but apparently she was just having none of it. It was up to Ryan to help Kevin get sorted and he knew exactly what he was going to do.
Ryan rushes downstairs and tells Tracey about the situation; when she realizes what has happened, she rushes up the stairs to Kevin. "ah, Kevin, that's actually so fucking ridiculous, I'm marching you straight back over and you're getting all your stuff and you're coming to stay here, I'm not going to let her treat you like that at all, you'll always have a home here"
Tracey arrives at Kevin's house, and they enter. Kevin goes up stairs and takes nearly everything from his room. as Kevin is sitting on the bed looking at the now bare room remembering all the memories he's had there throughout his life, none of which were positive, he remembers the night he came out to his mother and the way she reacted to it he can still hear the smashing of the vase she threw at him as it just about missed his head, and all the nights he spent alone crying himself to sleep, his trail of memories is bluntly interrupted as he can over hear Tracey talking to his mother "What kind of mother are you, actually don't even answer that I don't want to hear your pathetic excuse because your nothing but a low life prick who doesn't give jack shit about Kevin and what he's gone through let alone what you put him through by being such a close minded self-centred piece of shit, you know he's such an amazing chap, he's like a second son to me," he overhears from the top of the stairs. Kevin's mother is slouched in the recliner, dressed in a dressing robe, holding a bottle of vodka in one hand and a cigarette in the other. She's staring at Tracey, entirely unconcerned about what's going on. Kevin walks down the stairs and hugs Tracey, saying, "Thank you Tracey, you've always been so good to me, and you and Ryan have helped me get through so much shit that she put me through."
Kevin's mother glances at him, unconcerned about what's going on, despite the fact that she's nearly black out drunk; Kevin's used to it because it's just another day in the house. Tracey helps Kevin in loading his bags into the car, and they return to her house. Ryan is waiting on the stairs when they get back "welcome home Kev, c'mon i've got a movie and a pizza ready for us, then you can help me with how I'm going to wow over this mystery lad I'm 'maybe' going to meet," Ryan says as they walk up the stair the boys chuckle, for the first time in his life Kev feels welcome and comfortable in his 'home' this is his new home.
The boys go up to the room and stick on a film about this American teenager who is trying to come to terms with who he is, while also trying to maintain a secret relationship. As the boys are finishing up eating their food, they bring the pizza box down stairs so they can put it in the bin. While there down the get a refill on there drinks and get some crisps and sweets for the rest of the night, as they are walking through the hallway Tracey pipes up “ Kev iv ordered you a new bed it’ll be arriving tomorrow but I won't be around this weekend so you two will have to be here to bring it in when it arrives” this simple sentence means the whole world to Kevin, He finally feels as though he has a home where he feels safe and that he can be unapologetically himself.
As the boys are sitting in Ryan’s room Kevin’s mind is racing 100 miles a minute but for once in his life it’s for all the right reasons, he can finally openly talk about him and Brian, he now finally knows he has a safety net. He knows that Brian absolutely despises his mother, he needs to tell him about the whole situation. Ryan picks up on what's going on, Kevin knows that he's going to have to tell Brian. Brian is going to be overjoyed about it, because he absolutely despises Kevin's mam and the way she's been treating him since he came out. “I'm back in a few Ryan, I wanna go bring Brian about what went on today” mutters Kevin, Ryan replies “OK Kev, take your time”
Kevin goes out to the backyard, it's misty out the grass is near shiny looking with the dew. As he walks through the yard the grass wets the tips of his shoes he can feel his socks getting damper as he goes. He finds a sheltered spot under a tree, contemplating hitting the call button. He's staring at the footprints he left behind in the grass, he hits the unlock button on his phone, he looks at the photo on his home screen, it's him and Brian on their first date. Bolted them with a pizza slice in hand, and smiles from ear to ear. He realizes that it is worth having a conversation that is going to be inevitable.
He opens up brains messages square “hey Bri, can you ring me plz it's important xoxo Kev” 5 minutes go by then 10 uh no reply until Kevin here's the creaking of the back door opening he looks up to see who it is it's Ryan he walks through the yard and sits beside Kevin. he gives him a hug, deep down ray knows that this is what is best for Kevin in this situation right now he hopes that eventually Kevin and his mam can get through it and then things can go back to where they were but Ryan knows that this situation is unlikely to get resolved because it has been going on for years he knows that this situation with Kevin living in his house might be for good, and he is almost overjoyed at this because he knows the Kevin feel safe and happy where he is now living, and right now to Ryan this is all that matters to him. “so how did the phone call with Brian go” inquirers Ryan, Kevin looks up his eyes look glassy as if he's about to burst into tears “I texted him about 20 minutes ago and he still hasn't replied, you know maybe it's just too much him, maybe me my whole situation is too much for him to deal with anymore, to be honest if the roles were reversed I would completely understand if it was too much for him” Ryan realizes that Kevin is feeling lost in the moment “come on Kev let's go back inside you're gonna catch cold out in this weather” the two boys get back up and walk through cold wet grass again go back inside.
to go back up to their room I just start to play some video games, this was one of the boys favorite pastimes to do together, it's almost like it's competition to see who gets the highest score, to get the best vehicles and the most money, although this time didn't how to play split screen they each had their own telly and console with them. they were playing for hours, Ryan checks the time on his phone it's 6:30 he realizes neither of them have ate anything all day, “Kev I'm gonna order some food in, do you fancy pizza are Chinese” the boys take a minute to decide, “how about we get something from both and share it I'm really craving a pepperoni pizza with rice and Curry” says Kevin, “actually you know what I kev that sounds like an unreal idea”, the boys placed the orders and local pizza shop and Chinese takeout. together for delivery because they're too cozy to go out and collect. With a stroke of luck board sets of food arrive within minutes of each other. sit down at the kitchen table to eat their food and suddenly there's a knock at the door. They weren't expecting anyone and the food they had ordered already arrived so who could it be?
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