Chapter 85: Ocean - Getting Permission To Temporarily Live With Makai Part 1
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Ocean
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"There is one thing that we need to do though." Makai looked at me with a serious expression on his face. "This is more of a kindness since you're eighteen now, but we need to ask your parents if you can live with me for the next week or so until you figure all of this out."
"And you think they will just let this happen?" I glared at him, thinking about how protective my mom was of me. I couldn't imagine her letting that happen at all.
"It's what we have to do. I will still go to school for a few days during that time, though that would mean that you would be here alone, but I can get our work and keep things updated. I am sure that like me, you don't want to drop out of school. So, that means that we need to study while you're here. At least we can explain to your parents that you won't be skipping out on your work. And they can come to see you so they can make sure that everything is going smoothly. I also want them here when my parents explain something to you. They need to know what you are so they don't flip out later."
"And we're just going to go and tell them all of this and expect that things will go so smoothly like it's silk? Do you know how protective my mom is of me? Or how harsh she is?"
"I will explain it all to them as best as I can." I watched as Makai stood up and started to walk out of the room. "Should we change first or go as we are?"
I looked down at what I was wearing: athletic shorts and a t-shirt. It was an outfit that was typical of what I would normally wear, but for some reason I felt that a discussion of this magnitude needed something more. Makai was dressed similarly to me right now too.
"Change; I think it would go over better if we're presentable. The only problem is, the outfit I wore here isn't much better than this." I felt the realization wash over me.
"You're already wearing my clothes, so you know we're the same size. You can just pick something out of my closet. I have a lot to choose from."
"Why am I not surprised?" I rolled my eyes, but followed him to his room.
His closet was huge, like his bathroom. It was way bigger than any guy ought to have. Thankfully, it wasn't packed full. He had way more clothes than me, but nothing like a diva or anything.
When I chose the clothes that I was going to wear, I wanted to make sure that I looked put together and respectful. I chose a pair of black designer jeans that I would never have bought for myself. I paired them with a polished cotton polo that was a soft sky blue. It made me look like I was going to a country club or something. Still, it was better than going in shorts and a t-shirt.
Makai wore a polo that was an emerald green, other than that we matched. I think he did that on purpose. Oh, and in the process of searching for clothes Makai pulled out a pack of brand new socks as well as a pack of boxers. I wasn't going commando, but it still felt weird because I was wearing his underwear. He had never worn it, but still it had been bought for him.
Soon, Makai was driving us back to my house. I felt like the closer we got the heavier the pressure on my chest was. I needed to get myself to calm down; I needed to calm my breathing before I got home.
When the car was parked and we were walking inside the house Makai took my hand to offer me some support.
"How do you want to do this?" He smiled at me encouragingly.
"Well, I want to break the ice with something else. Maybe it will soften the blow a little."
"Really? Break the ice with what?" He tilted his head just a little; it was cute, the way it made it look innocent.
"I..I..I was g..going to t..tell th..th..them about u..u..u..us."
The look in Makai's eyes was of happiness and shock. I don't think he expected that just yet. I still didn't want people at school to know because they could be cruel, but my parents were a different story.
"You're willing to tell them that we're together?" His grin just about melted me.
"W..w..well yeah. I..I mean, we are together, right?" I felt nervous now, did he not want me to tell them. "Is i..i..it wrong t..t..to tell them?"
"No, it's not wrong. It makes me happy actually." I felt him squeeze my hand then; the warmth and the pressure gave me strength as I opened the front door.
We couldn't walk into the house side by side so I let go of his hand and went in first. He came in right after and shut the door. My parents were in the living room watching a documentary on TV. When they saw us, they turned the TV off and stood up.
"Ocean? Is something wrong?" Mom looked at me with worry in her eyes.
"Can we talk?" I felt like my voice was normal but it must not have been because Mom instantly looked scared.
"Yeah baby, let's go sit in the dining room."
Mom led the way then went to go get some glasses of water while we waited. Dad was looking at me and Makai as we sat side by side on one side of the table. When Mom came back, she sat next to Dad across from us.
"So, Ocean, what is it you need to talk to us about?" Dad's voice was serious and held more tension than I usually heard from him.
I looked at my parents as they stared at me, took a drink of the water, and then took a deep breath. I was not looking forward to what they were going to say right now.
"Well, Mom, Dad, there is something that I want to tell you. Something about me."
"Honey, if you're going to tell us that you're gay, or at least bi, and that you're dating Kai then we already know."
My mom's words made my heart stop! It didn't matter that her voice was soft and she was being sweet. The fact that she knew already was enough to damn near kill me.
"How? How did you know?" That was all that I could ask her.
"Honey, I knew how Kai felt about you that day you had your accident. I could see the worry, the heartbreak, all of those emotions of someone whose crush was hurt."
"Yeah Ocean, it wasn't hard to know how Kai felt about you. And then you told us that Brittney broke up with you, and we thought that things might go in a good direction for the two of you. You would complain about Kai a lot, but it was more like longing in my ears. You never stopped talking about him when at home."
"Wait, I didn't talk about him all the time." I denied it, shaking my head.
"Yes, you did. But it was sweet. We knew that things were moving in a good way. Then after your tournament, things seemed completely different." Mom was smiling at me then at Makai and back again. "It was like new love was budding, and we were watching it. When I came home from lunch and found out that Kai was here taking care of you because you were sick, I knew that you had finally accepted him."
"Yeah, and then you started riding to school with him every day and studying with him every afternoon. You were spending all of your time together." Dad was grinning at me, it was like he was happy about this. That's good, I didn't want him to be mad.
"And then last week when you had to help with your party everyday we both could see how depressed you looked not being with him. Honey, we knew, and we approved. It was obvious, for us at least, because we're your parents and we love you. We would never look down on you for this, baby. We will love you no matter who you choose to love. As long as you're happy, we're happy."
I was completely flabbergasted. My mind was reeling with the information that I had just gotten from them. They had figured out that I was with him just from that. They hadn't judged me negatively and they weren't trying to tell me that I couldn't be with him. This was so not what I was expecting.
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Ocean
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"There is one thing that we need to do though." Makai looked at me with a serious expression on his face. "This is more of a kindness since you're eighteen now, but we need to ask your parents if you can live with me for the next week or so until you figure all of this out."
"And you think they will just let this happen?" I glared at him, thinking about how protective my mom was of me. I couldn't imagine her letting that happen at all.
"It's what we have to do. I will still go to school for a few days during that time, though that would mean that you would be here alone, but I can get our work and keep things updated. I am sure that like me, you don't want to drop out of school. So, that means that we need to study while you're here. At least we can explain to your parents that you won't be skipping out on your work. And they can come to see you so they can make sure that everything is going smoothly. I also want them here when my parents explain something to you. They need to know what you are so they don't flip out later."
"And we're just going to go and tell them all of this and expect that things will go so smoothly like it's silk? Do you know how protective my mom is of me? Or how harsh she is?"
"I will explain it all to them as best as I can." I watched as Makai stood up and started to walk out of the room. "Should we change first or go as we are?"
I looked down at what I was wearing: athletic shorts and a t-shirt. It was an outfit that was typical of what I would normally wear, but for some reason I felt that a discussion of this magnitude needed something more. Makai was dressed similarly to me right now too.
"Change; I think it would go over better if we're presentable. The only problem is, the outfit I wore here isn't much better than this." I felt the realization wash over me.
"You're already wearing my clothes, so you know we're the same size. You can just pick something out of my closet. I have a lot to choose from."
"Why am I not surprised?" I rolled my eyes, but followed him to his room.
His closet was huge, like his bathroom. It was way bigger than any guy ought to have. Thankfully, it wasn't packed full. He had way more clothes than me, but nothing like a diva or anything.
When I chose the clothes that I was going to wear, I wanted to make sure that I looked put together and respectful. I chose a pair of black designer jeans that I would never have bought for myself. I paired them with a polished cotton polo that was a soft sky blue. It made me look like I was going to a country club or something. Still, it was better than going in shorts and a t-shirt.
Makai wore a polo that was an emerald green, other than that we matched. I think he did that on purpose. Oh, and in the process of searching for clothes Makai pulled out a pack of brand new socks as well as a pack of boxers. I wasn't going commando, but it still felt weird because I was wearing his underwear. He had never worn it, but still it had been bought for him.
Soon, Makai was driving us back to my house. I felt like the closer we got the heavier the pressure on my chest was. I needed to get myself to calm down; I needed to calm my breathing before I got home.
When the car was parked and we were walking inside the house Makai took my hand to offer me some support.
"How do you want to do this?" He smiled at me encouragingly.
"Well, I want to break the ice with something else. Maybe it will soften the blow a little."
"Really? Break the ice with what?" He tilted his head just a little; it was cute, the way it made it look innocent.
"I..I..I was g..going to t..tell th..th..them about u..u..u..us."
The look in Makai's eyes was of happiness and shock. I don't think he expected that just yet. I still didn't want people at school to know because they could be cruel, but my parents were a different story.
"You're willing to tell them that we're together?" His grin just about melted me.
"W..w..well yeah. I..I mean, we are together, right?" I felt nervous now, did he not want me to tell them. "Is i..i..it wrong t..t..to tell them?"
"No, it's not wrong. It makes me happy actually." I felt him squeeze my hand then; the warmth and the pressure gave me strength as I opened the front door.
We couldn't walk into the house side by side so I let go of his hand and went in first. He came in right after and shut the door. My parents were in the living room watching a documentary on TV. When they saw us, they turned the TV off and stood up.
"Ocean? Is something wrong?" Mom looked at me with worry in her eyes.
"Can we talk?" I felt like my voice was normal but it must not have been because Mom instantly looked scared.
"Yeah baby, let's go sit in the dining room."
Mom led the way then went to go get some glasses of water while we waited. Dad was looking at me and Makai as we sat side by side on one side of the table. When Mom came back, she sat next to Dad across from us.
"So, Ocean, what is it you need to talk to us about?" Dad's voice was serious and held more tension than I usually heard from him.
I looked at my parents as they stared at me, took a drink of the water, and then took a deep breath. I was not looking forward to what they were going to say right now.
"Well, Mom, Dad, there is something that I want to tell you. Something about me."
"Honey, if you're going to tell us that you're gay, or at least bi, and that you're dating Kai then we already know."
My mom's words made my heart stop! It didn't matter that her voice was soft and she was being sweet. The fact that she knew already was enough to damn near kill me.
"How? How did you know?" That was all that I could ask her.
"Honey, I knew how Kai felt about you that day you had your accident. I could see the worry, the heartbreak, all of those emotions of someone whose crush was hurt."
"Yeah Ocean, it wasn't hard to know how Kai felt about you. And then you told us that Brittney broke up with you, and we thought that things might go in a good direction for the two of you. You would complain about Kai a lot, but it was more like longing in my ears. You never stopped talking about him when at home."
"Wait, I didn't talk about him all the time." I denied it, shaking my head.
"Yes, you did. But it was sweet. We knew that things were moving in a good way. Then after your tournament, things seemed completely different." Mom was smiling at me then at Makai and back again. "It was like new love was budding, and we were watching it. When I came home from lunch and found out that Kai was here taking care of you because you were sick, I knew that you had finally accepted him."
"Yeah, and then you started riding to school with him every day and studying with him every afternoon. You were spending all of your time together." Dad was grinning at me, it was like he was happy about this. That's good, I didn't want him to be mad.
"And then last week when you had to help with your party everyday we both could see how depressed you looked not being with him. Honey, we knew, and we approved. It was obvious, for us at least, because we're your parents and we love you. We would never look down on you for this, baby. We will love you no matter who you choose to love. As long as you're happy, we're happy."
I was completely flabbergasted. My mind was reeling with the information that I had just gotten from them. They had figured out that I was with him just from that. They hadn't judged me negatively and they weren't trying to tell me that I couldn't be with him. This was so not what I was expecting.
~~Ocean~~"There is one thing that we need to do though." Makai looked at me with a serious expression on his face. "This is more of a kindness since you're eighteen now, but we need to ask your parents if you can live with me for the next week or so until you figure all of this out.""And you think they will just let this happen?" I glared at him, thinking about how protective my mom was of me. I couldn't imagine her letting that happen at all."It's what we have to do. I will still go to school for a few days during that time, though that would mean that you would be here alone, but I can get our work and keep things updated. I am sure that like me, you don't want to drop out of school. So, that means that we need to study while you're here. At least we can explain to your parents that you won't be skipping out on your work. And they can come to see you so they can make sure that everything is going smoothly. I also want them here when my parents explain something to you. They need to know what you are so they don't flip out later.""And we're just going to go and tell them all of this and expect that things will go so smoothly like it's silk? Do you know how protective my mom is of me? Or how harsh she is?""I will explain it all to them as best as I can." I watched as Makai stood up and started to walk out of the room. "Should we change first or go as we are?"I looked down at what I was wearing: athletic shorts and a t-shirt. It was an outfit that was typical of what I would normally wear, but for some reason I felt that a discussion of this magnitude needed something more. Makai was dressed similarly to me right now too."Change; I think it would go over better if we're presentable. The only problem is, the outfit I wore here isn't much better than this." I felt the realization wash over me."You're already wearing my clothes, so you know we're the same size. You can just pick something out of my closet. I have a lot to choose from.""Why am I not surprised?" I rolled my eyes, but followed him to his room.His closet was huge, like his bathroom. It was way bigger than any guy ought to have. Thankfully, it wasn't packed full. He had way more clothes than me, but nothing like a diva or anything.When I chose the clothes that I was going to wear, I wanted to make sure that I looked put together and respectful. I chose a pair of black designer jeans that I would never have bought for myself. I paired them with a polished cotton polo that was a soft sky blue. It made me look like I was going to a country club or something. Still, it was better than going in shorts and a t-shirt.Makai wore a polo that was an emerald green, other than that we matched. I think he did that on purpose. Oh, and in the process of searching for clothes Makai pulled out a pack of brand new socks as well as a pack of boxers. I wasn't going commando, but it still felt weird because I was wearing his underwear. He had never worn it, but still it had been bought for him.Soon, Makai was driving us back to my house. I felt like the closer we got the heavier the pressure on my chest was. I needed to get myself to calm down; I needed to calm my breathing before I got home.When the car was parked and we were walking inside the house Makai took my hand to offer me some support."How do you want to do this?" He smiled at me encouragingly."Well, I want to break the ice with something else. Maybe it will soften the blow a little.""Really? Break the ice with what?" He tilted his head just a little; it was cute, the way it made it look innocent."I..I..I was g..going to t..tell th..th..them about u..u..u..us."The look in Makai's eyes was of happiness and shock. I don't think he expected that just yet. I still didn't want people at school to know because they could be cruel, but my parents were a different story."You're willing to tell them that we're together?" His grin just about melted me."W..w..well yeah. I..I mean, we are together, right?" I felt nervous now, did he not want me to tell them. "Is i..i..it wrong t..t..to tell them?""No, it's not wrong. It makes me happy actually." I felt him squeeze my hand then; the warmth and the pressure gave me strength as I opened the front door.We couldn't walk into the house side by side so I let go of his hand and went in first. He came in right after and shut the door. My parents were in the living room watching a documentary on TV. When they saw us, they turned the TV off and stood up."Ocean? Is something wrong?" Mom looked at me with worry in her eyes."Can we talk?" I felt like my voice was normal but it must not have been because Mom instantly looked scared."Yeah baby, let's go sit in the dining room."Mom led the way then went to go get some glasses of water while we waited. Dad was looking at me and Makai as we sat side by side on one side of the table. When Mom came back, she sat next to Dad across from us."So, Ocean, what is it you need to talk to us about?" Dad's voice was serious and held more tension than I usually heard from him.I looked at my parents as they stared at me, took a drink of the water, and then took a deep breath. I was not looking forward to what they were going to say right now."Well, Mom, Dad, there is something that I want to tell you. Something about me.""Honey, if you're going to tell us that you're gay, or at least bi, and that you're dating Kai then we already know."My mom's words made my heart stop! It didn't matter that her voice was soft and she was being sweet. The fact that she knew already was enough to damn near kill me."How? How did you know?" That was all that I could ask her."Honey, I knew how Kai felt about you that day you had your accident. I could see the worry, the heartbreak, all of those emotions of someone whose crush was hurt.""Yeah Ocean, it wasn't hard to know how Kai felt about you. And then you told us that Brittney broke up with you, and we thought that things might go in a good direction for the two of you. You would complain about Kai a lot, but it was more like longing in my ears. You never stopped talking about him when at home.""Wait, I didn't talk about him all the time." I denied it, shaking my head."Yes, you did. But it was sweet. We knew that things were moving in a good way. Then after your tournament, things seemed completely different." Mom was smiling at me then at Makai and back again. "It was like new love was budding, and we were watching it. When I came home from lunch and found out that Kai was here taking care of you because you were sick, I knew that you had finally accepted him.""Yeah, and then you started riding to school with him every day and studying with him every afternoon. You were spending all of your time together." Dad was grinning at me, it was like he was happy about this. That's good, I didn't want him to be mad."And then last week when you had to help with your party everyday we both could see how depressed you looked not being with him. Honey, we knew, and we approved. It was obvious, for us at least, because we're your parents and we love you. We would never look down on you for this, baby. We will love you no matter who you choose to love. As long as you're happy, we're happy."I was completely flabbergasted. My mind was reeling with the information that I had just gotten from them. They had figured out that I was with him just from that. They hadn't judged me negatively and they weren't trying to tell me that I couldn't be with him. This was so not what I was expecting.
