Good People Now
Josh and Tyler walked to Tyler’s car, Tyler opened the door for Josh.
“Thank you” Josh said
“No problem”
The drive to the restaurant was quiet, they listened to the radio and make small talk. “Where are we going?” Josh asks. “You’ll see when we get there” Tyler teases. A few minutes later they pull up to a diner. “It looks kinda old and worn down, but I’ve been coming here ever since I was a kid” Tyler says. Josh looks closely at the diner, it does look a bit worn down but also friendly and comfortable. Walking in they sit down at a table by the windows.
“Hello there my name is Joanne and I will be your server today, can I get you two started with drinks?”
“I’ll take a red bull” Tyler said.
“Me too” Josh added.
“I’ll get that for you too and be back to take your order” the waitress replied
“Ok, thank you” Tyler said.
After getting their drinks and ordering, the boys sit in silence.
“Tell me about your friends” Josh asks, trying to start a conversation as to not be awkward
“Well uh okay, Ashley and Hayley are an amazing couple, they have always been there for me when I need them, they can get a little wild but they are great people. Jenna and Debby are the nicest people I have ever met, they make a beautiful couple. I actually dated Jenna during the time period I was questioning my sexuality, but we both turned out not straight. I’ve known Pete, Patrick, and Brendon my entire life we were best friends growing up. Sometimes they can be inappropriate but they really are good people”
“What about you Jishwa, tell me about your life growing up”
“I was a quiet kid, I didn’t have many friends but the friends I did have were great people. My family was really accepting of me when I came out. I have three siblings Ashley, Abbie, and Jordan.” Just then the waitress came to their table with their food.
A couple hours later at Josh’s front door
“Thanks Tyler, I had a really good time tonight”
“I had a really good time tonight too”
“Sorry you had to pay”
”I wanted to Jishwa, it’s fine”
“No really, here let me pay you back” Josh reached for his wallet in his back pocket, he had the wallet in hand but didn’t notice the condom that had fallen on the ground. Tyler reached for it while Josh was grabbing cash from his wallet.
“Well aren’t we prepared” Tyler teased
“I-I uh, I ju-“ Tyler silenced him with a kiss.
“Maybe next time we can put it to good use” Tyler whispered in Josh’s ear. With that said Tyler turned around and walked away. Josh could do nothing but stand there stunned. He finally got the sense to go inside. He hurried to his room so none of his family members could see his bright red face. Laying in bed he couldn’t fall asleep but think about what Tyler had said. Was he joking? Did he want him to just be joking?