The Tide Began to Rise

[littletosay]

Thanks for the update, can't wait to see what happens next.

 

[TimWhite07]

I am feeling better. Take enough meds and you kill the cold. lol.

Yes Cory helped alot and Zach finished what he started.

Love you guys to. And Cody has you calling me TimTom now....lol

 

[Autolycus]

Pleased to see you are on the mend - the only thing that kills a cold is endurance, so keep at it!

 

[TimWhite07]

lol yeah that is true, but Sudafed PE really helps with the sinus problems that come with it. lol

 

[TimWhite07]

The Tide Began to Rise
Chapter 23​

[Brent’s POV]

I’m not sure what time we fell asleep. I woke up with Tyler lying on my stomach. I sat up a little; I put my hand on his shoulder and shook him a little. He opened his eyes. He looked around to figure out where he was. Then he looked at me and smiled.

“Good morning babe.”

“Morning. How did you sleep?”

“Good. I got to sleep on you, so that makes it better.”

“So do you want to talk now, or later?”

“I would rather talk later.”

“Ok, let’s go get some breakfast. Then we need to clean up. I’m sure there is a huge mess.”

We both got out of bed. Tyler went and opened the door. As soon as there was a crack, the smell of food hit my nose. Who is in my house, and why are they cooking?

We left Tyler’s room and went straight to the kitchen. The smell got stronger the closer we got. I could tell, whoever was cooking, made pancakes and bacon. The mystery cook has great taste. I pushed the door open and found not one person cooking, but 7; James, Brad, Jennifer, Brie, Chad, Kurt, and Rob. They must have just stayed the night. It would be really weird to go home, and then come back here to cook breakfast in a friend’s house.

“What are you all doing here? I thought everyone went home.” I asked

“Well, James and Brad made sure everyone else left. We told them we are your friends and that were not leave until we know your ok.” Rob said.

“Yeah, we argued about it for a good 20 minutes.” James said.

I looked over at Tyler. He just stood there staring at Brad. Brad was doing the same.

“We all decided that since you guys hosted the party, that we would clean up for you. We picked up all the trash, took down all the lights, put all the tables and chairs away, and straightened up the house.” Kurt said.

“Wow; you guys, and gals, are great. You didn’t have to do all that.” I said.

“Sure we did. And the girls here are nice enough to cook everyone Breakfast. We were just about to wake you two up so you could eat with us.” Chad said.

We all sat down and ate. Tyler and Brad still hadn’t said word; all they did was look at each other. I know that before too long either they would leave to talk on their own, or I was going to make them.

Just as the thought finished in my head, they both stood up and went towards the living room. When they were out of the room, James stood up to follow the, I grabbed his arm.

“They need to be alone. We are going to give them the privacy they need. Now sit back down and eat. I said.

James went back and plopped down on his chair. We ate in silence.


[Tyler’s POV]

From the moment that the kitchen door opened and I saw brad, I knew that we would be talking. All I could do was staring at him while we were in the kitchen. Now we are walking in to the living room. I sat down on the couch, Brad sat next to me. I didn’t look at him. All I could do was look at the floor. I guess in the hopes that Brad would be the first to say something. We sat in silence for a couple minutes. I had to start.

“I’m sorry Brad. I, in no way, meant to hurt you. I love you. I love your friendship. I never want that to end. Your one of my best friends, and I didn’t know how you felt about me.”

“Now you do. I don’t just have a crush on you. I am way past that. It was a crush when we were in middle school. Now I love you Tyler.”

“What am I supposed to do? I can’t just leave Brent because you are in love with me. I can’t do that to him. It is not fair to him or to me.”

“But how is fair to me?”

“I’m not saying that it is. If I had known before I got together with Brent, I would have loved to date you. But that is not the case. I promise you Brad, I promise that if things don’t work out between Brent and me, you will be who I turn to. You wouldn’t be the consolation prize. You and I have a lot in common.”

“Even though that sounds so wrong, I will wait for you.”

“This is going to sound really rude, but I need to ask this of you; if things are not going to work out between us, that you let it happen in its own time. The Only reason that I’m saying this is because I know you have a tendency to do anything you can to get what you want. So please, please let things run their course.”

“I will” He reached over and gave me a hug. I hugged him back. As we broke the hug, Brad kissed my cheek.

“So can we still be friends, and can we still hangout? I don’t think I could stand it if we stopped hanging out.”

“As long as you don’t mind that I will have a hard on every time I see you.”

We both laughed. The others must have heard us, because they came in the room. They were all smiling. Chad, Kurt and Rob were smiling but I could tell that they had no clue what was going on. I would have thought that while Brad and I were talking, the others would have filled them in.

I told everyone to come in and sit down. I explained what had happened between Brad and me to Brent’s friends. I had deiced to keep what we had discussed to me. Brad must have felt the same, because he didn’t add anything.

“So babe, do you want to talk about last night?”

“I guess so.”

“You don’t have to if you don’t want to.” Jennifer said.

“I want you to know……………… Last night, when Brent and I were walking around talking to people, someone caught my attention. At first I wasn’t sure who it was. All I know was that I know who it was. Whoever it was knew I was trying to find him, and he was avoiding me. I finally caught up to him by the computer. I reached out and grabbed his shoulder. I spun around and saw that it was David.”

“David who? I know him but not his last name.” Brent said.

“David Cox, he is my cousin. I don’t know why he was here. I made sure that he was not invited. But there he was. He had a huge smile on his face, while I had a shocked look. I asked him why he was here. He said “I wanted to hang with you cuz. I thought, not a better time to do that than at your party.” I responded with “you weren’t invited. I didn’t invite you for a reason. I don’t like you, and you don’t like me. So why the hell would I want you here. I’m not going to be an ass and kick you out, but don’t talk to me.” I turned and started to walk away. David shouted “Don’t you turn your back to me, you fucking queer……………………. Fine, run and tell your boyfriend that I’m here.” I stopped dead in my tracks. I started looking around at all the people. Everyone had stopped talking and started staring at me. “Oh, did I hit a nerve there fag boy?” I heard from David.

“Why did you stop? Why didn’t you just keep going?” Kurt asked.

“I don’t know. I wanted to. Trust me; I wanted to be as far away as possible. I didn’t want to be in that moment. Nobody does. It would be one thing if I wasn’t gay. I could have dusted what he said right off my shoulder. But I am gay. I proved that to him when I stopped. I proved it to everyone that heard what he said.

“One by one people started to murmur to one another. I spun around in a circle, looking at the expressions on everyone’s face; the disgust and hatred in most of their eyes, the shock in others. I stopped at David. He walked up to me as I was wiping tears off my cheeks. “Why David, why?” He got a shit eating grin on his face. “Because you and your boyfriend are fucking disgusting.” He turned and walked back to where he stood before.

“I dropped to my knees. All I could think about was “how did he know?” People started laughing, mocking, joking, and throwing their garbage at me. I just sat back, pulled me legs into my chest and began to cry. At that point I felt like I was back at home with my dad. I felt small, worthless, scum, like a freak. I wanted to die. Then that’s when you came up Brent. That moment I heard you voice, I knew I wasn’t at home with my dad. But at the party, and you were there for me. Then Brad spoke out. Right there I knew, not matter happens, I have friends to help me. I guess you know the rest.

“Wow” Chad said.

“I know right. Why do I have to come from such a fucked up family?”

“Every family has problems. Yours just has more.” Brie said.

Everyone laughed. We discussed what we wanted to do today. Once the plan was set, I went to my room and changed cloths. Brent went to his room and did the same. Everyone else left to do the same. They said they would meet us back here.



{David’s POV]

“That didn’t go as well as I thought it would.” I said.

“But it wasn’t a total loss. There were quite a few people that were ready to kill both Tyler and Brent.” Tristan said.

“It is not good enough. We are going to take this into the school.”

“Ok, what do you have in mind?”

“I’m not sure. I will let you know.”

I hung up the phone. I lay back on my bed and began to think of things that we could do to make Tyler’s life miserable.

 

[keigan86]

You are the best Tim! You really keep me guessing as to what is next.

 

[DonQuixote]

Hi, Tim.
Glad to see you wrangled a little time from the current demands on your life to treat us to your next chapter.

I'm glad they have a good set of core friends who stand by them, and pitch in to help clean up for them.

It's too bad Tyler has such bastards for relatives.
Thanks for sharing your time and energy with us.

 

[dbradbury]

Okay. maybe turn each POV into one chapter. ive read a couple like that. kind alike 2 books in one. one chapter is one characters POV and the next is the same events, just a different POV. it really helps build the depth of the story.

I've read books like that too, well i say books but only read one book lol, Nicholas Sparks - The Last Song each chapter is a character's point of view, each chapter is the name of the character like roonie, will, steve and them chapters we're like 2 pages, book sized pages like just a bit bigger then A5. Must say although its the only book I've read it is and will be one of the best ones

Tim i love this story its got everything, drama, romance, bits of sex, which isn't a main priority of mine lol, keep them coming

 

[ronboy]

Tim, it's another winner!

Keep up ther great work!

 

[littletosay]

Thanks, Tim! Can't wait for the next chapter.

 

[TimWhite07]

Hey Everyone. Im sorry i havent posted a new chapter in a while. or even an update on what is happening.

I am going to be spending the rest of the night with my notebook in my lap until i fall asleep.

The 25th was Zach's birthday and we have spent the last few days celebrating that. Not it is time to write again.

Again i am sorry.

 

[TimWhite07]

OK Guys good news. I have the chapter done.

Bad news I still have to type it, and mothers day is not a good day for me. Kinda. I have a new mommy to celebrate with. (Step-mom). But yeah. So I will try for Monday.

 

[harry113]

Thanks Tim ... and belated 'Happy Birthday' to Zack.
It seems that Tyler and Brent still have a mountain to climb.
Family members are the worst!!
Harry

 

[DonQuixote]

Tim,
No worries from this quarter - REAL life always trumps story time. I'm glad you and Zack got to celebrate his birthday properly, and I hope all goes well with you and your new step-mom. I hope you build a good, warm relationship with her over the years. She'll never replace your mom, but you deserve to have a stand in to support you, your brother, and your dad.

 

[TimWhite07]

The Tide Began to Rise
Chapter 24​

[Tyler’s POV]


Sunday night, I went to my room after I kissed Brent good night. I stripped down to my boxers then climbed into bed. I pulled the covers over my body and laid my head down on my pillow. I closed my eyes in the hopes that I would drift off to sleep right away. There were just too many things going through my head. My brain could not shut off. There were too many thoughts, to many fears in my head, to allow me to fall asleep.

My alarm went off at 6:30. I hadn’t fallen asleep yet. I had tried everything. I put in my ear buds and tried listening to music, but the only thing that that ended up doing was give me a headache. I tried making myself have a dream. The only thing that accomplished was proving the fact that I’m crazy. I started dreaming that I was Mario, and I had to go defeat Bowers to free that Princess and Toad.

“This is not going to be a good day.” I said as I rubbed my eyes. They were burning. I could tell they were bloodshot.

I got out of bed, went over and got a clean pair of underwear out of the top drawer of my dresser. Then I went up stairs to the bathroom so I could take a shower. I was hoping that the water would keep me awake at least until the end of the school day.

As I was putting the shampoo in my hair, I heard a knock on the door.

“Yeah?”

“Can I come in?” I heard Brent ask.

“Yeah, come on in. The door isn’t locked.”

I heard the door open, then close. I stuck my head out of the shower.

“Did you want to join me?” I asked with a smile. “I need someone to wash my back.”

Brent took off his shirt, pushed down his shorts and boxers, then climbed in the shower with me. He helped me with the shampoo on my head. Then he grabbed the body wash and started lathering up my body. He started with my shoulders and worked his way down. He messaged my back on the way down. It felt so good. He got down to my butt. He took a cheek in each hand and started squeezing.

“Getting a little handsy aren’t you?”

“Yeah, I guess so. I will stop if you want me to.”

Instead of replying with words, I reached back behind me and grabbed one of Brent’s hands. I pulled it so that it was in front of me. I took his hand and put in on my cock. Brent took the hint. He wrapped his fingers around my hardening member. He started moving his hand up and down on the shaft. It felt so good to have him jerking me off. His hand is so soft, so warm to the touch.

The feeling of his hand gliding over my wet cock was enough to make me weak in the knees. Brent must have known that I was getting ready to fall, be took his hand off my dick, and put it under my arm to hold me up.

“You ok?” He whispered in my ear. That sent shivers down my spine.

“Yeah, I’m good. You holding on to me makes everything better.”

“Aww you’re so sweet……….. How about we finish the shower and we will continue this later?”

“Well, you got me this far; either you finish me or I have to do it. But you make it feel so much better.”

Brent moved his hand back down to my cock and took hold of it. This time his motions were more aggressive. It really kind of hurt. It was like he just wanted to get done. The emotion and the passion that he had before, was gone. This was not what he wanted, not his idea. So now he wants to get it over with and move on.

I didn’t say anything because I didn’t want to make him mad, and I wanted to get off. So I suffered through the painful hand job. I kept repeating “It’s just this one time,” over and over in my head.

After two minutes, I finally came. Though painful, it was one of the best loads I had ever shot. Brent felt me cum, I know he did, because as soon as I was done, he got in front of me to finish washing himself. I just stepped back and let him do whatever. Once he was done he stepped out, dried himself off and left the bathroom with the towel around his waist.

I just stood there in the water. I couldn’t tell the difference between the water running down my face and the tears. I thought I was doing a good thing. He seemed so keen on getting me off before, that I thought he would have wanted to continue. Now that it is over, I guess I was wrong.

I finished my shower, went back to my room after drying myself off, and got dressed for what I know is going to be quiet possibly the worst school day of my life. I can remember the things that were said at the party. Everyone has had time to think about what happened. The feelings have had time to fester. All I can do it walk into school with my head held high and hope for the best.

After I was dressed, I went back to the bathroom to fix my hair. I looked at myself in the mirror after I had my hair just right. My eyes were red from crying. I sighed then left the bathroom. I went to the living room and looked out the window. My heart sank. I saw Brent pulling out of the driveway and drive away.

[Brad’s POV]


My phone started ringing. I reached over to my bedside table and grabbed it. I looked at the screen to see who was calling me. I t was Tyler.

“Hello?” I answered the phone with a groggy voice.

“Will you come pick me up for school?” I could hear the sadness the in his voice. I knew he was crying.

“Yeah, I will be there in 10 minutes.”

I jumped out of bed, threw on some clothes. I grabbed my school things, my wallet, and my keys then headed out to my car. I drove to Tyler’s house, thinking and wondering why Tyler was crying. I was wondering why he needed a ride to school. Why is he not riding with Brent?”

I pulled into the driveway. I got out of the car and ran up to the door. I knocked a few times, then opened the door and walked inside. I found Tyler sitting on the couch in the living room. He was crying. I walked over and sat down next to him. I put my hand on his shoulder. He leaned over and laid his head on my shoulder. I moved my arm down to his side, and started rubbing him, trying to comfort him.

“Want to talk about it?” I asked.

“I don’t know what happened. Brent and I were taking a shower; he started giving me a hand job. I got weak in the knees. He held me up. He said we should finish later. I said I really need to get off. He finished jacking me off, but it was rougher, like he was angry. I came; he finished washing then got out of the shower. After I finished washing and after I was dressed I came into the living room and looked out the window. I saw Brent drive away. Then I called you.”

“WOW……………… Wonder what his problem is? That really was a dick move.”

“I know it was, but the way he acted made me feel like I had done something wrong.”

“No Tyler, you didn’t do anything wrong. Brent did. He reacted like a total douche bag. He was making you feel good, and then he stopped. You said you wanted to keep going. How could he get mad at you for that?”

“I know, but I still feel bad.”

“I think you’re just upset because Brent hurt you. You have nothing to feel bad about. You did nothing wrong.”

“Thank you Brad, you’re a great friend. Will you skip with me today? I don’t think I can take all the crap at school. Brent can deal with it all.”

“Of course I will skip with you. You feeling better is more important than school. And I’m sure we won’t get in trouble. All we have to do is explain that you were afraid to go to school and you needed someone with you.”

“Yeah”

“So do you just want to stay here or do you want to get out of the house and get your mind off things?”

“I think getting out of here will be better. Staying here will just make me think of Brent.”

“Then let’s go.”

We stood up and went out to my car. We just drove and talked for a while. We did that until an idea popped into one our heads, then we would go do whatever it was.


[Brent’s POV]


“Have you seen Tyler?” I asked Brie

“No, he didn’t come with you this morning?” Brie responded

“No, he said he wanted to walk today.”

I had to lie to her. What was I going to say; “No, I got mad when he asked me to finish jerking him off. Then I left him at home.” That would not go over well. So I had to keep it to myself. Now that she says it, I haven’t seen him all day. It’s not like him to not come up and say “hi”. Then again today is not a normal school day. I have been taking shit all day. Some from people that I thought were friends.

When I walked in the front door, I noticed that more than half of the people of my peers stopped whatever they were doing to stare at me. There was no doubt in my mind as to their reason why they why they were staring. If they weren’t at the party to see the event first hand, they heard about it from someone that was there.

I had known right then that I wanted Tyler right by my side. I wanted him there so that I could hold his hand and walk down the main hallway. I want him there so that we could show them that we are not afraid to show that we love each other. But I screwed that up. I had left him at home.

My last class of the day turned into a study hall. Our teacher had to leave for the day. The schools councilor said that he would check in on us. Throughout the class, I noticed people staring at me and whispering to each other. I was fed up with it. Every class was the same. I stood up, and went to the front of the room.

“Ok, what the hell is everyone’s problem? Have you never seen a gay guy before? I know you have. There are a few other gay’s that go to our school. So why the fuck is it a big deals that I am? Is it because I’m part of the popular crowd?................”

I waited for someone to say something. Not one of them did.

“Oh, so now that I’m saying something, you all have nothing to say. That’s pretty funny. It seems like none of you people had a problem whispering to one another a few moments ago. So if any of you have something to say about me or about Tyler, then have the fucking balls to say it to my face……… No one has the balls? That’s what I thought.”

I walked back to my desk and sat back down. Everyone looked down at their desks and started working on their homework. Nobody was staring at me, and nobody was whispering to each other. At least for now there was a sense of calmness, but I wasn’t sure how long it would last.

 

[keigan86]

Another amazing installment Tim!!! You defiantly keep us guessing as to what is going to happen next? It reminds me of the old Batman series ... "Tune in to the same Bat (Tyler) channel at the same Bat (Tyler) time to find out what happens next."

 

[DonQuixote]

Tim,
Thanks for the update.

I'm glad Brent realizes what a jerk he was this morning.

The underlying angst of the pending school day confrontations was probably eating at him, and bubbled over at the wrong time.

I like the way he finally confronted his classmates at the end of the day.

I'm glad Brad was there for Tyler, too. A shoulder to cry on and a solid head on his shoulders to redirect Tyler's mis-directed self-blame.

Our youngest has been having issues with migraines induced by too much self-criticism / expectations she feels are foisted upon her.

Sometimes a Day Off with a buddy or sympathetic parent is oh so important.
You're writing continues to improve and evolve, become more and more insightful (and maybe, very rarely, inciting! lol).

Thanks for continuing to share your time and talents with us.

Here's hoping Noah stays healthy, and is the joy of joys children are meant to be. Oh, yeah, and that other kid, too, lol. Hi, Zack!

 

[TimWhite07]

OK guys, i pretty much have a the next chapter done. I might have it up later today. Depends on if i get it typed up and i get it to my editor tonight.

 

[TimWhite07]

Anything in ~ is a text.

The Tide Began to Rise
Chapter 25​

[Tristan’s POV]

School was amazing. Everyone was talking about Brent and Tyler. Some of the people were saying good things, which didn’t make me very happy. However, most of the people were saying bad things. When I heard those, I got a huge smile on my face.

The only part of the day that I didn’t have a grin on my face was my last class of the day. Our teacher had to leave, so we had a study hall. Brent is in that class. People were whispering about him and staring at him. I thought it was getting to him. I think it was breaking him down, but he did something I didn’t expect. He stood up and went to the front of the class, and called everyone out. He challenged everyone that was in class.

At the end of class, Brent was the first out. I was the last. When I walked out, I pulled out my phone and called David. For some reason he wasn’t in school today, so I thought he would want to know what happened. I told him how most of the day went, and then what Brent had done. He didn’t seem too happy about how Brent stood up against everyone. I told him that Tyler never even showed up. That seemed to excite him.


[Brent’s POV]


I pulled out my cell phone and called Tyler. I wanted to know why he wasn’t at school today. I wanted to know that he was alright. Mostly I wanted to say that I was sorry.

The phone rang 3 times, and then is stopped. Tyler must have looked at his phone, saw that it was me, then pressed ignore. I guess I wouldn’t want to talk to me either. So I decided to send him a text.

B ~ Babe, I’m really sorry. Will you please just tell that you’re ok. ~

I didn’t expect anything back. A few seconds later my phone buzzed.

T ~ You better be. I’m ok. ~

B ~ I truly am. Where were you today? ~

T ~ I said I’m ok, not we are. For right now, we’re done talking. ~

B ~ I understand, can we talk when I got home? ~

T ~ When I got home, yes. ~

B ~ I love you Tyler. ~

T ~ Remember that…. ~

His last text shattered my already breaking heart. I’m such an idiot. I’m not even sure I want to go home.


[Tyler’s POV]



My phone started ringing. I knew the ringtone. It was Brent.

“It’s Brent. Should I answer it?” I asked

“No, just ignore him. Hurt him like he hurt you. Press the ignore button.” Brad said.

I listened to him. Then he sent me a text. I read it out loud.

“Just ignore him.”

“I’m not that kind of person. I’m just going to tell him we will talk later.”

Brent and I exchanged a few more texts. Then I shut off my phone. By the end, I had tears in my eyes. Brad was looking at me.

“Do you want to go home?” he asked.

“No, I want to hang out with you. So what is next?”

“Well, I was thinking that we could go to Joe’s Karting. I haven’t been there in a while and it sounds like fun. I think it is just might be able to get your mind off things.”

“Yeah that sounds like fun.”

We drove there in silence. I kept going back to the text conversation that I had with Brent. I know that I am mad at him, but I started to think that I was being really hard one him. He had said he was sorry. But I am not ready to forgive him.

We got to Joe’s and we got out of the car. We went inside. We got signed up and ready to get in the karts. We started going around the track, it really did take my mind off what was going on with Brent. I was having fun. I was crashing into the walls, and other people that were racing. Even when we were done with our race, I didn’t go back to thinking about Brent.

After the race, we decided to go grab a bite to eat. Then it was time to go home. As we drew closer to my house, my heart started to race. When we were in the driveway, I just sat there. I couldn’t make myself get out of Brad’s car. We just sat there. After about 15 minutes, I saw the garage door opening; I looked over my shoulder and saw that Brent’s mom was pulling into the driveway. She waved as she passed us, we both waved back. When her car was in the garage, she closed the door.

“Do you want to sit here for a bit longer? I don’t mind waiting until you are ready.”

“Yeah, I want to wait for a bit.”

 

[DonQuixote]

Hi, Tim.
Fallings out can be a real bitch. Trying to take the high road just doesn't always work. Sometimes you need to get a good funk on and just brood.

Unfortunately, it doesn't usually resolve anything. Just delays the inevitable. You either tell the other person to go to Hell, or you try to reconcile and get back on track.

This, while major at the moment, is really just a grain of sand in life's journey. Tyler loves Brent, and Brent really does love Tyler. Man up and face him. Let him squirm a little, but let him squirm while you're giving him a big hug w/ tears flowing.