"Good morning."Good morning." "Did you want to join me?" Gregg asked, pulling back the sheets and showing his naked body to Mitchell's appreciative eyes. "No, I've got to get to class. Remember, Friday night," Mitchell answered. "Okay," Gregg said. "I'll just stay here all by myself--naked--" "Yeah, yeah, yeah," Mitchell said. "I was wondering if we could talk later." "Sure. How about after lunch?" "That sounds good." Mitchell kissed Gregg good-bye and headed off to class. After getting through a full morning of classes, he joined Alec for lunch and then went to Gregg's room to talk to him. "So what did you want to talk about?" Gregg asked once Mitchell entered the room and closed the door. "I wanted to talk about this thing with us and what I should do about it," Mitchell answered. "What do you mean?" "Like I told you last night, I'm new at this. I don't really know how I should react. Should I keep our relationship a secret? Are there any people I shouldn't tell? I've never really dealt with those issues before," Mitchell explained. "Oh, I understand. You're worried about homophobia." "Yeah." "I think you'll find that people on this campus are really understanding. I don't think you have anything to worry about. You can tell whoever you like that you're gay, and I doubt they'll even think twice about it. "As far as out there in the real world, though, I'd be careful. Around people you don't know, I would say, don't be too obvious. There's no telling when you may do something to tip someone like a skinhead off to the fact that you're gay, and then pow--the asshole is beating up on you. Just be careful of stuff like that." "Do you know a lot of gay people here on campus?" Mitchell asked, curious about Gregg's belief that people at Marcourt would be accepting of him. "There are more than you think," Gregg hinted. "Really?" Mitchell asked, raising his eyebrows. "More than you think," Gregg repeated. "Like who?" Gregg just shook his head. "I don't think that's for me to say. You'll find out eventually all on your own. Either they'll tell you or you'll just be able to tell." "Is Blake gay?" Mitchell asked. Gregg smiled. "I thought so." He nodded to himself, pleased with his intuitive skills. "Now what are we going to do about us? Is it okay if I tell people we're going out on a date Friday night?" "If you want to. |