Chapter 93: Ocean - Caught?
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Ocean
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"Makai? I didn't know that this was your place." Those were the words that the delivery guy had said, and I was already right by the door when I realized that I knew that voice.
"Oh, hey Ben. I didn't know you worked."
Shit! Ben, as in Ben from the swim team, that Ben was who was at the door right now. Of all the people that could have shown up, why did it have to be someone from the team? That was probably, no, that was definitely the worst thing that could have possibly happened to me, to the both of us.
"Oh, hey Ocean. I thought you were out of town?" Ben had seen me, of course he would.
"Oh, uhm, hey Ben. Yeah, I am going back and forth between here and my aunt's house. I stopped by to get my homework from Makai, that's all."
"Really? Seems like you could have gotten it from the school directly." Ben was looking like he thought this was all a little suspicious, I don't think he believed me at all.
"There were extenuating circumstances." Makai tried to explain to him. "My parents had to drive out there for work so they picked Ocean up and brought him back. His parents will be taking him back later."
"Huh." I saw the nod and the narrowed eyes that we were getting from Ben at the moment. I know that he wasn't believing us at all though. "Well, I have other deliveries to make. I will see you later."
"Hey Ben." I called after him as he turned to leave.
"Don't worry, Ocean. I won't tell anyone." He looked at me with serious and knowing eyes. "I've thought for a long time now that you two were either already together or would soon be an item. Don't worry, I won't tell anyone."
"Y..you knew?" I was flabbergasted. "How? How did you know something like that?"
I was at a loss. I know that I hadn't done or said anything when we were around the other people. What had caused it then? How did he know that Makai and I were together? What made him suspect us?
"You really want to know, Ocean?" He turned back to look at me. "You want to know how I was able to know what was going on with you?"
"Yeah, I think I do anyway." I could tell that the look on my face was a nervous one. It was most likely something that would make someone laugh if they saw it under different circumstances. "I mean, if you were able to tell that there was something going on between us then the others could too, right?" I was so on edge at the moment.
"I wouldn't be overly worried about them. I noticed because, unlike them, I am a little more like you than you think." What was he saying? Was he a merman or something like that too?
"What do you mean like me?" Makai was just watching us talk while he held the boxes filled with pizza.
"I, like you, have a thing for someone on the team. When I look at you and Makai, I can see the same look in your eyes that I know I have in mine. There is a pain and an ache inside of you that can only be filled when you're near that one special person. There is a sense of completion that only that person can give you, even just by being in the same room with them. I saw that in you, in both of you, when you would look at each other. Not to mention, there was your birthday party a few days ago. When Brittney went to harass you in the kitchen, it was like Makai was rushing in to be your knight in shining armor." His words took me by surprise. He had noticed all of that because he likes someone on the team? "Only the guy I like doesn't and will never know about it. He isn't that type. I'm happy for you, Ocean. I really am. You got what, or shall I say who, you wanted."
"Ben?" I felt so sad when I heard the last part of his response. There was pain and sorrow in his voice, and I knew that he was most likely a little bit jealous of me. "I'm sorry."
"Don't be sorry, Ocean. Ryan just isn't that type of guy. I will love him from afar and stay with him as his best friend. That is all that I can hope for. Don't worry though, I won't tell anyone about you guys. That is not my secret to tell. I will be rooting for you guys, and I'm glad that you're happy together." Ben and Ryan were the best of friends and have been since they started kindergarten. I couldn't believe that Ben was telling me the person he loved was Ryan. That had to be hard, and I couldn't even imagine how long he had been in love with him. How long had he been hiding his feelings?
After that Makai put his arm around my shoulder as he held all the boxes with one hand. His arm squeezed me tightly as he started to talk to Ben directly.
"Thank you for keeping it a secret, Ben. Ocean is wanting to keep it a secret at school. As you could probably guess, most of the team wouldn't approve. I know things may not look hopeful for you right now, but you never know. Things could change."
Was he talking about the time that I thought Makai was the worst person in the world next to skankzilla? He most likely was. I mean even I think that I was horrible to him in the beginning but he never gave up and I ended up wanting him as much as he seemed to want me.
"I think he's right." I grinned at Makai, then at Ben. "You never know what people will end up wanting, or what the truth in their heart is."
"Yeah, maybe." He didn't look hopeful. "I take it you're still going to be out of school for the rest of the week like the coach said. And that you won't be at the meet this weekend. I don't know what is going on, but I hope that you come back to the team soon."
After that Ben waved and left. I could see a slumped set to his shoulders, and the way that he was walking showed that he was bearing a lot right now. He was probably feeling the weight of what he felt and was holding it all in the best that he could.
I just stood there watching Ben as he walked toward his car. He was going through a lot, more than I ever thought he was. The more that I see every day, the more I see that I was so self-centered. How was it that my friends didn't abandon me years ago? Why didn't someone tell me that I was such a horrible person? How could I be so selfish that I didn't see the pain that he was feeling?
As Makai walked back into the house with the food, I continued to watch Ben as I thought about a few things. I was going to do my best to be more receptive to how my friends were feeling, and what they were going through. And maybe I could organize things a little bit so that Ben and Ryan hung out with us a little more, which would give Ben more time with Ryan. That would be good for Ben, right? I would just need to make sure that Makai and I didn't do anything couple-oriented while they were around. One reason why is so that Ryan wouldn't find out about us, but also for the fact that I didn't want to rub our relationship in Ben's face.
"Hey, Ocean? Are you coming to eat or what? I thought you were hungry." Makai's words brought me back to my senses and my stomach growled right on cue.
"Yeah, I am hungry. I was just lost in thought, that's all." I shut the door after Ben drove away and then followed after Makai to the dining room. "I never knew he felt that way about Ryan. I thought they were just friends this whole time."
"They are just friends, that's the problem. Ben wants more but he doesn't think that Ryan would ever be open to that. I can see where he is coming from though. Keeping the status quo and not changing things made it so that he doesn't have to abandon Ryan altogether. If he was to try to push it, if he were to tell Ryan how he felt then he might never get to see him again. That would most likely devastate him."
I thought about that for a moment. About what kind of courage it must have taken for Makai to tell me how he felt and then the type of control and resolve that Ben must have.
"Did you feel the same way?" I asked Makai after I settled into my chair.
"Yes and no. It wasn't that long into knowing you that you made the decision for me. I had fallen for you the day that I met you. It was like a magnetic pull that was drawing me toward you and it only got stronger as time went on. When I met you though, you seemed to hate me for no reason." I felt that like a stab of pain.
"At the time, I thought you wanted to steal my girlfriend, and then at practice you beat me in everything and I thought that you were then trying to basically steal my life. I was an idiot and an asshole." I hung my head in shame.
"Misinformed and confused is what I would call it. However, when I found you on the beach and you kissed me, I knew that you must like me at least a little bit." His grin gave me butterflies in my stomach.
"To be fair, I didn't know that I liked you then. And I don't even know why I kissed you." I buried my head in my hands for a moment.
"You said you were trying to prove that I wasn't real, however that was supposed to help. But the spark between us was real and I wasn't going to deny it anymore after that, so I started chasing you for real. And in your drunken state your true emotions must have come out."
I groaned now, my head still buried in my hands. How the hell had I been so stupid.
"It's fine though, Ocean. It all worked out for us. Come on, let's eat, we can talk more later."
I did as he said and started eating my food. I still can't believe half the shit I did. I'm such a fucking moron.
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Ocean
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"Makai? I didn't know that this was your place." Those were the words that the delivery guy had said, and I was already right by the door when I realized that I knew that voice.
"Oh, hey Ben. I didn't know you worked."
Shit! Ben, as in Ben from the swim team, that Ben was who was at the door right now. Of all the people that could have shown up, why did it have to be someone from the team? That was probably, no, that was definitely the worst thing that could have possibly happened to me, to the both of us.
"Oh, hey Ocean. I thought you were out of town?" Ben had seen me, of course he would.
"Oh, uhm, hey Ben. Yeah, I am going back and forth between here and my aunt's house. I stopped by to get my homework from Makai, that's all."
"Really? Seems like you could have gotten it from the school directly." Ben was looking like he thought this was all a little suspicious, I don't think he believed me at all.
"There were extenuating circumstances." Makai tried to explain to him. "My parents had to drive out there for work so they picked Ocean up and brought him back. His parents will be taking him back later."
"Huh." I saw the nod and the narrowed eyes that we were getting from Ben at the moment. I know that he wasn't believing us at all though. "Well, I have other deliveries to make. I will see you later."
"Hey Ben." I called after him as he turned to leave.
"Don't worry, Ocean. I won't tell anyone." He looked at me with serious and knowing eyes. "I've thought for a long time now that you two were either already together or would soon be an item. Don't worry, I won't tell anyone."
"Y..you knew?" I was flabbergasted. "How? How did you know something like that?"
I was at a loss. I know that I hadn't done or said anything when we were around the other people. What had caused it then? How did he know that Makai and I were together? What made him suspect us?
"You really want to know, Ocean?" He turned back to look at me. "You want to know how I was able to know what was going on with you?"
"Yeah, I think I do anyway." I could tell that the look on my face was a nervous one. It was most likely something that would make someone laugh if they saw it under different circumstances. "I mean, if you were able to tell that there was something going on between us then the others could too, right?" I was so on edge at the moment.
"I wouldn't be overly worried about them. I noticed because, unlike them, I am a little more like you than you think." What was he saying? Was he a merman or something like that too?
"What do you mean like me?" Makai was just watching us talk while he held the boxes filled with pizza.
"I, like you, have a thing for someone on the team. When I look at you and Makai, I can see the same look in your eyes that I know I have in mine. There is a pain and an ache inside of you that can only be filled when you're near that one special person. There is a sense of completion that only that person can give you, even just by being in the same room with them. I saw that in you, in both of you, when you would look at each other. Not to mention, there was your birthday party a few days ago. When Brittney went to harass you in the kitchen, it was like Makai was rushing in to be your knight in shining armor." His words took me by surprise. He had noticed all of that because he likes someone on the team? "Only the guy I like doesn't and will never know about it. He isn't that type. I'm happy for you, Ocean. I really am. You got what, or shall I say who, you wanted."
"Ben?" I felt so sad when I heard the last part of his response. There was pain and sorrow in his voice, and I knew that he was most likely a little bit jealous of me. "I'm sorry."
"Don't be sorry, Ocean. Ryan just isn't that type of guy. I will love him from afar and stay with him as his best friend. That is all that I can hope for. Don't worry though, I won't tell anyone about you guys. That is not my secret to tell. I will be rooting for you guys, and I'm glad that you're happy together." Ben and Ryan were the best of friends and have been since they started kindergarten. I couldn't believe that Ben was telling me the person he loved was Ryan. That had to be hard, and I couldn't even imagine how long he had been in love with him. How long had he been hiding his feelings?
After that Makai put his arm around my shoulder as he held all the boxes with one hand. His arm squeezed me tightly as he started to talk to Ben directly.
"Thank you for keeping it a secret, Ben. Ocean is wanting to keep it a secret at school. As you could probably guess, most of the team wouldn't approve. I know things may not look hopeful for you right now, but you never know. Things could change."
Was he talking about the time that I thought Makai was the worst person in the world next to skankzilla? He most likely was. I mean even I think that I was horrible to him in the beginning but he never gave up and I ended up wanting him as much as he seemed to want me.
"I think he's right." I grinned at Makai, then at Ben. "You never know what people will end up wanting, or what the truth in their heart is."
"Yeah, maybe." He didn't look hopeful. "I take it you're still going to be out of school for the rest of the week like the coach said. And that you won't be at the meet this weekend. I don't know what is going on, but I hope that you come back to the team soon."
After that Ben waved and left. I could see a slumped set to his shoulders, and the way that he was walking showed that he was bearing a lot right now. He was probably feeling the weight of what he felt and was holding it all in the best that he could.
I just stood there watching Ben as he walked toward his car. He was going through a lot, more than I ever thought he was. The more that I see every day, the more I see that I was so self-centered. How was it that my friends didn't abandon me years ago? Why didn't someone tell me that I was such a horrible person? How could I be so selfish that I didn't see the pain that he was feeling?
As Makai walked back into the house with the food, I continued to watch Ben as I thought about a few things. I was going to do my best to be more receptive to how my friends were feeling, and what they were going through. And maybe I could organize things a little bit so that Ben and Ryan hung out with us a little more, which would give Ben more time with Ryan. That would be good for Ben, right? I would just need to make sure that Makai and I didn't do anything couple-oriented while they were around. One reason why is so that Ryan wouldn't find out about us, but also for the fact that I didn't want to rub our relationship in Ben's face.
"Hey, Ocean? Are you coming to eat or what? I thought you were hungry." Makai's words brought me back to my senses and my stomach growled right on cue.
"Yeah, I am hungry. I was just lost in thought, that's all." I shut the door after Ben drove away and then followed after Makai to the dining room. "I never knew he felt that way about Ryan. I thought they were just friends this whole time."
"They are just friends, that's the problem. Ben wants more but he doesn't think that Ryan would ever be open to that. I can see where he is coming from though. Keeping the status quo and not changing things made it so that he doesn't have to abandon Ryan altogether. If he was to try to push it, if he were to tell Ryan how he felt then he might never get to see him again. That would most likely devastate him."
I thought about that for a moment. About what kind of courage it must have taken for Makai to tell me how he felt and then the type of control and resolve that Ben must have.
"Did you feel the same way?" I asked Makai after I settled into my chair.
"Yes and no. It wasn't that long into knowing you that you made the decision for me. I had fallen for you the day that I met you. It was like a magnetic pull that was drawing me toward you and it only got stronger as time went on. When I met you though, you seemed to hate me for no reason." I felt that like a stab of pain.
"At the time, I thought you wanted to steal my girlfriend, and then at practice you beat me in everything and I thought that you were then trying to basically steal my life. I was an idiot and an asshole." I hung my head in shame.
"Misinformed and confused is what I would call it. However, when I found you on the beach and you kissed me, I knew that you must like me at least a little bit." His grin gave me butterflies in my stomach.
"To be fair, I didn't know that I liked you then. And I don't even know why I kissed you." I buried my head in my hands for a moment.
"You said you were trying to prove that I wasn't real, however that was supposed to help. But the spark between us was real and I wasn't going to deny it anymore after that, so I started chasing you for real. And in your drunken state your true emotions must have come out."
I groaned now, my head still buried in my hands. How the hell had I been so stupid.
"It's fine though, Ocean. It all worked out for us. Come on, let's eat, we can talk more later."
I did as he said and started eating my food. I still can't believe half the shit I did. I'm such a fucking moron.
~~Ocean~~"Makai? I didn't know that this was your place." Those were the words that the delivery guy had said, and I was already right by the door when I realized that I knew that voice."Oh, hey Ben. I didn't know you worked."Shit! Ben, as in Ben from the swim team, that Ben was who was at the door right now. Of all the people that could have shown up, why did it have to be someone from the team? That was probably, no, that was definitely the worst thing that could have possibly happened to me, to the both of us."Oh, hey Ocean. I thought you were out of town?" Ben had seen me, of course he would."Oh, uhm, hey Ben. Yeah, I am going back and forth between here and my aunt's house. I stopped by to get my homework from Makai, that's all.""Really? Seems like you could have gotten it from the school directly." Ben was looking like he thought this was all a little suspicious, I don't think he believed me at all."There were extenuating circumstances." Makai tried to explain to him. "My parents had to drive out there for work so they picked Ocean up and brought him back. His parents will be taking him back later.""Huh." I saw the nod and the narrowed eyes that we were getting from Ben at the moment. I know that he wasn't believing us at all though. "Well, I have other deliveries to make. I will see you later.""Hey Ben." I called after him as he turned to leave."Don't worry, Ocean. I won't tell anyone." He looked at me with serious and knowing eyes. "I've thought for a long time now that you two were either already together or would soon be an item. Don't worry, I won't tell anyone.""Y..you knew?" I was flabbergasted. "How? How did you know something like that?"I was at a loss. I know that I hadn't done or said anything when we were around the other people. What had caused it then? How did he know that Makai and I were together? What made him suspect us?"You really want to know, Ocean?" He turned back to look at me. "You want to know how I was able to know what was going on with you?""Yeah, I think I do anyway." I could tell that the look on my face was a nervous one. It was most likely something that would make someone laugh if they saw it under different circumstances. "I mean, if you were able to tell that there was something going on between us then the others could too, right?" I was so on edge at the moment."I wouldn't be overly worried about them. I noticed because, unlike them, I am a little more like you than you think." What was he saying? Was he a merman or something like that too?"What do you mean like me?" Makai was just watching us talk while he held the boxes filled with pizza."I, like you, have a thing for someone on the team. When I look at you and Makai, I can see the same look in your eyes that I know I have in mine. There is a pain and an ache inside of you that can only be filled when you're near that one special person. There is a sense of completion that only that person can give you, even just by being in the same room with them. I saw that in you, in both of you, when you would look at each other. Not to mention, there was your birthday party a few days ago. When Brittney went to harass you in the kitchen, it was like Makai was rushing in to be your knight in shining armor." His words took me by surprise. He had noticed all of that because he likes someone on the team? "Only the guy I like doesn't and will never know about it. He isn't that type. I'm happy for you, Ocean. I really am. You got what, or shall I say who, you wanted.""Ben?" I felt so sad when I heard the last part of his response. There was pain and sorrow in his voice, and I knew that he was most likely a little bit jealous of me. "I'm sorry.""Don't be sorry, Ocean. Ryan just isn't that type of guy. I will love him from afar and stay with him as his best friend. That is all that I can hope for. Don't worry though, I won't tell anyone about you guys. That is not my secret to tell. I will be rooting for you guys, and I'm glad that you're happy together." Ben and Ryan were the best of friends and have been since they started kindergarten. I couldn't believe that Ben was telling me the person he loved was Ryan. That had to be hard, and I couldn't even imagine how long he had been in love with him. How long had he been hiding his feelings?After that Makai put his arm around my shoulder as he held all the boxes with one hand. His arm squeezed me tightly as he started to talk to Ben directly."Thank you for keeping it a secret, Ben. Ocean is wanting to keep it a secret at school. As you could probably guess, most of the team wouldn't approve. I know things may not look hopeful for you right now, but you never know. Things could change."Was he talking about the time that I thought Makai was the worst person in the world next to skankzilla? He most likely was. I mean even I think that I was horrible to him in the beginning but he never gave up and I ended up wanting him as much as he seemed to want me."I think he's right." I grinned at Makai, then at Ben. "You never know what people will end up wanting, or what the truth in their heart is.""Yeah, maybe." He didn't look hopeful. "I take it you're still going to be out of school for the rest of the week like the coach said. And that you won't be at the meet this weekend. I don't know what is going on, but I hope that you come back to the team soon."After that Ben waved and left. I could see a slumped set to his shoulders, and the way that he was walking showed that he was bearing a lot right now. He was probably feeling the weight of what he felt and was holding it all in the best that he could.I just stood there watching Ben as he walked toward his car. He was going through a lot, more than I ever thought he was. The more that I see every day, the more I see that I was so self-centered. How was it that my friends didn't abandon me years ago? Why didn't someone tell me that I was such a horrible person? How could I be so selfish that I didn't see the pain that he was feeling?As Makai walked back into the house with the food, I continued to watch Ben as I thought about a few things. I was going to do my best to be more receptive to how my friends were feeling, and what they were going through. And maybe I could organize things a little bit so that Ben and Ryan hung out with us a little more, which would give Ben more time with Ryan. That would be good for Ben, right? I would just need to make sure that Makai and I didn't do anything couple-oriented while they were around. One reason why is so that Ryan wouldn't find out about us, but also for the fact that I didn't want to rub our relationship in Ben's face."Hey, Ocean? Are you coming to eat or what? I thought you were hungry." Makai's words brought me back to my senses and my stomach growled right on cue."Yeah, I am hungry. I was just lost in thought, that's all." I shut the door after Ben drove away and then followed after Makai to the dining room. "I never knew he felt that way about Ryan. I thought they were just friends this whole time.""They are just friends, that's the problem. Ben wants more but he doesn't think that Ryan would ever be open to that. I can see where he is coming from though. Keeping the status quo and not changing things made it so that he doesn't have to abandon Ryan altogether. If he was to try to push it, if he were to tell Ryan how he felt then he might never get to see him again. That would most likely devastate him."I thought about that for a moment. About what kind of courage it must have taken for Makai to tell me how he felt and then the type of control and resolve that Ben must have."Did you feel the same way?" I asked Makai after I settled into my chair."Yes and no. It wasn't that long into knowing you that you made the decision for me. I had fallen for you the day that I met you. It was like a magnetic pull that was drawing me toward you and it only got stronger as time went on. When I met you though, you seemed to hate me for no reason." I felt that like a stab of pain."At the time, I thought you wanted to steal my girlfriend, and then at practice you beat me in everything and I thought that you were then trying to basically steal my life. I was an idiot and an asshole." I hung my head in shame."Misinformed and confused is what I would call it. However, when I found you on the beach and you kissed me, I knew that you must like me at least a little bit." His grin gave me butterflies in my stomach."To be fair, I didn't know that I liked you then. And I don't even know why I kissed you." I buried my head in my hands for a moment."You said you were trying to prove that I wasn't real, however that was supposed to help. But the spark between us was real and I wasn't going to deny it anymore after that, so I started chasing you for real. And in your drunken state your true emotions must have come out."I groaned now, my head still buried in my hands. How the hell had I been so stupid."It's fine though, Ocean. It all worked out for us. Come on, let's eat, we can talk more later."I did as he said and started eating my food. I still can't believe half the shit I did. I'm such a fucking moron.
