I have a girlfriend.
Holy fuck.
I have a girlfriend.

John Pov
I sat on the bench in the park, holding hands with Alex. He took a sip of his drink and set it down on the bench.

"I came out yesterday."
He said blankly.

I was a bit taken back.
"To Tom?" I asked.

"Yeah. And Ed. And Angelica." He said.
"Angelica?" I asked.

"Now that I think about it, maybe I shouldn't of told her. She could use it against me but I don't see why it somethin' I'm supposed to be ashamed of." He said with a shrug.

"True. How'd Tom react?"
I asked.

"He called me a fa- a slur-" "

He What?"
I hissed.

"At first, Jeez calm down you reckless idiot, and then he apologized and accepted it. Oh and Ed's never going to let me live it down." Alex told me with a smile.

I've seen him smile so much the past week.

"How so?"
I asked.

"You know him. Every time I leave the house he asks me if I'm gonna go take it in the ass and every time I even look at my phone he asks if I'm on Grindr." Alex said.

I snickered, kissing his forehead.
He smiled at me, his ears tinting pink.

Then he furrowed his eyebrows and coughed into his arm. He let go of my hand and coughed until he had fallen off the bench and was on his knees, and coughing.

I stayed by his side, concerned, telling him he was okay.

He wiped his mouth and muttered, "Im fine. I'm fine,"

He coughed into his hand one last time and I felt my breath hitch when I saw him cough up blood.

He wheezed a bit, his eyes staring off into space, glazed over. I helped him back to his feet and he grabbed at his side.

"You should probably see a doctor."
I muttered, helping him walk back to his motorcycle.

"F-fuck doctors," He said, smirking.

"Have you..coughed up blood before?" I asked.

He glanced to me.

"Couple times bout a month ago. And I puke up blood like two months ago in the elevator."
He muttered.

"Alex what the fuck? And you just didn't see a doctor?" I asked.

He shook his head.

"They would send me to a hospital..Hospitals are where people go to die. I ain't dyin' in no hospital."
He told me.

"No, hospitals are where people go to get better." I said.

"Tell that to my mom."
He muttered.

He groaned, wincing.
"You want to sit down?" I asked.

He nodded, Still most of his weight being put on me, but for whatever reason he felt extremely light.

He sat down at a bench, holding his side. "What hurts?" I asked.

"Ribs," He replied, his voice strained. "..did you like..do something?" I asked.

He shrugged.
"Just hurts real bad." He muttered.

I wrapped my arm around him and pulled him close to me.

"You're okay,"
I whispered.

"So. John..do you want to like..be my boyfriend or somethin'?" He asked.

"No." I replied, watching his face drop.

"Nah, I'm just messing with ya. Of course," I said, ruffling his hair a bit.

He grinned, kissing my check.
He went through his coat and took out cigs.

"Want one?"
He asked.

"Mhm, lighter."
I hummed.

He handed me a cig and lighter after lighting his own. I put it in my mouth and looked to the people glancing at us and silently judging.

Alex coughed, taking the cig from his mouth.

"You good?"
I asked slowly.

"Yeah, yeah. Fine. Uh, you want to go back to my apartment?" He asked.

"Sure," I replied, still concerned at Alex's behavior.

We got up and walked to his motorcycle, Alex clutching his side.

~•~•~•~

We walked into the lobby of his apartment, Alex seemed fine now though.

"Hey Alex!" The lady at the front desk waved.

"Mrs.Washington," Alex said, faking a tip of his hat.

I held his hand and walked with him to the elevator.

"Does it feel cool to wear the coat?"
I asked.

He snickered, giving a shrug.
"I guess so." He replied.

We walked into his apartment, Ed was on the couch and Tom was no where to be seen.

"Is that your boyfriend?" Ed asked Alex as we walked in.

"Actually, Yes."
Alex said with a smirk.

"Wait really?" Ed asked, looking up from his book.

"Oh hi John."
He added.

"Ed," I greeted.

Alex tossed Ed his cigs and walked to his room. "What are these for?" Ed asked.

"Can't smoke em without my chest hurting. Might as well give em to the scum of the Earth," Alex replied.

I snickered following him into his room.

"Hey, I ain't no scum! And Hamilshit, what do you mean ya can't smoke em,you pussy?!" Ed called.

Alex rolled his eyes and closed the door. I watched Alex walk to his bed and collapsed. I sat down next to him and he curled up beside me.

I smiled, running a hand through his hair.

This is good.
I really,
really like this.