Daniel's P.O.V.

   I wake up to the sounds of birds chirping. I look in my arms and there I see my beautiful boyfriend huddled close to me asleep. I kiss his forehead and then untangle myself from him. Somehow I managed to not wake him up. But that is even a mystery to me.
 
   I walk into the bathroom and turn on the shower. A hot shower sounds amazing. I step in and let the water envelop me in warmth as I rub my face to wake myself up. I put shampoo in my hands and start washing my hair. As I am rinsing it out, I remember last night.

   I came out. Well, fakely. But Joey thinks I actually did. Oh, Joey. How is he going to react when he finds out about our deal? He is going to think our whome relationship has been a lie. He is going to think I don't care about him. But oh I do. I do. I do. I do. I just don't know how all of this is going to go down. But maybe, just maybe, it will all be okay.

   I come out of the shower and dry off. I wrap the towel around my waste and walk out of the steamy bathroom into my room to go to my closet. Joey is still dead asleep and I just shake my head. This boy must be really exhausted.

   I put on some underwear, sweatpants, and a fairly tight black short sleeved shirt. I open my door quietly, again trying not to wake Joey up. I walk down the stairs and I see my dad and Joey's mom on the couch watching TV. As soon as I place my foot on the first step both of them shoot their gaze towards me.

   "Good morning son! How was your cuddle with the gay boy?" My dad says as he reaches for the remote and turns the TV off.
   "You came in my room while we were sleeping?" I said a little creeped out at the fact that we were SLEEPING.
   "Well we had to make sure you weren't making your boyfriend sleep alone," she says putting air quotes on boyfriend and then winking at me.
   "Did you sleep well?" My dad says as cheery as ever. Why the fuck are they avoiding the main issue.
   "Stop! Just stop!" I yell at them feeling fury build in me. I regret yelling as soon as I see my dad stand up and walk towards me. He lifts his hand and I cower as he swings it and slaps me on the cheek. As I grab my face in utter pain, he takes this as his cue to grab my throat and squeeze.
   "Don't be rude, Daniel," he says in my face. He lets go of my throat and the sudden realise causes me to fall to the floor.
   "I just want you to explain this whole thing to me. What the hell are you honestly getting out of it?" I say referring to the deal for me to basically crush Joey.
   "I get to watch a fag get what's coming to him. What's more fun than that?" He says with an evil laugh following his sentence.

   I sit up and look over at Joey's mom. Why didn't she help me? She just let my dad choke me?
   "And what's in it for you? Be honest," I say in an attempt to get her to come to her senses and stop this whole mess. But I guess she didn't want that.
   "I want my son to realize how awful men actually are. I want you to turn him straight," she says as if it is as simple as just flipping a little switch.
   "You can't just change someone. They are themselves. So I don't see the point in you guys even trying," I say very aggitated at this point.
   "Well, we must be going. We have the lock in to do today. We will be back tomorrow around 2. Don't be fucking him when we walk in the door," my dad says walking over to me and kicking me. I fall onto my back again as I hear them go out the door to the church.

   I lay on the ground trying to comprehend everything that has happened since yesterday. And to be completely honest, I understand none of it. I don't see the appeal of watching someone delibretly hurt someone physically and not helping them up. I also don't understand threatening someone to mentally hurt someone.

   I also don't understand why I accepted the part where I have to hurt Joey.

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Authors Note:
I hope you guys enjoyed this update! I had to write it twice because I accidently deleted it on myself the first time... stupid I know. Thank you for voting, commenting, and sharing my stories! I love you all so much and I will see ya tomorrow. Xoxo, Kaylin