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Suddenly, holding Parkerâs hand in public not only began to feel normal...but it brought on a feeling of true pride for me. Itâs moments like this that really makes me question what the hell the big deal is when it comes to two boys just showing a little bit of affection for one another. Itâs seems so silly to me most times, and yet I allow the prying eyes of strangers shame me into keeping it some big secret. But WHY though??? I just wish that I could understand why I feel like I need to be a part of the deception by pretending that boys like me and Parker donât exist. As though weâre not a part of this world just like everybody else. I mean...obviously we are. Weâre both living proof of that. I donât know...life is grand, but society is fucked up. How hard is it to just leave us the fuck ALONE, you know?
As Ally and her friends were practically skipping their way towards the anchor at the end of Navy Pier, Parker and I couldnât help but to giggle at one another. I guess after living here for my entire life, and Parker having paid a few visits himself since he moved to town, weâve kind of trained ourselves to take the spectacle of it all for granted.
Ally, the most talkative of the bunch, was grinning from ear to ear. Saying, âYou too are so cute! I mean it! I canât even stand it! Look, Morgan...theyâre holding hands!â
This caused them to all melt and wiggle and sigh in unison. Weird...all of that earlier paranoia, and it seemed like such a little thing now. Our fondness for one another. Jessica was quick to take her phone and step in front of us and take a selfie with us in the background. Hehehe, it seemed like it was more about her than either one of us, but we smiled and joined in the fun regardless.
âYou guys are just like another Taryn and Justin! I swear!â Ally said. âAm I right? Look at them. Did you guys meet out here?â
âNo, actually.â Parker told her. âWe were out to buy the new movie display at the same time, and we just kinda, like...ran into each other, I guess.â
Brianna said, âSounds like fate to me. Maybe thereâs a vampire scripture out there somewhere with you two in it.â
âOmigod, how cool would that be?â Ally squealed. âThis is so amazing, isnât it? You guys just made our trip out here so much more epic. Iâm, like, shaking right now.â
I said, âYou guys traveled all the way from Toronto just to see the anchor at the end of the Pier? Wow...â
âWell, not necessarily. Me and Anna are actually here for my uncleâs third wedding. He moved here about a year ago.â
âThird wedding?â Parker grinned.
âTrust me, you donât know my uncle. He can be a bit hard to deal with. The very fact that he had a first wedding boggles the mind. Heâs what my mom would call a serious handful. BUT, I get to come to Chicago! And once I told my besties here, they started saving up to come with me. So weâre sort of planned out a route to take a âGone From Daylightâ tour of the city. Well, all of the places that we could figure out addresses for, anyway.â She said. âI think our next step is Buckingham Fountain, and then that Dennisâ Place For Games arcade where Justin sees Chad for the first time...we just have to figure out how to get to Belmont Street.â
Parker told her, âYou can get to Belmont easily on the train, but Dennisâ isnât there anymore.â
âWhat? Oh no! Awwww! Jessica, did you hear him? No more Dennisâ.â
âAre you serious?â Jessica said.
Parker shrugged. âSorry. I hate to say it, but arcades arenât really, like, a big thing anymore. Theyâre pretty much all gone.â
âDamn...â Ally said with a pouty lip. âJessica wanted to go in there and see if they had the GFD fighting game so she could take on some serious competition. She kicks ASS in that game. Plus, Chad is one of her favorite characters.â
âI donât know. Kevin here is pretty damn good himself at that game. He knocked me around a couple of times. Iâm sure he could take your girl on for a few rounds. Easy.â Parker said, looking back at me and smiling for a moment before leaning in to give me a kiss on the cheek. I couldnât believe how much this felt like a fairy tale come to life. I was giddy from the sensation of being around other people who shared our fandom, our obsession, and accepted us for everything that we were and ever could be. It was truly a whole new experience for me. Maybe for both of us. And was I blushing now? Iâm definitely blushing now!
âOoooh...I think I hear an online challenge brewing, Jessica!â Brianna giggled.
âPsh! Whatever. Weâll see.â She replied. âAt least it wonât be face to face. I hate to see boys cry from defeat and a total loss of their pride.â We all snickered in response, but Iâm thinking that I might have to get her gamer info so Parker can get together and see what sheâs made of. That might be fun.
Ally took her notebook out of her backpack and opened it up to scratch their visit to Dennisâ off of the list. âOk, so I guess we missed out on the arcade part of our GFD journey...but we can just stick around the fountain for a bit longer. And then...the main event!â All of them seemed to practically dance with excitement when she said that. âAre you guys going too? We should all go together!â
Parker and I looked at one another, completely lost as to what she was talking about. I was like, âGoing where? What main event?â
âOmigod! You didnât hear? There are posters and announcements everywhere online! The actors from the movie, Julian Clarke and Adam Turner are going to be at the AMC theater this weekend! Signing autographs, having a Q & A, and theyâre gonna debut the full official trailer for âGFD: Ressurectionâ live! How can you not know about this already?â
âWait, wait...what are you talking about?â I asked.
Parker then added, âWhat official trailer? Kevin and I just saw the new trailer a while ago.â
âThat was the TEASER!â Ally said. âThis is, like...a full trailer. New footage and everything. All the âDay-Hardâ fans are drooling all over themselves waiting to check it out. Omigod, you two HAVE to come with us now! Itâs, like..and order or whatever!â
Have Parker and I been so involved with one another that we missed out on hearing about something this tremendous? How are the main actors from the movie coming to one of our major downtown theaters for an extended amount of time to take pictures with fans and sign autographs...and we donât know anything about it? Dammit! To say that this was unexpected would be a severe understatement. Thank God Parker was wearing his GFD T-shirt and the girls spotted it, or we would have been banging our heads against a wall with anger and regret for having missed out on such a monumentally awesome event like this.
âJesus...â I mumbled.
Parker turned to me and asked, âDid you hear about this?â
âNO! I swear! Youâre pretty much the only person that I would have told about it if I had!â
âDo you, like...I mean, you wanna go?â
âHell YEAH, I wanna go!â I said, my thoughts briefly entertaining the thought of me being able to see Julian Clarke in real life and having someone take our picture while hugging him around the waist. Oh man, theyâre going to have to call security to drag me out of there once I get my hands on that boy. Hahaha!
âMe too!â Parker said. âWhoah...you know what we should do? We should bring our cardboard cut outs and have them autographed! How crazy would that be?â
I hadnât even thought of that, and my jaw dropped. âNot only would they be rare...but theyâd be signed by the actual actors too! Thatâs a great idea!â
Ally jumped up and giggled out loud, grabbing her phone. âSWEET! Give me your info, you guys! Weâll call you as soon as we get the details!â
âMe too!â Morgan said, and we started exchanging numbers and contact stuff before we started walking again. âWeâve gotta get there pretty early, because theyâre only going to be around for a few hours. But we mostly want a good standing spot to see the new trailer, and room to jump around like a bunch of maniacs if necessary. Hehehe!â
âAre we really doing this?â Parker asked me with a big smile on his face.
I blushed deeply and said, âI think we are. Weâre actually going to see them in person! Like...weâll be close enough to reach out and touch them if we want to!â
âI definitely want to!â He giggled, and my expression changed to one of shock.
âOr maybe NOT! How about that?â I gave him a little shove, but he already knew what was on my mind.
âDonât you dare stand there and tell me that you werenât standing there entertaining your Julian Clarke boy fantasy.â
âThatâs none of your business. Hehehe!â
âRiiiiight...â He said. âJust know...if you try to keep me away from Adam Turner, I will fight you, Kevin. Like, I will knuckle up and get blood all over my hands before I let you come between us.â
âHahaha! Jesus, Parker! Violent much?â
Just then, Ally began getting all animated and happy, and her friends joined her in celebration. âOmigod...there it is! Itâs the anchor! Whoah, itâs a lot bigger than I thought it would be! Câmon, you guys! Letâs go! I need, like, a hundred pictures in front of it!â
Brianna said, âNo wonder an entire boy could hide behind it. Oh, and this must be the railing the story was talking about. The waves of the lake are, like, right there! Oh wow! Itâs just like I pictured it!â
Jessica was already taking more selfies in front of the anchor and everyone else went to go join her. Parker and I even noticed a few people dressed in cosplay outfits that we were able to recognize. These movies had definitely brought the fans out in droves, and something about standing there among them just felt like home. You know?
Finally...an entire community where I could easily fit into...just by being myself.
âTake our picture! Parker? Kevin? One of you!â Ally said, and practically threw us her phone before hoping up on the anchor with everybody else. And they all shuffled around until they got a decent pose going, and we snapped a few pics for them to keep. âNice!â
Thatâs when Brianna said, âOk, you guys! Your turn!â
Parker and I both giggled cheerfully at one another, and I said, âWhy? We live here. We can come out to the Pier any time we want to.â
âFirst of all...that is SO unfair!â Ally said. âAnd second of all, I want to remember this moment and you two forever. So get up there, and weâll send you copies later.â
We both blushed a little bit, and the Pier was pretty full that day. But they were just going to keep egging us on and getting louder and louder with ever request if we didnât go along with it all. So, bashfully...we gave Ally her camera back and tried to keep from feeling really silly about this.
It was then that Parker happily jumped up on the anchor, and he turned around to lend me his hand to help me up and join him. I felt so goofy, and kept looking down at my feet while trying not to snicker too much. âCome on, Kevin. I kinda wanna remember today too.â I sighed to myself, knowing that Iâd end up giving in eventually...but I sort of fidgeted and shifted from foot to foot anyway. Parker said, âHey...donât ever act on any impulse that...â
â...Any impulse that requires hesitation. Yeah, I know.â I said, rolling my eyes with a grin as we quoted the book. âAnd donât do that! You know thatâs my weakness.â
The girls began to chant, âDo it! Do it! Do it!â Until I finally took Parkerâs hand and stepped up to stand at his side. The girls started taking a bunch of pictures of the two of us together almost immediately, and I think a couple of other people at the end of the Pier took a few photos themselves.
Parker looked into my eyes, and we both found ourselves locked in a timeless moment where the rest of the world just seemed to fade away for a little while. Just a blissful minute or two where I fully understood why someone in a fictional story would consider sacrificing daylight itself to spend an eternity with a boy so breathtakingly beautiful. So perfect in everything that he does. Perfect in everything that he is. It warmed my heart to know that there was a magnificent soulmate out there in the world...someone that the angels made JUST for me...and I found him. Sweet Jesus...against all odds, I actually found him.
âKISS!!!â Ally shouted out, her entire posse of romantic cohorts nearly falling to pieces in a fit of giggles. âCâmon! Do it!â
I looked at Parker, who was so red in the face that it was almost comical in its appearance. It was then that I took a hold of his hand again, and I said, âI believe we have a request from our âfansâ. What do you say?â
Parker didnât say anything at all. Instead, he just leaned forward, and I made sure to meet him half way so our lips could meet with an innocent passion that caused my heart to race so fast that it nearly left me breathless. And not just a little peck on the lips either. We allowed it to linger for a while, enjoying the intimacy of being able to openly display our tender union in front of other people like this. On a pedestal, no less. I had never done anything like this before...but I think I liked it.
Donât worry though. There were kids around, as well as a few frowny faced adults who were probably waiting for the opportunity to complain about something being dirty or lewd in the public square...so we kept our kissing to a minimum. Itâs not like we were deep tongue throat fucking each other while shoving our hands down each otherâs pants or anything. Still, we shared our lovely little smooch and savored it long enough for the girls to squeal and swoon over seeing us being so intimate with one another like that. But what really shocked and surprised us both...was the sound of a few clapping hands coming from the left of us.
We turned to see a few people, who I guess knew the story about as well as we did, or at least the movie version...and they began to applaud us for being such a cute couple. That led to a few more applause, and soon there were about ten or fifteen people that we had never seen before in our lives cheering us on. Calling us âbraveâ and giving us their support. It was, like...too surreal for my brain to really process at first. I mean...this is ok with them? Are they actually celebrating a couple of teen boys for having the guts to exist in their own version of ânormalâ without being forced to change or labeled as immature and confused? Who the hell could have seen THAT coming???
Trying to be a little bit silly to fend off our embarrassment for getting so much attention all at once, Parker and I started to bow and blow kisses to the crowd before it got to be a bit too much for me and I had to hop back down to the concrete. Hehehe! And just like he had done for me...I extended my hand to Parker to help him jump down to join me.
He climbed down and we smiled at one another. Holding our eye contact as words couldnât possibly convey what we were both feeling in that moment. And yet...our eyes said it all. Honest and unrestricted. And as a few people were still clapping for us in the background, Parker lightly lifted my chin with two fingers, and with a smile...he whispered, âI love you...because you saved me.â
Thereâs something about the way that he said it that made me tear up and get a lump in the back of my throat. It was intense. Almost too intense. âI love you too, Parker...â I said with a quivering bottom lip. And then we kissed again before he just wrapped his arms around my shoulders and hugged me tight while I snaked my own around his slender middle...just trying not to be overwhelmed by the love in my heart. It wasnât easy. Trust me.
We just rocked back and forth for a few moments in each otherâs warm embrace, until Parker giggled and said, âGod, you smell good.â
âOh...itâs bath gel.â I grinned.
âWell, yeah...it smells good.â He said. âI kinda want to be alone with you right now. Is that weird?â
âIf it is, itâs the kinda weird that I like.â I replied.
âI think...no, Iâm sure...I meant what I said, Kevin.â He said, still holding me close so he could rest his chin on my shoulder and I wouldnât b able to look him in the eye. âI think I love you. I mean, Iâm like...in love with you.â Then he paused before nervously asking me, âIs that ok?â
All I could do was melt in his arms, moaning back, âItâs better than ok, Parker. Itâs a perfect match to what I feel for you too. Love you.â
Thatâs when he loosened his hold on me and we leaned back a bit so we could kiss again. âI think people are sort of watching us now. Hehehe!â
âLet âem watch. Who cares?â
Just then, Ally and her friends came rushing over to gather around us for a group hug! Squeezing us until we could barely breathe! âI canât STAND how cute you two are!!! Omigod! Iâm feeling so faint right now!â
I laughed. âIt was just a kiss...â
âWe got SO many pics! Weâll send you every last one of them, k? Promise!â She said. âSo, weâre still going to the AMC meet and greet the day after tomorrow, right? Youâve gotta be there with us!â
Parker and I exchanged a joyful look, and he said, âSounds like a plan to me. Just let us know where to meet up with you guys and weâll be there.â
So weâre really ARE doing this then! Ummm, ok! Thatâs cool with me! Hehehe!
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