Next Writing Bit

*Ping* *Ping* *Ping*   “Ow!  Quit it!”  “No.”  *Ping* *Ping* *Ping*  “Damn it!  Will you stop it already!”  “No.”  *Ping*   “Grrrrrr!  That is IT!”   Charlie launched himself across the room at Zander.  He’d been trying to pack to go on this trip for the last hour and every time he’d get a few things put into the suit case Zander would try and distract him somehow.    This time it was shooting rubber bands at him.  Charlie knew Zander didn’t want him to go but Charlie had to go.  His parents were expecting him for the annual trip to the woods.  Zander thought it was just a stupid family vacation so why couldn’t Charlie just skip it.  Charlie couldn’t tell Zander the truth.  Zander also couldn’t understand Charlie’s reluctance to take him; after all they had been dating almost a year now.  Zander told Charlie it was time to “met the family.”  Charlie couldn’t think of a worse idea in the world.   Charlie’s family would tear Zander apart in a minute…literally!

Zander braced for the attack.  He knew it was coming and wanted it.  He was pissed too.  Why wouldn’t Charlie let him met his family.  Zander knew Charlie’s family didn’t approve of him being gay but they seemed to have come to terms with it.  Charlie was keeping something from him.  He could FEEL it.  Didn’t matter that Zander was also keeping one, Charlie wasn’t to keep one from HIM.  He was the one to know the answers.  It had been that way his whole life but, as was typical in their relationship, being with Charlie was proving to be the exception. 

Charlie landing on him really knocked him back.  Even expecting it there wasn’t much Zander could do to counter it.  Charlie was 6’7” of pure muscle.  Zander was 5’8” of geeky brawn, which amounted to zip!  Charlie would always win in a physical fight but Zander was agile and smart.  Unfortunately Zander’s brain was on vacation for this one or he would have known there was no way to get away from Charlie.  Zander went on the defensive and started to try to wiggle out from under Charlie but Charlie was having none of it.  He lay full length along Zander and snatched up his hands into one of his own.  Effectively pinned Zander glared up at Charlie. 

“Why are you making this so hard, Zander?  You know I have to go!”  Charlie gritted out.  Zander looked into Charlie’s dark smoky gray eyes and screamed, “TAKE ME WITH YOU, YOU ASS!!!”  They both froze.  

Still a work in progress.  Debating what to make the big secret about for Charlie, Zander's is obvious:)