Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2002 17:05:38 EDT
From: THRAWN5678@aol.com
Subject: Last Chance for Jason -  Chapter 2

Disclaimer: 1) a renunciation of any claim to or connection with; 2)
disavowal; 3) a statement made to save one's own ass. This is mainly a
fictional story, with some real people in it, and thus is not meant to
reflect anything about their sexuality. This story should not be read by
anybody who is not legally allowed to read it.. So if you're underage,
leave right now!!

Author's Notes: Well, I can't say I've ever seen such a huge response to
any one of my stories' first chapter. I'm totally excited that so many of
you seem so interested in this story!!! I apologize for not writing this
chapter sooner, but I'm currently in intense planning mode for the second
season of my other big series, Never Guess. I'll try to update this
regularly, but we'll see.. My e-mail address is THRAWN5678@aol.com, so
e-mail me if you have any suggestions or comments about the story.

Also, I've created a website for my two main stories. This way, you can
read the most recent versions of Last Chance and Never Guess!! Also, you
can expect the website to have the new chapters as they are written a few
days before Nifty, so visit if you want a jump on the story!! Vote on the
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http://squallthrawn.envy.nu/

Read these other stories by Squall Thrawn (me):
You'll Never Guess Who Ran Into Me Today (boyband section)
The Chosen One's Choice (regular Celebrity section)

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Last Chance for Jason
by Squall Thrawn

Chapter 2

Kevin drove home from Steak 'n Shake, only partially concentrating on his
driving.  'Jason's gay and he wants to go out with me,' Kevin thought to
himself, reflecting on the events of the past few hours. "Jason's gay and
he wants to go out with me," said Kevin, repeating himself out loud.

Kevin would have never thought it possible. When he had left the last note,
he had never imagined that he would get a response, let alone a response
like this.  A last ditch effort designed more to ease his mind than to
actually attract Jason's attention.

Well, he had gone on his first "date" with Jason, even if it was Steak 'n
Shake, and Kevin was ecstatic. After their dinner, Jason had said yes to
being Kevin's boyfriend, and they had kissed. And what a kiss it
was. Jason's kiss was so much different than Karen's had been. Karen's kiss
almost felt like kissing his mother... or his older sister, Jenna. But
Jason's kiss? His soft and smooth lips.  The masculinity that made men's
kisses so much different than a woman's. Kevin licked his lips without
realizing it, remembering Jason's kiss.

"Mike is going to totally flip," said Kevin, grinning. He got home a few
minutes later and headed to his room and the computer, pausing for a moment
to let his parents know he was home. He booted up the computer, and started
up America Online as soon as the computer was finished starting
up. Luckily, Mike was online.

THRAWN5678: Hey, dude, how're you doing tonight?  NYYANKSRUL52: Hey.  Not
bad.  i almost gave up on you tonight!  THRAWN5678: Sorry, man. i was at
Steak n Shake tonight...  THRAWN5678: oh, and do I have news for you!!!
NYYANKSRUL52: Oooh!!  Do tell!!  THRAWN5678: well, I talked to Jason
tonight about the note... :-( NYYANKSRUL52: Really?  What did he say?
THRAWN5678: and he wants to go out with me!!  NYYANKSRUL52: No way!!!
That's great!!!  Way to go, man!!  THRAWN5678: I know!! It's great!! We
spent a few hours at Steak n Shake, getting to know each other, and at the
end of the night, we kissed!!!  NYYANKSRUL52: Excellent!!!
Congratulations!!  I'm really happy for you, man!!  THRAWN5678: thanx a
lot, dude, for all your advice and support!! i don't know that i could've
done it without you!!  NYYANKSRUL52: no problem, man!!  THRAWN5678: Well,
hey, dude, i'm like totally drained tonight. so I'm gonna turn in now.. I
just wanted to tell you about Jason...  NYYANKSRUL52: alright. I'll talk to
you tomorrow, then. And I'll be full of questions then!! Good night!!
THRAWN5678: I'm sure you will be!! I'll ttyl, dude!! take care!!

With that, Kevin logged off and got ready for bed. Clad only in a
wifebeater and boxers, he got into bed and was out like a light.

-----

Kevin's morning was fairly boring. He was at college from early in the
morning till 1 in the afternoon. Unfortunately, Kevin could barely pay
attention in class.  His thoughts kept coming back to the events the night
before. 'Did I just dream it all? Or did it really happen?' thought Kevin
as he walked towards his car.  Just then, Kevin was surprised when he heard
his cell phone ringing. He rarely got calls on his cell phone, and never at
this time. He assumed it was Bill, bored out of his mind. Or maybe his
mother, asking him to grab a gallon of milk from the store or something.

"Hello?" said Kevin.

"Hi, Kev," said Jason's soft voice.

"Hey, Jason!" said Kevin, happy not only that Jason was calling, but that
this confirmed his memories that he and Jason really had hooked up the
night before.  "What's up?"

"Not much..," sighed Jason. He cleared his throat and
continued. "Listen.. I've been thinking..."

Kevin inhaled sharply. 'Is he regretting last night?'

Jason continued. "And I just want to thank you for being so understanding
with me." Kevin let out the breath he had been holding. "I mean, I don't
know exactly what I'm feeling..." Kevin could hear Jason softly crying.

Kevin was choked up himself, but managed to verbalize his words
clearly. "Jase..  I know how you feel.. I was so confused myself when I was
in your shoes. Listen.  Once you get off of school, why don't you come over
to my house? We can talk about all this, in private. All the things we
should have talked about last night, but I thought that being in public
like that was too risky."

"That sounds good, Kev," said Jason, his voice coming in stronger. Kevin
gave Jason the directions to his house. "I guess I need to get back to
class," said Jason, in an amused tone. Kevin could visualize that shy grin
of Jason's that he loved so much.

"Where are you, exactly?" asked Kevin, curious.

"I'm in the boy's bathroom," said Jason, laughing. "I asked to be excused
from class."

"Well, get back to class, then!! We wouldn't want you to get into trouble
on my account, now would we," said Kevin, laughing as well.

"I'll talk to you later, Kev," said Jason, his voice soft once more.

"Alright. You take care, Jase," said Kevin, "and I'll see you in a bit."
Jason hung up and Kevin turned his phone off as well.

-----

Kevin spent the time after he arrived home cleaning up the house, his room
in particular. After all, what sort of impression would he make on Jason if
his room was trashed? Twenty minutes later, the doorbell rang. He quickly
rushed to the door, and opened it. Outside on the porch, stood Kevin's
angel, Jason. Jason walked into the house, smiling at Kevin a little. But
Kevin could tell that Jason's insecurities and feelings were still wreaking
havoc with his mind. Indeed, his slight smile was gone, and Kevin saw the
look of a teenager who had just been tossed in the middle of the ocean with
no working compass. Kevin stepped forward and put his arms around Jason,
hugging him strongly. Unable to hold his tears any longer, Jason drenched
Kevin's shirt front as he cried uncontrollably. Kevin didn't say a word,
but just held Jason in his arms. At any other time, Kevin's mind would be
full of lewd thoughts, what with him holding the most perfect boy in the
world (in his opinion) in his arms. But that was the last thing on Kevin's
mind at that moment. All Kevin could think of was showing this scared boy
in his arms that it was indeed going to be all right.

Eventually, Jason ran out of tears, or just managed to regain his composure
a bit.

"Thanks, Kev," said Jason, his voice muffled since he was being held
tightly against Kevin. "I'm just so confused."

"I know.. I've been down that road before," said Kevin, gently smoothing
Jason's hair down.

"On one hand, everybody seems to think that being gay is totally wrong. My
church says that being gay is a sin. And yet, last night, when I was with
you it seemed so right.. I just don't know what to think anymore.."

Kevin gently released Jason from his hug, and held him so that Kevin was
looking right at Jason.

"Listen, Jase. I don't claim to know all the answers, but I know what's in
my heart. I agonized over this for a long time. People will tell you what
they believe, but what matters is what you think. I've heard plenty of
people spouting Scripture, trying to use it as a basis for their own
beliefs about homosexuality.  But the fact that no denomination is exactly
the same on their position on the subject says a lot. If the Bible was as
straightforward as these Bible-thumpers seem to make it, wouldn't you think
that a lot more religions would be counting homosexuality as a major sin? I
could get into a debunking session, where I name off all the passages that
Bible-thumpers try to use, and counter their arguments, but I won't. What
matters most is what you believe. Just consider this: if the love you feel
is pure, whether its love for a man or a woman, how can it be wrong?  If
God is Love, which is what the Bible does state over and over again
clearly, how can love between two guys or two girls be wrong?

Kevin sighed and looked down at the floor. It was time he played his last
card.  All he could do after that was hope and pray.

"Jason... I know you're confused about all this. Like I said, this is one
of the most painful things one can go through. So if you want, I'll give
you some room.  If you feel like you're not ready to be going out with a
guy yet, I'll understand.  And regardless, I'll still be your friend. I
just..." Kevin faltered, then continued. "I don't want to live my life
thinking that I forced you into this."

Jason took a deep breath and responded. "Kev, I...."

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Aren't I evil? This chapter was a tad short for my tastes, especially
compared to that last one, but I felt this was the perfect stopping
point. Luckily for all of you, I've already started work on Chapter 3, and
it should be out in a few days..  on my website first, naturally...

Squall Thrawn
THRAWN5678@aol.com