Date: Mon, 1 Jul 2013 14:35:31 -0700 (PDT)
From: Aaron Hull <wah.stories@yahoo.com>
Subject: One or the Other: Chapter Thirty Six

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	This is my first story with chapters that I'll be posting on
Nifty. I've written others but decided to share this one first. Other
stories I have written are Gavin's Got Game, Hayden's Story, Shawn's Turn,
Teddy Bear, and the After Party. You can find the first three here in the
high school section and the latter two in the college section, all under
the gay category. If you have trouble finding them, I am under the Nifty
author section as Aaron Hull so you can also find my stories that
way. Warning: My shorter stories contain sex. If you like this story,
contact me at wah.stories@yahoo.com. I strongly encourage it.

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	Daniel and I have gotten along a lot better recently. He and Kurt,
though, it seems like things may be getting worse. I don't want to get in
the middle of their friendship but sometimes it is really difficult to be
friends with the both of them when they seem to hate each other most of the
times.

	Right now it's Spring Break and most everyone is gone. Emma is in
Panama. Daniel was actually allowed to go to the cabin with his dad and
Lisa so they could make sure he was okay. Brennan and Mason are down in
Texas. Macy is stuck with family so she isn't allowed to leave her
house. This leaves just me and Kurt to hang out. I don't mind hanging out
with him now because we've gotten a lot closer over the past year but when
Macy is texting me every ten minutes asking if we've fucked yet, it makes
things kind of awkward.

	Right now Kurt and I are at his house in his new room. Since they
don't have cable and I'm not really into video games, I watched as Kurt
played on the campaign version. Most would think that watching someone play
video games is boring but I actually don't mind one bit. The best part
about Kurt, though, is that he doesn't get so far into the game that
reality no longer exists, so the two of us are able to talk as he plays.
	It may seem pretty awkward but Kurt and I are completely okay with
cuddling as friends so as he's playing whatever game he's playing, I'm
laying between his legs with my head against his chest and his arms are
around me as he plays. It may seem like we want a relationship together but
there is nothing else to it. Cuddling feels good and we're both `single' so
there's nothing too wrong about it.

	"You heard from Lover Boy?" Kurt asked me.

	I rolled my eyes. "Which one?" Kurt has started to refer to both
Mason and Daniel as `Lover Boy' ever since I told him that I think I love
both of them.

	"The one in Texas."

	"No. He and I don't really acknowledge the other's existence."

	"Well that sucks. I think you two should make up. Honestly I think
he's the best thing for you. Whenever he's around I notice you change. In a
good way, may I add."

	"Thanks. I think you and Macy should get back together. I miss
Mart." Mart is Macy and Kurt's ship name that I came up with.

	"Well if it were up to me, we would be Mart again. But Macy feels
like right now she couldn't be the girl I need. I tried telling her that no
matter what I will love her but she won't listen. I'll just have to wait
til she comes around."

	"When we talk about you she always says when you two get back
together instead of if. But she also tells me to teach you some new tricks
before that happens so you may be waiting a while..." I usually try not to
be a tease but it can be fun every now and then.

	He paused the game. He forced me to sit up and turn around so I was
facing him.  He had a shit-eating grin across his face. "So she's waiting
for me and you to fool around?" I blushed, which nowadays for me means
yes. "I guess we'll have to do that soon. So...you know...I can have my
girlfriend back." He put the controller aside and began to rub my thigh.

	I immediately tried getting up because for some reason I became
scared, even though I was the one who initiated it. He grabbed me by the
arms and pulled me into him, though. I'll admit for a millisecond the
thought of rape crossed my mind but the second our lips connected, I knew
that I was crazy. It felt good to have Kurt's lips against mine. As he
realized that I was done resisting, his hands left my arms and started to
travel towards the top of my shorts. I knew then that I was ready for
whatever was going to come next.



	"I'd like you to meet Cory." Me, Kurt, Macy, and Cory were at the
mall. Macy was instructed to show Cory around and Cory was instructed to
keep an eye on Macy so Macy decided to give me and Kurt a ring and see if
we'd like to hang out. Thankfully we were done with...you know...that
thing...and we were able to hang out.

	"I think I can introduce myself." Cory said to Macy. I have to
admit, if Daniel and I hadn't just made up and the thought of forgiving
Mason didn't recently enter my mind, I would have done anything to get
Cory. The one picture I saw of him does him no justice. He has short
brunette hair with blonde highlights, has brown eyes, he's around an even
6'0, and has a swimmer/surfer build, even though he's from the north.

	"Hi. I'm Kurt. Macy's boyfriend-ish thing. And this sexy piece of
ass is Spencer." This made me blush immediately. I think Macy also
understood exactly what Kurt meant because she had a shit-eating grin on
her face.

	"Well it's nice to finally meet you, Spencer." Cory held his hand
out and for a second I had no idea what to do. Was I supposed to kneel and
kiss the hand of this god?

	It finally clicked that he wanted to shake hands so I put my hand
out and shook his. "It's nice to meet you too. Sorry that I like stopped
talking to you. I was busy and all."

	"It's all good. Someone as cute as you obviously has a life, unlike
me." He laughed at this and it made me blush, he's just so cute.

	"You two know each other?!" Kurt asked.

	"Yeah. Macy tried hooking us up over Christmas break." Cory told
him.

	"How come you didn't try setting me up with anyone?!" Kurt asked
her, sounding like he was hurt.

	Macy rolled her eyes. "Shut up." She then leaned her head against
his shoulder and I knew that it was only a matter of time before the two of
them would be a couple again.

	"So, what movie do you wanting to see?" Cory asked me.

	"Oh, I didn't know we were going to the movies!" Kurt said
excitingly. He accidentally pushed MAcy off his shoulder.

	"WE aren't." Macy pointed to him and herself. "WE are going to go
talk about some things. I needed someone to occupy Cory while the two of us
talked so that's why Spencer is going to go see a movie with him."

	"Why am I just finding out about this?" I asked Macy, somewhat
upset. I mean, I don't want her setting me up with someone while I'm so
confused about the two relationships I somewhat have right now. But out of
all the people in the world, Cory would be the one person who I could
tolerate being thrown on a date with so that made it a little better.

	"Because you would have said no if I told you that you're going on
a date with my cousin while I go fuck Kurt's brains out." This made Kurt
smile while Cory and I just cringed, this made the two of them laugh. But
she was right, I would have said no if I knew her intentions this entire
time,

	"Well I don't have any money so I can't go." This was the one time
I didn't bring my wallet thankfully.

	"That's okay. I planned on paying for you anyways." Cory said with
a smile.

	"Please, Spencer." Macy said as she used her puppy-dog pout. "I
promised Cory a good time and you were the only person that could come to
mind."

	I just rolled my eyes. "I guess so. But you owe me big time."

	"You guys know I'm still right here, right?" Cory asked. This made
Kurt, Macy, and himself laugh as I awkwardly blushed and reverted back into
my shell.

	"I know I will! Thank you so much!" Macy then kissed me on the
cheek and in a matter of seconds her and Kurt were gone.

	"I know you're not looking forward to this whatsoever but thanks."
Cory said. "And Macy has told me about the whole Daniel-Mason ordeal so I
knew ahead of time that this was more of a friend date than a date date."

	I was kinda upset that Macy would tell him all about it but at the
same time I wasn't because Cory seemed like a nice guy. Again...if I didn't
have to worry about Mason and Daniel I would be all over this. "Thanks. I'm
really sorry this can't be a date date. You seem like a really good guy."

	"I am." He said with a smile that Macy also has when she
brags. "But for some reason I can't find myself any cute guys. At least I
can go home and tell all my friends that I actually had a `date' with that
cute guy I had told them about." This made me blush. Before this year I
didn't think I was attractive in any way. I have acne, glasses, and at one
point I had a retainer; that's like the nerd trifecta right there. Yet all
these guys this year have told me, and recently showed me, that I'm not as
ugly as what I thought.

	"You keep that up you'll find yourself a boyfriend very quickly."

	The two of us then proceeded to the movie theater, where he
actually bought my ticket and even bought us drinks, popcorn, and candy,
even though I told him I was full. The movie we were going to go see was
The Purge. It seemed like a good movie and the reviews that I had heard
were all good so why not watch it?

	During the movie there were few times where I jumped, moving a
little closer to Cory. He just smiled and continued to eat popcorn. Most
would probably take advantage of this time and try to put their arm around
their date but Cory didn't. He and I were seriously just out as friends,
which kinda made me feel bad since he spent a large sum of money for the
tickets and the food. He doesn't even know me yet he's doing all this for
me yet I can't even give him a chance.

	After the movie he offered to pay for the two of us to eat and this
time I adamantly refused. There was no way I was going to let him do that
for me. We bickered for a bit before he gave up. He still wanted food so we
went to the food court. I found us a nice table as he got his food. When he
came back, he had enough food for two.

	"Well, darn. It looks like I accidentally ordered too much. If only
there was someone who could help me eat all of this food."

	"You're unbelievable." I said as I took the second drink and
grabbed a fry. He smiled.

	"Well sorry for being just so perfect." He said with a fake, but
really good, british accent.

	"I like british accents." I said back seductively and winked.

	He smiled. "Well. How does this british chap deserve a kiss?"

	The smile I had faded. "I don't think so..." I could tell he was
disappointed. "I mean...you're a great guy and everything. It's just I
shouldn't be going around and kissing guys. I have a problem with that
already and I should probably start working on it."

	"You have a problem with kissing random guys?"

	"Well...not random. Just friends."

	His smile returned. "I never would have thought of you as a whore."

	"I am not a whore! I'm just...very friendly." This made him
laugh. "I'm sure you've kissed a fair amount of guys yourself."

	"Actually I'm a kissing virgin. I've never even had a boyfriend."

	"Really?" This utterly shocked me. "I don't mean to like pry but
why haven't YOU ever had a boyfriend? You're so sweet and cute and
amazing."

	"Thanks. It's just...the person you see here isn't the person you'd
see back at home."

	"And why's that?"

	His smile faded again. "About two years ago, when I was a freshman,
I decided it was time for me to come out. My parents accepted me with open
arms but my friends didn't. All of them called me a fag and ditched
me. Thankfully my school is gay-friendly or else I wouldn't be here today,
they literally wanted me dead. After about a week or so everyone knew that
Cory Martino was gay. I felt like an outcast and there was a point where I
kinda wished I was dead. But then this really butch lesbian came up to me
and asked me if I'd like to sit with her and her friends. I was nervous but
agreed. Every since Becca, that butch lesbian I mentioned, has been my best
friend. I guess I'm scared to tell anyone to put my heart out there."

	I felt really bad for him. This made me almost want to kiss him. I
knew, though, that I really should slow down with everything and everyone I
did. "I'm really sorry. I know this is going to sound difficult but you're
going to have to put your heart out there. There are probably a bunch of
guys at your school who just sit there and drool over you but think that
you're taken or just not interested. And I'm sure you'll always have Becca
by your side so if you're rejected you'll have her."

	"I know I have her. And she tells me the same thing. I just don't
want to hurt anymore." I could see a tear falling from his face.

	I couldn't help it. I made sure it was safe and leaned in and
ever-so-lightly kissed him on the lips. At first he was a little shocked
but then a smile came across his face. "Now you can go home and tell Becca
you had your first kiss."

	"She won't believe me unless I get some tongue."

	I rolled my eyes. "The only way you're getting tongue is if you
have some sort of life-threatening disease."

	"Well..." The two of us laughed.

	After that, we talked about other things. I informed him on my
entire story, starting from meeting Mason all the way to making up with
Daniel. He listened to everything I said and even put his input in for a
few things. It was nice having someone new to talk to. I love my friends
but they're biased when it comes to if I should choose Daniel or Mason.

	"Hey!" Kurt shouted as he and Macy neared our table. The two of
them looked like they were fine but they weren't hand-in-hand or
lovey-dovey like so I had absolutely no idea what had gone on.

	"Did you two enjoy yourselves?" Macy asked as she sat down beside
Cory and Kurt sat beside me.

	"Yeah. The movie was really good."

	"I thought you two would be too busy making out the entire time to
look at the screen." Kurt said with a smile.

	Cory then nonchalantly said, "No. We took a couple breaks to make
sure we didn't miss any of the good parts." This made him and Kurt laugh.



	After that encounter, the four of us hung out a couple more times
that week. Kurt and I agreed that it'd be best if we tried to steer away
from sex since both he and I were trying to get back with the people we
love. And we did...we just weren't successful maybe once or twice over the
week.

	Sadly Cory had to leave the Thursday of Spring Break so our fun was
cut short. This time I promised to keep in touch with him. He really is a
great guy and I really do hope he finds someone great. With all the
flirting he used on me I'm sure once he opens up he'll have so many guys in
line waiting for him.

	After the little goodbye party for Cory at Macy's house, Macy came
home with me and my mom, she wanted to spend the rest of the week with
me. I felt like all she wanted to do was ask me about the sex stuff but I
didn't plan on telling her too much.

	"So, how was the sex?" This was the first thing Macy said to me
when I shut the door to my room.

	"Why do you want to know?"

	"Because! I'm like your best friend and you gotta tell me."

	"No I don't."

	"Umm. Yeah. You do."

	"It was great. You happy?"

	She smiled. "Thank you. Now give me every little detail. Did it
hurt as bad as what I've heard?"

	"Macy!" I couldn't help but blush.

	"Fine. Fine. It's just...this is a big thing. I mean, Spencer
McAlister had sex. How many times will someone ever be able to say that?"

	I kinda laughed. "Fuck you."

	"No thanks. I know you have to be tired from Kurt so I'm gonna give
you a break."

	"What did you and Kurt talk about at the mall that one day?" This
was probably the only way I was going to get her off the sex topic.

	She had a serious expression on her face. "Stuff."

	"What kind of stuff?"

	"I asked him if he wanted to get back together."

	"What did he say?" I knew he said yes because he'd been talking
about getting back together with her almost all the time when it was just
me and him.

	"He told me not right now. There was something else he had to take
care of." A twinge of pain hit me. I just knew that he meant me. I always
want to stay out of others' relationships but right now I am literally in
the middle of one. The worst part is that the relationship I'm keeping
apart is the one of two of my best friends.

	"Oh. I'm sorry."

	"Don't be." Macy then smiled. "You need to feel loved too. And I'm
sure when the two of you are done he will come around."

	"We're done. Trust me. If I did anything with him again all it
would remind me of is that I'm keeping the two of you apart."

	Macy hugged me. I could tell she was crying by the wet spot forming
on my shoulder. "Thanks."

	"No problem." I hugged her back. "That's what friends are for. They
give up sex so the friend can date the guy."

	Macy laughed. "We're all so fucked up."



-Mason's perspective-

	So far Texas has been a lot of fun. It's really helped me get my
mind off of all the stupid shit I've done. The only thing I really regret,
though, happened when my older cousin got my drunk. We went to a bar and my
cousin knew the bartender so he was able to slip me a few drinks. I've
drank every now and then so I didn't mind the drinking part, but what they
have in Texas is a lot stronger than the stuff in California. After a few
drinks I was drunk. My cousin thought it was funny because I would hit on
anything that came into the door, I guess my subconscious was wanting to
get lucky.

	This one chick, my cousin told me her name was Lindzi, returned the
flirting and apparently the two of us made out at the bar and later on when
out back. My cousin at first told me that her and I had sex, which
completely devastated me, but then he told me that while we were undressing
and feeling each other up, I fell asleep. I was still devastated though
because I felt like I had cheated on Spencer, even though he and I have
been been apart for over a month now.

	Thankfully I was staying with my cousin that night so I was able to
get over the hangover before I met up with my parents again. They didn't
suspect a thing, mainly because my cousin is known for cleaning up a drunk.

	"So, what did you two actually do?" Brennan asked me that night. He
had heard stories about our cousin from his dad so he knew nothing good
could come out of him.

	"He took me to a bar and, well, I went overboard. I passed out
while making out with a girl."

	That made Brennan laugh. "How could you get that drunk?"

	"Stress. Life sucks for me now."

	"I'm sorry." Brennan said as he straightened up. "Wait...are you
over Spencer?"

	"No. I still love him. And that's what's been bothering me. I love
Spencer and I'd do anything to have him in my arms again but apparently
deep down I want to move on..."

	"You don't know if that's true."

	"Why would I want to make out with some chick if I wasn't? When
you're drunk you're supposed to do things you normally wanted because all
your inhibitions fade. So I wanted to kiss her and I wanted to be with
her. I don't want to let go of Spencer."

	I began to tear up. I hate being that jock who also has to be a
baby, those two don't go well together in high school, but all the people
close to me don't care if I'm emotional or not. Brennan embraced me in a
hug. "It's going to be alright. Maybe subconsciously you do want to move
on. But there's no reason to move on until you're okay with the idea."

	"I know I don't have to. I'm just scared that the day I finally
grow a pair and go after Spencer again, all of the magic will be gone."

	"Then go after him now...or well...when we get home. You need to
tell him that you want him back. I love both of you and it sucks to see the
both of you pout all day because you don't know how to get back together."

	"Does he really want to get back together?"

	"I'm not really sure. He seems hurt when he hears your name
sometimes but he and I have talked and he tells me that he really does love
you and he doesn't know what to do about it. So you need to march your ass
to his house and show him that you know what to do by kissing him or
fucking him or some shit."

	I couldn't help but smile. Brennan was super sweet. "Thanks. How is
your love life?"

	"Still nonexistent. Kasey tried getting back with me after he and
Daniel broke up but I've finally moved past him. I don't need him if he's
just going to cheat."

	"So Daniel's single?" I felt the crack in my heart get a little bit
bigger.

	"Yeah. And according to Spencer they've been getting along better
than ever." Now the crack was a rift. I wanted to cry more but I held
myself together. "He says that he just wants to be friends with Daniel but
if you don't make your move soon then you may lose Spencer forever."

	I tried to say something in response, but I just couldn't. I had no
idea what to say or what to do. I wanted to cry. I wanted to die. I wanted
to drive straight to Spencer's house and tell him that I love him. But it's
going to be too late by then. I don't want to have to move on. I want
Spencer.

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	Every time I read a story of Nifty, I never read the top part, so
just in case you are like me and only read the bottom portion if you liked
the story, here is my email again: wah.stories@yahoo.com. If you email me,
please state what story you're referring to. Thanks for reading the thirty
sixth chapter of my story. :)

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