Jake’s POV: The next morning, as I was driving to pick up Danny for school, I was a bundle of nerves. I had no idea how he would react to my admission the night before, so I had no idea how I should act around him. I really didn’t mean to tell him I loved him, but he caught me completely off guard with his boldness, and I couldn’t help it, it just came out. No pun intended. When I finally arrived at his house, I still had...

Danny’s POV: When we got to Jake’s house it was 10pm. He got out of the car, went over to my side and opened the door for me. Once we were at the front door, he took out his keys and we went in. The house was all dark, except for the living room, where his mom was sitting on the couch watching TV. “Mom,” he called out. “We’re home.” She looked up at us and smiled. “Hi, guys,” she said, looking at me. “Hi,” I said in a fai...

Jake’s POV:The night of the bonfire, right after I dropped Danny off at his house, I drove straight to mine and parked the car in the driveway. I went inside the house and I saw all the lights were off, which meant my mom was asleep. I quickly but silently went up the stairs, into my room and closed the door behind me. I started taking my clothes off, leaving just my underwear on, and I flopped down on the bed. I thought...

Danny’s POVThe next morning, I woke up with a start. It was a Saturday, and my mom was in my room to wake me up. “Danny,” she said while lightly nudging me in the arm. “Wake up, you have company.” “Who is it?” I asked as I sat up. “It’s Rachel. Should I tell her to come up?” she asked. Most parents wouldn’t be comfortable letting their son have a girl in his room, especially after just waking up, still in his underwear, b...

----- Senior Year of High School, 2013. ----- Jake’s POV: This was torture. My name is Jake Moss. I was an 18-year-old football player and High School Senior, and I was standing in a forest in the middle of the night a few feet away from the party the football team was throwing to celebrate we had won the last game of the season. The party was epic! It was around a bonfire, there was music and alcohol everywhere, people d...