is your boyfriendt sock inside my bed??
Mh, thatt where it got to,?Kyle said casually. Te looked everywhere.?
Tere you and Tom using my bed for ?you know, gay stuff ??
There else can you sit in this cupboard??
Tou could have used your own bunk,?James said indignantly.
Kyle moved his hand between the top of his bed and the ceiling. Theret less than half a metre between my mattress and the ceiling. Besides, Tomt a big guy; the bunk would probably collapse with both of us up here.?
Eo what exactly did you two get up to on my bed??
Sothing,?Kyle said. Te just snuggled up and kissed for a while.?
After taking your clothes off,?James added.
Eome of our clothes,?Kyle said, as he pointed at the sunlight streaming through the window. Ttt eighty degrees out there. Do you expect us to make out in our overcoats??
Look, you and Tom are both over sixteen. Ire got nothing against you being gay and doing whatever the hell you like with each other. Just not on my bed, OK??
Kyle jumped down off his bunk and faced James off. Tou're a total homophobe,?he said angrily.
So,?James said. Tre known you're gay for yonks. Itt not made the slightest bit of difference between us.?
Tou know what??Kyle spluttered. Tou're the worst kind of homophobe, too. Ir prefer it if you just came out and said you didn't like me being gay. Instead of being all itt OK, itt OK, but secretly turning your nose up behind my back.?
Tou're putting words in my mouth,?James gasped. All I said was that I didn't want you two romping around half naked on my bed. Whatt wrong with that??
Batman Begins,?Kyle said, jabbing his finger against James?chest. Te watched it on DVD in your room back at campus. I sat on the floor while everyone else sat on your bed. You were making out with Kerry, Gabrielle was making out with Daniel Satter and Callum was attempting to make out with god knows who. You didn't bat an eyelid, even when Gabrielle and Daniel were practically humping each other.?
Tell 厭 James said weakly.
Ttt a total double standard,?Kyle said bitterly. Tf Ir snogged a girl on your bed you wouldn't have said a word, would you??
James realised Kyle was right, but he wasn't prepared to admit it. Lust keep your boyfriend off my bed, Kyle.?
Aet stuffed,?Kyle said, giving James a shove and heading for the door. Eome bloody friend you are.?
But he didn't get out because Zara was on her way in. Her voice was quiet, but furious. T don't know what you two are arguing about,?she hissed, But I can overhear you talking about campus downstairs in the kitchen and in case you haven't noticed, we have a guest in the house. Fortunately, Lauren has had the sense to turn her music on.?
James gasped. Her totally forgotten about Stuart.
T'll going out for a walk,?Kyle said sourly, grabbing a pair of trainers and a T-shirt before heading out of the room.
Care to explain what all that was about??Zara asked James, once Kyle was downstairs.
T found out Kyle and Tom were making out on my bed earlier. I told Kyle I didn't want them doing it again.?
Did they leave a mess or something??
So, just 厭
Zara smiled knowingly. Tou're uncomfortable because they're gay.?
James nodded as he remembered why he liked Zara so much: she always understood where you were coming from.
T know you're not supposed to have anything against gay people,?James explained. T mean, I really like Kyle, but whenever I think about the idea of two guys wanting to shag each other, it just makes me go EUGHHHH!?
Zara smiled. Ttt a common reaction, especially amongst teenage boys. Have you ever tried explaining to Kyle how his sexuality makes you feel??
James shook his head. So way, her freak at me.?
TEl have a word with him when he comes back,?Zara said. Nopefully itEl sound better coming from me. You two are such good mates; itr be a shame if you fell out.?
Cheers,?James grinned.
23. WOMEN
James was always amazed at the way an entire weekend whizzed by faster than a fifty-minute History lesson on a Monday morning. He had his head resting on his desk and watched the seconds count down on the Fossil watch Lauren had bought him for Christmas. The teacher was called Miss Choke ?James?late mothert surname ?and he wondered if she was some distant cousin of his as she babbled on about the 38th parallel, General Walker and the Korean War.
As James stared intently, looking forward to the momentous instant when