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. Greg leaned in until he was only inches from Allen s ear,his breath warm as he whispered. Wish we could be alone.Can t wait until we get home. Desire warred with the questions that Allen hadn t yetdared to ask.He knew that there was no chance to sneakaway, so asked softly, What happens when we get home? Blue eyes twinkling, Greg answered, Sleepovers? Likewhen we were little? Before Allen could respond, Gregcontinued, You mean with school and family and shit? Yeah.Do we go back to never talking? Do we text andIM and meet in secret? With pain evident in his voice, headded, Forget this happened? Stroking the back of Allen s neck, Greg asked, What doyou want to happen? Andy Eisenberg A Trouble Halved [66]Allen grinned and said softly, Sleepovers.God, I wantsleepovers so bad. He stood up and walked to the basementdoor, knowing that Greg would follow.Once at the bottom ofthe stairs, he turned and let Greg walk into his body, alignedfrom chest to knee.Their lips met in a brief, intense kiss, butAllen pulled away. I do want sleepovers, but I don t want to be different.Iwant what everyone else has! Dates and movies and makingout after school.Holding hands and prom and not having to come out to everyone.I don t want to have to worry aboutwhat people are whispering about when we re together orabout being shoved into a locker. Allen rested his foreheadagainst Greg s, eyes closed, afraid to hear Greg s answer tohis outburst.Allen felt Greg s arms tighten as he asked, DoesChristian have a girlfriend? Huh? Did he ever bring a girl over? Greg s lips moved overAllen s face as he spoke.Confused, Allen answered, Well, yeah.Sure. Did he sit your parents down and tell them that he wasstraight? Greg didn t wait for Allen s response, butcontinued, It doesn t have to be a big scene.Just do whatyou want, and let them figure it out. Allen pulled away and walked toward the oldrefrigerator, opening the door and staring, unseeing, at theChristmas leftovers stacked on the shelves. You make itsound so easy. Andy Eisenberg A Trouble Halved [67]Hands on Allen s waist, chin resting on a wide shoulder,Greg kissed the tender spot beneath Allen s ear and said, Iknow it s not that easy.Hiding s not easy either. You d come out? What about the team? Yourscholarship to Tech? You ever read Outsports? More guys are coming out inhigh school and college all the time.Anyway, I want to be avet, not play football.The school started a gay-straightalliance last year; I don t think we ll be shoved into anylockers. Turning in Greg s arms, Allen smiled and said, AnotherDr.Harmon? Yeah, but my patients ll be furry. Pushing Greg against the refrigerator, Allen closed hislips over Greg s, arousal flaring quickly.He ground againstGreg s erection as he explored the warmth of his boyfriend smouth.Denied release earlier, Allen knew that he wasmoments away from coming in his jeans but was beyondcaring.Allen stilled when he heard the door at the top of thestairs open, hoping that it was just his grandmotherreaching for something on the pantry shelves on the landing.As he heard footsteps on the stairs, he leaned his foreheadbriefly against Greg s. Don t fuckin believe this.Think I mgonna die. Jeans-clad legs showed it was Christian walking downthe stairs.As he reached the bottom, Allen was ready tothrow him bodily out into the snow but Joey, following and Andy Eisenberg A Trouble Halved [68]taking the stairs one at a time, quelled Allen s thoughts ofviolence.Christian grinned knowingly as he said, Notinterrupting, are we? Gran sent us down to get some cornfrom the freezer. Glaring at his brother, Allen eased himself in his jeansand walked to the stairs, hearing Joey ask the first of whatAllen knew would be a long series of questions.ROLLING over to avoid the bright sunlight streaming in thewindow, Allen saw that Christian s bed was empty.He laywith his eyes closed, listening for the sounds of his family inthe kitchen below, but he heard nothing.The week had beena non-stop stream of family and neighbors, more snow, andnow today New Year s Eve would be their last day inPennsylvania before leaving for home the following morning.Wondering where everyone was, he slid out of bed andpulled his flannel sleep pants over his hips before runningdownstairs to use the bathroom.He opened the bathroomdoor a few minutes later to find Greg holding a cup of coffeeand grinning. Everyone else just left to go shopping.We refinally alone. He waggled his nearly invisible eyebrows.Allen took the cup and set it on the end table next to thebathroom door
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