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"I'm not angry or wanting to rush you," I say. "I was simply curious."
Pierce takes a long pull of his beer, keeping his eyes trained on something out in the distance. "I'm curious about something, too."
I grin. "Like I told your dad last night, spit it out."
Pierce shakes his head, trying not to smile but his eyes are glimmering. "You're making this hard." He slaps his forehead. "Let me guess, that's what my dad said, too?"
"You got it." I let out a laugh, and he just rolls his eyes.
A moment passes.
"I interrupted you," I say. "You were about to ask me something."
He pauses for a minute. "When you said that stuff about sexuality not having a linear direction, was that…was that based on your own experience?"
Ah, so he has picked up on that. "It is."
"You… We don't have to talk about it if you don't want to."
"Actually, I do." That's why I invited him up. "Pierce. Look at me."
He keeps staring straight ahead.
"Pierce."
"Sorry. I don't respond to that."
"Jerkhole Motherfucker."
His head snaps to me immediately, a smile playing on his lips. "That's much better."
It's my turn to roll my eyes. "Trying to be serious here, remember?"
"Sure we are, but go for it."
Shit. Okay. Moment of truth time.
I put my beer down and look straight into my best friend's eyes. "I've never been interested in guys. But since I started working at Elysian… Actually, no. That's not right. Since I metyou…"
His breath catches in his throat.
"Since I met you, I feel things I've never felt before."
"Good things?" Pierce asks with a timidity in his voice that makes my chest clench.
"Yeah. Really good things. You're the first person I can truly be myself with."
"Same."
"Being around you makes me feel so much better about myself. I'm so much smarter than you and my comebacks are way more epic than yours."
"Totally something a secure person would point out."
We're both smiling. I reach out and take Pierce's hand in mine. "I don't know what my label is, but I do like you. A lot."
"I like you, too." Pierce's smile grows even wider. "And if you're looking for a label, Piercesexual has a nice ring to it."
"Yeah. For a venereal disease."
