Oppistes Attract

Nick was making it up the walkway to Chip’s house, shaking like a leaf. He couldn’t believe he was doing this. He was actually going out on a date with Chip. He also couldn’t believe how bossy Madison could be... Guess you do learn something new everyday.



Nick was now at the door. With a deep relaxing breath, he pressed the button on the doorbell, and soon the door was opened by Vida. “Hey, Nick, looking good. Did Madison dress you?”



Nick nodded. “Yeah. Has she always been this bossy?” he asked while walking in.



Vida laughed and closed the door behind him. “Only when she’s playing matchmaker.” Nick laughed nervously.



“Is Chip ready to go?” he asked, sitting on the couch.



“Yeah. I even had to help him find a shirt without an anime character on it...”



“Well, how many does he have?”



Vida crossed her arms. “Let’s just say his closet looks like a war zone.” Nick took a moment to picture this and shuddered at the thought.



“So where are his parents?” he asked, wondering why they weren’t present.



“The work in L.A. and mainly come back to Blairwood for holidays and birthdays.”



“Wow...! They really do that?”



Vida nodded. “It’s been like that since Chip was 16.” Nick was about to say something when they both heard footsteps walking down the steps, and the two quickly stood up. When Chip reached the bottom, they could see his face was red.



“Hi, Nick,” he said shyly.



Nick looked Chip over, noting that he was dressed differently than he usually was. “So are you ready to go?” Chip slowly nodded his head. “Alright, let’s get going,” he said, heading for the door. Chip gave Vida a worried look, and she returned it with an encouraging smile.



“Okay, let’s go,” he said, opening the door for Chip. Chip walked through the door, too nervous to say anything. Nick followed him and closed the door behind himself.



Vida ran to the window and watched them walk away. “Boy, Chip, your first date... Hope it goes well,” she said to herself as she grabbed her jacket and keys. She shut off the lights and closed the door as she left.



Chip and Nick walked in silence as they entered the city. Nick knew this couldn’t last forever, and though he didn’t know what to say he knew had to say something.



“So Chip, we’re going on a date?” Nick said, not knowing what else to do.



“Yeah, we are,” Chip said, finally finding his voice.



Nick racked his brain, trying to think of something else to say. “So... any place you like to go and eat?”



“Yeah,” Chip said in a low voice.



“Where?”



“A pizza place would nice...”



Nick smiled and quickly thought, ’I hope Madison doesn’t find out I’m doing this.’



They eventually stopped at a nearby pizza place and ordered a large BLT pizza to go, having decided to eat it at the park since the setting sun was still creating enough light to stay outside. They found a picnic table far enough in the park so they could have some privacy, and sat down at opposite ends of the table so they were facing each other. Nick opened the box and took a slice of pizza, Chip following suit. They sat there quietly, managing to eat a few pieces of pizza before either of them spoke.



“So Chip, how long have you known you were gay?”



Chip finished chewing his slice of pizza before he answered. “Since I was fourteen, and no one knew expect Vida, Madison, and Xander. How about you?”



“Not really sure when, but I’ve known for probably all of my life...”



“So how many guys have you dated?” Nick asked.



“None. You?”



“Same here, so I’m pretty much going in blind here.” Chip felt himself relax at this.



“Yeah, ditto,” Chip said, grabbing another slice.



Nick thought it was crazy that they were sitting so far a part, so he stood up and went to the other side, taking a seat next to Chip. “Sorry to scare you, but I think I would like to be closer to you.” Chip was nervous that Nick was doing this, but on the other hand it would feel nice to be next to someone.



“It’s fine...” he responded, reaching for more pizza.



“So Chip, let’s talk about what life was like before I came in,” Nick said, also grabbing another slice.



“Really?” Chip asked, stunned. Nick nodded and began to eat. Chip racked his brain, trying to think of something. “Okay, there was one time when Madison, Vida, and I were, like, 9 and we figured if we just say the first letter of the bad words it would be okay because we didn’t say the real word.”



“So what happened?” Nick asked, wanting to know.



Chip turned a light shade of red. “Well, I got into an argument with my mom and said she was the “B”-word and, well, she knew what I was saying, so she dragged me into the kitchen and washed my mouth out with soap. Then I was given a two-hour lecture and sent to my room for the next week. Later on, I found out Vida had told someone to go ‘’F’’-word herself in the depths of the “H”-word and needless to say, she was grounded for the next week also.”



Nick choked on his pizza as he began to laugh. Chip glared at him. “Nick, it’s not that funny.”



“I know, but still!” Nick said in between laughs. Soon, Chip was also laughing at his childhood mistakes.



After a few minutes, they calmed down enough so Chip could tell him more. He told him stories ranging from Madison accidentally flashing the entire pool when her top disappeared after diving in; when Vida punched out a guy that she thought had grabbed her butt, but turned out he had accidentally tripped; and when Xander made out with a guy dressed like a girl at a Halloween party. Nick was laughing so hard that he practically fell off the seat. Chip stood up to help Nick sit again. It took a short while for Nick to completely calm down, and when he did he noticed it was pretty dark out. A quick look at his glow-in-the-dark watch told him it was past 10:00.



“Shit, Chip, we need to get going,” said Nick, grabbing the empty pizza box off of the table.



“Yeah, we better get home.”



Nick threw the pizza box into a nearby trash bin, then said, “Let’s go,” reaching out for Chip’s hand. Chip, not sure if he wanted to take it or not, quickly realized something. What if other people saw them together? Chip wasn’t sure he was ready to openly declare his homosexuality to other people...



“Don’t worry, Chip. We’ll walk in the dark toward your house and we wouldn’t even go near the town,” Nick said, as if reading Chip’s mind.



Chip smiled and took Nick’s hand into his own. They walked off, holding hands and talking, and before either of them knew it they were in front of Chip’s house at the door. “So here we are...” Chip said, releasing Nick’s hand.



“Yeah...” And finally, both stood there for a long time, unsure of what to do next.



“So I’ll call you tomorrow?” Nick eventually said.



“Yeah. That sounds good,” Chip agreed.



Nick pulled Chip into a hug, who was more than willing to hug back. They had held each other for about a minute when Nick decided to place a kiss on Chip’s lips. Chip, though stunned by this, returned the kiss, not wanting to release his lips from Nick’s. Soon enough, they were in a heated make-out session, they’re hands going all over each other’s bodies. How long they had been going at it, neither of them knew, but eventually they broke away to get some much-needed air.



“I guess we better get going before we move too fast,” Chip suggested, and Nick nodded his head. However, all that had changed within seconds since they were now all over each other again.



Nick pushed Chip against the wall and held his hands above his head with one hand while the other went under his shirt. Chip shivered from Nick’s cold hand against his warm skin. After some time, Nick released his lips from Chip’s, both breathing hard.



“So do you want to come inside?” Chip asked.



“I wish I could, but I need to get home before my parents worry...”



“Want to go out tomorrow?”



Nick brushed the hair out of Chip’s face. “Sure. We’ll go to the beach.”



Chip smiled. “Sounds like fun.” With one last kiss, Nick was off, and Chip watched him walk away. “Looking good,” he thought before going into his house.



XXX



TBC