Billy was surprised when Paul actually began to kiss back after having put up so much of a struggle to get free of the kiss. He was even more surprised when Paul�s hands that had been pushing against his chest began to slide down his torso & under is shirt, moving up his back. He broke the kiss & tried to pull away, but found that Paul wouldn�t let go, & was looking at his face with confusion in his eyes. �Paul, let go of me,� he said in a calm voice.
�But why?� Paul asked, bringing his hands down from Billy�s back to wrap his arms around his waist & pull him closer. �Why should I let go, when you�re the one who kissed me?�
�I just wanted to see what would happen if you were kissed by another guy,� Billy said as the elevator came to a stop & he pulled away from Paul incase someone down in the garage was waiting for the elevator. The doors opened & closed with no extra passengers getting on, & Paul faced Billy, who was now leaning against the opposite wall.
�So the kiss was just to test me?� Paul asked.
�If you wanna call it that, then yes,� Billy said, looking at the floor. �I needed to know for a personal reason.�
�You�re not going to tell anyone about this, are you? Or are you gonna hold it for blackmail in the future?�
�Paul, I�m not going to blackmail you. I just needed to know what you would do,� Billy said, frowning as he looked up at Paul. �I�m your friend, you should know I wouldn�t do that kind of thing to you.�
�I know it isn�t something you would normally do, but neither is kissing me out of the blue in an empty elevator car,� Paul said, frowning a little himself as he left the elevator when it came to a stop & the doors opened.
Billy got out after him, & watched him walk to the lunchroom area. �Dammit,� he hissed through his teeth, walking towards Joel�s room. -That wasn�t supposed to happen like that,- he thought. -He acted liked he wanted something more to happen from that kiss, but it wasn�t for me, it was for Joel! Damn.-
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�Tisha, why are you staring at me like that?� Benji asked, looking at Tisha, who sat across from him in her spot on her love seat. They came to her house about three hours ago after she dragged him there from the hospital so he could shower & change. �Well?�
�Benji, you�re friends with a gay guy, right?� Tisha asked with a wicked, mischievous smile.
�Yeah, what about it?�
�We are going out tonight, you & me, & you know what else? We are going to find you a boy-toy one night stand to help you see what it�s like on the other side.�
�Um, no. If anyone recognizes me, or the �boy-toy of the night� rats to the press about our night together, Good Charlotte will be fucked. No way am I going to let the group fall just because you want me to play fudge packer for a night.�
�Watch your language Benjamin, & I just want you to be bi-curious. How far you go in sexual preference is up to you.�
Benji glared at Tisha. �I do not wear �gay� clothes anyway,� he said, using his fingers to make quotation marks in the air. �I ain�t wearing a tight muscle shirt & a pair of daisy dukes for anyone.�
�Benji, not all gay men dress like that,� Tisha scolded, throwing a side cushion from her love seat at him, not laughing or cracking a smile when it hit him in the head & fell to the floor. �Open your mind up a little for once about other people.�
�My mind is open.�
�No it isn�t Benji. If it were, then your brother wouldn�t be laying in a damned hospital bed, able to die at any moment! Some open mind you have!�
Benji cringed & looked to the side, glaring at the floor even though it didn�t do him any good. �That was low Tisha.�
�Not as low as you Benji. All I�m asking of you, is one night of being bi-curious, & then I�ll leave everything up to you.�
�If it�ll shut you up, then fine. I�ll go to your fucking night out,� Benji snapped, looking at Tisha.
�Thank you.�
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�Paul, can I talk to you?� Billy asked as he stood by his friend in the hospital parking lot.
Paul shrugged & took a drag from the cigarette he was smoking. �I guess so,� Paul said, smoke coming from his mouth as he spoke.
Billy sighed, able to feel the tension Paul was giving off. �Paul, are you still mad at me over the kiss?� Paul didn�t answer, so Billy frowned. �I guess so... Paul, I�m sorry if I upset you, but I already told you why I did it.�
�What personal reason did you need to test me for?� Paul asked before Billy could ask or say anything else. �Cause I�ve wracked my brain trying to figure out what it could be & I have found nothing. So, what is it?�
�Paul, I needed to see if you could possibly be a little bit bi-curious.�
�But why?�
�I can�t tell you Paul.�
�Why not Billy?�
�Because I�d be breaking a promise to someone if I did! They don�t even know I kissed you to find out anything.�
Paul sighed & shook his head, tossing the butt of his cigarette on the ground, rubbing out the still burning cherry with the bottom of his sneaker. �You play mind games too much Billy. You kiss me like it means something to you, & then you tell me it was just a damned test.�
�For someone, who not even five hours ago, was saying �strictly clitly,� you sure are getting upset over a little kiss that I told you was just a test. Even though you know it�s a test, you�re still pissed off. God Paul, get over it!�
Paul looked at Billy with a hurt glare before he walked inside & walked to Joel�s room, needing to think; & for some reason, Joel was his thinking muse whenever his mind clouded. He walked into the room & plopped down in the cushioned chair that was placed next to Joel�s hospital bed, letting out a deep sigh. -Dammit, fucking asshole.-