Tackling The World

The next morning, I text Scott to see if he wants to catch up again, I’m not going to talk to him about what I did with Michael but just feel like talking to him again. It’s been really good catching up with him because even though I love talking to Ben and Liam and being so close with Dan, it’s just good to have somebody close to home to talk to about things and doing it.

I text him to see what he is up to for the day seeing I’ve got nothing on work and meeting wise so it’s a day for me just to relax and look after myself. “Hey bro, if you’re not busy wanna catch up for lunch or something”. Scott texts back to me not long afterwards “Hey man, I’m not working today so you and me can just chill all day”. 

I smile to myself thinking about what we could do “Sure man, let’s have a bro date hey somewhere” I text back to Scott realising how stupid that sounded thinking about it before Scott replies instantly with a love heart emoji. I go and have a shower and put off shaving my body for another day and get dressed in a singlet top and jeans and text Scott to come meet me at the hotel so we can head out.

 I sit down in the lobby waiting for him and he turns up in a pair of denim shorts showing off his smooth firm legs and a white t-shirt with his sunnies on that turns me on so much. “Jeez you got here quick,” I say as he walks in “Well yeah, I don’t live that far away anymore remember I am an adult”. I laugh “Yeah yeah I know bro, a pretty damn sexy adult too” I reply before copping a pretty swift punch on the arm as people coming into the hotel give us death stares and subtle comments people can hear.

“What do you think their problem was?” Scott asks me, “Just jealous that I get to hang out with the sexiest bitch in the city” I reply to him this time dodging his punch “Couldn’t get me this time hey bro” I laugh before Scott slaps me on the back of the head “So where are going to go bro?” he asks me and I just shrug. “Honestly bro, I have no idea it was more just the idea of hanging out with you that I thought would be fun… somewhat stupidly”.

Scott just elbows me and we walk up the street and into Pitt Street Mall to do some shopping for a while before we stop and grab some lunch and head back into my hotel room. Scott sits next to me on the bed as he opens his salad and starts eating “Is everything alright man, you just seem like you need a shoulder to cry on?” he says rubbing my shoulder as I start on my Sushi. 

“Yeah, everything is fine man, just sounds weird but even though this is home, I feel homesick and alone really I take a deep breath “I know it sounds totally stupid but you know like really I don’t keep in touch with too many people back here after everything other than you and Dani plus my parents don’t really want to see me”.

I feel Scott’s arm around me “Yeah I can totally understand that man and even so we sort of drifted apart for a little bit haha” he says laughing and cuddling into me. “But having said that you were still talking to me regularly and you’re just busy”. I nod and cuddle into him and steal some of his salad which he whacks me for doing. 

I pull away from Scott and wander over and get my bottle of water and look out the window as my phone goes off and I see that it’s Dani ringing me and I pick it up “Hey you, everything ok?”. Dani on the other end laughs “Yeah everything is fine, just wanted to see if you wanted to look after Isabella tomorrow as well as Sunday if that’s ok”. I smile and get excited “Of course it’s ok, maybe we could make it a sleepover and I just stay at your place so you can just go out to work on Sunday?”.

She agrees and hangs up and now I feel like a kid at Christmas being able to spend more time with Isabella than what was planned makes me so happy. Scott smiles “More time with the Princess?” he asks me and I nod happily. “See even if you’re not going to get along with the family and see and talk to them then at least you’re getting to be with Isabella”. I nod and smile “Yeah, that was more important than anything to just to get her cuddles again because it’s been so long and I know that I talk to her every couple of days but nothing is the same as actually being with her”.

Scott looks at me deeply and walks over to me standing by the window and kisses me on the cheek “I’m glad you are happy, man because there was something niggling at me that something outside of the family wasn’t 100% right but then I wasn’t sure with your message this morning you know”.

I laugh “Well it was just a bit of a joke you know, just with how much time that we’ve spent together you know,” I say nervously hoping Scott sees through my story but straight away I know that he doesn’t buy it at all. “Come on Josh, I know that you’re not fully happy even if you are happy overall and I just want to know what is bothering you”.

I sigh and look at Scott “Well like I am happy don’t get me wrong but it’s just when I go back home I go back to an empty apartment and even though I’ve got the most amazing friends and play Rugby with the greatest guys you could ever meet, I just miss that connection to talk to at the drop of the hat you know” I say looking out the window and sighing “I miss just having that someone special because like I said they are amazing but they’re all mates that I’ve really only just gotten to know and there’s nobody like you or Dani that I can reminisce about old times or just talk you know”.

Scott looks at me and moves to me “I get that totally bro and these few days you’ve been here have been absolutely amazing and remember I am only a phone call or message away when you get back right man. Scott turns my head and kisses me before heading back to the bed. I stand there confused because did the date joke actually mean something to him.

I walk across to Scott “Are you ok bro? I mean you look like something is bothering you that’s all”. Scott looks at me “What me? Yeah, I’m fine that’s all just having fun on our bro date” he chuckles nervously. I look at him and curl up on the bed next to him and cuddle into him “It doesn’t have to be a date that you know, it was just a joke around” I say and see him turn away from me to get his drink. “It’s the fact that I said it was a joke wasn’t it man?”.

Scott looks at me and nods “Yeah, like I know we are always best friends and had fun but you coming back into my life just felt right because I hadn’t been happy for a while just with everything and then us spending time together has been amazing”. I smile at Scott and start to kiss him a little bit before pulling away “I feel the same way man, I never thought that we’d be friends but seeing you for that first night having beers and then the fun was just so good and I felt it good”.

We smile and kiss for a little bit “Do you want to have some more fun or want to make it a lot longer tonight. Scott smiles “Definitely tonight because there’s somewhere I want us to go after lunch”. We finish lunch and head up Oxford Street where Scott takes me into an underwear shop “I never thought that I could go in here alone but with you, I know we can have some fun”.

My eye opens at some of the stock because I’ve never worn a jockstrap in my life so I have no idea what to even get, Scott just smiles at me and says that we’re going to be having some fun tonight. I smile and wrap my arm around him “Is that as mates or something more?” I ask him and he just smiles and winks at me “Whatever you want it to be”.