Alex did a double take as he saw Robbie coming out of Mr. Parker's room as the third period bell rang.

"Robbie?! OMG what are you doing here?"

"Oh hi, Alex," Robbie said, continuing his way to class. "I'm trying to test out for last quarter so I'm not too far behind."

"Are you...back at home?"

"Nah, but my foster dads really wanted me to come back to school here. Attempt at a normal childhood they said. Plus they're really good friends with Mr. Parker, so they feel good that he'll keep an eye on me."

"Two dads? That's crazy."

"They're pretty cool," Robbie smiled, Alex secretly envied Robbie's two gay parents. Oh, the shopping sprees and Broadway-show-athons he was surely missing out on!

"Hey, um...this is awkward, but...what are you doing Saturday night?"

"Um, nothing, I guess. Honestly, I haven't been doing much of anything but hanging out at home and studying. Why?"

"Well...um...would you like to go to prom with me?"

Robbie stopped. "Me?" 

"Sure. I mean, you're a sweet guy. We're friends, right?"

"Yeah." 

"And, I mean, you'd probably look really adorable in a tux."

"But why me?"

"Cause I think it'd be fun," Alex lied, not mentioning the rejections from everyone in the GSA.

"Aren't you seeing, um...my foster dad's ex?"

"Bruce? No, that's way over," Alex scoffed, half-remembering his bizarre last encounter with him.

"Will they even let us go together?"

"Yeah. Come on, this isn't 1999."

"I'll check with my dads, but I'm pretty sure it's ok."

"Great," Alex said as the late bell rang. Robbie scurried off to class and Alex watched him go for a moment. Why hadn't he noticed how cute Robbie was until now?

 

 

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