Chapter 198 No Choice

"Caleb don't!" Chris shouts as the bags he was carrying went crashing to the floor as he rushes over to them. "Let him go, it's me you came for right?" Chris asks, his hand on his hip as if he was about to take out something.

"You, how could you keep something like this from me? Me, of all people? And how could you just take Maya's word for fact without asking me about it first?" His voice booms throughout the hotel suite.

Chris flinch under his thunderous voice and took a step back. "Please calm down and let him go." Chris pleads biting his lips, his hand still at his hip. "I won't fucking calm down! You're gay? And you're sleeping with this pipsqueak?" Caleb growls angrily shoving Jared away from him roughly. "Maya told you," Chris said softly.

"No, he did and of all the things in this fucking universe, why would you choose to be gay?" He shouts angrily. "I didn't, I was born this way," Chris said softly as Jared compose himself and began picking the things up off the floors.

"Prior to what you may believe, no one is born gay," Caleb said in a cold tone. "I was, because I was born into a strict Christian family; hence my name, my mother wanted my name to represent who we are, I mean were. I didn't even know anything about being gay. I was six when I realize I was different but I didn't know how or why and for years I was in total confusion.

But when I was eleven I knew why, why I was so different and I spend the next few years of my life trying to get rid of this horrible disease. I spend every free time I had kneeling at the altar in my church praying and begging God to cure me and you know what happened? Nothing.

I didn't ask for this, I didn't ask to be gay but I am, this is who I am." Chris said fighting back his tears. "Alright pipsqueak, take a walk, I need to talk to my cousin in private," Caleb said pointing to the door.

Not going to happen." Jared said firmly. "That wasn't a request pipsqueak, bounce," Caleb growls. "Like hell, I will," Jared said defiantly. Caleb moves in Jared's direction but Chris steps between them. "I'll handle this," Chris said taking Jared by his hand and leading him toward the door.

"You told him?" Chris asks locking eyes with Jared. "I'm sorry when I saw him at the door I thought I was confirming what he already knew but turns out I was just letting the cat out of the bag, again," Jared said lowering his eyes.

"It's okay, but um….. just give us a few minutes please." "There's no way I'm leaving you alone with him. This bastard is dangerous." "So am I." "As if you would hurt him?" Jared snorts. "If he leaves me no choice then I'll do what I have to, hey, look at me," Chris said softly when Jared stands his ground.

"I'll be okay, I can take care of myself, remember,?" "But against him?" "Against anyone who tries to hurt me." Chris's voice was soft but deadly cold. "I'll text you when he's done badgering me okay." 'Alright, I won't be far." Jared said taking up his phone and walking from the room.

"Seriously half pint are you sure you're gay?" Caleb asks disbelief still in his voice. "Well seeing as though I'm in love with my pipsqueak and I literally drool every time Samson walks into a room, yet I can lay next to someone as hot and freaking sexy as Janice for hours and feels absolutely nothing, I'm going to say yes."

"You lay next to Janice for hours and felt nothing? Not even a hard-on?" Caleb asks. "Nope," "How's that freaking possible? Are you fucking with me right now?" Caleb growls. "Nope but wait are you saying you get a hard-on when you're next to her?" Chris asks. "this is not about me but seriously, are you telling me that you've never had a hard-on for any woman?" "Nope and trust me I've tried, really hard to have one but nothing, flaccid as fuck, I swear." "So you only have hard-on for men?" "Yes," "Fuck, you're not having one now are you?" "Fuck no, you're my cousin, dude, come on," Chris says making a disgusted face. "Good, you're forbidden to ever have a hard-on around me, got it." "Got it."

"But on a serious note, you're the most un gay like gay person I've ever met." Caleb chuckles.

"And how many gay people have you met?" Chris asks curiously. "Well, not a lot but nothing about you say you're gay, nothing." "That's because I've become very good at hiding my sexuality." "Why, are you ashamed of who you are?"

'I was, but not anymore, thanks to my pipsqueak. Thing is, I had a lot of confidence in my professional life but not in my personal life but he helped me embrace my sexuality, so I could fully be who I am meant to be, the fun-loving, confident person you see before you today." Chris said in a confident tone.

"Whoopi for him, but before you fill me in on how Maya found out you were gay answer me this; do you own a gun, half pint?" Caleb asks in a calm tone but Chris could hear the threat underneath.

"No," He answers softly. "So what's in your waist?" He asks in the same tone. "My knives." "Knives? As in more than one?" "Yes," "And how good are you with those knives Chris?" "Very good." "So you were going to hurt me? For him?" "If you leave me no choice, Yes." "You love him that much?" "Yes, I do." "Alright, let's table that for now, so did you meet him before or after you were disowned by your parents?" Caleb ask. "Before, we were dating for a few months sometimes long distance before I decided to come out to my entire family, my brothers, and sister were okay with it but my parents were flat-out disgusted by me."

"Are you the only gay one in your family?" "That I know of, yes." "I still can't fucking believe that you're gay, so how did Maya find out?" "To tell you that, I would have to tell you why she was out for my neck in the first place, how much time do you have?" "All night, start talking."

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(1 Cor 6 vs 9-11)