" Si, Errol."Juanita and Ramon each took an arm and guided him to the sofa, sitting on either side of him as he settled in the middle. Now it was both...siblings looking at him with adoring eyes. Ramon's barely contained worship wasn't nearly so uncomfortable for him, now that he understood the boy better. Still, it was a little disconcerting knowing he was being mentally undressed by another guy.At the dinner table, Mrs. Perez bustled around serving up one delicious dish after another,. Sometimes she wouldn’t even return my clothes for the walk home so I’d have to run home through the bushes naked avoiding my parents at all costs. It really began to get on my nerves and I started plotting my revenge. As I spent more and more time with Mandy I started noticing that she had a very strange relationship with her older brother. Her brother was in his 20s and worked on a construction site. She kept pictures of him around the room and always giggled and laughed in conversations with. We chit chatted a bit, and Joey filled us in that he was getting his ass stomped a couple of times a week. He said he was running out of excuses to tell his mom about the bruises and scars. I told him that cover shit would catch up to him---he needs to just come clean with his mom. He said maybe, but school would be out in a couple of weeks anyway. We dropped Joey off and told him we would cruise by the school again on Monday—to look for the jeep and just run and jump in. If anybody asks. He winked at me andtold me he liked it when I moved from where I was sitting and came overand sat near him at the library. I blushed further, asking myself (in myhead) why my gaydar wasn't working? I told him bravely that he was veryhandsome and I wanted to get to know him. He laughed and asked why Ididn't say anything while I was sitting opposite him? I told him I was abit shy and figured he was straight. He just smiled and told me that hefound me fascinating. Then he asked if I liked the book.