Because
by M. F. Luder
He would change many things of his past.
He should have been braver, and stood up to his father the first time he hit his mom.
He didn't have to put up with his mom's boyfriends, with them touching him in the middle of the night.
He could have stood up to Trey.
Still, he doesn't regret going with Trey to steal that car.
"Ryan, dude, bagel?"
Ryan blinks, looking at Seth. "Sure."
Grinning, Seth leans over and kisses Ryan tenderly.
Pulling away, Ryan tilts his head, a small smile on his lips, watching Seth smear butter over the bagel.
Finished: April 25th, 2004