They’ve lived around the block from each other all their lives and Vince hates to admit it but Eric used to be more of a brother to him than Corey is now. They knew too much about each other, shared too much—their lives were too intertwined to separate them. As children they were together every day after school and all summer long. It was never a question of is Eric spending the night or is Vince eating over for lunch? They lived in two houses, shared two sets of parents, laughed and played and loved with a carefree innocence that shattered three years ago, two months, and five days. But who’s counting?
Vince doesn’t recall the exact moment when he realized he was falling in love with Eric but it was sometime right after he turned fourteen, and he fought the feeling as long as he could. T
