Paul's POV
       I let myself into the Madden's house.  I hear Benji and Joel arguing from Joel's room, and then a thud from the bathroom.  I run up the stairs just in time to see Joel helping Billy out of the bathtub.  "Billy, man are you okay? What happened?"
       "I don't know, I just passed out and fell in the bathtub." (a/n Sorry, but I think it's funny when someone falls in the bathtub a/n) Benji walks by, muttering to himself.
       "Stupid loser, he hurts himself, he hurts me, stupid loser."
       What? What in the blue hell was that about? Yeah well, I'm more worried about what happened to my buddy.  I walkover and put my arm on his shoulder.  Just being close to him makes me feel all jittery.  I want to tell him that I love him, but it's too soon after his breakup with Benji.  I can see why Billy's always so nervous around him. I know why too, but Billy begged me not to tell anyone.
Billy's POV
       Joel and Paul walk me down to the kitchen, and sit me down at the table.  They just stared at me like I had three heads (a/n Caitlin! Three heads! a/n) I probably fainted from all the stress and stuff" I told them, not looking at either of them.
       Paul immediately snapped to attention.  "Stress?!? What stress?!? Stress from who?!?" He questioned.
       "Whoa! Paul, calm down. Chilllll out." Joel said, emphasizing the word 'chill'.  "Breathe."
       "The didn't understand......they won't understand........they can't understand." I mumbled.
       "Billy tried to tell his parents that he's gay, and they called him a.....a......"Joel couldn't bring himself to say it.
       "A FAG, they called me a fag"  I said.  Tears sprung to my eyes, and I tried to hold them back.  A couple seconds later, I could feel them run down my cheeks silently and collect at my chin.
       "Joel! Get up here and help me find my cd's" barked Benji from somewhere upstairs.
       "Coming, brother dear" Joel said, tauntingly.

Still Billy's POV
       Paul scooted his chair closer to mine, and put his arm around my shoulders.
       It'll be okay Bill, you'll see" he said reassuringly.  He took a tissue and wiped my eyes and the eyeliner-blackened tracks that they made on my face.  "You can even stay over at my house if you don't want to stay here."
       "Thanks Paul, you are the greatest." I see his face turn red and he looked to the floor.
Benji's POV
       I run down to the kitchen to get a drink to see Paul with his arm around Billy, and Billy's head in the crook of Paul's neck.
       "What the hell, Billy?"
       "Oh, h-h-hi B-b-b-benji. What's u-u-p?" he stammered. 
       "Don't give me that shit, what's going on here?"
       "N-n-n-n" he tried to say, but couldn't spit it out.  How pathetic was this.
       "Nothing, so just let him alone" Paul said defensively.
       "Oh, so what, Baby Billy needs Paul to stick up for him now?" I sneered.  I laughed as I saw fresh tears fall and he ran upstairs, slamming the door to Joel's room.
       "Jeez Benji! Why do you have to do that to him? Can't you just be nice and not hurt him? I mean haven't you done that enough already?" I could see Paul's eyes clouded with anger and resentment.
       "You know? How do you know?"

~The End of Chapter 3~

oooo another cliffhanger lol