No Strings Attached (Bro/Cal)

Jeff had his back to the dumpster. "JEFF. WHERE ARE YOU CAL?"

"M'in the dumpster! The, um, the farthest one!" Cal yelled, trying to pull himself up but slipping and falling back down with a little cry of pain.

Jeff had made his way over as soon as Cal said where he was. "Dude, why are you chillin in the dumpster?"

"They threw me in here again" Cal replied, forcing himself back up.

Jeff reached in, holding out both arms to Cal. "They?" He thought about that for a moment. Back to when he first met Cal. "As in the football team?"

"Yeah. They do it every once in a while" Cal admitted. He grabbed Jeff's arms and tried to climb out. "Usually there's enough stuff in here for me to climb out, or the other dumpsters are full so the janitors find me when they're done cleaning."

Jeff held onto him tightly and pulled him out. He set the younger blonde on the pavement and started to wiped the dust and garbage off him. "Tough break."

Cal winced whenever Jeff's hands strayed too close to a sore spot, or a bruise. "I'm sort of used to it by now." he admitted

Jeff sighed and shook his head. "You shouldn't be." He glanced around to see if anyone else was there. Nope, still just him and Cal. He pulled his phone out of his pocket to check the time. Great, he only had 15 minutes to get to the daycare. So much for smoking anything today.

"I'm sorry, did you have to do something? I can just go if I'm in the way" Cal mumbled, stooping to grab his back pack.

Jeff shook his head. "Someone was supposed to meet me here. But I can't wait."

"I'm sorry. The football team must have scared them off." Cal mumbled.

Jeff shrugged and put his phone away. "Not that big a deal." He shrugged again. "Well, I guess you need to go home now."

Cal shrugged. "I guess. Its not like it matters now anyway. I usually wind up staying the night in the dumpster and they come up with some bullshit story how they thought I ran away, when they know michael threw me in the dumpster, because he brags about it." He kicked the dirt with a sigh.

"You should go before you're late"

"Wanna come with me then?"

Cal looked at him. "You... Want me to?" he asked cautiously

Jeff nodded. "I wouldn't ask you if I didn't."

Cal smiled. "Oh-okay. I'll go with you. Where are we going?"

Jeff grinned, moving to stand by Cal. He threw ana rm around his shoulder, steering him in the direction of the parking lot. "First, we need to pick up my best little buddies in the world."

"Who are they?" Cal asked with a big smile. "Are they nice?"

Jeff chuckled. "The nicest people you'll ever meet." He let go of Cal when they got to his car. "Passenger side, front."

Cal nodded and got in carefully, making extra sure there wasn't anything gross on him. "where are they gonna sit?" he asked "There's baby seats in the back"

Jeff chuckled again as he pulled out of the school parking lot. "Those are their seats."

Cal blinked at him. "they're littler than me?" he asked

Jeff nodded. "They are only three years old."