The funeral was hard for Vince to get through. Due to his father's debt's and stepmom's credit bills, any savings that the family had, paid for the services as well as any final judgments.
Vince's older brother didn't have any money either. He was staying with his girlfriend at the time of the fire and didn't even bother to attend since he left on bad terms.
Only Vince's grandmother, Sonia, was able to help. She took a loan out to pay for a proper burial and gave Vince five thousand dollars to find a place to live since he refused to move in with her. Vince knew he wouldn't be able to live with his bible thumping, grandparent being the wild person he was. Not to mention, no one was aware of Vince's "whatchamacallit" with Diante'. He preferred it that way.
Once his parents were laid to rest, Vince moved in with Diante' and Jared immediately, making things a little more cramped in their small apartment. Neither one of them minded, but it did make them think much harder about where to move.
Diante' finally found a job working at a book store near school while Vince continued to do odd jobs to make ends meet. There were plenty of nights where Jared's on and off again girlfriends bought them food, even toiletries if needed.
Jared had no issues with asking since he felt he was providing a service. The women didn't seem to care either.
At this point, graduation was only a couple of weeks away and the threesome would be getting their diplomas, saying goodbye to high school and hello to official adulthood. Jared's 18th birthday was close as well, meaning he could begin his quest to become a pornstar. Vince and Diante' hoped he would make it too. Even though male actors didn't make as much as females, they knew it would be more than the cash he was pulling in at the pizza parlor.
Although Vince and Diante' had been sleeping together, they still hadn't crossed over into that territory of having intercourse. The death of Vince's parents as well as their clashing schedules had a lot to do with it. Not only that, Vince wondered if he should wait until they got older. Girls didn't factor in at all since he knew his attraction to them was minimal and only done to put up a front for his friends. However, he thought of his actual relationship with Diante' and how having sex would affect them. The elder Vince, only by 3 weeks over Diante', decided he should have a talk with his friend to discuss their plans.
After the ceremony, the three returned back to the apartment, happy to be holding their important pieces of paper. Diante's mom came as well as Vince's grandmother. Jared's parents didn't bother to show up which he wasn't the least upset about.
Both Jared and Vince were invited to plenty of parties, but refused to attend since none of them included Diante'. It didn't bother Morillo one bit, and even though he told the two of them to go on ahead, they still declined the invites.
"There's things we need to discuss, Diante'. I don't got time for them fools." Vince grabbed a beer out the fridge.
Jared grinned, "Uh oh, is this the big night," he smiled. "Huh, huh? Can I be here for this?"
Diante' laughed, sitting on the sofa next to his boyfriend while Jared plopped in the recliner across from them. Vince threw a pillow at Jared's head, catching him by surprise.
"Damn," he cried out.
"Yeah, that's for the stupid comment you just made. No, you can't be here for it. Don't you have a girl to go visit?"
"Yeah, but I'd kinda like to know if my best buddies are gonna start fuckin' so I know when not to be here," he chuckled. "Not sure if I wanna hear the ooh's, ahh's, and it hurts, screams while I'm tryin' to sleep."
"Shut up," Diante' lashed back. "Won't be any of that. I'd be quiet!"
Vince smirked, narrowing his eyes. "Just because you spewed that shit, maybe you should be here for it." He tossed a bottle cap in his direction.
