"You know," Carl said, trying to keep his voice casual. "Just... stuff we could do together." He glanced at King from the corner of his eye, wondering how the other boy would react if he came right out and said that he wanted to hang out without having sex.

"Cool," Carl murmured with a grin. "Just let me know where you're going, okay? We can meet up after school." With that, he gave King a quick nod before continuing down the hall to his next class. He couldn't believe it; King had agreed to hang out with him without any mention of sex! Maybe there was hope for them yet.