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"Do you want to go to church with me after school" Taylor asked Jude.
Jude, wasn't always a religious person and who could blame him after having his mother die, his father go to jail, his sister go to juvie and being in and out of foster homes his whole life.
But after losing Connor and Jack, the only boys he had ever liked Jude believed God wanted him to be straight so he jumped at the opportunity to go to church with Taylor.
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"Wait this is your church" Jude asked, shocked by what he was seeing while walking into Taylor's church. This church didn't look like the type of Church Jude had remembered going to as a child when his mother was still alive.
"Umm, no this is youth group, we just talk and hang out and stuff", Taylor replied hoping Jude wasn't catching on to her plan.
And then they met.
"Hey Taylor" they slender but toned tanned boy with dark hair said.
Jude knew was attracted to the boy at first sight but he still believed that God wanted him to be straight.
"I'm Noah" he said as he reached out to shake Jude's hand.
Jude and Noah then shook hands but Jude not wanting to go back to being attracted to boys and most importantly to be hurt by another boy just looked nervously at Taylor.
After a few minutes of Taylor, Jude and Noah talking to each other the youth group leader walked into the room.
"Before I forget we still need volunteers for Saturday for the rummage sale" he said.
Shortly after Noah and some other kids raised their hands to volunteer, Noah quickly turned to Jude hoping he would volunteer as he had a crush on Jude.
After seeing Jude hadn't raised his hand to volunteer, Noah looked all around the room so Jude wouldn't think he was looking at him or worse that Noah had a crush on Jude.
It wasn't that Noah wasn't openly gay and proud of it, Noah didn't even know if Jude was gay or straight. All Noah was that he had a massive crush on the boy beside him.
"Also, I'm seeing a new face somebody want to make an introduction" the youth group leader asked.
"This is Jude, he's a friend from school" Taylor said introducing Jude to the entire youth group.
"Just a friend" A girl beside Taylor asked which caused Jude and Taylor to blush.
Noah then nudged Jude on the arm as the entire youth group started to laugh.
Noah had a good idea that Jude was straight and he and Taylor were dating but he liked Jude so much that he wanted to be at least friends with him.
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"What does God's trust do for you" the youth group leader asked as trust was the theme of the youth group today.
Jude was thinking to himself what does God's trust do for him? But he didn't know. Jude didn't know about God's trust all he knew or thought God had taken Connor and Jack away from him.
"Most of you guys know I got dumped this summer and it hit me hard , what I've realized is there's nothing wrong with me that I didn't do anything, that I'm not bad and that God's gonna send me the boyfriend I want when the time is right" Noah said and then Jude knew Taylor brought him here because Noah is gay and Jude was furious.
"Yeah, I have no doubt about that because trusting God means trusting yourself" the youth group leader said.
And Jude was freaking out and wanted his time at Taylor's youth group to end and end soon.
"Okay, everyone stand up and pick a partner but pick someone you don't know to well" he said.
"Hey, why dont you go with Jude" Taylor told Noah as Jude began sweating profusely.
"Sure" Noah replied.
While Jude didn't want to be partners with Noah in the least. All Noah wanted was to be partners with Jude, that's why he walked towards Jude and Taylor when everyone was told pick partners.
Noah didn't know Jude well but he knew him well enough that he was going to try everything he could to get some sort of relationship going with him.
"Everyone have a seat" he said as Jude and Noah began to sit down on the floor.
"Hands and Knee's touching, might feel a little uncomfortable that's fine" which caused Noah to give a nervous but happy smile.
Noah then reached his hands out for Jude to touch but Jude realizing his palms were sweaty wiped his hands off on his light blue jeans and then said "sorry".
"It's okay mine are sweaty too" Noah replied and realizing Jude was nervous Noah flashed him a closed mouth smile in order to ease his nerves.
While Jude's eyes were bouncing back and fourth between the floor and Taylor, Noah couldn't stop looking into Jude's eyes.
Noah thought Jude had the prettiest eyes, the nicest hair. Noah had a boyfriend before whom he really liked and he had been attracted to guys before but they were nothing compared to Jude.
Jude then began looking in Noah's eyes and began falling for the dark haired boy but he suddenly snapped out of it and and jumped up and said "I gotta go".
Noah who was shocked turned his head fastly and looked at Taylor as she jumped up and went after Jude.
"Jude" Taylor yelled as Jude was walking too fast for her to catch up too.
"Why did you bring me here" Jude asked her knowing she had brought him to church trying to set him with Noah.
"I thought you would like it" Taylor replied, playing dumb.
"Really? It didn't have anything to do with the fact that Noah's gay" Jude yelled at her, furious with her.
"I saw you texting Connor" Taylor replied.
"So, you don't know me" Jude told her.
Taylor wasn't trying to hurt Jude but she knew he was gay and that God wasn't punishing him for being gay.
Jude was punishing himself for being gay.
"I knew you liked Connor before you did" Taylor stated which Jude didn't want to admit but he knew it was true.
"I just thought you might like Noah or you could make some more friends" Taylor told Jude.
"I don't need anymore friends" Jude replied as he walked away.
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Noah was sorting through clothes to organize the churches rummage sale when he looked up and saw someone.
Noah then jumped up and walked over to him.
"I came to help" Jude said.
"Sweet" Noah replied as he showed Jude where the kitchen material and clothes went and they both started organizing the church's rummage sale together.
Noah never would have thought it after Jude walked out of youth group but a week later Jude and Noah would become boyfriends and the adventures of Jude and Noah would be just around the corner.