Page 29 of As I Am
"The more you tell me about the things you can't do, it almost sounds like you're stuck in a prison. I always assumed being famous would mean you could have everything, but I guess that's not true." Ky turned to see Carson pull a large suitcase out of the closet.
As he tossed the suitcase onto the bed, Carson looked up at him. "I guess that depends on what you mean by have everything. I can afford to buy almost anything I want. I have more money than I know what to do with. Trouble is, those are just things. It's the freedom I miss and want again. Hell, I can even buy that I guess. I can pay to have a store stay open after hours so I can go in, or pay to rent out a whole theater to see a show. It's not the same. I want to do things most people take for granted. Just be normal again."
Ky sat down beside the suitcase. "I never thought about it that way."
"You'll see how it is once we start the tour. Security will be with us almost all the time. We won't be able to walk from the car into a place without fans trying to get to me. Remember, just because I'm stuck inside most of the time doesn't mean you have to be. You can go out and explore the area all you want."
"I wouldn't go out without you. That's hardly fair." Ky ran his hand over Carson's suitcase. "You asked me to go with you. That's what I'm doing. You want people to think I'm your boyfriend, well, it wouldn't look right if we weren't together all the time."
Carson knelt in front of Ky. "I don't want them just to think you're my boyfriend. I want you to be my boyfriend the whole time we are away. I want to have fun with you, laugh, hold you in public, maybe make out in the dressing room before the show. It doesn't matter if people are watching us or not." Carson leaned in and kissed him. "Now help me pack. If we don't find something to keep us busy, I'm going to break one of my parents' rules that I've never broken before in my life."
"What rule is that?" Ky asked.
"The no sex under their roof rule." He kissed him again before standing up.
Ky smiled. As much as he would enjoy having sex with Carson, it could wait. Like Carson, Ky already respected his parents enough to behave himself, even if he didn't want to.
