Chapter 2: Close and Open

Hi, the name is Ernesto "Thirdie" de Marcelo y. Schimdt. This time I woke up alone in my room. That's a relief, to be honest. I wear my clothes and go downstairs. Jesse looks at me as he looks away like that awkward monkey. "Dude, why are you looking at me awkwardly? "I asked him, which piqued my curiosity mostly, but at the same time, he knew. "Sorry, maybe... I'm mostly confused. It's just. I mean, it would be awkward if I saw you having nightmares, and I could do nothing about it, not even a hug to calm you down, like when we were younger," said Jesse as he gave him coffee. He smiles as he goes outside. Thirdie, stop. When this guy gets charming after these years.

Later in the toilet, "Wait, what if I'm gay? Mhhhhh... But I have both male and female organs."

In the arcade, "Wait, that doesn't make sense... Imean,n I identify as a man."

On the Hospital: "But, technically, my sperm is blank... and I demonstrate, even my testes are inside."

Later in the Shore, "Mhhhh... But I need to be a man, a straight man because of pressure..."

Later in the Tiki Hut, "Ha! But... Am I a boy or a girl? "

Back on the shore as I lay down. Orlie looks at me. "Sup Thridie, what are you thinking, boy? " asked Orlie. I sigh. "Nothing really, hey! Not really one of your business, Uncle Orlie," I said as I walked away. "Ha! I tried," said Orlie. That night, after eating. I go to my notes again. "At last! Home! "Said Jesse. "So how was the taping? " asked Monty. "It was good! The finale will be shot a few days from now, along with the editing room, product placement, and other things," replied Jesse as he lays on the couch. Monty goes to him and robs his hair and goes to the kitchen.

Berto goes back inside. "Arggghhhh... Oh well, eh?" said Berto as he lays down on the other couch. "So how were the police exams? " asked Monty. "I was questioned and paper exams," replied Berto as he yawns. Emilia and Stella go inside. "So how about you girls? " asked Monty. "Kinda tired," said Emilia as she lays atop Berto as usual. Orlie goes inside. "Not Good! Honestly! Geez! What you women are into! Cartoon men, doing..." said Orlie. He probably saw Yaoi as a type of gay erotica. I mean, Emilia, make me read it. A lot. Well, in her works, some get erotic video game novels, but still. Normies or normal people won't get it. "Get off me, Emilia, you are heavy," implied Berto. We all laugh.

Stella looks at me with excitement as she looks at Emilia and Berto. "Can I lay above you? "Asked Stella with her puppy dog eyes, but... "No! "I said. "Come one, Thirdie... Don't kill joy," said Jesse. "Nah... I still have papers to do," I said as I went upstairs. I look at the papers and look at the grape's hermaphroditic nature. Many plants are like this, especially angiosperms or flowering plants, but not all. I look at my variant of ggrapes, onwhich I work with other apprentices. The pigment of the grapes I'm working on is closer to making an indigo blue hue; this time, I'm targeting a light blue one... like babyblue. It makes me remember Jesse's eyes, putting a smile in my face.

I look at my papers as I put on my voice call someone. "Hey Thirdie! "Said Arthuria; she's one of the sisters of the vineyard. I've been both an intern and an apprentice. "Dude! The genetic results of La Kristina are here... So is your... fertlity test? Huuuh? "I asked Arthuria as she looked at me with a gigantic question mark in her face.Oh, I've done that a few months ago; it makes me curious now," I replied. "So... You tell me... You... You're a girl? I mean, Huuuh... Male semen has no sperm? What? " asked Arthuria as confusion ensued. "Wait, what? "I asked. She sends it to me via email. "What? "I was shocked, seeing... Technically, I am a woman. Something inside me breaks like glass.

"AHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! "I shouted.

They rushed outside my room. "I'm fine! I'm fine! "I said as I closed the door. "Er-uhm, Thirdie... Are you a Butch lesbian or sort? " Oh! No way! You're a hermaprodite! Oh, sorry, Intersex! And all I thought you were was a short man, kind of cute, but still... Technically, you're more a woman than a man scientifically! "Replied Arthuria. Her papa seems to be calling her. "Send my regards to Sir Crisostomo," I said as she hung out her call.

"Are you a boy or a girl?" Damn that sticks hard. Should I act like a woman but am I a man? Or Should I act like a man because they say so? Or do I want to? It's just... I look myself in the mirror....and What if... I stop this none sense and say to myself. "I am Ernesto de Marcelo Tercero or The Third...." then I open the door. Jesse was looking at me, seems to be waiting. "What no?" I asked him. When he makes that puppy dog eyes, he is needing something from someone that will offend nor displease that person. "I know that look! What now?!" I asked him.

In the set. "Great! Just GREAT!"I said. "Oh come one, We need a smaller guy... person for the other custom," said Jesse as he holds my hand. Then he starts to lip-synch some words as the cameras fazes in and fazes out as another woman in custom holds my hand. It was Catherine. "And Cut!" said by the director. "I love working with these two! They are professionals down to the core!" said by the musical director as they exchange custom again, this time, anime inspired. Scene was just the two of them. Then Furries, Then gamer attires. "And Cut!"Shouted the director, and they all clapped. "We only had 1-2 cuts! Impressive! "Said by Catherine as she elbows Jesse a little, making Jesse giggle.

"Oh! Wait..." Catherine and Jesse look at each other. Giving a soft smile. "Besides. They look good together," said Thirdie as he walked away. "Stupid me, why am I thinking like this? "Asked Thirdie to himself as he stopped. Jesse looks at him. "Where did you go?! It's a little hard to find you; you know,said Jesse as they giggled and sat down the beach lining, looking at the sunset.

"So, Catherine is actually wonderful... Do you and her? "I asked. "She is. But we don't see each other THAT way," said Jesse as he looked at me, smiled, took his shirt, and ran on the sea. Leaving his phone. There is a younger version of him, twin babies, and a woman with green eyes. Probably his ex or something. I only have hunches, like the old people that fetched him the other day... wait. Jesse looks at me. "That's Mel, my late wife," said Jesse as he looked at me. "Oh, I'm sorry," I said. "It's fine. Soon, you guys will meet my twins, Lloyd and Llana. Smart kids... They are 2 now; They video chat Pops sometimes," said Jesse. I wonder how hard it could have been for him. Since his breakout role was just a year ago, according to Uncle Monty.

"He just... been a lonely, broken man before," said Monty in my memory when we were drinking a few nights ago. I look at Jesse and see how happy he is as he grabs my hand. "Dude! "Said Jesse as we jumped to the pier and into the ocean, like when we were younger. We swam and smiled and looked at each other.

He stopped smiling.

And stares at me with a serious look on his face.

"Thirdie," he said as he held my cheeks and kissed me. I was shocked, but deep inside. I do feel the same as I kiss him back.