"I know my parents love me. That is why I'm here. They wanted to protect me," Jesse answered as he sort of looked somewhat wistful for the moment. His parents were good people even though his dad often forgot that work should not come home with him! "If dad can accept me being a werewolf, he'll get over it." Nevermind the fact that his parents didn't believe him. It was more that they thought it was some weird teen phase but if Jesse were really gay, they would have accepted it.
When Charlie squeezed his shoulder, he could feel his heart beat really fast. "I was on the track team back home, varsity too but dad pulled me off because of my grades." Yep, not an academic person. Jesse was always precocious and that is what got people to like him. As a kid, he could have been a contestant on Kids Say the Darnest Things!
Rolling up his pant legs and slipping off his shoes and socks, he sat at the edge. Grinning playfully, he told Charlie, "I don't mind if you stay in. You should walk around everywhere like that." His eyes widened, "You brought whiskey? I can really have some? I haven't had any alcohol since that time I sneaked some at a Hail and Fairwell in Germany. Dad was so angry at me! I was like eight."