Shannon fidgeted silently in his seat. He and his best friend Jeff had gone to see a movie as a sort of last night together before Jeff and his brother Matt left for their first real match in the WWF and before Shannon started his last year of high school. Jeff and Matt had made appearances in WWF events before, but now they had a contract and Shannon knew that meant he'd be seeing Jeff less often. It also meant that the future of his favorite pastime, the Omega powers, was uncertain. All of this weighed on Shannon's mind and he wasn't paying attention to the screen.

Jeff seemed oblivious to Shannon's discomfort as he laughed along with the rest of the audience. This annoyed the younger man a great deal. He'd been feeling something more than friendship for Jeff, but didn't know if he should tell him, especially now that they were not going to be together very much from now on. He didn't even know if Jeff would find the idea of being with another guy repulsive. Jeff had always known when something was wrong with Shannon and had been the one the young blond went to with his problems in the past. It troubled Shannon that Jeff hadn't noticed something was off before now.

Sighing, Shannon tried looking back up to the screen and paying attention. It didn't matter anyway as the credits began rolling not five minutes later. Shannon sighed again and followed Jeff out of the theater to Jeff's car.

"That was great, wasn't it?" Jeff said when they stepped outside. The night air was comfortable, but not too hot for time of year.

"Yeah," Shannon answered dejectedly kicking a pebble at his feet.

"Hey, you want to hang out at my house tonight?"

Shannon looked up and quirked an eyebrow. He'd thought Jeff would want to be home early tonight to get ready to leave tomorrow.

"Don't you have to be ready early?"

"Not that early," Jeff laughed. "And anyway, I packed last night."

"Okay then," Shannon smiled.

Jeff drove them to his house and they headed right to the trampoline in the backyard when they got there. This was their favorite place to just lay around and talk. Hoisting themselves up, they lay side by side looking up at the stars and making small talk. Shannon tried to point out some constellations and Jeff kept "seeing" porn pictures in the stars instead.

"You going to miss me?" Jeff suddenly asked. He sounded a bit nervous and that surprised Shannon. Jeff had never been anything but relaxed with him before.

"Of course," Shannon replied, turning to look at Jeff. "You have to ask?"

"I don't know," the other shrugged. "You've been distant lately."

So he HAD noticed. Shannon wasn't sure what to do now. Should he tell Jeff how he felt, or should he sidestep the issue? On the one hand, Jeff was leaving tomorrow for an undetermined period of time. On the other, he would be risking the most important friendship he'd ever had.

"Just worried about losing our friendship," he finally admitted. Well, it was part of the truth. "You getting famous might make you forget about me."

"Shan, I ain't never going to forget about you," Jeff chuckled.

They both laughed at that but fell silent again. It was one of those uncomfortable silences that stretches out for a long time and hangs in the air.

"Hey, we should celebrate our last night together for a while," Jeff finally said, sitting up.

"Celebrate how?" Shannon asked, not moving. He noticed Jeff's eyes travel briefly down his frame and felt himself blushing a bit in confusion. Then Jeff returned his gaze to Shannon's face and smiled again. He leaned over the side of the trampoline and pulled up a bottle.

"Jeff?" Shannon asked uncertainly.

"It's only a bottle of Jack, Shan," Jeff smiled again reassuringly. "I know you don't drink. Neither do I, really. But I just think tonight it feels right have one."

Shannon was still feeling uneasy with the idea, but he didn't want to disappoint his best friend on their final summer night together so he slowly sat up and nodded, "Okay."

"Great," Jeff said as he broke the seal on the bottle.

"Where'd you get it?"

"Matt picked a case up for a party he was going to," Jeff explained. "I asked him if I could have one. He wasn't sure at first, but I told him we have a right to celebrate, too. So he made me promise to save it until we were home for the night."

"Nice of Matt," Shannon said as he accepted the bottle Jeff handed to him. "No glasses?"

"No," Jeff laughed. "Can't you just swig it?"

Shannon shrugged and took a swig, coughing as the liquid burned its way down his throat. He shakily handed the bottle back to Jeff, who was thumping him on the back and laughing.

"You okay?"

"Yeah," Shannon coughed again.

They took some more swigs as they talked about Shannon's senior year and Jeff's big wrestling break. Finally, Shannon shook his head when Jeff handed him the bottle. He was feeling buzzed enough without adding any more to his queasy stomach. Jeff shrug and took a few more long swigs before capping the bottle and returning it to its place under the trampoline, almost falling over the side as he tried to get back up. Laughing, Shannon put an arm around Jeff's waist and pulled him back up. Jeff fell back onto the bouncing mat and the impact tossed Shannon in the air and then onto his back. Jeff laughed and covered him, looking deeply into his eyes. Shannon suddenly felt his stomach do a cartwheel and it had nothing to do with the alcohol.

"Jeff?"

"Sh-hh," the Hardy responded, placing a finger against Shannon's lips, which he then trailed down his chin and throat. Shannon swallowed but remained absolutely still, losing himself in Jeff's emerald gaze. He knew the whiskey was responsible for this, but dammit, he didn't want it to end.

Jeff raked his eyes over Shannon's body again, this time quite blatantly. There was no mistaking the lust in his eyes. Shannon trembled slightly within his friend's hold, waiting for Jeff to decide what to do next.

"You cold?" Jeff asked, bringing his magnetic eyes back to Shannon's. Shannon shook his head. "You afraid of me?" Jeff asked. Shannon shook his head again. "You want this?" Jeff drawled huskily, pushing his hard manhood against Shannon's and watching him carefully. Shannon slowly nodded his head and Jeff smirked. "Good. Because I want you." Having said that, Jeff locked his lips onto Shannon's and kissed him long and deeply. It was a firm kiss, but not brutal and not rushed. Jeff was making it clear he intended to take his time tonight.

"Won't your daddy hear?" Shannon panted when Jeff finally let him up for some air.

"Daddy's out with his friends. They're going fishing at five so he decided to stay at Dave's house tonight, since he's so close to the lake."

Convenient, Shannon thought. Then it occurred to him that Jeff might have set this up on purpose. But as he turned that over in head Jeff swooped in for another hot kiss and erased all thought from Shannon's mind. Jeff's hands deftly moved over every inch of Shannon's body, eliciting moans from the small blond that he himself had never heard before. The bigger man began worshipping him with his mouth and all Shannon could do was lay back and whimper.

"Let me help you with these," Jeff purred, pulling off Shannon's pants. For his part, Shannon wasn't even aware Jeff had unzipped him. Imagine how surprised he was to realize he was already shirtless. The slight breeze on his thighs told him his pants and boxers were now a fond memory and Jeff was sucking on his right nipple while tweaking the left with his fingers. After a few minutes, Jeff switched nipples and Shannon sighed in contentment.

Jeff stopped and Shannon looked down just in time to see him smirk before darting his tongue into the younger man's belly button. A shot of electricity went through the small blond and he shrieked in pleasure.

"Say my name," Jeff ordered quietly, licking a straight line from Shannon's navel to his shaft.

"Jeff," Shannon grunted, running his fingers through Jeff's tinted blue locks.

"Again," Jeff growled looking up and locking eyes with him. "Say it like you want me."

"I do want you, Jeff," Shannon said with more feeling than he ever thought he could infuse into one sentence.

Jeff smiled at him in victory and then closed his mouth over his shaft.

"Oh my GOD," Shannon exclaimed as he lost himself in Jeff's obvious talents. The Hardy worked Shannon's cock slowly and brought him to the brink of cumming before pulling back a bit and bringing him back down. He repeated the process five more times, each time bringing Shannon closer to explosion, but pulling back.

"Jeff, please!" Shannon finally begged, pushing himself further into his lover's mouth. Jeff chuckled deep in his throat and the vibrations shook Shannon to the core. "Please Jeff," he begged again, all of his strength leaving him. He was at Jeff's mercy and they both knew it.

Jeff looked up at him for a moment with a smirk and all Shannon could do was watch helplessly.

"You want to cum for me, baby," Jeff said in a low dangerous tone Shannon had never heard before. Shannon nodded fervently, loving the endearment. "You want to come in my mouth?" Shannon nodded again. "Well, I definitely want to taste you," Jeff went on thoughtfully then he smiled wolfishly at his helpless lover. "Okay, hold on tight."

He suddenly swooped back down and deep throated Shannon, who nearly bucked up into the air. Jeff sucked harder than before and suddenly the pressure was too much. Shannon screamed as he came with such a force he nearly blacked out. Jeff sucked him dry and licked off all remnants. He then gently redressed Shannon, who was as limp as a rag doll at that point.

"But you . . ." Shannon protested weakly.

"Sh-hh," Jeff said and turned him on his side, spooning him from behind.