Nick was a great gambler before and even after the apocalypse came, because he was a calculated one.

That's why he never bothered with silly little things like the slots and went right for the cards. Sometimes if he was feeling adventurous he would go for the dice, but mostly he just went for card games. The cards were unpredictable, but after a few hands he could read his opponents like open books. He also knew when to take his money and run, whether in poker or on the black jack tables. Since no casino or small town wanna be dealer, looked down on counting the cards.

Love was something that Nick was never one to completely want, since he could never calculate the others next move. When he was married it always seemed to be a losing battle and he hated it. One day something he did would make her smile, the next it would make her suspicious of his actions. The day he filed for divorce was the happiest because he thought he was making a great bet. He was half right since she was soon out of his life, but when she took half of his money that was a loss he didn't see coming.

When the infection hit the main reason Nick was so pissed at everything was because he hated having things out of his control. His feelings got even worse when he started feeling things for a certain member of their team. A certain male member of their little four man team. It took the hick getting brought back to life by a defib unit for him to place the biggest bet in his life.

After they got to the safe room and a bit after the other two had gone to bed, Nick made his move. The kiss wasn't anything big it was just one to show how he felt towards the young southerner. For a second or two Nick was sure he had made a mistake, but when he felt Ellis's lips start to love against his, he knew he had won.

The next time he made a bet that he wasn't 100 percent on was after the infection was cleared and they were able to leave the camps. He had over heard Ellis telling Rochelle about that this was just a temporary thing. What he didn't know at the time was that Ellis was just trying to make himself believe it, so when Nick left it wouldn't hurt so bad. When Nick asked the southerner to move in with him however, Ellis was over joyed and had literally jumped into his arms.

Sex was another thing that was always a bet that you win or lose. Sure all the one night stands he had, he was able to please them since they were mostly all the same. He had never been with a man or someone he truly wanted to stay with for the rest of his life. The first time they made love, Nick was damn near sure he was doing nothing right, Ellis's moans told a different story however. When they were finished Ellis couldn't even stand from how mushy his muscles were.

Sitting on the couch, tonight he was more out to prove his lover wrong than to win some sort of bet. A few days ago he over heard Ellis on the phone talking to Ro, who at times Nick wondered how she could put up with what Ellis had to say. Well he heard him tell her that there was something he wanted Nick to do, but he knew the older male never would. At first Nick was a little confused as to why Ellis was so sure he wouldn't do it, then he looked up exactly what it was. He was a little taken back by it but soon enough got over it and decided to prove the younger male wrong.

The front door of their house opened, making Nick look over as Ellis walked in covered in grime from work.

"Hey Babe, I mean Nick," Ellis said, a small blush forming on his cheeks.

"You know," Nick said getting up. "If it makes you happy to call me that, go right ahead,"

"Really?" Ellis said brightly.

Nick nodded and gave Ellis a kiss, trying not to touch him and get himself dirty.

"What's the conditions?"

"No conditions, no nothing,"

"So if I wanted to run up to you in the middle of a store and call you it, I wouldn't get yelled at?"

"Nope, call me it when ever and where ever you want fireball,"

Ellis's smile grew as he pressed his lips back to Nick's, slipping his tongue between the males lips. After a few moments Ellis's kisses started to get a bit more feverish and he whimpered lightly as Nick pulled back.

"Mean,"

"Would a mean person tell you to go take a shower so afterwards we can have some fun?" Nick smirked.

"No, so ah'll just go do that," Ellis smiled and hurried along to their room and into the bathroom attached to it.

Nick chuckled and followed him into the bed room and stripped himself down to just his boxers and laid on the bed. After the shower was shut off, Ellis came out of the room with a towel around his waist, his hair still damp.

"You think you're getting into bed being that soaked?"

"You are so picky at times," Ellis mumbled and pulled the towel off him and started drying himself off.

The older male licked his lips at the sight that was Ellis in all his naked glory.

"There, that better?"

Nick just smirked and made a come hither motion with his index finger. The younger smiled and crawled over Nick, attaching their mouths as soon as he was close enough. Pulling their hips together, they both moaned as their cocks brushed together. Running his hands over Ellis's back, Nick rolled them over, pressing him into the mattress. Ellis's kisses and moans became more frenzied as Nick started pressing against him.

'Now or never'

Pulling away the younger man whined a little until Nick motioned for him to roll over onto his stomach. Once he did, he was pulled up on to his knee's as Nick stripped his boxers of and grabbed the lube. Ellis shivered as Nick leaned up and kissed his neck and started a line of kisses down his spine. When he got to the dip at the bottom of the others spine, Ellis moved down pressing his chest to the mattress. He jumped slightly when Nick moved down a bit more, however.

"Nick, what'r,"

"Shush," He commanded lightly as he slipped his tongue out and pressed in lightly against Ellis's entrance.

Ellis gasped and shivered deeply as Nick's tongue made a small circle around the ring of muscle before probing it gently. Using just the tip of his tongue at first, he used his hands to spread Ellis's cheek a bit wider. Pressing his tongue deeper into the tight confines of his lover, he shuddered listening to the moans coming from Ellis.

"Oh Nick," Ellis moaned into the pillow as his tongue moved quicker in and out of him, flicking up at the tip.

Nick moved one of his hands and wrapped it around Ellis's cock and started stroking him lightly, the other's moans rising.

"Fuck Nick, it feels so good, but please I want you in me,"

Thrusting his tongue in deep once more, he pulled back and popped open the lube and quickly got him self ready. With a sharp snap of his hips, he was half in his willing lover, making them both moan out. Moving his hips back and forth he got the rest of the way in before pulling near all the way out and pushing back in.

"Yea, yea," Ellis's moans grew higher as Nick's cock pressed against his prostate over and over.

"Fuck, Ellis," Nick growled out as he moved fast and hard into the younger male.

A thin sheen of sweat appeared on Nick's body as his hips moved hard into Ellis's, both their pleasure peaking higher. Gripping Ellis's hip with one hand, he moved his other to wrap around the brunettes cock once more.

"Oh babe," Ellis gasped, his whole body shaking with pleasure.

"Come for me El, Come for me," Nick groaned in pleasure, stroking Ellis faster.

Ellis's moans climbed a bit higher as his body shook more for a second then stilled as he came with a loud gasp. A shudder made it's way down Nick's body as Ellis's muscles pulsed over him. Nick's hips slammed against him faster as he fought to bring himself to orgasm.

"Fuck El," He growled out, extending the L.

"Yea, Nick," Ellis whimpered.

A few thrusts later had Nick coming with a loud moan into his younger lover. Their hips stayed locked for a few more moments as Nick attempted to catch his breath, kissing over Ellis's back. Pulling out, they both gave a small moan as Nick grabbed the towel and cleaned them up. When he was done he suddenly found himself on his back, looking up at his lover, who placed himself on his hips.

"What was that?" He asked.

"That was called sex,"

Ellis groaned and rolled his eyes a bit. "Ah know that, ah mean what was that before the sex part,"

"You don't know what it's called?" Nick smirked.

"Yew are such a smart ass,"

"I believe," He said, rolling them over and kissing the younger. "It's something you said you wanted and that I wouldn't do it,"

"It's nawt polite to listen to others phone calls," Ellis blushed.

"El, if you have something you want to try just ask me, ok?"

"But it's embarrassing sometimes,"

"Haven't you realized I will do anything to make you happy?" Nick said, kissing him softly.

"Anything?" He said happily.

"We are not getting a slobbery mutt,"

Ellis pouted. "How about a non-slobbering pure breed?"

Nick sighed a little and stopped the no that wanted to bubble out. "We'll see and that does NOT mean a yes, it's a we'll see,"

"Ok, ok, I'll take it," Ellis smiled and pulled Nick to him, kissing him.

As Nick smiled into the kiss and kissed him back, his mind started wandering to the next big bet he was going to make.

The little velvet box needed to come out sometime or another.

~*~*~*~Authors Note~*~*~*~

Well… hi there

I swear my mind is trying to get away from me or something haha.

This STARTED as just a random thought I had, dealing with rimming and then the beginning of the story popped into my head and I just went with it.

I'm swaying back and forth between Nellis and The outsiders, not that I mind much.

I would just like more Fav's and reviews to give me reason to want to keep posting these.

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