He pulled up in the driveway, careful not to make too much noise. The odds of Liam's parents being home were pretty low, but Shane wasn't taking any risks with his intoxicated best friend. He turned off the engine and slowly shook Liam, trying to get him to wake up.
"Uhhh, just a few more minutes…" Shane shook him some more, but it only resulted in protest. Shane's patience was running out, so he just dragged Liam out of the car. He forced him up, and finally Liam started walking on his own. Which, apparently, was rather hard. He bumped into everything, from the door to an expensive looking vase (which Shane managed to save with some extraordinary acrobatics) and finally into the window of his room. He managed to sit down on his bed, and looked up at Shane.
"I think I might have had the tiniest bit too much to drink."
"Oh really? Well, I can't tell, honestly. But you should probably hit the hay now, things will look better tomorrow."
Liam managed to sit upright and looked Shane in the eyes. "Things are looking pretty good right now." For a moment there, Shane'd been sure that Liam was going to kiss him. But then the moment was violently disturbed by Liam throwing up.
"Oh- Shit!" Shane decided he'd stay with Liam for the night, since neither of his parents were home. He could hardly leave his friend alone in this state, could he?
Liam PoV
A ray of light reignited his headache, and it was back with a vengeance. His mouth tasted like a minty trash can, and he was having trouble opening his eyes. On the other hand, he could now think about Karma without feeling like his heart was being slowly crushed.
What he'd done last night might not have been the brave or even the smart thing to do, but it had served it's purpose.
He stretched and got up. Well, tried to get up. His legs still weren't feeling ready to start the day.
Half walking, half crawling he dragged himself to the shower, where he tried to make himself halfway presentable. With the hot water running over him, he tried to remember what exactly had happened last night. He remembered telling Shane a secret, he just couldn't remember what it'd been. It kept bugging him while he put on some clothes and walked downstairs. He was greeted by the delicious smell of eggs and bacon. He hadn't expected his parents to be home, so this was pretty weird. He entered the kitchen and found Shane scrambling some eggs while somehow managing to look like a model from an Abercrombie bag.
Liam immediately remembered what he'd said last night. Fuck. He knew that he'd only put into words what he'd been thinking for months now, but that didn't make admitting to being attracted to your best friend any less embarrassing. Not just that, he also knew all too well that his parents would kill him if he even talked about being attracted to men.
Shane had noticed him, and waved. "Morning! I'm surprised you're even able to walk!"
"It's not exactly easy, I'll admit that." It was hard to focus on talking instead of on how Shane's lips moved while he talked. Then, a clock caught Liam's eye. "Shit, it 's almost 1 PM! We're supposed to be at school."
"Don't worry, I called and said we both had a funeral to attend. It's a bit worrying how easy it is to skip school, but I'm not complaining. How are you feeling?"
"I've been better, that stuff I drank yesterday was pretty lethal. Are you cooking?"
"Just for you! I'm pretty sure I failed miserably at the eggs, but the bacon looks edible."
Both looked pretty good to Liam, so he grabbed a plate. Shane passed him a fork and started talking again.
"So, how is the Karma situation?"
"I think I'm pretty much over her. It's quick, I know, but I'm happy with what I have right now."
"That's good, I guess. Anyway, I should be heading home. My parents are probably pretty worried about me…"
Liam walked him to the front door, but he was reluctant to open it. He didn't want Shane to go, and if he was honest with himself he knew why. Shane waited for a while and then opened the door himself, chuckling. "Still not totally awake huh?"
Liam knew that if he let him go now he'd never have the courage to do that what kept him up at night again. Shane walked out, and turned around for the bro-hug they usually did.
Liam leaned in, and found Shane's lips.
There was a brief moment where Shane pulled back in surprise, but then he returned Liam's kiss with passion. It was so completely different than anything Liam had felt before, but it just felt right. He'd spent all those years chasing girls to try and change himself, but this is who he was. This is what he wanted to be, where he wanted to be, with whom he wanted to be.
Right then and there, while he breathed in Shane's smoky odor, he felt happy.
Author's Notes: This story isn't something I'm particularly proud of, but I enjoyed writing it. I'm still experimenting with new writing styles to use in what has become my main story, so I'll be bringing out some more of these one/two -shots. I don't think I'll be writing another chapter for this, but who knows?
