[X] …But I love, the way you love me…[X]

Jade sat at the Café table and twiddled his thumbs.

"Are you OK Jadey? You seem more distant today my love" said the busty blonde owner Margaret.

"Huh?"

"Here, get this down you. You need a good feeding up, you're wasting away. I see it all the time in you vegetarian men. You should have a good pound of meat in your stomach that'll fatten you up"

"Margaret I agree with you on most things but today you are wrong."

"What about this friend of yours that you're meeting. She a vegetarian as well?"

"He" Corrected Jade.

"Oh! We were all under the impression it was someone from work."

"It is. Kind of. A client of mine. And in answer to your question, he's vegan."

The look on Margaret's face was comical; it was like she'd never heard of such a thing before.

"Where are all the men?!"

Jade laughed, Margaret was a good person. Her café wasn't too far away from where he worked so he would come here for lunch a lot. Everyone was friendly, and there were usually a lot of other regulars to chat with as well, including Adam, his best friend. Well, at work anyway.

A dark shadow fell over Jades table as Davey stood there, the sunlight shining onto his hair, making him look like he had some kind of halo above his head.

"Hey" said Davey, his voice soft.

"Hey. Erm, do you want a drink or anything?"

Davey sat down opposite Jade.

"A black coffee would be great, it's freezing out there".

Jade glanced over at the counter, where Sara and Angelina were huddled together, staring and nudging.

"What'll it be boys?" asked Margaret, who had clearly power-walked to the table in the bid to get there before the other girls.

"Another Tea please Margaret"

"And a black coffee for me".

"So…"

Oh god, thought Jade.

"YOU'RE Jades friend then. Oh. And you're friends. Nothing else?"

"Margaret!"

"It's just poor Jade spends so much time on his own he could do with someone. That Adam Carson can't be relied on at all. You seem ok though, what's your name love?"

"Davey"

Davey felt the blood rushing to his face.

"Aw, that's nice. At least your names a ad more manly than Jadey's."

Margaret saw the look of complete embarrassment on Jades face.

"Yes, well, I'll just go get those for you…"

And scooted off back to the counter, where she immediately got pounced on by Angelina and Sara, as the stood whispering together.

"Jadey?" said Davey as he tried to keep a straight face.

"Shut up Davey".

"Aw! It's Cute!"

Jade mumbled and stared at the floor and when he dared look up he saw Davey gazing at him.

"Yes…Well. Meh".

Davey smirked slightly.

"So have you thought about it? About us?".

Frickity Frick thought Jade.

"I have yes. A lot, that's why I look a little off today. I was awake all last night."

"Me too, but then I'm kind of an insomniac so…"

"Oh great, well that makes me feel better."

Davey smiled.

"I… Its just, well …I…"

Damn it! Thought Jade, why me?

"Jade, I won't judge you."

"It's just your so much better looking than I am, and will probably be famous in no time at all, and you're a nice person and you deserve someone better and I'm scared you'll hate me now so I'm going to carry on talking in case there's any silence. So yeah as I was sayi-"

Davey, pressing his hand to Jades lips stemmed his flow of speech.

"Of course I wont hate you. And your more nice, and gorgeous and undoubtedly a brilliant person."

Davey's hand went from Jade's lips to his hand and held it.

"I think, we need to spend time together, and then we can say that if it does go wrong at least we tried."

Jade gulped, and tried not to get the nervous butterflies in his stomach.

"Do you wanna come round and I'll make something?"

Davey relaxed a lot. He had been hoping for that. He didn't want to invite Jade to his poky cold flat, and he couldn't afford to go anywhere.

"I'd like that. When?"

"Tomorrow? Come round about five"

Davey was confused.

"But, what about work?"

"I can take the day off, it doesn't matter".

Davey raised his eyebrows

"Is it possible you may be able to survive without staring at a pile of paper all day?"

"Of Course I can" retorted Jade. "I hate my job".

Davey nodded understandingly. He had always felt, from the minute he had first seen Jade, that he was too good for that place. He needed to be free.

But then, Davey was free, and where did it get him?

" So where do we go from here?" asked Jade.

" The coffee shop or our relationship?"

Jade laughed "Both".

"Well, I know a pub down the way, called The White Rose. It's really nice, y'know I can go there coz everyone's friendly and you don't get any stiff-necked city boys in there. No offence Jade"

"Oi! I am SO not stiff necked . . . Am I?" said Jade suddenly paranoid.

Davey snorted into his empty coffee cup.

"No dear, shall we go?"

Jade paid Margaret quickly to avoid 20 questions and left with Davey.

His Davey.

The Davey who wanted him.

The day went past far too quickly for Jades liking. He met Hunter, a good friend of Davey's and they played pool together (Davey wasn't so good and it ended up in a few tears, upsets and wobbly lips.)

He drunk a few beers (after the few he had when it was Hunters round), laughed more than he had done in years, and started to see Davey in a whole new light.

Maybe this could be the best thing that ever happened to Jade.

Maybe…

After bidding Hunter goodnight, and walking back to Jades house, the two men stood shivering outside the door.

"Do you wanna come in?" asked Jade.

Everything in Jades body wanted Davey to say yes. Every breath every thought every heartbeat.

But that's because he also wanted more.

Much more. Was it wrong to think like this?

So quick . . .

But it felt so right.

"Ok, I can only stay half an hour though. Is that alright?"

"Course, come in."

A few minutes later they were lounging on Jades sofa in total relaxed bliss.

"I had such a great time today". Said Jade.

"Me too, Hunters a great guy y'know? Real reliable. He's in the band actually."

"Is he??? Oh! I never really noticed his photo."

Too busy staring at you.

"Well he does look different. You got the CD?"

"Oh yeah hold on"

Jade reached over Davey to get the CD case off the floor and when he came back up, he and Davey were close. He could feel the fire In Davey's eyes, the warmth.

"Jade…"

"Shut up"

Davey seized Jade in a fierce embrace and Jade poured out his heart to Davey and Davey took it. They fell backwards onto the sofa, the blackness engulfing them, and Jade kissed Davey with a raw savage passion that had never been there before.

Jade felt hands on his skin under his shirt and he gently bit Davey's lip and slid his

tongue into his mouth. Soon his shirt lay forgotten on the carpet.

All Davey could think about was where this was going. He could feel Jades hot breath

against his neck, his hands in his hair. His tender lips on his…

soon Davey's shirt was lying forlornly on the edge of the sofa too.

"Davey I want you so bad" whispered Jade.

" Have me".

[X]. . . ever fallen in love with someone, ever fallen in love, in love with someone, ever fallen in love, in love with someone you shouldn't have fallen in love with . . . [X].

Davey's phone ringing penetrated the silence.

"Are you gonna get that?" asked Jade (who was a bit hacked off about it).

Struggling in his pocket, Davey managed to pull his phone out and answered it.

"Hello? Erm… yeah sorry got tied up. Is it necessary? Yeah I know I'm not rehearsing tom- Ok ,Ok Fine. Yeah, I'll see you later mate. Bye."

Jade looked sorrowfully up into Davey's eyes.

"You have to go?"

He nodded.

Jade sighed and rolled over so Davey could get his shirt.

Once Davey had got himself organized, Jade walked him to the door his shirt hanging limply on his chest.

"I'll see you around then yeah?" asked Jade, not caring that the bitter wind was beating against his chest.

Davey quickly kissed Jade and smiled

"Yeah, see ya."

And with that he turned and left.