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Jeff was dreaming- he had to be. Because right now he and Nick were making out on the bed and both their shirts lied on the floor. Soon his pants joined "Jeffy, can you do something for me"

"Yeah"

"Wake up we're late!" Jeff's eyes flung opened he was blushing like mad, and downstairs wasn't too great either. He pulled the blanket over to cover it from Nick.

"Jeffy no, going back to sleep! We're barely going to make it to breakfast!" Nick said, trying to pull the blanket off his boyfriend. Jeff tugged his shirt down so he was covered, grabbed his clothes, made it the bathroom and changed in record time. He made sure that his dress shirt and blazer was covering himself up and they headed out the door for what Jeff assumed should just be coffee for the day. Nick spent the day grumbling through the hallways. By the time they got to the cafeteria, there had only been enough coffee left for one person, and Nick, being the gentleman he was, insisted that Jeff take it.

"They never make enough coffee" He grumbled under his breath, as they walked toward history class. The blond sighed and gave Nick his coffee he only finished about 1/3 of it and, he really wasn't big on the drink in the first place. They sat down in their seats and Jeff made sure his shirt was tugged down in the chair; hiding his discomfort all day wasn't going to be easy.

Nick noticed that Jeff seemed to be shifting in his chair a lot. He looked to make sure the teacher was distracted, and leaned over to Jeff. "You okay Jeffy?" he whispered in Jeff's ear.

Jeff blushed but kept his voice casual "Yeah I'm fine, just a little twitchy since this morning." He hated bluffing, especially to Nick, but what was he supposed to do say 'oh yeah I'm fine just hard from the freaking wet dream involving you and me' yeah... No. He crossed his legs and told puberty to screw off. Nick frowned, he didn't believe him, but nodded anyway, since the teacher was glaring at him. After they got back to their room, and both were situated on Nick's bed, Nick decided to ask Jeff again what was going on this morning.

"Are you going to tell me the real reason you were so unsettled in class today?" he asked, softly. It hurt that Jeff didn't seem to trust him with whatever was going on.

Jeff winced "I'm sorry Nicky I was going to tell you just- not in the middle if class it was too embarrassing" Nick raised his eyebrows and waited for him to continue "I got morning wood okay- there I said it" he covered his face with his hands and his face turned to a cherry.

Nick laughed. That's what Jeff didn't want to tell him! "Really Jeff?!" he asked still laughing slightly. "It happens to everyone. No need to be embarrassed." He paused for a moment, and then said in a slightly husky voice. "If you don't mind my asking what was the reason behind this morning wood?"

"Well it doesn't happen to me I've only had this happen once before I still don't know a whole lot about this stuff as great as my Mum was she was still a women, she could only talk to me about so much. As for the cause I think it had something to do with the kiss last night or something."

Nick smiled sadly, and pulled his boyfriend into a tight hug. "I didn't mean to make you sad, Jeffy."

"You didn't make me sad; it's just frustrating I have no one to explain this kind of stuff to me." Jeff bit his lip "and the cause I think it's because I kind of- sort of- had a wet dream." He mumbled the last part.

Nick smiled at how innocent his boyfriend was. "Why don't we go back to my house this weekend, and my dad can talk to you. It may seem odd, but he already considers you part of the family. He and Mom both asked if you were coming home with me this weekend, and Nikki practically demanded I do it." Nick smiled at the thought of his conversation with his sister. Jeff had certainly made an impression the girl.

He wasn't so sure he was comfortable asking someone he met once about it but he smile at the offer anyway "Thanks Nicky and I'd be happy too."

Nick could tell Jeff was slightly hesitant. "You know you don't have to Jeff. You're in charge here. I'm just along for the ride." Nick said smiling, as he kissed the top of Jeff's head.

"I`ll go along with you for the weekend, I`m just not sure about the asking your dad part, maybe in the future but not now." he smiled and pecked Nick back on the lips "Now if you`ll excuse me I need to head to the showers." Nick shook his head smiling as his boyfriend left. He decided to run out for some ice cream. He left a note for Jeff, and grabbed his keys. As he was leaving he heard someone call out behind him

"Hey, Duval!" he turned to see Trevor coming toward him. Nick's eyes flashed with fear, and he turned trying to find his car.

"You don't have your little boyfriend to protect you now." Trevor said, grabbing his shoulder, and slamming him into the closest car.

"What are you going to do?" Nick asked trembling slightly.

"What I should've done at school" Trevor paused, "rid the world of you." He dragged Nick to an alley the store, and proceeded to beat him. 'I love you, Jeffy.' and he slipped into unconsciousness.

Jeff saw the note on the bed, but something was off, he didn`t like the idea of Nick being alone. He waited ten minutes, and then he got worried. The ice cream place was only a three minute drive away he should be back by now. he knocked on Blaine`s dorm, he was the only one who owned a car he was close with.

"Hey Jeff, is something wrong?"

"Nick hasn`t come back yet, he should be back by now, Blaine I`m worried- if something happened." he started to lose it

"Whoa, Jeff calm down. Start from the beginning." Blaine said trying to calm the blonde down. "What's wrong with Nick?"

"Nick went to the ice cream place, it`s only a short drive but he`s been gone ten minutes I`m worried his old bullies done something, drive me there" Jeff made it clear that he wasn`t asking. Blaine decided it was best just to do what the blonde wanted. With as close as Jeff and Nick were Blaine wouldn't be surprised if what Jeff said was true, though he hoped it wasn't. Blaine found Nick's car, and parked next to it.

"Blaine" he pointed to something in the ally way, he hoped to god it wasn`t what he thought it was. Blaine walked to check it out.

"Oh my god" Blaine said and Jeff heart sunk when he saw Nick bloody and bruised lying next to the wall. "I`ll call 9-1-1" he nodded. Jeff checked his pulse, he was alive

"Nick, can you hear me? Nicky wake up" he shook him slightly.

Nick woke up slightly; he saw Blaine and, some blonde. "Who are you?" he asked.

"Nicky... you got beat up and you hit your head- just stay here until the ambulance comes okay?"

Nick sat and waited for the ambulance in silence. He glanced at the blonde boy. He seemed familiar, like Nick should know him, but he just couldn't remember.

"How do I know you?" he asked

Jeff tried not to cry "Nicky I'm Jeff, Jeff Sterling your boyfriend." That was the only response he could manage he but his lip to keep it from quivering. He heard sirens and Blaine waved down the ambulance "finally."

Nick was stunned he had a boyfriend? Suddenly a pain passed through his head. He remembered the boy...Jeff, he was his roommate. He didn't think they were boyfriends, but maybe he didn't have all his memories back yet. The EMTs put him on a stretcher. They asked if he wanted someone to ride along with him.

"Jeff." he said, as he was wheeled onto the ambulance. Jeff jumped into the ambulance and sat as close to Nick as he could the EMTs covered his cuts and asked him what happened.

"I was getting something." Nick couldn't remember exactly what. "And this guy who used to bully me came and, started beating me. He tried to kill me before. I went to the hospital that time too." He said quietly. He felt someone squeeze his hand. He looked, and saw Jeff. He smiled softly at the boy, grateful for the simple touch. Another flash- He remembered when Jeff found out about his dyslexia, and how he found out about Jeff's Mom, and his Uncle being the Headmaster. "Has your Uncle been okay?" Nick asked, his voice cracking slightly. He could really use some water.

He nervously glanced at the medics, the last thing he needed was attention to his uncle so he had more reasons to beat him "You stood up for me, so he hasn't been a problem since then." Hoping the line would trigger some memory he added "You're very brave Nicky"

Another flash, he remembered when he and Jeff became boyfriends. He remembered how Jeff defended him from Trevor, how he defend Jeff from his Uncle. "I was getting ice cream." he said.

"What?" the EMT frowned.

"I was out getting ice cream. When I was attacked" Nick said.

He turned to Jeff. "I love you, Jeffy."

"Love you too Nicky" he glanced out the window to see the sun setting "how long until we get to the hospital?"

"Fifteen minutes at the most"

"Jeff, did Blaine call my parents?" Nick asked. He wanted his parents to be there. They were always there. But he wanted Jeff there too. "You won't leave me once we're there will you?" he asked fearfully. Nick hated hospitals. Ever since the last time with Trevor, hospitals were frequent in his nightmares and Jeff was the only one who could calm him down.

"Yeah he called them, and don't worry I'll be with you the whole time I-" he was about to say 'I promise' but the last promise he made to Nick he just broke "I'm sure of it"

Nick smiled, and fell asleep, as whatever the EMTs put in the I.V. entered his bloodstream.

"What's that?" He asked the lady putting an I.V. In his arm

"Sedation, it will make taking care of the deep cuts and the tests for internal bleeding easier for him" he nodded

"Will I be able to stay with him in A&E?"

"It's the ER here and, yes" he let out a breath of relief as they rolled him into the emergency wing.

When Nick woke up his head was bandaged, and he ached all over. He slowly opened his eyes allowing them to readjust to the light. He saw his mother asleep on the couch. He glanced at the clock. It was two in the morning. His father and Nikki had probably gone home. He felt someone stir next to him. He turned, and his lips turned into a soft smile, at the sight of Jeff sleeping soundly in a chair by his bed. He gently shook Jeff awake.

"Water?" he asked when he saw that Jeff was indeed awake. He grabbed the cup of water with a straw from the bedside table and gave it to Nick; the nurse warned them he might need it.

"How are you feeling?"

"Sore." Nick said "your still here." He smiled softly at the blonde. "What happened while I was out?"

"Of course I am, and they checked you out for internal bleeding, there is none, and they bandaged you up and gave you some pain killers but, they warned you'd still be sore." He waited for all the info to process "I'm sorry Nicky."

Nick looked at his boyfriend confused. "What on earth do you have to be sorry for Jeffy?"

"I said I would be there to protect you and this happened, I-I failed" he started to tear up then he felt a hand on his shoulder, Nick's mom.

"Jeffery, honey, there's no way you could've known this would happen. We don't blame you. I am very thankful that you followed your instincts and, found him when you did." Mrs. Duval said. "I'll be back boys."

"Jeffy," Nick said setting his hand on Jeff's, "Don't you ever say that you failed me ever again. You can never fail me Jeffy, ever. Everything you do is a success in my eyes. You could set a barn on fire, and I would tell you, you successfully learned to light a barn on fire. You did protect me Jeff. I'm still alive, because you followed your instincts. I love you Jeff Sterling, and don't you ever forget it, so you have no reason to be sorry, do you understand me?"

He nodded back to the brunet, he was too tired to argue he kissed Nick then settled back into his chair.

Nick frowned. "Jeffy" he whined. "I wanna cuddle." He started pouting, knowing sooner or later he would get his way.

"Okay" he said with a grin and crawled into the bed with him, being mindful of his cuts.

Nick snuggled into Jeff's chest, and sighed. He was home. Nick woke up at three to a nurse shaking him.

"Your friend is going to have to leave." she sneered.

"Why?" Nick asked sleepily.

"I need to take some blood." the nurse said.

"Can't he stay with me?" Nick asked, fearfully. He really hated needles.

"No." the nurse said, "Plus, people like you shouldn't even be in our hospitals."

Mrs. Duval chose that moment to speak.

"Jeff can stay" she said sternly "and if you say something like that to my son again I'll be sewing this hospital, are we clear."

The nurse did what she needed to, and left with a huff.

"Thanks, Mom." he said, smiling at his mom. He started subconsciously playing with Jeff's hair.

"Jeffy, shouldn't you be at Dalton?"

"Nicky you do realize it`s like..." he looked at his watch just to make sure "three in the morning and I told you I`m not leaving you."

"Really?" he asked, "but I'm not tired."

"That`s because you had about a six hour nap" he giggled "I would be surprised if you were"

"Can we watch a movie?" Nick asked.

"Sure, just scroll through and try to find the movie channel" he handed him the remote

Nick found the movie channel. They were playing Harry Potter the Chamber of Secrets. Nick smiled, "You know this what we were watching when you told me that your uncle shouldn't call my dyslexia a 'learning condition'."

"Well he shouldn't, it`s downright repulsive. You`re intelligent Nicky even if you don`t believe me"

"How did you know I didn't believe you?" Nick asked, surprised. He thought he did a pretty good job of hiding his disbelief.

"Well you just said it, for one" Nick dead panned "and I know you, you`re way too stubborn to get convinced just like that- no matter how much I want you too but, I`ll get you see it if it`s the last thing I do" he said.

"I want to believe you." Nick said quietly, wrapping his arms around himself. "It's just hard to believe, after hearing it for so long."

"I know it'll take some time" he looked back at the screen "isn't there anyone at your old school who encouraged you, anyone at all?"

"Well, there was this girl named Brooke, she was my best friend. Actually she was the first one I came out to." Nick said.

Jeff smiled "She sounds wonderful, I`ll have to meet her" He felt his pocket vibrating, it must of been a text from Pete or Tom, Carrie would have remembered the time difference.

"Who is texting you at this time Mr. Sterling?" Nick asked playfully. "Have you been seeing someone else?"

He looked at the text, sure enough it was Pete "Pete Bucknall, the idiot who doesn't understand time difference- and is completely straight and dating Carrie I might add. So you have nothing to worry about love."

"Good. I don't wanna share my Jeffy." Nick kissed Jeff's cheek. "You're all mine."

Jeff yawned, he got a little sleep while Nick was unconscious but, that was about it. His eye lids felt like rocks, it was about four in the morning now and he'd been up since six the previous morning. "Not sharing you either Nick" his voice was soft and slow.

Nick kissed the top of Jeff's head, and ran his fingers through the silky blonde hair. "Go to sleep, baby. I'll be fine." Jeff snuggled against Nick and fell asleep, he hoped he didn't have any flash backs since they were in a hospital, he spoke too soon. He was set back to his Mum's last moments in the hospital just when her heart monitor went flat he got woken up, it was Mrs. Duval.

"Jeffrey, darling are you okay?" she frowned. "You were shaking in your sleep." He didn't even try to act strong or attempt to talk the tears fell instantly. She hugged him. "It's okay honey." She pet his hair just like Nick did. Nick stirred a little, but kept sleeping.

She guided him to the hallway so they wouldn't disturb Nick "nightmare?" She asked trying to calm him down

"Flashback" he wish it was a nightmare then he could tell himself it was not real and it would be okay.

"Do you want to tell me about it? Nick used to get them after the last attack. It always helped him to talk about it." He told her everything, how they were driving back from a weekend in London when a truck hit the driver's side of the car, and he woke up in the ambulance, and when he went to go visit her she flat lined.

"They said it was a miracle I only came out with a concussion, but still..." he blinked to dry his eyes out; he did not want to cry in front of her more than he already had.

"Oh, honey." she pulled him into a hug. "You know it is okay to cry. We're all here for you, Nick, me, Mr. Duval, Nikki. We already think of you as part of the family. The minute Nick introduced you as his boyfriend I knew you were gonna be around for forever. I never have seen Nick as happy as he is with you. Don't be afraid to let yourself be happy too, Jeff. You deserve it, and your mother would want it." He nodded and whipped his cheeks dry; he had nothing left in him. The effects of the flash back had worn off and it just became a memory again, a painful one granted, but it was still in his past. He wanted to move on or at the very least get some decent sleep, but now he was wide awake and thirsty from all the water loss.

"Can we go get a drink?"

"Sure, sweetie, let's go to their cafeteria. I think they have some chamomile tea." Mrs. Duval said, steering him toward the cafeteria. A few sips of the hot beverage and he was out like a light, sleeping in Nick`s bed again with the cup still half full. Mrs. Duval smiled at the sleeping blond when she noticed her husband started to wake up.

"Where were you?" Mr. Duval asked.

"Jeff and I went down to the cafeteria. He had a flashback, and was rather shaken up." Mrs. Duval said smiling sadly.

"Those two have been through so much." Mr. Duval said. Nick scooted closer to Jeff in his sleep. He wrapped his arms around the blonde, and snuggled into him. Both the adults smiled.

"We should really do more research on him, we don`t know much, it could help." Mr. Duval said, he rushed from work to here so he still had his laptop with him, though some on the battery was gone from Nikki`s game playing.

"Are you sure we should be doing this?" Mrs. Duval asked, "I feel like we're breaking their trust."

"I was just suggesting it, if you don`t feel comfortable with it we won`t" She closed the laptop top

"Thank you, we can just ask him in the morning"

"Technically it is the morning"

"Oh shush"

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