"Johnny..."
Johnny groaned and tightened his hold onto Chet as he slowly woke up. "What..."
"Are you awake?"
Johnny scowled but refused to open his eyes. "What do you want, Chet?" He was awake enough to notice that it was actually a pillow he was hugging onto but not awake enough to care. As long as he could hear Chet then there was no reason to panic.
"I'm ready now."
Johnny scrunched his eyebrows together, confused. He peaked open one eye to see Chet sitting beside him in bed. "What time is it?" The amount of strength he had to open his eye left him and he closed it again, about to slip back into another deep sleep.
"It's 3 in the morning."
He felt Chet's fingers card through his hair but it only pushed him further into wanting to go back to sleep.
"Come on, Johnny. I've already put the lube on and taken my painkillers, let's try again, please, boss." Chet pressed his lips against Johnny's lips and when he pulled back Johnny was narrowing his eyes up at him, curiously. "I'm ready this time."
Johnny brought his hand up and he rubbed his eyes, groaning. "You think you can just wake me up and I'll suddenly get in the mood for you?"
"Yes." Chet laughed. "It's worked every other time I've done it."
"I'm tired, Chet."
Chet's grin fell into a polite smile and he rubbed his hand against Johnny's chest. "If you're afraid I'll get hurt—"
"I'm not. I'm just not in the mood." Johnny snapped, closing his eyes again.
Chet looked over Johnny's face and his smile vanished all together. "Okay..I'm sorry." He laid back in bed.
Johnny had never rejected him before like this so it felt a bit surreal. He wasn't sure how to handle it and just laid on his back, staring distantly ahead.
The moments passed by slowly before he felt Johnny move around beside him, shoving the pillow back behind their heads, and then lay his arm across his stomach. "Stop that."
Chet blinked and turned his head to face Johnny who was looking back at him. "What?"
"What ever it is you're thinking about."
Chet hadn't been trying to think about anything but, since Johnny mentioned it, he allowed himself to think things over. "I just feel like..." He cast his eyes downward. "I mean,..."
"I know."
"No you don't." Chet sighed and turned his head away. "I don't even know what I'm saying."
Johnny pulled Chet closer to him. "Maybe I'm a little afraid of hurting you again. I mean, the sex could have triggered the cramps and you were in a lot of pain."
"I took my medicine." Chet plucked at the covers and nuzzled his head under Johnny's chin. "And when's the next time we'll get an opportunity like this again? We're all alone here, Johnny. It's not like we can rent out a hotel every week."
"We can't?" A smirked ghosted over Johnny's lips and Chet smiled briefly.
"Still. We've been having bad luck with sex. First, Kelmor interrupts us and turns what we have together into something dirty. And then these stupid cramps get in the way and now you're afraid to have sex with me." He looked back up into Johnny's eyes. "I just want to feel like everything's okay again."
"Everything is okay."
"But it doesn't feel like it, Johnny."
Johnny scanned his eyes over Chet's face. He didn't like to see Chet worrying over them. Chet had been wanting to talk about their relationship and he just pushed it all aside. He let his insecurities make Chet just as insecure but he didn't realize the effect it was making until now. "Everything's okay." He repeated softly and kissed Chet on the mouth.
Chet slipped his arms around Johnny's neck, embracing him.
One thing led to another after that. Chet rubbed Johnny's chest, Johnny kissed Chet's neck and rolled over onto him, Chet wrapped his legs around Johnny's waist and, soon enough, they connected.
But something was different about this time.
Sex before was always a physical thing to Johnny but this was the first time that his emotions were tied into the act.
Was this love making?
Chet's moaning didn't sound as perverse as it normally did when they had sex. He was quieter than usual and his breath was tied along with sweet words in Johnny's ear. Instead of having his hands rub all over the place, Chet held the back of Johnny's head and hugged his other arm around his back, embracing him throughout it all.
Johnny even noticed a difference in the way he handle it as well. He said Chet's name a little more than usual and the eye contact between them was soft.
When Chet came, he still couldn't hold back his cries or the way his body convulsed to the pleasure. But when Johnny came inside of Chet, he felt different; he didn't growl or bite onto Chet or pin him down. He held him against his body and said his name.
"Chet, Chet...Chet! I love you..Chet...Chet..."
And then they separated slowly and laid together in bed, coming down from the euphoria.
Chet was looking at Johnny with awe which made Johnny avoid looking at him in the eye.
"I didn't mean—"
Chet quickly cut Johnny off. "I know. You were in the moment." He smiled but when Johnny looked back at him that look in Chet's eye never left.
"Not to say that I don't, you know, feel something for you. It's just—"
"Johnny...shh." Chet kissed him softly and cuddled close. "Let's go to sleep."
Johnny rubbed Chet's shoulder and stared at the alarm clock. He should have been freaking out right now. Why did he say he loved Chet? Well, maybe he did love Chet. It wasn't exactly the same thing as being in-love, right? He did care about Chet after all so it shouldn't have been too much of a stretch to love him. Johnny knew that his thoughts would be tormented by it later but, right now, he drifted off to sleep only able to think about Chet's fingertips ghosting over his chest.
Chet opened his bloodyfinger bar on the bus. He had the window seat even though he vaguely remembered promising hat Johnny could have the window seat on the way back home. But since Johnny didn't bring it up, Chet enjoyed the view as he ate his candy bar.
Johnny seemed a little distant at first until a couple of college students congratulated him on ROR's advancement in the scare games. That charming smile that Chet loved so much came back to Johnny's face as he educated the college students on some great scaring tips.
The bus ride didn't seem as long as the first time. Probably because Chet wasn't in pain this time around and Johnny was telling stories that enthralled Chet. He leaned his head against Johnny's shoulder, listening contently.
"I saw you guys in the stinging glow urchins match! Hey, Alexander! Those were some sweet dodging moves, man!"
Hearing his name, Chet became alert and looked around Johnny to the college students sitting across from them. "Thanks! They were pretty sweet. Johnny taught me most of what I know today though. He's the greatest!"
Johnny waved his hand to dismiss Chet's flattery. "That's not entirely true. ROR picks the best of the best to have in their fraternity. Chet was no exception."
Chet loved getting compliments like this from Johnny. It made him feel so important.
"Maybe I'll get a spot in the ROR someday." One of the students said.
"Everyone gets a fair chance to prove themselves." Johnny leaned back in his seat, getting tired of the conversation. "Just do better than the best and we might come looking for you to join."
The students were certainly excited about this and began to talk amongst themselves, giving Johnny and Chet time to just enjoy the rest of the bus ride in peace.
Once they were dropped off at MU, Chet popped in two more pills and followed Johnny to the ROR house.
"I'm impressed. I've been away a whole night and the house is still standing." Johnny joked, stepping up to the porch.
Chet laughed and reached for the doorknob but it was opened from the inside before he could grab it. He stepped back, expecting one of his ROR brothers to greet them but it was none other than Kelmor who stood in the doorway.
