Nick began to stir, and after a couple seconds his eyes slowly opened and met Greg's fully awake ones. Nick smiled as the sleep started to wear off from his body. He extended his hand until it was running through Greg's soft hair. Greg smiled back and pressed his lips against Nick's.
"Are you okay?" Nick asked after they pulled apart. Greg had a weird look on his face, and Nick hoped he wasn't having second thought about taking him back.
Greg nodded. "Yeah, I'm fine. I just got used to sleeping without you and waking up alone."
"You're never gonna have to do that again sweetie." Nick said softly.
Greg's smile widened. "Good, cuz I like this better."
"Me too. I really missed you when I was in Boston ya know."
"Even though you had Jess to keep you company?" Greg asked coldly, but Nick knew he deserved it.
"She wasn't as fun to be around as you are. Besides, she wasn't really a good girlfriend anyway. I didn't even like her...I just thought I was supposed to."
Greg reaised an eyebrow slightly. "Why wasn't she a good girlfriend?"
Nick shrugged slightly. "She was never really around and we didnt' have much in common. It didn't help her case when she cheated on me either."
Greg was shocked at that, and felt bad for being hostile about Jess a second ago. "Why did she cheat on you?" He asked. He didn't know why anyone would cheat on Nick. They had everything they could ever want for when they had him.
"Because we didn't have sex." Nick said simply. He sat up and rubbed his hands over his face.
Greg sat up as well. "You never had sex with her?"
"Nope." Nick said as he shook his head. "Why? Did you think I did?"
"I just kinda assumed you would. It's not like anyone would have refused you or anything." Greg explained.
"I was the one who refused."
Greg looked at Nick's eyes and knew he wasn't lying. "You did? Why?"
"It's stupid." Nick said, shaking his head. He looked down at the sheets covering him to avoid Greg's gaze.
"Try me." Greg said with a small smile.
Nick sighed and looked up at Greg. "She wasn't you."
Greg was still a little confused. "You mean cuz she's a women?" Nick laughed at that comment. "Come on Nicky, I haven't slept yet. My mind isn't working up to its normal caliber. Help me out here."
"I mean...she's not you, so I couldn't have sex with her. It sounds stupid, but after that whole babysitter thing...you're the only one I can have sex with because it doesn't feel weird and doesn't scare the hell outta me."
"What about Christy?" Greg asked before he thought about it, but Nick didn't mind.
"I was drunk outta my mind that night. I didn't remember doing that until Ecklie told me. I was glad I couldn't remember it though. I wish I could forget about..." Nick trailed off, not wanting to think about that awful night almost 30 years ago.
Greg moved closer to Nick and took his hand in his own. He squeezed it gently as he said, "That's not stupid Nick. What happened to you was awful...but you shouldn't feel stupid or ashamed or anything because of it because it wasn't your fault. I wish I could help you more."
Nick pulled on Greg's hand, bringing him ever closer. "You can." He whispered before he leaned in and kissed Greg. He wrapped his free arm around Greg's back and pulled him as close as possible. Nick broke the kiss so he could whisper, "Make me forget." Greg nodded and pulled Nick in for another kiss, arching his hips up to meet Nick's at the same time. He put his other hand on Nick's hip to keep the contact constant.
Neither one of them let go of each other's hand.
Greg sighed contently and smiled as he opened his sleepy eyes. When he didn't see Nick, he rolled over and searched for him on the other side. But he wasn't there either.
He was gone.
Greg got a bad feeling of deja vu as he remembered the last time he had slept with Nick. He had woken up the next morning to find him gone and already back in Boston. Greg shook his head slowly as the tears started building up in his eyes. He cursed himself for falling for it again. It was definitely more painful the second time.
How could he do this to me? Greg thought to himself. How could he take advantage of me...again? I can't believe I trusted him. Greg flung the covers off and jumped out of bed, barely noticing he was wearing a pair of Nick's shorts. He headed for the bathroom as quickly as he could, almost colliding with Nick in the process.
"Sorry Nick." He mumbled as he walked by. It took a second for it to sink in before he turned back around and faced Nick. "Nick? You're still here?" He asked, dumbfounded.
Nick nodded. "Yeah...I just had to run into the lab for a bit and didn't want to wake you up." Greg took a good look at Nick and noticed he was wearing dark blue jeans and a nice white button up shirt with a navy blue t-shirt underneath. Yeah, he had just come from work.
Greg felt like a complete jerk. "I...sorry, I didn't know you went in." He said softly.
"You thought I left, didn't you?" Nick asked. Greg nodded slowly. Nick shook his head slowly and looked down at the floor. "I'm sorry G. I didn't mean to take advantage of you."
"You didn't. I just...thought you did." Greg said.
Nick looked up. "That's not why I came back. I came back because I love you and mi-"
Greg cut him off. "I know. I shouldn't have just assumed you left again. But it doesn't matter. You're here now, and that's all I care about." Nick smiled and kissed Greg on the cheek softly. "You hungry?" The younger man asked.
Nick nodded. "Yeah. You planning on cooking?"
"I suppose I could. What are you in the mood for?"
Nick shrugged. "Whatever you feel like cooking." He said as he followed Greg into the kitchen. He sat down at the table and smiled as he watched Greg start to make the food. He was only half paying attention to what his boyfriend was saying because he was so engrossed in just looking at him that nothing else really mattered much.
Nick had Greg back, and nothing could change that.
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