Note: Thank you guys for the comments and reviews. I enjoyed them so much, I skipped out on my plan to wait till the weekend and decided to post this instead.
I' regret to say but no there will be no Jake and Cody love in this story, but maybe if enough people like the idea I might consider it in a different story and a different time?
Well, here it is.
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This story is about to get very interesting.
"I'll be back baby, I promise." John kissed the top of Cody's head, his hand coming around to cup the back of Cody's neck as they held each other close. John had to get back home now he had been away long enough. He didn't want to leave Cody but now that he knew Jake was there to watch after him he was at least a little more non hesitant to leave his younger friend.
"You better come back." John felt Cody's lips against his shirt covered chest as he mumbled and John smiled softly and moved the hand around Cody's neck and wrapped his arms tightly around the lean frame of the shorter man. Cody's grip tightened around John and he sniffled.
Mike and Evan stood back, half smiles on their face. John and Cody where always so sweet with each other, but if you watch Cody with any of his friends you start to see the small things that signal they deeply care about the youth. Cody was hard not to care for he was what every self respecting man needed. He was loving; sweet and he knew what he wanted out of life. Cody pulled back, Johns smile dropped at the shed of a tear from Cody and he watched closely as it tumbled down his cheek and rested on his chin. Johns hand came forward and he swiped the drop away with his thumb before he cupped Cody's face in his palms and kissed his lips.
"Bye Cody, I'll call you as soon as I get home, okay?" And John took a step back and holstered his bag over his shoulder as he heard his flight number called for boarding. Cody only nodded and waved as John turned and walked away, turning once more to wave and wink with a large cheek splitting smile on.
"Come on baby-boy you have work, don't want to leave Jake all alone on his second day do you?" Ted joked and draped his arm over Cody's shoulder. Evan came up next to him and ruffled the dark patch of hair on top of Cody's head and Mike scrunched his nose. "Codes, does that mean I get a chance now?" Mikes voice was heard before laughter rang from the other three at his comment.
Jake was having troubles not stumbling around the back counter. He was entirely to large to be in such a small place so when he heard the bell above the door ring and watched as Cody walked through he gasped and jumped over the counter and walked straight to his co-worker. "Thank you! I've been waiting, and I don't know how to make coffee yet dude, and just I work better behind the register so get your small ass back there and help me!"
Laughing Cody nodded and took hold of Jakes arm guiding him back behind the counter and telling him to stay by the register that he would be right back after he put on his apron and took off his jacket. Jake took in a deep breath and let it out, asking the first person in line what they needed.
Cody was in the back when Hunter and Adam walked in and Jake was glad that he didn't get to see the look of irritation pass over Jakes features when Hunter walked towards him and ordered a drink. Jake ignored the gut feeling to punt the older man in the head and pressed in his order on the keys and telling Hunter his due amount.
Watching from their spot at a table far back from the counter Adam and Hunter sipped from their respected drinks, they both ignored the bell as it rang once more from above the door. They had their eyes on Cody. He was currently wiping down the counter and cleaning off the coffee pots, refilling the sugar cartons at each table and stacking up napkins. "Cody?" They looked up at the familiar rumble. Randy.
Jake had had his eyes on Hunter and Adam since they sat down, his deep blues flickered from Cody to the other two every five seconds. He was glaring holes in their heads as he could sense they were talking about the younger.
"Randy." Jake heard a soft whisper from next to him and he turned from his spot at the register to find Cody talking with a large bald…. Very sexy man. Jake raised an eyebrow. 'That's Randy?' He asked himself as he watched Cody blush and smile as his head fell to look down. Jake made his way to the other two. "Codes, I need a chai tea." He called out as he got closer, Randy's head snapping up. His eyes landing on Jake and he held back a glare. Jake could see the hint of annoyance from the other.
"All right Jake, I'll be right there." Cody waved off. "I'll have to talk to you later Randy, it was nice seeing you again." Cody wouldn't admit but he hadn't lost the feeling of Randy's lips since he had last kissed him.
Finally for the first time that day Cody wasn't to busy, he was currently back to washing down coffee cups and pots and washing down the counters. Randy had found Hunter and Adam and was staring them down from the rim of his coffee cup. Adam was eyeing both of his friends as Hunter sneered and stood up walking towards Cody as the smaller placed a sugar carton on a table near him.
"Excuse me….." Randy bit back the threat if standing up and yanking Hunter away from Cody and outside so he could drop kick him to next week. But causing a scene would only upset Cody and it wouldn't be very smart on his own part to bring to much attention to himself so he watched as Hunter asked Cody how much their bags of ground coffee beans were.
Hunter and Adam had left, Hunter chuckling lowly as he walked by Randy taking great pleasure in the tension Randy had caused to his hand as it gripped his cup abnormally tight, the cup quivering under his grip.
Before he left Randy scribbled down another note and slipped it under his empty coffee pot, a move that didn't go un noticed by Jake who had watched the whole event play out before him. He knew John would have his ass if anything happened to Cody so even out in public like this he was going to keep a tight range on the kid.
Cody had gone one break and Jake new he was surely out side on the phone with John smoke firmly placed between his lips as he told the man on the other side of the phone how much he already missed him and about his day. He was sure John too was telling Cody how much he wished he was able to stay longer and he would be back soon, that they would have to cut the conversation short this time because he had one more flight before he was home and they had just called for his plane to board.
Jake quickly walked around the counter to the outside of it, white rag in hand he made his way to the table in which Randy had been sitting and picked up his empty cup, slipping the unread note into his apron pocket he looked around too make sure Cody hadn't seen and carried the cup back to the sink filled with bubbles and warm water, dropping it in with a plop and a splash.
Jake reached into his pocket and pulled out the neatly folded napkin, his eyes grazed over the scratchy hand writing and his eyes got big. His teeth bit into his bottom lip. He would have to call John about this.
"Cody,
I really want to see you again, I've been pretty busy lately but I want to make up for missing out on another walk and maybe another kiss? Have diner with me tomorrow night? I'll pick you up after work and we can finally get to know each other a bit more?
Randy-"