Charlie's POV:

There's a knock on the door. I look up from Mr. Shiny, breaking the concentration of my editing mode. That must be Tom. I stand up and make my way to the front door. Alex has beats me to it, already welcoming him in to our flat.

I smile at him cordially, "Hey Tom".

He nods at me, and looks around nervously, "Hey, thanks for letting me come over," he mumbles to the carpet.

"Yeah, no problem," Alex chimes in, "I've just been playing some Super Smash Brothers on the Wii, would you like to play?"

He brightens up a little, "Yeah that sounds good".

Alex turns to me, "Join us, Charlie?"

"Well, I've got a lot of editing to do, but- sure," I give him a smile.

I flop on to the couch between Tom an Alex. We battle each other for hours. The atmosphere is light and playful with a dash of friendly competition. It was like the old times. Just three mates, hanging out and having mindless fun. So much has changed sense those times. Alex and I, Tom and Kathrin, hell our entire lives. But now we can forget all that, and just be mates.

Once Alex and Tom get bored of there asses being kicked by my mighty Link powers, we witch over to a Star Wars marathon.

Return of the Jedi has barely started the opening credits and Tom is out dead.

I elbow Alex and whisper, "best to leave him be".

He gives me nod and turns off the tellie.

I follow Alex in to his bedroom. He takes off his cloths and gets ready for bed. I do the same.

"What are we going to do about the man passed out on our couch?" I ask Alex, once he has settled down next to me in his bed.

"I didn't know you swung that way, Charlie".

"Only you could take that as an invitation for a three-way, Alex".

"There are some fantasies that are too strong to hide, my dear Charlie".

I punch him on the arm, "My god, Alex! Shut up! I'm never having sex with Tom Milsom!"

"I bet you said the same about me once".

"Would you just let it go?"

"If you insist".

"I insist! Now, you know what I'm really talking about. We can only pretend things are fine and dandy for so long. How are we going to get him away from Kathrin?"

"By doing just that: pretending everything is fine and dandy. He's in denial right now. We just need to occupy him, keep him away until he realizes how much better he feels when he's not around her."

I nod. My fingertips run along the curves of Alex's chest as I lay next him. I begin to lightly kiss his bare chest. Little moans of approval come from with in him. I wander up his neck, slowly, and nibble on his earlobe, teasing him. Alex tangles his fingers in my hair and pulls his lips to mine. We snog for a while, letting our hands and tongues explore each other. Our moves are loving and gentle, not hungry and lustful like before.

Blissfully in love, I fall a sleep to the light up and down of Alex's breath.