CHAPTER 12
Greg slipped out of bed quietly the next morning, and entered the bathroom. He looked at his face in the mirror. He was still looking a bit tired but he had been eating more in the past few days so he was starting to feel better. Already naked, he stepped into the shower after placing a towel on the toilet seat. He turned the spray on and washed of the sweat from the night before. He couldn't stop smiling as he thought about how passionate and perfect his first night with Nick had been. It was romantic but not over the top, and both boys feel asleep content. He couldn't ask for more.
When he finished showering he walked into the bedroom and grabbed some black jeans and a yellow sponge bob square pants t-shirt. As he finished styling his hair in the bedroom mirror, he heard Nick stirring. Looking at his boyfriend through the mirror he grinned, a gesture he got in return. After Nick had showered and changed, they made their way to the kitchen for breakfast. Greg made cereal while Nick made himself some toast. Papa and nana Olaf were already sitting at the table in the dining room with their own breakfasts when the boys came in and joined them.
"how was your night sommerfuglen?" papa Olaf asked his grandson, who in turn blushed dangerously.
"I w-was um…okay I guess?" Greg mumbled as he busied himself with his spoon. Nick started at his toast like it might start doing the Cancan if he watched it enough, not daring to chance a look at Olaf in case the questions flew his way. As far as Nick was concerned it was Greg's family, so Greg could deal with them!
"so everything went okay? No noise complaints or anything?" Olaf asked with an innocent smile.
Greg and Nick blushed more then ever and both started mumbling about hearing Warrick outside and needing to head to school before depositing their used plate and bowl in the dishwasher. Shouting their goodbyes they left quicker then a criminal at a police convention.
"du er dårlig Olaf" Greta laughed as she cleared up her breakfast things. Her husband joined her in the kitchen and put his own things in the dishwasher.
"bortsett fra det er en meget morsom meg skjønn smøret" he laughed in return.
When Greg got to first period he grinned when he spotted his friend. He and Sara had Art first period, and they were the only ones in their group who ended up in the bottom class. Sara had because she simply couldn't draw and Greg had because he simply couldn't stop messing around long enough to get any work done. Mr Fitzgerald, their Art teacher was a softy, who let them 'use their imagination', even if that meant talking instead of working.
He set his stuff under their table and grinned at her sideways. She was busy attempting to draw a vase that was place in front of her, which was turning out to look more like a kettle.
"hey" he said brightly.
"hey lover boy" she winked.
"what? How did you know?" he said as he stared at her in awe. He saw she had more psychic powers than nana Olaf.
"after watching you with 'that look' on your face yesterday, I kinda guessed" she laughed at his expression. "what? After I mentioned sex yesterday, you were suddenly watching Nick like you wanted to jump him any chance you got! Your so obvious" she chuckled.
"shut up Sara" he mumbled, blush creeping onto his cheeks.
"so? How was it?" she prodded.
"why should I tell you when your making fun of me" he said, sticking his tongue out her.
"aww im not making fun of you Greg, I think its cute" she smiled.
"okay…it was awesome but im not giving you ANY details so don't even bother asking" he warned, smiling still. Greg just couldn't get the damned smile off of his face.
"trust me I don't want to know the nitty gritty stuff, just that you had a good time" she replied, turning back to her work.
During lunch Nick and Greg could stop smiling at each other. It was a hot day so the gang grabbed the bench nearest the lake. Sara, Grissom, Archie, Hodges and Wendy sat at the bench eating their lunches while Catherine, Warrick, Nick and Greg laid down on the grass. Catherine was cuddled to Warricks side tickling him slightly while Greg laid on top of Nick, straddling his waist as they kissed lazily.
"aww isn't that cute?" Wendy said as she bit into her sandwich.
"makes me wanna barf" Hodges replied, craning his neck to look at the couples on the grass.
"such the romantic" Wendy mused, making him look at her with a playful glare.
"I happen to be very romantic thank you very much, I just don't think sucking face in public is the best way to show it" he retorted.
"sucking face? Yep…very romantic! Go Hodges!" she pretended to cheer.
"hey Nicky…promise me we wont let them get together, I don't think I could handle that" giggled Greg.
"I promise" Nick laughed back.
"I love you ya know" Greg whispered, kissing Nick again.
"I know. I love you too" Nick replied along with another kiss. He couldn't seem to keep his lips from Greg's, so much so that he started considering getting them sown together just so they wouldn't have to part again. "I was thinking…maybe we should stay in for awhile, until we know Derek has left. I don't want anymore trouble and if we don't hang out with the guys we wont have to bump into Ecklie or Derek" Nick whispered in Greg's ear as the younger boy laid his head on his shoulder.
"um I think that would be a very good idea. But that doesn't mean they wont pop up unexpectedly one the way to or from school or something" Greg mumbled.
"well, if we see them we'll just ignore them yea? Not talk to them, not let them get between us" Nick stroked Greg's hair as Greg tried to snuggle further into Nick.
"hmm sounds good to me" Greg said as he started to drift of into sleep. Nick chuckled at his boyfriend, making his chest vibrate against Greg's. " don't fall asleep Greggo, we got class in like 10 minutes" he laughed. Greg mumbled something in reply before his breathing evened out, signalling that he was indeed sleep.
After school was finished Nick walked Greg and Sara to Greg's house. She was doing a school project with him, so they decided to get an early start as Nick had football practise again. They said goodbye to Nick and went inside, heading for the kitchen. "PAPA?…NANA?" Greg shouted through the house. When he got no reply he frowned, knowing that his grandparents weren't intending to go out that evening. He looked though the kitchen window hoping to find them out on the porch, but he couldn't see.
He heard the patter of little feet and smiling, he turned around and picked up Yoda when he came to greet his master. "hey boy…where's papa and nana ay?" he asked the little pooch.
"maybe food shopping?" Sara said
"what makes you think that?" Greg asked her.
"I dunno…maybe the note on the counter saying they went food shopping…"she laughed.
" very funny Sidle" Greg laughed back as he set the dog onto the floor. They were just grabbing a drink before heading to the living room when the door bell rang out. Leaving Sara to pour the drinks, Greg went to answer the door, knowing it couldn't be papa and nana Olaf, as they had keys. He looked through the spy hole but whoever was outside as leaning against the wall, out of view. He grabbed the handle and swung the door open, revealing Derek standing there smiling.
"Derek? What the hell do you want?" Greg asked shocked.
"look Greg, I just wanna talk okay? I know I've been an asshole to you, I just want to set things straight before going home. Please?" Derek pleaded.
"I don't know. I don't think that would be a very good idea" Greg replied.
"look…its just a talk! What harm could it do? I don't want to go back to San Fran knowing you hate me without giving me the chance to explain" Derek reasoned.
" I dunno…papa and nana Olaf will be back soon…im pretty sure you don't want to run into either of them and Sara's here" Greg replied.
"well ill be long gone before they get here and this 'Sara' can make sure I don't do anything bad okay? Just 5 minutes?"
"okay…5 minutes, then you go okay?" Greg said.
"got it. Thank you Greg" Derek replied, slipping past his former boyfriend, into the living room to the right. Greg went to the kitchen to let Sara know he was having a chat with Derek before grabbing the coffees to take to them, letting Sara make a new one for herself. When he got back into the living room, he found Derek sitting on the sofa. He put the coffees onto the table and sat next to Derek, but hunched up slightly at being so close. "so talk" Greg said.
"look. I know what I said and done at the park was out of order, and I admit, I was jealous seeing you with your new boyfriend. I shouldn't have made you tell him about San Fran, and if I see him ill apologise to him as well, although im not looking forward to another shiner" Derek gave an awkward chuckle before standing up and pacing.
"I still love you Greg, and seeing you with him made me angry and I wanted to hurt you. Im sorry. I just…I don't know…I kinda came here to make up with you. Ya know, not get back together coz you live here now, but to sort things and maybe be friends again. I didn't expect you to move on so quickly"
"Derek…I don't even know where to start. You had NO right doing what you did, or even being jealous! Its your fault I moved here and got sick in the first place, you cant just turn up and hope everything will be fine by the time you leave. You hurt me really bad and I don't want to sit here listening to your self pity, when I could be doing something better with me time" Greg said standing up. Derek quickly intervened and stood between him and the door, gripping Greg's shoulders.
"listen…that night, I was so high on coke I had no idea what the hell I was doing. You know I never did that stuff before that night and I haven't done it since I swear! I hate myself for trying to force you. But I never made you starve yourself, you know that so don't blame me"
"no you didn't but you did start it Derek! If it wasn't for you trying make me lose weight it wouldn't have gone that far" said Greg through gritted teeth.
"I know im sorry. I was wrong. I didn't realised it until after you left but you really are the most beautiful person I've ever seen Greg. I love you so much…I just hate knowing that you hate me" Derek whispered. He took a step closer to Greg and gently lifted his hand to caress Greg's cheek. Greg cast his eyes downwards but didn't move away.
"I don't hate you Derek, im pissed at you" he said looking up into his eyes. "and this isn't going to work" he added pulling away. He the pacing that Derek had ceased before continuing. "you cant come to my house and tell me you love and that your sorry, I wont come back to you. Im with Nick and im happy with him. I love him. And I know that the coke was the reason for what you did but it still scared the shit out of me! I had no idea what was going to happen and I was terrified!"
"I know, im sorry"
"stop saying your sorry Derek! It doesn't matter anymore, its in the past now" Greg said softly as he turned to his ex. "I cant forgive you but I can move on. Im happy with Nick and I hope you can go back to San Fran and find someone too, ya know…be happy with as well"
"I cant be happy unless im with you baby" Derek said softly.
"there's really nothing I can do about that. I think you should leave, papa Olaf will be back soon" Greg told him, walking to the door as he did so.
"okay. You know…Nicks really lucky to have you. I just wish id known that when you were mine" Derek whispered as he opened the door. He turned back round and placed a delicate kiss on Greg's cheek. Greg took a step back before answering "ill talk to Ecklie, see if I can get him to leave you guys alone. Think of it as me trying to put things right and here's my number, in case you need anything" Derek said, handing Greg a little piece of paper.
"thanks, and im the lucky one. Bye Derek" Greg smiled. He folded the paper up and tucked it into his jean pocket. He didn't intend on using it but he wasn't prepared to throw it away when it could be useful.
When the door closed he lent against it, let out a breath he hadn't realised he was holding in and slowly slid down, hugging his knees to his chest. Sara walked out into the hallway after hearing the door close and sat next to him, put her arm around his shoulder and hugged him.
"you okay Greg?" she asked softly.
"I actually am. I dunno…I feel better for some reason. I finally told him how I felt, well to some degree anyway" Greg replied.
"that's good. Maybe now things will calm down a bit" she said.
"I think it will" Greg replied, smile on his face.
When Derek walked down the drive, he pulled out his phone. He typed in the number he needed and pressed the call button. As he walked he bumped into someone, and after saying a quick sorry, Ecklie picked up the phone at the other end.
"hey man, how did it go?" Ecklie's voice said.
"hey. Yea, went good man. I thought he'd be more pissed off than he was, not that im complaining. Do you think this'll work?" Derek asked him.
"if I know Nick Stokes at all then yes, it'll work. Just leave it to me. Ill see you back at mine and whatever you do, stay away from Greg for the time being" Ecklie said before putting the phone down.
"yes mom" he mumbled as he got into his car. He threw the cell onto the passenger seat before pulling out of the street.
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So ive just noticed on WMTDB I seemed to have missed chapter 12. I went chpt 11, update, chpt 13.…very odd! Chpt 13 should have been 12...
