Author's Notes:
Just going to repeat my warning. This is yaoi (boy on boy), so back away now if you have any impulsive urge to flame me…
This chapter is quite short; sorry about that.
Chapter Three
Joe was a long time in recovering, but he managed to pull through within several weeks, and with Izzy's help, also kept up in his classes. Izzy doted on him endlessly, and Joe couldn't help but be pleased, even though he knew he didn't deserve all the attention. The day Izzy brought Joe home he had cleaned the apartment from top to bottom, and also baked a cake.
"A cake?" Joe questioned after spotting the cake on the table when the two walked in. He arched an eyebrow at his roomie. "You can't cook. What kind is it?"
"Hey! I cook just fine, thank you. And it's vanilla–with vanilla icing–just for you. What did you think I'd make? It's a boring flavor, though..." Izzy's rambling trailed off as Joe approached him, a tender look upon his face. Izzy bowed his head shyly, knowing this had been coming. His nerves seemed more alive than they had ever been.
Joe lifted his good arm and placed a hand upon Izzy's face. Izzy leaned into it a bit, closing his eyes at the touch of warmth. When he opened them, he realized he had ambled closer to the older boy. But it was Joe who bridged the difference, and the two met in their first kiss, something that was eight years in the coming. When they pulled apart, Izzy questioned him, "How did you ever find the courage to do that?"
Joe laughed, "What? To save your life, or to kiss you?"
Izzy blushed, wrapping his arms around Joe's waist. "Both, I guess."
Joe became serious, cupping Izzy's chin and gazing into his eyes, "I love you, Izzy."
For a second, Izzy's tongue clung adamantly onto the roof of his mouth, but then it loosened, and he returned with, "I love you, too, Joe." He pulled away, waving a finger at his new lover, "Are we going to eat your cake now?"
Joe smiled, "I don't know...I'm not sure it's safe..."
"Oh, you–" Izzy poked Joe's stomach gently, and was rewarded when Joe drew him easily into another kiss.
The cake was soon forgotten.
The End.
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