Chapter two. I personally like this story and I'm really on a roll with writing it so I think I'll post it even if I don't get a lot of hits or reviews.If you do like this story please please tell me. Thank you and enjoy.
Max walked into his apartment exhausted and wanting nothing more than to simply curl up in bed with Spencer and spend the rest of the evening there. Unfortunately fate was working against him. When he walked into the living room he came face to face with his parents who smiled at him. "Max! I thought you were done early on Wednesdays." Judy greeted.
Max walked over and hugged both of his parents. "Hi Mom. Hi Dad. Tuesdays and Thursdays are my early days. I don't start until late on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. What are you doing here?" Max looked between his parents completely confused. The tension in his shoulders was getting worse and the annoyed look on Spencer's face wasn't helping any.
"We just came by to see how you're doing. It's been awhile since you came home for dinner" Mr. Tate explained.
"I've been pretty busy. The semester ends in another two weeks so all of the big projects are due now. I call at least once a week. I wish you would have told me you were coming over. I would have told you to come over on a better night. I'm exhausted and I'm really not up to doing much tonight." Max's baby blues darted between his parents hoping that he hadn't offended or hurt them. "I'm sorry. That was really rude."
"It's alright Max. I remember how stressful college was and I only had one major. You have two very challenging majors. We'll forgive your slightly shorter temper." Max smiled at his father thankfully.
"Spencer said that you two are planning on going to the reunion" Judy started.
"Mom, don't start. I know that you don't like that Spencer and I are living together, but it's a perfectly logical situation. We've known each other and have been friends for years. We go to the same school and both hold down weekend jobs to pay the rent and utilities. We can always count on the other to pay his half of the bills on time. I really don't want to have this argument again. Not tonight when I've been to four classes and then to my professor's office for two hours to work on a program that's been giving me problems for the past week and a half. I'm exhausted, short-tempered and in a relatively bad mood. It'll just get real ugly real fast and I don't want to do that. If you'll excuse me I'm going to go lay down before I give myself a migraine." Max left the room and walked into the dark bedroom. He flung himself onto the bed face down and buried his face in the sheets. He had gone to see his professor after class to ask him for help on his program only to have his professor refuse to give him any truly helpful answers. He had a headache and was praying that it wouldn't escalate into a migraine.
Spencer walked in and climbed onto the bed gently wrapping his arms around Max's waist and pulling him into his lap. It had taken him several minutes to convince the Tates to leave and let him look after Max for the evening. He promised to have Max call them in the morning. Now his focus was completely on Max. He had even gone so far as to take the phone off the hook in the kitchen so that they wouldn't be interrupted by any phone calls. "You okay? You kind of hurt your mom's feelings with that little tirade of yours."
Max sank back into Spencer's arms as he let out a soft sigh. "I'm just so sick of hearing her bag on you. I want to tell her so bad that I'm dating you, but I'm afraid she'll disown me and stop paying for my tuition and if that happens I'm screwed." Spencer's arms tightened around his waist in a reassuring hug.
"We'll deal with your parents once you've graduated. Then you won't have to worry about it. For now, though, why don't you stretch out on your stomach and I'll give you a back massage to help you relax. Then if you're feeling up to it we'll do something else to make you feel better."
Max laughed at his lover. "Pervert!" he teased gently. "We'll see. It's been awhile since we last made love." Max tugged off his shirt and stretched out on the bed so that Spencer could put his skilled hands to use on his tense and knotted muscles. The Russian picked up a bottle of massage oil and squeezed an ample amount onto his palm. He rubbed his hands together and started to massage the tension from Max's back.
"We need to do something about your stress level Max. It's taking a serious toll on your personality and your health."
"Can we talk about that tomorrow morning? I really just want to relax and be with you right now." Spencer frowned when Max's voice hitched slightly, but he decided not to push the topic. He really only wanted his turtle to relax and feel comfortable.
"Sure Max. We can wait until tomorrow." Spencer's fingers dipped beneath Max's shorts as a smirk crossed his face.
Max groaned as he rolled over in Spencer's arms. "Something wrong love?" Spencer inquired softly as he pulled Max flush against his chest.
"My ass hurts." Spencer chuckled and kissed the turtle's forehead. "I don't care though. The discomfort now is a price worth paying for the pleasure you create." There was another soft chuckle from Spencer that Max felt more than heard. "Love you Spencer."
"Love you too Max."
"Spencer, what are we going to do about the reunion? I mean how are we going to keep everyone from finding out about us? There are more than a few beybladers that could probably put two and two together better than my mom and dad or Mr. Dickenson."
"We'll deal with that when it comes. We're probably better off telling Kai. If we ask, he'll keep it quiet. Otherwise we'll just have to refrain from flirting, checking each other out, spending most of the time together, or referencing anything that has to do with our relationship."
"You do realize that it's almost impossible to do that last one. If we talk about living together it'll be damn near impossible not to let something slip that'll make someone suspicious."
"Like I said, we'll deal with it later. For now let's just relax and enjoy the rest of the evening." Max nodded his agreement and leaned back into Spencer's chest.
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