Title: In Admiration - Part 30

Fandom: Lost

Characters: Jack Shephard, Boone Carlyle

Prompt: #32 Sunset

Author's Notes: Written for the LiveJournal community slash100 (underscore between "slash" and "100" – for some reason FFN deletes it)

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It was dark when Jack finally returned to the caves. He watched Sayid give Michael the battery Hurley had obtained before heading back, completely exhausted. Jack hoped the caves would be quiet and no one would be looking for him. He also hoped that people wouldn't ask too many questions about where the battery came from; the battery would lead to questions that Jack definitely didn't have the answers to.

The caves were fairly empty, some people who Jack couldn't remember the names of were milling around a campfire, eating slices of fruit, and so everyone else was either at the beach or elsewhere. Jack did recognize one lone figure, however, lying on his side in the section of the caves with the rocky floor, body curled slightly in sleep. Watching Boone sleep, Jack couldn't help but smile. He found himself reminded of early in his marriage when Sarah would fall asleep on the sofa waiting for him to get back from the hospital. Jack often wondered if there were any rules he needed to adhere to with his relationship with Boone - he didn't like keeping his being divorced a secret from Boone, but Jack wasn't sure what the right timing was to bring that sort of thing up.

Jack put his hand on Boone's arm, feeling the other man subconsciously lean into the heat of his touch. Jack rubbed his hand up Boone's arm, trying to wake him without startling Boone out of sleep. "Hey," he said after opening his eyes, propping his head up on an elbow. "I thought you'd be back by sunset."

"Probably would've, but Hurley stepped into a trap, Charlie broke a bridge, I tripped a wire that blew up Rousseau's shelter... Typical island day, I think," Jack's last word morphed into a yawn, and he caught a stern look from Boone out of the corner of his eye. "What?"

"I think you need to go to bed," Boone replied, sitting up. Jack felt like he was being scrutinized. "You look really tired."

"Says he who was sleeping on the caves' ground just a few minutes ago." Jack helped Boone up and they guided each other over to Jack's cave. "You better plan on staying. I don't think you could make it back to the beach right now."

"I'll stay tonight," was Boone's response, which drew a smile from Jack.

"Good."

He leaned down, capturing Boone's mouth with his own, enjoying the slow pace at which mouths explored each other as hands splayed over limbs and muscles. Jack had no idea what exactly Boone did in the jungle with Locke all day, but it was making his body stronger, which Jack fully appreciated. He eased Boone downwards and onto the salvaged plane cushions, Jack's body half covering Boone's until the other man used some leverage to roll them over, breaking the kiss to sit up, straddled over Jack's stomach.

Boone's expression was feral as he casually toyed with the hem of Jack's jeans between his fingers. "When was the last time you slept through the night?"

Jack was having a hard time figuring out the rationale behind the question as Boone's fingers teased their way up his sides then over and down his stomach. He felt like his body was fighting over its two most pressing needs - the release of sleep versus release of other forms. "I don't know...probably back in LA."

Boone leaned forward, reinitiating the kiss, but this time it was hungrier, the pace more heightened, and Jack felt before he heard the low moan released by Boone as their hips met. Boone's body was fully on top of Jack's as their tongues intertwined. Jack's hands moved up inside Boone's shirt, and Boone helped him remove the article. Jack pulled off his own shirt, delighting in the feel of Boone's weight shifting above him as Jack tossed the shirt aside.

"I can help you get a really good night's sleep." Boone's voice was low, and it was Jack's turn to moan as the other man started to alternately suck and nip at the junction of his throat. "Pass right out," Boone said, and Jack could feel him smiling against his neck.

"What about you?" Jack gasped out as one of Boone's hands started to undo the button of Jack's pants.

Boone sat back up on Jack's stomach, and Jack found himself marveling at how beautiful Boone looked. "I think you are way too tired to attempt any sort of reciprocation after." This kiss was slower, gentle, and teasing. "All you need to do is lie there and enjoy. There'll be plenty of time later for more." Jack heard the metallic sound of the metal zipper being lowered, and he smiled at Boone, who grinned seductively back. "Need to try and be quiet, though. The cave acoustics...we don't need to let everyone know what's going on."

Jack giggled at that, and he hoped he didn't sound nervous. He had no problem at all with the sex, but Boone reminding him that they were in a cave and that people were sitting in the vicinity made him feel a little apprehensive. The tension quickly disappeared when Jack felt Boone's hand wrap around him, releasing an appreciative grunt as Boone started out slow but gradually sped up.

In an attempt to suppress any noises he might be tempted to make, Jack moved one of his hands to behind Boone's neck, moving the younger man so they could kiss. Jack put his best effort into transmitting everything he was feeling from the hand job into the kiss. As the intensity built, the tantalizing movements of tongues dissipated into breathing heavily into each other's mouths, punctuated every now and then with a nibble on a lower lip. Between the ministrations from Boone's hand and the spontaneous jerking of Boone's hips into Jack's stomach with his utter exhaustion on top of everything, it wasn't long before Jack came with a long, suppressed groan.

"Holy shit," Jack said when he finally found his voice. He was struggling to keep his eyes open to make sure Boone was okay.

Boone gave Jack a rather goofy grin in response, looking much like the cat that got the canary. "Sweet dreams, Jack," he said, and Jack let himself finally give in to sleep.