Billy yawned and stretched, squinting his eyes against the shaft of sunlight across his pillow and face. He looked at his alarm: 11 am, a civilised hour to wake up he concluded.
He lay still until all his senses were in full working order; he had gone to sleep so late again that night, like so many other nights, because he had been talking to Teddy.
Billy closed his eyes and smiled at the memory of it.
"Thats sounds wonderful –" Billy heard his mother say, judging from the volume she was probably in the hall near his bedroom.
"Thank you Mrs. Kaplan," replied a voice Billy was now all too familiar with.
Shit! Billy sprang out of bed and pulled on some boxers, mentally cursing his already present erection. Hang on, Teddy's known you for months and seen you in skintight costumes and now you worry about what you look like?
Billy had just put on a t-shirt when his bedroom door was flung open, Billy grabbed a pillow and held it in front of him; his mother stood facing him with Teddy giving him an apologetic look from behind her.
"Billy dear, Theodore says you two are studying together," Rebecca Kaplan said as she opened the curtains. "You never mentioned anything to me, dear."
"Yeah, sorry mom..." Billy murmured, not giving her any eye contact.
"Okay then, well I'll leave you two boys alone now," Billy blushed. "I'm taking your brothers to soccer practice and then I'm doing the groceries so I'll be back in a few hours. There's lunch in the refrigerator," she gave Billy a kiss on the cheek and turned to Teddy. "Nice to meet you Theodore."
"You too Mrs. Kaplan."
Rebecca left the room murmuring, "Nice boy," under her breath.
Billy reached over and closed the door.
"So..." Teddy said, drawing out the word.
"Studying?" asked Billy.
"Dude, I couldn't think of anything else. At least she thinks you're working."
"Fair enough."
"You gonna put that pillow down some time soon?"
"Umm... no, I don't think so."
"Why?"
Billy raised an eyebrow.
"Oh!" Teddy said, blushing slightly.
"Yeah..." Billy looked at his feet, taking a step to the door feeling dejected. "Sorry, I'll just go and... umm..."
But before he could reach the door, Teddy grabbed both of Billy's hands, causing the pillow to fall with a fumpf on the floor, and pulled him against his chest. Their mouths met and Teddy kissed Billy luxuriously, drawing it out as long as possible. He pulled back and wiped the sleep out of the corners of Billy's eyes.
"Good morning."
"Good morning to you too," Billy replied, running his hand along the length of Teddy's jaw to let it rest on the back of his neck.
"Now," said Teddy, pushing Billy back to sit on his bed. "It seems as if we have something that needs fixing." he curved his lips suggestively.
Billy moved to lie on the far side of his bed and gestured for Teddy to join him, which he did with no encouragement needed.
They lay facing each other, not touching. Billy made the first move, he raised his hand and brushed though Teddy's hair, loving the feel of the blond passing through his fingers. Teddy smiled and turned his head so he could kiss Billy's palm, inhaling the skin.
Teddy used one arm to hook Billy around the waist and pull them flush together. He kissed Billy's mouth, than worked along his jaw and down his neck, stopping at the spot on Billy's neck under his ear when he heard his gasp in pleasure.
"Like that?" Teddy murmured seductively next to Billy's ear.
"Mhhmm," was all Billy was capable of responding with.
Teddy continued to kiss and lick around spot until he nipped Billy's earlobe gently with his teeth.
"Teddy!"
Teddy laughed softly until he plunged his wet tongue straight into Billy's ear.
Billy came, shooting jets into the inside of his boxers.
"Oh God!" he cried, sitting up. "This is so embarrassing."
"Shh," Teddy soothed. "Just kiss me."
With a request like that how could Billy refuse? He looked down at Teddy, his eyes hooded with passion and his lips swollen with the kissing and his heart swelled.
"You're beautiful," Billy said before he could stop himself, then turned bright red. "Oh, wow, I can't -" he was cut off by Teddy reaching up to pull him down on top of him and claiming his mouth again. He rolled them over so Billy was underneath and Teddy held himself up on his arms in a semi-press up position.
Teddy affectionately stroked his hair, lent down and whispered in Billy's ear,
"'Did my heart love till now? Forswear it, sight! For I ne'er saw true beauty till this night'", he licked the rim of Billy's ear. "Romeo and Juliet Act 1 scene 5."
Billy turned astounded to Teddy,
"You -"
"Read Shakespeare, yes," said Teddy, a wide grin on his face.
"No, I mean, do you really -" he gestured with his hand.
"Yes," Teddy said, suddenly serious.
Billy mouthed a few words soundlessly. Teddy just said he loves me. On some levels Billy couldn't believe it; they had known each other for months and grown really close as a team – apart from Patriot that is who kept to himself mostly – and even though they had only confessed their feelings for each other a week or so ago it felt like they had been together for months.
"I love you," Billy blurted out. "But I wish I could tell you better, words aren't really my forté."
Teddy smiled a smile that warmed Billy's heart I think I could spend my life making him happy.
"I disagree."
They lay together, just holding each other until Billy heard the front door open and his mother call out that she was home.
Teddy extracted himself from their tangle of limbs and pulled something out of his bag,
"To make it all look credible," he explained as he showed Billy some biology notes.
Without warning the door burst open; Billy sighed, resigned to the fact that privacy was not something he was every going to get in his house.
"Oh Theodore you're still here!" Rebecca exclaimed. "Its past seven 'o' clock. I got side-tracked, see? Well anyway, it probably would be best if you got home before your mother starts to worry."
"Sure thing Mrs. Kaplan."
"I'll walk you to the end of the street," Billy said.
Teddy smiled at him and scooped up his bag, stuffing the notes inside.
"Thanks for having me Mrs. Kaplan," Teddy said as he followed Billy down the stairs.
"My pleasure Theodore, get home safe!"
Billy shivered as the cool night air hit him, dimly registering that he forgot to take a coat. Teddy saw Billy shiver, and as they walked down the street put his arm around Billy's shoulders, rubbing up and down his arm. Billy leaned into Teddy gratefully and they walked awkwardly, talking and laughing for longer than just the end of the street.
Before either realised it they had arrived at Teddy's house, none of the lights were on.
"My mom's out tonight," Teddy said as he walked to his front door, taking his keys out of his pocket. Billy had returned to shivering once Teddy had removed his arm to unlock the door.
"You want to come in?" asked Teddy sympathetically.
"I'd love to, but I should really get home before my mom calls a police search."
Teddy laughed, and stepped forward to kiss Billy goodbye. They wrapped their arms around each other and Billy didn't feel so cold anymore. Upon breaking apart Billy stepped back and rubbed his hands together, making them crackle with electricity, and then spreading it all over his body.
"Lets try this," he said, and rose into the air, meaning to fly home – he wanted all the practice he could get.
"Love you," Billy called from ten feet in the air, testing the words out in his mouth.
"See you tomorrow," Teddy called back. "I love you."
Billy nearly fell out of the sky. How could hearing that ever get old?