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Nick was dreaming. He was in a world with no infected. It was just him and Ellis. No one else mattered and they didn't care what people thought. They loved each other. Wait! Love? "Ellis," Nick breathed, tightening his grip on whatever he had his arm around. The sound of the voice and the feel of hot breath on his neck was enough to make Ellis wake up. "Wha'?" he said. He felt the heat of a body on his back and the weight of an arm draped over his waist.
"What the hell Nick!" he yelled in a whisper. Nick's eyes fluttered open. "Shut the hell up Overalls," he growled quietly. He tightened his grip on Ellis' waist. The hick couldn't help but relax in the comforting grip of the conman. "Jus' this one nigh'." Ellis whispered. He relaxed completely and finally closed his eyes when he felt the lips brush across the back of his neck. He shivered. "Goodnight Overalls."
"Aw, they're so cute," Rochelle whispered. Coach grunted next to her. "Yeah, but they need to keep their heads in the game. Otherwise, we gon' be zombie food." Rochelle nodded. "I'm gonna go make breakfast. We'll let them sleep a little longer and then wake them up. She turned and walked toward the bags that had what little food they came across in it.
Ellis had just woken up. Nick was still curled around his body and his arm was still over his waist. He sat up and forced Nick to roll on his back. "What th' fuck was that last night, Nick?" Ellis said, staring daggers at the conman, "Are you fuckin' playin' with me?" He continued to ramble on and on about it and Nick couldn't take it anymore. He pulled the hick down and crashed their lips together. Ellis was stunned for a moment but when his senses finally came back, he responded to the kiss, moving his lips against the older man.
His lungs begged for air and Nick reluctantly let go of Ellis' neck. "Now shut up Ellis," Nick said, looking serious. Ellis nodded. "Breakfast!" Rochelle called. "Come on," Ellis pressed his lips to Nick's one last time, "we need to go." Nick stood up and left the room. Ellis looked after him, confused as hell. They ate breakfast in silence, both Ellis and Nick stealing looks at each other.
After the meal, they gathered their supplies and their guns. "Ready?" Nick asked the group. They nodded and the door was unlatched. There were only a couple stray infected here and there. "We need food," Rochelle said, "Nick, you and Ellis go to that grocery store over there. Try to find something salvageable." Nick groaned and Ellis nodded. They walked over to the store in silence. That is until something reminded Ellis of Keith. "Lemme tell ya 'bout this one time me an'…" Nick silenced him with his lips. Ellis responded after a minute. Nick nibbled on his bottom lip causing the young man to gasp. Nick took this advantage and slipped his tongue into Ellis' mouth and began exploring the warm cavern. Ellis pushed Nick's tongue back and the two battled for dominance. Nick's lungs were on fire, telling him they needed air so he broke away, breathing heavily.
"I actually wanna talk ta ya 'bout that," Ellis whispered, "I wanna know why. Why didya do tha'? What are we?" Nick looked at him, his stern expression softening. "We're together Overalls," he said softly, "You and me, during this fucked up zombie takeover." Ellis smiled weakly at Nick and grabbed his hand. "I'm glad," he said, "I'm glad this apocalypse thing happened. It lead me ta you." Nick smiled and claimed his mouth in a sweet kiss. "Let's find the food El," he said, "We have to meet Coach and Ro in about 20 minutes"
Ellis nodded and they went to work scanning the aisles.