Jasper woke up feeling groggy; he'd cried more overnight and hadn't slept very well. He couldn't help it, every time he thought over the events of the previous day he just wanted crumble and fade away never to be seen again. He got up and pulled the curtains and was met by a bleak, cold, rainy day. He shivered, noticing the heating hadn't come on yet, so he sat back on the bed and pulled the comforter up round him like a cocoon. He stared out the window into the rain and let the calm that it oddly brought wash over him. He chuckled to himself, remembering what Alice had said the day before.

"Alice you up?" Jasper hollered.

There was a minute silence before he was met by a muffled "Yes" as Alice pushed open the door and walked into the room, munching on a piece of toast and offering him her other piece.

"Good morning and no thanks. I'll have some cereal later" Jasper replied. He was glad to have a friend like Alice, she was always so caring and always knew what to say and do.

Alice finished her other piece of toast before asking, "How are you feeling this morning, Jas?".

"Much better thanks" he lied, she glared at him, "You heard me last night? Dammit! Ok so maybe I cried some more but I couldn't help it. Honestly though, I do feel a little better, even if I didn't sleep so well," he said more honestly.

Alice gave him a squeeze before getting up and replying, "Right! Jas, get up, get dressed and ready. I know you don't want to go into school today but that doesn't stop you leaving the house. I am not going to allow you to lie around and mope all day."

He waited for her to leave the room before getting off the bed again. He pulled off his pyjamas and stared at his naked body in his wardrobe mirror "Alice…" he called out "Give me half an hour and then we'll go, okay?" He didn't wait for a response, instead he walked over to the door and locked it before walking over to the window and pulling the curtains closed slightly. He lied down on the bed and let his hands slowly brush over his nipples sending shivers down his back and causing him to slowly get hard, before he grabbed his cock. He gasped as he did so, his hands were freezing cold but he didn't care - he was horny and had to deal with it.

He slowly stroked his cock, causing his body to convulse. Since having the fight with Alec, a lot of sexual tension had built up in his body and was now causing him to react quite violently to the slightest touch. He knew he wasn't going to last long. This wasn't a time for long pleasant orgasms, he just needed a release and so he increased his speed. He groaned loudly before cumming quickly and violently all over his chest and part of the bed.

"Jas, you're disgusting" Alice called from the other side of the locked door causing Jasper to jump. "You could have told me you were going to jack off, I had to listen to all of that. Ewwww."

Jasper replied out of breath and blushing "Sorry, I'll be out and ready in a minute." He grabbed some tissues from the box beside the clock on his nightstand, cleaned himself up and wiped the splatters off the bed. He opened the wardrobe and threw on some clothes he used for lazing around the house in before walking over to the door, unlocking it and walking out to meet Alice.

They spent the rest of the day wandering around parts of town. It wasn't raining too heavily so they were able to spend most of the day outdoors. Although there had been some considerable time spent when Alice saw there was a sale in Macy's and he'd been dragged around the shoes, handbags, perfume and lingerie departments.

Jasper stood awkwardly, waiting for Alice to finish talking. She had bumped into an old friend on their way home and they had been chatting away for the past 20 minutes. He stared at his reflection in the window of the shop they were next to and sighed. He knew this wasn't going to wrap up quickly so he decided to go for a quick wander rather than stand and wait. Without Alice noticing, Jasper slipped off and walked round the next corner.

They were not far from home, so naturally they were close to The Castro. Memories of what had occurred the other day came rushing to the front of Jasper's mind. He cursed, because he had left his camera gear behind when he ran away like a petulant child from Alec. He hoped Alec hadn't just left it; it would cost Jasper too much to replace all of the gear he had bought over time.

All of the walking left had left Jasper thirsty and a bit peckish. He headed into his favourite café that was just down the street from his house. He sat down at a table close to the window so he could watch the world go by outside. He watched as a couple walked hand-in-hand down the street walking their dog, a golden retriever.

Jasper sighed absentmindedly, something that he had be doing a lot of recently. He was staring into space when a shadow was cast over the window. Realizing it was the waiter, he turned to give his order.

Jasper was not expecting to see Alec. He jumped and at the same time froze, noticing that Alec was also been a little surprised when he saw whom it was. Feeling awkward, Jasper quickly reeled off his order and turned back to the window so as not to have to face Alec any longer; he could feel the emotions welling up again. Jasper was really upset at how he had acted and wanted to apologize, but he knew his chances were over. He wouldn't be surprised if Alec never forgave him.

Twenty minutes later and again Alec appeared with Jasper's order, a ham sandwich and latté coffee. Jasper took the plate and coffee and went to face the window again, when Alec pulled the chair out in front of him and sat down to face him. Jasper stared awkwardly at Alec, not sure how to react.

Alec spoke up nervously, his words tumbling over themselves "H….h…hey….. urrrm….. s…s….sorry for the other day."

Jasper eyes started watering, he felt awful. Alec was apologizing for his awful actions. Alec looked puzzled.

Jasper finally said "Don't be, you did nothing, I was the one who threatened to hurt you. I am really sorry, I did something terrible and understand that I can never be forgiven for my actions." He looked at Alec and was now the puzzled one.

Alec was beaming at him.