Will pulled into Kevin's driveway and put the truck in park. He turned to Kevin planning to thank him for everything he had done when Kevin spoke first. "Do you want to come in?" At Will's surprised expression, Kevin clarified, "For coffee? Maybe we could talk for a bit?"
Will answered by turning off the truck and opening his door. He followed Kevin into the house. It felt a little strange being there again. Will looked around nostalgically while Kevin went into the kitchen to start the coffee. Within ten minutes, Will was sitting on the couch with a hot cup of coffee in his hands and Kevin sitting next to him. They sat in silence for several minutes before Kevin said, "Are you okay Will? You've been quiet since the funeral."
Will took a deep breath. "I am. I've just been…doing a lot of thinking."
"About your Dad?" Kevin asked.
Will nodded as he stared into his coffee cup. "My dad…my mom…you."
"Me?" Kevin asked curiously.
Will turned to Kevin in all seriousness and said, "I owe you a lot." When Kevin started to shake his head and speak, Will cut him off. "No, I do. You were right. If I hadn't gone to the funeral, I probably wouldn't have my Mom back in my life. Who knows if she ever would have reached out to me if I hadn't gone back?" Will paused to stare back down at his coffee before he continued. "On the way home, I was thinking of how I could repay you."
"You don't have to do that." Kevin said emphatically.
Will turned and stared at Kevin before reaching out his hand. "Give me your phone."
"My phone?" Kevin asked quizzically.
Will flexed his fingers at him. "Come on, hand it over." Kevin reached into his pocket and brought out his phone placing it in Will's hand with a questioning look on his face. Will scrolled through Kevin's contacts and found the number he was looking for. He pressed the call button and held the phone up to his ear as he turned and faced Kevin. The phone rang three times before it was picked up. "Yes, can I speak to Mr. Bicks please?" Will watched as Kevin's face drained of all color and his mouth fell open in shock. "Hi Mr. Bicks. I have someone here who wants to speak with you." Will reached over and placed the phone to Kevin's ear, but Kevin just stared at him his eyes wide. Will pulled the phone back placing his hand over it saying, "Talk to him." He put the phone back up to Kevin's ear.
Will heard Kevin's father speaking but couldn't hear what he said. It seemed to bring Kevin out of his stupor. "Hi…Dad." Kevin took the phone from Will holding it up to his own ear. Will watched as Kevin's expression turned incredulous. "Wait, what? What makes you think I'm in jail? No, he's not a police officer. He's a friend." Kevin jumped off the couch pacing back and forth in frustration. "Yes, I'm perfectly capable of making my own phone calls. It doesn't mean I'm in trouble. No, I don't need money. I'm supporting myself just fine." Will watched as Kevin stopped pacing, looked up at the ceiling and clenched his jaw. "Yes, as a songwriter. Believe it or not people actually make a living writing songs. Yes, they do! Just because you think it's a lame profession doesn't mean…" Kevin stopped suddenly as he turned and locked eyes with Will.
Kevin's shoulders sagged as he blew out a breath. "You know what? I'm not doing this with you. That's not why I called." Kevin rolled his eyes and rubbed his forehead. "Okay…that's not why HE called." Will could hear the voice on the other end of the phone chattering away before Kevin finally burst out, "Dammit, can't you just stop being an ass for two seconds?" There was silence on the other end of the phone as Kevin closed his eyes. "Look, I get it. I know I'm a major disappointment to you. You were expecting some macho, career soldier to follow in your footsteps and instead you got…you got a sissy, gay country songwriter. I get it. But that doesn't mean that things have to…that we can't find…that there isn't…" Kevin stopped to collect himself and took in a deep breath before continuing, "My friend's father passed away. We were just in Texas for the funeral, and I…it got me thinking. I hate the way things are between us. I know you think that I hate you but I don't. If something happened to you, I'd…" Kevin's voice cracked so he paused to clear his throat. He waited a few beats before whispering, "Please say something."
Will scooted forward on the couch anxiously waiting to hear the voice on the other end of the phone, but there was silence. "Dad? Are you still there?" There continued to be silence from the other end of the phone. Kevin nodded his head and said resignedly, "Okay" before ending the call and tossing the phone onto the ottoman.
Will stood up and walked over to Kevin putting his arms around him. Kevin turned into the embrace as Will wrapped an arm around Kevin's waist and placed his hand behind Kevin's head. "It's okay Kev. You tried. That's all that you can do."
"I know." Kevin said into Will's shoulder. Will held Kevin for a few minutes before pulling back slightly, his face mere inches away from Kevin's. He expected Kevin to step away, but he didn't. They stood staring at each other for several moments. Will leaned forward slightly then paused giving Kevin a chance to pull away but, again, he didn't. Will bridged the final distance between them and placed his lips on Kevin's in a gentle, tentative kiss. Will felt Kevin's hand slide around his neck as Kevin deepened the kiss, opening his mouth and flicking his tongue over Will's lips. Will groaned and opened his mouth in response, his tongue finding Kevin's as the kiss turned passionate.
Without being fully conscious of doing so, they both started moving towards the bedroom their mouths fused together, hands finding their way under shirts to caress bare skin. It wasn't until they tumbled onto the bed that they finally came up for air. Will gazed down at Kevin, "Are you sure?" Kevin simply pulled Will down for another passionate kiss.
Will propped himself up on his elbow as he gazed down at Kevin lovingly. Kevin was lying on his back his face turned towards Will still asleep. Will smiled to himself as he watched Kevin sleeping thinking back over the night before. He was having a hard time believing that he was back in Kevin's bed. Was it just a one-time thing or were they back together? He hoped it was the latter. He was in a better frame of mind then when Kevin had dumped him. He hadn't made a ton of progress but his experience with Wade Cole had given him a perspective that he didn't have before. Dealing with the death of his father and his reconciliation with his mother had also made impacts on him in ways that he wasn't even clear about yet.
Will was deep in thought when he heard Kevin take a deep breath as his eyes blinked open. He looked up groggily at Will and smiled. "What are you doing?"
Will smiled back as Kevin sleepily closed his eyes. "Watching you."
Kevin kept his eyes shut as he said, "That sounds exciting."
Will's smile widened, "You'd be surprised."
Kevin opened his eyes only to narrow them at Will suspiciously. "Should I be worried?"
Will laughed, "No, I'm just teasing you."
Kevin closed his eyes again. "How about you stop teasing me and go make some coffee?"
Will answered in an offended tone, "Am I your personal slave or something?"
Kevin opened his eyes with a sly smile adorning his lips. "Let's just say I would be…very…grateful." Kevin said suggestively.
Will leaned down towards Kevin saying; "Well when you say it like that," before placing a hard kiss on Kevin's lips.
Will jumped out of bed and went into the kitchen to start the coffee. It was nearly done by the time Kevin sauntered into the living room stretching his arms over his head and yawning. Will grabbed him around the waist before he could bring his arms down and started kissing his neck. He was rewarded with a chuckle from Kevin as he kissed up to Kevin's ear and then back down again. Kevin groaned into Will's neck about the same time Will heard a phone ringing. He felt Kevin squirming in his embrace as Kevin reached down to the ottoman to pick up his phone. However, Will had no intention of letting Kevin go, so he continued to make Kevin struggle to get to the phone. He heard Kevin laugh at him; "Come on Will."
Kevin pushed Will away with a playful look as he held the phone to his ear. "Hello?" Will watched as the playful expression quickly fled. "Dad?" Kevin stared at Will with astonishment clearly written on his face. "Uhm…yeah…I can do that." Kevin listened to the voice on the other end of the phone before saying, "Okay" and hanging up. Kevin just stared at the phone in his hand for several moments before turning to Will and saying incredulously, "That was my Dad."
"What did he say?" Will asked anxiously.
"He and Mom are coming up to the cabin today. He wanted to know if I wanted to meet them for breakfast there tomorrow morning."
Will took in Kevin's befuddled expression and said, "That's a good thing…right?"
Kevin just shrugged his shoulders in disbelief. "I guess?"
Will placed his hands on Kevin's shoulders. "Think positive." Will rubbed his hands over Kevin's shoulders reassuringly as he cautiously said, "They say things come in threes."
"Threes?" Kevin asked quizzically.
"Yeah," Will continued tentatively. "Me and my Mom…you and your Dad…us…" Will's heart was racing as he watched Kevin carefully. "Unless you're having second thoughts about last night?"
Kevin glanced up at him with a soft smile and a slight shake of his head. "No. No second thoughts."
Will couldn't contain the wide smile that spread across his face as he stood in front of Kevin. He remained there, stupidly grinning, until Kevin finally cocked his head at him. "Weren't you supposed to be getting me coffee?"
Will laughed, "Oh right." He turned to go into the kitchen before suddenly turning back around again causing Kevin to nearly bump into him. "How grateful did you say you were going to be again?"
Kevin chuckled as he leaned into Will and said lasciviously, "Very grateful."
