Chapter 16
Ryan woke up to an empty bed three weeks later, looking around the room until he heard the door open to the room and Troy stepped into the room, "Where did you go?" Ryan asked.
"I woke up earlier than usual I went for my run and then I went to get us breakfast." Troy said dumping a bag on the bed next to Ryan, "I came bearing bagels with a load of food involved before classes of which I have like an hour before I have my first so I'm a little nervous you know." Troy said to Ryan sipping his coffee as he sat down on the bed.
"Thanks, you really woke up early." Ryan said.
"It happens when I get nervous, I didn't sleep to well last night." Troy said to him.
"I noticed, you have no need to be nervous about today." Ryan said to him with a smile on his lips.
"I know, its just something that happens every once in a while, I was a wreck before my first basketball game at east high, it had nothing to do with my dad being the coach I just have a problem with my nerves sometimes." Troy said to him. "Of course I have Nick to keep me company in class." Troy said to him Ryan nodded. "What about you when is your first class?" Troy asked him with a smile on his lips as the blond handed him.
"This afternoon." Ryan said to him.
"Yikes I have politics 101 this afternoon." Troy said to him. "You want to swap." Troy asked kissing away a smudge of source on the blonds lips.
"Your schedule I wouldn't wish on my worst enemy." Ryan said to him Troy laughed. "Your be fine, but you need to shower before you go to class that run made you stinky." Ryan added Troy laughed with him.
"You want to join me or you got something planned for your morning?" Troy asked him with a smile.
"I was going to buy a better bed." Ryan said to him.
"Excellent." Troy said to him Ryan laughed. "Look we are allowed to have lives outside of this room, meaning we have our own friends and own study buddies so have fun don't be thinking about me in class today." Troy said to him. "Though if I get bored I'm probably going to get side tracked into your trousers." Troy added.
"I'll bear that in mind, we have all the same friends here so far but any new ones I'll get to meet right?" Ryan said.
"You think I would be ashamed of you?" Troy asked Ryan shook his head. "You sure because I'm not and any new friends I make today will know about you, because I believe that you're a great boyfriend and an excellent uncle." Troy said to him.
"Thanks Troy." Ryan said. "I can't get enough of hearing that." Ryan said.
"You having second thoughts about us? Because if you are you know now is a good time to tell me!" Troy asked him.
"I'm not having second thoughts Troy, I keep thinking that maybe you would because I am not this gorgeous looking person that you are I'm just plain." Ryan said to him with a smile on his face.
"Your kidding right, Ryan your beautiful, your even more beautiful because you don't realize that your as gorgeous as you are." Troy said to him with a smile on his face. "So what about this shower together cause I am as horny as hell." Troy said to him which was a minor understatement Ryan laughed as they got of the bed grabbing their bathroom things. "You know I am marrying you for your looks right, you know that if it was a brains contest I'd have married Gabriella." Troy said to him cheekily Ryan punched his arm. "Or your sister, of course I'd have to go on a course to learn how to be straight again." Troy said Ryan laughed at this. "You're the one I want to spend the rest of my life with Ryan, being here with you right here right now is the most important thing in my life." he added to him with a grin.
"Not college." Ryan asked Troy smiled as they slipped into the shower.
"That's secondary, college is something we both chose to do, what we are together is something more college will last four years, us is going to last a lot longer than that." Troy said to him.
"Your sure?" Ryan said.
"Are you?" Troy asked Ryan nodded. "That ring on your finger is my way of giving my heart to you the card was just a gift, you saved my life Ryan I was spiralling out of control." Troy said to him as he rubbed his hands over Ryan's chest. "I don't know if I'd be here right now if you weren't with me, I'd be alive but I'd be playing basketball, god knows I was good enough to play basketball but it wasn't something I wanted you know." Troy said to him.
"I guessed." Ryan said turning to stare into blue eyes.
"For the first time since Matt I feel great." Troy said to him with a smile.
"Good thing to." Ryan said slipping down on him.
"You know that is cheating, oh Jesus that's good." Troy moaned the last bit.
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Troy met up with Ryan at the end of the day with a grin on his face, he was both tired and exhilarated from his first day, the fact that Ryan was waiting for him outside the lecture hall with a coffee in each hand Troy laughed.
"You engaged yet blondie if not I should marry you." Troy said as he took the cup Ryan laughed as Troy took the coffee offered to him. "That was a really long and boring lecture on the years course and what we need to do to get into the next year of school." Troy said to him with a smile on his lips. "We get broken up into groups next lecture apparently." Troy said to him.
"You and Nick sticking together." Ryan asked.
"Yeah his a cool dude, his offered to cook us dinner with his dorm mate tonight." Troy said to Ryan who smiled.
"I'm game for that." Ryan said taking Troy's hand.
"So how was your afternoon." Troy asked him.
"Pretty good, it involved shouting team building and things like that." Ryan said.
"Sounds like your idea of heaven." Troy said to him Ryan laughed. "You meet some people I'd like to meet, like a better looking girlfriend." Troy asked Ryan laughed. "I got a call from Alex, this morning and I asked to be the one to ask you." Troy said Ryan stopped.
"What is it?" Ryan asked nervous.
"Alex asked me in Australia, but I said if he didn't trust you he shouldn't ask. He trust you enough to ask you to be the baby boys godfather, so would you like to be my nephews godfather." Troy asked him Ryan stared.
"You better not be kidding me." Ryan said.
"I'm not, this is big for him Ryan, the fact that he trusts a partner of mine is huge he means it, and if he even tries to change his mind I am going to kill him." Troy said to him Ryan laughed.
"Then yes I would love to be his godfather." Ryan said to him with a grin on his face.
"Their thinking of naming him Christian." Troy said to Ryan.
"That's a good boys name." Ryan said. "Actually it's an excellent name." Ryan said to him with a smile on his lips.
"Next time he calls you can tell him the good news." Troy said to Ryan who laughed. "You're a part of the family properly now, and next summer your godson to be is going to be your nephew proper." Troy said to him. "That's a huge responsibility and the moment you hold him for the first time its going to knock you for six in so many ways, when you come to from the shock come talk to me about it and tell me how it feels as a comparison." Troy said to him with a grin on his face.
"It is isn't it." Ryan said with a dreamy smile on his lips. "What was it like for you when you first held him?" Ryan asked.
"Incredible, it was like a part of me realized that he was the closet I may ever get to being a father myself, I know we talked about it and I want children with you god knows I do, your understand when you hold him for the first time what I mean. That feeling is the most incredible thing in the world and yet in the same instance it's the most terrifying experience as well." Troy said to him Ryan smiled sloppily.
"You don't want children with me?" Ryan asked.
"Of course I do, its just terrifying because I have no idea how good I will be at it, I mean with Lucas I get to hand him back to my brother and sister in law." Troy said to Ryan nodded. "I want children and I want them with you Ryan, it's a little scary is all." Troy explained. "I want like ten with you, I think we will make awesome fathers." Troy explained to him Ryan laughed kissing him on the cheek as they arrived at Nick's dorm.
"I don't think I want that many but I do want children with you." Ryan said with a smile as Troy knocked on the door. "We are good together aren't we." Ryan asked Troy looked at him with a smile on his lips.
"Yeah we are, with you in my life the future looks better than it did without you." Troy said as the door opened. "I've moved on without even realizing it, I haven't forgotten Matt but his not… I haven't had that nightmare in months." Troy said as they stepped into the room Chuckie was sitting on the bed to one side smiling. "Sweet chuck how was your day." Troy said to Chuckie with a smile on his lips.
"Boring." Chuckie said.
"You mean they didn't let you lose in the gym." Troy said with a smirk.
"Says the one who had his cookies in the shower this morning." Chuckie said Troy blushed. "You were spotted by one of the guys on the team." Chuckie said blushing Ryan and Troy exchanged a look of horror.
"Meaning you walked in on us." Troy said Chuckie nodded. "You enjoy the show." Troy asked nonchalantly.
"You know any time I see your backside I enjoy my morning." Chuckie said Nick laughed with Troy and Ryan.
"His just jealous because he isn't getting any." Troy said to Nick who laughed. "Have you heard from Blake?" Troy asked.
"Yeah his settling in, what about Chad?" Chuckie asked him.
"Yeah he mailed me yesterday." Troy said. "The boy actually learned to use his email address I set up for him last year." Troy said to Chuckie who laughed. "I didn't realise that I would miss him as much as I do." Troy said to his boyfriend and friends. "Now where is dinner because I am hungry." Troy asked Nick who smiled.
"Coming up." Nick said to them.
"I hope you planned on feeding an army, Troy eats a lot." Ryan said Troy blushed.
"That's something we have in common then, I do big portions, its my mum you see she is a Jewish woman and they love to cook." Nick said Troy laughed.
"That and you're a pig." Troy asked Nick nodded his head laughing.
"Insulting the host." Ryan said shaking his head.
"We come from similar backgrounds, his mother taught him to cook just like mine did." Troy said to Ryan who shook his head. "I didn't mention that?" Troy asked Ryan shook his head. "You learn something new every day." Troy pointed out to the blond who chuckled Chuckie smiled at the antics of his friends.
"So what do you guys have planned this weekend?" Nick asked.
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The weekend for Troy and Ryan came up pretty quickly, though any thought Troy had of having a nice quiet weekend was dashed by the amount of work he had been given okay so the fact that most of it didn't have to be in for a couple of weeks didn't mean anything to him at all it was a nightmare of gigantic proportions. Ryan popped his head up on a pillow to watch the TV in there room while he typed next to him only half paying attention to what was going on with the TV, their was a knock at the door that got their attention just before Chuckie and Nick walked into the room.
"You know people normally wait until they are let into the room before they open the door." Troy asked with a smile as he saved his documents and closed the window. "I am done for now, why don't we do something its Saturday afternoon." Troy said to Ryan who smiled.
"Sounds good." Ryan said.
"You know you could have joined them this morning, you didn't need to keep me company while I was typing." Troy said to him all he got was a kiss for his efforts.
"I know but we didn't have anything planned." Ryan said Troy smiled indulgently at him. "Okay, okay so we could have done something while you worked, I didn't distract you though right?" he asked Troy shook his head a smile gracing his lips.
"No I just don't want you to feel you need to keep me company every time I have a mountain of home work to get through you know." Troy said to him Ryan laughed as Troy put his laptop back on the desk they had brought his was next to Ryan's which was currently shut down. "So you two what did you have in mind?" Troy asked.
"We heard there is a fair near by thought we'd check it out." Chuckie said his eyes alight.
"I thought we'd take a walk." Nick said Troy fished in his wardrobe pulling out one of his warm jackets it had turned pretty damn cold in the week and remained so causing him to suffer. "Its not that cold Troy." Nick said as Troy pulled on his jacket it was a denim thing that was layered with sheep wool on the inside.
"Are you kidding, I am not from Alaska Nick, when I am not in New Mexico I am in Australia and its bloody freezing." Troy said to his friend who laughed. "Chuckie tell him I do not do cold climates, knew I should have taken up the UCLA offer." Troy said to Ryan who chuckled as he grabbed a warm jacket but no where near as bad as Troy's.
"You're the only one suffering from the cold honey." Ryan said taking his hand.
"Soak it up." Troy said with a smile as they headed out into the campus street. "London next year remember." Troy said to him Ryan laughed as they followed a stream of people walking down the campus street. They could see people coming back with candy floss and toffee apples as well as toys and god knows what else.
"Your getting me a teddy." Ryan said in his ear causing Troy to shiver some more. "Are you okay Troy." he asked.
"I'm just a little under the weather Ryan." Troy said to him Ryan nodded placing a hand to his boyfriends forehead which was burning up with heat.
"Maybe you should go back and rest." Ryan said Troy shook his head.
"Its just a cold." Troy said to him with a smile. "Ryan I wouldn't be out if I didn't feel well enough to be out, I have to much work to get done to be ill." Troy said to him Ryan stared.
"Your getting overloaded and its only week one." Ryan said to him annoyed.
"No I'm not, I am on top of my work and I get to spend plenty of time with my friends as well, and this gorgeous blond I think I am supposed to marry who worries way to much." Troy said to his boyfriend who laughed. "Ryan I have never quit in my life baby and I know what I am doing, but if it gets to much I will drop a course or two so I can focus. I can always come back and do more later." Troy said to him Ryan nodded.
"I worry is all." Ryan said to him.
"I know, if you didn't I would be worried." Troy said as they arrived at the fair. "Have you got money on you baby I didn't go to the cash point this morning." Troy said to Ryan who laughed. "I know a millionaire who didn't take any cash out with him." Troy said Ryan giggled. "I need something warm in my hands and wet." Troy said to him.
"Okay well lets get you a drink first." Ryan said to him. "Coffee or hot chocolate?" he asked.
"Coffee strong." Troy said to him.
"I know how you like it." Ryan said with a smile as Troy pushed his hands in his coat pocket.
"You really don't like the colder climates do you." Nick said to him.
"I was brought up in the hottest climates around both here and where my grandparents live so no not really." Troy said to his friend who nodded. "This is not me being gay I am bloody freezing." Troy added as he spotted a cash point and walked over to the mobile cash point entering his card he smiled as withdrew enough for an afternoon out. "I really do begrudge paying money to take money out of my accounts." Troy said walking back to Ryan who laughed as he handed him his coffee. "Thanks, so what do you want to do first, I fancy the dodgems." Troy said Ryan giggled.
"Dodgems it is." Ryan said to him.
"This is the only time I get to bang up a car a bit." Troy said to Nick.
"Yeah because either of your cars getting banged up would not be good." Nick said to him. "Is it true what Chuckie said that your birthday is Christmas day?" Nick asked Troy laughed nodding his head. "So you only get one set of presents?" Nick asked.
"No I get a birthday set and a Christmas set." Troy said to him. "I open the birthday set Christmas morning while I open the Christmas set after dinner in the afternoon normally on the beach." Troy said to him with a smile.
"Why did you give up your sports?" Nick asked.
"Because I have money and I don't really want fame so what was the point." Troy said to him Nick goggled at him.
"I'm rich." Nick said.
"No your comfortable, I am what they call stinking rich." Troy said to him. "That is my own personal fortune without what my family fortune." Troy said to his friend who shook his head.
"So I know where to go when I need a loan." Nick said with a chuckle Troy laughed.
"I'll even break your leg if you don't pay them back if you like." Troy said to his friend as he sipped his drink.
"I never know if your joking." Nick said to him Troy laughed.
"I'm always serious." Troy said with a wink as he handed Chuckie. "This here is my enforcer so cross me and he'll do the painful things to you." Troy said Chuckie and Ryan were laughing with him as Nick was trying to work out whether or not he should kill Troy or not. "Now if you don't mind I have to go beat Ryan on the dodgems." Troy said his friends laughed as he climbed into a car.
"You think that his maybe taking this a little to seriously?" Nick asked Chuckie as they watched the two of them laughing and joking as they went around the track.
"Troy is as competitive as they come." Chuckie said smiling at his room mate. "His one of those people who doesn't like losing." he added.
"Bad loser?" Nick asked.
"Not really, his got two brothers both older than he is and that makes him competitive." Chuckie said to him. "Alex and Troy are close." Chuckie said.
"The other one doesn't get on with him?" Nick asked.
"His twin died when they were younger, Troy isn't likely to discuss his twin with you so I wouldn't bring it up if I were you." Chuckie said to his friend who stared shock seeping through his visage. "Matt was his identical twin so they were as close as any brothers could be." Chuckie said to his friend who nodded in understanding.
"Ryan is a twin right?" Nick said.
"Yeah his twin is studying fashion." Chuckie said to him with a smile.
"They identical?" Nick asked.
"No Ryan doesn't have boobs last time I checked." Chuckie said to Nick who couldn't help but laugh. "Here they come." Chuckie said and sure enough Troy and Ryan were heading their way laughing as they approached.
"You got your ass caned." Ryan could be heard saying to Troy who was snorting with amusement.
"Your be biting a pillow tonight." Troy said laughing as the blond blushed.
Troy took his coffee from Chuckie sipping it with a smile, "We didn't need to know about the pillow biting." Nick said Troy giggled while Ryan turned pinker than Troy thought possible even for a blond.
"Can we stop embarrassing the blond." Ryan moaned Troy pecked him on the lips with a soft. "That's not fair you know I can't resist it when you kiss me." Ryan said poking him in the chest with a finger Troy laughed as they walked through the fair. "Win me one of those." Ryan said to Troy who laughed as they walked over to a stand for darts throwing.
"Your relying on me to win a present for you, I have a question though, if I win you one what do I get in return." Troy said Ryan whispered something in his ear that the other two boys couldn't hear but the fact that Troy was grinning like mad suggested that he liked what he had been asked. "I'll have a shot at this." Troy said to the tender.
Ten minutes later and the four friends were walking away from the stall with a giant white tiger, Troy was laughing at the looks that people were giving them as they walked around the fair.
"Do you think the next one would be a little smaller or we won't have room for stuff in our room." Troy said to his boyfriend who laughed.
"So what are you two doing next weekend?" Nick asked.
"Playing host to my parents." Troy said to him. "They are helping us house hunt here." Troy said to his friends.
"Why?" Nick asked.
"The room just isn't big enough for what we need." Ryan said to him. "We both drive and we just don't want to live in such a small space for a year." Ryan said to him shuddering.
"We both have small space problems." Troy said Nick understood. "Of course once we have it you can move in as well." Troy said to his friends.