The incessant knocking at Goten's door annoyed him. He struggled to get up, but he managed as he made his way to the door with bed hair and a pair of boxers on. Opening the door he saw the surprised look on his best friend's face before he let him in.

"Wha—what happened to you?" Trunks asked, trying to keep himself from laughing at his friend's miserable state. His whole back and the back of his legs were covered in sunburn, and Goten's face had a little color to, which Trunks thought made him even more beautiful.

"I went to the beach with my family, and I accidentally fell asleep in the sun without putting enough sunscreen on. When I came back here, I woke up, went into my bathroom to see my whole back and legs all red."

"Are you in any pain?"

Goten noticed the genuine concern in his voice with an undercurrent of something else in his voice. "Just a little bit but I'll be ok. I mean my mom said I always needed a little more color." He smiled and watched as Trunks reached into his pocket and pulled out some aloe. "Do you always carry that around?" He smirked. "You are something else Trunks."

"Just lay down so I can rub the aloe on you. Trust me you'll feel better afterwards." Goten stopped before his bedroom door with Trunks right behind him and blushed before he lied down on his stomach.

Goten closed his eyes as Trunks spread the aloe on his back, earning a whimper from him. "Are you ok?"

"Ye—yeah, keep going."

This oddly felt sexual to Trunks, and he was worried he'd given to his instincts especially with the sounds coming out of his best friend's mouth. 'You can do it Trunks. You have more self control then you give yourself credit for.' He shook his head. 'Yeah right look at who I'm related to.'

When he finished with his back, Trunks moved to his legs. He decided to start at the bottom and make his way up to Goten's butt. Intrigued with the red skin below his butt, he stroked it with the aloe still on his hands, causing Goten to cry out. "Oh! Uh sorry about that I guess I got carried away."

"I—it's ok Trunks. Thanks for helping me out."

"Sure what are friends for?"

Goten shifted in his bed and managed to sit up without cringing, making his way to sit next to his friend. "So, what have you been up to?"

Trunks sighed as he gripped the sheets of his friend's bed. "My grandma got remarried to this guy named Henry. Bulla, Uub, and I went to visit them yesterday."

"It didn't go well, huh?"

"You know how your mom always talks about how you'll settle down with a girl and start a family?"

"Yeah, what about it?"

"My grandma and Henry just assumed that about me and when I—Trunks was hesitant.

"What happened?" Goten's eyes were full of worry.

"I asked why did you assume I'd settle down with a woman? I said what if I decided to be with a man? They were disgusted by me when I left in anger."

"Trunks?" Trunks's hand rested on Goten's knee with a look in his eyes.

Trunks leaned into Goten, and his lips were so close to his, but they were interrupted by a knock at the door. Goten got up quickly, put on a pair of sweat pants, and answered the door, surprised to see his ex-girlfriend standing before him.

"What are you doing here?"

"Go—Goten look I was wrong to cheat on you and I'm so sorry. Please give me another chance." Tears were running down her face.

"Are you kidding me Valese? What makes you think I would even consider taking you back?"

"I—it was all a mistake, the guys I slept with. All I could think about was you and I felt guilty afterwards. I love you Goten."

Trunks heard those three words from his best friend's bedroom and were surprised she even said them. Suddenly his heart began to sink. 'Am I too late?' He sighed. 'Maybe Bulla was right. I should have told him, but I don't know for sure that he'll take her back.' He came out of his thoughts curious about what Goten would say.

"If you loved me, you wouldn't have cheated on me Valese. You really hurt me. I can't forgive you."

"But you still love me right?"

'I don't remember him ever saying he loved her, but it's possible,' thought Trunks.

"I've never loved you, but I thought that's where our relationship was going until you fooled around with other men."

"So that's why you wouldn't have sex with me? You didn't love me."

"Sex doesn't equal love, but I'm not just going to give my body to anyone."

Valese smiled. "You're really a stand up guy Goten, but I can't understand why you hang out with Trunks. He'll give his body to anyone at least that's what my brother says."

"You don't know anything about Trunks, and you can tell your brother to go f**k himself." Trunks and Valese were both shocked by his language.

Goten closed the door behind her and turned away from the door to see Trunks coming out of his room. "You know I almost thought you were going to take her back. Boy what a mistake that would have been."

"Yeah," he sighed, "I just can't believe she said she loved me. It just sickens me that those words are just thrown around just to try and keep someone."

"Not everyone is using those words to play around with another's heart."

"Well I'd like to meet someone like that." Trunks smiled. "What?"

"Goten, when I touched your knee—

"Trunks look I—

"We need to talk about this. There's something between us and all you want to do is run away from it."

"Then let me Trunks."

"So, you knew there was something going on?"

"I'm not stupid Trunks, and I think the dreams I've been having of us lately hint to that."

"Oh yeah," Trunks smiled, "what kind of dreams?"

Goten blushed. "Ju—just get out I don't want to talk about this anymore." When Trunks came to the door, he pulled Goten into a passionate kiss before he left his friend.