Okay. Sorry it took me so long to update, but I am determined to finish this story. It's all Jyler romance from here on out, so enjoy. Review, please!
Jeremy woke up with visions of the past night dancing in his head. Before he opened his eyes, he silently wished that it wasn't a dream. He slowly opened one eye, then the other. He found himself lying in the floor of the Lockwood parlor. He then thought for a moment that everything had in fact been a dream when he noticed that he was dressed in his boxers and jeans, but no shirt.
He knew, however, that he had not been dreaming when he noticed a condom wrapper stuck to his left foot, and another one a few feet away on the coffee table. He smiled to himself when all of the memories started flooding back to him. Tyler must of gotten him dressed. That was nice, but wait. Where was Tyler?
Jeremy sat up and glanced around for any sign of Tyler. Then, he noticed a bright yellow sticky note on his over-night bag.
As he walked closer, he saw that the note said…
Jer,
Don't pull a flip-out. I remember what happened, and I want to talk about it. I got tired of waiting for you to get up, so I went for a drive. I'm bringing breakfast, and we'll talk when I get back. Hope you slept well…be back soon.
Tyler.
Jeremy chuckled to himself as he finished reading the note. He could picture Tyler agonizing over what to say and how to write it. In fact, if he looked in a trash can, he would probably find a bunch of the little yellow papers with half- written notes on them.
Just then, he heard Tyler drive up. He was momentarily nervous, but he got a hold of himself. He glanced at his shirt on the floor. He moved to put it on, but thought better of it.
"Jer?" Tyler called from the front door, breakfast in a large brown bag in his hand. "If you left while I was gone, you're a dick!" he finished as he rounded the corner into the parlor and stopped short when he saw Jeremy.
"Last time I checked, you're the one who slipped out while I was sleeping." Jeremy said, walking slowly towards him.
"Hey, I left a note! And you sleep way too late. I'm an early riser, so…" Tyler began to protest. Then, Jeremy silenced him with his lips.
The kiss was different from the night before. It was sweet and soft and simple. When Jeremy pulled away, all Tyler could do was smile like an idiot.
"I read the note. Thanks for breakfast." Jeremy said simply, taking the bag from him, while Tyler followed him into the kitchen.
"Wow, Ty. How many pastries do you think we need?" Jeremy asked, taking out all sorts of bagels and muffins and cream pastries.
"I didn't know what you'd want. I know how you take your coffee, but not really what you eat for breakfast…" Tyler answered shyly, walking over to the counter and starting the coffee. Then, he grabbed a blueberry muffin and sat across from Jeremy at the island.
"So…" Jeremy began, nibbling at a bear claw.
"Yeah…so…" Tyler said back.
"Okay, let's not do this. This whole "awkward morning after" thing. It's not like I'm some drunk chick you picked up at a party. I'm your best friend. We need to talk about this." Jeremy said.
"You're right. I mean, we both knew it was coming sooner or later." Tyler answered.
Jeremy was shocked by Tyler's bluntness, but then again…that was Tyler. "Yeah. I just don't want stuff to be weird. You know, the whole transition from friends to…whatever we are now." he said.
"What do you want us to be?" Tyler asked hopefully, glancing up at him.
"I don't know. I mean, last night was incredible, and I'd like to just say what I'm thinking, but I don't want to freak you out." Jeremy tried to explain.
"Just say it, because I'm pretty sure we're thinking the same thing." Tyler said, surprising Jeremy again by reaching over and giving his hand and encouraging squeeze.
"I want to be with you, alright? I want to hang out and hook up without feeling weird about it. And I'm sorry if what I'm about to say makes you feel weird, but I am not ready to come out yet." Jeremy explained.
"What do you mean, come out?" Tyler asked, although he knew what was coming.
Jeremy sighed and said, "Tyler, we had sex last night, and we're not going to be able to be together if we can't even admit it to each other."
"I know you're right. It just feels weird. I've never thought of being with a guy as a possibility. But, I feel the same way. I want us to get used to whatever this is first, and then we'll talk about telling people. Okay?" Tyler answered.
Jeremy smiled and breathed a sigh of relief. This time, it was Tyler's turn to lean over and initiate the kiss. When they pulled apart, Tyler said breathlessly, "You distracted me. Now my coffee's cold." He got up and opened the microwave to put his cup in.
"Will you warm mine up too?" Jeremy asked, holding out his cup.
"Fine, but only if you put on a shirt so I don't get distracted again." Tyler answered, taking the coffee and shooting a heated glance at Jeremy's midsection.
"Sorry, dude. Shirtless breakfast." Jeremy said with a smirk.
"Well, in that case…" Tyler said, pulling his own shirt over his head.
The two boys looked at each other for a moment before moving in for a kiss. Jeremy slipped his tongue into Tyler's mouth and before long, they picked up where the had left off the night before. Only this time, there was a microwave beeping in the background.
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