steal my breath: a riley/zane fanfic
chapter 7: i'll wait for you
Riley and Zane walked out of school hand in hand the next day. Much to their surprise, no one yelled slurs at them or tried to beat them up—hopefully that would still be true after football practice.
They walked into the locker room to find it empty, save for Sav in the corner, taking off his equipment.
Zane grunted, and Sav turned around.
"Oh, hey, guys!" he exclaimed cheerfully. That was Sav for you; ever the ray of sunshine. "Practice is canceled—just got a text from Drew."
"Oh, um…okay. Your house, Rile?" Zane asked his boyfriend, who was plastered to his side.
"Sure, babe."
"Oh, yeah, guys…I saw the picture Bianca posted, and just to let you know, I think you two are perfect for each other and really cute together." Sav smiled at them; it was obviously important to him that they knew he was still fully on their side.
"Thanks, bro," Riley said. "I think me and Zane are gonna head out now, but we'll see you tomorrow, yeah?"
"I'll be here." Sav grinned.
The two boys walked the two miles to Riley's house and set up camp in his room to study.
"Baby?" Zane called across the spacious bed. "Wanna quiz me on my French verbs in the conditional?"
"Bien sûr, mon amour," Riley dit. "Gimme flashcards."
Zane produced the cards. "Just go in order—I messed 'em up after class."
"Alrighty. Ils, venir."
"Ils viendront."
"Good. Nous, pouvoir." Riley beamed at his boyfriend.
"Nous…pourrions," Zane said hesitantly.
"2 for 2."
"My football stud," Zane giggled.
"Je t'aime. Je, vouloir."
"Je voulais."
"Close…that's imparfait."
"Je voudrais?"
"You're amazing," Riley sighed.
"Tu m'embrasse?"
"Oui. Tout les temps, si je pourrais."
The two boys locked lips and made out for a while; long enough that they lost control of the kiss and, when they finally came back into full consciousness, found themselves horizontal, Riley on top of Zane. They kept kissing anyway, though.
"Oh, mmm, Rile…are you…do you…"
"Are you ready?"
"I…" Zane sat up and pulled his man close. "I want candles and flowers and romance, baby. Call me selfish, but I—"
'You want candles and flowers and incredible lovemaking in dim light? Then that's what you're gonna get, my love. I'd be happy doing it under those circumstances or right here, right now—it's what you want that matters to me."
Zane happy-sighed. "I really, really love you, babe. Sure you don't want…like, a handjob or something?"
They'd lost their hand virginity after their date the previous night; with his mom's permission, he'd spent the night at Riley's condo.
"I wanna hold you, and snuggle you. Nap?" Riley grinned as he enveloped his boyfriend in his arms.
"I never can say no to you," Zane told him. They drifted off to sleep in each other's arms, basking in the pure love each found in the other.