Okay, first of all, I am so sorry I took SO long to update this! I haven't been writing for six weeks or so, a bit of personal stuff that just generally sucked away my inspiration to write! But I managed to bash out this chapter, which had been half written for ages. I've been working on a couple of other stories too, but I've been struggling my way through this block but after managing to write this chapter hopefully I've dislodged it. Anyway, enjoy, and you should know, I will never leave this particular fic unfinished, no matter how long it takes me to update - there's always an update coming at some point!

Secondly, the year I mention in this chapter… I think it's right, I tried to work it out, but writing this, especially with my break, it was difficult to accurately remember the timeline so I think the year is right?! Feel free to correct me. I went by the third movie, they would've started college 08 ? Enjoy.

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The next morning, Troy woke up with yet another prominent bulge. He ran his hand down, and ran his fingers over his boxers. He let out a frustrated moan and found his phone with his other hand.

"Please tell me you finished your assignment?!" Troy groaned down the phone when Chad answered.

"Nope." Chad laughed. "Nearly. God, Troy, it's 10am, do you ever wind down?"

"Not with you as my boyfriend." Troy laughed. "Maybe I'll have to come to terms with having a permanent boner."

"Not if I can help it." Chad said. "I'll be finished in an hour. Why don't you come by, we can move some of my stuff. And maybe say goodbye to my room in style."

"Sounds good." Troy grinned. "Really good."

"So count to 3600 and come over."

"What?" Troy sighed.

"In an hour's time, make your way over." Chad sighed, with a laugh. "You're suffering with no college, lunkhead basketball man."

"Shut up."

"Come round and shut me up."

"You just wait." Troy groaned. "See you in an hour... And a bit."

Troy smiled, and hung up the phone. He climbed out of bed, cursing the painful stiffness in his boxers.

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Troy looked up at the clock. It had been just over an hour since he'd called Chad, and so he bounded down to his truck, and jumped in. This was it - he was about to start helping Chad move in. He was filled with excitement; all the way through his life, he'd never felt himself get bored of Chad's company, and now he was gonna live with him. When they were growing up, they spent so much time together, that they practically lived together. He felt no apprehension - he was expecting every moment to be awesome.

When he arrived at Chad's dorm, he couldn't jump out of his truck and speed walk inside fast enough. Chad, sat inside, grinned to himself upon hearing the shrill, desperate knocking.

"Jeez." Chad grinned, opening the door. "Even your knock is horny."

Troy blushed, barging past Chad, and stepping into the room. He looked around at the bare room.

"Wow, this is weird." He smiled, eyeing the boxes in the corner.

"Yeah I know. I can't believe I'm leaving here. It was home for a year and a half."

"Aw." Troy smiled, approaching Chad from behind and wrapping his arms around his waist. "Sad, huh. But hey, we're gonna make our apartment special, yeah? Make it home for years to come."

"Yeah." Chad said, taking in a breath. "I guess. But it was kinda you and Gab's place first…"

"Now it's mine and yours." Troy insisted, planting a small kiss on Chad's neck. "We'll make it ours. Okay?"

"I guess." Chad smiled. "Yeah."

Troy gave Chad a little squeeze.

"So, how about we take some of this stuff down to my truck."

"What? And use all our energy?" Chad grinned. "I was hoping to be using it all for something else."

"What? And use all our energy?" Troy repeated. "And have none left to move any boxes?"

"Uh, yeah." Chad laughed, with a slight look of confusion. "I know what I'd rather be doing."

"Chad, the sooner we move you in, the sooner we can spend every waking moment in bed."

"You make a good point."

Troy gently hit Chad in the chest, and picked up a box, that ended up being heavier than it looked. Troy frowned and balanced it on his knee, as he opened the door.

"Come on." He sighed to Chad. "The sooner we get it done.."

"Okay, okay." Chad grinned, picking up a box.

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About forty minutes later, Troy returned to Chad's room after taking the last box down to his truck. Chad was lay on his bed, eyes closed.

"Dude, I'm exhausted." Chad sighed. "All I wanna do is sleep."

"C'mon, you can't be THAT tired." Troy grinned, laying next to Chad, on his side. "What happened to saying goodbye to this room in style, huh?"

Chad opened his eyes and glanced to the side to look at Troy.

"Too tired." He shrugged with a slight grin.

"Are you sure?!" Troy said, squeezing Chad's thigh. Chad rolled his eyes and squirmed slightly.

"I hate you." Chad groaned, turning on his side to face Troy, and propping his head up on his arm.

"I know." Troy grinned, as he felt Chad run a fingertip over his lips. Troy kissed Chad's finger.

"I can't believe we're gonna live together." Chad whispered, shuffling himself closer to Troy, and placing his hand on the small of his back.

"I feel so grown up." Troy whispered back with a smile. "Somehow… it feels more real this time. More real than with Gabi."

"It's a little scary. But kinda awesome." Chad grinned, leaning in and pecking Troy on his lips.

"Chad, you know…" Troy fidgeted a little, avoiding contact with Chad's eyes. "You do know… I love you?"

Chad's grin grew wider, enjoying the blush tainting Troy's cheeks.

"Yeah. I know." He shrugged. "…and… I love you too."

"Good." Troy laughed, running his hands under Chad's shirt. "Now that's settled… we have some goodbyes to say to your room."

Chad grinned as he let Troy remove his shirt.

"You're so full of good ideas, Troy."

"Stop talking!"

Chad obeyed, silencing his own lips against Troy's, as he reached for Troy's belt buckle, pulling it open. He smiled, Troy groaned as Chad's hand grazed his straining boxers.

"I forgot you were ready to explode." Chad grinned at Troy, purposely grazing his fingertips over Troy again.

"Argh!" Troy growled. "You're such a fucking tease."

"Language, Mr Bolton."

"Shut up."

Troy dug his fingers in Chad's chest, and ran them down to his hips. His fingertips felt the hot skin, starting to dampen with perspiration as both of their breath quickened. Troy found Chad's bellybutton, and trailed his fingers along the hair below, until he reached the barrier of his jeans.

He swiftly pulled the button open, unzipping as Chad's lips caressed his own. Troy was pleased to discover with his hands that Chad was just as excited as him. He started to kiss down Chad's chest, meeting the marks he'd made with his fingers moments before.

Troy's breath on his chest drove Chad wild and within seconds, jeans and boxers were flying around the room. Troy pushed Chad down onto the bed, getting on top of him, and pressing his chest against Chad's.

"I love you." He whispered breathlessly, before returning back to making his way down Chad's chest. Chad ushered his hands into Troy's hair, sharply taking in breath as he felt his mouth wrap around his manhood.

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Troy opened his eyes. Chad was still asleep. He glanced at the clock - 2.50pm. He'd completely forgotten it was the middle of the day - Saturday? He had to stop and think for a moment what day it was.

"Chad." Troy shook Chad gently. "Wake up."

"You… what? Wake up… go away."

"Chad!"

Chad groaned and opened his eyes.

"I'm sleepy."

"It's 3pm. I don't wanna sound like your Mom, but if you sleep too much now you won't sleep tonight. Now wake up."

Chad rolled his eyes and sat up slightly.

"Happy? What's the hurry anyway? I'm not even supposed to move in until Monday, and all my stuff is in your truck. And - in all fairness - it's probably all been stolen by poor desperate students by now."

"I covered it, genius. No one knows under that plastic sheet is a pile of cheap crap."

"Shut up." Chad laughed. "Well I think we successfully, uh… un-christened this room."

"Yeah." Troy smiled. "Some poor, unsuspecting, probably homophobic student will get this room, sleep on this bed, and have no idea what happened on it."

"I have an idea." Chad laughed, getting out of bed. He nodded at Troy to do the same. He pulled the bed slightly away from the wall, climbed back onto it, and got a pen from his bedside table. He started to scribble on the wall.

'Troy and Chad. Hot and heavy. 2010.'

"Chad!" Troy's eyes widened in horror. "You do remember that neither of us are publicly out?!"

"Troy, please." Chad rolled his eyes. "No one's gonna find this for at least… 2 years? When they will probably repaint it anyway."

Troy's face was frozen on his frowning expression, and he was staring at Chad.

"By the way, Chad…" He said quietly. "Are you planning anytime soon on telling your parents? You know, that you're gay and in love with your lifelong best friend and are moving in with him?"

"Um… no… do you want me to? And anyway, I'm not gay."

"Bi, whatever. Take your time, dude. But you really should think about it." Troy shrugged.

"You should know, Troy, that your parents told my parents that you're gay."

"Really?!" Troy exclaimed. "Well. That was out of order. What did they say?"

"Not much. They seem cool with it, really, but then again, you're not their son. Somehow, I think it would be different if they knew about me."

"When you choose to tell them, I'll be here for you." Troy smiled.

"I know." Chad smiled back. "Thanks."

Chad pushed the bed back against the wall, and threw himself down on it.

"Get up." Troy laughed. "Let's get some clothes on and go and grab a late lunch. I'm starving."

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A/N - I spent like a month working on this chapter, when I FINALLY finished it, excitedly went to upload it - FF went down! Typical. Reviews please :)