The next morning Enjolras walked into the bathroom to brush his teeth. The room was steamy because one of his roommates was showering. He was still drowsy and sore from the fight last night. He scrubbed his teeth with the toothbrush, sighing heavily as he did.
The shower turned off, the person yawned, and stepped out. Enjolras bent over the sink to spit the toothpaste out. He gargled water before looking up. In the foggy mirror, he could tell that it was Combeferre who was getting out of the shower.
Without thinking he turned around, and he blushed immediately. Combeferre was grappling around for the towel that blended in to the steam and colors of the bathroom. He was legally blind without his glasses, but he did not have them with him.
Enjolras walked over and handed him the towel. "Good morning, Vegas." He said.
Combeferre jumped back, snatching the towel and wrapping it around his waist. His face turned bright red. "Oh, Julien, I didn't know you were in here." He said.
Enjolras laughed slightly. "Nothing I didn't enjoy." He said, stepping closer to Combeferre.
The other man's face turned even redder. "Stop it, Jules, you're making me blush." He said.
"Oh, I can see that." He said.
Enjolras' eyes scanned Combeferre's body. His upper body had sharp outlining of muscles. "Good Lord, why didn't I notice you had such a nice body before?" He mumbled.
"Stop it!" Combeferre exclaimed, grinning as his face continued to go red.
Enjolras laughed. "Whatever." He reached over to the counter, grabbed Combeferre's glasses, and placed them on his face. "Where are your glasses?" He asked.
Combeferre looked around the room, trying to navigate over to the counter. His hand felt over the smooth surface, but he couldn't find them. "Oh, where are they?" He mumbled. "Do you see them?"
Enjolras laughed. "Yeah, why?"
Combeferre walked over to Enjolras and pressed his forehead to his. He could then see the black rims of his glasses. He grinned and shoved Enjolras playfully.
"Give them back." He said.
Enjolras sighed in defeat and removed the glasses from his face. He slid them over Combeferre's eyes, so he could see.
"You really are blind, Vegas. I don't know how you can live like that." He said.
Combeferre shrugged and opened the door to the bathroom, walking towards his room. "I was just born like that. Couldn't actually see until I was five years old when they did the pre-kindergarten test." He replied.
Enjolras grabbed the shaving cream and spread it on his face. "Hey, speaking of kindergarten, where's Nathan?" He asked.
"I don't know…didn't he have a morning 'meeting' with Prouvaire?"
"I guess." Enjolras grabbed the razor and began to carefully shave his morning stubble.
Combeferre returned to the bathroom in his clothes: A white button up hidden under a blue sweater vest, and a pair of black skinny jeans. He wrapped his arms around Enjolras' waist.
"Are we gonna tell him?" He asked.
Enjolras shrugged, washing his razor off with water before continuing. "I don't think it'll be a hard thing to tell him…I haven't even told Sierra yet. I sent her a text last night saying we should break up." He said.
"What about our friends? R, Andre, Jehan, Marius…"
Enjolras washed the remaining shaving cream off his face and wiped the water with a towel. He turned around so he could look Combeferre in the eyes.
"I don't know what to do, Vegas…they know about you, but not about me. Just going into the cafe holding hands and being all Prouvaire-like will get them crazy."
"I'm NOT a Prouvaire!"
Enjolras laughed. "I know, I know…how long did you wait to tell me that you were gay?" He said.
Combeferre thought for a moment. "About a day. I had to tell someone and telling Nathan would just make him pry out who I had my eyes on. It was you…" He said.
Enjolras grinned and pressed a small kiss to his bottom lip. Combeferre smiled warmly. "Go on and get dressed. I told R last night that we'd be at the cafe early." He said.
The blond obeyed. He changed into his red hoodie and worn out blue jeans before joining Combeferre outside of the apartment. Together, they walked down the street to a nearby Cafe that looked run down on the outside, but was busy on the inside.
They walked inside and were immediately greeted by people who regularly bought coffee in the morning. A short, young woman with brown hair waved at them. "They're in the back." She said.
That was Musichetta Joly, the wife of Andre Joly.
Combeferre grinned and waved back before heading to a door that he opened. Inside, there were about eight men and four women. They were sat around a table, drinking coffee and laughing.
Enjolras sat down next to Courfeyrac, who was busy kissing his boyfriend. Combeferre sat down next to him. A freckled-face man slid two coffees across the table.
"Good morning." He said.
That was Marius Pontmercy. He was a lawyer that worked with Enjolras. His wife, Cosette, sat at his side.
Enjolras grinned. "Hey, thanks." He said.
Combeferre leaned over to Enjolras, looking at Courfeyrac and Jehan. "How long do you think they've been doing that?" He asked.
Enjolras shrugged. "Probably for the last ten minutes." He said, laughing.
Courfeyrac sat up straight and took a sip of his coffee. Combeferre looked to Enjolras. Enjolras could tell by the look in his eye what he wanted him to do. He nodded slightly before turning to Courfeyrac.
"Hey, Nathan." He said. Courfeyrac made no reaction. "Good morning…" Still no response. "I've got to tell you something very important…" Nothing. Enjolras took in a deep breath. "I'm gay."
Courfeyrac's eyes widened and he spat his coffee out across the table. "YOU'RE GAY?" He yelled.
Everyone turned to look at Enjolras. His face was turning bright red. "Um…yeah." He whispered.
Grantaire smiled and looked to Combeferre. "Oh, yeah? Are you dating anyone yet?" He asked.
All eyes were on Enjolras. "V-v-vegas…." He said.
There was a long silence. Then Joly started laughing. "It's about time!" He said.
Everyone cheered and clapped. Enjolras blushed even more and buried his face in Combeferre's chest. "How long did they know you liked me?" He whispered.
"Long enough." Combeferre replied.