Tenement Funster

Because I Used To Love Her...But It's All Over Now

It it the best birthday present he is pretty sure he ever got and couldn't help the massive grin that erupted on his face.  No one had ever said they had fallen in love with him.  At least not someone he cared about hearing it from.

"I have to say Brian...that would have turned the tide on me picking the car over you..."  Roger admitted.  Brian smirked at him as he kept his gaze on the glowing blond.  The latter clearly happy to hear his confession of love.  "But I'd already made my choice so I guess I'll consider this a bonus..."  Roger teased.   Brian ran his fingers over the blond's lips.  

"I meant what I said...so I hope you're taking me seriously..."  Brian argued.  Roger nodded and then puckered his lips over the long fingers dancing over them.  Kissing the tips.

"I know you're serious..."  Roger told him soberly as he pulled Brian's fingers away from his mouth and formed an earnest expression.  "I'm being serious too..."  Roger advised as he peered up at the man who had stolen his heart.  "I love you too..."  he revealed.  

Brian's eyes lit up at the news and pulled the smaller man into a fervent kiss.   One that the blond readily allowed.  The tall man lifted him from the floor.  Roger gasped at his action but loved the feeling of being swept off his feet.  Brian was ecstatic to know they both felt the same way.  After a lingering kiss he finally released his grip on Roger and lowered him to the floor.  The men gazed at each other.  Both a little love sick as Roger kept his hands on Brian's chest.  

"So..."  Roger said to him.  "If I love you and you love me...where do we go from here?"  he questioned.  Needing to get to the heart of the matter since he had to go break up with Mel.  "I need to know since I've got to go tell Mel I'm not going with her tomorrow or thereafter..."  he reminded the tall man.  Brian grinned at him as he took hold of Roger's hand and led him over to the dining table.  The newspaper was opened and spread across the table.  The classifieds section on display.  Roger instantly saw several hand drawn circles around some notices.  They were for flats to let.  He looked up at Brian in surprise.  "Are you moving?"  Roger asked with hope in his heart.  Brian nodded to him.

"Yes..."  he confirmed.  "I know I can't go back to my place if I want to see you so I'm trying to find a place I can afford on my own..." he explained as he pointed to a few of the circled notices.  

"You'd do that for me?"  Roger asked in disbelief.  Brian smiled at him.

"I'm doing it for both of us..."  he replied.  "I want to be truer to myself...like I said...so I need to change the way I live if I am going to do that...and it starts by getting out of that flat..."  he advised.  "I'm afraid I can only afford a bedsit on my own so I've found the ones which seem feasible and I will start looking right away..."   Roger smiled widely at him.  Ready to reveal some news of his own.  

"I'm going to move too..."  Roger divulged.  Brian's eyes went wide.  

"Why?"  he questioned.  "You've got a nice place here..."  Brian said and then realized it would make things easier for him if he could avoid seeing his cousins.    "Of course...steering clear of Stanley and Margo is good for me..."  he stated as Roger nodded agreement.

"I think after I break it off with Mel things around here will get tense, so I figure I am better off finding a new place..."  Roger told him.  

"Where would you go?"  Brian questioned.  "How would you pay for a place?"  Brian recalled that Mrs. Whitmere covered his rent but didn't know what would happen if Roger moved.  Of course, Roger didn't know that Brian was aware of this.  

"I'll figure it out..."  he replied.  "For now though...I've got to tell Mel it's over..."  Roger stated.  "I can't lead her on any longer..."  Brian nodded agreement as he saw determination set in the blond's face.  He placed his hand on Roger's shoulder.  Trying to give him support.