Proposal

Chapter 15

When Angel fell asleep, Husker carefully carried him up to his room and tucked him in bed. He didn't leave him though. He curled up on the floor with Fat Nuggets, who cuddled with him the entire time. Falling asleep took time, and he was sure the sun was rising by the time his mind finally quieted down from the fury he felt. This night, he didn't dream of that blessedly cursed week, but instead of something more horrific. He dreamed of watching Angel getting hurt, but being completely unable to do anything to stop it, trapped in a cage. Husker only woke up when the Angel in his dream started screaming his name, begging him to stop it.

"Husker!" Sitting up almost had his head colliding with Angel's. If the man hadn't fallen backwards, he definitely would have. Putting both hands on the ground behind him, he looked around the room as his brain started catching up to reality, still partially looking for Valentino. "Hey, are you okay? See, this is why I didn't wanna tell you all that shit, now it's gonna be all you think about." The spider started what was clearly going to be a rant, but Husker wasn't having it. Shaking his head, he held up a hand.

"That... that wasn't about what you told me last night." He lied. Of course he was gonna lie though. He didn't want Angel to feel any worse than he already did. "That was about..." He tried to look for an excuse and only came up with one. "This thing that happened when I was alive. Angel cocked his head and Husker sighed. He might as well as tell him, after all he knew so much about Angel it was insane. "When I was alive I had horrible luck with relationships. Well... this one time I had this... fling. It last a week and just as fast as the guy came he was gone. I never saw him again after that." Angel made himself comfortable on the floor by dragging his pillows and a blanket down, covering them both.

"So, what happened?" Husker raised a brow at the question.

"What?"

"What happened between you and this guy that you still have nightmares about?" Husker cringed but the expectant look on the spider's face was the first real light he'd seen from the man in days, and it warmed a little part of his heart. Sighing he thought back to that week and everything that had happened.

"I met him in a bar and we hit it off pretty fast. I didn't exactly expect to... well... I didn't expect to fall in love with him."

The moment the door to the motel room closed, he was pulling Tony in his arms. Stealing the blond's lips was the best feeling he'd had all day. Ever since the last time he'd stolen them. Walking the man backwards until he was pressed against the door, John went right for the buttons of his shirt. When he moved down to nip and suck on Tony's neck, the blond chuckled. "Wasting no time because I have to go back earlier today?" John buried his fingers in the wild curls and smiled.

"We could just end up stopping halfway through." Looking at the other man, he watched him pretend to think.

"No, no, I think this is fine." Smiling, he stole Tony's lips again as he quickly slipped each button through its mooring. Throwing the fabric panels to the side, he touched the soft skin and couldn't fight the sigh of pleasure. Running his hands along the blond's sides, he wrapped his arms around him and spun him around to walk him to the bed. Laying Tony down, he sat up to take the man in fully. "So, what does your wife think about this, again?" John chuckled and shook his head.

"You know, you gotta have a wife for her to think anything of anything." Stealing another kiss, he ran his fingers lightly down his lovers stomach before hooking them on Tony's pants. "And what about yours?" The man burst into laughter.

"You think I'm married? Seriously?" Well, that answered that question in a millisecond.

"So wait, does that mean you think I look that much older than you? That I so clearly have got to have a wife?" Tony shook his head and laughed before sitting up and running his hands up John's chest.