Bad Day (Mötley Crüe)

Runaway

They didn't say too much during the fifteen minutes it took to get back to the motel. Tommy still held onto Nikki's hand, gently bumping into each others shoulders. They quietly made their way to their room, closing the door behind them and setting their food down.

"Nikki...?" Tommy started to say.

He kept his head down at the floor and wrapped his arms around himself. Nikki didn't say anything, he just walked over and wrapped his arms around Tommy, gently touching his face and hair. He felt Tommy tremble against him and heard him sniffle a bit.

"Shh..." Nikki nuzzled his nose into Tommy's hair.

"They told me to go back!" Tommy cried. "I... I..." he sobbed into Nikki's neck.

"Shh... nobody's gonna make you go back, nobody... you belong here, you belong here with Vince... with me" Nikki whispered. "And Mick will protect you, just like he protected me, from all the bad guys, and I'll be here to support you through everything. You wanna eat something?" He asked. He cupped Tommy's face.

"Yeah, yeah, that is a good idea" Tommy said.

Nikki smiled gently and wiped the tears from Tommy's face. He gave Tommy one last squeeze before letting him go. Tommy cupped Nikki's cheek before leaning and kissing the other one. Nikki blushed.

They grabbed their bag of food and sat on the bed across from each other. Nikki took the boxes out and set the bag on the floor. He started munching on his fries when he noticed Tommy wasn't eating, he was just picking at his food. He picked up a fry and held it out, getting Tommy to look at it.

"Hey... it's okay" Nikki said. "Open" he said.

Tommy giggled softly and opened his mouth, biting down on the fry. Tommy picked up one of his own, and held it in front of Nikki's face.

"Open" he said.

Nikki blushed and chuckled quietly, opening his mouth and let Tommy put the fry in.

"You are cute, quit playing with your food" Tommy teased.

"Quit playin with your food" Nikki teased back. "I'm gonna go grab us a drink from the vending machine in the hall, whaddya want to drink?" He asked.

"Hmm... surprise me" Tommy said.

"Ooh, that's a dangerous game man" Nikki chuckled.

Nikki slipped out of their room and into the hallway. Tommy looked back at his food and slowly picked at his fries until Nikki returned a few minutes later. He sat there patiently, waiting for Nikki to return.

They told each other life stories as they sipped on bottled sweet tea. They laughed, nearly cried, but they felt even closer.

"Oh, almost forgot" Nikki said. He reached into the bag and pulled out a plastic container with what looked like homemade chocolate cake. "Forgot she threw this in for us... cuz y'know, what's a date without a little chocolate" he said quietly.

He took one of the plastic forks from the back and popped open the plastic. He picked up a forkful of cake and held it out for Tommy. Tommy giggled, opening his mouth. Nikki smiled at Tommy's innocent happiness.

They continued to feed each other cake and laid on the bed when they finished. Tommy nearly lulled Nikki to sleep when he started playing with his hair. He stroked his cheeks gently with the back of his index finger. He hovered over Nikki slightly as he caressed his face gently.

Tommy hooked his finger under Nikki's chin, flicking his eyes to his lips. He brushed his thumb over Nikki's bottom lip before pull it down slightly and leaning in. He hesitated for a moment, but when he felt Nikki's hands on his neck and shoulders, he slotted their lips together.