Campfire Road

Love for a Poet

Jazapie slips from the bed again, gets two steps and thinks his made it, but Dean asks, "Still can't sleep?"

Jazapie sighs, "My mind is on one after another."

Dean sits up in bed, "Look, I know it's not my place, but I'm too tired to give a shit of etiquette now.

"You say you bring your troubles here.
"Will do more good if we talk about them."

Jazapie sits on the desk and folds his legs in to untwist his snug pants he's been tossing and turning in.
"I've one less now that we have a solid cure for you."

Dean shakes his head, "You shouldn't just think of me.
"Redrushroom threatens everyone in the underworld in one way or another."

Jazapie admits, "You are the only one that matters to me.
"You and your father are the only ones who get treatment without paying for it."

Dean rolls his eyes, "You are such a liar.
"You do way too much for humanity for anyone who knows to believe you don't love them all."

Jazapie hangs his legs over the edge, "Because I love you, I tend your kind.
"They have no personal value to me.
"Don't forget I have the highest numbers for an assistant exterminator."

Dean huffs as he gets out of the bed, "Your skinwalkers do that.
"Your actual kills are only higher than mine cause of your time operating the incinerator.

"Are you gonna tell me what's keeping us awake?"

Jazapie admits, "Three lines of thought are keeping me up.
"Two of them would be rude to discuss with you."

Dean shakes his shorts to straighten them, "So, now I gotta know."

Jazapie shakes his head slowly, "I do not want to upset you.
"I've a line of thought on Eric, one on you with a side of Romon and Jake."

Dean feels a rush as he fusses, "The fuck you thinking about Jake for?"

Jazapie smiles, "Was that jealousy?"

Dean clears his throat and sits back on the bed, "I'd like to deny that and pretend it didn't happen."

Jazapie offers, "Tell me which way you are jealous and if it's the one I don't care about I'll forget about."

Dean huffs, "Ain't no fuckin' way I'd be jealous on Jake's account.

"Was just a territorial response.
"Completely out of line, I know."

Jazapie teases, "And here I thought you didn't want me."

Dean flips him off, "Not baiting me like that.
"Ya know it's complicated between us."

Jazapie shrugs, "Not for me.
"I love you.
"You are my favorite love."

Dean frowns, "We're close, but I get you.
"Your not in-love with me anymore than I'm in-love with you.

"Like to you is love to most people.
"What you call love is just those you like especially.
"You've never loved full on.
"Not sure you really can or at least would allow yourself emotion beyond what you feel for Cherry and I."

Jazapie nods, "Before Eric hacked my brain, I would have agreed with you, but you are mostly right.

"What I feel for Eric is level up from what I feel for you.
"It's just so different."

Dean shakes his head, "That's too much to even imagine.
"Doubt it left any room for romance between you."

Jazapie admits, "We enjoy pleasuring each other, but it's just to feel our closeness.
"It is very different."