Perfection

Part 2

George walked back into their bunk and saw Lennie sprawled on the bed crying.  He sighed thinking softly, Crazy son of a bitch...

George sat down on the bed next to Lennie, "Lennie?"

Lennie sniffled and looked up and huddled the dead puppy close under his overalls out of George's view, "G-George?"

George looked at his best friend straight in the eye, "Lennie, give me the puppy."

"W-W-What?"

"Lennie, gimme the damn puppy."

Lennie gave up and reached into his overalls and gave it to George crying. The puppy lay limp in George's hands and he sighs, "Lennie-"

"I know George! I know! I done a very bad thing!" Lennie sobbed. George shook his head chuckling a little.

"Lennie I'm not mad about this."

The big, innocent man's crying lessened and he whispered softly, "Y-You aren't, George?"

"No...I just want you to swear something to me..."

"W-What..."

"Y-You don't got nothing to do with Curley's wife in the barn right?"

Lennie froze and bite his lip and near tears, in fear of George disbelieving, "I-I-I swear George! W-We just t-talked!"

"You promise?"

Lennie nodded sadly, a tear rolling down his cheek, "S-S-She o-o-offered m-me to touch h-her hair...but I said no, George...I remembered what happened in Weed..."

George's eyes widened, THIS DAMN LUNATIC REMEMBERED?!

He held back his shock and nodded approvingly, "A-Alright Lennie...it's okay...just wanted to ask...Curley damn near tried to come after you again."

Lennie covered his face and shook his head wailing, "No! No! George! I don't want no trouble!"

George soothed, "Shh shhh Lennie it's alright..."

Lennie felt so soothed by his best friend's voice...it felt like...

~Flashback~

"George...what's love?" Lennie asked randomly.

George ate his beans and cocked an eyebrow at him, "What?"

"W-What's love?"

George set the beans down and sighed, "Pretty damn hard question with your brain."

"What's love? Tell me please?"

George chuckled and looked up at the sky, "Love is...thinking...about someone so god damn all the time...and knowing you'll do anything for 'em...they give you a purpose...they give you hope...they give you...happiness..."

Lennie was less puzzled, "D-D-Do you love someone George?"

"Yeah..." he looked at his best friend, "and they don't even know it..."

~Flashback End~

Love, he finally got it...Lennie looked up at George into his eyes. George's heart beat through his chest...Damn it,  he thought. The stare Lennie gave him swelled him with anxiety and longing...he couldn't...it was wrong...he knew he had that thing for Lennie...but to the whole world...it was wrong...maybe not for them...but it was wron-

Lennie pressed his lips to George's...