Sun and Shadow

Chapter 15 - Save the Citizen

Jude took a breath as he finished tying his shoelace trying to avoid looking over at Connor who was fastening his jeans, still shirtless, but he failed and looked over only to see Connor looking over at him at the same time. Their eyes met and both blushed and Jude tried, he really tried, to keep it in, but he started giggling.

Connor snickered which caused Jude to blush again. "Jude" Connor said trying to sound firm, but with a way too happy voice.

"Sorry!" Jude apologizes still giggling as he reached for his other shoe. He finally got some control and they both were able to focus again.

They managed to stay quiet for a few minutes when Jude looked back and saw Connor pulling on his shirt. He had a clear view of Connor's chest and abs and since the shirt was over his face he didn't worry about getting caught looking but he got lost in the view and then heard "Jude!" Connor said laughing again.

Jude blushed and turned away "I know" he said a mix of guilt and happiness. "I...it's just..." he started blushing and giggling again. Which of course set Connor off on his laughing.

Jude finally regained enough control to start taking slow, deep breaths. Gaining some control he finally looked over at Connor and seeing him fully clothed helped. But then he caught a flash of their shower and he lost it all over again.

Connor, who was desperately trying to get his own control, gave up and grabbed ahold of Jude and pulled him into a hug and when Jude paused to look up, Connor seized the chance and leaned in to kiss Jude fiercely. Suddenly the giggles were gone and their breath was being used for something else. After what seemed like forever they pulled apart but stayed close.

"Better?" Connor whispered.

"Different problem" Jude said with a smirk and glanced down.

"My eyes are up here" Connor teased.

"I know" Jude answered but didn't look up for another moment before he looked at the blonde and smiled. "Okay...think I have control...at least for a minute or so."

"Well you better because if we start giggling and blushing, I am fairly sure our friends will figure out something is up" Connor said resting his forehead against Jude's.

Jude groaned. "I have to work with Melissa next remember? Trying to keep what happened out of my mind is going to be hard."

Connor snickered. "Hard" he snorted.

Jude punched him. "Pervert!"

"I'm serious Jude" Connor said with a smile. "It's not like we did anything...technically."

Jude raised an eyebrow at his boyfriend with the barest hint of a smirk on his face.

"I've showered with teammates before you know?" Connor rationalized. "It wasn't that much different from that, you know?"

Jude laughed at the face Connor made when he said that. "Wow" Jude replied. "If I had known that you took those kinds of showers, then I would have been way more enthusiastic about joining a sports team."

Connor rolled his eyes. "Jude!"

"So tell me more about these showers with your baseball and soccer teammates" he teased. "I mean this could totally get gay kids more interested in sports!"

"Okay, fine!" Connor gave up. "We never showered together like THAT!" he admits with a laugh. "But we kept our hands above the waist, so it wasn't like we really did anything we weren't supposed to!"

Jude laughed at Connor's rationalization. "I am pretty sure that your dad and my moms would not agree with that statement" Jude teased him but then he smiled. "I will admit that it was a lot of fun. I will say that I wasn't actually meaning it when I asked you to 'wash my back' though" he confessed.