Solstice

Another Beginning

*Seth's P.O.V.*

I woke up to start the next day of my life without my boyfriend, and the feeling of being right back at square one. I checked my phone and there were no messages, no calls, not a single voice mail.

"Day six of my boring single life with the same old boring Booty O's for the same old boring morning." I said to myself setting my bowl on the table.

I sat at the table thinking to myself "It'll get better." But the other side of me was screaming "Call his ass and check on him." Why the hell was he not keeping in touch ?

"Can you pass me the milk." I heard Tyler say.

I looked up and he was in his bath towel drying his hair.

"Dude, I'll kill you if you get hair water in my Booty O's." I said calmly.

"Relax, it's all dry now. But damn, I missed under my arms."

I watched as he wiped under his arms, flexing in the process.

"What are you doing ?" I asked.

"Just drying myself, you ?"

"Trying not to laugh at you." I responded.

"Shut up, you like the guns." he said flexing again. "What should I do with my hair today ?"

"Like it matters ? It's not that long. But do the man bun, it's cute." I said patting his shoulder and taking my cereal to the couch.

"Are we watching The Real or no ? Tamar has her 'You Tried It !' segment today." I asked.

"Yeah ! It's the best part of the show !"

He sat beside me, still in his towel and honestly, he smelt really good. He scooted closer to me every five minutes, once bumping into me and again putting his arm around me. I wasn't one to complain though.

"It's been an hour, why are you still in your towel ?" I questioned.

"Why not ? I live here don't I ? Plus, do you see this face, and this body !?" he answered.

"Ain't nothing wrong with feelin yourself cause if you ain't gone feel yourself, ain't no one else gone feel yourself !" Tamar said on tv.

"Thanks Tay Tay !" Tyler clapped simultaneously

"It's not a bad view, but you raise a good point. Not a bad idea." I said as I started texting Dean. "Isn't it weird that you're doing that with a roommate though ?"

"We're bestfriends, it shouldn't matter." he said.

"Sure, I guess. I'm gonna go for a drive. I need to take my mind off things."

*Tyler's P.O.V.*

"Hey, it's me. I tried what you told me to try, but it's not working. Are you sure Dean isn't with him ?"

"I'm reading the message right now." Roman said over the phone. "I don't see us together."

"And he specifically was talking about their relationship ?"

"Man, they aren't together ! I'm being nice and trying to hook you up man ! I dealt with waaaaay too much gay stuff in the past few weeks. More than the time I helped Matt Bomber audition for Magic Mike." he complained.

"This is a dangerous game we're playing, but I trust you."

"You should. Now keep being all sexy and stuff, but like a laid back kind of sexy. That'll get him in due time." he said hanging up.

Maybe Seth was still caught up with Dean. It's been a long ride getting him here, getting them together, listening to them having sex next door. But I had to make some new moments that were just for us between us.

[Later That Afternoon]

*Dean's P.O.V.*

"Seth ? I've been calling you for days !"

"I don't have a single call from you ! You probably had the wrong number again."

"Yeah I had to call Roman and ask. It was 2545, not 2549." I said.

"Dean ! Save my damn number ! That's what the phone is for ! Damn, I've been overwhelmed thinking it was over. I really miss you. It's been almost a week."

"I know, I'm sorry, I miss you too." I said tightening some spark plugs in a car at work. "How's it going with Tyler ?"

"It's pretty much the same. I think he was with Roman for too long. He's more into himself than before."

"Doesn't sound right. Maybe it's from watching Tamra Braxton too much." I joked.

"Oh god, babe it's Tamar. But that explains a lot actually. So when are you planning your next trip here ?"

"I was thinking maybe in July. I know it's four months away, but I'm spending some time in New Jersey. More like I'm living in New Jersey." I told him.

"What the hell !? Why ?"

"I guess Ernie found an open garage there in Hackensack I think it's called. Plus the shop caught on fire by a group of kids at the preschool next door. I would've chose LA but it wasn't my decision."

"So you had to get a whole new apartment ?" he wondered.

"That's the funny thing. I didn't have money saved up after LA. I got here and was walking around broker than MC Hammer. I met this guy and he gave me a second job at a bar with him. He's letting me stay with him until I get back on my feet."

"Shit, I forgot I had a job. Well at least you're making the most of it. I wanted to tell you something that happened after you left." Seth started.

"If it's about your bumper, I can fix that anytime." I laughed. "But what happened?"

"Nevermind, I just can't stop thinking about you. I'm going crazy without you here !" he said.

"You know you're always on my mind. I have to get back to work, but I'll text you later."

With the shop burning and moving to New Jersey had me so discombobulated, I forgot about Seth. I know he was probably ready to set half of LA to waste.

As I was texting Seth, things were getting pretty steamy. He introduced me to this sexting thing. I already felt weird taking shirtless pictures in the bathroom at work, but after a while I went from shirts off to clothes off. It didn't help that the door had no lock on it. So this is how Monica Lewinsky kept in touch with Bill after that meeting.