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CHASE MAY HAVE BEEN a little shocked to see every car, plus tom's, amara's, tyler's, and two police cars in the drive when he got home around four in the morning. he didn't think his parents would call the cops considering he'd ran off plenty of times before. he ran his fingers through his messy hair as he approached the front door and pushed the door open.
his mom was a mess as she saw him and she was the first to rise from the couch. she pulled him into a bone crushing hug and the boy remained frozen in her arms. everyone else, including the two police officers, sat on the couch in silence.
"chasey!" jt shouted, rushing over to hug his big brother's leg.
"are you okay?" angelica grabbed his face and examined him to make sure he was okay.
his voice was quiet when he spoke, "i'm gonna go take a shower." he looked around at everyone. "i'm sorry i kept you all awake."
"we're just happy you're okay." amara gave him a sad smile and chase nodded once before heading off to his room.
anthony followed him down the hall and closed chase's door behind him. "chase, you worried us. are you sure you're okay? do you want to talk about what happened?"
"i don't know what happened." chase stated. "i guess i just needed some time alone and i forgot what time it was. i'm sorry."
his dad sighed, "tom just called sounding so worried. we were afraid something had happened to you."
"i'm sorry." he sounded so vulnerable and anthony didn't know what to say. he decided to give him his space and said goodnight before leaving the boy.
chase took a long shower before putting on boxers and sweatpants. he headed into the kitchen to grab something to eat since it had been over twelve hours since he did so. everyone was in bed and the light in the backyard caught the boy's attention. it only turned on when there was movement outside, so he made his way over to it and slid the door open. he peeked outside and noticed tom sitting in a lawn chair looking at the dimly lit pool.
as much as he wanted to avoid the boy, chase's stomach twisted and he stepped outside. he cleared his throat, causing the older boy to shift his attention to him. "why are you still here?" he shook his head. "that sounded mean. i meant, everyone's asleep. i figured you would've gone home by now."
"i, um," his gaze shifted from chase's exposed chest to his eyes. "i've been thinking ever since you—you ran off." he stood up and took a step towards the boy. "i don't know what i want, but i do know that without you constantly being around i feel empty. i feel....weird." chase remained quiet and tom licked his lips. "i didn't mean to mess with your feelings. i'm just trying to figure this out."
chase didn't know what to say as tom stood only a few inches away from him. he had a feeling in his gut that made him want to just lean forward and kiss the boy, but he knew he shouldn't because he didn't want to cause anymore problems with the older boy. his stomach hurt just staring at him and in that moment he knew he had actual feelings for tom.
"i, uh," chase swallowed the lump in his throat, "i should get some sleep."
tom nodded, "i should—" he paused, his finger tips reaching out to graze chase's exposed side. "i should go."
"yeah," chase's voice was shaky and tom noticed, "you should." chase's clenched fists was at his sides and he tried his hardest not to reach out and grab the older boy's shirt. "you really should go," chase laughed nervously, "like now."
tom remained frozen with his fingertips still on chase's bare skin. chase's eyes dropped to tom's lips and he was a goner. he gripped tom's tee shirt and pulled them as close as possible, but refused to touch tom's lips. tom's fingertips dug lightly into chase's side and he shook his head. "tell me to stop."
chase let out a shaky breath, "i can't."
"good," tom's other hand gripped his other side, "because i don't want you to." he pressed his lips to chase's and wrapped his arms around his waist, pressing their bodies together also. he walked him backwards until chase's back was against the wall and grabbed the younger boy's thighs, lifting him up. chase wrapped his legs around tom's waist and tangled his fingers in the older boy's hair. the two kissed for a few minutes before chase hopped down and grabbed tom's hand, leading him inside. the two quietly walked to chase's room and the boy locked both doors before grabbing tom's shirt, pulling it over his head. he wasted no time pushing tom on to the bed and straddled him, connecting their lips again.
a moan left tom's mouth and chase was satisfied with himself, but was soon surprised when tom flipped them over. his lips pressed to chase's neck and the younger boy was like putty in his hands.
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"i need to go." tom mumbled, tracing circles on chase's back.
chase let out a small whine, burying his face in tom's neck. "why?"
"i told your brother i was leaving." the older boy chuckled. "he's gonna question why my car is still in the driveway."
"i really don't want you to leave." the blue eyed boy whispered, pulling tom closer. his body heat was keeping the younger boy warm.
"i'll be back later." he pressed a kiss to chase's forehead before getting up. he tugged his clothes back on and leaned over the bed to kiss chase once more before heading out.
the brunet laid in bed for a little while longer before getting up. he put clothes on and headed out to the kitchen to see jt sitting at the counter, eating a toaster strudel. jt smiled at his older brother and chase returned the smile as he sat next to the boy. he rested his cheek on the palm of his hand and sighed, looking at nothing in particular.
"hey, chase?" jt questioned a mouthful of food.
"what's up, kiddo?" chase asked, looking at the boy.
"what's it like being in love?"
chase was surprised by the question and furrowed his eyebrows. "i've never been in love before, so i wouldn't be able to tell you."
jt swallowed his bite of toaster strudel and shrugged his shoulders. "i don't know how people explain it, but you definitely look it." he hopped down from his stool and wandered down the hall, leaving chase in his thoughts. was he in love with tom?
