Step-Brothers

~Chapter Forty~

("YOU IDIOT. I thought I had taught you to be smarter than this..")

("What?? He sounds cute as hell??")

("Ask him what his name is")

"What's his name, Jake?"

"uh, JD. You might of heard of him."

"...." ("jaKE")

("FUCKIN FINALLY")

"..... Have you?"

"Uh... yeah. Yeah, I have, definitely. I... JD is like my favorite person." His smile fades slightly. He doesn't know if Rich had figured it out or if he really means the guy named JD at their school..

"Yeah?"

"Uhuh. Yeah. My... My best friend. You're... Jake, are you gay?"

"Well Pan, but close enough." He says it so casually.

"Dude... You thought I would judge you?"

"Really, anyone.."

"Well... offer still stands. I mean... If you tell anyone else and they judge I'll bash their fucking face in."

"I..... well I mean, except you now, no one else knows...."

"So... the person you got your eye on... is it a guy?"

"........ yeah..."

"What's he like?"

"have.... have you not-? Never mind.. He's, uh, he's funny. Got muscles for days. cutest thing I've ever seen."

("I WANT TO BEAT YOUR FACE IN")

("WHAT??") "Sounds... nice."

(IT'S YOU. I SWEAR TO GOD")

"It's ME??" He doesn't mean to say it out loud.

"Thank God, I thought you didn't get the hint."

"You know I'm... not the smartest."

"Dude, you're smarter than you think you are. Just in a different way."

"heh... sure, Jakey.."

"I'm serious Rich." He parks the car in front of his house and pulls the keys out of the engine after turning it off. Looking at him.

"...So are you... offering yourself as a candidate for the person I focus on?"

"...........maybe..." He looks forward again.

"It's fine if you say no. Cause, God, I wouldn't believe it'd be real if you chose me over someone like.. Mark.. Like one of the dreams I usually have."

"You... You think I'd choose literally anyone over you, Jake?" He scoffs.

"This the perfect scenario, my best friend who I already know everything about? Of course I'd say yes. I already know I can put up with you, your personality is baller as hell and... you... ARE really really good lookin..." He smiles slightly and looks at him.

"And..... And you won't cheat on me?"

"Dude, I wasn't the cheater, I was a means to cheat. I was the "other woman," and my ho days are over, Jake." Jake reaches over and takes his hand. Rich smiles as he looks at the way their fingers fit together. It fades when he realizes something.

"We'll have to keep it under major wraps in the house..."

"I kind of guessed that....." He lets go of his hand as they head inside. Rich mumbles

"It's bullshit, but it's life." They both head to Rich's room. Jake's heart racing because oh my god rich is now my tiny boyfriend. Rich closes the door behind them and looks up... Nervously? He's never even considered Jake... Has he? Well, further than "Jake is beautiful, he's my best friend if he asked to fuck me senseless I wouldn't say no."

"So... What do you wanna..?"

"I... don't really know. What are we able to do?"

"Uh... Whatever we want? As long as it isn't loud?" Jakes eyes widen with a smile. He can scent him now. Not that he hasn't been trying to for awhile now. Rich grins slowly back.

"What?"

"Nothing much, just realized I can do something now that I've been wanting to do for awhile."

"Oh~?" he purrs.

"What's that, Jake?" Jake takes him by the hips, pulling him gently. Rich reaches up to loop his arms around Jake's neck, grin widening. Jake leans down to kiss him softly. Rich adores it, he can't believe he didn't think of this before. Him and Jake. On the other hand, Jake can't believe this is happening. He pulls back and looks at him with giant smile.

"Please tell me this isn't a dream. God I'm gonna cry if this is another dream. And you know me. I don't cry."

"It's happening, Jake, trust me."

"Does this mean you'll let me kiss you again?"

"As many times as you want, Jake." He leans down again, connecting their lips. The kiss lasting much longer than the last one. Rich lets one hand slip up to Jake's hair. Jake pulls him toward his bed, it won't be as hard to kiss him there. Rich grins.

"Moving a bit fast, aren't we?"

"Nah, it's just easier to sit on the bed and kiss you then bending down."

"It'll be real easy if I'm in your lap, baby." Jake grins even wilder by the nickname. He sits and pulls Rich over to straddle him. Rich does so happily.

"I take it you like petnames then?"

"I do."

"I'll use a ton of them then. Baby, sweets, hun." Jake has to lean up just slightly to kiss him now. His hand moving to his thighs. Rich has his hands on Jake's face as they smooch.

"Anything else you like I should know about?"

"It'll probably come up later. What about you?"

"Well... I like contact like this... A lot.. Pda and shit, but since you're not out..."

"Maybe, you could help me with that...."

"tch, and what, just threaten anyone who looks at you differently for it with death?" he pauses.

"I could do that."

"Well I mean.. we could hold hands during school. It'll not only be me coming out but also telling everyone that you're mine."

"All right, I can roll with that." Jake smiles and pecks his lips.

"Unfortunately, it has to wait until Monday because tomorrow is Friday and you won't be there.."

"Right... Wonder if he actually TOLD the guy he wants me to go and not him."