John Laurens X Male Reader

Chapter 2

    (John's P. O. V.)

      Hercules and I had just got into the room, and sat his bags beside a bed when there was a knock at the door. I walked over to it and opened the door,  only to be met with a face that I have never met before.
   "Um.... " I began when Lafayette appeared behind the male.
        "John!  Bonjour!" He motioned to the guy.  "This is my friend (M/N) I asked him if he wanted to show up, because he's never met any of my other friends before" He put his hand on the (h/c) 's head who had his hand extended.
        "Hello" (M/N) spoke loud enough for me to hear,  but not too loud. I gripped his hand and he looked me right in the eye and shook my hand.
         "Nice to meet you (M/N)" I replied to him and backed out of the doorway,  so him and Lafayette could walk in. Laf and Hercules exchanged loud hellos while me and (M/N)  smiled just inside the main room. He turned to me.
        "So,  Lafayette said you and I would get along pretty good,  John isn't it? " He asked me. I looked at him.
         "He did? Well, I guess that makes us instant friends" He laughed along with me and nodded.
          "Yeah, so. When is Alexander going to be here?" (M/N) asked. That was a good question. I shrugged and patted him on the shoulder before walking over to Lafayette.
           "Hey man,  when's Alex getting here?"
             "Me and Herc are gonna go pick him up in a few minutes. Gotta spike the punch" I smiled and rolled my eyes.  Then I walked over to (M/N).
            "You can get something to drink before its spiked - or if you like it after,  I'm not stopping you" (M/N)  shook his head no.
              "Hey John, Laf and I are going to go get Alex. Why don't you and (M/N)  here go to the pool? That's where we will distract Alexander for a while."
How did he already know (M/N)..?  I decided not to question it and just went with it.

:::::::Time skip brought to you by John the one and only cinnamon roll :::::

    (Your P. O. V.)

    I'm not sure how I feel about this,  I hardly know this guy. Well,  I met Hercules a few times at Lafayette's house,  but that's about it. I wonder who this Alexander person is.. I hope he's nice. I must have zoned out while walking to the pool,  because when John put his hand on my shoulder if scared the living daylights out of me.
       "Are you ok?" He asked me as we stepped out onto the rooftop pool area. I nodded and looked at the ground. I heard him sigh slightly and then tossed his towel down on one of the pool chairs. We were the only ones outside because it was cold.
        "I'm surprised the pool is open this late" I said while setting my stuff down and slipping my shirt off.
         "Yeah. We made sure to find a hotel with a twenty four seven pool,  but we couldn't find one... So we got this one. The pool closes at four am. " He came up next to me and pulled his shirt off as well,  I guess he forgot a swimsuit because he was just in a pair of army shorts with lots of pockets on them. I took my shoes off and stood next to the pool,  dipping my toe in to see how cold it was. It was frEEZING. I shivered and went to back away,  but was pushed in by John. The cold water against my warm skin made my nipples emediately hard, and goose flesh run up and down my body. I quickly shot up out of the water and wrapped my arms around myself to make some form of warmth.
         "W-w-what th-e-e hell!!" I shouted, while taking deep breaths and trying to keep my jaw from chattering. He laughed loudly and tried to cover his mouth,  but he couldn't contain himself.
           "You should *laugh* you should have seen your face!  Hahahaha" He bent over with one arm on his stomach and the other one pointing at me. As much as I tried. I couldn't be mad,  so I cracked up along with him.
            "That was a dick move man" I said while smiling. My body was getting used to the water,  so it felt nice.  I kicked my legs from under me and put my hands behind my head and floated around in the pool. I never heard John get in,  so I opened my eyes.  He was sitting on the edge of the pool, looking at the moon. I swam over to him.
          "You getting in? " I asked him.  He looked at me.
           "Oh, um. Yeah, I guess" He scratched the back of his neck and sat on the edge of the pool, he wasn't getting in so I rolled over and swam towards him.
            "What's your problem dude? Are you a germaphobe? Or... Can you not swim??" I gasped and dramatically fell back into the water , going under for a few seconds then emerging seconds later.
    "No, I'm not a germaphobe, and I do know how to swim.." He put his feet in the water to prove he was fine with germs, but I was still convinced that he couldn't swim.
    

John's P.O.V.
  
     Why does it matter? I'll just sit here and he can go swim. This always happens to me, I mean, I don't have those kinds of feelings for this guy... But he has a nice body, and with his shirt off, and water rolling down his muscular/thin/chubby/thicc body.. I can't be in the water with him. I hate being in the closet, but if the other guys found out... No. I'm not going to go there.
      "I just don't feel like swimming, ok?" He can't figure it out. Lafayette already knows, Alexander knows. We dated, but now he's with Eliza. But (M/N) cant know, we just met.
       I pulled out of my thoughts and looked over at (M/N) who was floating on his back. He looks so peaceful, his eyes closed. The water calm around him, matching the expression on his face... Just makes you want to- what the hell? No. No no no no no no no. Not now brain. Stop having bent thoughts. No bent thoughts right now.
       "That sucks that you don't want to get in John. We could have swimming contests, breath holding contests-" He was cut off by the loudness of a certain Frenchmen walking through the door with Alexander, and Hercules. I let out a breath I didn't know I had been holding and stood up.
         "Happy birthday Alex" I smiled at him and gave him a 'bro hug' before talking to Hercules.

                         
   Your P. O. V.

     I saw Lafayette walk in with Hercules... And another guy I assumed was Alexander. I swam to the edge of the pool and got out. Instantly, goosebumps crawl across my skin from the sudden coolness.
      "Hello. My name is (M/N), you must be Alexander. We shook hands and I explained I was a friend of Lafayette. We started talking some, and I found out that he's an orphan. I couldn't even imagine. He also told me about his cousin's suicide, and that he had to go into labor at a young age.
       I never would have guessed that he would have such a terrible past.
       " It's alright though, I have these goofs to help me get by. And, my fiancé Eliza." He reassured me while walking to the edge of the pool. He jumped in, and then everybody else followed suit... Except for John.
        "Dude, what's with you and water?" I went up to him and asked the question quietly, not sure if it was personal. I saw his face heat up slightly.
        "It's fine. None of your business. Just stop asking me about it" He looked me dead in the eye before walking away.
         "Hey John! Where ya headed?!" Hercules yelled from the pool just as John got to the door that led inside of the hotel. He turned and gave him a bright smile before waving him off and walking inside. Hercules looked at me, confused and I just shrugged. Hopefully I didn't piss him off.

A/N:  I am terrible. I know I know. Hit me. I have lost my creative spirit at the moment, so I'm sorry this chapter sucks. I didn't know how to introduce Alexander into the story and make him and you friends. I'm sorry. Then I had to remember this is John's story. Not Alex's. I will try and get a new chapter in sooner than this one. I won't forget about it.