(I tried on this chapter a lot)
April 2002
Jonny couldn't take it. Two months had passed since he realized he had feelings for Chris. He needed to confess. He tried to fix his hair better. He dressed slightly nicer by wearing a shirt that had no wrinkles on it. He wasn't sure how he'd do it but, he had a few ideas. He knew three things that he repeated as a calming mantra in his head:
○ Do not confess in front of other people
○ Do not get rejected
○ Do not overreact
He walked into the studio and sat in his chair. Jonny took a deep breath before saying good morning to everyone. They started with practicing the songs that they had down. It began with Clocks, Jonny's hands nearly froze as he thought about what he was going to say today. They stopped to ask him why he had missed his part.
He shook his head and said, "Trying to tune this thing, you know." They all nodded and started over. This time Jonny played as he tried to push out any thoughts other then what he was playing. As they played other songs Jonny continued to look at Chris. He didn't notice.
While playing Green Eyes, Jonny almost shedding a tear as he thought about rejection tried to play as well as he could. His mind drifted: Would it ruin the band? Would he be kicked out? Would his friends never reach success due to his emotions?
Chris noticed Jonny being obviously distraught but, he didn't ask him. Once initial practice was over Jonny shuffled back to his desk. Jonny played on his guitar until his fingers were too sore. Jonny decided that he would wait for Guy and Will to leave and to get Chris alone before he left to tell him.
Meanwhile, Chris had been facing a similar issue. He always had been attracted to Jonny but, after being out of a relationship for a while has made his feelings that much stronger. He knew he would eventually have to tell Jonny.
Chris thought he would try to come up with something romantic, possibly in front of tons of people. 'Would Jonny like that?' he would think to himself.
Jonny generally wanted to get it over with quickly and as less attention-grabbing as possible in case of rejection. Chris, on the other hand, thought that a romantic, crowded, and cheesy moment would be perfect.
After Guy and Will had left Jonny gathered all of his courage before saying, "I need to talk to you, Chris." He looked up and grinned, "I wanted to talk too, you first." Jonny said quickly, "I like you."
Chris raised an eyebrow, "Me too?" Jonny took a step back, "Like, A lot. How you like a... romantic interest."
Chris grinned and blushed, "So do I." Jonny expected rejection so he hadn't thought out how to react. He just smiled back at Chris and hugged him. Chris pulled back, "Do we tell Guy and Will?" Jonny shook his head, "N-Nah, I don't think I'm ready to." Chris rubbed his back, "Yeah, I agree."
Jonny smiled and began kissing Chris. Chris pulled Jonny towards him before they heard the doorknob turn. Jonny stumbled backward and turned to face the door. Will grinned, "Forgot my keys."
Chris and Jonny looked at each other and chuckled. Will quickly left and the two looked at each other. Jonny mumbled at the floor before looking at Chris and smiling, "So what are we gonna call this?" Chris hummed for a second before saying, "Boyfriends?" Jonny nodded and held his hands. "I- can't believe this," Jonny chuckled nervously. Chris smiled, "I can." The two stood in silence for a while before Chris said, "I, probably have to go." Jonny nodded, "See you tomorrow."
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