lui ou lui

~Kisses~

Tanner's POV

I woke up unaware of my surroundings. Suddenly it all came back to me. Paul. The movie. Cuddling. Then I realized there was a person lying very close to me. Sometime in the night we had rolled over and we're now spooning. My arms were wrapped around Paul's waist and our legs were entwined every which way. Everything felt right.

Without even thinking about it, I pull Paul closer and nuzzle into his neck. Gently, I place a kiss there. Since I was still half asleep logic hadn't really taken ahold yet.

Paul's POV

I felt a beard rubbing up against my neck. At first I was confused, then remembered last night. Tanner. Wait. So that must be Tanner nuzzling into my neck.] Right after that thought I feel a pair of lips lightly connect to my throat. My heart stopped beating. This was probably a dream. A great dream, but a dream none the less.

"Good morning handsome," Tanner whispers into my hair. Everything feels perfect. This can't be real.

"Hey," I roll over and try to rub the sleep out of my eyes, "what time is it?" As much as I would love to stay here like this forever, we had to go to work.

"Probably time to get ready. But I don't wanna move," Tanner whined wrapping his arms around me tighter. Carefully I remove myself from his grasp and get up. Looking down at Tanner all sprawled out on the couch I was tempted to just lay back down. His bed head was cute as hell and so was his sleepy smile.

"C'mon. Time to get uppp," I pull him up so he's standing. We look at each other for a second. I want to kiss him. I need to kiss him. Fuck. I force a smile and turn away from him to go to my room.

I wash my face, get dressed, and fix my hair. When I return to the living room Tanner is sitting at the table, now in a different pair of clothes. Something in his mood seems to have shifted. We head off to work, stopping for coffee on the way. The entire drive there we were both silent. It's impossible for me to tell if this is awkward silence or comfortable silence.

Does he have feelings for me? He has to, right? Last night and this morning is a bit more than casual friendliness. But what if I push the topic and I'm wrong? I don't want Tanner to distance himself from me. I sigh quietly as we pull into the parking lot. Before I can even bring up the subject, Tanner is out of the car and heading towards orange base. Well shit.

*Later*

Wood's POV

"Hey Tanner," I hadn't really been avoiding him, but I wasn't as eager to see him as normal. Just...the whole Paul thing is so confusing. He's confusing. I can't help how much I like him though. Anyways, I needed him now and there was no way around it.

"What's up Woods?" Tanner walked over toward where I was standing in the hallway. He was wearing that beautiful smile that made my heart melt.

"I need help finding the broken Nerf guns. You know the ones we're gonna destroy during Rekt today?"

"Oh yeah, no problem! This way," Tanner gestured for me to follow him and we stopped in front of one of the supply closets. It mostly had extra tech gear and what not. I would've never found them in here. We both step into the closet and began looking for the nerf guns. The door closed behind us and I tried to not think about how me and Tanner were completely alone. There was stuff scattered all over the floor making it a bit difficult to move around.

While searching Tanner seemed to have lost his balance. He fell towards me, but caught himself on a shelf just in time. His hands were now on either side of my body and our faces only inches from each other. I look down at his lips slowly, then back up at him. Control yourself Woods. Tanner leaned in and connected our lips. If it wasn't for the shelf right behind me I would've fallen from my knees giving out. Is this really happening? It all felt so surreal.

After several seconds the kiss ends and he rests his forehead on mine. We're both breathing pretty hard. Tanner closed his eyes for a few moments. I took advantage of this and began scanning his face for any clues as to what he was feeling. I move my hands so they're gently resting on his chest. He opens his eyes and brings a hand up to hold my face. I think my heart is going to stop beating if this goes on much longer.

"This," Tanner whispered, leaning in for another slow kiss, then pulling back, "No one can know about this. Not yet." I nod my head still at a loss for words. I gently pull his lips back to mine, the nerf guns were completely forgotten at that moment. Nothing could ruin this. Or so I thought.

The door opened to reveal Gunner standing there with his mouth hanging open in shock.

Shit.

A/N - Look at that big bundle of confusing emotions. Sooooo many mixed feelings. What will Gunner say?? Will Paul find out?? Who knows??? Me. I know.

~Stay Lovely~