GET OUT (why don't we bxb)

Chapter Sixteen

Third Persons POV

   Through the night Jonah's grip on Zach's hand did not falter as the minutes turned to long hours. His eyes scanned all over the others sleeping face taking note of how any pain that was there before and in place was peace an beauty. The older boy was utterly and absolutely whipped for the youngest and everyone including himself knew that, although he knew that Zach was pretty oblivious to how much he loved him.
   A light groan snapped Jonah out of his trance causing him to sit up hovering over Zach slightly and watched with a hopeful smile as Zach began to awaken, unfortunately as sleep drifted away pain took its place once again. Zach groaned out lowly trying to sit up and cried out a little as a sharp pain started up again in his side just like before. The cry shot Jonah into action as he pushed onto Zach's shoulders forcing him to lay back down so he wouldn't put himself in pain.
    "Take it slow" Jonah said softly pressing lingering kiss onto Zach's forehead that had collected a sheet of sweat. "How are you feeling?" Jonah asked leaning back onto the head board allowing Zach to slowly shift his head onto Jonah's stomach. Jonah reached forward and brushed a stray hairs that had fallen onto Zach's vision.
   "I've been better" Zach admitted looking up at Jonah with a honest smile on his lips. The first honest one either one of them had made or seen in a while. If only it had been from better circumstances.
   "Understandable" Jonah hummed carding his fingers through Zach's hair to calm any worries that may had built up within the younger boys mind. It helped as much as it possibly could.
"What about you?" Zach broke the silence looking up at Jonah once again.
"What do mean 'what about me'" he questioned confused of why Zach would ask him that of all things.
"I mean that you can't possibly be feeling fine after seeing Jack again" he replied. Jonah went to speak but paused thinking of what to say, sure seeing Jack again was absolutely horrifying but that's not what truly upset him.
"You think that's why I was startled?" Jonah asked lowly and chucked shaking his head.
"Well yeah why else?" Zach assumed obliviously.
"I'll tell you how I felt, I felt horrified feeling you get pulled from my arms and their was nothing I did to stop it, nothing! watching you struggle in Jacks arms with tears and pain in your arms completely tore my heart into shreds and to top it off I caused you more pain because I stepped forward, this mark on your neck is my fault-" Jonah paused to catch his breath brushing his fingers around the wound left on the pale skin of Zach's neck "watching the person I love bleed profusely while I held them hurt me more than anything ever has and I wish I could turn back time so you would never have to experience fear or pain like that again damn it" Jonah finished choking up a tear escaped his watering eyes and slid down his cheek. A few seconds of silenced passed before Zach shifted and began to force himself through the discomfort to sit up. The younger boy straddled Jonah's lap bringing his hands up to Jonah's face cupping his cheeks, the older instinctively gripped onto Zach's hips to keep him in place.
"Look at me" Zach demanded softly rubbing his thumbs in tiny circles on each side of Jonah's face. "None of what happened is your fault I promise you that, you know that I don't blame you right? Tell my that you know". Jonah nodded slightly locking his eyes with Zach's. "Ok we're okay" Zach mumbled pressing his forehead against the boy in front of him.
"We're okay" Jonah croaked out softly smiling as best he could manage. After a few moments a cheesy smile made its way into Zach's face.
"So...you love me?" Zach smirked slyly. Jonah chuckled shaking his head.
"You are so oblivious Herron" and with that the older closed the gap between them their lips meeting with years of unreleased passion flowing between them. They moved in sync with one another hand gripping anything they could find. It was all to much and not enough at the same time. Zach's hand found their way to Jonah's hair tangling his fingers in the brown strands tugging softly earning a low moan from Jonah. When their lungs scream for air they reluctantly parted panting hard, breath hitting each other's faces. Zach huffed out a small laugh before shifting down Jonah's body laying on top of him and placing his head into the crook of Jonah's neck breath fanning across the exposed skin. Jonah felt a soft kiss being planted onto his neck, shivers crawled through his body in the best way imaginable. In return he placed a kiss onto the younger boys head before shutting his eyes and drifting off into what was probably the most peaceful sleep he had since they had arrived into the cursed house.