you and i [BxB]

16

Sometimes you feel something, and you don't necessarily know what it is that you're feeling. And right now, Elliot was going through that particular situation. Sure, his heart was pounding, and he was afraid that Angelo could hear it since he was obviously nervous, but at the same time, he felt like he didn't mind sleeping in the same bed as Angelo.

His stomach was doing backflips just by having mixed feelings about this. And another thing that was bothering Elliot was that he wasn't sure where they both stood. Were they now dating, just friends? There were just too many questions, and he wasn't exactly sure if he wanted to know all of the answers, but at the same time, he felt like he needed to know everything in order to feel better again.

"Hellooooo Elliot?" Angelo waved his hand in front of Elliot's eyes. He zoned out after they decided that he was going to stay the night. "Listen, you do know that we don't need to sleep in the same bed, right? I was only kidding around cuz I was interested to see your reaction. I can sleep on that couch, or the floor for all I care. So don't worry and forget that I said that okay?"

"But what if I don't mind it?"

"Why are we playing a game of questions?" Elliot looked to the floor suddenly realizing that he hasn't told Angelo how he was recently kicked out from his home. The words that his father screamed to him right before he left kept lingering in the back of his mind.

Although he knew that he should be feeling sad and even destroyed he felt freer than anything. "Well, the thing I didn't really mention when I asked about staying the night is that...I..." Angelo reached forwards and squeezed his hand when he saw the clear discomfort on his face. Elliot liked how Angelo did that and smiled to himself before proceeding with what he was saying. "My father said that if I walk out now, I am no longer welcome back" His voice trailed off and the last few words were said very quietly.

"You did that just to come back to me?" Elliot nodded as his eyes darted back and forth from the floor to Angelo's eyes. "Hey" Angelo grabbed hold of the side of Elliot's face so that they could make proper eye contact. "You are welcome here whenever you want. It doesn't matter if its 3in the morning. You get me?"

Goosebumps went down Elliot's arms when Angelo's hand made contact with his face. "Thank you....um but I have another question to ask you. What are we exactly? I mean, I like you in a way that I never would've thought I would, and I am assuming you feel the same. So, what are we?"

Putting labels on things wasn't Elliot's intentions. He just wanted to know that they were on the same page before anything started to get too serious. "Well....what do you want us to be?"

"You first" Angelo laughed with his nose and smirked at Elliot. "For me what's mine is mine. And Elliot, I like you a lot, but I don't want to freak you out. What you have been through is something that changes a person and makes them more closed off. So, I understand that I cannot be my normal selfish self around you. But if I am being honest, I want to be able to call you mine"

Angelo speaks the truth and nothing but the truth. It is actually very difficult for him to ever keep something in. So, Elliot knew that every word that Angelo was saying was the most genuine thing that he was going to get from him, and he appreciated him for that.

"But as I said, I'm not going to force anything on you. I'll wait and go with your speed. So, it's up to you"

"Thank you"

"Yep....uh I'm going to go take a shower. If you want clothes, they're all in those brown drawers over there. And you can take whatever you want without asking" Elliot thanked him again and nodded as Angelo disappeared into the bathroom.

*

After neatly looking through Angelo's clothes Elliot decided to wear one of his comfortable grey sweatpants along with a baggy hoodie. It has been about ten or, so minutes and Angelo was almost out of the shower, but Elliot felt his eyes getting heavier and heavier. He usually takes morning showers anyways and he felt so relaxed and free in this hotel room that he fell asleep shortly after Angelo came out of the shower.