FIGHT ME

Don't Call Me Dude

"So I was thinking..." Jace started.

"Oh my..." Simon said, rolling towards Jace and placing his hand on his forehead. "Are you OK?"

"Ha Ha." Jace said dryly. "I'm serious. I'm not comfortable with the whole Lee thing."

Simon sighed and got out of bed. "Jace, it's fine. Lee is harmless. Besides we have talked." He put on a pair of jeans and went into the bathroom.

"Dude, he is stalking you." Jace said, scowling as he got up too. "He is obviously not harmless." He walked into the bathroom and leaned against door frame.

"You literally just had your dick in my mouth." Simon said, irritably. "Don't call me 'dude'."

"OK, sweetheart." Jace said. "But listen. Why don't you stay...here?"

"Are you asking me to move in with you?" Simon asked. "Right now?"

"So what?" Jace asked defensively. "What's wrong with that?"

"I have a place." Simon said. He stood in front of Jace. "And you are asking me for the wrong reasons."

"What wrong reasons?" Jace asked. "I just want you safe. And you are safe with me."

"I'm safe at home too." Simon said, pushing at Jace gently to get out of the way. "Jace, this is crazy. You can't ask me to move in with you 'cos you think Lee would try something."

"Why not?" Jace asked. "Am I wrong for wanting to keep my boyfriend safe from a stalker?"

Simon sighed and sank back on to the bed. "Jace, when I move in, I want it to be because we are totally committed to each other. We've been dating for what, two weeks? How do you know you won't get tired of me by Christmas? What if you get tired of my snoring or the fact that I like pineapples on my pizza?"

"I still think you're weird for that." Jace said. "But I think I can live with pineapples on pizza. And you don't snore."

"You know what I mean." Simon said, rolling his eyes. "But what if you decided that you-you don't want me anymore? I'll have to move out and-and..."

Jace made a rude noise and started pacing. "Simon...I-I can't promise that we'll be together forever. I mean, I want that but let's be realistic. You think I'm not worried? I'm worried that you'll realize that I'm not smart enough and that I'm just some meathead jock who's only achievement is in beating people up for entertainment. You think I'm not scared that you'll leave me for some smart ass nerd?"

Simon frowned and tried to say something. He had never thought of it that way before. He had always assumed that Jace would leave him and not the other way around. It wasn't like he was in love with Jace but he was more than halfway there. "Jace..."

"Wait, let me finish." Jace said; raising his hand. "The first time I saw you, it was as if I was sucker punched. I have never felt that before for anyone and it was, well, wow. I decided I was gonna get you, no matter what. Why do you think I came over for that stupid lunch?"

"Uh..." Simon frowned. "Alec, Izzy or Magnus made you. So you could apologize."

"Please." Jace scoffed. "Alec hasn't been able to make me do anything in years. Izzy...well, she is your roommate and I may have let her 'bully' me into coming for lunch."

Jace was naked and his pacing was distracting but Simon was following his rant. Sort of. Kinda.

"How am so sure you won't leave me for someone hotter?" Jace threw at him. "You aren't the only one who is scared."

"Uh huh." Simon said. "But, uh, Jace...stop for a minute."

Jace stopped and faced him. Simon swallowed hard. It wasn't that he didn't get where Jace was coming from but...damn it, he looked really good. "Simon?"