Noah & Navid

Chapter 9- The Closet

"No, no, sleepy Noah sleep!" Navid was easing me gently off his chest and onto the comforter as he slid out of my bed. I'd slept snuggled onto his chest since my bed is just big enough for one.

It felt so good sleeping against a muscled body that pumped out heat and a heart that kept a steady rhythm all night long. 

It was the morning after the first night he'd spent in my bed with me. 

We were up late last night and my dad had stopped by my room to say he was heading to bed. Navid had started to get up and say he was heading home, but my dad told him it was ok to just spend the night here.

"Oh..." Navid froze. "If is ok with you, sir. I am very very tired. We go right to sleep, of course!" He added a yawn for good measure. 

My dad just laughed and gave a nod. He was greatly enjoying the fact that Navid spoke to him so respectfully.

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Last night I'd gone to the LGBT student group on campus to vote for Erik and see my friends. Navid walked me all the way to the student center courtyard. He held back outside the rec center and watched me walk into the meeting. 

He looked like he wanted a kiss, but the place was crowded, too many eyes. He went to the college gym instead and did a hard workout while I went to the meeting.

Erik won the vice president spot. It turns out that he didn't even need my vote because there wasn't anyone else running for it. But he did need me there to be his friend, to be his support. 

We all raised our hands when they called his name and then the secretary confirmed that he'd won. He hugged me excitedly.

The meeting ended soon after the elections, but I wasn't ready to text Navid yet. I knew he wanted to workout, but he also wouldn't leave me standing around outside on my own. 

Erik and Miguel weren't in a hurry to go home early either so we went to the juice bar and caught up on each others' lives. Erik was into some new wiccan guy he'd met on an app. Miguel wasn't seeing anyone and he looked a little sad when I told them about things going well with Navid.

We finished up and I texted Navid to see what he was up to. 

He was already waiting outside at a small table sipping a coffee. He and Erik just nodded to each other without a word. I knew at some point I would have to do something to bring them together. 

Erik hugged me goodbye and I saw Navid's lips flatten. I hoped some day they would get along. I couldn't give up either of them. I didn't want to choose. 

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It felt so incredible to spend the whole night in Navid's arms. He kept one hand on the back of my head and the other on my bottom. He held me protectively and filled me with warm, happy flutters. 

I'd had the same, small bed since my dad got a really good tax return when I was ten years old, but now it would never feel the same to sleep in without him. 

"Go back to sleep, my baby," Navid whispered as he pulled the covers up over my chest. He leaned down and kissed me with that smile that made my heart speed up as he tucked me in tightly. I nodded and closed my eyes as he padded out of the room wearing his boxers.

He came back in a few minutes later and closed my door quietly. Pretending to be asleep, I closed my eyes as he turned towards me. I heard his footsteps come towards the bed. 

His lips touched my forehead softly and I expected him to crawl back in with me, but he didn't. I cracked one eye open just a little to see him facing my window and typing something on his phone.