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It took him 40 minutes to gather the courage to approach. And the fact that Nick was finally alone now. He felt
much more comfortable approaching him when he was by himself rather than with friends. "Hey." His voice
was soft, unsure. Nick only nodded, motioning for him to sit in the spot right beside him. JC shook his head.
He wanted to go outside where they could be alone. Really alone. The voice in his head kept warning him
against it, but he ignored it. He needed this, whatever it was going to be.
"Can we go outside?"
Nick simply nodded, standing up and stretching his back and neck out. Their eyes met and JC felt the
electricity between them. Silently, they made their way to the patio and JC couldn't help but hope this time
his heart wouldn't be shattered.
The small talk was slightly awkward at first, both men unsure of what was expected of them. What they
themselves were expecting. Nick was the first to breach the subject on the forefront of both of their minds.
"I'm sorry you know. I'm really sorry."
Suddenly JC's pulse was racing and there were nervous butterflies in his stomach. "For what?"
"You know what."
And JC did. Nick was sorry and he searched his eyes for some sort of dishonesty. A clue to say that Nick was
just fucking with his mind. He found none. Nick was sorry for breaking his heart, that's what he was sorry for.
Nick had been 17, JC 21. It was the summer before JC's 22nd birthday and they had been at some party,
much like this one, they had started talking. No one was paying them much attention and so they snuck off. In
a bold move, JC had kissed the blonde, the taste of his strawberry chap stick still on his tongue. JC
remembered thinking that it was strange, strawberry chap stick and wondered where he got it because he'd
never seen that kind before. He thought that maybe he had made a mistake until he felt Nick's tongue against
his lips, moving swiftly into his mouth.
It had taken 10 minutes for someone to find them, that someone being Brian. Brian had freaked out when
he'd found them alone in an empty room and wondered what was going on. Nick looked at Brian with teary
blue eyes and denied everything, claiming that he'd gotten lost and JC had just found him. Nothing was
happening, nor would it ever. Especially not with JC. It was the tone in Nick's voice that hit JC the hardest.
That was when JC's heart broke into a thousand pieces and as Nick looked back, his eyes full of sorrow and
regret, JC knew that the blonde had seen it written clearly on his face. But still, nothing had been said. He
hadn't heard from Nick again, until now.
"Okay." There wasn't really much JC could say. Five years had passed. A lot had changed. But as Nick turned
to face him, JC realized that not as much as he'd thought had changed. Some things were still the same. And
his feelings for Nick fell into that category. He could feel the blonde next to him and willed his body not to
react.
"Do you believe me?" Nick's eyes were wide, his voice soft and timid. JC's heart sped up.
"I do."
"Good."
Their eyes locked and Nick smiled as he covered JC's hand on the railing with his own. JC's hand burned
from where Nick's skin touched his and if that wasn't enough, he could feel Nick's breath on his cheek, an
indication that he had moved closer. Their faces were inches apart and Nick paused, asking "can I?" He
received a nod in response.
The kiss was slow and tentative at first, building in passion and momentum. JC's tongue slipped out, tracing
Nick's lips in a silent request for entrance. Permission was granted and their tongues moved back and forth,
tasting and licking one another passionately. The kiss continued for a few minutes, the men clutching onto
one another hungrily until a voice broke them out of their bubble.
"Excuse me Nick?"
JC groaned, wondering what Brian had against him. This seemed to be his fate, being interrupted just as he
was getting somewhere with Nick. Licking his lips, JC could still taste Nick on them.
"Rok? Yeah?"
JC was shocked when Nick didn't pull away. He only broke the kiss to look at his best friend questioningly.
"What's going on?" Brian looked from Nick to JC back to Nick, his arms crossed over his chest protectively.
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