Why Jack why?
I was up half the night wondering about what Chase's actions the previous night meant.
Another Friday spent in a haze.
I fly through work on Friday in a cloud. Before I know it, I'm home getting ready for bed.
I don't even remember if I've eaten dinner, but I'm not hungry so I leave it.
I wake up on Saturday(for the second time.) at 11, I take a nice hot shower and put on my bunny pj's. By this time it's almost 12, so I make my way downstairs to the kitchen.
As I get to the kitchen the doorbell rings.
Who could this be? I wasn't expecting anyone today.
I walk to the door, and open it to see Brandon standing on my step.
"Hi Brandon! What a nice surprise! I wasn't expecting you!" I state the obvious.
He laughs, "I know, I just missed you so much, and can I say how adorable you look right now?"
"Well c'mon in!" I say blushing. "Thank you! It's always good to see you!"
"C'mon, it's warm out here!" Which is no surprise in early summer.
I don't like the heat, so I try to stay indoors.
Brandon walks in, and I close the door behind us.
"I was just about to make some lunch, would you like to join me?" I ask as I brush past him on my way to the kitchen.
He's quiet, so I turn to see him standing there looking at me. "What?" I ask.
He shakes his head "Oh, nothing. Sorry about that, I got lost in my head for a second."
I smile, "I get it. So, lunch?"
He nods, "Sure thing, I'd love to."
We walk to the kitchen, where I tell Brandon I was just going to make a sandwich. He agrees and we set about making the sandwiches.
After the sandwiches are ready, we head to the living room to watch TV while we eat. I put on a comedy, we spend the next hour and a half after we're done eating watching the movie, laughing.
By the time the show is over, we're cuddled up on the couch. Brandon has his arm around my shoulder, and my head is resting on his chest.
He kisses my forehead as another comedy comes on. We watch that, and when it's over it's after 4:30. He pulls me into his lap.
I sit astride him, he pulls me by my neck to kiss my lips. "I want you Liam, I want to touch you, kiss you, love you." he whispers against my lips.
I smile against his lips and whisper back "I want you too Brandon. Touch me, kiss me, and eventually I'll let you love me."
He leans back, "You promise?"
I sit back, "I don't know about making promises I can't keep"
He shakes his head sadly, "I'll believe anything you tell me, even without promises. So if you tell me you'll eventually let me love you, I'll take your word for it." "I also won't hold it against you if it turns out you can't let me love you."
I nod "Thank you for your patience Brandon." I lean forward to kiss him, but just as our lips meet, the doorbell rings.
I sit back with a question on my face "Who could this be?" I say out loud.
As the doorbell continues to sound, the pieces click together in my brain. My friends were coming over today! OMG! How could I forget?!
I stand up quickly turning to Brandon, "Oh! That would be my friends! I totally forgot they were coming! Don't tell them I said that!"
"Are you okay meeting them again?"
He nods laughing, "Go get the door baby, before they wear your bell out."
I run to the door and pull it open to see Jack leaning forward to press my bell again.
"I'm here, I'm here." "C'mon in."
Jack, Melissa, and Lily file in and walk straight to my kitchen.
"No food?!" I hear Melissa exclaim.
I follow behind them and walk into the kitchen, "No, I was preoccupied, and didn't think about cooking."
Jack asks "Preoccupied with what?" as Brandon walks into the kitchen.
Everyone is staring at him open mouthed.
"Flies guys! You'll catch flies!"
"But do you guys remember Brandon, from the club a couple weeks ago?"
"Well he dropped in on me, so we were spending some time together before you guys got here."
Jack stupidly asks "What about that thing you needed to talk to us about? I mean, would you still be able to?"
I facepalm, Omg, Jack, Jack, Jack.
"We can just hold that off until another time, thanks."
Brandon is looking back and forth between us. He says "Well hello y'all I'm Brandon, nice to meet y'all for the second time. Um if you need me to leave, I don't mind getting out of your hair, and letting you guys have your time."
I shake my head, while Jack nods. I glare at him. "No, it's ok. It wasn't anything important. I mean, if you don't mind staying, I don't see anything wrong with it."
"Anyone else have any issues with it?"
Melissa and Lily, who are steadily eyeing Brandon shakes their heads. Jack glares at me and mumbles "I never said I had an issue with him staying."
I roll my eyes "Alright then! Let's figure out what's for dinner!"
I look over at Brandon, who's looking at me with an unreadable look on his face. I smile at him. He blinks at me for a second before smiling back.
I walk over to the fridge to assess what's available. "How about tacos, guys? Looks like I have everything we would need for some chicken and beef tacos."
Melissa and Lily, who are now standing by the island staring at Brandon both nod their heads in the affirmative. I walk behind them whispering "Stop staring!" before turning to look at Brandon and Jack. "Tacos okay, guys?"
Jack says, "Yea sure, that's fine."
I roll my eyes and look at Brandon, he smiles at me and says "I'm good with whatever you decide."
I smile at him and grab the meat from the freezer. I take it to the microwave to defrost.
We go through the motions of cooking, and then eating the tacos, before we sit around the living room exchanging small talk. I'm on the big couch with Brandon and Lily, where Brandon is telling us about how he was working for a dominant alpha who was almost accosted by an omega. He's laughing telling us we should've seen the look on the face of that dominant alpha as the omega grabbed him in his clutches.
Lily is so engrossed in the story(which I think is just because it's Brandon telling it.) laughing. I chuckle along as well. I lean back against the couch, and Brandon leans closer, rubbing the back of my neck. I smile at him again,
I look to the side and see Jack whispering to Melissa on the other couch.
And then Jack come out of his stupid mouth again with "So Liam, how are things at work with Chase?"