Date: Mon, 3 Jul 2006 06:59:03 -0500 From: Dylan <dylan49@gmail.com> Subject: The Elevator Encounter Chapter 5 CHAPTER FIVE - HOME TOGETHER Ethan watched as the two boys formerly joined by Sean sat together on the couch that night. Jonny's face seemed to get paler and then more lively with every word Andy spoke. He imagined that Jonny was at conflicts with himself, whether or not to dwell on the breakup or to just go ahead and enjoy the new company he had found. But then something happened that struck a note of fear in Ethan's heart. Jonny laid his head against Andy's chest. "Wha-" Ethan whispered from his hiding place behind his room door. He shook in rage and jealousy as Andy put his arm around Jonny's shoulders and pulled him closer. "Should've never let him in" Ethan whispered. Later that night, Ethan woke up to the sound of a loud "clunk" from the hotel room behind him. "Lousy neighbors" he grumbled as he got out of bed and used the restroom. Just as he came out, the light from the bathroom shone through the door and hit the bed, Jonny had not come to bed. Ethan dashed through the room's still open door. Outside, lay Andy with a gently dozing Jonny on his chest. It seemed the two had found comfort in each other, too much comfort. He walked over to his kitchen and turned on the light. "Life sucks" He mumbled as he began making some hot chocolate to soothe him. "H-hey" Ethan turned around to find Andy wrapped in a blanket, and standing in the doorway to the kitchen. "Mind if I join you?" he said as he pulled a chair out from under the table. "Um, sure, I'd love some company anyway." Ethan lied. "So, how did you two meet?" Andy blurted out. "Who?" Ethan pretended he didnt know what Andy was talking about. "You, and Jonny" Andy asked, curiously. "Oh, well we met here, in... an elevator encounter" Ethan turned around handing a cup of hot chocolate to andy before serving himself. "Oh, well you're really lucky, he seems so... perfect. He's sensative, kind, cute, innocent..." Andy began, but stopped to notice Ethan's hand shaking as his grip around his mug tensed. "...and... totally in love with you." Ethan's grip relaxed. "Ethan, do you know what I would do to find a boy like Jonny? I talked to him all tonight, and as I did I started to wonder how Sean could ever cheat on him, and then I felt like... nothing. If there is such a boy as good as Jonny, then what am I?" Ethan sat down, unsure of what to say. "Uh.." Andy sighed as he took a sip of the hot chocolate. "It's okay, if you dont say anything, I guess it's just some self revelation. You just take care of him okay?" At this Ethan felt himself relax even more. "Uh-um E-Ethan?" The two boys looked to the doorway to find Jonny standing there wrapped in another blanket. "C-can I turn up the heat? It's a little cold for me." He asked, sheepisly, and shivering. "Oh! sure, let me go raise it up a few degrees, it's getting colder outside." Ethan got up and adjusted the theromostat which was next to Jonny. "Im sorry to make you do it but i dont know ho-" Jonny yawned in mid sentence. "Jonny come to bed." Ethan said as Jonny rubbed his left eye with his left hand and squinted into the bright kitchen with his sleep filled eyes. "But what about An-" Jonny started. "Oh dont worry about me" Andy quickly said before ushering the pair into the bedroom. "Lucky dog" Andy whispered to himself as he watched the two lovers head into the bedroom. In truth, he was bothered by his failed relationship with Sean, Also, he was envious that Ethan had found such a perfect boy. He himself knew that if Jonny were on the market, he would have claimed him on the spot. Yet, here he sat, in the kitchen sipping some hot chocolate, looking at the now empty sofa-pull-out bed. "What am I going to do?" Andy whispered to no one in particular. "At least there's always something to look at" He whispered, gazing out the window into the busy nightlife. Andy merely sat infront of the Television for the rest of the night, the pull-out bed, once warm and welcoming, was now cold and desolate. The sinking feeling of loneliness began to set in. Inside the bedroom however, the two newly found lovers were hugging. As they lay on their sides, by instict Ethan placed his arms around Jonny's waist. "Wait..." Jonny said as Ethan came to his senses and began retracting his arm. "Stay, I... I'm cold." Jonny snuggled backwards into Ethan and closed his eyes. "Stay warm" Ethan whispered in his ear, and put his arm around Jonny, pulling him even closer. The next day Ethan woke up with his arm flat against the bed, Jonny... his Jonny had already woken up. During his morning session of brushing his teeth, Ethan kept thinking about what would happen in his hotel room while he was at work. Secretly he was still a little insecure about leaving Jonny and Andy alone together. It wasn't that he didnt trust Jonny, it was that he didn't fully trust Andy. "Hi!" Jonny ran up from behind him, and hugged Ethan, inhaling his freshly washed body. "Morning" Ethan said, spitting out the foamed toothpaste and rinsing his teeth. Ethan relished the morning, as he was served breakfast by Jonny, who seemed to have gotten all the more cuter and all the more sexier. Jonny looked as if he himself had just gotten out of the shower, his beautiful blonde surfer-bowl cut hair clumped together into small points that curved down his head and formed little streaks of hair that almost covered his eyes. He was still wearing his nightwear, a pure white nightshirt with soft white cotton pants. "Hey" Andy said, walking into the kitchen and sitting down at the table. "I was just watching some TV." he said. After finishing his coffee, Ethan stood up. "Time for me to go" he said, grabbing his suitcase with all his cases. "Too bad the weekend just has to end." Andy said after him as the door closed. "It looks like its going to rain, that means its only going to get colder tonight, when the initial humidity leaves." Andy said, in the middle of the movie he and Jonny were watching. "Are you cold now?" he asked Jonny as he noticed Jonny was quivering. "Uhm, no, just... a little scared." Jonny shyly smiled. "Well, we are watching a scary movie, c'mon Ill keep you safe." Andy said and moved over, putting his arm around Jonny. After the movie ended Andy started to get off the couch only to realize Jonny was still resting on him. The petite blonde had fallen asleep during the movie. "I guess holding you're eyes shut for most of the movie does make you tired huh?" he chuckled and sat back down, gently stroking Jonny's now dry hair. "Oh how I wish you were mine." Andy whispered as he smiled and gave Jonny a light hug, which caused Jonny to stir a little, mumbling "Eth...an". "Lucky man" Andy sighed and gently laid Jonny on the couch before standing up and walking to the window, gazing out at the many people crowding the sidewalks. "Its amazing how something as hectic as that could be in your world isnt it?" he asked the sleeping Jonny. "Yeah, it is." Andy turned around to see Jonny sitting upright. "Sorry, I guess I fell asleep." He scratched his head. "Its okay." Andy said and turned his attention to the world outside again. "Andy, are you sure you're okay?" Jonny asked. "Y-yeah, I guess I just need some time to think." Andy lied, the last thing he wanted was to be left alone to "Think". "I guess we should get some lunch huh?" Jonny asked, smiling, and obviously trying to lighten the mood. "You're cooking?" Andy asked. "Maybe, or we could get take out." came the reply. After settling on ordering chinese take-out the boys waited for the delivery to come, occupying themselves with card games and more television. "Finally! Im starving" Andy jumped up from the floor when the door rang. As the two pulled out the utensils and bowls, Andy couldn't help but feel his want for Jonny increase. He smiled as Jonny ran back and forth between the kitchen and living room, getting things he'd forgotten his last trip. "Ow!" Jonny gasped and recoiled backward. "Are you okay?" Andy rushed to his side. "I think, its just a small cut, I was trying to get the knife to cut the steaks." Jonny said, his face wincing when he applied pressure to the cut. "Let me see it." Andy held his hand out. "Im fine, really." Jonny said, sucking his bleeding finger. "You're bleeding, last time I checked thats not fine." Andy retorted. "Fine.." Jonny said, putting his hand in Andy's. "It's a small cut, but not too serious. A boo boo in need of a kiss eh?" He chuckled. "Um, yeah" Jonny chuckled back. It was then a small idea popped into Andy's head, and he bent down a little and kissed Jonny's finger. "Um..." Jonny stuttered. Andy moved swiftly immediately moving his head from Jonny's finger to his face, kissing him. "Mmh" Jonny moaned as Andy pushed him against the wall. As the two boys made out against the kitchen wall, Jonny dropped the rest of the utensils on the floor and his hands were now laying limp at his side. Andy's hands however had found their comfortable position around Jonny's waist and in Jonny's hair. The two boys didnt come to their senses until a roar of thunder came from the skies. Jonny was panting as he still leaned against the wall, Andy looked at him, his blonde hair ravaged and his white pajama pants were pulled a little lower from where Andy had hugged him, revealing the boy's light green boxers. "Um... I'm going to go find you a bandaid for that." Andy rushed into the bathroom, not giving time for Jonny to say anything. After a few minutes of awkward silence in the room, Andy walked out of the bathroom where he'd been hiding to find Jonny sitting at Ethan's work desk bandaging his finger. "Lets eat" He said, smiling as he noticed Andy had come out. "Jonny... Im sorry. I just... I have to be honest, there's just something about you... that... that I like. Something that... I want." Andy said. "No no, you dont have anything to apologize for, I mean... it was just a kiss right?" Jonny said, trying not to sound so nervous, but failing. "But... I suppose some of it could be my fault too, I should have stopped that kiss in the middle, I mean... I have Ethan now...God.. Im a horrible person." Jonny sighed as he sat on the couch. "Well... we're both sorry then, but... er... lets eat now." Andy said, picking up a bowl and scooping some rice from out of the take out container.