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[xDarkWinterx]

Holding onto Samuel, he watched him smile. Micha found it almost breathtaking. He enjoyed seeing him happy. Micha kissed Samuel soon feeling him pull away. He watched as Samuel hid his face once again. Micha listened as Samuel spoke watching as he pulled back to look at him. He took note of the tears in his eyes but took it as a sign of happiness. Micha smiled as he held onto Samuel rolling with him on the bed until he was on top of him. ”Good, then I’m not going anywhere.” He spoke as he leaned down and kissed Samuel deeply before pulling away. Micha released Samuel, as he moved off of him. ”Come let’s get you wash off again, then we can talk more.” He spoke holding out his hand as he got off the bed.

 

[Pure Acid Dreamer]

【ᴡᴇ ᴀʀᴇ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴡᴇ ᴘʀᴇᴛᴇɴᴅ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ,
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sᴏ ᴡᴇ ᴍᴜsᴛ ʙᴇ ᴄᴀʀᴇғᴜʟ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴡᴇ ᴘʀᴇᴛᴇɴᴅ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ.】

Although they were, he meant every word of what was said. He wanted Micha more than anyone else. He was the man of his dreams, the keeper of his heart. Micha would always be his and vice versa. When he peered down at the male he couldn't help smiling. He knew he must have looked terrible but he didn't care. He watched as the male smiled back at him and held him close. Before he could register what had happened he found himself staring up at Micha. Reaching up, Samuel wrapped his arms around the males waist. His eyes closed as the male leaned down to kiss him. Holding on to him, he kissed him with equal passion until Micha pulled back. He was a bit disappointed that he wanted to move so quickly but knew it was for the best. "Alright, but let's take a shower this time." he replied.

Taking the males hand, he stood up from the bed. He could feel the liquid inside him shift. He'd forgotten what that felt like as well. He did his best to ignore it as he followed Micha out of the bedroom and down the hall to the bathroom. In there, he again pulled out some fresh towel and wash clothes for them to use. As well as a new bar of soap. Walking over to the shower, he twisted the knobs and waited a few moments for the water to heat up. He motioned for Micha to go in first, then stepping in himself. He shut the glass door. Stepping up behind Micha, Samuel wrapped one arm around his waist, his free hand coming up to brush his hair aside to kiss cheek and neck. He was so genuinely happy he could barely contain himself. He hoped Micha knew what he had just agreed to.

 

[xDarkWinterx]

After grabbing the bag of food, he walked with Alaine outside. Getting in the car, and driving away from the restaurant. Liam could feel Alaine’s eyes on him the whole drive back to the club. He didn’t know what he could do or say anymore. Liam felt as if he was going in circles with talking to Alaine. Perhaps the month away had changed the both of them. He only wanted to see Alaine as the way he remembered him.

Liam didn’t mean or want to hurt Alaine, but he probably was. He let Alaine think as he would like as he drove. Arriving at the club, he barely had time to stop before Alaine was out of his car. Liam didn’t even register it as Alaine took off in his car. He sighed mostly to himself, as he left the parking lot as well. Liam couldn’t spend all his time sitting there. He needed to get back to his apartment.

Once he was back at his apartment, Liam parked his car in his assigned parking spot. He grabbed the food from the back, not wanting it to go to waste. Liam was still hungry and indeed to eat his lunch. He locked his car up and headed toward his apartment. As he unlocked the door, he entered inside locking it behind him. Liam kicked off his shoes leaving them by the door.

Eating a quick lunch, he still had things he needed to do. Liam had a mountain of clothes to wash and an apartment that needed cleaning. He spend the rest of the afternoon washing his laundry and his apartment.

By the time he realized what time it was, he had only an hour left before he was to be at work. Liam took his time however seeing no need to rush, especially since he was in no mood to face Alaine. He stripped off his clothes throwing them in the hamper and took a long shower.

 

[xDarkWinterx]

Even though Micha would love to just lie there with Samuel in bed. He knew he was likely to get uncomfortable. Micha was more than willing to enjoy the bed, once they were cleaned up. He nodded as Samuel spoke about a shower. Micha didn’t mind either way, but knew they were likely to not get washed off if they took another bath. Holding onto Samuel’s hand, he followed him toward the bathroom. Micha watched as Samuel went about getting fresh towels and turning the water on. Once the water had adjusted, he stepped inside as Samuel motioned him in. He stepped inside, feeling the water surrounding him. Micha leaned back beneath the water getting his hair wet. He turned soon feeling Samuel’s arm around his waist. Micha smiled as he glanced at Samuel behind him soon feeling his hand pushing his hair aside to kiss his neck. He relaxed into the feeling of Samuel holding onto him as he stood there. Micha knew he had just taken a big leap, but he didn’t care. As he told Samuel, he was tired of running from his fears. He wanted Samuel, just as Samuel wanted him.

 

[Pure Acid Dreamer]

Upon arriving at the club, he could not get away from Liam faster. He didn't want to hear whatever excuses he might have. He felt like an idiot for letting him touch him so easily. He wasn't so cheap that he could be bought with sexual pleasures and Chinese food. As far as he was concerned, whatever they had between them was dead and gone. Apparently a person could change completely in just one month.

When he got home, he turned off his phone and let it downstairs in the kitchen. If anyone was so desperate to get ahold of him, they likely had his other forms of contact. But as of this moment in time he was not taking any phone calls from anyone. Walking through the halls, Alaine went up to his home office where he turned on his desktop. he waited a few minutes for the machine to turn on and logged in once it was loaded. For about an hour and a half he worked on the leftover paperwork. There was likely to be even more by tonight but at the very least he would be all caught up.

When he finished, he put his computer to sleep and headed into his bedroom. He kicked off his shoes and stripped away his jeans; closing the blackout curtains he crawled into bed and set his alarm for 9 o'clock that night. If he was lucky he would sleep soundly and forget what pissed him off in the first place.

At nine o'clock sharp his alarm blared on his bedside. Alaine reached out towards the source of the noise but it took a few tries to actually find it in the darkness. Rubbing his eyes he sat up. His "nap" didn't make him feel much better. The only bright side was that he was feeling more rested. Throwing back the covers, he sat up and stood carefully. In the darkness, he stumbled to find the door, tripping over his discarded blue jeans on the way. Swearing under his breath, he found the switch. He glared at the crumpled lump of clothing before heading for the bathroom. Flipping on the lights, Alaine pulled out fresh linens then turned on the water. He took a quick shower and was quicker to get dried off and dressed.

At exactly nine-thirty-five he was pulling out of the garage. His phone was back on. Unsurprising to him there were no missed calls nor messages from Liam. If that was how he wanted to behave than he could have at it. The garage closed as he pulled away and he followed his usual route back to the club for the third time that day. He was the first to arrive. He didn't expect Liam would come in early either. But if he wanted to keep his job he had best come in at all.

Alaine went about his usual routine of turning on the disarming the alarm, turning on the lights, and preparing for the evening. One by one the employees filed in as time ticked by. Alaine didn't even bother keeping an eye for the man. He was still pissed off at him. He felt like a fool. Why he even liked him in the first place was beyond him. The man could kiss his a** for all he cared.

At exactly ten o'clock, it was time to open the doors. The crowds slowly trickled in and Alaine took his place behind the bar. The computers were up and running and the orders were coming in. He made drink after drink and charged the customers appropriately. Beside him were two other men, each of them opening beer bottles and mixing cocktails. Every so often Alaine found himself glancing in the direction of the stage Liam usually took. It only added to his anger that he was thinking about him so much. He tried his best to focus on the drinks and the customers.

 

[Pure Acid Dreamer]

【ᴡᴇ ᴀʀᴇ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴡᴇ ᴘʀᴇᴛᴇɴᴅ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ,
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sᴏ ᴡᴇ ᴍᴜsᴛ ʙᴇ ᴄᴀʀᴇғᴜʟ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴡᴇ ᴘʀᴇᴛᴇɴᴅ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ.】

Samuel wished they could lie a bit longer. He had been so incredibly happy and was just starting to get comfortable. But he understood why he wanted them to get cleaned up. It would be a pain to clean up if Samuel were to have an accident while they were still in bed. Already he was going to have to change the sheets. A quick bath wasn't going to kill him. After getting them fresh linens and starting up the shower, he came up behind the male. Planting kisses here and there, he smiled against his flesh. Words could not express how happy he was that they were moving forward. Of course he was also a bit worried how this might affect them. But he was tired of staying in one place. He didn't want to drive across town at three in the morning. He didn't want to do the whole sleeping over at each others place every two days. Even eating out after work had gotten dull. If he was to settle down then he only wanted to settle down with Micha. He wanted to wake up every morning beside him, fall asleep with him in his arms, and share every moment in between in a place they could call their own.

Pressing another kiss to the males cheek he was reluctant to pull away. He unwrapped the bar of soap, tossing the paper somewhere over the glass wall. Reaching around Micha, he wet both the wash cloth and soap, passing the latter off to Micha when he finished. He ran the cloth over his arms then his chest. He was looking forward to speaking more with Micha. Now that he knew he was open to the idea of living together, he had some more questions he wanted to ask him. As well as a few matters he wanted to get his opinion on. He understood that nothing yet was set in stone and didn't want to jump the gun on anything. He carefully washed his body as he was still pretty sensitive. Reaching behind him, he was thorough in his washing, shivering as the males seed dripped down between his legs. "Scuse me." he murmured. Stepping under the warm spray, he he spread his a** cheek to allow water between them. Soap ran down his body as did other things. He tried not to make any weird faces despite how odd it felt. He wasn't sure he could stand anymore teasing at this particular moment.

 

[xDarkWinterx]

Counting down the hours, Jepsen was already running late. He had only been working at the club for a month now. Jepsen hated to be late, so he was usually early to work. After all it gave him time to check on orders and the stock. He arrived on time, after parking his car in the back behind the club. Jepsen knew they weren’t allowed to park in the front after all it was for customers. He understood the policy after all what good would it to do break it.

Entering the club, after parking his car. He saw he was not the only one here. Jepsen wasn’t surprised to see Ally here, after all he was half of the owner of the club. He never understood Ally’s and Sam arrangement. Jepsen didn’t ask questions, after all it would only put him in hot water. He found it easy just to go with the flow.

Jepsen clocked in about nine, and took the chance to check the stock. They were running low on a few bottles, he went into the back room to gather more so they would have plenty on the floor for tonight's patrons. He hated the idea of having to run back and forth to get more bottles. Jepsen even stocked the beer as well. He was not fond of the swill but it was a top seller with the young crowd.

As the night rolled into ten, it was time to open the doors. Jepsen took his place behind the bar, watching as the room filled up. He took note however as things were getting started, that Ally was watching the dancers. Jepsen could only wonder what he was thinking, he looked sad yet angry. He didn’t want to question it, but he had to.

Standing beside Ally, as he mixed some drinks. ”Everything okay Ally?” Jepsen asked curiously, but didn’t want to overstep his bounds. After all he hadn’t been working there at the club, and didn’t want to ruin a perfectly good job by asking the wrong question.

 

[xDarkWinterx]

With Samuel’s approval, there was no place he would rather be. Micha was not looking forward to the idea of being alone. He had to come to terms with the idea that Samel needed him and vice versa. Micha knew that a year long could change them, but didn’t care. He wanted to be with Samuel, even if that meant living with him. Micha knew that the idea had scared him before. He had never really lived with another person before, he had always lived by himself and taking care of himself.

Standing there he soon felt Samuel pull away from him. Micha stepped aside as he turned around to see what he was doing. He watched as Samuel went about unwrapping the new bar of soap and tossing it over the shower wall. Micha waited as Samuel lathered his wash cloth off. He took his own wash cloth, as he lathered it up as well. Micha cleaned himself off, as he gave Samuel some space. He glanced as Samuel moved around him, he watched as he went about cleaning himself thoroughly. Micha didn’t mind, after all it was only natural. He went back to cleaning himself off, giving Samuel some privacy to clean himself out.

 

[Pure Acid Dreamer]

Atleast someone was getting to work on time. One by one other employees that were not Liam filed in. The longer he waited, the more agitated he became. At this rate it would do no good to wait for him to come in so they might talk. It was stupid of him to even think they could salvage whatever was left between them. Liam was better off just being another faceless employee.

When the club opened, Alaine took his place behind the bar. He took the orders as they came and filled them just as quickly. As much as he hated himself for it, he peered towards the stage every so often. 'Stop it." he scolded himself. In a flare of anger he slammed down a bottle Jägermeister. He flinched at the soft voice beside him. For a moment he thought it might be Liam. His anger only flared again at his stupidity. He finished pouring four shots before turning towards the voice. There was only one person who called him "Ally", and he had asked him multiple times to stop.

"Just dandy." Alaine replied sarcastically. He fixed a customer service smile on his lips as he took the next order. Gathering the needed items, he hesitated. "I think.......I broke up with Liam. Or maybe he broke up with me" he said. It was the first time he'd said the thought out loud. But somehow it felt right. This was exactly what it felt like was happening between them and they were merely grasping at straws to keep it together. The more he started to think about, the more it made sense.

 

[Pure Acid Dreamer]

【ᴡᴇ ᴀʀᴇ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴡᴇ ᴘʀᴇᴛᴇɴᴅ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ,
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sᴏ ᴡᴇ ᴍᴜsᴛ ʙᴇ ᴄᴀʀᴇғᴜʟ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴡᴇ ᴘʀᴇᴛᴇɴᴅ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ.】

True, they might have changed in the last year. They might not be the same people they were just one year ago. But then again wasn't that the point in human nature? To learn, to love, to grow. Samuel knew he still loved Micha. He honestly believed with all his being that Micha still loved him as well. He also thought they were still quite compatible, and it felt as though nothing had really changed between them. If there were any gaps that needed to be filled he was certain they could be adults and talk about it. Either way he was more than willing to make things work this time around.

Samuel appreciated Micha giving him his privacy. He stood beneath the water as he cleaned himself out. It was a bit embarrassing but needed to be done. He kept his eyes lowered as Micha cleaned himself off as well. A couple of minutes passed before Samuel believed he was done. If anything he was certainly feeling much cleaner than before the shower. For good measure, he washed off his legs and everything in-between. He spent another couple of minutes rinsing off. When he was done, he moved aside so Micha could rinse.

 

[xDarkWinterx]

In the last month that he had been working there. Jepsen had heard about Liam but had never really met him. He had heard stories about Ally and him. Jepsen just chose to ignore the stories, they were none of his business. He could see that Ally was upset however, especially watching as he slammed the bottle on the counter. Jepsen gave him his space not wanting to crowd him. He didn’t really know about relationships. They really weren’t his things.

Jepsen watched as Ally finished pouring the rest of the shots. He knew that Alaine didn’t like being called Ally, but he couldn’t help himself. Jepsen had found the male to be cute, and couldn’t help but tease him when he could. He wasn’t meaning to be offending.

Hearing Ally speak, Jepsen saw the face smile plastered on his face. He didn’t find that Ally hid pain well. Jepsen worked on an order, as he listened to Ally speak. He didn’t mind just being an ear for him. ”Oh, well I’m sorry Ally.” Jepsen spoke apologizing out of courtesy. He didn’t know what Liam meant to Ally but it seemed he was important.

 

[xDarkWinterx]

Washing himself off, he gave Samuel his privacy. Micha knew that being stared at while washing off was not all that appealing. Once Samuel finished cleaning himself off, he stepped beneath the water. He rinsed himself off, as he returned his attention toward Samuel. Micha set the wash cloth aside as he came up behind Samuel. He slipped his arms around Samuel, as he kissed the back of his neck. Micha rested his chin on Samuel’s shoulder. ”So, am I moving in now?” He asked curiously, since his original plans were to just find another studio loft in to live in.

 

[Pure Acid Dreamer]

As bad as it sounded Alaine wasn't too familiar with his own employees other than Liam. Sure he knew almost everyone but name and face. But it wasn't like he was trying to get know any of them. Jepsen was someone he was a bit more familiar with from working behind the bar. When he first met him, didn't know what to think of him. Other than that he had kind eyes and some of the most striking cheek bones he'd seen to date. He didn't mind though as he asked about his mood. He was probably one of the few employees that would even dare.

He could feel the male watching him as he went and made poured shots. When he was done, he turned his attention to him for a moment. He fought hard to remind him not to call him Ally. It had never been a favorite pet name and likely never would be. Still, the man continued to do so. Alaine knew it likely wasn't meant to be offending or even teasing. So he let it slide for now. He watched the male curiously before being demanded for more drinks. Turning away, he took the order and went about make it. Somewhere in the middle of his task, he heard he soft reply. A small twinge of sadness stabbed at his heart and tears welled in his eyes. It should be Liam who was apologizing. Not Jepsen. "Yeah.....me too." Sniffing, Alaine turned around to finish making the drink. Wiping his eyes, he turned back to the customer smiling.

 

[Pure Acid Dreamer]

【ᴡᴇ ᴀʀᴇ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴡᴇ ᴘʀᴇᴛᴇɴᴅ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ,
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sᴏ ᴡᴇ ᴍᴜsᴛ ʙᴇ ᴄᴀʀᴇғᴜʟ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴡᴇ ᴘʀᴇᴛᴇɴᴅ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ.】

They'd been going out for so long that Samuel had nearly forgotten what it was like to be embarrassed anymore. He'd seen Micha at both his best and his worst and vice versa. Still, the gesture was appreciated all the same. He was quick to clean himself and then step away to make room. Just as Micha had shown him a kindness, he gave it right back. Samuel stood turned away from the male while waiting for him to finish up. It wasn't long before he felt the males arms come around him. He smiled to himself as the male kissed his neck and listened to him speak. "Depends.....Do you want to?" he asked curiously. "I understand if you don't. You were saying earlier about wanting to get another loft. But if you wanted to save a few bucks while you looked you come here or the penthouse in the city. I mean it'd been more comfortable than a hotel, right?" Thrilled as he would be for them to be living together so soon, he understood if it was exactly that; too soon. One minute they seemed to be talking about just getting back together. And now they were planning a future. He didn't want to scare Micha off or himself for that matter. There was definitely some planning and more talking to be done if they were really going to go through with it all. He didn't want to get his hopes up for nothing.