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Jay looked out over the water of the boat. It was late at night, and he was by himself. He had
been spending a lot of time by himself lately, not wanting to be around any of the others, but
especially not Amber, as of late. He had been avoiding her lately, along with everyone else,
except for Slade, that is. They had been spending a lot of time together, and he had come to
find out that Slade no longer cared for Ebony in a romantic sense, he only wanted friendship
from her, and was trying to find a way to break it to her.
Jay shook his head, in a sense, glad to not be in his friend's place, for having to deal with
an angry Ebony. On the other hand, he had to tell Amber, the same thing, and Jay didn't
want to hurt her. She had been through enough. As the two friends sat there talking, Jay
wondering what to do, and Slade wondering what would happen, and what it would be like,
if he would kiss Jay. A moment later, instinct took over, and the next thing he knew, his lips
were pressed gently against Jays, and he was surprised when the other man didn't just push
him away, asking if he was crazy, which Slade figured that he really was.
Moments later, Jay pulled out of the kiss, and he stared at Slade. He had liked the kiss, but
he knew that they couldn't be together. It would be too much for everyone to handle. I mean,
everyone was already having trouble accepting the fact that Salene and May were together.
What would they all say, if Amber and Ebony's boyfriend's turned out to be gay? What would
happen to the Mall rats? Would they kick us out? As he continued to think that, Slade pulled
him close again, needing to feel his lips against Jay's once more.
Slade ran his hands over Jay's chest, making the other man sigh softly in pleasure. They were
two of a kind, and both men knew it. A moment later, Slade kissed Jay again, really getting into
it. He slipped his hand under Jay's shirt, feeling the other mans chest, as he ran his hand over it.
Slade sighed softly, getting turned on, as he continued to run his hand over Jay's chest. The other
man felt so good beneath him, he wanted to rip the clothes from Jay's body, and f**k the other
man 'til he screamed.
However, since they weren't alone, they had to settle for a few secret touches, and kisses, to tide
them over 'til their next secret meeting. If anyone found out about them, then they were screwed,
really. Jay loved the feeling of Slade touching him, though he would never admit it aloud. Not even
to Slade, though he'd probably die, if the other man quit touchimg him right now. As they continue
to make out and touch each other, both men knew they would have to reach some kind of decision
sooner or later, since they both knew that they were just using one another, since they knew that
the other man felt the same way he did.
Jay loved all of it. He loved touching Slade, and being touched by Slade. He loved how the other
man knew exactly what he wanted, how he wanted it, and when he wanted it. It was as if they
were just connecting on every single level, and Jay felt as if he were in heaven, though he knew
that soon all of this would have to come to an end, even though neither of them wanted it to, this
was what was best for everyone, in the long run. When Slade pulled out of the kiss a few moments
later, and got up, Jay realized that this was it.
This was the end of them, he felt for some reason. Slade had never said that they would keep on
seeing each other, nor had he been hinting lately, at wanting to end this, relationship, between the
two of them. But for some reason, tonight just felt really diffent to Jay. It felt like everything was
finally over, after a long time of trying to fight for something, that never seemed to be getting better,
it was finally over. As he sat there, and watched Slade, the other man walked into the bedroom that
he shared with Ebony, and closed the door softly, and Jay was jealous.
Jay only stayed sitting where he was, wondering if a person could live, if their heart had just been
taken from them, and stomped on, which was the way he felt right now. After everything that had
happened, since after, and even a little before the virus, this was how it was all going to end, with
him alone. Jay wanted to scream, yell, shout, cry, slam something, anything, but for some reason
he just couldn't, and that angered him even more. Jay got up, and he began to pace the boat, not
knowing what else to do.
Slade was silent, as he lay in bed with Ebony, who was trying to talk to him. He wasn't really listening
to anything she was saying, since Jay was on his mind, which happened a lot lately. "Slade, Slade!"
Ebony said loudly, and he felt her shaking him. "Hmm?" He asked, finally looking at her. "You haven't
been listening to me. I asked you, what do you think should be our next course of action, when we
find land?" Slade had drifted off again, into thoughts of Jay. But when he heard Ebony getting angry,
he looked at her.
"Look Ebony, I've got a lot on my mind right now. Let's just go to sleep." Ebony glared at him for
several minutes, before finally nodding, and then she turned her back on him, and a little while
later, Slade heard the even sound of her breathing, and he muttered a curse, as he thought of
Jay once more. "You're under my skin." Slade muttered softly, still thinking of the times he and
Jay had spent together, and how wonderful they had been. Muttering softly, as he fell asleep,
"You're under my skin..."
The End!