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Jim knew it was going to happen one day. He knew it from the day they met. Bones was smart and witty and kind, but it was going to be the handsome that got him into trouble. So Jim knew it was only a matter of time before he lost his resolve and kissed his best friend.
He had a pretty good idea of how it would happen too. Definitely on shore leave, and definitely at a bar. Jim would be buzzing and brave, and Bones would be the kind of touchy he got after a few drinks. And he’d put a hand on Jim’s shoulder and smile the kind of smile that completely broke Jim every single time. And Jim would lose it and grab Bones’ face and kiss him hard. Bones would probably get really mad, but Jim always imagined he’d kiss him back for a bit before that.
And they’d get over it because they were drunk and shit happens.
Jim had been thinking about it a lot lately, so the next time shore leave came around he was a pleasant kind of nervous. But he planned it pretty well. He made sure no one included them in other plans, and he found a nice spot they could go to. Not too loud and not too dodgy, but not fancy enough to look suspicious.
They were walking to the bar when Bones ruined all of Jim’s plans. Bones tugged on Jim’s sleeve and Jim turned around to see him trying to say something. He felt a hand sliding down to his, and he tried to make out Bones’ words over the pounding in his ears.
And then he wished he could slow down the moment between Bones’ eyes drifting down to his mouth and their lips pressing together. And the moment between kissing Bones back softly and everything turning into a heated mess. It was all moving too fast.
But that was okay, because back in his room he made Bones kiss him a hundred more times. Sometimes slow, sometimes gentle, and sometimes desperate and full of disbelief like the first time.