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Sitting out in the bed of his truck Theo hugged his thin, flimsy, jacket tighter. Winter approached and the nights had begun to get colder. Watching over the preserve was peaceful though, a light breeze, an almost full moon, and a bit of low music flowed from his truck stereo. But the music wasn't loud enough to obscure Liam's heartbeat from where he was resting against the hood, reminding Theo of why he was out here in the first place.
“Liam, how much longer are we gonna be out here? It’s been hours and we haven’t heard any hunters.”
“I know, I know. Just a bit longer. If Argent thinks there might still be some hunters I want to be thorough.” The ground crunched under Liam's shoes as he walked around to the back of the truck, swiftly hopping up into the truck's bed and sitting next to the older boy. The betas body warmth cut through the cold air, warming Theo. Even at his calmest, Liam was intense, at least to Theo. The way he spoke, his insistent eye contact, and even his scent had the ability to drown everything else out. Theo knew exactly how he felt about the younger. He had for a while, it had become glaringly obvious to him after he had moved in with Liam and his family. He did his best to hide it from the pack, including Liam. Although some of the pack, mainly the puppy pack, have forgiven him, and even become his friends, many would prefer him dead. He didn’t want to put Liam in a situation where he would have to choose between Theo or the pack. Not only because he knew it would hurt Liam, but also because Theo knew Liam wouldn’t choose him.
The beta turned to Theo, sending his scent through the air. He hadn’t been paying attention to Liam’s chemosignals but the smell of anxiety suddenly coming his way was hard to miss.
“At least it’s nice out tonight,” Liam adjusted so his thigh was pressed up against Theo’s, “would have sucked if it were storming or something.” Theo hummed in response, still focused on the other's nervousness, and now also on where their thighs touched. It seemed like Liam's nerves were only getting worse as he was now drumming his fingers on the edge of the truck.
“You wanna tell me why you’re anxious? Or are we just gonna ignore it?” Theo was staring at the side of Liam's face as he looked forward. Refusing to meet the eyes of the other Liam’s heart rate rose as he gnawed on his bottom lip.
“Theo, look I- just don't freak out, please.”
“That's a terrible thing to say to someone if you’re trying not to freak them out.” Suddenly Theo’s right hand was enveloped in warmth. Liam’s grip was light but he was tense, still looking straightforward. Theo's heart rate was rising to match the other boys.
“Liam-”
“Shut up.” Liam’s grip tightened as he slotted his fingers between Theos’. “You need to shut up because if you don’t you’re going to do that thing that you do and convince yourself you don’t deserve good things. So, if you want this then just shut up and let yourself have it.” It sounded like Liam was not only trying to convince Theo but also himself. And who was Theo kidding? He wanted this. He’s wanted this for months. He squeezes back and both the chimera and the beta relax. He wasn’t sure how long they stayed there, but at some point, Liam began running his thumb up and down Theo’s hand.
Once again Liam’s heart rate started to rise, not as aggressively as before, and he definitely didn’t smell as anxious. Theo squeezed his hand encouragingly.
“Theo I want- can I-” He took a deep breath and turned to face the chimera, “Can I kiss you?” he breathed as he leaned closer.
“Please.”
Liam’s lips were soft against Theo’s own. The older felt like his skin was buzzing and that fireworks were being set off in his stomach. Liam's hand raised to cup his face as the kiss deepened. Even with now roaming hands and soft nips to each other's lips the kiss stayed innocent. Well, innocent compared to other times Theo has kissed people. The word ‘tender’ floated across Theo’s mind. That's what this was, it was a tender kiss. With this realization, the nasty little voice in Theo’s head grabbed his attention.
‘You don’t deserve this. You don’t deserve him.’
‘He knows what you are.’
‘He could never love a monster, a murderer.’
‘He’s tricking you. This is some sort of trap.’
He pulled away from Liam, their heads resting against each other as they caught their breath. Doubt was still spinning around in the chimeras head.
“Is this real? Please tell me it’s real Liam.” his voice cracking as he held onto the other.
“It’s real. I promise I want this. I want you.” he brought their lips back together in a quick, sweet kiss to emphasize his point.
“I want to hold your hand, and kiss your lips, and take you out.”
“Yeah?” Theo looked into his eyes, feeling like he was floating.
“Yeah. In fact, do you wanna get dinner with me tomorrow?" Theo was kinda freaking out. This was good but everything was happening so fast. He needed to slow down, collect his thoughts, and get back to his normal self.
“Sure but that sounds like something boyfriends would do.” He had wanted it to come off as a joke but instead, he sounded unsure, like he was asking for reassurance. Deep down Theo knew he was.
“Yeah, it would be something that boyfriends do. Something that we could do.” Liam moved to run his hand through Theo’s hair. The older leaned into his touch and nodded. He didn’t know if he could actually talk at that moment, too overwhelmed with emotions. Theo opted to press his lips to Liam’s forehead.
“We should get home. We should be well-rested for our date tomorrow.” Liam said giddily as he disconnected from Theo and excitedly made his way to the passenger seat.
The drive back to the Geyer-Dunbar house and getting ready for bed was a blur of gentle touches, soft kisses, and content whispers between the two boys. It was hard to separate from Liam and go into his own room. He had wanted to stay and hold the beta through the night, but they both knew they would end up not sleeping if they were together. But he was happy because tomorrow he would be going out with Liam, his new boyfriend, the most beautiful person in the world.