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“Are you really jealous?” Chase couldn't hold back the surprised smile that crept onto his lips.
“No, Why would I be jealous of stupid Simon and his stupider hair?” Nox scoffed, his arms crossed, he refused to look at Chase, but it was clear he was pouting.
“Your so are”
“Oh, please you give yourself too much credit” The snarl in Nox's voice was clear.
“Aw, your wallowing,” Chase said, poking Nox's cheek. Nox batted his hand away sighing once again.
“I'm not wallowing!”
“Okay if you're not wallowing then I guess you'll be just fine if I go to town with Simon instead” Chase could practically hear Nox's eye twitching.
“Fine, whatever it's not like I care”
“Okay I'll see you in a bit then” Nox mumbled a half-hearted bye before Chase closed the door.
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“Your not jealous hu?” Chase raised an eyebrow at Nox who sat in the passenger seat of Grampa Ralph's truck. Still very much wallowing.
“Just cause I'm coming with you doesn't mean I'm jealous”
“Yeah I'm sure it doesn't”
“I already told you I'm not jealous of Simon”
“Whatever makes you happy buddy” Chase couldn't help but smirk to himself.
Backing into the Caffè parking lot, nearly hitting a rogue trash can. Chase hopped out of the car slamming it shut, he only made it a few feet from the car when he realized Nox hadn't even gotten out yet. He tapped on the window and in response, Nox slowly rolled it down.
“Are you going to stay in the car mopping or are you coming out?”
“I think I'm pretty comfortable in here”
“I think it's weirder if you watch us from the car”
“Who said anything about watching you?”
“Just get out” Chase left it at turning around and heading instead, this time Nox followed.
In the corner of the quite pink and blue cotton candy-colored Caffè a dusty gray-haired boy waved a hand over at Chase. He'd already begun to eat some ice cream.
“Hey, Simon” Chase said, sitting down. Simon replied their usual heys and hellos before glancing at Nox who hadn't said a word since arriving.
“Oh, and yeah this is my boyfriend Nox” Chase pointed a finger at Nox, who was hiding his flush from being called “boyfriend” by focusing a harsher glare. (He ended up looking like a grumpy cat)
“Nice,” Simon said flatly.
“Don't worry he talks he's just goes no verbal when he's wallowing”
“I guessed”
It was like every time Simon spoke Nox's glare towards him just seemed to intensify.
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“Nope, I still haven't forgiven you for ditching me at dance practice”
“I told you I had stuff,” Chase rolled his eyes playfully. Using his fingers to make air quotes when Simon said stuff.
“Sure you did”
“I really did plus don't you have that babysitting gig or something?” Simon qestioned, scooping ice cream out of his fourth bowl of ice cream (two less than Nox) and biting into it.
“It's not really babysitting when it's Prunella but yeah,” Chase said, sliding his half-eaten chocolate mouse to Nox who still refused to speak but happily took Chase's mouse.
"Anyway it's getting late and I told my mom I would help her clean out the attic before college starts," Simon said, checking the time on his phone before getting up and waving Chase goodbye.
The bell to the exit rang announcing to the shop that Simon had left, leaving Chase with a moody boyfriend to deal with.
"You done?"
"I never started but maybe now I will"
"You're going to get sick if you keep eating all that," Chase said, watching Nox scoff down the 6th bowl of ice cream.
"Your just jealous"
"Look who's talking"
"I told you already I'm Not jealous!"
"Sorry, sorry" Chase put his hands up defensively "It's kind of hard to remember when you act like that"
Nox stared at Chase, his expression unreadable.
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Chase's body was always warm against Nox's cold skin, not that it mattered if Nox was cold or not since Chase still clung to him when they slept. But today in the dark room where only moonlight that peeked from outside the window illuminated the room there was a noticeable gap between them, not quite enough to start alarm bells in either of the boys' minds but it was there as if it were a barrier.
"Why are you jealous anyway?" Chase asked rolling onto his side to face, Nox who had his back turned to him.
"Come on just tell me" Chase whined, grabbing at Nox's shirt to get his attention.
"I promise I won't laugh or anything dumb" When Chase said this Nox flipped over the bed shaking lightly when he did.
"Fine, you really want to know?" Nox's voice was harsh making Chase hesitate for a moment before nodding his head.
"Maybe it's because my entire life I wanted one person all to myself and I never did and I'm sorry that I get jealous or whatever but it's hard not to" Chase's eyes widened slightly with shock, relief, bewilderment?
"What are you so worried about…?"
Silence.
"I don't want you to leave me…" Nox whispered almost as if he were talking to himself.
"I won't leave" Chase shuffled closer, closing the gap, his thigh pressing against Nox's.
"I-I" Nox sighed frustrated, dropping his head onto Chase's shoulder. "Do we have to talk about it now?"
"We can talk about it later"
"Sorry…" Nox grumbled into Chase's shoulder.
"It's fine, you look cute when you pout anyway so I don't mind" Chase smiled feeling Nox's face heat up.
I suppose Nox thought it was now his turn to make Chase into a blubbering blushing mess.
"I love you," He said, lifting his head off Chase's shoulder and paring his confession with a light kiss to the side of the blond's neck. Chase's cheeks exploded into a mess of pink and red as he tried to process what Nox had said.
It took a few moments of Chase whimsically staring off into the distance before he was able to compose himself.
"I love you too" Chase responded, leaning forward connecting his lips with Nox who gladly tilted his head to the side gently using the palm of his hand to push Chase down onto the mattress. Chase ran his hands through the taller boy's hair keeping them planted in the smooth strands as the taller boy crawled on top of him, never letting him break the kiss.
"I love you" Nox whispered when the kiss was broken, his words sounded like a promise that made Chase smile.
"I love you too" Chase whispered back, the tip of his nose touching Nox's, he would most likely feel the heat that radiated off his face from how flustered he was.