“This should fit, it’s a bit big for me.” He grinned and tried not to pay attention to the scars he could see on Skye’s arms. There were many, and he could only imagine what the rest of the man’s skin looked like. He had been mostly covered up since they had met, so Thom hadn’t been able to see the scars before.
“We’ll walk to the end of the forest path and then jog from there. It goes around the neighborhood nicely; you can’t get lost even if you wanted to run alone at some point,” he said as Skye avoided his eyes and pulled on the hoodie. They headed outside and took off in a fast walk.
“Did you get any sleep?” Thom asked.
“Yeah, four hours or so, more than I expected. No nightmares, just woke up and couldn’t go back to sleep, so I gave up.”
“That’s good though, right?”
“Yeah,” Skye agreed as they got to the beginning of the forest and started to jog, “almost too good or too easy… so we’ll see.”
There was something ominous about the statement, and Thom wondered what it meant, but he concentrated on the exercise instead of quizzing Skye.
The whole run took about half an hour, and Thom felt a lot better when they were back at the house.
“You’re off to work soon?” Skye asked as they climbed the stairs to the front door.
“I have about an hour. I should be back around five, and Dru will wake up eventually.” He smiled.
“I think I can entertain myself. Do you think he’d wake up sooner if I made breakfast? Like pancakes and stuff?” Skye asked as they walked toward their respective bedrooms.
“You can try.” Thom chuckled, and Skye flashed him a little smile before vanishing into the guest quarters.
Thom didn’t see Skye again before he had to leave and didn’t go looking. Things were looking okay, but he had a feeling that wouldn’t last for long. Eventually there would be things that would fuck everything up for a while; they just had to try to get it to the controlled chaos state of things. Thom hoped it would work.
Chapter 5
Dru
Dru woke up slowly, listening for the sounds he knew wouldn’t be there. Thom would’ve left for work already. Stretching on the bed, the blond smiled a little. He did love his partner so much it hurt sometimes, and after three years, he had gotten used to waking up alone most mornings. He knew Thom would return to him eventually, and that made the brief feeling of loss he experienced every mornin g pass.
He got up and walked into the bathroom. Dru relieved his bladder and took his toothbrush into the shower with him, one of the things Thom frowned upon but Dru did when he was alone in the mornings. Midway into his shower, he woke up properly. It was like the ends of some lines in his mind had been crawling to each other to connect properly and they suddenly did. Skye . Skye was in the house somewhere.
As quickly as possible, Dru finished showering and went to dry himself and pull on some clean clothes for the day. He needed something to eat. That was when he looked at the time, surprised that it was only a bit past eight. Then again, they had crashed early. He was sitting on the edge of the bed and pulling on some socks when he heard a quiet knock on the door.
“Yeah?” he called out, and the door opened.
“Morning. Glad you’re up. There are chocolate chip pancakes and fresh coffee downstairs,” Skye said and smiled briefly at the way Dru’s eyes widened. “I was tipped off.”
“Figures… for a moment I thought you were a psychic or something… my favorite kind of pancakes.” Dru grinned and got up, walking to the door.
Without thinking, he placed his hand on Skye’s arm like he did so often with his closest friends, even though he was anything but touchy-feely. Once again Skye recoiled from the touch, backing off in an instant, nearly banging against the wall on the other side of the
“We’ll walk to the end of the forest path and then jog from there. It goes around the neighborhood nicely; you can’t get lost even if you wanted to run alone at some point,” he said as Skye avoided his eyes and pulled on the hoodie. They headed outside and took off in a fast walk.
“Did you get any sleep?” Thom asked.
“Yeah, four hours or so, more than I expected. No nightmares, just woke up and couldn’t go back to sleep, so I gave up.”
“That’s good though, right?”
“Yeah,” Skye agreed as they got to the beginning of the forest and started to jog, “almost too good or too easy… so we’ll see.”
There was something ominous about the statement, and Thom wondered what it meant, but he concentrated on the exercise instead of quizzing Skye.
The whole run took about half an hour, and Thom felt a lot better when they were back at the house.
“You’re off to work soon?” Skye asked as they climbed the stairs to the front door.
“I have about an hour. I should be back around five, and Dru will wake up eventually.” He smiled.
“I think I can entertain myself. Do you think he’d wake up sooner if I made breakfast? Like pancakes and stuff?” Skye asked as they walked toward their respective bedrooms.
“You can try.” Thom chuckled, and Skye flashed him a little smile before vanishing into the guest quarters.
Thom didn’t see Skye again before he had to leave and didn’t go looking. Things were looking okay, but he had a feeling that wouldn’t last for long. Eventually there would be things that would fuck everything up for a while; they just had to try to get it to the controlled chaos state of things. Thom hoped it would work.
Chapter 5
Dru
Dru woke up slowly, listening for the sounds he knew wouldn’t be there. Thom would’ve left for work already. Stretching on the bed, the blond smiled a little. He did love his partner so much it hurt sometimes, and after three years, he had gotten used to waking up alone most mornings. He knew Thom would return to him eventually, and that made the brief feeling of loss he experienced every mornin g pass.
He got up and walked into the bathroom. Dru relieved his bladder and took his toothbrush into the shower with him, one of the things Thom frowned upon but Dru did when he was alone in the mornings. Midway into his shower, he woke up properly. It was like the ends of some lines in his mind had been crawling to each other to connect properly and they suddenly did. Skye . Skye was in the house somewhere.
As quickly as possible, Dru finished showering and went to dry himself and pull on some clean clothes for the day. He needed something to eat. That was when he looked at the time, surprised that it was only a bit past eight. Then again, they had crashed early. He was sitting on the edge of the bed and pulling on some socks when he heard a quiet knock on the door.
“Yeah?” he called out, and the door opened.
“Morning. Glad you’re up. There are chocolate chip pancakes and fresh coffee downstairs,” Skye said and smiled briefly at the way Dru’s eyes widened. “I was tipped off.”
“Figures… for a moment I thought you were a psychic or something… my favorite kind of pancakes.” Dru grinned and got up, walking to the door.
Without thinking, he placed his hand on Skye’s arm like he did so often with his closest friends, even though he was anything but touchy-feely. Once again Skye recoiled from the touch, backing off in an instant, nearly banging against the wall on the other side of the
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