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“He is not my boyfriend” Henry nearly shouts at the poor woman that is trying to help Alex find the right bedside table. “This is not a shared purchase.”
“Calm down, honey” Alex teases, “she is just trying to help out.” He sends an apologetic look at the woman and guides Henry in another direction.
“Don’t call me that. Doesn’t it infuriate you that people automatically assumes that we are a couple?”
“No. it’s not that far of a stretch.” Alex shrugs.
“Yes, it is.” Henry is being stubborn. And more frustrated than usual, Alex notice
“Would it really be that awful?”
“It would be ghastly!” Henry says sharply.
“Auch!” Alex glare at Henry. “Don’t be a bitch.”
“You are fucking my sister, Alex. So excuse me, that I don’t see us as a possibility!”
“I’m not fucking your sister...” Alex lowers his voice, looking around to see if anybody is paying attention to them. “We are going to share an apartment since we attend the same college. It’s practical.”
“Oh, shut up. Don’t forget that I know you. You wouldn’t be moving in with someone unless you got something out of it. And you are a horny sonofabitch so… two plus two equals four.”
“Not this time, fucker. This time it equals five, because you are waaaaaay off.” Alex grabs Henry by his shoulders and forces him to look at Alex. “I am not sleeping with your sister, nor will I ever be sleeping with your sister. You are my best friend. I wouldn’t jeopardize that.”
“I don’t believe you.” Henry pouts.
“That’s because you have severe trust issues.”
Hemry shrugs. He knows that Alex might be right. He doesn’t trust anyone. – besides his sister, of course. And usually Alex, but this time he doesn’t know if he can, and its bothering him. Way more than it should.
“I found it!” Beatrice shouts from a few isles over. “It will fit perfectly in my new room. Alex, did you find yours?”
“No. I got a bit sidetracked when your brother decided to shout at the nice woman who wanted to help me find the perfect bedside table for me and my boyfriend.”
“Oh no...” Bea covers her mouth with her hand and acts appalled. “a woman that supports gay couples. How horrible!”
“Ha ha. Very funny.” Henry slaps Alex when he laughs a bit too much. “You are insufferable ‘. Both of you. Actually, you deserve each other.”
“But my dear brother…” bea loops her arm under his “how could I ever steal your boyfriend?”
“He is not my boyfriend!”
“I’m beginning to take offence of this now. You don’t have to hate the idea that much. I think I’m a catch.” Alex says as he takes Henry’s other arm. “don’t you find me attractive anymore?” Alex bats his eyelashes and Henry groans loudly.
Sometimes he HATES that he once got drunk and told Alex that he thought he was a handsome man with the most beautiful eyelashes. Alex always knows exactly how to use it against him.
“You are an idiot.” He grumbles.
“Correction. A handsome idiot with beautiful eyelashes.” Alex quickly pecks a kiss on Henrys cheek and then instantly dugs when Henry swats at him.
“Oh, fuck of!”
But is true. Henry does find Alec very handsome. So much so, that he has a recuring sex-dream about him. One that he has never told anyone about.
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“You have to tell him Bea.” Alex follows her around in the apartment while she is unpacking their newly bought items “you saw how he was today. He is distraught.”
“I will… I promise… just not yet.”
“Bea…”
“I sorry. I know you hate lying to him, but I can’t.”
“He is gonna find out eventually.” Alex watches Beatrice place the new bedside table, while leaning casually against the doorframe to her room.
“I will tell him. Later.”
“When?”
“When I’m one month sober. I need a proof I can give him that I’m back on track. Otherwise he will fall apart when he hears about my relapse.”
“Fine. But as soon as you hit that month, you are telling him.”
“Scouts honor.” Bea kisses Alex on the cheek. “And thank you for moving in with me. It makes it easier knowing someone is keeping an eye on me.”
“of course. You know I will do anything for you.”
“No, you’ll do anything for my brother.”
“Well obviously. That goes without saying.” Alex retorts.
“Because you love him.”
“Because I love him…”
Beatrice pulls Alex in for a hug.
“I know he loves you too, Alex.”
“Just not the way I want him too…”
“I’m not convinced about that.”
“I am.”
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The housewarming party Alex and Beatrice has planned takes place that very same night. With only a few close friends.
“Do you think we have enough?” Alex asks while arrange the various bottles of alcohol on the kitchen counter. Beatrice is keeping a safe distance to the liquor. Even though she insisted on it being there for the sake of appearances and not alarming her brother, she still doesn’t trust herself around it.
“We have enough for a small village.”
“But… if Henry is still in a mood, you know he drinks till he passes out.”
“Alex,” He turns to look at her when he hears the same annoyed tone in her voice as her brother gets if Alex has been obsessing over something for too long. “Stop trying to please my brother in every way. Or better yet: start pleasing him in the way you actually want too.”
“Beatrice!” Alex shouts, a bit shocked at her bluntness.
“Seriously, you will both feel a lot better afterwards.”
“Oh my god, you are delusional. It will never happen!” Alex swallows then sudden emotions that rushes over him. “He doesn’t see me that way.”
“God, you are so stupid sometimes.” She sighs heavily. “Henry is obsessed with your looks. Even if he possibly doesn’t love you, he will most definitely want to shag you.”
“You think so?” Alex’s body is already reacting to the thought of a naked Henry.
“Absolutely. My brother is a bit of a slut when it comes to beautiful men.”
“I don’t want to hear about you brother fucking beautiful men, please.”
“Sorry.” She grins. “But you could be one of them.”
Alec considers it long and hard. Can he have a friends with benefits situation with Henry without getting depressed over the fact that Henry will never love him back? Before he is done with creating a pro/con list in his head, Henry walks in.
“It looks nice.” His voice is stripped of any emotions. The bad mood seems to still have a hold on him.
“Thank you, dear brother.” Beatrice ignores his obvious negativity and kisses his cheek just as Nora and Percy walks in.
“Let’s get this party started!” Nora shouts and heads straight towards the kitchen.
“Wait,“ Alex rushes past her. “I’m bartending tonight.”
“why”? She asks with a head tilt. Clearly already analyzing this weird behavior.
“I just thought it could be fun.” He replies. Trying to look as casual as possible.
“Fine, have it your way.” She says then whispers. “I know something is up, Diaz. You can’t fool me.”
“I’ll tell you later. I promise.” He responds and then instantly starts mixing drinks. Discreetly swabbing out the gin for water in Beatrice’s drink.
As the night goes on, more people arrive. In the end, people mix their own drinks. No one takes any notice of Bea not drinking alcohol.
Henry on the other hand has been pouting all night. Mostly staying on the balcony. Everyone knows to leave him Alene when he is like this. Except for Alex. Or, he knows, he just ignores it.
“Shot?” Alex hands Henry a glass of pure vodka.
“Why not.” He says and downs it in a second. Alex watches as he swallows. Mesmerized by the bobbing Adam’s apple that he is so tempted to put his lips around and suck. “Stop starring.” Henry says and rips Alex out of his perverted mindset.
“Sorry. Are you still mad at me?”
“I’m not mad.” Is the only answer he gets.
“How many times do I have to tell you,” Alex grabs Henry’s face with both hands, “I am not sleeping with your sister.” Henry rolls his eyes and Alex knows he doesn’t believe him, so he does something reckless. Something stupid. Something a sober Alex would never have done, definitely not with a room full of people right behind the glass doors. He puts his mouth on Henry’s throat and kisses it. Henry pulls back.
“What are you doing?” he asks with flushed cheeks.
“Something I’ve wanted to for years.” Alex pulls Henry back against his body. “I don’t want to fuck your sister. I want to fuck you.”
Henrys mouth opens and closes a few times, but no words come out. Alex takes it as a permission and puts his lips on Henry’s skin again.
He sucks lightly and graces it with his teeth and he can feel the rumbling moan in Henrys throat more than he hears it.
“You are insane…” Henry says, but tilts his head back, providing Alex with more space.
“And you are stunning.” Alex responds before biting down on the skin between Henrys neck and shoulder.
“Fuck!” Henry groans and Alex can feel him getting hard as rock. Henry has kinks. Alex has always known this. And since he found out, Alex has adapted the same kinks into his sexlife. Wanting to feel closer to Henry.
“I’m going to suck your dick know.” Alex says as in the most casual way. “And you are going to stay very quiet, because then maybe, jus maybe, no one will notice.”
“And If they do?” Henry asks with a raspy voice.
“Then we put on a show.”
Henry’s eyes flutter and he moans a silent oh. Realizing that Alex is going to fulfill every perverted little fantasy Henry has ever dared to tell him when they have been drunk together. Being sucked off publicly with a risk of being caught has always been high on his list.
Alex doesn’t waste any time. He pulls down Henry’s pants and briefs in one motion and instantly he takes him in his mouth. As much as he can take without gagging.
“Jesus fucking Christ!” Henry gasps and then bite his lip to muffle his own words. He grabs a fistful of Alex’ hair trying to ground himself.
Alex is just as good at this as Henry has imagined. Perhaps even better.
The tongue massages the vein on his dick every time Alex bobs his head. Henry lets his head fall back. Enjoying every second. Alex even begins to use his hands. One on the part of Henrys dick that can’t fit in Alex’ mouth, the other cupping his balls.
It doesn’t take long for Henry to come. Not with Alex on his knees in front of him.
As soon as Alex has swallowed every last drop, he pulls Henry’s pants back up.
“Satisfying?” he asks.
“Definitely.”
“Want more?”
“Most definitely.” Henry says with his eyes firmly locked onto Alex.
“Then let’s go to your place.” Alex smiles. “This might be a bit too crowded for what I want to do to you.”
Henry grins. “Yeah. That might be true.”
The bad mood that has followed Henry all day is finally gone.