If These Sheets Were the States... (Jalex)

Next Morning
Jack POV
I woke up to a quiet house. Alex had rearranged himself during the night so that he was literally tangled up with me. His arms were wrapped tightly around me and his head was resting on my chest. He was ever so slightly smiling and his legs were woven in with mine. I rubbed circles on his back gently and he hummed happily in his sleep. I stopped so that I didn’t wake him up, because if ‘Lex woke up he would get up and I wouldn’t have him in my arms anymore. The moment didn’t last much longer though, he started stirring. I tried rubbing circles on his back and snuggling him back to sleep, but it didn’t work.
“Jacky,” ‘Lex mumbled groggily, still half asleep.
“I’m here ‘Lex,” I replied, my voice still rough from sleep.
“What time is it?”
“About ten, last I checked.”
“Okay”
He isn’t getting up! I thought for sure that he would get up, but he just snuggled back down in my arms after I answered him; it seemed like he was wanting to snuggle just as much as I was.
“Mmmm, Jacky so warm.”
“So are you, ‘Lex.”
“You know I love you, Jacky, right?”
“I love you, too, ‘Lex.”
“Good.”
Well that was different.
“Gosh, I love you so much...” ‘Lex mumbled.
I don’t think I was supposed to hear that, after all it was mumbled into my chest. I just squeezed him tighter and pretended that my heart hadn’t swelled when I heard that, or that I had even heard it. Is it possible that he really does think of me that way? Or was that love that he spoke of, of a brotherly sort? I guess I’ll have to wait to find out. Unfortunately Aly is going to be busy all day today, so there is little hope that I can do anything to make him jealous. Unless I start gushing about her again, but I don’t want to do that because it is easier to explain a sudden change in attraction when you haven’t been gushing about her every chance you get. So I just stayed quiet and enjoyed the time I was given, because things went horribly wrong then I would never get this chance again.
“I miss these times together,” ‘Lex sighed, looking up at me from his spot on my chest.
“Me too, ‘Lex,” I said softly, smiling down at him.
“Maybe we should declare Saturday evenings our time to relax and enjoy. And, if we want, we could make it a band chill day.”
“Wednesday is band chill night and Saturday is us chill night.”
“Okay”
Well now there is one night where I have got ‘Lex all to myself, just the two of us… to do what… whoa jack reign it in, now is not the time to be hard. Shit it didn’t work; maybe he won’t notice, yeah right.

Alex POV
It worked! He does think of me that way. So what is the deal with Aly? Oh, no! Did I find out too late? No I haven’t, but I could see Rian convincing him to pretend he likes a girl so he could make me jealous… and I could see Aly going along with it. Oh, I am going to have fun with this. “What’s got you so excited Jacky?” Before he could answer, I rubbed his hard on with my knee. “Cat got your tongue, oh, maybe an Aly cat?” His whole body relaxed, slightly, including his erection. “No, that isn’t it. Oh, did you start imagining what we could do in our chill time? Something that could involve removing our clothes slowly, piece by piece or maybe involving chocolate covered strawberries?” Yep, that was it; he just got tenser and harder. “Tsk, tsk, Jacky, so naughty.” I hopped up, kissed him on the forehead, as usual, and started walking out of the room. At the last second I called over my shoulder, “You take care of that boner; I’ll make breakfast!”

Jack POV
Shit! I think he knows something, but I have no idea how much or what he knows. But I’ll worry about that later; first I need to deal with this. I let my imagination run wild and started jacking off.

Alex POV
Well that went better than expected. I’ll have to call Zack and see if he is willing to help me. I can’t ask Rian because I am sure he is already involved in a plan of his own with Jack. I am tempted to steal Aly’s number and get her involved in my plan, but if I misread the whole situation then I don’t want to have her hear it from me. I got to the kitchen and pulled out the eggs and bacon. I started breakfast and called up Zack.
“Hey, what’s up Alex,” he asked through the phone, obviously slightly out of breath.
“I realized last night that I like Jack,” I said as I put the bacon on the pan.
“Everyone knows that Alex,” Zack said in a bemused tone.
“No, well yes... but no, I like him as more than just a friend...” I replied, trying to clear things up as I avoided getting splattered with grease.
“Okay, that one everyone but Jack knows about,” Zack amended with a small laugh.
“Oh, what... how… never mind... I was calling to ask you if you could help me with my plan to get him since I am pretty sure Rian, Jack and a girl he met named Aly are scheming to make me jealous.”
“Well sure, but you probably would be better off by yourself.”
“True, but a little assistance could always help.”
“Well, true…” he replied before hanging up, correctly assuming our conversation was over.
He probably was right, but I liked the idea that I would have someone to give me assistance if I needed it. I hope I didn’t make it to obvious to Jack that I had figured it out. I probably should end it with Lisa soon, too. But I can’t do it too soon or Jack might get suspicious. I wonder if Lisa would help me; I’m not sure I want to ask though. She might be too uncomfortable or too upset to be willing. I’ll just make this work as is. The question is, how?

Jack POV
I smiled as I walked out to the kitchen and heard Alex humming as he cooked our breakfast, completely oblivious to his surroundings. I walked up quietly behind him and grabbed his shoulders as I yelled, “Gotcha!”
He jumped a mile high and yelled, “WHA!” before turning to me and moaning, “Jacky you nearly gave me a heart attack,” as he laid his head on my shoulder. I chuckled and wrapped my arms around him, taking any opportunity to be close to him. After a minute Alex sighed and stepped back as he turned around to take care of the bacon and eggs. I took a step away and went to pull plates out for the food. I set the plates down next to him and poured us some juice.
“Food is ready,” Alex said with a smile as he carried the plates to the couch. I smiled and walked behind him with our coups and forks. We settled down on the couch and started eating.
“Hey Jacky boy,” ‘Lex said in between bites.
“Yes ‘Lex,” I replied, fighting the huge smile that threatened to break out on my face when he said my nickname.
“Tell me more about Aly,” he said, starting down at his food. My heart sunk. I didn’t think he would be so casual about her. Maybe this won’t actually work.
“Well she recently moved back in with her mom after she could no longer pay rent. There is a bit of uncomfortable-ness around the topic of her dad, possibly even hurt. But she seems to have moved past that and is making something of her life. She recently graduated from college, but because of the economy she hasn’t been able to get a steady job as a vet’s assistant. Although I suppose that doesn’t matter now,” I said, smiling despite myself.
“Oh wow. Wait how did she get a band together so quickly if she just moved back into the area,” Alex asked, looking up at me.
“Well she actually only lived about a half hour away from here with a friend from New York who she met at their college. On weekends they’d come back into the area for her band practice that she had with her high school friends. Her friend seems to have caught a ride with a band, she didn’t mention which one, so we probably won’t meet her anytime soon,” I replied with a shrug. ‘Lex nodded and took all of our dishes out to the kitchen.
“I guess I should head back home, Jack. I’ll text you Friday afternoon to make sure we are still on for Saturday, if not before,” ‘Lex said as he slipped on his shoes.
“Okay. We might have a party on Friday to celebrate Aly getting signed. If we do, both you and Lisa are invited,” I replied, getting up, giving ‘Lex a hug and waving him off.

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