Changes and Chance Chapter 4

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CHAPTER 4:

“No... No, Jared, let me go right now!” Jensen screamed laughing “Don't you fucking dare, sasquatch!” but the chuckles and giggles weren't really intimidating Jared into letting go.

“Aww, come on, Jenny” He laughed as he hoisted Jensen over his shoulder “It's such a nice warm day! Perfect to take a little swim…” He carried Jensen through the house and onto the porch with a big grin plastered all over his face.

It started with Jensen watching TV while the sun was shining brightly outside and Jared's inability to keep still. Jensen got irritated, and snapped at the man to go outside and play or something so he could enjoy his tv show. Jared naturally took that as an invitation to pester Jensen even more, starting with tickling and escalating in chasing the shorter man through the living room to catch him and throw him over his shoulder.

“Put me down, Jay” Jensen demanded as he squirmed in Jared's grip “I swear to god, you're dead... dead, I tell you!” and dug his fingers into the large muscles of Jared's arms to make the man let go, but he had no success Sherri and Melly were basking in the sun, Well Sherri was in the sun while Melly lay beneath a large parasol, and they looked up surprised when Jared carried his large cargo past them and walked over to the pool.

“It's your own fault” Jared said as he tightened his grip on Jensen, “You were sitting inside on this gorgeous day... that's a mortal sin, I know it is” and without further ado he threw Jensen into the pool.

The green eyed man let out an indignant squeak and hit the surface of the water with a loud splash. Jensen surfaced sputtering and coughing up chlorine flavored water “asshole!” he coughed as he swam to the edge of the pool and clung to the concrete edge.

Both Melly and Sherri were laughing loudly at their antics “Poor Jensen” Melly joked “You kinda look like a drowned cat.

He stuck his tongue out at her “Mean” he stated.

Jared was laughing heartily “I think he looks awful cute like this” he said

Jensen glared at him “Shut up, I don't like you” he said as he wiped his wet hair. “Help me out” and he reached his hand out to Jared. Not thinking about it, Jared reached out and gripped Jensen's wet hand firmly only to be pulled into the pool with Jensen. When he surfaced he looked straight at a smiling Jensen “You know” Jensen said chuckled “From this point of view I can totally see the enjoyment one would get from throwing someone into a pool.”

“You little...” Jared growled and pounced on Jensen “Oh, you're gonna get it now” he threatened and pushed Jensen back beneath the surface. They scuffled for a couple of minutes, both above and beneath the surface of the water until they grew tired and Jared dragged Jensen to the shallow end of the pool “See…” he panted harshly “Isn't this way more fun than watching TV?”

Jensen chuckled breathlessly and flopped down on his back, “You're insane” he stated and looked over at Jared. Jared's clothing was sticking to his body and Jensen sent an appreciative glance down the other man's body, Jared's hair stuck to his head, the diamond drops of water glistening on his skin.

When he looked at Jared's face he chuckled softly, Jared's hair was completely messed up… Strands were covering his eyes and forehead, sticking out every which way. He looked gorgeous like that, all glistening and tanned. But Jared always looked good, no matter what he wore or how he was, the man was beautiful. Jensen wasn't too prude to be able to admit that, he had eyes and everyone with eyes could see Jared was gorgeous.

The last couple of days had been great. Jensen had been mocking around with Jared more and more, the two men growing close slowly but surely. It was a relief that Jared had stopped hitting on him as excessively… not that the younger man had stopped completely. Jared still made no doubt about the fact that he wanted Jensen, still letting Jensen know that if he wanted, then Jared was offering.

The older man wiped the drops from his face and scrunched his nose “Thanks asshole now I smell like chlorine!” He really didn't mind though, most of the time he liked Jared being his juvenile self. Someone cleared their throat and Jensen looked up, a smile forming on his face. “Jeff” He said happily as he scrambled to his feet. He had a date with the older man; Jeff was supposed to take him to a new gallery in town.

“Oh, look… its Jeff” Sarcasm was dripping from Jared's tongue as he got to his feet. “How nice of you to join us” Jared said “Wanna join us in the pool?”

The doctor smiled sourly at Jared he knew damned well that Jeff disliked him. “No thanks” Jeff replied “I think I'm a little too mature to be playing in the pool like that.”

Jared took it for the dig that it was and grinned smugly “Mature?” he said questioningly “That's just another word for 'old' right”. He heard Melly chuckle from the side of the pool but kept his eyes on Jeff “That's okay old man doubt anyone wants to see you half naked.”

“Jared!” The hiss came from his left and he shifted his gaze up to Jensen who was glaring down at him.

“Relax sweetheart” Jared smirked “Jeff and I are just jerking each other’s chain…” his gaze shifted to Jeff “…aren't we?”

Jeff smirked down, though there was no mirth in his eyes “Sure” he replied and held out his hand towards Jensen. Jensen reached out and grabbed Jeff's hand

“Can you give me ten minutes?” He asked “I don't think the gallery would like me dropping in when I'm soaking wet”. His smile was apologetic and he pulled his shirt over his head. Jared took the excuse to ogle Jensen's body but he noticed he wasn't the only one. Jeff was also gazing at Jensen, taking in the younger man's luscious body, ripped stomach and peaked nipples. The green eyed man wrung his shirt and threw in on one of the lawn chairs “I'm gonna go get changed” he said “I'll be back in a flash.”  He went into the house and Jared and Jeff watched him go.

“You sure you can get it up” Jared's words were filled with venom. “I mean, yeah, he's hot but seeing as you're 'mature' don't you need a little extra to get it going?” The smirk on Jared's face anything but open and friendly as he stared at the doctor. Normally Jared wouldn't harbor bad feelings to people he didn't know, but this was a different ball game. Jeff wasn't only dating Jensen, now he was showing up at the house and ogling the man's body!? Jared felt like he had no right, Jensen belonged to Jared, even though he didn't realize it yet.

“You're very childish, Jared” Jeff shot back but the younger man didn't falter.

“I'm young” Jared replied “means I also don't need little blue pills to help me with certain things” he sneered. It annoyed him that Jeff stayed calm and collected even though he was provoking him.

“And yet” The older man smiled “I don't see you going out on dates with Jensen…” Jeff smirked smugly “… I mean it's obvious that that's what you really want. You want to be the one to take Jensen to galleries and out to dinner. Something also tells me you want to be in the situation that would require little blue pills for some people, am I right?”

“I'm ready” Jensen bounded out onto into the garden and hooked his arm through Jeff's. “So, let's you see this gallery you've been going on about” He smiled “I wanna see this thing of culture and beauty.”

Jared snorted but Jensen pointedly ignored him and turned to Sherri “Bye, Sherri, bye, Mells.” He tugged at Jeff's arm teasing “Come on handsome, we have paintings and sculptures to admire.”

“Riveting stuff, no doubt” Jared said sourly and Jensen leaned down to ruffle through Jared's wet hair “Aww, does wittle Jawed wanna play too?” he teased. In answer he got a wet hand in the back of his neck and was almost draw back into the pool. Thankfully he could escape Jared's grip just in time. “Nuhuh!” Jensen said and took a step back “Ruining one pair of clothes a day is more than enough.”

Jensen waved goodbye and followed Jeff out to the driveway where the doctor's car was waiting for them. “It's not gonna be a long drive” Jeff said as he opened the door to his convertible. The top of the car was down, seeing as it was a beautiful day and Jensen slipped into the seat.

“Thanks” he said “I'm really looking forward to this gallery.”

Jeff didn’t lie! The ride to the gallery didn't take long at all. When they got there Jeff showed Jensen to the entrance and handed their tickets to the man waiting there. “It's an exclusive preview” Jeff said “Only a select few of the cities finest are allowed in today.” He led Jensen inside and headed to the first room.

There were a lot of people in the building. Most of them were dressed to the T and Jensen felt a little under dressed in his jeans and button shirt, but Jeff assured him he looked fine. “It's supposed to be casual wear” He told Jensen as they walked past a large sculpture of something from what Jensen couldn't figure out what it was. Slowly Jeff started to take Jensen round the room, sopping at various paintings and sculptures. At every piece of art Jeff talked about the artist and what it was supposed to be but to be honest, Jensen didn't really get a word he was saying. All the dates with Jeff had been like this. They went to galleries, fancy restaurants, concerts and plays in strange foreign languages. At one point the dates started to blend over but Jeff was sweet and polite, he showed Jensen cultural high lights and Jensen was grateful for that.

The paintings all seemed the same to Jensen though Jeff kept talking about Picasso, Degas, Van Gogh and other names he'd never heard of. The people around them seemed just as interested as Jeff so Jensen kept his mouth shut and just nodded, occasionally humming in agreement.

After the gallery Jeff took him to an exclusive Lunchroom where they served funny looking food that probably had to be very tasty but Jensen didn't really think so. The drinks were tiny and refills weren't free. Not to mention the waiters and waitresses were stuck up bitches. Jensen always felt like the service of a restaurant was just as important as the food.

That's why he usually ate at his friends place. Micha was great, the food was amazing and everyone who worked there was friendly. Food was food though… and he was hungry so the plate was empty when the waiter picked it up. Giving a haughty smirk as he poured them another glass of water. “Everything satisfactory, gentlemen?” the man asked. Before Jensen could reply, Jeff had already so he just shut his mouth and sat there.

After lunch Jeff took him to a museum filled with the history of Texas, more Alamo than anything but Jensen dutifully followed Jeff and the tour guide through the huge building. It was followed up with a luxurious dinner at a restaurant. The restaurant was located on the top floor of a sky scraper and though the food wasn't all that, the view definitely made up for that. On the ride home Jeff talked about the gallery and the paintings they had seen. Jensen tuned out and stared out of the window… The paintings had been boring when he was looking at them, and the last thing he wanted to do was spend time talking about them. He'd never tell Jeff though. The man was so enthusiastic about the painting and Jensen didn't want to hurt his feelings. That- and Jensen knew Jeff just wanted to give him a good time.

He thought back to the last time he had a good time, and he couldn't help but think about that morning. Being thrown into the pool by Jared had been fun… even though Jeff looked at him as if he was a child. He also had to admit he somewhat enjoyed Jared and Jeff bickering over him. The car stopped and Jensen leaned over to kiss Jeff. Their lips connected and Jensen sighed into the gentle kiss. It wasn't that Jeff wasn't a good kisser… it's just that he always kissed Jensen as if he was made out of porcelain.

He pulled back and smiled softly “I had a good time” he said. It was a lie, but he liked Jeff. He couldn't help it that, so far, Jeff had chosen dates he didn't really find interesting.

He smiled and laced their fingers together “I have a doctors convention in two weeks” he said. “It's a couple of hours out of town and it lasts for a whole weekend” Jeff smiled “I was wondering, if maybe you'd like to come with me, spend the weekend with me. It will be in a fancy hotel and the food will be good and plenty full.”

Jensen smiled and nodded “Yeah” he replied. Like he was going to say 'no', there was no way he'd say no to a weekend with Jeff. He hoped that they could get to the 'sex' part of the relationship… because, well, Jeff was a handsome guy. And Jensen had been on a dry spell for quite some time. They said goodbye and Jensen jumped out of the car “I'll see you soon, okay.” With a wave and a honk of the horn Jeff drove off.

It was pretty late and Jensen opened and closed the door as quietly as he could. He dropped his bag near the table in the hall and toed off his boots when he heart sounds coming from the living room. Slowly he walked to the door and stepped inside.

“Really... Lion King?” He said teasingly, and the figure on the couch shot up in surprise. “I always figured you more of a Beauty and The Beast kind of guy.” Jensen stepped further into the room and smiled down at Jared. The younger man was sitting on the couch, lights dimmed and a blanket across his feet. Jared's hair was mussed and his hands clasped an empty bowl of popcorn.

A smile formed on Jared's face “Really, if I wanted to watch Beauty and The Beast I would have gone on your date with Jeff.” The words were harsh but the tone was friendly and joking.

“Jeff's not a beast.” Jensen shot back. He watched Jared search for the remote and seconds later the movie stopped… the room getting a little darker…

“Who said I was thinking of Jeff as the beast?” Jared asked. The smirk still firmly in place “I think he's more of a Beauty... he'd look awful pretty in that golden dress, don't you think?” Jared's laughter filled the room and as he placed the empty bowl on the table.

Jensen sighed and sat down next to Jared “So, wanna tell me why you're watching Disney movies?” Jensen huffed when Jared unceremoniously dumped his feet in Jensen's lap but the he didn't shove them off.

Jared smiled “Eh, I just felt like it” he said. “I already watched Aladdin and Cinderella” He chuckled “They were old movies my sister used to watch…” He smoothed his hair and looked over to Jensen “…how was your date?”

Jensen smiled slowly “Eh, it was okay” he replied. “Galleries aren't really my thing, you know. He also took me to a restaurant that served those tiny portions again” a soft chuckle and he lowered his gaze to Jared's feet in his lap “You uhm... you wanna go get some Mickey D's?”

Jared snorted “Dude, I just finished a bowl of popcorn” and he watched Jensen's face fall. What he wanted to do was cheer in victory, what he wanted to do was grab Jensen, tell him 'I told you so' and kiss him silly. “There's no way I can eat a burger right now... but I could totally go for a Sundae or two.” The smile that covered Jensen's face was really all he needed. Jared got to his feet and held out his hand “Well then, let's go Cowboy” and he hoisted Jensen up. “You're buying this time though” He joked “I ain't made of money.”

Jensen smiled widely and followed Jared to the car “Fine” he replied “But I wanna drive!”

Jared laughed out loud and got into the driver’s seat “No way in hell sweetheart! I don't wanna risk you not being tall enough to reach the pedals.”

The shorter man chuckled and shook his head “Shut up, I don't like you!”

Jared grinned widely and put the car into drive “You're full of shit” he said “You like me plenty” They got onto the road and Jared turned on the radio. “Now... tell Jared how good Doctor Jeff is in the sack.”

Jensen send him an incredulous glare “There aren't words for how much that is none of your damn business” he said. “Besides, Jeff and I are waiting for the right time. We want to make sure that when we cross that line it's because we both want it.”

The drive was short and fast and before he knew it they pulled into the lot of the fast food chain. “I'm so excited” Jared said laughing and joking around “You're buying me dinner…” He bounced around Jensen and smirked to the lady behind the counter “Mah mayn is takin' me out to dinnah” He drawled “ain't it fancy!”

Jensen snorted at the shit eating grin on Jared's face and pinched Jared's cheek. He turned to the lady who was looking at them as if they were from another planet and smiled his widest smile “Well he's such a Purdy little thang” he joined Jared in the tease “…couldn’t take ím to Wendy's now could I!”

They placed their order with the confused woman; all the while Jared was chuckling in Jensen's ear and whispering stupid stuff. Just like the last time Jared took Jensen outside and they ate their food at the artificial lake. “So... why do you let him drag you to places you don't even like?” Jared's words were loud in the silence. “I mean, all the date's you went on with him; I've never heard you say what a great time you had. Seems to me the man should pay a little more attention to what you want. Art's all cool and stuff but there should be time for some mindless fun too, you know?”

“It's okay” Jensen said. “I don't mind going on these trips. Jeff's a lot more mature than me and I understand that he doesn't want to mess around in pools” He smiled at Jared. “He's taking me with him on a business trip in two weeks. He has a convention and they're putting him up in some fancy hotel. It's supposed to be mega fancy and stuff, it's gonna be good.”

They sat in companionable silence. Jensen ate his burger and fries while Jared spooned his ice cream into his mouth. “This is so good” Jared mumbled as he licked a trace of chocolate from his lips.

Jensen turned to look at him and smiled “At least they're normal portions”.  He took another bite from his burger and grinned around it “But we're gonna get real fat if we keep eating fat foods. I, for one, do not want to end up as the next John Goodman!”

“At least he was funny” Jared teased and crumpled the plastic cup in his fingers. “I mean, you could use a little laughter in your life, grumpy.” His hand reaching out to ruffle Jensen's hair… “God knows you're too serious.”

“You're too childish” Jensen shot back and smacked Jared upside the head. He smiled at the younger man and stole the second Sundae from Jared.

Jared scowled and reached for the treat “Hey!” His protest was loud but he didn't really work to get the ice cream back.

Jensen took that as a sign and he scooped some onto the spoon and took a bite “Mmm…” he mumbled “… That's damn good.” He savored the taste of the ice cream and after a second bite he handed the cup back to Jared.

The younger man took the treat back, but his eyes were glued to Jensen's face. “That was hot” Jared commented. His voice serious and his eyes still glued to Jensen's lips. “You should always be eating something.”

A furious blush adorned Jensen's face. “You're so full of shit” he said and got to his feet. Jensen brushed the grass and dirt off his pants and reached out his hand to Jared. “We should go back” he said pulling him up to his feet.

Jared smiled and nodded his head “You're shy…” he noted. “That’s okay; you're kinda cute when you're shy. Just like when Melly took you to the wax place… that was just awesome.” It seemed as if Jared went someplace else for a moment and a smirk crept up the younger man's face. “Can I see?” Jared asked and grinned devilishly.

Jensen's jaw dropped and he pushed Jared away with a scowl. “No” He exclaimed “You sure as hell can not! Christ, where did you even get the idea… I swear! You're such a freak I'm surprised your momma didn't trade you in while she had the chance.”

They got into the car, Jared behind the wheel, and he started the car. They drove off the lot of McDonald’s while Jensen’s still commenting on the lack of Jared's common sense. All in all Jensen had a pretty good evening. He knew he should feel guilty at having more fun at a midnight snack run then he had at an entire day of cultural things but he just couldn't bring himself to it. He loved that Jared had just dropped his evening by himself and drove him and Jensen to the fast food chain. The house was entirely dark since by the time they got back the clock had struck one in the morning. Jensen crawled out of the car and followed Jared into the house.

“Hey, Jared?” Jensen was standing in front of his bedroom door and Jared turned to look at him. “Thanks again, for dinner” he said. “I had a great time... I suppose you're not a half bad guy.”

Jared chuckled and walked over to Jensen “I know you had a good time” he said. “It's okay though, you can still pretend to hate me” He brushed his hand down Jensen's arm and smiled. “Sleep tight, Jen” A smirk on his face “and sweet dreams.”

The older man ducked his head and chuckled “You too, Jay.”

Then Jared's words got through “Hey! Hold Up…” Jensen said. “What the hell did you mean that you knew I had a good time? I could have been lying for all you know when I said that.”

“Your eyes” Jared smiled and took another step closer. His eyes solely focused on Jensen's face. “When you smile and you mean it, you get these crinkles” His hand reached out and caressed the side of Jensen's face. “Right here... and they're just so cute. That tells me that you're not lying.”

Jensen tilted his head and huffed “So basically, you're telling me I'm old- and getting wrinkles?”

Green eyes widened when Jared cupped Jensen's face with both hands. “I think you're beautiful” He said softly. “The lines aren't evidence of age, they're evidence of smiles. It's not something you should feel conscious about, Jen. You're amazing... anyone can see that.” He leaned down and pressed a kiss to the lines next to Jensen's left eye “I'll see you in the morning.” Without waiting for Jensen to freak out he turned around and walked back to his room. He glanced back to Jensen once and disappeared through the door.

“Get up, Get up, Get up!” The screeches were coming from somewhere on top of him. Jensen burrowed further into the sheets. Waking a person up by screaming in their ear wasn’t exactly good manners if you asked him. He had no idea what he’d done to deserve this rude awakening and he tried to push the body off of him. Needless to say it didn’t work, the screaming only got louder.

“What the hell is going on” The blankets were torn off of his body and he was left in nothing but his boxers. Green eyes opened furiously and tried to expel the sleep. “Can someone tell me why there’s a fucking giant on my bed at ass o’clock in the morning?!” he called out. There was no answer besides someone poking him in the side.

“Come on Jensen” Jared laughed and tickled him in the side. “It’s eleven o’clock and there are places to go and people to see!” Once again he poked him in the side and ruffled his hair. “Now, get up out of bed and be a good boy. Shower. Shave. Piss. We need to get going so up you go!” A strong hand grabbed Jensen’s upper arm and pulled him out of bed. The hand then proceeded to drag him to the bathroom and Jensen heard the shower jump on. There was the squeaking sound of the controls for the water and Jared humming some kind of tune while he got the shower ready for Jensen.

With mixed feelings Jensen stepped under the spray. He had no idea why the hell Jared was in his room so early on a day off, but he hoped the younger man had a good reason. “This better be fucking good” He called out as he soaped his hair. God knows he'd rather spent his time holed up in his bed.

“It so is” Jared's voice came and Jensen startled from the proximity. Jared placed some clothes onto the counter in the bathroom. “You're gonna fucking love it, trust me. I arranged it to the T. that's why we don't want to be late, we don't wanna miss out on time we could spend having a blast. So get out of the damn shower and get dressed. We'll be waiting down stairs!”

Jensen muttered to himself and was glad Jared wasn't in the shower when he got out. He dried himself off and got dressed as quickly as he could. The clothes Jared had gotten for him were a simple pair of jeans and a long sleeved shirt. “Trust him to get clothes that are gonna make me sweat like a pig” He complained. Still, he put on the clothes and tied his boots before going down stairs. When he got downstairs he was greeted by the rest of the group so he sat down to eat breakfast. Steve had made scrambled eggs with bacon and Jensen ate as if he was starving.

“So uhm... where are you taking us?” Melly asked. She was wearing jeans and a bright pink top with long sleeves to match her hair.  Melly was eagerly stuffing the scrambled eggs in her mouth and sipping her black coffee. “I mean, it better be damn good, hell you even got Jenny out of bed for it.”

Jensen scowled “You know I hate it when you call me Jenny” he told her. The nickname was something they had taken to calling him to tease him. Most of the time he let it slip, but since it was ass o'clock in the morning- he wasn't feeling very forgiving just yet.

“You fucking love it when I call you Jenny” She shot back and turned to Jared. “So, big Jay, wanna tell us where the hell you're taking us. I mean, not that I don't like a little surprise but a trumpet awakening and forced into warm clothes isn't really my thing , you know.”

The young man was smiling widely as he shoveled down his breakfast. “I'm not telling you where we're going” He said. “It's supposed to be a surprise and if I tell you then there's no surprise, is there? Just trust me when I say that you're going to love it” he said and turned to Jensen. “Just trust me, Jen.... you're gonna love it.”

Jared ushered them all to the car, forcing Jensen to sit up front with him. Sherri was spending the day with a couple of friends of hers. They were going to go to some museum she was real excited… That was the only reason the four of them had agreed to leave her by herself. Normally they wouldn't all leave the house if she was there.

“Come on, Jared” Jensen pleased. “I want to know where we're going, why won't you just tell us?”

Jared sent him a smirk “Good things come to those who wait” he said cryptically. “You're just gonna have to wait and see. Don't you want to be surprised... come on, Jen, show a little adventure!”

Jensen glared at him and pouted “You're mean” he said. He wanted to know where they were going. He had no idea what Jared had planned but he knew Jared a little, and there were a million things he could think of that Jensen probably wasn't going to like. He just hoped he was right this time and that Jensen would like the surprise he had in store for him.

The car stopped in the lot of a huge building and Jensen turned to Jared “Really?” he asked “You brought us to a warehouse?” The scowl on his forehead said that he really doubted that Jared could turn this into something fun. He got out of the car none the less and watched as Jared opened the boot of the car. “What the hell are you doing?” Jensen wanted to know “And where the hell are we?” He looked around to get a clue as to where they were and his eyes stopped on a large sign on the side of the building. “You're shitting me…” Jensen exclaimed as he turned to look at Jared. His face had lit up and he was smiling like an idiot. “Are you fucking serious, Jared?” he asked, and made his way over to the younger man. His eyes widening when he saw what was in the back of the car “You're not shitting me!!”

Jared smiled and threw a packet to Melly, Chris and Steve “Put these on” he demanded and turned to Jensen. “I listen when you talk, you know” He said softly stepping closer to him. He could smell his cologne when he stepped into Jensen's space. “Now, we don't want you to get cold, so…” He reached up and wrapped a warm scarf around Jensen's neck “You're gonna have to wear a little 'gear'” Jared fished a bright pink beanie with ear flaps from his pocket, small braided strings hung from the flaps, on each string was a fluffy ball of wool. Jared pressed the beanie on Jensen's head and pulled the flaps over his ears “There” he said satisfied.

Jensen was looking up at Jared with wide eyes and his hand went up to touch the beanie. “You couldn't have gotten me one that was even less manly?” He teased and smiled softly. Jensen felt his face heat up when Jared tenderly stroked his cheekbones with his thumbs, his huge hands framing Jensen's face

“I think you look great.” The words were soft but honest and Jensen blushed furiously. “There,” Jared smiled “Now your cheeks match your hat.”

The rest had put on their hats and scarves and were eagerly waiting for Jensen and Jared to join them.  The five of them walked to the entrance of the building and were greeted by a smiling man. “Welcome to Snow World” The man said. “I understand this is a private party so if you would please follow me.”

He preceded the group to a large door and opened it. Jensen gasped as he looked inside. The entire space was white with artificial snow, a large machine was dividing the white stuff all over the room and it was as if it was snowing inside. He bend down and grabbed a fist full of the snow, it was cold and wet and just like real snow it formed into a ball as he squeezed it.

It the meantime the man was telling them what the company was all about but all Jensen could do was look. The room had a slope and there were sleds at the top of that slope. A couple of pairs of ski’s to the side of the room and Jensen could hardly contain his enthusiasm. The room was huge, the entire warehouse had been converted to a ski slope with continually fresh snow at the bottom to play and fool around in.

Though it merely took the man a few minutes to tell his story it seemed to Jensen as if it took ages. He was glad when the man smiled and told them to have fun, seconds later Chris had a snow ball in his face.

“Oh, you little son of a bitch” Chris called out and ran after Jensen. “I'm gonna fucking kill you, Jenny” He screamed as he pelted snow balls in Jensen's direction. “When I'm done with you you're gonna be a freaking Popsicle!” When he caught up to Jensen he dragged him down and buried him in show.

Jensen sputtered and squirmed to get away from Chris but then he felt more hands on him. Steve and Melly were helping Chris to bury Jensen in the snow. Cold trickles of water ran down his face and neck… The scarf had been discarded a few meters back and Jensen laughed as he tried to get away.

Bringing Jensen to the indoor ski rink was the best thing he'd ever done. The smile on his face was the most beautiful thing he's ever seen, that carefree look in those green eyes. Jared knew he shouldn't do these things. Jensen wasn't interested in him, and he knew he was just setting himself up for failure. Jensen was with Jeff and there wasn't much he could do about that, but if his actions caused that smile to appear on Jensen's face then he was convinced he made the right decision… even though Jensen wouldn't change his mind about dating Jeff.

“You know, this is so not fair!” He heard Jensen call out. He saw that the three others were pelting Jensen with balled up snow and there were traces of it on his hat and on his clothes. Jared thought he looked extremely cute. Steve made the mistake of getting a little too close to Jensen and Jensen pulled him into his arms. Jensen's chest against Steve's back as he used the slightly shorter man as a shield.

“Hey!” Jensen said as he kept Steve close to him. “Get back” He ordered the others with a smug smirk on his face. “I have a Steve and I'm not afraid to use him!” He chuckled at Steve's curses and swearing.

Melly looked at Chris “Sorry, Chris” She said “Your boyfriend has been compromised. There's no way he can come back to this side, he's a part of the enemy camp now. We have to destroy him…” She smirked evilly “…and fire!!!” Once again Jensen and now also Steve were buried in a pile of snowballs, and they started retaliating.

Jared loved seeing Jensen like this, acting like a little kid. Everyone needed a little bit of silly fun in their lives every once in a while. Jared was happy to provide Jensen with the necessary mindless fun. He was startled from his musings by a cold sensation on his neck. When he looked up he saw that Chris and Steve were pestering Melly with snow and Jensen was gazing at Jared. “Didn't think I was going to let you off scot free, did ya?” Jensen teased with a big smile on his face. “Come on, Jay... defend yourself” And another snowball found its way to Jared, this time it hit him low on the chest and he growled.

“Okay, that's it” He said grinning “You're dead” he reached down to make a snowball himself.

Jensen tried to get away but when Jared came after him his longer legs were at an advantage. “That's not fair!” Jensen pouted when Jared flipped him onto his back. Then there weren't any more words because Jared grabbed a handful of snow and washed Jensen's face with it. “Take that!” Jared exclaimed gleefully “A taste of your own medicine!” Jensen squirmed in his grasp and laughed as Jared grabbed another fistful of snow “What are you laughing about, huh. I'm gonna show you who's the boss, little man. When I get through with you there won't be a dry thread on your body.”

Jensen chuckled and tried to toss Jared off “You're so full of yourself” He joked. His face was blushing from cold and exertion, his clothing was starting to get wet from the snow and Jared's impromptu bath with snowballs but he couldn't stop smiling to save his life.

Jared got to his feet and dragged Jensen up with him. “Let's go, cowboy” He said and started going for the cable's that had the small round things on the bottom to pull them up the slope. Jared had no clue as to what they were called but he sat down on one and Jensen followed his example. Both of them looked down the slope and waved to Melly who was trying to drown Chris in snow. “What are we doing here?” Jensen asked as he looked around.

The younger man smirked and grabbed one of the sleds. They looked like simple carbon fiber plates with an upstanding edge so they wouldn't slide off first bump on the hill and placed on the edge. “Sit down” Jared ordered Jensen and smiled when the shorter man did as he was asked. Jared climbed in behind Jensen, his long legs framing the slightly bowlegged of the man in front of him. He wrapped his arms tightly around Jensen “Hold on” he said.

Jensen turned his head to look at Jared but before he could say something Jared had moved their combined weight forward and they were sliding down the slope. Jared's arms were tightly around him, large hands grasping his sides and Jared's face next to his. The sled made a curve and Jensen yelped when the sled turned to its side and threw the both of them off in a flurry of long limbs.

Jared was laying half on top of Jensen and he was laughing so hard Jensen could feel the shudders in his bones. The snow was cooling his back while Jared's heat was warming his upper body. “That was freakin' awesome!” Jared laughed as he got to his feet… careful not to crush Jensen in the process.  They messed around in the snow until they got hungry, and Jared took them up to the restaurant. They were welcomed with a cup of hot chocolate and a towel to dry off most of the snow. Food was brought out and they ate as if they hadn't had any all day.

Jensen was standing shakily on his ski's... After dinner the instructor had taken them out back on the slope and was giving them a lesson in skiing. “I don't think this is my thing” Jensen said cautiously. “There's just something about standing on two pieces of wood that doesn't agree with me. Call me crazy but I prefer shoes.” He was wobbling and grasped onto Jared's arm to keep himself steady, “Yeah, I'm really not liking this.”

Without hesitating Jared clicked his boots free and placed his ski's to the side “Come on, Cowboy…” He grasped Jensen's upper arm “…Hold on to my shoulder” he instructed and bend down to release Jensen's boot's from the ski's. “Okay, step out carefully. Easy does it, just hold on to me.” He guided Jensen's feet back onto the solid snow and placed Jensen's ski's to the side next to his.

Jensen gazed gratefully at Jared “I'm sorry” he said. “I didn't want to ruin your skiing or anything, I just didn't feel comfortable.” He shuffled his boots in the snow and looked up at Jared “You can still go, you know. You don't have to stop for me.”

Jared scowled “Shut up!” he said and ruffled Jensen's hair affectionately. “I don't wanna ski anyway, so this is actually convenient for me.” He smiled big and smirked at Chris. “How about you go... we'll have a good laugh at seeing you try to get down in one piece. We'll send Steve and Melly after you, they can bowl you over. It'll be a whole new sport.”

Jensen watched as Chris slowly slid down the slope only to come to an awkward stop somewhere in the middle. His legs spread wide and trying to stay upright with help of the sticks. “Whoo, way to go Chris!” Jared called down teasing. “You could enter in the Olympics, no doubt”. Chris glared up at him and flipped him the bird. That nearly made him lose his balance- so Jared laughed at him good naturedly. Slowly the others made their way down and Jensen and Jared laughed as they messed up, clapping when they finally made their way all the way down to the end of the slope.

Jensen gazed at the sled and then looked back at Jared. “Hey, Jay?” He asked tentatively “Do you think we could take the sled back down again?” He gazed up hopeful and watched with a smile as Jared grabbed the sled without saying a word and placed it on the edge of the slope.

“Sit down, Cowboy!” Jared instructed and again he sat down behind Jensen. “Spread your wings, Rose. I'm gonna make you fly” Jared whispered in Jensen's ear.

Jensen chuckled and tilted his head in Jared's direction “I'll never let go, Jack. I'll never let go.” His falsetto tone making Jared laugh out loud and tip the sled over…

“I'm the king of the world, whooohoohoo” Jared screamed as they slid down the hill.

Jensen was sprawled across Jared's chest when they got down to the bottom. His chest was heaving and convulsing in laughter, tears in his eyes. “Oh my god, you're out of your fucking mind” Jensen told Jared. He got to his feet and helped Jared up too “Seriously, you are insane” but the smile on his face proved he didn't mind Jared's craziness one bit.

After they dried up a bit in the restaurant while enjoying a nice cup if coco Jared ushered them back to the car. “This day isn't over yet, people” he said. “I have reserved a table at an extremely fancy restaurant where we will be enjoying dinner and some wine. Well get there in a short drive of about half an hour. Your driver will be playing some pleasant music on the radio” he grinned “or I could sing”.

“No!” Melly cried out. “God, no. Please don't sing. I, for one, am very happy with my eardrums and if you were to sing... well, I don't really want to think about what would happen to my hearing. I do know that your voice isn't made for serenading” She said and turned up the radio.

Jensen was sitting shotgun again and his eyes occasionally drifted to Jared. He couldn't believe what Jared did for him. How many things he'd had to take care of to give Jensen this awesome day. Jared did really listen to what Jensen said, the snow thing, the good food and playing around. He hadn't had this much fun in a very long time and he really needed to find a way to thank Jared for being so sweet to him. He could hardly believe that the cocky son of a bitch turned into this... well still cocky, but incredibly sweet guy that was sitting next to him.

“Oh my god, I love you” Chris exclaimed when he saw the restaurant they were going to. Rodeo Bill's was a well known restaurant in the area. It wasn't known for their ambiance, since they didn't have any. Nor were they well known for their high prices or stuffy staff, no!  Rodeo Bill's was known for his huge steaks and baked potatoes.... Man food as Chris liked to call it. “I'm dumping Steve, and getting with Jared” Chris exclaimed. “Dude, you're fucking golden” Chris said as he got out of the car “The best fucking day ever!”.

“Sorry, Chris” Jared said. “I'd stay with Steve if I were you, I'm not really into short men with long hair.” He shot a sideway glance at Jensen who was looking at the restaurant in awe “I take it you like it?”

Jensen turned to Jared and smiled widely “Dude, this is awesome.” The smile on his face stretching wider every second. He couldn't believe Jared did this for him, he so had to change his opinion of Jared. “I can't believe you did this for us” Jensen said “This is so cool. God I haven't had a decent steak in ages, the idea alone is mouth watering!”

The rest had already gone inside... Jensen and Jared were left in the lot by themselves. “Not for all of you, Jensen” Jared said softly “Just for you. When you talked about wanting there to be snow and complaining about the lack of good food, I just wanted to do something for you. Make you smile like that.” Jared watched with widening eyes as Jensen stepped closer to him. He got so close that Jared could feel the shorter man's breath on his collarbone and he shivered. “What are you... uhm” He stopped talking when Jensen cupped the side of Jared's face.

“Thank you. So much” Jensen said “I had the best time” he leaned in and slowly drew Jared's head down. Softly and gently he caught Jared's lips with his own. Soft, steady pressure and he curled his fingers in Jared's hair. Quickly he pulled back, the kiss being soft and fleeting, a thank you for the day he just had.

The younger man watched as Jensen walked into the restaurant. He couldn't believe what just happened and he brought a hand up to his face, fingers ghosting across lips as he reveled in the memory of the soft press of Jensen's lips against his. Never in a million years had he thought that Jensen would kiss him.  He shook his head, got his act together and followed Jensen into the restaurant.

“Okay, let’s have some grub. God knows we could use some after this day!” Chris' voice was loud and excited.

Jared ordered a bottle of red wine and some appetizers while they thought about what they wanted to have as their main course. All the dishes on the menu were with steak, there was no option for fish or chicken. There was a wide variety of side dishes and desserts but the main focus was the steaks so it was easy for them to choose.

“Oh, this all looks so good” Melly sighed as she looked over the menu. “You realize that you're gonna have to marry me now, right. I mean taking us skiing and then to this restaurant... I want you to myself” And she winked at Jared. “I don't care that you're gay... we're going to Vegas after this.”

Jared laughed out loud and ruffled her bright pink hair “Sorry sweetheart”. He looked up as the waiter poured them a glass of wine and he winked at Melly. “To a wonderful day” Jared raised his glass. “Thanks for coming with me. I really enjoyed hanging out and now... let’s eat.”

They eagerly dove into the food. There were buttered rolls and tapenade for on the rolls. Side dishes were huge bowls of cole slaw, fries and each plate held a large steak and a baked potato with butter.  Jensen took a bite of the steak and groaned with pleasure. “Oh my god. This steak is fucking awesome. Seriously we need to go here for dinner at least once a week from now on. I don't think I ever had a steak this good!” And he chewed enthusiastically.

Desert came in the form of the most delicious 'death by chocolate' cake Jensen had ever tasted. It nearly killed Jared to watch Jensen eat the cake. Soft, plush lips wrapped around the fork, and biting the treat off the utensil. With each bite Jensen would let out this tiny moan of appreciation and his eyes closed as he savored the flavor of the dessert. Every time the fork traveled to Jensen's mouth Jared had to hold himself back not to groan in pleasure himself. Though his pleasure had nothing to do with the damn chocolate cake and everything with the look on Jensen's face.

Jensen stuffed the last bit of cake into his mouth and swallowed with a sense of sadness. “Oh, that was good.” He patted his stomach and licked the fork clean of the last crumbs. He grabbed his glass and took a sip. That's when he noticed it. Jared was staring at him.

“What?” Jensen's eyes were wide with question as he looked at Jared. His hand flew up to his mouth and he brushed his hand across his lips. “Do I have something on my face?”

Jared jerked out of his musings and shook his head. “Huh? No, nothing. I just... glad you enjoyed the cake.”

Jensen looked at his as if he'd grown another head. “I think all the cold snow has done something to your brain” he commented.

Jared paid the bill and gave the waiter a hefty tip before they all walked out of the restaurant.

“We should go to a club” Melly said when they got into the car. “Go home, get changed and go out. I really feel like closing this day off with some alcohol and a dance. She smiled excitedly. “There’s this new club downtown. I think they opened a month ago and it's supposed to be awesome.”

Chris and Steve answered with a collective 'hell yeah' so Jensen and Jared both agreed too. “Just keep me away from tequila this time. The last thing I want is to spend another night clutching the toilet” Jensen frowned in disgust.

Melly chuckled and placed her small hand on his shoulder. “It's not our fault that you don't know when to stop. Neither is it our fault that you drink the damn tequila to begin with” She smiled brightly at him. Her hand squeezed his shoulder “But if it makes you feel better, I promise not to let you get completely fucked up.”

Jensen smiled sarcastically “Gee, thanks. I'll remember your generosity the next time you need my help. Or maybe next time we'll go for a wax I'll replace it with super glue... yeah, that would be fun.”

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