Chapter 8
When he let himself into the house, the babies, as Jared referred to them, greeted him at the door. He checked the area they were confined into until they were house broken for accidents. Finding none, he decided to let them out in the back yard.
Moving on to the fridge, he studied the contents thinking of possibilities for dinner and decided on steaks. That would give the dogs more time outside while he and Jared could relax. Could talk.
Jared came home and kept Jensen company while he gathered ingredients for the side dishes. It was normal conversation, something they hadn’t had in a while. Jensen was comfortable until Jared took his shirt off. He lost his train of thought and his mouth went dry. Jared was so fucking beautiful. How had he not seen that before?
Over the years he had roomed with Jared, Jensen had been jealous of both the hard work and the results of the perfection that was Jared’s body.
Today, however, jealousy was not the emotion that burned through his veins when he stared at Jared’s bare torso, no that was just plain, good old-fashioned lust. He could admit it. Finally. At least to himself.
The hard on he was sporting in his suddenly too tight jeans wouldn’t let him pretend otherwise.
“I’m going to hit the shower,” Jared said, “it was so hot today and my clothes are sticking to me. I’m going to meet my brother and sister, to help choose an anniversary present for my parents, and later we are joining them for dinner to help them celebrate. So I’ll be late tonight.”
Jared didn’t stick around for Jensen’s response; he turned and headed to his room. Good thing too because “okay” was the only thing Jensen could get past his parched lips.
As he watched Jared walk away, it took everything he had not to follow, instead he stared at that perfect ass. He wanted to leave the spot he was rooted to, to join him in the shower. His overactive was mind providing him with pictures of Jared, wet and soaped up, body slick and beautiful from the combination of the two. It just occurred to him, that body was well, his.
Jared was his; all he had to do was claim him.
He managed to force his feet to move as he raced towards the bedroom and paused for a second outside Jared’s door, his hand hesitating above the doorknob. He knew he would be welcome, but it would be rushed or Jared would miss the evening with his family. He didn’t want either of those things.
He wanted to be teased and tortured from the slowness of it. He wanted the love; the love that would be shared between the both of them. He wanted…“Nggh,” was the sound torn from his throat as he removed his hand and walked on to his room.
Reluctantly, he entered his room with the images of Jared in his head. He toed off his shoes and jumped on the bed where he hurriedly released the snap on his jeans and unzipped his fly. After a few quick tugs, it was Jared’s name that fell from his lips like a prayer when he came.
He lay there for a couple of minutes trying to collect his thoughts. He had to tell Jared, had to tell him what was going on in his head, in his heart. Had to let the man know what he was feeling, that he loved him. Yes, he loved Jared. That would have to wait until tonight when they had time.
He cleaned himself up and, on shaky legs, made his way back downstairs to the kitchen and ate a quickly prepared sandwich. Hopefully he could act normally until Jared left. Having changed after his shower into a white button down and what Jared considered his dress jeans, Jared walked in just as Jensen had settled himself at the table.
“Man, that looks good,” Jared said eyeing the sandwich. “I should keep you here for the food alone.” He quipped as he sat in the chair next to Jensen, blinding him with a grin. Jensen’s ears turned red from blushing.
“Haven’t you already eaten?” Jensen asked, offering Jared a bite of the sandwich in his grasp.
“I’m never satisfied,” he murmured before taking a generous bite, causing Jensen’s blush to deepen on his face and creep down his neck.
He sucked in a breath when Jared sucked a trace of mayo from his fingers. He closed his eyes and tried not to imagine those lips on his cock instead.
When he opened his eyes, he saw that Jared was wearing an evil, wicked, and lustful grin, but Jensen could only stare at the mayo that was now on the corner of Jared’s mouth. Before he changed his mind, he quickly moved forward and licked it away. He savored the flavor that was a mix of the mayo and Jared on his tongue. He went back for a second taste, this time it was all Jared as he worked his tongue into his mouth.
Pulling them both to their feet, Jared took over the kiss. He sucked at Jensen’s lower lip before he let their tongues meet in a duel. They both moaned as Jared thrust his hips into Jensen’s, cocks not quite aligning. Then suddenly Jared was pulling away.
“Man your timing is for shit!’’ Jared husked as he pulled away. “I gotta go. Now!”
He tore himself away, then turned and literally ran out the door. Jensen was still in the same spot when he rushed back in for his keys and another deep kiss. Jensen wanted to slip his hand inside Jared’s jeans, and had moved to do so, but was stopped by two large hands.
“If you do that, I will not make it to my parents and they will not understand,” Jared groaned. “Please, I gotta go”
Five minutes later, Jared was gone and Jensen was still rooted in the same spot and in the same condition as before. Hard. Hard and aching and Jared was gone.
Finally moving, Jensen went to the back door and called the dogs in. It was too hot to leave them outside. He got them settled, but found himself pacing. He needed to talk to someone, to sort out his feelings. The thing was that this was not something he could just confide to just anyone. He needed someone he could trust. He would have loved to have talked to Chris, but he knew that Chris would never forgive Jared and that was not what he wanted. Finally, he picked up the phone and dialed.
“Hi, mama.” He greeted, “I really need someone to talk to; can I come over?”
A little over thirty minutes later, Jensen found himself at his parents’ new condo. He desperately needed someone to talk to, and he knew he could trust his mom. That was if she didn’t hate the fact that her strappingly straight son suddenly realized he liked men. Well a man. Just Jared. Would she turn him away? Oh god he hoped he was doing the right thing, because if not…well he wouldn’t think about that.
When he walked in, he found both of his parents. He had hoped that his mom would be the one to tell his dad so Jensen wouldn’t have to look him in the eyes when he found out. It would have been a chickenshit move, he knew, but it would have been easier. No such luck however.
“Dad, I didn’t expect you to be here,” Jensen muttered.
“Your mom said you sounded upset, and you had her worried, so she called me,” Alan responded sympathetically. “What’s wrong son?”
Rubbing his hand behind his neck, Jensen looked at his parents trying to figure out where to begin. He knew he couldn’t give this the full story, didn’t want them to think badly of Jared. He knew if he said it all, if they were still speaking to him, they would question every move Jared made from then on. He couldn’t have that.
If this was going to work between them, they had to have a fighting chance.
“Mama, dad, I’m in love. With Jared,” he spoke softly and waited for their reply.
The room was quiet as Donna and Alan looked at each other with confusion on their faces. It was Donna who broke the silence first.
“We know honey, we’ve known for a while now,” She confessed.
Now it was Jensen’s turn to be confused. Cheeks flushed with embarrassment, he asked, “When… How did… Huh?”
“We figured that out shortly after you moved in with him,” she continued. “I mean he was always touching you, tracking your every move with his eyes. When you two are in a room together, he never let you out his sight. We just assumed that you just weren’t ready to tell us.”
Donna chuckled as she continued, “Even Mack knew, she was extremely jealous because your boyfriend was cuter than any she’d ever had.”
When she finished, she looked at her husband who was nodding in agreement.
Alan added, “We were thinking maybe you were going to tell us that you guys were going to have a commitment ceremony or go to New York and get married.”
“I just figured this out,” Jensen exclaimed, shaking his head in disbelief. “I had no clue. We were just friends!”
“You may have just figured this out, but trust us, Jared already knew what he wanted.” Donna noted.
“Does this mean you don’t hate me?” His eyes pleaded for approval from his parents.
“Jensen Ross Ackles,” his dad’s voice boomed, “how you dare insult us, by thinking that we are so narrow minded. We have spent over two years thinking you were gay, at what point did we show hatred to you or Jared? Why would you think we would stop loving you?”
Hearing the hurt and disappointment in his father’s voice, Jensen hung his head in shame.
He explained, “You have never treated me differently, it’s just, just that I have heard stories, and then there’s the church.”
“Our church teaches us to love and our bible tells us not to judge. Those are the rules we live by,” Donna explained.
“How could you think that we would stop loving you? We have spent twenty five years nurturing and loving you,” Donna continued. “Trust me no matter who you love, you’re still our child.”
“Remember that!” His father voiced his agreement.
Jensen stood, prompting his parents to do the same. He grabbed them both in a warm hug that said more than any words he could voice. He was a lucky man.
A thought occurred to him as he pulled out of his familial embrace. He looked back and forth between his parents and asked, “If Mack knows about Jared and I, does Josh know?
“I’m afraid so,” his father laughed at the expression of horror on his face.
“Why am I the last one to get a clue?”
“We can’t help it if you can’t see what’s right in front of you, honey.” His mother responded, trying to hold her laughter in.
“Now that you know that that gorgeous man is in love with you, and apparently, you with him, what are you going to do about it?” His mother challenged.
“Tell Jared,” He smiled and then he said more forcefully, “Tell Jared!”
Jensen left his parents’ house with more hugs and smiles. He wondered if all of his friends thought that he and Jared were together. He did however, know of one friend, or at least he hoped she was still a friend, who didn’t. With that in mind, he headed towards the animal shelter and Danneel.
chapter 9