Three is a crowd (but not if you ask Cooper Cronk) Part 3
Title: Three is a crowd (but not if you ask Cooper Cronk) Part 3
Pairing: Billy Slater/ Cooper Cronk/ Johnathan Thurston
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: Light bondage. Threesome.
Notes: Written for the Travel prompt between the brilliant
snakes_gift, Booperesque and myself. Posted in three parts because apparently it's too big for Livejournal.
Billy takes his face in both hands.
"I've loved you for so long," he says, kissing his lips, "I love you."
Cooper feels tears threatening and kisses Billy to avoid crying.
"We always seem to take the long way around, don't we?" he says afterwards.
Billy smiles, still so close.
"Makes this all the better, love."
--
"Why didn't you tell me?" Cooper asks, standing in the rain.
Johnathan looks at him with wide, surprised eyes.
"Cooper?"
Cooper takes a step closer.
"Why didn't you tell me?" he asks again.
"I was scared," Johnathan says, stepping out in to the rain.
"Of what?" Cooper asks. Except that he knows. He knows why Johnathan had been afraid.
"Losing you," Johnathan answers anyway. Cooper feels his heart clench. Johnathan had been right to be afraid. Cooper had reacted exactly like he thought he would.
Cooper steps closer. Johnathan stands still, waiting.
Cooper reaches out a hand and pushes Johnathan back under the awning and follows him in.
"I'm sorry," he says, "I'm sorry I hurt you."
Johnathan catches his hand and holds on.
"Don't leave," Johnathan pleads.
Cooper draws closer. All the time apart finally getting to him.
"I won't."
Johnathan smiles, bright and beautiful. Cooper kisses him, mind flooding with memories and knows he's made the right decision.
---
Surprises aren't really his strongpoint. He likes to know what's coming, likes to be ready. He thinks he knows himself very well, knows how he would react to situations. And the rare times when things throw him off are the rare times he loses control.
So when he realised that the only way forward is to admit he's undeniably and irreversibly in love with his two best friends, he loses it a little.
Because this isn't something he'd ever seen himself doing. He had his life planned out so well and then these two idiots come along with their stupid hair and lovely eyes.
That they both love him back is something he can't ever begin to understand.
---
Billy slips the blindfold off and Johnathan's dark eyes fix on him immediately.
"Hi," Billy whispers wonderingly. Johnathan smiles, his bound hands straining in an effort to reach Billy. Billy kisses him and Johnathan arches in to it.
Cooper watches Billy slowly making his way down Johnathan's body, kissing and nipping and stroking. Cooper feels his breath catch as Johnathan reacts with incredible sounds that Cooper himself had drawn out of him not so long before.
Johnathan had flown down to Melbourne after the Cowboys played the Raiders in Canberra. They haven't seen each other in weeks and it's difficult, especially for Johnathan, to be away for so long. So Cooper and Billy had decided to give Johnathan a night to remember before he flies back home tomorrow.
So Cooper lets Billy have Johnathan and joins them on the bed afterwards. They fall asleep in each other's arms and it is more perfection than anything Cooper has ever known in his life.
---
Cooper wakes up suddenly. It is early morning. He isn't sure what woke him and can't remember his dreams. There is movement to his right as Johnathan shifts closer in his sleep and Cooper tightens his arm around him. He feels Billy behind his back, warm and still. He smiles to himself, kisses Johnathan's shoulder and falls back in to sleep.
---
They stare at each other. Billy leaning on a floatie, illuminated by the light reflected off the pool from the garden lights. Cooper leans back against the corner of the pool and waits. Billy pushes the floatie back and makes his way to Cooper, who resists the urge to smirk. Billy's hair is wet, sticking to his forehead in streaks. Billy comes close enough to corner Cooper against the wall. The pool at this end is shallow enough that they can stand and Billy takes a final step closer so that if he moves, he would be sharing Cooper's space. Cooper places a hand on Billy's chest, trailing it lower until it reaches Billy's waist and pulls him that one inch closer. Billy smiles and Cooper kisses him. They have never needed words. Cooper has loved Billy always.
---
"I shouldn't have yelled at him," Cooper says and Billy looks at him in surprise.
"You still remember that?"
Cooper turns his head and looks at Billy.
"I never forgot and I never forgave myself," he trails off, looking away.
"He never blamed you," Billy says.
"There were tears in his eyes and I… I acted like I didn't care."
"He was upset because you were upset, because he thought you were disappointed in him."
Cooper reaches out and takes Billy's hand.
"I was so scared. If anything had happened…" he smiles, "Obviously, I was still in denial."
Billy grins.
"I know. You only get so emotional if something really matters to you. But I have to admit," Billy kisses Cooper lightly on the lips, "you almost had me fooled when you left."
"I just… needed time to figure a few things out."
"Like how you were in love with two guys?" Billy asks with a small smirk.
"Like how the two of you loved me back," Cooper says touching Billy's face with gentle fingers, "I love you."
---
Cooper helps Billy with the bags. They've reached their final destination. Their lives at the Melbourne Storm had come to an end and it was time for them to come home. Cooper wouldn't mind not going through another winter ever again. The bus leaves and they see the Ute parked on the other side of the road. Billy gives a small cry and rushes forward, dropping the bags in the process. Cooper sighs and leans down to pick them up as Billy throws himself in to the arms of the waiting man.
Cooper straightens to find Johnathan's arms tight around Billy but his eyes fixed on him. He looks beautiful. Like he always does. His Johnathan. Their Johnathan.
"Hi," he mouths with a smile.
Johnathan grins, kisses Billy's hair and says something to Billy Cooper can't hear but makes Billy loosen his grip on Johnathan. They cross the road to him and Billy takes back his bags while Johnathan reaches to take Cooper's own bags.
"Missed you," Johnathan says, slinging the bags around his shoulders. Cooper kisses him.
"Not going anywhere."
This is the life he's chosen. And he wouldn't trade it for anything.
The End.
Pairing: Billy Slater/ Cooper Cronk/ Johnathan Thurston
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: Light bondage. Threesome.
Notes: Written for the Travel prompt between the brilliant
snakes_gift, Booperesque and myself. Posted in three parts because apparently it's too big for Livejournal.
Billy takes his face in both hands.
"I've loved you for so long," he says, kissing his lips, "I love you."
Cooper feels tears threatening and kisses Billy to avoid crying.
"We always seem to take the long way around, don't we?" he says afterwards.
Billy smiles, still so close.
"Makes this all the better, love."
--
"Why didn't you tell me?" Cooper asks, standing in the rain.
Johnathan looks at him with wide, surprised eyes.
"Cooper?"
Cooper takes a step closer.
"Why didn't you tell me?" he asks again.
"I was scared," Johnathan says, stepping out in to the rain.
"Of what?" Cooper asks. Except that he knows. He knows why Johnathan had been afraid.
"Losing you," Johnathan answers anyway. Cooper feels his heart clench. Johnathan had been right to be afraid. Cooper had reacted exactly like he thought he would.
Cooper steps closer. Johnathan stands still, waiting.
Cooper reaches out a hand and pushes Johnathan back under the awning and follows him in.
"I'm sorry," he says, "I'm sorry I hurt you."
Johnathan catches his hand and holds on.
"Don't leave," Johnathan pleads.
Cooper draws closer. All the time apart finally getting to him.
"I won't."
Johnathan smiles, bright and beautiful. Cooper kisses him, mind flooding with memories and knows he's made the right decision.
---
Surprises aren't really his strongpoint. He likes to know what's coming, likes to be ready. He thinks he knows himself very well, knows how he would react to situations. And the rare times when things throw him off are the rare times he loses control.
So when he realised that the only way forward is to admit he's undeniably and irreversibly in love with his two best friends, he loses it a little.
Because this isn't something he'd ever seen himself doing. He had his life planned out so well and then these two idiots come along with their stupid hair and lovely eyes.
That they both love him back is something he can't ever begin to understand.
---
Billy slips the blindfold off and Johnathan's dark eyes fix on him immediately.
"Hi," Billy whispers wonderingly. Johnathan smiles, his bound hands straining in an effort to reach Billy. Billy kisses him and Johnathan arches in to it.
Cooper watches Billy slowly making his way down Johnathan's body, kissing and nipping and stroking. Cooper feels his breath catch as Johnathan reacts with incredible sounds that Cooper himself had drawn out of him not so long before.
Johnathan had flown down to Melbourne after the Cowboys played the Raiders in Canberra. They haven't seen each other in weeks and it's difficult, especially for Johnathan, to be away for so long. So Cooper and Billy had decided to give Johnathan a night to remember before he flies back home tomorrow.
So Cooper lets Billy have Johnathan and joins them on the bed afterwards. They fall asleep in each other's arms and it is more perfection than anything Cooper has ever known in his life.
---
Cooper wakes up suddenly. It is early morning. He isn't sure what woke him and can't remember his dreams. There is movement to his right as Johnathan shifts closer in his sleep and Cooper tightens his arm around him. He feels Billy behind his back, warm and still. He smiles to himself, kisses Johnathan's shoulder and falls back in to sleep.
---
They stare at each other. Billy leaning on a floatie, illuminated by the light reflected off the pool from the garden lights. Cooper leans back against the corner of the pool and waits. Billy pushes the floatie back and makes his way to Cooper, who resists the urge to smirk. Billy's hair is wet, sticking to his forehead in streaks. Billy comes close enough to corner Cooper against the wall. The pool at this end is shallow enough that they can stand and Billy takes a final step closer so that if he moves, he would be sharing Cooper's space. Cooper places a hand on Billy's chest, trailing it lower until it reaches Billy's waist and pulls him that one inch closer. Billy smiles and Cooper kisses him. They have never needed words. Cooper has loved Billy always.
---
"I shouldn't have yelled at him," Cooper says and Billy looks at him in surprise.
"You still remember that?"
Cooper turns his head and looks at Billy.
"I never forgot and I never forgave myself," he trails off, looking away.
"He never blamed you," Billy says.
"There were tears in his eyes and I… I acted like I didn't care."
"He was upset because you were upset, because he thought you were disappointed in him."
Cooper reaches out and takes Billy's hand.
"I was so scared. If anything had happened…" he smiles, "Obviously, I was still in denial."
Billy grins.
"I know. You only get so emotional if something really matters to you. But I have to admit," Billy kisses Cooper lightly on the lips, "you almost had me fooled when you left."
"I just… needed time to figure a few things out."
"Like how you were in love with two guys?" Billy asks with a small smirk.
"Like how the two of you loved me back," Cooper says touching Billy's face with gentle fingers, "I love you."
---
Cooper helps Billy with the bags. They've reached their final destination. Their lives at the Melbourne Storm had come to an end and it was time for them to come home. Cooper wouldn't mind not going through another winter ever again. The bus leaves and they see the Ute parked on the other side of the road. Billy gives a small cry and rushes forward, dropping the bags in the process. Cooper sighs and leans down to pick them up as Billy throws himself in to the arms of the waiting man.
Cooper straightens to find Johnathan's arms tight around Billy but his eyes fixed on him. He looks beautiful. Like he always does. His Johnathan. Their Johnathan.
"Hi," he mouths with a smile.
Johnathan grins, kisses Billy's hair and says something to Billy Cooper can't hear but makes Billy loosen his grip on Johnathan. They cross the road to him and Billy takes back his bags while Johnathan reaches to take Cooper's own bags.
"Missed you," Johnathan says, slinging the bags around his shoulders. Cooper kisses him.
"Not going anywhere."
This is the life he's chosen. And he wouldn't trade it for anything.
The End.