{Fic} Dead Zone: Dios mio! | Bruce/Johnny | 1/1
Dios mio!
By Clarity Scifiroots
Disclaimers apply.
Fandom: The Dead Zone Pairing: Bruce/Johnny
Rating: G, innocent fun humor ^_~
Summary: Eva asked Walt for the “true” answer that Johnny didn’t give... (Missing scene/epilogue for “Grains of Sand”)
Notes: Actually started last year at the end of July (shortly after the season 4 episode “Grains of Sand” aired), I wanted to celebrate this weekend’s premiere of season 5 and saw this in my “unfinished” pile. Of course I had to pick it up. =)
Day Seventeen for June!fic (
lizzypaul’s coming out request &
keire_ke's canon event aftermath)
“So Johnny, I’m interested to hear the story behind Eva thinking you’re gay.”
At Walt’s words, Sarah burst out laughing and Bruce half-spewed, half-choked on his mouthful of coffee. Johnny wore the deer-caught-in-the-headlights expression.
“Wh-what?” Bruce wheezed.
Walt maintained his calm expression. “Before Jerry drove her out, she told me she wanted to know the truth because the answer John gave her was ambiguous.”
Desperately trying to take control of the conversation, Johnny protested, “She was snooping around in the kitchen, a-and then she heard the baby in the other room and thought-“
Sarah had tears rolling down her cheeks as she laughed. Between gasps she managed to say, “I told you to put away your mother’s china! Oh God... she thought you were...?”
“What do you mean she heard the baby?” Bruce asked suspiciously.
Johnny looked trapped, he hadn’t meant to say that part. The other three waited expectantly.
“Come on, Johnny!” Sarah said, elbowing him playfully. To Bruce and Walt she stage-whispered, “I bet she thought he’d set up house with his man and they had a kid.”
Johnny blushed as red as a tomato, which sent Sarah and Walt into another fit of hysterics. Bruce’s eyebrows arched in amusement as he met Johnny’s gaze with a quizzical stare of his own.
“Did she ask you? What did you tell her?” Sarah insisted, eyes sparkling with mirth.
Johnny slowly dragged his gaze away from Bruce and mumbled, “Yeah, she asked... ‘Told her I had a cat-Siamese cat...”
“So you didn’t even try to correct her?” Walt inquired, a small smirk across his lips.
“Well....” Johnny started, leaning back in his chair. He looked at Bruce again and tilted his head. He smiled slightly and then nodded almost imperceptively. “Eva didn’t exactly have the wrong idea...”
“Wrong about the kid part,” Bruce added with a shrug.
Johnny nodded. “Exactly. So, no reason to tell her anything more.”
Sarah gaped at him incredulously and wrinkled her nose. “You’re just joking with us,” she accused.
Walt tapped a finger against his chin as he looked between Johnny and Bruce.
“One hundred percent honest,” Johnny said with his hand raised as if he was taking an oath.
Sarah still considered him suspiciously
“I guess it sort of fits,” Walt determined, expression thoughtful. His wife shot him an incredulous look. “Hey, haven’t you ever wondered if Bruce ever went home-wherever that is?”
Frowning thoughtfully, Sarah admitted, “Yeah... But I’m still not convinced.”
Bruce rolled his eyes. Johnny shot her a suspicious glare of his own.
“Why do I get the feeling you’re just trying to egg them on?” Walt asked with a sigh. He leaned back in his chair, holding his mug of coffee close.
Sarah leaned forward, a challenging light sparking in her eyes. “Prove it,” she said.
Johnny could see the corners of her mouth twitch-she was trying hard not to grin. He cast a sidelong glance at Bruce, who was giving him a questioning look. With no forewarning, Johnny cupped the back of Bruce’s head and guided him close for a long, slow, open mouth kiss. He wasn’t disappointed; Bruce was a good kisser and tended to get really into it: lips, tongue, teeth, and all.
Some time later, Johnny moved back a little to catch his breath. He smiled slowly at his lover, pleased to note that Bruce could still look disheveled even without the dreadlocks.
“Wow.”
They turned back to face their guests. Walt was studiously staring at the ceiling or into his mug. Sarah had no qualms about showing her interest, though, and she stared at them open-mouthed with her elbows on the table.
“Does that convince you?” Bruce asked calmly, his arm wrapping around Johnny’s shoulders and tugging him close.
“What if I say no?” she asked with a grin.
Johnny shook his head tolerantly. “I never knew this side of you, Sarah.”
“Neither did I,” Walt agreed, finally risking a glance at the other men. “Come on, honey, let’s go. I have the feeling we outstayed our welcome.”
Untangling himself from Bruce’s arm, Johnny stood up as Walt did. “Hey, Walt...” He paused while he got the other man’s attention. “Are we okay?”
Surprised, Walt said, “Yeah! No problem, John.” Apparently realizing how his actions in the past few minutes might have looked, he offered a smile. “Honestly, it’s a non-issue. I never would have brought it up, otherwise.”
Sarah stood as well and took her husband’s hand. “You had to come clean sometime, Johnny,” she told him. She directed her next words to Bruce, “You keep taking good care of him. Enough of this crazy life-endangering running around. I already have my hands full with this guy.” She tugged on Walt’s arm fondly.
“Yes ma’am,” Bruce replied with a slight smile.
As husband and wife headed towards the front hall, Sarah called back in a sing-song voice, “Enjoy yourselves!”
“Damn,” Johnny said after they’d gone.
Bruce arched an inquiring eyebrow. “What? You never saw that coming?”
“No, I really didn’t,” Johnny admitted as he sat back down. He shook his head in fond exasperation. “Then again, Sarah’s always been like that.”
“Hey, let’s quit talking about old flames.” Bruce gently took hold of Johnny’s chin and guided him into a brief kiss. “I want to hear all the details about Eva figuring this out...”
Johnny half-groaned, half-laughed. “Oh, man... What a mess!”
“No holding back, babe,” Bruce said. “And as incentive, the sooner you spill the story, the sooner we’ll make it to bed.” He grinned at the expression on his lover’s face.
“Okay! Let’s see... so I had to stop back here...”
~ * Fin * ~
I went onto the website to find the script to reread the “Dios mio! He is gay!” scene and cracked up all over again. Man this episode had some fantastic lines! Oh... I was so in heaven when I watched it last year. =)
By Clarity Scifiroots
Disclaimers apply.
Fandom: The Dead Zone Pairing: Bruce/Johnny
Rating: G, innocent fun humor ^_~
Summary: Eva asked Walt for the “true” answer that Johnny didn’t give... (Missing scene/epilogue for “Grains of Sand”)
Notes: Actually started last year at the end of July (shortly after the season 4 episode “Grains of Sand” aired), I wanted to celebrate this weekend’s premiere of season 5 and saw this in my “unfinished” pile. Of course I had to pick it up. =)
Day Seventeen for June!fic (
lizzypaul’s coming out request &
keire_ke's canon event aftermath)
“So Johnny, I’m interested to hear the story behind Eva thinking you’re gay.”
At Walt’s words, Sarah burst out laughing and Bruce half-spewed, half-choked on his mouthful of coffee. Johnny wore the deer-caught-in-the-headlights expression.
“Wh-what?” Bruce wheezed.
Walt maintained his calm expression. “Before Jerry drove her out, she told me she wanted to know the truth because the answer John gave her was ambiguous.”
Desperately trying to take control of the conversation, Johnny protested, “She was snooping around in the kitchen, a-and then she heard the baby in the other room and thought-“
Sarah had tears rolling down her cheeks as she laughed. Between gasps she managed to say, “I told you to put away your mother’s china! Oh God... she thought you were...?”
“What do you mean she heard the baby?” Bruce asked suspiciously.
Johnny looked trapped, he hadn’t meant to say that part. The other three waited expectantly.
“Come on, Johnny!” Sarah said, elbowing him playfully. To Bruce and Walt she stage-whispered, “I bet she thought he’d set up house with his man and they had a kid.”
Johnny blushed as red as a tomato, which sent Sarah and Walt into another fit of hysterics. Bruce’s eyebrows arched in amusement as he met Johnny’s gaze with a quizzical stare of his own.
“Did she ask you? What did you tell her?” Sarah insisted, eyes sparkling with mirth.
Johnny slowly dragged his gaze away from Bruce and mumbled, “Yeah, she asked... ‘Told her I had a cat-Siamese cat...”
“So you didn’t even try to correct her?” Walt inquired, a small smirk across his lips.
“Well....” Johnny started, leaning back in his chair. He looked at Bruce again and tilted his head. He smiled slightly and then nodded almost imperceptively. “Eva didn’t exactly have the wrong idea...”
“Wrong about the kid part,” Bruce added with a shrug.
Johnny nodded. “Exactly. So, no reason to tell her anything more.”
Sarah gaped at him incredulously and wrinkled her nose. “You’re just joking with us,” she accused.
Walt tapped a finger against his chin as he looked between Johnny and Bruce.
“One hundred percent honest,” Johnny said with his hand raised as if he was taking an oath.
Sarah still considered him suspiciously
“I guess it sort of fits,” Walt determined, expression thoughtful. His wife shot him an incredulous look. “Hey, haven’t you ever wondered if Bruce ever went home-wherever that is?”
Frowning thoughtfully, Sarah admitted, “Yeah... But I’m still not convinced.”
Bruce rolled his eyes. Johnny shot her a suspicious glare of his own.
“Why do I get the feeling you’re just trying to egg them on?” Walt asked with a sigh. He leaned back in his chair, holding his mug of coffee close.
Sarah leaned forward, a challenging light sparking in her eyes. “Prove it,” she said.
Johnny could see the corners of her mouth twitch-she was trying hard not to grin. He cast a sidelong glance at Bruce, who was giving him a questioning look. With no forewarning, Johnny cupped the back of Bruce’s head and guided him close for a long, slow, open mouth kiss. He wasn’t disappointed; Bruce was a good kisser and tended to get really into it: lips, tongue, teeth, and all.
Some time later, Johnny moved back a little to catch his breath. He smiled slowly at his lover, pleased to note that Bruce could still look disheveled even without the dreadlocks.
“Wow.”
They turned back to face their guests. Walt was studiously staring at the ceiling or into his mug. Sarah had no qualms about showing her interest, though, and she stared at them open-mouthed with her elbows on the table.
“Does that convince you?” Bruce asked calmly, his arm wrapping around Johnny’s shoulders and tugging him close.
“What if I say no?” she asked with a grin.
Johnny shook his head tolerantly. “I never knew this side of you, Sarah.”
“Neither did I,” Walt agreed, finally risking a glance at the other men. “Come on, honey, let’s go. I have the feeling we outstayed our welcome.”
Untangling himself from Bruce’s arm, Johnny stood up as Walt did. “Hey, Walt...” He paused while he got the other man’s attention. “Are we okay?”
Surprised, Walt said, “Yeah! No problem, John.” Apparently realizing how his actions in the past few minutes might have looked, he offered a smile. “Honestly, it’s a non-issue. I never would have brought it up, otherwise.”
Sarah stood as well and took her husband’s hand. “You had to come clean sometime, Johnny,” she told him. She directed her next words to Bruce, “You keep taking good care of him. Enough of this crazy life-endangering running around. I already have my hands full with this guy.” She tugged on Walt’s arm fondly.
“Yes ma’am,” Bruce replied with a slight smile.
As husband and wife headed towards the front hall, Sarah called back in a sing-song voice, “Enjoy yourselves!”
“Damn,” Johnny said after they’d gone.
Bruce arched an inquiring eyebrow. “What? You never saw that coming?”
“No, I really didn’t,” Johnny admitted as he sat back down. He shook his head in fond exasperation. “Then again, Sarah’s always been like that.”
“Hey, let’s quit talking about old flames.” Bruce gently took hold of Johnny’s chin and guided him into a brief kiss. “I want to hear all the details about Eva figuring this out...”
Johnny half-groaned, half-laughed. “Oh, man... What a mess!”
“No holding back, babe,” Bruce said. “And as incentive, the sooner you spill the story, the sooner we’ll make it to bed.” He grinned at the expression on his lover’s face.
“Okay! Let’s see... so I had to stop back here...”
~ * Fin * ~
I went onto the website to find the script to reread the “Dios mio! He is gay!” scene and cracked up all over again. Man this episode had some fantastic lines! Oh... I was so in heaven when I watched it last year. =)