The Way To His Heart Part 2/10
Because I can't sleep... here's another chapter! Enjoy!
Title: The Way To His Heart Part 2/10
Author: Lochnessbunny
Summary: Robert calls Jude
Rating: R (just to be safe)
Author's Note: Get ready for some angst and hurt/comfort... My specialties! Hope you enjoy!
Jude was jolted awake at 2am by his phone ringing. "What the... fuck? Hello?", he answered a bit sleepily.
"Jude, hey. Did I wake you? I'm sorry... I'll call back later..."
Jude sat up and rubbed his face to wake himself. "No, no don't be silly Robert. What's up?"
"I... Fuck I don't know... I just wanted to say that I'm sorry, you know for earlier? I was such an ass to you and you didn't deserve it. All this shit is just crashing down on me ya know? It's... It's too much and I can't do it without you. Please forgive me?"
Robert sounded just this side of desperate in his plea for forgiveness and Jude knew he didn't really mean what he said earlier, he just has a lot going on. "Yeah. Yeah, Rob I forgive you."
"Judesie?"
"Yeah?"
"I... I love you."
Jude smiled into the phone, "love you, too mate. You know that."
"No... Jude, I meant that, I love you. As in, I'm in love with you."
Jude's heart skipped a beat and his breathing stopped. He'd been waiting a long time to hear Robert say those words and he resigned himself to never hearing them, but now...
"I... I'm in love with you, too."
"Really? You mean that? God Jude, I've loved you for so long. You have no idea. I just... I want to be with you, always. I know we're meant to be together. Will you come sleep with me tonight? Please?"
Jude sighed, "No, Robert I don't think we should. I'll come see you tomorrow, yeah? We'll talk then."
"Okay, I love you Judesie."
"I love you too, Robert."
After Jude hung up the phone, he just stared at it. He really didn't want to get his hopes up, but he sounded so sincere. So many things were going through his head and he couldn't stop them. He started thinking about all the times they spent together, all the seemingly platonic touches and kind words. Looking back at them, he couldn't help but smile. Things were going to be great from now on. Different, sure, but great.
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Jude woke early and made a coffee run before going to Robert's house. He rang the doorbell and after a few moments which seemed like an eternity, Robert finally made it to the door and he looked terrible. His hair was in disarray and his eyes were bloodshot. He looked very pale and for a moment Jude thought he might faint.
"Come in, please. The sun is killing my headache." Robert grumbled and stepped aside. He walked toward the kitchen and Jude decided to speak.
"Robert... we need to talk." Jude said and laid the coffee down on the kitchen island.
Robert sighed, rubbed the bridge of his nose and looked at Jude with apology clearly written all over his face. "I know, Jude... I... I can't begin to apologize enough for what I said to you. You're the best friend I could ever have and I want you to know that."
Jude swallowed and his heart started to pound with fear, but he had to know for sure. "Yes, I know... but, I actually meant we needed to talk about what you called me about last night."
Robert furrowed his brow in confusion, "I called you? When?"
Jude's heart stopped. He doesn't remember...
"Well, it was around 2am."
Robert hung his head and rubbed the back of his neck, avoiding eye contact. "Oh... I was uh, a bit drunk then... what did I say?"
"You really don't want to know..."
"Yes I do." Robert looked up and stared at Jude, waiting for an answer.
"You said you were in love with me and that we should be together." Jude stumbled over the words and broke eye contact again.
Robert swallowed audibly, "Oh.. I did huh? I'm really sorry about that, I didn't know what I was saying."
Tears reached Jude's eyes again, "Yeah, I figured as much. Coffee?"
Robert reached for the cup and caught a glimpse of the moisture forming in Jude's eyes before he turned away. "Hey, you okay?"
Jude wiped his eyes quickly and smiled at Robert, "yeah, I'm fine. Just a bit tired."
Robert took a sip of his coffee and nodded toward the stairs, "you're welcome to take a nap in any of my bedrooms, mi casa es su casa."
"I just might take you up on that." Jude said and made his way to the stairs.
"And Jude?" Robert called after him.
"Yeah?"
"I do love you, buddy."
Jude swallowed down more tears as he continued to walk away. "Love you too, mate."
You don't know how much...
TBC...
Title: The Way To His Heart Part 2/10
Author: Lochnessbunny
Summary: Robert calls Jude
Rating: R (just to be safe)
Author's Note: Get ready for some angst and hurt/comfort... My specialties! Hope you enjoy!
Jude was jolted awake at 2am by his phone ringing. "What the... fuck? Hello?", he answered a bit sleepily.
"Jude, hey. Did I wake you? I'm sorry... I'll call back later..."
Jude sat up and rubbed his face to wake himself. "No, no don't be silly Robert. What's up?"
"I... Fuck I don't know... I just wanted to say that I'm sorry, you know for earlier? I was such an ass to you and you didn't deserve it. All this shit is just crashing down on me ya know? It's... It's too much and I can't do it without you. Please forgive me?"
Robert sounded just this side of desperate in his plea for forgiveness and Jude knew he didn't really mean what he said earlier, he just has a lot going on. "Yeah. Yeah, Rob I forgive you."
"Judesie?"
"Yeah?"
"I... I love you."
Jude smiled into the phone, "love you, too mate. You know that."
"No... Jude, I meant that, I love you. As in, I'm in love with you."
Jude's heart skipped a beat and his breathing stopped. He'd been waiting a long time to hear Robert say those words and he resigned himself to never hearing them, but now...
"I... I'm in love with you, too."
"Really? You mean that? God Jude, I've loved you for so long. You have no idea. I just... I want to be with you, always. I know we're meant to be together. Will you come sleep with me tonight? Please?"
Jude sighed, "No, Robert I don't think we should. I'll come see you tomorrow, yeah? We'll talk then."
"Okay, I love you Judesie."
"I love you too, Robert."
After Jude hung up the phone, he just stared at it. He really didn't want to get his hopes up, but he sounded so sincere. So many things were going through his head and he couldn't stop them. He started thinking about all the times they spent together, all the seemingly platonic touches and kind words. Looking back at them, he couldn't help but smile. Things were going to be great from now on. Different, sure, but great.
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Jude woke early and made a coffee run before going to Robert's house. He rang the doorbell and after a few moments which seemed like an eternity, Robert finally made it to the door and he looked terrible. His hair was in disarray and his eyes were bloodshot. He looked very pale and for a moment Jude thought he might faint.
"Come in, please. The sun is killing my headache." Robert grumbled and stepped aside. He walked toward the kitchen and Jude decided to speak.
"Robert... we need to talk." Jude said and laid the coffee down on the kitchen island.
Robert sighed, rubbed the bridge of his nose and looked at Jude with apology clearly written all over his face. "I know, Jude... I... I can't begin to apologize enough for what I said to you. You're the best friend I could ever have and I want you to know that."
Jude swallowed and his heart started to pound with fear, but he had to know for sure. "Yes, I know... but, I actually meant we needed to talk about what you called me about last night."
Robert furrowed his brow in confusion, "I called you? When?"
Jude's heart stopped. He doesn't remember...
"Well, it was around 2am."
Robert hung his head and rubbed the back of his neck, avoiding eye contact. "Oh... I was uh, a bit drunk then... what did I say?"
"You really don't want to know..."
"Yes I do." Robert looked up and stared at Jude, waiting for an answer.
"You said you were in love with me and that we should be together." Jude stumbled over the words and broke eye contact again.
Robert swallowed audibly, "Oh.. I did huh? I'm really sorry about that, I didn't know what I was saying."
Tears reached Jude's eyes again, "Yeah, I figured as much. Coffee?"
Robert reached for the cup and caught a glimpse of the moisture forming in Jude's eyes before he turned away. "Hey, you okay?"
Jude wiped his eyes quickly and smiled at Robert, "yeah, I'm fine. Just a bit tired."
Robert took a sip of his coffee and nodded toward the stairs, "you're welcome to take a nap in any of my bedrooms, mi casa es su casa."
"I just might take you up on that." Jude said and made his way to the stairs.
"And Jude?" Robert called after him.
"Yeah?"
"I do love you, buddy."
Jude swallowed down more tears as he continued to walk away. "Love you too, mate."
You don't know how much...
TBC...