Summary: Number 34 in
table; onstage kisses
Disclaimer: Don't own; please don't sue ;)
Not having adjoining tours wasn't working well for Gabe & Pete. Gabe is a physical guy and he's horny all the time, which means he always wants sex, but without adjoined tours, he can't get it without cheating - and Gabe doesn’t cheat. He knows Pete has hooked up Ashlee twice since they started this . . . whatever this is last summer. He also knows Pete was drunk off his ass both times and doesn't even remember them.
Gabe's on the OP tour; Pete's finishing Warped. Pete's on his bus waiting for Gabe's call while Gabe's partying with Vicky & Ryland, but he hasn't forgotten. He excuses himself from the group and stumble out behind the bus before dialing Pete.
"I didn't forget," Gabe announces proudly upon Pete picking up the phone.
"You're late," Pete notes.
"But I didn't forget." Pete sighs; Gabe's right.
"I miss you," Pete admits in a small whisper. Gabe's happy mood plummets.
"I miss you too," he murmurs, and he's telling the truth.
"Why is it so hard for us to be apart, Gabey?" Pete's talking in hushed tones and Gabe wonders if he's hiding tears. This, in turn, makes his own eyes sting a bit.
He doesn't think before answering, "I think it's because we're so great together, that when we're apart - even if it’s just for a little bit - it’s never as good.
Pete makes a quiet whimpering noise and Gabe is almost certain he's crying, "Is that your bad way of telling me we have to stay together forever?" Gabe's heart lurches at the word forever.
"Only if you're agreeing," Gabe whispers.
"I am," Pete's voice crack and Gabe doesn't know what to say next. He hates doing the over the phone.
"I'd kiss you if you were he right now," Gabe says and now he misses Pete even more.
"Where's your show tonight?" Pete asks a few moments later. Gabe answers and Pete doesn't say anything else, but Gabe is content to just sit and listen to him. He hears Pete typing, opening & closing a drawer, and shutting his laptop. He tells Gabe he has to go and they exchange goodbyes.
Gabe wants to say 'I love you' and he's not sure what stopped him, but he doesn't say it, not yet. Right now, he has to get ready for tonight's show.
-!-
Gabe spots Pete side stage & no one misses the way his smile fills his face.
"Everyone! Peter seems to have just arrived and it just so happens that earlier today I told him I'd kiss him if he were here." Gabe tells the crowd. He turns & waves Pete onstage, "Get up here, Pete."
Pete walks onstage, smiling only at Gabe. The crowd laughs a bit as they stand face to face because Pete is five’ seven and Gabe's more than a foot taller than him. Gabe grins playfully & gets down on his knees, making him face to chest with Pete.
The crowd laughs more & Pete mouths, "Fuck you." Gabe raises his eyebrows suggestively, making Pete blush. As he brings the mic to his mouth, Pete steals it.
"Who wants me to kiss Gabe right now?!" The crowd squeals & Pete laughs. "A real kiss?" he repeats the audiences words. "I don't know if Gabe can handle that. You think he can?" The crowd agrees loudly and Pete drops his mic to set his hands on Gabe's neck, pulling him up.
Their lips meet with more fiery passion than the devil himself has. Gabe gets too into it and slides his tongue across Pete's lips. Pete has to pull away - they are, after all, still onstage.
He whispers in Gabe’s ear, “Love you, Saporta,” before beaming at the crowd & jogging off stage.
Gabe scrabbles for the mic and says, “Love you too, Wentz,” as he stands up to finish the show.