RE: Fill: No Hearts Or Roses (4/6)jdl71February 3 2020, 17:45:41 UTC
“Then we can talk about you staying.” Jared looked over at Jensen to find him staring at him, lips slightly parted as if he was about to say something. “No strings attached. Not expecting anything in return.”
“You don’t want me?” Jensen scrunched his face up in confusion as he tried to make sense of what was going on. He had seen the looks Jared had given him in the past and thought for sure that the larger man was interested in him. He knew he was definitely interested in Jared.
“Oh trust me, I want you. But I also want you off the streets and safe.”
Safe, he hadn’t felt safe in a long time, until tonight. Jensen nodded his head, “Okay, I’ll go home with you, but I’m not making any promises.”
Jared nodded his head in response. He wasn’t going to push for anything else from Jensen, knowing if he did, the man would most likely bolt. “Good, because we’re here,” Jared explained as he pulled into the driveway of a single story home and cut the engine. “By the way, I hope you like dogs.” He got out of the truck and started walking toward the front door of his home. He heard Jensen close the passenger door and then his footsteps as he ran to catch up to him.
“Why would it matter if I liked dogs?” Jensen called out as he followed Jared.
Turning to Jensen, Jared gave him a wide grin. “I have two and they’re going to be all over you as soon as we get inside,” he explained as he unlocked the door, pushed it open and flicked on the light, before pulling Jensen inside so he could shut and lock the door behind them.
Jensen watched as two large dogs got up from their dog beds and eagerly made their way over to them. They greeted Jared with soft woofs and yips as Jared reached out to rub their heads.
“Hey boys, I brought a friend home. This is Jensen and he might be staying with us for a while.” Jared dropped down to his knees to rub and pet his dogs. Looking up at Jensen, he watched as Jensen gave an unguarded smile and knelt down to let the dogs sniff him before reaching out to pet them. “The brown one is Duke and the white one is Jax.” Standing up, Jared started to walk further into his open-concept home, passing through the living room to the kitchen area. “Are you hungry? I can make you a sandwich.”
At the sound of the offered food, Jensen’s stomach gurgled loudly. Wide-eyed he looked down at his stomach and then up at Jared to find him laughing as he grabbed stuff from the refrigerator to make sandwiches. “Sorry,” he mumbled, embarrassed with himself.
RE: Fill: No Hearts Or Roses (5/6)jdl71February 3 2020, 17:46:30 UTC
“Don’t worry about it. Make yourself at home,” Jared commented as he grabbed plates and set them on the counter. “After we eat, I’ll give you the tour and find you something to change into so you can take a shower. I can wash your clothes, if you want. I have a quest room. The bed’s pretty comfy. If you don’t want the dogs sleeping with you, make sure you shut the door. Just know, they’re bed hogs.”
“Why are you being so nice to me? Why are you helping me? You don’t even know me,” Jensen commented as he looked at Jared, watching him as he made sandwiches.
“No, I don’t know you, but I’d like to. The real you, not the person I see on the street, trying to survive. I can’t tell you what to do with your life, but I can offer to help you out, if you want the help.” Jared shrugged his shoulders and then finished making the sandwiches. “Just know that you have a safe place to stay, for as long as you want. And like I said before, no strings attached. But if you stay here, you can’t be out on the streets.”
“I thought you said no strings attached,” Jensen said in an accusatory tone as he pushed the dogs away from him so he could stand up.
“No strings attached between me and you. I’m a cop and I can’t get involved with you that way,” Jared stopped speaking as he tried to find the right words to explain things to Jensen without hurting his feelings. He sighed and ran his hands through his hair and then dropped them down onto the counter. “If you stay, get a job that doesn’t include what you’ve been doing and you want to see if there’s really something between us, then I’m open to that. Otherwise . . .” he shrugged his shoulders and stopped speaking as he carried the plates to the kitchen table and sat down.
RE: Fill: No Hearts Or Roses (6/6)jdl71February 3 2020, 17:47:20 UTC
Jensen eyed Jared as he considered his options. “I don’t have a lot of skills. I graduated high school and then took off.” He rubbed the back of his head, not daring to make eye contact with Jared. “Not the greatest homelife.” He gave a shrug of his shoulders. “I don’t know much else.” Finally he raised his eyes to meet Jared’s. “I can cook a little, maybe clean . . .” he started to say and then was cut off by Jared.
“We don’t have to figure everything out tonight. We can start with you getting a decent meal and a good night’s sleep and go from there,” Jared offered with a dimpled smile.
Jensen nodded, “Yeah, okay,” he said as he pulled out the chair across from Jared and sat down. They were soon joined by Duke and Jax and he looked down at their soulful eyes and smiled. He had no idea if things would work out, or what the future had in store for him and Jared, but he was willing to try.
“You don’t want me?” Jensen scrunched his face up in confusion as he tried to make sense of what was going on. He had seen the looks Jared had given him in the past and thought for sure that the larger man was interested in him. He knew he was definitely interested in Jared.
“Oh trust me, I want you. But I also want you off the streets and safe.”
Safe, he hadn’t felt safe in a long time, until tonight. Jensen nodded his head, “Okay, I’ll go home with you, but I’m not making any promises.”
Jared nodded his head in response. He wasn’t going to push for anything else from Jensen, knowing if he did, the man would most likely bolt. “Good, because we’re here,” Jared explained as he pulled into the driveway of a single story home and cut the engine. “By the way, I hope you like dogs.” He got out of the truck and started walking toward the front door of his home. He heard Jensen close the passenger door and then his footsteps as he ran to catch up to him.
“Why would it matter if I liked dogs?” Jensen called out as he followed Jared.
Turning to Jensen, Jared gave him a wide grin. “I have two and they’re going to be all over you as soon as we get inside,” he explained as he unlocked the door, pushed it open and flicked on the light, before pulling Jensen inside so he could shut and lock the door behind them.
Jensen watched as two large dogs got up from their dog beds and eagerly made their way over to them. They greeted Jared with soft woofs and yips as Jared reached out to rub their heads.
“Hey boys, I brought a friend home. This is Jensen and he might be staying with us for a while.” Jared dropped down to his knees to rub and pet his dogs. Looking up at Jensen, he watched as Jensen gave an unguarded smile and knelt down to let the dogs sniff him before reaching out to pet them. “The brown one is Duke and the white one is Jax.” Standing up, Jared started to walk further into his open-concept home, passing through the living room to the kitchen area. “Are you hungry? I can make you a sandwich.”
At the sound of the offered food, Jensen’s stomach gurgled loudly. Wide-eyed he looked down at his stomach and then up at Jared to find him laughing as he grabbed stuff from the refrigerator to make sandwiches. “Sorry,” he mumbled, embarrassed with himself.
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“Why are you being so nice to me? Why are you helping me? You don’t even know me,” Jensen commented as he looked at Jared, watching him as he made sandwiches.
“No, I don’t know you, but I’d like to. The real you, not the person I see on the street, trying to survive. I can’t tell you what to do with your life, but I can offer to help you out, if you want the help.” Jared shrugged his shoulders and then finished making the sandwiches. “Just know that you have a safe place to stay, for as long as you want. And like I said before, no strings attached. But if you stay here, you can’t be out on the streets.”
“I thought you said no strings attached,” Jensen said in an accusatory tone as he pushed the dogs away from him so he could stand up.
“No strings attached between me and you. I’m a cop and I can’t get involved with you that way,” Jared stopped speaking as he tried to find the right words to explain things to Jensen without hurting his feelings. He sighed and ran his hands through his hair and then dropped them down onto the counter. “If you stay, get a job that doesn’t include what you’ve been doing and you want to see if there’s really something between us, then I’m open to that. Otherwise . . .” he shrugged his shoulders and stopped speaking as he carried the plates to the kitchen table and sat down.
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“We don’t have to figure everything out tonight. We can start with you getting a decent meal and a good night’s sleep and go from there,” Jared offered with a dimpled smile.
Jensen nodded, “Yeah, okay,” he said as he pulled out the chair across from Jared and sat down. They were soon joined by Duke and Jax and he looked down at their soulful eyes and smiled. He had no idea if things would work out, or what the future had in store for him and Jared, but he was willing to try.
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