Title: Where now? (1/4) -JANSIS
Author: Wheelie47
Rating: NC17
Pairing: Van and Jake
Word count: 2,446
Disclaimer: Don’t own characters, am not associated in any way with ATWT, Van and Jake. No offence intended.
Summary: Can new love survive distance?
Van sighed and rolled his shoulders to ease the tension in his strained and cramped muscles as he dropped his bag on the floor outside his apartment door, fishing his keys out of his jeans pocket.
He’d had a fantastic time in Utrecht; it had been awesome to see so many of the show’s fans there and of course to meet up with some of the cast again. It had been amazing to hang out with them and to catch up with what they had all been doing.
What hadn’t been great, however, was the flight back to LA; it had seemed like days since the flight had left Holland instead of the eleven plus hours it actually was. His bed had been calling him even before the plane had landed and all he wanted to do was crawl under the covers and sleep for a week.
He finally managed to get the key in the lock and open the door. He groaned at the thought of bending down to pick his bag back up so settled for pushing it just inside the door with his feet; it could stay there till he could summon up the energy to move it tomorrow.
Silence greeted Van when he stepped inside the door and shut it behind him. Great, he thought as he placed his keys on the table by the door, no welcome home, no cats to greet him, purring round his legs, just silence. They were probably lying low somewhere in the apartment after getting up to mischief. So not only had it been nearly three weeks since he had seen Jake now his cats had deserted him too.
Jake! The mere thought of him bought a tender smile to his lips which quickly faded when he thought of the phone call they had on Friday…
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Van smiled with anticipation when he saw Jake’s name on the display; he had been waiting for this call for hours since he had found out that there might be a possibility of Jake’s coming to Holland.
‘Hey Baby’ he said quietly as he walked away from Billy and Marnie to answer the call. It had only been a few months since they had discovered that their feelings for each other went beyond mere friendship when Jake had come to visit Van at his new apartment in LA, so they had decided to take it slow and see where it went. Van smiled wryly to himself wishing that they had discovered these feelings when they were at least living in the same State, it would have made life so much easier.
‘Hey Van’ Jake said, the disappointment clear in his voice. He didn’t need to say anything else for Van to know it was bad news.
Van’s heart sank at the tone of Jake’s voice; he felt that disappointment only to keenly himself and he wanted nothing more than to be able to hold Jake in his arms. His boyfriend… it made him grin like a Cheshire Cat that he could think of Jake like that… wasn’t having much luck lately; first the play had been cancelled without notice and now his hopes of coming to the fan event had been dashed too.
‘Oh Jake’ Van breathed into the phone, his voice cracking at the sadness he felt.
‘I know…it sucks. I’m sorry. It’s just too late …’ Jake’s voice faltered as he struggled to find any words that could make it better. He had been so gutted about the play so when there might have been a chance to get to Utrecht he had jumped at it; eager to see the fans but even more anxious to spend time with Van. It was becoming more and more difficult each time they saw one another to separate, not knowing when they would be able to spend time together again.
‘It’s ok…we’ll work something out. When I get back to LA I’ll see if I can arrange to come to New York next weekend or something …it’ll be ok’ Van tried to sound reassuring and positive.
‘But you’ve got that audition on Friday’ Jake reminded him.
‘I know … but I can catch a late flight out and spend the weekend with you!’ Van hoped he didn’t sound too desperate but he was beginning to need his regular fix of Jake like he needed air.
‘Jake…I gotta go…looks like they’re ready to interview us’ Van continued sadly when he saw Marnie frantically waving at him, trying to get his attention.
‘Ok…I’ll talk to you when you get back to LA. I love you. Have a good time’ Jake didn’t want to say goodbye yet but he knew Van had to go.
‘Love you too’ Van smiled widely as he ended the call; he just loved how those three words sounded coming out of Jake’s mouth, he didn’t think he would ever get tired of hearing them...
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Van sighed deeply as he kicked off his shoes and hung up his coat before making his way through the apartment towards the bedroom and a blissful sleep; making a mental note to himself to check the flight times tomorrow for New York on Friday.
As he reached the hallway he briefly wondered why his bedroom door was open before he dismissed the thought, assuming that his neighbour Ian had left it ajar when he came to check on the apartment and feed the cats, at least that explained where they were; fast asleep on his bed no doubt.
After he opened the door further and fumbled for the light switch he stood in awe at the almost unbelievable sight before him; Jake was curled up, fully clothed and fast asleep on top of Van’s duvet, with the cats curled up together in the space behind his knees.
Van’s legs seemed routed to the spot for the moment as his eyes wanted to take in the features of his sleeping boyfriend; from his thick, dark hair that was just long enough to start to curl into his neck, his long, elegant eye lashes, the proud ridge of his nose, the faint smile that was etched across his lips to the strong line of his jaw, covered with a dusting of dark stubble.
Van had to will his legs to move as he stumbled uncertainly towards the bed, frightened that if he got any closer Jake would disappear like the hallucination he almost certainly was; Van was obviously more tired than he thought. As he neared the bed, Annabelle opened one eye lazily, uncurled and stretched before resting her head on Jake’s lower leg and purring softly as if to say ‘look who’s here!’ Well the cats obviously thought Jake was real!
His intention was just to gently move the cats and slide in behind Jake and leave the questions of how and why Jake was here till tomorrow but being this close to Jake and not touching him, kissing him or talking to him after not seeing him for weeks was just too much to bear. He knelt by the side of the bed and reached out to cup Jake’s cheek gently, rubbing the pad of his thumb slowly along his cheek bone before leaning forward and pressing his lips to Jake’s forehead just above his eyebrow.
Jake’s eyes fluttered open and Van’s breath hitched in his throat as he was greeted by the deepest blue he had ever seen.
‘Hey … you’re here already’ Jake’s deep, sleep laden voice sent a shiver down Van’s spine as Jake’s eyes focused on him.
‘I wanted to surprise you… got everything planned. I was going to cook a meal for when you got back…but the bed looked so inviting …and I was so tired … thought I’d just take a little nap’ Jake explained in between yawns as he sat up against the headboard before treating Van to a wide grin, disturbing the cats in the process. With a meow of protest they jumped down off the bed with a thump and padded out of the bedroom, looking for a more comfortable place to sleep.
‘Well you surprised me!!’ Van felt himself grinning back, he couldn’t help it; Jake’s smile was so genuine, so heartfelt that he just couldn’t help smiling too; his tiredness all but forgotten.
‘But what are you doing here?’ Van laughed, placing his hands flat on Jake’s grey t-shirt clad chest and feeling the muscles tremble slightly at his touch as he straddled Jake’s lap.
‘I missed you…wanted to see mmph!’ the last word was lost as Van leaned in and captured Jake’s lips with his in a slow and sensual kiss. Jake couldn’t believe how much he wanted to see Van, wanted to touch him. When did he become this needy? He had never been attracted to another man before Van but this was what Van did to him every time he was near him. This was uniquely them; him and Van and no labels were needed.
‘Missed you too’ Van said breathlessly against Jake’s moist, parted lips as he traced his fingers over the material of Jake’s t-shirt down to the hem. He sighed contently and with growing arousal into Jake’s mouth as his fingers found their way under the t-shirt to finally touch smooth skin.
‘Van…’ Jake groaned, reaching his hand up to the back of Van’s neck and pulling him deeper into their kiss as his other hand worked its way down Van’s back to expose the skin above his jeans; pulling his blue checked shirt free from the waistband.
Suddenly Jake needed to see and feel more of Van and moved both of his hands to work on the buttons on Van’s shirt, feeling his hardening cock straining in the confines of his jeans at the sight of Van’s hairy chest slowly coming into view. Breaking their kiss and leaning further forward he nipped, licked and kissed his way down Van’s chin, his neck, his chest as he followed the path of his hands. Finally he reached the last button and slipped the shirt seductively off Van’s shoulders before tossing it to the floor.
‘Fuck Jake…so hot’ Van threw his head back and moaned when Jake sucked a nipple into his hot, moist mouth, teasing the tip with his tongue. When did Jake get so good at that! It was like a switch had been flicked and suddenly this was moving way too slow for Van.
‘Need you Jake…so much’ Van whispered hoarsely, as he grabbed the hem of Jake’s t-shirt and pulled it up and off in one fluid, practiced move, flinging it over the side of the bed to join his own on the floor.
He leaned in and licked his way into Jake’s willing, open mouth for an erotic kiss before sitting back and eagerly ridding himself of the confines of his jeans and his boxer briefs. He licked his lips in hungry anticipation as he watched Jake raise his hips and slide his own jeans and underwear down to reveal his hard and already leaking cock.
‘Van…please…’Jake almost begged as their eyes locked in understanding when he reached forward and caressed the palm of his hand down through Van’s chest hair, over his firm stomach muscles to finally wrap around his already hard cock, thumb teasing the tip.
‘Gonna make you feel so good, Jake’ Van smiled seductively as he leaned over and reached for the bottle of lube in the bedside drawer. They had stopped using condoms when both of their tests came back clear before Christmas and Van thought that it was the best Christmas present he had ever had.
Jake watched as Van popped the cap and prepared himself quickly one finger at a time while he used his hands to support and steady Van. He didn’t think he would ever get tired of watching Van’s face as he worked his fingers into him, nothing compared except maybe the feel of Van’s talented fingers stretching his own most secret of places.
After applying a generous amount of lube to Jake’s impressive erection, Van lifted further up onto his knees and placing both hands on Jake’s chest for support eased himself slowly and steadily on to Jake cock, as Jake held himself steady.
‘Nnngh’ Jake groaned, low and loud at the feel of Van’s tight heat surrounding him. Fuck, he had missed this! He knew this was not going to last long; slow and sultry would come later this now was about reconnecting, about becoming them again.
After a few tentative thrusts when Van had adjusted to Jake’s girth they settled into a frantic pace and soon enough, Van felt the familiar sensation building at the base of his spine. Desperate for a change of friction, he leaned forward with Jake buried ball deep and rotated his hips as he pulled Jake into a deep and sensual kiss.
The change of angle and movement had Jake’s erection in constant contact with his prostate and the erotic sensation had Van releasing his climax over Jake’s stomach and chest. The feeling of Van’s muscles spasming around him was too much to bear and Jake followed Van quickly into the oblivion of his own climax deep inside Van.
‘I fucking love you Van…so, so much’ Jake breathed into Van sweat soaked hair as he pulled him close, struggling to control his breathing…
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Van woke in the early, dark hours of the morning with the desperate urge to use the bathroom; his body clock in disarray from the time difference and the added pressure of Jake’s arm flung across his lower abdomen as he slept curled into Van’s side.
With great care not to disturb his sleeping and sated lover, Van eased out from under Jake’s embrace and headed for the bathroom.
When he returned to the bedroom, he couldn’t help but smile at Jake’s sleeping form as he had reached out for Van in his short absence and eased over to his side of the bed. When did he get so lucky to have this wonderful man in his life let alone his bed!
Van made his way round to the other side of the bed and slid gently and carefully in behind Jake, reaching round to place his hand on Jake’s stomach and shutting his eyes and mind to the fact that Jake would be going home to New York all too soon…
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