FIC - Where Now? (2/4) - JANSIS
Title: Where now? (2/4) - JANSIS
Author: Wheelie47
Rating: NC17
Pairing: Van and Jake
Word count: 2,765
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?
Jake breathed deeply and stretched languidly; lazily opening one eye, he turned his head to see an empty space beside him. Bright rays of winter sunshine flooded the bedroom and Jake could smell the inviting aroma of brewing coffee and breakfast cooking. So that’s what woke me up, he thought to himself, that and the pressing need to use the bathroom.
He slid out from under the duvet and stretched again, linking his hands above his head to lengthen the stretch, groaning at the protest from his overworked muscles. He bent down to retrieve his discarded boxer briefs from last night and slipped them on before heading for the bathroom…
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As Jake headed down the hallway after using the bathroom, in search of breakfast and a good morning kiss, he paused hearing the low murmur of voices drifting down the hall. He was about to turn round and go and retrieve his jeans before walking into lounge but the sound of a low male voice laughing at something Van had said made him carry on down the hall.
‘No…we went to the red light district instead. Marnie wanted to take them all back to the hotel so they wouldn’t have to work that night. She changed her mind when I said she’d probably have to pay them!’ Van continued chuckling, as Jake stepped into the lounge.
‘Hey you’re up!’ Van spotted Jake from where he stood behind the kitchen counter that divided the lounge from the kitchen area and gave him a brilliant, heartfelt smile that made his eyes dance with delight. He felt his chest tighten and his groin stir at the sight of a sleepy and an almost naked Jake stood in his lounge. The things this guy did to him!
‘Hey’ Jake called softly as he couldn’t help but smile back. Jake couldn’t seem to find anymore words than that as his brain only seemed to register that Van was stood there dressed only in his jeans from the night before, with his hair tousled from sleep and Jake thought he had never looked hotter.
Jake suddenly remembered that they weren’t alone and turned his head to look at the stranger who was stood by the door. He felt a red hot burning building up in his chest as he caught the guy staring lustfully at Van’s body.
‘Hi’ Jake said loud enough to startle the guy. Jake had to resist the urge to stomp over to Van and wrap his arms protectively around him. For one thing Van would probably kill him for treating him like he owned him and for another they were supposed to be keeping their relationship low key.
‘Oh…sorry …Jake …this is Ian; my neighbour who looked after the cats while I was in Holland’
‘Hey’ Ian said, nodding his head in acknowledgment.
Van frowned slightly, looking first at Jake then at Ian and wondered what had passed between the two of them. My god! It dawned on Van that Jake was jealous! He hadn’t expected that and he found it surprising endearing and more than a little overwhelming that Jake felt so strongly about him to cause such an intense emotion.
‘Well…I better get going. I’ll just leave the keys here. Nice meeting you Jake. See you soon Van’ Ian said hastily, as he left the keys on the side table and left.
‘Hungry?’ Van asked as he plated up bacon, scrambled egg and toast, deciding not to bring up the subject of jealousy. He wanted the time they had together before Jake had to go back home to be enjoyable.
‘Starving!’ Jake smiled as he stepped round the counter and pulled Van into a deep and passionate kiss…
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Van couldn’t help it; it was almost as if his hand had a mind of its own, he couldn’t resist reaching up and running his hand down Jake’s still damp back as he stood in the bedroom rummaging through his bag for clean clothes.
‘I love the look…I think you should wear it more often…all the time in fact!’ Van teased as his fingers traced the bare skin above the towel wrapped round Jake’s waist. Van smiled as he felt Jake shiver at his touch; he loved that a simple touch could have that affect on Jake. He pressed a quick kiss to Jake’s shoulder and playfully swatted his firm ass before stepping back and walking round the edge of the bed to get his own clean clothes.
‘Might be a bit cold not to mention a bit revealing for outside wear, especially if the wind gets up!’ Jake chuckled and turned his head to grin widely at his boyfriend, he just loved moments like this with Van; it made him feel complete in a way that he didn’t know he was missing out on until he discovered it with Van.
He stopped abruptly in mid-chuckle, a surge of desire running through him and stirring his groin at the sight of Van as he stood there naked after shedding his own towel before he slipped into clean underwear.
‘Like what you see?!’ Van asked coyly as he made a show of snapping the elastic waistband in place.
Jake shook his head in disbelief as he struggled to tear his eyes away to concentrate on his bag on the bed; only Van could make getting dressed erotic.
‘Shit!’ Jake exclaimed as he delved further into his bag.
‘What’s wrong?’ Van asked as he came back round the bed and wrapped his arms around Jake’s waist.
‘Cant find my boxers’ Jake said in frustration.
‘Oooh did Mr Organised forget to pack his smalls?’ Van teased.
‘Hey…less of the smalls!’ Jake retorted as he pushed his ass back against Van and groaned at the feeling of Van’s cock twitching in response, feeling his own cock stirring to life.
‘It’s ok…you can borrow a pair of mine’ Van soothed, kissing Jake’s shoulder.
‘They’ll probably be too tight’ Jake said, straight faced.
‘Bragging much?!’ Van said in mock indignation as he reached through the folds of the towel to playfully tug Jake’s cock.
‘You’ve got two options’ Van said as he turned Jake in his arms.
‘Either you squeeze yourself into a pair of mine or we think of something to do that doesn’t involve wearing them while we wait for the laundry to finish’ he stated, waggling his eyebrows suggestively before he unwound the towel from Jake’s waist and let it drop to the floor.
‘Um…Option two?’ Jake said, scratching his head as if deep in thought.
He leaned in to capture Van’s supple bottom lip between his in a deep and sensual kiss before he pulled Van down on top of him as he lay back on the bed.
Jake gasped at the sensation of their half hard cocks rubbing together separated only by the thin material of Van’s grey boxer briefs. Desperate for more erotic friction Jake ran his hands down Van’s back and squeezed his ass cheeks, making Van groan with approval against his lips.
‘Feels…so …good’ Van panted as he kissed a path of hot, moist kisses down Jake’s throat, over his Adam’s Apple to swirl his tongue into the hollow at the base of Jake’s throat.
Jake threw his head back against the pillow to give Van better access and slipped his fingers under the waistband of Van’s boxers to push them down and off his hips to finally feel the heightened sensation of hard and naked flesh rubbing against his as Van bucked his hips into him.
‘Van…need…you …inside …me’ Jake pushed gently on Van’s shoulders so he could look deep into hazel eyes. The look of deep love and understanding he saw mirrored there sent a shiver down his spine.
Van sat back on his heels and slipped his boxer briefs all the way off as Jake reached for the lube from the bedside table. Van kissed the fingers of Jake’s hand gently as he took the bottle from him.
‘Sssh…I’ve got you Baby’ Van whispered as he prepared Jake with practiced ease, slowly working the fingers of his other hand along Jake’s cock to ease the initial burn. It always took Van’s breath away to see this wonderful man laid out before him; so open, so trusting that Van would take care of him and never hurt him.
When Jake was ready Van positioned himself and eased slowly forward, inch by inch, pausing when he was all the way inside till he felt Jake move against him. Leaning forward he kissed Jake deeply as they moved slowly and sensuously together.
‘I love you Van’ Jake breathed against Van’s sweat soaked neck as he hooked his calf around Van, pulling him in even further.
‘Oh…Jake….so good…I ..want…you…I…love …you…so much’ Van panted as he kissed Jake’s chest, his throat and finally worked his way back to Jake’s mouth.
The sensual combination of Van moving inside him, Van’s mouth on his and the friction against his sensitive cock, trapped between their stomachs as they moved as one had Jake moaning with anticipation as he felt his climax building from deep within him. One more deep thrust from Van was enough for Jake and he released his climax over their stomachs and chests.
‘Nnngh’ Van groaned as Jake’s muscles tightened around his pulsing cock and he followed Jake into his own climax.
Once Van could pull himself together after they had come down from their high, he gently eased out of Jake and leaned over to grab the discarded towel to clean them up as best he could before curling into Jake’s side, his head resting on his chest.
‘So…when do you have to leave’ Van quietly asked the question he had been avoiding since he came home and saw Jake in his bed, as he aimlessly drew random patterns with his fingers over Jake’s chest and abdomen, swirling through the trail of hair below his bellybutton.
‘Tomorrow’ Jake said sadly, twisting his fingers in the damp hair at the back of Van’s neck.
‘So soon?’ before the words were half way out of his mouth he wished he could take them back as he felt Jake stiffen above him.
‘Yeah …I know…I’m so sorry Van…Its just that I’ve a meeting about Stuffer …’ Jake’s voice trailed off as he struggled to find the right words that could explain how he felt. He was so happy and excited about the prospect of being able to tell more of the story by making another longer film but it made him feel miserable that he would be spending less time with Van.
‘Don’t…don’t you dare apologise… it’s not your fault’ Van said as he leaned up on his elbow and placed a finger to Jake’s lips.
‘Don’t apologise for following your dream …I’m so, so proud of you. You’ve been talking about doing this ever since I’ve known you’ Van soothed as he placed his palm flat against Jake’s chest, feeling his strong and comforting heart beat while he pressed his lips to Jake’s in a soft and gentle kiss.
‘We’ll make it work…we will’ Van breathed the words against Jake’s chest as he settled back down, unsure whether he was trying to convince Jake or himself…
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Time seemed to accelerate from that moment, whole hours past like mere minutes. Try as they might to make the most of the time they had together by taking a walk along the beach, cooking a simple meal together of chicken and pasta with a roasted pepper sauce and sitting up in bed late into the night talking about everything and anything, time still caught up with them.
‘You got everything?’ Van asked sadly as he stood by the side of the couch, feeling a little helpless.
‘I think so’ Jake answered without looking up, zipping up his holdall after putting his shaving bag in. He had been avoiding looking at Van directly for the last hour or so as he worked his way through the apartment making sure he had got everything he came with. Van looked so dejected and forlorn despite his best efforts to appear ok but Jake could tell how he felt, because not only had he gotten to known Van’s facial expressions and body language so well that he could almost tell what Van was thinking before he thought it but because he felt exactly the same way himself. He couldn’t look at Van; look into those deep expressive eyes, because he knew that if he did he would find it even harder to leave than he already did.
‘Don’t forget this’ Van picked up Jake’s phone from the coffee table and handed it to him, his long fingers lingering over the touch.
‘I should have hidden it so you would have to come back and get it’ Van tried to joke but when Jake risked a look at him he could see that the smile reached nowhere near Van’s eyes.
‘That’s it …all set’ Jake said quietly as he slipped his jacket on.
‘Ok …let’s get you to the airport’ Van sighed, picking up his keys and bending to reach for the straps of Jake’s bag.
‘Van…’ Jake placed his hand on Van’s to stop him lifting the bag to his shoulder.
‘I…I don’t think you should come to the airport with me’ Jake couldn’t control the tremble in his voice as he felt his heart sink and the tears welling in his eyes.
‘What…why the fuck not?!’ Van asked, his voice rising in disbelief, the confusion and shock that Jake didn’t want him there showing plainly in his face.
‘Because if you were there… I…I don’t think I’d be able to get on the plane’ a sad smile ghosted over his lips. Jake stepped in front of Van and, placing his hand at the back of Van’s neck, gently pulled him into a tender kiss.
‘I love you’ Jake whispered as he stepped back and slowly ran his hand down the side of Van’s neck to come to rest on his chest where he could feel the rapid beating of his lover’s heart under his palm.
‘I love you too. Call me when you get back…ok?’ Van asked; his voice cracking with the emotion building up in his chest as he reached for Jake’s hand.
Jake turned to pick up his bag and head for the door, their interlinked fingers finally having to separate when the distance became too great.
With one look back over his shoulder with a quick sad smile he was gone and Van lost track of the amount of time that he spent stood just staring at the closed door…
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Finally Jake opened the door to his dark and empty apartment after what felt like a lifetime of traveling.
Stopping only to kick off his shoes and throw his bag and coat on the couch, he headed for the bedroom and collapsed on the bed fully clothed. Bringing his knees up to his chest he curled up on to his side and hugged his pillow.
He reached for his phone and hit the speed dial, suddenly desperate to hear the sound of Van’s voice. As he waited for Van to pick up he thought of the amount of times he had almost turned back on the way to the airport; the first being almost as soon as he had shut Van’s apartment door. When did it get so hard to be apart from Van?
‘Hey’ Van’s soft voice interrupted his thoughts.
‘Hey…you ok?’ Jake asked.
‘Yeah…miss you though. How was the flight?’ Van shifted to a more comfortable position with his bare feet tucked under him as he sat on the couch with the phone pressed to his ear.
‘Long!’ Jake’s low chuckle sounded clear down the phone and Van could imagine how it would have felt rumbling through Jake’s chest beneath him as Van lay curled up against him.
Jake suddenly felt very tired and closed his eyes as he heard Van softly call his name followed by something he didn’t quite catch.
‘Jake?’ Van asked again and then smiled widely as he could tell from Jake’s low and steady breathing that Jake had fallen asleep. He leant his head back against the couch and closed his own eyes as he listened to the comforting sound…
Chapter 3
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