Will cursed to himself as the early morning sunlight streamed into his bedroom window. He wasn't quite ready to get up yet, and the sun was making that task pretty damn difficult. To hell with it, he thought as he slowly moved out of bed, trying not to wake up Julie, who was wrapped around one of the many pillows on his bed.
Julie. His best friend Julie. Julie, the one he fucked all night last night. He looked at her while he walked around the room, finding pieces of his wardrobe so he could go downstairs and make nice with the coffee pot. God, she's beautiful, Will thought as he threw the rest of their clothes on the couch. He quickly pulled on a pair of boxers and a rumpled t-shirt before closing the bedroom door behind him.
He finally made his way downstairs and Nick was sitting on the couch, watching a movie. "Hey," Will grumbled as he made his way into the kitchen. He blindly got out his favorite mug and poured himself a cup. Two sugars and no cream, just the way he liked it. He trudged back into the living room and sat down on the loveseat opposite of Nick, who was just looking at him with an amused look on his face.
"What?" Will asked, his mug poised right above his lips. "Why are you looking at me like that?"
"What time did you make it to bed last night?" Nick asked, looking over at Will from the top of his own coffee mug. Nick watched Will intently, waiting for an answer.
"About four," Will replied, finally grateful he could send the warm liquid down his throat. He took another sip and then sat the cup down on the end table. "Why?"
"Is Julie still here?" Nick smirked, looking as if he already knew the answer to the question but just wanted confirmation. "I didn't hear her leave."
"She hasn't left," Will answered him. "She's asleep still." He wasn't volunteering anymore information. He picked up his mug again and took a big sip, coffee burning all the way down to his stomach. He took a smaller sip this time, cooling it off before swallowing.
"I wonder if she knows she coos like a pigeon when she comes."
Will started sputtering and having a coughing fit. "Excuse me?" he exclaimed when he was able to talk again.
"I'm not stupid, Will. Julie spent the night here." Nick said, his voice having an accusatory tone to it. He looked at Will, expecting him to deny that something happened between him and Julie.
"No shit, Nick," Will said, defending himself. "She was drunk and didn't drive, remember?"
"Yeah, I remember. But somehow I didn't think fucking you all night was part of the package deal."
Will put his coffee mug down and matched Nick's stare. "What makes you think we fucked last night?"
"I heard the headboard banging against the wall, for starters. I know what sex sounds like, and I know what sex sounds like with you. I can't believe you fucked her. And especially in this house." Nick picked up the television remote and clicked the TV off, knowing he had just opened a can of worms.
Will drained the last of his coffee and stood up, grabbing the mug on his way up. "Will you stop saying that like I did something wrong? We've wanted to do that for a long time and we just gave into the urge last night. And I liked it. I liked it a lot. And if she wants to, we're going to do it again." Will walked into the kitchen and slammed his mug down into the sink. He was getting mad as hell. How dare Nick be angry with him for having sex with Julie? That's none of his business; not now, not ever.
"So are you two a couple now?" Nick asked, breaking into Will's thoughts. "Are you going to be fucking her every night?"
Will turned around to face Nick, who was standing right behind him. "And what if I am? I'm not with you, and I'll never be with you. You need to just understand that. We had one night, Nick," Will exclaimed, holding his index finger up for emphasis. "One night, and I've regretted it ever since. I don't know what's going on with Julie, but it feels good, and I don't see why I should ignore my feelings, just because it makes you mad!" Will turned on his heel and stormed through the living room, back upstairs, and into his bedroom. He forgot Julie was sleeping and slammed the door and flung himself onto the bed.
"What the hell, Will?" Julie exclaimed, unhappy she was so rudely awakened. She was very hung over, and didn't appreciate the wake-up call from hell. She sat up and wiped her hair out of her face like she did so many times after she'd slept it off in Will's bed. But this morning was different; she was naked from head to toe. She wrapped herself in the one of the blankets and lay back down.
"I'm sorry, Jules," Will said, rolling over so he could face her. "I didn't mean to wake you up."
"Let me guess," Julie said, sitting up again and leaning against the headboard. "Nick figured out what happened between us last night, and had a fucking fit about it because he's still got feelings for you." Julie tilted her head, waiting for Will's reply.
"Damn, girl. You're on this morning," Will said, crawling under the covers beside her. "You hit the nail right on the head. He's pissed off."