Hey everyone,
I know its been a while. Sorry for that. Even though I haven't been writing lately, I still pay attention to comments and I appreciate them all :)I hope you all enjoy and let me know what you think.
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Brady stared at the blank wall. He was way more tired than he should have been, but his new job working for the campus grounds crew was really taking a toll. They were in Ezra's dorm room and it was dark except for the bedside lamp and the gentle green glow of the digital clock displaying 11:58.
Ezra was curled comfortably in Brady's lap, reading and highlighting in a history textbook. Brady sighed and tried concentrating really hard, hoping that the pain in his shoulders would go away. The wall wasn't the most comfortable backrest in the world. It was worth the pain though, to feel Ezra's warm body against him. Brady tilted his head down and took in Ezra's smell.
"Happy birthday," Ezra whispered. "I love you."
Brady glanced at the clock. It was midnight. Brady was officially nineteen. It didn't feel like a big deal, considering he had class in the morning and work in the afternoon. Ezra closed his textbook and let it fall to the floor as he turned to face Brady. Brady kissed Ezra's forehead and hugged him tightly. "I love you more, angel."
"I have a gift for you."
"Oh, yeah?" Brady smiled and rubbed Ezra's crotch.
Ezra blushed. "That's not it...I mean you could have that if you want to...but I got you a present."
Ezra slipped off the bed and went to the closet and pulled out a gift bag with carefully arranged tissue paper. He hesitated. "I don't know if this is something you would even want..."
Brady stood and took the bag from Ezra's hand. He set the bag on the desk and pulled the tissue paper out like an eager child, letting it fly behind him. He smiled and pulled out the gift. A pure white teddy bear with angel wings seemed to be smiling at him. He wanted to say something, but he felt like all he could do was smile.
"Do you not like it?" Ezra asked.
"I love it. Now I'll always have this angel to hold when I miss you."
Ezra sighed in relief and hugged Brady. "Its hard to find presents for you."
"Why is that, beautiful?"
"You're so amazing. You make me happy everyday. You love me so much. You give me all that and so...I just don't know what I can give you that's good enough."
"You give me all that and more. Ezra, you are the only person that has ever been stable. You're the one that I know will be there for me and will love me no matter what. As long as I always have that from you, you never have to give me anything else." Brady kissed Ezra softly, but it soon heightened. Ezra was pressed against the wall, returning every bit of passion that Brady had put in the kiss. All the emotions too great for words were expressed with dancing tongues and roaming, possessive hands.
Brady had hoisted Ezra up onto the bed and was on his way to join him when they heard a loud crash. Brady leapt up and said over his shoulder, "Stay in here, baby."
He opened the door to find Brian in a rage. The crash had been caused by a young man hitting the table in the middle of the room. Brian had a feral look in his red-rimmed eyes as he searched for a weapon. Brady quickly shoved Brian into the wall. Brian's fists flew, a few contacting the side of Brady's head. He could smell the alcohol and it put him in a bad place. They struggled more, knocking over and breaking the coffee pot on the counter in the kitchenette and sending a stack of old editions of the university newspaper flying to the floor.
There was a loud knock and a UPD officer announced himself as he entered and broke up the fight. Brady had a bad feeling.
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An hour later, the situation had been resolved. Brian was being held in custody by the university police and would probably be kicked out of the dorms for rules violations. Brady had been cleared once he had given a written statement of the events of the fight.
The young man Brian had been raging at had tried to sneak off in the middle of the chaos, but Ezra's caring nature demanded that he ask the stranger to stay for a while and calm down.
"What's your name?" Ezra asked.