Brian sighed & stared at the door, debating whether or not to knock. He was standing outisde of Chris' door, knowing he was rooming with no one tonight, he would hopefully not hear any loud snoring. Hesitantely, he brought his hand up, knocking on the door.
"Coming!" came a muffled reply.
Brian yawned softly & ruffled his hair then straightened it out.
"Wha-Oh, you...What do you want?" Chris snapped after opening the door.
"Look, we hate each other, but I need to get away from AJ's snoring. Please. Can I room with you for tonight?" Brian asked, letting out another yawn.
Chris softly growled, "No."
"Please?"
"No. Now go away."
"Dude, man, c'mon! Please?!"
"Give me one good reason & I just might think about it."
"Look, dude, please?"
"That's not a reason."
At this point, Brian was so upset now, he was close to tears. The tears were even lining his eyelids. "Please Chris? I need to sleep."
"Ugh, fine!"
When Chris stepped away from the door & opened it wider, Brian stepped in, allowing Chris to shut & lock the door. "Thank you."
"You're not welcome," Chris huffed, laying down.
~a few hours later~
Chris & Brian were still awake, but having little trust in the other. Brian was laying on the opposite bed, his back to Chris, who was laying on his own bed, facing Brian's back, trying to fall asleep. Sighing softly, Chris decided to get a little curious. "So, you awake?"
"Yea..." Brian responded.
"Why were you in a gay club the other night?"
"I was bored, tired of hearing AJ's whining, so I left & ended up there..."
"How'd you know that Matt guy?"
"He's hit on me before."
"Oh."
"Yea."
"Are things still rough between you & your girlfriend?"
"Wife."
"Huh?"
"She's my wife & yes, things are still rough."
"Maybe you should divorce her."
"Maybe."
~a few hours later, almost daybreak~
Chris woke up to the sound of soft whimpering coming from across the room. Turning over he took a look at Brian, the moonlight filtering in through the window, lighting the room so that he could see clearly. "Brian?"
Another soft whimper responded.
Looking closer, Chris realized that Brian was tossing in his sleep. Laying still, Chris listened closely, hoping to hear anything he would say.
"Leigh, please..." Brian softly whimpered.
Chris furrowed his brow & sat up in his bed, the covers falling down from his legs onto the floor.
"Baby I didn't cheat..." Brian whimpered again, his sweat-misted body tossing, his back arching up from the bed, another whimper coming from him.
Chris got up from the bed & walked over to Brian's, leaning over him. "Brian," he whispered, shaking his arm softly. When Brian pulled away from him, a few tears slipping out from under his eyelids, Chris shook him harder.
"Baby!" Brian cried out as he shot up in the bed, nearly coming head to head with Chris who pulled his head back in time, Brian's breath coming out in short pants.
"Dude, are you okay?"
Brian looked at Chris, more tears threatening to flow from his blue eyes.
Recognizing the look in Brian's eyes that he had seen in his little sisters' eyes before, Chris pushed Brian down gently so that he was laying down & laid in the bed next to him.
Brian looked at Chris hesitant, unsure if it was an invite or not. When Chris opened his arms to him, Brian slowly curled up in Chris' arms. Soon, with the help of Chris, he fell asleep.