A Little Relief
Part 40
As they both pulled back from the kiss, Howie saw the maniacal glint in AJ's eye seconds before he moved, and wondered what AJ was planning. He found out soon enough though, as AJ dropped the cool cloth onto the heated skin of Brian's back.
Brian jumped and gasped, pulling away from Nick's kiss. He grabbed the offending material off of his back, before turning and looking around at AJ and Howie.
Both men were smiling, but AJ had a glint in his eye that told Brian that he was the culprit. But before he had a chance to say or do anything, he felt Nick take the cloth from him, and heard him thank AJ for it.
He didn't get a chance to complain though, as Nick rolled Brian onto his back and promptly wiped Brian clean of the sticky mess that covered his stomach and thighs.
If he wasn't already so tired, Brian thought that Nick's touch would have been very arousing, but after weeks of sleepless nights and crying he was now exhausted. As he lay there though, Brian realised that for the first time he didn't feel depressed, and that LeighAnne was the last thing on his mind.
Instead his mind was filled with seemingly endless possibilities that Nick and the other's seemed to have opened him up to, not just sexually, but for his life in general. Somehow they had pulled him out of his spiral of depression, making the world once again seem bright and wonderful, and he was eternally thankful.
Nick finished cleaning Brian off, and quickly wiped his own body as well before dropping the cloth on the floor and pulling Brian into his arms once more. Brian snuggled himself up on Nick's chest, listening to the soothing sound of his heartbeat. Nick brought his hand up to run it through Brian's messy hair, and Brian tipped his head back so that he could look into Nick's eyes.
Nick smiled as he saw the peaceful look in Brian's eyes, satisfied that his best friend was going to be alright. Brian opened his mouth to speak, to thank him for everything he had done, but Nick smiled and shook his head, placing a finger against Brian's lips. He didn't need words, he could tell everything he needed to know just by looking into his eyes.
Brian smiled again, and kissed the tip of Nick's finger, before returning to his previous position, snuggled up against Nick, listening to his heartbeat.
Soon the soothing rhythm lulled Brian into a deep sleep, quickly followed by the other three. Howie and AJ wrapped themselves around each other as they slept, until you could no longer tell where one began and the other ended, whilst Nick held Brian close, protecting him, even in his sleep. All four had faint smiles on their faces, for each of them, this moment seemed to embody perfection.