lantern_kid (lantern_kid) wrote,
@ 2010-04-15 17:46:00

Saturday Morning
Henry set the alarm for stupid-o'clock this Saturday morning. He takes a shower, slips a towel around his waist, and heads for his room to get dressed. He stops by the room with Josh and Ava first, however, and moves to Josh's bed, where the other is still sleeping.

"Hey... Josh," he whispers, nudging his boyfriend.

(Read comments) - (Post a new comment)

	lantern_kid 2010-04-17 02:07 am UTC (link)
	"I'm not talking about that," Henry points out. "I'm talking about... your heart. You're a good guy... one of the nicest I've ever met. In spite of everything." Henry shrugs. "I do my best to be a good guy, even if I fuck up sometimes, but... it's all inherited, you know? I learned it all from watching my dad and his friends." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	healingbug 2010-04-17 02:14 am UTC (link)
	Josh blushes. "I just..." his blush gets worse. "You are a good guy, Henry. Trust me." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	lantern_kid 2010-04-17 02:16 am UTC (link)
	"I try to be. But how much of it is me, you know? Would I have ended up like my sperm-donor of a dad if I'd ended up somewhere else?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	healingbug 2010-04-17 02:22 am UTC (link)
	"You are," Josh insists. "I don't know," he says honestly. "But that's just a what if. You're who you are now." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	lantern_kid 2010-04-17 02:25 am UTC (link)
	Henry smiles. "True. Doesn't do much good to second-guess, does it?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	healingbug 2010-04-17 02:28 am UTC (link)
	"Nope," Josh replies. No, he doesn't realize that he's telling someone not to do something he does almost all the time. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	lantern_kid 2010-04-17 02:29 am UTC (link)
	"Does that mean I get to remind you of this conversation when I catch you doing it?" Henry asks. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	healingbug 2010-04-17 02:42 am UTC (link)
	Josh blushes again. "Maybe," he replies. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	lantern_kid 2010-04-17 02:43 am UTC (link)
	Henry eyes him. "Maybe?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	healingbug 2010-04-17 02:45 am UTC (link)
	Josh offers a sheepish smile. "Okay...yes," he says. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	lantern_kid 2010-04-17 02:58 am UTC (link)
	Henry smiles. "If I need to hear it sometimes, so do you." He reaches out to grab Josh's hand again. "You're not allowed to beat up on yourself. I don't allow anyone else to do that, so I won't allow you to, either." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	healingbug 2010-04-17 03:06 am UTC (link)
	Josh blushes and squeezes Henry's hand. "Thanks," he says. "I'm hard on myself..." he trails off. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	lantern_kid 2010-04-17 03:24 am UTC (link)
	"You are," Henry replies. "And you don't deserve to be." He squeezes Josh's hand back. "You're one of the most genuinely good people I've ever met. And I've met Superman." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	healingbug 2010-04-17 03:33 am UTC (link)
	Josh goes bright red. "Oh man..." he trails off, embarrassed. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	lantern_kid 2010-04-17 03:38 am UTC (link)
	"I'm serious, Josh!" Henry announces. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	healingbug 2010-04-17 03:51 am UTC (link)
	Josh keeps blushing. "Man," he takes a breath. "You're too nice to me." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	lantern_kid 2010-04-17 03:59 am UTC (link)
	"You saved my life, man," Henry replies. "And in return, I fucked you over. So I don't want to hear how I'm too nice to you, just because I tell you the truth." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	healingbug 2010-04-17 04:05 am UTC (link)
	Josh blushes worse. "Over...under..." he tries to joke, blushing bright red. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	lantern_kid 2010-04-17 04:19 am UTC (link)
	Henry laughs. "That too... but that's you being nice to me as much as I'm being nice to you." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	healingbug 2010-04-17 04:24 am UTC (link)
	"Alright," Josh holds up a hand. "We're both nice." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	lantern_kid 2010-04-17 04:40 am UTC (link)
	"Works for me," Henry grins as the food is delivered. "But after breakfast, maybe I can try to live up to your accusation of being too nice." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	healingbug 2010-04-17 04:57 am UTC (link)
	Josh thanks the person bringing the food and then goes bright red. "Sounds great to me, Henry." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	lantern_kid 2010-04-17 05:46 am UTC (link)
	Henry smirks as he takes a bite of his omelet. "I know an uninhabited island in the Pacific. Little waterfall into a freshwater pool. A few birds, lizards, stuff like that, and lots of trees and flowers. You trusted me. So we can go out there, and I'll trust you." He takes another bite and gives Josh a wicked grin. "Whatever you decide to do." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	healingbug 2010-04-17 12:01 pm UTC (link)
	Josh rather happily bites into the french toast he got and then nods. "Wow...that sounds like a really nice little place," he says. The blush and grin have the healer bright red again. "Okay." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)