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TJ glanced around the club. He was in his element and felt good. It had been two years and two months since his accidental overdose and he had been clean (from drugs) but was now allowed to drink alcohol and was now sipping a beer. He looked up and saw you strut into the club. “Damn.” He couldn’t form any thoughts other than you looked like someone he hoped played for his ‘team’…
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You glanced around the club. It had been a few months since your breakup from Trent. Why did you come here? You felt overwhelmed as Shaun put his hand on your shoulder. “Sky… come on, you really need to relax!” Glaring back behind you at Shaun you shrugged his hand off your shoulder.
Rolling your shoulders you tried to act calm… You really needed a drink. Heading to the bar you glanced around the club.
Your friend Shaun wanted you to hang out. He needed you to relax.The only thing you’d like to do was drink or sleep, since you had reluctantly left your apartment you felt antsy.
Clearing your throat you reach the bar and see the bartender glance up.
“Hello what can I get ya?” He asked narrowing his eyes at you.
“Um… anything strong.”
He gave you a shot of Jim Beam. You sat on a stool at the bar and looked at your drink.
You felt someone staring.
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TJ couldn’t stop watching you. Your Adams apple bobbed up and down as you drank your liquor. He tries to look away but you had him intrigued. Something about you made him think he knew you in his past.
You bite your lower lip and grip your now empty glass. Where’d Shaun go? You looked around and saw him sitting down with a bubbly blonde and her brunette friend. Shaun had been your friend since you both were in preschool. He never judged you when you came out. Your family however seemed to think you could be changed/converted to becoming straight. What?! Did anyone think that way anymore? Of course how they found out was when you were a freshmen heavily making out with your ‘science partner’.
Luckily your parents didn’t throw you out… your Dad wanted to but your mother and grandmother insisted they knew you were gay and weren’t bothered by it… They just didn’t think it was that big of a deal. Your father threatened the poor boy in your room, which caused Steve to never talk to you outside of school. It hurt having a perfect older brother who was in sports and was an all A student… You tried hard in school but Bs and Cs were your only grades. You felt useless to your family and hated how you felt like they all were ashamed of you.
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Shaun was trying to be a helpful wingman but it was hard when he was straight, so he had nothing to go on for gay men. Besides yourself.
Your ex-boyfriend Trent was still on your mind. Everything was great but after 8 months Trent grew distant and only kept you for his cravings of sex. You fell hard for the man even though he never asked you to come to his place… you never once questioned it. Your mind was in a fog of love. How could you have been so stupid? The man never liked PDA so you only saw his personal side at home… (Only your place). You sigh and think of Trent… Glaring at your drink then nodding as the bartender gave you another double of your drink. Trent had gotten his girlfriend pregnant and in doing so he told you that you both were over and it had been nothing but a good lay for him. It was weird how you never knew that he was only using you, cheating on you with her.
You scowl remembering last week seeing them in the ‘newly engaged’ section of the newspaper. Shaking your head as to get rid of the tears that threaten to fall, you down your drink quickly and lay your head down on the cool counter.
‘Maybe if I just close my eyes…’ you think. *Someone taps you on the shoulder.* “You okay man?” You look up and blink a little. Holy shit… holy shit… it’s… a brunette man with the bluest eyes you’ve ever seen. He waves his hand in front of your face. You clear your throat and bite your lip as you try to think of something to say. “Huh?” Oh fantastic… nice one y/n, now he’s going to regret ever trying to talk with you!
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TJ had wondered what had happened to you. It looked like you needed something… Something more than alcohol. But he was clean. He tapped you on your shoulder trying to see if he could help you. He still couldn’t tell if you were into guys or not so he didn’t want to scare you away. His NA meetings helped him through tough shit he hadn’t thought about in years. His mind wasn’t foggy from drugs.
He tapped your shoulder again. Hearing you groan and slowly raise your head up toward him. Confusion was on your face. *Damn… you looked absolutely adorable.*
“You okay man?”
“Huh?”
“You alright? It looks like your boy ditched ya.” TJ motioned towards your friend and the two ladies on his arms.
You shrug and look back at him.
“I’m TJ. You wanna ditch this place? You look like you need something other than alcohol.”
“I’m Y/n Skylar. My friends call me Sky.” He nods and pays the bartender for both of your drinks. Being a little drunk you didn’t even think of what was happening.
TJ led you out of the bar/club and said something to the security guard by the back door. You felt confused and a little happy this gorgeous man was paying attention to you. He held the back door open and a black car was waiting in the alley. The driver held the door for you both to climb.
As the door shut behind him, he looked at you… feeling like a spark was flowing thru his veins. “You ok?”
“Mmm.” You nodded.
He let his arm around the back of the seat behind your neck. His blue eyes pierced through your (e/c) ones. He lifted his hand and lifted some of your hair from eyes. He tucked it behind your ear as your breath hitched. As the car moved he tried to get closer to you. He leaned in as you did the same. His lips touch yours and you breathed in his scent. He sucked on your bottom lip causing you to moan which made him put his tongue inside your amazing mouth. With your eyes closing and your breathing staggered you gripped his hips and…
A phone rang. Annoyingly.
You both reluctantly let go of one another and breathe deeply. TJ realizes it’s his phone and he answers it. “Yeah?!” He says sounding agitated. “I’m fine Dougie… I found someone, his name’s Y/n Sky—” … “Wait you, you know him? What?”
You watch TJ and wonder what he was talking about. TJ looked at you and shrugged and mouthed, ‘sorry’ as he continues to talk on the phone.
You realize you never told Shaun that you’d be going home with a date. You quickly pull your phone out and shoot him a quick text thanking him and telling him to have fun with the girls. You smirk at Shaun’s sarcastic comment. You don’t realize TJ is done with his phone call until you feel him staring at you with a smirk on his face. Setting your phone back in your pocket you try to stop your cheeks from burning.
“Sorry about that, was my brother. Checking up on me… making sure I’m not dead.” He shrugs as you raise an eyebrow at him.
“It’s fine. I just texted my friend Shaun, since he’s my roommate… I wanted to be sure he knew where I was. He’s the reason I even left the apartment tonight. He was tired of my moping and…” You’re cut off by TJ’s glorious lips again. He smirks into the kiss and draws back from you. In a daze you look into his blue eyes.
“Sorry… you’re just so fucking hot. I just couldn’t help but kiss you.” He lightly chuckles and watches your grin widen.
“You’re sexy. God… are you… are you okay with this?”
“Course. Why would I wanna take you to my place if I wasn’t?”
“Umm…”
“I mean… I didn’t mean to be so—” This time you both are cut off as the car stops and the driver opens the back door. TJ is closer so he goes first and then you. He holds his hand out for you. You gladly take it. He feels relieved that you don’t seem ashamed of PDA.
You would’ve noticed the flashing of some cameras had you of not been a little drunk from alcohol and TJ’s lips. There is a man holding the door open for TJ and you. Letting go of TJ’s hand your mouth opens at the look of the building. Who was this man?
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As you arrive to his apartment, you walk in with him and he grabs you by the collar and closes the door behind you. “Teej…” his lips touch yours as he shrugs out of his jacket. He lets go of you only to lock the door and tug you out of your jacket. You let go of all your worries and continue to kiss him. He stumbles towards the bedroom when suddenly a bright light is turned on. Someone else is in here.
“Holy shit! Mom! What are you doing here?!”