Part 17

Chris smiled as he practically bounced down the stairs. Shawn had actually woken up before he had, so he hadn't been able to keep to the letter on his promise, but he was sure Shawn hadn't minded the alternative. Instead of waking his lover up, Shawn had woken him up with a gentle kiss. Chris was kind of disappointed that he couldn't wake Shawn up in a spectacular fashion, but he'd quickly formed an alternate plan. After kissing Shawn good morning, he'd announced that he was absolutely famished. Shawn had seemed a bit disappointed by this considering he was quite obviously aroused at that point in time, but had agreed when Chris suggested a quick shower so they could go get breakfast.

He'd lingered in the bedroom just long enough that Shawn was already washing his hair and before Shawn knew what hit him, Chris was on his knees in front of him eagerly attending to his morning erection. After he'd brought Shawn to orgasm, he'd quickly rinsed off and left his weak-kneed lover to finish his shower. He'd finished dressing by the time Shawn walked out of the bathroom and with a quick kiss on the bemused man's cheek he'd told him he'd meet him downstairs in the kitchen for breakfast.

Chris licked his lips lightly as he hit the bottom step. He could still taste a trace of Shawn's release on his lips. What a great way to start the morning. As he strolled into the kitchen he was faced with a bleary eyed Sean leaning up against the counter waiting for coffee to finish brewing. He raised an eyebrow in the small brunette's direction. He couldn't remember ever seeing Sean without his bouncy persona in place. "Long night?"

Sean managed a sleepy grin. "Morning, tiger." Chris shot a glare at him, which elicited a laugh from the brunette. "You could say that. Kev and Scott heard what was going on with you and Shawn in his room and got all fired up again. Needless to say...I didn't get much sleep."

Chris was torn between embarrassment, both over Sean's use of his nickname and the fact that he and Shawn had been heard, and laughter over Sean's plight. With just a hint of pink in his cheeks he managed a smirk. "I'm sure you weren't complaining at the time. I've got a deal for you... you don't call me tiger and I won't call you Kid."

Shawn grimaced over the mention of the Kliq nickname he seemed to be stuck with. "Ugh. I can't make any promises, because that nickname is just so cute." His grin now firmly in place, Sean grabbed two coffee cups and started to fill them. "But I'll avoid being called Kid whenever possible so I'll give it my best shot. I suppose that means we've got a deal."

"What's all this about a deal? You guys plotting already this morning?" Kevin's sleepy voice rang loud through the kitchen. He walked up next to Chris and smiled. Before Chris could grab his coffee off the counter and take a sip, Kevin threaded a hand in his hair and whispered, "Good mornin', tiger." Chris's groan was cut off by Kevin's mouth covering his own with a quick yet deep kiss. "Seems as if someone got a head start on breakfast this morning," Kevin said as he licked his lips and smiled.

Chris fought his embarrassment yet again and somehow managed not to blush any more than he already was. In fact, without skipping a beat, he managed to reply to Kevin's teasing comment. "Protein shake...a very tasty one. Best way to start the day," he said with a big grin. He heard a burst of laughter from the doorway and turned to see Scott and Shawn standing there.

"Is that what they call it now, Chico? Better watch out. It looks as if Kev is considering getting a protein shake of his own." Scott's comment startled Chris into looking up at Kevin who was leering at him rather comically and wiggling his eyebrows.

Chris couldn't help but laugh. He looked in Shawn's direction hoping for a rescue, but when he turned he found that Scott was standing right next to him. "Good morning..." Chris almost sighed in relief that Scott hadn't used his new nickname as well, but the other man kissed him quickly before it could escape his mouth. As Scott pulled back he smirked at the blond and whispered, "tiger." Chris couldn't stifle his groan, but he didn't manage not to blush yet again. He was thankful for it too, since it seemed he would now be stuck with hearing the nickname as often as the men could find reason to use it.

Shawn, who was standing beside Scott, laughed quietly and smiled. It seemed as if Chris was getting better at controlling his blushing. He'd need to be able to do that with these guys around. They were rarely serious and teasing was commonplace. Shawn elbowed his way in next to Chris and smiled at his lover. "Good morning...sweetheart." He also kissed Chris good morning, wrapping him up tightly in his arms. He leaned in close and whispered in Chris's ear, "you may have gotten the drop on me this morning, sweetheart, but don't expect it to happen every morning because I plan on doing it to you just as often."

Chris gasped quietly as Shawn's heated breath wafted over his neck. With a slight shiver at the arousing sensation, he smiled at the man he loved. "Oh I plan on letting you make it up to me very soon." He smirked as a thought hit him. "You know... maybe I should open up a booth or something. If I started charging for all these kisses, I'd be filthy rich in no time." The men all laughed as they headed in different directions to begin preparing breakfast. Chris took a quick sip of his coffee before heading towards the refrigerator. Maybe he could whip up some omelets or something. He'd been living on his own long enough that he had been forced to learn to cook. Turned out he was really rather good at it.

As he set the ingredients he'd found on the counter, he turned to find Sean standing next to him with a huge smile on his face. "Since I didn't get my kiss yet this morning, let me be your first customer." Sean wrapped his arms around Chris and gave him a rather deep and searching kiss. As he pulled away, Chris felt Sean's fingers slip into the top of his pants, but they were withdrawn quickly. When he looked down, there was a dollar bill sticking out of the waistband.

Chris's mouth dropped open. There was no way he could fight the blush, which quickly stained his cheeks, especially when the other men started laughing. Chris reached out and swatted his hand at Sean's head. "Brat! I said a kissing booth, not a strip club." Sean bounced across the room towards Scott and Kevin before Chris could take another swipe at him, and Chris settled into making the omelets.

Between the five of them, breakfast was thrown together rather quickly and they all sat down to eat. While tossing around trivialities, Chris thought that it was kind of weird to be sitting here so calmly and eating after what had happened in this room the night before right on this table. He blushed slightly over his own memories. "Pleasant thoughts there, sweetheart?" Shawn's voice drew him back to the conversations at hand.

"Very pleasant actually." He winked at his lover and was just about to make another comment on it when he heard Kevin say his name.

"Hey Chris? I think that maybe when were done eating, we should finish up a few topics from last night. I'm kind of interested in hearing about these lies that Hunter has been telling his friends. I'm sure the others here would be interested as well." Kevin arched his brow as if to ask the others' opinions.

Chris knew he'd opened that door himself when he'd made the comment to Kevin last night, but he wasn't looking forward to this discussion. He grimaced and looked at Sean sympathetically. Sean had tensed up as soon as Kevin had broached the subject. He smiled wanly at Chris in response. The others at the table hadn't missed the by-play between the two men. Each had pretty much the same thought...that Chris wouldn't be the only one making explanations.

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