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Zander looked over the movie choice as he took the medicine then hit play on it. He felt Will cuddled into him and he smiled, wrapping his arms around the younger boy. He had spent the first half of his day with Jenny but he had a feeling that he was going to enjoy this half more. He rested his chin softly on Will’s head. His eyes focused on the screen as the movie started but he was also very much focused on the feeling of holding Will in his arms.
William blushed softly when he felt Zander wrap his arms around him, however, he snuggled even more into Zander as the movie actually began. He knew from heart he'd enjoy this half of his day, the other half of his day was basically shit, having to take care of his older brother, and then dealing with his now ex, he always enjoyed his time with Zander. "Thanks," William mumbled awkwardly, which was a word he rarely said to anyone, not because he wasn't thankful to them, it's just that no one had really taught him how to properly thank someone. He took one of Zander's hands and interlaced their fingers.
Zander’s eyes trailed from the screen down to Will as the thanked him and took his hand. ”Hmm? Thanks for what?” he questioned, raising a brow and bringing Will’s hands to his lips. He pressed a light kiss to his knuckles then settled their intertwined hands back down on his lap. The movie played as background noise as he waited for Will to answer his question. Zee liked this. He had never spent time with just Will before. Will was usually around because he was around Mycroft most of the time but spending time alone with Will was nice. It felt right even.
William blushed softly, "The painkillers, and for you know, caring," he murmured quietly as he turned his attention to the movie, but was still pretty much focused on Zander. He couldn't help but wonder if this was what was suppose to happen, if this was a part of the life he was going to live, would they one day be able to freely show their love for one another without worrying about having to keel themselves a secret. He had his life all planned out, in a notebook on his dresser, the only person in the world who knows about it would be Jenny herself because she had once asked about it when Zander and her were hanging out with Mycroft, and she decided to hang out with him. He suddenly focused back on the present.
Zander smiled and shook his head. Why wouldn’t he care? He kept a hold of Will’s hands as he curled into him and refocused his attention on the movie. This was not something Zee had planned or accounted for. He didn’t think that anything like this would happen. But he also didn’t expect to be in a relationship with Jenny forever either. Here he was though. Still in a relationship with Jenny and now, he was dating(?) William.
((Gahhh. Sorry.))
(( sorry for what? ))
But, there was nothing in that notebook that ever said that he would one day end up with Zander, nothing in that notebook ever said he would one day end up being Zander's secret lover. He smiled softly when Zander didn't answer, he didn't really expect an answer from the older male.
((It was short.))Zander played with Will’s fingers absentmindedly as the movie went on. Sometime later, after a long silence, Zander shifted and looked down at him. ”Are you feeling any better?” he inquired softly, stopping his fidgeting. He was genuinely concerned for the younger boy. Whether or not they were spending time together as such or not, he would have been concerned. Zee could attest that having a headache for so long was not fun in any way.
William had ended up dozing off, but his eyes snapped open at the sound of Zander's voice. He rubbed at his eyes, the headache had indeed subsided, and there was only just a little bit of throbbing, but all he needed was some fresh air and the pressure would lift. "I feel way better then before, definitely helped to have those painkillers," he replied, "Please remind me to teach myself to reject alcohol... I can not go through another night like I did last night," William said as he turned and buried his face in Zander's chest.
Zander chuckled softly at his comments and rewrapped his arms around the young boy. ”And you wonder why your brother doesn’t drink,” he teased, placing a kiss on his head. His eyes glanced back to the tv for a moment before he looked back down at him. Zander could only see the top of his head but he smiled. Will was sweet. He was different than Alexander or Jenny. Alex had been very much like himself, very sure of himself in a relationship. Jenny was a bit clingy and yes, she was sweet but it wasn’t hard to tell when she was overdoing or faking that sweetness. Of course. Zee had only been like this with Will for less than a day hut he had seen him around his own S.O.s so he wasn’t surprised about how he acted. He was pleased even, that Will wasn’t treating him different because of what they currently were.
William rolled his eyes, "Mycroft doesn't drink Alcohol for different reasons, but one of the factors is that he doesn't like having hangovers, it keeps him from doing a lot of things," He said. "Good god, you should have been there last night, my dad actually condoned underage drinking.... he literally dragged me over to the bar where he had someone manning it, and he let them serve me a tall fucking glass of vodka," he said with a shake of his head.
Zander cocked a brow and looked down at him. ”I can’t exactly see why you’d be offended by that considering how drunk you had gotten yourself before I took you home,” he commented. The movie Will had chosen had fallen into the background as the two of them talked. Zander was definitely enjoying his time with William much more than he had been with Jenny. ”Besides, with all the stories I hear, this isn't to come by surprise,” Zee said.
William shook his head, "Vodka is much stronger then Beer, Zan, and I should know considering I've only had vodka one other time and that was when I was thirteen and some kid wanted to play spin the bottle with a bit of a twist to it," William said. "Beer is a lot lighter then vodka, and it takes a lot longer to kill you," he muttered, he smiled softly though, "Dad... he's been a lost cause since we lost our mother, she committed suicide and to this day we still haven't found her note that she supposedly left... he started drinking not too long after her death, and I guess he just lost it," William murmured, "He drinks whenever he can, but after he almost lost his liver, I finally managed to get him to stop.... but last night, I don't know what that was, but something happened and he isn't telling me, and he always tells me," he continued. He began to use his free hand to trace invisible shapes on Zander's stomach, "I only drank more last night, when he asked me to, because I wanted him to be happy," he admitted.
Zander stayed quiet as Will explained. He had already heard most of what Will had said through Mycroft since they had been friends for years. Zander had been with Mycroft and had helped in any way he could when all this had happened. However, the last part was new news to him, which was to be expected. When William stopped talking, Zander was quiet for a couple moments. It was sometimes difficult figuring out what to say in conversations like that. "Just don't get yourself hurt. I can imagine he wouldn't be very happy if you ended up getting happy because you wanted to make him happy. Better to cause him a day of unhappiness then potentially days of unhappiness because you attempted to drink yourself to death," Zee finally said, watching his hand as it swirled around on his stomach, the sensation almost ticklish. He couldn't stop William from doing what he wanted, he just didn't want to see the boy get hurt because of his dad, intentionally or not. Which meant he would worry and advise caution when he needed to.
(( Sorry! ))
Josh Matthews was a man who used to be happy 24/7, there was never a day where you wouldn't see the man smiling, he was always very positive and there was always a high chance that he could offer you some rather motivational and inspiring advice. Sighing, William let his entire body relax against Zander's, he still continued his task of drawing invisible shapes on Zander's stomach. However, he did let his lover's words sink deeply into his brain, "Don't worry, love, I won't hurt myself. Dad really wouldn't be happy if I drank myself to death just because I wanted to make him happy during his depression attacks," William promised. He glanced up at William, "Dad would revive me only to kill me again if I drank myself again just because I wanted to make him happy; not only that but my grandmother would revive me after Dad does, and kill me herself for the third time," William added, but not a smile graced his lips nor did a laugh escape his mouth, he was serious about this.
Zander quietly brushed the hair from his forehead, soon after sifting his fingers through Will’s hair. He listened to everything he said, his thoughts never straying. He’d be lying if he said people didn’t bore him upon occassion but Zee knew when he really needed to listen to someone and what they were telling him. ”I’d say that equates to a loving family.” It was the only thing he could of to say, having a hard time gathering a good thought or response from what Will had said. Zander removed his hand from his hair, tenderly caressing his cheek. He was more or less at a loss for words by that point. Mycroft usually kept to himself about things like that and Jenny preferred to do something other than talk all of the time. Which made William a new experience that he was not sure how to deal with.
William wished he could continue talking about all of this, but in reality he just wanted to gag at how cliche this all really was and so he smiled at what Zander said. "I guess," he said with a shrug as he sat up a little bit, blushing when Zander caresses his cheek. "I hope this is as weird for you as it is for me, because this is the corniest shit that I have ever done, and I literally want to gag at how cliche this is," he said as be sat up a little more. "Why don't we go out to the park or something? Get some fresh air? Go for a jog maybe?" He asked as he moved to straddle Zander, "Or maybe we can just forget the movie and everything for now and just make out to our hearts content?" He added on.
Zander shrugged lightly. ”I didn’t mind listening to you but I’m down to do whatever you want. Especially if it involves kissing you,” he commented with a smile that looked nearly like a smirk. Zander placed his hands on Will’s waist as he straddled his legs and raised his chin to look him in the eyes. He’d do just about anything with Will if he asked him to. Zee tried to be flexible with the people he was around, especially if he was around a lover of his.
((I’m so sorry it took so long and is so short.))
He couldn't help but think that he didn't quite deserve Zander, the older male was too sweet for his own good, and he was a major people pleaser meaning he loved to please people and make them happy. He wondered if Zander had ever been happy, and if people had ever done something to make Zander happy. He smiled lightly as Zander continued to speak to him, when the other boy stopped speaking, he brought his hand up and cupped Zander's cheek. "Men always give their lovers and significant others love, either by giving their significant others what they want... but has anyone ever given you want you wanted?" William whispered.
(( No worries! ))
Zander let himself lean into his hand and turned his face in, kissi I would let you know. For now, however, I’m okay with doing what you want. Within reason,” Zee joked, cracking a lopsided smile at the younger boy. Zee leaned a bit closer to his lover and gave him a short but sweet kiss on the lips. ”I give people what they want because it makes me happy when I see them happy. Giving some things away seems like a small price to pay for my lovers’ happiness. me time to answer your question, I don’t ask for much because I want them to be happy. So, to answer your question, I don’t ask for much because I am already content if they are content but when I do, I am not often denied,” Zander mumbled and rambled a bit in response. He would always like to see who he was with be happy but would never let it go so far as to where he started sacrificing his own happiness. A balance had to be maintained and that was part of the reason why he and Alexander had broken up.
William gave a small grin when Zander leaned into his hand, he gently kissed the older boy back when he was kissed. He listened to Zander and couldn't help but sigh just a little bit, William was always given what he wanted and occasionally he would return whatever he was given because while he did love receiving, he also loved giving back. "Zander, I've been given almost anything I've ever asked for by my lovers and significant others, they always given me whatever I want when I want it. However, sometimes they asked me to do something for them and I would readily do it. I'm used to being given what I want, but Zander, I want to start whatever this, off right," he said quietly. He pressed a gentle kiss to Zander's lips and then another kiss to the tip of Zander's nose, "Tell me what you want, Zander," he whispered, "Let me make you happier," he said as he kissed Zander's cheek.
Zander stayed quiet as the younger man made his speech and near showered him in affection. He knew just from watching him interact with his brother that he knew they would get nowhere if all Zander kept saying was that he was happy. So, he would have to think of something they could do together. Zander sighed softly and shook his head, taking William's hand again. "Alright, alright. I don't know what you think we're gonna do because I don't have that much of a life outside of work but I think of something," he stated, pressing a kiss to the back of his hand. "For the time being, we can just talk, I guess. The only other thing I have to do today is go to the store," Zander added, giving a light shrug. Zee didn't want to bore William with his lack of actual things to do which is why he had attempted to get Will to choose something for them to do. But if the younger man was fine with just sitting around and doing nothing more than being in each other's presence then he guessed that it wasn't that big of a deal.
William was off in his own little world just wondering what he could do in his time with Zander, if the man couldn't think of anything to do, then he could probably think up some things. He felt Zander take his hand in his and kiss the back of it, he chuckled softly and shook his head, he laced their fingers together and sighed softly. "I don't really care what we do, if I'm honest, but I really want to go out and go for a walk through the park, maybe have a picnic," He said wordlu.
Zander listened quietly then gave a nod. ”Picnic it is then,” he answered, kissing his cheek. ”Which park do you think we should go to?” Zee queried as he ran his thumb lightly across the back of William’s hand. He didn’t know why or what it was about him but Zander felt more comfortable, more at ease, with Will as a couple than he had with any of his previous partners, man or woman. He wondered and thought about as he sat there but he didn’t know why. It didn’t seem logical with William being 5 years his junior but he guessed maybe it was because he had been around him so much already. ”I particularly like Dresden Park because I think it’s greenways are a lot prettier than the Central. Just putting that out there,” he informed with a light shrug.
William squeals quietly and giggles lightly when the older boy kissed his cheek, for some reason his favourites dates were always picnics in the park or some sort of dinner type thing outside but not exactly at a restaurant. He beamed happily and looked at Zander, he couldn't really understand why he felt so at ease with the other and why he felt different with him than he had with all his other lovers. He observed Zander for a moment or two, listening as he suggested Dresden Park, the mentioning of the park made William smile because that's where he spent most of his childhood. He remembered all the times he went to that park with Zander and Mycroft, the days Mycroft would go off by himself, leaving William to stick around with Zander. He smiled, "Dresden Park sounds wonderful, I haven't been there in awhile and that's odd considering we spent most of our childhood there," he said softly.
Zee already liked making the younger man happy, enjoying seeing the joy on his face as he agreed to go to the park with him. "I haven't been there recently either so it can be a new memory for both of us," he commented, smiling happily at him. One more quick peck on the cheek and he gently moved William off his lap. He stood from the couch and stretched, groaning softly. "I don't have a lot of food to take. We can make sandwiches and bag up some chips. And water. That's the best I can do," Zander explained with an apologetic smile on his face. While he generally tried to do what he could for his significant others, there was only so much he could do in some regards. He couldn't make this the nicest picnic date ever.
It was at times like these where he realised that he was very entitled to things like this, he would usually be able to take a five course meal as a picnic if he was seated at home right now, a couple food things go missing and no one would really notice. He sat on the couch and watched Zander stand up, "I don't mind what we bring, we could bring chips and salsa, or cheese and crackers and I'd be just fine wit that," he replied. He was truly okay with anything Zander did or said, it just didn't matter to him at all.
Zander gave a light nod. "Alright. Do you want a sandwich? I have ham deli meat and some American cheese," he offered with a shrug. Zander wanted Will to be happy with him, even if they didn't end out lasting very long. Which probably contributed to him being a big people pleaser, especially with his partners and lovers. "I do have a picnic-esque basket we can put it all in," he commented with a slight chuckle. His mother had given to him for no real reason and he hadn't had the heart to give it away so it had been sitting in his bedroom closet, just waiting to be used.
((I'm sorry. Life is being a bitch again.))
William sighed as he realised that Zander would not be able to break the habit of being a people pleaser without a little help, hopefully theu we're together for a long enough so that William could help his new lover to over come this little quirk of his. He smiled softly over at Zander, "You can bring whatever you think we'll eat," he said, "Like I said, it doesn't matter to me at all what we bring, I'll be happy with whatever we eat and whatever we do," he told... he wanted to call Zander his boyfriend, but they just started dating, so for now, Zander would be called his lover.
(( no worries, I just got a job, and I work from 4:30 PM to 8:00 PM Central Time ))
Zander didn't think about accommodating everyone else most of the time. It was just something he did subconsciously. He rolled his eyes playfully. "Alright. I'll go put it all together," he said, smiling back at him, one side of his mouth tipping up higher. Zander turned away to walk into the kitchen and started in. "I hope you like peanut butter and pickle sandwiches!" he called out but was only joking. Zee didn't like them himself, he wasn't about to make one. Unless Will really did want one, of course. He gathered everything he needed and began to make a sandwich for them, just meat and cheese, but got out some of his condiment packages he hoarded so Will could do what he wanted with his when they got them out later. Zander put those in sandwich bags and got out his only bag of chips, Doritos.
William was half in his own world, while also half in reality, he chuckled when he heard what Zander called out, he didn't respond as he didn't think he needed to. The Holmes family was allergic to pickles, and nobody knew what happened when someone ate one, they just didn't want to know, it only happened once or twice when a new member of the family wasn't allergic to pickles. He hoped that Mycroft had told Zander this story some point, he sighed and piled out his phone, seeing a text from Mycroft saying that he was happier then he had been before, he grinned. 'Travis is a good guy, maybe he'd be a perfect match for Mycroft,' he thought to himself as he slipped his phone back into his pocket, turning off his notifications.
Zander finished bagging their little, impromptu picnic and placed it all in the basket he had told William about. He picked it up by the handles and walked back out into the living room. "Alright. Lunch is all here. I've got ham and cheese sandwiches, potato chips, and a bunch of condiment packets so you can put what you want on your sandwich," he informed, sifting through the basket as he spoke. "Oh, and bottles of water too," Zander added, looking back up at his lover for approval. There was no helping it, Zander would always be a people pleaser.
William glanced up at Zander when the older boy entered the living room with the basket, he listened as the boy began to tell him what was in the basket and what he had chosen for them to eat. "That sounds absolutely wonderful," he said with a nod of his head before standing and stretching his arms above his head.
(( Sorry it's short! ))
Zander smiled happily at Will, happy that he was fine with the choices he had made. He draped the basket over his arm and grabbed his keys, jangling them in his hand. "Are you ready to go then?" he queried and walked over to him, leaning down so that he could kiss him. For a moment, he felt like teasing him so he captured his bottom lip and nipped at it with his teeth. He deepened the kiss for a moment, his eyes slipping shut before quickly opening. Zander broke the kiss and pulled away a couple inches, looking down at him.
William's eyes widened slightly when Zander approached him, wondering what in the world the older boy had planned for him, and his question was answered when his bottom lip found it's way into Zander's mouth. He gasped quietly when Zander nipped said bottom lip, he wanted to wrap his arms around Zander's neck, but didn't do so and instead kissed Zander back hungrily when the boy depended the kiss. When the boy pulled away, William pouted, "Tease," he mumbled with a grin.
Zander made note of the soft gasp coming from between Will's lip and his mouth hiked up into something reminiscent of a smirk as he pulled away. He enjoyed being called a tease, especially from William. "Get used to it," he replied, pecking his lips once more before standing upright. "Let's go before it gets too dark. If we're lucky we can have that little clearing to ourselves," Zander commented, going to the front door and slipping on his shoes. He opened the door for Will as he finally passed by and closed it behind them.
If William was to be honest with himself, he was sure he'd have the ability to get used to Zander being a tease, but then again he was sure that he wouldn't get used to it as he's never seen the older male do such a thing, even with Jenny. Speaking of Jenny, he just remembered that tonight was their annual F.R.I.E.N.D.S marathon, he facepalmed and stopped dead in his tracks, and here he thought that he was going to be able to ask Zander if he could stay over tonight. "Shit... you think Jenny will be alright if I cancel our F.R.I.E.N.D.S marathon?" William wondered, accidentally out loud.
(( yikes... I keep forgetting that Jenny is your character... and that I should ask things before I do them... my bad! I'm not in my right mind lately, my mental health is fucking me over lately.... so if you want me to change that up above, I most definitely will. But I think it would kinda cause some sort of drama if we had Jenny and William be friends, like actual friends, and when she finds out about him and Zander... like boom instant confusion and betrayal. ))
((You're good. I'll let you know if I think you do anything out of line.))
Zander gave pause and looked back at him. He bit his lip and sighed softly. "I don't know if cancelling on her would be a smart idea. Jenny isn't dumb. Plus, we could run the risk of her coming over to my place. She likes to come over unannounced," Zander replied. To be honest, he was a tad disappointed because he had been looking forward to this time with Will but he knew that cancelling on Jenny wouldn't be smart. She really wasn't big on texting Zee before she came over since she felt she had the right to. He didn't generally mind but he had stuff to worry about now, Will especially.
((Hey, are you still interested? It's cool if you aren't.))
(( AH FUCK! I knew I forgot something.... I am still very much interested! ))
William absolutely loved watching F.R.I.E.N.D.S but there was just something inside of his head and heart that was telling him to just forget it and spend the night with Zander. However, he knew how much it annoyed the other male when the other male's girlfriend just came around unannounced. "Right, Right, you complained to me the last time she did that...." William muttered, remembering that a couple weeks ago he had cancelled his dinner date with her, and she ended up going to Zander's without calling or texting.... then again, William himself had done that a few times to the older male. "Christ... if only she was able to take a weekend off and spend it with her friends or family or something, then maybe we could spend a weekend together," William said with a sigh.
Zander cocked his head slightly as the watched the younger man and his lips turned up. "That makes two of us. I don't think it would be a good idea to cancel on her. I know she doesn't have cause to suspect something but I don't want her to find a reason to," he answered even though it was not the answer that he wanted to give. Of course, it was his luck that would have this happen the first time they tried to something together as a couple. But maybe that was what he got for cheating. Zander took a couple steps forward and kissed the young man on the cheek, smiling softly at him. "Why not spend what time we can together before you have to go and we can sneak some time in later?" he suggested to William, raising a brow at him. He knew it wasn't ideal and it certainly wasn't going to be what they wanted but as long as this continued, nothing about their relationship was going to be ideal. They were going to have to deal with what they had. "I don't mind," Zander stated, giving him a quick kiss on the lips.
William was actually quite surprised that Jenny hadn't come barging in earlier, for there would have been a huge argument in which William would probably have ended up getting his ass handed to him by his friend. He smiled lightly when Zander kissed his cheek and his lips, "Alright, alright, lets go you big romantic arse," he said with a shake of his head as he reached for Zander's hand and held it.
Zander chuckled and laced his fingers with William's, shaking his head. "I don't know how romantic this is," he joked with a smile. He led him to his truck and hit the key fob, unlocking the doors. Zander let go of his hand and pulled himself into the driver's seat. He twisted around and placed their basket in the backseat. "When do you need to be back? And where? Your place? Jenny's?" Zander questioned as he glanced at the time, trying to figure out how much time they would have before they had to come back.
William followed Zander out to the truck and got into the passenger side, "It start's at nine o'clock, so I need to run to the store and grab some snacks first, and then I'll be heading to my place. Mike is staying at my friend Travis's and my dad is god knows where," He said as he began to think. "I need to be back by eight since I drove here, you'll need to drop me off at your place so I can grab my car unless you want to keep my car at your place," William replied.
((I am so sorry!))
Zander gave a few nods as William spoke, giving him the details. ”Okay, cool. That means we can stay out for a few hours, give or take,” he replied, glancing over at him as he backed out of his parking spot. Once pulled out, he started to drive towards their old greenway. Zee reached over and held out his hand for William to take. He knew he could easily get used to being with William. Maybe because it was day one but he felt ten times more comfortable with him than Jenny. He wanted to stay with him but what would Jenny do if he broke up with her and immediately started dating William?
William couldn't help but chuckle when Zander held out his hand for him to take. He chuckled, "You're such an awfully cheesy romantic," William purrs, taking hold of Zander's hand. He felt his phone going off and groaned, "I swear if Mike is calling me to tell me he shaggd my best friend, I'm going to murder him when my friend drops him off," William growled as he smiled all of a sudden as he answered the phone. "Hi! Will here, speak now or forever hold your peace... as I stab you 37 times in the chest," he said in bittersweetness, muttering the last part to himself.
