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Pairin: !hris "ericho#$andy %rton
$atin: P&
'ummary: 'e(uel to )nbelievable. *luff for no reason other than that I wanted it.
This Relationship Of Ours
By: Lovers Caress


*riends.

It+s what they were callin each other these days. After the year lon relationship
had come to an end, they were friends. ,est friends actually. -hey could lauh
and talk and even hu without it bein anythin but platonic.

$andy couldnt speak for !hris, but he knew that, on his part at least, that was a
load of shit.

.e felt for !hris what hed felt from the moment theyd kissed. .e loved him
fiercely, almost danerously. .e couldnt let o of what they had and he didnt
want to, ever. It wasnt that he was obsessed or psychotic, he would never hurt
!hris, but he didnt want to foret about the time in his life when everythin was
riht. .e never wanted to let o of the memories of what he dared to call
perfection.

.e never brouht it up to !hris, or asked for a second chance, or even hinted that
he wanted what theyd had before because the other man seemed to be happy with
the way thins were. 'eein !hris happy invoked conflictin feelin inside of
him. .e never wanted to see the man unhappy, but to see him so happy so soon
after theyd split up was hurtin his heart alon with his eo. .ed prided himself
over his looks, his charm, and everythin else includin the love and happiness
hed pulled from !hris. /ow that the blonde was oin on like they hadnt spent
the last year toether he was startin to doubt himself. A thin that hed never
e0perienced before. .e swallowed it all thouh, because he was never one to
appear weak or whinny, and pretended to be as okay with it as !hris was. -here
was really nothin else he could do.

-he main thin about their break1up that confused $andy to no end was 2.3 it
had happened in the first place. -here were no warnin sins at all. -hey werent
fihtin, they werent annoyin each other, they werent spendin time away from
each other, they were talkin to each other, neither one was showin interest in
other men, they were havin reat se0 almost every niht, and they told each
other 4I love you multiple times everyday. It had come as a reat shock when
!hris came to him one day and said simply, 5I think we should break up.6 -he
youner man could do nothin but stare at him in shock before noddin and
walkin out of their hotel room.

.ed cried that niht and the ne0t before he collected himself enouh to think
back on the relationship and try to fiure out where it had one wron. .e
couldnt come up with a sinle thin that was worth breakin up over. .e came to
the conclusion that maybe theyd been too close. 7aybe hed been suffocatin
!hris. It seemed like the only possible answer and so he went with it. It hurt a lot
and he was in pain over it, but he couldnt brin himself to be mad at !hris, not if
it was his own fault.

'o he thouht theyd broken up over him crowdin !hris.

-hat wouldve been reasonable if !hris hadnt come to him four days later and
asked him to o shoppin with him as friends. $andy was so overjoyed at the
thouht of bein near !hris aain that hed accepted his offer with no hesitation.
It wasnt until two weeks later, after clubs, drinks, dinners, movies, and more
shoppin with !hris that $andy suddenly noticed that they were spendin almost
as much time toether as when they were a couple.

'o it wasnt that they were seein too much of each other.

.e tried to think of another reason. It couldve been that !hris was tired of a
relationship. 7aybe he just didnt want the pressure of bein with someone. .e
knew it couldnt have been him because !hris was still seekin him out. .e
fiured maybe !hris thouht that they were better off as friends. .e ave up after
about a month and just went with it. If !hris was happy and he was still ettin to
make those beautiful blue eyes shine, then he couldnt complain8too much.

999

'o its three months after the break1up and its, as !hris yelled burstin into
:volutions locker room and jumped on $andys back, 47ovie /iht. !hris
informed $andy that he was supposed to o to !hris room riht after the show
and settle in for a lon niht of cheesy movies. !hris told him that it was a best
friends niht only and that no one else was invited.

5Ah, come on "ericho, were your friends too. And we like movies,6 .unter
playfully whined on behalf of the rest of :volution.

5-hen you can watch them in your own rooms,6 !hris said with a smile. 5%r
better yet, you can all have a bi sleep1over in your suit.6

52hat about our friendship; Are you sayin you like $andy better than us,6 the
blonde pressed with a protrudin lower lip.

5/o, I dont just like $andy better than you, I love $andy.6

53ou dont love me;6

5'ure I do, .unter, like a sledehammer shot to the head,6 he said in a suary
voice with a sweet smile.

52hats he ot that we dont ot,6 $ic said joinin in the fun.

52ell, an indescribable beauty, a hot youn body, clear ice1blue eyes, a (uirky
since of humor to match mine, an arroant smirk that makes me wanna yell and
kiss him all at the same time, the ability to see riht throuh me and read my
mind, that little sway of his hips hes ot when he walks, a voice that sends chills
down my spine, a carin heart, kissable lips, and the ability to make me scream,
cry, and moan as I cum seein flashes of liht. Is that enouh or should I o on;6

5Damn, %rton, have fun at 47ove /iht. 'ounds like your ass earned it,6 Dave
said with a small trace of wonder still in his voice.

.unter was lookin between $andy and !hris silently askin they youner man if
they were back toether. $andy shook his head just enouh for .unter to see.

5All that huh,6 $ic asked with a lauh.

5And more,6 !hris assured in a sin1son voice.

$andy, never the shy uy, finally let the smu smile touch his lips. .e was
confused at the way !hris was speakin about him, and hed clearly heard him
say that he didnt just like him but that he loved him, but confusion wasnt oin
to stop him from lettin his heart and eo swell at !hris praises.

5,etter believe it baby.6

!hris looked him up and down with a smirk of his own. 5Dont et too full of
yourself, "erky.6

5'ure, I think Id rather be full of you a lot more anyway,6 $andy teased. .e
knew he wasnt pushin anythin. -heyd teased each other about se0 over the
last three months and !hris had just basically told their friends that $andy was the
best partner that hed ever had.

57mm mmm mmm. 2ell well defiantly have to see about that one. ,ut in the
mean time, I think the camera is onna be back here soon to see whats up with
you uys so I otta o. If Im in here youll have to start jumpin me and, yeah,
no thats not onna work for me. 'o here you o,6 !hris said in a soft voice
slippin a key card into the waistband of $andys trunks. 5)se it. ,ye oh evolved
ones,6 !hris called in a respectful voice as he walked out and closed the door
behind him.

After the door closed $andy had stood for about three seconds before lettin
himself collapse face first onto the leather couch with a roan as his three friends
lauhed.

547ovie /iht my ass,6 $ic said.

5I cant do this,6 $andy said into a couch cushion. 5.es onna kill me with this
whole friendship thin.6

57aybe he wants to be friends with benefits,6 Dave suested thouhtfully.

53ou think,6 $andy asked hopefully as he picked his head up from the couch.

5Its either that or hes tired of bein friends,6 .unter said. 5.e wants your ass
bad and Im bettin nine times out of ten you two are onna end up fuckin like
rabbits toniht.6

5If theres a &od in heaven,6 $andy moaned pitifully. 5Its been three fuckin
months.6

53ou mean you havent done anythin since you two split up,6 Dave asked in
shock and even $ic raised a stunned eyebrow. .unter was the only one who didnt
look surprised.

5/either has !hris,6 .unter said.

5.ow in the hell did you know that,6 $andy asked.

5Am I riht;6

52ell yeah, but how did you know;6

5-he way he was lookin at you. 3ou were both starin at each other like two
starvin men at a buffet table.6

$andy sihed pathetically. 5Ive been so fuckin horny bein around him, but Im
always around him, meanin that a< I dont want anyone else but him and b< even
if I did want someone else I couldnt o off with them because hes riht there. It
just wouldnt be riht.6

5Poor, poor, $andy,6 $ic said with a sympathetic shake of his head.

5I know,6 $andy roaned lettin his head fall back into the cushions.

999

5.ey, !hris. I brouht over a movie just in case you didnt have enouh,6 $andy
said as he stepped inside the hotel room.

!hris stepped out of the bathroom in a pair of cotton pajama pants and no shirt as
he rubbed a towel furiously throuh his hair. .e lauhed lihtly.

53ou mean in case I ot somethin you didnt like.6

53ou know me well,6 $andy said with a smile as he sat on the bed and watched
the muscles of !hris arms fle0 as he moved the towel throuh his damp hair.
53oure onna tanle it up like that.6

5I know, but you like to comb it out so its okay.6

$andy nodded. 52hat movies did you et;6

5)hm, -erminator -wo for you, 7ortal =ombat: Annihilation for me, and *reddy
>ersus "ason for both of us.6

5Pretty ood, but we ot all niht and thats only three movies.6

5Im pretty sure we can find somethin to do if we manae to stay up throuh all
three of 4em.6

52hat do you mean if we manae;6

52e had some pretty hard matches toniht,6 !hris said surprised.

5/ot that bad. Im not tired,6 $andy said.

5%h, wait, thats riht. 3ou ot your friends to come down and distract the ref and
make your life a lot easier, while I have to do it all alone. .ow could I have
forotten,6 he teased.

5/ow, !hris, you know that has nothin to do with it. 3our body just cant take a
lot of the thins mine can. I didnt think it would happen this fast, but old ae is
settin in. Its time you came to rips with it,6 $andy chuckled.

!hris lauhed loudly. 53oure body can take what mine cant. Im hearin this
from the little boy who passed out the first time we had se0;6

5.ey, you confessed to all of :volution that I can make you scream, moan, and
cry when you cum. /ot to mention the flashes of liht.6

5,ut I dont lose consciousness?6

$andy had to lauh at that. /ot only was it true, but !hris happy lauhter was
infectious. .is eyes were sparklin and his smile was wide showin off pearly
white teeth. .e looked beautiful.

53oure riht, you dont. 7aybe I just wasnt workin hard enouh.6

!hris shook his head immediately. 5-hat wasnt it. If you worked any harder I
wouldnt be walkin.6

5Is that a complaint leavin your mouth, brat,6 the youn brunette asked with a
raised eyebrow.

5/o, never,6 he said with a (uirky smile. 53oure like one of those characters out
of a trashy romance novel. 3ou know, like the Duke who seduces all these virins
by knowin e0actly what to do and when to do it.6

5/ever had my se0ual ability compared to a fictional character before, but
whatever.6

5Its a compliment, trust me.6

5I knew that, Im a brunette not a blonde,6 he said revelin in !hris offended
s(ueak.

53oure ettin mouthy, %rton. 2e miht have to find somethin to stuff in there
to make sure you cant talk.6

$andy felt his throat tihten. .e knew that voice and what usually happened when
the older man used it.

5%h; 'omethin like what,6 he manaed in a murmur.

-he towel slipped from !hris hands and the distance between them seemed to
disappear instantly as $andy found himself lookin up at the beautiful blue1eyed
man whod held his heart and soul for over a year now. .e felt his lips spread into
a slow smile almost of their own accord as !hris did the same.

5-ime to talk about this relationship of ours;6

$andy nodded. As much as he wanted to lay !hris down and make up for lost
time, he knew they had to straihten out a few thins.

5I think so.6

5%kay,6 !hris said sittin down on the bed ne0t to $andy. 5I uess you wanna
know why I broke up with you;6

5-hats pretty hih up on the list of thins I wanna know, yeah.6

53ou hadnt done anythin wron. It had nothin to do with me not bein happy
with you.6

5I kinda came to that conclusion when you kept hanin out with me. I thouht
you just didnt wanna be in a relationship anymore.6

5Its not that either. I1I wanted to be friends with you. /ot because I didnt wanna
be with you, but because we were never just friends. 3ou just came to me one
niht and we had se0 and we ended up fallin in love. 2e skipped the whole
friendship step and I wanted us to have that.6

52ait, let me et this straiht,6 he said softly. 52e know each other better than we
know ourselves. 2e would put our lives on the line for each other, do anythin for
each other. 2e love each other on every different level there is. All that and
youre tellin me that you broke up our near perfect, e0tremely happy, one year
relationship because you thouht we were never friends; Im not seein what the
fuck was oin throuh your head, !hris. Im tryin, but Im just not ettin it.6

.e wasnt yellin and he was pretty sure he should be. -ruthfully, he wasnt
anry, not really. .e was more hurt and shocked. !hris was his best friend in the
world and he thouht that !hris felt the same way he did, but he uessed not.

5$andy, I know how it sounds but its not like that. 3oure my best friend. I trust
you with my life and I would ive my own for you. I love you. Im not sayin that
were not friends, but we werent before we ot toether. I never ot to han out
with you as just my friend and not my boyfriend. I never ot to know you and you
never ot to know me without se0 bein involved. I wanted to make sure that we
could do that, that we could make it work every sinle way before I did what I
wanted to do.6

52hat you wanted to do; 2hat are you talkin about;6

!hris ot up from the bed and walked over to his ba. .e took somethin out and
closed his hand around it before $andy could see it and then walked back over to
the bed. Instead of sittin back down he kneeled on the floor between $andy
slihtly parted les.

5*irst, I wanna ask you to forive me for the pain I caused you. I never wanted to
see you hurt, I swear to &od, but I had to be sure. I love you more than anythin
in the world, $andy, and I know that I was made to be with you. Please tell me
that you still wanna be with me.6

5I still wanna be with you, !hris. I never stopped wantin to be with you. I love
you,6 $andy said blinkin back his atherin tears as he tried to pull !hris up.

!hris refused to be pulled up. 5Im not done. I, fuck I dont know how to do this. I
dont wanna mess this up.6

52hat is it, baby,6 $andy asked startin to worry.

5'hh,6 !hris insisted tenderly calmin the worry inside his youn lover. 5$andy,
you make me so happy. Ive never felt what I feel for you about anyone else.
3oure my perfect match in everythin. As a lover, as a friend, as a partner. I
know now that no part of my life will ever be complete without you in it. I love
you and I dont ever wanna lose you aain.6

53ou wont,6 $andy whispered.

5I need you to promise me that.6

5I promise.6

5/o, I need more than that,6 !hris said with a small smile.

52hat do you need me to do;6

!hris took $andys hand and dropped a small object into it. $andy tore his a@e
away from !hris eyes to look down at his hand. .e asped when he saw the rin.

5I need you to say yes. I need you to tell me that you want to be with me for the
rest of your life just like Im ready to be with you for the rest of mine.6

53es? Ill be with you forever, !hris? Ill follow you to the ends of the fuckin
earth,6 $andy cried happily. 5Put it on me?6

!hris lauhed happily and fumbled twice before he finally slid the rin onto
$andys left rin finer.

57ine;6

53ours,6 $andy said noddin emphatically. 5I have to call the uys,6 he said
castin !hris a pleadin look.

!hris nodded with a soft smile and stood as his new fiancAe almost tripped over
himself to et to the phone.

5.unter? Is Dave and $ic with you;88..!ome over here riht now?6

5-heyre onna think Im tryin to kill you or somethin,6 !hris observed with an
amused rin when $andy slammed the phone down. Anythin else he was onna
say was forotten as the youner man launched himself at him knockin both of
them to the bed.

5I love you so much, !hris. Im oin to spend the rest of my life with you, are
you aware of that;6

5It hasnt really sunk in yet. Im still waitin to wake up,6 he answered truthfully.

5/either one of us is dreamin baby. -his is a dream come true.6

53eah it is,6 !hris said wrappin his arms around $andys lower back and
holdin him close. 53ou feel so riht aainst me.6

5I was made to be here,6 the youner man murmured before joinin their lips in a
slow sweet kiss that felt like comin home aain. All the pieces of their hearts that
had been missin for he last three months were now locked back into place. -heir
souls were intact aain. :verythin was riht.

52hat? $andy whats wro16 .unter trailed off when he saw them.

5*uck kid you called us here to watch you and "ericho make out,6 Dave said in
pure annoyance.

5I ot off the phone for this,6 $ic said teasinly.

$andy vaulted off of !hris and bounced over to them. 5Im ettin married?6

52ere ettin married,6 !hris corrected from the bed slihtly more subdued than
$andy.

53oure ettin married,6 Dave asked in shock.

57arried,6 $andy confirmed with a nod.

57arried,6 $ic said turnin the word over in his head. 5-hats bi.6

5%f coursed its bi, its marriae.6

5Are you two ready for marriae,6 .unter asked. 5I mean its8marriae.6

57arriae,6 $andy repeated with a sih. 5Isnt it reat;6

5If youre happy Im happy,6 $ic said to both !hris and $andy.

5Im happy,6 $andy informed.

5>ery happy,6 !hris added with a brilliant smile.

52ell conratulation,6 Dave said huin $andy and then walkin over to hu
!hris. 57arried;6

57arried,6 !hris told him aain with a lauh. 53ou onna be okay;6

53eah, fine, its just8wow married.6

5I know,6 .unter said shakin his head with a lauh. 52ho told you you could
row up and et married,6 he asked huin $andy hard. 5I still remember the
wide1eyed twenty1two year old who was star1struck the niht he found out he was
onna be in a stable with -riple ., *lair, and ,atista. /ow youre ettin married
and shit.6

57arried,6 the brunette echoed happily. 53oure oin to be in the weddin riht;
All of you.6

52ell be wherever you want us to be,6 $ic said with a happy smile.

5Its fine with me,6 .unter told him.

53ou know Im there.6

5-his couldnt et any better,6 $andy said with a dreamy sih.

5%h yes it could and it will,6 !hris said with a mischievous smile. 5-hanks for
comin over uys and ivin us your blessin but my fiancA and I have to, uhm,
finali@e our enaement if you know what I mean. 2ell see you later.6

-he three :volution members all filed out of the room callin out their oodbyes
and best wishes over their shoulders as they did so. $andy closed the door behind
them and locked all the locks before turnin and leanin his back aainst the door.

5!omeere !hrissy,6 he breathed. 2hen !hris came he wrapped his arms around
his back and drew him flush aainst his body. 53ouve made me the happiest man
in the world toniht and I love you so much.6

5Ditto.6

5/ot very talkative anymore are you;6

5-ired of talkin,6 the blonde murmured rabbin $andys neck and pullin him
down for a kiss.

-hey didnt talk much after that.

:nd