Authors note at the end, please take time to read xx

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Farren rubbed his hands together nervously, and straightened his collar in the mirror.

Tonight Kaden was taking him on their first official date, and he wanted everything to be perfect.

He fixed his hair again, and huffed in frustration when yet again, it didn't look exactly how he wanted it to. Before he could dwell on it further, Kaden's footsteps sounded at the door.

"You ready, cause we have a reserv-" Kaden began as his head peaked around the door, but he stopped short when his eyes reached Farren. "Woah." he said softly, his word merely a whisper.

"What?" asked Farren, blushing awkwardly. God, if someone had told him two months ago that he would be actually blushing because Kaden Rivers complimented him, he would have laughed in their face.

"It's nothing just.. damn you're hot." Kaden said as he walked over to where Farren was stood facing the full length mirror, wrapping his arms around Farren's waist and resting his chin on his shoulder.

"You're okay yourself," Farren said with a small smirk.

He tried, and obviously failed, in trying to ignore the way his heart beat sped up at Kaden's simple touch.

Yikes was he whipped.

"Only okay? That's no way to treat your boyfriend, now is it Farry?" Kaden spoke softly, a pout on his face.

"Well tough. Now shoo, I need to get ready."

"Can't I stay?" Kaden whined, his arms still around Farren's waist.

"No. It's bad enough that we live together and you can't 'pick me up at eight' like how it goes on tv. There has to be some element of surprise." Farren said with a small laugh, while Kaden rolled his eyes in response.

"Fine." Kaden grumbled, unwrapping himself from Farren.

Farren smiled cheekily at him before pecking him on the cheek. But when he went to pull away, Kaden grabbed him by the collar and pulled him back in for a deep kiss.

"Didn't think you're getting away with just a peck did you, boyfriend?" Kaden said with a devilish smirk.

"Horny bastard," Farren grumbled, but he was unable to hold back a little laugh that escaped as he pushed Kaden out of the room.

"Ten minutes!" Kaden called behind him as Farren slammed the door in his face.

"If only you could last that long in bed!" Farren called back, an he was pretty sure he heard Kaden call back a 'fuck you Farry.'

Farren didn't realise he was grinning until he looked back in the mirror. He fixed his collar again, after Kaden had crumpled it in their kiss.

Not that he was complaining or anything.

He made his way over to the en suite bathroom and opened up one of the cupboards, thumbing his way through all the different aftershaves and colognes.

He picked out a fancy looking one, and spritzed himself without even bothering to read the label.

He then headed back into the bedroom and ran a hand through his thick hair in an effort to tame it.

Alas, his efforts were futile, as his hair seemed to have a mind of it's own. He was almost tempted to just gel it, but then decided against it.

If Kaden wanted him as a boyfriend, he would have to deal with the hair.

***

"Should you even be driving?" Farren asked. "Didn't you get your license suspended?"

"Six month suspension, ended last week." Kaden said in reply, keeping his attention on the road as they exited the motorway.

"So, where exactly are we headed?" Farren asked as he turned down the radio.

"There's some new steakhouse opened a few towns away, down on the pier by Fortgrey beach that I thought we could check out." Kaden said, glancing over at Farren as he answered before focusing his attention back on the road.

"Fortgrey? That's quite a way out." Farren observed by way of answer.

"Well, I figured that if we got far away from Sinclair we could be openly together, even if it's just for the night." Kaden replied with a small smile, his tone forcefully light.

Farren almost missed the slight strained tone to Kaden's voice. He knew that if Kaden had his way they wouldn't be a secret. But he wasn't ready to come out, and he also knew Kaden respected that.

"Hey," Farren replied softly, placing a hand over Kaden's knee comfortingly. "We won't have to keep it secret forever, don't worry. I just need a little more time."

Kaden shot him a grateful smile. "I know, but thanks anyway. And hey, I don't mean to make you feel pressured to come out or anything. Take your time, after all it's you. You're worth the wait."

Farren felt his heart melt at those last few words, and it took all his willpower to stop himself from jumping on Kaden and kissing him right this second. But he resisted because he didn't exactly want to get in a car crash. He would die a disappointed man if he never got the chance to have a real date with Kaden.

Instead he settled for a grateful smile, turning his attention back on the road. "Softie," he joked in reply.

"I'm not a softie," Kaden said back.

"Oh trust me, I know you're not soft." Farren said with a smirk, pointedly looking down at Kaden's.. southern regions.

"Pervert." Snorted Kaden, hitting Farren lightly on the shoulder.

Farren smiled in reply, before closing his eyes and leaning his head against the car window. Kaden turned the radio up slightly, and hummed along with the song playing through the surround sound speakers in the car. The music was a pleasant backing track for Farren's thoughts.

Truth be told, he didn't know how much longer until he would be ready to come out with his and Kaden's relationship. It was different for Kaden, who didn't give a shit what people thought of him.

Farren wished he could be like that, but he simply couldn't bring himself to not care. He wished he was less insecure, it was stupid and he fully realised that, but he couldn't help it. Fear of bad reactions held him back. He hated it, but he couldn't seem to get over it.

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Kaden found himself unable to focus on the menu in his hands. Instead, his eyes were glued to the boy who sat across from him. More specifically, the sight of Farren biting his lower lip as he scanned the menu with his eyes. Kaden sure wished he was the one biting Farren's lip.

"Like what you see?" Farren asked without even looking up, and Kaden felt himself smirk unashamedly at being caught out.

"Just thinking how lucky a mere peasant like you is to have such a hunk for a boyfriend as me." Kaden replied with a laugh, tearing his eyes away from the hottie across from him and scanning through the menu to pick something to eat. Because as much as Kaden Rivers liked Farren, food always had the number one spot in his heart.

"Says the one staring at me instead of picking something to eat. And here was I thinking food was your one true soulmate," Farren said with a joking sigh.

"Oh don't worry Farry. Food will always have the top spot in my heart. You should get used to being at the bottom, and I'm not just talking about in my heart." Kaden said with a suggestive wink, finally earning a reaction from Farren who almost choked at the unexpected innuendo.

"Yeah, good luck with that." Farren said back with a small laugh.

"Not like I need it," Kaden replied with a smirk.

***

Kaden joined Farren on the sand by the shore, after running to the shop momentarily to grab something.

The meal had been good, and now they were planning to just chill on the beach for a while. It was gone nine, meaning the beach was pretty much theirs, vacant but a lone jogger running in the distance.

"You're back," Farren stated, peeking up at the sound of Kaden's footsteps.

"Miss me already?" Kaden asked with a chuckle, bending down to give Farren a warm kiss before sitting into the sand beside him.

"Mhmm." Farren mumbled against his lips, letting out a small whine when Kaden pulled away to sit down.

"Really Farry? I was gone for two minutes." He replied, feeling warm with all the affection Farren was showing him.

"Speaking of, what were you gone getting?" Farren asked, noticing the shopping bag in his hand.

Kaden pulled out the bottle of wine and the tub of Ben & Jerry's he had picked up in the corner store on the pier, as well as the silver spoons he had grabbed on the way out of his house, which had been waiting in his jacket pocket.

Farren smirked as he took in the treats, raising his eyebrows at Kaden in question when his eyes settled on the wine.

"Fake ID." Kaden clarified with a smirk, and Farren let out a small laugh in reply.

"Why am I not surprised?"

Kaden just shot him a grin in response, before propositioning Farren with a drinking game.

"A drinking game?" Farren replied. "Elaborate, please."

"I ask you a question about myself. If you get it right, nothing. If you get it wrong, you drink." Kaden said, sending Farren a daring smirk.

"You're on." Farren said, accepting the challenge without hesitation.

Kaden thought about his question for a moment before beginning. "What's my most prized possession?"

"Easy," snorted Farren. "Your piano."

"You're right." Kaden nodded, impressed. "Your turn."

Farren chewed his lip for a second, before asking. "My favourite place to be?"

"On the football field on game day."

"Correct. Your move." Farren said with a resigned chuckle.

"My weirdest talent?" Kaden asked with a smirk, knowing he had Farren cornered.

"This is getting very sexual very quickly." Farren said with a light blush, and Kaden burst out laughing at what the other boy was insinuating, knowing full well what he was talking about.

"Not that you perv. I can write my name using my toes." Kaden said when he finally calmed down, and Farren turned a fiery shade of red.

"Whatever." He said, attempting to scowl but unable to hold back a smile, uncorking the wine bottle with a pop, and taking a large gulp.

"My favourite actor or actress?" He asked once he settled the bottle down, wiping the back of his mouth.

"Easy, Sandra Bullock."

"How do you know that?" Farren exclaimed. "I've never once told you that."

"Dude, it would be pretty hard to miss it. First time we hung out together with Luke and Jesse, every movie you wanted to watch starred her. And almost every movie we've watched together stars her."

"True." Farren chuckled, more at the memory of the first time they hung out together with Jesse and Luke. "Remember that day? At Jesse's?"

"When you sat on my lap for the entire movie?" Kaden said, laughing as he remembered the day. "I was denying that I was into you so much to myself."

"Wait seriously? I'm pretty sure I had some of this jitters too." Farren said, reminiscing fondly.

"You should have said something."

"So should you."

"I wish I did." Kaden said with a small laugh, gulping down some of the wine even though he hadn't lost the round.

He only had a minimal amount, knowing that he was driving home tonight.

They played for a few more rounds, but after none of them got the questions wrong they decided to just continue with the wine once they were safely at home.

An hour or so later they pulled up at the house, the automatic lights illuminating it from the outside.

Kaden was about to open the front door, when Farren pushed his back against it.

"Thank you for tonight. It was perfect." Farren said softly, leaning his forehead against Kaden's.

Kaden didn't bother reply, instead pushing forward and connecting their lips in a deep, slow kiss. Soon, however, the kiss started to heat up, as the boys went into a full on make out. The feeling of Farren pressed up against it was driving Kaden to madness, as he ran his fingers through the other boy's hair.

"I think we should take this inside." Farren said with a gasp, as Kaden broke the kiss and started attacking his neck.

"Agreed." Kaden sputtered back, reaching behind him until he managed to grip the door handle, pushing it open and pulling Farren upstairs, their hands never leaving each other's body.

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Ten days, the longest I've gone without updating. Basically, I needed time to decide what direction I wanted to take this story, and sort out a suitable ending.

And I don't know if this is on the news in other countries, but some of you may know there was a massive storm here on the weekend. So no electricity for me for the whole week = no posting. :(   ((And cold showers, the word imaginable)) I've literally had internet once, and that was at a friend's house.

So anyway, on to the main thing I want to say....

I've started writing a new book. It's a boyxboy (surprise surprise) short story, and it will be up soon enough, so keep an eye out xx

I have it all planned out and I guarantee you it will be something different than usual. I'll let you know more details about when it'll be posted, so be ready haha.

Qotc; Celebrity crush(es)

Love you all :)

Xx

-A