Tommy dejectedly went home around ten, telling himself that he had papers to grade and he would be busy tomorrow, probably with Nikki. He had kissed his boyfriend goodnight in a split second of wakefulness, leaving him a note with all the things he had wanted to say before Nikki fell asleep again, plus his number so Nikki could call him. He only hoped Nikki slept the whole night through instead of waking up alone.

Tommy entered his apartment, locking it behind him once more. He moved along to his bedroom, kicking off his shoes and stripping out of Nikki's jeans and a shirt he had borrowed. He tossed his dirty laundry and Nikki's into the pile for the laundromat, making a mental note to bring them down in the morning.

He pulled on a fresh pair of boxers and flicked off the lights, flopping into bed. He was asleep in seconds.

So much for those papers.

Tommy woke around five, mental alarm clock going off like usual. He groaned softly, sitting up in bed and stretching. He tugged on a pair of shorts and trotted into the other room to his desk, grabbing his stack of papers to grade and starting to go at it.

Meanwhile, Nikki had been awake since three, reading Tommy's note over and over again and smiling dumbly to himself. He rubbed his thumb over the words, 'With love, Tommy', giggling softly. He tucked his hair behind his ear, sighing softly and flopping back, head thumping against the pillow.

He closed his eyes, imagining Tommy beside him, arms wrapped around his body. Even though all he had in bed was a few pillows, he grabbed one and held it tightly to his chest. Good enough for now. The need for sleep still pulled at his limbs, and he found his world slipping back into blackness.

Two hours later, Tommy hopped up from his desk, stack of graded papers neatly paper clipped next to him. He moved along to the bathroom, deciding to take a shower and get dressed.

Tommy was barely half-dressed when the phone rang on the table, wet hair still up in a towel. He hurried over, holding up his pants, and picked up the phone.

"Hello?"

"Baby!" Nikki grinned from the other side of the line, his smile shining through his voice. Tommy couldn't help but smile as well.

"Hey, sweetie. I'm sorry I left last night. How are you?" Tommy murmured softly, laying back on his bed.

"It's fine, T-Bone. I knew you had to go home. I did appreciate the note, though," Nikki chuckled, sitting cross-legged on his bed, still in the shorts and large t-shirt from yesterday that he had slept in. He hadn't showered last night, so his hair was even bigger and messier than usual. "I'm just kinda sleepy, and I miss you.. Can I come over? I know you said you had those papers to grade in your note..."

"No, I'm all done with them, actually," Tommy grinned. "You can come over anytime, Nik, I'm just getting dressed now. You're always welcome."

"Great!" Nikki smiled broadly, bouncing on his bed a little in excitement. "I'll be over in a bit, just gotta get dressed, too. I'm gonna walk, so I'll see you in like forty minutes."

"Okay, baby. Stay safe, I love you." Tommy smiled.

"Love you too!" Nikki laughed, hanging up and putting the phone back on the hook. He smiled to himself, unable to wipe the happy expression off his face. He hopped out of bed and quickly changed into a Kiss shirt and a pair of tight jeans, yanking them up over his thighs, dancing around his room. They were seriously tight. He hoped Tommy thought they looked as good as he did.

Some soft, lightly smudged black eyeliner and a little light pink lipstick and Nikki was out the door, hair big as ever. He strolled his way to Tommy's apartment building, getting there in half an hour. He trotted up the couple flights of stairs, rapping gently on Tommy's door before standing back and rocking on his heels.

The door opened a moment later, a smiling Tommy appearing in the doorway.

"Come on in, babe." Tommy grabbed Nikki's hand and yanked him inside, closing the door behind them. He pulled Nikki into his embrace, pressing kisses all over his face. His hands wandered down to Nikki's ass, squeezing it playfully.

"Hi." Nikki laughed, nuzzling into Tommy's neck and pressing a kiss there.

"What's up, lovely?" Tommy stepped back a bit, taking both of Nikki's hands in his own and swinging them by their sides, rocking back on his heels.

"Nothing much, handsome.. just glad to be with you again. I don't even care what we do, I just wanna be with you." Nikki bounced happily, letting go of Tommy to go explore his apartment. "You've gotta show me around!"

"Okay, okay," Tommy snickered, one hand on Nikki's lower back, guiding him forward. "Well, this is obviously my very small living room. You know here." Tommy laughed softly, motioning to the place where they had watched Dirty Dancing together. He led Nikki into another room.

"In this little room, I've got my desk where I grade all your assignments - speaking of, you're going to have a test on Friday, I'm not announcing it until Tuesday so if you need extra help, or you just wanna get stronger on the material, you can always stay after.." Tommy pressed a kiss to Nikki's cheek, arms wrapping around his lover's waist as he gazed around the small room.

"What's that?" Nikki asked softly, pointing at a pink homemade-looking mug on his desk. It was full of pens.

"The mug? It was made by my little sister. She's seven, and she wanted to give me a gift before I left for college." Tommy smiled softly, squeezing Nikki's hips.

"Aw, that's sweet.." Nikki grinned, placing his hands over Tommy's.

"Anyway, back in here I have the kitchen, and then my bedroom. Oh, and there's a bathroom attached to my bedroom, but you know that. And that's basically my entire apartment. Thrilling, ain't it?" Tommy led him through said rooms, eventually sitting down on the bed together. They sat, leaning against each other without speaking for a few minutes.

"You haven't even commented on how nice my legs look. These jeans were so hard to get into." Nikki growled playfully, breaking the silence.

"I thought my hands on your ass when you walked in were clue enough. And you know it was great walking behind you the whole time. I had a wonderful view." Tommy snickered, placing his hand on Nikki's inner thigh. It sent a shiver through his body. Nikki shuddered as Tommy leaned in, breath raspy in his ear as he whispered.

"Just don't wear them to school, or I might lose control."

"Oh, fuck.. I might just do that." Nikki giggled mischievously as Tommy's hand inched up his thigh.

With a chuckle, Tommy pressed a kiss to Nikki's temple, pulling his hand away and flopping back on his bed.

"Aw, damn. I was hoping for a fuck." Nikki pouted, unable to stop his laughter from spilling out.

"I'm more in the mood for a make out session.. maybe come down here and we can see where it takes us? If you can get back out of those jeans later, that is." Tommy snickered.

"You fucker." Nikki scolded, but leapt on his boyfriend anyway.