Joe awoke that morning, feeling completely warm and cozy. With a soft sigh, his eyes fluttered open, the final images of his dream dissolving around him and his other senses heightening. That way he took notice of the slight weight on his chest and the light puffs of regular breathing hitting his skin, making him aware that he was indeed in bed with someone else. Looking down his body he was met by the gorgeous sight of his boyfriend sleeping peacefully with his head rested on his chest, his curls messily surrounding his face and preventing Joe from seeing his face completely. He gently reached down and tucked strands of curly hair behind his companion's ear with a smile touching his lips. Sav looked absolutely gorgeous while he slept. Joe felt like he could just look at him all his life without getting bored anytime. He still found new little details whenever he looked at that face, noticing tiny freckles across the younger's nose for the first time and how he subconsciously frowned while sleeping. Then the sheer perfection of his full lips and cute nose, his perfectly curved eyebrows, and the tiny dimples gracing his soft cheeks. He was a work of art to the taller one.

The younger teen had apparently subconsciously noticed that he was being watched, because he stirred in his sleep, scrunching up his nose, an expression that looked very adorable, and finally opening those ocean blue eyes slowly. It seemed to take a bit until he had left dreamland, but as soon as reality seeped in, a wide smile stretched his still kiss-swollen, reddened lips. He gently tightened the hold of his one arm that was tossed across Joe's chest, placing a kiss on the skin closest to his lips, that turned out to be the skin in the middle of the taller one's chest, and finally raising his head to look at his mate.

"Good mornin', did you sleep well?", he asked, his voice a bit raspy and his hair falling in front of his eyes once again. Joe smiled at that sight and tucked some of the long curls behind his ear once more, then humming in agreement once he was able to look into those blue eyes again. Sav smiled in return with a soft blush tainting his cheeks, leaning down to place a warm kiss on Joe's lips. The taller man's arms wrapped around the smaller's waist by instinct, pulling him close while the kiss deepened. He briefly took notice of the fact that they were both still completely naked as he traced Sav's sharp hipbones with his fingertips, welcoming the warmth all that skin-on-skin contact provided. They kissed for a while, but Sav finally broke away with a chuckle again, leaving Joe with a pout on his face.

"I'm sorry, but I believe we should get up. I don't know when my parents will be back and I kind of don't want them to catch us like this. Besides, I think we could both use something to eat."

Joe nodded at his boyfriend's words and let him go, causing him to sit up on his thighs and let the blanket fall into a peak behind his back. The taller one couldn't help but trail his gaze down the younger's body again, his gaze coming to a rest on his belly where a reminder of last night's fooling around was still evident. One edge of his mouth quirked up into a smirk at the sight and Sav followed his gaze questioningly, a snort leaving him as he got the cause for Joe's expression.

"Guess I need a shower first. No way I'm gonna leave that on me, it's going to itch like crazy otherwise", he stated with a chuckle as he eyed the dried spunk on his belly, finally swinging one leg over Joe's to get off the bed. He made a step towards the door but then stopped abruptly, turning around again with a smirk on his face and looking at Joe from beneath long lashes.

"Well, there's space for two under the shower, just so you know", he whispered seductively and Joe's cheeks flushed crimson, his gaze roaming over his boyfriend's naked appearance once more before his eyes locked on the darkened blue ones again. Sav just winked and turned around, grabbing Joe's shirt from the floor and putting it on before making his way over to the door in his loose-hipped stride with the unconscious hip-accent. Joe felt the blood surging downwards at that particular image, the one of Sav in his own shirt that was a bit too large for the younger one and therefore went down to the middle of his ass cheeks, allowing a glimpse at the firm buttocks that were so soft to the touch, how Joe had learned. And there was just no way he could reject an invitation like that.

So he hurried after him, catching up with his boyfriend in the hallway and following him to a quite big bathroom upstairs. First Joe was surprised about its size, but as he recalled how many people had to share it daily he quickly understood. Sav went straight for the shower, tossing Joe's shirt onto a bench on the side before stepping in and turning on the water, letting out a sigh as the warm liquid caressed his skin. Joe just watched for a while, admiring the way the droplets of water ran down the tanned skin of his boyfriend's chest and how his curly bangs clung to the skin of his forehead.

With a smile on his face, he finally entered the shower behind him and wrapped his arms around Sav's waist, catching the drops of water running down his shoulders with his tongue and retracing the way they had made down from his neck. Sav sighed in obvious pleasure at that, his head falling back onto Joe's shoulder while he let his whole body lean into the warm being behind him. Joe meanwhile kissed the freckles across the strong shoulders, capturing Sav's scent in his nostrils and his taste on his tongue. His cock signaled its appreciation as a soft moan left Sav's soft reddened lips while he sucked a love bite into the spot where his neck met shoulder.

The sexual tension was rising further with each moment going by and Joe finally took a chance at doing what he had thought of doing for a while now. He gently parted himself from Sav, hearing a mewl of disapproval in return that was quickly silenced as he turned his boyfriend towards him and pulled him into a passionate kiss, hearing him let out a muffled moan of pleasure. Joe's hands meanwhile roamed down his body and finally took a hold of Sav's already quite forceful erection, giving it a few sure strokes while backing the shorter one up against the wall. As he finally parted from the ravishing kiss in need of air, he was once again greeted by a sight he would never forget, the sight of Sav's midnight blue eyes, parted red lips, and curly bangs sticking to his forehead.

Joe then went to his knees in front of the younger one, placing his hands on his hips and tracing his hip bones with his thumbs while pulling him closer. Sav's eyes were hooded in pleasure, one hand coming down to tangle in Joe's hair to encourage him to get even closer. The older one momentarily disengaged his gaze from Sav's to focus on the task before him, running his tongue up the pulsing vein on the underside of his cock and over the sensitive tip. He heard Sav sucking in a sharp breath at his ministrations, a drawn-out moan following shortly after. His eyes were fixated on Joe the whole time, not wanting to miss a single thing. Joe paused momentarily with a grin on his lips, raising his gaze to meet Sav's again.

"Damnit Joe, suck me, please!"

His words came out strangled and helpless, and Joe's grin widened as he took notice of how worked up he had gotten his boyfriend once again.

"Whatever you wish for, my love."

With that, he took him in, figuring things out as he went, presumably doing something right because Sav was moaning and thrashing his head above him, the strong muscles of his thighs quivering under Joe's grip.

"Joe... Fuck..."

Nails dug into his scalp while Sav tugged on his hair, seemingly desperately searching for something to hold on to. His hips bucked to meet him and Joe knew he was close to releasing. So he reached down to take himself in hand, speeding up his movements on Sav and finally hearing the orgasmic moan of his name from above that he'd heard quite some times at that point in time. He swallowed the hot liquid hitting his tongue just a moment later and felt himself teetering on the edge as well, finally giving in to ecstasy, too.

After a while they parted, Sav giving Joe a hand to help him up and the taller teen taking it, leaning heavily against his boyfriend, still trying to gather his strength.

Sav held on to him, one hand still tangled in his wet hair and the other clutching his back. It felt like hours until one of them found their voice again.

"So, I'm your love?", Sav asked with a soft chuckle, Joe's lips curving into a smile against the skin of his chest.

"Yeah, you don't like it?"

"I love it, babe", came the immediate reply and Joe's smile widened even further, his head lifting from Sav's chest to look into his eyes again. He saw them glittering in happiness and shining in obvious satisfaction. And Joe felt proud of being the cause for such a sight.

"Let me wash you, Savy", he finally whispered softly and Sav nodded, placing another kiss on his lips before ducking down and handing him his shampoo bottle with a lavender blossom printed onto it, just like Joe had predicted by the scent the younger one's hair carried with it. Joe squeezed a generous dollop into his hand before turning to the task at hand, burying his hands in that mass of thick brown curls and gently beginning to work up a lather. His fingers massaged the younger one's scalp and Sav had his eyes closed in bliss, leaning into the touch. Joe then reached for the shower gel, beginning to wash Sav's body, running his hands over every surface, being especially gentle with his still sensitive genitals and a bit more forceful with his shoulders, massaging softly and working out some knots in his muscles that Sav hadn't even noticed being there before. He then let him rinse the lather off again while he quickly washed himself, then taking the conditioner Sav handed him and massaging it into the soft curls again. After rinsing everything off again, the two of them left the shower again, Sav handing Joe one of the big white fluffy towels he had placed on the bench beforehand. They both quickly dried their hair the best they could and afterward wrapped their towel around their waists, remaining on the soft rug in front of the shower for another while.

"I love you, Joe", Sav finally mumbled under his breath as he looked into those emerald green eyes again, placing his hands on the taller one's cheeks to pull him closer and into a soft kiss. Joe felt his heartbeat speed up at the simple sound of those three little words, sure, he had heard them the night before, but that time they sounded even more meaningful and loving.

"I love you, too", he finally replied as they parted for air, his hands resting on Sav's waist to hold him close and his smile being so wide that it almost hurt. Man, he had never been that happy.

Sav returned his overly happy expression and finally led him out of the bathroom and into his room again. They quickly got dressed, Joe in the clothes from the day before, and afterward made their way to the kitchen to eat something.

Sav just settled for an apple, not being that hungry and Joe decided to do the same, washing two apples while Sav took care of the coffee machine. Just a short while later they were done with eating and sat down on the couch in the living room again with their coffees, cuddling and sharing a few more kisses in between talking.

"So, when's your birthday, darlin'?"

"2nd of December, yours?"

"That's still a bit to go then, mine's the 1st of August, a week from now", Joe replied, his arm around Sav's shoulders and his hand playing with a strand of his still a bit damp curls.

"Damn! Why didn't you tell me? Now I need to think of something really great to gift to you in a very short time!", Sav exclaimed, looking up at Joe with a thoughtful expression on his face.

"You don't have to gift me anything, just you being here by my side is enough of a present."

"Hush, you're important to me, of course I'm going to gift something to you for your birthday. Besides, it's your twentieth! You're not a teen anymore afterward!"

"You're too sweet, babe, but don't feel pressured by this. As I said, you're the best present I could ever ask for. I feel like every day's my birthday since I met you."

Sav blushed hard at those poetic words and raised his gaze to Joe's again, placing a kiss on his soft lips and caressing his cheek with his palm. The sound of a door opening finally made them part again.

"RICHARD! WE'RE HOME!", Mrs. Savage yelled as soon as she had closed the door behind her husband and herself, Sav directly answering.

"IN THE LIVING ROOM, MUM!"

Joe couldn't help but notice how his companion got more restless as footsteps came towards them, he scooting away from Joe's comforting warmth and denying him any kind of physical contact. Confused, Joe let it be, watching his boyfriend with a questioning gaze. But he quickly averted his gaze to meet the figures finally entering the living room, seeing Sav's dad for the first time.

He was a quite muscular, tall man with thin, blonde hair and an expression that seemed hard to read. He was dressed in a neat black suit, matching the elegance of his wife next to him, who was wearing a purple dress. Joe didn't know why, but he felt a bit uncomfortable in the presence of the older man.

"Richard, darlin', how have you been- oh! Joe! You're here, too!", Mrs. Savage exclaimed and smiled immediately as she took sight of the taller teen sitting on the couch next to her son. Joe stood up politely to greet them, being pulled into a hug by Mrs. Savage before he found himself in front of her husband.

"Hello sir, I'm Joe Elliott. I'm a friend of your son's, we have a few classes together", he said, extending a hand towards the older man, who first just eyed him but then took and shook the offered hand.

"Kenneth Savage. I'm surprised he found a friend so soon", he replied with an undertone Joe couldn't quite identify. The closest would maybe be a disappointment of his son since he said his name in a quite depreciative way. No, he didn't even say his name. Joe was starting to get a bit skeptical but Mrs. Savage loosened the tension by starting a conversation with her son.

"Richard, was everything alright? If you had needed something you would have called us, wouldn't you?"

"Yes mum, everything was alright." He sent Joe a gaze that told him that it had actually been better than alright, but he didn't dare to say that out loud.

"I'm on the school's soccer team, mum! And I made us win the match!", he then added, and for the first time, his dad smiled properly, dimples like Sav's showing themselves in his cheeks.

"Well done, son, I'm proud of you", he said and Sav's eyes shone in awe, he was obviously touched by a compliment like that from his father. Joe briefly wondered how often he gained one and chose to praise him more often, just in case.

Sav's parents finally sat down with the two of them, his mother telling them about the theater they had visited. Sav's dad didn't say much and sometimes suspiciously looked back and forth between the two teens, who were sitting thigh to thigh on the couch right then and didn't seem to mind the contact at all. Joe felt a bit uncomfortable at that, but he tried to erase that feeling, concentrating on Sav's mother and the story she was happily telling. As she was done, her husband finally said something.

"Joe, do you have a girlfriend?"

The question came so straightforward and was so completely out of the context that Joe gaped at him for a while before he was able to gather his thoughts properly.

"Well, no. Not interested in a relationship at the moment."

Well, that was partially a lie. He was very interested in a relationship, but only in one with Sav and not with a girl. But Sav's dad didn't need to know that.

Mr. Savage just nodded at him, still with that suspicion in his eyes that made Joe completely uncomfortable. And this time he wasn't able to erase it. Especially not when he saw it intensifying as Sav rested his head against his shoulder. He needed to get away, so he used the only excuse he had.

"Well, I'm sorry, but I need to call my mum. She'll want me to be home soon. Would it be a problem if I used your phone?"

"Not at all, go on, darlin'."

Joe nodded thankfully at Mrs. Savage and stood up, walking over to the phone to call his mother and tell her he was going to be home soon. As he had disconnected the call, he made his way to the door, putting on his shoes and jacket.

"Are you going?", a soft voice then asked from behind him and he turned around again, coming face to face with his boyfriend.

"Yep, my mum wants me to be home soon. Besides, I think your dad doesn't like me."

Sav sighed softly at that and briefly glanced behind him to make sure no one was there before he stepped into Joe's embrace, placing a soft kiss on his lips.

"Don't care about my dad, my mum said he's kind of a bit homophobic. So we should be careful when he's around, I don't wanna risk not being able to see you", he finally whispered against the taller one's lips and Joe nodded with a wan smile, not exactly pleased by the knowledge of Sav's dad punishing him if he would find out about their love. But they could make it through, he had to be at least optimistic.

"It's alright, babe. We're gonna see each other soon, okay?", he replied, pulling Sav into another soft kiss after he had nodded. They then parted and Joe left the house of the Savage's, making his way over to the bus station with whirling thoughts.

There were obstacles in their way, but he knew that true love could beat them all. And with a boyfriend like his, he was sure it was going to work.