Wandering back to the table with fresh coffee I noticed that Mini seemed to be having a problem with how he should be feeling, the expression on his face kept flicking between being anxious, feeling guilty and being turned on.  I put his coffee down in front of him making him jump and then slid into my seat.

"Your still anxious about how he's going to react huh?" I asked and watched him fidget.

"I just can't see him being that thrilled about being that intimate with a guy, I mean he's as straight as they come right?" He was starting to get depressed again.

"Let me ask you something...when you guys were in seven minutes earlier, was he confident and demanding or hesitant and gentle?" I was pretty confident I already knew the answer, I mean that hickey wasn't done by someone who was unsure of what they were doing it was done by someone who was very sure of what they wanted and wanted the world to know too.

"uh...c-confident...though he did hesitate for a couple of seconds before he started...Why?" He was starting to blush again and I couldn't stop myself from wondering what had happened between them that was making him squirm just from remembering.

"because the hickey he gave you was more like a declaration to the world rather than the result of a dare...he wanted everyone to know that you where his"

"what do you mean...he knew no one was going to see it..." His hand went quickly to his neck where Tyler had marked him "you can't see it can you?"

"No you can't, the world might not be able to see it but we did...the whole gang saw the big dark red mark with his teeth marks...You haven't looked at it yet?"

"N-No...I forgot about it with everything else that's happened"

"go use the mirror in the bathroom...the teeth marks have probably faded by now so you'll have to take my word for it that they were there"

He slowly got up and went into the Men's bathroom, it was only a few seconds until he came back out with  a bright red face and pulling the collar of his shirt further up his neck as if he was worried that the hickey was visible.  He hurriedly sat down, knocking into the table and almost spilling the coffee, he sat there staring at his coffee slowly turning a much darker shade of scarlet.

"you ok?" I ask, worried that I may of accidently caused a problem between two of my friends.

"I'm fine" He mumbled still only looking at his drink "I just thought you guys were pulling my leg when you said it was impressive...do you really think he see's me like that?"

"I think he's as confused as you are"

"what do you mean?"

"He wants you but he's not sure why he feels that way... If you want to put your mind at rest and find out what his intensions are just ask him" I watched him as he looked up at me with an incredulous look.

"i can't just turn around and say, Hey Tyler do you want my ass or was this just a drunken make out session?"

"Don't be a dumb ass...Just ask him if everything's ok between the two of you now that he's sober" I started on my coffee and watched him process the information.

"how will I know if he actually wants me though" He sighed and ran his hands over his face.

"You want a repeat performance huh?" I chuckled and leant back, the mood was finally lifting from the feeling of doom and gloom to something lighter and more fun.

"Uh...well..."He cleared his through started playing with his cup again "yeah...I do" he smirked and looked at me with a cheeky smile that made me laugh.

"Who knew Tyler was such a stud" I chuckled and watched Mini fidget in his seat.

"you have noooo idea" he smirked still blushing from when he got back from looking at the mark on his neck.  We sat for a few moments in a comfortable silence but I got the impression he had a lot of questions rolling around in his head.

"You have questions?"

"uh...yeah...but I'm not sure how to word them" he laughed nervously "T-they're a bit...uhm..." he turned a lightly darker shade of red.

"Personal?" I offered an end to his sentence and he nodded "dude just ask I'm not what you'd call the shy type...and if it's a bit too personal I won't answer it."

His eyes flicked to my hands and then to the table top "does that hurt?" he asked pointing in the vague direction of my wrists.

"nah man...it was my own fault, the marks wouldn't of been so deep if I hadn't of pulled so hard on the...er...stuff" I'm not sure why I stumbled over the word rope but something in the back of my head though saying it was a step too far. 

"I never thought you or Evan would be into that kind of thing"

"It would be weird and kinda creepy if you had thought about us doing those things" I chuckled as I ran my fingers around my wrists, feeling a trickled of pleasure creep up my spine at the memory of how I got the marks.  Mini was smirking at me and from the look in his eye he knew what was going through my mind, I fidgeted, feeling slightly embarrassed at being caught in a sexy memory.

"so were we right?...are you a bottom?" He asked almost apologetically

"yes and no...I'm both" I sat forward and curled both hands around my cup

"how does that work?" he seemed a little confused "I thought you could only be one or the other"

"it depends who your with...You're always bottom around Tyler right?"

"I-I...uh...m-maybe" He stammered turning a vibrant red again.

"sure mini...whatever you say" I chuckled and looked across the store just as four people came in obviously looking for their morning caffeine fix.  "Maybe we should finish up here and move this conversation back to the hotel where we won't be overheard" he looked around and saw that people were starting to come in, grunting with disappointment he grabbed both mine and his cups and went back to the counter, a few moments later coming back with our drinks in take away cups.  We headed back to the hotel in near silence both of us fidgeting uncomfortably in our own skin as if we felt like the marks put on us by our partners were somehow acting like beacons and were extremely visible to everyone around us.  Getting back to the room I let us in and quickly moved ahead of Mini to make sure Evan had at least put some underwear on,   I heard my breath catch in my throat as I saw him asleep.  He was curled around one of the larger pillows, snuggling it into him as if it was me, thankfully he was wearing a t-shirt and my old jogging bottoms I slept in.

"would you rather I left so you can join him" Mini whispered from beside me sounding like he was a little uncomfortable.

"I'd just wake him up...I want him to get some rest" there must of been something in my voice because Mini looked a little worried.

"is he ok?...I mean he's not sick or something is he?" Mini mumbled moving to the living room area when I ushered him in that direction.

"Not that I know of...but the last couple of weeks has been kinda busy so I'm guessing he's not slept much" We sat down on opposite couches Mini moved to the furthest away which meant he was facing back towards where Evan was sleeping.  "If you see him moving hold your hand up or something to let me know to shut up." mini nodded and made himself comfortable.

"You were telling me about the whole top and bottom thing" He reminded me

"oh yeah...Ok...so...sometimes being bottom or top depends on who your with and the mood your in"

"So if I'm not in the mood to be bottom one day I might be top to Tyler?" mini sounded like he was trying to get his head around this, but the image of him trying to be top to Tyler was tickling my brain in the wrong way.

"uh...You think you could?...make Tyler submit to you?" I was trying not to laugh so hard that there was a strain in my voice.  I watched as Mini pouted and crossed his arms which finally pushed me over the edge, I had to bury my face in one of the cushions on the couch to muffle he noise so I wouldn't wake Evan.

"It's not that funny" Mini sounded like he was still pouting.

It took me a few minutes to stop laughing and when I finally pulled the cushion away from my face I was greeted by the sight of Mini looking like a moody teenager, slouched on the couch with his arms and ankles crossed, narrowed eyes and a pout on his lips.

"S-Sorry" I breathed through giggles "I just...can't...s-see...Tyler giving it...up"

"I can be dominant when I want to be" Mini grumbled

"I'm not saying you can't...I'm just saying you won't be able to with Tyler...even if you managed somehow to get him tied up and blindfolded he'd still be in charge...the best you'd be able to do when your with him is manipulate him into doing what you want him to do" I had to wipe my eyes because I had been laughing so hard my eyes were watering.

"You do that with Evan?" he sounded genuinely curious but a little shy about asking.

"I have once or twice" I admitted

"and he regretted it when I found out" Evan chuckled from behind me making me jump

"hey...we didn't wake you did we?" I chuckled as I twisted around in my seat to look at him.

"nah...I've been awake a while" he yawned as he made his way over to the small refrigerator and grabbed a bottle of water.

"Evan's done the whole manipulation thing to me too...he's just too pussy to admit it even though I know when he's lying to me" I smirk as I watched Evan scowl at me as he settled in the seat next to Mini.

"I have not" he complained and pulled a face, managing to look like he found the idea distasteful and felt guilty at the same time.

"See...he's a bad liar" I chuckled and looked at Mini who was watching us with a smirk.

"Oh yeah he's lying" Mini laughed as Evan looked at him through narrowed eyes.

"Traitor" Evan accused and looked back at me "IF...I ever did what you are accusing me of...it would of been in retaliation for something you did"

"Was that an admission Ev' ?" I turned and looked at Mini "Did he just admit it?"

"No, no, no, no" Evan almost sang

"I think it was" Mini giggled and fidgeted in his seat

Evan looked over at him with suspicion and mock distaste "How's things with you and Tyler Mini?"

Mini made a weird noise and fidgeted looking extremely uncomfortable and turning scarlet.

"u-uh....I-I...I'm...not..s-sure...yet" He glanced at Evan with a nervous and shy look in his eye "He m-made a...uh...pass at m-me...but he had been d-drinking"

Evan looked at him with a little confusion "He had two beers and a shot...if he tried it on with you it was because he wanted to not because he was drunk"