Charlie arrived at Nick’s Mum’s with his overnight bag over his shoulder and a sleeping bag under his arm, he only had the sleeping bag so that his Mum wouldn’t start a fight with him about sharing a bed with Nick.
He’s seventeen for f*cks sake, if he wanted to share a bed with his long term boyfriend whilst he is back from uni for the holidays then he can.
Nick had arrived home two days ago for Christmas and New Year, moving back in with his Mum for the two week break. They had hung out already in a group with their friends but this would be the first time they’d be truly alone.
Sarah Nelson answers the door, looking lovely in a sparkly top and and some dark jeans, popping in some dangling Christmas tree earrings as she grins when she sees him. Once she has finished the task at hand, she pulls him into a tight hug as Nellie jumps up to greet him too. “Hello, sweetheart. How are you?” She asks.
“I’m good. Thanks, Sarah.” He smiles. “You look lovely.”
“Thanks, Charlie. This is one of many Christmas nights out I have, I think I’ll run out of fancy clothes to wear soon.” She jokes. “Nick is tidying up his room, it was a mess when I popped my head in earlier. Can’t have you coming ‘round to that. He’s back for two days and he has the house upside down.” She says but she’s smiling, clearly glad to have her son at home for a while.
They hear Nick before they see him, he rushes up to the top of the stairs, grinning when he sees Charlie. His hair is all mused most likely from running his hands through it and he has an old jumper and grey sweatpants on, a little flustered from rushing around in order to clear his room before Charlie arrived.
“Hi” He breaths.
“Hi” Charlie responds with a soft smile.
Sarah chuckles teasingly, ushering Charlie to go upstairs whilst she finishes getting ready to leave for her night out. “I didn’t bother with the spare mattress” she tells them, “Just look after yourselves, okay?” She tells them.
Both boys voice their confirmation, blushing slightly. She lets them go off to Nick’s room and Charlie dumps his bag on the floor next to Nick’s bed.
He barely gets another greeting out before Nick’s lips are on his, strong arms holding him close to his chest. Charlie’s hands quickly find their way into Nick’s hair, tugging gently at the auburn locks as the kiss deepens.
The eventually pull away for breath once they can no longer kiss through their smiles. “I missed you.” Nick tells him softly.
“I could tell” Charlie quips back, still massaging at the back of Nick’s skull with one hand, smiling when Nick’s head seems to subconsciously lean back into the touch. “I missed you too. So much.”
“I’ll stop being such a cave man and let you get your jacket off” Nick jokes, letting go of Charlie and helping him take his jacket off as Charlie pulls off his hat and scarf, hanging everything in Nick’s wardrobe.
“Oh, so that’s where my new jumper went.” Nick comments as he tugs Charlie closer again, clutching the hoodie that Charlie is wearing. “Should have known”
“Are you complaining? I know you like me in your clothes Mr. Nelson. I wonder how you would react if I wore your Leeds Rugby top… I’m trying that out next time I am visiting you at uni” Charlie teases.
Nick blushes, the colour moving all the way up to his ears. “I- Gosh, Char, you can’t just say things like that. My mother is still downstairs!” He squeaks.
“Oh, are we possessive, Nicholas?” Charlie raises an eyebrow, fingers trailing up Nick’s arms teasingly as the taller of the two sways them slightly as they hold each other.
“No! No, of course not. Nobody owns you Char… I just…” He is cut off by Charlie’s fingers pressing to his lips.
“Hey, I was teasing you, gorgeous. You can admit having your name plastered over me is hot. It’s kind of like giving each other hickies but less embarrassing when people can see them” He soothes, reaching up to peck his nose, “Although, I have seen what you’re like when guys flirt with me…”
“I have only overreacted once, Char and he was really fit and really persistent” Nick whines, embarrassed.
“Yeah and a small, f*cked up part of me was turned on by it so really we can both be equally embarrassed, yeah?” Charlie jokes.
“Hmm, fine, I’ll get an extra one for you to wear to matches too. You can wear mine in private” Nick suggests.
“Oh, so you wouldn’t be able to control yourself if I was all cuddly in your oversized one?” Charlie smirks.
“Nope.”
“Oh come on, you’re letting our side down! I thought we were trying to prove that your roommate and his girlfriend were the most horny couple huh?” Charlie pokes Nick’s cheek.
“Hmm, well, they can suck it because I have a beautiful, sexy, brilliant boyfriend and I am head over heels for him and if I want to be horny I damn well will be.” Nick huffs, burrowing his face into Charlie’s shoulder and lets out a content sigh.
Charlie grins, “Oh, keep the compliments coming, I could do with a bit of an ego” He squeaks as Nick pinches his side. “I’m sorry, I’m sorry, I love you too, you know? More than anything.” He wraps his arms fully around Nick, squeezing.
Their moment is interrupted by Sarah calling to them that she was leaving, they head downstairs and bid her farewell before heading to the kitchen. “Are you hungry at all?” Nick asks.
“Yeah, I could eat something. Just had a bowl of cereal this morning. What do you have?” Charlie asks.
“I have pizza?” Nick suggests, opening the freezer and taking a couple of oven cook pizza options out.
“Just a cheese one would be great, babe. I’ve brought some movies over too, that we can make out to” He winks.
“Just make out?” Nick smirks back.
“Oh, is that what you were expecting, rugby lad?” Charlie leans in closer to Nick, as if to kiss him but stops.
Nick flushes, “no, no, I was just suggesting. We don’t have to, of course I won’t mind.” He reassures him.
Charlie giggles, “I am joking, gorgeous. Ooh, I have a cute idea! You get all the food and drinks ready and don’t come upstairs unit I shout on you. Okay?”
Nick looks curious but nods in agreement, turning to turn the oven on as Charlie rushes to the spare hall closet and grabs blankets and spare pillows. Once in Nick’s bedroom, Charlie rearranges some of the furniture, creating them a cosy pillow fort with all the pillows and blankets or can find, sets the duvet and pain bed pillows inside the opening and grabs Nick’s hanging lights from his window to instead put inside their little fortress.
Standing back to admire his handy work, he smiles. It seems sturdy enough. He grabs Nick’s laptop, setting that up inside and loading up the first film on Amazon Prime, it’s a new romance that they both wanted to see, a high school romance about two boys Kristopher and Joseph.
Charlie grabs his overnight bag, changing into pyjama bottoms and a loose shirt, turning on one of Nick’s bedside lamps and the main light off to add to the cosy atmosphere. He knew Nick would be a little longer so he sets about brushing his teeth and making sure he’s presentable too.
Around 20 minutes later, Nick joins him and he’s grinning when he sees what Charlie has set up. “Hey, was this your surprise then? It looks great!” He sets the plates of food and two cans of CocaCola just outside of the fort entrance before angling his buff frame into the fort next to Charlie.
“I thought it would be fun, it’s cosy and just a little different to sitting on the bed I guess” Charlie shrugs, sounding as if he thinks it’s a dumb idea now.
“It’s adorable. You’re adorable.” Nick tells him, leaning in for a warm kiss. “I love you”
“I love you too” Charlie smiles.
It’s a few hours later, their stomachs are full, the plates and cans moved back downstairs, they’ve enjoyed the first movie and are barely listening to the second film they have put on. Instead they’re now laying down in the fort, Charlie half on top of Nick as they kiss heatedly.
“Hmm, take this off” Charlie demands, speaking into the kiss, his fingers tugging at Nick’s shirt. Nick obliges, quickly throwing the offending shirt out of the way, it catches on to one of the sides of the fort but they pay it no mind.
Charlie smirks, eyes drinking in the newly revealed skin, by no means new to him but he’s enjoying the sight. He swoops in to kiss Nick again, both hands now coming up to frame his freckled face as they both grow desperate.
Charlie’s top swiftly joins Nick’s, allowing the other man to roll them over so that Charlie is crowded in by Nick’s frame. Nick’s lips travel from his mouth and down his throat, nibbling and sucking at skin, pulling sounds of pleasure from the other man’s lips.
Nick moves lower still, hands tugging at the pyjama pants Charlie is wearing as his lips and tongue worshipfully move over one of his nipples. The sensation causes Charlie to jerk slightly and one of his legs kicks out, tangles into the sheet that is over the pillow fort and he tries to tug his foot away.
His eyes open half a second before pillows rain down on top of them both. Nick falls forward with the plush force, face burrowed into Charlie’s neck. They’re both silent for a minute or two before they’re both shaking with loud, belly laughs.
Once they calm down, Nick helps to get them untangled and they both just look at each other, shirtless, hair all over the place and faces red with laughter, occasional giggles vibrating through them still.
“I guess we’re never trying that again?” Nick asks.
“Was that a total mood killer?” Charlie asks, a little crestfallen, “I thought it was a nice idea…”
Nick crawls towards him again, pulling him closer so that his legs wrap around his hips, Charlie’s arms instinctively move around his shoulders. “No. Not at all, that was hilarious and I’m glad it was just pillows but maybe we should keep it to the bed, huh?”
Charlie is still pouting a little bit nods anyways, “fine, I’m still up for it if you are? Maybe on your bed though?” He asks with a soft smile.
Nick stands up, Charlie still clinging to him, squeaking in both surprise and arousal at the effortless way Nick lifted both their weight and giggles as he is dropped onto the bed.
Nick crawls over him again, looking down at Charlie with all the fond, loving, lustfulness one man can seem to have in one body and gives him a loop side smile, “I think we can manage that.” He says before kissing Charlie deeply.
