Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2007 11:47:24 +0000
From: Chris Salter <chezmoi_ou_cheztoi@msn.com>
Subject: How I Met Jake: Chapter 39

If you're under the legal age, homosexuality offends or its illegal to view
such things in your area, leave now.

Disclaimer: I don't know Jake Gyllenhaal, nor do I wish to imply anything
regarding his social life. This work is entirely fiction.


Chapter 39:

About an hour later Jake finally awoke again, finding Chris still awake and
in his arms.  Moving his hands slightly so he was running his hands down
Chris' ribcage, Jake finally whispered, "You're still here?"

Chris snorted. "I'm not leaving you for one moment today." Moving again, he
straddled Jake and kissed him passionately before grabbing both hands and
dragging him out of the bed. "Shower time now, though."

"Okay master." Jake grumbled playfully as he followed Chris' naked body
towards the cold tiled floor of the bathroom.

Letting go of Jake for a moment, Chris pushed the glass door of the shower
open and flicked the water on. Turning back around, he couldn't find
Jake. "Damn you!" Chris yelled as he padded his way back out to the bedroom
to find him. As he turned the corner, Jake immediately pounced on him.

"Gotcha!" Jake giggled as he pinned Chris against the wall and kissed him.

Chris sighed and dragged him back into the bathroom, "You're
naughty. Wasting water and hiding from your boyfriend."

Jake nodded, "Yeah, I know." Finally he followed Chris into the cubicle and
stepped under the warm water. Allowing his hair to get completely soaked,
he was suddenly greeted by Chris, who wrapped his arms tightly around his
chest and hugged him tightly.

Resting his head on, Jake Chris drenched his hair in the water and
continued to hug Jake.  "I never want to let you go again."

"Me neither." Jake whispered as he allowed their bodies to become drenched
in more and more warm water.

********* *************

About an hour passed by the time the boys finally stumbled out of the
bedroom, still hand in hand.

"Morning!" Danny exclaimed as he saw Jake following closely behind
Chris. "Long time no see!"

Resting his butt against the dining table, Chris pulled Jake closer to him
and rested his head against his stomach. "How are you doing today?"

Danny sighed, "Okay I guess. I think I'm going to go home today."

"Why's that?" Jake asked as he cupped his hands around Chris' ears and
gently stroked them. They were cold to the touch, so he tried his hardest
to warm them up.

"I think it's time I faced reality back home I guess." Danny conceded, "You
two need to be alone too."

Chris shook his head, "You don't have to go."

"Yeah, I do." Danny responded as he stood up quickly and stumbled towards
the bedroom.

Watching Danny trying to storm off was breaking Chris' heart. He wanted to
chase after him and cheer him up, but as the same time, he didn't want to
push Jake aside. Sighing, Chris pulled Jake in closer and kissed the grey
wool fabric covering his stomach.

Jake too felt hurt when Danny stormed off. After holding Chris for a while
longer, he finally pushed back slightly and squatted slightly. "I'll see
what's wrong with him." He then kissed Chris quickly before heading into
the bedroom.

Sinking his head down, Chris sighed and wished Danny could be happy. Unsure
of what to do, he picked up Danny's empty plates and took them over to
dishwasher. After unloading the previous day's contents, he placed the
soiled dishes in and closed the door.  "What the hell is happening in
there?" He mumbled.

Throwing his belongings into the suitcase Danny turned away as Jake entered
the room.  "Please, just leave me alone."

"Not until you tell me what's happening?" Jake responded, moving closer to
Danny and trying to place his hand on Danny's shoulder.

Danny sighed and whispered, "I just miss being with Chris."

"Oh." Jake replied. He didn't really know what to say. He felt sorry for
Danny, but at the same time, there was no way he was letting Chris out of
his life, he loved him too much.  Instead, grabbing Danny's arm, he sat him
down on the bed, "You'll find someone out there, you just know now to be
careful."

Bursting into tears, Danny rested his head on Jakes shoulder. "I guess
seeing you at the hospital the other day, and then surprising him today,
seeing how happy he was both times. I just wish I was the one to do that."

Still unsure of how to tackle the issue, Jake continued to try to get Danny
to think about other people. "You'll find someone, trust me." Thinking for
a moment, he knew his sister knew many intelligent, handsome and
kindhearted gay men. "If you're so intent on going back to New York today,
go see Maggie, she will keep you company. Pete too, they will introduce you
to a few nice guys....."  "Maybe...." Danny sighed as he tried to stand
up. However, Jake pulled him back down.

"No, you will go see her." Jake demanded, "She will help you out. Just
don't be sad because of Chris, it just makes him feel worse."

Sighing again, Danny agreed. "I'll finish packing, and then I will
apologize to him."

"Okay then." Jake replied as he leaned over and carefully kissed Danny on
the cheek.  "You're too cute for your own good." Standing up, he gently
patted him on the shoulder, "Come on."

Danny smiled as he watched Jake head towards the door, "In a minute."

Heading out the door, Jake padded back out into the living area, finding
Chris nervously hovering around the sink. Walking over to him, he wrapped
his arms around his waist and gently kissed Chris behind the ear.

"Yuck!" Chris groaned as he squirmed from the feeling of Jakes new beard
scratching him.

Jake pulled back, "You just said yuck?" He sighed, "About me? I'm hurt!"

Dropping the glass immediately, Chris turned, "No, it was just a weird
feeling." Leaning in to passionately kiss Jake. "I love you baby."

"Mmm I'm sure." Jake moaned. "Why did you say yuck?"

Chris giggled, "Just not used to having the beard kissing me."

"You'll get used to it." Jake whispered. Their private conversation was
interrupted by the sound of the bedroom door closing. Turning around, he
spotted Danny placing his bags on the ground.

"I need to speak to Chris." Danny muttered shyly.

Jake turned around and grasped Chris' hand. "Right, well, I'll get the rest
of my stuff."  Making his way to the door, Jake turned to look as Chris,
who was leaning on the bench with his head lowered.

Danny felt guilty as he saw Chris pouting. Walking up closer to him, he
whispered, "I'm sorry Chris."

"Daniel, don't be sorry." Chris explained. "I want you to be happy."

Walking closer to Chris, Danny carefully placed his arms around Chris, "I
just miss you."  Chris sighed; he didn't know what to do. As much as he
loved Danny, Jake was the only man in his life, and he didn't want to
change that. He loved Jake too much to put him through that kind of
hurt. "I miss you too, but we're just not meant to be together."

"I know." Danny conceded. "I'm going back to New York today, but I needed
to tell you that I still love you, especially after the last few days."
Trapping Chris within his arms for a moment longer, he continued, "I just
want to say I'm sorry for ever hurting you."

Shifting slightly, Chris brought his lips to meet Danny's. "You never hurt
me." Chris smiled as he gently ran his fingers behind Danny's ears, "But
you need to move on. Alex was a jerk, and if anything like that ever
happened again, I'd be there in a heartbeat to rescue you."

Danny blushed and smiled simultaneously.

"But I love Jake." Chris continued. "You two are the only two men I've
really loved. But he's the only one for me now."

Nodding in agreement, Danny kissed Chris once more, "I know, it's just a
weak moment.  Jake's determined to get me set up with someone nice, so
we'll see I guess."

Jake smiled as he stealthily listened into the conversation. He'd entered
the apartment several minutes earlier; however, he wasn't heard by either
of the boys.

"You'll have fun, I'm sure."

Danny smiled weakly, "I'll try."

Finally, Jake announced his presence back in the apartment, "So, is
everything okay now?"

"Yeah, just saying our goodbyes." Danny replied mournfully. "It might be a
while before I see you again."

Chris' eyes widened, "Not that long I hope!"

Suddenly there was a buzz on the intercom.

Walking over to it, Jake acknowledged the driver before heading back over
to Danny.  "Don't be a stranger okay?"

Danny immediately wrapped his arms around Jake and hugged him, "You're so
lucky.  Whatever you do, never let him go."

"I'll try not to." Jake whispered as he glanced over at Chris. He smiled as
he saw Chris trying to listen in on their conversation.  Noticing a knock
on the door, Chris shuffled his way over to open it. "Hey, he'll just be a
minute." Almost immediately, Jake bearing luggage, and Danny, who had a
small backpack, followed him.

"Well that's everything I guess." Danny replied shyly.

Wrapping his arms around Danny tightly, Chris kissed him on the cheek,
"Cheer up. I will speak to you soon."

Danny blushed as he looked over at Jake, he looked slightly
anxious. "Goodbye Chris."  He then followed the driver out the door with
the luggage.

As Danny and the driver headed down the stairs, Chris waved and slowly
closed the door.  Turning to see Jake pouting, he waddled his way over and
kissed him firmly on the lips.  "We're all alone now."

"Yes," Jake smirked. "We are." Raising his eyebrows in quick succession, he
continued to smirk at Chris.

Pushing Jake hard against the wall, Chris slipped his tongue between the
soft lips momentarily. "I think after this morning, I'm going to need some
time to cool down, along with some ice down my pants."

Jake laughed and agreed, "I know, it was amazing, but I mostly missed just
being near you." Grasping Chris' hand, he used his free hand to grab the
handle of his luggage before dragging both his man and his clothing into
the bedroom.

"Moving more of your stuff in are we?" Chris asked eagerly.

"Sure," Jake shrugged. "This is home to me now."

Chris' heart skipped a beat when he heard Jakes comment. He was ecstatic
despite the fact he heard it from him before. Being completely swept away
in the moment, he nearly missed what Jake had to say next.

"I'm sure you've already moved most of my stuff in here anyway."

Letting out a small giggle followed by a snort, Chris admitted, "Just some
of your wardrobe." Looking down at the dog curled up on the pile of
sweaters, he continued.  "Oh, and Dogbert there."

Knocking the suitcase over, Jake kneeled down in front of it and unzipped
it. Popping the lid open, he searched around in the piles of shirts for
something. "I got presents for you."

"Really?" Chris exclaimed. He was pretty curious as to what Jake had bought
for him.  Sitting down on the floor next to Jake, he rested his head
against Jakes warm back.  "Well, it's not much." Jake admitted. Finally
finding the bag, he was looking for he pulled it out. "Close your eyes."

"Okay then." Chris replied as he complied.

Shifting, Jake forced Chris' head off his back. "I managed to pull a few
strings with some people in the music industry...."

Chris smiled while keeping his eyes closed. "You got your tone deaf
boyfriend a record contract?"

"Oh quiet Mister Sarcasm." Jake replied cheekily before handing the bag
over to Chris.  "You can open your eyes now."

Looking at the white paper bag, Chris reached inside and pulled out a small
square container wrapped in a pearl effect paper. It was held together with
a small blue bow.  "What is it?" He asked as he examined it.

Planting a kiss on Chris, Jake sat back down on the carpeted floor. "A sign
of how much I love you I guess."

Tugging at the bow, he allowed the ribbon to fall onto his knee before he
carefully tore the paper off the container. True to Jake, whatever it was,
it was disguised in yet another nondescript box. "You complete tease."
Chris moaned as he pulled the lid of the box open to find a CD case
inside. Picking it up, Chris examined it.

"I know you love Roger Cicero." Jake admitted. "This technically isn't out
for another week or so."

"How did you?" Chris asked as he flipped the case over and examined the
tracks.

"I told you," Jake replied. "I had some friends hook me up. Check the
inside cover."

Opening the case, Chris gasped as he noticed what was inside. "It's
signed?"

Jake nodded, "Apparently it says, Chris thanks for listening to my music,
your friend, Roger Cicero."

Dropping the CD on the floor, Chris immediately pounced on Jake. "Oh my
god, I love you so much!"

Reciprocating the kiss, Jake sat Chris up, before pushing him back and
continued to kiss him. "I love you more."

---40 soon---

Well, hope you liked that little followup to the last chapter. There's some
interesting stuff to come.

Love hearing from you all. chezmoi_ou_cheztoi@msn.com is where I'm at for
email/msn if you want to chat.

Thanks for reading guys! Love you all.

Chris