Chapter 21

Twenty-One

Jacob

It was still relatively early, but the club was packed. Jacob looked around, seeing that the club was on two levels, each one swarming with young people in their twenties. He noticed lots of women with short hair, and plenty of muscular guys in sleeveless shirts.

"Damn, this place is awesome!" Will said to Maya, talking loudly over the music.

Maya nodded emphatically. They went to the bar to order more drinks, Jacob getting a club soda with lime, and found a table to stand around where they could finish their drinks. It was hard to talk over the music, but Jacob put his face close to Will's, talking into his ear.

"Is this… a gay bar?" Jacob said, cocking his head to one side and smiling at Will.

Will took one look to his left, one to his right and smiled. "Yeah. Seems like it," he said into Jacob's ear. He shrugged, looking up at Jacob and taking another sip from his drink. "Is that okay?"

"Yeah, I think so!" Jacob glanced around again, taking it in. He had never been to a gay club before. He took in his surroundings for a few minutes, and so far he thought that it seemed even better than a regular club.

"We're gonna go dance!" Will said into his ear, "Wanna come?"

Jacob hesitated. "I'm not really…" he started to say, shaking his head.

"No excuses!" Maya said, looking at him and laughing. He smiled as she grabbed his hand, pulling him toward the dance floor. "C'mon, at least one song."

Jacob laughed, shaking his head but going out onto the dance floor with them. He was sure that he was the only one in this club who was actually still sober, but he still found it kind of freeing to be out on the dance floor. It was packed, dark, and the lights were flashing, so he didn't feel like anyone was looking at him specifically. He didn't care if he looked like an idiot, he just tried to move his body to the music.

He looked over at Will, who was dancing with Maya. They really were quite a pair - they had so much fun together and were garnering attention on the floor for their moves. In a few minutes, the song ended and a small circle that had gathered around Will and Maya clapped, as they jokingly took a small bow. They laughed, hugging each other, and then Maya went over to hang out more with Sarah.

Jacob felt a finger tap him on the shoulder.

"Hey cutie," a man's voice said, and Jacob turned around to face a young blonde man in a neon green tank top. "What's your name?" the guy said, licking his lips and smiling at Jacob.

"Uh, Jacob. What's yours?"

"I'm Adam. You're sexy," he said.

Jacob was dumbfounded and gave the guy a deer in the headlights look.

"He's with me," Will said from behind him, putting his arm around Jacob and quickly walking away with him. "You gotta learn to ignore those guys. A cute, athletic guy like you? You're like a magnet alone in a place like this," Will said, bringing Jacob to another part of the club.

"Thanks, he seemed nice enough, but I had no idea what to say to that guy," Jacob said.

"Anyone bothers you, tell ‘em you're not interested," Will said, close to Jacob's face. Jacob could smell the alcohol on his breath, and it reminded him of last night. He held back the urge to move in closer to Will's lips.

"If that guy comes up to you again, just tell him some story. Tell him I'm your boyfriend and I'll fuck him up," Will said, laughing. He definitely was drunk. Jacob felt his cock swell slightly as Will mentioned the word "boyfriend," but he pushed the thought aside.

"Okay. I'm gonna go get another drink, and then find Maya. You want to come with me? I'll protect you from all the cute twinks," Will said, laughing.

Jacob laughed too. "No, I'm fine. I'll hang out here for a while. I'll find you if I need you," he said, giving Will a little wave.

He sat at a table, just people watching for a while. There actually were all kinds of people in the club, now that Jacob took a look around: young, slightly older, all races, all genders. It was refreshing. Jacob thought idly about how he wouldn't have to worry at all about making out with Will in here.

When Jacob had first realized he was in a gay club, he thought that it could end up making him uncomfortable. But as the night went on, he realized he wasn't feeling awkward at all – even with the guy who had hit on him. The guy hadn't been malicious, just paying Jacob a compliment. A part of Jacob maybe even began to feel like in some way, maybe he could belong.

After a while, he ventured downstairs again. He searched along the edge of the dance floor, looking for Will, Maya or Sarah. As he was walking, he passed by a couple of seats and glimpsed Maya's long pink and black hair. She was sitting next to Sarah, and as he walked by he saw that they were kissing. Wow, score one for Maya ! Jacob thought, happy that she had made a connection with Sarah.

He realized that he was going to need to go deep into the dance floor if he wanted to find Will. He didn't know Will had such a penchant for dancing, but maybe he had just needed a release after sitting in the car all these days.

He plunged out onto the dance floor, trying to sway his body slightly as he moved through the crowd. He made the rounds, not able to find Will for a few minutes. Just as he was about to give up, he felt a hand grab his wrist. He turned, and saw Will behind him.

Before he could stop to think, Will was pulling him in close. They were in the middle of the dance floor, in a sea of bodies. Will pulled Jacob toward him, lightly wrapping his arms around Jacob's shoulders. He danced close to him, gyrating his body to the music. He was a good dancer, and Jacob hoped that his awkward body movements were good enough in return. Will brought his body in close to Jacob's, and Jacob felt Will's cock, hard through his jeans, rub up against his thigh. His own cock responded, right away, by stirring in his pants. Shit , he thought, his heart pounding. But deep down, he was incredibly excited to be that near to Will again.

He looked down at Will, who was gazing up at him with heavy-lidded eyes.

Will brought his mouth close to Jacob's ear.

"You know you've been bad don't you, Jacob?" he said, his breath hot in Jacob's ear. He felt Will's hand running up the back of his neck, his fingers stroking down his hair. He felt weak in the knees, desperate.

"Bad? What did I do?" Jacob said, gentle, into Will's ear. He reached one hand up the back of Will's shirt, lightly touching his skin on his lower back, feeling his soft, warm skin.

"You drive me fucking crazy, is what you do," Will said forcefully, dragging his nails down Jacob's back. Jacob felt Will's body pressed up against his, hot from dancing.

"Will…" Jacob said, hot with lust. He gripped Will's hair at the back of his head, tugging slightly. He wanted him, now, but they were in the middle of a packed nightclub.

" God , Jacob, last night… I can still taste you. I need you inside me again," Will said, nibbling on Jacob's earlobe.

" Fuck ," Jacob said, feeling his cock become hard as a rock. "You are gonna make me come right here if you don't stop talking like that," he told Will, giving him a little pinch on his side.

"Am I?" Will said, looking up at Jacob. Even just looking into Will's inviting eyes was turning him on.

Will wrapped himself around Jacob tighter and raised up slightly on his tiptoes. He cocked his head to one side, licked his lips a little, and moved in toward Jacob. There was nothing Jacob could have wanted more in that moment.

Their lips connected and Jacob felt the rest of the club melt away, like the only other person that existed was Will. Will's lips slid against his, and they kissed passionately, hungrily in the middle of the dance floor, like they needed each other, like they'd been apart for days.

After a minute, Jacob slowly pulled his lips away. He realized that he had been making out with Will in the middle of a public place, without a care in the world. It felt so freeing, so good . He half wanted people to be staring – he knew Will was hot, and wanted everyone to know he was with him.

He and Will were still locked in a tight embrace, Will kissing Jacob on his neck when Jacob heard a voice from behind them.

"Oh! Hey… hey, guys!"

Jacob turned around. It was Sarah. Her eyes were wide and slightly shocked, but she was smiling. Jacob pulled his arms off of Will, but Will left his arms on top of Jacob's shoulders.

"Sorry…" she said, laughing nervously.

"That's okay," Will said, drunk and smiling. "What's up?"

"Maya and I have been looking for you two. She's in the bathroom but we wanna head out after she's done. You ready?" Sarah said over the music.

"Yeah, we're ready," Will said.

Jacob felt a bit of shock. Well, I guess the cat's out of the bag, at least with Sarah , he thought. He figured if Sarah knew, Maya was gonna know soon anyway. That would have bothered him before, but he was surprised that he didn't really care at this point. It just felt too damn good to be with Will.

He turned back toward Will and gave him a sheepish smile.

"You are such a flirt when you're drunk," he said into Will's ear, smiling even more.

"You bring it out in me," Will said, nibbling Jacob's earlobe a little. "Just wait ‘til I get you home…" he trailed off, giving Jacob a smoldering look and bringing his arms down from around his shoulders. Jacob immediately missed his touch.

They made their way towards the exit and met up with Maya. When everyone was ready to go they headed out into the night, the air cool and clear.

" Gah , my ears are ringing still," Maya said. She and Sarah led the way down the sidewalk, and Jacob and Will followed behind.

"That was fun, Maya. Thanks for inviting us out," Jacob said.

Maya turned around and smiled. "No, thank you for coming! Hope you guys were okay, I know we sort of got split up," Maya said.

"We were good," Will said, grinning over at Jacob and giving him a little poke. Will reached down and grabbed Jacob's hand – first just his pinky, and then interlacing his fingers with Jacob's. Jacob felt his heartbeat quicken and hoped that his hand wasn't too clammy. It was the first time he had ever held hands with Will, or any guy, on a busy public street.

"You tired, buddy?" Maya said to Will, and turned around to look at him again. She looked down, noticing them holding hands, and couldn't hold back a beaming smile as she saw. "Oh. My. God , you two are the fucking cutest!" She stopped, took out her cell phone, and moved to take a picture of the two of them. Right as she was about to take it, Will leaned up on his tiptoes and planted a kiss on Jacob's cheek as the flash of the camera went off.

Jacob felt himself blush, and the butterflies kick in, even more strongly. He felt like he was on a whole different planet than he had been before he had met Will.

They walked Sarah home, which was about ten minutes away from Maya's. Once Sarah was no longer there, Will caught up with Maya about her night. Maya informed him that she had in fact kissed Sarah, and Will yelped out in cheers.

" Yesss . I'm so happy for you, girl. You deserve it. Sarah is awesome, too," Will told her, giving her a quick side hug as they walked. Jacob was following behind them.

" Eee , I know, I'm so excited. And happy for you too, if I dare say so," she said, peering back at Jacob and then giving Will's arm a squeeze.

They made it back to Maya's house and said goodnight to her. Will and Jacob both took turns showering, and then went into the room they'd be staying in. The room was adorned with a string of small white lights, and Will had turned off all the other lights in the room, casting it in a warm glow. Jacob eyed the air mattress as he walked into the bedroom.

"Don't even fucking think about it," Will said, grabbing Jacob's arm and pulling him toward the actual bed. "Get up here."