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grin.
     
    “Yes.”
     
    “Well, let's eat then!” He sat down at the table and we ate. He told me about his day at work and I thought about how to start the conversation we needed to have.
     
    After I cleaned up from dinner, we went to sit on the couch. Donny looked a little unsure about what was going to happen so I scooted closer to him, allowing our legs to touch. “So, after you left the bakery today, I felt really bad about the crap I've been putting you through,” I began. “I know you care about me as more than just a friend and I was beginning to fear that our sleeping together was causing you hurt that you don't deserve.”
     
    “Wait, are you saying...” he tried to interrupt me.
     
    I put my hand up to stop him. “Hold on, Donny. Let me finish.”
     
    “Okay.” He stared intently at me, willing me to hurry. He wasn’t exactly the most patient person in the world.
     
    “Before I took a nap earlier, I had every intention of telling you that I couldn't do this anymore and we would go back to being only friends.” I could tell he wanted to talk but he bit his tongue, possibly quite literally, and kept quiet, so I continued. “Then I had a nightmare—daymare? whatever—that I told you and you got so pissed off at me for making the decision for you, that you told me you couldn't be friends with me anymore and asked me to leave.”
     
    The shock in his eyes told me that dream Donny's reaction might've been a bit extreme but I kept talking. “I woke up in a panic, nearly having an anxiety attack at the thought of losing you. Something you said to me in the dream really struck a chord with me. You told me that we were already in a relationship but that I just wasn't willing to accept it because Tyler's memory has been controlling my life.
     
    “I thought about it and you were right. I don't want to lose you, and while I can't promise that I won't hurt you unintentionally I can promise that I want to try this relationship thing with you again, but this time I want to be a fully aware participant. I do love you, Donny; I just want to try.”
     
    An entire array of emotion crossed his face before shock won over again. “You love me?”
     
    “Of course I do, and I hate that you even question it. I trust you more than almost anyone, which you know is a huge thing for me.”
     
    “And you want to be my... boyfriend?” he asked cautiously.
     
    How freaking cute could he get ? “I do.” I couldn't help the smile that took over my face. “So should we give it a try?” I asked him, my voice full of teasing.
     
    “I never thought I'd hear you say that. Yes! Of course I want to try!” His enthusiasm was charming. “I love you, Alex!” He threw his arms around me and kissed me passionately.
     
    I kissed him back thanking my lucky stars that he wasn't gone. I wasn't sure I could handle losing another best-friend-turned-lover. He quickly straddled me on the couch, grinding himself down onto me. He was as hard as I was and he was well aware what licking my neck right below my ear, then nibbling on my earlobe did to me. I groaned and thrust up into him, moving my hand to pop the button on his jeans when his doorbell rang.
     
    “Motherfuckers!” he grunted as he climbed out of my lap to answer the door.
     
    Jon, Adam, and Tanner came into the living room and Tanner gave me a knowing smile. “You boys weren’t busy or anything, were you?”
     
    Donny walked up to him and playfully punched him in his arm. “Yeah, we were a little busy, asshole.”
     
    They both laughed and knocked knuckles before everyone found a spot to sit. Donny came back to the couch and sat down next to me and I draped my arm around his shoulder.
     
    Jon was the first one to ask, “So, you guys finally make it official or what?”
     
    “Yeah, I guess we finally did,” I answered and then placed a gentle kiss on the side of Donny’s head. The look on his face was worth so much more than words could ever describe.