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"Kinda sounds like New York...minus the respect bit," He nodded, "Yeah, that's one way to look at it." Dante actually preferred the quiet of the countryside, but he would take what he was given and make do.

"Don't sing about me too much," That had Dante blushing, "I'm not going to live that down, am I?" He said, before chuckling softly. Why had he caved again? And why... had he sung for the guy live? Looking back on it all it just made Dante seem insane. Please he thought, Don't tell anyone... even Phil that I did that..... He was pretty sure he would die of embarrassment if he did, after all Phil wasn't exactly the type to keep quiet about what he knew. That had been made clear in the past.

"Just kidding. Sing a lot. Miss me like hell. And have fun," His blush brightened, and for a moment he wasn't sure if Jeremy was teasing him, mocking him, or being honest.

Dante leaned back in his chair, taking a moment to think about what Jeremy had said, all the while eating the last of his pancake and returning that gaze of piercing blue eyes. "Are you...." Ok? Was what he had been about to say, but it seemed that Jeremy picked that moment to speak also. Listening Dante couldn't help but smile, even if it was a change of subject... in a way Dante was glad, they didn't need to think about him leave... not yet, for now they could just indulge... and given the kiss Jeremy was currently giving him, it seemed the guy was thinking exactly the same thing as him.

"Massage.. ha..." He said absentmindedly as he watched Jeremy lick syrup off his fingers. I want to do that! He thought, but he held back... still he mumbled, "Tease." And found himself having to shift position slightly on the chair. Great, like that wasn't obvious. Stupid boxers.

"So... do you think we will be safe on the balcony?" He asked, forcing himself to look away from Jeremy an out of the window. This was the penthouse, he knew that, but he supposed there could still be a risk of being seen.... that said, ante wasn't overly concerned about that, he just wanted a distraction. Any distraction would do.

""Of course. We're too high up for anyone to really see us. Trust me, I've gone out there naked plenty of times without any pictures being posted." Dante smiled despite himself at that. He could just see Jeremy walking around this place naked. Suddenly Dante had to wonder what 'surprises' he would discover if he ever lived with the guy... not that that was an option, was it? It was too soon right now, Dante knew that.... but it was something he would think about, later.

"I'm guessing you don't have swim trunks, so we can just go out there naked," He quirked a brow at that, "Of course I do... what else would I keep in my inside breast pocket?" He kept a straight face for all of five seconds before chuckling softly, "Nah... and from the sounds of it borrowing some off you is also out of the question." He shifted again, muttering his next words to himself as he looked down. "Naked it is...."

He was just bullying himself up to do so as he watched Jeremy drop his boxers and make his way to the balcony. Most would have assumed that the sudden nervous of being caught would have done something to his libido... but no such luck. Great! The situation exploded a moment later when Jeremy obviously figured it out. "Excited?" He didn't bother denying it, simply blushed deep red and looked down at the now empty table as Jeremy's laughter filled his ears. ""You coming?"

Those two little words had Dante's blush increasing. "N...O...." He sputtered, having misunderstood the question, "I'm not even touching myself..." He blurted out, even as his head snapped towards Jeremy noticing he was turning on the Jacuzzi... oh! Sh*t! He didn't mean that way..... Dante wanted to die, why did he always make a fool of himself around Jeremy? Taking a deep breath he decided he might as well get this over with. Dropping his boxers he made his way over to the Jacuzzi, holding his hand up before Jeremy commented further. "Don't... don't even go there." Man, if he could die of embarrassment he was pretty sure this would be the moment that would kill him.

Climbing into the thing now it was going he found his eyes looking everywhere other than Jeremy. Think unsexy thought He reminded himself, but even the idea of hair on fire wasn't cutting it for him.

"Condoms?" Dante chuckled at that, of course Jeremy would think of those... why wasn't he surprised? Oh yeah, because the guy was a bit of a deviant; of course, Dante quite liked that side of him too... not that he was likely to admit it.

"You're such a dork!" That was probably true, and right now he felt like it too.

He was at least thankful that Jeremy didn't make a direct comment, though his obvious lie only made Dante feel more and more ridiculous. Wow, he really was like a teenage boy again.... seriously, all that the guy had done was lick his fingers, sure it had been sexy as hell, and yeah it made Dante think of far less innocent things.... but seriously? And great, now he was thinking about it again which was bound to only make the situation worst.

The moment the massage settings were put on Dante found a moan being dragged from his lips.... oh no.... he turned to Jeremy, his expression completely serious as he said; "You did that on purpose." The seriousness only lasted a moment before being replaced with a smile that warped into shock, especially as Jeremy came straight to the point and asked; "So...what turned you on? You sure you don't want any help with that?"

"So much for ignoring it," Dante mumbled with a pout, he leaned onto the side of the Jacuzzi, showing Jeremy his back. Right now, Dante wasn't sure he could look the guy in the eyes.

Strangely enough, Dante wanted to take the guy up on his offer... but there was no way he was going to say it out loud; and so he remained silent. Silence was always his 'go to' shield in situations like this. Wow, talk about uncomfortable.

In an effort to change the subject, though he suspected he wouldn't be allowed to get away with it for long, Dante found himself saying; "The view is incredible. I can see why you like it." Strangely enough it was Dante who found he couldn't keep this up.... or maybe it was the darn bubbles that the Jacuzzi massage setting kept firing at him, but he turned back towards Jeremy with a soft smile. Yet, the moment Dante's eyes landed on the guys chest everything was lost.... damn! He had been doing so well too. "This view is pretty nice too." The words escaped him before he had even realised he had spoke. The blush returned but he didn't look away, instead he let his eyes carve a trail back up towards the guys eyes. "Gorgeous." He said, he had already put himself in a bad situation... might as well throw himself all the way in.

Lazily he stretched in the Jacuzzi. Wow, this did feel incredible.... or maybe that was simply because he was turned on. Who knew. Could even be the company... the lack of stress... or all of the above. All Dante knew for sure was that he didn't want this day to end.

"Why ignore it when we have two perfectly willing parties to handle it?"
That was true, it wasn't as if he hadn't seen, done and received pretty much anything you could imagine with the guy. So why was he almost hesitant? Why didn't he just take what he wanted? Or perhaps it wasn't that he was hesitant, he simply didn't want everything to be about sex, yet even as he thought that his mind already started to refute it. They had spent time playing the piano together, hadn't slept together at all before he went home.... so they could just enjoy their time together; and he was also aware that in many ways today wasn't a normal day... it was likely their last together for a little while. His problem? Dante feared being rejected, despite Jeremy's words that lead him to believe that wasn't a possibility.

Still, now that his eyes had locked onto Jeremy's there was no going back. He simply couldn't look away. Couldn't reject the advance.... no, if anything he enjoyed it, enjoyed the mere idea of being pursued by the guy.

"I can show you something else nice," Dante practically purred at that, "I'm sure you can." He said, and losing all inhibitions he ran his finger down Jeremy's chest. "But not if I don't show you something nice first."

TIME SKIP ((Ha! XD You know what these two are like.... why have a bite when you can eat it all. Hehehe))

"We should probably get out before we faint," Too late He thought, even as he found he couldn't displace the satisfied expression from his face, he was starting to feel a little light headed... but that could be for a different reason to the steam. Accepting Jeremy's help out he had to admit he felt rather pathetic even as he found himself clinging to the guy for a moment as he regained his balance and cleared his mind.

"At this rate..." He commented, "...I'm not going to be able to walk tomorrow." He chuckled softly, and watched as Jeremy dried himself off and wrapped a towel around his waist. Distracted for a moment he didn't do much other than hold his own towel, but soon he kicked himself into action. Wiping his brow and body roughly before tying it around his waist.

Not sure what to do other than become a third wheel Dante followed Jeremy to the bathroom and watched as he put lotion on his legs... ah, so that was why the guys skin always seemed so smooth and soft. Leaning on the door frame he just watched, and listened as the guy posed his question. He coughed slightly, Jeremy was always so blunt... no one had been so blunt around him for so long that it was a bit of a shock sometimes. "Eh... well..." It wasn't that the food had been involved so much as Jeremy had been involved. Unsure what to say he decided to just be honest, "What can I say... my imagination got the better of me." Not liking the distance his feet moved on their own to close the gap between them, and he slipped his arms around Jeremy's waist and places a kiss on the guys shoulder. "Your." Another kiss. "Just." One more kiss, Dante working his way up the guys neck. "Irresistible." He kissed Jeremy on the lips before grinning and pulling back before turning with a graceful swagger out of the bathroom, still only wearing his towel.

He found himself wandering towards kitchen to pour himself a cold glass of water, his head still a little fuzzy. Leaning over the counter his eyes looked around the penthouse, this place was huge... much bigger than both of their old places combined. In a way Dante still missed his old place, he had always been attached to it.... yet breaking with Jeremy, joining his father... had shattered everything he had tried to build for himself.

"Is it ok to call you?" He found himself calling out, realising he was probably going to miss Jeremy more than he had originally anticipated. "When I am away I mean." If the guy said no Dante wouldn't take offence, but for some reason he rather liked the idea at being able to hear the guys voice while he was away.... f*ck! Why was this happening now? Why was Dante so afraid to leave.... as if leaving would shatter everything between them once more.

"Shall I kiss it and make it better? Or perhaps lick it?" Dante chuckled, "Or not..." He said grinning, "Pretty sure that was how it all started in the first place." He shakes his head, the grin simply refusing to fade from his lips.

Dante hadn't noticed Jeremy's blush after his words and kisses, but then again he hadn't lingered for long before going to the kitchen.

He heard Jeremy leave the bathroom, but didn't turn to follow the guy with his eyes, simply let his ears tell him where the guy was... he was getting closer, and sure enough a moment later he felt arms wrapping around him. The action was so sweet and normal that it brought a tender smile to Dante's lips. He couldn't resist craning his neck slightly to the side to give Jeremy better access, not because he was inviting anything simply because he rather liked the whispered touch upon his skin. He didn't want it to end. "Please do," It took Dante a moment to remember he had asked something, but he was pleased with the answer, more so than he wanted to admit. He nodded softly, pressing himself back into Jeremy's embrace.

More kisses. More tenderness. And Dante found himself weak against the assault, there wasn't anything sexual about it.... just... tenderness. That was the only word Dante could imagine to describe it; as if he was being held and loved, cherished with such a gentle touch as if the other feared he might break.

When Jeremy spoke it was the last thing Dante had expected to hear; "You know... I love you." His eyes widened, and for a moment he felt as if he had forgotten how to breath. Had he really just heard that right?
"But you already knew that, right?" It seemed he hadn't misheard it after all. Turning in the cocoon of Jeremy's arms so that he was facing him he brought his arms up around the guys neck. "I had hoped." He admitted, a small part of Dante hadn't wanted to wish for so much.... but secretly he had always hoped the other felt the same way he did; it placed them almost on equal footing. He leaned up and kissed him on the lips, not overly long but enough to show how he felt.... then he pressed more kisses upon Jeremy's neck, collarbone, shoulder before whispering. "I love you too." He had already said as much to Jeremy before, but it was still a little strange to declare it in actual spoken words.

One of Dante's hands slid down Jeremy's shoulder until it was pressed on the guys chest, he could feel the hard pounding of his heart against his palm. This was real, he reminded himself, Jeremy was here before him.... sometimes Dante was sure he would open his eyes to discover it had all been a dream. "Is it bad...." He started, his question quietly spoken upon his lips, "...that I want to show you off." Dante knew it would never happen, couldn't happen, but that didn't mean he didn't want to.

"Exactly." "You're insatiable!" He said with a roll of his eyes, even if he didn't hate that fact at all.

When Jeremy lowered his forehead to his Dante suddenly had a bad feeling, either way he closed his eyes and simply let himself fall for the gentle contact and the sensation of being this close. He committed everything to memory, the way Jeremy moved, how he smelt, the feel of his skin, how his body heated up just having him close... how the trail his touches landed upon seemed to blaze as hot as any fire. He stored it all in a secret place, a place that he could unlock and summon when he needed it most of all.

"Probably." The word sounded like lead in his ear, but he had always known that was the case. Even in today's society it just didn't seem possible between them; if only they could go back to three years ago. Then it hadn't mattered. They had walked arm in arm in see his father.... unity. The first and only time they had ever done something like that... and it was probably the last. If only Dante hadn't tried to protect the guy, if only he hadn't gotten scared and thrown away something that hadn't really had a chance to bloom. What an idiot he had been.

"We've never taken a picture together, have we?" Those words brought Dante back to reality and he opened his eyes softly to look up at Jeremy again, he smiled at the statement. He had been thinking something similar not long ago. "True." He said, even as he listened to the rest of what Jeremy had to say, "And honestly, I only have the pictures of you that went with your articles. They don't do you justice," That had Dante blushing a little, at least until a thought occurred to him. "Hmmm... well... if you show me this collection of yours...." He kissed Jeremy's nose, suddenly wanting to see this collection he had been hearing so much about. It was like a carrot being dangled before him, and in a way Dante wasn't bothered to much by what the guy had kept but rather why and how he kept it... as if it would reveal some hidden secret. "....I will be happy to pose for you." He chuckled softly to himself even as he moved his lips closer to the guys ear to whisper, "In any way you want." Returning to his original position with his head resting against Jeremy's he added, "And I would be happy to take a photo together, I would like that too." Yes, in fact he really wanted one now; he was pretty sure he knew exactly where he would put it too....

He blushed at his own thoughts, pretty sure that Jeremy would tease him if he was able to read them. Leaning back slightly so his arms were resting on the kitchen counter he looked over at Jeremy, enjoying the sight of his naked torso. He ran his hand over the softly defined muscles, not because he was hinting at anything just because he could. He was simply 'exploring', an image of them lying on Dante's bed just talking flashed into his mind. "I feel as if the tables have turned," He said, not realising he had had the intention to speak. "We used to go mine most of the time... now we go to your's." He explained, not minding the development but feeling a little off guard since he was in Jeremy's territory.

"Sorry, I burned it in the fireplace." Dante quirked his brow at that before rolling his eyes slightly as he spoke; "Liar."

"I prefer the real thing to a tempting photo." Ah, well didn't that just make him feel a little needy for offering in the first place. "Rejected," He said with a soft smile and chuckle, though for a moment he didn't look at the guy. It wasn't that he was hurt as such, in many ways he was flattered that Jeremy preferred the real thing.... it well, it was hard to explain, but in a way he was a little embarrassed he had bothered offering.

"Surprisingly enough I'd rather these pictures be a little more innocent, you perv," He shrugged at that, returning his gaze to Jeremy and deciding to let all his feelings just go. There was no point, they had too little time together to worry about silly little things. So, teasing the guy back he added; "You don't know what you're missing." As his finger lazily ran a trail down Jeremy's torso, his eyes didn't follow the motion however, they stayed upon Jeremy's baby blues.

"That's because some of us don't have protective bodyguards to worry about. This is the closest thing to privacy we have." He sighed at that, it was true he supposed, but it wasn't as if he liked being reminded of it. "Meh." He grunted, "I wish that wasn't the case.... trust me, but ever since someone tried to take a shot at me... well, they have been rather insistent." He rubbed the back of his head, his eyes wandering up towards the ceiling. Even as he hear Jeremy start to speak again, ""I love you...I love you... I love you." ...and kisses? Even if Dante enjoyed both it made him suddenly suspicious. What was he trying to... ah! It suddenly clicked, for a moment he ha completely forgotten about his request to see the articles the guy had saved of him, and with Jeremy going from 'I love you' first to 'I love you' fourth in a single breath it ha Dante even more curious.... but he wouldn't press the issue, at least not today, when he got back... well, that was a whole other story. Even if he had to tickle the guy, withhold sex, or perhaps even get him to reveal the location during... he would figure something out. Dante was on a mission, and he was a dangerous man to set on any mission; when he wanted something he went for it all out.

"You know...I have a scar now. That changed Dante's thinking and his eyes started to search the guys body... he hadn't notice a scar.... " I can usually feel it with my tongue." Ah, so either on his lips or in his mouth. "You do?" He asked, wondering how the guy had got one there; for a moment he had completely forgotten that he had nipped at the guys lip once upon a time and drew blood. In fact, Dante was suddenly under the impression that someone else must have done it... and well, that just ruffled his tail feathers the wrong way. Unable to hold back the jealous undertones he found himself asking, "Who did it?" Even as he crossed his arms. "Or do I not want to know?" Dante knew he probably didn't want to know, it was bad enough when the guy had told him he had slept with Alex... even if he had said Dante's name. Faces and Names and this guy... not a good combination when it came to Dante, talk about feeling possessive, the word didn't hold enough 'umph' for how Dante really felt towards Jeremy.