Gundam Wing Fan Fiction ❯ To See You Again ❯ Couples Commence to Gather ( Chapter 16 )

Chapter 16: Couples Commence To Gather

We had survived the weekend, had some close dances together, had meals out at diners or in at home. Duo and I were having the best time of our lives together just being in one another's company wherever we were. I was doing some light cleaning of my apartment while Duo was lounging on the couch reading a book.

Margo gave me the day off and Duo had nothing to do at the club that was important so we spent the day in compatible company. Duo wanted to finally be able to read `The Dreamcatcher' by Stephen King and was doing so as I dusted underneath my stereo system. We worked or read as the case was in relative silence, which was soon broken as Duo spoke up.

"Heero, I was wondering. What do you think about having Quatre and Trowa over for dinner?"

"Actually, I think it's a great idea since I was going to ask you if it was okay of Wufei and Zechs come over tonight. If Quatre and Trowa came over tonight along with them, they could get to know each other."

"It'll be like a friends get-together-for-dinner thing, your friends and my friends. Maybe I should call the lovebirds now?"

"Go right ahead, I hope that they can though."

"Me too. But I can convince them, guaranteed." Duo winked at me and headed over to the phone.

"You're probably the only one who could besides them convincing each other." He gave me a satisfied smile and listened for Quatre or Trowa to answer the phone. I had to hear this.

I walked over and picked up the other cordless phone, listening to the other line.

"Hey Q, what's up?" Duo asked cheerfully. I put the phone upside down so Quatre wouldn't hear me listening to their conversation.

"Hi Duo. Do you really need to ask what's up? You should know that by now." I heard snickering in the background and then a harsh gasp from Quatre.

"Trowa, can't I talk for a few minutes before you do that."

A soft `No, I want you now' was heard in the background. I had to smile. They were at it again.

"Duo you better talk fast. I don't think Trowa will be content to just to do a strip tease for me for very long, and I'm having a hard time concentrating on you…uh…right at the moment."

"Fine, fine. You two are both insatiable when it comes to going at each other. Anyway, can you come over and have dinner with Heero and me tonight? Free food and you won't have to be distracted by people asking for drinks, so how bout it?"

"Sure what time should we come over? We …um…want a little time to ourselves for a while before we come."

"Like you don't have a problem with coming already? You spend a ton of time in each other as it is. Can't you ever take a break for once?"

I shut my eyes and clamped my mouth shut as I felt the need to laugh at that comment bubble up in my chest. Duo certainly had a way with words.

"Later we can be in our own seats side-by-side, but not right now. What time?" Quatre asked impatiently. Duo looked over at me and I mouthed `six o'clock' he nodded to me then.

"At six, can you come before then and head over to Heero's apartment afterwards?" If Duo didn't stop with the gestures soon I think I would explode.

"At this rate, we might be a little late, but we'll be there. Greet us outside right?"

"Right, we'll let you in. Now hurry back to Trowa before he takes the phone away from you. Bye Quat."

He put the phone down as I hung up my end, and I let the laughter erupt from my throat. I couldn't hold it in any longer. It felt really good to just let loose. Duo snickered at me as I came back to my senses.

"I expected them to do as much if not more. I'm surprised Q wasn't moaning while I was talking from what I'm sure Tro-babe was doing. He must have more self-control than I thought."

"Hopefully they won't start groping each other at the table while we're eating. Although I could see Wufei doing that with Zechs at the table, Wufei is insatiable as well from what he told me. They'll be here at the same time as those two hopefully."

"They were already coming for dinner before you told me?" Duo asked confused.

"Actually yes. Wufei called me a few minutes ago while you were reading and I invited him and Zechs over for dinner. I was going to tell you after I got back to cleaning but you beat me to talking."

"Sorry, but this should be fun. I mean, we all pretty much know each other, well except for Zechs. I haven't meant him yet, so I don't know what to expect from the guy."

"I haven't met him either Duo, so don't worry. Besides, I wouldn't let him do anything to you. I love you and I would rather die than see you get hurt." I told him truthfully. I would make sure he felt safe when I was around him. Nothing would hurt him again, if I could stop it from happening.

"I love you too Heero, so much that it hurts when you aren't near me." He came over and wrapped his arms around my waist then kissed my neck, before resting his head on my shoulder. I wrapped my own arms around him and kissed his sweet scented hair and held him tightly for a few minutes, rocking him gently in my embrace.

After a few moments he decided to speak up. "So, what should we make for dinner?" He asked.

"I already have it figured out." I grinned at him as he pulled back to look at me, face-to-face.

"You have?" I nodded. "Then what will we be making oh-great-one-of-planning-meals-that-have-to-be-served-in-five-hours?"

"Baked chicken with steamed broccoli, mashed potatoes with butter and chives on top of them, and apple pie for dessert. I have two bottles of chardonnay cooling in the frig so we can all drink that as well." I smiled contently at the stunned look on Duo's face. "You thought I wouldn't have anything prepared?"

"No. It's just that you certainly made a tasty menu in record time. How was I ever lucky enough to meet you?" He kissed my lips tenderly and I returned the kiss.

"I came to a club and met the most beautiful creature in the place, which happened to be you and am I ever glad I did pay attention to that flyer."

"I'm glad you did too, or I would never have been able to have the most caring, loving, devoted, boyfriend in the world." He claimed my lips once more in a deep, deep kiss. I thought I could feel a piece of my essence escaping and touching his, and he was the missing piece of my soul that I sought out to reach.

"How much time does the chicken need to bake before it's done, Hee-chan?" Duo called from in the kitchen, placing the chicken in the oven.

"Set the timer for twenty-five minutes. That's about all that it will need. We have a half an hour before the four of them will be here. Plenty of time, everything else is almost done." I came back over to him after I straightened up the couch. I had to haul the other reclining chair from my study out to the parlor. It took some time but it was necessary.

My parlor was big enough so it wasn't obvious that the chair hadn't been there in the first place, and it matched the room so it wouldn't stick out. I figured that we would sit on the chairs and couch while we at dessert and since we were all paired up with someone, we would be in our lover's laps. It was bound to happen since we didn't know each other that well. Sure we were friends but we were all connected by being boyfriends with one of their friends or a friend of the boyfriend.

"Okay that's done. The potatoes will be done in five minutes and the broccoli is already half way done. I set the water at a slow boil so when it's done we won't make it become mush. That would be really disgusting." He face scrunched up in distaste and I just had to chuckle at him.

"It won't be thanks to you." I kissed and wrapped my arms around his shoulders, hugging him to me. He wrapped his own arms around me and rubbed my back up and down. I rested my head on his shoulders and closed my eyes at his caresses.

I then felt as my shirt was pulled up in the back and Duo's hands slipped in underneath. My eyes shot open wide as the skin-to-skin contact was made. I liked having Duo's hands on me, more so when it was flesh against flesh but his roaming hands also worried me. I felt as Duo began to try and pull my shirt off of me gently. I had to find out what he was up to.

"Duo, what do you want?" I asked gently and pulled back, but kept my arms loosely around his neck.

"I want you Heero. I want you to take me, before they arrive, right here in the kitchen. It'll be erotic don't you think? That way if something gets done we can take care of it so it won't burn. How about it?"

I looked at him stunned to silence. What he had just said just came out of nowhere. His thinking about staying in the kitchen so the food wouldn't burn was fine, but the other thing he wanted to do. That I couldn't and wouldn't do to him, it would be extremely uncomfortable for one, and I wouldn't take him in the kitchen any way.

"I want you too, I love you, but we can't do that now. Duo, why'd you ask that all of a sudden?"

Duo ducked his head and looked at the floor. "I just…wanted to be closer too you I guess. Sex is the closest thing two people can do together and become one. Q and Tro, Wufei and Zechs they do it all the time…" He gasped then looked at me. He slapped a hand over his mouth like he wanted to take back the words.

That comment was enlightening. Duo thought we should become one like our friends were. He must of felt that if we didn't do it we would be ridiculed for not doing it. How wrong could he be?

Gently I tilted up his face to look at me in the eyes. He looked at me with embarrassment crossing his features. I lightly caressed his cheek as I began to speak, to prove to him we didn't have to do what the others did.

"Duo, we don't have to do something just because our friends are doing it. A relationship doesn't work that way. It should be up to the both of us to decide when we are ready, not them. It doesn't matter to me what they do together. The only thing that matters is what we do together. We live, eat, and sleep together. It shouldn't matter if we aren't taking that next step of intimacy yet. We'll take it when we are ready for it."

"I realize that now but it's just… a part of me wants to take that step, while the rest of me is terrified of it. I…" Quickly I kissed him, swallowing the words he would have said as an apology, then pulled back a little and rested my forehead against his.

"Don't say you're sorry, you have nothing to be sorry for. I love you and I'll wait for you to be absolutely sure of yourself before we take that step. Now let's prepare the table." Duo nodded and went to my closet to get out a mid-section of the table we would need to fit everyone at my table.

I couldn't wait to see what would happen when everyone arrived.

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