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All that could be seen in the living room, other than shadows, was a young man in blue pajamas. He'd fallen asleep beside the phone that was on the end table. All that could be heard was his soft snoring. That is, until the door opened. Then the young man slowly woke up, looked at the time and then at the door.
"Dave...? Dave, it's two AM!" He exclaimed, looking at another man, around his age, who had just walked inside. "Where have you been!?"
"Sorry John. Had to work late again." Dave walked over and wrapped his arms around John, a faint smile on his lips.
"Again? But that's twice this week!"
"Yeah, but you know how this DJ'ing thing goes."
"That's it. That's all it was." John thought, speaking his next thought. "Well I'm glad you're home now." He grinned and laughed a little, nuzzling him as the slightly older blonde picked him up.
"Ally-oop!" Dave chuckled and picked John up, carrying him up to their bedroom.
The raven-haired John had fallen asleep before they even reached the stairs. He'd been waiting for Dave since he'd gotten home. He did this every night since Dave started working overtime. That's been almost a year of their nearly five year relationship.
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The next morning when John woke up, Dave was gone again.
"Dave...? He's... He's gone... probably working a party or something...." he took a shaky breath,, raising his hands to his face. Why was he crying? Why does he have this feeling of dread...?
He shook himself off a little bit later. "C'mon John, you can't be a blubbering mess when Jade gets here! Gotta look presentable for the family!" He sighed and just laughed, getting up from the bed. He then threw on a light blue t-shirt an jeans, heading downstairs to clean up for his cousin's visit.
"Oh silly Dave! Leaving his stuff lay around like that!" John picked up the red, black and white record earbuds, putting them in Dave's desk drawer. Just before he closed it, he saw something.
"A note..." He picked it up and opened it, reading it aloud. "Strider, glad you could come over last weekend. Had a lot of fun. Can't wait to see you again. ~Karkat Vantas" John then dropped the note, staring like it was there. Just then, Jade walked in.
"John! John, I'm here! Where are you- Oh!" She then spotted her brother and quickly walked over, looking concerned. "John?? What's wrong? Are you okay??" John stayed silent and shook his head, silently picking up the note and leading Jane to the couch, handing her the note. As she read it he pulled his knees to his chest, putting his forehead to almost touch them.
A moment later he felt arms around him. "...Hey... Hey it's okay.. this Karkat person is probably just a friend from work. Maybe even someone he DJ'ed for! Just calm down for me, okay...?" The hug grew tighter as he nodded, reaching up and wiping his face.
"O-Okay... I hope you're right, Jade..."
"I hope so too... For your sake..." Jade sighed and kissed his forehead. "...Love you, little brother of mine... if you ever need to talk... just let me know..." John nodded once again and pulled himself together. His sister was here to enjoy his company. He should make that possible for her. Which is exactly what he did. The rest of the time Jade was over, they played video games, board games and just talked. Just like old times.
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"Dave!!" John came flying down the stairs, tackling the other in a hug and kissing his cheek.
He just laughed and held John in his lap, sitting up. "Good to see you too, Egderp."
"I missed you... you're hardly here anymore..." John's smile faded as he hugged his boyfriend tighter, nuzzling his face into the crook of the other's neck.
"I know... I hate it too. But I have tonight. We can cuddle as long as you'd like," Dave smiled one of his rare grins, and John couldn't help smiling in return.
"Alright... I'll race you to the couch!" John then hopped up and raced into the living room. they just laughed and talked the evening away. It was late by the time Dave suggested they play The Scribble Game.
"There's paper and pens in my desk if you wanna go get them."
"Perfect," john thought as he got up, "Now I can ask about Karkat!" He opened the drawer and pulled the note out, pretending to read it. "Who's Karkat?" He asked, chewing his lip a little. "What'd you guys do together?" Dave's face got redder, looking mildly panicked. But John couldn't tell. He didn't have his glasses on.
"Kat? He's just a friend from work. We went on a trip together, but we came back early. You were at Jade's so he crashed here and left the next day. That's all." He then looked up at John, right into his eyes. "If you're worrying about something going on, don't. You're all I need."
John was a little more than suspicious now. If it was only one time, he could forgive it. Sure, he'd be upset but he could forgive Dave. "I didn't even ask about what they did or where they went together," John thought, mind whirling, "I only asked who he was.." The male mentally sighed and brushed the thought away. He walked over with the pens, paper and a book to write on and sat cross-legged beside Dave on the couch.
"Ready to play?"
"You bet!"
They spent the rest of the night playing games until they stumbled upstairs to go to bed. John still had that bad feeling as he fell asleep... That feeling that Dave wasn't telling him something... Especially something about this Karkat person. But Dave said they were just friends. Dave wouldn't lie to his face or cheat. Right...? Dave... Dave wouldn't do that... Right...?