The day that AJ was due to arrive at Brian’s house, Brian had gone to check the mail, not really expecting anything. When he saw another letter from AJ, he took it in the house to read while he drank his coffee. He hadn’t had a reply since his last letter, and had assumed that AJ was waiting until he came home. He should have known better.
With a smile on his face, Brian unfolded the letter and began to read.
Dear King Brian
My your royal lips kiss my peasant ass. Yep, you heard me right. What are you gonna do about it, sentence me to the goals? Ooo, terrified. I bow down to no man!!!
So, yeah. Hi, hon. How be you? Yeah, don’t really ask what’s going on, cause I don’t really know. Ha ha. I’m a little insane today, and well I’m sure you remember how that goes, right? Top it off, they told me that I’m free soon. FREE. The world better be prepared for me, cause AJ is going to be back baby! Straight and Sober too. Well, straight is probably the wrong word. Parts of me will be straight. But overall, no, straight is the wrong word. Ha! Ok, enough gay jokes. I just couldn’t help that one. But, in the staying off the drugs sense, I will be straight. So yeah.
I know I’m rambling. The worst part is knowing that you’re rambling and being unable to stop it. I mean I could see it if you were right in front of me and I was talking to you face to face. But in a letter? Come on now. WTF. Maybe I’ve just finally gone insane if I can’t even stop my hand from rambling. That does sound insane. But, so does the thought that my hand has a mind of its own to ramble at will. Huh. My counselor will find that interesting.
You know I’ve got awfully used ot having someone who’s required to listen to me talk. When I get there, you’re going to have to fill that role for me. HAVE TO, you hear me??? That’s right. I’m demanding it. Cause I’m a dick like that.
I can’t wait to get there, Bri. I really can’t. I haven’t stopped floating since we told one another the truth. I want to come and hold you against me, and kiss you, and tell you the three words that everyone wants to hear. I know it seems fast, and that worried me at first. But I discussed some of it with my counselor, and he agreed with me that we’ve known each other long enough, and both felt the same way long enough, that love can be used to describe what we feel. In so many ways we’re already almost like a couple. I mean, look at it.
We’ve lived together. We’ve been through ups and downs together. We know all the little quirks that most people don’t learn until they move in with one another. I know that when you’re sick you snore like a freight train. When you have a bad dream, you grind your teeth. You have this annoying habit of picking up behind me. In reverse, you probably think I have this annoying habit of leaving stuff lying around, lol.
I know that you secretly love raisin bran, but you hate lucky charms. You take your coffee with just enough milk to cover the bottom of the cup, and two sugars.
See what I mean? There’s so much we already know. I hope that it makes things easier, but in no way less interesting. I doubt there will ever be a dull moment between us.
Well, I need to go start filling out all my discharge papers. You probably won’t get this until I’m almost home, or already there with you. But that’s ok, I wanted to write it anyways.
See you soon, gorgeous!
Xxxxxxx and ooooooooo’s
Alex
A coughing sound drew Brian up from his letter and had his heart slamming against his chest. He whipped his head up, looking for the source of the sound, and saw AJ. He was standing, large as life, in the kitchen doorway. Arms crossed over his chest, leaning on his shoulder against the door jam, he was wearing the biggest smile that Brian had ever seen.
There was no time to think about it. Brian reacted on pure instinct and flung his arms open wide for a hug. There was no hesitation on AJ’s part, either. The younger man launched forward, practically jumping into Brian’s lap. He wrapped his arms around his neck, and with a sound of joy, leaned in and kissed him.