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"N-no, I can get dressed fine on my own." He nodded, biting his lip again and he shifted. Ashley set his phone aside and tugged his pants on while sitting down, squirming into them carefully as he stood up on his good leg for a brief moment, buttoning them up before he leaned down and scooped up his shirt and sat down on the bed with a sigh to pull it on.
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Jacob nodded and with a word of being back Jacob headed downstairs, first making certain no one was in the halls. Ashley would be safe in his apartment as he headed downstairs quickly and was pleased to see it had merely been moved out of the way. Grabbing the crutch he returned upstairs and to his room to find Ashley dressed. Giving a small smile he handed the man the crutch. "Here you are love.."
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"Thanks." He smiled as he took the crutch, using it to get up again once he had his shoe on. "can we get something to eat before we go?" He really wanted to keep stalling, even if they were only making an appointment and nothing would really be done for another couple of weeks. It didn't make him any less nervous.
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"Sure," Jacob said with a nod, he wasn't going to stop the other man from eating, even if it was just to stall. He again felt the urge to lean in and kiss the other man he gave a small sigh, he had to stop treating Ashley as if he were glass.. He just worried much too much. "Where would you like to go?"
He quickly grabbed some money out of his bedside table, not caring if the man knew where his stash was. He shoved the money in his pocket and grabbed his jacket before leading the way out of the small apartment. |
"Mmh... just somewhere simple. I want to pay this time, too." He insisted, blushing gently. The ngiht before had been such a mess, he wanted to make up for it, even if Jacob didn't think he needed to.
He followedhis lover out of the apartment, pocketing his phone again and rubbing his head a little. It ached, but he was okay. His cheek was slightly swollen wheere it'd bruised from his black eye, but his eye itself looked fine. |
"If you wish." Jacob said eying Ashley with a gentle look, part of him wished they'd stayed home that night instead. If they'd kept to their normal routine they wouldn't have this worry. He phoned for a cab on the way downstairs to take them anyplace that Ashley chose.
They waited outside, not wanting to wait inside the building not out of worry anything would happen but he wanted to make things less stressful for Ashley. |
Ashley obviously tensed as they made their way through the building and he didn't let out a gentle breath until they were outside. The night was still fresh in his mind. It was scarier for him than the night Andrew had originally raped him. At least he'd known Andrew! He gave a shiver at recalling any of his past, shaking his head a little.
When they were in the cab, he told hem to take them to a diner he liked near his work. It was probably one of his favourite places to eat breakfast. It was quiet by the time they got there, most of the morning rush already at work. He walked in with his lover, sitting down in a little booth adn they were brought just one menu for Jacob because Ashley always got the same thing--french toast with eggs and bacon when he went. It was probably the only time he ate more than a salad, but usually, he only had time to go maybe once a month, so he still never got to eat right. |
Jacob looked around the small diner and gave a small smile at the waitress that handed him a menu, curious as to why Ashley had not got one. He looked at Ashley with a strange look but he looked down at the menu, a small smile on his lips as he found french toast. It'd been a long time since he'd had that dish, unknowingly the same as Ashley's he set the menu down.
"You come here often then I take it?" Jacob asked, fishing for something to talk about other than the coming appointments. |
"Hmm.. maybe once or twice a month. Enough for them to remember I only like one thing." He laughed a bit, though it was weak. "It's close to work and the food's good." He smiled gently at him and a few minutes later a waitress returned to see if they were ready to take their orders, already knowing just what Ashley wanted, looking at Jacob curiously.
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"I guess you are memorable enough," Jacob teased a bit trying to keep the conversation light.
"Ah, I'll take the French toast,eggs and bacon," Jacob asked the waitress looking at her with a friendly smile. |
Ashley only blinked a few times before he covered his mouth and smothered his laughter. "You... Mmm, you'll be just as memorable as me." He snickered a bit, looking up at the waitress who only smirked knowingly.
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Jacob looked to Ashley with a confused look at first but then shook his head. "That's what you get here? Then I am certain they must be good"
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"Yes, I think so. I don't usually eat so much of anything at once. I love french toast." He gave a chuckle as she asked what they wanted to drink, just getting some milk for himself.
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"I'll have an orange juice, if only to be a bit different," Jacob chuckled after he ordered his drink and shook his head some. Looking back at Ashley he smiled, this was the type of night he'd wished they'd had.. Fun, light hearted.. It was quite opposite last night. "Mm.. I haven't had French toast in a long time."
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"That's cuz you get up at night!" He laughed, teasing him. He liked this better than thinking about what they were gonna do after this.
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"Yeah, but.." Jacob tilted his head as he grinned, glad to see Ashley smiling an laughing again without it looking or sounding forced. "No one says you can't eat french toast at night."
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"True enough." He grinned a bit, glancing up and thanking the waitress as their drinks were brought and he took a drink of his milk, licking his lips slowly. "Maybe I'll make some another day for us." He chuckled, "Though I'm not much of a cook, really."
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Jacob thanked the waitress as well, taking a small sip of his juice as he watched Ashley. "I'm sure anything you cook would be splendid."
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"Only if you like it burnt." He retorted with a snicker, he wasn't really that bad, but occasionally he really messed up a meal. It wasn't much longer before they had food sitting on their table and he began to eat, more interested in eating this than he had the food the night before. "Mm.. good as always." He chuckled a bit.
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"I won't know until I try," Jacob conceded with a grin.He'd probably be one to say he liked it even if he didn't but Ashley didn't have to know that.
Jacob looked at the full plates and smiled. Glad partially the found a place where Ashley would eat a full serving. Digging in he nodded in agreement that it was good. |
Ashley didn't talk much while he ate, but he wasn't used to eating in company with others either. He did indeed clean off his entire plate of food, licking his lips as he drank the last of his milk as well. He was so full, but it'd been a very good meal. He wished it had lasted longer, glancing curiously at the time before looking at Jacob again with a gentle smile.
The waitress came by with the bill and he dug his wallet out, paying her and leaving a tip on the table as she went off, setting it under the weight of his cup. "Should... we get going now?" |
Jacob didn't have a problem with the silence as he ate the entire meal, he was too busy enjoying it. He was too tired to really think of anything to say, it was a long night but only his mind was tired it seemed, his body was used to running for long amounts of times. Licking his lips of the remnants of the meal Jacob sighed, back to worrying about the month to come.
"Mm.. yeah, we have a time limit to get the important thing over with," Jacob murmured standing up once more and offering Ashley his hand to hold as he called a cab with his other. |
Ashley got up and took Jacob's hand, giving it a nervous, gentle squeeze while they headed out to wait for their cab. He wished they had more time to do things, he felt a little rushed, but he knew that working that day would also help him keep from worrying about it all so much. Work was always a good distraction from his everyday worries, there was always just too much to do.
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Jacob gave a small smile to Ashley as they got into the cab. He wished he could spend extra time to assure his love that everything was going to be okay. He was going to be there anyhow to give the man support.
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Ashley leaned gently against his lover in the cab, buckled up and trying his best to keep relaxed. He didn't want to get all tense and nervous again. "Have...you had to do this before?" He whispered after a few moments of silence. He had a feeling Jacob had, he seemed to know just what to do. He imagined he got tested pretty regularly as well because of his line of work--or what used to be his line of work.
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