"Then... I want to go home with you tonight." He blushed, smiling at the man even more now before he started to eat again. "Mmm.." He was fairly quiet for a while, enjoying the food, but he wasn't much of a talker when it came to over a meal, then again... he didn't talk a lot anyway.

He wanted to ask Jacob to his house but.. He was afraid that Alex wouldn't take to well to waking in a new place. Somewhere so unfamiliar with him next to him all over again.

Jacob gave a small nod smiling over at the other man once more. He wasn't much of a talker either when you put food in front of him so he wound up silent during the entire meal as he ate his fill. After a small second portion he felt close to bursting and had to say he was finished.

"Nnm... that was good," Jacob said grinning a bit. "Thank you."

"mmhmm, anytime." He laughed, smiling. "You can come here whenever you want too. I should be here. I practically live in my office." He smothered a bit of a chuckle, seeming in far better spirits now as he started to clean up, packing away the food and turning the chair to open the mini fridge behind him so he could store them for lunches at work for a few days. "I'm done here.. we can call a cab whenever you want to go." he smiled warmly at Jacob, pushing a hand through his dark hair a moment before letting the bangs fall over his forehead again.

Jacob smiled glad to see the other man feeling better about things finally. Though the thought of the man staying over again and waking to this Alex's dour attitude... Jacob hoped things wouldn't get as out of hand once more. He bit his lip though and stood to help put the things away for Ashley.

"Then wanting to head out now?" Jacob asked as he looked around the small office. He couldn't imagine managing to stay in such a small place each day and night.

"Yeah. That sounds fine to me." He shifted to try and get up, finding his keys for the office and managing to get to his feet, so full. "Mm.. " He was a little tired, but he hoped he didn't fall asleep as soon as they got to his place, He wanted to spend more time with Jacob before he woke up to find Alex in place. He wondered just what would happen this time, would Alex be more... calm if he found him in bed next to him again? He wanted things to work out, he was afriad.. that if he couldn't sleep over, he wasn't sure how things would work out.

Picking up the phone, he called for a cab to pick them up in front of the building, hanging up and heading slowly for the elevator, locking up his office after Jacob was out.

Jacob followed Ashley out of his office and downstairs, by the time they were in the taxi Jacob had his arm around the other man as if to comfort him from his current thoughts. He was quiet during the ride home feeling the need not to say anything and just be comfortable in the embrace and silence that followed.

At the foot of the stairs Jacob turned to Ashley. "Want to be carried up again?"

Ash hadn't complained about the arm about him in the cab, enjoying the ride to the man's home. He'd closed his eyes for part of it, almost napping against Jacob's shoulder, his breathing shallowing out until he felt them moving to get out of the car, paying before sliding out of the seat with some help from Jacob.

When faced with those stairs again, he blushed and smiled at the man, nodding slowly. "Yeah.. It'd be easier. I haven't had time to practice getting up so many of them, it was hard enough getting down them this morning!" He laughed quietly.

Before he could step in to pick up Ashley, Jacob felt someone press up behind him. His head turned to look at who had put their arm around his waist and made a discrete face. The man was rather ugly with bushy eyebrows and wiry hair, but he was good with tips and was often a regular.

"Jacob.. long time no see." the man said ignoring the fact that Jacob was with someone else entirely.

Jacob's cheeks reddened a little, not of arousal but of frustration with the man. He disliked him so much and the fact he was more selfish about him than the rest. Jacob patted his hand awkwardly, aware that Ashley was watching something Jacob didn't want him to watch.

"Not now," Jacob hissed at the man before pulling himself away and wrapping an arm around Ashley's waist.

Picking him up crutches and all Jacob ignored the man as he carried Ashley up the stairs. "Sorry.."

Ashley had tensed and looked away when he'd heard the man's voice and noticed arms wrapping around Jacob's waist. He dind't know what to do, but that voice sounded... strangely familiar. Hauntingly so, it sent shivers down his spine. "..."

He was relieved that Jacob turned the man down for the night, now he hoped the man would stay away, he didn't want to know just who that sounded like, clising his eyes a moment as he was hoisted up by Jacob, hugging his crutches to himself as he was carried. "It's alright. Ah.. Who... was that?" He asked quietly, blushing deeply.

Jacob glanced down at Ashley and gave a small sigh to himself. Such was the risks of returning here so early in the night, but he'd hoped he'd be able to get upstairs unnoticed. He wished it didn't have to happen in front of Ashley though.

"Ah... Andrew.. he's a regular around here," Jacob replied slowly to Ashley. At the top of the stairs Jacob set Ashley back down again, keeping his arms around him until he was standing on his own. Jacob wasn't sure how else to explain and if he added any more he might sound inconsiderate and he didn't want that.

"A-andrew?" He repeated and seemed flustered but he shook his head to himself in some form of relief and let Jacob set him down, trembling a little before he was steady with his crutches again. "I ah.. I see." He blushed, walking carefully with his crutches towards Jacob's room again, glancing back for him briefly.

Jacob looked at Ashley uncertainly as he followed towards his room. He wasn't certain what to make of such a reaction but he opened the door and let Ashley inside first before closing the door behind them both. "Do you know him?"

Jacob didn't know any other reason for such a reaction, though it would be quite the coincidence if he did. Blue eyes worried over Ashley for a moment hoping that maybe he was reading into it too much.

Ashley thougth about lying to Jacob about it but decided against it, smiling faintly as he got his shoe off near the door, making a wobbly approach to a seat on the couch, sitting down carefully to set the crutches aside somewhere nearby.

"...Yeah. I'm glad he didn't seem to recognize me. We... used to work together, when I was interning around at different companies throughout high school." He didn't really want to remember those days, he didn't want to remember that man either however.

Jacob sat down next to Ashley letting an arm again wrap around the slim man. He gave a nervous smile but he nodded at Ashley's explanation. "I see.."

Jacob sat there for a moment before breaking the silence again. "What do you want to do?"

Ashley was relaxed against Jacob on the couch, closing his eyes briefly as he settled down again, glancing up towards him after a pause when he broke the silence.

"Well.." He breathed out, letting his fingers play over one of Jacob's arms. "What do you usually do when you're not working?" He inquired curiously.

"Party or go clubbing," Jacob admitted with a half grin down at the other man hugging him closer. "I don't think you're in the condition for either."

Jacob looked around the small room slowly, really there wasn't much to do. Watch tv, just stay as they were in silence.. or.. Well the man might be too tired for that by the looks of him. Jacob pressed his lips to Ashley's forehead. "I suppose we could head to bed early.."

"Mm, I think I am too." He laughed, looking down at his cast bound leg. "Hmm..." He was in thought a moment before Jacob touched his forehead with those lips, tipping his head back again, he kissed Jacob's lips in return.

"... mm, I don't want to go to bed early." He laughed, knowing that he'd wake to a completely different person if he were to fall asleep before Jacob. "I want to spend more time with you." He kissed him again, sliding his arm slowly around the man's waist, holding him in closer.

"Oh? Am I that fascinating?" Jacob asked grinning at Ashley leaning in closer and pressing his lips against Ashley's possessively his body shifting so he was in Ashley's lap, though his weight was left on his knees which were on either side of the other man. A naughty look crossed Jacob's face as he pulled away slightly. "Or am I just that good?"

"Ah.." Ashley blushed as they shifted and Jacob was soon leaned over him, tipping his head back a little to look up at him curiously again. "mnh..? Hey.." He snickered, smirking up at the man as he rested back against the couch a little more. "I think it might be a bit of both!" He smiled, drawing his fingers along Jacob's stomach a bit. "Hmm but maybe I just really like you." He stuck his tongue out at him.

Jacob shivered slightly under that brush of finger tips, his lips stuck in a small grin as Ashley admitted he liked him. He was glad, he liked Ashley as well.. even if they only just met the night before it hardly seemed like that was odd at all. Smirking Jacob leaned forward catching that tongue in his mouth giving it a small suck before chuckles escaped his throat.

His hands moved over Ashley's chest and shoulders, gently giving a sort of massage to the muscles they moved over. "Perhaps I like having you around then.."

Ash gasped and quivered at the sucking on his tongue, trembling a little as the man pulled away again and he felt hands slide over his chest and shoulders, arching a little bit under the soft rubbing. "mnh..Just around?" He slid his arms back up the other man's shoulders after shifting their positions faintly, fingers taking hold of his shirt a little as he pulled Jacob into another kiss, much deeper than previously.

Jacob smirked at Ashley's reaction but consented complete to such a kiss. He kissed the other man back as hungrily as he'd felt for food just earlier and now for something else. His hands roamed the body they got to know so well the night before and were planning to do the same once more.

His tongue dipped out pressing against Ashley's lips begging for entrance as his eyes fluttered shut and he shifted further onto Ashley's lap.

Ashley settled a little more into the couch, pulling Jacob in closer before he started to part his lips and allow him to deepen the kiss. His tongue peeked out and met the man's as he let him get past his lips, fingers playing with the ends of the man's blond hair. "Mmh.."

Shifting, he pressed closer to Jacob, his cheeks flushed and his body felt a bit warmer than normal. "Jacob.." He whispered against the kiss.

His tongue ran over Ashley's teasing it with his tongue. His hands found the buttons to Ashley's shirt and slowly pulled them free of their prospective holes. Fingertips ran over flesh as they darted inside the shirt. "Mnn.."

Ash let him get his shirt undone, one of his own hands loosening the tie to get it off so his shirt would fall open completely, shivering at the touches from Jacob's fingers on his sensitive skin. "Mnmh.. " He groaned a little into the kiss, panting softly. When he had the tie off, his hands then moved to pull up on Jacob's own top.