When JC finally picked up the phone, he was greeted by a warm chuckle and the words, "I thought you said you'd wait up."
"You told me not to," JC replied, yawning as he sat up a little in the dark, trying to rouse himself. "What time is it?"
There was a pause, like AJ was checking his watch. "About three your time. And when I told you not to it was one of those things you have to say even though you don't mean."
JC laughed, stifling another yawn. "Baby, we've been together fourteen months. We're past the sitting-by-the-phone-the-entire-night-waiting-for-your-call stage."
"Happy anniversary to you, too." AJ said, the indignation in his voice palpable even over the phone.
"You're sulking," JC said, a grin on his face. "Don't. I watched TRL today. The video looks good."
"Did you tape it?" AJ asked; he was excited about the new album, there was no way around it.
"Of course. How else am I going to see you for the next coupla months?"
"Jayce..." For a moment, JC heard the new note of seriousness in AJ's voice.
"I'm proud of you," JC interrupted, before AJ could apologize--not that JC seriously thought for a second that AJ would do anything of the sort. "It's okay. I'll deal with the distance by calling you every two hours."
AJ made a small noise of protest, and JC grinned. They both knew he was capable of it; AJ had his previous month's phone bill as proof. "And you're going to add that if I don't pick up you won't be held responsible for any fucking that takes place with Chris."
"Hey!" JC said, defensively. "Hormones are dangerous things, man."
"You know," AJ began, as if JC hadn't spoken, but there was a smile hidden in his voice, "when I dialed your number I was hoping for more than a lukewarm response."
"I love you, dork," JC told him. "Is that better?"
AJ grunted.
"And I'm flying out to see you. How's that for a belated anniversary present?"
There was nothing but silence in answer. JC frowned. "AJ?"
"Seriously?"
JC grinned at the disbelief in AJ's voice. "Unless you object."
AJ started laughing. "You're unbelievable. When's your flight? I'll come pick you up from the airport."
"You better. I'm driving myself crazy here missing you."
"Because I have it so much better," AJ deadpanned.
"You have your boys with you," JC pointed out, his smile fading slightly. "I miss mine."
AJ paused for a minute. "Word has it that because Backstreet's got a new album coming, N'sync's reunion isn't too far behind."
"That's just what the scary girls on the internet want to believe."
"As if you're not one of them," AJ said, and JC could picture him raising an eyebrow, hip cocked, wearing an expression that read 'don't-even-think-about-lying-to-me'. His mouth curved.
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Date: 2005-05-17 02:58 am (UTC)"You told me not to," JC replied, yawning as he sat up a little in the dark, trying to rouse himself. "What time is it?"
There was a pause, like AJ was checking his watch. "About three your time. And when I told you not to it was one of those things you have to say even though you don't mean."
JC laughed, stifling another yawn. "Baby, we've been together fourteen months. We're past the sitting-by-the-phone-the-entire-night-waiting-for-your-call stage."
"Happy anniversary to you, too." AJ said, the indignation in his voice palpable even over the phone.
"You're sulking," JC said, a grin on his face. "Don't. I watched TRL today. The video looks good."
"Did you tape it?" AJ asked; he was excited about the new album, there was no way around it.
"Of course. How else am I going to see you for the next coupla months?"
"Jayce..." For a moment, JC heard the new note of seriousness in AJ's voice.
"I'm proud of you," JC interrupted, before AJ could apologize--not that JC seriously thought for a second that AJ would do anything of the sort. "It's okay. I'll deal with the distance by calling you every two hours."
AJ made a small noise of protest, and JC grinned. They both knew he was capable of it; AJ had his previous month's phone bill as proof. "And you're going to add that if I don't pick up you won't be held responsible for any fucking that takes place with Chris."
"Hey!" JC said, defensively. "Hormones are dangerous things, man."
"You know," AJ began, as if JC hadn't spoken, but there was a smile hidden in his voice, "when I dialed your number I was hoping for more than a lukewarm response."
"I love you, dork," JC told him. "Is that better?"
AJ grunted.
"And I'm flying out to see you. How's that for a belated anniversary present?"
There was nothing but silence in answer. JC frowned. "AJ?"
"Seriously?"
JC grinned at the disbelief in AJ's voice. "Unless you object."
AJ started laughing. "You're unbelievable. When's your flight? I'll come pick you up from the airport."
"You better. I'm driving myself crazy here missing you."
"Because I have it so much better," AJ deadpanned.
"You have your boys with you," JC pointed out, his smile fading slightly. "I miss mine."
AJ paused for a minute. "Word has it that because Backstreet's got a new album coming, N'sync's reunion isn't too far behind."
"That's just what the scary girls on the internet want to believe."
"As if you're not one of them," AJ said, and JC could picture him raising an eyebrow, hip cocked, wearing an expression that read 'don't-even-think-about-lying-to-me'. His mouth curved.
"Yeah, well. You love me anyway."
"Yeah," AJ agreed. "Yeah, I do."
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Date: 2005-05-17 04:42 pm (UTC)Very very cute!
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Date: 2005-05-17 04:48 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-05-19 07:57 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-05-19 08:09 am (UTC)thank you kindly. :)