Fic: Coming Out

[noxnoctisanima]

Title: Coming Out
Fandom: Bones
Rating: PG-13
Pairing: Jack/Zach
Series: Silence
Part: 3
Disclaimer: Don't own any of it, woe is me.
Warnings: Slash

Zach woke slowly, he was warm and comfortable and he knew he didn’t have to work today. He could feel Jack’s arm thrown over his chest and his warm breath against his neck.

The first time they’d woken up like this Zach had been uncomfortable, he hadn’t known what to do, was he supposed to lie there or get up? He’d never understood why people did it? Why did they want to lie in bed and wait for someone to wake up? He was still lying there when Jack woke up and pulled Zach back against him. Jack’s warm kiss on his neck and feeling the rumble of “Morning” against his back made him suddenly understand. The did it because lying like that, pulled up against Jack was the best Zach had ever felt.

It was five months since that first kiss, they hadn’t dated, neither of them were much good at it. But Zach’s clothes had moved into Jack’s room, pictures of Zach’s family were on the dresser and the only books left in the apartment were the ones he never read. No one really noticed any difference. Zack and Jack still arrived together and left together, they were both as consumed by their work through the day as they had ever been. And no one important ever called Zach’s home phone so nobody noticed that it was never answered now.

But, it wasn’t going to last much longer and all because Booth thought Zach needed a girlfriend.

They were sitting at the bar in Wong Fu’s, they’d just finished a case and Booth had taken all the squints to celebrate. Booth was sitting next to Zach and had started to quiz him about his love life.

“So you don’t have a girlfriend?”

“No, not a girlfriend…but…” Zach stuttered and Booth cut him off and turned to Angela.

“He needs a girlfriend.” Angela looked at Zach and nodded.

“You do sweetie, I know you love your work but you need a life outside the lab.” Zach tried to protest but she cut him off. “Yes you do, I have a friend I think you’ll like, she’s single at the moment.” She pulled out her phone.

Jack had been growing more agitated as they continued talking, he knew they thought they were helping Zach but they wouldn’t even let him talk. When Angela started dialling he decided it had gone far enough. Jack reached past Angela and pulled Zach against him. He kissed him slow and deep, loving the light exhalation Zach made when kissed like this. He pulled back and looked at Angela.

“He doesn’t need a girlfriend, he’s got me.”

Booth reacted much as they had thought he would, uncomfortable, skittish, yet outwardly accepting.

Dr Brennan looked at them for a moment before beginning to explain to Booth the presence of homosexuality in the development of civilisation.

Angela was excited and terribly disappointed with both of them for keeping it from her. She was in love with the idea of the two of them, pestering them incessantly for details and finding the whole thing thrilling and romantic.

But the tense glances from Booth came less frequently as the night passed, Angela began to accept that they weren’t going to be providing any more information then they had already given, Dr Brennan moved onto a different subject. The night finished much as it would have had they not just come out, they got into Jack’s car and drove home together, the only difference was the salacious wink Angela gave them as they left.

Comments

[omfg-yaoi-squee.livejournal.com]

I like this little three-shot. Very cute.

[noxnoctisanima.livejournal.com]

Thanks, it was a while ago but it was fun to write.