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Authors: Sol Crafter
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black hair was damp and his skin was flushed pink from the heat, but just seeing him made Anderson want to smile goofily. Until he remembered Jeremy.
"Oh," Cole said on seeing Anderson, then smiled brightly. "I wasn't expecting you until later. Did Jeremy at least ask if you wanted to play too? I have another controller in the cabinet."
"No he didn't," Anderson said. "We just met like a minute ago."
" We just met like a minute ago . Well, you guys are very comfortable together," Cole said. "You seem like you've known each other forever."
He went over to the couch and sat down next to Jeremy. And Anderson wasn't upset about that. At all.
"Do you want to play?" Jeremy asked. His fingers were flying across his controller with frightening dexterity. It seemed as though he'd played a lot of games.
"I'm good," Anderson said. "I'll just watch for a while."
"Cool." Jeremy didn't seem all that broken up about him not wanting to play.
Anderson settled into the chair and tried not to seem all brooding as he watched the two men play. There was an organic quality to their relationship, as though they'd always been together. It made him feel like some kind of interloper, and it didn't really matter that Cole was trying pretty hard to fit him into the conversation.
He was tempted to just get up and go home, but there was no way he was going to give up that easily.
He'd probably been watching them play video games for about an hour when Jeremy gave a sudden, startling "Whoop!"
Anderson couldn't help his twitch of surprise. He'd pretty much been lulled into some sort of fugue state and didn't really know what was going on at first.
"Yes! Take that, sucker!" Jeremy yelled, then jerked his hat off his head and threw it toward the table. He was dancing around obnoxiously on the couch.
" Take that, sucker . Really, is that how you're going to be?" Cole rolled his eyes at Anderson. "He's the worst winner ever. You should have seen him when 'Demon Daze' was picked up for syndication. I had to deal with weeks of him being a major douche."
Sudden recognition hit and Anderson couldn't help blurting out, "You're Jeremy Heath!"
Two sets of eyes looked at him in disbelief. "You didn't know?" Jeremy asked. "I thought you knew who I was and were just being cool about it."
Anderson felt himself flush in embarrassment. "Actually, no. In fact, I was getting a little heated about how close you guys were being."
"You thought something was going on between us?" Jeremy jerked his thumb at Cole. Then he laughed. "Oh my God, that's so funny."
" That's so funny ," Cole echoed. "Why didn't you say anything? I just thought you knew he was my cousin."
Anderson shrugged. "I don't know. He looks different than he does on TV."
" He looks different than he does on TV . He always looks like crap when he's not working," Cole said, ducking away from Jeremy's swiping hand. He got up and came over to Anderson's chair, nudging him over so he could squeeze in next to him, though he couldn't fit all the way and leaned against Anderson's shoulder. "If you thought something hinky was going on, you should have said something."
Anderson nuzzled his face against Cole. "Next time I'll be sure to say something."
Cole wrapped his arms around Anderson's neck. " Next time I'll be sure to say something . You do that. There's no reason for you to be wondering about what's going on without saying anything."
Jeremy watched them for a moment, then stood up. "I think I'm going to head back to my place." He stretched, then reached down to grab the plastic bag of candy he'd tucked under the table. "I'm taking the candy with me."
" I'm taking the candy with me . You don't have to go," Cole said, pulling out of Anderson's arms to stand up. Anderson had to fight the urge to pull him back down.
"Yeah, but I've been here all day and I was supposed to be learning my lines. I think the studio will be pretty mad if I wreck the budget because I don't remember what I'm supposed to
"Oh," Cole said on seeing Anderson, then smiled brightly. "I wasn't expecting you until later. Did Jeremy at least ask if you wanted to play too? I have another controller in the cabinet."
"No he didn't," Anderson said. "We just met like a minute ago."
" We just met like a minute ago . Well, you guys are very comfortable together," Cole said. "You seem like you've known each other forever."
He went over to the couch and sat down next to Jeremy. And Anderson wasn't upset about that. At all.
"Do you want to play?" Jeremy asked. His fingers were flying across his controller with frightening dexterity. It seemed as though he'd played a lot of games.
"I'm good," Anderson said. "I'll just watch for a while."
"Cool." Jeremy didn't seem all that broken up about him not wanting to play.
Anderson settled into the chair and tried not to seem all brooding as he watched the two men play. There was an organic quality to their relationship, as though they'd always been together. It made him feel like some kind of interloper, and it didn't really matter that Cole was trying pretty hard to fit him into the conversation.
He was tempted to just get up and go home, but there was no way he was going to give up that easily.
He'd probably been watching them play video games for about an hour when Jeremy gave a sudden, startling "Whoop!"
Anderson couldn't help his twitch of surprise. He'd pretty much been lulled into some sort of fugue state and didn't really know what was going on at first.
"Yes! Take that, sucker!" Jeremy yelled, then jerked his hat off his head and threw it toward the table. He was dancing around obnoxiously on the couch.
" Take that, sucker . Really, is that how you're going to be?" Cole rolled his eyes at Anderson. "He's the worst winner ever. You should have seen him when 'Demon Daze' was picked up for syndication. I had to deal with weeks of him being a major douche."
Sudden recognition hit and Anderson couldn't help blurting out, "You're Jeremy Heath!"
Two sets of eyes looked at him in disbelief. "You didn't know?" Jeremy asked. "I thought you knew who I was and were just being cool about it."
Anderson felt himself flush in embarrassment. "Actually, no. In fact, I was getting a little heated about how close you guys were being."
"You thought something was going on between us?" Jeremy jerked his thumb at Cole. Then he laughed. "Oh my God, that's so funny."
" That's so funny ," Cole echoed. "Why didn't you say anything? I just thought you knew he was my cousin."
Anderson shrugged. "I don't know. He looks different than he does on TV."
" He looks different than he does on TV . He always looks like crap when he's not working," Cole said, ducking away from Jeremy's swiping hand. He got up and came over to Anderson's chair, nudging him over so he could squeeze in next to him, though he couldn't fit all the way and leaned against Anderson's shoulder. "If you thought something hinky was going on, you should have said something."
Anderson nuzzled his face against Cole. "Next time I'll be sure to say something."
Cole wrapped his arms around Anderson's neck. " Next time I'll be sure to say something . You do that. There's no reason for you to be wondering about what's going on without saying anything."
Jeremy watched them for a moment, then stood up. "I think I'm going to head back to my place." He stretched, then reached down to grab the plastic bag of candy he'd tucked under the table. "I'm taking the candy with me."
" I'm taking the candy with me . You don't have to go," Cole said, pulling out of Anderson's arms to stand up. Anderson had to fight the urge to pull him back down.
"Yeah, but I've been here all day and I was supposed to be learning my lines. I think the studio will be pretty mad if I wreck the budget because I don't remember what I'm supposed to
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