Avery was taking a nap, as he liked to do. He was on Jake’s bed, curled up on his right side, face towards the closed door. Jake was sitting crossed legged at the end of the large bed, just watching him. He had been reading. Well he and Avery had been talking, and then Avery fell asleep, and then Jake had started to read, letting him. Now he was just watching Avery. The other boy had his arms curled up into his chest, one hand under his cheek. He watched the slow rise and fall of his chest, the way he turned more into the pillow and bed as if looking for warmth even though it was a hot day, watched his eyelashes flutter gently on his cheeks as he dreamed. Jake wondered what he was dreaming about.
After several minutes Jake carefully stretched himself out on his right side next to him, keeping a little bit of space in between them. Avery shifted in his sleep, bringing himself unconsciously closer to Jake, and after he settled again, Jake reached out and with one finger and carefully touched Avery’s nose. He traced the bridge of it softly, sliding a little bit closer. Up and down, gently his finger went from right between Avery’s eyes to the very tip of his nose, down and up. Jake smiled, Avery’s eyelashes fluttering again. He pulled his finger back and watched him stir slightly, closing the small space between them finally and kissing him on the lips very softly, just a light touch of lips to lips, his own parted just slightly.
Suddenly Avery sighed against Jake’s mouth, his own lips parting too to return the light kiss, arms moving to instinctively go around him while still half asleep. They parted and Jake grinned as Avery opened his eyes, rubbing his nose once to Avery’s. Avery smiled back sleepily, closing his eyes again as he pressed completely up against Jake and kissed him once more, just his slightly parted lips over Jake’s, tongue lightly brushing Jake’s bottom lip before Jake parted his and touched his tongue to Avery’s as Avery’s fingers curled into the hair at the nape of Jake’s neck.
They kissed deeply but slowly, Jake’s hands against Avery’s chest before moving up to cup his face as Avery moved his own down Jake’s back. They laid like that for a long time, their kisses deep and slow, no need grow desperate because they had all they needed now, they needed nothing more.
“I love you,” Jake whispered against Avery’s lips when they parted, and Avery smiled and murmured it back, looking at Jake and touching his cheek lightly before closing his eyes again and tucking himself under the taller boy’s chin like he liked to do, Jake wrapping his arm under him completely. Avery kissed a bared part of Jake’s collarbone, almost his shoulder, and they were quiet once more, having no need to speak.