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Author's note: As promised, guys, here I am with the new story of Zane and Dan! It will be a bit silly, hopefully cute, but definitely entirely from the heart! I hope you'll enjoy it!

Chapter One – Dumb And Cute

“Who is that?” Zane examined the jock kneeling in front of Jett’s boyfriend, in what seemed like a grand gesture.

Jett grimaced as he parked the car. “Nobody.”

“Nobody?” Zane wanted a bit more information, but it looked like Jett was in no mood to supply him with that. Whatever, he would just find it on his own.

They quickly got out, just as April opened his arms wide and declared to the world he was in love with Jett. Zane punched Jett in the shoulder and congratulated him. Jett had such a funny smile on his face that it wasn’t even funny.

Dude was in love, and that, well, that, Zane did find funny. Not because he hadn’t always suspected that Jett would switch teams, provided that enough stimulation was provided, but because he knew exactly what his best friend’s type was, and April Summer was all that to a tee. 

He whistled and hooted as they got closer to the strange duo in front of Jett’s house. The jock looked pretty damned hurt when April moved his eyes away from him and looked at his boyfriend.

Dudes were in love, Zane concluded. Personally, he didn’t believe that twenty was a good age for ever-afters, but Jett and April looked like they won the lottery both. For him, twenty was the perfect age for having fun, and the jock sitting on his ass and staring miserably at Jett’s and April’s PDA appeared to be the ideal supplier for that. Zane’s bet was that the jock was trying to court April but to no avail. April was definitely taken.

Zane wasn’t, and therefore, that meant that he needed to make it clear. There was an opening, pun not entirely intended since he was usually the one to fill other dudes’ openings, and he would let the jock know that he could apply. 

He put down his grocery bags and offered the miserable jock a hand. The guy looked at him, a bit wary, but he took it.

“And who are you?” Zane examined him. He gave a reassuring smile, but he made sure that his intentions were clear. The dude was built like a frigging brick house. Zane didn’t usually go for the type, but the more he had to make love to, the better. Jett would call him a perv if he knew what was on his mind right now. Well, it wasn’t Jett’s business, anyway. Zane really liked what he saw.

“He’s just an asshole,” Jett replied. 

“I like assholes,” Zane said, without taking his eyes off Dan. “Let’s get inside. Help me with these?” He pointed at the grocery bags. 

Dan seemed unsure, but he did take the bag Zane offered him. That was good. Zane liked the obedient type, and this oversized puppy was right up his alley. Casually, he flung one arm over Dan’s shoulders and took him inside the house. Behind them, Jett and April seemed to get in a bit of a lovers quarrel. Yeah, Jett should have known better than to throw a party without letting his boyfriend know about it first. Also, there was that thing with Theo, but Zane had promised that he would keep his mouth shut, and that was what he was doing.

Also, he was a bit too busy finding out more about the guy next to him to be bothered with Jett’s home problems. If Jett ever needed help, all he had to do is ask. And that was something Jett seldom did, so Zane felt like he had a clean conscience.

“Let’s leave these in the kitchen,” he said and guided the jock around the house.

He then pushed him into the living room and made him sit on the couch. Zane could tell the guy was nervous, as he plopped down next to him and glued their thighs together. 

“Man, do you mind?” 

Zane stopped his prey from fleeing by throwing his arm again around his shoulders and keeping him close. “What’s your name, sugar lips?”

That mouth looked damned fine, and Zane had a mind to taste it, sooner rather than later. 

“It’s Dan and my lips … they’re not made of sugar!”

Oh, man, was that a blush Zane was seeing? It couldn’t be, right? “There’s only one way to find out.” He leaned in, without any introduction, but Dan dodged him swiftly. Clearly, the dude could fight him for real, but he wasn’t doing it. The real question was: why? Zane had a few theories, and he would check them all soon.

“Can’t you tell me your name first?” Dan appeared rightfully scandalized.

“It’s Zane. Can I taste your lips now that you know it?”

“No,” Dan protested, but again, Zane knew that he wasn’t doing everything in his power to get out of that tight situation.

Speaking of tight, Zane really wanted to know how tight exactly Dan was. One of the many upsides of being with dudes was that nobody wondered why he was so horny all the time. How Jett had managed to stay away from April’s fine ass until now was beyond him. He had known Dan for only five minutes, and all he could think of was how to get into the guy’s pants. Seeing how he had been declaring his feelings toward April on the front lawn just moments ago, it was clear that Dan also liked dudes.

In many other circumstances, that had been enough for him to work with. “Are you staying for the party?”

“You guys throwing a party?”

“Yeah.”

“I don’t think April’s gorilla boyfriend wants me around here.”

“But I do. So trust me, you’re invited.”

Dan threw him a confused look, and then he blushed again and looked away. Zane just couldn’t believe his luck. He didn’t know for sure whether Dan still had a cherry to pop, but his bets were on ‘total virgin’. Dan looked like someone who knew nothing but sports all day long, so it was a good time for Zane to show him that there was more to life than work. 

“Are you cold?” There was a small tremble coming off Dan, and, for a second, Zane wondered if he wasn’t barking at the wrong tree. But Dan still let him keep his arm over his shoulders and their thighs next to one another. 

Zane just needed to find the right combination between frontal attack and tactful persuasion.

Jett marched into the living room like a storm. The expression on his face was announcing nothing good. He stopped in front of them and set his eyes on Dan. “Listen here, buzz cut. April is my boyfriend,” Jett pointed at his chest, “and you have no business trying to get into his pants.”

Dan seemed only then to realize that Jett was there, and he instantly made a move to get away from Zane. Ah, so an audience was a problem. Zane wrapped his arm tightly around Dan’s shoulders, keeping him in place. Dan seemed at least a little bit unhappy, and now he was struggling. Still, he wasn’t getting up from the coach, so that had to be a good sign.

“I’m not doing that!” Dan protested. “I just thought he was in danger.”

Danger? What kind of danger? Zane observed the two bulls engaged in the fight with growing interest.

Jett’s eyes narrowed to thin slits. “Why the fuck would he be in danger?”

“Because you’re some kind of mafia,” Dan blurted out. “I heard April talking to his friends. Do you even still have all your fingers?”

Jett stared at his own hands, seemingly a bit surprised, and then he shook his head. “The fuck you’re talking about? I work security, asshole.”

“I won’t give up on April,” Dan replied. “I don’t care what you do or what you are.”

Ah, so Dan was admitting loud and clear to having feelings for April. That would be interesting. Zane wasn’t at all bothered. Dan would have to settle for a replacement and offer that opening to someone else. Zane would be more than happy to fill it, just as he was happy about finally getting that pun right.

“Do you really want me to kick your ass?” Jett cracked his neck menacingly.

Dan blanched instantly. “I don’t care that you have a gun, either!”

A gun? Jett? Zane wanted to laugh, but, for the sake of how funny the situation was, he needed to play along. “Do you have a gun?”

Jett grimaced. Apparently, he wasn’t in the mood to play along, too. “Maybe you should hit the road,” he said to Dan.

Zane tightened his hold on his prize, and Dan turned his head to stare at him. For a couple of seconds, Dan struggled silently to get away from him. 

Come on, come on, puppy, you can do better than this. 

“I’ll just stick around and watch over April,” Dan said, his eyes leaving Zane with much difficulty. “I heard you’re throwing some mad party.”

Zane used both arms to embrace Dan. “Can I have him, please?” Not that he needed the permission, but it was better if he had it, nonetheless.

Jett frowned. “What do you want with this shmuck, Zane? He’s not even your type.”

Dan’s struggle intensified. Zane would make things clear later. And maybe Jett would have to shut his pie-hole, too.

“He might not be, but hey, I’m suddenly in the mood for some vanilla goodness,” Zane said as he stared at Dan from up close. Yeah, that was certainly the case. Dan had vanilla goodness written all over him.

“Vanilla what? Whatever, I don’t want to know. Just keep an eye on him,” Jett warned. 

“I won’t have eyes for anyone else; I promise,” Zane said with a huge grin. “This party is going to be so awesome.”

Jett began marching out of the room without another word. It looked to Zane that his friend was pissed for other reasons, not Dan. 

“Could you please let go of me?” Dan demanded, but Zane just shook his head. “Hey,” he called after Jett, “are you going to leave me alone with this weirdo?”

“Weirdo? Really? That hurt my feelings, by the way. And how am I a weirdo?”

“You keep on,” Dan swallowed hard, “being all over me.”

“You don’t seem to mind it.” Zane kept both his arms around Dan, enjoying how the fight in the other was slowly dying out. When he was right, he was right, what could he say? The oversized puppy enjoyed the attention, or else, by now, he would have whopped Zane’s ass completely.

It would be so fun to introduce Dan to a world of pleasure; Zane could bet. Right now, he just needed to keep him down, on the sofa, with him, and it looked like, so far, he was doing a pretty fine job.

“It’s only because of April.”

“Oh, really? Because of April?”

“Yeah. I need to be here to protect him.”

“Trust me. Jett can take care of his boyfriend.”

“It’s from him that April needs protection.”

Zane chuckled. “It looks like April doesn’t think so. You heard him how he confessed his eternal love just earlier.”

“Yeah,” Dan admitted, and he made a long face.

Zane wanted nothing else but to kiss him and make it all better. Damn, Dan was so dumb and cute, he didn’t even seem real. “So, you see, you can’t really intervene between the two of them. April would be pissed if you tried that.”

Dan moaned. “And what am I supposed to do?”

“You’re asking me? The weirdo?”

Dan blushed completely. If Zane stared closely, he could see some freckles. Man, the kids might have teased Dan over them back in the days. Not anymore, though, since the guy was well over six point two or even four. Zane would have a blast taking all the measurements, that was a given. 

“I didn’t mean it like that. But why are you so close? We don’t know each other.”

“You’re Dan, and I’m Zane. I’d say that we’re more than properly acquainted. And we could be a lot more if you wanted it.”

“I don’t,” Dan said, pouting like a child.

“Hey, I might offer you some advice.”

“Advice? What advice?” Dan seemed suddenly interested.

“Chasing April won’t do you any good. What you need is to get better at the game.”

“The game? What game?”

“You know what game. Have you tried anything at all with a dude in your life?”

“No,” Dan protested.

He was no longer rigid in Zane’s arms, so that was clearly a good sign.

“So, how do you know if you like dudes?”

“I don’t like dudes,” Dan retorted, although unconvincingly. “I like April. And we kissed.”

“Oh, damn. Just make sure that Jett doesn’t hear about it. That dude is totally into not sharing.”

“I don’t want to share either. I saw April first.”

“Oh, really? You saw him first? And what did you do?” Zane enjoyed reading all the emotions on Dan’s face. He was like an open book. Zane felt that he was a good candidate for all the endearing names in the book that could describe someone as big as Dan, and just as cute.

Dan looked away. “I blew it.”

“Figures.”

“What’s that supposed to mean? And can you keep me less tightly?”

“No can do. You might just run away, and I can’t risk it.”

“Why? Did April’s gorilla boyfriend tell you to pester me like this?”

“As you might have seen it for yourself, it’s quite the opposite. Jett doesn’t want you here. But I do.”

“Really? Why?”

Zane stared into Dan’s pretty eyes. Damn, he was cuteness incarnate, the oversized version. Jett was wrong. Dan was totally his type, only that he came in a bigger package than usual. It was all right; suddenly, Zane felt like a glutton and wanted to lick the cookie bowl clean.

“I dig you.”

“You dig me?”

“I like you.”

“You like me?”

“If you are going to repeat everything I say, it will take a while to get to the good part.”

“What good part?”

“This.” Zane was done beating around the bush, and Dan clearly needed a more solid evidence that he was into him, big time. He pulled Dan into a kiss, and, yeah, those lips were nothing but top-notch candy.

And they opened to the kiss just like Zane had suspected from the moment Dan hadn’t shrugged his arm away, although it must have been weird as hell to have a complete stranger keep him into a tight grip like that. 

There was a lot of sweetness to explore, and Zane had all the time in the world. After all, the party didn’t even start, and he had a blast. Dan pulled away, blushing like crazy. “No. I like April,” he said stubbornly.

Zane kept in a sigh. So the guy would be more work than he suspected. Whatever, he could live with it. “Even if you like April, it’s not like you’re his boyfriend. Jett is.” It wasn’t like him to be cruel, but he felt that he needed to make it clear to Dan that daydreaming about April wouldn’t cut it.

That was not entirely true. Zane was – a tiny bit, but still – pissed that Dan was still running his mouth about April when they could kiss like crazy and then maybe even find a place in that house where they could be alone and have real fun together.

It wasn’t like him to be possessive. He was a cool dude; he was the kind of man who didn’t mind if his partners wanted something else or someone else. As long as they were upfront about it all, and they also didn’t mind getting freaky with him, Zane was down with everything that came his way.

Now, this oversized puppy, however, was getting a little bit – really, a tiny bit, nothing more – on his nerves. 

“April can’t date a gangster.”

“Jett’s not a gangster,” Zane said with a snort.

“Really, and how can you tell? What’s your relation with that asshole?”

“You two call each other ‘asshole’ a great deal. Should I worry that you might want to explore that area of Jett’s body?”

Dan made such a face that Zane burst into laughter. 

“He is an asshole,” Dan said with conviction. “And you still didn’t tell me what’s with you and that dude.”

“Don’t worry. We don’t sniff each other’s buttholes. Not that way, at least. We’re BFFs. And I’m in the same thing as Jett, so that’s how I know he’s not a gangster.”

“OMFG! Then you’re a gangster, too!”

“Seriously? You have a one-track mind, don’t you?”

“Oh, shit. Do you have a gun on you, too?”

“If you count the one in my pants that’s totally hard for you right now, the answer is ‘yes’.”

That blunt answer seemed to have the desired effect on Dan because he stopped his tirade and blushed again. “Don’t joke about it.”

“I never joke about getting it hard for a guy. I’m all honest, I promise. It’s like a fault when I, otherwise, have a perfect personality.”

Dan snickered at that, and Zane smiled. They could chill a little. “Look, I’m not keeping you here. So, if you want to take a hike, that’s fine by me. But, if you stay, I promise you that you will learn a few things about getting busy with a dude. I’m an expert; you can trust my expertise.”

“I don’t know, man. I like April.”

Zane sighed. “Look, let’s just chat for a little while. Let me explain to you a few things about Jett and April. Hey, you need to hear them.”

Dan relaxed into his arms, and Zane finally let him go. “Jett has never been with a dude before.”

“Really? And what business does he have with April, all of a sudden?”

“Well, some things just happen. The thing is Jett is completely head over heels. And April – you heard him – feels exactly the same. There is no way to get between them.”

“Jett might hurt April. He’s a gangster.”

“Again with that. We just take care of some business, nothing as extreme as you might think.”

Dan seemed unconvinced.

Zane tipped his chin. “Tell me straight. If I kissed you again, would you pull away?”

Dan didn’t move. He seemed preoccupied. His eyes were darting to and fro, a sign of his nervousness. 

Zane sighed. “Look, if you just want to hang around to talk, that’s fine, too. It’s not my usual MO since I’m totally an action guy, but --”

“What kind of action?”

Zane grinned. “You know what I mean.”

“The party is in a few hours. There might be some dudes you like.”

“To be honest, no. I know everyone. And I’m all for novelty, you know? So I’m not going to annoy you. You could learn a few things, and I’m not going to pester you like some clingy boyfriend. Got it?”

“By how you hold me, you seem totally like the clingy type,” Dan replied.

But his eyes were smiling. Zane would put his mind at ease. After all, he was no relationship material, and all that he promised Dan right now was a night of fun, with no strings attached.

Maybe he needed to make it all clear. “Look, man, I’m all about fun. You like having fun, I hope.”

“Yeah. But maybe I don’t know how to have it. Fun, I mean.”

Dan looked at his hands, and Zane followed his eyes. Just as he thought, that was a guy who worked hard. Somehow, that aspect, although unimportant, made Dan even more endearing in Zane’s eyes. He suspected that, underneath all those muscles, Dan had a good heart.

“I can totally teach you how to have fun. I’m the best at having it. And I don’t mind sharing.”

“But wouldn’t it be like I’m cheating on April?”

He worried. That was just so cute. 

“It can’t be, right? I can bet he’s doing a lot of cheating right now toward you with his boyfriend.”

Dan made a long face. “They’re like that, right?”

“You saw them.”

“Yeah,” Dan said dejectedly.

“Come on.” Zane patted him on the back. “I know the best cure for a broken heart. It includes tequila and a lot of the action I was telling you about.”

“I don’t drink strong liquor. I mean, not usually.”

“It’s okay. Do I get it that you prefer the action?”

Dan didn’t say anything. “Maybe later,” he said. “Or not. I don’t know.”

Zane stood up and offered his hand. “Let’s take a walk until the party starts. If after everyone’s here, having fun, and you still think that you don’t want to take me up on the offer, that’s totally fine by me.”

“Are you always this straightforward with everyone?”

“Pretty much, yeah.”

“And I … if we do something, it means nothing, right?”

Zane looked at Dan. “Dan, my man, it will mean whatever you want it to mean, or nothing at all. It’s totally fine by me.”

“So, you only like me, for like, right now?”

Zane shrugged. “That’s pretty much how it works with me.”

“So, you’re a playboy.”

“I won’t deny that. It’s right on the dot. Also, you have feelings for April, so you don’t want it to be complicated, either. So, what do you say? Care to try it?”

Dan made a vague gesture with his head.

Zane took him by the shoulders. “Let’s take that walk.”

***

It was interesting to find himself listening instead of being the one to run his mouth all the time, Zane thought. Dan was easy to listen to, on top of everything. As Zane had suspected, he was a total jock, which meant that his life was split between training and studying since the nice example of a young man walking by him thought that he needed to be more than a ‘dumb jock’.

If it weren’t for Jett to have already gotten April, Zane would have totally rooted for Dan to try his luck. But Zane knew his best friend, and he also knew that Jett would not let go of April. For crying out loud, April was a dead ringer for that kid Jett had been in love with as a kid.

There was no way for Jett to let go of April. Only if the real Theo ever appeared out of the blue, and not even then, Zane couldn’t guarantee that Jett would forget about April. There was just something between them that Zane couldn’t pinpoint. The moment they looked at each other, it was like everyone else disappeared. April was trying to be polite and to address the other people in the room, but Jett was far from being that subtle.

Zane looked at everything as a bystander, and he was pretty much impressed. So loves like those did exist, and not only in movies and stuff. 

“I talked all the time,” Dan said, and he was endearingly embarrassed for it, too.

Zane took him by the shoulders. “You know, I’ve never found football interesting until today. So, what do you say? Do you want to join the party? I promise I will keep my hands to myself.”

Dan blushed and then stuttered, “Maybe if you promised that you wouldn’t?”

Zane stopped for a second. “Sure thing. You can count on me.”

Dan took one deep breath before they walked back into the house together. Zane knew now what could be the source of that nervousness. But those were nothing but a beginner’s jitters. And he was an expert at making them go away. All it took was a willing partner, and it looked like Dan was precisely that.

TBC

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Comments

MM

Fabulous - Zane is deeper than he appears!

AYoung

Predator Zane - so focused 🙂😁