07 Morning After
Dandy was out like a light, heavily snoring on his back. He had dreams about the ocean and being there with JP, spectating the boats that raced along the water. The part that stuck out the most was the two of them laughing, sitting under and umbrella and holding hands. It was more wholesome than his other perverted dreams. But then again, all that horny energy was finally gone that night thanks to JP.
It took him a while to wake up, shifting and turning in the bed. He eventually sat up, yawning and rubbing his eyes. With stretch, he looked around the room. He squinted, trying to recall what had happened last night. Dandy looked himself over, noticing that he was naked in a bed in a fancy hotel. Looking back and forth, he was scanning.
"Hey, baby? You here?" He asked, moving to the edge of the bed. Dandy stood, feeling a bit of pain in his backside. "Ugh, it feels like I sat on a baseball bat..." He walked into the bathroom and started up his shower. "He'll probably turn up," he mused as the let the water rush out of the faucet.
–-
JP was back with a worker with a cart with their breakfast and wine on it. He had asked for a bellhop by check out time for Dandy to sit on due to the excuse of 'Its been his dream, so please make it happen.' That would take care of towing Dandy out of the room.
He entered to find Dandy nowhere but his pointed ears did hear the sound of running water. The worker set up the table, keeping the lids on the plates to keep the food warm before leaving.
JP smiled and laid down on his side ontop of the bed. He wondered how long he'd have to lay around for Dandy to step out.
–-
From the bathroom, Dandy was humming a little song while washing his hair. He was still thinking about JP and the day they had yesterday. All the times they were laughing and being playful. His eyes were shut, lost in thought. Rinsing out the suds, he moved to washing the rest of his body. Another thought he had was how he was going to tell the boys about the trial boyfriend situation. The thought of Meow teasing him did come up, but he shrugged it off. That cat would just be jealous of JP. That kinda stuff always happened when Dandy found interest in something. Whether it was a dog they found or what have you.
Once he was all washed up, Dandy walked out of the shower and dried off his body is a soft hotel towel. He found a comb and the pomade JP must have brought with him. Without hesitation, he used it to style his own hair.
Wrapped in a towel, he walked into the hotel room again to witness the cart full of breakfast and a bottle of wine. Dandy was taken back, and then looked over at JP. The pose in the bed and that smile gave Dandy a little stunned blush.
"Did... did you do all this for me?" He asked, blinking as he walked over to the bed. Dandy sat down slowly, still a bit tender from last night.
–-
"Its just breakfast Dandy. I thought you'd need a little something to eat and relax after that beating I put you through." JP chuckled when he saw Dandy walking, "Are you sure you're not hurt? I'm still going to tow you out if you want it or not. I want to see to see the bell hop pushing you down the halls."
He sat up, clearly unbothered from his own time getting topped by Dandy. But that was just because of the painkillers he had been taking. "You know I still have two pills on me and i can give you one so you're not sore all day."
–-
JP didn't really grasp how sweet just simple breakfast was for Dandy. It wasn't everyday he was treated like this. With his crew, they were his friends but never did anything like this. And his dates? It's hard for a no-show to fix you pancakes.
When JP mentioned a bellhop driving him down the halls, Dandy's face lit up.
"That sounds fun!" He grinned, the thought of flying down the hallways of the large hotel. Oh yeah, he was going to get banned from there as soon as the bell hop let his guard down. Driving that thing on his own down the staircase sounded like a thrill. While in the mist of his daydream, JP offered painkillers again. Dandy shook his head.
"Those are for you, baby," Dandy scooted closer to JP, wincing a little. "Still a bit raw, I don't think that was enough spit," he said, gently rubbing his backside through the towel. He had a little sly smile on his face. "We'll have ta change that up next time you're in charge, eh?" He was already thinking about the idea of going again, but just.. not that morning. "I'll be able to fight through the pain! We got an ice bucket with that wine, right? My ass is saved! AH HA HAHA!" Dandy laughed, letting JP know that he was still having a good time.
–-
"Yes! I want to ride on it too you know! So make sure to leave me some space when the bellhop shows up. Then Dandy refused the painkillers. He knew how it felt to be sore...especially when you weren't quite ready or it had been not a smooth ride in general. The mention of using the ice bucket made him shake his head. "Oh Dandy..."
He rubbed Dandy's shoulders and stood up. "We can use the ice but I doubt your balls are going to like that and I very much like your balls." He went to sit down at the little table by the window of the room. "I hope you like what I got for us. Go ahead, take look."
–-
Dandy let out a loud laugh at mentioning his balls, shaking his head as JP sat over by the little table. He stood up, walking over to the selection with his towel tucked tightly around his waist. Dandy was very quiet, which was usual for him, especially when food was involved. He saw the wine and the cart just full of food. The smell was amazing and was about to make his mouth water.
But it wasn't his mouth that was watering. He looked over at JP, little beads of tears in the corners of his eyes.
"No one's ever gotten me breakfast in bed before..." Dandy said with a quivering lip. He wiped his eyes with the back of his hand and looked back at the food. Dandy had a history of helping people, namely women, in need. From posing as a boyfriend to helping them win prom queen, Dandy did it without asking for anything in return. But unlike those times, this time the universe rewarded him. This man wanted to help a complete stranger from off the street get his confidence back after his break up and have a great time while he was crashing with him. He went as far as letting this man dominate him in bed just to make sure that he was happy and felt loved.
"I, uh," Dandy blushed rubbing his cheek, brushing along his sideburn. He didn't even know what to say. What could he say? Dandy ended up just walking over to JP, his hand gripping his towel. "Dude. You seriously go above and beyond with spoiling me," Dandy was holding back the tears, trying to play it cool. "I... I don't know if I can even th-thank you enough..." He rubbed his eye, letting out a little sound.
–-
"No one? Really?" JP furrowed his eyebrows, "not even the cat or vacuum?" He held his hands together not quite like he wanted but it had to do. "But you've been in relationships before haven't you? Surely someone..?" He had been doing all this because deep down he had wanted things like this to have been done for him.
JP stood up and held his arms out to the sides then pointed at himself, "Then I'll be the one to do it! And you better get used to it, Space boy!" He grinned, "because I want you to be happy just like you want me to be. I know it!"
–-
Dandy could barely keep himself together while JP spoke. The urge to bolt to the bathroom to cry was rising so no one could see him pour out his emotions. Dandy was a strong man that didn't let things get to him. Then, he heard JP's joy. Saw that grin.
And the comment about wanting Dandy to be happy.
That broke him.
Dandy raced over to JP, his arms wrapping around the racer and he cried. He cried against the racer's neck and gripped the back of his jacket. There were so many emotions that had been bottled up for lord knows how long that were all being spewed onto the racer's skin. Tears soaking him and the sound of a grown man crying echoed in the room.
"I, I just wanted," he was trying to stop stammering. This wasn't like him. He never did this in front of the boys. No one had ever seen him break like this before. Dandy was trying so hard to get his act together, but there was a pain in his heart every time he tried. "I just wanted to make you happy! I didn't expect you ta do all this for me!"
–-
Jp was honestly surprised. He didn't even get a chance to step back or anything when Dandy was upon him and...crying.
He didn't know what to do. He had always been the one doing this to Frisbee in their time alone and back then he'd get slapped for making a scene. It quickly taught him to keep his shit together in public. That hand...was strong. He shook the thoughts out of his head and rubbed Dandy's back. "You did make me happy, Dandy. Who knows what I would have done alone if I hadn't met you." He decided it would be best to stop talking about his own problems. It seemed like Dandy. The rock he had leaned on had some chips of his own. "You don't have to eat if you aren't feeling up to it."
–-
Dandy sniffled and looked up at JP from his jacket.
"I'm always up for eating," he said with a little pout, his hands clinging on the large collar. He stood up, still a bit slouched, and rubbed his nose. Then, he cleared his throat, looking away for a moment and wiped the rest of the tears away. He let out a little sigh, trying to cool himself down. He didn't like making a scene like that. "Sorry you had ta see me like that," he scratched his cheek, not looking at JP.
"Just, you're really bein' good ta me. I can't remember the last time someone had treated me like that. I don't mean ta sounds like that guy but, like," he looked at JP. "I don't think I ever have. I mean my memory is kinda hazy, but I really don't think I have. Not even the guys have ever done somethin' like this for me as a thank you. Or any of my past dates," he walked over to the breakfast cart and grabbed a plate. Then, he started picking different things up, sniffing some and then trying others before getting more.
"I mean I've done stuff for people, sure," Dandy shrugged, looking at the wine bottle. He could see the stray hairs poking out of his pompadour and brushed it back with his fork. There, perfect once again! Now where was he? Oh right. "But I've never really had someone go and do this kinda thing in return. I got used to it and just kept goin'. I assumed that maybe, ya know, karma would kinda find me and reward me. Maybe with nirvana or some junk." He looked back at JP, some egg stuffed in his mouth as he rambled. At least he wasn't crying anymore or stumbling, so this was good progress.
–-
Jp couldn't believe that. It sounded so sad. Here he was feeling like shit the day before because of his first break up and Dandy had been not only through many but also never treated right. Maybe they were more similar than he had thought and it was why he felt a connection so quickly. "Maybe I'm your reward? I'm sure there will be more though!"
He served himself a plate and followed Dandy's lead with a bite of egg. "I don't mind seeing you like that. Everyone needs it. Its not good to bottle it up." He smiled. "Take it from your soda pop."
–-
Dandy let out a little chuckle at JP referencing the little nickname. He had that sweet smile and took another bite of his food.
"I guess that was one way ta let it out," he said as he sat down at the little table. His plate was stacked full with food and this man felt like he was starving. As he shoveled down food, he was thinking a bit to himself. Then, he looked to JP. He had realized that there was something very different about this man. As if he was reborn into as happier and sweeter man than the one he had met on the street.
To think that Dandy, just being himself, actually helped this man return to being the Sweet JP. Not some broken-hearted, broken down JP.
And with that thought, he gave him the biggest smile. There were stars in his eyes as he looked at JP. The feeling of love in his heart blooming.
–-
Jp ate, unaware of what else Dandy might have been thinking. He didn't want to stop spoiling Dandy but he knew that eventually, he would eat up through his money. Especially fixing the Litte Aloha. Worse part was finding his own car and fixing that custom beast. For now, he kept smiling. He sipped from his glass of wine. "I need to be sure one hundred percent. Can you walk comfortably?"
–-
Dandy's mouth was full of food when JP asked that question. He nodded, unable to speak. Then, he swallowed and thumbed at his chest.
"I've done a lotta shit in my time. Takin' a rod up the ass is nothin' when it comes to the other pain I've endured," despite that phrasing, Dandy looked pretty damn happy. "I'll be fine, soda pop. And if I can't walk well," he looked at him and raised his eyebrows as he looked down at his place, playfully pushing the food around. "Ya know. You'll just have ta remember ta actually lube up my asshole next time and not just stick it in there!" Dandy had a big grin on his face as he placed the plate on his knee. He pointed at JP, a massive smile as he spoke.
"Ya gotta deal with me with a broken ass! Consider this a lesson with bein' on top, baby! Ya gotta look out for your sub! I looked after you and see how great you turned out??" Dandy was sounding like his old, silly, self now. Laughter poured from him. Then, his plate fell on the floor. He looked down and then continued to laugh, unable to stop.
–-
Jp snickered, "I'll get lube today. Sound good? But before then no funny business." He nodded when he was told this was a lesson to teach him. "Sounds like hard work for a guy with two jacked up limbs but it won't stop me, I'll make sure you're feeling so fine that you'll forget all about your broken ass."
The plate fell and luckily didn't break, but he didn't feel upset about it. It simply came as a surprise. "You're pretty clumsy ain't you?" He laughed. "Don't sweat it, here eat with me." Jp said his plate toward Dandy on the table and then scooted his chair next to him.
Today they had to meet the old man and get the Little Aloha towed there. He hoped it wouldn't be too expensive of a fix. Maybe the old man was cool with doing it as a favor.
–-
"Some might call me that," Dandy said cutely. He watched JP join him with that plate of food. There was a cute little humming coming from Dandy as he ate.
The subject of the Little Aloha had actually left Dandy's mind. The vehicle, thankfully, wasn't totaled. It had been in worse scuffs, but what freaked Dandy out was that it wouldn't start back up. It seemed like everything went dead as soon as it hit the pile of trash.
"So let's see," Dandy was eating a piece of sausage from the side of his mouth as he spoke. "Today's agenda is us gettin' banned from this place, harassin' your old man and then us kissin' in front of my crew," Dandy looked to JP. He already knew that he was going to have to talk to the guys at some point and this man was going to put on a show.
This man. He was dating the Sweet JP. It was going to be--
"Oh hey!! Do ya think we'll be on TV?? With all those reporters last night there's gotta be somethin' about us!" Dandy lit up, jumping from the table. He bumped into JP, too giddy to walk straight as he looked around for a remote.
–-
"Hell yea it is our agenda. I don't even mind if I break my other leg." He wagged a piece of toast around and broke off a piece to eat.
He had only thought about the tabloids which he managed to read from time to time. He frequen missed things on the TV due to practice runs and workouts to keep his figure looking great in his pants. "Oh right. I didn't think about that. Flip on that TV, I want to see what they think!"
–-
"Found it!" Dandy cheered and grabbed the remote from the to of the satellite box. Racing back over to JP, he turned on the flat screen from across the room and turned up the volume as much as he could. He was all smiles and couldn't wait to see his face on the screen. Would they actually cover their evening? There were a lot of people there wanting to record and take pictures of the two.
Once the news logo flew onto the screen, Dandy was on the edge of his seat. He was looking back at JP and then at the program with much anticipation. A woman news anchor came onto the screen, sporting a slow cut blouse and some paperwork in her hand. Dandy raised his eyebrows at that in surprise.
"This planet has some interesting news anchors. I betcha their ratings are through the roof," Dandy joked, lightly elbowing JP. As the woman spoke about the stories coming up, she mentioned one that was for the entertainment gossip section.
"Yellowline Racer Sweet JP was spotted at a local eatery with a new face," she began. Dandy moved his hands to JP's shoulders, nearly shaking him in excitement. "It seemed that he had moved on from racing and has now settled down with a man claiming to be Space Dandy, an unknown man that seems to be from out of this world," Dandy's smile slowly started to fade as she spoke. Settled down? No. No wait that's not right. And Dandy wasn't unknown, in his opinion. A scene of the two through the doorway of the VIP room was shown. In the scene was Dandy downing his drink and then eating the breadstick whole with JP's back to the camera. Dandy's jaw dropped.
"They got footage of that?? Nice! Look at me go!" Dandy laughed with the biggest grin. Then, the scene changed to Dandy when he was in front of the bathroom, flaunting and showing off.
"It seems that Sweet JP's 'date' is a lot more spontaneous than the last one, showing off to the crowd. But that's not all he did," the scene changed again, showing JP kissing Dandy.
–-
He felt that same bit of jealousy but hearing the news anchor say that there was a gossip story made it all better. Now everyone would know they were a couple. Even Frisbee. God he hoped Frisbee was watching.
He was eager to see and held his fork low over the plate. He could feel the excitement in Dandy's body from the shuddering vibration of attempting to hold back something. "Hell no I'm not settled! But I am with him!" Jp tried to correct the News Anchor. Once he saw himself kissing Dandy though he stood right up and hollered. "Look at that! They got it!" He smiled and laughed. "Whooo! Its perfect!" Perfect revenge.
–-
Dandy was also cheering about the kiss, his arms thrown up.
"Oh hell yeah! Look at that! We looked fine as hell, baby!" He looked over at JP, seeing him laughing and excited about the footage. Dandy didn't know that JP used that as a tactic for psychological warfare, all he knew was that he was happy to be spending time with a guy that he really cared about. He jumped up, flinging his arms around JP and kissed against his cheek.
"This is so awesome! Oh damn I'm gonna see if--" Dandy then heard his wrist communicator going of on his wrist. Clicking it, he heard a familiar voice.
"I didn't know you liked men!" Meow said on the other line, sounding in complete disbelieving. Then he heard a little robot also speak up.
"Congratulations!!" QT beamed, a sound of joy came from him. There was even the sound of Meow being happy right next to him with a little bit of laughter. Dandy stared at the communicator, unable to comprehend what was being said. "I always thought you only liked ladies, but it's good to know that you found someone that makes you happy! I haven't seen you smile like that since our last trip to BooBies!" QT commented. Dandy held his mouth, looking away for a bit.
Under that hand, he had the biggest smile.
"You know, I thought I heard something yesterday, but I thought it was just you fighting with that guy like you used to with Johnny!" Meow laughed. Dandy also laughed along with that, remembering how he used to fight and sing with his old band.
"Yeah, good times. But hey! I gotta go! Me 'nd JP have some plans today. If you could, text me you's guys's coordinates. I'll see ya later, baby~" Dandy ended the call. He looked over at JP, smug as he could be. "That went a lot better than I thought!"
–-
"Its exactly what I had wanted in the news, Dandy. Thanks for letting me kiss you like that. I can't wait to get the tabloid to save it." He said as he was kissed on the cheek. He shut his mouth when he heard the first hints of someone's voice coming through the communicator.
"Your friends really seem happy too." He let out a small laugh through his nose. When the call was over he finally spoke up again "Check out time should be coming by soon. They said to be out at noon and going by the clock, it is almost time." He sat back down and rubbed his leg's cast a bit. It wasn't as bad as last night when he had held Dandy. He ate his fill and then went to the bathroom to rinse out his mouth and wash his hands. "The bellhop is probably waiting outside. So get dressed and we can take his cart."
–-
"Sure thing, soda pop!" Dandy was looking for his clothes as he held his towel close to his waist. He found his pants with no problem and then his belt. Boots on the floor... sweater tossed to the side... Then, Dandy saw his pink date-night shirt ruined with blood. He had a little pout on his face and then let out a sigh.
"Ya know," Dandy called out to JP. "I think we do need ta invest in, like, a sex first aid kit," he said as he tossed his shirt into the trash. There was no way he could get that stain out. Thankfully he had that blue sweater to put on.
Slipping it over his chest, he rolled the sleeves up, making them cuff at the end. Then, he put back on the rest of his outfit. While he was tightening his belt, Dandy walked into the bathroom to see JP.
"They're gonna find my bloody shirt in the trash can. If they ask, tell them it was there when we got here."
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JP was making his final touches on his magnificent pompadour and slipped the small container of pomade away along with his comb. "A first aid kit? haha, if you want." He saw the flash of blue and turned his head, "Right, you had a sweater didn't you? Looking sharp, yacht boy."
"Pssh, who cares. People leave worse things in hotel rooms. At least you tossed it in the trash can for em. Hell, someone's probably going to fight for it if you think about it. Maybe we should take it and toss it to a crowd." He went to the trash can to pull Dandy's pink shirt and looked at it, touching the stain and running his fingers over the collar. "I kind of want to keep it though...like a reminder of our first day together."
–-
Dandy couldn't help but laugh at that, the idea of him keeping a shirt as a memory of their first day.
"A'right if you want that shirt so badly then let's go get it cleaned up. And no. I won't let ya keep the blood stain on it," Dandy shook his head with a little smile as he took the shirt from JP and headed towards the bathroom. "Not sure if that's a common thing for people ta do on this planet, ya know with traditions," there was the sound of running cold water as Dandy started to clean the stain, at least as much as he could, out of the shirt. "But I'm not gonna have ya goin' around with a nasty bloody shirt in your dufflebag. We'll haveta hit up a laundry mat or somethin' ta get this stain out. I don't have any kinda washer on my ship."
Dandy walked back out of the bathroom, showing JP the shirt. Yeah, there was still a big stain for sure. He folded it up in the towel he had used that morning and handed it to JP.
"Another, less bloody, momento," he had a little sly smile and headed toward the door. "Now let's go ride that cart!
It took him a while to wake up, shifting and turning in the bed. He eventually sat up, yawning and rubbing his eyes. With stretch, he looked around the room. He squinted, trying to recall what had happened last night. Dandy looked himself over, noticing that he was naked in a bed in a fancy hotel. Looking back and forth, he was scanning.
"Hey, baby? You here?" He asked, moving to the edge of the bed. Dandy stood, feeling a bit of pain in his backside. "Ugh, it feels like I sat on a baseball bat..." He walked into the bathroom and started up his shower. "He'll probably turn up," he mused as the let the water rush out of the faucet.
–-
JP was back with a worker with a cart with their breakfast and wine on it. He had asked for a bellhop by check out time for Dandy to sit on due to the excuse of 'Its been his dream, so please make it happen.' That would take care of towing Dandy out of the room.
He entered to find Dandy nowhere but his pointed ears did hear the sound of running water. The worker set up the table, keeping the lids on the plates to keep the food warm before leaving.
JP smiled and laid down on his side ontop of the bed. He wondered how long he'd have to lay around for Dandy to step out.
–-
From the bathroom, Dandy was humming a little song while washing his hair. He was still thinking about JP and the day they had yesterday. All the times they were laughing and being playful. His eyes were shut, lost in thought. Rinsing out the suds, he moved to washing the rest of his body. Another thought he had was how he was going to tell the boys about the trial boyfriend situation. The thought of Meow teasing him did come up, but he shrugged it off. That cat would just be jealous of JP. That kinda stuff always happened when Dandy found interest in something. Whether it was a dog they found or what have you.
Once he was all washed up, Dandy walked out of the shower and dried off his body is a soft hotel towel. He found a comb and the pomade JP must have brought with him. Without hesitation, he used it to style his own hair.
Wrapped in a towel, he walked into the hotel room again to witness the cart full of breakfast and a bottle of wine. Dandy was taken back, and then looked over at JP. The pose in the bed and that smile gave Dandy a little stunned blush.
"Did... did you do all this for me?" He asked, blinking as he walked over to the bed. Dandy sat down slowly, still a bit tender from last night.
–-
"Its just breakfast Dandy. I thought you'd need a little something to eat and relax after that beating I put you through." JP chuckled when he saw Dandy walking, "Are you sure you're not hurt? I'm still going to tow you out if you want it or not. I want to see to see the bell hop pushing you down the halls."
He sat up, clearly unbothered from his own time getting topped by Dandy. But that was just because of the painkillers he had been taking. "You know I still have two pills on me and i can give you one so you're not sore all day."
–-
JP didn't really grasp how sweet just simple breakfast was for Dandy. It wasn't everyday he was treated like this. With his crew, they were his friends but never did anything like this. And his dates? It's hard for a no-show to fix you pancakes.
When JP mentioned a bellhop driving him down the halls, Dandy's face lit up.
"That sounds fun!" He grinned, the thought of flying down the hallways of the large hotel. Oh yeah, he was going to get banned from there as soon as the bell hop let his guard down. Driving that thing on his own down the staircase sounded like a thrill. While in the mist of his daydream, JP offered painkillers again. Dandy shook his head.
"Those are for you, baby," Dandy scooted closer to JP, wincing a little. "Still a bit raw, I don't think that was enough spit," he said, gently rubbing his backside through the towel. He had a little sly smile on his face. "We'll have ta change that up next time you're in charge, eh?" He was already thinking about the idea of going again, but just.. not that morning. "I'll be able to fight through the pain! We got an ice bucket with that wine, right? My ass is saved! AH HA HAHA!" Dandy laughed, letting JP know that he was still having a good time.
–-
"Yes! I want to ride on it too you know! So make sure to leave me some space when the bellhop shows up. Then Dandy refused the painkillers. He knew how it felt to be sore...especially when you weren't quite ready or it had been not a smooth ride in general. The mention of using the ice bucket made him shake his head. "Oh Dandy..."
He rubbed Dandy's shoulders and stood up. "We can use the ice but I doubt your balls are going to like that and I very much like your balls." He went to sit down at the little table by the window of the room. "I hope you like what I got for us. Go ahead, take look."
–-
Dandy let out a loud laugh at mentioning his balls, shaking his head as JP sat over by the little table. He stood up, walking over to the selection with his towel tucked tightly around his waist. Dandy was very quiet, which was usual for him, especially when food was involved. He saw the wine and the cart just full of food. The smell was amazing and was about to make his mouth water.
But it wasn't his mouth that was watering. He looked over at JP, little beads of tears in the corners of his eyes.
"No one's ever gotten me breakfast in bed before..." Dandy said with a quivering lip. He wiped his eyes with the back of his hand and looked back at the food. Dandy had a history of helping people, namely women, in need. From posing as a boyfriend to helping them win prom queen, Dandy did it without asking for anything in return. But unlike those times, this time the universe rewarded him. This man wanted to help a complete stranger from off the street get his confidence back after his break up and have a great time while he was crashing with him. He went as far as letting this man dominate him in bed just to make sure that he was happy and felt loved.
"I, uh," Dandy blushed rubbing his cheek, brushing along his sideburn. He didn't even know what to say. What could he say? Dandy ended up just walking over to JP, his hand gripping his towel. "Dude. You seriously go above and beyond with spoiling me," Dandy was holding back the tears, trying to play it cool. "I... I don't know if I can even th-thank you enough..." He rubbed his eye, letting out a little sound.
–-
"No one? Really?" JP furrowed his eyebrows, "not even the cat or vacuum?" He held his hands together not quite like he wanted but it had to do. "But you've been in relationships before haven't you? Surely someone..?" He had been doing all this because deep down he had wanted things like this to have been done for him.
JP stood up and held his arms out to the sides then pointed at himself, "Then I'll be the one to do it! And you better get used to it, Space boy!" He grinned, "because I want you to be happy just like you want me to be. I know it!"
–-
Dandy could barely keep himself together while JP spoke. The urge to bolt to the bathroom to cry was rising so no one could see him pour out his emotions. Dandy was a strong man that didn't let things get to him. Then, he heard JP's joy. Saw that grin.
And the comment about wanting Dandy to be happy.
That broke him.
Dandy raced over to JP, his arms wrapping around the racer and he cried. He cried against the racer's neck and gripped the back of his jacket. There were so many emotions that had been bottled up for lord knows how long that were all being spewed onto the racer's skin. Tears soaking him and the sound of a grown man crying echoed in the room.
"I, I just wanted," he was trying to stop stammering. This wasn't like him. He never did this in front of the boys. No one had ever seen him break like this before. Dandy was trying so hard to get his act together, but there was a pain in his heart every time he tried. "I just wanted to make you happy! I didn't expect you ta do all this for me!"
–-
Jp was honestly surprised. He didn't even get a chance to step back or anything when Dandy was upon him and...crying.
He didn't know what to do. He had always been the one doing this to Frisbee in their time alone and back then he'd get slapped for making a scene. It quickly taught him to keep his shit together in public. That hand...was strong. He shook the thoughts out of his head and rubbed Dandy's back. "You did make me happy, Dandy. Who knows what I would have done alone if I hadn't met you." He decided it would be best to stop talking about his own problems. It seemed like Dandy. The rock he had leaned on had some chips of his own. "You don't have to eat if you aren't feeling up to it."
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Dandy sniffled and looked up at JP from his jacket.
"I'm always up for eating," he said with a little pout, his hands clinging on the large collar. He stood up, still a bit slouched, and rubbed his nose. Then, he cleared his throat, looking away for a moment and wiped the rest of the tears away. He let out a little sigh, trying to cool himself down. He didn't like making a scene like that. "Sorry you had ta see me like that," he scratched his cheek, not looking at JP.
"Just, you're really bein' good ta me. I can't remember the last time someone had treated me like that. I don't mean ta sounds like that guy but, like," he looked at JP. "I don't think I ever have. I mean my memory is kinda hazy, but I really don't think I have. Not even the guys have ever done somethin' like this for me as a thank you. Or any of my past dates," he walked over to the breakfast cart and grabbed a plate. Then, he started picking different things up, sniffing some and then trying others before getting more.
"I mean I've done stuff for people, sure," Dandy shrugged, looking at the wine bottle. He could see the stray hairs poking out of his pompadour and brushed it back with his fork. There, perfect once again! Now where was he? Oh right. "But I've never really had someone go and do this kinda thing in return. I got used to it and just kept goin'. I assumed that maybe, ya know, karma would kinda find me and reward me. Maybe with nirvana or some junk." He looked back at JP, some egg stuffed in his mouth as he rambled. At least he wasn't crying anymore or stumbling, so this was good progress.
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Jp couldn't believe that. It sounded so sad. Here he was feeling like shit the day before because of his first break up and Dandy had been not only through many but also never treated right. Maybe they were more similar than he had thought and it was why he felt a connection so quickly. "Maybe I'm your reward? I'm sure there will be more though!"
He served himself a plate and followed Dandy's lead with a bite of egg. "I don't mind seeing you like that. Everyone needs it. Its not good to bottle it up." He smiled. "Take it from your soda pop."
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Dandy let out a little chuckle at JP referencing the little nickname. He had that sweet smile and took another bite of his food.
"I guess that was one way ta let it out," he said as he sat down at the little table. His plate was stacked full with food and this man felt like he was starving. As he shoveled down food, he was thinking a bit to himself. Then, he looked to JP. He had realized that there was something very different about this man. As if he was reborn into as happier and sweeter man than the one he had met on the street.
To think that Dandy, just being himself, actually helped this man return to being the Sweet JP. Not some broken-hearted, broken down JP.
And with that thought, he gave him the biggest smile. There were stars in his eyes as he looked at JP. The feeling of love in his heart blooming.
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Jp ate, unaware of what else Dandy might have been thinking. He didn't want to stop spoiling Dandy but he knew that eventually, he would eat up through his money. Especially fixing the Litte Aloha. Worse part was finding his own car and fixing that custom beast. For now, he kept smiling. He sipped from his glass of wine. "I need to be sure one hundred percent. Can you walk comfortably?"
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Dandy's mouth was full of food when JP asked that question. He nodded, unable to speak. Then, he swallowed and thumbed at his chest.
"I've done a lotta shit in my time. Takin' a rod up the ass is nothin' when it comes to the other pain I've endured," despite that phrasing, Dandy looked pretty damn happy. "I'll be fine, soda pop. And if I can't walk well," he looked at him and raised his eyebrows as he looked down at his place, playfully pushing the food around. "Ya know. You'll just have ta remember ta actually lube up my asshole next time and not just stick it in there!" Dandy had a big grin on his face as he placed the plate on his knee. He pointed at JP, a massive smile as he spoke.
"Ya gotta deal with me with a broken ass! Consider this a lesson with bein' on top, baby! Ya gotta look out for your sub! I looked after you and see how great you turned out??" Dandy was sounding like his old, silly, self now. Laughter poured from him. Then, his plate fell on the floor. He looked down and then continued to laugh, unable to stop.
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Jp snickered, "I'll get lube today. Sound good? But before then no funny business." He nodded when he was told this was a lesson to teach him. "Sounds like hard work for a guy with two jacked up limbs but it won't stop me, I'll make sure you're feeling so fine that you'll forget all about your broken ass."
The plate fell and luckily didn't break, but he didn't feel upset about it. It simply came as a surprise. "You're pretty clumsy ain't you?" He laughed. "Don't sweat it, here eat with me." Jp said his plate toward Dandy on the table and then scooted his chair next to him.
Today they had to meet the old man and get the Little Aloha towed there. He hoped it wouldn't be too expensive of a fix. Maybe the old man was cool with doing it as a favor.
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"Some might call me that," Dandy said cutely. He watched JP join him with that plate of food. There was a cute little humming coming from Dandy as he ate.
The subject of the Little Aloha had actually left Dandy's mind. The vehicle, thankfully, wasn't totaled. It had been in worse scuffs, but what freaked Dandy out was that it wouldn't start back up. It seemed like everything went dead as soon as it hit the pile of trash.
"So let's see," Dandy was eating a piece of sausage from the side of his mouth as he spoke. "Today's agenda is us gettin' banned from this place, harassin' your old man and then us kissin' in front of my crew," Dandy looked to JP. He already knew that he was going to have to talk to the guys at some point and this man was going to put on a show.
This man. He was dating the Sweet JP. It was going to be--
"Oh hey!! Do ya think we'll be on TV?? With all those reporters last night there's gotta be somethin' about us!" Dandy lit up, jumping from the table. He bumped into JP, too giddy to walk straight as he looked around for a remote.
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"Hell yea it is our agenda. I don't even mind if I break my other leg." He wagged a piece of toast around and broke off a piece to eat.
He had only thought about the tabloids which he managed to read from time to time. He frequen missed things on the TV due to practice runs and workouts to keep his figure looking great in his pants. "Oh right. I didn't think about that. Flip on that TV, I want to see what they think!"
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"Found it!" Dandy cheered and grabbed the remote from the to of the satellite box. Racing back over to JP, he turned on the flat screen from across the room and turned up the volume as much as he could. He was all smiles and couldn't wait to see his face on the screen. Would they actually cover their evening? There were a lot of people there wanting to record and take pictures of the two.
Once the news logo flew onto the screen, Dandy was on the edge of his seat. He was looking back at JP and then at the program with much anticipation. A woman news anchor came onto the screen, sporting a slow cut blouse and some paperwork in her hand. Dandy raised his eyebrows at that in surprise.
"This planet has some interesting news anchors. I betcha their ratings are through the roof," Dandy joked, lightly elbowing JP. As the woman spoke about the stories coming up, she mentioned one that was for the entertainment gossip section.
"Yellowline Racer Sweet JP was spotted at a local eatery with a new face," she began. Dandy moved his hands to JP's shoulders, nearly shaking him in excitement. "It seemed that he had moved on from racing and has now settled down with a man claiming to be Space Dandy, an unknown man that seems to be from out of this world," Dandy's smile slowly started to fade as she spoke. Settled down? No. No wait that's not right. And Dandy wasn't unknown, in his opinion. A scene of the two through the doorway of the VIP room was shown. In the scene was Dandy downing his drink and then eating the breadstick whole with JP's back to the camera. Dandy's jaw dropped.
"They got footage of that?? Nice! Look at me go!" Dandy laughed with the biggest grin. Then, the scene changed to Dandy when he was in front of the bathroom, flaunting and showing off.
"It seems that Sweet JP's 'date' is a lot more spontaneous than the last one, showing off to the crowd. But that's not all he did," the scene changed again, showing JP kissing Dandy.
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He felt that same bit of jealousy but hearing the news anchor say that there was a gossip story made it all better. Now everyone would know they were a couple. Even Frisbee. God he hoped Frisbee was watching.
He was eager to see and held his fork low over the plate. He could feel the excitement in Dandy's body from the shuddering vibration of attempting to hold back something. "Hell no I'm not settled! But I am with him!" Jp tried to correct the News Anchor. Once he saw himself kissing Dandy though he stood right up and hollered. "Look at that! They got it!" He smiled and laughed. "Whooo! Its perfect!" Perfect revenge.
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Dandy was also cheering about the kiss, his arms thrown up.
"Oh hell yeah! Look at that! We looked fine as hell, baby!" He looked over at JP, seeing him laughing and excited about the footage. Dandy didn't know that JP used that as a tactic for psychological warfare, all he knew was that he was happy to be spending time with a guy that he really cared about. He jumped up, flinging his arms around JP and kissed against his cheek.
"This is so awesome! Oh damn I'm gonna see if--" Dandy then heard his wrist communicator going of on his wrist. Clicking it, he heard a familiar voice.
"I didn't know you liked men!" Meow said on the other line, sounding in complete disbelieving. Then he heard a little robot also speak up.
"Congratulations!!" QT beamed, a sound of joy came from him. There was even the sound of Meow being happy right next to him with a little bit of laughter. Dandy stared at the communicator, unable to comprehend what was being said. "I always thought you only liked ladies, but it's good to know that you found someone that makes you happy! I haven't seen you smile like that since our last trip to BooBies!" QT commented. Dandy held his mouth, looking away for a bit.
Under that hand, he had the biggest smile.
"You know, I thought I heard something yesterday, but I thought it was just you fighting with that guy like you used to with Johnny!" Meow laughed. Dandy also laughed along with that, remembering how he used to fight and sing with his old band.
"Yeah, good times. But hey! I gotta go! Me 'nd JP have some plans today. If you could, text me you's guys's coordinates. I'll see ya later, baby~" Dandy ended the call. He looked over at JP, smug as he could be. "That went a lot better than I thought!"
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"Its exactly what I had wanted in the news, Dandy. Thanks for letting me kiss you like that. I can't wait to get the tabloid to save it." He said as he was kissed on the cheek. He shut his mouth when he heard the first hints of someone's voice coming through the communicator.
"Your friends really seem happy too." He let out a small laugh through his nose. When the call was over he finally spoke up again "Check out time should be coming by soon. They said to be out at noon and going by the clock, it is almost time." He sat back down and rubbed his leg's cast a bit. It wasn't as bad as last night when he had held Dandy. He ate his fill and then went to the bathroom to rinse out his mouth and wash his hands. "The bellhop is probably waiting outside. So get dressed and we can take his cart."
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"Sure thing, soda pop!" Dandy was looking for his clothes as he held his towel close to his waist. He found his pants with no problem and then his belt. Boots on the floor... sweater tossed to the side... Then, Dandy saw his pink date-night shirt ruined with blood. He had a little pout on his face and then let out a sigh.
"Ya know," Dandy called out to JP. "I think we do need ta invest in, like, a sex first aid kit," he said as he tossed his shirt into the trash. There was no way he could get that stain out. Thankfully he had that blue sweater to put on.
Slipping it over his chest, he rolled the sleeves up, making them cuff at the end. Then, he put back on the rest of his outfit. While he was tightening his belt, Dandy walked into the bathroom to see JP.
"They're gonna find my bloody shirt in the trash can. If they ask, tell them it was there when we got here."
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JP was making his final touches on his magnificent pompadour and slipped the small container of pomade away along with his comb. "A first aid kit? haha, if you want." He saw the flash of blue and turned his head, "Right, you had a sweater didn't you? Looking sharp, yacht boy."
"Pssh, who cares. People leave worse things in hotel rooms. At least you tossed it in the trash can for em. Hell, someone's probably going to fight for it if you think about it. Maybe we should take it and toss it to a crowd." He went to the trash can to pull Dandy's pink shirt and looked at it, touching the stain and running his fingers over the collar. "I kind of want to keep it though...like a reminder of our first day together."
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Dandy couldn't help but laugh at that, the idea of him keeping a shirt as a memory of their first day.
"A'right if you want that shirt so badly then let's go get it cleaned up. And no. I won't let ya keep the blood stain on it," Dandy shook his head with a little smile as he took the shirt from JP and headed towards the bathroom. "Not sure if that's a common thing for people ta do on this planet, ya know with traditions," there was the sound of running cold water as Dandy started to clean the stain, at least as much as he could, out of the shirt. "But I'm not gonna have ya goin' around with a nasty bloody shirt in your dufflebag. We'll haveta hit up a laundry mat or somethin' ta get this stain out. I don't have any kinda washer on my ship."
Dandy walked back out of the bathroom, showing JP the shirt. Yeah, there was still a big stain for sure. He folded it up in the towel he had used that morning and handed it to JP.
"Another, less bloody, momento," he had a little sly smile and headed toward the door. "Now let's go ride that cart!
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