Rushing Causes Problems

A 'Hit The Floor' Fanfic – Zero and Jude

DISCLAIMER: I do not own the rights to 'Hit The Floor' and no profit has been made from this text.

Jude was always prepared. He'd had to be throughout his life to try and live up to his father's expectations (however unreasonable they may have been). He'd always been on time too. Never late, always bang on time or even a little early - though never too early as that can be seen as bad manners. Jude's life was completely prepared for. That was until he fell in love with Zero.

Zero was more of a laid back character. He tried not to stress about anything and was always trying to enjoy the moment (he probably could because Jude had already planned out his schedule when he was his agent). This perhaps stemmed from his difficult upbringing but he rarely – if ever – discussed such a time in his life, and so we'll most likely never know. Don't be fooled, he does go after the things he wants, just in his own way. The best example – when he realised he couldn't let the man he loved walk out of his life. No one, not Jude, not the fans, not even Zero himself, could have foretold that Zero was going to step up to the man he loved and kiss him, in front of his teammates, his coach, and the media. What a way to shoe someone you love them – point Zero.

So neither Jude nor Zero ever really had to rush, because they were either very well prepared or really chilled. That was until they started dating. Jude and Zero had never been happier and felt like they had accomplished so much (which they had). But with that happiness came some mischief. They would regularly 'fool about' and usually Jude would end up in a blinding rush to get to a meeting on time. Zero tried to remind him that rushing wouldn't solve anything, but Jude always disagreed.

"Rushing can make all the difference," Jude countered as he hastily buttoned up his shirt. "If I rush and can get out of this house and into my car and on the road in as few a minutes as possible, it gives me a few more minutes on the road so I'm not too late for my meeting. And today's a big one." Jude was meeting with the league and Jelena to discuss the future of the Devil's and how they could buy back the arena from Oscar.

"Okay," Zero said not fully believing his boyfriend's words. "But we both know that you, Mr. Goody-Two-Shoes, are never going to speed or run a red light or break one traffic violation. It's just not in your bones."

"Oh, unlike you, Mr. I-Break-Every-Rule?" Jude cocked an eyebrow incredulously. "And get dressed. You have a practise to get to in half an hour." Zero was still lying in their bed, his delicacies covered with the duvet, leaving his perfectly chiselled chest and stomach in full view. He was still naked from their late night and early morning activities.

"Exactly! I have half an hour to get ready." Zero rolled over and closed his eyes.

"No you don't." Jude finished tying his tie and walked over to Zero. "You have half an hour to get up have a shower, get dressed, have something to eat, and get to the arena, which actually isn't a lot of time."

Zero continued to lie on his side and ignore Jude's words. So Jude decided he'd wake him up. Jude purposefully walked round to Zero's side of the bed. He forcefully grabbed Zero's shoulders and pinned him on his back. Zero's eyes opened wide with shock. "Hey-" he began to protest, but Jude stopped him by planting a passionate kiss on his lips. Zero welcomed the kiss and his arms found their way around Jude's neck.

They continued kissing until they both had to come up for air. They rested their foreheads together, their eyes closed, whilst they caught their breaths.

Jude tried to stand up but Zero's arms were firmly locked around his neck. "Let go," Jude laughed. "I've got to go to work and so have you." Zero still held tight.

"No, come on! Let's play hooky and skip a day. Coach won't mind if I do it just this once." Zero's eyes were full of excitement and Jude felt completely horrible inside.

"Not today Zero. This meeting with Jelena and the league is too important for me to miss. I know she kept me on because she was impressed with my work ethic, but I don't want to give her a reason for tossing me to the curb."

The earnest sincerity on his voice made Zero realise he was being a bit selfish. "Yeah, and I suppose if I also skipped a day then, that would be all the reason she'd need to trade me."

"She wouldn't do that." Jude sounded very confident.

"Oh, and why is that?"

"Because she knows she doesn't want to make an enemy out of me." Jude smiled devilishly, and Zero laughed.

"I may be called a devil for playing on the team, but you Sir and the Devil-in-Disguise."

"Oh really? What happened to 'Mr. Goody-Two-Shoes'?"

"Oh he's still in there; he's just not present right now." Zero leaned up and kissed Jude quickly on the lips. When he pulled away, he reluctantly let go of Jude, who stood up and cracked his back.

"Right, so I'll call you later, do you want to cuddle on the couch and watch a movie? I'll bring the food."

"Sounds like a plan." Zero smiled as Jude pulled his jacket on. "Drive safe."

"Always." Jude was now back into full on rush mode. "Maybe if I went to get her a coffee, she'd forgive me for being late."

"You won't be late." Zero said with a tone of definition.

"How do you know?" Jude asked, not fully paying attention.

"I'll explain later."Zero called as Jude grabbed his keys off the side and headed through the door.

"Love you." He paused to call back at Zero, who couldn't stop the smile from spreading across his face.

"Love you too, Stupid." He replied, as Jude was gone through the door.

Zero was heading to the bathroom, when Jude came flying back into the apartment. "What's wrong?" Zero asked thinking that there was a major problem.

"Forgot my phone." Jude said and he rushed over and grabbed his phone off of his bedside drawers. "And this." He walked up to Zero and kissed his gently. Zero hummed at the pleasure of kissing Jude. It was one of his favourite things to do.

"Alright see you later." Jude spun around and headed to the door.

"Remember rushing causes problems!" He shouted so that Jude would hear every word. He shook his head and smiled at the thought of Jude pulling his face and saying how rushing doesn't cause problems but can actually solve them. He considered going back to bed for a bit, but he thought better of it. He was up now, might as well get ready. It wouldn't hurt to go the arena early and get some more practise in.