"Alex!"

Alex peeked up from Lord of the Flies to see his boyfriend pouting at him.

"Yes?" He asked adjusting his glasses. Zach was laying across the end of his bed with a pleading look on his face.

"Come cuddle with me."

"In a second, I want to finish this chapter," Alex answered. He turned the page and was surprised when Zach gently pulled the book away from him.

"You said that last time." And it was true. He had also said it twice before this but Alex needed to finish the chapter for tomorrow morning and Zach wasn't gonna do it for him.

"Come on," Zach continued, still holding his book. "you know that Courtney will tell you what happened if you just ask her nicely. And besides, I'm gonna have to go get my sister soon."

And...those were both good points. It was most definitely true that Courtney liked to feel helpful, so she always did her homework and let her friends copy whatever they needed. And while Alex actually liked completing his work and feeling like a decent student, he knew that spending time with Zach is so much better than time with William Golding.

"Mhm. Fine." Alex flopped back, settling against the head board to watch Zach place the book in his book bag and he crawled forward. Zach placed his head in Alex's lap and Alex automatically carded his hand through his hair.

Alex watched Zach lovingly as he leaned into his hands.

"Mhm. Missed you." Zach mumbled, curling his long arms around Alex's skinny waist and cuddling into his stomach.

"Uh, I saw you this morning Zach."

"I know," Zach mumbled, "but I still missed you."

Alex looked down at his boyfriend, who was now practically kissing his abs and smiled.

Stupid Zach, making him feel like a teenage girl.

"I- I missed you too." He admitted and when Zach smiled up at him, it looked like the sun.