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The next day Nick awoke to Jeff already awake. He hadn't made any breakfast but he didn't expect Jeff to. This was the first morning he kept his promise. He opened his eyes to the bright room.

"I have to apologise today." He murmured. Jeff just nodded. He dressed into his uniform and they asked Thad to call a quick morning Warbler meeting. He had to pull a few strings but it was possible.

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Nick stood in front of them, each one thinking of snide comments to say to him.
"Warblers….friends. I am here before you to apologise for me recent behaviour. I was.. a dick." He shut his eyes tight. "And I can say with the utmost sincerity that I am so sorry. I just… I understand if you don't want me here anymore." Nick walked out of the room. He had to let them vote and talk it over. He stood alone in the corridor, his stomach rumbled. It actually wasn't that bad. He was fine, his stomach just wasn't used to it. Jeff came out.

Jeff smiled gently at Nick's nervous stance, as if he wouldn't have been allowed back in… honestly! Sebastian and Nick had the best voices left in The Warblers and they needed all the help they could get now Blaine had gone.

"You're in. The Council want to speak to you first though, come on."

Jeff held the door open for his boyfriend and followed him in.

Nick walked in shaking a little. When he dropped he gripped hard on Jeff's bony hand. Everyone seemed so happy. "We could never replace you buddy." He heard Flint say.

Jeff stood back and smiled as the other Warblers moved forwards to hug Nick and reassure him that they still loved him. Sebastian skulked near the back, shooting dark looks at Jeff. David moved forwards.

"You werea dick." He stated plainly, "But we forgive you. We love you, man. Just don't hurt Jeff like that again okay? He was just sort of… broken."

"David!" Jeff hissed angrily, Nick didn't need to know just how bad he had gotten.

Nick shot a concerned look between the two. "Sorry about… The phone… Did you tell him?" David shook his head and Nick sighed in relief.

Jeff looked at Nick, confused, "Are you okay?" He mouthed silently. Not getting a reply he sighed and went to sit on one of the couches. He was too tired to stand up for long, he'd only got around an hours sleep the night before. He laid his chin on his hands and watched Nick catching up with the Warblers with a fond smile. He hoped that they could get back on track soon, but Jeff couldn't help but still be hurt. He couldn't help have that feeling in the back of his head that Nick really did think he was worthless.

Nick felt slightly better. But Jeff was gone. He glanced around the room and saw Jeff seated on a couch. He didn't want to be without Jeff because of his promise. He did because he felt uneasy when Jeff wasn't around. "You okay?" He asked.

"Fine," Jeff smiled weakly, then yawned. "Just tired." He winced as he saw Thad watching him like a hawk, "You glad to be back?"

Nick nodded. He put a comforting arm over Jeff's body and shuddered a little. He just felt so different. His finger subconsciously drew circles lightly on Jeff's arm.

Jeff leant into Nick's strong embrace and sighed happily, "Do you…" He stuttered over the words, "Do you maybe want to go out for dinner tonight?"

Nick nodded. "Will you," he swallowed the lump in his throat. "Will you actually eat?"

Jeff closed his eyes, he wasn't hungry. If anything he felt more ill than ever today, but he wasn't going to let Nicky get hurt, just because he couldn't eat, "Yeah," He whispered, "I can't promise I'll eat a lot. But yeah…"

Nick nodded. He was going to miss his body but Jeff needed to see how he looked from a different perspective. He needed to see it on someone he loved. Nick actually wasn't that hungry. After being hit by a car his eating did change and he lost a tiny bit if weight.
"Where at?" He asked.

Jeff really didn't care, "You pick." He smiled gently, "We can talk things through if you like, as well. Try and get everything sorted?"

Nick had a pretty good idea as to what Jeff meant. "I can't afford anything…" He trailed off.

"I can though," Jeff said, seriously, "Don't start, Nicky. You know that I have more money than I know what to do with. I can buy us dinner."

Nick just didn't like when people paid for him. He felt poor and he didn't like that feeling.
"Dad picked up a little bit of work at the can factory for now. He can't be promised the job, he's just filling in. He doesn't actually work there. " Nick whispered. "I just want every thing to be how it was!" He said a little loudly.

Jeff shushed him, casting a nervous glance at the other Warblers, "I know… but at least with my rent they won't have to struggle as much. I offered to pay more than the standard rate… not that they realise that." He stopped at the look Nick was giving him, "It's not for you. It's for them, it's the least I can do after they've looked after me for so many years."

Nick hugged into Jeff's bony body. "You care… so much." He sighed. "I love you Jeff. "

"Of course I care," Jeff smiled, "Anyone would… now! Where are we going for dinner?"

Listening to Jeff's steady heartbeat almost made him fall asleep. He yawned and said, "what about Breadstix?"

"Sounds good." Jeff nudged the sleepy boy off him, "Come on, meetings over and we have lessons to get through."

"What do we have next?" He asked wishing be and Jeff were snuggled in bed.

"Home Ec…" Jeff trailed off, "Get up!"

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The day went insanely slowly but before long they were in Jeff's car, Nick behind the wheel. Jeff glared at his cast. "I hate this thing. I finally get the other one off and I get stuck with this." He scowled even more, "You haven't even written anything on this one."

Like his blue cast had been decorated with gold, this purple one had with silver, but with all the stress of Nick being injured himself and the whole Sebastian situation, Nick hadn't had time to write anything on it.

Nick stopped breathing momentarily as if it would help him concentrate. He breathed out and said ,"I'm sorry Jeff. I will write on it when I can. Okay?"

"Yeah, it's fine." Jeff murmured, embarrassed that he was so upset by this, it didn't mean anything. Not really. It just made him feel like Nick had forgotten him, "Did you have a good day?"

Nick snickered. "Yeah, Nick Duval, the only kid hated by every single teacher had a great day" he said sarcastically. "You?"

"They don't hate you, Nicky." Jeff sighed softly, "You're smart, they're just frustrated that you don't try." The blonde bit his lip before answering, he was still upset about this, "I got suspended from French for two weeks."

Nick stopped the car. Lucky they weren't on a proper road right now and there were no other cars. "Why! What did you do?" He asked frantically.

"It's not a big deal." Jeff muttered, "You get suspended all of the time. Can we please just keep driving?"

"Yeah. All the time. What happened Jeff!" Nick started the car up again but waited for Jeff's reply.

Jeff sighed and rubbed at his eyes, he was a straight A student, he'd never been suspended in his life, this was killing him. "I feel asleep in class. And you know what Madam Kleine's like, she woke me up and was bitching about how she was going to call my father and tell him that I wasn't paying attention in class. So I said 'Veuillez faire foutre et de l'esprit de votre propre entreprise, Mme Kleine' …. and, well yeah, you can imagine what happened next."

Nick sighed. "We don't have to go out for dinner. We can get an early sleep if you like. I will help you sleep. " he started driving off.

"No." Jeff murmured, "We didn't have breakfast, and we had different lunch breaks so I'm assuming you ate lunch, but I didn't. We need dinner." He was determined, Nick wasn't going to get ill because of him, "I shouldn't have sworn at her…"

"I didn't eat lunch either." He whispered, he knew Jeff heard him. "You can't just swear at teachers Jeff. Sure I do, but the expect it from me."

"Then we're definitely eating dinner." Jeff stated calmly, "How come you didn't eat? You had no way of knowing that I didn't. And I know I shouldn't have, it just came out. But how come it's okay for you and not for me?"

"To be honest, I just wasn't that hungry Jeff." he said, honesty in his voice. "I don't want you to throw your life away like I have." Nick confessed. He didn't want to be dumb. But the first day he mucked up, ruined his chances of being better.

"She started it…" Jeff sulked as they pulled up at Breadstix.

"Jeff…" He said tiredly. They walked in and to Nicks surprise, it was kind of empty.

"I know, I know…" Jeff sighed as they were ushered to a booth, "But she really did."

Nick took his boyfriend by the waist and they sat in a booth. A waitress came to take their order.

Jeff hesitated for half a second before glancing at Nick and ordering a plain cheese pizza and water. He had to do this for Nick.

Nick was relieved he at least order some food. "Could I please have a small bowl of chips and a orange juice" He said. he ignored the look Jeff was giving him.

Jeff looked at Nick, his large eyes filling with tears, "If I have to eat properly then so do you." One of the tears spilled over, "Please, Nicky?"

Nick looked at Jeff. Fuck, he was already starting to screw up. "Would you be able to add a salad and sandwich please?"

"Of course sweetie. Won't be too long." She nodded to the two boys and left.

"Sorry, I'm just not that hungry, Jeff." He smiled. He hoped Jeff would take it seriously.

Jeff chewed on his lip and looked down. He didn't believe him. He hadn't eaten anything all day.

"Okay…" He whispered, "Nicky… you've apologised to everyone now and I… Nicky, can we go out again please?"

Nick nodded his head, trying hard to not show his smile. "I would like that very much."

Jeff grinned shyly and leant in, pressing a soft kiss to Nick's lips, "Thank you. I really am sorry that I lied to you."

"I'm so sorry I chose a dickhead like Sebastian over someone as gorgeous and lovely as you. Please forgive me…. I know I wouldn't forgive myself.." He said lowering his head so Jeff couldn't see his expression.

Jeff sighed and covered Nick's hand with his own, "I forgave you the minute you left. I was never mad at you… just lonely." The blonde tightened his grip on his boyfriend's hand, "Besides, if I'd just told you what Sebastian had said to me in the first place, then none of it would have happened. I just…" Jeff broke off, not sure whether he should say it.

"What? Jeff… Please… No more secrets. " Nick begged.

"I just… you and Seb are friends, and I didn't want you to lose that just because of me. He obviously hates me, and I don't know why. But you're going through so much - most of it because of me - and you need your friends around you. And," He looked down blushing, speeding up because he saw that their food was on it's way, "I thought you preferred being around him." He blurted out, just as the waitress reached their table.

That sentence sent Nick over the edge. The food arrived at their table but he just pushed it away. He couldn't even form words.

Jeff pushed it back to him, "If you don't eat. I don't eat. This works both ways, Nicky and you and I both know that I can't stand to lose any more weight."

"I'm... not hungry, sorry." Nick was shaking a little. He picked up one chip and bit into it.

Jeff sighed sadly, trying not to cry, "I know, baby. Me neither."

Silently, he forced himself through half of the pizza. Looking up he saw that Nick had eaten his sandwich, salad and most of his chips, he smiled. Nicky had always been like that ever since they were little, he was never hungry until he started eating, then he was starving. Jeff looked back down at his pizza and bit his lip. He knew he should eat more to match Nick, but his stomach had shrunk and the thought of eating any more made him feel physically sick. He bowed his head and started to cry as he reached for another slice, hoping that Nicky wouldn't notice.

Nick stopped Jeff. He put the pizza back on the plate and said "Lets go, you'll throw up otherwise."

"I'm sorry, Nicky." Jeff sniffed, leaning heavily on his boyfriend, "I really did try."

Nick nodded and help his boyfriend up. "I know Jeffie. I know." He whispered in his ear.

Once back in the car, Jeff perked up slightly, "I… I have something for you. When we get back… Is that okay?"

Nick smiled. "Yes… That's okay." He smiled.

Jeff smiled and bounced a little in his seat - he always got slightly childish when he was excited, "And you'll write on my cast?"

He smiled. "How could I not?" It didn't take them long to get back and Nick was excited. He actually couldn't stop smiling.

Jeff grabbed hold and Nick's hand with his good one and practically ran to his dorm room, pulling Nick along behind him. He pushed him lightly so that he was sitting on the bed, "One minute!" Jeff promised, he gave Nick a swift kiss before he was attacking his closet, giggling infectiously, desperately looking for something.

Nick laughed at the sudden energy Jeff had. What could be so exciting?

"FOUND IT!" Jeff called, happily. He moved over to Nick and suddenly his excited eyes were slightly nervous too, "I found this just before we fought, I was going to give it to you after the movie that night… I hope you like it."

Jeff handed over the small velvet jewellery box and watched, worried and excited as Nick opened it, it was a ring identical to the one Nick had given Jeff and his father had stolen, on the inside he'd had engraved,

"I'll love you always and forever - your Jeffie."

Nick hadn't said anything, Jeff was nervous, "If you don't like it or you don't want to wear it that's fine. I just thought… it was your favourite ring, and I knew you missed it, and you gave me a promise ring and I didn't have anything to give you…." He paused, Nick still hadn't looked up from the ring,

Nick's eyes started to fail for him. The first tear coming for the right reason, he was happy. "Jeff.. it. It's beautiful!" He whispered. He slipped the ring on his finger and blushed. It was a perfect fit. "I…It must have cost a fortune… you didn't have to." He cried, smiling.

Jeff shrugged, he was just happy Nick liked it, "It had to be perfect…" He kissed Nick gently, "For you."

"I'm hardly worth it." He whispered to himself, hoping Jeff didn't hear. He pulled Jeff in by his shirt for a passionate kiss.

Jeff's breathing sped up as they made out, he trailed kisses down Nick's neck, punctuating each kiss with a word, "You. Are. Worth. Everything. To me. Nick Duval." He unbuttoned the older boys shirt and suckled gently on the spot about Nick's left nipple.

Nick left out a long stretched out moan. He'd missed this. He'd tried not to miss it much. But that was impossible with the growing tightness in his pants. "Jeff….. that is amazing…" He panted.

Jeff looked up, wide eyed. He was still relatively innocent, he didn't understand how he could provoke such a reaction in someone. He reached down and brushed his fingertips along his boyfriend's growing bulge, eyes widening even further when Nick's hips bucked to the touch.

"Nicky…" He hesitated, "I'm not ready to go all of the way yet. But would you… Do you want me to take care of this for you?"

"N-not…. Not if you don't want to." He breathed. His panting increased. He shook a little more when Jeff played with the zipper on his pants.

"I want to," Jeff breathed, "Is that okay?"

Nick nodded as Jeff unzipped his pants. Freeing the intense tightness.

Jeff's breath caught in his throat, "Nicky, you're so fucking beautiful." He took a gentle hold of the shaft and pumped it tentatively a couple of times, bring it to it's full size. He hesitated, not sure what to do… but then he moved forwards and captured his boyfriends erection in it mouth, testing his own limits and finding a rhythm. It suddenly felt like the most natural thing in the world. He hummed around Nick as the brunette wound his fingers through Jeff's hair.

Nick moaned. He started to sweat and he was sure Jeff could feel the shaking in his hands. He gripped a little tighter and cursed under his breath when Jeff whimpered. He moaned again as Jeff dipped down.

The grip in his hair had become a little painful, but Jeff could barely focus on it. He was to intent on finishing Nick off, the fact he could make the older Warbler make those noises confused him no end, but he loved it. He rocked forward again, his strokes becoming more and more erratic, he could tell that Nicky was close.

"J-J-Jeff…. I-I-I am c-close…." He said. His breathing picked up. Was Jeff going to move?

Jeff vaguely considered stopping but changed his mind, after all 'In for a penny, in for a pound' he thought, his deep chuckle sending vibrations through Nick's entire body.

Jeff's laugh sent Nick over the edge and he came in Jeff's mouth. A long and loud moan. He was sure Thad could hear it and he was on the other end of the school. He was shaking violently. "I-I…. sorry." He managed to shake out.

Jeff sat up, wiping his mouth delicately, his hair all over the place, smiling happily, "I'm not." He whispered softly, "That was amazing, Nicky. I love you, so much."

Nick lay back on Jeff's bed. His breathing still harsh. "How.. How did you do that…?" He asked shakily.

"How did I do what?" The blonde asked, sleepily curling into his boyfriends side.

Nick smiled. "You make me weak…" He whispered. He could barely move. He yawned a little and put his arm over Jeff. "One day… I will do it for you… I.. I promise." he said putting his pinkie out.

Jeff nuzzled his way in closer, "You don't need to do that, honey. I'm happy taking care of you." He sighed. "I might actually sleep tonight…"

"I want to please you Jeff… one day…" He whispered. What if Jeff found out what Sebastian had done.He yawned and his eyes were on verge of closed. He was really tired after…. that.

"Okay, Nicky…" Jeff could feel himself drifting off, "You have to sign my cast tomorrow. You promised…" Jeff didn't hear Nicky's reply. He was already asleep.

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