Twenty-Six

Ineluctable

(Adj.)

Irresistible

Jess fell asleep with Isaac's arms around him. He was glad he had chose to stay over because wrapped up in the warmth of his boyfriend seemed like the best place in the whole world at that moment.

He slept all through night. Isaac's bed was extremely comfortable and there was peace in knowing that there was another person right next to him. When he woke up it was because Isaac was shaking him.

"C'mon, Jess, it's 9:20."

Jess groaned but sat up next to the brown haired boy. He looked over and groaned again. He hated being awake in the mornings. Instead of accepting his fate he leaned over and rested his head on Isaac's shoulder, breathing in his scent. Isaac chuckled.

"Baby." His voice was so soft that if he kept talking like that he'd lull Jess back to sleep. "Don't you need to be home?"

Jess was reluctant to answer but they both knew. He finally let out a pouty, "Yes."

"So, come on. You can borrow some of my clothes to wear home."

Jess groaned but sat up fully again. He squinted and then glared at Isaac. "I'll only get up if you give me one of your hoodies."

"Okay." Isaac chuckled. "You didn't really have to ask, if you want one you can take it."

Jess sighed as he stood up, Isaac following. "Don't tell me that, I'll steal them all."

"As long as I have one to wear when I need it, I don't care."

"You give me too much freedom." Jess roamed over to the closet and picked out a shirt with a design he liked.

If he was stealing clothes he was going to take some he could wear around more than once. After getting a T-shirt he grabbed some sweats and started changing. He didn't miss the way Isaac's eyes traveled around his torso when he took his shirt off before looking away.

Once he was dressed he turned back to the closet. He looked through each of the hoodies before pulling one out. It was gray and red with 'Johnson' printed on the back of it and the number 25 on the front. Jess grinned as he pulled it on.

When he looked over at Isaac who was sitting on the bed again, the brunette boy was beaming. Jess returned the wide smile with one of his own. "Well? What do you think?"

Isaac stood over and walked over towards him. He placed his hands on Jess's hips and looked down at the boy. "You look amazing."

Jess felt himself blush. He smiled up at the slightly taller boy and brought his hands up to wrap around Isaac's neck. "I spent the night and yet we haven't kissed since you kissed my cheek yesterday in the hallway. Is that anyway to treat your boyfriend?"

Isaac chuckled. "No, I don't guess it is."

Then he leaned down and connected their lips. Jess let his hands explore Isaac's hair while they kissed and Isaac wrapped his tighter around Jess's waist. They ended up pressed against each other, wrapped up in their arms, making out.

Eventually, Isaac pulled away. He didn't go too far though, staying within a reasonable distance so that Jess could still feel his breath on his lips. "You've gotta go home."

Jess knew he needed to be home. Cliff would be dropping Daisy off and he had no idea if his mom would be awake. He knew that but it was so hard to think straight with Isaac right there within kissable distance. "I know." He then leaned back in, mumbling as he began to kiss Isaac again. "One more minute."

One more minute became ten very fast. Standing up by the closet became Jess laying down on the bed and Isaac hovering over him. Kissing in Isaac's room became a full on make out session very quickly.

Jess had no regrets though. He sat happily in the car ride back to his house, holding Isaac's hand. He was so very fucking happy with this boy.

They pulled up to the curb and Isaac parked. It was nine fifty eight. Definitely not as early as Jess could've been but he probably beat Cliff. Isaac smiled over at him.

"Can I pick you up on Sunday? Take you out again since last time worked out?"

Jess nodded. "Sounds like a plan. I'll text you when Daisy leaves."

"Okay." Isaac agreed before leaning over the console and kissing Jess again. This time it really did only last for a few moments before they pulled away and grinned at each other. "Bye."

"Bye." Jess then stepped out of the car and walked up to the front door. He could hear Kleandra in the kitchen cooking while he took off his shoes. He walked in with a happy smile. "Ma, I'm home."

"Oh! Jess!" She walked over and wrapped him up in a tight hug, one he easily returned. She let go of him and waddled back over to the omelet she was making. "Were you out with that boy? The one who took you out? Isaac? Was that his name?"

Jess smiled and nodded. "Yeah, that's him and I was with him. Sorry, we were with some friends and I got so tired I just stayed at his and forgot to text you."

"Oh it's fine." She waved her hand at him. Jess knew she probably didn't even notice he was gone until he came home but he pretended not to. "You made it home before Daisy got here, that's all that matters."

Jess nodded. "Oh, and just so you know he's taking me on another date this Sunday."

Her grin widened. "So I take it the last one went good."

Jess blushed and nodded. "Yeah. He's my boyfriend and everything now."

His mom squealed and gave him another bone crushing hug. He laughed and hugged her back. They were only interrupted by a knock at the door and they both rushed to go greet Daisy.

Just like that, the weekend would go by quickly but happily. Jess was happy about seeing his little sister and about having a boyfriend. His mom was overjoyed by being in her childrens' lives and so they were all happy.

Moments like these made Jess feel like he was on top of the world. He knew it wouldn't last forever. Kleandra would get upset again and go into one of her moods. They'd argue and she'd bawl her eyes out or something similar would happen.

He knew that him and Isaac might not stay like how they were forever. However, he chose not to think about that. He had hope that they would be okay, and he hadn't had hope that anything would be okay for a long time so he was holding on to that.

For now, he would take in all the happy time his family was currently offering. For now, everything was okay. It didn't matter if he would wake up in two days and the world was ending because as of now, he felt light.

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Daisy had been a joy to have over. She always was. They had went roller skating around the park, watched a bunch of little kid shows and movies, and ate a lot more sugary snacks than Cliff ever would've permitted.

When she left Jess and Kleandra gave her tight hugs before sending her off. Jess then hugged his mother before running up to his room, texting Isaac on the way. He pulled on tight jeans and a white T-shirt. He didn't look like he had tried all that hard but he never really tried that much when it came to his looks.

He grabbed the hoodie on the end of his bed that he had worn to sleep the night before. It smelled like Isaac and he knew it would immediately become his favorite hoodie out of them all. He also knew that once the scent faded he'd wash it then give it back in favor of a different one.

He pulled it over his head, grabbed his phone, and then left his room. He went down the stairs, grabbing his shoes and putting them on before he flopped onto the living room couch. He played on his phone until there was a knock at the door.

Jess hopped up and walked over. When he opened the door Isaac was standing there. Hazel eyes looked over his body, checking him out shamelessly. At the sight of the hoodie, Isaac smiled wider.

"Hey." Jess grinned, stepping outside and shutting the door behind him.

"Hey." Isaac leaned down and kissed Jess on the lips quickly. "You ready to go?"

"I am." Jess nodded.

He followed Isaac over to his car. He got in and immediately noticed the cold air. He spared a glare at Isaac while turning the heater on. Isaac laughed when he saw.

"I'm sorry Baby."

The nickname made his ears turn red like always. It didn't matter how many times he said it, Jess always felt flushed. The name put butterflies in his stomach that he couldn't scare away.

"Mhm." Jess hummed while also changing the radio station.

By now, it was saved into one of the tabs on the radio so he didn't have to find it each time. Instead, all he had to do was press the button with the printed number five on it. It was nice to think about the fact that he was in Isaac's car so much his radio station was saved. It was also nice to think about the fact that once he got in the car Isaac just gave him full control over the A/C and the radio with zero complaints.

"Where are we going tonight?" Jess looked over with interest. Isaac smiled.

"I was thinking either dinner and a movie or ice skating."

"There's no where to go ice skating in this town."

"I'm willing to drive the thirty-five minutes to the next town over if you want to go ice skating." Isaac said it like it was that simple. Like the drive wouldn't be a bother to him at all if that's what Jess wanted to do.

"Let's go watch a movie." Jess said. "Not just because of the drive but also because I hate ice skating."

Isaac chuckled. "Okay."

His arm reached over and his hand rested on Jess's thigh. He inched it a little further to the inside and then paused once there. He didn't move his hand anymore after that but that was enough to drive Jess crazy. His face was red and he stared out the window the whole time so Isaac couldn't see. That was a failed effort.

When they reached the theater Isaac removed his hand to park. Jess's leg felt cold without it there. Isaac opened his door and looked over which was enough to draw Jess's attention away from missing the warm touch.

"Let's go see what's playing."

Jess nodded and they got out together. He walked next to Isaac and once they got to the doors the brunette wrapped his arm around Jess's shoulders. Jess melted into the warmth just like he always did.

Isaac paid for the tickets and Jess had to insist on paying for the drinks and popcorn. They went in and found their seats next to each other. The popcorn was eaten before the movie even started and they had arrived halfway through the previews so that was fast.

Jess reclined his chair back, loving the leather seats. Isaac copied his action and Jess scooted over towards the edge of his chair. Close enough that Isaac could wrap his arm around him from his chair and they could hold hands with his other one.

Isaac's thumb rubbed the palm of Jess's hand and the boy was finding it very hard to concentrate. He let his other hand travel up to Isaac's wrist. He started lightly tracing his fingertips up and down over Isaac's arm. Isaac hitched his breath next to him so he took that as a win.

The movie played and once the credits started rolling Isaac brought their connected hands up to kiss the back of Jess's. They fixed their seats before Isaac got up and pulled Jess after him. They walked out of the theater hand in hand and walked back to Isaac's car.

"Do you want to find a diner or fast food in the car again?" Isaac asked looking over at him.

"It might be lame but I like fast food in the car." Jess admitted. Isaac nodded with a smile and drove them to the nearest fast food place.

Jess thought eating in the car was more intimate than going into a restaurant. It was weird, probably, but he liked it more. In Isaac's car it was just them while in a restaurant they were surrounded by people. In the car they could talk and laugh loudly without disturbing others or having someone listen in on their conversation. From Jess's perspective it was just better.

Isaac didn't seem to mind either. He ordered them food and then parked in the nearly empty parking lot and handed Jess his food out of the sack. Jess took his shoes off and sat with his legs crossed in the seat to eat.

Isaac leaned back and took a sip of his drink. "Did I ever tell you about telling my dad we're together?"

Jess looked over in curiosity. He thought about it and, no, Isaac had never told him about that. "No. How'd he take it?"

How'd he take it? Saying something like that felt so wrong. Like it was something people were expected to not take well. It wasn't normal.

"He said he was expecting as much. He said that he could see it coming and was just waiting for me to come out to him. Then he told me he loved me and gave me a hug."

Jess smiled. "That's sweet."

Isaac hummed. "Apparently he knew before even I did. He saw us on the couch that first time and just knew."

"Well, yeah. That was kinda gay."

Isaac looked over surprised. "What?"

"Well, I mean, you were like rubbing your thumb on my knee. If you're not like that with all your friends then I would assume there was something else up too." Jess hummed.

"Oh." Isaac looked like he was just realizing this. "Damn. I couldn't even see it myself."

Jess chuckled. "It's okay, you figured it out right?"

"Yeah." Isaac nodded. "Oh, by the way I've decided I don't have a sexuality."

Jess raised his eyebrows. "Oh yeah?"

"Yeah." Isaac nodded. "I did some research and looked into it. Some of them felt okay but none of them really felt right, y'know? I figured out I'm just more comfortable without a label. Not everything has to have a label, right?"

Jess smiled. "Yeah, if that's what you're comfortable with then go for it."

Isaac smiled and nodded too. They continued to eat in the comfortable silence. Jess couldn't eat all his fries so Isaac finished them for him.

"You ready to go? Or is there something else you wanna do?" Isaac looked over with his sweet smile.

Jess thought about it and there was something else he wanted to do. He smirked. "A date night that doesn't end with a make out? Are you losing your touch, Isaac?"

Hazel eyes widened. Slowly a smile formed on his face which contradicted the groaned he let out. "You're gonna kill me, Jess."

It didn't matter apparently because he leaned over and captured Jess's lips with his own. Hid hands held Jess by the hips and he kissed him with so much passion.

It wasn't long before he was pulling Jess closer to him. The dark haired boy was all too eager to climb over the center console and straddle Isaac's lap. They sat in an empty dollar tree parking lot across from McDonald's making out in Isaac's car. How romantic.

Isaac groaned when Jess bit his bottom lip and the boy smiled into the kiss.

"Fuck, Jess." His voice was rough and low. He moved his lips to Jess's jaw and planted a single kiss there.

Jess smirked, leaning down to kiss on his neck. He let out a muffled sound that sounded like a moan. Jess started sucking at the base of his jaw and he actually moaned then.

Jess didn't stop his work until there were three partial marks on the base of Isaac's jaw that would fade. He wanted to leave longer lasting ones but wasn't sure how Isaac would feel about that.

When he pulled back he grinned before leaning in to kiss a disheveled Isaac. The brunette slipped his tongue into the kiss and Jess moved his hips on Isaac's lap.

Isaac pulled back to kiss down Jess's neck this time. He didn't suck on his neck but rather just landed soft kisses down. He lead a trail to the collar of Jess's shirt before pulling it to the side and starting the real work.

He sucked around the skin of Jess's collar bone and left many marks that Jess knew weren't going away that night. He had no complaints.

Finally Isaac quit marking up his boyfriend and kissed his jaw again. Then he kissed his lips again, this time much softer.

"Now I'm going to take you home and drop you off like a gentleman before going to my house and taking a long cold shower." Jess giggled which was not intended but that's what happened. Isaac smiled widely up at him at the sound. "Yeah, giggle like an innocent child. Not at all like you're trying to give me blue balls."

He full on laughed then. Isaac laughed too, resting his head in the crook of Jess's neck. Eventually the other boy had to get off Isaac so they could go home. He gave Isaac a soft kiss before also going up to take a cold shower.

He might've stood in front of the mirror admiring the hickeys for a minute before getting in the shower but if he did he wouldn't ever admit it.

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Not me writing that last bit in my last ever English class for this year while listening to Simon Says. My momma would be so disappointed in me. 😔

Also we love Isaac, the unlabeled king. <3

Anyways, I hope you enjoyed!

Love you ♡

- Z