Kiss

Hello guys .

This is the
final chapter
of 'Kiss '.

Thanks to all
who reviewed,
and read !


See notes at
the end , it
may explain
the workings
of my mind
a bit moreso.


Moon





Saturday , May 6th , 1:30 pm

The weekend had been blissfully quiet thus far at the 27th precinct .
Drake had spent most of the morning on a file search in the records
room ( Roz had the day off ) . It was a monotonous , boring
task , which allowed him to replay the events of the last two days in
his mind over and over again . The result was a shit-eatting grin plastered on his face for the better part of the day , and thankfully no one to witness it .

JJ had claimed he'd chosen the stand up duty because he couldn't
sit down just yet .

Currently he was sitting , albeit gingerly , in the break room enjoying a
quiet lunch . Ryo and Dee were with him , and JJ of course . The four
friends were mixing work talk with updates in their personal lives .

JJ and Drake's case with Deangelo Marcus had wrapped until trial .
The preliminary word was that the young man would spend the rest
of his life behind bars , after all the charges against him were tried .
Ryo and Dee's case , the Carnello/Giovanni mafia hit , was due to
go to trial next week . Ryo was reminding Dee to take his suit to
the cleaners for his court appearance .

JJ and Dee were set to visit Mother Lane the following Wednesday .
Dee had been delighted when JJ had chosen to gift part of his
inheritance to the orphanage . The Police Orphans and Widows
Fund would also recieve a sizable gift . The bulk of the money
would go to the Multiple Sclerosis foundation .

" Who knows ? " JJ had reasoned bittersweetly . " Maybe I 'll need their
help someday too . Genetic tests can be wrong , you know . "

JJ had decided to use part of the liquid cash to buy a beautiful ,
two story townhouse in Greenwich Village . The remaining funds would
be invested to generate a monthly income , covering his taxes and
utilities . It would take nearly six months to close , but JJ hoped he'd
have a room mate by then to sweeten the deal .

" You could just retire , you know , " Drake had teased ,. " Write the
Great American Novel , and shop the rest of your life . "

" No , " JJ replied , a twinkle in his eye . " Not until I 'm forty , at least . "

They shared a secret smile . Drake nudged JJ 's thigh under the table
with his knee . He reached for his pop and found it empty ; then reached
instead for JJ 's bottled water .

" Let me have some . " he said , and took a swallow .

Ryo and Dee were both looking at him strangely when he' d finished .
" What ? " he asked . One glance in JJ 's direction told him their secret
was blown . Oops .

" Are you swapping spit now ? " Dee asked bluntly .

Drake looked from Dee , to Ryo , to JJ 's stare of impending panic .
Oh well . In for a penny , in for a pound ...

" Yeah , as a matter of fact , we are , " he replied . He reached over ,
took JJ 's face in his hands , and kissed him full on the mouth .

" So , " JJ said breathlessly when Drake released him ; face pink . " I guess we ' re not a secret anymore . "

Ryo's expression was a mixture of surprise and delight . Dee just
shook his head .

"Took you long enough , " he grinned at Drake .




Epilog : Three Months Later


The Yankees were six -four against Seattle in the bottom of the seventh .
It was a perfect summer evening ; Drake had his favorite team , his comfy
couch and a sleepy boyfriend cuddled against his shoulder . Today had
been his day off . Tomorrow he was in court all day . If Deangelo was finally convicted , in part by his testimony , life would indeed be sweet .

JJ had a stretch of twelve hour shifts this week . Drake's appartment was a shorter commute to work , so he was currently camped out there for the
next few days . Both were eager for the fall , when they would move in to
JJ 's townhouse together . Drake knew the inevitable tell the parents speech was coming up soon . He 'd been avoiding it so far , and JJ hadn't pressured him .

Drake shifted so that JJ could lay against him more comfortably . The younger man was exhausted ; he 'd gotten home late due to subway traffic , then spent an hour on the phone with his mother . He 'd inhaled the pot roast Drake had made for their dinner , and now his full belly and Drake's warm shoulder were catching up to him .

" Babe , why don't you hit the sack ? " Drake said , nudging him gently .
"Much as I love to have you out here with me, I think you 'd be more comfortable in bed right now . "

JJ stirred sleepily and stretched . " Okay , sweetie , " he yawned . " I guess I 'm done in . "

Drake leaned in for a kiss . " Goodnight , JJ ; love you . "

" G 'night , Dave . "

Drake pulled back . " ' Dave ' ! ? "

JJ grinned . " That's what my mom calls you . She can't quite pronounce
Drake with her accent . "

Drake looked relieved . " Oh . So ...you told her about us , then ? "

JJ nodded . " Of course , sweetie . Makes her happy again , for the first
time since dad died . " He got up and padded into the bedroom , scratching
his hip . " 'Night night , love you ..."

" Love you too , " Drake answered softly . He frowned slightly , thinking , then pressed ' mute ' on the remote . He picked up his cell , checked the clock , and simply stared at it a long , long time .

All at once he flipped it open and punched in a familiar number .

" Mom ? " he said after a pause . " Yeah , I 'm okay ; just wanted to
say hi . Oh , nothing special . Work's good . Remember my partner , JJ ?
Yeah , you met him at the precinct's open house this spring . Listen ,
there's something I want to talk to you and dad about when I stop over
next Saturday ...."



Thank you all ,I hope you enjoyed reading it as much as I did writing it . This was my first posting of anything ever , and I learned a hell of a lot . I actually know a couple who were outed the way Drake and JJ are with the water bottle . I have a hard time believing the part in the manga where Dee drinks JJ 's coke . No one drinks from another persons beverage , in this country at least , unless they're dying of thirst , or intimate . ( Notice Drake offered JJ some of his drink right away , though ! )

It was my intention to have the journey to bed these two characters took as realistic as possible . If that came off as rushed , I apologize . I also did not want them having full out intercourse the first time . So if you were looking for that , you'll have to wait for another story ...

I also wanted to have JJ leading all the way , and Drake at the I can't take it anymore point when he finally caved . No sobbing ukes here ! Although there's nothing wrong with that either , and I have Ryo/JJ story penned that includes that ( I'll let you guess who's the bottom in that one...)

If you love Drake/JJ , or Drake/Dee , Drake/Ted , Ted/JJ etc etc . WRITE IT ! FAKE needs all the variety it can get ! And as much as I love to write , I love to read all of your stuff even more.


Blessed be you ,

Moon