Tyler never thought that he could return to a normal conversation with a guy who just sucked him off underwater but here they were, cuddling on the couch as the rain slowly tapped against the windows. There wasn't much to talk about, the rain filled in the silence, it wasn't awkward at all. Perhaps Tyler was a bit shy to gaze Josh into his eyes but the uneasiness soon passed. They lazily made out on the couch, their limbs tangled together, skin to skin, hips shoved together.

Josh was kind enough to give Tyler a dry pair of underwear, the boy didn't even think about it before he stepped into the hot tub. The boy appreciated that and was glad that an article of clothing separated them. He wasn't ready to cuddle naked yet, he didn't like being naked. Even though they both smelled like the rain and their breath's reeked of alcohol none of those things were relevant. Josh pressed his mouth against Tyler's, again and again, no matter how bad the scent of alcohol was. They were both drunk, both smelly, none of that mattered.

"Joshie?" Tyler murmured with his nose buried in the crook of the older man's neck

Josh raised his brow at the pet name Tyler just gave him. Usually, he disliked having his name altered in any way but the word 'Joshie' coming from Tyler was so cute that the man couldn't force himself to object.

"Yes?" he answered softly

"Will you drive me home?" Tyler's lips tickled Josh's neck.

The man let out a soft chuckled and hooked his leg over Tyler's for a tighter embrace.

"Are you bored of me already?" the man joked, he swore to god he felt Tyler's heart tremble painfully

The boy lifted his head up to have a better access to the man's face. Josh smiled into the kiss, Tyler seemed sad all of the sudden.

"I'm not..." the brunet croaked, his voice shivering from the tears building up

"I'm joking, sunshine," Josh pecked Tyler's wrinkled forehead shooing the frowns away instantly "Why won't you just stay here overnight?"

"I have to get home to check on Madison," Tyler sighed and sat up "I'm sorry."

"Don't you have a phone?" Josh grasped Tyler's hand desperately "Please, stay."

"Josh, I can't." Tyler shook his head, semi-wet curls bouncing on his head

The older man nodded with sorrow in his eyes, the smile on his lips wasn't filled with happiness. Quite opposite, in fact. Tyler hated seeing the man sad but he had to go home, hell knows what his little sister was up to. He promised to protect her and promises weren't supposed to be broken.

Josh let out a heavy sigh and stood up, Tyler glanced at the floor to look for his clothes. Josh rubbed his temples, his forehead crinkling. Tyler got dressed and helped Josh to search for his keys. Suddenly, when he was about to kiss the man before walking out the door the boy remembered how intoxicated they were.

"Josh, you can't drive," the boy snatched the keys out of his hand

"Aw, come on," the man waved it off but was too drunk to wave. Tyler caught him just in time before he crashed on his coffee table "I'm fine. I'm... Fine."

"I'll just walk." Tyler set the keys on the table "It's not that far and I like walking."

"No, I can drive." Josh hiccuped and reached for the keys

"Josh..." Tyler gentle pushed against the man's chest speaking sternly "No."

The older man just sighed and nodded his head. He looked more like a bobble head doll than a human. Tyler gently sat the man down on the couch and made sure that the keys were well hidden from the drunk Josh. He wrote a note for sober Josh just in case he couldn't find the keys when he sobers up.

Josh grabbed his coat and handed it to Tyler, the boy accepted it because he didn't have a death wish. It was cold and rainy outside, completely opposite of the usual Californian weather. Tyler was glad to have a pleasant drizzle instead of scorching heat in his face. Josh's jacket smelled like the inside of his car and Josh himself. It was a mixture of minty and sweet. Tyler wrapped himself up in the jacket that was two sizes too big for him and inhaled the man's scent. Josh smiled at Tyler's actions, the boy blushed once he realized that the man saw all of that.

"Wait here, I have something for you." Josh scurried upstairs

The man came back shortly with a small bag in his hands. Tyler checked the insides and found an iPhone 6 and the charger for that device. The boy stared at Josh confused.

"Since you have no phone..." Josh trailed off

"I can't accept this." Tyler handed the item back to the man

"Take it," Josh insisted "I have a new one and this one still works perfectly. I can't just throw it out."

"Fine." Tyler drew in a deep breath

"My number is already in the contacts." Josh winked "Call me when you get back home."

"I will." Tyler nodded "Thank you, Joshie."

"Love you, sunshine." the man chuckled and enveloped the boy into a tight, bone-crushing hug and Tyler loved every second of it

"Love you too." Tyler got on his tippy toes to peck the man's stubbly jaw "Get rest, okay?"

"I will, love, I will." A crooked smile lit up Josh's face

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>Tyler created the group chat<

>Tyler added Charlie Bradbury<

>Tyler added Jared Zerbini<

>Tyler renamed the chat to OMG Cholesterol<

Charlie: yOOOOOOO

Charlie: yOOOO WHAT THE FUUUUUUUCK

Jared: Reeee

Tyler: :^)

Charlie: where the hecc did you get an phone boiiii

Tyler: josh gave me his old one

Jared: Hold up

Charlie: HECC

Charlie: WHAT KIND OF PHONE

Charlie: SEND ME APICTURE

Charlie: oh wait

Tyler: an iphone 6

Jared: Bitch, give it to me. I have a Motorola

Charlie: Succs to be you

Jared: Why did he give you a phone?

Jared: *cough*sugardaddy*cough*

Tyler: he wanted to call me and i didn't have a phone

Charlie: cheeky phone secks

Jared: Cheeky phone secks

Jared: auehuehuerhe

Jared: YOU OWE ME A LARGE FRY

Charlie: FUCK YOU I TYPED IT FIRST

Jared: SUCK MY ASS

Charlie: Okay, now Tyler has a lot of splainin to do

Jared: Spill the tea, Josephino

Tyler: he gave me a blowjob

Charlie: VERY FUNNY

Jared: You wish lmfao

Tyler: ;^)

Charlie: wait no way

Charlie: WHAT THE FUCK

Charlie: ARE YOU SERIOUS RN IM AKFJFAKN

Charlie: adhkajfhkajfkJLAKHFJAKJ

Charlie: LGLKFKFKMCXMX

Jared: ...

Jared: Are you done?

Charlie: Yes, proceed

Jared: You two are like a thing now or what?

Tyler: YES

Tyler: YES OMFG HE'S SO SWEET AND FUNNY AND I WANNA KISS HIM ALL THE TIME AND HE TOLD ME TO CALL HIM BUT LIKE I CAN'T BECAUSE IDK WHAT TO SAY BUT I WANT TO WAND DON'T WANT HIM TO BE SAD

Charlie: You go, hunny, you get that dicc

Jared: Boi, we better celebrate

Jared: I AM SO HAPPY FOR YOU

Charlie: YES ME TOO

Charlie: Wait. What about Debby?

Charlie: debby* bitch doesn't deserve a capital letter

Jared: Yo, for real tho

Jared: Did they break up?

Tyler: i don't know :^/

Tyler: he never mentioned her

Tyler: am i a side chick?

Jared: ASK HIM

Charlie: YEAH

Tyler: like right now?

Jared: YES

Charlie ^

Tyler: oh, okay hold on

Tyler exited the chat and found Josh's number in the contacts. He hesitated, the man was probably sleeping but he had to know. The question was starting to eat away at the boy. He pressed call with his shaking finger and waited for the man to answer. The brunet was greeted by an obnoxious beeping that signalled that the man was currently talking to someone.

Tyler set his phone aside and just stared at him waiting for something to happen. Finally, after a few minutes Josh called back.

"Hello?" he answered

"Josh I-" Tyler swallowed thickly "I just... What are we?"

"Lovers, Tyler." Josh chuckled "We are lovers."

"B-but what about Debby?" Tyler twirled his hair nervously

"I called her a couple minutes ago, told her that we needed to talk." Josh said calmly "I'm going to explain her everything tomorrow, I can't break up over the phone."

"Oh, okay then." a smirk curved Tyler's lips

"Go to sleep, ladybug." Josh spoke softly "I don't want a tired boyfriend."

"B-boyfriend?" Tyler's chest was on fire

"Of course." Josh laughed "You're my boyfriend now."

"That's..." Tyler sniffled "That's great."

"Oh, baby, don't cry." Josh's voice sounded concerned

Tyler wiped his eyes with the hem of his shirt and smiled.

"I won't." Tyler murmured "I love you, Josh."

"Love you too, buttercup." Tyler could practically hear Josh's smile "Go to sleep, okay? It's late."

"Okay." Tyler nodded as he wiped his teary eyes "Love you, goodnight."

"Goodnight."

Tyler set the phone down and collapsed on the bed. He stared at the ceiling wide-eyed. His heart thumping like he just ran a marathon. The phone buzzed. Tyler picked it up and found a hundred undread messages. The redhead and Jared were freaking out, Tyler was bombarded with questions but decided to answer them tomorrow.

Tyler: he said that he will break up with her tomorrow in person

Tyler: we are boyfriends now

Jared: Boifrens*

Charlie: ffs

Charlie: I SHIP YOU GUYS

Jared: Tysh ftw

Charlie: It's Joshler, fuck you

Jared: Tysh

Charlie: Joshler

Jared: BITCH

Charlie: JERK

Tyler: Both names are stupid tbh

Tyler: Goodnight, I'm tired

Charlie: HOW DARE

Charlie: Good night <3

Jared: Good night bby boi

Tyler set his phone down and stripped out of his clothes. He kept Josh's jacket close to his heart, it helped him sleep.

Tyler fell asleep with a smile on his lips and that meant a lot.