Jem and Tean: Guys Gone Wild (The Lamb and the Lion) by Gregory Ashe

Author:Gregory Ashe [Ashe, Gregory]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Hodgkin & Blount
Published: 2021-02-04T23:00:00+00:00

6

The lights dimmed. The first preview came on—an action sequence, a guy running down a tunnel, thunderous music. Jem put his arm around Tean.

Tean pushed his arm off.

“I think I was really brave today,” Jem whispered.

Tean nodded and tossed back some popcorn.

“And very creative.”

Another nod.

“I mean, I got us these tickets, and I got us all this candy, and I didn’t lie or do anything illegal. And I got rid of that jackass without using violence.”

“You shoved him.”

“Well, that was before I knew about the new rule.”

The first preview ended, and the next one started: a creepy doll in a Victorian-style dress, her little porcelain head spinning round and round. A woman farther down the row screamed, and then laughter rippled through the theater.

Jem tried again to put his arm around Tean’s shoulders.

This time, Tean caught his wrist early and pinned his arm to the seat.

“Not a date,” Tean whispered.

“It’s a friend date.”

“Not a romantic date.”

“That’s ok. I’m ok with that. We talked about that. We’re just friends.”

“And you put your arm around all your friends when you watch movies?”

“Sure,” Jem said, slinging an arm around Tean and pulling him close. “Whenever we share popcorn.” He grabbed a handful of kernels from the bucket in Tean’s lap to demonstrate.

Tean shook himself like a wet dog, but Jem held on.

“Do you have any Reese’s Pieces?” Jem asked.

Tean didn’t answer; he was too busy trying to sink down into his seat to escape Jem’s touch.

With a sigh, Jem pulled his arm back. “Reese’s Pieces?”

Straightening up in his seat, Tean passed him the box of candy.

The next preview was Chris Pine and a lot of glass breaking and cars exploding. And the next was an actress Jem didn’t recognize; she was swimming in a lake, at night, and the frenetic music meant something terrible was about to happen.

When Jem reached for the popcorn, he bumped Tean’s shoulder. The next time, it was his elbow. And the next time, he leaned right into Tean’s field of view.

Hissing in frustration, Tean shoved the popcorn bucket toward Jem. “Here. You hold it.”

“Oh, no way. I don’t want to ruin my jeans.”

Tean was growling. It was a cute, puppyish kind of growl. “Fine,” he snapped.

Jem put his arm around Tean.

“This is not a date.”

“See how much easier this is?”

“I want you to hear me very clearly.”

“I heard you. Not a date. Got it.”

Tean squirmed for a few minutes, obviously fighting an internal battle between his dislike of being touched and the desire for Jem to stop bumping him every time he got popcorn.

“Just cool down,” Jem whispered, giving Tean a squeeze. “I’m not going to try anything.”

“Ha.”

But after another minute, Tean relaxed. And after a few more minutes, he rested his head on Jem’s shoulder.

The theater darkened completely for an instant, and then the film began.

“Good thing, by the way,” Jem whispered.

“What?”

“Good thing this isn’t a date.”

In the flickering light from the projector, Tean’s face betrayed another struggle. Finally he said, “Why?”

“Because I’ve only got eyes for one man today, and he’s the Asgardian god of thunder.

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