Date: Sat, 29 Sep 2007 12:24:13 +0000 From: Chris Salter Subject: How I Met Jake: Chapter 24 Underage? Illegal? Immoral in your area? Don't read! Disclaimer: I don't claim to know the sexual preferences, sexual escapades and romantic relationship in this text. I don't know Jake Gyllenhaal and this work is entirely ficton. Chapter 24: Chris was awoken promptly by the shrill alarm. After slamming his hand on the snooze button, he turned around to see Jake lying on the bed staring at him. "How long have you been awake?" Chris asked in a groggy tone. "About an hour," Jake commented as he leaned over to kiss Chris. Chris smiled as he allowed his lips to brush Jakes smooth, wet and sensual lips. The feeling of Jakes stubbly chin against his was a pleasant and intoxicating experience. He finally broke off to enquire, "What have you been doing then?" Noticing Jake was laying above the sheets, but under the blanket. "I got up, had coffee and something to eat," He then kissed Chris once more, "And then I came back to watch you sleep." "That's," Chris smiled, "That's cute, and freaky." He then noticed Jake was wearing a pair of shorts, while he was still as naked as the day he was born. "Where's my underwear?" Jake smirked as he grabbed the underwear and cheekily threw it behind his back, "You gotta get it now." Immediately Chris pounced on Jake, tickling him to try to free his underwear from under Jakes back. "Give.....me.....them.....now." Jake laughed uncontrollably as Chris tickled his stomach. Finally pulling the underwear from under his back, Jake threw them out the bedroom door, "Go get them now sexy." "Gah, you bastard." Chris moaned as he kissed Jake again and padded his naked self out the bedroom door to find his underwear. Jake finally followed Chris just as he brought them up to his waistline. "That was a pleasant sight." Jake commented with a cheeky grin as he playfully slapped Chris on the butt. Chris was about to comment on Jakes playful attitude when the phone suddenly ringing. Padding his way towards it, he picked it up, "Hello?" Moving up behind Chris, Jake slid his hands around Chris' waist and pulled him close to his body while simultaneously kissing the back of Chris' neck. He then whispered in Chris' free ear, "Who is it?" Smiling from the warm feeling of Jakes body protecting him from the cold of the air- conditioning Chris turned his head slightly, "It's my mother." He then returned his attention back to the phone. "Yeah, the bruises are gone; my head only hurts a little and well, aside from a minor inconvenience I have someone to look after me." Chris said down the line, as he gently cupped his free hand over Jakes. "No mum, not Danny. He's got a new man now," He then grasped Jakes hand slightly stronger, "Yeah, I'm happy for him. Just because we broke up doesn't mean I hate him, I have Jake now anyway." Jake blushed slightly when he heard Chris announce their relationship to his mother. Pulling Chris in even tighter, Jake rested his lips on Chris' smooth shoulder. Suddenly something Chris said caught his attention. "I love him mum, be nice to him okay?" Chris then pulled the handset from his ear and handed it back towards Jake, "She wants to talk to you..." Nervously, Jake took the phone out of Chris' hand. After clearing his throat briefly he put the phone next to his head, "Hello?" "Is that Jake?" Jake smiled hearing the voice of Chris' mother, she had a similar accent to Chris, and sounded eternally perky, "Yeah, I'm Jake; it's nice to speak to you." "You were there to look after my baby after the accident?" Pulling Chris even closer, Jake lifted his free arm and wrapped it around Chris' chest, "I love him to death." He then closed his eyes in embarrassment realizing what he'd just said. "I mean, I love him so much, I wanted to be there for him when he needed me most." "That's really good Jake. What did Chris mean by minor inconvenience?" "Oh, that." Jake replied as he closed his eyes, trying not to relive the moment. "I guess we had a little bit of a misunderstanding when we were in New York. Everything is better now." He then rested his forehead on the back of Chris' head. "I see. As long as my baby is okay now, then I'm happy." Chris' mother commented. "So Jake, who are you? What do you do and how did you meet Chris?" Jake smiled and lightly stroked the patch of hair on Chris' chest, "I met Chris through his work. I saw some people get shot and he brought me to the lab, then being his adorable self, he offered me a ride back to my car." He then kissed Chris on the neck once more before continuing, "Oh and I'm an actor." Chris smiled at Jakes statement before yelling out in a slightly hushed tone, "Oh you're not a bloody actor, you're Jake Gyllenhaal, movie star." "Is that true?" Chris' mother asked. "You're a big Hollywood actor?" Jake blushed and glared at the back of Chris' head, "I guess I am." "And you love my son?" "So much so that is hurts whenever we're apart." Jake replied proudly. Chris tried to listen in on what was being said over the phone. The hum emanating from the air-conditioning duct however was successfully masking his mothers' voice. Suddenly Jake piped up again, "It was nice to speak to you too, okay here he is." He then handed the phone back to Chris, who immediately held it up to his ear. "Yello...?" Chris replied as Jake released him from his arms and wandered off for a moment. "And you love this Jake do you?" "More than anything in the world, Mum." Chris replied as he turned around to try and find Jake. He was nowhere to be seen. Assuming he was back in the bedroom, Chris returned his attention to the phone call. "I need to go Mum, we're going to do a dry run to the new lab, to see how long it takes to get down to Long Beach in peak hour." After ending the call, Chris then replaced the handset to the base station and went in search of his boyfriend. Readjusting the waist band of his shorts, Chris padded through the doorway to find Jake sitting on the bed with his shirt in his hands. "What's wrong Jake?" Chris asked as he noticed Jakes slumped shoulders. "Oh I just found this," Jake replied as he pulled the small card out of the shirt pocket. "Was this the guy from last night?" Chris stared at the card, "I completely forgot that was in there. I meant to throw it out but I got distracted by you." He then snapped the card out of Jakes paw and tore it into unrecoverable pieces. "I hope you weren't getting the idea that I was interested in that skank." Looking up at Chris with a pouting expression, Jake replied, "Of course not, I trust you. I just didn't like the idea of him fantasizing about my man." He then pulled Chris down on top of him. "Jake, we'd better get ready; I want to make sure I find this damn place." Chris replied as he stood up, pulling Jake along with him into the shower. Properly groomed and attired for the day, the boys headed out of the apartment and down towards the garage. As Chris bounced down the second floor landing, he spotted Brenda unlocking her apartment door. "Hey boys.....I was just thinking about you." Brenda said, while fighting with the door handle. She then excused herself and made her way inside. Continuing down to the parking lot, Jake wiped his nose as the smell of the hot concrete and rubbery smell of the cars began to permeate his nostrils. As Chris unlocked the doors of the car, Jake, who pulled him into a tight embrace, suddenly greeted him. After a few minutes, Jake broke off the kiss and jumped into the car without saying a word. As Chris started the engine and moved his hand onto the gear stick, his hand was suddenly held in place by Jakes warm paw. Putting the car into Drive, Chris then slowly made his way out of the garage and onto the street. It was just after nine by the time they pulled into the street where the new lab was located. Pulling into a parking spot on the street outside the building, Chris then turned to face Jake. "So, what now?" "Well," Jake replied, taking Chris' hand into his grasp. "We're already down this way; we could always go do something completely childish?" "I dunno," Chris pondered, "What were you thinking?" Jake smiled like a small child at Christmas, "I was thinking Disney............." His sentence was suddenly interrupted by the buzz of his cell phone. "Hold that thought cutie." Jake then pulled his phone out of his pocket and accepted the call, "Hello?" Chris switched off the engine as he tried to listen in on the conversation Jake was having. Jake smiled and looked over at Chris, focusing in on the conversation; he mouthed the words, "My mom," before answering his mother's question. "What? Tonight?" He then looked nervously at Chris, "Okay, I'll come get you. Okay Mom, I love you, see you tonight." He then ended the call and slipped the phone back in his pocket. "What was that about?" Chris asked as he watched a silver sedan pull into the parking spot in front of him. "My Mom is coming back from Japan tonight; she wants to see me so she's staying at my place tonight." Suddenly Chris extended his hand and pressed the start button for the engine. "I suppose you'd want to get home and get settled before you picked her up." "I want you to be there," Jake replied in a shy tone. "I want you to meet her." Chris smiled and quickly leaned over to kiss Jake on the cheek. "I'll take you back home and then I will come over later." He turned the wheel and accelerated slowly, pulling into the street. "I guess it's meet the parents' day today...." Chris muttered with a smile. Heading back towards the freeway they had just exited, Chris indicated and turned onto the onramp. Quickly accelerating to merge successfully with the speeding traffic, Chris pulled into the correct lane and headed back home. An hour or so later Chris pulled up in his usual parking spot in the garage. Switching the engine off Chris grabbed the door handle and began to gently pull it. "What time do you want me there?" Jumping out of the car, Jake quickly raced around to the drivers' side and opened the door for Chris. "Mom gets in at 7, but come over around 4." "Okay, I'll see you then." Chris replied as he slid out of the seat and planted his shoes onto the polished concrete. He moved towards Jake, moving in to kiss him goodbye, however he was left standing with his lips puckered as Jake suddenly turned away. Jake giggled slightly after seeing Chris' expression. Opening the door of his car, he leaned inside and pulled a remote and a set of keys from the glove box. He then turned back to see Chris standing in his spot looking humiliated. Jake smiled again and commented, "Awww poor baby." He then moved in, kissed Chris briefly as he dropped the keys and remote into Chris' pocket. "What are those for?" Chris asked, while placing his hands on Jakes waist. Slowly pulling Chris into his warm arms, Jake replied, "I have your keys, it's only fair you have mine." Chris smiled and allowed his lips to brush over Jakes before he rested his head into his lovers neck. "Thank you, I love you Jake." Jake smiled, "I love you too." As he pulled Chris in closer, he spotted a young man walking through the garage towards his car. As the man walked by, he looked over, spotted the boys, and smiled. "Morning" Jake said, acknowledging the other persons presence. Once they were alone again, he kissed Chris once more. "I'd better get going, I will see you tonight." Chris kissed Jake before allowing him to leave his grasp, "Love you." Jake smiled and made his way to his car. After jumping inside, he started the engine and reversed out of the parking spot. As he put the car into Drive, he waved at Chris and headed back towards the exit. Locking the doors of his car, Chris slowly headed towards the stairs leading out of the garage. As he gradually climbed the never-ending steps, he felt inside his pocket and pulled out the remote and set of keys. Unlocking the door of his apartment, Chris shuffled his way inside and kicked off his shoes, threw the contents of his pockets onto the small table and headed into the living area. Smiling as he watched Fergus chasing a small bug along the floor, Chris quickly collected the insect in his hand and made his way to the window. "You'll get sick eating these." Chris commented as he slid the window open and threw the insect outside. Looking over at the clock, he noticed it was just before 11:30. "What the hell am I going to do Fergus?" Chris asked, looking over at his cat. "I need to do something to keep my mind off of tonight..." Glancing over to the TV, Chris shook his head and padded through the apartment looking for something to do. He finally entered his newly decorated study and sat down on the chair. Unhinging the lid of the laptop, Chris pressed the power button and waited for the screen to regain what it had been looking at previously. "Come on you bastard." Chris moaned as he pulled his knees up to his chin. After a few moments of stalling, Chris was suddenly greeted by the unwelcoming image of Danny staring back at him in one of his trademark goofy expressions. Chris smiled as he saw the goofy expression of his ex boyfriend, "Oh Danny, you idiot." He then took a mental note to replace the image as quickly as possible. Chris then looked around the room at all the other photographs. Apart from the day he spent assembling furniture with Jake, Chris had pretty much avoided the room. He glanced at a few of the images of him and Danny before looking back at Fergus, "I need to take some goofy photos of my baby don't I?" Finally, the hard drive of the laptop stopped its usual hissy fit and allowed Chris to begin surfing the internet. Once he had checked he various email accounts, Chris then decided to check out a fansite dedicated to his boyfriend. Distracted by the images of his boyfriend for over 2 hours, Chris reserved a significant amount of his hard drive dedicated to various publicity images before finally closing the lid of his laptop and shuffling towards his bedroom. As he was extremely nervous about meeting Jakes mother, Chris was in no mood to fill his gullet with food. Continuing into the bathroom, he quickly reached into the shower and turned the water on before stripping off his clothing and throwing it into the laundry basket. Stepping under the warm stream of water, Chris reveled in the warmth of the water for a few minutes before finally lathering up his body. After rinsing the suds off his body, he reveled under the water few an extra few minutes before switching the water off and toweling his body dry. Wrapping the towel around his waist, Chris padded over to the mirror and admired himself for a minute. "Boy, I really need to shave." Chris commented as he rubbed his itchy stubble. "I don't know how Jake does it." Once clean-shaven, Chris scrubbed his face to prevent any ingrown hairs. He then fixed his hair before padding into the wardrobe. Wanting to make a good impression with Jakes mother, Chris pulled on his underwear and socks before grabbing a dark brown pair of pants with a slight herringbone pattern. He then grabbed a crisp white business shirt and pulled it onto his torso. Finishing his grooming, Chris grabbed a pair of shoes before heading back into the bathroom to add his favorite cologne to his outfit before nervously heading back into the bedroom to slip his shoes on. "Think I look respectable?" Chris asked Fergus as he nervously headed out to the living area to grab his keys. Placing his belongings and Jakes keys in his pocket, Chris then headed towards the door. Just as he reached the door, he suddenly remembered. "Shit! You want food, don't you Fungus?" He then quickly raced back towards the kitchen, opened a can of cat food and threw it into the first available bowl. He then threw the can away before washing his hands and headed back towards the door. Bounding down towards the garage Chris practically skipped to his car and bounced behind the wheel. After starting the engine, Chris pulled out of the parking spot and towards the exit of the building. On his way to Jakes house, Chris had made a small detour to pick up a bottle or two of wine. He then made his way to the house in the hills. Pulling up in the driveway of Jakes house, Chris fished around in his pocket for the remote. Once the gate was fully open he slowly drove up the driveway and parked his car to the side. Grabbing the bag containing the bottles, Chris locked the doors and inched his way closer to the front door. Once up the stairs he unlocked the door and made his way inside. After closing the door, Chris smirked and walked through the house, "Jake?" He yelled out. "Honey, I'm hoooooooooooome." ----25----- Did it again, a minor cliffhanger which shall last for a few chapters. Hope you enjoyed that one again. Love hearing from you guys via email or MSN on chezmoi_ou_cheztoi@msn.com Drop me a line, I don't draw blood when I bite. Don't forget we got a webgroup going, http://groups.msn.com/HowIMetJakeCafe drop in and say Hi! There's a few more chapters ahead of the dinosaur server. Thanks for reading guys, love to hear feedback! don't be shy!