James Garrett

Ivan allowed himself to be pulled on down next to James. He returned hold of the man’s hand and clung to it rather tight. Holding hands wasn’t something they did much and he wanted to take all the time he could for it now.

Ivan hadn’t even realized how little he know of James’ past. Hearing it was just as horrible as his was some how comforting. It was nice to feel a connection through words for once. “Oh yeah?” He asked. “And how were you fucked up?”

Ivan smiled back at him. It was nice to share something as innocent as a smile for once. It was something that seemed so simple and yet was so different from their usual extremes of either fighting or sleeping together. 

“No, I’m not.” Ivan started, adjusting on the bed to get more comfortable. “I was actually raised in the Soviet Union for a while, but I joined the military to get away from home-” He stopped abruptly, clearly not wanting to dwell on the details of his life at home. “-Basically Britain was a ally at the time and so I was sent over there along with other troops. Long story short, I may have tried to desert while I was here..”

James laid down looking at Ivan as he spoke. His past was clearly something he didn’t want to talk about right now and he couldn’t blame him. He was not exactly a fan of talking about his own past though by the sound of it Ivan’s had been worse.

Ivan lost himself in the kiss in attempt to drown out any remains of the argument they had just had. He hated fighting with James- but he hated the thought of being exposed even worse. He couldn’t allow for his relationship or feelings to come to the surface. 

A smirk escaped between kisses. He also pulled on James in attempt to get him as close as humanly possible. “It.” He whispered sarcastically.

“Ass” James chuckled and playfully puched Ivan’s arm. A soft sound escaped his lips as he felt his lover pull him even closer. “In the kitchen? really? Merr will kill us if he finds out”

Ivan followed James’ glance down to his hands. It was quite obvious he had managed to make the man nervous. It wasn’t something he had ever seen in James- at least not that he could remember. It brought a small smile to his lips. It would have been a lie if Ivan claimed to not have felt the exact same way in that moment. He was simply better at masking his feelings. After all, it was something he practiced every day of his life. 

“Could you play for me sometime?” He asked. Due to the many years living together, he had certainly heard him play before, but it was mostly as an echo through the walls of his room.

James nodded. “yeah I could” he gave the other a small smiled and pulled on the sleeves of his shirt. Music had always been his escape even since becoming a vampire, he had needed his music to escape the pain Ivan caused him at times.

“Ugh.” Ivan grumbled. He was sick and tied of the bickering. James was asking too much of him- that’s all there was to it! There was nothing Ivan could do to make it right. There never was. Whatever he did, someone would be unhappy.

“You think I’m not sick of this? I just-” Ivan was about to go on for hours but stopped himself short as James crawled onto his lap. He pressed his lips against the other man’s as his grabbed his hips, pulling him even closer. The only way he would ever let out any sort of feelings for James was through his physical contact. No matter how angry he was over their fighting, he poured every ounce of emotion into that kiss.

James closed his eyes and tried to just enjoy the kiss. The only time he seemed to get any true emotion out of Ivan was when they were kissing or fucking, it was the only times he knew Ivan felt anything for him.

“Garrett.” He repeated. Of course. A beautiful man could only have such a beautiful name. James Garrett. Oh he could say it all day. James Garrett… Ivan Garrett- No. No he couldn’t be thinking like that. That was ridiculous. Impossible. And yet.. something about it just sounded so right..

Ivan heaved a sigh before plopping onto the nearest piece of furniture. “But why? Why does it have to be so complicated? Things are easier the way they are now. You never see lovers fight but relationships- ugh. People in relationships always have something going on. Commitment leads to trouble.”

“Ivan, don’t you see this IS complicated. You claim you never see lovers fight but when you’re in a relationship you fight? The two of us are the ones that fight, the lovers. Merr and Nix have been together longer than I have lived and they almost never fight” James sighed and got up. As usual their conversations wasn’t going anywhere.

Ivan simply smirked. Of course James could not expect what was coming. The man had never received anything but sex and mixed signals. He would never see it coming. A gift with more thought put into it than anything Ivan had ever thought about in his life. He put more thought into his lover’s present tonight than any pie he’d ever faced. This was quite unlike him.

“Shhhh.” He hushed, almost dragging the man along behind him. His steps were a bit too eager. The man was just about hoping up the stairs and down the short hall. He stopped in front of his own room and even held the door open for James, something he had never done. With a gesture to the bed he instructed a quick, “Sit down.”

Sighing James tried to think of a way to escape, maybe he should just pretend to fall asleep at least then he wouldn’t have to have sex. Seeing the way Ivan was behaving was unusual for sure but that could mean anything really, or nothing. He knew he shouldn’t get his hopes up, there was a possibility he would be utterly disappointed.

   Ewan had been expecting James for a short while now, he had been told by his friend Merrick in England that one of his coven members was going to stop by and possibly even stay for a while to allow his head to clear out from some fighting that has been going on between him and his creator. Unaware of how stable James would be around humans, Ewan and Lila had closed down the club for the day just to make sure that no accidents happened, while they tried their best to blend in.  With Holly at school and Luke out doing God knows what– he eventually heard a knock at the apartment door. Ewan got up from the couch and made his way over towards the front door and opened it. “– Ah, James. Welcome. I am Ewan. I hope yer journey to the states has been smooth.”

"I guess it was yes. I just stopped by in Canada. I have a friend there, he recently had a run in with the Volturi, I just wanted to make sure he was okay” James didn’t know if that was possibly too much information for someone he just met. But Merrick said that this man was trustworthy and a very good man and talking about Jay kept him from talking about himself and Ivan. Eveen if he was currently finding ways to avoid it he knew that eventually he would have to talk about it whether he wanted to or not. “Merrick told me you run a club with your wife, is it the burlesque club downstairs?”

                ‘ are you james garrett? ‘ she asked, leaning against the open door frame as she glances over his features. his appearance matched a description jay had given her ONCE; she was sure she could put a name to any face she saw even if SHE HADN’T met them. jay had always been descriptive when it came to describing people. ‘ he’s out hunting. you’re welcome to stay && wait for him if you’d like. ‘

 “He has taken a fair bit of psychology courses- as well as law- and I believe he can help you. Besides, getting out of the country could be good. And while your gone, I could speak with Ivan. Hopefully get something through his head.” He paused for a short second before adding on to his sentence. “Hopefully it wont be the wall.” He said quietly.  “If you don’t want to go, that’s fine. I just thought a vacation would be nice, and it’s a new environment. Ewan and his family are very polite people. You will have nothing to worry about. They own an apartment with a club of sorts down below. You could have a whole apartment to yourself if you wish to be alone. It is a place to stay while your there if you choose to go.”

"Try not to punch a hole in that wall” James said even though he was pretty sure that Merrick would never go that far even if he was definately capable of losing his temper. “I don’t think it will help but I do appreciate that you want to give it a try” honestly he was hoping that the other vampire would get through to Ivan but he doubted it. He doubted anyone was capable of that.

“Okay, I guess I can stop by in Canada on my way. It’s been a while since I saw Jay” Ivan would definately not be happy that he pulled another disappearing act but it did seem like the best choice at the moment.