Jensen came back with a tube of cream and more pills. Jared closed his eyes letting him work on the bruises of his face; as Jensen finished and was moving away he kissed Jared on the cheek and moved to kiss the other when Jared plunged forward trying to kiss Jensen on the lips .

 

“No, kid. No!!” Jensen pulled away and Jared felt cold embarrassment fill him. He wanted to disappear, why would Jensen want someone like him? He teased guys and had what he deserved. 

 

“No!” Jensen said loud and clear. Jared understood he said that out loud. 

 

“Nobody deserves to be treated like that, Nobody, sweetie, you could walk into that fucking bar stark naked and every guy there should respect you, because we’re not animals. Are we clear?” Jared nodded feeling even more tears in his eyes. “And If I ever find that bastard of your ex? He’s dead meat.” Jared flinched at the anger in those words, but Jensen moved closer again, holding softly his face in his hands.

 

“I’m a bad person. I… the things I do for a living…” 

 

“I don’t care.” Jared stated secure.

 

“You should. Still, I wouldn’t do this while you’re vulnerable and hurt; you don’t owe me this, okay?” 

 

“Okay…” Jared tried hard to keep the tears away.

 

“You deserve far better than a guy like me, I can’t even use my patches in public or I’ll be arrested, I’m that kind of rotten kid.” 

 

Jared let out a sob and nodded. “Can… could you at least… ” he bit his bottom lip embarrassed of how stupid he sounded, how weak.

 

“I want to hold you, if that’s okay with you…?” Jensen moved closer quietly, Jared’s eyes darted to Jensen’s and he nodded. 

 

Jensen sat next to him and pulled Jared close, arms tight around him, one hand rubbing his back, soothing every sore place, lips pressed against his hair while murmuring soft words. He told him about places and times. “One day, when you’re better, I’d like to ask you out. Hope you accept… there’s so much I want to show you.” The soft masculine voice went on and on. “how you should be treated by a guy that loves you for a start” Jared let out a breath that could’ve been mistaken for a laugh.

 

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The next time Jensen enters the bar, he was walking ahead of a guy taller than him, and he nodded towards the guy behind the counter who waved vaguely at him pointing with his head to the darkest corner where Jensen’s associates closed their deals, he motioned to his tall companion before walking away, on his way he saw a small blonde waiting for her husband. He moved straight to her. 

 

“Ma’am.” He bowed a little making her smile. Amelia smiled and greeted him looking to the guy behind him before looking disconcerted, for a second, until the guy got to her and started talking.

 

Once at the table Jensen was going to, one of his guys pointed at the pool table, a rowdy group was there, the one guy laughing the loudest was easy to recognize, and Jensen clenched his jaw in anger. It got even worst when the guy kept his eyes glued to Jensen’s companion’s ass. So his eyes traveled to the bar where his companion was.

 

Long auburn hair, hiding a little of his face, too broad shoulders encased in a fitting t-shirt, narrow waist that led to long long legs, jeans so tight that left nothing to the imagination, what was bending over the bar was a walking wet dream. Every mouth in the place fell open, and every cock stood in attention. Especially those from a group of guys at the pool table, one of them sent a drink to him after only minutes. But Jensen’s guy refused. 

 

Blunt, the guy from the pool table moved to meet the hottest guy in the bar, he touched his shoulder and when the guy turned he faced slanted green-golden eyes. “J-Jared…”

 

Jared had no idea he’d be there, but it only made sense since Jensen had insisted a lot to come here of all places right now.

 

“Zach…” he let out, Zach eyes traveled over his face, some small marks on his skin but mostly everything was gone, he had the same pretty face he met seven years ago.

 

“Wha… How.” Jared heard him stammering at the same time he felt a hand sneaking on his back.

 

“Sorry, I gotta go…” he turned around and Jensen was there smiling. “I found another guy who likes me.”

 

Jensen smirked; one glance at his friends was enough. He’d been waiting for this for so long.

 

Zach never got home. Nobody missed him, and Jensen could finally sleep in peace.