Max was fiddling around in the kitchen, trying to prepare the last things. He placed chocolate dipped strawberries on a nice plate, with other cut-out fruits surrounding them. He wasn't exactly the greatest cook in history, but at least he knew how to cut out fruit. He shook his head, smiling a bit for himself, he couldn't believe he was doing this. Planning out a romantic night just for him and Maximilien. He had finally managed to get Jonathan to fall asleep and then he had hurried out in the kitchen to start preparing things. Since he didn't know how to bake he had bought some more expensive vanilla ice-cream that would go nicely along with the fruit. He had bought wine and soda, since he had realized Maximilien wasn't really fond of alcohol. Especially wasnot wine. He the type who absolutely loved it, and he would do anything to please his boyfriend.

Boyfriend. What a funny word. Maybe lovers would be more appropriate? Or partners? Anyway, they we're now together, and Noah's world had turned upside down. Nothing resembled his old life anymore. He felt like a changed man, and sometimes it scared him. Sometimes it scared him so much that he just wanted to run away. But then he would look at Maximilien and he knew, without doubt, that wherever Maximilien was, that was his true home. Maximilien had become a safe place for him. He could never run away from that. It would be foolish.

He finally finished in the kitchen and hurried out into the living room to light it up with candles, and turn off the light. He felt completely ridiculous and a little bit silly, since he had never done something like this. He just hoped Maximilien wouldn't laugh at him.
He slumped down into the couch, and peered nervously at the door, expecting to see Max any minute now. Max had been away the whole day at a friend's house to work on his book. He knew how stressed out Max had been ever since he had been in the accident, so Noah had figured that he would need something relaxing. A nice quiet evening. Far away from books, writing, rehabilitation, and other stressful events.

''For fucks sake, Max! You're choking me!'' Noah said exasperated, clutching his throat, eyes going wide. Then he laughed, ''I missed you too, idiot. Even though we've only been apart for 8 hours. So this is kind of pathetic you know.'' He took Maximilien's hand and led him into the living room nervously, trying not to make it too obvious that he had spent the whole day preparing an afternoon like this. He decided the best way to keep Max's attention away from the now decorated living room was to keep talking. ''So.. How was your day? Did you write anything? I'm sure you did. Let me guess.. You cried like a baby watching Titanic with Eleonor. God, that woman is so annoying. She would be the most flamboyant gay if she was.. Well gay. She always gives me a headache. The few times I've met her.'' Well, he was doing great, wasn't he? Maybe he could even place Maximilien in the couch, without him uttering a word. He was slowly getting embarrassed by what he had done. This was so not him. Max would just laugh his arse off. He had probably done thousands of things wrong. Was this even romantic? He looked around wildly. God, this isn't even remotely romantic. It looks like a freaking circus! What were you thinking, Noah! He scolded himself. Maybe it even looked like a children party. This was a disaster. He regretted it all, and actually wanted to just drag Maximilien away, or maybe go hide himself. This all just screamed cheesy. Max would probably hate this. ''So.. Uhm. You know. Jonathan managed to make three pairs of clothing dirty in one meal.'' He said lamely, still trying to keep Maximilien's attention away. ''And that guy will wear diapers for the rest of his life. I swear. What a brat. And he keeps swearing! He's just like.. Well, just like Johannes. Jacinthe is probably turning in her grave.'' He stopped again, suddenly getting depressed by the thoughts of his now dead friends. God, this evening would probably turn out to be a complete disaster. He really sucked at this.

''Well, you're certainly not sleeping with him.'' Noah declared, staring hard at the other man. You have got to be kidding me, he thought. He had spent the whole day preparing this evening, and now this stranger rang on their door and wanted a place to crash? Well, not a stranger, apparently Maximilien knew him, but still. It was silly, but he wanted to cry in frustration. He had just gotten over his initial embarrassment, since he had been afraid that everything he had done had been too much, but Maximilien's delighted face had made him relax immediately. It had taken a lot out of him to prepare something like that for someone. He had never done it. And now that he finally managed to do anything remotely romantic it was ruined. God, he was fuming inside. And it didn't help that this stupid wanker was flirting openly with Max. ''I actually think you should take my bedroom.'' He didn't want this man to sleep in Max's bed. It felt so wrong. He needed this man to stay away from anything that was Maximilien's. He narrowed his eyes and wondered what kind of relationship there had been between these two.

The man was frowning at Max. ''Oh. You're not single.'' He said a bit deflated, shoulders slumped. ''No, he's not.'' Noah interrupted. Jacob stared at Noah for a while, before his gaze trailed back to Max. ''Of course you're not single. Who would be a fool and leave you alone.'' He walked in and clapped Noah on the shoulder, a bit hard. ''Lucky sod.'' He slung an arm around Max's waist, and proceeded to drag him into the living room. ''Whoah. Did I interrupt something?'' He slumped down in the couch and peered at the table with the food. ''Yes, clearly you did.'' Noah sneered. ''Calm down, man.'' Jacob huffed. ''I'm sorry. But how would you feel if you got kicked out of your boyfriend? On the street. But of course. Clearly you're one of those upper-class people. I mean.. Look at this apartment. What do you do? Work for your father, or something? Don't they all? I bet you got a high position without any education.'' Jacob continued to babble, and Noah just stared incredulously at him. He did hit a bit too close to home for Noah's comfort. ''No, as in matter of fact, I'm a fashion designer.'' The other man stilled at this and looked up at Noah. ''Really? Cool.'' Noah raised an eyebrow at this. Cool? Was that all the man could say? Cool.. Who was this idiot. He watched at Maximilien settled himself beside Jacob, clearly wanting to offer some comfort to the man. How couldn't he see this man for what he was?

Noah placed a protective arm around Maximilien's waist, tugging him in closer to his side. He glared daggers at Jacob. ''I do know what you said on that terrible french of yours, and no. My boyfriend would not like to sleep with you tonight. As far as I know, he's sleeping with me. Right?'' He turned his gaze back to Maximilien and kissed him languidly on the cheek. He was fuming inside. Who the fuck did this guy think he was. Had he and Maximilien been more than friends? Couldn't Max see that Jacob was flirting so openly with him? How could he be so oblivious. And all those stupid innuendoes from Jacob, it was so obvious. He wanted Maximilien. But there was no way in hell he would let him near Max. He slowly started to caress the inside of Max's thigh, turning his gaze back to Jacob. The look he gave him was stone cold. ''If you want to stay the night, I suggest you stop flirting with my boyfriend. He's taken, and drop the facade. I know you're flirting with him.

Jacob feigned innocence. ''Why would I flirt openly with a man who's already taken?'' He glared right back at Noah, and the atmosphere was so tense in the room.
''Why don't you ask yourself.'' Noah retorted.
''Max and I are old friends.'' Like that explained everything. Really. This guy was really dumb. ''So you think you can get all chummy again, hm?'' Noah knew he would snap within minutes if this guy continued this charade. ''Well no. And I apologize, but we've always been this way. I'm sorry. I didn't mean to imply anything or offend you.'' Jacob gave Noah a big fake smile, and then turned an innocent gaze towards Max. ''I'm sorry if I made you uncomfortable Max. It's just... I'm sorry. I just want some normalcy. It was a hard breakup. And... How would you feel if.. Was it Noah?'' He looked towards Noah again. ''If he fell in love with another man. Things happen you know.'' Oh god. Was the man trying to pull the insecurity card? He obviously knew how easily Maximilien got insecure.
''I'll go get my room ready. You'll sleep there.'' Noah exclaimed, cutting all conversation off. ''Or.. You know. It's already done. Just go in there whenever you want to sleep. Max and I are heading off to bed now.'' Without a 'goodnight' or anything else, he took Max's hand firmly in his, tugging him towards Max's bedroom. There was no way in hell he was letting Jacob sleep in Max's bedroom. Especially not his bed. Stupid fucker. He pushed Max past the door and towards the bed. ''Bed. Now.'' He growled, not even bothering to close the door behind him. He would make sure that Jacob would hear just how much Maximilien was his.

''You too.'' Noah agreed, pulling at his own shirt. After a while he got so frustrated he practically teared it apart. The rest of the clothes came off more easily. He stared at Max for a while, before he placed his hands on Max's chest, pushing him forcefully on the bed. Within seconds he had him pinned down and was straddling him. Slowly he ran his nails down Max's chest, leaving faint white trails behind. ''Stupid fucker. I'll show him.'' He muttered under his breath, talking about Jacob. ''You're mine'' He kissed Max hard on the mouth, demanding entrance. He proceeded to trail kisses down Max's neck, slowly making his way to his collarbone. Just underneath it he sank his teeth into the soft skin, leaving a bruised mark behind. He felt Max wince underneath him, and soothed him by running his hands down his sides, kissing the spot apologetically. He just felt the need to mark him. Show him who he belonged to. It didn't matter that the mark would fade away. It was important the mark was still on Max tomorrow. ''God, you're so fucking gorgeous!'' He whispered as he kissed his way lower down, hands trailing down to Max's thighs, pushing them lightly apart. ''So gorgeous.'' He breathed as he reached Max's protruding hipbones. ''And all mine.'' He didn't know if he was reassuring himself, but sometimes this new turn of events always seemed too good to be true. Was Maximilien really his now? He peered up at him briefly, seeing him stare right back at him. Suddenly those three words came to his mind, but he almost choked on them. I love you. But they got stuck in his mouth. He couldn't force his lips to form those three words, no matter how much he wanted to. His throat just blocked off, and he was left looking like a fish, and just like that, the brief moment was over. He sighed in frustration, grasping Max's cock in his hand, fingers closing around it tightly, just with the right pressure he hoped so. It seemed like he had remembered it from the last time they had sex. Even though this was only their second time, it seemed like he remembered every little thing Maximilien had liked.

Noah's breath hitched slightly at Max's exclamation, but the words still got stuck in his throat, refusing to get out. ''God.. Max.'' He breathed, as Max told him how he had been playing with himself. The thought was such a fucking turn on. He couldn't stop imagining them being in the same apartment, Max all alone in his room, playing with himself, thinking about Noah while doing so. ''You're such a tease.'' He growled, snatching Max's wrists between his hands, reversing their position again, pinning Maximilien down to the bed for the second time. ''You want the real thing, don't you? I'm going to fuck you so hard, that you'll have trouble walking for days.'' With one finger he started to tease Maximilien's entrance, fumbling for lube with the other hand. Finally reaching the drawer where he expected Max to have some lube, he took it out. He chuckled as he saw how little there was left in the bottle. ''Well.. I can see you've been busy with this, hm?'' He poured a large amount on his palm, spreading it to his fingers. Slowly he reached down with the hand again, pushing one finger lightly inside, wiggling it a bit, grinning as Maximilien's hips bucked, he knew he had found the spot. He trailed soothing kisses at the inside of Max's thigh, pushing a second finger in, scissoring to stretch him out. ''God, you're so tight.'' he couldn't stop his own moan, as he thought about how it would feel, finally getting inside of Max again. A third finger entered and with the other hand he smeared some lube on his own cock, stroking it as he watched his own fingers go in and out. He just couldn't take the sight anymore. Somewhere behind him, he heard the faint sound of footsteps, he dearly hoped it was Jacob. That stupid wanker would see who exactly Maximilien belonged to, but there was no way in hell he was going to let the guy see a naked Maximilien. He grabbed Max's ankles, position his legs over his shoulder, lining his cock against his entrance. He maneuvered them a bit, so he knew that if Jacob was watching, all he could see, would be Noah's backside, and him pounding into Maximilien, without actually seeing Maximilien. Finally he pushed inside, squeezing his eyes shut as Max's muscles clamped down around his cock, contracting wildly. ''Relax, baby.'' He whispered soothingly, placing a soft kiss on the spot he had marked on Max's collarbone. He gave him some time to adjust, feeling him relax bit by bit. He couldn't take it anymore, the tight pressure around him was too much, so he started to move as slow as possible, not wanting to go fast from the beginning, but it didn't take more than two minutes for Noah to begin to pound in and out of Max like his life depended on it. He muttered and screamed obscenities, completely lost in a bliss.

''Luckily I can't get you pregnant.'' Noah muttered. ''I think one is enough for now.'' He snuggled further down under the blanket with Maximilien, and he didn't even realize that he had actually hinted that he wanted more kids someday, with Max. He sighed in contentment, and turned sideways so he was facing Maximilien. He smiled softly at him before placing a loving kiss on his lips. ''You're amazing, you know that?'' Noah wasn't really one who ever gave compliments as such, other than to say 'You're sexy, let's fuck.' It was probably his orgasm induced state that made him do it. He nuzzled his face into Max's neck, and frowned immediately as he heard approaching steps and someone chuckling warmly. ''Let me applaud you. That was quite a show.'' Jacob drawled, standing at the door, arms crossed, grinning at them, looking a bit flushed. Noah's head snapped up, and he stared incredulously at the other man. ''What the fuck are you doing?'' He hissed. Jacob only chuckled again, eyes lingering a bit too long on Max who just looked utterly confused. ''Let's triple the pleasure, yeah?'' Noah just gaped at him. Was he seriously suggesting a threesome? It wasn't like Noah hadn't tried, and yes, it was amazing, but there was no way in hell he was sharing Maximilien with anyone. End of story. ''As you just saw, you sick bastard, we manage to pleasure ourselves just fine, don't you think?'' Noah sneered. ''Aw come on. I'm quite good with my mouth, and... I'm actually quite well-endowed if I must say.'' Noah saw red as he realized Jacob was solely staring at Maximilien.

Noah had stilled completely in bed, and was gaping at Maximilien as he got out from bed. Stark naked. Oh god, what the fuck was he doing? That stupid bastard, Jacob, could see every little bit of Max now, and that made Noah's blood boil. He almost jolted out of bed as Max grabbed the prominent bulge, until he heard Max's words. He couldn't help but smirk, being rather self-satisfied with himself. He knew that he was well-hung, but it didn't hurt to hear it coming from his boyfriend. His eyes widened comically as Max gave a well-placed kick right in the middle section of Jacob. Noah laughed loudly at that, not believing his own ears. Little, innocent Max, doing something like that. This would be engraved in his memory forever. This was just priceless. He actually got a bit worried as Jacob started to yell and scream at Max, but he chose not to interfere. Not yet. He had to give Maximilien some credit. You should not be fooled by his innocent look. It was actually quite a turn on seeing Max like that. All angry and flustered. He could certainly defend himself easily, and he seemed to handle the situation perfectly fine on his own. Jacob was still on the floor, looking up at Max, before getting a glint in his eyes. ''You don't believe me about promiscuity, do you? What about your little boyfriend over there.'' He jerked his head in Noah's direction. ''He was the most promiscuous slut, before you started taming him. I know all about his reputation. Heck, everyone with a dick-loving arse knows who Noah Rosenstand is. He's like the front man on that stand. You think he'll want this for the rest of his life? An idyllic family life?'' Jacob snorted, looking far too amused for Noah's liking. Noah was left speechless. He would never ever get away from his reputation, would he? No matter who he and Max met, they were bringing up his past. Convincing Max that Noah wouldn't stay. Would Max start believing them? Noah swallowed down his hurt and tried to come back with a retort, but to his horror he realized he had a lump in his throat that made it impossible to utter one single word. When had that appeared? Completely embarrassed by all of this Noah started to feel really awkward, and Jacob only continued. ''Noah Rosenstand is not someone who can be tamed. He'll cheat on you sooner or later. Mark my words.''

Noah stared at Max in shock as he came back to bed. He had never ever seen this part of Maximilien before. It seemed like once the man began, he didn't know how to stop. Noah had been rooted and shocked to the spot, otherwise, he would have stopped Maximilien from doing any further damage. He had already kicked the other man more than what was necessary, and that nerve wrecking crush of his balls, send shivers down Noah's spine. Not in a pleasant way. Maximilien had really seemed to enjoy inflicting pain. Oh no, what if Jacob wanted to turn Maximilien in? Shit. He gave Maximilien a soft reassuring kiss on the lips and stood up, not even realizing he was naked himself. He slowly walked towards Jacob and looked down at him in disgust, but he couldn't help to feel a twinge of concern as to how badly he was injured. ''Can you get up?'' He asked quietly. The other man just grunted, and finally after a few more minutes got up to his feet. ''Let me walk you out.'' Noah said, grabbing the man's arm, trailing after him completely naked. As soon as they were away from the bedroom, Noah let go of the other man and sighed yet again. ''Listen, I'll pay you to keep your mouth shut. Just... Don't turn Max in.'' He tried to keep the pleading quality out of his voice, and instead appear calm and cold, but inside he was really worried. Maximilien would go to jail, and it wouldn't be a light sentence. This was America. ''I'll pay you a great amount, just don't turn him in.'' He repeated, since the other man still hadn't said anything. ''Fine!'' Jacob finally grunted. ''I want 2.000 dollars.'' Noah gaped at him. ''Excuse me?'' Jacob just sneered at him. ''You heard me. And I know you have the money. You're a Rosenstand and you wouldn't be living in an apartment like this if you didn't have the money. You're filthy rich.'' Noah pinched the bridge of his nose. ''That doesn't mean you can demand an insanely large amount of cash from me.'' Jacob laughed hollowly. ''It's either that, or your psychopathic boyfriend goes to jail. A homophobic jail, let me tell you.'' Noah ran a frustrated hand through his hair and sighed. ''Fine! I'll write you a fucking check now.'' Jacob leered at him, and stepped into his personal space. ''What do you say. We could easily manage a quickie. Couldn't we? Max was right. You are... Big.'' He peered down, grinning. Noah clenched his fists and turned around, going in search for his check papers. ''I swear to god I will fucking cut your dick off if you make any further sexual comments.'' He finally found the block, and scribbled down the information and money amount furiously on the little paper, throwing it at Jacob. ''Take this check, and get the fuck out of here.'' Jacob was actually cheeky enough to blow him an air kiss, and then add, ''Oh. And I expect to be put on that guest list to that VIP party next week. See you around, sexy. Say goodnight to Max for me.'' He humped out of the door, obviously having troubles walking. Noah smacked the door behind him, and walked back to the bedroom, slumping tiredly down on the bed, staring at the ceiling. ''Come here.'' He whispered softly to Max. As soon as Max had crawled further up in the bed, Noah dragged him down, and tangled their limbs together, pulling their bodies flush against each other. He closed his eyes, feeling a headache starting to form.

Noah held Maximilien in his arms, refusing to let go. He held him all through his panic-attack, not saying a word, just letting him calm down himself. ''You just had all this pent up feelings. They were bound to break freak sooner or later.'' He explained quietly, letting Max snuggle closer in to him. ''You've been through a lot, Max. God knows how long you've kept those emotions inside you. He must have set you off somehow. It's perfectly normal. You're not a monster!''He paused, before continuing quietly. ''I'm here for you, you know. You can talk to me whenever you need it. Believe it or not, I'm actually a good listener. I don't want you to keep all these emotions inside you. It's not healthy for you. We'll work on it together. I'm sure you'll start feeling more like yourself once you go back to dancing.'' He knew how much dancing meant for now, in more ways than one. He frowned at Max's small shy voice, before he realized what he had just said. He couldn't help but chuckle warmly, rolling around, pinning Max down to the bed, straddling him. ''Don't be silly!'' He huffed, leaned further down, almost face to face with Max. ''You really think I would let you go to prison because of that jerk? Trust me, it's taken care of. He won't do a thing about it. I promise you.'' He pecked him softly on the lips, lingering slightly. ''You and your cute little arse isn't going anywhere from my side. Ever.'' He just hoped, that Maximilien wouldn't question him further. He would just get angry if he knew how large of a sum Jacob had demanded from Noah to keep his mouth shut. Not that Noah minded. He would have given a million for Max. ''Oh and... He's seen you naked too.'' He raised an eyebrow and grinned at Max. ''And trust me. I don't like it one bit, but I think your overall angry sexiness distracted me from bolting out of bed to hide you from his view.''

Noah groaned as he felt how stretched out Max still was, his own come dripping out. ''You're such a tease. I may be a slut for your ass, but you're a slut for my cock. Look at you!'' He sneaked one finger inside, wriggling it teasingly, until it stroked against that spot. He loved this. He loved the power he had, and the way Maximilien started to writhe in pleasure. ''You're insatiable, aren't you, slut.'' He murmured, looking at Maximilien with pure lust in his eyes. ''Of course I was turned on. Don't you know how fucking sexy you looked? I mean, yes you did beat the guy to a bloody pulp, but anyway, and you just stood there, all naked, looking thoroughly shagged, showing this new side. I was ready to jump you.'' Noah admitted, pulling his finger out again, Max didn't really need any stretching at this moment. ''Turn around.'' He murmured, helping Max turn around. ''I'm going to fuck you so hard, you'll feel it for a week.'' He helped Max lift up his hips, ass placed right in front of his now fully erect cock. ''So gorgeous.'' He breathed, stroking softly down Max's spine. He placed his cock against the entrance, pushing in slowly, savoring how Max felt around him, closing his eyes in a bliss. ''You feel so good.'' It didn't take more than two seconds, before Noah was fucking Maximilien without abandon. Slamming into him in a fast, steady pace, making sure to hit that delicious little spot every time. As he felt himself get closer, he grabbed Max's cock, closing his fingers around it, stroking in a rhythm to his pounding. He was determined to make them come at the same time, and it almost happened. He came the moment he felt Noah's muscles clench around him, pushing him over the edge, making him come so hard, he practically screamed Maximilien's name.

Noah suddenly clung tightly to Max, burying his face into Max's neck, inhaling the scent of him. Don't leave. Don't leave. Don't ever leave, was thoughts that ran to his head right now. Maximilien was right. This was too good to be true. Noah didn't deserve Max. Max deserved someone better, and he would realize that sooner or later. It was just a matter of time, really. Noah wasn't stupid. He may be many things, but not stupid. Was Max doubting it himself? It was just a matter of time before Noah did something stupid, and screwed up completely. Max deserved someone like Gabriel. He knew how to cherish him. Noah always screwed up. Noah wasn't a romantic. He didn't know how to even say anything remotely romantic. The reality was, he was really awkward when it came to things like that. He covered everything up by using irony or sarcasm.

The scariest thing was; He couldn't imagine a life without Maximilien and little Jonathan. He would be lost without them. He knew he would. ''I want this to last too.'' He finally mumbled, still holding Maximilien tightly. He swore to himself he would do anything to keep Max and Jonathan happy. He would do absolutely anything for them. He... He loved them. With whole his heart. And Noah didn't share his heart easily, but Max had won that a long time ago. ''I...'' Love you. Dammit! Why couldn't he say it?! Maybe because that would put him in a vulnerable position. He knew Maximilien loved him, but.. Noah had sworn to himself he would never get hurt again because of another guy. Never again. ''I fucking love your tight little arse.'' He settled for. Oh, way to go, Noah. He scolded himself?! Really? Are you fucking kidding me! Say it. You can do it. Say it! ''I could just eat you up.'' Okay, he was hopeless. Maybe it was just better if he shut up completely.