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The early morning light was enough to break past the haze of Ellis' sleep. He groaned softly as he turned over on his side and tried to pull the blanket over his head. Why weren't his curtains closed like they always were? As he settled on his side though his hand fell on the chest of someone next to him. His fingers moved over the frame for a moment before he finally forced himself to squint his eyes open. Even still the light felt like a sharp spike directly to his frontal lobe. Ellis hissed in pain and squeezed his eyes closed again for a moment.

It wasn't uncommon for him to wake up in a strangers bed. Nor was it uncommon for him to not remember getting there. He vaguely remembered some party. There were some blurry memories of some cute scruffy guy with a nice smile and really pretty eyes. But trying to think about the night before made him dizzy. After a moment Ellis finally worked up enough energy to flutter open his eyes. Next to him he saw the side of someone's face but what concerned him more was his surroundings. He was definitely on a mattress. But what concerned him was how cramped everything was.

He forced himself into a sitting position and pressed the heel of his hand against his head as everything spun for a second. How drunk had he gotten? After a moment the dizziness passed and he took a moment to take in his surroundings. Was he in a van? Ellis blinked and rubbed the sleep from his eyes before he looked around again. As if that might change his surroundings. To his disappointment nothing changed. The sun was still too bright and he was still laying in a bed next to a man who's name he couldn't for the life of him remember. Had he even gotten it in the first place?

If he was being honest this wasn't the first time he woke up in a vehicle. At least this one had a bed. And for how cramped it was it seemed cute. Did this guy live out of his van? That was kind of cool he supposed. Ellis let out a soft sigh and rubbed his hands over his face then dragged his fingers through his currently sleep ravaged blonde hair. He looked down and noticing his chest was bare began looking around for where his clothes might be scattered. Normally in this situation he would get dressed as quickly and quietly as possible before he slipped out. Preferably before the other person woke up.

In this case though he didn't think he was going to be able to do anything quickly or quietly. Or get out without waking his current companion. God, he really needed some water.

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Cass was in a half-asleep haze for a few long moments, woken by the touch and movement of the person next to him, but not awake enough to react to it at first. Cass often spent the night with people, and woke to their presence in his bed, or vice versa. It was preferrable to sleeping alone actually, in his opinion. Often he found a hookup for the night just for the sole purpose of not having to sleep alone, as pathetic as that was.

Sunlight was streaming in from whatever window was nearby. He wasn’t sure if he’d forgotten to pull his shades before passing out, or if he was in someone else’s bed, and he wasn’t awake enough to ponder it. The sunlight didn’t bother him, though, glowing warm on his face as he snuggled deeper into the covers, starting to sink back into sleep.

That was, until there was more movement from the person beside him. He sighed, knowing he wouldn’t be able to get back to sleep, now. They’d want to leave, or want him to leave, soon, no doubt. Whoever it was—he’d talked to a lot of people the night before, but he particularly remembered a hot little thing with platinum hair and big blue eyes, and hoped what was who he was currently in bed with.

He grumbled as he clawed his way into full wakefulness, memories of the night before pouring in before he even opened his eyes to greet the day. Oh, yeah. He was in his van after all. The familiar smell of it—cedarwood and sage and metal and hot plastic, mixed with the fresher scent of alcohol-soaked masculine bodies—and the sensation of his favorite blanket on his skin—silky and plush but worn and rough in places with age—confirmed the memory. Oh, and it was a very good memory. He’d had plenty to drink the night before, but not so much that he didn’t remember bringing the blue-eyed platinum blonde hottie back to his van for some fun. Enough, though, that he had apparently forgotten to pull the shades before said fun. Woops. He hoped they hadn’t put on too much of a show for anyone with their thoughtlessness.

When he cracked an eyelid open, turning his head away from the glaring sun, his gaze fell on an expanse of smooth, tanned skin. His bedmate’s back, marked with small red crescents over his shoulder blades. Nail marks, probably, and Cass winced slightly at the sight of them, guilty and hoping they didn’t hurt. He was sitting up in bed, facing away from Cass, looking around the van. Cass wondered what he thought of his surroundings, if it looked different in the stark light of day than it had last night in the haze of alcohol. If he had even noticed it last night.

Cass searched his memory for the guy’s name. Something with an A, he thought. Or an E. Alice? No, that couldn’t be right. Ethan? Ellis! He was pretty sure that was it, and was proud of himself for remembering. He hated waking up next to someone and forgetting their name. It was the worst feeling. Like their encounter had meant nothing. But every intimate encounter, no matter how casual, was meaningful to Cass.

He wanted to reach out, pull the guy—Ellis?—into his arms, and either go back to sleep or suggest a round two. The previous night had been wild, though, and he wasn’t sure where Ellis’—he really hoped that was the guy’s name—head was at. So instead he sat up too, stretching a bit before reaching out to pull the shades on the windows down, plunging the inside of the van into a soft red darkness.

“Hey, you,” he croaked, voice thick and hoarse with sleep and mild dehydration. “Good morning.”

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[Ellis Bridges]

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Ellis was still attempting to work past the steady throbbing in his skull as he looked around for his clothes. Which was harder to do when he kept wincing and closing his eyes against the bastard sun and its annoyingly bright rays. He wasn't particularly concerned with any marks on his body. He often woke up with bite marks, hickies, scratches, and various other marks from some nights of fun. He actually enjoyed them. Liked seeing his body peppered in little markings of people who were just too out of it to control themselves. People who wanted to leave a little show that they'd been there. Even if Ellis never saw them again or remembered who left them.

When he felt the bed shift as his current companion sat up Ellis paused for a moment. More than grateful as he pulled the little curtains over the van windows closed. Everything being bathed in a soft red was better than the harsh morning light. God, he hated waking up this early. Still, he turned to get a better look at the man next to him and really wished he could remember his name. If he'd been able to just sneak out unnoticed it wouldn't have mattered but he did feel a little guilty when he actually had to talk to the person again. What did it start with? Something with a C? Yeah that really narrowed it down. Charlie? Cameron? He was pretty sure it was Ca something.

"Morning, handsome," he settled on instead as he gave him a sleepy but flirtatious grin. At least his memory served right. He was cute. The scruffy looking ones were usually the most fun anyway. "I didn't mean to wake you," which was honest. Ellis had actually hoped to have a little more time to get some kind of idea of where he was and who he was with. Cass? Was that what he said his name was? Cassidy? That felt right but he still could have been wrong. At least the guys tired voice sounded nice.

Then again Ellis had always been a sucker for how men sounded when they first woke up. All low and a little gravely. He stretched his arms over his head with a soft groan and felt his finger tips brush against the roof of the van. Which brought him back to one of his original thoughts. "So you live in your van or are you just traveling?"

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Butterflies fluttered in Cass’ stomach at the flirty grin Ellis gave him as they turned to look at each other, and he was helpless to do anything but smile back. Ellis was even better looking than Cass’ blurry alcohol-soaked brain remembered. Score.

He wanted to reach out and touch but didn’t know how welcome he’d be, so he pushed the urge away to deal with later. Maybe he’d get a chance to revisit it after they talked a little more.

“Don’t worry about it, I probably need to move the van anyway; I can’t remember where the hell I left us last night, but it’s probably somewhere I’m not supposed to be parked overnight.” He grimaced a little at the thought, having dealt with the complications of a lack of overnight parking far too many times in his life.

He tipped forward and crawled to the end of the bed before climbing off, stepping over a pile of discarded clothing in the process. He was only in his boxers, but could barely remember putting them back on last night before going to sleep. At least he wasn’t naked, which had been a distinct possibility, since he preferred sleeping that way, and his drunk brain often forgot when he wasn’t parked in a place safe enough for that kind of thing.

He didn’t remember where exactly he was parked, but he doubted his van was connected to any water lines right now. He only had a few gallons in his tank for brushing his teeth and for emergencies, so he tended to drink bottled water. He kept it stored in the latched cabinet under the tiny sink, and he reached for a couple of bottles for them. His own mouth was bone dry and tasted disgusting, so he could imagine Ellis was probably in a similar state. He passed a water over before cracking the top on his and tossing his head back to drain half the bottle in one gulp.

“Ah, that’s better,” he breathed, pushing back the hair that had fallen into his face when he’d tipped his head forward and shooting an appreciative look at Ellis as he stretched, muscles shifting distractedly under his skin.

“Both,” he replied to Ellis’ question with a grin. “This is my home,” he gestured at the cluttered, eclectic space around them, “But I also travel regularly. Wherever the wind takes me.” It was his usual response, and he knew it sounded cooler than it actually was. He loved his life, despite how lonely it could be, and the longing to settle down he’d been feeling as of late. But that wasn’t something he could share with someone he barely knew. Give him a couple of hours in Ellis’ company first.

He wasn’t hungover himself—he’d always had a high tolerance for alcohol and could never remember being hungover before in the ways that other people described it—but he could imagine Ellis probably wasn’t feeling too hot. Not as hot as he looked, anyway. He unlatched the cabinet above the sink and dug around a bit before pulling out a bottle of pain relievers. He shook them at Ellis with a questioning hum and a quirk of his brows.

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The comment of not being parked where he was supposed to be made Ellis snort a small laugh. Though even doing that made his head throb a bit too much. Spikey pain rushed down the back of his skull and down his spine making him wince a bit with a small hiss. Normally he didn't get hang overs either. Unless he drank way too much. Which if just trying to remember more than little blurry bits and pieces of the previous night made him dizzy still he had drank way too much. Ellis normally knew his limit. Knew how much he could take just to get fun drunk without over doing it and regretting it in the morning.

Sometimes though, when he was running from his feelings, he just wanted to drown everything away in as much liquor as he could consume. Sometimes that landed him in the hospital. Sometimes that landed him in someone elses bed. Luckily for him this time had been the latter. As the other man - Cass? - got up he frowned a bit in disappointment to see the guy still had boxers on. Had they not had sex? A peak under the blanket revealed he was in fact nude. Maybe the other had put his boxers back on some time in the night? For once he really wished he could remember a little more of what happened. Especially as he got more of a full view of him. Another more flirtatious grin crossed his lips as he leaned forward to watch him resettle himself.

As he was tossed a bottle though he opened it quickly and chugged down half of it himself. His mouth felt like he'd sucked on an entire bag of cotton balls and tasted way too bitter. He let out a small grateful hum. before he closed the bottle again as his eyes landed on his own boxers. Ellis leaned forward enough to grab them and pulled them on himself while he listened to the man talk about living out of his van and spending his time traveling from place to place. "You make a habit of picking up the prettiest blonde boys you can find every place you go?" He purred teasingly with a small chuckle. Until he was offered the bottle of pain medicine.

"Yes please," he breathed out as he reached for them. He grabbed the bottle and deposited a few of the little pills in his hand. Swallowing them down with some water before he handed to bottle back to him. "You're a life saver," he said with a soft groan.

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Cass cocked his hip and leaned back, resting his elbow on the countertop behind him as he shamelessly watched Ellis squirm into his underwear, still in his bed.

"You make a habit of picking up the prettiest blonde boys you can find every place you go?"

“I try,” he said with a shrug of one shoulder and a teasing smirk. “I gotta say, though, it’s nice to see that you’re as pretty this morning as you were last night when I was drunk; that’s not always the case,” he added with a snicker before passing the bottle of pills over and gulping down the rest of his water. He wasn’t shy about admitting it, and he wasn’t nearly as shallow as the comment made him sound, he was just trying to flatter the guy who clearly prided himself on his looks. Not that he could blame him for it. He was hot as fuck, but Cass’ criteria for bed partners wasn’t strict, and had more to do with the way someone carried themselves and the way they made him feel than what they looked like.

Still, even he could admit that the people of Los Eurosia were all unbelievably attractive. There had to be something in the water around here, because everyone he came across looked like a damn model. Including the guy currently sitting half-naked in his bed.

“A lifesaver, huh? I don’t know if I’m that sweet. I think you’re just easy to please,” Cass said with a wink, grin widening.

His full bladder was swiftly becoming a pressing need, but it could be put off a couple minutes more while they brushed their teeth and then figured out where the hell they were.

He stood up straight and stretched again with an indulgent groan before turning toward the sink with a brief glance at Ellis. “I’d offer to make you breakfast, but all I have are some protein bars,” he said, tone apologetic as he pulled another bottle of water from under the sink and grabbed for his toothbrush. After a quick brush, and rinsing his mouth out with the bottled water, he opened the overhead cabinet again.

“I’m pretty sure I have a spare toothbrush for you around here… somewhere…” he trailed off as he started digging through the contents of the overhead cabinet. He had a small box of those cheap cellophane-covered toothbrushes that you got from dentist offices for just such an occasion, but it had been a while since he’d had anyone stay over in his van that needed one, so it must have gotten pushed to the back of the cabinet and buried under other things. There was only so much storage room in the van, after all.

“Aha!” he cried triumphantly when he found it, pulling the whole box from the cabinet and holding it out toward Ellis. “Pick a color. And choose wisely,” he narrowed his eyes playfully, pretending to be serious. “I happen to think that the color toothbrush you pick says a lot about who you are as a person.” He ended with a grin and another wink, ruining his fake seriousness. He was joking, of course, but it was always fun seeing how people reacted to that joke.
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"Well I'm glad I didn't disappoint," he teased with a small chuckle. Though he was all too aware of what it was like waking up in a bed next to someone who didn't look as good as you remembered them looking the night before. Though unlike his current companion, Ellis was shallow enough to care about that. "Well I'm more sober now, maybe we could see just how easy I am to please," the flirtatious purr dripped off his tongue like honey. It really was as if he couldn't help himself. Flirting was easy and fun. And if he was going to be spending more of his morning with the man he'd spent his night with he might as well have a little bit of fun with it.

Ellis finally stood up from the bed himself to stretch his back and chest more completely before he brushed his fingers through his hair. In some kind of attempt to make it more presentable. "I don't usually eat breakfast in the morning anyway," he said with a small shrug. The most Ellis usually had was some kind of smoothie in the morning if he was at home. Sometimes he might indulge himself with going out to get something with his friends. But in all honesty he wasn't usually awake in time to have breakfast. The mention of the man having a spare tooth brush made him give him a surprised but slightly skeptical look. Most people who said they had a spare tooth brush was still one other people had used before.

But what he pulled out was a bunch of disposable little dentist tooth brushes. Ellis let out a surprised laugh as his bright blue eyes lit up with delight. "That's adorable," he complimented with a small giggle as he looked them over. Well, at least he was pretty sure he didn't have to worry about anyone else having used these before. Though the comment about choosing the color wisely made Ellis give a small, dramatic gasp. "Well, now I really need to think about my decision carefully," his brows furrowed and his eyes squinted at the brushes in contemplation.

Ellis hummed thoughtfully for a moment. Letting his fingers hover back and forth over the toothbrushes for a moment before he finally settled on a light blue one. "This one!" He exclaimed proudly. "It's my favorite color," which was the entire actual reason he'd picked it. "What does this say about me then?"

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“No breakfast, huh? That works out well, then.” He grabbed a peanut butter protein bar for himself, though, knowing if he didn’t eat something he’d be a nightmare, and that wasn’t the impression he wanted to leave Ellis with.

After Ellis chose his toothbrush, Cass haphazardly shoved the box back into the cabinet without looking and grabbed his own toothbrush and toothpaste from the drawer under the sink. His own toothbrush was from the same box, it was nothing special.

“Light blue says you’re trustworthy and reliable,” he said with a small smile, not looking up as he applied toothpaste to his own pink toothbrush. He left the mostly-empty tube of toothpaste on the counter for Ellis and quickly brushed his teeth, leaning over the tiny sink. When he was done he swigged from the bottle of water and swished it around to rinse. Still swishing the water, he leaned over and slid the van door open to spit onto the sand outside.

“Huh,” he huffed as he looked up and glanced around at his surroundings. They were parked halfway in the parking lot and halfway in the sand, and he could see the beach from where they were. He winced, thinking about how drunk he must have been last night when he’d driven them there. He hoped they weren’t far from where they’d started, because he didn’t usually make a habit of driving drunk, and he knew this wasn’t where he’d parked last night when he’d gotten ready to go out drinking in the first place.

Good thing it was still pretty early, because if a cop happened by and saw the way he was parked, they’d get hassled for sure.

He poked his head back in and looked over at Ellis with a grin. “Feel like going swimming?” he joked as the sound of the waves crashing reached the inside of the van now that the door was wide open.

He rescued his jeans from the floor and kicked the rest of his discarded clothing into a smaller pile in the corner, digging some fresh underwear and a t-shirt out of his laundry bag. He’d like to get washed up, but there was definitely nowhere private enough to hang his shower bag where they were parked, and he wasn’t going to drive around looking for a place with an unfamiliar guest tagging along.

He glanced over at Ellis briefly before shucking off his underwear and tossing them into the pile in the corner. The guy had already seen it all last night, anyway, so it wasn’t like he had anything to hide. He didn’t bother closing the van door, either, enjoying the fresh air and sunlight; no one was around to see his bare ass for a brief moment before he pulled on his clean boxer briefs and donned last night’s jeans and the wrinkled t-shirt he’d fished out. Today’s shirt was a faded black with the words ‘can’t think straight’ across the chest in flaking pink, purple, and blue lettering. It was an old favorite, with a stretched neckline and tiny holes in the hem from laundromat abuse.

He left his feet bare and plopped down on the floor of the van, swinging his legs out of the door to bury his toes in the sand as he tore into his protein bar. “Sure you don’t want one?” he asked, holding up his chocolate-covered breakfast and grinning over at Ellis again.

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Ellis snorted in amusement when he was referred to as reliable. "I think my friends would have to disagree with you on that one," he said with a shrug as he put some of the toothpaste onto the toothbrush. Ellis was forgetful, flakey, avoidant. He didn't try to be, most of the time. But when someone drank as much as he did. Did the kind of drugs he did. Some things were bound to slip his mind. And honestly, he shouldn't be help accountable to stick to the plans he made while shitfaced. He was however happy to have the taste of left over alcohol off his tongue as he finished brushing and spit into the sink. Once he rinsed off his tooth brush he watched the man lean out of the car to spit out the water he'd swished.

Ellis took a moment to look outside too. The light still stung his eyes but not as badly as it had before and he knew the medicine would kick in soon enough. Seeing the parking job made him bark out a small laugh. It wasn't as if it was the first time he'd ridden in a car with someone while they were both drunk. Though Ellis himself tried to make it a habit to not drive while under the influence he didn't seem to care if it was someone else. Though he was distracted as he watched Cass getting changed. His eyes wandered shamelessly over his body with a coy curl to the corner of his lips. "Score," he muttered to himself with a small chuckle.

Though the question on if he felt like going swimming made him think. Normally he'd run to get in the shower but honestly, they were already here. Why not go for a dip? He still wasn't happy waking up this early but there was no changing that now. "Wanna skinny dip?" He asked playfully as he walked over to hop out of the van. It wasn't like he had his trunks here but he supposed he could swim in his boxers.

Though at the offer for food again Ellis shook his head. "No, no, I get real nauseous if I eat first thing in the morning," her said with a uncomfortable wrinkle of his nose. Though as he looked around the van he was going to ask how the man showered or where he went to the bathroom before he noticed something a little more concerning. "Where's my car?" Ellis barely remembered last night at all but he did remember driving. So where the hell had he parked before shacking up with Cass?

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“Well, the toothbrush color test isn’t always as reliable as it claims you’re supposed to be,” he said with a teasing smirk.

Cass watched carefully, but didn’t say anything as Ellis spit into the sink and poured water into it while rinsing the toothbrush he’d been provided. He made a habit of not spitting or pouring anything into the sink himself, because his wastewater tank was pretty tiny when it wasn’t hooked up to any facilities, but Ellis didn’t know better, and Cass didn’t mind as long as he didn’t pour anything else down the drain; the tank would get full very quickly and then he’d have a mess on his hands.

He grinned to himself at Ellis’ appreciative muttering as he changed, but didn’t make any indication that he’d heard him.

When Ellis replied to his joke about swimming with a suggestion to skinny dip, Cass just chuckled, assuming he was joking, too. After all, the sun was up and people would start showing up to the beach pretty soon. He didn’t want to flash anyone by accident or get the cops called on him for indecent exposure.

Cass nodded silently as Ellis rejected “breakfast” for the second time, wrinkling his nose cutely. He finished off his protein bar before shoving the wrapper in the loose garbage bag near the door that he kept for trash, and then scanned the parking lot and beach, taking stock of his surroundings and searching for a place to safely empty his bladder.

He saw a small building off the parking lot in the distance, at the opposite end of the beach, and when he squinted at it, telescoping his vision to get a better look, he was relieved to see that it was a public bathroom. There were a few outdoor showers butted up against the back of the building, too, meant for washing sand off of skin after wrapping up a day at the beach. He’d used showers like that more than a few times in the past, but usually in the dead of night when no one was at the beach, naked and invisible and washing by feel alone.

He'd have to remember this spot for later. Even though the showers were always cold, it was still better than his solar-heated shower bag, because the water was unlimited.

He had just stepped back into the van, ready to drive them over to the bathrooms, when Ellis asked about his car. Cass frowned to himself and stepped back out of the van. There wasn’t a car around on this side of the van and, circling around to the other side for another scan, he realized the parking lot was just as empty on that side. He didn’t remember what Ellis’ car looked like, and wasn’t sure if he’d even seen it at all the night before. He wondered what Ellis drove.

He hopped back into the van and slid the door shut, aiming a shrug Ellis’ way. “I dunno, didn’t see a car around. Do you remember where you left it?” He clambered into the driver’s seat and searched around for a moment, looking for his keys, before realizing they were on the floorboard between his feet. He stuck them in the ignition and then twisted around to look at Ellis, waiting to see what he would do. If he was going to stay in the bed, that was fine, but if he was coming up to the passenger’s seat, Cass wanted to wait for him to finish moving before he started driving. He wasn’t always so mindful of safety, but after driving drunk last night, he felt guilty as fuck, and felt like he had to make up for it somehow.

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OOC: sorry for the wait! I finished this a few days ago but couldn't post it because no internet. But I'm back now!

[Ellis Bridges]

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The comment on skinny dipping was kind of a joke. Ellis was normally happy to take off his clothes at any given opportunity. But he was also aware that people would start filing into the beach soon enough. And he didn't want to bother with any problems with them or the police. But evidentially that fun would have to wait as it was. As he saw Cass hop back in the van Ellis gave him a confused look for a moment before he followed after him. He really tried to remember where he could have left the car but most of the night was still a blur to him. He still barely remembered meeting Cass as it was.

"I've got no idea," he groaned in annoyance at himself. Though he couldn't even say this was the first time he'd lost his car after a night of drinking. Though it didn't happen often as normally he didn't drive when he knew he was going to be partying. But he did remember having his car at some point that night. Maybe he left it at his friends house when they went to pregame? Or maybe he left it at the club before he went to the beach? He really hoped it hadn't gotten towed anywhere. He watched Cass climb into the drivers seat and hesitated for a moment before he moved to the passenger seat.

"Would you mind helping me look for it?" He didn't want to be a huge bother on the guy. Especially since they'd only just met last night. And he barely remembered meeting him as it was. "I can pay you back the gas money," he offered, if just to show he wasn't expecting help without offering something in turn. "Aaaand we can go get breakfast mimosas? My treat," he offered additionally. Though if he were being honest Cass hardly seemed like the kind if guy that needed to be bribed to help.

"I promise this absolutely isn't just an excuse to spend more time looking at your handsome face," he added in a sort of playfully innocent tone as he slid into the passenger seat. "Though it's definitely a plus."

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[Cass Harlow]

Cass grimaced in sympathy when Ellis admitted to having no clue where his car was. He’d drive him around town to look for it soon. Bathroom first.

Turning the keys in the ignition, he twisted them for a long, stretched moment as the van sputtered. “C’mon baby,” he murmured under his breath coaxingly, and the van roared to life, leaving him beaming. The van needed some work, he would be the first to admit to that, but she’d never let him down. The slow start was something that had been happening for a couple months now, and he hadn’t had the money to get it looked at just yet.

When Ellis asked if he’d help him look for it, he couldn’t help the surprised look he shot him. Was that even in question? What did Ellis think he was going to do, leave him there at the beach? Dump him on the side of the road with a “tough luck, see you never”? What kind of person did he think Cass was?

He guessed he could forgive him, seeing as how they hardly knew each other, but it better not happen again. “Of course I’ll help you look,” he said with an incredulous little chuckle. “What kind of guy do you take me for? No payback necessary.” He hesitated. “Buuut depending on how far we have to drive, we might have to stop for gas actually.” He glanced at the gauge— less than a quarter full— and shot Ellis an apologetic look.

Breakfast mimosas, he mouthed to himself with a grin. Cute. That was some kind of mixed drink, he knew, but wasn’t sure if he’d ever had one.

When Ellis chose to sit in the passenger seat, Cass shot a grin at him. Then Ellis called him handsome, and Cass laughed out loud. “I don’t believe you,” he teased. “I think you know exactly where your car is and you just wanna spend the day with me. But that’s okay, because you’re hot as fuck, too, and eye candy is always appreciated.” He ended with a wink. “Maybe we can have a celebratory round two once we find your car,” he added casually as he put the van in gear.

He drove them across the parking lot, the small building in the distance growing larger the closer they got to it.

Once they were finished in the bathroom and sitting back in the van again, Cass looked over at Ellis expectantly.

“Okay, time to hunt. Any idea where we should start? The club where we met, maybe?”

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[Ellis Bridges]

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"I'm right here, sweetness," he teased as he watched Cass work to get the van to turn over. There was a knee jerk reaction that wanted to offer to pay for his van to go get fixed up at a mechanic. Ellis didn't know a lot about cars but he knew what sounds were bad sounds. But he had to bite back that urge. Because it would be weird wouldn't it? Just offering to drop and undetermined amount of money on the vehicle of someone who was only a little more than a stranger. He didn't think it would go over well if he offered so he decided to keep the comment to himself.

As he seemed almost offended that Ellis even asked for help he couldn't help a bit of a bashful chuckle. Because it would have been worse if he just expected it right? Besides he'd always been raised that he was supposed to offer people things. They wouldn't want to be around him or help him if he couldn't provide something for them. "I'm paying for your gas," he stated in a sort of playfully stern tone. Even adding a waggle of his finger in Cass' direction for before he smiled and looked to find the seatbelt to pull on.

While Ellis wasn't really a breakfast kind of guy if he was going to be awake at this ungodly hour he didn't plan on doing it fully sober. Though watching the way the mans lips moved around the words as he mouthed them back to himself made Ellis giggle softly. "Oh gosh, you've figured out my master plan after all," he said with a dramatic sigh. Letting his head fall back against the head rest with one hand on his chest. "Fine, it's true, I thought if I spent a little more time with you you might let me hit it while I can remember," he teased as his lips curled into more of a flirtatious grin.

Though as he suggested a celebratory round two Ellis snorted in amusement. "Maybe once we find my car we can move it there," he offered. Though his sleek little mustang didn't exactly have the room Cass' van did. "My backseat isn't as spacious as yours but I'm flexible," he purred the last word teasingly then giggled to himself again as the van began moving. As they neared somewhere with a bathroom Ellis realized how badly he also needed to pee.

Once they were both relieved and back in the van he chewed on his bottom lip in thought. "It might be at the club?" He offered in a very noncommittal tone. "It's worth a shot at least."

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Cass shot Ellis a flirtatious grin for his teasing, and then conceded when the other man insisted on paying for his gas.

“Alright, alright,” he held up his hands briefly, as if he was being held at gunpoint, when Ellis pointed at him. “I’ll do this one favor for you, geez.” As if he weren’t about to drive the guy around in search of his elusive car. As if Cass wouldn’t do just about anything for the guy if he asked him to.

The other man joked around with him some more, teasing him and flirting with him and making him smile.

Ellis was beautiful, charming, a good dancer, and good in bed. Plus he had that vibe about him that wasn’t exactly bad boy, but was close enough to get Cass’ blood flowing in all the right directions. They’d only just met, but he was someone Cass could easily see himself falling for. He got the clear sense that Ellis would be a hard sell for a serious relationship, though, and Cass was done with groveling and begging for scraps of love from people who were reluctant to provide them.

Which didn’t mean he wouldn’t fall in love on accident, if given half a chance, but he put Ellis out of his mind as a romantic possibility and hoped that would be enough for his stupid heart to get the memo.

“Let you hit it?” He repeated, playfully incredulous. “Sweetheart, I’m prepared to beg.” He squirmed in his seat at just the thought of that and looked over at Ellis long enough to shoot him a wink.

Once they’d agreed on starting the search at the club, Cass pulled out onto the road and into early morning traffic. He reached for the radio, and then dropped his hand and glanced over at Ellis curiously.

“You want music?” He rarely drove around without it, but he wasn’t sure how bad Ellis’ hangover was and if he would prefer silence. He dug under his seat and pulled out his massive black zipper CD case. The van had a CD player and a tape deck, but wasn’t updated with a port to connect a phone to. He had a few cassettes lying around somewhere, too, but tended to stick to CDs. “If you wanna find us something to listen to, I will bow to your superior judgment.” He tossed the case gently into Ellis’ lap.

His music mostly consisted of different types of rock, some bluegrass, and a few alternative bands, but he had a little bit of everything. Pop, rap, and R&B included, though most of those artists were from the 90s and early 2000s. He didn’t actually think he had any CDs that were newer than 2017, unless someone had left something behind.

He occasionally got complaints about his music, but he didn’t care, he liked what he liked.

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"Beg?" He asked in a sort of mock shock as an all too sly grin danced over his lips. "Don't tease me now," he purred playfully. Watching him squirm in his seat as if in anticipation made Ellis giggle softly. Cass was cute and funny and clearly very sweet. Most guys would have kicked him to the curb by now. At best one might have ordered him an Uber home. Few would have been so willing to drive around with a guy they barely knew looking for his car. After having just slept with him. But Cass being so sweet was something that made him worried.

He seemed like he would be a nice friend to have around. Someone nice to fool around with. To party with or just lay on the roof of his van looking up at the stars. But most people as nice as Cass seemed to get tired of Ellis the fastest. When he would be too tired after a night of partying to go along with the plans they'd made to hang out. Or when he would forget something they asked him to do. Or when Ellis would just flake out because he was panicking and overwhelmed with the idea of just leaving his house.

Cass was sweet, but realistically how long would he be willing to put up with someone like Ellis? It was best not to get his hopes up. Which was normally why after a one night stand he'd leave before the other guy even woke up. He never wanted to over stay his welcome.

When he was asked about music Ellis nodded with a smile. The pain medicine had thankfully worked to taking the edge off his hang over. Now it was more of just a kind of dull thud in the back of his mind. Which he was much more practiced at ignoring. Though as he pulled out a large case of CDs Ellis' bright blue eyes widened in shock as he let out a laugh that was both surprise and amusement. "Oh my god, I didn't even know people still had CD's," he giggled as he unzipped it to look through the collection.

"God you're so cute," he said as he offered a sidelong glance to the other blonde. A smile tugged at his lips that was warmer and more genuine than the playful and flirty ones he'd been offering. Ellis took a moment flipping through the different artists. Most of which he hadn't heard in years. Before he finally settled on a Gwen Stefani album and gingerly pulled it out as to not scratch it. "I haven't listened to a Gwen Stefani song since I was in highschool," he said excitedly as he put the CD in.

Once the music started playing he zipped up the rest of the stack again and looked around for where he was meant to put it. "Who's your favorite artist?"

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