When We Met, Chapter 5

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Title: When We Met
Pairing: Ace/Spanners
Beta: techh_ism and my gf
Chapters: 5 of 15?
Rating: R
Summery: Before Ace went Dimension hopping he met a young scouser. One meeting changed their lives forever.
Disclaimer: Red Dwarf isn't mine, and Ace and Spanners are sadly the property of Grant Naylor.
Author's Note: Sorry this took a while to post, school has gotten very stressful. This is a short chapter so I'll post Chapter 6 on Monday.

Of course Ace got his golden wings. He invited Lister to the ceremony and the passing-out ball afterwards. Lister accepted, bought a suit, and smarted himself up. The whole affair was awkward. Lister got to see Lewis Pemberton, who taught him everything he knew about mechanics, again. The two caught up, Lew told Lister he was proud of him, and told him he was about to join a mining ship and that Lister should consider it too.

            Lister was introduced to Ace’s family. His mother looked at Lister like he was a cockroach. Ace’s brothers were friendly enough, but like their father, paid Lister little attention.

            “What is it you do?” Ace’s mother asked, as Ace left to get drinks.

            “I’m a mechanic in Liverpool.”

            “How did you and Arnold meet?”

            “I gave ‘im directions to an Academy a few years ago.”

            “Arnie speaks of you often.” Ace’s father chimed in.

            “Does he?”

            “What is your relationship with Arnold?” Mrs. Rimmer asked, her eyes narrowing.

            “Erm…” Lister was unsure what to say, he didn’t know what Ace told them about him. He looked around for a distraction, nothing. “Ace and I are jus’ friends…”

            Mrs. Rimmer glared at Lister. She knew he was lying. Lister wished Ace would get back, but he spotted the brunette talking to a girl by the drinks table. No, not talking. Ace was flirting. Lister felt all the air disappear from the room. The floor went with it. Something hurt. He saw Ace’s hand push the girl’s blond hair behind her ear. Ace smiled, the smile he always gave Lister after they had sex. The smile he reserved for Lister. Or at least Lister considered it just for him.

            Lister forgot he was standing in front of Ace’s parents. His stomach hurt. He muttered a quick “’cuse me.” and left the room. Lister ran to the bathroom, throwing open one of the stalls, and vomited his entire lunch and dinner into the toilet. He collapsed by the toilet bowl, breathing heavily. He wanted to hurt something. Or someone.

            The bathroom door opened and Ace stepped in, looking worried. “You alright, Dave?”

            How dare he ask him that? “Why d’ya care?”

            “What?” Ace bent down to Lister’s crumpled form.

            “Ya should go back ter yer blon’ girl.”

            “What are you talking about, Spanners?”

            Lister just glared at him. He wanted to punch Ace. So he did.

            Ace held his right cheek, “I see.”

            “I saw ya flirtin’ wit ‘er, Arnold.”

            Ace sighed. “I didn’t mean anything by it, Spanners. She’s a classmate. I was just being nice.”

            “Are ya jus’ bein’ nice ter me too?”

            “Spanners.” Ace just looked at him. Lister finally looked him in the eye, and Ace leaned forward, and kissed him. It was quick and gentle. “I’m with you and only you. I just happen to flirt with others, that’s all. I’m sorry if that upset you.”

            Their lips met again. Lister felt the floor and air return to the room. “Now come on, don’t make me suffer out there alone.” Ace said, standing. Lister took his out stretched hand. How could he say ‘no’ to Ace?

Comments

[janamelie.livejournal.com]

Poor Spanners. Of course Ace is going to flirt and be flirted with, but that doesn't mean Spanners has to like it. And he's still very young and naive.

[goku-lover21.livejournal.com]

Spanners will just have to get used to it. C8