Chapter 4
While walking in James spots a man. A gorgeous man. He has never seen anyone like this man. He holds his drink which such a classy attitude. James always swears he doesn’t have a type. But he defiantly has. This man is exactly his type.
When James looks at Remus he sees his expression. Remus has seen the man as well. James is paying so much attention to the man that he didn’t see Dorcas coming. With a hard push she’s in his arms. Strongly holding him tight. James gives in as well “hi Dorcas” she laughs. “You didn’t see that coming, didn’t you”. James nods, because he doesn’t want to admit that his intuition stopped by looking at a man.
Dorcas and James catch up for a good 10 minutes and after that walk back to the group. Remus is still staring. But not in the man’s eyes who caught his attention. No, the man next to him has his full attention.
Remus greets himself and when he doesn’t mention James he decides to interrupt. “I’m James, I’m sorry but I’m taking Remus with me for a second” Remus makes a little jump. Well, his best friend didn’t saw him coming.
“Ok so you have been staring at that man for ten full minutes Remus, care to explain?” James ignores the part that he thought Remus was staring at the other man.
“It’s not what you think, but that man is handsome. I don’t know him, I only know his name, but his eyes told me I couldn’t leave his eyes” yeah well that was obvious.
“It looked like you were having eye sex over there” James just wants to be honest, because he knows Remus is not a person who acts so carelessly in public.
“James that’s not funny, they can see us from there” James looks to the right and sees Remus’ man staring.
He only needs to laugh harder seeing the face the man gives them.
They decide to walk back again and just a few meters before he risks it and says, “the younger one is mine” and he feels Remus’ eyes staring into his soul with disbelief.
“Mind if I join you?” James asks the younger man. The man nods. “Well sorry for that start, had to discuss something with my best friend” he admits.
“Oh, so that’s what you were doing, Sirius was afraid you might be a thing. The two of you I mean” James laughs at that. He shakes his head in not believing what he just said.
“No, we’re meant to be besties. Let’s keep it on that” he smiles genuinely.
“Alright well, I’m Regulus” the man says. Well Regulus says.
“That’s a pretty name” James says, he knows he’s turning red.
“Thank you, James” Regulus says. So, he paid attention and heard his name when he took Remus with him. It makes his heart a little warmer.
“So, we gathered here because of your love life? Isn’t that right” he sure knows how to make an introduction. James chokes on the shot Lily gave him.
“Yes, well Lily and I broke up after eight years of a loving relationship, but she realized she wanted something new and something different. The last three years were actually best friends who don’t want to call it quits because we were scared of the consequences” James rants. Too much. Maybe Regulus has enough of him already.
James was wrong. They have been talking for hours. No one is interrupting them until the owner of the pub says it’s closing time.
“Well, it was nice to meet you James” Regulus says in all honesty.
“Yeah, I had fun” James smiles. He doesn’t want this to end. But he has to say goodbye, he’s not going for a one-night stand with this man.
“Can I have your number” James asks Regulus. He’s more scared than anything ever.
“Well, I keep my number a bit private, because I’m a writer. You can have my Instagram?” Regulus says.
It’s good that he’s verified because of his past football carrier. He will come through his DM’s. “Yeah sure”. They exchange Instagram’s and Remus and James say bye to the group. Even though they have only spoken with the brothers.
They head home and once in the building James swears, he sees two men with dark curls walk above them. “Remus, do you know where Sirius lives?” Remus looks confused until he sees the men above them as well. “I do, now”.