Summary – Jason's back and his boy's couldn't be happier.

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'I Missed You'

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"You know if you keep pacing like that I'm going to beat your head in." Sitting on top of the hood of my car, he's really getting on my nerves, but than he's been doing that for the past three years so I guess that's just how our friendship works. Hey he's nearly died for me more then twenty times, I guess he's allowed to be a pest once in a while.

"And if you don't get that bottle off the hood of my car I'm gonna tell Kat about how you were bumping and grinding at the club with Travis last night." Yeah so I go down there once in a while to watch him sing. Hey it's a small town, what else is there to do when you're not an active Ranger anymore. Besides, it provides so much nice blackmail on him.

Mocking me practically to my face, he drinks the last of his frozen cappuccino and tosses the bottle into the open window of the car. How Earth conscious of you. "Kat knows all about my job, thank you very much, and she says as long as all it is is dancing and singing she's fine with it. So na." Smirking at my look, he sticks his tongue out and wraps his leather duster tighter around himself. "What time did he say his plane was gonna be in?" See he tries to play it cool and uncaring, but I know he's as anxious to see Jase as I am.

"Two thirty." It's now two thirty one, I am fine with that, I am not freaking out or going to bother the airport people inside…again. Yeah okay so maybe I got us kicked out of the building, but hey it's not like I was threatening to destroy them all or anything if they didn't make the plane get here faster, nope, Tommy did that one.

"So like what's the plan, Romeo? We all gonna go grab something to eat and then you drop me off at the club so you two can get 'reacquainted'." Watching a leggy red head walk by, I'm not even sure if he's heard what he's said. Okay open your mouth a little wider there, Tom, you don't look enough like a drooling puppy dog to get her attention.

"I guess." Jason told his parents he wouldn't be in till the nine o'clock flight so we could have some time together, sweet huh. Leaning against my car, I wish he'd hurry and get here, this waiting is driving me insane. "You smell you know that." Well I hate silence and he does, that jacket of his reeks of smoke and bar smells. He really should get it cleaned more often.

"Yeah well you have a big head." What? When I give him a look, he shrugs. "You're head is unproportional to your body. What you weren't aware of that, balloon head?" I do not have a balloon head! Taking his silver lighter out of his pocket he toys with it between his fingers for a few moments.

"My head is perfectly proportional to my body, thank you! Besides, you're one to talk fat butt." Okay that sort of just slipped out, but hey I had to retaliate somehow, did I not? Besides neither one of us is serious, it's just how we interact with each other. I never really understood the whole matter of bantering when I saw Tommy and Jason do it, but now that I'm included in it, it seems perfectly natural and easy to exchange jabs with the boy.

Huffing, he looks ready to begin a rant. "My butt is not fat! And besides like you would know!" When I roll my eyes and snort, this actually seems to ruffle his feathers even further. "Besides if anyone has a fat butt around here it'd be you. Yep a balloon head and a bubble butt, that's you." Hopping off the car, seemingly satisfied now, he begins pacing a little.

Grabbing his arm, I turn him back around to face me. I will not stand here and be insulted by boy who thinks he's cock of the walk and god's gift to both genders, no sir…besides I don't think he realizes that he didn't just insult me but gave me a compliment. "I do not have a fat posterior nor an oversized head, and for your information a bubble butt as you so uncouthly put it, is a very big compliment, so there!"

"Well yeah, you think I don't know you have a perfectly round and firm butt, I have to listen to Jase say it every time he calls me." Exactly so…really? Smirking at my stunned expression, he shrugs and seems to decide he's now made things too nice. "But of course even so, yours doesn't compare to mine, I totally have the hotter butt by far." Does not! And I can prove it with Jason's email conversations where he clearly told me I have the most desirable rear in the city of Angel Grove.

Facing off with each other, I am about to once more retaliate when the very amused and stern voice cuts both of us off.

"You know I can't leave you two alone for five minutes without you arguing over who has the hotter ass now can I?" Turning, we both break into grins as Jason strolls casually toward us. Black suitcases in hand, Ray Bands resting on top of his now short and spiked hair, black jeans and a tight black shirt, oh boy having trouble recalling how to breathe now.

Tommy how ever seems to be practically unphased and moves to take a suitcase and exchange high fives with his best friend. "Hey you talk to your boy over there, he started it, he told me I smell and have a fat butt. So how was Europe? Did ya bring me something?"

Smirking, he tosses the bags into the backseat and shakes his head. "You just think every time I go out of the country I bring you something, you are a very spoiled little boy." When Tommy nods feverishly and holds his hands out, Jase laughs and hugs him. "I missed you, and yeah I brought you something but you gotta wait until I get home and can unpack."

"Aww, no fair." When the hug breaks and Tommy slips into the driver's seat, I'm about to protest to him driving my car when my eyes lock with Jason's.

"Hi sexy." Okay now even though he's called me that online when we've chatted, every night for the past three months, hearing him say it out loud sends chills racing through me. Strolling slowly over to me, his smile widens as I gulp nervously and some how manage to hug him. "I missed you so much, you have no idea how many nights I wanted to just teleport home and see you." Yes I do, you told me every night on the computer and phone.

"I'm so glad you're home." The longing and need is heard clearly by both of us. I need him here with me and while just the knowledge that he loves me was enough to keep me sane, it doesn't measure up to actually having him here, feeling his arms around me, and smelling his cologne on his neck, all those little things that make it real, make us real.

"Me too, baby." Pulling back just enough to get his head out of my neck, he moves his lips gracefully to mine and engages me in the most sensual kiss I've ever had. Only when a whistle is heard behind us, do we break and turn to see Tommy, camera in hand snapping pictures.

"Okay now a little more passion this time, Jase put your hand on his fat butt and pick him up a little. These are gonna be my Christmas cards people, so let's make um good." Snapping a few more pictures quickly, he ducts back as Jase first takes the camera and then tries to smack him upside the head. "Aww, there goes my carrier as a paparazzi."

Snickering, Jase opens the back door and let's me slide into the now empty back seat, before getting in himself. Well at least Tommy made himself useful and moved the bags to the passenger's seat so we could sit together back here. As Jason moves me into his arms and settles back to hold me for the ride, it hits me why Tommy got in the driver's seat before I could. Can't cuddle and drive at the same time, okay so maybe I won't kill him.

"So, where to, love birds?" Cranking it up, he heads out of the parking lot and onto the street, glancing back at us every now and then and smiling as Jason begins to nip at my neck.

"Anywhere Billy wants to go." How about back to my house.

To be continued….