Disclaimer: I do not own, if I did Speed never would have died, they would have hired Ryan anyway and there would have been some major R-rated scenes between Eric and Ryan as the end to Nailed

Chapter 1

Ryan sighed and put down the remote, there was nothing on anyway. He turned to look at the doorway and he wondered if Eric would come by later or not. The Cuban had been acting strange lately, pulling random disappearing acts and when he did show up, he was tired and snapped at everything Ryan said. Ryan sighed and leaned back against the arm rest, there was something going on with his lover but Ryan had no idea what.

He turned to stare at the black TV screen and wished that Rowen was there, but she was out on a date and Ryan couldn’t even remember last time she’d went out on a real date. He stared at the ceiling and sighed, closing his eyes. He could feel a headache forming between his eyes and he groaned.

He had no idea what to do, he wasn’t good with people and although he’d already tried to confront Eric the other man always changed the topic, refused to answer any of Ryan’s question or simply walked out. And even though Rowen smacked him on the head every time he said it, he was deathly afraid that Eric wouldn’t come back one day. That’s why he preferred to keep his mouth shut.

The slamming off the front door startled Ryan out of his reverie and he sat up, his eyes meeting Eric’s. Before he knew it Ryan was pressed down on the couch, Eric on top off him, his lips locked in a hard kiss. Eric’s tongue entered his mouth and deepened the kiss, his tongue sliding along the roof of Ryan’s mouth. The younger man whimpered in the back of his throat, a mixture of pleasure and slight discomfort, because something was wrong.

There was desperation in the way Eric kissed him and Ryan didn’t know what to do. Eric pressed down on him and Ryan spread his legs, making room for the other man. They parted, gasping for air and Ryan wanted to push against Eric’s chest because he didn’t want Eric like this, not like this. He wanted to open his mouth to say something but Eric kissed him again, interrupting him and immediately delving into Ryan’s mouth.

The Cuban pulled back with a growl and went down to Ryan’s throat. Ryan could feel himself harden in response and he moaned. Ryan was torn between giving up, surrendering to Eric and pushing Eric away, demanding what was going on. The decision was made for him when he felt Eric tearing at his clothing and he surrendered to the flood of desire Eric washed over him.

Afterwards Eric tried to catch his breath, still on top of Ryan, resting his entire weight on the smaller man, basking in the afterglow of his orgasm. He could feel Ryan’s hand stroking his back softly and all he wanted was to go to sleep and rest. “Eric?” Eric merely grunted, his lips pressed against Ryan’s flushed skin. “Eric, what’s going on?”

Eric gritted his teeth and stood, pulling away from Ryan’s embrace. “It’s nothing.” He hastily started to put on his clothes. Ryan frowned and stood, slipping his boxers and jeans back on. He rested a hand on Eric’s already clothed shoulder. “Eric, tell me what is going on?” Eric turned to glare at him. “Let it go, Ryan.”

Ryan gritted his teeth, his anger at Eric’s behaviour for the last few days finally coming through. “You can’t just show up here with that look in your eyes, fuck me into the couch and then expect me to let it go!” Eric’s glare intensified. “I’m warning you Ryan, let it go.” “You’re warning me? Is that some sort of threat.”

Eric’s eyes bored into Ryan’s, but the younger man didn’t flinch or back down. “Ryan, please, just let this go. Just for one night.” Ryan’s eyes softened at the pleading tone. “Eric, if you would just tell me what’s going on. I hardly see you these days and you’re always upset. If you would just… if you would just tell me what’s wrong.”

Eric shook his head. “Forget it Ryan.”

The click of the front door as it swung shut behind Eric was disturbingly final.

TBC

St: And thus the end of the first chapter of Canary Yellow! The plot hasn’t been completely thought out yet, I still have a few problems that I have to tackle, but I’ll cross that bridge when I get there. And yes, this is the first chapter in my Odd Colour series where Rowen does not make an appearance, but she will in the second chapter.