I Just Had Sex... Over The Phone

Joslin couldn't let Chord see the tattoos fading... but today they were all gone. They were still bruises everywhere from what it had done to his skin but they were gone. He'd taken all his piercings out and he was ready to show Chord finally.
"Chord!" He called as he stepped into the house. He wanted to tackle his lover but he was sore.

Chord was on the phone with Kelton, the actual smart one of their little group.
"I dont know I just...What in the hell is something wrong with me all of a sudden?"
"No...You think?"
"He is gone alot...He wont touch me...or rather wont let me touch him."
"You think he is saving himself for someone else?"
"You think he met someone better than me Kelton."
"Well he aint getting it from me...maybe from someone else...."
"No he is not a whore Kelton, if he is...stepping out on me its gotta be for someone who makes him happy."
"Well if he is happy then..ill let him be happy."
"Fine damnit, cheating, maybe he is cheating."
"I dont wanna think he would do that to me..."
"Hopefully im just disgusting?"
"Yeah, fine. Bye Kelton."
"Love you too."
He hung up, sighing softly into the air, looking up at Bruno toddled in.
"Hey baby."

Joslin's jaw dropped as he listened in to Chord on the phone. To him, accusing him of cheating was worse than accusing him of murder.
He stepped into the room, frowning deeply.
"I would NEVER." He grumbled stubbornly.

Chord looked up at him, raising a brow.
"Huh?"
Had he been listening?

"How... I... I would never cheat on you." He mumbled, plopping on the bed. "I have a present for you and I was all happy and you just ruined it." He whined.

"You were eavesdropping!" Chord frowned at him, crossing his arms.

"You accused me of cheating!" Joslin looked honestly hurt by this. "How the heck could you think I would do that?!"

"Joslin, your gone ALL DAY. You wont let me touch you....What else do you want me to think? All of a sudden you dont want me? What in the hell?" Chord shook his head at his lover.

Joslin stood, making sure the kids were out of the room before stripping down completely revealing his body, now free of tattoos.
"THAT is why, Chord." He folded his arms.

Chord stared at him, wide eyed wide.
Slowly they became glassy, his cheeks tinting red as he stared.
"J-Joslin....."

"Asher told me they bothered you. I got them removed." He huffed lightly.

Chord ran a hand down his face...
Asher was a dead man.
"I...."
Those tattoo's were part of the man he was in love with..."

"I'm sorry for making it seem like I didn't want you anymore... I just couldn't let you see it. Plus it hurt like hell."

Chord stepped closer, his fingers ghosting over Joslin's skin.
"They are gone....Oh no...."

"Whats wrong babe?" He frowned. Wasn't this what he wanted?

"Joslin....I....Fell in love with you....I didnt like tattoo's but you had them....I had to love them too...its weird now without them,...you dont look like my Joslin..." He sighed softly.
"Imma kill Asher."

Joslin pouted.
"Imma help. Damn his ass... I did all that for nothing. I loved my tats..." He paused. "I will be back. Few hours. Love you!" He kissed his cheek and dressed, leaving before Chord could get another word in.

And thats what bothered him, Joslin had loved those tattoo's...

A few hours later, Joslin returned as promised.
"Okay... it felt weird with no tattoos so..." He slid off his shirt, revealing a new tattoo that stretched across his chest diagonally. It read "Belongs to Chord Lyric VanDeKamp."

Chord stared, beaming and quickly but gently picking Joslin up, cradling him to his chest.
"Oh baby I love it..."
His lips pressed to Joslin's neck, he was so in love.....
He wanted to get a tattoo for him too...
"Come on, lets go get me one."
He had never wanted a tattoo but...this was special.

"Just a small one though. I like you all tattooless." He smiled softly.

"Really? I wont get one if you dont want." He smiled. "I just figured for you I would..."

"You dont have to at all. I like you just the way you are..." He kissed him softly.

Chord pulled back, frowning.
"Baby...its not like that....I loved you just how you were....I didnt need the tattoo's gone...I was fine....I just...I worry so hard im not doing good enough for you, if Joslin and Jamie dont love me im not good enough..."

"Baby... they're the same person." He sighed. "I sound like some freak who should be put in an institution. When Daniel hurt me... I couldn't handle the pain. I wasn't strong enough to get over him. So I pushed back all my old emotions and made myself be strong. I just renamed myself and changed my look so all my old friends couldn't find me and be all sad and make me hurt. I pretended I was an entirely new person but I'm not."