Summary: Joel gets a pleasant surprise when he goes to the RT holiday party.
(Christmas/Holiday/'Yay you made it through finals' present for my dearest Skree ♥♥)
Joel’s pleasantly buzzed when he grabs a new drink from the counter. The holiday party’s in full swing and everyone’s laughing and having a good time. He turns to leave the kitchen through the door he entered and frowns when he sees that it’s now too crowded to get through. He sighs and turns to the other doorway, pleased to see it devoid of anyone blocking the path.
He just makes it to the door when Gavin and Ray appear, stopping him from leaving. Someone giggles behind him and he glances over his shoulder to see that a few people are holding in laughter. Barbra bites her lip on a smile and helpfully points to a spot above Joel’s head. Joel follows her finger to see what she’s pointing at and sees why everyone’s laughing. And he sees why hanging innocently from the top of the frame, mistletoe.
He looks back down in time to see Gavin and Ray exchange a quick glance and small smile before they’re both leaning in to give him a kiss on either cheek. He blinks at them and opens his mouth to say something, though he’s not sure what he’s going to say.
Not that it matters because then Gavin’s grabbing the front of his shirt and hauling him in for a kiss on the mouth. It’s quick, but Joel’s pretty sure he felt Gavin’s tongue swipe across his bottom lip before he pulled away. He gapes at the man, about to ask why he kissed him when he’s dating Ray when his shirt’s grabbed again, this time by Ray and he’s pulled into another kiss. Ray’s kiss is longer and there’s definitely some tongue this time.
When Ray pulls away, both him and Gavin are flushed. Joel blinks at them, opens and closes his mouth a few times before he finds his words again.
“I don’t understand?” He says, confused.
Ray grins and nods a little. “We figured. There are a few things we should talk about.” He glances around, then smirks and leans in closer. “But maybe not here. Too many people. And I really would like to kiss you again. Soon.”
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