Lactose Revenge
Fic idea: a tells b that they like them. B doesn’t get it. A gets upset and drinks milk. Gets a little sick cuz lactose intolerant. B does something else. A does it again but really sick this time. B comforts and then understands.
Tommy took a deep breath, psyching himself up for this. He would finally tell Gabe how he felt about him. Gabe walked into the kitchen, his black hair and almond skin making Tommy almost drool.
“Can I tell you something?” Tommy asked tentatively. His blue eyes glanced up and then down.
“Sure. Anything,” Gabe replied, smiling.
“I… I like you.” He let out a long breath. There. He’d said it. Now he just needed to know how Gabe felt.
“Awww. Thanks buddy. I like you too.” Gabe put a friendly had on his shoulder, then got his coffee and left the kitchen.
Tommy frowned. He felt deflated. Gabe didn’t understand what he had meant. Tommy poured himself a tall glass of milk. Since he was lactose intolerant,this was sort of like a punishment. He had failed in his mission. he deserved to feel like crap.
1 hr later
As predicted, the milk wasn’t agreeing with him. Tommy’s stomach sloshed and churned and he felt dizzy and nauseous. He wandered into the living room, hand on his belly.
“Hey there- Are you alright?” Gabe looked concerned. He stood up from the couch and walked over to Tommy. “Are you sick?” He put his hand to Tommy’s forehead, checking for a temperature.
“Just a little upset stomach,” Tommy muttered, brushing Gabe’s hand away. “Nothing I can’t handle.”
“Do you need anything?”
“I was on my way to the medicine cabinet, actually.”
“You go lay down. I’ll take care of you.”
Tommy blushed even though it was obvious that Gabe didn’t mean it in a romantic way. He went to his room and lay down. Gabe came in with some pills and a glass of water. “Here take this and get some rest.”
Tommy smiled. He took the pills and rolled over while Gabe pulled the covers up over him.
Days pass
Once again, Tommy felt defeated and unloved. He’d made Gabe his favorite sandwich to take to work that day but when he went to make his own lunch he found it still in the fridge. Apparently Gabe preferred to go out instead of eating the food lovingly crafted for him by his best friend.
Tommy decided to drown his sorrows in a few pints of ice cream. He had chocolate chip, strawberry mango, and Neapolitan. That amount of food alone would upset his delicate stomach. seeing how high the dairy content of this meal was, being ill the rest of the day was inevitable.
Gabe came home from work to find Tommy asleep on the couch. At least he thought he was asleep. As he got closer he could hear the moans and whimpers coming from him and he saw the uncomfortable squirming.
“Are you feeling ill again?” Gabe asked. Tommy pulled the blanket over his head and groaned.
“That’s a yes then.” Gabe walked over to the couch and sat down on the floor next to it. “Come out?” He asked.
A whimpered “no” came from under the blankets.
“Pretty please?”
The blanket shook its head shaped area.
“If you come out I can try to make you feel better.”
Slowly Tommy pulled the blanket down till his face was showing.
“Hey there sunshine.” Gabe booped his nose. “What’s got you so sick all the time?”
Tommy nearly whispered “you”, but he stopped himself and shrugged instead.
“Well what’s feeling bad? I can’t help without a list of symptoms.” Gabe ran his fingers through Tommy’s hair, noticing the sweat and slightly raised temperature of his friend.
“Mostly my tummy.”
“Awww. Little Tommy has a tummy ache.” Gabe chuckled.
Tommy scrunched up his face. “It’s not funny.”
“Sorry. Can I see it?”
Tommy nodded. He pulled the blanket down and tried to sit up but when he reached verticality,he curled up again, whimpering from the pain.
“You don’t have to sit up. It’s ok. Just stay where you are and let me have a look.”
Gabe gently pulled up Tommy’s shirt, which was already slightly stretched, to look at the swollen belly underneath. It was bloated and red and Gabe could hear the loud unhappy noises it was making.
“Poor little belly. What did you eat recently?”
Tommy muttered something indecipherable and blushed.
“What was that? I couldn’t hear you.”
“Three pints of ice cream…?” Tommy said it a little louder,sounding guilty.
Gabe gaped for a minute before saying, “well that explains a lot.”
Tommy smiled ruefully. “Yep.”
“Well, you kind of deserve this stomach ache but I’ll help you with it anyway because I’m a nice person.”
“Thanks.” Tommy looked happy for all of two seconds before he scrunched his face into a grimace of pain. His belly kept making loud noises. “Oww.”
Gabe gazed at Tommy, who looked rather pitiful. He put his hands on Tommy’s belly and began to massage. For a few seconds Tommy looked like he was going to throw up but he just burped and then seemed much more peaceful.
“Is this helping?”
Tommy nodded. “Yeah, a lot.”
Gabe rubbed his belly for almost an hour. By then, Gabe’s hands had gotten tired and Tommy had fallen asleep. Tommy’s tummy was still angry though, so Gabe went into the kitchen to make a soothing tea. When he opened the fridge, he saw the sandwich and finally understood. Tommy didn’t just like him. He liked him.
This kid was more love sick than actually sick. Although his stomach was pretty jacked up from all the ice cream. This realization was actually a relief to Gabe. He’d liked Tommy for a while.
The tea was boiling so he poured it and took it back out to Tommy. Tommy rolled over and looked up at Gabe sleepily.
“Wanna cuddle.” He gave Gabe his big, blue puppy dog eyes. Gabe almost melted. Tommy was just soooo cute.
“Ok.” He took the tea into his bedroom and then carried a slightly surprised Tommy in and laid him on the bed.
“Sorry I didn’t bring the sandwich to work with me today. I know you worked really hard on it. I had a meeting with my boss over lunch and she wanted me to go out with her so I couldn’t eat it at work. Sorry.”
“Its ok. i'm not mad.”
“Are you sure? You seemed pretty upset earlier.” Gabe gently poked Tommy’s slightly less swollen belly.
Tommy squirmed uncomfortably. “Yea. I’m not the best at dealing with my feelings.”
“Drink some tea. It should help.”
Tommy dutifully drank his tea. He felt warm from his toes to his nose and it made him even more sleepy. “Mmmm,” he purred lazily.
Gabe smiled. He was like a little teddy bear. Gabe wrapped his arms around Tommy, spooning him slightly and being very careful of his tummy. Tommy leaned into the cuddle, closing his eyes and making contented noises. Gabe gave Tommy gentle kisses all over the back of his neck. They cuddled until they both fell asleep.
