Title: Coming Back
Author: Jazz
Rating: NC-17
Pairing: Jack/David
Status: PWP. Complete.
Feedback: Yes
Archive: Seize The Night
Summary: David and Jack need to talk. Set after movie, post strike.

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They had won! The strike was over. Only a few hours earlier Pulitzer had agreed to the demands of a million voices. Only a few hours ago, the newsies had celebrated at the lodging house, before Jack and David had left for the Jacob's home to eat dinner and have a 'family' celebration. In the past few months of being selling partners, strike leaders, and best friends, the Jacobs family had taken Jack in almost full time. He spent most nights eating dinner with the family, sitting next to David as they discussed the trials and tribulations of the strike. But tonight had been a celebration. Dinner and cake in honor of the strikes joyous end.

After dinner, the boys excused themselves from the table and stepped outside onto the fire escape. They exchanged halfhearted smiles before looking into the night sky, darkened in shades of pink and blue as sunset slowly descended. Both knew they had to talk, a lot had happened in the last couple of days and emotional wounds were still fresh. Jack glanced over his head and motioned to the ladder. David nodded and they silently climbed up to the roof.

Once on the roof Jack lightly jabbed at a sock that hung on the close line before following David to the far side of the roof. Jack followed David's eyes and looked out across the city, before sighing and saying, "Soo...."

"So...," David said in response before the conversation fell to silence again. He wanted to say so much, but couldn't find the words or courage. He looked at Jack, brow furrowed in thought and he knew what he wanted to ask what he needed to say.

"Dave..."

"Jack...," they said it simultaneously, glancing at each other and blushing profusely.

"Oh, uhm..you first."

"Naw, you first..."

David smiled and laughed shortly, "OK. Jack, I...I, well I guess what I wanna ask is....Would you have really left?"

Jack sighed and quickly looked towards his feet, shifting them nervously, "Dave..I..."

David cut him off before he could finish, "I mean, you would just leave? After everything we've been through you would just leave for Santa Fe without so much as a goodbye? What about the newsies?" *what about me?* he thought bitterly.

"No, I wouldn't have left. I didn't leave. I'm still here."

"Jack, do you have any idea how much it hurt me to see you go?" he snorted slightly and stared straight into Jacks dark eyes as he spoke again, "But if I learned anything from you, I learned to hold my feelings inside," David looked away, daring Jack to speak again.

"Davey, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to hurt you." *I would never want to hurt you* He paused and took a sharp breath, "Wanna know why I couldn't go?"

David stood silent and Jack felt anger stir inside his stomach. "Damn it, David! I couldn't leave, my friends, my family," he pointed down towards the Jacobs' apartment as he said 'family' before pausing and starting again, "everything is here. I couldn't leave, not yet. I would regret it too much." *I would regret never being brave enough to tell you how I feel*

David smiled mischievously, "Plus, you would miss me too much!" he said teasingly.

Jack grabbed David around the neck and gave him a noogie as he replied, "Yep!"

David pulled away laughing as he glanced up at a smiling Jack. His laughter quickly slowed into a smile as he stared at Jacks mouth, slowly uncurling from his smile. David quickly leaned in and brushed his lips against Jack's, raising his hand to caress his hard jaw. The kiss was unrequited and David's eyes flew open and he pulled away quickly seeing the shock on Jack's face as he turned away from him, hiding the hurt and embarrassment in his eyes as he walked to the corner of the roof mumbling, "Sorry..."

Jack stared in shock for a moment, lightly touching his finger to his lips. David stood shaking, the evening air was growing cooler but his trembles were not from the change in temperature. *Oh, God...What have I done...how could I be so stupid?* He tried to speak again, hating the silence that fell. "God..I'm sorry Jack....."

Licking his lips, he smiled slightly and walked over to David. Taking a deep breath to calm his nerves he stood behind his friend, raising a hand and trailing it down the slender arm of them man in front of him. "Sorry for what?" he asked before moving his head to lightly kiss the skin at David's neck. David froze in shock for a moment before sighing and leaning into the touch. David turned in Jack's arms and stared into his chocolate eyes before they both leaned in and claimed each other's mouths once more. Jack wrapped his arms around David's body, pulling him closer and deepening the kiss as David's hands got caught in Jack's hair.

Slowly they pulled away and stared into each others eyes, blue meeting brown as the gasped desperately for air. David smiled shyly, ".....wow.....," he said, his eyes dark with arousal. Jack growled deeply, "Wow...," as he kissed David passionately once again. He slid his tongue across David's lips until they parted and he slipped his tongue between those lips and stroked it against his gently. David's eyes fluttered closed and he moaned low in his throat before pulling away from the kiss and from Jack. Jack stared at him nervously until he saw David pull a blanket off of the close line and place it on the ground before sitting on it and motioning for Jack to do the same.

Jack sat on his knees beside David, searching his face as he slowly caressed his cheek. David brought his hand up to cover Jack's, intertwining their fingers as he pulled the hand near his mouth, kissing the palm and replacing it on his cheek. Jack moaned slightly and moved his hand around David's neck, leaning in for another kiss as he pushed them back. Lying on top of Davey kissing him softly. They kissed a few minutes longer before Jack pulled away, drawing in a shaky breath he slowly moved down to place a trail of kisses down David's neck, shoving the collar of his shirt down and licking along his collarbone. Davey moaned, raising his hand to the back of Jacks head and caressing it softly. Jack kissed up the length of his neck, licking just below his chin and moving to kiss his lips again, exciting a muffled moan from the mouth against his.

David rubbed his hands down Jack's back, pulling the shirt roughly from Jack's pants and placing his cool hands onto Jack's skin making the cowboy moan and arch his back slightly. He pulled away from the kiss, smiling shyly down at David as he removed his shirt. David caressed Jack's chest with his eyes before nervously placing his hands over the warm chest in front of him and glancing up into Jack's eyes. Smiling, he rubbed his hand up Jack's chest and over his shoulders pulling him down into another kiss as Jack fumbled with his shirt. Getting annoyed with David's shirt, he growled and ripped it, mumbling a slight, "Sorry...," and latching his mouth to Dave's neck once more, then proceeding to kiss down his chest. "I...It's...uhm...it's ok...," David gasped between moans.

Jack slid back up David's body to kiss him again, rubbing his covered erection against his friends as he did. Moaning slightly he moved there again, feeling that sweet friction once more. David slid his hands down onto Jack's hips, pulling him down harder. Wanting. Needing, to feel him closer, rubbing against him now. Their moaning became slightly louder as their breathing erraticated, and they both knew it wouldn't be long.

Suddenly Jack stopped the thrusting and rose up over David slightly, gazing down at him, silently. He stared up at him quizzically before rising up slightly and taking Jack's lips again. Jack kissed him back passionately, removing the torn shirt fully before laying them both down once again and kissing down David's chest. Once at the belly button he licked a circle around it and dipped his tongue slowly inside, then kissing down further and reaching the belt buckle of David's pants. He unbuckled the belt quickly, reaching the button and zipper and undoing them. David lifted his hips slightly and Jack began pulling the pants down and removing them completely.

He began kissing up his legs, when at his thigh he sucked and licked at it, making David moan and arch his neck slightly. Finally he reached his sex. He smiled a little and breathed over the hard muscle and then licking the tip, tasting the saltiness of David's precum. He swirled his tongue around the head before taking the hard shaft into his mouth and sucking up and down. David moaned loudly and bucked into the hotness of Jack's mouth. Jack scraped along the shaft with his teeth, bringing a pleasured scream from David's lips.

David whimpered, licking his lips and struggling to speak, "Jack....Oh God...Jack, I want you inside me, now...Jack...please!"

Jack stopped his ministrations and looked at David, moving up his body to kiss him once more. Pulling away he glanced down and caressed his face. David took his hand and began sucking on Jack's fingers. The picture in front of him made Jack moan and he pulled the fingers, now wet with saliva, out of David's mouth. Kissing him again and trailing the wet fingers down his body, separating his Davey's legs and sticking one wet finger inside. Pushing it in and lightly stoking the prostate. Ripping whimpers and screams from David's sweet lips. He entered another finger and David moaned his name huskily. Jack pulled his other hand to his pants attempting to unbutton them as his fingers thrust in and out of David.

David pushed their bodies to the side until he was lying on top of Jack, pushing the fingers further into him, making him arch his back. Jack stared up at him in surprise and removed his fingers. David caught his hand and kissed the palm before laying it on his thigh. He moved down to remove Jack's pants and then climbed back up his body, straddling his hips. David kissed him once more, tongue searching eagerly. He raised a hand to pull David's head closer to his own, and suddenly Jack felt a tight, warm ring push against the crown of his cock, opening slowly to admit him. Jack raised his hips, thrusting upward and burying himself inside David's body, making them both moan and break the kiss. David pushed down, gasping, taking all of Jack into his body. Slowly David lifted up and pushed down onto him again. Jack grabbed David's hips in his hands, and bracing the heels of his feet against the ground, began thrusting into David, pumping up and down, finding his own rhythm. David moaned, throwing his head back as Jack pushed into him. He rubbed his own hand up his chest and slowly down to his erect cock and began pumping it slowly. David arched his back, riding Jacks rhythm, until finally his whole body shuddered and a convulsive scream of pleasure was ripped from his lungs, "JACK!!!!"

Jack watched David's abandon and yelled himself, a breathless, moan as they both came. "Yes....Oh God....DaaaaaaAAAVID!!!" David collapsed on top of Jack and their harsh breathing mingled in the now night air. David moved over to lay beside Jack, entwining their fingers and holding each other as they looked up the stars.

"Uhm....Wow...," David said with a small laugh.

"Wow? BIG Wow!" they both laughed through the uneasiness they felt.

They had come up to the roof to talk only to find more problems and more to talk about. Each was unsure of what had just happened. Would it go on? Would it stop after one night? After a few minutes of pondering they realized they really didn't care. At the moment as they lay in each other's arms.

A very worried Jacobs family sat talking in their apartment. They had heard yelling from the roof a few minutes ago, knowing Jack and David's friendship had been strained over the strike and wondered if they were arguing. Sarah sat nervously and finally couldn't take it anymore, deciding to go up onto the roof and find out what was going on.

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