A/N - thanks for the great feedback on part one. As requested...
Headset Part 2
Once in the kitchen, Luke began making drinks. Danny rounded the island that separated the kitchen from the living area and leaned over it, watching Luke. Jeez, he thought. Here I am sat in old ratty pyjamas, meanwhile Luke was there with his model physique, topless, only wearing light grey coloured joggers. He looked good.
Danny sill felt jittery and wired from the kiss, like there were sparks of electricity coursing through him. They had kissed. Actually kissed. And then Luke had said something about kissing guys before?
He watched him, acutely aware of the movement across the smooth muscles of his bare back as he carefully poured drinks. How much did he not know about his supposed best friend? What other secrets had he kept?
Luke turned, two drinks in his hands and Danny took one. Luke sometimes took shifts at a trendy bar downtown when his modelling gigs were scarce, and he had learned some interesting cocktail recipes there. Sipping it cautiously, Danny was instantly hit by its smokey sharp flavours, and as he swallowed a warmth hit him in the back of his throat.
"Good?"
"Yeah, strong."
Luke chuckled, "thought we would need 'em strong tonight."
Danny felt his cheeks heat, and it became difficult to meet Luke's eyes. What was he inferring? Would they continue where they left off? Did he want to?
Stupid question, he thought. If there was one thing he was sure of it's that he was painfully aware of Luke's every single tiniest movement, and that he desperately wanted him to move closer.
Almost as if reading his mind, Luke rounded the kitchen island where he was leaning and leant beside him, his back to the island, looking in the opposite direction towards the blank screen of the television. His right arm casually brushing against Danny's, so casually that it could almost be considered accidental.
"So," Luke said after another sip of his drink, still not looking at him. "I assume you have... questions."
Danny nodded, "yeah I mean, you're my best friend and suddenly it feels like you have this whole second life I didn't know about."
"I wouldn't go that far," Luke laughed. He turned to look at him then, his eyes serious. "I like guys, and I like girls. I have done for years. I never told you about the guys part because... well honestly, I thought it would weird you out. I didn't want to make you feel uncomfortable and I didn't want to risk losing you as a friend so... if I was meeting up with a guy I would usually be vague about the gender part, or not bring it up at all."
Danny mulled this over slowly before speaking. "I really want to say it wouldn't have weirded me out, but... I don't know. I guess I wouldn't have understood..."
"Until now?" Luke's eyes sparkled slightly as his mouth lifted into a grin.
"Yeah."
"And you never felt any hint of feelings for a guy before now?"
"No, I don't think so. Although... Maybe I did and just didn't recognise it? I think the VR shoving it in my face like that was pretty irrefutable."
"Was it that you enjoyed being in a girls body?" Luke asked.
"Not really, I mean it was kind of cool, but it wasn't her that I was really paying attention to," he said and as he did he realised how openly he had admitted to enjoying watching Luke essentially fuck him. He felt his cheeks warm and looked down at his drink.
"You don't need to be embarrassed," he said with a grin "I don't mind. I actually kind of like hearing you say these things."
Danny pulled a face, "why?"
Luke rolled his eyes, "Jesus Danny you really are thick sometimes, you know that?"
He blinked, not sure what he was missing.
"Do I have to spell it out to you?" Luke sighed, but he was smiling.
"I don't..." Danny trailed off.