!!Usual Suspects!!

Part 4

"Hey, Matt, I brought you some food, I think you should eat" George said quietly as he sat next to Matt on the couch. Matt looked up at him, down at the food and then back to his knees. "I'm not hungry" Matt muttered and leant his head against his raised knees. "Well, you need to eat something at least, Matt." George told him and put his hand on Matt's shoulder. Matt looked up to George with tears pouring down his face.

"Danny is dead, George. He's really dead. I woke up hoping it was all a nightmare and it wasn't" Matt whispered and broke down. George put the food on the armchair next to the couch they're sitting on and then pulled Matt in for a hug. Matt was quick to return the hug and let out heart-breaking sobs for his dead boyfriend. "It's alright, Matt. We're here for you" George said quietly and just held Matt as he cried.

After just being comforted by George for a while, Matt finds the ability to stop crying and regretfully pull away from the comfort he was gladly receiving.

"Are you going to eat your food or should we leave it until tomorrow?" George asked quietly as Matt wiped his tears away with his hoodie sleeve. "I'm not hungry right now, sorry" Matt whispered and leant against the chair, wrapping his arms around his chest. "It's fine Matt" George said and stood up. He picked the plate up with the cutlery, and then went searching for the tv remote. He found it, handed it to Matt and then headed back to the kitchen.

As George placed the plate on the counter top in the kitchen, he heard the TV in the lounge come on to what sounded like Danny's favourite tv show. George sat down at the table with his own food and they all just ate in silence as they listened to the TV and Matt quietly crying in the lounge. "This is going to be really hard for him and other people" George said to Jordan quietly and they both looked over at Jorel and Vanessa who were still joined at the shoulders and were both just glumly eating their food. Jordan looked back at George and nodded before going back to eating his food.

They all finished their meals within the next half hour, during which Jorel and Dylan had down an extra three cans of beer each, and most of them went and joined Matt in the lounge apart from George who stayed behind in the kitchen to wash the dishes. Soon he had finished cleaning all the dishes from dinner time and joined the others in the lounge.

He cuddled up to Jordan on one of the couches and saw that Jorel had his head on Vanessa's lap and his feet on Dylan's lap. Matt was sitting on the other end of the couch George and Jordan were on and none of them were really paying attention to what was playing on the TV. They were all trapped in their own thoughts, none of them could figure out why Danny would have committed suicide like that.

They stayed downstairs for another half an hour or so before they noticed that Jorel had fallen asleep on Vanessa's lap. "Come on, I'll carry him up to your room" George offered as he saw that Vanessa was also struggling to not fall asleep. Vanessa looked up at him and smiled in appreciation and George just stood up, walked over to them and lifted Jorel up in his arms. He then let Vanessa stand up and lead the way as they headed upstairs.

"Come on, Matty, let's get you to bed" Dylan said as he stood up and walked over to where Matt was still sitting on the couch, cuddling himself. Matt gave Dylan his hands, as Dylan directed, and then Dylan helped Matt stand up and led him towards the stairs. Jordan turned the TV off and also headed up himself.

Jordan met George in the spare room they were currently using and Jordan saw that George was seriously stressed and overwhelmed. "It'll work out, Danny wouldn't want us all to be stressed out like this now would he?" Jordan questioned quietly as he sat on the bed beside where George thrown himself down on. "But why did he die in the first place, Jordie?" George asked and for the first time since a long time, tears spilt down his face. Jordan battled tears himself and just wiped George's away with his thumbs as he placed his hands on either side of George's face. "I don't know, George, but what I do know is that I am here for you as long as you want or need me, you hear me? I am never leaving your side" Jordan said and George just nodded and pulled him in for a strong hug. "I know, and same here for you. I love you Jordan, never forget this" George told him and Jordan pulled back only to kiss George on the forehead. "Never, as long you always remember that I love you too, with all of everything I could possibly ever offer" Jordan replied and then pulled away so they can get ready for bed.

Sooner rather than later, they were both cuddled up in bed, fast asleep.