the surprise kiki

[Ethan "Ian" Matthew]

You're going, Ian. Whether you like it or not. Ethan rolled his eyes as he got into the passenger side of his roommate's car. He was intending on going to stay at his parents' home that night while his friend had a party in their apartment. He shook his head. Don't you even dare, Ian. You are going. "No. It's fine. Just keep em out of my room, yeah?" he smirked. He was quite on intending on seeing what his parents were up to. "Gotta check on my dad anyway. Mom says he's refusing to take his meds." he flashed a smirk at his friend. Just using them as an excuse.

Ian. Seriously. Wouldn't your parents be in bed. He shook his head. "Please. My dad's only seventy-nine. He's not that old you know," he broke out in laughter. It was true. Ethan had older parents. He wasn't exactly a planned kid for his mother at fifty-five years old and his dad at fifty-eight. He had an older sister that was born when his mother was thirty. She was planned, they tried to have another kid, but they were unsuccessful until Ethan happened, unexpectedly on one romantic night away in a strange land called Alabama.

"Fine. I'll go home in the morning to check on my mom and dad? Okay. My sister will be here tomorrow." Damn... Ian. I totally forgot you had a sister. "The sister you thought was my mom when we met?" he laughed as she drove off. The two continued small talk before arriving at the townhouse. He knew his roommate had it all planned out. She was working on it for a while. He wasn't entirely sure why. She was incredibly insistent on him being there. He put his key into the lock and turned it, stepping into a living room barely lit from the closed curtains.

[aedan varki]

He was told to meet at this address. So he did it. He wasn't entirely sure why people constantly invited him to parties. But... Hey. The nurse was hot. She stitched him up well enough. So he'd go to her party. Perhaps there was another reason to it. A hint maybe? He wasn't entirely sure. Aedan knew he could use a break... And a drink. God. He wanted a drink. Drinks were hard to come by when one had to work. Apparently rich old ladies didn't like drunk men fixing their air conditioner.

He was looking forward to his hunting trip that was coming up. It'd finally be an escape. He tried to drown out his excitement as he listened to the hot nurse before she left her apartment. He was to yell surprise along with a few others when another boy walked in. Great. She had a boyfriend. That was all fine and dandy. At least there was free booze, so the party wasn't a hundred percent lame.

The door open, he squinted to see who it was in the dark. Nobody was saying anything. But, an audible voice alerted him to the fact that it was that nurse, the hot nurse. He jumped forward, "Surprise!" he shouted. He wasn't going to be the Debbie Downer and take the blame for not yelling surprise. Suddenly the others in the room started shouting it as well. The lights to the living room snapped on to reveal a table put out full of snack foods and booze. "Now can I have a beer?" he smirked, looking at the hot nurse. Next to him was a boy, his age kind of. He for sure wasn't as hot as his girlfriend. "Shit. I remember you." he spoke looking at Ethan.

[Ethan "Ian" Matthew]

Surprise, he heard from a strange man. Suddenly he heard the word from several other people. Ethan looked around curiously. Why were they all yelling surprise to him? His roommate seemed to be snickering about something. ”What… What is it?” he asked her, turning to her. But, this rude… But attractive man. Ugh. He wanted to drool. This man had gorgeous eyes, strong cheekbones. He’d totally want to tap that if he wasn’t dating Sebastian. This man however was familiar to him.

Why was he familiar? He was a nurse in the emergency room in a small town. He had to be local if he was familiar. Maybe he was from the city over? Ethan wasn’t entirely sure. But, the man wanted a beer. ”Fine.” Ethan spoke. He glanced about and pointed to the table. ”There’s beer on the table.” he spoke to the guest. He looked over at his roommate, ”Why’s everyone yelling surprise? Not my birthday… Not yours either.” He blinked. He didn’t fully understand what was going on.

The guy remembered him. Ethan looked back at the cheekbone guy. ”Oh yeah…” he commented, closing his eyes for a second trying to recall him. ”You’re the guy that got shot in the ass, and tried to get it out with the branch and stuck it in the wrong hole, are you?” he snickered. He knew he violated HIPPA about that. But, what was going to happen? Mr. Edwards showing up to arrest him?

[aedan varki]

The boy for his surprise party didn't look all that surprised. Aedan shook his head at the boy. He turned his head around to look for the beer. There was some on the table? Why didn't anyone say so. He was off to get his beer. But, he paused hearing the words. "Dunno. Something about you getting a promotion." He shrugged. He was invited. He really didn't know Ethan that well. He just wanted something to do and he was told to show up, so hence he did.

But, Aedan broke out in a soft hefty laugh. "Hey. I did not stick that branch in the wrong hole." he glared at Ethan. He didn't even use a branch at all. He intended on going to the hospital, but his dumbass friend decided to use a branch to get it out. That didn't go over well. "It was a hunting accident, Nurse Ian. Nothing more than that." he flashed an embarrassed smile.

"So. Why are you surprised? Didn't you know you were getting promoted or something?"

[Ethan "Ian" Matthew]

”Promotion? What?” Ethan’s eyes widened. Why was this the second person to basically congratulate him that day. It finally made sense what one of his co-workers told him before he left, congratulating him. Why did they all know something that Ethan did not do. He turned to his roommate, looking at her sheepish grin. ”You do know April was like last month, right?” he spoke back, mostly directed to his roommate and not this attractive man named Aedan that he had met before.

Ethan laughed. ”Hey… You don’t need to explain yourself to me buddy. Whatever suits you. Dendrophilia is a serious problem though, gotta be careful of splinters and stuff, you know?” Ethan played a joke at him. He instantly regretted saying it. Saying something sassy. His roommate broke down into laughter. ”Shut up. I have the right to be sassy.” he exclaimed softly. He believed it was his right. Boy didn’t realize he basically ruined his chance by saying that.

”Nurse Ian. Oh thank the heavenily stars. See, this is an example of a fine attractive man that calls me by my right name, Ian. I like you now.” he flashed a smile at Aedan.

[aedan varki]

”That’s the point of this party dude. You made a nurse or something. Wait… Aren’t you already a nurse? What else can a nurse do besides nurse stuff?” Aedan blinked staring over at Ethan. He wasn’t entirely sure. Small talk wasn’t easy to do. Ethan was a bit odd. He had to admit that. Why would a boy whose tag says Ethan want to be called Ian? ”I’ve been wanting to ask… Why is your nametag Ethan but everyone calls you Ian?” He blinked. ”Doesn’t make sense. Why would you go by e a n?”

He shook his head at the laughing boy. ”That wasn’t me, bro. I was on my way back, the dude I was with did that. He apparently is gay or something.” Aedan gasped. He shook his head again. ”What the fuck is dendrophillia?” he stared at Ethan. ”Wait. Did something come up in my test results? What is that? Is it treatable? I haven’t you know… In a while.”

He had the right to be sassy? By what queen? ”What queen died and made you queen of sassy land? Wait. Are you making a pass at me?”