magser | Changes

Title: Changes
Chapter:3/?
Pairings/ Characters: Jared/Jensen , Sophia/Chad, Chris and probably more when and if i come up with them.
Rating: NC17 to be safe, but not yet....
Summary: Jensen is a multi million album selling singer, Known worldwide, when he decides to take off on an impulse to try and escape for a while he finds more than the escape he was looking for.
Authors note: Im back and this time, its totally and completely

garvaldmains fault! This started out a tiny tiny plot in my head and she gave me this huge plot to work with, I just hope I do it the justice I think only she could have given this, but I will try! I love you to pieces Di!

For any ordinary everyday person, staying in a tiny town like this one, for more than twenty four hours, when you are supposed to be on holiday and when there are much more interesting places to be just isn’t the normal thing to do. But Jensen Ackles wasn’t your normal everyday person. He had spent almost every day of the last ten years working and recording, promoting and performing, making videos and touring, so to have nothing better to do for a few hours than just stroll the one main street was utter bliss.

He wasn’t hassled; he wasn’t asked for autographs or pictures or stared openly at, and he just felt like he could be one of these people, like he could belong there. He strolled in and out of the shops, picking up stuff he really didn’t need but doing it because he could, a hat here, a t shirt there, little knick knacks that would undoubtedly end up in the glove compartment of his truck and stay there, but he just wanted to enjoy the feeling. His last stop before heading to Jareds Moms place was the liquor store where he picked up a few six packs, no way was he going empty handed, no matter what he had been told.

At seven thirty he stood outside the driveway to the house, lights were on all over the house, outside and in, music was coming from the backyard from some stereo, and as he gathered his nerves and walked up the drive he could smell the scent of the barbeque. He had no idea why this had him so excited and nervous at the same time, but he was. Hell he had been to the biggest parties, rubbed shoulders with the bigwigs of the music industry and movie industry alike and the thought of going into this place had him sweating slightly.

An hour later he wondered why he had been so worked up. He was seated on a garden bench in a relatively medium sized back yard, the house and garden full of people laughing and talking and eating and mingling. Seated beside him was one Sophia Bush and on the other side Jareds best friend Chad Murray. He had been ushered to their side shortly after arriving by an apologetic and smiling Jared, introduced and left with promises to return. Jared he discovered could also add cooking to his apparently long list of saintly virtues and Jensen had watched him as he had manned the grill, kissing and hugging those who arrived to welcome him home. He seriously doubted this man was for real... way too good to be true, to Jensens weary eyes Jared was bound to have one massive fault to make up for all this niceness he had going for him. The guy smiled constantly, dimples an almost permanent fixture on his face, hair falling into his eyes causing him to flick his head back every so often if his hands were too full to run through it.

Sophia and Chad he discovered were very nice people. They kept him occupied and chatting, and their light hearted and witty conversation had him at ease in no time. Thats how Jared found them a little later when his Mom shooed him from the grill telling him to go talk to his friends. He approached the bench with an easy grin, kissed Sophia lightly on the cheek, passed a smart assed remark to his friend and sat on the grass in front of the bench cross legged and looking somewhat weary.

Chad noticed his travel weary face and commented,

“Dude, you’re dead on your feet, you should go get some rest.”

Jared smiled tiredly, “Nah, I’m ok, plenty of time to rest up tomorrow, Mom is a bit excited and to tell you the truth I’m having fun, it’s nice to be back.”

Sophia glanced across the yard and was on her feet and pulling a bemused Chad after, claiming to have seen someone she just had to talk to, leaving Jared rolling his eyes and Jensen snorting into his beer.

“Subtle Soph...Real subtle!” Jared called after her stretching out and rolling onto his stomach to watch the couple walk off, turning back to Jensen he grinned and scratched the back of his head obviously not knowing what to say now.

“Sorry ‘bout that.”He managed eventually, “Soph isn’t exactly the most subtle of people, I s’pose you’ve gathered.”

Jensen was intrigued, he had watched Jared all night, and he had to admit this embarrassed look about him actually made him more human, he liked that and he found himself relaxing immediately, knowing just how to handle embarrassed. He was on safe ground now, he smiled.

“I kinda gathered that, does she always do this?”

Jared laughed, cheeks tinged with red and bangs hanging in his eyes, obviously a defence mechanism that he used to hide behind and Jensen resisted the urge to lean down and brush them aside.

Jared sat up straighter and took a quick swig from a bottle of water that he had laid nearby.

“Yeah... this is a small town, and she has made it her personal mission to see me paired up and blissfully happy, so she kinda does it to every available male that comes to town...sorry, she doesn’t mean anything by it.”

“Thats ok, I think it’s sweet, she worries about you, thats a good thing.”

“Yeah, I’m not even back twenty four hours and she is off again, I thought she might gimme a few days to settle!”

Jensen leaned back and stretched out his legs, now feeling totally in charge and at home, he liked this man and found his sudden shyness adorable.

“So Jared, now what will you do that you’re back home?”

“Well I guess I will just take it easy for a bit you know? Give my Mom and my Aunt a hand in the diner, find my feet again, and then decide. I’m not sure if I will head back out there or stay here and get a teaching job. I got time though, I will figure it out.”

“How was Africa? You like it there?”

Jared’s eyes lit up and his face became animated as he launched into his work out there and how beautiful he found it and its people and Jensen listened to the soothing timbre of Jareds voice as he talked.

“So do I hear Texas in your accent Jared?”

Jared grinned, “Yup! Actually I am Texas born and bred, My Mom came down here after my Dad died just before I started college. She needed to get away, and my aunt was looking for some help so it all kinda worked out. I went on to college, and I was relieved to know she was ok with Lisa.”

“Sorry to hear about your Dad.”Jensen was genuinely sorry, afraid he had brought up bad memories or sad ones and Jared waved it away.

“Oh don’t be, it’s ok, he died of cancer, it was hard watching him suffer like that, he was a good man.” At that, he visably shook himself and looked up at Jensen and smiled, “So, what brings you all the way out here to this ol place anyway Mr Jensen Ackles? Hiding away from someone?”

Jensen wasn’t surprised by the man’s directness but he was surprised by his honest response to him,

“I just got up one morning and took off in my truck to be honest, my manager almost had a heart attack but he got over it. I just needed a break and I was tired of waiting so I jumped at the first chance I got.”

Jared nodded and stretched out on the grass leaning back on his elbows, regarding Jensen with a smile.

“Yeah I can imagine how it would all get too much at times, but you know what? I admire you, you actually helped me a great deal... I guess you get told that all the time...”

Jensen raised an eyebrow “Helped? How?”

“By coming out to the nation, by not making a huge issue of the fact that you are gay. You helped me face it, helped me see that it didn’t matter, and if it mattered to someone then they weren’t worth worrying about.”

It was Jensens turn to be embarrassed and he shrugged carelessly, “Yeah well, Ya’ll are returning the favour now anyway, by letting me stay here hassle free, you have no idea how good it feels to be able to walk the street and not be stared at and hassled, it’s been real nice being here.”

Jared smiled then, his face tilting upward to the moonlight sky, “Yeah, here people really don’t give a damn what you are, to them it just matters what kind of a person you are, they judge you on you, not on your reputation. I know, I was damn lucky when I came here and people discovered I was gay, it could have been so much worse, you have heard the stories about small towns and how bad they can get, not here. They are awesome people.”

They continued to talk about everything, until Jared was stiff from the hard ground and moved to the bench, stretching out alongside Jensen, long legs crossed at his feet. They laughed at silly jokes and chatted with people that came by, Chad and Sophia came back to say good night and it was then that Jensen noticed the time, they had been talking for hours and looking at Jared he could see he was dead on his feet. He rose to his feet, rubbing his hands up and down his thighs in a long forgotten nervous gesture,

“Hey, it’s real late, you should get some sleep man, you look done in. I gotto go anyway dude.”

Jared raised weary eyes, “Where you staying?”

“Uh at the motel on the other side of town, it’s not far to walk, thanks for the invite Jared, I had a good time, goodnight.” And he made to walk away but Jareds hand on his arm stopped him;

“Wait! Uhh wait, you gotto stay here, stay here, there is plenty of room and my Mom and Lisa would love to be able to fuss over someone else, and besides you would really be doing me a huge favour man.... it would be keeping them occupied and out of my room for a while. Please?”

Jensen hesitated, he liked Jared sure, and his Mom was awesome and he really like Lisa, but staying at their house? God he wasn’t sure, he really didn’t know them that well and damnit who is to say they would want him there anyway? But he was saved any comment by Jareds shout across the yard;

“Mom! Hey Mom!” Sharon turned and approached the men and Jared quickly explained his idea that Jensen stay, rather than going back to an impersonal motel room and Sharon readily agreed, having none of his objections.

So ten minutes later, Jensen found himself in a cosy little bedroom with Jared standing at the door, almost dead on his feet.

“Sorry dude, I’m afraid the jet lag has hit and I am gonna crash, make yourself at home, and I will see you in the morning.”

And clapping Jensen lightly on the shoulder he heaved himself off the door and closed it behind him. Jensen sat on the bed totally bemused, what in the hell had he gotten himself into now?

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chapter 4