"Oh I get it" Jeff announced pacing, "So Jeannie couldn't possibly find me attractive"
"Exactly" Marty stated clearly grinding his teeth.
"What if Marty…what if when you died you had actually died. You'd just gone"
"Eh!"
"Yeah," Jeff nodded entirely sure of himself, "Me and Jeannie would be together"
"No!" Marty's voice was starting to border on the childish side.
"You're like a little kid Marty you block it out" Jeff raised his voice and stopped pacing as he did so Marty started.
"For Gods sake Jeff, I'm not talking about Jeannie. To hell with Jeannie!" Marty eventually bellowed. Jeff's line of argument ceased immediately, and Marty fell silent looking for all the world as if he wished he had never spoken. Jeff looked directly into his friend's eyes, what he read there was something he had never seen before at least not that close to the surface. Jeff felt a wave of something hit him, he was not quite sure what it was, it started as a warm feeling in his stomach and spread to the rest of his body especially his cheeks. "Marty?" was all he eventually managed to stammer in a high squeaky voice. Marty turned away from him and started to pace as he always did when he was upset by something. He really had not meant to blurt that out. He had wrestled with his feelings over the last few months especially when he had been separated from Jeff watching from the outside what Jeff and Jeannie were doing. Without him in Jeff's memory they were easily becoming closer, Marty was after that not entirely sure he should have returned and after a few months of thinking about it he knew why.
His jealousy had grown over the months after he had died, with the two people he really cared about coming closer, but he was now starting to realise he was not jealous of Jeff getting Jeannie, he was jealous of Jeannie getting Jeff. It had never really occurred to him before; he had never minded any of Jeff's girlfriends, until they hurt him of course. Marty was, however, aware that that was partly down to him, he occupied the major part of Jeff's attention and Jeff willingly let him have it without much thought. Marty never returned the feeling if he honestly came down to it, like a spoil child he took what he was offered without thinking too much about the person who was giving. Jeff seemed not to notice or he just did not care, that was what usually caused any girl interested in Jeff to be totally put off. Marty had yet to find any woman who enjoyed playing second fiddle in any relationship.
Jeannie however had been different, she was different. Now with Marty gone, and Marty knew she loved Jeff, she was the one person who could take Jeff away from Marty completely. Jeff loved her as well, always had for as long as Marty had; Marty had spotted it and had not been particularly bothered by it. In one of his more sadistic moments Marty knew it tied Jeff to him even more and that was fine by him, but it did not work like that any more.
"Marty?" Jeff tried again his voice was more steady this time. By sheer instinct Jeff reached for Marty's arm to stop him pacing. His hand still passed through but it was harder, like there was resistance. Marty did pause as he felt Jeff's hand pass through. Marty was not sure what suddenly happened, he did not know if it was what was happening in the hotel causing it or whether he was doing it himself forced on by sheer emotion.
Jeff recoiled backwards as the cold shot up his arm; he encountered the bed behind him. He would have fallen backwards but Marty shot forward and wrapping a solidifying arm around Jeff's waist steadied him and pulled him close. As Marty grabbed him Jeff resisted for a second but relaxed into the embrace, his mind and body entirely docile. He rested his forehead on Marty's shoulder, Marty's arm around his waist tensed as if expecting him initially to pull back, he didn't however, he stayed where he was feeling Marty's cold breath on his cheek and Marty's voice in his ear,
"I don't want to lose you"
"You'll never do that" Jeff mumbled into Marty's shoulder. He did not think he would be able to look at his friend's face, however he pulled back slightly so he could. Marty smiled down at him, his expression was gentle but there was something else glittering in the depths of Marty's eyes. Jeff soon found out what it was as Marty wrapped his other arm round Jeff's neck. Marty dropped his head until his lips were almost touching Jeff's. He paused again waiting for Jeff's reaction. Jeff stayed where he was, Marty's grip was too firm to allow him to move, Jeff however was not sure he wanted to pull away. He closed his eyes and rested his body against Marty's, and then he waited.
It was not long before Marty's lips brushed his. He shivered half with shock at how cold Marty felt and half with pleasure. Marty increased the pressure, then gently and persistently he forced his tongue into Jeff's mouth. Jeff unaware he was doing it wrapped his arms around Marty and held on tight. Marty used his body weight to push Jeff backwards. Jeff braced himself to land on the bed behind, there was a gentle breeze and Jeff suddenly felt dizzy. Marty moved his mouth off Jeff's and moved down along his jawline and down his neck alternately kissing and biting the whole way. Jeff opened his eyes as his head dropped back; he and Marty were floating several feet above the bed. Jeff gripped Marty harder, "Don't worry I won't let you fall," Marty murmured as he strengthened his grip on Jeff's waist and started pulling at Jeff's tie. Marty slowly lowered the pair of them down onto the bed making sure Jeff stayed underneath him. Marty again lowered his mouth down on Jeff's. This time Jeff responded with enthusiasm.
Marty slid his hand down Jeff's torso and sliding it between the pair of them started to massage Jeff's hardening penis. Jeff gasped with pleasure writhing underneath him; Marty smiled as he carried on kissing Jeff's neck. Before he vanished he gave Jeff a vicious bite on the neck drawing blood, Jeff yelped. Marty raised himself on his elbows to look down at Jeff. Jeff looked entirely confused, Marty moved as if to kiss Jeff again but as Jeff responded Marty pulled away, "Mine" Marty announced, still massaging Jeff's groin, "You will always be mine"