Gummy Worm Confessions

“Yes, Lance, I will bring the gummy worms.” Keith droned, and took the phone off of speaker so he could trap it between his ear and his shoulder on the way out. “I’ve just gotta lock up here, and I’ll stop at the variety store on the way to you.”

“Good, thanks!” Lance loudly exclaimed, making Keith wince away from the phone. He reached up to the volume buttons to turn Lance’s lovely, loud voice down. “I can’t believe I forgot them!”

“And I can’t believe you’re making me stop at to get them.” Keith grumbled. “You know I finish work right after all of the grocery stores close for the night. Couldn’t this have waited until tomorrow?”

Lance tsk’d lightly, and Keith could practically see the smile Lance had on his face. “This movie night is important, Keith! You know popcorn and gummy worms are the best combination. Besides, if you’d finished your work earlier, you could have stopped at our grocery store before it closed.”

Keith scoffed softly under his breath. “And I wonder why my tasks took so long?”

“I had to make sure you got my messages!” Lance huffed. “I’ll sway you to the righteous path of popcorn and gummy worms yet.”

“Sure sure, babe.” Keith hummed softly, and turned on the alarm system quickly before rushing out of the room, locking the door behind him. “Okay, I’m on my way out of this basement hell, and I’ll stop at the gas variety on the corner on my way to your house. I’ll see you soon?”

Lance squealed excitedly, and Keith could hear him clapping his hands. “Sweet, thanks babe! Love you!” he said quickly, before hanging up.

Keith froze in his tracks, his finger hovering over the hang up button on the screen. He stood there in the middle of the quiet hallway, staring down at his phone incredulously for a few long moments.

Did… Did Lance say their first ‘I love you’? Over getting gummy worms?

Suddenly, Keith’s phone started ringing again, Lance’s contact flashing across the screen. Keith nearly dropped it in his haste to answer the call.

“Babe,” Lance wheezed out just as Keith brought his phone back up to his ear, “I can’t believe I said that and then hung up like some sort of idiot! I mean, I’ve known, well, that for a while and it just sort of slipped out but I don’t expect you to–”

“Lance.” Keith cut in to interrupt his boyfriend’s frantic rambling. “It’s fine.” he paused, fighting a smile, before saying “I love you, too. And I’ll see you soon, okay? So, try not to panic too much before I get there.”

He stopped fighting the smile as he hung up the phone, sure that Lance would have plenty to say about hanging up after a confession like that, but…

He’d rather see his face when that happened.