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Loving someone was many things, as Tony had quickly realised.
Not just a commitment, or an act of sacrifice.
No, it was all those things and more.
It was a deep seated appreciation for everything they did for you, no matter how small.
It was waking up some days with them feeling as if this was where you always belonged, and other days waking up scarcely believing you’d gotten this lucky.
It was falling in love, and then falling in love all over again.
It was learning to love their faults and flaws just as much as their strengths.
Love was all this, and much more.
It was reaching a point where simply thinking of them could change the course of your day.
It was complete trust in someone other than yourself.
It was knowing someone so, so incredibly well, that sometimes, words weren’t even needed.
It was devoting yourself to them.
Devoting them your life, your love, your heart and soul.
And, as Tony lazily glanced at his and Stephen’s intertwined hands, the wedding ring on Tony’s finger and the knowledge that Stephen’s ring hung around his neck, Tony knew.
He knew he was devoted to Stephen, heart, soul and all.