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Dave glanced up at the sound of the water running. Dave knocked on the bathroom door. "You're taking a bath or shower, babe?"
Klaus' head, hair curling at the edges due to the steam, popped out from behind the door. "Bath, you want to join me?" He asked, waggling his eyebrows in a way that always made Dave laugh.
"No, no, you prefer taking baths alone." Dave said, pecking Klaus on the nose. Of course Dave did want to join, and sometimes he did, but Klaus didn't usually take a bath unless he wanted to have time to himself.
Especially since he'd been so freaked out, and stressed lately. Dave knew Klaus was still worried he'd leave or… turn him in, he guessed. But that woman had attacked both of them, and Klaus… well her death was an accident, even if it was in self-defense.
It was a weird situation, not helped by just how weirdly his powers have been acting.
"Do you want me to cook or do you want takeout?"
Klaus hummed "Takeout is fine. Don't want you to overwork yourself." He said smirking.
Hot damn did Dave love it when Klaus smiled. He kissed him again, enjoying the way they melted into each other. "Go take your bath. I'll do the dishes and then order our food." Klaus nodded before closing the door.
Dave listened to the murmurings of the television as he washed up, trying to pay attention to the story, though it was a bit difficult with how low the volume was.
He wished Ben could make it louder right now. Probably looking through Dave's bookshelf.
And then there was a knock at the door. Dave frowned, drying his hands and shutting the t.v. before opening the door.
A rather handsome man with a scar on his face stood there. He looked… moody? And then he noticed the police badge and his blood ran cold.
It was self-defense, that… was… they could prove it, probably…
He was apologizing, claiming he had the wrong place, and now Dave was more confused. "Is it a police matter? I can… try and help?"
He shook his head, apologizing again. "No, no, I didn't get a chance to change. Sorry for bothering you."
But then Dave noticed a gold glittered postcard and he felt a sudden excitement. "You're here for Klaus!"
Well, more for Klaus' very late party, but maybe the mail was delayed? That happened sometimes. "He's taking a bath, let me get him. He'll be so excited, let me get him."
He must have been one of Klaus' brother's, Diego if he remembered his old poster correctly.
"Klaus." Dave called, knocking on the bathroom door. Klaus opened it sooner than Dave had expected, a towel wrapped around his chest, and his hair.
"Ben told me… Did he say what he was here for?"
Dave shook his head "I think he got your postcard late, he was holding it."
The look Klaus gave him let Dave know he wasn't convinced he hadn't just been ignored. He ran a thumb across Klaus' cheek, and the tension in his face dissipated, leaving behind a soft smile.
Dave loved that he could make Klaus smile like that. "Go get changed, he's still waiting outside."
When Klaus went to talk to Diego, Dave stayed close enough to hear the conversation. It made Dave sad to hear Klaus try so hard to… what? Not seem as affected by none of his siblings showing up to such an important part of Klaus' life? To seem more energetic and excited than he usually was?
Well, no, Klaus was pretty bubbly, but this seemed… extra, Dave supposed.
Dave snorted. Sobriety baby.
He also wished he knew what the hell Ben was saying, probably something like "I told you to put more information on the cards, dumbass." Which was fair . But Dave got the feeling they still might not have come.
Allison getting his hopes up was hard. Klaus was really excited to get a response from any of them, so to have her completely forget or not care, or to purposely get his hopes up was painful for both of them.
And Diego wanted a favor from Klaus? Dave walked away, already knowing Klaus would agree to it. He would want to try and make up with Diego for whatever he did when he was still using. It didn't mean Dave wasn't bothered by the fact that that was the only reason Diego came by.
He finished ordering the food by the time both Hargreeves came back inside. He could hear the nervous way Klaus tried to explain their things.
And yeah, he and Klaus smoked sometimes, but rarely, they were mostly just decoration. Dave sighed, coming out of the kitchen to let them know he'd ordered food, resting a hand on Klaus.
Dave wanted to know if Klaus was ok, and judging by the face he made he was ok-ish, which was better than bad. He nodded, kissing Klaus' cheek before leaving.
When Dave came back to find them both still talking, and no one seemed injured, so Dave assumed it was ok.
Dave tried not to laugh at Klaus' abysmal, referential, joke about their 'names' (and good lord did Dave want to punch Reginald Hargreeves).
So when the food was finally placed, (not Ben's, it seemed he didn't want to join), Dave turned to Diego and said; "So, it's nice to finally meet you, Klaus talks about you guys a lot." Which was true, to varying degrees. Klaus had quite a few fond memories of his siblings, and generally Klaus avoided talking about anything that would upset Dave , which… Well they were working on Klaus and his difficulty with talking about the worse parts of his childhood.
And then Diego snapped at him. He jolted back a bit in surprise, but judging by Klaus' reaction maybe he shouldn't take it too personally?
But Klaus seemed to have a handle on it, so Dave just let him take care of it. He placed a hand on Klaus' knee, squeezing it gently.
And then they were discussing Vanya, and Dave had feelings about her. He'd read the book, before he ever met Klaus, and his enjoyment of the comics outweighed any interest he had in the actual kids, though his brother had a huge crush on Allison when they were younger… But he read the book, and it was interesting . But then he met Klaus, and it took a few meetings before he found out he was that Klaus Hargreeve, and then the book felt… wrong.
Especially as he got to know Klaus better, and started to get feelings for him.
"Why?" Dave asked, pulling himself out of his thoughts as a dumpling went flying and hit Klaus square in the face.
And then he ate it.
He loved this man, he really did.
Dave gave his knee another gentle squeeze.
Oh good, they were ok, that was a relief. He was glad they wouldn't be arguing for however long Diego was going to be here.
Oh shit he thought as Diego turned to him. He blinked up at Diego, and he was being asked about what he knew about the Umbrella Academy, and he told him the truth, and Klaus had defended him, and they moved on to the 'favor'.
And Dave felt his breath catch in his throat. He grabbed Klaus' hand and squeezed his hand tightly, maybe it had nothing to do with that woman.
Hopefully.
And then Klaus agreed , and Dave was sure he aged ten years because how the hell was Klaus supposed to keep up a charade of cluelessness if it was that woman.
And then Diego said he was proud of Klaus, and Klaus' expression at that hurt Dave.
He would have to tell Klaus he was proud of him more often. He did tell him, but he was still getting to know Klaus and maybe he didn't say it enough if Klaus was so happy to hear it.
Dave waved goodbye to Diego as he left, and felt Klaus hug him tightly from behind.
"Fuck." Klaus muttered into his neck, and Dave turned around to hold Klaus properly, rubbing his back gently.
"It'll be ok." Dave said, kissing his temple. "We'll figure it out, Klaus."
Klaus shook his head against his shoulder. "I should tell him, right?"
Dave sighed "Maybe… Maybe just wait to see what happens." He suggested.
Klaus sighed "Maybe… maybe." He muttered.
"Let's go to bed." Dave said, leading Klaus to their room gently.