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The early morning sun peeked through the thin silk curtains that stood draped in front of the entrance to the little balcony. A gentle breeze creeped in and added a slight coolness to the rather humid room. It had just turned July and the sun was starting to burn more, the type of heat that burnt your bare feet if you stepped one step on the patio.
Daniel was the first to awake of the pair, turning to his left and out of his little spoon position to face his peacefully sleeping boyfriend beside him. He admired him in the beauty of the gentle light that illuminated his features whilst Johnny was still asleep. His dirty blonde hair was slightly scruffy, a few strands sticking up, Daniel very carefully stroked them down, afraid to break the spell, and gently cupped his jaw in his hands. Waking up in the mornings together is something Daniel had always enjoyed in the past 4 years they’d officially been together. He loved waking up with a strong pair of arms wrapped around his waist and Johnny’s face in the crook of his neck, just little bits of affection like that made Daniel sure he was loved.
Whilst Daniel was lost in his mind about how in love he was with his boyfriend (they never called each other that out loud, it was more of a mind thing that both of them knew they were boyfriend and boyfriend,) his deep russet eyes met with the cool sapphire ones that lay opposite him. A smile tugged at the sides of his lips before he left a gentle peck on the other man’s lips. “Hey,” he said softly, stroking Johnny’s jawline with the pad of his thumb, Johnny leaned in more to his touch and looked at Daniel in absolute awe of the sight that lay aside him “hey,” he replied in the same tone as Daniel’s before giving closing the small gap between them with his lips.
Before it turned into a full on makeout session, Johnny rolled out of bed and went down the stairs to make Daniel a coffee. He padded into the kitchen and got Daniel’s favorite mug out from the cupboard, it was one of those personalised ones with a picture of him, Johnny and Robby the time they went to Vegas for Robby’s 18th. It had taken a lot of repatching and a whole lot of screaming matches and sleepless nights of worry for both Daniel and Johnny to get Robby to warm up to them but it happened eventually and they soon became a very tight knit little family, Daniel still saw both Sam and Anthony too after the divorce but Robby usually stayed with them which brought them closer. Robby had found a girlfriend, Ciara, and they'd been together for almost a year now. Whenever Johnny saw them together his heart swelled with pride, though he'd rather not admit that. Robby reminded him of when he was his age and all he could think about was how he wished he’d said fuck it and got with Daniel sooner.
Johnny opened his coffee container (yes they both had separate coffee boxes) and smiled to himself when his fingers ran across a scarlet coloured velvet box, yes, this was the right time.…
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Daniel was passed a warm mug of coffee and Johnny came and shuffled down beside him, he wrapped an arm around Daniel’s wasit and rested his head gently on his shoulder. The birds were beginning to sing and Johnny looked out towards the balcony and could see the sky was starting to turn into a pale cerulean colour.
“Will you be ready to go out at 11?” Johnny asked, his voice still slightly rough with sleep. He and Daniel were going to the beach towards town and do some romantic things together, surprisingly it was Johnny’s idea this time and of course he had his reasons that weren’t yet disclosed to Daniel but Daniel saw it as him breaking out of his comfort zone and actually being honest with himself. Johnny wasn’t into fluffy shit and over the 4 years of their relationship he’d done a few bits here and there but usually it was Daniel who initiated it. In fact, when Robby came home one night, slightly panicking, explaining how he’d be inviting this girl over, it was Daniel who helped him prep the table and make the dinner, though Johnny did clean the place up a bit. Daniel enjoyed seeing him with the duster.
The pair both basked in each other’s company until they both went to the bathroom to get washed together. It was a tight squeeze in the tiny bathroom but it saved time, kind of….
Robby was over at Ciara’s for the night so Johnny and Daniel could have the whole place to themselves which you know, excited them seeing as they didn’t have the opportunity much. Ciara was training to be a beautician or something, one night Robby came home with some baby blue acrylic nails on and explained to a very confused Johnny that Ciara needed someone to practice on which was nice of him but Johnny was tempted to ask how he’d wipe his ass with them.
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At 11am both men left the house hand in hand with smiles on their faces, joking all the way to the car. The car journey was pretty smooth, Daniel watched out the window as Johnny focused on the road ahead, one hand on the wheel and the other placed tenderly on Daniel’s thigh. The azure sky rolled above and small white clouds were strung along. The sun’s rays reflected off Johnny’s sunglasses and Daniel began to think to himself again about how lucky he was to have such a great soul in his life, and one to call his own.