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Carlos supported his boyfriend’s side when they stepped into the house, quickly helping him to get rid of the shoes.
“Baby do you want to go upstairs or I can prepare a bed here in the living room?” He helped TK sit down on the leather couch softly, seeing him wince in pain as he stilled himself.
“I want to go upstairs but I may need a minute.” TK closed his eyes when he felt his boyfriend sit next to him, so he let go, his body collapsing onto Carlos like a potato bag.
Carlos wrapped his arms around him, placing a soft kiss on his bandaged head as TK just made himself more comfortable on his torso.
“I can fall asleep here.” He whispered, house was so quiet that he could hear Carlos’ heartbeat behind himself.
“No, I will take you upstairs if you can’t walk.” Carlos’ hands rubbed his arms, feeling like the most soothing thing in the world to TK.
They’ve heard about the news, Grace and Judd were found, hopefully they were going to be fine. Crying your eyes out while having a concussion wasn’t very helpful it turned out, TK’s headache only had gotten stronger and stronger but he tried to keep it to himself as much as he could. Carlos was worried enough about everyone and everything already.
At the same time, Carlos could read TK like an open book. He knew what every flinch of his face meant, every small movement meant, so it wasn’t very hard to just understand what TK was feeling. He couldn’t feel what he felt for sure but he knew when the pain hit him or what to do just right that TK relaxed into his touch more and more.
The thought of losing TK was too much already, but then Grace and Judd’s accident made him realise some things. Things that he felt maybe even from the beginning of their relationship but now he was certain about them.
He, for sure, knew that he couldn’t live without TK anymore. The thought of him spending a second away made a sound inside his brain yell. He desperately wanted to be with TK all the time now that it would probably sound problematic if he said these out loud.
Well, if only he could say these out loud...
Maybe now, it was time to give it a shot.
He straightened himself just a little to make sure TK was awake, he saw him opening his eyes and tried to find the courage before cleaning his throat.
“Ty...”
“Hmm?”
“I need to ask you something.” He clenched his jaw, waiting for TK to respond.
TK shuffled and tried to sit up, he failed with a slight gasp and fell back into his lap.
“It’s okay, you don’t need to.” Carlos comforted him with a hand on his chest, rubbing slow circles to calm him down.
“What is it Carlos? Tell me.” TK asked with an eager sounding voice that Carlos was sure it was the most he could do while hurting and being this tired.
“I thought about this a lot, and, I don’t wanna lose you, you’re my everything. I really love you TK.”
TK smiled to the words, his face beaming even though Carlos thought it wouldn’t.
“I really love you too Carlos.” He found his hand, locking their fingers together softly.
“Soo, uhm, would you like to move in with me? Don’t leave? Stay here?” He breathed out with the question finally being uttered out.
TK didn’t respond immediately, Carlos was sure he stepped over and it wrecked his whole world.
“I didn’t mean to rush you, I understand it if you don’t w-“
“Yes! Of course Carlos, I would love that.” He held his head up in an attempt to face Carlos, only wincing more but his happiness took over his face, he seemed calmer and lighter. “I don’t wanna leave you too. Ever.”
“Well, that’s good then because I’m planning to take you upstairs and cuddle you forever there, in ‘our’ room.”
“Our room... I like how that sounds, yes please.”
And it only took Carlos seconds to grab TK bridal style and carry him to their room, their bed, in the hopes that he could call those theirs forever...