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Leave it to Seb to absolutely blow Carlos away. As soon as he played the end chords to the heart confessing love song, Carlos was barreling towards him, shoving anything and anyone out of his way. Seb wasn’t prepared for his boyfriend to send him to the ground in a crushing hug, but to say he was mad about it would be lying.
“Los, you’re gonna ruin your suit!” Seb giggled, trying to move Carlos over.
“Don’t care.” Carlos muffled into Seb’s suit, making Seb laugh even more. He finally pried the boy off of him though, and stood up to a standing ovation from the rest of the kids. Seb and Gina made a split second eye contact, and she nodded, motioning to everyone else that it was time to give the boys their space. Carlos followed everyone’s movements.
“Why is everyone leaving- Seb?” Carlos turned around to see Seb nodding to the violinist and hitting “Play” on the Ipod. Immediately, Carlos heard the opening doos of the song he knew all too well. Seb led him by his hand to the center of the barn, where he quickly turned back to Carlos.
“You haven’t had your first dance yet, silly.” he bowed clumsily. Carlos rolled his eyes,
“This isn’t a wedding, Sebby.”
“But at all quinceaneros there’s supposed to be a dance between partners. You’re mine and I’m yours.” he smiled. Carlos rolled his eyes.
”You’re a dummy.” Seb pouted, crossing his arms.
”Fine! Sorry!” Carlos giggled, “Go on.”
It’s great to be in love.. On Valentine’s Day.
“I know that last time I was a bit late-”
“Three hours.” Carlos quipped in. Seb shook his head, laughing.
“But this time.. We’re both here.” He twiddled his fingers together, looking for the first time tonight a bit nervous.
“And I think we deserve a better dance than last time.” he said. Carlos nodded, feet moving him closer to Seb.
“So.” Seb held his hand out, Carlos tentatively taking it.
“May I have this dance?” he looked up and Carlos swore he saw stars. Dizzy as he was, he was able to let Seb hold him. And that’s all that he was doing. In the center of a dimly lit room, Carlos Rodriguez was held by the boy he loved. The two swayed in time, losing track of the lyrics .
So happy to be happy on Valentine’s Day .
Seb met Carlos’ eyes tilting his head to the side. Carlos, despite having poor vision and a dark room to deal with, could see the outline of every freckle on Seb’s face, and brought his hand up from where it lay at his waist to cradle his face. Seb leaned into the touch, smiling softly up.
“You’re so….”Carlos whispered, barely a breath away from Seb.
“What?”
“Unbelievably perfect.”
And it’s a wonder to be loved by you.
And this time, they weren’t surrounded by kids from school. They were quite literally only surrounded by love and music. And they weren’t afraid anymore. With the final beat of the song, their eyes met again. Seeing stars in one’s eyes was one thing, but seeing a whole galaxy lasted an eternity. With Carlos a little taller, he left a soft kiss to Seb’s temple, who quietly hummed, securing his arms tightly around Carlos’ waist. Carlos backed away a bit, concerning Seb before giving him a comforting look.
“Why did you put all of this together?” Carlos asked.
“Because I care about you. And this is my way of love. Not with gimmicky gifts that won’t last a while. Not with a cashmere sweater that I’ll probably end up tearing- not that it’s not great! But…. my way of love is different. I show it in a way that many don’t understand. I don’t have the money to waste on love, but I have my heart that I can waste. And I want to. For you.” He finished, bringing Carlos’ hand up to his lips, pressing them down sweetly.
“You’ve never had to do anything for me to know that you care.” Carlos sighed.
You walk in the room, and I declare: you’re smiling so bright- you’re eyes, ocean blue.
“I know. But I’ve always wanted to.” Seb whispered, pulling Carlos’s hand to his chest, moving the boy as well.
“Well?” Carlos asked, raising an eyebrow. Seb cocked his head to the side,
“Well?” he asked.
“Don’t you want to show me that you care?” Carlos said, barely audible.
“What do you-“ Carlos stopped Seb by crashing their lips together in a sudden urgency. All fear quickly dissipated into excitement and giddiness. Seb’s hands moved to rest over Carlos’s shoulders, while Carlos held Seb’s face to his. Sighs escaped connected lips while they stand, connected in more ways than by kisses. Carlos broke away first, leaving ghostly kisses on Seb’s jawline while Seb’s hands wandered through his hair. Carlos worked his way back to Seb’s now tinted red lips and hovered over with a soft smile.
“Thank you.” he rested his head on Seb’s.
“Thank Gina.” Seb giggled. Carlos rolled his eyes before entangling their hands and pulling Seb towards the door.
“Come on, I wanna say goodnight to Milky White.”
“I see you’ve warmed up to them now.” Seb teased. Carlos shoved the boy’s shoulder before wrapping his arms around him.
“Shut up and carry me.” he hopped on Seb’s back, who let out a playful sound of pain, which resulted in a smack on the arm.
“Fine! Fine!” Seb laughed, and with a boy literally attached to him, the two left the music going, but one line rang into the darkness behind the lovers.
And if the stars go out tonight, I don’t care. As long as you are here.
And Carlos was here, a foot away from Seb, singing a lullaby to a calf. And life was, despite the night surrounding them, looking really bright. And it was great to be in love every single day.
It’s great to be in love. On Valentine’s Day. On Valentine’s Day.