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" Okay, so, what is actually going on here? "
Phoenix sighed as he removed his suit jacket and put it on the coat rack. Miles, right behind him, closed the door and locked it for the night before doing the same.
" This is rather unsettling, indeed. There are so many elements to take into consideration. I doubt we will have enough time to get to the end of it before the start of the trial. "
The brunet winced and collapsed on the hotel room's sofa, his head hanging down on the back of it.
" Miles, baby, please, tell me it's a joke... " the voice was low and desperate.
" Unfortunately, my dear, I cannot say that to you... " the silver-haired replied sadly, removing his frilly cravat and unbuttoning his shirt a bit -only three buttons so he could be more comfortable-.
" Argh, for real, if I manage to stay alive at the end of the trial, it's gonna be a miracle... "
" Rest assured that I would not let anyone kill you, darling. "
His partner lazily raised a hand and gave him a thumbs up, making the silver-haired giggle.
The prosecutor then proceeded to take out all the evidence they had collected from his suitcase; all the things they had gathered, from testimonies to pictures and physical evidence, were at present in his hands. He dropped them all neatly on the coffee table sitting in front of the sofa and came next to Phoenix. He then gently patted his thigh and said in his softest voice:
" Phoenix, my dear, let me make us some coffee and tea and let's review everything we have gathered together. Would that be okay? "
His lover slowly straightened up and smiled at his boyfriend.
" Yeah, sounds good. Let me help. "
He stood up and made his way to the little kitchenette they had, without -of course- forgetting to peck Miles on the cheek before walking to the counter, causing a blush and a grin on his face.
" What do you wanna drink, babe? We brought Earl Grey, Darjeeling and Assam, if I remember correctly. " he said, rummaging inside
" Some Assam will be perfect. It's strong and I definitely need this energy punch. I guess you need some pretty strong coffee as well, darling? "
" Yup. Gotta run on caffeine tonight, if I wanna be functional tomorrow! "
Miles chuckled while preparing the coffee maker; Phoenix was already busy brewing his tea. After years of being friends-slash-unofficial lovers, they perfectly knew how the other liked his drinks.
Once they were done, the couple sat on the sofa: they spreaded out all the papers, evidence, testimonies and anything directly or indirectly related to the case at hand.
The lawyer grabbed a file and laid on the sofa, his legs resting on his boyfriend’s thighs, his free hand holding his coffee cup.
“ Alright. ” Phoenix said, gulping his coffee down more than sipping it. “ What do we know so far? ”
Two coffee pots and ten cups of tea later, Phoenix and Miles finally closed the files.
It was already 2:21 AM and the exhaustion was slowly but surely creeping out to them.
The spiky-haired stood up and stretched out his arms, groaning in the process as his joints were cracking. Miles got up as well and gently pressed his palms against his lover’s shoulders.
“ This whole case is going to make us sore all over. ”
“ I’d rather be sore from your treatments on my body… ” the lawyer smirked, wiggling his eyebrows and earning a slap on his butt from the other.
“ You are way too impatient, my dear. Let’s wrap this case before going wild, else we will not be able to win it. ”
“ ... Can we at least cuddle, baby? ” Phoenix pouted; he turned around and hugged his boyfriend, doing his puppy eyes and fluttering his eyelashes exaggeratedly.
Miles sighed, despite the smile blooming on his face. His lover was such a dork, but he was very much in love with this side of him. Thus, he only nodded and grabbed Phoenix’s hand to lead him to the bed.
There, he sat down and gently pulled the brunet closer to him: his hands were holding his hips, his legs circled his boyfriend’s calves and he stared lovingly at him from underneath. In spite of all the similar moments they had already lived, it still made Phoenix blush like a fresh tomato under the summer sun.
A sight that Miles loved particularly, and probably his favourite expression on his partner.
“ I thought you said “no going wild” , baby? ” the lawyer teased, trying to sound confident despite the blushing.
“ And I mean it. I just like to admire my lover whenever I can. ”
“ ... That’s sappy. ” The other whispered, turning his head to hide his red face.
“ Of course it is. I am in love with you, after all. ”
“ ... ”
Miles did not even have time to understand what was going on as he suddenly felt the comfort of the mattress beneath his body and a heavy body pressing against his.
“ Miles, I love you, I love you, I love you… ” Phoenix kept on repeating, covering his boyfriend’s face with feather-like kisses.
“ I love you too, Phoenix. ” the silver-haired beamed at his lover, taking his head in his hands and gazing lovingly at him. “But maybe you could avoid jumping on me like that? My body is not what it used to be and I would like to avoid breaking a bone because my partner caught me by surprise… ”
“ I can catch you by surprise in many ways… ”
A statement that earned Phoenix a pinch on his nose.
“ I take back everything I have just said. ” Miles laughed, now messing with his partner’s spikes.
“ I know you love me anyway. ”
“ Unfortunately, yes. ”
“ Meanie! ”
“ But you love that meanie, yes? ”
“ ... Unfortunately, yes. ”
They both looked at each other and bursted out laughing, their anxiety finally a bit relieved.