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TK wakes to someone shaking his shoulder and frowns at the feeling before rolling to his back and blinking his eyes open to see Carlos sitting on the bed against his hip.
“Hi” Tk says, clearing his throat.
“Morning” Carlos replies softly and as TK’s sight slowly starts to clear he can see he is already dressed, looking perfectly put together and panic fills his mind as he suspects he has slept in for much longer than he had planned. He pushes himself into a sitting position and rubs his eyes as he wills his brain to wake up.
“Sorry, I thought I set my alarm. Give me like 5 minutes and I’ll be out?”
“TK, relax. I turned your alarm off” Carlos says gently and pushes against TK’s chest when he tries to move past him to get out of bed “you don’t have to leave”
“You said you had something on today though?” TK asks, confused.
“I do, but just this morning” Carlos explains “so I was thinking we could do something later? Since we’re both off?” TK grabs the hand that is resting against his chest and grins at Carlos when he smiles at him as TK threads their fingers together.
“Sure, why don’t you text me when you’re done and I’ll come back or I might be able to convince you to come get me?” TK smirks, leaning into Carlos.
“Do you have anything you need to do today?” Carlos asks him after a pause, instead of agreeing with his idea and TK is momentarily taken back, tilting his head as Carlos avoids his eyes, instead looking down at their connected hands.
“No, not really. Why?”
“You could stay here, if you wanted to, I mean” Carlos starts, nervously “seems like a waste for you to go home and then come back”
“I’ve never been here when you haven’t been though” TK says dumbly and Carlos finally looks up to meet his eyes.
“I’m aware” Carlos gives him a searching look and TK knows he is trying to figure out if he has moved too fast and TK will never be able to put into words how grateful he is for how understanding Carlos has been in accepting his need to keep their relationship at a pace that doesn’t make him want to bolt every second day.
“Are you sure?” Carlos stays silent in response before swearing under his breath, moving off the bed towards his wardrobe and TK follows his movements as he opens the top drawer and reaches inside for something before coming back to the bed and grabbing TK’s hand and opening it so they can both see the key when he presses it into TK’s hand.
TK feels that little jolt of excitement mixed with fear that seems to hit every time they reach another milestone in their relationship, however big or small. At first, the fear would take over so much of his mind that it was impossible to feel any other emotion but now months ahead there is a voice in his head reminding him to look in front of him and see what he gets if he doesn’t let that fear win.
“Did I freak you out?” Carlos begins and quickly continues, not leaving room for TK to get a word in “I freaked you out. I’m sorry. I’ve been trying to figure out the best way to give it to you without making it seem like such a big deal but-“
“It is a big deal” TK interrupts
“I know. I know it is” Carlos agrees and then shakes his head to himself “I can just take it back and we can forget I ever gave it to you. It’s really okay, whatever you want”
“I don’t want you to take it back and you didn’t freak me out” TK says, setting his free hand over Carlos’s leg next to him and smiles when Carlos immediately places his two hands straight on top of his. “I’m still getting used to the fact that you want me here, in your house, your life.”
“I love you, of course I want you here more” Carlos replies like he always does, words so automatic there’s no way they can’t not be true.
“I love you too” TK replies
“I also don’t want you to feel like you ever have nowhere to go. You can come here whenever you want, if I’m here or not” TK feels his heart thud louder in chest at his boyfriend’s words and clenches his fist closed over the metal and throws himself towards Carlos to wrap his arms around his neck.
“Thankyou” he whispers into his neck and feels Carlos sigh against him in what he assumes is relief before arms wind their way around his waist and keep them tightly pressed together.
“You’re welcome. Not too soon?” TK leans back and grabs Carlos’s face with his hands, shaking his head in reply before leaning in to kiss him softly once and then once more before pulling back and leaning his forehead against his for a moment before letting himself move backwards.
“Not worried I’ll find all your secrets when you’re not here?” Carlos rolls his eyes at him, and TK lets himself lie back down on the bed, now that he has nowhere to go and runs his finger down the indentations of the key.
“I’ll make sure to send all my secret boyfriends out before I leave” Carlos jokes, trailing his hand down TK’s chest before rising off the bed and looking down at TK with so much affection in his gaze that TK’s breath catches as he smiles back.
“So I’ll see you here, when I’m back”
“I’ll be here” TK promises and doesn’t see any reason why he ever would be anywhere else.