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Nick had broken his arm about a week ago and practically could not do much. He broke his right arm, he could still use his fingers but he wasn’t able to move his arm. So Chris mostly helped Nick with taking care of himself. Nick could still feed himself, and things like that but it was hard for him to take showers, and change his clothes.
For a bit it felt awkward, Chris had never had the job of changing someone else’s clothes, or washing their body and hair in the shower. But after a while they got used to it. Now here they were will Nick in a bubble bath, his right arm hanging out so his cast didn’t get wet. And Chris was washing his hair for him. It was pretty comfortable if you asked him, his head was hanging back so it was easier for Chris to pour water on his head. And Chris’s hands were softly massaging nicks scalp.
Nick hummed softly, showing he was enjoying this moment he was sharing with his brother. Chris was just smiling at Nick, happy to help him out and make him feel good. “Is that nice?” Chris said while giggling, and Nick slowly nodded his head not wanting to move too much. Chris grabbed the cup on the side of the tub and filled it with water to wash out nicks hair. He made sure not to get soap in his eye, and softly started running his fingers through nicks hair making sure to get all the soap out.
“Thank you Chris.” Nick said, his voice barely above a whisper. Chris knew Nick could probably do majority of these things by himself but that didn’t stop Chris from helping. Even if his help wasn’t needed, and he was happy Nick appreciated him. He washed off nicks body and drained the bath, as Nick stepped out. Chris grabbed a towel, drying nicks hair first and slowly making his way down nicks body. This was one of the awkward parts, again Chris knew Nick could do this himself but he was more than happy to help, he just hadn’t touched Nick like this.
Once Chris had Nick dried off, he ran to nicks room to grab clothes Nick had picked out. Nick carefully sat down on his bed, bringing his knees to his chest, feeling awkward and exposed. Chris had never violated his personal space and he knew Nick was insecure so he always made sure to shower him with compliments. He never wanted to make Nick uncomfortable or upset. So he made his way over to where Nick was and helped him get dressed. Nick loved the feeling of Chris’s delicate and gentle hands softly glazing over his body, it made him smile and in some way it was comforting.
Chris also volunteered to sleep in nicks bed, even though it was not needed, it gave Chris an excuse to be closer to Nick. They had both felt tired so Chris turned off the light and threw covers over both of them. Chris wrapped his arm around Nicks waist, leaving a kiss on his forehead. “I love you.” Nick spoke, “I love you too.” Chris whispered. And that night they both fell asleep with a smile on their face.