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Dillon and Lucas are back in the village for Christmas. Happily, Dillon's music tour around Europe ended just before Christmas so they were able to spend it with their family, which was mainly Lucas' family. They walked hand in hand to Lucas' dad's place before going back to their place, Lucas unlocked the front door, the warmth of the place hitting them letting the coldness wash away.
She was in the kitchen making what looked to be a cup of tea. He looked up, throwing his spoon in the sink.
“Oh my days Lucas, Dillon hey” he happily said, coming up and giving both Lucas and Dillon a hug.
Lucas laughed. “Hey Dad” taking off his coat which was Dillon's he had robbed when they got out of the taxi the coldness of the air hit them.
He put it on the coat hook as his dad and Dillon hugged. She let go of Dillon walking back to his cup of tea and picking it up.
“How was the tour?” He asked them to walk to the coaches ``from the pics you two scented and posted on Instagram it looks amazing.”
“Hey it was, Dillon can tell you more as I need to go to the bathroom. That taxi ride was so long,” Lucas told his dad and Dillon.
“Be right back”
And with that, Lucas needs him to the bathroom upstairs leaving Dillon and Ste to themselves.
“You too have fun,” Ste asks Dillon as he sits on the couch next to Ste.
“Yeah he both had a great time “ Dillon told Ste. Remember having him and Lucas staying all the different towns, having movie nights, Dillon finding new food places when Lucas was doing online sessions with his therapist and Dillon having concerts, getting to meet is a lot of fun. Dillon couldn't wait till the meat tour, maybe even in America and hopefully, he will be going with his fiance.
He remembers what he has been planning for a while now.
“Ste, can I ask you something” Dillon said feeling the same when he brought Lucas to prom and had to wait with him as Leah was doing something to Lucas.
“Yeah, Dillon anything” Ste said super calmly putting his cup on the table in front of them moving to have his eyes on Dillon. God that makes Dillon sweat. Dillon took in a big breath and asked the question.
“Ste might I take your son, Lucas hand in marriage” He quickly asked with his eyes tightly shut. The online was killing him wanting Ste to answer to stop this standing feeling.
“Oh yeah, 100%,” Ste told Dillon, his tone making it sound like Dillon asked if he could use his phone. Not his son's hand in marriage.
“What” Dillon's brain made his mouth let out.
She gave him a questioning look.
“What do you want in writing?” he asked. Dillon shook his head.
"No, no I just thought you were more of a protective dad to me wanting to marry your son,” Dillon told him with a look of confusion on his face. Remembering the time Mason told about what Ste did to him when he lied about having sex with a drunk Leah.
“Well it's you Dillon you have been dating Lucas for nearly for a long time, I thought you would ask that question ages ago” Ste told Dillon, putting his hand on top of Dillon one.
“I know you well enough that he is the best person for Lucas to spend the rest of his life with and if you want to marry him you can.
You didn't need to ask my permission for it ''
She said to Dillon, laughing at the end.
Dillon smiled at his kind words.
“But thank you for asking”
“Yeah I just wanted to be a gentleman and if you did say no I would have still asked Lucas to marry me” Dillon said to Ste making Ste shake his head while smiling.
“Well that god knows,” Ste giggled.“When are you going to ask?”
Dillon smiled looking down at the ground.
“Just wait and see”
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The sun woke Dillon up. He slowly opens his eyes and looks to see Lucas cuddled up to him. Dillon smiled, putting his hand through Lucas' curls. Dillon loves Lucas' curls. They are so amazing Dillon, sometimes he is mad that he didn't see them when he first met Lucas. Dillon is the one to wake up first most mornings so it's become Dillon's favourite thing to do. He can't believe that hopefully this time next month Lucas would call him “fiance”. A small part of Dillon wonders what if Lucas says no. God even if the part was small it was loud. Dillon got out of the bed not waking Lucas up, moving the blanket to Lucas' shoulders waking out of their shared room. Walking down the hallway Dillon looks at the pictures. Of him and Lucas at prom together Lucas was wearing his prom king crown and Dillon was kissing Lucas's cheek, one of Dillon holding a sleeping Lucas the first night they moved into Tom's house they were all tired by the unpacking so at the end of the day him, Lucas, Andre and Vicky went into the living room and put on a movie and Lucas fallen asleep in the first ten minutes of the movie
and Dillon's favourite one, it's one that Leah took on Lucas 18th birthday. It was Dillon and Lucas dancing, their forehead touching. Lucas ' eyes were closed but Dillon wasn't and you could see the love from Dillon's soul from the way he was looking at Lucas.
He walked into their kitchen and started to make breakfast for them.
Dillon wants everything to be perfect today as today is the day he is going to ask Lucas to spend the rest of his life with him. Dillon looks up to see Lucas coming into the kitchen rubbing the tiredness out of his eyes.
“Morning Dills,” Lucas said while yawning as he sat on one of the stools they have in the kitchen.
Dillon places the already-made cup of coffee in front of Lucas. Lucas thanks him for taking a small slip of it.
“It's great that Vicky and Andre kept up with the food shopping” Dillon told Lucas as he put the bacon on the pieces of sandwiches, when they moved into Tom's house Lucas was the most likely to get the food shopping with Dillon being the other who was most likely to do it.
“Yeah, Vicky told me last night that they did have more takeaways than just cooking” Lucas said to Dillon as Dillon placed the two plates in front of Lucas and as he sat next to Lucas.
“What is the plan for today, beauty?” Dillon asked Lucas as they ate.
“Not much we have a holiday party at the dog that Tony has been planning since last Christmas and I have a session with my therapist at half three”
Dillon nodded remembering that the last session Lucas had before they came home Lucas said that his therapist wanted to have one last session before the holidays to talk.
“And Tony texted me if we were going to bring some of my sugar cookies so after my session I'm going to bake a few of them before we go '' Lucas told Dillon as he put his empty plate and cup in the sink. Making his way upstairs to have his morning shower leaving Dillon with his half-eating sandwiches and his thoughts, the thoughts of Lucas saying no, even do Ste, Leah, Vicky, Andre and Misbah had told him that Lucas wouldn’t say no in any lifetime and Dillon knows this how much they both fought to be together with the whole Mr Shepherd situation than Misbah not accepting of them being together and with both of them being there for each other when they needing it the most when Lucas had a breakdown and running off for two weeks signing himself into a mental hospital or when Dillon’s mom came back in his life after his grandad died telling him that if he doesn’t break up with Lucas he wouldn't get the money his grandad left for his students loads but happily James help him as he grandad died when he was 18 and his will said that Dillon would get the money straight away if he was over 18 and his mom wouldn’t have control over it at all.
Dillon put his plate and cup in the sink and made his way upstairs to get ready for the big day.
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Dillon and Lucas walk on the bridge around the village with Dillon's arm around Lucas with Lucas holding a bag with his special sugar cookies in it. Both of them talk about the memories on that bridge, where they first met, and held hands, where Dillon told Lucas about his tour and where they were going to get engaged.
‘God I forgot how beautiful the village is at night’ Lucas said as they stopped at the same place where Dillon knocked into Lucas, only if they both knew what would happen to them, all the love and pain.
‘Yeah Just like you,’ Dillon said, kissing Lucas's head. Lucas rolls his eyes laughing at Dillon’s sweetness. They stand in a sweet silence watching the people down below. Dillon stood back from Lucas, taking a big breath keenly on the ground on one leg and taking out the familiar box he had had for a while.
‘Babe’ he said
Lucas turned ‘Yeah Dill-’ Lucas cut himself off seeing Dillon on one knee holding a box with a ring in it.
‘Lucas I have loved you since I was a teen and it has never stopped and never will, we have been through a lot. You are my other half, ' Dillon said in the speech he had planned for hours for the last few months. Lucas looked down with his hand on his mouth and Dillon said the last part of his speech.
‘so will you Lucas Michael Stephen Hay become my forever and marry me’
‘Of course Dillon 100% yes’ Lucas cried. Dillon swiftly stands up. Picking Lucas up and spinning him before kissing him while still holding Lucas's feet off the ground. Dillon carefully placed Lucas back on his own two legs, putting the ring on Lucas's finger and kissing Lucas's wet cheeks from the shed tears that had fallen from Lucas's baby blue eyes.
A few hours later after the big party they put in their bed, Dillon ran his hand through Lucas's hair making Lucas fall asleep.
The convection of last names still in Dillons with them thinking the best is to take both of the names of their last name will be, HayRay. Dillon smiled as have at the asleep Lucas in his arms, closing his eyes to follow his fiance in