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Liam blinks at the hand hovering above his face. When he looks up, he meets Theo’s warm eyes. But why are they warm, and why is he looking at Liam like that? And what is up with the tux? Where are they anyway?
“Well? Are we going to dance, or are you just going to leave me standing here?” Theo’s sirupy voice snaps him out of his thoughts, but there is an undertone to it, something sharp. Familiar. Yes, that right there is the real Theo. So he’s putting on a show. What for?
Only one way to find out. Liam takes Theo’s hand and gets up, leaving behind a lavishing table and a soft chair. They are in a grand ball room, both dressed up, but Liam thinks they aren’t here to socialize. Why can’t he remember, though?
“Just don’t step on my shoes, they’re rentals too,” Theo says in his ear, the warm air out of his mouth sending shivers down his spine even if the words strike. The classic Theo.
A song starts playing, a very old one, drum beat familiar. Theo turns them around, Liam following his lead, suddenly thankful his mom made him take dance lessons when he was a kid.
“The night we met I knew I needed you so, And if I had the chance I'd never let you go, So won't you say you love me, I'll make you so proud of me, We'll make 'em turn their heads every place we go.”
Images of Theo getting out of the hole in the floor, clawing his way out as Liam just stands there, watching hit him like a freight train. But this time, there is something about him, something mesmerizing, strong, yet soft. Different. Something that could make Liam proud of him.
Suddenly, the lyrics feel like they are spoken by Theo himself.
“So won't you, please (Be my, be my baby) Be my little baby (My one and only baby) Say you'll be my darlin' (Be my, be my baby) Be my baby now, Wha-oh-oh-oh…”
Must be his overactive imagination. They are on a case, he needs to focus.
But then, Theo sends him twirling, backing away from him and then, to Liam’s complete horror, actually starts singing.
“I'll make you happy, baby, just wait and see, for every kiss you give me, I'll give you three…”
What? Kiss?!
“ Oh, since the day I saw you, I have been waiting for you, you know I will adore you 'til eternity…”
Eternity? What the hell?
“So won't you, please, be my little baby, say you'll be my darlin', be my baby now…Wha-oh-oh-oh-oh”
As he sings, Theo starts trudding towards him, slowly, sensually. Liam finds himself hitting a wall, just as Theo says that last part. And then… Then he’s leaning in and–
Liam startles awake, blinking fast against the sunlight. His eyes snap to the radio then up at Theo who hits another pothole as he keeps driving. When he notices Liam is awake, he huffs a laugh. “What, did Scott’s little beta have a nightmare?”
Remembering the dream he just had, he ignores Theo’s attempt at a jab and replies, “Yeah, you could say that.”
Meanwhile, the radio keeps playing.
“So come on and please
(Be my, be my baby) Be my little baby
(My one and only baby) Say you'll be my darlin'
(Be my, be my baby) Be my baby now
Wha-oh-oh-oh
(Be my, be my baby) Be my little baby
(My one and only baby) Oh
(Be my, be my baby) Oh
Wha-oh-oh-oh-oh
(Be my, be my baby) Oh
(My one and only baby) Oh
(Be my, be my baby) Be my baby now
Wha-oh-oh-oh…”