Prince Henry (gayasamaypole) wrote in madisonvalley, @ 2024-01-06 18:28:00 |
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Entry tags: | !closed, !completed gdoc, !nsfw, alex claremont-diaz (mightbebi), henry fox (gayasamaypole), ~2024 january |
Who: Henry and Alex
Where: Henry's House
When: New Years Eve into New Years
What: Dinner/technically celebrating their "one year"
Status/Rating: Completed gdoc/NC-17
Warnings: Sex
Henry: It was NYE and it was his and Alex's anniversary. Henry had been waiting for this night to come, especially since he had been holding out on any sort of touching until tonight. Henry did not even attempt to cook, instead he just had all sorts of food delivered and that included a few bottles of champagne. He wanted to spend this time at the house, since it was big enough. Perhaps they could enjoy the pool and just each other's company.
When the food had gotten delivered, he put everything on the kitchen counter. He lit a few candles on the table as well. Putting the first bottle of champagne on ice to keep cold until it would need to be opened, he then waited for Alex to arrive.
Alex: Alex was absolutely punctual, though he'd had to fight the anxious urge to be early, the weird pit in his stomach that was lingering fear that Henry wouldn't be there when he arrived. He knew intellectually that wasn't a possibility but tell that to his subconscious.
So he was right on time when he knocked, he'd insisted on bringing dessert so he was carrying a pastry box that held a flourless chocolate cake.
Henry: Henry wanted tonight to go smoothly as possible and without any hesitation. He was anxious and quite frankly scared. They had gone through a lot and they had made it a couple of months of dating each other. Getting to know each other again and it felt normal to him. He wasn't after any sort of crown and he could be himself. It was nice. As he was putting the food on the table, he heard the knock on the door.
Approaching the door, he gave a sigh and then opened it. Smiling at Alex, "Hey, come in come in." He said as he stepped away a little bit so Alex could enter before shutting the door behind him. "How are you?" He asked giving him a kiss.
Alex: "Good," he returned the kiss with a half smile. He'd enjoyed just being together and being themselves for the last couple months, but he was nervous about tonight. Which was crazy considering everything that was more intimate than the dating part had always been ironically easy for them.
"How are you? Charlie?" He was curious how the boy was settling in, but also where he was tonight. Alex was loathe to make him uncomfortable.
Henry: "I'm glad. Here let me take that box from you. Thank you for bringing dessert." He said as he headed to the kitchen. "I ordered a variety of things. I hope that is okay. Mainly pasta, salad, wings and bread sticks." He had said.
"I am doing well. And Charlie is doing fine. I hope." He said chuckling. "Don't worry, he won't bother us tonight. I promise."
Alex: “It all sounds good to me,” he let Henry take the box and followed him toward the kitchen.
“You hope?” The kid was hard to read so he go Henry maybe not quite knowing what was up with him exactly. “And I’m not worried about him bothering us, I’m worried about scarring him emotionally.”
You know, if they got to the naked part of the night, because it had been a while he was pretty sure they might both be a bit… enthusiastic.
Henry: "Good. Cause I really didn't know what to get and I was kind of getting tired of pizza. Don't let Charlie know that though...." He said laughing.
"Well, he's still quiet. But, he is opening up more and more to me which is great. I'm going to teach him how to swim." He said as he grabbed the plates of food and began to set them on the table. "How would he be scarred? This place is massive. He could go anywhere in this house and he doesn't ever go near my bedroom."
He set everything on the table and then he lit the candles on the table and poured them a couple of glasses of champagne that had been chilling and handed it Alex. "To new beginnings...."
Alex: "Henry, we've never actually made it to your bedroom." His bedroom, yes. And a few hotel rooms. Usually Alex's. His room at the summer house. Check. And an array of bar bathrooms, tack rooms and the back of town cars with dark windows. Funny. "You know that hadn't occurred to me until just now."
He wasn't sure how you got to be Charlie's age without knowing how to swim, but he'd been swimming since before he could walk so he realized his perspective was probably skewed.
He took the glass, tapping the rim to Henry's when he spoke. "And new adventures."
Henry: “I know but I’m just saying. We pretty much have our own side of the house with our rooms.” He said smiling. He would show Alex his room in due time but now he just wanted to enjoy dinner and perhaps go for a swim, sit in the hot tub and then land in the bedroom. “Well, you will see it in due time.” He said smirking.
Thinking of everything that could possibly happen in this night into the new year it made him giddy on the inside. He didn’t want to show it but the more time they spent together, the more he was falling more in love with Alex.
Tapping the rim of his glass with Alex’s he nodded. Taking a sip he nodded. “So I thought that after dinner we could enjoy the hot tub and the pool. Take the champagne with us.” He said as he headed to his chair and sat down.
Alex: Alex didn't mind showing it, though he was still a little gun shy about Henry ghosting him again, he knew it was too late for him. He leaned in to press a kiss to those perfect lips, then a second.
"I didn't bring my bathing suit." Which was not a refusal, obviously.
Henry: Henry closed his eyes and kissed Alex back. “So I hope that you liked your Christmas gifts. I thought I would start a good collection of classic books plus I saw the sweater and watch and thought of you too.” He said with a smile.
He looked Alex up and down. “Who said anything about bathing suits?” He said nervously smirking.
Alex: "I loved my Christmas gifts," he was in fact wearing the watch at the moment. "I hop you liked yours."
Not vintage books, but a fun version of a beloved classic and something sentimental that he hoped was a good memory of Henry's dad. "You'll look hot in the club wear."
You know, so he didn't show up in a polo shirt again. Alex smirked. "And not in a bathing suit."
Henry: "I'm glad that you liked them." He said with a smile. He then nodded his head, "I loved my gifts. As you would have noticed when I opened the telescope that I was getting teary eyed." He said chuckling. "It was very thoughtful of you to do that."
Chuckling some more he took another drink of his champagne before he took a bite from his food. It wasn't homemade or anything but it would do. "I guess I do need some clothes for when we go out dancing again. The polo was not the best choice."
"Well, I could always go to the clubs naked. Maybe that would attract some attention and wouldn't have to worry about sweating in my clothes." He shrugged making a joke.
Alex: He had noticed, and was glad that he'd remembered that story that Henry had told them when they'd talked about anything and everything.
"If you go to the clubs naked, you'll get swarmed and I'll have to fight to defend your honor." Had the man seen himself? He didn't mind staking his claim in public but it might get awkward after a while.
Henry: This made Henry chuckle very loudly. "Then maybe I shall give it a try and see you in action protecting my honor." He said placing his hand over his heart. "I do appreciate the clothes though. You seem to know my taste and I admire you for that."
Tonight, he was going to profess his love for Alex. He really hadn't said it simply because they were going slow. But a couple of months was slow right? Especially for two people that were starting to rekindle a romance. Either way he knew that wanted to say it. But, he was going to wait until later. "Oh, there is something else that I forgot to give you for Christmas." He pulled out a box and faced Alex and opened it revealing a key to the house. "Now, you can do as you please with it. Come and go, although I do want to be selfish and have you move in." He said with a big smile.
Alex: "I spent a lot of years, obsessively perusing your press, because you were my arch nemesis." Or because he was completely attracted to him, and hadn't gotten to a place where he realized it. Whatever.
"Oh," he took the key out of the box and turned it over in his hand. He 'd known he loved Henry when he'd gone storming off to London, even if he hadn't gotten there. But moving in felt too real somehow. Not too fast, but too much. "I want to spend more time with you. I really want to take you to bed. But Can we talk about me moving in in like six months?"
He wasn't really afraid Henry would disappear on him again, not consciously but there was still something that held him back from agreeing right away. "Dating has been great, lets be a couple for a while and see how that goes. Besides... I leave my socks on the floor and never use coasters. I'd probably make you crazy."
Henry: "arch nemesis eh? Did I really get you that bad that you would called me your enemy?" He said with an amused look on his face. "Well, then I'm glad that we aren't enemies anymore."
He watched Alex take the key and wondered what his answer would be. "That is fine. You can still keep the key. Like I said I want you to be able to come and go as you please here. If you need to get away, use the pool or anything while I'm not here you have the key. I can even give you the security code as well."
"I like dating you as well. This wasn't a marriage proposal or anything. I just wanted you to have something to make it easier for you to come here whenever you desired." He laughed, "Then maybe you should learn in the next 6-12 months then to not do that."
Alex: "You got under my skin okay, Mr. Perfect. But it was mostly the way the tabloids compared me to you." He was insecure about his role as First Son, it wasn't something he'd been raised to like Henry.
"Oh I'm keeping it, you're going to regret giving it to me when you get tired of me showing up without warning." He teased and leaned forward to kiss Henry, long and slow and deep. "I'll work on the socks, but you're going to have to give up on coasters."
Henry: Henry started laughing at this point. “I get that I really do. But I wasn’t to blame for all of that.”
“I could never regret giving this to you.” He said returning the kiss. “I guess I can work on the coasters thing. Sounds like a nice compromise to me.” He said while stroking Alex’s cheek. “You know at this rate we’re never going to eat this dinner” he said laughing
Alex: "Cold leftovers at two am sound good to me," you know, if they skipped dinner. "We could take the champagne and dessert to the hot tub."
He had fairly fond memories of his last time in a hot tub, but he wasn't going to bring that up at the moment. Or even think about it, honestly.
Henry: He knew that they were not going to make it to dinner which was why he ordered what he did. He nodded, “yes, let’s do that” he said as he started to put the food in the fridge.
Once the food was put away he grabbed the box of cake and the champagne. Making out in the hot tub seemed like a great idea at the moment. Taking Alex’s hand he led him out to the pool house where the hot tub was. “But, you don’t have swim trunks…..” he said smirking and having an airy giggle
Alex: Considering before Madison they hadn't made it to a bed, let alone dinner, at least seventy percent of the time that had been wise.
"Whatever will I do," he teased. Though he knew exactly what would happen if they got naked this early in the evening. "I could just swim in my boxers."
Henry: He didn't want to get naked just quite yet, but he did love to tease Alex whenever he could. Luckily, just in case, he had gotten some spare trunks. He didn't know if people were going to come over and would want to do an impromptu swim.
"I don't know...." He said as he walked over to him and pressed his mouth to Alex's. "In that closet over there, I do have extra trunks. So you don't have to go in your boxers." He said pointing.
Alex: "You were a boy scout weren't you," he smiled into the kiss. Be prepared. "Or the British version."
Then he pulled away to go peruse the swim trunk options and change into a pair of plain blue trunks that were remarkably similar to the ones he had at home if a more sedate color than hot pink.
Henry: Laughing he shook his head, “no, but coming from royalty you had to be prepared for anything.”
He himself went and changed into a pair of swimming shorts and then got into the hot tub and leaned back and closed his eyes. It actually felt very nice.
Alex: He slid into the hot tub next to Henry, not quite touching, but still close and slung his arm along the edge behind the other man before picking up his champagne to drink.
"This house is incredible." Says the man who used to live in the White House.
Henry: When he felt Alex getting in, he scooted closer to him. “It is. I just like the space and with Charlie being a teenager it would give plenty of space. But I love the yard to host parties and other get togethers.”
He turned around and grabbed his glass of champagne and took a sip. “So…going into the New Year what is your resolution?” Looking over at him.
Alex: "I don't think I have a resolution," he admitted. He was busy figuring out his job, and this place and his relationship with Henry. It felt like enough without the added burden of a resolution.
"If we were home I'm sure Zahra would have thought one up for me, something uselessly trite about reducing my carbon footprint with a ten point plan that everyone could follow." He laughed and sipped his drink. "And then they would have put it in Cosmo."
Henry: "And that is always fine. Sometimes it's best to just take it day by day. I always hated when people would always say things and then the whole year goes by and they wouldn't even do it. I make no promises for myself because I don't know what I want for myself. Except that I want to be with you. That's about as far as It'll go." He said as he took a sip from his glass.
"Oh? So something that I would buy and read up all about you and your year. Though, I'm sure you would have told me." He didn't know that...."You know before you came along, we would be on a holiday somewhere. Where I would be forced to take pictures with some girl where they would parade me around. So in a way I'm glad that I was brought here. I don't have to deal with any of that anymore. Plus, I love my teaching job."
Alex: He could hear Nora in his head, Princes aren't allowed to be gay and he reached out to stroke hair off Henry's forehead.
"I'm glad you're here too. Selfishly but also because you should get to live your life for you." Even if that meant they didn't end up staying together, he wanted Henry to be happy and himself.
Henry: "And I have everything that I want here. I have you, a nice home, a job that I actually enjoy. And a kid that is staying with me that isn't bad at all." He said leaning in and giving Alex a kiss. "I don't have to hide who I am here. I don't think I have smiled so much in my life."
As he took another sip, he had opened up the box that held the cake inside and cut a piece and put it on a plate. Then he took the fork and held it out to Alex. "Here, you bought it, you take the first bite." He said as he was feeding him.
Alex: "I'm still figuring out what I want here," he admitted, he had Henry. And that was amazing. He liked his job, but it was obviously not quite what he'd dreamed of doing with his life.
He took the bite off the fork, the rich, dense chocolate coating his tongue as he chewed.
"Delicious."
Henry: He looked over at Alex. “You’ve got time to figure it all out. So I say that we just take it one day at a time. I am quite enjoying this and not having everything planned out. I feel at ease”
Watching him take a bit was probably the sexiest thing he had ever saw.
He took a bite himself and nodded. “Oh wow..that is delightful. Rich…but delightful.” He said as he rested his head on Alex’s shoulder. “This is nice..”
Alex: "Yeah," it was strange not having to move a million miles a minute to keep up, to meet all his obligations, but it was nice. He might not feel at ease exactly but he also had less stress that wasn't self mposed at home.
"Could do this until next year, except I think we'd par cook ourselves." He chuckled, taking another bite of the slice of cake before bending to kiss Henry the way he'd wanted to since he'd gotten here.
Henry: “In the meantime we can do a lot of things that we didn’t really think we could.” He said trying to make light of the situation. He knew for himself that he was living his best life.
“Probably so.” He said chuckling. He took a sip and set his glass down before meeting Alex’s lips for a kiss. He loved this feeling cause it was so tender and passionate.
Alex: He slid a hand over Henry’s shoulder, down over his chest, the water making everything slick and easy and dragged his lips across his jaw to his throat. He wasn’t sure how they’d made it this long without touching like this, and he wasn’t inclined to try and slow it down. His finger nails scraped lightly over Henry’s abdomen, the waistband of his swim trunks as he returned to his mouth, a little breathless, and completely turned on.
Henry: Letting Alex do whatever he wanted, he let out a soft moan when Alex’s hands were tracing over his body. Taking his own hand, he took it through Alex’s hair. He himself getting aroused. He wanted to be closer to Alex so he moved around and straddled Alex putting his lips on his. “So shall we retire to my bedroom?” He said with a little smile.
Alex: He slid his hands up the planes of Henry’s back, one tangling in his hair so he could tug his head back baring his throat to Alex’s mouth. His teeth scraped along the tendon, and he nuzzled feeling his pulse against his lips even as his hips moved against the other man’s instinctively.
“Take me to bed.” He agreed hoarsely. Since the hot tub wasn’t exactly conducive to everything he wanted to do to Henry at the moment.
Henry: Henry let out a soft moan as he closed his eyes and just used his senses for all the pleasure he was feeling. Running his hands through Alex’s hair as he was nuzzling his neck.
Opening his eyes and looking at him with longing. He grabbed the champagne bottle and Alex’s hand as he led him to the bedroom. Not even caring that they were wet. He went in for a passionate kiss wanting Alex to take him.
Alex: They were leaving puddles as they made their way to the bedroom, and it made Alex laugh as Henry kissed him. It would always thrill him that the prim, proper prince in public (yes he's aware of the alliteration) turned into this passionate, throw caution to the wind, fun man behind closed doors.
A side of Henry that only Alex really got to see.
He returned the kiss, backing Henry up toward the bed, hands smoothing over pale skin, tugging the waistband of his swim trunks over his hips.
Henry: Not even giving a care in the world of the mess. Usually he would want to dry off, but then he figured that it would have ruined the moment entirely. Kissing Alex and moving towards the bed, he laid down and situated himself so he was in comfortable position. Letting Alex take his swimming shorts off.
Henry followed suit and grabbed the waistband of Alex's shorts and pulled them down. He then turned towards his nightstand and grabbed a condom and a small vile of lube. Turning himself back around, he looked up at Alex and handed both to him.
Not even wanting to wait until midnight, he sighed. "Alex, I just want to say and you don't have to say it back. But, I love you, I have loved you since the first time I laid my eyes on you." He didn't know if it was the champagne or just his emotions, but he had a few tears running down his face.
Alex: There was a part of Alex that hadn't truly thought he'd ever hear Henry say those words, a part that cracked open when he said them and overwhelmed him. He dropped the condom and lube on the bed, and bent to cup Henry's face in his hands to kiss him. First his cheeks to kiss away the tears, then his lips.
"You really did have a lot going on at that climate conference," he said finally, pressing his forehead to Henry's, chuckling a little. "And for the record. I love you too."
But then Henry likely knew that, he'd all but said it that day on the lake before Henry had run away from him, hell it was why Henry had run away from him.
Henry: He didn't want to be crying, this was supposed to be a happy time. But, all the stuff that he put Alex through and thinking that they actually made it, or would be making it he hoped. Through it all, the good or the bad he wanted to go through with Alex and nobody else. That was for sure. So when Alex had laid everything aside and started to console him, he returned the kiss.
"Well, none of that is an excuse. Thank you for being very patient with me." He said as the tears were still running down his face he pressed his lips firmly against Alex's. He said those three words as well and that made Henry's heart start to flutter.
There was no running away or anything, this was it and he wasn't backing down or backing away from anything here. Alex was his home. "Make love to me? I need you." He said looking into Alex's eyes while caressing his cheeks.
Alex: "Oh baby," he didn't need to ask twice. Hell he barely need to ask the first time. He kissed Henry softly, with far less urgency than he actually felt and poured everything he wanted to say into it.
It was long minutes later before he pulled away enough to strip off his own swim trunks and retrieve the necessary items he'd discarded on the bed, then almost too soon for his own sanity he was stroking Henry with slick fingers and shaking hands.
Henry: Noticing that Alex was all shaky, he rubbed his hands up and down his back. His body was cold and wet from getting out of the hot tub and slick, but he didn't care. Their bodies would warm up soon enough.
Henry took the condom from Alex and started to open the wrapper. Not taking hsi eyes off of him, he slid it on him. Then taking the lube, he prepared himself. This was all he wanted ever since they ran into each other and started taking it slow. This was certainly worth the wait to him.
Alex: Worth the wait, but also, overwhelming . It was crazy but for a while he'd been convinced he'd lost Henry to the crown, and then he'd been in Madison and there wasn't even a chance he would see Henry again. And now they were here.
He might be more nervous than he'd been that night in Paris, as he shifted so he was pressing into Henry in a slow easy glide. He dropped his forehead to the other mans as he hilted, breathing uneven and heart pounding.
Henry: When Alex had entered into Henry, he let out a soft moan. Not taking his eyes off of Alex, not even for a second. Putting his arms around Alex and began to run his hands up and down his back. With their foreheads touching, Henry closed his eyes so he could feel everything around him.
Opening his a little further, he pressed upon Alex's back for him to go a little deeper. He himself was breathing a little hard, pressing his lips hungrily to Alex's. Running his hands through his hair pulling ust a tad.
Alex: A little deeper, then a little harder, a little faster. He felt surrounded by Henry, the fingers in his hair anchoring him, the slight twinge of pain as he pulled making Alex arch and groan.
“Henry,” he wasn’t sure how long he would last, it had been what felt like forever even though it had only been a few months since they’d been together and Alex had been convinced it was over for most of that time. He was too keyed up, too turned on to drag things out.
Henry: Henry arched himself back as Alex went faster and deeper. “Oh god…” he moaned out. Taking his hands and extending his arms to grab the sheets. This felt amazing.
“Alex….” He said as he never took his eyes off of Alex. He wanted to orgasm with Alex so he took his one hand and began to stroke his own member. Gasping and moaning. Not sure how long he himself was going to last.
Alex: He needed his mouth on Henry, panting into a messy kiss, nipping at his lip, his jaw, his body gathered for climax as pleasure spiraled tighter. He pressed Henry's thigh higher over his hip, and the next thrust was deeper again
His tempo lost the measured precision, and he shuddered, pushing his own climax back so Henry was there with him when he finally came a hoarse cry muffled against Henry's throat.
Henry: Henry let out a loud moan when Alex went deeper. Pressing his lips to his to hide what he was feeling. He wanted to yell out but it was muffled with the kiss.
He continued to stroke himself and feeling an earth shattering organs coming on. He had came at the same time as Alex. He was out of breath and glistened with sweat. Trying to gather his composure he looked up at Alex. “Wow…that was really worth the wait.” He said as he tenderly kissed him.
Alex: "Top five definitely," He huffed out a laugh, breathless, pupils dark and blown out from pleasure before dropping his forehead to Henry's shoulder to smile against his skin. His body heavy he was sure but unwilling to release the other man just yet, so they lay skin to skin and he willed his racing pulse to slow.
Henry: Henry chuckled, “I will agree to that.” He said as he planted a kiss on Alex’s shoulder. Just laying there and getting his breath back. “So I am curious. What is your top five?” He said gently running his hands through his hair and intertwining their fingers.
Alex: He enjoyed the way Henry's fingers felt in his hair for a moment before he shifted off of him, disposing of the condom before flopping back on the bed next to him and letting his arm drape across his chest so he could nuzzle his face against his throat.
"Paris. Obviously. After the state dinner. The bathroom at karaoke. And... that polo match. Jesus, your thighs in those pants coupled with the repulsively privileged sport."
Henry: After finally catching his breath and moving in closer resting his hand on Alex’s chest he listened to Alex. He was intrigued as to what his answer would say. Nodding at each of those and then he chuckled.
“Too bad there isn’t any polo here. But, maybe I need to invest in the pants at least.” He smirked as he reached his hand and continued to stroke Alex’s hair.
Alex: "And the knee pads." he smirked despite himself and traced his fingers along Henry's arm. "You can ride me."
Which he was man enough to admit he would have been on board with in that rich white people leather closet at the polo match if they had, had remotely enough time to make it happen. Not that, that would have been a romantic first time but still.
Henry: “So are you telling me….” Running his fingers up and down his chest. “That your fantasy is me in a polo outfit, wearing knee pads and riding you?” He made a thinking face. “Hmmm I think I can make that happen.”
It made Henry think about his own fantasy. Although his was a little bit messier than that. But, he liked having the fun types of sex. Plus, he just likes to be adventurous. “If I ever had a fantasy it would be a little messy.” He chuckled.
Alex: "It's one fantasy." Trust him, there are others. They can make a list. Alex pushed up on his elbow to look down at Henry as he continued, one brow arched.
"Messy? You have to tell me more..."
Henry: "Well, I can't wait to hear the rest of your fantasies." He said with a smile as he leaned over to kiss Alex tenderly. Then he noticed the look at Alex's face. This had him go into his nervous mode. But, since they were talking about fantasies, Henry knew he needed to share his.
"Oh yes, I mean. I've always imagined being with someone where we wear nothing but aprons and we do a lot of baking, frosting, flour and we just play around in it and other things." He laughed. "I know it seems silly, but I saw it in a movie once and always wondered about it."
Alex: "Naked baking," he grinned, ran his fingers along Henry's collar bone idly just enjoying being able to touch him. "Sounds like fun. We should watch the movie too. In bed after, with cookies."
Henry: Henry started to laugh. “I can’t recall the movie though. But you know what would be fun is to do the naked baking and watch the Great British Baking show while we eat the baked goods.” He said. “And I’ll make sure that Charlie isn’t here…wouldn’t want to scar the poor boy.”
Alex: "Okay but when Paul Hollywood talks about soggy bottoms, I'm going to make inappropriate jokes." The man was a silver fox, and the bakers were fun to watch. "And we will absolutely have to plan on Charlie going out for the duration. I can't imagine his response if he were to walk in on us in the kitchen, naked."
He laughed too, imagining it the way it would happen in a sitcom.
"Though I doubt you'll have to try very hard to get him to spend the night with his boyfriend."
Henry: Henry laughed. “Noted…and I’m sure that I would join you in that as well.” He said as he snuggled into him. “Yeah, at least going to a friends house or something for the night. Although….” He didn’t know if Charlie had made any friends here yet.
He looked at Alex and laughed with him. The horror if they got walked in on.
“Yeah. I don’t think we will have a problem with that. I am glad that his boyfriend showed up. I know that was something he had wanted.”
Alex: They'd been pretty good at hiding this from everyone for literally months, he figured they could ensure one teenager didn't get emotional scars by witnessing them having sex.
"The boyfriend sounds like a nice kid," Alex agreed, pulling Henry closer so they were flush against each other and he could press his face into the other man's neck and just breathe. "I talked to Charlie about consent and offered to take him to the clinic. Might have traumatized him with that already."
He'd channeled his mom a little bit.
Henry: Taking Alex's hand and intertwining their fingers together he sighed. Henry felt at home with Alex and this big house. He loved it and even though he didn't want to talk about the future, he hoped that things would just grow for the both of them.
"Yeah he does. I thought about inviting him over for dinner one night or something. As Charlie's guardian, I find it is my duty to get to know him more. Plus, I want him to feel welcome over here as well." He said shrugging his shoulders. "You did? As long as you don't do any powerpoints, I think that he will be just fine." He chuckled. "But, thank you for doing that. At least he has the both of us for support."
He gave a sigh. "Makes me think of...." He then trailed off, he didn't want to have that conversation and knew he backed himself into a corner now.
Alex: He was open to things growing, wasn't sure about the house yet but they'd work on it.
"Maybe see if Charlie wants to invite him?" He didn't think either teenager would be calm about Henry doing it. "And I didn't seek him out to have the talk, it just sort of happened."
He lifted his head to look down at Henry, a slight frown on his face, "Think of what?"
Henry: "That's what I meant. I mean I'm not out to embarrass anyone. But, it would be nice to get to know Nick a little bit more." He nodded, "I know. But, I'm grateful that you did that. Sometimes I think I have no idea what I'm doing because my family wasn't exactly a normal family dynamic."
He shook his head, "Nothing really. I promise it's nothing bad. But, we aren't ready to talk about it. I don't want to get ahead of myself with anything. Just want to take everything one day at a time."
Alex: "No ones family is normal, all families are messed up in their own unique ways." His had its issues, maybe Henry's was less normal than most but that didn't really mean anything. He dropped a kiss on Henry's shoulder, snuggled back into the curve of his neck.
"Okay, I won't make you elaborate." He'd probably obsess about it but he wouldn't push.
Henry: “I know but my family is….way past normal.” He chuckled. “I only knew what I was taught and that was to always be on point and precise.” He felt like this was his new normal and he didn’t want to lose anything to it. “I sort of feel like a bad guardian to Charlie because I don’t really know how to really be there for a teenager….I am trying though. And I think we finally hit a good place.”
Kissing him softly. “I promise that when the time comes I’ll bring it up. It was just a slip of my tongue.” He didn’t want to scare away Alex and he really didn’t want to put a rush on anything because of his thoughts about the future. That was the future and he wanted to stay in the present.
“Happy New Year sweetheart. I love you.” He said with a smile and kissed Alex before a big yawn came over him.
Alex: Alex was already half asleep wrapped around Henry, just enjoying the moment and the man.
"I love you more." Barely audible against Henry's skin.
Henry: Henry couldn’t help but run his fingers through Alex’s hair as he was half asleep. He started to chuckle when he said he loved him more.
Snuggling more into him. He whispered “I think that’s up to debate” with that he closed his eyes and it didn’t take long for him to go to sleep.