"all of them are dates, no matter how badly they went and for all of them you looked great." He replied with a smile, finding it sweet that Easton included his sister in the conversation. "They're not even the worst ones, you should be grateful I only have you shiori weeds to pull. He teased, digging with his shovel a little more until he hit something solid. "Getting out a box I want to bring with us. It has some of Mama's and Lily's stuff from when they were still alive. I don't want to leave this behind." He explained, dusting off the dirt and settling beside Easton. He opened the lid and found a few articles of clothing and jewelry, as well as photos, charms and nicnaks. "These belonged to them."
Easton nodded in agreement. "I don't think that any of our dates were bad either." He looked in the box. "Wow, they're really pretty. Maybe when we get back to the estate you can show me the stuff that's in there? If you want not saying that you have to, but you know if you ever want to." Easton took out a necklace that caught his eyes. "This seems like a locket. It has a clasp on the side as well. I think you should open it. Only seems right."
Ambrose nodded "sure, I'd love to show you them. I think they're are a few photos in here if them." He rummaged through the box a bit, just to make sure everything was in it before they went back home. He glanced up when Easton asked about the locket he was holding up. "This was Mama's. I don't think I ever saw her without it, even when we were really young. It wasn't until after they died that I found out my dad gave it to her before he disappeared." He said softly, taking the locker and undoing the tiny clasp to show what inside. On the left was a small picture of Lily when she was a baby. A cute ittle flower cries in her head. On the other side of locker was a picture of Abrose when he was maybe around six years of age, also with a matching flower crown.
Easton peaked at the picture and gasped. "You look so cute as a baby. Not that you aren't still cute. You know what I mean. That must be Lily, right?" Easton stood up offering a hand to Abrose. "I'm definitely taking you back here every year. After we get settled down." Easton could help but look at the scenery. Even though they were by graves even so it all looked so beautiful. The light would shine in and how the weather was just perfect. "Let's get back before we get caught or worse…"
"mhm! Feisty little thing when she was a baby but very cute." He smiled softly and set the locker back into the box. He closed the box and gratefully took Easton's hand to pull himself up. "Yeah, let's go." Abrose pulled in the hood back over his head and tucked the box safely benearh his cloak to hide it. "We'll hopefully be back soon to visit. I'll try and bring Mel too so he can see you." He promised, lightly touching the tops of each grave before taking a step back. "I love you both, so much. I wish you could have been here with me longer." He huffed a small laugh, trying to choke down the sob building in a his chest. "But I'm glad we got the life together that we had. I will forever miss and love you." He gave a bow and turned back to Easton with a small box of his head.
"I can only imagine how feisty she would be." Easton nodded and took Abrose's hand and started walking back towards the estate. "We'll see them again soon." Easton pulled the hood over his head. "It feels weird not having work to do. Every morning I would get up, look at reports and make notes and read…a lot. Now I don't. I really don't have to wear my glasses anymore either. Unless my eyesight gets worse." Easton sighed. "I don't really know what to do with myself." he scoffed to himself. Easton looked at Abrose, and couldn't help but grin.
Abrose nodded his head in agreement and heaced their hands together. "It really does feel weird. Usually i'm tending to the garden or helping out a customer. I've never really went without day not doing at least some sort of work." He looked up at Easton with a small pout. "But I like your glasses, they make you look so handsome. Not that you don't look handsome with out them on but still…" He smiled back and reached up to press a kiss to Easton's cheek. "We'll find something for us to do once we move. In the meantime well consider this downtime we suddenly have as a break."
Easton scoffed. "Oh yeah, you like my glasses?" Easton smirked while closing his eyes bracing himself for the impact of Abrose's lips before it hit his cheek. "Thank you, my love. I promise you whatever we end up doing. You are so taking the weekend off. So I can wake up to you and kiss you all over like I did this morning and maybe later today…" Easton followed Abrose through the woods reaching the estate sooner than expected. "You think Mel is back yet?"
"yes I do, you pull them off very well." He couldn't help but smile as they continued on back towards Nel's estate. "I would absolutely love that. To wake up to you and your kisses every morning then to fall asleep beside you each night would be absolutely amazing." He glanced up as they approached the estate, scanning the front of estate for the stallion he had taken. "It doesnt seem like it." He replied, biting his lip nervously. "He's probably just being extra careful."
"I'm sure he's fine. Mel can handle himself. I mean Nick is into that sorta thing." Easton raised an eyebrow pausing at the doors of the estate. "Did you say I take my glasses off well?" He smirked, huffing out a laugh. "You really know how to give a man ideas." He shook his head pushing the doors open, tugging Abrose in. He closed the door and locked it behind him. "Can I go check on Nick really quick? I'll meet you back in the room."
"I know. Mel's been through worse." He muttered with a sigh as they entered the estate. Abrose tugged off his cloak and draped it over his arm as he followed Easton. "Good to know he's into Mel. Poor thing would have his heart broken if he found out his very obvious pining is one sided. He laughed and shook his head. "No but you're more than welcome to. What ideas am I giving you, dear?" He teased stopping at a cross section of the halls, one leading towards their room while the other led to where Nick was. "Yes of course. Tell him I said hello and if he wants any more of the tea. I'd be glad to make more." He offered, gently squeezing Easton's hand before breaking away back towards their room.
"I know. Mel's been through worse." He muttered with a sigh as they entered the estate. Abrose tugged off his cloak and draped it over his arm as he followed Easton. "Good to know he's into Mel. Poor thing would have his heart broken if he found out his very obvious pining is one sided. He laughed and shook his head. "No but you're more than welcome to. What ideas am I giving you, dear?" He teased stopping at a cross section of the halls, one leading towards their room while the other led to where Nick was. "Yes of course. Tell him I said hello and if he wants any more of the tea. I'd be glad to make more." He offered, gently squeezing Easton's hand before breaking away back towards their room.
"I'm not too sure about it being one-sided, my love." He entered the room look at Nick. He waved to Abrose before giving a heavy sigh. "I can't believe you."
Nick turned his head and smiled ever so slightly. "Hey…sorry I fainted again. I must have worried you."
Easton kneeled to the side of the bed. "Yeah, you did you, idiot. Get some rest; I don't want you up until you're at 100%. If you need to, you can head over with Mel. He's leaving after Abrose and I."
Nick nodded. "Yeah, yeah, I get it, loverboy."
Easton rolled his eyes before standing up. "I just came to check on you. I'll be leaving now. Don't cause any trouble either. You tend to do that. If you do, I can promise you that wound is going to hurt even worse than before."
Abrose waved back, watching as Easton disappeared into Nick's room before going into their own bedroom. Once inside, he inside his corset, finding it much easier to take off than to out on. He set it aside in the closet and climbed into bed with his box of treasures. He curled up beneath the heavy omcovers and started to go through the things inside. He scattered the jewelry and photos over the bed, lightly touching each one of them as they all sparked a memeorybofbthe family Abrose had tragically lost. He breathed in the faint scent of his mother's perfume and brushed a hand along one of the velvet ribbons his sister was so find of putting in her fiery red hair to keep it away from her face. He reread over the notes on the back of photos, recounting the day's events or the birthday they had been celebrating. Abrise let the tears run down his cheeks once again, but this time with a sad smile instead. He would cherish these items just as he cherished the memories he kept so close his heart, no matter how far away he went
Easton waved goodbye to Nick and headed off to the room. He knocked before pushing the door open slowly. "Knock knock." He joked. He closed the door after he came in. "Nick is doing okay. I told him not to get into any trouble being the fact that he can even in his state. I think he's getting better, but I'm no doctor. I told him to rest and not to get up for anything if he needs something he can just reach my mind." He looked out upon the bedsheets. "So this is what was in that box correct?" He looked at the pictures of his mother. "Wow, she was beatiful." He looked up to Abrose and gave a soft smile. He sat on the edge of the bed next to Abrose. He wiped the tears off of Abrose cheek kissing his forehead.
Abrose snapped his head up ans have a small smile, attempting to wipe away his tears. "I'm glad he's doing better. At this rate, he'll be ready to travel with Mel, maybe even with us if his recovery continues to do this well." Abrose nodded and scooted over on the bed to make room for Easton. "Yeah, she was. You wouldn't have believed how many people tried seduce her. Honestly it was painful for them more than for her. And a great form of entertainment." He laughed and leaned into Easton's hand. "Tell me about your family." He murmured, placing the box's content back to make room in the bed.
Easton took a deep breath and pulled Abrose closer to him. "My family isn't as kind as yours. My mother, father, and brother are somehow all homophobic. They bought me a mansion to live in by myself. At the time I was young maybe 8-10 years of age. They skipped town and left me alone in the mansion. For 13 years I was always alone. They only stopped by to see where their money was going and how well the maids were doing to keep this place clean. However, the maids there were kind and they were like mothers to me and the butlers were like fathers. Maybe it was because they were being paid to it or just put of pity, but for me it was real. I was content with that. At the time the reason why I needed the money was if I brought you we wouldn't be bankrupt. If I didn't I wouldn't have a place to live nor anywhere to go. I was scared and selfish."
Raz curled up comfortably beside Easton, burying his face in the Fae's shoulder as he recounted his childhood. He remembered back to their drunken night spent together. While he didn't remember much about the house while he had been inebriated, Raz did remember the morning after and how beautiful yet oddly empty Easton's home had seemed. It wasn't anything like Mel's estate, where people were around all the time but in a way that felt comforting and familiar. He couldn't imagine not having Mel or the others in his life, especially not after his Mother's and sister's death when he needed them the most. To be so alone for a such a long time, Abrise could understand why Easton had been so standoffish and snarky when they had first met. "It makes sense, to not want to be alone and without a home. I think that's a natural for anyone." He murmured softly, looking up at Easton. "Is that why you were nervous when you asked if I would go away with you back in the dungeons?" He asked, tilting his head and lightly nuzzling his liver's cheek.
Easton fake coughed and looked away with a blush. "W-Well yeah. I was scared that you say no and then the worst comes to worst, I'm all alone in another country." Easton frowned. "No matter what I could do I would still be thinking about you. All the time. You're like a marking on my brain. I don't how you did it, but you did. Do we get to sleep again and cuddle and kiss now that we're back from our trip. What was that thing that you implied early with your snarky comment?" Easton tried to wipe away the bad and focus on the fact that he was here with Abrose. "It was something about you would have something for me later…" he trailed off as he began to play Abrose's beautiful red hair.
Abrose leaned into each and every one of Easton's touches, eyes fluttering shut as a content sigh left his lips. "I meant that for when we moved dearest. I've never been in a serious relationship before. I want to enjoy this to the fullest without needing to be scared someone's going to tear us apart." He shifted so that he was settled in Easton's lap, facing him. He lightly thunked their heads together and smiled softly "you're not alone Easton." He glanced away for a moment and swallowed thickly. "I know what I said back at the picnic made it seem as if I didn't want to be with you but I never meant that. It hurt me so much to say those things to you." He huffed a small laugh and shook his head. "Yet you came coming back." He returned Easton's gaze, his soft smile returning. "You've stuck with me just as much as I with you, even when I thought I'd ruined things so badly that you'd surely never come back." He brushed a whisper if a kiss to Easton's lips. "I'm staying with you, whether you like it or not." He teased, nodding his head. "And Yes my lovely creature, we can cuddle and kiss and do what ever you'd like."
Easton let his hands fall to Abrose's waist. He listened to every word he said. He gave a look that said everything it need to say. "I love you. You're way too good for me." He whispered back, moving into the kiss once more. "There's nothing I wouldn't do for you." He gave a tender kiss to Abrose, leaning in more and more to his touch and body. Letting himself be consumed by the man in front of him. He pulled away, keeping his face close so that he could kiss him again, but didn't. Instead, he looked into his eye and pushed stands of hair behind Abrose's ear. He felt his heart beating out of his chest as he couldn't seem to rip his eyes away from Abrose. He was getting lost in them and to him, that was more than okay. He finally blinked and shook his head with a small laugh. "M-My apologies, that must have been weird and awkward for you."
Abrose hummed softly into the kisses, bracing himself with one hand as Easton leaned in while the other wrapped around his neck, hand tangling into his hair. He gladly melted into the warmth of his touch. He tilted his head slightly to kiss the palm of Easton's hand. A serene smile spread on abrose's lips as a comforting feeling glided his heart and mind, only intensified as he gazed up at Easton. He shook his head slightly and gently pressed the hand that was in Easton's hair to his cheek. "Don't apologies for being akward Easton. It's cute. Besides, I didn't find it weird at all." He reassured, moving his hand so that it rested in Easton's chest over his heart, his heartbeat matching Abrose's. "Here I thought Fae were immune to human charm." He teased as he pulled Easton in by the collar of his shirt into another passionate kiss.
Easton smiled against his lips, gladly letting himself be pulled in by his lover. He felt as if he was in a trance when his collar was pulled. Easton didn't mind it one bit. As he moved his hand down Abrose's waist he was only met with the feeling of the corset Abrose had put on earlier. "Remember when I said I would take this off? Would that be okay with you?" He whispered while he kissed down his neck. Easton let his hands get tangles up the corset strings starting to pull one loose. "I won't do anything unless you tell me to darling," Easton whispers in his ear. Easton grinned once more pulling back and kissing his lips once more.
Abrose tilted his head out of the way, eyes fluttering shut at the sensation of Easton's along his neck. By now, both his arms were wrapped around Easton's shoulder and neck, fingers twinging in his hair. He breathed a laugh and nodded his head slightly, a shiver of delight ran down his spine as Easton whispered in his ear. "That's more than okay, dear." Ambrose murmured against Easton's lips.
Easton giggled as Abrose kissed him. He pulled the string the corset loosening in his hands as he tossed it somewhere in the bedroom. Easton put moved his hands under Abrose's shirt but only stopped at his waist, only wanting to feel him. Easton leaned forward, he couldn't help himself with the way he was feeling, pushing Abrose down on the bed. He stilled kissed him, but much deeper than it was before., he trailed down Abrose's neck with soft and long kisses. Easton stopped for a minute looking into his eyes. He hovered over him nervously before running his hands through his hair. "Sorry I got carried away…" He looked anywhere but Abrose's face as he stayed there.
