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Rod and Nicky left the party early, of course no one stopped them. As soon as they left the conversation was entirely about them. It was a short quiet walk down the hall. Rod was still trying to comprehend what happened while Nicky was mentally going over how to explain it. When they were inside their apartment and the door was closed they both tried to start at the same time.
"Why di-"
"About th-"
"It was-"
"I hop-"
"You go first." said rod quickly before the conversation continued on like that. Nicky raked his fingers through his hair nervously before he started explaining. "I was thinking hard about what you said the other night, about no one believing we could be a couple. I thought maybe you wanted to be. The more I thought about it the more I realised we already act like a couple. We live together, eat together, put up with each other, and even sleep in the same room. The only thing that we don't do is the romantic stuff. And I thought maybe the romantic stuff would be nice." Nicky finally stopped, looking embarrassed at Rod. Rod blinked in surprise, not only had Nicky just made the longest speech in his life; the content had been about wanting to be with him! "N-Nicky are you sure about this?" asked Rod "Because I want this so much I'm not sure what I would do if it didn't work out." Nicky nodded, taking Rod's hand in his own.
"I'm sure. I need you Rod, your my best friend. I couldn't picture my life without you." Nicky said softly, his face tinting with the slightest blush "Maybe it's only natural for two people as close as us to become intimate." Rod took a shaky breath, stepping closer he pulled the other man into a hug. He sighed in contentment as Nicky hugged him back. "I love you." whispered Rod 'I always have." Instead of answering Nicky pulled away from the hug in favor of cupping Rod's face and kissing him sweetly. Rod sighed into the kiss, he had never been this happy in his life. He felt warm and safe with Nicky. The moment was over too soon, Rod pushed some of Nicky's hair out of his face, smiling happily. "Let's got to bed Rod, Santa's coming tonight." teased Nicky "He knows if you've been naughty or nice." Nicky winked at him, taking his hand again.
"Nicky!" gasped Rod, embarrassed and blushing. Nicky chuckled, kissing him again "Don't make me carry you."