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wanderingtrash · 6 years

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Unfair Affair - Part 7

A/N: Thank you all so much for your ideas, I've considered almost all of them! Enjoy!

It was Friday.

Friday and every morning for the past week she had been throwing up every morning. Her nausea seemed to only worsen.

The worst part if it being that she also had trouble eating certain types of food. She couldn't stand the smell of kale. She had missed work 2 days because the smell of the sterilized clinic made her feel sick.

She had an appointment with her Gynocologist that day. She wanted to see what was wrong because quite frankly she was miserable. Sitting in the waiting room for her name to be called (Y/N) picked at her nails. The atmosphere was cold and there were only 2 pregnant ladies with her reading gossip magazines. And a TV playing a news channle softly.

The anxiousness was sending an ache in her stomach. Or maybe it was the smell of hand sanitizer and cleaning products that the clinic smelled like. Either way it made her sick.

Eva had insisted on coming with her to the appointment but (Y/N) simply told her no. Telling her that it was probably nothing and that it was useless to miss a day of work over it. Ben had offered as well. But (Y/N) told him no as well. Ben had been so great to her and she didn't want to bug him. Not with someting as little as a stomach ache.

A nurse walked out the door which made (Y/N) look up. She carried a clip board and her red hair was tied back in a tight bun. "Ms. (Y/N)?" She called out in a soft voice. (Y/N) stood up grabbing her purse and papers she had been told to fill out. She followed the nurse in the corridor until she was lead to a room. "Let's check your blood pressure and weight Honey, step on this scale for me." She asked.

(Y/N) nodded and followed with the procedure. She was kind of shocked to find out she had gained 2 pounds considering she was regularly maintained healthy options in her eating. She hadn't even eaten much, mostly because her stomach rejected nearly everything she ate.

Once the procedure was over the nurse finished filling out the paper she had on her clipboard and hummed to herself. "When was your last period Sweetheart?" The nurse asked finally.

(Y/N) froze. When was the last time she had her period? She couldn't remember.

"Umm. I believe it was the beggining of last month." (Y/N) nervously said.

The nurse nodded and wrote it down. "Okay, the Doctor will be in with you shortly, I'll take your papers and update your file with them." The nurse told her with a comforting smile.

"Yeah, thank you." Was all (Y/N) could say before the nurse exited the room. Leaving (Y/N) with all the posters about health and charts.

(Y/N) felt like her heart was going to explode. It had been a while since she had, had her period. But then again she had also changed her type of birth control and that triggered irregular menstrual cycle patterns.

She was so deep in thought that she completly lost track of time. The Doctor knocked on the door as he opened it and (Y/N) didn't even flinch.

"Ms.(Y/N)?" He asked im a rough voice. Once (Y/N) looked up she was met with an elderly man. His white hair sticking out and his glasses resting on his face.

"I'm sorry." (Y/N) blushed in embarrassment. "Just have a lot of things on my mind at the moment."

"I would guess so." The Doctor said sticking his hand out for (Y/N) to shake. "Dr. Florenz, nice to meet you" He greeted.

(Y/N) nodded and weakly smiled at him. "(Y/N), nice to meet you as well."

"So what seems to be the problem?" Dr. Florenz asked pulling a wheel stool seat in front of her to sit on.

(Y/N) swolled a lump that had formed in her throat. "Well for the past week I've been experiencing nausea. I can't keep anything down at all. I can barely eat eggs without my stomach just rejecting it. I work at a Cancer Patients hospital, we use equipment and medicine that smells, strongly smells. And I've missed nearly this whole week of work because I can't stand the smell. Just the odor of the hospital makes me sick." (Y/N) answered him with a worried tone. She was scared. More so because she had an idea of what was wrong with her. But she refused to believe it.

Dr. Florenz nodded and pursed his lips together. "(Y/N) I'm going to ask a personal question that I want you to answer honestly." He said seriously. (Y/N) nodded and waited as he hesitantly spoke.

"Have you been sexually active in the last month?"

"Y-yes I have."

"I think I may have an idea of what you might have Ms. (Y/N). We're going to run a blood test on you just to make sure. The blood results take a few days to come back so we won't know until then. You've changed thr type of birth control you've been taking as you have told us. That explains the menstrual cycle irregularities and the nausea. But we need to make sure before we take any more measures." Dr. Florenz stated standing up from the stool and walking over to type on the lap top that was in the room.

(Y/N)'s face had looked like it was drained of any emotion. She never seemed go be able to get rid of Harry. She never seemed to get rid of anything that reminded her of Harry.

What the fuck am I going to do?

(Y/N) walked out of the clinic soon after her blood test was done. They kept her there for a little while longer wanting to make sure she was okay to go home.

She pulled out her phone as she walked to her car and unlocked it. She pressed on Eva's contact name and called her. She should've been on her lunch break at that time.

After 2 rings Eva finally answered. "Hello?" She asked in her usual happy voice.

"Eva" (Y/N) answered worried.

"(Y/N) what's wrong? What did they tell you?"

"I might be pregnant Eva." She answered softly. Her voice fading with each word.

"What?" Eva whispered back to her harshly. "(Y/N) what do you mean pregnant?"

(Y/N) unlocked her car and got in. Slamming the door shut. She leaned her head back amd covered her eyes with her arm but kept the phone on her ear. "Pregnant Eva! I might be pregnant with Harry's baby!"

Eva looks around the break room area for amy signs of Ben. "Oh (Y/N) what are you going to do? Whag about Ben?" She whispered.

"I don't know Eva. I just, I can only hope that I'm not pregnant. There's still a possibility that I'm not." Depsite everything (Y/N) still had hope. Maybe it was her just wanting for it not to be true but hope was still there. Her and Harry had used condoms and she was always sure to stay on the pill.

"I'm sorry Babe, hey I'll go over to your place after my shift yeah? We can talk about it there in privacy. Don't stress about it now. Relax." Eva reassured.

"Yeah, you're right. Listen, I'll call you later. I'm going to try and get some errands done while I can. Might occupy my mind." (Y/N) said looking up to the entrance of the clinic.

She widened her eyes at what she saw. Two figures walked in. Their hands clapsed together and the women's head on the guys' shoulder as they walked. They looked happy as ever. The women sporting a bump.

The oh so familiar guy laughing.

Harry and Gwen

She parked near the building but was hidden from a couple of cars. So she hoped Harry wouldn't recognize her car or her.

(Y/N) didn't even hear what Gwen said as she hung up the phone. Out of all the places they had to chose her Gynocologist clinic? Out if all the fucking places. She breathed a shaky breath and just hoped she would never have to run into them in person. That's a circus act no one would want to see.

She glanced at them one last time as the disappeared in the building. Before pulling out of the parking space and driving away.

She was torn, if she was pregnant Harry had a right to know. Who was she to deny her child a father figure in it's life? The question being would Harry want to be in their life.

Of course he would, Harry is a lot of things but he isn't a low life dad.

Right?

Ben's shift was over. He was planning on going over to (Y/N)'s house to see her. He was realky concerned about her latley. She had told him that she wasn't feeling good and he hadn't had time to call her and ask her how her appointment went.

Just as Ben was getting ready to get into his car he was met by the petite woman standing by it.

"Ben!" She gasped out and ran to him. Her hair was a bit messy and she looked like she's been waiting for him, for a while.

"Hey, what are you doing?"

"Ben I need to talk to you" She said with a smirk on her lips.

"Okay, about what?" He asked fixing his sweater and zipping it up. He really wanted to go see (Y/N) so he was a bit impatient to get the conversation over with.

"Ben, how about we go over to my house amd talk? It's a long story. But it's something (Y/N) has been hiding from you. Something you need to know. She doesn't care about you Ben. Not like I do. She's been playing with you and I, as a friend want you to see who she really is."

Ben frowned as he looked at her. "What do you mean she's lying to me? You're confusing me. How can you just all of a sudden start telling me this?

"(Y/N)'s pregnant Ben...with CEO of Styles Enterprises Harry Styles' baby. She's been lying to you." The woman said crossing her arms. "But there's much more than that. Let's go somewhere private. Look I know it's hard to believe but I have proof. She's money hungry, so she's got the bag secured with that baby."

Ben looked at her speechless. That man was a multi billionaire. And wasn't he married? Surely (Y/N) would never do something like that. She wasn't that type of person.

How did (Y/N) meet such a high end man any ways?

"Okay, um I'll drive us there. So your place then Eva?"

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aiwannadrawit · 7 years

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Exploring the City

Time: Friday, March 31st

Place: LA and Alex’s LA apartment

Between: Desmond & Alex

Plot: Alex plays tour guide to Desmond’s tourist. Pretty cute all around.

Alex was a little nervous about going out in the city with Desmond but he couldn’t help to be excited to show the boy the coolest places. With a sigh and a smile he got out of the car and walked to the lobby where the Desmond was waiting for him. “Hey there! How are you?” he asked as he approached the young man even if still leaving some distance just in case someone saw them

Desmond bounced in his spot as he waited for Alex to pull up. He was excited to be spending the day with him and thought it would be an overall great way to end the vacation. He stood when he saw the man's car, grinning at the look of it before walking over. "I'm great. Excited! How are you," he asked, walking over to him, momentarily forgetting where they were and moving in close.

Alex felt his smile widening when he noticed how excited Desmond was “That’s good! I’m glad” he said as he looked over Desmond’s shoulder when he recognized a couple of students, nodding at them with a polite smile “I’m fine, excited too” he said looking back at Desy. “Ready to go?”

Desmond nodded and grinned. "Yup! Let's go," he quickly hopped into the car on the passenger side and buckled in. "Where are we going first?"

Alex nodded and followed the boy to the car and got in. “Breakfast first of course! You hungry?” he asked as he started the car and drove away. “I have a couple of ideas but it depends what you’re in the mood for” he said with a playful wink

Desmond shook his head. "Nope!" He shrugged. "But I guess we can eat..." He shrugged, glancing around. "I'm in the mood for whatever you wanna show me," he smiled.

Alex frowned a little “how come you’re never hungry?” he asked as he turned in one of the streets, thinking quickly where they could go for breakfast. “What do you prefer for breakfast? I’m usually on the healthy side but I can’t say no to hot cakes or waffles. What about you?” he questioned with a smile. “After that we could go to the beach or downtown to all the touristic places”

Desmond leaned against the window a bit. "I'm hungry sometimes." Desmond drummed him fingers along his thigh. "Um...I dunno. Pancakes are okay." He turned back towards Alex and gave him a small smile, trying not to make him worry. He didn't want to mess this up before they really got to sightsee.

Alex hummed not really believing Desmond but not pushing too much right then when he noticed the small nervous drumming of his fingers “Pancakes it is! The griddle cafe is the best place” he said excitedly. When they stopped in a red light, he reached to place his hand on Desy’s knee. “When you travel, what’s your favorite thing to photograph?” he asked trying to figure out where he could take Desmond so he could take all the pictures he wanted

Desmond smiled again and took a deep breath; this would be fine. "If you say so." He looked at Alex's hand on his knee and placed his own hand over it, squeezing it slightly. "Um...I really like photographing people. And cool buildings and stuff. A nice skyline. Something like that."

Alex smiled and squeezed Desy’s hand to “You don’t trust me?” he asked playfully. He nodded as he heard the boy talk about what he liked the most “We could go downtown after breakfast. There’s a few cool places you’re probably gonna love and I’m sure you’re gonna get pretty awesome shots”

Desmond winked. "Oh no, I trust you," he said. Desmond smiled big and nodded. "Yeah? Okay then." He bounced a little in his seat. "Let's hurry up and eat then!"

Alex laughed at the flirty attitude. He always found intriguing how Desmond could go from cute innocent to flirty and temptatious in the blink of an eye “good! I’m glad you do” he grinned. The excitement was adorable but he didn’t point it out “We’re hurrying! Geez! You have a lot of energy today” he chuckled and focused on the road. “You can put on some music if you want” he offered

Desmond "Of course I do! We're spending the day together." He combed his fingers through his hair, not wanting to over state how much he had been looking forward to this. He hummed. "We could listen to your music, yeah?"

Alex smiled and shook his head “you’re too cute babe, really” he said amused and controlled himself not to just park and kiss him. He huffed and let go of Desy’s hand to turn on the radio “I don’t have my music but I’m sure you can find it on Spotify” he chuckled “it’s kinda weird though… you really wanna hear that?”

Desmond blushed a bit at that and turned his face away again. "Yeah?" He shot Alex an amused look, "You're music's weird like your music video? Cause all that sounds super interesting, y'know?"

Alex grinned at the blush “definitively! I still don’t get how you don’t see it” he said with a half-smile. He hummed “It’s not that the music’s weird. It’s just weird for me to hear myself after this long” he said with a shrug. “All my music videos are weird but it was fun”

Desmond hummed. "The same way you don't see that you're cute but I do." He stuck his tongue out at him then. "Oh? Do you sound different?" He chuckled. "Mhm, I've been looking at some of them since you posted that video."

Alex rolled his eyes “we could have kept going on and on about the cute thing but it was too public” he huffed “I’m not cute… like I’m really not, not trying to argue here.” He shrugged “I do sound a little different and my voice goes a lot higher in some songs. Really? After the video with Rihanna? Which ones did you watch?”

Desmond shook his head. "I don't wanna argue either. But I still stand by what I said." Desmond hummed, trying to imagine it. "Sunday morning and Misery."

Alex smiled “I’m not cute… stop it” he said with no heat in his tone. He hummed “Sunday Morning is a calmed one… Misery was fun” he said with a nod. “I think there are some songs you might like more though because of the lyrics”

Desmond hummed, raising a hand to rest it on the back of Alex's neck, his thumb caressing the nape of the man's neck. "Well I think you're very cute." He nodded, "I really like Sunday Morning. I think it's my favorite of the ones I've listened to so far." Desmond raised his eyes. "You think so? Like what?"

Alex smiled at the touch, keeping himself from leaning into it just cause he was driving “As long as I’m only cute for you in private I think I can deal with it” he said. “I’m glad you do… it’s a good song and it was one of my favorites to play live” he grinned. “Dunno, there are a lot but since you like it when I curse so you probably will like those”

Desmond bit his bottom lip, a soft blush covering his cheeks as that statement. "Good." Desmond tilted his head slightly, humming softly to himself. "Would you sing it to me some time?" Desmond snorted. "I'll look into them then."

Alex only smiled and didn’t say anything about him being cute. He stopped the car in another red light and turned to look at Desy “Maybe… I don’t sing anymore…” he sighed. “I’m going to though. I don’t think I’ve told you but I’m recording a new version of an old song. Eason is gonna be part of the project so maybe after that I start singing again” he smiled a little

Desmond raised his eyebrows. "Why...well, what made you stop and then start up again," he asked curiously. "You don't have to tell me though, if you don't want to."

Alex sighed. He knew he shouldn’t have said that cause he knew Desmond enough to know he was gonna ask and he wasn’t sure it was a good idea to talk about Val. “Guess I didn’t have a reason to sing anymore after the accident” he said vague enough for Desy to get the hint

Desmond frowned, mostly at himself and withdrew his hand from the back of Alex's neck, feeling a little awkward. "Ah...sorry...."

Alex smiled a little and reached for Desmond’s hand when he pulled it away “that’s ok… I figured you didn’t know and you can ask if you want” he said seriously. “We said we’d be honest right?” he grinned as he approached the restaurant. “We’re here… our first stop of the day. Ready?”

Desmond smiled a little himself when Alex reached for his hand. "We did...but I don't want to make it seem like you need to tell me anything you're uncomfortable." He turned to look out the window, looking at the restaurant and nodded. "Yeah, let's go!" He moved to hop out of the car quickly, figuring the quicker than they could move on to something more interesting.

Alex nodded “Thanks for that babe. When it’s something like that I’ll tell you” he assured. He chuckled as soon as Desmond hopped pout of the car and followed him close, keeping a normal distance between them just in case they bumped into someone they knew. “What kind of pancakes are you gonna try?” he asked with a smile as they approached the entrance

Desmond smiled and turned back towards Alex and shrugged. "Normal ones?" He said. "What other kinds of they have? Whag are you getting?"

Alex laughed “You don’t wanna ask normal ones at The griddle café!” he said amused. “They have them but they have so many options that is insane!” he grinned as they were led in to their table. “I’m going for a sugar rush today cause I usually don’t care much about eating healthy during holidays” he shrugged “I’m gonna order the Golden ticket” he winked. “You’ll understand once you see the menu”

Desmond gave Alex a slightly confused look. “Golden ticket?” He sat down at the table and too the menu he had been given. He looked over the menu, eyes darting over what they had had to offer. “Um…heh…I’m not really sure what to get…”

Alex chuckled “Yeap… very delicious sugary breakfast… pancakes with banana, caramel, walnuts, streusel, whipped cream and caramel… don’t judge me” he said with a playful pointed look. He waited for a moment and smiled at Desmond’s confused look “well it depends on what you like. They do have normal ones though, just thought you might want to try something different” he said trying to ease Desy’s nerves

Desmond listened to the description and tried to picture it in his head. He couldn't be sure if he found it appealing or not. He was leaning towards not, though. He shook his head, "Oh no, no judgment here." Desmond hummed, looking back towards his menu. "I'll see when we get inside. Okay?”

Alex smiled “Good… I really didn’t want you to judge me for that terrible decision of eating that much sugar once in a while” he said as he waved at their waitress. He could tell Desmond wasn’t all that comfortable and it made him frown “you don’t have to eat pancakes if you don’t want you know? There’s a lot of things to choose from” he said with a reassuring tone

Desmond shook his head. "No, no, I think you've earned all that sweetness." He looked over the each menu item. Desmond wasn't sure anything really looked appetizing. "Um..." he glanced up at Alex quickly before looking back down again. He saw the frown on the man's face and really didn't want him to worry too much; so he would order something. He just needed to find something simple. Ultimately he decided on simple plain pancakes with some bananas slices with it. He gave their waitress their order and handed her his menu. "Thanks."

Alex chuckled “You’re incorrigible… you’re not gonna stop about this are you?” he asked amused as he watched Desmond carefully, already knowing his nervous ticks so he reached to take the boy’s hand. “You’ve said that, even last night through texts but I think we really should eat before starting this, it’s gonna be a long day” he pointed out as he squeezed the boy’s hand once before letting him go. “You should know by now I worry a lot” he grinned

Desmond shook his head. “No, probably not.” He pressed his lips together for a moment. “I did? Heh, sorry, I guess I repeat myself a lot.” He glanced away a moment before nodding. He was sure Alex had a point, he had felt light headed the other day. “I do…but I still rather not be the cause.”

Alex smiled “as long as we don’t have this argument publicly again I might agree with you” he said teasingly. He shook his head “No it’s ok, is not that, I just feel like you complain a lot about food and I get not wanting to eat lots of sugar but we can order something else” he said with a smile, unsure if that was the problem. “I know that but can help it so… deal with it” he said with a wink

Desmond smiled as well and bit his lower lip a little. ��Okay…” He glanced away then, letting out a soft sigh. “No it’s not that…it’s just…” he paused and then shook his head. “No, it’s not that. I’m just being weird, I’ll stop.” He looked back him and shook his head again. “If you say so professor.”

Alex smiled “stop worrying ok? We’re cool” he said and then smiled at the waitress when she brought their food. “You’re nit weird… don’t say that” he narrowed his eyes “Every time you call me professor now I’m not sure if you’re serious or just trying to turn me on” he said with a chuckle

Desmond nodded slowly. "Okay...I'll stop." He thanked the waitress and smiled before looking down at his food. He blushed a little bit, looking back up at the professor. "Well...I did mean it seriously. But...you can probably just assume it's both." He smiled.

Alex only smiled and thanked the waitress too “ok… let’s just enjoy and relax…” he said with a smile. He shook his head but kept on smiling “That’s kinda mean… gonna have to find a way to do the same to you” he grinned

Desmond nodded again, focusing on keeping his breathing even and not glaring at his food. Desmomd stuck his tongue out at him. "You turn me on anyways.”

Alex laughed as he picked up his fork “that’s interesting information I will use against you” he teased “it was a big mistake to tell me” he joked as he got a taste of his breakfast, moaning happily at the delicious taste “This is sooooo good!”

Desmond stuck his tongue out at him. "Please, I'm surprised you didn't know that already." He looked at Alex's food and wrinkled his nose. "Really?"

Alex finished chewing and smiled “Really! I suspected it but I wasn’t sure! He teased again. “It is delicious, I swear! I missed this” he smiled “I feel like you’re gonna say no but do you wanna try it?” he said offering his fork to the boy.

Desmond hummed and cut into his own pancakes. "You should indulge more often then." He looked back towards Alex's plate and the...everything that was on it. "Um...no. No thank you."

Alex shook his head “Nah! They wouldn’t taste this amazing if I had them more often! He tried not to frown at the expression on Desmond’s face “Alright then… the faster we finish the faster we’ll get to start checking the city”

"I guess you have a point there." Though the man tried not the show it, Desmond could detect the small amount of disappointment coming from him and frowned a little bit. "Right..." He huffed, mostly at himself and nibbled at his own pancakes and banana slices.

Alex nodded as he kept on eating his pancakes with a happy hum. He paid attention on Desmond tho, and realized the boy ate less than he imagined but he tried not to worry too much to ruin their outing. Once they were done he made sure to cheer Desy up with some funny stories and some fun facts he knew about his city as he drove them downtown so the boy could take all the pictures he wanted. “Is the view good enough?”

Desmond picked at his own pancakes and banana slices, not really eating too much. He felt kind of bad about that, not wanting to make Alex worry too much. But he really wasn't hungry and just didn't want his food. By the time they were leaving he hadn't even eaten half of his food, but he tried to not be too upset with himself. When they were back in the car Desmond felt his mood lift slightly as Alex talked his worry about their botched breakfast. As they drove closer towards downtown area he felt himself smile. "Yeah! The view's perfect!"

Alex grinned, happy to see the boy seemed even more excited now. He looked for a good way to park the car so they could walk around downtown to get a closer view so Desy could take all the pictures he wanted. “I’m glad you think so! I just hope you brought enough battery and memory for the pics” he said slightly excited to see Desmond work. He had seen the boy concentrate when he took pictures of him, but this was a different setting and he was looking forward to see the boy in his element

Desmond shot the professor a look. "Don't worry, professor." That time he was doing it to tease the man next to him. "I've got a ton of memory cards and an extra battery. Don't worry." He winked at him. "Just show me the way."

Alex snorted when he saw the playful glim on Desy’s eyes “Stop being a tease Desy…” he warned with no heat in the tone. “Alright! Let’s get going then, we have a lot to see” he smiled and started to lead Desmond on the streets, checking the tall building that made him dizzy just to watch them from the street. “We definitively need to check the Walt Disney Concert Hall” he said as he slowed his pace so Desy wouldn’t get lost when he stopped to snap a pic

Desmond stuck his tongue out a little bit. "You like it." He followed closely to Alex as the walked down the street. He stopped every now and then, bringing up his camera to snap a couple of photos. He line up his shots, trying to get interesting looks and just some decent pictures. He would check his camera every now and then, looking over the pictures to see what his shots actually looked like. If he had brought his whole camera bag, he could have gotten different shots with different lenses. Oh well, maybe next time. He looked back at Alex and nodded. "Oh yeah, that would be awesome actually!"

Alex really liked to see this side of Desmond. And for a moment, he considered taking a picture of the boy as he snapped pictures here and there but he controlled that impulse along some others as he guided Desmond towards the concert hall. “The place is awesome on the outside but even more amazing on the inside. The acoustics are unique” he said excitedly

Desmond snapped a couple more photos. "Yeah? You played there before?" He tried to picture it in his head, Alex up there with his band, playing one of the song's he had listened to. He was sure it had been amazing.

Alex shook his head “Not really but I went to a concert there once. It was beautiful” he said with a huge smile. “Do you wanna see it on the inside?” he offered as he started to climb the stairs towards the entrance

Desmond "Yeah, of course I do." He hopped up the steps, only pausing once when his head started to spin slightly. He shook his head slightly. "Let's go!"

Alex frowned when he looked over his shoulder and watched Desmond stopped not looking all that good “You ok there?” he asked in a serious tone as he walked towards him to take a closer look

Desmond nodded, "Yeah, I'm good." He smiled, not wanting Alex to worry too much about him. He stepped closer, pressing a quick kiss to Alex's cheek and then stepped around him, to walk into the concert hall. "C'mon."

Alex didn’t really believe it but he was more focused on recovering from the soft kiss than anything else. He smiled as he followed the boy to the concert hall. If everything kept going like this, they surely would have a very pleasant and fun day

Desmond stepped into the concert hall and his mouth fell open a little bit. It was beautiful. "This is amazing," he said, turning back towards Alex. He walked around through the aisle. "Am I allowed on the stage?"

Alex leaned against the doorframe, watching Desmond’s expression with a smile. “Sure thing, go on” he said as he pushed himself from his spot and walked to seats in front of the stage “my students will kill to perform in a place like this one day” he said thoughtfully

Desmond wasted no time and moved towards the stage, climbing up there just to take a look around. "It's amazing," he said and then looked back towards Alex. "I'm not even a musician and I would love to perform here." He raised his camera once more to snap a few more photos.

Alex nodded “It is” he agreed and sat own while Desmond took some shot. “Really? And you haven’t even seen the gallery yet. I was sure you were gonna say you wanted your work exposed there” he said nonchalantly

Desmond brought his camera down and looked back towards Alex. "There's a gallery here too?"He walked towards the edge of the stage and hopped off of it. "Show me?"

Alex ‘s chuckle echoed in the hall as he nodded “Yes there is” he said as he stood up “Come on. I knew that would get your attention” he joked. “There’s also an awesome garden and this is only our first stop”

Desmond winked. "You know me so well," he teased a little bit, grabbing Alex's hand--- figuring it was okay since they were alone right now--- to walk towards where he thought the gallery was. "Really? Where else are we going?"

Alex snorted “I think I do” he answered as he sighed when Desmond took his hand and followed him. “We’re going to a park, a museum and the beach. Figured a bit of everything would be enough since we just have one day. Maybe we can go to the walk of fame at the end f the day”

Desmond looked around as he led them, a bit blindly, through the halls. "Oooh, that's a lot," he mused, rounding a corner. "But very smart of you to think ahead like that. We do have all day to sightsee, right?"

Alex nodded and tugged Desy through a corner when he gave a wrong turn “It is but I figured you wanted to see different sides of the city” he smiled. “Yeap we do with the occasional stops for food. Then we can pick up your stuff from the hotel and crash at my place”

Desmond stumbled a little bit, but caught his footing so that he could follow Alex the rest of the way. "More food?" He tried not to sound so put out by the idea. Desmond shook his head. "We could have chinese?" He offered, trying for something he generally liked, so that it would be easier. He raised an eyebrow at the man. "Really? You have a place in L.A. too?"

Alex slowed down for Desy to catch up and he couldn’t help to frown at Desy’s question but then the suggestion made him relax a little “Chinese is a perfect choice” he agreed and stopped to place a kiss on the young man’s lips. After the kiss he nodded and smile, “Yeap. I still keep my first apartment” he said not mentioning that he still also had the house where he and Val had lived the years they were together.

Desmond smiled and nodded. "Good." He was glad Alex liked his idea, accepting the kiss happily. "Wow, really? Isn't that...expensive? I know you're a big time rock star...but still."

Alex chuckled at the rock star comment “well yeah but before that I had money already and while I was a rock start I started some business. I have a couple of things going on and money still comes my way. I get paid at Mousai too… so yeah it’s a bit expensive but I think I and make it work. Is not like I’ve been spending a lot of money lately” he said with a shrug as they finally reached the gallery.

Desmond smiled as he listened, walking hand-in-hand with Alex. "Wow...that's a pretty smart move. What business are you in," he asked as they made it to the gallery, his eyes roaming over the walls.

Alex shrugged a little “I think it was necessary. I always knew I was not gonna perform forever…” he probably would never mention his plans included starting a family with Val cause he was sure Desmond really didn’t need to know that. “Well I have a records label and a guitars line… both still running and doing well” he said trying to brush it off as he watched Desy look around. “We can’t take pics here but I’m sure you’ll enjoy more just to walk around and check it out”

Desmond nodded, "I agree. I mean...it's good to have other avenues for when you want to retire." Though Desmond figured that Alex's idea of retirement had been different before the car crash. "Oooh, really? Do you sign people to your record label and stuff like that?" He nodded again, figuring that people wouldn't be able to snap a few photos, but he didn't mind. "Yeah definitely. This is lovely."

Alex nodded “Yeah. I didn’t think about it at first but my dad is a great business man so he suggested it and help me out to find other ways to keep working in something I love” he explained, realizing that Desmond probably didn’t know much about him or the other way around. “Not me. I haven’t gotten involved that much in the last few years but my one of my best friends is the one taking charge with that.” He was glad that Desmond seemed to be enjoying this “wanna help me understand some of these?” he asked with a grin

"Oh yeah? What does he do?" He felt kind of silly asking all of these questions but he did want to know more about the man next to him. "Your dad sounds like a smart man. Hm...Well, it's good that it's there for you." He looked back around. "Yeah...pick one to start."

Alex squeezed Desmond’s hand as they walked around “He has a company of electronics and software” he said with a shrug “he wanted me to be an engineer to work with him but it wasn’t my thing” he explained. “He’s a smart man. It is… I trust them take care of this till I can go back to work there.” He smiled and look at a big long blue painting “What about that one?”

Desmond hummed as Alex talked. "I see...sounds kind of interesting but I don't think that'd be my thing either." Not that he's ever tried anything related to engineering, but the thought of it wasn't too appealing to him. He looked towards the painting that Alex had pointed out and hummed. "Well....it looks like the ocean. With a school of fish to me."

Alex nodded “It’s kinda interesting but not everyone’s made for that” he smiled. The explanation made him laugh “Really? Is it that simple uh?” he joked “It looks like Nemo’s school friends” he said with an amused tone. “Now you choose one and tell me about it”

Desmond shrugged, "Not all art pieces are some...deep mysterious thing. Sometimes they're what they say on the tin." He looked around the gallery before his eyes settled on Alex for a moment. He hummed softly, taking the professor's attire before he took a small step back from him, letting go of his hand for the moment. "Well...this one," he said, motioning toward Alex, "is a real work of art; especially with all of the intricate designs." He pressed his lips together, to stop himself from chuckling. "I can't really say...what they all mean. But they come together very nicely. Ten out of ten I'd say."

Alex hummed and nodded “you got a point there” he agreed as he waited for Desmond to find his favorite piece. He raised a brow when Desmond started talking. He laughed a little and looked at him shaking his head “You’re a dork…” he said with an amused tone as he reached to take Desmond’s hand again to pull him close and crash their lips together. “I’m not a piece of art you silly boy” he murmured against his lips

Desmond grinned, a soft blush coloring his cheeks as he was pulling for another kiss. He thought it was very sweet. He slipped an arm around Alex, resting one of his hands on his lower back. "I beg to differ," he mumbled, kissing him again.

Alex cupped Desy’s face “You always differ when it’s about the way you see me and I don’t agree” he teased and returned the kiss. After a moment they pulled apart and smiled “we still have a lot to see. If we stay like this we probably won’t see anything else” he murmured against Desmond’s lips “ready to keep going?”

Desmond shrugged. "Well, I don't know why we differ on opinion there." He let go, a little reluctantly, but nodded all the same and took a small step back, taking the professor's hand again. "Yeah, lead the way."

Alex smiled “cause you are biased… we could ask anyone here and they would think you’re insane” he joked as he accepted Desmond’s hand in his “Alright… we still have a long day ahead” he said as he led the boy through the gallery and then the garden. Their day went on in the same manned and there were moments when Alex totally forgot why he had been so afraid to let himself be this close to someone again. But then when he remembered it, he couldn’t help to feel slightly guilty of maybe been leading the boy on but he didn’t have the heart to say anything when he looked at him smiling and having a great time exploring his hometown for the first time

"All the best artist are." Desmond found the rest of the city amazing, snapping pictures of almost everything they came across, sometimes climbing up on something when he wanted a good shot. He knew that part of the reason was how easy everything was; he couldn't really imagine them just being out and holding hands and kissing sometimes before. It was different but Desmond couldn't say he disliked it. It was nice and simple, and he hoped they could keep it up. They stopped for food a few times and, though he tried, he didn't eat all that much, just picked at his food. But he had managed to eat something so it wasn't total waste. As the day came to an end--- good thing too, he was running out of space--- they had made their way to Alex's L.A. apartment. "This was really great Alex," he said as they walked up the steps.

Alex grinned at the boy as he unlocked the door of the apartment and invited Desmond in “I’m glad you had a good time. I’m sure all those pics will turn out amazing” he said confidently as he toed off his boots and turned on the lights to show the modernly decorated living room “make yourself at home” he said as he walked to the kitchen to grab a bottle of water “I can show you your room in a bit” he said as he uncapped the water and took a long swig of it, looking at Desmond’s reaction to his place

Desmond stood by the door, pulling off his shoes as he looked around the place. Boy, Alex really was rich. He shifted slightly in his spot, impressed, but also becoming very aware of himself; his body and it's movements. "Fancy," he mused, walking over toward the center of the living room where the couch sat. He sat down, pulling the camera from around his neck and setting it next to him. "My own room?"

Alex grinned and walked back to the living room to sit next to Desmond “Thanks! Glad you like it and yeah, I have a guest’s room just in case” he explained “when I first bought it the guys stayed over often so having an extra room was always necessary”

Desmond turned and looked at him, leaning back against the couch a bit. "Right..." he combed his fingers through his hair, playing with a few strands of his hair. "But, uh, well...I know this might be, um, weird, but" he cleared his throat. "I do sleep better if I'm holding something."

Alex smiled and sat the almost empty bottle of water on the coffee table “something or someone?” he asked teasingly as he reached for Desmond’s camera to set it on the coffee table too to avoid dropping it when he moved a little closer “if you meant something I’m sure the pillows will help” he joked

Desmond pressed his lips together, blushing softly at the man's lightly teasing. He rolled his eyes as Alex shifted closer to him, turning his head away slightly. "Someone would be best..." he mumbled, feeling more embarrassed by this whole situation.

Alex laughed at the cute blush on Desy’s cheeks “I figured… you can sleep with me then. Just thought of offering the extra room cause I didn’t want to make you uncomfortable or push things too far too soon” he said. “I can show you around and then you can take a shower if you want or just get ready for bed. We don’t have an early flight but we need to pick up Kuroko and Charlie from my parents’”

Desmond turned back to look at him, his eyebrows raised slightly. "Really? I mean...honestly I didn't think you'd want to." He smiled. "And I didn't want to push too much either and I just...I'm not really sure where the line is, I guess." He didn't mind this whole trail and error method, but he was worried about when it would go too far. His gaze shifted a bit, to one more mischievous and his nudged Alex with his elbow. "We could shower together. Save water and all that."

Alex shrugged but kept on smiling “We’ve slept together before so why not” he said mentioning their very innocent nap once they went back to talking terms- “I know” he said as he reached to place his hand on Desy’s thigh “but we said last week that we would try to talk things out right?” he asked with a relaxed expression. “the suggestion made him chuckle “we could do that… we didn’t have the chance last week but we definitively can do that this time” he winked

Desmond "I know, but you still might not want to this time." He nodded, placing his own hand over Alex's. He pressed a small kiss to the man's cheek. "So...uh, where is the line, you think?" Desmond felt himself grin, "Well, if you're serious, I would really like to."

Alex nodded “True but I just said I do want to so you have nothing to worry about” he smiled. The kiss made him hum as he thought of an answer “Dunno… Guess we’ll keep finding out but we both know we have a say so when something is too much we can speak up” he said as he turned up his hand to tangle their fingers together. “I’m serious. Come on, let’s take that shower and get ready for bed”

Desmond smiled, feeling like a weight lifted off of her shoulders. He nodded again. "Right, I'll make sure to do that." He smiled, pressing a kiss to Alex's lips and squeezed his hand as he moved to stand up. "Lead the way."

Alex grinned “Good… I’ll do the same” he assured as he stood up after the kiss “Come on!” he said as he led Desmond through his apartment. The shower was more innocent than he had expected, but he knew they both were tired and they were still testing the limits on this new thing between them. There was a lot of kissing and touching involved but neither of them let things go too hot too fast. Once they were done Alex took Desmond to his room, both of them only wearing a towel around their waists “Do you need to borrow something to sleep on?” he asked as he moved to his walk in closet

Desmond This shower was nice and a great way to end the day; the kisses, the touches, he was sure it was all pretty close to perfect. Part of him was surprised that they managed to get clean at all. He followed closely behind Alex, looking around at more of the apartment as they went, holding onto his towel so that it didn’t fall. “Um…yeah, I do.” Sleeping naked was not really something Desmond wanted to do, even if it was with Alex.

Alex chuckled at the way Desy held the towel as if Alex hadn’t seen him naked a lot of time by now “Alright” he said as he grabbed 2 pair of boxers and handed one to Desmond as he dried himself and put on the other boxer “Do you need something else? A shirt? Sweatpants?” he asked with a playful smile since he really wasn’t planning to wear anything else for the night

Desmond took the pair of boxers from him and nodded again, blushing just a bit. "Yeah...maybe a shirt. That'd be nice."

Alex smirked and shook his head slightly as he looked for a plain white shirt and handed it to Desmond before throwing himself to the bed, laying down and checking his phone, waiting for Desy to join him “you know it’s kinda cute you get all flustered about sleeping naked with me after everything else. Especially right after we were naked together in the shower” he teased a little

Desmond thanked him and pulled the shirt on over his head. "Yeah," he mused as he crawled into bed next to Alex. He moved in close, slipping an arm around the man. "Sleeping is...I dunno, different I guess."

Alex hummed. He got it. Sleeping with someone was far more intimate than sex and the mere reminder made him tense up a little but he relaxed immediately when he felt Desmond’s arm around him. He smiled and wrapped his arm around the boy and pecked his lips “I know… you need me to get a shirt too?” he asked not wanting to make Desy more uncomfortable

Desmond shook his head. "No," he mused, tracing along the lines of one of Alex's tattoos. "You're fine like this."

Alex smiled when he felt Desy’s fingertips tracing the line’s of one of his tattoos “ok good cause it’s kinda hot to wear more clothes” he murmured as he kissed the boy’s forehead “sleepy?” he asked as he pulled Desmond a little closer

Desmond grinned, leaning into Alex just a little bit. "No, not really, but I am relaxed, which is almost as good."

Alex hummed and closed his eyes “relaxed is good… we have no rush and I assume you’re not hungry after that light dinner we had so we can just stay here until we fall asleep… unless you want to do something else” he said completely innocently

Desmond nodded, "Yeah...not hungry either." He looked at Alex, smirking a little bit at the man's statement. He shifted, pressing a firm kiss to the professor's lips.

Alex huffed “I figured” he said with a sigh as he closed his eyes. The kiss made him smile as he returned and shifted to his side to lay down facing Desmond. He cupped the boy’s face and pulled him in for another kiss, deep and languid since he knew they had no rush at all and they could just relax into it

Desmond hummed lowly, his fingers still lazily tracing along Alex's back. He felt like he could just melt into the mattress right then and there; the fact that they had their arms around each other being the only thing to stop that from happening. He pulled back slightly, grinning. "So. This is kinda uncomfortable."

Alex laughed and rolled on his back, pulling away “I know… I’m sorry” he said as he moved Desmond’s arm off the way and rolled on his side again, propping his elbow on the mattress to rest his chin on his hand and looked at Desy “better?”

Desmond rolled onto his back once his arm was free, stretching it slightly. "Yeah," he smiled, looking back over at Alex. He reached his left hand up, tracing his fingers up along the man's jaw, then down his neck, and along his collarbone. "Much better."

Alex leaned into Desmond’s touch, turning his head to kiss the young man’s hand. With his free hand, he reached to place it on Desmond’s waist, sneaking it into the shirt to caress his skin “Did you have a good time?”

Desmond smiled a little bit at the kiss and nodded. He sucked in a small breath feeling the man's hands along his skin. "Yeah...thanks. You?"

Alex noticed Desmond’s reaction and made him smile “I’m glad you did. You’re very welcome” he said as he leaned in to peck his lips “I had a wonderful time. It was great to watch you discover the city for the first time”

Desmond smiled at the small kiss, his hand traveling back up along the professor's neck. "Heh, I didn't annoy you with all my questions?"

Alex shook his head as he kept caressing Desy’s skin “Not at all… it was nice. It has been a long time ago since I played tourist guide” he murmured as he moved closer

Desmond "Oh yeah? Well, I'm glad you had fun. We should do something else like this," he said with an easy grin.

Alex nodded “Yeah…it was great” he assured as he pressed another chaste peck on Desmond’s lips as he laid down, his hand under the pillow as he rested his head on it “we could do that again somewhere else…I like seeing you taking pictures. You look cute.”

Desmond hummed into the kiss, combing his fingers through Alex's hair. "Pfft, do you ever not think I'm cute?"

Alex closed his eyes and relaxed under the soft touch, humming and shaking his head at the question “nope… I think being cute is an important part of you” he said amused

Desmond actually blushed a little at that. Sure, he knew that Alex found him attractive and had plenty of evidence of how much so but...he couldn't put his finger on it exactly, but this felt a bit different. He shrugged, tracing his finger down along Alex's chest, over one of the tattoos on his chest. "What do you mean an important part?"

Alex hummed again and took a deep breath, opening his eyes to look at Desmond “well we all have certain traits that are part of our essence. Those things are what makes us the person we are. We can’t change them and they are very easy to see. They don’t disappear, no matter how many lives we’ve been through” he explained and moved his hand from Desmond’s waist to his cheek “you are many things Desy, but cute is one of them, not matter how much you wanna hide it” he smiled

Desmond hadn’t really expected the explanation that came from Alex, but…if he thought about it, well, the thought it fit with all of Alex’s spirituality. “I see,” he said, shifting closer to the professor, his fingers trailing down along Alex’s stomach. “So…what do you think is your important part?”

Alex wasn’t expecting the question so it took him a little to think about a fitting answer. “Guess I’ve always been the kind who protect those he cares about. Probably is the strongest trait I can see in me” he murmured with a shrug. “Even my given name in this life means that” he said scrunching up his nose.

Desmond hummed, nodding at the explanation. "I can see that," he said, "I mean...well, just thinking back when we had those drinks." He leaned over and pressed a light kiss to the end of Alex's nose. "My name doesn't really mean anything...important like that. It just means 'One from south Munster' I think."

Alex chuckled “you needed to be protected that night. Especially from me” he whispered. He smiled at the kiss and shook his head “That’s not what it means. That’s a Gaelic translation of your name. Your name means Man of the world. I think it’s fitting cause you see the world through your lenses in a way no one else does and then you show it to all of us so we can appreciate a beauty we didn’t see before”

Desmond chuckled as well. "Really? Especially you?" He shook his head a little bit. He raised his eyebrows. "Ah...really? I've never heard that meaning before." He pressed another kiss to Alex's cheek. "And uh...thanks."

Alex nodded “yeah… if I hadn’t been thinking clearly…” he trained off and changed the subject. “Never trust the first translation google gives you. Books are more trustful” he joked. “Why are you thanking me for now?”

Desmond pressed his lips together so he didn't push the issue. "I'll remember that." He shrugged. "I dunno...I mean, no one's ever really described what I do like that. It's sweet, y'know?"

Alex accepted the kiss and smiled “good… do that” he said sleepily. “Maybe not everyone who has seen your work are really into art like we all are at Mousai” he said and closed his eyes again

Desmond shrugged. "Sure..." He paused for a moment. "Sorry, I'm keeping you up. You can go to sleep."

Alex shook his head and pulled Desmond closer “not keeping me awake… I’m just old” he teased and pressed a couple of kisses on Desy’s lips “we have an early morning tho and you should rest too” he murmured and smiled

Desmond chuckled as Alex pressed a series of kisses to his lips. "You're not that old," he said, "but I will quiet down so you can sleep and I'll...hm, I'll try to sleep." He smiled.

Desmond shook his head but didn't argue anymore. "No...not really." If he were being honest his mind was actually running about a mile a minute, covering all kinds of things, but mostly just him and Alex and their…everything. It was nice and overall very sweet compared to how they were before and a part of him couldn't get over that. But, well, there was a kind of tiredness underneath it all. But that was always there for the most part and it wasn't a 'sleepy' kind of tired anyway. "I forgot my melatonin." He looked over at Alex, tapping his fingers along the man's skin. "I really don't wanna keep you up if you're sleepy though. We can...well, if you want, we can turn on the TV just for the background noise?"

Alex smiled and kissed him again, not just a peck this time. The mention of the sleeping issues implied for Desmond to need melatonin made him open his eyes again and run his fingers through the boy’s hair “I know how not being sleepy feels like… I can try to help” he said as he slid his hand to the back of Desmond’s head, massaging his scalp slowly. “We can turn on the TV too but I’m not gonna let you stay awake on your own” he assured with a more serious expression

Desmond hummed, letting his eyes fall closed for the kiss and smiled at the feeling of the man's hand in his hair. "Yeah? You have sleeping problems?" He looked back at him. "Okay...if you insist, but I rather you go to sleep if you're sleepy."

Alex nodded and pressed his forehead against Desy’s “After the accident I couldn’t sleep for a very long time” he said in a murmur “some night I still can’t sleep but that’s why I tire myself through the day” he explained. “Not gonna let you lay down here alone… it’s better when you’re not alone”

Desmond hummed softly, combing his own fingers through Alex's hair again. "I see," he mumbled, imagining that it must have been really terrible for the man. Desmond closed his eyes for a moment. "Okay..." he pressed a kiss to his lips before trying to sit up a little bit. "Where's the remote?"

Alex did his best not to close his eyes and let himself feel sleepier. He sat up too and rested his back on the pillows against the headboard and reached for the remote to hand it Desmond. He spread his legs and tugged Desy’s hand, silently inviting him to settle between his legs to wrap his arms around him and rest his chin on the boy’s shoulder to get comfortable and watch the tv with him

Desmond took the remote and clicked on the tv. Looking over once Alex tugged on his hand; he smiled, shifting so that he was sitting comfortable between Alex's legs. He kept flipping through channels as Alex wrapped his arms around him and relaxed. Finally he settled on some reruns of The Twilight Zone, keeping quiet so that Alex still had the ability to fall asleep if he needed to.

Alex relaxed once Desmond was against him. He placed a small kiss on Desy’s shoulder once he decided on a channel “That looks interesting” he murmured “you comfy?”

Desmond grinned. "Yeah, it's one of my favorite episodes actually. It's the giy from Star Trek in it." He nodded. "Yeah, are you? Can you see...I'm not too tall am I?"

Alex only hummed. He wasn’t a fan of the show and he had no idea what it was about. “That’s good… it’ll keep you entertained” he murmured against Desmond’s neck “I’m fine” he hummed “It’s alright, you’re tall but I can see”

Desmond smiled, settling comfortably against the man behind him. "Okay, if you say so."

Alex did all he could to stay awake but Desmond didn’t seem to be getting sleep any time soon. He didn’t really notice when he fell asleep but he only hoped the boy in his arms hadn’t stayed up all night

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