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tarlos-spain · 3 years
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Love Week Day 6
The greatest happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved; love for ourselves, or rather, loved in spite of ourselves
Chapter 6 and final of:
A trial for our love
https://archiveofourown.org/works/33947845/chapters/84683314
"Come to the firehouse, it's urgent." His father's message put TK on alert and made him jump out of bed.
He put on the first thing he caught, jeans and a sweatshirt, the one his hand found when he put it in the closet. He was about to leave the house barefoot, but as he felt the cold asphalt on the soles of his feet, he realized, turned around, and put on his sneakers.
He took the bike, normally, with his shifts fit, it was Carlos who left him at the barracks before going to the police station to work, but that day, Carlos had left earlier, he had a double shift because there were sick people among the colleagues.
Owen didn't like him riding his bike to the station, he said that the traffic in Austin was much worse than in New York, but TK always said that it was exaggerated. Plus given how little free time he had to go off by himself with the bike, he liked to get lost in his thoughts and take a little time for himself.
However, he couldn't get the message from her out of his head, too short to have told him anything, simple and certainly frightening. He couldn't remember ever going that fast on the bike, so he didn't know he could make it to the barracks in twenty-two minutes.
He was covered in sweat as he set the bike down, not caring if it was stolen and hoping there was no emergency that the truck would have to leave quickly for.
But when he entered the barracks, he noticed that no one was there, the barracks was completely silent and empty.
"Hello? Guys? Dad?"
No one answered him and he felt he was the only human being for a few miles around.
He walked a few steps, to one side, to another, and tried to listen. But nothing, there was nothing and no one there.
He picked up the phone again, expecting a new message from his father, but there was none. He tried to call him, but not only did his father not answer, but he also heard his phone ringing, upstairs.
"Okay, Dad, you guys know I don't like tunnels of terror, or being jumped on, so I'd rather you didn't try to scare me. I'm going upstairs, what are you all doing up there? It's not my birthday for you to throw me a surprise party."
TK felt like a fool because maybe he was alone and was talking into a vacuum. But he started upstairs, glancing every few seconds at his cell phone.
Suddenly, Judd's appearance in front of him nearly sent him rolling down the stairs. He couldn't help but scream and it made him feel even more ridiculous.
"May I ask what's going on here?" "What do you mean, what do you want to happen? Nothing is going on." "You know you're not capable of lying to me right Judd?" "I'm not lying to you."
A noise of something falling to the floor, something large and metallic, behind Judd's back, made TK's curiosity even greater. He took a step toward the bedrooms, but Judd blocked his path.
"Judd." "TK."
Music began to play, which promptly stopped, and then another music played.
TK burst out laughing more nervously. He tried to walk past Judd again, but once again his partner blocked his way.
"Judd can you tell me what's going on, and why won't you let me pass?"
Marjan appeared from the bottom of the stairs, he was carrying a tray of drinks and walked up past TK.
"Okay, stop it. I don't know what's going on here or what you're organizing. It's not my birthday, it's not a special day and my dad made me come running to the barracks because it was urgent, where's my dad?" "I'm here, I'm here, nobody panic. Judd, Marjan, I'm staying here until everything is ready."
TK opened his mouth to protest, but Owen held up his hand and shushed him, as he had done so many times throughout his life. He waited for Judd and Marjan to leave and then stepped up beside TK and rounded his shoulders to lead him into the kitchen.
"Dad, tell me what's going on today, what was the rush for me to come if it's all quiet in the barracks afterward?"
Owen made a cup of coffee for each of them and set a plate in front of his son, a plate with a piece of paper on it. He said nothing, waiting for TK to look at it and read it. He waited for his reaction and it didn't take long for it to become noticeable.
TK walked over to the plate, picked up the note, and noticed the first few words, "Carlos Reyes and Tyler Kennedy Strand invite you to their wedding at the 126th Fire Team firehouse this morning at twelve noon."
"Dad." TK looked at his father and then back at the note, thinking he'd misread things, but the invitation to his own marriage was there. "Are you serious?" "Your father has been very helpful to me these past few days."
TK turned around. Carlos was there, knee on the floor, hand outstretched with a ring over his palm.
"Babe..."
"I know it's been very rushed and that maybe...I know that when we've talked about a possible wedding, you've told me many times that you wanted something big and beautiful. I know you like fairy tales and...." "Wait, wait, Babe. Carlos. are you asking me to marry you, right here, right now?" "That was a mistake, wasn't it?" Carlos stood up. "That's right, I shouldn't..."
TK jumped to his feet and grabbed the hand in which Carlos held the ring, between his own.
"Let me see that ring. Don't you dare hide it now because something tells me it's the most beautiful thing I've ever seen in my life?" Carlos opened his hand again and stared at TK with that puppy dog expression of his. "Dad, did you know?" "Let's just say I gave him a hand because Carlos was in a hurry to make everything perfect and make it look as much like that fairy tale you told me so much about too since you were fifteen."
TK focused on the ring again and her smile grew wider and wider until Carlos saw her face light up. He lifted her chin with his free hand, he had to see her eyes, if there was one part of TK that wasn't capable of lying to him, it was those green eyes he had fallen in love with the first time he had seen him.
"If you don't already tell me how you feel about the ring, the idea of the wedding, and the possibility of you becoming my husband or me becoming yours, I don't want you to think I want to impose my last name on you. Don't worry Owen I would never take the Strand name away from your son." "Babe, Carlos. If you don't stop talking, I can't answer you and say that today is going to be the most wonderful day of my whole life and yours, future Mr. Carlos Strand-Reyes." "How do you know?" "I think my father has been warming your head all these days to get you to entertain the idea of joining the Strand family."
From behind. Owen burst out laughing, TK knew but didn't turn around.
"Wait, you just agreed to marry me, today, right here, right now."
TK nodded, with the same big, excited, excited smile.
"All right, then, boys, future husbands," Owen stood up and motioned for the two boys to come forward. "I think we've given our upstairs ER team plenty of time to prepare the perfect wedding for the two of you. My job is to take my two favorite boys to their wedding celebration and as cheesy as it sounds, I'm going to cry when you're officially in my family."
Carlos held TK's hand, pulled him close, and kissed him on the cheek as they made their way back up the stairs.
"Ready to change your life forever, tiger?" "If it's with you, till the end of the world."
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valentinestatus · 3 years
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How to Celebrate Valentine Week 2021
Valentine Week List 2021: Love Week Celebration
Valentine is the day brings you hopes and faith in love. When you are in love with someone you feel like you are in the heaven. Valentine day gives you an opportunity to say what you feel for them. it adds a meaning to your love. It conveys all hearty greetings you feel for them. Every single day of valentine week is filled with love and joy. Lovers are in a mood to celebrate each and every day of Valentine week. This valentine week starts on 7th February with rose day followed by other significant romantic days. We have followed you the list of valentine week to dedicate your love and affection to one close to your heart.
7th February: Rose Day
Valentine week begins with Rose day. It is a significant day because lovers try to express their feelings by exchanging red roses bunch. Red rose is symbolized for beauty, love and affection. It conveys all hearty greetings you are not able to say with words.
8th February: Propose Day
If you are willing to propose someone, propose day is the best day to give a good start. One can propose girl friend or boy friend by exchanging gifts like flower, cake, chocolate or teddy. One can profess his/her love by saying those three magical words “I love you”.
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9th February: Chocolate Day
This adds sweetness into relationship. You are in relationship for long time you can create more bonding by adding chocolates gift. Couples, young lovers exchange sweet gift to say how sweet they are.
10th February: Teddy Day
A cute cuddly gift is designed to celebrate relationship. lovers handover the cute plush toy in the arms of girl friend to say you are as cute as teddy.
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11th February: Promise Day
This day is a prominent day in couple and love bird’s life. They take new resolutions and oaths to survive their relationship for long life.
12th February: Hug Day
It’s a beautiful day. Embrace your partner in arms and give a warm hug. Your cuddly hug will recreate all good moments both cherished together.
13th February: Kiss Day
If your partner allows give her/him a kiss. Yes it’s a sweet thing you both can do to express feelings. But it should be done only when your partner is ready for that.
14th February: Valentine Day
The most wanted and expected day of lovers. Get the day off, spend quality time with your partner, give gifts, and express love with roses. All you need to do is to make it a memorable day of love one’s life.
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So here is the list of valentine week 2020. February month is approaching soon so get it planned how to celebrate it. You have a detailed knowledge of how to cherish valentine week with love one. Follow it to make the valentine week the most memorable week of life.
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tarlos-spain · 3 years
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Love Week Day 5
Never love anyone who treats you like you’re ordinary
Chapter 5 of:
A trial for our love
https://archiveofourown.org/works/33947845/chapters/84636424
They entered the house together, TK rested his hands on his thighs and almost dropped to the floor; he was short of breath. He had come to think that he wouldn't make it home, he would sooner pass out in the middle of the street and he couldn't believe that in his condition Carlos could run so far and for so long.
"We have to do it again tomorrow." Said the policeman with his hands on his hips, smiling, and as he grabbed a towel he had left in the kitchen ready to dry his sweat. "If we get up early; I'll be on leave for two days, although I don't understand why, I feel perfectly fine, I could already be working." "Don't be in a hurry Ironman, You've been given a shot of heroin and although it wasn't serious, after the high you feel now, the low will come." "Who knows, maybe it won't, maybe it won't happen."
TK patted him on the back, walked over to him, and gave him a quick kiss on the lips.
"You tell me this afternoon. But for the moment, I don't know about you, but I'm going to take a shower." "Can I do it with you? To save water I mean."
Carlos circled TK's waist and kissed his neck, pressed him against the kitchen island, both hands on the countertop, and slipped his hands under TK's sweaty T-shirt.
The paramedic turned around, making an effort to free himself a little from Carlos' body.
"Babe, I assure you I'm willing to have sex with you whenever possible, but not when you're under the influence of any drugs." She moved closer to him for another kiss, she didn't want Carlos to feel bad. "IF you want, we can shower together, but we'll save the sex for when you feel good." "But I feel great now. I mean it, tiger, and I assure you I have a real desire to shower with you and finish in bed together."
He circled his waist again, but TK was the one who tugged at him to get him up the stairs.
He knew that feeling. Not from heroin, but he had taken other kinds of substances and knew that feeling of being able to do anything, of being capable of anything. What he also knew was that the bigger the high, the bigger the feeling of being terribly sick.
But when it came, it would be there, ready to catch him and keep him from falling.
It wasn't easy to shower with Carlos and avoid his hands and end up making love. He knew what drug-influenced sex meant. It was incredible, that was true, and it could last twice or three times as long. But so many times he had felt terrible when he knew he had done things he didn't remember or worse, things that may be in a normal situation he wouldn't do.
Since Carlos had not wanted to have that accident and had always told her that he had never been curious enough to try drugs, TK didn't want that to be the memory Carlos had left.
He took his time washing him. He knew it was one of the things Carlos liked best; to be treated like a kitten, to have his scalp massaged, his back scratched with his nails and his shoulder contractures removed.
It was one of the ways to win him over and get what he wanted. So Carlos didn't notice when they finished the shower, when she put the bathrobe on his shoulders, closed it and after putting the towel around his waist, she pulled him out of the shower and made him sit on the bed.
"I feel dizzy," Carlos said resting his hands on the bed. "It's normal, with all the exercise you've done running and with how much you've sweated, you've used up more adrenaline than the heroin has given you." "I don't like that feeling." "And that's normal too. You've started to get a little low. I'm going to get you some water, you need to hydrate a lot and if possible eat." "Ugh, don't talk to me about eating or my stomach will turn."
Nausea made him turn pale, he put his hand to his mouth thinking he couldn't help but throw up. But nothing happened.
When TK turned around to go to the kitchen, Carlos grabbed his hand and pulled him. He buried his face in TK's belly and burst into tears. The paramedic said nothing, stroked his head, entwined his fingers in his hair, and let him vent.
"God TK I'm sorry, you don't know how sorry I am. Because of me, we haven't been able to talk about... I shouldn't know, but Judd told me or maybe you were in front of it too, I don't know, but I know you were going to propose to me and after how it went last time, you probably don't want to talk about it again now. But I want you to know." "Babe...
Carlos raised his head and unlike what was normal for him, he didn't mind her seeing him with his eyes covered in tears.
"No, let me finish, I need to tell you because I need you to know and I need you to know it's not a drug thing." TK nodded and kept silent, not taking his eyes off the cop, as much as all he wanted to do was hug him, tell him that he didn't need to say anything, that everything was fine, that they could wait to have that conversation.
"You know I didn't want to leave you stranded right?" "Of course I know." "And if I had known you were prepared to ask me to marry you with all our friends and our family, I would have left work earlier or I would have been more careful." "I know, babe, I know." "And I wish I could have the chance to give you an answer to the question you didn't get to ask me."
TK smiled and his cheeks flushed. He laughed and cupped Carlos' cheeks in his hands.
"I assure you that's not necessary. I love you the same. You don't need to do this now." "But I want to, I want to, I want to tell you that, if you're willing to ask me the question again, my answer will be..."
TK put his hand over his mouth.
"If you give me the answer now, it's like jinxing the moment, so I don't need you to say anything because I think I already know the answer." "But..." "No, not now. Now I'm going to fix you something to eat, something you like, something that will make you feel good and help you get through the slump you're about to suffer. Can you wait here for me for a moment?"
Carlos nodded. He sniffled loudly and let go of TK's hand.
It wasn't easy to let go of the minutes her boyfriend spent downstairs. He wanted to imagine he had the strength to follow him, to lend a hand in preparing whatever it was TK was cooking...even if he thought the idea of TK getting in front of the stove without someone ending up intoxicated.
However, he wasn't able to stand up, but instead, lay down on the bed. He suddenly felt tired, just as TK had said. The strength had gone in a matter of a second and all he wanted, was to sleep or cry, she wasn't sure which he preferred first.
TK figured it out on his way back. It didn't take much to make a couple of sandwiches, as much as it took to spread the butter or mayonnaise well, cut the lettuce so that it stuck out too far from the bread, and for Carlos, cut the edges of the bread.
It wasn't more than a few minutes, but when he returned to the bedroom, Carlos had curled up in bed and was sleeping.
He walked over and set the tray on the bedside table.
He sat on the bed and stroked Carlos' cheek. Then she heard him moan and speak in murmurs that she couldn't make out. But it didn't take her to notice that Carlos was having a bad time, he was having a nightmare, although considering what was going on in his head, it was normal for him to have nightmares.
He settled better on the bed and as if he had woken up suddenly, he threw herself on him, hugged him tightly until he almost left him breathless; but he didn't wake up.
"It's all right, babe. I know what you're going through. I don't like to talk about it, you know, but I've been through this more times than I care to remember. But since you're sleeping and neither of us seems to want to talk about what happened and what you're going through now, I'll take this opportunity to tell you that tomorrow you're going to feel like shit and that I've already taken the day off work so we can spend as many hours as it takes on the couch, eating popcorn, candy... Don't tell my dad and we'll order a couple of pizzas. I'll watch you cry and cry with you, I'm really good at that."
Carlos relaxed his body, breathed hard, and slid his body down until his head was resting in his lap. TK continued to stroke his hair and stared at him.
"Everything will be fine in a couple of days and a few days, I'll pray that nothing happens, that the world doesn't end, and that everything goes just the way I need it to go so I can ask you to marry me again and say yes."
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tarlos-spain · 3 years
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Love Week Day 3
It is a curious thought, but it is only when you see people looking ridiculous that you realize just how much you love them
Chapter 3 of:
A trial for our love
fandom; 9-1-1 Lone Star
Pairing: Carlos Reyes/TK Strand
Rating: Everybody can read it
You could tell TK hated Halloween and it wasn't because he didn't like horror movies, although they weren't his favorite either. But if there was one day a year that reminded him that he didn't have many friends it was Halloween.
A part of him had always felt different, first because he was the son of a fireman, who didn't like to do risky things, then because he was gay and had to hide it, then because he didn't hide it and was the only gay in high school, then because of his problems with substances. He had always been different and the people around him.
And he hadn't felt comfortable with anyone until Carlos showed up in his life. He had been very close to kicking him out, maybe because he didn't want to or maybe because he was afraid the cop would really know him.
But Carlos the persistent, as he would have been called in ancient times if he had been a king, stayed by his side, waited, gave him time and grabbed his arm so he wouldn't fall when necessary and now hugged him every day to assure him that he would always be with him.
But that Halloween day the tables were turned. It wasn't him who needed a little TLC, even if he wasn't going to ask for it, it wasn't him who was bedridden, on doctor's orders, and it wasn't him who had nearly died in a fire.
Carlos was on sick leave, he had been given four days to get his lungs back to normal and TK had taken those same days off to be with him and take care of him. Halloween suddenly had a much more homey and intimate feel to TK that he liked much better than any horror tunnel.
"You really don't need to stay with me tonight. I'm fine, I can put on a couple of movies and order dinner." Carlos told her. "Wait, you're going to watch movies where someone breaks into someone else's house to kill them or worse? I know those kinds of movies don't impress you, but could I stop thinking that a psycho is threatening my boyfriend while I'm dancing with the crew? No sir. If there's a horror movie, we watch it together." "Actually, I had no intention of watching a horror movie." "Whatever. You relax, get some rest and I'll be back in a little while with some snacks."
The doctor had said he'd be a little groggy the first day, so it didn't take him long to fall asleep. He awoke to the sound of someone coming into the room and doing something. He opened his eyes, still drowsy, and saw a figure that looked female, in typical 1970s nurse's clothing. He had been told she could spike his fever, now he was sure she had.
"Have you been able to sleep?"
Carlos opened his eyes again at the sound of TK's voice and realized under the nurse's costume was TK.
"What... TK?" "What's the matter, it's Halloween, isn't it? I thought you might like to see me dressed up as something other than lifelong Dracula." "You remember I'm gay right?" Carlos said sitting up in bed.
TK walked over to him, leaned over, and noticed Carlos's eyes going straight to the mini-skirt he was holding up for her.
"Don't tell me it doesn't turn you on just a little bit." "It does make my eyes happy, yes." Carlos smiled and reached between his personal nurse's legs. "Señor Reyes. You're resting, you can't do that." "How many porn movies have you seen, tiger?" "Straight a few when I wasn't sure if I might be interested in women. I soon realized no, I like it as you see, fantasize about clothes, but nothing else." He sat down on the bed and pointed to the tray. "I brought you a couple of sandwiches and tea." "And where did you have the costume hidden?" "Then you get some sleep and after we eat we move to the couch to watch a movie," TK said without answering Carlos' question.
But heeding his favorite nurse, he ate and went back to sleep. Little was regaining strength and he felt able to breathe better. He had dreaded having to spend the first Halloween night he and TK spent in the new house sleeping, but he felt almost fine now.
When he woke up the second time he didn't find TK in the bedroom and didn't hear any noise in the house, so he thought maybe his boyfriend had gone grocery shopping and had laid down for a bit to rest. He got up, tired from lying in bed all morning. He wanted to grab a soda in the kitchen, but as soon as he walked through the bedroom door, a shadow pushed him against the wall and he found TK's eyes in raccoon makeup, a dark, disheveled wig; a tight T-shirt a toy knife in one hand and some kind of rifle in another, also a toy.
"Do I have to guess?" "Come on, it's your favorite superhero." "I never said the Winter Soldier was a superhero."
TK wrapped his arms around her waist and leaned close to her ear so he could whisper in the sexiest way possible.
"But you say you'd like to cosplay Captain America to see me dressed like that."
Carlos burst out laughing and blushed as TK started kissing his neck and slid the fake knife across his belly. "If you feel better after dinner and watching a couple of movies maybe, you can choose which costume I wear." "How many costumes do you have lying around hiding?" Carlos asked coughing a little from the smoke still bothering his lungs. "You've always told me you don't like that you don't like Halloween."
TK took his hand and led him over to the couch, on the coffee table he had already prepared some soft drinks and a bowl of popcorn. He let Carlos get comfortable and tucked the cushions behind his back as well.
"And I don't like it. But I know you like it a lot and I knew it was going to feel a little bad for you to be able to go out and celebrate." "Go out and celebrate? I assure you I can't imagine a better Halloween than being babysat by my boyfriend, watching movies, eating crap, and seeing you dressed up in my favorite fantasies. "Well, wait until you see Dr. Jones?" "Do you have the Indiana Jones costume, with a whip?"
TK nodded.
"Yes, but according to what your doctor said, we'll go quietly tonight, but don't worry we'll use the whip when you're fully recovered."
Carlos grabbed TK by the shirt and planted a big kiss on his lips. He hadn't exaggerated, he hadn't imagined a better Halloween. They settled on the couch, both of them preferring horror classics to modern movies that didn't set the genre apart at all. Mateo hated them for that comment.
TK had never been a big fan of the genre and thought it was stupid for TK to be scared by a movie, but with Carlos, like everything else, it was different. The cop always seemed like the hero in those movies and as soon as he felt TK flinch once, he would hug him from behind, stroke his sides, and not move from there until the movie was over.
They ordered a pizza for dinner and one of the huge tubs of ice cream. They had had the candy ready for the kids two weeks ago and they had twelve groups of kids before they ran out of provisions.
"How did you feel yesterday, you didn't tell me about it," Carlos said as he loaded up the third movie of the evening. "What do you mean?" "You know it, baby. Yesterday I could have died inside that fire, when I'm the one on the other side, I know how I feel, I know I'll die if anything happens to you. what did you feel?" "I was sure everything was going to be okay, my father, Vega, they were all there. I had nothing to worry about." "TY." Carlos turned TK around so he could look him in the face. "If I didn't know you, there's a good chance I'd believe you, you're very convincing. But I know your eyes and I know you're still scared to death that something will happen to me." "I don't think we'll have our house burn down again, to tell you the truth. But twice the fire has almost killed you. I was the fireman, I'm the one who goes into dangerous places. I can't lose you, babe." "And you're not going to lose me." "How do you know, look what happened at the other thing, look what happened yesterday." "You said it we have people around us willing to do anything to protect us." He stroked TK's cheek and kissed him." But we both have chosen this kind of life because it's who we are; we are the first response to misfortunes that happen and we are in danger always it's true. But just as I know I'm not going to lose you, you're not going to lose me."
TK believed him or at least wanted to believe him because it's not like he could do anything else either. He knew very well the life they both had, the life they both had chosen and it certainly wasn't the safest, but has seen many times in the statistics they had the same chances of suffering a home accident.
So ending the conversation, TK snuggled back against Carlos' body and they finished the movie.
In the end, there was no sex at night because they both fell asleep on the couch cuddled together, thinking about their future and the desire they both had to propose marriage to each other, but they also both wanted to do it in the most romantic way possible.
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tarlos-spain · 3 years
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Love Week Day 4
You don’t marry someone you can live with - You marry someone you cannot live without
Chapter 4 of: 
A trial for our love
https://archiveofourown.org/works/33947845/chapters/84586813
TK asked his father to tell him what time it was. It hadn't been more than twenty minutes since the last time he had asked and Carlos still hadn't shown up. The waiter came by the table again to ask if they wanted to order dinner. as he had the other three times he had asked, that they wanted to wait a little longer.
Judd and Grace had left.
"It's the first time we've left the girl at home and the babysitter said it looks like she has a little fever, nothing serious, but we'd rather go home to make sure everything is okay at home." "Sure, don't worry, I'll give Carlos a good scolding from you," TK said to his friend, not hiding his nerves and concern for his boyfriend and why he still hadn't said anything for five hours. "I'll stay with you for as long as it takes," Owen told him after telling the rest of his team to go home, it was getting late and they all had to work the next day.
TK nodded, bit his lip, and began to fiddle with the empty cup in front of him. He hadn't wanted to drink anything after the first glass of water. When the first few minutes passed with no news from Carlos and the five calls and countless messages he hadn't answered, the only thing he would have wanted to drink would be something that would cause him to have problems with his addictions again.
He tried again one more time, Carlos didn't answer.
"Can you give me a ride home dad?" "Are you sure? He may be had a hard time with the job, but it's still possible he'll come." "I know, but honestly, I don't care. I had it all set up, it had to be perfect, you know, I've told you many times about how I wanted to try again to ask the man of my life, the one who is now the man of my life, to marry me. To do it three hours late, when the restaurant is about to close; it doesn't seem like the most romantic thing in the world to me." "I'm sure something must have happened to him," Tommy said. "Carlos isn't like that and you know him much better than I do. He goes out of his way for you and you had told him that dinner tonight was important."
The bad thing was that TK knew something must have happened to Carlos for him not to have shown any signs of life, not to have said where he was or that he would be late. If he hadn't shown up for an end with him, there had to be a good and troubling reason.
"I'm going to talk to Mitchells, in case the station knows anything," TK said as he, his father, and Tommy, the last people left at the table stood up ready to leave. "I'll make a couple of calls to the hospitals," Tommy added. "Just to be sure nothing serious has happened to him. You go home, Owen, can you stay with him?" "I don't need a babysitter, I can stay home and wait for Carlos by myself." "Yeah, sure," Owen replied, as one who hadn't heard his son's comment. "I'll stay tonight and when he arrives, I'll be the first to give him a good rapping. After all, I'm a second father to him, I've earned my right."
*
The story Carlos would have to tell when he got home if he got home at all, would be too ridiculous, for someone who loved him as much as TK did, to believe.
He was beginning to forget how it had all happened, but he could only keep in his mind the idea that the world was wonderful and the feeling of having been in an after-party for hours, dancing, sweating, and with his heart racing.
It had been weeks since they had gone out dancing, he had almost forgotten that happy feeling of dancing with TK, wrapping his arms around his neck and kissing him in the middle of the dance floor. The best part of those nights was knowing that there were dozens of eyes on TK or all over him, jealous that TK was his.
He stopped, looked up, and looked at the building in front of him. It was like all the other buildings on the street, on a street he didn't know what it was. It had gotten dark. When had it ever gotten dark all of a sudden?
He had started his shift an hour ago... an hour ago... He hadn't been working for more than an hour. He had been asked to go to one of the worst neighborhoods in the city, to lend a hand to two colleagues who had a flat tire on their car.
He had accompanied them when they heard about a fight between some drug addicts and then... then... then... then... What happened next? The fight was silly, they had been separated or had gotten in the way, he wasn't sure.
He laughed and felt stupid, not only because people were looking around him, but because he was a cop, dressed as a cop, off duty, sweaty... he was still sweating and that was something he didn't know either, when he had started sweating or why he felt like his heart felt like it was about to burst out of his chest.
He picked up the phone, had it already in his hand, and had typed a message to TK as if he had done it with mental powers because he was sure he hadn't used his hands.
"I'm panicking. I don't know where I am and it feels like I'm about to have a heart attack." It sounded dramatic, maybe too dramatic and TK would probably panic, when he actually felt terribly good, he felt like laughing, jumping, skipping, and dancing.
He could start dancing without music and they would surely take him to a police station. From there it would be easy to find TK. "Why don't you call him? It would be so much easier to contact him with the phone you have in your hand." He said to himself, even though he heard his own voice. "Carlos, man, you're listening to me."
He lifted his head and realized Judd was standing there, with the door of his van open and his arms balled up staring at him.
"Really, you look stoned." "Stoned?" Carlos burst out laughing and walked toward Judd, though he wasn't able to take two steps in a straight line. "Okay, now if you're scaring me and I don't know whether to take you home in this state because you're going to scare the shit out of TK when he sees you. Get in the car, let's go for a drive and see if you can clear your head a little."
Time was flying by and he was doing things without realizing it. He didn't remember getting into the van or when Judd had started it. Suddenly she found herself with a bottle of water in her hand.
"I'm not going to drive you home, you can forget about that." "I didn't ask you to." Carlos protested and burst out laughing with nervous laughter. "Drink the damn water and tell me since when do you get anything in because if you decided to do it right on the day TK wanted to ask you to marry him...."
Carlos began to think normally as he heard that. TK wanted to propose to him and he had missed it because of...because of...he couldn't remember why, but it made him feel extremely bad.
"Take me home." "You're in no condition." "I want to go home. Please, Judd, take me home."
And in another leap in time that he wasn't able to understand, he was at the front door and TK was standing there looking at him and a moment later she was around his neck and hugging him tightly. He was sobbing and hugged him so tightly that he almost didn't let him breathe.
"Can you tell where you've gotten to?" "Honestly tiger. I want to know too, but I keep losing whole minutes or hours since that damn fight with the junkies in the alley." "What fight?"
Before he let him answer, TK moved fast, faster than Carlos could take in. He checked her pupils, her heart rate, and something else he didn't manage to remember a few seconds later.
He grabbed his arm and removed his jacket. It wasn't hard for him to find the pinprick he was looking for and he didn't want it to be there.
"Someone drugged you."
He looked up to get Judd's attention and Judd nodded. Between the two of them, they got Carlos into the house and sat him on the couch.
The next two hours passed in a dream for Carlos. Tommy appeared and injected him with something that brought him down from the cloud he had been in for too long. He heard him tell TK that he would be fine in a few hours and after taking a long nap.
TK didn't move from his side except to bring him fresh water, something to eat...for some reason the drugs made him hungry, or to talk to his father on the phone with both Owen and Gabriel.
He dozed off at some point and then remembered the confrontation with the two groups of drug addicts, he had stood in the middle so they wouldn't get hurt, and as he turned to talk to a colleague he had noticed the sting.
"Why didn't you say anything?" TK asked him as Carlos lay across his lap. "To tell you the truth, I don't know. I guess I was afraid they would take me to the hospital and call you saying something drug-related had happened." "Carlos babe. More I've been worried about not knowing where you were for hours. I thought it had happened to you...I've thought of everything babe." "I'm so sorry ty, I really am. I didn't think anything would happen." "A guy shoots you up with heroin and you think nothing's going to happen? I think I'm going to have to give you an advanced course on how drugs work. What a cop you are."
TK leaned over to kiss him on the forehead, but Carlos caught his face and kissed him on the lips.
"I'm sorry to tell you that Judd's gone off the deep end and told me your plans for today." "Don't tell me he told you he wanted to ask you..."
Carlos nodded.
"I know what it must have cost you to think about asking someone to marry you again and look how I screwed it up." "You didn't do it on purpose, babe. did you?" "No, of course, I didn't. And since I know you're probably not going to find the time or the strength to ask me a third time..." "The second one I haven't actually asked you." "The answer is yes, I do want to marry you."
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Happy Promise Day Images Quotes for Friends
When is Promise Day in Valentine Week 2021
Are you looking for promise day quotes for your friends? This post presents thoughtful promise day images and messages. Valentine week is the best time to remember our friends and loved ones. All our loved ones want from us is a life full of love and support. Promises are often unspoken and most of them remain though we never express them.
Find a lovely bunch of promise day 2021 that you can send to your friend, colleague, and beloved as well as family friends. Valentine week begins on 7th day with the celebration of rose day. Promise day is celebrated on 11th February every year. If you are in love, give a promise of everlasting happiness to your dear ones. If your loved one is unhappy with something, promise something that will please him or her.
Best Promise Day Wishes with a Promise of Fulfilling Life
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Today I promise a life full of love and joy that will never end. Happy promise day to my valentine!
My wishes on this day come to you to promise you everything that you love and that makes you happy!
With this lovely rose, I promise you a life as happy and vibrant as this rose.
When you love all you want to promise is nothing but lifelong love and care. Happy promise day dear!
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My eyes promise to look at you for every beautiful thing of the world. My heart promises to find you in every memory of the times spend together.
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Dear valentine I promise you today I will always be by your side whenever you need me; just call out for me and I will be there.
Your beautiful eyes are always giving me thousands of promises of love and care. Thank you for being my best friend and partner dear
Friendship is a beautiful promise of unconditional support, understanding, and selfless love.
My love is my promise of a life that you deserve and may you find everything that you want from life. 
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Everyone does not find a soul mate. If you have found yours, make sure you value them. Wishing you seven days of love
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