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[daily_prompt] all of you
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The house is mostly dark when they walk in; Adam never expects Dana or Alex to be waiting up when he gets home late after a night out. So he stops only to shrug his jacket off and pour himself a glass of water from the kitchen. Chase drops his blazer on top of Adam's and then turns just as his partner is sliding another glass in his direction. "Come on, we'll go sober up outside," Adam says, nodding toward the back patio door. "You can ask me all those burning questions."
Neither of them are actually at risk for a hangover; they only had three drinks, and everyone had switched to water when they left the nightclub. Nobody was going to get into the car even vaguely drunk. But it's good to be extra cautious, and moreso, Chase recognizes that Adam is giving him an opportunity. A chance to not go to bed with all these newfound curiosities about his partner, because he absolutely is curious now about so many things. He's an investigator, after all.
The two of them settle on chairs across from each other under the minor glow of a patio light, with Adam turning on the fire pit to counteract the late chill in the air. "I feel like I'm getting a membership card to an exclusive club," Chase quips which makes him laugh. "I've got my platinum players' club card, but you don't need that," he says as he settles in. More seriously, he continues, "We meant what we said. You're one of us now, and that means everything."
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[1730 words]
The house is mostly dark when they walk in; Adam never expects Dana or Alex to be waiting up when he gets home late after a night out. So he stops only to shrug his jacket off and pour himself a glass of water from the kitchen. Chase drops his blazer on top of Adam's and then turns just as his partner is sliding another glass in his direction. "Come on, we'll go sober up outside," Adam says, nodding toward the back patio door. "You can ask me all those burning questions."
Neither of them are actually at risk for a hangover; they only had three drinks, and everyone had switched to water when they left the nightclub. Nobody was going to get into the car even vaguely drunk. But it's good to be extra cautious, and moreso, Chase recognizes that Adam is giving him an opportunity. A chance to not go to bed with all these newfound curiosities about his partner, because he absolutely is curious now about so many things. He's an investigator, after all.
The two of them settle on chairs across from each other under the minor glow of a patio light, with Adam turning on the fire pit to counteract the late chill in the air. "I feel like I'm getting a membership card to an exclusive club," Chase quips which makes him laugh. "I've got my platinum players' club card, but you don't need that," he says as he settles in. More seriously, he continues, "We meant what we said. You're one of us now, and that means everything."
( cut for length )
[1730 words]
