dave.

Dave let out a load chuckle, leaning back in his seat a bit. “That’s what I heard too. He’s a huge target of the mob, threatened to reveal something, or took too much of the mobs drugs or something. He’s wanted though, but Brittany has some kind of deal with them or something? Something about doing something for them in exchange that they don’t hurt him. They’re leaving him alone for now,” he nodded to himself grinning. The stories Brittany always told him just made him smile all the time. He let out a long sigh, especially when he knew Blaine was right, he really shouldn’t be talking on the phone, not when he almost got into a car accident. “Okay, Okay, fine. I’ll hang up, and I’ll talk to you when I get there, and try not to be too excited about what we’re about to be doing, because of course, I haven’t been excited for, I dunno, forever or anything,” he teased, pausing for a moment. “I’ll see you soon Blaine.” he said as he hung up the phone.

As Dave pulled into the driveway he felt his heart start racing. He knew it was his excitement. Ever since he started dating Blaine, every day had been something to look forward to. He always looked forward to the time of the day he got to come see Blaine. Turning the car off, he reached behind him, pulling out his stuff for their visit, but Blaine stopped him. He raised an eyebrow, but let go of his things, and grabbed the ice cream instead. “I think I’m good. Though if you want to get this ice cream inside while I do get my stuff I wont complain. Of course then I actually want to say hi to you,” he grinned, walking over to his boyfriend. Handing over the ice cream, Dave leaned in, pulling Blaine into an awkwardly positioned hug. “Hey there. I’m glad I made it too,” he hummed, before turning around to go get his things for the night.

“Okay but I would have carried those for you in exchange for you showing up with this,”  he grinned down at the bag of goodies Dave brought. Blaine hooked the bag under Dave’s arm as he laughed and managed to hug him back the best he could in their position.  “Hi back..”  Before Dave could turn completely, Blaine reached out and touched his elbow to get his attention. There was only a flash of awkward silence once he had it before he inched up onto his toes and pressed a kiss to Dave’s cheek.  A sharp exhale and a deep breath recovered the air he’d been holding in and a blush spread over his olive complexion.  His thumb jutted in the direction of the large set of double doors, “I’ll see you inside, okay?”  Two backwards steps and a rub to the back of his neck later–Blaine gave him the room to get his things and bit his lip behind his back. “You can put your stuff wherever.  I’ll be in the kitchen.”

That was where he would be found once Dave was inside.  Tossing the plastic bag into a recycle container underneath the kitchen sink and glancing up with round hazel eyes that crinkled at their edges in a welcoming smile.  It felt good to see Dave standing there–a realization that washed over him in a warm wave.  The man had a comforting presence that once Blaine got to know him more than the small bit of friendship they all discovered in the end? He felt–safer when Dave was around.  From himself, from everything.  Did Dave have any idea how much that meant to him?  He’d probably humbly shrug it off as being a good person if it was pointed out.  Blaine didn’t think about how he was watching him so closely as he mulled the idea over. Or that he hadn’t said anything yet.  Then in a snap back to the planet–he tucked his head down and felt his face get hotter.  “I–Sorry.  Greeting you with a creepy stare was not my intention.  Can I get you anything?   Are you thirsty?  Hungry?  Just need to relax?”