Three weeks later . . .
Lily had been as good as her word, the press conference hadn't happened and suddenly the papers had been awash with stories about the 'minor' celebrity's out of control behaviour in clubs around the world and Theo had been left in peace to recover; well there were a couple of reporters from local papers still hanging around the hospital but none got close to where Theo was -- he'd spent the latter part of his stay in a high intensity coronary nursing ward which he didn't strictly need but after the I.C.U. it was the most secure adult ward in the hospital. To-day Adrien was taking him home, Theo's chopper was scheduled to arrive at the hospital at lunchtime and Adrien kept looking at his watch every few minutes whilst constantly scanning the skies for its arrival.
"It won't get here any quicker just because you're looking for it," Theo said quietly from behind Adrien as he wrapped his arms around Adrien's body and nibbled at his ear.
Adrien leaned into Theo's embrace, tilting his head to expose more of his neck,
"I shouldn't let you do that you know, it gets to me too easily."
"I know," Theo chuckled as he carried on teasing Adrien with kisses and nips up and down his neck.
"Theo we haven't had sex in over six weeks, you're dealing with a desperate man here and besides which our family are waiting for us at home so even if you were up to taking this further we can't."
"My doctor has assured me that as long as we don't start swinging from the chandeliers for the time being I am more than capable of screwing you to the mattress young man. Which I'm sure
you
also know."
"I bet that was a really comfortable conversation to have with my colleague."
"Actually he was really good about it, it was him that brought up the subject, said it was the one question everybody wants the answer to. So tonight, my hero, you and I are picking up where we left off the night before I flew to Canada."
"Oh god yes please," Adrien breathed.
They'd spent hours edging each other, it was one of their favourite sexual activities and Theo was a master at it, the sex following all that teasing and orgasm denial was
always
phenomenal.
"It's here," Theo whispered, "look," he pointed towards the horizon at a speck in the sky.
"How the hell can you tell it's yours?"
"Because it's bang on time and heading directly this way. Time to say goodbye to everybody."
It was true they needed to, not just the staff but also the other twenty or so patients who Theo had spent time diligently getting to know and beyond the adult ward there was also a small children's ward as Adrien was virtually unique in that he took on paediatric cases alongside adult ones. Theo had said repeatedly that spending time with the children playing games, reading stories to them and generally acting like everyone's favourite uncle had saved his sanity and aided his recovery.
"I got this today," Theo said as they rode the lift to the top floor, holding out his mobile to show Adrien a text.
"I'm so happy to know you've fully recovered Theo, I wish you and Adrien all the best for your future together. Li-anne x" he read.
"Wow, that's kind of her."
"She is."
When they were strapped into their seats in the helicopter Theo slyly took a photo of Adrien then started typing a caption for it before launching it on the world,
"My gorgeous, clever, talented hero taking me home -- at last!"
"What the hell have you just done?"
"I wanted to share this with
everybody
so I've put it on Instagram."
"I didn't know you had an account."
"I didn't until last night and I doubt I'll ever use it again," Theo laughed.
At home Theo's nieces had joined their little throng and as soon as the two men had escaped the downwash from the slowing rotors they threw themselves at their uncle squealing with delight to see him.
"Hello my gorgeous girlies," he beamed as he wrapped his arms around them.
"Is he really fully recovered?" Emily asked Adrien.
"Not quite, he's got some more recuperating to do but he will be."
Emily let go of her uncle and wrapped her arms around Adrien as she started crying.
"Hey, sweetie, it's ok, sh, don't get upset now, it's all over," he soothed her stroking her back.
He'd fallen in love with the two girls the first time he'd met them, they were as Theo had said irresistibly sweet.
"Thank-you Uncle Adrien, for being brave enough to save Uncle Theo for us."
"What did you just call me?!" he asked utterly shocked at her words.
"Well you are aren't you? If Uncle Theo was
ordinary
his wife would've been our aunt by that logic it makes you our uncle, well it does to me."
"And me," her sister added.
Only Theo saw the shocked look on Adrien's face caused by their words.
Later that evening, although not that late, their family surprised them by leaving to go back to the hotel they'd used in the early days of Theo's hospital stay.
"You need time alone love," his mother had explained when she'd told them of the plan, "you've spent three weeks being surrounded by dozens and dozens of people, not bad for two men who're used to being alone. We'll see you tomorrow afternoon, about three probably, it may be a bit later we're showing everybody round the university, turns out Emily wants to study history so we thought we'd introduce her to a few people, let her get a feel for the place."
"Thank-you Dorothy, that's very considerate," Theo smiled.
"Nonsense it's a perfectly logical thing to do, besides which if she gets a place there her lecturers will know who she knows, always a good thing."
"Alone at last," Theo said as they waved off their family.
"Theo we don't have to do anything, just having you next to me will be enough for me honestly."
"No sentence ending with that word is
ever
said honestly," Theo replied, chuckling, "not only that I distinctly remember you agreeing to a reprise of the night before my trip."
"It's not my preferred option I'll admit but truly I'd be happy to just fall asleep with you."
"Then I say we revert to our original default programme, we let the night bring what it will. Would you care to join me in having a small celebratory drink and a bath?"
"You know it's been a while since anyone used their seduction skills on me, a person could feel neglected," Adrien replied acting coy in a highly theatrical manner.
Theo pulled Adrien to him a hand behind Adrien's head the other at his face,
"You want seducing all over again do you?" he asked as he looked deep into Adrien's eyes before he spun Adrien round but kept him close, really close,
"Then I have to ask if you're here to fuck or be fucked?"
"With that Pierce Brosnan voice you had me in that first moment I just didn't have the guts to tell you."
"In that case get this pert little ass," Theo squeezed Adrien's behind, "up those stairs" he slid a hand up over Adrien's hip and down to his clearly swollen cock, "and get the bath water running, I'll bring the drinks. Now, or somebody might find themselves with a smacked behind," to emphasise his point Theo playfully spanked Adrien's backside.
"Promises, promises," Adrien laughed as he turned to face Theo, he kissed him then dodged away to head upstairs.
Adrien was watching the bathwater run when he heard Theo enter the master bedroom,
"Nearly done," he called to him.
"Be there in a minute," Theo replied.
Theo had had no difficulty in persuading Adrien to forsake the bedroom next to the master in order to create a bathroom as enticing as the one in the city apartment; Theo had even had the bath -- easily as large as the apartment one -- specially made to appear to be in keeping with the house. Now Adrien had everything as it should have been for Theo's homecoming three weeks ago, the room was awash with candlelight, as was the bedroom although so far Theo had made no comment about it and Adrien could only hope that he wouldn't find it too much, too romantic, too
feminine
. Adrien had passed some of Theo's time away choosing a playlist for that night, now this night's reunion, and as soon as Theo joined him the music would begin, with Barber's "Adagio for strings".
So lost in thought was Adrien of how things should have been on Theo's return,
could
have been after the accident, that he didn't notice Theo at the partly open door and Theo, seeing his lover with such a faraway look couldn't resist taking another picture of him although he made no move to show this one to the world.
"This is wonderful," he said as opened the door wider waving a hand to indicate the room, he slid the tray he was carrying onto the vanity unit, "grapes, mascarpone and a particularly enjoyable little fizz I found in a place called Polperro."
Adrien smiled but he was clearly struggling to stay that way, one corner of his mouth kept twitching and Theo could see the distress in his eyes. All thought of making love left him and he wrapped his arms round Adrien putting a hand between his shoulder blades the other he lay gently on the back of his head, Adrien nuzzled into the crook of Theo's neck his eyes closed as he used the fabric of Theo's bathrobe to pull him close.
"Don't ever do that to me again," he whispered and despite how quietly he spoke Theo could hear the pain in Adrien's tone, "I have
never
been so absolutely fucking terrified in my life. When Maria told me it was you I almost passed out, my knees all but went from under me, ask her, all that stopped me blacking out was the thought that if anyone could save you it was
me
," he stopped to take in a shuddering breath clearly trying to remain calm.
"You needed me at beyond my best,
I
