#artrian

Oh look it happened again.

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It hadn’t taken long for them to drive to the gas station near his mother’s house. Adrian sat in the passenger seat with a giant smile on his face as he watched the glee on Arthur’s face as he tested out the car’s handling and speed. All while not being too reckless. After all it wasn’t their car that they had borrowed. Adrian had sent Stephen a text to let him know that they had gone out and borrowed the Audi, in case they noticed they were both missing or that the car wasn’t parked outside anymore.

“You know, B is getting a little old now. Maybe we can trade her in for a newer model…or an SUV. Something more child friendly.” Adrian shrugged, “Something to think about in the future maybe.”

“Yeah, maybe after we’ve figured out our budget with the house payments.” Arthur agreed, slowing down the car and signalling to turn into the gas station.

They had both started to seriously talk about a future with kids now. He knew it was going to change things in their lives a lot. It wasn’t going to be easy. There was going to be a lot of sleepless nights, stress, and tears. Raising a child from day one was going to be a huge challenge. Even raising Jude was hard and they only had him part-time. But they both wanted it now, they both wanted kids. So they began to lay out the ground work for their new addition to their family.

Arthur turned into the gas station, parking the car near the front of the store. Turning the engine off as he turned to Adrian, opening his mouth to as if he were about to say something.

“Nope, no. You go in and buy them.” Adrian shook his head and laughed as Arthur frowned. He had guessed correctly.

“Come on, I drove us here.”

Adrian sighed as Arthur gave him a pleading look. “Fine.” He unbuckled his seatbelt and opened the door, the cool night air hitting his sense again and sobering him up a little. Patting his back pockets to make sure he had his wallet walked past the front of the car. Arthur tapping the horn and winking at him as he glared back at him. Cheeky monkey.

It’s not like Adrian was ashamed of buying condoms. He had worked in a sex shop for a couple months while he had been in between jobs. It was the looks the cashier would give him that he hated so much. That dirty ‘enjoy’ look he hated so much. Adrian looked over and cringed. A pimply lanky teenager sat at the register, drinking out of a can of soda as he played on his phone. It wasn’t that busy. It was Christmas Eve after all. Adrian sighed, going down the health aisle. Walking past the tampons, baby formula, and pepto. Straight to the end where the boxes of condoms and small tubes of lube were kept.

Grabbing a box of their usual brand and a box with a small tube of lube he made his way to the counter, wondering if he should grab anything else. He looked around and grabbed a bag of gummy sour worms and a kitkat bar. Placing it all down on the counter, pretending like this wasn’t the most awkward exchange ever as the teen scanned the items and looked over at Adrian with that knowing look.

“Will that be all?”

“Umm, yes.” Adrian nodded.

“Cash or credit?”

“Credit” Adrian pulled out his wallet and tapped his card against the reader as the teen handed over the bag. “Thanks.” Adrian mumbled.

“Have a Merry Christmas!” The guy called out after him as Adrian quickly made his way out of the door and towards the car. Not looking over at Arthur until he had opened the door and sat down in the passenger seat.

“You’re buying them next time.” Adrian opened the bag and pulled out the gummy worms, opening the packet as he listed to Arthur laugh at him. His husbands hand snaking over and taking a gummy out of the bag.

“I’ll buy them next time.”

Adrian looked over at Arthur as he munched away on the gummy candy. “Brat.” He laughed softly. “Let’s go home.” He put the seatbelt back on as Arthur started the car again. Leaning over to press a peck on Arthur’s cheek before sitting back in his seat and watching Arthur as he drove back to the house.

It didn’t take too long for them to pull up into the driveway of the house. Adrian spotted his father’s car this time. He wasn’t surprised to see the luxury car his father was driving. He was an LA lawyer after all. It was all about appearances over there.

“Your father is outside.” Arthur’s voice made him tear his gaze away from the car and towards the front porch. He was outside. A glass of whisky in his hand and what looked like an e-cigarette. Adrian had no idea that he smoked. It must have been a habit he picked up later on in life.

Adrian stared at the man who just lifted his cigarette to his lips as he stared back at the car. Looking over at Arthur he sighed and shrugged. Arthur turned off the car and leaned over the center console.

“Kiss me.”

Adrian didn’t hesitate, meeting his husband’s lips, quickly turning the kiss from an innocent peck to something more passionate. Parting his lips and urging Arthur to do the same as he dropped the bag with their things on the car floor. He figured that his father would be disgusted with the display and head back into the house. Arthur could be so smart sometimes.

There was a knock at the window of the car. They pulled away, Adrian spotting his father’s face at the window on the drives side. “Oh god,” He groaned. It hadn’t worked. Arthur unlocked the car.

“Let’s see what he has to say.” 

Adrian opened his door, grabbing the bag and stepping out. “What do you need?” He asked coolly. His father stepping away from the driver side as Arthur opened the door and got out.

“I’d like to talk to you Adrian, privately if possible.” The older man kept his cool, acting polite as he took a drink from his glass. “Sorry to have interrupted. I figured you had both gone to sleep, but here you both are. Sneaking out for a joy ride.” Steven looked amused as if though he was proud of their choice to sneak away.

“I rather not.” He answered shortly, moving around the car and towards the front door. Looking back to make sure Arthur was coming with him.

“Perhaps tomorrow?” His father called out after them.

Adrian opened the front door and let Arthur go before him. “Not likely.” Adrian called back before entering the house. Arthur pressed the lock button on the keys before the headed past the entrance to the living room. All three occupants watching as they made their way from the entrance hall up the stairs. It wasn’t until he closed the door to the guestroom behind him that Adrian slowed down.