Part 2/2: sorry this is so long.
Kieran thought about standing him up, heād not meant to say yes to Leo. KT didnāt want to get distracted from trying to get his degree, he needed it to make his dad proud. His dad whoād given up so much to raise him and get him there. Hector told Kieran that he doesnāt have to date the guy, but that he defiantly needed an orgasm or three to centre himself again. Kieran went on the date and him and Leo kept talking and talking until they got kicked out of the restaurant. They walked back to Leoās place in comfortable silence and Leo kissed Kieran goodnight before going inside. Kieran liked that Leo was taking things slow, Leo couldnāt figure out what he was doing. He wanted to fuck Kieran, not share some virginal kiss with him. This continued for weeks, Leo kissing Kieran goodnight and then leaving and when Kieran asked if they were a proper couple, Leo said they were. Leo hadnāt told anyone about Kieran, but he supposed he should now that he apparently had a boyfriend. Kieran had told Hector nearly every single detail, Kieran didnāt know how to do relationships and defiantly didnāt know how to do them with rich lads like Leo who decided to invite KT to a party to meet Ben and Dec. Neither of them expected KT to be introduced as Leoās boyfriend and Dec made some comment about how KT should enjoy him while he can which led to KT learning that Leoās parents would likely already have someone set up for him to marry. Kieran leaves, annoyed at Leo for leading him on, annoyed at himself for thinking he belonged with these lads who view marriage as a business transaction, annoyed at himself for thinking Leo would stay. KTās own mother didnāt want to stay with him, why would Leo whose clearly better then him?
Leo hears what Dec said and runs after KT, they end up having a conversation that feels more like an argument than either are willing to admit, Ā and Leo learns that KT is terrified of being left so he promises not to leave him. KT tells him not to make promises he canāt keep, and Leo kisses him in response. Leo doesnāt know what heās doing, his parents would not approve but Leo wants KT, he wants to be with KT and he wants to see what life is like when heās allowed make choices for himself. Leo promises not to leave and KT promises to do the same (even when he gets upset and scared, he has to talk to Leo and not run from parties because Decās an idiot). Thatās the first night they have sex and for the next three years, KT and Leo are loveās young dream. Leo has met Kieranās dad and his friends from back home (a majority of whom Ben does sleep with) Ā and Kieran is basically living with the three of them (and being tutored by both Leo and Dec because uni is hard but heās almost there!) but heās not told his parents yet. Leo is scared of what will happen if he's forced to choose between his parents and KT. Leo doesnāt know what life is like without his parents but he certainly doesnāt want to live a life without Kieran. Leo is two and a half months pregnant when they all return for their final semester of college in mid-January (Kieran had looked really good on Halloween) and he knows Kieran is freaking out about it. Theyād taken the test together in Kieranās dadās house on Christmas Eve together, they tried to do all the big moments together. Kieran is terrified that Leo will leave, that his parents will make him come home and Kieran will never see the love of his life or their baby again. Kieran thinks heāll fuck up their kid. Leo plans on staying and when Kieran finally breaks down in Leoās arms, Leo suggests they elope. Kieran stops crying straight away Ā Ā because there is no way he heard that right. Leo says they might as well make their promise to stay legally binding and that he loves Kieran enough to view the marriage as more than something that has to be done. Leo knows itāll make Kieran happy and knows his parents will get on board with KT and the baby if thereās a ring already on his finger (Leoās parents value tradition Ā but he knows he can convince them to let go eventually if they see heās happy). That weekend they pack Dec, Ben and Hector into a car without telling them whatās happening or why theyāre in suits and they go get married. When Ben jokingly asks if the reason for the elopement is because Leoās knocked up, Kieran and Leo donāt deny or confirm and simply say it was one of many reasons.
The first few months of marriage are hard. Theyāre living with Dec and Ben and Kieran is working and studying and feeling awful for not paying rent now that heās actually living there. Leo says he doesnāt have to pay and they argue when Leo asks why KT never tried to pay when he was basically there all the time. Leo is a high maintenance pregnant person because heās stressed out about college and having a baby and telling his parents and he fights with Kieran about all of this. They canāt agree on where theyāll live after they finish (London? Scotland? Belgium?) Kieran says they need a flat that he can pay for half of because heās not going to be a trophy husband, Leo thinks this is ridiculous. Leo accuses KT of sleeping with Hector when he thinks the pair are hiding something (Kieran was trying to plan a baby moon and had asked Hector for help), the surprise is soured by Leoās accusation and the fight that follows. Leo eventually tells his parents about the baby and his husband and they react by saying they are disappointed with him, Leo lashes out at Kieran as a result. They make it hard for each other to stay but they stay. They love each other and they promised theyād stay. Things eventually start getting easier. Birthing classes ease Leoās stress, Kieran finds ways to contribute to the house that make things better (how Leo never knew Kieran was good at fixing things before marrying him is still a mystery). They graduate with no idea of whatās next and Leo is just so thankful he didnāt go into labour at the ceremony. He almost passes out when his parents come up to him, heād invited them to the ceremony but didnāt think theyād show up. They ask to meet Kieran and Leo just nods wordlessly and brings them to where his husband and father in law are taking photos with each other. Kieran says itās nice to meet them in person which confuses Leo until his mother mentions Kieran had called and essentially gave them shit for abandoning their son just because he chose to be happy and loved. Kieran wasnāt going to let Leo be abandoned like he had.
Leoās father tells Leo he wants him to take over the London branch as soon as heās back from maternity leave. Leo says he needsĀ to talk to his husband about it first to which KT responds by almost passing out because is Leo insane? Obviously he should take the job! They leave their parents and go for a walk around campus in the same comfortable silence they experienced on their first date until they are away from the crowds. Leo asks Kieran what he should do and Kieran tells him he should stay, that London is their home and that he wants it to remain that way for awhile. Kieran wants to find a job, wants to find a flat that he can pay half for, wants to raise his baby in London among the family theyāve created with Ben and Dec. He wants their in-laws to be in different countries and for Hector to fly in and out of their childās life when he visits London from Spain with way too many gifts. Leo wants the life Kieran is proposing and they make it happen. Kieran declines the offer to work for Leoās parents (and Decās parents when Dec makes them offer) because he wants to make it on his own merit, wants to succeed beside his husband not because of him. Theyāll figure everything out and eventually they do Ā through the ups and the downs. They find a flat, Kieran gets a job, they figure out parenthood with their first child and they disagree and fight and make up and laugh and help one another. They stay. They always stay.
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