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Carter made his way to Sebastian's office slowly. Sure, it was eating into the time they had to talk, but he needed to get his thoughts and feelings in line first. It was part of why he had wanted a weekend away, but between Sebastian's persistence and Nico's encouragement, Carter had decided to get the talk over with before he left.

He paced in front of Sebastian's office door for a few minutes, finally deciding that he was ready and knocking on the door.

"It's Carter," he said after a second. Wouldn't want Sebastian to mistake him for one of his hookups, after all. "Can I come in?"

He'd left his office at a near run, deciding that it was easier just to lock everything inside and come back for it later. He could usually handle Seb's teasing, but something about the Dom wanting to be called 'Master' had gotten under his skin immediately. However, now that he was in their suite, his Dom was nowhere to be found, and Carter was tempted to start without him.

The second Carter's eyes opened, he was on a mission. Well, technically, he was back on a mission, considering he had laid everything out before bed the night before, but his point still stood. He was on a mission, and the clock had started ticking down.

Blinking the sleep out of his eyes, he rolled over slightly, giving a still-sleeping Sebastian a kiss on cheek before sliding out of bed. Grabbing the clothes he had set out the night before (one of Sebastian's shirts and a skimpy pair of underwear), he ducked into the bathroom for a shower.

Coming back out once he was done, hair wrapped in a towel on the top of his head, he snuck a quick glance at Sebastian. Once he was sure the other man was still asleep, he moved on to the kitchen. He wasn't sure how long he would have until Sebastian woke up, so he weighed his options for a moment, then started to cook. He was no Collette Smythe, and this was by no means something he did often enough to be fantastic at it, but he could make a decent breakfast when he put his mind to it.

Thirty minutes and a few singed (and bandaged) fingers later, Carter was carrying a tray of French toast and coffee into the bedroom. Putting the tray down on the floor on his side of the bed, he then pulled his hair out of the towel and climbed back under the covers, cuddling up to Sebastian happily. He was tempted to wake his boyfriend up, but he was almost 100% certain the smell of coffee would do it for him.

1. What are the everyday things you both do to show you care about each other? I feel like tolerating each other's friends is a BIG one...He folds the laundry, because he knows that I hate it. I make sure that the coffeemaker is on first thing in the morning. He's really big on smacking me on the ass and whistling when I get out of bed, lately. We flirt with each other like idiots....That's probably my favorite, actually.

2. Do you follow each other’s blogs/twitter/instagram? I follow everything of Seb's. He refuses to follow my Instagram, because it's apparently "what hipsters look at to get off". I think he's just jealous that he's not in all of my pictures.

3. Is there a favourite place that you both frequently go to together? In Boston, there's this coffee shop called "Bean There, Bun That" that was close to the house. We'd go there to get some quiet.

4. What TV shows do you like to watch together? I make Seb sit through GBBO and reruns of The Nanny, he makes me sit through The First 48 and Homeland. We both agree on Classic MST3K and Stephen Colbert.

5. How do you relax together? I like it when we make dinner together. Seb's kind of... inexperienced in the kitchen, but he's trying, and it's adorable.

6. What sleep positions do you tend to sleep together in? We used to spoon, but a guy can only take a knee to the groin so many times...We mostly just sleep with one of us on our back and the other one sprawled on top of them.

7. Do you borrow each other’s clothes or other items? I borrow his all the time, but I'm pretty sure he only borrows mine unintentionally. It's nice, though.

8. Do you ever share the bathroom together? It's one of those things where we only recently really needed to start sharing. We went from basically having a thousand bathrooms to choose from and schedules that meant Seb had to be ready before I did, to one bathroom and basically the exact same schedule. Getting ready in the mornings is a very precise dance, now.

9. How do you both keep in touch when you’re away from each other? Texting, and messaging, mainly. Granted our "away from each other" isn't really that much of a distance, right now. If I miss him that much, he's three hallways and a staircase away.

10. Do you share secrets between each other? Yeah. Unless someone specifically tells me not to tell Sebastian, it's a safe bet that I've told him. Granted, I may not tell him immediately, but if it comes up in conversation, I won't try and avoid saying something.

[Given to Sebastian on Christmas Eve, along with a packed suitcase. The card attached reads:]

Pookie,

This is probably selfish, because it’s for me too, but…I got us a vacation. Just us, for a week, in Vegas. We’re leaving the day after Christmas, and we’re staying until after New Year’s. We’ve got a lot of free time to explore, plus tickets to a few things that I’m pretty sure you’re going to want to see (like that kink exhibition that we missed out on in Paris. We’re finally going to see it, provided that someone can keep his hands to himself this time).

Everything’s already planned (including asking people to check on your mom for you, without making it look like they’re checking on her, so no worries there). All you have to do is show up and look pretty, which won’t be a problem

The bracelet, aside from being my subtle attempt to grow your leather collection, is because…You know how you get when I wear my collar? It’s like that. I’d say you’re a bad influence on me, but you’re already smug enough.

Merry Christmas, Seb. I love you, I’m proud of you, and I’m still not sure how I got lucky enough to keep you.

Yours, -Kumquat

PS: The Mile High Club called, they said we need to renew our membership. ;)