beauty

At the mention of a new home, Joy frowned slightly. She wasn’t a big fan of change and it seemed like a lot of things were changing. Not that she didn’t like Nicolette, she really did. And something about her kept her calm. But Joy had always lived in this apartment. So moving felt odd. Zephyr picked up on her quietness and reached over to rest his hand in her hair. “If you’d like we could go and look at the homes first. Spend a couple weekends there looking at the houses.” Joy pursed her lips before looking up at Nicolette then nodding and smiling at Zephyr again. “Okay!” She agreed.

Zephyr was basically the luckiest man in the world. He had a beautiful wife and a beautiful daughter. And he was just happy. His club was going great, opening up one in California which was a huge deal. So he had news he wanted to present something to them. He’d sat both his girls down at the kitchen table while they ate and smiled, just watching them. Zephyr was just so happy with them. “So...i have a new business opening in California.” Which is what he referred to his club as when Joy was around. Really, she had no idea what it was that he really did. “And we don’t have to, but I was thinking we could move. The money I’ll be making...no idea what to do with majority of it. And I figured my girls deserve all the best things in life so...I was thinking maybe we could move out of the apartment and actually find a home.”

“You don’t have to be so nice.” He said, looking up at him. “You can tell me to go if you actually want to.” He cuddled into his chest more and closed his eyes. “Thank you.” He whispered. “For just being you.” Gabriel was grateful to have Jensen as his boyfriend. He’d never felt so loved and protected before.

“I know.” He said quietly. “So that’s the nightmares.” He licked his lips before nuzzling into Jensen closely. “If the screams some night bother you, I can just not stay over. I really would understand. I don’t want to make you uncomfortable or anything.”

He nodded, a small smile on his face. He always felt better when he was told that he loved him. “I know.” He said softly. Sighing softly, he sat up and crossed his legs, looking at him. “I haven’t let you meet my parents because they’re...not around.” He said simply. “I was in a car crash with them a few years ago and I just...I relive it sometimes.”

He hated being aloof and cold like this. Gabriel was normally an upbeat person. When he wasn’t dealing with his nightmares, he was smiling and making people laugh and in a generally good mood. Gabriel turned towards him, enjoying his hand in his hair. “How I should tell you about the nightmares.” He said honestly, keeping his eyes closed.