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‘What’s going on’ ran through John’s head. His best friend sat on the couch, mouth gaping like he was trying to figure out what to say. He loved him. Lafayette loved John.
“ John, je suis desolee. Vous n'étiez pas supposer d'entendre cela. Vous détestez probablement moi maintenant.”, Lafayette began rattling apologies in French, but John did not care. His lips moved quickly with each word as his eyes looked frantically around the room. John just kept staring at Lafayette until he slowed down. His brown eyes finally landed on John’s hazel, and words stopped flying out of his mouth.
Nothing was said as John walked to the couch. Lafayette turned his body to face John. He was waiting to be told to leave his own apartment, or for John to need a ride home. Something bad to happen to him. John whispered something to him, but it was so quiet and mumbled.
“ I could not hear you.”
John mumbled again. He played with his fingers and looked away from Lafayette. Finally, Lafayette took on of his hands and placed them on top of John’s. He glanced up. His face was red, and shallow breaths filled the air. Water began to pool at the bottom of his eyes. “ I think I love you too”, he finally said loud enough to be heard.
Every nerve in Lafayette’s body became relieved. He tightened his grip on John’s hands. “ You think?”, he timidly asked.
They both laughed. John wiped away his eyes. “ I love you too.”
“You do not know how long I have waited to hear you say that”, Lafayette said, moving his hands into John’s hair.
“ I think I have an idea”, John said, leaning in. Their lips met, and it was like saying hello to an old friend. It started out innocently and slowly began more and more familiar. Soon, John was straddling Lafayette’s lap. Soft moans were shared between the two men as Lafayette’s hands roamed, caressing John’s hips. He finally pushed gently on Lafayette’s chest, breaking the two apart. “ Take me”, he whispered.
They got off the couch and walked towards the bedroom.
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Thomas sat in his living room with his phone on speaker with his side muted. James had went to go refill their glasses of wine. They were watching The Office when Gilbert called, causing for them to have to pause their date night. It was all worth it in the end. John and Gilbert’s love confessions were better than anything Jim and Pam had together. Once the moaning started, James decided to leave to get more wine. Thomas hung up his phone. He will let the two of them have their time.
“ It was just getting good darling”, James said, walking into the room carrying their monogrammed glasses. He sat beside Thomas and covered himself up with the blanket they were sharing.
“I know, but they just said I love you. I am an ass, but I do also believe in love”, Thomas said.
“I can not believe they thought we would believe that they were dating for three years. Didn’t you set him up on a date with someone like two years ago?”
“Adrienne, and the only people who would believe that Gilbert could keep a secret for more than a week is Hamilton and the public.” They both laughed at their shared memories of Gilbert calling Thomas once to catch up on gossip and to ask him about James. Then, another time when he had came into the Oval Office while Thomas was having a meeting with George to complain about the struggle of being single, even though the two of them knew about Gilbert’s feelings towards a certain veterinarian whose name rhymed with Lohn Jaurens.
“ I can’t believe our plan worked”, James chuckled. It was his idea originally. Washington was in on it the entire time. Thomas and James would include Seabury, who is infamous for telling the press about everything that is remotely gossip, in one of their conversations about Gilbert’s love life. He would then leak it to the press, accidentally. Then, George would come in, trying to appease the situation, and would suggest a solution that would involve dating a friend. However, no one was prepared for how quickly the two would go through with their part. Even Angelica, who agreed to write their press release, came into Washington’s office afterwards, asking what was up.
“Neither can I.”, Thomas said, kissing James cheek before unpausing their show.
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Sunlight filtered through the white curtains. John felt a warm person behind him and cuddled closer to him. The smell of sweat and sex hung in the air , but it did not bother John. The sheets had pooled at the end of the bed sometime during the night, causing for their naked bodies to be visible to anyone who walked into the room. Everything was perfect in this very moment. Lafayette’s strong arm around his stomach was the finishing touch.
After a couple of minutes soaking in everything that had happened last night, John heard Lafayette waking up. No wait, Gilbert waking up. He had told him to call him by his real name last night. He also told John that he loved him, multiple times, constantly. “Mon amour”, and again as he woke up. “ Can we just stay in bed all day?”, Lafayette asked. His French accent was heavier from being just woken up.
John smiled as he felt the scruff of Gilbert’s unshaven jaw lay down on his own face. He then placed a small kiss on the outer corner of John’s lips.
“ I think that could work”