The Lockdown Effect

Home is where the heart is

The moving truck had already parked outside of the apartment and most of Lees stuff was already at the house. 

The days from when they had gone to the bank and gotten everything in order was long in the past. 

Spring had since long came and summer was right around the corner.

The house was done.

They were actually moving in today.

It was only the last of what Lee had left in his apartment.

Lee watched as the last of he stuff was taken out of the now empty apartment.

He took a deep breath.

Putting his hands over his face

He could feel the ring.

How had this exactly happened Lee wondered, now looking at it more closely, it was quit plain at first sight. 

Tay sure knew how to be subtle.

***

Tay was standing in the new kitchen in the new house.

It was bigger than he had anticipated it would be.

He had found out he was rather good at making food now and it was fun to try out making traditional food from Thailand.

Lee hadn't always been happy with his cooking but he had never said anything bad to Tay other then not eating so much of it.

Tay heard the truck pulling up to the house.

He washed his hands before exiting the house and meeting the driver

Outside Lee was already there, he hugged Tay lightly. 

Whispering "I've missed you." To Tay who blushed shyly looking at Lee.

"Welcome home, Lee." 

Tay said back kissing Lee on his cheek.

As they watched the rest of the stuff being moved in Tay found his way back in to the kitchen.

Lee bowed as the last of the moving people left the house. 

Only leaving behind the boxes that now took up space in the hall of their new home.

Lee grabbed his guitar sitting down on the white leather sofa that now felt so big.

Everything felt so big

He could hear Tay mumbling in the kitchen

"Tay" Lee called

"Lee" Tay answered

"Thank you for loving me" Lee said

Silence

Lee looked over to the kitchen.

Tay was not there

Lee got up.

Where was Tay

Where did he go.

As Lee came in to the kitchen he saw Tay sitting on the floor.

His head on his knees.

"That's my line" 

Tay said in a low voice

"What do you mean Tay?" 

Lee asked

"Its my line. I should be the one saying it to you"

Lee sat down on the floor next to Tay wrapping his arms around him.

"Maybe. Maybe we used to much time going back and forth. Maybe this is what was necessary to happened for us to be here right now." 

Lee was whispering now.

He pulled Tay in closer.

Tay moved so his face was in front of Lee

Kissing him, Lee

Gently

Lee kissed Tay back.

"Welcome home Tay, you're home now"

Lee said kissing Tay a little harder before being swept of his feet by Tay.

"Welcome home Lee" Tay said holding Lee in his arms.