His dress (AnsonCharles)

The beginning

Anson's POV

"So... Why did you cry?" He asks when we lay on the bed, turned towards each other, his hand on my waist and my resting on his arm. "Honestly, I don't really know..." He doesn't say anything and I also don't know what to say.
I cried because I was mad at myself for not realising my feelings before I hurt him. I cried because I hurt him. And I cried because it's obvious he really likes me. But I can't say that. None of it. "You sure?" He asks doubtfully to which I just sigh and say: "Maybe one day I'll explain. Just, not yet." He gently moves his thumb, caressing my waist while saying: "Okay. I won't pressure you," and moving closer to press his forehead against mine.

Charles's POV

"Thank you," followed by a kiss is what I get before he crawls into my arms and whispers: "Good night." "Sweet dreams."

But I can't sleep yet. He knows why he cried but won't say it. It bothers me a little bit, since it gives me the feeling he doesn't trust me. And how could we ever date if he really doesn't? Are we even gonna date or is it just my assumption?

Anson's POV

I wake up and he isn't next to me. I check the time and it's four a.m. Where could he be at this time? Maybe he went to pee?
I wait a few more minutes then decide to get up and look for him. At last I find him sitting by the kitchen table, eating ice cream and pouting.

"What's wrong?" I startled him so a spoonful of ice cream falls i to his lap. "Shit! I'm sorry. Didn't mean to scare you." I find some tissues and start wiping it off. "It's okay," he says and starts doing it himself, then slowly pushes me away so I sit next to him and wait to hopefully get a response to my previous question.

"Nothing's wrong, I'm just a little lost." "Oh... Anything I can help with?" He puts down the ice cream and gets up. When he sits back down he's handing me a spoon. "Thanks," I say and eat while he starts explaining himself:

"It's just that... You said you liked me right, and when you did that it's only natural of me to assume that someday we'll date. But then you start crying and don't want to tell me why. Which is fine, really, it's not about you not telling me it's just... Well it got me thinking if you even trust me. Or if you're ever going to. Hell, I'm not even sure I'm good enough for you to consider me as a partner. After all, I am just a janitor." He looks like now he's gonna cry.

Charles's POV

He drops the spoon, stands behind me and hugs me over the shoulder, pressing the side of his head against my ear. "You are good enough. Don't degrade yourself like that. What you do really doesn't matter to me. Also, I do trust you. Not completelly, at least not yet, but I'm working on that. And for the things I don't want to tell you... Well mostly it's because I'm embarrassed and don't want you to think less of me. But if we get close enough to start seriously dating, I'll probably be more comfortable telling you those things as well.

I put away my spoon, slightly move my chair so he stops hugging me, turn around and pull him into my lap. I kiss him, then hug him. "Thank you," I whisper. "What for?" "You came looking for me when I left the bed." The sentence hits deeper than expected. It reminds me of all the times my ex didn't even care enough to ask whether I was okay when she heard me cry, left me alone after I said I was lonely and shit like that.

Now I almost cry, but try my best to hold it back. "Are you sure nothing else's wrong?" He asks and I just nod. "I'll tell you later," I say with a shaky voice and he just nods and gently strokes my hair. Gosh I really like him.

Anson's POV

We go back to bed where we both decide to explain why we cried. While talking about how much either of us shows affection, about his ignorant ex and about our tendency to keep things to ourselves, tears drop down our cheeks and at the end we end up hugging again, gently caressing each other and slowly drifting off to sleep when it starts getting bright outside.

I'm really lucky to wake up next to him. When I open my eyes he's already awake and staring into my face. He's also hugging me and gently stroking my hair. I hug him back as tightly as possible. "Morning," I say and kiss his cheek. "Morning, sleepyhead," he reaplies and kisses me on the foredead.

We get up and get ready. After that we start making lunch. It surprises me how well we work together in the kitchen. It's almost as if we'd been cooking together since ever. With all the quick kisses, hugs and touches in between, it also feels like we're a married couple or something. The thought of getting married to him someday makes me think, but luckily not too much since I don't believe in planning anything so far ahead.

Charles's POV

After eating we decide to go out and officially make it our first date. Where to? The ZOO.

We're eating ice cream and walking past the fences and cages, observing all kinds of different animals. When we come to the middle there's a nice park with a playground for kids amd some benches by the pond. We sit down on one of them and to make this more special, I put my arm around his shoulders, pull him closer and put my other hand on his knee.

"What are you doing? People are gonna see!" He tries to push me away but I don't let him. "Let them. I hope they stare and see how good you look. Maybe I even kiss you so they'll have something to talk about." He looks at me angrily. I know he absolutely doesn't want me to kiss him when we're in a public place like now. And that's why "You know I'd never do that. I'm just teasing you," I whisper to him and to which he responds with a barely visible nod.

"Shall we go on?" I ask when I feel he's gotten quite comfortable with our body contact. He nods, gets up and streches his hand towards me. I look at him confusedly. "Your hand," he demands stetnly but blashes immediately after it. I smile and intertwine our fingers. We continue our tour holding hands and occasionally leaning on each other when we stop to take a closer look at any animal.

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Sorry nothing much happens. I needed a filler chapter so things don't seem rushed or over-dramatic. Hope you like it😊
Have a nice weekend everyone😉