Bagatelle

16. Welcome back

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“Do I look well?”, Brett asks nervously while fixing his glasses for the third time while trying to walk the fastest he can towards the exit of the airport.

His hair is a bit longer than it used to be when he first leave Australia, he is wearing the pink sweater Eddy gave him for Christmas last year, it has tiny stars on it. “It’s fine, Brett. God! You look so handsome!”, her mom can’t stop squizzing his cheeks and Brett is letting her, as she hasn’t been able for a long-long time. Ok, that’s enough.
“Mom, it hurts!”, he finally says, taking off his hands. It’s the same Brett that leaved, just a bit stronger and mature. Also, more confident. His eyes are filled with a sparkle that only appears when he is playing piano or...

“BRETT!”, he hears that familiar voice screaming loud and clear. It’s not a phone call or a letter, it’s right here. He turns around and finds that beautiful face from his fiancée smiling at him while he runs towards him.
“¡Eddy...!, Brett gets to say before falling on the floor with Eddy on top of him. “I MISSED YOUUUU!”, Eddy screams while crying hard. “I’ve missed you too, honey”, Brett whispers caressing his hair softly. “I missed you so much, ay boy”, he says hugging him tightly. I missed you.
They stay crying on the floor, until security starts surrounding them to see if it’s an emergency. “No emergency”, says his mother crying, “We are just really happy, sorry!”.

They leave the airport together, holding both of Brett’s hands, mom on the right, Eddy on the left one. They both can’t stop talking and laughing, as they squizzes Brett’s hands and scream of happiness. “OH, we must take him there! Remember? I’m sure he would love that place we diner last night!...”
Brett enjoys the music of the chatting of his two most loved people in the world. He closes his eyes to enjoy all of the smells, the perfume of Eddy’s just showered hair, and the moisturizer of his mom’s hand. It feels like a dream. A dream finally came true.

***

“Well, I have to leave now, kids. But, I’ll be back for tomorrow for our breakfast, ok? Eat well! I love you!”, she closes the door and leaves the house as fast as she is able. She asked for permission to arrive late because his “famous son” was coming back from the USA. Everyone at the hospital already knows the story of Brett, although a bit novelized from the love his mother felt for him.
“Brett, do you want to eat?”, Eddy says as soon as the door is closed. Brett looks at him with his eyes wide open and a big smile on his face. “YES”, he answers taking Eddy from the waist to kiss him hardly. He hasn’t been able to look at him, because Eddy drove all the way home and Brett was overwhelmed by this non-stopping chatting with his mother. Everything felt unreal.
Eddy has changed too. His eyes are brighter than Brett remembered, open wide. Now Eddy wears glasses too and the wrinkles of his eyes look charming behind the glass. His already muscular arms are even bigger, and so is his neck and shoulders. His hair is still messy, but now its curled up and longer, it’s Brett’s favourite look, so he knows he’s wearing it for him. His perfume is the same, as sweet and attractive as he remembered.
Brett takes a look at his pink lips, and kisses him again, this time a bit softer. Eddy blushes hard, he has forgotten how it felt being in front of those dark eyes staring directly at him. He shivers a little, embarrassed, because after all this time it feels just the same as that first kiss on his room.
“Can I eat you?”, Brett whispers in his ear, and Eddy’s ears turns completely red.

***

“Have you been working out?”, Brett says kissing Eddy’s belly. “Just a bit”, he answers shyly. They are lying on bed, half naked, covered on whit sheets. The sun enters through the window’s curtains, kissing Brett’s pale and Eddy’s toasted skin. Brett’s body is resting on top of Eddy, his head on his tummy.
“Mmm, more than a little bit, uh?”, Brett whispers on his tight. Eddy trembles and tries to get him away softly “Nooo, it tickles!”, he laughs, but Brett continues his kissing all over Eddy’s body. “I’m sorry. I need a little more Eddy. Just a little more, ok?”, he kisses Eddy near his waist bone.

Just a little more.

***

“Brett”, Eddy whispers. Now fully naked, their foot kissing each other under the feet. “¿Mmm?”, Brett answers with a smile. “Did you really missed me?”, he pouts. Brett brings him closer to him, and kisses his forehead.
“I REALLY MISSED YOU, EDDY CHEN”, Brett says making emphasis on every syllable, and Eddy and him starts laughing.
They stay laughing for a while until his belly hurts. Then, a long silence. Brett is looking straight into Eddy’s eyes. Finally, he broke the silence.
“Everything felt like a dream, all of this making music, meeting people, hearing new sounds. But I was always thinking of you...” Eddy’s eyes open wide, and Brett smiling “I always thought of how much Eddy would love to hear exactly what I hear, what he would tell this people, all of your smiles and expressions”, he started caressing his hair softly, then his cheek. “I missed you so muuuuuuuch, Eddy!”, he smiles, as his heads sinks in Eddy’s chest. “I truly did”, he whispers.

***

“I have a surprise for you, baby”, Eddy exclaims from the kitchen. He’s now wearing his blue pyjamas and an apron on top. Brett is just coming out the bathroom, “You are full of surprises, love”, he says as Eddy approaches him.
“I learnt how to cook”, Eddy says proudly. His face is glowing from happiness.
Brett starts laughing. “CHEF CHEN!”, he screams with a big smile on his face. Eddy jumps to his arms and kisses him with energy. “YES!”, he laughs, hugging him from the neck.

***

“Well, baby. Don’t worry, everything tasted well though. I just think you are being too strict with you”. Eddy is sitting on the floor, frowning.
“It tasted bad. Don’t lie”. Brett feels like laughing, but knows Eddy won’t laugh at a tasteless pasta. “It tasted delicious!”, Brett exclaimed with a serious face. Eddy looked at him for an instant. “Really?”, he whispered.
“Really!”, Brett says while kissing his forehead.

***

“Hey, babe. I got a surprise for you too”. Eddy just finished brushing his teeth, ready to sleep and yawning. “What is it, honey?”, he smiles, looking at his fiancée sitting on his bed, wearing his red pyjamas.

Just like he did when he was 17, still dreaming of making music, lonely. Then 18 year old Brett, practicing hard, kissing Eddy on the carpet. Brett of 19, visiting his mother for Christmas, watching TV with Eddy all night long. Brett of 20, sleeping on his bead, hugging Eddy and smiling in dreams.

And now, Brett back home, resting comfortable. With all of the time on his hands, and holding a small blue box...

A tiny blue box.

“OH-MY-GOOOOOOOD!”, Eddy screams and starts jumping. “NOOOOO, I’M ON PYJAMAS!”, he continues screaming as Brett starts laughing loudly. “You look so handsome!” Brett giggles.
Eddy runs to the bed on top of Brett, non-stop kissing him. “Eddy, please, let me ask at least! Hahahaha”.

Eddy jumps from the bed on an instant, fixes his hair, and straightens up.
“Yes, honey. I hear you”, he says with a smile bigger than ever.

Brett get serious and clears his throat.

“Eddy Chen, I love you deeply. You changed my life, you are my home, my safe place, my soulmate and my best friend. Would you marry me?”

Eddy stared at him for an instant, took his hand and exclaimed “YES I DO, Brett!”.
And he pushed him back to the bed, kissing him non-stopples, while they both laugh sweetly.

“I love you”.

The end.