Holding you like this

Flirting with strangers

Nick awoke the next morning on Christmas Eve with a smile on his face, getting up from where he was laying on Charlie all night as he heard the door open to Oliver standing there "Good morning, Olly." "Morning Nick." The blonde got up as the little dark haired boy stretched his arms to be picked up. Nick picked him up, resting him on his hip "Let Charlie sleep okay, he was awake in the night." "Why?" Nick walked into Oliver's room, setting him on his bed "Do you remember his ex, Ben?" He nodded "He's been having nightmares about him lately." "But you love him right?" "Of course I do."

Nick got back up, walking into the bedroom where Charlie was still asleep but was now laying on his stomach, spread out across the bed. He sat next to him, rubbing his back in circles "I love you baby." He smiled in his sleep, turning his head with a smile "Love you too." He muttered, going back to sleep "Just sleep, sweetheart, for as long as you need." He nodded. Nick pulled the duvet over him, walking back out to Oliver's room where Tori was awake and reading to him "Good morning." "Morning, is Charlie still asleep?" "Yeah, I'll let him." "Good idea." Nick walked out, walking downstairs, getting a mug down from the cupboard, making himself a tea.

A few hours later, it was 1pm when Charlie came downstairs where Nick was on the sofa, continuing where they left off with Les Misérables. He lied his head on his lap "Good Afternoon." "Afternoon. Why was I in bed?" "You had a nightmare and you cried telling me that you wanted to go to bed." "Oh." "Yeah." Nick pulled him up to sit him between his legs "So listen to me, I was hoping after Christmas, me and you can go doctors and try again." "For a baby?" "Yeah, but surrogacy." "But it failed last time." Charlie looked up "By the time, I'm 18, we can look for houses." "Okay. I'll think about it." "Thank you." "It's okay." Charlie turned, sitting up "I just realised, you look like you've been crying, Nick." "Don't worry."

It was the next morning, Charlie awoke at 6am, turning to Nick, shaking him awake "Mmm, what?" "It's Christmas." "It is, Merry Christmas Beautiful." "Merry Christmas." Nick sits up, rubbing his eyes, pulling Charlie into a deep kiss. They both pulled away after a few minutes later. Charlie shuddered and doesn't say anything, but reached at the end of the bed, grabbing both stocking socks from the end of the bed, sitting in front of each other "Some of yours is from me and from your family." "And yours is from me and our families." Charlie looked up at Nick who was sitting across the bed "Yes darling?" "Nothing, I thought about this this morning." "What?" "Umm." "Tell me." "Fine. Don't laugh." "I'm not." "I have been going out with Nick Nelson for two years. He likes rugby, Formula 1, dogs, the Marvel universe, the sound felt-tips make on paper, rain and drawing on shoes. He also likes me." "That is so true." He laughed, and Charlie pulled Nick into his arms.

Nick leaned his head on his shoulder "Still tired?" "No." Nick got up, running towards the bathroom to lean over the bowl. His stomach emptied it's contents despite not drinking anything that morning and hadn't had breakfast yet. He felt a warm hand on his back, rubbing gentle circles "You've been like this for a few weeks, I'm getting worried about you." Charlie uttered, kissing the top of his head. Nick flushed the toilet, standing up, sitting on the closed toilet seat, dipping his head into his hands "What is it?" "Umm, I put something in your stocking, let me get it." The two got up, walking back to bed. Nick sat on the bed, crossing his legs. Charlie got the box out of the sock, unwrapping it, opening the lid where a small snug, cuddly baby grow was resting there with a letter.

Charlie read it "We've got a surrogate?" He nodded "I was sick this morning as I was really nervous." "This is amazing news, thank you. What's her name?" "Her name's Kylie, she's 18, she got a call from the doctors saying that a same sex couple had been trying for ages, but we got nowhere, and she's our next bet." "Oh my god, I love you so much." "I love you too." The two laid back down, facing each other. Nick cupped his face, leaning in, pressing a soft kiss to his lips. They both pulled back as Oliver came running in "Merry Christmas!" He exclaimed, happily. Charlie lifted him up, settling him in his lap "Tori's still sleeping." "She'll be asleep for a little longer." Nick placed his hands on Charlie's back, rubbing in circles. Charlie faced him "Are you okay?" He nodded, relaxing against Nick's hand.