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[10:03am] 13/10/23

Charles: Els has sent me a bunch of links to orphanages

Charles: she's also said that James' partner, Daisy would be able to help since they're a primary school teacher

Eric: I still can't believe that we're doing this

Charles: me neither

Eric: how old of a child do you want to adopt?

Charles: I'd be happy with any age, but it would be nice to have a baby

Eric: you read my mind

[10:23am]

Charles: I am a psychic you know

Eric: yes Charles Xavier

Charles: one of the many spectacular things my mutation allows me to do is that I can read your mind

Eric: dork

Charles: idiot

Eric: you idiot <3

Charles: forever?

Eric: forever

[11:58am]

Eric: Charles

Charles: yes darling?

Eric: I want our child to have your name

Charles: Really?

Eric: it's not just that

Eric: when we get married, I want to take your surname

Charles: you do?

Eric: I do

Charles: you don't want to keep your mother's surname?

Eric: before she died Meine Mutter said to me "Eric, when you find someone you truly love and want to spend your life with, take their last name. Don't carry the pain of my name just because I'm gone and you want to honour me. Honour me by giving up my name to have the same last name as the man you love the most in this world"

Eric: you are the man I want to spend my whole life with, you stole my heart the minute I began talking to you so please, let me steal your last name

[12:21pm]

Charles: Yes

[12:27pm]

Eric: I'm not going to lie that sounded like I was proposing to you...again

Charles: I'm not complaining

Eric: good good

[1:01pm]

Charles: how many kids do you want?

Eric: honestly as many as possible

Charles: same, growing up I liked having a busy house

Eric: and I hated having a quiet house

Eric: although, even if we have kids, will we still get a chance to have some time to ourselves?

Charles: yes, our children will have a lot of aunts and uncles so we can always ask one of them to look after our children while we do what we want for a little while

Eric: brilliant, I can still have sex with you

Charles: idiot

[1:11pm]

Eric: why do you love to bully me

Charles: because it's fun

Eric: I'm gonna text Eleanor and ask if she wanted to help me gang up on you

Charles: sometimes I think you and my sister like each other more than me

Eric: that's because we do

Charles: wow

Charles: I guess I had get ready for a night on the couch

Eric: NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Eric: I'm sorry

Eric: don't sleep on the couch, I like sleeping with you

Eric: I want to hold you in my arms and kiss you all over your beautiful face

Eric: I love you

Charles: relax you idiot I was joking

Eric: you had better be

[9:17am] 14/01/23

Eric: have a good day Schatz

Charles:

[3:31pm]

Eric: Do you know what takeaway we are getting at your brother's?

Charles: I believe we are getting a curry

Eric: delicious

Charles: indeed

[5:02pm]

Eric: I'm sorry my love but I'm going to be home late

Charles: awwwww :'(

Eric: I'm sorry handsome

Charles: I love you

Eric: I love you too

[10:59pm]

Charles: Would you still love me if I were a worm?

Eric: yes Charles, I'd still love you if I were a worm

Eric: you'd make a very sexy worm

Charles: ...

Charles: so would you

Eric: <3

[11:08pm]

Charles: the fact that you just didn't question anything

Eric: Charles, it's you

Eric: if I spent all my time questioning everything you do I wouldn't have enough time to do anything else

Charles: fair

Eric: you're batshit crazy

Charles: thank you for that

Charles: You love to insult me

Eric: it's fun

Charles: you get along way too well with Eleanor

Eric: everyone does

Charles: fair point

[12:12am]

Eric: I'm on my way home

Charles: yay

Eric: you didn't have to wait up

Charles: what and go to sleep without seeing my fiancé?

Eric: well when you say it like that...

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Charles' POV

A short while after I put my phone down and buried myself under the covers, the door to the bedroom was opened softly. Smiling at the familiar set of footsteps, I quietly called "hello darling."

There was a slight rustle that I took to be Eric changing into a pair of tracksuit bottoms before the bedsprings creaked and a hand snaked its way around my waist.

Rolling over, I smiled at Eric then pressed a gentle kiss to his lips which was reciprocated immediately.

"Hello Schatz." Erik murmured, pulling me close then resting his head on my chest.

"Long day?" I asked lightly.

"Too long." Came the muffled response.

Gently brushed my fingers through Eric's hair, I murmured "go to sleep my darling, we can talk more tomorrow as we're both off."

"M'kay, I love you."

"I love you too," I breathed "God I love you too, I love you more than should be physically possible."

Even though Eric had fallen asleep I was sure that I felt the sides of his mouth twitch up in a sleepy smile.

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