Autumn is a second spring

39. Uncle and Nephew

Fluke punched in the code and opened the door of their house. The motion sensor lights lit up as he walked in the hallway.

As if sensing his presence, Oatmeal, the golden retriever puppy that he and Ohm had adopted the previous week, got restless in the little 'room' that the couple had prepared for him.

Enthusiastically waving its tail, Oatmeal stood on his hind legs trying to climb over the glass fence inside which he was put to sleep.

"Aw, my little darling." Fluke picked him up. "Did you miss Mama?"

The puppy responded by licking his face. 

"Hey, stop it. It tickles." Fluke giggled moving the energetic puppy away from his face. "You should go back to sleep, darling. Mama needs to wash up."

Fluke directly headed to their bedroom. He badly wanted a bath and a change of clothes. He had outdoor shooting for the day and had sweated a lot. He felt himself to be stinky like a polecat.

He was thankful that Ohm wasn't in the room. He wouldn't want Ohm to see him like that. Not that the latter minded him being stinky but who would want their boyfriend to see their ugly look?

Taking a quick shower, Fluke slipped into a pair of homey pjs. He then headed to the guest room next door. He was a hundred percent sure that his boyfriend was there.

Just as he expected, Ohm was in the guest room. Next to him was Art, whom Ohm had picked up from school earlier that evening.

Both uncle and nephew were fast asleep. The whole bedroom looked like a warzone, with books lying here and there.

"Looks like both of you had a lot of fun" Fluke picked up the books.

It was evident that Ohm had been tutoring his nephew for the upcoming exams. He could see that the duo had done a good job at revising just by looking at the books.

Fluke arranged all the books neatly on the table and moved all the displaced furniture back into place.    

Once he was done, he pulled out his phone to capture a few photos of the sleeping duo. He didn't know if the sleeping child was cuter or his uncle who was sleeping next to him.

Fluke walked over to the side of the bed Ohm was sleeping in and silently observed his boyfriend. He could see that the taller guy was pouting his lips as if he was throwing a tantrum in his dreamland.

He could help himself but place a small soft kiss on Ohm's forehead.

The soft touch however managed to wake Ohm up. He opened his eyes groggily, rubbing them as his gaze landed on his boyfriend. "You are back." He whispered. His voice was hoarse as he just woke up.

Fluke hummed, running his fingers through Ohm's black locks.

Ohm sat up yawning. He wasn't planning on going to sleep earlier. But he was a bit exhausted from the shoot and then coming home with a highly energetic kid who was a bit extra active for the day.

"Shall we go to our room?" Fluke was mentally cooing at how adorable his boyfriend looked.

Ohm nodded and got out of the bed. Fluke carefully covered Art with the duvet before turning off the lights to leave the room.

Once they were in their room, his giant teddy bear hugged him from behind. "Tired?"

"Hmm" Ohm answered with his eyes closed.

"Then, let's go to bed."

"No, I want to stand like this" Ohm insisted, making Fluke smile.

"How was your day?"