9-1-1 Lone Star

wisdom

Carlos sighed as he flipped through the papers on the clipboard, filling in the information and checking and double checking he got everything correct. As soon as they got to the orthodontic surgeons office TK threw himself into a chair, only moving to snuggle up against Carlos when he sat down beside him, absolutely refusing to fill out the paperwork himself. TK had called him up the night before complaining about how his dad couldn't take him to get his wisdom teeth out because he couldn't get out of his shift at the firehouse and Carlos agreed right away to take him.

"Are you allergic to anything other than wearing your own clothes?" Carlos joked, looking down at TK in one of his hoodies and a pair of sweatpants.
"Leave me alone," TK groaned, rubbing his face. "Don't wanna be here. It's too early for the pain and suffering this will cause, plus I'm starving. How the hell do they expect people to not eat? I think I'm dying."
"You'll be fine Ty, they will put you to sleep. Just think, it'll take an hour tops and then we'll have the rest of the day off to do nothing."
TK sighed, acting all put out, "Easy for you to say you're not the one getting your teeth viciously yanked out of your mouth."
Carlos smiled down at TK, giving him a kiss on the forehead. He untangled TK's hand from his, ignoring TK grumbling as he went up to the front desk to hand in the paperwork.
TK was quiet when he came back, throwing himself at Carlos as he sat down, shoving his face back into Carlos's arm, "Sorry I'm being a grump. Thanks for coming with."
"Anything for you Babe ."

TIME SKIP

"Carlos?" the orthodontic surgeon asked as she walked into the waiting room, looking down at the clip board in her hand and smiling when Carlos quickly stood up.
"Yes that's me, I'm Carlos. Is he ok? How'd it go?" Carlos breathed out, wringing his hands in front of him. It'd been a little less than an hour since they called TK's name and he watched TK shuffle his way back to his "impending doom". He knew realistically that nothing bad could possibly happen but after hearing the horror story of how their friend Nancy woke up puking and unable to eat for days after she got hers taken out, since then TK was a little on edge.
She chuckled as she motioned Carlos to follow her through the double doors and back to the recovery rooms where the Post-OP patients were held, "Other than being loopy from the anesthesia he's perfectly fine."
Carlos smiled as he could hear TK babbling from down the hallway, the melodic sound of his voice growing louder as they got closer to his room.
"Carlos is here for me. He's waiting. In the waiting room. He's my person, you know my boyfriend. My dad couldn't take me but Carlos said he would. Carlos's here, he's real I'm not making him up!"
Carlos walked in, seeing who he assumed was a surgical assistant, laughing as she unhooked TK from the machines and wiped up a little bit of spit coming out of his mouth, "I believe you hun."
"Good because he's real. He's mine you can't have him," TK huffed, crossing his arms in front of him, his face scrunched up in indignation.
"Hey Ty, how'd it go?" Carlos said softly, smiling as TK whipped around to face him, the sour look dropping and his eyes crinkling up in happiness.
"Carlos!" TK cried out, voice slightly muffled by the little bits of gauze sticking out past his lips, his cheeks puffed out and swollen, "See he's real. Told you."
Carlos laughed as TK smirked over at the assistant who only smiled as she walked towards the door, "I didn't doubt you for a second dear. Someone will be back in a few with some papers to sign."
Carlos smiled as he sat down next to TK grabbing the hand TK was flailing in his direction and squeezing it reassuringly.
"You're so pretty," TK sighed, his face pink and flushed, pupils slightly dilated, "And soft, your hair looks soft let me touch it, It's part of your boyfriend duties"
Carlos laughed as TK made little grabby hands towards him, leaning down so Louis could shove his face into his curls.
"How are you feeling?" Carlos blushed, ducking his head slightly, not being able to keep the silly grin off his face.
Even though they've been officially dating for about six months now, it never failed to get his heart soaring every time TK called him his boyfriend.
"I'm fine," TK sighed leaning back, his eyes narrowing suspiciously "Wait, what are you doing here? When are they taking my teeth out?"
"They're done already."
"No," TK said tentatively blinking around the room and looking around before focusing back on Carlos, mouth opening wide in shock, "They took them out already?"
"Yeah it's been about 45 minutes."
TK' mouth dropped open comically wider, his eyes getting huge, "No way! But I've been here the whole time. I think they forgot to take my teeth out, I would remember if they did." He blinked a couple more times as he turned to look around the room, settling back into his chair with a frown on his face.
Carlos watched him, almost being able to see the wheels turning in TK's head, his face going from an exaggerated pout to a look of sheer delight, "Babes when did you get here? I was waiting for you forever!"

Carlos threw his head back and laughed, TK's face open and confused, "Babe I've been here. You're done, as soon as the surgeon comes back I can take you home."
"It's over?" TK asked touching his face and poking at his cheeks, "But I can't feel my face," he said in awe, "Are my teeth really gone? They took them out?"
"Yeah they did," Carlos replied, squeezing TK's hand and bringing it up to brush his lips along TK's knuckles.
"Crazy," TK said looking around the room again and back at Carlos, dopily smiling at him.
"Ok looks like we have everything all set," said the surgeon as she came in, carefully packing everything up, handing Carlos a little bag filled with gauze and TK' pain medicine prescription.
"Did you see my Carlos?" TK piped up, waving his hands around and pointing at him, "He's mine. He's my boyfriend. He's the best boyfriend ever."
"Really?" she said with a smile.
"Yes," TK nodded, his face turning suddenly serious, "He's my boyfriend. And he helps me with my panic attacks and comes over after shift and watch movies with me," TK paused, blinking a couple times his eyes widening as he went over the words he said, "And he doesn't give me drugs. My last boyfriend did... I didn't like it but I had no choice, But Carlos save me."
Carlos's heart was beating almost painfully in his chest as he flushed with emotion, rolling his eyes and trying to hide how pleased he was. TK sighed, sitting up straighter, beaming over at Carlos again and continuing his drug induced babbling, "And he comes to all my therapy sessions he always supports me and the threw me a party! Carlos tell her!" He slapped Carlos on the shoulder, looking back at the surgeon.
Carlos blushed, shaking his hair in front of his face and sweeping it off to the side, "Yep."
"He's perfect. And mine. My lovely cowboy," TK sighed, throwing himself at Carlos and wrapping his arms around his neck, "Am I getting my teeth taken out now?" TK asked sweetly, lolling his head back and smiling up at the surgeon.
"We already did it hun. You're all ready to go." She replied, holding back a laugh as she handed Carlos the discharge papers to sign.
"Carlos," TK whispered as she turned her back to them, "Bubs....... am I high?"
"It's the medicine Ty you're fine."
"Really?" TK asked skeptically, arching an eyebrow.
"Yes," Carlos chuckled, sweeping a reassuring hand across TK's ' forehead
"Oh ok." TK nodded smiling and leaning toward Carlos, staring at Carlos's face with his eyes wide as the doctor explained the rules on what he can and cannot eat and when he should take his medicine.
"Do you need help getting him to your car?" she directed the question to Carlos, smiling fondly at him.
"I think I can handle it. Thank you so much, sorry about all of this," he chuckled, getting an arm around TK and helping him to his feet.
"Oh it's quite alright. He's been a delight. You better take care of your boy," she teased as she pointed a pen at TK.
"I will. The best of care,' TK nodded sagely, stumbling slightly as he gave her a hug.
"Alright then, come on Ty let's get you home," Carlos laughed, putting an arm around TK's waist and following the surgeon back down the hallway and to the main entrance. TK waved at everyone as they stumbled through the waiting room, blowing kisses at the people sitting in the chairs and giving a dramatic bow, "Goodbye everyone! Thank you for coming to the show! I love you guys! Don't do drugs my boyfriend is a cop!"
Carlos dragged him out to his car, opening up the door for him and buckling TK into his seat, "So you enjoy that laughing gas you menace?"
"Oh it was fine," TK dismissed with a wave of his hand, fiddling with the radio, "Didn't affect me at all to be honest."
Carlos barked out a laugh, his whole body shaking as he wiped at his eyes, "Yeah, sure babe. Come on I'll stop by Tropical Smoothie to pick you up something on the way home. How does that sound?"
"And then we can snuggle?"
"Yeah," Carlos replied, looking over at TK as he pulled out of the parking lot, "Snuggling sounds like a great idea." "
"Love you," TK said, putting his hand over Carlos's on the gearshift and squeezing their fingers together.
"Love you too baby."