Since I've Been Loving You

41-50

41. Morning
Joe's favorite days are lazy mornings where neither he nor Tom gets dressed until afternoon and they watch old movies and doze off together on the couch.

42. Asphyxiation
Tom lives and breathes football, and sometimes he feels like it's choking him and he's being held captive and he's asphyxiating but Joe is always there to save him.

43. Subjective
There's no way Tom wants to meet Joe's parents because their relationship is so subjective to outsiders, but Joe assures Tom his parents will be as objective as they can.

44. Ring
February means Tom'll be fighting for another Super Bowl ring, but March means Tom and Joe will get matching gold ones.

45. Lunch
To Joe, lunch has always been hurried Subway or a McDonald's sandwich, but Tom has another idea for the noon meal entirely.

46. Discipline
"Please Tom, just one bag of Doritos," Joe begs and Tom wants so badly to give in but Joe's on a diet and he's always had weak self-control so Tom has to be the bad guy and remind Joe there's salad and baked chicken at home.

47. Applause
When Tom's four-game suspension gets overturned, the roar of applause from PatriotsNation resonates around the country, but nothing is louder or prouder than the beaming smile on Joe's face as he exits the courtroom, Tom's hand in his.

48. VCR
It's Christmas Eve and Tom wants to go to bed, but like a child, Joe's too excited to sleep, so he forces Tom to cuddle with him under an old quilt and watch Christmas movies on VCR.

49. Sailing
Growing up in California Tom's dad was a sailor and he grew to love it as well, so on their honeymoon Tom takes Joe sailing on the clear blue Caribbean waters and Joe's mesmerized by the sights, sounds, and smells of the sea, and Tom's mesmerized by Joe.

50. Sensitive
Tom's never considered himself a "softie", but after he plays Joe and wins, he finds himself wishing Joe had won instead, and when Joe gets home Tom hugs him and doesn't say anything, but by some miracle, Joe understands.