What are you waiting for?

Chapter 3

Seamus hasn't seen Eddie in over a year.

After trying long distance for a few months things didn't work out the way they had wanted to. The couple never technically even had a break up, just one day after another there communications started to drop off and when Christmas rolled around and Seamus was looking into a ticket to Florida he ended up changing his plans when Jordan asked if he wanted to come to his place to do Christmas with him, Dan, Spencer, Kevin and Joe.

When Seamus starts feeling sick he tries to not let anyone know because he doesn't want them to worry. Ever since he lost Sly he's tried to get less emotionally attached to people and having people worry about him just makes him feel bad because they shouldn't have to, it should be Sly here worry about him not them. The worse he starts to feel though he decides to skip work a few days for some extra rest and hopes the pain will get better.

Unfortunately it gets worse and Seamus finds himself calling Jordan in the middle of the night for a ride to the hospital where he finds out he has kidney stones.

"I swear I thought it was just the stomach flu." Seamus states but he can tell the man in front of him doesn't believe it one bit.

"Your just lucky Spencer and I were still awake when you called so you didn't have to ride with Aleks and get yourself killed."

So Seamus get's his procedure and he's told he needs to take things easy for awhile which is when Jordan starts assigning the guys on Seamus duty to check up on him during the day. It's usually either Spencer or Joe or Dex or sometimes that nice girl Stefani who is really Seamus favorite because she always makes him soup and doesn't take unflattering pictures of him while he's sleeping *cough cough Spencer*.

He hasn't been checking social media at all since this has happened or really his phone in general because he's just been so out of it to do much but sleep, watch TV, eat and feel like shit.

So it definitely comes to a surprise when in late August Sly shows up at his door.

Jordan knew Sly would want to know if Seamus was sick. Even if their relationship had fallen apart in front of them he knew he would want to know. So when they had been out on their way to E3 after a long talk about it with Dan he sent Sly a message telling him about Seamus' condition and that he was okay but he knew he would want to know and doubted Seamus had reached out to him at all.

The next day Sly called him before they had left for their next day of stops and Jordan told him about Seamus hiding his illness from them and that he's been getting looked after by the guys but while they were gone Kevin was staying with him to keep him company and make sure he remembered to eat. Sly was pretty befuddled over the phone, angry Seamus had told him, hurt that his boy was hurt, distressed not being able to be there to look after him. Finally Jordan had to go but he let Sly know he could give him some updates if he needed them.

At the beginning of August he got an email from Sly's old account asking if his position with the Creatures would still be open. To which Jordan replied immediately with 'of course'. He didn't get another email after that so he wasn't really sure what Sly had really meant or wanted when he had asked.

When Sly had found out about Seamus he had to go back to Colorado. He talked to his mother, who knew they were stable enough without him now and that they could support themselves. She actually encouraged him to go be with the love of his life because she knew Sly would be happier there. He then contacted Jordan, making sure his job would still be available if he went back, and when he replied that it would be Sly started packing his stuff and planned to fly back to the Rocky Mountains.

When he was on the plane he contacted Aleks about staying with him and James if things didn't go well with Seamus and told Aleks his plan on coming back to the Creatures after a year and a half of being gone. When he got to the airport he hoped in a cab and went straight for his and Seamus' old apartment. When he got out of the cab he took a few deep breathes and headed straight to the their unit before knocking, loud enough it would wake Seamus if he had been passed out.

When Seamus got to the door they both stared in shock for a really long time. Seamus so confused that Eddie was standing there in front of him for the first time in ages, back where he belonged in Colorado. Eddie was just so shocked with how much better Seamus looked to what he had expected. From what Jordan had said he had been pretty fucked up when he got out of the hospital so Eddie had assumed he still look pretty shitty.

Finally Seamus made a move. He stepped forward, outside his door for the first time since his procedure, besides going to the doctors, and grabbed Sly in the tightest hug possible.

Sly hugged back immediately, snuggling into Seamus' shoulder and wrapping his arms tight around his neck.

"Hi." Sly murmured after a long moment of comfortable silence.

"Hi, jackass." Seamus replied, squeezing Sly tighter.

Sly laughs "How've yeah been?"

Seamus snorts "Been better. I assuming Jordan told you."

Sly nods.

They finally release each other and Sly smiled his signature smile back at Seamus happily. Seamus turned and invited Sly in and they talked and Sly told Seamus he wanted to move back to Colorado and come back to the Creatures. Seamus heart skipped a beat when he said this, hoping with every fiber in his body that Sly would want to get back together and hopefully they could go back to where things left off and move past him leaving.

"So I'm probably going to stay at Aleks and James for now and Chef is getting sent down this weekend by my sister so-"

"Wait," Seamus interrupts "Why don't you just stay here? This is technically your apartment Sly."

"Well I mean if that's okay with you that'd be great thanks Seamus."

That night Seamus and Sly are watching some reruns of a crappy comedy show when Sly started getting sleepy and yawning a little. He was going to just call it a night but he was too nervous to go sleep in Seamus' room, not knowing if he's wanted back in there or the guest room. He subtlety yawns again hoping to draw Seamus' attention but to no anvil. Finally he thinks of a plan.

He slowly sinks further into the couch and slightly leans in between the space between him and Seamus and slightly starts leaning onto his shoulder. He closes his eyes hoping Seamus will notice he's drifting off and invite him into him room so he doesn't have to ask himself.

Seamus smiles when he sees Sly all tucked against his side, reminding him of the old days. It gives him enough courage to place a kiss on Sly's temple before shaking him slightly to see if he's ready for bed.

When Sly feels Seamus press a kiss to his forehead he opens his eyes and when he and Seamus are face to face staring into each other's eyes they both lean in and share their first kiss in 2 years. When they both pull away their grinning like idiots and lean back in again, sharing a few more kisses before they have to stop because Seamus starts yawning into their kisses and Sly can't help but laugh.

"I think it's definitely bed time for us." Sly says, pulling himself up and giving Seamus a hand, knowing this was a lot for him to handle for one day since he's been sick. Seamus links their hands together once he's up and let's Eddie lead him back to their bedroom where they fall asleep in each other's arms, finally back together in the same place and knowing Sly isn't leaving him again anytime soon.