Learning to walk

Baby steps

Ant's POV
"What...what did you just say?" I ask tears coming into my eyes and Dec smiles and shrugs, oh he can't just say that and not talk again, "Dec, did you just talk to me?" I say moving so that we're facing eachother, he nods and looks down. "Is that all you're going to say?" I ask after a few moments of just sitting there and he looks up and moves closer to me he kisses my lips and breathes "I love you" again and I start crying and I wrap my arms around him and he giggles and it's literally the most perfect sound in the world. "I love you so much Dec...so much" I whisper as I hold onto him and he whispers it back, "you're voice...it's so perfect" I wipe a tear and he smiles, "I like your voice too..." He says and the tears come again, and he wipes them for me.
      "Why now? Why have you decided to start talking? I mean I'm so honoured that you've chosen me to talk to" I say as I make breakfast for the both of us, "Because...I love you" he says getting some juice out of the fridge and going to the breakfast bar, I smile and turn to him, "I can't believe after all these years...you decide to talk to me instead of your ma or somethin'..." I say putting our eggs on a plate and handing him his, "you're more important, like I said, I'm inlove with you" he says, I can't get over how soft and beautiful his voice is, "You're voice is so soft...and calm" I whisper and he smiles, "is it? I've never heard it before this morning...it's weird" he says giggling.
          We decide to watch a movie and I choose a comedy so I can hear him laugh. A funny scene happens in the movie and he bursts out laughing and it's the most beautiful thing I've ever heard, it's loud and passionate and gorgeous and he's just amazing. "What made you stop talking?" I ask as we cuddle in bed and he shrugs "I dunno...I just didn't want to talk" he says quietly, "I can't promise I'll talk all the time...but baby steps, right?" He smiles and looks up at me, "right, goodnight baby" I say knowing I'll hear it back, "goodnight Ant" he says and I fall asleep with a smile on my face.