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Once Edd comes back to the room he finds Kevin snoring. The dork wraps himself around the ginger and he stirs and turns a bit revealing the still damp streaks he has from his tears. Double D doesn't hesitate to wipe them away gently with his thumb. "Kevin...I love you." The dork whispers barely audible to not wake up the redhead. His heart breaks over the thought of what is going through Kevin's mind at all times. He works so damn hard and lost everything in a moment. He's strong, much stronger than anyone he's ever met because the smile on the ginger's face shows no pain or struggle. Edd lightly kisses the ginger's cheek.

Kevin wakes up to an empty bed and sighs. "I guess he had to go..." The ginger says lifting himself out of bed. He makes his way downstairs where he hears Edd talking on the phone. "Oh, you're at the house? Uhm well actually I'm not home right now. Actually, I'm not even in town I already told you a few months back that the debate team you guys had me join would be away on conference this weekend." There's then a long pause. "Yes...my apologies mother, maybe next time." The dork says hanging up his phone and opening the curtain ever so slightly to peak across the street and he sighs seeing a car in the driveway.
"What's up babe?" Kevin asks coming into the living room and the dork jumps. "N-nothing, how's your fever?" The ginger then grabs Edd's hand and places it on his forehead. "Check for yourself." He chuckles. "Oh good it's gone." He sighs in relief. "Yeah so anyway babe, what's going on. I heard you on the phone and-"
"It's nothing, really." Edd cuts him off. "It was your mom though. You lied and said you were out of town, I heard you." Kevin mentions. "Well if you already knew I was talking to her and lying to her why did you even ask?" The dork says with a fair amount of sass behind his words. "Yeah but I asked what was going on..." The ginger points out. "I don't want to see her, I don't know what else to say." Double D says still copping a little bit of an attitude. "Why not? She's your mom. You should go see her, I mean she's right there." The redhead says pointing to across the street. "Can we drop this now please. I just don't feel like seeing her." Edd says. Kevin's face turns slightly angry. "I wish I fucking had that freedom to 'not wish' to see my parents." He snaps. "Yeah well there's a difference." The dork snaps right back. "Oh? What's that Edd." Kevin asks immediately. "Your parents were actual parents mine are legal guardians at best." Double D says with a clear attitude and bitterness. The ginger feels himself become sad at the thought. "Still. She came here to see you..." He says a little too quiet. "Probably to tell me what to do again." The dork says bitter still. "You don't know that, it's still your birthday weekend may-"
"Maybe what. They didn't even call Friday." Edd snaps.
"Maybe she wants to surprise you. Maybe your mother wants to try and make up for lost time. I don't know? You won't know either unless you go there Edd." The ginger says still clearly annoyed and upset. "If I go will you admit you were wrong when you are proven wrong?" Double D asks with more sass.
"I will set my pride aside and admit it, IF you're right." Kevin says.
"Fine." Edd says coldly and walks out slamming the door shut.

The dork makes his way over to his own house knocking formally instead of just walking in. "Yes? How may I help you? Oh Eddward it's you!" His mother says with a smile. Edd fakes a smile flawlessly. "Hello mother, how are you today?" He asks as she steps aside letting him in. "Shoes off Eddward." She says with a slight hint of scolding considering it took more than two steps for him to take them off. "That must be why this whole home is a disaster you seemed to have forgotten how to take care of this place dear." She continues clearly scolding now. "My apologies mother. I just thought I could do as I wanted considering no one is ever here to even keep me company or help me." Edd sasses out. "I didn't mean it that way dear. Anyway, I came over here for something important." She says holding an envelope. The dork perks up a little seeing it, thinking for a moment maybe she really did remember his birthday. Maybe she really got him a card. She hands it over and Edd happily opens it. His real smile drops however. "What is this mother?" Double D asks with a confused expression. "A rejection letter from my alma mater." She says flatly. "I can see that but...you have a great part in choosing students to accept... How did I get rejected?!" Edd asks with a look of clear heartbreak in his eyes. "You chose the wrong major." She says with a clear scowl. "What I chose was that I wanted to do and was good at." The dork snaps with an attitude again. "Do you not realize what it means to be a Vincent? Your last name is powerful. Vincents' are world renown doctors. Not engineers." His mother snips. "Maybe we could be? Have you ever tried?" He frowns with a furrowed brow. "Eddward dear you will be a doctor and perhaps meet a nice female med student as well!" She smiles. "Or a male one..." Edd says quietly. "what was that dear?" His mother asks having caught what he said so her scowl increases. "You heard me. I want a male. Actually I have one and he's a fucking delight in bed." Edd sasses. "Language! That's it you're grounded!" She hisses. "Goodluck grounding me when you'll be gone by morning! Also, I'm eighteen now. Oh one more thing since you won't say it HAPPY FUCKING BIRTHDAY TO ME." He snaps bitterly storming out and slamming the door, nearly breaking it. Finally he heads back over to his boyfriend's.

"Hey babe how did it...." Kevin stops mid sentence seeing the look on Double D's face. "Shit." The ginger mumbles realizing he was wrong to force him over there. Edd immediately collapses into tears and the redhead rushes to his side. "Kevin! How... How could my own mother reject what I want to do....She wouldn't even listen for half a second!" The dork says as he's taken gently into Kevin's strong arms. "Shhhh babe calm down." The redhead says noticing how rapidly his boyfriend's heart is racing and how much he's struggling to breathe properly. "No... My mother she rejected me from a school she can basically control the admission choices of because I want to do something besides continue 'the legacy'..." Edd says this and Kevin pulls him in just a little closer. "Shhh your heart rate and breathing, it's too fast it needs to slow down." He says softly knowing these feelings from breaking down all too well. "I'm sorry, I was pushing you because I wish that I still had parents to have a relationship with..." The ginger continues as the dork starts to calm down. "No... You were just trying to help. You know there was half a second I thought my mother remembered my own birthday when she handed me the envelope and I felt so happy..." Double D admits with an almost pathetic laugh as his voice cracks. "Hey, no. No more crying shhhh." Kevin says wiping the tears away. "Let's just consider ourselves both without parents and be supportive to eachother." The ginger suggests. Edd sniffles and gives a genuine smile, revealing his gap. Kevin can't help but lean in and kiss the dork tenderly. "I love you Edd."
"And I love you too Kevin."
Edd nuzzles himself into The redheads toned chest while Kevin leans down and kisses his head. "Oh one more thing babe, can you tutor me, I'm failing personal finance..." The ginger says removing one arm from around the dork and grabbing the back of his neck as Edd snaps his head up. "Why didn't you tell me sooner?!"
"Because I wasn't with you sooner!" Kevin laughs as the dork frowns. "Tomorrow. I'm going to Tutor you starting tomorrow." Double D says burying his face once again.
"It's a date!" Kevin chuckles.