Slow dance with you

Loved and flawed

"Hola mama!" Lance walked in the door holding Keiths hand behind him that evening as he saw rosy munching on a cookie while Leo was focusing on frosting a Santa cookie.

"Keefy!" Rosy gasped waving brightly.

"Oh hello Keith," Maria walked over to give him a hug. "So nice to see you again,"

Lance stood there jaw dropped as Keith smirked at him getting the love.

"What happened to you boys face?" Maria grabbed Keiths face seeing bruises as she saw lances as well.

"W-well..." lance trailed off as he didn't know what to say.

"I got in a fight at school today, lance tried breaking us up and got hit too, I got arrested for assault but lance bailed me out," Keith explained easily as he leaned against lances arm gripping his hand tighter.

"Oh Keith you shouldn't fight someone, can I ask why you resulted with violence amor?" Maria held her hands in front as she looked at him a little disappointed.

"Well it was a guy who kissed me at a party and tried saying lance was trash today so I beat the shit out of him," Keith mumbled looking down.

Maria blinked surprised and took a deep breath with a calm expression.

"Where does this boy live?" She asked sweetly and lance paled.

"Mama no," Lance whined.

"Don't make me call Veronica," Maria warned as Keiths eyes widen.

"Mama no!" Lance cried out.

Maria grumbled cussing in Spanish as she walked away and lance looked at her horrified by what she said but Keith was confused.

"That's not legal mom!" Lance called as she waved him off walking out of the kitchen.

"Tio what did abuela mean by-" "never repeat what abuela says," lance warned Leo who was confused.

"So we really are cool now right?" Keith asked gulping a little.

"Yes, I promise," Lance smiled down at him as he wrapped his arm around Keiths shoulders teasingly but they saw John walk in as Leo glared at him and rosy pouted seeing her grandfather but looked at lance remembering the encounter.

"Where have you been?" John noticed lance but not Keith.

"Busy," lance shrugged as John finally looked at him and saw Keith holding his hand standing there a little more tense. John looked at them unamused but lance winked at his father then pulled Keith to the living room as rosy followed the couple.

"I heard you where at the police," John said flatly.

"Yea my boyfriend can kick serious ass," lance kissed Keiths cheek as the shorter boy blushed as he didn't look at John.

"Yet looks like a pussy eating some chicken," John scoffed popping open a beer.

"Leave him alone about that," lance snapped loosing the sarcasm.

"Just saying," John grunted.

"Says the alcoholic," Keith mumbled leaning against lances shoulder and the Cuban boy smiled as rosy sat in Keiths lap as Leo laid against lance.

"Excuse me fag but your not disrespecting me in my home," John snapped.

"John Leave! This isn't your house and your just a refuge, shut the hell up and go drink alone," Lance snarled back quickly as Keith glared.

"¿Por qué John siempre arruina las cosas bonitas?" Rosy huffed annoyed in Keiths lap but John heard and he felt his heart sink.

"Don't act surprised, she didn't even know she had a grandfather before you came back," lance sighed seeing the slight pain in his father's eyes.

"I should have some respect," johns voice cracked a little but no one was fazed by it.

"Keith has more respect than you, in a McClain house you earn respect, I thought you'd learn that by now," Lance snorted and Keith smiled a little at that.

John looked at the kids but sighed shaking his head as he put the bottle down and went outside with the door slamming behind him. No one jumped at the loud noise, no one seemed to care even the kids, they where use to it... that hurt lance more seeing them still calm as they used the couple as pillows.

"Alright I heard this new movie on netflix, holiday calendar or something," Lance turned on the tv smiling as the two kids cheered happily.

"It's not even thanksgiving yet," Keith made a face.

"Keefy is right!" Rosy sat up gasping.

"What about nightmare before Christmas?" Leo pointed at the movie on the screen.

"Again?" Rosy whined at her brother.

"You always fall asleep anyways," Leo looked at her frowning.

"I think nightmare before Christmas works rose, you can choose next movie," Lance smiled at her and rosy thought for a moment but agreed laying against Keith as they turned on the movie.

Keith smiled relaxed in lances arms as he rested his head against his shoulder. He actually really loved it in this house, it was so loving with family, the kids, Maria, Lances siblings, John was a family flaw but what family doesn't have one? He hasn't had a family in so long and this one so easily accepted him, both him and lance together, even knowing now of Keith being violent, an orphan, gay even. He really loved it here.

And he almost lost everything great that's happened to him. Lance.

Keiths eyes widen a little as he didn't move but no one noticed his face growing red. Shit...

Do I love lance?