What Will Be (Chibs and Juice)

11

Fillip squinted at the computer screen, glancing over Juans shoulder from their curled up position on the couch. His eyes steadily following Juan's clicks as he added items to the shopping cart. When they had enough food and snacks to last the night and following day in the cart, Juan completed the check out process. Now they just had to wait for their groceries to be delivered, anytime in the next three hours. Fillip stretched out and uncurled from the other body around him, and stood.

"Ye wanna help me get the stuff from the car?"
Juan snuggled down into the couch, grinning playfully. He was comfortable and he didn't want to move.

"Okay well, guess I'll have to play with all those toys myself. Ye stay comfortable." He ruffled Juan's hair and started walking towards the garage.

As he opened the door he heard feet bounding behind him. "Wait! I'll help!" Juan was sprinting towards him. Fillip chuckled "I thought ye might change yer mind."

They unloaded the car quickly, with both of them it was only one trip. Fillip opened the bags with his lads new toys in them and sat them on the table. Juan was looking at him with big eyes trying to be patient, making Fillip chuckle. He pulled out his pocket knife and started cutting boxes open and removing the toys from them.

"Take em to the living room, I'll be in shortly" Juan grabbed the dump truck and the frog and ran into the other room. He ran right back waiting for more items to take. Fillip huffed in annoyance at the twisty ties wrapped around a large scale action figure. He was struggling to get the legs out of the blasted confines. Juan giggled at him, staring curiously at Fillip.
Fillip cheered in victory as he popped the legs from the box with the ties still attached. "Got it! Blasted ties... ye laughing at me boy?" He teased, Juan blushed and nodded shyly. Fillip grumbled some more until he'd freed the figure.

Picking up the tub of blocks he ushered Juan into the other room. "Ye wanna check all this out while I get yer new clothes on the wash? Give ye a minute by yerself, clear that cluttered brain. I can see ye fighting with yerself lad. It's in yer eyes." He squatted next to Juan who had sat on the floor. "I'll keep telling ye, till ye believe me. I want ye to be comfortable and happy. Take some time and get oriented. If ye want I'll play with ye when I'm done."

Juan smiled. He hadn't said much since the car, Fillip noted. He was struggling to figure out if he was in little space, or just trying to cope with the situation. He didn't want to just blatantly ask, the lad may not even know, but he needed to make sure he didn't make him uncomfortable.
He went back to the kitchen and started cutting tags off of items, piling them up to throw in the wash. If he did it now, Juan would have pajamas tonight.
He poured in the detergent and slammed the lid. Looking at his watch he noted the groceries would be there soon.
"Hey Juan. Groceries will be here soon. We'll see if your little app thing works huh?" He called as he walked down the hall, back to where Juan sat.

Juan was arranging his toys around him, contemplatively looking at them. Fillip just looked at him in adoration for a moment. Juan's face was crinkled up cutely in his thoughts, he was trying to choose which toy to play with. Fillip decided to intervene after Juan sighed. "Too many?" Fillip asked as he plopped down beside him and picked up the truck. "Ye think this truck can go fast?" Juan looked at him, and nodded.
"Well let's see. Show me how fast you can make the truck go." Juan pulled the truck back, winding it up, and then let it go. It zoomed through the living room and crashed into the wall. He giggled with excitement at the ordeal, getting up to go get the truck. "I have an idea Juan Carlos. Why don't we keep two toys out, and I'll put the others up for now? That way you won't get overwhelmed. We need to get ye a toy box."
Juan Carlos nodded.
"Okay well... after the groceries get here ye want to watch a movie?"
Juan Carlos nodded.
"Juan Carlos. Can ya bring the truck back to Daddy?"
Juan pulled the truck back and let it go, it zoomed across the floor to Fillip. He walked over and sat next to him.
Fillip put his arm around the lads shoulders and pulled him close. "Ye stopped talking on me. Ye alright?"
Juan Carlos nodded.
"If yer non-verbal in little space that's alright. But when yer big again, we need to talk about some stuff okay."
Juan Carlos nodded, the doorbell rang, Juan Carlos ran to hide behind the couch.
Fillip took all of this in. His little Juan Carlos didn't seem talk much if at all. His Juicy Boy didn't stop talking. He was still skittish and overwhelmed, Fillip tried to contemplate ways to get him past that. Hopefully in both little space and the regular world.

He tipped the delivery driver and started unloading the groceries. "Juan Carlos, ye want a snack?"
"Yes." Was barley audible as it was peeped back to him.
"Come in the kitchen lad."
Juan Carlos came into the kitchen, he was clutching his frog at his chest.
"Ye want some cheese and crackers? Maybe some flies for the frog?" He grinned. Juan Carlos giggled, and nodded.
Fillip sighed, trying his best to understand. He would have to talk to Tig, surely he'd have some sort of idea. "Here ye go lad. Take it to the couch, can ye turn on the tv? We can watch a movie if ye pick one."
Juan Carlos nodded again and took his plate.
"Why are ye so adorable? Huh? I wanna scoop ye up." Fillip teased, smiling when he saw the blush on his lads face. Juan Carlos walked over closer to Fillip and kissed his cheek, rocking back on his heels expectantly.
"Ye wanna kiss lil one?" Fillips hands rested on Juan's hips, he kissed sweetly on the lips. Juan Carlos was a shade of red Fillip hadn't seen before. He honestly couldn't handle it. He didn't know how long Juan Carlos would be around for the night, but a part of him really hoped he would at some point be big enough for a little more than cute kisses.

"Daddy?" He peeped getting Fillips attention. "Are you coming too?"

"I'll be right there, just gotta put this cold stuff up lad."
Juan Carlos sat on the couch, flipped on the tv and looked for a movie. His adult brain was causing him distress, he was lingering between the two. He was enjoying the attention from Fillip, he wanted that to continue, he also wanted to watch something that wasn't a kids show. He really wanted to snuggle up with Fillip in a way that wouldn't be permitted at the moment. This was one of those moments he decided to just trust Fillip like he'd said. Hopefully he'd help guide him in the right direction for this dilemma.