Triphilia - together forever | one-shots

Aching

Avi sighed when he dropped his bag on the floor next to the bed and sank down on the soft mattress. "Finally..." After a good two weeks on the tourbus, this was the first night they got to spend in a hotel room. 

Scott, who was walking inside behind his husband, dropped down next to him. "Urgh, I kinda understand why Mitch wanted his own room to hibernate... I'm exhausted. I wanna sleep forever."

"I wish we could..." Avi replied. "Don't get me wrong, I love touring, but I feel like it gets more tiring each year..."

"Well, we're getting older" Scott reminded him. 

Avi chuckled. "Wait until you reach the 40, too" he joked. 

"Right now I feel like fifty..." Scott sighed. 

Avi chuckled. "You're exaggerating." 

"Maybe" Scott grinned up at his husband. "Now, off you go, take your shower, this is our only night together for the next couple of weeks and even though I'm dead tired, I want you so bad." 

Avi leaned down and kissed Scott. "You and me both. I'll see you in fifteen."

"Make that ten, gorgeous." 

Avi giggled, but he hurried into the adjacent bathroom. He showered quickly, because he didn't want to keep Scott, and himself, waiting. When he was brushing his wet hair in front of the mirror, however, he heard his husband curse from the bedroom. 

"Is everything okay, Scotty?" 

"Ye- ouch, damnit..." 

"Scott..." Avi went into the bedroom and was shocked when he saw Scott lying weirdly on his side. "What happened?"

"I wanted to get up and... I don't know, but my back..." Scott replied. "Can you help me get up, so I can take my shower?" 

Avi sighed. "Yes and no. I'll pour you a bath, apply ointment and massage your back."

"But it was supposed to be our night, Avi. I had it all figured out" Scott said. 

"I bet you did, Scotty, but you're in no state to do anything, so I will take care of you" Avi stated. "Stay where you are, I'll start your bath." 

Once the water was running, Avi helped Scott sit up. "Does it hurt badly? Do you need to see a doctor?" 

Scott shook his head. "No... it's just a muscle or so, I've been having slight issues the past days..."

"Why didn't you say something?" Avi wanted to know. 

"I... thought that I had just pulled a muscle and it wasn't too bad, Avi" Scott explained. "And now, I probably just made a wrong move..."

"Okay... but still: bath, ointment, massage, sleep. No funny business!"

Scott pouted, but the pain was so bad, that he simply nodded. "Okay..." 

Avi brought his husband into the bathroom and helped him undress and into the tub. "Do you know where the bag with our meds is?" 

"Mmhm..." Scott hummed, trying to relax his muscles in the hot water. "With Mitchy, as always..." 

"Damnit" Avi sighed and shrugged his shoulders. "You stay where you are, I'll visit him real quick, hopefully he's still awake." He leaned down and pressed a soft kiss to Scott's temple. "Will you be okay for a few minutes?"

Scott smiled at him. "Of course, dear. Thank you."

Avi returned the smile and then left their hotel room. He headed downstairs to Mitch's room and knocked softly, realising he had forgotten his phone. "Mitchy? It's just me, Avi."