World Tour

Oslo, concert day

Eddy could have stayed in bed for ever and ever. He'd been sleeping so well next to Brett, and waking up in his warm embrace was just the next level of awesome. He stretched out softly like a cat in front of a fire, snuggling his head into Brett's chest. Brett stirred and made a cute little grunting sound, before kissing Eddy on the top of his head. 
¨Good morning, my love.¨

When they got up, Eddy marveled over how normal the new situation had become so quickly. As he watched Brett grab a clean shirt out of his suitcase he realised they were moving with the easy report couples have.
Before, they'd never been difficult about getting changed in front of the other or anything, but now they'd seen and touched all of each other, there was a new level of comfortable intimacy. And Eddy loved it.
¨What?¨ Brett asked, eying him curiously, pulling the t-shirt over his torso. 
¨Oh, just reflecting on how much I'm loving being your boyfriend, that's all.¨ 
Brett grinned. 
¨You're becoming sickly sweet in your old age, bro!¨
He was silent for a moment and then added in a serious tone. 
¨Thank you, Eddy. Thank you for showing me what I mean to you. It means the world.¨
Eddy nodded, thinking.
¨So¨, he said, somewhat hesitantly, ¨Is the insecurity gone?¨
¨Not gone¨, Brett said in a soft voice. ¨But much better. I guess... I guess I just still can't quite believe the greatest person in the world really wants to share their life with me.¨
Eddy shook his head at being categorised as that. 
¨Well, I have no idea what the greatest person in the world would feel. But I do know that this imperfect bloke loves you, unconditionally. You have nothing to be insecure about.¨
Brett unexpectedly grabbed him into an almost desperate hug. 
¨I love you so much, Eddy, please don't ever leave me.¨
Eddy looked him squarely in the eye and said, and he knew he meant it:  
¨I won't.¨

Brett shook his head, rubbing his forehead, and Eddy knew he was upset with himself. Shit.
¨I'm sorry Eddy. I shouldn't be so needy.¨
Eddy looked him squarely in the eye, a smirk on his lips.
¨Excuse me. You're gonna talk to me about insecurity? Did I not just spend a day whining about how crap I was in Paris? Did you not get me through that like a pro? You don't have the monopoly on insecurity mate, don't flatter yourself¨. 
Brett grinned and rolled his eyed and Eddy knew he had taken the sting out of it. 
¨I love you. All of you. And I meant what I said.¨
¨I love you too, more than you'll ever know.¨

They headed out and met up with Sophie and some of their new friends for a Norwegian brunch. Eddy felt like he could happily stay in Norway for weeks, just spending time with Brett, and getting to know new people. He was loving it! But he knew their flight left for New York tomorrow, early evening. 
As they laughed and joked around, he casually rested his left hand on Brett's thigh under the table. Brett moved his right hand, and took Eddy's hand into his own. Eddy gave it a little squeeze and smiled slightly at him.
They ate Norwegian pastries and they drank very light coffee. A bit too light, for Eddy's tastes, but hey, he wasn't complaining. It had caffeine in it.
Tomorrow, they would be in America. In America!! And even there the concerts were selling well. 

In the afternoon they actually managed to shoot a Ling Ling 40 hours video. It had been the first one in a few days, and they really  had to get their arses in gear, as they were running out of episodes to post. They had a couple of days off in New York, and would have to spend some of that time making lots of new footage.

Eddy was surprised, as the made the video, how easy it was to just get into the normal banter, be the way they always had been. Twoset.
Even though he didn't want to stay hidden in the closet, he did have the feeling it might be better not to be fully ¨out¨ on their channel. He knew that, would they come out, it would really change the way it all worked and he wasn't sure it would be for the better. But he also knew he'd have to broach this with Brett very carefully. 
The episode went great, and when they watched it back they cracked themselves up, which was always a good sign. 

¨Right!¨ Eddy said a few minutes later, putting away the last of the equipment. 
¨Onto the next thing!¨

And with that they left the hotel and walked off to find themselves some food before the concert.