I'll Be Seeing You {RadioDust}

Chapter 48

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Tuesday, August 7th, 1923
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"I love you."
Alastor repeated, his words nothing but confident, despite how tired he sounded. His own voice was quite gravelly, but that was to be expected.

Anthony's smile brightened; hearing those words and being able to look into his eyes in the dim light of the room just made everything so much better.
"I love you."
He said again, blinking slowly in hopes it would be enough to stop the flow of happy tears.

Alastor's face softened all the more as he noticed the shiny sheen of his lover's eyes glossing over.
"My love."
He replied gently, raising a thumb and very softly wiping at Anthony's eyes.
"My everything."

Anthony's smile didn't falter, feeling himself melt even further into the affection and really listening to the words; noting the tone of voice and the sincerity overflowing from each word.
He shuffled a little closer and brought the hand cupping his lover's cheek up to tangle into his sweat-soaked hair, the little curls forming again like they had when they went swimming.

"You're beautiful..."
He whispered, a tear actually leaving his eye even though Alastor attempted to wipe them away.

Leaning up slightly, watching that tear as it left the blonde's eye, Alastor pressed his lips to where it fell down his cheek, huffing the smallest of laughs.
"You too, mon amour."

Anthony closed his eyes and scrunched his nose a bit at the kiss, but continued to smile nonetheless.
He really was at a loss for words. There was nothing that could compare to this feeling and these soft and tender moments. Even the pain that had begun to set in from their rather heated and incautious actions, the blonde was so happy to be with Alastor like this and be able to share it all with him, despite the expectations and norms of reality outside of those four walls.

"I think you're just swell..."
Alastor whispered quietly, kissing down from Anthony's cheek to his lips, holding his own there for a few seconds before pulling back again.
Letting his head rest down on the pillow below him, he reached out for Anthony's cheek again, gently cupping it.

Anthony leaned into Alastor's hand and closed his eyes, simply enjoying this perfect moment.
His eyes shot open again, however, at the sound of the front door opening and closing again.
In the pure perfection of the moment, Anthony completely forgot about Amélie.

Alastor's tired eyes shot open at the loud sound of the front door opening and closing being heard through the floorboards.
"Damn it."
He cursed, thighs and back aching as he scrambled to his feet.

The blonde's body became tense and the pain really set in as he started trying to move, actually going too far and falling off of the bed with a loud yelp and a thud, causing Alastor to jump at the sound.

"Alastor? Is everything alright up there?"
The woman called as she started moving through the house.

Hearing the creaking of the stairs, footsteps approaching, Alastor held his hand out for Anthony, pulling him upwards and towards him, earning a hiss from the blonde's clenched teeth and a hand moved up to cover his mouth to keep himself quiet.

"Stay in the bathroom."
The brunette spoke quickly, hauling Anthony along with him as he flung his bedroom door open and hightailed it across the hall, shoving the Italian in the bathroom as carefully as he could before making a run for his room again.

"Everything's just dandy, Mama!"
Alastor called out, his voice raspy and throat still dry.

Once Anthony was closed in, he started to move over to the bathtub so he could start to clean himself up, ending up falling in completely with another thud and a grunt.