Stone Cold

S i x t y t h r e e

Lance woke up with a gasp as he hyperventilated trying to get away from the weight on him with struggling screams.

"Stop stop! Please!" He kicked and pushed but hands grabbed his wrists to stop him from hurting himself.

"Hey it's me, it's me love, it was a dream again," Lotor held the side of his face as lance opened his eyes panting with fear on his face.

Lotor rubbed his cheek as he smiled kindly at his boyfriend, lance leaned into him tiredly as he sniffled a little. It's been four months since they met again in New Zealand, it was a nice two week vacation for the mcclain siblings to feel what it's like outside of Chicago until they moved forward to Iceland.

Lotor bought them a home, a four bedroom house for all of them. With a fenced backyard and a garden for Chloe and Dani. A tire swing for Milo.

Lotor wrapped his arms around Lances back to pull him into his lap as they enjoyed being in each other's arms, it was comforting for the both of them as lance no longer cried when he knew he was safe, he just laid there against Lotors chest, listening to his heart. Lotor rested his head against Lances hair, rubbing his arm gently and brushed against the bullet wounded scar on his arm, he loved the weight in his arms, it made him feel whole.

"We should start breakfast," lance whispered rubbing his face and got out of their king size bed. A cat jumped up to their bed and rubbed against lotors arm with a purr.

"Lance wait, before the kids wake up," Lotor smiled gently following him out as lance wore his bigger shirt and tied Lotors hair up and out of his face.

"What's up Amor?" Lance kissed his cheek as they walked to the kitchen of the new home, light blue tiles on the wall with a dark oak wooden floor.

"Merry Christmas," Lotor kissed his head and handed lance a present.

"I thought we were going to wait?" Lance whined holding the box.

"I couldn't," Lotor chuckled as lance rolled his eyes but opened the present anyways.

"Lo.." lance whispered with wide eyes as he pulled out expensive looking books from the box.

"I know your going back to school, and you said nothing big so I thought first addition of Charles dickens books," Lotor blushed softly as he wrapped his arms around lance from behind.

"Christmas carol, Oliver Twist and hard times, i love it, thank you so much," lance turned and kissing him sweetly with an arm around his neck. Lance loved to read more than he thought he would now having time to sit and relax. His favorite was when the kids were asleep, him and Lotor would sit in the living room with the fire place as they both would read in comfortable silence with their cat in one of their laps. He loved it.

"I got you something too," lance smiled up at him and went to the Christmas tree in the living room to grab the small box.

"It's our first Christmas together, and I wanted to get you something nice still," lance sat on his knees by the tree as Lotor sat with him as their cat followed excitedly.

"I adore anything you would get me," Lotor smiled as lance handed him the present.

"Then you wouldn't be upset if it was socks?" Lance giggled.

"Milo needs them more," Lotor chuckled as he opened the small box. His heart stopped.

It was a silver ring with a thin chain around it, it has something engraved inside the ring that made Lotor feel like his breath was taken away.

"I will always be with you my love, always," Lotor read in a whisper holding the ring.

"I-I uh it's a promise ring..." lance blushed deeply as he looked down at his knees. "I promise that I'm going to have my future with you, and only you, I promise that I'm yours,"