|Gavin Reed x Male reader| Detroit Become Human|

Chapter Thirty - Two

- Gavin's POV -
The next morning came around a lot quicker than I wanted it to. I was up, showered and dressed by 11, my appointment being at 12. [F/N] wraps his arms around me from behind, making me jump a tiny bit. He kisses the back of my neck and nuzzled against it, humming a little.

"I can feel how nervous you are..." He says softly, resting his chin on my shoulder and looking at me through the mirror we were standing in front of. I look at him through it too, sighing a tiny bit, "I've never really spoken about anything. It's... Going to be a big change for me but I'm willing to try it." I admit. I have to say that the reason I'm mostly doing this is that I want to be able to have a healthy relationship with [F/N]. I mean, of course, I want to heal from everything that happened too, but he was really my reason to keep going. He helped me the best I could but now it was my turn to help myself and prove that all he did wasn't for nothing. 

"I'll be with you. They might not let me in the room with you but I'll be right outside, waiting for you, okay?" He mutters, straightening up a little and kissing my cheek before he wanters off, grabbing his jacket and keys. Im hesitant to follow but soon, we're in the car and on our way. 

[F/N] didn't speak during the drive, he stayed quiet but he kept glancing at me, checking to see that I was alright. I had a tight feeling in my chest as if someone had wrapped their arms around me and was squeezing as tightly as they could but I forced myself to stay neutral, leaning back in my chair and taking a couple of deep breaths.

We park up outside the building and that's when the real fear set in. My chest closed and tensed more, making it just that tiny bit harder to breathe but oh, that tiny bit made all the difference. [F/N] got out and opened my door, holding out a hand for me which I gratefully took. He leads me inside and to the front desk. The man looks up at us, smiling

"How can I help you, huns?" He asks, smiling softly and honestly, that relaxed me a little. "Gavin Reed for an appointment. It's at 12." [F/N] says, watching as the male checks his book, nodding. He points down the hall, "There are seats against that wall, your room number 4." He grins and lets us leave, [F/N] wandering down the hall and soon, making me sit down. He kisses the back of my hand.

"Gavin, are you alright?" "Yeah, just... Very fucking nervous." I say, looking down and fiddling with my shirt, uneasy about the whole thing. Maybe we should just go home? I think that would be best, you know? Maybe this whole thing was a mistake.

"Gavin Reed?" A voice pulls me out of my thoughts. Looking up,  I see a young lady standing in front of me, holding out a hand. "It's good to see you here. You can call me Holly, come with m and we'll get started, alright?" She says, gesturing towards the room. I look at [F/N], feeling uneasy but I stand up and follow her inside. She points to where I can sit and I do, curling in on myself a little.

"So, Gavin, tell me about yourself to start."

When I stay silent, she does too, waiting patiently. 

"I'm a detective... I loved my work." I say, not really knowing what to say. You know, it was hard to tell people about yourself when all you have is your job. "Loved? Why 'Loved' and not 'love?'.." She asks, writing something down while I look at my lap. "A few things happened that made me lose my passion for it," I state simply. Seeing that I don't want to speak more on it, she moves on, asking me various amounts of questions but she stayed as nice as anything.

I soon step out of her office, looking at [F/N] who jumps to his feet, instantly stepping up me. He smiles a little as he takes my hand, leading me back out the way we came. Once we're outside, I take a breath.

"Are you holding up okay?"  He asks after a moment, I nod in response, looking at him before leaning forward, wrapping my arms around his waist and holding him tightly. [F/N] melts a little, hugging me just as tightly and rubbing my back.

"You know I'm not going anywhere because things will get a little rough again, right?"

- [F/N]s POV -
I could tell Gavin was getting a little upset when I hugged him. He nuzzled against my chest a bit more, his grip tightening around me. He nods as an answer to my question, pulling his face back to look at me. I bring a hand to his cheek, gently wiping a tear from it as I press a kiss to his forehead. 

"Let's not go home so soon, alright? Let's go out somewhere and chill a bit." I mumble, seeing Gavin nod in response. We climb back in the car and I think for a moment, wondering where we could go but it seems Gavin had something in mind when he starts the engine, pulling out of the Car park and taking off towards somewhere.

After about twenty minutes, he pulls up at a park entrance, parks the car and gets out, stretching. I copy his actions, following him through the gates and glancing around, seeing an abundance of beautiful flowers and trees, really feeling at home with all this nature around me. Gavin takes my hand, leading me off towards somewhere and soon, he sits down on the grass and tugs me down with him. I sit beside me and he snuggles against me, gently placing his hand on my thigh.

"This is just... It's never really busy so I thought it would be nice." Gavin speaks after a moment, looking up at me and resting his head against my shoulder. "As long as it helps you relax, I wouldn't care where we are," I mutter, gently resting my head against my lovers, watching as a small smile finds it's way to his lips. "You're such a sap..." He hums, nuzzling against me more. "But only for you," I reply, leaning down and kissing him softly, my hand reaching up to caress his cheek.

"Fowler asked me when you wanted to go back to work. I said that it would hopefully be soon, what do you think?" I ask, after a few moments of comfortable silence. Gavin let's out a sigh, looking at me and saying, "How about next week? Lets just... Take this last week for us." He utters after a moments thought, making me nod in agreement. "Next week is fine by me, it's nice to get a break every now and then, you know? This has been... A bumpy past few months but I think we're over the worst of it." I respond, running a hand through my hair. As rough as things have been, I wouldn't change it for the world. I've met the most wonderful man and now I'm doing my best to make him happy, what's to regret?

Honestly, we stayed at the park for much longer than we had planned but Gavin opened up to me a little more, telling me that he's feeling a lot better than he has in a long time. Gavin steps in the door in front of me, tugging off his jacket and hanging it up. I was just about to close the door but the voice of my neighbour stops me, hearing him scream at someone

"Get cancer, you fucking jerk!"

Rolling my eyes, I decide I have no time for that asshole right now, locking my door and seeing Gavin looking amused, "What was that?" "Chad, my neighbour, he's... A special kind of asshole. Ignore him." I say, chucking a little as he wanders down into my room. Deciding that it's time for a coffee, I head towards the kitchen but Gavin looking confused in the hall stops me.

"What?"

"No offence but Greg has gotten chubby." He says, pointing to my cat who wanders down the hall and padding his way towards me. I furrow my eyebrows, crouching down and patting his head gently. He meows at me and sits down, huffing.  "I'm feeding him the normal amount..." "Are you sure he's a 'he'?" Gavin asks, humming and crossing his arms. "I... Never fully checked. I had no interest in seeing if my cat has a dick or not. I always assumed he was a neutered guy." I say, baffled before catching onto he was saying.

"Oh, you think it's... A she? And...?"

"Yeah, I think we might be having some kitties..."

- hello hello! I hope you enjoyed this as always, even though it was more of a filler chapter. The next one will more than likely be when they're back at work :D

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