Domesticity is a big word to Kevin. He's only been in one serious relationship in his entire life and it was with a girl, so this whole 'falling in serious love with a man' is quite shocking. He rummages through a box he kept when him an Tom started dating. There's a bracelet, a Polaroid picture, a few ticket stubs and a letter from when Tom was in Europe for a few weeks. Kevin picks up the Polaroid first because it has a certain age and mystery to it. He never remembered taking a picture with Tom because Kevin hates pictures. He was always deemed 'the ugly brother' compared to his three younger brothers. Tom always teased that it was the other way around, that Nick, Joe and Frankie were the ugly brothers while Kevin was the shining star. IN the picture, Tom is smiling smugly while his lips are in Kevin's curls. You can only see Kevin's eyes in that photo, so he likes it enough to shove it into his back pocket. He still doesn't remember taking the picture with Tom, but he knows Tom probably will.
Tom Hardy remembers every single thing they've ever done. He says that he has a special compartment in his brain for Kevin and himself. At first it was strange and made Kevin want to end their 4th date right then, but Tom placed two tickets to a Broadway musical that Kevin said he always wanted to see. This brings Kevin to the ticket stubs in the worn brown box. A ticket stub to see Memphis, a beautiful play that bring tears to Kevin's eyes, later to be snickered at by Tom for crying. The muscles in Kevin's lips bring him to a smile without even noticing it.
"Spring cleaning already?" He feels lips on his neck and breath on his skin. Its funny how normal embraces have become with Tom. Tom is muscular and medium height, taller than Kevin, he's tan, and very warm. Kevin calls him a furnace when they first kissed. It was the middle of January and winter had just passed them. Kevin's hands were lone and turning into icicles. Before he knew it his palms were sweating, Tom had interlaced his fingers with Kevin's without having to ask. Then they were kissing, then touching fondly, then Kevin called Tom a furnace. In that order.
"No, just looking through some old stuff" Kevin said while looking at the bracelet that Tom gave Kevin for his 22nd birthday. Engraved it read 'A special bracelet for a special boy' which at the time Kevin hated because Tom called him a 'boy' and he was turning 22 for Christ sake. Kevin slides the bracelet onto his wrist carefully. Kevin isnt a boy, he's never been. He's had to grow up too fast and face decisions that grownups face at a young age. He doesn't like taking about the past, but he likes talking about it with Tom.
"Mhm, well, Im going to get some coffee started. Any breakfast requests? Bacon? Flapjacks?-" Tom was sliding farther and farther away from Kevin and something in him didnt want Tom to go. Not even to make some Flapjacks across the hall.
"I love you Tom" Kevin blurted out, not on accident but not exactly on purpose. He tried to read the expressions on Toms face, but Tom Hardy was an actor, and could be confused but seem perfectly happy. Neither of them said anything for a while, not knowing how to respond without sounding terrible or sounding cheesy. Tom swallowed hard and pulled Kevin into his chest, kissing him on the lips before burying his head into the crook of Tom's neck.
"Thank you, thank you for saying it. I know you had some issues when I told you that I loved you but I think those issues are far behind us now. Thank you Kevin, I love you" Kevin heard Tom say this and he swore his heart swelled up about 3 times larger than a real heart. He'd been having his tingling sensation in his stomach lately, and his heart beat like mad when he even thought of Tom a little too long. "You're not just saying that to earn an extra flapjack or something right?" Tom asked jokingly, making Kevin swat him in the chest while still in attached to him. It was amazing sometimes how Tom could ruin a precious moment with only his words. The worst moment Tom had ever ruined was when they were first dating. Kevin invited him to meet his family because they were getting sort of serious, which scared Kevin back then. He remembers that he made a pot roast that night, Tom's favorite, with string beans and crab macaroni and cheese, an old time Jonas family favorite. Tom's favorite and the family favorite somehow ended up on his mothers blouse and hair. It would have been fine if Tom had apologized but he didnt, instead he said "the grease stain matches the color of the blouse, so I think you're okay." After that, Tom left to go home and Kevin cleaned the mess that his boyfriend left behind.
"Go make me some breakfast and you'll get a surprise" Kevin teased when he pulled away from Tom's body heat. Kevin would tease Tom non-stop very often and he was subconsciously doing it right now. He'd whisper in Tom's ear that he wants him before Tom, or would call him while Tom was on the set that he couldn't wait until he got home. But when Tom would arrive home, Kevin would be in his sweatpants fiddling with a guitar and act like he never whispered such word to Tom.