A Lover's Insomnia
by visions-of-music
Rating- T (because of the slash)
Disclaimer- If I owned Ryo and Dee, they would have gotten together a heck of a lot sooner than the 7th book!
Timeline- Somewhere between the 6th and 7th book (sorry, no sex!)
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The neon green numbers of the alarm clock glared at Dee, reading the ungodly time of 3:00 AM.
'Holy crap,' Dee thought as he sat up and stretched. He had gotten to bed hours ago, and he hadn't even achieved a wink of sleep. 'Great, and I have to work at 7 tomorrow, of course."
He sighed; he really couldn't blame himself for being up all night. In fact, Dee thought as he stared at the still form beside him, the one who had to take the blame for his insomnia was Ryo. Dee had been up all night thinking about the lovely creature beside him. At this thought, Dee chuckled, knowing that if Ryo knew Dee had called him 'lovely' he would freak.
Looking beside him again, Dee felt his heart swell. He knew it was corny, but he loved the man beside him with all his heart. If only Ryo would reciprocate his feelings. But, he thought, he knew how Ryo felt; he could see it in his actions.
Like all the times Dee pounced on Ryo, and Ryo still had yet to punch him like he did that rat Berkley. And those times at work when Dee caught Ryo staring at him with a soft look on his face. He knew his partner felt something for him. He had known since the first night of their partnership, when Ryo had invited him home for dinner. Then, Dee's goals had only been to get Ryo into bed (they had long since changed). When Ryo had invited him to stay the night, Dee had known Ryo was gay. Dee snorted, how could he not be? He had invited a grown man to stay in the same bed as him that night. Granted, Bikky was between them, but grown men just don't invite other grown men, especially a co-worker, to sleep over in the same bed as them. That's what couches were for. At that moment, Dee knew he had a chance with Ryo.
He could see Ryo's love in his eyes, even if he hadn't voiced it yet. And he knew Ryo had a desire for him physically, that he could feel when he pounced on the older male.
Chuckling, Dee thought of all the things he had done for the man he loved, like actually behaving at work, cleaning up his apartment, and even learning a few Japanese words. Ryo didn't really appreciate that last one though, as all the words Dee had learned were of the unfavorable nature.
Staring at the man beside him, Dee appreciated him for who he was; a strong cop, a loving father, and a prospective lover.
Sliding back down to lie next to his partner, Dee knew he loved him, even though Ryo kept him up half the night. Despite how perfect he was, kuso, Ryo snored like a bear.
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A/N- Kuso is Japanese for damn it!
Huge thanks to Sakura Sango for being my beta on this story. She really helped me realize I can post stories and not just keep piling them up on my jump drive.
I am not going to beg you to review (as it is unbecoming), but if you want to, feel free.
