Heyy guys, been a while, right x)

Nice to see you all again.

Edward let out a small sigh of anxiety as he walked down the dark alleyway towards his and Harvey's apartment. He hated this little stretch of road. He'd been 'approached' by a man a month or so ago, it'd scared him shitless. He hadn't told Harvey about it, he didn't want to worry him.

It had been over three years, but Edward could tell that Harvey's mind was still fragile. He could see it every time the man looked in a mirror, that weird little jolt of 'Oh, my scars are gone' that fluttered on his face for a moment.

He tugged on the small patch of hair on his chin, the action bringing him comfort along with a tiny itch of pain. He turned the corner, the few steps that led to the block of flats, and stopped dead.

It was that man again, Edward didn't know his name, he was big and scary, that was all Edward knew.

He exhaled gently, deciding to continue on, and just hope that the man wouldn't notice him, or remember him, though Edward sure as anything remembered the man.

The man smirked at Edward as he walked past smirked, it made Edward's heart jump into his throat. "Hey little guy," the man growled out, Edward gave a small nod and a smile in return, hoping that would be the end of it.

"Oi, I said hey," the man said after him, his voice deep and mocking.

"Yeah, Hi," Edward returned, opening the door to his building.

The man laughed, and called him a dork. Edward hated that, that man knew nothing about him, what right did he have to judge? Edward had murdered people for god's sake, and that man had the nerve to call him a dork.

"Pardon?" Edward said politely, gibing the man a chance to go back on his word.

"You heard me," the man said harshly.

Edward bit his lip, clenching to door, he closed his eyes and exhaled, "Okay," he said to himself, he walked through the door, and up the stairs, he could feel hot tears burning his eyes.

He wanted to react, he wanted to so much, but he had to strong, he couldn't.

He could hear the man laughing, laughing at him, at his cowardice…

He dug his nails into his palm, moaning loudly as he pushed open the door to the apartment.

"Ed?" Harvey asked from the living room, "You ok?"

Edward exhaled, and nodded, "Yeah, I'm fine."

Harvey shook his head, "Lying. Tell me."

Edward shrugged, struggling to think of something to say, "Just a rough day, there's been another murder, load'sa paperwork to fill out."

Harvey let out a short 'aw , his head appearing round the corner of the door, and he walked into the entrance hall, closing the livingroom door behind him, "Well your food's going to be ready soon. Chicken Korma."

Edward hummed to himself, "Mmm that sounds lovely," he walked to his boyfriend and wrapped his arms around the man's neck, kissing him softly, "How was your day?"

"It was good, therapy went well, didn't even raise my voice."

"Brilliant, I'm so proud."

Harvey nodded, "Twoface is almost completely gone…"

Edward smiled, almost sad at the thought, if it weren't for Twoface then he and Harvey would never have met, now he was almost gone. "…That's truly fantastic, Harvey. Really."

Harvey pulled Edward closer to him, into a tight embrace, "Do I get any reward for my progress?"

Edward shrugged, "You might do, in future."

"How far in the future?"

Edward shrugged again, "Not far."

"Minutes or decades?"

Edward chuckled gently, "After our food, I-"

There was a loud bang at the door, and both Edward and Harvey jerked their heads round to the source of the noise.

Harvey frowned, walking to the door, he opened it and found a note stuck to the wood. "Oh for fuck… again?"

Edward frowned, "What?"

"Another note…" Harvey growled, screwing up the piece of paper that said 'Insane fags' and throwing it in the bin. "I'm thinking about reporting them, this is the third time this month."

"Do you know who it is?" Edward asked gently, walking to his boyfriend's side and holding his hand to comfort him.

Harvey nodded, "No, probably that little shit from 2."

Edward sighed, shaking his head, "Well then you know they won't do anything, they can't until we know for sure who it is."

"Well I'm gunna tell 'em anyway," Harvey snapped.

Edward held his hand to Harvey's arm, rubbing it gently, "Harvey," he cooed, "Calm down."

Harvey exhaled sharply and shook his head briskly, "I just… I hate it, how could they do this?"

Edward pulled the taller man into a hug, felling how tense he was, "Harvey calm down. There are intolerant people in this world, it's just something you have to get used to."

The black haired man closed his eyes, breathing slowly, as his doctor had taught him to do.

By the time he opened his eyes he was calm again, and smiling gently, "Thanks Ed," he sighed, he meant it, he was genuinely thankful for the man's presence, he was so sure he would not have made it this far without him..

Edward sighed, his fear of the man outside now completely dissipated, and his worry for Harvey lessening, he frowned gently, looking around the room, noticing something was missing, "Where's Lola?"

Harvey's eyes widened, "Oh shit," he span on the spot, pulling out of Edward's hug, walking to the bathroom and opening the door, "Lola I completely forgot about you, I'm so sorry."

The small dog responded with a gentle growl, which quickly turned into a string of yaps when she realised her daddy was home.

"Lola, darling," Edward said happily, dropping to his knees and letting the dog jump up at him, "Did you miss daddy? Yeah?" the dog replied by rolling on the floor, waiting for her tummy to be tickled, "Oh daddy missed you too."

Harvey huffed gently; the dog never responded like that when he came home. "She's been fine without you."

Edward got to his feet, lifting himself onto his toes to give Harvey a kiss on the nose, "You're just jealous. You know if you fed her then she'd like you more." He lowered himself and smiled at the beagle/pug, "Lola, go find your toy," with the command the dog yipped and sped off into the other room.

There was a loud beep, the noise made Harvey jump a little, "Oh, the food's ready."

Edward hummed happily, "Did you get the pitta bread I like too?"

Harvey nodded as he walked into the kitchen, and let Edward find his way into the livingroom/diner, hearing the man gasp at what he found, "Harvey!?" Edward yelled, "What did you do?!"

Harvey held back a laugh, not responding as he served up the food, hearing Edward shout out again, "Harvey!?"

Harvey chuckled to himself, carrying the two plates through, smiling at the look on Edward's face. He looked over the petal-strewn room, looking over the candles, the cake, the small and perfectly wrapped green box that sat at Edward's place. He frowned slightly, "What? Something out of the ordinary?"

"Why did you do this?" Edward asked with a gasp.

"Because," Harvey said gently, pulling Edward to him, holding him gently, "It has been four years since we first said 'I love you'."

"Four years? No, no way it's been that long."

Harvey nodded, quickly re-figuring the dates in his head, "Well, it'll be 4 years in… 16 minutes."

Edward blushed, looking down at the beautifully cooked food, his eyes focusing on the green box by his plate, "What's that?" he asked, his heart racing.

His hands flew to his mouth as Harvey took the box from the table and lowered himself to his knee, "…Harvey…" he squeaked weakly.

"Edward," Harvey started, Edward letting out another squeak at the mention of his name, "It has been 4 years since I told you I loved you, and that has become more true every day since then. I have known since that day that I've wanted to do this, and I'm more sure of it every day. I just needed to find the right moment."

Edward could feel hot tears stinging his eyes, his face growing red, he exhaled gently, lowering his hands from his face, trying to calm himself. He watched as his boyfriend opened the green box, showing a small gold ring, encrusted with a row of bright emeralds.

"Edward, would you do me the honour of becoming my husband?"

Edward nodded quickly, biting his lip to stop himself squeaking again, "…Yes," he said softly, trying not to let the ecstasy that filled him overflow.

Harvey smiled, holding out his hand to take Edward's, sliding the ring over his finger, He got to his feet, still holding Edward's hand, looking down at the man's quivering form. "Edward?"

Edward took the word as permission to show his full happiness, and he exploded into a string of squeaks and squeals, "Harvey, oh my god Harvey, I love you, I love you so much, this is so fantastic, I-I can't believe this."

Harvey pulled the smaller man into a kiss, hoping to calm him. Edward wrapped his arms round Harvey's neck, squeezing him painfully. "Edward, I love you."

Edward exhaled gently, "I love you too, so much."

"Your food's going to get cold," Harvey added, letting their embrace end itself , Edward nodded gently, his eyes locked on the ring on his finger.

He sat down, his smile painfully wide, still looking at the gold and green ring, "…It's heavy," he noted.

Harvey nodded, "It should be; it's pure gold, and the emeralds are real."

Edward huffed gently, "It must have been expensive."

Harvey nodded, "It was, I've been saving since we moved here."

Edward's smile widened more so, and his eyes dropped to the floor, finding their dog, "Lola, look what your dadda got me," he lowered the ring, letting the dog sniff it, "Isn't he just the best dadda in the world?"

"Don't let her eat it," Harvey smirked, beginning to eat his food.

Edward chuckled, "Of course I won't."

Edward watched his boyfri- Fiancée eat his food, he looked down at his own, unsure if he'd be able to eat it, he was too excited to eat.

"We're gunna get married," he stated, almost unable to believe it, "…We better start saving.

Harvey nodded, "I'm already half way there," he said smugly.

Edward shook his head and sighed, his face throbbing with the effort of his smile, "You have no idea how much I want to fuck you right now."

Harvey chuckled, blushing slightly, "Finish your food first."

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