A/N: I decided to update this series prior to my posting hiatus. I am marking it as "complete" for now as I may return to posting it in the future but I am not sure. Thank you to those people who read and enjoyed these little drabbles.

Deadline

Duo checked the time as he entered Preventer HQ, coffee and a crappy shrink wrapped sandwich in his hands as he went in search of Heero. It wasn't much of a search as he was in the so called "war room" - a laptop open, various data on a series of large screens and paperwork spanning a large oak table.

He was also alone and Duo made a loud and exaggerated sigh as he walked into the room to get Heero's attention.

"You planning on coming home at all?"

Heero looked up from his laptop, met Duo's eye and then grunted and turned back to the screen.

"Deadline."

"Fuck the deadline, you need food and sleep goddamn it, 'Ro."

Heero ignored him and Duo rolled his eyes, walked over and plopped the food down and put the coffee within easy reach though away from valuable paperwork.

Duo had been alone at home - Trowa as the only active field agent among them was away on a mission and he'd waited for Heero - read on his tablet, took his bike out for an hour, cooked and then ate alone. And now he was annoyed.

The Preventers may pay overtime but it was nearly midnight and he doubted whether Heero had eaten or even looked up from a screen properly in his work day. Or if he had it would've been to look at some read outs.

No other members of his team were there - all gone home and Duo just wanted Heero to come home with him - he was damn worried about his obsessive need to be perfect at work and he'd barely seen him the past week. It felt like even in a three way relationship, at times, he was still alone and that stung.

"Okay, I'll leave you," Duo said as Heero was looking closely at his work. "Just come home at some point, please?"

He turned and was about to leave when Heero spoke softly, his voice quiet in the war room.

"It's intel for Trowa's mission."

That stalled Duo's exit and he walked back, grabbed at a chair and removed his leather jacket before sitting beside Heero.

"So I guess I'm staying," Duo said, looking at incomprehensible data on read outs.

"Duo - "

"No," he interrupted, "I love him too, remember? You coulda just told me that's what you were working on - I woulda cut you some slack and helped you out."

He leaned over, moved the dark hair from Heero's deep blue eyes and kissed him gently on the lips. "I worry too."

Heero nodded and leaned into Duo, returning the kiss with a little more tongue and a little more fire so that when they pulled apart Duo felt a little heated and a little turned on. Instead of acting on that, he coughed and looked at all the work surrounding them.

"So how do I help?"

Heero snorted. "You don't. You sit there quietly and watch me work."

The bluntness made Duo chuckle and feign indignation. "Hey! You know I've got mad skills at…" He waved his hand vaguely. "Whatever it is you do."

Heero gave him a small smile that on anyone else would be a full beam. "Just stay until I get this done."

There were many things he could say to that - of course he fucking would if he was wanted and needed. And if this all was to keep Trowa safe and alive, then he would help in any way he could. Even if it was just sitting with Heero. So he smiled and nodded.

"Any time, 'Ro."